US08547143B2
A resonant gate drive circuit for a power switching device, having a gate-emitter capacitance, is adapted for use with a high frequency power converter. The resonant gate drive circuit comprises a signal input source, a power supply and a resonant inductor. An electrical isolator is connected between the signal input source and a switching node. The electrical isolator is connected to the power supply. A first bidirectional switch is connected between the resonant inductor and the power switching device and includes a first switch control circuit connected to the node to be controlled by a signal from the signal input source. A second bidirectional switch is connected between the power supply and the power switching device and includes a second switch control circuit connected to the node to be controlled by the signal from the input source. The first and second control circuits are adapted to control the first bidirectional switch to provide a first charge path during a resonant period from the resonant inductor to the gate-emitter capacitance defining a quick resonant charge path and to control the second bidirectional switch to provide a second charge path defining a voltage equalization charge path subsequent to the resonant period.
US08547139B2
A CMOS logic integrated circuit includes a level shifter and a CMOS logic circuit. The level shifter converts a signal of a first logic level to a signal of a second logic level. The signal of the first logic level changes between a first low potential and a first high potential higher than the first low potential. The signal of the second logic level changes between the first low potential and a second high potential higher than the first high potential. The CMOS logic circuit includes a first N-channel type MOSFET and a second N-channel type MOSFET. The second N-channel type MOSFET is connected in series with the first N-channel type MOSFET. A first signal of the first logic level is input into a gate of the first N-channel type MOSFET. A second signal of the second logic level has an inversion relationship with the first signal.
US08547134B1
A system provides for a serial transmitter with multiplexing and driving functionality that is combined into a single stage to increase the overall speed of the serial transmitter. The single stage includes a dynamic impedance that is configured in parallel with a multiplexing driver to reduce the input capacitance and set the correct output impedance. The single stage can be implemented as a stacked or cross-coupled XOR logic circuit or a stacked or cross-coupled multiplexer (“mux”) as the multiplexing driver. In an embodiment where a mux is used as the multiplexing driver, a clock can be injected into the mux driver to overcome inter-symbol interference.
US08547126B2
A self testing fault circuit interrupter device comprising a fault circuit comprising at least one line monitoring circuit, at least one line interrupting circuit and at least one fault detector circuit which is configured to selectively operate said at least one line interrupting circuit when a fault is detected. This fault circuit also includes at least one test circuit configured to initiate a self test on the fault circuit and at least one timing circuit for controlling the time period for a self test being performed on said at least one self test circuit. The timing circuitry can be in the form of external circuitry which comprises a transistor which controls the discharge rate of a timing capacitor. The timing capacitor is present to prevent any false triggering of a fault circuit. A fault circuit test condition does not stop until the capacitor is fully discharged. By controlling the timing capacitor discharge rate, the triggering of an SCR is not delayed too much in the presence of an external fault because during the presence of this external fault the test cycle is considerably shortened in time based directly upon the size of the external fault. The testing circuit can include a microcontroller which can be programmed to perform a self test across at least two different half cycles of opposite polarity. The determination of the timing of the self test is based upon timing performed by the microcontroller in combination with zero crossing circuitry.
US08547125B2
Provided is a test apparatus for testing at least one device under test, including: a test module that includes a plurality of test sections, the plurality of test sections testing the device under test by exchanging signals with the device under test; and a plurality of test control sections that control the plurality of test sections, where the test module includes the plurality of test sections; a setting storage section that stores setting as to which of the plurality of test control sections should be associated with each of the plurality of test sections; and an interface section that is connected to the plurality of test sections, provides an access request issued from one of the plurality of test control sections and directed to the test module, to a test section associated with the test control section, and is able to set, independently for each of the plurality of test sections, which of the plurality of test control sections should control the test section.
US08547110B2
Devices and methods of the invention can be used in many industries, including, but not limited to, utilities, agriculture, food, textile, pharmaceutical, photovoltaic and semiconductor, medical devices, chemical and petro-chemical, material science, and defense, where monitoring and/or analysis of various properties of materials are desired. Sensors and methods of using same are provided for measuring at least one impedance of an object under test (or a tested object) at a predetermined frequency and/or a predetermined frequency range, particularly where resonance conditions are provided for such measurement.
US08547109B2
The present invention relates to a capacitor bank monitoring system for monitoring the status of a capacitor bank in a power distribution system. The capacitor bank monitoring system includes a current transformer, a metering connection, and a housing for an electric utility meter. The current transformer is in electrical communication with a neutral terminal of the distribution system and can measure the current carried by the neutral terminal. The meter connection subsystem can provide electrical communication between the electric utility meter and the current transformer, such that the electric utility meter communicates the status of the capacitor bank.
US08547108B2
The present document describes an assembly for connecting a test unit to a wiring harness or equipment to be tested, and a method for testing using the assembly. The assembly may comprise a test box unit, a generic mate-in interface, and at least one specific mate-in interface. The generic mate-in interface is for connection to the test box unit on one end, and to the at least one specific mate-in interfaces at the other end. The mate-in interfaces are for testing different existing wiring harnesses or equipment. Each one of the generic and specific mate-in interfaces has a specific ID. Information relating to the IDs of the connectors and the contact configuration of each mate-in interface is stored in a database of the test unit for identifying the appropriate test contacts that should be used for testing.
US08547104B2
A self power circuit for ion sense circuitry is provided. The self power circuit is configured to supply the voltages required to generate and measure an ion current flow in a combustion chamber of an engine. The power circuit stores power from the current flow in the ignition coil secondary circuit during at least a portion of a sparking period for use during the ion current measurement period between sparking events. Ion current generation voltage as well as positive and negative sensor circuit power supply voltages are generated in one embodiment.
US08547101B2
In MRS measurement using magnetic resonance highly precise results are efficiently obtained with coincidence of axes with axes in positioning image. In measurement according to the PRESS method for a plurality of regions each localized (specified) with a set of perpendicularly intersecting three slices, wherein one or two slices are common to the sets of three slices localizing the regions, and slices not common do not intersect, a slice not common to those of a region to be selectively excited is excited with a radio frequency magnetic field of which phase is different by 180 degrees from that of a radio frequency magnetic field used for exciting the region to be selectively excited a number of times equal to the number of common slices, and during the measurement of the region to be selectively excited, a group of regions other than the region to be selectively excited are thermally equilibrated.
US08547096B2
A method for quantifying bitumen and/or water in a sample comprising bitumen, water and solids using a time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance pulse spectrometer is provided comprising the steps of: initially saturating the magnetization of the sample so that essentially no magnetization remains in the +Z axis; subjecting the sample to a sequence of radio-frequency pulses optimized for the measurement of bitumen and water in the sample; allowing the recording of the transverse relaxation (T2) echo trains after incremental longitudinal relaxation to produce a raw TD-NMR data set for the sample; and determining the amount of bitumen and water by means of a partial least squares optimization based chemometric model relating TD-NMR data sets obtained from a training set of samples comprising bitumen, water and solids to the training samples' corresponding reference values obtained from a standard analysis method for determining bitumen and water.
US08547088B2
Encoded scale bodies for position/displacement measuring systems and position/displacement measurement systems including scale bodies are disclosed. An encoded scale body includes a support band and at least one encoding layer made of encoding material. The encoding layer is arranged on the support band. The encoded scale body further includes a cover band which covers the encoding material towards an outside space. The cover band is formed by the support band. The support band/cover band is elastically flexible. The support band, which is the mechanical holder for the encoding material, may serve to mechanically stabilize the encoded scale body. The cover band covers the encoding material and may protect the encoding layer from external effects such as, in particular, mechanical forces. The flexible support band/cover band may permit the encoded scale body to be used as band material, and for example, a roll material.
US08547082B2
An internal pulse waveform shaping circuit provided to an IC chip generates an internal pulse monitor signal that changes in a predetermined direction at a rise timing of an internal pulse signal during a period in which a first enable signal is asserted and a second enable signal is de-asserted and then continues in the changed state for a predetermined period of time or longer, and generates the internal pulse monitor signal that changes in the predetermined direction at a fall timing of the pulse signal during a period in which the first enable signal is de-asserted and the second enable signal is asserted and then continues in the changed state for the predetermined period of time or longer. The generated internal pulse monitor signal is output to a tester for detecting the pulse width of the internal pulse signal.
US08547077B1
A voltage regulator with adaptive Miller compensation includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. An adaptive compensation circuit includes serially connected compensation capacitor and a compensation transistor coupled to the second amplifier. A bias circuit generates a proper bias control voltage to dynamically control the adaptive compensation circuit in a manner that the adaptive compensation transistor operates in a deep triode region with weakly-inverted channel or strongly-inverted channel. An output circuit generates an output voltage according to which the feedback voltage is generated. The resistance of the compensation transistor varies according to a load of the voltage regulator under control of the bias control voltage. The bias circuit generates a mirror current that copies at least a portion of a current flowing in the output circuit, and the bias control voltage is then generated according to the mirror current.
US08547076B1
A control system for regulating an output voltage of a DC-DC converter having N phases, where N is an integer greater than one, includes a pulse generator and a frequency divider. The pulse generator generates a stream of fixed on-time pulses, each pulse triggered in response to current through an alternating one of the N phases falling to a threshold value. The frequency divider divides the stream of fixed on-time pulses into N phase signals for controlling the N phases. A method for regulating an output voltage of a DC-DC converter having N phases, includes the following steps: (1) generating a stream of fixed on-time pulses, each pulse triggered in response to current through an alternating one of the N phases falling to a threshold value, and (2) dividing the stream of fixed on-time pulses into N phase signals for controlling the N phases.
US08547066B2
An apparatus for powering an electric hand-held power tool device by an output voltage includes at least two connectors for connecting the apparatus to at least two batteries. At least two switches, and a command circuit of the switches, are provided. The command circuit is arranged for commanding the powering of the electric hand-held power tool device by using the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage if the output voltage is higher than the open circuit voltage of each of the other batteries. And, by using the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage and at least one other battery if the output voltage is lower than the open circuit voltage of the other battery, the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage and the at least one other battery being connected in parallel.
US08547061B1
A wireless hotpoint device includes a main body having a circuit board and a battery arranged therein. The circuit board includes a first control unit, a second control unit connected to the first control unit, and a wireless transmission unit connected to the second control unit. The first control unit controls an input voltage of an external power supply and an output voltage of a battery power of the battery, and informs the second control unit to turn on. The second control unit enables a wireless access via the wireless transmission unit or an access via the Ethernet, and enables a router mode or a network service mode. With these arrangements, the wireless hotpoint device not only enables data access via local or wireless networks, but also supplies electric power for charging other electronic products connected thereto.
US08547056B2
A one-piece car charger includes an enclosure and a circuit board. The circuit board is received in the enclosure and is electrically connected to a power output port. The enclosure is integrally formed as a one-piece configuration. The one-piece enclosure helps reducing manufacturing time (and is applicable to automatized manufacturing process). There is no need for operators to manually assemble the enclosures one by one so that the assembling time is shortened and mistakenly assembling incorrect parts is eliminated.
US08547051B2
A system includes a control module that controls a motor based on a first rotor angle and an angle determination module that generates the first rotor angle. An estimator module determines an estimated rotor angle of the motor. A transition module generates a transition signal in response to convergence of the estimator module. The angle determination module initially generates the first rotor angle based on an open loop angle. In response to the transition signal, the angle determination module switches to generating the first rotor angle based on the estimated rotor angle and an offset value. The offset value is based on a difference between the estimated rotor angle and the open loop angle at the time when the transition signal is generated.
US08547038B2
A high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device is used for projector devices that allow controlling the mean electric power at a desired value with a slow processing speed. A color wheel rotates and disperses the beam from lamp into each of the color components, such that the electric power supplied to the lamp is controlled at different levels for each segment of the color wheel and the power feeding device control part finds the mean electric power by sampling the electric power supplied.
US08547036B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for use in conjunction with a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light bulb or tube with one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light connector, wherein the LEDs include at least one multiband-type ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver having one or more optical channels defined using one or more OFDM bands; and a controller coupled to the LEDs, the controller adjusting LED light output and communicating with the optical network using the optical transmitter and receiver. In other embodiments, the LEDs include at least one optical transmitter and receiver optically coupled to an optical network using at least one LED with a first mode to generate light and a second mode to receive optical transmissions using ambient light.
US08547032B2
A method for driving a light-emitting diode based upon an AC input voltage includes receiving and full-wave rectifying the AC input voltage to generate a full-wave rectified input voltage, generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the full-wave rectified input voltage and a luminance signal, and generating a driving voltage according to the pulse width modulation signal and the full-wave rectified input voltage, and applying the driving voltage to the light-emitting diode.
US08547025B2
An LED lighting device includes a first luminescent device for providing light according to a first current, a second luminescent device coupled in series to the first luminescent device for providing light according to a second current, a silicon-controlled rectifier coupled in parallel to the first luminescent device and configured to conduct a third current when a voltage established across the first luminescent device exceeds a break-over voltage, and a two-terminal current controller coupled in parallel with the first luminescent device and in series to the second luminescent device and configured to regulate the second current according to a voltage established across the two-terminal current controller.
US08547024B2
Solid state light sources are compatible with AC phase-cut dimmers. The light sources may have switching mode power supplies having primary and secondary sides that are in first and second circuit parts that are electrically isolated from one another. Information regarding a waveform of input electrical power is extracted in the first circuit part and passed to a controller in the second circuit part by way of a galvanic isolator. Additional isolated paths may be provided to provide bi-directional exchange of information between the first and second circuit parts and/or to provide for the exchange of additional information relevant to control. The signal path from the first side to the second side may have a low latency.
US08547021B2
A plasma processing device includes a first electrode plate (3), a second electrode plate (4), a matching device (8), a power distribution device (9) and a power supply device (1). The first electrode plate (3) includes at least two sub-electrode plates (31, 32) insulated from each other; the power supply device (1) is connected to the power distribution device (9) via the matching device (8); the power distribution device (9) is connected to the first electrode plate (3) for inputting and distributing the power of the power supply device (1) to each of the sub-electrode plates (31, 32); the power distribution device (9) at least includes capacitors (C1, C2) and/or inductances (L1, L2). The plasma processing device distributes the power of the power supply device (1) into several portions corresponding to the number of the sub-electrodes (31, 32) through the power distribution device (9), and each portion of the power is individually inputted to the corresponding sub-electrode (31, 32) to acquire individual electric field distribution between each sub-electrode plate (31, 32) and the second electrode plate (4).
US08547019B2
An electronic circuit for use with a lamp controller includes a driver component and a voltage interface circuit powered by the driver component. The interface component delivers a low voltage power signal at a defined operating range via output lines to a downstream controller. A protection circuit is coupled with the voltage interface circuit. The protection circuit in one embodiment has an under-voltage switch disposed in one of the output lines and configured to open at a voltage less than the defined voltage range, and a blocking device disposed in the other output line and configured to block reverse power flow at a voltage above the defined voltage range. In another embodiment, the protection circuit has a first blocking device disposed in either one of the output lines to block reverse power flow to the voltage interface circuit, a PTC device disposed in either one of the output lines, and a second blocking device disposed across the output lines to protect the control circuit from a high voltage reverse polarity condition.
US08547017B2
A vehicle dome and reading light assembly for a vehicle includes a lighting device assembled to the interior of the vehicle and capable of generating plural light colors. A first switch is actuatable to cause the lighting device to generate a first color light and a first light intensity to serve as a dome lamp. A second switch is actuatable to cause the lighting device to generate a second color light at a second light intensity to serve as a map or reading lamp.
US08547012B2
An organic EL element includes a first electrode, an organic compound layer, and a second electrode on a substrate. The second electrode includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer in this order from the substrate side. The second metal layer contains Ag and has a thickness of 5.0 nm or more and 20 nm or less. The first metal layer contains Mg and Ag and has a thickness of 1.0 nm or more and 5.0 nm or less.
US08547009B2
A lighting structure may include a semiconductor light emitting device configured to generate light responsive to an electrical signal applied thereto. In addition, an encapsulating material may be configured to transmit light generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, and the encapsulating material may include yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) diffuser particles and phosphor particles therein. More particularly, the yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) diffuser particles and the phosphor particles may have different compositions.
US08547002B2
An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.
US08546997B2
An ultrasonic sensor includes a support body having an opening, a support film closing the opening, a piezoelectric body disposed on the support film in an inner region of the opening in a plan view, a first resin material forming a first space closed off from an outside space between the first resin material and the support film in at least a region in which the opening is formed in the plan view and the first resin material having an contacting portion facing the opening and being configured to contact with a test object, a second resin material forming a second space closed off from the outside space and communicating with the first space, and an ultrasonic wave transmitting medium filling the first and second spaces. A flexible portion having lower rigidity than the support film in the film thickness direction is provided in a portion of the second resin material.
US08546987B2
A brushless direct current motor for use in a HVAC system, has a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted to the stator. The stator has a stator core, field windings wound on the stator core and a bushing. The rotor has a shaft rotatably supported by the bushing and adapted to connect with a valve adjuster of the HVAC system. The rotor also has at least one permanent magnet fixed with respect to the shaft. The bushing is a monolithic construction with two journal portions and one middle portion. The two journal portions support the shaft and are formed at respective axial ends of the middle portion. The middle portion has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the shaft at portions corresponding to the middle portion, so as to form a gap between the middle portion and the shaft.
US08546982B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module comprising a module housing. In some embodiments, the module housing can include a sleeve member and at least one end cap. Also, an inner wall of the module housing can at least partially define a machine cavity. In some embodiments a coolant jacket can be positioned within a portion of the sleeve member. Further, in some embodiments, at least one partition can be positioned substantially within the coolant jacket. The partition can be dimensioned to at least partially seal a first region of the coolant jacket from a second region of the cooling jacket.
US08546981B2
An actuator is provided, which includes a main shaft having a first shaft portion for generating a magnetic field in a linear direction and a second shaft portion for generating a magnetic field in a rotational direction, and a coil wound around an outer peripheral surface of the main shaft. The actuator performs both a rotational driving function and a straight driving function via a single unit to improve the positional accuracy and provide spatial efficiency, thereby improving the merchantable quality of the actuator.
US08546979B2
Pulse-generator circuits that permit independent control of pulse widths and the delays between successive pulses. In several embodiments, a pulse-generator subcircuit includes a transmission-line segment comprising first and second conductors, configured such that the first conductor is coupled to a first DC potential. The pulse-generator subcircuit further includes a terminating resistor coupled to a first end of the second conductor of the first transmission-line segment; this terminating resistor is matched to the characteristic impedance of the transmission-line segment. The pulse-generator subcircuit further includes first and second switches, controlled by first and second timing signals, respectively, and configured to selectively and independently connect respective first and second ends of the first conductor to a second DC potential. This second potential may be ground, in some embodiments, while the DC potential supplied to the pulse-generator subcircuit by the power-supply subcircuit may range from a very small voltage to voltages exceeding a kilovolt.
US08546975B2
A power supply device for an electronic device includes a power supply module, a sampling module, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, and a processor. The PWM controller controls the power supply module to be switched on. The sampling module samples current generated by the power supply module and generates sampling signals correspondingly. The PWM controller receives the sampling signals and transmits the sampling signals to the processor. The processor calculates values of the current according to the sampling signals.
US08546974B2
A method for powering one or more loads from a varying input voltage comprises controlling a primary switch to selectively apply the input voltage to energize an inductor, controlling a load switch to selectively connect the inductor to the load, monitoring one or more load parameters to determine load conditions, and, when the load conditions meet a load requirement, disconnecting the load from the inductor and directing any remaining current in the inductor to a energy storage element.
US08546973B2
A mild hybrid system according embodiments of the invention may include: a motor-alternator; an inverter for controlling electrical energy flow to and from the motor-alternator; an electrical energy storage for storing electrical energy generated by the motor-alternator; and a unidirectional DC/DC buck converter including a bypass means for providing a physical connection between the motor-alternator and a vehicle electrical load. With the system, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, packaging process can be simplified, and an additional cooling device is not required.
US08546956B2
At least one metal adhesion layer is formed on at least a Cu surface of a first device wafer. A second device wafer having another Cu surface is positioned atop the Cu surface of the first device wafer and on the at least one metal adhesion layer. The first and second device wafers are then bonded together. The bonding includes heating the devices wafers to a temperature of less than 400° C., with or without, application of an external applied pressure. During the heating, the two Cu surfaces are bonded together and the at least one metal adhesion layer gets oxygen atoms from the two Cu surfaces and forms at least one metal oxide bonding layer between the Cu surfaces.
US08546945B2
A conductive pillar for a semiconductor device is provided. The conductive pillar is formed such that a top surface is non-planar. In embodiments, the top surface may be concave, convex, or wave shaped. An optional capping layer may be formed over the conductive pillar to allow for a stronger inter-metallic compound (IMC) layer. The IMC layer is a layer formed between solder material and an underlying layer, such as the conductive pillar or the optional capping layer.
US08546944B2
A memory device has multiple dielectric barrier regions. A memory device has multiple barrier regions that provide higher or lower current-voltage slope compared to a memory device having a single barrier region. The device also has electrode regions that provide further control over the current-voltage relationship.
US08546942B2
Disclosed is a flip-chip semiconductor device having isotropic electrical interconnection, primarily comprising a chip and a substrate. The chip has at least a first bump and a plurality of second bumps. The substrate has a plurality of bump pads disposed on the top surface and an isotropic connecting mechanism disposed inside the substrate consisting of a plurality of terminals electrically isolated from each other and a flexible vertical pad protruded from the top surface, wherein the disposition locations of the terminals circle around the flexible vertical pad as a disposition center. When the second bumps of the chip are bonded onto the corresponding bump pads, the first bump presses and bends the flexible vertical pad in a specific horizontal direction so that the flexible vertical pad selectively and electrically connect to a selected one of the terminals.
US08546939B2
A technology is provided so that RF modules used for cellular phones etc. can be reduced in size. Over a wiring board constituting an RF module, there are provided a first semiconductor chip in which an amplifier circuit is formed and a second semiconductor chip in which a control circuit for controlling the amplifier circuit is formed. A bonding pad over the second semiconductor chip is connected with a bonding pad over the first semiconductor chip directly by a wire without using a relay pad. In this regard, the bonding pad formed over the first semiconductor chip is not square but rectangular (oblong).
US08546935B2
The invention includes semiconductor packages having grooves within a semiconductor die backside; and includes semiconductor packages utilizing carbon nanostructures (such as, for example, carbon nanotubes) as thermally conductive interface materials. The invention also includes methods of cooling a semiconductor die in which coolant is forced through grooves in a backside of the die, and includes methods of making semiconductor packages.
US08546929B2
An embedded integrated circuit package-on-package system is provided forming a first integrated circuit package system, forming a second integrated circuit package system, and mounting the second integrated circuit package system over the first integrated circuit package system with the first integrated circuit package system, the second integrated circuit package system, or a combination thereof being an embedded integrated circuit package system or an embedded stacked integrated circuit package system.
US08546926B2
The present power converter includes a power conversion semiconductor device, an electrode connection conductor which electrically connects multiple electrodes having the same potential, and also has a generally flat upper surface for electrically connecting to an exterior portion, and a sealing material provided so as to cover the power conversion semiconductor device, and also to expose the generally flat upper surface of the electrode connection conductor.
US08546925B2
A packaged power supply module (100) comprising a chip (110) with a first power field effect transistor (FET) and a second chip (120) with a second FET conductively attached side-by-side onto a conductive carrier (130), the transistors having bond pads of a first area (210) and the carrier having bond pads of a second area (230) smaller than the first area. Conductive bumps (114, 115, 124, 125) attached to the transistor bond pads and conductive bumps (126) attached to the carrier bond pads have equal volume and are coplanar (150), the bumps on the transistor pads having a first height and the bumps on the carrier pads having a second height greater than the first height.
US08546922B2
A wiring board including a core substrate made of an insulative material and having a penetrating portion, a first interlayer insulation layer formed on the surface of the core substrate, a first conductive circuit formed on the surface of the first interlayer insulation layer, a first via conductor formed in the first interlayer insulation layer, and an electronic component accommodated in the penetrating portion of the core substrate and including a semiconductor element, a bump body mounted on the semiconductor element, a conductive circuit connected to the bump body, an interlayer resin insulation layer formed on the conductive circuit, and a via conductor formed in the interlayer resin insulation layer. The first via conductor has a tapering direction which is opposite of a tapering direction of the via conductor in the electronic component.
US08546921B2
A hybrid multilayer substrate in an electronic package. The substrate includes a first portion having m layers and a second portion having n layers such that m is less than n. The first portion has a first height and the second portion has a second height. The first height is different than the second height. In another embodiment, a surface is formed between the first portion and the second portion, and a shielding material can be applied to the surface. In a different embodiment, the hybrid multilayer substrate is manufactured for shielding a first die from a second die.
US08546919B2
A die stack including a die having an annular via with a recessed conductive socket and methods of forming the die stack provide a structure for use in a variety of electronic systems. In an embodiment, a die stack includes a conductive pillar on the top of a die inserted into the recessed conductive socket of another die.
US08546905B2
To reduce size of a finished product by reducing the number of externally embedded parts, embedding of a Schottky barrier diode relatively large in the amount of current in a semiconductor integrated circuit device has been pursued. It is general practice to densely arrange a number of contact electrodes in a matrix over a Schottky junction region. A sputter etching process to the surface of a silicide layer at the bottom of each contact hole is performed before a barrier metal layer is deposited. However, in a structure in which electrodes are thus arranged over a Schottky junction region, a reverse leakage current in a Schottky barrier diode is varied by variations in the amount of sputter etching. The present invention is a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a Schottky barrier diode in which contact electrodes are arranged over a guard ring in contact with a peripheral isolation region.
US08546897B2
A magnetic memory element includes a memory layer, a reference layer, and a spin-injection layer provided between the memory layer and the reference layer. The reference layer has a structure in which at least two CoPt layers containing 20 atomic % or more and 50 atomic % or less of Pt and having a thickness of 1 nm or more and 5 nm or less are stacked with a Ru layer provided therebetween. The thickness of the Ru layer is 0.45±0.05 nm or 0.9±0.1 nm. In addition, the axis of 3-fold crystal symmetry of the CoPt layers is oriented perpendicularly to the film surface. The reference layer includes a high spin polarization layer of 1.5 nm or less containing Co or Fe as a main component at an interface with the spin-injection layer.
US08546887B2
A semiconductor device including a driving region and a dummy region disposed at both side of the driving region includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of active regions spaced from each by equal distances in the driving region, a dummy active region in the dummy region, and a guard ring region surrounding the active regions and the dummy active regions. The distance between the dummy active region and the active region nearest to the dummy active region is substantially the same as each distance between adjacent ones of the active regions, and is smaller than the distance between the dummy active region and a portion of the guard ring region nearest to the dummy active region.
US08546870B2
A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first dielectric pattern, a data storage pattern and a second dielectric pattern, which are sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate. A first conductive pattern is provided on the second dielectric pattern. A second conductive pattern having a greater width than the first conductive pattern is provided on the first conductive pattern.
US08546869B2
Methods of forming nonvolatile memory devices according to embodiments of the invention include techniques to form highly integrated vertical stacks of nonvolatile memory cells. These vertical stacks of memory cells can utilize dummy memory cells to compensate for process artifacts that would otherwise yield relatively poor functioning memory cell strings when relatively large numbers of memory cells are stacked vertically on a semiconductor substrate using a plurality of vertical sub-strings electrically connected in series.
US08546865B2
Provided is a nonvolatile memory device having a three dimensional structure. The nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of stacked semiconductor layers and a plurality of memory cell transistors which is formed on each of a plurality of semiconductor layers and serially connected. Memory cell transistors disposed on different semiconductor layers are serially connected to include one cell string forming a current path in a plurality of semiconductor layers, a first selection transistor serially connected to one edge portion of the cell string and a second selection transistor serially connected to the other edge portion of the cell string.
US08546854B2
A semiconductor device includes an isolation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; an active region defined by the isolation layer; at least one gate line formed to overlap with the active region; at least one first active tab formed on a first interface of the active region which overlaps with the gate line; and a first gate tab formed on a second interface facing away from the first interface in such a way as to project from the gate line.
US08546850B2
Superjunction collectors for transistors are discussed in this application. According to one embodiment, a bipolar transistor having a superjunction collector structure can comprise a collector electrode, a base electrode, an emitter electrode, a collector-base space charge region, and a superjunction collector. The collector-base space charge region can be disposed in electrical communication between the collector electrode and the base electrode. The superjunction collector region can be disposed in the collector-base space charge region. The superjunction collector region can comprise a plurality of alternating horizontally disposed P-type and N-type layers. The layers can be horizontally disposed layers that are layered on top of each other. The P-type and N-type layers can be doped with different types of doping levels. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also discussed and claimed.
US08546842B2
Provided is a highly reliable LED package with significantly improved heat radiating properties, manufacturing method of the LED package, and an LED chip assembly used in the LED package. The LED package is characterized in that the LED chip assembly (10) is bonded to a circuit board (11) created by forming metal circuitry (3) on a metal substrate (5) with an insulation layer (4) therebetween, whereas an LED chip (1) of the LED chip assembly and the metal circuitry (3) of the circuit board are connected via an electrical connection member (9), and at least the LED chip assembly and the electrical connection member are encapsulated with resin encapsulant (8) including fluorescent material.
