US08571125B2
A MIMO communication system having deterministic channels the orthogonality of which can be ensured even if a reflected wave other than the direct wave is present during line-of-sight communication is provided. The MIMO communication system is used in a line-of-sight environment and has deterministic channels between the transmission side where a plurality of transmission antennas are arranged and the reception side where a plurality of reception antennas are arranged. The transmission side, the reception side, or both transmission and reception sides of the MIMO communication system have a channel matrix calculation processing means for calculating a channel matrix for establishing an orthogonal channel as a communication channel. The transmission and reception antennas forming the channel matrix are horizontally arranged with respect to the ground.
US08571120B2
Transmitting a acknowledge/not acknowledge (ACK/NACK) response in a wireless cellular network by mapping the data value into a cyclic shifted version of a reference signal. A subframe is formed with a plurality of symbols with certain symbols designated as reference signal (RS) symbols. The receiver and transmitter both know when an ACK/NACK response is expected. If an ACK/NACK response is not expected, then an RS is inserted in the duration of symbols designated as RS symbols. If an ACK/NACK response is expected, then the ACK/NACK response is embedded in one or more of the symbols designated as RS symbols. The subframe is transmitted to a receiver, and the receiver can determine the ACK/NACK value in the RS symbol, if present, and also use the RS symbol for coherent demodulation of a CQI (channel quality indicator) or data.
US08571117B2
In one method embodiment, for a first temporal sequence of first plural frames, frame matching the first plural frames, at least a portion of the first plural frames corrupted with noise, and at a time corresponding to completion of all frame matching for the first temporal sequence, overlap block processing plural sets of matched blocks among the first plural matched frames.
US08571115B2
The present invention relates to an encoding device and a method, a decoding device and a method, an editing device and a method, a storage medium, and a program which can perform encoding and decoding so that buffer failure does not occur. Information, such as a minimum bit rate, a minimum buffer size, and a minimum initial delay time, is contained in a random access point header contained in an accessible point in a bitstream. A bitstream analyzing unit 72 analyzes an input bitstream, sets the above-mentioned information, and outputs the resulting information to a buffer-information adding unit 73. The buffer-information adding unit 73 adds the input information to the input bitstream and outputs the resulting bitstream. The present invention is applicable to an encoding device and a decoding device which process bitstreams.
US08571105B2
A motion estimation method for enhancing a video compression speed, and a video encoder using the same are provided. The motion estimation method includes determining a global motion type of a previous frame from motion vectors of the previous frame, setting a search area for a specified motion block included in a current frame based on the global motion type, and searching for a motion vector within the set search area.
US08571102B2
The image encoding apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention comprises a coding mode determination unit, a prediction image generation unit, a storage unit, and an encoding unit. The coding mode determination unit determines a coding mode relating to which of the first image prediction processing or second image prediction processing is used for generating prediction image of a partial area of input images. The prediction image generation unit extracts the prediction assist information by the first image prediction processing and generates a prediction image based on the prediction assist information. The storage unit stores the reproduced image that is based on the prediction image. The encoding unit generates a bit stream comprising data obtained by encoding the coding mode information and prediction assist information.
US08571101B2
Some video compression standards use multiple temporal predictions. One or more of the oldest temporal predict ions are overwritten with another prediction. A prediction used in an enhancement encoder is in embodiment overwritten by a prediction produced in a base stream encoder.
US08571089B2
Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a receiver and/or other like device to determine an SPS time using SPS signals based on a correlation process. A verification process may be performed, for example, that verifies a maximum peak in comparison with other peak information resulting from the correlation process, for example, by considering a ratio of a maximum peak to a next maximum peak. A time-setting algorithm may be selected, for example, based, at least in part, on a time uncertainty and/or on a type of demodulation performed on the SPS signal. The time-setting algorithm may operatively control one or both of the correlation and/verification processes in a desired manner given the time uncertainty and/or type/mode of demodulation performed.
US08571085B2
An induction furnace includes a melting induction coil for inductively heating a pair of susceptors for melting particulate material falling freely in a free fall zone between the susceptors. A feeder having a rotatable hollow shaft with fingers extending therefrom breaks up the material, which falls onto a vibrating dispersion plate and then into the free fall zone. A preheating induction coil inductively heats a susceptor which radiates heat to particulate material moving over the dispersion plate. An adjustable gap between the feeder and dispersion plate controls material flow. A funnel collects falling molten material and directs it through a nozzle into a mold. Induction coils control melting within the funnel. One induction coil heats the nozzle and may be controlled to allow the nozzle to cool sufficiently to form a solid plug in the nozzle whereby molten material pools above the plug.
US08571084B2
The present invention is directed to a semiconductor laser device comprising a first resonator section for resonating an optical resonator signal for providing an optical output signal at an output of said laser device, wherein said first resonator section is arranged for selectively resonating at a plurality of discrete output wavelengths, and wherein said laser device further comprises a second resonator section operatively connected to said first resonator section, said second resonator section being arranged for providing an optical feedback signal at a feedback wavelength to said first resonator section for locking said first resonator section into resonating at a selected output wavelength of said discrete output wavelengths, which selected output wavelength corresponds to said feedback wavelength for providing said optical output signal.
US08571079B1
Average-power control loops and methods through laser supply voltage closed-loop control. In accordance with one of the methods, a switching converter is coupled to provide power to a first terminal of a laser diode, a programmable current source is coupled to control the average current through a laser diode, an average power control circuit is coupled to a monitor diode to monitor the average power out of a laser diode and to control the programmable current source to maintain a desired average power out of a laser diode, and the output of the switching converter is adjusted responsive to the headroom of the programmable current source to limit the output of the switching converter to a voltage that will still assure adequate operation of the current source. Various embodiments are disclosed.
US08571073B2
An apparatus for mapping multiple lower-speed signal transmission frames to a higher-speed signal transmission frame. The apparatus includes buffers configured to buffer the lower-speed signal transmission frames, determination units configured to determine frequency justification information for the lower-speed signal transmission frames, a barrel shifter configured to receive signals output from the buffers, and a controller configured to control the barrel shifter to map the lower-speed signal transmission frames to the higher-speed signal transmission frame based on external settings for the respective lower-speed signal transmission frames and the frequency justification information determined by the determination units. When the minimum unit of the lower-speed signal transmission frames is a channel, the number of the buffers and the number of the determination units correspond to the maximum number of channels that can be multiplexed in the higher-speed signal transmission frame.
US08571072B2
An arrangement for providing synchronization between a number of overlapping area access points within a wireless LAN utilizes a Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable connection to transmit synchronization signals from a centralized hub/switch to each of the access points connected to the cable. The synchronization signal takes the form of a direct sequence spread spectrum (DS-SS) signal that is coupled onto the twisted pair used to provide the low voltage PoE signal to various powered devices. At each access point, a filter is used to remove the synchronization signal from the PoE transport, allowing for the group of access points to share a common beacon signal and allow for frequency re-use among the access points. The DS-SS signal is preferable created by a combination of a baseband signal and a set of separate pseudo noise (PN) sequences defining a precision phase (“pilot tone”) signal, a time mark (superframe/beacon) signal, and a time-of-day (real-time clock) signal.
US08571068B2
A network component comprising a source-delay locked loop (S-DLL), a source timestamp queue (S-Q) coupled to the S-DLL, and a switch fabric coupled to the S-Q such that the S-Q is positioned between the switch fabric and the S-DLL, and wherein the S-DLL is configured to couple to an absolute timing component. Disclosed is a method comprising queuing a plurality of timestamps at a plurality of timestamp intervals from a source node, returning the received timestamps to the source node at the same timestamp intervals, receiving a plurality of offsets corresponding to the timestamps that are calculated using a virtual delay time for the timestamps from the source node, and aligning the queued timestamps to match the virtual delay time before processing additional timestamps to synchronize transmissions and establish frequency alignment with the source node.
US08571063B2
Aspects of a method and system for programmable data rate thresholds for configurable data rate via inter-packet gap adjustment to support energy efficient networks. In this regard, an inter-packet gap may be adjusted to control a data rate on an Ethernet link. An IPG may be adjusted such that a data rate on a network link may be communicated at a non-standardized rate suited to an audio and/or video stream. An IPG may be adjusted such that data is communicated over the link at a standardized rate. In this regard, adjusting the IPG may compensate for a non-standardized data rate resulting from altering other parameters of the link. The IPG may be adjusted based on a control policy which may govern data rates on a network link. Each of a plurality of inter-packet gaps may be differently adjusted to achieve a desired average data rate on the link.
US08571062B1
A system and method are provided for converting multichannel serial data streams into packets. The method accepts a plurality of serial data streams in a corresponding plurality of channels. In a time domain multiplexed (TDM) fashion, groups with an undetermined number of data bits are packed from each data stream, into an associated channel segment queue, where each segment includes a predetermined number of bits. In a TDM fashion, segments are loaded into an associated channel payload queue, where each payload includes a predetermined number of segments. Once a payload is filled, an associated pointer is created in a pointer queue. The method selects a pointer from the pointer queue, creates a packet from the payload associated with the selected pointer, and transmits the packet via a packet interface. The packet overhead may include information stored in the pointer, a packet header, or a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) checksum.
US08571061B2
A method for bidirectional gating between low parallelity devices in a network and a remote server with a higher parallelity capability. The method comprises: (a) intercepting a plurality of requests for a same content item stored on a remote server from a plurality of devices, said requests in a low parallelity protocol; (b) storing said requests as stored requests; (c) translating one of said requests to a high parallelity protocol to produce a translated request and relaying said translated request to said remote server; (d) additionally intercepting a response to said translated request from said remote server in, said response in said higher parallelity protocol; (e) additionally translating said response to said low parallelity protocol to produce a translated response and storing said translated response; and (f) filling each of said stored requests with said translated response.
US08571057B2
Hybrid ARQ is employed in a multi-carrier communication system for retransmission of erroneous packets by taking advantage of time/frequency/space diversity and by combining ARQ functions at physical layer and MAC layers, making the multi-carrier system more robust in a high packet-error environment.
US08571053B2
A method and system are provided for architecture of a very fast programmable transport demultiplexer using a double-buffered approach. The method may involve utilizing a hardware assist block to process incoming packets, retrieve information about the packets, and write the retrieved information to a memory block. A firmware block may then utilize the information in memory to perform further processing on the packet data. The firmware and hardware assist blocks may work simultaneously so as to speed up the processing of the packet, which can comprise record data and/or audio/video data. The system may comprise the hardware assist block, the firmware assist block, and a memory block.
US08571051B2
A method of preparing data streams to facilitate seamless switching between such streams by a switching device to produce an output data stream without any switching artifacts. Bi-directional switching between any plurality of data streams is supported. The data streams are divided into segments, wherein the segments include synchronized starting points and end points. The data rate is increased before an end point of a segment, to create switch gaps between the segments. Increasing the data rate can include increasing a bandwidth of the plurality of data streams, for example by multiplexing, or compressing the data.The present invention can be used, for example, with MPEG or AC-3 encoded audio and MPEG encoded video segments that are multiplexed into MPEG-2 transport streams.Also included are specific methods for preparing MPEG video streams and multiplexing MPEG video with MPEG or AC-3 audio streams to allow a receiver to create seamless transitions between individually encoded segments.
US08571049B2
A device may include a first line card and a second line card. The first line card may include a memory including queues. In addition, the first line card may include a processor. The processor may identify, among the queues, a queue whose size is to be modified, change the size of the identified queue, receive a packet, insert a header cell associated with the packet in the identified queue, identify a second line card from which the packet is to be sent to another device in a network, remove the header cell from the identified queue, and forward the header cell to the second line card. The second line card may receive the header cell from the first line card, and send the packet to the other device in the network.
US08571028B2
A device, system and method for controlling the flow of multicast data packets from sources sending data to hosts requesting the data. In one implementation, a router is situated in a data network between sources that send multicast data packets directed to a multicast group and hosts requesting to receive the multicast data packets. The router has one or more network interfaces in the direction of the hosts and stores for each network interface, each multicast group address and each host at least one data record arising from one or more data requests made by the hosts which includes multicast group and source information. The router stores executable instructions to receive messages originating from a host, update the status of the data sources for that host and implement the actions according to one or a combination of Tables 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 disclosed herein.
US08571025B2
A virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network is created by sending a request from a first VPN device to a second VPN device for establishing a VPN between the first and second VPN devices. The request includes a first signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the first VPN device. A reply is received at the first VPN device from the second VPN device that includes a second signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the second VPN device. The VPN is established between the first and second VPN devices based on each verified VPN parameter for each of the first and second VPN devices.
US08571022B1
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for packet filtering in a wireless communication network. In a particular embodiment, a wireless network receives from a requesting device a request for a plurality of data packets to be transferred by a source for delivery to the requesting device. The network then generates session information associating the source of the data packets with the requesting device. Additionally, the network receives a first subset of the data packets from the source for delivery to a destination identified by the data packets. After receiving the packets, the network identifies a destination device based on the destination identified by the packets. The network processes the session information to determine whether the destination device is associated with the source of the packets. If the destination device is associated with the source, the network transfers the packets for delivery to the destination device.
US08571021B2
In a method for transmitting data in a packet-based transmission system, a packet is assembled by including control information and payload data, wherein the control information includes a destination address; redundancy information is calculated using the packet; wherein the destination address is stripped from the packet and the redundancy information is added to the packet and a control bit in the packet is set indicating that no destination address is included in the packet. The thus altered packet is transmitted.
US08571020B2
A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system, upon receipt of a first registration request message from an SIP terminal, transmits a user information request message to the SIP terminal to request a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the SIP terminal, and upon receipt of a second registration request message including the MAC address from the SIP terminal, registers the SIP terminal and stores the MAC address to be matched to the registered SIP terminal, and then transmits a response message to the SIP terminal. The SIP based VoIP system improves a registration authentication process for the SIP terminal in the VoIP system using standard SIP so that the SIP server can effectively manage SIP terminals which are gradually increasing in number.
US08571019B1
A packet communication address is delivered through in-band signaling over a circuit-switched network connection for a call, so the packet communication address can be used to establish a packet session outside the circuit-switched network. When the call is initiated from an initiating communication client to a terminating communication client using a directory number associated with the terminating communication client, a portion of the bearer path is established through the circuit-switched network between two network gateways. The packet communication address for the originating communication client may be received in a call establishment request by an originating network gateway. The originating network gateway will use in-band signaling over the bearer path to provide the packet communication address for the originating communication client to a terminating network gateway. Upon receipt of the packet communication address, the terminating network gateway will initiate transferring the call to a packet session established outside the circuit-switched network.
US08571015B2
Methods of routing a non-IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) message from a first user terminal that has telecommunications service provided by a first carrier to a second user terminal that has telecommunications service provided by a second carrier are provided. Pursuant to these methods, a first telephone number mapping (ENUM) database is queried to identify an address of a second ENUM database that is operated by the second carrier. The identified address is used to query the second ENUM database. Routing information for the non-IMS message is received from the second ENUM database in response to the query to the second ENUM database. The non-IMS message may then be routed to the second user terminal based on the routing information received from the second ENUM database. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.
US08571007B2
A method for synchronizing two communication networks of an electronic data-processing system, each of the networks including one or more respective nodes, may include establishing for each of the networks a respective time schedule that establishes at least one respective time slot for a respective synchronization message. The synchronization message time slots are established to coincide. The synchronization message of the first communication network is generated by one of the nodes of the first communication network. The synchronization message of the second communication network is generated as a function of the synchronization message of the first communication network.
US08571006B2
In a mobile communication method by which a mobile station (UE) transmits a control signal to a radio base station (eNB) in an uplink by using an uplink dedicated resource, different methods for determining whether or not a synchronization state is established in the uplink, are used depending on whether or not the uplink dedicated resource is set up.
US08571000B2
Techniques for sending a transmission in a manner to reduce peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of the transmission are described. A transmitter may select phases for a plurality of resource blocks based on a metric, e.g., PAPR. The transmitter may apply the selected phases to modulation symbols to be sent on the resource blocks. In one design, the transmitter may select one phase for each resource block and may apply the phase to all modulation symbols to be sent on the resource block. In another design, the transmitter may select multiple phases for multiple spatial layers in each resource block, one phase for each spatial layer. The transmitter may then apply each phase to all modulation symbols to be sent on one spatial layer in one resource block. For both designs, the transmitter may generate at least one OFDM symbol or at least one SC-FDMA symbol based on the modulation symbols after applying the selected phases.
US08570995B2
An apparatus, system and method for providing access to a local area network for a mobile station operable in a wide area network such as a Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”) network. In one embodiment, the apparatus (820) for use with a mobile station includes a resource allocator (831) configured to generate a message for the GSM network requesting at least one characteristic of a local area network. The apparatus (820) also includes an accumulator (832) configured to receive the at least one characteristic of the local area network to enable the mobile station to access the local area network.
US08570989B1
A method and system facilitate and broker propagation of a wireless signal through a wireless network and delivery of the signal by an appropriate method to an intended receiving wireless terminal. A single network element acts as a signal entry point and executes parallel processes to determine the location of an intended receiving wireless terminal and the registration thereof within the wireless network, the signal type, and the capabilities of the terminal. The network element then analyzes this information to determine the best method of signal propagation through the wireless network so as to ensure signal delivery to the wireless terminal or alternate delivery according to subscriber-set preferences.
US08570988B2
Techniques are described to calibrate the downlink and uplink channels to account for differences in the frequency responses of the transmit and receive chains at an access point and a user terminal. In one method, pilots are transmitted on the downlink and uplink channels and used to derive estimates of the downlink and uplink channel responses, respectively. Correction factors for the access point and correction factors for the user terminal are determined based on (e.g., by performing matrix-ratio computation or minimum mean square error (MMSE) computation on) the downlink and uplink channel response estimates. The correction factors for the access point and the correction factors for the user terminal are used to obtain a calibrated downlink channel and a calibrated uplink channel, which are transpose of one another. The calibration may be performed in real time based on over-the-air transmission.
US08570983B2
Systems and methods for full duplex communications on a wireless link between two transceiver devices are disclosed. A first portion of outbound data is transmitted from one transceiver device to the other transceiver device on a first channel, while a first portion of inbound data from the other transceiver device is received on a second channel and the presence of a radiating source other than the inbound data is detected. A second portion of the outbound data is transmitted from the transceiver device to the other transceiver device on the second channel, while a second portion of the inbound data is received from the other of the two transceiver devices on the first channel and the presence of a radiating source other than the inbound data is detected.
US08570980B2
A method and apparatus for performing a serving high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) cell change from a source cell to a target cell are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be pre-configured with HS-DSCH configuration for the target cell. The WTRU may start monitoring a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) on the target cell using the pre-loaded HS-DSCH configuration for the target cell on a condition that a measurement report is triggered by the event 1D. The WTRU may initiate a timer when the WTRU starts monitoring the HS-SCCH on the target cell.
US08570979B2
A system comprising an inter-RAT/inter-network redundancy controller (IRC) is provided. The IRC is configured to communicate with a source gateway in communication with a source radio access network (RAN) using a first radio access technology (RAT). The IRC is further configured to communicate with a target gateway in communication with a target RAN using a second RAT. The IRC is further configured to promote a handover of a user equipment from the source RAN connected to the source gateway to the target RAN connected to the target gateway when the source gateway fails.
US08570972B2
A first device is configured to select and utilize a connection identifier (CID) for a peer-to-peer communication connection between the first device and a second device in a wireless communications network. The CID is selected from a predetermined set of a plurality of CIDs. Prior to selecting the connection identifier, the first device monitors a CID broadcast channel to determine whether the CID is being utilized by other nearby connections. If it is determined that the CID is being utilized by another connection in the proximity, a different (unused) CID is selected. A transmission request is transmitted to the second device using a first transmission resource unit within a traffic control channel slot, the first transmission resource unit being determined as a function of the selected CID. The first device transmits traffic data to the second device in a traffic channel slot corresponding to the traffic control channel slot.
US08570971B2
In a method of wireless communication, a UE receives a configuration parameter for scrambling or descrambling a signal for which a larger number of scrambling sequences are defined for a particular cell ID for UEs of a newer release. The UE communicates in a network having a base station and remote radio head(s) based on the received configuration parameter.
US08570960B2
An apparatus is capable of reducing an overhead caused by a mute section in a wireless communication system that provides a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. In the method, one or more terminals for providing the VoIP service during a next time section are determined. Mute section set information of a current time section and the next time section for the one or more terminals is determined. An amount of a resource of the next time section is allocated to at least one terminal whose next time section is not set to a mute section, wherein the amount of resource of the next time section is based on whether the current time section is set to a mute section or not set to a mute section.
US08570959B2
A base station apparatus capable of communicating with user equipment terminals using an uplink shared channel includes a radio resource allocation unit configured to allocate radio resources to the shared channel after allocating radio resources to a random access channel, a control channel, and a Message-3 in a random access procedure.
US08570957B2
A method can include determining a power headroom report, and transmitting the headroom report. The power headroom report can provide both positive and negative values of power headroom according to the determination, in which negative values indicate the missing power in dB to fulfill requirements, such as those given by current resource allocation and modulation and coding scheme. This method can be implemented by encoding instructions for performing this method on a computer-readable medium, such that the instructions when execute cause the computer to execute the method as a computer process. The method can further include receiving a power headroom report. The method can additionally include allocating radio network resources based on the power headroom report.
US08570935B2
A method of enabling wireless data transfer to an electronic device having a first transceiver structured to interact with a first wireless network and a second transceiver structured to interact with a second wireless network including repeatedly powering up the second transceiver to await receipt of a second beacon signal through the second wireless network, receiving an instance of the second beacon signal with an indication of availability of data to be transferred to the electronic device through the first wireless network, and in response to the receiving of the instance of the second beacon signal with the indication of availability of the data, powering up the first transceiver to receive the data through the first wireless network.
US08570920B2
Systems and methods for combining signals from multiple active wireless receivers are discussed herein. An exemplary system comprises a first downconverter, a phase comparator, a phase adjuster, and a second downconverter. The first downconverter may be configured to downconvert a received signal from a first antenna to an intermediate frequency to create an intermediate frequency signal. The phase comparator may be configured to mix the received signal and a downconverted signal to create a mixed signal, compare a phase of the mixed signal to a predetermined phase, and generate a phase control signal based on the comparison, the downconverted signal being associated with the received signal from the first antenna. The phase adjuster may be configured to alter the phase of the intermediate frequency signal based on the phase control signal. The second downconverter may be configured to downconvert the phase-shifted intermediate frequency signal to create an output signal.
US08570919B2
A half-duplex communication system that allows a user terminal to confirm past communication contents even during a series of half-duplex communications is provided. The system includes a communication record database in which all communication contents of half-duplex communications are stored together with identifiers thereof. A half-duplex communication device for controlling half-duplex communications includes a communication record control device which receives a communication content, transmits the communication content together with the identifier thereof to the communication record database so as to store it therein, and reads out the communication record therein. In response to a communication record readout request, the half-duplex communication device reads out a communication record in place of transmitting the communication content to a user terminal.
US08570916B1
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a destination credit management unit (CMU) that is coupled to source clients and a destination client and manages the transmission of credits associated with the destination client to the source clients. The destination CMU receives credits from the destination client as memory spaces within the destination client free up and transmits the credits to source clients as credits are consumed by the source clients. When a data packet is received from a source client, the destination CMU returns a credit to the source client if a credit is available. If a credit is not available, then the destination CMU stalls the source client until a credit becomes available. Credits are transmitted to stalled source clients in the order in which the source clients were stalled.
US08570913B2
The present disclosure relates to de-multiplexing at least one RF input signal feeding RF power amplifier circuitry to create multiple de-multiplexed RF output signals, which may be used to provide RF transmit signals in an RF communications system. Output transformer circuitry is coupled to outputs from the RF power amplifier circuitry to provide the de-multiplexed RF output signals, which may support multiple modes, multiple frequency bands, or both. The de-multiplexed RF output signals may be used in place of RF switching elements in certain embodiments. As a result, RF front-end switching circuitry in the RF communications system may be simplified, thereby reducing insertion losses, reducing costs, reducing size, or any combination thereof. Additionally, the output transformer circuitry may provide load line transformation, output transistor biasing, or both to the RF power amplifier circuitry.
US08570897B2
Link information is obtained about new or changes links in a communications system having a plurality of domains. The link information concerning a link between a first and a second domain comprises at least four pieces of information, domain identity of the first domain, domain identity of the second domain, link end identifier for a first end of the link, and link end identifier for a second end of the link. The link information is cascaded through the communications system by providing the link information stepwise from one domain to an adjacent domain. This is achieved by spreading the obtained link information to adjacent domains and by distributing link information received from adjacent domains to further adjacent domains. Preferably, the link information is compiled and access to the compiled link information is provided for creation of a system link map.
US08570882B2
The method for power control in HSDPA includes Step A, the UE with the highest priority and having data to be transmitted is selected according to the algorithm, the channel resource is distributed to the UE, and the original power level is set. Step B, the transmission power is deduced when the channel quality meets the condition; Otherwise the CQI is checked, if the value of CQI is under the highest rate level, or the data is the re-transmitting data, the transmission power is increased, or the power is kept the same level. Step C, channel resource and the UE with the highest priority are checked, if there exist, then go to step B, otherwise the method is ended. So the redundant power can be used when several UEs are controlled at the same time, the efficiency and the throughput performance are improved, and the interface is reduced. The device for power controlling is given at the same time.
US08570880B2
An access terminal an a wireless multiple-access network monitors multiple broadcast soft handoff groups simultaneously in order to select the best logical broadcast channels to decode based upon broadcast contents selected by a user of the access terminal. When in a traffic state the access terminal is able to decode one or more broadcast channels by decoding a unicast channel from a traffic server during one time slot and then decoding a broadcast channel from a broadcast server during another time slot.
US08570877B1
In general, techniques are described for preparing a computer network for planned events. A network device comprising a control unit and an interface implements these techniques. The control unit is configured to be a member a maintenance association that verifies connectivity a single service instance. The interface outputs a maintenance message to an additional network device to verify connectivity between the network device and the additional network device. The control unit receives an indication to initiate a planned event capable of disrupting the maintenance association. Prior to the control unit performing the planned event, the interface generates a modified maintenance message indicating that the planned event will be performed by the network device. The interface then transmits the modified outgoing maintenance message to the additional network device to direct the additional network device to avoid detecting the planned event as a connectivity fault.
US08570875B2
A device receives network configuration information from a network, determines a new capacity model of the network based on the network configuration information, and constructs a mixed integer programming (MIP) model based on the new capacity model. The device also calculates an optimal baseline solution, that minimizes network costs, using the mixed integer programming (MIP) model, performs a collocation optimization procedure on the optimal baseline solution to produce an optimal collocation solutions for the network, and provides the optimal network collocation solutions to the network for implementation.
US08570874B2
The present invention relates to optical communications and discloses a master clock time synchronization method, slave clock time synchronization method, system and optical network device in a Passive Optical Network (PON) for the purpose of resolving time synchronization in Ethernet over Gigabit PON Encapsulation Method (GEM) mode. The PON master clock time synchronization method includes: predefining a rule for matching packet time stamp generating points; sending a first clock packet carried in a first downstream frame; acquiring time at a packet time stamp generating point that matches the frame data of the first downstream frame at the PON Media Access Control (MAC) layer and regarding the acquired time as the time the first clock packet is sent; and sending a second clock packet in a second downstream frame, where the second clock packet carries the time the first clock packet is sent.
US08570871B2
An apparatus comprising an end point coupled to a peer end point via a composite link comprising a plurality of component links and configured to signal the peer end point to indicate an aggregated label switched path (LSP) established on the composite link and one of a plurality of data flow identifiers for the aggregated LSP, wherein the aggregated LSP and a data flow identifier field are signaled from the end point using a signaling protocol. Also disclosed is a method implemented by a network component comprising receiving using a receiver a message comprising a Type-Length-Value (TLV) that indicates that a LSP established on a composite link with a peer end point is an aggregated LSP, and receiving in the TLV a plurality of inner labels that correspond to a plurality of data flows of the aggregated LSP.
US08570870B2
An exemplary method includes receiving at a first network a notice of an intended communication to a called party network, wherein the intended communication requires a resource for supporting a streaming data protocol in each network between a calling party network and the called party network; forwarding the notice of an intended communication to a second network and toward the called party network; in parallel with said forwarding, initiating for the intended communication a determination of resource availability for the first network; performing for the intended communication the determination of resource availability for the first network, wherein the determination is for a first resource for the first network; and verifying resource sufficiency for the intended communication. Verification of resource sufficiency is based on resource, (e.g., bandwidth) availability being greater than a threshold for plural network segment of the calling party to calling network required for the intended call.
US08570862B1
A packet switch appliance includes a plurality of ports. One of the plurality of ports is configured to operate as a network port connected to a packet-switching network. To map the network port of the packet switch appliance, a port map is created. The port map includes a first map rule, which has a first criterion and a first action, and at least a second map rule, which has a second criterion and a second action. The port map is assigned to the network port. When an ingress packet is received from the packet-switching network through the network port, the port map is applied to the ingress packet.
