US08503662B2
A method includes receiving speech of a call from a caller at a processor of a call routing system. The method includes using the processor to determine a first call destination for the call based on the speech. The method includes using the processor to determine whether the caller is in compliance with at least one business rule related to an account of the caller. The method includes routing the call to the first call destination when the caller is in compliance with the at least one business rule and routing the call to a second call destination when the caller is not in compliance with the at least one business rule.
US08503658B2
Communication systems and methods are described that include call notification with rich caller identification. Components of the communication systems are configured to receive a call for a user via an enterprise voice channel. A call request is automatically generated in response to event data of the received call. The call request includes caller data from enterprise databases or directories. The caller data provides identifying information of the caller to the user via the call request. The call request can include response options by which the user can participate in the call. The call request is routed to a target device of the user via a data channel of the host enterprise. The target device provides the user with multiple action or response options via the call request. The response options include for example accepting the call, delaying the call, forwarding the call, ignoring the call, and ignoring the caller.
US08503645B1
A computer-implemented method to provide protection against a solicitation for information during a telephone call is described. A telephone call connection between a target device and a source device is monitored. A determination is made when sensitive information is provided via the target device. Characteristics of the source device are compared with characteristics stored in a first database. A warning message is generated based on the results of the comparison.
US08503642B2
A system and method for managing a telecommunications network and which may let a user monitor and control the user's network telephone services is disclosed. The system may include a CEO Dashboard, a Migration Module, and a Trouble Ticket Wizard. Additionally, the system may include backend processes that periodically run, ensuring that everything is being done to retrieve, and store, the user's available resources on the network. The system may be provided by an integrated platform that is available through online web access and that includes functions such as provisioning, billing, line management, and account management.
US08503635B2
A system and method for optimizing the price of a call to a business and the placement of a business' information within an ad buy on a Web page are disclosed. A call is received by a client from a potential consumer of a product. The call is transcribed into a text call stream on both the consumer and the client sides of the call. Patterns are extracted from the call. The patterns extracted may be applied against patterns relevant to the client. Patterns relevant to the client may be tied to certain goals of the business of the client that indicate successful business transactions between the consumer and the client or that indicate a service provide by the client. Extracted patterns may be used to adjust the price of the call based on the client's willingness to pay for a call containing patterns relevant to the client.
US08503623B2
A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier.
US08503619B2
A system allows an agent to manage an interaction between the agent and a contact using a computer system. The agent may use the computer system to selectively interleave pre-recorded script segments that are part of a planned informational dialog with pre-recorded script interjections such that the selective playing of scripts or script segments mimics conversion between actual persons.
US08503618B2
For implementing an emergency call system between a telecommunication device and an emergency call center, the telecommunication device includes a log-in and log-out state via a switchable log-in function at a VoIP telecommunication service provider via an IP infrastructure consisting of at least one router. The emergency call center has a public IP number via which, in the log-out state of the telecommunication device, an emergency call connection diverting to the VoIP telecommunication service provider is safeguarded between the telecommunication device and the emergency call center.
US08503617B2
In a computer, a test script is received that includes a first set of commands to be provided to an Internet protocol (IP) telephone. The test script is parsed to obtain the first set of commands. Parameters that identify the telephone are obtained. The parameters and at least one of the first set of commands are used to obtain at least one corresponding second command from a conversion table. A command script is generated to be executed by the telephone, the command script including the at least one corresponding second command.
US08503616B2
In one example embodiment, an x-ray transmissive window includes an inner surface and an outer surface. An x-ray beam emitted by the x-ray system defines a beam path area on the inner surface of the window and a beam path area on the outer surface of the window. The inner surface is arranged for contact with cooling fluid of the x-ray system and is configured to prevent bubbles present in the cooling fluid from accumulating on the inner surface in the beam path area of the inner surface. The outer surface is configured to prevent fluid droplets from accumulating on the outer surface in the beam path area of the outer surface.
US08503614B2
A radiation source includes a vacuum chamber, means for injecting an optical wave, a cold source for emitting electrons, a power supply, an anode for emitting X-rays, and at least one window through which the X-rays exit. A light source delivers the optical wave, and the cold source includes at least one substrate with a conducting surface and is subjected to an electric field. The cold further includes a photoconductive element in which the current is controlled approximately linearly by the illumination and at least one electron-emitting element, the photoconductive element electrically connected in series between an emitting element and a conducting surface. Current photogenerated in the photoconductive device is equal to that emitted by the emitter or the group of emitters with which it is associated, and the emitted stream of X-rays is approximately linearly dependent on the illumination.
US08503613B2
Providing an operator with information concerning radiation dose associated with an imaging operation is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dose information may be provided in conjunction with indicators related to reference dose levels to facilitate evaluation of the dose in the context of the reference levels. The dose information may be based on real-time assessment of dose or may be an expected dose based on a proposed or planned sequence of exposure events. Further the indication may be prospective, providing an indication to the operator of when certain dose thresholds may be crossed.
US08503612B2
An estimation selecting unit is provided to select an estimating method based on a predetermined value. When variations due to a statistical error of each pixel concerned are enlarged by a greater extent than variations of other pixels, and hence a possibility of becoming conspicuous on the image, then the direct ray transmittance at the pixel concerned is considered less than the predetermined value, and estimated direct ray intensity is obtained for the pixel concerned by interpolating calculation of estimated direct ray intensities at pixels surrounding the pixel concerned. Therefore, even when variations due to a statistical error of the pixel concerned are enlarged by a greater extent than variations of other pixels, and hence a possibility of becoming conspicuous on the image, estimated direct ray intensity is obtained for the pixel concerned by interpolating calculation of estimated direct ray intensities at pixels surrounding the pixel concerned, whereby the error can be inhibited without the pixel value of the pixel concerned being conspicuous relative to the surrounding pixels on the image.
US08503595B2
The invention relates to a clock generation circuit and a signal reproduction circuit including the clock generation circuit, and, more particularly, the invention provides a data judgment/phase comparison circuit capable of performing both of data judgment and phase comparison by a single-phase clock, and provides a CDR (Clock Data Recovery) circuit including the data judgment/phase comparison circuit. The same data and clock are inputted to two data judging units C_GOOD and C_BAD each having a different data determination period (setup/hold time) required for correctly judging a data, and an output of the data judging unit C_GOOD having a shorter required data determination period is taken as a data output of the data judgment/phase comparison circuit. When the outputs of both of the data judging units are different from each other, a signal Early indicating that a clock phase is too early or a signal Late indicating that the clock phase is too late is outputted. Depending on a relation among data outputs of total three symbols obtained by combining a symbol and symbols previous and subsequent thereto, it is selected that either the Early or the Late is to be outputted by a decision logic EL_LOGIC.
US08503592B2
A communication system and method is disclosed that performs symbol boundary synchronization by generating a symbol alignment estimate from a partial signal correlation; and then refining the symbol alignment estimate via a carrier phase calculation. To generate the symbol alignment estimate, two methods are disclosed. After an estimate is determined, an embodiment provides for refining the symbol alignment estimate via a carrier phase calculation by determining a carrier phase of two adjacent carriers, determining a phase error as directly proportional to an offset from the start of a symbol, determining a phase difference contribution due to a communication channel and device hardware, and counter-rotating the determined carrier phase by an angle of a constellation point at a transmitter.
US08503589B2
A wireless communication apparatus, having a plurality of antennas 11-1 to 11-M and for diversity-combining signals received by the plurality of antennas 11-1 to 11-M, is provided with a combining information calculation unit 14 for calculating antenna combined amplitude and combining weights based on received power of the plurality of antennas 11-1 to 11-M, a combining unit 15 for weighting and combining the signals received by the plurality of antennas 11-1 to 11-M based on the combining weights calculated, and a decoding processing unit 16 for decoding a combined reception signal generated by the combining unit 15. It thereby improves fading durability of the decoding process by reducing influence of multipath fading caused by arrival waves with delays, even in a case of using only a small number of reception antennas, and maintains a stable reception condition consistently, as well as achieving downsizing of and reduction in cost of hardware.
US08503583B2
A receiver that receives an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal obtained by modulating a common packet sequence and data packet sequence. The common packet sequence is made up of packets common to a plurality of streams. The data packet sequence is made up of packets specific to one of the plurality of streams. The receiver sorts the common packet sequence, obtained by demodulating the received OFDM signal, in the time domain, and sorts the data packet sequence, obtained by demodulating the received OFDM signal, in the time domain. The receiver then switches the output for error correction from the one sorting over to the other sorting if, while the one sorting supplies its output to the error correction, the other sorting completes its input of a predetermined unit of information to be processed.
US08503579B2
The channel estimator includes a plurality of correlating sections configured to calculate a plurality of time correlation values between the signal and a plurality of known pattern signals having different code lengths, an analyzing section configured to output a control signal representing a selected period for extracting a preferable correlation output from the output from each of the plurality of correlating sections, and a delay profile generating section configured to output a delay profile obtained by adaptively selecting or combining parts of the outputs from the plurality of correlating sections based on the output from the analyzing section.
US08503569B2
A plurality of substantially static input parameters are provided, and a plurality of signalled input parameters are also provided. From the substantially static input parameters and the plurality of signaled input parameters, an output parameter is determined that is indicative of a number of control symbols per transmission time interval for an amount of control signaling bits. The output parameter relates to a modulation and coding scheme for an uplink.
US08503563B2
A transmitter for reducing time selectivity and/or frequency selectivity in a wireless communication system includes a plurality of transmit antennas, a phase shifter which is disposed for each transmit antenna and is configured to shift a phase of data transmitted through the transmit antenna by a phase shift value, and a channel selectivity processor configured to obtain the phase shift value by using a channel phase value fed back from a receiver.
US08503545B2
A ZIF direct-conversion OFDM receiver capable of estimating and correcting an I/Q imbalance in a baseband signal. A complex down-conversion is performed on a received signal r(t). The received signal r(t) is divided into an In-phase signal (I) and Quadrature-phase signal (Q). An I/Q imbalance is introduced by the local oscillator such that the I/Q imbalance includes an amplitude imbalance factor (ρ) and phase imbalance factor (φ). The I and Q signals are amplified, filtered and digitized. The digitized I and Q signals are processed via a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). An I/Q compensation algorithm estimates the values of the amplitude imbalance factor (ρ) and, the phase imbalance factor (φ) based on a time expectation calculation. The imbalance factors are applied to the baseband signal to recover the signal of interest x(t). The OFDM receiver outputs the signal of interest x(t) to an information display device.
US08503530B2
Temporal classified filtering encodes image data by applying filters assigned to classes of pixels in a target frame to predict values for the pixels. The pixels are classified based on their associated motion vectors and the motion vectors are used to position the filters on the reference frame. Prediction error values are also calculated. The filters, motion vectors, and prediction errors represent the pixels in the encoded image data. The reference frame may be a past or future frame of the image data, and multiple reference frames of various combinations of past and future frames may be used. The filters for multiple reference frames are three-dimensional comprising a two-dimensional filter for each reference frame. The filters may be pre-determined or generated as the frames are encoded. The image data is recreated by applying the filters to the reference frames and correcting the resulting predictions with the prediction error values.
US08503525B2
A method of determining predicted numbers of processor cycles required for respective segments of a media file for playback of the media file, a method of playback of a media file, a method of downloading a media file, a device for playback of a media file and a system for downloading a media file. The method comprising performing a bitstream analysis of the media file to determine a number of non-zero IDCT coefficients of the respective segments, input parameters of an MC task function associated with respective segments, or both; and determining the predicted numbers of processor cycles based on the bitstream analysis.
US08503516B2
Disclosed is a method for minimizing feedback overhead in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) communication method using multiple transmission and reception antennas. In particular, a method for minimizing feedback overhead in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) communication system by using spatial channel covariance, as explicit channel status information (CSI) feedback method is disclosed.
US08503502B2
A clipping rate is controlled in spectrum shaping according to a propagation path to thereby improve transmission characteristics and perform communication at a stable transmission rate.Propagation path characteristics are detected by a propagation path information detection unit 5 for detecting propagation path information fed back from a base station device and a water filling principle for distributing energy by a primary spectrum shaping unit 6 according to the propagation path characteristics is applied to transmission spectrum obtained by a DFT unit 4. Clipping information in secondary spectrum shaping fed back from the base station device is detected by a clipping information detection unit 7 to perform the secondary spectrum shaping by a secondary spectrum shaping unit 8. At this time, with the clipping rate by the secondary spectrum shaping unit 8, clipping rates of all transmission devices multiplexed in a scheduling unit 26 of the base station device are controlled adaptively.
US08503500B2
A light emitting device and the fabrication method includes forming one or more light emitting modules on a substrate. The light emitting module receives an alternating current input and has at least two micro diodes. Each micro diode has at least two active layers and is electrically connected by a conductive structure so as to allow the active layers of the micro diodes to alternately emit light during positive and negative cycles of the alternating-current input.
US08503499B2
A gas discharge chamber that uses a calcium fluoride crystal which reduces a breakage due to mechanical stress (window holder and laser gas pressure), thermal stress from light absorption, and the like, increases the degree of linear polarization of output laser, and suppresses degradation due to strong ultraviolet (ArF, in particular) laser light irradiation. A first window (2) and a second window (3) of the gas discharge chamber have an incident plane and an emitting plane in parallel with a (111) crystal plane of their calcium fluoride crystal. With respect to an arrangement where laser light entering the calcium fluoride crystal passes through a plane including a <111> axis and a <001> axis of each of the first window (2) and the second window (3) as seen from inside the chamber (1), the first window (2) and the second window (3) are arranged in positions rotated in the same direction by the same angle about their <111> axis.
US08503498B2
A multi-beam semiconductor laser apparatus includes three or more stripe semiconductor laser emission units which are arranged on a substrate, isolation grooves which separate the semiconductor laser emission units from each other, and pad electrodes which are disposed on outer sides of the outermost semiconductor laser emission units. The isolation grooves are formed between the pad electrodes and the semiconductor laser emission units adjacent to the pad electrodes and between adjacent semiconductor laser emission units. A distance between two isolation grooves formed on outer sides of the outermost semiconductor laser light emission units is smaller than a distance between two isolation grooves formed on both sides of inner ones of the semiconductor laser light emission units.
US08503497B2
Embodiments provide systems, devices, and methods for controlling a laser. The system includes a controller to control a laser, a ramp generator to ramp down laser power, the ramp generator electrically coupled with the controller and coupleable with the laser, and a hardware protection system electrically coupled with the ramp generator, wherein the ramp generator monitors signals sent from the controller and the hardware protection system to the ramp generator to detect signal failure and ramps down the laser power upon signal failure detection. The method includes sending a control status signal from a controller for a laser to a ramp generator, monitoring the control status signal for missing pulses, sending a hardware interlock status signal from a hardware protection system to the ramp generator, monitoring the hardware interlock status signal for signal failure, and ramping down laser power upon detection of missing pulses or signal failure.
US08503495B2
The laser device includes: a seed light source that outputs seed light; a pumping light source an amplification optical fiber as the amplifier that amplifies the seed light with an element pumped by the pumping light source; a monitor unit that is provided between the seed light source and the amplification optical fiber, and monitors the intensity of the light output from the amplification optical fiber; and a light source controller that controls the seed light source. In this laser device, when the light input to the monitor unit has an intensity equal to or higher than a predetermined intensity while the seed light is not input to the amplification optical fiber, the light source controller forces to output the seed light from the seed light source.
US08503493B1
A system for cooling a semiconductor light source bar during burn-in testing includes a fixture for holding the semiconductor light source bar, and the fixture including a housing having a water inlet channel and a water outlet channel communicated with the water inlet channel; a first water tank with coolant connected with the water inlet channel; a second water tank connected with the water outlet channel; and a pumping device at least connected with the water outlet channel for pumping the coolant from the first water tank to the second water tank, thereby rushing a bottom of the semiconductor light source bar to lower the temperature thereof. The system can disperse the local heat generated during burn-in testing and uniform the local temperature of the semiconductor light source bar, thereby maintaining a proper temperature during burn-in testing and improving the heat stability of the heat assist magnetic recording head.
US08503490B2
A communication device includes a transmission amplifier supplied with a binary transmission signal is capable of choosing between amplifying the transmission signal and entering a high-impedance state at an output. An antenna is supplied with a transmission signal output from the transmission amplifier. A comparator compares a signal received by the antenna with threshold values to obtain a reception signal, which is supplied to a processing unit. A capacitor is connected between the transmission amplifier and the antenna or between the antenna and the comparator. A control unit allows the transmission amplifier to be in the high-impedance state for a period during which the processing unit receives a reception signal.
US08503487B2
Communication methods and apparatuses are provided.
US08503484B2
A node comprises a host computer operable to execute application tasks and to transmit data; a local time-triggered Ethernet switch operable to enforce temporal constraints on time-triggered data; and a time-triggered Ethernet controller coupled to the local time-triggered Ethernet switch and operable to be coupled to a time-triggered Ethernet switch in each of a plurality of other control nodes. The time-triggered Ethernet controller is further operable to communicate with the plurality of other control nodes to synchronize a local clock to establish a global time base and to provide a signal to the host computer for the host computer to synchronize execution of the application tasks by the host computer with the execution of application tasks in each of the plurality of other control nodes.
US08503472B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of requesting bandwidth allocation in a wireless network, comprising using a partial bandwidth request by a mobile station (MS) operable in the wireless network to a base station (BS) operable in the wireless network, wherein the partial bandwidth request requests bandwidth for only a portion of all packets in an uplink (UL) queue.
US08503471B2
A transmitting party adds reproduction time information to each transport packet to form an extended transport packet, encapsulates the extended transport packet, adds capsule counter information, and transmits the capsule. A receiving party has a storage means, and transmits a re-send request including the capsule count information to the transmitting party when a packet loss occurs. At the receiving party, the re-sent data received overwrites data in its original storage region. At reproduction, the receiving party decodes the data after compensating for jitter referring to reproduction time information. Accordingly, a packet loss or jitter is compensated for at both transmitting and receiving parties in a communications network such as the Internet so as to prevent the occurrence of a decoding error at the receiving party.
US08503470B2
A system and method are provided for performing Local Centre Authorization Service (LCAS) in a network system, the system having a data aligner configured to align bytes of input data according to groups of members. The system also including an LCAS control manager configured to generate de-sequencing control commands in response to data input from the data aligner. The system further including a de-sequencer configured to de-sequence the input data input from the data aligner according to de-sequencing control commands received from the LCAS control manager.
US08503464B2
Techniques for efficiently updating routing information in a network device such as a router. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the routing information is updated upon creation or deletion of an overlay tunnel without the network device having to regenerate a Shortest Path Tree (SPT) by performing full Shortest Path First (SPF) processing.
US08503460B2
A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes establishing a connection with a gateway device in a wireless network. This includes receiving a configuration packet from the gateway device that identifies home mobility options. The method processes at least one home network address from the home mobility options. The method also includes receiving or processing a home network prefix from the home mobility options.
US08503457B2
To more fully utilize the available bandwidth of a network link, network nodes in accordance with the present invention allow TDM data to be combined with packet data. A Packet/TDM cross connect switch, having both a TDM switch and a packet switch, is used in these embodiments. Data packets are transformed into TDM packet columns. The TDM packet columns are combined with standard TDM data columns in the payload of a TDM data frame. Data packets may be sorted based on a priority scheme, in which high priority data packets are given precedence over lower priority data. However, both high priority and low priority may be combined in a TDM packet column.
US08503452B2
Method and apparatus for improving data transmission reliability in a wireless communications system
Techniques for performing duplicate detection and re-ordering for a HARQ transmission are described. For duplicate detection, a receiver determines whether a decoded packet x for an ARQ channel y is a duplicate packet based on packet x and a prior decoded packet for ARQ channel y. For re-ordering, the receiver determines whether an earlier packet is still pending on any other ARQ channel based on prior decoded packets for the ARQ channels and forwards packet x only if there are no pending earlier packets. There are no pending earlier packets on another ARQ channel z if (1) a decoded packet was received on ARQ channel z at a designated time or later or (2) a decoded packet was not received on ARQ channel z within a time window from current time.
US08503449B2
A system, apparatus, article of manufacture, and method provides one or more distributed convergence nodes referred to as “Supernodes”, each of which is embodied as a functional technology component within an application that automatically determines whether said component should become “active” and assume the responsibility of forwarding IP multicast data present on a LAN (which supports IP multicast communication) to a “Routing Supernode” via a WAN (which does not support IP multicast communication). The Routing Supernode, in turn, is responsible for forwarding that traffic to other Supernodes present on other LANs. The traffic sent to and from the Routing Supernode is sent via unicast communication. All Supernodes are responsible not only for forwarding traffic present on their respective LAN across the WAN to a Routing Supernode, but they are also responsible for forwarding traffic received over the WAN from the Routing Supernode onto their own respective LANs. An election process determines which device in a LAN is to operate as a SuperNode.
US08503442B2
A transmission information transfer apparatus for realizing the MAC VLAN function with low latency includes: a VLAN table memory that manages a VID and a VLAN membership; a VLAN cache which is a cache memory that manages a VLAN Cache Index and VLAN membership in association with one another; an FDB that manages the VID, DA, and output port information in association with one another and further manages the VID, SA, and VLAN Cache Index in association with one another; an extraction section that extracts the VID, DA, and SA included in an input packet; an FDB search section that acquires output port information associated with the VID and DA, as well as the VLAN Cache Index associated with the VID and SA; a table controller that acquires the VLAN membership associated with the VLAN Cache Index; and an output port determination section that determines an output port of a packet.
US08503440B2
A crossbar switch has N input ports, M output ports, and a switching matrix with N×M crosspoints. In an embodiment, each crosspoint contains an internal queue (XQ), which can store one or more packets to be touted. Traffic rates to be realized between all Input/Output (IO) pairs of the switch are specified in an N×M traffic rate matrix, where each element equals a number of requested cell transmission opportunities between each IO pair within a scheduling frame of F time-slots. An efficient algorithm for scheduling N traffic flows with traffic rates based upon a recursive and fair decomposition of a traffic rate vector with N elements, is proposed. To reduce memory requirements a shared row queue (SRQ) may be embedded in each row of the switching matrix, allowing the size of all the XQs to be reduced. To further reduce memory requirements, a shared column queue may be used in place of the XQs. The proposed buffered crossbar switches with shared row and column queues, in conjunction with the row scheduling algorithm and the DCS column scheduling algorithm, can achieve high throughout with reduced buffer and VLSI area requirements, while providing probabilistic guarantees on rate, delay and jitter for scheduled traffic flows.
US08503428B2
A network device component receives traffic, determines whether the traffic is host bound traffic or non-host bound traffic, and classifies, based on a user-defined classification scheme, the traffic when the traffic is host bound traffic. The network device component also assigns, based on the classification, the classified host bound traffic to a queue associated with network device component for forwarding the classified host bound traffic to a host component of the network device.
US08503423B2
Methods and apparatuses for versatile medium access control (MAC) multiplexing in evolved HSPA are disclosed. More particularly, methods for downlink optimization of the enhanced high speed MAC (MAC-ehs) entity and uplink optimization of the MAC-i/is entity are disclosed. Apparatuses for using the optimized downlink and uplink MAC entities are also disclosed.
US08503417B2
A wireless LAN device for performing wireless communication with another wireless device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless LAN device includes first and second communication sections which participate in a configuration process using a predetermined protocol. An execution section executes, based on an instruction received at a reception section, the configuration process by use of one of the first and second communication sections in cooperation with the another wireless device. An exclusion section performs, before the configuration process is completed, an exclusion process that excludes the other of the first and second communication sections from continuing to participate in the configuration process.
US08503415B2
In a data transmission method of a wireless access point (WAP), the WAP determines whether a probe request frame transmitted from a mobile device is present in a wireless network. The WAP further transmits a beacon frame in response to the probe request frame when the probe request frame is present in the wireless network.
US08503414B2
A method and system is disclosed for setting up, modifying and tearing down an up-stream communication session in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), so that the communication session has a defined Quality of Service (QoS). Regarding setting up an up-stream communication session, a first Path message and a first Resv message (Path/Resv message) of a RSVP protocol are detected at a designated subnet bandwidth manager (DSBM) in a station having a point coordinator (PC). The first Resv message originates from a RSVP agent of a host outside the BSS, and is a request for setting up an up-stream session between a source non-PC station in the BSS and the PC station. A QoS parameter set and a classifier from the first Path/Resv message for the session are extracted at the DSBM. The DSBM determines whether to admit the up-stream session to the network based on the QoS parameter set defining the session and a channel status report on a medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the BSS. When the up-stream session is admitted, a QoS management entity (QME) of the PC station sets up a virtual up-stream (VUS) between the source non-PC station and the PC station for transporting the up-stream session traffic. The DSBM is part of the QME in the PC station.
US08503408B2
A base station includes a receiver receiving feedback information including a preferred weight determined by a user equipment (UE); a processor multiplying a weight and data to be transmitted; a transmitter including two antennas and transmitting the weight multiplied data to the UE through a specific physical downlink shared channel where a MIMO transmission scheme for a HS-DSCH (High Speed Downlink Shared Channel) is applied, the transmitter transmitting feed-forward information through a downlink shared control channel when the data is transmitted using the MIMO transmission scheme for the HS-DSCH, wherein the weight applied to the specific physical downlink shared channel is adjusted at a subframe boundary of the specific physical downlink shared channel and the feed-forward information is transmitted through a subframe of the downlink shared control channel corresponding to the specific subframe of the specific physical downlink shared channel.
US08503403B2
A base station measures the uplink load on an uplink channel and controls the transmit timing of one or more mobile terminals on the uplink channel based on the measurements of the uplink load. The transmit timing of the mobile terminals may be controlled by sending timing control signals to the mobile terminals over a downlink control channel. In one embodiment, the transmit timing of the uplink channel is slaved to the transmit timing on a downlink channel. In this case, the uplink timing may be controlled by adjusting the downlink transmit timing.
US08503397B2
Disclosed is a multi-mode multi-band mobile communication terminal and a mode switching method thereof wherein a mode switching can be performed between an asynchronous network and a synchronous network by minimizing interruption in communication. According to the switching method of a multi-mode multi-band mobile communication terminal, the power of a signal received from an asynchronous network or a synchronous network is measured and the measured power of the received signal drives a modem portion, thereby switching the mode of the mobile communication terminal.
US08503389B2
A transmitting apparatus is capable of transmitting data at a first frequency and second frequency to a receiving apparatus. A transmitter of the transmitting apparatus transmits a predetermined wideband signal, in a first time period in a frequency band which does not include the first frequency and in a second time period in a frequency band which does not include the second frequency. A quality measuring unit of the receiving apparatus measures the quality of communication with the transmitting apparatus based on the wideband signal received in the first and second time periods.
US08503387B2
An apparatus or method for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment comprises receiving first data blocks from the user equipment, and transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment. A polling interval is dynamically set for the transmission of polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of: a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed. The apparatus may be used as a PCU in a cellular mobile telephone system.
US08503384B1
A base station including a plurality of codebooks embodied on a computer readable storage medium. The base station further includes a transceiver configured to i) notify a first receiver of a first codebook of the plurality of codebooks to be used for transmissions between the base station and the first receiver, ii) notify a second receiver of a second codebook of the plurality of codebooks to be used for transmissions between the base station and the second receiver, iii) receive, from the first receiver, a first precoding vector from the set of precoding vectors in the first codebook, iv) receive, from the second receiver, a second precoding vector from the set of precoding vectors in the second codebook, v) transmit, in accordance with the first precoding vector, first data to the first receiver, and vi) transmit, in accordance with the second precoding vector, second data to the second receiver.
US08503376B2
The present invention is related to a wireless communication system. 3G UMTS mobile phone systems rely on a protected smart card called the UMTS integrated circuit card (UICC) that provides UMTS subscriber identity module (USIM) applications as a basis or root of various security measures protecting the communication path between the 3G mobile terminal and the UMTS wireless network (or UTRAN). Disclosed is a method by which the UICC exchanges information with a terminal, such as an Internal Key Center (IKC 1250) and a Bootstrapping Server Function (BSF 1270) enables a procedure where multiple local keys specific to applications and Network Application Functions (NAFs) (Ks_local) are used for authentication and to encrypt and decrypt messages.
