US07991257B1
Embodiments of this invention include composite articles having specific optical properties. In one embodiment of this invention, a composite comprises high and low refractive index light transmitting material and surface relief features. In further embodiments, the composite comprises volumetric dispersed phase domains that may be asymmetric in shape. In one embodiment of this invention, the composite is an optical film providing light collimating features along two orthogonal planes perpendicular to the surface of the film. In another embodiment, the composite has improved optical, thermal, mechanical, or environmental properties. In further embodiments of this invention, the composite is manufactured by optically coupling or extruding two or more light transmitting materials, and forming inverted light collimating surface relief features or light collimating surface relief features. In further embodiments of this invention, a method of manufacturing a composite comprises forming one or more surface relief features on a component and injection molding or otherwise optically coupling two or more materials to the component. In one or more embodiments of this invention a light source is optically coupled to the composite or used in a light emitting device.
US07991253B2
A device includes one or more waveguides and a memristive array adjacent to the waveguide(s). The memristive array is programmable to form a pattern that diffracts light and couples diffracted light into or out of the waveguide(s).
US07991251B2
A filter element includes a first glass substrate having a pair of parallel surfaces and a band pass filter arranged on one of the parallel surfaces, a pair of single-crystal substrates (Si wafers) each including a primary surface formed with a depression having an inclined surface with respect to the primary surface occupying at least one half of the opening of the depression, and a second glass substrate having an optical element. The primary surfaces of the single-crystal substrate pair are bonded to a pair of the surfaces of the glass substrate. The depressions are faced through the glass substrate and surround the band pass filter. By this configuration, the filter element can be mass produced with a high accuracy and a low cost by the wafer-level process.
US07991246B2
Method and devices are provided for processing an image in which a row of pixels with associated light intensity values successively alternates with a row of pixels to which values are to be associated. In each current row of pixels with associated values, pixels are selected which satisfy a selection rule based on the values for the pixels in the current row with associated values and on the values from the previous and/or the next row with associated values, and segments of pixels are detected. In this manner a set of segments is obtained relative to the image being processed, from which a graph of segments is created by linking the segments according to a linking rule. Then the respective values to be associated with at least some of the pixels in the rows to be assigned values are determined by interpolation from segments in the graph which form a path in the graph.
US07991236B2
A system and method for improving both coding efficiency and decoding accuracy in scalable video coding involving discardable lower layer adaptations, where applications can omit transmission of unused data for inter-layer prediction for all layers below an operation point of receivers. Indicator flags are utilized to avoid transmitting syntax elements that must be set to fixed values. In addition, padding algorithms or additional encoding constraints are applied to the encoding process.
US07991235B2
A light compression method that error diffuses image data provided with luminance and chrominance channels. During error diffusion, a higher number of bits are allocated to the luminance channel. A decompression method for the image data based on sigma filtering is also provided. By manipulating the bits in the luminance and chrominance color spaces, the image output quality may be increased in reconstructed images.
US07991228B2
Real-time segmentation of foreground from background layers in binocular video sequences may be provided by a segmentation process which may be based on one or more factors including likelihoods for stereo-matching, color, and optionally contrast, which may be fused to infer foreground and/or background layers accurately and efficiently. In one example, the stereo image may be segmented into foreground, background, and/or occluded regions using stereo disparities. The stereo-match likelihood may be fused with a contrast sensitive color model that is initialized or learned from training data. Segmentation may then be solved by an optimization algorithm such as dynamic programming or graph cut. In a second example, the stereo-match likelihood may be marginalized over foreground and background hypotheses, and fused with a contrast-sensitive color model that is initialized or learned from training data. Segmentation may then be solved by an optimization algorithm such as a binary graph cut.
US07991227B2
A color adjustment apparatus includes a subspace setting unit, a non-adjustment region setting unit and a color adjustment unit. The subspace setting unit sets a subspace in a color space. The subspace includes an adjustment subject color, which is an adjustment source, and a target color representing an adjustment destination. The non-adjustment region setting unit sets a non-adjustment region in the color space. A color adjustment is not performed in the non-adjustment region. The color adjustment unit performs the color adjustment for colors in the subspace set by the subspace setting unit, based on a reference vector directing from the adjustment subject color to the target color.
US07991221B1
Methods are constructed for defining equivalence relations on embedded manifolds. A continuous path in the space of equivalence relations that spans from “homologous” to “diffeomorphic” and another similar path with endpoints “homologous” and “isometric” are given. Underlying the methodology is a convolution algebra of homology sampling functions. The methodology has applications for describing geometrical arrangements in material science, molecular biology, data science and physics. The methods are implemented in program code stored in a computer readable media and executable on a computer system to provide data analysis functions for a user.
US07991220B2
An image processing technology for displaying a real object and a virtual object associated with each other is provided. An image analysis apparatus according to the present invention changes a motion pattern of the virtual object depending on the actual movement of the real object. The change detector 110 detects temporal state change in the motion pattern of the real object captured by an imaging apparatus and the display controller 120 reads a motion pattern from the motion pattern storage 122 based on the event generated by the state change of an image. The display pattern controller 122 controls display mode of the virtual object using the read motion pattern.
US07991217B2
In apparatuses for automatically acquiring and also for automatically classifying images of defects present on a sample such as a semiconductor wafer, a classifying system is provided which are capable of readily accepting even such a case that a large number of classification classes are produced based upon a request issued by a user, and also even such a case that a basis of the classification class is changed in a high frequency. When the user defines the classification classes, a device for designating attributes owned by the respective classification classes is provided. The classifying system automatically changes a connecting mode between an internally-provided rule-based classifier and an example-based classifier, so that such a classifying system which is fitted to the classification basis of the user is automatically constructed.
US07991215B2
An element splitting method to be applied to a finite element analysis. The method includes: splitting the object region by a Delaunay triangulation by using the coordinate of the point on the boundary line, as a nodal point; disposing circles not to intersect with one another, in the object region, by a Monte Carlo method, the Lawson's search algorithm and a predetermined function; provisionally moving the center coordinate of the one circle by specifying six circles having minimum intervals from one circle by the Monte Carlo method, to adopt the center coordinate after movement when the value of the degree of dispersion Φ after the movement falls below that before the movement; and splitting the object region by a Delaunay triangulation by using the coordinate of the point on the boundary line and the center coordinate, as nodal points.
US07991214B1
The present invention provides an image enhancer that can be applied to various materials during quality testing. The image enhancer is adapted to infiltrate cracks, crevices, fractures, fissures, and other faults, defects, or flaws in the material and provide an increased contrast for images taken by, for example, an X-ray imaging device.
US07991197B2
The class of a sheet is efficiently estimated and a pattern identification process which is robust to a variation in the medium can be performed by dividing an image pattern of the sheet into a plurality of areas (pixels or sets of pixels), weighting and selecting the areas, attaining the identification results for the respective areas and determining the identification result of the whole portion based on a logical combination of the identification results. Particularly, since the area weighting and selecting process is performed based on a difference between the classes and a variation in the class, the calculation amount can be reduced and the identification performance which is higher than that of a method which uniformly processes the whole portion of the pattern can be attained.
US07991194B2
Provided are a location awareness apparatus using a camera and a method thereof. The apparatus includes: an image capturing unit for photographing a position identification tag using a camera; a distance measuring unit for measuring a distance to a position identification tag; an incident angle measuring unit for measuring a photographing angle at a visual point; an image analyzing unit for reading the photographed image from the image capturing unit, and requesting location information corresponding to the read information to a position recognition server; and a location awareness unit for estimating a current location using the distance to the position identification tag, the photographing angle of the position identification tag, and the location information corresponding to the read information by the image analyzing unit.
US07991190B2
The present invention relates generally to signal processing and cell phones. One claim recites a method comprising: receiving a signal from a cell phone; determining, based at least in part on the signal, whether the cell phone is physically located in a predetermined home area; and if not in the predetermined home area, communicating a machine-readable code detector to the cell phone for use as its primary machine-readable code detector to detect machine-readable code while outside of its predetermined home area. Of course, other claims are provided too.
US07991187B2
An intelligent image smoke/flame/complex intelligent image smoke/flame sensor, and an intelligent image smoke/flame detection system formed of such an intelligent image smoke/flame/complex intelligent image smoke/flame sensor. The intelligent image smoke/flame sensor is formed of an image sensor, for example, CCD (Charge-coupled Device), a DSP Processor, an input/output circuit, an infrared lamp and filter assembly, a casing, a window glass, a front cover, and a rear cover. The intelligent image smoke/flame detection system accurately detects fire characteristics including smoke and flame, producing an early alarm to lower catastrophe.
US07991178B2
A headset is disclosed. The headset includes an earpiece, a voice conducting and connecting system and a microphone connected to the voice conducting and connecting system, the microphone being capable of operating in a directional configuration and in an omnidirectional configuration.
US07991175B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for optimizing the performance of a loudspeaker system as perceived by user.The physical part of the speaker system is adjustable which enables the speaker units to be placed in positions that imply maximal acoustical performance. This is obtained by combined means to: 1) bring the speaker in a specified position and 2) apply accordingly position dependant individual acoustical filters inserted in the signal path to each individual speaker.
US07991169B2
A charge/discharge control circuit for controlling current through an input/output audio device includes a first voltage reference; a second voltage reference and a waveform generation circuit responsive to the first and second voltage references for generating a multi-stage waveform profile which is approximately an inaudible waveform for suppressing audible artifacts in the input/output device.
US07991166B2
A microphone apparatus for processing and outputting an output signal of a microphone array including at least nine microphones includes a directivity function processing circuit that converts the output signal of the microphone array into a unidirectional signal and that outputs the unidirectional signal. The directivity function processing circuit expands a directivity function whose variable is an incident angle of an acoustic wave into a Fourier series up to at least third order. The variable in the expanded expression is produced from output signals of the microphones forming the microphone array.
US07991150B2
A button box provides additional keys that can be used in conjunction with a telephone. In one embodiment, a button box is configured by associating it with a telephone and by programming its keys. When a key on the button box is activated, a key press event is sent from the button box to the associated phone. The phone treats the key press event as if a key on the phone itself had been activated and forwards the event to the voice switch appliance associated with the phone. (Alternatively, the key press event is sent from the button box directly to a voice switch appliance.) The button box's user interface is controlled by a voice switch appliance.
US07991143B2
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for use by organizations that have PBXs at a plurality of sites. The invention pertains to cell phone calls from an affiliated terminal to her “home” private branch exchange. For example, an employee who works at the Chicago branch office might call the Chicago office's PBX to invoke a feature such as setting up call forwarding, retrieving voice mail, etc. Such calls might be automatically and transparently directed to another PBX when it is advantageous to do so. In the illustrative embodiment, the need or desirability to redirect such calls to another PBX is ascertained while the caller is still in the process of entering all of the required calling information. The effect of assessing whether to redirect the call in parallel with the caller entering the information is to reduce the delays otherwise experienced by the caller when placing calls outside of the enterprise area served by the home private branch exchange.
US07991137B2
A system to facilitate phone conferencing between a plurality of phone users over a communications network, program product, and methods are provided. Phone conferencing over a communications network is facilitated by a system that forms a server network that enables users to participate in a conference call. A conference management program product is stored in a memory of the server including instructions which allow users of the system to establish conferencing groups and set participation preferences of the members. The system can utilize the preferences to initiate and conduct the conference call.
US07991135B2
A plain old telephone service (POTS) communications service incentive is offered for maintaining the voice path connection after disconnection of POTS, at a residence or business location. The communications service incentive includes providing an always-on dialtone service from a wireline service provider to a customer premises. After receiving an order to disconnect phone service at the premises, it is determined by a central office computer processor of a wireline service provider whether the premises, which is subject to the order to disconnect phone service, meets a set of requirements for the always-on dialtone service.
US07991134B2
An intelligent telephone set is disclosed that includes a caller-ID circuit that extracts a call identifier from an incoming call. A call processing circuit in communication with the caller-ID circuit assigns the incoming call to a caller category associated with the call identifier. Subsequently, it selects a call processing action corresponding to the caller category and processes the incoming call using the selected call processing action. The intelligent telephone set allows users to set criteria for receiving and processing calls based on CID data. One such call processing action is to use CID data to forward an incoming call to a predetermined location.
US07991126B1
A method for use of voice call restriction data to restrict mailbox-to-mailbox message transfers. When a subscriber logs into his or her voice mail box and seeks to send a voice mail message to another subscriber's voice mail box, reference will be made to voice call restriction data that indicates whether voice calls are allowed between the subscriber and the other subscriber. If the voice call restriction data indicates that voice calls are allowed between the subscribers, then the voice mail system will allow the requested mailbox-to-mailbox message transfer. On the other hand, if the voice call restriction data indicates that voice calls are not allowed between the subscribers, then the voice mail system will not allow the mailbox-to-mailbox message transfer.
US07991125B2
Methods of processing incoming telephone calls include receiving an incoming telephone call from a caller, identifying the caller associated with the incoming telephone call, and processing the incoming call in response to a call handling rule generated in response to a menu selection made in a previous incoming call from the caller. Processing the incoming call in response to the generated call handling rule may include playing an interactive voice response menu to the incoming caller. The interactive voice response menu may include at least one menu option included in the interactive voice response menu in response to the call handling rule. Corresponding call handling units and computer program products are also provided.
US07991116B2
An x-ray system or method for exciting a sample under x-ray analysis, using a curved monochromating optic for directing a monochromatic x-ray beam from an x-ray source towards a first focal area. A second optic is positioned within, and receives, the monochromatic x-ray beam, and directs a focused x-ray beam towards a second focal area on the sample. A detector is positioned near the sample to collect radiation from the sample as a result of the focused x-ray beam. The curved monochromating optic produces a beam spot size at the first focal area larger than a beam spot size produced by the second optic at the second focal area, therefore, a beam spot size on the sample is thereby reduced using the second optic. Doubly-curved monochromating optics, and polycapillary optics, are disclosed as possible implementations of the optics.
US07991104B1
A modular Gray code counter of arbitrary bit length having identical Gray code counter cells in every bit position. Each cell comprises a Toggle Flop and logic which triggers the Toggle Flop and sets the state of the Gray code counter cell. The two outputs of a cell feed two inputs of the next more significant cell. A parity flip-flop provides odd parity, and as a third input to the cell together with the other two inputs determines the state of the cell.
US07991103B2
Embodiments include systems and methods for recovery of data from an incoming digital data stream. Embodiments comprise a fine tracking loop to track the data when the phase between the incoming data and the receiver clock varies relatively slowly. Embodiments comprise a fast tracking loop performs to track the data when the phase between the incoming data and the receiver clock varies rapidly. The fine tracking loop adjusts the phase of a receiver clock to track the data eye of the data. The fast tracking loop over-samples the data and then chooses the sample that best represents the data. In some embodiments, the data recovery circuit can switch between receiving data from the fine tracking loop and receiving data from the fast tracking loop.
US07991090B2
Aspects of a method and system for reordered QRV-LST (layered space time) detection for efficient processing for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication systems are presented. The method may include receiving an ordered plurality of signals wherein each of the ordered plurality of received signals comprises information contained in an ordered plurality of spatial streams. Each spatial stream may comprise one or more frequency carriers, or tones. Information, or data, contained in a corresponding one of the ordered plurality of spatial streams may be detected. The order in which the information is detected may be determined for each individual frequency carrier.
US07991084B2
A detect decision is made by non-coherently combining results from correlating a preamble (CAZAC) sequence with base/root sequences used in the cell and setting a detection threshold based on those combined results. Another threshold can be set based on coherently combining results from correlating the preamble sequence, in which case the detect decision is based on satisfying either one of the thresholds. Where the sequence repeats in the same preamble, the results that are combined are from correlating the first instance of the CAZAC sequence and from correlating the second instance of the CAZAC sequence. Where the sequence does not repeat, different segments of the CAZAC sequence, each less than the whole and not necessarily of the same length, are correlated for a partial correlation on each segment, then the segments are combined and used to set the detection threshold. Detection may be done in stages, adjusting the threshold after the first stage based on comparing the results of non-coherent and coherent combining.
US07991081B2
Digital signals are transmitted on a bus at given instants selectively in a non-encoded format and an encoded format. The decision whether to transmit the signals in non-encoded format or in encoded format is taken in part, based on a comparison of the signal to be transmitted on the bus for an instant of the aforesaid given instants with the signal transmitter on the bus for the preceding instant, so as to minimize switching activity on the bus.
US07991078B2
In a signal processing apparatus adapted to process a signal transmitted via a transmission path, distortion of a waveform of a signal value of a specific symbol is predicted on the basis of a characteristic of distortion depending on values of symbols transmitted before the specific symbol, and the distortion is removed from the waveform of the received signal thereby producing a distortion-removed waveform. A comparison value is calculated for each allowable value of the specific symbol by subtracting a predicted signal value of the specific value from the distortion-removed waveform. A symbol value corresponding to the smallest comparison value is determined as the value of the specific symbol. An error suspicion level value indicating the degree of suspicion of being incorrect is calculated for each of the predetermined number of symbols, and already determined values of symbols are corrected in accordance with the error suspicion level values.
US07991070B2
A transmitter and method include a LDPC encoder configured to encode source data, and a mapper configured to generate three coordinates in accordance with a 3D signal constellation where the coordinates include an amplitude coordinate and two phase coordinates. A laser source is modulated in accordance with each of the three coordinates to provide a transmission signal. A receiver, includes a demapper receives an input signal from three branches to demap the input signal using a three-dimensional signal constellation having three coordinates. The three branches include a direct detection branch, and two coherent detection branches such that the direct detection branch detects an amplitude coordinate of the input signal and the two coherent detection branches detect in-phase and quadrature coordinates of the input signal. A bit prediction module and at least one LDPC decoder are configured to iteratively decode bits by feeding back extrinsic LLRs to the demapper.
US07991063B2
Methods and apparatus for transmitting data via multiple antennas by using antenna diversity. A transmission diversity scheme is established such that two transmission matrices that are in accordance with the space frequency block code combined with Frequency switched transmit diversity (SFBC+FSTD) scheme, are alternatively applied in either the frequency domain, or the time domain, or both of the frequency domain or then time domain. The symbols in the transmission matrices may be transmitted either as one burst in a primary broadcast channel (PBCH), or as discrete bursts in the primary broadcast channel.
US07991062B2
A method of allocating sub-channel signal interleaving patterns to BSs forming a wireless communication system that divides a frequency band into a plurality of sub-carriers and including a plurality of sub-channels, which are a set of predetermined adjacent sub-carriers. The method includes: creating a basic orthogonal sequence having a length identical to a number of the sub-carriers forming the sub-channel; creating a plurality of sequences having a same length as the basic orthogonal sequence by cyclic-shifting the basic orthogonal sequence a predetermined number of times or performing a modulo operation based on a number of the sub-carriers forming the sub-channel, after adding a predetermined offset to the cyclic-shifted basic orthogonal sequence; selecting a predetermined number of sequences corresponding to a number of the BSs from among the plurality of sequences; and allocating the selected sequences as the sub-channel signal interleaving patterns for the BSs.
US07991056B2
Method and system encodes a signal according to a code rate that includes a ratio of uncoded bits to coded bits. An outer Reed-Solomon encoder encodes the signal into codewords. An interleaver converts the codewords into bits of frames for wireless transmission. An inner encoder executes a convolutional code to generate an encoded signal. The encoded signal is transmitted over a plurality of subcarriers associated with a wide bandwidth channel. The convolutional code is punctured and code states are added by the inner encoder to improve the code rate.
US07991050B2
According to one embodiment, a moving picture decoding apparatus comprises a decoding module configured to decode an input stream containing coded moving picture data and coding information of the coded moving picture data and configured to produce decoded moving picture data and decoding information, an interpolation image generation module configured to generate an interpolation image frame to be interposed between frames in the decoded moving picture data, and an image generation control module configured to control the generation of the interpolation image frame based on the decoding information.
US07991047B2
A method is provided for designing a digital reception filter for a wanted signal. The method includes modeling at least one transmission channel of at least one signal interfering with said wanted signal in such a way that the pattern of an interfering channel is obtainable, in bleaching said at least one interfering signal by a bleaching filter taking into consideration said interfering channel pattern and a noise thereon (pattern noise) and in calculating the coefficients of said digital reception filter using at least one coefficient of the bleaching filter.
US07991043B2
A demodulator in a receiver includes a correlator (240) for de-spreading a spread-spectrum signal, and a decision module (250) for detecting a preamble and for synchronizing to data frames of the spread spectrum signal. The demodulator includes symbol timers (231 and 233) that allow the demodulator to correlate to two preamble symbols simultaneously, where the two preamble symbols occur one-half a symbol period apart. The correlator includes a correlator structure having taps that correct for any frequency offset of a carrier signal. The correlator correlates to each of the two preamble symbols a plurality of times through oversampling, where each correlation compensates for a different amount of frequency offset. By analyzing occurrence of peaks in magnitude of the correlations, the decision module detects the preamble and selects weights for the taps to de-spread data frames received after the preamble.
US07991029B2
A cut-out portion of a ground conductor is located in a region where a header faces a flexible board from the junction of a signal pin and a signal line and faces the signal line. The size of the cut-out portion is determined so that the impedance of the signal pin is matched to the impedance of the signal line.
US07991028B1
A high-powered diffraction limited diode pumped solid-state source optically end pumps a compact, widely tunable solid state material. Imaging of the collimated pump beam into the tunable medium produces ideal volumetric overlap producing high conversion efficiencies. Fully integrated pump source provides pump energy at or near the peak absorption wavelength. Birefringent elements placed intracavity are used for linewidth narrowing and tuning of the laser wavelength. Tunable active medium is placed in linear cavity arrangement utilizing a confocal or hemispherical arrangement. Mode waist is minimized in crystal such that there is optimal overlap with pump source while simultaneously maximizing extraction efficiency.
US07991020B2
An integrated circuit includes current mode drivers that provide equalized outputs. A parallel-to-serial converter circuit receives data at less than one fourth the output data rate, and provides main data and equalization data at one fourth the output data rate to at least one four-to-one multiplexer. The main data and equalization data is multiplexed onto an output node at the output data rate.
US07991011B2
A method of acquiring repetitively broadcast data comprises acquiring the data in fragments, acquiring a document comprising information on the fragments, examining the information, and re-acquiring the fragments according to the information.
US07991007B2
A hardware packets reassembly apparatus and method includes an ingress unit receiving and parsing a data packet, recognizing fragments corresponding to the data packet, and outputting control information of the fragments. An en-queue unit stores the control information of each fragment, links each related fragment based on the control information, and enqueues the data packet when all fragments are available corresponding to the data packet, wherein the data packet is enqueued only when all of the fragments corresponding to the data packet are available in a sequential order. A dequeue unit dequeues the data packet from a packet descriptor, and scheduling the data packet based on a corresponding class of service. An egress unit assembles all fragments corresponding to the data packet into a full packet and outputting the assembled data packet from an output port.
US07991006B2
A node NI has a protocol stack (10), between application (13) and management (11) layers, and two or more Link level interfaces (12, 14) to network links (31, 32). Protocol stack (10) has a multiple data link interface (101), which may duplicate packets at transmission, to be sent through links (31, 32), respectively. A memory area is reserved. At reception, an identifier (X) is calculated for each incoming packet e.g. form its IP header, and is searched in at least a portion of the reserved memory area; if X is not found (or not found for the source node), the packet identifier (X) is stored in currently reserved portion of the memory area.
US07991005B2
A communication apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a data frame including a plurality of pieces of unit data and transmitted from a communication partner; a determining unit that determines whether there is data loss, for each piece of unit data included in the data frame received by the receiving unit; a transmission right acquiring unit that acquires a transmission right; and a generating unit that generates grant data for granting the transmission right acquired by the transmission right acquiring unit to the communication partner, when the determining unit determines that at least any one of the pieces of unit data has been lost.
US07991002B2
An apparatus and method for implementing a vertical handoff between a WLAN and a broadband wireless communication network are provided. The vertical handoff apparatus includes a base station (BS) of the broadband wireless network and at least one access point (AP) of the WLAN within the cell coverage area of the BS, and a switch for forwarding packets between the BS and the at least one AP and processing a handoff between the BS and the at least one AP.
US07991001B2
A system and method for providing packet-switched telephony service. The system provides call control, signaling, and/or delivery of voice, video, and other media in substantially real time. One embodiment of the system includes a call client application on a user device, and a call server located at a packet-switched telephony service provider. The call server is preferably operable to communicate with the call client in a non-native protocol and with the gateway in a native protocol.
US07991000B2
Inband Controlling of a packet-based Communications NetworkA method of handling control information (CMR latest, CMR latest new) sent inband in a packet-based communications network with traffic data, wherein the network has a buffer for temporarily storing received packets, is described. The method comprises receiving one or more packets and determining (312) first control information (CMR latest new) comprised therein, deciding (314) if the first control information (CMR latest new) is newer than second control information (CMR latest) received earlier, and, if the first control information (CMR=most recent CMR latest new) is newer than the second control information (CMR latest), handling (318) the first control information (CMR latest new) independently from a buffering of the one or more received packets which comprise the first control information (CMR latest new). The invention further relates to a network component like a packet terminal or a converting gateway for performing the method and to communications systems comprising such a network component.
US07990999B2
Method and apparatus for arbitrating prioritized cycle streams in a manner that prevents starvation. High priority and low priority arbitration pools are employed for arbitrating multiple input cycle streams. Each cycle stream contains a stream of requests of a given type and associated priority. Under normal circumstances in which resource buffer availability for a destination device is not an issue, higher priority streams are provided grants over lower priority streams, with all streams receiving grants. However, when a resource buffer is not available for a lower priority stream, arbitration of high priority streams with available buffer resources are redirected to the low priority arbitration pool, resulting in generation of grant counts for both the higher and lower priority streams. When the resource buffer for the low priority stream becomes available and a corresponding request is arbitrated in the high priority arbitration pool, a grant for the request can be immediately made since grant counts for the stream already exist.
US07990998B2
A user terminal establishes a session with a first access point (AP0) and obtains a token associated with modem configuration information used for radio communication. The user terminal thereafter establishes a connection with a second access point (AP1) by sending the token. AP1 receives the token, obtains the modem configuration information associated with the token, and initializes an air interface protocol stack with the modem configuration information to obtain a modem-specific protocol stack for the user terminal. AP1 sends a response indicating successful connection setup. The user terminal and AP1 thereafter communicate in accordance with the modem-specific protocol stack. AP1 may attempt to fetch the session for the user terminal from AP0. If this is successful, then AP1 updates the protocol stack with the session information to obtain a complete protocol stack for the user terminal. The user terminal and AP1 thereafter communicate with the complete protocol stack.
US07990995B2
A wireless communication apparatus includes a main queue to store MAC frames, a plurality of subqueues related to the main queue and used to control retransmission of the MAC frame, each of the subqueues having different priority for transmission of the MAC frame, respectively, an extracting device configured to extract the MAC frame from the main queue on the basis of a destination and the priority, and distribute the extracted MAC frame to one of the plurality of subqueues for each priority, and an aggregating device configured to extract MAC frames from the plurality of subqueues to form a MAC super frame.
US07990993B1
A network device includes a processor that executes a software module above an operating system of a network device, wherein the software module is configured to create a set of forwarding structures for use in forwarding network traffic with the network device without regard to limitations of an underlying architecture of the forwarding plane. The network device also includes a forwarding structure control module operative within or below the operating system of the network device, wherein the forwarding structure control module is configured to create a set of derived forwarding structures based on the set of forwarding structures provided by the software module for installation in the forwarding information of the forwarding plane. The derived set of forwarding structures is created in accordance with the limitations of the underlying architecture of the forwarding plane.
US07990992B2
A physical interface that is electronically configurable to transfer information according to any protocol of a pre-defined set of at least two protocols is disclosed. Moreover, electronic configuration of such a physical interface to transfer information according to any protocol of a pre-defined set of at least two protocols is disclosed.
US07990988B2
The invention concerns a scheduler for sharing a resource comprising a storage unit for storing user deadlines, FIFO storage units, associated each with a first increment value (d(j)) and, for some of them (c(j, i), with a second increment value (d(i)), for storing user-identifiers. The scheduler comprises a management unit selecting one of the FIFO storage units to serve the user designated as next to serve for the resource, recycling his user-identifier, and a recycling decision unit for redirecting, in accordance with conditions, which include a comparison between the second increment value of the FIFO where the user is going and the first increment value from where the user is coming.
US07990979B2
A recursively partitioned static router-table, the data structure incorporating a first-level partition including subtries and an auxiliary trie. A node of the subtrie includes a path Q(N) from the root R of a trie T to a root N of the subtrie, a stride s for a next-level partition, a mask that characterizes a next-level perfect hash function, and a pointer to the hash table for the next-level partition. At least one of the trie T, the first-level partition, the auxiliary trie, and the next-level partition is represented by a base structure selected from the group consisting of MBT and HSST.
US07990970B2
A data transmission apparatus includes a transmitting portion capable of transmitting data to an address set by a user's transmission operation, a counter portion for counting the number of past transmissions every address, a storing portion for storing a transmission history including the counted number of past transmissions in an updatable manner, a registering portion for automatically registering an address whose number of past transmissions has reached a prescribed number, a displaying portion for displaying an address setting screen, a discrimination portion for discriminating whether there is a transmission history to the automatically registered address as to the user who transmits, and a controlling portion for making the displaying portion display the automatically registered address in a selectable manner on the address setting screen of the displaying portion only when it is discriminated by the discrimination portion that there is the transmission history.