US08546841B2
A light emitting device uses a conductive bonding agent in bonding a package and a cap, and the light emitting device is a non-air tight and can be manufactured stably, with an improved yield. A method of manufacturing the light emitting device includes a step of bonding a cap having a frame portion to a package having a light emitting element mounted in a recess of the package to cover an opening of the recess. In the step of bonding, a metal bonding agent having greater wettability to the frame portion than to the package is partially disposed to the package or the frame portion, and extended along the frame portion so that ends of the metal bonding agent are joined to each other. With this, a space is defined at a joining portion where the ends of the metal bonding agent are joined, and the package and the frame portion are bonded.
US08546840B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting element having; a semiconductor layer where an n-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a p-type semiconductor layer are laminated; an n-side electrode connected to the n-type semiconductor layer; and a p-side electrode connected to the p-type semiconductor layer; when the semiconductor light emitting element is viewed from above, the n-side electrode has a n-side pad electrode and n-side extension, the n-side extension comprises an n-side first extension extending from the n-side pad electrode toward the p-side pad electrode and an n-side second extension extending from the n-side first extension and formed T shape with the n-side first extension, the p-side electrode has a p-side pad electrode and a p-side extension formed so as to surround the n-side electrode, the p-side side extension comprises an p-side first extension extending from the p-side pad electrode parallel to the n-side second extension.
US08546838B2
A light emitting device package capable of achieving an enhancement in light emission efficiency and a reduction in thermal resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a mounting hole in a first substrate, forming through holes in a second substrate, forming a metal film in the through holes, forming at least one pair of metal layers on upper and lower surfaces of the second substrate such that the metal layers are electrically connected to the metal film, bonding the first substrate to the second substrate, and mounting at least one light emitting device in the mounting hole such that the light emitting device is electrically connected to the metal layers formed on the upper surface of the second substrate.
US08546830B2
The method of growing non-polar epitaxial heterostructures for light-emitting diodes producing white emission and lasers, on the basis of compounds and alloys in AlGaInN system, comprising the step of vapor-phase deposition of one or multiple heterostructures layers described by the formula AlxGa1-xN (0
US08546828B2
The device includes a first ceramic layer; a second ceramic layer on the first ceramic layer and having a light emitting element mounting area; a reflective layer so formed on a surface of the second ceramic layer that the reflective layer covers at least the mounting area; a protective layer which covers the reflective layer; a semiconductor light emitting element mounted on the protective layer positioned above the element mounting area; and at least one heat dissipation via passing through the first ceramic layer. The heat dissipation via is disposed in a position that does not overlap with the element mounting area in a direction in which the ceramic layers are stacked.
US08546827B2
A light emitting device that can radiate heat generated by a semiconductor light emitting element and/or a resin layer at not only a position directly under the light emitting element, but also a position remote from such a position with respect to the main plane direction is provided. In the light emitting device, a light emitting element is carried on a substrate, and a resin covers the light emitting element. An anisotropic heat conduction material showing a heat conductivity for the substrate main plane direction larger than that for the substrate thickness direction is carried on the substrate. A side of the anisotropic heat conduction material contacts with the resin. Thereby, the anisotropic heat conduction material can receive heat of the resin, conduct it along the main plane direction, and radiate it to the substrate at a position remote from the light emitting element and/or the resin. As the anisotropic heat conduction material, for example, one or more laminated layers of graphite in the form of sheet are used.
US08546823B2
A light emitting device includes a plurality of solid-state light emitting elements mounted on a substrate; and a wavelength converting unit covering the solid-state light emitting elements, the wavelength converting unit containing fluorescent materials. The solid-state light emitting elements include inner solid-state light emitting elements arranged in a central position of the substrate and outer solid-state light emitting elements arranged outwardly of the inner solid-state light emitting elements, and the wavelength converting unit is configured such that a probability that light propagating through the wavelength converting unit is brought into contact with the fluorescent materials in a portion of the wavelength converting unit covering the outer solid-state light emitting elements is lower than a probability that light propagating through the wavelength converting unit is brought into contact with the fluorescent materials in other portions.
US08546815B2
Disclosed are an SiC semiconductor element and manufacturing method for an SiC semiconductor element in which the interface state density of the interface of the insulating film and the SiC is reduced, and channel mobility is improved. Phosphorus (30) is added to an insulating film (20) formed on an SiC semiconductor (10) substrate in a semiconductor element. The addition of phosphorous to the insulating film makes it possible to significantly reduce the defects (interface state density) in the interface (21) of the insulating film and the SiC, and to dramatically improve the channel mobility when compared with conventional SiC semiconductor elements. The addition of phosphorus to the insulating film is carried out by heat treatment. The use of heat treatment to add phosphorous to the insulating film makes it possible to maintain the reliability of the insulating film, and to avoid variation in channel mobility and threshold voltage.
US08546807B2
A semiconductor device architecture where the top pixel electrode is deposited in an off-set configuration, such as to overlap the COM electrode, and also the gate electrode of the neighboring device.
US08546782B2
A memory element and a memory device with improved controllability over resistance change by applied voltage are provided. The memory element includes a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in this order. The memory layer includes a resistance change layer provided on the first electrode side, and an ion source layer provided on the second electrode side and is higher in resistance value than the resistance change layer. A resistance value of the resistance change layer is changeable in response to a composition change by applied voltage to the first and second electrodes.
US08546761B2
The embodiments of the present invention are directed to addressing the complexity, sample geometry, and even pressure feedback issues associated with mechanical-only mechanisms. In particular, by utilizing one or more bellows capsules in an attenuated total internal reflection (ATR) instrument as a pressure vessel that can expand, contract, and tilt in all directions, the mechanisms disclosed herein can substantially apply uniform pressure to an interposed sample surface to include non-orthogonal sample surfaces, and thus conform to any sample geometry within such instruments. The result of the novel arrangements described herein is to provide a user with a convenient and simple interface for operating the interrogating ATR optical instrument.
US08546758B2
A food quality examination device using a high-sensitivity light-receiving element. The light-receiving element includes a III-V compound semiconductor stacked structure including an absorption layer having a pn-junction therein, wherein the absorption layer has a multiquanturn well structure composed of group III-V compound semiconductors, the pn-junction is formed by selectively diffusing an impurity element into the absorption layer, a diffusion concentration distribution control layer composed of III-V group semiconductor is disposed in contact with the absorption layer on a side of the absorption layer opposite the side adjacent to the group III-V compound semiconductor substrate,the bandgap energy of the diffusion concentration distribution control layer is smaller than that of the group III-V semiconductor substrate,the concentration of the impurity element selectively diffused in the diffusion concentration distribution control layer is decreased to be 5×1016/cm3 or less toward the absorption layer.
US08546741B2
An optical finger navigation device includes an image sensor, a tracking surface, and an optical element. The image sensor generates an image representative of light detected at a pixel array that has a pixel pitch which at least partially defines a surface area of a pixel. The tracking surface is approximately parallel to the image sensor. A first distance between and substantially orthogonal to planes of the tracking surface and the image sensor is insufficient under a set of illumination constraints to produce at the image sensor a speckle size above a threshold. The threshold is approximately one order of magnitude less than the pixel pitch. The optical element is interposed between the tracking surface and the image sensor. The optical element includes at least one optical redirection surface to redirect light along an optical path of a second distance between the tracking surface and the image sensor.
US08546734B2
A magnetic separator for spacing a plurality of workpieces in face-to-face relationship includes upper and lower guide plates that define a passage having an inlet opening and an outlet opening for workpieces moving through the separator, with the inlet opening having a funnel-shaped configuration adapted to admit and align any misaligned workpieces moving into the passage. Upper and lower pole pieces adjacent the upper and lower guide plates provide a magnetic field operative to orient workpieces in the passage. The upper guide plate has an intermediate portion that extends between an inlet and outlet end portions of the upper guide plate, with the inlet end portion extending transverse to the intermediate portion of the upper guide plate. The passage has an intermediate portion disposed between the inlet opening and outlet openings, with the inlet opening being substantially larger in cross-sectional area than the intermediate portion of the passage.
US08546728B2
A welding-type component is disclosed having a single user input that requires a user to input only a single parameter to identify a welding-type process. From the single input, operating parameters for the welding-type process automatically are set or otherwise determined. The invention streamlines the welding-type process prescription process by allowing a user to input only a single parameter than can be used to determine and coordinate other parameters for the welding-type process.
US08546727B2
The invention relates to a contact tube (29) for a welding torch (10), having a longitudinal axis (31) along which a through-opening (30) for guiding a welding wire (13) from an inlet region (37) to an outlet region (35) and from an outlet opening (39) towards a workpiece (16) is provided, wherein at least one slot (34) is provided in the outlet region (35) for making contact with the welding wire (13). A contact tube (29) with improved contacting of the welding wire (13) is obtained by providing at least one further slot (36) in the inlet region (37) of the contact tube (29), wherein the slot (36) in the inlet region (37) is arranged in line with the slot (34) in the outlet region (35), and a web (38), which serves as a pivot point, is formed between the slot (34) in the outlet region (35) and the at least one slot (36) in the inlet region (37).
US08546721B2
A course of a position of a positioning device is determined as a laser beam welds a workpiece at a focus area of the laser beam. The positioning device is configured to position the focus area of a laser beam on a workpiece such that a joint is formed on the workpiece. A course of the joint on the workpiece from the determined course of the position of the positioning device is estimated, and a deviation between the determined course of the position of the positioning device and the estimated course of the joint on the workpiece is calculated. The deviation represents a parameter related to the precision of the seam position control.
US08546719B2
A plasma arc torch both cutting and marking of metal workpieces includes a plasma nozzle having a plasma nozzle orifice through which an electric arc from an electrode and a stream of plasma gas are emitted toward a workpiece, and a liquid-injection shield cup that injects liquid tangentially inwardly to the arc and stream of plasma gas. A power supply is operable to selectively deliver electrical power to the electrode at either a low power level suitable for marking of a workpiece or a high power level suitable for workpiece cutting. The torch may be selectively operated to mark at the low power level, with a plasma marking gas being delivered to the plasma gas passage, or to cut at the high power level, with a plasma cutting gas being delivered to the plasma gas passage, and liquid being delivered to the liquid injection passage for both cutting and marking.
US08546718B2
An electrode for a contact start plasma arc torch includes an elongated electrode body formed of an electrically conductive material. The electrode body is movable relative to the torch. A resilient element, contacting a proximal end of the electrode body, is used for imparting a separation force to the electrode body. The electrode body is adapted to overcome the separation force and engage a contact element of the torch when the torch is operated in a transferred arc mode.
US08546717B2
A process and apparatus for free form fabrication of a three-dimensional work piece comprising (a) feeding raw material in a solid state to a first predetermined location; (b) depositing the raw material onto a substrate as a molten pool deposit under a first processing condition; (c) monitoring the molten pool deposit for a preselected condition; (d) comparing information about the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit with a predetermined desired value for the preselected condition of the monitored molten pool deposit; (e) solidifying the molten pool deposit; (f) automatically altering the first processing condition to a different processing condition based upon information obtained from the comparing step (d); and repeating steps (a) through (f) at one or more second locations for building up layer by layer a three-dimensional work piece. The apparatus is characterized by a detector that monitors a preselected condition of the deposited material and a closed loop electronic control device for controlling operation of one or more components of the apparatus in response to a detected condition by the detector.
US08546715B2
The present invention discloses a key device for a mobile phone, which comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), a key disposed on the PCB and a metal dome disposed above the key. The metal dome is able to make electrical contact with the key. The key comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode, and the third electrode is formed as two rings in which the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed respectively. In the key device for a mobile phone provided by the present invention, the key is formed with three electrodes, so when the metal dome makes contact with the first electrode or the second electrode, the three electrodes of the key are electrically connected with each other simultaneously. This imparts the key for a mobile phone with the compatibility, thereby reducing the product cost and shortening the duration of research and development.
US08546697B2
A flat cable includes an enclosure sleeve that encloses a selected section of a cluster section of a flexible substrate. The enclosure sleeve has opposite ends respectively coupled to a first water resistant member and a second water resistant member. Each water resistant member includes a base forming a hollow channel and an insertion end extending from the base. The insertion end is fit to an inside or outside wall of an end of the enclosure sleeve. The first water resistant member, the second water resistant member, and the enclosure sleeve are combined together to form a water resistant section. When the flexible substrate is subjected to a stretching force in an extension direction or a torque applied in a rotation direction, the flexible substrate is allowed to undergo relative displacement with respect to the first water resistant member, the second water resistant member, and the enclosure sleeve.
US08546696B2
A printed circuit board having a connection terminal which includes: an insulating substrate including first and second surfaces, and an end surface along an outline normal to an insertion direction of the connection terminal; at least one lead wiring layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate; an insulating protection film covering the lead wiring layer; at least one lead terminal layer constituting an end portion of the lead wiring layer, the lead terminal layer being formed into a strip, and having an end surface along the outline; a reinforcement body adhered on the second surface of the insulating substrate at a backside position of the lead terminal layer; wherein a distance between an outer surface of the lead terminal layer and an outer surface of the reinforcement body on the outline side is smaller than a distance therebetween on the lead wiring layer side.
US08546690B2
A multimedia cable, particularly one designed to carry digital signals in accordance with an HDMI standard, which comprises two or more concentric rings of conductor cores arranged about a central conductor core.
US08546688B2
A high speed cable with terminating assemblies at the respective ends of the cable includes a ground wire, one or more signal wires, and a conductive layer enclosing the ground wire and the signal wires. The ground wire as well as the signal wires and the conductive layer extend into the terminating assemblies, in each of which corresponding inductive elements are coupled between the conductive layer and the ground wire. In each terminating assembly, the ground wire is shunted to the conductive layer by inductive elements, thus providing added low frequency connectivity in the cable, while at the same time blocking high frequency noise energy that may be present in the ground wire and preventing it from being coupled into, and transmitted through, the conductive layer.
US08546685B2
Provided is a hetero-junction solar cell with a silicon crystalline substrate of small thickness but exhibiting less warpage, and having a high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The crystalline silicon substrate has a thickness of 50 μm to 200 μm, and has a rough structure on the light-incident-side surface thereof. The surface of the transparent conductive layer in the light incidence side has an irregular structure. The top-bottom distance in the irregular structure of the transparent conductive layer in the light-incidence-side is preferably smaller than the top-bottom distance in the rough structure of the crystalline silicon substrate in the-light-incidence side. The distance between tops of the projections in the irregular structure on the surface of the transparent conductive layer in the light incidence side is preferably smaller than the distance between tops of the projections in the rough structure on the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate in the light incidence side.
US08546681B2
A photovoltaic device comprising an array of elongate reflector elements mounted substantially parallel to one another and transversely spaced in series, at least one of the reflector elements having an elongate concave reflective surface to reflect incident solar radiation towards a forward adjacent reflector element in the array. The at least one reflector element includes a photovoltaic receptor mounted on the reflector element by a mounting arrangement to receive reflected solar radiation from a rearward adjacent reflector element The reflector element also includes a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the photovoltaic receptor, thermally isolating the photovoltaic receptor, at least partially, from the reflector element.
US08546673B2
A percussive device for a stringed instrument includes a support structure, an attachment component that attaches the support structure to the stringed instrument, one or more hammers attached to arms rotatably coupled to the support structure and one or more actuators. User activation of the actuators causes a corresponding one of the hammers to make contact with a string of the stringed instrument resulting in a rotational force applied to at least one of the hammer arms or actuators. The applied rotational force causes the hammer to be positioned out of contact with the string of the stringed instrument. The applied rotational force is overcome when an applicable force has been applied to the corresponding actuator by a user, thereby causing the hammer to contact a corresponding string of the stringed instrument.
US08546664B1
A novel maize variety designated X90B041 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X90B041 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90B041 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90B041, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90B041. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90B041.
US08546663B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH232367. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH232367, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH232367 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 CH232367.
US08546660B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XB35AT11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB35AT11, cells from soybean variety XB35AT11, plants of soybean XB35AT11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB35AT11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB35AT11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB35AT11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB35AT11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB35AT11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB35AT11 are further provided.
US08546659B2
A novel soybean variety, designated XB28AD11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB28AD11, cells from soybean variety XB28AD11, plants of soybean XB28AD11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB28AD11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB28AD11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB28AD11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB28AD11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB28AD11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB28AD11 are further provided.
US08546654B2
A soybean cultivar designated S090090 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090090, to the plants of soybean S090090, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090090, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090090 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S090090, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090090, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S090090 with another soybean cultivar.
US08546645B2
Production of modified fatty acids in plants through rDNA targeted integration of heterologous genes
The present invention relates to transgenic plants comprising a plurality of nucleic acids heterologous to said plant, each of said nucleic acid comprising a coding sequence operably linked to one or more regulatory elements for directing expression of said coding sequence in said plant, said nucleic acid being stably integrated at or adjacent to rDNA sequences, or a seed, organ, tissue, part or cell thereof, or a descendant of said plant, seed, organ, tissue, part or cell; methods of producing the transgenic plants; and methods of producing oil using the transgenic plants.
US08546639B2
A urine suction device improved to achieve quick urine which includes a urine receiver unit and a urine detector unit. The urine detector unit includes a pair of electrode assemblies adapted to output a detection signal as soon as it is wetted with urine. The pair of electrode assemblies is sandwiched between a liquid-pervious first sheet and a liquid-pervious second sheet. The first and second sheets are put flat and joined together along joint zones provided outside respective pairs of opposite side edges of the electrode assemblies. Along the respective joint zones, at least one of the first and second sheets has its thickness locally reduced and the first and second sheets are kept in close contact with each other along the joint zones and in the vicinity of the joint zones.
US08546637B2
Provided are medical articles (e.g., wound dressings) that include a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and methods of making the medical articles using immiscible materials that increase moisture vapor transmission rates.
US08546632B2
Disclosed is a method for removing unsaturated aliphatic compounds from a hydrocarbon feed stream by contacting the hydrocarbon feed stream with an acidic molecular sieve to produce a hydrocarbon effluent stream having a lower unsaturated aliphatic content relative to the hydrocarbon feed stream. The hydrocarbon feed stream comprises an aromatic compound, a nitrogen compound, and an unsaturated aliphatic compound.
US08546628B2
The present invention is directed to a hydroisomerization process using a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-81, which is synthesized using a structure directing agent selected from 1,5-bis(1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, 1,5-bis(1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, and mixtures thereof.
US08546622B2
A process for selective formation of ethanol from acetic acid by hydrogenating acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst comprises a first metal on an acidic support. The acidic support may comprise an acidic support material or may comprise an support having an acidic support modifier. The catalyst may be used alone to produced ethanol via hydrogenation or in combination with another catalyst. In addition, the crude ethanol product is separated to obtain ethanol.
US08546613B2
The present invention relates to a compound of formulas I, Ia, Ib and II, wherein R1 to R11 are herein defined.
US08546609B2
Problem:Providing a novel ionic liquid, which is low-cost, environment-friendly, and has low viscosity and melting point.Means for Solving the Problem:The present invention is the invention of the ionic liquid represented by the general formula [1]: {wherein, R1 to R3 and n pieces of R4 each independently represent hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R5 to R7 each independently represent alkyl group, aralkyl group, or aryl group, R8 represents alkyl group, aralkyl group, aryl group, or the one represented by the general formula [2]: (wherein T represents alkylene chain having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, n represents 1 or 2, and R1 to R7 are the same as the above-described), X represents nitrogen atom or phosphorus atom, n represents 1 or 2. When n is 1, R3 and R4 are bound and may form cyclohexene ring together with the adjacent carbon atoms. In addition, when X is nitrogen atom, R5 to R7 or R5 to R6 may form hetero ring with nitrogen atom binding thereto}.
US08546608B2
The present invention provides boronic acid compounds, boronic esters, and compositions thereof that can modulate apoptosis such as by inhibition of proteasome activity. The compounds and compositions can be used in methods of inducing apoptosis and treating diseases such as cancer and other disorders associated directly of indirectly with proteasome activity.
US08546606B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates by reacting primary amines with phosgene, which comprises the steps a) mixing the amine with the phosgene, b) reacting the amine with the phosgene in a residence reactor and, if desired, c) transferring the output from the reactor of step b) into a distillation column, wherein the residence reactor in step b) is configured as a tube reactor.
US08546596B2
Compounds containing carbon-carbon double bonds and/or carbon-carbon triple bonds are hydrosilylated with linear organopolysiloxanes having diorganosiloxy units and Si—H groups, produced by reacting diorganodichlorosilanes and monochlorosilanes and optionally dichlorosilanes with water in a first step, where at least one of the monochlorosilanes or dichlorosilanes contain Si—H groups to give a partial hydrolysate and gaseous hydrogen chloride, and in a second step, treating the partial hydrolysate with water to remove SiCl groups still present to form hydrochloric acid, and producing a hydrolysate containing the organopolysiloxanes.
US08546589B2
Organophosphorus compounds are described that belong to the phosphinite-phosphite family. Catalytic systems comprising a metallic element forming a complex with said phosphinite-phosphite compounds and methods of hydrocyanation employed in the presence of said catalytic systems are also described.
US08546584B2
A novel benzoxazole derivative having high excitation energy, particularly high triplet excitation energy is provided. A light-emitting element having high current efficiency is provided by application of the novel benzoxazole derivative for the light-emitting element. A light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption are provided. The benzoxazole derivative is represented by General Formula (G1). In the formula, R11 to R14 and R21 to R27 separately represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, and Z represents either a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom.
US08546583B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutical salts, prodrugs, salts of prodrugs, or combinations thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and L1 are defined in the specification, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions. The present invention also relates to compounds of formula (II), or pharmaceutical salts, prodrugs, salts of prodrugs, or combinations thereof, wherein R1a, R2a and (Rx)n are as defined in the specification, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.
US08546581B2
The present application relates to novel compounds, methods and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a glucagon like peptide-1 compound or a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist peptide.
US08546579B2
Bicycloheteroaryl compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, pain, inflammation, traumatic injury, and others.
US08546567B2
This disclosure relates to a novel process for obtaining a compound of formula I: wherein the values of R1, R2, and R3 and P are as described in the specification, and intermediates thereof.
US08546563B2
Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
US08546561B2
Methods of making glucose and/or furfural from biomass require one or more supercritical fluids that may be used to process biomass, cellulose from the biomass, and/or xylose from the biomass. Examples of supercritical fluids for use in processing biomass include ethanol, water, and carbon dioxide at a temperature and pressure above the critical points for ethanol and carbon dioxide but at a temperature and/or pressure below that of the critical point for water. A supercritical fluid containing carbon dioxide and water may be used to convert cellulose to glucose or convert xylose to furfural. The fluid has a temperature and pressure above the critical point of carbon dioxide, but at least one of the temperature and pressure is below the critical point for water.
US08546553B2
Provided herein are methods for inactivating a target polynucleotide. The methods use a psiRNA having a 5′ region and a 3′ region. The 5′ region includes, but is not limited to, 5 to 10 nucleotides chosen from a repeat from a CRISPR locus immediately upstream of a spacer. The 3′ region is substantially complementary to a portion of the target polynucleotide. The methods may be practiced in a prokaryotic microbe or in vitro. Also provided are polypeptides that have endonuclease activity in the presence of a psiRNA and a target polynucleotide, and methods for using the polypeptides.
US08546549B2
This invention describes processes for the convergent synthesis of calicheamicin derivatives, and similar analogs using bifunctional and trifunctional linker intermediates.
US08546545B2
The present invention is directed to isolated polypeptides and antibodies suitable for producing therapeutic preparations, methods, and kits relating to bone deposition. One objective of the present invention is to provide compositions that improve bone deposition. Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide methods and compositions to be utilized in diagnosing bone dysregulation. The therapeutic compositions and methods of the present invention are related to the regulation of Wise, Sost, and closely related sequences. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences and polypeptides include Wise and Sost as well as a family of molecules that express a cysteine knot polypeptide.
US08546544B2
Antibodies specifically binding to c-Met protein, hybridoma cell lines, and compositions comprising the antibodies are disclosed herein. Methods of making and using the antibodies and compositions are also disclosed.
US08546543B2
The invention relates generally to compositions and methods for altering the serum half-life in vivo of an antibody.
US08546533B2
The present invention relates to a pipecolic linker and its use as a solid-phase linker in organic synthesis. Said pipecolic solid-phase linker may be used for coupling functional groups chosen between primary amines, secondary amines, aromatic amines, alcohols, phenols and thiols. In particular, said pipecolic solid-phase linker may be used for peptide or pseudopeptide synthesis, such as the reverse N to C peptide synthesis or the retro-inverso peptide synthesis, or for the synthesis of small organic molecules.
US08546532B2
The instant invention comprises a process for the solid phase synthesis of directed epitope peptide mixtures useful in the treatment and diagnosis of protein conformational disorders, such process defined by a set of rules regarding the identity and the frequency of occurrence of amino acids that substitute a base or native amino acid of a known epitope. The resulting composition is a mixture of related peptides for therapeutic use. The invention also pertains to the process of generating antibodies using the directed epitope peptide mixtures as the antigens, and antibodies generated by such process, useful in the treatment and diagnostics of the said protein conformational disorder.
US08546526B2
The present invention is related to new peptide antagonists of αvβ3 receptor, designed on the basis of the crystal structure of integrin αvβ3 in complex with c(RGDf[NMe]V) and the NMR structure of echistatin. These peptides are potent and selective antagonists of the αvβ3 receptor and can be used as novel anticancer drugs and/or new class of diagnostic non-invasive tracers as suitable tools for αvβ3-targeted therapy and imaging.
US08546523B2
Disclosed are novel compounds having NPR-B agonistic activity. Preferred compounds are linear peptides containing 8-13 conventional or non-conventional L- or D-amino acid residues connected to one another via peptide bonds.
US08546512B2
A copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-benzene is disclosed, which comprises a copolymer represented by formula (1), in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, are C1-C16 alkyl, and n is an integer of 1 to 100. The preparation method of said copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-benzene and the use thereof in manufacture of solar batteries components, organic field effect transistors, organic electroluminescent components, organic optical storage components, organic non-linear materials or organic laser components are also disclosed.
US08546506B2
The invention features compositions and methods for producing polymers of isoprene derived from renewable resources such as isoprene produced from cultured cells that use renewable carbon sources. A starting isoprene composition, such as a bioisoprene composition, is distinguished from petroleum based isoprene by the purity profile (such as lower levels of certain C5 hydrocarbons other than isoprene, presence of certain compounds associated with the biological process for production) and the relative content of the carbon isotopes. Polymers obtained by polymerization of such starting isoprene composition according to this invention, such as a polyisoprene homopolymer or a copolymer having repeat units that are derived from isoprene, are distinguishable from isoprene containing polymers from petrochemical resources. The present invention more specifically discloses a polyisoprene polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from isoprene monomer, wherein the polyisoprene polymer has δ13C value of greater than −22‰. This type of polyisoprene can be a cis-1,4-polyisoprene homopolymer rubber. Also provided are methods for verifying that a polyisoprene homopolymer or a copolymer having repeat units that are derived from isoprene contains isoprene that is from a sustainable renewable non-petroleum derived source.
US08546491B2
The present invention provides a polyolefin-based composite resin spherical particle that gives a coating film having a matte appearance, a soft feeling, and excellent scratch resistance by being used for a coating material. The present invention also provides a coating composition containing the polyolefin-based composite resin spherical particle and a coating resin, and a coated article obtained by applying the coating composition to a substrate.The invention relates to a polyolefin-based composite resin spherical particle, which is a spherical particle obtained by mixing 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin-based resin, 40 to 1,500 parts by mass of water, and 3 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 4,000 to 30,000 to prepare a mixture, emulsifying the mixture at a temperature of the highest melting point of the polyolefin-based resin or higher, and cooling the mixture from a temperature at least 25° C. higher than the highest crystallization temperature of the polyolefin-based resin to a temperature at least 25° C. lower than the lowest crystallization temperature of the polyolefin-based resin at a cooling speed of 0.2° C./min or more, wherein the polyolefin-based resin is a composite resin containing 5 to 70% by mass of a partially saponified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer.
US08546485B2
A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising (A) pressure sensitive adhesive polymers having pendant carbon-carbon unsaturation and (B) hydrophobic polymers terminated with carbon-carbon unsaturation. In one embodiment the hydrophobic polymers are vinyl terminated polydimethoxyl siloxane polymers and/or vinyl terminated fluoropolymers reduces the interaction of the pressure sensitive adhesive with adherends and provides excellent release of the pressure sensitive adhesive after cure.
US08546480B2
A relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, including a relief forming layer formed by thermally crosslinking a resin composition including (A) a polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond in a side chain wherein the polymer is an acrylic resin or a polyvinyl acetal, (B) carbon black, and (C) a thermopolymerization initiator.
