US08772875B2
A semiconductor-on-glass substrate having a relatively stiff (e.g. relatively high Young's modulus of 125 or higher) stiffening layer or layers placed between the silicon film and the glass in order to eliminate the canyons and pin holes that otherwise form in the surface of the transferred silicon film during the ion implantation thin film transfer process. The new stiffening layer may be formed of a material, such as silicon nitride, that also serves as an efficient barrier against penetration of sodium and other harmful impurities from the glass substrate into the silicon film.
US08772874B2
At least one drain-side surfaces of a field effect transistor (FET) structure, which can be a structure for a planar FET or a fin FET, is structurally damaged by an angled ion implantation of inert or electrically active dopants, while at least one source-side surface of the transistor is protected from implantation by a gate stack and a gate spacer. Epitaxial growth of a semiconductor material is retarded on the at least one structurally damaged drain-side surface, while epitaxial growth proceeds without retardation on the at least one source-side surface. A raised epitaxial source region has a greater thickness than a raised epitaxial drain region, thereby providing an asymmetric FET having lesser source-side external resistance than drain-side external resistance, and having lesser drain-side overlap capacitance than source-side overlap capacitance.
US08772866B2
A semiconductor device comprises a buried gate formed by being buried under a surface of a semiconductor substrate, a dummy gate formed on the buried gate, and a landing plug formed on a junction region of the semiconductor substrate being adjacent to the dummy gate.
US08772861B2
One embodiment of the invention relates to a field effect trench transistor with a multiplicity of transistor cells that are arranged like an array and whose gate electrodes are arranged in active trenches formed in a semiconductor body. Inactive trenches are arranged in the array of the transistor cells, there being no gate electrodes situated in said inactive trenches, and a series of polysilicon diodes are integrated in one or more of the inactive trenches which diodes, for protection against damage to the gate oxide through ESD pulses, are contact-connected to a source metallization at one of their ends and to a gate metallization at their other end, and/or alternatively or additionally one or more polysilicon zener diodes connected in series is or are integrated in the inactive trench or trenches and contact-connected to the gate metallization by one of its or their ends and to drain potential by its or their other end.
US08772846B2
Provided is a magnetic tunneling junction device including a first structure including a magnetic layer; a second structure including at least two extrinsic perpendicular magnetization structures, each including a magnetic layer and; a perpendicular magnetization inducing layer on the magnetic layer; and a tunnel barrier between the first and second structures.
US08772836B2
To provide a semiconductor device in which a rectifying element capable of reducing a leak current in reverse bias when a high voltage is applied and reducing a forward voltage drop Vf and a transistor element are integrally formed on a single substrate.A semiconductor device has a transistor element and a rectifying element on a single substrate. The transistor element has an active layer formed on the substrate and three electrodes (source electrode, drain electrode, and gate electrode) disposed on the active layer. The rectifying element has an anode electrode disposed on the active layer, a cathode electrode which is the drain electrode, and a first auxiliary electrode between the anode electrode and cathode electrode.
US08772835B2
A lateral HEMT includes a first semiconductor layer on a second semiconductor layer, a heterojunction at an interface between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a rectifying Schottky junction. The rectifying Schottky junction has a first terminal electrically coupled to a source electrode and a second terminal electrically coupled to the second semiconductor layer.
US08772825B2
A stacked semiconductor device and an associated manufacturing method are disclosed. A first semiconductor unit having a first surface, which is defined as being not a polar plane, is provided. At least one pit is formed on the first surface, and the pit has a second surface that lies at an angle relative to the first surface. A polarization enhanced tunnel junction is formed on the second surface, and a second semiconductor unit is formed above the tunnel junction.
US08772824B2
An organic light-emitting display system and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the organic light-emitting display system includes a substrate, a display unit that defines an active area on the substrate and includes a plurality of thin film transistor (TFTs), and an encapsulation layer that seals the display unit and has a stacked structure in which at least a first inorganic film, a first organic film, and a second inorganic film are sequentially stacked. The TFTs includes an active layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an interlayer insulating film that is disposed between the gate electrode and the source electrode and between the gate electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the second inorganic film directly contacts the interlayer insulating film outside the active area. Accordingly, in various embodiments, since an inorganic layer of a thin film encapsulation layer is prevented from being cracked, penetration of external moisture or oxygen into the active area of the display can be reduced or prevents.
US08772821B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor part comprising a light source, a housing and electrical connections, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor part comprises a component which contains metal phosphate, and wherein the metal phosphate is substantially alkali-free and halogen-free.
