US07756207B2
A method for pre-processing block-based digital data that pre-processes each digital pixel based on a respective data filter arrangement or data filter matrix for a respective data pixel within at least one data block and selects, constructs, and/or supplies the data filter arrangements or data filter matrices. The method is based on operations of data shifting and/or register shifting only.
US07756197B1
A relatively high-speed serial data transmitter incorporates built in self test (BIST). The BIST circuit advantageously provides tests modes to obviate the need to build expensive test equipment for high-speed serial data devices, such as a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) or other transceivers. Multiple data paths in a finite impulse response (FIR) filter of transmitter of the SerDes or a transceiver can be independently tested. The transmitter output can also be selectively degraded to test a receiver of a transceiver. An attenuated output signal can be provided to test receiver sensitivity. A low-pass filter can be invoked to emulate a backplane, while a loopback circuit can provide the emulated backplane attenuation to the receiver to permit testing of the equalization circuitry of a receiver without requiring the presence of an actual backplane for testing.
US07756186B2
Through the use of a relatively inexpensive third mirror on a novel folded hybrid unstable resonator configuration, the optimum output coupling for a given laser design can be explored quickly and easily with a minimum of intracavity mirror alignment. No changes in either the radii of curvature of the three cavity optics or their spacing are required for this exploration. In addition to providing techniques for purposefully and systematically introducing mirror edge effects or avoiding edges effects altogether, the invention provides that output beams of different width can be advantageously explored in a relatively simple and straightforward manner. The invention provides that higher geometric magnification cavity designs may be made compatible with low diffraction output coupling in a configuration that uses only three totally reflecting optics.
US07756183B2
The control of the spectral purity width E95 is performed while imparting practically no effect to the control of a central wavelength, and the spectral purity width E95 is stabilized. A wavefront adjuster 32 is provided on an output side of the interior of an optical resonator, i.e., on an output coupler 31 side. Light generated in a laser chamber 10 is transmitted through the wavefront adjuster 32 from the laser chamber 10 side, and reaches the output coupler 31. In the wavefront adjuster 32, the distance between concave and convex lenses 33 and 34 is adjusted so that a desired spectral purity width E95 can be obtained. Then, when the light passes through the wavefront adjuster 32, the wavefront of the light is adjusted to a desired wavefront.
US07756182B2
The laser tube housing of a CO2 slab laser is provided with a cooling system in which coolant fluid tubes are inserted into hollowed out portions formed in the longitudinal sidewalls of the laser tube housing; mounting the coolant fluid tubes in this way provides for enhanced cooling and increased stiffness of the laser tube housing. Also, a cooling system is provided for the laser's electrode assembly that relies on a manifold system that is mounted on a longitudinal sidewall of the laser tube housing to route coolant fluid through the sidewall to the electrode assembly; sidewall flow of the coolant fluid enables the end flanges of the laser tube housing to be remove without disturbing either the electrodes or the optical resonator of the laser. Also, a bracket assembly is provided for attaching the laser's electrode assembly to a longitudinal sidewall of the laser tube housing; the bracket assembly includes two brackets each of which is attached to a respective end of the electrode assembly and each of which is also attached to a longitudinal sidewall of the laser tube housing in proximity to a respective longitudinal end of the laser tube housing.
US07756167B2
A system for producing a laser light pulse is disclosed. The system includes a travelling wave or ring laser incorporating a gain medium with polarizing means for introducing substantially polarized radiation having a first polarization state into the travelling wave laser and output coupling means to substantially output couple radiation having an output polarization state from the travelling wave laser. The system further includes polarization changing means incorporated into the optical path of the travelling wave laser for changing the polarization of radiation having the first polarization state to a seeding polarization state, wherein radiation with the seeding polarization state seeds the gain medium, and radiation intensity modulation means for modulating the intensity of radiation in the travelling wave laser to vary the feedback of radiation into the gain medium, wherein the radiation intensity modulation means also modulates the radiation with respect to the output coupling means.
US07756165B2
The invention relates to producing data traffic where the time intervals between successive data frames follow a predetermined probability distribution. In the present invention, it is surprisingly discovered that a time interval of a desired length between successive data frames can be produced by setting a certain bit quantity of digital stuffing data, defined on the basis of the target length of the time interval target, in a buffer memory (101), where successive data frames are waiting to be transmitted. The digital stuffing data is set in the buffer memory (101), so that the stuffing data is, in the read-out order, located between successive data frames.
US07756161B2
A method for xDSL hybrid access includes: receiving pseudo cells and standard ATM cells from a subscriber terminal; wherein the pseudo cells carry VDSL data and the standard ATM cells carry ADSL data; reassembling the standard ATM cells into ADSL data frames and reassembling the pseudo cells into VDSL data frames; and transmitting the ADSL data frames and the VDSL data frames to a network side device. A DSLAM for xDSL hybrid access is also provided. The solution proposed may implement the hybrid access of DSL of the ADSL family and the VDSL family.
US07756160B2
Systems, methods, and devices for consolidating network packetized data are disclosed. Data packets are received by a consolidator. Common content and unique attributes of the packets are identified. A consolidated packet is created and the consolidated packet is transmitted in response to a condition.
US07756159B2
Radio protocol for a next generation mobile communication system is disclosed including a radio link control layer for connecting to an upper layer through a service access point provided in advance and for connecting to a lower layer through a plurality of logic channels provided in advance. The radio link control layer includes at least one radio link control entity for transmission/reception of data to/from up-link or down-link according to a form of a data transmission mode.
US07756156B2
A method of retrieving candidate access router discovery (CARD) information in a user terminal which is present in a many access systems. CARD information is exchanged on an IP control plane between access routers in the access systems, but the user terminal has no IP control plane. In accordance with the invention CARD protocol information is translated into L2 information messages which are transmitted to the user terminal either as extensions to the conventional protocol used for bearer service set up between the user terminal and an access router or as extensions to the conventional protocol used by the individual access system for broadcasting of its system characteristics. In the former case the translated CARD information is transmitted on an L2 bearer service between the current access router and the user terminal and in the latter case the translated information is broadcasted by each access router. The invention also relates to a radio access router and a terminal. (FIG. 3 for publication).
US07756152B2
A method and corresponding system for communicating between stations in a network are presented. The method includes providing repeated beacon transmissions from a coordinator station for coordinating transmissions among a plurality of the stations; transmitting from a first station to a second station during a time slot assigned to the first station by at least one of the beacon transmissions; and transmitting from the first station information that grants permission to the second station to transmit during at least a portion of a time slot assigned to the first station.
US07756148B1
Systems and methods for generating synthesizable code representing first-in first-out (FIFO) memories may be used to produce FIFO memories for multi-threaded processing. A single FIFO memory is shared between the threads to conserve die area, however each thread may be executed independently, as if each thread has a dedicated FIFO memory. A synthesizable code generator produces synthesizable code for a sender interface, storage, receiver interface, and other features that are specified by a programmer. The other features may reduce power consumption or improve timing. The code generator is used to efficiently produce different variations of FIFO memories.
US07756141B1
In a first mode of burst communication in a telecommunication network comprising electronic edge nodes interconnected by bufferless core nodes, data bursts are formulated at the edge nodes, respective burst descriptors are communicated to a controller of a core node, and burst-transfer schedules are sent from the core node to respective edge nodes. In a second mode, each burst-stream is allocated a flow rate and a core node determines burst sizes and schedules burst-transfer permits.In a bimodal burst-switching network comprising edge nodes interconnected by core nodes, an edge node selects to send to a core node burst-transfer requests according to the first mode, or flow-rate-allocation requests according to the second mode, depending on proximity, storage capacity at the edge node, and delay-tolerance specifications.
US07756138B2
A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an established QoS. Each endpoint or location associated with an endpoint has a reservation policy that determines how calls are to be handled when a reservation is or is not obtained and when a reservation is lost or obtained during a call. The communication system is able to handle reservations, or the lack thereof, during various situations like on hold, call transfer, call forwarding, conference call, and shared line services.
US07756131B2
A packet forwarding system to transfer packets through a plurality of interfaces by reading out information for the packet forwarding beforehand includes a packet processor that organizes and processes data to be transferred into packets, a packet memory storing the organized packets, a plurality of interfaces respectively transferring the packets stored in the packet memory depending on destinations of the packets, and a packet forwarding manager managing an packet information to transfer the packets through the plurality of the interfaces, respectively, and to control transfer of the packets immediately through a corresponding interface of the plurality of the interfaces by reading out the packet information before the packet forwarding. Accordingly, the fast packet forwarding is realized by processing the packet information read and the actual packet forwarding in parallel.
US07756130B1
An exemplary content engine includes a content gateway configured to analyze and route content requests to a content server. The content server can be a cache server or a mobile content server. The cache server can be configured to receive and store cacheable web content from a controller that is configured to receive the cacheable web content from at least one cacheable web content provider, such as a web server, and route the content to the cache server. The mobile content server can be configured to receive, from the controller, and store the digital media content. The controller can be further configured to receive the digital media content from at least one external content server and route the content to the mobile content server. The content gateway can be further configured to receive non-cacheable web content from at least one non-cacheable web content provider.
US07756128B2
A method of evaluating the performance of a network at an edge device of a provider network includes receiving a plurality of packets associated with a plurality of customers and copying the header information for each of the plurality of packets. The method also includes identifying one of the plurality of customers for each of the plurality of packets and storing the header information for each of the plurality of packets in a database associated with the identified customer.
US07756124B2
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for moving packets on a network device. One method includes receiving packets to a number of network chips, the number of network chips having a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets with a processor responsible for processing packets. The method includes adding data for additional functionality to certain packets. Adding data includes encapsulating the certain packets to maintain an appearance of a certain packet format.
US07756121B2
A system and method for processing a plurality of requests for a plurality of multi-media services received at a Private Service Exchange (PSX) defined on the system from a plurality of IP-communication devices. The system further includes a media server (MS) coupled to the PSX and to at least one IP Service Control Point (IP-SCP), which is operative to process the plurality of requests for the plurality of multi-media services. The IP-SCP further selectively directs the requests to the media server, which operates to form a preliminary multi-media communication path with a calling communication device. The MS further operates to play a plurality of announcements to the calling communication device over the preliminary multi-media communication path, as well as to collect caller-entered data from the calling communication device over the preliminary multi-media communication path.
US07756117B2
A voice communication system, which is connected to a LAN to which communication terminals are connected and to a public network to which telephones are connected, is provided with a communication server between the LAN and public network having different protocols from each other. The communication server enables a voice communication between a telephone on the public network and a communication terminal connected to the LAN by performing processing similar to that for a voice communication between two communication terminals connected to the LAN. The communication server determines whether an address of the other party inputted by a user is a communication terminal address or a telephone number, and transmits a voice communication request to a communication terminal of the other party when the address is a communication terminal address. When the address is a telephone number, the user acquires the communication terminal address of the communication server, and transmits a voice communication request to the communication server. Thereafter, the voice communication processing is performed through the communication server.
US07756113B2
A CPU executes a process for obtaining, from an ENUM server, a NAPTR record of a destination IP terminal by controlling an IP network controller when placing a call to the destination IP terminal, a process for determining whether the destination IP terminal has at least one communication function corresponding to the source IP terminal based upon the communication functions specified in the NAPTR record and a process for displaying, on a display, the at least one communication function that is determined to be stored in the destination IP terminal.
US07756112B2
An IP telephone system includes a source IP telephone apparatus, a destination telephone apparatus, a Web server and an ENUM server. The IP telephone apparatuses are connected to an IP network. The Web server stores control information for controlling an answering machine function. The control information corresponds to a telephone number assigned to the source or destination IP telephone apparatus. The ENUM server stores a NAPTR resource record in which a URI specifies link information related to the control information stored in the Web server. In the IP telephone system, the IP telephone apparatus that has received a call transmits, to the ENUM server, a query for a NAPTR record corresponding to an intended recipient's telephone number. The IP telephone apparatus then transmits, to the Web server, a request for the control information corresponding to the URI included in the obtained NAPTR resource record, and controls the answering machine function according to the obtained control information.
US07756108B2
A terminal, system and a method for transmitting voice from the terminal to at least one other terminal over a network. Voice is transmitted in first packets, and control information is transmitted in second packets. A bearer service is reserved from the network for transmission of the first and the second packets. In the terminal, voice activity is detected to determine whether there is voice or silence, wherein detected silence is used for transmitting at least one of the second packets.
US07756106B2
A communication apparatus which performs IP communication and analog communication through an ADSL gateway obtains an IP address of a party station from an SIP proxy and transmits/receives communication data with the party station on an IP network based on a file transmission/reception protocol such as FTP or HTTP when a party station's telephone number corresponds to a VoIP network. The apparatus performs analog facsimile communication on a line switching network when the party station does not correspond to the VoIP network. Moreover, the apparatus performs the analog facsimile communication on the VoIP network or the line switching network when the party station corresponds to the VoIP network but does not have any digital communication means. Thus, in the apparatus corresponding to analog and network communication paths, it is possible to select an appropriate communication path and achieve high-speed and high-reliability communication without any complicated operation.
US07756096B2
A flexible transmission resource reservation scheme and data transmission scheme is provided for a wireless network. A source node transmits a data transfer reservation request for a transmission resource to at least one neighboring node including at least one target node of the wireless network. The source node may have data to be transmitted or may anticipate data reception from at least one of the target nodes. Then, the source node receives from the at least one neighboring node an acknowledgment to reserve the requested transmission resource for data transfer between the source node and the at least one target node. Thereafter, data is transferred between the source node and the at least one target node within the reserved transmission resource.
US07756093B2
A method for informing an availability of traffics of a wireless device configuring a wireless network. The method includes: broadcasting one of a first reception mode and a reception mode over the network. In the first reception mode, the wireless device is available or unavailable to receive the traffic depending on an information received by the wireless device during a beacon period, and in the second reception mode, the wireless device is available to receive the traffic regardless of whether the information is received.
US07756085B2
Techniques for efficient searching in asynchronous systems, such as W-CDMA, as well as multi-mode searching, are disclosed. In one aspect, step one and step three search are performed in a single search engine. In another aspect, a search engine is configurable to search the offsets of a slot in step one search, producing sequential hypothesis energies, and peak detecting and sorting those energies. In yet another aspect, the peak detector and sorter are configurable to perform step one searching or step three/multimode searching. Various other aspects of the invention are also presented. These aspects have the benefit of circuit area and search-time efficiency which translate into reduced costs, increased standby time, increased acquisition speed, higher quality signal transmission, increased data throughput, decreased power, and improved overall system capacity.
US07756084B2
A method for improving communication quality in a CDMA system includes: storing, groups of quality control parameters for a BS covered by the BSC; adopting, by the BS and an MS covered by the BS, one of the groups of the quality control parameters to interact with each other when the MS sets up a call; monitoring, during the call, communication quality parameters reported by the BS or by the MS; and selecting one of the groups of the quality control parameters according to the communication quality parameters and transmitting the group of the quality control parameters selected to the BS or the MS. A system and a BSC are also disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention. The solution provided by the embodiments of the present invention may improve the communication quality in areas with weak signals.
US07756082B1
Background scanning can include using a power save mode to momentarily suspend transmission between a current access point and a client. Information regarding other access points can then be collected. The client can return to the current access point before communication between the client and the current access point is disrupted.
US07756080B2
A method and a device for reallocating transport format combination identifiers (TFCI) of transport format combinations (TFC) forming a transport format combination set (TFCS) in a wireless system utilizing flexible layer one (FLO). Whenever a TFC is removed from the TFCS the corresponding TFCI is left vacant. The vacant TFCI is then assigned to a TFC with a subsequent TFCI. Such TFC with subsequent TFCI may be either the closest one to the vacant TFCI (by its TFCI) or the last one, for example. The size of TFCIs may be reduced if enabled by the assigning phase.
US07756077B2
Methods and apparatuses are presented for conducting communications over a shared communication medium involving a plurality of nodes, involving (a) sending a request from a first node, the shared communication medium organized to include a request signal space and a scheduled transmission signal space, the request signal space including request segments each having a different location within the request signal space, the scheduled transmission signal space including scheduled transmission segments each having a different location within the scheduled transmission signal space, the request sent in a request segment, (b) obtaining an assignment associating the request with a scheduled transmission segment, taking into account location of the request within the request signal space, (c) from the first node, sending a data transmission in the scheduled transmission segment associated with the request, and (d) wherein the plurality of scheduled transmission segments include multiple categories of scheduled transmission segments associated with different service types.
US07756076B2
The invention provides a cellular mobile communication system that efficiently performs high-speed communication with mobile terminals within the cell using a single frequency. The mobile communication system sequentially performs polling communication control to plural terminals within the own cell, based on a control of a base station positioned near the center of the cell. With this arrangement, the terminals within the cell can communicate with each other using a single frequency.
US07756063B2
Methodologies for determining one or more staged topologies for a communication network, communication networks implementing one or more staged topologies, and systems for determining one or more staged topologies for a communication network are provided. In one embodiment, a method of determining a staged topology for a wireless communication network including a plurality of nodes, wherein the nodes are capable of transmitting and receiving signals on a plurality of frequencies, includes identifying a plurality of topologies comprising different subsets of available communication links among the nodes, associating a connection matrix with each identified topology, establishing one or more sequences of topologies using the identified topologies, multiplying the connection matrices associated with the topologies in each sequence of topologies to obtain a sequenced connection matrix corresponding with each sequence of topologies, multiplying each sequenced connection matrix by a weighting matrix to obtain a total cost matrix corresponding with each sequence of topologies, selecting one of the sequences of topologies as the staged topology based on the total cost matrices corresponding with each sequence of topologies, and assigning each topology included in the sequence of topologies selected as the staged topology to one of the frequencies, wherein at least two of the topologies are assigned different frequencies allowing concurrent in time stages.
US07756062B2
Methodologies for determining one or more staged topologies for a communication network, communication networks implementing one or more staged topologies, and systems for determining one or more staged topologies for a communication network are provided. In one embodiment, a method of determining a staged topology for a communication network including a plurality of nodes includes identifying a plurality of topologies comprising different subsets of available communication links among the nodes, associating a connection matrix with each identified topology, establishing one or more sequences of topologies using the identified topologies, multiplying the connection matrices associated with the topologies in each sequence of topologies to obtain a sequenced connection matrix corresponding with each sequence of topologies, multiplying each sequenced connection matrix by a weighting matrix to obtain a total cost matrix corresponding with each sequence of topologies, and selecting one of the sequences of topologies as the staged topology based on the total cost matrices corresponding with each sequence of topologies.
US07756050B2
A method and system for providing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in a wireless communications system using a Packet Data Conversion Protocol (PDCP) with enhanced functionality that allows sub-packets to be processed for transmission over different Radio Bearers (RB) with unequal or different levels of error protection and/or error detection based on perceptual importance of the bits in the sub-packets. The enhanced PDCP being operable to partition a packet into a plurality of sub-packets such that different levels of error protection and/or error detection may be applied to the packet. An overall gain in system capacity can be expected due to transmit power savings provided via unequal error detection and error protection.
US07756043B1
The present invention provides methods for identifying high traffic origin-destination node pairs in a packet based network and for estimating the mean traffic between the high traffic origin-destination node pairs. High traffic origin-destination node pairs may be identified in accordance with the present invention by modeling the variance of traffic in a static routing environment and identifying the origin-destination node pairs with a high variance as high traffic origin-destination node pairs. For estimating purposes, traffic between low traffic origin-destination node pairs may be assumed to be a predetermined value, such as zero, to reduce the number of variables to estimate. Routing changes necessary to create a full rank routing matrix may be identified and applied to the network, and link utilization information collected under each routing scenario may be used to estimate the mean traffic between the high traffic origin-destination node pairs.
US07756039B2
Methods and systems are operable to aggregate data. A plurality of data units can be received. The data units can be combined based upon a class associated with the data and a next hop associated with the data. A link can be provided for the combined data units based on service quality requirements for the traffic class associated with the class.
US07756031B2
Systems and methods for optimizing usage of an available bandwidth for VoIP communications include a communications system, such as the Internet, for carrying the VoIP communication signals. A switch and a bandwidth limiter connected to the switch restrict bandwidth usage by applications other than those required for the VoIP communications. In the system, a modem or other narrowband network interface, a router, a network adapter, and a VoIP element are housed as a unit. The switch turns “on” and “off” the bandwidth limiter, and the bandwidth limiter when “on” restricts bandwidth usage of the adapter. The communications system is a digital data network, and the modem accesses the digital data network via connection of the modem to the network. Features for emergency bypass and external power supplies are included.
US07756021B2
A computer implemented method finds a path having a minimal expected cost through a network of nodes connected by arcs, in which the path is from a source node to a destination node, and in which a traversal time for traversing each arc is a random variable. An expected cost of traversing each possible path from the source node to the destination node is determined as an average value of a nonlinear cost function applied to each possible total travel time for traversing the path. The expected cost is weighted according to a probability of each possible total travel time. For each node in the network and for each possible time to start, a particular path from the source node to the node having a minimal expected cost and an optimal time to start on that path is determined.
US07756017B2
A method, and a system, called link state advertisement (“LSA”) correlation, for scheduling routing table updates following a topology change. LSA correlation correlates information in the LSAs to identify the topology change that led to their generation. A routing table update is performed when a topology change has been identified.
US07756005B2
Systems and methods are provided for processing Time Domain Multiplexing (TDM) symbols via delayed correlation in the time domain. In one embodiment, a method is provided for determining synchronization information in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) broadcast. The method includes employing a time domain correlation to detect the start of an OFDM super frame and utilizing the time domain correlation to synchronize a receiver to the carrier frequency of the OFDM signal.
US07755982B2
When a hybrid type next-generation DVD is loaded in the optical disc device, first, a red laser is turned on and parameter value and a lead-in information with respect to a DVD layer are acquired. The acquired information is stored in a memory. Next, a blue laser is turned on, parameter value and a lead-in information to a HDDVD layer are acquired, and the acquired information is stored in a memory. Then, the HDDVD layer is reproduced while lighting of the blue laser beam is maintained. Then, when a jump instruction to the DVD layer is inputted, the parameter value for the DVD layer is read from the memory and set to a process system. And the lighting laser is changed to the red laser and reproduction of the DVD layer is performed based on the lead-in information of the DVD layer stored in the memory.
US07755980B2
The more effective is the copy protection provided on a DVD, the greater is the likelihood that the copy protection will adversely interfere with legitimate uses of the disc. In a disc where the content is arranged in physical sectors, it is now proposed to provide subversive regions on the disc having a similar structure to genuine regions. A subversive region and a genuine region will each extend over one or more physical sectors. The subversive region will be provided with physical sector addresses which coincide with addresses of the genuine region. Navigational data will ensure that it is the genuine, rather than the subversive, region which will be accessed during normal play, but the subversive region will effectively hide the genuine region during copying.
US07755979B2
An audio playback device is provided which can play back recorded audio data in an operational mode that is more convenient for the user. With a DVD-Audio disk 1 mounted, a navigation manager examines whether or not the DVD-Audio disk 1 includes an ASVSI file, that is, whether or not the DVD-Audio disk 1 includes a still picture to be displayed together with the audio data. Also, the navigation manager examines whether or not an AMGM_VOBS file exists in the DVD-Audio disk 1, that is, whether or not the DVD-Audio disk 1 includes a visual menu. When a still picture or visual menu is not included, a player mode is set to an AOP mode in which the still picture is not played back, while in other cases, the player mode is set to a VCAP mode in which the visual menu or visual contents can be played back and displayed.
US07755977B2
The display unit (2) equips a portable instrument, such as a wristwatch (1) with hands (13, 14, 15) for indicating the time. The unit comprises at least one display cell (4) which comprises a transparent front substrate (41) having first transparent electrodes (45) on an interior face, a transparent rear substrate (42) having at least one transparent second electrode (46) on an interior face and a fixing frame (43) for the two substrates in order to define a closed space between the substrates. A substance (44), the optical or physical properties of which can be modified between the electrodes which are activated by a difference of potentials applied via control means, occupies the closed space between the first and second electrodes. Via the action of the control means, the display cell (4) makes it possible to display information, for example temporal information. The display unit (2) comprises also a plurality of transparent or semi-transparent stones which are supported on or in a transparent or semi-transparent support (3). The support is disposed on a front visible face of the display cell or alternatively on a rear face of the display cell in order to combine the information of the cell in a first display state with light refraction through visible rigid elements and/or light reflection on or in the visible rigid elements.
US07755963B2
The semiconductor memory device includes a bank having a cell array and a sense amplifier. A back bias voltage generating unit supplies a back bias voltage to the cell array of the bank. A negative drive voltage generating unit generates negative driving voltages including a normal pull-up voltage, an overdrive voltage, a normal pull-down voltage, and a negative voltage and supplies the negative driving voltages to the sense amplifier of the bank. A switching unit opens a connection between the back bias voltage generating unit and the negative drive voltage generating unit when in active mode and shares the back bias voltage between the back bias voltage generating unit and the negative drive voltage generating unit when in a refresh mode, in response to an external command.
US07755961B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems of operating digital memory where the digital memory device including a plurality of memory cells receives a command to perform an operation on a subset of memory cells, where the subset of memory cells contains fewer memory cells than the device as a whole and where the device selectively precharges, in response to the received command, only a subset of bit lines associated with the subset of memory cells.
US07755960B2
A memory includes a plurality of memory cells each including a true data input connected to a true bit line and complementary data input connected to a complementary bit line, and two inverters connected head-to-tail firstly to the true data input and secondly to the complementary data input. The memory also includes a test circuit includes a plurality of test cells, each test cell includes a true data input connected to a complementary data input of the preceding test cell and a complementary data input connected to the true data input of the following test cell, the complementary data input of the last test cell being connected to the true data input of the first test cell, each test cell comprising a first inverter connected between the true data input and the complementary data input. The looped chain thus formed propagates a signal whose period is a function of the performance of the storage cells.
US07755954B2
A circuit for generating a data I/O control signal used in a semiconductor memory apparatus comprises a delay block for generating a delay signal having a relatively short delay value and a delay signal having a relatively long delay values, and a selection block for selecting any one of the delay signals according to an operational mode. The selection block selects an output signal of the first delay unit in a high-speed operation mode and selects an output signal of the second delay unit in a low-speed operation mode.
US07755952B2
A semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of write control circuits; a plurality of memory cells grouped in the write control circuits; a plurality of write drivers that write data to a corresponding memory cell when the write control circuit is activated; and a main control circuit that causes the write control circuits to become active in response to presence of a data writing request to the memory cells belonging to a predetermined group and subsequent absence of the data writing request to the memory cells belonging to the same group within a predetermined period.
US07755943B2
A semiconductor memory device is capable of reading data at a high speed, without using a reference cell transistor. The semiconductor memory device includes a sensing unit including first cross-coupled MOS transistors to sense and amplify a voltage difference between a first node and a second node, and a unit cell including second cross-coupled cell MOS transistors to latch data and output a first signal and a second signal corresponding to the latched data to the first node and the second node, respectively.
US07755935B2
An embodiment of our invention includes a method of programming at least one phase change memory block, the at least one block comprising at least one phase change memory cell, the at least one cell comprising at least one phase change material. The method includes the steps of transitioning all cells within the at least one block to a first state and, after all cells within the at least one block have been transitioned to the first state, transitioning at least one cell within the at least one block to at least a second state. Transitioning a cell to the at least second state is faster than transitioning a cell to the first state. At least the step of transitioning all cells within the at least one block to a first state may include transitioning all cells within the at least one block in a substantially simultaneous manner.
US07755925B2
A static random access memory comprising a column driver, a row driver, a cell, and a control unit is disclosed. The column driver selects a first word line or a second word line. The row provides data to a first bit line and a second bit line. The data of the first bit line is opposite to that of the second bit line. The control unit controls the voltage of the cell. In normal mode, the voltage of the cell is equal to a second voltage. In stand-by mode, the voltage of the cell exceeds the second voltage.
US07755921B2
In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for fabricating sub-lithography data tracks for use in magnetic shift register memory devices. One embodiment of a memory device includes a first stack of dielectric material formed of a first dielectric material, a second stack of dielectric material surrounding the first stack of dielectric material and formed of at least a second dielectric material, and at least one data track for storing information, positioned between the first stack of dielectric material and the second stack of dielectric material, the data track having a high aspect ratio and a substantially rectangular cross section.
US07755919B1
A device includes a first semiconductor die. Nonvolatile memory stores information associated with a second semiconductor die. Cache memory caches a portion of the information. A cache controller controls the cache memory. A device interface communicates the information to the second semiconductor die. On the second semiconductor die, a semiconductor circuit processes the information stored on the first semiconductor die.
US07755918B2
A converter circuit for switching a large number of switching voltage levels is specified, in which a first switching group is provided for each. Second switching groups are provided, each having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch and capacitor. The first drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is reverse-connected in series with the second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, the third drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is reverse-connected in series with the fourth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, the first drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is connected to the capacitor, the third drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is connected to the capacitor, the fifth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is directly connected to the fourth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch, and the sixth drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch is directly connected to the second drivable bidirectional power semiconductor switch.
US07755910B2
A capacitor built-in interposer of the present invention, includes a base resin layer, a capacitor first electrode provided to pass through the base resin layer and having projection portions projected from both surface sides of the base resin layer respectively whereby the projection portion on one surface side of the base resin layer serves as a connection portion, a capacitor dielectric layer for covering the projection portion of the first electrode on other surface side of the base resin layer, and a capacitor second electrode for covering the dielectric layer, wherein a plurality of capacitors each constructed by the first electrode, the dielectric layer, and the second electrode are arranged and aligned in a lateral direction in a state that the capacitors are passed through the base resin layer.
US07755906B2
An electronic apparatus comprising: a unit which is mountable and removable at an electronic apparatus main body; a locking component; a mounted component which is mounted at the unit; a stopper member which is mounted at the unit and impedes removal of the mounted component from the unit; a first engaged portion which is provided at one of the unit and the stopper member; and a first engaging portion which is provided at the other of the unit and the stopper member, the first engaging portion engaging with the first engaged portion when the stopper member is mounted at the unit and impeding removal of the stopper member from the unit, being operable for releasing the engagement with the first engaged portion, and being inoperable in a state in which the unit is mounted at the electronic apparatus main body, is provided.
US07755901B2
A heat dissipating structure associated with light emitting diodes includes a circuit substrate, a guide heat component, a heat dissipating device. The circuit substrate is attached with light emitting diodes. The guide heat component has a first end contacting the circuit substrate and a second end contacting with fins, which are provided with the heat dissipating device. The heat generated by the light emitting diodes is transmitted to the heat dissipating device via the guide heat pipe and then dissipated outward via the heat dissipating device.
US07755898B2
A semiconductor module includes a base plate; a plurality of substrates placed on one surface of the base plate, with each substrate of the plurality of substrates including a switching element, a diode element, and a connection terminal area; and a parallel flow forming device that forms parallel coolant flow paths that are provided so as to be in contact with the other.