US08503368B2
Exemplary methods and systems may generally be implemented to allow a macro-network base station without access to a GPS reference signal to provide some or all of the functionality for which existing macro-network base stations typically rely on GPS. In a first aspect, an exemplary macro-network base station may determine its location using a location-determination technique that is based upon the angles of arrival of FM radio signals from nearby FM stations. In a second aspect, an exemplary macro-network base station may stabilize its local oscillator by phase-locking its local oscillator to an FM radio signal, and periodically adjusting its local oscillator to account for phase drift of the FM radio signal. And in a third aspect, an exemplary macro-network base station may synchronize its frame-start timing with a nearby base station using a frame-start timing signal that the base station has synchronized to frame transmissions from the nearby base station during a setup routine.
US08503364B2
Devices and methods are provided for implementing an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast of an overload indication to reduce interference levels at neighboring node(s). In one embodiment, the method involves receiving the OTA broadcast of the overload indication from a neighboring node. The method further involves performing transmit power control based upon the received overload indication to reduce Interference over Thermal (IoT) noise at the neighboring node (e.g., by adjusting the transmit power spectral density). Such a method may be performed, for example, by an access terminal or a small base node.
US08503349B2
The relay apparatus includes a wireless communication unit configured to carry out wireless communication with the base station, and capable of direct wireless communications respectively with other relay apparatuses belonging to the wireless LAN, without going through the base station, and a path search unit configured to compare the throughput of a wireless communication path for carrying out data transfer to a destination apparatus without going through the base station, with the throughput of a wireless communication path for carrying out data transfer to a destination apparatus going through the base station; and select the path having higher throughput.
US08503335B2
A method and apparatus for receiving or transmitting broadcast data are provided. The broadcast data receiving method includes: acquiring first signaling information indicating an ensemble in which service composition information of a broadcasting service is transmitted, acquiring the service composition information based on the first signaling information, and providing the broadcasting service based on the service composition information and the first signaling information.
US08503333B2
Methods of initializing an association between a first node and a second node include detecting an event indicating that the first node should establish an association with the second node. After detecting the event, the methods include waiting at least a certain amount of time before attempting to establish the association, and attempting to establish the association between the second node and the first node only after waiting the certain amount of time.
US08503331B2
A first station for communicating with a second station is disclosed. The first station may include a storage unit configured to store relationship information defining a communication relationship between the first station and the second station. The first station may also include a communication unit configured to communicate with the second station and with an access point. The communication relationship may be maintained when the communication unit begins communicating with the access point.
US08503330B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for commissioning and optimizing a wireless network. In one aspect, a method includes a wireless network configuration and optimization engine receives configuration data for a wireless network and monitors performance of the wireless network. The engine processes the data to perform on or more automated commissioning operations, and one or more automated optimization operations, thus simplifying commissioning and maintenance of the wireless network.
US08503328B2
Methods and apparatus for transmission of configuration information in a wireless communication network. A method is provided for transmitting a configuration message to a plurality of terminals in a wireless network. The method includes assigning a slot in a transmission to contain the configuration message, and transmitting a marker to identify the slot in the transmission to the plurality of terminals. The method also includes transmitting the configuration message in the slot of the transmission using a high data rate so that air-link resources are conserved.
US08503326B2
Systems and methods to monitor and analyze customer premises equipment downtime in a Voice over Internet Protocol service network are disclosed. Example methods for a dynamic host configuration protocol server disclosed herein include assigning a replacement Internet protocol address to a residential gateway, the replacement Internet protocol address to replace a first Internet protocol address assigned to at least one of the residential gateway or customer premises equipment associated with the residential gateway, sending a first address change message to a session border controller, and sending a second address change message to a lost subscriber time server, the first and second address change messages to indicate that the first Internet protocol address has been replaced by the replacement Internet protocol address.
US08503323B2
A method of processing first and second record packets of real-time information includes computing for each packet a deadline interval and ordering processing of the packets according to the respective deadline intervals. A single-chip integrated circuit has a processor circuit and embedded electronic instructions forming an egress packet control establishing an egress scheduling list structure and operations in the processor circuit that extract a packet deadline intervals, place packets in the egress scheduling list according to deadline intervals; and embed a decoder that decodes the packets according to a priority depending to their deadline intervals.
US08503317B2
A method of controlling a network at a coordinator of a wireless network comprises receiving a beacon, which includes at least one of transmission coverage information associated with signal transmission coverage of the wireless network and ACK packet information indicating a type of an ACK packet transmitted from a plurality of devices for acknowledgement during reception of data packets, from a coordinator of the wireless network; receiving the data packets from a transmitting device of the wireless network; and transmitting an ACK packet having an ACK packet type determined based on the ACK packet type information included in the beacon to the transmitting device as a signal for acknowledgement of the data packets.
US08503316B2
Techniques for handling inconsistent control information in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, inconsistent control information is handled in different manners for the downlink and uplink. In one design, a user equipment (UE) receives a first grant with first control information for a first data transmission and also receives a second grant with second control information for a second data transmission. The UE determines that the second control information is inconsistent with the first control information, e.g., due to the two grants conveying different transport block sizes. The UE determines whether to retain or discard the second grant based on whether the two grants are for data transmissions on the downlink or uplink. In one design, the UE retains the second grant if the two grants are for data transmissions on the downlink and discards the second grant if the two grants are for data transmissions on the uplink.
US08503309B2
A parent node in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) in a computer network may detect congestion from its child nodes. In response, the parent node may determine particular child nodes to expel from the parent node based on the congestion, and notifies the expelled child nodes that they must detach from the parent node in response to dynamically detecting congestion (e.g., to find a new parent, excluding the parent node and optionally any nodes in the vicinity). In another embodiment, a child node receives a detach request packet from a current parent node that indicates that the child node is expelled from using the current parent node. In response, the child node triggers a new parent selection to select a new parent node that specifically excludes the current parent node (e.g., and optionally any nodes in the parent's vicinity).
US08503283B2
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable an access point in a wireless network to use Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) reserve subcarriers of OFDM symbols for transmitting high priority voice data and video data to particular wireless devices, while the access point allocates the remaining available subcarriers for contention-based access by other wireless devices.
US08503281B2
An optical recording disc comprises: at least ten optical recording layers; a plurality of intermediate layers each interposed between adjacent optical recording layers; a base film configured to support the optical recording layers and the intermediate layers; a cover layer disposed opposite to the base film with the optical recording layers and the intermediate layers interposed therebetween. The optical recording disc is in the shape of a disc as a whole. The total thickness of the optical recording disc is not more than 300 micrometers, and the optical recording disc provides flexibility.
US08503275B1
The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques of improved sequential-access of storage media. In some aspects an indication that a media disk interface failed to read a sector of a sequential-read during a revolution of the media disk is received and the media disk interface is caused to attempt to read a next sector of the sequential-read subsequent the sector failed to be read during a same revolution of the media disk.
US08503273B2
An optical disc device and a recording method is provided in which information can be additionally recorded on an optical disc, which has a servo layer and recording layers separately formed, by accurately correcting a relative angle between a light beam and the optical disc used in the previous recording without providing an area where recording is not performed while maintaining the stability of tracking servo. The above subject can be solved by studying with high accuracy the relative angle between the optical disc and the optical axis used in the previous recording by applying a radial tilt servo according to a signal from the recording layers with the tracking servo applied by the servo layer. Further, the additional recording can be performed stably by fixing the radial tilt at the previously studied angle when the recording is performed.
US08503272B2
A recording/reproducing apparatus having an optical pickup device which is efficient in light use having little spherical aberration. The recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes an optical pickup having an objective lens, disposed opposite a disk, having a light passing region divided into central, intermediate and periphery regions corresponding to a near axis area, an intermediate axis area and a far axis area of incident light, where the curvature of the central and peripheral regions is optimized for a thin disk and that of the intermediate region is optimized for a thick disk, a light source irradiating light toward a disk through the objective lens; a photo detector for detecting light reflected from the disk, and a beam splitter, disposed between the objective lens and the light source, for transmitting light from the light source toward the objective lens and for diffracting light reflected from the disks toward the photo detector; and a processing unit to process an information signal to control the incident light generated by the light source, and to process the detected light from the photodetector. Therefore, the optical pickup device can be used for both compact disks (CDs) that are thick using light beam passing the near and intermediate regions of said objective lens, and digital video disks (DVDs) that are thin using light beam passing the near and far axis regions of said objective lens, and detect signals without picking up noise regardless of the thickness of the disk.
US08503270B1
A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a waveguide, and a plasmon generator. The plasmon generator and the magnetic pole are disposed to align in the direction of travel of a magnetic recording medium. The thermally-assisted magnetic recording head further includes an amorphous layer made of a nonmagnetic metal, the amorphous layer being interposed between and in contact with the plasmon generator and the magnetic pole.
US08503268B1
A fork for engaging and holding a food item while the food item is cooking includes an elongate fork body; a fork distal end including at least one tine; a fork proximal end with a fork handle; a stopwatch timer with a timer display mechanism and a timer actuating mechanism for timing the emersion of a food item within a fondue liquid to determine that the food item is cooked sufficiently but not excessively; and a timer power source connected to the timer.
US08503262B2
A semiconductor device includes a first circuit that generates a self refresh signal in a predetermined cycle asynchronous with a cycle set externally, a second circuit that generates a refresh address in response to the self refresh signal and updates the refresh address and outputs the refresh address, a third circuit that retains a relief address, a fourth circuit that counts number of generation of the self refresh signal and activates an interrupt signal when a count of the number of generation reaches a predetermined count, a fifth circuit that specifies the refresh address when the interrupt signal is in an inactive state and specifies the relief address when the interrupt signal is in an active state, and a sixth circuit that performs a refresh operation on memory cells specified by the selected refresh address or the relief address. The second circuit temporarily stops updating the refresh address in response to activation of the interrupt signal.
US08503258B2
Various embodiments include apparatus, systems, and methods having multiple dice arranged in a stack in which a defective cell may be replaced by a spare cell on the same die or a different die. Other embodiments are described.
US08503257B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for handling read disturbs based on one or more characteristics of read operations performed on a non-volatile memory (“NVM”). In some embodiments, a control circuitry of a system can generate a variable damage value determined based on one or more characteristics of a read operation. Using the damage value, the control circuitry can update a score associated with the block. If the control circuitry determines that the score exceeds a pre-determined threshold, at least a portion of the block can be relocated to a different memory location in the NVM. In some embodiments, portions of the block may be relocated over a period of time.
US08503251B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory bank configured to output stored data in response to a column selection signal, a plurality of data latching units configured to latch the data outputted from the memory bank in response to an input control signal which is generated according to the column selection signal, and output the latched data in response to an output control signal, a time measurement unit configured to measure a time from an activation of the input control signal to an activation of the output control signal and generate a delay control signal, and an activation control unit configured to control an activation time of the column selection signal in response to the delay control signal.
US08503247B2
A semiconductor storage apparatus includes: a word line coupled to a cell transistor; a first capacitor having a first end coupled to the word line; a boost driver coupled to a second end of the first capacitor; a voltage-drop circuit configured to generate a given voltage drop between a first voltage and a second voltage; and a boost-drive circuit configured to boost a voltage at the second end from the second voltage to the first voltage.
US08503246B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including cell strings each including a plurality of memory cells, bit lines coupled to the respective cell strings, and page buffers configured to compare a reference current and currents of the respective bit line and output sense data corresponding to a level of a threshold voltage of a selected memory cell based on a result of the comparison, in a sense operation.
US08503243B2
A flash memory device and reading method of the flash memory device. The reading method includes determining a read voltage set of memory cells corresponding to a first word line from at least one of flag cell data of the first word line and flag cell data of a second word line adjacent to the first word line, and reading the memory cells corresponding to the first word line according to the determined read voltage set.
US08503233B2
A method of twice programming a multi-bit per cell non-volatile memory with a sequence is disclosed. At least one page at a given word line is firstly programmed with program data by a controller of the non-volatile memory, and at least one page at a word line preceding the given word line is secondly programmed with the same program data by the controller.
US08503224B2
The semiconductor industry seeks to replace traditional volatile memory devices with improved non-volatile memory devices. The increased demand for a significantly advanced, efficient, and non-volatile data retention technique has driven the development of integrated Giant-Magneto-resistive (GMR) structures. The present teachings relates to integrated latch memory and logic devices and, in particular, concerns a spin dependent logic device that may be integrated with conventional semiconductor-based logic devices to construct high-speed non-volatile static random access memory (SRAM) cells.
US08503221B1
A high threshold five transistor SRAM bit cell with cross-coupled inverters has a single BIT line, a common logic 1 supply voltage, and two logic 0 virtual ground source voltages. The BIT line is coupled to the bit cell by a pass transistor. When BIT line and virtual ground lines are not otherwise being used, they are connected to a common standby voltage that substantially lowers bit cell standby leakage. Writing is performed by driving a data signal through the pass transistor and is facilitated by creating a voltage differential on the virtual ground lines. Reading is also performed through the pass transistor wherein the BIT line is initially at the standby voltage, and is then driven lower or higher depending upon the data value stored in the bit cell.
US08503219B2
A programmable resistance memory employs a feedback control circuit to regulate the programming current supplied to a selected programmable resistance memory element. The programmable resistance memory may be a phase change memory. The feedback control circuit monitors and controls the characteristics of a current pulse employed to program a memory cell.
US08503215B2
A memory cell is provided that includes a steering element, and a non-volatile state change element coupled in series with the steering element. The steering element and state change element are disposed in a vertically-oriented pillar. Other aspects are also provided.
US08503209B2
Technology leading to a size reduction in a power conversion apparatus comprising a cooling function and technology relating to enhancing productivity and enhancing reliability necessary for commercial production are provided. Series circuits comprising an upper arm and lower arm of an inverter circuit are built in a single semiconductor module 500. The semiconductor module has cooling metal on two sides. An upper arm semiconductor chip and lower arm semiconductor chip are wedged between the cooling metals. The semiconductor module is inserted inside a channel case main unit 214. A DC positive electrode terminal 532, a DC negative electrode terminal 572, and an alternating current terminal 582 of a semiconductor chip are disposed in the semiconductor module. The DC terminals 532 and 572 are electrically connected with a terminal of a capacitor module. The alternating current terminal 582 is electrically connected with a motor generator via an AC connector.
US08503207B2
Control systems, methods and power conversion systems are presented for reducing common mode voltages in AC motor loads driven by inverter PWM control using switching sequences with only active vectors where a first vector of each switching sequence differs by one phase switching state from a last vector of a switching sequence of an adjacent sector, along with enhanced deadtime compensation and reflected wave reduction techniques in providing pulse width modulated switching signals to a switching inverter.
US08503204B2
A power converter includes a DC/AC converter with input terminals and output terminals. A DC/DC converter includes input terminals for receiving a DC input voltage and output terminals for providing a DC output voltage. The output terminals are coupled to the input terminals of the DC/AC converter. The DC/DC converter also includes a control circuit that is configured to control an output current of the DC/DC converter dependent on a reference signal. The reference signal has a frequency that is dependent on a frequency of the AC output voltage.
US08503202B2
Voltage source converter based on a chain-link cell topology including one or more phases, each of the phases having one or more series-connected chain-link cell modules connected to each other. The output voltage of the voltage source converter is controlled by control signals applied to the series-connected chain-link cell modules. In case of failure of a chain-link cell module, that module is controlled, by the control signals, such that zero output voltage is provided at its output voltage AC terminal.
US08503193B2
Power supplies, power adapters, and related methods are disclosed. One example power supply includes an open loop DC to DC converter having an input for connecting to an input power source and an output for supplying a DC output voltage or current and an enable/disable circuit coupled to the open loop DC to DC converter. The enable/disable circuit is configured to enable and disable the open loop DC to DC converter as a function of the DC output voltage or current. One example method includes determining a DC output voltage or current from an open loop DC to DC converter and enabling and disabling the open loop DC to DC converter as a function of the determined DC output voltage or current.
US08503189B2
Provided are a bonded structure by a lead-free solder and an electronic article comprising the bonded structure. The bonded structure has a stable bonding interface with respect to a change in process of time, an enough strength and resistance to occurrence of whiskers while keeping good wettability of the solder. In the bonded structure, a lead-free Sn—Ag—Bi alloy solder is applied to an electrode through an Sn—Bi alloy layer. The Sn—Bi alloy, preferably, comprises 1 to 20 wt % Bi in order to obtain good wettability of the solder. In order to obtain desirable bonding characteristics having higher reliability in the invention, a copper layer is provided under the Sn—Bi alloy layer thereby obtaining an enough bonding strength.
US08503181B2
A semiconductor apparatus 10 includes a radiator 30 on which plural semiconductor modules 20 that include semiconductor elements 21 are mounted, the semiconductor apparatus 10 characterized by the radiator 30 including a first main surface 30B and a second main surface 30C configured to be located on the opposite side of the first main surface 30B. Semiconductor module mount-surfaces 30B1, 30B2, 30C1, 30C2 are arranged in the first main surface 30B and the second main surface 30C in a zigzag pattern in cross-sectional view; and the semiconductor modules 20 are mounted onto some or all of the semiconductor module mount-surfaces 30B1, 30B2, 30C1, 30C2.
US08503163B2
The electrolytic capacitor includes two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils, four separator sheets, four lead tab terminals, two anode leads and two cathode leads. The two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils and four separator sheets are arranged alternately and rolled, to form a capacitor element. Two lead tab terminals are connected to the two chemically processed anode foils, respectively, and the remaining two lead tab terminals are connected to two cathode foils, respectively. The two anode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively, and the two cathode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively. As a result, equivalent series resistance can stably be reduced.
US08503161B1
This invention provides a micro-supercapacitor with high energy density and high power density. In some variations, carbon nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, coated with a metal oxide, such as ruthenium oxide, are grown in a supercapacitor cavity that contains no separator. A lid is bonded to the cavity using a bonding process to form a hermetic seal. These micro-supercapacitors may be fabricated from silicon-on-insulator wafers according to the disclosed methods. An exemplary micro-supercapacitor is cubic with a length of about 50-100 μm. The absence of a separator translates to higher energy storage volume and less wasted space within the supercapacitor cell. The energy density of the micro-supercapacitor may exceed 150 J/cm3 and the peak output power density may be in the range of about 2-20 W/cm3, in various embodiments.
US08503159B2
A capacitor includes a first metal plate; a second metal plate in close proximity to the first metal plate; a third metal plate in close proximity to the first metal plate, and at least one dielectric layer interposed between the first, second and three vertical metal plates. The first, second and third metal plate are connected to three different terminals of an integrated circuit.
US08503157B2
Provided is a MEMS device that includes first and second lower electrodes on a substrate. The MEMS device also includes a first driving electrode forming a capacitance element having a first capacitance between the first lower electrode and the first driving electrode, a second driving electrode forming a capacitance element having a second capacitance between the second lower electrode and the second driving electrode, and an upper electrode supported in midair above the driving electrodes. The upper electrode moves toward the driving electrodes and has a variable third capacitance between the first driving electrode and the upper electrode and a variable fourth capacitance between the second driving electrode and the upper electrode.
US08503156B2
A method of processing a substrate includes physically contacting an exposed conductive electrode of an electrostatic carrier with a conductor to electrostatically bond a substrate to the electrostatic carrier. The conductor is removed from physically contacting the exposed conductive electrode. Dielectric material is applied over the conductive electrode. The substrate is treated while it is electrostatically bonded to the electrostatic carrier. In one embodiment, a conductor is forced through dielectric material that is received over a conductive electrode of an electrostatic carrier to physically contact the conductor with the conductive electrode to electrostatically bond a substrate to the electrostatic carrier. After removing the conductor from the dielectric material, the substrate is treated while it is electrostatically bonded to the electrostatic carrier. Electrostatic carriers for retaining substrates for processing, and such assemblies, are also disclosed.
US08503155B2
To provide a wafer support member that improves soaking properties of heating, the first wafer support member which comprises a base, an insulating material and a bonding layer that bonds the base and the insulating material, wherein the bonding layer has a stacked structure of a plurality of layers including a first layer and a second layer located closer to the insulating material than the first layer, and the first layer and the second layer have different thicknesses.
US08503146B1
According to one embodiment, a power supply system includes a switching device operable to be turned on and off for causing power to be delivered to a load. The switching device has a control terminal. Driver circuitry, coupled to the control terminal of the switching device, is operable to drive the switching device. The driver circuitry further operable to detect a fault condition in the power supply system. If the switching device is turned on when the fault condition is detected, the driver circuitry reduces the voltage at the control terminal of the switching device to a level just above the threshold voltage for the switching device, and holds the voltage at the control terminal to the level just above the threshold voltage for a controlled duration, thereby reducing the saturation current flowing through the switching device. The driver circuitry further reduces the voltage at the control terminal of the switching device after the controlled duration, thereby safely turning off the switching device.
US08503145B2
A fault protected current source is provided that can be used to safely drive LEDs in reliability test systems. The current source is includes circuits and processes that detect the common faults found in LED reliability test systems. After a fault is detected, the current source shuts down drive before destructive spikes are produced. Because only true LED failures are counted, this fault protected current source can be used to construct reliability test systems that produce more accurate reliability test data.
US08503141B2
This invention discloses an electronic device formed as an integrated circuit (IC) wherein the electronic device further includes a transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit for suppressing a transient voltage. The transient voltage suppressing (TVS) circuit includes a Zener diode connected between a ground terminal and a node for triggering a snapback circuit. In one embodiment, this node may be a Vcc terminal. The TVS device further includes a snapback circuit connected in parallel to the Zener diode for conducting a transient voltage current with a snapback current-voltage (I-V) characteristic upon turning on of the snapback circuit. And, the TVS device further includes a snapback suppressing circuit connected in series with the snapback circuit for conducting a current with an I-V characteristic complementary to the snapback-IV characteristic for clamping a snapback voltage.
US08503131B2
A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording. The write head includes a substrate and a magnetic write pole formed on the substrate, the write pole having a trailing edge and first and second sides. A magnetic stitched pole is formed over a portion of the magnetic write pole, the stitched pole having a front edge that defines a secondary flare point. First and second non-magnetic side walls are formed at the first and second sides of the write pole. The non-magnetic side walls extend from the substrate at least to the trailing edge of the write pole in a first region near an air bearing surface and wherein the first and second non-magnetic side walls extend from the substrate to a point between the substrate and the trailing edge, allowing the stitched magnetic pole to extend partially over the sides of the write pole.
US08503125B2
A method and apparatus for generating a laser signal for driving a laser used in thermal-assisted recording. A channel of a hard drive generates a high-frequency component of the laser signal—e.g., a periodic wave or series of pulses—and synchronizes the phase of the laser signal with a corresponding write data signal which controls the magnetization of data bits within the magnetic disk of the hard drive. The channel may be connected to a read/write integrated circuit via a channel interconnect. The read/write circuit may include a second phase control to compensate for any phase shift and an adder circuit to combine the transmitted high-frequency laser with a DC bias. Further, the read/write circuit may include a feedback loop for adjusting the DC bias based on environmental parameters of the hard drive such as temperature.
US08503120B2
A voice coil motor includes a movable barrel and a spring plate. The movable barrel includes a top end and a number of locating members. Each locating member includes a locating post on the top end, and a blocking portion on the locating post. The spring plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and an inner frame. The spring plate defines a through hole passing through the top surface and the bottom surface. The inner frame surrounds the through hole. The inner frame defines a number of locating holes. Each locating hole receives a corresponding locating post. The spring plate is positioned between the blocking portions and the top end. The blocking portions lock the inner frame to the movable barrel. The inner surface of each locating hole defines spaced gaps. Each gap passes through the top and the bottom surfaces.
US08503113B2
A relay lens is used for an imaging system having a main lens. The main lens has a pupil plane. The relay lens, in the order from the subject side to the image side thereof, includes a first lens of negative refractive power, and a second lens of positive refractive power. The first lens has a first principal plane and a second principal plane. The second lens has a third principal plane and a fourth principal plane. The relay lens system satisfies the following formulas: 0.53<|ƒ1/ƒ2|<0.57; 1.54<ν1/ν2<3.11; 0.22
US08503100B2
A zoom lens including: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are sequentially arranged in the order from an object side to an image surface side, while zooming from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, the first lens group is moved in such a way that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is widened, the second lens group is moved along a trajectory convex toward the image surface side, the third lens group is moved from the image surface side to the object side, and the fourth lens group is moved along a trajectory convex toward the object side, and the zoom lens satisfies the following inequalities: vd1ave>68.2, and Nd1ave>1.53 where vd1ave is the average of Abbe numbers of positive lenses belonging to the first lens group, and Nd1ave is the average of refractive indexes of the positive lenses belonging to the first lens group.
US08503099B2
Providing a zoom lens system being compact and simple having excellent optical performance suitable for an optical apparatus with a limited space for a zoom lens, and capable of shifting an image, and an optical apparatus equipped therewith. The system includes, in order from an object: a first group having positive power and an optical path bending element; a second group having negative power; a third group having positive power; and a fourth group having positive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first and third groups are fixed relative to an image plane, the second group and the fourth group are moved along the optical axis, an image on the image plane can be shifted by shifting the third group or a portion thereof substantially perpendicularly to the optical axis. The first group includes at least one negative lens, and satisfies a given condition.
US08503090B2
The invention provides a zoom optical system comprising at least three lens groups and designed to implement zooming by varying a separation between the respective lens groups. The zoom optical system includes, on an image plane side with respect to a stop, a lens group comprising a plurality of lenses and having positive refracting power throughout. The lens group having positive refracting power includes therein a first lens and a second lens in order from the object side, an image plane side surface of the first lens being convex toward the object side, and an object side surface of the second lens being concave toward the object side.
US08503085B2
A head-mounted display for forming a virtual image at a predetermined distance in front of a user includes: a left eye unit and a right eye unit, each eye unit having an image module for generating an image and an optical system disposed at a predetermined distance from the image module and towards the user's eyeball for forming a virtual image at a predetermined distance from the user by enlarging the generated image. A main body has both the left eye unit and the right eye connected thereto, wherein portions of the main body to which the left eye unit and the right eye unit are connected are each inclined to sustain a predetermined angle from the center of the main body. By utilizing a user's visual convergence so that a virtual image may be displayed at a target position, variation of a distance determination between users is reduced, and thus a viewing effect to the user of a virtual image being formed at a target position is obtained, thereby improving user satisfaction.
US08503080B2
A diffractive optical element is provided, which includes a first layer having a material of a refractive index n1(λ), a second layer, adjacent to the first layer, having a material of a refractive index n2(λ) and a diffraction structure formed at the interface between the first layer and the second layer. The material of at least one of the two layers is obtained by curing an optical adhesive.
US08503069B2
By compensating polarization mode-dispersion as well chromatic dispersion in photonic crystal fiber pulse compressors, high pulse energies can be obtained from all-fiber chirped pulse amplification systems. By inducing third-order dispersion in fiber amplifiers via self-phase modulation, the third-order chromatic dispersion from bulk grating pulse compressors can be compensated and the pulse quality of hybrid fiber/bulk chirped pulse amplification systems can be improved. Finally, by amplifying positively chirped pulses in negative dispersion fiber amplifiers, low noise wavelength tunable seed source via anti-Stokes frequency shifting can be obtained.
US08503057B2
A device comprising: two mutually immiscible conductive liquids arranged to form an interface therebetween; a plurality of nanoparticles localised at the said interface, the said nanoparticles each having a first region formed of a semiconductor having a first bandgap, the first region being surrounded by a second region having a second bandgap, the second bandgap being larger than the first bandgap; and means for applying an electric field to the said nanoparticles and thus, through the Stark effect, altering the optical absorption or emission characteristics of the nanoparticles.
US08503049B2
A document reading apparatus includes a document positioning plate configured to position a document, a carriage configured to move a light source along the document positioning plate, a reading unit configured to read an image of a document illuminated by a light source of the carriage, a white reference member provided in the displacement range of the carriage, an input unit configured to input a reading start instruction for a document, and a control unit configured to move the carriage along the document positioning plate in response to a reading start instruction input via the input unit. The control unit moves the carriage to a first position at which the white reference member is provided, cause the reading unit to read the white reference member, moves the carriage to a second position that is an acceleration start position for accelerating toward the reading start position of the document positioning plate, and waits for a reading start instruction input from the input unit.