US08772820B2
A highly reliable light-emitting device, a light-emitting device which can be formed without using a metal mask, or a light-emitting device in which a voltage drop due to the resistance of an upper electrode layer is suppressed is provided. When an EL film is formed over a conductive connection electrode layer having an uneven shape, a surface of the conductive connection electrode layer cannot be fully covered. Subsequently, a conductive film to be an upper electrode layer of an EL element is formed thereover; thus, a region in contact with the conductive connection electrode layer is formed. Further, a structure is provided in a position on a counter substrate, which overlaps with the conductive connection electrode layer, and then substrates are bonded to each other so that the structure is physically in contact with the upper electrode layer over the conductive connection electrode layer.
US08772818B2
A radiation-emitting device is provided which comprises a substrate (10), at least one organic functional layer (100) on the substrate (10) and a second electrode (80) on the at least one organic functional layer (100). The substrate (10) includes a plastics film (1) and a metal film (3), and the metal film (3) is arranged between the plastics film (1) and the at least one organic functional layer (100) and is set up as a first electrode. A method is additionally provided for producing such a device.
US08772815B2
A semiconductor light emitting device has a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a nitride semiconductor layer on side surfaces of the second conductive semiconductor layer along an outer periphery of the second conductive semiconductor layer. An ohmic layer directly contacts the second conductive semiconductor layer and the nitride semiconductor layer.
US08772809B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting layer, a first electrode, a first conductivity type layer, a second conductivity type layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a reflection metal layer. The first conductivity type layer is provided between the light emitting layer and the first electrode. The second conductivity type layer has a first surface on the light emitting layer side and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface. The second electrode is provided on the second surface of the second conductivity type layer. A plurarity of interfaces, provided between the first conductivity type layer and the reflection metal layer, has at least first concave-convex structures. A region of the second surface of the second conductivity type layer, where the second electrode is not provided, has second concave-convex structures.
US08772788B2
A semiconductor device disclosed in the present application includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first silicon carbide semiconductor layer located on a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer including a drift region of a first conductivity type, a body region of a second conductivity type, and an impurity region of a first conductivity type; a trench provided in the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer so as to reach inside of the drift region; a second silicon carbide semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type located at least on a side surface of the trench so as to be in contact with the impurity region and the drift region; a gate insulating film; a gate electrode; a first ohmic electrode; and a second ohmic electrode. The body region includes a first body region which is in contact with the second silicon carbide semiconductor layer on the side surface of the trench, and a second body region which is in contact with the drift region and has a smaller average impurity concentration than the first body region.
US08772783B2
The invention provides a technique to manufacture a display device with high image quality and reliability at low cost with high yield. According to the invention, a spacer is provided over a pixel electrode layer in a pixel region. Moreover, a surface of an insulating layer which functions as a partition which covers the periphery of the pixel electrode layer is formed at a high position from the surface of the pixel electrode due to stacked layers under the insulating layer. These spacer and insulator which function as a spacer support a mask used for selectively forming a light emitting material over a pixel electrode layer, thereby preventing the mask from contacting the pixel electrode layer due to a twist and deflection of the mask. Accordingly, such a damage as a crack does not occur in the pixel electrode layer which results in having no defect in shape. Therefore, a display device which performs a high resolution display with high reliability can be manufactured.
US08772775B2
A display device includes a substrate; a gate wire including a gate electrode and a first capacitor electrode formed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate wire; a semiconductor layer pattern formed on the gate insulating layer, and including an active region overlapping at least a part of the gate electrode and a capacitor region overlapping at least a part of the first capacitor electrode; an etching preventing layer formed on a part of the active region of the semiconductor layer pattern; and a data wire including a source electrode and a drain electrode formed over the active region of the semiconductor layer from over the etching preventing layer, and separated with the etching preventing layer therebetween, and a second capacitor electrode formed on the capacitor region of the semiconductor layer.
US08772765B2
An electroluminescent organic transistor is described. The electroluminescent organic transistor has a semiconductor heterostructure constituted by a plurality of layers of semiconductor materials of p-type and n-type, which act, respectively, for the conduction of holes and electrons within the heterostructure, and at least two layers of emitting materials each of which is interposed between, and in direct contact with, one of the layers of p-type semiconductor material and another one of the layers of n-type semiconductor material.