US07755883B2
The invention provides a connection structure installed in a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus includes a keyboard and a base. The keyboard includes a bottom. The base includes a top plate. The connection structure connects the bottom and the top plate. The connection structure includes a mounted boss and a mounting hole. The mounted boss is disposed on the bottom of the keyboard. The mounted boss includes a groove. The mounting hole is disposed on the top plate of the base. The mounting hole includes a protrusion. When the bottom of the keyboard is assembled to the top of the base, the mounted boss would fit into the mounting hole, such that the protrusion is locked with the groove.
US07755880B2
A housing (100) for an electronic device includes an opaque base (10). The base has a plurality of blind holes (120) and a number of through holes (140) defined therein. Each through hole communicates with a corresponding blind hole. The through holes are arrayed in a determined pattern.
US07755875B2
To prevent an electrostatic damage on a display device formed with a driving circuit. Protective circuits are provided not only at input terminal parts, but also at intermediate parts of a circuit or at the ends of wiring lines. Otherwise, the protective circuits are provided at the ends of the wiring lines and at the places immediately before and after the input terminals, respectively, and then the circuit is interposed therebetween. Further, the protective circuits are provided around a circuit with a large current consumption.
US07755874B2
A self-excited DC-DC converter includes a switching element that chops an input voltage; a smoothing circuit that smoothes the chopped voltage to generate an output voltage; and a switching control circuit. The switching control circuit includes a switching control signal generation circuit that generates a switching control signal for the on/off control of the switching element by comparing a feedback voltage of the output voltage and a comparison voltage; an output correction circuit that adjusts the comparison voltage according to an error between the feedback voltage and the reference voltage and, when the output current is in the overcurrent state, reduces the level of the comparison voltage; an overcurrent protection signal generation circuit that, when the output current is in an overcurrent state, generates an overcurrent protection signal for turning off the switching element regardless of the switching control signal; and a delay circuit that delays the overcurrent protection signal.
US07755866B1
A support arm for use in a disc drive suspension includes an asymmetry that creates a vertical coupling in the support arm, i.e., a slight lateral movement of the support arm distal end to which a load beam is mounted in response to vibration-induced bending of the support arm. The vertical coupling in the support arm at least partially cancels out during arm bending any vertical coupling which has been designed into the coupling between the load beam and the support arm to reduce track misregistration during flow-induced vibrations of the disc surface. In this way, track misregistration during both flow-induced vibrations and during arm bending is reduced. In a preferred embodiment the asymmetry is created by at least one of a first notch along an inside top edge of the arm, and a second notch along a bottom outside edge of the arm.
US07755860B2
An exemplary prism sheet includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface defines a plurality of elongated V-shaped grooves, and the elongated V-shaped grooves are parallel to each other. The second surface defines a plurality of parallelogram microstructures. Each parallelogram microstructure defines four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions.
US07755854B2
An image pickup lens includes, in order from an object side thereof: a aperture stop; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power and having a biconcave shape including an aspheric surface. The image pickup lens satisfies the predetermined conditions according to focal lengths of the first lens and the third lens.
US07755832B2
Apparatus and methods relating to microscopes having specific control of the light that contacts a sample and/or a light detector, such as the eye of the user, a charge couple device or a video camera. The improved control includes enhanced, selective control of the angle of illumination, quantity of light and location of light reaching the sample and/or detector. The microscopes comprise one or more spatial light modulators in the illumination and/or detection light path of the microscope at one or both of the conjugate image plane of the aperture diaphragm of the objective lens and the conjugate image plane of the sample.
US07755827B2
A display system comprises a display device (DD) with a display screen (DS) for displaying an image. A diffuser (DI) is arranged in front of the display device (DD). A controller (CO) controls at least a portion of the diffuser (DI) to be in a transparent state wherein the display screen (DS) is visible or in an opaque state for hiding the display screen (DS). The controller (CO) also controls an illumination system (IS) to illuminate at least the portion of the diffuser (DI) when in the opaque state.
US07755826B2
Diarylethene-containing ligands and their coordination compounds are described. The ligands display photochromism with UV excitation, while the coordination compounds display photochromism with both excitation in the UV region and excitation into lower energy absorption bands characteristic of the coordination compounds, through which the excitation wavelengths for the photocyclization can be extended from λ≦340 nm to wavelengths beyond 470 nm. Switching of the luminescence properties of the compounds has also been achieved through photochromic reactions.
US07755823B2
An optical device is disclosed in which inner space is kept clean so as to reduce the adhesion and adsorption of pollutants to the surface of the optical device, thereby preventing the degradation of the optical device and accurately maintaining the alignment of the coupling between the laser light from a semiconductor laser and the incident end surface of an optical fiber. The optical device includes a lens system unit condensing the laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser and guiding the laser light onto an incident end of the optical fiber; a variable volume mechanism unit defining an hermetically enclosed space; and an adsorbent unit disposed in the hermetically enclosed space, in which either the incident end of the optical fiber or the lens system unit or both are in contact with the hermetically enclosed space containing the adsorbent unit.
US07755812B2
An image reading apparatus and an image expansion and contraction correcting method are provided that improve the quality of each read image by restraining image expansion and contraction caused by a variation in the combination of conveying units for conveying each document. The image reading apparatus has conveying units (a first conveying unit, a second conveying unit, and a third conveying unit) that convey each document, and an image reading unit (a first image reading unit and a second image reading unit) that reads an image of each document being conveyed by the conveying units. The image reading speed of the image reading unit is adjusted in accordance with a change in the combination of conveying units that are conveying a document, so as to correct image expansion and contraction caused by a change in document conveying speed caused by the change in the combination of conveying units.
US07755807B2
The image reading device of the present invention is an image reading device comprising a reading unit reading an image of an original document, a clear plate disposed between the original document and the reading unit, a clear photoemitting layer included in the clear plate and having a plurality of emitting areas, a clear input sensor included in the clear plate and outputting a two-dimensional position of a pushed place on the clear plate and an controller displaying an operation panel on the clear plate using the clear photoemitting layer and receiving operations to the operation panel.
US07755800B2
What is provided herein is a novel system and method for estimating the amount of color in a document to be printed, with the capability to handle composite black, in those environments without access to all the original four color planes simultaneously. In one embodiment, input CMYK values are pre-adjusted via a look-up table to take into account the neutral balance characteristics. The planes are then scaled and quantized so that all four planes become available simultaneously. The difference among the quantized CMYK color values is compared against a threshold that is input level dependent. A pixel is classified into one of several color categories such as, for example, true neutral, fuzzy neutral, true color or fuzzy color. A color billing strategy can then be automatically determined based on the amount of color content. The method advantageously provides flexibility to support multi-tier billing in systems with various marking technologies.
US07755793B2
An image forming system includes: plural printing units each provided for each of different basic printing colors; and plural image processing units each provided in association with each of the printing units, and that generate image data for a basic color of the image processing unit's part and image data for other basic colors than the image processing unit's part required for combining processing of the image data for the basic color of the image processing unit's part, based on input printing data, and output resultant image data to a corresponding one of the printing units.
US07755790B2
A method for a computer system includes receiving a facsimile transmission from a user, wherein the facsimile transmission includes a digitized representation of a document transmitted using a facsimile transmission format, processing the digitized representation of the document to determine a destination e-mail address, reformatting at least a portion of the digitized representation of the document into an e-mail attachment format, determining advertisement data associated with the facsimile transmission, and forming an e-mail message addressed to the destination e-mail address, wherein the e-mail message includes a body portion and an attachment portion, wherein the body portion includes the advertisement data, and wherein the attachment portion includes the portion of the digitized representation of the document in the e-mail attachment format.
US07755784B2
Image forming devices, imaging methods, and methods of modifying a configuration of an image forming device are described. According to one aspect, an image forming device includes an interface adapted to communicate with a remote device via a communication medium, and processing circuitry configured to access first configuration data to control an operation of the image forming device according to a first configuration to form hard images upon media during a first period of time, to monitor the formation of hard images upon the media during the first period of time, to control the interface to communicate usage data corresponding to the monitoring, and to access second configuration data received from the remote device responsive to the communication of the usage data, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to access the second configuration data to control the operation of the image forming device according to a second configuration different than the first configuration to form the hard images upon the media during a second period of time after the first period of time.
US07755783B2
The present invention realizes a network printing system capable of accumulating and chasing printed data. Further, by providing a job chasing function on the printer driver side, detailed setting can be done to extract history information of the job chasing function. The detailed setting to extract history information to chase a job can be done only by a specific administrator or user so that the job can be reliably chased, whereas the administrator or user can obtain desired history information. Accordingly, a precise jog chasing system can be established.
US07755781B2
Disclosed an image forming apparatus including: a data receiving section; a memory section comprising a shared storage area; an analysis section to generate an intermediate data from the page-description language; a rasterizing section to generate the bitmap data from the intermediate data and to release an storage area; and a print control section to allow a printing section to perform printing, and to release an storage area; wherein a rasterizing section comprises a judgment section to judge whether or not the following condition expression is satisfied when the shared storage area is run out, (number of rasterized pages)−(number of pages whose memory area saved for storing the bitmap data has been released))>0 when the condition expression is satisfied, the rasterizing section holds a processing until the shared storage area opens, and when the condition expression is not satisfied, a process for a memory-full error is performed.
US07755778B2
A system for managing the size of a print job to be processed in a print shop is provided. The print shop includes a plurality of autonomous cells and the job size management system includes a scheduling tool for generating a list including a plurality of jobs. A processor is used to (a) assign a job size related value to each one of the plurality of jobs so that the plurality of jobs are corresponded respectively with a set of job size related values, (b) use the set of job size related values to calculate a control limit, and (c) for each job size related value exceeding the control limit, splitting the job corresponding with the job size related value exceeding the control limit into n number of sub-jobs for processing at the plurality of autonomous cells.
US07755775B1
Apparatus and method for examining a sample with a broadband radiation while preserving a small spot and low wave front distortion. The apparatus has a broadband source for generating the broadband radiation and a first reflective optics that employ toroidal mirrors that are barrel or donut-shaped and may be placed in a crossed or parallel arrangement for producing a broadband test beam that is guided to the sample such that it is incident on it at a small spot. A sampling aperture is provided for filtering a certain center portion from the broadband test beam. A second reflective optics is provided for shaping a reflected response beam from the broadband radiation that is reflected from the spot. The response beam is delivered by second reflective optics to a detector for examination. The apparatus and method can be applied to improve wave front distortion in reflectance measurements and for performing transmittance measurements with chromatic distortion compensation. The method and apparatus further provide for efficient monitoring of the broadband test beam.
US07755773B2
A scanner device for measuring the color properties of a measured object pixel by pixel has a support surface for the measured object, a color measuring head, a drive unit for moving the color measuring head above the support surface in at least one dimension thereof and for adjusting the height of the color measuring head in the direction perpendicular to the support surface, as well as a measurement and drive control unit which activates the drive unit and co-operates with the color measuring head. It is also equipped with an electronic distance control system which adjusts the distance of the color measuring head above the measurement point in the direction perpendicular to the support surface to a desired measuring distance for every measurement point by means of the drive unit. The electronic distance control system works with measurement values generated by the color measuring head and distance values computed from them. The scanner device is suitable for running high-precision measurements on even the smallest measurement fields without contact and no separate measurement sensor is needed for the distance control system.
US07755766B1
A system and method for testing telescope optics are disclosed. The telescope optics can be testing in-situ, thus more accurately revealing the as-used optical conditions. The optical conditions are input to a test system which, by objective analysis, reveals a condition of the optics and an indication of the need for corrective action. A test bench for testing optics and for validating the test system using modeled telescope optics is also disclosed.
US07755757B2
A system and method to provide a diagnosis of the renal disease state of a test renal sample. A database containing a plurality of reference Raman data sets is provided where each reference Raman data set has an associated known renal sample and an associated known renal disease state. A test renal sample is irradiated with substantially monochromatic light to generate scattered photons resulting in a test Raman data set. The test Raman data set is compared to the plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique. Based on the comparison, a diagnosis of a renal disease state of the test renal sample is provided. The renal disease state includes renal oncocytoma or chromophobe renal carcinoma disease state.
US07755754B2
A calibration device for use in an optical, part measuring system is provided. The device has a central axis and a plurality of regions which are rotationally symmetric about the axis. The device includes a series of step-shaped portions defining a multi-step region having a plurality of step edges. A profile of the multi-step region contains information for calibrating the system. The device further includes a plurality of cylindrically-shaped portions spaced apart along the axis and defining constant diameter regions containing information for calibrating the system. The device still further includes a frustum-shaped portion defining a pair of spaced, slope edge regions and a sloped region having boundaries marked by the pair of slope edge regions. The frustum-shaped portion has first and second diameters at its boundaries which define a range of diameters of parts capable of being measured in the system. A profile of the slope edge regions and the sloped region contains information for calibrating the system.
US07755753B2
A reference substrate for defect detection sensitivity calibration has: patterns and programmed defective portions which are cone defects with different sizes and are formed at random on a silicon substrate. By using the reference substrate for defect detection sensitivity calibration, it is possible to obtain an index, usable in manufacturing management, for determining sensitivity adjustment after a lamp is replaced in an illumination part of a defect inspection apparatus.
US07755750B2
A method of detecting a defect in a porous body (1) includes applying a light beam (13) to fine particles (12) discharged from the porous body (1), and detecting the light and shade of scattered light caused by the fine particles (12) to detect the position of a defect, wherein the light and shade of the scattered light is detected at a position facing the light beam (13). When a light source that emits the light beam (13) is defined as an origin (11), a position in a plane formed by the light beam (13) corresponding to a center of an end face of the porous body (1) through which the fine particles (12) are discharged is defined as a center point (C2), a straight line that extends from the origin (11) toward the center point (C2) is defined as 11, a straight line that extends from the origin (11) toward a detection position (16) of the scattered light is defined as 12, and the angle formed by the straight line 11 and the straight line 12 in the plane formed by the light beam (13) is defined as θ1, the light and shade of the scattered light is preferably detected at a detection position (16) at which the angle θ1 is 0 to 80°. According to this method, a defect can be detected with high sensitivity.
US07755745B2
A coherent Doppler lidar which can oscillate high energy pulses and output laser beams in a longer wavelength range of 1.5 μm to the atmosphere is provided. The coherent Doppler lidar has a pulse laser an oscillation wavelength of which is controlled by means of injection locking of a seed light output from a master laser, wherein the pulse laser is a type in which a laser medium is disposed in a resonator, a pulse light of a predetermined repetition frequency is input to the laser medium as an excitation light, whereby pulse laser oscillation is generated in the resonator to output pulse laser beams from the resonator, and the laser medium being a type which has at least a region having Tm, Ho:YAG ceramics, and is excited by the excitation light to output pulse laser beams in 2 μm wavelength band.
US07755743B2
In an apparatus using an intensity-modulated light for detection of spatial information based upon light intensity of light reflected from a target space, a timing synchronization circuit is provided to synchronize a phase of the intensity-modulated light from a light-emitting element with a timing of operating a light-receiving element receiving the intensity-modulated light. The light-receiving element is caused to operate for enabling the detection of intensity of the received light for each of a plurality of phase regions within one cycle of the intensity-modulated light. The timing synchronization circuit functions to compare a cyclic variation determining the operation of the light-receiving element with a cyclic variation associated with an output from a light-emitting element driving circuit in order to keep a constant phase difference between these two cyclic variations.
US07755734B2
A gate line extending in a transverse direction and a data line intersecting the gate line are formed on the substrate. A pixel electrode connected to the gate line and the data line through a thin film transistor is formed on an insulating layer. The pixel electrode has a cutout and a protrusion is disposed in the cutout. Another protrusion is disposed on the data line.
US07755731B2
An alignment structure of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a plurality of region defining strips disposed at intervals on the substrate, and organic alignment strips disposed between the region defining layers.
US07755720B2
The present invention provides an electro-optical filter for filtering light from an object. The filter is arranged for receiving the light via a first imaging element and comprises a plurality of reflective elements for receiving and reflecting the light. Each reflective element has an optical property that is dependent on an intensity of the light at or near the reflective element. The optical property controls local filtering of the light intensity in a manner such that, above a predetermined intensity threshold, the filter reduces intensity differences of light originating from bright and dark regions of the object.
US07755715B2
A cooling device is provided, where an LED backlight can be efficiently cooled in order to suppress display unevenness caused by heat generated from the LED backlight. In addition, a display device including the cooling device is also provided. A display device is provided, where the LED backlight can be cooled by arranging a coolant pipe on a back surface side of the LED backlight and supplying a coolant to a coolant pipe. Further, a display device is provided, where cooling efficiency of the LED backlight can be more improved by arranging a thermal conductor between the LED backlight and the cooling device.
US07755704B2
A VSB reception system includes a sequence generator for decoding a symbol corresponding to the supplemental data and generating a predefined sequence included in the supplemental data at VSB transmission system. The reception system also includes a modified legacy VSB receiver for processing the data received from the VSB transmission system in a reverse order of the VSB transmission system by using the sequence, and a demultiplexer for demultiplexing the data from the modified legacy VSB receiver into the MPEG data and the supplemental data. The VSB reception system also includes a supplemental data processor for processing the supplemental data segment from the demultiplexer in a reverse order of the transmission system, to obtain the supplemental data, thereby carrying out the slicer prediction, decoding, and symbol decision more accurately by using the predefined sequence, to improve a performance.
US07755699B2
A small and slim digital camera with an improved grip and a large display unit is provided. The digital camera takes a picture of an object via a lens unit installed in a front surface of a case of the digital camera. The digital camera includes: a case that has a main body in which a lens unit is formed on a front surface of the main body; and a side portion of the case which is pivotably coupled to the main body to be able to pivot toward the lens unit with respect to the main body; and a manipulating unit which is exposed to the outside between the main body and the side portion at a rear surface of the case when the side portion is pivoted.
US07755685B2
A pixel for an imager is disclosed that includes at least one electron multiplication (EM) gain stage configured in a loop and electrically coupled to a charge collection region and a charge readout region, the charge collection region being configured to generate a charge packet, the EM gain stage being configured to amplify the charge packet by impact ionization and to circulate the charge packet a predetermined number of times in one direction around the loop, the charge readout region being configured to receive the amplified charge packet and convert the amplified charge to a measurable signal. The at least one EM gain stage, the charge collection region, and the charge readout region can be formed monolithically in an integrated circuit. The pixel can be manufactured using a CMOS process. The pixel can further include a second EM gain stage formed in the integrated circuit to increase the amount of amplification around the loop.
US07755684B2
Row drivers as a part of an image sensor device include circuitry for supplying a plurality of signals with an increased voltage and enhanced reliability to a corresponding row in a pixel array. The row driver circuitry is designed to input a signal such as row select, reset or transfer and additionally input a boosted voltage supply. The row select, reset, or transfer signal is then output with a boosted voltage that is higher than the operating voltage supply. The row driver circuit is configured so that all terminal voltages across any of the plurality of transistors within the row driver circuit are less than or equal to the operating voltage supply.
US07755677B2
In an image processing system, the imager gain and the exposure time are adjusted based on a predefined stepping sequence using a stepping table designed to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio in the image. This is achieved by providing a stepping sequence with each step having the largest suitable integration time (exposure) and an appropriate amplifier and digital gain setting, while achieving an equal relative percentage change in image brightness between adjacent sequence steps. The size of the executed AE steps is proportional to the distance between a current image luminance and the target luminance. This is achieved by the capability to skip one or more steps in the stepping sequence, if appropriate, for each relevant executed step, with the number of skipped steps, if any, being proportional to the magnitude of the deviation from the target brightness.
US07755665B2
A multi-line camera such as a two-line camera acquires image data of an object moving relative to the camera. An output of a first sensor line is connected through a first time-delay memory to a first comparator, and is connected directly to a second comparator. An output of a second sensor line is connected directly to the first comparator, and is connected through a second time-delay memory to the second comparator. Thus, the current image data of each sensor line is respectively compared crosswise to the time-delayed previous image data of the respective other sensor line. An evaluation unit compares the outputs of the two comparators, to determine which comparison had a better degree of correspondence, and dependent thereon determines the direction of relative motion of the object relative to the camera.
US07755663B2
In an image signal processor, a camera operation estimating part detects a movement vector of an input image in order to estimate, for example, a panning operation in a horizontal direction, a tilting operation in a vertical direction, or a zooming operation such as zooming-in or zooming-out. An image output part reads a particular image signal before and after a camera operation from image signals stored in an image storage memory. The particular image signal is then outputted and displayed on a display means. Further, when there is a plurality of display means, an image before and after the camera operation and an image that is currently broadcast are displayed separately on each of the plurality of display means.
US07755661B2
When a digital camera 100 is connected to an information processing apparatus 101 so that they can communicate with each other, the digital camera 100 generates partial information of attribute information related to each image data stored in the camera 100, and transmits the partial information of the attribute information to the information processing apparatus 101.
US07755645B2
Systems and methods provide object-based image inpainting. The object-based inpainting can recover part of a missing object or can synthesize visual objects that are entirely missing. In one implementation, an exemplary system generates a target visual object to be inpainted into an image, by geometrically matching key features with a model visual object that can be selected from the same or another image. Borders of the target object are refined through pixel-based contour deformation and textures for the target object are obtained either by pixel interpolation or by patch-based modeling of pre-existing texture in the image. Graph-cut segmentation rectifies image overlap as the target object is embedded in the image. Poisson editing filters visual seams, and edge filling completes visual gaps around the border of the target object.
US07755636B1
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for programmable processing in a computer graphics pipeline. Initially, data is received from a source buffer. Thereafter, programmable operations are performed on the data in order to generate output. The operations are programmable in that a user may utilize instructions from a predetermined instruction set for generating the same. Such output is stored in a register. During operation, the output stored in the register is used in performing the programmable operations on the data.
US07755634B1
A system, method and computer program product are provided for branching during graphics processing. Initially, a first operation is performed on data. In response to the first operation, a branching operation is performed to a second operation. The first operation and the second operation are associated with instructions selected from a predetermined instruction set.
US07755624B1
A processor generates Z-cull information for tiles and groups of tiles. In one embodiment the processor includes an on-chip cache to coalesce Z information for tiles to identify occluded tiles. In a coprocessor embodiment, the processor provides Z-culling information to a graphics processor.
US07755618B2
There is provided an image processing apparatus and its method allowing a user to specify a desired 3D area without cutting volume data. The present invention provides an image processing apparatus specifying a desired 3D area on volume data, which includes a display section that displays the volume data, an input section that a user inputs a 2D path for the volume data displayed on the display section, a path rendering section that converts the 2D path into a 3D path according to analysis of relation between the 2D path and volume data, and a 3D area specification section that specifies the desired 3D area based on the 3D path.
US07755615B2
A touchscreen display system (418) is provided which includes a touchscreen (420), a touchscreen input detector (422), a capacitive sensor driver (423), and a display driver (424). The touchscreen input detector (422) is coupled to a first layer (504) of the touchscreen (420) and determines a touchscreen (420) input in response to sensing tactile inputs during a sensing time interval (610). The display driver (424) is coupled to a second layer (506) of the touchscreen (420) and provides a drive voltage (606, 608) at a first voltage level to the plurality of optical shutter segments (508) during a first portion (620) of the sensing time interval (610) and maintains the drive voltage (606, 608) at substantially zero volts during a second portion (622) of the sensing time interval (610), the second portion (622) being greater than half of the sensing time interval (610).
US07755612B2
A display device is disclosed which includes: a display panel; a lighting unit to illuminate the display panel and having a state in response to a lighting control signal; a pressure sensing unit generating a first sensor output signal according to a touch on the display panel; a light sensing unit receiving light from the lighting unit and ambient light and generating a second sensor output signal according to the touch on the display panel; a sensor scanning driver outputting sensor scanning signals to the pressure sensing unit and the light sensing unit in response to a sensor scanning control signal; and a sensing controller generating the lighting control signal and the sensor scanning control signal based on the first and the second sensor output signals and outputting the lighting control signal to the lighting unit and the sensor scanning control signal and the sensor scanning driver.
US07755609B2
An orthopedic computer mouse including a flat base substantially shaped as a parallelogram, the mouse having a central region substantially shaped as a hemispheric dome, separated from a lateral recess wherein the thumb is fitted by a projection feature that ensures the pincer position assumed by the hand of the user, and containing a standard-sized body which houses control buttons electronic components and the motion sensing means. An elongating attachment supports the proximal region of the hand of the user and presents a projection feature. Both elements are attachable to the body by mutually cooperating latching elements. The elongating attachments and the projection features are manufactured to accommodate a wide range of hand sizes.
US07755606B2
An input system comprising a computer operably associated with a display screen, a first input device, and a second input device. The first input device has an operating region corresponding to an operation region displayed on the display screen. The operation region may be enlarged, reduced, or moved in response to an operation of the second input device.
US07755605B2
A spherical display and control device, that is preferably collapsible between a spherical configuration and a collapsed generally cylindrical ellipsoid configuration, comprising a flexible transparent spherical surface sprung attached to a central hinged modular cube assembly that contains digital displays on outward faces, and circuitry, battery units and electronic modules on inward surfaces, where said sphere surface contains surface position sensing layers and said central cube contains gyroscopic and inertial sensing devices to provide spherical rotation, and physical displacement data for three dimensional control applications, where said displays preferably have curved polarizer lenses such that the overall device appears as a spherical display or are flat to form an overall Cuboid display or are combined with a flexible spherical display surface. The overall device being mechanically biased such that it is Bi-stable between the spherical and collapsed configuration via the action of pulling open and rotating the central cube halves.
US07755604B2
In one embodiment, an optical navigation sensor for a computer mouse is designed to be operable on an optically transparent material. The optically transparent material may include a contact surface on which the mouse sits during normal operation. An optically rough tracking surface is provided below the contact surface. The mouse includes a light source that illuminates an area on the contact surface and an area on the tracking surface. The mouse may include a tracking sensor onto which the illuminated area on the tracking surface is imaged to detect mouse displacement. The mouse may also include a lift sensor that picks up specular light reflected from the illuminated area on the contact surface to generate lift information indicative of whether the mouse has been lifted off the contact surface. Tracking of the mouse displacement may be qualified with the lift information.
US07755603B2
A coordinate input device of the present invention includes a base having a deformation sensor; a stick that stands upright with a specified height from the base; a rubber cap that can be press-fitted on the stick; and a pressure sensor that can be controlled by pushing a control section formed at the upper end of the rubber cap. The rubber cap has a dome-shaped cavity in the control section. When the control section is pushed, the cavity is elastically deformed to make the pressure sensor operative.
US07755599B2
An electrophoretic display device including a first substrate, a second substrate, an electrophoretic material interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrophoretic material including a positively charged particle and a negatively charged particle, a common electrode provided on the second substrate, a pixel provided at an intersection of a signal line and a scan line, the pixel provided in a plural number and arranged in matrix on the first substrate. The electrophoretic display device further including a pixel electrode provided in the pixel, a capacitor line provided in the pixel, a storage capacitor provided in the pixel, and a second electrode of the storage capacitor being coupled to a storage capacitor line and a thin film transistor (TFT) provided in the pixel, a source electrode of the TFT being coupled to a first electrode of the storage capacitor and the pixel electrode, a drain electrode of the TFT being coupled to the signal line, and a gate electrode of the TFT being coupled to the scan line. A capacitor line low select signal VSL or a capacitor line non-select signal VSC having a higher electric potential than an electric potential of the capacitor line low select signal VSL is supplied to the storage capacitor line.
US07755593B2
A liquid crystal display device (100) includes mean value computing sections (9a, 9b) and an optical intensity regulation section (11). The mean value computing section (9a) outputs a mean luminance level (A1) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a driver seat display area (2). The mean value computing section (9b) outputs a mean luminance level (A2) for the pixels forming an image display produced in a front passenger seat display area (3). The optical intensity regulation section (11) controls (regulates) the output optical intensity of backlights (4a, 4b) according to the mean luminance level (A1) and the mean luminance level (A2). As a result, the luminance of the image display in the front passenger seat display area (3) is further limited than the luminance of the image display in the driver seat display area (2). The control ensures high visibility of image displays for the driver.
US07755589B2
A noise suppressing method for a flat panel display which is driven by a time controller IC and a plurality of driver IC's is described. The noise suppressing method includes providing a signal detect circuit and a video signal processor; detecting a switch-off signal while switching off the flat panel display, and when the switch-off signal is detected, the video signal processor controls output the driver IC's to output a charge reset signal; and switching off the flat panel display after the flat panel display has performed charge reset.
US07755573B2
A charging/discharging apparatus (602) for charging a capacitance to be charged/discharged (Cp) includes: a recovery capacitor (Cr1) for recovering electric energy which has one terminal connected to a first power supply (GND) through first switch means (SW11) and another terminal connected to a second power supply (Vs+Vo) through second switch means (SW12); first path forming means (D11) which has one terminal connected to a connection point between the second power supply and the other terminal of the recovery capacitor and another terminal connected to the capacitance to be charged/discharged, and charges the capacitance to be charged/discharged through a resonant inductor (L1) when the first switch means is turned on; second path forming means (D12) which has one terminal connected to a connection point between the first power supply and the one terminal of the recovery capacitor and another terminal connected to the capacitance to be charged/discharged, and discharges the capacitance to be charged/discharged through the resonant inductor (L1) when the second switch means is turned on to recover electric energy to the recovery capacitor.
US07755572B2
A plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus comprises: a plasma display panel comprising scan electrodes and sustain electrodes, a scan driver for supplying a first pulse to the scan electrodes before a reset period of a first subfield, a first reset pulse gradually falling after maintaining a constant voltage to the scan electrodes during the reset period, and a second reset pulse having a voltage higher than the constant voltage of the first reset pulse to the scan electrodes during a reset period of a second subfield and a sustain driver for supplying a second pulse with a polarity opposite a polarity of the first pulse to the sustain electrodes corresponding to the first pulse before the reset period.
US07755563B2
A radio frequency identification (RFID) portal easily installs and integrates any RFID hardware/software systems. The RFID portal may match the size of a traditional dock or be custom sized. The portal takes advantage of a variety of unique features including an antenna bracket that provides for three-dimensional vertical and horizontal movements and a hardware independent reader bracket. The antenna movement capabilities allow for excellent RFID signal coverage. A General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) bridge enables rapid integration and functionality to other RFID inputs such as Motion Detectors/Photo Eyes, Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), Wireless Networking, floor loops, mass detectors, and output signals, such as to light stacks and RFID readers.
US07755557B2
A feed horn with a horn body and a waveguide body, each with a front end and a back end, respectively. The horn body and the waveguide body coupled together, the waveguide body front end to the horn body back end. The waveguide body provided with a waveguide bore between the front end and the back end. At least one slot formed in the waveguide bore parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body bore, the at least one slot extending to the front end. The horn body provided with a horn bore between the front end and the back end. The horn body and the waveguide body formable via injection molding methods such as die casting.
