US07693594B2
In an embodiment, a scheduling process and an availability process are provided in which both the scheduling process and the availability process reside in a service architecture. The scheduling process is configurable to invoke the availability process at a point in the scheduling process, and a user of the service architecture may configure the scheduling process.
US07693591B2
A zone control panel may be adapted to accommodate a method of verifying communication and/or connections between the zone control panel and one or more thermostats that are electrically connected to the zone control panel. In some cases, the one or more thermostats may be set to a particular state or condition, and the zone control panel may be adapted to sequentially or simultaneously display the particular state or condition of each of the one or more thermostats.
US07693585B2
The invention relates to systems and methods that support object oriented access to information at multiple levels in a control architecture, for example. Such data access can be facilitated as a layer adjacent to or part of an MES system or as a white box cooperating to encapsulate data such as in the controller or the MES layer, for example. In addition, such object oriented data access can be built into a controller as a standard behavior of controller data types and tags of those data types. In this manner, data can be encapsulated as a data object to expose properties and/or methods related to the data utilizing a common interface with each data consumer. Thus, the data consumer can employ object oriented concepts, such as properties, methods, scope qualifiers, access qualifiers (private, protected, public enterprise), polymorphism, inheritance and the like directly with their automation system components.
US07693582B2
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.
US07693573B2
An iontophoretic sampling device for non-invasively determining the relative levels of two substances present in a biological system.
US07693565B2
A medical imaging system for automatically positioning a structure of interest within a field of view (FOV) of an imaging detector comprises at least one imaging detector for detecting radiation. The imaging detector has a FOV and detects a first image while at a first system position with respect to a predetermined reference point. A structure detecting module detects a structure of interest within the first image and determines whether the structure of interest is within the FOV of the imaging detector. The structure detecting module determines a second system position with respect to the predetermined reference point at which the structure of interest will be positioned within the FOV of the imaging detector, and a controller moves the FOV of the imaging detector to the second system position.
US07693562B2
An expandable tip cannula system, comprising: a hollow cannula shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and an expandable tip mounted at the distal end of the hollow cannula shaft, the expandable tip comprising a plurality of generally-triangular shaped petals held together in a radially-inwardly tapered arrangement between adjacent petals, each petal comprising a nerve sensing electrode disposed therein.
US07693555B2
Embodiments herein may receive a ranging request message with a sleep-mode indication from a mobile node at a destination base station in a wireless packet-switched network. System paging information may be accessed to determine a base station identifier associated with an originating base station that last served the mobile node. The originating base station may be contacted to retrieve a service context associated with the mobile node and any downlink packets buffered for the mobile node by the originating base station. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US07693541B1
An improved mechanism for sharing information between a non-voice session and a voice session is described. Clients use communication devices to exchange voice information over voice sessions to voice node servers and exchange non-voice information over non-voice sessions to WAP gateways. Information about the activity in a session is stored as context data. When a client switches from communication over one type of session to another, context data for that client is located and retrieved. The retrieved context data is used to recreate the state of the prior session, thus eliminating the need to reenter information that was previously available.
US07693537B2
A transmission rate control method for controlling a transmission rate of a channel to which the transmission rate control method is applied, include: notifying, at a radio network controller, at a timing of a call setup or the like, a primary allowable transmission rate of the channel to which the transmission rate control method is applied; starting, at a mobile station, after the call setup, transmission at a transmission rate below the primary allowable transmission rate, when data to be transmitted is generated; and controlling, at the mobile station, the transmission rate of the channel to which the transmission rate control method is applied, based on an Absolute Grant Channel transmitted from a radio base station.
US07693531B2
Methods and systems for signal processing are disclosed herein and may include storing bit sequences for a plurality of previously received control channels. A bit sequence for a currently received control channel may be correlated with at least one of the bit sequences for the plurality of previously received control channels. One of the bit sequences for the plurality of previously received control channels may be selected to represent the bit sequence for the currently received control channel, based on the correlating. The selected one of the stored bit sequences for the plurality of previously received control channels may include a maximum correlation. The maximum correlation may be higher than a threshold value. The bit sequence for the currently received control channel may include slow associated control channel information. The bit sequence for the currently received control channel may be decoded using Viterbi decoder and/or fire code decoder.
US07693529B2
In the method of scheduling, an order in which mobile stations are scheduled is changed based on at least one transmit beam criteria.
US07693528B2
Embodiments of the invention are concerned with modification of messages en route to a destination. In one aspect embodiments of the invention provide a method of modifying a message transmitted from a sending party to a receiving party through a communications network, the method including: intercepting the message in the communications network; selecting a plurality of channels of data on the basis of the sending party or the receiving party, each channel comprising a plurality of data items and being accessible by parties in addition to the sending party or the receiving party; applying one or more predetermined rules to at least some of the selected data items so as to identify a data item therefrom; and pending data derived from the identified data item to said intercepted message.
US07693522B2
A method for performing a handover of a mobile terminal between a 3G cell and a WLAN cell when the mobile terminal moves within a 3G cell into the coverage area of the WLAN cell. The present invention proposes that the handover be performed when there are no active calls. If there are ongoing calls, method proposes to wait until the calls are terminated before the handover is performed. After the ongoing calls are terminated, the handover is performed by disassociating from the radio access network of the 3G cell and associating with the access point of the WLAN, using the relatively straightforward disassociation and association procedures. The handover method according to the present invention obviates the need for complex and expensive protocols to ensure a seamless and error free handover of calls when moving from the coverage of the 3G cell to the coverage of the WLAN cell. This method can be used with either the loose coupling arrangement or the tight coupling arrangement.
US07693520B2
Disclosed are a system and a method for selecting a new serving base station when a drop occurs in a mobile subscriber station in a broadband wireless access communication system including the mobile subscriber station, a serving base station communicating with the mobile subscriber station, and a plurality of neighbor base stations, different from the serving base station. The mobile subscriber station receives information related to the neighbor base stations from the serving base station communicating with the mobile subscriber station. The mobile subscriber station monitors the frequency bands of the neighbor base stations included in the information related to the neighbor base stations if the drop is detected in order to detect target base stations capable of serving as a new serving base station for communicating with the mobile subscriber station when the drop occurs in the mobile subscriber station according to a monitoring result for the frequency bands of the neighbor base stations. The mobile subscriber station selects the new serving base station from the detected target base stations so that the it is possible for the mobile subscriber station to reestablish the communication with regard to the new serving base station within a short period of time.
US07693519B2
A method and apparatus are described for reducing link interference by a link between a user equipment component and an access network component. The user equipment component and access network component are connected by links over dedicated channels in respective directions, the link channel power in the first direction being controlled by the link channel in the second direction. A component sends a reconfiguration message to the other component to reconfigure to a common channel state in which the link channel power in the first direction is independent of the link channel in the second direction.
US07693517B2
A system and method for handoff are provided. A mobile station performs a make-before-break handoff of a control channel between a serving and target base station and a break-before-make handoff of a traffic channel between the serving and target base stations. The traffic channel handoff is performed after the control channel handoff has completed.
US07693507B2
A wireless LAN control device includes a wireless LAN control unit having a transmitting/receiving unit performing communications with a plurality of wireless LAN access points belonging to different user groups and a wireless LAN connection control unit. The wireless connection control unit executes control of transferring a user authentication request received by the transmitting/receiving unit via one of the plurality of wireless LAN access points and given from a wireless LAN terminal belonging to one of the user groups toward an authentication server that should execute an authentication process in response to the user authentication request, and transmitting an authentication result given from the authentication server in response to the user authentication request to the wireless LAN terminal via one of the plurality of wireless LAN access points.
US07693506B1
A method and system is disclosed for performing a location registration in a cellular communication network, wherein a subscriber identity of a user equipment is analyzed when a location registration request has been received, and a priority is allocated to the subscriber based on the result of the analysis. Then, the location registration request is admitted or rejected based on the allocated priority and a detected network load. Thereby, the network operator is able to guarantee network services for home subscribers in cases of increased network load.
US07693503B2
A mixer for down-converting an input signal to an output signal is disclosed. The mixer includes an amplifying circuit and a down-converting circuit. The amplifying circuit is utilized for amplifying the input signal to generate an amplified signal. The down-converting circuit includes a filtering module, a loading module, and a down-converting module. The filtering module is coupled to the amplifying circuit, and is utilized for filtering low-frequency components in the amplified signal. The loading module is coupled to the amplifying circuit and a predetermined voltage level, and is utilized for providing a DC bias voltage to the amplifying circuit. The down-converting module is coupled to the filtering module and the predetermined voltage level, and is utilized for generating the output signal according to a local oscillating signal.
US07693501B2
Techniques are described that can be used to reduce interference in a desired channel by one or more other channels. A radio includes a level detect logic that is responsive to both the frequency offset and amplitude of undesired signals and sets the gain applied to received signals based on the offset frequency and determined amplitude of undesired signals. For example, detection of a signal amplitude in an interfering signal in a channel adjacent to the desired channel may be made. Detection of a signal amplitude in an interfering signal in a channel other than the adjacent channel and desired channel may also be made. Based on detection of one or more interfering channel, a gain of an input signal may be adjusted. Interference arising from at least spectral re-growth of noise and clipping noise may be reduced.
US07693497B2
A control system for a linear feed-forward amplifier, using the ratio of measured spurious energy. Measuring receivers are coupled to two monitoring points to measure the spurious energy content in the error signal and at the main output of a feed-forward amplifier. The control system measures the ratio of these detected spurious, and uses this to optimize the settings of the second loop distortion cancellation. With the addition of an extra monitoring point, the same technique may also be used to control an adaptive predistorter prior to the main amplifier.
US07693489B2
A wireless communication system includes: an access point used the first channel or second channel to transmit the data, wherein the center frequency of the first channel is an initial frequency and the center frequency of the second channel is an target frequency; and a client terminal. When the client terminal receives the data from the first channel, the access point and the client terminal are operated by a first working frequency and second working frequency respectively. Initially, both working frequencies are located at the initial frequency. When the first channel is desired to switch to the second channel, the first working frequency is added an offset frequency. The second working frequency is adjusted and followed so as to keep up with first working frequency. By adding the offset frequency to the working frequency repeatedly, the first and second working frequencies are shifted until both of them arrive at the target frequency.
US07693485B2
A Bluetooth master unit polls a slave unit to enable the slave to resynchronize to the master, by sending POLL packets with sufficient frequency to maintain a connection to the slave, and in the intervals between such packets, sending NULL packets with sufficient frequency to maintain synchronization of the slave. By replacing some POLL packets with NULL packets, since the slave does not have to respond to a NULL packet, it can save some power, and there is reduced interference on other piconets. The frequency of the remaining POLL packets is set according to a Link Supervision Timeout (to avoid having this timer expire and thus keep the Bluetooth Link to the slave alive) and according to the time since the master received the last packet from the slave.
US07693483B1
A method and system for operating a satellite communication system with regional redundant sites and a central site includes a satellite and a regional site uplinking regional uplink signals to the satellite and condition signals to a terrestrial communication link. The satellite generates regional downlink signals from the regional uplink signal. A central site receives the regional downlink signals from the satellite and terrestrially receives the condition signals and generates control signals for the regional site through the terrestrial communication link.
US07693481B2
A device and a method are provided for receiving items of product information over a satellite digital audio radio (SDAR) network and locally storing the information therein. A mobile device is provided that comprises a control section and mobile information storage in electrical communication with the control section. The control section is adapted to communicate the items of product information received over the SDAR network to said mobile information storage.
US07693480B2
A sheet post-processing apparatus, e.g., that is included in an image forming system, includes: a sheet stacking unit configured to stack a plurality of sheets of one or more printable media; a sheet alignment unit configured to align the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet stacking unit; a pressing mechanism configured to press and hold the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet stacking unit; and a stapling unit configured to staple the plurality of sheets aligned by the sheet alignment unit, the stapling unit being displaceable to a given position that avoids interference with the pressing mechanism while the sheet alignment unit performs a sheet alignment with respect to the plurality of sheets in the sheet stacking unit.
US07693475B2
A lubricant supplying device that supplies lubricant onto a surface of an image carrier includes a lubricant carrying unit and a transfer unit. The lubricant carrying unit faces the image carrier in a non-contact manner, and carries the lubricant. The transfer unit transfers the lubricant from the carrying unit onto the image carrier.
US07693468B2
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carriers, an optical writing unit, a plurality of developing units, a transfer member, a transfer unit, an image sensor, and a control unit. In at least one embodiment, the image sensor is configured to sense a positional displacement detection pattern including visible images on the transfer member to detect a positional displacement between the visible images on each of the plurality of image carriers. The control unit is configured to execute a positional displacement correction control to calculate an amount of the positional displacement and determine respective target drive speeds of the plurality of drive sources. The control unit is also configured to control so that the positional displacement detection pattern is formed when the plurality of drive sources are driven at substantially identical speeds and the positional displacement detection pattern thus formed is sensed by the image sensor.
US07693466B2
A method of arranging a plurality of image forming sections, each of which includes a developing device and a cleaning device. The method includes arranging the plurality of image forming sections side by side along an inclined image carrier; and positioning the cleaning device above the developing device of other image forming sections in one of nearby ones of the plurality of image forming sections.
US07693460B2
An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a switching mechanism which selectively shifts developing rollers among an all-color non-contact state in which all photosensitive members are kept apart from the corresponding developing rollers, a black contact state in which only the photosensitive member for black is kept in contact with the corresponding developing roller, and an all-color contact state in which all the photosensitive members are kept in contact with the corresponding developing rollers, and a control section which, when an operation mode of the apparatus is shifted from a color mode to a monochrome mode, causes the switching mechanism to shift the developing rollers from the all-color contact state to the all-color non-contact state to perform a transferring process to once transfer developing agents from recovery members onto the corresponding photosensitive members and further transfer the developing agents from the photosensitive members onto a transfer belt.
US07693451B2
A developing device and image forming apparatus are provided. The developing device includes a chassis; a developer carrying member; a thickness regulating member; a supply member; and a conveying member. In a state in which the developing device is attached to a main body an opening of the chassis faces upward; the thickness regulating member pressure-contacts the developer carrying member from below the developer carrying member; the conveying member is disposed below the developer carrying member; the supply member overlaps a portion of the conveying member in a horizontal direction; and a portion of the conveying member is disposed within a vertical projection plane between a pressure-contact position of the thickness regulating member to the developer carrying member, and a contact position of the supply member to the developer carrying member. The image forming apparatus includes a main body; a plurality of photosensitive members; and a plurality of developing devices.
US07693449B2
An image forming apparatus includes a processing unit which performs an image recording process for recording an image on a recording medium based on image data; a movement mechanism which moves the processing unit; a first control section which controls the image recording process performed by the processing unit; and a second control section which acquires a state of progress of the image recording process and controls the movement mechanism so as to move the processing unit to a position according to the progress state.
US07693441B2
An image forming apparatus including a plurality of image bearing members, an electrostatic image forming device for forming an electrostatic image on the image bearing members, a plurality of developing devices for developing as developer images the electrostatic images formed on the plurality of image bearing members by using developer charged to a predetermined polarity, a primary transferring device for primarily transferring the developer images borne by the plurality of image bearing members to an intermediate transfer member at a plurality of primary transfer portions, a secondary transferring device for secondarily transferring the developer images primarily transferred to the intermediate transfer member to a recording material at a secondary transfer portion, a cleaning device for cleaning the developer on the intermediate transfer member, and a controlling device for, when a secondary untransferred developer image, which is a developer image that has not been secondarily transferred after the primary transfer, is cleaned from the intermediate transfer member, variably controlling a cleaning condition of the cleaning device in accordance with one of an image ratio and a position of the secondary untransferred developer image.
US07693432B2
Example embodiments of systems and methods for performing blanket diagnostics and proofing are disclosed.
US07693417B2
The optical option attachment ring of the present invention includes a rotator having an abutting surface that projects inward from the inner circumferential surface of the ring body and abuts the front end of the lens barrel as well as an arcuate portion that follows the upper end of the abutting surface. The optical option attachment ring further includes a resilient member that applies an urging force to the rotator to rotate in the direction opposite to the above-mentioned rotation direction and a stopper that abuts at least one of the one end and the other end so as to restrict the rotation caused by the urging force of the resilient member.
US07693413B2
A camera system has: cameras; and an information-processing device connected through a communication network with the cameras, which acquires a shot image from the cameras. Each camera includes: an image-pickup part taking an image of a subject; and an image-pickup synchronizing part mutually synchronizing an image-pickup timing of the camera with an image-pickup timing of another camera. The information-processing device includes: a synchronous shot image-acquiring part acquiring shot images taken by the cameras at a common timing from the cameras; an image-evaluating part evaluating the condition of the subject in the shot image for each of the shot images taken at a common timing acquired by the synchronous shot image-acquiring part based on predetermined evaluation criteria to assign an evaluation value to each shot image; a prioritizing part assigning a priority to each shot image according to the evaluation value assigned to each shot image by the image-evaluating part; and a display control part making a display device display the shot images according to priorities assigned to the shot images by the prioritizing part.
US07693410B2
An optical apparatus is disclosed which can perform accurate focus control even when an image of an object at low contrast is picked up in high resolution. The optical apparatus includes a plurality of band-pass filters for different frequency bands and extracts a focus signal from the image signal through each of the band-pass filters, and a controller which performs focus control based on the extracted focus signal. In the focus control by the controller, the band-pass filters are selectively used to extract the focus signal depending on a resolution for recording the image signal.
US07693409B2
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical apparatus which includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire position information of a lens, and a control unit adapted to control a position of the lens by an amount of rotation of an operating member and the position of the lens. The control unit initializes a corresponding relationship between the amount of rotation of the operating member and the position of the lens when the position control of the lens is started.
US07693408B1
A method and system provides a series of images having different focuses. The method can include storing at least one image in a buffer while an autofocus mechanism is determining a focus of the camera. Then, at least one image can be stored in the buffer after the autofocus mechanism has determined the focus of the camera. Images in the buffer can be transferred to a flash memory. In this manner, a plurality of images, each generally having a different focus, can be provided and the user can select an image having a desired focus.
US07693401B2
A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording as a QuickTime file a photographed motion image on a disc-like recording medium having plural recording areas different in characteristic. The plural areas include a first area guaranteeing a quick access speed and a second area which ensures a slower access speed than the first area. The recording/reproducing apparatus records a “movie” portion constituting the QuickTime file in the first area and a “media data” portion in the QuickTime file format in the second area.
US07693394B2
The data structure on the recording medium includes a navigation area storing at least one playitem in a playlist. The playitem includes a stream indication field indicating the data streams associated with the playitem. For example, the stream indication field indicates the packet identifiers of the data streams associated with the playitem.
US07693393B2
An image recording apparatus (e.g., a hard disk and so on) comprises (a) a recording unit adapted to record moving image data from an external device (e.g., a video camera and so on) on a recording medium; (b) a detection unit adapted to detect an occurrence of a dropout which occurs when the moving image data is recorded onto the recording medium; and (c) a transmitting unit adapted to transmit control data for notifying the presence and absence of a dropout to the external device.
US07693391B2
When an album mode is selected by a predetermined operation, thumbnail image data is acquired corresponding to saved video files which are retrieved from a thumbnail image data storage area (1495) and a list display of the thumbnail images is shown in the main display section (102) based on the thumbnail image data of each video file. When one of the thumbnail images is selected by the user, the operation judges whether or not the playback time for a video file of a selected thumbnail image is longer than a predetermined playback time. If shorter than a predetermined playback time, a normal playback is performed in the display position of the thumbnail image during which the thumbnail image scale-size is reduced.
US07693389B2
An electro-optic device includes a pair of substrates, and an electro-optic material held between the pair of substrates, wherein one of the pair of substrates includes a condensing unit provided on the electro-optic material-side surface of the substrate in order to condense light incident on the substrate, and a functional layer provided to overlap at least the condensing unit in a plan view.
US07693388B1
A thermally stable chalcogenide glass, a process for making the same, and an optical fiber drawn therefrom are provided. A chalcogenide glass having the composition Ge(5−y)As(32−x)Se(59+x)Te(4+y) (0≦y≦1 and 0≦x≦2) is substantially free from crystallization when it is heated past the glass transition temperature Tg or drawn into optical fibers. A process for making the thermally stable chalcogenide glass includes purifying the components to remove oxides and scattering centers, batching the components in a preprocessed distillation ampoule, gettering oxygen impurities from the mixture, and heating the components to form a glass melt. An optical fiber formed from the chalcogenide glass is substantially free from crystallization and exhibits low signal loss in the near-infrared region, particularly at wavelengths of about 1.55 μm.
US07693384B2
A waveguide structure is provided. The waveguide structure includes: a slot channel waveguide including first and second patterns, which are spaced apart from each other to define a slot; a first upper layer covering at least a portion of the slot channel waveguide; and a second upper layer covering the remaining portion of the slot channel waveguide. A thermo-optic coefficient (TOC) of the channel waveguide times a TOC of the second upper layer is a negative number.
US07693382B2
A device for optical communication includes an organic optical waveguide having a core part and a cladding part. The core part and the cladding part comprise a polymer material, and the cladding part includes particles.
US07693375B2
A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket. In one embodiment, the cable includes a first dry insert and a second dry insert disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the first dry insert and the second dry insert, thereby providing a dry cable core.
US07693373B2
A transceiver for use in a bidirectional optical communication link over a multimode channel is provided. The transceiver includes a single transverse mode light source in a transmitter. A waveguide or fiber based bidirectional coupler projects the transmitter mode to the high modes of the multimode channel. A detector coupled to predominantly all the modes of the channel via the waveguide or fiber based bidirectional coupler.
US07693372B2
An optical communication module is fabricated to include a refraction plate made of an inorganic material whose refractive index varies little with temperature. The refraction plate is inserted in the optical path to perform optical axis compensation in a single lens system with long focal length.
US07693367B2
A multi-mode optical coupler which includes an integrated section in which two optical fibers are fused and integrated together, at least one of these optical fibers being a multi-mode fiber, the multi-mode optical coupler coupling multi-mode light carried in the one of the multi-mode fibers to the other of the optical fibers, wherein: assuming that an outline of the integrated section in a plane view of the optical coupler is a function of a position along the longitudinal direction of the fibers, the multi-mode optical coupler has a plurality of inflection points along the outline; the multi-mode optical coupler satisfies: in an area between the farthermost inflection points includes: the length of the area between the inflection points is not more than 2 mm and an outer diameter h2 of the optical fibers along the direction in which the optical fibers are arranged in parallel is in the range of 70% to 80% of a sum of the outer diameters of the optical fibers; or the length of the area between the inflection points is not less than 1 mm and not more than 2 mm and the outer diameter h2 is in the ranges of 50% to 70% and 80% to 90% of the sum of the outer diameters of the optical fibers.
US07693363B2
The invention is a system and method for performing all-optical modulation. A semiconductor layer having a defined thickness has an insulator adjacent one surface of the semiconductor. Conductive layers are provided adjacent the semiconductor layer and the insulator. A photodetector is provided to generate an electric field across the conductive layers in response to an input optical gate signal. An input optical signal is modulated by interaction with a plasmon wave generated at the semiconductor/conductive layer interface. By defining the thickness of the semiconductor layer, a desired wavelength of light supports the plasmon waves. Operation of the all-optical modulator requires the provision of an input optical signal of a desired wavelength and the provision of a gate optical signal. An output optical signal is recovered and can be used to store, display or transmit information, for example over a fiber optic communication system, such as a telecommunication system.
US07693362B2
In one embodiment, an assembly having a first board, a second board, a fiber bundle, and at least one movable stage is provided. The fiber bundle has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the fiber bundle is attached to the first board first face. The movable stage has a second optical array provided thereon or therein. The movable stage is disposed on the second board such that the at least one motor steers the movable stage. The movable stage is steered such that the second optical array is aligned with the second end of the fiber bundle in a desired manner.
US07693352B2
Disclosed is an image converter circuit which is capable of being to be applied to a display device having an arbitrary number of pixels, and is capable of reducing image deterioration in panoramic display. The image converter circuit comprises: a read-control section that reads image data from an image memory in accordance with read-designating information; a data interpolating section that interpolates pixels using the image data read out from the image memory, depending upon magnification-designating information, and outputs enlarged and interpolated data; and a magnification setting section that generates the read-designating information and the corresponding magnification-designating information. The magnification setting section vertically divides the image data into a plurality of areas such that a difference in a number of pixels between the areas is within a predetermined range.
US07693347B2
Methods and apparatus to measure small shifts and rotations of video images captured in short succession after a first reference video image is captured, and to add the sequence of captures while shifting or rotating back the shifted or rotated images, in order to improve the SNR in low light conditions.
US07693346B2
First, a set of seed images that tally with each other are prepared (S101). Next, a set of threshold matrices are created from the set of seed images (S102). Next, a plurality of tally images are created from an input gray-scale image by using the set of threshold matrices (S103). The tally images are combined, whereby the confidential image is decoded.
US07693345B2
A method for concealing errors in compressed images in the JPEG 2000 format diosclosed. JPEG2000 (ISO/IEC 15444) is the new standard for image compression catering to different needs of various applications. This standard is much more advanced than JPEG and is rich in features. An Error concealment method in JPEG 2000 is provided which mainly deals with estimating the lost regions in a Wavelet Transformed image and works in Wavelet Transform Domain. This results in optimum error concealment and therefore, The method is applied before taking Inverse DWT.
US07693344B2
A method and a device for image processing and for a night vision system for motor vehicles, in which a standard camera that is sensitive in the near infrared delivers images which are displayed on a display arrangement having a lower resolution than the camera. In addition, the image processing method improves the raw images of the sensor using image-sharpening methods and/or contrast-enhancing methods, so that display on a display arrangement is made possible for viewing by a viewer.
US07693341B2
The disclosed implementations relate generally to improved workflows for color correcting digital images. In some implementations, a method of correcting images includes: presenting a user interface on a display device, the user interface including a display area; presenting a digital image in the display area; overlaying a correction interface on the digital image; and performing a correction operation on at least a portion of the digital image in response to a user interaction with the correction interface, where the correction operation is performed with real-time responsiveness.
US07693335B2
Novel, computationally efficient schemes for deterministic wavelet thresholding with the objective of optimizing maximum-error metrics are provided. An optimal low polynomial-time algorithm for one-dimensional wavelet thresholding based on a new dynamic-programming (DP) formulation is provided that can be employed to minimize the maximum relative or absolute error in the data reconstruction. Directly extending a one-dimensional DP algorithm to multi-dimensional wavelets results in a super-exponential increase in time complexity with the data dimensionality. Thus, novel, polynomial-time approximation schemes (with tunable approximation guarantees for the target maximum-error metric) for deterministic wavelet thresholding in multiple dimensions are also provided.
US07693332B2
An image input from an image input unit is divided into a ground portion and a document other than the ground portion in an image divider, and a latent image is extracted from a ground pattern included in the ground portion in a latent image extractor. Lightness of the latent image is corrected to be closer to lightness of the document in a lightness corrector, and a color of the latent image is converted into a gradation A in a latent image converter. A color of the document is converted in a document converter into a gradation B including the same plurality of colors as gradation A and having a different manner of gradation. The latent image and the document are integrated in an image integrator to generate an image including the latent image and the document having similar lightness with a difference in hues superposed on each other.
US07693328B2
A printing apparatus includes a hard disk, an image compressing device, an image decompressing device, and a printing engine. The printing apparatus divides image data into plural pieces of divided image data, classifies one or more pieces of the divided image data as compressible image data and classifies one or more other pieces of the divided image data as non-compressible image data. In storing the image data in a storage section, the printing apparatus causes the image compressing device to compress the compressible image data and writes the compressible image data thus compressed into the hard disk, and writes the non-compressible image data into the hard disk. Further, in causing the printing engine to perform printing, the printing apparatus reads out the non-compressible image data and the compressible image data thus compressed from the hard disk, transmits the non-compressible image data to the printing engine, causes the image decompressing device to decompress the compressible image data thus read, and transmits the compressible image data thus decompressed to the printing engine. This makes it possible to realize a printing speed higher than in a conventional technique, without increase in the cost and technical difficulties in packaging and controlling.
US07693325B2
A system and methods for transprojection of geometry data acquired by a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The CMM acquires geometry data corresponding to 3D coordinate measurements collected by a measuring probe that are transformed into scaled 2D data that is transprojected upon various digital object image views captured by a camera. The transprojection process can utilize stored image and coordinate information or perform live transprojection viewing capabilities in both still image and video modes.
US07693324B2
The present invention provides a method, an optical inspection apparatus as well as a computer program product for optical inspection of a surface. The optical inspection apparatus can be effectively applied for optical inspection of periodic structures on e.g. a semi-conductor wafer for the purpose of quality control. By effectively splitting a light beam into a plurality of spatially separated light beams and by selective usage of these light beams, various surface segments of the surface can be inspected simultaneously by superposition of respective images. A resulting superposition image can then be compared with a reference image for detection of defects of the surface.
US07693321B2
In a method for determination of coronal and sagittal planes for the subsequent acquisition of new magnetic resonance slice images or the representation of magnetic resonance slice images from an existing image data set of a knee joint, starting from a data set representing a transversal slice image of the knee joint, the slice image is analyzed using at least one analysis algorithm to identify the medial and the lateral condyles of the femoral bone head shown as a transversal section and a point lying thereon in a section that defines a coronal plane that is tangential to the condyles. The sagittal plane proceeding perpendicular to the defined coronal plane is then determined. Coronal or sagittal slice images are then acquired or represented with orientations dependent on the identified planes.