US07990967B2
The invention includes a method including the steps of specifying access control information for resources, for each first protocol packet transmitted on the network, intercepting the first protocol packet prior to a first protocol destination resource, examining embedded packet information to identify at least one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource, identifying the access control information associated with the identified at least one of the intermediate path resources and the final destination resource and restricting transmission of the first protocol packet as a function of the identified access control information.
US07990961B2
Apparatus and methods for full address resolution in a zoning SAS expander. A single memory circuit is used in a zoning SAS expander to store zone information associated with the SAS address (e.g., WWN) of devices exchanging information through the expander. The source and destination addresses in a received SAS frame are used as inputs to the memory circuit to generate outputs of the memory circuit representing the source and destination zone group identifiers. These outputs are then applied to the zone permission table to determine the zoning permission for forwarding the frame through the expander. Pipelined logic within the expander sequences the operations of the memory circuit and the zone permissions table to account for clock cycle delays in processing of each. In one exemplary embodiment, the memory circuit is a content addressable memory (CAM). In another exemplary embodiment, the CAM also includes port routing information.
US07990959B2
A network system includes a maintenance terminal and a switch that transfers a packet. Upon receiving a link-trace message packet, the switch transfers, when links to the destination constitute a link aggregation, the link-trace message packet to all physical links constituting the link aggregation. In response to the link-trace message packet, the switch receives a link-trace reply packet from each of the physical links, and generates link-trace result data. the link-trace result data is output to the maintenance terminal.
US07990956B2
A voice communication system configured over an IP phone system, with which users could establish voice calls between analog telephone devices and IP phones through an IP phone system without changing their conventional usage method is provided. To allow analog telephone devices to be able to login to the IP phone system, the communication mediation device is required to replace an analog telephone device by be an IP phone user in the IP phone system, and to process voice communications by using analog-digital signal conversion. Using the pre-established registration information, thus allowing the IP phone upon only determining the destination telephone number, it is then capable of automatic converting the telephone number to the corresponding IP phone account so as to proceed with a call through the IP phone system.
US07990949B2
A wireless broadband access gateway having a wireless interface compatible with any of a number of commercial wireless wide area network standards provides enhanced wire area network coverage via a broadband network. The gateway may function as a wireless wide area network base station having a small coverage area, and may be communicatively coupled via a broadband access provider to a broadband wireless controller that cooperatively coordinates call management for access devices comprising cellular or mobile multimedia handsets. The broadband network may comprise cable, digital subscriber line, satellite, T1, or T3 type networks, and may carry traffic unrelated to the signaling, control, voice, and multimedia information of associated with wide area network calls. The wireless broadband access gateway may comprise a set-to-box, and may operate to convert from air interface protocols used to communicate with mobile handsets of the wireless wide area network, to/from the packet-based protocols that may be used in the broadband network.
US07990943B2
A device associated with a network receives a register request from a managed node connected to the network, where the register request requests registration of the managed node. The device also establishes a command channel, for sending one or more commands, with the managed node based on the register request, and establishes a notification channel, for sending one or more notifications, with the managed node based on the register request.
US07990937B2
In a wireless 802.15.4 communication system, a method and system are provided for switching between a predetermined protocol transmission mode and a high-speed transmission mode by including signaling mode information in a data packet (330, 340) to instruct the receiver device (300) to demodulate at least a data payload using the predetermined transmission mode if the signaling mode information comprises a first predetermined value, and to demodulate at least the data payload using the high-speed transmission mode if the signaling mode information comprises a second predetermined value. The signaling mode information may be included in the SFD field of an 802.15.4 SHR structure to instruct the receiver how to demodulate or process the data packet, or may be included as desired anywhere in the data packet to instruct the receiver how to demodulate or process one or more subsequent data packets.
US07990932B2
Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods and computer program products for performing cell acquisition and pilot sequence detection in a cellular telecommunications system such as, for example, an OFDM system. In the apparatus, methods and computer program products, a primary synchronization channel sequence and a secondary synchronization channel sequence are transmitted by a base station in a sub-frame of an OFDM downlink frame. In one embodiment, the primary synchronization channel sequence, secondary synchronization channel sequence, and system information are mapped to a plurality of sub-carriers in an FDM signal. At the user equipment, coarse synchronization is performed during cell acquisition by performing a cross correlation between the signal and a reference primary synchronization channel sequence stored in a memory of the user equipment. The coarse synchronization performed using the primary synchronization channel sequence is improved by performing a cross correlation between the signal and a reference secondary synchronization channel sequence stored in a memory of the user equipment. Identification of a pilot sequence for channel estimation purposes is performed by detecting two cyclically invariant pairs of secondary synchronization channel sequences over two consecutive frames of the signal. The cyclically invariant pair of secondary synchronization channel sequences are selected from a set of orthogonal sequences and identify a particular pilot sequence incorporated in the signal.
US07990930B2
A HRPD network access authentication method based on CAVE algorithm is provided. An AT (Access Terminal) generates a random number “RAND” necessary for a calculation of an AUTH1 by using a “Random text” included in the CHAP Challenge message. A UIM (User Identity Module) card works out the AUTH1 by using the random number “RAND” and an SSD_A (Shared Secret Data A) in the UIM card. The AT carries the AUTH1 in a Result field of the CHAP Response message. An AN-AAA (Access Network-Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) generates the random number “RAND” necessary for the calculation of an AUTH2 by using a “Random text” included in a Radius Access Request message. The AN-AAA works out the AUTH2 by using the random number “RAND”. The two results AUTH1 and AUTH2 are compared. If the results are the same, the authentication on the AT passes. Otherwise, AT access is rejected.
US07990928B2
A method for supporting frequency hopping of a transmission apparatus by a reception apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ). The method includes determining whether a particular transmission apparatus has a need to perform hopping of allocating a different logical channel every Transmission Time Interval (TTI); and when there is no need to perform hopping every TTI, sending to the transmission apparatus a command to perform hopping every multiple TTIs, and simultaneously signaling information on a number of the multiple TTIs.
US07990927B2
An apparatus and method of grouping and assigning a plurality of random access sequences, including assigning each random access sequence to one or a plurality of user equipments, to a plurality of users, type of users or types of communication connection.
US07990923B2
A method for selecting a connection destination for wireless communication from a plurality of base stations in a wireless terminal that is in service areas of the plurality of base stations, which includes a first step (#11) of receiving dispatch information from each of the plurality of base stations, a second step (#12) of obtaining information about each reception power when the dispatch information is received, a third step (#13) of obtaining information about an antenna that is used by each of the base stations for wireless communication after connection from each of the received dispatch information, and a fourth step (#14) of selecting a base station having a highest quality of a communication channel in the wireless communication as the connection destination based on the information about the reception power and the information about the antenna of each of the base stations.
US07990910B2
A reception quality measurement method includes instructing a mobile station existing in a cell to measure a reception quality of a signal sent by a second base station forming a cell with a frequency different from a frequency of the cell of the first base station; setting a period including a synchronizing timing for the first base station, by the mobile station; setting a plurality of measurement timings in the period, and measuring reception quality of the signals sent by the second base station at each of the measurement timings, by the mobile station; comparing the reception qualities measured at the measurement timings, and selecting an optimum reception quality, by the mobile station; and reporting the selected optimum reception quality to the first base station as the reception quality of the signal sent by the second base station, by the mobile station.
US07990907B2
An interface is provided between a satellite telephone system and a wireless telephone system for allowing calls to a user's wireless telephone to be diverted to a satellite telephone handset when the user is unable to use his wireless telephone, for example when on board an aircraft fitted with a satellite telephone system. The interface unit emulates the operation of a normal base station, so that the host wireless telephone system acts as if the mobile user's terminal is roaming on the host network, but is currently “busy”. The user inserts a card (which may be the SIM of his mobile phone, or a card compatible with existing satellite telephone equipment) into a suitable reader in the satellite telephone, which causes the satellite ground station's card verification system to connect to a host wireless telephone network.
US07990905B2
A method is shown for improving the spectral efficiency of a communication system (100) that comprises at least one Super Base Station SBS (1) and at least one terminal (3-1), wherein at least one Relay Base Station RBS (2-1) is used to relay asymmetric up- and downlink data between said at least one Super Base Station SBS (1) and said at least one terminal (3-1) and wherein said asymmetry of said up- and downlink data is considered when dynamically allocating transmission resources to said relay link (5-1, 6-1) between said at least one SBS (1) and said at least one RBS (2-1) and to said link (7-1, 8-1) between said at least one RBS (2-1) and said at least one terminal (3-1).
US07990904B2
A frequency translating repeater (250) for use in a time division duplex radio protocol communications system includes a processor (260), a bus (261), a memory (262), an RF section (264), and an integrated station device (264). An access point (210) is detected based on information transmitted frequency channels using a protocol. Detection is initiated automatically during a power-on sequence or by activating an input device such as a button. Frequency channels are scanned for a beacon signal and an access point chosen as a preferred access point based on a metric such as power level.
US07990902B2
Included are embodiments for sending data in an environment with a plurality of protocols. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a communications device, an indication to send first data to an access point in a first communications protocol and determining that second data is being communicated in a second communications protocol. Some embodiments include determining a period of silence from data communication in the second communications protocol and sending the first data in the first communications protocol during the period of silence.
US07990890B2
A communication management system is consisted of a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network. Each apparatus comprises: a transmitter that transmits first setting information representing all setting status of own apparatus to the other apparatuses connected to the network; a receiver that receives second setting information representing all setting status of the other apparatuses connected to the network from the other apparatuses; and a storing device that stores the first and the second setting information. Desired data relating to all the devices connected to the network can be confirmed quickly.
US07990885B2
Accuracy of network topology information and efficient usage of available bandwidth when broadcasting topology updates are optimized in accordance with the principles of the present invention by collecting and utilizing locally known network usage information to update the network topology information between regular updates. This information is then used in establishing paths for end user communication through the network. It is further used to determine which network topology information is to be included in a subsequent update broadcast by the node. Additionally, it is used to tune adaptively the frequency with which updates are broadcast by the node.
US07990882B1
An adaptation mechanism monitors, maintains and controls quality of voice-grade for communications among end-systems in a distributed PBX topology, thereby providing an enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) for the network.
US07990864B2
Dynamic rate limiting adjustment may be provided by sampling actual output rates from a rate limited device and utilizing this information to modify configured traffic limits. This allows the device to achieve actual output rates much closer to the desired rate limits for users and services.
US07990858B2
Embodiments of the invention provide systems, devices and methods to schedule data transport across a fabric, e.g., prior to actual transmission of the data across the fabric. In some demonstrative embodiments, a packet switch may include an input controller to schedule transport of at least one data packet to an output controller over a fabric based on permission information received from the output controller. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07990850B2
Embodiments disclosed herein provide redundant connectivity between an Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) access network and a Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) network. A first VPLS node is provided to function as an EAPS controller node. A second VPLS node is provided to function as an EAPS partner node. The first and second VPLS nodes are linked by a pseudowire and an EAPS shared-link. Additional EAPS nodes are also provided. The additional EAPS nodes are linked to each other and one of the additional EAPS nodes is designated as a master node. Links are also established between the VPLS nodes and the EAPS nodes such that one or more EAPS rings are formed. Each EAPS ring includes the shared-link between the first and second VPLS nodes. The EAPS rings are monitored to detect link failures. When a failure of the pseudowire shared-link between the first and second VPLS nodes is detected, all pseudowire links associated with the first VPLS node are disabled if any of the EAPS nodes has a path to both of the VPLS nodes. Otherwise, the existing pseudowire links associated with the first VPLS node are maintained.
US07990848B1
Disclosed is a method and system by which a high level of network availability is provided to a storage area network. The method and system transmit data over a storage area network from a source to a destination. A first and second path are configured from the source to the destination. Additional paths between the source and destination are created by connecting a first mid-span switch on the first path to a second mid-span switch on the second path. Additionally, the same data is multicasted over two (or more) of the paths (e.g., on different wavelength channels).
US07990847B1
A method of managing servers in a server cluster is disclosed. The health of servers is detected through passive return traffic monitoring. Server failure can be detected through TCP information or HTTP return codes. Various settings affecting number of failure thresholds and the time period to detect failures can be configured. Servers can be mapped to URLs such that passive health monitoring can be performed for URLs instead of server clusters.
US07990846B2
Method and apparatus for provisioning a protection pathway of a link joining a first point in a network and a second point in the network. The method includes the step of determining a shortest path between the first point and the second point in a protection graph, computing a length of said shortest path, determining if said link should be added to the protection graph according to said computed length and setting the shortest path in the protection graph as protection path for said link. The second step of determining includes evaluating the protection graph to determine if there no existing path or an existing path that is longer than a hop limit. Based on this evaluation, the method either adds the link or makes no change to the protection graph.
US07990832B2
The present invention provides an optical pickup in which the transmission diffraction efficiency of plural recording and/or reproducing light beams of different wavelengths, radiated from plural light sources, may be prevented from being lowered, and in which the transmission diffraction efficiency and the angle of diffraction are both optimized. The optical pickup includes an imaging unit composed of an objective lens and a set of diffraction section and adapted for condensing light beams from first to third light sources on optical recording mediums, and the set of diffraction section includes a first diffraction section which gives the transmission diffraction efficiency for order-one diffracted light or order-minus-one diffracted light higher than that for light of the other orders in case light beams of first, second and third wavelengths are transmitted therethrough, and a second diffraction section which gives the transmission diffraction efficiency for order-zero diffracted light higher than that for light of the other orders in case the light beam of the shortest wavelength and the light beam of the longest wavelength out of the first, second and third wavelengths are transmitted therethrough, and the transmission diffraction efficiency for order-one diffracted light or order-minus-one diffracted light higher than that for diffracted light of the other orders in case the remaining light beam is transmitted therethrough.
US07990821B2
An optical disk playback device includes a control means (an LSI 5 for system control) for performing a track search according to contents information, comparing a current track start point position at the time after performing the track search with a target track start point position, when the comparison result shows that they differ from each other, setting up a new target track start point position by performing a predetermined arithmetic operation, then performing a track search again, and, when a new current track start point position at the time after performing the track search again matches the set-up new target track start point position, starting a playback from the new current track start point position.
US07990807B2
An electronic device with an alarm clock function includes a storage unit storing at least one icon; a display unit including a plurality of display areas; an input unit including a plurality of input parts each of which corresponds to one of the display areas; a managing unit for enabling or disabling an alarm clock function; an area selection module for randomly selecting one of the display areas and outputting the icon on the selected display area; and a comparison module for determining whether the input part pressed by a user matches the selected display area. A method for controlling the alarm clock function is also provided.
US07990806B2
A seismograph system includes a seismometer, a positioning unit, a transmitter, a remote processing device. The seismometer includes a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer and a MEMS gyroscope. The seismometer, the positioning unit, and the transmitter being located at a detecting site. The MEMS accelerometer and the MEMS gyroscope are respectively configured for measuring an acceleration and an angular velocity of the movement of the earth at the detecting site. The positioning unit is configured for providing a location at the detecting site. The transmitter is configured for transmitting the measured acceleration, the measured angular velocity, and the provided location to the remote processing device. The remote processing device is positioned at a remote site and configured for analyzing recording the measured acceleration, the measured angular velocity, and the provided location.
US07990804B2
A computer based system and method for real-time display of co-registered historical and current side scan sonar imagery during a side scan sonar survey. Embodiments also include modules for detection of clutter in the current imagery, identification of features, extraction of snippets, filtering based on predetermined size and shape parameters, and determination if a current feature is the same as a previously identified contact from historical imagery.
US07990802B2
Electronic apparatus, systems, and methods to implement selective edge phase mixing are disclosed. A selective edge phase mixing system includes a processor and memory device configured to perform operations in synchronization with transitions of an externally provided clock signal. A selective edge phase mixing unit for the memory device may operate to receive the clock signal and control signals. An output port of the selective edge phase mixing unit may be used to provide a duty cycle corrected clock signal to the memory device. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US07990795B2
A method for refreshing a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) includes performing a refresh on at least a portion of the DRAM at a first refresh rate, and performing a refresh on a second portion of the DRAM at a second refresh rate. The second portion includes one or more rows of the DRAM which do not meet a data retention criteria at the first refresh rate, and the second refresh rate is greater than the first refresh rate.
US07990793B2
A semiconductor device has a DRAM cell configured from an information charge accumulating capacitor and a memory cell selecting transistor, the threshold voltage value of a MOS transistor that constitutes a sense circuit is monitored, and the monitored threshold voltage value of the MOS transistor is converted through the use of a transfer ratio that is determined based on the capacitance of the information charge accumulating capacitor and the parasitic capacitance of the bit line. The converted voltage value is level-shifted so that the pre-charge voltage of a pre-charge circuit is a pre-set voltage, a current feeding capability is added to the level-shifted voltage value, and the voltage is fed as the pre-charge voltage.
US07990787B2
An improved redundancy architecture for embedded memories in an ASIC chip includes one or more compiler-generated embedded memory instances. Each embedded memory instance has a universal register for storing an address of a defective subunit of the memory instance from a variety of sources. A control block is located on the ASIC chip outside of the memory instances. The control block has a defective memory register for storing an address of a defective memory subunit. The address of a defective memory subunit from the defective memory register in the control block is transferred to the universal interface register in the memory instance. In one embodiment, the control block includes fuses for storing a defective subunit address in binary form. A fuse array is located outside of the memory instances and contains laser fuses that represent address of defective subunits for each memory instance. Alternatively, the control block includes a BISTDR (built-in, self-test, diagnostic, and repair) system that provides an address of a defective memory subunit. Means are provided in the memory instances for comparing incoming memory addresses to address bits for defective memory subunits stored in each memory-instance register.
US07990784B2
A semiconductor memory device having a clock signal generating circuit which is capable of controlling a data output in compliance with PVT fluctuation by controlling a output timing of rising and falling clock signal based on a fuse cutting is described. The clock signal generating circuit includes a fuse unit for generating first and second fuse signals based on fuse cutting of fuses, a control signal generating unit for generating first and second fuse signals in response to the fuse signals, a clock signal delaying unit for generating a delayed clock signal by delaying the external clock signal by a delay section specified by the control signals, and a clock generating unit for generating a first internal clock signal in synchronization with a rising edge of the delayed clock signal and for generating a second internal clock signal in synchronization with a falling edge of the delayed clock signal.
US07990773B2
Various circuits include MOS transistors that have a bulk voltage terminal for receiving a bulk voltage that is different from a supply voltage and ground. The bulk voltage may be selectively set so that some MOS transistors have a bulk voltage set to the supply voltage or ground and other MOS transistors have a bulk voltage that is different. The bulk voltage may be set to forward or reverse bias pn junctions in the MOS transistor. The various circuits include comparators, operational amplifiers, sensing circuits, decoding circuits and the other circuits. The circuits may be included in a memory system.
US07990770B2
In a method of programming a nonvolatile memory device, when a program is performed, a program voltage is applied to a first word line selected for the program. A first pass voltage is applied to three second word lines neighboring the first word line toward a source select line. First and second voltages are applied to third and fourth word lines neighboring the first word line toward the source select line. A second pass voltage is applied to the remaining word lines other than the first to fourth word lines.
US07990769B2
A first channel in the substrate underlying a trap gate is biased to cause trapping of holes or electrons in the trap gate and thereby program the memory device to a programmed state. A second channel in the substrate underlying the trap gate and transverse to the first channel is biased to sense the programmed state. For example, biasing a first channel in the substrate underlying the trap gate to cause trapping of holes or electrons in the trap gate and thereby program the memory device to a programmed state may include applying voltages to a first source/drain region and first gate on a first side of the trap gate and to a second source/drain region and a second gate on a second side of the trap gate, and biasing a second channel in the substrate underlying the trap gate and transverse to the first channel to sense the programmed state may include applying voltages to a third source/drain region on a third side of the trap gate and to a fourth source/drain region on a fourth side of the trap gate.
US07990767B2
A method for reading an addressed cell of a memory system comprises applying at least two different voltage levels to a control gate of a memory cell in an array of memory cells, wherein the memory cell is adjacent to and in electrical field communication with the addressed memory cell. A threshold voltage of the addressed memory cell is measured at each of the at least two different applied voltage levels. At least two of the measured threshold voltages of the addressed memory cell are converted to one or more bit values stored in the addressed memory cell. The bit values are provided to a host of the memory system. An apparatus implementing the method is also disclosed.
US07990759B2
The memory cell comprises first and second inverter circuits, connected in a loop. First and second decoupling transistors, normally turned off outside the write phases, are respectively connected between an output of the second inverter circuit and first and second inputs of the first inverter circuit. The memory cell is thereby protected against transient disturbances due to ionizing particles. The gates of the decoupling transistors are preferably respectively connected to a supply voltage for the P-type decoupling transistors and grounded for the N-type decoupling transistors.
US07990747B2
There are provided a semiconductor device and a semiconductor chip, in which the interconnection is made to be highly reliable by stacking three or more layers of chips without contact therebetween. A semiconductor chip of the present invention comprises a first signal transmission circuit, a silicon substrate on which a first changeover switch is formed, and an interconnection layer on which a first capacitive-coupling upper electrode is formed, wherein a first capacitive-coupling lower electrode is additionally formed on the rear surface of the silicon substrate through a first via hole that penetrates the silicon substrate and, whereas the first capacitive-coupling upper electrode is directly connected to the first signal transmission circuit, the first capacitive-coupling lower electrode is connected to the first signal transmission circuit through the first via hole and through the first changeover switch.
US07990743B2
A solar farm system is provided that is configured for reducing electrical loss. The solar farm system includes a plurality of PV arrays coupled to inverters and a collector system including a conductor or network of conductors. The collector system also includes a plurality of transformers with one or more transformers connected between the inverters and the conductors. The solar farm also includes a substation transformer connecting the solar farm collector system to the electrical grid. The solar farm includes a control system configured to determine at least one operating parameter for the solar farm system to reduce electrical loss and to regulate the collector system and the plurality of inverters based at least in part on the at least one operating parameter.
US07990742B2
A charge pump circuit, and associated method and apparatuses, for providing a split-rail voltage supply, the circuit having a network of switches that is operable in a number of different states and a controller for operating the switches in a sequence of said states so as to generate positive and negative output voltages together spanning a voltage approximately equal to the input voltage and centered on the voltage at the common terminal.
US07990730B2
An imaging device includes a lens module and a printed circuit board. The lens module includes a substrate with a lens unit and an imaging sensor mounted on a same side thereof. The substrate defines a groove therein. The printed circuit board defines a recessed portion accommodating the substrate therein, and includes a locking member engaging in the groove to detachably secure the lens module thereto.
US07990724B2
A motherboard for a computer box having internal circuitry and communication ports comprises a portable motherboard having a connector for connection to an externally accessible connector of said computer box; wherein, connection of said portable motherboard connector to said externally accessible computer box connector enables said computer box to perform computing operations. The inventive motherboard is portably configured to serve one or more computers, preferably a personal computer or laptop. The portable motherboard provides a computer box with a brain. Alternatively, where a computer with a brain is slow, the portable motherboard may be used to boost the brainpower of the slow computer. Whether the portable motherboard brings life to a computer box or boosts the microprocessor power of a computer containing an internal microprocessor, the portable motherboard is a powerful invention that makes microprocessor power more efficient and ubiquitous.
US07990723B2
A housing structure of an acoustic controller, in which a lower case of the controller has an increased rigidity and improved moldability. The lower case is integrally formed by a resin and has a bottom surface thereof disposed to face a tabletop surface when the controller is in a stationarily placed thereon. The bottom surface of the lower case is formed to have a concave-forming portion that defines a concave space communicating with the outside of the controller on the left and right sides thereof and which is upward convex as viewed when the controller is stationarily placed, thus increasing the rigidity of the lower case. Bosses and vertical ribs formed to project upward from a horizontal part of the concave-forming portion of the lower case each have a reduced height, thereby improving the moldability of the lower case.
US07990710B2
A data center inside a shipping container having a lower plenum and an upper plenum in its interior. Heated air in the upper plenum exits therefrom into a plurality of heat exchangers adjacent thereto. Air cooled by the heat exchangers travels toward and enters the lower plenum. The data center includes a plurality of carriages each having an equipment receiving portion located between an open bottom portion in open communication with the lower plenum, and an open top portion in open communication with the upper plenum. Fans inside each of the carriages draw cooled air up from the lower plenum into the open bottom portion of the carriage, blow the cooled air up through the equipment receiving portion thereby cooling any computing equipment received therein, and vent the cooled air through the open top portion into the upper plenum.
US07990696B2
A portable electronic device comprises a cover member, a body member, and a power generating assembly. The cover member is slidably mounted to the body member. The power generating assembly includes a power generating device and a rack assembly. The power generating device includes a toothed gear and a stator. The toothed gear is rotatably clockwise or counter clockwise mounted to the stator. The stator is fixed to the body member. The rack assembly includes a fastening portion and a rack portion opposite to the fastening portion. The fastening portion is fixed to the cover member. The rack portion meshes with the toothed gear, thus the power generating device driving the rack assembly and the cover member to slide relative to the body member.
US07990692B2
An electronic device includes a main body, a cover, and two supports. The main body defines two receiving slots. The cover is hinged on the main body. The supports are slidably connected to the main body, capable of being entirely received in the receiving slots or protruding out of the main body, in response to positions of the cover.
US07990684B2
Disclosed is an conductive composition that has high conductivity and excellent heat resistance and is suitable for use as a solid electrolyte in a solid electrolytic capacitor. Also disclosed is a solid electrolytic capacitor that uses the conductive composition as a solid electrolyte and has low ESR and high reliability under high temperature conditions. A dispersion of the conductive composition comprises an conductive polymer produced by oxidation polymerization of thiophene or a derivative of thiophene in water or an aqueous liquid formed of a mixture composed of water and a water-miscible solvent in the presence of polystyrenesulfonic acid and at least one material selected from phenolsulfonic acid novolak resins comprising repeating units represented by general formula (I) [wherein R represents hydrogen or a methyl group] and sulfonated polyesters; and a high-boiling solvent. The solid electrolytic capacitor comprises the conductive composition as a solid electrolyte.
US07990680B2
In a method of manufacturing a porous coke suitable as a charge-storing material in electrochemical capacitors, one manufactures or provides a non-calcined isotropic coke with spherical or onion-shaped morphology and low graphitizability as a starting material. The starting material is comingled with a caustic alkali to obtain a homogenous mixture. The homogenous mixture is heat treated at a temperature in a range between 650 and 950° C. to obtain the porous coke. The porous coke is washed and neutralized.
US07990679B2
Particular aspects provide capacitors, and particularly ultracapacitors, including molecules suitable to substantially increase the capacitance of the capacitor, and methods for making same, Particular aspects provide ultracapacitors that include nanoparticles optionally coated with molecules, such as polymer electrolytes. Certain aspects provide an energy storage device or capacitor, including at least three layers sealed in a fluid-tight covering, wherein a first layer includes at least one electrolytic polymer molecule of positive charge and at least one nanoparticle; a second dielectric layer including at least one insulative polymer; a third layer including at least one electrolytic polymer molecule of negative charge and at least one nanoparticle. In certain aspects, the electrolytic polymer of the first layer includes at least one high charge density polymer electrolyte of positive charge, and wherein the electrolytic polymer of the third layer includes at least one high charge density polymer electrolyte of negative charge.
US07990677B2
A multilayer chip capacitor includes: a capacitor body having first and second side surfaces and a bottom surface; a plurality of first and second internal electrodes in the capacitor body; first and second external electrodes having a first polarity and formed on the first and second side surfaces, respectively, to cover a respective lower edge of the side surfaces and to partially extend to the bottom surface; and a third external electrode having a second polarity and formed on the bottom surface. The internal electrodes are disposed in perpendicular to the bottom surface. Each of the first internal electrodes has a first lead drawn to the first side and bottom surfaces and a second lead drawn to the second side and bottom surfaces. Each of the second internal electrodes has a third lead drawn to the bottom surface.
US07990668B2
Device protection using temperature compensation. A logic module associated with groups of capacitors adjusts complex impedance planes associated with the capacitor groups to account for ambient temperature variations. In particular, the logic module is configured to adjust a center of a circle of each complex impedance plane based on an average impedance. The average impedance for a selected capacitor group includes impedance measurements for groups other than the selected group, to prevent capacitor failures in that group from skewing the average. The logic module can adjust the circle center in response to changes in average impedance over periods of time. For example, the logic module can filter measured differences in average impedance using a low pass filter, to distinguish slow impedance changes caused by temperature variations and rapid impedance changes caused by capacitor failures. The logic module can adjust the circle center in accordance with the filtered difference value.
US07990667B2
A semiconductor device includes a first circuit block powered by voltages at first and second power supply terminals, a second circuit block powered by voltages at third and fourth power supply terminals, a first ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection circuit including a first field effect transistor having a source, a drain, and a gate, where the gate and one of the source and the drain are connected to the first power supply terminal, the other of the source and the drain is connected to the third power supply terminal, and a first back gate potential adjusting circuit adapted to adjust a potential at a back gate of the first field effect transistor. The first field effect transistor includes a first conductivity type transistor formed in a first well of a second conductivity type serving as the back gate of the first field effect transistor.
US07990663B2
A circuit interrupting device is disclosed that includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a switch between the first conductor and the second conductor wherein the switch is disposed to selectively connect and disconnect the first conductor and the second conductor, a circuit interrupter disposed to generate a circuit interrupting actuation signal, a solenoid coil and plunger assembly disposed to open the switch wherein the solenoid coil and plunger assembly is actuatable by the circuit interrupting actuation signal wherein movement of the plunger causes the switch to open, and a test assembly that is configured to enable a test of the circuit interrupter initiating at least a partial movement of the plunger in a test direction, from a pre-test configuration to a post-test configuration, without opening the switch.