US07755548B2
A system comprises a hinged antenna adapted to reside within a slot, an electrical cable connected to the antenna, and a cable tension mechanism. The cable tension mechanism receives the electrical cable from the antenna and pulls on the cable when the hinged antenna is in the slot and also when the hinged antenna is rotated to a deployed position at least partially outside the slot.
US07755547B2
A radio antenna assembly for use in a communication device has an antenna element disposed adjacent to a ground plane to form a physical relationship with the ground plane. A mechanical device is used to change the physical relationship for changing the operating impedance of the antenna element or shifting the frequency band of the antenna assembly. The physical relationship can be changed by mechanically changing the shape of the antenna element. When the antenna element comprises a first radiating element and a second radiating element disposed at a lateral distance from the first radiating element, the physical relationship can be changed by changing the distance. When a physical object is disposed between the antenna element and the ground plane, the physical relationship can be changed by moving or twisting the physical object. The object can be electrically conducting, dielectric or magnetic.
US07755533B2
An interferometric switched beam radar apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a selected antenna of a planar array of beam forming antennas is activated with a substantially continuous frequency modulated transmit signal and a return signal is received from at least two return antennas that have a known offset distance relative to each other. Phase information is extracted from each return signal and used to present information regarding an operating environment to a user. Each beam forming antenna within the array may correspond to a particular viewing angle within the operating environment.
US07755526B2
A method includes receiving first encoded digital audio data including a metadata parameter having a first value. The first encoded digital audio data has a first dynamic range. The method includes receiving second encoded digital audio data including the metadata parameter having the first value. The second encoded digital audio data has a second dynamic range. The method also includes outputting first decoded digital audio data including the metadata parameter. The first decoded digital audio data corresponds to the first encoded digital audio data. The method also includes outputting second decoded digital audio data including a modified metadata parameter having a second value. The second decoded digital audio data corresponds to the second encoded digital audio data.
US07755504B1
An appliance warning system comprises a floor pad for location adjacent an appliance such that a user must stand on the floor pad in order to normally use the appliance. The floor pad has at least one switch movable between an open position when no weight pressure is detected on the floor pad and a closed position when the switch is activated by weight pressure detected on the floor pad. A transmitter is provided for transmitting a signal depending upon whether the switch is in the open or closed position. A module is located remote from the floor pad, and has a receiver for receiving the signal from the transmitter, and a control circuit connected operational between a ready state before the switch is activated to the closed position and a monitoring state after the switch is activated to the closed position. A warning device connected to the control circuit is activated by the control circuit when in the monitoring state when the control circuit determines that the switch has been in the open position for a preselected period of time after having been in the closed position. A reset switch resets the control circuit from the monitoring state to the ready state.
US07755500B2
A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a battery cell and a cell monitor. The cell monitor is embedded in the battery cell and is operable for monitoring the battery cell and for generating an alert signal indicative of a predetermined condition of the battery cell.
US07755495B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for locating the source of an acoustic event. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method of locating the source of an acoustic event by receiving/processing information from at least three sensors aerially deployed across an area to be monitored, wherein each of the at sensors has a microphone for detecting the acoustic event and a known location, the at least three aerial deployed sensors are networked, and time of arrival processing of the acoustic event is performed. In further exemplary implementations, an approximate location of the source of the acoustic event may be determined as a function of arrival time and sensor location data.
US07755477B2
An apparatus detects DC magnetic field, AC magnetic and electrical fields, and high frequency/microwave radiation, and alarms when the field strength is beyond the safety threshold. The threshold was set up based on pacemaker and other implantable device manufacturer's specifications and left enough safety margins to give early warning before the sources actually start interfering with the implanted devices.
US07755474B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for controllably illuminating automotive brake lights. In one embodiment, an automotive brake lighting system comprises a brake light including first and second light sources, a sensor to sense a level of an operating condition associated with at least one of a brake assembly or a brake pedal of a motor vehicle for illuminating the brake light, and a controller configured to monitor information provided by the sensor. The controller, in response to the level of the operating condition, selectively powers the at least one of the first or second light sources of the brake light based at least in part on the monitored information to generate a variable visual indication relating to braking of the motor vehicle from the brake light over a range of at least two different visual indications that indicate a variable braking rate of the motor vehicle over a corresponding range of at least two different braking rates.
US07755470B2
Method and apparatus for simulating an operating television for the purpose of deterring potential intruders by providing the appearance that one or more occupants are at home. Realistic simulation of a television is accomplished via perceived random combinations, amplitudes, colors, and durations of television program scene modes, these scene modes comprised of fades, swells, flicks, and static periods. Efficient, reliable, and inexpensive super-bright LEDs serve as light sources.
US07755467B2
The chip resistor (1) of the present invention includes a pair of terminal electrodes (4, 5) provided at ends of an insulating substrate (2) in the form of a chip, and a resistor film (3) formed on the upper surface of the insulating substrate (2) for electrical connection to the paired terminal electrodes (4, 5) and formed with a trimming groove (3a) for setting the resistance. The paired terminal electrodes (4, 5) include a lower electrode (4b) formed on the lower surface of the insulating substrate (2). The lower electrode (4b) extends up to a position directly below a narrower portion (8) of the resistor film (3) which has a relatively small width due to the formation of the trimming groove (3a) in the resistor film (3).
US07755466B2
A flip-chip flow sensor has electrical components, such as temperature sensors and a heater, on the top of a substrate and has a channel formed in the bottom of the substrate. The channel is separated from the substrate's top by a membrane of substrate material. A fluid flowing through the channel is separated from a heater, upstream temperature sensor, downstream temperature sensor, bond pads, and wire bonds by the membrane. Heat flows through the membrane easily because the membrane is thin. As such, the electrical elements of the flow sensor, the bond pads and the wires are physically separated from a fluid flowing through the channel but can function properly because they are not thermally isolated.
US07755442B2
Embodiments of the present invention include a common-gate amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal, a transistor having a source, a drain, and a gate, four inductors, and two capacitors, and a negative amplification circuitry. The negative amplification circuitry has an input terminal to receive an RF signal. The negative amplification circuitry applies negative or zero amplification to the RF signal and outputs the negative or zero amplified signal on an output terminal. Alternative embodiments include a Colpitts differential oscillator, which includes two Colpitts single-ended oscillators. Each Colpitts single-ended oscillator includes a transistor. The source of the transistor in one Colpitts single-ended oscillator may be capacitively coupled to the gate of the transistor in the other Colpitts single-ended oscillator.
US07755439B2
A PLL circuit for two point modulation includes a first loop filter, a second loop filter, a plurality of switching devices, and a calibration module. The first loop filter filters an output voltage of a charge pump during a gain calibration operation. The second loop filter filters the output voltage of the charge pump during a normal operation. The first loop filter has a bandwidth wider than that of the second loop filter to perform a fast calibration by reducing a lock time. The operation of the first loop filter, the operation of the second loop filter, and the opening of the first loop filter are determined by the switching operations of the switching devices. The calibration module adjusts a gain of analog modulation data based on a frequency error accumulated in the first loop filter after the first loop filter is open during the gain calibration operation.
US07755436B2
Provided is a PLL apparatus outputting a frequency signal from a voltage-controlled oscillation unit in synchronization with an external reference frequency signal, in which the fluctuation of the frequency is reduced even when the external reference signal has a troubleFor solving the problem, as a result of monitoring the signal level of the external reference frequency signal, when its signal level falls within a set range, data regarding a phase difference created by a phase difference data creating means is used for the PLL control, but when the signal level does not fall within the set range, it is recognized that the supply of the signal has been stopped or the supplied signal has abnormality and the data regarding the phase difference stored in a storage unit, for example, the stored latest data or the pre-created data is used instead for the PLL control.
US07755431B2
A power amplifying apparatus based on envelope elimination and restoration (EER) includes a voltage amplifier to amplify a high frequency component of an envelope signal, a switching amplifier to generate a low frequency component signal of a drain bias based on a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that corresponds to a low frequency component of the envelope signal, and a push-pull switch, connected to the switching amplifier in parallel, to add a high frequency component signal to an output of the switching amplifier by pushing or pulling current to or from the output of the switching amplifier.
US07755430B2
A splitter circuit improves isolation between output ports. The splitter circuit comprises input port 1, output port 2, output port 3, FET 6, FET 11 and an impedance circuit. FET 6 is provided between input port 1 and output port 2 and adapted to amplify a signal at input port 1 to output an amplified signal to output port 2. FET 11 is provided between the input port 1 and the output port 3 and adapted to amplify a signal at input port 1 to output an amplified signal to the output port 3. The impedance circuit couples the output ports 2 and 3, and includes a first series circuit including inductor 15 and diode 17, series connected to each other, a second series circuit including inductor 16 and diode 18, series connected to each other, and resistor 19. The first series circuit has one end connected to output port 2 and the second series circuit has one end connected to output port 3. The resistor is connected between the other ends of the first and second series circuits and the ground. Diodes 17, 18 are connected so that current will flow in forward direction when voltage of a power supply is applied to FETs 6 and 11 (FIG. 1).
US07755428B2
An amplifying circuit comprising an output stage circuit composed of a first and a second output transistor and operating as a class AB push-pull circuit reduces electricity consumed by an idle current. A pre-stage circuit outputs a first and a second control signal, and controls a channel current of the first and the second output transistor. In a period in which one control signal causes the corresponding output transistor to operate in class AB mode, the other control signal places the corresponding output transistor in a cutoff state.
US07755427B2
An operational amplifier capable of enhancing slew rate is disclosed. The operational amplifier includes a first current generator for generating a first bias current, a second current generator for generating a second bias current, an amplification stage, coupled to the first current generator, for generating a amplification signal according to an input signal, an output stage, coupled to the second current generator and the amplification stage, for generating an output signal according to the amplification signal, and a bias current allocation unit, coupled to the first current generator, the second current generator, the amplification stage and the output stage, for reallocating current intensities of the first bias current and the second bias current according to a control signal.
US07755420B2
Analog supply for an analog circuit and process for supplying an analog signal to an analog circuit. The analog supply includes a noise filter having a variable resistor, and a control device coupled to adjust the variable resistor. The control device is structured and arranged to set the resistance of the variable resistor to maximize noise filtering and optimize performance of the analog circuit.
US07755418B2
A reference level generator for driving an analog circuit to cyclically complete an analog function includes a portion of the analog circuit, a master clock, a control circuit, a detection circuit, an integrating circuit and a reference level circuit. The master clock operates at a master clock speed and provides master clock signals to the analog circuit utilized to complete the analog function. The control circuit is used to start and stop the operation of the portion of the analog circuit. The detection circuit is configured to determine when the analog function is completed and to provide an output indicative of the completion of the analog function. The integrating circuit is driven by the output of the detection circuit and configured to set an analog level that is function of the analog function completion time. The reference level circuit utilizes the analog level set by the integrating circuit for driving the analog circuit to induce the analog circuit to complete the analog function at a desired speed.
US07755413B2
An apparatus for scaling a load device with frequency in a phase interpolator can include an analog loop and a digital loop. The load device of the phase interpolator can include a transistor and a plurality of resistors selectively configured in parallel with the transistor. The analog loop controls a resistance of the transistor based on a voltage applied to a control terminal of the transistor. For instance, the analog loop can tune the resistance of a PMOS device by adjusting a voltage applied to the PMOS device's gate terminal. In addition, the analog loop can include a comparator to compare a voltage across the transistor to a reference voltage such that an optimal voltage is maintained for an output swing of the phase interpolator. The analog loop can also include a low pass filter coupled to an output of the comparator to define frequency stability and loop bandwidth of the analog loop. The digital loop operates in conjunction with the analog loop and controls the plurality of resistors by incrementing or decrementing a number of resistors that are configured in parallel with the transistor in the load device. In combining the analog and digital loops to control the load device of the phase interpolator, this configuration takes advantage of the wide tuning range of the digital control and the smooth, continuous output of the analog control. Further, in operating the analog and digital loops in conjunction with each other, the present invention avoids a long observation time in locking the system, as seen in conventional designs, while guaranteeing frequency stability in the operation of both the analog and digital loops.
US07755410B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a voltage supplying unit that supplies a first regulated voltage and a second regulated voltage by using a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, respectively, and a clock buffer unit that supplies an output clock clocking within a range of the first regulated voltage and the second regulated voltage.
US07755403B2
An apparatus for setting an operation mode in a DLL circuit generates a locking completion signal according to a level of a phase comparing signal obtained by comparing phases of a reference clock and a feedback clock. During three or more cycles of a pulse signal, it is determined whether a logic value of levels of the phase comparing signal is a specific combination, and the locking completion signal is selectively enabled.
US07755402B1
Embodiments for positioning rising and/or filling edges of data strobe signals are disclosed. One example embodiment may comprise receiving a data signal, positioning an edge of a first delayed data strobe signal associated with the data signal by a first programmable amount, and positioning an edge of a second delayed data strobe signal associated with the data signal by a second programmable amount, wherein the second delayed data strobe signal is shifted approximately one bit-time in relation to the first delayed data strobe signal.
US07755385B2
A method of operating an electronic device having an output driver with on die termination legs ODT, and non-ODT legs, includes the step of selectively tri-stating tuning transistors (ZQ trim devices) in the legs as a function of the operational state of the output driver. The tri-stating step is performed such that when a leg is not being utilized, the tuning transistors in the unused leg are placed in a tri-state. For example, during an ODT mode of the output driver, the tuning transistors in the non-ODT legs are tri-stated. During a READ mode of the output driver, the tuning transistors in the ODT legs are tri-stated. During a HiZ mode of the output driver, the tuning transistors in both legs are tri-stated. Tri-stating the tuning transistors in the unused output driver legs can reduce DQ pin capacitance by a total of approximately (Cgd+Cgs+Cgb). A circuit for performing the method includes tri-state components in electrical communication with the tuning transistors, and logic units configured to control the tri-state components. An electronic device includes the output driver having the tri-state components in electrical communication with the logic units.
US07755384B2
A bi-directional buffer is provided. The buffer includes a driver, a receiver, and a circuitry configured to select a driving mode in response to detecting a first condition and to select a receiving mode in response to detecting a second condition. The driving mode has a first impedance and the receiving mode has a second impedance. The second impedance is partially contributed from the driver.
US07755382B2
A current limited voltage supply including a transistor and a capacitor is provided for powering digital logic cells of an integrated circuit. The transistor is connected in a current mirror configuration, such that a constant reference current is mirrored through the transistor to create a first supply current. The transistor is coupled to the digital logic cells and the capacitor. The first supply current is used to charge the capacitor while the digital logic cells are not switching. While the digital logic cells are switching, the capacitor discharges to the digital logic cells, thereby providing the digital logic cells with sufficient energy to implement high-speed switching. The capacitor minimizes voltage fluctuations within in the current limited voltage supply, such that analog circuitry can be reliably powered from a different branch of the same current mirror circuit.
US07755370B2
An exemplary method for examining bonding resistance includes providing a first electronic component having a first and second reference pins. A second electronic component having a third and fourth reference pins is also provided. A first input voltage is applied to the first reference pin. A bias resistor connected between the third reference pin and ground is provided, with the third reference pin serving as an output for providing a first reference voltage. The first reference voltage is measured. Bonding resistance between the first reference pin and the third reference pin is evaluated according to the measured first reference voltage.
US07755367B2
The invention relates to MEMS resonators. In one embodiment, an integrated resonator and sensor device includes a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) resonator, and an anchor portion coupled to the MEMS resonator and configured to allow resonance of the MEMS resonator in a first plane of motion and movement of the MEMS resonator in a second plane of motion. In other embodiments, additional apparatuses, devices, systems and methods are disclosed.
US07755359B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus capable of suppressing noise caused by vibration of a gradient magnetic field coil and improving image quality includes a large number of ferromagnetic shims disposed in a large number of holes formed in a shim tray, and vibration dampers disposed in holes formed in the shim tray to reduce noise generated by vibration of a gradient magnetic field generating coil.
US07755351B2
Inconsistencies in a reinforced resin matrix part are detected using an inductive coupling probe connected with or part of a tuned resonant circuit. An alternating magnetic field produced by the probe is coupled to the part and produces eddy currents in the part. Inconsistencies in the part result in changes in the complex impedance and/or resonance of the circuit which are detected by a network analyzer.
US07755348B1
Analog channel calibration methods, devices and systems are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a method for calibrating a channel offset of a current sensor which comprises measuring a channel offset native to a current sensor channel. The method also comprises storing the channel offset native to the current sensor channel to a register associated with the current sensor channel as a value. Additionally, the method comprises calibrating an output signal generated in response to an input signal to the current sensor channel based on the value.
US07755343B2
Transient processing mechanisms for power converters. Error generation circuitry in a power converter may generate an error signal based on the difference between a power converter output voltage and a reference voltage. Transient detection circuitry may detect whether the error signal exceeds at least a first threshold. If the first threshold is exceeded, timing control logic may generate a low band correction pulse to adjust the power converter output voltage, and thereby adjust the error signal to a level within the first threshold. If the error signal exceeds a second threshold, the timing control logic may generate a high band correction pulse to adjust the power converter output voltage, and thereby adjust the error signal to a level within the second threshold. The timing control logic may initiate a low band blanking period following the low band correction pulse and high band blanking period following the high band correction pulse.
US07755342B2
A circuit for transitioning between a discontinuous and a fixed frequency continuous conduction mode (DCM) and (CCM) of a power converter having a driver receiving PWM signals and controlling a switching stage comprises a control switch and a sync switch connected at a common switching node for driving a load. The circuit including a PWM modulator for providing PWM signals; and a mode selector for receiving a duty cycle value, a preset switching period, and a duty cycle at a critical conduction point having a switching frequency equal to the preset switching period and providing an on-time of the control switch and a switching period to the PWM modulator, wherein if the duty cycle value is greater than the duty cycle at a critical conduction point, the PWM modulator will drive will provide the PWM signals to operate the switching stage in the CCM with constant-frequency duty cycle control, and if the duty cycle value is less than duty cycle at a critical conduction point, the PWM modulator will drive will provide the PWM signals to operate the switching stage in the DCM by turning off the sync switch when a load current becomes negative.
US07755336B2
An integrated semiconductor component includes a functional circuit and a power control circuit configured to generate a supply voltage from an input voltage. The power control circuit may include a snitching controller and a control circuit configured to set a frequency spectrum of tile Supply voltage and coupled to the switching controller. The control circuit may be configured to determine a current operating state out of at least two possible operating states of the integrated semiconductor component and to set the frequency spectrum dependent from the current operating state.
US07755331B2
A storage battery managing apparatus which ensures charge-discharge control of a storage battery in consideration of state variation of each unit cell even if the battery pack includes a number of component unit cells, and a vehicle controlling apparatus providing the same. A storage battery includes a plurality of chargeable-dischargeable unit cells connected in which battery management ICs detect the cell voltage of each unit cell, a voltage sensor detects a storage battery voltage and a current sensor detects currents to be charged and discharged in the storage battery. A degree of SOC imbalance is obtained by use of detected cell voltage of each unit cell when the storage battery is being neither charged nor discharged.
US07755330B2
Methods and systems for controlling an AC adapter and battery charger in a closed loop configuration
Disclosed are methods, circuits, and systems for implementing an AC voltage adapter and battery charger system in a closed loop topology. Embodiments of the invention include methods for controlling an AC adapter charging a battery with steps for using a closed loop configuration to monitor one or more selected parameters in the charging loop. Feedback to the AC adapter is used for dynamically controlling the adapter output voltage. A preferred embodiment exemplifies a closed loop circuit for battery charging. The circuit includes an AC adapter and a monitoring circuit for monitoring the closed loop and for providing feedback to the AC adapter, controlling the adapter output voltage.
US07755323B2
A portable power supply module with winding mechanism is disclosed, which includes a shell body, a battery room formed at the shell body for accommodating at least one battery, a connection line, a pulling compartment in the shell body for accommodation of the connection line and a winding mechanism located in the pulling compartment. At least one set of conductive contact plates are provided and are connected to a circuit board to a supply power from the battery. A first end of the connection line is connected to the circuit board and a second end of the connection line is connected to an output connector. When the connection line is pulled and the winding mechanism slides forward to extend the connection line. When the portable power supply module is not in use, the winding mechanism pulls and retracts the connection body in the shell body.
US07755320B2
A motor driving integrated circuit includes a data receiving circuit, a control circuit, and a pulse generating circuit. The data signal receiving circuit receives data signals inputted via a data signal input terminal. The control circuit controls the motor driving integrated circuit based on a first data signal received through the data signal receiving circuit. The pulse generating circuit generates a pulse signal for PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)—controlling a motor coil based on a second data signal received through the data signal receiving circuit. The pulse generating circuit includes a rectangular signal generating circuit configured to generate a plurality of rectangular signals different in pulse width, and a synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize the plurality of rectangular signals outputted from the rectangular signal generating circuit to generate the pulse signal with a duty ratio corresponding to the second data signal.
US07755316B2
A movement control apparatus for a moving member, includes: a drive unit that moves a moving member by rapid traverse on a first axis and a second axis intersecting the first axis, and overlaps the rapid traverse movements in the two axis directions to thereby allow the moving member to move around the periphery of a given area; a reference arc setting unit that sets a reference arc inscribed in the first and second axes; a timing setting unit that sets an overlap movement start timing for the rapid traverse of the moving member based on the reference arc when switching the moving member from the first axis to the second axis; and a control unit that controls the operation of the drive unit to move the moving member at a timing set by the timing setting unit.
US07755304B2
A three-way dimming ballast circuit for driving a ballast power switching circuit powering a gas discharge lamp such as a CFL. The circuit includes a driver circuit for driving high and low side switches of the ballast power switching circuit; a control circuit for driving the driver circuit including an oscillator circuit for providing an oscillating signal to control the frequency of operation of the ballast power switching circuit, the ballast power switching circuit outputting lamp-powering pulsed signals; and a dimming control circuit having an input, the dimming control circuit receiving an AC lamp current feedback signal at the input, the dimming control circuit further receiving a DC input voltage reference at the input, whereby the DC input voltage reference determines a desired dimming level of the lamp and the AC lamp current feedback signal maintains the lamp brightness at the desired dimming level. The DC input voltage reference is provided by one or both of a setting circuit comprising forward-biased diodes and/or an override circuit comprising transistors that are switched on to apply a maximum DC voltage.
US07755289B2
An arc lamp apparatus is disclosed, which may include a base having a plurality of electrical connections, and a vessel. The vessel may include a plurality of electrodes, a gas filled bulb, and a plurality of pinches. An electrical arc that emits radiation may be formed within the plurality of electrodes. A first pinch may contain a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes. A second pinch may be fixed perpendicular to the base. The second pinch may contain a second electrode not fixed to the base. The second electrode may be connected to an external electrode connecting lead that routes in proximity to the gas filled bulb. The external electrode connecting lead may be shrouded by a reflective material.
US07755288B2
A plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The plasma display panel includes: a first substrate; sustain electrodes on the first substrate, each being composed of an X electrode and a Y electrode; a first dielectric layer covering the sustain electrodes; a protective layer on the first dielectric layer; a second substrate facing the first substrate; address electrodes on the second substrate and crossing the sustain electrodes; a second dielectric layer covering the address electrodes; and barrier ribs for partitioning discharge spaces between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a phosphor layer at sides of the barrier ribs. Here, the protective layer is a single deposition layer having a non-uniform thickness, the sustain electrodes are located to correspond to a first region of the protective layer, and the first region of the protective layer is thicker than a second region of the protective layer.
US07755284B2
A plasma display panel includes a pair of substrates forming a discharge space between the substrates, and lateral barrier ribs extending in a row direction and longitudinal barrier ribs extending in a column direction that divide the discharge space into cells. Each lateral barrier rib is divided into two portions in the column direction such that a vent passage is formed in the divided portion. In the plasma display panel, raised portions, which are lower than the lateral barrier ribs and connect the lateral barrier ribs divided into the two portions with each other, are formed in the vent passage.
US07755278B2
A light emitting element with reduced inconvenience due to dust or the like and a manufacturing method thereof. One feature of the invention is a light emitting element having a first layer provided so as to be in contact with a first electrode, and a second layer provided so as to be in contact with the first layer, between the first electrode and a second electrode. A light emitting layer exists between the second layer and the second electrode. The first electrode, the second electrode, the first layer, the second layer, and the light emitting layer are stacked so that the first layer is formed in advance compared with the second layer. Here, the first layer is a layer containing an organic compound. Especially, an organic compound having conductivity is preferable among organic compounds. Alternatively, the second layer is a layer containing an inorganic compound. In particular, an inorganic compound having hole transport property is preferable among inorganic compounds.
US07755276B2
Novel aluminate-based green phosphors are disclosed having the formula M1−xEuxMg1−yMnyAlzO[(x+y)+3z/2]; where 0.1
US07755270B2
This invention relates to a triode type cathode structure comprising a cathode conductor (22), an electrical insulation layer (24) and a grid electrode (25), superposed on a support (21), the electrical insulation layer and the grid electrode comprising openings exposing at least one electron emitting element, electrically connected to the cathode conductor (22) and comprising nanotubes (28) made of an electron emitting material. The cathode structure comprises protective means preventing the longest nanotubes from coming into contact with the grid electrode (25).
US07755262B2
An organic EL display having a polarizing plate is disclosed. The present invention includes an organic EL display panel, a first polarizing plate on the panel to convert a circularly or linearly polarized light to a linearly or circularly polarized light, and a second polarizing plate on the first polarizing plate to have a polarization characteristic of absorbing light in a high light efficiency wavelength range more than light in a low light efficiency wavelength range.
US07755254B2
A honeycomb-type piezoelectric/electrostrictive element includes a honeycomb structure section having a partition wall which partitions cells passing through the honeycomb structure section in an axial direction, and an electrode as an internal electrode disposed on an inner wall surface of the cell to internally cover the entire inner wall surface, wherein the partition wall is formed of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body, and the honeycomb structure section can be deformed by applying a voltage between the electrodes disposed in the cells adjacent through the partition wall.
US07755241B2
The invention relates to an electrical machine, in particular to a motor or a generator, comprising at least a stator (30a, 30b), a plurality of winding teeth (32a, b) arranged on the circumference of the at least one stator (30a, b) with windings and the winding teeth comprising clearances (34a, b) therebetween, wherein all windings of each stator are connected in series. The electrical machine further comprises a rotor (1) and a plurality of permanent magnets (5) and/or rotor windings arranged at the circumference of the rotor (1), wherein the poles of the permanent magnets and/or rotor winding directions are radially aligned and alternating. Preferably, two stators (30a, b) are provided, which have an angular offset (α) to each other. Further, a control circuit for an electrical machine comprising at least one phase winding is provided, the control circuit comprising four power switches per corresponding phase winding for the control of the electrical machine.
US07755240B2
A fan motor includes a frame (10) and a motor (30). The frame includes a supporting plate (13) and a central tube (16). A pair of arms (181) extends upwardly from the supporting plate and spaces from each other to form a gap (184) therebetween. Each arm has a barb (182) at a top end thereof. The motor includes a circuit board (31) and a stator (33). The stator defines an axial hole (338) for receiving the central tube therein. The circuit board defines a fixing hole (312) therein corresponding to the pair of arms. The pair of arms extend through the fixing hole with the barbs of the pair of arms abutting on the circuit board. A pin (191) is inserted into the gap between the pair of the arms.
US07755230B2
A rotary electric machine which is smoothly operated with high efficiency by adequately controlling the cooling gas flow as needed to keep the highest temperature inside the rotary electric machine below a predetermined limit. The rotary electric machine includes a stator with armature windings wound around a stator core, a rotor placed inside the stator in a rotatable manner, and a cooling device for controlling cooling gas flow. It further includes a device for measuring an ambient temperature and a device for detecting armature voltage and/or armature current and/or field current. The temperature inside the rotary electric machine is calculated from the measured ambient temperature, detection value by the detecting device and an directive value of cooling gas flow. And a calculated suitable value of cooling gas flow is determined according to the calculated temperature inside the rotary electric machine.
US07755227B2
A vibration generator is provided. The vibration generator comprising a case having a hollow inside and a lower plate. A first vibrator is disposed away from the lower plate of the case and supported by first elastic member fixed to the lower plate. A second vibrator is disposed away from the first vibrator and supported by second elastic member fixed to the first vibrator. The first vibrator and the second vibrator are operable to vibrate separately. When operated separately at least two different resonance frequencies are created and transmitted to the case.
US07755221B2
An exemplary electronic device includes a power module having an anode and a cathode; an audio module having an audio signal terminal and a ground terminal; an audio socket having an audio signal terminal and a ground terminal; a first relay-switch; a second relay-switch; and a power adapter having an audio plug, wherein the audio terminal of the audio socket is selectively connected to the anode of the power module and the audio signal terminal of the audio module via the first relay-switch, the ground terminal of the audio socket is selectively connected to the cathode of the power module and the ground terminal of the audio module via the second relay-switch, the audio terminal and the ground terminal of the audio socket are connected to the anode and cathode of the power module when the audio plug is plugged into the audio socket.
US07755213B2
A power supply device includes a current sensor detecting a current flowing between a junction, where an output of a first boost converter and an output of a second boost converter are joined together, and a load circuit, and a control device controlling the first and second boost converters and monitoring a current value detected by the current sensor. The control device performs pulse width modulation control over the first and second boost converters based on carrier signals equal in frequency and different in phase. The control device obtains an individual value of currents flowing through the first and second boost converters by sampling the detected current value with a time difference corresponding to phase difference.
US07755199B2
A diode chip is mounted on two bottom metal leads of a surface-mount package through two flexible links. The links are zigzag cantilevers attached to the metallic plates. The cantilevers serve as springs to support the device and to cushion any temperature stress or bending stress so as not to damage the connection between the device and the metallic leads.
US07755190B2
An electronic device and the production thereof is disclosed. One embodiment includes an integrated component having a layer containing a nickel-palladium alloy.
US07755187B2
A load driving device includes: an output power device for driving a load; a driving IC for controlling the output power device, wherein the driving IC is electrically coupled with the output power device through a wire or a connection member; and a first electrode substrate. The output power device and the driving IC are mounted on the first electrode substrate. In this case, the output power device is controlled with high speed, and a mounting area of the output power device and the driving IC is reduced.
US07755182B2
A hybrid integrated circuit device having high mount reliability comprises a module substrate which is a ceramic wiring substrate, a plurality of electronic component parts laid out on the main surface of the module substrate, a plurality of electrode terminals laid out on the rear surface of the module substrate, and a cap which is fixed to the module substrate to cover the main surface of the module substrate. The electrode terminals include a plurality of electrode terminals which are aligned along the edges of the module substrate and power voltage supply terminals which are located inner than these electrode terminals. The electrode terminals aligned along the substrate edges are coated, at least in their portions close to the substrate edge, with a protection film having a thickness of several tens micrometers or less. Connection reinforcing terminals consist of a plurality of divided terminals which are independent of each other, and are ground terminals.