US07693319B2
Provided is an image-based volume data carving method for rapidly carving a specific area of dimensional volume data based on images. The method includes the steps of: generating a mask image to be carved from an input image; dividing a viewing transform matrix of the mask image into a shear transform matrix and a warp transform matrix, and calculating a scale factor from the shear transform matrix; modifying the mask image to be parallel to an axis of the volume data; shearing a volume slice in such a manner that the volume data can be parallel to viewing rays passing through a volume, and scaling the size of the volume slice; and carving part of the volume slice through an operation between the mask image and each volume slice.
US07693316B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for displaying hologram of a mobile communication terminal. The present invention can create hologram from two-dimensional image by providing a hologram processing function for a mobile communication terminal and provide the hologram to a user. Further, the mobile communication terminal with the hologram processing function can perform medical diagnosis on a user, and thus can save a life by performing accurate medical diagnosis in emergency through hologram communication with an emergency center.
US07693312B2
A method for determining whether a disputed electronic signature is that of a purported signator includes the steps of (a) creating in a single step an ink on paper signature and an identical electronic signature of the purported signator; (b) verifying that the ink on paper signature is consistent with known ink on paper signatures of the purported signator; and (c) comparing the disputed electronic signature with the electronic signature of the purported signature to determine whether the disputed electronic signature is that of the purported signator.
US07693308B2
A face image in which a user's face turns to a direction different from the front is picked up clearly and individual authentication is executed more precisely. An authentication system for executing authentication of a user is provided, wherein the authentication system comprises a first image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user; a second image pickup unit for picking up a face image of the user from a direction different from that of the first image pickup unit, a direction calculation unit for acquiring a direction to which the user's face turns on the basis of the face images picked up by the first and the second image pickup units, and a selection unit for selecting at least one of the face images picked up by the first and second image pickup units on the basis of the direction to which the user's face turns.
US07693303B2
A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present.
US07693302B2
An obstacle detection device comprising an imaging system for a motor vehicle, including at least one optical sensor, integrated in a lighting or signaling device of this vehicle. A field of vision of this at least one optical sensor can be oriented substantially along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle or substantially along a transverse axis of the vehicle.
US07693299B2
A method, system, computer-readable medium and data structure are provided for processing image data in connection with image recognition. A response of an image (FIG. 6 element 210) to a basis tensor can be determined after the image is applied thereto. The image response can be flattened (FIG. 6 element 220). A coefficient vector may be extracted from the image response (FIG. 6 element 230). The extracted coefficient vector may be compared to a plurality of different parameters stored in coefficient rows of a matrix (FIG. 6 element 240).
US07693290B2
A sound reproduction device such as a radio receiver or a cellular phone includes an antenna, a control unit and a speaker. The control unit determines whether a radio wave receiving condition is satisfactory. The receiving condition is represented by field strength of the radio wave or a degradation of a sound signal in the radio wave. If the receiving condition is not satisfactory, the control unit adds an acoustic effect to the sound signal thereby to notify listeners of degradation of receiving condition. The acoustic effect may be a changing of sound image localization, a changing of a frequency characteristic and a changing of a reverberation characteristic. The acoustic effect is stopped for a specified period after the acoustic effect is added, even when the receiving condition is not satisfactory.
US07693287B2
Techniques are disclosed for sound source localization based on joint learning and evaluation of ITD and ILD representations that are measured in a complementary, correlation-based way using binaural time-frequency spectrums. According to one embodiment, from these measurements and learned representatives, which may, for example, be created by combinations of measurements from signals belonging to the same class, i.e., the same azimuthal location, probability distributions over frequency and class are computed. These probability distributions can be combined over cue and frequency using information-theoretic approaches to get a robust classification of the location and additionally a confidence measure for the quality of the classification result.
US07693282B2
A gaming machine includes a gaming operation execution device, a loading device and a processing device. The gaming operation execution device executes gaming operations. The loading device includes a connector for connecting a storage medium, a first program memory part for storing a first authentication program, a second program memory part for storing a second authentication program, and a first processor for authenticating the first authentication program with the second authentication program. The processing device includes a memory, a reading unit for reading out the gaming information from the storage medium and for reading out the first authentication program authenticated by the first processor, a second processor for authenticating the gaming information with the authenticated first authentication program, a writing unit for writing the authenticated gaming information to the memory, and an operation control unit for controlling the gaming operation execution device.
US07693280B2
A sequence of content keys are shared between a receiver of pieces of digital content and a computing device upon which the content is to be rendered. The receiver encrypts each piece of content according to a corresponding content key in the sequence and forwards the encrypted content to the computing device and the computing device decrypts the encrypted content according to the corresponding content key. The receiver initially transmits to the computing device an initialization digital license with an initial content key (CK0) therein. Each of the receiver and the computing device derive a new content key (CKx) in the sequence from the initial content key (CK(0)) in the sequence on an as-needed basis and in a coordinated fashion. The initialization license is required only once for the sequence of content keys, and the receiver need not explicitly communicate (CKx) to the computing device for each piece of content.
US07693274B2
A system and method for servicing a caller at a contact center includes a processor subsystem and one or more modules that include code executable by the processor subsystem. Execution of the code invoking an automatic call distributor (ACD) collaborative application that provides the caller with a visual or aural call session history that lists each agent with whom the caller has interacted. The ACD collaborative application also providing the caller with an option to request return to a previous agent listed in the call session history. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US07693271B2
A method for handling an incoming call received at an inbound terminal via an analog line is described. The method comprises receiving the incoming call at the inbound terminal; storing caller ID data enabling identification of incoming call; comparing a stored existing caller ID with the stored current caller ID to determine if an earlier incoming call is being signaled to an application; if the earlier incoming call is being signaled, disconnecting the earlier incoming call; and presenting the incoming call to the application thereby reducing the risk of conflict between incoming calls.
US07693262B2
Methods and systems for detecting potential items of interest in target samples, using nuclear resonance fluorescence, utilize incident photon spectra that are narrower than traditional bremsstrahlung spectra but overlap nuclear resonances in elements of interest for purposes of detection, such as but not limited to the detection of threats in luggage or containers being scanned.
US07693253B2
A method and a CT unit are disclosed for taking cardio X-ray CT pictures, in the case of which a synthetic clock signal is used to display a clock, during each cycle phase of the synthetic clock signal. Test volume data records of the heart are reconstructed at a number of different phase instants of the synthetic clock over the complete scan, which are respectively associated with their phase instants and their z-position. Subsequently, a correlation calculation between test volume data records that are temporally neighboring and spatially identical or at least belong to the same slice plane are used to determine maxima of the correlation. Finally, imaging volume data records are subsequently calculated from the spatiotemporally associated detector data.
US07693252B2
Noise originating from the difference between a second dose as an X-ray dose used for simulation and a first dose as an X-ray dose associated with raw data obtained by past imaging operation is calculated. Simulation pure raw data as information associated with a photon count and noise which are predicted to be detected by a plurality of X-ray detection elements when imaging is performed by using X-rays of the second dose is generated on the basis of the calculated noise and the raw data obtained by past imaging operation. A simulation image predicted to be obtained by imaging operation using X-rays of the second dose is generated by using the simulation pure raw data and displayed.
US07693251B2
The ultrasonic probe of the ultrasonic inspection apparatus, which is pushed onto the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel, transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave to and from a penetration having a welded portion while changing an incident angle of the ultrasonic wave. Based on a result of reception of an echo obtained by the reflection of the ultrasonic wave on the inner surface of the penetration, an inclination angle of the penetration relative to a wall surface of the reactor pressure vessel is measured. A circumferential direction position of the penetration, which corresponds to the inclination angle, is calculated based on the relationship of an inclination angle and a circumferential direction position, which have been calculated in advance. Then, the circumferential direction position can be obtained as information on the inspection position.
US07693245B2
Header information is used to facilitate coarse frequency and frame recovery. The coarse frequency and frame recovery is thereafter utilized to perform adaptive phase and frequency synchronization on a frame-by-frame basis. A digitized signal representative of a wireless signal may be received. A frame identifier in a physical layer header in the signal may be identified by correlating the digitized signal to one or more known frame identifiers. The identified frame identifier may be used to estimate a phase or frequency error.
US07693240B2
A system, apparatus, method and article to converge a communications system receiver are described. The apparatus may include an interference canceller to receive an interference signal and to produce an adaptive signal. The interference canceller is adapted by a first adaptation module. An equalizer is coupled to the interference canceller. The interference canceller is located before the equalizer. The equalizer receives an input signal formed of a sum of a received input signal and the adaptive signal. A slicer is coupled to the equalizer and to the interference canceller. The slicer receives an equalized version of equalizer coefficients and produces a slicer error. The first adaptation module adapts the interference canceller utilizing a convolution of the interference signal with the equalizer coefficients, and multiplying the results by the slicer error. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07693239B2
A decoding device may include a sequential convolutional code decoder, and a parallel convolutional code decoder. The decoding device may further include a controller for selectively processing a convolutionally encoded input signal via at least one of the sequential convolutional code decoder and the parallel convolutional code decoder. The selection of decoder may be based upon a signal-to-noise ratio or the passage of time, for example.
US07693224B2
A communication device may obtain a channel estimate, and may adjust power thresholds governing an adaptive bit loading scheme. The communication device may include a transceiver arranged to receive data from a remote transmitter on a plurality of subcarriers. The communication device may also include a controller coupled to the transceiver. Finally, a memory unit may be coupled to the controller. The memory unit may contain a set of instructions that when executed cause the controller to cooperate with the transceiver to create a channel estimate, to create modulation criteria based at least in part on the channel estimate, and to command the remote transmitter, on a subcarrier-by-subcarrier basis, to employ a particular modulation technique on a particular subcarrier. Such a command may be based at least in part on a comparison of the channel estimate and the modulation criteria.
US07693216B1
A modulation method, applicable for augmentation of present art modulated signals. The method, for communicating data from a transmitter to a receiver, is based on periodical burst transmissions, set at a nominal timing, of signals which are either pure carriers or already modulated by data (e.g. ASK, FSK, PSK). Knowing the transmission timing and assessing the propagation delay, the receiver can estimate the nominal reception timing of these periodical transmissions. Modifying the nominal timing of a transmission, by a specific time period, is used to communicate a symbol between the transmitter and the receiver, according to a predefined encoding table which associates between a symbol and a unique time period. According to one embodiment of the invention, the transmitter is a distress radio beacon, configured to report its position upon activation, in periodical data burst transmissions, to ground stations through satellites. The present method is used to augment this report, complying with the present beacon specifications, yet providing a finer resolution of the reported coordinates. According to one embodiment, the position resolution is improved approximately from 125 to 8 meters.
US07693215B2
Methods and apparatuses for blind equalizers with multiple constant modules. In one embodiment, a circuit, includes: a filter to produce an output based on an input that represents a symbol being received, the symbol being one of a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation; a decision engine coupled to the filter to generate a result indicating one region of a plurality of regions in a QAM constellation diagram, the output of the filter being in the indicated region which includes a plurality of symbols of different radii in the constellation diagram; and an error reduction engine coupled to the decision engine and the filter to reduce a difference between a selected one of a plurality of constants and a modulus of the output; where each of the plurality of constants correspond to one of the plurality of regions; and the selected one of the plurality of constants is selected according to the result of the decision engine.
US07693211B2
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) based Phase Lock Loops (PLLs) are provided for use in navigational signal receivers. In an embodiment, a navigation receiver correlates a received navigational signal with a locally generated signal into correlation samples, e.g., one-millisecond correlation samples. The navigation receiver includes a FFT based PLL that corrects phase shifts in the correlation samples due to the Doppler frequency by considering both the Doppler frequency and its rate of change, which are obtained from a FFT computation with interpolation. The phase corrected correlation samples are then integrated over a length of a navigation data bit, e.g., 20 milliseconds, to determine the sign of the data bit of the received signal. In another embodiment, a soft decision feedback technique involving integration extending over the present data bit and several prior data bits is used to determine the sign of a present data bit of the received signal.
US07693210B2
There is provided a hybrid rake/equalizer receiver for correlating a delay spread in a spread spectrum system. The hybrid rake/equalizer receiver includes a plurality of adaptive equalizers, each for filtering different regions of the delay spread that have an energy level above a pre-specified threshold to respectively provide equalized-descrambled chip sequences for correlation. Equalizer coefficients respectively corresponding to the plurality of adaptive equalizers are updated individually.
US07693200B2
A semiconductor laser diode including a substrate, and a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer and an electrode sequentially formed on the substrate is provided. In the semiconductor laser diode, the second semiconductor layer has a ridge and the electrode is formed on the ridge of the second semiconductor layer at a width which is less than the width of the ridge.
US07693197B2
Laser scanning apparatus, methods, and article of manufacture are described. In one embodiment, a laser scanning apparatus includes a light source configured to emit a light beam in a single direction, a scanning device optically coupled with the light source and configured to scan the light beam along a photoconductor in a plurality of scan lines. The laser scanning apparatus also includes a start-of-scan detector assembly configured to sample the light beam and initiate a start-of-scan operation of one of the scan lines of information to be written on the photoconductor, and wherein the sampled light beam is used to control a drive level of the light source.
US07693195B2
A method for producing an optical output, including the following steps: providing first and second electrical signals; providing a bipolar light-emitting transistor device that includes collector, base, and emitter regions; providing a collector electrode coupled with the collector region and an emitter electrode coupled with the emitter region, and coupling electrical potentials with respect to the collector and emitter electrodes; providing an optical coupling in optical communication with the base region; providing first and second base electrodes coupled with the base region; and coupling the first and second electrical signals with the first and second base electrodes, respectively, to produce an optical output emitted from the base region and coupled into the optical coupling, the optical output being a function of the first and second electrical signals.
US07693184B2
A telecommunications system SYST including a local area network WLAN, a main network INTNW, and an intermediate element INTM through which data packets Dpo, Epi/Tepi must pass in transit between the local area network WLAN and the main network INTNW. The system evaluates a volume of calls supported by the local area network WLAN, and truncates data packets if said volume is above a predetermined threshold. In the event of an overload, the size of data packets in transit through the local area network is automatically reduced without recourse to systematic and discriminatory elimination of a particular type of data.
US07693181B2
An exemplary device comprises a first and second protocol layer, and an information exchange service (IES) in communication with the first and the second protocol layers. The IES is configured to share control information between the protocol layers. A protocol layer is capable of adapting behavior based on the control information shared by the IES. An exemplary method is presented for communicating between publishing and subscribing layers in a protocol stack. The method comprises, in the publishing layer, specifying a selected attribute and an associated value to be shared with the subscribing layer. The method further comprises storing the specified attribute and associated value, and receiving a subscribe request from the requesting layer. The request specifies the published attribute. The method further comprises, in response to the request, providing the associated value to a subscribing layer, and in the subscribing layer, adapting behavior based on the shared control information.
US07693177B2
A navigational aid for use as an AIS apparatus includes a memory for storing information about previous use of individual time slots synchronized with transmission schedules of other stations and a signal detector for judging whether an information signal exists in a time slot specified in accordance with a synchronization timing signal based on the information stored in the memory and a result of monitoring of the behavior of a baseband signal obtained from a received signal on an IQ-plane. The navigational aid transmits information about own station based on a result of judgment by the signal detector. The monitoring of the behavior of the received baseband signal plotted on the IQ-plane can be accomplished by performing pattern recognition operation, for which a carrier sense technique, such as a support vector machine, subspace method or neural network, can be used.
US07693174B2
A communication system equipped with a communication apparatus for transmitting a transmission signal to another communication apparatus via a communication medium, includes: transmission means for transmitting the transmission signal to the other communication apparatus via the communication medium; detection means for detecting a propagation signal propagated through the communication medium each time a predetermined amount of the transmission signal is transmitted from the transmission means; signal collision judgment means for judging from the propagation signal detected by the detection means whether a signal collision occurs on the communication medium between the transmission signal transmitted from the transmission means and another signal transmitted from the other communication apparatus; and control means for controlling transmission of the transmission signal from the transmission means in accordance with a judgment result by the signal collision judgment means.
US07693172B2
An apparatus and method of assigning a public long code mask (PLCM) to a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network is provided. The invention comprises assigning a first PLCM type, when the PLCM for the mobile terminal is based on an international mobile station identification number that is based on a mobile identification number (MIN) associated with the mobile terminal and assigning a second PLCM type, when the PLCM for the mobile terminal is provided by a service provider.
US07693171B2
Methods and apparatus for assigning physical channels in a content-based network. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network having a plurality of cable modems, and the physical channels are assigned to the cable modems based at least in part on any multicast transmissions that may exist on the system. When two cable modems are receiving the same multicast transmission, the invention causes tuning of one or more of the cable modems to the same physical channel in order to limit the total number multicast transmissions on the network. Multicast transmissions typically comprise video or audio information, but other types of information may also be multicast according to the invention. In another embodiment, a multicast transmission list (containing a list of multicast transmissions and the corresponding physical channels) is sent to the set of cable modems. This list is used by the modems (or associated CPE) to manage channel allocation and tuning.
US07693160B2
There is provided an information processing device comprising bubble packet transmitter for transmitting a bubble packet via communications processing device, detecting packet transmitter for transmitting a detecting packet via communications processing device, the detecting packet used for detecting a position of a bubble packet transmission port, the detecting packet being transmitted in a manner that a detecting packet transmission port in communications processing device where the detecting packet passes through becomes the same as or different from a bubble packet transmission port, depending on a type of communications processing device, and bubble packet transmission port detector for detecting a position of the bubble packet transmission port according to the detecting packet transmission port.
US07693155B2
A communication processing apparatus that performs processing of transmitting streaming data includes a communication control portion examining the state of data communication and performing processing of changing priority information to be defined for send data based on the result of the examination, and a network interface performing processing of outputting data with the priority information. In this case, the communication control portion performs processing of setting a lower priority than a predetermined priority for the streaming data in the initial period of the transmission of streaming data, examination of the state of data communication in a lower-priority-setting period at an examination point functioning as predefined examination timing, and processing of changing the priority setting based on the result of the examination.
US07693152B2
In an Ethernet network divided into multiple domains, a method for Ethernet data frame data learning includes: receiving through a bridge port of a domain of the Ethernet network an Ethernet data frame containing a source Media Access Control (MAC) address; and generating a forwarding matching entry including a destination MAC address, the length of a forwarding mask and a bridge egress-port identifier; wherein the destination MAC address is acquired by matching the source MAC address with the length of the forwarding mask. In a method for Ethernet data frame forwarding, a bridge forwards the Ethernet data frame according to a MAC forwarding matching table including a destination MAC address, the length of a forwarding mask and a bridge egress-port identifier. An Ethernet network and a bridge are also provided. The number of entries included in the MAC forwarding matching table o is reduced effectively.
US07693148B2
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus that can transmit and receive data to and from a bidirectional server in either of a form of communication via a telephone line and a form of communication via the Internet. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus having a network interface for performing data transmission and reception via the Internet and a modem includes reading means for reading an IP address of a bidirectional server for the Internet from a transport stream; and decoding means for detecting a method describing a BASIC procedure and decoding a data processing content related to transmitting and receiving operation; wherein data transmission and reception is performed via the network interface using an IP packet on the basis of the decoded data processing content.
US07693135B2
AIN based methods and apparatus for transitioning telephone numbers and customers from the PSTN to a VOIP network are described. AIN line number portability features are used to allow a few gateway switches that interconnect the PSTN and VOIP networks to service customers whose telephone numbers were originally serviced by several remote PSTN switches. AIN LNP triggers are used to forward PSTN calls, directed to the PSTN switch previously used to service a telephone number, to the gateway switch assigned to route such calls to the IP network. AIN triggers set at the gateway switch insure that the subscriber with the ported telephone number continues to receive AIN services provided before the telephone number was ported to the IP network. Calls from ported telephone numbers to telephones in the PSTN are billed from PSTN switches through the use of AIN functionality and triggers set at the gateway switch.
US07693133B2
A method and apparatus for connecting a plurality of called party terminals in a bridged a call session with a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calling party terminal. The method includes the VOIP terminal sending called party terminal identifiers identifying each called party terminal to a calling party Service Control Point (SCP), and creating a bridged call session at the SCP connecting the called party terminals and the calling party VOIP terminal. The apparatus includes a system for sending called party terminal identifiers identifying each called party terminal to a calling party Service Control Point (SCP), and creating a bridged call session at the SCP connecting the called party terminals and the calling party VOIP terminal.
US07693114B2
Apparatus and method for determining soft or softer handoff are described. The present invention includes the steps of comparing sectors in an active set to set values corresponding to the soft or softer handoff for the sectors, respectively in a base station, transmitting a first parameter for selecting cell switching parameters between the sectors neighboring each other in the active set to a mobile station wherein the set values for the respective sectors are included in the first parameter, generating values of a parameter PDCH_GROUP_IDENTIFIER corresponding to a packet data channel group identifier using the set values included in the first parameter, determining whether a serving sector and a target sector among the sectors are in the soft or softer handoff using the generated values of the parameter PDCH_GROUP_IDENTIFIER, and selecting the cell switching parameters accordingly.
US07693109B2
A mobile network is disclosed in which there exists a Mobile Node (MN), the MN is managed by a first Access Router (AR), and there exists a second AR with a subnet different from the first AR. A method is provided for the MN performing a fast handoff from the first AR to the second AR, which includes receiving a Routing Advertisement (RA) message of the second AR from the first AR, generating an IP address to be used in the second AR using the RA message of the second AR if the MN recognizes that it should perform a handoff from the first AR to the second AR, performing a trigger for using the generated IP address if the movement to the second AR is completed, and transmitting/receiving a Correspondent Node (CN) and data using the IP address.
US07693105B2
Networks, devices and methods related to wireless networking. A wireless network using nodes that perform both distribution and backhaul functions is provided. These nodes constitute the key elements of a wireless network that would be deployed and controlled by a wireless network operator. Each node contains a distribution wireless module which is wirelessly coupled to the wireless end user device using a point to multipoint scheme. Also integrated into each node is at least one backhaul wireless module with a directional wireless antenna. Each backhaul wireless module communicates by way of a point to point wireless link with the backhaul module of one other node. The nodes in the wireless network are interconnected to form a mesh backhaul network. Because of the nature of a mesh network, data traffic can be routed around obstacles that may prevent line of site links. Furthermore, the mesh network allows dynamic routing of data traffic to avoid congestion points or downed links in the network.
US07693094B2
An apparatus for bidirectional communication using one or more auxiliary bands in a wireless communication system is provided. A primary band transmitter transmits data over one or more primary bands in a frame. A primary band receiver receives data over the one or more primary bands in the frame. An auxiliary band transmitter transmits data over one or more first auxiliary bands in the frame. An auxiliary band receiver receives data over the one or more first auxiliary bands or over the one or more first auxiliary bands and one or more second auxiliary bands in the frame. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate a low-delay service and to cope with a rapid channel change due to high-speed movement.
US07693082B2
A modular test chassis for use in testing wireless devices includes a backplane and a channel emulation module coupled to the backplane. The channel emulation module comprises circuitry for emulating the effects of a dynamic physical environment (including air, interfering signals, interfering structures, movement, etc.) on signals in the transmission channel shared by the first and second device. Different channel emulation modules may be included in the test system depending upon the protocol, network topology or capability under test. A test module may be provided to generate traffic at multiple interfaces of SISO or MIMO DUTs to enable thorough testing of device and system behavior in the presence of emulated network traffic and fault conditions. A latency measurement system and method applies timestamps frames as they are transmit and received at the test module for improved latency measurement accuracy.
US07693072B2
A method and apparatus for configuring a network topology with alternative communication paths. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) having a network identification element that identifies a tree topology of network elements in a communication system comprising a root node and a plurality of leaf nodes, a network configuration element that specifies a desired number of alternative communication paths between each of the plurality of leaf nodes and the root node, and a network restructuring element that determines a configuration of additional lateral and vertical communication paths superimposed on a portion of the plurality of leaf nodes that achieves a desired cost objective according to the desired number of alternative paths and associated cost attributes. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US07693068B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a distributed hardware platform interface (HPI) architecture are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for providing distributed operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) functionality in a multi-shelf processing environment. The system includes a first shelf that includes first hardware components, a second shelf that includes second hardware components, and an OAM module for providing an OAM function. The system also includes a first hardware platform interface (HPI) daemon for communicating OAM-related information between the first hardware components and the OAM module, and a second HPI daemon for communicating OAM-related information between the second hardware components and the OAM module.
US07693066B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for reducing the likelihood of signaling link congestion on a failing or recovering signaling linkset are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for reducing or eliminating congestion on a recovered link in a previously failed linkset due to the routing of post-global title (GT) translated signaling message traffic is disclosed. When the first link in a previously failed linkset becomes available, routes associated with the recovering linkset are marked as restricted. GT translated messages are directed to the lowest cost route that is marked as allowed. If no routes are marked as allowed, messages are directed to the lowest cost route that is marked as restricted. When a predetermined number or percentage of the links in a linkset become available, routes associated with the recovering linkset are marked as allowed.
US07693062B2
In one form of the invention, a process of sending real-time information from a sender computer (103) to a receiver computer (105) coupled to the sender computer (103) by a packet network (100) wherein packets (111,113) sometimes become lost, includes steps of directing (441) packets (111) containing the real-time information from the sender computer (103) by at least one path (119) in the packet network (100) to the receiver computer (105), and directing packets (113) containing information dependent on the real-time information from the sender computer (103) by at least one path diversity path (117) in the packet network (100) to the same receiver computer (105). Other forms of the invention encompass other processes, improved packets and packet ensembles (111,113), integrated circuits (610), chipsets (DSP 1721, MCU), computer cards (1651), information storage articles (1511,1611), systems, computers (103,105), gateways (191,193), routers (131,133), cellular telephone handsets (181,189), wireless base stations (183,187), appliances (1721,1731,1741), and packet networks (100), and other forms as disclosed and claimed.
US07693055B2
In one embodiment, a head-end node determines a path for un-reroutable tunnels, and establishes a tunnel having zero bandwidth indicating the corresponding bandwidth desired for the tunnel. Intermediate nodes send feedback regarding a bandwidth scaling factor for the path, and the head-end node resizes each tunnel accordingly.
US07693049B2
A system and a method for organizing optimal paths in a sensor network. Optimal paths are determined based on an objective function that balances the performance and energy consumption of sensor nodes. Each sensor node stores and updates pheromone values and aging factors associated with each of its neighbor nodes. The pheromone values provide an indication of the speed of a given path, while the aging factor represents the use. Paths are compared using these variables and an optimal path is selected on each transfer so that the load is spread across a variety of sensor nodes, increasing network life.
US07693048B1
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing redundant data forwarding or routing capabilities. In one embodiment, a network device includes a designated router and a non-designated router. The designated router generally provides layer 3 switching or routing for data received into the network device. Although the non-designated router is active, it generally does not provide forwarding capabilities until the designated router fails. The non-designated router's logical interfaces are disabled, while the designated router's logical interfaces are enabled. The non-designated router becomes the new designated router when the first designated router fails. In general terms, the routers of the network device provide redundancy with the network being aware of only a single router within network device. That is, the network is only aware of a single router. This is accomplished by having the routers share the same IP and MAC address on each logical interface. The routers do not each also use a unique IP and MAC address in addition to the shared IP and MAC address, in contrast to conventionally configured routers of the hot standby router protocol (HSRP).
US07693042B1
A system and method has been provided for the intuitive management of communication networks including a large number of network elements diffused across large geographical areas. The network management system permits the system operator to identify system problems while monitoring the top-level map of the communications network. The organization of network displays permits an operator to “zoom” from the higher levels of network abstraction, depicting a large number of elements across a large geographic area, to local geographical areas where specific problems associated with individual elements can be identified.
US07693039B2
An apparatus and method for carrier frequency synchronization in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system are provided for correcting an initial carrier frequency offset in the OFDM system. A metric generator for frequency estimation performs a first accumulation process for a value computed by multiplying a Phase Reference Symbol (PRS) generated from a reception stage by a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) output signal for an OFDM symbol in a PRS position within a frame, acquires a differential symbol from a product of adjacent FFT output symbols, performs a second accumulation process for a real part extracted from the differential symbol, and outputs a metric value for the frequency estimation. A maximal value-related index generator compares metric values for initial frequency estimation within a predetermined frequency offset estimation range, and selects and outputs a maximal metric value as a frequency offset estimate.
US07693038B2
Each of a general chunk to which pilot signals are allocated at a general density, and a high-density chunk to which pilot signals are allocated at a higher density than the density of the general chunk, is transmitted in a frequency band common to OFDM transmitters. Each of the OFDM transmitters allocates the high-density chunk to any one of OFDM receivers, which notifies poor receiving quality.
US07693036B2
Current OFDM systems use a limited number of symbols and/or sub-channels to provide approximations for channel estimations and pilot tracking, i.e. phase estimations. For example, two training symbols in the preamble of a data packet are used to provide channel estimation. Four of the fifty-four sub-channels are reserved for providing phase estimation. However, noise and other imperfections can cause errors in both of these estimations, thereby degrading system performance. Advantageously, decision feedback mechanisms can be provided to significantly improve channel estimation and pilot tracking in OFDM systems. The decision feedback mechanisms can use data symbols in the data packet to improve channel estimation as well as data sub-channels to improve pilot tracking.
US07693033B2
Radio frequency signals are transmission-reception processed by N antennas. A radio unit performs a frequency translation processing, an amplification processing and an A-D or D-A conversion processing between a baseband signal and the radio frequency signal. A signal processing unit performs a signal processing necessary for the transmission/receiving processing by adaptive array antennas. A modem unit performs modulation/demodulation processings. A baseband unit serves as interface with a network. A control unit controls timings, channel allocation and the like of the radio unit, the signal processing unit, the modem unit and the baseband unit.