US08503048B2
According to one embodiment, an auto document feeding device comprises: a document placing section on which documents are placed; a first gate configured to divert the documents in a first direction or a second direction; a first conveying unit or a second conveying unit configured to lead the documents to the image scanning unit; a paper discharging and conveying unit configured to lead the documents from the image scanning unit in the direction of the paper discharge tray; a reversing roller configured to switch back the documents passed through the paper discharging and conveying unit; a reversing and conveying unit configured to convey the documents from the reversing roller to the first gate; and a second gate configured to divert the documents passed through the paper discharging and conveying unit to the reversing and conveying unit.
US08503045B2
An overhead scanner device includes an area sensor, a linear sensor, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes an area-image acquiring unit that controls the area sensor to successively acquire a plurality of images, a feature-point extracting unit that extracts feature points from the images acquired by the area-image acquiring unit, a velocity-vector computing unit that computes a velocity vector of each of the feature points by comparing the feature points extracted by the feature-point extracting unit between the images, and a read-start determining unit that determines a read start by the linear sensor, based on the velocity vector computed by the velocity-vector computing unit.
US08503044B2
An angle detection device includes a rotator including a shaft supported by and inside a case in a direction parallel to a horizontal plane of the case, a center of gravity positioned differently from the shaft, and a diagonal line formed on a surface along a circumferential direction around a rotation axis of the rotator, the line intersecting with a width direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction if the surface is spread into a plane along the circumferential direction; and a sensor including a group of imaging elements arrayed in a line parallel to the shaft direction. The sensor is fixed to and inside the case opposite to the surface. The group intersects with the diagonal line if the surface is viewed from the sensor toward the shaft, and a position of the intersection changes according to rotation of the case around the axis when viewed from the shaft.
US08503041B2
Disclosed are a scanner and an image reading apparatus including the same. The scanner can include a transparent plate, a scanning unit configured to scan a document on the transparent plate, a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is positioned in a first document zone that is associated with an area in which a first document type is to be positioned based on a first alignment reference point provided on the transparent plate. The second sensor is positioned in a second document zone that is associated with an area in which a second document type of a different size is positioned based on a second alignment reference point provided on the transparent plate. The first document zone and the second document zone are non-overlapping zones. The document type and/or orientation can be determined based on the detection signals from the first and second sensors.
US08503040B2
An image reading device includes a light source, a reading unit to convert received light to image data, a correction unit to correct the image data based on correction data, a storing unit storing the correction data, an illumination target switch unit to switch an illumination target between a read position and a reference position, a reflector reflecting light, a judgment unit to judge whether the image data outputted by the reading unit at the read position satisfies a predetermined condition, a correction data determination unit to determine the correction data in response to a fact that the illumination target of the light source is switched to the reference position, and a correction data update unit to store the correction data in the correction data storing unit. The illumination target switch unit switches the illumination target to the reference position if the image data satisfies the predetermined condition.
US08503034B2
An image forming apparatus to connect a video controller to a laser scanning unit through a cable and the video controller includes a halftone table in order to perform a halftone process with respect to an original image. The halftone table includes a dot region having at least two shapes and a non-dot region.
US08503026B2
A printing method of printing an image corresponding to one frame by using inks of a plurality of colors applied to an ink ribbon allows a printing apparatus to print one image on continuous paper by using inks corresponding to a plurality of ink surfaces. When printing one print image by using a plurality of ink surfaces on an ink ribbon, the printing apparatus sets an area in the print image to be printed by one ink surface on the ink ribbon, by dividing the print image. The printing apparatus then prints one print image by using a plurality of ink surfaces on the ink ribbon based on the set area.
US08503022B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a connector unit to which an external memory device is connected; a detecting unit configured to detect whether the external memory device is connected to the connector unit or not and output a detection result indicating that the connector unit is in a connected state or an unconnected state; a printing unit configured to execute a printing according to data from the external memory device connected to the connector unit; and a suspending unit configured to suspend operation of the printing unit according to a predetermined timing in response to a change in the detection result from the connected state to the unconnected state.
US08503021B2
To provide a mechanism in which a browser appropriately notifies a user of a change in the state without waiting for an instruction from a server and displays an appropriate operation screen upon reception of the instruction from the server in an information processing apparatus executing a process based on a request from the server. Upon detection of a change in the state, a service provider 340 notifies a Web browser 330 of the state and content information corresponding to the state. The Web browser 330 displays a screen in accordance with the content information included in the notification of the change in the state from the service provider 340. In addition, the Web browser 330 accesses an URL in accordance with an instruction from a Web server 102 to acquire an appropriate operation screen and displays the operation screen.
US08503010B2
A display control device includes: a request receiving unit that receives a request to display a first image, in which a stack order of images in a visual direction of a user is specified; an obtaining unit that obtains a display priority of an image group to which the first image belongs; a display layer identifying unit that identifies a display layer from among plural display layers divided from a near side to a far side in the visual direction, a position of the display layer becoming nearer in the visual direction as the obtained display priority increases; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a screen in which the first image and a second image belonging to an image group identical to the image group to which the first image belongs are arranged in the identified display layer in the specified stack order.
US08503008B2
An computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling printing, the process includes: accepting a first printing instruction; accepting a second printing instruction; storing, when the first printing instruction is accepted, a first print job corresponding to the first printing instruction in a storage unit; and outputting, to a printing apparatus, when the second printing instruction is accepted, both (i) a second print job corresponding to the second printing instruction and (ii) the first print job stored in the storage unit.
US08503000B2
To keep track of which process each process job currently exits and when it comes in own charge or which job must be processed, it is necessary to use a workflow system on a PC, and this necessitates to move back and force between the PC and the apparatus, thereby leading to the deterioration of the operational efficiency. An object of the invention is to provide a system in which the apparatus and the workflow server are connected, and by moving forward the processing by using the operation unit of the apparatus, the workflow of the operator in the centralized copy room and the print center of the company can be smoothly moved forward.
US08502991B2
A method serves for the determination of the 3D coordinates of an object. An improved method of this kind is characterized in that the object is surrounded by a plurality of reference probes having coded reference marks; and in that a plurality of shots are taken of the object such that a part of the object and a part of a reference probe is in each case included thereon.
US08502990B1
A system and methods for precision marking are presented. A base member is configured to slide over a surface, and a plunger is coupled to the base member and is configured to move in relation to the base member. A location marking device is coupled to the plunger, a magnetic ring is configured to hold a retro-reflector, and a magnetic ring retainer is configured to couple the magnetic ring to the plunger. A spring is coupled to the plunger and is configured to elevate the location marking device away from the surface.
US08502984B2
An optical measurement apparatus using an optical fiber to measure the characteristic of an object to be measured arranged along the circumference of a circle includes a first pulley, a second pulley which is turnable on its own axis at a second angular velocity while revolving about the first pulley at a first angular velocity, and the optical fiber which is held by the second pulley and projects detection light on the object to be measured and receives reflected light from the object to be measured. The first angular velocity and the second angular velocity are the same in magnitude and opposite in the direction. Occurrence of a twist in the optical fiber is suppressed, and therefore, the optical measurement apparatus is capable of measuring the characteristics of the object to be measured with high accuracy.
US08502983B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting a surface plasmon resonance. The apparatus may radiate a polarized beam of light to a device, such as a surface plasmon resonance generator, and may measure variations in a temperature of the device to detect whether a surface plasmon resonance has occurred. The detection of a surface plasmon resonance may be associated with the presence of a particular material such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or materials disrupting ozone, for example.
US08502976B2
The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for exciting particles, and more specifically relates to analyzers or sorters for exciting fluorescently labeled particles with a multimode diode laser and the optics for making high resolution determinations from the multimode diode laser beam excitation.
US08502961B2
An exposure method comprises a calculation step of calculating a correction amount of a correction unit which corrects a change in imaging characteristics of a projection optical system based on at least one of parameters including a numerical aperture and effective light source of an illumination optical system, a numerical aperture of the projection optical system, and a size and pitch of a pattern, and an amount of change in environment condition in the projection optical system; and a correction step of making the correction unit operate in accordance with the correction amount calculated in the calculation step.
US08502953B2
A liquid crystal lens electrically driven and stereoscopy display device using the same are disclosed, by which a thickness of a liquid crystal layer provided to the liquid crystal lens electrically driven is reduced in a manner of applying fresnel lens within a pitch anisotropically.
US08502952B2
Color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. The color cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a gap interposed therebetween. A patterned enclosed structure, formed by adhering a first patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate and a second patterned enclosed structure on the second substrate, is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, dividing a plurality of color sub-pixel channels. A plurality of the color cholesteric liquid crystals are respectively filled into each of the color sub-pixel channel, wherein the first patterned enclosed structure is tightly adhered to the second patterned enclosed structure so as to prevent mixing of the color cholesteric liquid crystals between adjacent color sub-pixel channels.
US08502940B2
Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a first substrate patterned to create pixel electrodes, a second substrate placed to face the first substrate and a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched by the first and second substrates wherein: one of the first and second substrates is patterned to create color filters each provided for one of a plurality of different colors as color filters each associated with one of the pixel electrodes each included in one of pixels each provided for one of the different colors; each of the pixels each provided for one of the different colors has a pixel area which varies from color to color; and the ratio of the electrode area of any particular one of the pixel electrodes to the pixel area of the pixel that includes the particular pixel electrode varies from color to color.
US08502926B2
Embodiments are disclosed that allow light display systems, such as projectors, to be manufactured having lower power consumption, reduced speckling, and/or that are less expensive than conventional light projectors. In some embodiments, may include an incoherent light source and a coherent light source operating in concert with one another to produce a combined light beam that has similar wavelength contributions from the incoherent and coherent light sources.
US08502923B2
A method for switching a channel of an image display device and an apparatus adopting the method are disclosed. The method for switching a channel includes switching a currently displayed channel to a major channel, which is adjacent to the currently displayed channel, if a channel switch command is input using a first direction key, and switching the currently displayed channel to a minor channel, which is adjacent to the currently displayed channel, if a channel switch command is input using a second direction key. Accordingly, a user can switch to a desired channel, thereby increasing user convenience, and a list of minor channels pertaining to a current channel is displayed, so that all channels provided by the broadcasting station of the current channel can be identified.
US08502912B2
A focusing apparatus is configured to execute a focusing operation without using any auto-focus evaluation value obtained from an auto-focus evaluation value detection area set for an object other than that of an intended object when a plurality of objects is detected.
US08502910B2
A light-collecting device includes at least one first annular region having a first refractive index, and at least one second annular region having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index, the at least one first annular region and the at least one second annular region are adjacently and alternately arranged in a concentric manner, and at least one of the at least one first annular region and the at least one second annular region includes a gap at a portion where a width of the annular region gradually decreases.
US08502909B2
Light field imaging systems, and in particular light field lenses that can be mated with a variety of conventional cameras (e.g., digital or photographic/film, image and video/movie cameras) to create light field imaging systems. Light field data collected by these light field imaging systems can then be used to produce 2D images, right eye/left eye 3D images, to refocus foreground images and/or background images together or separately (depth of field adjustments), and to move the camera angle, as well as to render and manipulate images using a computer graphics rendering engine and compositing tools.
US08502906B2
Provided is a small-sized five-element image pickup lens which ensures a sufficient lens speed of about F2 and exhibits various aberrations being excellently corrected. The image pickup lens is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens with a positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the object side; a second lens with a negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing the image side; a third lens with a positive or negative refractive power; a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the image side; and a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing the image side. The image-side surface of the fifth lens has an aspheric shape, and includes an inflection point at a position excluding an intersection point with the optical axis.
US08502903B2
There is provided an image processing device including a superimposition display position determining unit which determines a position of an object having a predetermined flat surface or curved surface out of an object imaged in an input image based on an environment map, a superimposition display image generating unit which generates a superimposition display image by setting superimposition display data at the position of the object determined by the superimposition display position determining unit, an image superimposing unit which superimposes the superimposition display image on a visual field of a user, an operating object recognizing unit which recognizes an operating object imaged in the input image, and a process executing unit which executes a process corresponding to an item selected based on a position of the operating object recognized by the operating object recognizing unit.
US08502898B2
Pixels in an imaging device pixel array are sized according to their geographic location in the pixel array to compensate for various optical characteristics/issues. In one example, pixel size is increased according to the distance of the pixel from the x-axis and/or the y-axis of the pixel array to correct for lens shading.
US08502892B2
A device for correcting a defect pixel value of a CMOS image sensor unit is proposed, the image sensor unit comprising at least a first and a second pixel array. The image sensor unit is arranged to project the same image onto each pixel array. The correcting device comprises at least a first and a second input channel for receiving pixel values of the first and the second pixel array, respectively. The processing device is operable to replace the defect pixel value by a corrected pixel value, which is determined from values of neighboring pixels to the defect pixel of the same pixel array. The corrected pixel value is evaluated with respect to values of a corresponding pixel and its neighboring pixels of the second pixel array at the same location as the defect pixel of the first pixel array in respect to the projected image.
US08502881B2
An image processing apparatus comprising: an input visual environment acquisition unit that acquires a shooting scene viewing condition at the time of shooting an image, an output visual environment acquisition unit that acquires a shot image viewing condition, a converting unit that converts the image using a predetermined color appearance model based on the shooting scene viewing condition acquired by the input visual environment acquisition unit and the shot image viewing condition acquired by the output visual environment acquisition unit, and a correction unit that corrects a parameter of the color appearance model used by the converting unit by using at least one of a shooting condition of the image and a scene judging result based on at least one of the image and the shooting conditions of the image.
US08502878B2
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other.
US08502876B2
An audio, visual and device data capturing system including an audio recorder for recording audio data, at least one visual recorder for recording visual data, at least one device data recorder for receiving device data from at least one device in communication with the system, a speech recognition module for interpreting the audio data, a transcript module for generating transcript data from the interpreted audio data, a data capturing module for generating a data record including at least a portion of each of the audio data, the transcript data, the visual data and the device data, and at least one storage device for storing the data record.
US08502872B2
A thermal infrared solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array having pixels diodes, a vertical power supply line connected to horizontal drive lines and commonly connecting the horizontal drive lines, integrating circuits for integrating voltages at the ends of the vertical signal lines for a predetermined integration time, and current sources connected to the vertical signal lines at an opposite end to the end of the vertical signal line which is connected to the integrating circuit. The integration time is equally divided substantially into two periods, and during one divided period of the integration time, energization is performed between one end of the vertical power supply line and the current source, and during the other divided period of the integration time, the energization is performed between other end of the vertical power supply line and the current source.
US08502868B2
Methods and systems for creating video from multiple sources utilize intelligence to designate the most relevant sources, facilitating their adjacent display and/or catenation of their video streams.
US08502865B2
A method for adjusting a mirror. The method includes using a time-of-flight (TOF) camera to capture an image of a scene in front of a reflecting portion of the mirror and obtaining data about distances between a number of points in the scene and the TOF camera. Building a three dimension (3D) model of the scene. Analyzing the 3D model to locate a face region in the 3D model. Obtaining a first midline between a reference eyeline in the face region and a top of the face region. Obtaining a second midline of the 3D model, comparing the first and second midlines to determine whether the two midlines overlap. Output a comparison signal upon the condition that the two midlines do not overlap; and directing a driving apparatus to move the mirror to adjust a height of the mirror according to the comparison signal.
US08502849B2
A light-emitting device includes: plural light-emitting elements arrayed in line; and a light-up signal wiring including block wirings that connect the plural light-emitting elements divided into plural blocks being units for controlling turning on and off of the light-emitting elements, that supply electric power for light emission to the light-emitting elements belonging to each of the blocks, and a main wiring that extends from a feeding point and to which the block wirings are connected.
US08502843B2
At least one of a first control circuit (60) for controlling a liquid crystal display component (30) and a second control circuit (64) for controlling a light source unit (40) is provided in an area (R1) demarcated by a plane including a front face (32) of the liquid crystal display component (30) and a plane including a rear face (44) of the light source unit (40).
US08502833B2
An electronic apparatus with multiple screens and an image displaying method thereof are provided. The image displaying method is adapted to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first display unit and a second display unit. The image displaying method includes following steps. By a processing module, a digital file is read, and a content of the digital file is displayed on the first display unit. Whether the content of the digital file includes at least one dynamic image is detected by the processing module. When the content of the digital file includes the at least one dynamic image, the at least one dynamic image is displayed on the second display unit by the processing module.
US08502825B2
A method for and system for communicating using a virtual world are disclosed. In the method an avatar may be associated with a source of an email. An email may be generated within the virtual world and one or more images of an avatar may be associated with the email. The email may be sent to a real device and the one or more images may be presented at a destination of the email. The system may comprise one or more processors configured to generate a virtual world; associate an avatar with a source of an email; generate an email within the virtual world; associate one or more images of an avatar with the email; send the email to a real device; and present the one or more images at a destination of the email.
US08502824B2
A method is used to control a liquid crystal panel to display a character having a tilted or curved stroke. The liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of original physical pixels arranged in a matrix array. The method includes dividing each original physical pixel into three color dots of red, green and blue, and forming a plurality of display units. Each display unit includes three horizontally consecutive color dots, and at least one of the plurality of display units includes color dots from two of the original physical pixels. The method includes constructing a clear lattice diagram including the plurality of display units for displaying the tilted or bended stroke, and driving the liquid crystal panel to display the character based on the clear lattice diagram. As such, in the clear lattice diagram, at least two of the display units are vertically adjacent to each other and are horizontally offset by one or two color dots with respect to each other.
US08502820B2
Ray tracing, and more generally, graphics operations taking place in a 3-D scene, involve a plurality of constituent graphics operations. Scheduling of graphics operations for concurrent execution on a computer may increase throughput. In aspects herein, constituent graphics operations are scheduled in groups, having members selected according to disclosed aspects. Processing for specific graphics operations in a group can be deferred if all the operations in the group cannot be further tested concurrently. Graphics operations that have been deferred are recombined into two or more different groups and ultimately complete processing, through a required number of iterations of such process. In one application, the performance of the graphics operations perform a search in which respective 1:1 matches between different types of geometric shapes involved in the 3-D scene are identified. For example, closest intersections between rays and scene geometry can be identified by processing scheduled according to disclosed aspects.
US08502815B2
We present a method for predictive compression of time-consistent 3D mesh sequences supporting and exploiting scalability. The applied method decomposes each frame of a mesh sequence in layers, which provides a time-consistent multi-resolution representation. Following the predictive coding paradigm, local temporal and spatial dependencies between layers and frames are exploited for layer-wise compression. Prediction is performed vertex-wise from coarse to fine layers exploiting the motion of already encoded neighboring vertices for prediction of the current vertex location. Consequently, successive layer-wise decoding allows to reconstruct frames with increasing levels of detail.
US08502811B2
In a pixel driving device that drives a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels includes a light emitting element, and a pixel driving circuit comprising a driving device having one end of a current path connected to one end of the light emitting element and having another end of the current path to which a power-source voltage is applied. Provided in a controller is a correction-data obtaining function circuit that obtains a characteristic parameter including a threshold voltage of the driving device of each pixel based on a voltage value of each of a plurality of data lines connected to each of the plurality of pixels with a voltage of another end of the light emitting element being set to be a setting voltage. The setting voltage is a voltage set based on a voltage value of each data line at a predetermined timing.
US08502807B2
A signal transmission system of a flat panel device includes an encoder, a transmitter, a receiver, and a decoder. The encoder converts a digital signal to a switch control signal. The transmitter includes 4n signal-lines for transmitting a current signal according to the switch control signal. The receiver includes 4n terminations, a plurality of terminal resistors, and a plurality of comparators. The receiver generates a group of voltage levels according to the current signal. Each comparator is coupled between any two terminations so as to generate a group of voltage differences. The decoder converts the group of voltage differences to the digital signal.
US08502795B2
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing interactive surface technologies for data manipulation. A surface detection component can employ a multiple contact surfacing technology to detect a surface input, wherein the detected surface input enables a physical interaction with a portion of displayed data that represents a corporeal object. A physics engine can integrate a portion of Newtonian physics into the interaction with the portion of displayed data in order to model at least one quantity related associated with the corporeal object, the quantity is at least one of a force, a mass, a velocity, or a friction.
US08502790B2
An assembly for attachment to a portable computer is described including a touchpad and associated buttons where the touchpad is mounted on one surface of the assembly and the associated “mouse” buttons are mounted on the reverse surface, the two surfaces facing in substantially opposite directions. The buttons are mounted in close proximity to the reverse-mounted touchpad such that the user can operate both the touchpad and the buttons simultaneously with the thumb and one or more fingers of the same hand. In one embodiment, the touchpad faces away from the user and is operated by a finger that is not the user's thumb. In another embodiment, the touchpad faces the user and is operated by the user's thumb. For all embodiments, the associated “mouse buttons” are mounted facing in the reverse direction relative to the touchpad.
US08502786B2
A touch panel includes a substrate, a transparent conductive layer and at least two separate electrodes. The substrate has a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface. The transparent conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube structure formed on the first substrate surface. The at least two separate electrodes are located on a surface of the transparent conductive layer and electrically connected thereto.
US08502783B2
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special
US08502774B2
To provide an input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, and a control method that are capable of restricting a movement of a pointer on a screen by a user operation even while the input apparatus is moving. In a state where a movement button is not pressed by a user, an MPU of an input apparatus is not outputting a movement command or is outputting a movement command with a displacement amount set to 0. In other words, even when the user holds the input apparatus and moves it, a pointer does not move on a screen. As a result, a movement of the pointer unintended by the user can be restricted. When the movement button is pressed, that is, when a first operation signal is input via a first switch, the MPU starts outputting the movement command. By receiving the movement command, an MPU of a control apparatus controls display of the pointer so as to start the movement of the pointer that corresponds to the movement command.
US08502770B2
A display device is provided. The display device includes a command processing unit, a command converting unit, a universal serial bus (USB) interface and a display module. The command processing unit processes a remote-control command from a remote-controller. The command converting unit generates a human interface device (HID) command corresponding to the remote-control command. The USB interface outputs the HID command to an external host which generates an image in response to the HID command. Then the display module displays the image.
US08502766B2
A flat display panel and an active device array substrate and a light-on testing method thereof are provided. The active device array substrate comprises a plurality of first pixel units, a plurality of second pixel units, a first light-on testing circuit, a second light-on testing circuit and a plurality of sets of signal lines. The first light-on testing circuit and the second light-on testing circuit disposed in a peripheral circuit region of the active device array substrate are electrically connected with the first pixel units and the second pixel units disposed in a display region of the active device array substrate respectively. Each two adjacent sets of signal lines disposed in the peripheral circuit region of the active device array substrate are alternatively electrically connected to the first pixel units or the second pixel units respectively. When a testing signal inputted to first/second pixel units through the first/second light-on testing circuit results in any second/first pixel units being lighted-on, there are at least two adjacent sets of signal lines shorted to each other.
US08502758B2
Methods and displays are disclosed for presenting media content on display systems. A display is configured as an array of LEDs. The array of LEDs includes a first set of rows including first LEDs in a repeating pattern of a first color LED, a second color LED, and a third color LED. A second set of rows includes second LEDs in a repeating pattern of the first color LED, the second color LED, and the third color LED, wherein the second set of rows are interleaved between the first set of rows and the second LEDs are offset relative to the first LEDs. Visual content to be presented on the display includes a repeating sequence of four frames of an array of virtual pixels such that each virtual pixel of the array comprises at least one of the first LEDs and at least one of the second LEDs.
US08502752B2
A electro-optical apparatus includes: a plurality of unit circuits arranged to correspond to intersections of scanning lines and data lines; a scanning line driving circuit; and a data line driving circuit. Each unit circuit includes: an electro-optical element which provides gradation corresponding to the data electric potential; a capacitor element which has a first electrode connected to a capacitor line and a second electrode connected to the data line; and a switching element. A second electrode of the capacitor element included in one of the plurality of unit circuits is connected to one wiring of the respective wirings included in the data line. The second electrode of the capacitor element included in another unit circuit is arranged in parallel with the one unit circuit along an extension direction of the data line and is connected to another wiring of the respective wirings included in the data line.
US08502751B2
A pixel circuit for use in a display comprising a plurality of pixels is provided. The load-balanced current mirror pixel circuit can compensate for device degradation and/or mismatch, and changing environmental factors like temperature and mechanical strain. The pixel circuit comprises a pixel drive circuit comprising, switching circuitry, a current mirror having a reference transistor and a drive transistor, the reference transistor and the drive transistor each having a first and second node and a gate, the gate of the reference transistor being connected to the gate of the drive transistor; and a capacitor connected between the gate of the reference transistor and a ground potential, and a load connected between the current mirror and a ground potential, the load having a first load element and a second load element, the first load element being connected to the first node of the reference transistor and the second load element being connected to the first node of the drive transistor.
US08502750B2
The picture quality on a plasma display panel shall be improved when the contrast and/or the brightness are reduced. This is achieved by estimating the reduction of the dynamic occurring in the front-end of the data processing of the plasma display device and by compensating it in the back-end. Specifically, the gain and/or offset of the video input data are adjusted and the power level of the adjusted video data is measured. The resulting power level information is updated on the basis of an attenuation information. The updated power level is used for the power management and the level of the video data being reduced in the front-end is increased on the basis of the attenuation information. Thus, the dynamic of the video and, as a result, the picture quality are improved.
US08502746B2
A planar directional antenna including a substrate, a metal layer, a master antenna, and an auxiliary antenna is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The metal layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and an upper edge of the metal layer forms a concave parabolic curve. The master antenna is disposed on the substrate and located within a predetermined range of the focus of the concave parabolic curve. The auxiliary antenna is disposed on the substrate and opposite to the master antenna so that the planar directional antenna generates a beam toward a radiation direction.
US08502744B2
A reflector assembly implementable in a scanning antenna assembly having a stationary surface includes a support assembly coupled to the stationary surface, a substantially planar first reflector panel coupled to the support assembly so as to enable rotation of the first reflector panel about a central axis of the first reflector panel, and an actuator assembly comprising a translating arm coupled to the first reflector panel, wherein translational motion of the arm is operable to rotate the first reflector panel about the central axis back and forth through a predetermined angular range at a predetermined frequency.
US08502741B2
A structure for adjusting electromagnetic wave (EM wave) penetration response includes a plurality of structure units and a dielectric substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. The structure units are disposed on the upper surface and/or the lower surface. The structure unit consists of metal lines or complementary slits so as to enable an EM wave penetration response of the structure to include a pass band and a stop band. The frequency of the stop band is higher than that of the pass band. If a distance between the structure and an object with a high dielectric constant is longer than a predetermined distance, the pass band covers a radiation frequency of an antenna. If the distance between the structure and the object with the high dielectric constant is within the predetermined distance, the stop band covers the radiation frequency of the antenna.
US08502728B2
New systems and methodologies that use radio tomography for object tracking.
US08502721B2
An apparatus, protocol and methods for reducing vehicle energy consumption and for precise electronic event control, by implementing full CPU off-loading, using pulse-width modulation (PWM) with analog feedback diagnosis enabling real-time operation. Accordingly, analog feedback is used for external integrated circuits (IC) controlled by a PWM output, for processes to be analyzed. The apparatus includes a microprocessor that integrates an autonomous PWM module and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) group manager, each including register modules for enabling analog-to-digital signal conversion comparisons of PWM feedback data, and generating of an interrupt command when required, and more specifically to automatically initiate transfer of data from the ADC to memory responsive of an interrupt trigger. As may be necessary the output of the ADC is calibrated or otherwise scaled to enable proper operation.
US08502717B2
The invention provides a sound processing device. In one embodiment, the sound processing device comprises a first microphone, a first analog-to-digital converter, a second microphone, and a second analog-to-digital converter. The first microphone detects a first sound pressure to generate a first analog audio signal. The first analog-to-digital converter converts the first analog audio signal to a first digital audio signal. The second microphone detects a second sound pressure to generate a second analog audio signal. The second analog-to-digital converter converts the second analog audio signal to a second digital audio signal, encodes a third digital audio signal according to the second digital audio signal, receives the first digital audio signal and a clock signal, outputs data bits of the third digital audio signal when the clock signal oscillates to a logic low level, and outputs data bits of the first digital audio signal when the clock signal oscillates to a logic high level.