US07755179B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a packaged device having enhanced thermal dissipation characteristics includes a semiconductor chip having a major current carrying or heat generating electrode. The semiconductor chip is oriented so that the major current carrying electrode faces the top of the package or away from the next level of assembly. The packaged device further includes a conductive clip for coupling the major current carrying electrode to a next level of assembly, and a heat spreader device formed on or integral with the conductive clip. A portion of the heat spreader device may be optionally exposed.
US07755174B2
Provided are integrated electronic components which include a waveguide microstructure formed by a sequential build process and an electronic device, and methods of forming such integrated electronic components. The microstructures have particular applicability to devices for transmitting electromagnetic energy and other electronic signals.
US07755171B2
A transistor structure having a recessed source/drain and buried etch stop layer (e.g., a silicon germanium layer), and a related method, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the transistor structure includes a substrate including a substantially trapezoidal silicon pedestal over an etch stop layer; a gate atop the substantially trapezoidal silicon pedestal; a source/drain region extending into tapered surfaces of the substantially trapezoidal silicon pedestal and into the etch stop layer; and a stress liner overlying the gate and the source/drain region, the stress liner imparting a stress to the source/drain region and a channel of the gate. The recessed source/drain allows recessing without contacting the P-N junction, and allows improved application of stress to the channel.
US07755165B2
A method including depositing a suspension of a colloid comprising an amount of nano-particles of a ceramic material on a substrate; and thermally treating the suspension to form a thin film. A method including depositing a plurality of nano-particles of a ceramic material to pre-determined locations across a surface of a substrate; and thermally treating the plurality of nano-particles to form a thin film. A system including a computing device comprising a microprocessor, the microprocessor coupled to a printed circuit board through a substrate, the substrate comprising at least one capacitor structure formed on a surface, the capacitor structure comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a ceramic material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the ceramic material comprises columnar grains.
US07755162B2
An anti-fuse memory cell having a variable thickness gate oxide. The variable thickness gate oxide has a thick gate oxide portion and a thin gate oxide portion, where the thing gate oxide portion has at least one dimension less than a minimum feature size of a process technology. The thin gate oxide can be rectangular in shape or triangular in shape. The anti-fuse transistor can be used in a two-transistor memory cell having an access transistor with a gate oxide substantially identical in thickness to the thick gate oxide of the variable thickness gate oxide of the anti-fuse transistor.
US07755161B2
A device comprises a first sub-collector formed in an upper portion of a substrate and a lower portion of a first epitaxial layer and a second sub-collector formed in an upper portion of the first epitaxial layer and a lower portion of a second epitaxial layer. The device further comprises a reach-through structure connecting the first and second sub-collectors and an N-well formed in a portion of the second epitaxial layer and in contact with the second sub-collector and the reach-through structure. The device further comprises N+ diffusion regions in contact with the N-well, a P+ diffusion region in contact with the N-well, and shallow trench isolation structures between the N+ and P+ diffusion regions.
US07755155B2
The present invention provides a packaging structure and a method for fabricating the same, the packaging structure includes a chip, a compatible pad provided on the chip, an intermediate metal layer electrically connecting with the compatible pad, a solder bump, and a redistribution metal layer electrically connecting with the solder bump, wherein the redistribution metal layer connects with the intermediate metal layer directly to form an electrical connection. Also, some connections between the redistribution metal layer and the intermediate metal layer are in a manner of concave shape, while other connections between the redistribution metal layer and the intermediate metal layer are in a manner of “-” shape, so that the number of the connections increases while the stability of connection is ensured.
US07755154B2
An image sensor which may maximize the optical integrity by maximizing the amount of incident light through a microlens layer and a method for manufacturing an image sensor. An image sensor may include a pixel region, a microlens layer, and at least one microlens. The microlens layer may include a plurality of microlenses on the pixel region. At least one microlens has a shape different from the rest of the microlenses.
US07755150B2
An N-type epitaxial layer 115, which is formed above an N-type semiconductor substrate 114 in each of a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region; a first P-type well 1 formed above the N-type epitaxial layer 115 in the pixel region; and light receiving regions 117, which are formed within the first P-type well 1 and each of which is a component of a photodiode, are included. The peripheral circuit region includes: second P-type wells 2, which are formed from a surface 200 of the peripheral circuit region to a desired depth and each of which is a component of an N-Channel MOS transistor; an N-type well 3 which is formed from the surface 200 of the peripheral circuit region to a desired depth and which is a component of a P-Channel MOS transistor; and a third P-type well 4 which is formed so as to have such a shape as to isolate the N-type well 3 from the N-type epitaxial layer 115 and which has a higher impurity concentration than that of the first P-type well 1.
US07755149B2
A photo mask and a semiconductor device fabricated using the same is disclosed. The photo mask to form a mask pattern defining a STAR gate region includes a transparent substrate, and a light-shielding pattern defining a zigzag W-STAR gate region, wherein a waved portion of the light-shielding pattern partially overlaps a gate region and a storage node contact region of an active region disposed on a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes an active region and a device isolation region defining the active region disposed in a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode, wherein a line width of the gate electrode in the active region is greater than that in the device isolation region, and a zigzag W-STAR gate region, wherein the waved portion of the zigzag W-STAR gate region partially overlaps the gate region and the storage node contact region in the active region.
US07755143B2
A semiconductor device is described. The semiconductor device comprises a protected device in a protected device area of a substrate. An electrostatic discharge power clamp device comprising an outer first guard ring and an inner second guard ring is in a guard ring area of the substrate, enclosing the protected device. The first guard ring comprises a first well region having a first conductive type. A first doped region having the first conductive type and a second doped region having a second conductive type are in the first well region. The second guard ring comprises a second well region having a second conductive type. A third doped region has the second conductive type in the second well region. An input/output device is in a periphery device area, coupled to the electrostatic discharge power clamp device.
US07755133B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a method for fabricating the device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell region and a peripheral region, a cell active region formed in the cell region, and a peripheral active region formed in the peripheral region, wherein the cell active region and the peripheral active region are defined by isolation regions. The semiconductor device further includes a first gate stack formed on the cell active region, a second gate stack formed on the peripheral active region, a cell epitaxial layer formed on an exposed portion of the cell active region, and a peripheral epitaxial layer formed on an exposed portion of the peripheral active region, wherein the height of the peripheral epitaxial layer is greater than the height of the cell epitaxial layer.
US07755129B2
A memory structure that combines embedded flash memory and PPROM. The PPROM can be used as a memory structure. The flash memory can be used, e.g., as air replacement cells or back up memory, or additional memory cells. The PPROM cells are stacked on top of the flash memory cells and the PPROM density can be increased by implementing three-dimensional PPROM structure.
US07755127B2
A capacitor may include at least one of a polysilicon layer over a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor dielectric layer over a polysilicon layer; an insulating layer over a capacitor dielectric layer; a metal layer connected to a capacitor dielectric layer through a first region of an insulating layer; an upper metal wiring layer connected to a metal layer over an insulating layer; and/or a lower metal wiring line layer connected to a polysilicon layer through a metal contact that passes through a second region of an insulating layer and a capacitor dielectric layer over the insulating layer.
US07755123B2
Method, apparatus, and/or system providing a backside illuminated imaging device. A non-planar metallic or otherwise reflective layer is provided in an image pixel cell at the frontside of the device substrate to capture radiation passing through the device substrate. The non-planar surface is formed to be capable of reflecting substantially all such radiation back to a photosensor located in the same pixel cell.
US07755122B2
A CMOS image sensor including a light-receiving element, at least one transistor, a first dielectric layer, a reflective layer, a second dielectric layer, a protective layer, a material layer, a transparent material layer, an optical filter, and a converging element is described. The light-receiving element and the transistor are disposed respectively inside the light sensing region and the transistor region. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, covering the transistor and the light-receiving element. The reflective layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer inside the light sensing region. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer outside of the reflective layer. The material layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer inside of the reflective layer. The optical filter is disposed on the transparent material layer and the converging element is disposed on the optical filter inside the light sensing region.
US07755119B2
An imager having reduced floating diffusion leakage and a mechanism for improving the storing of collected charge is described. A polysilicon contact is provided between a floating diffusion region and a gate of a source follower output transistor, with the contact also electrically connected to a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor provides additional charge storage capacity to the floating diffusion region. In addition, an associated reset transistor has different dopant characteristics in the source and drain regions. The floating diffusion region may be used in the pixels of a CMOS imager or in the output stage of a CCD imager.
US07755117B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to light sensors, that primarily respond to visible light while suppressing infrared light. Such sensors are especially useful as ambient light sensors because such sensors can be used to provide a spectral response similar to that of a human eye. Embodiments of the present invention are also directed to methods of providing such light sensors, and methods for using such light sensors.
US07755116B2
An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed, along with methods of making the circuit and computer readable descriptions of the circuit.
US07755108B2
A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a diode provided on a semiconductor substrate. The diode contains a first nitride-based semiconductor layer made of non-doped AlXGa1-XN (0≦X<1); a second nitride-based semiconductor layer made of non-doped or n-type AlYGa1-YN (0
US07755107B2
According to an exemplary embodiment, a bipolar/dual FET structure includes a bipolar transistor situated over a substrate. The bipolar/dual FET structure further includes an enhancement-mode FET and a depletion-mode FET situated over the substrate. In the bipolar/dual FET structure, the channel of the enhancement-mode FET is situated above the base of the bipolar transistor and the channel of the depletion-mode FET is situated below the base of the bipolar transistor. The channel of the enhancement-mode FET is isolated from the channel of the depletion-mode FET so as to decouple the enhancement-mode FET from the depletion mode FET.
US07755103B2
A method of fabricating a single crystal gallium nitride substrate the step of cutting an ingot of single crystal gallium nitride along predetermined planes to make one or more single crystal gallium nitride substrates. The ingot of single crystal gallium nitride is grown by vapor phase epitaxy in a direction of a predetermined axis. Each predetermined plane is inclined to the predetermined axis. Each substrate has a mirror polished primary surface. The primary surface has a first area and a second area. The first area is between an edge of the substrate and a line 3 millimeter away from the edge. The first area surrounds the second area. An axis perpendicular to the primary surface forms an off-angle with c-axis of the substrate. The off-angle takes a minimum value at a first position in the first area of the primary surface.
US07755101B2
A semiconductor light emitting device has an active layer of a gallium nitride compound semiconductor material, a first semiconductor layer of Inx1Aly1Ga1−x1−y1N (0≦x1≦1, 0≦y1≦1), on a p-layer side of the active layer, and which is subjected to tensile strain, a second semiconductor layer of Inx2Aly2Ga1−x2−y2N, wherein (0≦x2≦1, 0 ≦y2≦1), and which has a bandgap energy smaller than the bandgap energy of the first semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, of Inx3Aly3Ga1−x3−y3N, wherein (0≦x3≦1, 0≦y3≦1), and which has a bandgap energy smaller than the bandgap energy of the first semiconductor layer and larger than the bandgap energy of the second semiconductor layer.
US07755099B2
Provided is a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package comprises a base substrate, a frame, and a light emitting device. The base substrate comprises a plurality of electrode pads. The frame is formed of silicon, attached on the base substrate, and has an opening. The light emitting device is electrically connected to the electrode pad in the opening.
US07755098B2
Provided is a zinc oxide light emitting diode having improved optical characteristics. The zinc oxide light emitting diode includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a zinc oxide active layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer, an anode in electrical contact with the p-type semiconductor layer, a cathode in electrical contact with the n-type semiconductor layer, and a surface plasmon layer disposed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. Since the surface plasmon layer is formed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, the light emitting diode is not affected by an increase in resistance due to reduction of the thickness of the p-type semiconductor layer, and has improved optical characteristics due to a resonance phenomenon between the surface plasmon layer and the active layer.
US07755094B2
A semiconductor light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a substrate, a mask seed layer formed on the substrate and comprising a II group element, a nitride layer formed on the mask seed layer and comprising a III group element, a first conductive semiconductor layer on the nitride layer, an active layer on the first conductive layer, and a second conducive semiconductor layer on the active layer.
US07755091B2
A solid state image pickup device is provided which includes: a semiconductor substrate having a light reception region; a well being formed in the semiconductor substrate; charge accumulation regions disposed in the well in a matrix shape; a vertical transfer channel disposed in the well; a light shielding film formed above the semiconductor substrate; and a horizontal transfer channel connected to the vertical transfer channels, wherein the light reception region includes: a first region in which an opening is formed through the light shielding film above each of the charge accumulation regions; a second region in which an opening is not formed through the upper light shielding film; and a third region defined between the first and second regions along the column direction of the charge accumulation regions, the third region not having at least partially the well and not having an opening formed through the upper light shielding film.
US07755085B2
A semiconductor device has an IC chip with a thickness of equal to or less than 100 μm and includes a semiconductor substrate. A device forming region is within the depth of approximately equal to or less than 5 μm from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a total thickness of the semiconductor substrate is from 5 μm to 100 μm. A BMD layer for carrying out gettering of metal impurities is provided immediately under the device forming region. Since a gettering site is provided immediately under the device forming region, in a device or the like of which extreme thinness is required, degradation of device characteristics and reliability due to contamination of metal impurities can be prevented, and stabilize and improve the device yield. The present invention inhibits degradation of device characteristics and reliability caused by contamination of metal impurities, in a device of which lamination of device chips is required or in a device of which extreme chip thinness for an IC card and the like is required, in an attempt to cope with an enlarged capacity of the device.
US07755084B2
A semiconductor wafer is provided with a substrate having a semiconductor element formation layer, a lowermost metal layer formed on the semiconductor element formation layer and an uppermost layer formed on the lowermost metal layer, and the semiconductor wafer also has plural chip regions and an evaluation element region that is that is defined as a region between the plurality of chip regions and that has a cutaway region that is subjected to dicing when separating an individual chip and a remnant region that is not subjected to dicing when separating the chip, and a lowermost layer electrode pad and an uppermost layer electrode pad that are formed at the remnant region and at a pad region are configured by a combination of metals having a line width of less than or equal to a predetermined value.
US07755077B2
A semiconductor memory device includes the first transistor having first and second source/drain diffusion regions positioned below a second bit line to sandwich the first word line therebetween, and the second source/drain diffusion region positioned between the first and second word lines and connected to a first bit line, a second transistor having second and third source/drain diffusion regions positioned below the second bit line to sandwich the second word line therebetween, a first resistive memory element formed below the second bit line above the first source/drain diffusion region, and having terminals connected to the second bit line and the first source/drain diffusion region, and a second resistive memory element formed below the second bit line above the third source/drain diffusion region, and having terminals connected to the second bit line and the third source/drain diffusion region.
US07755072B2
The present invention presents a non-destructive method and means of obtaining either the inner portion or the outer contour of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the outer contours of a gemstone. The method comprising the steps of placing the gemstone on a holder such that the gemstone to be scanned is located in a radiation path comprising inter alia at least one emitter and at least one detector synchronized by a processor; radiating said gemstone by means of said emitter; detecting the emitted irradiation by means of said detector; processing said detection such that a two-dimensional in-scan of said gemstone is obtained by means of said processor; displacing the gemstone in respect to said emitter and said detector; repeating steps (b) through (e) for a plurality of predetermined displacements; and, if a three-dimensional model is required, integrating the obtained multiple two-dimensional in-scans into a three-dimensional model of the gemstone's outer contours; wherein the emitter is an irradiation delivery device, selected from a group consisting of either monochromatic or white light, UV or IR emitters; X-ray radiation source and/or collimator of the same; NMR, CT, NQR and/or MIR scatters; beta radiation emission devices; gamma radiation emission devices; laser beam cannons; photons cannons; microwave or RF emitters; sonic or ultrasonic emitters or any combination thereof.
US07755071B2
A cover for a syringe includes an elongated flexible envelope and an absorbent material. The elongated flexible envelope includes a body portion and a needle-receiving portion. The body portion has a first end that defines an opening and an opposite second end. The needle-receiving portion extends from the second end of the body portion and terminates in a distal end. The body portion and the needle-receiving portion define a cavity of sufficient size to allow the syringe to be placed therein. The cavity is in communication with the opening. The envelope is made of a material that is impervious to liquid. The absorbent material is disposed in the distal end of the needle-receiving portion.
US07755070B2
The invention is directed to an arrangement for the suppression of unwanted spectral components (‘out-of-band’ radiation, as it is called) in a plasma-based radiation source. The object of the invention is to find a novel possibility for the suppression of unwanted spectral components in radiation exiting from a plasma-based EUV radiation source which permits a simple suppression of out-of-band radiation outside the desired EUV range without requiring costly manufacturing and adjustment of diffraction gratings. This object is met according to the invention in that a filter unit is provided between the plasma and an application location of the EUV radiation, which filter unit has at least one gas curtain comprising at least one rapidly flowing gas whose molecules have no absorption maxima for the desired EUV radiation and intensive absorption maxima for other, unwanted wavelengths that are emitted, at least in the IR region. For the purpose of generating the gas curtain, at least one slit nozzle and an efficient gas sink are arranged laterally opposite one another with respect to an optical axis of the beam bundle in order to limit the gas curtain in a spatially defined manner and to remove it again from the vacuum chambers as completely as possible.
US07755055B2
A computer tomograph comprises a rotating part and a stationary part, and includes a system for transmitting data between the rotating part and the stationary part with a directional radio link. The system comprises an antenna arrangement for directional emission of data signals from the rotating part along a direction of a rotation axis of the rotating part, and for directionally sensitive reception of data signals at a patient's table on the stationary part.
US07755047B2
A clip-on infrared imager may be coupled and decoupled to an existing night vision system to add infrared imaging to provide a fused image through at least one of the night vision system eyepieces.
US07755046B2
Chirality distribution in the molecular structure of protein or the like and magnetic domain structure are analyzed with high resolution less than 10 nm. A transmission electron microscope equipped with a spin-polarized electron source is used for holography observation. The phase of transmission spin-polarized electrons changes due to the existence of chirality structure or magnetization in a sample, which is observed as an interference pattern phase shift in holography measurement.
US07755038B2
The present invention generally discloses the use of a nanostructured non-silicon thin film (such as an alumina or aluminum thin film) on a supporting substrate which is subsequently coated with an active layer of a material such as silicon or tungsten. The base, underlying non-silicon material generates enhanced surface area while the active layer assists in incorporating and transferring energy to one or more analytes adsorbed on the active layer when irradiated with a laser during laser desorption of the analyte(s). The present invention provides substrate surfaces that can be produced by relatively straightforward and inexpensive manufacturing processes and which can be used for a variety of applications such as mass spectrometry, hydrophobic or hydrophilic coatings, medical device applications, electronics, catalysis, protection, data storage, optics, and sensors.
US07755036B2
A novel instrument and method for TOF/TOF mass spectrometry is offered. A spiral trajectory time-of-flight mass spectrometer satisfies the spatial focusing conditions for the direction of flight and a direction orthogonal to the direction of flight whenever ions make a turn in the spiral trajectory. An ion gate for selecting precursor ions is placed in the spiral trajectory of the spiral trajectory time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Electric sectors are placed downstream of the ion gate.
US07755034B2
A quadrupole ion trap includes a switch 3 for switching a trapping voltage between discrete voltage levels VH, VL. This creates a digital trapping field for trapping precursor ions and product ions in a trapping region of the ion trap. A gating voltage is applied to a gate electrode 12 to control injection of source electrons into the ion trap. Application of the gating voltage is synchronised with the switching so that electrons are injected into the trapping region while the trapping voltage is at a selected one of the voltage levels and can reach the trapping region with a kinetic energy suitable for electron capture dissociation to take place.
US07755033B2
The invention provides a method for analyzing minute amounts of Pd, Rh and Ru with high accuracy by a high-frequency plasma mass spectroscope. The method comprises (1) a step of pretreating a sample by an alkali fusion method using a sodium compound; and (2) a step of analyzing the pretreated sample using a high-frequency plasma mass spectroscope; wherein, in step (2), the distance between a sampling cone and a skimmer cone is adjusted such that the concentration of 40Ar65Cu which interferes with Pd, the concentrations of 40Ar63Cu and 40Ar40Ar23Na which interfere with Rh, and the concentrations of 38Ar63Cu and 40Ar38Ar23Na which interfere with Ru are all equal to or less than 0.05 ppb.
US07755032B2
A method for evaluating an inflow performance for completed intervals in a well includes pulsing neutrons into a fluid flow in the wellbore, detecting gamma rays from decays of nitrogen-16 in the well fluid flow with a first gamma ray detector, determining an in situ water velocity from the measurement of the gamma ray decays, and estimating the inflow performance of one or more competed intervals in the well from data that includes the in situ water velocity.
US07755027B2
The invention consists of a secure data transmission cable for electronically transmitting secure data between remote locations in an exposed condition. The data transmission cable comprises a tubular outer protective layer, an inner core disposed within the outer protective layer, a data transmission line carried within the inner core for transmitting secure data between the remote locations, and a fiber optic sensor line included in the outer protective layer for detecting unauthorized activity relative to the transmission line. The fiber optic data transmission line comprises a plurality of optical fibers for transmitting data between remote locations and for detecting unauthorized activity relative to the transmission line. A protective casing surrounds the data transmission line for protecting the fiber optic data transmission line from contacting the outer protective layer. An outer protective casing braided around the core in which the sensor line is enclosed provides strength to the cable.
US07755025B2
A system and method of detecting and thwarting the use of unauthorized imaging systems at theatrical performances. Sensors are deployed at a theatrical event to detect a focusing signal and/or the RF signal of an unauthorized imaging device. De-focusing signals are used to disrupt the auto focus system of imaging devices that do not use IR focusing systems. A thwarting signal comprising invisible light frequencies may be combined to produce a thwarting signal that is received by the CCD of an imaging device as white light thereby rendering the recorded image unusable. Emission signatures of imaging devices are stored in a datastore and distributed to users of thwarting systems via a network. Emission signatures are associated with thwarting signals to allow detection and thwarting systems to respond quickly to the use of an unauthorized imaging device.
US07755024B2
A safety sensing system includes an apparatus for use in a doorway having a powered door slidable for closure of the doorway. The apparatus includes radiation transmitters and/or receivers for providing a curtain of detection beams across the doorway, and is formed as a composite structure that includes: a fixative member connectable by securing means to a side of the doorway at a door frame, the fixative member including a first portion of a mating connection means; and, a housing containing a plurality of the transmitters and/or receivers along its length, and including a second portion of the mating connection means for attaching the sealed housing to the fixative member. The mating connection means allows the housing to be removed and replaced while the fixative member remains in situ.
US07755019B1
An auto darkening eye protection device comprising a shutter assembly and a control circuit in electrical communication with the shutter assembly. The shutter assembly is adjustable between a clear state and a dark state. The control circuit comprises a microcontroller programmed to store a plurality of memory presets including at least one setting corresponding to the operation of the shutter assembly. At least two of the plurality of memory presets are individually configured for a specific type of welding. In another embodiment, an auto darkening eye protection device is provided, the device comprising a shutter assembly and a control circuit in electrical communication with the shutter assembly. The shutter assembly is adjustable between a clear state and a dark state. The control circuit comprises a microcontroller programmed to monitor and store at least one parameter corresponding to the operation of the auto darkening eye protection device. In another embodiment, an auto darkening eye protection device is provided, the device comprising a shutter assembly, a control circuit in electrical communication with the shutter assembly, and a communication device in electrical communication with the control circuit. The shutter assembly is adjustable between a clear state and a dark state. The control circuit comprises a microcontroller. The communication device enables communication between the control circuit and a computer via the communication device.
US07755010B2
A non-invasive microwave analysis method determines scattered phase and/or amplitude data for a liquid in a container. A transmitter antenna transmits microwaves that scatter from the container and the liquid in the container. One or more receiver antennas convert the microwaves into microwave electronic signals that are processed to determine the scattered phase and/or amplitude data. Another non-invasive microwave screening method includes placing a container of an unknown liquid in a tank. The container is separated by a membrane from coupling liquid in the tank. Microwave radiation transmits from a transmitter antenna and scatters from the container and the unknown liquid. One or more receiver antennas convert the microwave radiation into microwave electronic signals. The microwave electronic signals are processed to determine scattered phase and/or amplitude data. A pass result or a fail result is determined based on the scattered phase and/or amplitude data.
US07755001B2
The present invention provides a high Cr Ni-based alloy filler material of which weld cracking resistance can sufficiently be increased by suppressing generation of scales, and a welding rod for shielded metal arc welding that exhibits sufficiently increased weld cracking resistance. The high Cr Ni-based alloy filler material comprises, in percent by weight, C: 0.04% or less, Si: 0.01 to 0.5%, Mn: 7% or less, Cr: 28 to 31.5%, Nb: 0.5% or less, Ta: 0.005 to 3.0%, Fe: 7 to 11%, Al: 0.01 to 0.4%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.45%, V: 0.5% or less, and, as inevitable impurities, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.015% or less, O: 0.01% or less, N: 0.002 to 0.1%, and the balance: Ni.
US07754996B2
A coolant tube and electrode are adapted to mate with each other to align the tube relative to the electrode during operation of the torch. Improved alignment ensures an adequate flow of coolant along an interior surface of the electrode. In one aspect, an elongated body of the coolant tube has a surface adapted to mate with the electrode. In another aspect, an elongated body of the electrode has a surface adapted to mate with the coolant tube. The surfaces of the tube and electrode may, for example, be flanges, tapered surfaces, contours, or steps.
US07754984B2
A transportation device capable of smoothly transporting even an object having a sticky surface or the like and a weighing device including the same are provided. A transportation device is for transporting an object placed on a trough in a predetermined direction by reciprocating the trough by a parallel link mechanism, and a control unit controls the rotation driving of a rotatable motor such that the trough moves forward with respect to the transportation direction at a higher velocity than backward.
US07754970B2
A high frequency electronic part comprising a conductor wiring for transmitting an electric signal of 100 MHz to 100 GHz, and an insulation layer composed of a void containing thermoplastic resin film orientated in at least one direction by stretching. The void containing thermoplastic resin film contains voids in the range between 3% and 45% by volume, the number of voids in a thickness direction of the film is 5 or more, and a ratio of the number of voids to film thickness defined by the following equation is in the range between 0.1 and 10 voids/μm:ratio of the number of voids to film thickness (voids/μm)=the number of voids (voids) in film thickness direction/film thickness (μm).
US07754967B2
A system for accessing an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall. The wall includes at least one structural support and a wall surface. The system includes an electrical box having a perimeter wall and two open sides. The open sides are located at opposing ends of the perimeter wall, thereby defining a passageway through the electrical box. Additionally, the system includes a pair of frames coupled to the electrical box at the open sides, and one or more electrical outlets coupled to each frame. Each outlet includes a body that includes a first connector matable with a second connector. The second connector includes a plurality of integrally formed leads having distal ends that are directly connectable to an electrical power supply distribution network such that when the second connector is mated with the first connector electrical power can be supplied to each outlet.
US07754966B2
An umbilical for transfer of fluids and electric current/signals between the sea surface and equipment deployed on the sea bed, in particular in deep waters, is disclosed. The umbilical comprises a number of pipes (4, 4′) and electric conductors/wires (6, 6′) collected in a bundle, a filler material (10, 2, 3, 3′) lying at least partly around and between the pipes (4, 4′) and the conductors/wires (6, 6′), and a protective sheath (1) enclosing the pipes, conductors/wires and filler material. The load carrying elements (7) of the umbilical are light weighted rods (7′) of composite material that can either be collected in bundles or appear individually or in a combination thereof.
US07754955B2
A virtual reality composer platform and system (VRCPS) includes a plurality of user input/output devices and signal input/output controllers interfaced to a central processing unit complete with plurality of memory means, a butterfly morpheus musical instrument with plurality of manual input means each with a first unique visible indicia interfaced to said central processing unit, a plurality of finger adapters each with a second unique visible indicia donned on respective fingers and at least one custom butterfly morpheus music notation computer interface. The system is particularly suited for composing music for self-learning and teaching for all types of musical instruments for optimal virtual reality multimedia experience. The VRCPS platform and concepts disclosed are vari-dimensional acoustic environments, which are equally suited to all types of electronic learning and composing systems, game systems and computers. It is suitable for all levels of Do-It-Yourself learning from learning Beginners to Virtuoso Levels.
US07754946B2
The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an JAS promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
US07754941B2
This invention is in the field of neurology. Specifically, the invention relates to the discovery and characterization of molecular components that play a role in neuronal demyelination or remyelination. In addition, the invention relates to the generation of an animal model that exhibits hypomyelination. The compositions and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for drug screening and/or treatment of demyelination disorders.
US07754939B2
A disposable diaper includes antislip elements having a frictional force higher than those of end flaps and side flaps. These antislip elements are attached to portions of the end flap extending immediately outside transversely opposite ends of a waist elastic member on the side of these portions facing away from the diaper wearer's skin. The waist elastic member is, in turn, attached to the end flap.
US07754936B2
A method for stimulating new tissue growth is provided in which a limb is introduced into an interior portion of an outer cover. A porous component is applied to at least a portion of the limb within the outer cover. An opening through which the limb was introduced is sealed, and a negative pressure is applied to the interior portion to stimulate new tissue growth.
US07754928B2
The present invention relates to a method for making 2-butanol from 2,3-butanediol by using a heterogeneous catalyst system that can function both as an acid catalyst and as a hydrogenation catalyst.
US07754925B2
The present application relates to a process for reacting a composition I comprising at least one aldehyde with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in at least one main reactor and at least one postreactor, wherein at least 50% of the fresh hydrogen fed to the reaction system is fed into at least one postreactor. In a preferred embodiment, composition I comprises at least one further organic compound.
US07754924B2
A method of preparing an aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in zwitterionic form, such as dicyclohexylphenylphosphine monosulfonate zwitterion, involving contacting an aromatic phosphine with a sulfonating agent to provide a reaction mixture containing aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in acid form and unconverted sulfonating agent; quenching or removing substantially all of the unconverted sulfonating agent; partially neutralizing the aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in acid form to phase separate aromatic phosphine monosulfonate in zwitterionic form as a solid or neat liquid layer; and collecting the zwitterion as a solid or neat liquid. The zwitterion may be neutralized to form the corresponding aromatic phosphine monosulfonate metal salt, which is useful in preparing catalysts for hydroformylation processes.
US07754916B2
A process for converting a salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid to an unsaturated carboxylic acid, or esters thereof. The process involves converting an ammonium salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid in aqueous solution to a corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acid and ammonium cation in aqueous solution; and separating the ammonium cation from the aqueous solution, leaving the hydroxycarboxylic acid in aqueous solution. The converting and separating steps may be accomplished by employing a hydrophobic acid or an acid ion exchange resin, each of which must have an acid dissociation constant, i.e., pKa, at least 0.5 less that that of the salt of the hydroxycarboxylic acid. Where a hydrophobic acid is used, it must be immiscible in water, and its salt must also be immiscible in water, and the resulting multi-phase solution comprises an aqueous phase comprising the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acid, as well as a non-aqueous phase comprising a neutralized acid. Alternatively, where the ion exchange resin is used, the aqueous solution of the ammonium salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid is contacted with the resin, thereby converting the salt to a hydroxycarboxylic acid and capturing the ammonium cations on the resin. In either case, the aqueous solution is treated, such as by heating, to separate and recover the hydroxycarboxylic acid. The non-aqueous phase or resin is treated to separate and recover ammonia useful for preparing additional ammonium salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid.