US07693029B2
A recordable optical disc (1, 1′, 1″, 100) comprises at least one user data area (12) for storing user data, and at least one controlling data area (6, 8, 10, 11) for storing controlling data necessary for accessing stored user data and/or for recording user data into a user data area (12), wherein at least a part of the physical structure of the optical disc corresponding to at least a part of at least one controlling data area (6, 8, 10, 11) and/or to at least a part of at least one user data area (12) has a modified physical structure (118, 120, 122, 123) which is arranged such that a standard optical disc recorder cannot record user data into at least a part of at least one user data area and/or controlling data area (6, 8, 10, 11).
US07693017B2
In a conventional method for preventing a collision between a lens and an optical disc which uses a control system similar to the servo control of the optical disc, it is feared that, when there is no need to apply the servo, the collision prevention method may not perform its function satisfactorily. In an optical disc device that operates with a part of its functions suspended for reduced power consumption, the conventional method is not enough to avoid the collision between the lens and the optical disc. By arranging the lens/disc collision prevention mechanism independently operable, it is possible to prevent the collision between the lens and the disc even during the operation with limited functions.
US07693003B2
A semiconductor package facilitates package connection due to different locations of input/output pads in each interlayer die depending on coding information in a multi-chip package. The semiconductor package includes many chips. Each of the chips includes: input/output pads configured to input and output data having a given bandwidth; a decoding pad configured to receive coding information; and a code control unit configured to decode the coding information and to enable an input/output pad positioned at a specific location among the input/output pads according to the decoding result.
US07693002B2
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a circuit device that includes first logic and second logic is disclosed. The first logic receives a clock signal and a first portion of a memory address of a memory array, decodes the first portion of the memory address, and selectively applies the clock signal to a selected group of wordline drivers associated with the memory array. The second logic decodes a second portion of the memory address and selectively activates a particular wordline driver of the selected group of wordline drivers according to the second portion of the memory address.
US07693000B2
In a semiconductor device having a data input buffer capable of inputting write data to each of memory units, the data input buffer is changed from an inactive state to an active state after the reception of instruction for a write operation effected on the memory unit. The data input buffer is a differential input buffer having interface specs based on SSTL, for example; which is brought to an active state by the turning on of a power switch to thereby cause a through current to flow and receives a signal therein while immediately following a small change in small-amplitude signal. Since the input buffer is brought to the active state only when the write operation's instruction for the memory unit is provided, the data input buffer is rendered inactive in advance, before the instruction for the write operation is provided, whereby wasteful power consumption is reduced. In another aspect, power consumption is reduced by changing from the active to the inactive state in a time period from a write command issuing to a next command issuing.
US07692985B2
A bridge defect detecting method performed in a semiconductor memory device that includes a plurality of memory cells arranged at intersections between a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of sense amplifiers connected to the bit lines, includes the operations of: enabling a first sense amplifier and a second sense amplifier; keeping the first sense amplifier in an enabled state and disabling the second sense amplifier; enabling the second sense amplifier, and detecting a bridge defect between the first memory cell and the second memory cell by reading data from a first memory cell of a first bit line connected to the first sense amplifier and a second memory cell of a second bit line connected to the second sense amplifier.
US07692978B2
A semiconductor device includes a first memory; and a voltage adjusting portion configured to receive a first voltage, a second voltage higher than the first voltage, and a third voltage higher than the second voltage. The first memory includes: a memory cell configured to be connected to a word line and a bit line, a word-line driving circuit configured to drive the word line, and a sense amplifier configured to sense information stored in the memory cell. The voltage adjusting portion includes: a voltage modifying circuit configured to step down or boost up the third voltage at a predetermined mode to generate a fourth voltage higher than the second voltage, and supply the fourth voltage to the sense amplifier or the word-line driving circuit.
US07692976B2
A Local Dynamic Power Controller (LDPC) generates and deliver to a load a full swing voltage supply signal and a reduced swing voltage supply signal. Both the full and reduce voltage supply signals are generated from a single power supply. The full swing voltage supply signal is supplied when the load is in full operational mode whereas the reduce voltage supply signal is provided when the load is in a sleep mode. As a consequence, power dissipated in the load is reduced.
US07692959B2
A multi-layer, phase change material (PCM) memory apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor layers sequentially formed over a base substrate, wherein each layer comprises an array of memory cells formed therein, each memory cell further including a PCM element, a first diode serving as a heater diode in thermal proximity to the PCM element and configured to program the PCM element to one of a low resistance crystalline state and a high resistance amorphous state, and a second diode serving a sense diode for a current path used in reading the state of the PCM element; the base substrate further including decoding, programming and sensing circuitry formed therein, with each of the plurality of semiconductor layers spaced by an insulating layer; and intralayer wiring for communication between the base substrate circuitry and the array of memory cells in each of the semiconductor layers.
US07692957B2
A phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of bar-type active areas. A plurality of word lines are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the active areas on the semiconductor substrate, and a first pair of the word lines connected to each other at each first end thereof is arranged alternately with a second pair of the word lines connected to each other at each second end thereof opposite to the first end. Source areas and drain areas are formed in the active areas. Common source areas are each connected to the source areas. A plurality of lower electrodes are connected to the respective drain areas. Phase change layers make contact with every two diagonally adjoining lower electrodes. Upper electrodes are formed on the phase change layers, and bit lines are arranged in a direction of the active areas and are connected to the upper electrodes.
US07692952B2
Methods for obtaining codes to be implemented in coding nanoscale wires are described. The methods show how to code a reduced number of nanoscale wires through the use of rotation group codes. The methods further show how to generate different code permutations through random misalignment and how to promote uniform code probability selection.
US07692940B2
A voltage transformer, which is placed between a DC power source (B) and a motor (M1), includes: a voltage sensor (10) and an electric current sensor (11), which senses input and output of electric power to and from the DC power source (B); a buck-boost converter (12) having power control elements, which is placed in a path connecting between power lines (PL1) and (PL2) that establish the connection to the DC power source (B) and the connection to the motor (M1), respectively; and a controller (30) for controlling the buck-boost converter (12). The controller (30) monitors the change in the regenerated power that is supplied to the DC power source (B), based on the outputs from the voltage sensor (10) and the electric current sensor (11), and, if the amount of change in the regenerated power is greater than a predetermined amount, the controller (30) changes the operation mode of the buck-boost converter (12) from a rapid operation mode to a slow operation mode.
US07692936B2
An MF power generator includes a DC current supply connected to an inverter. The inverter includes at least one switching element connected to a first-polarity current supply potential, and an output network. Each switching element is provided with a decoupling circuit for decoupling the switching element from a voltage of the output network. This enables the low-loss switching of the switching elements.
US07692935B2
A bi-directional DC-DC converter uses a transformer for both step-down and step-up operations. A switching frequency for operating a switching device is set separately for the step-down and step-up operations. When, for example, the switching frequency during the step-up operation is lower than the switching frequency during the step-down operation, the range in which the duty ratio in PWM control can be controlled is widened, compensating for step-up ratio insufficiency. Conversely, step-down ratio insufficiency is compensated for by making the switching frequency during the step-down operation lower than the switching frequency during the step-up operation.
US07692934B2
For assembling/disassembling a printed circuit board, a specially shaped spring is to be integrated inside the device. The assembly/disassembly of the printed circuit board in the device is simplified by virtue of the fact that the printed circuit board has to be pressed only against the spring and a fixed supporting part of the device to which the spring is attached. In order to be able to press the printed circuit board, among other things, perpendicularly against the fixed supporting part, the specially designed leg spring is fastened underneath the fixed supporting part. The legs of this spring protrude outward on both sides beyond the top-side of the supporting part. During assembly, the printed circuit board is guided between the top-side and the protruding spring legs. The printed circuit board is fixed by additional supporting parts of the device.
US07692920B2
A portable device includes a tray. The tray includes at least one serving face in which at least a substantial part of the serving face is constructed and arranged to hold at least one item to be carried. The tray carries at least one display monitor such that the monitor is substantially viewable together with the serving face of the tray. An interface is operably connected to the display monitor and is intended to be operably connected to a source such that images, pictorial information, graphical information and/or video can be displayed on the display monitor.
US07692916B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a process container configured to accommodate a target substrate and to be vacuum-exhausted. A first electrode and a second electrode are disposed opposite each other within the process container. A process gas supply unit is configured to supply a process gas into the process container. An RF power supply is configured to apply an RF power to the first electrode or second electrode to generate plasma of the process gas. A DC power supply is configured to apply a DC voltage to the first electrode or second electrode. A control section is configured to control the RF power supply and the DC power supply such that the DC power supply causes the DC voltage applied therefrom to reach a voltage set value, when or after the RF power supply starts applying the RF power.
US07692914B2
A microsystem consists of at least one sensor and/or actuator, a signal processor and/or control mechanism linked therewith, a timer, and an electrical energy storage unit providing a current source for at least the signal processor and/or control mechanism. The signal processor and/or control mechanism has a mode switching mechanism, by means of which it can be set to an operating mode and a resting mode that consumes less current compared with the operating mode. The mode switching mechanism has at least one control signal input which is electrically connected to the timer for application of a mode switching signal. The timer is a mechanical timer, which has at least one micromechanical cantilever, which is coupled with at least one electrical element connected to the at least one control signal input of the signal processor and/or control mechanism in such a way that said electrical element is time-dependently set.
US07692896B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a main pole layer and a return path layer that are exposed from a medium-facing surface of the recording head facing a recording medium and that face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween at the medium-facing surface. A coil layer applies a recording magnetic field to the main pole layer and the return path layer. The return path layer includes a gap adjusting layer and a main layer stacked in that order from a side facing the main pole layer. The gap adjusting layer is positioned so as to face the main pole layer and the recording medium, and is made of a magnetic material having a resistivity lower than resistivities of the main layer and the main pole layer.
US07692895B1
A magnetic head for perpendicular recording includes a main pole having a first end and a second end. Coils are positioned with respect to the main pole. A return pole forms first and second return paths for magnetic flux extending from the second end of the main pole. The main pole includes an anti-ferromagnetic layer to pin a remnant magnetic moment in the horizontal direction.
US07692890B2
A method of the present invention is used to control a flying height of a head operable to read data from and write data to a disk of a recording medium housed in an enclosure. In this method, the head is positioned to a predetermined radial measurement location on the disk to obtain error information on errors in the positioning of the head. A frequency analysis is performed on the obtained error information. Disturbance information on errors caused by a wind disturbance is calculated from the frequency analysis result. Pressure information on an air pressure in the enclosure is calculated based on the calculated disturbance information. A control value for controlling a flying height of the head with respect to the disk is determined based on the calculated pressure information. The flying height of the head is controlled based on the determined control value.
US07692887B2
An apparatus and method for determining a head parameter value (e.g., head resistance) of a resistive head. A test head current is supplied to the head during a head parameter measurement interval using the same current sources that supply a bias current to the head during an operating (read operation) interval. The determined head parameter value is latched for use in setting the control loop gain for a control loop that controls the current sources during the operating interval.
US07692886B1
A lens seated device for driving a single lens reflex (SLR) camera zooming comprises an adapting ring, a big gear, a small gear, a motor and a chassis. The chassis sustains the SLR camera, the adapting ring, the big gear, the small gear and the motor. The adapting ring clinches around the lens of the SLR camera and is seated and fixed on the big gear. The motor is used for driving and directly rotating the small gear, and then the small gear will drive to rotate the big gear. The rotation of the big gear will drive and rotate the adapting ring accordingly, and thereby drive the lens of the SLR camera for zooming.
US07692885B2
A lens barrel capable of forming high-accuracy barrel body and simply adjusting a tilt and a position in an optical axis direction without using dedicated portions is provided. The lens barrel includes a front barrel and a rear barrel. An inner diameter of a portion, containing a focus lens of the front barrel, is 1.15 times or more as large as an inner diameter of a portion containing a zoom lens of the rear barrel. The rear barrel and the front barrel are coupled by a coupling screw. A convex portion has an adjustment face for adjusting a distance between the focus lens and the zoom lens and is formed on a coupling face of the front barrel. A convex portion includes a reference face serving as a reception portion and is formed on the rear barrel.
US07692884B2
An optical system improved in weight balance and stability, comprising drive mechanisms that support, movable with respect to an outer ring, a virtual rigid body consisting of an inner ring, optical element in a shape asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis, and optical element holding members for holding the optical element and fixing it to the inner ring. The inner ring, the outer ring and drive mechanisms function as a parallel link mechanism. Balance weights are provided on the virtual rigid body such that the weight of the virtual rigid body acts uniformly on the drive mechanisms. Therefore, the optical element is not likely to vibrate when subjected to an external vibration or at adjusting. The optical system is suitable for use in an exposure system requiring high exposure accuracy.
US07692880B2
A gas-tight enclosure casing surrounds an enclosure casing interior space. A sight glass is situated on the enclosure casing and enables an area located inside the enclosure casing to be monitored. The sight glass is provided in the form of a lens system. An area to be monitored is focused upon a sensor array of an optical sensor via the lens system.
US07692870B2
A zoom lens and an imaging apparatus are disclosed. The zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image-plane side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power. During a change of a lens zoom position from a maximum wide angle state to a maximum telephoto state, at least the second lens group moves toward an image side, the third lens group moves toward an object side, and the fourth lens group is fixed in an optical-axis direction. An aperture stop is disposed near the object side of the third lens group. The first to fifth lens groups satisfy predetermined conditions.
US07692862B2
A zoom lens capable of image stabilization is provided and includes: in order from the object side, a positive first group fixed in variable magnification, a negative second group having a variable magnification function, a positive third group fixed in variable magnification, and a positive fourth group having a correction function for an image plane variation depending upon variable magnification and a focusing function. In the third group, there are arranged a positive 3a-th group, a negative 3b-th group, and a positive 3c-th group in this order from the object side. Blurring of a taken image caused by a vibration of this variable magnification optical system is corrected by moving the 3b-th group in a direction approximately orthogonal to the optical axis. Further, a specific conditional expression relating to power of the third group and a specific conditional expression relating to a power distribution of lens groups of the third group G3 are satisfied.
US07692855B2
The present invention relates to an optical article having anti-reflection properties and high thermal resistance, comprising a substrate having at least one main face coated with a multi-layer anti-reflection coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer, wherein the ratio: R T = sum of the physical thicknesses of the low refractive index layers of the anti - reflection coating sum of the physical thicknesses of the high refractive index layers of the anti - reflection coating is higher than 2.1. If the anti-reflection stack comprises at least one low refractive index layer having a physical thickness ≧100 nm which is not the outermost layer of the anti-reflection coating, said relatively thick layer and the underlying layers are not taken into account in RT calculation.
US07692850B1
Improved lumped Raman amplification systems are disclosed. A lumped Raman amplification structure provides optimized efficiency, low noise figure over a range of gain settings, and a high saturation threshold. Responsibility for amplifying different portions of the spectrum is divided among multiple stages. In one particular implementation, two outer stages amplify a first band and two inner stages amplify a second band. The two inner stages also apply a small amount of amplification to the first band. A modification improves noise figure in the second band by adding some amplification in the second band to the first stage.
US07692836B2
A scanning-type image display device includes: a light source section; a horizontal scanner; a vertical scanner, and a vertical scanner control section in such manner that, when a discrepancy occurs between a target scan line number and a scannable line number, and when a difference obtained by subtracting of the target scan line number from the scannable line number is a positive value, the vertical scanner control section controls the vertical scanner so as to put vertical scanning on standby within a time range from a point of time at which horizontal scanning is completed in a first frame to a point of time at which a horizontal scanning start signal corresponding to a vertical synchronizing signal of the video signal in a second frame is input, and restarts the vertical scanning in synchronization with an input timing of the horizontal scanning start signal.
US07692829B2
A scan method includes providing a scanner, including an image sensor, a reference pattern and a transmission mechanism. The image sensor scans the reference pattern to generate reference data. The transmission mechanism transmits at least one recording media between the reference pattern and the image sensor. Finally, the image sensor generates scan data, and the scanner compares the scan data with the reference data to obtain a transmission condition thereof.
US07692824B2
An image reading apparatus that includes: a document delivery path that couples, through a reading position, a document mounting portion and a document discharging portion; a switchback delivery path coupled to a predetermined position of the document delivery path and inverting a leading and a trailing end in the document from a downstream side of the reading position, thereby returning the document to an upstream side of the reading position; an image reading unit that reads the image of the document delivered in the reading position of the document delivery path; a skew detecting unit that detects a skew of the document passing through the reading position; and a control unit that delivers the document to the switchback delivery path to read both sides of the document again when the skew detecting unit detects the skew of the document.
US07692820B2
A method and or a device for comprehensive temperature calibration of a full width array (FWA) image sensor may minimize loss of productivity and/or image quality. Multiple temperature sensors disposed along a width of the FWA image sensor may provide temperature points used to correct for temperature shifts in output of individual pixel sensors of the FWA image sensor. Under control of a microprocessor, a real-time correction may be calculated for each pixel of the FWA image sensor. The correction may be based upon a real-time temperature profile of the FWA image sensor and temperature dependent factors of at least one calibration equation. The factors may be predetermined, or be determined at factory test, at warm-up or at a specified time.
US07692819B2
There is described an image processing apparatus which enables an additional image, such as a “Confidential” mark, to be added to an original image only during the period when it is necessary to be outputted. The image processing apparatus includes an image signals obtaining section which obtains image signals corresponding to an image; an additional image setting section which sets an additional image with the image corresponding to the image signals; a day and time information setting section which sets a day and time information used for judging whether the image is outputted with or without an additional image in outputting the image based on the image signals; and a judgment section which judges whether date and time information meets date and time for output when the image is outputted based on the image signals.
US07692816B2
When first image data, which is in a first color space, is converted into second image data, which is in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit. Upon converting the image data, if the first image data is color data, background removal process is switched OFF. Otherwise, the background removal process is switched ON. Thus, it is possible to obtain an image desired by a user.
US07692809B2
A printer includes a printing module, a system status module, and a transmitter. The transmitter is in communication with the system status module. The transmitter is adapted to transmit a signal in response to a code generated by the system status module. A method for providing a code to an operator of a printer includes communicating a fault or warning code to a transmitter of the printer and transmitting a signal that corresponds to the code via an RF, an IR or an ultrasonic transmission.
US07692803B2
A mobile phone includes an elongate body defining a transverse print media path therethrough. A keypad and display is mounted on one side of the body. A camera device that includes at least one lens is mounted to an opposite side of the body and a image sensor is configured to capture an image viewed through the lens. A printer is mounted within the body and includes a printhead and ink supply module. The printhead and ink supply module is mounted, in a replaceable manner, to the printer and is configured to print the captured image upon print media fed along the path.
US07692795B2
A surface plasmon sensor includes a light guide reflection plate, a surface plasmon resonance layer formed on a first surface of the light guide reflection plate, a light emitting unit having a light source disposed on an end surface of the light guide reflection plate, and a light receiving element. The surface plasmon resonance layer includes a metal layer. The light guide reflection plate includes at least one first reflection surface inclined against the first surface. The light guide reflection plate is configured to transmit light emitted by the light source. The at least one first reflection surface is configured reflect the light to the surface plasmon resonance layer. The metal layer is configured to reflect the light reflected by the at least one first reflection surface. The light receiving element is configured to receive the light reflected by the metal layer.
US07692787B2
The present invention aims to provide a chip applied to a molecular sensing device which carries out Raman spectroscopic analysis utilizing Raman scattering enhancement due to plasmons, and that achieves higher sensitivity and stability of its sensing sensitivity and miniaturization, and to provide a molecular sensing device including the chip. As the chip for Raman scattering enhancement applied to the molecular sensing device using the Raman spectroscopic analysis, which has an excitation light source for Raman scattering, a chip for Raman scattering enhancement and a photodetector for observing the Raman scattering, the present invention employs a chip having a molecular detecting element in which a transparent protection material thin film 32 composed of a dielectric material thin film or semiconducting material thin film is formed on a thin film 31 containing the noble metal oxide, and utilizes the Raman scattering enhancement by the thin film containing the noble metal oxide.
US07692786B2
Raman measurement apparatus optimized for gaseous and other low-concentration samples includes a focusing objective that uses only first-surface mirrors instead of lenses, thereby dramatically reducing background noise. In the preferred embodiment, the focusing and collimation functions performed by the objective section are performed by an off-axis parabolic mirror. A spherical first-surface mirror opposing the parabolic mirror re-images the counter-propagating beam back through the same focus for re-collimation by the parabolic mirror. A probe-head section operative to generate the counter-propagating beam has substrates and surfaces arranged such that the excitation beam does not pass through any substrates after it is filtered by the bandpass coating, thereby further decreasing background signals. Additionally, when the objective section includes the opposing spherical mirror, the excitation beam is collected substantially in its entirety and neutralized out of the collection path by the probe-head section.
US07692785B2
A system and method for managing optical power for controlling thermal alteration of a sample undergoing spectroscopic analysis is provided. The system includes a moveable laser beam generator for irradiating the sample and a beam shaping device for moving and shaping the laser beam to prevent thermal overload or build up in the sample. The moveable laser beam generator includes at least one beam shaping device selected from the group consisting of at least one optical lens, at least one optical diffractor, at least one optical path difference modulator, at least one moveable mirror, at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) integrated circuit (IC), and/or a liquid droplet. The system also includes an at least two degree of freedom (2 DOF) moveable substrate platform and a controller for controlling the laser beam generator and the substrate platform, and for analyzing light reflected from the sample.
US07692784B2
The apparatus and methods herein provide light sources and spectral measurement systems that can improve the quality of images and the ability of users to distinguish desired features when making spectroscopy measurements by providing methods and apparatus that can improve the dynamic range of data from spectral measurement systems.
US07692782B2
Method for the fabrication of Haze noise standards having, respectively, an insulating thin layer and a plurality of nano-structures of hemi-spherical form on the insulating thin layer, with the respective standards being fabricated by: the formation on at least one insulating layer of seeds made of a first semi-conductor material by chemical deposition from a first precursor gas for the first semi-conductor material, formation on the insulating layer of nano-structures based on a second semi-conductor material and in the form of hemi-spheres, from stable seeds of the first semi-conductor material, by chemical deposition from a second precursor gas of the second semi-conductor material. The invention also relates to a calibration method using standards obtained by means of such a method.
US07692781B2
A method of forming a shadowgraph image is described, comprising the steps of illuminating a glazing (52), e.g., a vehicle windscreen, with light from a localized light source (50), said light being expanded and collimated by a lens optical system (54) or a mirror optical system, forming a virtual shadowgraph image of the glazing in a virtual image plane (56), which may be positioned behind or in front of the glazing: and imaging the virtual image onto a CCD camera (62). The glazing may be moving relative to the light source or may be stationary. Furthermore, a method of glazing inspection is described, comprising forming a shadowgraph image as outlined above; processing the shadowgraph image to exclude measurement points corresponding to obscure areas of the glazing as non-valid measurement points: obtaining a processed image by determining an illumination value for each valid measurement point; constructing a reference image by scanning a convolution window point by point over the processed image; and comparing the illumination value of the corresponding point of the reference image.
US07692780B2
A surface inspecting apparatus is provided with an illuminating means for illuminating a repeated pattern formed on the surface of an object to be inspected by linear polarization; a setting means for setting an angle formed by a direction on the surface of an incidence plane of the linear polarization and a repeating direction of the repeated pattern at a prescribed value other than 0; an extracting means for extracting polarization components vertical to an oscillation surface of the linear polarization, from light generated in a specular direction from the repeated pattern; a light receiving means for receiving the light extracted by the extracting means, and outputting light intensity of the specular reflection light; and a detecting means for detecting defects of the repeated pattern, based on the light intensity of the specular reflection light outputted from the light receiving means. The setting means sets the angle formed by the direction on the surface of the incidence plane of the linear polarization and the repeating direction of the repeated pattern so that a difference between the intensity of light from a normal portion on the surface and the light intensity of light from a defective portion on the surface is at maximum.
US07692778B2
The invention is to provide a transfer/inspection apparatus capable of inspecting any defect even during transferring and to provide a transfer/inspection apparatus capable of inspecting any defect in a non-contact state during transferring, even if the an object to be transferred is a transparent material. The transfer/inspection apparatus includes a transfer apparatus 2, and a defect inspector 3. The transfer apparatus 2 transfers a thin member 5 in a non-contacted state under control of voltage to be applied to an electrode face, and the defect inspector inspects any defect of the thin member during transferring the thin member. The transfer apparatus 2 is preferably provided with a light beam-transmitting portion (omitted portion 15) at a part of the electrode face for allowing the light beam therethrough. When the defect inspector 3 is arranged by utilizing the light beam-transmitting portion 15, the defect can be inspected in the non-contact manner during transferring, even if the object to be transferred is the transparent material.
US07692776B2
A system and method of detecting explosive compounds located on a sample. The sample is irradiated with animal-safe ultra-violet radiation generating a fluorescence data set. A fluorescence database is searched based on the fluorescence data set in order to identify a known fluorescence data set. If the searching of the fluorescence database identifies a known fluorescence data set, an area of interest in the sample is identified based on the known fluorescence data set identified in the fluorescence database searching. The area of interest is irradiated with substantially monochromatic radiation to generate a Raman data set of the area of interest. A Raman database is searched based on the Raman data set in order to identify a known Raman data set. An explosive compound in the area of interest is identified based on the known Raman data set identified by searching the Raman database.
US07692773B2
Various light emitting diode (LED) based measurement systems and methods are provided. One system includes one or more arrays of LEDs arranged along a flow path of a sample. The array(s) are configured to illuminate the sample as the sample moves along the flow path. The system also includes one or more detectors configured to detect light resulting from illumination of the sample by the array(s). One method includes illuminating a microsphere at different positions along a flow path of the microsphere. The method also includes detecting light resulting from the illumination to produce individual output signals corresponding to the illumination at the different positions. The method further includes combining the individual output signals to produce a single output signal having a signal-to-noise ratio that is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio of the individual output signals.
US07692766B2
A projection system suitable for use in a lithographic apparatus, the projection system including a transmissive optical element and a thermal profile corrector configured to change a thermal profile of the transmissive optical element, the thermal profile corrector including a transfer member and a thermal profile conditioner, the transfer member being moveable into and out of proximity with the transmissive optical element to transfer a desired thermal profile from the thermal profile conditioner into the transmissive optical element.
US07692763B2
A device manufacturing apparatus includes a conveying device which conveys a substrate, an acquiring device to acquire an amount of warpage of the substrate, based on a measurement or an input, a storing device which stores a database representing a correspondence between a parameter related to a conveying condition and the warpage amount of the substrate, and a controller which controls, based on the database, the conveying device to convey the substrate in accordance with a parameter corresponding to the warpage amount acquired by the acquiring device.
US07692762B2
An EUV exposure apparatus is configured to maintain the reflective index of the optical element as high as possible and to minimize the maintenance frequency of the optical element by restraining attachments of released gas particles by degasifying to the optical element. An exposure apparatus is configured to expose a pattern of an original on a substrate by using extreme ultraviolet light. The exposure apparatus includes an optical element configured to receive the extreme ultraviolet light, a barrel configured to support the optical element, a chamber configured to store the barrel, and a partition wall configured outside and around an optical path of the extreme ultraviolet light in the barrel.
US07692760B2
Liquid immersion exposure apparatus, method of controlling the same, and device manufacturing method
A liquid immersion exposure apparatus including a stage which carries a substrate, a projection lens unit which projects a pattern onto the substrate, a unit which supplies liquid to a space between the substrate and the projection lens unit and recovers the liquid from the space, and a controller which controls driving of the stage. The controller changes a driving profile of the stage according to a liquid immersion condition.
US07692758B2
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes forming a thin film transistor on a first substrate, forming a color filter on a second substrate, and forming a spacer on one of the first and second substrates, the spacer being formed by a distributing apparatus, and forming a liquid crystal layer between first and second substrates.
US07692753B2
A flat panel display device includes a display area where pixel cells are defined by each of a plurality of data signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of inspection signal lines for inspecting line defects in the data signal lines and the gate signal lines of the display area include a connecting part in which a divided signal line overlaps underlying inspection signal lines with an insulating film therebetween.
US07692752B2
A flexible member that is configured to be connected with a liquid crystal display panel comprising a common electrode, a gate line, and a data line intersecting the gate line, includes a flexible film, a data lead that is formed on the flexible film and is connected with the data line, first and second application leads that are formed on the flexible film and apply a common voltage to the common electrode, with the data lead located between the first and second application leads, and a feedback lead that is formed on the flexible film and feedbacks the common voltage applied to the common electrode.
US07692750B2
A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a layer of liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first and second substrates, a plurality of color displaying sub-pixels including first, second and third sub-pixels defined on the first and second substrates, first common electrodes in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the first substrate, first pixel electrodes in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the first substrate and alternately arranged with the first common electrodes, color filter layers in the first, second and third sub-pixels on the second substrate, a plurality of viewing angle restricting sub-pixels including fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels defined on the first and second substrates, the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels corresponding one-to-one with the first, second and third sub-pixels, second pixel electrodes in the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels on the first substrate, and second common electrodes in the fourth, fifth and sixth sub-pixels on the second substrate.
US07692745B2
The present invention enhances display quality of an IPS-type transflective liquid crystal display device. In the transflective liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, the liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of sub pixels each of which has a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, each subpixel out of the plurality of subpixels having a counter electrode formed on one substrate out of the pair of substrates and a pixel electrode formed on one substrate, the counter electrode and the pixel electrode generating an electric field for driving liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer, the counter electrode and the pixel electrode in the reflective portion are stacked by way of an insulation film, and the counter electrode and the pixel electrode in the transmissive portion face each other in a planer direction.
US07692742B2
A transflective liquid crystal display is provided. The electric fields of reflective regions are adjusted by arranging resistors between transmissive electrodes and reflectors or by disposing reflectors floating on the transmissive electrodes and ground electrodes so that the phase shift of liquid crystal layer in the reflective region and transmissive region can be controlled. Accordingly, the transmissive area and reflective area can be kept substantially identical in thickness and the complex process for manufacturing double gap structure is thus not required.