US08772757B2
Light emitting devices and methods of fabricating light emitting devices that emit at wavelengths less than 360 nm with wall plug efficiencies of at least than 4% are provided. Wall plug efficiencies may be at least 5% or at least 6%. Light emitting devices and methods of fabricating light emitting devices that emit at wavelengths less than 345 nm with wall plug efficiencies of at least than 2% are also provided. Light emitting devices and methods of fabricating light emitting devices that emit at wavelengths less than 330 nm with wall plug efficiencies of at least than 0.4% are provided. Light emitting devices and methods of fabricating light emitting devices having a peak output wavelength of not greater than 360 nm and an output power of at least 5 mW, having a peak output wavelength of 345 nm or less and an output power of at least 3 mW and/or a peak output wavelength of 330 nm or less and an output power of at least 0.3 mW at a current density of less than about 0.35 μA/μm2 are also provided. The semiconductor light emitting devices may have a direct current lifetime of at least 100 hours, at least 500 hours or at least 1000 hours.
US08772756B2
A method of forming a nanowire structure is disclosed. The method comprises applying on a surface of carrier liquid a layer of a liquid composition which comprises a surfactant and a plurality of nanostructures each having a core and a shell, and heating at least one of the carrier liquid and the liquid composition to a temperature selected such that the nanostructures are segregated from the surfactant and assemble into a nanowire structure on the surface.
US08772755B2
A nanowire field effect transistor (FET) device, includes a source region comprising a first semiconductor layer disposed on a second semiconductor layer, the source region having a surface parallel to {110} crystalline planes and opposing sidewall surfaces parallel to the {110} crystalline planes, a drain region comprising the first semiconductor layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer, the source region having a face parallel to the {110} crystalline planes and opposing sidewall surfaces parallel to the {110} crystalline planes, and a nanowire channel member suspended by the source region and the drain region, wherein nanowire channel includes the first semiconductor layer, and opposing sidewall surfaces parallel to {100} crystalline planes and opposing faces parallel to the {110} crystalline planes.
US08772751B2
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first electrode including a crystallized SixGe1-x layer (0≦x<1), a second electrode including a metal element, a variable resistance part between the first and second electrode, the part including an amorphous Si layer, and a control circuit controlling a filament in the amorphous Si layer, the filament including the metal element.
US08772749B2
In a first aspect, a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack is provided that includes (1) a first conductive layer comprising a silicon-germanium (SiGe) alloy; (2) a resistivity-switching layer comprising a metal oxide layer formed above the first conductive layer; and (3) a second conductive layer formed above the resistivity-switching layer. A memory cell may be formed from the MIM stack. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08772746B2
A semiconductor memory device in which the cell area can be decreased and the minimum feature size is not restricted by the thickness of the material forming the memory cell. In a semiconductor memory device, a gate insulating film, a channel extending in a direction X, and a resistance change element extending in the direction X are formed successively above multiple word lines extending in a direction Y, and a portion of the channel and a portion of the resistance change element are disposed above each of the plurality of the word lines. Such configuration can decrease the cell area and ensure the degree of design freedom.
US08772744B1
UV-C light assembly is designed to kill germs (bacteria, molds, protozoa, virus, and yeast) in the forced airstreams of HVAC systems, thus preventing the spreading of germs into other rooms or spaces. An air-flow activated switch is invented for turning on the UV-C lights when airstreams pass through and turning off when airstreams stop in the HVAC systems. The UV-C light assembly is installed inside duct through air filter's opening. The UV-C germicidal assembly is an easy add-on to an existing HVAC system for indoor air purification. The UV-C light sources are either LEDs or fluorescent tubes.
US08772743B2
An electron beam sterilizing device, comprises: an electron-generating filament; a beam-shaper; an output window; a high-voltage supply, capable of creating a high-voltage potential between the electron-generating filament and the output window, for acceleration of electrons; a high-voltage supply for driving current through the electron-generating filament; a control unit for controlling the operation of the electron beam sterilizing device. The electron beam sterilizing device has at least three operational states which include: an OFF-state, where there is no drive current through the electron-generating filament; an ON-state, where the electron-generating filament is kept at a temperature above the emission temperature so as to generate electrons for sterilization; and a standby state, between the OFF-state and ON-state, where the electron-generating filament is kept at a predetermined temperature just below the emission temperature. The control unit controls the device to assume the standby state.
US08772739B2
A fluorescence detection device generates a modulation signal for modulating the intensity of the laser light and modulates the laser light using the modulation signal. The detection device obtains a fluorescent signal of the fluorescence emitted by the measurement object irradiated with the laser light, and calculates, from the fluorescent signal, a fluorescence intensity and the phase delay of the fluorescence with respect to the modulation signal. At the time, the detection device controls the operation amounts of the signal level of a DC component of the modulation signal and the gain of amplification just after the output of the fluorescent signal so that the value of a fluorescence intensity signal falls within a preset range. After the operation amounts are settled, the detection device calculates the fluorescence intensity and then calculates the fluorescence relaxation time of the fluorescence emitted by the measurement object using the phase delay.