US08546478B2
Disclosed is a method for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition having a phase structure comprising a continuous phase comprising at least one thermoplastic resin and a disperse phase comprising dynamically crosslinked elastomer particles finely dispersed in the continuous phase, the method being characterized by dispersing in at least one crosslinkable elastomer component furnace carbon black having a BET nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of from 100 to 260 m2/g and a primary particle average particle diameter of from 10 to 25 nm in an amount of 1 to 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the at least one crosslinkable elastomer component, prior to or during dynamic crosslinking.
US08546476B2
The present disclosure provides an exoergic filler composition which is able to exert superior exoergic property, and a resin composition, a grease, and a coating composition which having superior exoergic property, respectively, by using the above-mentioned exoergic filler composition. The exoergic filler composition contains 1 to 50 volume % of a needle-shaped zinc oxide having an average long diameter of 0.1 to 10 μm, an average short diameter of 0.025 to 2.5 μm, aspect ratio defined by (average long diameter)/(average short diameter) of 4 or more and specific surface area according to BET method of 50 m2/g or less, and 50 to 99 volume % of other exoergic filler.
US08546464B2
A composition includes a vulcanizable diene rubber, a silica filler, and a metal-functionalized polyisobutylene succinic anhydride derivative. In one embodiment the composition has a reduced amount of oil and may include no oil. A tire tread composition includes, a silica filler, a metal-functionalized polyisobutylene succinic anhydride derivative, a rubber matrix, an optional oil, and one or more components selected from the group consisting of carbon black, vulcanizing agent, vulcanization accelerator, tackifier resin, antioxidant, wax, peptizer, vulcanization retarder, activator, processing additive, plasticizer, pigments, and antiozonant. A method for making the rubber composition and the tire tread is also provided.
US08546463B2
Dental composition comprising an aqueous mixture containing (i) a polymerizable acidic phosphoric acid ester monomer of the following formula (A): wherein a is an integer of from 1 to 10; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a moiety of the following formula (Y) wherein X independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a group NR, wherein R may be a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or an acyl group; L represents an (a+b)-valent organic residue containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally including ether, thioether or amino groups or further acidic groups, whereby the carbon atoms comprise at least a+b carbon atoms selected from primary and secondary aliphatic carbon atoms, secondary alicyclic carbon atoms, and aromatic carbon atoms, each of said a+b carbon atoms linking a phosphate or 2-(oxaallyl) derivative group; b is an integer of from 1 to 10; R2 which may be the same or different, independently may be hydrogen, an allyl group or a moiety R1 wherein b is 1; provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is not hydrogen; (ii) one or more polymerizable N-substituted alkyl acrylic or acrylic acid amide monomers; (iii) an organic water-miscible solvent and/or water; (iv) a polymerization initiator; (v) an inhibitor and/or a stabilizer; (vi) optionally an organic or inorganic acid; and (vii) optionally a filler and/or a fluoride releasing compound.
US08546459B2
Provided is a filling/restoring material, including a photopolymerization initiator of a quaternary system formed by combining an α-diketone compound, an aliphatic amine compound, an aromatic amine compound, and a photoacid generator, in which even when the filling/restoring material is filled and cured on a cured layer of a dental adhesive material including a radical-polymerizable monomer having an acidic group, the filling/restoring material undergoes sufficient curing up to a contact interface between the filling/restoring material and the cured layer, thereby providing high adhesive strength stably. Also provided is a dental filling/restoration kit, including: a filling/restoring material including: a polymerizable monomer having no acidic group; a basic inorganic material; and a photopolymerization initiator formed by at least combining: an α-diketone compound; an aliphatic amine compound; an aromatic amine compound; and a photoacid generator; and an adhesive material, which is used for adhesion between a tooth and the filling/restoring material by curing the adhesive material before filling the filling/restoring material, the adhesive material including: a polymerizable monomer including a polymerizable monomer having an acidic group; and a polymerization initiator.
US08546450B1
The field involves compositions useful for pain relief, including diclofenac solution and gel formulations, in particular methods of use thereof, articles of manufacture and kits that provide novel preclinical, clinical and other information to users.
US08546447B2
The invention provides use of a photosensitiser, which is a derivative (e.g., an ester) of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the prevention or treatment of acne.
US08546443B2
The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (I) wherein the groups R5 to R10, A, L1, B, m and p are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain such compounds and their use as medicaments.
US08546438B2
The present invention relates to novel substituted (thiophenyl-carbonyl)imidazolidinones, methods for their production, their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, as well as their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially retroviral diseases, in humans and/or animals.
US08546437B2
Described herein are compounds useful in the modulation of blood uric acid levels, formulations containing them and methods of using them. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in the treatment or prevention of disorders related to aberrant levels of uric acid.
US08546426B2
The compounds herein disclosed are tetrahydroisoquinoline analogs that have modifications on the phenyl rings by introducing groups with various electronic properties. These derivatives of tetrahydroisoquinoline have been shown to have anti-proliferative activity against cells. In particular, the compounds have been found to be effective in inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells, such as cancer cells that originated in breast tissue. Additionally, it has been shown that the novel compounds have IC50 values against the breast cancer cells that are 6-10-fold less than the IC50 of tamoxifen.
US08546425B2
Conjugates of antifolates, releasable linkers, and drugs, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are described. The conjugates are useful for treating diseases arising from pathogenic cell populations. Methods for treating such diseases are also described.
US08546424B2
Acetylene derivatives of 5-phenyl-pyrazolopyridine, preparation thereof, and therapeutic use thereof
Compounds of formula (I): in which: R1 and R2 represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C6)alkyl group, R3 represents one or more hydrogen or halogen atoms, X represents from 1 to 4 substituents, identical to or different from one another, chosen from hydrogen, halogen or (C1-C6)alkyl, in the form of the base or of an addition salt with an acid. Therapeutic use and synthetic process.
US08546421B1
Compounds with cancer cell specific lethality are provided. In particular, RAS-selective lethal compounds and compositions are provided. Also provided are methods of screening for such compounds and methods of treating a condition in a mammal, by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of such compounds or compositions.
US08546416B2
The invention relates to derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to processes for the preparation of such derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives; such derivatives as a medicament; such derivatives for the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the ghrelin receptor.
US08546414B2
In general, the invention relates to novel 4-phenylpyrimidine compounds useful as ion channel modulators. It has now been found that compounds of this invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels and/or calcium channels for the treatment of pain.
US08546411B2
The present invention relates to novel crystalline polymorphic and amorphous forms of the compound methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxy-acrylate (azoxystrobin). Infrared Raman spectra, X-ray powder diffraction pattern and differential scanning calorimetry thermogram of two polymorphs “A” and “B” are provided. Further, the present invention also provides methods for preparing the novel polymorphic forms “A” and “B”, as well as processes for producing mixtures of the polymorphs, and a process for preparing amorphous azoxystrobin. Yet further, the present invention provides anti-fungal compositions comprising the novel crystalline polymorphs “A” and “B” or amorphous azoxystrobin, which are useful for controlling and combating fungi grown on agricultural and horticultural crops and up-land, and methods of using the same as pesticidal agents for combating fungi on agricultural and horticultural crops.
US08546408B2
Fused heteroaryl pyridyl benzenesulfonamides are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR2 receptor. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR2-mediated diseases and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR2 antagonists.
US08546406B2
Compounds of the formula I, in which D, X, Y, Z, R and R1 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of methionine aminopeptidase and can be employed for the treatment of tumors.
US08546405B2
Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
US08546401B2
The present invention relates to novel 5,6-disubstituted oxindole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives, and to the use of such derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament, and methods of treating disorders in a subject in need thereof, such as vasopressin-dependent disorders, using 5,6-disubstituted oxindole derivatives.
US08546399B2
Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
US08546395B2
The invention relates to 6-cycloamino-3-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives corresponding to the general formula (I) in which R2 represents an aryl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms or C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-alkyloxy, C1-6-alkylthio, C1-6-fluoroalkyl, C1-6-fluoroalkyloxy and —CN groups or R2 represents a group chosen from C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-fluoroalkyl, C3-7-cycloalkyl or C3-7-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl groups; A represents a C1-7-alkylene group; B represents a C1-7-alkylene group; L represents either a nitrogen atom optionally substituted with an Rc or Rd group, or a carbon atom substituted with an Re1 group and an Rd group or two Re2 groups; the carbon atoms of A and of B being optionally substituted with one or more Rf groups, which may be identical to or different from one another. Preparation process and therapeutic use.
US08546389B2
The present invention relates to viral polymerase inhibitors of formula (I), salts, N-oxides, solvates, hydrates, racemates, enantiomers or isomers thereof, processes for their preparation and their use in the treatment of Flaviviridae viral infections such as Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections:
US08546385B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula: in which A, Cy, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the description. The compounds of the invention are modulators of the NURR-1 nuclear receptors.
US08546376B2
The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer.
US08546375B2
Disclosed herein are azetidinyl compounds of formula I, as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an azetidinyl compound, and a method of using an azetidinyl compound in the treatment or prophylaxis of a melanin-concentrating hormone related disease or condition.
US08546373B2
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to formulations comprising methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) and one or more therapeutic agents, and uses of such formulations to treat, inhibit and/or sensitize infectious diseases. In several embodiments, such formulations are effective to treat, inhibit and/or sensitize drug-resistant bacterial microorganisms, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
US08546372B2
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US08546371B2
A composition for stimulating NKT cells to produce anti-cancer and anti-viral cytokines without causing anergy of NKT cells includes a glycolipid antigen and a nanoparticle conjugated with the glycolipid antigen. The glycolipid antigen and the nanoparticle are not antigenic in mouse and human being. The composition can further include covalent or non-covalent connection between the glycolipid antigen and the nanoparticle. The glycolipid antigen is alpha-galactosylceramide or an analog of that. The nanoparticle can be a polymer. A production method of the composition includes preparing a nanoparticle and a glycolipid antigen and loading the glycolipid antigen to the nanoparticle. The glycolipid antigen can be coated onto the surface of the nanoparticle or encapsulated within the nanoparticle. A method of stimulating NKT cells to produce anti-cancer and anti-viral cytokines without causing anergy of NKT cells is also provided.
US08546370B2
The invention provides a novel class of 2,7-naphthyridin derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity, particularly Syk, ZAP70, KDR, FMS, FLT3, c-Kit, RET, TrkA, TrkB, TrkC-GR-1R, Alk, c-FMS, or combinations thereof.
US08546369B2
The present invention relates to stable salts of creatine imino sugar amides and an inorganic or organic acid endowed with enhanced nutritional and/or therapeutical efficacy in respect to their individual effects and to solid compositions containing such salts, particularly suited to oral and parenteral administration. Methods of preparation and use of these compositions are also provided.
US08546359B2
Compounds that have agonist activity at one or more of the SIP receptors are provided. The compounds are sphingosine analogs that, after phosphorylation, can behave as agonists at SIP receptors.
US08546345B2
RNA interference using small interfering RNAs which are specific for the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and the VEGF receptor genes Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR inhibit expression of these genes. Diseases which involve angiogenesis stimulated by overexpression of VEGF, such as diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration and many types of cancer, can be treated by administering the small interfering RNAs.
US08546335B2
The present invention concerns a peptidic hydrolyzate enriched in bioactive peptides, said hydrolyzate being a proteasome activator. Further, the present invention concerns a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising said hydrolyzate in a physiologically acceptable medium and also its use in treating signs of aging or photo-aging in skin and protecting the skin against challenges by ultraviolet radiation. Finally, the invention concerns a cosmetic treatment method intended to treat the signs of skin aging and photo-aging.
US08546334B2
The present invention relates to a device having osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties in vivo comprising a carrier containing calcium phosphate and an osteoinductive protein, wherein the carrier is homogenously coated with the protein. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for the production of a device having osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties in vivo. The invention encompasses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the device of the invention or a device which is obtainable by the method of the invention and relates to the use of the device for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition to be used for bone augmentation, for treating bone defects, for treating degenerative and traumatic disc disease, for treating bone dehiscence or to be used for sinus floor elevation. Finally, the invention relates to a kit comprising the device of the invention or a device which is obtainable by the method of the invention.
US08546332B2
Factor VIII polypeptides having FVIII:C activity that contain modifications in the A3 and/or C1 and/or C2 domains of the sequence of the light chain of Factor VIII, characterized by the binding affinity to low density lipoprotein receptor protein, and methods for producing the same.
US08546330B2
Isolated peptides are provided, being less than 20 amino acids in length. The peptides comprising an amino acid sequence GVLYVGSKTREGV (SEQ ID NO: 12) AAATGLVKREE (SEQ ID NO: 13) or GVVAAAEKTKQG (SEQ ID NO: 14), mimetics and/or fragment thereof, the peptides being capable of inhibiting alpha synuclein aggregation. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising same are also provided as well as uses thereof.
US08546312B2
The lubricating oil composition for an internal combustion engine of the invention comprises a lubricating base oil having a urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater, an ash-free antioxidant containing no sulfur as a constituent element, and at least one compound selected from among ash-free antioxidants containing sulfur as a constituent element and organic molybdenum compounds.
US08546311B2
The present disclosure provides a fluid for lubricating the clutch-only portion of a wet clutch in a dual clutch transmission. The fluid provides high dynamic friction durability and comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity formulated with additive components comprising: i) at least one metal detergent; ii) at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative; iii) a phosphorylated and boronated dispersant different than the at least one phosphorus-based wear preventative; iv) a sulfurized extreme pressure agent; and a ratio between the content (ppm) of the sulfur based on the total weight of the fluid composition and a content (ppm) of phosphorus based on the total weight of the fluid composition ranging from about 2.0 to about 0.5 (ppm/ppm).
US08546306B2
The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising microcapsules, the capsule wall of which is formed from radically polymerized monomers and the capsule core of which comprises at least one oil, in which the capsule core comprises at least one lipophilic surfactant and the continuous phase of the dispersion comprises at least one agrochemical. In addition, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion by (i) providing an aqueous dispersion comprising microcapsules, the capsule wall of which is formed from radically polymerized monomers and the capsule core of which comprises at least one oil and at least one lipophilic surfactant (microcapsule crude dispersion), and (ii) mixing with at least one agrochemical. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the microcapsule crude dispersion for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion, and also to a product comprising, as separate components, a microcapsule crude dispersion and at least one agrochemical for combined use in combating undesirable plant growth and/or in combating undesirable insect or acarid infestation on plants and/or in combating phytopathogenic fungi.
US08546294B2
The present invention provides rhenium-promoted epoxidation catalysts based upon shaped porous bodies comprising a minimized percentage of their total pore volume being present in pores having diameters of less than one micron, and a surface area of at least about 1.0 m2/g. Processes of making the catalysts and using them in epoxidation processes are also provided.
US08546291B2
A compound represented by formula (1): wherein Y1 to Y4 each independently represent any one of the following groups: in which Rα represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; P1 to P4 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring together with each of Y1 to Y4 and the two carbon atoms adjacent to each of Y1 to Y4, respectively; P5 and P6 each independently represent a group of atoms necessary for forming a cyclic skeleton together with the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds and the two carbon atoms adjacent to the carbon atom to which Z1 bonds or Z2 bonds; P1 and P2, P2 and P6, P6 and P4, P4 and P3, P3 and P5, and P5 and P1 may further combine with each other to form a ring; Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a connecting group or a direct binding; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent any one of the following groups; —NRβ2, —ORβ, —SRβ, —PRβ2 in which Rβ represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and when plural Rβs are present, these plural Rβs may be the same or different from each other.
US08546290B2
A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization includes a solid component obtained by causing a magnesium compound (a), a titanium halide compound (b), and an electron donor compound (c) to come in contact with each other, the titanium compound in an amount equivalent to a titanium content of 0.2 to 2.5 wt % in the solid catalyst component being washed away from the solid catalyst component by washing with heptane. A granular or spherical polymer that has high stereoregularity and a narrow particle size distribution can be obtained in high yield while suppressing production of a fine powder by polymerizing an olefin using a catalyst that includes the solid catalyst component.
US08546288B2
In one embodiment, a method of forming a catalyst/substrate construction includes: identifying a catalyst having a specific activity, determining a surface area factor for supporting the catalyst based on the specific activity of the catalyst; selecting a substrate having the surface area factor; and applying the substrate to the catalyst to form the catalyst/substrate construction. In certain instances, the surface area factor may be determined according to the following equation: SA support ( cm support 2 / cm planar 2 ) = [ “ Baseline ” ( A / mg Pt ) × Mass Activity IF × Loading ( mg Pt / cm 2 ) ] [ Specific Activity ( μA / cm 2 ) × 0.000001 ( A / μA ) ] wherein the term “Baseline” refers to mass activity of 100 A per gram of platinum (Pt) for a comparative catalyst 5 nm Pt nano-particles dispersed on a carbon black support, the term “Mass Activity IF” refers to the activity required to achieve a high current density performance target of 1.5 A/cm2 at 0.67 V, at a platinum loading of 0.1 mg Pt/cm2.
US08546283B2
The present invention relates to a substrate for EUV lithography optical member, comprising a silica glass containing TiO2, in which the substrate has two opposite surfaces, and the substrate has temperatures at which a coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CTE) is 0 ppb/° C. (Cross-Over Temperature: COT), and in which the two opposite surfaces have difference in the COTs of 5° C. or more.
US08546282B2
A glass for a light guide fiber GA1 is used in a core of a fiber 10 of a light guide, and has a refractive index nd between 1.56 and 1.74. The glass for a light guide fiber GA1 has the following composition: (A) SiO2: 20 to 55 wt %, (B11) B2O3: 0 to 2.0 wt %, (B2) does not contain P2O5 and GeO2, (C1) (BaO+SrO+La2O3+Lu2O3+Ta2O5+Gd2O3+WO3): 39 to 46 wt %, (D1) ZnO: 4 to 16 wt %, (E) does not contain Al2O3, (F) does not contain ZrO2, (G) does not contain PbO and As2O3, (H1) (Na2O+K2O): 4 to 10 wt %, (I) Sb2O3: 0 to 0.050 wt %, and (J1) (Na2SO4+K2SO4): 0.32 to 0.78 wt %.
US08546275B2
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to nonvolatile memory devices and methods for manufacturing such memory devices. The methods for forming improved memory devices, such as a ReRAM cells, provide optimized, atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes for forming a metal oxide film stack having a metal oxide buffer layer disposed on or over a metal oxide bulk layer. The metal oxide bulk layer contains a metal-rich oxide material and the metal oxide buffer layer contains a metal-poor oxide material. The metal oxide bulk layer is less electrically resistive than the metal oxide buffer layer since the metal oxide bulk layer is less oxidized or more metallic than the metal oxide buffer layer. In one example, the metal oxide bulk layer contains a metal-rich hafnium oxide material and the metal oxide buffer layer contains a metal-poor zirconium oxide material.
US08546273B2
Methods and apparatus for forming nitrogen-containing layers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of forming a nitrogen-containing layer may include placing a substrate having a first layer disposed thereon on a substrate support of a process chamber; heating the substrate to a temperature of at least about 250 degrees Celsius; and exposing the first layer to a radio frequency (RF) plasma formed from a process gas consisting essentially of ammonia (NH3) and an inert gas while maintaining the process chamber at a pressure of about 10 mTorr to about 40 mTorr to transform at least an upper portion of the first layer into a nitrogen-containing layer.
US08546272B2
An insulating film having features such as a low dielectric constant, a low etching rate and a high insulating property is formed. An oxycarbonitride film having a predetermined thickness is formed on a substrate in a process vessel by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, wherein the cycle includes steps of: (a) performing a set of steps a predetermined number of times to form a carbonitride layer having a predetermined thickness on the substrate; and (b) supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the process vessel to oxidize the carbonitride layer having the predetermined thickness, thereby forming an oxycarbonitride layer, wherein the set of steps includes: (a-1) supplying a gas containing an element into the process vessel accommodating the substrate under a condition where a CVD reaction is caused to form a layer containing the element on the substrate; (a-2) supplying a carbon-containing gas into the process vessel to form a carbon-containing layer on the layer containing the element, thereby forming a layer including the element and a carbon; and (a-3) supplying a nitrogen-containing gas into the process vessel to nitride the layer including the element and the carbon, thereby forming the carbonitride layer.
US08546267B2
A method of controlling wafer temperature in a plasma reactor by obtaining the next scheduled change in RF heat load on the workpiece, and using thermal modeling to estimate respective changes in wafer backside gas pressure and in coolant flow through a wafer support pedestal that would compensate for the next scheduled change in RF heat load, and making the respective changes in the backside gas pressure or in the coolant flow prior to the time of the next scheduled change.
US08546264B2
A method for silicon micromachining techniques based on high aspect ratio reactive ion etching with gas chopping has been developed capable of producing essentially scallop-free, smooth, sidewall surfaces. The method uses precisely controlled, alternated (or chopped) gas flow of the etching and deposition gas precursors to produce a controllable sidewall passivation capable of high anisotropy. The dynamic control of sidewall passivation is achieved by carefully controlling fluorine radical presence with moderator gasses, such as CH4 and controlling the passivation rate and stoichiometry using a CF2 source. In this manner, sidewall polymer deposition thicknesses are very well controlled, reducing sidewall ripples to very small levels. By combining inductively coupled plasmas with controlled fluorocarbon chemistry, good control of vertical structures with very low sidewall roughness may be produced. Results show silicon features with an aspect ratio of 20:1 for 10 nm features with applicability to nano-applications in the sub-50 nm regime. By comparison, previous traditional gas chopping techniques have produced rippled or scalloped sidewalls in a range of 50 to 100 nm roughness.
US08546262B2
Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a trench formed in an insulating film above a light-receiving portion; a first waveguide core portion provided on an inner wall side of the trench; a second waveguide core portion filled in the trench via the first waveguide core portion; and a rectangular lens formed of the same material as that of the second waveguide core portion and provided integrally with the second waveguide core portion.
US08546261B2
A polishing slurry includes an abrasive, a dispersion agent, a polish accelerating agent and an adhesion inhibitor. The adhesion inhibitor includes a benzene compound combined with a carboxyl group. Methods of planarizing an insulating layer using the slurry are also provided.
US08546260B2
A chemical-mechanical planarization pad for semiconductor manufacturing is provided. The pad comprises synthetic fibers that are non-crimped fibers which are present in an amount of 1.0% by weight to 98.0% by weight in the mat and wherein the non-crimped fibers have a length of 0.1 cm to 127 cm and a diameter of 1.0 to 1000 micrometers.
US08546246B2
Graphene- and/or carbon nanotube-based radiation-hard transistor devices and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a method of fabricating a radiation-hard transistor is provided. The method includes the following steps. A radiation-hard substrate is provided. A carbon-based material is formed on the substrate wherein a portion of the carbon-based material serves as a channel region of the transistor and other portions of the carbon-based material serve as source and drain regions of the transistor. Contacts are formed to the portions of the carbon-based material that serve as the source and drain regions of the transistor. A gate dielectric is deposited over the portion of the carbon-based material that serves as the channel region of the transistor. A top-gate contact is formed on the gate dielectric.
US08546243B2
A resistor and capacitor are provided in respective shallow trench isolation structures. The method includes forming a first and second trench in a substrate and forming a first insulator layer within the first and second trench. The method includes forming a first electrode material within the first and second trench, on the first insulator layer, and forming a second insulator layer within the first and second trench and on the first electrode material. The method includes forming a second electrode material within the first and second trench, on the second insulator layer. The second electrode material pinches off the second trench. The method includes removing a portion of the second electrode material and the second insulator layer at a bottom portion of the first trench, and filling in the first trench with additional second electrode material. The additional second electrode material is in electrical contact with the first electrode material.
US08546242B2
A method of forming a shallow trench isolation region is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a top surface; forming an opening extending from the top surface into the semiconductor substrate; performing a conformal deposition method to fill a dielectric material into the opening; performing a first treatment on the dielectric material, wherein the first treatment provides an energy high enough for breaking bonds in the dielectric material; and performing a steam anneal on the dielectric material.
US08546230B2
Disclosed are embodiments of a transistor (e.g., bipolar junction transistor (BJT) or a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT)) and a method of forming the transistor with a collector region having a protected upper edge portion for reduced base-collector junction capacitance Cbc. In the embodiments, a collector region is positioned laterally adjacent to a trench isolation region within a substrate. Mask layer(s) cover the trench isolation region and further extend laterally onto the edge portion of the collector region. A first section of an intrinsic base layer is positioned above a center portion of the collector region and a second section of the intrinsic base layer is positioned above the mask layer(s). During processing these mask layer(s) prevent divot formation in the upper corner of the trench isolation region at the isolation region-collector region interface and further limit dopant diffusion from a subsequently formed raised extrinsic base layer into the collector region.
US08546228B2
A method of forming a transistor device includes forming a patterned gate structure over a semiconductor substrate; forming a spacer layer over the semiconductor substrate and patterned gate structure; removing horizontally disposed portions of the spacer layer so as to form a vertical sidewall spacer adjacent the patterned gate structure; and forming a raised source/drain (RSD) structure over the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the vertical sidewall spacer, wherein the RSD structure has a substantially vertical sidewall profile so as to abut the vertical sidewall spacer and produce one of a compressive and a tensile strain on a channel region of the semiconductor substrate below the patterned gate structure.
US08546222B1
In an embodiment of the invention, a method of fabricating a floating-gate PMOSFET (p-type metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) is disclosed. A silicide blocking layer (e.g. oxide, nitride) is used not only to block areas from being silicided but to also form an insulator on top of a poly-silicon gate. The insulator along with a top electrode (control gate) forms a capacitor on top of the poly-silicon gate. The poly-silicon gate also serves at the bottom electrode of the capacitor. The capacitor can then be used to capacitively couple charge to the poly-silicon gate. Because the poly-silicon gate is surrounded by insulating material, the charge coupled to the poly-silicon gate may be stored for a long period of time after a programming operation.
US08546219B2
Embodiment of the present invention provides a method of forming transistors such as narrow channel transistors. The method includes creating a transistor region in a substrate; the transistor region being separated from rest of the substrate, by one or more shallow trench isolation (STI) regions formed in the substrate, to include a channel region, a source region, and a drain region; the STI regions having a height higher than the transistor region of the substrate; and the channel region having a gate stack on top thereof; forming spacers at sidewalls of the STI regions above the transistor region; creating recesses in the source region and the drain region with the spacers preserving at least a portion of material of the substrate underneath the spacers along sidewalls of the STI regions; and epitaxially growing source and drain of the transistor in the recesses.
US08546214B2
Non-voltage storage and techniques for fabricating non-volatile storage are disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the control gates of non-volatile storage elements are formed from p-type polysilicon. In one embodiment, a lower portion of the control gate is p-type polysilicon. The upper portion of the control gate could be p-type polysilicon, n-type polysilicon, metal, metal nitride, etc. P-type polysilicon in the control gate may not deplete even at high Vpgm. Therefore, a number of problems that could occur if the control gate depleted are mitigated. For example, a memory cell having a control gate that is at least partially p-type polysilicon might be programmed with a lower Vpgm than a memory cell formed from n-type polysilicon.
US08546211B2
Replacement gate stacks are provided, which increase the work function of the gate electrode of a p-type field effect transistor (PFET). In one embodiment, the work function metal stack includes a titanium-oxide-nitride layer located between a lower titanium nitride layer and an upper titanium nitride layer. The stack of the lower titanium nitride layer, the titanium-oxide-nitride layer, and the upper titanium nitride layer produces the unexpected result of increasing the work function of the work function metal stack significantly. In another embodiment, the work function metal stack includes an aluminum layer deposited at a temperature not greater than 420° C. The aluminum layer deposited at a temperature not greater than 420° C. produces the unexpected result of increasing the work function of the work function metal stack significantly.
US08546204B2
A method for forming a conformal buffer layer of uniform thickness and a resulting semiconductor structure are disclosed. The conformal buffer layer is used to protect highly-doped extension regions during formation of an epitaxial layer that is used for inducing mechanical stress on the channel region of transistors.
US08546200B2
A thin film semiconductor device formed as integrated circuits on an insulating substrate with bottom gate type thin film transistors stacked with gate electrodes, a gate insulating film and a semiconductor thin film in the order from below upward. The gate electrodes comprise metallic materials with thickness less than 100 nm. The gate insulating film has a thickness thicker than the gate electrodes. The semiconductor thin film comprises polycrystalline silicon crystallized by a laser beam. By reducing thickness of metallic gate electrodes, thermal capacity becomes small and difference in thermal condition on the metallic gate electrodes and on the insulating substrate made of glass or the like becomes small. This invention relates to the task of uniforming and optimizing recrystallization by a laser anneal treatment provided for the semiconductor thin film which works as an active layer of the bottom gate type thin film transistors.
US08546192B2
A system for clamping a heat sink that prevents excessive clamping force is provided. The system may include a heat sink, a semiconductor device, a printed circuit board, and a cover. The semiconductor device may be mounted onto the circuit board and attached to the cover. The heat sink may be designed to interface with the semiconductor device to transfer heat away from the semiconductor device and dissipate the heat into the environment. Accordingly, the heat sink may be clamped into a tight mechanical connection with the semiconductor device to minimize thermal resistance between the semiconductor device and the heat sink. To prevent excessive clamping force from damaging the semiconductor device, loading columns may extend between the cover and the heat sink.