US07692730B2
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device including a first transistor, a plurality of sub-picture element electrodes formed in a picture element region, a control electrode formed in capacitance coupling with at least one of the plural sub-picture element electrodes, the control electrode being applied with a display voltage from the first transistor, and an auxiliary capacitance bus line held at a predetermined voltage level and constituting an auxiliary capacitance between the auxiliary capacitance bus line and the control electrode. A second transistor is provided between the sub-picture element electrode coupled with the control electrode by the capacitance coupling and the auxiliary capacitance bus line or between the sub-picture element electrode coupled with the control electrode by the capacitance coupling and the sub-picture element electrode connected to the first transistor.
US07692725B2
A display controller displays an image of a high resolution output from 13-Segment decoder on a main screen area of a display unit and displays an image of the standard resolution output from a single-Segment decoder on a subsidiary screen area of the display unit. When an instruction is entered from a user I/F to switch television broadcasts displayed respectively on the main screen area and on the subsidiary screen area of the display unit, a control unit instructs the display controller to display a still image of the standard resolution output from the single-Segment decoder on the main screen area until an image of a high resolution of the switched television broadcast is output from 13-Segment decoder.
US07692722B2
A caption service menu display apparatus and method. When a different caption delivery system is adopted for a digital stream, the caption menu is classified into an EIA 608 menu and an EIA 708 menu. Regardless of the caption transmission medium, the caption service menu is displayed based on the caption delivery system of the actual stream.
US07692717B2
A portable terminal is provided having a digital camera function that includes a display main body having a display, a camera assembly having a camera module for focusing on a subject and photographing an image of the subject displayed on the display and a turning unit to rotatably couple the display main body to the camera assembly. A terminal main body may have an information processing function and may being movably mounted on the display main body. A speaker unit and a mike unit may transmit or receive voice information. The portable terminal may have the digital camera function and allow the user to perform voice communication and easily photograph a still image or dynamic image of a subject. This may improve the structural intensity in photographing.
US07692714B2
An overall in-focus position is calculated based on an in-focus position of each clip image, an image size of each clip image, and an image size of each output image. Focus control for an imaging apparatus is performed based on the calculated overall in-focus position.
US07692711B2
In the case of a camera system capable of exchanging lenses, a camera can realize a preferable automatic focus adjustment performance even if an exchangeable lens, its lens state, different combination between lens and camera or image pickup state is changed by changing a frequency to be extracted by focus detection means in accordance with the identification information on the exchangeable lens.
US07692702B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a sensor cell array disposed on the substrate, the sensor cell array having a plurality of sensor cells arranged in a matrix, a plurality of signal lines for transferring an image signal output from each of the sensor cells, a plurality of amplifiers connected to at least one of the signal lines, each of the amplifiers including a first capacitance having a first end connected to one of the signal lines, an inversion amplifier having an input end connected to a second end of the first capacitance, a second capacitance connected between the input end and an output end of the inversion amplifier, a switch connected between the input and output ends of the inversion amplifier to reset the second capacitance and a third capacitance having a first end connected to a control line and a second end connected to the input end of the inversion amplifier, and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying one of first and second voltages to the control line.
US07692700B2
A method used for the compensation of vignetting in digital cameras has been achieved. The compensation for vignetting is done in two steps. The first step is done during production of the camera unit and involves taking and analyzing an image of a test screen, preferably a gray test screen. This results in a set of e.g. 5×5 coefficients describing a polynomial surface. The second step is done for each image that is taken by the camera and involves calculating and applying a gain-table based on polynomial coefficients to all pixels of the image to compensate vignetting.
US07692686B1
Coded test signals in two or more distinct coding formats are applied sequentially to the equipment under test (EUT) according to a test sequence. The ordering, timing and source characteristics of the coded test signals are fully programmable. The output of the EUT is analyzed to verify proper decoding and detect audible artifacts. A means for comparing recorded test events allows a test engineer to detect failure modes of the autodetection system in the EUT.
US07692684B2
A system for counting a number of people or other moving objects entering or leaving a space has a camera which provides an image of an entrance to the space. A data processor identifies moving objects in the image. The data processor is configured to count people or other objects which enter or leave an area within the image for two or more segments of a boundary of the area. Accuracy of the counting system can be monitored by comparing the counts for the different segments.
US07692680B2
A system for providing location-specific sound in a telepresence system includes a plurality of remote microphones. Each remote microphone is associated with a respective area and operable to generate a sound signal from the voice of at least one user within the respective area. The system also includes a plurality of remote cameras. Each remote camera is associated with a respective remote microphone of the plurality of remote microphones and aligned to generate an image of its associated respective area. The system further includes a plurality of local displays. Each local display is operable to reproduce the image of a respective area generated by a respective remote camera. The system also includes a plurality of local loudspeakers. Each local loudspeaker is positioned proximate to a respective local display and operable to reproduce the sound signal from the voice of the at least one user within the respective area reproduced by the respective local display.
US07692675B2
A print head driving method controls a gradation of a print head employing an array light source of a lower resolution and an array light source of a higher resolution based on image data represented by 2n bits, wherein n is zero or a positive integer, and both of the array light sources are gradation-controlled by combining a pulse weight-application method and a pulse accumulation method. Further, a image formation apparatus controls a gradation of a print head employing an array light source of a lower resolution and an array light source of a higher resolution based on image data represented by 2n bits, wherein n is 0 or a positive integer, and both of the array light sources are controlled by a gradation control method employing a simple combination of a pulse weight-application method and a pulse accumulation method.
US07692674B2
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used in a television receiver or a display section of an electronic apparatus and provides a liquid crystal display having a wide viewing angle and high viewing angle characteristics. The viewing angle characteristics of low gradations are improved by the capacitive coupling HT method. The viewing angle characteristics of high gradations above the intermediate gradation are improved by the driving HT method. A liquid crystal is driven using the capacitive coupling HT method and the driving HT method in combination to combine the effect of improvement of both methods, thereby improving the viewing angle characteristics of a liquid crystal display for a wide range from a low gradation to a high gradation.
US07692671B2
A novel method for asynchronously driving a display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of receiving a first multi-bit data word indicative of a first grayscale value to be displayed on a pixel of a first row of the display, defining a first time period during which an electrical signal corresponding to the first grayscale value can be asserted on the pixel of said first row, receiving a second multi-bit data word indicative of a second grayscale value to be displayed on a pixel of a second row of the display, and defining a second time period that is temporally offset from the first time period during which an electrical signal corresponding to the second grayscale value can be asserted on the pixel of said second row. A novel display driver for performing the methods of the present invention is also disclosed.
US07692670B2
A method of scaling and rotating an image includes generating a scaled and rotated pixel grid from a transformation operation applied to an input pixel grid. The input pixel grid comprises a plurality of pixels representing an original image, and the transformation may implement the simultaneous scaling and rotation of the input pixel grid. The respective values of a plurality of output pixels in the scaled and rotated pixel grid are then determined by interpolation.
US07692666B1
Systems and techniques support color management of an image with a parameterized image color space. In general, in one implementation, a color profile that conforms to a defined color profile architecture and that defines a multistage color space transform is generated. The image includes a parameterized encoding of an image color space with image parameters defining a range and an offset of an image component of the image, and a white point of the image color space. Generation of the color profile involves affecting two or more stages of the multistage transform based on the image parameters. Image processing precision can be increased by fitting output to input data scopes between two or more stages. The image parameters of the parameterized encoding can define ranges, offsets, and bit depths of image components of the image, and the color profile can be a bit-depth independent color profile.
US07692663B2
Construction and use of a multi-shelled gamut boundary descriptor for an RGB display device in which one shell is an outer “plausible” shell and another shell is an inner “reference” shell. The outer shell is coterminous with a unit RGB cube. The inner shell is constructed based on eight reference primaries in the RGB cube, corresponding to primary colors black, blue, green, cyan. red, magenta, yellow and white. Both the inner cube and the outer cube in RGB color space are transformed to a perceptual color space, thereby defining the GBDs for an inner and an outer shell of a multi-shelled GBD.
US07692661B2
Function spaces defined by scaling functions are used to generate bandlimited noise octaves and other attribute data sets. Scaling functions are basis functions that admit multiresolution analysis and include piecewise constant scaling functions, piecewise polynomial scaling functions, bandlimited scaling functions, Daubeschies scaling functions, as well as other multiresolution analysis scaling basis functions known to those of skill in the art. Scaling basis functions can be locally supported or have infinite support. The properties of the scaling basis functions used to construct bandlimited noise octaves may ensure that any bandlimited noise octave at resolution level N is orthogonal to bandlimited noise octaves and their associated scaling basis functions at all resolution levels less than N. Bandlimited noise octaves can be scaled to any resolution level and guaranteed to have no effect on images at any lower resolution level.
US07692657B2
Animation editing apparatus for editing animation data, comprising data storage means, processing means, visual display means and a manually responsive input device configured to allow a user to indicate a selected point on the visual display means.The visual display means displays an image representing a simulated three-dimensional world-space including a plurality of simulated objects, and the manually responsive input device provides an input signal indicating a location within the image corresponding to one of the simulated objects. In response to receiving the input signal, the processing means identifies the selected simulated object, and retrieves data from the data storage means of one or more related items related to the selected simulated object within a defined degree of relationship. The visual display means displays labels identifying the selected simulated object and the related items only.
US07692654B1
In a graphics pipeline of a graphics processor, a method for determining pixel location subsequent to rasterization. The method includes receiving a graphics primitive for rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics processor and rasterizing the graphics primitive to generate a plurality of tiles related to the graphics primitive. The method further includes performing a parameter evaluation on each of the plurality of tiles to eliminate noncontributing pixels and to generate a plurality of pixels related to the graphics primitive. A starting location is generated for a first of the plurality of pixels. For each subsequent pixel of the plurality of pixels, a vector to a starting location for each subsequent pixel is generated. Shader processing is performed on the plurality of pixels in a shader stage of the graphics processor by using the start location for the first pixel and the vector for each subsequent pixel.
US07692642B2
An approach for dynamic refresh rate control. For one aspect, a policy, such as a power, performance, quality or other policy, for example, is accessed. A refresh rate may then be dynamically selected in response to detected display content activity and policy preferences for displays that are regularly refreshed. Alternatively, if the display is one of a bi-stable, a self-refreshing display or another type of display that is refreshed irregularly, whether or not to refresh the display may be determined based on detected content activity.
US07692634B2
In a portable electronic apparatus, a second keyboard to be manipulated with a right hand is joined to a first keyboard unit including a first keyboard to be manipulated with a left hand so that the second keyboard can be turned down. A display unit having a built-in liquid crystal display is joined to the first keyboard unit so that the display unit can be tuned down. When the display unit is turned down, the display unit engages with the second keyboard unit that is turned down. When all the parts of the electronic apparatus are closed, the electronic apparatus serves as a CD player of a CD jacket size. When the display unit is opened, the electronic apparatus has not only the capability of a DVD player but also the capability of a simple personal computer. When all the parts are left open, the electronic apparatus serves as a personal computer having a full keyboard.
US07692632B2
A foot operated data entry/input pad has a plurality of foot-operated buttons. The foot buttons may be used to enter data values, such as numbers or symbols separately or in combination. Each button is preferably capable of entering different data values, preferably depending on the length of time that it is pressed or on the number of times that it is pressed in succession. A small controller may be included to allow the user to control the computer's pointer, allowing the user to switch between data entry fields. A heel rest may serve as both a heel rest and a button/switch for sending an electric/electronic signal. An automated voice system, or other audible and/or visual indicator system, may help the user keep track of the data value as it changes and is entered. In alternative versions for input of instructions, single values or binary information, or for selection of items in a pull-down screen window, a pad may have two buttons provided adjacent a cursor controller, wherein the cursor controller and right and left click buttons are on an arc or on an angle.
US07692626B2
A peripheral device and housing therefor, capable of being interfaced with a computer, for use in mobile environments, including without limitation highly dynamic environments such as high-speed watercrafts, comprising: a trigger-switch mechanism and/or a rotating cylinder mechanism, a tubular housing encasing the rotating cylinder mechanism, and a grip chamber housing encasing the trigger-switch mechanism, wherein the grip chamber housing is affixed to the tubular housing.
US07692624B2
A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of light sources of different colors and a control device. The control device is used to control the light sources to emit light with different duty cycles. Through persistence of vision, light generated by the light sources will form an image of desired colors. White balance can be achieved by controlling the duty cycles.
US07692622B2
An LCD apparatus with an LCD panel displaying a picture thereon, including a backlight array in which a plurality of light emitting devices illuminating the LCD panel with a plurality of colors is arranged to have a predetermined pattern. A backlight driver drives each light emitting device to emit light and to adjust light intensity; and a controller controls the backlight driver to adjust a white balance of a picture displayed on the LCD panel. With this configuration, an LCD apparatus is provided, in which a white balance is adjusted without making a loss in a representable brightness level, i.e., brightness, and lowering a contrast ratio. Also included is an LCD apparatus, in which a white balance is adjusted according to formats of an input video signal.
US07692621B2
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same. After all the gate lines included in each effective display region divided into several regions, are turned on, a light is supplied to a liquid crystal after all the liquid crystals are completely arranged, but the light is not applied to a portion of the effective display regions until all the liquid crystals are completely arranged. The process is repeatedly performed concerning each effective display region. Thus, the poor quality of display image such as image spreading phenomenon of the moving image can be prevented. Also, the light supply time can greatly increase, thereby accomplishing an image display with a high brightness.
US07692620B2
A display capable of inhibiting a logic composition circuit from outputting a signal to a gate line or a drain line at unintentional timing is obtained. This display comprises a shift register circuit including a logic composition circuit portion constituted of a plurality of first conductive type transistors turned on with a first voltage supply source for receiving a first shift signal and a second shift signal and outputting a shift output signal by logically compositing the first shift signal and the second shift signal with each other. At least either a first shift register circuit portion or a second shift register circuit portion includes a reset transistor for resetting the voltage supply source of a node outputting the first shift signal or the second shift signal to a second voltage supply source not turning on the transistors of the logic composition circuit portion in response to a prescribed drive signal.
US07692618B2
A display device includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines. A first driving circuit outputs scanning signals to the plurality of first signal lines, and a second driving circuit outputs display signals to the plurality of second signal lines. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is operated in a normally black-displaying mode, the first driving circuit repeats a first step of sequentially selecting N lines of the plurality of first signal lines and a second step of selecting Z lines of the plurality of first signal lines that are separate from the N lines, where N and Z are natural numbers, and the second driving circuit repeats outputting N times the display signals and outputting one time a blanking signal which masks an image displayed on corresponding pixels.
US07692615B2
A display driver which drives a data line connected to a pixel electrode through a switching element, the pixel electrode facing a common electrode with an electro-optical substance interposed, and a voltage being supplied to the common electrode based on a polarity reversal signal. The display driver includes: a polarity reversal signal generation circuit which generates the polarity reversal signal which specifies the timing at which the polarity of a voltage applied to the electro-optical substance is reversed; and a driver section which supplies a drive voltage based on display data to the data line so that the polarity of the voltage applied to the electro-optical substance is reversed in synchronization with the polarity reversal signal. The polarity reversal signal generation circuit generates the polarity reversal signal by delaying a signal generated based on a horizontal synchronization signal and a vertical synchronization signal, the horizontal synchronization signal specifying a horizontal scan period and the vertical synchronization signal specifying a vertical scan period.
US07692610B2
To provide a high-performance and highly reliable display device with a high aperture ratio, including light-emitting elements, and a manufacturing method thereof, and a technique for manufacturing such a display device at a low cost with high productivity. A compensating circuit, a light-emitting element, a switch, and a transistor are included, in which one terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the compensating circuit, a gate of the transistor is electrically connected to the compensating circuit, one of a source and a drain of the transistor is electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting element, the other of the source and the drain of the transistor is maintained at a certain potential, and a second electrode of the light-emitting element and the other terminal of the switch are electrically connected to the same wire.
US07692608B2
An energy recovery circuit is provided that includes: a panel capacitor formed equivalently in a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, a scan electrode driver installed at a side of the scan electrode of the panel capacitor to supply a sustaining pulse to the side of the scan electrode, and a sustain electrode driver installed at a side of the sustain electrode of the panel capacitor to supply the sustaining pulse to the side of the sustain electrode. The energy recovery circuit may further include a first diode coupled to the scan electrode side of the panel capacitor, a second diode coupled to the sustain electrode side of the panel capacitor, a first inductor commonly coupled to the sustain electrode side and the scan electrode side of the panel capacitor, a path providing part coupled to the first inductor, and a single source capacitor connected to the path providing part.
US07692603B1
A spiral planar antenna includes more than two spiral arms. Each arm includes at least a portion that is coiled. The antenna may operate from approximately 50 MHz to upwards of several GHz within a payload space of only about 5.75 inches in diameter and less than one inch in height, with approximately 5 dBi or less of measured axial ratio. The broad frequency response in conjunction with a small space-profile improves space limitations and payload for deployable and non-deployable platforms while reducing opportunities for electromagnetic interference.
US07692601B2
The invention relates in part to a folded dipole having a dipole axis and a pair of arms which together have a profile which is concave on one side and convex on the other when viewed along the dipole axis. The dipoles may be arranged as a dipole box around a central region, typically in a generally circular or square configuration. Further elements may be placed in the dipole box or in the gaps between dipole boxes. The antenna may be a single-band antenna, or a multi-band antenna with the further elements operating in a different frequency band to the dipole boxes. The further elements may be concentric dipole boxes. The invention is particularly suited for use in a cellular base station panel antenna. A novel coaxial to microstrip transition is also described.
US07692599B2
An ultra-wideband shorted dipole antenna includes a coaxial cable line and first and second open-loop radiating metal plates with substantially the same shape. The coaxial cable line has a central conducting wire and an outer grounder sheath. The first and second open-loop radiating metal plates are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the antenna to form two arms of the antenna and are electrically connected to each other. Each of the first and second open-loop radiating metal plates has a signal feeding point electrically connected to the central conducting wire or the outer grounder sheath of the coaxial cable line.
US07692593B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads using pick-up horns. Such pick-up horns can include at least one outer metal wall forming a metal body and at least one interior surface disposed in the metal body, forming at least one chamber in the metal body. The pick-up horn further includes a front metal surface disposed at a front end of the metal body, having at least one opening corresponding to the at least one chamber, and at least one high-power absorbing load disposed within the at least one chamber and in contact with the at least one interior surface. A pick-up horn may further include a serpentine coolant path disposed within the metal body between an outer surface of the at least one outer metal wall and the at least one high-power absorbing load. Related systems and methods are described.
US07692591B2
A portable electronic apparatus has a main body case in which are disposed a display panel, a circuit board, and a dielectric antenna. The dielectric antenna is disposed at a vicinity of a peripheral edge portion of the circuit board.
US07692585B2
In one embodiment, an RFID reader and active tag (RAT) includes: a first antenna; a second antenna orthogonally aligned with the first antenna; an RFID interface operable to generate RF transmissions to the interrogate RFID tags; a fixed phase variable gain beam forming interface coupled to the first and second antennas and to the RFID interface, the variable gain beam forming interface being operable to independently adjust a set of gains for the RF transmissions from the RFID interface to the antennas so as to steer an interrogating RF transmission throughout the space to obtain RFID data from the RFID tags within the space; a third antenna; and a wireless interface configured to communicate through the third antenna with an access point, the wireless interface being operable to transmit the RFID data to the access point.
US07692580B2
A system and method for controlling and storing sensitive information on a global positioning system (GPS) device are provided. The system includes a locational information module for determining location information of the device; an encryption module for encrypting the location information; a processing module for storing the encrypted location information in a storage module; and an input module for inputting a code string for decrypting the location information. Information inputted to and/or generated by the device will be encrypted on the storage module. The storage module can be in any form currently available including optical media, or various types of removable memory cards or cartridges. Furthermore, the storage module may be internal memory and the GPS device may further include a transmission module or connection, e.g., hardwire or wireless, to port the information to a computer.
US07692560B2
A two stage compression sub-system for clear channel data. The front stage of the compressing sub-system is an octet based repeat compressor (for example a flag compressor). The second stage is dictionary based compressor (for example Lempel-Ziv (LZ) or Huffmann). Data is compressed using several different techniques, and the technique that provides the best compression is used for each particular packet. For example, each packet can be: a) compress through both compression stages. b) compress through front stage flag compressor only c) compress through back stage dictionary compressor only d) not compressed through either stage (for highly incompressible data) After compression, each packet is provided with a header which specifies the exact method used to compress that packet. At the decoder, the packet header is interrogated to determine how the packet should be de-compressed and the appropriate de-compression is then used.
US07692559B2
A self-powered switching system using electromechanical generators generates power for activation of a latching relay. The electromechanical generators comprise electroactive elements or magnetic based microgenerators that may be mechanically actuated to generate electrical power. The associated signal generation circuitry may be coupled to a transmitter or transceiver for sending and/or receiving RF signals to/from a receiver which actuates the latching relay. Power may be stored within the circuit using rechargeable batteries for powering or supplementing power to the transmitter or transceiver.
US07692551B2
A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image processor and an analyzer. The image processor determines whether at least one eye of an operator is visible and determines whether the operator is generally facing forward with respect to the vehicle. The analyzer applies at least one of position analysis and motion analysis to a three dimensional representation of an operator to determine alertness of the operator if at least one eye of operator is not visible or If the operator is generally facing forward.
US07692550B2
A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference position data and reference motion data associated with an operator, or a portion thereof, when the operator is in an alert state. An image, processor determines observed position data and observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval. An analyzer sends an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more reference points of the representation exceeds at feast one of a displacement threshold and a motion threshold.
US07692549B2
The method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference motion data associated with an operator representation when the operator is in an alert state. An image processor determines observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval. An analyser sends an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold.
US07692542B2
A door position monitoring mechanism mounted in the edge of a door that senses whether a door is opened or closed by sensing the absence or presence of a magnetic field of a magnet that is mounted in the door frame. Information regarding the door position is then transmitted to a battery operated wireless access control system mounted on the same door through wires extending from the door position monitoring mechanism.
US07692538B2
A user interface for a wireless device used to monitor multiple groups of faulted circuit indicators. Each group of faulted circuit indicators includes a radio interface unit, which is coupled to each of the faulted circuit indicators in the group. The user interface includes an identification indicator, which includes a plurality of radio interface unit status indicators, each of which corresponds to a particular radio interface unit, and which indicates a selected radio interface unit. The user interface also includes a way indicator comprising a plurality of faulted circuit indicator status indicators, each of which corresponds to a particular faulted circuit indicator coupled to the selected radio interface unit. In addition, each radio interface unit status indicator indicates whether a particular radio interface unit coupled to a faulted circuit indicator is asserting a fault condition.
US07692535B2
A vehicle lighting control system is disclosed that includes a weather detecting device for detecting a weather condition and a degree thereof. The lighting control system also includes a control device for controlling the light emitting apparatus based on the weather condition and the degree of the weather condition.
US07692529B2
A passive entry and immobilizer key for vehicles comprises an integrated front-end circuit (12b) with three battery-supplied receiver channels (14, 16, 18), each connected to an associated external antenna circuit with an inductor-capacitor combination (LR, CR) having a resonant frequency in the very low frequency range. The three antennas are arranged in a three-dimensional configuration. An immobilizer transponder (22) is supplied by energy received from an external transponder antenna circuit and stored in a storage capacitor (CL). The transponder antenna circuit includes an inductor-capacitor combination (LR, CR, CL) having a resonant frequency in the low frequency range. The transponder antenna circuit shares at least one inductive component (LR) with the antenna circuit of one of the three receiver channels. A capacitor in the transponder antenna circuit is selectively disconnected to change the resonant frequency from a frequency in the very low frequency range to a frequency in the low frequency range. Accordingly, one of the three antenna circuits has a dual function. A first function is that in a three-dimensional analog front end of a passive entry system that operates in the very low frequency range. A second function is that in a transponder of an immobilizer system that operates in the much higher low frequency range. As a result, only three antenna coils need to be implemented in the key.
US07692526B2
An inductive component (0) has a conductor (1) with a non-rectangular cross section and is used for conducting a current, and at least one planar terminal lead (4) for feeding or discharging the current to or from the conductor (1). The conductor (1) and the terminal lead (4) are interconnected in the area of a joining section (3) of the conductor (1) so as to form a conductor arrangement. The conductor (1) is provided with a flat cross section in the area of the joining section (3) while a flat area of the joining section (3) of the conductor (1) is connected to a flat area of the terminal lead (4).
US07692519B2
A MEMS switch is provided including a substrate, a movable actuator coupled to the substrate and having a first side and a second side, a first fixed electrode coupled to the substrate and positioned on the first side of the movable actuator to generate a first actuation force to pull the movable actuator toward a conduction state, and a second fixed electrode coupled to the substrate and positioned on the second side of the movable actuator to generate a second actuation force to pull the movable actuator toward a non-conducting state.
US07692511B2
Balun transformers are described wherein multiple transformer loops are implemented in a stacked design with the primary and secondary loops overlying one another. By aligning the loops in a vertical direction, instead of offsetting the loops, the area of the device is reduced. Multiple transformer loops are nested on each level, and the transformer loops on a given level are connected together using a crossover located on a different level.
US07692505B2
A crystal oscillator in which phase noise is reduced includes: a resonance circuit having a crystal unit and split capacitors connected to the crystal unit; a transistor for oscillation having a base connected to the connection node of the crystal unit and the split capacitors; an output line for connecting the node for connecting together the split capacitors and the emitter of the transistor; a crystal resonator inserted in the output line; and a resistor connected in parallel to the crystal resonator.
US07692497B2
The present invention provides a method and mechanism for adapting a single phase-locked loop (PLL) for a wider range of frequencies than has been possible with prior art solutions. An analog comparator circuit that senses the output of a charge pump and provides a signal to a digital control circuit to choose a suitable load circuit for the PLL voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The analog comparator with the digital control circuit changes the VCO loads to select the best VCO range to achieve the incoming signal frequency lock. A single PLL with the VCO load selection method disclosed, with use of built-in hysteresis, in addition to the phase and frequency feedback of the prior art, allows multiple overlapping frequency ranges to be covered in a stable fashion. This enables frequency locking of the PLL over a wide range of frequencies with a small die size and low power consumption.
US07692486B2
An amplifier is disclosed that includes configurable feedback based on the output of a received signal strength indicator. The feedback may be increased for high received signal levels, and decreased for low received signal levels. In an embodiment, the configurable impedance may comprise a plurality of discrete impedance settings. Amplitude and/or time hysteresis may be incorporated.
US07692480B2
A system to evaluate a voltage in a charge pump may include a transistor, and a transistor drain carried by the transistor with the transistor drain receiving a reference current. The system may also include a transistor gate carried by the transistor and connected to the transistor drain. The system may further include an additional transistor and an additional transistor gate carried by the additional transistor and connected to the transistor gate. The system may additionally include an additional transistor drain to receive the reference current mirrored from the additional transistor.
US07692473B2
In a conventional switch circuit capable of bidirectional conductivity, there is the problem that latch-up occurs in a parasitic thyristor included in a transistor having a switching function. Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a switch circuit capable of bidirectional conductivity while suppressing the occurrence of latch-up due to a parasitic thyristor. The present invention provides a switch circuit that includes diodes connected in parallel with each of a MOS transistor having the switching function and parasitic diodes present at the source and the drain of the MOS transistor.
US07692464B2
A pulse width modulation (PWM) wave output circuit that efficiently and accurately outputs dual PWM waves includes two comparators, an OR circuit, and an AND circuit. A voltage generator supplies the comparators with ramp voltages having the same wave height and shifted phases. The comparator compares the ramp voltages with the reference voltage and provides the comparison results to the OR circuit and the AND circuit. The OR circuit outputs a first modulation wave, and the AND circuit generates a second modulation wave. Accordingly, modulation waves having different duties are output based on ramp voltage having different phases.
US07692459B2
A delay adjustor for adjusting the delay time of a signal, the adjustor comprising: a first capacitance unit and a variable capacitance unit serially coupled to the first capacitor wherein the capacitance of the variable capacitance unit is adjusted according to a first control signal and the variable capacitance unit comprises a plurality of second capacitors and at least a first switch coupled to the at least one capacitor of the second capacitors.
US07692458B1
A wide dynamic range charge pump is provided for use in a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit. The charge pump includes a first, second, and third set of current sources. The charge pump further includes a first capacitor having an input connected to the first set. A first operational amplifier (op amp) has an input connected to the first set output, and an output connected to the second set output and to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) input. A first resistor has a first end connected to the first op amp output and a second end connected to the third set. A second capacitor has an input connected to the first resistor second end, and an output connected to the second reference voltage.
US07692456B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of ultrasound pulsers corresponding to a plurality of respective channels, and integrally formed on a small area. The ultrasound pulsers each include a MOSFET gate drive circuit in which an input voltage pulse is converted into a current pulse, and the current pulse is converted again into a voltage pulse on the basis of a high potential side voltage +HV, and a low potential side voltage −HV, applied to a transducer drive circuit, and in which a voltage level shift in the input voltage pulse is attained, and a voltage pulse swing is generated by the MOSFET gate drive circuit on the basis of the high potential side voltage +HV, and the low potential side voltage −HV. The MOSFET gate drive circuit is DC-coupled with the transducer drive circuit.