US08772723B2
A gas sensor device for determining a molar concentration of a gas to be detected, that absorbs light of a measurement wavelength that is characteristic of the gas in the infrared light region, includes a light emission device emitting measurement light of measurement wavelength into a solid angle region of a light absorption path extending through the gas, and a light detector measuring an intensity of at least one component of the measurement light that has propagated through the light absorption path, the light absorption path extending from the light emission device to an object outside the gas sensor device that at least partially reflects the measurement light to the light detector, and being essentially disposed outside of the gas sensor device, and means for determining the length of the light absorption path. A method for determining a concentration of a gas to be detected is also described.
US08772721B2
The invention relates to an operating device for a motor vehicle having a movable activation element for activating at least one switch element for generating a switch signal. The operating device comprises a sensor face which is arranged on the activation element and an optical reflection sensor device, which has at least one light emitting diode and at least one photodiode for optical radiation. A signal can be generated when the sensor face is approached and/or the sensor face is touched, in particular by means of a finger of a user.
US08772718B2
A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation that comprises an active bolometer provided with a first element sensitive to said electromagnetic radiation and a reference bolometer identical to the active bolometer, provided with a second element sensitive to said electromagnetic radiation. The active bolometer and reference bolometer are arranged close to one another on the same substrate. A cover covers at least the part of the second sensitive element exposed to the electromagnetic radiation and arranges an empty space between said second sensitive element and the cover. The inner wall of the cover is constituted by an absorbent layer made from a material absorbing at least the thermal radiations emitted by the second sensitive element. A reflecting shield forms at least a part of the outer wall exposed to said electromagnetic radiation.
US08772715B2
An electron beam device includes a first electron biprism between an acceleration tube and irradiation lens systems, and an electron biprism in the image forming lens system. The first electron biprism splits the electron beam into first and second electron beams, radiated to differently positioned first and second regions on an objective plane of an objective lens system having a specimen perpendicular to an optical axis. The first and second electron beams are superposed on the observation plane by the electron biprism of the image forming lens system. The superposed region is observed or recorded. Optical action of the irradiation lens system controls each current density of the first and second electron beams on the objective plane having the specimen, and distance on electron optics between the first electron biprism and the objective plane of the objective lens system having the specimen.
US08772713B1
The present invention aims to provide a time-of-flight based mass microscope system for an ultra-high speed multi-mode mass analysis, for using a laser beam or an ion beam simultaneously to enable both a low molecular weight analysis such as for drugs/metabolome/lipids/peptides and a high molecular weight analysis such as for genes/proteins, without being limited by the molecular weight of the object being analyzed, and for significantly increasing the measuring speed by using a microscope method instead of a microprobe method.
US08772705B2
Disclosed are various embodiments of circuitry and methods for generating interpolated signals in an optical encoder. The optical encoder configurations and circuitry disclosed herein permit very high resolution reflective optical encoders in small packages to be provided. Methods of making and using such optical encoders are also disclosed. According to one embodiment, the interpolated signals are generated through the use of signal generation circuitry, peak voltage generation circuitry, reference voltage generation circuitry, slope detection circuitry, and a clocked comparator that is configured to output interpolated output pulses.
US08772696B2
While a drain power source of a reset transistor and a drain power source of an amplifying transistor are separated, the load of drain power source can be reduced by sharing a drain diffusion layer of the reset transistor and a drain diffusion layer of the amplifying transistor and a pixel amp transistor by adjacent cells in sharing pixel units. Further, it is possible to perform layout setting for the floating diffusions such that parasitic capacitances between the floating diffusions are equal to each other. It is possible to prevent step-like noise from occurring among the pixels while improving sensitivity.
US08772693B2
Hilbert phase microscopy (HPM) as an optical technique for measuring high transverse resolution quantitative phase images associated with optically transparent objects. Due to its single-shot nature, HPM is suitable for investigating rapid phenomena that take place in transparent structures such as biological cells. A preferred embodiment is used for measuring biological systems including measurements on red blood cells, while its ability to quantify dynamic processes on the millisecond scale, for example, can be illustrated with measurements on evaporating micron-size water droplets.