US08570858B2
The present invention discloses a method for controlling failure recovery of Ethernet loop protection and an Ethernet loop node. The method comprises: when a node adjacent to a failed link detects recovery of the link, blocking a port just recovered, setting the port to be in a pre-forwarding state and starting a timer, and releasing the port temporarily blocked if the node adjacent to the failed link has not received a control protocol message sent by a master node during a timing period of the timer, and transferring the port from the pre-forwarding state to a forwarding state. The present invention allows a port of a node adjacent to a recovered link to enter into a forwarding state from the pre-forwarding state as early as possible on the premise that a corresponding control protocol message is unable to be received in time.
US08570853B2
Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for sharing a resource including a subscription engine configured to subscribe to a first turret system to share the resource, a state change engine configured to receive a state change notification corresponding to the resource, from the turret system, and a failover engine configured to invite the turret system to initiate a connection to the resource.
US08570852B2
A method of transmitting control signals in a wireless communication system includes multiplexing a first control signal with a second control signal in a slot, the slot comprising a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the plurality of OFDM symbols being divided into a plurality of data OFDM symbols and a plurality of reference signal (RS) OFDM symbols, wherein the first control signal is mapped to the plurality of data OFDM symbols after the first control signal is spread by a base sequence in the frequency domain, the RS is mapped to the plurality of RS OFDM symbols, the second control signal is mapped to at least one of the plurality of RS OFDM symbols, and transmitting the first control signal and the second control signal in the slot.
US08570851B2
A receiver for processing a signal in which data symbols are each represented by the energy at each of a plurality of carrier frequencies, the receiver comprising: an analogue to digital converter for periodically sampling the signal and generating a corresponding digital sample; a Fourier transform unit having a plurality of input bins for receiving samples generated by the analogue to digital converter and being arranged to, in dependence on the samples, generate outputs representing the energy in the signal during a sample period at each of a plurality of frequencies including the carrier frequencies; and a symbol estimator for estimating a symbol present in the signal during a sample period in dependence on the outputs of the Fourier transform unit; wherein the number of the input bins is greater than the total number of carrier frequencies and during each sample period the number of the outputs in dependence on which the symbol estimator performs symbol estimation is less than the number of input bins.
US08570849B2
A method for adjusting a tilt angle of an objective lens with respect to one of a multilayer optical disc having a plurality of recording layers and an optical axis of an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein a use wavelength λ and a numerical aperture NA are defined by conditions: 390<λ<420 and 0.75
US08570848B2
An optical storage system includes an optical pick-up head for receiving and transforming an optical signal into an electric signal; a pre-amplifier for receiving the electric signal and outputting a RF signal and a position error signal; a data and timing recovery unit for receiving the RF signal and generating a modulated signal and a clock signal; an error correction unit for generating a data signal according to the modulation signal and the clock signal; a defect signal generator for receiving the RF signal and generating a defect signal according to the RF signal, wherein the defect signal is enabled when the RF signal has a defect; and an error correction controller for receiving the defect signal and generating an error correction control signal according to the defect signal, wherein the error correction unit further receives the error correction control signal and adjusts the decoding strategy of the error correction unit according to the error correction control signal.
US08570847B2
An information recording processing constitution realizing both readout difficulty and high-precision readout is provided. Superimposition recording of highly secret additional information such as a cryptographic key in a groove signal recorded on a disk, which superimposition recording realizes both readout difficulty and high-precision readout, can be performed. The groove signal to which a phase error corresponding to a bit value is set is recorded at a time of recording of the additional information, and at a time of readout of the additional information, the phase error of the groove signal in a predetermined section is subjected to an integrating process and the direction of the phase error of the groove signal within each section is determined. The recording and reproduction of the additional information for increasing readout difficulty and realizing high-precision readout is realized by such processes.
US08570824B2
A memory includes an I/O unit that is shared between multiple storage arrays. The shared I/O unit provides output data from the arrays. The memory includes an isolation unit connected between each storage array and the shared I/O unit. In addition, each of the storage arrays and the shared I/O unit may be connected to a separate switched voltage domain through for example, power gating circuits. If one or more of the storage arrays is placed in retention or low-voltage mode, the isolation units that are coupled to the affected storage arrays may be configured to isolate the bitlines of those storage arrays from the shared I/O data paths.
US08570823B2
In an embodiment related to a sense amplifier, the sense amplifier includes a pair of transistors (e.g., transistors P2 and P3) that, when appropriate, enables data on input lines DL and DLB to be preset directly to the internal nodes (e.g., nodes S and SB) of the sense amplifier, from which the data can be read out. In addition, this pair of transistors P2 and P3 also allows the internal nodes S and SB to share the pre-charge mechanisms of lines DL and DLB.
US08570817B2
A data input device for use in a memory device to avoid false data being written due to a postamble ringing phenomenon in a write operation is provided. The data input device comprises a buffer, a combinational logic circuit and a flip-flop unit. The buffer receives the data and outputs internal data to the flip-flop unit. The combinational logic circuit receives an external data strobe signal to generate a first data strobe signal and a second data strobe signal. The flip-flop unit stores the data in synchronization with the first data strobe signal and outputs the stored data in synchronization with the second data strobe signal. A last rising edge of the second data strobe signal is generated prior to onset of the postamble ringing on the external data strobe signal, so that a data transferred path in the flip-flop unit is closed prior to onset of the postamble ringing.
US08570811B2
According to one embodiment, a one-time programmable (OTP) device comprises a memory FinFET in parallel with a sensing FinFET. The memory FinFET and the sensing FinFET share a common source region, a common drain region, and a common channel region. The memory FinFET is programmed by having a ruptured gate dielectric, resulting in the sensing FinFET having an altered threshold voltage and an altered drain current. A method for utilizing such an OTP device comprises applying a programming voltage for rupturing the gate dielectric of the memory FinFET thereby achieving a programmed state of the memory FinFET, and detecting by the sensing FinFET the altered threshold voltage and the altered drain current due to the programmed state of the memory FinFET.
US08570800B2
Embodiments of programmable memory cells using a plurality of diodes as program selectors are disclosed for those memory cells that can be programmed based on direction of current flow. These memory cells are MRAM, RRAM, CBRAM, or other memory cells that have a programmable resistive element coupled to the P-terminal of a first diode and to the N-terminal of a second diode. At least one of the diodes can be a polysilicon diode fabricated using standard CMOS processes with P+ and N+ implants in two ends. The polysilicon diode can be constructed by P+/N+ implants on a polysilicon substrate as a program selector. The memory cells can be used to construct a two-dimensional memory array with the N-terminals of the first diodes and the P-terminals of the second diodes in a row connected as wordline(s) and the resistive elements in a column connected as a bitline.
US08570794B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a period control signal generation unit configured to generate a period control signal which is activated after a first time, in response to a programming enable signal, a first write control code generation unit configured to generate first write control codes which are cyclically updated for a second time, in response to the programming enable signal, and update the first write control codes in response to the period control signal, a second write control code generation unit configured to generate a second write control code in response to the programming enable signal, and a data write unit configured to output a first programming current pulse which has a magnitude corresponding to a code combination of the updated first write control codes or a second programming current pulse which has a magnitude corresponding to the second write control code.
US08570793B1
An array of rows and columns of SMT MRAM cells has each of the columns associated with one of its adjacent columns. Each of the SMT MRAM cells of the column is connected to a true data bit line and each of the SMT MRAM cells of the associated pair of columns is connected to a shared complement data bit line. A shunting switch device is connected between each of the true data bit lines and the shared complement data bit line for selectively connecting one of the true data bit lines to the shared complement data bit line to effectively reduce the resistance of the complement data bit line and to eliminate program disturb effects in adjacent non-selected columns of the SMT MRAM cells.
US08570791B2
A word line driver circuit for providing a suppressed word line voltage includes a switch configured to selectively load a word line to a suppressed word line voltage node and a word line charging circuit coupled between a high power supply node and the suppressed word line voltage node. The word line charging circuit includes a first transistor device responsive to a control pulse for charging the suppressed word line voltage node to a suppressed word line voltage and a second transistor device for maintaining the suppressed word line voltage.
US08570789B2
A static random access memory (SRAM) test apparatus includes an array of SRAM test cells. The test cells are configured according to a layout with NMOS and PMOS transistors coupleable as inverters and responsive to a first passing gate transistor. At least one of the NMOS and PMOS transistors of a test cell at a predetermined location in the array is coupled to a fixed voltage to force a logic state of an associated inverter. A switching signal coupled to the associated inverter through a second passing gate transistor produces a detectable test current through one of the NMOS and PMOS transistors of the associated inverter of said test cell and through one of the NMOS and PMOS transistors of an associated inverter of an adjacent series-connected test cell.
US08570785B2
A method for reading a memory element within a crossbar array includes switching a column line connected to a target memory element of the crossbar array to connected to an input of a current mirror; applying an error voltage to unselected rows of the crossbar array; applying a sense voltage to a row line connected to the target memory element; and measuring an output current of the current mirror.
US08570782B2
A power supply circuit includes a voltage regulating circuit, a control circuit, and a switch circuit. The voltage regulating circuit receives an AC voltage signal from a live wire output terminal and converts the AC voltage signal to a control signal. The control circuit receives the control signal and turns on or turns off an electronic connection from the AC voltage signal to the switch circuit according to the control signal. The switch circuit is configured to be powered on and output the AC voltage signal when the electronic connection from the AC voltage signal to the switch circuit is turned on.
US08570781B2
A power conditioner that suppresses generation of voltage spikes in a part of a generated sinusoidal voltage waveform. An offset between the timing of chopping, which depends on whether the voltage difference between the voltage of a third pulse voltage series and a sinusoidal voltage is positive or negative, and the timing of the switching between on/off duty cycles of a seventh and eighth switch is calculated, and the on/off duty cycles of the seventh and eighth switches are controlled on the basis of the timing offset.
US08570767B2
A lower enclosure has a first recess. A first annular retainer is adapted for engaging a lower portion of a capacitor and the first recess. The first annular retainer has a plurality of tabs that extend radially outward from an outer diameter surface of the first annular retainer. Each of the tabs has a sloped surface or a peaked surface for compression of the first annular retainer against the capacitor. An upper enclosure has a plurality of second recesses. A second annular retainer is adapted for engaging an upper portion of the capacitor and the second recesses. The second annular retainer has a plurality of protrusions that extend upward from the second annular retainer. Each of the protrusions has a slit for receiving a wedge, such that if the protrusions engage the wedge the second annular retainer is compressed against the capacitor.
US08570762B2
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer buses that can be used to distribute data between components of various computer systems. In one aspect, a computer bus includes multiple opto-electronic engines disposed within a housing and multiple flexible connectors. Each flexible connector extends through an opening in the housing and is coupled at a first end to an opto-electronic engine and at a second to an electronic device. The flexible connectors enable the bus to be placed in different orientations and positions in order to optimize space and connectivity requirements or limitations.
US08570759B2
A controller includes a housing and at least one key provided for protruding and retreating movement on the housing. The key includes: a body formed in a transversely elongated configuration elongated in a first direction; and a first stem positioned on one end side of the body in the first direction and extending along a third direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and a second direction which is a protruding direction of the key from the housing. The housing includes: a biasing member for biasing the key in the second direction; and a first restricting portion positioned on the second direction side with respect to the first stem for engaging with the first stem biased by the biasing member.
US08570755B1
A device has been designed that allows for modular rearrangement of groups of controls such that a user can shift control “pods” from left to right on the face of the device without changing the functionality of the device in any manner. The pods are electrically and mechanically movable from one port to another and thus pods can be designed having different control types for controlling the same function. Thus, an operator can select the operator's preferred control types for a particular set of functions and can then adapt the control panel with the operator's preference of both control type and control function location. This then allows the same device to be used by different operators one after the other with each operator being able to customize the control panel according to that operator's preferences. In one embodiment operators can rearrange the control panel in the hot mode so that the device need not be turned off.
US08570753B2
A sliding apparatus includes a sliding member fixed to a first end of a server module, an elongated sleeve shaped first slide rail, and an elongated pole shaped second slide rail. The sliding member includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion each defining a mounting hole. The second slide rail is slidably retained in the mounting holes of the first and second holding portions. A first end of the first slide rail is fixed to a rack. A first end of the second slide rail is slidably received in a second end of the first slide rail. A second end of the second slide rail is fixed to a second end of the server module.
US08570750B2
An exemplary hard disk drive mount includes a casing and a fixing plate. The casing defines a receiving space configured for receiving hard disk drives therein. The casing defines through holes at one side thereof. The fixing plate includes bulges corresponding to the through holes. The fixing plate is attached to the side of the casing with the bulges respectively traversing through the through holes into the receiving space of the casing. The bulges are elastically deformable such that when a given one of the hard disk drives is received in the receiving space, corresponding ones of the bulges resiliently abut a side of the hard disk drive and exert a compressing force on the hard disk drive whereby the hard disk drive is fixed in the casing.
US08570747B2
An enclosure is provided. A housing (120) can have one or more walls (130). At least one of the one or more walls (130) can include a thermally conductive, carbonaceous member (100). The thermally conductive, carbonaceous member (100) can be partially or completely encapsulated within one or more electrically non-conductive materials.
US08570739B2
A modular power supply (1) includes a primary input portion (2) operating with predetermined input parameters, and an output portion (3) comprising at least two modules (4) to be selected for modifying the power supply's output parameters. It is further provided a container (5) in which the primary input portion and the output portion are housed. The container comprises an inaccessible portion (6) adapted to house the primary input portion separated from the output portion, and a cover (7) hinged on a base structure (8) of the container for access to the output portion. The inaccessible portion of the container comprises a partition (9) disposed between the primary input portion and the output portion and provided with openings (10) for cooling the primary input and secondary portions. The openings are such disposed that access to the primary input portion is not allowed.
US08570734B2
A server assembly includes a server, a number of first air ducts, and a number of second air ducts. A number of intakes and outlets are defined in a top of a chassis of the server. Each of the first and second ducts includes a hollow main body, and a connecting portion extending from a bottom of the main body. A first opening is defined in an end of the main body of each of the first and second ducts. A second opening is defined in each of the connecting portions of each of the first and second ducts. Outside air flows through the first air ducts, thereby flowing into the chassis to be heated, thereby cooling the server. The heated air is expelled out of the chassis through the second air ducts.
US08570731B2
A mounting apparatus for fixing an expansion card includes a motherboard, an expansion slot installed on the motherboard, an expansion card inserted into the expansion slot, and two latching members respectively fixed to two ends of the expansion card. Each latching member includes a base plate fixed to the end of the expansion card, and a resilient hook extending from the base plate to latch an end of the expansion slot.
US08570722B2
An electronic device includes a case and a power supply arranged in the case. The power supply includes a first power port to connect to a power line for supplying power to the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an extension cord to connect to the first power port through a plug; the extension cord includes a second power port to connect to the power line. When the plug is connected with the first power port, the power line is connected to the second power port to supply power to the electronic device through the second power port, the extension cord, the first power port, and the power supply; when the plug is disconnected from the first power port, the power line is connected to the first power port to supply power to the electronic device through the first power port and the power supply.
US08570721B2
An exemplary electronic device includes a front cover, a display screen and two speakers located on the back surface, and a back plate abutting against the display screen and two speakers. Five fasteners extend backwardly from a back surface of the front cover. Each of the fasteners includes a connecting plate extending backwardly from the back surface and a top plate formed at a free end of the connecting plate. Five latching tabs are formed on the back plate corresponding to the fasteners. Each of the latching tabs includes a latching tip latched between the top plate of the corresponding fastener and the back surface of the front cover. The back plate abuts against the display screen and the two speakers, thus mounting the display screen and the two speakers on the front cover.
US08570716B2
An electrical meter box contains an electrical circuit that connects to a consumption meter. The box has a removable front panel, a rear wall having punch-outs for wire access to the inside of the box and four side walls. A flange surrounds the outside of the four side walls of the box and is disposed behind the front panel a predetermined distance. The flange has holes for mounting the box to a structure. The flange can be taped to the structure or placed underneath a vapor barrier for moisture integrity.
US08570697B2
Apparatus for protecting a signal line bus driver from overvoltage faults may include a first solid-state switch configured to block current having a positive voltage when open and a second solid-state switch configured to block current having a negative voltage when open. A comparator circuit may produce a output signal responsively to presence of a fault-induced voltage in the signal line that has a magnitude that exceeds the reference voltage. The first and second switches may be connected in series with one another and with the bus driver. The switches may be interposed between the bus driver and an output end of the signal line and may responsively to the comparator circuit output signal.
US08570696B2
A protection circuit includes a switch circuit, a sample circuit, a comparison circuit, and a relay circuit. The switch circuit is connected between a hard disk power supply and a hard disk to control whether to output power from the hard disk power supply to the hard disk. The sample circuit samples the voltage being supplied to the hard disk, the comparison circuit receives the sampled voltage, compares the sampled voltage to a reference voltage, and controls the switch circuit to be turned on or off accordingly. The relay circuit is connected between a system power supply and an enable terminal of the comparison circuit. The relay circuit outputs a high level signal to turn on the switch circuit when the system power supply is being supplied and the hard disk power supply is not being supplied to the hard disk.
US08570694B2
A protection circuit for protecting components from an electrostatic discharge at a node in an integrated circuit having a first set of electronic components of a first voltage sensitivity, the protection circuit comprising: detection circuitry arranged to detect an electrostatic discharge at the node; a first switching device connected between the first set of components and the node; and a second switching device connected between the node and ground; wherein, when an electrostatic discharge is detected at the node, the first switching device is configured to isolate the first set of components from the node and the second switching device is configured to provide a current path from said node to ground.
US08570689B2
According to one embodiment, a differential magnetoresistive effect element comprises a first magnetoresistive effect element having a first pinning layer, a first intermediate layer, and a first free layer. The differential magnetoresistive effect element also comprises a second magnetoresistive effect element stacked via a spacer layer above the first magnetoresistive effect element, the second magnetoresistive effect element having a second pinning layer, a second intermediate layer, and a second free layer. The first magnetoresistive effect element and the second magnetoresistive effect element show in-opposite-phase resistance change in response to a magnetic field in the same direction, and tp2>tp1 is satisfied when a thickness of the first pinning layer is tp1, and a thickness of the second pinning layer is tp2. In another embodiment, the first and second magnetoresistive effect elements may be CPP-GMR elements. Other elements, heads, and magnetic recording/reading devices are described according to other embodiments.
US08570686B2
A magnetic write head having a shield structure that provides both a leading shield and side shielding function. The magnetic shield is separated from the sides and leading edge of the write pole by a non-magnetic gap layer that has a non-uniform thickness. The non-magnetic gap layer is thicker near the leading edge and thinner at the trailing edge. This allows for increased side field gradient near the trailing edge of the write pole and decreased write field loss at the leading edge of the write pole.
US08570685B1
A wafer for a magnetic head includes a magnetic pole which has a design capable of avoiding pole missing due to processing with an improved resistance to the processing during a magnetic pole forming process. Each magnetic head element provided in the wafer has a recording magnetic pole film. The magnetic pole film has a large width part, a small width part and a support part. The small width part projects continuously from the large width part and extends with a constant width W1, while the support part is continuous with an end of the small width part and has a width W2. The width W1 and the width W2 satisfy the relationship of 1
US08570683B2
In one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic head includes a main magnetic pole, a side shield disposed on both sides of the main magnetic pole in a track width direction, the side shield including a material having a saturation magnetic flux density of no greater than about 1.0 T, and a trailing shield disposed on a trailing side of the main magnetic pole, wherein the trailing shield and the side shield are physically separated from one another. In another embodiment, the side shield includes a first magnetic film, and the trailing shield includes a second magnetic film, wherein a magnetic permeability of the first magnetic film is lower than a magnetic permeability of the second magnetic film.
US08570679B2
A hard disk drive with a read channel that averages data before the data is provided to a viterbi detector of the channel. Averaging the data reduces the zero mean noise in the data.
US08570678B2
Techniques to use a model associating condition of a tape head with tape head usage are described. The tape head is for use in a magnetic tape drive. In examples, a condition of the tape head is determined using a model. In examples, the model fits determined values of the condition parameter.
US08570675B1
An optical mount is used for mounting an optical element, such as a beam splitter or a mirror, to a housing. The optical mount includes a pair of optical element retainer clamps that secure a first side of the optical element at respective first securement points on one of the major surfaces of the optical element, and also engage a first edge. A whiffletree retainer clamp secures a second side of the optical element at a second securement point on the one of its major surfaces. The whiffletree retainer clamp couples a whiffletree retainer to the housing, with the whiffletree retainer engaging a second edge along the second side of the device. The whiffletree retainer is positionally adjustable, for example able to pivot. Pivot pads may be used in at least some of the engagements to secure the optical element. The pivot pads may be segments of ball bearings.
US08570672B2
A lens module includes a lens barrel, a number of lenses, a number of opaque plates, and a filter glass. The barrel, the lenses, the opaque plates, and the filter glass all are received in the lens barrel. Each opaque plate is sandwiched between two adjacent lenses. Each lens includes an imaging portion and a non-imaging portion surrounding the imaging portion for engaging an inner sidewall of the lens barrel. The filter glass is arranged closer to an image-side of the lens module than the lens and the opaque plates. The projection of one of the opaque plates arranged closest to the filter glass, along the direction of incident light of the lens module, totally covers the non-imaging portion of the lens arranged closest to the filter glass.
US08570670B2
An imaging lens includes a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens; and a fifth lens. The first lens has a positive curvature radius on an image plane side. The second lens has a sharp convex surface, and a positive curvature radius on the image plane side. The third lens has a positive curvature radius on the object side and a negative curvature radius on the image plane side. The fourth lens has a negative curvature radius on the object side and a positive curvature radius on the image plane side. The fifth lens has a positive curvature radius on the object side and a negative curvature radius on the image plane side, and an aspheric surface.
US08570666B2
A lens barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed barrel, a movable member that is movable relative to the fixed barrel, a flexible circuit board that is bent in a U-shape and hangs between the fixed barrel and the movable member, and a flexible circuit board guide. The flexible circuit board guide secures one side of the flexible circuit board that is continuous with the bent portion of the flexible circuit board to the fixed barrel while the one side of the flexible circuit board extends in a moving direction of the movable member.
US08570662B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive or negative refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units, an aperture stop is provided on the image side of the second lens unit. A sum of relative anomalous partial dispersion ΔθgF of materials of negative lenses included in the second lens unit, a sum of power of a negative lens formed of a material having relative anomalous partial dispersion that is equal to or more than an average value of relative anomalous partial dispersion of the materials of the negative lenses included in the second lens unit, and a refractive power of the second lens unit are appropriately set.
US08570641B2
A display device includes a substrate that is provided on a display surface side, an opposing substrate that is arranged opposing the substrate, and a display layer that is provided between the substrate and the opposing substrate. The display layer includes a three-dimensional elastic body that is impregnated by a dispersion liquid in which at least one type of particle that is positively or negatively charged is dispersed in a dispersion medium and a bonding layer that is provided between the three-dimensional mesh-like elastic body and the substrate and which bonds the three-dimensional mesh-like elastic body to the substrate.
US08570638B2
A method of fabricating an integrated device including a MicroElectroMechanical system (MEMS) and an associated microcircuit is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: forming a high temperature contact through a dielectric layer to an underlying element of a microcircuit formed adjacent to a MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) structure on a substrate; and depositing a layer of conducting material over the dielectric layer, and patterning the layer of conducting material to form a local interconnect (LI) for the microcircuit overlying and electrically coupled to the contact and a bottom electrode for the adjacent MEMS structure. Other embodiments are also provided.
US08570637B2
A micromechanical element includes a plate-shaped micromechanical functional element, an inner frame and an outer frame. Thereby, a curvature of a main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element is variable. The inner frame encloses the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element along an edge of the main face and is connected to the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element via a plurality of connecting pieces. The outer frame is connected to the inner frame via at least two holding elements. The inner frame is connected to the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element and the outer frame, such that a first angle between the main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element and a main face of the inner frame is smaller than a second angle between a main face of the outer frame and the main face of the inner frame, when the main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element is in a bent state.
US08570635B2
Lighting systems comprising a spectrum former upstream from a reflective pixelated spatial light modulator (reflective SLM), the SLM reflecting substantially all of the light in the spectrum into at least two different light paths, that do not reflect back to the light source or the spectrum former. At least one of the light paths acts as a projection light path and transmits desired light out of the lighting system. The lighting systems provide virtually any desired color(s) and intensity(s) of light, and avoid overheating problems by deflecting unwanted light and other electromagnetic radiation out of the system or to a heat management system. The systems can be part of another system, a luminaire, or any other suitable light source. The systems can provide virtually any desired light, from the light seen at the break of morning to specialized light for treating cancer or psoriasis, and may change color and intensity at speeds that are perceptually instantaneous.
US08570634B2
A method, computer-usable medium and a system for varying an incoming light field are disclosed. Embodiments provide mechanisms for performing image processing on an incoming light field using a spatial light modulator which is adjusted based upon characteristics of the incoming light field. The spatial light modulator may be positioned between the viewed scene and the eye, and therefore, may be semi-transparent. The image processing may consist of tone mapping, color enhancement, beautification, edge enhancement, spectral separation of colors, spectral separation of metamers, object emphasis, other image processing, or some combination thereof. Additionally, embodiments compensate for parallax errors by adjusting the spatial light modulator based upon the position of an observer with respect to the spatial light modulator. And further, embodiments may be incorporated into optical devices, wearable optical devices, windows, windshields, and the like, where the semi-transparent spatial light modulator adjusts the image before entering the eye.
US08570633B2
Disclosed are several embodiments of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirror and a mirror scanner employing the same. An optical scanning unit employing such mirror scanner and an image forming apparatus including the optical scanning unit are also disclosed. The MEMS mirror may include a movable unit, which may in turn include a mirror portion and a magnet frame portion. The mirror portion may have mirror surfaces on the face surface(s) thereof. The magnet frame portion may include an opening into which a magnet is received. The MEMS mirror may also include a first fixing end and a second fixing end, to which the moving unit may be elastically supported by one or more elastic members that allows oscillating or pivoting movement of the moving unit.
US08570630B2
A piezoelectric mirror device (11) comprises a frame portion (12) having a centrally located opening (13), a mirror portion (14) positioned at the opening (13), a pair of mirror support portions (15) adapted to support the mirror portion (14) rotatably relative the frame portion (12) and a pair of drive portions (16) that is a multilayer structure of lower electrodes (17), piezoelectric element (18) and an upper electrode (19). The mirror support portions (15) are formed of a material having a Young's modulus of up to 160 GPa, and the frame portion (12) includes a cutout (13a) at a part of a site wherein there are the drive portions (16) positioned. The cutout (13a) is in contact with the opening (13).
US08570629B2
The present invention is a sweeping or reciprocating laser scanning device. The reciprocation or sweeping motion is cam driven. As the cam rotates, a lever arm is reciprocated or oscillated between two positions, which causes the laser or beam of light to move linearly, thus creating a triangular plane of light resulting in a reciprocating linear reference across the hypotenuse of the triangular plane of light.
US08570622B2
A method of monitoring a sequence of documents passing along a transport path is described. The method including: operating a radiation transmitter with a control signal at a first, working, level to cause radiation at a first intensity to impinge on one side of a document as it passes an inspection position in the transport path; receiving at a radiation receiver, radiation from the transmitter that has passed through the document, the radiation receiver generating an output signal with a level related to the intensity of the received radiation; and monitoring the output signal to detect the presence and/or a characteristic of the document. A calibration process is carried out between successive documents, the calibration process including: operating the radiation transmitter with a control signal at a second, calibration, level to cause radiation at a second intensity less than the first intensity to be transmitted towards the receiver, and adjusting the level of the resultant output signal from the receiver to a predetermined value.
US08570618B2
In an image scanning apparatus, a carriage includes a slide block arranged to be guided by a guide rail, and a carriage main body arranged to be mounted onto the slide block. The slide block is mounted on the guide rail in either a standard position or an adjusting position. When the slide block being is in the standard position, the carriage main body is positioned relative to the slide block. When the slide block is in the adjusting position, the angle of the carriage main body can be adjusted relative to the guide rail by swinging the carriage main body relative to the slide block upon a fulcrum pin.
US08570613B2
The technology disclosed relates to methods and devices that compensate for displacements in a pattern or deformations of a workpiece. In particular, this relates to using timing to compensate for displacements along a first axis along the scanning direction while using resampling, interpolation or a similar method to compensate for displacements along a second axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first axis. The scanning direction may be an actual direction of movement of the scanning head or it may be a direction perpendicular to an orientation of an image projected onto a workpiece.
US08570605B2
A patch is printed on a printing medium, and ink discharge amount information is acquired from a colorimetric value that is acquired by measuring a printed patch. According to the information, color correction is performed on image data to be processed for printing, using a correction table that corresponds to a designated type of printing media.
US08570601B2
Methods and systems print a multi-color test pattern using a printing device to create a printed test pattern when the printing device is producing a printing defect. The methods and systems scan the printed test pattern to produce a scanned image and decompose the scanned image into color blocks using the computerized device. The methods and systems create intensity profiles of the color blocks using the computerized device and compare at least two of the intensity profiles of different colors to determine whether the intensity profiles indicate correlated printing defects using the computerized device. The methods and systems indicate, through the computerized device, whether a potential defect within a common printing element of the printing device or is located within one or more of the color printing elements of the printing device, depending upon whether the intensity profiles have correlated printing defects.
US08570595B2
An image processing apparatus includes a control unit and an output unit. The control unit includes an image output unit that arranges an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed, and outputs the image to the output unit.