US07754915B2
A process for preparing isocyanates in the gas phase, in which the mixing of the reactants and thus the reaction conditions are significantly improved by means of hydrodynamic measures such as increasing the turbulence of the feed stream in the central nozzle. As a consequence, the necessary residence time in the reactor and thus the length of the reactor are reduced and the formation of polymeric by-products which lead to caking in the reactor and a shortening of the operating period of the reactors is avoided.
US07754912B2
A novel polymerizable compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (I). Due to the presence of a reactive phenolic hydroxyl group at the end of the molecule, it can be reacted easily with various functional compounds and is useful as a monomer and an intermediate for various functional materials, especially as an intermediate for a polymerizable liquid crystal material. wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a halogen atom; R2 is an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom or a cyano group; an alkylene group of each of the alkyl and the alkoxy group may be interrupted by an unsaturated bond, an ether bond, a thioether bond or an ester bond; n is an integer from 0 to 14; and m is 0 or 1.
US07754910B2
A process for the ammoxidation of a saturated or unsaturated or mixture of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon to produce an unsaturated nitrile, said process comprising contacting the saturated or unsaturated or mixture of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon with ammonia and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising molybdenum, vanadium, antimony, niobium, tellurium, optionally at least one element select from the group consisting of titanium, tin, germanium, zirconium, hafnium, and optionally at least one lanthanide selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium. Such catalysts are characterized by very low levels of tellurium in the composition. Such catalyst compositions are effective for the gas-phase conversion of propane to acrylonitrile and isobutane to methacrylonitrile (via ammoxidation).
US07754898B2
An asymmetric synthesis of amino acid compound that is useful as a starting material or synthetic intermediate for production of medicinal products, agrichemicals, perfumes, functional polymers, etc. There is provided a method of enanthio-selective nucleophilic addition reaction to imine compound being a method of nucleophilic addition reaction of enamide compound accompanied by amino formation to imino group (—CH═N—) of imine compound, characterized in that the reaction is performed in the presence of a chiral copper catalyst. Further, there is provided a novel method of synthesizing an amino acid compound, etc., to which the above is applied.
US07754892B2
Provided are processes for the preparation of N-(2-acetyl-4,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-{[(3,4 dimethyl-5-isoxazolyl)amino]sulfonyl}-2-thiophenecarboxamide, a compound useful for the treatment of endothelin-mediated disorders.
US07754886B2
N-Benzoyl arylsulfonamides having the formula are BCL-Xl inhibitors and are useful for promoting apoptosis. Also disclosed are BCL-Xl inhibiting compositions and methods of promoting apoptosis in a mammal.
US07754879B2
A porphyrin compound represented by general formula (A): Also disclosed are a porphyrin metal complex-albumin inclusion compound having a porphyrin compound, in which M denotes Fe or Co, included in albumin, and an artificial oxygen carrier containing the porphyrin metal complex-albumin inclusion compound as an active component.
US07754877B2
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of reactive cyclodextrins, in which process the cyclodextrins CD are reacted with a bifunctional alkyl compound X—(CH2)n—Y, wherein X is a group which reacts with CD, n is an integer from 2 to 20 and Y is a group which reacts with a group Z or is a group-Reactive which is capable of reaction with cellulosic or proteinic materials and, optionally, in a further step, insofar as Y is a group which reacts with a group Z, the resulting product is reacted with a reactive anchor compound Z-Reactive to form the reactive cyclodextrin, and also to reactive cyclodextrins prepared in accordance therewith, to materials dressed therewith and to the use thereof.
US07754872B2
An improved delivery system for antisense oligonucleotides involves a liposomal composition, comprising a liposome which consists essentially of neutral phospholipids and an antisense oligonucleotide that is entrapped in the liposome and is selected from the group consisting of phosphodiester oligonucleotides, phosphorothioate oligonucleotides, and p-ethoxy oligonucleotides.
US07754863B2
The invention accordingly relates to an optical recording medium comprising a substrate, a reflecting layer and a recording layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound of formula (I) or a mesomeric or a tautomeric form thereof, wherein M1 is a metal cation in the oxidation state +3, a hydroxy or halogeno metal group wherein the metal is in the oxidation state +4, or an oxo metal group wherein the metal is in the oxidation state +5; (III) and (IV)are each independently of the other (V), (VI) or (VII); (VIII) is (IX), (X), (XI), (XII), (XIII), or (XIV); (XV) is (XVI) or C2-C8heteroaryl unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by R10, R11, R12 and/or R13; Q1 is N or CR18, Q2 is N or CR19, Q3, Q5 and Q7 are each independently of the other CR20R21, O, S or NR22, Q4 is CR16 or N and Q6 is CR17 or N; and R2 and/or R6 are O, S or NR33. Please see the disclosure for the other substituents which are less relevant. The compounds of formula (I) are novel and also claimed, as well as the compound of formula (II), or a mesomer or tautomer thereof, wherein R38 is halogen , CF3, NO2, CN, COR22, COOR23, SO3R23, NCO or SCN, G1, G2M1, R1R2, R4, R5, R6, R8, R22 and R23 are as defined in formula (I), M2m+ is a cation with m positive charges, and m is an integer 1, 2 or 3. The optical recording media are remarkably suitable for DVD±R (658 nm), especially at high recording speeds.
US07754855B1
The present invention relates to novel methods for making fusion proteins comprising a cytokine or growth factor fused to an immunoglobulin domain. The growth factor/cytokine can be fused directly to an immunoglobulin domain or through a peptide linker. The purified growth factor/cytokine-IgG fusion proteins produced by the novel methods are biologically active and can be used to treat diseases for which the non-fused growth factor/cytokine are useful.
US07754850B2
This invention relates to methods of expressing eukaryotic proteins in prokaryotic hosts, particularly eukaryotic proteins that require formation of disulfide bridges for biological activity. Various approaches are used including fusion to thioredoxin, cytoplasmic expression of disulfide isomerases, deficiencies in thioredoxin and/or glutathione reductases, deficiencies in proteases, and the like. The method is applicable to express monomeric and dimeric forms of the eukaryotic protein with biological activity such as monomeric and dimeric forms of a disintegrin or a disintegrin domain. Included are the vectors, host cells expressing the proteins, the expressed proteins and methods of using the proteins.
US07754848B2
In a process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) by polymerizing a sulfur source and a dihalo-aromatic compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an organic amide solvent, the production process comprises washing a polymer obtained by the polymerization with a hydrophilic organic solvent containing water in a proportion of 1 to 30% by weight, thereby collecting a purified polymer, the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer, and a poly(arylene sulfide), the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer.
US07754847B2
The present invention discloses a soluble polythiophene derivative containing highly coplanar repeating units. The coplanar characteristic of the TPT (thiophene-phenylene-thiophene) units improves the degree of intramolecular conjugation and intermolecular π-π interaction. The polythiophene derivative exhibits good carrier mobility and is suitable for use in optoelectronic devices such as organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and organic solar cells (OSCs).
US07754846B2
Disclosed are thermal processes for increasing polyareneazole inherent viscosities.
US07754844B2
A polyarylene ether-based compound according to the present invention includes polymer components represented in general formula (1) and general formula (2): wherein Ar indicates a divalent aromatic group, Y indicates a sulfone group or a ketone group, X indicates H or a monovalent cation species, and Ar′ indicates a divalent aromatic group.
US07754840B2
The present invention is directed to a bimodal polyethylene comprising ethylene derived units and units derived from at least one of a C4 to C12 olefin; wherein the polyethylene has a density of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cm3; an I21/I2 of 80 or more; a residual Group 4 metal content of 2.0 ppm or less: a Mw/Mn of from 20 to 60; and wherein the polyethylene comprises a high molecular weight component and a low molecular weight component, the high molecular weight component present from 40 to 60 weight percent based on the total polyethylene, and wherein the bimodal polyethylene has a weight avenge molecular weight Mw of 180,000 a.m.u. or more.
US07754835B2
The present invention relates to the field of single site catalyst systems based on phosphino-iminophenol complexes that are suitable for oligomerising or polymerising ethylene and alpha-olefins.
US07754834B2
Disclosed herein is a gas phase polymerization process including the steps of passing a recycle stream through a fluidized bed in a gas phase fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a bulk density promoting agent, wherein the bulk density promoting agent is of a saturated hydrocarbon and/or a non-polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon having 6 or more carbon atoms; polymerizing at least one alpha-olefin monomer in the presence of a catalyst to produce an alpha-olefin polymer; and controlling an amount of the bulk density promoting agent in the reactor such that a bulk density of the alpha-olefin polymer discharged from the reactor is greater than or equal to about 480 kg/m3.
US07754832B2
A method of preparing a polymer having a tapered block copolymer structure. The method comprises polymerizing a first olefin monomer and a different second olefin monomer in the presence of a catalyst supporting living or quasi-living polymerization. In certain embodiments, the catalyst comprises two neutral metal complexes. In preferred embodiments, a tapered block copolymer structure is formed by adding one monomer in a single batch at the start of the polymerization reaction, and adding a second monomer throughout the course of the reaction. The present invention also provides polymers having one or more tapered block copolymer sections, and compositions based on these polymers.
US07754829B2
RTV organopolysiloxane compositions are provided comprising (A) an organosiloxane polymer comprising R3SiO1/2 units and SiO4/2 units in a molar ratio of 0.6-1.2 wherein R is a monovalent C1-C6 hydrocarbon, and having a hydroxysilyl content of less than 0.04 mole/100 g, (B) a polysiloxane having a hydrolyzable silyl group incorporated in the molecular chain via an alkylene linkage, and (C) a cure catalyst. The compositions have a low viscosity and good workability when heated, develop initial adhesion when allowed to cool after application, and thereafter cure at room temperature and induce crosslinking reaction, affording improved rubber physical properties.
US07754823B2
The present invention is directed to carboxylic acid and ester moieties that are attached to a carbon chain that is between 2 and 24 carbons in length wherein, the chain contains at least one dioxanone ring system, said dioxanone being formed from two adjacent carbons in the chain and/or at least one carbon in the chain is substituted with a pendant dioxanone ring system. In preferred embodiments, the carbon chain is a fatty acid residue. The carbons of said chain can be optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated. When two or more said ester moieties are present, the invention is directed to a polyester such as a triglyceride, that contains multiple carbon chains wherein each chain is independently derivatized such that the triglyceride contains at least one dioxanone ring system, said dioxanone being formed from two adjacent carbons in at least one of said chains. The present invention is also directed to a method of preparing a dioxanone containing composition or fatty acid derivative. The present invention is also directed to coating formulations and polymers that utilize a dioxanone containing composition or fatty acid derivative, and methods of making such coatings and polymers.
US07754817B2
Peroxide initiators are disclosed that can be used at lower temperatures during HIPS production. Enhanced formation of graft polymers between polystyrene and polybutadiene (rubber) can be accomplished by using these lower temperature peroxide initiators that have a 1 hour half-life period at one or more temperatures from 95° C. to less than 111° C. during the pre-inversion stage. “Higher” temperature initiators are used during and/or after inversion. The use of such “low” temperature initiators improves polymerization rates and grafting values, while reducing the swell index and the amount of rubber used, thereby producing improved HIPS more rapidly and at a lower cost. Also disclosed are HIPS compositions and products produced by such “low” temperature initiators as well as a method of producing improved HIPS.
US07754814B2
A polypropylene material is prepared from a blend of polypropylene impact copolymer and high crystallinity polypropylene having less than 2 percent xylene solubles. The material is prepared by blending the polymers while they are in a molten state, and forming a film or sheet from the polymer blend. The material has particular application to forming slit film tapes and similar materials. The resultant materials exhibit increased tenacity, elongation and toughness and less shrinkage as compared to those materials prepared solely from propylene homopolymers. The materials also have a better overall balance of physical properties than other blends for certain applications.
US07754808B2
A halogen-free, fire-resistant rubber composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of elastomer comprising 50-100 parts of at least one olefin-type elastomer; at least one fire-retardant boron source; at least one phosphorous source; at least 75 parts of at least one fire-retardant metal-hydrate; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a fire-retardant nitrogen compound and a nitrile-containing elastomer. The composition is suitable for use in fire-resistant, low-smoke hose. The hose may be used in fluid-handling systems requiring flame resistance and/or low smoke generation in fire.
US07754804B2
An aqueous dispersion of water-soluble polymers obtained by free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated anionic monomers in an aqueous medium in the presence of a stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer comprises: (a) at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of a graft polymer of vinyl acetate and/or vinyl propionate on polyethylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol blocked at one or both terminal groups with an alkyl, a carboxyl or an amino group, and a copolymer of alkyl polyalkylene glycol methacrylate and methacrylic acid; and (b) at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of a hydrolyzed copolymer of vinyl alkyl ether and maleic anhydride in the form of free carboxyl groups or in the form of salts at least partially neutralized with one or more alkali metal hydroxides or one or more ammonium bases, a cationically modified potato starch, an anionically modified potato starch, a degraded potato starch and maltodextrin.
US07754801B2
The present invention relates to substrates and coating compositions disposed thereon containing improved ultraviolet degradation resistance. Specifically, these coating compositions can contain multiple UV protectants and can advantageously be used in transparent, semi-transparent, and/or translucent coatings on substrates, particularly opaque or semi-opaque substrates such as wood, e.g., in order to inhibit, to reduce, and/or to minimize UV degradation of said substrates.
US07754797B2
The invention relates to a non-fibrous polymer solution essentially consisting of 1 to 8 wt. % para-aramid, at least 50 mole % of the aromatic moieties thereof being unsubstituted, in a mixture of a) a polar amide solvent selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N′-dimethyl-formamide, N,N′-dimethylacetamide, tetramethylurea, and mixtures thereof; b) between 0.7 mole of an alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride per mole amide groups of the para-aramid and 7.5 wt. % of the alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride, and c) water; and wherein at least 50 wt. % of the formed hydrochloric acid has been neutralized to obtain a solution having a dynamic viscosity which is at least a factor three smaller than the dynamic viscosity of the polymer solution without neutralization. The invention further pertains to a process making the same and para-aramid pulp-like fiber, paper and film made from said polymer solution.
US07754784B2
An oil-based ink composition for inkjet printers contains a fixing polymer and a solvent represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 represents an alkyl group, X2 represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl group, and n stands for an integer of from 1 to 4. The fixing polymer is an acrylic polymer obtained by subjecting an acrylic monomer to solution polymerization with a radical polymerization initiator in the solvent. A production process of the oil-based ink composition is also disclosed.
US07754780B2
A method for forming a pattern includes forming an etching object layer on a substrate, applying a resist on an etching object layer, the resist including a photo-initiator, and a liquid pre-polymer including a vinyl functional group and a hydrophilic functional group, shaping the resist using a mold plate having an imprint formed therein, and hardening the resist to form a resist pattern while the mold plate shaping the resist corresponding to the imprint.
US07754776B2
Highly concentrated oil-in-water aqueous emulsions of nitrogen-containing organopolysiloxanes are prepared by dispersing the organopolysiloxanes in water without substantial addition of acid, to form a flowable, dilutable, storage stable emulsion containing 45 weight percent or more organopolysiloxane and a pH of at least 7.5.
US07754766B2
A composition and method are described for sanitizing or otherwise treating a material such as a non-living surface, living tissue, soil or atmosphere which may be contaminated by a toxin, chemical warfare agent, insect, prion, microorganism or other infectious agent. Also described are methods of making the composition.
US07754764B2
A seven-carbon fatty acid or derivative thereof has been identified as an excellent energy source for humans or human infants. A nutritional supplement suitable for humans or human infants comprising a seven carbon fatty acid chain compound or derivative thereof can be used to increase energy production derived from fatty acid metabolism. For example, administering a seven carbon fatty acid chain compound or derivative thereof can be used to accelerate the growth rate of a prematurely born human infant.
US07754763B2
An oral spray composition for preventing and/or reducing the symptoms of the common cold including a zinc formulation containing both zinc acetate and zinc gluconate to ensure sustained availability of increased amounts of ionizable zinc.
US07754758B2
Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein T, X, Y, U, R1, R2, m, n and p have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions mediated by CCR3. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
US07754751B2
A method for preferentially inhibiting release of pro-inflammatory cytokines over release of anti-inflammatory cytokines using a fused pyrazolyl compound of formula (I): A is R or in which R is H, alkyl, aryl, cyclyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; each of Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3, independently, is phenyl, thienyl, furyl, or pyrrolyl; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, independently, is R′, nitro, halogen, —C(O)—OR′, —C(O)—SR′, —C(O)—NR′R″, —(CH2)mOR′, —(CH2)mSR′, —(CH2)mNR′R″, —(CH2)mCN, —(CH2)mC(O)—OR′, —(CH2)mC(O)H, or R1 and R2 together, R3 and R4 together, or R5 and R6 together are —O(CH2)nO—, in which each of R′ and R″, independently, is H, alkyl, cyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl; and m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and n is 1, 2, or 3. This invention also covers a method of inhibiting activity of NF-κB with such a compound.
US07754743B2
Compounds having glucokinase activating effects and being useful as treatments for diabetes, which are represented by the following formula (I): [wherein X1 represents oxygen, etc., X2 represents oxygen, etc., R1 represents a group on Ring A such as alkylsulfonyl, etc., R2 represents C3-7 cyclic alkyl optionally substituted with a halogen, etc., R3 represents a substituent on Ring B such as lower alkyl, etc., formula (II): [Chemical Formula 1] represents 6- to 10-membered aryl, etc., and formula (III): [Formula 1] represents monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl optionally having on Ring B a substituent represented by R3 above, wherein the carbon atom of Ring B which is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the amide group of formula (I) forms a C═N bond with the nitrogen atom of the ring], as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
US07754737B2
Diaminoalkanes of Formula I have now been found which are orally active and bind to aspartic proteases to inhibit their activity. They are useful in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with elevated levels of aspartic protease activity. The invention also relates to a method for the use of the compounds of Formula I in ameliorating or treating aspartic protease related disorders in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
US07754733B2
Disclosed is a novel crystalline form of topotecan monohydrochloride pentahydrate, which is a pentahydrate of 10-[(dimethylamino)methyl]4-ethyl-4,9-dihydroxy-1H-pyrano[3′,4′:6,7]indolizino[1,2-b]quinoline-3,14(4H, 12H)dione monohydrochloride, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods preparation and/or use thereof to treat anti-viral and/or cancer related diseases.
US07754724B2
Novel N-alkyl substituted piperazines have been discovered, which are useful as insecticides or fungicides. Such compounds are of Formula (I) wherein X, Y, R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US07754719B2
Compound of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, n and m are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are somatostatin sst1 receptor antagonists.
US07754710B2
The present invention is directed to methods of treating patients for pain by administering noribogaine. Noribogaine may also be used to treat patients for the symptoms associated with withdrawal from drug dependency. In the latter case, the noribogaine treatment should be supplemented with the administration of an opioid antagonist such as naloxone.
US07754709B2
Thiopheneprymidinone compounds useful in therapy, especially for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a steroid hormone dependent disorder, preferably a steroid hormone dependent disease or disorder requiring the inhibition of a 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) such as 17β-HSD type 1, type 2 or type 3 enzyme.
US07754708B2
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are N-aryl or heteroaryl azaspiroalkene/alkane compounds, prodrugs or metabolites of these compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The aryl group can be a phenyl ring or a five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring (heteroaryl). The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of conditions or disorders, particularly those disorders characterized by dysfunction of nicotinic cholinergic neurotransmission, including disorders involving neuromodulation of neurotransmitter release, such as dopamine release. CNS disorders, which are characterized by an alteration in normal neurotransmitter release, are another example of disorders that can be treated and/or prevented. The compounds and compositions can also be used to alleviate pain. The compounds can: (i) alter the number of nicotinic cholinergic receptors of the brain of the patient, (ii) exhibit neuroprotective effects and (iii) when employed in effective amounts, not result in appreciable adverse side effects (e.g., side effects such as significant increases in blood pressure and heart rate, significant negative effects upon the gastro-intestinal tract, and significant effects upon skeletal muscle).
US07754705B2
The invention provides methods for decreasing or inhibiting poxvirus infection or pathogenesis of a cell in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo, a symptom or pathology associated with poxvirus infection or pathogenesis in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo, or an adverse side effect of poxvirus infection or pathogenesis in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo. In one embodiment, a method of the invention includes treating a subject with an invention compound (e.g., cationic steroid antimicrobial or CSA).
US07754702B2
The present invention generally relates to treatment of iron-related conditions with iron carbohydrate complexes. One aspect of the invention is a method of treatment of iron-related conditions with a single unit dosage of at least about 0.6 grams of elemental iron via an iron carbohydrate complex. The method generally employs iron carbohydrate complexes with nearly neutral pH, physiological osmolarity, and stable and non-immunogenic carbohydrate components so as to rapidly administer high single unit doses of iron intravenously to patients in need thereof.
US07754697B2
The present invention relates generally to a method of modifying gene expression and to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention utilises recombinant DNA technology to post-transciptionally modify or modulate the expression of a target gene in a cell tissue, organ or whole organism, thereby producing novel phenotypes. Novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto are also provided.
US07754692B2
The subject invention provides dipeptides useful in preventing pathological proliferation of blood vessels. The dipeptides of the subject invention are particularly advantageous because they are stable, bioavailable, and can be formulated in an aqueous solution.
US07754690B2
The invention provides methods of treatment using retro-inverso peptides derived from leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) having between 18 and about 40 amino acids and including the sequence that is retro-inverso with respect to SEQ ID NO: 1. The peptides of the invention have the same activity as native LIF and also have neurotrophic activity. The peptides of the invention are also less susceptible to proteolytic degradation in vivo because of their D-amino acid linkage.
US07754687B2
The present invention is directed to methods of preventing and/or treating infectious disease. In a particular aspect, the invention is directed to treating viral infections by administering an isolated Prothymosin alpha molecule (SEQ ID NO: 2) to a subject in a therapeutically effective amount that reduces the symptoms associated with the viral infection. In a more particular embodiment, the viral infection is caused by a retrovirus, a lentivirus, or a hepatitis virus. In a particular aspect, the viral infection is caused by human immunodeficiency virus-1.
US07754684B2
The present invention relates to platinum complex chemotherapeutic compounds having the generic structure: wherein n is 0 or 1 and, preferably, one of R1, R2, R3 or R8 is a -(linker)-polymer group that may contain up to four additional platinum chelates.
US07754683B2
A bone morphogenetic protein-2 active peptide is characterized in that the structure is S[PO4]KIPKASSVPTELSAISTLYLDDD (SEQ ID NO: 1) or CCCCDDDS[PO4]KIPKASSVPTELSAISTLYL (SEQ ID NO: 2) or C16H31O—NH—CCCCGGGS[PO4]KIPKASSVPTELSAISTLYL (SEQ ID NO: 3). It overcomes the disadvantages of existing BMP-2, such as short half life, difficulty of sustained effect, complexity of equipments and preparation techniques, long production cycle, low yield, expensive price, and is accordingly difficult for large-scale production. In addition, the bone morphogenetic protein-2 active peptide exhibits the advantages, such as complete exposure of active sites, good ectopic osteogenesis ability, easy large-scale synthesis, lower cost, better stability and long duration. Meanwhile, the present invention also relates to the manufacturing method and application of such bone morphogenetic protein-2 active peptide.
US07754681B2
The present invention provides heterocyclic linker compounds useful for linking drug moieties to ligands. The compounds also include drug-ligand conjugates comprising a ligand capable of targeting a selected cell population, and a drug connected to the ligand by a heterocyclic linker moiety. The linker moiety comprises a peptide sequence that is a substrate for an intracellular enzyme, for example a cathepsin, that cleaves the peptide at an amide bond. The peptide further contains a self-immolating moiety which connects the drug and the protein peptide sequence. Upon cleavage of the peptide sequence by an intracellular enzyme the self-immolating moiety cleaves itself from the drug moiety such that the drug moiety is in an underivatized and active form.
US07754680B2
Combinatorially generated peptides are provided that have binding affinity for calcium carbonates. The peptides may be used to deliver benefit agents to various calcium carbonate surfaces.
US07754677B2
A composition suitable for mammalian oral ingestion in a mammal having GI tract inflammation comprising an anti-diarrhea effective amount of glutamine, fermentable fiber(s), antioxidant(s), and omega-3 fatty acid(s).
US07754655B2
The invention relates to novel microcapsule formulations of (A) a particulate disperse phase of microcapsules comprising (1) a polyurea and/or polyurethane coating with average layer thicknesses of between 5 and 20 nm, and (2) a capsule filling comprising at least one penetrant and, optionally, additives, and (B) a suspension comprising (1) at least one solid agrochemical active compound, (2) additives, (3) water, and (4) optionally, one or more agrochemical active compounds that are liquid at room temperature. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of these microcapsule formulations and to their use for applying agrochemical active compounds.
US07754641B2
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a complex hydride and a borohydride catalyst wherein the borohydride catalyst comprises a BH4 group, and a group IV metal, a group V metal, or a combination of a group IV and a group V metal. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the composition.
US07754639B2
The present invention is a catalyst comprising one or more kinds of catalyst metal, a promoter metal composed of at least one element selected from alkaline earth metals, transition metals, rare earth metals, aluminum and gallium, and a support, wherein the catalyst metal and the promoter metal are supported on the support through allowing a multi-element metal colloid solution to be attached to the support, and the multi-element metal colloid solution comprises a solvent comprising water or a mixture of water and an organic solvent, metal cluster particles which are dispersed and suspended in the solvent and composed of one or more kinds of catalyst metal, a protective agent for protecting the metal cluster particles, and one or more kinds of metal ions bonded to the protective agent, the ions selected from alkaline earth metal ions, transition metal ions, rare earth metal ions, aluminum ions and gallium ions.
US07754636B2
A process for removing metal halides from regenerated ionic liquid catalyst comprising interacting a regenerated ammonium-based metal-halide ionic liquid catalyst or an ammonium-based metal-halide ionic liquid catalyst undergoing regeneration with either the parent ammonium halide salt from which the ionic liquid catalyst was made or a corresponding mixed salt having an ammonium halide to metal halide molar ratio of 0 to less than 2.0 is disclosed.
US07754632B2
The glass according to the invention has a soda-lime type composition to which are added colouring elements present in the following proportions by weight: Fe2O31.1 to 1.5% (total iron in the composition) Co150 to 200 ppm Cr2O325 to 100 ppm Se10 to 50 ppm MnOless than 600 ppm TiO2less than 0.1% the constituents of the composition, especially the coloured elements, being selected in such proportions that the luminous transmittance at a thickness of 4 mm, TLA4, is less than 20%, and the energetic transmittance, TE4 (Moon), is less than 20%.
US07754631B2
To provide an alkali-free glass substrate, which has a high Young's modulus, a low linear expansion coefficient, a high strain point and a low density, does not devitrify in the float forming process and is excellent in acid resistance.An alkali-free glass substrate, which contains neither alkali component nor BaO and consists essentially of, as represented by mol % based on oxide, from 57.0 to 65.0% of SiO2, from 10.0 to 12.0% of Al2O3, from 6.0 to 9.0% of B2O3, from 5.0 to 10.0% of MgO, from 5.0 to 10.0% of CaO and from 2.5 to 5.5% of SrO, provided that MgO+CaO+SrO is from 16.0 to 19.0%, MgO/(MgO+CaO+SrO)≧0.40, and B2O3/(SiO2+Al2O3+B2O3)≦0.12; wherein Young's modulus ≧75 GPa; the linear expansion coefficient at from 50 to 350° C. is from 30×10−7/° C. to 40×10−7/° C.; the strain point ≧640° C.; the temperature T2 (the viscosity η satisfies log η=2)≦1,620° C.; the temperature T4 (the viscosity η satisfies log η=4)≦1,245° C.; the devitrification temperature ≦T4; and weight loss per unit area is at most 0.6 mg/cm2, when immersed in 0.1N HCl at 90° C. for 20 hours.
US07754622B2
Disclosed is a patterning method including: forming, on a thin film, a sacrificial film made of a material different from that of the thin film and made of SiBN; processing the sacrificial film into a pattern having a preset interval by using a photolithography technique; forming, on sidewalls of the processed sacrificial film, sidewall spacers made of a material different from those of the sacrificial film and the thin film; removing the processed sacrificial film; and processing the thin film by using the sidewall spacers as a mask.
US07754614B2
A nonvolatile memory device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The method for fabricating the nonvolatile memory device comprises providing a substrate. A tunnel insulating layer and a first conductive layer are formed in the substrate. A trench is formed through the first conductive layer and the tunnel insulating layer, wherein a portion of the substrate is exposed from the trench. A first insulating layer is formed in the trench. A second insulating layer is formed on sidewalls of the first insulating layer. A third insulating layer is conformably formed in the trench, covering the first insulating layer on a bottom portion of the trench and the second insulating layer on the sidewalls of the trench, wherein thickness of the third insulating layer on the sidewalls is thinner than that on the bottom of the trench. A control gate is formed on the third insulating layer in the trench.
US07754608B2
State-of-the-art synthesis of carbon nanostructures (25) by chemical vapor deposition involve heating a catalyst material to high temperatures up 700-1000° C. in a furnace and flowing hydrocarbon gases through the reactor over a period of time. In order to enable a self assembly of nanostructures (25) on microchips (10) without damaging the microchip (10) by high temperatures the proposed manufacturing method comprises: A layer (1) contains indentations (3) on which nanostructures (25) are to be integrated and the indentations (3) are heated up by a current (I) conducted to the layer (1) via contact pads (2).
US07754602B2
A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same that includes a drain contact that can prevent bridging between contact metals in metal contact line (M1C) processes. The method includes forming a contact hole extending through an interlayer dielectric film in a space between respective gate electrodes to expose an undercut region, filling the contact hole and the undercut region with a photosensitive material, removing the photosensitive material from the contact hole and then forming a drain contact in the contact hole.
US07754596B2
A semiconductor device capable of preventing an electrical short between contacts and their adjacent contact pads and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A first interlayer insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate including the active region. Contact pads pass through the first interlayer insulating layer and contact with the active region. Contacts are formed on the contact pads and are connected to a conductive layer disposed above the contacts. The contact pads have a height lower than a top surface of the first interlayer insulating layer such that the contact pads have smaller thickness than the first interlayer insulating layer.
US07754578B2
A process for manufacturing an SOI wafer, including the steps of: forming, in a wafer of semiconductor material, cavities delimiting structures of semiconductor material; thinning out the structures through a thermal process; and completely oxidizing the structures.