US08772691B2
A system to provide radiant energy of selectable spectral characteristic (e.g. a selectable color combination) uses an integrating cavity to combine energy of different wavelengths from different sources. The cavity has a diffusely reflective interior surface and an aperture for allowing emission of combined radiant energy. Sources of radiant energy of different wavelengths, typically different-color LEDs, supply radiant energy into the interior of the integrating cavity. In the examples, the points of entry of the energy into the cavity typically are located so that they are not directly visible through the aperture. The cavity effectively integrates the energy of different wavelengths, so that the combined radiant energy emitted through the aperture includes the radiant energy of the various wavelengths. The apparatus also includes a control circuit coupled to the sources for establishing output intensity of radiant energy of each of the sources. Control of the intensity of emission of the sources sets the amount of each wavelength of energy in the combined output and thus determines a spectral characteristic of the radiant energy output through the aperture.
US08772690B2
An optical system for use in an Earth-orbiting satellite includes a plurality of image sensors disposed on a focal plane having a reference axis orthogonal thereto, optics configured to focus incident light onto the image sensors, a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the image sensors and configured to translate the image sensors in at least two axes each orthogonal to the reference axis, and at least one controller operably coupled to the plurality of image sensors and the piezoelectric actuator. The image sensors are configured to generate at least one image frame from light detected by the plurality of image sensors, the image frame including a target star and at least one guide star. The controller is configured to stabilize the position of the target star by adjusting the position of the piezoelectric actuator based on the changes in the position of the guide star.
US08772689B2
A method is provided to track the sun. An omnidirectional sensor is used for acquiring sun's position. The sensor can track sun's position in an omnidirectional way. A controller is also provided to control the tracking. When the sun shines strongly, the sensor is controlled to track the sun's position. When the sun does not shine strongly, the tracking is stopped. Thus, the cost for tracking the sun's position is reduced and accuracy of the tracking is enhanced.
US08772685B2
A microwave steam cooking container system for cooking foodstuff, comprising a water reservoir, a food container comprising a plurality of apertures on a bottom thereof, an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said inner and outer wall portions, a cover comprising an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said cover inner and said cover outer wall portions, wherein said food container is stacked and removably placed within said water reservoir, wherein in the assembled position the foodstuff to be cooked is shielded from cooking by direct exposure to microwave energy.
US08772674B2
When applying a current to a plated steel plate, plating often biases. In the present invention, when applying a current, the current is applied with a flux guiding member arranged in proximity to a side surface of the plated steel plate. The direction of the magnetic flux at the side surface of the plated steel plate is corrected, and the bias of the plating is efficiently suppressed.
US08772662B2
In a rotary switch, a latching portion having a recess or a hole provided in a decorative cover engages with a locking portion having a protrusion provided on an operating knob, and a catching portion of a rotary body contacts with an inner side of the locking portion on one side closer to the rotary body. The decorative cover is thus attached to the operating body.
US08772656B2
An acceleration switch has a mass body having a space inside, and a counter electrode provided in the space of the mass body. An arc-shaped beam surrounds and supports the mass body. The acceleration sensitivity threshold of the acceleration switch is determined by a cut portion in the mass body or by the area of the top surface of the mass body. In this manner, a plurality of acceleration switches each having a single acceleration sensitivity threshold, for example, in steps of 0.2 G, can be prepared.
US08772648B2
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board, in which filled vias with a reduction in faulty connections are formed, and providing such a printed wiring board. After an electroless plated film is formed on an inner wall of a via opening, electrolytic plating is performed on insulative resin base material; the via opening is filled with plating metal and a filled via is formed. Therefore, during electrolytic plating, a plating metal is deposited from electroless plated film on the side wall of the via opening as well as from the bottom of the via opening. As a result, the via opening may be completely filled through electrolytic plating, forming a filled via with a reduction in faulty connections.
US08772641B2
Cable strain relief device for a cable closure, having at least one cable guiding element, whereby a cable to be restrained can be fixed at a respective cable guiding element via a cable tie surrounding the cable to be restrained and the respective cable guiding element, whereby on both sides of the at least one cable guiding element there are positioned cable tie guiding elements providing guiding surfaces, whereby the guiding surface of a first cable tie guiding element being positioned at a first side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie entry side of the same, has a smaller distance from the cable guiding element than the guiding surface of a second cable tie guiding element being positioned at a second side of the cable guiding element, namely at the cable tie exit side of the same.
US08772632B2
A compound for an organic photoelectric device, an organic photoelectric device including the same, and a display device including the same the compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:
US08772630B2
The present invention relates to solar cells. Such solar cells include a substrate containing a first impurity of a first conductive type and having a textured surface with a plurality of jagged portions. Such solar cells also have an emitter layer positioned on the textured surface and containing a second impurity of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type, a first electrode having a plurality of first metal particles, electrically connected to the emitter layer, and a second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. The diameter of the first metal particles is larger than the peak-to-peak distance between adjacent jagged portions.