US07990658B2
A voice coil motor for a disk drive includes a permanent magnet, a voice coil adapted to move in an arc proximate to the permanent magnet, a top plate positioned above the voice coil, and a bottom plate positioned below the voice coil. The permanent magnet has two halves that are magnetized in opposite direction. The two halves of the magnet are split into a right half magnet portion and a left half magnet portion. The right half magnet portion and the left half magnet portion are attached to the top plate and the bottom plate respectively at opposite sides of the voice coil motor. The invention also discloses a disk drive unit with such VCM.
US07990657B2
A plurality of non-magnetic dampers on a voice coil yoke arm for reducing low frequency vibration in a hard disk drive is disclosed. One embodiment provides housing and at least one disk coupled with the housing. In addition, an actuator is coupled to the housing, the actuator having a coil region with a voice coil and a plurality of voice coil yoke arms. At least one of a plurality of non-magnetic dampers is also coupled with each of the plurality of voice coil yoke arms and not with the voice coil. In so doing, the plurality of non-magnetic dampers are able to damp low frequency actuator coil torsion and coil bending resonances.
US07990655B2
In a perpendicular magnetic recording head in which a magnetic pole part of a main magnetic pole layer exposed at a medium-opposing surface exhibits a trapezoidal form narrower at a leading edge than at a trailing edge on the return yoke layer side, a magnetic shield layer having a pair of side shield parts separated at the leading edge so as to oppose both side faces of the magnetic pole part and a bottom shield part magnetically connected to the pair of side shield parts and positioned below the leading edge of the magnetic pole part is provided on the leading edge side in the track width direction of the magnetic pole part of the main magnetic pole layer.
US07990652B2
A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording having a notched write pole for reduced magnetic core width (MCW) dependence on skew. The write pole is configured with a notch that can extend to or slightly beyond the flare point of the write pole, and is formed on the leading portion of the write pole. The notch can have a notch depth, as measured from the ABS of 50-200 nm or about 120 nm. The notch can have a notch height, measured in the down track direction that is 40-90 nm or 20-90 percent of the write pole height.
US07990641B2
Touchdown is detected between an R/W head and disk by determining the variance in the frequency domain of a baseline position error signal (PES) and a PES measured after incrementally increasing the DFH control signal. To quantify the variance in the frequency domain, a discrete Fourier transform of the baseline PES and of each PES produced for a given DFH control signal is used. A band-limited PES variance is used to improve touchdown detection, but is not a requirement of this method.
US07990632B2
There is disclosed an optical element having a first surface and a second surface bounded by a circular periphery. A rim having an inner surface may extend from the second surface proximate the periphery. At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim may be convex.
US07990630B2
Device facilitating quick and easy removal of a lens from a front side. The device includes a lens, a housing, a retention clip, an ejection block, and a fastener. The fastener passes through a hole in the housing and the ejection block. The fastener and either the housing or the ejection block have compatible threading. Rotation of the fastener in one direction causes the ejection block to release the retention clip, thereby allowing the lens to be removed. Rotation in a second direction causes the ejection block to return to a position capable of receiving the retention clip.
US07990621B2
Disclosed are a projection lens that has a simple inner focus structure, an appropriate back focal length, telecentricity, a high optical performance, and a small size and can effectively correct, particularly, lateral chromatic aberration, and a projection display device. A projection lens includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power and a second lens group having a positive refractive power arranged in this order from a magnification side. A fifth lens arranged closest to a reduction side in the first lens group is moved along an optical axis to adjust focus, and at least two lenses are made of a material with anomalous dispersion capable of reducing chromatic aberration in a wide visible range.
US07990606B2
Provided is a display element, which has simple member configuration, can be driven at a low voltage, and has high display contrast, white display reflectance and high display speed and less display nonuniformity in a long term. The display element has an electrolyte layer, which includes silver or a compound having silver in the chemical structure, between counter electrodes and drives the counter electrodes to melt and deposit the silver. The electrolyte layer contains a butyral resin, a coloring material having an average primary grain diameter of 200 nm or more but not more than 1,000 nm, and an organic solvent having a boiling point of 120° C. or higher but not higher than 300° C. The mass ratio of the organic solvent to the butyral resin is 10:1 or more but not more than 10:5.
US07990605B2
An illumination device is provided and has a light guide plate, a light source and a light modulator, wherein the light modulator has a pair of transparent substrates a pair of electrodes and a light modulator layer. The light modulator layer includes a first region being changed between a transparent state and a scatterable state depending on intensity of an electric field, and a second region being more transparent than the first region in a scatterable state at an electric field having a certain intensity, the electric field being applied when the first region is changed between the transparent state and the scatterable state, and an occupancy rate of the first region in the light modulator layer is increased with increase in distance from the light source.
US07990597B2
An actuator includes: a first oscillatory system including a frame-shaped driving member and a pair of first axial members holding the driving member from both ends so as to allow the driving member to rotate around an X-axis; a second oscillatory system including a movable plate provided inside the driving member and a pair of second axial members holding the movable plate to the driving member from both ends so as to allow the movable plate to rotate around a Y-axis perpendicular to the X axis; and a driving unit including a permanent magnet provided on the driving member, a coil provided so as to face the permanent magnet, a voltage applying unit applying a voltage to the coil, and the permanent magnet has a relief section to avoid making contact with the movable plate.
US07990594B2
The present invention relates to a phase mask for holographic data storage, and to a method and an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media using such a phase mask.According to the invention, the phase mask has a plurality of phase cells, whose size is equal to an integer multiple of the size of the pixels of a spatial light modulator of the apparatus. The phase cells have a phase variation on sub-cell scale, which is inverse for essentially half the number of phase cells.
US07990591B2
An image processing device for converting a color tone of an image includes: an input unit to which an image is input; a designation unit that designates precision of color conversion performed on the input image; a color conversion table that stores output color data after color conversion of color data, which is determined according to the designated precision and may be included in the image, in an address space determined according to the precision; an address specifying unit that specifies an address referring to the color conversion table on the basis of a first portion, which is determined according to the precision, of color data expressing the input image; a color converting unit that converts the color data included in the input image into output color data by referring to the specified address of the color conversion table; a parameter specifying unit that specifies a parameter for interpolating a color, which is expressed by the output color data, on the basis of a second portion other than the first portion of the color data included in the input image; and an interpolation unit that interpolates a color, which is expressed by the converted output color data, on the basis of the specified parameter.
US07990579B2
An image processing apparatus includes: an acceptance section; an edge detection section; and a screen processing section, wherein the edge detection section includes: a first edge determination section that subjects a pixel of interest to edge determination by reference to information about a density of the pixel of interest and information about densities of pixels around the pixel of interest determined by an edge detection window; and a second edge determination section that compares minimum density information among the information about densities of pixels determined by the edge detection window with a predetermined background threshold value, and that redetermines the pixel of interest, which is determined to belong to an edge portion by the first edge determination section, as belonging to anon-edge portion in cases where the minimum density is equal to or greater than the background threshold value.
US07990575B2
A correction region of an input gamut is set in accordance with the chroma of a specific color point of the input gamut, and a correction region of an output gamut is set in accordance with the chroma of a specific color point of the output gamut. The output gamut is corrected based on the correction region of the output gamut so that the specific color point of the output gamut is mapped on a point on the lightness axis of a color space, and input color data is corrected so that the specific color point of the input gamut is mapped on a point on the lightness axis of the color space. The corrected color data is mapped into the corrected output gamut, and inverse correction of correction of the output gamut is performed to the mapped color data based on the correction region of the output gamut.
US07990574B2
A printing system includes a converter for replacing graphic elements of a color matched document (104). Conversion replaces original elements (2-4) with replacement elements (21-24, 40-42) having modified transparency attributes so that overprinting elements that overlap areas (10-15) appear as intended when subjected to color matching.
US07990564B2
Versions of user-selected content images are automatically created, sized, and positioned within a template such that all versions are simultaneously displayed without overlapping in a defined acceptable image area of the template. Creating the content image versions may include creating a frame image for the content image. A predefined anchor point associated with the acceptable image area is used to control the location of the image versions within the image area.
US07990551B2
An image forming apparatus includes a communicating unit (123) that performs communication with an-external apparatus (200), a recording unit (97) that stores image information, an image processing unit (96) that performs image processing, and a control unit (91) that performs control to secure the image processing unit from the external apparatus via the communicating unit, when a request signal for performing processing of the image information is received, if the image processing unit can be secured, convert a file format by expanding the image information and compressing the image information again using the image processing unit secured and transfer the image information converted via the communicating unit, and, if the image processing unit cannot be secured, transmit an indication that the image processing unit cannot be secured and the image information before the conversion to the external apparatus via the communicating unit.
US07990545B2
The invention provides for surface mapping of in-vivo imaging subjects using a single camera and an illuminator that projects a plurality of targets such as spots on the subject. By limiting the depth-of-field of the camera lens, or of the illuminator optics, or both, a spatial plane is defined in which the spots are most sharply in focus. Controlled displacement of this plane relative to the subject is achieved through movement of the mechanical stage on which a subject is placed; or through movement of the best-focus plane by adjustment of the camera, lens, or illuminator optics. Images are taken at several relative positions of the best-focus plane and the subject, and the height of individual points on the subject is determined through analysis of focus, given the known displacements. A mesh or other surface can be constructed from individual point locations, to provide a surface map of the subject. Accuracy of 0.5 mm can be readily attained for mice and similarly sized subjects.
US07990541B2
Frequency domain optical coherence imaging systems have an optical source, an optical detector and an optical transmission path between the optical source and the optical detector. The optical transmission path between the optical source and the optical detector reduces an effective linewidth of the imaging system. The optical source may be a broadband source and the optical transmission path may include a periodic optical filter.
US07990534B2
An improved procedure for calibrating the azimuth angle in a metrology module for use in a metrology system that is used for measuring a target on a wafer, and the metrology modules can include oblique Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE) and unpolarized or polarized spectroscopic reflectometer devices.
US07990533B2
A system and method for determining at least one of: a disease state, a metabolic state, a clinical outcome, and a disease progression of a test renal or prostate sample. A test Raman data set is obtained from the sample wherein said test Raman data set may comprise at least one of a plurality of Raman spectra and a plurality of spatially accurate wavelength resolved Raman images. The test Raman data set is compared to a plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique. For analysis of renal samples, each of these reference Raman data sets may have an associated known renal sample and an associated known metabolic state, clinical outcome, and/or disease progression. For analysis of prostate samples, each of these reference Raman data sets may have an associated known prostate sample and an associated known disease state, metabolic state, clinical outcome, and/or disease progression.
US07990530B2
In the conventional contaminant particle/defect inspection method, if the illuminance of the illumination beam is held at not more than a predetermined upper limit value not to give thermal damage to the sample, the detection sensitivity and the inspection speed being in the tradeoff relation with each other, it is very difficult to improve one of the detection sensitivity and the inspection speed without sacrificing the other or improve both at the same time. The invention provides an improved optical inspection method and an improved optical inspection apparatus, in which a pulse laser is used as a light source, and a laser beam flux is split into a plurality of laser beam fluxes which are given different time delay to form a plurality of illumination spots. The scattered light signal from each illumination spot is isolated and detected by using a light emission start timing signal for each illumination spot.
US07990528B2
A photosensitive chip, including: at least one set of photosensors substantially aligned in a Y direction; and a layer of non-transmissive material including a plurality of openings. Each opening in the plurality of openings includes a respective center line and overlaps only a portion of a respective photosensor so that only the portion of the respective photosensor is photosensitive. The respective center lines for openings for each set of photosensors are not collinear in the Y direction. In an example embodiment, the plurality of openings includes at least one row of openings substantially aligned in an X direction, orthogonal to the Y direction. In an example embodiment, each opening has an equal width in an X direction, orthogonal to the Y direction.
US07990521B2
In a distance/speed meter, first and second semiconductor lasers emit parallel laser light beams to a measurement target. A first laser driver drives the first semiconductor laser such that the oscillation interval in which at least the oscillation wavelength monotonically increases repeatedly exists. A second laser driver drives the second semiconductor laser such that the oscillation wavelength increases/decreases inversely to the oscillation wavelength of the first semiconductor laser. First and second light-receiving devices convert optical outputs from the first and second semiconductor lasers into electrical signals. A counting unit counts the numbers of interference waveforms generated by the first and second laser light beams and return light beams of the first and second laser light beams. A computing device computes the distance to the measurement target and the speed of the measurement target from the minimum and maximum oscillation wavelengths of the first and second semiconductor lasers and the counting result obtained by the counting unit.
US07990519B2
An exposure apparatus is configured to project a pattern of an original onto a substrate using a projection optical system, thereby exposing the substrate, and comprises a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, a first detector configured to detect positions of marks on the substrate in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other in a plane perpendicular to an optical-axis direction of the projection optical system, and a controller configured to control the first detector to detect the position of a mark on the substrate while moving the substrate stage substantially along the first direction, and control the first detector to detect the position of a mark on the substrate while moving the substrate stage substantially along the second direction, thereby controlling positioning and exposure of the substrate based on the detection results obtained by the first detector.
US07990515B2
A bistable display having one or more permanent hideable mark, and a method of forming the permanent hideable mark, are described. The permanent hideable mark can be hidden and revealed numerous times without loss of information.
US07990491B2
A liquid crystal display device has a thin structure with a backlight device appropriate for illuminating a liquid crystal panel where there is no area in band form where the brightness is inconsistent. The size of the diffusion plate that forms the optical sheet of the backlight device is made smaller than the opening for illumination in the diffusion region, and the diffusion plate is not provided in the vicinity of the end portions of the opening for illumination in the configuration. In this configuration, the reflection properties are different in the vicinity of the end portions and as the center portion of the opening for illumination, and the brightness increases in the vicinity of the end portions of the backlight device, so that an area in band form where the brightness is inconsistent can be prevented from being created in the end portions of the display device.
US07990490B2
An optical sheet includes a base layer, a light-condensing layer and a plurality of light-reflecting portions. The base layer includes a first surface and a second surface. The light-condensing layer includes a plurality of light-condensing portions with a first pitch. The light-condensing portions are formed along a first direction of the second surface. The light-reflecting portions are formed in the first surface to be spaced apart from each other along the -first direction in correspondence with a plurality of grooves, each groove formed between two light-condensing portions. An interval distance between a center of the light-condensing portion and an edge of the light-reflecting portion increases when moving toward the edge of the first surface from a center of the first surface along the first direction. Therefore, the number of the optical sheets used for the display device may be reduced.
US07990487B2
A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) having a maximum effective display area is provided by improving an assembling structure of the LCD. The LCD includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assembly including a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a data driver transmitting a data driving signal to the LCD panel, and a gate driver transmitting a gate driving signal to the LCD panel, a mold frame having sidewalls and receiving the LCD panel assembly therein, the mold frame including a protruding portion protruding on top of at least one of the sidewalls, the protruding portion formed to be higher than the LCD panel assembly, and a front cover positioned outside the mold frame, a first bent portion of the front cover surrounding the protruding portion, and a distal end of the first bent portion contacting the LCD panel.
US07990480B2
Within a broadcast receiving apparatus, mounting therein two (2) pieces of tuner units, each being receivable at least three (3) kinds of broadcasting signals, and being receivable plural numbers of broadcasting signals, simultaneously, the tuner units, each capable to receive an analog terrestrial broadcasting signal, digital BS/CS broadcasting signals, and a digital terrestrial broadcasting signal, are mounted within a housing 11 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 10, wherein a main tuner 110 and a sub-tuner 120 are mounted on both surfaces of a substrate 100, directing upper and lower surfaces thereof into the same direction, and distributors 130 and 140 for distributing antenna inputs are attached between input terminals 111, 112, 121 and 122 of those tuner units, bridging over both surfaces of the substrate, and thereby providing a technology for mounting or packaging the tuner units, with achieving small-sizing and thin-sizing thereof.
US07990461B2
Both of a high speed AF using contrast control and a high precision AF using a color temperature sensor are achieved. A focus detection device has: a first sensor which outputs a signal for a focus detection by detecting a phase difference; and a second sensor having a plurality of pixels whose spectral sensitivities are different. Accumulation start timing of the first sensor and that of the second sensor are different. The first sensor controls an accumulation time period and a read-out gain based on a difference between the maximum and minimum values of an accumulation signal. The accumulation of the second sensor is finished in a timing when the accumulation of the first sensor is finished.
US07990457B2
A folding-type mobile terminal is provided with a camera that is capable of accurately imaging an object. This is accomplished by mounting the camera such that a viewing direction of the display of the terminal is substantially parallel to a camera imaging direction.
US07990453B2
A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel section that outputs a signal charge subjected to photoelectric conversion by each of a plurality of photoelectric transducers, a conversion circuit that converts an output signal from the pixel section into a digital signal by using a triangular wave, and a saturation signal level calculation circuit that calculates a saturation signal level of each photoelectric transducer based on the digital signal from the conversion circuit. The solid-state image sensor further includes a setting circuit which sets a maximum signal level of the triangular wave in accordance with the saturation signal level from the saturation signal level calculation circuit.
US07990452B2
Various embodiments comprise apparatus, methods, and systems that include an amplification apparatus comprising a first input, a second input, and an output, a first plurality of series-connected transistors including a first transistor having a first channel ratio and a first gate coupled to the first input, and a second plurality of series-connected transistors including a second transistor having a second channel ratio that is greater than the first channel ratio, the second transistor including a second gate coupled to the second input.
US07990450B2
A photodetecting circuit is disclosed which includes a photodetector for generating a signal in response to incident light, a storage node, transfer and reset transistors and an output circuit. The storage node has first and second node terminals. The second node terminal is connected to a compensation signal during a read period of the photodetection circuit. The transfer transistor is disposed intermediate the first node terminal of the storage node and the photodetector and is for electrically connecting the first node terminal and the photodetector during an integration period upon receiving a transfer signal to a gate of the transfer transistor, allowing charge stored in the storage node to change based on the signal of the photodetector. The reset transistor has a control node for receiving a reset signal, a first terminal for receiving a reset voltage, and a second terminal electrically connected to the first node terminal, such that the reset voltage is supplied to the first node terminal when the reset signal is asserted at a gate of the reset transistor. The output circuit generates an output signal during the read period of the photodetecting circuit. The output signal is at least partially based on a voltage at the first terminal. The compensation signal is a logically negated version of the transfer signal.
US07990449B2
A cascaded imaging storage system for a pixel is disclosed for improving intrascene dynamic range. Charges accumulated in a first capacitor spill over into a second capacitor when a charge storage capacity of the first capacitor is exceeded. A third capacitor may also be provided such that charges accumulated by said second capacitor spill over into the third capacitor when the charge storage capacity of the second capacitor is exceeded.
US07990447B2
A solid-state image sensor has a plurality of pixels, a read-out circuit and a signal processing section. The plurality of pixels includes a plurality of first pixels, a plurality of second pixels, a plurality of third pixels and a plurality of fourth pixels. The signal processing section includes a color acquisition section, a first judgment section configured to determine whether or not the white data value W in the target pixel block is smaller than a predetermined first set value, and a white color correction section configured to perform correction processing of the white color data value W in the target pixel block based on the following Expression (1) when the judgment result of the first judgment section is NO, and to output the white data value W by itself without performing the correction processing based on the Expression (1) when the judgment result of the first determination section is YES; W′=S1C1+S2C2+S3C3 (1) where each of S1, S2, and S3 is a coefficient that is determined based on a color balance.
US07990446B2
A pixel cell with increased dynamic range is formed by providing a floating diffusion region having a variable capacitance, controlled by at least one gate having source and drain regions commonly connected to the floating diffusion region. The gate has an intrinsic capacitance which, when the gate is activated, is added to the capacitance of the floating diffusion region, providing a low conversion gain readout. When the gate is off, the floating diffusion region capacitance is minimized, providing a high conversion gain readout. The gate may also be selectively switched to mid-level. At mid-level, a mid-level conversion gain, which is between the high and low conversion gains, readout is provided, but the gate still provides some capacitance to prevent the floating diffusion region from saturating.
US07990443B2
An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensing device for sensing light representing a subject image; a first component extractor for extracting a first component having a predetermined frequency out of a photographic image obtained by the image sensing device; a second component extractor for extracting a second component having a frequency higher than the frequency of the first component out of the photographic image; a compressor for compressing a dynamic range of the first component extracted by the first component extractor with a predetermined compression ratio; an image generator for generating an image based on a compressed first component obtained by compressing the dynamic range of the first component by the compressor, and the second component extracted by the second component extractor; and a compression correction coefficient calculator for calculating a compression correction coefficient used in compressing the first component, using the second component extracted by the second component extractor, wherein the compressor determines the compression ratio in such a manner that the larger compression correction coefficient increases the compression ratio based on the compression correction coefficient calculated by the compression correction coefficient calculator, and compresses the dynamic range of the first component based on the determined compression ratio.
US07990440B2
An image sensing apparatus includes an output unit including a first output line which transmits a first signal of the first pixel, a second output line which transmits a second signal of the first pixel, a third output line which transmits a first signal of the second pixel, a fourth output line which transmits a second signal of the second pixel, a first difference circuit which operates the difference between the first signal and the second signal of the first pixel to generate a first image signal, and a second difference circuit which operates the difference between the first signal and the second signal of the second pixel to generate a second image signal, wherein the first output line is arranged between the third output line and the fourth output line, and the third output line is arranged between the first output line and the second output line.
US07990439B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus including, among other things, a control section that, after simultaneous and concurrent reset of all first and second input sections, effects control so as to cause all the first input sections to concurrently and simultaneously accumulate the signal associated with the object image having the same exposure start timing; a correction data retaining section that retains correction data to correct a characteristic variance between the first input section and the second input section where the correction data is generated by taking a difference between a noise signal of the first input section and a noise signal of the second input section containing the characteristic variance; and a variance correction section that generates a third pixel signal corresponding to a difference between the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal where the characteristic variance is corrected by subtracting the correction data from the third pixel signal.
US07990427B2
A method and apparatus for applying tonal correction to images to obtain a more pleasing photographic image by redistributing low-key, mid-tone and high-key tones. Luminance is calculated by using formulas appropriate for the color space or directly inputted. Two color-difference components are computed for the original image. Luminance is subjected to a tonal correction function to obtain a tonal corrected luminance. Luminance gain is calculated and applied to the color-difference components to obtain two tonal corrected color-difference components. The tonal corrected luminance and two tonal corrected color-difference components can be directly output or used to calculate three color component signals for the desired color space.
US07990419B2
An image processing apparatus includes a modification processing unit which modifies input image data, a storage unit which stores a modification log with respect to the same image data modified by the modification processing unit, a selection unit which selects an arbitrary modification process in the modification log, a deletion unit which deletes the modification process selected by the selection unit from the modification log, and a determination unit which determines whether to allow deletion of the modification process selected by the selection unit from the modification log.
US07990418B2
An automated test measurement system (ATMS) (100), for automatically measuring a device under test (DUT) (60), includes a control module (110), a signal generation module (120), an encoder module (130), and a signal analyzer module (140). The control module receives an encoder parameter and a test item, and generates a pattern command and an analyzer command according to the test item. The signal generation module generates a pattern according to the pattern command. The encoder module transforms the pattern into a bitstream according to the encoder parameter, and transmits the bitstream to the DUT. The bitstream is then transformed into a test signal. The analyzer module receives the test signal from the DUT, and analyzes the test signal according to the analyzer command. An automated test measurement method therefor is also provided.
US07990415B2
Provided is an image input device which includes a laser range finder and a camera, and is capable of automatically calibrating the laser range finder and the camera at an appropriate timing without using special equipment. The image input device includes the laser range finder which measures distance information of an object by using invisible light and the camera which measures color information of the object. In order to detect a calibration error between the laser range finder and the camera, an invisible light filter which blocks visible light and transmits invisible light is automatically attached to a lens of the camera by a switching operation between two kinds of lenses. By the camera to which the invisible light filter is being attached, a pattern of the invisible light projected onto the object from the laser range finder is photographed as a visible image. By the comparison between the thus obtained invisible light pattern image and a reference image, the calibration error between the laser range finder and the camera is calculated. When the calibration error exceeds a predetermined value, a relative position and a relative posture between the laser range finder and the camera are automatically calibrated by control of a platform or the like.
US07990409B2
Disclosed an image forming apparatus equipped with an exposure section including a plurality of LED elements, the apparatus forming an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive body with the exposure section, the apparatus including: an RFID tag provided in the exposure section, the RFID tag including a light quantity correction data storing section and a communication section to perform wireless communication; an RFID reader/writer to perform the wireless communication with the RFID tag; a control section to allow the RFID reader/writer to perform the wireless communication with the RFID tag so as to read or write the light quantity correction data from/to the light quantity correction data storing section of the RFID tag during a period when no processing related to the image data is being performed; and a storage section to store the read light quantity correction data.
US07990401B2
A method for driving a liquid crystal display includes: a) receiving a video signal from a first group of gray scales values; b) comparing a current frame of the video signal with a previous frame to determine whether the current frame is in a static state or in a dynamic state; c) when the current frame is determined to be in the static state, converting the video signal to a driving signal; d) when the current frame is determined to be in the dynamic state, calculating a overdrive signal. The value of the driving signal is selected from a second group of gray scale values having at least one decimal point gray scale and having the same number of gray scale values as that of the first group of gray scale values. The value of the overdrive signal is selected from the first group of gray scale values.
US07990400B2
Method, apparatus and program product for efficient display of an image at a targeted position in an image on a display screen by displaying, on the display screen, an image on which the targeted position is not displayed; setting a first position specified on the image displayed on the display screen, and a second position having a point symmetry with respect to a center of the displayed image; displaying the image while reducing a display magnification of the displayed image to a certain magnification to a degree with which the targeted position can be identified in the image, employing the second position as a center; and displaying the image while enlarging the displayed image to a certain magnification, employing the targeted position or a designated neighboring point as a center on the image obtained after the magnification change.
US07990399B2
A mobile communication terminal having a wide display unit and a method of controlling a wide display unit are provided. The method of controlling a wide display unit having a standard area and an extension area in a mobile communication terminal includes displaying data in the standard area and user's additional information in the extension area; and repartitioning, if a rotation of the wide display unit is detected, the standard area and the extension area, and rotating and displaying the data and user's additional information in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the wide display unit. Therefore, by displaying data in a standard area of the wide display unit and displaying user's additional information in an extension area of the wide display unit, the wide display unit can be effectively used.
US07990396B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a CAD application that allows users to establish, maintain, and synchronize project standards for style definitions and display settings across multiple drawing files that are part of a design project. The CAD application also allows users to specify how changes to a project standard should be synchronized across the drawing files associated with a given design project. A synchronization setting may be manual, semi-automatic or automatic.
US07990386B2
A method for correlating a video stream at a first speed and an animation sequence at a second speed that includes decoding the video stream to obtain a video frame, rendering the animation sequence to obtain an animation frame, wherein the first speed and the second speed are not equal, and correlating the animation frame with the video frame to obtain a correlated animation frame according to a frame index of the animation frame and a frame index of the video frame.
US07990377B2
A real-time algorithm for rendering of an inhomogeneous scattering media such as smoke under dynamic low-frequency environment lighting is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields, each of which is represented by an approximate model density field and a residual density field. The algorithm uses the approximate model density field to compute an approximate source radiance, and further computes an effective exitant radiance by compositing the approximate source radiance using a compositing methods such as ray marching. During the compositing process (e.g., ray marching), the residual field is compensated back into the radiance integral to generate images of higher detail.
US07990371B2
Method for determining a disparity value of a disparity of each of a plurality of points on an object, the method including the procedures of detecting by a single image detector, a first image of the object through a first aperture, and a second image of the object through a second aperture, correcting the distortion of the first image, and the distortion of the second image, by applying an image distortion correction model to the first image and to the second image, respectively, thereby producing a first distortion-corrected image and a second distortion-corrected image, respectively, for each of a plurality of pixels in at least a portion of the first distortion-corrected image representing a selected one of the points, identifying a matching pixel in the second distortion-corrected image, and determining the disparity value according to the coordinates of each of the pixels and of the respective matching pixel.
US07990362B2
A ballast (11) includes a variable output DC converter source (12) and an inverter circuit (14) arranged to provide AC output voltage to an electro-luminescent (EL) lamp (16). A Q factor of EL lamp can characterize the age of the EL lamp. A series resonance-parallel loaded circuit and two voltage detector (18, 20) are constructed to measure the Q factor. A processor (17) controls the output of DC voltage source in accordance with a look-up table containing constant brightness algorithm based on the derived voltage and Q relationship.
US07990361B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of transparent substrates, at least one of which has patterned electrodes on an inner surface thereof, and a backlight disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight has at least one discharge tube including a sealed-off transparent tube, a phosphor film formed on an inner surface of the sealed-off transparent tube, and a discharge gas within the sealed-off transparent tube and plural electrodes spaced in a direction of an axis of the sealed-off transparent tube and positioned at least partially around a circumference of the sealed-off transparent tube. At least two adjacent ones of the plural electrodes is supplied with alternating voltages different in frequency from each other, respectively.
US07990356B2
A flat panel display, a fabricating method thereof, a fabricating apparatus thereof, a picture quality controlling method thereof and a picture quality controlling apparatus for reducing a recognizing degree of a defective pixel and electrically compensating a charging characteristics of the defective pixel are provided.In the flat panel display, a display panel has a plurality of pixels. A defective pixel is electrically connected to an adjacent normal pixel. A memory stores a location data that indicates a location of the link pixel and a compensation data that compensates for charging characteristics of the link pixel. A compensation circuit modulates a digital video data to be displayed on the link pixel on the basis of the location data and the compensation data.