US07692453B2
A differential threshold voltage level detection circuit receives a differential voltage pair as an input, applying each component of the differential pair to an individual voltage shifting circuit. Each voltage shifting circuit is configured with a regulated current producing a shifted and a non-shifted version in-phase. For a shifted set of output differential voltages, the shift magnitude is proportional to the current entering a shifting circuit and is configured to be less than a peak-to-peak magnitude of the differential voltage to be detected. A current mirror within the detector contains a current reference configured to produce a current to be passed through a voltage generator. The current magnitude is sufficient to generate a regulated voltage output to the two current regulating devices that supply the voltage shifting circuits. An overlap detector receiving both differential voltage pairs produces a signal indicating an input is at a detection threshold.
US07692449B2
A dynamic and differential CMOS logic style is disclosed in which a gate uses a fixed amount of energy per evaluation event. The gate switches its output at every event and loads a constant capacitance. The logic style is a Dynamic and Differential Logic (DDL) style. The DDL style logic typically has one charging event per clock cycle and the charging event does not depend on the input signals. The differential feature masks the input value because a precharged output nodes is discharged during the evaluation phase. The dynamic feature breaks the input sequence: the discharged node is charged during the subsequent precharge phase.
US07692448B2
3D FPGAs are elucidated with (a) interlayer information sharing, (b) intermittent and variable timing of layer configuration and (c) multilayer multi-functionality. 3D FPGAs are applied to reprogrammable SoCs.
US07692447B2
A driver circuit is provided comprising at least two equal main units (MU) each comprising at least two sub units (SU) coupled to a data output (dout). Each sub unit (SU) is adapted to represent a respective predetermined impedance. Each main unit (MU) is adapted to that, when in a data mode, each sub unit (SU) of the respective main unit (MU) is switchable to either a first or second reference potential depending on a data signal to transmit. Each main unit (MU) is further adapted to that, when in a termination mode, the sub units (SU) of the respective main unit (MU) are switched to either the first or second reference potential such that an output of the respective main unit (MU) is neutral with respect to the driving of the data output (dout) to the first or second reference potential.
US07692446B2
An on-die termination includes: a code generator configured to generate a calibration code in response to a voltage of a first node and a reference voltage; a calibration resistor unit connected to the first node, and configured to be turned on and off in response to the calibration code; and a reference resistor unit coupled to the calibration resistor unit, and configured to be turned on and off in response to a control signal.
US07692440B2
A water jet handler (200) has a loading location (205), a cutting location (210), and an unloading location (215); and two movable mounts (240 and a 245). As a first movable mount (240) receives a molded substrate at the loading location (205), and transports it to the cutting location (210), a second movable mount (245) transports singulated semiconductor packages of a previously singulated molded substrate from the cutting location (210) to the unloading location (215). As the molded substrate on the first movable mount (240) is cut in the X direction (232) by a water jet, the singulated semiconductor packages are unloaded. The molded substrate is then transferred to the second movable mount (245) on which it is cut in the Y direction (272) to produce singulated semiconductor packages, as the first movable mount (240) returns to the loading location (205), when another molded substrate is loaded.
US07692436B2
The present invention is directed to a probe head having a probe contactor substrate with at least one slot that passes through the probe contactor substrate, at least one probe contactor adapted to test a device under test, with the probe contactor being coupled to the a top side of the probe contactor substrate and electrically connected to a terminal also disposed on top of the probe contactor substrate, and a space transformer having at least one bond pad coupled to a top side of the space transformer, and a bond interconnect which electrically couples the bond pad to the terminal through the slot in the probe contactor substrate.
US07692429B2
A detector for underwater electromagnetic surveying is described. The detector comprises first, second, third and fourth electrodes which are arranged to define first, second and third electric dipole antennae extending between pairs of the electrodes. Each dipole antennae extends between a pair of the electrodes and the fourth electrode is common to all three dipole antennae. Thus the first electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a first direction to provide the first dipole antenna, the second electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a second direction to provide the second dipole antenna, and the third electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a third direction to provide the third dipole antenna. The electrodes are arranged so that the first, second and third directions are inclined at an angle of between 20 and 70 degrees to a surface on which the detector rests when in normal use.
US07692422B2
A wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member inserted in a knuckle, an inner member made up of a hub axle, double rows of rolling elements, and a cover closing an opening of one end of the outer member. The cover includes a sensor connector and a sensor cap. A pulsar ring is mounted on the inner race and a rotation sensor is opposed to the pulsar ring and embedded in the sensor connector. The cover extends over an outer surface of the sensor connector. The cover has a cylindrical portion mounted in an inner peripheral surface of one end of the outer member, which end forms a pilot portion for the knuckle. The cylindrical portion of the cover has an outer periphery provided with an annular elastic member held in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the knuckle.
US07692417B2
A voltage converter having a controller capable of maintaining stable operation of a voltage converter over multiple modes of operation. The voltage converter provides a feedback signal to an error signal generator. One or more controllers, which are selectively established as part of the feedback loop, process the error signal to generate a voltage converter charging cycle control signal. A pulse width modulator may be utilized to generate a voltage converter switch control signal that controls the charge cycle. A detector or comparator monitors one or more aspects of operation of the control circuit or the voltage converter to detect changes in the mode of operation. Upon detection of a change, the detector or comparator generate a multi-mode control signal to selectively switch one or more sub-controllers into or out of the feedback loop to thereby maintain desired stability, loop bandwidth, and response time.
US07692411B2
A device and method for harvesting, generating, storing, and delivering energy to a load, particularly for remote or inaccessible applications. The device preferably comprises one or more energy sources, at least one supercapacitor, at least one rechargeable battery, and a controller. The charging of the energy storage devices and the delivery of power to the load is preferably dynamically varied to maximize efficiency. A low power consumption charge pump circuit is preferably employed to collect power from low power energy sources while also enabling the delivery of higher voltage power to the load. The charging voltage is preferably programmable, enabling one device to be used for a wide range of specific applications.
US07692409B2
A generator controller, in its various embodiments, displays genset fault messages, a genset elapsed time hour meter, service countdown reminder, monitors battery voltage changes over multiple periods of time to establish and display the “battery level,” uses the “battery level” to automatically start and stop the genset, and accepts multiple run requests from AC loads such as HVAC systems, and incorporates safety or other start inhibit features.
US07692408B2
A charging device for use in charging plural types of secondary batteries includes a power source unit for supplying a charging current to an object secondary battery, a battery type signal receiving unit for receiving a battery type signal, a battery temperature signal receiving unit for receiving a battery temperature signal, a blowing unit for blowing an air to the secondary battery, a storage unit for storing reference judging temperatures for determination of charging-incongruent temperatures of the plural types of secondary batteries, in a matching relationship with the types of the secondary batteries, and a control unit. The control unit allows the blowing unit to perform a blowing operation, if the temperature of the secondary battery exceeds a reference judging temperature, and to stop the blowing operation, if otherwise.
US07692382B2
An image display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a light emitting element, a first thin film transistor, and a capacitor. The light emitting element has a light emitting region. The first thin film transistor is arranged outside the light emitting region in plan view. The capacitor is arranged inside the light emitting region in plan view.
US07692381B2
An organic light emitting display device which can prevent separation of a buffer layer, thereby reducing an electrical short is disclosed. One embodiment of the organic light emitting display device includes a substrate made of a metal, a metal thin film formed on the substrate, a buffer layer formed on the metal thin film, and an organic light emitting diode formed on the buffer layer. Accordingly, a leakage current caused by an electrical short can be effectively prevented by preventing the separation of the buffer layer.
US07692380B2
When a light emitting element is actuated to allow the light emission, the generation of Joule heat occurs, leading to the decomposition or crystallization of an organic compound to cause the degradation of the light emitting device. Therefore, a light emitting element of the present invention is provided for effecting removing or decreasing the generation of heat. In the present invention, between two electrodes, layers having organic compounds and carbon-based thin films are alternatively laminated one after another for stepping down the driving voltage in the light emitting element using the tunnel effect. In addition, a carbon-based thin film is placed on a film containing an organic compound, so that it prevents the electric filed from being locally concentrated and also prevents the generation of short-circuit between the anode and the cathode.
US07692375B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an organic light emitting element having a high efficiency and a high quality in which electron and hole injection efficiency of an electrode is reproduced in an insulated or contaminated first electrode. In an organic light emitting display apparatus, a substrate, a first electrode, an insulation film bank formed so as to cover edges of the first electrode, a metal thin film formed on the first electrode and the insulation film bank, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode are disposed in the cited order. A lower part of a side face of the insulation film bank takes a reverse tapered shape.
US07692374B2
An organic light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light emitting diode includes: a first electrode disposed on a substrate; an organic layer including at least an emitting layer disposed on the first electrode; and a second electrode including at least two layers and a Ca thin layer interposed between the at least two layers on the organic layer. In this case, the Ca layer acts as a moisture-absorbing material for preventing moisture and oxygen from penetrating, so that pixel shrinkage and dark spot defects due to the penetration may be prevented, thereby providing an organic light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing the same without using any moisture absorbing material at the time of encapsulation.
US07692367B2
A piezoelectric device is attached to an inner bottom surface of the outer case having a tubular shape including a bottom, and an inner case is disposed within the outer case. In an ultrasonic vibration acting surface of the inner case that is arranged to face the bottom surface of the outer case, a mass of the inner case is arranged to restrain vibration of the outer case, which is generated by the piezoelectric device. A first cutout is provided in a portion of the ultrasonic vibration acting surface and arranged to face the piezoelectric device so as to flatten an ultrasonic beam generated by vibrations of the piezoelectric device and the outer case. Second cutouts are provided at locations on the ultrasonic vibration acting surface spaced away from the first cutout in a line symmetrical relationship with a long axis of the first cutout defining a symmetrical axis.
US07692364B2
An electronic radial ultrasonic probe comprising an electronic radial array which comprises a plurality of ultrasonic transducers being continuously arrayed circularly around an insertion axis as center and also for which a transmission/reception of an ultrasonic wave is controlled by electronically selecting the plurality of ultrasonic transducer, comprises: a support member equipped on the electronic radial array; a lock member featured with a cavity in which the support member is inserted and with a lock groove for locking a balloon which is mounted in a manner to cover the electronic radial array and in which an ultrasonic medium is filled; and a filler member which is constituted by an adhesive material converting from a fluid state to a solid state, and is filled in the cavity.
US07692358B2
A micro mechanical backscatter sensor includes a receiver for receiving a modulated electromagnetic signal, a capacitive element operatively connected to the receiver, the capacitive element being arranged such that a voltage is generated across the capacitor in response to the frequency of the received signal, and a resonator operatively connected to the capacitive element such that electrostatic forces that are induced by the voltage generated cause the resonator to vibrate at a resonance frequency, the resonator being arranged such that an applied external force alters the resonance frequency of vibration. The sensor further includes a demodulator for demodulating the received signal, a modulator for modulating a carrier signal of the received signal by mixing the carrier signal with the resonance frequency of the resonator to produce a modulated electromagnetic transmission signal, and a transmitter, operatively connected to the capacitive element and arranged to transmit the modulated transmission signal.
US07692357B2
An electrical machine includes a rotor with an inner rotor portion and an outer rotor portion, and a double-sided yokeless stator. The yokeless stator includes modular lamination stacks and is configured for radial magnetic flux flow. The double-sided yokeless stator is concentrically disposed between the inner rotor portion and the outer rotor portion of the electrical machine. Examples of particularly useful embodiments for the electrical machine include wind turbine generators, ship propulsion motors, switch reluctance machines and double-sided synchronous machines.
US07692348B2
The invention is directed to an arrangement for fastening permanent magnets to rapidly rotating rotors of electric machines. It is the object of the invention to find a novel possibility for fastening permanent magnets to the rotor of rapidly rotating electric machines which allows the magnets to be fixed so as to be secure against centrifugal forces for high rotating speeds and under confined spatial conditions without a frictionally engaging connection of magnet holders to the rotor. According to the invention, this object is met with a plurality of permanent magnets which are arranged at the outer circumference of the rotor with profile parts which are arranged alternately therebetween in that coaxially extending rotor grooves are introduced in the outer surface of the rotor, the sides of the rotor grooves having contact surfaces which at least partially converge outward with respect to radial direction for contact surfaces of the profile parts which diverge in a conforming manner, and the profile parts are shaped in such a way that they retain the permanent magnets pairwise in a claw-like manner in a positive engagement against radial forces of the rotor rotation. Gaps which inevitably remain at the contact surfaces for reasons of manufacture are filled with a liquid, hardenable medium.
US07692347B2
The invention provides damping techniques for a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is supported by rotary bearings. The damping techniques control vibration of the rotating shaft by creating a fluid film in a support element of the rotating shaft. For example, the fluid film may be created between a housing and the rotary bearings. The fluid may be supplied by a pump, and the supply amount of fluid to create the fluid film is relative to the rotational velocity of the shaft. Vibration can be prevented for every operational rotational velocity of the rotating shaft. In some embodiments, the rotating shaft may be powered by or part of an electric motor for a vehicle.
US07692344B2
In a motor having a pawl-shaped magnetic pole, if a coil is wound like a ring shape so as to be formed, one leader line can be generally drawn out to an external portion from a position close to an outer periphery of a stator, however, the other leader line is drawn out to the external portion from an inner periphery of the stator. Accordingly, the leader line occupies a part of the inner space formed by the stator core, so that there is generated a problem that a space factor of the coil is reduced. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to improve the space factor of the coil. In order to achieve the object mentioned above, a space passing wirings of a plurality of coils therethrough is provided in a part of the pawl-shaped magnetic pole of the stator core of the stator having the pawl-shaped magnetic pole. Accordingly, one of leader lines of the coil is drawn out from an outer peripheral portion (or an opposite side to a side facing to the rotor) of the stator, and the other is drawn out in an axial direction from the space of the claw-shaped magnetic pole of the stator. Therefore, it is possible to do away with an influence by the leader line, it is possible to increase a winding number of the coil even in the same space, and it is possible to improve a downsizing of the motor.
US07692343B2
A motor assembly in which magnetic attraction between the magnets and the base of the motor is reduced by providing increased magnetic reluctance. This is achieved without the need to increase the overall height of the motor assembly, thus making the motor assembly particularly suitable for use in applications with tight space constraints and power consumption limitations.
US07692323B2
To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
US07692322B2
A wind turbine generator, an active damping method thereof, and a windmill tower in which vibrations of the wind turbine generator itself or the windmill tower can be reduced at low cost are provided. The acceleration due to vibrations of a nacelle (13) is detected with an accelerometer (17) attached to the nacelle (13). In an active damping unit (20), a pitch angle of windmill blades (12) for generating a thrust on the windmill blades (12) so as to cancel out the vibrations of the nacelle (13) is calculated on the basis of the acceleration, and the pitch angle is output as a blade-pitch-angle command δθ* for damping. On the other hand, in a pitch-angle control unit (30), a pitch angle of the windmill blades (12) for controlling the output to be a predetermined value is calculated, and the pitch angle is output as a blade-pitch-angle command θ* for output control. The blade-pitch-angle command δθ* for damping is combined with the blade-pitch-angle command θ* for output control using a subtracter (40). The pitch angle of the windmill blades is controlled on the basis of the resulting blade-pitch-angle command after combining.
US07692316B2
An audio amplifier assembly that includes a semiconductor package having a semiconductor power die tuned for class D amplifier applications and a conductive clip used for low inductance integration into the amplifier circuit.
US07692307B2
A compliant structure for an electronic device comprises a substrate (110) composed of a first material (111) and a compliant zone (120) within the substrate. A plurality of solder joints (280) are located between, and form a connection between, the substrate and the electronic device (290). The compliant zone reduces the degree of deformation experienced by the solder joints due to thermal mismatch loading between the substrate and the die during attachment of the die to the substrate (chip attach). This reduction in solder joint deformation reduces the likelihood that the solder joints will crack.
US07692293B2
A semiconductor switching module includes a power semiconductor element that is embodied in planar technology. In at least one embodiment, the power semiconductor element is provided with a base layer, a copper layer, and at least one power semiconductor chip that is mounted on the copper layer, and another electrically conducting layer which covers at least one load terminal of the power semiconductor chip. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, devices are provided for safely connecting the load terminal to a load circuit. The devices are configured such that a contact area thereof presses in a planar manner onto the electrically conducting layer.
US07692289B2
The present invention is directed to improving the efficiency of removing heat from semiconductor devices. In addition, the method of manufacturing the improved devices has the potential of eliminating a key step in the traditional production process where the chips are highly susceptible to mechanical damage. A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor substrate having a heat removal side and a heat producing region, and at least one superstrate semiconductor layer defining the heat producing region. The heat removal side of the semiconductor substrate includes at least one recess region which extends closer to the heat-generating region than the remainder of the heat removal surface.
US07692288B2
A MEMS package and methods for its embodiment are described. The MEMS package has at least one MEMS device mounted on a flexible and foldable substrate. A metal cap structure surrounds the at least one MEMS device wherein an edge surface of the metal cap structure is attached to the flexible substrate and wherein a portion of the flexible substrate is folded under itself thereby forming the MEMS package. A meshed metal environmental hole underlying the at least one MEMS device provides enhanced EMI immunity.
US07692285B2
A semiconductor device having a plurality of chips is reduced in size. In HSOP (semiconductor device) for driving a three-phase motor, a first semiconductor chip including a pMISFET and a second semiconductor chip including an nMISFET are mounted over each of a first tab, second tab, and third tab. The drains of the pMISFET and nMISFET over each tab are electrically connected with each other. Thus, two of six MISFETs can be placed over each of three tabs divided in correspondence with the number of phases of the motor, and they can be packaged in one in a compact manner. As a result, the size of the HSOP for driving a three-phase motor, having a plurality of chips can be reduced.
US07692281B2
A land grid array module is provided that includes a land grid array interface. The interface includes a substrate having a mating face. A contact pad is provided on the mating face of the substrate. The contact pad has an exposed surface with a depression that is configured to restrain transverse movement of a mating contact tip when the mating contact tip is loaded against the contact pad. The substrate layer may include a via having a diameter such that the depression is formed in the contact pad when the contact pad is plated over the via. The depression may also be stamped in the exposed surface of the contact pad. Alternatively, the depression may be surrounded by a raised conductive perimeter that is configured to retain the mating contact tip.
US07692278B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system are provided. The apparatus and the system may comprise a first integrated circuit die comprising a plurality of silicon vias and a first surface activated bonding site coupled to the plurality of silicon vias, and a second integrated circuit die comprising a second surface activated bonding site coupled to the first surface activated bonding site. The first surface activated bonding site may comprise a first clean metal and the second surface activated bonding site may comprise a second clean metal. If the first surface activated bonding site is coupled to the second surface activated bonding site respective metal atoms of the first activated surface activated bonding site are diffused into the second surface activated bonding site and respective metal atoms of the second activated surface activated bonding site are diffused into the first surface activated bonding site.
US07692277B2
A lead frame (100) for a semiconductor device is formed by applying nickel plating (102), palladium plating (103), and gold flash plating (104) substantially entirely to lead frame body (101) such as copper thin plate in this order, and further applying silver plating (105) selectively to part of an inner part that is to be enclosed with a package of the semiconductor device. The lead frame (100) may also include a base of the package. The silver plating contributes to an excellent light reflectance and wire bonding efficiency of the inner part, whereas the gold flash plating contributes to an excellent resistance to corrosion and soldering efficiency of an outer part that is outside the package.
US07692276B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrated circuit packages, such as ball grid array packages, and processes for assembling the same, are provided. A first strip includes an array of package substrate sections. An IC die is mounted to each package substrate section of the first strip. A second strip includes an array of leadframe sections. The second strip is positioned adjacent to the first strip to couple a planar protruding area of each leadframe section to a corresponding IC die mounted to the first strip. An encapsulating material is applied to the adjacently positioned first and second strips to fill a space between the first and second strips and to fill a cavity in a top surface of each leadframe section. A planar region of the first strip surrounding each centrally located cavity is not covered by the encapsulating material. The adjacently positioned first and second strips are singulated into a plurality of IC packages.
US07692274B2
Reinforced semiconductor structures are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a reinforced semiconductor structure comprises a semiconductor wafer comprising a plurality of dielectric layers formed thereon. At least one scribe line region is defined over the semiconductor wafer, separating the semiconductor wafer with at least two active regions thereover. A plurality of first non-dielectric pillars are formed in the topmost layer of the dielectric layers in the scribe line region and surround the test pad along a periphery. A plurality of second non-dielectric pillars and first vias are formed in a first low-k dielectric layer underlying the topmost low-k layer in the scribe line region, wherein the second non-dielectric pillars electrically connect the first non-dielectric pillars by the first vias, respectively.
US07692273B2
There are provided an electronic component production method and an electronic component by which the number of scribing processes can be reduced and the productivity can be made higher while surely preventing short circuiting during the production. An electronic component including a short ring residue portion and a method of producing the electronic component are provided.
US07692268B2
An integrated circuit including a bipolar transistor is disclosed. One embodiment provides an insulation structure used to form a junction insulation, a collector structure formed inside a semiconductor zone having openings dividing the collector structure into collector zones. The collector zones are arranged in such a manner that a shortest lateral distance between an emitter zone and the insulation structure runs at least through one of the collector zones.
US07692267B2
When a package substrate with a built-in capacitor includes a first thin-film small electrode 41aa and a second thin-film small electrode 42aa that are electrically short-circuited to each other via a pinhole P in a high-dielectric layer 43, a power supply post 61a and a via hole 61b are not formed in the first thin-film small electrode 41aa, and a ground post 62a and a via hole 62b are not formed in the second thin-film small electrode 42aa, either. As a result, the short-circuited small electrodes 41aa and 42aa are electrically connected to neither a power supply line nor a ground line, and become a potential independent from a power supply potential and a ground potential. Therefore, in the thin-film capacitor 40, only the portion where the short-circuited small electrodes 41aa and 42aa sandwich the high dielectric layer 43 loses the capacitor function, and portions where other thin-film small electrodes 41a and 42a sandwich the high dielectric layer 43 maintain the capacitor function.
US07692265B2
There is provided a semiconductor device excellent in reliability. The semiconductor device is comprised of a semiconductor substrate, an insulating portion having a multilayer insulating film composed of an etch stopper film, an insulating film, an etch stopper film, an insulating film, an etch stopper film and an insulating film provided on an upper portion of the semiconductor, fuses provided on the insulating portion, and a seal ring composed of a copper containing metal film, a barrier metal film, a copper containing metal film and a barrier metal film embedded in the insulating portion so as to surround a region just below the fuses.
US07692263B2
A multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, a drain, and a gate. A first spacer layer is over the active region between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer over the active region between the drain and the gate. A first field plate on the first spacer layer is connected to the gate. A second field plate on the second spacer layer is connected to the gate. A third spacer layer is on the first spacer layer, the second spacer layer, the first field plate, the gate, and the second field plate, with a third field plate on the third spacer layer and connected to the source. The transistor exhibits a blocking voltage of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.0 mΩ-cm2, of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.3 mΩ-cm2, of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 6.6 mΩ-cm2, or a blocking voltage of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 7.0 mΩ-cm2.
US07692262B2
A vertical rectifying and protection power diode, formed in a lightly-doped semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, resting on a heavily-doped substrate of the first conductivity type, having a first ring-shaped region, of the first conductivity type more heavily-doped than the layer and more lightly doped than the substrate, surrounding an area of the layer and extending to the substrate; and a second ring-shaped region, doped of the second conductivity type, extending at the surface of the first region and on either side thereof; a first electrode having a thin layer of a material capable of forming a Schottky diode with the layer, resting on the area of the layer and on at least a portion of the second ring-shaped region with which it forms an ohmic contact.
US07692248B2
A semiconductor device comprising a substrate having a well region, at least one well pickup region formed on the substrate to surround the well pickup region, a first drain region formed on the substrate to be positioned on one side of the source region, and a first gate electrode formed on the substrate to be positioned between the source region and the first drain region.
US07692244B2
An electronically scannable multiplexing device is capable of addressing multiple bits within a volatile or non-volatile memory cell. The multiplexing device generates an electronically scannable conducting channel with two oppositely formed depletion regions. The depletion width of each depletion region is controlled by a voltage applied to a respective control gate at each end of the multiplexing device. The present multi-bit addressing technique allows, for example, 10 to 100 bits of data to be accessed or addressed at a single node. The present invention can also be used to build a programmable nanoscale logic array or for randomly accessing a nanoscale sensor array.
US07692243B2
The present invention aims at offering the semiconductor device which has the structure which are a high speed and a low power, and can be integrated highly. The present invention is a semiconductor device formed in the SOI substrate by which the BOX layer and the SOI layer were laminated on the silicon substrate. And the present invention is provided with the FIN type transistor with which the gate electrode coiled around the body region formed in the SOI layer, and the planar type transistor which was separated using partial isolation and full isolation together to element isolation, and was formed in the SOI layer.
US07692242B2
A low resistance layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a high resistance layer formed on the low resistance layer. A source region of a first conductivity type is formed on a surface region of the high resistance layer. A drain region of the first conductivity type is formed at a distance from the source region. A first resurf region of the first conductivity type is formed in a surface region of the high resistance layer between the source region and the drain region. A channel region of a second conductivity type is formed between the source region and the first resurf region. A gate insulating film is formed on the channel region, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. An impurity concentration in the channel region under the gate electrode gradually lowers from the source region toward the first resurf region.
US07692240B2
Channel regions and gate electrodes are also disposed continuously with transistor cells below a gate pad electrode. The transistor cells are formed in a stripe pattern and allowed to contact a source electrode. In this way, the channel regions and the gate electrodes, which are positioned below the gate pad electrode, are kept at a predetermined potential. Thus, a predetermined drain-source reverse breakdown voltage can be secured without providing a p+ type impurity region on the entire surface below the gate pad electrode.
US07692235B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of floating gate electrodes respectively formed above a semiconductor substrate with first insulating films disposed therebetween, and a control gate electrode formed above the plurality of floating gate electrodes with a second insulating film disposed therebetween. In each of the plurality of floating gate electrodes is formed to have a width of an upper portion thereof in a channel width direction which is smaller than a width of a lower portion thereof in the channel width direction and one of contact surfaces thereof on at least opposed sides which contact the second insulating film is formed to have one surface, and the second insulating film has a maximum film thickness in a vertical direction, the maximum film thickness being set smaller than a distance from a lowest surface to a highest surface of the second insulating film in the vertical direction.
US07692234B2
A semiconductor device, which ensures device reliability especially in fine regions and enables great capacitance and high-speed operations, has memory cells including, in a first region of a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an interlayer insulating film, a control gate electrode, and source and drain regions of the second conduction type arranged in a matrix, with a shallow isolation structure for isolating the memory cells. When using a shallow structure buried with an insulating film for element isolation, the isolation withstand voltage in fine regions can be prevented from lowering and the variation in threshold level of selective transistors can be reduced. When the memory cells in a memory mat are divided by means of selective transistors, the disturb resistance of the memory cells can be improved.
US07692232B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which is superior in writing and charge holding properties, including a semiconductor substrate in which a channel formation region is formed between a pair of impurity regions formed with an interval, and a first insulating layer, a floating gate, a second insulating layer, and a control gate over an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate. It is preferable that a band gap of a semiconductor material forming the floating gate be smaller than that of the semiconductor substrate. For example, it is preferable that the band gap of the semiconductor material forming the floating gate be smaller than that of the channel formation region in the semiconductor substrate by 0.1 eV or more. This is because, by decreasing the bottom energy level of a conduction band of the floating gate electrode to be lower than that of the channel formation region in the semiconductor substrate, carrier injecting and charge holding properties are improved.
US07692222B2
A semiconductor structure and method wherein a recess is disposed in a surface portion of a semiconductor structure and a dielectric film is disposed on and in contract with the semiconductor. The dielectric film has an aperture therein. Portions of the dielectric film are disposed adjacent to the aperture and overhang underlying portions of the recess. An electric contact has first portions thereof disposed on said adjacent portions of the dielectric film, second portions disposed on said underlying portions of the recess, with portions of the dielectric film being disposed between said first portion of the electric contact and the second portions of the electric contact, and third portions of the electric contact being disposed on and in contact with a bottom portion of the recess in the semiconductor structure. The electric contact is formed by atomic layer deposition of an electrically conductive material over the dielectric film and through the aperture in such dielectric film.
US07692218B2
A field effect transistor and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the field effect transistor comprises a source; a drain; a gate; at least one carbon nanotube on the gate; and a dielectric layer that coats the gate and a portion of the at least one carbon nanotube, wherein the at least one carbon nanotube has an exposed portion that is not coated with the dielectric layer, and wherein the exposed portion is functionalized with at least one indicator molecule. In other embodiments, the field effect transistor is a biochem-FET.
US07692216B2
A plurality of gate lines formed on an insulating substrate, each gate line including a pad for connection to an external device; a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines and insulated from the gate lines, each data line including a pad for connection to an external device; and a conductor overlapping at least one of the gate lines and the data lines are included. An overlapping distance of the gate lines or the data lines and a width of the conductor decreases as the length of the gate lines or the data lines increases. Accordingly, the difference in the RC delays due to the difference of the length of the signal lines is compensated to be reduced.
US07692213B2
An integrated circuit system that includes: providing a PFET device including a PFET gate and a PFET gate dielectric; forming a source/drain extension from a first epitaxial layer aligned to a first PFET gate sidewall spacer; and forming a source/drain from a second epitaxial layer aligned to a second PFET gate sidewall spacer.
US07692210B2
The present invention is generally directed to intermeshed guard bands for multiple voltage supply regions or structures on an integrated circuit, and methods of making same. In one illustrative embodiment, an integrated circuit is provided that comprises a plurality of voltage supply structures formed above a substrate, the plurality of voltage supply structures being at differing voltage levels, and a guard band comprised of at least one doped region formed in the substrate under each of the plurality of voltage supply regions, each of the guard bands being comprised of a plurality of fingers extending from each end of the guard bands.