US08772628B2
High performance, high bandgap, lattice-mismatched, photovoltaic cells (10), both transparent and non-transparent to sub-bandgap light, are provided as devices for use alone or in combination with other cells in split spectrum apparatus or other applications.
US08772626B2
A solar cell may include an electrically conducting substrate, a plurality of nanowhiskers extending from the substrate and a transparent electrode extending over free ends of the nanowhiskers and making electrical contact with them. Each nanowhisker may have a column with a diameter of nanometer dimension. The column may include a first p-doped semiconductor lengthwise segment and a second n-doped semiconductor lengthwise segment. The first and second semiconductor segments may have an interface between them, which forms a p-n junction. The nanowhiskers may be encapsulated in a transparent material.
US08772620B2
Systems and methods for processing a signal of an electric guitar are provided. An input guitar signal is received by a portable handheld computing device. The input guitar signal is processed using the digital signal. The combined guitar output is transmitted.
US08772619B2
An optoelectronic pickup for a musical instrument includes at least one light source which directs light to impinge a sound generating element of the musical instrument in at least one photoreceiver located to detect the reflected light, so as to generate an electrical signal that is responsive to sound generating element movement.
US08772614B2
A coated string for a stringed device which includes a coating applied to the surface of the string. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the string and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base layer includes heat activated pigments that change color when heated above a color shifting temperature. In one embodiment, the color of the pigment in one area contrasts with the color of the pigment in an adjacent area without otherwise affecting the low-friction surface of the coating. The areas of different color created in locations along the length of the low-friction coated string.
US08772613B2
A stringed musical instrument body with a front plate having an integral cavity defined by a tail end inner edge, a neck end inner edge, a bass side inner edge, and a treble side inner edge is provided. The cavity cooperates with a back plate to form a resonance chamber. A method for making the stringed musical instrument body is also presented. In many instances, the stringed musical instrument is a guitar.
US08772605B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R348B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R348B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R348B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 09R348B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08772601B1
A soybean cultivar designated 28384013 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 28384013, to the plants of soybean cultivar 28384013, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 28384013, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 28384013. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 28384013. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 28384013, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 28384013 with another soybean cultivar.
US08772592B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026583. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026583. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026583 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026583 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08772580B2
A new lettuce variety designated ‘Cuervo’ is described. ‘Cuervo’ is a butterhead lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US08772579B2
The present invention relates to a new lettuce (Lactuca sativa) variety, seed designated as 79-11 RZ, which exhibits a combination of an extraordinary high number of leaves, resistance to many Bremia-races, and an extraordinary low number of apices under many growing conditions, the representative seed having been deposited with the National Collections of Industrial, Marine and Food Bacteria (NCIMB) in Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, Scotland, UK and assigned NCIMB Accession No. 41614, The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-11 RZ (Emerson) seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-11 RZ.
US08772578B2
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam seed designated as 41-53 RZ, which has leaves with a solid main vein, narrow base leaves, and exhibits resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae Regel), currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri) and lettuce mosaic virus (LMV). The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam plant produced by growing the “41-53 RZ” seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 41-53 RZ.
US08772566B2
A waste form for and a method of rendering hazardous materials less dangerous is disclosed that includes fixing the hazardous material in nanopores of a nanoporous material, reacting the trapped hazardous material to render it less volatile/soluble, and vitrifying the nanoporous material containing the less volatile/soluble hazardous material.
US08772563B2
A process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons which comprises (a) contacting ethane with a dehyroaromatization aromatic catalyst which is comprised of about 0.005 to about 0.1 wt % platinum, an amount of gallium which is equal to or greater than the amount of the platinum, from about 10 to about 99.9 wt % of an aluminosilicate, and a binder, and (b) separating methane, hydrogen, and C2-5 hydrocarbons from the reaction products of step (a) to produce aromatic reaction products including benzene.
US08772562B2
A process for converting feedstock triglycerides to lube basestocks. The process has the steps of (a) metathesizing the feedstock triglycerides with ethylene in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form alpha olefins and medium-chain triglycerides and (b) hydroisomerizing the medium-chain triglycerides in the presence of a hydroisomerization catalyst and hydrogen to form methyl-branched triglycerides. The alpha olefins may be oligomerized in the presence of an oligomerization catalyst to form poly(alpha olefins).