US07990352B2
Techniques for providing backlight techniques in liquid crystal flat panel displays are disclosed. According to embodiment, the backlighting includes three color groups of light emitting diodes that are turned on successively. Pixels in an LCD are controlled in accordance with a display signal to transmit none, all or a determined amount of one or more of the colored lights from the three color groups of light emitting diodes in a cycle, resulting in an LCD with vivid colors and minimized tailing effects.
US07990348B2
The present invention is intended to suppress power consumption of an EL display. In accordance with the brightness of an image to be displayed in a pixel portion, the contrast of the image is determined whether to be inverted or not, and the number of bits of the digital video signal to be input into the pixel portion is reduced, and the magnitude of a current to flow through the EL element is allowed to be maintained at a constant level even when a temperature of an EL layer changes by providing the EL display with another EL element to be used for monitoring a temperature.
US07990346B2
A display method is performed by a display panel having a display area where a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix so as to correspond to intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines. The display method includes: driving light emitting elements of the pixels on the basis of image data; switching a plurality of different images to display the images on the display area such that portions of the images overlap each other; and putting a black display portion in a portion of the image after the switching which overlaps the image before the switching.
US07990340B2
The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus including a sustain driving apparatus that supplies a sustain signal to a panel. The plasma display apparatus includes a panel in which a front substrate having formed first and second electrodes therein and a rear substrate are coalesced, a sustain driver including a first switch for applying a first voltage to any one of the first and second electrodes and a second switch for applying a second voltage, and a circuit protection unit that controls one of the first and second switches, which has a voltage higher than a predetermined voltage, at its both ends, not to turn on. According to the present invention, when a voltage at both ends of the switch included in the sustain driving apparatus in order to supply the sustain signal is higher than a reference voltage, the switch is controlled not to turn on. It is therefore possible to prevent damage due to the short of the sustain driving apparatus and, therefore, to improve the lifespan and reliability of a product.
US07990336B2
An electronic receiver array for detecting microwave signals. Ultra-small resonant devices resonate at a frequency higher than the microwave frequency (for example, the optical frequencies) when the microwave energy is incident to the receiver. A microwave antenna couples the microwave energy and excites the ultra-small resonant structures to produce Plasmon activity on the surfaces of the resonant structures. The Plasmon activity produces detectable electromagnetic radiation at the resonant frequency.
US07990335B2
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly generally includes at least one tapered loop antenna element having a generally annular shape with an opening. An antenna assembly may also include a rotatably convertible support including a base and an upper portion coupled to a tapered loop antenna element in some embodiments. The upper portion is rotatable relative to the base between a first configuration for supporting the tapered loop antenna element on a horizontal surface and a second configuration for supporting the tapered loop antenna element from a vertical surface.
US07990333B2
A method for processing signals includes generating a frequency response adjusted signal of an antenna, and adjusting a gain of the antenna by varying a gain of a programmable amplifier that amplifies the frequency response adjusted signal. The generating of the frequency response adjusted signal may take place prior to the gain adjusting. A frequency response of the antenna may be dynamically adjusted during the generating. A programmable filter used for the generating may be autonomously adjusted. The gain of the antenna may be dynamically adjusted. The gain of the programmable amplifier may be autonomously varied. The programmable filter and the programmable amplifier may be adjusted sequentially.
US07990319B2
This radio device operating over a plurality of bands comprises a casing having a front cover and a back cover, an antenna arrangement, a radio frequency circuit set and a matching unit for connecting the antenna arrangement to the radio frequency circuit set. The following measures are proposed: —the antenna arrangement is formed by at least two antenna parts, each of which being related to a set of bands, —the antenna parts are placed close together, —the arrangement comprises a part that is normal to the front cover and another one that is near the back cover and feeding points, —the matching unit comprises control switching means for tuning the arrangement to each band. Thanks to these measures, the coverage of the band is obtained with satisfactory performance.
US07990316B2
An antenna system and electronic scanning method that employs feed subarray electronic offset beam scanning. The system includes a feed element containing an array of electronic transmitting/receiving elements. The system further includes a reflector for reflecting signals received from the feed element to a target region, and for reflecting signals received from a target region to the feed element. Electronic beam scanning is achieved by activating and deactivating in turn subarrays within the array of transmitting/receiving elements of the feed element.
US07990298B1
A method for signal conversion includes generating a complex digital signal, which includes digital In-phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) components, for conversion into respective analog I and Q components by first and second Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs). A distortion generated by the DACS in the analog I and Q components is reduced by applying a phase rotation to the complex digital signal. After applying the phase rotation, the digital I and Q components of the complex digital signal are converted into the respective analog I and Q components using the first and second DACs.
US07990295B2
A data transfer apparatus includes a clock generation unit to generate a clock signal, a control unit to output parallel data and a reset signal, and a plurality of transmission units. Each of the plurality of transmission units uses continuous rising edges of a bit clock to sample the reset signal multiple times so that a phase shift of the reset signal between the transmission units is reduced, and the phase of the frequency dividing clock is aligned in each transmission unit.
US07990293B2
A deserializer for converting serial data into at least one parallel data includes a first flip-flop group, a second flip-flop group and a programmable frequency divider. The first flip-flop group includes a plurality of flip-flops connected in series, where the first flip-flop group is controlled by a first clock signal. The second flip-flop group includes a plurality of flip-flops, where the second flip-flop group is controlled by a second clock signal, and the flip-flops of the second flip-flop group are respectively connected to output nodes of the flip-flops of the first flip-flop group. The programmable frequency divider is coupled to each of the flip-flops of the second flip-flop group, and is utilized for receiving a control signal and generating the second clock signal by performing a frequency-dividing operation according to a frequency-dividing factor set by the control signal.
US07990291B2
The invention is directed at a method and apparatus for determining compression state information which is to be used in the compression of data being transmitted between two communicating parties. The method of determining the compression state information for use in interactively compressing data comprises the steps parsing the data to determine a hierarchical data structure of the data; traversing a shared hierarchical node index to determine common compression state information entries between the hierarchical data structure and the hierarchical node index; and selecting at least one of the common compression state information entries for use in compressing the data.
US07990288B2
Remote control device (10) comprising a circuit board (140) with control inputs (46) arranged on one surface thereof (44); control elements (42) which, following an activating action performed by the user, activate one or more inputs (46) from among those present on said board (140), said control elements (42) being incorporated in a selection mask (30; 30x; 30y) arranged over said inputs (46) for selecting which inputs of the board (140) are activated by an activating action of the user.
US07990285B2
The invention relates to a method for producing an audible warning when an aircraft autopilot is deactivated. The method includes a) transmitting a first sound in the aircraft cockpit during a time ranging from a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value and b) transmitting a second sound in the aircraft cockpit. The invention also relates to an audible warning device having a monitoring unit for monitoring the deactivation of the aircraft autopilot and an activation unit for emitting an audible warning in the cockpit, where the activation unit is constructed such that it activates the first sound emission whose length ranges from the first predetermined value and a second predetermined value and a second sound when the monitoring unit detects the deactivation of the autopilot.
US07990282B2
An acoustic telemetry apparatus and methods for communicating digital data from a down-hole location through a borehole to the surface or between locations within the borehole are described including a receiver and a transmitter linked by an acoustic channel (210) wherein acoustic channel has a cross-sectional area of 58 cm2 or less and the transmitter comprises an electro-active transducer generating a modulated continuous waveform.
US07990277B2
A call cord comprising an electrical wire or cable having one end thereof located at a nurse's station or other remote location to which it is desired to send an alert signal and a second end terminating proximate a medical patient or other user and including a push-button type switch. Intermediate the opposite ends of the call cord, there is provided a housed switch of the present invention whose actuation is a function of the physical engagement of the house switch within a operatively cooperative fixed mounting bracket for the housed switch. In the present invention, actuation of the housed switch may be accomplished as a function of the association or disassociation of the housed switch relative to the bracket.
US07990265B2
A system for tracking a fleeing vehicle, using optional remote sensing to identify a payload contained in the vehicle or asset, and an optional device disabling the fleeing vehicle via disrupting the vehicle's onboard computer or electrical system. The system includes a tracking device or carrier containing tracking components, sensing equipment, and the vehicle disabling device. A launcher of the tracking device may be handheld or vehicle mounted, and may use high pressure gas or another propellant to launch the projectile at a fleeing vehicle. The electronics package may include tracking hardware, sensing hardware, and the vehicle disabling hardware. Once launched and affixed to the suspect vehicle or stationary target, the vehicle's location can be tracked while sensors detecting any trace elements of explosives, IED (Improvised Explosive Device) materials, WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), biochemical materials, drugs, or any form of contraband can be monitored from a safe distance. In the case of a vehicle or moving target, the vehicle may then be disabled from a safe distance if sensors detect any abnormality in the targeted vehicle's payload.
US07990264B2
A method for acquiring location information of a communication device is disclosed. The method acquires the location information of a first communication device according to a request received from a second communication device, and then transmitting the location information of the first communication device to the second communication device A system for acquiring location information of a communication device is also provided. By utilizing the method and the system, another people may find a location of a user of the first communication device.
US07990261B2
Both notification appliances and speakers usable to broadcast verbal messages into a region can be coupled to common signal and power providing communication lines. Composite output modules can include speakers, horns, and strobe lights, all without limitation, which can be independently driven and controlled from a common pair of lines.
US07990260B2
A normality determination unit determines that a communication function for an outdoor unit of its own is normal when receiving a signal from one of indoor units, and writes a normality flag into an EEPROM. Further, the normality determination unit determines that it is not asserted that the communication function for the outdoor unit of its own is normal when not receiving a signal from any of the indoor units for a predetermined time period, and deletes the normality flag in the EEPROM.
US07990258B2
An oil exchange timing indicating apparatus for vehicles capable of informing a user of an exchange timing of oil on the basis of the degree of degradation of oil as quickly as possible. An oil exchange timing indicating apparatus includes an odometer for integrating vehicle travel distances, an operation time integrator for integrating operation times of an engine mounted on the vehicle, an oil exchange informing device for informing a user of an exchange timing of oil, and a controlling device for starting, when either an integrated value of the travel distances or an integrated value of the operation times, based on signals from the odometer and the operation time integrator exceeds a preset value, the oil exchange informing device to inform the user of the exchange timing of oil.
US07990252B2
A safety device is incorporated within conventional lighting fixtures, such as table lamps, floor lamps, wall lighting fixtures, ceiling lighting fixtures, chandeliers, recessed lighting fixtures, and decorative lighting fixture structural members such as ceiling medallions. The safety device incorporates several safety function response mechanisms within conventional lighting fixtures to conceal or obfuscate their presence. The safety device provides power failure lighting, alert signals in response to gas, smoke, fire, intrusion, and any other externally generated alarm signal. It may also provide night lighting. The safety device may include a safety module having a light and/or audio source, a power sensing circuit, a control circuit, and a light sensing circuit.
US07990250B2
A remote control transmitting and receiving system for operating electric equipment with little operational misjudgment or malfunction. By setting a plurality of transmission codes of remote control signals of a plurality of remote control transmitters to different periods and by providing transmission order data in these transmission codes, even if transmission is carried out from a plurality of remote control transmitters completely simultaneously or with a slight time difference, it is possible to judge the transmission operation order accurately.
US07990246B2
A pulse transformer arrangement (100) is built from an uncut pulse transformer core (110) and at least one foil winding (120-A, 120-B) (each) comprising multiple insulated conducting strips arranged around the core and ending in foil winding terminals to form multiple independent primary windings. This new design principle has several advantages. Making the winding(s) of foil eliminates the need to cut the core, because of the ease of insertion of the foil winding(s) onto the core. The work to set up a plurality of primary windings is significantly reduced. In addition to the elimination of the costs for cutting the core, this also brings the further advantages of reduced DC reset current, reduced risk for electrical shorts and avoidance of excessive losses due to potential high frequency AC resistance problems.
US07990239B2
At least one electrical contactor is provided that includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact includes a center leg and first and second arms that extend in opposite directions from the center leg. The movable contact associated with each fixed contact includes first and second blades positioned on opposite sides of the center leg. The first and second blades extend parallel to the center leg of the fixed contact such that when current flows through the electrical contactor, the current flow creates a force to push the first and second blades into the first and second arms of the fixed contact. The electrical contactor includes an actuating arrangement having a pair of cam members. The movement of the cam members causes pegs on each of the first and second blades to travel within the cam channel, thus opening and closing the contactor arrangement.
US07990236B2
A low-pass filter (10) includes an input portion (100) for input of an electromagnetic signal, an output portion (120) for output of the electromagnetic signal, a high impedance transmission portion (140) electrically connecting the input portion and the output portion, a pair of low impedance transmission portions (160, 180) arranged on either side of the high impedance transmission portion, and a capacitor. One of the low impedance transmission portions electrically connects the input portion and one end portion of the high impedance transmission portion. The other low impedance transmission portion electrically connects the output portion and the other end portion of the high impedance transmission portion. One end of the capacitor is electrically connected to the high impedance transmission portion. The high impedance transmission portion is symmetrical about the capacitor.
US07990235B1
The present invention is directed to a transmission line assembly and method of propagating signals therethrough that features forming transmission lines of the assembly to provide desired filtering properties. To that end, the assembly includes a plurality of spaced-apart transmission lines placing first and second sets of active circuits in electrical communication, with a subset of the plurality of spaced apart transmission lines having dimensions to filter unwanted characteristics of signals, propagating between the first and second sets and inductively coupled between one or more of the plurality of spaced-apart transmission lines. The method performs the function of the assembly.
US07990234B2
The object of the present invention is to provide an elastic wave filter capable of suppressing deterioration of a pass band and realizing to downsize. In the elastic wave filter of the present invention provided with a circuit, to which elastic wave resonators of a first series arm, a second series arm and a parallel wave are connected, the first series arm and one out of the second series arm and the parallel arm are arranged in the lateral direction in a row to be adjacent to each other, and the other out of the second series arm and the parallel arm is disposed on the rear side of the row, and prescribed bus bars in the first series arm, the second series arm and the parallel arm are arranged on the common connection point side.
US07990223B1
According to one embodiment, provided is a high frequency module comprising: a semiconductor device; an input matching circuit; an output matching circuit; a high temperature operating use gate bias circuit and operating use gate bias circuit connected to the input matching circuit; a high temperature operating use gate bias terminal connected to the high temperature operating use gate bias circuit; an operating use gate bias terminal connected to the operating use gate bias circuit; a high frequency input terminal connected to the input matching circuit; a drain bias circuit connected to the output matching circuit; a drain bias terminal connected to the drain bias circuit; and a high frequency output terminal connected to the output matching circuit, wherein the high frequency module is housed by one package.
US07990218B2
An amplifier is provided with continuously-variable analog control that exhibits a highly linear gain control curve in db/volts, while preserving high dynamic range, low third order distortion, and low noise. This amplifier has a control mechanism that preserves a varied linear or log linear curve over a wide range and is inherently insensitive to process variations thereby allowing more accurate gain control and higher signal fidelity for amplifying high dynamic range signals.
US07990211B2
A pulse monitor circuit detects the presence or non-presence of the output pulses output from an output stage circuit. The pulse monitor circuit outputs an up signal to the up/down counter when the output pulses do not exist at all and outputs a down signal to the up/down counter when the output pulses exist. The up/down counter outputs a signal for increasing the delay amount of a delay amount variable circuit when a count value is large, that is, when the output pulses disappear. In contrast, when the count value is small, that is, when the output pulses exist, the counter outputs the signal for reducing the delay amount of the delay amount variable circuit.
US07990206B2
A negative voltage supply device includes a negative voltage detector and a negative voltage pumping unit. The negative voltage pumping unit pumps a negative voltage in response to a detection signal. The negative voltage detector detects a level of a negative voltage by using a first element and a second element, which are different in the degree of change in their respective resistance values depending on the temperature, and outputs the detection signal. The detection signal informs the negative voltage pumping unit that pumping of the negative voltage is no longer needed.
US07990205B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit having a switching variable resistance device with combined functions of a switching device and a variable resistance device is provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a supply voltage input terminal that receives a supply voltage, a pulse generating unit that receives an input pulse and generates a variable amplitude pulse in response to the input pulse during a period of time, and a switching variable resistance unit that controls a current flowing into the supply voltage input terminal in response to the variable amplitude pulse, thereby limiting an inrush current and thus substantially reducing an temporary unstable effect on the supply voltage, which may be supplied from a power source.
US07990204B2
A voltage generator that prevents latch-up includes: a charge pump circuit that is controlled by first through third enable signals, boosts an internal power voltage generated from an external power voltage, and generates first through fourth voltages; a detector that detects the first through third voltages and generates first through third flag signals that go logic high when the first through third voltages reach predetermined respective voltage levels and maintain logic low when the voltages do not reach the predetermined respective voltage levels; and a charge pump controller that receives the first through third flag signals, and generates the first through third enable signals to have the first through fourth voltages sequentially generated. The voltage generator can prevent latch-up that may occur in a boosting mode or in a normal operation mode.
US07990203B2
An internal voltage generation apparatus for a semiconductor device is disclosed. The internal voltage generation apparatus includes a power-up detector for receiving an external supply voltage and generating a power-up signal, an internal voltage generator for generating a plurality of internal voltages, and an initial level holder including a plurality of transistors for supplying the external supply voltage to the internal voltage generator in response to the power-up signal, and a plurality of passive elements connected in parallel with the transistors, respectively.
US07990202B2
A system and method for driving a bipolar junction transistor is provided. The system includes a first transistor including a first gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first gate is configured to receive a first control signal. Additionally, the system includes a second transistor including a second gate, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. The second gate is configured to receive a second control signal. Moreover, the system includes a first resistor including a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal. The fifth terminal is connected to the first terminal, and the sixth terminal is biased to a first predetermined voltage. The fourth terminal is biased to a second predetermined voltage. The second terminal and the third terminal are connected at a node, and the node is connected to a base for a bipolar junction transistor.
US07990194B2
A clock correction circuit includes a delay locked loop (DLL) configured to delay an external clock signal and to generate an internal clock signal, a first duty cycle correction (DCC) unit configured to correct a duty cycle of the external clock signal in response to a first duty cycle code, a second DCC unit configured to correct a duty cycle of the internal clock signal in response to a second duty cycle code, and a duty cycle code generation unit configured to select an output of from outputs of the first and second DCC Units and to generate the first and second duty cycle codes by detecting a duty cycle ratio of the selected output.
US07990190B2
A power-on reset circuit includes a charge-up circuit to charge a first capacitor after power is on, a first NOR circuit connected to an output terminal of the charge-up circuit and receive a power-on reset signal output from an output terminal of the power-on reset circuit, a first inverter connected to the first NOR circuit, a second capacitor connected between an input terminal of the first NOR circuit and an output terminal of the first inverter, a counter configured to count a clock, a clock selector configured to select whether to output or inhibit a clock signal based on an output signal from the counter, and a second inverter connected to the output terminal of the counter to output the power-on reset signal.
US07990181B1
A clockless return to state domino logic gate is disclosed responsive to multiple input nodes including at least one return to state node. A domino circuit presets a preset node to a second state. The domino circuit switches to a latch state and switches an output node when the preset node is pulled to a first state, and resets back to the preset state and switches the output node back to its default state when a reset node is pulled to the second state. An evaluation circuit pulls the preset node to the second state when the input nodes are in an evaluation state. An enable circuit enables a reset condition when the domino circuit is in its latch state. A reset circuit pulls the reset node to the first state after an evaluation event when the input nodes are no longer in the evaluation state.
US07990177B2
In a driver circuit 10 for outputting a simulated signal simulating an input signal subjected to transmission loss, corresponding to the input signal, the driver circuit 10 comprises: a main driver 18 which receives the input signal and outputs an output signal corresponding to the input signal; a sub driver 20 which receives the input signal and outputs an output signal given by inverting the input signal; a high frequency emphasizing circuit 22 which receives the input signal of the sub driver 20 and outputs an output signal having the high frequency of the input signal of the sub driver 20 emphasized; and an addition unit 24 which outputs the simulated signal given by adding the output signal of the main driver 18 and the output signal of the high frequency emphasizing circuit 22.
US07990168B2
A probe card to connect a semiconductor device to test equipment includes a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in which an electrical wiring pattern is formed, a first connector fixed on an upper surface of the PCB to connect the test equipment to the PCB, probe needles connected to electrode pads of the semiconductor device, and a Flexible PCB (FPCB) to connect the PCB to the probe needles. Accordingly, a signal transmission characteristic can be enhanced, test expenses can be reduced, and ground noise can be reduced.
US07990167B2
An apparatus for providing modulation mapping is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser source, a motion mechanism providing relative motion between the laser beam and the DUT, signal collection mechanism, which include a photodetector and appropriate electronics for collecting modulated laser light reflected from the DUT, and a display mechanism for displaying a spatial modulation map which consists of the collected modulated laser light over a selected time period and a selected area of the IC.
US07990165B2
To provide a contact probe which can easily be connected with a measurement apparatus electrically, can measure a high speed and high frequency signal with a fine pitch easily and correctly, and can easily cope with signal measurement for a plurality of channels, and a method of making the contact probe.It includes a first printed wiring board 3 having a signal electrode 10a and a ground electrode 10b used as a contact part with respect to a measuring object, in which the signal electrode 10a and ground electrode 10b are formed of a metal wiring pattern on a substrate, and a second printed wiring board 2 with a coaxial line structure having shield electrodes 12, 17, 18 which enclose a signal line 15a and the surroundings of the signal line 15a through an insulating layer. The signal electrode 10a of the first printed wiring board 3 and the signal line 15a of the second printed wiring board 2 are electrically connected together, and the ground electrode 10b of the first printed wiring board 3 and the shield electrodes 12, 17, 18 of the second printed wiring board 2 are electrically connected together.
US07990164B2
A probe card apparatus is configured to have a desired overall amount of compliance. The compliance of the probes of the probe card apparatus is determined, and an additional, predetermined amount of compliance is designed into the probe card apparatus so that the sum of the additional compliance and the compliance of the probes total the overall desired compliance of the probe card apparatus.
US07990158B2
The present invention relates to a measurement arrangement for determining the characteristic line parameters by measuring the S-parameters as a function of the frequency of transmission lines. A voltage mesh and a ground mesh in a metal layer are connected symmetrically to a reference ground (RG) in the layer at all ends.
US07990137B2
An MR element having a magnetically free layer and a magnetic bias layer that applies a bias magnetic field to the magnetically free layer are included. Furthermore, a measuring section that measures a ferromagnetic resonance frequency f0 of the magnetically free layer under a condition of applying a predetermined external magnetic field Hm to the magnetically free layer, and an operation section that computes the bias magnetic field Hb according to a following conditional expression (1): Hb={(2*π*f0/γ)2/Ms}−(Hk+Hm) (1) where γ is a gyroscope constant, Ms is a saturation magnetic field of the magnetically free layer, and Hk is a shape anisotropy magnetic field of the magnetically free layer.
US07990129B2
A reference voltage generating circuit provides a stabilized reference voltage and includes; a clock generator providing a clock signal, a high voltage generator providing a pumping voltage in response to the clock signal, a ripple eradicator providing a static voltage by removing voltage ripple from the pumping voltage, and a reference voltage generator providing the reference voltage.
US07990126B1
A voltage converter includes, among other things, an amplifier, a voltage combiner, and a hysteretic comparator. The amplifier has a first input terminal which receives a first voltage representative of an output voltage of the voltage converter, a second input terminal which receives a first reference voltage, and an output terminal which generates a second voltage proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the first reference voltage. The voltage combiner combines the second voltage with a second reference voltage to generate a combined voltage. The comparator causes a third voltage to decrease if a feedback voltage defined by the third voltage is detected by the comparator as being greater than a first threshold voltage defined by the combined voltage, and further to cause the third voltage to increase if the feedback voltage is detected by the comparator as being less than the first threshold. The third voltage is applied to a first terminal of a load external to the voltage converter.
US07990112B2
A voltage regulator with an adaptive field discharge control system may use the rate of change of the POR voltage, the rate of change of the output current and rate of change of the field current, or any combination of these, as an input. The adaptive field discharge control system may process the inputs, identify an operating condition, such as unbalanced load, overcurrent and overload, and compare reference setpoints against that condition. Conventional field control circuits may be triggered by a fixed POR voltage setpoint for all operating conditions. In addition, conventional field control circuits may trigger field discharge to turn on and off continuously during systems oscillations. To avoid these issues, the adaptive field control circuit of the present invention may include a variable POR voltage setpoint, based upon one or more of the rate of change in the POR voltage, the DC bus voltage, or the percentage of unbalanced load. This invention can be extended for any More Electric Vehicle applications.
US07990102B2
A cordless power supply comprising a battery, a power conversion unit, a first standard coupling half permanently affixed to the power conversion unit and a second standard coupling half which reciprocally mates with the first standard coupling half is disclosed and claimed. The second standard coupling half includes a first interengaging half and a second interengaging half. The first interengaging half being standardly engageable with the first standard coupling half permanently affixed to the power conversion unit. The second interengaging half is interengageable with a specific battery. The battery may be a dual use cordless tool battery or an original equipment battery. Alternatively, a cordless power supply comprising an interchangeable adapter may be mounted on the power conversion unit for interconnection with a plurality of batteries. Alternatively, a cordless power supply comprising an adapter integral with the power conversion unit may be used with a specific battery type.
US07990099B2
A power converting device for an electric train includes a power converter, an alternating-current motor, a primary control unit, and a control unit. The power converter converts direct-current power into alternating-current power. The alternating-current motor is driven by the alternating-current power output from the power converter. The primary control unit outputs a power-running notch command that determines an acceleration speed for the electric train. The control unit controls an amount of the alternating-current power based on the power-running notch command. The control unit sets the amount of the alternating-current power to zero without a delay after receiving an OFF signal of the power-running notch command during power running.
US07990094B2
The micro computer 17 continue an output of a motor control signal to execute a current control to carry to each of two phases a phase current changing like a secant curve or a cosecant curve at making a predetermined rotational angle according to the phase generated the current-carrying failure as an asymptote at the generation of the current-carrying failure. The micro computer 17 provides a rotational angle compensating section 40 compensating an input rotational angle θ to correct a phase offset between a phase current command value Ix* as a current command value and an actual phase current value Ix as an actual current value in the current control.
US07990093B2
A control apparatus for a multiphase AC electric motor having an inverter includes a current control including an abnormal-state current controller; an abnormal-state detector that detects an abnormal state of any of a wire of an electric motor, a wire of an inverter, and a wire connecting the electric motor to the inverter as an abnormal phase; and an abnormal phase disconnect. The abnormal phase disconnect disconnects one or more of phases detected to be in an abnormal-state and the abnormal-state current controller generates an abnormal state voltage command in accordance with detection of an abnormal state, and uses phases other than the disconnected phases of the inverter to control individual currents of the phases, with the abnormal-state voltage command used as a multiphase voltage command.
US07990091B2
A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded and/or fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval.
US07990089B1
Methods, systems and computer program products for compensating repeatable timing variations associated with a spindle motor are described. Specifically, a repetitive error correction factor may be determined using a computational model which predicts timing variations. The correction factor can then be used to cancel the effect of the actual timing variations upon the spindle motor.
US07990081B2
Methods and apparatus for implementing and operating pulse width modulation based LED dimmer controllers are described. A synchronization protocol is used to allow control information for the dimmer operations to be transferred to the PWM dimmer control clock domain from an external clock domain, such that visual artifacts are prevented when the control information is updated. Control information may be transferred to the LED dimmer controller via an I2C serial bus, and the synchronization protocol waits for an I2C STOP condition before updating control information across clock domain boundaries. The leading and trailing edges of an asserted group dimmer control signal are generated such that the active portion of the group dimmer control signal overlaps the active portion of individual LED pulse width modulated control signals. In this way, the pulse width modulation of the individual LED control signals is not cut off, or reduced in width by the group dimmer signal.
US07990074B2
A method for driving a light-emitting semiconductor is provided. A supply voltage is converted into a secondary output voltage for supplying the light-emitting semiconductor with an output voltage. A level for the supply voltage at the beginning of a high current phase of the light-emitting semiconductor is sensed. A threshold voltage level for the supply voltage level is determined based on the sensed level. The high current phase with the light-emitting semiconductor is stated. The sensed level is continuously compared with the threshold voltage level, and an output current through the light-emitting semiconductor is controlled such that the sensed level does not drop below the threshold voltage level.
US07990071B2
A lamp drive circuit used for driving a number of lamps is provided. The lamps are used in a backlight module. The backlight module is used for providing a light source when a liquid crystal display displays. The lamps are respectively electrically connected to a coil. The coils have the same number of turns and have the same magnetic circuit, so that the currents flowing through the lamps are balanced.
US07990069B2
A method for driving a gas discharge lamp and relates to a lamp driver circuit for driving a gas discharge lamp. The method includes supplying a current to the gas discharge lamp, reversing the direction of the current supplied to the gas discharge lamp and, substantially simultaneously, generating a relatively high voltage. The generated high voltage serves to prevent a series of re-ignitions of the gas discharge lamp that may lead to visible flickering of the gas discharge lamp or to extinction of the gas discharge lamp.
US07990066B2
A plasma display panel and a plasma display apparatus are disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate positioned to be opposite to the front substrate, a barrier rib positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer positioned inside the discharge cell. The phosphor layer includes a first phosphor layer emitting red light, a second phosphor layer emitting blue light, and a third phosphor layer emitting green light. The first phosphor layer includes a red pigment. At least one of the first phosphor layer, the second phosphor layer or the third phosphor layer includes magnesium oxide (MgO) material.