US08546190B2
A process for fabricating a reconstituted wafer that includes chips having connection pads on a front side of the chip, this process including positioning of the chips on an adhesive support, front side down on the support; deposition of a resin on the support in order to encapsulate the chips; and curing of the resin. Before deposition of the resin, the process includes bonding, onto the chips, a support wafer for positioning the chips, this support wafer having parts placed on one side of the chips.
US08546182B2
An object is, in a thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor is used as an active layer, to prevent change in composition, film quality, an interface, or the like of an oxide semiconductor region serving as an active layer, and to stabilize electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor. In a thin film transistor in which a first oxide semiconductor region is used as an active layer, a second oxide semiconductor region having lower electrical conductivity than the first oxide semiconductor region is formed between the first oxide semiconductor region and a protective insulating layer for the thin film transistor, whereby the second oxide semiconductor region serves as a protective layer for the first oxide semiconductor region; thus, change in composition or deterioration in film quality of the first oxide semiconductor region can be prevented, and electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor can be stabilized.
US08546180B2
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a structure with which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be sufficiently reduced. An oxide insulating layer serving as a channel protective layer is formed over part of an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer. In the same step as formation of the oxide insulating layer, an oxide insulating layer covering a peripheral portion of the oxide semiconductor layer is formed. The oxide insulating layer which covers the peripheral portion of the oxide semiconductor layer is provided to increase the distance between the gate electrode layer and a wiring layer formed above or in the periphery of the gate electrode layer, whereby parasitic capacitance is reduced.
US08546177B2
Methods of manufacturing a phase-change memory device and a semiconductor device are provided. The method of manufacturing the phase-change memory device includes forming a switching device layer, an ohmic contact layer, and a hard mask layer on a semiconductor substrate, patterning the hard mask layer to form a hard mask pattern, etching the ohmic layer and the switching layer using the hard mask pattern to form a pattern structure including an ohmic contact pattern, a switching device pattern, and the hard mask pattern, selectively oxidizing a surface of the pattern structure, forming an insulating layer to bury the pattern structure, and selectively removing the hard mask pattern other than the oxidized surface thereof to form a contact hole.
US08546176B2
Sulfur-containing chalcogenide absorbers in thin film solar cell are manufactured by sequential sputtering or co-sputtering targets, one of which contains a sulfur compound, onto a substrate and then annealing the substrate. The anneal is performed in a non-sulfur containing environment and avoids the use of hazardous hydrogen sulfide gas. A sulfurized chalcogenide is formed having a sulfur concentration gradient.
US08546172B2
Provided herein are methods of polishing, cleaning and texturing back contacts of thin-film solar cells. According to various embodiments, the methods involve irradiating sites on the back contact with laser beams to remove contaminants and/or smooth the surface of the back contact. The back contact, e.g., a molybdenum, copper, or niobium thin-film, is smoothed prior to deposition of the absorber and other thin-films of the photovoltaic stack. In certain embodiments, laser polishing of the back contact is used to enhance the diffusion barrier characteristics of the back contact layer, with all or a surface layer of the back contact becoming essentially amorphous. In certain embodiments, the adhesion of the absorber layer is enhanced by the textured back contact and by the presence of the amorphous metal at the deposition surface.
US08546165B2
A seed layer for growing a group III-V semiconductor structure is embedded in a dielectric material on a carrier substrate. After the group III-V semiconductor structure is grown, the dielectric material is removed by wet etch to detach the carrier substrate. The group III-V semiconductor structure includes a thick gallium nitride layer of at least 100 microns or a light-emitting structure.
US08546164B2
A thin film transistor (TFT), including a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel region, a source region, and a drain region, a gate insulating layer between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes in contact with the source and drain regions of the oxide semiconductor layer, respectively, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer has a GaInZnO (GIZO) bilayer structure including a lower layer and an upper layer, and the upper layer has a different indium (In) concentration than the lower layer.
US08546159B2
Phosphor films, methods of forming the phosphor films, and methods of coating a phosphor layer on light-emitting chips are disclosed. The phosphor film includes: a base film; a phosphor layer that is formed on the base film and comprises an incompletely cured resin material and phosphor particles mixed with the incompletely cured resin material; and a cover film that is formed on the phosphor layer and protects the phosphor layer.
US08546152B2
A method of fabricating non-volatile memory is provided for memory cells employing a charge storage element with multiple charge storage regions. A first charge storage layer is formed over a tunnel dielectric layer at both a memory array region and an endpoint region of a semiconductor substrate. The first charge storage layer is removed from the endpoint region to expose the tunnel dielectric region. A second charge storage layer is formed over the first charge storage layer at the memory array region and over the tunnel dielectric layer at the endpoint region. When etching the second charge storage layer to form the stem regions of the memory cells, the tunnel dielectric layer provides a detectable endpoint signal to indicate that etching for the second charge storage layer is complete.
US08546151B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a magnetic storage device comprising a TMR element, which comprises a step for forming an insulting film on an interlayer insulating film provided with a wiring layer, an opening formation step for forming an opening in the insulating film so that the wiring layer is exposed therefrom, a metal layer formation step for forming a metal layer on the insulating layer so that the opening is filled therewith, a CMP step for polishing and removing the metal layer on the insulating layer by a CMP method and forming the metal layer remaining in the opening into a lower electrode, and a step for forming a TMR element on the lower electrode. Also disclosed is a magnetic storage device comprising an interlayer insulating film provided with a wiring layer, an insulating film formed on the interlayer insulating film, an opening formed in the insulating film so that the wiring layer is exposed therefrom, a barrier metal layer provided so as to cover the inner surface of the opening, a lower electrode formed on the barrier metal so as to fill the opening, and a TMR element formed on the lower electrode.
US08546140B2
Methods and composition of induction of pluripotent stem cells and other desired cell types are disclosed. For example, in certain aspects methods for generating essentially vector-free induced pluripotent stem cells are described. Furthermore, the invention provides induced pluripotent stem cells and desired cell types essentially free of exogenous vector elements with the episomal expression vectors to express differentiation programming factors.
US08546134B2
This invention relates to methods of isolating cell nuclei from the other cell components in cell samples, e.g., cell samples from cell cultures or tissue samples. The method does not comprise ultracentrifugation or super-centrifugation rather the method comprises centrifuging cell samples in a table-top conventional centrifuge or microfuge. The method also comprises the use of buffers that are substantially devoid of protease inhibitor or enzyme treatments. The methods facilitate separation of nuclei from nuclear outer membranes leaving the cellular structures and inner membranes of nuclei intact. The method also provides for rapid and consistent results.
US08546132B1
An apparatus for safely and conveniently placing and retrieving biological indicators and/or computerized data tracers from deep within loads of Regulated Medical/Infectious Waste comprises a rod with a cavity for holding the biological indicators and/or computerized data tracers. Preferably, the rod is tapered to a point on one end, has a handle on the opposite end, and has a cover to enclose the cavity. Additionally, it is preferred that the rod is fitted with a movable sealing ring of soft material for sealing the area where the rod penetrates the waste load.
US08546129B2
A low cost sample analysis chip in which liquid is supplied to wells formed on the chip so as to carry out reaction by a simple liquid supply method with no variation in the amount of liquid in each well, the sample analysis chip including a plurality of wells and a flow passage leading to the respective wells, wherein the flow passage includes a main flow passage which supplies liquid to each well, and the sample analysis chip has the main flow passage provided closer to the rotation center side than the well; and is formed so as to have one peak between neighboring wells in the direction of rotation center.
US08546125B2
Known attempts using engineered bacteria to produce P(3HB-co-4HB) with carbon sources that are structurally unrelated to 4-hydroxybutyrate resulted in relatively low 4HB monomer content of 1.5 to 5 mol %. The current invention provides recombinant hosts for producing P(3HB-co-4HB) wherein the plasmid including succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase gene (sucD gene) and 4-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase gene (4hbD gene) further includes pyruvate decarboxylase promoter (Ppdc). It was found that the 4HB monomer content in P(3HB-co-4HB) is significantly enhanced to be over 20 mol %, in the range of 8.8 to 23 mol %.
US08546122B2
The present invention relates to methods for producing variants of a parent TY145 subtilase and of a parent BPN′ subtilase and to TY145 and BPN′ variants having altered properties as compared to the parent TY145/BPN′ subtilase.
US08546117B2
A method for forming a three-dimensional cell arrangement (1) of biological cells is disclosed, including the steps of preparation of the cell arrangement (1) on a flexible substrate (10) and deformation of the substrate (10), wherein the deformation of the substrate (10) is brought about by an attractive force exerted by the cells (2) on the substrate (10). A substrate (10), is also disclosed, made from a flexible material and including a substrate surface (11) for adhesion of a cell arrangement (1) of biological cells, wherein the substrate surface (11) has a number of force attachment points arranged to exert an attraction force which may be transmitted from the cells to the substrate (10) and the substrate (10) has a flexibility such that the substrate (10) is deformable with the action of the attraction force.
US08546114B2
The present invention relates to novel processes for preparing optically active Cyclopentenones of Formula (R)-1, which are useful for the preparation of Prostaglandins and analogs thereof. The invention also relates to novel Cyclopentenones prepared from the processes.
US08546112B2
The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of 5-methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid ester and its salts. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of 5-methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid salt and a process for the preparation of 3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid. (S)-5-Methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid or (R)-5-methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid in enantioenriched form or enantiopure form as well as salts thereof, (S)-5-methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid ester or (R)-5-methyl-3-nitromethyl-hexanoic acid ester in enantioenriched form or enantiopure form and a compound, namely Formula (XIII), in racemic form, enantioenriched form or enantiopure form are also disclosed.
US08546104B2
The present invention discloses processes a process for the preparation of phosphatide-salt complexes, the process including the steps of: using at least one raw material lecithin as a substrate; and enzymatically processing at least one raw material lecithin with phospholipase-D, racemic or enantiomerically-pure serine, and/or amine in an aqueous carboxylate-salt-complex solution, wherein the step of processing is performed in a single-phase reaction environment, to produce phosphatide-salt complexes having a structural fatty-acid chain derived from at least one raw material lecithin. Preferably, the step of processing is performed at a pH in the range of about 4.5-8.0 at a temperature in the range of about 25-60° C. Preferably, the aqueous carboxylate-salt-complex solution is formed from an aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid with a chain length of C2-C8 and a salt in an approximately 1:2 (weight per weight) acid-to-salt ratio.
US08546103B2
A presence/absence test for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) involves placing a first generation test sample in a solution that will clot in the presence of S. aureus. The solution contains components that will selectively grow S. aureus and also contains clotting factors that will react with S. aureus, if S. aureus is present in the sample, to clot the solution. Examples of specimen samples that can be tested include nasal swabs and lesion swabs, among others. The test can also be modified to detect the presence or absence of methicillin resistant S. Aureus (MRSA). The addition of micro particles having a size in the range of about 0.1 micron to about 1.0 mm provides localities where the bacteria agglomerate, thereby significantly decreasing the clotting time, and providing a significantly stronger clot. The micro particles can be used in other bacteria tests to accelerate the production of an end result. Such other tests can include a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus test; a Group B Streptococcus test; a test for hemolytic E. coli; and a test for Listeria monocytogenes, to name a few. These tests are all performed in a liquid broth-type reagent mixture and do not necessarily involve clotting of the broth.
US08546102B2
The present invention relates to methods for determining the in vivo efficiency of a sodium-proton-exchanger (NHE) ion channel ligand comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a cell expressing a sodium-proton-exchanger (NHE) ion channel in vitro with either (i) plasma of an animal and the ion channel ligand or (ii)) the plasma of an animal which has been administered the ion channel ligand; (b) determining the effect of the ion channel ligand on the cell; c) determining ion channel ligand availability by comparing the ligand concentration in the plasma to the concentration of ligand administered; and d) correlating the effect of the ion channel ligand on the cell with the ligand availability to determine the in vivo efficiency of the ligand.
US08546100B2
A process for capturing or concentrating microorganisms for detection or assay comprises (a) providing a concentration agent that comprises diatomaceous earth bearing, on at least a portion of its surface, a surface treatment comprising a surface modifier comprising titanium dioxide, fine-nanoscale gold or platinum, or a combination thereof; (b) providing a sample comprising at least one microorganism strain; and (c) contacting the concentration agent with the sample such that at least a portion of the at least one microorganism strain is bound to or captured by the concentration agent.
US08546098B2
Biomarkers relating to insulin resistance are provided, as well as methods for using such biomarkers as biomarkers for insulin resistance. These biomarkers may be used to monitor the progression or regression of insulin resistance or to monitor the efficacy of insulin resistance treatment. Also provided are suites of small molecule entities as biomarkers for insulin resistance.
US08546096B2
A method of identifying a non-anticoagulant sulfated polysaccharide (NASP) which is capable of enhancing blood coagulation in dependence of FXI, the method comprising: a) combining a blood or plasma sample having activation competent FXI with a sulfated polysaccharide and measuring the clotting or thrombin generation parameters of the blood or plasma sample; b) combining a corresponding blood or plasma sample deficient In activation competent FXI with a sulfated polysaccharide and measuring the clotting or thrombin generation parameters of the blood or plasma sample and c) comparing the clotting or thrombin generation parameters of the blood or plasma samples as determined in steps (a) and (b) with each other.
US08546094B2
Provided is a novel ubiquitin ligase which has linear polyubiquitination activity and can be efficiently expressed and purified. It was found out that a complex of (a) a protein having a part of HOIP and at least having a UBA region and a RING-IBR-RING region thereof, and (b) One or more kinds of proteins which individually form a complex with the above (a) is a novel ubiquitin ligase which has linear polyubiquitination activity and can be efficiently expressed and purified.
US08546093B2
The present invention relates to an antibody against a protein specifically expressed in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and a method and a kit for detecting MRSA. The present invention enables a fast and accurate detection of MRSA by using both a PBP2a-specific antibody for the detection of PBP2a and a Protein A-specific antibody for the detection of Protein A.
US08546084B2
A device for the determination and/or the detection of erythrocyte blood groups from a whole blood sample, and a process that implements this device, as well as a kit for the determination and the detection of blood groups are disclosed.
US08546070B1
A color photographic element has a reflective support and a blue light sensitive color record, a green light sensitive color record, and a red light sensitive color record can be used to provide color photographic prints. The element also has a non-light sensitive interlayer between the green light and red light sensitive color records. This interlayer comprises a hydrophilic colloid and an acrylic latex polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 0° C. The presence of this acrylic latex polymer in the interlayer reduces the formation of a cyan line defect when the color photographic print is folded or creased, such as in photobooks.
US08546067B2
This invention provides photoablation—based processing techniques and materials strategies for making, assembling and integrating patterns of materials for the fabrication of electronic, optical and opto-electronic devices. Processing techniques of the present invention enable high resolution and/or large area patterning and integration of porous and/or nano- or micro-structured materials comprising active or passive components of a range of electronic devices, including integrated circuits (IC), microelectronic and macroelectronic systems, microfluidic devices, biomedical devices, sensing devices and device arrays, and nano- and microelectromechanical systems.
US08546061B2
A photo-curing polysiloxane composition includes a polysiloxane, an o-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonate compound, and a solvent. The polysiloxane contains 25 wt % to 60 wt % of a polysiloxane fraction having a molecular weight ranging from 10,000 to 80,000 based on a total weight of the polysiloxane when calculated from an integral molecular weight distribution curve obtained by plotting cumulative weight percentage versus molecular weight falling within a range between 400 and 100,000 measured by gel permeation chromatography. The amount of oligomers in the polysiloxane having a molecular weight less than 800 is from 0 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the photo-curing polysiloxane composition. A protective film formed from the photo-curing polysiloxane composition and an element containing the protective film are also disclosed.
US08546041B2
There is provided a fuel cell element including a substrate and one or more fuel cells thereon, the one or more fuel cells not entirely covering the substrate. The one or more fuel cells each include a solid state, non-polymeric first electrode layer, a solid state, non-polymeric second electrode layer, and a solid state, non-polymeric electrolyte layer between the first and second electrode layers. The substrate includes one or more porous regions, or being entirely porous, the one or more fuel cells each being supported by one or more porous regions of the substrate. At least one, or part of one, of the porous regions of the substrate are not sealed by electrolyte. Arrays of fuel cell elements of the invention are also provided, as are stacks of fuel cell elements or arrays of the invention.
US08546036B2
A fuel cell includes separators sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies. Each of the separators includes a fuel gas supply section, four first bridges extending radially outwardly from the fuel gas supply section, sandwiching sections connected to the first bridges, and flow rectifier members provided between adjacent sandwiching sections. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the center of the fuel gas supply section. Each of the sandwiching sections has a fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel. The flow rectifier members rectify the flow of the oxygen-containing gas supplied from the oxygen-containing gas supply passage to the electrolyte electrode assemblies.
US08546035B2
Provided is a fuel cell system capable of ensuring responsiveness during acceleration even when a motor with a smaller torque as compared to the related art is used. A control apparatus reduces the revolution speeds of motors of an air compressor, a circulation pump and a cooling pump by a coasting operation, without performing a regenerative control, when a load required from a fuel cell (electrical power required by various motors and auxiliary apparatuses) is being reduced and a travel speed is equal to or higher than a set speed. With such a configuration, even when a driver later reaccelerates a vehicle by, for example, pressing down an accelerator, required acceleration force is smaller as compared to the related art, and thus a motor with a small torque can be employed.
US08546030B2
A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction in an internal space thereof using a material gas and steam; a material gas supply passage through which the material gas is supplied to the reformer; a material gas supplier which is provided at the material gas supply passage to supply the material gas to the reformer; a first valve configured to open and close the material gas supply passage; an evaporator configured to generate a steam supplied to the reformer; a water supplier configured to supply water to the evaporator; a communicating passage for allowing the reformer to communicate with atmosphere; a second valve configured to open and close the communicating passage; and a controller configured to stop the material gas supplier and the water supplier and close the first valve and the second valve at shutdown of the hydrogen generator; and open the second valve prior to opening the first valve when the material gas supplier resumes supply of the material gas to the reformer after the shutdown.
US08546019B2
The disclosure relates to an electrode active material including: (a) first particulate of a metal (or metalloid) oxide alloyable with lithium; and (b) second particulate of an oxide containing lithium and the same metal (or metalloid) as that of the metal (or metalloid) oxide, and to a secondary battery including the electrode active material. When the electrode active material is used as an anode active material, reduced amounts of an irreversible phase such as a lithium oxide or a lithium metal oxide are produced during initial charge-discharge of a battery since lithium is already contained in the second particulate before the initial charge-discharge, and thus a dead volume on the side of the cathode can be minimized and a high-capacity battery can be fabricated.
US08546016B2
A method for cleaning a semiconductor structure includes subjecting a semiconductor structure to an aqueous solution including at least one fluorine compound, and at least one strong acid, the aqueous solution having a pH of less than 1. In one embodiment, the aqueous solution includes water, hydrochloric acid, and hydrofluoric acid at a volumetric ratio of water to hydrochloric acid to hydrofluoric acid of 1000:32.5:1. The aqueous solution may be used to form a contact plug that has better contact resistance and improved critical dimension bias than conventional cleaning solutions.
US08546009B2
A thermal energy transfer element includes a thermally conductive core and, in some embodiments, a sleeve. The core has first and second portions. The first portion is for placement in direct contact with and to be surrounded by an electrolyte. The sleeve surrounds at least the first portion of the transfer element. The first portion conducts thermal energy between the electrolyte and the second portion.
US08545987B2
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of thermal interface material assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, a thermal interface material assembly generally includes a thermal interface material having a first side and a second side and a metallization layer having a layer thickness of about 0.0005 inches or less. The metallization layer is disposed along at least a portion of the first side of the thermal interface material.
US08545986B2
A composite conductor includes a conductor that has a high temperature polyimide insulation formed around it. This polyimide layer may include reinforcing fibers such as, for instance, glass fibers. The insulation layer may further include grading layers. The conductor is placed inside an earth layer. The composite conductor may be protected with a stainless steel enclosure.
US08545982B2
To provide a hexagonal type barium titanate powder having a fine and uniform particle size and contributing to a thinner dielectric layer. A hexagonal type barium titanate powder according to the present invention has the following characteristics that a maximum particle diameter is 1.0 μm or less, a ratio of 90% accumulated particle diameter and 50% accumulated particle diameter is 3.0 or less, and a hexagonal ratio is 50% or more.
US08545979B2
A wafer-processing tape, which has an adhesive layer and a removable adhesive layer formed on a surface of a base film, and which has an area where B>A, and an area where A>B, in which a peeling force between the base film and the adhesive layer is designated as A, and peeling forces between a target to be bonded and the adhesive layer and between a target to be bonded and the removable adhesive layer are designated as B, wherein the adhesive layer is transferred onto the chip side during pickup in the area where B>A, and the removable adhesive layer is not transferred onto the target to be bonded in the area where A>B during peeling off the tape.
US08545973B2
The present invention relates to containers suitable for uses such as liquid hot-fill processes. More specifically the invention relates a containers having gas permeable vents with an integral sealing means that is externally activatable by non-mechanical means to effect hermetic sealing of the containers after filling.
US08545970B2
To provide a retardation film and an optical compensation film which have excellent optical properties and are useful as a compensation film for compensating the contrast and viewing-angle characteristics of liquid-crystal displays and as an antireflection film.
US08545968B2
A reverse molded, plant-on decorative panel component comprises a panel portion lying on a first plane, a skirt portion, and a contoured portion. The skirt portion has a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a planar surface. The contoured portion extends outwardly from and surrounds the panel portion and interconnects and is integral with the panel portion and the skirt portion. The skirt portion extends peripherally about the contoured portion.
US08545964B2
A unitary roll-form shock and drainage pad for an outdoor field installation is formed by a continuous length of shock-absorbing polymer foam sheet. The sheet has a plurality of grooves in its lower surface, the grooves extending continuously along the length of the foam sheet and being spaced apart across the width of the foam sheet, each groove having a crest defining a maximum penetration of the groove through the thickness of the foam sheet. The foam sheet further defines a plurality of rows of vertically extending holes extending from the upper surface of the sheet toward the lower surface, the holes in each row being spaced apart along the length of the foam sheet and being aligned with a respective one of the grooves such that the holes extend into the crest of the groove. A plurality of elongate through-going slots radiate out from each of at least some of the holes.
US08545962B2
Surfaces are provided comprising an array of partially embedded nano-fibers. Two such surfaces may contact each other such that the respective nano-fibers contact at orthogonal angles, resulting in ultra-low friction and ultra-low adhesion contact. Such configurations are useful in several NEMS or MEMS applications, as well as macro-sized applications. Alternatively, the surfaces may contact each other such that the respective nano-fibers are parallel. These configurations are useful in micro-stage or high-order three-dimensional self assembly applications.
US08545953B2
A blow molding having capacity of at least 250 ml, having a shell which is composed of impact-resistant polystyrene and which is produced via injection stretch blow molding where an average aspect ratio of rubber particles derived from longitudinal section and an average aspect ratio of rubber particles derived from cross section measured in transmission electron micrographs is greater than 4 respectively, and a biaxial orientation of the rubber particles, given by the ratio of the aspect ratio derived from cross section to the aspect ratio derived from longitudinal section is smaller than 3.
US08545948B2
Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
US08545946B2
A liquid crystal alignment solution is provided, including at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyamide acid-polyamide acid polymer represented by formula (A), a polyimide-polyamide acid polymer represented by formula (B) and a polyimide-polyimide polymer represented by formula (C), as defined in the contexts.
US08545945B2
Methods and devices for preparing microscale polymer relief structures from a thin polymer layer on an absorbing substrate are described. The described methods are ultrafast (about 8 nanoseconds) and allow formation of patterned microstructures having complex morphologies and narrow line widths that are an order of magnitude smaller than the masks used in the methods.
US08545944B2
The present invention relates generally to production of photoelectric grade films or cells from semiconductor powders or dust. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for producing a photoelectric grade film from a semiconductor powder. The method includes providing a substrate, coating the substrate with a layer of the semiconductor powder and moving the substrate with the layer of the semiconductor powder under an energy source at a predefined rate, wherein the predefined rate is sufficient to melt the semiconductor powder by the energy source and to cool the substrate such that substantially all impurities are moved to an edge of the substrate.
US08545927B2
The invention provides biomatrix compositions comprising cross-linked lactoferrin, either alone or in combination with other organic or inorganic components. Also provided are methods of making and using the biomatrix compositions. As described herein, cross-linked lactoferrin biomatrix retains the bioactivities of the lactoferrin molecule. The biomatrix composition can act as a matrix for cell adhesion and growth and is particularly useful in musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. The biomatrix compositions can be pre-formed or injectable and can act as a cell, drug or protein delivery vehicle.
US08545926B2
Coating an elongate, uncoated conductive element with a barrier layer to form an insulated conductive element. The insulated conductive element comprises substantially continuously coated elongate sections separated by uncoated gaps which are substantially small relative to the lengths of the coated sections.
US08545919B2
A free flowing vegetable powder includes an intimate mixture of at least three different dehydrated vegetables including: 5-60% of onion by weight of vegetable dry matter; 0-90% by weight of vegetable dry matter of moderately colored vegetable selected from the group consisting of vegetables belonging to the genus Cucurbita, vegetables belonging to the genus Oleracea, sweet corn, sweet potato, green bean, edamame, celery and combinations thereof; and 5-95% by weight of vegetable dry matter of intensely colored vegetable selected from the group consisting of tomato, red bell pepper, red beet, radicchio, swiss chard, rhubarb, peppers, yam, Adzuki beans, carrot, green pea, green bell pepper, asparagus, spinach, Brussels sprouts, kale, egg plant and combinations thereof. The vegetable powder according to the present invention can advantageously be employed in fabricated savory snacks to deliver nutritional benefit, a considerable vegetable serving size, color and taste.
US08545916B1
A method for separating a yolk from albumen of an egg including the steps of assembling the yolk and albumen in a bowl, providing a container that encloses a chamber and has an orifice sized to receive therein the yolk, arranging the orifice to communicate in flow series with the chamber to deliver the yolk thereto, positioning the yolk in the orifice by spatial movement between the orifice and the yolk from the bowl when the container is in a squeezed condition thereof, stripping the yolk of the albumen so as to allow the albumen to return to the bowl while the yolk enters the chamber when the container has moved to a released condition thereof, and changing between the released condition and the squeezed condition is accomplished by alternately squeezing or releasing the container to create or release the vacuum in the chamber.
US08545915B2
An apparatus and method for increasing Vitamin D content in mushrooms irradiates the mushroom(s) for a duration of up to six seconds with one or more pulses of light with wavelengths in the range of about 200 to about 1000 nanometers. The light is emitted by an electric glow discharge lamp, such as a xenon lamp, that emits ultra-violet light. The intensity of the light is such that after irradiation the mushrooms have a Vitamin D2 content of at least about 400 IU/84 g of mushrooms, which is 100% Daily Value of recommended Vitamin D for human consumption.
US08545910B2
There is provided a method for processing green coffee beans capable of imparting new aromas and flavors to a coffee beverage using a simple operation, without incurring an increase in raw material costs.The method for processing green coffee beans includes a fermentation step of bringing nutritive substances included in coffee cherries and microorganisms into contact with one another and causing fermentation, and a collection step of separating and collecting green coffee beans from the coffee cherries that have undergone the fermentation step, wherein in the fermentation step, at least part of the pulp of the coffee cherries is exposed, and the microorganisms are caused to come into direct contact therewith.
US08545907B2
The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase. The blend can include at least about 1.0 Liquefon Unit (LU) of the B. licheniformis alpha-amylase for every 5.0 Modified Wohlgemuth Unit (MWU) of the low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase. The enzyme blend described is suitable for starch liquefaction and saccharification, ethanol production, and/or sweetener production, among other things. Also provided herein is a method of processing a starch by liquefying the starch with the low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and the Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase, simultaneously or sequentially.
US08545896B2
The present invention relates to compositions, kits and methods for the administration of various vitamin, mineral and nutrient compositions, and in a specific embodiment, the compositions, kits and methods may utilize or include twelve carbon chain fatty acids and/or twelve carbon chain acylglycerols, vitamin D, iodine, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B9, vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, omega 3 fatty acids and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
US08545893B2
Provided herein are keratin compositions useful for treating ischemia and/or reperfusion injury, such as that associated with myocardial infarct, ischemic stroke, brain trauma such as traumatic brain injury, hypothermia, chronic wounds, and burns.
US08545892B2
Sustained-released beads providing active ingredients over an extended period of time to an individual orally ingesting the sustained release beads. The sustained-release beads can be part of a suspension wherein the sustained-release beads are suspended and evenly dispersed in the suspension. Binding agents are used to form the structural framework of the sustained released beads and retain the active ingredients without chemical or electrical bonding. The components of the dispersion medium are GRAS designated, making the suspension suitable for use as a food product.