US08502714B2
A method for calibrating at least one analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: during a wafer level probe testing, inputting at least one calibration signal provided by a wafer level testing machine into the analog-to-digital converting circuit to generate at least one digital signal; and calibrating the analog-to-digital converting circuit according to at least the digital signal. The analog-to-digital converting circuit is applied to a video system or an audio system.
US08502711B2
This invention relates to a coding circuit for generating a swap tolerant code. The coding circuit comprises a first and second input (540, 541), an odd parity pair detector (535), a memory (533), and an output circuit (536, 537, 551; 736, 737, 751). Each of the first and second inputs (540, 541) receive a stream of serial data. The odd parity pair detector (535) outputs an odd parity pair signal if the bits received at said first and second inputs (540, 541) have different logical values and therefore constitute an odd parity pair. The memory (533) stores information on a previous odd parity pair. The output circuit outputs the previous odd parity pair, if said first input (540) provides a logical 1 and said second input (541) provides a logical 0. The output circuit outputs the inverted previous odd parity pair, if said first input (540) provides a logical 0 and said second input (541) provides a logical 1. The invention further provides a corresponding decoding circuit, and coding and decoding methods. Further the invention relates to a coding circuit for inversion tolerant coding, a corresponding decoding circuit and coding and decoding methods.
US08502706B2
Allocating bits in an encoding scheme to reduce the number of bits required to send starting track information. In one embodiment a joint starting track indicator is sent with a frame to indicate the starting tracks for all subframes in the frame.
US08502688B2
The disclosure relates to a process of configuring a standalone self-supplied numeric controlled relay for providing phase and earth over current protection to electrical systems by accurate current measurement. The arrangement for current measurement with control algorithms is provided for power control by providing amplified and conditioned current for optimization between the current to power an electronic circuit and the fidelity of a measured current waveform so that they both are at the acceptable levels at the same time. This disclosure describes the current sensing and associated algorithm for power control in a truly self-powered relay.
US08502679B2
A non-invasive motion and respiration monitor receives impulses from a subject's movement, heartbeat, and respiration. The raw signal is biased and digitized, and a signal processor applies a Fast Fourier Transform to the signal. The transformed signal is filtered to isolate the component representing heart rate from the component representing respiration. An Inverse Fast Fourier Transform is then applied to the component signals, which are sent to a processor. The processor is programmed to detect irregularities in the respiration and heart rate. If severe irregularities or complete cessation is detected in either signal, a mechanical stimulator is actuated to try to stimulate the subject, and an alarm is sounded to alert a caregiver such as a parent or nurse.
US08502671B2
An item tracking apparatus includes a tag interrogator that transmits an interrogation signal and receives a signal emitted by a tag affixed to an item in response to the tag receiving the interrogation signal, wherein the tag and item are part of a bio-compatible consumable dosage delivery unit and a controller that determines a state of the item based on the received signal. A consumable dosage delivery unit includes a dosage form and a bio-compatible wireless communications tag.
US08502666B1
Methods for remote detection of humans can include the step of transmitting vertically polarized electromagnetic signals into an area of interest (AOI) when no humans are present. A first time domain measurement of return response signal energy from the AOI can be accomplished to establish a background signal. A second time domain measurement of response signal energy from the AOI can be made when at least one human is present, to establish a background-plus-human signal. The two signals can be subtracted to yield a reference time domain human signal. The electromagnetic signal is periodically re-transmitted. The background subtracted from subsequent response energy, and the result compared to the reference time domain human signal. A visual or audible indication occurs when the resulting signal matches the reference signal. Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) of the time domain signals can be used to yield frequency responses, which can be monitored.
US08502660B2
An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The driver may be selectively de-energized. In some embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an unoccupied period. In other embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an occupied period. In some further embodiments, the driver may be de-energized in response to detecting other sources of the type of energy emitted by the driver.
US08502658B2
A security system implemented with a communication device includes a remote communication device, a local communication device, a main controller and at least one main sensor. The remote communication device and local communication device are connected via communication connection. Each main sensor detects status of a monitoring location. When each main sensor is triggered, each main sensor sends an output signal to the main controller. The main controller collects and processes each output signal, and transmits the processed output signals to the local communication device. The local communication device transforms receives output signals into a text warning message. The text warning message transmits to remote communication device via Short Message Service whereby a user is informed of the status occurred in a remote monitoring location.
US08502651B2
A game is provided on one or more portable computing device in which a virtual object travels through views of the game displayed on the interfaces of the one or more portable computing devices. Haptic effects corresponding to the travel of the virtual object through the views are provided on the individual portable computing devices. The haptic effects may be determined based on one or more parameters of the travel of the virtual object, one or more parameters of objects and/or features with which the virtual object interacts, and/or other parameters. The haptic effects may include haptic effects to be provided on portable computing devices that are not currently displaying the virtual object corresponding to the haptic effects.
US08502649B2
Systems and methods convey information from a controller to at least one slave unit using a single wire referenced to an alternating current (AC) power supply. A control signal has a high voltage and a low voltage. The high voltage is greater than a voltage midpoint of the AC power supply and the low voltage is less than the voltage midpoint. The control signal is conveyed through the single wire to each of the at least one slave unit. At each slave unit, a comparison voltage, representative of the voltage midpoint, is generated by dividing substantially midway the potentials between the power lines of the AC power supply and the control signal is compared to the comparison voltage to determine low and high states of the control signal; the low and high states represent the information.
US08502644B1
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for tracking an item by concealing a tracking device in the item and activating the tracking device when the item is relocated or accessed without authorization. In particular, according to some embodiments, a system is provided for tracking the geographic location of a physical item that is stored in a controlled area and then later removed from the controlled area. An exemplary system comprises: an inner sensor located proximate to a perimeter of the controlled area; an outer sensor located between the perimeter and the inner sensor; and a tracking device associated with the physical item, wherein the tracking device is triggered when the physical item passes by the inner sensor and then the outer sensor.
US08502641B2
A switching function is performed in response to a predetermined rate-of-change of an output signal, thereby providing rate-of-change switching. Rate-of-change switches (63 and 154) each include a user-controlled transducer (38A, 38B, or 39), a differentiator (40A, 40B, 112, or 156), and a discriminator (42, 114, 134, 160, or 162). The rate-of-change switches (63 and 154) perform at least one switching function when an output from the differentiator (40A, 40B, 112, or 156) or a second differentiator (158) exceeds an allowable magnitude. The rate-of-change switches (63 and 154) may be used to control a timed-opportunity switch (26 or 172), a conveyance, such as a wheelchair (12), and such functions as extending and retracting leg supports, and/or an environmental control unit (14 or 174). The rate-of-change switches (63 or 154) may be attached to a body member (18, 64, or 67) and be actuated by body-member gestures.
US08502634B2
An inductive electronic module comprises a planar core element having an inner limb and at least two lateral limbs, to which winding arrangements are assigned for forming a transformer. First and second partial windings are formed on first and second of the lateral limbs such that a resulting magnetic flux of the first planar winding arrangement is cancelled in the inner limb and the second planar winding arrangement is magnetically decoupled from the first planar winding arrangement on the inner limb. The inner limb has a first core section for interacting with the second planar winding arrangement and a second core section spaced from the first core section on the core element. The second core section interacts with an additional planar winding arrangement, which forms a series connection with the second planar winding arrangement. The second core section implements a magnetically active air gap for the additional planar winding arrangement.
US08502633B2
There are is a planar transformer and a method of manufacturing the same that can prevent resin being coated from being separated from a conductor during the manufacturing of a transformer by forming a dummy pattern on a board. A planar transformer according to an aspect of the invention may include: a core part having a pair of cores electromagnetically coupled to each other; a board part having a plurality of boards disposed between the pair of cores and stacked upon one another; a pattern part having a power transmission pattern provided on at least one board of the plurality of boards of the board part and transmitting power being input, and a dummy pattern provided on the same board having the power transmission pattern thereon and separated from the power transmission pattern by a predetermined interval; and a resin part being coated over the at least one board of the plurality of boards, the at least one board having the pattern part thereon.
US08502629B2
The present invention relates to an electromagnetic contactor including a stationary armature which includes a housing enclosure for a coil for generating a magnetic field, the enclosure having an opening, a closing cover for the opening of the enclosure, the closing cover having an aperture, and a movable armature passing through the aperture of the closing cover for the opening of the enclosure, further including a guide ring made from non-magnetic material which is arranged in the aperture of the closing cover so as to have, between a first wall in contact with the wall of the aperture of the cover and a second wall facing towards the movable armature, a thickness corresponding to the minimal radial gap between the movable armature and the stationary armature.
US08502628B2
A magnetic chamber is disclosed for electromagnetic low voltage switchgear, especially a compact reversing starter, including two magnetic drives which are each actuated by a main slide. The magnetic chamber is designed, in at least one embodiment, to receive both magnetic drives of the electromagnetic low voltage switchgear, and a mechanical reversing locking device held in a mobile manner for the alternating mechanical locking of the two magnetic drives is arranged in the magnetic chamber, the mechanical locking device acting on the two main slides. An electromagnetic low voltage switchgear is disclosed, especially a compact reversing starter, including two magnetic drives which are each actuated by a main slide, both magnetic drives being arranged in a magnetic chamber. The mechanical reversing locking device held in a mobile manner, in at least one embodiment, engages with the main slide of one of the magnetic drives, according to the position of the locking device, in order to fix said magnetic drive.
US08502627B1
In an electromechanical relay the core of the relay coil and a corresponding zone of the armature are each provided with a pole face of zig-zag or stair-step configuration. A succession of corresponding edges of the core and armature pole faces concentrate the magnetic flux to increase the initial force on the armature and to limit the closing force as the armature reaches the closed position. The armature bearing is shaped to create a longitudinal wipe motion. The relay exhibits faster and quieter action with less bounce and reduced contact chatter.
US08502624B2
The invention relates to a thermocompensated mechanical resonator including a strip whose core, which is of polygonal section, includes single crystal silicon. According to the invention, one or a number of faces of the core has a coating for making the resonator less sensitive to temperature variations. The invention concerns the field of timepieces.
US08502614B2
There are provided a variable inductor with little degradation in quality factor, and an oscillator and a communication system using the variable inductor. An inductance controller comprising a reactance device with a variable device value, such as, for example, a variable capacitor, is connected to a secondary inductor, magnetically coupled to a primary inductor through mutual inductance. The inductance controller is provided with an inductance control terminal for receiving a control signal for controlling capacitance of the variable capacitor. Inductance of the primary inductor is varied by varying the capacitance by the control signal.
US08502612B2
Described herein is the method and apparatus for determining frequency of an oscillator coupled with one or more analog devices, and for determining within-die or across-die variations in an analog property associated with the one or more analog devices, the determining based on the oscillator frequency. The analog property includes output signal swing, bandwidth, offset, gain, and delay line linearity and range. The one or more analog devices include input-output (I/O) buffer, analog amplifier, and delay line. The method further comprises updating a simulation model file based on the determining of the within-die and/or across-die variations of the analog property.
US08502605B2
An input terminal is connected to a positive-phase terminal of a differential amplification circuit. A negative-phase terminal of the differential amplification circuit is connected to an emitter electrode of a transistor, and an output terminal thereof is connected to a base electrode of the transistor. An input side resistor is connected between a collector electrode of the transistor and the input terminal, and a secondary input side resistor is connected between the input terminal and a ground conductor. An output side resistor is connected between the emitter electrode of the transistor and the ground conductor. The collector electrode of the transistor is connected to a load terminal.
US08502600B2
Multiple-Input-Single-Output (MISO) amplification and associated VPA control algorithms are provided herein. According to embodiments of the present invention, MISO amplifiers driven by VPA control algorithms outperform conventional outphasing amplifiers, including cascades of separate branch amplifiers using conventional power combiner technologies. MISO amplifiers can be operated at enhanced efficiencies over the entire output power dynamic range by blending the control of the power source, source impedances, bias levels, outphasing, and branch amplitudes. These blending constituents are combined to provide an optimized transfer characteristic function.
US08502591B2
A high voltage control circuit of a semiconductor device includes an output node control circuit configured to set an initial potential of an output terminal or to discharge the potential of the output terminal, in response to an input signal and a high voltage supply circuit comprising an acceleration unit and a potential control unit coupled in series between the output terminal and a supply terminal for supplying a high voltage. The acceleration unit is operated in response to the potential of the output terminal, and the potential control unit is operated in response to the input signal.
US08502589B2
A signal swing trimming apparatus calibrates a swing level of an output signal generated from a transmitting device to a receiving device including: a comparing device coupled to the output signal for comparing the swing level of the output signal with a target swing level and generating a comparison output signal, and an adjusting device coupled to the comparing device and the transmitting device for controlling the transmitting device to adjust the swing level of the output signal according to the comparison output signal, wherein the signal swing trimming apparatus is configured to calibrate the swing level of the output signal during a hand-shake process between the transmitting device and the receiving device.
US08502588B2
A clock generation system for generating first and second clock signals at slightly different clock frequencies comprising a clock signal generator providing the first clock signal, frequency dividers dividing the clock frequencies by integers to produce auxiliary signals, a timer for measuring a first time lag between first signal edges of the auxiliary signals and a second time lag between second signal edges of the auxiliary signals, a comparator device for providing an error signal by comparing the difference between the measured time lags with a predetermined time value, and a voltage-controlled oscillator controlled in dependent on the error signal to generate the second clock signal.
US08502580B2
A semiconductor device includes: an internal clock signal generation unit configured to receive an external clock signal and to generate an internal clock signal in response to a control signal; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor environmental elements reflected in a circuit response to the control signal.
US08502577B2
Various exemplary embodiments of a phase correction circuit are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the phase correction circuit may include a delay unit configured to delay a clock signal by a predetermined delay time and generate a delay clock signal, a delay line configured to delay a data strobe signal by a variable delay time in response to a delay control signal and generate a corrected data strobe signal, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the delay clock signal and the corrected data strobe signal and generate a phase detection signal, and a shift register configured to generate the delay control signal in response to the phase detection signal.
US08502574B2
Device for generating a signal of parametrizable frequency comprising a phase locked loop including a generator of a reference signal, a phase-frequency comparator comprising a first input for receiving the reference signal, an oscillator controlled on the basis of the result output by the phase-frequency comparator, a fractional divider coupled between an output of the oscillator and a second input of the phase-frequency comparator, and a selector selectively linking an input of the oscillator either with an input of the generator, or with the output of the oscillator as a function of the multiplication ratio of the fractional divider.
US08502571B2
A gate driving circuit includes a control power; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a first switching element; a second switching element; a rectifying element; and a capacitance element, wherein the first switching element is connected between the control power and one end of the primary winding, and the second switching element is connected to the other end of the primary winding, wherein one end of the capacitance element is connected to either one of the one end and the other end of the primary winding, and wherein, when one of the first switching element and the second switching element is turned on, the capacitance element is charged by the control power, and when the other of the first switching element and the second switching element is turned on, the capacitance element is discharged.
US08502568B2
An integrated circuit 2 includes a receiver circuit 4 for receiving an input signal PAD and converting this to an output signal OUT. Conduction path circuitry 14 couples an input 10 to a first node 16. Buffer circuitry 18 is coupled between the first node 16 and an output 12 carrying the output signal Out. The conduction path circuitry comprises a first PMOS transistor 24 and a second PMOS transistor 26 connected between the input 10 and the first node 16. A first NMOS transistor 28 is connected between the input 10 and the first node 16. The gate of the second PMOS transistor 26 is coupled to the output 12 to directly receive the output signal and thereby achieve rapid cut off of the charging of the node 16 when the input voltage rises beyond a certain level which switches the buffer circuitry 18.
US08502566B2
A pseudo-differential input receiver is disclosed which is configured to support a wide-range of reference voltage Vref and a wide-range frequency interface with no parallel termination are described herein. The pseudo-differential receiver implementations described herein are very efficient in terms of area, power, and performance. A wide-frequency-range Vref-adjustable input receiver is described herein. The receiver can be configured with a Vref-monitoring PMOS helper FET or an enabled stacked PMOS helper FET to enable the receiver to work at Vref=0V like a conventional CMOS receiver. The receiver can also be configured with a Vref-monitoring NMOS helper FET to enable a Vref-based input receiver to work with programmability on bias currents & trip-point at Vref=(0.5˜0.7)Vdd, depending on the ratio of output driver's impedance and parallel on/off-die termination impedance.
US08502560B2
An output circuit which outputs an output signal based on an input signal from an output terminal and brings the output terminal into a high impedance state in response to an impedance control signal. The output circuit includes an output pMOS transistor connected at a source thereof to a first power supply. The output circuit includes an output nMOS transistor connected between a drain of the output pMOS transistor and ground. The output circuit includes an output terminal connected between the drain of the output pMOS transistor and a drain of the output nMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a first level shifter circuit which outputs a first gate control signal from a first gate control terminal to control on/off of the output pMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a second level shifter circuit which outputs a second gate control signal from a second gate control terminal to control on/off of the output nMOS transistor.
US08502559B2
A circuit has an input configured to receive a periodic signal having a first value. First circuitry is provided to generate a pulse when said periodic signal has a rising edge and a pulse when said periodic signal has a falling edge. Second circuitry is configured to receive said pulses and responsive thereto to provide an output signal, said output signal having a same duty cycle as said input signal and having a second value.
US08502549B2
A test apparatus includes: a driver circuit that supplies, to a device under test, a test signal corresponding to an input signal; and a judging section that judges pass/fail of the device under test, based on the load voltage or the load current supplied to the device under test when supplying a test signal of a constant current or a constant voltage to the device under test from the driver circuit, where the driver circuit includes: a driver section that outputs the test signal; a supply current detecting section that detects a supply current supplied to the driver section; and an output control section that controls a voltage or a current of the test signal outputted from the driver section to the predetermined value, based on the supply current detected by the supply current detecting section.
US08502545B2
An apparatus and a method for reactive power compensation of a test transformer with an inductor and a stepped capacitor bank and a generator. The generator is used for generating a generator current and a generator voltage with a predeterminable test frequency. The inductance of the inductor can be set and can be interconnected with a stepped capacitor bank in such a way that the generator can be operated on virtually exclusive active power. Within the test circuit, the generator is therefore almost always set at an optimum operating point for testing of the test transformer and does not need to be dimensioned to be any larger than required. As a result, the power of the generator can be used in optimum fashion for generating the generator voltage and, as a result of the reduction in the component part sizes which is carried out on the essential components in the test circuit, enables the mobile use of the entire apparatus for in-situ testing of the power transformer to be tested.
US08502534B2
In one embodiment, a method for processing magnetic resonance imaging data is provided. The method includes accessing the magnetic resonance imaging data, the data including a plurality of image data sets defining reconstructable images representative of a subject at different points in time. Each data set includes sampled data for sampled phase encoding points but is missing data for unsampled phase encoding points. An adaptive time window is determined for each image data set, and the missing data of at least one of the image data sets is determined based upon the sampled data for the respective data set and sampled data from at least one other data set within the time window for the respective data set.
US08502533B2
In a combined imaging system, including a magnetic resonance system and a UWB radar, interference signals in the received signal of the one imaging system can be caused by the respective other imaging system. Therefore filters which contain in particular adaptive filters are used in order to filter out the interference signals caused in the received signal of the one system by the respective other system. By eliminating the mutually negative influence, the advantages can be completely exploited when operating the different imaging systems at the same time.
US08502531B2
A sensor arrangement and a method for its use for detecting the proximity of a ferrous target, the sensor arrangement comprising a sensor body including a magnetic field source and a Hall effect device, wherein the magnetic field source is an electromagnetic solenoid. The invention has particularly utility, but is not so limited, to the field of fuel injection pumps in which it is necessary to determine the volume of fuel that is delivered to the cylinders of the engine without affecting the operation of the engine.
US08502528B2
The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting rotation angles on a rotating component, having transducers and sensors, detecting a physical variable as digitally processable signals as a function of the rotation angle change of the rotating component. The rotating component has at least one satellite of a smaller circumference that is coupled at the circumference thereof and rotates by means of the rotation thereof, preferably having an angle sensor, which drives a likewise rotating hypocycloidal disc or hypocycloidal gear wheel via an axially coupled hypocycloidal gearbox, the circumferential speed of which can be geared down by the hypocycloidal gearbox such that a speed of the rotating component and the absolute wheel angle across multiple revolutions of the steering axle can be determined using a revolution sensor system.
US08502524B2
A method and an arrangement of measuring inverter current, where the inverter is connected to and supplied by a DC intermediate circuit having two or more parallel capacitor branches connected between the positive and negative rail of the DC intermediate circuit, and the capacitance of the capacitor branches being known. The method comprises the steps of measuring the current of one of the parallel capacitor branches, and determining from the measured current the magnitude of the inverter current.
US08502521B2
A measuring device for a hard disk drive includes a first input node, a hard disk drive having a first input terminal, the first input terminal being coupled to the first input node to provide power to the hard disk drive. A first input current sampling unit is coupled between the first input node and the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input current Iin1. A first input voltage sampling unit is coupled to the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input voltage Uin1. A control unit is coupled to the first input current sampling unit and the first input voltage sampling unit to receive the first input current and the first input voltage.
US08502515B1
A multiphase DC-DC converting circuit for providing power to a load is disclosed, having power stage circuits, channel current converting circuits, current detecting circuits, a transconductance amplifier circuit, a comparator circuit, and a channel current balance circuit. The current detecting circuits detect current signals of current channels, and the transconductance amplifier circuit and the comparator circuit are coupled with the current detecting circuits to receive the voltage difference across a resistor, and to generate a total current detecting signal provided to the load. The channel current converting circuit is coupled with the current detecting circuits to generate channel current detecting signals. The channel current balance circuit is coupled with the comparator circuit, the transconductance amplifier circuit and the channel current converting circuit to balance the current signals of the current channels.
US08502511B1
The present invention discloses a buck switching regulator including a power stage, a driver circuit and a bootstrap capacitor. The power stage includes an upper-gate switch, a first lower-gate switch and a second lower-gate switch. The first upper-gate switch is electrically connected between an input terminal and a switching node. The first lower-gate switch is connected in parallel with the second lower-gate switch, both of which are electrically connected between the switching node and a first node. The driver circuit controls the operation of the upper-gate switch and the first lower-gate switch. The bootstrap capacitor is electrically connected between a boot node and the switching node, wherein the boot node is electrically connected to a supply voltage. When a voltage across the bootstrap capacitor is smaller than a reference voltage, the second lower-gate switch is turned on to charge the bootstrap capacitor from the supply voltage.
US08502506B2
An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a port carried by the plate. The port may be configured to output power stored in the plurality of energy storage cells from the apparatus. The apparatus may also include one or more processors configured to enhance functionalities of the apparatus.
US08502502B2
An electricity storing device includes a high-voltage terminal, a low-voltage terminal, a plurality of rechargeable battery modules, a plurality of first switches each coupled between one rechargeable battery module and the high-voltage terminal, a plurality of second switches each coupled between one rechargeable battery module and the low-voltage terminal, a plurality of third switches each coupled between two of the rechargeable battery modules, and a control module for outputting a control command to control couplings of the plurality of first switches, the plurality of second switches and the plurality of third switches.
US08502495B2
A method and system for protecting a vehicle battery from excessive discharge are described. The method includes monitoring vehicle conditions including determining whether safety conditions are met and whether the vehicle is stationary. Further, the method activates a power save mode based on the monitoring step. The power save mode includes simulating an ignition off condition.
US08502494B2
A method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery comprises determining a safe charging voltage Vsafe that is the maximum open circuit voltage of the battery which provides a minimum battery capacity for a predetermined number of charge and discharge cycles of the battery. The battery is charged with a voltage Vhv which is higher than the Vsafe. The charging voltage is removed and open circuit voltage of the battery is measured. The charging and measuring steps are repeated when the open circuit voltage is less than Vsafe, and the charging process is terminated when the open circuit voltage is substantially equal to Vsafe.
US08502486B2
A DC brushless motor system is disclosed. When a rotor of the DC brushless motor is close to an aligned position, there will be current spike in the coil and voltage spike in an input capacitor. By decreasing the peak current limit of the current in the coil when the rotor is close to the aligned position, the current spike and the voltage spike are reduced.
US08502484B2
A power stage for driving an electric machine comprising at least two semiconductor switches designed as semiconductor chips, which are connected by at least one bridge conductor to form a half bridge. The semiconductor switches area contact with each one of their contact surfaces an electric conductor track. The conductor tracks and the at least one bridge conductor are connected to the electric connection terminals for the machine and/or the power supply. The at least one bridge conductor is designed as conductor element which is arranged in at least one plane which is partially disposed approximately parallel to the extension plane of at least one of the conductor tracks. The at least one bridge conductor area contacts the semiconductor switches at a second contact surface which is disposed opposite the first contact surface which is connected to one of the conductor tracks.
US08502480B1
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an illumination device that may be manually manipulated between two different illumination conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an illumination device and operation of the two illumination devices may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic.
US08502475B2
A discharge lamp ballast is provided with a feedback control operation to provide optimal lamp current flow during an electrode heating operation. A startup circuit coupled together with a discharge lamp between output terminals of a DC-AC power converter having a plurality of switches. The startup circuit generates a high voltage to ignite the lamp. A lamp current sensor detects an amplitude of an output current to the lamp. A control circuit controls the switches in accordance with each of a plurality of control operations including a startup operation to ignite the lamp using the high voltage generated by the startup circuit, an electrode heating operation wherein an operating frequency of the switches is controlled to set the amplitude of the detected output current to a predetermined target current amplitude, and a normal operation wherein the operating frequency is reduced to maintain stable lighting of the lamp.
US08502470B2
A direct current power system according to one non-limiting embodiment includes a direct current power source operable to distribute a direct current voltage throughout at least one structure, and at least one controller operable to selectively couple a direct current load to the direct current voltage in response to a wireless signal from an energy-harvesting switch.
US08502463B2
An LED driver circuit prevents an increase in output voltage of a DC/DC converter in an open circuit condition associated with removal or failure of an LED lighting device. A DC power source provides a first DC voltage across positive and negative voltage rails. A DC/DC converter includes a switching element which when turned ON/OFF provides a second DC voltage across first and second ends of a capacitor which further define first and second LED lighting device connection terminals. A control circuit, upon receiving a drive power signal, turns ON/OFF the switching element to provide constant current control. A power supply circuit is coupled between the second LED lighting device connection terminal and the negative voltage rail and generates the drive power signal to the control circuit during a detected lighting condition. The power supply circuit further disables the drive power signal during a detected open circuit condition.
US08502460B2
The present Invention provides 2-lamp parallel-type and 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixtures, in which 2-lamp lighting and 1-lamp lighting are switchable according to an ON/OFF operation of a power supply switch. In a 2-lamp parallel-type or 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixture provided with an inverter-type stabilizer, 2-lamp lighting and 1-lamp lighting are switched by a first control circuit (19, 117) operated according to an ON/OFF operation of a power supply switch (12). In the case of the 2-lamp parallel-type fluorescent lamp fixture, the switching is performed by a switching means (18). In the case of the 2-lamp serial-type fluorescent lamp fixture, the switching is performed by light turning-off circuits (113A, 113B) electrically connecting both terminals of a fluorescent lamp. A second control circuit (20, 131) may be provided to switch the 2-lamp lighting and the 1-lamp lighting of the fluorescent lamps according to an external instruction of a PC or the like.
US08502445B2
A first device is provided that includes a first light source that has at least one organic light emitting device that may emit near white light having a correlated color temperature (CCT) that is less than 6504K. The first device may also have a plurality of pixels comprising a first sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 400 and 500 nm. A second sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 500 and 580 nm. A third sub-pixel having a color filter in optical communication with the first light source that passes light having a peak wavelength between 580 and 700 nm. A fourth sub-pixel that emits near white light that may have a CCT that is less than 6504 K.
US08502440B2
An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order from a light-emitting surface side, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, and a reflecting layer, wherein the reflecting layer includes a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 12 to 45°. An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a diffusing layer, and a reflecting-scattering layer, wherein the diffusing layer has a concavo-convex surface including a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 17 to 45°.