US07754571B2
A method for forming a strained channel in a semiconductor device is provided, comprises providing of a transistor comprising a gate stack exposed with a gate electrode on a semiconductor substrate, a pair of source/drain regions in the substrate on opposite sides of the gate stack and a pair of spacers on opposing sidewalls of the gate stack. A passivation layer is formed to cover the gate electrode and spacers of the transistor. A passivation layer is formed to cover the gate electrode and the spacers. A recess region is formed in each of the source/drain regions, wherein an edge of the recess region aligns to an outer edge of the spacers. The recess regions are filled with a strain-exerting material, thereby forming a strained channel region in the semiconductor substrate between the source/drain regions.
US07754561B2
A method for forming an isolation layer in a semiconductor device comprises forming a trench inside a semiconductor substrate, forming a first high density plasma (HDP) oxide layer such that the first HDP oxide layer partially fills the trench, etching overhangs on sides of the trench by first cleaning with a hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution, subjecting a upper portion of the first HDP oxide layer to densification by second cleaning with an ozone (O3) solution, forming a liner HDP oxide layer having a high content of silicon (Si) over the first HDP oxide layer, and forming a second HDP oxide layer such that the second HDP oxide layer entirely fills the trench.
US07754558B1
An electrical resistance is produced in a semiconductor device by first providing a semiconductor resistor structure that includes a semiconductor resistor having formed thereon a native oxide layer. A portion of the native oxide layer that overlies a corresponding top surface portion of the semiconductor resistor is removed, in order to expose the top surface portion of the semiconductor resistor. Metal is deposited on the exposed top surface portion of the semiconductor resistor. A chemical reaction is effectuated in order to reduce the likelihood of metal reacting with the underlying silicon on any portion of the semiconductor resistor other than the top surface portion thereof. The chemical reaction can be an oxidation reaction that produces on the semiconductor resistor structure an oxide layer other than the native oxide layer and substantially thicker than the native oxide layer.
US07754555B2
By forming a stressed semiconductor material in a gate electrode, a biaxial tensile strain may be induced in the channel region, thereby significantly increasing the charge carrier mobility. This concept may be advantageously combined with additional strain-inducing sources, such as embedded strained semiconductor materials in the drain and source regions, thereby providing the potential for enhancing transistor performance without contributing to process complexity.
US07754553B2
A charge trapping memory device with two separated non-conductive charge trapping inserts is disclosed. The charge trapping memory device has a silicon substrate with two junctions. A gate oxide (GOX) is formed on top of the silicon substrate and between the two junctions. A polysilicon gate is defined over the GOX. A layer of bottom oxide (BOX) is grown on top of the silicon substrate and a conformal layer of top oxide (TOX) is grown along the bottom and the sidewalls of the polysilicon gate. Two charge trapping inserts are located beside the GOX and between the BOX and the TOX. The polysilicon gate needs to be at least partially over each of the two charge trapping inserts. The charge trapping inserts are made from a non-conductive charge trapping material. A method for fabricating such a device is also described.
US07754545B2
A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. First, a first oxide layer and a nitride layer are formed on a base having a first region and a second region. Next, the nitride layer is oxidized. A part of nitride in the nitride layer moves to the first oxide layer and the base. An upper portion of the nitride layer is converted to an upper oxide layer. Then, the upper oxide layer, the nitride layer and the first oxide layer in the second region are removed. Thereon, a second oxide layer is grown on the base in the second region. Nitride in the second region moves to the second oxide layer.
US07754539B2
An electronic module that operates at various radio frequency standards is provided. The module includes a first integrated circuit die formed in a first semiconductor substrate and manufactured using a first semiconductor process. Disposed within the first integrated circuit is the first signal conditioning circuit for performing a function and the first and second ancillary circuits. The first ancillary circuit electrically coupled to the first signal conditioning circuit for use by the first signal conditioning circuit during operation thereof. The second ancillary circuit is for other than being used by the first signal conditioning circuit during operation thereof since the second integrated circuit die is electrically coupled to the second ancillary circuit and formed in the second semiconductor substrate and co-located with the first integrated circuit within the module. The second integrated circuit die benefits from the operation of the second ancillary circuit for functioning thereof for performing a similar function to the first signal conditioning circuit.
US07754519B1
In some embodiments, a method of forming a photovoltaic cell includes (1) forming a cleave plane in a donor body so as to define a lamina to be bonded to a receiver element and exfoliated from the donor body; (2) prior to bonding, pre-heating the donor body without the receiver element to a temperature of greater than about 200° C. for a first time period that is less than a time period required for exfoliation of the lamina from the donor body; (3) cooling the donor body after pre-heating the donor body; (4) bonding the donor body to the receiver element; and (5) heating the bonded donor body and receiver element for a second time period so as to complete the exfoliation of the lamina from the donor body. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US07754516B2
A small critical dimension element, such as a heater for an ovonic unified memory, may be formed within a pore by using successive sidewall spacers. The use of at least two successive spacers enables the limitations imposed by lithography and the limitations imposed by bread loafing to be overcome to provide reduced critical dimension elements.
US07754507B2
A semiconductor structure formed on a growth substrate and including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is attached to a carrier by a connection that supports the semiconductor structure sufficiently to permit removal of the growth substrate. In some embodiments, the semiconductor structure is a flip chip device. The semiconductor structure may be attached to the carrier by, for example, a metal bond that supports almost the entire lateral extent of the semiconductor structure, or by interconnects such as solder or gold stud bumps. An underfill material which supports the semiconductor structure is introduced in any spaces between the interconnects. The underfill material may be a liquid that is cured to form a rigid structure. The growth substrate may then be removed without causing damage to the semiconductor structure.
US07754506B2
A method of fabricating submicron objects that includes the following steps: depositing a void layer on a support, depositing a transfer layer on the void layer, producing the objects in the transfer layer, producing a hard mask on a portion of the transfer layer to delimit a region comprising a portion of the objects, and etching the combination formed by the hard mask, the transfer layer and the void layer to eliminate the hard mask and the portion of the transfer layer in the region and to open up the portion of the void layer under the region so that the objects are suspended, the rate of etching the void layer being greater than the rate of etching the transfer layer and the hard mask.
US07754503B2
A plasma of a gas containing an impurity is produced through a discharge in a vacuum chamber, and a plurality of substrates are successively doped with the impurity by using the plasma, wherein a plasma doping condition of a subject substrate is adjusted based on an accumulated discharge time until the subject substrate is placed in the vacuum chamber.
US07754502B1
Minute materials which can be undesirably left on the backside of a semiconductor wafer are detected by scanning the semiconductor wafer with an infra-red (IR) light following the completion of a process step that forms and then selectively removes a material from the top surface of the wafer. Any detected material can then be removed from the backside of the wafer to ensure that that backside of the wafer is clean and flat.
US07754496B2
The invention relates to methods for the determination of pharmacological properties of substances, such as, e.g., chemical substances. The invention also relates to methods and kits for use in the determination of the free fraction, fu, of pharmacologically active compounds in aqueous solutions and serum. The invention also relates to the above methods in which solid particles, coated with a lipophilic medium, are used.
US07754494B1
A method, and apparatus for transferring a fluid to a sterile field includes the use of a sterile enclosure (58, 68) housing a syringe (40). The enclosure (58, 68) is made in two parts, and allows the syringe (40) to be operated while it is in the enclosure. When it is desired to pass the fluids to the sterile field, the enclosure is separated into at least two parts to allow the syringe to be removed. This removal of the syringe is done such that the user in the non-sterile field does not touch the syringe. Thus, the syringe, and fluid therein are easily transferred to the sterile field.
US07754493B2
An object of the present invention is to suppress variations in measurement values when measuring a specific binding reaction between a physiologically active substance and a tested substance using a surface plasmon resonance measurement device, so that binding detection data with high reliability is obtained. The present invention provides a method for measuring a change in surface plasmon resonance, which comprises: using a surface plasmon resonance measurement device comprising a flow channel system having a cell formed on a metal film and a light-detecting means for detecting the state of surface plasmon resonance by measuring the intensity of a light beam totally reflected on the metal film; and exchanging the liquid contained in the above flow channel system, wherein a major axis of the metal film is 0.1 μm or more and 100 μm or less; a molecule interacting with an analyzed molecule is immobilized on the surface of the metal film; the distance between metal films is 200 μm or more and 10 mm or less; and the molecule interacting with the analyzed molecule is not immobilized on any parts other than the metal films.
US07754492B2
Thermal detectors and thermal sensing cells can include a region of a support layer or support structure. Within the region can be reaction surfaces or other reaction regions, as well as contact pads and circuitry connecting the contact pads to other components. Also, a cell region can include a structure with reaction regions, contact pads, and control/detection circuitry connected to the contact pads; the control/detection circuitry controls occurrence of reactions in response to control signals, such as by drop merging, and also allows electrical detection of thermal signals from the reaction regions. The control/detection circuitry can include reaction control components such as drop merger electrodes and also thermal sensors such as thermistors, or it can include control/sensor elements such as semiconductor slabs that perform both functions. Each cell in an array can have control/detection circuitry that does not extend or connect outside the cell except through contact pads.
US07754482B2
The invention relates to novel artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPCs). The aAPC comprises at least one stimulatory ligand and at least one co-stimulatory ligand where the ligands each specifically bind with a cognate molecule on a T cell of interest, thereby mediating expansion of the T cell. The aAPC of the invention can further comprise additional molecules useful for expanding a T cell of interest. The aAPC of the invention can be used as an “off the shelf” APC that can be readily designed to expand a T cell of interest. Also, the aAPC of the invention can be used identify the stimulatory, co-stimulatory, and any other factors that mediate growth and expansion of a T cell of interest. Thus, the present invention provides powerful tools for development of novel therapeutics where activation and expansion of a T cell can provide a benefit.
US07754471B2
A process for the recovery of sulfur from an acid gas stream is disclosed. The process includes a Claus sulfur recovery step in combination with a direct reduction step and a biological sulfur recovery step to provide a sweet gas stream having a very low concentration of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The process includes reacting an acid gas steam with oxygen under such oxidation conditions to yield a combustion gas comprising hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The combustion gas is reacted under Claus reaction conditions to yield a reaction gas comprising sulfur. Sulfur is recovered from the reaction gas to yield a Claus tail gas comprising hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The Claus tail gas is reacted under direct reduction reaction conditions to yield a direct reduction gas comprising sulfur. Sulfur is recovered from the direct reduction reaction gas to yield a tail gas comprising a concentration of hydrogen sulfide. The direct reduction tail gas is contacted with a lean absorbent to thereby remove from the tail gas a portion of the hydrogen sulfide contained therein and to yield a sweet gas and a rich solvent comprising dissolved hydrogen sulfide. The dissolved hydrogen sulfide of the rich solvent is biologically oxidized to elemental sulfur by contacting the rich solvent with sulfur bacteria under suitable biological oxidation conditions.
US07754464B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions related to the generation of host cells permissive for virus growth, particularly Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus.
US07754461B2
Disclosed herein are methods for the large-scale preparation of human butyrylcholinesterase (HuBChE) preparations from Cohn Fraction IV-4. As disclosed, the methods provide HuBChE preparations that are about 99% or more pure with recovery yields of about 60%. Also disclosed are the pharmacokinetics, safety and toxicity, stability and efficacy of the HuBChE preparations.
US07754459B1
The invention relates to poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) homologs which have an amino acid sequence which has a) a functional NAD+ binding domain and b) no zinc finger sequence motif of the general formula CX2CXmHX2C in which m is an integral value from 28 or 30, and the X radicals are, independently of one another, any amino acid; and the functional equivalents thereof; nucleic acids coding therefor; antibodies with specificity for the novel protein; pharmaceutical and gene therapy compositions which comprise products according to the invention; methods for the analytical determination of the proteins and nucleic acids according to the invention; methods for identifying effectors or binding partners of the proteins according to the invention; novel PARP effectors; and methods for determining the activity of such effectors.
US07754458B2
The disclosure provides a crystal structure of a complex of the HGF β-chain with am extracellular fragment of the Met receptor, as well as use of the crystal structure in the design, identification, and selection of ligands that modulate the Met Receptor and the interaction of HGF with the Met receptor.
US07754456B2
A process for producing ethanol from a fibrous lignocellulosic raw material. After pre-treatment of the raw material, the fibrous fraction is first hydrolysed at high consistency and then the modified material is subjected simultaneously to continued hydrolysis with a cellulase and to ethanol fermentation in a fermentation mixture. Fermentation is continued to convert an essential portion of the available cellulose into ethanol, then a liquid fraction containing solubilized hemicelluloses is added to the fermentation mixture and fermentation continued. By means of the invention, high fermentation rates, high ethanol concentrations and low ethanol production costs can be attained.
US07754452B2
Polymerase chain reaction module, and multiple polymerase chain reaction system including the module
Provided are a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) module and a PCR system including the same. The PCR module includes: a detachable PCR chip including a PCR chamber unit in which a PCR solution is accommodated; a heater unit for heating the PCR solution in the PCR chip with a preset temperature; a detecting unit for detecting a PCR signal of the PCR solution; a PCR chip installation unit for mounting/detaching the PCR chip using a one-touch method, in which the heater unit is adhered to the PCR chip with a predetermined pressure when mounting the PCR chip and the heater unit is separated from the PCR chip when detaching the PCR chip; and a housing covering at least the heater unit and the detecting unit so that they are not exposed to the outside.
US07754451B2
Methods for appending oligonucleotides directly to nucleic acid templates, particularly to defined sites internal to single-stranded templates, are described. Appending first and second common priming sites to each of a plurality of templates of distinct sequence allows the subsequent stoichiometric amplification of a plurality of templates of distinct sequence.
US07754450B2
Methods of generating high-production of antibodies from hybridomas created by in vitro immunization
The invention provides methods for generating high titers of high-affinity antibodies from hybridoma cells produced by fusing myeloma cells with in vitro immunized donor cells. The hybridoma cells or mammalian expression cells with cloned antibody genes from the hybridomas producing the high-affinity antibodies may be mismatch repair defective due to defects of endogenous mismatch repair subunits of through expression of a dominant negative allele of a mismatch repair gene which allows the hybridoma cell to be hypermutable, may be rendered hypermutable by chemical means, or may be naturally mismatch repair deficient. High-affinity antibodies and high titer producer cells producing antibodies may be prepared by the methods of the invention.
US07754447B2
The present invention provides a method for controlling the partitioning of a recombinant protein between the supernatant and the periplasm in E. coli host cell cultures wherein expression of the recombinant protein by said cells is under the control of an inducible system, which method comprises: a) providing an E. coli host cell culture b) changing the growth rate of the E. coli host cells c) inducing expression of the recombinant protein wherein steps (b) and (c) can be performed in any order or simultaneously; and subsequently d) determining the yield of recombinant protein in the culture supernatant and the E. coli host cell periplasm e) comparing the yield determined in step (d) with the yield determined when at least one other growth rate has been used in step (b) f) selecting a growth rate from the comparison made in step (e) in which the partitioning of the recombinant protein between the supernatant and the periplasm is most suited to the primary recovery of the recombinant protein.
US07754442B2
A reagent kit that is used for determining a characteristic of tissue obtained from a patient is described. The reagent kit comprising expression measurement reagents for measuring expression level of cyclin-dependant kinase (CDK) and activity measurement reagents for measuring activity value of CDK. The expression measurement reagents comprise first reagents and second reagents, and the activity measurement reagents comprise third reagents and fourth reagents. In the reagent kit, a first reagent set of the first and third reagents is stored under a first storage condition relating to temperature, and a second reagent set of the second and fourth reagents is stored under a second storage condition relating to temperature.
US07754427B2
The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for parallel high throughput sequencing of nucleic acid molecules, in particular in the single molecule format. The present invention further relates to a process and an apparatus for a parallel high throughput study of enzyme-substrate interactions, in particular in the single molecule format.
US07754412B2
This invention relates to a photosensitive element for use as a flexographic printing plate and a process for preparing the plate from the element. The photosensitive element has at least one photopolymerizable elastomeric layer that comprises a binder, a monomer, a photoinitiator, an onium salt, and a leuco dye. Upon exposure to actinic radiation, the onium salt and leuco dye react resulting in a change of color in polymerized portions of the photopolymerizable layer. The color change provides enhanced image color contrast in the photosensitive element.
US07754408B2
A carrier includes at least one magnetic material and a conductive material. The conductive material is at least one carbon nanotube. A developer includes a toner and the carrier.
US07754404B2
The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to overcoat layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an electrostatographic imaging member with an improved overcoat layer including a polymeric binder that lowers the surface energy involved and reduces friction.
US07754402B2
The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductive member comprising a substrate, and a photoconductive layer containing a hole transferring material, a charge generating material and a binder resin, wherein a value (IV/OV value) in which the inorganic value is divided by the organic value of the binder resin is 0.36 or more and the hole transferring material contains an amine compound represented by the following general formula (1):
US07754398B2
A photomask has highly reliable assist patterns, and a method of fabricating the same is provided. The photomask includes a transparent substrate, circuit pattern and assist patterns. The circuit pattern recessed into the transparent substrate relative to a surface thereof has a first thickness, and assist patterns located adjacent to, and spaced apart from, the circuit pattern are recessed into the transparent substrate relative to the surface thereof while having a second thickness less than the first thickness.
US07754391B2
In a stack of non-circulating-type fuel cells 20 where a supply of a fuel gas is not recirculated, a control circuit 50 sets a changeover valve assembly 41 in a disconnected state from both high-pressure hydrogen tanks 30 and outside of a cell stack body 21, while setting residual changeover valve assemblies 40, 42, and 43 in a connecting state to connect inside of the cell stack body 21 with the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 30. The supply of the fuel gas is accordingly fed into the stack of fuel cells 20 via the changeover valve assemblies 40, 42, and 43 and goes through electrochemical reactions. An impurity-containing gas after the electrochemical reactions is accumulated in the vicinity of a connection port 22. The control circuit 50 then sets the changeover valve assembly 41 in a connecting state to connect the inside of the fuel cells 20 with the outside and discharge the impurity-containing gas to the outside of the fuel cells 20. The control circuit 50 sequentially changes over the changeover valve assemblies 40 to 43 to the connecting state and thereby prevents the impurity-containing gas from being accumulated in the vicinity of any specific connection port. This arrangement desirably restrains potential deterioration of power generation performances of fuel cells and enhances the durability of the fuel cells.
US07754389B2
An electrolyte solution and a battery which are capable of improving cycle characteristics are provided. An anode includes a simple substance, an alloy or a compound of a metal element or a metalloid element capable of forming an alloy with lithium as an anode active material. A separator is impregnated with an electrolyte solution formed through dissolving an electrolyte salt in a solvent. The electrolyte salt includes a first electrolyte salt including LiB(C2O4)2 and a second electrolyte salt including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiN(CF3SO2)2, LiN(C2F5SO2)2, LiClO4, LiAsF6 and LiC(CF3SO2)3. In the solvent, 4-fluoroethylene carbonate is included. A coating is formed on the anode by the first electrolyte salt, and high ionic conductivity can be obtained by the second electrolyte salt. Further an oxidation-decomposition reaction of the electrolyte solution which occurs in a cathode can be prevented by 4-fluoroethylene carbonate.
US07754385B2
Disclosed is an anode active material, comprising: (a) a carbonaceous material; and (b) a carbide coating layer partially or totally formed on a surface of the carbonaceous material, the carbide coating layer comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of metals and metalloids. An anode obtained by using the anode active material and an electrochemical device comprising the anode are also disclosed. The carbonaceous material comprises a coating layer of metal-/metalloid-carbide obtained by treating it at high temperature under inert atmosphere, wherein the coating layer has increased interfacial boding force to the carbonaceous material and thus shows minimized reactivity to lithium. The carbonaceous material as anode active material can minimize the irreversible anode capacity needed for the formation of an SEI film during the first charge/discharge cycle, thereby providing high capacity, high efficiency and significantly improved anode qualities.
US07754381B2
An anode and a battery capable of realizing a high capacity and improving charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. An anode active material layer contains a particulate anode active material including a simple substance or a compound of an element capable of forming an alloy with Li, a particulate binder including a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene fluoride, and a conductive agent. The anode active material layer is formed by using a dispersion medium having a swelling degree of 10% or less to the binder, specifically pure water or the like. The particulate binder functions as a cushion to absorb expansion and shrinkage of the anode active material due to charge and discharge, and lowering of electron conductivity caused by generation of cracks or separation is prevented. Further, since the anode active material is not covered with the binder, electrode reaction is well performed.
US07754380B2
The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property and storage property and capable of maintaining the battery characteristics for a long tire, and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.A nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, in which an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing 0.1 to 10% by weight of an ethylene carbonate derivative represented by the general formula (I) shown below, and 0.01 to 10% by weight of (A) a triple bond-containing compound and/or (B) a pentafluorophenyloxy compound represented by the general formula (X) shown below: wherein R1 to R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group or an aryl group, provided that ethylene carbonate is excluded from the definition of the ethylene carbonate derivative, wherein R15 represents an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group or an alkanesulfonyl group.
US07754373B2
There is provided a sealed prismatic battery having an opening vent excellent in reliability with use of a deformed state of a battery casing on occasion of abnormal increase in internal pressure of the battery.The battery casing is shaped like an oval quadrangle having a width in a direction of thickness smaller than a height in a longitudinal direction and a length in a lateral direction, and side walls of the casing that face in the lateral direction swell outward in the lateral direction so as to form circular-arc shapes in general. The opening vent is composed of a groove formed as a recess on the side wall. A distances from the upper end of the battery casing to the groove is set between 3 and 20% of the longitudinal height of the battery casing.
US07754370B2
This invention provides a fuel cell catalyst material containing catalyst particles having a composition substantially represented by ATxNu (1) wherein A contains Pt or Pt and at least one noble metal element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Pd, Au, and Ag, T contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Sn, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Mo, Nb, Zr, W, Ta, and Hf, and atomic ratios x and u fall within the ranges 0≦x≦4 and 0.005≦u≦1, respectively.
US07754369B2
An ink is disclosed for producing membrane electrode assemblies for fuel cells which contains a catalyst material, an ionomer, water and an organic solvent. The ink is characterized in that the organic solvent is at least one compound from the group of linear dialcohols with a flash point higher than 100° C. and is present in the ink in a concentration between 1 and 50 wt. %, with respect to the weight of water.
US07754367B2
An interconnect system including: a separator plate to provide an anode gas flow space; a first metal interconnect disposed between the separator plate and an anode surface; a nickel oxide paste applied in a pattern over the surface of the anode and adjacent surface of the separator plate which when sintered results in a first conductive layer bonded to the anode and the first interconnect, and a second conductive layer bonded to the first interconnect and the separator plate; a second metal interconnect disposed between a cathode surface of the cell and the separator plate of an adjacent cell cassette; and a silver-containing paste applied over the surface of the cathode and the separator plate which when sintered results in a third conductive layer bonded to the cathode and the second interconnect, and a fourth conductive layer bonded to the second interconnect and the separator plate.
US07754361B2
Fuel cell systems that perform maintenance hydration by supplying power to satisfy at least part of an applied load from an energy-consuming assembly while a primary power source is in electrical communication with and available to supply power to the energy-consuming assembly to satisfy the portion of the applied load being satisfied by the fuel cell system. In some embodiments, a fuel cell system may determine a start time, or start condition, for maintenance of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system then may be activated from an inactive condition according to the start time, or start condition, by initiating delivery of at least fuel, and optionally oxidant, to a fuel cell stack of the system. Power then may be supplied from the activated fuel cell system at an output voltage that is higher than a voltage at which power from the primary power source is being supplied, such that the applied load is satisfied, at least in part, by the power from the fuel cell system instead of the power from the primary power source. Upon operation of the fuel cell system for a period sufficient to rehydrate the fuel cell stack, operation of the fuel cell system may be discontinued, with the primary power source resuming supplying power to satisfy the applied load from the energy-consuming assembly.
US07754359B2
A solid oxide fuel cell provided with a power cell (1) in which a fuel electrode layer (4) is arranged on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer (3) and an air electrode layer (2) is arranged on the other surface thereof, wherein the solid electrolyte layer (3) has a two layer structure including a first electrolyte layer (3a) made of a ceria based oxide material and a second electrolyte layer (3b) made of a lanthanum gallate based oxide material, and the second electrolyte layer is formed on the side of the air electrode layer. Preferably, the material composition for the fuel electrode layer (4) is a mixture of Ni and CeSmO2, wherein the composition ratio of component materials is graded along the thickness thereof in such a way that the quantity of Ni is made less than the quantity of CeSmO2 near the boundary interface with said solid electrolyte layer, and the mixing ratio of Ni is gradually increased with an increasing distance away from the interface.
US07754358B2
A fuel cell (10) includes a lamination (11) of a plurality of unit cells (30), current collector plates (12, 12) arranged at both ends of the lamination (11), end plates 16, 16 respectively provided outside the current collector plates (12, 12) with 5 insulating plates (14, 14) interposed therebetween, and fastening members (18) for fastening the end plates (16, 16) in the laminating direction to apply desired pressing force to the lamination (11). A barcode (41) corresponding to particular information relating to a unit cell (30) is provided on the exposed side surface of a separator (38) of the unit cell (30). According to this fuel cell (10), the barcode 41 can be easily read requiring no disassembly of the fuel cell (10). Moreover, as the information relating to the fuel cell can be obtained from the barcode (41), the information that cannot be determined from outer appearance can be obtained, resulting in improved service operations.
US07754346B2
The invention provides an organic electroluminescent device including an organic compound layer provided between a pair of electrodes. The organic compound layer has at least a luminescent layer. The luminescent layer has at least a metal complex containing a tri- or higher-dentate ligand and plurality of host compounds. The metal complex is preferably a metal complex capable of obtaining light emission from a triplet exciton. The ligand of the metal complex is preferably chained or cyclic. Further, an ionization potential of the metal complex is preferably larger than a minimum value out of ionization potentials of the plurality of host compounds.
US07754342B2
A corrosion resistant coating for gas turbine engine includes a glassy ceramic matrix wherein the glassy matrix is silica-based, and includes corrosion resistant particles selected from refractory particles and non-refractory MCrAlX particles, and combinations thereof. The corrosion resistant particles are substantially uniformly distributed within the matrix, and provide the coating with corrosion resistance. Importantly the coating of the present invention has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) greater than that of alumina at engine operating temperatures. The CTE of the coating is sufficiently close to the substrate material such that the coating does not spall after frequent engine cycling at temperatures above 1200° F.
US07754340B2
A multilayer film is provided, wherein the multilayer film comprises at least one layer of a monolayer film, wherein the monolayer film is produced from a composition comprising a masterbatch composition and at least one polyolefin polymer, wherein the masterbatch composition comprises a polyolefin base resin, polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) pearls and a terpolymer of an olefin, an olefinic ester and an olefinic ether, and wherein the PMMA particles have an average particle size of 1-20 μm. Also provided are methods for producing such multilayer films, and use of such multilayer films as a packaging material.
US07754328B2
Coated carbon nanotubes coated with 0.01-100 parts by weight of at least one type of aromatic condensation polymer selected from the group consisting of wholly aromatic polyamides, wholly aromatic polyesters, aromatic polyester carbonates, aromatic polycarbonates, semi-aromatic polyesters and wholly aromatic azoles, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the carbon nanotubes, as well as a process for their production. Aromatic condensation polymer compositions comprising 0.01-100 parts by weight of the coated carbon nanotubes and 100 parts by weight of an aromatic condensation polymer, and molded articles formed using them.
US07754324B2
To obtain a reflection film that does not undergo yellowing or a reduction in reflectance with a lapse of time by using, has excellent deadfold properties, generates less calorific when incinerated, and is degradable by microorganisms when subjected to earth filling, and causes no problem of waste disposal, the reflection film includes an aliphatic polyester based resin as a base resin and fine powder filler. The reflection film has pores inside thereof at a porosity of 50% or less. Preferably, the fine powder filler includes titanium oxide.
US07754322B2
Pre-impregnated composite material (prepreg) is provided that can be cured to form composite parts that have high levels of damage tolerance. The matrix resin includes a thermoplastic particle component that is a blend of particles that have a melting point above the curing temperature and particles that have a melting point at or below the curing temperature.
US07754320B2
A composite building article is configured with one or more subsurface interfacial zones provided to improve the durability of the article. Each subsurface interfacial zone is made of a matrix of fiber cement and radiation curable material. The radiation curable material forms an interlocking network with the fiber cement to provide a interfacial zone against ingress of environmental agents that can degrade the article. The number, configuration and distribution of the subsurface interfacial zones can vary dependent on the desired characteristics of the final product. The subsurface interfacial zones also improves the adhesion between exterior coatings and the substrate as the interfacial zones can be integrally formed with the substrate as well as exterior coating layer.
US07754317B2
The present invention relates to a foil encompassing at least one PMMA layer coloured with a yellow anthraquinone dye, where the chromaticity coordinates (x;y) in the CIE 1931 Standard Colorimetric System of the PMMA layer are within the range of 0.4≦x≦0.54 and 0.44≦y≦0.54, where the concentration of the yellow dye of the PMMA layer is at least 3% by weight, based on the total weight of the PMMA layer.
US07754311B2
The invention relates to a multilayer card of thermoplastic material comprising first and second layers (7, 2) secured to each other, together with least one reinforced bonding zone (9) between the first layer and the second layer. The invention also provides a method of making a multilayer card secure.
US07754306B2
One inventive aspect relates to an optical information recording medium which has a high gloss and ensures, even after printing, a gloss substantially equal to that before the printing, and which can increase quality of a printed image. The optical information recording medium has an ink absorbing layer made of a porous film, which is formed on an outermost layer on a surface thereof on the side opposed to a recording/reproducing surface of the optical information recording medium. The optical information recording medium has a surface gloss of the ink absorbing layer is about 25 or more in terms of 60° specular gloss before printing and has a level after the printing which is equal to or higher than a level before the printing.
US07754304B1
A weatherproofing backer for installing windows and doors is described as having a foam layer and an adhesive layer. The adhesive is pressure-activated and is self-sealing about attaching hardware. The foam is self-setting and, in use, molds to the flange of the window unit. When installed, the foam layer is compressed between the inner window frame and rough opening and between the window flange and the wall surface adjacent the rough opening. The weatherproofing backer is designed to extend beyond the flange of the window unit and thereby receive the weatherproofing membrane thereover. The weatherproofing backer, then acts as a sealed bridge between the membrane and the window unit precluding entry of air and water. Both the foam and the adhesive have fire retardants in the formulation thereof. A tape form with a self-skinned foam layer and a sheet form, with polymeric covering web are provided.
US07754299B2
A multilayer polymer composite structure that includes a first layer including a polymer and at least one mineral filler and a second layer including a polymer. A third layer is positioned between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the third layer includes a mixture of material from at least the first and second layers. Preferably, the third layer is formed by recycling and mixing excess material from the multilayer polymer structure. The second layer can further include a colorant. The multilayer polymer structure can also include a fourth and/or fifth layer comprising a high clarity polymer and/or a high gloss polymer that provides a glossy surface or a sealant polymer that provides surface capable of being sealed. In a preferred embodiment, the multilayer polymer structure is thermoformed into a multilayer polymer article such as a container. Preferably, the container is a drinking cup. The process for preparing a multilayer polymer article includes an in-line or continuous single line extrusion-thermoform-trim system, including direct sheet extrusion of the polymer layer having the mineral filler.