US08570590B2
A method for printing combined jobs having different blanks on a printed sheet includes obtaining area coverage values or inking zone presetting values for printing presses, with which the blanks are printed, from image data of the printed sheet. The area coverage values from an earlier job are compared with those from a subsequent job, in which the number, the configuration or the type of at least one blank differs from the corresponding value from the earlier job. The configuration of the blanks on the sheet is changed if the difference in the area coverages exceeds predefined values. An installation for carrying out the method is also provided.
US08570585B2
This invention relates to a methods and a printing system in which queues across one or more printing devices, such as printers, copiers, and the like, are automatically kept synchronized. The queues are placed into one or more pools. In some embodiments, one queue in a pool is designated as a master queue. Changes to the queues in the pool are then controlled and propagated from the master queue. In other embodiments, various queues in a pool are designated as peers. Any change to a queue, such as a change to, a subset of print job parameters, in the pool is then propagated to its peers.
US08570575B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that performs image formation on the basis of a plurality of pieces of image data for different colors, the pieces of the image data being generated by a higher-level device; a plurality of data storage units that receive the respective pieces of the image data transferred from the higher-level device via a plurality of first transfer paths corresponding to the respective pieces of the image data, and store therein the respective pieces of the image data; and a control unit that receives control information, which is used for controlling the image formation, from the higher-level device via a second transfer path and controls the data storage units on the basis of the control information so that the data storage units receive and storage therein the respective pieces of the image data transferred from the higher-level device.
US08570571B2
An image handling apparatus is disclosed, including an operation panel, hardware resources, a transferring part, and an image generation controlling part. The transferring part transfers image handle information input at the input screen to an external apparatus. The image generation controlling part receives and parses image generation information for at least one of the hardware resources to execute an image generation based on the image handle information, from the external apparatus in response to an instruction of the image generation, so that at least one of the hardware resources executes the image generation.
US08570566B2
A system and method that provides a user interface on a mobile network terminal for operation with a printer resource access system wherein the user interface is modified for releasing a print job from a nearby printer resource. Since printer resources may include any number of print job release mechanism each requiring different authentication information, the user interface must be modified appropriately. The mobile network terminal obtains location information from a location service, such as GPS or an internet based location service, and provides the location information to a printer directory service in a printer resource access system. The printer directory service then consults the database of printer resource information and provides connection and configuration information for printer resource located nearby the mobile network terminal. The mobile network terminal modifies its user interface to accept the appropriate type of authentication and configuration information specified by the printer directory service. The authentication information may then be provided over a secure network connection to the printer resource to release the print job.
US08570556B2
An image processing system to perform image processing. The image processing system includes an image processing device and a data processing device communicably connected to the image processing device. The data processing device includes a setting screen display unit to display a setting screen to input setting data for the image processing device, and a transfer unit to send the setting data input through the setting screen to the image processing device. The image processing device includes a production unit to create a data management table in which the setting data received from the data processing device and management data for specifying the setting data are associated with each other, a storage unit to store the data management table in a storage medium, and a reading unit to read out the setting data stored in the storage medium based on the data management table.
US08570554B2
An image processing system and a control method thereof are provided, which presents an appropriate image format for the image data to be stored. To accomplish this, in an image processing system comprising a plurality of image forming apparatuses and storage apparatuses, the image forming apparatuses each decide priority scores indicating priority order of each image format from the image processing information that indicates image formats of image data supported at each image forming apparatus. Further, the image forming apparatuses show the priority order based on the decided priority scores, and at the same time generates a selection screen for the user to select the image format of the image data and display it on the display apparatus provided in the image forming apparatus.
US08570540B2
In the case where an attribute of a general-purpose file to be processed is an attribute inhibiting printing, an MFP selects a transmission function, which is one of output functions of the MFP, as a function that can be performed (selected) in response to an output instruction, and displays a screen for transmission. In the case of an attribute permitting a document assembly function, the MFP determines that a bind function is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function. In the case of an attribute inhibiting the document assembly function, the MFP determines that a function of adding information to a file, which is one of the output functions of the MFP that does not implement the document assembly function, is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function.
US08570537B1
A method for bore chamfer measurement includes providing a wheel with a surface having a bore and chamfer surrounding the bore. A light emitting device is aimed at the bore, the chamfer and a portion of the surface of the wheel adjacent to the chamfer. A light from the light emitting device is emitted to the surface of the wheel at the bore and the chamfer such that at least a portion of the light is emitted in a direction that is aligned with a center of the bore. Reflected light is detected from the surface adjacent to the chamfer and the bore. A two dimensional image of the surface and the chamfer is produced and is used to determine a dimension of the chamfer.
US08570523B2
A method for discrimination between a first (308) and a second surface (304) type based on reflectivity has a light source (416) that illuminates on a media surface. A photosensor (420) receives and measures the reflection value from the surface. A first gain element adjusts a voltage from the photosensor and a second gain element adjusts a current measurement supplied to the light source. A subtractor (530) for subtracting the first adjusted voltage (534) and the adjusted measurement (538) are subtracted to provide an output value close to zero with respect to the second surface and near a maximum with respect to the first surface. The adjusted reflection value and a threshold reference value (428) are compared (124) and indicates whether the first surface or the second surface is present.
US08570521B2
This invention relates to optical cell geometry and to the arrangement of optical elements in an absorbance (at 200 nm to 50000 nm) detector. The invention allows to significantly expand the dynamic range of an optical density measuring instrument without affecting the signal to noise ratio. The invention also allows to enhance the precision of said instrument by eliminating the artifacts that arise from partial reflections of the incident beam, which occur on the passage of the beam through interfaces between different media.
US08570508B2
A probe for monitoring a pressurised process space includes a casing enclosing a cavity and having a first window configured to be brought into contact with the process space, and a second window. A sealing means is configured to seal the first window to the casing. At least once coupling line is disposed within the cavity between the first and second windows and is configured to guide electromagnetic radiation entering through one of the two windows to the other of the two windows. A method for monitoring a pressurised process space, in which one or more hazardous substances occur, is also disclosed.
US08570505B2
Inspecting a turbine includes positioning respective ends of a plurality of optical fibers within a high temperature region of the turbine wherein the respective first ends are aligned as a one-dimensional array. Energy emitted from an image area on a component of the turbine, is received at the ends of the optical fiber. The optical fibers convey the received energy to the other ends of the fibers that are located outside of the turbine. Outside the turbine an image of the respective other ends is captured, wherein the other ends are also aligned in a one-dimensional area. Additionally, for imaging a rotating component, a plurality of one-dimensional images of the other ends can be respectively captured at corresponding rotational positions of the component and used to create a two-dimensional image of the rotating component.
US08570499B2
Electronic shooting target having light sources and photo-electric light receivers forming an optical screen via crossing groups of optical paths. A projectile shot through the screen at least temporarily interrupts optical paths. An object is placed in a region of the optical screen and acoustic transducers are spaced from each other for detecting an acoustic wave generated from the object. An electronic evaluator determines a position of the projectile in the optical screen from photo-electric light receiver signals and/or a position of a projectile in the object based on delay times detected by the acoustic transducers of the acoustic wave generated by the projectile shot through the object. The arrangement, in the shooting direction, is structured so that a circular area definable within the optical screen is surrounded at least partially by an area of the object in which the acoustic wave is generated.
US08570491B2
According to one aspect, the invention provides a table for compensating deformation in flexible foils (1) The table comprises a supportive base (2) and a deformation compensation system (3). This system comprises a plurality of movable elements (4), supported by the base (2), wherein the movable elements form a surface for supporting the flexible foil. The movable elements comprise clamps (6) for clamping the foil (5). The movable elements (4) are individually movable parallel to the surface for supporting the foil, so as to stretch the clamped foil into a predefined shape. The table for compensating deformation in flexible foils may be used in a manufacturing process of flexible functional foils to compensate deformation of the foils during sequential patterning.
US08570487B2
Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and method of applying a pattern to a substrate
A lithographic apparatus is arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate, in which a measuring subsystem includes one or (preferably) more alignment & level sensors (AS, LS) directed at the substrate near a patterning location of a patterning subsystem. The alignment sensor(s) is operable to recognize and measure alignment marks (P1) on the substrate passing by the sensor during relative motion of the substrate and patterning subsystem under control of the positioning subsystem. A processor combines measurements of relative locations of a plurality of said marks to provide measurement results with an accuracy sufficient for the positioning subsystem to position at least a first substrate portion at said patterning location relative to said alignment marks. A preliminary step obtains position relative to a known pattern (M1) on the patterning device. Measurements are taken and updated in real time during exposure of successive substrate portions.
US08570486B2
An immersion lithography apparatus includes a liquid supply system configured to supply a liquid to a space through which a beam of radiation passes, the liquid having an optical property that can be tuned by a tuner. The space may be located between the projection system and the substrate. The tuner is arranged to adjust one or more properties of the liquid such as the shape, composition, refractive index and/or absorptivity as a function of space and/or time in order to change the imaging performance of the lithography apparatus.
US08570484B2
A liquid immersion exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate with exposure light and a cleaning method of the liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes holding a plate member by a holding section of a substrate stage that can hold the substrate, confining a liquid between a first member and the plate member, thereby a liquid immersion area is formed on a portion of an upper surface of the plate member, the portion being less than the upper surface, varying at least one of a supply rate and a recovery rate of the liquid to move an interface of the liquid between the first member and the plate member, thereby removing a foreign substance from the first member, and unloading the plate member from the substrate stage.
US08570479B2
To provide means for resolving a problem in which in steps of connecting a panel array substrate and a stick substrate, connection failure is enhanced and reliability is deteriorated by a positional shift caused in connecting operation and a positional shift caused by shrinkage of the substrate, a shape of a total of a stick substrate 103 is constituted by a rectangular shape (Lx1×Ly1) and contiguous electrode pads are arranged to shift by Ts in Y-direction by which lead wirings of the panel array substrate and lead wirings of the stick substrate can be connected with high accuracy and an electrooptical device having high yield and excellent display characteristic is provided.
US08570473B2
A display substrate includes a base substrate on which a pixel area is defined. The pixel area includes a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area. A plurality of first electrode portions is disposed at a first interval in the first sub-pixel area, and a plurality of second electrode portions is disposed at a second interval in the second sub-pixel area. The first electrode portion has a first width, and the second electrode portion has a second width. The first width of the first electrode portion is different from the second width of the second electrode portion, or the first interval between adjacent first electrode portions is different from the second interval between adjacent second electrode portions.
US08570469B2
Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a very thin achromatic quarter wave film laminate for transflective LCD including steps of (1) preparing a polymeric substrate oriented in a specific direction; (2) coating a liquid crystal solution on the polymeric substrate; (3) subjecting the coating to drying and UV curing to form a lower liquid crystal layer; (4) coating a solution for an orientation film on the lower liquid crystal layer; (5) drying the coating to form an orientation film; (6) imparting orientation to the orientation film via polarization UV radiation or rubbing; (7) coating a liquid crystal solution on the orientation film; and (8) subjecting the coating to drying and UV curing to form a upper liquid crystal layer. The very thin achromatic quarter wave film laminate for transflective LCD manufactured by this method has a considerably reduced thickness, as compared to conventional quarter wave films in which anisotropic polymeric films are laminated.
US08570464B2
An optical filter includes a substrate, and a periodic structure in which a plurality of members formed of silicon are periodically arranged on a surface of the substrate. The filter selectively transmits light of a first wavelength included in light incident on the periodic structure in the direction of the substrate. The members are two-dimensionally arranged with a period of 400 nm to 500 nm. The dimension of the members in the direction parallel to the surface is of 120 nm to 160 nm. A local maximum value of the transmission spectrum of the first wavelength is within the range of 400 nm to 500 nm.
US08570463B2
A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizing film and a second polarizing film on a bottom surface and a top surface, respectively, of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit below the first polarizing film; and a titanium oxide film on the second polarizing film and that transmits one of right-handed circularly polarized light and left-handed circularly polarized light and reflects the other, with a predetermined wavelength, of the right-handed circularly polarized light and the left-handed circularly polarized light.
US08570455B2
A semiconductor device includes a supporting substrate; a semiconductor film on the supporting substrate; a gate insulating film on the semiconductor film; a gate electrode on the gate insulating film; and a source region and a drain region formed by introducing impurity elements to the semiconductor film. The thickness of the semiconductor film is within the range of 20 nm to 40 nm. Low-concentration regions are provided between the source region and a channel forming region, and between the drain region and the channel forming region, respectively. The low-concentration regions each have an impurity concentration smaller than that of the source region and that of the drain region, and the impurity concentration in a lower surface side region on the side of the supporting substrate is smaller than that of an upper surface side region on the opposite side.
US08570452B2
An electro-optical device includes: a pixel electrode provided on a substrate; a transistor being provided between the substrate and the pixel electrodes; and a holding capacitor, provided between the pixel electrode and the transistor, configured of a first electrode, a second electrode provided opposing the first electrode via a first capacitor insulation film, and a third electrode provided opposing the first electrode via a second capacitor insulation film. Both the first capacitor insulation film and the second capacitor insulation film have multiple layers; the first capacitor insulation film and the second electrode are formed symmetrical to the second capacitor insulation film and the third electrode when viewed from the first electrode.
US08570448B2
In one embodiment, a liquid crystal shutter includes a first liquid crystal panel for left eye and a second liquid crystal panel for right eye. Each liquid crystal panel includes a pair of electrode substrates and a liquid crystal layer held between the electrode substrates. A driving circuit switches the first and second liquid crystal panels between a transmissive state and a non-transmissive state by turns by applying a voltage to the first and second liquid crystal panels while inversing the polarity of the voltage applied between the pair of the electrode substrates at least once during a period in the transmissive state.
US08570446B2
Various embodiments are described herein for a universal television receiver that is capable of processing television channel signals broadcast according to a variety of analog and digital broadcast standards. Analog processing includes using coarse filtering with pass bands that are wide enough to accommodate frequency shifts in a desired television channel signal and analog circuitry variability and digital processing includes tracking a carrier frequency of the desired television channel signal to generate and apply a frequency shift feedback signal to compensate for frequency shifts in the carrier frequency.
US08570441B2
A video composition model that provides a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) to set device contexts, and determine capabilities of graphics hardware from a device driver. After the model determines a configuration, the model determines input video stream states applicable to frame rates, color-spaces and alpha indexing of input video streams, interactive graphics, and background images. The model prepares the input video frames and reference frames, as well as a frame format and input/output frame index information. The input video streams, interactive graphics and background images are processed individually and mixed to generate an output video stream.
US08570438B2
A system including a quality estimation module configured to estimate a visual quality of video content based on data from a decoder module. The system further including a settings database configured to store a plurality of predetermined settings. The settings database outputs at least one of the predetermined settings in response to the visual quality. The system further including a video post-processor module configured to automatically adjust settings of the video post-processor module based on the at least one of the predetermined settings. The video content is processed based on the settings of the video post-processor module that were automatically adjusted.
US08570432B2
A focus adjustment apparatus for performing focus adjustment using a captured image and a plurality of point spread functions prepared in advance for each defocus direction and defocus amount is provided. The apparatus includes a focus adjusting stop whose aperture does not have rotational symmetry about an optical axis. Focus adjustment is performed by comparing the plurality of point spread functions prepared in advance with a point spread function of an image captured using the focus adjusting stop and not having rotational symmetry about the optical axis, obtaining the defocus direction and the defocus amount, and performing the focus adjustment according to the obtained defocus direction and defocus amount.
US08570428B2
A camera system includes a camera body (100) and an interchangeable lens (200). The camera body includes an imaging unit that captures a subject image formed by the interchangeable lens in a predetermined capturing cycle to generate image data, a body controller that generates a synchronizing signal having a first cycle correlated with the capturing cycle, and a sending unit that sends the generated synchronizing signal to the interchangeable lens. The body controller further sends information indicating a second cycle different from the first cycle to the interchangeable lens. The interchangeable lens includes a focus lens (230), a drive unit (233) that drives the focus lens along an optical axis, a receiving unit (250) that receives the synchronizing signal and the information indicating the second cycle sent from the camera body, and a lens controller (240) that controls an operation of the interchangeable lens. The lens controller controls the drive unit to perform, in the second cycle, a minute back and forth driving which minutely moves the focus lens back and forth along the optical axis, and performs other control in the first cycle in the interchangeable lens than the control of the minute back and forth driving.
US08570422B2
A photographing apparatus, such as a digital camera, provided with a scene recognition function is disclosed, in which images photographed according to a photographing mode or color candidate corresponding to a recognized scene are played back according to a predetermined classification. Live view data and actually-photographed image data representing a subject are acquired, and the live view data is analyzed to recognize at least one scene representing the subject. Then, a photographing mode or a color candidate corresponding to the scene is selected. The photographing mode or color candidate selected for each actually-photographed image data is recorded together with the actually-photographed image data acquired according to the selected photographing mode or color candidate. A photographing mode or color candidate for playing back the actually-photographed image data is specified to play back all the actually-photographed image data acquired according to the specified photographing mode or color candidate.
US08570418B2
Photoelectric conversion apparatus and manufacturing method for a photoelectric conversion apparatus
A photoelectric conversion apparatus (100) comprises: multiple photoelectric converting units (PD) disposed in a semiconductor substrate; (SB) and isolation portions (103,104,105,106) disposed in the semiconductor substrate. Each photoelectric converting unit includes: a second semiconductor region (107); a third semiconductor region, (109) disposed below the second semiconductor region(107) and a fourth semiconductor region (102) disposed below the third semiconductor region, and each isolation portion includes: a fifth semiconductor region, (104) disposed at a location that is deeper than the surface of the semiconductor substrate and at least extending laterally to the second semiconductor region, containing a first conductivity type impurity; and a sixth semiconductor region,(105) disposed below the fifth semiconductor region and at least extending laterally to the third semiconductor region, containing the first conductivity type impurity, and the diffusion coefficient of the impurity contained in the fifth semiconductor region is lower than the diffusion coefficient of the impurity contained in the sixth semiconductor region.
US08570416B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel array section in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix form, and a plurality of systematic pixel drive lines to transmit drive signals to read out signals from the pixels are arranged for each pixel row; and a row scanning section to simultaneously output the drive signals through the plurality of systematic pixel drive lines to a plurality of pixel rows for different pixel columns.
US08570413B2
An image-pickup device includes a photoelectric conversion element 5 that converts light into electric charge, a capacitor 6 that stores electric charge which the photoelectric conversion element 5 has obtained by conversion, reset means 7 for discharging the electric charge in the capacitor 6, and an amplifying thin-film transistor 8 that receives, amplifies, and outputs the electric charge stored in the capacitor 6. In addition, the image-pickup device is configured so that the amplifying thin-film transistor 8 forms a source follower circuit.
US08570411B2
The objective of this invention is to provide a solid-state image pickup device and its driving method that has a minimum circuit area and a wide dynamic range. The invention includes: a sensor array SA; a memory M; and a signal determination circuit DC. The sensor array has plural pixels in an array integrated on a semiconductor substrate. Each pixel sequentially outputs a first signal and a second signal. The memory M is connected to each column of pixels array and stores the first signal or the second signal. The signal determination circuit DC outputs signal (SS) such that it works as follows: when the first signal is input to memory M from the pixel, the signal determination circuit DC determines whether the first signal can be used. If so, the first signal is selected and the second signal is discarded and is not output to memory M. When the second signal is selected, the second signal is uploaded to memory M.
US08570409B2
An image sensor includes a first substrate including a driving element, a first insulation layer on the first substrate and on the driving element, a second substrate including a photoelectric conversion element, and a second insulation layer on the second substrate and on the photoelectric conversion element. A surface of the second insulation layer is on an upper surface of the first insulation layer. The image sensor includes a conductive connector penetrating the second insulation layer and a portion of the first insulation layer. Methods of forming image sensors are also disclosed.
US08570396B2
Techniques for creating a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image within a consumer grade digital camera from a series of images of a scene captured at different exposure levels, and displaying the HDR image on the camera's built-in display are provided. The approach employs mixing images of the series to incorporate both scene shadow and highlight details, and the removing of “ghost” image artifacts appearing in the mixed HDR image resulting from movement in the scene over the time the series images are captured. The low computational resource utilization of the image mixing and ghost removal processing operations, along with the ability to commence image mixing and ghost removal prior to the acquisition of all series images, can significantly reduce the time required to generate and display a tone mapped HDR image.
US08570390B2
An object image transformation information calculation section (190) calculates, where a top image which forms a first dynamic picture is determined as a reference image and images which form a second dynamic picture are determined as object images, object image transformation information to be used for transformation of the object images based on relative relationship information and transformation information. An image transformation section (150) successively transforms the object images based on the object image transformation information and the transformation information and successively transforms images which form the first dynamic picture based on the transformation information. An image synthesis section (240) stores a reference image into a predetermined position of a storage region of an image memory (250) and synthesizes the transformed images on the image memory (250) to form a synthesized image and then stores the synthesized image as a new history image into the image memory (250). A display control section (280) causes such synthesized images to be displayed successively. By the configuration described, when a plurality of dynamic pictures picked up by image pickup apparatus are reproduced, a relationship of the plural dynamic pictures is allowed to grasp.
US08570388B2
An image capture device (2) includes a sensor (4) having an active area comprising a plurality of pixels (6) and a shutter array (8) for controlling the exposure of individual pixels. The pixels are grouped in a plurality of pixel subsets and are arranged to capture a plurality of time-separated lo-res images, which can be viewed sequentially as a movie or data from all the pixels can be used to form a hi-res still image.
US08570387B2
An apparatus for processing a digital image capable of recognizing user input by motion of a user through a voice coil motor (VCM) is provided. Also, a method of controlling the apparatus is provided. The apparatus for processing a digital image includes: a body; a VCM installed to the body generating motion signals according to motion of the body; an operation recognition interface processing the motion signals and generating motion data of a digital signal; and a controller recognizing motion of the body from the motion data and recognizing user input according to the motion.
US08570377B2
The present invention provides a system and method for recognizing a Unit Load Device (ULD) number marked on an air cargo unit. The system includes at least one camera configured to acquire images of the ULD number. It includes also a presence sensing module configured to detect a presence status of the air cargo unit in a scanning zone of the system, the presence status can have a value being one of present and absent, and a recognition processor coupled to the presence sensing module and to the at least one camera. The recognition processor is configured to obtain from the presence sensing module information relating to the presence status of said air cargo unit, to trigger the at least one camera to acquire the images upon a change in the value of the presence status, and to process the images for recognizing the ULD number.
US08570371B2
An object tracking apparatus that tracks an object in a time-series image including a plurality of frames has a positional relationship determining unit that determines a positional relationship between the object and an analog having a feature similar to that of the object in an earlier frame of a current frame, an object position specifying unit that specifies a position of the object in the current frame, and an analog position specifying unit that specifies a position of the analog in the current frame when the analog exists in a surrounding region that is of a predetermined region around the object. The object position specifying unit predicts the position of the object in the current frame to specify the position of the object based on the position of the object and a motional state of the object in an earlier frame when the positional relationship is in a first state.
US08570366B2
A 3D image control apparatus receives from shutter glasses an identification signal for identifying a type of the shutter glasses, reading a shutter opening and closing characteristic of the shutter glasses of the type identified based on the identification signal from a storage unit storing shutter characteristics of the shutter glasses in association with the type of the shutter glasses. The 3D image control apparatus controls display timing of an image display unit based on the shutter opening and closing characteristic in such a manner that display periods of the right eye image and the left eye image are respectively within opening periods of the right shutter and the left shutter.
US08570363B2
General anaglyphs may be rendered using multiple primary colors to display the first and second images of stereoscopic images. De-saturated primary colors are advantageous for rendering anaglyphs in six, five, four, and three primary colors. A white primary color is advantageous for displaying a monochrome second image with a color first image. General anaglyphs may be dynamically created by a display apparatus using certain transformations and communication with external sources. Colored viewing filters with de-saturated transmission spectra provide better color when viewing anaglyph images.
US08570361B2
An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein The first bitstream contains pictures of a first view for a 3D video presentation, the second bitstream contains pictures of a second view for the 3D video presentation, and a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.
US08570359B2
Embodiments are configured to provide video conferencing functionality including using region of interest (ROI) features to provide a video signal, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, components of a video conferencing system can operate to provide a video signal using pixel data associated with a ROI. In one embodiment, a video conference device can include a detector that can be used to detect human flesh tone regions in a video scene as part of providing a video stream to one or more conference participants.
US08570352B2
An optical reading device includes a housing, a document platen member, a scanning unit, a cable and an insulating sheet. The cable includes a first end which is fixed to the scanning unit, a second end which is fixed to the bottom plate and an intermediate portion which is held in surface contact with the bottom plate and curved and deformed according to a reciprocal movement of the scanning unit. The insulating sheet is interposed between the bottom plate and the intermediate portion of the cable. The housing includes a recess formed in the bottom plate. The insulating sheet covers an opening of the recess, the upper surface thereof is in contact with the intermediate portion of the cable and a space is formed between the lower surface of the insulating sheet and the bottom surface of the recess.
US08570339B2
A system and method for dynamically reducing the number of choices by reordering the selectable menu options in each menu of a color adjustment tool based on image content, selections in other menus, and usage history. Color names and color modifiers are reduced and/or reordered through image analysis, with most frequently occurring colors being placed at the top of the menu and excluding less frequently used or unused colors from the menu. Adjustment adjectives are reduced by eliminating nonsensical or rare color adjustment combinations (e.g. make the grays much more colorful, make the blues yellower), and/or reordered based on usage history, either by the individual user or by aggregating over many users.
US08570336B2
A texture unit may be used utilized to perform general purpose mathematical computations such as dot products. This enables some general purpose computations and operations to be offloaded from a central processing unit to the texture unit. The texture unit may use linear interpolators in order to perform the dot product calculations.
US08570331B1
A software layer is disposed between an application and a driver. In use, the software layer is adapted to receive an object from the application intended to be rendered by a first graphics processor. Such software layer, in turn, routes the object to a second graphics processor, based on a policy.
US08570330B2
To control screen display using moving pictures for a plurality of users. Respective moving pictures for a plurality of users are acquired, and each of the acquired moving pictures are displayed on a screen. Display content for the screen is controlled in response to content of each moving picture. At this time, it is also possible to move a specified movement image on the screen according to display position of each moving picture on the screen and content of each moving picture, or to change a display region of the moving picture on the screen according to content of each moving picture.
US08570324B2
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth technique for watertight evaluation of Gregory patches for Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces. Each boundary of each patch within a subdivision surface is configured to be owned by one related patch. In general, a given patch may own specific control points for the patch, while certain other control points for the patch may need to be reconstructed because the control points are owned by an adjacent patch. For a given patch, each control point along to a shared boundary is consistently generated using reconstruction data available to the patch. The reconstruction data is generated from values associated with a patch that owns the shared boundary. Because numerically identical data is used to evaluate each patch at each boundary, the boundaries are watertight. One advantage of the present invention is that watertight evaluation may be achieved using similar computational effort versus conventional non-watertight evaluation techniques.
US08570319B2
Where images are displayed such that unintended light is also included and that light cannot be fully subtracted from the displayed image, an image processor compensates by compensating for the remaining light using perceptual models. In some cases, the perceptual model includes a plurality of user sensitivities and computation is performed, at least in part, based on expected user sensitivity to light pollution in portions of the images. The perceptual model might include a contrast sensitivity function, threshold-vs-intensity, saliency prediction and visual masking. The model might include artist indications of view attention. A light pollution likelihood map might be used to reduce the amount of computation needed, using a likelihood measure to determine an amount of computation to perform.
US08570316B2
A liquid crystal display converts white luminance Y of data displaying a white background into a value satisfying a certain equation upon detecting a brightness contrast image including a pure color image with the white background.
US08570314B2
An emissive type display device includes: a pixel array section having pixels ready for an active matrix driving system; a circuit for setting a peak luminance level of each display frame; and a driving circuit for variably controlling a total application period length of a driving voltage applied to a power supply line connected to each pixel and amplitude of the driving voltage so as to obtain a set peak luminance level, when the set peak luminance level is lower than a set value, the driving circuit dividing the driving voltage into a plurality of times of pulse waveform, and variably controlling the amplitude of the driving voltage at each output time according to the peak luminance level such that the amplitude of the driving voltage at least one output time is lower than a maximum driving voltage in a non-emission period.
US08570310B2
A display panel have a transmissive region and a reflective region. The display panel comprises a first plate, a second plate opposite to the first plate and a display medium. The first plate comprises a first substrate, a scan line, a data line, an active device, a common electrode, a pixel electrode and a dielectric layer. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device and is electrically insulated from the common electrode. The pixel electrode has slits exposing the common electrode. The dielectric layer is located between the common electrode and the pixel electrode and has first openings in the reflective region. The second plate is opposite to the first plate. The display medium is located between the first plate and the second plate.
US08570307B2
The electronic writing instrument is provided with: a writing unit that writes down on a medium where a code indicating identity information and location information of the medium is formed; an emitting unit that emits light to the medium; a photoelectric conversion unit that includes photoelectric conversion element receiving a reflected light from the medium by the light emitted by the emitting unit and outputting an electronic signal after converting the reflected light by photoelectric conversion; a receiving unit that receives a user operation; and a condition changing unit that changes at least any one of an emitting condition of the emitting unit to the medium and an output condition of the photoelectric conversion unit when the receiving unit receives an operation.