US07990065B2
The PDP has a front panel, and has a back panel with address electrodes formed thereon. Front panel has display electrodes including first electrodes and second electrodes formed on a front glass substrate, and a dielectric layer covering display electrodes. Further, the first electrodes and the dielectric layer include glass frit, which contains at least one of molybdenum oxide, magnesium oxide and cerium oxide, and also include a softening point exceeding 550° C. The above-described makeup suppresses a coloring phenomenon in the dielectric layer and the front glass substrate, thereby implementing a plasma display panel with a high luminance.
US07990060B2
An organic light emitting display device that is capable of preventing the permeation of moisture by changing a sealing structure, thereby preventing the degradation of pixels and thus improving look-and-feel characteristics and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate being opposite to each other, the first substrate and the second substrate having a display region defined in the middle thereof and a non-display region defined at the edge thereof, respectively, a plurality of gate lines and data lines formed at the display region on the first substrate, the gate lines and the data lines crossing each other to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor formed at each of the intersections between the gate lines and data lines, an organic light emitting layer formed on the second substrate corresponding to the pixel region, and first and second electrodes located above and below the organic light emitting layer and a sealing structure connected between the first and second substrates, such that the first and second substrates are bonded to each other by the sealing structure, for preventing the permeation of moisture and gas.
US07990057B2
A surface emitting-type electroluminescent device capable of being driven by a DC power source and excellent in durability is provided.A surface emitting-type electroluminescent device containing a stacked structure in which a transparent electrical conductor layer, a transparent semiconductor layer and/or a transparent insulator layer, a light-emitting layer and a back electrode layer are arrayed in this order, the transparent electrical conductor layer, the transparent semiconductor layer and the transparent insulator layer each containing a metal oxide.
US07990050B2
The present invention provides an organic light emitting display (OLED). The OLED includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on a subpixel area of the substrate, an organic light emitting layer arranged on the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged on the organic light emitting layer, which extends to a non-subpixel area. An auxiliary electrode that is connected to the second electrode is arranged on the substrate, thereby the auxiliary electrode applies a same voltage as that of the second electrode.
US07990047B2
A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display includes forming a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of TFTs on a substrate, forming a passivation layer on the signal lines and the TFTs, forming a photosensitive layer having a plurality of openings on the passivation layer, etching the passivation layer using the photosensitive layer as a mask, forming a first electrode by depositing and etching a conductive layer on substantially the entire surface including the photosensitive layer, forming a light emitting member in portions of the openings, and forming a second electrode on the light emitting member and the photosensitive layer.
US07990039B2
A cold cathode fluorescent lamp for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device includes a light-transmitting glass tube in which a rare gas and mercury are sealed, and a phosphor film which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the glass tube. The phosphor film is formed such that a phosphor suspension is formed by mixing phosphors into a suspension produced by strongly stirring a mixed solvent made of butyl acetate and nitrocellulose and by re-stirring the mixture, and the phosphor suspension is applied to the inner peripheral surface of the glass tube by coating.
US07990037B2
The present invention proposes a circuit component structure, which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a fine-line metallization structure formed over the semiconductor substrate and having at least one metal pad, a passivation layer formed over the fine-line metallization structure with the metal pads exposed by the openings of the passivation layer, at least one carbon nanotube layer formed over the fine-line metallization structure and the passivation layer and connecting with the metal pads. The present invention is to provide a carbon nanotube circuit component structure and a method for fabricating the same, wherein the circuit of a semiconductor element is made of an electrically conductive carbon nanotube, and the circuit of the semiconductor element can thus be made finer and denser via the superior electric conductivity, flexibility and strength of the carbon nanotube.
US07990035B2
With regard to a metal vapor discharge lamp with a triple tube structure including a discharge tube, an inner tube, and an outer tube, misalignment of axes of the inner tube and the outer tube is prevented. The metal vapor discharge lamp (14) is composed of a discharge tube (30) having a pair of electrodes therein, an inner tube (32) having a pinch-sealed part (86) at an end thereof and hermitically housing the discharge tube therein, and an outer tube (34) housing the inner tube therein, and a base (36). In a clearance between the inner tube and the outer tube, there disposed a restrain member (37) for restraining movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the metal vapor discharge lamp.
US07990026B2
In a crystal unit, a crystal blank is accommodated in a container body composed of a bottom wall layer and a frame wall layer, and a metal cover is bonded to the container body by a eutectic alloy. The crystal blank is held by a pair of crystal connecting terminals formed at a position to be an inner bottom surface of a container body on one end portion side of the container body. A grounding external terminal is arranged at one corner of the outer bottom surface of the container body at the other end portion side of the container body. To connect the metal cover to the grounding external terminal, a first conduction metal film electrically connected to the metal cover through an end face metal film on an inner side surface of the frame wall layer is formed on a lower surface of the frame wall layer, and a second conduction metal film electrically connected to the grounding external terminal through an end face metal film on a container body outer side surface is formed on an upper surface of the bottom wall layer, corresponding to the positions where the grounding external terminals are formed.
US07990024B2
A nanogenerator includes a first frame, a second frame, a first conductor, a second conductor, an array of nano-rods, and an array of electrodes. The second frame engages the first frame. The first conductor is fixed to a first inner surface of the first frame facing the second frame. The second conductor is fixed to a second inner surface of the second frame facing the first frame. The array of nano-rods extends from a first surface of the first conductor toward the second frame. The array of electrodes extends from a second surface of the second conductor toward the first frame. The array of electrodes corresponds to the array of nano-rods. The hardness of the array of electrodes is being greater than that of the array of nano-rods.
US07990022B2
Transducers employing electroactive polymer films are disclosed. Such transducers include an open frame and at least two layers extending within the frame, where the layers form a concave shape.
US07990018B2
Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder.
US07990015B2
Attachments are removably coupled to the magnetic core of a rotating electric machine, the magnetic core being shaped to include a plurality of coil-receiving slots that are separated by radial teeth. Each attachment is constructed as a unitary member and includes a base and a stem, the stem being dimensioned for fitted insertion within a recess formed in the distal end of a corresponding tooth. The base includes a convex bottom wall, a flattened top wall and a pair of non-planar sidewalls. The stem is integrally formed on the top wall of the base and includes a front end, a rear end, a flattened top wall and a pair of opposing sidewalls. A longitudinal groove is formed into each of the pair of opposing sidewalls of the stem. An outwardly protruding shoulder designed for engagement by a retention plate is formed into the front and rear ends of the stem.
US07990012B2
A locking wedge for a slot of a dynamoelectric machine is provided. The locking wedge has a main body extending in an axial direction, and includes a top and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a greater surface area than the top surface. A first end surface faces towards an axial-inward direction and a second end surface faces towards an axial-outward direction. A locking slot extends in the axial direction into a portion of the main body, and begins in the second end surface and extends axially inward. A locking member is disposed to fit into the locking slot, and is inserted into the locking slot to lock the locking wedge in the slot.
US07990006B2
A generator for a wind turbine including a rotor arrangement and a stator arrangement is provided. The rotor arrangement includes a cylinder barrel or a sleeve enclosing a rotor element provided for the production of energy and having an outer cylinder barrel shaped surface in relation to a centre axis of the generator acting as a bearing surface of the rotor arrangement. The stator arrangement includes a cylinder barrel or a sleeve covering a stator element provided for the production of energy and having an inner cylinder barrel shaped surface in relation to the centre axis of the generator acting as a bearing surface of the stator arrangement. The bearing surfaces of the rotor arrangement and the stator arrangement are arranged oppositely to each other with a substantially cylinder barrel shaped air gap in-between, wherein the air gap comprises a lubricant. Also, a wind turbine including a generator is provided.
US07990000B2
In a small diameter stepping motor including two stator units each including a bobbin formed of an insulating material, each bobbin includes: a circular hollow cylinder portion having a winding; two flanges disposed respectively at the both ends of the cylinder portion; and a terminal structure disposed at one of the two flanges and including two terminal blocks and a pair of electrical contact members at which the lead-out lines of the winding are terminated, wherein the two terminal blocks are circumferentially shifted in position from each other with respect to the cylinder portion axis extend axially outwardly, and the terminal blocks of one bobbin intermesh with the terminal blocks of the other bobbin such that the terminal blocks of the one bobbin overhang a part of the winding wound on the other bobbin and vice versa when the two stator units are coupled to each other.
US07989996B2
The invention relates to a five-phase electric generator (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, said generator comprising five electric branches (12) for five different phases, the latter being electrically connected at interconnection points (14). The electric angle (α) ranges between 25° and 36° at said interconnection points (14).
US07989994B2
The present invention provides a cylinder-type linear motor capable of shortening the total motor length with respect to a predetermined stroke length and capable of being operated as a brushless DC motor without a sensor means for sensing the position of a moving part being added in the axial direction. The present invention also provides a moving part of said cylinder-type linear motor, which can improve the magnetic flux density distribution waveform near both end portions of the moving part assembly and can improve the thrust characteristic by bringing the magnetic flux density distribution waveform closer to a cosine waveform and by increasing the amplitude of cosine waveform.
US07989988B2
In a power phase period when in normal operation, switch portions SW2H and SW2L and switch portions SW3H and SW3L are turned ON, respectively, and switch portions SW1H and SW1L are turned OFF. And floating power supply is provided from an electrostatic capacitance element CS to buses A and B, a floating control circuit 4, a transmitter circuit 5, and a receiver circuit 6, respectively. In a data phase period, the switch portions SW1H and SW1L are turned ON, and the switch portions SW2H, SW2L, SW3H, and SW3L are turned OFF. By that manner, the electrostatic capacitance element CS is charged by the power supply of a battery B, and an electrostatic capacitance element CH provides the floating power supply to the floating control circuit 4, the transmitter circuit 5, and the receiver circuit 6, respectively. By this manner, a floating switch unit 7 in which the number of the switch portions is considerably reduced can be configured.
US07989982B2
A power converter having a noise component and a modulator configured to vary a frequency of the noise component of the power converter on the basis of a digital signal to be transmitted.
US07989972B2
A method an apparatus for providing speed control in a spindle system are provided. The apparatus includes an air turbine spindle that rotates at a speed, an electromagnetic device coupled to the spindle for creating a torque to maintain a desired speed of the spindle, and a tachometer for generating a measurement of the rotational speed of the spindle. The electromagnetic device applies a torque to the spindle in response to the measurement to change the speed of the spindle to the desired speed.
US07989960B2
A memory card has a wiring board, four memory chips stacked on a main surface of the wiring board, and a controller chip and an interposer mounted on a surface of the memory chip of the uppermost layer. The memory chips are stacked on the surface of the wiring board so that their long sides are directed in the same direction as that of the long side of the wiring board. The memory chip of the lowermost layer is mounted on the wiring board in a dislocated manner by a predetermined distance in a direction toward a front end of the memory card so as not to overlap the pads of the wiring board. The three memory chips stacked on the memory chip of the lowermost layer are disposed so that their short sides on which pads are formed are located at the front end of the memory card.
US07989958B2
A chip having at least one electrical contact having a first end proximate to the chip and a second end removed from the chip, the second end including a pattern configured to facilitate penetration of the at least one contact into a malleable contact on another chip, the pattern comprising a non-planar surface having a perimeter and a surface area, the surface area being larger than a planar surface of an identical perimeter.
US07989949B2
A semiconductor device (100A) with plastic encapsulation compound (102) and metal sheets (103a and 104) on both surfaces, acting as heat spreaders. One or more thermal conductors (103a) of preferably uniform height connect one sheet (103b) and the chip surface (101a); the number of conductors is scalable with the chip size. Each conductor consists of an elongated wire loop (preferably copper) with the wire ends attached to a pad (105), preferably both ends to the same pad. The major loop diameter is approximately normal to the first surface and the loop vertex in contact with the sheet (103b). The substrate (104, preferably a second metal sheet) covers at least portions of the second package surface and is thermally conductively connected to the chip.
US07989947B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element 1, a thermal conductor 91 located opposite a major surface of the semiconductor element 1, and a mold resin member 6 molding the semiconductor element 1 and at least a part of the thermal conductor 91, wherein at least a part of a top surface of the thermal conductor 91 has an exposed portion exposed from the mold resin member 6, the exposed portion of the thermal conductor 91 has an opening 11, and a periphery of the opening 11 forms a projecting portion 91b projecting toward an opposite side of the semiconductor element 1.
US07989946B2
A multimode system with at least two end points may include a multimode signaling path that, in some embodiments, is a multimode cable or a multimode board and is pluggably connectable to packages at each end point. Each end point may include a processor die package coupled to a socket. The socket may also receive a connector that couples the cable to the package. Power supply signals and input/output signals may be decoupled at each end point.
US07989941B2
An integrated circuit package system including: providing a substrate having a support mounted thereover; mounting an integrated circuit die above the substrate; mounting a wire-bonded die offset above the integrated circuit die creating an overhang supported by the support; connecting the wire-bonded die to the substrate with bond wires; and encapsulating the integrated circuit die, the wire-bonded die and the bond wires with an encapsulation.
US07989924B2
A switching element with a switching voltage set higher than conventional, which includes an ion conduction layer including tantalum oxide, a first electrode provided in contact with the ion conduction layer, and a second electrode provided in contact with the ion conduction layer and capable of supplying the ion conduction layer with metal ions.
US07989922B2
An array of deep trenches is formed in a doped portion of the semiconductor substrate, which forms a lower electrode. A dielectric layer is formed on the sidewalls of the array of deep trenches. The array of deep trenches is filled with a doped semiconductor material to form an upper electrode comprising a top plate portion and a plurality of extension portions into the array of trenches. In a depletion mode, the bias condition across the dielectric layer depletes majority carriers within the top electrode, thus providing a low capacitance. In an accumulation mode, the bias condition attracts majority carriers toward the dielectric layer, providing a high capacitance. Thus, the trench metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) varactor provides a variable capacitance depending on the polarity of the bias.
US07989920B2
A phase change memory is provided. The method includes forming contact plugs in a first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed overlying the first dielectric layer and a trench formed therein exposing portions of the contact plugs. A metal layer is formed over surfaces of the trench. One or more heaters are formed from the metal layer such that each heater is formed along one or more sidewalls of the trench, wherein the portion of the heater along the sidewalls does not include a corner region of adjacent sidewalls. The trench is filled with a third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer is formed over the third dielectric layer. Trenches are formed in the fourth dielectric layer and filled with a phase change material. An electrode is formed over the phase change material.
US07989916B2
An article includes a top electrode that is embedded in a solder mask. An article includes a top electrode that is on a core structure. A process of forming the top electrode includes reducing the solder mask thickness and forming the top electrode on the reduced-thickness solder mask. A process of forming the top electrode includes forming the top electrode over a high-K dielectric that is in a patterned portion of the core structure.
US07989912B2
The semiconductor device includes a lower device isolation structure formed in a semiconductor substrate to define an active region. The lower device isolation structure has a first compressive stress. An upper device isolation structure is disposed over the lower device isolation structure. The upper device isolation structure has a second compressive stress greater than the first compressive stress. A gate structure is disposed over the active region between the neighboring upper device isolation structures.
US07989910B2
A semiconductor device includes an n+ type semiconductor substrate 1 and a super junction region that has, on the top of the substrate 1, an n and p type pillar regions 2 and 3 provided alternately. The device also includes, in the top surface of the super junction region, a p type base region 4 and an n type source layer 5. The device also includes a gate electrode 7 on the region 4 and layer 5 via a gate-insulating film 6, a drain electrode 9 on the bottom of the substrate 1, and a source electrode 8 on the top of the substrate 1. In the top surface of the super junction region in the terminal region, a RESURF region 10 is formed. The RESURF region has a comb-like planar shape with repeatedly-formed teeth having tips facing the end portion of the terminal region.
US07989904B2
A micro-electromechanical device includes a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer and a first patterned blocking layer. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on the first patterned conductive layer. The first patterned blocking layer is connected with the first patterned conductive layer and the second patterned conductive layer. In addition, a method of manufacturing the micro-electromechanical device is also disclosed.
US07989896B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: laying out a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region on a semiconductor substrate by forming an element isolation region in the semiconductor substrate; forming a first insulating film on the first region and the second region; forming a first semiconductor film on the first insulating film; forming a second insulating film and an aluminum oxide film thereon on the fourth region after forming of the first semiconductor film; forming a third insulating film and a lanthanum oxide film thereon on the third region after forming of the first semiconductor film; forming a high dielectric constant film on the aluminum oxide film and the lanthanum oxide film; forming a metal film on the high dielectric constant film; forming a second semiconductor film on the first semiconductor film and the metal film; and patterning the first insulating film, the first semiconductor film, the second insulating film, the aluminum oxide film, the third insulating film, the lanthanum oxide film, the high dielectric constant film, the metal film and the second semiconductor film.
US07989895B2
Example embodiments of the invention may provide for a multi-package system. The multi-package system may include a first package having a plurality of first organic dielectric layers, where the first package includes at least one first conductive layer positioned between two of the plurality of first organic dielectric layers, and where the at least one first conductive layer is circuitized to form at least one first passive device. The multi-package system may also include a second package having a plurality of second organic dielectric layers, where the second package includes at least one second conductive layer positioned between two of the plurality of second organic dielectric layers, and where the at least one second conductive layer is circuitized to form at least one second passive device. An electrical connector may be provided between a bottom surface of the first package and a top surface of the second package to electrically connect the first package and the second package.
US07989893B2
A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes an active semiconductor layer, a semiconductor device having a gate disposed on top of the active semiconductor layer, and source and drain regions and a body/channel region disposed within the active semiconductor layer, an insulator layer having a first and second side, the first side being adjacent to the active semiconductor layer, a substrate disposed adjacent to the second side of the insulator layer, a body contact disposed under the body/channel region and in the insulator layer. The body contact electrically connects with and contacts with the body/channel region of the semiconductor device and the substrate, to thereby form an ohmic contact and to eliminate floating body effects.
US07989891B2
MOS structures with remote contacts and methods for fabricating such MOS structures are provided. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating an MOS structure comprises providing a semiconductor layer that is at least partially surrounded by an isolation region and that has an impurity-doped first portion. First and second MOS transistors are formed on and within the first portion. The transistors are substantially parallel and define a space therebetween. An insulating material is deposited overlying the first portion of the semiconductor layer and at least a portion of the isolation region. A contact is formed through the insulating material outside the space such that the contact is in electrical communication with the transistors.
US07989889B1
The present invention relates to integration of a lateral high-voltage metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (LHV-MOSFET) with other circuitry on a semiconductor wafer, which may be fabricated using low-voltage foundry technology, such as a low-voltage complementary metal oxide semiconductor (LV-CMOS) process. The other circuitry may include low-voltage devices, such as switching transistors used in logic circuits, computer circuitry, and the like, or other high-voltage devices, such as a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch. The source to drain voltage capability of the LHV-MOSFET may be increased by using an intrinsic material between the source and the drain. The gate voltage capability of the LHV-MOSFET may be increased by using an insulator material, such as a thick oxide, between the gate and the channel of the LHV-MOSFET.
US07989884B2
A semiconductor structure includes a starting semiconductor substrate having a recessed portion. A semiconductor material is formed in the recessed portion, and has a higher resistivity than the starting semiconductor substrate. A body region extends in the semiconductor material, and has a conductivity type opposite that of the semiconductor material. Source regions extend in the body region, and have a conductivity type opposite that of the body region. A gate electrode extends adjacent to but is insulated from the body region. A first interconnect layer extends over and is in contact with a non-recessed portion of the starting semiconductor substrate. The first interconnect layer and the non-recessed portion provide a top-side electrical contact to portions of the starting semiconductor substrate underlying the semiconductor material.
US07989883B1
A system and method is disclosed that prevents the formation of a vertical bird's beak structure in the manufacture of a semiconductor device. A polysilicon filled trench is formed in a substrate of the semiconductor device. One or more composite layers are then applied over the trench and the substrate. A mask and etch process is then applied to etch the composite layers adjacent to the polysilicon filled trench. A field oxide process is applied to form field oxide portions in the substrate adjacent to the trench. Because no field oxide is placed over the trench there is no formation of a vertical bird's beak structure. A gate oxide layer is applied and a protection cap is formed over the polysilicon filled trench to protect the trench from unwanted effects of subsequent processing steps.
US07989882B2
A transistor structure optimizes current along the A-face of a silicon carbide body to form an AMOSFET that minimizes the JFET effect in the drift region during forward conduction in the on-state. The AMOSFET further shows high voltage blocking ability due to the addition of a highly doped well region that protects the gate corner region in a trench-gated device. The AMOSFET uses the A-face conduction along a trench sidewall in addition to a buried channel layer extending across portions of the semiconductor mesas defining the trench. A doped well extends from at least one of the mesas to a depth within the current spreading layer that is greater than the depth of the trench. A current spreading layer extends between the semiconductor mesas beneath the bottom of the trench to reduce junction resistance in the on-state. A buffer layer between the trench and the deep well further provides protection from field crowding at the trench corner.
US07989881B2
A vertically oriented self terminating semiconductor device such as a discrete trench MOS device (10, 38) that includes a cylindrical drift region (18) that extend downward from a surface region to a substrate (11) and a dielectric region (20) that exponentially tapers outward from the cylindrical drift region as the drift region approaches the substrate. A field plate electrode (12) is disposed on the dielectric region. Alternatively, the gate electrode (40, 46) may be disposed on the dielectric region, optionally with an underlying field plate electrode (48).
US07989879B2
The LDMOS transistor (1) of the invention comprises a source region (3), a channel region (4), a drain extension region (7) and a gate electrode (10). The LDMOS transistor (1) further comprises a first gate oxide layer (8) and a second gate oxide layer (9), which is thicker than the first gate oxide layer (8). The first gate oxide layer (8) at least extends over a first portion of the channel region (4), which is adjacent to the source region (3). The second gate oxide layer (9) extends over a region where a local maximum (A, B) of the electric field (E) generates hot carriers thereby reducing the impact of the hot carriers and reducing the Idq-degradation. In another embodiment the second gate oxide layer (9) extends over a second portion of the channel region (4), which mutually connects the drain extension region (7) and the first portion of the channel region (4), thereby improving the linear efficiency of the LDMOS transistor (1).
US07989876B2
The present invention provides a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including memory cells capable of electrically writing information, and each of the memory cells includes a first insulating film formed on the channel provided between source/drain diffusion layers, an electric charge accumulation layer formed on the first insulating film and is made of nitride or oxynitride containing at least one selected from Si, Ge, Ga, and Al, a donor layer containing n-type dopant impurity formed on the electric charge accumulation layer and is made of nitride or oxynitride containing at least one selected from among Si, Ge, Ga, and Al, a second insulating film formed on the donor layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating film.
US07989872B2
The channel of each nonvolatile semiconductor memory element has a plate-like shape, and a charge accumulating layer is formed on one face of the channel region, with an insulating film being interposed in between. A control gate electrode is then formed on the charge accumulating layer, with another insulating film being interposed in between. Another control gate electrode is formed on the other face of the channel region, with yet another insulating film being interposed in between. The plate-like semiconductor region is designed to have a thickness smaller than twice the largest depletion layer thickness determined by the impurity concentration. In this manner, variations of the threshold voltages varying with the voltage of the control gate electrodes can be made smaller than the minimum value in conventional elements. As a result, nonvolatile semiconductor memory elements that have higher controllability over threshold voltages and can lower the power supply voltage so as to reduce the power consumption can be provided.
US07989850B2
An array substrate includes first and second gate electrodes on a substrate; a gate insulating layer on the first and second gate electrodes; first and second active layers on the gate insulating layer; an interlayer insulating layer on the first and second active layers; first to fourth ohmic contact layers respectively contacting both sides of the first active layer and both sides of the second active layer; first and second source electrodes and first and second drain electrodes respectively on the first, third, second and fourth ohmic contact layers; a data line connected to the first source electrode; a first passivation layer connected to the first gate electrode; a power line; one end and the other end of a connection electrode respectively connected to the first drain electrode and the second gate electrode; a second passivation layer; and a pixel electrode-connected to the second drain electrode.
US07989836B2
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, including a substrate including group III nitride compound semiconductor, a luminous layer structure including group III nitride compound semiconductor, the luminous layer structure formed on a first surface of the substrate, and an irregular surface formed on a second surface of the substrate, the second surface including a principal light emission surface, and a translucent sealing member for sealing the light emitting element, the translucent sealing member being separated from the second surface. At least one of translucent gel material and an inert gas is filled between the light emitting element and the translucent sealing member.
US07989826B2
Embodiments provide a semiconductor light emitting device which comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a plurality of third semiconductor structures spaced apart on the second conductive semiconductor layer.
US07989823B2
A light emitting system, a light emitting apparatus and the forming method thereof, the light emitting system comprising a plurality of light emitting units (100) and a frame for connecting the light emitting units. Each light emitting unit comprises a substrate (102), one or a plurality of chips (104) disposed on the substrate, an annular member (110) disposed on the substrate and surrounding the chips, the annular member used for adjusting the direction of the light emitted from the chips, and a protective layer (108) covering the chips, wherein the height of the protective layer is not more than that of the annular member.
US07989821B2
A sealed infrared radiation source includes an emitter membrane stimulated by an electrical current conducted through the membrane, which acts like an electrical conductor, wherein the membrane is mounted between first and second housing parts, at least one being transparent in the IR range, each housing part defining a cavity between the membrane and the respective housing part of each side of the membrane. The housing parts are at least partially electrical conductive, and a first of the housing parts is electrically coupled to a first end of the electrical conductor and insulated from the second end of the electrical conductor, the second housing part being electrically coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor and being insulated from the first end of the electrical conductor, thus allowing a current applied from the first housing part to the second housing part to pass through and heat the membrane.
US07989818B2
A light emitting device with magnetic field includes a light-emitting structure and a first magnetic-source layer. The light-emitting structure includes a first doped structural layer, a second doped structural layer, an active layer between the two doped structural layers, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first magnetic-source layer is integrated with the light-emitting structure to produce a magnetic field in the light-emitting structure. The magnetic field transversely shifts a driving current of the light-emitting structure to redistribute in the light-emitting structure.
US07989816B2
A semiconductor device is, constituted by: a nitride group semiconductor functional layer which includes a first nitride group semiconductor region, a second nitride group semiconductor region provided on the first nitride group semiconductor region by a hetero junction, and a two-dimensional carrier gas channel near the hetero junction of the first nitride group semiconductor region; a first main electrode and a second main electrode connected to the two-dimensional carrier gas channel by ohmic contact; and a gate electrode disposed between the first main electrode and the second main electrode. The nitride group semiconductor region has different thicknesses between the second main electrode and the gate electrode, and between the first main electrode and the gate electrode.
US07989814B2
A thin film transistor array panel including a substrate; a display area signal line; a display area thin film transistor; a peripheral area signal line; a black matrix disposed on the display area signal line, the display area thin film transistor, and the peripheral area signal line, the black matrix including a first and a second contact holes exposing the peripheral area signal line; a protrusion member disposed on the peripheral area signal line, the protrusion member overlapping the peripheral area signal line; a transparent connector disposed on the black matrix and within the peripheral area, wherein the transparent connector contacts the peripheral area signal line through at least one of the first and the second contact holes and includes a protrusion within at least one of the first and the second contact holes which corresponds to the protrusion member; and a pixel electrode.
US07989811B2
A manufacturing method of a highly reliable semiconductor with a waterproof property. The method includes the steps of: sequentially forming a peeling layer, an inorganic insulating layer, and an element formation layer including an organic compound layer, over a substrate; separating the peeling layer and the inorganic insulating layer from each other, or separating the substrate and the inorganic insulating layer from each other; removing a part of the inorganic insulating layer or a part of the inorganic insulating layer and the element formation layer, thereby isolating at least the inorganic insulating layer into a plurality of sections so that at least two layers among the organic compound layer, a flexible substrate, and an adhesive agent are stacked at outer edges of the isolated inorganic insulating layers; and cutting a region where at least two layers among the organic compound layer, the flexible substrate, and the adhesive agent are stacked.
US07989802B2
A light emitting device material comprises a pyrene compound represented by formula (1) below. Also disclosed is a light emitting device using such a material. (R1 to R17 may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl ether group, an aryl thioether group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an amino group, a silyl group, —P(═O)R18R19, and a ring structure formed together with an adjacent substituent; R18 and R19 are each selected from an aryl group and a heteroaryl group; n is an integer of 1 to 2; and X is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, an arylene group and a heteroarylene group, provided that at least one of R10 to R17 is used to link to X.)
US07989800B2
A nanowire field effect junction diode constructed on an insulating transparent substrate that allows form(s) of radiation such as visual light, ultraviolet radiation; or infrared radiation to pass. A nanowire is disposed on the insulating transparent substrate. An anode is connected to a first end of the nanowire and a cathode is connected to the second end of the nanowire. An oxide layer covers the nanowire. A first conducting gate is disposed on top of the oxide layer adjacent with a non-zero separation to the anode. A second conducting gate is disposed on top of the oxide layer adjacent with a non-zero separation to the cathode and adjacent with a non-zero separation the first conducting gate. A controllable PN junction may be dynamically formed along the nanowire channel by applying opposite gate voltages. Radiation striking the nanowire through the substrate creates a current the anode and cathode.
US07989795B2
A phase change memory device is provided. The phase change memory device comprises a substrate. An electrode layer is on the substrate. A phase change memory structure is on the electrode layer and electrically connected to the electrode layer, wherein the phase change memory structure comprises a cup-shaped heating electrode on the electrode layer. An insulating layer is on the cup-shaped heating electrode along a first direction covering a portion of the cup-shaped heating electrode. An electrode structure is on the cup-shaped heating electrode along a second direction covering a portion of the insulating layer and the cup-shaped heating electrode. A pair of double spacers is on a pair of sidewalls of the electrode structure covering a portion of the cup-shaped heating electrode, wherein the double spacer comprises a phase change material spacer and an insulating material spacer on a sidewall of the phase change material spacer.