US08502427B2
A motor includes: a stator including a stator iron core on which a winding is wound; a rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet in a circumferential direction to face the stator and a shaft that fastens the rotating body to penetrate a center of the rotating body; a bearing that supports the shaft; and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. The two brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a capacitor serving as an impedance adjusting member that adjusts impedances between the stator iron core and the electrically connected two brackets is arranged.
US08502426B2
A single phase electromagnetic servo-actuator that includes a rotary actuator which moves a mobile member along a limited travel including a 2N ferromagnetic pole stator structure and at least one excitation coil, the stator structure being made of a material with high magnetic permeability and a rotor having ferromagnetic yoke and a thin magnetized portion of 2N pairs of axially magnetized poles, in alternate directions, and a rotor angular position sensor, the thin magnetized portion being a separate element from the ferromagnetic yoke.
US08502422B2
The present invention relates to a sorting system including a conveyor comprising a plurality of carts for carrying articles, in particular for sorting articles such as parcels and baggage. The conveyor has a linear synchronous motor drive system with stators arranged along a track which the carts follow. Reaction elements are mounted on each of the carts. The reaction elements each comprise an even or an uneven number of permanent magnets arranged on a plate-like carrier. The magnets on reaction elements of adjacent carts are arranged to form arrow of magnets with alternating polarity, said row having two neighboring magnets. At least one of the two neighboring magnets has a reduced dimension in the transport direction, and the two neighboring magnets are situated at a transition between adjacent carts.
US08502418B2
An auto-shut off circuit includes a relay, a voltage conversion device, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The relay includes a coil and a switch. The auto-shut off circuit disconnects an electronic device from a power supply when the electronic device is not at a working state.
US08502415B2
An uninterrupted power supply unit is provided with a straightforward switch connected between a power source and a load to supply or interrupt a power to a system. The combination of the outputs from two kinds of single phase inverters enables compensating for a variation in the system voltage in the normal condition and to supply a predetermined voltage to the load after decreasing in the system voltage and opening of a straight forward switch.
US08502413B2
A composite power supply includes a plurality of power cluster lines, at least one USB port and at least one DC port formed on a surface of a casing, and the power cluster lines, the USB port and the DC port are electrically connected to a circuit board and the circuit board includes a plug-and-play circuit electrically connected to the USB port and provided for an electronic device to access electric power through the USB port, so as to waive the inconvenience of booting a computer before using the electric power, and the circuit board includes a DC-DC conversion circuit electrically connected to the DC port, and a knob or a multi-stage switch in the DC-DC conversion circuit is provided for adjusting the output voltage of the power ports to improve the convenience of the application significantly.
US08502411B2
In a first condition, the sum of discharging power from a first battery stack and discharging power from a second battery stack is limited in accordance with the sum of a limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack and a limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack. In a second condition, electric power of the battery stacks is limited in accordance with either the limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack or the limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack.
US08502408B2
The present invention provides a system and method for prioritized application of operational power receiving over a data transmission cable. The system includes a primary component, at least one secondary component, and a power supply. The system further includes a data transmission cable for transmitting operational power from the power supply to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, and for transmitting data between the primary component and a remote station. The system further includes a splitter for separating the operational power from the data received over the data transmission cable, and prioritizing delivery of the operational power to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, wherein at least a threshold level of power is delivered to the primary component, and available operational power in excess of the threshold level is delivered to the at least one secondary component.
US08502407B2
A wind power generating apparatus provided with heat exhausting measures for an in-rotor-head device is provided. In a wind power generating apparatus in which a rotor head that rotates upon receiving wind power on a wind turbine blade drives a generator that is installed inside a nacelle and thereby generates electric power, the nacelle is installed on an upper end portion of a tower that is erected on a foundation, and a hub control panel is installed inside the rotor head, a ventilating fan that forms a flow inside and outside of an enclosure of the hub control panel is provided in the enclosure.
US08502405B2
A wind turbine for wind power generation accommodated a heat-generating device therein is always properly cooled by accurately detecting clogging of a filter. A wind turbine accommodates a heat-generating device and includes a column disposed in an upright position on a foundation, a nacelle disposed on a top end of the column, and a rotor head supported by the nacelle so as to be rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, and the wind turbine includes an intake which is provided in an outer surface of the wind turbine and through which outside air is taken into the wind turbine to cool the heat-generating device; an exhaust which is provided in the outer surface of the wind turbine and through which air inside the wind turbine is discharged outside the wind turbine; an impurity-removing mechanism disposed in a flow path of air from the intake to the exhaust to remove impurities contained in the outside air; and a control unit for determining the condition of the impurity-removing mechanism by comparing, as a parameter serving as a criterion for determining the condition of the impurity-removing mechanism, latest data obtained while a wind speed outside the wind turbine is substantially stable with reference value data input in advance and serving as a reference.
US08502403B2
A wind turbine has a plurality of blades mounted on a rotor, the rotor has a rotatable shaft with a drivewheel extending therefrom. A plurality of wheels are in continuous rotatable contact with the drivewheel and are connected to drive a plurality of generators to produce energy. A controller is connected to control the number of generators that are generating between zero and all of the generators based on the speed of the blades. A method of operating the wind turbine uses a controller to control the number of generators that are generating based on the speed of the rotor.
US08502402B2
A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a rotation shaft, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a generator and a pitch drive unit. When a fault even occurs, a deviation of a state indicating an operation state from a normal state value is calculated. When the deviation is not less than a first threshold value, the stop control unit performs by means of a hard-wired circuit at least one of switching the hydraulic pump to an idle state, the hydraulic motor to an idle state, and the pitch angle toward a feathering position. When the deviation is less than the first threshold and not less than a second threshold, the stop control unit performs by software control all of switching the hydraulic pump to the idle state, the hydraulic motor to the idle state, and the pitch angle toward the feathering position.
US08502386B2
Broadly speaking, the embodiments of the present invention fill the need for methods of designing vertical transmission lines for optimal signal transition in multi-layer BGA packages. By controlling the impedance and geometry continuity of micro vias in each micro via layer in the package to follow smooth impedance and geometry curves from layer to layer, the return loss and insertion loss of the transmission line can be reduced or controlled to within acceptable ranges.
US08502383B2
An integrated circuit includes active circuitry disposed at a surface of a semiconductor body and an interconnect region disposed above the semiconductor body. A thermoelectric material is disposed in an upper portion of the interconnect region away from the semiconductor body. The thermoelectric material is configured to deliver electrical energy when exposed to a temperature gradient. This material can be used, for example, in a method for detecting the repackaging of the integrated circuit after it has been originally packaged.
US08502381B2
A microelectronic topography includes a dielectric layer (DL) with a surface higher than an adjacent bulk metal feature (BMF) and further includes a barrier layer (BL) upon the BMF and extending higher than the DL. Another microelectronic topography includes a BL with a metal-oxide layer having a metal element concentration which is disproportionate relative to concentrations of the element within metal alloy layers on either side of the metal-oxide layer. A method includes forming a BL upon a BMF such that portions of a first DL adjacent to the BMF are exposed, selectively depositing a second DL upon the BL, cleaning the topography thereafter, and blanket depositing a third DL upon the cleaned topography. Another method includes polishing a microelectronic topography such that a metallization layer is coplanar with a DL and further includes spraying a deionized water based fluid upon the polished topography to remove debris from the DL.
US08502378B2
A package unit and a stacking structure thereof are provided. The package unit includes a substrate, a first patterned circuit layer, a first conductive pillar, a semiconductor element, an insulation layer, a second conductive pillar, a third conductive pillar, a second patterned circuit layer and a conductive bump. The first patterned circuit layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate. The first conductive pillar is deposited through the substrate. The semiconductor element is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer covers the semiconductor element and the substrate. The second conductive pillar is deposited through the insulation layer. The third conductive pillar is deposited through the insulation layer. The second patterned circuit layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The conductive bump is disposed on the second patterned metal layer.
US08502375B2
A semiconductor die and semiconductor package formed therefrom, and methods of fabricating the semiconductor die and package, are disclosed. The semiconductor die includes an edge formed with a plurality of corrugations defined by protrusions between recesses. Bond pads may be formed on the protrusions. The semiconductor die formed in this manner may be stacked in the semiconductor package in staggered pairs so that the die bond pads on the protrusions of a lower die are positioned in the recesses of the upper die.
US08502371B2
An integrated circuit package system including: forming a die pad, wherein the die pad has a tiebar at a corner; forming a lead wherein the lead is connected to the tiebar; connecting an integrated circuit die to the die pad; and forming an encapsulation, having an edge, over the integrated circuit die with the lead extending from and beyond the edge.
US08502365B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a casing, a semiconductor element, a terminal and a screw member. The semiconductor element is housed within the casing. The terminal is electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and has an externally projecting part extending out of the casing. The screw member is movably provided along a surface of the casing between the externally projecting part and the casing, and fixes an external terminal to the externally projecting part.
US08502360B2
The invention provides a resin sealing type electronic device having high reliability by eliminating a solder burr formed when a tie bar is cut. The invention also prevents a welding failure between a lead of the resin sealing type electronic device and an external electrode, and provides a large area for bonding an electronic component to the lead to prevent a connection failure. In the method of manufacturing the resin sealing type semiconductor device of the invention, in a case that a tie bar is cut after a semiconductor die and so on are mounted on a lead frame and these are resin-sealed, the cutting of the tie bar is performed from the side of the lead frame where a lead burr is formed by presswork. Furthermore, in the resin sealing type electronic device of the invention, a die capacitor is bonded to burr formation surfaces of a lead and an island using conductive paste. Since the burr formation surface has a larger surface area than a rounded surface, a large bonding area is obtained. A welding surface of the lead to a control electrode is the rounded surface that is opposite to the burr formation surface.
US08502357B2
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a package lead having a retention structure around a perimeter of the package lead with a first concave surface, a ridge, and a second concave surface; forming a die attach paddle adjacent the package lead and having an another retention structure around a perimeter of the die attach paddle with an another first concave surface, an another ridge, and an another second concave surface; attaching an integrated circuit die to the die attach paddle; connecting a conductive connector to the integrated circuit die and the package lead; and applying an encapsulation over the integrated circuit die, the encapsulation conformed to the retention structure and exposing a portion of the package lead.
US08502352B2
A semiconductor device is made by disposing a plurality of semiconductor die on a carrier and creating a gap between each of the semiconductor die. A first insulating material is deposited in the gap. A portion of the first insulating material is removed. A conductive layer is formed over the semiconductor die. A conductive lining is conformally formed on the remaining portion of the first insulating material to form conductive via within the gap. The conductive vias can be tapered or vertical. The conductive via is electrically connected to a contact pad on the semiconductor die. A second insulating material is deposited in the gap over the conductive lining. A portion of the conductive via may extend outside the first and second insulating materials. The semiconductor die are singulated through the gap. The semiconductor die can be stacked and interconnected through the conductive vias.
US08502350B2
According to one embodiment, stacked layers of a nitride semiconductor include a substrate, a single crystal layer and a nitride semiconductor layer. The substrate does not include a nitride semiconductor and has a protrusion on a major surface. The single crystal layer is provided directly on the major surface of the substrate to cover the protrusion, and includes a crack therein. The nitride semiconductor layer is provided on the single crystal layer.
US08502338B2
A device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A through-substrate via (TSV) extends from the first surface to the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. A well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type encircles the TSV, and extends from the first surface to the second surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US08502336B2
A diode (200) is disclosed having improved efficiency, smaller form factor, and reduced reverse biased leakage current. Schottky diodes (212) are formed on the sidewalls (210) of a mesa region (206). The mesa region (206) is a cathode of the Schottky diode (212). The current path through the mesa region (206) has a lateral and a vertical current path. The diode (200) further comprises a MOS structure (214), p-type regions (220), MOS structures (230), and p-type regions (232). MOS structure (214) with the p-type regions (220) pinch-off the lateral current path under reverse bias conditions. P-type regions (220), MOS structures (230), and p-type regions (232) each pinch-off the vertical current path under reverse bias conditions. MOS structure (214) and MOS structures (230) reduce resistance of the lateral and vertical current path under forward bias conditions. The mesa region (206) can have a uniform or non-uniform doping concentration.
US08502332B2
A magnetic sensor 1 comprises a main channel layer 7a having first, second, and third regions 71, 72, 73 and extending in a first direction; a first ferromagnetic layer 12A mounted on the first region 71; a second ferromagnetic layer 12B mounted on the second region 72; a projection channel layer 7b projecting in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the main channel layer 7a from a side face of the third region 73 between the first and second regions 71, 72 in the main channel layer 7a; and a magnetic shield S covering both sides in the thickness direction of the projection channel layer 7b and both sides in the first direction of the projection channel layer 7b and exposing an end face 7c in the projecting direction of the projection channel layer 7b.
US08502319B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor device wherein device characteristics are improved by applying a strong stress to a channel region. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film formed over a first plane of the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed over the gate insulating film, a gate sidewall insulating film formed over the sidewall of the gate electrode, source/drain diffusion layer regions into which impurities are implanted, the source/drain diffusion layer regions being adjacent to a channel region formed in the semiconductor substrate below the gate electrode, and a stress applying film formed over the source/drain diffusion layer regions except over the upper part of the gate electrode; and recesses or protrusions are formed in the region where the source/drain diffusion layer regions are formed over the first plane of the semiconductor substrate.
US08502316B2
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate including an active region. A first shallow trench isolation (STI) region adjoins a first side of the active region. A gate electrode of a MOS device is over the active region and the first STI region. A source/drain stressor region of the MOS device includes a portion in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the gate electrode. A trench is formed in the semiconductor substrate and adjoining a second side of the active region. The trench has a bottom no lower than a bottom of the source/drain region. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) extends from over the gate electrode to inside the trench, wherein a portion of the ILD in the trench forms a second STI region. The second STI region and the source/drain stressor region are separated from each other by, and adjoining, a portion of the semiconductor substrate.
US08502300B2
An dielectric film is formed above the semiconductor substrate. A first conductive layer is formed in the dielectric film and extending in a first direction. The first conductive layer is connected to a first select transistor. A second conductive layer formed in the dielectric film and extending in the first direction. The second conductive layer is connected to a second select transistor. A semiconductor layer is connected to both the first and second conductive layers and functioning as a channel layer of a memory transistor. A gate-insulating film is formed on the semiconductor layer. The gate-insulating film includes a charge accumulation film as a portion thereof. A third conductive layer is surrounded by the gate-insulating film.
US08502298B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a resistor element and a stacked-gate type memory cell transistor. The resistor element includes a first conductive layer which is formed on a second conductive layer via a first insulating layer, and is electrically connected to an interconnect, the second conductive layer being on a substrate and in a floating state. The stacked-gate type memory cell transistor is on the substrate, and includes a floating gate formed of the same material as the second conductive layer.
US08502291B2
Some embodiments include memory cells including a memory component having a first conductive material, a second conductive material, and an oxide material between the first conductive material and the second conductive material. A resistance of the memory component is configurable via a current conducted from the first conductive material through the oxide material to the second conductive material. Other embodiments include a diode comprising metal and a dielectric material and a memory component connected in series with the diode. The memory component includes a magnetoresistive material and has a resistance that is changeable via a current conducted through the diode and the magnetoresistive material.
US08502290B2
Embodiments of a process for forming a photodetector region in a CMOS pixel by dopant implantation, the process comprising masking a photodetector area of a surface of a substrate for formation of the photodetector region, positioning the substrate at a plurality of twist angles, and at each of the plurality of twist angles, directing dopants at the photodetector area at a selected tilt angle. Embodiments of a CMOS pixel comprising a photodetector region formed in a substrate, the photodetector region comprising overlapping first and second dopant implants, wherein the overlap region has a different dopant concentration than the non-overlapping parts of the first and second implants, a floating diffusion formed in the substrate, and a transfer gate formed on the substrate between the photodetector and the transfer gate. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US08502286B2
A semiconductor device includes a MOSFET, and a plurality of stress layers disposed on the MOSFET, wherein the stress layers include a first stress layer disposed on the MOSFET and a second stress layer disposed on the first stress layer, the first stress layer has a first stress and the second stress layer has a second stress, and the first stress is different from the second stress.
US08502284B2
The semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate having a channel region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, buried semiconductor regions formed in a surface of the silicon substrate on both sides of the gate electrode, for applying to the surface of the silicon substrate a first stress in a first direction parallel to the surface of the silicon substrate, and stressor films formed on the silicon substrate between the channel region and the buried semiconductor regions in contact with the silicon substrate, for applying to the silicon substrate a second stress in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.
US08502276B2
Embodiments of the invention describe compact memory arrays. In one embodiment, the memory cell array includes first, second, and third gate lines disposed over a substrate, the second gate lines are disposed between the first and the third gate lines. The first, the second, and the third gate lines form adjacent gate lines of the memory cell array. The memory cell array further includes first metal lines disposed over the first gate lines, the first metal lines coupled to the first gate lines; second metal lines disposed over the second gate lines, the second metal lines coupled to the second gate lines; and third metal lines disposed over the third gate lines, the third metal lines coupled to the third gate lines. The first metal lines, the second metal lines and the third metal lines are disposed in different metallization levels.
US08502264B2
A composite substrate (1) comprising a substrate body (2) and a utility layer (31) fixed on the substrate body (2). A planarization layer (4) is arranged between the utility layer (31) and the substrate body (2). A method for producing a composite substrate (1) applies a planarization layer (4) on a provided utility substrate (3). The utility substrate (3) is fixed on a substrate body (2) for the composite substrate (1). The utility substrate (3) is subsequently separated, wherein a utility layer (31) of the utility substrate (3) remains for the composite substrate (1) on the substrate body (2).
US08502261B2
Side-mountable semiconductor light emitting device packages include an electrically insulating substrate having a front face and a back face and a side face extending therebetween. The side face is configured for mounting on an underlying surface. An electrically conductive contact is provided proximate an edge of the substrate on the back face of the substrate and/or on a recessed region on the side face of the substrate. The contact is positioned to be positioned proximate an electrical connection region of the underlying surface when the semiconductor light emitting device package is side mounted on the underlying surface. A conductive trace extends along the front face of the substrate and is electrically connected to the contact. A semiconductor light emitting device is mounted on the front face of the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive trace.
US08502259B2
A light emitting device including a light emitting chip and a magnetic material is provided. The light emitting chip includes a first doped semiconductor layer, a second doped semiconductor layer, and a light emitting semiconductor layer disposed between the first doped semiconductor layer and the second doped semiconductor layer. The magnetic material is disposed beside the light emitting chip, wherein the magnetic material is not disposed on a conducting path of a current causing the light emitting chip to emit light.
US08502252B2
An optoelectronic component (1) is provided, having at least two connecters (2) for electrical contacting of the component (1), a housing body (3), in which the connecters (2) are embedded in places, a heat sink (4), which is connected to at least one connecter (2), wherein the housing body (3) is formed of a plastics material, the housing body (3) comprises an opening (30), in which the heat sink (4) is freely accessible in places, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip (5) is arranged in the opening (30) on the heat sink (4), and at least two of the connecters (2) each comprise a chip-end portion (2c), which faces the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip (5), wherein the chip-end portions (2c) of the at least two connecters (2) are arranged in a common plane.
US08502246B2
A method for the fabrication of nonpolar indium gallium nitride (InGaN) films as well as nonpolar InGaN-containing device structures using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOVCD). The method is used to fabricate nonpolar InGaN/GaN violet and near-ultraviolet light emitting diodes and laser diodes.
US08502237B2
A semiconductor rectifying device of an embodiment includes a first-conductive-type semiconductor substrate made of a wide bandgap semiconductor, a first-conductive-type semiconductor layer formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor having an impurity concentration lower than that of the semiconductor substrate, a first-conductive-type first semiconductor region formed at a surface of the semiconductor layer and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor, a second-conductive-type second semiconductor region formed around the first semiconductor region and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor, a second-conductive-type third semiconductor region formed around the first semiconductor region and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor having a junction depth deeper than a junction depth of the second semiconductor region, a first electrode that is formed on the first, second, and third semiconductor regions, and a second electrode formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US08502229B2
An array substrate including a substrate having a pixel region, a gate line and a gate electrode on the substrate, the gate electrode being connected to the gate line, a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, an auxiliary pattern on the oxide semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes on the auxiliary pattern, the source and drain electrodes being disposed over the auxiliary pattern and spaced apart from each other to expose a portion of the auxiliary pattern, the exposed portion of the auxiliary pattern exposing a channel region and including a metal oxide over the channel region, wherein a data line crosses the gate line to define the pixel region and is connected to the source electrode, a passivation layer on the source and drain electrodes and the data line.
US08502227B2
An active matrix substrate (2) is provided with first connecting wirings (641, 643, 645, 647) connected to gate terminals (51) to which extraction wirings (611, 613, 615, 617) are connected, second connecting wirings (642, 644, 646) connected to gate terminals (51) to which extraction wirings (612, 614, 616) are connected, bundled wirings (651 to 654) each composed of a mutually adjacent first connecting wiring and second connecting wiring bunched together, a first inspection wiring (66) capable of inputting an inspection signal to bunched wirings (652, 654) that are not adjacent to each other among the bundled wirings, and a second inspection wiring (67) capable of inputting an inspection signal to bundled wirings (651, 653) that are not adjacent to each other and not connected to the first inspection wiring (66) among the bundled wirings.
US08502226B2
An object is to reduce parasitic capacitance of a signal line included in a liquid crystal display device. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is used as a transistor provided in each pixel. Note that the oxide semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer which is highly purified by thoroughly removing impurities (hydrogen, water, or the like) which become electron suppliers (donors). Thus, the amount of leakage current (off-state current) can be reduced when the transistor is off. Therefore, a voltage applied to a liquid crystal element can be held without providing a capacitor in each pixel. In addition, a capacitor wiring extending to a pixel portion of the liquid crystal display device can be eliminated. Therefore, parasitic capacitance in a region where the signal line and the capacitor wiring intersect with each other can be eliminated.
US08502223B2
The present invention relates to a silicon wafer having testing pad(s) and a method for testing the same. The silicon wafer includes a silicon substrate, an insulation layer, at least one testing pad and a dielectric layer. The testing pad includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer and at least one first interconnection metal. The first metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer, and has a first area and a second area. The first area and the second area are electrically insulated with each other. The second metal layer is disposed above the first metal layer. The first interconnection metal connects the second area of the first metal layer and the second metal layer. Therefore, when a through hole and a seed layer are formed in the following processes, the through hole is estimated whether it is qualified by probing the testing pad to know whether the seed layer connects the second area of the first metal layer of the testing pad, thus the yield rate of the following processes is increased.
US08502222B2
An amorphous oxide semiconductor contains at least one element selected from In, Ga, and Zn at an atomic ratio of InxGayZnz, wherein the density M of the amorphous oxide semiconductor is represented by the relational expression (1) below: M≧0.94×(7.121x+5.941y+5.675z)/(x+y+z) (1) where 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0≦z≦1, and x+y+z≠0.
US08502219B2
A method which has a low-temperature growth step of growing a buffer layer of a ZnO-based single crystal on the substrate at a growth temperature in the range of 250° C. to 450° C. using a polar oxygen material and a metalorganic compound containing no oxygen; performing a heat treatment of the buffer layer to effect a transition of the buffer layer to a thermostable-state single crystal layer; and a high-temperature growth step of growing the ZnO-based single crystal layer on the thermostable-state single crystal layer at a growth temperature in the range of 600° C. to 900° C. using a polar oxygen material and a metalorganic compound containing no oxygen.
US08502216B2
An object is to prevent an impurity such as moisture and oxygen from being mixed into an oxide semiconductor and suppress variation in semiconductor characteristics of a semiconductor device in which an oxide semiconductor is used. Another object is to provide a semiconductor device with high reliability. A gate insulating film provided over a substrate having an insulating surface, a source and a drain electrode which are provided over the gate insulating film, a first oxide semiconductor layer provided over the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a source and a drain region which are provided between the source electrode and the drain electrode and the first oxide semiconductor layer are provided. A barrier film is provided in contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer.
US08502214B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a display portion on the substrate, and a sealing substrate fixed on the substrate and sealingly engaging the display portion. The sealing substrate is fixed by an adhesive layer that surrounds the display portion. The sealing substrate includes a composite member, at least one conductive portion, and an insulation sheet. The composite member includes a resin base layer and a plurality of carbon fibers. The at least one conductive portion extends over inner and outer sides of the composite member and penetrates the composite member. The at least one conductive portion includes a double-layered structure having a metal foil layer and a plating layer. The insulation sheet is on the outer side of the composite member and the insulation sheet covers the at least one conductive portion.
US08502213B2
A multi-layer body includes at least two functional layers on a top side of a carrier substrate, which are structured in register relationship with each other, by a procedure whereby an underside of the carrier substrate is prepared in such a way that in a first region there results a transparency for a first exposure radiation and in at least one second region there results a transparency for at least one second exposure radiation different therefrom in register relationship with the first region, the underside is successively exposed with the first and the at least one second exposure radiation and the first exposure radiation is used for structuring a first functional layer and the at least one second exposure radiation is used for structuring at least one second functional layer on the top side of the carrier substrate.
US08502209B2
A polymer compound comprising a repeating unit represented by the formula (I): [wherein X1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or N(RN)—, R1 to R4 and RN represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, an arylalkenyl group, an arylalkynyl group, a mono-valent heterocyclic group or the like.].
US08502203B2
Disclosed is a laminated structure, including a substrate, a wettability changing layer on the substrate, the wettability changing layer including a material, a critical surface tension of the material being changed by providing energy thereto, and an electrically conductor layer on the substrate, the electrically conductor layer formed on a region of the wettability changing layer, the region being provided with the energy, wherein the material includes a structural unit including a side chain and a structural unit including no side chain.
US08502193B2
Disclosed are a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a support substrate, a wafer bonding layer over the support substrate, a second electrode layer, which includes a current blocking layer and a reflective current spreading layer, over the wafer bonding layer, a current injection layer over the second electrode layer, a superlattice structure layer over the current injection layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer over the superlattice structure layer, an active layer over the second conductive semiconductor layer, a first conductive semiconductor layer over the active layer, and a first electrode layer over the first conductive semiconductor layer.
US08502191B2
A semiconductor device includes: a silicon layer (12); an intermediate silicide layer (28) that is provided on the silicon layer (12), has openings, and includes barium silicide; and an upper silicide layer (14) that covers the intermediate silicide layer (28), is positioned to be in contact with the silicon layer (12) through the openings, has a higher dopant concentration than the dopant concentration of the intermediate silicide layer (28), and includes barium silicide.
US08502190B2
A LED device is provided. The LED device has a conductive carrier substrate, a light-emitting structure, a plurality of pillar structures, a dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The light-emitting structure is located on the conductive carrier substrate. The pillar structures are located on the light-emitting structure. The dielectric layer is to cover a sidewall of the pillar structure. The first electrode is located over the pillar structure, and the second electrode is located on the conductive carrier substrate.
US08502187B2
A resistive switching memory element including a doped silicon electrode is described, including a first electrode comprising doped silicon having a first work function, a second electrode having a second work function that is different from the first work function by between 0.1 and 1.0 electron volts (eV), a metal oxide layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the metal oxide layer switches using bulk-mediated switching and has a bandgap of greater than 4 eV, and the memory element switches from a low resistance state to a high resistance state and vice versa.
US08502182B2
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a memory device with diodes coupled to memory elements. Each diode may be formed in a recess of the memory device. The recess may have a polygonal sidewall. The diode may include a first material of a first conductivity type (e.g., n-type) and a second material of a second conductive type (e.g., p-type) formed within the recess.
US08502181B2
A system for electro-hydrodynamically extracting energy from wind includes an upstream collector that is biased at an electric potential and induces an electric field. An injector introduces a particle into the electric field. The wind drag on the particle is at least partially opposed by a force of the electric field on the particle. A sensor monitors an ambient atmospheric condition, and a controller changes a parameter of the injector in response to a change in the atmospheric condition.