US08570305B2
Smoothing of touch input is provided. One example method of smoothing touch input may include calculating an expected window of touch event positions for a current raw touch event position using previous raw touch event positions, and determining if the current raw touch event position is within the expected window of touch event positions. The method may further include, if the current raw touch event position is within the expected window of touch event positions, returning a distance-agnostic smoothed position. The method may also include, if the current raw touch event position is outside the expected window of touch event positions for longer than a tolerated duration, returning a distance-influenced smoothed position.
US08570304B2
A system comprises a plurality of light sources configured to provide light beams to a waveguide layer of a touch-screen. At least one of the light beams is disturbed when an object touches the touch-screen at a touch point. The system also comprises a plurality of detectors, where at least one of the detectors is configured to detect the disturbed light. The system comprises control logic coupled to the at least one detector. The control logic determines a location of the touch point as a result of the at least one detector detecting the disturbed light. The plurality of light sources and plurality of detectors are contained within a source/detector layer. The source/detector layer is separated from the waveguide layer by a mirror layer comprising a plurality of mirrors that transfer light between the source/detector layer and the waveguide layer.
US08570302B2
It is an object of the present invention to allow a specified function to be readily selected in a mobile telephone or the like without performing a complicated operation. A liquid crystal (30) is sandwiched between a TFT substrate (10) and a color filter substrate (20). A photosensor TFT (130) for selecting the function is disposed on the periphery of an effective screen of the TFT substrate (10). A window (24) is provided in a portion of the color filter substrate corresponding to the photosensor TFT (130), and the outside light is blocked as a result of the user touching a finger to the window. A signal from the photosensor is used for selecting the function. A correction sensor TFT (133) is disposed adjacent to the photosensor TFT (130), to thereby eliminating noise caused by the temperature distribution, stray light, or the like, and erroneous operation of the photosensoris prevented.
US08570301B2
Negative pixel compensation to compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the device is disclosed. To do so, the device can switch to a configuration to measure the grounding condition of the touching object and use the measurement to compensate the touch output values. In the switched configuration, a first set of lines of the device can be switched between a coupling to a stimulation signal input to drive the device, a coupling to a capacitance signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's grounding condition, and a coupling to ground. A second set of lines of the device can be coupled to a touch signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's touch at the device. The grounding signal can be applied to the touch signal to compensate for the negative pixel effect.
US08570291B2
The present invention provides a technique for sensing and reproducing various feels, which a person gets discretely over a period of time, by time sequential sensing.A tactile processor includes: a movement measuring section for determining a status of contact between a person and an object; a physical measuring section for measuring a physical property value of the object; and a physical-psychological transformation section for generating a tactile feature quantity based on the physical property value that has been measured by the physical measuring section and on the weight of the physical property of an arbitrary object. The weight is variable according a status of contact between the person and the arbitrary object and is calculated based on not only a physical property value representing the status of contact between the person and the arbitrary object but also a tactile feature quantity representing a feel that the person gets when touching the arbitrary object.
US08570287B2
A capacitive touch panel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of first sensing electrode sets and second sensing electrode sets provided on the transparent substrate. Each first sensing electrode set includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes electrically coupled in series through a plurality of first wires. Each second sensing electrode set includes a plurality of second sensing electrodes. A color compensation layer having a mesh-like pattern is provided between the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes. The second wires cover part of the surface of the color compensation layer to couple the second sensing electrodes in series.
US08570276B2
A computer keyboard with palm support surfaces, and controls providing mouse functions, added to each side of the keyboard. The palm support surfaces are downward sloping, and/or downward curved convex surfaces, on either side of the keyboard, descending from peaks near each top rear corner of the keyboard, laterally away from the keyboard, and towards the front of the keyboard. Outside edges of the palm support surfaces may narrow and curve inward toward the front of the keyboard to allow a more natural hand position. The controls include selection buttons, normally located on a mouse, to the left of the keyboard, and a positioning device normally located on a mouse, to the right of the keyboard, and are generally embedded to the rear of each palm support surface. The controls and palm support surfaces allow a more natural hand placement and avoid pressure on the carpal tunnel area.
US08570271B2
There is provided an electronic paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic paper display device includes a first electrode formed of a transparent material; at least one or more second electrodes disposed to face the first electrode with differing gaps therebetween; and at least one or more display units disposed between the first and second electrodes and having optical properties varied according to voltage applied to the first and second electrodes. The display units are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes disposed to face the first electrode with differing gaps, so respective rotation amounts or rotation angles of the display units become different when the same magnitude of voltage is applied. Accordingly, a wide range of contrast levels is displayed.
US08570268B2
A liquid crystal display comprising a display region, a control unit, a plurality of source drivers located along a first direction, and a plurality of gate drivers located along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A driving method of the liquid crystal display comprises dividing the display region into a plurality of screen regions with each screen region is in correspondence with one source driver or one gate driver; according to the display characteristics of the screen regions. The control unit generates a plurality of regulated signals for changing the output voltage value of the corresponding driver or changing the operating time of the corresponding driver. The regulated signal are sent to the corresponding driver.
US08570266B2
A display device with reduced power consumption, high definition, and a slim bezel. Both of a writing operation and an erasing operation are performed by one gate driver that is mainly constituted by a shift register for selecting a row and a control circuit for switching between a writing operation and an erasing operation. The switching of the control circuit is performed using an output signal of the shift register of the row, an output signal of the control circuit of the previous row, and an externally inputted signal.
US08570252B2
An organic EL light emitting device is provided with: a substrate having a coloring region where two or more pixel regions are arranged in a line; line-shaped main banks which define the coloring region and face each other; pixel separation regions arranged among the pixel regions in the coloring region; a pixel electrode arranged for each of the pixel regions; and organic function layers arranged on the pixel electrodes. In the organic EL light emitting device, auxiliary banks, and grooves for communicating the pixel regions with each other are arranged in the pixel separation regions, and the projection of an end portion of a second pixel region side of a groove arranged in a pixel separation region (A) overlaps an auxiliary bank arranged in a pixel separation region (B) if the end portion thereof is projected from the first pixel region side to the second pixel region side in the line direction of the main banks when three successive pixel regions in the coloring region are set as the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and a third pixel region, and a pixel separation region between the first pixel region and the second pixel region is set as the pixel separation region (A), and a pixel separation region between the second pixel region and the third pixel region is set as the pixel separation region (B).
US08570245B2
A display device includes a pixel array unit having a matrix of pixels each configured such that an anode electrode of an organic electroluminescent element is connected to a source electrode of a drive transistor, a gate electrode of the drive transistor is connected to a source or drain electrode of a writing transistor, and a storage capacitor is connected between the gate and source electrodes of the drive transistor, scanning lines and power supply lines for individual pixel rows, and signal lines for individual pixel columns. A video signal reference potential is supplied to the signal lines for a period during which a scanning signal is supplied to the scanning lines during driving of pixels in a preceding row. During threshold correction for the drive transistor in a current pixel, the video signal reference potential and a potential of the cathode electrode of the organic electroluminescent element are equal.
US08570237B2
A multi-band electronically scanned array antenna including a first sub-assembly having electronic circuits for a first frequency band; a second sub-assembly mechanically coupled to the first sub-assembly and having electronic circuits for a second frequency band; and an aperture adjacent to the first sub-assembly, the aperture being shared by the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The array antenna may further include a band switching circuit, or a combining circuit for coupling the first sub-assembly or the second sub-assembly to the aperture. The array antenna may also include a third sub-assembly including electronic circuits for a third frequency band. In this way, the aperture is shared by the first sub-assembly, the second sub-assembly, and the third sub-assembly to provide a smaller and lighter array antenna.
US08570234B2
An assembly of a chip antenna and a circuit board includes a chip antenna and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a ground layer. The ground layer includes a hollow region formed adjacent to a periphery of the ground layer. The hollow region of the ground layer can be used for configuring an input impedance of the circuit board. The chip antenna is disposed in the hollow region of the ground layer, electrically connecting to the ground layer. The chip antenna includes input impedance. The input impedance of the chip antenna is adjustable to achieve a conjugate impedance match between the chip antenna and the circuit board such that the circuit board and the chip antenna can simultaneously radiate electromagnetic energy.
US08570233B2
Various antenna assemblies are disclosed. In one example, an antenna assembly includes a reflector including a first ground plane, a second ground plane below and spaced apart from the reflector, an antenna adjacent a surface of the reflector opposite the second ground plane, and a grounding post galvanically connecting the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
US08570232B2
An antenna comprises a monopole and a dipole. The dipole provides a first antenna element and a second antenna element, which provide a common longitudinal axis with the longitudinal axis of a monopole. The first antenna element of the dipole is connected to the second antenna element of the dipole and to the monopole. The monopole bears the dipole. The antenna further contains a decoupling element, which is disposed between the monopole and the dipole.
US08570225B2
An antenna element including a feeding part and a mesh part including at least a part of an area formed in a mesh state. The feeding part and an area of the antenna element in close proximity to the mesh part are formed of a finer mesh than the mesh part or formed of a solid.
US08570218B2
Disclosed is a satellite radiowave receiver which obtains a satellite signal transmitted from a positioning satellite including a receiving unit which receives a radiowave in a frequency range which is set in advance, the frequency range including a frequency transmitted by the positioning satellite transmit, a capture unit which detects the satellite signal from a received signal based on the radiowave received by the receiving unit and a calculation unit which calculates a mean frequency of a plurality of the satellite signals which are detected, based on receiving frequencies of the plurality of the satellite signal detected by the capture unit, and the capture unit detects the satellite signal according to the mean frequency.
US08570212B2
This disclosure provides a waveguide converter, which includes a first waveguide for propagating an electromagnetic wave, a second waveguide for being inputted the electromagnetic wave from the first waveguide and propagating the electromagnetic wave in a direction different from the propagating direction of the electromagnetic wave in the first waveguide, and an elongated-plate-shaped inner conductor arranged between the first waveguide and the second waveguide so that end portions of the inner conductor are exposed to the inside of the first waveguide and the second waveguide, respectively.
US08570211B1
A non-scanning radar system is installed on an aircraft to detect and avoid bird strikes or collisions with other airborne hazards. Target amplitude, range, and Doppler tracking versus time are used to qualify the collision threat. Avoidance is based on a quick minor altitude change by the pilot or autopilot to exit the imminent bird or other airborne hazard altitude window. In one embodiment, a bistatic passive radar receiver antenna is used in conjunction with an existing geostationary satellite signal. Range and Doppler information are obtained via cross correlation processing of the hazard reflection signal with a direct path reference signal from the satellite.
US08570209B2
A process for optimizing the operation of an active lateral-view sensor when the height above the surface to be detected is variable, includes the following steps: i) continuously determining the height of the lateral-view sensor above the surface to be detected, and ii) adjusting the scanning beams emitted by the lateral-view sensor for scanning the surface to be detected by roll rotation as a function of the determined height of the lateral-view sensor such that variation of the surface to be detected is reduced during the orbit of the lateral-view sensor.
US08570207B1
A method, system, and software for using Brillouin precursors to enhance UWB, RF, and Microwave Remote Sensing systems by providing greater penetration depths and or resolution. Embodiments also include methods, software, and systems which provide a method to detect the formation of Brillouin precursor waveforms in any given dispersive media, for any transmitted signal and any frequency range.
US08570200B2
An apparatus includes a clock source and an oversampled continuous-time digital-to-analog converter. Noise signal is added to the clock signal as the clock signal is generated and/or routed. The oversampled continuous-time digital-to-analog converter includes a sigma-delta modulator to perform noise shaping on input data samples and provide intermediate data samples; a filter to filter the intermediate data samples and generate filtered samples, the filter having a transfer function that has a stop band at a frequency range that includes the frequency of the noise signal or a component of the noise signal; and a continuous-time digital-to-analog converter to convert the filtered samples to an output analog signal.
US08570198B2
The invention provides a serializer. In one embodiment, the serializer converts parallel input data into serial output data according to a full swing clock and a noiseless differential clock, and comprises a plurality of parallel-input-serial-output (PISO) shift registers, a plurality of current-mode-logic (CML) D flip-flops, and at least one multiplexer. The PISO shift registers respectively selects a plurality of received input bits from the input bits of the parallel input data, and respectively serializes the received input bits according to the full swing clock to generate a plurality of first middle data signals. The CML D flip-flops respectively latches the first middle data signals to generate a plurality of second middle data signals. The at least one multiplexer receives the second middle data signals, and interleaves the second middle data signals according to the noiseless differential clock to generate the serial output data.
US08570187B2
A telemetric system includes a telemetric implant, a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant, and an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant. The antenna has a first coil, a second coil, and a connector. The first coil is electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allows for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other. The antenna may be used to send radio-frequency power to the telemetric implant and receives data from the telemetric implant.
US08570180B2
A rack server system includes a rack, a number of servers, and a power center. The rack defines a receiving space that is divided into a plurality of units. Each of the servers includes a motherboard and is received in a corresponding unit. The power center is received in at least one unit. The power center includes a plurality of cables connecting to the motherboards, respectively.
US08570179B2
A sensor is coupled to a device positioned within an enclosure and is configured to determine the status of the device or its surrounding environment. The sensor transmits the information to a central computer and/or a local indicator. Once the information is received at the central computer, the information is processed for the operators and maintainers to interpret. Based on the information received, the operators and maintainers may implement procedures to maintain the device or its surrounding environment under observation. In certain embodiments, the central computer provides instructions to a second device within or adjacent to the enclosure to implement corrective actions. In some embodiments, the sensor is coupled to a microcontroller which performs analysis received from the sensor and provides instructions to the second device to implement corrective actions.
US08570178B2
A coaxial cable connector is provided, the connector includes: a connector body and a ground isolation circuit positioned within the connector body. The ground isolation circuit is configured to generate a voltage signal comprising a positive voltage and a negative voltage. The ground isolation circuit is electrically isolated from the connector body.
US08570176B2
Disclosed herein is a method of detecting a microsleep event in a subject. The method includes determining a number of eye openness factors by measuring a number of distances between an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of at least one eye over a time period. Graphical representations of the eye openness factors are then generated. Changes in the eye openness factors over the time period are correlated with a reference eye closure pattern indicative of the microsleep event. Also disclosed is a microsleep event detection device.
US08570168B2
A system, method and device to interrogate for the presence of objects, to prevent the inadvertent separation of the objects from their owner. An owner is alerted when they are separated from the objects by determining when a trigger event occurs, such as a person leaving and/or entering a particular monitored area or location. These monitored areas can be retrofitted with an electronic interrogation device that monitors local conditions to determine whether a user is entering or leaving the monitored area to trigger an interrogation of the personal items. The interrogation device is constructed and arranged to communicate with the objects to determine whether the objects are with the owner. The interrogation device automatically determines the presence of a particular object at the monitored environment and automatically generates a notification when needed. The system further controls functionality of the objects, according to illustrative embodiments, when the object is present.
US08570162B2
An input apparatus capable of receiving inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with pressed area varied in each operation by an operator is provided. An input apparatus 10 configured to receive the inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with the pressed area has a area detection unit 40 configured to detect a pressed area of a pressing input and a control unit 20 configured to control to set a second standard area for receiving a second level input every time the area detection unit 40 detects the pressed area satisfying a first standard area for receiving a first level input.
US08570155B2
There is provided a mobile terminal device designed to perform wireless communication with an RFID tag being held over the device by using electromagnetic waves. The device includes a plurality of antennae arranged in or in vicinity to a display area of the mobile terminal device, and a control unit configured to detect a part of the display area, which is not covered with the RFID tag, from electromagnetic wave intensities acquired by the plurality of antennae and to display information for a user in the detected part of the display area.
US08570146B2
An in-vehicle wireless system, capable of operating at least in a copy mode and a transmission mode, comprises: at least one receiving unit receiving a wireless signal transmitted from a remote control transmitter and demodulates a control code signal; and at least one transmitting unit transmitting wireless signals at a plurality of carrier frequencies; and a control unit controlling so as to obtain a control code from the control code signal and store it in the copy mode, and so as to perform transmitting the modulated wireless signals at all carrier frequencies unique to a plurality of the garage door opening-closing mechanisms or the like. The receiving unit may include a detection circuit connected to a reception antenna directly.
US08570140B2
The present disclosure relates to a thin film resistor that is formed on a substrate along with other semiconductor devices to form all or part of an electronic circuit. The thin film resistor includes a resistor segment that is formed over the substrate and a protective cap that is formed over the resistor segment. The protective cap is provided to keep at least a portion of the resistor segment from oxidizing during fabrication of the thin film resistor and other components that are provided on the semiconductor substrate. As such, no oxide layer is formed between the resistor segment and the protective cap. Contacts for the thin film resistor may be provided at various locations on the protective cap, and as such, are not provided solely over a portion of the resistor segment that is covered with an oxide layer.
US08570139B2
Provided is an analog amplifier for amplifying an analog signal and an analog filter, and in particular, an apparatus and method for controlling gain and cutoff frequency of the variable gain amplifier and the variable cutoff frequency filter that is capable of changing the gain and cutoff frequency. The variable resister includes a plurality of resister segments in the variable resister and, when a plurality of resistance candidates for the variable resister are arranged in order of size, the resistance candidates form a geometric series.
US08570136B2
There are provided a thin transformer capable of being used in a thin display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a light emitting diode (LED) display device, and a flat panel display device including the same. The transformer includes: a bobbin part including inner and outer bobbins each including a pipe shaped body part having a though-hole formed in an inner portion thereof and a flange part protruding outwardly from both ends of the body part; coils respectively wound around the inner and outer bobbins; and a core electromagnetically coupled to the coils to thereby form a magnetic path, wherein the inner bobbin is inserted into the through-hole of the outer bobbin to thereby be coupled to the outer bobbin and at least one of the inner and outer bobbins includes the flange part having a width larger than a thickness of the body part.
US08570135B2
There is provided a transformer, and more particularly, a transformer capable of minimizing leakage inductance while satisfying a safety standard. The transformer includes: a pipe shaped body part including a plurality of coils wound around an outer peripheral surface thereof while being stacked thereon; and flange parts extended from both ends of the body part in an outer diameter direction thereof, wherein one of the flange parts formed at one end of a winding part includes at least one lead groove therein, the lead groove being formed by being cut to be extended in the outer diameter direction, and the lead groove is divided into at least two outlets by a dividing protrusion disposed in an inner portion thereof.
US08570123B2
An electromagnetic switch includes an excitation coil that forms an electromagnet by energizing, a movable core driven by a magnetism generated in the excitation coil, a cylindrical frame having a bottom that accommodates the excitation coil and constitutes a part of a magnetic circuit of the excitation coil, an end plate electrically connected with the frame, and diodes electrically connected with the excitation coil in parallel. In addition, at least one of terminals of the diodes is fixed to the end plate.
US08570120B2
A heat insulating transmission line includes a first waveguide with a first aperture end, a second waveguide with a second aperture end, and a reflector. The second waveguide is arranged coaxially with the first waveguide. The second aperture end faces the first aperture end through an air gap. The reflector is provided outside the air gap, and controls radiation power from the air gap. In addition, the reflector is substantially parallel to a portion of a virtual plane connecting an inner wall of the first aperture end of the first waveguide and an inner wall of the second aperture end of the second waveguide. When a mean frequency of a signal transmitting through the heat insulating transmission line is expressed as λ, a distance between the virtual surface and the reflector is not less than N×λ/2−0.05λ and not more than N×λ/2+0.2λ (N is a positive integer).
US08570092B2
A circuit for controlling a connector to transmit data according to Low Pin Count (LPC) protocol or Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) protocol includes a switch unit, first and second electronic switches, and first and second switch chips. When the switch unit outputs a high level signal to the first electronic switch, the connector transmits data according to LPC protocol. When the switch unit outputs a low level signal to the first electronic switch, the connector transmits data according to JTAG protocol.
US08570088B2
There is provided a synchronization circuit for a 3D chip stack having multiple circuits and multiple strata interconnected using a first and a second stack-wide broadcast connection chain. The synchronization circuit includes the following, on each stratum. A synchronizer connected to the first connection chain receives an asynchronous signal therefrom and performs a synchronization to provide a synchronous signal. A driver is connected to the second chain for driving the synchronous signal. A latch connected to the second chain receives the synchronous signal driven by the driver on a same or different stratum within a next clock cycle from the synchronization to provide the stack-wide synchronous signal to a circuit on a same stratum. An output of a single driver on one stratum is selected at any given time for use by the latch on all strata.
US08570083B2
A pulse width modulation circuit of the present invention changes a voltage of a charging circuit based on an input signal voltage and in synchronization with a first switching signal; changes, during a predetermined second period following a first period during which the voltage of the charging unit is changed, the voltage of the charging unit in an opposite direction to a direction in which the voltage is changed during the first period, based on a constant bias current; detects time starting from when the second period starts to when the voltage of the charging unit reaches a predetermined reference voltage; and generates, based on the detected time which is repeatedly output each time the first switching signal is output, a pulse signal having a pulse width of the time.
US08570079B2
There is provided a method for reducing lock time in a phase locked loop. The method includes detecting a saturation condition on a path within the phase locked loop. The method further includes temporarily applying saturation compensation along the path when the saturation condition is detected.
US08570078B2
A CDR circuit includes a clock recovery circuit that generates, from an external clock, a first clock with which data of a received data signal is to be sampled and a second clock with which an edge of the received data signal is to be sampled and adjusts phases of the first clock and the second clock. The CDR circuit includes a phase detecting circuit that outputs a result of sampling of the received data signal with the first clock as a data sampling result and a result of sampling of the received data signal with the second clock as an edge sampling result. The CDR circuit includes a result comparing circuit that determines that a false lock condition has occurred and outputs a false lock condition detection signal if the edge sampling result matches with the data pattern.
US08570075B2
Various exemplary embodiments relate to gate driver circuitry that compensate for parasitic inductances. Input buffers in the gate driver are grounded to an exposed die pad. Grounding may involve either a downbond or conductive glue.
US08570073B2
A method for driving a load includes driving a load to an initial voltage within a voltage window, the voltage window based on an input voltage and an offset voltage, and driving the load to approximately the input voltage.
US08570068B2
A circuit includes an operational PMOS transistor of a logic gate driver. A control circuit is configured to turn off the operational PMOS transistor during a standby mode. The circuit also includes a sacrificial PMOS transistor coupled to an output node. The operational PMOS transistor is coupled to the output node. The sacrificial PMOS transistor is configured to keep the output node at a logical 1 during the standby mode.
US08570055B2
A capacitive sensing system with a sensor having a thin film structure. The thin film structure includes a first insulating layer and a first conductive film having a sensing electrode formed on a first surface of the first insulating layer and a second conductive film having a back guard electrode. The back guard electrode is formed in a single plane and has a peripheral portion in the same plane, and is disposed on a second surface of the first insulating layer and a first surface of a second insulating layer or protective layer. The peripheral portion of the back guard electrode extends beyond the sensing electrode to form a side guard electrode which substantially or completely surrounds the sensing electrode.
US08570054B2
A device for detecting a variation in the capacitance of a variable capacitive structure, wherein the device generates voltage pulses, charges the variable capacitive structure using the voltage pulses, discharges the variable capacitive structure toward a reference capacitor, detects a voltage threshold across the terminals of the reference capacitor, determines a number of charges and/or discharges of the variable capacitive structure corresponding to the voltage threshold, and detects a variation in the number of charges and/or discharges with respect to a number of charges and/or discharges previously obtained.
US08570046B2
The present invention generally relates to a thermal battery testing apparatus and a method for testing a thermal battery. The method includes one or more of the following steps: connecting the thermal battery in series with a resistance; connecting the thermal battery and resistance in series with a sinusoidal voltage source; applying a sinusoidal voltage to the thermal battery, measuring an impedance, reactance and/or capacitance across two terminals of the thermal battery, comparing the measured impedance, reactance and/or capacitance to a reference impedance, reactance and/or capacitance; and indicating whether the tested thermal battery is “in family” or “out of family.” The battery testing apparatus may include a testing device configured to apply a sinusoidal voltage to the thermal battery and to measure the impedance, reactance and/or capacitance across two terminals of the thermal battery. The testing apparatus may further be configured to report “out of family” batteries.
US08570045B2
A drilling system includes integral drill bit body and logging while drilling tool body portions. There are no threads between the drill bit and the LWD tool. In one exemplary embodiment the drilling system includes a unitary tool body, i.e., a tool body formed from a single work piece. In another exemplary embodiment the drill bit body portion is welded to the LWD tool body portion. At least one LWD sensor is deployed in the drill bit. The drilling system enables multiple LWD sensors to be deployed in and near the bit (e.g., on both the side and bottom faces of the bit). The absence a threaded connection facilitates the placement of electrical connectors, LWD sensors, and electronic control circuitry at the bit.
US08570044B2
To analyze content of a subterranean structure, electric field measurements at plural source-receiver azimuths in a predefined range are received. Total magnetic field measurements are also received at plural source-receiver azimuths in the predefined range. The electric field measurements and the total magnetic field measurements are provided to an analysis module to enable determination of electrical resistivity anisotropy of the subterranean structure.
US08570041B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus executes a calibration scan for acquiring calibration data used to correct image data of a subject and an imaging scan for acquiring the image data of the subject and receives magnetic resonance signals using combinations of coil elements selected out of a plurality of coil elements. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a calibration scan condition determining device for determining a scan condition for the calibration scan, based on a first scan range of the subject taken when the imaging scan is executed and a first combination of coil elements used to receive magnetic resonance signals in the first scan range.
US08570040B2
A method for generating a new set of MRI images of a region of a recipient in which an implanted medical device having magnetic properties is located. The method includes scanning a plurality of scan slices of the recipient with an MRI machine set at a first fat shift direction to generate a first set of MRI images and rescanning the plurality of scan slices with a fat shift direction different than the first fat shift direction to obtain a second set of MRI images. At least one of the MRI images of the first set and the second set including an artifact resulting from the implanted medical device. The method further includes comparing respective artifacts of the MRI images of the first and second sets, and selecting one of the compared MRI images based on the distortion to the respective MRI image created by the respective artifact.
US08570038B2
Nuclear quadrupole resonance substance detection at a distance is provided by crossed or overlapping high frequency beams in which the frequency of one of the beams is offset with respect to the frequency of the other beam by an amount equal to the resonant frequency of the non-linear material to be detected. The presence of energy at the offset frequency within the overlapping beams pumps any non-linear material within the overlapping beams to cause stimulated emission which is detected, in one embodiment, utilizing a network analyzer, along with correlation of the detected stimulated emission signature with a library of signatures for predetermined substances.
US08570021B2
A DC/DC converter includes a first comparator configured to compare an output voltage to a reference voltage; a pulse generator circuit configured to generate a pulse signal when triggered by an output signal from the first comparator; a first switch circuit configured to open and close on the basis of the pulse signal; an output voltage generator configured to generate the output voltage on the basis of an input voltage supplied via the first switch circuit; a delay generator circuit configured to delay the output signal from the first comparator before outputting; and an error amplifier configured to control a delay time of the delay generator circuit on the basis of a potential difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage.
US08570019B2
A switching power source apparatus includes a high-side MOSFET 11 connected to an input voltage, a ramp signal generator 18 to generate a ramp signal in synchronization with a switching frequency of the high-side MOSFET 11, an amplitude signal generator to generate an amplitude signal Comp corresponding to an amplitude of the ramp signal, a superposing circuit 3 to generate a second ramp signal having a positive inclination corresponding to the amplitude and frequency of the ramp signal and provide a superposed signal by superposing the second ramp signal on a first reference voltage, a controller 1 to control the ON timing and ON width of the high-side MOSFET 11, and a sudden heavy load detector 23 to detect if light load changes to heavy load, and if detects such a change, widen the ON width of the high-side MOSFET 11.
US08570015B2
A dual-mode switching voltage regulator has a duty cycle that varies with the input and output voltages so as to dynamically compensate for changes in the operating conditions. The switching voltage regulator uses input and output voltages/currents to optimize the duty cycle of the signals applied to a pair of switches disposed in the regulator. In the PFM mode, a control block senses the time that a first switch used to discharge an inductor is turned off. If the control block senses that the first switch is opened too early, the control block increases the on-time of a second switch used to charge the inductor. If the control block senses that the first switch is opened too late, the control block decreases the on-time of the second switch.
US08570014B2
In a switch mode power supply, a circuit and method for switching between an internal clock and an external synchronization clock when a stable external clock has been detected, and for switching back to operating the power supply using said internal clock when a predetermined number of sequential external clock pulses exceed a predetermined switching period dropout threshold or are otherwise missing. In one embodiment, a power system comprises a plurality of power supplies connected in parallel to a common load and where each power supply is synchronized to the external clock when a stable external clock has been detected by each.
US08570012B2
A tunable depletion diode is provided. Within this depletion diode, there is a depletion mode transistor that is coupled to the anode terminal at its gate and the cathode terminal at its drain. A diode is coupled between the source of the depletion mode transistor and the anode terminal, and a variable capacitor is coupled between the source of the depletion mode transistor and the anode terminal, where the capacitance of the variable capacitor is controls the reverse recovery time of the tunable depletion diode.
US08570007B2
A switching power supply control system may include logic to generate a greater number of second switching control signals in response to a first number of original switching control signals. For example, the logic may increase the number of phases that may be controlled by an existing switching power supply controller. The logic may be configured to steer feedback signals from the increased number of phases back to original feedback inputs on the controller.