US07989794B2
A resistance change memory device including a substrate, first and second wiring lines formed above the substrate to be insulated from each other, and memory cells disposed between the first and second wiring lines, wherein the memory cell includes: a variable resistance element for storing as information a resistance value; and a Schottky diode connected in series to the variable resistance element. The variable resistance element has: a recording layer formed of a composite compound containing at least one transition element and a cavity site for housing a cation ion; and electrodes formed on the opposite sides of the recording layer, one of which serves as a cation source in a write or erase mode for supplying a cation to the recording layer to be housed in the cavity site therein.
US07989777B2
A method for inspecting a settling time of a deflection amplifier includes setting a settling time, performing shooting a plurality of times alternately to project two patterns of different types which are shaped by making a charged particle beam pass through a first and a second apertures while deflecting the charged particle beam by a deflector controlled by an output of a deflection amplifier which is driven based on the settling time having been set, measuring beam currents of the shooting, calculating an integral current of the beam currents measured, and calculating a difference between the integral current calculated and a reference integral current to output the difference.
US07989769B2
Thermographic imaging equipment is incorporated directly into cabinets housing electrical switchgear to provide for dedicated, nearly continuous monitoring of the contained equipment. A mechanical scanning technique may allow low-cost sensors to provide essentially continuous thermographic monitoring. Dedicated thermal imaging equipment allows automatic analysis through predefined temperature threshold maps.
US07989765B2
An ion trap comprising elongate rods, electrodes, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The rods are for defining the radial extent of a trapping volume. The first circuit is connected to the rods for applying thereto a first RF signal that generates adjacent the trapping volume a radial RF containment field that radially contains ions of different polarities within the trapping volume. The electrodes define the axial extent of the trapping volume. The second circuit is connected to the electrodes for applying thereto a second RF signal that generates adjacent the trapping volume an axial RF containment field that axially contains the ions of different polarities within the trapping volume. The axial RF containment field is independent of the radial RF containment field.
US07989764B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, there are provided an ion trap mass spectrometry method and an ion trap mass spectrometry device using a mass spectrometer, the mass spectrometer including: an ion source part for ionizing a sample; an ion trap part for trapping ions generated in the ion source; a main high frequency power source for applying a main high frequency voltage to the ion trap part, and an auxiliary high frequency power source for applying an auxiliary high frequency voltage thereto; and a detector for detecting the ions ejected from the ion trap. The ion trap mass spectrometry method and the ion trap mass spectrometry device includes the steps of: accumulating desired ions into the ion trap part by ejecting undesired ions while accumulating ions into the ion trap part; and ejecting undesired ions that remain in the ion trap part and leaving the desired ions in the ion trap part are repeated alternately.
US07989763B2
Electrospray systems, electrospray structures, removable electrospray structures, methods of operating electrospray systems, and methods of fabricating electrospray systems, are disclosed.
US07989759B2
In a mass spectrometer having an ion source in which analyte substances are ionized by matrix assisted laser desorption and form an ion beam that travels to a parent ion selector for selecting ions to form daughter ions, the ion beam is reflected in at least one reflector prior to the parent ion selector so that only ions that have both the mass of the parent ions and their kinetic energy are allowed to pass to the parent ion selector. By taking this measure, the mass resolution in the daughter ion spectra is also increased; the improved mass resolution and improved signal-to-noise ratio produce higher sensitivity, even though fewer ions are admitted for analysis in the daughter ion spectrum.
US07989751B2
A first light source arrangement pattern is defined by: defining segments opposing to each other and arranged at end positions out of three segments in a first unit and three segments in a second unit, as light source arrangement positions; and defining one of three segments in a third unit, at the same position as the segment defined as the light source arrangement position in the first unit, as a light source arrangement position. A second light source pattern is defined by defining segments out of the segments in the first unit, the second unit, and the third unit, at end positions opposite to the segments defined as the light source arrangement positions in the first light source arrangement pattern, as light source arrangement positions. The first light source arrangement pattern and the second light source arrangement pattern are alternately arranged in the vertical direction.
US07989747B2
An exemplary projector includes a power supply circuit, a heat dissipation device, a rechargeable cell and a first switching circuit connected between the heat dissipation device and the rechargeable cell. The heat dissipation device is configured for dissipating heat produced by the projector. The power supply circuit is configured for powering the heat dissipation device. The rechargeable cell is configured for receiving and storing electrical power from the power supply circuit. The first switching circuit is configured for controlling the rechargeable cell to power the heat dissipation device when the power supply circuit stops powering the heat dissipation device. A related heat dissipation system is also provided.
US07989737B2
A heating cooking apparatus including a body, a steam container, a steam heater, and a heater covering portion. The body has a cooking compartment in which food is disposed. The steam container includes a chamber, a water supply portion to supply water into the chamber, and a steam discharge portion to discharge steam generated in the chamber into the cooking compartment. The steam heater has a chamber bottom forming portion that is coupled to a lower end of the steam container so as to cover a bottom of the chamber and adapted to heat water supplied into the chamber. The heater covering portion is configured to cover a rim of the steam heater. Covering the rim of the steam heater using the heater covering portion alleviates the risk of power leakage accidents caused when water at the outside of a steam generator comes into contact with the steam heater.
US07989730B2
The present invention relates to a method for determining a lateral relative movement between a processing head and a workpiece during processing the workpiece as well as a device to carry it out. In the method a surface of the workpiece (12) is illuminated in the region of the processing head with an optical radiation (2). The optical radiation (3) reflected from the surface of the workpiece (12) in the region of the processing head is repeatedly detected in a locally resolved manner by an optical detector (9), which is firmly fixed mechanically to the processing head, to obtain optical reflection patterns. The repeated detection occurs in temporal intervals in which the temporally successive reflection patterns of overlapping surface regions of the workpiece (12) are obtained. The lateral relative movement is determined by comparing the temporally successive reflection patterns. The method and the corresponding device permit contactless measurement of the relative movement between the processing head and the workpiece with great precision.
US07989728B2
A method and a device for producing a tear line in a vehicle interior trim part, in which a laser beam is guided along a tear line and a material ablation in the form of holes with a residual wall thickness is effected. On the side facing the laser beam, the complete extent of the tear line is detected by a stationary matrix camera. In the machining at a machining site, only pixels of a CMOS matrix camera that are known in advance, for which the incidence of a measurement radiation is expected at this machining site, are read out. The laser is preferably scanned and non-adjacent machining sites are machined successively.
US07989718B1
The present invention provides a power control for a power tool having a working head for cutting or shaping a workpiece. The power control includes a trigger control switch on a hand grip attached to an engagement device such as a push stick used with a table saw. The engagement device is moved by the attached hand grip to bring the workpiece and working head into engagement with each other. The power control may be used for rip sawing or miter cutting on a table saw, on a hand-held router or a router table, on a jointer, a band saw, a disk sander, a drill press, or on other conventional power tools having a working head for cutting or shaping a workpiece.
US07989717B2
A connector switchpanel for medium voltage switchgear assemblies includes first and second feed devices connected together by conductors with a busbar branch on a connector. Disconnectors disconnecting the conducting connection and disconnecting the busbar branch and grounding contacts are provided. An improved compact construction and simplified operation are provided due to the connector switchpanel being a gas-insulated switchpanel and each of the first and second feed devices being connected by a three-position switch to the busbar branch with contact, disconnecting and grounding positions.
US07989715B2
An operation switch for a vehicle includes a light source and a grease. The light source is provided to illuminate a switch knob from a rear face side of the switch knob. The grease is applied to a sliding part. The light source is forcibly activated based on temperature information in a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
US07989703B2
A wire having an outer shell and a core, the core including at least a first plurality of core segments that may be made of a first core material and a second plurality of core segments that may be made of a second core material different from the first core material. The first and second core segments are arranged in a periodic alternating arrangement along the length of the wire. The outer shell may be made of a metal, such as a biocompatible metal, and the core segments may be made of different materials to provide periodic material properties along the length of the wire. The wire is manufactured by inserting the core segments into the outer shell to form a wire construct, followed by subjecting the wire construct to one or more initial draws while applying a compressive force to the core segments on an upstream side of the die to maintain the core segments in contact with one another upon dense contact between the outer shell and core segments, following by closing of the outer shell onto the core segments, as the wire is pulled through a drawing die. The resulting wire may then be subjected to a plurality of finishing draws. Exemplary applications of the wire include medical devices, such as in vivo heating devices, thermally-actuated snares, in vivo positioning devices, stents, and tissue scaffolds.
US07989695B2
The present invention pertains to organic infrared absorbing layers comprising an organic radical cation compound that absorbs in an infrared region and produces an electron transfer reaction that results in a flow of electrons. Preferably, the organic radical cation compound is a salt of an aminium radical cation. Provided are photovoltaic cells comprising such light-sensitive organic infrared absorbing layers.
US07989692B2
The invention teaches novel structure and methods for producing electrical current collectors and electrical interconnection structure. Such articles find particular use in facile production of modular arrays of photovoltaic cells. The current collector and interconnecting structures may be initially produced separately from the photovoltaic cells thereby allowing the use of unique materials and manufacture. Subsequent combination of the structures with photovoltaic cells allows facile and efficient completion of modular arrays. Methods for combining the collector and interconnection structures with cells and final interconnecting into modular arrays are taught.
US07989689B2
An electronic music stand system and methodologies relating thereto are presented. The electronic music stand system is comprised of a performer subsystem comprising a processing subsystem, librarian logic, performance logic, and communications management logic. The communications management logic provides management of communication via the communications interface with external apparatus responsive to the performance logic and the librarian logic. The user input apparatus and the display apparatus can be integrated into a touch-screen input display. The present invention also relates to a method for providing for video display of music responsive to the music data stored in a music database. The method is comprised of defining a page of music image data from the music database; defining ordered logical sections; storing the mapping in a memory for selective retrieval; and providing for the video display of the music responsive to the mapping and the storing.
US07989680B2
A soybean cultivar designated 7631014 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7631014, to the plants of soybean cultivar 7631014, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 7631014, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 7631014. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7631014. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7631014, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 7631014 with another soybean cultivar.
US07989676B2
The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, sterility or seedling lethality in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
US07989672B2
A process of producing PX comprising providing a C8+ feedstock, the C8+ feedstock has C8 hydrocarbons and C9+ hydrocarbons, to a crystallization unit under crystallization conditions to produce a PX enriched stream having a PX concentration of at least 99.5 wt % based on the weight of the PX enriched stream, wherein the C8+ feedstock has a PX concentration of at least 70 wt % based on total weight of xylenes in the C8+ feedstock, which the C8+ feedstock having a C9+ hydrocarbons concentration in a range from 1 wppm to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the C8+ feedstock.
US07989670B2
This invention relates to processes to produce liquid poly-alpha-olefins (PAOs) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of more than 20 cSt in the presence of a metallocene catalyst with a non-coordinating anion activator and hydrogen.
US07989664B2
Disclosed are methods for generating propylene glycol, ethylene glycol and other polyols, diols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols from biomass using hydrogen produced from the biomass. The methods involve reacting a portion of an aqueous stream of a biomass feedstock solution over a catalyst under aqueous phase reforming conditions to produce hydrogen, and then reacting the hydrogen and the aqueous feedstock solution over a catalyst to produce propylene glycol, ethylene glycal and the other polyols, diols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols. The disclosed methods can be run at lower temperatures and pressures, and allows for the production of oxygenated hydrocarbons without the need for hydrogen from an external source.
US07989662B2
A process for preparing 4-aminodiphenylamine having the steps of reacting nitrobenzene and aniline in the presence of a complex base catalyst, hydrogenating the reaction mixture with hydrogen, a powdery composite catalyst, and a hydrogenation solvent; separating, recovering, and reusing the complex base catalyst and the powdery composite catalyst from the reaction mixture; separating, recovering, and reusing aniline, and optionally water, from the reaction mixture; refining the reaction mixture to obtain 4-aminodiphenylamine. The complex base catalyst comprises tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide, and tetraalkyl ammonium salt.
US07989655B2
Thiol ester compositions, methods of making the thiol ester compositions, and methods of using the thiol ester compositions are provided. In some embodiments, the thiol ester compositions include thiol esters, hydroxy thiol esters and cross-linked thiol esters. The thiol ester composition can be used to produce cross-linked thiol esters, sulfonic acid-containing esters, sulfonate containing esters and thioacrylate containing esters. The thiol ester compositions can be used to produce polythiourethanes. The polythiourethanes can be used in fertilizers and fertilizer coatings.
US07989633B2
The present application relates to novel 4-chromenonyl-1,4-dihydropyridines, process for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially cardiovascular disorders.
US07989623B2
The compound of formula (8), in racemic or single enantiomeric form, is useful in making N-(diphenylmethyl)-piperazines such as cetirizine and levocetrizine. wherein Z is preferably phenyl.
US07989619B2
The invention describes novel compositions that include a cross linking compound, a polymer and a 1 nm to about a 25 micron sized particle optionally with an oxide layer. In particular, the particle is a silica and one which has been pretreated with a silane.
US07989617B2
The invention describes crown ether chelators, including crown ethers having the formula:
US07989614B2
The present invention provides a method of isolating nucleic acid from a sample, said method comprising contacting said sample with a detergent and a solid support, whereby soluble nucleic acid in said sample is bound to the support, and separating said support with bound nucleic acid from the sample. Where the method of the invention is used to isolate DNA, it may conveniently be couple with a further step to isolate RNA from the same sample.
US07989613B2
Compositions and methods for identifying polyribonucleotides that binds with high affinity to a metallo-β-lactamase. The polyribonucleotides inhibit the activity of the metallo-β-lactamase.
US07989607B2
The invention provides DNA compositions that relate to transgenic insect resistant maize plants. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize TC1507 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.
US07989603B2
Oligonucleotides with a novel sugar-phosphate backbone containing at least one 2′-arabino-fluoronucleoside and an internucleoside 3′-NH—P(═O)(OR)—O-5′ linkage, where R is a positively charged counter ion or hydrogen, and methods of synthesizing and using the inventive oligonucleotides are provided. The inventive phosphoramidate 2′-arabino-fluorooligonucleotides have a high RNA binding affinity to complementary nucleic acids and are base and acid stable.
US07989600B2
The present invention relates to new macrolide compounds represented by the general structure I, wherein M is a macrolide, P is a photo-affinity group bearing subunit containing biotin, and L is a linking molecule, and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, to processes and intermediates for their preparation and to the use of these compounds for the macrolide target identification.
US07989597B2
This application pertains to antibodies which specifically bind to immunogenic memapsin 2β-secretase peptides for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and memapsin 2β-secretase disorders. The application also pertains to immunogenic compositions comprising memapsin 2β-secretase peptides and uses thereof.
US07989593B1
A high temperature-stable and highly purified cross-linked (optionally ≧70% β-β linked) tetrameric hemoglobin with high efficiency of oxygen delivery suitable for use in mammals without causing renal injury and vasoconstriction is provided. The dimeric form of hemoglobin is degenerated and purification processes are performed on red blood cells from whole blood. Controlled hypotonic lysis in an instant cytolysis apparatus prevents lysis of white blood cells. Nucleic acids from white blood cells and phospholipids impurities are not detected. Blocking of reactive sulfhydryl groups by a sulfhydryl reagent is performed in an oxygenated environment. Flowthrough column chromatography removes different plasma protein impurities. N-acetyl cysteine is added to the cross-linked tetrameric hemoglobin to maintain a low level of met-hemoglobin. The stabilized hemoglobin is preserved in an infusion bag with aluminum overwrap to prevent formation of inactive met-hemoglobin from oxygen intrusion. The product finds use in tissue oxygenation and cancer treatment.
US07989589B2
Compounds comprising peptides and peptidomimetics capable of binding the C3 protein and inhibiting complement activation are disclosed. These compounds display improved complement activation-inhibitory activity as compared with currently available compounds. Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the peptides are also disclosed.
US07989580B2
Metal complexes of formula I and IA and polymers derived from the complexes are useful in optoelectronic devices wherein M is Ir, Co or Rh; is a cyclometallated ligand; R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1 and R2 is other than hydrogen; R1a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, or substituted arylalkyl; R2a is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl; and at least one of R1a and R2a is substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, substituted arylalkyl, and at least one substitutent of the substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted arylalkyl is a polymerizable group.
US07989578B2
The present invention relates to a negative photosensitive polyimide polymer having a repeating unit of formula (1) as a polymerized unit: wherein G, Q and P* are as defined in the specification. The polyimide polymer of the present invention is developable in an aqueous alkaline solution, and has the properties associated with an insulating layer and photoresist.
US07989576B2
A triazine derivative represented by formula (I) below: where, in formula (I), each of M1a, M1b, M2a and M2b is a divalent group comprising one or more substituted or non-substituted aromatic rings; each of n1 and n2 is 0 or 1; each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent; and X represents a substituent; is disclosed.
US07989574B2
Provided is a curable silicone rubber composition, including: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more silicon atom-bonded aliphatic unsaturated groups within each molecule, and containing a phenyl group and/or cyclohexyl group, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin with a three dimensional network structure consisting essentially of Q units and M units, and containing one or more phenyl groups and/or cyclohexyl groups, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and (D) a platinum group metal-based catalyst, in which the component (B) exists in a quantity that represents from 20 to 80% by mass of the combination of the component (A) and the component (B), and in the component B, the quantity of low molecular weight substances, for which the weight average molecular weight measured by GPC and calculated against polystyrene standards is not greater than 500, is not greater than 5%. The composition is capable of forming a cured product with improved hardness, no surface tackiness, a high refractive index, and excellent resistance to thermal shock, without any loss in rubber-like properties such as elongation.
US07989573B2
A method for the polymerization of free radically polymerizable vinyl monomers involves polymerizing free radically (co)polymerizable vinyl monomers in a batch reaction under essentially adiabatic conditions, and utilizing scavenger monomer to reduce undesirable residual monomer.
US07989564B2
A catalyst system comprising a hafnocene catalyst compound and zirconocene catalyst compound, wherein the hafnocene and/or zirconocene include(s) at least one ligand substituted with at least one linear or iso alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms is provided. A process for polymerizing olefin(s) using the same catalyst system is also provided.
US07989563B2
The present invention provides a resin composition containing a reactive monomer and/or oligomer having allyl ester groups, a film of the resin composition which is excellent in transparency and heat resistance and has a high thickness precision, and a process for producing such a film. The resin composition includes (A) a reactive oligomer having allyl ester groups and represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkanediyl or alkenediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms with the proviso that a plurality of R1 groups may be the same or different, R2 represents a cycloalkanediyl, cycloalkenediyl or arenediyl group with the proviso that a plurality of R2 groups may be the same or different, and n represents an average degree of polymerization and is a number of 1 to 30; (B) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylic monomer and/or oligomer; and (C) a thermal polymerization initiator.
US07989561B2
A thermosetting resin composition include a liquid epoxy resin, a solid epoxy resin, a semisolid epoxy resin, an epoxy curing agent, and a filler. The liquid epoxy resin is liquid at 20° C. and has at least two epoxy groups in a molecule. A solid epoxy resin is solid at 40° C. and has at least three epoxy groups in a molecule. A semisolid epoxy resin is solid at 20° C. and liquid at 40° C. and has at least two epoxy groups in a molecule. A ratio of mass of the liquid epoxy resin to a sum of mass of the solid epoxy resin and mass of the semisolid epoxy resin is about 1:1 to about 1:10, and a ratio of the mass of the solid epoxy resin to the mass of the semisolid epoxy resin is about 1:0.5 to about 1:2.
US07989558B2
The present invention is directed to crystallized polyethylene terephthalate, PET, which contains silicon in a bounded M and integrated into the molecular structure of PET form. The crystallized form preferably has been obtained by a temperature treatment of amorphous PET, which contains silicon in a bounded and integrated into the molecular structure of PET form. There is also described a process for the preparation of crystallized polyethylene terephthalate, PET, which contains silicon in a bounded and integrated into the molecular structure of PET form.
US07989550B2
A rubber composition for a tire tread comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a rubber component containing (a) 50 to 95 parts by weight of a diene-based rubber containing 50 to 100% by weight of an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer rubber and (b) 5 to 50 parts by weight of a conjugated diene-based rubber gel having a toluene swelling index Qi of 16 to 70 and (B) 3 to 40 parts by weight, based upon 100 parts by weight of the total rubber component, of a copolymer resin of an aromatic vinyl and dipentene and/or pinene having a softening point of 100 to 150° C. and a high performance tire using the above rubber composition are disclosed.
US07989548B2
The invention relates to a new polymer blend comprising: 20 to 70 wt % of a mixture (A) of two or more polyalkylene phthalates; 2 to 60 wt % of a cross-linked acrylate rubber; 0.5 to 20 wt % of an ionomer; and 1 to 30 wt % of a terpolymer of ethylene, butylacrylate (BA) and glycidylmethacrylate (GMA); wherein the weight percentages are based on the sum of the above ingredients. The polymer blend of the invention is particularly suitable for blow-moulding, to make parts for high-temperature, high-oil-exposure uses.
US07989546B2
The Invention relates to a method for the preservation of natural rubber latex comprising the step of adding to natural latex at least one hydrophobically modified saccharide. The hydrophobically modified saccharide is preferably a hydrophobically modified fructan, a hydrophobically modified starch hydrolysate, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a natural rubber latex containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide, and to vulcanized natural rubber products containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide.
US07989545B2
A solution with a salt-sensitive polymer binder for use in fibrous webs, where the binder contains a copolymer of carboxylic acid monomer units and ethylenically unsaturated monomer units. The binder solution is prepared by emulsion-polymerizing a copolymer and then neutralizing the copolymer with base to make it water soluble. The binders provide a higher wet strength in concentrated salt solutions than in deionized water, and are particularly suitable for strengthening nonwoven fibrous webs in disposable articles such as wet-wipes, personal care products, diapers, and the like.
US07989529B2
A thermosensitive adhesive composition including a thermosensitive plastic resin, a dispersing agent, a solid plasticizing agent and a eutectic agent represented by the following chemical structure (1): wherein X1 and X2 independently represent any one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom and an alkyl group, p and q independently represent an integer of from 1 to 5.
US07989520B2
The present invention relates to an antifouling paint composition which is pro-environmental because it does not contain organotin and copper compound which are the major causes of maritime environmental pollution, and has excellent inhibitory effect on the adhesion of marine organisms on the surface. The antifouling paint composition of the present invention characteristically comprises a resin, tourmaline and an alkali metal, an alkali earth metal and/or an oxide thereof.
US07989517B2
Disclosed is an actinic ray curable composition comprising a cationically polymerizable compound, an onium salt, and a compound represented by formula 1, R1{(CR2R3)mOH}n Formula 1 wherein R1 represents a condensed ring group; R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; m represents an integer of from 2 to 4; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 10.
US07989513B2
A process for producing a dispersion of a highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer is provided in which a dispersion of a highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer in a first liquid that includes at least 10 wt % of an organic liquid is atomized and released into a heated gas to produce flowable particles of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer having dry surface/exteriors and an internal residual moisture content of at least 4 wt %. The particles are dispersed in a second liquid to produce a second dispersion of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer from which proton exchange membranes and electrodes for fuel cells may be produced.
US07989512B1
A method of forming an ionomeric membrane includes a step of reacting a first polymer in chlorosulfonic acid to form a first precipitate. The first precipitate comprising a polymer including a polymer unit having at least one —SO2Cl moiety attached thereto and includes a step of dissolving the first precipitate in a polar aprotic solvent to form the first solution. A polymeric membrane is then formed from the first solution such that the membrane includes the polymer unit having at least one —SO2Cl. The polymer including a polymer unit a polymer unit having at least one —SO2Cl is then reacted with a nucleophilic compound to form the polymeric membrane.
US07989504B2
A method for producing a functional colloid during which particles are reactively fragmented in a mechanical manner in a dispersant in the presence of a modifying agent so that the modifying agent is chemically bound, at least in part, to the fragmented colloid particles.
US07989499B2
The present invention is directed to methods of modulating the activity of an isoform of manganese superoxide dismutase which is useful for the treatment of diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and heart failure.
US07989482B2
Indoline compounds having anti-mitotic activity, useful for the treatment of cancer and other proliferative disorders are provided.
US07989480B2
The present invention relates to a chemical genus of 3-(triaryl)-2-aminopropanol derivative inhibitors of LTA4H (leukotriene A4 hydrolase) useful for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases and disorders. The compounds have general formula III: A particular embodiment is
US07989479B2
The use of 6-(S-Cyclopropylcarbamoyl-S-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-N-(2,2-dimethylproyl)-nicotinamide, which is known in the art as a p38 kinase inhibitor in the treatment or prophlaxis of one or more psychiatric disorders.
US07989475B2
The present invention relates to substituted pyrazoles, compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment The compounds are glucagon receptor antagonists and thus are useful for treating, preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
US07989467B2
The invention relates to indole-derived compounds and to the use of said compounds for the preparation of a medicament that can be used to treat diseases related to the process of splicing pre-messenger RNAs in the cell, such as Frasier syndrome, frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17 (a form of Parkinson's disease), Leigh syndrome (a type of encephalopathy), atypical cystic fibrosis, certain neuropathologies including Alzheimer's disease linked to a mutation in the Tau protein, muscle atorphy which affects the SMN (Survival of Motor Neuron) gene, depression linked to a serotonin splicing impairment, and certain cancers in which the global splicing process is affected (e.g. breast cancer, colon cancer and certain lymphomas), as well as viral diseases such as AIDS.
US07989457B2
The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) as well as methods of using them to treat diabetic and other glucagon related metabolic disorders, and the like.
US07989455B2
Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.
US07989453B2
The invention relates to novel indole derivatives of the general formula 1, to their preparation and to their use as medicaments, in particular for treating tumors.
US07989452B2
The present invention relates to stable and highly purified stable hydralazine hydrochloride compositions and stable hydralazine-containing pharmaceutical compositions. A sterile aqueous injectable pharmaceutical composition suitable for parenteral administration is described comprising a therapeutically effective dose of hydralazine hydrochloride in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent wherein the hydralazine hydrochloride is essentially free of phthalazines, hydrazine and metal ions. In addition, a stable sterile aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising hydralazine hydrochloride in a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or diluent is described that is colorless and has no visible particulate matter.
US07989450B2
Isoxazole derivatives, in particular diarylisoxazole derivatives inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX), in particular cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1), their pharmaceutical compositions, the process for their preparation and their use for the chemoprevention and treatment of inflammatory syndromes and in the prevention and treatment of carcinomas, in particular intestinal, ovarian and cutaneous carcinomas, in the treatment of pain syndromes, in particular after surgery, and in the cardiovascular field as antithrombotics/vasoprotectives/cardioprotectives.
US07989441B2
The present disclosure relates to XIAP inhibitor compounds of the formula I.
US07989438B2
A class of macrocyclic compounds of formula (I), wherein R7, A, Ar, B, D, F, M, Q1, Q2, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein, that are useful as inhibitors of viral proteases, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of such macrocyclic compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection.
US07989434B2
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.
US07989433B2
The present invention provides compounds having the following Formula IA and IB, which are useful as MCHR1 antagonists, and includes prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:
US07989432B2
The present invention provides micelles, solutions comprising micelles, methods for preparing micelles, and methods for delivering micelles to patients. The micelles have fixed, preselected hydrodynamic diameters and are formed from basic or acidic amphiphilic compounds.
US07989427B2
A novel nucleic acid construct for down-regulating angiogenesis in a tissue of a subject is provided. The nucleic acid construct includes: (a) a first polynucleotide region encoding a chimeric polypeptide including a ligand binding domain fused to an effector domain of an apoptosis signaling molecule; and (b) a second polynucleotide region encoding a cis acting regulatory element being for directing expression of the chimeric polypeptide in a specific tissue or cell; wherein the ligand binding domain is selected such that it is capable of binding a ligand present in the specific tissue or cell, whereas binding of the ligand to the ligand binding domain activates the effector domain of the apoptosis signaling molecule. Also provided are methods of utilizing this nucleic acid construct for treating diseases characterized by excessive or aberrant neo-vascularization or cell growth.
US07989411B2
The present invention relates to a composition which contains a mixture of alkoxylated mono-, di-, and triglycerides and glycerine of formula wherein R′ represents H or CH3, and each one of m, n, or l represents, independently, a number from 0 to 20, the sum of m, n, and l being in the range of 1.5 to 20, characterized in that in the acyl group represented by —CO—R, R represents an alkyl or alkenyl group, linear or branched, of 6 to 11 carbon atoms, and the proportion by weight (i)+(ii)+(iii)/(iv) is in the range of 2.0:0.5 to 0.5:3; and to a method for the preparation of said composition, the detergent compositions which contain said compositions, and the use of said composition as surfactant or co-surfactant in the detergent compositions, particularly in detergent compositions, especially, but not exclusively, suitable for washing fabrics, suitable for manual dishwashing, for washing the hair or for personal hygiene.
US07989408B2
The present invention provides a lubricating composition comprising a major amount of a GTL lubricating base oil and a friction modifier consisting essentially of oil soluble fatty acid esters of a polyol. Such lubricating compositions have reductions in their friction coefficients that are greater than similar compositions formulated with Group III or PAO base oils.