US08545888B2
The invention relates to tendon stem cell useful for treating a variety of diseases and conditions, including tendon repair and attachment of tendon to bone. The invention is also directed to treatment and/or inhibition of bone formation by use of biglycan and/or fibromodulin.
US08545877B2
Drug derivatives are provided herein which are suitable for loading into liposomal nanoparticle carriers. In some preferred aspects, the derivatives comprise a poorly water-soluble drug derivatized with a weak-base moiety that facilitates active loading of the drug through a LN transmembrane pH or ion gradient into the aqueous interior of the LN. The weak-base moiety can optionally comprise a lipophilic domain that facilitates active loading of the drug to the inner monolayer of the liposomal membrane. Advantageously, LN formulations of the drug derivatives exhibit improved solubility, reduced toxicity, enhanced efficacy, and/or other benefits relative to the corresponding free drugs.
US08545866B2
Described herein are biocompatible compositions that contain a copolymer and a filler material. In particular, described herein are compositions that include a copolymer and a filler which may be a calcium salt. Also described herein are methods in which the compositions are used to attach soft tissue to bone.
US08545855B2
Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one biological tissue.
US08545845B2
Antibodies against various domains of laminin-332 are discussed herein. The antibodies reduce the adhesion and matrix binding properties of laminin-332, inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the antibodies for diagnostic, prophylactic, and/or therapeutic purposes are disclosed.
US08545844B2
The invention relates to humanized antibodies against human IL-22RA and to their use in the treatment of psoriasis and other immune-mediated diseases such as psoriatic arthritis and atopic dermatitis.
US08545843B2
The present invention concerns treatment of autoimmune diseases with antagonists which bind to B cell surface markers, such as CD19 or CD20.
US08545841B2
The subject application provides small compounds that are able to suppress autophagy in various cells. These compounds are useful in augmenting the existing treatments of various cancers and microbial/parasitic infections. Thus, the subject application also provides methods of treating various types of cancers and microbial/parasitic infections. Also provided by the subject application are methods of suppressing the expansion of autophagosomes within cells or individuals and inhibiting the lipidation of autophagy-related protein 8 (Atg8).
US08545839B2
The invention relates to a novel antibody capable of binding specifically to the human c-Met receptor and/or capable of specifically inhibiting the tyrosine kinase activity of said receptor both in a ligand-dependent and in a ligand-independent manner, with an improved antagonistic activity, said antibody comprising a modified hinge region.The invention also relates to a composition comprising such an antibody antagonist to c-Met and its use as a medicament for treating cancer.
US08545838B2
Provided is a cancer therapeutic agent comprising a cancer targeting molecule linked to a liver-expressed chemokine (LEC). In one embodiment, the cancer targeting molecule is an antibody that targets cancer cells or tumors in vivo. The cancer targeting molecule is associated non-covalently or covalently with LEC. The cancer therapeutic agents of the invention are useful for the treatment of cancer in an individual by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of cancer cells in an individual and/or by inhibiting the development of metastasis. The effectiveness of the therapy using the LEC cancer therapeutic agents can be increased by reducing the activity of immunoregulatory T cells and/or by adoptively transferring immune T cells.
US08545837B2
The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Hunters Syndrome.
US08545836B2
The present invention comprises methods and compositions for the reduction of oxalate in humans, animals and plants. For example, the invention provides methods and compositions for the delivery of one or more oxalate-reducing pharmaceutical compositions to the intestinal tracts of persons and animals. The methods and compositions can be used in treating and preventing oxalate-related conditions. A composition of the invention comprises an oral delivery vehicle comprising an oxalate degrading bacteria, one or more cryopreserving agents and one or more excipients. A composition of the invention is enteric coated and has a suitable shelf-life and acceptable properties to avoid negative impact from gastric fluid when it is orally administered.
US08545822B2
This disclosure relates to a long wear topical composition for keratinous surface. The composition includes at least one coupling agent having at least two reactive functional groups and at least one performance ingredient.
US08545812B2
The present invention discloses methods and materials for delivering a cargo compound into a brain cancer cell and/or across the blood-brain barrier. Delivery of the cargo compound is accomplished by the use of protein transport peptides derived from Neisseria outer membrane proteins, such as Laz. The invention also provides synthetic transit peptides comprised of the pentapeptide AAEAP. The invention further discloses methods for treating cancer, and specifically brain cancer, as well as other brain-related conditions. Further, the invention provides methods of imaging and diagnosing cancer, particular brain cancer.
US08545808B2
The subject invention relates to the compositions for radiolabeling Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid (DTPA)-dextran with Technetium-99m and for stabilizing the DTPA-dextran Cold Kit. The composition contains Stannous Chloride ions to reduce 99mTc-pertechnetate, Ascorbic Acid to reduce stannic ions to stannous ions to maintain a reducing environment, α,α-Trehalose to add bulk and to stabilize the lyophilized composition without interfering with the radiochemical yield, and Glycine to transchelate Technetium-99m under highly acidic conditions to facilitate radiolabeling DTPA-dextran with high radiochemical purity. In addition, the invention pertains to methods for making and using the compositions. The reconstitution of the lyophilized composition by 99mTc-pertechnetate, resulting in radiolabeled 99mTc-DTPA-dextran in a composition between pH 3 to 4. This invention contains a Diluent vial, which when used will shift the pH to a moderately acidic pH, which would provide less pain on injection and ease-of-use to clinical practitioners for adjusting its potency.
US08545802B2
There is provided a process for producing a DDR-type zeolite having: a raw material solution preparation step of preparing a raw material solution containing 1-adamantaneamine hydrochloride, silica (SiO2), and water at a 1-adamantaneamine hydrochloride/SiO2 molar ratio of 0.002 to 0.5 and a water/SiO2 molar ratio of 10 to 500, and a crystal growth step of subjecting the raw material solution and a DDR-type zeolite powder to a heat treatment in a state that both the raw material solution and the DDR-type zeolite powder are brought into contact with each other to grow crystals of the DDR-type zeolite by the use of the DDR-type zeolite powder as seed crystals.
US08545795B2
The invention relates to a process carried out continuously in one or more reactors connected in series for the preparation of sodium titanate nanotubes and their derivatives obtained by ion exchange and/or thermal treatment, by reacting titanium oxides with sodium hydroxide under suitable hydrothermal conditions to obtain or control the morphology of nanostructural titanates. The reaction mixture is introduced continuously into the reactor at a feed rate that is the same as the rate of discharge of the product. When more than one reactor is used, the material leaving the first reactor is used to feed the next reactor, and a differential of temperature is applied between the reactors in such a way as to obtain in the average, a temperature of between 60° C. and 180° C.
US08545792B2
A method for making a carbon nanotube structure is introduced. The method includes the following steps. A carbon nanotube precursor including a number of carbon nanotubes is provided. The carbon nanotube precursor is placed in a chamber with low oxygen environment. The carbon nanotube precursor is heated in the chamber.
US08545789B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing hydroxylamine. In this method, an aqueous reaction medium containing acidic buffer agent and nitrate ions in the presence of a limited amount of metal impurities such as Fe or Cu is introduced into a hydroxylamine synthesis reactor in the presence of catalyst to proceed hydroxylamine synthesis by reduction of nitrate ions with hydrogen gas as reducing agent in the aqueous reaction medium to produce hydroxylamine. The reaction is processed in the aqueous reaction medium with a limited amount of metal impurities or even without metal impurities, such that the selection rate of the hydroxylamine product is increased.
US08545770B2
A method for treating the surface of a polymerio substrate, including the following steps: providing a first polymeric substrate; contracting at least one part of one face of the first substrate with some liquid solvent system, the liquid solvent system containing at least a first volatile compound and at least a second compound having a low molecular weight and able to swell and/or soften the polymeric material forming the face; letting at least the volatile compound to evaporate from the face of the first substrate and; contracting the so-treated face of first substrate with a third material.
US08545745B2
A method for using a Poisson's ratio material includes a carbon nanotube film structure is provided. The carbon nanotube film structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. A first part of the carbon nanotubes are aligned a first direction, a second part of the carbon nanotubes are aligned a second direction. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to second direction. When the Poisson's ratio material is stretched or compressed substantially along the first or second direction, a Poisson's ratio value is negative. When the Poisson's ratio material is stretched or compressed in a direction having an angle of about 45 degrees with the first direction, the Poisson's ratio value is positive.
US08545744B2
Method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite molding, the method comprising the steps of: (a) disposing at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material within a mold; (b) disposing at least one pre-preg layer adjacent to the fibrous reinforcing material, the pre-preg layer comprising fibrous reinforcement at least partially impregnated with uncured first resin material, to form a laminar assembly of the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material and the at least one pre-preg layer within the mold; (c) applying a vacuum to the assembly; (d) infusing a flowable uncured second resin material, under the vacuum, into the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material; and (e) curing the first and second resin materials at least partially simultaneously to form the fiber-reinforced composite molding which comprises at least one first structural portion formed from the fibrous reinforcement and the cured first resin material bonded to at least one second structural portion formed from the at least one layer of fibrous reinforcing material and the cured second resin material.
US08545743B2
A method of forming an article of footwear includes injecting a first material into a first cavity of a mold assembly to form a sole assembly, injecting a second material into a second cavity of the mold assembly, a first last being suspended within the second cavity, to form an upper of the article of footwear about the first last. The upper and the sole assembly are positioned in contact with one another. The upper and the sole assembly are cured and bonded together to form an article of footwear. The article of footwear is removed from the mold assembly and from the first last and allowed to expand to a first size. The article of footwear is placed on a second last having a second size that is smaller than the first size, and heated and cooled until it shrinks to the second size.
US08545742B2
Methods of fabricating a low crystallinity polymer tube for polymers subject to strain-induced crystallization. The low crystallinity tube may be further processed to make an implantable medical device.
US08545736B2
Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of metal phosphide nanocrystals using a phosphite compound as a phosphorous precursor. More specifically, disclosed herein is a method for preparing metal phosphide nanocrystals by reacting a metal precursor with a phosphite compound in a solvent. A method is also provided for passivating a metal phosphide layer on the surface of a nanocrystal core by reacting a metal precursor with a phosphite compound in a solvent. The metal phosphide nanocrystals have uniform particle sizes and various shapes.
US08545734B2
This invention includes processes for making a photovoltaic absorber layer having a predetermined stoichiometry on a substrate by depositing a precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry onto the substrate and converting the deposited precursor into a photovoltaic absorber material. This invention further includes processes for making a photovoltaic absorber layer having a predetermined stoichiometry on a substrate by (a) providing a polymeric precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry; (b) providing a substrate; (c) depositing the precursor onto the substrate; and (d) heating the substrate.
US08545727B2
A process for producing ammonia synthesis gas, where a natural gas feedstock (10) is reformed in a primary steam reformer (12) and in a secondary reformer (14) at a pressure of at least 35 bar; the product syngas (16) at the output of the secondary reformer is cooled and subject to catalytic medium-temperature shift, converting the CO into CO2 and H2; downstream said medium-temperature shift, the carbon dioxide is removed from the syngas by physical absorption.
US08545725B2
A process for carrying out a carbon monoxide shift reaction is provided. In the implementation of the carbon monoxide shift reaction, including the conversion of carbon monoxide and water into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, this conversion takes place in the liquid phase and involves separation of the product gases carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen, where as a first solvent dry methanol is used, for the absorption of carbon monoxide with simultaneous formation of a methyl formate, as a second solvent, in the area of release of the product gases, water is used, for avoiding hydrogen losses in a carbon dioxide area.
US08545723B2
A persistent phosphor of formula I is provided, along with methods for making and using the phosphor: AxAlyO4:Euj, REk, Bm, Znn, Coo, Scp I wherein: A is Ba, Sr, Ca, or a combination of these metals; x is greater than about 0.75 and less than about 1.3; y is greater than or equal to about 1.6 and less than or equal to 2; j is greater than about 0.0005 and less than about 0.1; k is greater than about 0.0005 and less than about 0.1; m is greater than or equal to 0 and less than about 0.30; n is greater than 0 and less than about 0.10; o is greater than 0 and less than about 0.01; p is greater than 0 and less than about 0.05; and RE is Dy, Nd, or a combination thereof. Applications for such phosphors include use in toys, emergency equipment, clothing, and instrument panels, among others.
US08545720B2
The present invention relates to liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.
US08545718B2
A wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid-crystal polyester resin composition, comprising 5 to 40 parts by volume of titanium oxide (B) and 5 to 40 parts by volume of barium sulfate (C) with respect to 100 parts by volume of a wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid-crystal polyester (A); wherein the total of the (B) component and the (C) component with respect to 100 parts by volume of the (A) component is 15 to 45 parts by volume.
US08545709B2
Thickness of a residual layer may be altered to control critical dimension of features in a patterned layer provided by an imprint lithography process. The thickness of the residual layer may be directly proportional or inversely proportional to the critical dimension of features. Dispensing techniques and material selection may also provide control of the critical dimension of features in the patterned layer.
US08545708B2
A mold of the present invention includes: a flexible polymer film; a curable resin layer provided on a surface of the polymer film; and a porous alumina layer provided on the curable resin layer, the porous alumina layer having an inverted moth-eye structure in its surface, the inverted moth-eye structure having a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size viewed in a direction normal to the surface is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm. According to the present invention, a method for easily forming a flexible moth-eye mold which can be deformed into the form of a roll is provided.
US08545706B2
One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for isomerizing a hydrocarbon stream rich in a C4 hydrocarbon and/or at least one of a C5 and C6 hydrocarbon. The apparatus can include: a first drier and a second drier adapted to receive a fluid including at least one reactant; and a reaction zone communicating with the first drier to receive the fluid including at least one reactant and with the second drier to receive the regenerant. Generally, the first drier operates at a first condition to dry the fluid including at least one reactant and the second drier operates at a second condition during regeneration with a regenerant. The regenerant can pass through a fluid tapering device for regulating the flow of the regenerant to the reaction zone.
US08545702B1
Process and steps for the production of biodiesel and/or glycerin from feedstock are provided.
US08545700B1
The invention includes a method for the optimization of the soluble CO2 concentration in the aeration basin of an activated sludge system, which significantly improves the specific growth rate of the nitrifying bacteria. The result is a reduction in capital and energy costs for municipalities. The rate of nitrification is a product of the nitrifying bacteria biomass concentration and the specific growth rate of the bacteria. In the activated sludge system, the biomass concentration is maintained at high concentrations by reducing the wasting rate. The specific growth rate is a function of the ammonium concentration and the environmental conditions. Here, the inventors show that growth of nitrifying bacteria is inhibited when the soluble CO2 concentration is elevated beyond certain parameters. Elevated soluble CO2 concentration also reduces the pH, which also impacts the rate of growth of nitrifying bacteria.
US08545695B2
The water provisioning system mainly contains a selection switch, a water volume switch, a human-machine interface (HMI), a RO waste water recycling device, an electromagnetic valve, a RO water purification device, an antichlor device, an aeration pipe assembly, a first ozone module, and a second ozone module. The selection switch selects a type of water to use. The RO water purification device filters water from a low-temperature water source, stores purified water in a storage barrel, and provides high-quality drinking water. The 70% water from the RO water purification process that fails the drinking water standard is recycled through the RO waste water recycling device. The low-temperature water source is connected to an antichlor device and the water is therefore dechlorinated. The first and second ozone modules are used to produce ozonated water and to release ozone through the aeration pipe assembly into the kitchen cabinet for deodorization and sterilization.
US08545692B2
An apparatus and a method for electrochemical modification of liquid streams using at least one anode and cathode assemblies arranged to contain liquid electrolytes anolyte and catholyte, a plurality of electrically conducting anode and cathode particulates forming anode and cathode particulate beds, and current feeder and current collector devices in contact with the particulate bed, where the anode particulates and cathode particulates are in motion substantially independent of bulk electrolytes flow.
US08545683B2
An integrated sensor is capable of detecting analytes using electrochemical (EC), electrical (E), and optical (O) signals or EC and O signals. The sensor introduces synergetic new capabilities and enhances the sensitivity and selectivity for real-time detection of an analyte in complex matrices, including the presence of high concentration of interferences in liquids and in gas phases.
US08545682B2
An in-line cleaning and sanitation apparatus for cleaning a liquid, the apparatus including electronic oxidation means to increase the oxidation reduction potential of the liquid, and ionization means to produce ions having an algaecidal or bactericidal effect into the liquid, in that order together with ultrasonic cleaning means to introduce sound waves into the liquid, and wherein the ionization means, the ultrasonic cleaning means and the electronic oxidation means are operated simultaneously for a period to clean and sanitize the liquid in the absence of added salt, chlorine or other chemicals.
US08545681B2
Disclosed is a process for improving the efficiency of a combined-cycle power generation plant and desalination unit. The process includes supplying exhaust gases from a gas turbine set used to generate electrical power to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and then directing the steam from the HRSG to a steam turbine set. Salinous water is supplied into an effect of the desalination unit. Steam exhausted from the steam turbine set is utilized in the effect of the desalination unit to produce a distillate vapor and brine from the effect by heat exchange. Additionally, steam is introduced steam from at least one additional heat source from the combined-cycle power generation plant to the effect to increase the mass flow rate of steam into the effect. In one embodiment, the additional heat source is an intercooler heat exchanger. Heated water from the intercooler heat exchanger is provided to a reduced atmosphere flash tank, and the steam flashed in the flash tank is provided to the effect.
US08545680B2
A center feed system for use within a delayed coking system, or any other similar system is described. The center feed system features an inlet sleeve which slidably engages a retractable nozzle, with inlet and outlet, in fluid connection with a feed source of residual byproduct, allowing residual byproduct to flow from the feed source into the interior of a vessel, thus effectuating or inducing even thermal distribution throughout the vessel.
US08545677B2
Calender (1) for calendering a paper or board web (2), having at least one nip (3), which is formed between a heatable roll (4) and a mating element (5), a device (6) for producing a predetermined pressure in the nip (3), and a web treatment device (7) arranged upstream of the nip (3) and having two contact surfaces (9, 10) forming a treatment nip (8), one of which is a circulating contact surface (9) which is formed by a belt (14) circulating on guide rolls (11, 12, 13), the other contact surface (10) is formed by the circulating surface of the heatable roll (4), and the treatment nip (8) extends along an angle (15) of the wrap of the heatable roll (4), wherein, in order to increase the thermal efficiency of the transfer of heat, the circulating belt (14) uses a resilient surface to press the paper or board web (2) onto the heatable roll (4), and the guide rolls (11, 12, 13) control sectional forces of the circulating belt (14) in the treatment nip (8).
US08545673B2
Process for recovering molybdate or tungstate from an aqueous solution, in which molybdate or tungstate is bound to a water-insoluble, cationized inorganic carrier material from the aqueous solution at a pH in the range from 2 to 6, the laden carrier material is separated off and the bound molybdate or tungstate is liberated once again into aqueous solution at a pH in the range from 6 to 14. The process is suitable for recovering molybdate or tungstate in the delignification of pulp with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of molybdate or tungstate as catalyst. The recovered molybdate or tungstate can be recycled to the delignification.
US08545663B2
In a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising heating a wiring board on which a chip and an uncured adhesive layer are laminated for curing the adhesive layer, the improvement includes performing a statically pressurizing step before the adhesive layer is cured, in which step the wiring board on which the chip and the uncured adhesive layer are laminated is subjected to a static pressure greater than atmospheric pressure by not less than 0.05 MPa. According to the process, voids are easily eliminated irrespective of the design of the wiring board, and the adhesive is prevented from curling up on the chip.
US08545660B1
A bonding apparatus and method holds first and second bodies peripherally, one above the other, on respective shelves. A lower heat-transfer body is configured to lift the first body from below and press the first and second bodies against an upper heat-transfer body to enable bonding between the first and second bodies.
US08545656B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a resin pipe, including: heating a sheet member after winding the sheet member around a bar desired multiple times and holding the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is melted and molded into a resin pipe by the heating, and the bar is removed from the resin pipe after the heating.
US08545654B2
A method for producing pant-type absorbent articles, each article including a chassis structure having at least one elastic panel and an integrated absorbent core component, the method including a continuous pant-forming process including forming the chassis structure and incorporating the absorbent core component into the chassis structure. The at least one elastic panel is formed by a) separately producing a two-layer laminate having a first non-elastic fibrous nonwoven web and an elastic film, b) activating the two-layer laminate by incremental stretching in at least one activation direction to render the two-layer laminate (elastically stretchable, c) stretching the activated two-layer laminate by 35-200% in the activation direction, d) introducing the two-layer laminate in the pant-forming process, and e) laminating the elastic film of the stretched two-layer laminate to an elastic or nonwoven chassis component. An absorbent pant-type article produced in accordance with the method.
US08545648B2
Disclosed is a method for producing a heat insulating laminate structure having an excellent solar radiation shielding capability as well as an excellent radio wave transparency. The method includes placing a transparent laminate film between two transparent substrates, the transparent laminate film having on at least one side of a transparent polymer film a laminated layer structure in which a metal oxide layer containing an organic component and a metal layer are laminated and grooves having widths of 30 μm or less are formed with dividing the metal layer; bonding the two substrates to each other through the transparent laminate film under application of a pressure; and promoting division of the metal layer in the transparent laminate film by the applied pressure to increase an overall surface resistance.
US08545638B2
A method of cleaning a food plant of the type which produces an aseptic product or a product with extended shelf life involves at least one circulation with an alkaline detergent solution and at least one circulation with an acidic cleaning solutions. The circulations take place alternatively with the alkaline detergent solution and the acidic cleaning solution. Prior to the first circulation, between each circulation and after the last circulation, rinsings with water take place. Simultaneously with the last circulation with alkaline detergent solution the plant is sterilized, and after the last circulation with the acidic cleaning solution the two last rinsings with water take place with sterile liquid.
US08545632B2
A coating holder for holding a plurality of workpieces includes a rotating shaft, a first driving member, a plurality of hanging arms, a plurality of supporting trays, and a plurality of second driving members. The first driving member is configured for driving the rotating shaft to rotate. The hanging arms extend from the rotating shaft. Each hanging arm includes a free end distal from the rotating shaft. The supporting trays are configured for holding the workpieces. The second driving members are fixed in the respective free ends and are connected to the respective supporting trays. The second driving members are configured for driving the supporting trays to rotate.
US08545630B2
A coating apparatus includes a chamber device and a transporting device. The chamber device defines two coating chambers, two parallel coating channels, and a transportation channel communicating with the coating channels. The coating chambers are separated from each other. The coating chambers and the coating channels are alternately arranged. Each coating chamber defines at least one coating slot communicating with the respective coating channel. The transporting device includes a shaft rotatable with respect to the chamber device and a carrying board fixed on the shaft. The shaft is axially movable in the transportation channel. The carrying board is receivable in each of the coating channels for exposing a substrate to the corresponding coating chamber via the associated coating slot. The carrying board is rotatable about the shaft in each of the coating channels and jointly movable with the shaft in and along the transportation channel between the coating channels.
US08545625B2
The invention provides novel dental enamel inspired materials for biomedical and dental applications. The materials are apatite-like calcium phosphate complexes and may comprise apatite, octacalcium phosphate crystals, or mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the materials (calcium phosphate coatings) are mixtures of crystals of apatite and its precursor, octacalcium phosphate, nucleated on a titanium surface. They are prepared using a chemical process leading to the formation of biological apatite which is similar to that found in natural bone and teeth. In one embodiment, the materials are prepared by placing a titanium substrate in a supersaturated calcifying solution containing native or purified recombinant amelogenins. The presence of the amelogenins modulates apatite crystal growth to mimic in vivo apatite crystal formation. Applications for the materials include, without limitation, dental tissue (enamel, dentin, cementum) replacement, orthopeadic implants for bone repair, and coatings for improving the biocompatibility and bone regeneration capability of currently available implants or medical devices made of metallic, polymeric, ceramic or composite materials.
US08545624B2
An apparatus to pump a melt is disclosed. The pump has a chamber that defines a cavity configured to hold the melt. A gas source is in fluid communication with the chamber. A first valve is between the chamber and a first pipe and a second valve is between the chamber and a second pipe. The valves may be check valves in one embodiment.
US08545621B2
Using a helium cryostat, the temperature for a substrate wafer(s) is reduced to 2.2 Kelvin over a period of twenty-four hours. Next, a soak segment will hold the temperature of the substrate wafer at 2.2 Kelvins for a period of ninety-six hours. At these low temperatures, alloys such as GaAs, InP, and GaP will form dipole molecular moments, which will re-align along lines of internal magnetic force as molecular bonds condense. Next the substrate wafer's temperature is ramped up to room temperature over a period of twenty-four hours. Next, the temperature of the substrate wafer is ramped up to assure that the temperature gradients made to occur within the wafer are kept low. Typically, a temper ramp up temperature will range between 300° F. to 1100° F. and depends upon the single crystal material used to construct the substrate wafer. Next, the substrate wafer undergoes a temper hold segment, which assures that the entire substrate wafer has had the benefit of the tempering temperature. A typical temper hold segment is around 3 hours and depends upon the material, thickness, and diameter size of the substrate wafer.
US08545615B2
The invention relates to a formulation for an antifouling coating system to be applied on submerged substrates. The invention is characterized in that the formulation contains at least 30 wt % of water relative to the total weight thereof, at least 10 wt % relative to the total weight thereof of a dry extract of a waterproofing agent selected from a silicone resin, a polyurethane resin, and/or a styrene acrylic copolymer resin either alone or mixed, and at least 5 wt % relative to the total weight thereof of a dry extract of an active anti-adhesion agent. The invention also relates to a method for processing substrates to be submerged using such a formulation, and to the use of such a formulation as an antifouling agent for deterring the attachment of marine organisms such as algae, shellfish and other crustaceans on any submerged substrate, and in particular ship hulls.
US08545614B2
The present invention relates to specific additives comprising cellulose ether, a plasticizer, at least one defoamer and water having a pH greater than 7 for improving the extrudability of clay ceramic masses and other masses which set as a result of baking or sintering, a corresponding extrusion process, the extrudates and their use.
US08545600B2
In a method for removing solids from overspray produced when painting objects, the overspray is absorbed by an air flow and is conducted to a deposition surface, across which a deposition liquid flows and where a large part of at least the solids is transferred into the deposition liquid, is discharged by said deposition liquid, and is removed from the liquid by means of a deposition process. A deposition liquid is used and disclosed which comprises a detackifying medium and an optional suspending fluid, paint overspray particles being detackified using the detackifying medium.
US08545599B2
A thermal management apparatus includes an electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator in which an emitter electrode and another electrode are energizable to motivate fluid flow. One of the electrodes includes a solid solution formed of a solvent metal having a first performance characteristic and a solute material having a second performance characteristic. The first and second performance characteristics are exhibited substantially independently in the electrode as the solvent metal and solute material remain substantially pure within the solid solution. A method of making an EHD product includes providing an electrode with such a solid solution and positioning the electrode relative to another electrode to motivate fluid flow when energized.
US08545598B2
A mercury removal system and methods thereof include at least one supply system, at least one cooling system and at least one separation system. The supply system is connected to introduce at least beneficiated fly ash particles into an exhaust stream. The exhaust stream comprises at least one exhaust gas and mercury and at least a portion of the mercury in the exhaust stream adheres to the introduced beneficiated fly ash particles. The cooling system cools the exhaust stream before or after the connection of the supply system to the exhaust stream. The separation system separates from the exhaust stream and outputs at least a portion of the introduced beneficiated fly ash particles with the adhered mercury.
US08545593B2
A method for producing liquid ferroalloy by direct processing of manganese and chromium bearing iron compounds, by the steps: of mixing carbonaceous reductant, fluxing agent, and a binder with materials such as iron sands, metallic oxides, manganese-iron ore concentrates and/or chromium-iron ore concentrates and silica sands, to form a mixture; forming agglomerates from the mixture; feeding the agglomerates to a melting furnace with other materials; melting the feed materials at a temperature of from 1500 to 1760° C. and forming a slag and hot metal; removing the slag; tapping the hot metal as liquid ferroalloy, and utilizing the off-gases from the melting furnace as combustion fuel to drive a turbine and to generate electricity.
US08545585B2
To improve in pulse cleaning of filters, a filter element includes a media pack of Z-media having first and second opposite flow faces and a side wall extending between the first and second flow face. A gasket is secured to the side wall. The gasket has a sealing portion and an attachment portion. The sealing portion has a flat surface at least one inch long and is located between being planar with and 0.5 inches recessed from the first flow face, inclusive.
US08545583B2
Flexible abrasive sheet articles having precision thickness flat-topped raised island structures that are coated with a monolayer of equal sized abrasive agglomerate are described. Methods of producing high quality equal-sized spherical shaped composite abrasive agglomerate beads containing small diamond abrasive particles are described. Beads are produced by level-filling fine mesh screens or perforated sheets with a water based metal oxide slurry containing abrasive particles and then using a fluid jet to eject the abrasive slurry lumps from the individual screen cells into a dehydrating environment. Surface tension forces form the ejected liquid lumps into spheres that are solidified and then heated in a furnace to form ceramic beads. These porous ceramic abrasive beads can be bonded directly onto the flat planar surface of a flexible backing material or they can be bonded onto raised island surfaces to form rectangular or disk abrasive sheet articles. Abrasive articles having equal sized abrasive beads are particularly suited for lapping and raised island articles are suited for high speed lapping. Non-abrasive equal-sized beads can also be formed using this simple bead manufacturing process, which requires only a very low capital investment.