US07754296B2
An ink-jet media having an absorbent substrate with a front surface and a back surface. The front surface of the substrate is coated with an ink-vehicle permeable, preferably radiation-cured coating. A microporous ink-receptive coating is deposited on top of the ink-vehicle permeable coating. An optional protective layer may be deposited on top of the microporous ink-receptive layer. The back surface of the substrate may also be optionally coated with a polymer curl-controlling coating.
US07754266B2
Apparatus for producing a serving of frozen confectionery product is characterized by a supply of liquid gas, a support for removably carrying a disposable container that holds a volume of unfrozen confectionery mix, and a holder for releasably holding a disposable agitator, such that the agitator extends into confectionery mix in the container. A valve controllably dispenses liquid gas into the confectionery mix in the container while relative motion is imparted to the container and agitator to agitate and admix the confectionery mix and liquid gas while the liquid gas mix evaporates to cool and freeze the confectionery mix, through a transfer of heat from the confectionery mix to the liquid gas and through the latent heat of evaporation of the liquid gas, to produce the frozen confectionery product.
US07754265B2
The present invention provides devices and methods for forming multiple rows of meat patties. An existing single row forming machine is modified by moving the fill slot relative to the existing stroke length so that the fill slot comes in contact or fluidly communicates with at least one newly added row of cavities. This is most easily achieved by modifying the existing fill plate and by adding cavities to the existing mold plate, so that the combination of modified plates operates with the existing stroke length (which is difficult to change), to produce multiple rows of consistent meat patties.
US07754247B2
The present invention relates to a resuscitation fluid which includes an ionic salt at a concentration above about 0.9%, at least one soluble protein, at least one intermediate energy substrate, and optionally an agent to mitigate intracellular acidosis. Methods of making and using the fluid are also described.
US07754238B2
Administration of a formulation comprising a antirestenotic compound conjugated to a microparticle carrier is effective to inhibit stenosis formation in a blood vessel. Such stenosis typically results, in the absence of treatment, from trauma to a vessel, such as an incision, excessive pressure, an angioplasty procedure and/or stent implantation. The antirestenotic compound is typically an antiproliferative, immunosuppressive, or antiinflammatory drug, such as rapamycin, tacrolimus, paclitaxel, dexamethasone, or an active analog or derivative, an antisense oligonucleotide, or combinations thereof. The microparticle carrier comprises a suspension of gas-filled microbubbles or biocompatible polymeric microparticles, in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid vehicle, and is effective to deliver the conjugated therapeutic to the site of vessel injury.
US07754234B2
A composition comprising an antacid, and a local, topical anesthetic. The composition is used to relieve pain or discomfort associated with a sore throat, and therefore, the invention is also directed to a method of alleviating the pain or discomfort associated with a sore throat comprising instructing a human to orally administer the composition.
US07754227B2
This invention relates to conjugates of the Vi polysaccharide of S. typhi with the carrier Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant exoprotein A (rEPA), and compositions thereof, and to methods of using of these conjugates and/or compositions thereof for eliciting an immunogenic response in humans, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, S. typhi bacterial infections. The conjugates, and compositions thereof, are useful as vaccines to induce serum antibodies against S. typhi and are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by S. typhi.
US07754224B2
Sequences encoding two immunoreactive glycoproteins were cloned from Ehrlichia canis (p153 gene) and Ehrlichia chaffeensis (p156 gene). These two glycoproteins are species-specific immunoreactive orthologs that are useful as subunit vaccines and for serologic and molecular diagnostics for E. canis and E. chaffeensis.
US07754220B2
Metastin, compounds that promote the activity of metastin or its receptors and the like are excellent gonadal function improving agents, ovulation inducers or promoters, gonadotropic hormone secretion promoters, gonadotropic hormone secretion inhibitors, sex hormone secretion promoters, sex hormone secretion inhibitors, etc., and can be used as agents for preventing/treating sterility, hormone-sensitive cancers, endometriosis, etc. Metastin and its receptors are useful for screening for these pharmaceuticals.
US07754212B2
Oral, topical and injectable contraceptives, which are based on sperm protein 22 kDa (SP22) polypeptides and antibodies and infertility diagnostics are provided.
US07754208B2
The invention relates to novel binding domain-immunoglobulin fusion proteins that feature a binding domain for a cognate structure such as an antigen, a counterreceptor or the like, a wild-type IgG1, IGA or IgE hinge region polypeptide or a mutant IgG1 hinge region polypeptide having either zero, one or two cysteine residues, and immunoglobulin CH2 and CH3 domains, and that are capable of ADCC and/or CDC while occurring predominantly as polypeptides that are compromised in their ability to form disulfide-linked multimers. The fusion proteins can be recombinantly produced at high expression levels. Also provided are related compositions and methods, including cell surface forms of the fusion proteins and immunotherapeutic applications of the fusion proteins and of polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins.
US07754206B2
The invention provides methods for treating cancer via administering to a patient having a solid tumor a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody against Delta-like ligand 4 (D114). The solid tumor may comprise solid tumor stem cells.
US07754201B2
The present invention discloses recombinant adenovirus and methods of administration of the virus to a host inorder to elicit an immune response against various pathogens in the host. Specifically, a vaccination method to enhance immunity of the host to the pathogen is disclosed herein. Such a method comprises recombinant adenoviruses expressing viral antigens, where the recombinant adenoviruses are derived from different serotypes or subtypes. Alternatively, the adenoviruses in such a method can also be constructed by modifying the backbone of one of the adenoviruses (e.g. the knob, shaft or fiber regions) so that it is of a serotype that is different from the corresponding region(s) in the backbone of the other recombinant adenovirus.
US07754196B2
Cosmetic composition comprising rigid, substantially rectilinear fibers of a synthetic polymer in a physiologically acceptable medium, in which the polymer is chosen from polyurethanes, polyesters, acrylic polymers, polyolefins, non-aromatic polyamides and aromatic polyimide-amides.The composition may be a makeup composition, a makeup base, a composition to be applied over a makeup, also known as a “top coat”, or a cosmetic treatment or care composition for keratin fibres. The invention relates more particularly to a mascara.The invention also relates to the use of this composition for making up keratin materials, especially the eyelashes, the eyebrows and the hair, and also to a cosmetic makeup or care process for these materials.
US07754192B2
The present invention relates to cationic polymers, to processes for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in cosmetic formulations.
US07754190B2
Neurophysiologic information such as quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) is used in a method for classifying, diagnosing, and treating physiologic brain imbalances. Neurophysiologic information is also used to guide sample selection in clinical tests for psychopharmacologic drug candidates. Finally, neurophysiologic information is used for remotely assessing and treating patients with physiologic brain imbalances.
US07754189B2
The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The compounds exhibit activity at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), particularly the α7 nAChR subtype, and are useful towards modulating neurotransmission and the release of ligands involved in neurotransmission. Methods for preventing or treating conditions and disorders, including central nervous system (CNS) disorders, which are characterized by an alteration in normal neurotransmission, are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating inflammation, autoimmune disorders, pain and excess neovascularization, such as that associated with tumor growth.
US07754188B2
The present invention relates to particular radiolabeled Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor modulators, and methods of using these modulators for labeling and diagnostic imaging of Cannabinoid-1 receptors in mammals, particularly humans. In addition, intermediates useful for the synthesis of the radiolabeled Cannabinoid-1 receptor modulators are also disclosed, as well as the processes for synthesizing the radiolabeled Cannabinoid-1 receptor modulators. Still further, formulations of the radiolabeled Cannabinoid-1 receptor compounds are described.
US07754184B2
A process for the production of nano-structures is presented, involving providing a graphite flake comprising graphene layers; intercalating the graphite flake to form a graphite intercalation compound exhibiting Stage I, II or III intercalation; and exfoliating the graphite intercalation compound under conditions such that a plurality of individual graphene layers are separated from the graphite intercalation compound.
US07754183B2
The present invention discloses a relatively simple CVD method for forming specifically tailored carbon-based nanostructures. In general, the method is a chemical vapor deposition method in which at least a portion of the precursor materials are provided as a liquid at atmospheric conditions. The precursor materials include at least one carbon source and at least one catalyst source. Optionally, the precursor materials can also include one or more dopant sources. The carbon source and the optional dopant source can be injected as liquids into the system, and the liquid catalyst source can be either injected into the system or located on a substrate in the reactor prior to the process. Very high yield of nanostructures exhibiting particular characteristics can be attained by the process. Control of electrical characteristics as well as structural characteristics of the products are possible via control of process parameters including the particular precursors used as well as the relative amounts of the precursors used.
US07754166B2
A disinfection apparatus is disclosed for disinfecting fluid cleaning of health care objects and the like. The disinfection apparatus includes a fluid system for supplying fluid to a chamber, an at least partially movably arranged first connecting part with an active and an inactive position, which is adjusted to a mobile object holder, which object holder is to be placed in the chamber and has a second connecting part connectable to the first connecting part. The first connecting part is movable, under the action of the pressure in the fluid system, between a position disconnected from the holder and a position connected to the active position, i.e. to the second connecting part. A fluid connectable mobile object holder is also disclosed, which is adapted to be placed in a chamber of a disinfection apparatus as stated above.
US07754163B2
Pseudo-isothermal chemical reactor (1) for catalytic reactions with a vertical axis, comprising a substantially cylindrical shell (2), Closed at the opposite ends by upper (4) and lower (3) bottoms respectively, a reaction zone (8) in which a catalytic bed (11) and a plurality of flat, boxed, plate-shaped heat exchangers (12), having the shape of a parallelepiped and having long sides parallel to said vertical axis and short sides perpendicular to it, situated in said reaction zone and supported in an arrangement on parallel cords at a predetermined distance.
US07754155B2
A cell isolating device and method is provided to concentrate or isolate cells with specific characteristics from a mixture of different cell types. One embodiment may comprise two subtypes of antibodies that are directly conjugated to biotin (Abb) and conjugated to a fluorescent molecule (Abf). The conjugated antibodies (Abb+Abf) bind to the target cells in a mixed cell suspension. The cell suspension is then passed over an immobilized avidin or streptavidin substrate on a glass microscope slide. The biotinylated target cells adhere to the avidin/streptavidin substrate, while the unbound cells are washed off and collected in a wicking member. Captured cells on the avidin/streptavidin substrate may then be visualized directly using a fluorescent microscope or detected and enumerated via an on-board fluorescent detection device.
US07754154B2
A threat detecting technique is provided capable of efficiently harvesting an inspection sample for threat detection from an inspection object. The sample-harvesting sheet for harvesting the sample from the inspection object has a portion formed with a plurality of recesses in the plane of the sheet. The portion is moved relatively in a state in contact with the sample-harvesting object of the inspection object, thereby transferring the inspection sample deposited on the sample-harvesting object to the recesses and retaining it therein.
US07754147B2
A Staining machine for treatment of tissue specimens on slides placed in baskets (9) includes a number of baths (7, 12) placed successively in a row (6 resp. 11), and a device for successive transport of the baskets in a transport path from one bath to the next one, the baskets (9) being transported from an input station (5) to an output station (14) in accordance with a predetermined treatment program. The machine includes at least two bath rows (6 resp. 11) placed juxtaposed and parallel with each other, the first bath row (6) extending from the input station (5) to an opposite end of this row, and second path row (11) extending from the output station (14) to an opposite end of this row. Further, the machine includes a first device (8, 21, 22) for transport of baskets (9) in a first transport path from the input station (5) to the opposite end of the first row (6), a second device (13, 15-19) for transport of baskets (9) in a second transport path towards the output station (14) from the opposite end of the second row (11), and a device for transfer of baskets between the transport paths of opposite ends of the rows belonging together.
US07754144B2
An austenitic stainless steel HTUPS alloy includes, in weight percent: 15 to 30 Ni; 10 to 15 Cr; 2 to 5 Al; 0.6 to 5 total of at least one of Nb and Ta; no more than 0.3 of combined Ti+V; up to 3 Mo; up to 3 Co; up to 1 W; up to 0.5 Cu; up to 4 Mn; up to 1 Si; 0.05 to 0.15 C; up to 0.15 B; up to 0.05 P; up to 1 total of at least one of Y, La, Ce, Hf, and Zr; less than 0.05 N; and base Fe, wherein the weight percent Fe is greater than the weight percent Ni wherein said alloy forms an external continuous scale comprising alumina, nanometer scale sized particles distributed throughout the microstructure, said particles comprising at least one composition selected from the group consisting of NbC and TaC, and a stable essentially single phase fcc austenitic matrix microstructure, said austenitic matrix being essentially delta-ferrite-free and essentially BCC-phase-free.
US07754143B2
A cobalt-rich wear resistant and corrosion resistant alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 1.2% C, 0.6 to 2.1% Si, 17 to 24% Cr, 27 to 38.5% Fe, 1.4 to 20% W, 3.8 to 9.7% Mo, less than 1% Ni and balance Co. A preferred cobalt-rich alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 0.9 C, 0.75 to 1.15% Si, 17.5 to 20.5 Cr, 27.0 to 32.0 Fe, 12.5 to 16.5 W, 6.25 to 8.25 Mo, 0.45 to 1.00 Ni and balance Co. The alloy preferably has a microstructure free of primary carbides and comprises up to about 50% by volume eutectic reaction phases in a solid solution matrix. The solid solution matrix is an αFe-αCo face-centered cubic solution with W, Cr and Mo as solute elements and the eutectic reaction products comprise a (Co,Cr)7(W,Mo)6 phase and an αFe-αCo phase. The alloy is useful as a valve seat insert for internal combustion engines such as diesel engines.
US07754136B2
A method for manufacturing a surface acoustic wave device comprises depositing a detecting material layer on a substrate, forming a predetermined pattern on the detecting material layer using a nanoimprint method to obtain a detecting film with a predetermined pattern formed thereon, and forming an input interdigital transducer and an output interdigital transducer on two opposite sides of the detecting material layer on the substrate, thus obtaining a surface acoustic wave device comprising the detecting film.
US07754135B2
A three-dimensional object is made by repeating a process. An optical beam is irradiated on a predetermined portion of a powdery layer to form a sintered layer. A new powdery layer is formed on a surface of the sintered layer. An optical beam is irradiated on a predetermined portion of the new powdery layer to form a new sintered layer united with the underlying sintered layer. Because a portion of the sintered layer that is higher than a predetermined level is removed as occasion demands, the abnormally sintered portion on the sintered layer can be removed, making it possible to prevent stoppage of the shaping process, which may be caused by the abnormally sintered portion.
US07754121B2
A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler particles, and may be formed into structures such as tapes or composites, for example, by bonding the material between two outer layers. Advantageously, composites may be flexed, stretched, or bent without significant dusting or loss of insulating properties.
US07754118B2
A polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer composed of a polymeric matrix and liquid microelements embedded in the polymeric matrix. Open pores defined by the embedded liquid microelements are distributed across a surface of the polishing layer. Due to the microstructural open pores uniformly distributed across a surface of the polishing pad, a polishing operation can be performed at high precision. The polishing pad shows constant polishing performance during the polishing operation, can be stably used, and does not cause a wafer to be scratched. In addition, a method of manufacturing the polishing pad is provided. Since all components used to manufacture the polishing pad are in a liquid phase, manufacturing can be easily performed.
US07754110B2
The invention provides a transparent conductive film which exhibits low resistance and high transmittance, is an amorphous film, can be relatively readily patterned by etching with a weak acid, and can be relatively readily crystallized, and a method for producing the film.The transparent conductive film deposited from a sputtering target containing a sintered oxide including indium oxide, barium, and, in accordance with needs, tin, characterized in that the film contains indium oxide, barium, and, in accordance with needs, tin.
US07754103B2
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds, characterized in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds of the formula IA in which R1, R1A, X, XA, L1-7, A1, Z1 and n have the meanings indicated in claim 1.
US07754102B2
This invention discloses a method for the reclaim of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from boiler flue gas, which includes: the flue gas enters into the water-washing and desulfurizing tower from the inferior part and contacts the sulfide solution flowing backward for the cleaning and desulfurizing of the flue gas; the desulfurized flue gas is introduced to the inferior part of the chemical absorber, where the contained carbon dioxide contacts the carbon dioxide adsorption liquid (containing, by the total weight of the liquid, of, besides water, 20-60% water solution of compound amine, 5-10% polyoxinolum, 1-5% antioxygen and 1-5% corrosion inhibitor) flowing backward; The adsorption liquid coming from the bottom of the absorber and having absorbed carbon dioxide, after heated when passing through heat exchangers, is sent to the top of the carbon dioxide regenerator and flows down through the packing layer; carbon dioxide is emitted out from the top of the regenerator; Nitrogen separated out from the top of the chemical absorber is freeze dried to reduce the content of saturated water to lower than 1.0%. This invention discloses a piece of equipment for the reclaim of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from boiler flue gas.
US07754097B2
Disclosed is a method of simultaneously stabilizing an engine coolant concentrate and preventing hard water salt formation upon dilution of the coolant concentrate with hard water. The method comprises making a stabilized concentrate by adding to a coolant concentrate at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylate polymers of the formula: where Rl is H; R4 is a terminating group; X is and R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, and the sum of m and n provide a number average equivalent weight of less than 6500, and a number average molecular weight of less than 6500, the concentrate comprising 90 or more wt % freezing point depressant and then diluting the stabilized coolant concentrate with hard water to provide a final coolant composition.
US07754091B2
A two step etch is used to provide access to the front electrode of an EL panel cut from a larger EL panel. The two step etch produces a set back that electrically isolates the front electrode and enables a conductive layer to be easily deposited on the front electrode. A kit contains the necessary materials and instructions for practicing the method.
US07754090B1
A portable water treatment apparatus may include a container, a UV light source, and a user-powered generator. The container may include first and second portions removably joined or factory sealed together and defining a chamber to receive water. The UV light source, such as a UV light bulb, may be contained within the chamber. A user-powered generator, such as a hand or pedal crank generator, may be operatively associated with the UV light. Operation of the user-powered generator may provide electrical power to the UV light source for disinfecting water received within the chamber. The UV light source may also be powered using an electrical outlet, a battery, or solar power. The portable water treatment apparatus may further include a mixing device for moving water within the container, and an electrical disconnect for selectively connecting and disconnecting the electrical power connection between the user-powered generator and the UV light source.
US07754088B2
A process of dewatering an aqueous suspension comprising treating the suspension with a dewatering amount of a reverse phase polymer, and subjecting the suspension to a mechanical dewatering to form a cake, characterised in that the reverse phase polymer only partially inverts to bring about flocculation and thickening of the suspension, and then fully inverts during the further dewatering to form a cake.
US07754085B2
A method for controlling pore size of a membrane that includes providing a porous magnetic architecture and magnetizing the porous magnetic architecture. The porous magnetic architecture changes pore size when magnetized. A method for inhibiting the mobility of a solute through a membrane includes magnetizing a porous magnetic architecture in a flow stream that includes a solute. A membrane system for a solute includes a porous magnetic architecture disposed within a flow stream that also includes a solute, and a magnetic source disposed such that the nonuniform porous magnetic architecture is selectively magnetized.
US07754084B2
The present invention relates to heat-stable anion exchangers based on at least one aromatic monomer and at least one crosslinker having structural elements of the general formula (I) where Ak, Ak′, Ak″ are in each case independently of one another identically or differently a C1-C18-alkyl radical, n is an even number between 5 and 18, x+y=2, where x is equal to 0 or 1, and X is Cl, Br, OH, HCO3, HSO4, ½ (SO4), ½ CO3, NO3, F, H2PO4, ½ HPO4, ⅓ PO4 with the result that these anion exchangers, preferably in the OH form, withstand a working temperature of at least 60° C., preferably of at least 80° C., over a relatively long time, a process for production thereof and also use thereof.
US07754083B2
A solid hollow fiber cooling crystallizer and method for crystallizing aqueous and organic solutions are provided. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer (SHFC) for carrying out cooling crystallization of inorganic/organic microsolutes/macrosolutes from solution generally includes a bundle of non-porous hollow fibers mounted within a shell where a feed solution for crystallization flows through the lumen side of the hollow fibers and a cooling solution flows through the shell side to form nuclei and subsequently crystals in the feed solution at a temperature below its saturation temperature. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer may be combined with a mixing device, such as a completely stirred tank or static mixer, to further effectuate crystallization. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer may be operated in a number of modes including feed recycle mode, once through mode, SHFC-in-line static mixer in series mode, and SHFC-CST in series mode. The advantages of solid hollow fiber cooling crystallization in comparison to conventional crystallization processes include improved temperature control between crystallizing solution and coolant, higher nucleation rates, improved control of crystal size and crystal size distribution, smaller crystal size, capability for decoupling crystal nucleation and crystal growth, decreased fouling of process equipment, and improved process scale-up.
US07754080B2
A system for recycling drilling sludge is disclosed. The system has a treatment area and a salt-tolerant bio-reactor coupled to the treatment area. The bio-reactor has i) at least one bio-suspension element for supporting the growth of at least one type of biological microorganism within an enclosed flow zone; ii) an agitator for creating a flow of the drilling sludge through the enclosed flow zone at a flow rate; and iii) an aerator for providing a gas to the enclosed flow zone. The system also has a processor coupled to the agitator and configured to create at least a minimum self-cleaning drag force between drilling sludge passing through the enclosed flow zone and the combined at least one type of biological microorganism and the at least one bio-suspension element. A related method and bio-reactor are also disclosed.
US07754074B2
A filtering apparatus having a vessel and a filter made from fluororesin and treated before filtering operation by at least one of adding thermal treatment in gas or liquid and penetrating with fluid composed of hot water or steam at a temperature of less than melting point of the fluororesin.
US07754070B2
The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange water purification system. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate the effects of moving resin beds from one operating position to another as is required in moving bed ion exchange water purification systems. The intention combines features of single fixed bed ion exchange systems with those of a moving bed system. The invention applies to the treatment of water having typical industrial and drinking water concentrations of various ions.
US07754057B2
A chlorine dioxide solution generator, which injects a chlorine dioxide solution into a pressurized fluid system, including an absorption loop for effecting the dissolution of chlorine dioxide into a liquid stream. The chlorine dioxide gas source can include an anolyte loop and a catholyte loop. The generator avoids or eliminates the introduction of air or other gases that can cause corrosion in the process distribution system.
US07754056B2
A biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same, and the application thereof. The biosensor comprises an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure, including a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a sensing unit comprising a substrate, a layer comprising ruthenium on the substrate, and a metal wire connecting the MOSFET and the sensing unit.
US07754055B2
Polymer/carbon nanotube composites including single-wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes incorporated into the matrix of a polymer are provided. These composites can be used in environments exposed to galactic cosmic radiation. Accordingly, the composites are useful in deep space applications like space vehicles, space stations, personal equipment as well as applications in the biomedical arts and atom splitting research. The composites can be modified with organic dyes containing at least one phenyl ring and the resulting doped composite is useful as a radiation detector. The preferred polymer is poly(4-methyl-1-pentene). At low nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.5 wt % or less), the composites exhibit transparent optical qualities. At higher nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.6 wt % or more), the composites are non-transparent.
US07754054B2
The invention is directed to a method of forming, producing or manufacturing functionalized nanomaterials, and, specifically, soluble functionalized nanomaterials. The presently described invention also relates to nanomaterial-based composites consisting of a target material, which can include ceramic, polymer, or metallic matrices incorporated into or grown on nanomaterials, as well as a method or synthesis technique for the formation, production, or manufacture of nanomaterial-based composites through microwave-induced reaction.
US07754047B2
A cutting balloon catheter and methods for making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. Manufacturing the cutting balloon catheter may include partially submerging or embedding a cutting member within a joining member and attaching the joining member to a balloon. The cutting member may include one or more slots along its base that can interlock with the joining member.
US07754046B2
A process for the production of a hollow structural column or rod in polymers includes the steps of assembling two or more elongated modules, each one provided with male-female truncated cone-shaped terminal parts. The inner surface of the ‘female’ terminal part has a taper angle that is identical to the taper angle of the outer surface of the ‘male’ terminal part. The process also includes the following steps: aligning the hollow modules; preparing the male and female terminal parts for adhesive bonding and insertion in the terminal part of the adjacent, aligned module; applying, preferably at the ends, an axial compression device, so that on compression of the ends of the rod made up of the modules, each external male tapering surface adheres to and exerts a suitable pressure on the internal female tapering surface of the adjacent module; and curing the adhesive.
US07754039B2
Manufacturing method of compressible printing layer and manufacturing method of blanket for printing
The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a compressible printing layer, comprising a vulcanizing step comprising a first heating process in which one surface of a compressible printing layer including an unvulcanized compressible layer containing microcapsules is heated by bringing the one surface of the compressible printing layer into contact with the surface of at least one heated metal roll while applying tension to the compressible printing layer, and a second heating process in which the other surface of the compressible printing layer is heated by bringing the other surface of the compressible printing layer into contact with the surface of at least one heated metal roll while applying tension to the compressible printing layer.
US07754034B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for cooling workpieces. A cooling gas is directed toward a surface of a workpiece. The workpiece is moved relative to the flow of cooling gas. The cooling gas may include at least a first component that is gaseous at a reference ambient condition and a second component that is a liquid at the ambient condition. The second component may be delivered as a gas or as droplets.
US07754032B2
A high speed tool steel, which is high in impact value and free from variations in tool performance, comprising, by mass %, of: 0.4≦C≧0.9; Si≦1.0; Mn≦1.0; 4≦Cr≧6; 1.6-6 in total of either or both of W and Mo in the form of (½W+Mo) wherein W≦3; 0.5-3 in total of either or both of V and Nb in the form of (V+Nb); wherein carbides dispersed in the matrix of the tool steel have an average grain size of ≦0.5 μm and a dispersion density of particles of the carbides is of ≧80×103 particles/mm2.
US07754027B2
A method for manufacturing a sputtering target includes the steps of: providing a highly pure matrix material containing a magnetic metal, and a highly pure precious metal ingot material; cleaning the surfaces of the matrix material and the precious metal ingot; vacuum melting the matrix material and the precious metal ingot to obtain a molten alloy; pouring the molten alloy in a mold having a cooling system while maintaining a surface of the molten alloy at a molten state by arc heating until the pouring is finished, thereby forming the molten alloy into a cast blank; hot working the cast blank; and annealing the cast blank after the hot working.
US07754026B2
A household dishwasher having a sonic cleaner that propagates sonic waves via a stream of liquid to clean off a utensil.
US07754021B2
A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber.
US07754015B2
This invention relates to a vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus for forming vapor-deposited films on a base film, thereby to produce vapor-deposited films, and also to a method of producing vapor-deposited films. In the vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus, the synchronizing means equalizes the circumference velocity v1 of the coating roll and the circumference velocity v2 of the takeup guide roll. Hence, v1=v2. Therefore, the takeup guide roll never rubs the vapor-deposited layer provided on the surface of the film. This eliminates the possibility that the vapor-deposited layer has scratches. The vapor-deposited layer can therefore possess desired properties.
US07754013B2
A deposition station allows atomic layer deposition (ALD) of films onto a substrate. The station comprises an upper and a lower substantially flat part between which a substrate is accommodated. The parts are positioned opposite each other and parallel to the substrate during processing. At least one of the parts is provided with a plurality of gas channels that allow at least two mutually reactive reactants to be discharged out of that part to the substrate. The discharge is configured to occur in a sequence of alternating, separated pulses for ALD. In addition, each part is preferably configured to be about 1 mm or less from the substrate to minimize the volume of the reaction chamber to increase the efficiency with which gases are purged from the chamber. Also, for each reactant, the upper and lower parts are preferably kept at a temperature outside of the window in which optimal ALD of that reactant occurs, thereby minimizing deposition of that reactant on deposition station surfaces.
US07754009B2
Unpolished semiconductor wafers are produced by: (a) pulling a single crystal of a semiconductor material, (b) grinding the single crystal round, (c) separating a semiconductor wafer from this crystal, (d) rounding the edge of the semiconductor wafer, (e) surface-grinding at least one side of the semiconductor wafer, (f) treating the semiconductor wafer with an etchant, and (g) cleaning the semiconductor wafer. The unpolished semiconductor wafers have, on at least the front side, a reflectivity of 95% or more, a surface roughness of 3 nm or less, have a thickness of 80-2500 μm, an overall planarity value GBIR of 5 μm or less with an edge exclusion of 3 mm and a photolithographic resolution of at least 0.8 μm, and which furthermore contain a native oxide layer with a thickness of 0.5-3 nm on both sides.
US07754007B2
An example embodiment of a mixture to be employed in conjunction with water for preparing a slurry that hydrates to form a high strength flooring compound comprises about 50% to about 98% by weight calcium sulfate hemihydrate, about 0.002% to about 1% by weight polysaccharide, and about 0.02% to about 2.5% by weight of a lignosulfanate.
US07754003B2
The present invention provides a coating composition, which can simply produce a porous siliceous film having excellent mechanical strength and, at the same time, possessing a stable very low level of dielectric and good chemical resistance to various chemicals, and to provide a process for producing a siliceous material using the same. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises a polyalkylsilazane compound, an acetoxysilane compound, an organic solvent, and, if necessary, a pore forming material. The present invention also provides a siliceous material produced by firing the coating composition and a process for producing the same.
US07753995B2
A revolving gas adsorption concentrator uses about 300 degree centigrade of hot desorption air. The revolving gas adsorption concentrator prevents leakage of such hot desorption air. An elastic seal which has elasticity divides a honeycomb shape rotor into a desorption zone and an adsorption zone and touches the honeycomb shape rotor. A heat-resistant seal comprises of material whose heat resistance is higher than elastic seal. The heat-resistant seal has two plates which has a mutually opened spacing to prevent hot gas from going to the elastic seal based on the labyrinth effectiveness. The elastic seal is formed in the outside of desorption zone from heat-resistant seal. The seal of the hot desorption air is almost blocked by heat-resistant seal and the desorption air which leaked slightly can be thoroughly blocked completely by elastic seal.
US07753984B2
This invention relates to a slow and controlled-release polymeric fertilizer with multiple nutrients having the following general formula: wherein n, m and M are defined in the description. The polymeric fertilizer of this invention is an environment-friendly slow and controlled-release fertilizer. Its slow and controlled release action lies in self-degradation and hydrolysis. This invention also relates to the preparing process for the fertilizer and the use method of the fertilizer in agriculture.
US07753983B2
A ceramic filter and method for preparing the same. The method for preparing the ceramic filter according to the present invention is characterized in comprising the steps of: (a) coating firstly a ceramic green paper prepared by using a slurry solution comprising ceramic fiber of 0.1-10 mm length, with an aluminum silicate solution and drying the firstly coated paper; (b) coating secondly the dried ceramic green paper with an aluminum phosphate solution and drying the secondly coated paper; and (c) calcining the dried ceramic green paper obtained from the step (b). The ceramic filter according to the present invention has excellent mechanical strength since the bonding strength between ceramic fibers is very high, and shows good porosity, gas permeability, and efficiency for capturing microparticles since the pores between the ceramic fibers are less blocked, and thus can be very usefully applied to gas exhaustion system for automobile.