US07989406B2
An additive to a fuel oil for a Diesel engine having a Diesel particulate filter (DPF), which comprises a molybdenum compound and having the function of improving the combustion property of a particulate matter (PM) trapped with DPF; a fuel oil comprising the additive; a lubricating oil composition for a Diesel engine having DPF, which has a sulfated ash content of 1.0% by weight or smaller, a sulfur content of 0.3% by weight or smaller and a molybdenum content of 100 ppm or greater; and DPF for removing PM in combustion gas discharged from a Diesel engine vehicle by trapping and burning PM, DPF comprising a filter supporting a molybdenum compound. The combustion property of PM trapped with the filter of DPF is improved, PM is burned at a low temperature with stability, the efficiency of removal of PM is improved and the life of DPF is increased.
US07989399B2
A drilling fluid comprising: a non-ionic surfactant including at least one of a branched alcohol ethoxylate and a capped alcohol ethoxylate, a detergent builder and a viscosifier.
US07989392B2
Herbicidal compositions are provided which cause rapid symptomology while delivering long term control of regrowth of plants. The herbicidal compositions comprise N-phosphonomethylglycine or a herbicidal derivative thereof, a bipyridilium or a herbicidal derivative thereof, and at least one surfactant. A herbicidal spray composition is preparable from a particulate solid concentrate or a liquid concentrate. Also provided is a method for killing or controlling the growth of plants comprising the step of contacting the foliage of said plants with an aqueous herbicidal composition of the invention.
US07989389B2
The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material having a support, a heat-sensitive color-developing layer containing a leuco dye and a developer, and a protective layer, the heat-sensitive color-developing layer and the protective layer being formed on the support, wherein carboxylic-acid-modified polyvinyl alcohol with a weight average degree of polymerization of 100 to 400 and a modification degree of 0.2 mol % to 1.0 mol % is used as a dispersing agent for dispersing the leuco dye.
US07989374B2
A solid oxide fuel cell device includes layers of solid electrolyte, cathode plates, anode plates, a frame and a non-contaminating, electrochemically stable sealing material. The sealing material may have a CTE of about 95×10−7/° C. to about 115×10−7/° C. The sealing material may include from about 65 wt % to about 100 wt % of glass frit and from about 0 wt % to about 35 wt % of a filler material. The glass frit may include from about 0 mol % to about 43 mol % of a metal oxide expressed as RO wherein R comprises magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, zinc and/or combinations thereof. The glass frit may also include from about 0 mol % to about 5 mol % Al2O3; from about 0 mol % to about 7 mol % TiO2; and from about 41 mol % to about 60 mol % SiO2.
US07989371B2
A porous nonwoven web and method of making are disclosed, wherein the web contains meltblown fibers and staple fibers. The meltblown fibers may be present as a bimodal mixture of microfibers and mesofibers, and comprise an intermingled mixture with staple fibers further intermingled therein.
US07989367B2
A process for making a fibrous product using a binder based on a formaldehyde-containing resin and especially for making fiberglass insulation products, and to the fibrous products themselves, wherein the fibrous product has a backing sheet affixed thereto and the backing sheet is coated or impregnated with a formaldehyde scavenger composition, with the result that the fibrous products exhibit a reduced level of formaldehyde emission.
US07989351B2
A wiring over a substrate capable of reducing particles between wirings and a method for manufacturing the wiring is disclosed. A wiring over a substrate capable of preventing short-circuiting between wirings due to big difference in projection and depression between wirings and a method for manufacturing the wiring is also disclosed. Further, a wiring over a substrate capable of preventing cracks in the insulating layer due to stress at the edge of a wiring or particles and a method for manufacturing the wiring is also disclosed. According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a wiring over a substrate is provided that comprises the steps of: forming a first conductive layer over an insulating surface; forming a first mask pattern over the first conductive layer; forming a second mask pattern by etching the first mask pattern under a first condition, simultaneously, forming a second conductive layer having a side having an angle of inclination cross-sectionally by etching the first conductive layer; and forming a third conductive layer and a third mask pattern by etching the second conductive layer and the second mask pattern under a second condition; wherein a selective ratio under the first condition of the first conductive layer to the first mask pattern is in a range of 0.25 to 4, and a selective ratio under the second condition of the second conductive layer to the second mask pattern is larger than that under the first condition.
US07989329B2
A method and apparatus for removing excess dopant from a doped substrate is provided. In one embodiment, a substrate is doped by surfaced deposition of dopant followed by formation of a capping layer and thermal diffusion drive-in. A reactive etchant mixture is provided to the process chamber, with optional plasma, to etch away the capping layer and form volatile compounds by reacting with excess dopant. In another embodiment, a substrate is doped by energetic implantation of dopant. A reactive gas mixture is provided to the process chamber, with optional plasma, to remove excess dopant adsorbed on the surface and high-concentration dopant near the surface by reacting with the dopant to form volatile compounds. The reactive gas mixture may be provided during thermal treatment, or it may be provided before or after at temperatures different from the thermal treatment temperature. The volatile compounds are removed. Substrates so treated do not form toxic compounds when stored or transported outside process equipment.
US07989328B2
An electronic structure includes a resistive memory device, and a P-I-N diode in operative association with the resistive memory device. A plurality of such electronic structures are used in a resistive memory array, with the P-I-N diodes functioning as select devices in the array. Methods are provided for fabricating such resistive memory device-P-I-N diode structures.
US07989326B2
A thin film transistor and method of fabricating the same are provided. The thin film transistor includes: a metal catalyst layer formed on a substrate, and a first capping layer and a second capping layer pattern sequentially formed on the metal catalyst layer. The method includes: forming a first capping layer on a metal catalyst layer; forming and patterning a second capping layer on the first capping layer; forming an amorphous silicon layer on the patterned second capping layer; diffusing the metal catalyst; and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer to form a polysilicon layer. The crystallization catalyst diffuses at a uniform low concentration to control a position of a seed formed of the catalyst such that a channel region in the polysilicon layer is close to a single crystal. Therefore, the characteristics of the thin film transistor device may be improved and uniformed.
US07989325B2
A crystalline semiconductor film is manufactured by a first step in which a crystalline semiconductor film is formed on and in contact with an insulating film and a second step in which the crystalline semiconductor film is grown in a condition where a generation frequency of nuclei is lower than in the first step. The second step is conducted in a condition where a flow ratio of a semiconductor material gas to a deposition gas is lower than in the first step. Thus, a crystalline semiconductor film whose crystal grains are large and uniform can be obtained and plasma damage to a base film of the crystalline semiconductor film can be reduced compared with a crystalline semiconductor film in a conventional method.
US07989320B2
A die bonding method and apparatus by which a wafer substrate 11 adhered to a carrier tape 13 by an adhesive layer 12 is laser machined through the wafer substrate and through the adhesive layer at most to scribe the carrier tape to form a singulated die 15 with an attached singulated adhesive layer, without substantial delamination of the adhesive layer 12 and carrier tape 13 or substantial production of burrs from the adhesive layer 12. The carrier tape 13 is cured, preferably by ultraviolet light, to release the adhesive layer from the carrier tape. The singulated die is picked and placed on a die pad and the adhesive layer 12 is cured, preferably by heat, to adhere the die to the die pad.
US07989310B2
Insulating trenches isolate regions of a semiconductor layer and include hermetically sealed voids. After forming a trench, a first fill of SiO2 is formed by a CVD process with the oxide layers having increasing thickness toward the upper trench edges forming first bottlenecks. The first fill oxide layers are then RIE etched to initially remove the oxide layer from the wafer surface with continued etching to remove the oxide layers in upper trench portions to define later sealing portions of the voids or to displace the first bottlenecks downward to define further bottlenecks. A second SiO2 deposition is then performed using a low pressure CVD process to deposit oxide near steps formed previously and/or at the displaced bottlenecks to seal the voids. The deposition process is stopped when the sealed portions of the oxide layer above the voids are grown above the semiconductor wafer surface.
US07989301B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor device with a bipolar transistor and method of fabricating the same. The device may include a collector region in a semiconductor substrate. A base pattern may be disposed on the collector region. A hard mask pattern may be disposed on the base pattern. The hard mask pattern may include a buffering insulation pattern and a flatness stopping pattern stacked in sequence. An emitter electrode may be disposed in a hole that locally exposes the base pattern, penetrating the hard mask pattern. A base electrode may contact an outer sidewall of the hard mask pattern and may be disposed on the base pattern. The flatness stopping pattern may contain an insulative material with etching selectivity to the buffering insulation pattern, the emitter electrode, and the base electrode.
US07989300B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a gate insulating film over a semiconductor substrate, forming a silicon film over the gate insulating film, forming a resist pattern over the silicon film, etching the silicon film to form a protrusion portion of the silicon film, forming a dummy film over the silicon film, etching the dummy film so that the dummy film is partially remained on sidewalls of the protrusion portion, etching the silicon film using the remaining dummy film to form a gate electrode, and performing ion implantation into the semiconductor substrate to form source/drain regions.
US07989287B2
A method for fabricating a storage node electrode in a semiconductor device includes: performing a primary high density plasma (HDP) process to form a first HDP oxide film over an etch stop film; performing a secondary HDP process to form a second HDP oxide film on the first HDP oxide film; forming a support film over the second HDP oxide film; performing a tertiary HDP process to form a third HDP oxide film over the support film; forming a storage node electrode on an exposed surface of the storage node contact hole; partially removing the third HDP oxide film and the support film so that a support pattern supporting the storage node electrode is formed; and exposing an outer surface of the storage node electrode by removing the second HDP oxide film and the first HDP oxide film.
US07989281B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a dual gate in a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a gate insulating layer and a gate conductive layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a diffusion barrier layer on the gate conductive layer, forming a barrier metal layer on the diffusion barrier layer, depositing a first gate metal layer on the barrier metal layer, forming a metal nitride barrier layer on a surface of the first gate metal layer by supplying nitrogen (N2) plasma on the first gate metal layer, forming a second gate metal layer on the metal nitride barrier layer, and forming a hard mask layer on the second gate metal layer.
US07989279B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which a plurality of conductive lines having a fine pitch and a uniform thickness can be formed is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns in a insulation layer as closed curves, forming a plurality of mask patterns on the insulation layer, the mask patterns exposing end portions of each of the first conductive patterns, and forming a plurality of second conductive patterns in the insulation layer as lines by removing the end portions of each of the first conductive patterns.
US07989278B2
The compound semiconductor device comprises an i-GaN buffer layer 12 formed on an SiC substrate 10; an n-AlGaN electron supplying layer 16 formed on the i-GaN buffer layer 12; an n-GaN cap layer 18 formed on the n-AlGaN electron supplying layer 16; a source electrode 20 and a drain electrode 22 formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18; a gate electrode 26 formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18 between the source electrode 20 and the drain electrode 22; a first protection layer 24 formed on the n-GaN cap layer 18 between the source electrode 20 and the drain electrode 22; and a second protection layer 30 buried in an opening 28 formed in the first protection layer 24 between the gate electrode 26 and the drain electrode 22 down to the n-GaN cap layer 18 and formed of an insulation film different from the first protection layer.
US07989277B1
A process for fabricating an integrated group III nitride structure comprising high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and Schottky diodes, and the resulting structure, are disclosed. Integration of vertical junction Schottky diodes is enabled, and the parasitic capacitance and resistance as well as the physical size of the diode are minimized. A process for fabricating an integrated group III nitride structure comprising double-heterostructure field effect transistors (DHFETs) and Schottky diodes and the resulting structure are also disclosed.
US07989264B2
A semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing the same is provided for minimizing or preventing warpage and twisting of semiconductor chip bodies as a result of thinning them during gringing. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip body and a substrate. The semiconductor chip body has a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, through-electrodes which pass through the semiconductor chip body and project from the second surface, and a warpage prevention part which projects in the shape of a fence along an edge of the second surface. The substrate has a substrate body and connection pads which are formed on an upper surface of the substrate body, facing the second surface, and which are connected with the projecting through-electrodes.
US07989263B2
In a method for manufacturing a micromechanical chip, a sacrificial layer and an epitaxy layer are initially applied to a semiconductor substrate to produce a layer stack. An opening is subsequently introduced into the epitaxy layer from the front side of the layer stack. In order to electrically insulate the subsequent filling of the opening using a conductive contact layer from the material of the epitaxy layer, the walls of the opening are provided with an insulating layer. For removing the sacrificial layer and thus for producing the chip, separation trenches are subsequently etched through the epitaxy layer to the sacrificial layer also from the front side of the layer stack, which separation trenches also delimit the lateral extension of the chip.
US07989261B2
In one aspect, a method includes fabricating a device. The device includes a gallium nitride (GaN) layer, a diamond layer disposed on the GaN layer and a gate structure disposed in contact with the GaN layer and the diamond layer.In another aspect, a device includes a gallium nitride (GaN) layer, a diamond layer disposed on the GaN layer and a gate structure disposed in contact with the GaN layer and the diamond layer.
US07989260B2
The present invention provides a method of selectively forming a flat plane on an atomic level on a diamond (001), (110) or (111) surface.A method of selectively forming a flat plane on a diamond surface comprising growing diamond on a stepped diamond surface of any of crystal structures (001), (110) and (111) by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) under growth conditions such that step-flow growth of diamond is carried out thereafter.
US07989257B2
Disclosed are polysilazane, a method of synthesizing the polysilazane, a composition for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the composition. The polysilazane is synthesized through a reaction, under a catalyst, between dichlorosilane, trichlorosilane, and ammonia added in a reaction solvent as a reactant. In this instance, a polystyrene conversion weight average molecular weight of the polysilazane is about 2,000 to 30,000.
US07989250B2
A method of fabricating a membrane structure for a diffractive phased array assembly is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a wafer having a body and at least a membrane layer and a backside layer disposed on opposite faces of the body, forming a grating pattern on a surface of the membrane layer, and forming a window through the wafer to expose a back surface of the membrane, thereby allowing light to pass through the membrane.
US07989237B2
Silicon substrates are applied to the package structure of solid-state lighting devices. Wet etching is performed to both top and bottom surfaces of the silicon substrate to form reflecting cavity and electrode access holes. Materials of the reflecting layer and electrode can be different from each other whose preferred materials can be chosen in accordance with a correspondent function. Formation of the electrode can be patterned by an etching method or a lift-off method.
US07989236B2
A method of making a light emitting device includes mixing a glass powder with a phosphor powder including at least one of a sulfide phosphor, an aluminate phosphor and a silicate phosphor to produce a mixed powder in which the phosphor powder is dispersed in the glass powder, heating and softening the mixed powder to provide an integrated material, and subsequently solidifying the integrated material to provide a phosphor-dispersed glass, and fusion-bonding the phosphor-dispersed glass onto a mounting portion on which a light emitting element is mounted by hot pressing, and simultaneously sealing the light emitting element with the phosphor-dispersed glass on the mounting portion.
US07989235B2
A light emitting diode (LED) and a method for fabricating the same, capable of improving brightness by forming a InGaN layer having a low concentration of indium, and whose lattice constant is similar to that of an active layer of the LED, is provided. The LED includes: a buffer layer disposed on a sapphire substrate; a GaN layer disposed on the buffer layer; a doped GaN layer disposed on the GaN layer; a GaN layer having indium disposed on the GaN layer; an active layer disposed on the GaN layer having indium; and a P-type GaN disposed on the active layer. Here, an empirical formula of the GaN layer having indium is given by In(x)Ga(1-x)N and a range of x is given by 0
US07989234B2
An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor and a display device with reduced number of masks, in which adverse effects of optical current are suppressed. A manufacturing method comprises forming a stack including, from bottom to top, a light-blocking film, a base film, a first conductive film, a first insulating film, a semiconductor film, an impurity semiconductor film, and a second conductive film; performing first etching on the whole thickness of the stack using a first resist mask formed over it; forming a gate electrode layer by side etching the first conductive film in a second etching; forming a second resist mask over the stack; and performing third etching down to the semiconductor film, and partially etching it, using the second resist mask to form a source and drain electrode layer, a source and drain region, and a semiconductor layer.
US07989229B2
Processes for inspecting a surface during device fabrication include contacting the surface with a tactile sensor. The tactile sensor is an electroluminescent tactile sensor array or a current electrode sensor array or a capacitive sensor array. The sensor is configured to convert local stress resulting from contact with the surface into light intensity and/or modulation in local current density. Both the light intensity and current density are linearly proportional to the local stress. The image stress provided by the sensor can then be captured by focusing the light intensity onto a suitable detector to provide a topographical image of the surface. Current density can alternatively be directly sensed via high resolution electrode array.
US07989218B2
The present invention describes a method for detecting biomolecular interactions said method comprising: (a) selecting an appropriate reporter molecule selected from the group consisting of a protein, a fluorescent protein, a luminescent protein and a phosphorescent protein; (b) effecting fragmentation of said reporter molecule such that said fragmentation results in reversible loss of reporter function; (c) fusing or attaching fragments of said reporter molecule separately to other molecules; followed by (d) reassociation of said reporter fragments through interactions of the molecules that are fused to said fragments; and (e) detecting said biomolecular interactions by reconstitution of activity of the reporter molecule.
US07989215B2
The present invention relates to methods and systems for adding a reagent to an analyte in a gel. The invention further provides methods and systems for transferring liquid analyte reagent mixtures from a gel to a second vessel, such as a microtitre plate. The invention is useful in the manipulation of biological molecules such as nucleic acids, carbohydrates, proteins and peptides. In particular, the invention has utility for manipulating proteins and peptides in isoelectric focusing gels.
US07989212B2
A detection method of blood plasma schizadrin B of dissipating blood stasis botanical is disclosed. The method includes: (1) extracting schizadrin B from plasma of mammalian administered dissipating blood stasis botanical by ethyl acetate with the volume ratio 1:4, whirling 3-5 mins, centrifugating at 9600 rpm for 10 mins, drying and enriching the upper layer at 25-30° C., and redissolving with mobile phase; (2) UPLC/MS measuring: UPLC condition: chromatographic column: Acquity UPLC BEH C18, 2.1′100 mm, mobile phase A: water-acetonitrile-formic acid 95:5:0.1 v/v/v, mobile phase B: acetonitrile-formic acid 100:0.1 v/v; MS condition: electric spraying ion source (ESI), detecting with positive ion mode, scanning at the range of m/z 150-1200. The method can be used for pharmacokinetics study of schizadrin B in dissipating blood stasis botanical.
US07989207B2
Lumenectomy material is tested to determine the presence or likelihood of a condition of a patient. The lumenectomy material is in the form of at least one continuous tissue strand collected in vivo from an inner surface of a body lumen of the patient. The presence of at least one marker of a disease is determined. The disease may be hypertension, hyperlipidemia, depression, obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, kidney damage, or diabetes. The patient is identified as having or as likely to develop the disease if a marker of the disease is identified in the lumenectomy material of the patient.
US07989204B2
Disclosed herein are methods for producing liver precursor cells as well as hepatocyte cells form pluripotent and/or multipotent cells. Also disclosed herein are methods of enriching isolating and/or purifying liver precursor cells and/or hepatocyte cells. Further disclosed are compositions comprising cell cultures and cell populations that are enriched for liver precursor cells or hepatocyte cells.
US07989197B2
This invention provides a microfluidic device comprising an inlet and an outlet which are connected with each other through a microchannel, wherein a polymerized hydrophobic porous polymer is bonded to magnetic beads and to the walls of the microchannel. The invention is further directed to methods of making and using the microfluidic device.
US07989191B2
The present invention relates to a polypeptide having a modified amino acid sequence of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (hereinafter abbreviated as GND) derived from a microorganism belonging to the genus Corynebacterium, said modification being substitution of the amino acid residue(s) at the position(s) corresponding to the 158th and/or the 361st amino acid(s) of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having GND activity; DNA encoding the polypeptide; a recombinant DNA comprising the DNA; a transformant carrying the recombinant DNA; a microorganism carrying the DNA on the chromosome; and a process for producing a useful substance which comprises culturing the transformant or the microorganism in a medium.
US07989186B2
Disclosed are oligonucleotides useful in methods for determining whether a sample contains Cryptococcus neoformans, a causative agent for human cryptococcosis. These oligonucleotides, which have nucleotide sequences derived from a coding segment of the gene encoding the fungal specific transcription factor gene in Cryptococcus neoformans, are useful as forward and reverse primers for a polymerase chain reaction using nucleic acids from a biological sample as templates, and as probes for detecting any resultant amplicon. Detection of an amplicon indicates the sample contains Cryptococcus neoformans. Real-time PCR and detection using florescence resonance energy transfer is disclosed.
US07989183B2
A soluble fusion protein is disclosed. The soluble fusion protein comprises at least one soluble polypeptide and a heterologous polypeptide being fused thereto, the heterologous polypeptide being normally insoluble and/or suboptimally expressed when expressed in a cell, wherein the at least one soluble polypeptide has an amino acid sequence at least 65 percent similar to SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or 2, as determined using the Standard protein-protein BLAST [blastp] software of the NCBI.
US07989180B2
A method for controlling Dipteran larvae or a method for inhibiting the development of larvicidal resistance, controlling resistant populations and reducing resistance levels in Diptera by introducing a larvicidally-effective amount of a combination of a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis and a strain of Bacillus sphaericus into an environment containing Dipteran larvae; and a composition of the combination are disclosed. Preferably both strains are non-genetically modified.
US07989177B2
Ultrasound-assisted particle agglutination assay methods and apparatuses are described based on first providing a standing wave ultrasound field at a resonance frequency of a test liquid in a resonator cell containing microparticles covered with a binding agent with high affinity to an analyte sought to be detected by the assay test. Formation of the specifically-bound and nonspecifically-bound aggregates of these microparticles is then followed by effective stirring of the liquid with swept-frequency sonication causing disintegration of nonspecifically-bound aggregates and leaving specifically-bound aggregates in place for further detection and measurement. The methods and devices of the invention allow significant improvement in the sensitivity and specificity of agglutination tests and are advantageously applicable to detecting various proteins, DNA, RNA and other biologically active substances. Specific examples are provided.
US07989172B2
The present invention provides methods utilizing novel target genes related to immune-mediated diseases, such as asthma, allergy and autoimmune diseases. The invention is based on a molecular level description of the polarization of CD4+ precursor cells (Thp) from which T helper cells are known to originate. Particularly, the present invention provides a method of identifying a compound capable of modulating the polarization of CD4+ lymphocytes. The invention is also related to a method for assessing the presence of, or disposition to, an immune-related disorder in a subject.
US07989168B2
The present invention provides for primer extension reactions, including polymerase chain reactions, in which a polymerase having 3′-5′ exonuclease activity edits a primer that is not fully complementary thereby allowing for amplification and detection of target nucleic acids that may have variability in their sequences.
US07989167B2
A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
US07989163B2
A high accuracy method for detecting a biological-related substance is provided by which an abnormal state, such as the adhesion of dust, the reduction of a sample solution, or the like can be judged. Means for detecting a light emitted by the portion for light detection after dividing the light into at least a plurality of wavelength zones is provided. One of the plurality of wavelength zones includes substantially the same wavelength zone as that of the component of the excitation light. The light intensity of the component of the excitation light is detected and it is compared with a predetermined intensity (threshold). A highly accurate fluorescence measurement can be realized, by which the abnormality of a sample can be judged.
US07989162B2
The present invention relates generally to viral variants exhibiting reduced sensitivity to particular agents and/or reduced interactivity with immunological reagents. More particularly, the present invention is directed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants exhibiting complete or partial resistance to nucleoside analogs and/or reduced interactivity with antibodies to viral surface components including reduced sensitivity to these antibodies. The present invention further contemplates assays for detecting such viral variants, which assays are useful in monitoring anti-viral therapeutic regimens and in developing new or modified vaccines directed against viral agents and in particular HBV variants. The present invention also contemplates the use of the viral variants to screen for agents capable of inhibiting infection, replication and/or release of the virus.
US07989148B2
In a method for forming a photoelectric composite board (10) on which a photoelectric transducer (5) is mounted, photo-masks (111, 112, 113) which are used in processes to form the photoelectric composite board (10) are respectively disposed on the basis of a reference mark (33) previously formed on a metal thin film (101). In addition, openings (22) are formed on solder resist layers (8) by irradiating laser beams at positions defined on the basis of a reference point (4a) defined above a light deflector (4) formed on an end of a light guide (3).
US07989147B2
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device comprising: providing a first substrate having a pixel portion and a pad portion; sequentially laminating a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and a first conductive layer on the first substrate where a gate electrode is formed; forming a first PR pattern, which is patterned relatively thin on a channel region of a transistor to be formed, on the first conductive layer with a half-tone mask; patterning the first conductive layer with the first PR pattern; forming a second PR pattern which is aligned with an outer periphery of the first conductive layer by performing a first ashing process on the first PR pattern; patterning the semiconductor layer using the second PR pattern; forming source/drain electrodes using the second PR pattern; forming a passivation layer and a pixel electrode on the first substrate; attaching a second substrate to the first substrate; and forming a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US07989136B2
A photoresist composition comprises about 0.5 to about 20 parts by weight of a photo-acid generator, about 10 to about 70 parts by weight of a novolac resin containing a hydroxyl group, about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a cross-linker that comprises an alkoxymethylmelamine compound, and about 10 to about 150 parts by weight of a solvent.
US07989134B2
To provide a toner manufacturing method including: dissolving or dispersing a toner material into an organic solvent to prepare a toner solution, the toner material containing at least an active hydrogen group-containing compound, polymer reactive with the active hydrogen group-containing compound, binder resin, releasing agent and coloring agent; emulsifying or dispersing the toner solution into an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsified dispersion; reacting the active hydrogen group-containing compound with the polymer reactive with the active hydrogen group-containing compound in the aqueous medium produce an adhesive base material in the form of particle; and removing the organic solvent, wherein time X (hour) from a point where the organic solvent starts to be removed to a point where the concentration of the organic solvent reaches less than 12% by mass and temperature T (° C.) of the emulsified dispersion at the time X satisfy the relationship 5{exp(−0.2X)+1}≦T≦50X−0.2.
US07989126B2
A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the at least one charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer contain a metal mercaptoimidazole.
US07989123B2
A photomask includes an ion trapping layer and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device uses the photomask. The photomask includes a transparent substrate and an ion trapping layer formed on a first region of the transparent substrate to trap ions present near the transparent substrate. In manufacturing a semiconductor device, a photosensitive film formed on a substrate is exposed through the photomask in which the ion trapping layer is formed on the transparent substrate, and the substrate is processed using the photosensitive film obtained as the result of the exposure.
US07989117B2
Fuel compositions, methods of making the compositions, and fuel cell systems including a fuel composition are disclosed. In some embodiments, a fuel composition includes a polymer, and a fuel such as methanol, wherein the composition has a hardness of at least about 2 grams peak force, as determined by penetration test using a texture analyzer.
US07989116B2
A proton conducting polymer is described herein which generally comprises a proton donating polymer and a Lewis acid. The Lewis acids may comprise one or more rare earth triflates. The proton conducting polymer exhibits excellent proton conductivity in low humidity environments.
US07989111B2
A fuel cell includes cell units each composed of a hydrogen ion conductive polymeric electrolyte membrane, a pair of electrodes arranged on the front and rear faces of the hydrogen ion conductive polymeric electrolyte membrane, and a diffusion layer contacting the electrodes to cover the electrodes. The cell units are pushed down by an end plate having a current-collecting metallic plate and a resin substrate for fixing the current-collecting metallic plate. A layer having a humidity-adjusting component is formed on the surface of the resin substrate of the end plate.
US07989105B2
A battery pack is provided. For example, the battery pack includes a box-shaped or plate-shaped battery pack. The battery pack has a hard outer jacket member, a box-shaped or plate-shaped battery element, a cover, and a circuit board. The hard outer jacket member has a first opening and a second opening formed at both ends. The box-shaped or plate-shaped battery element is contained in the outer jacket member and has electrode terminals. The cover is molded from resin and is fitted to the first opening. The circuit board is connected to the electrode terminal leads and contained in the cover. At least the electrode terminal leads extends from the first opening. The cover has concave portions on both ends of one longer side. The outer jacket member has cut portions that expose at least the concave portions of the cover. At least a longer side of the cover and the outer jacket member are heat-adhered.
US07989104B2
A battery module includes a case with at least one face which is opened, a plurality of partition walls fixedly installed at predetermined intervals in the case, and a plurality of unit batteries which are separated from each other with the partition walls therebetween to be inserted into the case. The battery module may include a battery fixing structure which is installed between the case and the unit batteries to fix the unit batteries so as to prevent positional movement of the unit batteries in the case. The battery fixing structure may be a concavo-convex engaging structure including fixing projections and projection receiving portions.
US07989101B2
Disclosed is a battery device including a battery enclosure incorporating a battery cell. The battery device further includes an output terminal that outputs power of the battery cell. The battery enclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a first step surface, a second step surface, a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion, a first groove, and a second groove formed in the second step surface and the second engaging portion, and a recess is provided in at least one of the first step surface and the second step surface.
US07989081B2
A resin composite copper foil comprising a copper foil and a resin layer containing a block copolymer polyimide and a maleimide compound, the resin layer being formed on one surface of the copper foil, a production process thereof, a copper-clad laminate using the resin composite copper foil, a production process of a printed wiring board using the copper-clad laminate, and a printed wiring board obtained by the above process.
US07989076B2
The present invention relates to materials comprising organic-inorganic polymeric networks. In some embodiments, the present invention provides an organic-inorganic composite material comprising an inorganic metal oxide matrix interpenetrating with a polymeric phase. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of producing organic-inorganic composite materials.