US08502180B2
An apparatus and method for scanning a surface of an article moving along a travel path axis provide a compact sensor configuration. A first sensor unit has a first sensing field transversely directed toward the travel path axis and defining a first scanning zone. A second sensor unit has a second sensing field transversely directed toward the travel path axis and defining a second scanning zone. The first and second sensing fields are crossing one with another at a location sufficiently remote from the first and second scanning zones so as to not adversely affect the generation of sensor output data, while providing a compact arrangement of sensor units.
US08502175B2
A charged particle beam pattern forming apparatus, includes a charge amount distribution calculation unit configured to calculate a charge amount distribution charged by vertical incidence of a charged particle beam on a pattern forming region of a target object; a position correction unit configured to calculate, using the charge amount distribution charged, a corrected position of each pattern forming position corrected for a misregistration amount including a misregistration amount dependent on a deflection position where the charged particle beam is deflected, the misregistration amount caused by an amount of charge; and a pattern generator configured to form a pattern in the corrected position by using the charged particle beam.
US08502169B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for detecting the emission of a target particle (6) at an emission wavelength, said device comprising: a photo-detector (2, 2A, 2B) comprising a sensitive detection surface having a high optical index; wherein said target particle (6) can be positioned in the vicinity of said sensitive surface in an analysis medium (13) having a low optical index; said device being characterized in that it further comprises: a mask (3) covering said sensitive surface, said mask including at least one area (4) opaque at said emission wavelength and at least one hole (5), said hole being capable of receiving the target particle; and in that the mask includes at least one interface; 7 said device further comprising at least one groove (10, 10A, 10B) provided at said interface, each of said at least one groove surrounding each of said at least one hole.
US08502160B2
A beam control assembly to shape a ribbon beam of ions for ion implantation includes a first bar, second bar, first coil of windings of electrical wire, second coil of windings of electrical wire, first electrical power supply, and second electrical power supply. The first coil is disposed on the first bar. The first coil is the only coil disposed on the first bar. The second bar is disposed opposite the first bar with a gap defined between the first and second bars. The ribbon beam travels between the gap. The second coil is disposed on the second bar. The second coil is the only coil disposed on the second bar. The first electrical power supply is connected to the first coil without being electrically connected to any other coil. The second electrical power supply is connected to the second coil without being electrically connected to any other coil.
US08502159B2
Apparatuses and methods relating to generating an electric field are disclosed. An electric field generator may include a semiconductive material configured in a physical shape substantially different from a shape of an electric field to be generated thereby. The electric field is generated when a voltage drop exists across the semiconductive material. A method for generating an electric field may include applying a voltage to a shaped semiconductive material to generate a complex, substantially nonlinear electric field. The shape of the complex, substantially nonlinear electric field may be configured for directing charged particles to a desired location. Other apparatuses and methods are disclosed.
US08502157B2
A neutron detector includes an exterior shell bounding an interior volume. The neutron detector includes at least a wall portion serving as a cathode. In one example the wall portion has microfeatures. The neutron detector includes a central structure located within the interior volume and serving as an anode. The neutron detector includes a boron coating on the wall portion. In on example, the boron coating is applied by an electrostatic spray process. In one example, the boron coating conforms to the microfeatures on the wall portion. In one example, the wall portion has a thickness of between 2 to 5 microns. The neutron detector includes an electrical connector operatively connected to the central structure for transmission of a signal collected by the central structure. An associated method provides for depositing the boron coating.
US08502153B2
Methods, systems and devices for crosstalk measurement and cancellation in optical proximity sensors
An optical proximity sensor and corresponding methods of measuring crosstalk in the sensor are disclosed. The amount of crosstalk generated between the light emitter and the light detector of an optical proximity sensor is measured and quantified according to one of two methods. The measured crosstalk may then be stored in a register or memory location and then subtracted from signals representative of signals indicative of the nearby presence of an object to be detected combined with crosstalk, thereby removing so the contribution or effect of crosstalk on such signals.
US08502147B2
A microbolometer is disclosed, including a bottom dielectric of a bridge structure; a detector layer disposed above the bottom dielectric, the detector layer comprised of a metal-doped vanadium pentaoxide material; and a top dielectric disposed above the detector layer.
US08502145B2
The invention provides a system for achieving detection and measurement of film thickness reduction of a resist pattern with high throughput which can be applied to part of in-line process management. By taking into consideration the fact that film thickness reduction of the resist pattern leads to some surface roughness of the upper surface of the resist, a film thickness reduction index value is calculated by quantifying the degree of roughness of the part corresponding to the upper surface of the resist on an electron microscope image of the resist pattern which has been used in the conventional line width measurement. The amount of film thickness reduction of the resist pattern is estimated by applying the calculated index value to a database previously made for relating a film thickness reduction index value to an amount of film thickness reduction of the resist pattern.
US08502144B2
A system for controlling a tool-to-tool disparity between a plurality of scanning electron microscopes includes a measuring unit for measuring a tool-to-tool disparity between plural scanning electron microscopes based on information extracted from secondary electron images which are captured by imaging a reference pattern, a tool state monitoring unit for monitoring tool states of each of the plural scanning electron microscopes, and an output unit for displaying on a screen a relationship between the tool-to-tool disparity between the plural scanning electron microscopes and tool states of each of the plural scanning electron microscopes monitored by the tool state monitoring unit. The tool state monitoring unit monitors the tool states of each of the plural scanning electron microscopes while imaging the reference pattern by using each of the plural scanning electron microscopes.
US08502143B2
A method is provided that includes the steps of i) providing a specimen in the form of a wafer having a measurement area and a reference area, assumed to be without deformations and coplanar with the measurement area; ii) illuminating one face of the specimen with an electron beam (Fin); iii) superposing a beam (F1B) of radiation diffracted by the measurement area (B) with a beam (F1A) of the radiation diffracted by the reference so as to cause these two beams to interfere; iv) measuring the spatial periodicity and the orientation of the fringes of the interference pattern (FI); and v) deducing from this a difference in the lattice parameter and/or the orientation between the reference and measurement areas, which is indicative of a state of deformation of the latter at the nanoscale. A device and system for implementing the method is also provided.
US08502141B2
Because a mirror electron imaging type inspection apparatus for obtaining an inspection object image with mirror electrons has been difficult to optimize inspection conditions, since the image forming principles of the apparatus are different from those of conventional SEM type inspection apparatuses. In order to solve the above conventional problem, the present invention has made it possible for the user to examine such conditions as inspection speed, inspection sensitivity, etc. intuitively by displaying the relationship among the values of inspection speed S, inspection object digital signal image pixel size D, inspection object image size L, and image signal acquisition cycle P with use of a time delay integration method as a graph on an operation screen. The user can thus determine a set of values of a pixel size, an inspection image width, and a TDI sensor operation cycle easily with reference to the displayed graph.
US08502139B2
A mass analysis device with wide angular acceptance, notably of the mass spectrometer or atom probe microscope type, includes means for receiving a sample, means for extracting ions from the surface of the sample, and a reflectron producing a torroidal electrostatic field whose equipotential lines are defined by a first curvature in a first direction and a first center of curvature, and a second curvature in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a second center of curvature, the sample being positioned close to the first center of curvature.
US08502136B2
A method for determining heavy metal loading in a subject includes collecting a saliva sample from the subject containing a concentration of a heavy metal. The saliva sample is subjected to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to yield a heavy metal loading measurement for the subject. The saliva sample is readily collected on a substrate absorbing a preselected amount of saliva such as filter paper. As the amount of saliva necessary to saturate a given volume of substrate is known, the volume of saliva within a substrate is also known. The resulting heavy metal loading measurement is readily correlated with a blood level for the heavy metal in the subject.
US08502129B2
Various methods and apparatus are described for an integrated remotely controlled photovoltaic system having a number of components. A central backend server management system is configured to facilitate management of two or more solar arrays at a remote site from a client device connected over a public wide area network (WAN). An integrated electronics housing contains multiple circuits, including power generation inverter circuits and solar array motion control circuits for one or more PhotoVoltaic (PV) solar arrays at the remote site. The multiple circuits cohesively exist in the integrated electronics housing and actually perform better because of the interconnectivity. The communication circuitry within the integrated electronics housing is configured to establish secure communications over the WAN with the central backend server management system. The integrated electronics housing acts as the local system control point for the first solar array.
US08502122B2
The invention provides an induction heating system and method of using it for heating a metal plate. The induction coil of the induction heating system includes sections each having conductors at front and back surfaces of the metal plate, which are arranged such that at least a one of the front or back surface conductor has a part slanted in the width direction of the metal plate, and vertical projections of the conductors onto the metal plate do not overlap at the center of the metal plate but overlap outside the edges of the metal plate. In addition, front conductors from adjacent sections are spaced differently as back conductors. The induction heating system allows for better control of the heating temperature distribution regardless of the metal plates thickness and magnetic properties, especially temperature distributions at the edges of the metal plate.
US08502118B2
An energy-saving and heat preservation device is mainly a heat preservation device for heating device and receptacle. Upper and lower receiving slots opened to outside and opposite to upper and lower ends of a receptacle respectively are provided in the heating device, while a first and a second chambers opposite to each other are provided in the heat preservation device. Energy storage material, which is a reversible phase-change material, is received within the first chamber. A conduit is connected between the first and the second chambers to form an integral connection arrangement. Hence, waste heat generated in the heating process is collected and stored, and is used for heat preservation. Not only the exhausted waste heat, which later becomes heat load of air conditioning apparatus, can be reduced but also power consumption for heat preservation can be lowered.
US08502117B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing food, particularly in an aircraft, comprising of placing the food in a preparation space of an oven and heating the preparation space, wherein the outer side of the oven is cooled during the preparation. Cooling air can be forced for this purpose along the outer surface of the oven. This cooling air can also be forced through the oven, along the electronics present therein.The invention further relates to an oven, in particular for use in an aircraft, comprising a preparation space and means for heating the preparation space, and means for cooling the outer side of the oven. These cooling means can be adapted to force cooling air along the outer surface of the oven, and can in addition be adapted to force the cooling air through or along an electronics compartment in the oven.
US08502114B2
An AC pulse arc welding method of the present invention sets an appropriate AC frequency based on a wire feed rate and a polarity ratio when the polarity ratio is changed without changing the wire feed rate to control a heat input to a base material, and sets an appropriate straight polarity current value necessary for one drop per pulse from the polarity ratio and the AC frequency in AC pulse welding. The method makes it possible to achieve appropriate AC pulse welding by setting the polarity ratio, and to easily set the welding conditions.
US08502098B1
An appliance control panel is described. The control panel is a laminate assembly of a front metal panel and a rear polymeric film. The film carries various electronic circuits and other components which are operable from the metal panel.
US08502097B2
The present technology provides a bridge-style push-button with anchoring, a device comprising same, and a method of assembly. The push-button comprises a first anchor portion for coupling to the device, a second anchor portion for coupling to the device, a resilient bridge portion suspended between the anchor portions, and an actuating portion mounted on the bridge portion. The first anchor portion is mounted along a differently oriented axis from the second anchor portion. The first and second anchor portions may be slideably mounted, rotatably mounted, or both. The device comprises anchor sites for mounting of the push-button. The method of assembly comprises coupling the first anchor portion to the device before the second anchor portion.
US08502089B2
A method for producing an electrical connection between a rigid printed circuit board and a metallic contact partner, includes preparing the rigid printed circuit board having at least one copper layer and at least one prepreg layer, bringing the metallic contact partner and the printed circuit board together in such a way that the metallic contact partner is brought into contact with a contact pad on the copper layer of the printed circuit board, forming a cutout in the printed circuit board by removing the prepreg layer in at least one partial region of the contact pad, and irradiating with laser light to form a weld connection between the contact partner and the contact pad. A configuration of a rigid printed circuit board, a metallic contact partner and an electrical connection point, as well as a module having such a configuration, are also provided.
US08502087B2
A filler panel for an electronics shelf is provided. The electronics shelf includes a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device. The filler panel includes a non-conductive main body that includes a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a single side wall. The front wall, back wall, top wall and bottom wall are configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf. The side wall is configured to extend into a depth of the slot, The filler panel also includes an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material that is coupled to the main body. The main body further includes one or more vents positioned in each of the top wall and the bottom wall, the vents configured to allow air flow though the main body.
US08502082B2
A circuitized substrate in which three conductive layers (e.g., electroplated copper foil) are bonded (e.g., laminated) to two dielectric layers. Each of the foil surfaces which physically bond to a respective dielectric layer are smooth (e.g., preferably by chemical processing) and may include a thin, organic layer thereon. One of the conductive layers may function as a ground or voltage (power) plane while the other two may function as signal planes with a plurality of individual signal lines as part thereof. An electrical assembly and an information handling system utilizing such a circuitized substrate are also provided, as is a method of making the substrate.
US08502075B2
The connector arrangement attaches the electrical conductors of a standard electrical submersible pump (ESP) cable to a mineral insulated (MI) resistance heater cable for use in oil and gas wells by conductively joining one or more of the electrical conductors of the ESP cable to a cold lead of the MI heater cable within an insulated sleeve covered and sealed within a protective cover. The connector thereby allows the MI heater cable and ESP pump cable to be joined to production tubing and then lowered into the well bore to the desired location.
US08502072B2
A cable includes an outer jacket of polyethylene surrounding a plurality of conductive wires. Each one of the plurality of insulated conductive wires comprises a conductive core and an insulating layer surrounding the conductive core, the insulating layer being made of cross-linked polyethylene.
US08502071B2
The present invention is directed toward a sealing assembly in a cable drop system. The sealing assembly includes a base mounted to a network cabinet and a cover hingedly connected to the base. The sealing assembly also includes a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve. The lower sleeve and the upper sleeve wrap around the cables passing through an opening in the cable drop system. The lower sleeve includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the lower sleeve is connected to the base and the upper sleeve is positioned around the top portion of the lower sleeve to form the sealing assembly.
US08502070B2
A high speed video cable carries signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) or DisplayPort standards, and includes a raw cable and a boost device. The raw cable is exclusively constructed with either Shielded Twisted Pairs (STP) or coaxial lines which carry all signals on either shielded wires or their shields. The high speed signals are carried on the shielded wires to the boost device where any common mode noise induced by the signals on the shields is removed. Some auxiliary signals including power are carried on ungrounded shields.
US08502050B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH437161. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH437161, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH437161 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH437161.
US08502044B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1DHH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DHH with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DHH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1DHH or a locus conversion of PH1DHH with another maize variety.
US08502037B2
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated FIVC6V0998. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line FIVC6V0998, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line FIVC6V0998 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line FIVC6V0998, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
US08502036B1
A soybean cultivar designated 13203100 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 13203100, to the plants of soybean cultivar 13203100, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 13203100, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 13203100. 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 13203100. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13203100, 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 13203100 with another soybean cultivar.
US08502028B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1023487. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1023487. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1023487 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1023487 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08502027B2
The present invention relates to a new plant breeding process. The process improves the agronomic performance of crop plants by using genetic material that is also used in classical breeding. Instead of sexually recombining entire genomes at random, as is done in classical breeding, specific genetic elements are rearranged in vitro and inserted back into individual plant cells. Plants obtained through this new plant breeding process do not contain foreign nucleic acid but only contain nucleic acid from the plant species selected for transformation or plants that are sexually compatible with the selected plant species. Plants developed through this new plant breeding process are provided. In particular, potato plants displaying improved tuber storage and health characteristics are provided.
US08502016B1
The invention provides transgenic animals having a transgene comprising a genomic human alpha synuclein segment including six exons, five introns and at least one mutation associated with synucleinopathic disease operably linked to a human alpha synuclein promoter. The transgenic animals have characteristics of synucleinopathic disease including elevated levels of alpha synuclein in the brain, formation of intracellular deposits of alpha synuclein that have at least one, and preferably all features of Lewy bodies, formation of alpha-synuclein fragments, or phosphorylated forms of alpha synuclein, loss of neuronal cells, glial cells or oligodentricytes, impairment of motor function and/or impairment of cognitive function.
US08502009B2
A matrix material for safe temporary and/or ultimate disposal of radioactive wastes suitable for the embedment of radioactive wastes, contains graphite and at least inorganic binder which can be glass, aluminosilicate, silicate, borate and lead sulfide.
US08502007B2
The invention provides processes for generating a methane-enriched gas from a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen such as gas streams generated by gasification of an alkali metal catalyst-loaded carbonaceous feedstock, and a char methanation catalyst useful in such processes.
US08502004B2
Process for evaluating the effect of a refinery feedstock on a refinery process by (i) providing a refinery feedstock (ii) treating the refinery feedstock to produce a plurality of fractions each representative of a feedstock for the refinery process, the plurality of fractions having at least two fractions with different properties; (iii) treating each of the plurality of fractions under experimental conditions representative of those in the refinery process, the treatments being carried out in an essentially parallel manner; and (iv) determining one or more performance criteria for each fraction for the refinery process by analyzing the respective product streams produced from each fraction at least partially in parallel.
US08501998B2
A method for producing a polyoxyalkylene derivative represented by the following general formula (1): Z(OA)n-OH]m (1) wherein Z is a residue of glycerin or diglycerin, OA is an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added and is 80 to 800, and m is 3 to 4, the method comprising steps (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) defined in the present description.
US08501988B2
A method of synthesizing carboxylated amines is disclosed. The method comprises reacting a mixture of a potassium salt of either a primary or secondary amine with a potassium salt of a halogenated carboxylic acid wherein the halogenated carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of brominated, chlorinated, or iodinated carboxylic acid in the presence of potassium hydroxide, and optionally in heating the reacting mixture; precipitating the potassium salt by optionally chilling the mixture and discarding the precipitate; purifying the carboxylate amine potassium salt from the liquid phase using water soluble alcohol and optionally adding formic acid to obtain the free aminocarboxylic acid and potassium formate. In a preferred embodiment, the halogenated carboxylic acid is chloroacetic acid.
US08501980B2
Disclosed are a process suited to large scale synthesis with high yield for producing oseltamivir phosphate, in which a preparation of oseltamivir phosphate which is highly safe as a pharmaceutical product can be produced, and an intermediate compound for producing oseltamivir phosphate. In this production process, an intermediate compound represented by general formula (V) is synthesized by employing Michael reaction/Michael reaction/Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction, and oseltamivir phosphate is produced by converting the substituent groups in this intermediate compound.
US08501976B2
A novel lead zirconium titanate (PZT) material having unique properties and application for PZT thin film capacitors and ferroelectric capacitor structures, e.g., FeRAMs, employing such thin film material. The PZT material is scalable, being dimensionally scalable, pulse length scalable and/or E-field scalable in character, and is useful for ferroelectric capacitors over a wide range of thicknesses, e.g., from about 20 nanometers to about 150 nanometers, and a range of lateral dimensions extending to as low as 0.15 μm. Corresponding capacitor areas (i.e., lateral scaling) in a preferred embodiment are in the range of from about 104 to about 10−2 μm2. The scalable PZT material of the invention may be formed by liquid delivery MOCVD, without PZT film modification techniques such as acceptor doping or use of film modifiers (e.g., Nb, Ta, La, Sr, Ca and the like).
US08501975B2
A method of manufacturing ruthenium carbene complexes and novel aryl alkylidene ruthenium complexes based on the method, the complexes able to used as catalysts in metathesis reactions.
US08501969B2
Inhibitors of bacterial communication, such as quorum sensing, and method of use and manufacture thereof.
US08501966B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a methylene disulfonate compound including reacting, in the presence of an acid and a dehydrating agent, a formaldehyde compound with at least one salt of alkanedisulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of alkanedisulfonic acid and alkaline earth metal salts of alkanedisulfonic acid each represented by a specific formula. According to the method of the present invention, a methylene disulfonate compound can be obtained in a simple manner at low cost.
US08501962B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3H-indol-3-ylidine)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide—Sunitinib base of formula (I) and its pharmaceutically acceptable malate salt of formula (I(a)).
US08501955B2
Acetamide derivatives, their stereoisomers, tautomers, prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates and formulations thereof for the prophylaxis, management, treatment, control of progression, or adjunct treatment of diseases and/or medical conditions where the activation of glucokinase would be beneficial, are disclosed. The disclosure also provides process of preparation of these acetamide derivatives.
US08501951B2
There is provided a process for producing an amide compound having an excellent harmful arthropod-controlling activity and represented by the formula (3): wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom etc., R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently represent a halogen atom etc.
US08501949B2
The present invention provides a tetomilast crystal that is industrially easily produced in a large volume. (1) a tetomilast hydrate crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 2; (2) an anhydrous tetomilast type A crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 4; (3) an anhydrous tetomilast type C crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 8; (4) a tetomilast acetonitrile solvate crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 10; and (5) a mixture consisting of the above anhydrous tetomilast type A crystal and an anhydrous tetomilast type B crystal. These crystals are stable towards heat and moisture, and are also excellent in terms of the disintegration property and dissolution property of tablets. Accordingly, these crystals are preferably used as pharmaceutical compositions.
US08501941B2
The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are selective antagonists of A2B adenosine receptors (ARs). These compounds and compositions are useful as pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are processes for the preparation of the compounds and their intermediates.
US08501937B2
The invention is directed to compounds and methods of synthesizing hydroxyethlamino amides and their use in treatment of aspartyl protease mediated diseases and conditions.
US08501935B2
The present invention provides processes, methods and intermediates for the preparation of 8-chloro-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine, salts, hydrates and crystal forms thereof which are useful as serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonists for the treatment of, for example, central nervous system disorders such as obesity.
US08501927B2
The present invention provides an optimized immobilization antigen cDNA sequence of cryptocaryon irritans, which has been processed codon replacement and caused the cDNA to express in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell and translate a protein has similar immunogenicity as the immobilization antigen purified from the theront of Cryptocaryon irritans. The present invention further provides a DNA vaccine produced using the cDNA to prevent fish form cryptocaryon irritans infection.
US08501922B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for performing illuminated reactions, particularly sequencing reactions, while mitigating and/or preventing photodamage to reactants that can result from prolonged illumination. In particular, the invention provides methods and compositions for incorporating photoprotective agents into conjugates comprising reporter molecules and nucleoside polyphosphates.
US08501912B2
A purified DOC1 polypeptide comprising a fragment of SEQ ID NO: 1 is provided, wherein the DOC1 polypeptide is not the full-length DOC1 polypeptide sequence. A method of inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject is provided comprising administering to a subject a nucleic acid encoding a DOC1 polypeptide, whereby a cell in the subject produces the DOC1 polypeptide, thus inhibiting angiogenesis. A method of inhibiting tumor growth in a subject is provided comprising administering to a subject a nucleic acid encoding a DOC1 polypeptide, whereby a cell in the subject produces the DOC1 polypeptide, thus inhibiting tumor growth.
US08501906B2
The present invention provides a method of treating cancer involving administering an insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1 receptor) agonist and an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent. Also provided are compounds for treating cancer comprising an IGF-1-receptor ligand coupled to an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent. Also provided are compounds for treating cancer comprising an insulin-receptor ligand coupled to an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent.
US08501905B2
The present invention provides synthetic cell platforms. The synthetic cell platforms can be used for culturing cells in vitro. The synthetic cell platforms can also be implanted together with bound cells into an individual. The present invention provides methods of using the platforms to provide cells or progeny of such cells for use in various applications, including clinical applications; and methods of use of the platforms to introduce cells into an individual.
US08501899B2
The present disclosure provides copolymers of 2-substituted-2-oxazolines possessing two or three reactive functional groups which are also chemically orthogonal. The copolymers described may be random copolymers, block copolymers or a mixture of random and block copolymer configurations. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides novel methods for synthesizing the above polymers and for conjugating to molecules such as targeting, diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
US08501893B2
A synthetic method for preparing dual curable (e.g., thermal and light curable) silicone compositions is provided. The first step being a chemical modification of silanichydride bonds in cyclic siloxane monomer by the hydrosilylation reaction with acrylate-/methacrylate-containing allylic monomer. The second step being a ring-opening polymerization of the acrylate-/methacrylate-functionalized cyclic siloxane monomer with siloxane monomers using an oligosiloxane as a chain terminator.
US08501872B2
This invention relates to curable fluoroelastomer compositions comprising a) fluoroelastomers having either nitrile, alkyne or azide cure sites and b) fluorinated curatives containing diazide, dinitrile or dialkyne groups for reacting with cure sites on the fluoroelastomer. Fluoroelastomers having azide cure sites form crosslinks with curatives having dinitrile or dialkyne groups. Fluoroelastomers having nitrile or alkyne cure sites form crosslinks with curatives having diazide groups.
US08501869B2
Provided is a hot-melt adhesive composition which can be easily applied at a relatively low temperature, has a long open time, and also has high holding power. A hot-melt adhesive composition comprising a block copolymer composition which includes a block copolymer A and a block copolymer B, and a tackifying resin, wherein a weight ratio (A/B) of the block copolymer A and the block copolymer B is 25/75 to 90/10, and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit content of the block copolymer A is 41% or greater.
US08501866B2
Color concentrates for thermoplastic biofiber composites are disclosed. The concentrates employ three factors to achieve concentrated delivery of color to the processing machine and excellent and substantially uniform dispersion of color in the processing machine: melt flow of the concentrate exceeding at least 4 g/10 min. using ASTM D-1238; pellet size of the concentrate such that at least 50 pellets weigh less than one gram; and weight percent of the colorant ingredients in the concentrate exceeding at least 30 weight percent.
US08501865B2
A monomer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C5-C42)alkyl-polyether radical per molecule, wherein the bicycloheptyl- or bicycloheptenyl-polyether radical may optionally be substituted on one or more of the ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per ring carbon atom is useful in making polymers, particularly pH responsive polymers.
US08501851B2
The present invention relates to a pre-accelerated resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester resin and/or a vinyl ester resin, wherein the composition further comprises a. a copper salt, and b. a compound according to formula (1) in which R can be selected from H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substituted C6-C20 aryl, and wherein the copper is present in an amount of more than 0.1 mmol/kg resin.
US08501843B2
An optical filter comprising at least one dye compound (i), at least one layered clay mineral (ii), and thermoplastic substance (iii) if needed. The optical filter of the present invention is excellent in light resistance and moist heat resistance and suitable for improving the image quality and preventing glare due to external light in image display devices.
US08501836B2
A sealing compound composition as an adhesive composition contains a vinyl chloride resin, a plasticizer, a filler, a moisture absorbent and an acrylic resin as a pH control material. The moisture absorbent is blended within a range of 0.3 to 2.0% by weight. The acrylic resin is blended within a range of 1.0% by weight or more to less than 7.0% by weight. A blending ratio of the moisture absorbent is half or less than that of the acrylic resin.
US08501832B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capable of maintaining a desired water balance by moving water in or out of a substrate to maintain cation concentration equilibrium between the substrate and its environment.
US08501831B2
The present invention pertains to polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers, to methods of making such copolymers and to medical devices that contain such polymers. According to certain aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment, an additional polymeric segment that is not a polyisobutylene segment, and a segment comprising a residue of a diisocyanate. According to other aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment and end groups that comprise alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-chain-containing end groups.
US08501828B2
The present invention provides processes for producing re-bonded polyurethane foam constructs that are useful in applications such as carpet underlayments. According to the invention, a tertiary amine is employed as a catalyst either alone, or preferably in combination with other catalysts in a binder which comprises an organic isocyanate and a polyol. Inclusion of a tertiary amine as a catalyst dramatically increases production throughput.
US08501827B2
A method of using heat-resistant hollow sphere polymers having at least on crosslinked polymer stage, and having a core stage that has been swollen with a volatile base, in applications in which the hollow sphere polymer is exposed to temperatures of from 100° C. to 350° C., is provided. Articles made by the method are also provided.
US08501821B2
The present invention provides an essential oil containing cineole for eliciting tomato resistance to disease by fungal infection. The present invention also provides a method to elicit tomato resistance to disease by fungal infection.
US08501818B2
Provided are stable compositions comprising alkylating agents, including nitrogen mustards, that are suitable for topical use, and methods for treating skin disorders comprising topically administering the compositions.
US08501813B2
It is intended to provide a novel compound that has an excellent γ-secretase inhibitory effect and specifically inhibits Aβ production.The present invention provides a compound of the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group; R2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted by one or more phenyl or halogenophenyl groups; R3 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups; R4 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and the symbol “*” represents a chiral center.