US08570006B2
A circuit, device, and method for controlling a buck-boost circuit includes a bootstrap capacitor voltage regulator circuit and a comparator circuit. The bootstrap capacitor voltage regulator circuit is electrically coupled to a buck-mode bootstrap capacitor of the buck-boost converter and to a boost-mode bootstrap capacitor of the buck-boost converter. The comparator circuit is configured to control the bootstrap capacitor voltage regulator circuit to maintain a voltage of the bootstrap capacitors above a reference threshold voltage by transferring an amount energy from one of the bootstrap capacitors to the other bootstrap capacitors based on the particular mode of operation of the buck-boost converter.
US08570002B2
A generator set including a prime mover, a generator coupled to the prime mover, and a controller that is associated with a temperature controlled space and operates the generator set in one of a start/stop mode and a continuous mode depending on a demand defined at least in part by contents within the temperature controlled space.
US08570000B2
When an estimated charging rate of an electric storage device is lower than a target rate, and a regenerative power generation controller performs power-generation control of an electric power generator when the speed of a vehicle is being reduced and fuel supply to an engine is stopped, a regenerative charging amount predictor predicts a regenerative charging rate in accordance with vehicle speed, as the vehicle speed is being reduced, and the target charging rate of the electric storage device is decreased as the regenerative predicted charging amount increases. The regenerative power generation controller limits a power-generation amount toward reduction in such a way that in the electric power generator, a difference between torque required for power generation when the electric storage device is charged and torque required for power generation when the electric storage device is not charged falls within a predetermined torque difference.
US08569994B2
A charging device includes a power conditioning device configured to be coupled to an electric power source by an electrical distribution bus. The power conditioning device is further configured to receive alternating current (AC) volt-amperes from the electric power source, convert a first amount of the AC volt-amperes received into direct current (DC) power, and supply the DC power to at least one load. The charging device also includes a controller coupled to the power conditioning device. The controller is configured to determine a second amount of volt-amperes that the charging device has a capacity to supply in addition to the DC power supplied, and control the power conditioning device to supply volt-amperes reactive to the electrical distribution bus using at least a portion of the second amount of volt-amperes.
US08569992B2
A stepper motor controller includes control circuitry with control outputs and individual driver pulse width modulation (PWM) circuitry with individual driver PWM outputs and modulation control inputs coupled to the control outputs. There is a group of individual drivers, each one having an input coupled to one of the PWM outputs, and an output coupled to an individual driver terminal of the controller. There is common driver PWM circuitry having a common driver PWM output. A common driver having a common driver input is coupled to the common driver PWM output and a common driver output is coupled to a common driver terminal of the controller. When a coil is connected between respective driver terminals and the common driver terminal, individual PWM driver currents are supplied to the coils from the individual driver terminals and a common PWM driver current is supplied to the coils from the common driver terminal.
US08569991B2
A stepping motor control circuit includes a rotation detection circuit that detects an induced signal and detects whether or not the induced signal exceeds a predetermined reference threshold voltage in a detection segment having a plurality of detection areas, and a control unit that determines the state of rotation of a stepping motor on the basis of a pattern indicating whether or not the induced signals exceed the reference threshold voltage and, on the basis of the result of detection, controls the driving of the stepping motor with anyone of a plurality of main drive pulses different from each other in energy or a correction drive pulse having larger energy than the main drive pulse. An ineffective area is provided between at least the two detection areas, and the control unit determines the state of rotation of the stepping motor without considering the induced signal.
US08569986B2
A demagnetization detection device and a demagnetization detection method thereof are provided. The demagnetization detection device is for use in a power control unit which is electrically connected to a testing permanent magnet motor. The power control unit is electrically connected to a direct current power source. The demagnetization detection device is configured to detect a testing voltage value and a testing current value of the direct current power source, and to compute a testing power value of the direct current power source according to the testing voltage value and the testing current value. The demagnetization detection device determines the difference between the testing power value and a standard power value, and then determines whether the testing permanent magnet motor is in a demagnetization status according to the difference.
US08569968B2
A method for adjusting the brightness of a light source is performed according to the status of input voltage which is determined by detecting how and how many times a toggle switch switches state. When a user switches the state of the toggle switch for the first time in order to turn on/off the light, the brightness of the light source gradually increases/decreases within a dimmer period, during which the user may select an appropriate brightness of the light source by giving a swift double-toggle on the toggle switch.
US08569966B2
A ballast to energize a lamp is provided. The ballast comprises a buck converter connected to an inverter via a switching component. The buck converter includes a transistor, a capacitor, a diode, and an inductor. The switching component has a predetermined breakover voltage value and is configured to provide a start up signal to the inverter when voltage at the switching component increases to the predetermined breakover voltage value. A control circuit is configured to monitor the voltage at the switching component while the voltage at the switching component increases to the predetermined breakover voltage, and is configured to generate a gate drive pulse at a gate terminal of the transistor when the voltage at the switching component reaches a predetermined voltage that is less than the breakover voltage of the switching component.
US08569963B2
A converter system including a cascade boost converter and inverting buck converter and controller for converting a rectified AC voltage to a DC output current. The system uses inductors and is configured to use a common reference voltage. The controller is configured to control switching of the converters in an independent manner to decouple operation from each other. For example, control pulses for the boost converter may be wider than pulses for the buck converter. The controller may control the boost converter based on constant on-time control and may control the inverting buck converter based on peak current control. The rectified AC voltage may be an AC conductive angle modulated voltage, where the controller may inhibit switching of the inverted buck converter at a dimming frequency having a duty cycle based on a phase angle of the AC conductive angle modulated voltage.
US08569956B2
An apparatus, method and system are disclosed for providing AC line power to lighting devices such as light emitting diodes (“LEDs”). A representative apparatus comprises: a plurality of LEDs coupled in series to form a plurality of segments of LEDs; first and second current regulators; a current sensor; and a controller to monitor a current level through a series LED current path, and to provide for first or second segments of LEDs to be in or out of the series LED current path at different current levels. A voltage regulator is also utilized to provide a voltage during a zero-crossing interval of the AC voltage. In a representative embodiment, first and second segments of LEDs are both in the series LED current path regulated at a lower current level compared to when only the first segment of LEDs is in the series LED current path.
US08569953B2
A multi-function vehicle light assembly (MVLA) that incorporates in a single enclosure a plurality of LED modules. Each module produces a white light that indicates that a vehicle is in reverse, an amber light that indicates that a vehicle is making a right or a left turn, and a red light that functions as a vehicle tail-light and to indicate that the brakes are being applied. Two embodiments are disclosed, in the first embodiment the plurality of LED modules directly produce a set of white, amber and red lights. In the second embodiment an LED module is utilized that includes blue, green and red LEDs that are selectively combined by an LED control circuit to produce the white, amber and red lights. Each embodiment also includes a set of control units for selecting which of the input signal lines are to be activated.
US08569950B2
Disclosed are a light emitting display device and a method for fabricating the same. The light emitting display device according to the present embodiments includes a first substrate including a pixel region and a non-pixel region surrounding the pixel region; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed in the pixel region of the first substrate, and each including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode; and a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate. Also, the light emitting display device according to the present embodiments includes a sealant by coupling the first substrate to the second substrate to encapsulate the pixel region; and a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and provided in a non-light emission region arranged between the adjacent light emitting diodes. In this case, the spacer is disposed on the second electrode of the non-light emission region to be in contact with the second substrate.
US08569940B2
A spark plug includes a metallic shell, an insulator, a center electrode body, a ground electrode body, and a ground electrode tip. In one embodiment, the ground electrode tip includes a non-precious metal piece and a precious metal piece attached to each other. The non-precious metal piece has a side surface attached to a free end surface of the ground electrode body.
US08569936B2
There are provided a piezoelectric resonator and an electrode structure thereof. The piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric body oscillated according to an electrical signal; and first and second electrodes each including first and second electrode layers stacked on respective both surfaces of the piezoelectric body, wherein the first electrode layer includes one or more selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), and an alloy including any one thereof, the ratio of the thickness of the first electrode layer to the thickness of the first or second electrode is 3% to 30%; and the second electrode layer includes copper (Cu) or an alloy including copper (Cu), and the ratio of the thickness of the second electrode layer to the thickness of the first or second electrode is 70% to 97%.
US08569934B2
A piezo-resistive MEMS resonator comprising an anchor, a resonator mounted on the anchor, an actuator mounted to apply an electrostatic force on the resonator and a piezo-resistive read-out means comprising a nanowire coupled to the resonator.
US08569926B2
A manufacturing method for a boundary acoustic wave device is capable of certainly providing the boundary acoustic wave device with desired target frequency characteristics. The manufacturing method for the boundary acoustic wave device includes a process for preparing a laminated body that includes a first medium, a second medium laminated on the first medium, and an IDT electrode that is disposed at an interface between the first and second media, and a process for implanting ions from an outer portion of the second medium and adjusting a frequency.
US08569920B2
In a small electric motor having a stator and a rotor which includes a solid-cylindrical permanent magnet and at least one shaft element mounted on a face of the permanent magnet and bonded thereto by adhesive, the shaft element has at least one recess on its face facing the permanent magnet. The adhesive is introduced into the recess and contacting the face of the permanent magnet in the area of the recess.
US08569918B2
A bearing assembly for an electrical motor, including a shaft, a housing, and a main bearing between the shaft and the housing, the shaft being surrounded by a rigid sleeve for functioning as an auxiliary bearing in case of a breakdown of the main bearing and as a grease sealing under normal operation.
US08569912B2
A backup power management system connectable to a primary power source and a secondary power source, and a method of operating the same. The system includes a single controller that is connected to both a first transfer switch contactor and a second transfer switch contactor. Both the primary power source and a secondary power source are broken into two separate output supplies. The two separate output supplies from the primary power source and the secondary power source are each provided to one of the first and second transfer switch contactors. The single controller sends signals to the first and second transfer switch contactors to control the movement of the contactors between first and second positions. In this manner, the single controller controls both the first transfer switch contactor and the second transfer switch contactor.
US08569911B2
A method and system for power management is provided. To control power supplied to a second electronic device (106), an electronic system (100) comprises a power management subsystem (110), a first electronic device (102); The power management subsystem (110) monitors the power consumed by the first electronic device (102) to control the power supplied to the second electronic device (106). A method for power management of a second electronic device (106) is provided. A power management subsystem (110) is provided.
US08569910B2
A system and method for controlling the power consumption of an electronic display. A maximum current value may be selected where above this value the risk to damage to the display or local circuitry may be jeopardized. Ramp-wise and/or gradual controls of the display parameters such as fan speed and backlight levels may reduce the current draw during extreme situations and line voltage fluctuations. Embodiments allow the display to continue operation without risking an overload of the local circuit or damage to the display. Further embodiments may be used to limit the power consumption of a display in order to minimize energy usage. Several parameters can be measured and controlled simultaneously to provide a minimal amount of energy usage while minimizing any noticeable difference in images.
US08569899B2
A device is provided that includes a first die having a first alignment structure that includes a plurality of first transmission columns arranged in a pattern and a second die positioned on the first die, the second die having a second alignment structure that includes a plurality of second transmission columns arranged in the same pattern as the first transmission columns. The first and second transmission columns are each coplanar with a first surface and a second surface of the first and second die, respectively.
US08569893B2
This document discusses, among other things, example systems including integrated circuit contacts configured to reduce the likelihood of shorting to unrelated portions of overlying conductive material due to contact misalignment.
US08569891B1
Array contacts for semiconductor memories may be formed using a first set of parallel stripe masks and subsequently a second set of parallel stripe masks transverse to the first set. For example, one set of masks may be utilized to etch a dielectric layer, to form parallel spaced trenches. Then the trenches may be filled with a sacrificial material. That sacrificial material may then be masked transversely to its length and etched, for example. The resulting openings may be filled with a metal to form array contacts.
US08569889B1
A metallization layer for a semiconductor device includes a first layer made of Pt and having a thickness greater than or equal to 15 Å and less than or equal to 50 Å, and a second layer formed on the first layer and made of a plurality of metallic sub-layers such as Ti/Pt/Au. A semiconductor device fabricated from the metallization layer includes a semiconductor substrate having a top layer and mesa structure and corresponding surface for securing an insulating layer and a corresponding exposed surface, and wherein the metallization layer is deposited over the insulating layer and exposed surface. Methods for forming the metallization layer are also disclosed.
US08569887B2
A copper interconnect line formed on a passivation layer is protected by a copper-containing material layer including a group III element, a group IV element, a group V element or combinations thereof.
US08569882B2
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base substrate; mounting a central integrated circuit over the base substrate; mounting a side package having a side package substrate along a peripheral region of the base substrate and laterally peripheral to the central integrated circuit with the side package substrate coplanar with the central integrated circuit; and encapsulating the central integrated circuit and the side package above the base substrate with a base encapsulation to form a planar surface over the central integrated circuit and the side package facing away from the base substrate.
US08569876B2
A chip-sized, wafer level packaged device including a portion of a semiconductor wafer including a device, at least one packaging layer containing silicon and formed over the device, a first ball grid array formed over a surface of the at least one packaging layer and being electrically connected to the device and a second ball grid array formed over a surface of the portion of the semiconductor wafer and being electrically connected to the device.
US08569860B2
In a semiconductor device having line type active regions and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer which defines the line type active regions in a in a semiconductor substrate. Gate electrodes which are parallel to each other and intersect the line type active regions are disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Here, the gate electrodes include both a device gate electrode and a recessed device isolation gate electrode. Alternatively, each of the gate electrodes is constituted of a device gate electrode and a planar type device isolation gate electrode, and a width of the planar type device isolation gate electrode greater than a width of the device gate electrode.
US08569849B2
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacture are provided, such as a MTJ device and a method of manufacturing a MTJ device. The MTJ device may include a bottom electrode, a MTJ stack, and a top electrode, wherein the top electrode is formed using a hole-filling technique. The top electrode may have slanted sidewalls. The MTJ stack may be formed by depositing corresponding MTJ layers. A patterned mask may be formed and patterned over the MTJ layers to form an opening defining the top electrode. The opening is filled with a conductive material to form the top electrode. The top electrode is then used as a mask to pattern the MTJ layers, thereby forming a MTJ stack.
US08569841B2
A semiconductor device includes first and second p-type diffusion regions, and first and second n-type diffusion regions that are each electrically connected to a common node. Conductive features are each defined within any one gate level channel that is uniquely associated with and defined along one of a number of parallel gate electrode tracks. The conductive features respectively form gate electrodes of first and second PMOS transistor devices, and first and second NMOS transistor devices. Widths of the first and second p-type diffusion regions are different, such that the first and second PMOS transistor devices have different widths. Widths of the first and second n-type diffusion regions are different, such that the first and second NMOS transistor devices have different widths. The first and second PMOS and first and second NMOS transistor devices form a cross-coupled transistor configuration.
US08569838B2
A method of fabricating gate level electrodes and interconnects in an integrated circuit, and an integrated circuit so fabricated, with improved process margin for the gate level interconnects of a width near the critical dimension. Off-axis illumination, as used in the photolithography of deep sub-micron critical dimension, is facilitated by the patterned features having a preferred orientation in a common direction, with a pitch constrained to within a relatively narrow range. Interconnects in that same gate level, for example “field poly” interconnects, that run parallel to an array of gate elements are placed within a specified distance range from the ends of the gate elements, or at a distance sufficient to allow sub-resolution assist features.
US08569832B2
A vertical transistor includes a semiconductor substrate provided with a pillar type active pattern over the surface thereof. A first tensile layer is formed over the semiconductor substrate and around the lower end portion of the pillar type active pattern, and a second tensile layer is formed over the upper end portion of the pillar type active pattern so that a tensile stress is applied in a vertical direction to the pillar type active pattern. A first junction region is formed within the surface of the semiconductor substrate below the first tensile layer and the pillar type active pattern. A gate is formed so as to surround at least a portion of the pillar type active pattern. A second junction region is formed within the upper end portion of the pillar type active pattern.
US08569822B2
A memory structure having a memory cell including a first dielectric layer, a gate, a semiconductor layer, a first doped region, a second doped region and a charge storage layer is provided. The first dielectric layer is on the substrate. The gate includes a base portion on the first dielectric layer and a protruding portion disposed on the base portion and partially exposing the base portion. The semiconductor layer is conformally disposed on the gate, and includes a top portion over the protruding portion, a bottom portion over the base portion exposed by the protruding portion and a side portion located at a sidewall of the protruding portion and connecting the top and bottom portions. The first and second doped regions are respectively in the top and bottom portions. The side portion serves as a channel region. The charge storage layer is between the gate and the semiconductor layer.
US08569810B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided that includes forming a gate structure on a channel portion of a semiconductor substrate, forming an interlevel dielectric layer over the gate structure, and forming a opening through the interlevel dielectric layer to an exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate containing at least one of the source region and the drain region. A metal semiconductor alloy contact is formed on the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate. At least one dielectric sidewall spacer is formed on sidewalls of the opening. An interconnect is formed within the opening in direct contact with the metal semiconductor alloy contact.
US08569807B2
A backside illuminated image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side and backside, a sensor element formed overlying the frontside of the semiconductor substrate, and a capacitor formed overlying the sensor element.
US08569804B2
A light receiving device comprises a photoelectric conversion element formed on a first-conductivity-type semiconductor substrate, and further comprises a plurality of photoelectron distributors formed on the first-conductivity-type semiconductor substrate. The photoelectron distributor has a first transfer unit for transferring photoelectrons generated in the photoelectric conversion element, a photoelectron hold unit for temporarily holding the photoelectrons generated in the photoelectric conversion element, a second transfer unit for transferring the photoelectrons held in the photoelectron hold unit, and a floating diffusion layer for storing the transferred photoelectrons and converting the photoelectrons to a voltage. A first-conductivity-type impurity region, which has a first-level, first-conductivity-type impurity concentration higher than the first-conductivity-type impurity concentration of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor substrate, is formed in the vicinity of a surface of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor substrate in the photoelectron hold unit.
US08569795B2
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a silicon carbide substrate including first and second principal surfaces; a first conductive-type first silicon carbide layer provided on the first principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate; a second conductive-type first silicon carbide region formed on a surface of the first silicon carbide layer; a first conductive-type second silicon carbide region formed on a surface of the first silicon carbide region; a second conductive-type third silicon carbide region formed on the surface of the first silicon carbide region; a gate insulating film continuously formed on the surfaces of the first silicon carbide layer, the first silicon carbide region, and the second silicon carbide region; a first electrode formed of silicon carbide formed on the gate insulating film; a second electrode formed on the first electrode; an interlayer insulating film for covering the first and second electrodes; a third electrode electrically connected to the second silicon carbide region and the third silicon carbide region; and a fourth electrode formed on the second principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate.
US08569792B2
Silicone resin sheet, producing method thereof, encapsulating sheet, and light emitting diode device
A method for producing a silicone resin sheet includes the steps of forming a first coating layer by applying a first silicone resin composition which contains a first organopolysiloxane and a second organopolysiloxane; forming a precursor layer from the first coating layer by reacting the first organopolysiloxane with the second organopolysiloxane so as to have a conversion ratio of 5 to 40%; and forming a second layer on at least one surface in a thickness direction of the precursor layer by applying a second silicone resin composition which contains a third organopolysiloxane, a fourth organopolysiloxane, a hydrosilylation catalyst, and a curing retardant containing tetraalkylammonium hydroxide.
US08569785B2
The present invention is a semiconductor light source 100 for illuminating physical spaces including a lead frame with multiple facets 101. Each facet can have one or more semiconductor light emitting devices 108, such as LEDs, located on it. The light source is disclosed in threaded 100, surface mounted 400, and bar light 700 configurations.
US08569784B2
A light emitting device according to an embodiment includes a second electrode layer comprising at least one projection part; at least one current blocking layer on the projection part of the second electrode layer; a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the second electrode layer and the current blocking layer; an active layer on the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer; and a first electrode layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, at least a portion of the first electrode layer corresponding with the current blocking layer in a vertical direction.
US08569773B2
Embodiments relate to an organic light-emitting display device, comprising a first substrate defined by a plurality of pixels each including a pixel area and a transmittance area adjacent to the pixel area, the pixel area emitting light in a first direction and the transmittance area transmitting external light, and the first substrate including a pair of optical pattern units for transmitting or blocking the external light for each transmittance area according to coded patterns corresponding to the plurality of pixels, a second substrate facing the first substrate and encapsulating the plurality of pixels on the first substrate, and a pair of sensor units corresponding to the pair of optical pattern units, the pair of sensor units being arranged in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction in which the light is emitted, the pair of sensor units receiving the external light passing through the pair of optical pattern units.
US08569765B2
A trench MOSFET device with embedded Schottky rectifier, Gate-Drain and Gate-Source clamp diodes on single chip is formed to achieve device shrinkage and performance improvement. The present semiconductor devices achieve low Vf and reverse leakage current for embedded Schottky rectifier, have overvoltage protection for Gate-Source clamp diode and avalanche protection for Gate-Drain clamp diode.
US08569757B2
A semiconductor device with an amorphous silicon (a-Si) metal-aluminum oxide-semiconductor (MAS) memory cell structure. The device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer overlying the substrate, and one or more source or drain regions embedded in the dielectric layer with a co-planar surface of n-type a-Si and the dielectric layer. Additionally, the device includes a p-i-n a-Si diode junction. The device further includes an aluminum oxide charge trapping layer on the a-Si p-i-n diode junction and a metal control gate overlying the aluminum oxide layer. A method is provided for making the a-Si MAS memory cell structure and can be repeated to integrate the structure three-dimensionally.
US08569754B2
A semiconductor device having a novel structure or a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. For example, the reliability of a transistor which is driven at high voltage or large current is improved. For improvement of the reliability of the transistor, a buffer layer is provided between a drain electrode layer (or a source electrode layer) and an oxide semiconductor layer such that the end portion of the buffer layer is beyond the side surface of the drain electrode layer (or the source electrode layer) when seen in a cross section, whereby the buffer layer can relieve the concentration of electric field. The buffer layer is a single layer or a stacked layer including a plurality of layers, and includes, for example, an In—Ga—Zn—O film containing nitrogen, an In—Sn—O film containing nitrogen, an In—Sn—O film containing SiOx, or the like.
US08569751B2
An organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic compound layer contains a heterocyclic compound having 4,10-Diazachrysene.
US08569749B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED display includes first and second substrates, an OLED interposed between the first and second substrates and an external sealant formed between the first and second substrates and configured to i) substantially seal the first and second substrates and ii) substantially surround the OLED. The OLED display may further include a dam formed between the external sealant and the OLED and configured to substantially surround the OLED, and a getter formed between the external sealant and the dam.
US08569735B2
A semiconductor light-emitting element including a substrate, a laminated semiconductor layer including a light-emitting layer formed over the substrate, one electrode (111) formed over the upper face of the laminated semiconductor layer, and an other electrode formed over the exposed surface of the semiconductor layer, from which the laminated semiconductor layer is partially cut off. The one electrode (111) includes a junction layer (110) and a bonding pad electrode (120) formed to cover the junction layer. The bonding pad electrode has a maximum thickness larger than that of the junction layer, and is composed of one or two or more layers. Slopes (110c), (117c) and (119c), which are made gradually thinner toward the outer circumference, are formed in the outer circumference portions (110d) and (120d) of the junction layer and the bonding pad electrode. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the element and a lamp.
US08569730B2
In a first aspect, a memory cell is provided that includes (1) a first conductor; (2) a reversible resistance-switching element formed above the first conductor including (a) a carbon-based resistivity switching material; and (b) a carbon-based interface layer coupled to the carbon-based resistivity switching material; (3) a steering element formed above the first conductor; and (4) a second conductor formed above the reversible resistance-switching element and the steering element. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08569729B2
A phase change memory includes a volume of phase change material disposed between, and coupled to, two electrodes, with the composition of a region of at least one of the two electrodes or phase change material having been compositionally altered to reduce the programmed volume of the phase change material.
US08569728B2
A nonvolatile memory device includes: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a first resistance change layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and having an electrical resistance changing with at least one of an applied electric field and a passed current; and a first lateral layer provided on a lateral surface of the first resistance change layer and having an oxygen concentration higher than an oxygen concentration in the first resistance change layer.
US08569726B2
Methods and systems for reduced temperature radiation sterilization of stents are disclosed.
US08569713B2
A column assembly of a radionuclide generator includes a column that retains a parent radionuclide that spontaneouosly decays to a relatively short-lived daughter radionuclide. A fluid path extends from an inlet port to the column and then to an outlet port and allows daughter radionuclide to be eluted from the radionuclide generator for use. Improved retention of parent radionuclide in the column is accomplished by preventing fluid from entering the flow path in a liquid state, such as during sterilization. Proper column chemistry is also promoted by preventing excess moisture from coalescing in the column, which may promote a higher and/or more reliable yield of daughter radionuclide from a radionuclide generator.
US08569702B2
Method and apparatus enable direct measurement of at least one flow velocity for one or more phases within a multiphase fluid mixture flowing in a conduit. Some embodiments provide determination of actual individual phase flow rates for three phases (e.g., oil, water and gas) that are distinct from one another within the fluid mixture. A multiphase flowmeter according to embodiments of the invention includes at least two optical sensors spatially distributed along a length of the conduit and designed to detect light interactions with the fluid mixture unique to the phases such that detected time-varying signals can be processed via cross-correlation or an array processing algorithm to provide desired individual phase flow velocity for oil, water and/or gas phases. This flow velocity can be applied to phase fraction measurements, which can be obtained utilizing the same flowmeter or another separate device, to calculate the flow rates for the phases.
US08569697B2
A liquid crystal panel (10) comprises a liquid crystal injection port (12) for injecting liquid crystal between a pair of substrates, wherein a metal pattern (16) capable of reflecting infrared is provided in a region for providing a sealing resin for sealing the liquid crystal injection port (12).
US08569696B2
An imaging system (20) includes an array (24) of photonic band gap material cells. The band gap material has an absorption edge at about the emission frequency of a source (22) of electromagnetic energy. Images from a field of view (26) directed onto the photonic band gap array (24) increase the temperature of the illuminated cells, shifting the absorption edge frequency for those cells. A focal plane array (28) detects the electromagnetic radiation transmitted through the photonic band gap array (24) from the source (22). The intensity of the transmitted radiation is proportional to the shift in the photonic band gap edge.
US08569694B2
A transmission electron microscope includes an electron beam source to generate an electron beam. Beam optics are provided to converge the electron beam. An aberration corrector comprising either a foil or a set of concentric elements corrects the electron beam for at least a spherical aberration. A specimen holder is provided to hold a specimen in the path of the electron beam. A detector is used to detect the electron beam transmitted through the specimen. The transmission electron microscope may be configured to operate in a dark-field mode in which a zero beam of the electron beam is not detected. The microscope may also be capable of operating in an incoherent illumination mode.
US08569688B2
A mass spectrometer is disclosed, comprising: a chamber; an injection device adapted to inject charged particles into the chamber; and field generating apparatus. The field generating apparatus is adapted to establish at least one field acting on the charged particles, the at least one field having an angular trapping component configured to form at least one channel between a rotation axis and the periphery of the chamber, the at least one channel being defined by energy minima of the angular trapping component, the field generating apparatus being further adapted to rotate the angular trapping component about the rotation axis, whereby in use charged particles are angularly constrained along the at least one channel by the angular trapping component to rotate therewith, a centrifugal force thereby acting on the charged particles. The at least one field additionally has a radial balancing component having a magnitude increasing monotonically with increasing radius from the rotation axis, at least in the vicinity of the at least one channel, whereby in use charged particles move along the at least one channel under the combined influence of the centrifugal force and the radial balancing component to form one or more particle orbits according to the charge to mass ratios of the particles. The mass spectrometer further includes a detector configured to detect at least one of the particle orbits. Methods of mass spectrometry are also disclosed.
US08569686B2
Methods and apparatus for measuring a phase fraction of a flow stream are disclosed. An infrared phase fraction meter includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared radiation that includes first and second wavelength bands. The first wavelength band substantially transmits through first and second phases of the flow stream and is substantially absorbed by a third phase. In contrast, the second wavelength band is substantially absorbed by the second phase relative to the first and third phases. One or more detectors simultaneously detect attenuation of the first and second wavelength bands upon the infrared radiation passing through at least a portion of the flow stream, and a phase fraction of the second phase is determined based on the attenuation. As an example, the first, second and third phases are gas, water and oil, respectively, produced from a well.
US08569683B2
A device for monitoring an automatic drift compensation of a scintillation counter may include a drift compensation monitoring unit which is designed to evaluate a counting rate caused by a monitoring radiation source for the purpose of monitoring the automatic drift compensation.
US08569677B2
The invention provides for a device comprising an apparatus comprising (a) a transmission grating capable of diffracting a photon beam into a diffracted photon output, and (b) an image detector capable of detecting the diffracted photon output. The device is useful for measuring the spatial profile and diffraction pattern of a photon beam, such as a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beam.
US08569675B1
The invention is a Demodulator for an Optical Analog Pulse Position Modulated signal suitable for inclusion in receivers for Free Space Optical communication systems. In one embodiment the Demodulator may use the pulse position modulated optical information signal and the clock signal with different wavelengths. By proper biasing of a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier and selection of wavelengths for the information signal and the clock signal, the performance of the Demodulator is made insensitive to noise in the received signals.