US07989070B2
A coating composition comprises a crosslinkable carbamate-functional resin and an aminoplast. The aminoplast comprises the reaction product of an aldehyde and a melamine. The aminoplast has a content of imino groups of less than or equal to about 10%, a content of alkylol groups of at least about 7%, and a remainder of groups being alkoxyalkyl groups, all based on a total number of reactive sites present in the melamine prior to reaction. A coating system includes a clear coat layer that comprises the reaction product of the crosslinkable carbamate-functional resin and the aminoplast. Threshold adhesion strength, in accordance with MVSS standards, can be achieved between glass and the coating system when the crosslinkable carbamate-functional resin and the specific aminoplast set forth above are reacted to form the clear coat layer, while minimizing problems associated with high viscosity of aminoplasts having a high content of imino groups of greater than 10%.
US07989067B2
In a method of making graphite devices, a thin-film graphitic layer disposed against a preselected face of a substrate is created on the preselected face of the substrate. A preselected pattern is generated on the thin-film graphitic layer. At least one functionalizing molecule is attached to a portion of the graphitic layer. The molecule is capable of interacting with π bands in the graphitic layer.
US07989066B2
A carbonaceous support member for a high-temperature heat-treated metal molding object, particularly a setter for heat-treatment in powder metallurgy, is formed as a carbon-ceramic composite shaped product having a bulk density of 1.2-1.6 g/ml and including a carbonaceous matrix and 3-20 wt. % of ceramic particles which are uniformly dispersed in the carbonaceous matrix and partly exposed to the surface of the composite. The support member can effectively prevent carburization of a metal molding object supported thereby during the heat-treatment without causing a problem of peeling of coating layer as encountered in a ceramic-coated support member. The support member may be prepared by compression molding of a powdery mixture of a fine carbon precursor and ceramic particles, followed by heating at 1000-2000° C. to carbonize the fine carbon precursor.
US07989065B2
Magnetically responsive particles can include two or more magnetically responsive layers (“MRL”). As such, the particles can have the following: a polymeric core; a first magnetically responsive layer (“MRL”) on the core; a first polymeric layer bound to the first MRL; a second MRL layer bound to the first polymeric layer; and a second polymeric layer bound to the second MRL. The particles can have a faster magnetic response time compared to a similar particle having only a single MRL, which can be at least 25% faster. Also, the particle can have a magnetic squareness of less than about 0.1. Preferably, the particle can have negligible residual magnetism after being exposed to a magnetic field sufficient for the particle to respond thereto. Further, the particle can be colloidally stable in water at concentrations from about 0.1 to 10 grams of particle per 100 milliliters of water.
US07989060B2
A cutting tool insert, particularly useful for machining of steel and stainless steel, comprising a body of a hard alloy of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material or high speed steel a hard and wear resistant coating; and at least (Al,Cr)2O3 layer applied to said body is disclosed. Methods of making a cutting tool insert are also disclosed. In addition, methods for machining of cast iron using the cutting tool inserts are disclosed.
US07989047B2
A hexagonal-cell honeycomb structure having a plurality of cell walls having a hexagonal shape in cross-section and forming a plurality of hexagonal cell passages, and a tubular skin layer surrounding the cell walls, The thickness of the basic cell walls is 140 μm or less and an inscribed circle diameter Da inscribed at an intersectional portion of the basic cell walls 2 and an cell pitch P having the relationship Da/P≧0.13.
US07989046B2
A protective covering is readily installed on and removeable from standard privacy curtains. The covering is made of a disposable sheet material having two sections interconnected by a crease. The two sections are positioned over the side surfaces of the curtain, the edge of the curtain being located within the crease. Attachment of the curtain is accomplished by snap connectors which extend through the upper mesh section of the privacy curtain and adhesive components which adhere to the side surfaces of the curtain.
US07989042B2
Hypotubes such as micromachined hypotubes can include one or more tie layers appropriate for subsequent application of a hydrophilic coating. In particular, a medical device may include a micromachined hypotube having a level of flexibility and a tie layer disposed over the hypotube such that the medical device has a level of flexibility at least substantially equivalent to the level of flexibility of the hypotube.
US07989041B2
A storage container for recorded media includes a substantially rigid disc-holding page connected to a cover member along the spine of the cover member so that the container may be open and closed like a book. The connection between the cover member and the page includes an adhesive connection along the spine of the cover member. The adhesive connection is only disposed along one edge of the rigid page.
US07989038B2
A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase comprising two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (1), and the second component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (2), and the third component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (3): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; ring A and ring B are each independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene; 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene or 2,6-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; and X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently hydrogen or fluorine.
US07989036B2
Optical compensation films (positive C-plate) with disk anisotropic subunits (OASUs) that have high positive birefringence throughout the wavelength range 400 nm<λ<800 nm are provided. The optical compensation films may be processed by solution casting to yield a polymer film with high birefringence without the need for stretching, photopolymerization, or other processes. Such optical compensation films are suitable for use as a positive C-plate in LCDs, particularly IPS-LCDs.
US07989031B2
This invention relates to a component surface (side section 1a), in particular a vehicle surface, with a three-dimensional surface texture. This invention further relates to a method for the creation of a component surface (side section 1a), in particular a vehicle surface, with a three-dimensional surface texture. To keep the effort and expense required for the achievement of a three-dimensional surface texture low, the invention teaches that a film is glued to the component surface (side section 1a), which film has been provided prior to the gluing with a plurality of coats of paint, each using the screen printing process, which in their totality form a three-dimensional surface texture.
US07989028B2
Metallic tube, pipe and conduit are made in a continuous process that includes a zinc galvanization stage, a first passivation stage, a second passivation stage and a third passivation stage. A colorant is added to the tube, pipe or conduit during the continuous manufacturing process, and the colorant imparts the appearance of a color, such as red. The continuous movement of the tube, pipe or conduit is not halted during normal operation of the tube, pipe or conduit manufacturing and coloring process.
US07989027B2
The present invention is intended to provide a metal gasket material plate with which exfoliation of the coating or blister can be prevented even if it is used in the presence of an electrolyte aqueous solution and which can be manufactured through a process without use of hexavalent chromium in consideration of the environment, etc.The present, invention relates to a metal gasket material plate comprising a metal plate 1 having a rubber layer 4 on one side or both sides thereof through an adhesive layer 3, wherein a rust-resistant pigment is added to both of said adhesive layer 3 and said rubber layer 4.
US07989015B2
Methods are provided to prepare heat stable soy milk concentrates above 3.2× based on the level of protein that are thermally stable upon achieving an Fo of at least 5. One method removes soluble carbohydrates prior to concentration. Another method removes both soluble and insoluble carbohydrates prior to concentration. Yet other methods prepare soy milk concentrates using partially hydrolyzed soy protein isolate.
US07989014B2
One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a composition that can suitably be used as an additive in beverages and foodstuffs, which composition: i. contains at least 0.5%, preferably at least 1.0%, by weight of dry matter, of pyrazine derivatives according to formula (I): wherein R1-R4 independently represent hydrogen; a hydroxyhydrocarbyl residue; an ester of a hydroxyhydrocarbyl residue; or an ether of a hydroxyhydrocarbyl residue; and at least one R1-R4 is a hydroxyhydrocarbyl residue or an ester or an ether thereof, and ii. exhibits an absorption ratio A280/560 of at least 80, preferably of at least 250. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a beverage or a foodstuff that is resistant to light induced flavour changes, said method comprising introducing into said beverage or foodstuff the aforementioned light stabilising composition and to a process for the manufacture of such a light stabilising composition.
US07989013B2
The invention relates to new derivatives of 2-methyl-3-furanthiol which are useful as flavoring ingredients to confer meaty, juicy taste to a large variety of edible consumer products, chewing gums and oral care products, without imparting thereto undesirable off-notes typical of prior known furanthiol derivatives.
US07989009B2
A composition for promoting weight loss comprising black tea extract, white tea extract, oolong tea extract, guarana extract, green maté extract, thiamine, choline and N-acetylcysteine. The composition may be administered in methods for promoting weight loss by increasing fat oxidation and/or controlling appetite.
US07989004B2
The present invention relates to enhancement of anti-tubercular activity of active fraction isolated from Salicornia brachiata. The invention also discloses the non-toxic nature of the fraction and positively identifies Sucrose as its main constituent. Pure Sucrose is shown to have no anti-tubercular activity indicating thereby that activity of the fraction resides in one or more of the minor constituents. The minor constituents are shown to be relatively low molecular weight entities and a chromatographic technique is disclosed for separating them from the bulk sucrose to probe their activities and structures in detail, as also the possibility of their synthesis if the leads thrown up are novel.
US07989001B2
A method for separating tumor cells with lymphotropic metastatic potential from those without lymphotropic metastatic potential in a human carcinoma. Cells of the carcinoma are transplanted in each of a plurality of fresh athymic mice. At least one of the athymic mice which does not develop a palpable tumor at the transplant site is treated to suppress the T-cell independent innate anti-tumor activity of natural killer cells therein. Tumor-forming cells at the transplant site of the treated athymic animal are harvested to obtain a cell line of cells with lymphotropic metastatic potential, which is also tested for the expression of T-lymphocyte associated molecules. Such cells are intimately associated with low or diminished angiogenicity and immunogenicity. The traditional scientific criteria for human cancer cells is re-defined, and therapeutic targets for human cancer cells is re-focused.
US07988998B2
A sustained-release tramadol formulation oral administration is provided which, upon initial administration of one dose, provides an analgesic effect within 2 hours, which analgesic effect continues for at least 24 hours after administration.
US07988993B2
A dosage form that provides a controlled release solid dosage form for the oral administration of a central nervous system stimulant, preferably methylphenidate hydrochloride.
US07988984B2
A membrane enclosed fluid diffusion system for insect attractants and repellents, auto thermostatic heaters, and chemical delivery using an additive and/or selectively permeable membrane that interacts with the enclosed fluid to maintain steady delivery rates over a range of temperature and humidity. Systems can be formed with permeable membranes, impermeable membranes, chemical hydrates, wicks, scent fluids, fuel fluids, catalytic heaters, energy conversion devices, visible images, infrared images, trapping systems, sound systems, electronics, and apparel. The device results in efficient and effective devices for mosquito control drug delivery, and portable heaters.
US07988981B2
The present invention relates to a multi-phase cosmetic composition for application to the body, which has a liquid and transparent appearance, becomes a homogeneous mixture after being stirred, the phases raps idly separating when at rest. The composition according to the present invention comprises at least one oily phase and at least one aqueous phase, further comprising a polyol, the oily phase comprising a mixture of at least one mineral oil and at least one vegetable oil, and the aqueous phase comprising a water-soluble salt.
US07988978B2
An antigen composition for stimulating an immune response in an inoculated avian species to at least one intestinal pathogenic organism includes seven field strains of E. coli, Pseudomona aeruginosa, Aerobacter aerogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella agona, and Salmonella Kentucky. The antigen composition can be used alone or in combination with a Marek's Disease vaccine to reduce shedding of E. coli and/or Salmonella bacteria.
US07988973B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.
US07988970B2
Humanized and chimeric antibodies are provided that specifically bind human sclerostin and are characterized as having high affinity and strong neutralizing properties. The antibodies of the invention are useful for increasing bone mass, bone mineral density and bone strength and for the treatment of various disorders, e.g., osteoporosis, in human subject.
US07988969B2
Compositions that include an Aβ polypeptide linked to a non-Aβ polypeptide are described, as well as methods of using such compositions.
US07988968B2
An IL-1β binding antibody or IL-1β binding fragment thereof comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and related nucleic acids, vectors, cells, and compositions, as well as method of using same to treat or prevent a disease, and a method of preparing an affinity matured IL-1β binding polypeptide. IL-1β binding antibodies or IL-1β binding fragments thereof are provided which have desirable affinity and potency.
US07988961B2
The invention provides gut commensal bacteria that have been modified to express one or more biologically active polypeptides or protiens, the bacteria includes a promoter, such as a xylanase promoter, which is induced in response to the presence of xylan in the diet and which regulates the expression of the biologically active polypeptide or protien.
US07988960B2
The present invention is in the field of prophylaxis of allergies, and relates specifically to primary prevention of atopic diseases by administering probiotic bacteria, beneficial microbes of the healthy gut flora, pre- and postnatally to children at high risk of atopic diseases.
US07988933B2
A clinical analyzer with a vision system proximate a sample tube rack, the rack having a number of different insert adapters, the adapters having markings to identify the insert, thereby identifying the type of tube. The adapters are of heights selected to position tubes of various heights at a common aspiration level. A 2-D imaging device is employed to read the markings and for analyzing various distinguishing characteristics of the sample tubes.
US07988926B2
In a hydrogen consuming system and a method for the operation thereof wherein the system comprises a hydrogen-consuming unit and a hydrogen storage arrangement comprising a compressed gas storage part and a solid material storage part and a cooling circuit with a radiator extending through the solid material storage part and the consuming unit, hydrogen bypass lines are provided for the solid material storage part and for the hydrogen consuming unit together with control valves for selectively by-passing the solid material storage part and the hydrogen consuming unit.
US07988914B2
A sample analyzer includes a liquid aspirator to be stuck into the closed container for aspirating a sample from a closed container; a preparing section for preparing an analysis sample using the aspirated sample; and an analyzing section for analyzing the prepared analysis sample; the liquid aspirator including an elongated pipe, the pipe having a liquid flow path extending therein and a plurality of communicating sections provided in an outer surface thereof, at least one of the communicating sections communicating between an inside and an outside of the container when the pipe is stuck into the container.
US07988892B2
The invention relates to a method for forming a molded article during sterilization and under high pressure utilizing a supercritical fluid as a sterilization fluid, whereby the pressurization and depressurization rates are controlled to form molded articles.
US07988883B2
Disclosed herein are heat transfer and antifreeze compositions comprising 1,3-propanediol, wherein the 1,3-propanediol in said heat transfer or antifreeze composition has a bio-based carbon content of about 1% to 100%. In addition, it is preferred that the 1,3-propanediol be biologically-derived, and wherein upon biodegradation, the biologically-derived 1,3-propanediol contributes no anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.
US07988871B2
A method of lifting off includes forming a first material layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist pattern including first and second holes and on the first material layer; patterning the first material layer using the photoresist pattern as a patterning mask to form a material pattern having first and second grooves within the material pattern, the first and second grooves corresponding to the first and second holes, respectively; forming a second material layer on an entire surface of the substrate including the photoresist pattern and the first and second grooves; and removing the photoresist pattern and the second material layer on the photoresist pattern at the same time, wherein a portion of the material pattern between the first and second grooves and portions of the material pattern at sides of the first and second grooves constitute a line as a whole.
US07988870B2
A watershed runoff treatment device is adapted to be used to convert a single-stage drain inlet vault (catch basin) into a two-stage clarifier in which treatment can be accomplished before discharging the water to further on-site treatment or detention or to storm drain. It includes a flow control box member to be mounted on the interior of the vault covering the discharge pipe(s) so that substantially all water runoff entering the vault must flow therethrough prior to exiting the vault. Floating, disposable hydrocarbon collection pads are deployed inside an open mesh container removably attached and covering the upstream face of the flow control box, as well as below the horizontal filter array described next. A horizontal filter array with removable, cleanable filter media is deployed below the flow control box for collection of suspended solids gravity-settling within the vault space, and enabling standing water in the vault interior to gravity flow through the permeable filter and suspended solids and automatically discharge from the vault, thus providing mosquito control and de-watering of solids for easy removal.
US07988865B2
A feedwell dilution system for diluting an influent feed stream, which include at least one eductor assembly, and a feedwell assembly. The at least one eductor assembly includes a feed pipe which converges to a narrow throat portion or nozzle; a mix tube positioned downstream from the narrow throat portion that is sized and configured to provide mixing of the influent feed stream and a clarified liquid drawn from a settling tank; and an enclosure, which is installed around the narrow throat portion and an inlet portion of the mix tube and includes an open-ended portion on a bottom thereof, which is sized and configured to allow a clarified liquid to be pulled into the mix tube from below the inlet portion of the mix tube. The feedwell assembly is sized and configured to receive the mixture of the influent feed stream and the clarified liquid from the mix tube.
US07988860B2
The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent layer that can act as an moisture sensitive fuel shut-off valve, absorbent, adsorbent or reactant. The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent fabric or layer made of a superabsorbent particle or fiber. The web can comprise a nanofiber layer having dispersed within the nanofiber layer a super absorbent particulate and optionally a second particulate material that can act as an absorbent, adsorbent or reactant. Fluid, gas or liquid, that flows through or by the assemblies of the invention can have any gas, liquid or solid material dispersed or dissolved in the fluid interact with the super absorbent particulate. If needed these materials can also react with, be absorbed by, or adsorbed onto, the active particulate within the nanofiber layer. The structures of the invention can act simply as flow-by reactive, absorptive, or adsorptive layers with no filtration properties, or the structures of the invention can be assembled into filters that can filter particulate from a mobile fluid in a flow-through mode while simultaneously reacting, absorbing, or adsorbing materials from the mobile fluid.
US07988851B2
A stormwater control system including conveyance, filtration and discharge systems. The conveyance system includes a set of conduits and connections providing a flow path through a compacted soil embankment from an upper inlet to a lower discharge area of an underlying soil infiltration zone. The control system has configurations for transferring stormwater from pervious and impervious surfaces to the soil infiltration zone. The control system optionally includes a media filter device that may be installed within the conveyance system to intercept sediment and other contaminants prior to discharge within the underlying soil infiltration zone.
US07988849B2
A peritoneal dialysis machine includes an enclosure; dialysate pump located within the enclosure; a graphical user interface connected to the enclosure and configured to display a parameter associated with the dialysate pump; and a projector configured to project the parameter onto a surface external from the enclosure so as to allow a patient to readily view the parameter.
US07988843B2
A method of electroplating conductive material on semiconductor wafers controls undesirable surface defects by reducing the electroplating current as the wafer is being initially immersed in a plating bath. Further defect reduction and improved bottom up plating of vias is achieved by applying a static charge on the wafer before it is immersed in the bath, in order to enhance bath accelerators used to control the plating rate. The static charge is applied to the wafer using a supplemental electrode disposed outside the plating bath.
US07988839B2
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a capillary electrophoresis apparatus comprising a plurality of separation micro-channels. A sample loading channel communicates with each of the plurality of separation channels. A driver circuit comprising a plurality of electrodes is configured to induce an electric field across each of the plurality of separation channels sufficient to cause analytes in the samples to migrate along each of the channels. The system further comprises a plurality of detectors configured to detect the analytes.
US07988838B2
An electrochemical sensor is provided that exhibits improved adhesion of the membrane to the nitride layer used as an insulating layer in silicon- or silicon-oxide-based electrochemical sensing devices. The sensing devices include a substrate, an oxide disposed on the substrate, a nitride disposed on the oxide, an electrically conductive structure disposed on the oxide layer, and an electrode disposed on the oxide layer and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive structure. At least one opening is formed in the nitride layer to form at least one adhesion trench that exposes a surface region of an oxide layer underlying the nitride layer. The membrane covers the electrode, and contacts the oxide surface regions exposed by the adhesion trenches. The contact between the membrane and the oxide surface region provides for improved adhesion of the membrane to the electrochemical sensing device.
US07988831B2
A method for purifying an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having rich silicon impurities has been disclosed in the invention, which is particularly related to a method that utilizes a low-carbon alcohol (such as ethanol) for extracting said aqueous potassium hydroxide solution, and includes the steps of mixing a low-carbon alcohol with an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having rich silicon impurities; allowing the resulting mixture therefrom to divide into an aqueous phase layer and a low-carbon alcohol phase layer that contains the aqueous potassium hydroxide solution with reduced silicon impurities, and subjecting the low-carbon alcohol phase layer to a separation process for removing the low-carbon alcohol, thereby resulting in an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution having reduced silicon impurities.
US07988826B2
The invention improves a sizing effect even on paper containing no internal sizing agent and improves productivity by making solution polymerization in a small amount of an organic solvent. The invention provides a cationic surface sizing agent composed of a copolymer obtained by solution polymerization of (a) 15 to 35% by weight of a tertiary amino group-containing monomer, (b) 30 to 85% by weight of C1 to C4 alkyl(meth)acrylate, and (c) 1 to 50% by weight of styrenes in an organic solvent in the presence of a chain transfer agent. The copolymer may be subjected to cationization treatment with a quaternization agent. As a constituent monomer of the copolymer, 0 to 20% by weight of another copolymerizable vinyl monomer (d) may be contained. The cationic surface sizing agent is applied to paper.
US07988814B2
When a substrate to be processed placed on a mounting table disposed in a process chamber is processed by plasma generated in the process chamber by application of high-frequency voltage, an electric field causing ions generated by the plasma to accelerate toward a lower surface of a peripheral edge portion of the substrate to be processed placed on the mounting table is formed under the peripheral edge portion of the substrate to be processed, and the ions consequently collide with the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion, which reduces the occurrence of deposition.
US07988813B2
A method and system for dynamically controlling a process chemistry above a substrate is described. The system for adjusting the process chemistry comprises a ring configured to surround a peripheral edge of a substrate in a vacuum processing system. The ring comprises one or more gas distribution passages formed within the ring and configured to supply an additive process gas through an upper surface of the ring to the peripheral region of the substrate, wherein the one or more gas distribution passages are configured to be coupled to one or more corresponding gas supply passages formed within the substrate holder upon which the ring rests.
US07988807B2
Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate is ground to a very small thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment of the present invention is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a joining layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the joining layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support.
US07988804B2
A process for making large zircon blocks by bonding multiple zircon components, and bonding materials for use in such process. The invention enables the manufacture of large zircon blocks without the need of larger-size isopressing equipment. The invention is particularly useful in making large-size isopipes for use in a fusion down-draw process in making glass sheets for use in, e.g., LCD production.
US07988791B2
An automatic dishwasher, comprises a wash chamber, a rotating spray arm having an outer periphery or rotation and having at least one outlet for introducing a stream of liquid into the wash chamber, a disperser located within the wash chamber and exteriorly of the outer periphery of the rotating spray arm where during at least a portion of one revolution of the rotating spray arm the disperser is fluidly connected such that the stream of liquid is transferred to the disperser, and a liquid volume controller to control the volume of liquid transferred from the rotating spray arm to the disperser. Wherein the disperser provides an additional source of water spray to utensils in the wash chamber and the liquid volume controller controls the amount of such additional spray.
US07988783B2
The invention relates to an additive for hydraulically setting systems based on modified polycarboxylates and water-soluble ethers of high polymeric polysaccharides, optionally containing further standard additives, characterized by a content of a) a water-soluble ether of cellulose or a cellulose-like compound with a viscosity of at least approximately 1,000 mPas, particularly at least approximately 2,000 mPas, measured as a 2% aqueous solution with a Brookfield viscosimeter at 20° C. and 20 rpm and b) a polycarboxylate, whose main chain is linked by means of ester, ether, imide and/or amide groups with polyethylene oxide-containing side chains. The invention also relates to hydraulic mixtures having a content of the above additive and the use thereof. Using the additive according to the invention in hydraulically setting systems comparable and in part much better characteristics are obtained compared with casein-containing formulations, such as a rheological flow behaviour comparable to casein, but with improved water retention.
US07988780B2
A method of predicting photostability of coatings with various dopants on titanium dioxide pigment particles is disclosed. Calculations of the density of states show that a doped coating which reduces the density of states near the band edge or increases the density of states within the band gap of the pigment particles increases the photostability of the doped pigment.
US07988776B2
A coloring composition containing an azo dye of the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R6 represent a monovalent substituent; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; n is 0 to 4.
US07988769B2
In order to provide a device for separating wet paint overspray from an exhaust air flow containing overspray particles, passing into the exhaust air flow in an application region of a painting assembly, the device includes at least one separation device for separating the overspray from at least a part of the exhaust air flow. Clogging of a wall surface of the device with wet paint overspray is prevented. It is proposed that the device is divided into a plurality of sections below the application region. At least one separation device is provided in one of the sections. The device includes at least one air curtain producing device for generating an air curtain on a wall surface, which delimits the flow path of the exhaust air flow and is arranged on the at least one flow guide element.
US07988767B2
Contemplated configurations and methods for elemental sulfur removal from various gases, and especially well acid gases employ a hydrocarbon solvent that dissolves the sulfur to form a rich solvent and that is then regenerated by hydrotreating. Thus, sulfur is removed from the rich solvent as H2S that may then be processed (e.g., in Claus unit or absorption unit) while the regenerated solvent is routed back to the well and associated production pipes.
US07988766B2
Provided herein are adsorbents and methods of using the adsorbents to at least partially remove one or more adsorbates. In an aspect, an adsorbate within a phase is at least partially removed by providing an adsorbent material and contacting the adsorbent material with the phase having an adsorbate, to at least partially remove the adsorbate. Various adsorbents are disclosed having the chemical formula RE1-x-y-zBxB′yB″zOw, where RE is RE is a rare earth metal, B is a trivalent metal ion, B′ is a transition metal ion or an alkaline earth element, B″ is a transition metal ion, 0≦x≦0.25, 0≦y≦0.95, 0≦z≦0.75, w is a number which results in charge balance, and x+y+z<1.
US07988762B2
Protective gas composition for magnesium/magnesium alloy production and combustion preventing method
There is provided a protective gas composition for preventing combustion of a molten magnesium/magnesium alloy, containing a compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (OHFC-1234ze), methyl 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether (HFE-254pc), which are fluorine-containing organic compounds, and mixtures thereof; and a carrier gas.
US07988760B2
There is described a method of making a nanocrystalline tungsten powder that comprises: (a) heating a tungsten-containing material in a reducing atmosphere at an intermediate temperature of from about 600° C. to about 700° C. for an intermediate time period; the tungsten-containing material being selected from ammonium paratungstate, ammonium metatungstate or a tungsten oxide; and (b) increasing the temperature to a final temperature of about 800° C. to about 1000° C. for a final time period.
US07988757B2
The disclosure concern air cleaners. Preferred air cleaners are shown which include a housing and a removable and replacement primary filter cartridge. Optional and advantageous features are shown. An optional mechanical interlock, operated with a non-threaded, movement of the cartridge, is provided between the primary filter cartridge and the housing. The preferred primary filter cartridge is conical in shape. A preferred optional safety or secondary filter cartridge is shown. Preferred methods of assembly and use are provided.
US07988753B1
An apparatus and method for recovering and recycling hydrogen from a reforming process raises the pressure of at least one hydrogen-rich gas stream from at least one catalyst lock hopper and delivers at least a portion of the pressurized hydrogen-rich gas stream to at least one predetermined downstream location. At least another portion of the pressurized hydrogen-rich gas is used to maintain the desired pressure within the hydrogen recovery and recycling process and apparatus.
US07988748B2
Mineral oil compositions with trace portions of additives contain as additive a comb polymer containing ester linkages, either based on a) ethylene-vinylester copolymers modified by hydroxy groups or glycidyl groups with molecular mass weight averages from 3000 to 50000 and an ethylene portion of 50 to 90 mass %, and b) partially imidated and/or partially esterified maleic anhydride copolymers, wherein in the comb polymer based on a) and b) the modified ethylene-vinylester copolymer component is connected by means of ester linkages to the partially imidated and/or partially esterified maleic anhydride copolymer component, or a comb polymer containing ester linkages based on c) ethylene-vinylester copolymers modified by acid and/or acid anhydride groups with molecular mass weight averages from 3000 to 50000 and an ethylene portion of 50 to 90 mass %, and d) polyalcohols partially esterified with C12-C40-monocarboxylic acids wherein in the comb polymer based on c) and d) the ethylene-vinylester copolymer component modified by acid and/or acid anhydride groups is connected by means of ester linkages with the polyalcohol component partially esterified with C12-C40-monocarboxylic acids. The mineral oil compositions are suitable as flowable media to be transported at low temperatures and as mineral oil fuels with high lubricity and flowability.
US07988743B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor in which a capacitor element has conductive polymer solid electrolyte on a dielectric oxide film layer. The method includes the following processes: forming a manganese oxide layer on the dielectric oxide film layer; and chemically polymerizing a reaction solution containing a monomer, aromatic sulfonic acid, and a solvent using the manganese oxide layer as an oxidizing agent. Here, polyhydric alcohol capable of being coordinated to manganese ions released from the manganese oxide layer is made to coexist with the chemical polymerization reaction.
US07988740B2
The invention relates to colorant compositions for the oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers comprising radical scavengers in the dyeing composition. The invention also relates to methods for reducing color formation outside of the keratin fiber during oxidative dyeing comprising using such compositions.
US07988739B2
A multi-component hair dye composition excellent in bleaching property and dyeing property including components (a), (b) and (c) which are mixed upon use:(a) one or more kinds of glycylglycine derivative represented by general formula (1) and having two or three amino acid residues, or salts thereof; [wherein X represents a bivalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted with a hydroxyl group, or an amino acid residue; Y represents an amino acid residue, or a bivalent group represented by general formula (2): (wherein symbol -* represents a bond that binds to an adjacent carbonyl group or oxygen atom); R represents a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in which the hydroxy group may be substituted; and m and n each represent 0 or 1, provided that when both m and n represent 1, X is not an amino acid residue]; (b) an alkali agent; and c) an oxidizing agent; wherein formula (I) is:
US07988734B2
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting a vertebral body spacer. A lateral surgical approach is contemplated with some disclosed procedures. Instruments of some embodiments are insertable into a disc space to achieve distraction, to determine a desired disc space height, and to select a corresponding implant.
US07988711B2
Skeletal stabilization systems include a base, a longitudinal member, and a retaining member. The base includes an engagement surface with a surface area that is positionable in contact with a bone to atraumatically or traumatically engage the base to the bone. The retaining member engages the base to retain the longitudinal member relative to the base so that the longitudinal member can provide a desired stabilization effect to one or more adjacent bony portions.