US08545577B2
An aviation fuel composition contains an aviation fuel and nano-sized zinc particles. Examples of nano-sized zinc particles include nano-sized metallic zinc particles, nano-sized zinc oxide particles, and nano-sized zinc peroxide particles. The aviation fuel composition can be made by combining an aviation fuel and nano-sized zinc particles. The aviation fuel composition can be used to improve combustion in an aircraft engine.
US08545569B2
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces in a knee joint. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable for each patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. Kits are also provided to enable customized repairs to be performed.
US08545568B2
A method of using an interbody spinal implant by implanting the spinal implant into a patient in need of the spinal implant. The method includes accessing the disc space of the patient and locating the center of the disc space. The disc space is incised by making a window in the annulus of the disc space for insertion of the spinal implant. The endplates are cleaned of all cartilage and the disc structure, which is encapsulated by the annulus, is removed while avoiding damage to the endplate structure of the vertebrae. Optionally a size-specific rasp is selected and the disc space is cleared of all soft tissue and cartilage. Optionally the disc space is distracted by sequentially expanding it with distractors of progressively increasing heights. A spinal implant having a pre-determined size sufficient to balance frictional fit and elongation of the annulus is selected and seated in the disc space.
US08545566B2
Spinal implants are disclosed. One spinal implant includes a support body, an articulating element, a blocking member and a motion limiting member. The support body includes a superior end surface and a lower end surface having teeth. In between the superior end surface and the lower end surface is a recess formed in a sidewall of the support body for receiving the articulating element. The blocking member can be received in the recess to prevent inadvertent back-out of the articulating element from within the recess. The articulating element can articulate in one or more directions, thereby allowing articulation of the spinal implant into a desired position within a disc space.
US08545565B2
The present application relates to a prosthesis comprising a core of a gel material and a fiber envelope which surrounds the core. In addition, the present application relates to a method for producing the same. The object of the present application is to provide a prosthesis which is based on a material which combines a low shear stiffness with a high degree of toughness and good swelling properties. Another object of the present invention is to provide a prosthesis which is based on a material which exhibits excellent durability and wear resistance.
US08545563B2
An intervertebral implant is configured to be fixed in an intervertebral space defined by a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body. The intervertebral implant includes an implant body sized to be inserted into an intervertebral space, and a fixation assembly carried by the implant body. The fixation assembly includes a fixation housing and a plurality of fixation members attached to the fixation housing. The fixation assembly can be iterated from a retracted position to an extended position that causes the fixation members to travel along a channel of the implant body and out the implant body so as to attach the implant to the first and second vertebral bodies.
US08545560B2
A muscle fastening cap includes a head having one or more groups of openings along a direction of its axial length. The cap also may include a stem adapted for insertion into a muscle-supporting structure such as an intramedullary canal or a prosthesis device.
US08545557B2
An implantable tissue expander including an internal skeletal element extending between a base surface and an outer surface and including at least one plurality of elongate cells extending along mutually generally parallel axes from the base surface to the outer surface and being defined by elongate cell walls formed of a resilient material and a sealed enclosure, sealing the internal skeletal element and adapted for preventing body fluids from filling the plurality of elongate cells.
US08545542B2
A tanning device has one or more reflective surface areas. The reflective surface areas may be used for redirecting light rays toward one or more parts of a user's body. A pair of speakers are positioned in the tanning device.
US08545538B2
Within a given spinal segment, the stable vertebral level is identified. Within the lower lumbar spine, that level is most commonly at the sacrum. A bone fastener is rigidly affixed to the stable spinal segment and an interconnecting member is rigidly affixed to the bone fastener so as to form a cantilever construct. Vertebral bodies that exhibit aberrant spinal motion and/or mal-alignment relative to the stable segment are then attached to the interconnecting member using non-rigid bone fastener(s). The motion profile of the dynamic fastener can be varied and may be selected to provide the desired vertebral motion characteristics. The interconnecting member may be rigid or it may be alternatively made rigid parallel to the direction of greatest instability and non-rigid in the other planes.
US08545536B2
A tool for fixating a suture anchor in a hard tissue opening with the aid of a material having thermoplastic properties and energy transmitted to the suture anchor for in situ liquefaction of at least part of the material having thermoplastic properties, includes a distal face, an axial channel and a substantially tube-shaped interface piece fitting into the axial channel of the tool, wherein the axial channel and a proximal end of the interface piece are equipped with catch elements cooperating for catching the interface piece in the axial channel when the interface piece is moved in a proximal direction in the axial channel.
US08545520B2
A method of suturing tissue includes engaging tissue with a suturing head, driving a needle from a proximal end portion of the suturing head through the tissue, and engaging a capsule disposed in a distal end portion of the suturing head with the needle, the capsule comprising a length of suture attached thereto.
US08545518B2
The present invention is a hybrid epilator device comprising an epilation unit for gripping and plucking hairs from a skin surface and at least one razor blade edge to shave off hairs growing on the skin surface. The blade edge defines a use direction along which it is effectuated that hairs are shaved off when the razor blade is drawn over the skin surface during operation. The razor blade is arranged behind the epilation unit with respect to the use direction. The epilation unit and the razor blade are mounted for simultaneous contact with the skin surface, where during operation the epilation unit grips and plucks out hairs from the skin surface and subsequently the razor blade shaves off remaining hairs growing on the same skin surface in a single stroke.
US08545513B2
A uterine manipulator includes an elongate shaft and a tip hub. The elongate shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to be inserted into a vagina. The tip hub is disposed at the distal end and is configured to releasably receive and support a tip mount for engaging a uterus. The elongate shaft includes one or more channels extending between the distal and proximal ends. The channels are configured to releasably receive catheter tubing.
US08545512B2
An intraocular insertion device capable of safely performing discharge operation of a lens by a simpler construction. The intraocular lens insertion device has a body provided with a lens placement section where the lens is placed and a tube section for inserting the lens into an eye and has a plunger for discharging the lens placed on the lens placement section. The lens placement section has an upper holding member and a lower holding member. The upper holding member has a rib projecting on advancement axis A, to the lower side of the lens placement section. The lower holding member has a U-shaped cross-section and is constituted of a left and right pair of uprising sections and a pressing section uniting the uprising sections at their lower ends.
US08545509B2
A method of manufacturing an arthroplasty jig is disclosed herein. The method may include the following: generate a bone model, wherein the bone model includes a three dimensional computer model of at least a portion of a joint surface of a bone of a patient joint to undergo an arthroplasty procedure; generate an implant model, wherein the implant model includes a three dimensional computer model of at least a portion of a joint surface of an arthroplasty implant to be used in the arthroplasty procedure; assess a characteristic associated with the patient joint; generate a modified joint surface of the implant model by modifying at least a portion of a joint surface of the implant model according to the characteristic; and shape match the modified joint surface of the implant model and a corresponding joint surface of the bone model.
US08545502B2
The invention relates to a reciprocating cutting tool such as a surgical file system for precisely removing bone and/or other tissue material. The system allows a user to maneuver the system and navigate into hard to access site. The tool may be used to perform a spinal decompression by removing tissue that impinges a spinal nerve.
US08545482B2
Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A system for delivering a tissue implant includes a catheter having an expandable member at a distal end portion, a carrier placed around the expandable member, and the carrier configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and to receive the tissue implant. The tissue implant contacts the lesion of the alimentary tract when the expandable member expands the carrier to the expandable state.
US08545478B2
An injection device for use with tissue of a mammalian body comprising a first tubular member and a second tubular member slidably disposed in the first tubular member. The first and second tubular members have respective proximal and distal extremities. The distal extremity of the second tubular member is provided with a needle that is extendable from the distal extremity of the first tubular member. The proximal extremity of the second tubular member is lockable relative to the proximal extremity of the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a column strength when locked within the first tubular member for limiting retraction of the second tubular member relative to the first tubular member during puncture of the tissue by the needle.
US08545460B2
Assemblies for identifying a power injectable vascular access port are described. One assembly includes a vascular access port, a first identifiable feature, a second identifiable feature, and a third identifiable feature. The first identifiable feature is incorporated into the access port and identifies the access port as suitable for flowing fluid at a fluid flow rate of at least 1 milliliter per second through the access port. The second identifiable feature is incorporated into the access port and identifies the access port as suitable for accommodating a pressure within the cavity of at least 35 psi. The third identifiable feature is separated from the access port and confirms that the implanted access port is both suitable for flowing fluid at a rate of at least 1 milliliter per second through the access port and for accommodating a pressure within the cavity of at least 35 psi.
US08545458B2
A pinch clamp assembly for engaging a tube with an enteral feeding or infusion pump adapted to feed nutritionals or to infuse medical solutions to a patient, is provided comprising a base (1) comprising holding means (3) for holding a pumping section (10) of the tube in operative engagement with the base (1) and supporting means (5) for supporting a connector (6), a clamping element (7) having clamping surfaces engageable with the pumping section (10) and moveable between an open position allowing flow of fluid through the pumping section (10) and a closed position, a cover element (8) for slidable engagement with the clamping element (7) and the connector (6), the cover element (8) being removable from the pinch clamp assembly, wherein the cover element (8) is mountable to or dis-mountable from the clamping element (7) and the connector (6) only when the clamping element (7) is in the closed position, wherein in the mounted position of the cover element (8) the clamping element (7) can be brought into the open position and the connector (6) cannot be removed from the assembly.
US08545455B2
A needle shield for hiding a needle from a patient during an injection is disclosed. The needle shield comprises an attaching portion for attaching the needle shield to a syringe and an opaque collapsible element extending from the attaching portion, the collapsible element having an orifice extending therethrough and being of a sufficient length to conceal a needle from view when the needle is disposed in the orifice, and wherein the collapsible element collapses and conceals the needle as the needle is inserted into a patient's skin and expands to retain its original shape as the needle is withdrawn from the patient's skin so that the patient does not see the needle during an injection.
US08545451B2
A manually operable pump includes a fluid line operatively connected to a fluid source, and a manually operable actuator. A facilitator is used to facilitate flow of fluid from the fluid source through the fluid line. The facilitator is operably connected to the manually operable actuator. A piezoelectric system is operably connected to the manually operable actuator, and configured to capture energy from manual actuation of the manually operable actuator and regulate the speed of the facilitator.
US08545447B2
Material transport catheters and methods for their use rely on rotation of an impeller within a catheter body and a clearing element for preventing buildup of materials at the opening of the catheter body. The impeller preferably comprises an inner tube or shaft having a helical rotor fainted over an outer surface thereof. The clearing element may comprise a free end of a structure near the distal end of the catheter body for disrupting clot, wherein the free end of the structure extends into the distal opening of the catheter body to break up materials as the impeller is rotated. Alternatively, the clearing element may comprise a cutting member disposed at the distal opening of the catheter body.
US08545446B1
A flow control system including: a tubing clamp that includes a clamping mechanism for holding closed a first fluid line while a second fluid flows along a second fluid line from a second container; a drip chamber having a one-way check valve; a vacuum activated catch retainably coupled with the tubing clamp and coupled with the second fluid line and including a movable element coupled with the tubing clamp, the movable element changing from a first shape to a second shape upon receipt of a deforming pressure, wherein when the movable element is in the first shape, the vacuum activated catch retains the tubing clamp in a closed position, and when the movable element is in the second shape, the vacuum activated catch releases the tubing clamp into an open position; and an infusion pump that draws a vacuum in the second fluid line.
US08545443B2
An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle.
US08545439B2
A feeding apparatus includes a food container. The food container includes an open end and a closed end. The food container is provided on a surface thereof with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of protrusions. The food container is made of a resilient material for use with foodstuff.
US08545438B2
An electronically controlled breast pump for generating cyclical suction includes a cumulative vacuum pump and a plurality of switches including at least an expression mode cycle time selection switch, a peak vacuum level selection switch, and a stimulation mode switch. A controller coupled to the cumulative vacuum pump controls the apparatus which optionally further includes a four-layer assembly of the various features, an adjustable safety valve, and/or a pump head with a groove traversing top dead center of the pump head.
US08545436B2
Receivers, which may be external or implantable, are provided. Aspects of receivers of the invention include the presence of one or more of: a high power-low power module; an intermediary module; a power supply module configured to activate and deactivate one or more power supplies to a high power processing block; a serial peripheral interface bus connecting master and slave blocks; and a multi-purpose connector. Receivers of the invention may be configured to receive a conductively transmitted signal. Also provided are systems that include the receivers, as well as methods of using the same. Additionally systems and methods are disclosed for using a receiver for coordinating with dosage delivery systems.
US08545433B2
There is provided herein a system, device and methods for performing minimally invasive spider vein treatments. In some embodiments an apparatus for eliminating spider veins comprises a dual syringe mechanism that includes a pusher for pushing sclerosant materials into a target vein, and an extractor for extracting debris from a target vein; a needle for application into a target vein; and a Y-connector connecting each exit of the dual syringe mechanism to the needle. In some implementations the apparatus's dual syringe mechanism includes a locking mechanism to enable controlled advancing of the syringe pusher.
US08545431B2
A glaucoma drainage device has a housing with an open outlet end. A tube is in fluid communication with the housing. An actuator is located in the housing. An actuation arm is located at least partially in the housing and is coupled to the actuator. A tapered arm is rigidly coupled to the actuation arm. A needle head is located opposite the tapered arm. A tapered end of the tapered arm is located at least partially in the tube. When the tapered arm is moved, it can clear an obstruction from the tube. When the needle head is moved, it can disperse aqueous or clear fibers from the drainage location.
US08545424B2
When securing a frame (7) made of a rigid member for carrying a heavy object such as a drive unit (3) for a walking assistance device on the hip of a wearer, a hip protective belt (4) made of fabric is wrapped around the hip of the wearer, and the frame (7) is secured thereon via a flexible plate (5) and a pressure plate (6) located on an outer side of the flexible plate (5) and having a higher rigidity than the flexible plate (5). The intermediate members allow the wearer to feel the rigidity of the frame in a mitigated manner, and the wearer would not experience any discomfort from the pressure of the frame even when the posture of the wearer is changed. The hip protective belt can readily conform to the body contour of the wearer, but the frame would not deform. Because the intermediate members absorb the difference in the builds of different wearers, the frame may come in a small number of different sizes to fit almost any wearer allowing the hip support member can be mass produced at low cost.
US08545420B2
The invention relates to a rehabilitation device which guides a patient to perform a motion with a correct spatial trajectory, by the device applying one or more pushing, assisting, reminding, responding and/or resisting forces during a motion (or intent to move) by the patient. The forces are applied by an actuator, for example, a robotic articulated arm or a spherically jointed lever. The applied forces act as a force fields, optionally continuous, which impeded and/or guides a patient. The device can be programmable with various trajectories (paths and/or velocities) and/or forces. The forces at one point in the trajectory can vary responsive to an actual trajectory by the patient and/or responsive to a rehabilitation plan and/or improvement of the patient. The device can learn a motion entered by a physiotherapist and replay it for the patient.
US08545419B2
A multi-functional cosmetic device using ultrasonic wave to generate a fine mist of particles that may be ejected from an end of a passage of the nozzle. The cosmetic device is configured to permit ejecting of the fine mist particles even when the device is used upside down so that the user can use the cosmetic device freely at any pose.
US08545418B2
Wire systems for the ablation of occlusions within blood vessels are provided. Systems include one or more wires configured for percutaneous insertion in a blood vessel, the wires configured to ablate an occlusion within the blood vessel. In some embodiments, a wire is gradually tapered near its distal end so that it can be used to pierce occlusions. In some cases, it may be used to dilate existing microchannels within occlusions. In some embodiments, a capture device is inserted towards the occlusion from either the same or opposite side as the tapered wire, and is used to draw the wire through the occlusion.
US08545411B2
Embodiments of adaptively performing clutter filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from a target object to thereby output a plurality of ultrasound data for obtaining a color Doppler mode image, wherein the target object includes at least one of a tissue and a blood flow; and a processing unit placed in communication with the ultrasound data acquisition unit and being configured to locate the plurality of ultrasound data on a complex plane, the processing unit being further configured to perform a circle fitting upon the plurality of ultrasound data located on the complex plane and perform a downmixing and a clutter filtering upon the circle-fitted ultrasound data in consideration of speed of the tissue.
US08545407B2
The invention relates to a method for measuring a mean visco-elasticity value for a soft material. The method uses a single probe carrying at least one transducer and includes the steps of: (a) inducing, in a constraint zone, at least one burst of mechanical vibrations in order to generate internal shear waves in the tissue propagating from the constraint zone into the tissue, (b1) measuring, with the transducer, the transient tissue displacements in at least one first measurement zone in the tissue, and wherein the first measurement zone is located away from the constraint zone, and (c) estimating a mean visco-elasticity of the region of the tissue situated between the constraint zone and the first measurement zone from the measured transient tissue displacements of the tissue in the first measurement zone.
US08545406B2
A method of apodizing for ultrasound beamforming includes providing filtered digital channel data representing echo data from target tissue in a plurality (k) of data channels and a predefined number of active channels (Nact). A software-based integrated apodization algorithm dynamically apodizes the digital channel data using a selected apodizing function h[n,k], n being the sample number. The integrated apodization algorithm applies dynamic aperture control to create an effective aperture by generating a parameter numApertureChannels (Nap[n]), where Nap[n]≦Nact, and selecting Nap[n] particular data channels based on a dynamic beam focusing location for beamforming. Applied dynamic data scaling provides data normalization using a vector inner product between h[n,k] and a scale factor to generate normalized apodization factors hnorm [n,k]. The normalized apodization factors are applied to the digital channel data in the Nap[n] particular data channels to generate apodized and normalized digital channel data.
US08545397B2
An endoscope shape analysis apparatus includes a coordinates obtaining portion for obtaining coordinate values of an insertion portion; a storage portion for storing the coordinate values; a straight line setting portion for setting a first straight line A and a second straight line B, based on the coordinate values; a coordinate transformation portion for transforming coordinates of a previous second straight line B1, based on a positional relationship between a previous first straight line A1 and the first straight line A, to calculate a third straight line B2; a determination portion for determining whether there is an error in a position display from a positional relationship between the first straight line A, the second straight line B, and the third straight line B2; and a correction portion for correcting the second straight line B.
US08545396B2
A system and method for wirelessly transmitting a video image signal from an endoscopic camera to a receiver or control unit for storage and/or display on a video monitor. Use of a frame-specific, variable compression algorithm capable of progressively encoding a data stream provides for a better performing and higher quality wireless endoscopic camera system capable of generating images at varying resolutions. Use of a short-range, high-performance wireless technology, such as Ultrawideband (UWB), improves the performance capabilities of the system, while minimizing power consumption and extending battery life. Implementations of error correcting codes, as well as the use of multiple transmitting and receiving antennas, further improve the fidelity of the wireless communication.
US08545395B2
An endoscopically inserting surgical tool is composed of an elongated flexible cord to be passed through a tool guide channel on an endoscope, and a tool action mechanism mounted on a fore distal end of the flexible cord to be projected out of the tool guide channel. The flexible cord has such a length that, when the tool action mechanism is projected out of a tool exit opening at the end of the tool guide channel, a proximal end portion of the flexible cord still remains outside and rearward of a tool entrance way which is provided on a manipulating head grip of the endoscope as an approach to the tool guide channel. A proximal end portion of the flexible cord is gripped in a rotary tool adjustor which is manipulable to turn the tool action mechanism clockwise or counterclockwise together with the flexible cord in the tool guide channel of the endoscope.
US08545383B2
The invention relates to a hearing aid device for humans with impaired hearing, who have an at least partially functional cochlea and a functional nervous signalling pathway from the cochlea via the auditory nerve to the brain. The hearing aid device contains a receiver, a transducer of the sound or other acoustic signals into electrical current serving as a signal representing a sound, a pulsed irradiation source connected to the transducer for receiving the electrical current and for generating modulated pulsed irradiation in dependence from the electrical current, and preferably one or more optical fibers optically coupled to the exit of the pulsed irradiation source, wherein the optical path for conduction of irradiation within the device ends directly opposite a functional element of the natural vibration transduction pathway, e.g. adjacent the skull, the tympanic membrane, the hammer, the incus, the stapes, the outside of the cochlea, the otic capsule, the round window membrane, or the oval window membrane.
US08545381B2
An auxiliary artificial heart pump drive device for driving an auxiliary artificial heart pump includes first and second pump control parts which are arranged in duplexed configuration. Each pump control part controls the auxiliary artificial heart pump by outputting a drive signal to the auxiliary artificial heart pump. Each pump control part has a means which, when a failure is detected in the pump control part, electrically cuts off a path through which the drive signal is outputted to the auxiliary artificial heart pump. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an auxiliary artificial heart pump drive device and an auxiliary artificial heart system which exhibit high availability even when a serious failure occurs by any chance without duplexing a pump device.
US08545378B2
Systems and methods for providing controllable pulse parameter magnetic stimulation are described. One aspect is directed to a magnetic stimulation system for inducing approximately rectangular electric field pulses in a body organ, comprising an electrical energy storage device, a stimulating coil, and a switching means for electrically coupling said electrical energy storage device to said stimulating coil to produce current pulses in said stimulating coil which generates, in response to the current pulses, magnetic field pulses that can induce approximately rectangular electric field pulses in the body organ.
US08545376B2
A system and method are provided for creating tabs from regular cut-sheet stock after printing by partially punching out a section of a sheet and folding the punched out section back on itself at the remaining side. The location of the punched out section is such that when folded back, a portion of the punched out section sticks out beyond the border of the original paper size. Tab labels may be printed on the back side of the sheet so that when folded out, the tab label is in the correct orientation, i.e., facing front on the folded out tab. The punch head, which is used to punch out the section of the sheet, may be oriented flexibly and moved outboard or inboard. Tabs may be cut and folded to produce a readable set of tabs along any of the top, bottom, lead or trail edges of a sheet.
US08545373B2
A human shoulder stretcher and method of use for gradual, progressive posterior capsular stretching to rehabilitate the shoulder, in particular to address tightness of the posterior capsule of the glenohumeral joint through use of a lever arm and ratcheting mechanism that permits a patient to stretch his or her shoulder without the need for a therapist present.
US08545372B2
Rehabilitation exercising equipment includes a main frame, a first geared member rotatably mounted on the main frame, a second geared member rotatably mounted on the main frame, a connecting mechanism mounted between the first geared member and the second geared member so that the first geared member and the second geared member are movable in concert with each other, a first idle geared member rotatably mounted on the main frame and connected with the connecting mechanism, a second idle geared member rotatably mounted on the main frame and connected with the connecting mechanism, and two handlebars secured on the first geared member and the second geared member respectively. Thus, a user's hands can hold the handlebars to pivot the handlebars in two opposite directions by connection of the connecting mechanism so as to achieve an exercising or rehabilitating function.
US08545366B2
A shiftable clutch device for disconnecting a first drive machine from a drive train and connecting it thereto, including a control device that can be actuated by a pressure medium, is characterized according to the invention in that the shiftable clutch device includes two partial clutches, a first partial clutch forming a main clutch and a second partial clutch forming a drag clutch, which are disposed and configured such that each is adapted to produce a drag torque in an end position of the control device, a first opening end position characterized by an open state of the main clutch and a second closing end position characterized by a closed state of the main clutch.
US08545359B2
A drive force adjustment apparatus includes a differential gear, a motor, a first gear mechanism and a second gear mechanism. The input element, the first output element, the second output element, the motor input element, the fixed element, and the connecting element are expressed as points I, R, L, M, F and C on a graph, an ordinate of which shows the number of revolutions and a abscissa of which shows relative ratios of the number of revolutions of the elements. Length of L-I is equal to length of R-I, I is located between L and R on a straight line L-R, I is located between F and C on a straight line F-C, and R is located between C and M on a straight line C-M.
US08545358B2
A gear transmission is provided with an internal gear and an external gear that eccentrically rotates relative to the internal gear while meshing with internal gear. The internal gear includes first recesses formed on an inner circumferential surface of a case so as to be side-by-side in a circumferential direction, and inner pins inserted into the first recesses. A second recess is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the case within a distance from the center of a first recess along the circumferential direction that equals the tooth pitch of the external gear. Lubricant is retained in the second recess.
US08545351B2
“BELT TENSIONER WITH HIGH DAMPING RUBBER DEVICE”, the present invention refers to the technical field of belt tensioners in general, more specifically a belt tensioner (1) with high damping and with a rubber device (2), designed to generate higher rigidity and high damping to belts in combustion engines. The object of the tensioner is to reduce manufacturing costs, wearing and noise, both of the tensioner itself and the belt.
US08545342B2
Disclosed in certain embodiments is a golf training aid comprising a spheroid segment comprising a dimpled outer circumferential surface, a first substantially flat base surface, and a second substantially flat base surface, wherein the first substantially flat base surface and the second substantially flat base surface are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially equal in size.
US08545340B2
A golf club having at least one directional based graphic on the golf club it disclosed. More specifically, the golf club in accordance with the present invention will have at least one directional based graphic that will only be visible when the golf club is oriented in a desirable direction while staying invisible in all other undesirable directions.
US08545337B2
A fixed type constant velocity universal joint of an eight-ball undercut-free type has improved torque capacity at high operating angle while ensuring durability at low operating angle. Centers of a track groove (32) of an outer joint member and a track groove (35) of an inner joint member are respectively separated from a center plane (P) toward axially different sides, and are offset away from a joint center axis (X) to a radially opposite side relative to grooves (35). When Rt represents a distance between a center of a ball (37) and the center of groove (32), and F represents an axial distance between plane (P) and the center of groove (32), a ratio R1 between F and Rt is 0.061≦R1≦0.087. When fr represents a radial offset amount as a distance between axis (X) and the center of groove (32), a ratio R3 between fr and Rt is 0.07≦R3≦0.19.
US08545333B2
Open architecture communication systems and methods are provided that allow flexible data transmission between gaming machines and other devices and nodes within a gaming machine network. The gaming machine and other devices employ a communication interface that sends and receives data via a common communication protocol and via common communication hardware. The communication interface and common communication protocol allow data transfer between gaming machines and other network nodes such as gaming service servers, despite the presence of different proprietary gaming machine functions and proprietary communication protocols and despite the presence of various proprietary hardware and proprietary communication protocols relied on by the servers.
US08545328B2
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
US08545322B2
A device for providing a proximity sensing touchless display to a gaming machine is provided. The device includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a touchless input interface coupled to the processor and being implemented by the display for receiving input from the player. The input interface employs proximity sensing technology, such as but not limited to proximity button activation. For example, the display can be operable to sense a player's approaching finger entering an electrical field (e.g., corresponding to one or more electrodes) such that a particular button or function on the interface can be activated without the player's finger having to ever physically contact a button, push pad, keypad, touch screen, and/or the like.
US08545318B2
A gaming machine includes an electronic gaming module which includes a game controller, and also includes a separate security interface module which monitors door switches and various devices. The security interface module has a separate unswitched power supply and also has a separate communication connection with a backend system so that it can continue to communicate with a backend system even when the electronic gaming module is powered down.
US08545304B2
The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game, whereby a player at one gaming terminal is allowed to link to other gaming terminals via a player-selectable option. The wagering game may include a basic game and a bonus game. Once linked, the player can enter a bonus game that is triggered by an outcome at a linked terminal.
US08545296B2
A dust-exhaust acceleration face of a dust-exhaust assistant member is disposed so as to face a top face of a heat radiating member of a production facility or the like so that a gap between the top face of the heat radiating member and the dust-exhaust acceleration face of the dust-exhaust assistant member is occupied by ascending air flows, each having a falling velocity (terminal velocity) that is not accelerated beyond a fixed velocity, to form a balanced state between the size of an object, such as a dust particulate or a chemical substance particulate, and air resistance when the object is freely falling in the air; thus, the object, such as a dust particulate and a chemical substance particulate, is prevented from falling onto the heat radiating member.
US08545286B2
In its simplest form, the invention is an array of 10 triangles arranged in a specific pattern. When arranged in this pattern, these triangles interact in a unique way, such that a new useful three-dimensional shape emerges. When this pattern of triangles is applied to any flat material, either through folding, impressing, affixation of hinges, or some other method, the formerly flat material can be manipulated to become a durable, three-dimensional hinged appendage.
US08545276B2
A breakaway connector assembly which has first connector having a first housing, a plurality of retractable pins attached to the housing, and a plurality of fixed pins attached to the housing and circumscribing the plurality of retractable pins. A second connector is matable to the first connector, the second connector having a plurality of contacts adapted to engage the plurality of fixed pins.
US08545268B2
An electrical connector assembly includes a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port. A separator member extends between side walls of the cage member between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has a channel between upper and lower plates. The upper plate has an upper inner pocket facing the channel and an upper outer pocket facing the upper port. The lower plate has a lower inner pocket facing the channel and a lower outer pocket facing the lower port. An upper inner RF absorber is positioned within the upper inner pocket. An upper outer RF absorber is positioned within the upper outer pocket. A lower inner RF absorber is positioned within the lower inner pocket. A lower outer RF absorber is positioned within the lower outer pocket.