US08569673B2
An image sensor includes an active pixel, an amplifier stage, and a voltage-limiting stage. The active pixel is configured to generate an information signal. The amplifier stage is coupled to the active pixel and configured to amplify the information signal. The voltage-limiting stage is coupled to the amplifier stage and includes a current shunting device and a gain device. The current shunting device has a first terminal connected to an output of the amplifier stage, a second terminal connected to a reference voltage node, and a control terminal. The gain device is connected to the control terminal of the current shunting device and configured to decrease the voltage span required to cause the current shunting device to enter into a current shunting mode.
US08569670B1
An advance is made in the art according to an aspect of the present invention disclosure directed to a pressure-activated, inertially locking base and fin mechanism for projectiles. Operationally, a base housing of a projectile contains both the fins, held within slots within the base, and a plunger. Which plunger has plurality of channels communicating with a chamber within base and which plunger is initially situated flush with the base. Upon firing the chamber is pressurized by the high-pressure firing gases being forced through the channels. When the projectile exits the barrel, the chamber's pressure vents through the channels, but, not fast enough to avoid a pressure differential that forces the plunger out of the base, causing a set of spring arms to flex upward and deploy the fins. When fully deployed, the fins are locked in place, in the deployed position, by a spring loaded pin.
US08569648B2
The present invention provides an apparatus and a system for improving depth of focus (DOF), wherein an optical lens for optical processing is actuated to vibrate whereby the DOF of the optical processing is increased due to the variation of focal point. In the embodiment of the present invention, an actuator is coupled to the optical lens for providing vibration energy wherein the optical lens is actuated by the vibration energy so as to vibrate on an optical axis thereof so as to increase the DOF during the optical processing, thereby improving the quality and efficiency of optical processing.
US08569647B2
Provided is a heat treatment apparatus in which a heat treatment apparatus in which the thermal efficiency is high, the maintenance expense is low, the throughput is high, the surface roughness of a sample can be reduced, and the discharge uniformity is excellent, although the heat treatment is performed at 1200 ° C. or more.A heat treatment apparatus includes: parallel planar electrodes; a radio-frequency power supply generating plasma by applying radio-frequency power between the parallel planar electrodes; a temperature measuring section measuring the temperature of a heated sample; and a control unit controlling an output of the radio-frequency power supply, wherein at least one of the parallel planar electrodes has a space where the heated sample is installed, therein, and heats the sample in the electrode by the plasma generated between the parallel planar electrodes.
US08569645B2
A magnetic actuator circuit for high-voltage switchgear for a vacuum circuit breaker, including at least one permanent magnet and at least one coil connected in series with a transistor switch, and an electromechanical switch connected in series with the transistor switch and the coil. The first electromechanical switch and the transistor switch have an open default state, such that the electromechanical switch closes at an instant that precedes an instant of closing of the transistor switch, and such that it is returned to the open state once the transistor switch has returned to the open state. Such a magnetic actuator circuit may find application for putting a medium and/or high voltage apparatus into and out of circuit.
US08569642B2
Slide switch assemblies with structural enhancements are provided for use in electronic devices. Slide switch assemblies in accordance with embodiments the invention can include a button, an engagement member, and switch box. The engagement member couples the button to the switch box and translates any movement of the button to the switch box. The switch box is mounted offset with respect to the button because another component such as, for example, a display screen occupies the space that would have been a better mounting position for the switch box. To compensate for the offset, and the added torsion that is applied to the engagement member during button movement events, the engagement member is structurally enhanced.
US08569633B2
A hermetically sealed microelectromechanical system (MEMS) package for an implantable medical device is presented. The MEMS comprises a first substrate that includes an aperture. A feedthrough assembly is coupled to the aperture, the feedthrough assembly comprises a conductive element housed in a glass insulator member. A second substrate is coupled to the first substrate.
US08569630B2
A flex-rigid wiring board having a flexible wiring board, a first insulation layer positioned adjacent to a side of the flexible board and having a first hole which penetrates through the first layer, a second insulation layer laminated over the flexible board and the first layer and having a second hole which penetrates through the second layer, the second hole of the second layer being formed along the axis of the first hole of the first layer, a first conductor structure formed in the first hole and including a filled conductor formed by filling plating in the first hole, and a second conductor structure formed in the second hole and including a filled conductor formed by filling plating in the second hole, the second conductor structure being formed along the axis of the first conductor structure and electrically connected to the first conductor structure.
US08569624B2
A conducting path includes three cables, and a cable clamp for fixing the three cables. The cable clamp includes a metal plate formed along an outer periphery of the three cables that are triangularly arranged when viewed in cross-section and a mounting flange portion formed with both end portions of the metal plate overlapped each other, and two of the three cables are integrated to form an integral cable.
US08569618B2
The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications distribution hub having a cabinet that defines a primary compartment. The cabinet also includes one or more main doors for accessing the primary compartment. Telecommunications equipment is mounted within the primary compartment. The distribution hub further includes a secondary compartment that can be accessed from an exterior of the cabinet without accessing the primary compartment. A grounding interface is accessible from within the secondary compartment.
US08569613B1
A multi-terminal photovoltaic module includes an upper photovoltaic device which has a first upper electrode, an overlying upper absorber layer, an overlying upper window layer, and a second upper electrode. The upper absorber layer has an upper band gap in a first band gap range. The module also includes a lower photovoltaic device which has a first lower electrode, an overlying lower absorber layer, an overlying lower window layer, and a second lower electrode. The lower absorber layer has a lower band gap in a second band gap range. The module also includes a bonding material coupling the second upper electrode and the first lower electrode. Moreover, the module includes a first upper terminal coupling the first upper electrode and a second upper terminal coupling the second upper electrode. The module further includes a first lower terminal coupling the first lower electrode and a second lower terminal coupling the second lower electrode. In an embodiment, the module provides a first open circuit voltage provided between the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode and a second open circuit voltage provided between the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode. In an embodiment, the first open circuit voltage is different from the second open circuit voltage.
US08569601B1
A novel maize variety designated PH10MW and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH10MW with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH10MW 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 PH10MW or a locus conversion of PH10MW with another maize variety.
US08569600B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH006557. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH006557, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH006557 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 CH006557.
US08569599B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH934907. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH934907, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH934907 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 CH934907.
US08569596B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1DFR and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DFR with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DFR 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 PH1DFR or a locus conversion of PH1DFR with another maize variety.
US08569591B1
A novel maize variety designated X08B704 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08B704 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08B704 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08B704, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08B704. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08B704.
US08569586B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL0911453 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL0911453 and its progeny, and methods of making CL0911453.
US08569578B1
Plant CLAVATA3/ESR-related (CLE) peptides have diverse roles in plant growth and development. We have isolated and characterized the function of five new CLE genes from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis. Unlike typical plant CLEs that contain a single CLE motif, four of the five Gr-CLE genes encode CLE proteins with multiple CLE motifs. These Gr-CLEs were found to be specifically expressed within the dorsal esophageal gland cell of nematode parasitic stages, suggesting a role for their encoded proteins in plant parasitism. Overexpression of Gr-CLEs in Arabidopsis mimicked overexpression of plant CLEs and Gr-CLE proteins could rescue the Arabidopsis clv3-2 mutant phenotype when expressed within meristems. A short root phenotype was observed when synthetic GrCLE peptides were exogenously applied to roots of Arabidopsis or potato similar to the overexpression of Gr-CLEs in Arabidopsis and potato hairy roots. These results reveal that G. rostochiensis CLEs with either single or multiple CLE motifs function similarly to plant CLEs and that CLE signaling components are conserved in both Arabidopsis and potato roots. Transgenic potato hairy roots expressing Gr-CLE-1 or Gr-CLE-4 dsRNA were generated. There was an approximately 50% reduction in the average number of cysts per root in the Gr-CLE-1 or Gr-CLE-4 dsRNA transgenic lines when compared with the infected control lines, indicating that silencing nematode CLE genes through host-derived RNAi may generate novel resistance against potato cyst nematodes in transgenic potatoes.
US08569576B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants grown under nutrient deficient conditions, comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GGAT polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GGAT, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.
US08569572B2
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent article comprises a first fluid handling zone having a first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance and a second fluid handling zone having a second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance. The first Transverse Fluid Travel Distance is at least about 50% greater than said second Transverse Fluid Travel Distance, which results in an absorbent article that is better able to handle bodily fluids and reduce the risk of accidental leakage of bodily fluids onto a consumer's undergarments.
US08569560B2
This disclosure relates generally to olefin metathesis, and more particularly relates to the synthesis of terminal alkenes from internal alkenes using a cross-metathesis reaction catalyzed by an olefin metathesis catalyst. According to one aspect, for example, a method is provided for synthesizing a terminal olefin, the method comprising contacting, in the presence of a ruthenium alkylidene metathesis catalyst, an olefinic substrate comprised of at least one internal olefin with a cross metathesis partner comprised of an alpha olefinic reactant, under reaction conditions effective to allow cross-metathesis to occur, wherein the reaction conditions include a reaction temperature of at least 35° C. The methods, compositions, reactions and reaction systems herein disclosed have utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and industrial chemistry.
US08569557B1
A new family of crystalline microporous silicometallophosphates designated MAPSO-64 and modified forms thereof have been synthesized. These silicometallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula R+rMm2+EPxSiyOz where R is an organoammonium cation such as ETMA+ or DEDMA+, M is an alkaline earth or transition metal cation of valence 2+, and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The MAPSO-64 compositions are characterized by a BPH framework topology and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes, and separation properties for separating at least one component.
US08569542B2
The present invention is generally drawn to novel isolated therapeutic agents, termed resolvins, generated from the interaction between a dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), cyclooxygenase-II (COX-2) and an analgesic, such as aspirin (ASA). Surprisingly, careful isolation of compounds generated from the combination of components in an appropriate environment provide di- and tri-hydroxy EPA or DHA compounds having unique structural and physiological properties. The present invention therefore provides for many new useful therapeutic di- or tri-hydroxy derivatives of EPA or DHA (resolvins) that diminish, prevent, or eliminate inflammation or PMN migration, for example. The present invention also provides methods of use, methods of preparation, and packaged pharmaceuticals for use as medicaments for the compounds disclosed throughout the specification.
US08569541B2
An optical material organic compound having characteristics that the dispersion characteristic (Abbe number (νd)) and the secondary dispersion characteristic (θg,F) of the refractive index are high, the transmittance in the visible light region is high, and the chromatic aberration correction function delivers high performance, which represented by the general formula (1) or (2) is provided.
US08569538B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to methods of synthesizing acryloyl compounds, comprising the step of hydrosilylating a compound having the structure: with a compound having the structure A-H, wherein A comprises a siloxanyl group, to yield a compound having the structure: Compounds and compositions produced thereby can effectively attain a satisfactory balance between high oxygen permeability and hydrophilicity while achieving an acceptably low concentration of undesirable impurities. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US08569535B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula Ia: in any of its stereoisomeric forms or a mixture of stereoisomeric forms in any ratio, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the substituents are as described herein. The inventive compounds have CXCR5 inhibitory activity, and are particularly useful in treating or preventing various inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Crohn's Disease, associated with the modulation of the human CXCR5 receptor.
US08569532B2
A complex containing a ligand of formula (I): useful in the formation of olefin polymerization catalysts and their use in olefin polymerization.
US08569531B2
A method for isolating chlorophylls from intact algal cells is provided. The method includes dewatering intact algal cells from an algal cell culture to make an algal biomass, extracting lipids along with carotenoids and chlorophylls from the algal biomass, and separation of the chlorophylls using adsorption or membrane diafiltration or other methods. The method can include selective extraction of other algal components including polar lipids, neutral lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. The method may include esterifying the lipids with a catalyst in the presence of an alcohol, and separating a water soluble fraction comprising glycerin from a water insoluble fraction comprising fuel esters and distilling the fuel esters under vacuum to obtain a C16 or shorter fuel esters fraction, a C16 or longer fuel ester fraction, and a residue comprising omega-3 fatty acids esters and remaining carotenoids.
US08569529B2
Novel synthetic routes, which are highly applicable for industrial preparation of therapeutically beneficial oxidized phospholipids are disclosed. Particularly, novel methods for efficiently preparing compounds having a glycerolic backbone and one or more oxidized moieties attached to the glycerolic backbone, which are devoid of column chromatography are disclosed. Further disclosed are novel methods of introducing phosphorus-containing moieties such as phosphate moieties to compounds having glycerolic backbone and intermediates formed thereby. Further disclosed is substantially pure 1-hexadecyl-2-(4′-carboxy)butyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CI-201).
US08569526B2
The invention relates to a method for carrying out an oxidation reaction for producing a product by heating a reaction medium containing a reactant and oxygen or an oxygen carrier in a reactor, wherein the reaction medium is brought into contact with a solid heating medium which may be heated by electromagnetic induction, which is surrounded by the reaction medium. The heating medium is heated by electromagnetic induction using an inductor, wherein an oxidation reaction is carried out on the first reactant to give a product and the product is separated from the heating medium. The inductor preferably generates an alternating field with a frequency in the range 1 to 100 kHz, preferably in the range 10 to 80 kHz and in particular up to 50 kHz.
US08569522B2
Compounds of Formula (I): in which A1, A2, W, L, G, R7a, R7b, R8, R9 and R10 have the meanings given in the specification, are DP2 receptor modulators useful in the treatment of immunologic diseases.
US08569520B2
The present invention provides a process for preparing a spiroketal derivative, via an intermediate represented by Formula (VI): wherein variable groups and numbers are as defined in the specification, which can be produced from dihalobenzene derivatives in one pot reaction.
US08569515B2
The trivalent phosphorous atom of a compound is reacted with a reagent in such a manner that a stable phosphate mimetic or a specifier is formed. Phosphoramidites with a phosphorous atom containing at least one hydroxyl residue which is provided with a protective group are reacted for this purpose with a free hydroxyl group: In the first synthesis cycle the hydroxyl group is linked to a solid support via a cleavable or non-cleavable linker. In further synthesis cycles the hydroxyl group is created by cleavage of the protective group from the growing oligomer. This results in formation of a phosphorous acid triester which is reacted with azides. By selecting suitable monomers for the synthesis which have a defined stereoconformation compounds of Formula 1 are produced in a stereocontrolled manner.
US08569509B2
The use of thiazole-4-carboxylic esters and thioesters of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Y1, Y2, Y3, W, X and G have the meanings given in the description, and also of agrochemically active salts thereof, as fungicides.
US08569506B2
Chemically reactive carbocyanine dyes incorporating an indolium ring moiety that is substituted at the 3-position by a reactive group or by a conjugated substance, and their uses, are described. Conjugation through this position results in spectral properties that are uniformly superior to those of conjugates of spectrally similar dyes wherein attachment is at a different position. The invention includes derivative compounds having one or more benzo nitrogens.
US08569503B2
This invention relates to processes and intermediates for manufacturing fused heterocyclic-type kinase inhibitor compounds, such as thienopyridine-based compounds, and to processes and intermediates for preparing intermediates that are useful in the manufacture of fused heterocyclic-type kinase inhibitor compounds, such as thienopyridine-based compounds, particularly at an industrial level.
US08569496B2
The invention relates to novel trans N-{4-{2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-piperazine-1-il]-ethyl}-cyclohexylamine dihydrochloride monohydrate and a process for the preparation of the trans N-{4-{2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-piperazine-1-il]-ethyl}-cyclohexylamine dihydrochloride monohydrate, said process comprising the stepsa) reacting trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-cyclohexyl}-acetic acid ester with sodium borohydride and aluminum trichloride to give trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]-cyclohexyl}-ethanol;b) reacting trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]cyclohexyl}-ethanol obtained with methanesulfonic acid chloride in the presence of an acid binding agent to give trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]-cyclohexyl}-ethyl methanesulfonate;c) reacting trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]-cyclohexyl}-ethyl methanesulfonate obtained with 2,3-dichlorophenyl-piperazine in the presence of an acid binding agent to give trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]-cyclohexyl}-carbamic acid tert-butylester; d) heating trans 2-{1-[4-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)-amino]-cyclohexyl}-carbamic acid tert-butylester obtained to a temperature between 40-100° C. in a mixture of aqueous hydrochloric acid/methanol to give trans N-{4-{2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazine-1-il]-ethyl}-cyclohexylamine dihydrochloride monohydrate.
US08569488B2
A crystalline compound of formula (1) and its salts and solvates are provided for the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis C virus infections Methods of making and formulating crystalline compound (1) are provided.
US08569485B2
A phenyl-substituted 1,3,5-triazine compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl or biphenylyl group; R1, R2 and R3 independently represent hydrogen atom or methyl group; X1 and X2 independently represent substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, naphthylene or pyridylene group; p and q independently represent an integer of 0 to 2; and Ar3 and Ar4 independently represent substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl or phenyl group. This compound is suitable for an organic electroluminescent device.
US08569465B2
Described is an isolated lignified plant cell wall including lignin, wherein the lignin includes a ferulate residue incorporated therein, such as from coniferyl ferulate and/or sinapyl ferulate. Also described is a method to make the isolated lignified plant cell wall, and the lignin produced by the method.
US08569463B2
A system and method for preventing protein aggregation is developed by covalent modification of proteins with organic molecules that can preserve the native protein folding. Proteins are covalently modified with sugar alcohols or cyclodextrins (organic Kosmotropes) or other small molecule drugs by water-driven bioorganic reactions in water. In the water-driven bioorganic reactions, the reagent is stable in water and can modify lysine residues or cysteine residue of a protein at physiological conditions with high yield and fast rate. Proteins and antibodies will be modified by non-natural sugar alcohols. As a result, the efficacy of protein drugs (reduction in aggregation and enzymatic degradation, and increase in blood stream life time) may be improved.
US08569456B2
Isolated receptors, DNAs encoding such receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions made therefrom, are disclosed. The isolated receptors can be used to regulate an immune response. The receptors are also useful in screening for inhibitors thereof.
US08569455B2
A truncated form of α′ chain (eα′), the soybean 7S globulin, active in controlling the cholesterol and triglyceride homeostasis in in vitro and in vivo models, was cloned and expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The recombinant polypeptide spanned 142 amino acid residues from the N-terminal side and included the N-terminal extension region of the soybean alpha′ subunit. The eα′ polypeptide was purified by conventional biochemical techniques and its potential to modulate the activity of the LDL-receptor was evaluated in a human hepatoma cell line (Hep G2) by monitoring the uptake and degradation of labeled LDL.
US08569451B2
The present application relates to an affinity material useful in antibody purification.
US08569442B2
A hydrogenation process for hydrogenating bisphenol-A-based epoxy resin under low-temperature, low-pressure conditions includes using a hydrogenation reactor that has a gas-distributing agitator functional to introduce and exhaust hydrogen gas and stir liquid reactant, so that hydrogen gas introduced into the hydrogenation reactor can be evenly distributed into a liquid reactant placed into the hydrogenation reactor to make the liquid reactant contain a high level of dissolved hydrogen, which not only enhances activity of an involved hydrogenation catalyst and accelerates hydrogenation reaction, but also allows hydrogenation reaction to be performed in a low-temperature, low-pressure environment. The hydrogenation process improve yield of the hydrogenated bisphenol-A-based epoxy resin to 99.0-99.9%, while significantly reducing building and maintaining costs for the hydrogenation reactor, thus being an economic process.
US08569438B2
Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, said catalyst (D) comprising phosphorus. It is an aspect of the disclosed coating compositions that (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (ii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network.
US08569427B2
Methods of forming polymer material from rosin-derived material are provided. For example, a plurality of functionalized resin acids having a polymerizable functional group via controlled living polymerization can be polymerized into the polymeric material such that each polymer defines a functional end group and the polymeric material has a polydispersity index of about 1 to about 1.5. The resulting polymers are also described.
US08569414B2
Disclosed is a polyvinyl alcohol resin composition capable of providing a melt-molded article with superior gas barrier properties and flex crack resistance. The resin composition comprises (A) a PVA resin having 1,2-diol unit in side chain thereof; and (B) a mixture of block copolymers each having an aromatic vinyl polymer block, and a conjugated diene polymer block and/or hydrogenated thereof, wherein the (B) mixture of block copolymers includes (B1) a block copolymer having no carboxyl group and (B2) a block copolymer modified with a carboxyl group-containing compound.
US08569411B2
The flexible packaging composites include one or more mineral-containing layers with a thermoplastic bonding agent. In addition to the mineral-containing layer, the composite can contain one or more non-mineral containing layers, including various combinations of extruded resins, cast or blown films, and fibers. The mineral-containing layer is substantially and continuously bonded to the other layers. The polymer, fiber, and mineral containing layers can be shaped, sized and manufactured such that composite structure formed is subsequently machined to form a storage article. The composite structure has advantages including a high degree of pliability and flexibility, a minimum 37 dyne level on the surface of the mineral-containing layer; a mineral-containing layer that is highly 86 opaque, and has a bright, white printing surface that readily accepts coating and inks, therefore, rendering it highly attractive to consumers.
US08569397B2
An ink set for ink jet recording containing an ink composition containing a pigment, polymer particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, a lubricant, and water and a reaction liquid that forms an aggregate by contacting with the ink composition and an ink jet recording method using the same are provided.
US08569389B2
An organic/inorganic hybrid composite proton exchange membrane is provided. The proton exchange membrane includes an inorganic material of about 0.5-30 parts by weight and an organic material of about 99.5-70 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the proton exchange membrane. A surface area of the inorganic material is about 50-3000 m2/g. The organic material includes a sulfonated polymer or a phosphoric acid doped polymer.
US08569376B2
Provided are methods of reducing body fat in a subject, comprising locally (e.g., topically) administering one or more compounds of the Formula (I) and/or (V): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, stereoisomer, polymorph, tautomer, isotopically enriched derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein X is —OR1, —SR2, or —NR3R4, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R7′, Z, Y, n, y, and x, are as defined herein.
US08569374B2
The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Specifically, the invention relates to the use of NADPH Oxigenase inhibitors in compositions and methods for treating OSA in a subject.
US08569372B2
The present invention provides a method for preventing or treating a disease, disorder or condition induced by retina ischemia, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a S-allyl-L-cysteine in a therapeutically effective amount.
US08569363B2
Disclosed is a method of treatment and/or prophylaxis of a microbial infection, employing compounds of formula (I), in which X and Y are either the same of different and selected from a hereroatiom; is a double or single bond depending on the heteroatoms X and Y; R1 to R5 are either the same or different and selected from hydrogen or a non-deleterious substituent; and R6 to R7 are either the same or different and selected from hydrogen and a non-deleterious substituent or one of R6 to R7 are absent when there is a double bond present. Also disclosed are methods for protecting a subject from radiation damage, methods of cancer radiotherapy, and use of the disclosed compounds as an antimicrobial or radioprotective agent.
US08569360B2
Derivatives and analogs of inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met obtained by virtual screening, pharmaceutical compositions containing derivatives and analogs of c-Met inhibitors are provided. Methods of making derivatives and analogs of c-Met inhibitors and methods of use thereof are provided. Formula (I)
US08569355B2
The present invention relates to a method for treating a variety of maladies and conditions; which comprises administering a formulation comprising an effective amount of a pyrone-indole derivative of formula (I): Ar—B—Ar′ (I) wherein Ar represents an indole nucleus ring system: Ar′ represents an alpha-, beta- or gamma-pyrone nucleus ring system: and each of B, R1-4, and R1-2′ are one of the groups as defined herein.
US08569354B2
(R)-7-chloro-N-(quinuclidin-3-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide has been found to have procognitive effects in humans at unexpectedly low doses. Thus, (R)-7-chloro-N-(quinuclidin-3-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be used at unexpectedly low doses to improve cognition.
US08569349B2
Compounds comprising formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a dashed line represent the presence or absence of a double bond, are disclosed, wherein J1, J2, U1, B, Y, and A are as described in claims 1-12. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed, for treating glaucoma, inflammatory bowel disease and baldness.
US08569348B2
Disclosed are methods for preventing metastasis of cancer cells. The disclosed compounds can be used to prevent the spread of tumor or other types of cancer cells.
US08569341B2
The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.
US08569323B2
Chemical entities that modulate PI3 kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the chemical entities, and methods of using these chemical entities for treating diseases and conditions associated with PI3 kinase activity are described herein.
US08569314B2
The present invention relates to novel heterocyclically fused diaryldihydropyrimidine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use alone or in combination for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the lung and the cardiovascular system.
US08569305B2
The present invention relates to the use of PDGF receptor tyrosine kinase or bcr-abl tyrosine kinase inhibitors, especially of N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivatives of formula I, in which the symbols and substituents have the meaning as defined herein in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of tuberous sclerosis associated neoplasms; to a method of treatment of warm-blooded animals, including humans, suffering from a tuberous sclerosis associated neoplasms.
US08569304B2
In some embodiments, this invention pertains to active esters of N-substituted piperazine acetic acid, including isotopically enriched versions thereof. In some embodiments, this invention pertains to methods for the preparation of active esters of N-substituted piperazine acetic acid, including isotopically enriched versions thereof.
US08569292B2
This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formula I, Ik, Iq1-21, Ir1-21, Is1-21, It1-7, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11 β-HSD1 in mammals. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the novel compounds and methods for their use in the reduction or control of the production of cortisol in a cell or the inhibition of the conversion of cortisone to cortisol in a cell.
US08569285B2
Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a heterocyclic, cyano, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonylaminoalkyl or N-hydroxycarboximidamide group. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful as modulators of the AMPA receptor.
US08569278B2
The present invention provides for a storage stable pharmaceutical liquid solution for oral administration having a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antihistamine and having a purity equal to or greater than about 99% by weight-based HPLC assay, residual solvents of less than about 0.5%, and a total impurity of less than about 0.2%. The storage stable solution preferably contains cetirizine. The present invention further provides a process of preparing the storage stable pharmaceutical liquid solution as well as a method of treating a mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of cetirizine in the stable pharmaceutical liquid solution.
US08569268B2
Acrylate/methacrylate-based diblock copolymer/anthranilic diamide compositions for propagule coating
Disclosed is an insecticidal composition comprising by weight based on the total weight of the composition: (a) from about 9 to about 91% of one or more anthranilic diamide insecticides; and (b) from about 9 to about 91% of an acrylate/methacrylate-based diblock copolymer component having a water solubility of at least about 5% by weight at 20° C., a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of at least about 3, and an average molecular weight ranging from about 1,500 to about 50,000 daltons; wherein the ratio of component (b) to component (a) is about 1:10 to about 10:1 by weight. Also disclosed is a geotropic propagule coated with the insecticidal composition. Further disclosed is a liquid composition comprising the insecticidal composition, and a method for protecting a geotropic propagule and plant derived therefrom from a phytophagous insect pest.
US08569265B2
The present invention discloses: (i) two novel deuterated Karenitecin® analogs, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, and/or derivatives thereof; (ii) methods of synthesis of said novel deuterated Karenitecin® analogs, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, and/or derivatives thereof; (iii) pharmaceutically-acceptable formulations comprising said novel deuterated Karenitecin® analogs, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, derivatives thereof; and/or, optionally, one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents; and (iv) methods of administration of said novel deuterated Karenitecin® analogs, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, derivatives thereof; and/or, optionally, one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents, to subjects in need thereof.
US08569262B2
Polysaccharide preparations lacking substantial anticoagulant activity are provided herein. Methods of making and using such preparations are provided.
US08569261B2
This invention provides a vascular protecting agent having salt-absorption inhibitory activity with the use of alginate oligosaccharide salt absorbed by the body via degradation to an oligosaccharide, so that a patient can easily and safely ingest such agent on a routine basis. A vascular protecting agent having salt-absorption inhibitory activity comprises, as an active ingredient, alginate oligosaccharide obtained by treating sodium alginate with a Pseudoalteromonas microorganism or a processed product thereof and/or a salt thereof.
US08569259B2
Provided are adenosine analog compounds of the general formula that act as P2Y receptors, e.g., the P2Y2 receptor, including pharmaceutical compositions; and uses thereof to treat or prevent diseases associated with that receptor, e.g., disorders relating to mucus secretion, such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), asthma, constipation, chronic idiopathic constipation, dry mouth (xerostomia), gum disease, and gastrointestinal problems caused by radiation and chemotherapy for cancer.
US08569254B2
This invention provides a method for modulating the expression of a first gene in a cell wherein the first gene is one containing more than 36 CAG trinucleotide repeats and encoding a protein that form polyglutamine-mediated protein aggregation. Suppression of the first gene is achieved by reducing the expression of SPT4 gene or SUPT4H gene. It can also be achieved by inhibiting the formation of a Spt4/Spt5 complex or a Supt4h/Supt5h complex. Also provided is a method for identifying an agent useful for modulating the expression and aggregation of CAG-expanded gene product, or treating a polyglutamine disease such as Huntington's disease.
US08569251B2
The present invention is directed to methods of delivering macromolecules to a target cell or tissue by microwave irradiation. A target cell or tissue is exposed to one or more macromolecules to be delivered into the desired cell or tissue and irradiated with microwave radiation. The strength or power of the microwave radiation is such that the macromolecules are delivered into the target cell or tissue. Preferably, the strength of the microwave radiation does not significantly impact cell viability in a negative manner (e.g., apoptosis).