US07753974B2
The present invention relates to a polishing composition for a substrate including a metal such as wiring, etc., formed on a semiconductor wafer, which can provide a high polishing rate without causing scratches on the wiring metal, a method of producing the polishing composition, and a polishing method. The polishing composition for a semiconductor wafer comprises an acid and an aqueous medium dispersion containing positively-charged silica particles having an amino group-containing silane coupling agent bonded on a surface thereof, the polishing composition having a pH of 2 to 6.
US07753966B2
It is to provide a hair dye stabilizer capable of stably storing a readily oxidizable compound in a hair dye, especially an oxidizing dye intermediate or a coupler and effective for remarkably improving the offensive odor problem. Furthermore, it is to provide a hair dye stabilizer giving improvement in damage on the hair, hardly irritating the skin, and free from adverse effects on the dyeing ability of the hair dye.As the active component constituting the hair dye stabilizer, a compound which is a mercapto-hydrocarbon compound and/or a thiol alcohol compound and does not contain a functional group reactive with a dye intermediate or a coupler is used. A readily oxidizable compound and the like in a hair dye can be stably stored by the use of an extremely small amount of the stabilizer.
US07753960B2
A joint prosthesis may include a tibial tray, a tibial base, a tibial articular member, and a femoral articular member. In some embodiments, a coupler engages the tray, and optionally the base, with an interference fit. In some embodiments, the base engages the tray with an interference fit.
US07753954B2
A breast prosthesis is adapted to massage a patient's chest so as to encourage circulation of interstitial lymph fluid. A breast form member has a front portion that has a shape corresponding to a human breast and a back portion. A protrusion member extends from the back portion. The protrusion member defines at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The protrusion is disposed so that when the breast prosthesis held against the patient at a preselected location, the protrusion will massage the preselected location, thereby encouraging circulation of interstitial lymph fluid.
US07753944B2
The invention relates to a treatment probe for focused ultrasound including a probe body, which is mounted in rotation around an axis; an elongated treatment transducer with a focused ultrasound emission acoustic axis, which is more or less the same as the rotation axis of the probe body; and an imaging transducer, the imaging plane of which contains the acoustic axis of the treatment transducer. The inventive probe can be used to provide a simple treatment. The probe body can be rotated around the axis in order to vary the direction of the imaging plane without moving the focus, which always remains in the imaging plane. The treatment transducer can be extended in order to provide safer treatment in relation to the organs to be treated and without risk of damaging the fragile surrounding organs.
US07753940B2
A lateral connector assembly for connecting a bone engaging fastener to an elongated member, such as a spinal rod includes a lateral connector having an opening for receiving a portion of the bone engaging fastener therethrough. The lateral connector includes a plate portion and an integral yoke portion, which yoke portion is attached to the elongated member by way of a clamp. The lateral connector assembly can include variable angle means between the clamp and the yoke portion of the lateral connector that permits rotation of the lateral connector about an axis projecting outward from the spinal rod. The clamp includes a tapering channel to capture the elongated member and lock the connector assembly.
US07753935B2
An interventional medical closure device is suitable for assisting closure of an opening through a blood vessel wall after completion of an interventional procedure within the internal lumen of the blood vessel. The device comprises a closure element, a grasping element for grasping the closure element, and a delivery element for delivering the closure element into the internal lumen of the blood vessel. The closure element comprises a suture, and an engagement foot at a distal end of the suture. The grasping element is inter-engageable with the closure element to grasp the closure element. The delivery element comprises a main body portion, and a distal nose. The distal nose defines a reception space for carrying the engagement foot of the closure element. The delivery element also comprises an engagement foot which is movable relative to the main body portion between a low-profile delivery configuration and a protruding engagement configuration.
US07753911B2
Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion are provided. Sleeve assemblies can be provided with a reduced width portion adjacent the distal end to limit the amount of retraction of the surrounding vascular and neural structures required for the procedure. A sleeve assembly can be provided with a guide sleeve removably engaged to a guide sleeve housing. The guide sleeve can be removed during surgery to improve the surgeon's viewing of the operative site while the guide sleeve housing maintains disc space distraction. Methods and instruments for inserting and using the guide sleeve housing are also provided.
US07753900B2
A disposable pull-on diaper includes front and rear waist regions and a pair of tape fasteners secured to an outer surface of the front waist region or the rear waist region. A tape member forming each of the tape fasteners has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion wherein the distal end portion is releasably attached to joining zones along which the front and rear waist regions are joined together.
US07753897B2
An absorbent article including a cover layer, a barrier layer and an absorbent system arranged between the cover layer and the barrier layer, the absorbent article being drapeable and possessing the absorbency attributes required of a sanitary napkin.
US07753892B2
A medical valve has an interior flow path having a volume that is substantially the same when in either the closed mode (when the valve is closed) or the open mode (when the valve is open). To those ends, the medical valve has a housing forming an interior, and a valve mechanism (within the interior) having a substantially rigid translating member with a bore. The interior of the housing has a flow path that includes at least a portion of the bore of the translating member. As noted above, the open mode volume is substantially equal to the closed mode volume.
US07753891B2
The invention includes a device having a chamber within a syringe. A fluid passageway extends through a syringe piston. A valve is associated with the passageway controlling fluid passage through the piston. The invention includes a piercing structure having a head segment and a body portion, with a channel through the body portion and through at least one surface of the head without passing through the tip. In another aspect the invention encompasses a method of preparing an agent for administration to an individual. A first component is provided within a syringe and a second component is provided within a vial. A closed valve is associated with a fluid passageway between the vial and the syringe barrel through a piston. Valve repositioning allows fluid passage and sliding of the piston joins the first and second components. Repeated sliding of the piston mixes the components to produce the medication agent.
US07753888B2
A method and apparatus for puncturing a surface for extraction, in situ monitoring, and/or substance delivery uses microneedles with improved properties. Applications include easy to handle glucose monitoring using a group of hollow out-of-plane silicon microneedles to sample substances in interstitial fluid from the epidermal skin layer.
US07753887B2
A catheter insertion device is provided that includes an insertion needle that is retractable into the device after use to prevent exposure to the contaminated needle. The needle retainer releasably retains the needle in an extended position against the bias of the biasing element. When the catheter is removed from the insertion device, the needle retainer automatically releases the needle, which is propelled rearwardly into the device.A device for inserting a guide wire into a patient is also provided. The device includes an insertion needle that is retractable into the housing of the device after use. A needle retainer releasably retains the needle in an extended position against the bias of the biasing element. After the guide wire is inserted into the patient, the needle retainer allows the needle to be released, so that the needle is retracted into the device.
US07753885B2
An angiographic injector system includes a manifold and valve which selectively connects either a syringe pump or a low pressure system to a catheter which is inserted into a patient. The valve is normally biased to a state which connects the low pressure system to the catheter for pressure monitoring, saline flushing, or aspirating functions. When an injection is to be made, the valve automatically switches so that the low pressure system is disconnected and not exposed to high pressure, while the syringe pump is connected through the manifold to the catheter.
US07753882B2
Liquid infusion apparatus includes non-magnetic materials in a pumping structure and drive motor therefor, and in a controller that supplies drive signals to the motor to facilitate convenient operation in intense magnet fields without distorting the magnetic fields and without radiating objectionable radio-frequency interference.
US07753867B2
A flexible foot relief pad that is wrapped about and secured to the individual's foot in order to relieve the symptoms of restless leg syndrome, restless arms, and foot and leg cramps includes a pliable cloth wrap having a foot engaging portion joined to a securing portion by a fold, with the foot engaging portion enclosing a cavity for holding therein a layered raised pressure application pad that applies pressure to select areas of the inner side and sole of the foot with the layered pad configured so that a portion of the pad extends transverse to the sole of the foot and a raised portion extends along the inner side of the foot for applying pressure to the specific muscle groups involved in restless leg syndrome. The flexible foot relief pad also includes adjustable securement members that wrap around and encompass both the foot and the relief pad for securing the pad to the foot, and the point of attachment for each securement member is adjustable thereby providing for the even application of pressure against the specific areas of the sole of the foot or for varying the amount of pressure applied to such areas on the sole of the foot.
US07753865B1
In ankle brace apparatus, the combination comprising a foot and ankle holder having a lower foot portion, and having an upper ankle portion with opposite first and second sides, said upper ankle portion including: a guide loop having opposite sections, a first orthopedic strap anchored to one section for passing about a user's ankle or lower leg, and then passage through the loop to extend in a first tightening direction, a second orthopedic strap anchored to another said section to extend in a second and opposite tightening direction, relative to said ankle or lower leg, whereby the two straps extending in said first and second directions can be manually pulled in said directions to tighten the first strap about said ankle or lower leg, and the two tensioned straps then connected by push together connection to tightened extents of the first strap to hold tension transmission via said loop sections and straps; and support strap structure operatively connected to said holder to extend under said foot portion and then to extend generally upwardly and rearwardly for removable retention to at least one of said opposite sides at a retention zone, or zones.
US07753860B1
A uterine contraction sensor device for non-invasively monitoring uterine contractions passing through an abdomen includes a base including a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall to define an interior space. The base is positionable on an abdomen. A tube is positioned in the interior space of the base and is coupled to the bottom wall. The tube is filled with a low viscosity fluid. A first end of the tube is closed to inhibit the low viscosity fluid exiting the first end. A second end of the tube extends upwardly from the top wall to be engage by a fetal monitor. A diaphragm is coupled to the tube adjacent the second end of the tube and is engaged by the fetal monitor to transfer vibrations passing through the low viscosity fluid to the fetal monitor.
US07753852B2
Catheter device for performing atherectomy, comprising an atherectomy catheter, an OCT sensor, an IVUS sensor, position sensors and an image processing unit, which is embodied for creating combined 2D and/or 3D images based on the data of the sensors.
US07753847B2
A method for measuring a mechanical property of a subject includes using an ultrasonic transducer to apply ultrasonic vibration pulses to a vibration origin in the subject in an on-off time sequence in order to impart a harmonic motion at a prescribed frequency to the subject, and when the vibration pulses are off, using the same transducer to apply ultrasonic detection pulses to a motion detection point and to receive echo signals therefrom in order to sense the harmonic motion on the subject at the motion detection point. From the harmonic signal information, a harmonic signal is detected and a characteristic such as amplitude or phase of the detected harmonic signal is measured. The mechanical property is calculated using the measured characteristic using for example a wave speed dispersion method.
US07753842B2
An in vivo imaging device may include a capsule shaped housing and an image sensor. The capsule shaped housing may have a longitudinal axis and a window. The image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) may include a pixel array portion and a circuitry portion. The circuitry portion may be segregated, for example longitudinally, from the pixel array portion. The pixel array portion may be disposed within said housing substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis.A light deflecting element disposed at an angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the pixel array portion introduces image distortion which is compensated by a distortion compensation mechanism.
US07753835B2
The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to radiation-shielding containers for housing radioactive materials. For example, some container assemblies of the invention include a body and a lid both including radiopaque material, and together defining a receiving space for radioactive material. Each of the body and lid has a closure surface that is in close proximity with the closure surface of the other when the container assembly is in a closed condition. The closure surfaces of these container assemblies may be configured such that they run substantially entirely at an angle to a local direction of radiation emanating from the radioactive material. In other words, these closure surfaces may be oriented such that they are misaligned with radiation emanating from within the container assembly. The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to devices for administration of radioactive material (e.g., radiopharmaceutical capsule) to patients.
US07753830B1
Exercise equipment includes a stationary dock and a user support frame engaging the dock in docking relation, including application as a weight training rack and bench including a weight rack frame and a bench frame releasably lockable to the weight rack frame at a plurality of selectable locking locations therealong. A pair of collapsible spotter platforms are mounted to respective upstanding support posts.
US07753828B2
A jump rope simulator for aerobic and anaerobic exercise having a hand-held unit comprising a handle, a base length connected to the handle, and one or more concatenated extension lengths attached to the base length. To exercise, the user grasps one or two units, imitates the motions of swinging a conventional jump rope, and jumps up and down, but there is no risk to the user of tripping over a rope as with a conventional jump rope. If the user desires, two units may also be linked together with an easily attachable connector to form a device similar to a conventional jump rope. A user can quickly convert between the two configurations of the jump rope simulator.
US07753826B1
In one embodiment, a pit landing system having integrated drainage positionable on a surface of a ground includes an upper padding section and a lower support section. The lower support section includes a lower water permeable support operable to allow water to permeate through its structure while supporting the padding layer above the surface of the ground. The upper section includes a cover and the lower support section comprises a porous cover. High jumps and pole vaults including the pit landing system are also disclosed. Methods for forming the pit landing system and methods for protecting an athlete are also disclosed.
US07753825B2
Systems and methods for facilitating an isometric contraction exercise regimen for many subjects across a network are provided. One or more exercise constraints are developed for a subject as a function of the medical health information of the subject. The subject performs a plurality of isometric contraction exercises using exercise equipment always in the presence of a personal fitness trainer thereby producing an exercise result. The exercise equipment has a strain gauge in order to impose exercise constraints in the one or more exercise constraints. A mandatory recovery period for the subject is then imposed. During this mandatory recovery period, the subject does not perform isometric contraction exercises. These steps are repeated using a new set of one or more exercise constraints that were refined based upon the exercise result of a previous isometric contraction exercise work out session.
US07753822B2
A pump drive for a vehicle transmission pump. A transmission input torque member is operable to carry prime mover torque. A source of pump torque includes a pump input torque member circumscribing the transmission input torque member to apply torque to the transmission pump. An overrunning clutch is interposed between the pump input torque member and the transmission input torque member to carry the prime mover torque from the transmission input torque member to the pump torque output member.
US07753820B2
A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes.
US07753814B2
A belt type continuously variable transmission in which a pulley shaft is supported by bearings provided at two positions that are apart from each other in an axial direction of the pulley shaft and a supply oil passage for supplying hydraulic fluid to a pulley hydraulic chamber includes a radial direction oil passage that is formed in the pulley shaft, the radial direction oil passage is formed on an outside of an area between the two positions. Also, one of the bearings is provided near the radial direction oil passage and on an outer surface side of a cylinder member whose inner surface side forms the pulley hydraulic chamber for a movable sheave that is fixed to the pulley shaft. With this structure, concentration of stress on the radial direction oil passage can be avoided, and therefore strength of the pulley shaft can be secured.
US07753809B2
A golf club head with a deep aft cavity is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. An area of interest preferably has less than 12% of the mass of the golf club head. The golf club head preferably is a driver.
US07753808B2
A golf club head includes a portion with different thickness in a face portion. A region having a maximum thickness and a region having a minimum thickness are formed on a back of the face portion. An inclined portion with varying thickness is provided between those regions.
US07753806B2
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Some embodiments of the club head form a club head for a fairway wood that has a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity and a thin crown.
US07753798B2
Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards.
US07753791B2
The present invention is directed, in part, to providing duplicate instances of a particular interactive game on multiple wireless devices. When a first instance of an interactive game is initiated on a first wireless device, a unique identifier is assigned to that particular instance. The unique identifier may then be sent to a second wireless device, which may use the unique identifier to initiate a duplicate instance of the interactive game. The unique identifier may be sent through any messaging scheme for wireless devices, such as text messaging.
US07753784B2
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine(s) will provide progressive awards and/or supplemental bonus awards, wherein the number of provided supplemental awards is determined based on the number of active gaming machines. Each supplemental bonus award provided by each gaming device is based on any accumulated wagers placed at that gaming device.
US07753780B2
A gaming system includes a network server connected to a plurality of gaming devices that are adapted to provide a video payout on each play based on a set of payout parameters. Memory at each gaming device stores payout parameters that correspond to each possible gaming result or outcome. When a play is initiated by a player, a gaming result is generated at a gaming device. The gaming device responds by accessing a corresponding payout parameter from the memory which may be a monetary amount, a video presentation segment or a combination thereof. If the payout is video, the network server receives the payout parameter and transmits video presentation segment to the gaming device accordingly. The gaming device then provides a video payout, in the form of displayed video presentation, to the player. The player thus receives at least one form of payment on each play.
US07753775B2
A gaming machine having a display device for variably displaying and stopping symbols during a game; a memory storing a lottery table having interrelated random number ranges, threshold target values (an accumulatively counted number of times the game has been played) and payouts; and a processor (a) to extract a random number, (b) to determine from the lottery table the random number range to which the random number belongs, (c) to determine the threshold target value corresponding to the determined random number range, (d) to accumulatively count a total number of times the game has been played while games are continuously conducted, (e) to determine whether or not the total number of game plays equals the determined threshold target value, and (f) to determine from the lottery table and give the related payout when the total number of game plays equals with the determined threshold target value.
US07753773B2
A gaming system with a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different game programs to one, more or each of the gaming devices, wherein each gaming device executes the communicated game program by utilizing one, more or each of the concentric reels. Each game program represents a different setting, configuration or type game which may be played on one, more or each of the gaming devices in the gaming system.
US07753758B1
A brassiere support system includes a brassiere including a back strap and a pair of shoulder straps. The shoulder straps are each attached to the back strap and extend upwardly from the back strap. The shoulder straps are spaced from each other. A connector is removably coupled to each of the shoulder straps to pull the shoulder straps toward each other. The connector is slidable toward or away from the back strap to effect a change in lifting properties of the shoulder straps.
US07753745B2
Status indicators for use with a watercraft propulsion system are described. An example indicator includes a light operatively coupled to a propulsion system of a watercraft, wherein an operation of the light indicates a status of a thruster system of the propulsion system.
US07753743B2
An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a main portion (21) and a tongue portion (22) extending forwardly from the main portion; a terminal (4) received in the insulative housing; and a retainer (5) includes a beam (51) and two locking members (52) extending forwardly from opposite ends of the beam, the two locking members latching with the main portion, and the beam pressing against the terminal.
US07753740B2
A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one of the modular I/O units is also mechanically separable from and maintains communication connection to the main communication module. One or both of the modular IO units and main communication module may have an alpha-numeric display.
US07753738B2
An audio jack comprises a set of contacts including a stationary contact (25) and a movable contact (23), and an anti-dust dome member (5). The anti-dust dome member (5) includes a conductive sheet (51) extending from a horizontal plate portion (250) of the stationary contact (25) to a lateral beam (235) of the movable contact (23), and a middle conductive dome sheet (52) below the conductive sheet (51). The conductive dome sheet (52) is constantly actuated to establish an electrical connection between the stationary contact (25) and the movable contact (23). Thus, even if dust is deposited on the anti-dust dome member (5) will have no effect on the electrical connection as established.
US07753736B2
An electrical connector assembly includes an upper insulative base and a lower insulative base discrete from each other, and assembled therewith along an up-to-down direction instead of a left-to-right direction. Thus, a small assembly space will be achieved compared to the prior art.
US07753735B2
A fuse block is provided. The fuse block includes a fuse box and a plurality of fusible links. The fuse box includes a bottom wall; a plurality of side walls, each side wall extending perpendicular to the bottom wall to define a continuous recess space; and a plurality of guide ribs formed along the side walls and extending in a guide direction which is perpendicular to the bottom wall. The plurality of fusible links are insertable into the continuous recess space, and each fusible link includes a housing, and a plurality of chases formed in the housing and extending in the guide direction. A position of each of the guide ribs within the fuse box corresponds to a position of one of the chases of the fusible links.
US07753730B2
An electrical contact assembly holder includes a body having a cable interface. A contact holder is attached to the body on a side opposite from the cable interface and is provided with a plurality of contacts arranged in rows. Each of the contacts has a base that secures the contact to the contact holder. At least one electrically conductive plate is disposed inside the body and extends substantially parallel to the contacts from the cable interface to the base of the contacts. The electrically conductive plate is electrically connected to the contacts and has recesses that receive the contacts to separate the rows of the contacts. A resilient tab extends from the electrically conductive plate to an outside of the electrical contact assembly holder. The resilient tab is electrically conductive and is configured to engage a shielding shell of a connector that receives the electrical contact assembly holder.
US07753729B2
A connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a base and a tongue formed on the base. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing. The metal shell covers the insulative housing and has a top, a space and a plurality of fastening tabs. The fastening tabs are formed on the top of the metal shell and extend from the top into the space to tightly press against a plug connector. Each fastening tab has two connecting ends, a first section and a second section. The connecting ends are connected to the top of the metal shell. With the connecting ends connected to the metal shell instead of free ends, the fastening tabs would not inadvertently extend out of the metal shell.
US07753727B1
A coaxial connector for coaxial cable includes a body with a bore; a sidewall of the bore provided with a cable stop projecting radially inward at least to an inner diameter of the outer conductor; an annular contact groove proximate a cable end side of the cable stop; a contact seated within the contact groove; the contact configured to bias between the contact groove and an outer diameter of the outer conductor; an outer conductor section proximate a cable end side of the contact groove with an inward projecting outer conductor thread; an inner diameter of the outer conductor section greater than the outer diameter of the outer conductor; and a transition at the cable end side of the outer conductor section to a jacket section with an inward projecting jacket thread. An inner diameter of the jacket section is greater than an outer diameter of the jacket.
US07753726B2
A composite electrical connector assembly includes a housing, a shield, and an electrical contact. The housing is formed from a first material and has an interior chamber. The interior chamber includes a stepped cylindrical surface with first and second openings at mating and mounting ends of the housing, respectively. The interior chamber is staged in diameter to form front, intermediate and rear stages. The shield is formed from a second material and is shaped to fit within the interior chamber. The shield engages the rear stage of the interior chamber and is prevented from being removed from the second opening by the rear stage. The electrical contact is disposed within the interior chamber, is aligned along a longitudinal axis of the connector assembly and is configured to receive a center conductor of a cable and to connect with a conductor of a communication device.
US07753722B2
The present invention relates to a refractory mounting unit for ceiling mounted or wall mounted electric devices and comprises: a refractory housing (1) having at least one wall and an inner and an outer side; the at least one wall comprising one section (9), in which internal contacts (6) are directed to an inner side of the housing (1), external contacts (7) are directed to an outer side of the housing (1) and a line-through (8) is integrated as part of the at least one wall for electrically interconnecting the internal contacts and external contacts (7), a plug (2) having a side being form-closed to the one section (9) of the at least one wall at the outer side of the housing (1), the side comprising contacts (12) for contacting the external contacts (7) of the housing (1), and a clamp (3) for clamping the plug (2) against the one section of the at least one wall.
US07753712B2
The invention provides a connector plug in which a necessary and sufficient engaging force of a latch can be ensured irrespective of the thickness of a metal case. The connector plug of the invention has: a synthetic-resin made body (10) having a fitting portion (11) to which a counter connector socket is to be fitted, and which is projected from one end side; contacts (20) which are held by the body (10); and a metal case (40) which covers the body (10). A latch (30) which, when the fitting portion (11) of the body (10) is inserted into the counter connector socket, causes the fitting portion to be engaged with the counter connector socket, and which is formed by a metal plate is configured separately from the metal case (40). The latch (30) is held by the body (10).
US07753711B2
A telecommunications plug comprising: a plug body; plug latches mounted on the plug body, the plug latches being movable between a latched and unlatched state; a boot cap having arms extending therefrom, each arm including a camming surface engaging an outside surface of the plug latches, wherein moving the boot cap in a first direction drives the latches towards each other; a cap latch mounted to the boot cap, the cap latch having a distal end positioned between the latches preventing movement of the boot cap in the first direction; the boot cap including an opening for receiving a key to deflect the cap latch allowing movement of the boot cap in the first direction.
US07753705B2
The present invention incorporates a flexible seal into a typical coaxial cable connector. The seal comprises a flexible brim, a transition band, and a tubular insert with an insert chamber defined within the seal. In a first embodiment the flexible brim is angled away from the insert chamber, and in a second embodiment the flexible brim is angled inward toward the insert chamber. A flange end of the seal makes a compliant contact between the port and connector faces when the nut of a connector is partially tightened, and becomes sandwiched firmly between the ground surfaces when the nut is properly tightened. The present invention allows the connector to make a uniform RF seal on a port even with a range of tightening torques.
US07753703B2
A socket connector (1) is provided with a pair of clips (13) on perimeter sidewalls (12) for providing sustain retention force to a packaged processor (2) independent from retention force applied to the heat sink so that forces applied to the heat sink are counteracted to reduce the risk of inadvertent processor removal or damage. While pressing portions (133) of the clips (13) are exerted a substantially downward vertical force by a user, the clips (13) are opened for receiving the packaged processor (2). After the user stop pressing the pressing portions (133), the resilient force of the clips (31) push the latching portions (131) fixing on the side edge of the packaged processor (2) for performing the aforementioned purpose.
US07753700B2
A safety protection structure for universal sockets, comprising: a second module; a second slant to contact the second pin of a 3-pin plug; a sliding chute configured in parallel to the movement direction of the second module; a third module; a third slant to contact the third pin of a 3-pin plug, and matching the sliding chute of the second module. The sliding chute is configured to ensure that the third and the second module are relatively independent and movable. The second module and third module are respectively configured with a surface area to block the second pin and third pin of the 3-pin plug at the same time. In this configuration, the insulation board is closed when the pin of the plug is inserted incorrectly preventing the pin from contacting the conducting plate in the socket, and the insulation boards in the jacks not inserted with the pins remain closed.
US07753699B2
A safety socket adapted for receiving a terminal of a plug includes a socket housing with a plurality of electrodes being mounted thereon, a socket cover coupled with the socket housing and an insulating case mounted between the socket housing and the socket cover. The socket cover has a plurality of insertion holes corresponding to the electrodes. And the insulating case is located above the electrode for holding the terminal separated from the electrode and has a through hole aligned with the electrode and the insertion hole.
US07753695B2
A socket connector, for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a base having a plurality of through holes, a cover mounted on the base and having a top plate, a plurality of wire-shape contacts bent from a metal haulm and an adapter assembled below the base. The contact has a contacting portion inserting into the top plate of the cover, a tail retained to the base and an elastic center portion connecting the contacting portion and the tail, the center portion is located between the base and the top plate of the cover. The adapter receives the tails of the contacts and has a plurality of exposed solder balls electrically connecting the tails.
US07753690B2
An L-shaped coaxial connector manufactured with a relatively small number of processes and a method of manufacturing the L-shaped coaxial connector are provided. A housing of the L-shaped coaxial connector is connected to an outer conductor. A bushing is attached to the housing. A socket is attached to the bushing, and the socket is insulated from the housing through the bushing. The housing includes a crimping portion. The crimping portion is bendable, in a state in which a part of the bushing is exposed, so that the crimping portion is in pressed contact with the bushing. The bushing is in pressed contact with the insulating film with a force from the crimping portion. The socket pierces the insulating film with a force from the bushing to connect to a center conductor of a coaxial cable.
US07753686B2
The present invention relates to a velcro connector, which uses a hook of a velcro tape attached to a garment, etc. and a loop to transfer electric signals by being electrically connected upon coupling the hook and the loop. With the present invention, the difficulty of the line connection upon implementing electronic circuits on a garment can be solved by providing an integrated connector rather than separately mounting a mechanical connector on a garment. Therefore, it makes it possible to easily implement a wearable computer by using an integrated connector on a garment, etc. In addition, a plurality of electronic circuits mounted on a garment, etc. and the existing electronic devices are freely connected to each other by providing the connector that can be easily separated and coupled, thereby making it possible to increase user convenience.
US07753684B1
A connecting device includes at least one connector and a base. The connector includes a connecting slot for electrically connecting to an electronic device, a first pivoting structure disposed on the connecting slot, and a first positioning structure disposed on the connecting slot. The base includes at least one second pivoting structure pivoted to the first pivoting structure so that the connector is capable of rotating relative to the base, at least one second positioning structure for connecting with the first positioning structure so as to fix the connector and the base, and at least one pin set electrically connected to a circuit board and the connector so as to transmit signals between the circuit board and the electronic device.
US07753681B2
An apparatus, system and method is provided facilitating the planning and tracking of nutrient consumption and expenditure by humans, especially children, including various indicators such as graphical images pertaining to potential dietary intake of foods and liquids like vegetables, fruits and water and physical activities like running, dancing and the like, wherein the various indicators are uniquely charted to accomplish the monitoring and/or projecting of nutrient utilization.
US07753672B2
A mold structure (100) includes a press board (20), a lower mold (10) and at least one locking mechanism (40) configured for locking the press board to the lower mold. The at least one locking mechanism includes a locking element (41), a slidable block (46) and a driven apparatus (42). The locking element engages with the press board and the lower mold along a first direction. The locking element defines a locking hole (4124). The slidable block engages in the locking hole along a second direction. The driven apparatus drives the slidable block to move along the second direction for pressing the press board to the lower mold along the first direction.
US07753671B2
Disclosed, according to an aspect of the present invention, is a molding system that includes a mechanical fuse assembly configured to (i) abut a conduit connection, and (ii) permit movement of a conduit connection.
US07753670B2
A device for the moulding of thermoplastic containers by blowing comprises a mould (1) with two half-moulds (2, 3), each having a support (5, 6) and a mould block (7, 8) between which, in one half-mould, a compensating chamber (20) is defined, with elastic return means (26) and abutment means (27) being interposed, which are combined in unitary assemblies (35) each comprising: a bore (36) passing through the support and receiving a pin (38) having one end (39) fastened to the mould block and a first radial shoulder (40) against which bears the end (E) of a sleeve (46) screwed in the bore and having an outer head (47) capped by an axially displaceable housing (49), with the elastic return means being interposed, which are preloaded by a nut (53) screwed on the free end of the pin against a second radial shoulder (54) of the pin, at the same time pushing the housing.
US07753668B2
A system in which gravitation and inertial effects on platen verticality and sagging are compensated by an anti-tilt actuator (68, 70). A hydraulic actuator (68, 70) secured beneath the platen is either set to offset only gravitationally-related sagging of the mold half (60, 62) by providing a compensating upward force (relative to a stable clamp base 80), or otherwise its upward force can be dynamically adjusted also to compensate for swaying or tilting of the mold-platen assembly caused by stroke cylinder (98) operation and related inertia/momentum effects. Preferably, a level sensor (94) measures and communicates a degree of horizontalness/verticality of the platen (48, 50) to a machine controller (88) which, in turn, generates a control signal (87) to cause variation in cylinder pressure in the anti-tilt actuator (68, 70), thereby achieving substantially continuous alignment between the mold halves (60, 62) and reduced component wear.
US07753666B2
An apparatus and method for cooling a molten plastic film tube exiting the outlet of an extrusion die is disclosed. The apparatus includes an inlet passage adapted to direct cooling air through the extrusion die to the interior of the plastic film tube. The apparatus includes at least one air dispensing device coupled to the inlet passage. The air dispensing device is configured to receive the cooling air and to direct a flow of the cooling air out of the air dispensing device in an approximately circumferential or tangential direction. The circumferential or tangential flow of the inlet air inside the plastic film tube cools the molten tube while reducing impact on the molten tube.