US08501812B2
The invention relates to the treatment and prevention of type I diabetes. More specifically, the invention relates to compounds that treat or prevent the body's immune system from destroying β-cells (i.e., insulin-producing cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans) by inhibition of JNK2, selective inhibition of JNK2, or inhibition of the expression of the MAPK9 gene or gene product. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates the diagnosis, identification, production, and use of compounds which modulate MAPK9 gene expression or the activity of the MAPK9 gene product including but not limited to, JNK2, the nucleic acid encoding MAPK9 and homologues, analogues, and deletions thereof, as well as antisense, ribozyme, triple helix, antibody, and polypeptide molecules as well as small inorganic molecules. The present invention contemplates a variety of pharmaceutical formulations and routes of administration for such compounds.
US08501809B2
The present invention relates to a phenylalanine derivative of Formula (I) wherein X1 is a halogen atom, X2 is a halogen atom, Q is a CH2R— is a carboxyl group which may be esterified; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08501799B2
The invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical composition that contains N-phenylpyrazole derivative as an active principle, benzyl alcohol, and an appropriately selected organic solvent, and to the use of such a composition for preparing a topically applied antiparasitic veterinary drug for preventing and/or treating flea infestation in pets, in particular, in dogs and cats.
US08501798B2
The invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Q, W, Y, Z, r, and Ar are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US08501796B2
The present invention relates to method of lowering intraocular pressure in a subject in need of such treatment, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a ester pro-drugs of [3-(1-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl)-2-methylphenyl]methanol, of enantiomers thereof, of tautomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
US08501793B2
It is intended to provide highly safe and efficacious blood flow promoters for cauda equina tissues. Among prostaglandin-like compounds having a weak hypotensive effect, compounds having an effect of promoting the blood flow in cauda equina tissues (excluding limaprost) are useful as highly safe blood flow promoters for cauda equina tissues and, therefore, are efficacious in preventing and/or treating lumbar pain, lower limb pain, lower limb palsy, intermittent claudication, vesicorectal failure, hypogonadism, etc. caused by cauda equina injuries.
US08501790B2
The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, and prodrug thereof, wherein Ra, Rb, and R2 are defined herein. These compounds inhibit tubulin polymerization and/or target vasculature and are useful for treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US08501787B2
This invention is directed to compounds of structure (I). Particularly this invention is directed to compounds of structure (VIII) wherein the variables are defined as in the description. These compounds are integrin inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of diseases in which an inhibition of angiogenesis is desired.
US08501784B2
There are provided novel compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R4, G1, G2, L, Y and n are as defined in the Specification and optical isomers, racemates and tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of neutrophil elastase.
US08501783B2
Inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) are provided that incorporate multiple pharmacophores and are useful in the treatment of diseases.
US08501782B2
The present application describes modulators of MIP-1α of formula (I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, Q, T, W, Z, R1, R3, R4, R5, R5a and R5b, are as defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis using the modulators of formula (I) are disclosed.
US08501773B2
The present invention is directed to 4-fluoro-piperidine compounds which are antagonists of T-type calcium channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which T-type calcium channels are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which T-type calcium channels are involved.
US08501767B2
The invention provides compounds of formula A or B which are useful in the treatment of a subject infected with HIV.
US08501762B2
The present invention relates to tetrahydroprotoberberines of the formula (I) and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to treatment with dopamine receptor ligand, such as schizophrenia.
US08501748B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing β-ketonitriles of the general formula I in which R1 is, inter alia, C1-C12-alkyl, C2-C12-alkenyl, C2-C12-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenoxy-C1-C4-alkyl or benzyloxy-C1-C4-alkyl; R2 is, inter alia, hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, C2-C12-alkenyl, C2-C12-alkinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenoxy-C1-C4-alkyl or benzyloxy-C1-C4-alkyl, which comprises reacting a nitrile of the formula II in which R1 has one of the meanings given above with a carboxylic ester of the formula III in which R2 has one of the meanings given above and R3 is C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, phenoxy-C1-C4-alkyl or benzyloxy-C1-C4-alkyl, where the reaction is carried out in the presence of a potassium alkoxide and at least 80% of the nitrile of the formula II are added to the reaction under reaction conditions.
US08501743B2
A personal care composition comprising a eutectic mixture, the eutectic mixture comprising a tertiary system, in which menthol may form part of the eutectic mixture or in the eutectic mixture comprises an antidandruff agent such as ketoconazole.
US08501732B2
The invention relates to JNK inhibitors and corresponding methods, formulations, and compositions for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders. The application discloses JNK inhibitors, as described below in Formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of JNK and treat diseases associated with JNK activity. Disclosed are methods and formulations for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders, and the like, with the compounds, and processes for making said compounds, and corresponding compositions, disclosed herein.
US08501723B2
The present application relates to a pharmaceutical granulate comprising Fesoterodine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable stabilizer, which can be selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, dextrose, and combinations thereof, and is preferably a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of xylitol and sorbitol. The granulate is suitable for incorporation into pharmaceutical compositions comprising a gel matrix formed by at least one type of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose into which the Fesoterodine is embedded and, optionally, further excipients. In certain embodiments, the granulate is formed by a process of wet granulation.
US08501720B2
A method of treatment of dysmenorrhea in the context of oral contraception characterized by daily administration of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone in an extended regimen.
US08501715B2
Novel synthetic oxidized lipids and methods utilizing oxidized lipids for treating and preventing an inflammation associated with an endogenous oxidized lipid are provided.
US08501713B2
Combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more compounds of formula (1) with one or more ancillary agents, to processes for preparing the combinations, and to various therapeutic uses of the combinations. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the combinations as well as a method of treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy or cachexia using the combinations.
US08501712B2
Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.
US08501707B2
Provided are expression vectors for generating an immune response to a mucin. The vectors comprise a transcription unit encoding a secretable polypeptide, the polypeptide comprising a secretory signal, a mucin antigen and CD40 ligand. Also provided are methods of generating an immune response against cells expressing a mucin by administering an effective amount of the vector. Further provided are methods of generating an immune response against cancer cells expressing a mucin in an individual by administering an effective amount of the vector. Still further provided are methods of overcoming anergy to a mucin self antigen by administering an effective amount of the vector.
US08501706B2
Provided herein are duplex oligonucleotide complexes which can be administered to a cell, tissue or organism to silence a target gene without the aid of a transfection reagent(s). The duplex oligonucleotide complexes of the disclosure include a conjugate moiety that facilitates delivery to a cell, tissue or organism.
US08501705B2
Disclosed are methods for treating an autoimmune and/or complement mediated disease or condition in a subject. The methods include administering to the subject a compound which inhibits the subject's classical complement pathway. The methods include administering to the subject a compound which inhibits the subject's classical complement pathway. Compositions which include inhibitors of C1q, C1r, C1s, C2 or C4 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient are also described.
US08501702B2
The present invention is drawn to methods of repairing lytic bone lesions and tumor growth in an individual. In this regard, the present invention discloses use of a Wnt ligand either alone or in combination with anti-Wnt signaling antagonist therapy. The individuals who might benefit from such method may include but are not limited to the ones with multiple myeloma, osteoporosis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, fractures, metastatic breast cancer or metastatic prostate cancer.
US08501701B2
The invention relates to methods of use for compounds in treating, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity or pathogenesis of an intestinal disease or condition in a subject, including, inter alia, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or a combination thereof.
US08501700B2
A therapeutic method is provided comprising treating a mammal subject to hypoxia with an amount of 2(R,S)-D-ribo-(1′,2′,3′,4′-tetrahydroxybutyl)thiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid (RibCys) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to both maintain, restore or increase both the ATP levels and the glutathione (GSH) levels in said tissue.
US08501699B2
The present disclosure relates to the use and methods of manufacture of bicyclic nucleosides and nucleotides for the treatment and prevention of infectious and proliferative diseases, including microbial infections and cancer.
US08501696B2
Described are soluble gp130 polypeptide monomers and dimers, wherein, in a preferred embodiment, at least one of the three amino acid residues Thr102 Gln113 or Asn114 of the N-terminal Ig-like domain of gp130 is mutated to Tyr102, Phe113 or Leu114, respectively. These mutations, alone or in combination, specifically enhance binding of gp130 to its ligand complex of interleukin-6 and soluble interleukin-6 receptor, thus increasing the biological activity of the gp130 muteins. In a particularly preferred embodiment, all three mutations are combined in the triple mutein Thr102Tyr/Gln113Phe/Asn114Leu (T102Y/Q113F/N114L). Moreover, a pharmaceutical composition containing said monomers or dimers and various medical uses are described.
US08501694B2
The present invention provides a method of administering porcine B-domainless factor VIII (OBI-1) to a patient having factor VIII deficiency to provide more rapid and effective protection against bleeding episodes, compared to formerly available methods, or to provide more effective protection to such patients during non-bleeding periods. This invention is based on the discovery that the recombinant B-domainless porcine fVIII, termed OBI-1, has greater bioavailability compared to the natural porcine fVIII partially purified from porcine plasma, termed HYATE:C. Therefore, the inventive method employs lower unit doses of OBI-1, including, alternatively, omission of antibody-neutralizing dosage, or has longer intervals between the administration, compared to HYATE:C, to provide equivalent protection in patients having fVIII deficiency. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing OBI-1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, that are useful for treating patients in need of fVIII more effectively.
US08501690B2
Methods for facilitating joint immobilization or fusion using selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) such as raloxifene are disclosed. The SERM may be administered systemically or locally. In conjunction with SERM, other therapeutic agents such as calcium, vitamin D, bone morphogenetic protein may be administered simultaneously. The method can similarly be applied to facilitate bone repair, bone healing, and connective tissue healing processes in a patient.
US08501687B2
SRIF peptide antagonists, which are selective for SSTR2 in contrast to the other cloned SRIF receptors and which bind with high affinity to the cloned human receptor SSTR2 but do not activate the receptor, have many useful functions. Because they do not bind with significant affinity to SSTR1, SSTR3, SSTR4 or SSTR5, their administration avoids potential undesirable side effects. By incorporating radioiodine or the like in these SSTR2-selective SRIF antagonists, a labeled compound useful in drug-screening methods is provided. Alternatively, for use in therapy, highly radioactive moieties can be N-terminally coupled, complexed or chelated thereto. Because they block the receptor function, they can be used therapeutically to block certain physiological effects which SSTR2 mediates.
US08501684B2
Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
US08501680B2
The invention relates to polypeptides of amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 according to formula (1), the use thereof for producing a medicament, and medicaments for the treatment of diseases related to monocyte recruitment.
US08501679B2
A protein selected from the amino acid sequence of the region valine Val(91) to glycine Gly(121) of the mature human tumor necrosis factor, or a portion thereof, with the proviso that the protein comprises at least the amino acid sequence of the region lysine Lys(98) to glutamic acid Glu(116), with the cysteine Cys(101) being replaced by a glycine and an amide bond being formed between the amino group of the side chain of the lysine Lys(98) and the carboxyl group of the side chain of the glutamic acid Glu(116), which activates epithelial ion channels and improves the lung function and which can be used for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of diseases associated with the lung function, such as oedemas.
US08501675B2
A lubricant formulation and method of blending a lubricant formulation is disclosed. The lubricant formulation comprises at least two base stocks. The first base stock comprises a viscosity greater than 135 cSt, Kv100° C. and a tight molecular weight distribution as a function of viscosity. The second base stock comprises a viscosity less than 60 cSt, Kv100° C. The formulation also comprises a polyol ester. The lubricant formulation provides favorable properties.
US08501664B2
A process for treating a carrier, or a precursor thereof, to at least partly remove impurities comprising contacting the carrier, or the precursor thereof, with a treatment solution comprising a salt; a process for preparing a catalyst;the catalyst; a process for preparing an olefin oxide by reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of the catalyst; and a process for preparing a 1,2-diol, a 1,2-diol ether or an alkanolamine.
US08501652B2
Catalysts and processes for forming catalysts for use in hydrogenating acetic acid to form ethanol. In one embodiment, the catalyst comprises a first metal, a silicaceous support, and at least one metasilicate support modifier. Preferably, the first metal is selected from the group consisting of copper, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, titanium, zinc, chromium, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten. In addition the catalyst may comprise a second metal preferably selected from the group consisting of copper, molybdenum, tin, chromium, iron, cobalt, vanadium, tungsten, palladium, platinum, lanthanum, cerium, manganese, ruthenium, rhenium, gold, and nickel.
US08501649B2
The present invention provides an optical glass, containing, in % by weight on an oxide basis, 30 to 50% of P2O5, 18 to 43% of BaO, 2 to 12% of B2O3, 1.4 to 5% of Al2O3, more than 0 to 6% of Li2O, more than 0 to 9% of La2O3, 0.1 to 8% of MgO, 0 to 10% of CaO, 0 to 15% of SrO, 0 to 5% of ZnO, 0 to 7% of Gd2O3, and 0 to 3% of SiO2, and having optical constants of a refractive index nd of 1.59 to 1.63 and an Abbe number νd of 63 to 68.
US08501644B2
Disclosed are fibrous activated materials that can remove and/or deactivate potentially dangerous airborne agents from a gas or air stream. Disclosed materials are multi-layer materials that include a fibrous nonwoven interceptor layer and an active layer immediately adjacent the interceptor layer. The interceptor layer is a fibrous membrane of very low basis weight and defines a relatively low porosity, and the active layer describes geometries, chemistries, etc. that can entrap and/or decontaminate compounds contained in an airstream passing through the material. Disclosed materials can be utilized in forming protective garments, face masks, and the like.
US08501642B2
This invention provides compound solutions, emulsions and gels excellent in homogeneous dispersibility and long-term dispersion stability and also excellent in the properties as cosmetics, using disarranged nanofibers not limited in either form or polymer, widely applicable and small in the irregularity of single fiber diameter. This invention also provides a method for producing them. Furthermore, this invention provides synthetic papers composed of fibers, small in pore area and uniform in pore size, using disarranged nanofibers, and also provides a method for producing them. This invention provides compound solutions, emulsions, gels and synthetic papers containing disarranged nanofibers of 1 to 500 nm in number average diameter and 60% or more in the sum Pa of single fiber ratios.
US08501634B2
A gate structure and a method for fabricating the same are described. A substrate is provided, and a gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. The formation of the gate dielectric layer includes depositing a silicon nitride layer on the substrate by simultaneously introducing a nitrogen-containing gas and a silicon-containing gas. A gate is formed on the gate dielectric layer, so as to form the gate structure.
US08501633B2
A substrate structure is produced by forming a first material layer on a substrate having a recess, removing the first material layer from the portion of the substrate except for the recess using a second material that reacts with the first material, and forming a deposition film from the first material layer using a third material that reacts with the first material. A method of manufacturing a device may include the method of forming a substrate structure.
US08501626B2
Methods for etching high-k material at high temperatures are provided. In one embodiment, a method etching high-k material on a substrate may include providing a substrate having a high-k material layer disposed thereon into an etch chamber, forming a plasma from an etching gas mixture including at least a halogen containing gas into the etch chamber, maintaining a temperature of an interior surface of the etch chamber in excess of about 100 degree Celsius while etching the high-k material layer in the presence of the plasma, and maintaining a substrate temperature between about 100 degree Celsius and about 250 degrees Celsius while etching the high-k material layer in the presence of the plasma.
US08501625B2
The invention relates to a polishing liquid for metal film comprising 7.0% by weight or more of an oxidizer for metal, a water-soluble polymer, an oxidized metal dissolving agent, a metal anticorrosive agent and water, provided that the total amount of the polishing liquid for metal film is 100% by weight, wherein the water-soluble polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 or more and is at least one member selected from among a polycarboxylic acid, a salt of a polycarboxylic acid, and a polycarboxylic acid ester. According to the invention, provided is a polishing liquid for metal film, by which polishing can be performed at a high rate even under a polishing pressure as low as 1 psi or lower, and such that a polished film after polishing is excellent in planarity, furthermore, with which a high polishing rate can be obtained even in an initial stage of polishing, and provided is a polishing method using the polishing liquid.
US08501619B1
A method including: forming a dielectric layer over a substrate of a microelectronic device; forming a photoresist layer over the dielectric layer; performing a first exposure of the photoresist layer to permit portions of the dielectric layer to be removed at a first plurality of locations; subsequent to performing the first exposure, performing a second exposure of the photoresist layer to permit portions of the dielectric layer to be removed at a second plurality of locations different from the first plurality of locations; removing the portions of the dielectric layer at each of i) the first plurality of locations and ii) the second plurality of locations; and etching the dielectric layer at each of i) the first plurality of locations and ii) the second plurality of locations to respectively form a contact hole at each of the i) the first plurality of locations and ii) the second plurality of locations.
US08501618B2
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die and first conductive layer formed over a surface of the semiconductor die. A first insulating layer is formed over the surface of the semiconductor die. A second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. An opening is formed in the second insulating layer over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed in the opening over the first conductive layer and second insulating layer. The second conductive layer has a width that is less than a width of the first conductive layer along a first axis. The second conductive layer has a width that is greater than a width of the first conductive layer along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. A third insulating layer is formed over the second conductive layer and first insulating layer.
US08501617B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device has a topmost or highest conductive layer with at least one opening. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell array region and an interlayer insulating layer covering the substrate having the cell array region. The topmost conductive layer is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer in the cell array region. The topmost conductive layer has at least one opening. A method of fabricating the semiconductor device is also provided. The openings penetrating the topmost metal layer help hydrogen atoms reach the interfaces of gate insulating layers of cell MOS transistors and/or peripheral MOS transistors during a metal alloy process, thereby improve a performance (production yield and/or refresh characteristics) of a memory device.
US08501612B2
A flip chip structure includes glass stand-offs formed overlying a substrate surface. A conductive layer is formed overlying the glass stand-offs and configured for attaching to a next level of assembly. In one embodiment, photo glass processing is used to form the glass stand-offs.
US08501606B2
A semiconductor memory wiring method includes: receiving a substrate having a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region; depositing a first insulating layer on the substrate; forming a first contact plug in the cell array region, the first contact plug having a first conductive material extending through the first insulating layer; forming a first elongated conductive line at substantially the same time as forming the first contact plug, the first elongated conductive line having the first conductive material directly covering and integrated with the first contact plug; forming a second contact plug in the peripheral circuit region at substantially the same time as forming the first contact plug, the second contact plug having the first conductive material extending through the first insulating layer; and forming a second elongated conductive line at substantially the same time as forming the second contact plug, the second elongated conductive line having the first conductive material directly covering and integrated with the second contact plug.
US08501603B2
A method for fabricating a high voltage transistor includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided. A first sacrificial oxide layer and a hard mask layer are sequentially formed over the substrate. The hard mask layer is removed, thereby exposing the first sacrificial oxide layer. Then, a second sacrificial oxide layer is formed on the first sacrificial oxide layer. Afterwards, an ion-implanting process is performed to introduce a dopant into the substrate through the second sacrificial oxide layer and the first sacrificial oxide layer, thereby producing a high voltage first-type field region of the high voltage transistor.
US08501589B2
A process for forming a thin film of a given material includes providing a first substrate having, on the surface, an amorphous and/or polycrystalline film of the given material and a second substrate is bonded to the first substrate by hydrophobic direct bonding (molecular adhesion), the second substrate having a single-crystal reference film of a given crystallographic orientation on the surface thereof. A heat treatment is applied at least to the amorphous and/or polycrystalline film, where the heat treatment causes at least a portion of the amorphous and/or polycrystalline film to undergo solid-phase recrystallization along the crystallographic orientation of the reference film, where the reference film acts as a recrystallization seed. The at least partly recrystallized film is then separated from at least a portion of the reference film.
US08501585B2
To realize high performance and low power consumption of a semiconductor device by controlling electric characteristics of a transistor in accordance with a required function. Further, to manufacture such a semiconductor device with high yield and high productivity without complicating a manufacturing process. An impurity element imparting one conductivity type is added to a first semiconductor wafer in order to control the threshold voltage of a transistor included in the semiconductor device, before separating a single crystal semiconductor layer used as a channel formation region of the transistor from the first semiconductor wafer and transferring the single crystal semiconductor layer to a second semiconductor wafer.
US08501584B2
The process comprises the following steps: a) a first element (3) or a plurality of said first elements (3) is/are machined in a first silicon wafer (1) keeping said elements (3) joined together via material bridges (5); b) step a) is repeated with a second silicon wafer (2) in order to machine a second element (4), differing in shape from that of the first element (3), or a plurality of said second elements (4); c) the first and second elements (3, 4) or the first and second wafers (1, 2) are applied, face to face, with the aid of positioning means (6, 7); d) the assembly formed in step c) undergoes oxidation; and e) the parts (10) are separated form the wafers (1, 2). Micromechanical timepiece parts obtained according to the process.
US08501582B2
A semiconductor structure includes a Si substrate, a supporting layer and a blocking layer formed on the substrate and an epitaxy layer formed on the supporting layer. The supporting layer defines a plurality of grooves therein to receive the blocking layer. The epitaxy layer is grown from the supporting layer. A plurality of slots is defined in the epitaxy layer and over the blocking layer. The epitaxy layer includes an N-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a P-type semiconductor layer. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
US08501564B2
The semiconductor element includes an oxide semiconductor layer on an insulating surface; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer; and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer. The source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer have sidewalls which are in contact with a top surface of the oxide semiconductor layer.
US08501560B2
A thin film capacitor is characterized by forming a lower electrode, coating a composition onto the lower electrode without applying an annealing process having a temperature of greater than 300° C., drying at a predetermined temperature within a range from ambient temperature to 500° C., and calcining at a predetermined temperature within a range of 500 to 800° C. and higher than a drying temperature. The process from coating to calcining is performed the process from coating to calcining once or at least twice, or the process from coating to drying is performed at least twice, and then calcining is performed once. The thickness of the dielectric thin film formed after the first calcining is 20 to 600 nm. The ratio of the thickness of the lower electrode and the thickness of the dielectric thin film formed after the initial calcining step (thickness of lower electrode/thickness of the dielectric thin film) is preferably in the range 0.10 to 15.0.
US08501558B2
Manufacturing technique for a semiconductor device having a first MISFET of an n channel-type and a second MISFET of a p channel type, including forming a first insulating film composed of a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film on a semiconductor substrate for forming a gate insulating film of the respective MISFETs; depositing metal elements on the first insulating film; forming of a silicon film on the first insulating film for the forming of a gate electrode of the respective MISFETs; and producing the respective gate electrodes by patterning the silicon film. The depositing of the metal films on the first insulating film is such that there is produced in the vicinity of the interface between the gate electrode and the gate insulating film a surface density of the metal elements within a range of 1×1013 to 5×1014 atoms/cm2.
US08501557B2
A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device including: forming a nitride semiconductor layer over a substrate wherein the nitride semiconductor layer has a 2DEG channel inside; forming a drain electrode in ohmic contact with the nitride semiconductor layer and a source electrode spaced apart from the drain electrode, in Schottky contact with the nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the source electrode has an ohmic pattern in ohmic contact with the nitride semiconductor layer inside; forming a dielectric layer on the nitride semiconductor layer between the drain electrode and the source electrode and on at least a portion of the source electrode; and forming a gate electrode on the dielectric layer to be spaced apart from the drain electrode, wherein a portion of the gate electrode is formed on the dielectric layer over a drain-side edge portion of the source electrode.
US08501556B2
A thin film transistor (“TFT”) includes a poly silicon layer formed on a flexible substrate and including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region, and a gate stack formed on the channel region of the poly silicon layer, wherein the gate stack includes first and second gate stacks, and a region of the poly silicon layer between the first and second gate stacks is an off-set region. A method of manufacturing the TFT is also provided.
US08501549B2
A method of manufacturing a reverse blocking insulated gate bipolar transistor to form an isolation layer for bending and extending a pn junction, which exhibits a high reverse withstand voltage, to the front surface side. This ensures a high withstand voltage in the reversed direction and reduces leakage current in the reversely biased condition. Formation of a tapered groove by an anisotropic alkali etching process is conducted, resulting in a semiconductor substrate left with a thickness of at least 60 μm between one principal surface and the bottom surface of the tapered groove formed from the other principal surface.
US08501522B2
A donor silicon wafer may be bonded to a substrate and a lamina cleaved from the donor wafer. A photovoltaic cell may be formed from the lamina bonded to the substrate. An intermetal stack is described that is optimized for use in such a cell. The intermetal stack may include a transparent conductive oxide layer serving as a quarter-wave plate, a low resistance layer, an adhesion layer to help adhesion to the receiver element, and may also include a barrier layer to prevent or impede unwanted diffusion within the stack.
US08501521B1
A method for forming a thin film photovoltaic device. The method includes providing a transparent substrate comprising a surface region. A first electrode layer is formed overlying the surface region. A copper layer is formed overlying the first electrode layer and an indium layer is formed overlying the copper layer to form a multi-layered structure. The method subjects at least the multi-layered structure to a thermal treatment process in an environment containing a sulfur bearing species to form a copper indium disulfide material and a thickness of substantially copper sulfide material. The thickness of the copper sulfide material is removed to expose a surface region having a copper poor surface comprising a copper to indium atomic ratio of less than about 0.95:1. The method subjects the copper poor surface to a copper species to convert the copper poor surface from an n-type semiconductor characteristic to a p-type semiconductor characteristic. A window layer is formed overlying the copper indium disulfide material.
US08501515B1
Methods of forming electro-micromechanical resonators provide passive temperature compensation of semiconductor device layers used therein. A first substrate is provided that includes a first electrically insulating temperature compensation layer on a first semiconductor device layer. A step is performed to bond the first electrically insulating temperature compensation layer to a second substrate containing the second electrically insulating temperature compensation layer therein, to thereby form a relatively thick temperature compensation layer. A piezoelectric layer is formed on the first electrically insulating temperature compensation layer and at least a first electrode is formed on the piezoelectric layer.
US08501511B2
Manufacturing a laser diode includes growing an active layer, a first InP layer, and a diffraction grating layer; forming an alignment mark having a recess by etching the diffraction grating layer and the first InP layer; forming a first etching mask; forming a diffraction grating in the diffraction grating layer using the first etching mask; forming a modified layer containing InAsP on a surface of the alignment mark recess by supplying a first source gas containing As and a second source gas containing P; growing a second InP layer on the diffraction grating layer and on the alignment mark; forming a second etching mask on the second InP layer; selectively etching the second InP layer embedded in the recess of the alignment mark through the second etching mask by using the modified layer serving as an etching stopper; and forming a waveguide structure using the alignment mark.
US08501507B2
A method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices includes loading a substrate into a load lock station and transferring the substrate in a controlled ambient to a first process station. The method includes formation of a first conductor layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method includes transferring the substrate to a second process station, and forming a second layer overlying the surface region of the substrate. The method further includes repeating the transferring and processing until all thin film materials of the photovoltaic devices are formed. In an embodiment, the invention also provides a method for large scale manufacture of photovoltaic devices including feed forward control. That is, the method includes in-situ monitoring of the physical, electrical, and optical properties of the thin films. These properties are used to determine and adjust process conditions for subsequent processes.
US08501501B1
A sample with at least a first structure and a second structure is measured and a first model and a second model of the sample are generated. The first model models the first structure as an independent variable and models the second structure. The second model of the sample models the second structure as an independent variable. The measurement, the first model and the second model together to determine at least one desired parameter of the sample. For example, the first structure may be on a first layer and the second structure may be on a second layer that is under the first layer, and the processing of the sample may at least partially remove the first layer, wherein the second model models the first layer as having a thickness of zero.
US08501497B2
The present invention generally relates to methods of constructing liquid bridges and methods of forming predetermined combinations of samples using liquid bridges.
US08501494B1
This method and device detects past use of drugs of abuse when the drug substance and its metabolites are no longer present in the body, based on the detection of the antibodies formed in response to said drug, and persist even after this drug and its metabolites are cleared from the body. False positive rate is reduced by screening out subjects with heightened inflammatory state. One embodiment of the invention sets forth the method and device comprising: testing a set of samples for levels of an inflammation biomarker; determining a subset of samples with inflammation biomarker level below a first predetermined threshold; testing samples within the subset of samples for a presence of drug-specific antibodies, for a pre-specified set of drugs; determining which samples within the subset have drug-specific antibody level exceeding pre-specified threshold; and providing an output indicating the samples within the subset having the drug-specific antibodies.