US08569248B2
A method of inhibiting the secretion of IL-8 and other pro-inflammatory cytokines from cells secreting elevated levels of these compounds is provided. The method includes contacting the cell with a composition comprising a cardiac glycoside such as oleandrin. The cardiac glycoside can be used to treat cystic fibrosis and other IL-8 dependent disorders by lowering levels of spontaneously secreted IL-8 and other pro-inflammatory cytokines. Oleandrin was found to suppress the secretion of IL-8 from cultured CF lung epithelial cells in the nanomolar concentration range. Structure-activity relationships (SARs) for cardiac glycosides are also elucidated.
US08569246B2
The invention provides novel guanylate cyclase-C agonist peptides and their use in the treatment of human diseases including gastrointestinal disorders, inflammation or cancer (e.g., a gastrointestinal cancer). The peptides can be administered either alone or in combination with an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase. The gastrointestinal disorder may be classified as either irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, or excessive acidity etc. The gastrointestinal disease may be classified as either inflammatory bowel disease or other GI condition including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and cancer.
US08569243B2
The present invention relates to sirtuin 6 activating peptides derived from highly conserved regions of human Sirtuin (SIRT) proteins, and to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one sirtuin 6 activating peptide in a physiologically acceptable medium. The invention further relates to the utilization of a cosmetic composition to prevent and/or repair Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) degradation, improve telomere maintenance and reduce cellular senescence. The invention also applies to a cosmetic treatment process intended to prevent and/or treat the cutaneous signs of aging and photo aging.
US08569240B2
The present invention relates to methods for preventing or treating neurological diseases, particularly brain diseases, and improving cognitive functions using a composition comprising stanniocalcin 2 as an active ingredient.
US08569239B2
A delivery system. The delivery system includes a carrier or an active compound and a glutathione or a glutathione derivative grafted thereon. The invention also provides a compound including a moiety comprising a vitamin E derivative or a phospholipid derivative, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or a polyethylene glycol derivative bonded thereto, and a glutathione (GSH) or a glutathione derivative bonded to the polyethylene glycol or the polyethylene glycol derivative.
US08569230B2
The present invention provides novel kinocidin peptides comprising a C-terminal portion of a kinocidin, wherein the C-terminal portion encompasses an α-helical secondary structure and further displays antimicrobial activity. The kinocidin peptides of the invention are derived from and correspond to a C-terminal portion of a kinocidin that includes a γKC core and that can be a CXC, CC, or C class chemokine. Structural, physicochemical and functional properties of this novel class of antimicrobial peptides and amino acid sequences of particular kinocidin peptides are also disclosed. The invention also provides related antimicrobial methods.
US08569225B2
The invention provides a CR2-FH molecule comprising a CR2 portion comprising CR2 protein or a fragment thereof and a FH portion comprising a factor H protein or a fragment thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a CR2-FH molecule. Also provided are methods of using the compositions for treatment diseases in which the alternative complement pathway is implicated, such as age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, and ischemia reperfusion.
US08569224B2
A fabric softener active composition, comprising at least 50% by weight of a bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid ester having a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from 1.5 to 1.99, wherein the average chain length of the fatty acid moieties is from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and the iodine value of the fatty acid moieties, calculated for the free fatty acid, is from 0.5 to 50, and from 0.5 to 5% by weight fatty acid provides high softening performance and good storage stability in aqueous dispersion and can be handled and processed in a liquid state without addition of a flammable solvent.
US08569215B2
Disclosed is a transmission oil composition for use in a push belt continuously variable transmission (CVT). The push belt CVT oil composition includes a hydrogenated base oil or a synthetic base oil admixed with a viscosity control agent, a dispersing agent, a friction control agent and other additives at specific ratios and provides improved friction characteristics, durability, thermal stability, oxidation stability and transmission performance. It can be used at various temperature ranges and can provide improved transmission efficiency (fuel efficiency).
US08569207B2
Provided is a carbon catalyst having an improved activity. The carbon catalyst is obtained by: carbonizing raw materials containing an organic compound as a carbon source, a metal, and an electrically conductive carbon material to produce a carbonized material; impregnating the carbonized material with a metal; and subjecting the carbonized material with the metal to a heat treatment.
US08569200B2
A catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking for the production of light olefin, a preparation method of the catalyst and a preparation method of olefin by using the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to a composite catalyst prepared by mixing the oxide catalyst powder represented by CrZrjAkOx (0.5≦j≦120, 0≦k≦50, A is a transition metal, x is the number satisfying the condition according to valences of Cr, Zr and A, and values of j and k) and carrier powder and sintering thereof, a composite catalyst wherein the oxide catalyst is impregnated on a carrier, and a method of preparing light olefin such as ethylene and propylene by hydrocarbon steam cracking in the presence of the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst of the present invention has excellent thermal/mechanical stability in the cracking process, and has less inactivation rate by coke and significantly increases light olefin yield.
US08569199B2
Selective catalytic reduction with ammonia or a compound that decomposes to ammonia is a known method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of primarily lean-burn internal combustion engines. The vanadium-containing SCR catalysts that have long been generally used for this are characterized by a good conversion profile. However, the volatility of vanadium oxide can, at higher exhaust gas temperatures, lead to the emission of toxic vanadium compounds. Zeolite-based SCR catalysts, which are used in particular in discontinuous SCR systems, constitute a very cost-intensive solution for the problem.A method is proposed by which a homogeneous cerium-zirconium mixed oxide is activated for the SCR reaction in a defined manner by the introduction of sulphur and/or transition metal. Using this method, a highly active, ageing-resistant SCR catalyst is provided, which represents a vanadium-free, cost-effective and high-performance alternative to the existing SCR catalysts and is suitable in particular for use in motor vehicles.
US08569192B2
A sintered complex oxide comprising metal oxide particles (a) having a hexagonal lamellar structure and containing zinc oxide and indium, and metal oxide particles (b) having a spinel structure and containing a metal element M (where M is aluminum and/or gallium), wherein the mean value of the long diameter of the metal oxide particles (a) is no greater than 10 μm, and at least 20% of the metal oxide particles (a) have an aspect ratio (long diameter/short diameter) of 2 or greater, based on the number of particles.
US08569188B2
A one-piece or otherwise unitary annular shim member made from a perforated metallic material is used to maintain a space between stacked annular preforms during a manufacturing process, such as densification. The metallic material used preferably can withstand at least the temperatures encountered during densification. The one-piece structure advantageously simplifies the arrangement of the preforms in a process chamber and causes less deformation in the preforms. In one example, the shim member is made from a metallic mesh and may utilize a crimped weave structure.
US08569179B2
A method of etching or removing an amorphous carbon organic hardmask overlying a low dielectric constant film in a lithographic process. The method includes providing a dielectric film having thereover an amorphous carbon organic hardmask to be removed, the dielectric film having a dielectric constant no greater than about 4.0, introducing over the amorphous carbon organic hardmask an ionizable gas comprising a mixture of hydrogen and an oxidizing gas, and applying energy to the mixture to create a plasma of the mixture. The method further includes contacting the amorphous carbon organic hardmask with the plasma, with the amorphous carbon organic hardmask being at a temperature in excess of 200° C., to remove the amorphous carbon organic hardmask without substantially harming the underlying substrate.
US08569176B2
Disclosed is a substrate processing method configured to prevent the occurrence of a bowing shape to form a hole of a vertical processing shape on a mask layer, and to secure a remaining layer quantity as the mask layer. The substrate processing method receives a wafer W in which a mask layer and an intermediate layer are stacked on a target layer to be processed in a chamber, generates plasma of processing gas in the chamber, performs an etching process on wafer W using the plasma, thereby forming a pattern shape on the target layer to be processed through the intermediate layer and the mask layer. The etching process etches the mask layer by applying excitation power of 500 W for generating plasma, maintaining processing pressure at 5 mTorr (9.31×10−1 Pa) or less, and maintain temperature of wafer W in the range of −10° C. to −20° C.
US08569155B2
The disclosed subject matter generally relates a method of irradiating a large area thin film with a pulsed light source. In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter particularly relates to utilizing flash lamp annealing in combination with patterning techniques for making thin film devices. The flash lamp annealing can trigger lateral growth crystallization or explosive crystallization in large area thin films. In some embodiments, capping layers or proximity masks can be used in conjunction with the flash lamp annealing.
US08569153B2
A method of growing an n-type III-nitride-based epitaxial layer includes providing a substrate in an epitaxial growth reactor, forming a masking material coupled to a portion of a surface of the substrate, and flowing a first gas into the epitaxial growth reactor. The first gas includes a group III element and carbon. The method further comprises flowing a second gas into the epitaxial growth reactor. The second gas includes a group V element, and a molar ratio of the group V element to the group III element is at least 5,000. The method also includes growing the n-type III-nitride-based epitaxial layer.
US08569152B1
A method for making dual-epi FinFETs is described. The method includes adding a first epitaxial material to an array of fins. The method also includes covering at least a first portion of the array of fins using a first masking material and removing the first epitaxial material from an uncovered portion of the array of fins. Adding a second epitaxial material to the fins in the uncovered portion of the array of fins is included in the method. The method also includes covering a second portion of the array of fins using a second masking material and performing a directional etch using the first masking material and the second masking material. Apparatus and computer program products are also described.
US08569150B2
A semiconductor device with a semiconductor body and method for its production is disclosed. The semiconductor body includes drift zones of epitaxially grown semiconductor material of a first conduction type. The semiconductor body further includes charge compensation zones of a second conduction type complementing the first conduction type, which are arranged laterally adjacent to the drift zones. The charge compensation zones are provided with a laterally limited charge compensation zone doping, which is introduced into the epitaxially grown semiconductor material. The epitaxially grown semiconductor material includes 20 to 80 atomic % of the doping material of the drift zones and a doping material balance of 80 to 20 atomic % introduced by ion implantation and diffusion.
US08569148B2
The present invention provides a final polishing method for a silicon single crystal wafer that performs final polishing with a polishing rate being set to 10 nm/min or below at a final polishing step as a final step among a plurality of polishing steps for polishing the silicon single crystal wafer with a polishing slurry being interposed between the silicon single crystal wafer and a polishing pad, and a silicon single crystal wafer subjected to final polishing by this method. Hereby, there can be provided the final polishing method that can obtain a silicon single crystal wafer with less PIDs (Polishing Induced Defects) and the silicon single crystal wafer subjected to final polishing by this method.
US08569147B2
A plurality of light-shielding films etc. are formed on a surface of a first insulating film. Then, a dummy pattern is formed on a surface of a second insulating film between adjoining ones of the light-shielding films etc., so that a height of the dummy pattern is equal to that of the second insulating film on the light-shielding films etc., as measured from the surface of the first insulating film. Thereafter, a third insulating film covering the dummy pattern and having a flat surface is formed over the surface of the second insulating film. Subsequently, a base layer is bonded to a support substrate so that the flat surface of the third insulating film faces the support substrate. A semiconductor device is manufactured in this manner.
US08569140B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes forming a dummy gate pattern on a substrate, forming an interlayer dielectric film that covers the dummy gate pattern, exposing a top surface of the dummy gate pattern, selectively removing the dummy gate pattern to form a first gate trench, forming a sacrificial layer pattern over a top surface of the substrate in the first gate trench, the sacrificial layer pattern leaving a top portion of the first gate trench exposed, increasing an upper width of the exposed top portion of the first gate trench to form a second gate trench, and removing the sacrificial layer pattern in the second gate trench, and forming a non-dummy gate pattern in the second gate trench.
US08569132B2
In a SiC-based MISFET and a manufacturing process thereof, after the introduction of an impurity, extremely-high-temperature activation annealing is required. Accordingly, it is difficult to frequently use a self-alignment process as performed in a silicon-based MISFET manufacturing process. This results in the problem that, to control the characteristics of a device, a high-accuracy alignment technique is indispensable. In accordance with the present invention, in a semiconductor device such as a SiC-based vertical power MISFET using a silicon-carbide-based semiconductor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a channel region, a source region, and a gate structure are formed in mutually self-aligned relation.
US08569125B2
A FinFET with improved gate planarity and method of fabrication is disclosed. The gate is disposed on a pattern of fins prior to removing any unwanted fins. Lithographic techniques or etching techniques or a combination of both may be used to remove the unwanted fins. All or some of the remaining fins may be merged.
US08569120B2
An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics, with high productivity. A gate electrode is formed over a substrate and a gate insulating layer is formed over the gate electrode. A first semiconductor layer is formed over the gate insulating layer by generating plasma using a deposition gas containing silicon or germanium, hydrogen, and a rare gas. Next, a second semiconductor layer including an amorphous semiconductor and a microcrystal semiconductor is formed in such a manner that the first semiconductor layer is partially grown as a seed crystal by generating plasma using a deposition gas containing silicon or germanium, hydrogen, and a gas containing nitrogen. Then, a semiconductor layer to which an impurity imparting one conductivity is added is formed and a conductive film is formed. Thus, a thin film transistor is manufactured.
US08569119B2
A step of forming wiring using first solution ejection means for ejecting a conductive material, a step of forming a resist mask on the wiring using second solution ejection means, and a step of etching the wiring using an atmospheric-pressure plasma device having linear plasma generation means or an atmospheric-pressure plasma device having a plurality of linearly-arranged plasma-generation-means using the resist mask as a mask are included.
US08569117B2
An integrated trench-MOS-controlled-thyristor plus trench gated diode combination, in which the trenches are preferably formed at the same time. A backside polarity reversal process permits a backside p+ region in the thyristor areas, and only a backside n+ region in the diode areas (for an n-type device). This is particularly advantageous in motor control circuits and the like, where the antiparallel diode permits the thyristor to be dropped into existing power MOSFET circuit designs. In power conversion circuits, the antiparallel diode can conveniently serve as a freewheeling diode.
US08569110B2
A substrate and a method of making thereof are disclosed. The substrate comprises an electrically conductive leadframe, the leadframe having a plurality of lands on a first side of the leadframe with a first recessed portion between the lands, and a plurality of routing leads on an opposing second side of the leadframe with a second recessed portion between the routing leads. The substrate also comprises a first bonding compound filling the first recessed portion. In one embodiment, the substrate also comprises a support material attached to the first bonding compound for holding the leadframe together. In another embodiment, the substrate comprises a second bonding compound filling the second recessed portion.
US08569108B2
A coating for a microelectronic device comprises a polymer film (131) containing a filler material (232). The polymer film has a thermal conductivity greater than 3 W/m·K and a thickness (133) that does not exceed 10 micrometers. The polymer film may be combined with a dicing tape (310) to form a treatment (300) that simplifies a manufacturing process for a microelectronic package (100) and may be used in order to manage a thermal profile of the microelectronic device.
US08569105B2
A method and apparatus is provided for forming a resistive memory device having good adhesion among the components thereof. A first conductive layer is formed on a substrate, and the surface of the first conductive layer is treated to add adhesion promoting materials to the surface. The adhesion promoting materials may form a layer on the surface, or they may incorporate into the surface or merely passivate the surface of the first conductive layer. A variable resistance layer is formed on the treated surface, and a second conductive layer is formed on the variable resistance layer. Adhesion promoting materials may also be included at the interface between the variable resistance layer and the second conductive layer.
US08569104B2
Embodiments of the invention include nonvolatile memory elements and memory devices comprising the nonvolatile memory elements. Methods for forming the nonvolatile memory elements are also disclosed. The nonvolatile memory element comprises a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a plurality of layers of an oxide disposed between the first and second electrode layers. One of the oxide layers has linear resistance and substoichiometric composition, and the other oxide layer has bistable resistance and near-stoichiometric composition. Preferably, the sum of the two oxide layer thicknesses is between about 20 Å and about 100 Å, and the oxide layer with bistable resistance has a thickness between about 25% and about 75% of the total thickness. In one embodiment, the oxide layers are formed using reactive sputtering in an atmosphere with controlled flows of argon and oxygen.
US08569095B2
An optical device comprises a substrate provided with an insulation portion transmitting light, a first electrode and a second electrode transmitting light provided at said substrate sandwiching said insulation portion, and an output circuit to output voltage to said first electrode and second electrode so as to change an electric field of a surface of said substrate, wherein said first and second electrodes comprise main component which is identical with said insulation portion, and an electric resistivity is lower with respect to said insulation portion.
US08569091B2
Integrated MEMS switches, design structures and methods of fabricating such switches are provided. The method includes forming at least one tab of sacrificial material on a side of a switching device which is embedded in the sacrificial material. The method further includes stripping the sacrificial material through at least one opening formed on the at least one tab which is on the side of the switching device, and sealing the at least one opening with a capping material.
US08569089B2
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.
US08569088B2
A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a substrate; and a nitride semiconductor multilayer film provided on an upper surface of the substrate and including an active layer. A recess, a stepped portion, or a protruding portion is formed in an active layer or a layer that contacts a lower surface of the active layer. A ridge stripe, which has a front end facet and a rear end facet and serves as an optical waveguide, is formed in an upper part of the nitride semiconductor multilayer film. The distance from a lateral center of the ridge stripe to a lateral center of the recess, the stepped portion, or the protruding portion changes continuously or in stages from the front end facet toward the rear end facet. Bandgap energy of the active layer changes continuously or in stages from the front end facet toward the rear end facet.
US08569083B2
This application discloses a light-emitting device with narrow dominant wavelength distribution and a method of making the same. The light-emitting device with narrow dominant wavelength distribution at least includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting stacked layers on the substrate, and a plurality of wavelength transforming layers on the light-emitting stacked layers, wherein the light-emitting stacked layer emits a first light with a first dominant wavelength variation; the wavelength transforming layer absorbs the first light and converts the first light into the second light with a second dominant wavelength variation; and the first dominant wavelength variation is larger than the second dominant wavelength variation.
US08569069B2
A sorting methodology in which bulk analysis of samples that have a low probability of containing a rare particle is performed first. Only those samples in which the bulk analysis has detected one or more rare particles are subjected to a flow cytometry process to isolate the rare particle(s). In one embodiment, a microwell plate provides for high throughput sorting in an enclosed environment. The microwell plate includes a plurality of wells and a microfluidic layer adapted for flow cytometry wherein particles from a given well are interrogated and sorted into other wells. The microfluidic layer advantageously includes fluid switches to permit bi-directional flow cytometry.
US08569065B2
The present invention provides novel compounds, compositions, and methods for the delivery of biologically active RNA molecules to cells. Specifically, the invention provides novel nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, and RNA-protein complexes useful for the delivery of biologically active RNAs to cells and polynucleotides encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors for expressing said polynucleotides. In addition, the invention provides cells and compositions comprising the novel compounds and vectors, which can be used as transfection reagents. The invention further provides methods for producing said compounds, vectors, cells, and compositions. Additionally, vectors and methods for delivering biologically active RNA molecules to cells and/or tissues are provided. The novel compounds, vectors, cells, and compositions are useful, for example, in delivering biologically active RNA molecules to cells to modulate target gene expression in the diagnosis, prevention, amelioration, and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions in a subject or organism.
US08569055B2
A subpopulation of cancer stem cells expressing elevated levels of uPAR have been identified among a population of cancer cells. Methods are provided for treating proliferative disorders such as cancer by administering one or more uPAR inhibitors. Methods are likewise provided for predicting the likelihood of recurrence of a cancer, preventing recurrence of a cancer, and identifying the likelihood of a cancer to respond to a particular cancer therapy.
US08569051B2
Provided is an expression vector for gene therapy having a novel combination of transcriptional regulatory elements, including a promoter, an enhancer, an intron, an untranslated region (UTR) and a locus control region (LCR). The expression vector enables sustained expression of a liver tissue-specific gene, and thus, can be effectively used for treating thrombosis, hemophilia, liver cancer, etc.
US08569049B2
The invention provides a photo bioreactor (1) comprising a vessel (10) containing an aqueous liquid comprising a photosynthetic culture and a light distributor (30). The light distributor has a surface (31) arranged to receive light (40) and a tapered surface (32) arranged to emit at least part of the received light. At least part of the tapered surface. (32) is submerged in the aqueous liquid comprising the photosynthetic culture. Light may be distributed efficiently in the aqueous liquid comprising the photosynthetic culture by relatively simple and cheap means. The reactor allows a high illuminated volume fraction.
US08569048B2
Actuator units, arrangements of actuator units and methods for manufacturing and using actuator units are provided. The actuator includes a core having a shell at least partially surrounding the core. The core is able to be stimulated to expand through at least one opening of the shell to provide a lifting action. This lifting action can be applied to harvest target cells.
US08569041B2
The present invention relates to automated methods of introducing multiple nucleic acid sequences into one or more target cells.
US08569037B2
It is intended to establish a technology of controlling Gramineous plant seed-borne disease that avoids the danger of development of resistant pathogeus, being highly safe to environment and stable. There is provided a fungus having activity of controlling fungal disease and bacterial disease occurring during the raising of rice plant seedling, and are further provided, using the fungus as an active ingredient, a controlling agent, method of controlling and biological material.
US08569036B2
TAL cell biocatalyst was immobilized in alginate cross-linked beads using low concentrations of glutaraldehyde. The biocatalyst beads have highly stable TAL activity and mechanical strength such that they withstand prolonged recycling in production of pHCA.
US08569035B2
The present invention relates to novel subtilase variants exhibiting alterations relative to the parent subtilase in one or more properties including: Wash performance, thermal stability, storage stability or catalytic activity. The variants of the invention are suitable for use in e.g. cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dishwash compositions, including automatic dishwash compositions.
US08569031B2
The present disclosure relates to chemically modified carbonic anhydrase polypeptides and soluble compositions, homogenous liquid formulations comprising them. The chemically modified carbonic anhydrase polypeptides have improved properties relative to the same carbonic anhydrase polypeptide that is not chemically modified including the improved properties of increased activity and/or stability in the presence of amine compounds, ammonia, or carbonate ion. The present disclosure also provides methods of preparing the chemically modified polypeptides and methods of using the chemically modified polypeptides for accelerating the absorption of carbon dioxide from a gas stream into a solution as well as for the release of the absorbed carbon dioxide for further treatment and/or sequestering.
US08569025B2
An isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes a terpene synthase and is selected from among: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising the sequence of nucleotides set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 5; b) a nucleic acid molecule that is a fragment of (a); c) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence of nucleotides that is complementary to (a)- or (b); and d) a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a terpene synthase having at least or at least about or at least about 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% identity to any one of (a)-(c); wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes a terpene synthase.
US08569016B2
The present invention aims to express influenza virus RNA polymerase on a large scale, to crystallize the influenza virus RNA polymerase, and to provide a method for screening a substance capable of serving as an active ingredient in anti-influenza drugs.The present invention provides a complex comprising a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence at positions 678-757 of the RNA polymerase PB1 subunit in influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/34 H1N1 (SEQ ID NO: 2) and a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence at positions 1-37 of RNA polymerase PB2 subunit in influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/34 H1N1 (SEQ ID NO: 4). This complex can be crystallized in the presence of a precipitant such as potassium phosphate and PEG4000. Moreover, with the use of information on the crystal structure of this complex, it is possible to provide a method for screening a substance capable of serving as an active ingredient in anti-influenza drugs.
US08569015B2
An optimized synthetic polynucleotide encoding a Bacillus anthracis protective antigen and an anthrax vaccine based on the encoded protective antigen. Furthermore, heterologous expression in a host Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria of an optimized polynucleotide sequence encoding a Bacillus anthracis protective antigen.
US08569012B2
The present invention provides a method for conveniently stabilizing an aqueous acrylamide solution using a stabilizer which can be separated and removed easily. In the method for stabilizing an aqueous acrylamide solution according to the present invention, a microbial cell is added to the aqueous acrylamide solution at a dried cell weight concentration of 1 to 14000 mg/L.
US08569011B2
The invention relates to novel fluorescent derivatives of polyamines having a benzoxadiazole group, to a method for preparing the same and to the use thereof as diagnosis tools for emphasising the polyamine transport system in cancerous cells in order to adapt the treatment thereof, and thus for selecting patients carrying such tumors in order to adapt their treatment. The derivatives are of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in which: R1 is one or more NO2 groups in position 4 or 6, or a SO2Ph, SO2NMe2, SO2NH2 or SO3H group; R2 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, benzyl, a perfluoroalkyl group; the values of a, b, c range from 2 to 5 independently from each other and represent alkylene chains separating the amino groups, and the values of d and e can independently be 0 or 1.
US08569010B2
The invention mainly relates to the mass spectrometric identification of pathogens in blood cultures from blood-stream infections (septicemia). The invention provides a method with which microbial pathogens can be separated in purified form from blood after a relatively brief cultivation in a blood culture flask, without any interfering human proteins or any residual fractions of blood particles such as erythrocytes and leukocytes, and can be directly identified by mass spectrometric measurement of their protein profiles. The method is based on the use of relatively strong tensides to destroy the blood particles by dissolving the weak cell membranes and most of the internal structures of the blood particles; in spite of the fact that tensides are regarded as strong ionization inhibitors in MALDI and other ionization processes required for mass spectrometric measurements. This method allows unknown pathogens to be obtained in their pure form by centrifuging or filtration and to be identified on the taxonomic level of species or subspecies. Problems with DNA from high levels of leukocytes can be resolved by special measures. After sufficient cultivation, the identification in a mass spectrometric laboratory takes only half an hour.
US08569002B2
Inhibitors of luciferase enzymes are disclosed and find use in multiplexed assays using multiple luciferases and multiple inhibitors, in both in vitro and in vivo embodiments.
US08569000B2
The present disclosure is directed to antibodies specific to carbamazepine, immunogens used to produce the antibodies, and immunoassay kits and methods for using the antibodies.
US08568993B2
A diagnostic method for determining the absence or presence of a disease is provided. The method includes assaying the amount and/or types of glycopeptides in a sample from a subject, and comparing these to the amount and types of reference glycopeptides. The method may include the use of a stable isotope label, affinity selection, immunoaffinity chromatography, and glycoproteomics techniques, to identify and quantify changes in glycosylated peptides or glycosylated proteins associated with cancers such as malignant lymphoma or breast cancer, to monitor patient's response to therapy, and to monitor disease recurrence.
US08568983B2
A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 3 and mutated sequences thereof.
US08568981B2
Methods of detecting influenza, including differentiating between type and subtype are disclosed, for example to detect, type, and/or subtype an influenza infection. A sample suspected of containing a nucleic acid of an influenza virus, is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. The presence of the influenza virus nucleic acid indicates the presence of influenza virus. Determining whether the influenza virus nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by detecting hybridization between an influenza specific probe, influenza type specific probe, and/or subtype specific probe and an influenza nucleic acid. Probes and primers for the detection, typing and/or subtyping of influenza virus are also disclosed. Kits and arrays that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers also are disclosed.
US08568980B2
The invention relates generally to the THAP1 gene and mutations in this gene, as well as the THAP1 protein and mutations in this protein, that are associated with dystonia. The invention relates to the identification, isolation, cloning and characterization of the DNA sequence corresponding to the wild type and mutant THAP1 genes, as well as isolation and characterization of their transcripts and gene products. The invention further relates to methods and kits useful for detecting mutations in THAP1 that are associated with dystonia, as well as to methods and kits useful for diagnosing dystonia. The present invention also relates to therapies for treating dystonia, including gene therapeutics and protein/antibody based therapeutics.
US08568973B2
Assays for detecting the presence and activity of cell-signaling components. These assays include luminescence polarization assays for detecting cell-signaling nucleotides and modulators of receptors and enzymes related to the generation and activity of such nucleotides.
US08568966B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can adjust a molecular density of the film of functional molecules (e.g. DNA molecules), which is utilized for biochips such as DNA chip, to a desired degree efficiently and easily. The method for producing a molecular film with an adjusted density according to the present invention includes forming a molecular film and adjusting a molecular density. In the forming a molecular film, a molecular film composed of molecules is formed on a conductive substrate, wherein the molecule includes a region capable of binding to the conductive substrate at least in a portion thereof. In the density adjusting, a molecular density of the molecular film is adjusted by desorbing a part of the molecules which make up the molecular film from the conductive substrate.
US08568962B2
The invention relates to a photo-embossing process for the preparation of a polymeric relief structure comprising the steps of: a) coating a substrate with a coating composition comprising one or more radiation-sensitive ingredients and less than 30 wt % polymeric binder material; b) locally treating the coated substrate with electromagnetic radiation having a periodic, non-periodic or random radiation-intensity pattern, forming a latent image, at a temperature below a transition temperature of the coating composition; and c) polymerizing and/or crosslinking the resulting coated substrate, at a temperature above said transition temperature, wherein the transition temperature is a temperature that defines a transition of the coating composition between a state of high viscosity and low viscosity and wherein the coating composition comprises a compound A comprising at least one radiation curable group and a photoinitiator, the coating composition having a transition temperature between 30° C. and 120° C.
US08568951B2
A toner including a main body particle, a layer B located overlying the main body particle, and a layer A located overlying the layer B is provided. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin. The layer B is comprised of particles of a resin B. The layer A is comprised of particles of a resin A. A method of manufacturing the above toner is also provided. The method includes dissolving or dispersing toner components in an organic solvent to prepare a toner components liquid. The toner components include the binder resin. The method further includes emulsifying the toner components liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsion. The aqueous medium contains the particles of the resins A and B. The method further includes removing the organic solvent from the emulsion and heating the emulsion.