US08545267B2
An electrical connector assembly includes a shielding cage member having an upper port and a lower port configured to receive pluggable modules therein with side walls along the sides of the upper and lower ports. A separator member extends between the side walls between the upper and lower ports. The separator member has an upper plate and a lower plate with a channel therebetween. The upper and lower plates have interior surface facing the channel and exterior surfaces facing the upper and lower ports, respectively. RF absorbers are positioned along the exterior surfaces and are exposed along the upper and lower ports. The RF absorbers reduce an amount of EMI propagation through the cage member. A divider wall is positioned in the channel and extends between the interior surfaces of the upper and lower plates.
US08545259B2
The invention is based on a spare handheld power tool module, having at least one interface that has at least one contact region and at least one electrical contact that is disposed at least partly in the contact region. It is proposed that the interface has at least one closure unit, which is provided for covering the contact region.
US08545258B1
A socket has top side pins that may form electrical connections to a central processing unit chip, and a bottom side ball grid array of discrete, electrically-conductive metal surfaces. Differently-keyed setoff apertures are formed through the socket that when disposed about corresponding standoffs projecting upward from a planar circuit board align the socket ball grid array surfaces with grid array pad connections on the circuit board. Retaining screws passing through the socket setoff apertures, when tightened into the planar board standoffs, bring a heat-sink downward with compressive force against the socket top side. The socket responsively brings the ball grid array into compressive electrical contact connections with the grid array pad connections on the circuit board, and also compresses a against the planar board. The resilient ring may thereby form a seal about the compressively-connected ball grid array and circuit board pads.
US08545256B2
To attach a cable to a NATO slave receptacle, a wire from the cable may be passed through an opening in a cable receiving member and connected to a tab formed on a NATO plug. The cable receiving member may then be attached to the NATO plug. The NATO plug may then be engaged to a NATO slave receptacle to create an electrical connection between the NATO slave receptacle and the cable. If desired, the NATO plug and receiving member can be easily detached from the cable and used with another cable.
US08545255B2
The invention concerns an electrical connection system for a percutaneous electrical connection between an electrical device (2) inside an animal body and an electrical device (3) outside said body, comprising a subcutaneous device (10) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2), said subcutaneous device (10) comprising: an open housing (11) having at least one inner compartment (12), said compartment (12) being filled with a conductive material into which an electrical connection plug can be inserted, the conductive material of compartment (12) being further connected to connection means (5) designed to be connected to internal electrical device (2); a sealing membrane (13) for sealing housing (11), said sealing membrane (13) being formed of an insulating and flexible material designed for insertion of electrical connection plugs from outside housing (11) through said sealing membrane (13) to the conductive material of compartment (12); characterized in that housing (11) comprises alignment means (14) to facilitate positioning and to guide the insertion of electrical connection plugs into the corresponding conductive materials.
US08545252B2
A plug connector (100) configured for latching with a receptacle having a latching tab includes a housing (1) defining a top wall (14) and two opposite sidewalls (13), and a releasing mechanism (2) assembled to the housing. The releasing mechanism includes a pair of sliders (21) movably attached to the sidewalls, and an extension spring (25) attached to the top wall. The spring has two free ends (250) respectively connected to the sliders. Each of the sliders includes a narrowed and protruded actuating end (211) adapted for releasing the latching tab of the receptacle from the plug connector when the slider moves from a first position to a second position. The movement of the sliders elongates the spring into an extended state at the second position. The extended spring tends to restore the sliders to the first position.
US08545251B2
A locking electrical plug is disclosed having a rigid tubular housing which rotates axially around a partially enclosed cylindrical socket face. As the tubular housing rotates, internally projecting cam engages clevis pins on the socket face, which pins lock through apertures of male electrical prongs detachably inserted into jacks on the socket face. The clevis pins are disengaged from the electrical prongs as the tubular body is rotated backward, the clevis pins biased back into an open position by resilient springs. Certain embodiments of the present invention recite electrical outlet embodiments comprising a plurality of socket faces. The locking electrical socket securely retains the male end of a US 120 volt electrical plug, but may be embodied to retain the male end of a US 220 volt electrical plug or electrical plugs of various international standards.
US08545250B2
An electrical connector includes a body having a plurality of receiving slots, a plurality of terminals respectively accommodated in the receiving slots, each terminal having a stopping portion, and a cover, slideably covered on the body, and having a plurality of pressed surfaces respectively corresponding to the stopping portions. When the cover slides along a first direction relative to the body, the stopping portion limits upward displacement of the pressed surface, so as to limit upward warping of the cover, thereby ensuring good contact between the terminal and a mating element.
US08545248B2
A system including a communication interface to communicatively couple to a sensor cartridge, a fluidic subsystem to exchange a reagent solution with the sensor cartridge, and a computational circuitry communicatively coupled to the communication interface and the fluidic subsystem. The computation circuitry is to monitor a sensor signal of a sensor of the sensor cartridge, detect a leak based on the sensor signal, and control fluid flow of the fluidic subsystem in response to detecting.
US08545245B2
An electrical busway plug-in unit includes a pair of restraint mechanisms extending through the housing of the plug-in unit for mechanically attaching the plug-in unit to the busway. Each restraint mechanism includes a rotatable shaft extending through the front wall of the housing, and a knob attached to the front end of the shaft, on the exterior side of the front wall of the housing, for manually rotating the shaft. A mechanical connector projects rearwardly from the rear wall of the housing and extends forwardly into the interior of the housing where the connector is coupled to the shaft so that rotational movement of the shaft in opposite directions moves the connector into and out of latching engagement with the busway.
US08545227B2
A mathematics game for playing by a plurality of players using different types of dice, including a first set with predetermined numeric values provided thereon; a second set with “+” or “−” symbols provided thereon (representing positive or negative); and a third set with different mathematical function symbols provided on the respective faces. The game includes a score card provided for each player. The score card includes a region for entering number values corresponding to a throw of the first type of dice; a region for entering “+”/“−” values corresponding to a throw of the second type of dice; a region for entering mathematical functions corresponding to a throw of the third type of dice; a region for entering a mathematical equation based on information in the above regions; and a region for entering a cumulative score of the respective player.
US08545223B1
A dental implant system is hermetically sealed and uses a radially extruded extension retentive design. The implant system provides additional retention and resistance to rotational and lateral forces and disperses these forces vertically and apically through the implant body. The implant system also provides protection from issues of sepsis at the junction between the abutment and the implant body, when can result in significant bone loss in conventional designs. The implant system integrates/unifies the components to result in a closer approximation to a natural tooth root to improve resistance to lateral and rotational forces that challenge the integrity of conventional implants. The implant system provides a shorter average length in proportion to its retentive surface area, thereby effectively reducing the needed length to avoid invading nearby anatomic structures, such as the maxillary sinus, mental foramen and/or mandibular canal.
US08545221B2
Various methods and systems for designing a restored smile are provided. One method includes receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, developing a digital model of the patient's teeth via a computing device, where the model represents the patient's teeth based upon the scan data, creating a dental treatment plan to restore one or more teeth from an initial condition to a successive condition, and wherein a final condition of the one or more is based on the one or more teeth having at least one planned additional restorative tooth structure provided therewith.
US08545219B2
An apparatus and method for the efficient, safe, and hygienic removing of removable tooth positioning appliances such as aligners or other dental appliances from the teeth of a patient. A straight rigid barrel has a lever appendage on the proximal end for fully engaging and removing a lower aligner and a hook appendage on the distal end for fully engaging and removing an upper aligner.
US08545217B2
A label manufacturing apparatus has a thermal head with heating elements for heating at least a part of a heat sensitive adhesive sheet to place it into an adhesive state when the heat sensitive sheet is transported through a preselected position of the label manufacturing apparatus in which the heat sensitive sheet contacts the heating elements of the thermal head. A control device selectively operates the heating elements of the thermal head in synchronization with timing of transporting of the heat sensitive adhesive sheet through the preselected position to thereby heat the part of the heat sensitive adhesive sheet and place into the adhesive state, and stops operation of the heating elements so that a trailing end portion of the heat sensitive sheet is not heated and is not placed into an adhesive state when the trailing end portion reaches the preselected position.
US08545216B2
In certain embodiments, a valve assembly includes a housing. The housing can define a first fuel intake, a first fuel output, and a second fuel output. The assembly can include a valve member configured to direct fuel from the first fuel intake to either the first fuel output or the second fuel output. The assembly can further include a nozzle having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the nozzle can be in communication with the first fuel output, and the second portion of the nozzle can be in communication with the second fuel output. The assembly can include a compartment in communication with the nozzle, and can include one or more air intakes.
US08545206B2
The invention relates to a device and to a method for the production of a three-dimensional object by the consecutive layered bonding of a material that can be bonded by means of electromagnetic radiation, wherein in the so-called vat an at least n-phase system, where n>2, is present, of which at least one phase comprises the building material and at least one other a phase that cannot be mixed with the building material.
US08545205B2
A system for making PET objects including a means for reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt; a means for flowing the PET melt to a valve having at least two outlets; a means for flowing the PET melt from at least one of the at least two outlets to at least one distribution manifold, each of the at least one distribution manifold having at least two distribution lines; a means for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of the at least two distribution lines independently of the other of the at least two distribution lines; and a means for forming the PET objects from the PET melt.
US08545204B2
A mold for fabricating an optical fiber connector is disclosed. The optical fiber connector includes a blind hole for accommodating an optical fiber and an aspherical lens portion for optically coaxial with the optical fiber. The mold includes a rod-shaped core for forming the blind hole and a plate-shaped core. The plate-shaped core includes an aspherical recess for forming the lens portion. The aspherical recess faces the rod-shaped core, and is adjustably movable relative to the first core so as to achieve alignment between the aspherical recess and the rod-shaped core.
US08545198B2
A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having an identification method that is specific to the cassette. Suitable methods include bar coding or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”). Cassette information that may be encoded include features such as lot number and performance characteristics, such as pressure sensor calibration data, flow and pressure data and any other performance characteristics of the cassette captured during testing of the cassette at manufacture.
US08545197B2
The invention relates to a pump, especially usable as a peristaltic pump in an apparatus for blood treatment, wherein it is provided with at least a hammer element which interacts with at least one tube portion in which a fluid to be pumped flows and with motion means for said hammer element which push the hammer element against said tube portion so as to press it, the value of the stroke executed by said element not allowing the complete crushing of the tube itself.
US08545192B2
A diesel pump having enhanced durability in a high pressure environment, capable of being produced at high productivity, and at low cost. The diesel pump is provided with a cylinder formed in a pump housing, a plunger reciprocatably provided in the cylinder, and a drive mechanism for driving the plunger. The cylinder is a separate part from the pump housing and is mounted in the pump housing. The cylinder consists of sulfur-less alloy steel, is a tubular part and may be press-fitted in the pump housing. The front end of an outlet joint reaches the cylinder, and a fuel discharge route directly connects to the outlet joint from the cylinder without passing through the pump housing.
US08545191B2
A water pump for a vehicle includes a power transmitting member, a driven shaft rotated independently from the power transmitting member, an impeller, a biasing member for pressing an inner circumferential surface of the power transmitting member and for rotating in order to transmit a rotation of the power transmitting member to the driven shaft when the biasing member contacts the inner circumferential surface, and a control member for allowing the power transmitting member and the biasing member to come in contact with each other or to come out of contact from each other and for controlling a contacting state between the power transmitting member and the biasing member.
US08545186B2
A bearing arrangement of a rotor for a wind power plant. The bearing arrangement includes a rotor hub with at least one rotor blade, and a rolling bearing, by which the rotor hub is mounted in a gondola of the wind power plant so as to be rotatable relative to a machine support. The rolling bearing has an external ring and an internal ring, between which rolling elements are arranged. In order to make it easier to mount and dismount the bearing arrangement, the rolling bearing is coaxially disposed in a cylindrical opening of the rotor hub, which is externally open in an axial direction, and the external ring of the rolling bearing is connected to the rotor hub in a rotationally fixed and releasable manner.
US08545185B2
Turbine airfoil components with protective layers and methods therefore. The components are each formed to have a platform, an airfoil extending upwardly from the platform, and a shank extending downwardly from the platform. The shank has an exterior wall and an internal passage, and the airfoil has a cooling flow channel inside the airfoil for flowing a cooling flow therethrough. The component has an interior chromide coating contacting at least a portion of an interior surface of the shank and interdiffused with a base metal thereof, and an exterior chromide coating contacting at least a portion of an exterior surface of the shank and interdiffused with the base metal thereof. The interior and exterior chromide coatings do not have an aluminide coating deposited thereon.
US08545177B2
A radial compressor, in particular for a turbo-charger, has a spiral housing and a diffuser. The diffuser is constructed such that a low-pressure region in the area of the transition between the spiral housing and the tongue is at least reduced.
US08545164B2
A system for repositioning row bars includes a base support including a top surface, and a support arm positioned on the top surface and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position, a tray assembly coupled to the support arm, the tray assembly including a first tray including a plurality of first channels, each configured to retain one of the row bars in an initial position, a transfer substrate including a plurality of transfer channels, each configured to receive one of the row bars from the first tray as the support arm moves from the first position to the second position, and a second tray including a plurality of second channels, each configured to retain the one of the row bars in a final position, where the row bars in the final position are rotated by a preselected number of degrees from the initial position.
US08545161B2
An unloading vehicle for the rotary unloading of a container, able to be covered by a fixed cover, which has a container base with two fork pockets, with a frame on which a carrier, provided with a pair of fork prongs, is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis running horizontally and parallel to the fork prongs. In order to be able to handle not only the container but also its cover by an unloading vehicle, a further carrier is provided above the rotatably arranged carrier, which is provided with a receiving arrangement for taking hold of the cover of the container, and is vertically adjustable and/or able to be swiveled up and down with respect to the framed.
US08545158B2
A loading unit avoiding the need to enhance the performance of a lifting elevator mechanism, thus preventing an increase in the cost of the lifting elevator mechanism. The loading unit is configured to vertically move a substrate holder, holding a plurality of substrates, into and out of a cylindrical processing container upon heat treatment of the substrates. The loading unit includes: a lifting elevator mechanism for holding and vertically moving the substrate holder and a cap; and a pressing mechanism, having a piezoelectric actuator, for upwardly pressing against the cap lying at a bottom opening of the processing container.
US08545156B2
A screw tightening structure includes an indented concave recess formed on a screw, and mating convex sections provided on a screw tightening tool for tightening the screw: the recess and the mating convex sections including three or more torque transfer portions, respectively, which protrude outward and are disposed at equiangular intervals for concentrically mating engagements; rotating the screw tightening tool causing the torque transfer portions of the mating convex sections to transfer a tightening torque to the screw via the torque transfer portions of the recess; under which outer circumferential edge portions of the torque transfer portions of the mating convex sections to be brought into abutting contact with sidewall of the torque transfer portions of the recess with the tightening torque being transferred to the screw via force application points Q representing resulting abutment portions.
US08545152B2
The invention relates to a screw which can be screwed into a component and which will resist further screwing into an internal thread within said component once a maximum torque has been reached. For this purpose, a screw body having an external thread is combined with a screw drive element which projects into a bore within said screw body and, within said bore, is connected to the screw body via static friction. At least part of this combination is made of a plastic material, with the static friction having the effect of a slipping clutch when a maximum torque acts on the screw drive element. The screw drive element is connected to the screw body via a ratchet in such a way that when the screw body is unscrewed from the internal thread within said component, turning said screw drive element will cause the ratchet to engage, thereby entraining the screw body.
US08545148B2
A container for transporting bulk material in combined (multimode) traffic, in particular on railways, roadways and ships, with a rectangular outer structure having standard dimensions and an open steel frame construction, which carries at least one container (hopper) for holding the bulk material. The hopper tapers like a funnel and can be emptied via at least one floor flap. The steel frame structure exhibits two lower longitudinal members, which are free of connecting cross members, so that inside the steel frame structure and beneath the container for holding the bulk material, a downwardly completely open and in the longitudinal direction of the steel frame structure continuously extending open space is available.
US08545147B2
A method for stowage of cargo items (7, 18, 100). In a cargo container (12, 20, 103) wherein spaces around the cargo items and within the cargo container are at least partly filled with spacer elements (1, 19, 104-106, 109-112) so as to substantially prevent movement of the cargo items in the cargo container, characterized in that dynamic forces on the cargo items associated with motion of the cargo container and/or weight forces on the cargo items are transmitted to the container structure through the spacer elements, and wherein at least one spacer element transmitting such forces comprises a shaped block of expanded plastics foam material, preferably polystyrene. The invention is applicable to comparatively heavy loads such as those transported in shipping containers and in such land vehicles as rail cars and road transport vehicles.
US08545146B2
The invention concerns a device to hold a motor-driven work spindle (1) in a housing of a processing machine with an outside ring (7) and an inside ring (6), arranged within the outside ring (7), so that it can be displaced and tilted axially, to hold the work spindle (1), wherein the inside ring (6) is pretensioned with respect to the outside ring (7), in an elastically resilient manner in the axial direction, by at least one pretension element (8), and wherein the inside ring (6) is held in an operating position within the outside ring (7) by a holding device with a prespecified holding force. The holding device is designed as a magnet arrangement (9) with at least one magnet (35, 36; 43), arranged in the inside ring (6) and/or the outside ring (7), for the creation of a magnetic holding force.
US08545140B2
A drill bit for drilling holes in wood or the like has a spade cutting element, a thick elongate shaft and a shank adapted to be inserted into an SDS drill chuck. In a preferred embodiment, the shaft is provided with one or more ridges extending helically along most of its length, to strengthen and stiffen the shaft and to direct drilling debris away from the cutting element. The shaft has a diameter greater than or equal to that of the shank. The drill bit may be installed in and removed from the drill chuck more rapidly than conventional wood bits, is more robust and is more convenient and reliable in use.
US08545132B2
A process for insulating the void in a thermal distance piece in a low-temperature or cryogenic storage tank uses a vacuum source to draw insulation into the TDP. Two remotely spaced openings to the void are provided. A strainer is temporarily mounted in one of the openings. The other opening is connected to a suction wand. The wand has an inner cylinder that extends through an outer cylinder and projects outwardly from a proximal end of the outer cylinder. Distal air vents are provided on the inner cylinder, near a distal cap that connects distal ends of the cylinders. Proximal air vents are provided on a proximal cap that connects a portion of the inner cylinder to a proximal end of the outer cylinder. The distal end of the wand is inserted into a container of insulation.
US08545125B2
A connection between a shaft and a coupling that preferably involves involute shaped splines is designed to reduce stress from torque applied to the shaft by a drive motor. To avoid stress concentration at the mouth of the coupling on startup, the shaft splines are made to taper from the shaft end down to the spline end. As a result, the initial contact with the coupling splines occurs within the coupling and removed from it mouth. The shaft is allowed to elastically twist in response to the applied torque as the contact area increases with shaft twisting and the contact line moves toward the mouth of the coupling. Some shaft elastic twist occurs without adding stress to the shaft splines until coupling contact is made.
US08545123B2
A ring binder, with a fixed bar (1), bearing hooks (2) and a moving bar (3), wherein the fixed bar (1) is immovably fixed on a spine plate of a folder; the bearing hooks (2) are fixed on the upper surface of the fixed bar (1); the moving bar (3) is movably lapped over one side of the fixed bar (1); the lower surface of the moving bar (3) and the lower surface of the fixed bar (1) are clamped and connected with each other; the moving bar (3) can rotate relative to the fixed bar (1) and slide along the length direction of the fixed bar (1); a spring (4) connected between the moving bar (3) and the fixed bar (1); and moving shackles (5) fixed on the upper surface of the moving bar (3). As the ring binder lacks a base plate, a housing, etc., both the opening and the closing of the binder are convenient and the cost of the ring binder is reduced.
US08545116B2
An interchangeable lens to be removably attached to a camera body, includes: a receiving device that receives predetermined control data from the camera body through a first transmission path; a control device that executes predetermined control processing based upon the control data upon reception of the control data by the receiving device; a generation device that executes at predetermined intervals generation processing for generating predetermined lens data which indicates an operating state of the interchangeable lens; a transmission device that transmits the lens data to the camera body through a second transmission path, which is different from the first transmission path, upon generation of the lens data by the generation device; and a prioritizing device that gives priority to the generation processing by the generation device over the control processing by the control device.
US08545113B2
A system for an ice merchandiser having a compressor in a compressor enclosure to cool the ice merchandiser includes a sensor disposed within the ice merchandiser, and a communications component disposed within the compressor enclosure and coupled to the sensor to receive signals from the sensor representative of the amount of ice in the ice merchandiser, wherein the communications component is configured to convert the received signals to a digital format and publish the signals via a network connection.
US08545109B2
An optical fiber adaptor includes: an optical fiber adaptor body including an insertion hole in which to insert a ferrule of an optical fiber plug, and a mounting section to which to mount a lock nut of the optical fiber plug having the ferrule inserted in the insertion hole; a light-transmitting sleeve which is provided in the insertion hole and which surrounds the ferrule inserted in the insertion hole; a first detection section operable to optically detect, from the outer peripheral side of the sleeve, whether or not the ferrule is inserted in the insertion hole; and a second detection section operable to detect the position of the lock nut mounted to the mounting section.
US08545106B2
Lubrication fluid is discharged through an axial gap between a outer bearing race and a bearing housing from a cavity bounded in part by a forward surface of the outer bearing race that is axially slideable within the bearing housing so as to provide for changing the axial gap. The pressure in the cavity is automatically controlled responsive to an axial force on outer bearing race by an axial position of the outer bearing race that determines a size of the axial gap, so as to provide for increasing the pressure responsive to increasing axial force over at least a portion of an operating range. The lubrication fluid in the axial gap provides for isolating axial vibrations of the outer bearing race relative to the bearing housing.
US08545092B2
A timepiece with a movement that includes: a power source; an element for displaying the current time; a chronograph mechanism including a control mobile (60) including at least one control member for activating the start, stop and reset functions of the chronograph. The control mobile (60) further includes a driving member having a toothed sector (84) kinematically connected to the control member. The timepiece further includes a button that can be rotated, the button being rigidly connected by teeth that can be kinematically connected to the toothed sector so that the pivoting of the button activates the start, stop and reset functions of the chronograph.
US08545090B2
An LED night light with interchangeable display unit can be separated from the base when a predetermined force is applies to reduce the chance that the prong device will be damaged by pulling, pushing, or twisting. The display unit may have a built-in or separate input-end to accommodate a receptacle means of the base. An LED related circuit, prong means and other control device may be disposed in the base or incorporated with a sealed-unit to cause the light beam to be seen by a viewer through the display area and provide a dedicated artwork, design, motion liquid, and/or dimensional colored image for illumination.
US08545086B2
There is provided a backlight unit.The backlight unit is configured to include: a plurality of light sources; a plurality of light guide plates being arranged alternately with the light sources so that light emitted from the light sources is incident; and a chassis receiving the light sources and the light guide plates, wherein the plurality of light guide plates are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, being symmetrical to each other in order to face the central region of the chassis, a pair of light guide plates opposed to each other on the central region being connected to each other so that the light therefrom is mixed.
US08545077B2
A solid-state light source includes a semiconductor light source for emitting light and an optical system having a fiber optic element. The fiber optic element has an input for receiving emitted light from the semiconductor light source. The fiber optic element also has an output for emitting light received from the solid-state light source. The semiconductor light source and the fiber optic element in aggregate form an illumination path.
US08545066B2
A light includes a magnetic base; a light housing having a plurality of LEDs and a DC power source; and a frictional pivot connection between the magnetic base and the light housing.
US08545064B2
Lighting assemblies or lighting fixtures suitable for use in a hazardous location are provided. Generally, the lighting fixtures include a light source assembly, a heat sink, a driver housing or gear module, a thermally conductive sealing member between the light source assembly and the heat sink, and a thermally nonconductive sealing member or a thermally semi-conductive sealing member positioned between the heat sink and the driver housing. The conductive sealing member has a thermal conductivity of at least about 6 Watts per meter-Kelvin, and/or a thermal impedance of less than about 0.21 degree-C inch squared per Watt. The lighting fixtures have controlled directional heat transfer from the light source assembly to the exterior of the lighting fixture, while minimizing the heat transferred to the driver housing.
US08545063B2
There is provided a light fixture for mounting to a ceiling, wall or the like, which comprises a pot having a peripheral edge abutting the area adjacent a hole made in the ceiling or wall. A hook and a bolt cooperate to secure the pot to the ceiling or wall. Rotating the bolt causes the hook to move into an abutting engagement with the rear surface of the ceiling, the latter thus being contacted, on the outside, by the peripheral edge of the pot and, on the inside, by that portion of the hook engaging the rear surface of the ceiling.
US08545062B2
A light uniformization structure including a first material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, a second material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, and a spacer layer located between the first material layer and the second material layer. The refractive index of the spacer layer is smaller than a refractive index of the first material layer and a refractive index of the second material layer. A light emitting module including the light uniformization structure is also disclosed.
US08545061B2
An LED device includes a substrate, an LED chip and a lens module. The substrate has an upper surface. The LED chip is arranged on the upper surface of the substrate. The LED chip has a light emitting surface away from the upper surface of the substrate. The lens module is arranged over the light emitting surface of the LED chip. The lens module includes a first lens. The first lens includes a first light outputting surface away from the light emitting surface of the LED chip. The first light outputting surface of the first lens defines a first cavity at a center thereof.
US08545058B2
A lens includes a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The light exiting surface includes a first concave surface, a first convex surface, a second convex surface, a first curved surface, and a second curved surface. The first concave surface is located at the center of the light exiting surface for diverging the light exiting therefrom. The first and second convex surface are arranged at two opposite sides of the first concave surface respectively for converging the light exiting therefrom; the first convex surface, the first concave surface, and the second convex surface connect in sequence along a first direction. The first and second curved surfaces are arranged at another two opposite sides of the first concave surface respectively; the first curved surface, the first concave surface, and the second curved surface connect in sequence along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US08545056B2
A lighting unit, e.g. an LED bulb or a straight LED luminaire, which illuminates a wide range and is configured with low cost. In a light-emitting diode lamp, a board assembly is disposed in a lamp main body, and light-emitting diodes are attached to the board assembly. The board assembly comprises a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards. Each flexible printed circuit board includes a base in the form of a flat plate, respective connections to a power supply portion of the light-emitting diode lamp are provided at two ends of the base, and the base is bent at a plurality of points of a middle portion to form a top surface portion and side surface portions. The flexible printed circuit boards are three-dimensionally assembled such that the top surface portions cross each other and such that one of the top surface portions lies on top of another.
US08545051B2
A substrate for a lighting apparatus includes one or more light-emitting elements mounted thereon. The substrate includes a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted. Additionally, the substrate includes heat conductive elements for conducting heat from the one or more light-emitting elements, the heat conductive elements including heat conductive holes extending through a non-electrically conducting layer formed on a first surface of the substrate and an entirety of the substrate and a heat conductive layer formed on a surface of the substrate opposite the first surface.
US08545034B2
A light converting device includes a wide production conversion material and a narrow production conversion material to convert the source light into a first and second interim light, respectively. The conversion materials may be included in, or applied to, an enclosure. The first and second interim light may be included in a converted light. The converted light may be included with the source light to create a white light. The wide production conversion material may have wide absorption and scatter characteristics. The narrow production conversion material may have narrow absorption and scatter characteristics to substantially reduce inefficiencies caused by double conversion of light.
US08545033B2
The invention provides an illumination device comprising an envelope enclosing a light source, preferably a LED, and a luminescent material. The envelope comprises a transmissive part, and a reflective part, wherein the reflective part comprises a reflective ceramic material. The ceramic material can be used for heat dissipation.
US08545028B2
An image animation system having a plurality of individual image projectors focused onto a single focal area on a projection surface or medium. Angled optics, or a prism, may be used to direct the projections onto the single focal area. Individual still images are projected in a sequence to create a projected motion animation.
US08545027B2
A light control apparatus that controls the amount of light passing therethrough by blocking part of an incident light flux, includes: a pair of pivotal members having pivotal axes extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the light flux; and a pair of light blocking members held by the pair of pivotal members and changing the size of a light blocking area as the pair of pivotal members pivot, the light blocking area blocking part of the light flux, wherein the pivotal axes are located in positions that overlap with an area where the light flux passes, and the pair of light blocking members are located in positions that do not overlap with the pivotal axes.
US08545017B2
Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for measuring a tear film layer thickness (TFLT) of the ocular tear film, including lipid layer thickness (LLT) and/or aqueous layer thickness (ALT). The measured TFLT can be used to diagnosis dry eye syndrome (DES). In certain disclosed embodiments, a multi-wavelength light source can be controlled to illuminate the ocular tear film. Light emitted from the multi-wavelength light source undergoes optical wave interference interactions in the tear film. An imaging device can be focused on the lipid layer of the tear film to capture optical wave interference interactions of specularly reflected light from the tear film combined with a background signal(s) in a first image. The imaging device can also be focused on the lipid layer of the tear film to capture a second image containing the background signal(s) present in the first image. The second image can be subtracted from the first image to reduce and/or eliminate the background signal(s) in the first image to produce a resulting image. The resulting image can be processed and analyzed to measure a tear film layer thickness (TFLT), including lipid layer thickness (LLT) and/or aqueous layer thickness (ALT).