US08772556B2
A process and system for the conversion of biomass under high severity in the presence of a catalyst to produce a bio-oil, olefins, methane, and carbon monoxide (CO). The methane and/or CO can be used to generate hydrogen and the generated hydrogen can be used for hydrotreating the bio-oil. Additionally, or alternatively, a syngas stream, a carbon dioxide-rich stream, and/or a methane-rich stream can be recovered for use in the bio-oil production process and/or for use in a conventional petroleum refinery and/or petrochemical plant.
US08772554B2
The present invention provides a method for efficiently preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) by a simple and economically advantageous method that is suitable for implementation on an industrial scale. The present invention provides a process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the step of: (1) in a reactor, (1-1) reacting 1,1,1,2,3-penta-chloropropane with hydrogen fluoride in an amount of 10 to 100 mol per mole of the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane 1; (1-2) in the presence of chromic oxide represented by composition formula: CrOm (1.5
US08772552B2
The present invention provides an improved process for the selective hydroxylation of benzene. The process provides a direct single step selective vapor phase hydroxylation of benzene to phenol using molecular oxygen (air) over Cu—Cr oxide catalysts. The process provides benzene conversion of 10 to 45% and selectivity for phenol up to 100%.
US08772551B2
Disclosed herein are mixed oxide catalysts for the catalytic gas phase oxidation of alkanes, or mixtures of alkanes and olefins, for the production of aldehydes and carboxylic acids with air or oxygen in the presence of inert gases at elevated temperatures and pressure, and a method for the production of catalysts.
US08772550B2
The invention relates to a method for hydrogenating an aromatic compound. The invention in particular relates to a method for preparing cyclohexanone, cyclohexanol or a mixture thereof in a continuous way by catalytically hydrogenating phenol fed into a reactor comprising a supported hydrogenation catalyst, comprising a dopant selected from the group of alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal oxides, carbonates of alkali metals and carbonates of alkaline earth metals, and in which process during the hydrogenation of phenol continuously or intermittently water is fed into the reactor, the weight to weight ratio of water fed into the reactor to phenol fed into the reactor on average being 0.1 or less.
US08772548B2
The present invention relates to a process for reacting glycolaldehyde with an aminating agent in the presence of hydrogen and of a catalyst, the catalyst being activated by reducing a catalyst precursor or by reducing a passivated catalyst, which comprises effecting the reaction in the presence of a solvent and contacting the glycolaldehyde with the activated catalyst.
US08772534B2
The present invention provides a method of recovering a (meth)acrylic acid ester, which comprises the steps of: (a) carrying out an esterification reaction between an alcohol and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid ester, wherein a byproduct is generated together with the (meth)acrylic acid ester; and (b) subjecting the byproduct generated in step (a) to a reaction with a catalyst and water in a reactor, wherein the water is fed into the reactor in order that water content exceeds 0 wt % but is 10 wt % or less in the reactor based on the total weight of reactants comprising the byproduct, the catalyst and the water, and thereby separating the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester contained in the byproduct from the byproduct to obtain the (meth)acrylic acid, the alcohol and the (meth)acrylic acid ester as a recovered product.
US08772533B1
The present invention is directed to a novel compound, but-2-enoic acid 1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl ester, and a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of but-2-enoic acid 1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl ester.
US08772530B2
A pentaerythritol tetraester which is a mixed ester of pentaerythritol and carboxylic acids is provided, wherein the carboxylic acids consist of isobutyric acid and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid and the molar ratio of isobutyric acid to 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid in the carboxylic acids is 36/64 to 80/20. The pentaerythritol tetraester may be used in a refrigerant oil or the like which exhibits excellent miscibility with a difluoromethane refrigerant among other properties.
US08772529B2
A catalyst for alkylation contains an inorganic structural material having an ion-exchange ability and a metal ion having a valency of 2 or more. The metal ion is supported on the inorganic structural material. The inorganic structural material is preferably a zeolite. The metal ion is preferably a lanthanide metal. The catalyst for alkylation imparts industrially satisfiable activity and selectivity and can be readily separated, collected and recycled. Furthermore, the process for producing an alkylaromatic hydrocarbon compound includes reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon compound and a compound having an unsaturated bond in the presence of the catalyst for alkylation.
US08772524B2
A method of producing silicon containing thin films by the thermal polymerization of a reactive gas mixture bisaminosilacyclobutane and source gas selected from a nitrogen providing gas, an oxygen providing gas and mixtures thereof. The films deposited may be silicon nitride, silicon carbonitride, silicon dioxide or carbon doped silicon dioxide. These films are useful as dielectrics, passivation coatings, barrier coatings, spacers, liners and/or stressors in semiconductor devices.