US08568950B2
There is provided a polyester resin for a toner, including: a polycondensate of a polyvalent carboxylic acid component and a polyhydric alcoholic component, wherein the polyhydric alcoholic component contains a rosin diol represented by the following Formula (1) and a content of the rosin diol is 80 mole % to 100 mole % based on the total polyhydric alcoholic component. wherein, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L1 represents a divalent linking group having the following Formula (I); each of L2 and L3 independently represents a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl groups, carboxyl groups, ether groups, sulfonyl groups, substituted or unsubstituted chained alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkylene groups, substituted or unsubstituted arylene groups, and combinations thereof; and each of A1 and A2 independently represents a rosin ester group.
US08568946B2
An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising a conductive support, an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer formed in sequence, the electrophotographic photoreceptor characterized in that a coating solution for undercoat layer formation for producing the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains at least a binder resin and metal oxide particles surface-treated with anhydrous silicon dioxide.
US08568945B2
An electrophotographic photoreceptor, including a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on an electroconductive substrate, wherein the charge generation layer includes titanylphthalocyanine and a binder resin which is a crosslinked material of a resin comprising a polyvinylbutyrat site having the following formula (1) and an isocyanate compound having the following formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; k, l, m and n represent composition ratios and k+1 is from 0.60 to 0.80, wherein k or 1 may be 0, m is from 0.02 to 0.03, and n is from 0.20 to 0.40; wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted organic group having 2 to 4 valences; and O represents an integer of from 2 to 4.
US08568938B2
Systems and methods of electric power generation are disclosed. A particular method includes generating electric power using a fuel cell. The method also includes generating additional electric power using a thermoelectric generator (TE) by routing exhaust from the fuel cell to a hot side of the TE and routing fuel cell intake gases to a cold side of the TE. The method also includes preheating the fuel cell intake gases by routing the fuel cell intake gases from the TE through a heat exchanger (HX).
US08568932B2
The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution in which an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing 0.01% to 30% by weight of a 1,2-cyclohexanediol derivative having a specific structure; and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property, and storage property and can maintain excellent long-term battery performance.
US08568931B2
To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, by which a secondary battery having both high conductivity and stability free from thermal runaway may be obtained. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which comprises a lithium salt (a1) represented by R1—CHF—SO2—N(Li)—SO2—CHF—R2 wherein in the formula (a1), each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a fluorinated C1-5 alkyl group which may contain an ethereal oxygen atom, or a fluorine atom, an inorganic lithium salt (a2), and a solvent, wherein the proportion of the lithium salt (a1) based on the total amount i.e. 100 mol % of the lithium salt (a1) and the inorganic lithium salt (a2) is from 5.0 to 20.0 mol %.
US08568925B2
A lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte having lithium-ion conductivity. The positive-electrode active material contains a nickel-type lithium-containing complex oxide. The negative-electrode active material contains a graphite-type material having a reversible capacity of 350 mAh/g or more and an irreversible capacity of 30 mAh/g or less. A ratio Qc/Qa between an irreversible capacity Qc per unit area in a portion of the positive electrode that opposes the negative electrode and an irreversible capacity Qa per unit area in a portion of the negative electrode that opposes the positive electrode is equal to or greater than 0.50 but less than 1. As a result, the charge-discharge cycle characteristics can be improved while ensuring a high capacity.
US08568924B2
An improved anode material for a lithium ion battery is disclosed. The improved anode material can improve both electric conductivity and the mechanical resilience of the anode, thus drastically increasing the lifetime of lithium ion batteries.
US08568902B2
Provided are an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative having a specific structure, a material for an organic EL device comprising the above asymmetric monoanthracene derivative and an organic EL device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the above organic thin film layers contains the asymmetric monoanthracene derivative described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component. Provided are an organic electroluminescent (EL) device having a high luminous efficiency and a long life, an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative which materializes the same and a material for an organic EL device.
US08568899B2
Provided is a metal covered polyimide composite comprising a tie-coat layer and a metal seed layer formed on a surface of a polyimide film by electroless plating or a drying method, and a copper layer or a copper alloy layer formed thereon by electroplating, wherein the copper plated layer or copper alloy plated layer comprises three layers to one layer of the copper layer or copper alloy layer, and there is a concentrated portion of impurities at the boundary of the copper layer or copper alloy layer when the copper layer or copper alloy layer is three layers to two layers, and there is no concentrated portion of impurities when the copper layer or copper alloy layer is a single layer. Additionally provided are a method of producing the composite and a method of producing an electronic circuit board.
US08568886B2
Disclosed is a fluorine-containing copolymer having sufficient stability in water, which is capable of providing paper with sufficient oil resistance. The fluorine-containing polymer contains, as essential components, (a) a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I) CH2═C(—X)—C(═O)—Y—[—(CH2)m—Z—]p—(CH2)n—Rf (wherein X represents a hydrogen atom; Y represents —O— or —NH—; Z represents a direct bond, —S— or —SO2—; Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; m is a number of 1-10; n is a number of 0-10; and p is 0 or 1) and (b) an alkoxy group-containing monomer represented by general formula (II) CH2═C(X′)—C(═O)—O—(RO)q—H (wherein X′ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R represents an alkylene group having 2-4 carbon atoms wherein a part or all of hydrogen atoms may be substituted by a hydroxyl group; and q represent an integer of 1-50). The fluorine-containing polymer does not contain a monomer having an amino group.
US08568884B2
Disclosed are a compound that emits fluorescence, particularly in its solid state, and is suited to provide a color converting material with various improved performance properties over prior art and a light emitter, a color conversion filter, a color conversion device, and a photoelectric device each containing the compound; particularly a Schiff base type compound of formula (I) and a coloring material, a color conversion layer, a light absorbing layer, a color conversion filter, a light absorbing filter, a color-converting light-emitting device, and a photoelectric device each containing the compound. The definition of the symbols in formula (I) is the same as in the specification.
US08568881B2
Microspheres, populations of microspheres, and methods for forming microspheres are provided. One microsphere configured to exhibit fluorescent and magnetic properties includes a core microsphere and a magnetic material coupled to a surface of the core microsphere. About 50% or less of the surface of the core microsphere is covered by the magnetic material. The microsphere also includes a polymer layer surrounding the magnetic material and the core microsphere. One population of microspheres configured to exhibit fluorescent and magnetic properties includes two or more subsets of microspheres. The two or more subsets of microspheres are configured to exhibit different fluorescent and/or magnetic properties. Individual microspheres in the two or more subsets are configured as described above.
US08568877B2
Disclosed are a variety of porous and non-porous wire-like structures of microscopic and nanoscopic scale. For instance, disclosed are structures that comprise a porous object that comprises: (i) a first region; and (ii) a second region adjacent to the first region along an axis of the object, where the first region has at least one porous property different from that of the second region. Also disclosed are structures that include: (i) a high resistivity silicon; and (ii) a cross-section that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the object. Also disclosed are methods of making and using such structures. For instance, the present invention provides methods of making a porous object by: (i) obtaining an etchable substrate; (ii) forming on a surface of the substrate a patterned porosification assisting metal layer that has at least one opening; and (iii) subsequently exposing the substrate to a first etching solution and a second etching solution to form respectively a first region and a second region of a porous object.
US08568871B2
Disclosed is a method for nanostructure synthesis that includes growing nanostructures on a layered structure compound at a low temperature using a solution containing a solvent and at least one precursor. The method can include synthesizing and assembling nanowires in essentially the same method step. Disclosed nanostructures and nanowires are substantially uniform in diameter and single crystal. Nanowires can intersect to form networks and can be covalently bonded at points of intersection. Disclosed nanowire networks can be substantially uniform and can form an ordered network. Nanowire networks can be used to fabricate electronic and optical devices.
US08568866B2
A wear resistant multilayer nitride hard coating for substrates. The hard coating includes a first layer of titanium aluminum nitride and a second layer comprising a plurality of sublayer groups. Each sublayer group includes a first sublayer of titanium silicon nitride and a second sublayer of titanium aluminum nitride. The composition of the titanium aluminum nitride, both in the first layer and in the sublayer groups, is (TixAl1-x)N, wherein 0.4≦x≦0.6. The composition of the titanium silicon nitride sublayers is (TiySi1-y)N, wherein 0.85≦y≦0.98, and all of the silicon is in solid solution in the titanium silicon nitride such that no silicon phase or silicon nitride phase exists in this sublayer. The combined amount of aluminum and silicon present in the sublayer groups being narrowly controlled such that the sum of x and y is in the range of 1.38 to 1.46.
US08568865B2
Disclosed is a wallcovering assembly consisting of a base material and at least one ceramic coating/topcoat with or without an optional ceramic interlayer.
US08568864B2
A data carrier is provided having a see-through portion (24) that allows revealing security features (36) with a different appearance on each of its sides (S1, S2) under special lighting conditions, and a method for making such a data carrier. The see-through portion has an improved security, which is more difficult to reproduce by infringers.
US08568849B2
A surface treatment for a protective plastic film and/or laminate is disclosed. Suitably, the surface treatment includes coating a major surface of the plastic film or laminate with a curable coating formulation wherein the one or more of the coating ingredients are diffused or migrated at least partially into the plastic film or plastic laminate. The migration of coating ingredients creates a gradual transition layer from the plastic film to the coating layer and leads to unique properties. Optionally, the surface treated plastic film is laminated to a release liner coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to form the aforementioned laminate.
US08568843B2
Tube made of flexible manufactured material and a procedure for its manufacture, where all or part of the tube is manufactured by the injection molding of a formulation of plastic materials, which comprises at least one base Random-type polypropylene with an E modulus of between 300 and 1400 MPa, at least another Random-type polypropylene, with a melt flow of between 8 and 75 MFI 230/2.16, at least one copolymer with a modulus of between 10 and 500 MPa, at least one nucleating agent and/or at least one thermal stabilizer. The resulting tube fulfills diverse requirements for flexibility, permeability, welding capacity, mechanical resistance to low temperatures, etc.
US08568828B2
A tin-cadmium oxide film having an amorphous structure and a ratio of tin atoms to cadmium atoms of between 1:1 and 3:1. The tin-cadmium oxide film may have an optical band gap of between 2.7 eV and 3.35 eV. The film may also have a charge carrier concentration of between 1×1020 cm−3 and 2×1020 cm−3. The tin cadmium oxide film may also exhibit a Hall mobility of between 40 cm2V−1 s−1 and 60 cm2V−1 s−1. Also disclosed is a method of producing an amorphous tin-cadmium oxide film as described and devices using same.
US08568826B2
A method for brazing a component in a power generation system, the brazed power generation system component, and braze are provided to improve repairing power generation systems. The method includes providing the component having a feature in a surface of the component and coating a particulate material with a filler material to obtain a coated particulate material. The method includes preparing the feature to obtain a treatment area and filling the treatment area in the surface of the component with the coated particulate material. The method includes heating the treatment area and surrounding component to a brazing temperature and applying oxidation protection to the treatment area. After the brazing temperature is obtained, the method includes brazing the treatment area and the screen and cooling the component to obtain a brazed joint.
US08568821B2
Apparatuses and methods for applying a coating to an ear of corn are disclosed. An enclosure having a user accessible workspace and a motor to turn an ear of corn therein to apply a coating to the ear of corn rotated by the motor is also disclosed. The method includes providing an enclosure with a user accessible workspace for housing a motor assembly having a motor with a grip, releasably securing the ear of corn to the grip, rotating the ear of corn with the motor, and spraying the coating on the ear of corn with the coating applicator associated with the workspace. Each ear of corn has an identifier to track and index the ear corn during coating and drying.
US08568808B2
An intercalated layered silicate comprises a layered silicate and an intercalating agent sorbed between the silicate layers of the layered silicate. The amount of intercalating agent is effective to provide an average interlayer spacing between the silicate layers of at least about 20 Å. The intercalating agent has a formula selected from formulas I through VII described herein. The intercalated layered silicate may be exfoliated by mixing it with a matrix medium and adding sufficient energy to form a dispersed-particle composition. A packaging film, such as a food packaging film, may comprise the dispersed-particle composition.
US08568807B2
The invention relates to a method for closing the end of shirred tubular casings which comprises deshirring a terminal portion of the tubular casing in the direction of the axis of the stick, turning over the deshirred terminal portion in order to insert same inside the casing, securing the deshirred terminal portion from inside the casing, rotating the terminal portion and flattening the rotated terminal portion.This method is performed at the outlet of the shirring line (ON-LINE) as an additional phase of said operation, or it is performed away from the deshirring line (OFF-LINE) as an operation independent from the deshirring.
US08568806B2
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a stable composition enriched in cis-lycopene (z-isomers) by prolonged heating in solvents of tomatoes, parts of tomatoes, derivative thereof or tomato extracts in solvents.
US08568802B2
A process for producing an enriched fraction of tetrahydoxycurcumin containing, tetrahydroxycurcumin, demethylcurcumin, demethylmonodemethoxycurcumin and bisd.emethoxycurcumin and colorless tetrahydroderivatives thereof. The process consists of demethylation of natural curcumins, obtained, in turn, from the organic solvent extract of turmeric from Curcuma species. The said enriched fraction of tetrahydroxycurcumin is subjected to hydrogenation to get colorless tetrahydrotetrahydroxycurcumin enriched fraction. The enriched fractions of tetrahydroxycurcumin and colorless tetrahydrotetrahydroxycurcumin exhibits potent antioxidative action and reduces inflammation.
US08568799B2
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for alleviating inflammatory-associated diseases and conditions. These methods include administering individual and/or a mixture of multiple flavans isolated from a single or multiple Acacia genus of plants. The present disclosure also includes methods for isolating and purifying from an Acacia genus of plants a composition of flavans having dual specificity for cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) enzymes.
US08568792B2
A mixed metal compound for pharmaceutical use is free from aluminium and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30%, by weight of the total weight of phosphate present, over a pH range of from 2-8. The compound is especially useful for treatment of hyperphosphataemia. The metals are preferably iron (III) and at least one of calcium, magnesium, lanthanum and cerium. A metal sulphate for pharmaceutical use is selected from at least one of calcium, lanthanum and cerium sulphate compounds and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30% by weight of the total phosphate present, over a pH range from 2-8.
US08568788B2
The present invention relates to a nanoparticulated anaesthetic composition for topical use in which at least one local anaesthetic agent is encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles. The present invention also relates to the use of such polymeric nanoparticles comprising at least one local anaesthetic agent in the preparation of an anaesthetic composition for topical application to the skin or mucosa.
US08568784B2
Milled nanoparticles comprising a biologically active agent, at least one biopolymer and a coating containing at least one coating which is a polymer or ligand are produced using milling and coating techniques which have not previously been used for these applications.
US08568779B2
The present invention aims to provide a production method capable of industrially and producing coenzyme Q10 particles having a high content and superior powder flowability characteristics by simple facility and convenient operations. The present invention provides a method of producing coenzyme Q10 particles, including mixing coenzyme Q10 and a poor solvent by stirring at a temperature not less than the melting point of coenzyme Q10, dispersing coenzyme Q10 into the form of oil droplets, and cooling them to a solidification temperature of coenzyme Q10 or below while stirring the dispersion to give solid particles, wherein the poor solvent is an aqueous solution comprising an organic solvent and/or a surfactant having an HLB of 6 or above. According to the production method of the present invention, coenzyme Q10 particles markedly superior in powder characteristics, and having, for example, a powder flowability index of not less than 80 can be obtained.
US08568772B2
Drug derivatives are provided herein which are suitable for loading into liposomal nanoparticle carriers. In some preferred aspects, the derivatives comprise a poorly water-soluble drug derivatized with a weak-base moiety that facilitates active loading of the drug through a LN transmembrane pH or ion gradient into the aqueous interior of the LN. The weak-base moiety can optionally comprise a lipophilic domain that facilitates active loading of the drug to the inner monolayer of the liposomal membrane. Advantageously, LN formulations of the drug derivatives exhibit improved solubility, reduced toxicity, enhanced efficacy, and/or other benefits relative to the corresponding free drugs.
US08568765B2
The present invention is directed to a novel poly (diol citrates)-based bioceramic composite materials created using completely biodegradable and a bioceramic material polymers that may be used in implantable devices. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using bioceramic composites comprised of citric acid copolymers and a bioceramic material.
US08568759B2
The present invention provides an environmentally compatible, pesticidal composition and method for the control of insect pests. The composition includes two components. The first component is a chelating agent, a metal complex of a chelating agent, and mixtures thereof, and the second component is preferably a carrier material.
US08568756B2
Methods are provided for identifying molecules that can be used to positively and negatively manipulate quorum-sensing-mediated communication to control bacterial behavior. Small-molecule antagonists that disrupt quorum-sensing-mediated activities are identified. Methods are provided for disrupting detection of acyl-homoserine lactone autoinducer in Gram-negative bacteria by contacting the bacteria with the antagonists. Methods of inhibiting quorum sensing-mediated activity in Gram-negative bacteria are provided wherein the activity is pathogenicity, bioluminescence, siderophore production, type III secretion, or metalloprotease production.
US08568755B2
A fungicidal composition is provided. A fungicidal composition comprising synergistically effective amounts of (a) a carboxylic acid amide derivative of the formula (I) or its salt: wherein B is a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is alkyl; X is halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; and n is an integer of from 0 to 5, and (b) at least one fungicidal compound selected from the group consisting of an azole compound, an anilinopyrimidine compound, a triazolopyrimidine compound, a strobilurin compound, an N-halogenothioalkyl compound, a pyridinamine compound, a bicarbonate, an inorganic sulfur compound, a dithiocarbamate compound, an organic chlorine compound, a dicarboxyimide compound, an amine compound, a phenylpyrrole compound, a benzophenone compound, a dinitrobenzene compound, a piperidine compound, a morpholine compound, etc.
US08568748B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation in colloidal form for topical application for the therapy and prophylaxis of pathological changes of the skin and/or integumentary structures of the skin and/or mucous membranes, including mucous membranes of the digestive tract, uro-genital tract and bronchial system and/or conjunctiva, containing a lipophilic phase in a quantity of 1-10% by weight, a mixture of surfactant and co-surfactant in a quantity of 1-50% by weight, a hydrophilic phase in a quantity of 40-80% by weight and, as active ingredient, cyclosporin and/or derivatives thereof in a concentration of 0.1-20% by weight.
US08568746B2
Disclosed is a transdermal composition, which uses high-purity phosphatidylcholine that is most susceptible to oxidation and the like, and which exhibits high stability and high migration into the skin. Specifically, a transdermal composition having good stability and migration into the skin is able to be obtained by preparing a transdermal composition (a colloidal dispersion liquid of phosphatidylcholine) that contains high-purity phosphatidylcholine, carnitine, a polyhydric alcohol and water. Since the transdermal composition does not contain an oleaginous base (an oil component), the transdermal composition has skin compatibility and is thus useful as a therapeutic agent or a cosmetic preparation. In addition, phosphatidylcholine and carnitine have an effect of achieving good migration into the skin and are capable of promoting systemic or local lipid metabolism in subcutaneous adipose tissues. Consequently, the transdermal composition is able to provide a transdermal preparation that is capable of promoting lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissues.
US08568736B2
Novel parathyroid hormone (PTH) polypeptide derivatives are disclosed, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing said polypeptides, and synthetic and recombinant methods for producing said polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods for treating mammalian conditions characterized by decreases in bone mass using therapeutically effective pharmaceutical compositions containing said polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods for screening candidate compounds of the invention for antagonistic or agonistic effects on parathyroid hormone receptor action. Also disclosed are diagnostic and therapeutic methods of said compounds.
US08568732B2
The invention provides Chlamydia antigens for use in the treatment, prevention and/or diagnosis of Chlamydia infection. In particular, the invention provides antigens CT733, CT153, CT601, CT279, CT443, CT372, CT456, CT381, CT255, CT341, CT716, CT745, CT387, CT812, CT869, CT166, CT175, CT163, CT214, CT721, CT127, CT043, CT823 and/or CT600 from C. trachomatis for the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of Chlamydia infection.
US08568729B2
The invention relates to therapeutic conjugates with the ability to target various antigens. The conjugates contain a targeting antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof and an anthracycline chemotherapeutic drug. The targeting antibody and the chemotherapeutic drug are linked via a linker comprising a hydrazide moiety.
US08568728B2
Ligand Drug conjugate compounds comprising a β-glucuronide-based linker and methods of using such compounds are provided.
US08568726B2
The invention provides antibodies and functional equivalents thereof which are capable of specifically binding RSV. Nucleic acid sequences encoding said antibody, as well as antibody producing cells and methods for producing said antibody are also provided.
US08568724B2
The present invention relates to binding molecules such as antibodies that specifically bind plasma coagulation factor XI and that inhibit factor XI activation and/or activity. The factor XI-binding molecules of the invention may used in methods for preventing or treating diseases, disorders and/or conditions that are mediated by factor XI activation and/or wherein inhibition of factor XI has a beneficial effect.
US08568722B2
High affinity antibody antagonists of human interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1 are disclosed. The antibody molecules are effective in the inhibition of IL-13Rα1-mediated activities and, accordingly, present desirable antagonists for the use in the treatment of conditions associated with hIL-13Rα1 activity. The present invention also discloses nucleic acid encoding said antibody molecules, vectors, host cells, and compositions comprising the antibody molecules. Methods of using the antibody molecules for inhibiting or antagonizing IL-13Rα1-mediated activities are also disclosed.
US08568721B2
The present invention provides methods of preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis using a fully human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human interleukin-6 receptor (hIL-6R). The methods of the present invention may include administration of a second therapeutic agent, such as one or more of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a glucocorticoid, a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD), or a TNF-alpha antagonist, T-cell blocker, anti-CD20 antibody, an IL-1, JAK or IL-17 antagonist, or any combination thereof.
US08568720B2
The problem to be solved is to provide an antibody-containing formulation which is stable and suited for subcutaneous administration, wherein dimerization and deamidation is prevented during long-term storage. The present application is directed to a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation characterized by containing arginine and methionine.
US08568719B2
Provided herein are antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to the fusion (F) protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Also provided are methods for of prevention, treatment and diagnosis of viral infection and/or the treatment of one more symptoms of RSV-mediated disease. Methods of generating antibodies that immunospecifically bind RSV F protein also are provided.
US08568716B2
The invention provides methods 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.
US08568714B2
Multi-drug resistant superbugs are a persistent problem in modern health care. LysK is a staphylococcal bacteriophage endolysin from the phage K. It is a peptidoglycan hydrolase enzyme that can lyse many staphylococcal strains and thus is a potent antimicrobial against S. aureus, including MRSA. Lysostaphin is a bacteriocin secreted by S. simulans to kill S. aureus, and has been shown to also be a potent antimicrobial for many antibiotic resistant strains of S. aureus. This study describes optimal reaction conditions for the recombinant His-tagged LysK protein, compares its MIC and antimicrobial activity to lysostaphin and demonstrates synergy when the two are used in combination against the MRSA USA300.
US08568708B2
Clostridium novyi is an obligate anaerobe that can infect hypoxic regions within experimental tumors. We found that mice bearing large, established tumors were often cured when treated with C. novyi plus a single dose of liposomal doxorubicin. The secreted factor responsible for this phenomenon was identified and, surprisingly, proved to be a member of the lipase family. The gene encoding this protein, called liposomase, has the potential to be incorporated into diverse therapeutic methods to deliver specifically a variety of chemotherapeutic agents to tumors.
US08568707B2
Provided are diagnostic and pharmaceutical compositions containing a microorganism or a cell containing a DNA molecule encoding a detectable protein or a protein that a detectable signal, such as a luminescent or fluorescent protein. Methods of tumor targeting and tumor imaging using the microorganisms and cells are provided. Also provided are therapeutic methods in which the microorganisms and cells, which can encoded a therapeutic protein, such as a cytotoxic or cytostatic protein, are administered.
US08568706B2
The invention provides compositions and methods of identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules, including therapeutic molecules by modification with non-natural amino acids. Certain aspects of the invention include methods of adding a chemical moiety to a target molecule, and the compositions resulting therefrom. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to kits for identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules described herein.
US08568703B2
Aerosol odor eliminating compositions are described which are aqueous based and include at least one alkylene glycol, at least one surfactant wherein one or more of the at least one surfactant has an HLB of about 7 to about 20, compressed gas propellant, at least one fragrance, a buffering system and water. The composition excludes inclusion of a low molecular weight monohydric. The compositions have a volatile organic content (VOC) of less than 5.0% of the total composition based on 100 wt. %, or alternatively, a VOC of less than 0.1% as to the total composition based on 100 wt. % in absence of the wt. % of the active fragrant material of the fragrance. The compositions additionally have a consistent spray rate at multiple pressure ranges.
US08568699B2
Soft anticholinergic zwitterions of the formulas: wherein R1 and R2 are both phenyl or one of R1 and R2 is phenyl and the other is cyclopentyl; and wherein each asterisk marks a chiral center; said compound having the R, S or RS stereoisomeric configuration at each chiral center unless specified otherwise, or being a mixture thereof.
US08568682B2
The present invention is directed to a condensed phase batch process for synthesis of trisilylamine (TSA). An improved synthesis method that incorporates a solvent to help promote a condensed-phase reaction between ammonia gas (or liquid) and liquified monochlorosilane (MCS) in good yields is described. This method facilitates the removal of the byproduct waste with little to no reactor down time, substantial reduction of down-stream solids contamination and high-purity product from first-pass distillation.
US08568678B2
The reductive removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas from internal combustion engines operated predominantly under lean conditionstakes place in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of the nitrogen oxides by means of ammonia or a compound which can be decomposed into ammonia as reducing agent. Conventional SCR catalysts typically have a relatively narrow working temperature window, usually 350° C. to 520° C., in which good nitrogen oxide conversions can be achieved with sufficient selectivity. SCR catalyst formulations whose working window is in the temperature range from 150° C. to 350° C. generally not be used at higher temperatures since they oxidize the ammonia required as reducing 18 agent to nitrogen oxides at above 350° C. To cover the entire exhaust gas temperature range typical of vehicles having been operating internal combustion enginesextending from 200° C. to 600° C., it has therefore mostly been necessary to use complicated exhaust gas systemscontaining a plurality of catalysts having different working temperature ranges. Disclosed is a structured SCR catalyst whose working range extends over a significantly broader temperature window and by means of which complicated exhaust gas units can be considerably simplified, with a saving of components.
US08568676B2
A process for workup of an industrial carbon dioxide-rich gas to be freed of sulfur components, in which an industrial gas to be freed of sulfur components is purified by a gas scrubbing, and the laden solvent is freed of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide by a regeneration to obtain at least one acid gas fraction having a relatively high content of sulfur components, and the fraction with the highest hydrogen sulfide (H2S) content is supplied to a Claus plant with downstream Claus process gas hydrogenation, and at least one carbon dioxide-laden, low-hydrogen sulfide acid gas fraction from the regeneration device, which has a reduced sulfur content compared to the fraction with the highest hydrogen sulfide (H2S) content, is combined with the hydrogenated Claus process gas to give a combined process gas stream, which is supplied to further processing or to recycling into the process.
US08568675B2
Provided are catalyst composites that can be used in methods for treating exhaust gas from internal combustion engines, including diesel and gasoline engines, systems including such catalyst composites and methods of using the catalyst composites to treat internal combustion engine exhaust. The catalyst composites may provide diesel oxidation catalysts and three-way catalysts. A catalyst composite is provided which a catalytic material on a carrier, the catalytic material including a palladium component dispersed on a first support comprising at least 60% by weight of a zirconia component, and one or more rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of lanthana, neodymia, praseodymia, yttria, the first support optionally containing no more than 15% by weight ceria, and being free of alumina. Layered catalyst composites having one or more washcoats on the carrier are also provided.
US08568671B2
Provided a method for preparing metallurgical-grade alumina by using fluidized-bed fly ash, comprising: a) removing iron by wet magnetic separation after crushing the fly ash; b) reacting the fly ash after magnetic separation with hydrochloric acid to obtain a hydrochloric leachate; c) passing the hydrochloric leachate through macro-porous cationic resin to deeply remove iron to obtain a refined aluminum chloride solution; d) concentrating and crystallizing the refined aluminum chloride solution to obtain an aluminum chloride crystal; and e) calcining the aluminum chloride crystal to obtain the metallurgical-grade alumina. The method is simple, the procedure is easy to be controlled, the extraction efficiency of alumina is high, the production coast is low, and the product quality is steady.
US08568670B2
A process for producing basic lead carbonate is provided. The process comprises: (1) immersing neutralization slag to obtain sodium hydroxide solution; (2) leaching lead chloride slag with the aqueous solution containing sodium chloride and hydrochloric acid, adding sodium sulfide and filtering; (3) neutralizing the filtrate with sodium hydroxide solution, filtering and washing the precipitate; and (4) converting the precipitate to basic lead carbonate with ammonium bicarbonate, crystallizing and washing. Said neutralization slag and lead chloride slag are the redundant slag from fire refining bismuth. Said process makes better use of the redundant slag from fire refining bismuth, saves resources and reduces environmental pollution.
US08568658B1
An infant pacifier sterilization assembly includes a housing that has an aperture extending through a top of the housing. An antiseptic compound is contained within the housing. The antiseptic compound is nontoxic. A valve is positioned within the aperture. The valve insertably receives a nipple on a pacifier so the nipple is submerged in the antiseptic compound. The valve is a one-way valve so the antiseptic compound is retained in the housing.