US07692206B2
Light emitting die package is disclosed. The die package includes a leadframe, a bottom heatsink, a top heatsink, a reflector and a lens. The top and bottom heatsinks are thermally coupled but electrically insulated from the leadframe. The leadframe includes a plurality of leads and defines a mounting pad for mounting LEDS. The top heatsink defines an opening over the mounting pad. The reflector is coupled to the top heatsink at the opening. The lens is placed over the opening defining an enclosed cavity over the mounting pad. At least one light emitting device (LED) is mounted on the mounting pad within the cavity. Encapsulant optically couples the LED to its surrounding surfaces to maximize its optical performance. When energized, the LED generates light and heat. The light is reflected by the reflector and operated on by the lens. The heat is dissipated by the top and the bottom heatsinks.
US07692193B2
An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a gate and a data lines on a substrate intersecting each other, the data line includes a first layer formed of a transparent conductive material and a second layer under the first layer; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line formed at respective intersection of the gate and data lines, an insulating layer on the gate electrode, an active layer on the insulating layer disposed within the gate electrode, an etch stopper on the active layer, an ohmic contact layer on the etch stopper, a source electrode on the ohmic contact layer and connected to the first layer, a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, wherein the source, drain and pixel electrodes are formed of the same layer and material as the first layer.
US07692192B2
A display device includes a first insulating substrate having thin film transistors; a second insulating substrate of plastic having a black matrix comprising a plurality of horizontal extending portions extending in one directions and a plurality of vertical portions extending at an irregular interval in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US07692191B2
A top-emitting organic light emitting device having an improved pixel electrode layout for decreasing photo-leakage of a thin film transistor and enhancing an aperture ratio is provided. In the top-emitting organic light emitting device, the pixel electrode is designed to have the maximum size allowed by a layout design rule. Further, the pixel electrode is formed to overlap all the thin film transistors below.
US07692183B2
The subject invention comprises the realization of P-on-N type II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes. A high-quality InAsSb layer lattice-mismatched to GaSb is used as a buffer to prepare the surface of the substrate prior to superlattice growth. The InAsSb layer also serves as an effective n-contact layer. The contact layer has been optimized to improve device performance, most notably performance that is similar to traditional N-on-P structures.
US07692177B2
A method for controlling silver doping of a chalcogenide glass in a resistance variable memory element is disclosed herein. The method includes forming a thin metal containing layer having a thickness of less than about 250 Angstroms over a second chalcogenide glass layer, formed over a first metal containing layer, formed over a first chalcogenide glass layer. The thin metal containing layer preferably is a silver layer. An electrode may be formed over the thin silver layer. The electrode preferably does not contain silver.
US07692175B2
A chalcogenide layer includes a composition of compounds having the formula MmX1-m, where M denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of group IVb elements of the periodic system, group Vb elements of the periodic system and transition metals, X denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of S, Se and Te, and m has a value of between 0 and 1. The chalcogenide layer further includes an oxygen or nitrogen content in the range from 0.001 atomic % to 75 atomic %.
US07692164B2
Non uniform ion implantations in a pendulum type of ion implantation are mitigated by adjusting movement of a wafer according to a corresponding non uniform function. More particularly, a non uniform ion implantation function is obtained by measuring and/or modeling ion implantations. Then, movement of a wafer along a second non arcuate scan path is adjusted according to the non uniform ion implantation function to facilitate uniform ion implantations.
US07692162B2
Images of two-dimensional chromatograms or other sample arrays are formed on a scanning instrument that utilizes a line of illumination light that sweeps the length of the array either by moving across the array or by the array moving relative to the light, in either case scanning the entire two-dimensional array with a unidirectional pass of the moving component. The use of a CCD equipped with time delay integration allows the instrument to form an enhanced image.
US07692157B2
An x-ray image detector suitable for radiology has an active matrix substrate with scanning and read-out circuits. Over this active matrix substrate, which can be a two dimensional array of TFTs associated with a storage capacitance, there is deposited a photoreceptor made of a thin layer of amorphous selenium based multilayer structure. The photoreceptor is covered with a light-transparent electrode on top of which there is provided a scintillator. The indices of refraction of the scintillator and of the selenium based multilayer may be matched with the use of the biasing electrode.
US07692152B2
A radiation detecting apparatus includes: a sensor panel that has a substrate, and has a plurality of pixels each of which has a photoelectric conversion element for converting light into an electric signal, arranged on the substrate; and a scintillator layer arranged on a reverse side of the pixels with respect to the substrate, wherein the scintillator layer contains an activator added in a main ingredient, and has a higher concentration of the activator in a peripheral area than in a center area, in a surface direction of the scintillator layer.
US07692149B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, device, and methods of providing optical sensing. Various embodiment include an optical transmitting and receiving apparatus that can include an optical fiber bundle having an end located proximate to a lens and an aperture through which optical energy is received by the optical fiber bundle, and a sensor array, where the optical fiber bundle receives optical energy and passes the optical energy through the bundle to the sensor array, and where the sensor array is located remotely from the lens.
US07692141B2
A MEMS device with an overhanging ‘polymer’ capillary provides vital and significant improvements in interfacing a MEMS electrospray nozzle to an MS inlet or other macroscopic instrumentation. The fabrication methodology associated therewith is easily expanded to include built-in micro particle filters and centimeter long serpentine micro channels provided on-chip and fabricated using a low temperature process.
US07692136B2
A portable illumination device, for illuminating an object through a medium having an absorption coefficient, has a lighting unit including at least two differently colored light sources for emitting light having a color distribution and a control unit for adjusting the color distribution. The control unit is adapted to receive a distance estimate corresponding to the distance between the illumination device and the object, and adjust the color distribution depending on the distance estimate, such that light reflected from the object is perceived to have substantially correct color reproduction.
US07692134B2
A light sensor cell includes a photosensitive element, a floating diffusion region, and a gate oxide disposed between the photosensitive element and the floating diffusion region. The gate oxide has a non-uniform thickness, with a greater thickness near the photosensitive element and a lesser thickness near the floating diffusion region. A transfer gate is disposed on the gate oxide. The transfer gate has a non-uniform threshold voltage, with a greater threshold voltage near the photosensitive element and a lesser threshold voltage near the floating diffusion region.
US07692130B2
A CMOS image sensor and active pixel cell design that provides an output signal representing an incident illumination light level that is adapted for time domain analysis. Thus, the noise sources associated with charge integration and the contribution of dark current to it, is avoided. The active pixel cell design implements only three FETs: a transfer device, a reset device and an output transistor device having one diffusion connected to a Row Select signal. In this mode of operation, use is made of the voltage decay at the photo diode to generate a pixel output at one diffusion of the output transistor device, which is a pulse with fixed amplitude independent of the incident illumination level. For use of an NFET output transistor device, the pulse width is an inverse function of the incident illumination level. For a PFET output transistor device, the output pulse has a time delay, from a reference signal, by an amount that is an inverse function of the incident illumination level.
US07692128B2
A focus control method able to further correctly control a focal point of an optical system or optical apparatus. A reference system of the system as a whole is set by using a reference pattern for focal point control. A focal point of an optical apparatus for inspecting a sample or measuring a physical quantity of the sample and the focal point of an auto-focus mechanism are matched with the reference system. Then, a displaced object of the auto-focus mechanism is set on a sample surface, a displacement amount of the sample surface from a reference point is measured, and the focal point of an object lens of the optical apparatus is controlled by using the displaced point as an operation point of the control of the auto-focus mechanism. When setting the reference system, the focus is judged by utilizing the Becke effect for the reference pattern.
US07692127B1
A MEMS apparatus includes a substrate; electrical contacts disposed on the substrate; a thermal arch beam supported by and connected between the contacts, the thermal arch beam including a midpoint and a protrusion located at about the midpoint; a lever having an axis of rotation and a bearing surface upon which the protrusion is operable to bear, a pair of lever supports disposed on the substrate for rotatably supporting the lever about the axis of rotation, an area of contact between the protrusion and the bearing surface being positioned vertically between the axis of rotation and the plane of the substrate. A voltage difference between the electrical contacts causes the thermal arch beam to move horizontally in the plane and the protrusion to bear against the lever causing rotation of the lever out of the plane.
US07692126B2
The invention concerns a device for countering and tracking a threat with optical delay device in the form of a homing-head missile, comprising a homing head adapted to receive an incident coherent light beam and in deflecting same to produce a transmitted beam. The invention is characterized in that the homing head comprises a biprism dividing the transmitted beam into two sub-beams, the biprism being associated with an optical delay device introducing an optical path difference between the two sub-beams greater than the coherence length of the incident beam.
US07692125B1
An apparatus includes a radome and an evanescent wave-coupled windowing system in the radome. In operation, the apparatus receives radiation reflected from an object that is incident upon a windowing system; emits evanescent waves from the windowing system whose amplitudes are proportional to the angle of incidence of the radiation; and non-coherent, Fresnel direction finds the object.
US07692116B1
Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces an output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred.
US07692106B2
An electronic scale having an integrated computer with an input unit for entering selection data, a memory for storing a plurality of parameter values, which can be assigned to function-specific parameters dependent on the entered selection data, a data processing unit for executing weighing applications dependent on a subset of the function-specific parameters and at least one interface for interacting with mechanical and/or electronic components dependent on a subset of function-specific parameters. A plurality of different profiles (24; 24′) can be stored as individual parameter value sets to adapt to user-specific and/or application-specific requirements. Selecting a specific profile (24; 24′) causes a joint assignment of the values contained therein to the corresponding parameters. The parameters are assigned to a plurality of non-overlapping parameter groups (26, 28, 30), each individual profile (24′) only contains those values that can be assigned to the parameters of precisely one parameter group (26, 28, 30), and each parameter group (26, 28, 30) can be assigned the parameter values of at least one profile (24).
US07692105B2
A mounting assembly for a vehicle power junction box includes a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit having a positioning relative to the first mounting unit. A weld bead is positioned between the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit to vibration weld the first mounting unit relative to the second mounting unit.
US07692100B2
Spacers for use on power distribution lines are disclosed that include a body, a messenger hook, and a conductor hook. A messenger clamp is pivotally connected to the messenger hook, and is rotatable from an open position to a messenger engaging position. A conductor clamp is pivotally connected to the conductor hook, and is rotatable from an open position to a conductor engaging position.
US07692099B2
A cable system includes one or more bundles of conductive wire having multiple thin strands of flexible wire cable that are individually coated with an insulation layer. The bundles of conductive wire are covered by wire jacketing material and are further covered by a nylon braiding material. The cable is preferably made by coating individual wire strands with an insulating material, and then forming wire strands into wire. A thin insulating material may then be extruded over the bundles of wire strands, which are then twisted and/or shielded into cables forming a subassembly. The group of wires is formed into cables. A thin insulating material may be extruded over the cable subassemblies as a jacketing layer before the cable is cut to the desired length and braided or jacketed.
US07692098B2
A coaxial cable includes: a metallic inner conductor formed of a first material and having a first thickness; a dielectric layer circumferentially surrounding the inner conductor formed of a second material and having a second thickness; a metallic outer conductor circumferentially surrounding the dielectric layer formed of a third material and having a third thickness; and a polymeric jacket circumferentially surrounding the outer conductor formed of a fourth material and having a fourth thickness.
US07692093B2
A cable having one or more conductive members and one or more strength members. Each conductive member has a metal microwire having an outer diameter and an inorganic cladding having an inner diameter. The microwire is positioned within the cladding, and the outer diameter of the microwire is at least about 2 microns less then the inner diameter of the cladding. Each strength member has a plurality of inorganic fibers surrounding the conductive members or an inorganic rod. The conductive members are conductive while applying a voltage of 5000 V to the conductive members and while exposing the cable to a temperature of about 1000° C.
US07692092B2
Fire-retarding cable conduit for electrical lines in regions potentially exposed to fire in aircraft
A fire-retarding cable conduit for electrical lines in regions potentially exposed to fire in aircraft, has a tubular base body including an interior space for accommodating the electrical lines and may include a sheath. The base body comprise a plastic foam material, which in the event of a fire is intumescent the intumescent foam may form a material that is substantially free of plastic when exposed to fire. A continuous longitudinal slit may be provided for inserting the electrical lines into the tubular base body and may use a form that protects the lines during exposure to fire.
US07692085B2
A device is disclosed for adjusting the tension of the strings of a string instrument, especially a guitar, preferably an electric guitar, or a bass, preferably an electric bass, said strings being secured at a first end to a winding mechanism and at a second end to another mount, said device having at least one motor, a gear connected to the motor and flexible shafts connected to the gear for transmission of a rotational movement generated by the combination of the motor and the gear to the winding mechanism whereby the device has fewer motors than there are strings on the string instrument.With this device it is possible to arrange a drive for automatic adjustment of the tension of the strings of the string instrument in a space-saving manner and in the smallest possible amount of space.
US07692084B1
A tension unit for a drum set pedal has a mounting shell, a lower locking nut, an upper locking nut, a threaded shaft and a spring. The mounting shell has an inner chamber, a mounting hole, at least one positioning protrusion and a locking ring. The positioning protrusion and locking ring are respectively formed on a top and bottom face of the mounting shell around the mounting hole. The lower locking nut has a threaded hole and an engaging ring engaging the locking ring. The upper locking nut abuts the top face of the mounting shell and has a threaded hole, a position ring engaging the positioning protrusion and an annular groove allowing the upper locking nut to flex. The threaded shaft is mounted through the mounting hole and the locking nuts and engages the locking nuts. The spring is connected to the threaded shaft.
US07692081B2
Wind Chimes are provided, the notes of which are tuned to play a person's given name, according to the Ogham notation. The “tune” of the person's name is played on, e.g., anodized aluminum tubes, which are tuned to specific notes, based on the ancient system. The name being “played” is written on one side of the frame in English, and on the other side using the Ogham characters that translate as both the English letters, and the musical notes. The shape of the chime's frame is patterned after a Harp. The instrument can be used traditionally, as a wind chime, or it can be fitted with a base, allowing it to be used indoors as a décor item.
US07692071B2
A soybean cultivar designated 306924721 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 306924721, to the plants of soybean 306924721, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 306924721 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 306924721 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 306924721, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 306924721 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 306924721 with another soybean cultivar.
US07692060B2
The present invention relates to a gene being capable of modifying resistance against a heavy metal or salt, or accumulation properties, a recombination vector including the genes, and a transformant using the recombination vector. A gene having heavy metal resistance and accumulation properties includes a sequence encoding a transmembrane protein having five times repeated similar four transmembrane domains. A recombination vector includes the gene having heavy metal resistance and accumulation properties, and further includes a salt or drought resistance gene having at least one selected from the group consisting of a sequence encoding an ABC transporter including twice repeated six transmembrane domains and ATP-binding domains.
US07692058B2
Mercury is removed from contaminated waste by firstly applying a sulfur reagent to the waste. Mercury in the waste is then permitted to migrate to the reagent and is stabilized in a mercury sulfide compound. The stable compound may then be removed from the waste which itself remains in situ following mercury removal therefrom.
US07692057B2
The present invention provides a process for producing lower olefins by catalytic cracking a feedstock comprising an olefins-enriched mixture containing C4 or higher olefins and optionally an organic oxygenate compound. The technical problem mainly addressed in the present invention is to overcome the defects presented in the prior art including low yield and selectivity of lower olefins as the target products, and short regeneration period of catalyst. The present process, which is carried out under the conditions of catalytic cracking olefins and adopts as a feedstock an olefins-enriched mixture containing one or more C4 or higher olefins and optionally an organic oxygenate compound, comprises the steps of: a) letting the feedstock firstly enter a first reaction zone to contact with a first crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of at least 10, to thereby produce a first reaction effluent containing lower olefins; b) letting the first reaction effluent enter in turn at least one second reaction zone to contact with a second crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of at least 10, to thereby produce a second reaction effluent containing lower olefins; and c) separating lower olefins from the second reaction effluent; wherein the reaction temperatures in the first and second reaction zones are controlled. The present process, which desirably solves the above technical problem, can be used in industrial production of lower olefins.
US07692053B2
1,3-butadiene is obtained by extractive distillation with a selective solvent from a C4 cut comprising C4 acetylenes as secondary components in a dividing wall column having a bottom evaporator, in which a dividing wall is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the column to form a first subregion, a second subregion and a lower combined column region. The column is disposed upstream of an extractive wash column. The energy input into the dividing wall column via the bottom evaporator is controlled in such a way that a bottom stream containing solvent, C4 acetylenes and 1,3-butadiene restricted such that the loss of 1,3-butadiene is economically acceptable, is drawn off and fed to an acetylenes outgasser where the C4 acetylenes are stripped out overhead and purified solvent is obtained as the bottom stream.
US07692052B2
A multi-zone process for the conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising cyclic compounds to produce aromatic compounds, and in particular xylene compounds. A naphtha boiling range stream having a boiling point range from about 71° C. (160° F.) to about 216° C. (420° F.) is reformed and/or transalkylated within reforming and transalkylation zones to produce an aromatics-rich high-octane stream containing xylene with increased xylene purity.
US07692051B2
A process and catalyst for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes with high selectivity to alkenes relative to alkanes, high alkyne conversion, and sustained catalytic activity comprising a reactant comprising an alkyne and a non-hydrocarbon solvent/absorbent, contacting the reactant stream with a hydrogen-containing stream in the presence of a supported, promoted, Group VIII catalyst, removing the solvent/absorbent, and recovering the alkene product.
US07692050B2
The present invention addresses the processing of waste and low-value products that contain bone material to produce useful materials in reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, and with high energy efficiency. In particular, the invention comprises a process that converts various feedstocks such as offal, animal manures, and municipal sewage sludge, to useful materials including gas, oil, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids. The process heats the feedstock in order to breakdown proteins and separate organic material from bone material, applies further heat and pressure to the resulting liquid mixture, separates out various components, then further applies heat and pressure to one or more of those components. The invention further comprises an apparatus for performing a process of converting waste products into useful materials, and an oil product that arises from the process.
US07692046B2
A promoter can have utility in selective heterogeneous oxidation of arylalkyl hydrocarbons such as, for example, cyclohexyl benzene and/or sec-butyl benzene to form hydroperoxides. The promoter can include the product of contacting a solid support comprising a metal oxide surface and an iron compound. The solid support can include, for example, titanium dioxide and/or an iron oxide such as magnetite and can have magnetic susceptibility. A method for the oxidation of arylalkyl hydrocarbons to form hydroperoxides can include contacting 16 an arylalkyl hydrocarbon with oxygen in the presence of the promoter under catalytic oxidation conditions to form arylalkyl hydroperoxide, which can then be converted to phenol via cleavage 26. The method can include recovery 22 of the promoter from the arylalkyl hydroperoxide and can further include recycling the recovered promoter to the contacting 16. Where the solid support has magnetic susceptibility, the recovery 22 can include magnetic separation of the promoter.
US07692045B2
The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture comprising dinitrogen monoxide and to the use of a gas mixture purified in this way as an oxidant for olefins. In a further embodiment, the present invention also relates to a process for preparing ketones comprising the oxidation of an olefin with a gas mixture which has been purified in accordance with the invention and comprises dinitrogen monoxide.
US07692042B2
Crude aniline is produced by hydrogenating nitrobenzene in the presence of a catalyst. This crude aniline is then purified by means of a single-step or multi-step distillation process in which aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution is added to the crude aniline prior to distillation and/or during distillation of the crude aniline.
US07692041B2
A controlled nitric acid process employing oxygen and nitric acid as co-oxidants is used to oxidize organic compounds subject to nitric acid oxidation, to their corresponding carboxylic acids. Oxidation of some carbohydrates by this process can produce one or more of their corresponding acid forms. The process is carried out at moderate temperatures, typically in the range of 20° C. to 45° C. in a closed reactor, with oxygen gas being introduced into the reaction chamber as needed in order to sustain the reaction. Computer controlled reactors allow for careful and reproducible control of reaction parameters. Nitric acid can be recovered by a distillation/evaporation process, or by diffusion dialysis, the aqueous solution made basic with inorganic hydroxide, and the residual inorganic nitrate removed using a filtration (nanofiltration) device. The method eliminates issues of thermal control of the oxidation, release of nitrogen into the atmosphere, and post-reaction difficulties in the removal of nitric acid and inorganic nitrates.
US07692034B2
The invention relates to novel synthesis methods for the preparation of the intermediates, which are suitable for the preparation of statin derivatives, especially to novel synthesis methods of the intermediate of formula VI wherein Ra and Rc are each independently of the other hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group or together are a bridging hydroxy-protecting group, and Rb is a carboxy-protecting group, which methods are carried out by conversion of the intermediate of formula XIX wherein Ra and Rc are each independently of the other hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group, and Rb is a carboxy-protective group.
US07692033B2
A process produces a 2-benzoyloxyacetaldehyde derivative represented by following Formula (3): wherein R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other and are each a hydrocarbon group, wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with the adjacent oxygen-carbon-oxygen bond, and wherein the benzene ring in the formula may be substituted, by allowing a halogenated acetaldehyde acetal derivative represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above; and X represents a halogen atom, to react with a benzoate represented by following Formula (2): wherein M represents an alkali metal atom and wherein the benzene ring in the formula may be substituted, in the presence of an alkali-metal halide.
US07692028B2
The invention concerns 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine derivatives of formula I, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification, as well as their use as pharmaceuticals. The compounds of the invention are particularly suited for treating neurological disorders such as epilepsy.
US07692027B2
A process for the preparation of telmisartan (I) and novel intermediates useful for its synthesis.
US07692025B2
A process for preparing Anastrozole is provided. In the process the steps of a. combining 3,5-bis(2-cyanoisopropyl)toluene, a solvent selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, dichloromethane and chlorobenzene, a brominating reagent selected from a group consisting of N-bromosuccinimide and 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, and 2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile); b. heating; c. combining with 1,2,4-triazole, a solvent selected from a group consisting of N-methylpyrrolidinone, dimethylformamide, mixtures of NMP and DMF, dimethylsulfoxide, mixtures of DMSO and toluene, acetone, ACN, and tetrahydrofuran, a base selected from a group consisting of NaOH, KOH, K2CO3, and Na2CO3, and 1,3-benzendiacetonitrile-5-(bromomethyl)-α,α,{acute over (α)},{acute over (α)}-tetramethyl, at a temperature below −20° C. are performed.
US07692013B2
A process for the purification of an impure preparation containing hydrocodone by means of a reverse phase preparative chromatography process is provided. In an illustrative embodiment a chromatographic column is loaded with a stationary phase, typically a silica particle having an organic ligand bound thereto. The impure preparation is acidified and passed through the column with a loading ratio of from about 10 to about 1000. The column is eluted, typically with an aqueous solution of acetonitrile, and the purified hydrocodone is obtained in a specified fraction.
US07692012B2
Novel Vanadium compounds are described as well as their use as inhibitors of phosphatases, particularly inositol phosphatases, The use of the compound in the treatment of nerodegenerative diseases is also described.
US07692008B2
Provided are rosuvastatin degradation products and their use as a reference standard (including reference marker) for analysis of rosuvastatin.
US07692006B2
4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one as crystalline Form A.
US07691994B2
Compositions and methods for the assessment of T cell receptor variable subunits. The present invention provides nucleotide sequences for the evaluation of the expression of TCRV families. These nucleotides sequences were obtained through a bioinformatic investigation of the nucleotide sequences for TCRVα and TCRVβ families. The nucleotide sequences of the present invention uniquely recognize each and every subfamily and allelic member of a particular TCRV family, while at the same time not recognizing the members of any other TCRV family. This unique expression recognition profile of the nucleotide sequences of the present invention provides great utility for the assessment of TCR families in a clinical setting, such as through polymerase chain reactions, gene chip technology, and direct electrophoretic measurement of DNA or RNA.
US07691992B2
The present invention provides a novel protein containing an armadillo repeat, a gene encoding this protein, and production and use thereof. The present inventors identified a gene named ALEX1 encoding a human-derived novel armadillo repeat-containing protein. It was clarified that ALEX1 interacts with several proteins including insulin-degrading enzyme, presenilin-1, and JNK interacting protein 1. This gene shows significantly decreased expression in cancer cells. The protein ALEX1 and the gene encoding this protein are usable as tools in testing for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease and developing pharmaceutical agents.
US07691990B2
Provided is a structure designed for adsorption, which is suitable for removing dioxin and dioxin-like substances from leachate and ground water from polluted soils or garbage, washing effluent from garbage incinerators and so on that contain DNA intercalators, particularly, dioxin and dioxin-like substances. The structure designed for adsorption is a structure designed for adsorption having an adsorbing layer containing, as a constituent, a DNA complex containing a DNA-binding protein, DNA including double strand DNA and a carrier, which can selectively remove DNA intercalators with high efficiency from water, gas and so on containing them.
US07691984B2
Metal-containing complexes of a tridentate beta-ketoiminate, one embodiment of which is represented by the structure: wherein M is a metal such as calcium, strontium, barium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, tungsten, manganese, cobalt, iron, nickel, ruthenium, zinc, copper, palladium, platinum, iridium, rhenium, osmium; R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloaliphatic, and aryl, having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloaliphatic, and aryl; R3 is linear or branched selected from the group consisting of alkylene, fluoroalkyl, cycloaliphatic, and aryl; R4 is a branched alkylene bridge with at least one chiral center; R5-6 are individually linear or branched selected from the group consisting of alkyl, fluoroalkyl, cycloaliphatic, aryl, and can be connected to form a ring containing carbon, oxygen, or nitrogen atoms; n is an integer equal to the valence of the metal M.
US07691983B2
The present invention relates to a toxin comprising a modified light chain of a botulinum toxin type E, wherein the modified light chain comprises amino acid sequence PFVNKQFN (SEQ ID NO: 120) at the N-terminus, and amino acid sequence xExxxLL (SEQ ID NO: 112) at the C-terminus, wherein x is any amino acid.
US07691981B2
Polypeptide growth factors, methods of making them, polynucleotides encoding them, antibodies to them, and methods of using them are disclosed. The polypeptides comprise an amino acid segment that is at least 90% identical to residues 46-163 of SEQ ID NO:2 or residues 235-345 of SEQ ID NO:2. Multimers of the polypeptides are also disclosed. The polypeptides, multimeric proteins, and polynucleotides can be used in the study and regulation of cell and tissue development, as components of cell culture media, and as diagnostic agents.
US07691971B2
Use of a novel vaccine antigen applied in a preventive or therapeutic way against diseases in general, being such disease of bacterial, viral, cancer related, or other origin.The technical objective that this invention pursues is the development of formulations with the ability to increase the protective spectrum of existing vaccines and hence expanding it against different pathogens.In order to achieve this goal the NMB1125 protein was isolated and identified as a component of outer membrane preparations of Neisseria meningitidis capable of inducing bactericidal activity.Additionally, the gene codifying for NMB1125 protein was cloned and expressed, and the said polypeptide was purified and its immunogenicity evaluated in animal models. The sequence data from homologous genes showed, due to the high degree of conservation, its high value as a target antigen of a cross-reactive response when it is presented by different routes. Resultant formulations of this invention are of use in the pharmaceutical industry as vaccine formulations for human use.
US07691970B2
The present invention relates to novel muteins derived from a bilin-binding protein (BBP) that binds a given target, for example a macromolecular target, with detectable affinity. In particular, the invention relates to a mutein of the bilin-binding protein of Pieris brassicae. The invention also refers to a corresponding nucleic acid molecule encoding such a mutein and to a method for its generation. The invention further refers to a method for producing such a mutein. Finally, the invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a lipocalin mutein as well as to various use of the mutein.
US07691968B2
A process is provided for the solid-phase synthesis of a peptide amide which comprises attaching an α-nitrogen protected Cα-carboxamide amino acid to a solid support by its side chain, removing the α-nitrogen protecting group, assembling a peptide chain on said α-nitrogen and then cleaving the assembled peptide amide from the solid support. Novel amino acid analogues, peptide amides and solid-phase supports are also provided.
US07691965B2
The present invention provides peptides comprising at least one amphipathic alpha helix and having an cholesterol mediating activity and a ABCA stabilization activity. The invention further provides methods of using such peptides.
US07691961B2
A polyimide film in which the dimensional change is reduced when it has undergone a step of laminating a metal on the polyimide film or a step of etching the metal layer to form wiring, and the rate of dimensional change can be stabilized across the entire width is provided. The object can be solved by a polyimide film produced by a continuous process, wherein when a coefficient of linear expansion a in a direction of the molecular orientation axis and a coefficient of linear expansion b in a direction perpendicular to the molecular orientation axis are measured in the temperature range of 100° C. to 200° C., a and b satisfy a particular relationship across the entire width, or a polyimide film produced by a continuous process, wherein when a tear propagation resistance c in the direction of the molecular orientation axis and a tear propagation resistance d in the direction perpendicular to the molecular orientation axis are measured, c and d satisfy a particular relationship across the entire width.
US07691953B2
A method is disclosed for producing polyvinyl chloride which includes mixing a vinyl chloride solution with an initiator solution in at least one high shear mixing device comprising at least one rotor/stator set producing a rotor tip speed of at least 5.1 m/sec (1000 ft/min), to form a polymerization mixture; and allowing the mixture to polymerize by free radical polymerization to form polyvinyl chloride. The polymerization mixture may be subjected to free radical polymerization conditions comprising a temperature in the range of about 20° C. to about 230° C. In some embodiments, the high shear mixing device produces a shear rate of at least 20,000 s−1. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
US07691948B2
To provide a film having high tensile strength and elongation characteristics. A methacrylic film formed of (A) a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or higher and a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or more obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer as a main component and an unsaturated monomer having a carboxyl group, and (B) an amino group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or lower and a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or more obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer as a main component and an unsaturated monomer having an amino group, wherein a mixing ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is from 10:90 to 90:10 in terms of a weight ratio.