US08501491B2
A method of measuring concentration of a fuel is provided. First, a fuel cell unit having at least an anode, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is provided. Next, a fuel is supplied to the anode, while a reactive gas is supplied to the cathode. Then, the amount of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode is adjusted and the concentration of the fuel is estimated in accordance with the consumption rate of the reactive gas in the fuel cell unit, wherein a method of estimating the concentration of the fuel in accordance with a consumption rate of the reactive gas in the cathode includes measuring a concentration of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode and estimating the concentration of the fuel in accordance with a relationship between the concentration of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode and time.
US08501488B2
The present invention relates to a compound for N-terminal substitution of polypeptides which is used in sequencing and quantifying amino acids and a method for sequencing and quantifying an amino acid sequence using the same. The method for sequencing and quantifying amino acids in accordance with the present invention leads to a relative quantitative analysis of proteins with very high reliability, and can distinctively discriminate between y-type ions and b-type ions on the MS/MS spectra, providing the means for realization of high-reliability protein identification.
US08501483B2
Described are methods for assessing recurrence status in a breast cancer patient that include assaying a biological sample from the patient for a level of a biomarker selected from such as S100β or HOX-C1I, where positive detection of one or both of the biomarkers indicates a positive recurrence status. The method can be used for prognosis of poor disease free survival in a breast cancer patient, where positive detection of one or both of the biomarkers indicates poor disease survival. The method may also be used for diagnosis of recurrence, where positive detection of circulating S100β is a diagnostic variable of recurrence. The method of diagnosis is carried out on a patient who is undergoing first line therapy and/or a patient who has had surgery to remove a primary breast tumour.
US08501481B1
A system and method for tagging, tracking, locating and identifying people and vehicles transporting people using Perfluorocarbon tracers. An on-going problem faced by military as well as law enforcement personnel is that of friendly fire incidents. To prevent possible friendly-fire incidents, troops would separate the two layers of the uniform patch, thereby releasing a controlled release of the Perfluorocarbon vapors. Other “friendly” troops, equipped with sensors tuned to the specific perfluorocarbon characteristics would thus be able to literally view a plume around the tagged person or object. The system may conversely be used to tag enemies. Formulations of mixed perfluorocarbons may be used to provide coding of emissions.
US08501476B2
Provided are assays and methods for creating proto-tissues from aggregates of cells. The invention concerns assays and methods useful in tissue engineering and reconstruction techniques, specifically in the formation of macrotissues from microtissues using microtissue pre-culture time as a controlling parameter.
US08501474B2
Methods of generating embryoid bodies (EBs) by culturing embryonic stem cells (ESCs) under static conditions followed by culturing the cells under dynamic conditions using e.g., a Glass Bulb-shaped Impeller (GBI) or shaking a culture vessel are provided. Also provided are methods of generating expanded and/or differentiated cells from the EBs of the invention and methods of using same for treating disorders requiring cell replacement therapy.
US08501467B2
Cultures of cells immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), as well as for the intermediate filament marker nestin were grown in a medium including epidermal growth factor (EGF) and serum. The cultured cells had the morphology of astroglial cells. The cells can be proliferated in adherent or suspension cultures. Depending on the culture conditions, the cells can be induced to differentiate to neurons or glial cells. The cultures can be expanded over a large number of passages during several months, and survive, express an astroglial phenotype and integrate well after transplantation into both neonatal and adult rat forebrain.
US08501458B2
An isolated fungus is described. The isolated fungus produces at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,8-cineole, 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene, and (+)-α-methylene-α-fenchocamphorone. A method for producing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,8-cineole, 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene, and (+)-α-methylene-α-fenchocamphorone is also described. The method includes culturing a fungus on or within a culturing media in a container under conditions sufficient for producing the at least one compound.
US08501446B2
The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US08501445B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing an oligomer or a monomer by degrading a biodegradable resin using an enzyme, so that the oligomer or the monomer can be recovered.The present invention provides a method for producing an oligomer and/or a monomer by degrading a biodegradable resin in a degradation liquid containing a biodegradation enzyme, a buffer agent, an organic solvent, and water. In this method, the SP value of the organic solvent is less than 8.5 or more than 11.5, and the percentage content of the organic solvent (by volume) in the degradation liquid is higher than 1% and lower than 15%. In the method for producing an oligomer or a monomer, the degradation percentage of the biodegradable resin is low, and deposits of aggregates of the oligomer and/or the monomer are few, so that the recovery percentage is high.
US08501444B2
The invention provides a process for the production of lipase inhibitors via an improvised fermentation process characterized in that a combinatorial feeding of linoleic acid or its esters or salts thereof and an omega-9 fatty acid, preferably oleic acid and/or its derivatives is employed during said process resulting in an improved yield co-efficient, productivity further providing ease of operation.
US08501440B2
A fibrillation-resistant insulin analogue may be a single-chain insulin analogue or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, containing an insulin A chain sequence or an analogue thereof and an insulin B chain sequence or an analogue thereof connected by a polypeptide of 4-10 amino acids. The fibrillation-resistant insulin analogue preferably displays less than 1 percent fibrillation with incubation at 37° C. for at least 21 days. A single-chain insulin analogue displays greater in vitro insulin receptor binding than normal insulin while displaying less than or equal binding to IGFR than normal insulin. The fibrillation-resistant insulin may be used to treat a patient using an implantable or external insulin pump, due to its greater fibrillation resistance.
US08501439B2
The invention relates to a method for producing biologically active β-NGF from the proform proNGF. After expressing the proform of the β-NGF in a prokaryotic host cell, the recombinant protein is isolated in the form of insoluble inactive aggregates (inclusion bodies). After the solubilization thereof in a strong denaturing agent and the subsequent conversion thereof into the natural conformation, which is determined by the disulfide bridges present in the natural β-NGF, biologically active β-NGF is obtained by subsequently splitting-off the prosequence.
US08501436B2
Disclosed is a method for the preparation of carbamic acid (R)-1-aryl-2-tetrazolyl-ethyl ester, comprising the asymmetric reduction of arylketone and the carbamation of alcohol.
US08501434B2
Systems and methods of sample (1) and staining processing including compression and dynamic movement of liquids (3) in a fluidically moving substantially contained liquid bridge (6) perhaps between a hydrophobic wand (4) and a hydrophilic sample support element (2). Embodiments may include low volume reagent and perhaps even low volume buffer wash in sample processing. In addition, antibodies can be conjugated with nanoparticles (64) and can be used in sample processing. Exposing a sample with or without movement to AC, DC, or even a permanent magnet field may improve staining. Staining with nanoparticle reagents could be quantified using a microscope with a magnetometer below the slide viewing area. The detection of nanoparticles attached to the chemistry may facilitate the quantification of cancerous cells stained in the tissue.
US08501430B2
The invention relates to a method for analysing ingredients, in particular lipids and/or vitamins and biological material ingredients, to methods of using relevant organic solvents or organic solvent mixtures, and to a spectrophotometer for measuring biological material ingredients. It is proposed to treat the biological materials with at least one organic solvent which extracts the ingredients, to convert the bi ological materials to a solidified form during the extraction, with the result that a solidified sediment and a liquid organic phase as the supernatant are formed, and to examine the extracted ingredients in the supernatant.
US08501428B2
A single molecule detection platform is disclosed. The single molecule detection platform comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of spherical particles and a thin film. The surface of the light-transmissive substrate is etched to form a plurality of cone-shaped structures. Each spherical particle is disposed on top of each cone-shaped structure. The sizes of the plurality of spherical particles are suitable to allow only a single protein to be attached to each spherical particle. The thin film is deposited on the surface of the plurality of cone-shaped structures and acts as a reflective layer of one-dimensional waveguide. The plurality of spherical particles is not covered by the thin film.
US08501423B2
The present invention relates to the field of immunology and hyperproliferative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of detecting and monitoring therapeutic antibody:antigen complex, soluble antigen and soluble therapeutic antibody, wherein a patient has undergone at least one course of immunotherapy. Yet further, levels of therapeutic antibody:antigen complexes, soluble antigens or soluble therapeutic antibodies may be measured and used to stage or monitor a hyperproliferative disease.
US08501420B2
The present invention relates to combinations of biomarkers and levels thereof that may be used, for example, in the determination of risk associated with the occurrence of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in a patient.
US08501418B2
The application discloses PERLECAN as a new biomarker for renal dysfunction; methods for predicting, diagnosing, prognosticating and/or monitoring said dysfunction based on measuring said biomarker; and kits and devices for measuring said biomarker and/or performing said methods.
US08501415B2
The present invention relates to the use of affinity-purified polyclonal human autoantibodies against the TSH receptor (TSHR-Auto-Ab), obtained from the serum of Graves' disease patients and which have been purified to obtain biochemical homogeneity and comprise a specific activity of at least 1 IU/mg protein (human immunoglobulin). Also disclosed is the use of animal antibodies, which compete with the former for the binding sites of a functional human TSH receptor, as a specific binding reagent in an immunological determination method for the clinical identification of autoantibodies against the TSH receptor (TSHR-Auto-Ab) in a sample of a biological fluid of a patient to be examined for Graves' disease.
US08501411B2
The invention provides specific transgenic cotton plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific transformation event at a specific location in the cotton genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.
US08501408B2
Methods and compositions useful in the detection and identification of species of Candida are disclosed. The compositions are combinations of oligonucleotides, where the forward primers of the primer pairs have identical sequences, while each reverse primer of the primer pairs has a unique sequence relative to all of the other reverse primers; or the reverse primers of the primer pairs have identical sequences, while each forward primer of the primer pairs has a unique sequence relative to all of the other forward primers. The oligonucleotides also include probes capable of detecting these amplicons, and sequencing primers for determining, in primer extension reactions, the nucleotide sequences contained within the amplicons. The detection of an amplicon indicates that the sample contains at least one isolate of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, or Candida tropicalis, and the nucleotide sequence data is used to determine which of these four Candida species is present.
US08501406B1
Methods, substrates, and devices related to arrays of optical confinements having surfaces with high levels of bias. Substrates having transparent or silica based portions and opaque or reflective portions are treated with 1) a selective passivating agent, that selectively coats the opaque or reflective regions, 2) a functionalizing agent such as a coupling agent, and 3) a selective removal agent, which selectively removes functionalizing agent from the passivated opaque or reflective surfaces.
US08501396B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs), methods and apparatuses for producing the same. Some embodiments of the invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which substantially retain the micro-architecture and three dimensional structure of the dermal tissue from which they are derived, having dimensions selected so as to allow passive diffusion of adequate nutrients and gases to cells of the DMO and diffusion of cellular waste out of the cells. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for harvesting the DMO. An apparatus for harvesting the DMO may include, according to some exemplary embodiments, a support configuration to support a skin-related tissue structure from which the DMO is to be harvested, and a cutting tool able to separate the DMO from the skin-related tissue structure.
US08501388B2
A method is used to make a laser-ablatable element for direct laser engraving that has a laser-ablatable, relief-forming layer that has a relief-image forming surface and a bottom surface. The relief-forming layer can be prepared by applying multiple formulations. Each formulation comprises a coating solvent, a laser-ablatable polymeric binder, and an infrared radiation absorbing compound. The infrared radiation absorbing compound concentration in the resulting sub-layers is different in each adjacent pair of sub-layers so that the concentration is always greater in each pair sub-layer that is closer to the substrate, and the concentration is progressively greater in the sub-layers as they are closer to the substrate after the coating solvent is removed, wherein the multiple sub-layers provide a relief-forming layer so that the sub-layer farthest from the substrate provides a relief-image forming surface.
US08501385B2
A positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition is used in a resist pattern-forming method as a first positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition. A positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition includes a polymer, a photoacid generator, and a solvent. The polymer includes an acid-labile group and a crosslinkable group. The resist pattern-forming method includes providing the first positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition on a substrate to form a first resist pattern on the substrate. The first resist pattern is made to be inactive to light or heat so that the first resist pattern is insoluble in a second positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition. The second positive-tone radiation-sensitive composition is provided on the substrate to form a second resist pattern on the substrate on which the first resist pattern is formed.
US08501381B2
The invention relates to a liquid developer composition comprising a dispersant, and toner particles dispersed in said dispersant. The liquid developer composition can be used for printing onto a substrate. The binder resin in the toner particles is curable, e.g. by UV-light.
US08501374B2
In the field of semiconductor production using shaped charged particle beam lithography, a method and system for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is disclosed, in which a plurality of shaped beam shots is determined which will form a target pattern on a surface, within a predetermined tolerance, where the plurality of shaped beam shots includes a plurality of circular or nearly-circular character projection (CP) shots plus one or more non-circular shot, and where at least two shots in the plurality of circular or nearly-circular shots overlap. Methods for manufacturing a surface and for manufacturing a semiconductor device on a substrate are also disclosed.
US08501371B2
Methods for storing holographic data are presented. The method includes providing an optically transparent substrate comprising a thermally active photochemically active polymer composition, the polymer composition including a photochemically active dye and a heat generating chromophore, thermally activating at least a part of a volume element of the optically transparent substrate to increase a quantum efficiency of photochemical conversion of the photochemically active dye into a photo-product, within the at least a part of the volume element and converting at least some of the photochemically active dye to a photo-product, and producing concentration variations of the photo-product within the volume element of the optically transparent substrate, thereby producing an optically readable datum corresponding to the volume element.
US08501360B2
It is possible to suppress over-discharge of an accumulator even when the accumulator is in charge-limited state in a fuel cell output control device. A vehicle drive control system including a fuel cell and an accumulator uses a control unit having: an FC output instruction value calculation module which calculates an output instruction value of a fuel cell according to a power required by a rotary machine; a regeneration limit judgment module which judges whether regeneration is limited for the rotary machine; a battery limit judgment module which judges whether charge of the accumulator is limited; and a required power correction module which corrects the required power of the fuel cell when the charge of the accumulator is limited and neither of the fuel cell or the rotary machine generates power, so as to limit discharge from the accumulator.
US08501350B2
To provide a lithium manganese composite oxide capable of improving the initial discharge capacity of secondary batteries by removing more Li ions than the conventional lithium manganese composite oxide does when used in the positive electrode used for secondary batteries. A lithium manganese composite oxide having a Li2MnO3 type crystal structure, wherein a part of Li and/or Mn in a lithium manganese oxide represented by a formula Li2MnO3 is substituted by one or more doping elements M selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Si, Ge, Sn, P, Sb and Bi. The above-described lithium manganese composite oxide, wherein the doping elements are P and/or Si. A positive electrode used for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising the above-described lithium manganese composite oxide. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the above-described positive electrode used for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries.
US08501349B2
An energy storage device (100) providing high storage densities via hydrogen storage. The device (100) includes a counter electrode (110), a storage electrode (130), and an ion conducting membrane (120) positioned between the counter electrode (110) and the storage electrode (130). The counter electrode (110) is formed of one or more materials with an affinity for hydrogen and includes an exchange matrix for elements/materials selected from the non-noble materials that have an affinity for hydrogen. The storage electrode (130) is loaded with hydrogen such as atomic or mono-hydrogen that is adsorbed by a hydrogen storage material such that the hydrogen (132, 134) may be stored with low chemical bonding. The hydrogen storage material is typically formed of a lightweight material such as carbon or boron with a network of passage-ways or intercalants for storing and conducting mono-hydrogen, protons, or the like. The hydrogen storage material may store at least ten percent by weight hydrogen (132, 134) at ambient temperature and pressure.
US08501347B2
A bus bar holder for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries arranged in a lengthwise direction, the bus bar holder including a bus bar holder plate having an opening in a lengthwise direction thereof and configured such that at least some electrode terminals of the plurality of batteries are extendable through the opening and slidable along the opening; and a bus bar for electrically connecting at least two electrode terminals of adjacent batteries, wherein the bus bar holder plate includes a settling groove in which the bus bar is settled, and the bus bar attached to the electrode terminals is slidable when the electrode terminal slides along the opening.
US08501342B2
A rechargeable battery is provided including a bare cell having a can. The can has an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has an electrode terminal withdrawn from one surface of the bare cell. A circuit is electrically coupled to the bare cell. The circuit includes a charge-discharge circuit and an antenna circuit. A case is connected to the electrode terminal for receiving and covering the circuit. An antenna assembly is on an outer surface of the bare cell. The antenna assembly includes a line antenna for receiving a radio frequency signal. The line antenna is coupled to the antenna circuit.
US08501341B2
A rechargeable battery including a collector plate having a fuse hole and a fuse protrusion, increasing the reliability of the fuse hole in view of its functionality as a fuse while strengthening a section where the fuse hole is formed, thereby improving safety of the rechargeable battery. A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a collector plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate and including a fuse portion including a fuse hole formed therein and a fuse protrusion extending from a first side of the fuse portion adjacent a first end of the fuse hole.
US08501331B2
A binder composition for a magnetic recording medium contains a vinyl copolymer having a structural unit of general formula [1]: wherein R1 is H, halogen, or methyl, L1 is a single bond or a divalent linking group, and Y is an alicyclic group; a structural unit of general formula [2]: wherein R2 is H, halogen, or methyl, L2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group, and Z is a hydrocarbon group with a carbon number of from 8 to 50; and a structural unit of general formula [3]: wherein R3 is H, halogen, or methyl, and L3 is a single bond or a divalent linking group.
US08501329B2
A compound having the following structure as at least a part: wherein FA and FA′ are a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic ring which may be the same or different, and at least one of FA and FA′ is a fused aromatic ring having 4 or more rings.
US08501328B2
Disclosed herein are red phosphorescent compounds of the following one of Formulas 1 to 3 wherein Formula 1 R1 and R2 are independently a C1-C4 alkyl group, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, wherein Formula 2 R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, wherein Formula 3 R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl groups and C1-C4 alkoxy groups, and wherein is selected from 2,4-pentanedione, 2,2,6,6,-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1,3-propanedione, 1,3-butanedione, 3,5-heptanedione, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,4-pentanedione, 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione and 2,2-dimethyl-3,5-hexanedione.
US08501312B2
To provide a charging member that can not easily change in electrical resistance even by any long-term continuous application of direct-current voltage and, as a result thereof, may cause less change in its charging performance with time. The charging member has an electrically conductive support and an electrically conductive elastic layer. The elastic layer contains a vulcanized rubber. The vulcanized rubber is a vulcanized product of a mixture which contains i) a binder polymer containing a polymer having a butadiene skeleton and ii) carbon black, where the polymer having a butadiene skeleton stands modified at the molecular terminal(s) thereof with a group represented by the following formulas (1) or (2).
US08501311B2
The present invention relates to a rear-illuminable aircraft interior component consisting of a transparent or translucent thermoplastic, a translucent varnish layer disposed on the latter and a decorative varnish layer disposed on the translucent varnish layer, as well as the use of a rear-illuminable aircraft interior component of this kind as a rear-illuminable aircraft window ring.
US08501303B2
A resin composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin having excellent transparency and flame retardancy. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a branched structure with a branching ratio of 0.7 to 1.1 mol % (component A) and 0.005 to 12 parts by weight of at least one flame retardant.
US08501295B2
A drop cloth includes: a sheet of material having a length that is greater than its width; and a series of panels, each panel being connected to the sheet in series along the length of the sheet. The length may be substantially greater than the width. The panels are generally identical to one another and are equally spaced along the length of the sheet such that the spacing is sufficient for the sheet to be folded in-between adjacent panels such that the panes are stacked, the spacing between adjacent panels being about twice the thickness of each panel. The drop cloth can be used for protection against drips and spills when painting along a wall of a room.
US08501288B2
An image transfer paper including a substrate layer, an image layer positioned relative to the substrate layer, the image layer including at least one of a polyester and a polyurethane and at least one of a micronized polytetrafluoroethylene and a micronized polyethylene, and a release layer positioned between the substrate layer and the image layer, the release layer including a wax component and at least one of a fluoro phosphate ester and a perfluoro phosphate ester.
US08501286B2
The present invention discloses a reactive monomer of liquid crystal. The reactive monomer of liquid crystal is added with at least one fluoro group. Because hydrocarbon bonds of a side chain of polyimide surface of an alignment film has a fluorophobic effect, the fluoro group of the reactive monomer of liquid crystal can lower the interaction between the polyimide surface of the alignment film and the reactive monomer of liquid crystal to thus evenly deposit the liquid crystal composition containing the reactive monomers of liquid crystal onto the polyimide surface of the alignment film. Thus, it can avoid from occurring the phenomenon of drop Mura defect occurred during implementing the ODF technology.
US08501284B2
The present invention relates to a blue phase (BP) liquid crystal composition and to a method of stabilizing a blue phase state of a liquid crystal material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of lowering the operating voltage of a liquid crystal material. Moreover, the present invention relates to a blue phase crystal material stabilized by the method according to the present invention or having an operating voltage that is lowered by the method according to the present invention. Also, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal cell comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material and to a liquid crystal display comprising a blue phase liquid crystal material. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of broadening that stability temperature range of a liquid crystal material in its blue phase state.
US08501281B2
There are provided: a method for forming a shining coating film which can form a coating film extremely excellent in a leveling property and a brightness with good workability and can also realize the reduction of environmental burden; and a coated article excellent in a design property obtained by this method. In a method comprising the steps of sequentially coating a shining material-containing solvent type first base coat coating, a shining material-containing solvent type second base coat coating and a top clear coating onto a base material and baking a formed multilayered coating film at the same time, an improvement is made so that the resin composition and coating nonvolatile concentration of the first and second base coat coatings and the amount of nonvolatiles in the first and second base coating films will have specific conditions.
US08501280B2
The use of high-functionality highly branched polyetheramine polyols to coat substrates such as metal surfaces or components made of plastic permits improved adhesion of further coatings.
US08501275B2
The invention relates generally to processes for enhancing the deposition of noble metal thin films on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. Treatment with gaseous halides or metalorganic compounds reduces the incubation time for deposition of noble metals on particular surfaces. The methods may be utilized to facilitate selective deposition. For example, selective deposition of noble metals on high-k materials relative to insulators can be enhanced by pretreatment with halide reactants. In addition, halide treatment can be used to avoid deposition on the quartz walls of the reaction chamber.
US08501274B2
A substrate is rotated at a first rotation number (first step). The rotation of the substrate is decelerated to 1500 rpm that is a second rotation number and the substrate is rotated at the second rotation number for 0.5 seconds (second step). The rotation of the substrate is further decelerated to a third rotation number and the substrate is rotated at the third rotation number (third step). The rotation of the substrate is accelerated to a fourth rotation number and the substrate is rotated at the fourth rotation number (fourth step). A resist solution is continuously supplied to a center portion of the substrate from a middle of the first step to a middle of the third step.
US08501273B2
A mixture and technique for coating an internal surface of an article is generally described. In one aspect, a method includes introducing a mixture comprising an aluminum source and an organo halocarbon activator into an internal cavity of an article. In some embodiments, the method may further include heating the article and the mixture to a temperature sufficient to form an aluminum halide, which deposits on a surface of the internal cavity to form a coated article. In further embodiments, the method may also include depositing on an external surface of the article a first layer comprising Pt, Si, and a reactive element selected from the group consisting of Hf, Y, La, Ce, Zr, and combinations thereof, and depositing a second layer comprising Al on the first layer to form an alloy including a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni3Al phase constitution, where the second layer is deposited with the organo halocarbon activator.
US08501270B2
It is an object to provide an optical transparent member capable of maintaining a high-performance antireflection effect for a base over a long period of time, and an optical system using the same, specifically an optical transparent member including on a base a layer containing SiO2 as a main component, a layer containing Al2O3 as a main component, and a plate crystal layer formed from plate crystals containing Al2O3 as a main component, wherein the surface of the plate crystal layer has a shape of irregularities, and an optical system using the same.
US08501259B2
A rack and carts system to hold salmons, trouts and any other kind of similar fish, in a way that a maximum freezing capacity is reached per tunnel (kilos of frozen product per hour) as well as an excellent product presentation.
US08501258B1
The present invention provides a method for preparing storable products that contain most of the nutritious elements contained in milk. Embodiments combine the different milk elements into liquid products of different looks and tastes that can be stored without refrigeration. All of the products could additionally be supplemented with probiotic components that can be activated upon consumption, allowing storage for extended periods of time without refrigeration. Moreover, because they are mainly composed of highly digestible milk protein, these products can be used to encapsulate different therapeutics and vitamin supplements for patients under aggressive therapeutic regimens such as: immunosuppressants, high level antibiotics, chemotherapy. Due to their balance of carbohydrates, protein and lipids, the products can be beneficial for individuals suffering from diabetes or from lactose intolerance. Finally, the products can also work as an effective tool to maintain weight balance.
US08501253B2
Provided herein are salts for use in food products having the formula: MgCl2.xKCl.yNH4Cl.zH2O, wherein x+y is about 1, wherein x is greater than or equal to zero and less than 1, wherein y is greater than zero and less than or equal to 1, and wherein z is from about 4 to about 6.
US08501246B2
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition containing lingonberry extract and its use on skin cosmetology thereof. The present invention has provided a lingonberry extract wherein containing polyphenols components including anthocyanidin, procyanidin, resveratrol, catechin and so on. The present invention also relates to the application of lingonberry extract on skin cosmetology, including without limitation whitening, diminishing visible pigmentation, anti-wrinkle, moisturizing, smoothing and improving skin sensitivity. The invention also has revealed drugs, cosmetic composition and food prepared by using lingonberry extract. Comparing with the prior art cosmetic compositions, the said lingonberry extract of the present invention has higher effects and safe.
US08501245B2
Implementation is directed to selectively inhibiting estrogen production and providing estrogenic effects in a human body. A dietary supplement includes a processed Morinda citrifolia product that is used to inhibit aromatase or aromatase enzymes that function to convert androgens to estrogens, inhibit receptors from binding with estrogen, and reduce and/or regulate estrogen production, as well as reduce the amount of estrogen produced within the body and regulating such production. The dietary supplement further provides estrogenic effects. The present invention methods and compositions effectively function to treat estrogen-dependent cancers, and particularly inhibit, destroy, and reverse the effects of of estrogen-dependent cancerous tumors through the introduction into the body (e.g. ingesting) a safe, pre-determined dosage of a naturaceutical composition formulated with or comprising one or more processed Morinda citrifolia products for a safe, pre-determined duration.
US08501244B2
Described herein are chlorite formulations having a pH between about 7 and about 8.5, wherein the chlorite formulations are substantially free of deleterious non-chlorite components. Described herein are chlorite formulations, including pharmaceutical formulations, which are formulated for systemic, parenteral, or intravenous administration. Described herein are methods of preparing and methods of using the chlorite formulations described herein.
US08501240B2
The present invention provides a highly dispersible formulation comprising an active agent and a dipeptide or tripeptide comprising at least two leucyl residues. The composition of the invention possesses superior aerosol properties and is thus preferred for aerosolized administration to the lung. Also provided are a method for (i) increasing the dispersibility of an active-agent containing formulation for administration to the lung, and (ii) delivery of the composition to the lungs of a subject.
US08501237B2
The invention provides a formulation of water insoluble or poorly water soluble drugs encapsulated in lipidated glycosaminoglycan particles for targeted drug delivery.
US08501227B2
Stabilized controlled release pharmaceutical preparations are disclosed in which active ingredient degradation is prevented without the use of a stabilizer. The active ingredient is sealed away from excipients that can adversely affect stability by sealing the excipients rather than the active ingredient. The preparations are substantially unaffected by exposure to storage conditions of elevated temperature and/or elevated relative humidity.
US08501223B2
Dietary compositions and methods for reducing risk of developing hyperthyroidism in a feline are disclosed. The compositions and methods restrict the amount of selenium intake or restrict the amount of selenium and iodine intake in the feline.
US08501205B2
The present application provides insect repellent compositions that include lemongrass oil and p-menthane-3,8-diol. Vanillin or a vanillin-type component may also be included in the insect repellent composition.
US08501203B2
The present invention concerns a topical formulation for the treatment of cellulite, comprising alfalfa herb and derivatives thereof and can further comprise melatonine.The invention refers also to a method of application of said formulation and to a pharmaceutical kit for the treatment of cellulite comprising said formulation, together with vegetal or mineral mud.