US08545013B2
A wearable electronic display includes an eyewear display and a flexible band attached to the eyewear display for securing the eyewear display to the user's head. At least one speaker is slidably attached below the flexible band by a slidable mount. The slidable mount is capable of sliding forwardly and rearwardly on the flexible band for adjusting the at least one speaker to the user's ears.
US08545006B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes (A) a carriage that moves a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of an electromagnetic wave in a moving direction, (B) a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on dots formed by landing the liquid which is ejected from the moving nozzle, on a medium, and (C) a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on the dots which are irradiated by the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section, in which an irradiance level of the electromagnetic waves from the second irradiation section is different from that of the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section.
US08545000B2
An ink composition includes a wetting agent and water-insoluble polymer particles including a colorant and a water-insoluble polymer, wherein the content of free polymer derived from the water-insoluble polymer is 1.0% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the ink composition, and the wetting agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of urea, a urea derivative, a pyrrolidone derivative, an alkyl glycine represented by the following Formula I, glycyl betaine and a sugar: (Formula I) R1 R2NCH2COOM wherein in Formula I, R1 and R2 each independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or an alkaline earth metal atom.
US08544998B2
A solid ink includes an ink vehicle that is solid at room temperature, including a ketone wax and at least one resin selected from a branched amide resin, a branched urea resin, and a branched urethane resin, a colorant, and optional additives.
US08544988B1
The present invention relates to postal evidencing modules that can be recycled in a non-destructive fashion for reuse and remanufacturing. The modules comprise a cartridge-receiving portion and a lid, which can be manually disengaged from one another by the user in order to assist in reuse and remanufacturing. The modules further comprise flex circuits with one or more microprocessors to electrically engage the ink cartridges and a postage evidencing system. The present invention is designed to use commercially available ink cartridges and microprocessors.
US08544980B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus which is able to be mounted with a cartridge which is provided with a memory device which stores liquid usage information relating to a consumption amount or a remaining amount of liquid accommodated in the cartridge and a unique ID which uniquely distinguishes the cartridge. A control section executes a fault countermeasure process in relation to the memory device of the cartridge in a case where the relationship between a first liquid consumption amount obtained from the liquid usage information stored in the memory device of the cartridge mounted in the liquid ejecting apparatus and a second liquid consumption amount obtained from the liquid usage information stored in the non-volatile memory with regard to the cartridge is outside of a permitted range set in advance.
US08544974B2
A method and droplet selection device are provided for a continuous printer for selectively ejecting a second droplet and to have it collided with a predefined first droplet. In particular, the device comprises a first droplet ejection system arranged to generate a continuous stream of first droplets from a fluid jetted out of an outlet channel; and a second droplet ejection system arranged to generate second droplets for colliding the second droplets into the first droplets so as to selectively deflect the first droplets from a predefined printing trajectory. The second droplet ejection system comprises a control circuit to selectively eject the second droplet and to have it collided with a predefined first droplet.
US08544973B2
A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to define an exterior boundary of the refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a first storage chamber defined by interior walls of the cabinet and configured to store food stuffs. The refrigerator further includes a first door configured to open and close the first storage chamber by rotating about a rotational axis. In addition, the refrigerator includes a second storage chamber that is smaller than the first storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and that is configured to enable access to food stuffs while the first door remains closed and a second door, located in a predetermined portion of the first door, configured to open and close the second storage chamber by rotating the rotational axis, wherein a rotation direction of the second door is identical to the rotation direction of the first door.
US08544968B2
A cabinet includes one or more shelves that each include a substrate, a removable shelf liner, and a removable end cap. When the removable shelf liner or removable end cap needs to be replaced, either one or both of the removable shelf liner and removable end cap can be easily removed and replaced without removing or replacing the shelf. In addition, the sides and back of the cabinet preferably contain a dado joint so that the shelf substrate is captivated within the sides and back of the cabinet. The cabinet may also include metal rods to support each shelf substrate. The sides of the cabinet are attached by screws passing through the sides into the metal rods so there is a direct metal-to-metal connection. The combination of the metal rods and captivated shelves provides a cabinet that is very strong and durable, and can be repaired very easily and economically.
US08544967B2
A server rack includes a frame, a front plate and a mounting device. The frame includes a latch. The front plate is secured to the frame and includes an assistant plate. The mounting device is located on the front plate and includes a mounting plate and a mounting bracket. The mounting plate is slidably secured to the assistant plate. The mounting bracket is configured for sliding the mounting plate towards the assistant plate between a mounting position, when the mounting plate is engaged with the latch, and an unlocked position, when the mounting plate is disengaged from the latch.
US08544960B2
A chain guide for a driving chain of a winning plow or the like, the chain guide being provided with a chain guide element which is arranged in spatial proximity to the sprockets at a driving or return station and is against the chain transversely to the direction of movement of the latter, provision is made according to the invention for the chain guide element to have at least one pressure roller which can be adjusted against the chain links of the driving chain, as a result of which the wear on the chain guide element is considerably reduced.
US08544958B2
The invention relates to a seat that comprises: a base; a sitting portion and a back support mounted on the base; a back including a shell and a padding attached to the shell; at least one attachment point provided with attachment means for attaching the back holder to the back; a headrest; and a headrest holder. The seat further includes: a bearing profile section adapted for attachment to the top of the shell of the back; and an arm with a planar aspect extending between the padding and the shell of the back, wherein said arm extends down to the attachment point(s) and is held rigidly by the attachment means of the back to the back holder.
US08544956B2
The present invention relates to a seat adjusting mechanism for vehicle comprising a seat cushion frame which has at a lower part thereof a latch assembly being locked or unlocked to a locking pin of a vehicle part, a connecting plate which is fixedly coupled to an end part of the seat cushion frame and a seatback frame which is rotatably coupled to an end part of the connecting plate through a recliner, further comprising a driving link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate and is rotated in connection with the seatback frame when the seatback frame is rotated; a pre-latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate apart from the driving link and which, when the driving link is rotated over a predetermined angle, is rotated together to a predetermined extent in contact with the driving link; and a latch link which is rotatably coupled to the connecting plate with the same rotating axis as the pre-latch link and has an end part coupled to a cable end part for an operation of unlocking the latch assembly, and which is contacted, pressed and rotated by the pre-latch link from a predetermined position within the predetermined extent where the pre-latch link is rotated, thus unlocking the latch assembly through the cable end part. According to the present invention, the seat can be folded and erected by just a simple operation if required.
US08544954B2
An adjusting device for a lumbar support comprises a pair of spaced guide members, an adjusting member coupled to the pair of guide members, and a drive mechanism for effecting an adjustment of the lumbar support. The adjusting member is displaceable along the pair of guide members and configured such that the lumbar support is adjusted when the adjusting member is displaced. The drive mechanism comprises a motor, which is provided on the adjusting member so as to be displaceable along the guide members jointly with the adjusting member. The motor may be coupled to a shaft having a structured exterior surface, the drive mechanism being configured to effect a relative displacement between the adjusting member and the shaft.
US08544953B2
A lumbar support assembly (2) comprises a support arrangement (3) which may have the form of a wire framework with two side wires (4) and a plurality of transverse wires (6). A Bowden cable arrangement (10) with a single Bowden cable is attached by two plate clips (15, 17) to the two side wires (4). A first end portion (13) of the wire (12) of the Bowden cable arrangement (10) is anchored to a front edge of a seat frame (1), while a second end portion (14) of the wire (12) is coupled to an actuator (20) for adjusting the tension of the Bowden cable. The lumbar support assembly (2) thus requires only one single Bowden cable to arch the lumbar support assembly at least in a lumbar region and to adjust the degree of lumbar support accordingly.
US08544946B2
The tree and post remover is a removably attachable accessory for an operating vehicle, such as a skid-steer machine, tractor, or similar working machine having hydraulic power output. The tree and post remover has a mounting plate having a fixed jaw assembly extending therefrom and a movable jaw assembly captured and sliding laterally within the fixed jaw assembly. A hydraulic strut resides within the movable jaw assembly, and has one end attached to the movable jaw assembly and its opposite end attached to the fixed jaw assembly. Actuation of the hydraulic strut drives the movable jaw assembly toward or away from the fixed jaw assembly to close or open the jaws relative to one another. Each jaw assembly preferably includes a plurality of individual jaw members, opposite jaw members meshing with one another to allow the jaws to close upon objects of relatively small diameter.
US08544936B2
A device for connecting functional elements is indicated which are arranged in a sliding door of a motor vehicle, with at least one supply source present in the body of the motor vehicle through lines which extend between the functional elements and the supply source. The sliding door is mounted on a carriage which is moveable back and forth in the bottom area of the motor vehicle essentially over the entire width of a door opening (3). Lines connected to a connection point (14) of the supply source are arranged in a guide chain (16) which is composed of mechanically stable chain links which are moveably connected to each other, wherein the guide chain is pivotally fastened with a first end to the sliding door and with a second end in the area of the connection point (14) to the body of the vehicle. An elbow (19) is arranged along the length of the guide chain (16) in the vicinity of the connection point (14) through which the guide chain (16) is raised with its second end to a level located above the upper edge of the carriage, while on the other side of the elbow (19) with the sliding door being in the closed position the guide chain is arranged below the bottom edge of the carriage.
US08544923B2
An apparatus and method for a lifting assembly to lift an object using a lifting device are provided. The lifting assembly comprises of an upper lifting bracket and a lower lifting bracket which are used to lift the object. The lifting brackets are adjustable such that they can be adapted to lift a number of different objects having different assemblies with different bolt patterns. The adjustability feature is provided by incorporating at least one cam into the lifting brackets.
US08544921B2
A gripping element of a bag for pharmaceutical products is provided with two gripping devices adapted to withhold two opposite edges of the bag itself.
US08544910B1
A rechargeable drilling shovel assembly drills downwardly, provides interchangeable spades, and charges a battery. The assembly includes a handle and a plurality of spade assemblies selectively couplable to the handle. A release lever, motor, trigger, gear, plunger, and charging port are coupled to the handle. The release lever is operationally coupled to the spade assembly when the spade assembly is coupled to the handle wherein manipulation of the release lever detaches the spade assembly from the handle. The trigger is operationally coupled to the motor wherein manipulation of the trigger actuates the motor. The gear is operationally coupled to the motor wherein actuation of the motor engages the gear. The plunger is operationally coupled to the gear wherein engaging the gear creates pressure on the spade assembly when the spade assembly is coupled to the handle. A battery powers the motor. A charging port is electrically coupled to the battery.
US08544909B2
The manual lifting device has a first and second arms, pivotally connected to each other, each having a downward projection from a distal end thereof, extending generally vertically when in use. A handle is mounted on one of the arms, extending generally over the center of gravity of the device. Positioning the device so that the downward projections loosely contact edges of an object to be lifted, and then lifting the handle, causes the arms to pivot downwardly relative to each other, thereby causing the downward projections to rotate inwardly to grasp the object. Alternatively, there is a central handle, and the two arms pivot downwardly from opposite ends of the handle.
US08544907B2
The extendable, pet sanitation device is a portable device for collecting pet waste, especially from dogs, and includes an ergonomically-contoured shaft having a handle disposed at an upper end and a circular or oval hoop defining a lower end. A net is attached to the hoop and depends downward therefrom. Elastic straps are strategically positioned on the net for securing a disposable bag thereto. The contoured shaft is telescopically constructed so that it can be adjusted to accommodate a person's height.
US08544906B2
A waste removal system including a waste container configured to secure a bag having handles. The waste container includes a set of sidewalls having a set of engagement features or hooks. There is a engagement feature or hook located on each sidewall and the engagement features are spaced away from the sidewalls, creating an area where the handles for the bag may be secured. The container also includes a lid operatively attached to the sidewalls. When the container is in a first position, the lid partially covers the opening and when the container is in a second position the opening is uncovered.
US08544903B1
A roseless trim for a mortise or tubular lock includes through bolts on a bolt circle of less than one inch (25.4 mm). Spindle hubs with a curved slot allow at least one of the through bolts to pass through the spindle hubs. A tubular lock embodiment uses arms with a cutout. The arms function as through bolts when screws attach the arms to mounting plates on opposite sides of the door. Each handle is attached to a corresponding handle base with a bushing. The handle base and small diameter bolt circle cooperate to provide the appearance that the handle extends directly into the door without a rose, escutcheon or any other attachment structure at the base of the handle.
US08544895B2
An strike door keeper assembly having first and second bodies matable to form an assembly body, a keeper subassembly disposed within said assembly body, and an actuator member such as an electric solenoid disposed within said assembly body the actuating member terminating in a blocker, wherein said keeper subassembly includes an axle journaled in at least one of said first and second interlocking bodies, a keeper flange pivotable on an axis of said axle and protruding through an opening in one of said first and second interlocking bodies, and a tang extending into interfering relationship with said blocker to fix said keeper flange in a locking position when said solenoid is in one of an energized and a de-energized state. In one aspect of the invention, the assembly includes a faceplate assembly having flanges and keys for mounting and preventing rotation of the door keeper assembly.
US08544894B1
A recreational vehicle waste hose coupling assembly includes a coupler including a sleeve that has a first end wall, a second end wall, an inner wall and an outer wall. An inflation space is defined between the inner and outer walls. A tube has a receiving end and an insertion end and the tube is fixedly positioned within the sleeve. An air pump is fluidly coupled to an air line. The air pump is actuated to inflate the sleeve to frictionally engage the outer wall with an inner surface of a sewer pipe. A feed pipe has an inflow end, an outflow end and a bend between the inflow and outflow ends. The inflow end is removably positionable within a recreational vehicle waste hose. The outflow end is removably positionable within the receiving end.
US08544878B1
An active bolster for automotive crash protection has front and back walls with their outer peripheral edges sealed together to provide a bladder chamber therebetween. A gas source supplies an expansion gas to inflate the bladder chamber during a crash. The back wall has a pleated section comprising a plurality of generally-parallel rows of generally-circumferential pleats that unfold during inflation. The unfolding of the pleats controls a deployment trajectory of the front wall, and the pleats have an undulating transverse curve length corresponding to a maximum trajectory of the front wall. The pleated section further comprises a plurality of transverse ribs joining adjacent pleats in selected locations to reduced the unfolding during inflation to provide a modified deployment trajectory.
US08544873B2
A child carrier apparatus having at least two configurations of use. In some embodiments, the child carrier apparatus comprises a support frame, a seat assembly mounted on the support frame and including a front seat frame and a rear seat frame operable to rotate about a pivot axle relative to the front seat frame, and a lock mechanism including a locking element assembled with the rear seat frame and operable to move relative to the rear seat frame between a first and second position. The locking element when in the first position is configured to engage with a portion of the front seat frame for locking the front seat frame with the rear seat frame. In some embodiments, a method of operating the child carrier apparatus is also described.
US08544861B2
An adjustment bolt for adjusting the camber angle in a vehicle. The adjustment bolt includes a head, a neck, a lobe, and a threaded portion. The head is configured to provide a gripping surface for a tightening tool (e.g., pliers, wrench). The neck extends eccentrically from the bottom surface of the head and the neck has a first diameter and a first centerline. The lobe extends eccentrically outward from a bottom surface of the neck and the lobe has a second diameter and a second centerline. The threaded portion extends eccentrically outward from a bottom surface of the lobe and has a third centerline. The first centerline, the second centerline, and the third centerline are different from one another. Additionally, the lobe diameter is substantially the same as an aperture diameter for an adjustment aperture in a knuckle operably connected to the vehicle.
US08544856B2
A skid shoe for a snowthrower is provided that includes a selected dual-faced, dual-angled approach surface, and an elongate footprint as compared to prior skid shoe devices. The skid shoe includes a runner element and a mounting flange element, each of which has dimensions and contours configured to maximize utility when mounted to a snowthrower. In particular, the skid shoe provides for smoothened operation of a snowthrower moving across uneven surfaces and/or abrupt transitions.
US08544850B2
Seal assemblies for sealing around a moveable shaft, such as rotary or reciprocating, or static, are described. The seal assemblies prevent the passage of lubricant or fluid from a relatively high pressure area on a first side of the seal to a relatively low pressure area on a second side of the seal. In some embodiments, these seals are energized by energizers, such as circular springs or canted springs, to keep the seal in contact with the moveable shaft. The seals have primary and secondary seals. The secondary seal provides initial moderate sealing against abrasive particles or contaminants to reduce the exposure and wear of the primary seal.
US08544849B2
The invention relates to a three-dimensional, self-supporting jigsaw puzzle, having a multiplicity of puzzle pieces resulting in a hollow body in the assembled state, each puzzle piece having an upper face associated with the exterior of the hollow body, a lower face associated with the interior of the hollow body, an edge extending between the upper face and the lower face, and at least one connecting region extending from the edge in the form of a recess or an extension.
US08544838B2
A sheet feed device feeding paper including; a loading platen loaded with sheets; a ventilation section providing a first ventilation port for blowing air to float a first side of a sheet of one sheet of the sheets loaded on the loading platen, and a second ventilation port for blowing air to float a second side opposed to the first side; and a control section for controlling the ventilation section; wherein the first side is a side of a topmost of loaded envelopes, the side of which height is lower than other sides, and when envelopes are to be fed, the control section controls the ventilation section to change air volume of the first ventilation port and the second ventilation port so as to float the first side more greatly than in case when sheets other than envelopes are fed.
US08544835B2
A sheet processing apparatus includes: a holding portion which holds a booklet containing a two-folded sheet; and a pressing portion which presses a spine of a booklet into shapes during movement along the spine of the booklet held by the holding portion. The pressing portion can decrease, or release a pressing force to be applied to the booklet spine within a predetermined area of a moving range in which the pressing roller moves along the booklet spine.
US08544833B2
The invention provides a method and apparatus for separating a stack of folded sheets by inserting a first, second, third and fourth count fingers into four successive openings in the stack, and separating the stack between the second and third count fingers. Where separation is carried out after a desired number of folded sheets have passed the third count finger, a completed pack having the desired number of sheets may be formed downstream from the third count finger. The count fingers may be operatively mounted in count finger cassettes.
US08544826B2
An ultrasonic humidifier is disclosed including a chamber, an ultrasonic transducer positioned at the bottom of the chamber, a passage in fluid communication with the chamber, a duct having an inlet and an outlet, the duct being in fluid communication with the passage by way of a passage outlet, a fan positioned in the duct and disposed between the duct inlet and the passage outlet. The fan is configured to propel air through the duct and over the passage outlet such that vapors in the chamber may be drawn into the duct.
US08544821B2
A hand tool includes an elongated plunger assembly and a locking assembly. The locking assembly has a catch assembly with a release actuator. The release actuator is movable in a direction generally not aligned with the tool head plane of motion. The locking assembly catch member is structured to engage the plunger assembly body and maintain the plunger assembly body in a selected position. When the plunger assembly body is disposed within the tool head and a user desires to extend the plunger assembly, the user actuates the release actuator thereby removing the engagement of the catch member and allowing a socket spring to move the plunger assembly body to the extended position.
US08544820B2
Biasing apparatus for use with actuators are described. A biasing apparatus for use with a piston actuator includes a first sleeve at least partially surrounded by and movably coupled to a second sleeve. Additionally, the biasing apparatus includes a stop to limit an amount of movement of the first sleeve relative to the second sleeve and a biasing element positioned between first and second ends of the respective first and second sleeves to urge the first sleeve away from the second sleeve.
US08544814B2
An anchor bolt suspending array comprises a biodegradable bridging structure attachable across a concrete form or in cantilever from one side thereof conformed by folding longitudinally a corrugated cardboard panel into overlying segments each provided with a set of spaced openings that are aligned upon folding to receive the shank of an anchor bolt therein. A retainer either formed as a frustoconical cardboard pulp structure dimensioned to capture the anchor bolt shank end, or as an accordion folded corrugated cardboard strip perforated by spaced holes conformed to grasp the shank, is then useful to suspend the bolt from the bridging structure into the poured concrete. Both the retainers and the bridging structures can be color coded by a biodegradable coating in accordance with the size of the anchor bolt that is receivable therein.
US08544810B2
Disclosed in this specification is a coaster for stemmed glassware that has three sections joined together. The bottom section is circular and is attached to two curved top sections. The top sections are raised to form a pocket for receiving the base of the stemmed glassware. The curved inner edges of the top sections permit ease of attachment of the glass in a variety of ways.
US08544808B2
The ventilation support for laptop computers provides support for a laptop computer on an uneven or soft surface to allow improved air circulation for the cooling of the laptop computer. The ventilation support for laptop computers includes a flat, planar panel generally matching the bottom surface dimensions of the laptop computer. A front edge of the panel is hinged to the front edge of the bottom surface of the laptop computer. One or more collapsible support members join a rear portion of the panel to a rear portion of the bottom surface of the laptop computer. The collapsible support members will support the laptop computer above the panel in the open position during use, but readily collapse to allow the panel to be placed into the closed position for storage. The collapsible support member(s) may be rigid and unitary, or articulated.
US08544793B1
The adjustable angle inlet for turbojet engines provides for the adjustment of the nacelle inlet as the angle of attack of the aircraft changes. The adjustable inlet system thus assures that the nacelle inlet is always oriented directly into the relative wind as the angle of attack of the aircraft changes, e.g., during takeoff, landing, and high-G maneuvers where the aircraft reaches relatively high angles of attack. The adjustable angle inlet is adaptable to most turbojet-powered airplanes, but is particularly well suited for use with aircraft having their engines mounted on lateral pylons on the rear of the fuselage. The system operates according to signals received from an angle of attack sensor. The sensor controls an actuator, which rotates a shaft that is connected to the pivotally mounted inlet of the engine nacelle.
US08544791B2
A pedal operated apparatus controls an aircraft rudder during flight using a mechanical linkage and controls a nose wheel power steering system while the aircraft is on the ground. The apparatus includes a pair of foot pedals operatively connected to the rudder and also connected to the power steering system. Springs are operatively connected to the pedals only when the aircraft is on the ground to center the nose wheel after a turn. The springs are operatively disconnected when the aircraft is in flight.
US08544787B2
Provided is a high performance tilt rotor aircraft in which a nacelle tilt angle and a flaperon angle mechanically interlock with each other. In the tilt rotor aircraft having nacelles in which rotors are mounted in left and right main wings and configured so that the nacelles rotate according to whether the tilt rotor aircraft conducts forward flight or vertical take-off and landing flight, each of the main wings is provided with a flaperon, and the nacelle and the flaperon are connected to each other by a power transfer unit, such that the flaperon also rotates together with the nacelle at the time of rotation of the nacelle, thereby allowing a change in a nacelle tilt angle to lead to a change in a flaperon angle.
US08544773B2
Fibrous materials, compositions that include fibrous materials, and uses of the fibrous materials and compositions are disclosed. For example, the fibrous materials can be operated on by a microorganism to produce ethanol or a by-product, such as a protein or lignin.
US08544770B2
A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine comprising a nozzle body having at least one spray hole. The at least one spray hole has a hole entry on the inside of the nozzle body and a hole exit on the outside of the nozzle body. The spray hole is provided with a hole entry section which, starting from the hole entry, has a flow area which decreases from a relatively larger flow area at the hole entry to a relatively small flow area at the intersection between the end of the hole entry section and the start of a hole exit section. The hole exit section, starting from the intersection with the hole entry section, has a flow area which increases from a relatively small flow area at the intersection with the hole entry section to a relatively larger flow area at the hole exit.
US08544758B2
Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, and methods of manufacture are described herein. In one implementation, a RFID device comprises: a near field only RFID tag that does not function as a far field RFID tag and is pre-manufactured; and a conductive element independent from the near field only RFID tag and configured to function as a far field antenna. The near field only RFID tag and the conductive element are coupled in proximity to each other such that the RFID device functions in both a near field and a far field.
US08544757B2
A transaction product includes a cover, a sheet support member, a plurality of separate sheet members, and an account identifier. Each of the plurality of separate sheet members transition between folded and unfolded configurations. Each of the plurality of separate sheet members is coupled to the cover via the sheet support member. In the folded configuration, each separate sheet member is maintained within a footprint of the cover. In the unfolded configuration, each separate sheet member extends beyond the footprint of the cover. When one separate sheet member is in the unfolded configuration others of the plurality of separate sheet members are in the folded configuration and substantially hidden from view via the sheet support member. The account identifier is statically connected to one of the cover, the sheet support member, and the plurality of separate sheet members and links the transaction product to a financial account.
US08544756B2
The smart card comprises a module having a microcircuit and a body including a cavity for receiving the module, wherein the cavity defines at least one surface area for fastening the module in the cavity, the body being formed by a stack of at least first and second layers respectively presenting weak adhesion and strong adhesion with the module. The area extends in the weak adhesion layer and includes at least one hole leading to the strong adhesion layer so as to form an anchor point for the module directly with said layer.
US08544752B2
A nonvolatile memory card includes memory card controllers conforming to two or more different specifications, a memory card controller changeover switch configured to enable one of the memory card controllers in response to an indication supplied from an exterior, and a nonvolatile memory that has data therein written from and data therein read to an external device under control of the enabled one of the memory card controllers.
US08544751B2
A system for ensuring the correct location/side of a surgery is described. The system includes a reader coupled to a validater. A first machine readable marking associated with a medical procedure site on a body of a patient is placed on a planned medical procedure site on the body of the patient. A second machine readable marking associated with a pre-identified reference point. A reader reads the first and second machine readable marking. A validater receives medical procedure plan data associated with the patient and compares the medical procedure plan data with the first and second machine readable markings to verify the validity of the planned medical procedure and the site of the planned medical procedure.
US08544750B2
There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
US08544749B1
Simplified wireless device activation may be achieved using temporary and permanent numbers used to connect to a wireless service provider. In one implementation, an electronic book reader device includes a memory that contains a temporary number that may be used to connect to a wireless service provider. The temporary number may be replaced with a permanent number that is used to connect to the wireless service provider. This replacement may occur once the electronic book reader device connects with the wireless service provider for the first time. The permanent number may be used to connect to the wireless service provider after the initial connection with the wireless service provider has transpired.
US08544745B2
This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with a heat-dissipating card connector for use with a card reader connected to an electronic device. The connector has a body configured to receive a card that has circuitry, when the card is inserted into the card reader. The connector body includes a plurality of electronic contacts that engage the card circuitry and operationally link the card to the electronic device. The connector body includes at least one heat conductive spring that includes a card engaging portion. The card engaging portion contacts the card and directs heat from the card when the card is inserted in the card reader. A heat directing element, also part of the heat conductive spring, transfers heat from the card engaging portion to a heat-dissipating structure of the electronic device when the card is inserted in the card reader.
US08544744B2
The invention relates to a method for a more efficient use of an interface between a smart card and a device, the interface comprising contacts and being adapted to allow data transfer between the smart card and the device characterized in that it comprises a step of allocating functions to the contacts within the interface so as to have a more efficient use of the contacts in the interface. The invention also relates to a smart card and a device in which the method is carried out.
US08544743B2
A smart card reader including a smart card reading assembly including a plurality of smart card chip communication contacts and a static electricity discharge element assembled with the smart card reading assembly, the static electricity discharge element including a plurality of static electricity discharge contacts contacting multiple diverse surfaces of a smart card for discharge of static electricity thereon.
US08544735B2
Systems, methods and IC card devices are described for updating parameters such as unblocking or blocking or re-blocking an application on an IC card device whereby an integrated circuit card device gets issued with one or more active applications and optionally one or more dormant applications. Post issuance, triggered by a cardholder action when using a primary application, the issuer will send a command, e.g. in the form of a script to the card that will update parameters of another application, e.g. to ‘wake up’ the or each dormant application. An on-card mechanism is provided for the deblocking of the dormant application while the primary application is active. For any further transactions performed with the card, the cardholder will be offered a choice between the unblocked applications on the card. Optionally the oncard mechanism can also block or re-block an application or perform other actions.
US08544731B2
A method for producing transaction cards corresponding to an account of a customer and bearing an image defined by the customer comprises associating an optically-readable identifier with a customer-defined image to be applied to the transaction card. The optical identifier can be read to reconcile it with a corresponding identifier related to customer account information to be applied to the transaction card. In this way a card may be produced bearing the image defined by the customer and the customer's account information.
US08544730B2
An automatic banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to included devices to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
US08544728B2
A money handling apparatus includes an operation/display unit to display a money count result, and to display a portion or all of a plurality of various operation keys. The display of operation keys is based on the existence or nonexistence of display, contents of display, display-position information, and one or more conditions of display. A setting unit is configured to set the existence or nonexistence of the display for each operation key, while a control unit calculates the display-position information for each operation key, based on one or more conditions of display stored in the memory unit. The control unit also controls the operation/display unit to display the money count result and to display each operation key that is set to be displayed, in the display position and size that is based on the display-position information for the operation key.