US07691947B2
A controlled molecular weight polymer of styrene is provided having bromine substituted thereon. Control of molecular weight is achieved by the use of alpha-methyl styrene dimer as a chain transfer agent. The brominated polymer of styrene is useful as a flame retardant, particularly for polyamides giving improved properties including color retention after molding.
US07691945B2
A radial multi-block copolymer contains a tapered block as represented by the following formula 1. The radial multi-block copolymer, which includes a polystyrene block, a poly(isoprene-styrene)tapered block, a polyisoprene block, and a polybutadiene block, can be used as an excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive material. (pA-pT-pB)m-X-n(pC-pB-pT-pA) Formula 1 where pA is the polyvinyl aromatic block; pT is the poly(isoprene-styrene)tapered block; pB is the polyisoprene block; pC is the polybutadiene block; X is the residue of a multi-functional coupling agent used in preparation of the radial multi-block copolymer; m and n are integers equal to or greater than 1, representing the number of branches associated with X; and pT=pTA+pTB, where pTA is the pA component of pT, and pTB is the pB component of pT.
US07691942B2
An aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles and process for forming thereof is provided. The particles comprise a first polymer comprising, when dry, at least one void; and, substantially encapsulating the first polymer, at least one second polymer comprising, as polymerized units, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
US07691941B2
The present invention relates to the preparation of aqueous, solvent-free or low-solvent, storage-stable polyurethane crosslinker dispersions having pyrazole-blocked isocyanate groups, to coating compositions prepared from them and to their use in coatings.
US07691939B2
A polyolefin composition comprising (percentage by weight): (A) from 60 to 85% of a broad molecular weight distribution propylene polymer (component A) having a polydispersity index from 5 to 15 and melt flow rate of from 20 to 78 g/10 min (according to ASTM-D 1238, condition L); and (B) from 15 to 40% of a partially xylene-soluble olefin polymer rubber (component B) containing at least 65% by weight of ethylene. Said composition finds application in automotive field.
US07691937B2
A polymeric dispersant having a block copolymer structure or a segmented oligomer structure wherein the block copolymer structure or segmented oligomer structure includes a segment polymerized by monomers according to Formula (I): wherein; R1 represents hydrogen or methyl; Y represents O, S, or NH; Aryl represents an aromatic group or a heteroaromatic group; and X represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a cation. A process for manufacturing the polymeric dispersant and the application of the polymeric dispersant in pigment dispersions, inkjet inks, and colored layers.
US07691936B2
Fine fluoropolymer powders substantially fluorinated surfactant free, in particular fluorinated ionic surfactants, preferably perfluorooctanoic acid or its salts, comprising an anionic polyelectrolyte.
US07691930B2
To provide a non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition delivering excellent heat resistance without deteriorating over a long period of time, as well as possessing sufficient flame retardancy, mechanical properties, flexibility and workability, and an insulated wire and a wiring harness using the same. The non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition includes (B) a metallic hydrate, (C) a hindered phenolic antioxidant, (D) a sulfurous antioxidant, and (E) a metallic oxide in (A) a non-crosslinked base resin which includes a propylene resin containing 50 wt % or more of propylene monomer. It is preferable to utilize an imdazole compound as the ingredient (D) and an oxide of zinc as the ingredient (E). In addition, the composition is used as an insulated covering material for a non-halogenous insulated wire, which is used in a wire bundle of the wiring harness.
US07691928B2
The present invention provides a polyester resin component having crystallization improved and including a cyclic compound shown by a below-described formula and polyester capable of having a crystal structure. (In the formula, a ring A and a ring B respectively represent benzene rings, and hydrogen bonded to the benzene rings may optionally be substituted with other groups. Y represents —CONH— or —NHCO—. X represents a heterocyclic group or a condensed heterocyclic group including one or more NH or CO respectively).
US07691912B2
The invention provides reinforced aerogel monoliths as well as fiber reinforced composites thereof for a variety of uses. Compositions and methods of preparing the monoliths and composites are also provided.
US07691906B2
A composition for use as a medicament, functional food or nutritional product is described which comprises at least one lipid wherein the lipid provides greater than 35% total energy of the composition. A preferred embodiment comprises a n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio of about 2/1 to 7/1. In addition, a method of preparing the composition; use of the composition in the manufacture of a medicament, functional food or nutritional product; and a method of treatment or treatment or prevention of sepsis or inflammatory shock which comprises administering an effective amount of the composition are described.
US07691902B2
Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
US07691901B2
A method for inhibiting and/or ameliorating the occurrence of diseases in a human subject whereby a subject is administered a carotenoid analog or derivative, either alone or in combination with another carotenoid analog or derivative. In some embodiments, the administration of analogs or derivatives of carotenoids may inhibit and/or ameliorate the occurrence of diseases in subjects. In some embodiments, analogs or derivatives of carotenoids may be water-soluble and/or water dispersible. Maladies that may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein may include diseases that provoke or trigger an inflammatory response. In an embodiment, asthma may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein. In an embodiment, administering analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein to a subject may control or affect the bioavailability of eicosanoids. In an embodiment, atherosclerosis may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein. In an embodiment, administering the analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein to a subject may control or affect the bioavailability of 5-LO-catalyzed eicosanoid metabolites. In an embodiment, 5-LO-catalyzed eicosanoid metabolites that may be controlled or affected by administering analogs or derivatives of carotenoids to a subject may include proinflammatory effector molecules (e.g., leukotrienes).
US07691900B2
The invention relates to any isolated or synthetic compound and, in particular, to compounds having formula which can: modulate the cell specification of neural stem cells, promote the differentiation and subsequent survival of differentiating glial cells and neurones, and promote the differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells into mature oligodendrocytes. In addition, the inventive compounds can reduce the inflammatory component of diseases that affect the nervous system, for example, by reducing activation of the microglia an/or astrocytes and/or by reducing reactive gliosis. The invention also relates to the methods of preparing such compounds and to the use of same in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition that is intended for the prevention or treatment of diseases that affect the nervous system. More specifically, the inventive compounds have general formula.
US07691893B2
The present invention relates to (1S,6R)-6-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-[(methyloxy)methyl]-3-azabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs or solvates thereof; processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, as serotonin (5-HT), dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE), re-uptake inhibitors.
US07691890B2
The present invention relates to anti-viral uses of leflunomide product, alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents, or in combination with a pyrimidine such as uridine.
US07691889B2
Novel compounds belonging to the class of oxazolidinones possessing potent antimycobacterial properties especially useful in the treatment of acid fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular complex, M. fortuitum and M. kansai. The compound and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts act as antibacterial agents. Also mentioned is a method for inhibiting growth of mycobacterial cells as well as a method of treating mycobacterial conditions such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular complex, M. fortuitum and M. kansai., including administering an antimycobacterially effective amount of the compound and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts. There is also mentioned a process for the manufacture of the compound or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
US07691886B2
The present invention relates to benzimidazole derivatives of formula I, the use of the compounds of formula I as inhibitors of one or more kinases, the use of the compounds of formula I for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment, comprising administering said pharmaceutical compositions to patients.
US07691885B2
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
US07691882B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an antifungal agent which has excellent antifungal effects and is superior in terms of its physical properties, safety and metabolic stability. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a compound represented by the following formula (I), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an amino group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 alkoxy group or a C1-6 alkoxy C1-6 alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, an amino group or a di C1-6 alkylamino group; one of X and Y is a nitrogen atom while the other is a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; ring A represents a 5- or 6-member heteroaryl ring or a benzene ring which may have a halogen atom, or 1 or 2 C1-6 alkyl groups; Z represents a single bond, a methylene group, an ethylene group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —NH—, —CH2NH—, —NHCH2—, —CH2S—, or —SCH2—; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-10 aryl group, a 5- or 6-member heteroaryl group, or 5- or 6-member non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may have 1 or 2 substituents; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom.
US07691876B2
Compounds of formula I processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US07691871B2
The invention relates to an improved pharmaceutical or dietary composition in form of an aqueous syrup, consisting essentially of (a) vitamins recommended for consumption by children or young adults, (b) a suitable calcium source, (c) at least one dibasic amino acids, (d) taurine, (e) at least one solubilizer, (f) at least one additional agent selected from the group consisting of sweetening agents, flavoring agents, flavor enhancers, preservatives, antioxidants, co-solvents, and (g) water.
US07691866B2
New substituted quinazoline, quinoxaline, quinoline and isoquinoline compounds, compositions and methods of inhibition of Raf kinase activity in a human or animal subject are provided. The new compounds compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.
US07691864B2
Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hypertension comprising an effective anti-hypertensive amount of at least one compound in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable, substantially non-toxic carrier or excipient, the compound having one of the formulae (I), (II), (III) or (IV), and methods for the treatment of hypertension or effecting anti-hypertensive action which comprises administering to a patient requiring anti-hypertensive therapy or effect at least one of the above-described compounds.
US07691856B2
Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. Examples of groups comprising Substituent A include heteroaryl, aryl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkynyl, alkenyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl or amino. Examples of groups comprising Substituent B include aryl and heteroaryl. Also disclosed is a method of treating a chemokine mediated diseases, such as, cancer, angiogenisis, angiogenic ocular diseases, pulmonary diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, stroke and cardiac reperfusion injury, acute pain, acute and chronic inflammatory pain, and neuropathic pain using a compound of formula IA.
US07691837B2
Novel pyrrole derivatives of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having superior antimycobacterial activity against clinically sensitive as well as resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as having lesser toxicity compared to known compounds. The use of the novel compounds of formula (I) for treatment of latent tuberculosis including Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB). The methods for preparation of the novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds and method of treating MDR TB by administration of compounds of formula (I).
US07691833B2
Compositions and methods for preventing sporadic neoplasia of the colon are provided. The compositions provided are based on administration of acetylsalicylic acid.
US07691827B2
The present invention relates to the gemcitabine prodrug 1-(2,2-difluoro-2-deoxy-β-D -ribofuranosyl)-4-(2-propyl-1-oxopentyl)aminopyrimidin-2-one useful as an oral drug for the treatment of cancer.
US07691806B2
Biomolecular conjugates are provided which comprise the conjugation product of a repeat sequence protein polymer and at least one active agent. Additional aspects provide methods for their manufacture and various industrial and consumer applications.
US07691804B2
A novel receptor in the TNF family is provided: BAFF-R. Chimeric molecules and antibodies to BAFF-R and methods of use thereof are also provided.
US07691795B2
The invention provides a grease composition comprising a stable dispersion of a metal hydroxide with a number average particle size in the range 20 nanometres to 2 micrometres, a surfactant with a HLB of less than 10, a mono- or poly-carboxylic acid, and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The method of preparing a grease composition is also disclosed with benefits including a reduction in reaction time, amount of foam produced and environmental hazards.
US07691791B2
A lubricant molded body, which is to be applied to a surface of a photosensitive layer for electrophotography in an image forming apparatus, for example, is composed of at least two kinds of higher fatty acid metallic salts having respectively different carbon numbers. As the higher fatty acid metallic salt that forms lubricant molded body, compounds such as zinc stearate, calcium stearate, barium stearate, aluminum stearate, zinc laurate, calcium laurate, etc. may be recited. The higher fatty acid metallic salts may contain at least one kind of fillers selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, tungsten disulfide, molybdenum disulfide, graphite fluoride, graphite, boron nitride, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
US07691787B2
Method and reagent composition for covalent attachment of target molecules, such as nucleic acids, onto the surface of a substrate. The reagent composition includes groups capable of covalently binding to the target molecule. Optionally, the composition can contain photoreactive groups for use in attaching the reagent composition to the surface. The reagent composition can be used to provide activated slides for use in preparing microarrays of nucleic acids.
US07691777B2
An oxidation catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas, which can provide an excellent catalyst activity at lower temperatures for particulates and high boiling point hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, is provided. The oxidation catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas is composed of a composite metal oxide represented by the general formula: Y1-xAgxMnO3, wherein 0.01≦x≦0.15. The composite metal oxide is represented by the general formula: Y1-xAgxMn1-yAyO3, wherein A is one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, Ta and Ru, and 0.005≦y≦0.2.
US07691771B2
A process for regenerating a used acidic ionic liquid catalyst comprising the steps of contacting the used ionic liquid catalyst and hydrogen with a supported hydrogenation catalyst comprising a hydrogenation component on a support in a reaction zone under hydrogenation conditions for a time sufficient to increase the activity of the used catalyst is disclosed.
US07691755B2
A method is provided for performing plasma immersion ion implantation with a highly uniform seasoning film on the interior of a reactor chamber having a ceiling and a cylindrical side wall and a wafer support pedestal facing the ceiling. The method includes providing a gas distribution ring with plural gas injection orifices on a periphery of a wafer support pedestal, the orifices facing radially outwardly from the wafer support pedestal. Silicon-containing gas is introduced through the gas distribution orifices of the ring to establish a radially outward flow pattern of the silicon-containing gas. The reactor includes pairs of conduit ports in the ceiling adjacent the side wall at opposing sides thereof and respective external conduits generally spanning the diameter of the chamber and coupled to respective pairs of the ports. The method further includes injecting oxygen gas through the conduit ports into the chamber to establish an axially downward flow pattern of oxygen gas in the chamber. RF power is coupled into the interior of each of the conduits to generate a toroidal plasma current of SixOy species passing through the chamber to deposit a seasoning layer of a SixOy material on surfaces within the chamber, while leaving the pedestal without a wafer so as to expose a wafer support surface of the pedestal.
US07691754B2
A method for removing a photoresist layer is provided. The method is suitable for a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer has a patterned photoresist layer formed thereon and a metal silicide layer disposed thereunder and there is an etching stop layer disposed between the dielectric layer and the metal silicide layer. The method comprises steps of removing a portion of the dielectric layer by using the patterned photoresist layer as a mask so as to form an opening, wherein the opening exposes a portion of the etching stop layer above the metal silicide layer. the patterned photoresist layer is removed by using an oxygen-free plasma.
US07691751B2
Methods of selectively forming metal silicides on a memory device are provided. The methods can include forming a mask layer over the memory device; forming a patterned resist over the mask layer; removing upper portions of the patterned resist; forming a patterned mask layer by removing portions of the mask layer that are not covered by the patterned resist; and forming metal silicides on the memory device by a chemical reaction of a metal layer formed on the memory device with portions of the memory device that are not covered by the patterned mask layer. By preventing silicidation of underlying silicon containing layers/components of the memory device that are covered by the patterned mask layer, the methods can selectively form the metal silicides on the desired portions of the memory device.
US07691747B2
A semiconductor wafer contains a substrate having a plurality of active devices formed thereon. An analog circuit is formed on the substrate. The analog circuit can be an inductor, metal-insulator-metal capacitor, or resistor. The inductor is made with copper. A through substrate via (TSV) is formed in the substrate. A conductive material is deposited in the TSV in electrical contact with the analog circuit. An under bump metallization layer is formed on a backside of the substrate in electrical contact with the TSV. A solder material is deposited on the UBM layer. The solder material is reflowed to form a solder bump. A wire bond is formed on a top surface of the substrate. A redistribution layer is formed between the TSV and UBM. The analog circuit electrically connects through the TSV to the solder bump on the back side of the substrate.
US07691735B2
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing chips composed of at least one electrically conductive material. Such a method comprises the following steps: deposition, on a support, of an alloy comprising at least the electrically conductive material and a second material; exposure of the alloy to plasma etching, in order to cause the desorption of the materials of the alloy not forming part of the composition of the chips, that is at least the second material but not the electrically conductive material; formation of chips composed of at least said electrically conductive material.
US07691731B2
A method of forming crystalline semiconducting layers on low melting or low softening point substrates includes the steps of providing an aqueous solution medium including a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed therein having a median size less than 10 nm, and applying the solution medium to at least one region of a substrate to be coated. The substrate has a melting or softening point of <200° C. The solution medium is evaporated and the at least one region is laser irradiated for fusing the nanoparticles followed by annealing to obtain a continuous film having a recrystallized microstructure. An article includes a polycrystalline semiconducting layer including a plurality of crystallites predominately in the size range of 2 to 50 μm, and a substrate having a melting or softening point of <200° C. supporting the semiconducting layer. An average grain size of the crystallites is less at an interface proximate to the semiconducting layer as compared to an average grain size further away from the interface.
US07691725B2
An insulating film is formed as a pore-wall protective film (103) on pore walls in a porous layer (102) by the use of a mixed gas plasma of a noble gas and an insulating film forming gas generated by microwave excitation. As a result, the pore-wall protective film can have film properties as a protective film.
US07691715B2
A method for fabricating a device using an oxide semiconductor, including a process of forming the oxide semiconductor on a substrate and a process of changing the conductivity of the oxide semiconductor by irradiating a predetermined region thereof with an energy ray.
US07691713B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided that can suppress impurity concentration reduction in a doped channel region arising from formation of a gate insulating film. With a silicon oxide film (20) and a silicon nitride film (21) being formed, p-type impurity ions (23.sub.1, 23.sub.2) are implanted in a Y direction from diagonally above. As for an implant angle .alpha. of the ion implantation, an implant angle is adopted that satisfies the relationship tan−1 (W2/T)<α≦tan−1 (W1/T), where W1 is an interval between a first portion (211) and a fourth portion (214) and an interval between a third portion (213) and a sixth portion (216); W2 is an interval between a second portion (212) and a fifth portion (215); T is a total film thickness of the silicon oxide film (20) and the silicon nitride film (21). When the implant angle α is controlled within that range, impurity ions (231, 231) are implanted into a second side surface (10A2) and a fifth side surface (10A5) through a silicon oxide film (13).
US07691699B2
Disclosed herein is a transistor for a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. According to the present invention, a recess channel region is formed on a cell region to increase a channel length and a fin-type channel region is simultaneously formed on a peripheral circuit region to increase a channel area so as to simplify process steps, thereby improving the yield and productivity for manufacturing a semiconductor device.
US07691698B2
The invention relates to a semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing and more particularly to a CMOS device with at least one embedded SiGe layer in the source/drain region of the PFET, and at least one embedded SiGe layer in the channel region of the NFET. In one embodiment, the structure of the invention enhances the electron mobility in the NFET device, and further enhances the hole mobility in the PFET device. Additionally, by using the fabrication methods and hence achieving the final structure of the invention, it is also possible to construct a PFET and NFET each with embedded SiGe layers on the same substrate.
US07691694B2
A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate and a junction field effect transistor. The transistor includes: a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a first gate layer disposed on a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a first channel layer adjacent to the first gate layer on the substrate; a first source layer connecting to the first channel layer electrically; a second gate layer adjacent to the first channel layer to sandwich the first channel layer; a second channel layer adjacent to the second gate layer to sandwich the second gate layer; a third gate layer adjacent to the second channel layer to sandwich the second channel layer; and a second source layer connecting to the second channel layer electrically.
US07691693B2
A method for smoothing variations in threshold voltage in an integrated circuit layout. The method begins by identifying recombination surfaces associated with transistors in the layout. Such recombination surfaces are treated to affect the recombination of interstitial atoms adjacent such surfaces, thus minimizing variations in threshold voltage of transistors within the layout.
US07691692B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of evacuable treatment chambers connected to one another via an evacuable common chamber, and the common chamber is provided with means for transporting a substrate between each treatment chamber. More specifically, a substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of evacuable treatment chambers, at least one of said treatment chambers having a film formation function through a vapor phase reaction therein, at least one of said treatment chambers having an annealing function with light irradiation and at least one of said treatment chambers having a heating function therein. The apparatus also has a common chamber through which said plurality of evacuable treatment chambers are connected to one another, and a transportation means provided in said common chamber for transporting a substrate between each treatment chamber.
US07691683B2
Electrode structures, variable resistance memory devices, and methods of making the same, which minimize electrode work function variation. Methods of forming an electrode having a minimized work function variation include methods of eliminating concentric circles of material having different work functions. Exemplary electrodes include electrode structures having concentric circles of materials with different work functions, wherein this difference in workfunction has been minimized by recessing these materials within an opening in a dielectric and forming a third conductor, having a uniform work function, over said recessed materials.
US07691682B2
A device is disclosed which includes, in one illustrative example, an integrated circuit die having an active surface and a molded body extending around a perimeter of the die, the molded body having lips that are positioned above a portion of the active surface of the die. Another illustrative example includes an integrated circuit die having an active surface, a molded body extending around a perimeter of the die and a CTE buffer material formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the die adjacent the active surface of the die, wherein the CTE buffer material is positioned between a portion of the die and a portion of the molded body and wherein the CTE buffer material has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is intermediate a coefficient of thermal expansion for the die and a coefficient of thermal expansion for the molded body.
US07691673B2
An electronic parts packaging structure of the present invention includes a wiring substrate having a wiring pattern, a first insulating film which is formed on the wiring substrate and which has an opening portion in a packaging area where an electronic parts is mounted, the electronic parts having a connection terminal flip-chip mounted on the wiring pattern exposed in the opening portion of the first insulating film, a second insulating film for covering the electronic parts, a via hole formed in a predetermined portion of the first and second insulating films on the wiring pattern, and an upper wiring pattern formed on the second insulating film and connected to the wiring pattern through the via hole.
US07691664B2
A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a low viscosity enabling deposition using direct-write tools. The precursor composition also has a low conversion temperature, enabling the deposition and conversion to an electrical feature on low temperature substrates. A particularly preferred precursor composition includes silver metal for the formation of highly conductive silver features.
US07691661B2
A method of making a probe having a cantilever and a tip include providing a substrate having a surface and forming a tip extending substantially orthogonally from the surface. The method includes depositing an etch stop layer on the substrate, whereby the etch stop layer protects the tip during process. A silicon nitride layer is then deposited on the etch stop layer. An etch operation is used to release the cantilever and expose the etch stop layer protecting the tip. Preferably, the tip is silicon and the cantilever supporting the tip, preferably via the etch stop layer, is silicon nitride. A probe for a surface analysis instrument made according to the method includes a tip and a silicon nitride cantilever having a thickness defined during the deposition process.
US07691649B2
A method of stably and correctly evaluating impurities distribution under a gate of a semiconductor device without damaging a silicon substrate is disclosed. According to the evaluation method, a gate electrode made of a silicon containing material is removed without removing a gate insulating film by contacting pyrolysis hydrogen generated by pyrolysis to the semiconductor device that includes the gate electrode arranged on a semiconductor substrate through a gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate on corresponding sides of the gate electrode. Further, a processed form of the gate is evaluated by observing a form of the gate insulating film that remains on the semiconductor substrate, the gate insulating film that remains on the semiconductor substrate is removed by a wet process, and the impurities distribution under the gate is measured and evaluated.
US07691647B2
Compositions suitable for use as signal generation components of an immunoassay, and methods for their use. According to one aspect of the invention, the composition includes a carrier having a coating of an aminodextran and a metal chelate incorporated therein. The metal chelate is present in the amount of at least 0.065 μMole per gram of carrier, and the aminodextran coating density averaging at least about 45 μg per milligram of carrier. In another aspect of the invention, carrier is dyed with a complex having the formula: M(L1)x(L2)y, wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of europium, terbium, dysprosium, samarium, osmium and ruthenium; L1 is a ligand selected from the group consisting of DPP, TOPO, TPPO; L2 comprises a ligand having the formula wherein R is one or more substituents, each substituent comprising an electron donating group; n=2-10; x=1-2; and y=2-4.
US07691646B2
A hazardous substance (20) is removed by using a hazardous substance removing material (10) in which a support (11) supports an antibody (12). Humidity of the ambient atmosphere of the antibody (12) is controlled so that the antibody (12) becomes active.
US07691645B2
Removal of abundant proteins from a sample enhances detection and resolution of less abundant proteins in the sample such as in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The removal is accomplished by immunosubtraction of several high abundance, interfering or contaminating proteins simultaneously.
US07691631B2
Methods are presented for enhancing the natural mutation rate of micro-organisms, particularly bacteria via a modified phosphate. The novel metabolite inhibits DNA repair mechanisms in vivo resulting in a 100-200 hundred fold increase in the mutation rate of bacteria. The method yields viable cells and allows for the continuous selection of incremental traits.The modified phosphate can also be used to randomly mutate specific genes. In particular, high rates of random mutagenesis can be readily achieved in vivo using recombinant DNA phage. The phage are amplified in mutator media containing the modified phosphate. The resultant phage can be further mutated by another round of infection and growth in mutator media. After two such rounds of amplification significant mutation rates are achieved such that each phage insert bears a novel mutation. The mutator media can also be used to mutagenize recombinant DNA plasmids in virtually any bacterial host.
US07691630B2
This invention provides novel methods for improving plant quality and yield in the presence of pathogens. The method increases the levels of pathogenesis-related proteins, such as PR1, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, or plant cell wall proteins such as hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins, in a plant by contacting the plant with a plant systemic inducer and a reactive oxygen species wherein the amount of the reactive oxygen species is sufficient to increase the amount of the pathogenesis-related protein above the level induced by the plant systemic inducer in the absence of the reactive oxygen species. A preferred reactive oxygen species is peracetic acid; a preferred plant systemic inducer is salicylic acid.
US07691629B2
A method of treating neurodegenerative conditions is provided. Neural stem cells may be implanted at and/or remote from a region of neuron degeneration. The methods can include isolating neural stem cells from regions where specific types of neurons corresponding to the neurons to be replaced are generated. The methods can include isolating neural stem cells secreting growth factors affecting the growth and/or regeneration of specific types of neuron. In this invention, we disclose a method of treating such disorders, including several neurodegenerative disorders arising from the lack of cells that produce particular neurotransmitters in neural circuitry by transplanting exogenously cultured and expanded neural progenitors which, upon transplantation into a neural tissue, differentiate into neurons capable of integrating and producing neurotransmitters in sufficient quantities and in a sufficient manner to overcome the symptoms associated with the neurodegeneration.
US07691623B2
The present invention relates to a device for performing immuno assays (“biochip” or “lab on chip” respectively), a procedure for its fabrication and the use of the device for performing immuno assays. Furthermore the present invention relates to the use of a photo lithographically patternable dry film photo resist based on a material with functional chemical groups for the immobilization of biomolecules.
US07691621B2
A recombinant filamentous fungal cell (e.g. Aspergillus) having one or more inactivated chromosomal genes is provided. The chromosomal genes in some embodiments correspond to derA, derB, htmA, mnn9, mnn10, ochA, dpp4, dpp5, pepAa, pepAb, pepAc, pepAd, pepF and combinations thereof. The recombinant fungal cells may include further inactivated chromosomal genes which correspond to pepA, pepB, pepC and pepD. The recombinant filamentous fungal cells may include a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein of interest. Also provided are methods of producing a protein of interest in said recombinant filamentous fungal cell.
US07691619B2
The invention relates to an isolated protein including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 and having an L-rhamnose isomerase activity. This novel enzyme has a higher reaction efficiency between D-psicose and D-allose and is excellent in thermal stability.
US07691616B2
Nucleic acids encoding cytochrome P450 variants are provided. The cytochrome P450 variants of have a higher alkane-oxidation capability, alkene-oxidation capability, and/or a higher organic-solvent resistance than the corresponding wild-type or parent cytochrome P450 enzyme. A preferred wild-type cytochrome P450 is cytochrome P450 BM-3. Preferred cytochrome P450 variants include those having an improved capability to hydroxylate alkanes and epoxidate alkenes comprising less than 8 carbons, and have amino acid substitutions corresponding to V78A, H236Q, and E252G of cytochrome P450 BM-3. Preferred cytochrome P450 variants also include those having an improved hydroxylation activity in solutions comprising co-solvents such as DMSO and THF, and have amino acid substitutions corresponding to T235A, R471A, E494K, and S1024E of cytochrome P450 BM-3.
US07691615B2
The present invention relates to the production of a product compound having a structure according to Formulae IA and/or IB: wherein n is 0 or 1; R1 is hydrogen or hydroxy; R2 is hydrogen; or, when n is 0, R1 and R2 taken together form a second bond between the carbon atoms bearing R1 and R2, provided that when n is 1, R1 and R2 are each hydrogen; R3 is —COOH or —COOR4; R4 is an alkyl or aryl moiety; A, B, and D are the substituents of their rings, each of which may be different or the same, and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, alkyl, hydroxy, and alkoxy. This process involves incubating a starting compound having a structure according to Formulae IIA and/or IIB: wherein R3 is —CH3 and R1, R2, A, B, and D are defined above in the presence of a microorganism under conditions effective to produce the product compound. The microorganism can be from the genus Streptomyces, Stemphylium, Gliocladium, Bacillus, Botrytis, Cyathus, Rhizopus, Pycniodosphora, Pseudomonas, Helicostylum, Aspergillus, Mucor, Gelasinospora, Rhodotorula, Candida, Mycobacterium, or Penicilluc. Alternatively, the microorganism can be Cunninghamella baineri.
US07691599B2
The present invention provides methods of identifying cellular genes used for viral, bacterial or parasitic growth. Also provided by the present invention are nucleic acids related to and methods of reducing or preventing viral, bacterial or parasitic infection.
US07691596B2
The present invention relates to methods for determining GTP Cyclohydrolase I or II activity in a sample.
US07691593B2
The present application relates to a method for modulating the growth state of an lung tissue, or a cell thereof, e.g., by ectopically contacting the tissue, in vitro or in vivo, with a hedgehog therapeutic, a ptc therapeutic, or an FGF-10 therapeutic in an amount effective to alter the rate (promote or inhibit) of proliferation of cells in the lung tissue, e.g., relative to the absence of administration of the hedgehog therapeutic or ptc therapeutic. The subject method can be used, for example, to modulate the growth state of epithelial and/or mesenchymal cells of a lung tissue, such as may be useful as part of a regimen for prevention of a disease state, or in the treatment of an existing disease state or other damage to the lung tissue.
US07691588B2
The present inventors used antibody engineering techniques to prepare functional antibodies that correspond to individual mutations in causative genes of diseases, and discovered that such antibodies enable the treatment of the diseases. Specifically, the inventors succeeded in preparing ligands, particularly minibodies, which have agonistic activity to receptors that have almost completely lost responsiveness to their natural ligands because of gene mutations (for example, a thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor whose reactivity to TPO has been markedly impaired), and which can transduce signals by interacting with these mutant receptors at levels comparable to normal.
US07691572B2
Assays and kits for the detection of phenotypic resistance of a retrovirus to reverse transcriptase inhibitor-drugs in a biological sample. The assays are based on the direct analysis of the susceptibility of retroviral reverse transcriptase to inhibition by a reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug. The enzymatic activity of the reverse transcriptase is determined by measuring the DNA product produced when an RNA template and a first complementary DNA primer from a suitable region of the encephalomyocarditis virus genome are incubated with a biological sample containing reverse transcriptase in the presence of the drug to which resistance is being determined. The DNA product is amplified and detection of the amplified DNA indicates resistance to the drug employed in the assay. Detection of relatively greater amounts of amplified DNA when certain drugs are used indicates the presence of multiple nucleoside analog resistant strains or mutations.
US07691570B2
The invention relates to a method for determining the reactive state of a chemical reaction process in a reaction mixture (110), in particular an amplification reaction for nucleic acids. The method comprises a viscosity determination, which preferably uses a dynamic viscometer (1). The invention also relates to an improved dynamic viscometer (1) for carrying out said method. The viscometer is characterised by an appropriate choice of material for the resonator (101) and optimised geometric ratios.
US07691567B2
The polypeptide Fortilin (also known as Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein, TCTP) specifically interacts with p53, a tumor suppressor involved in the induction of apoptosis and the normal growth regulation of a cell. Fortilin also specifically binds MCL1 (Myeloid Cell Leukemia 1). Fortilin has the ability to prevent apoptosis, which may be unregulated in hyperproliferative cells. The present invention is directed at compositions and methods involving a Fortilin modulator, which can induce apoptosis, for the prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of hyperproliferative diseases and conditions, including cancer and atherosclerosis. It is directed also at compositions and methods involving Fortilin, which can inhibit apoptosis, for the treatment of diseases and condition characterized by apoptosis, including certain vascular conditions.
US07691565B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide novel binding molecules for factor VIII and factor VIII-like proteins. Preferred binding molecules of the present invention exhibit not only distinct characteristics for binding of the target factor VIII polypeptides but also specific and desirable characteristics for release (elution) of the target polypeptides. Especially preferred binding molecules according to the invention are short polypeptide sequences, characterized by a stable loop structure.
US07691564B2
Receptor mediated activation of heterotrimeric G-proteins is visualized in living cells by monitoring fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between subunits of a G protein fused to cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins. The G-protein heterotrimer rapidly dissociates and reassociates upon addition and removal of cognate ligand. Energy transfer pairs of G-proteins enables direct in situ detection and have applications for drug screening and GPCR de-orphaning.
US07691557B2
A polymerizable acrylate or epoxy composition includes a dye comprised of a conjugated system containing a chromophore that is subject to effective decoupling, by a reactive alkylating species generated by the polymerization initiator, to produce a permanent loss of color and thereby to indicate that curing has occurred.
US07691552B2
A toner having a core with a first latex having a specific glass transition temperature, and further having a shell surrounding the core with a second latex having a specific glass transition temperature, and processes for producing the same.
US07691549B1
A method for forming high resolution patterns on a substrate surface is disclosed. A photolithographic patterning tool is loaded with a substrate having a photoimagable layer. Multiple exposures to using interference patterns and developments are performed on the photoimagable layer to define a composite line pattern in the photoimagable layer. The composite line pattern having a greater pitch density than possible with single exposure with the same photolithographic patterning tool. The lines of the composite line pattern are selectively cut or trimmed at a plurality of locations to define a desired pattern in the photoimageable layer. The cuts can themselves be achieved with a plurality of photomasks or exposure to direct write tools to achieve densities beyond that allowed by k1>0.25 limit.
US07691546B2
A photomask blank to be used as a material for a photomask is provided with a mask pattern having a transparent area and an effectively opaque area to exposure light on a transparent substrate. On the transparent board, one or more layers of light shielding films are formed with or without other film (A) in between, at least one layer (B) which constitutes the light shielding film includes silicon and a transition metal as main component, and a molar ratio of silicon to the transition metal is silicon:metal=4-15:1 (atomic ratio). The photomask provided with the mask pattern having the transparent area and the effectively opaque area to exposure light on the transparent board is also provided.
US07691544B2
A scattered light point spread function is measured for use in fabricating microelectronic and micromechanical devices using photolithography. In one example, a photosensitive layer of a microelectronic substrate is exposed through a test mask, the test mask having a series of differently sized patterns, each pattern surrounding a central monitor feature, the differently sized patterns each being evenly distributed about its respective central monitor feature. An indication of the exposure of the photosensitive layer is measured for a plurality of the series of differently sized patterns. The exposure indication is compared to the pattern size. The comparison is fitted to a function and the function is applied in correcting photolithography mask layouts.
US07691542B2
An exposure system has an exposure tool configured to project images of a grating pattern and a test pattern having an opening onto an identical exposure field on a wafer, a measuring module configured to measure critical dimension variations of the projected grating pattern by setting a position of the projected test pattern as a measurement standard, and a pattern density influence estimator configured to estimate an influence of a pattern density of a mask to be mounted in the exposure tool upon the critical dimension variations.
US07691539B2
A method of increasing the discharge capacity retention of a non-aqueous lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode active material, a combination of a lithium element and a complex metal oxide, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent which is a combination of a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate by incorporating a disulfide derivative having the formula: R1—S—S—R2 wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a phenyl group, a benzyl group, a tolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidyl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atom, or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, in which each group has no substituent groups or has one or more alkyl groups into the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.
US07691534B2
A cathode and a battery including the cathode are provided. The cathode includes a cathode mixture layer with a cathode active material and a binder. The binder can include, for example, a synthetic rubber latex and a thickener, polyvinylidene fluoride denaturalized by maleic acid and/or the like.
US07691524B2
Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C., which anode material is a porous composite material with a heterogeneous phase of solid materials which is formed by two reticular systems which penetrate each other in interlaced manner of particles connected by sintering, namely a first reticular system of ceramic material, and also a second reticular system of metallic material for the purpose of bringing about redox processes and an electrical conductivity, characterized in that the first reticular system is composed of large and small ceramic particles (10, 11) with average diameters d50 greater than 5 μm or smaller than 1 μm respectively, in that 50% to 80% of the first reticular system is formed from the large ceramic particles (10), and in that a composition of the anode material to be used is given by values which are selected by means of samples of this material and a test method, wherein the test method includes at least one redox cycle, an irreversible change in length of the selected sample adopting in this a value smaller than 0.002, preferably smaller than 0.0005, and the following measurements and evaluations being carried out per redox cycle at a temperature which is at least the same as the operating temperature of the fuel cell: A linear elongation of the sample is measured in the oxidized state of the second reticular system and a value L1 is determined. The second reticular system is reduced, is oxidized again after at least one hour, and a value L2 of the linear elongation is determined for the newly oxidized state. One obtains the specific value of the irreversible change in length as the ratio (L1−L2):L1.
US07691522B2
The present teachings are directed toward electrocatalyst compositions of platinum, titanium and at least a third metal for use in fuel cells. The electrocatalyst composition is composed essentially of platinum present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 55 percent and about 95 percent, titanium present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 1 percent and about 30 percent, and at least a third metal present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 1 percent and about 30 percent. The third metal can be at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper, manganese and iron.
US07691514B2
A suite of polymer/zeolite nanocomposite membranes. The polymer backbone is preferably a film forming fluorinated sulfonic acid containing copolymer, such as a Teflon type polymer, a perfluorinated polymer, or a perfluorinated polymer with sulfonic groups. The zeolites formed in accordance with the present invention and which are used in the membranes are plain, phenethyl functionalized and acid functionalized zeolite FAU(Y) and BEA nonocrystals. The zeolite nanocrystals are incorporated into polymer matrices for membrane separation applications like gas separations, and in polymer-exchange-membrane fuel cells. For the purpose of developing zeolite-polymer nanocomposite membranes, the zeolite nanocrystals are size-adjustable to match the polymer-network dimensions.
US07691504B2
The present invention relates to an anode side hydrogen/oxygen interface formation inhibition structure of a fuel cell vehicle which prevents a high voltage field due to hydrogen/oxygen interface formation from being formed so that a stable stack driving may be realized when the fuel cell vehicle starts up or shuts down.
US07691498B2
A coating composition is disclosed that includes a binder, a tri-valent chromium solid, and a stabilized oxidizing agent. The coating composition is used in a method to protect a surface of a metallic article, such as an aluminum article. The tri-valent chromium solid forms a soluble hexavalent chromium compound as a result of reaction with the oxidizing agent when activated in the presence of a corrosive environment. The released water soluble hexavalent chromium migrates to coating defects to protect the metallic article.
US07691495B2
Disclosed are electrophosphorescent organic metal complexes with formula (I) or (II), of either geometrical isomers, comprising two bidentate NN-type ligandsor a tetradentate NNNN-type ligand, and a transition metal. These electrophosphorescent materials are valuable to the application in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), including red-, orange-, or yellow-light OLEDs.
US07691491B2
Novel monoaminofluorene compounds are provided, and organic light-emitting devices which exhibit good luminescence hue of extremely high purity and have optical output with high luminescence efficiency, high luminance and longer operating life are provided using the compounds. The monoaminofluorene compound represented by the following general formula [1]:
US07691487B2
The present invention provides electrodeposited copper foil with a carrier foil which permits the formation of finer-pitch circuits and also enables the multilayer process to be easily performed to meet the requirements for recent printed wiring boards. According to the invention, there is provided electrodeposited copper foil with a carrier foil in which an adhesive interface layer is formed on a surface of the carrier foil and an electrodeposited copper foil layer is formed on the adhesive interface layer, which is characterized in that the electrodeposited copper foil layer is provided with a passivated layer formed without performing roughening treatment as nodular treatment and that a nickel-zinc alloy consisting essentially of 50 to 99% nickel by weight and 50 to 1% zinc by weight is adopted as the passivated layer.
US07691482B2
The present invention provides a method of forming a substantially planar SOI substrate having multiple crystallographic orientations including the steps of providing a multiple orientation surface atop a single orientation layer, the multiple orientation surface comprising a first device region contacting and having a same crystal orientation as the single orientation layer, and a second device region separated from the first device region and the single orientation layer by an insulating material, wherein the first device region and the second device region have different crystal orientations; producing a damaged interface in the single orientation layer; bonding a wafer to the multiple orientation surface; separating the single orientation layer at the damaged interface; wherein a damaged surface of said single orientation layer remains; and planarizing the damaged surface until a surface of the first device region is substantially coplanar to a surface of the second device region.
US07691454B2
An electrode for an electrical-discharge surface-treatment method is molded with a metallic powder or a metallic compound powder having an average grain diameter of 6 micrometers to 10 micrometers. A coat on a surface of a workpiece is formed with a material constituting the electrode or a substance that is generated by a reaction of the material due to a pulse-like electrical discharge. The coat is built up with a material containing metal as a main constituent under conditions of a width of a current pulse for the pulse-like electrical discharge in a range of 50 microseconds to 500 microseconds and a peak of the current pulse equal to or less than 30 amperes.
US07691448B2
The invention relates to a method for applying a film to a planar, especially air-impermeable substrate, comprising the steps: (a) feeding the planar substrate in a direction of feed towards an application device, (b) applying a film output by the application device to the planar substrate, and (c) sharply deflecting the planar substrate together with the film that is in contact therewith to a deflection area in a discharge direction different from the direction of feed. The invention also relates to a deflecting element for deflecting a planar substrate. Said element comprises at least one guiding surface adapted to guide a planar substrate and an additional guiding surface, forming an edge for sharply deflecting a planar substrate with the first guiding surface. At least one pressure channel extends through the deflecting element towards the edge and runs into at least one outlet opening in the area of the edge, said opening being configured in such a manner that the pressurized air discharged from said opening forms an air cushion which extends around the edge.
US07691446B2
This is a process to restore compression set properties of a silicone rubber fuser structure that has been damaged during the coating of the silicone with Teflon; Teflon is a registered trademark of DuPont. This restoration is achieved by re-baking the coated fuser roll at temperatures of 175° C. to 275° C. This will improve the compression set and will give the fuser structure improved life and provide better image quality.
US07691444B2
The present invention relates to a method of using triadimefon and/or triadimenol as a preservative for the protection of glued wood-based products against attack and destruction of microorganisms, especially where the triadimefon and/or triadimenol is applied during the manufacturing process of the glued wood-based products. The invention further relates to a preservative composition for the protection of glued wood-based products including triadimefon and/or triadimenol and articles having such compositions as a part the article.
US07691443B2
A method for densifying porous structures inside a furnace using non-pressure gradient CVI/CVD in a single cycle is described. A hardware assembly for use in the single cycle non-pressure gradient CVI/CVD process is provided as well are process and process conditions are described.
US07691442B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for depositing materials on substrates. In one embodiment, the method includes depositing a barrier layer containing tantalum or titanium on a substrate, depositing a ruthenium layer or a cobalt layer on the barrier layer, and depositing a tungsten bulk layer thereover. In some examples, the barrier layer may contain tantalum nitride deposited by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, the tungsten bulk layer may be deposited by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, and the ruthenium or cobalt layer may be deposited by an ALD process. The ruthenium or cobalt layer may be exposed to a soak compound, such as hydrogen, diborane, silane, or disilane, during a soak process prior to depositing the tungsten bulk layer. In some examples, a tungsten nucleation layer may be deposited on the ruthenium or cobalt layer, such as by ALD, prior to depositing the tungsten bulk layer.
US07691441B2
A method of forming carbon fibers at a low temperature below 450° C. using an organic-metal evaporation method is provided. The method includes: heating a substrate and maintaining the substrate at a temperature of 200 to 450° C. after loading the substrate into a reaction chamber; preparing an organic-metal compound containing Ni; forming an organic-metal compound vapor by vaporizing the organic-metal compound; and forming carbon fibers on the substrate by facilitating a chemical reaction between the organic-metal compound vapor and a reaction gas containing ozone in the reaction chamber.
US07691434B1
A method of fabricating a bias structure of a magnetoresistive read head for a magnetoresistive sensor stack formed on a substrate includes forming an underlayer and forming a bias layer over the underlayer. The method further includes forming a dusting layer directly below at least one of the underlayer or the bias layer and between the bias layer and the magnetoresistive sensor stack. The dusting layer includes discontinuous, nano-sized islands.
US07691430B2
A novel high-protein, reduced carbohydrate food material technology, and high-protein, reduced carbohydrate food products made therefrom, in which the food products meet high organoleptic, stability, and taste/texture standards. This novel material technology possesses numerous controllable functional characteristics, including high to low adhesion, high to low volume expansion, high to low tensile strength, and high to low break elongation, all of which are critical to both processing needs as well as final food product specifications. The material technology allows for the processing of proteinaceous foods on common process equipment, the foods including but not limited to chips, snacks, crackers, wafers, bars, flat breads, cookies, biscuits, breads, bagels, cakes, waffles, pancakes, french fries, pasta, pizza dough, breakfast cereals, muffins, doughnuts, pastries, and meat analogs. The material is an edible dough that possesses the material characteristics necessary for numerous industrial food processes, including direct reduction sheeting, lamination sheeting, extrusion, die cutting, and rotary molding, followed by on or more of baking, drying, microwaving, boiling, steaming, frying, seasoning, and enrobing.
US07691429B2
A method of producing metal-rich plants for the production of nutritional supplements. Edible plants are placed in a growth environment containing metal, and are cultivated in a fashion which enhances the uptake of metal into edible portions of the plants. The plants are then harvested, and may be eaten directly or processed into capsule or tablet form, in order to obtain the metallic nutrients so incorporated.
US07691421B2
The composition of the present invention comprising Cucurbita moschata, Carthamus tinctorius, Plantago asiatica and Lonicera japonica has a follicle-stimulating hormone reduction action. Based on this action, the composition is usable as a preventive, remedy, health food or functional food for diseases, for example, climacteric disturbance, primary hypogonadism (including ovarian hypofunction and testicular deficiency), Turner's syndrome, Klinefelter' s syndrome, gonadotropin-producing tumor, testitis, and primary ovarian amenorrhea and/or hormone-producing tumor.
US07691412B2
The invention concerns a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition in the form of microspheres with prolonged release of a water-soluble active principle. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps: dissolving an active principle in an appropriate amount of water; emulsifying the resulting aqueous solution of active principle with a d,l-lactide-co-glycolide matrix copolymer, of average molecular weight ranging between 40000 and 80000, dissolved in a chlorinated hydrocarbon, resulting in a first microfine and homogeneous emulsion; emulsifying said resulting first emulsion in an external aqueous phase, containing a surfactant, a viscosity-enhancing agent and an osmotic agent; extraction-evaporation of the solvent to obtain microspheres which are recuperated after filtering, washing and drying. The invention also concerns microspheres obtainable by implementing said method, having continuous release over a period of more than two months, advantageously over a period of at least three months.
US07691399B2
Cosmetic composition and related method for treating skin preferably comprising an olive oil-based compound, a quaternary ammonium salt, sodium pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, and an emulsifier.
US07691396B2
Compositions, methods, and vaccines that may stimulate the immune system and that may be used for treating malignancies associated with overexpression of the HER-2 protein are provided. Such compositions include epitopes of the HER-2 proteins.
US07691393B2
The present invention provides Listeria that are attenuated for entry into non-phagocytic cells as well as a variety of methods of inducing immune responses involving administering compositions comprising the attenuated Listeria. Some of the attenuated Listeria are mutant Listeria that comprise at least one mutation in a gene encoding an invasin, such as an internalin. Some of the attenuated Listeria are further attenuated for cell-to-cell spread. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines useful in the methods of the invention are further provided. Methods of making and improving vaccines are also provided.
US07691392B2
A method for treating multiple myeloma in a subject by administering 17-allylamino-17-demethoxy-geldanamycin or 17-amino geldanamycin, or a prodrug of either 17-AAG or 17-AG, to the subject.
US07691386B2
The present invention provides a papillomavirus-like particle, characterized as having conformational epitopes, comprising a papillomavirus L1 product and a papillomavirus L2 fusion product; and related synthetic DNA molecules, host cells, methods and vaccines.
US07691379B2
The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or antibody fragments that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations are substantially free of surfactants, sugars, sugar alcohols, amino acids other than histidine (preferably with pKa values of less than 5 and above 7), and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating a disease or disorder associated with or characterized by aberrant expression and/or activity of an IL-9 polypeptide, a disease or disorder associated with or characterized by aberrant expression and/or activity of the IL-9R or one or more subunits thereof, an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, a proliferative disease, or an infection (preferably, a respiratory infection), or one or more symptoms thereof, utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.
US07691375B2
The invention relates to a method for the treatment of G250-antigen-expressing tumors, in particular renal clear cell carcinoma comprising the administration of G250-antigen-specific antibodies to high-risk patients diagnosed with non-metastasizing disease.
US07691369B2
Parenchymal cells are cultivated on cultivated endothelial cells or cultivated fibroblasts which have been separated by a surface of a specific hydrophilic polymer, and which have been patterned. A culture which contains thus formed patterned spheroids of cultivated parenchymal cells is thereby provided by this invention. This culture maintains a function which is specific to the parenchymal cells over a long period of time.
US07691368B2
The present invention relates to oil-in-water emulsions, their use as adjuvants, and pharmaceutical, immunologic, or vaccine compositions that may comprise the same. In one embodiment, the oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion may comprise an aqueous solution containing an immunogen, a mineral oil, a non-ionic lipophilic ethoxylated fatty alcohol and a non-ionic hydrophilic surfactant. In another embodiment, the oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion may comprise an aqueous solution containing an immunogen, a non-ionic lipophilic surfactant, a mineral oil and a non-ionic hydrophilic ethoxylated fatty alcohol. The present invention also encompasses a method of making a vaccine composition using the adjuvant of the instant invention, the vaccine composition so obtained and methods of use.
US07691362B2
A method for producing an α-alumina powder is provided. T method for producing an α-alumina powder comprising steps of: (1) pulverizing a metal compound having a full width at half maximum (Ho) of a main peak in XRD pattern to obtain a seed crystal having a full width at half maximum (H) of the main peak in XRD pattern in the presence of pulverizing agent, (2) mixing the obtained seed crystal with an aluminum salt, (3) calcining the mixture, and wherein a ratio of H/Ho is 1.06 or more.
US07691358B2
A water solubilizer for nanocarbons contains a surfactant which can form a spherical micelle vesicle having a diameter of 50-2,000 nm in a water solution or a water-soluble polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000-50,000,000 as an active constituent. For example, the water solubilizer is used for purification of nanocarbons.
US07691347B2
The present invention relates generally to a process for removing dissolved or colloidal silica from a pregnant leach solution (“PLS”). More particularly, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a process which mixes PLS with an acid source, preferably lean electrolyte, to induce formation of colloidal silica that can then be collected and removed. Additionally, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one silica seeding agent is added to induce formation of colloidal silica, at least one flocculant is added to induce aggregation of the colloidal silica, and a solid-liquid separation process is utilized to remove advantageous amounts or substantially all of the colloidal silica, thereby providing relief from supersaturation of dissolved silica in the metal recovery processes.
US07691334B2
A temperature control apparatus for a microchemical chip having at least one chemical reactor includes a temperature regulator, and a controller. The temperature regulator can advantageously be configured to allow the microchemical chip to be mounted thereon. The temperature regulator can advantageously be configured to be thermally engaged with the at least one chemical reactor so as to control the temperature of the at least one chemical reactor. The controller can advantageously be removably connected to the temperature regulator. The controller can advantageously be configured to control the temperature regulator.
US07691330B1
A method and device for forming large arrays of polymers on a substrate (401). According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the substrate is contacted by a channel block (407) having channels (409) therein. Selected reagents are delivered through the channels, the substrate is rotated by a rotating stage (403), and the process is repeated to form arrays of polymers on the substrate. The method may be combined with light-directed methodolgies.
US07691329B2
In one embodiment, a method for detecting contaminants in a liquid comprises: contacting a sensor with a liquid, generating electrical information based upon a concentration of the contaminant in the liquid, transmitting the electrical information to a controller, and determining the concentration of a contaminant in the liquid. The sensor can comprise a film, a purge chamber, and a transducer, which are configured such that a first surface of the film is in fluid communication with the liquid and the purge chamber is in fluid communication with a second surface of the film that is opposite the first surface, and wherein the transducer is in fluid communication with the purge chamber.
US07691326B2
A novel system, apparatus, composition and method provide facile collection of a physical sample, including in particular noninvasive extraction of buccal cells, specifically directed to capture of PCR-ready DNA from such cheek cells. It is particularly useful in achieving simplified collection, transit, processing and storage of biological samples with minimal chain of custody.
US07691319B2
A method of manufacturing a porous body having a high open porosity and a small thermal expansion coefficient is provided. In the manufacturing method, a raw material including an aluminum source and a titanium source is fired to obtain the porous body containing aluminum titanate as a main component, and inorganic microballoons containing an aluminum component and/or a silicon component are used as a pore former.
US07691313B2
The present invention is directed towards a method and a system of expelling a gas positioned between a substrate and a mold, the substrate and the mold further having a liquid positioned therebetween.
US07691309B2
This invention relates to a process for making toothbrushes, in particular an injection moulding process.
US07691304B2
Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising a combination of 10 to 80 wt. % of a polyester, more than 0 to 50 wt. % of a polycarbonate, and 10 to 90 wt. % of at least one polyester-polycarbonate copolymer comprising, based on the total weight of the copolymer, 15 to 95 wt. % of arylate ester units, and 5 to 85 wt. % of aromatic carbonate units. Also disclosed is a method of forming the compositions, and articles prepared therefrom, for example transparent covers.
US07691297B2
In a process for the manufacture of beadlet preparations of fat-soluble substances in a water-soluble or water-dispersible non-gelling matrix, an aqueous emulsion of the fat-soluble substance(s) and the matrix component are fed through a spray nozzle in the upper section of a vertical spray tower. Through separate inlets powderous starch and a stream of hot air are also fed in the upper section of the vertical spray tower. A stream of cold air is fed in the lower section of the spray tower so as to form a fluidised bed of starch-covered beadlets comprising the matrix component as well as the fat-soluble substances. The beadlets are collected from the fluidised bed and are discharged to a dryer.
US07691296B2
The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing enzyme and water- and oil-soluble active components using polyol/polymer microcapsules, and to a cosmetic composition containing the enzyme and the microcapsules. More particularly, the present invention relates to polyol/polymer microcapsules which effectively stabilize the enzyme and active components, which are unstable in the formulations, through increasing the solubility thereof in hydrophobic polymer by using polyol, and to a method for preparing the polyol/polymer microcapsules.
US07691295B2
Disclosed herein are a metal oxide paste composition comprising a carboxylic ester dispersant and/or a phosphate dispersant, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor electrode for solar cells using the same. The disclosed metal oxide paste composition improves the dispersibility of metal oxide nanoparticles. Thus, if it is used to manufacture a semiconductor electrode for solar cells, it will allow the increased adsorption of a dye, thus improving the photoelectric efficiency of the resulting solar cell.
US07691286B2
A piezoelectric ceramic composition includes a primary component represented by the formula (1-x)(K1-a-bNaaLib)m(Nb1-c-dTacSbd)O3-xM1nM2O3, and 0.1 to 10 moles (preferably 1.5 to 10 moles) of at least one specific element selected from the group consisting of In, Sc, Y, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, and Lu with respect to 100 moles of the primary component, wherein M1 is Ca, Sr, or Ba M2 is Ti, Zr, or Sn; and x, a, b, c, d, m, and n satisfy 0.005≦x≦0.1, 0≦a≦0.9, 0≦b≦0.3, 0≦a+b≦0.9, 0≦c≦0.5, 0≦d≦0.1, 0.9≦m≦1.1, and 0.9≦n≦1.1. Preferably, Mn, Ni, Fe, Zn, Cu, or Mg is further added. As a result, at both a very low and a high electric field, a high piezoelectric d constant can be stably obtained with a high efficiency.
US07691279B2
A method of producing a glass substrate for a mask blank has the steps of measuring a convex/concave profile of a surface of the glass substrate, controlling a flatness of the surface of the glass substrate to a value not greater than a predetermined reference value by specifying the degree of convexity of a convex portion present on the surface of the glass substrate with reference to a result of measurement obtained in the profile measuring step and executing local machining upon the convex portion under a machining condition depending upon the degree of convexity, and polishing, after the flatness control step, the surface of the glass substrate subjected to the local machining. The surface of the glass substrate subjected to the local machining is subjected to acid treatment after the flatness control step and before the polishing step.
US07691276B2
The method according to the invention is essentially characterised in that a resistance material (5)—for example nickel or a nickel alloy—is attached on a first structured conductor layer (2)—it may be of copper or a copper alloy. Subsequently, the first structured conductor layer (5) is removed again at least at those locations at which a resistor is to arise. This may be effected by way of firstly removing the insulating material (1) on which the first conductor layer adheres, firstly from the rear side at the desired locations for example by way of plasma etching. The conductor layer 2 my be subsequently removed at least in regions.
US07691274B2
A filter installation and method, especially a seawater filter installation and method, includes at least one fluid line (18,20) for transporting a biological fluid, a filter device (54) mounted in the fluid line with at least one filter element (22) in a filter housing (10), and a device for biological decontamination. The device for biological decontamination contains active substances that can be introduced into the filter housing (10), such as inert gases or special metals, ensuring that toxic impurities cannot enter. The active substances used are ecofriendly unlike chemically produced fungicides and herbicides.
US07691272B2
A method of effecting efficient flow equalization in a settling and retention basin having a peripheral wall housing a removable design flow equalization port and a filter member exteriorly of the peripheral wall by (a) observing the height of liquid level induced during wastewater flow upon the filter member relative to the flow equalization port. Thereafter (b) determining whether the observed height of step (a) is outside a desired optimum height range reflective of meeting the design flow characteristics of the design flow port. Thereafter (c) replacing the design flow equalization port with a different size flow equalization port based upon the performance of step (b).
US07691268B2
Waste gas/wastewater treatment equipment treats waste gas in a scrubber 18 by using micronanobubble water produced in a micronanobubble reaction vessel 31 as washing water. Waste gas is efficiently cleaned by the substance surface high-velocity cleaning function which micronanobubbles have. The washing water having been used in the waste gas treatment is reused in wastewater treatment in adjustment tank 1, denitrification tank 3 and nitrification tank 11 which constitute a wastewater treatment section. Thus, the micronanobubbles contained in the washing water are utilized in wastewater treatment, so that efficiency of wastewater treatment is enhanced.
US07691264B2
In a semi-permeable membrane system for transferring magnetic particle fractions contained in a first fluid to a second fluid, comprising a membrane through which passages extend and which separates the first fluid from the second fluid being a pressure generation arrangement is provided for generating a reversible pressure differential between the two fluids across the membrane for alternately causing fluid movement in the membrane in opposite directions and a magnetic field generator is provided for alternately generating a magnetic field in the membrane wherein, during the fluid movement in one direction, the magnetic field is switched on to hold the magnetic particles in place in the membrane and, during fluid flow in the opposite flow direction, the magnetic field is switched off to permit the magnetic particles to be moved through the membrane in the other direction.