US08772515B2
Described is a process to produce hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) from biomass-derived sugars. The process includes the steps of reacting a C5 and/or C6 sugar-containing reactant derived from biomass in a monophasic or biphasic reaction solution comprising water and a co-solvent. The co-solvent can be beta-, gamma-, and/or delta-lactones derived from biomass, tetrahydrofuran (THF) derived from biomass, and/or methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) derived from biomass. The reaction takes place in the presence of an acid catalyst and a dehydration catalyst for a time and under conditions such that at least a portion of glucose or fructose present in the reactant is converted to HMF.
US08772513B2
Disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The process comprises oxidizing at least one oxidizable compound selected from the following group: 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-HMF), 5-HMF esters (5-R(CO)OCH2-furfural where R=alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl), 5-HMF ethers (5-R′OCH2-furfural, where R′=alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl), 5-alkyl furfurals (5-R″-furfural, where R″=alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl), mixed feed-stocks of 5-HMF and 5-HMF esters and mixed feed-stocks of 5-HMF and 5-HMF ethers and mixed feed-stocks of 5-HMF and 5-alkyl furfurals to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising FDCA, cooling a crude carboxylic acid slurry in cooling zone to form a cooled slurry stream. The cooled slurry stream is routed to a solid-liquid separation zone to generate a crude wet cake stream comprising FDCA that is dried in a drying zone to generate a dry carboxylic acid product stream comprising crude FDCA (cFDCA).
US08772511B2
The invention relates to novel benzothiophene-, benzofuran-, and indole ureas and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning, and/or memory.
US08772510B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, W, X, X1, Y, Y1, Z and Z1 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used in the treatment of CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
US08772507B2
Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed.
US08772500B2
Disclosed herein are modulators of TRPV3 of formula (II): wherein G1, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, G2, Ra, Rb, and u are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also presented.
US08772499B2
Disclosed herein are modulators of TRPV3 of Formula (I) wherein p is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and G1, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, G2, Z1, Ra, Rb, and u are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also presented.
US08772497B2
The present inventions provide a method for commercially producing a 1,2-dihydropyridine-2-one compound represented by the following formula (III-a) wherein the ring A represents an optionally substituted 2-pyridyl group, the ring B represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, and the ring C represents an optionally substituted phenyl group. Further, the invention provides crystals of 3-(2-cyanophenyl)-5-(2-pyridyl)-1-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one and production processes therefore.
US08772496B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds, (2-chlorophenyl)-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanone benzoate, and (2-chlorophenyl)-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanone toluate, which are useful intermediates for the preparation of the compound of Formula I: (I) The present invention further relates to novel processes for preparing a crystalline compound, which is {2-[1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-pyridin-4-yl-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-yl]-pyridin-3-yl}-(2-chlorophenyl)-methanone, Form IV.
US08772490B2
Provided are an optically active diazabicyclooctane derivative defined by formula (F) below, which is useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate for β-lactamase inhibitor, and a process for preparing the same. In formula (F) above, R1 represents CO2R, CO2M, or CONH2, wherein R represents a methyl group, a tert-butyl group, an allyl group, a benzyl group, or a 2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl group, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an inorganic cation, or an organic cation; and R2 represents a benzyl group or an allyl group.
US08772485B2
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a series of palladium based materials, their preparation method and their applications in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
US08772479B2
The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-containing substituted aromatic triazine compounds. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits one or more advantages over corresponding compounds lacking the oligomer.
US08772465B2
It is intended to provide for a polycistronic expression pattern in a plant used as a host. The present invention provides a polynucleotide which comprises the following DNA (a) or (b) and functions as an IRES (internal ribosome entry site) in a plant: (a) DNA of the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, or 4; or (b) DNA of a nucleotide sequence derived from the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, or 4 by the substitution, deletion, addition, and insertion of one or more bases and having a function of positively regulating the translation of a nucleic acid located downstream thereof.
US08772464B2
The invention relates to aptamer-regulated, ligand-responsive nucleic acids, or “ampliSwitches,” and uses thereof. Particular embodiments include a ligand-responsive nucleic acid that comprises a primer sequence domain and an aptamer domain that is responsive to a ligand.
US08772457B2
The invention provides antibodies to specific neural proteins and methods of using the same.
US08772446B2
A bifunctional chelating agent of the formula (I): wherein the variables R1, R1′, Q1, Q2 and M are as defined in the description of the present application. Also described is a complex of the above chelating agent to an ion of a stable or radioactive metal; a conjugate of the complex covalently attached to a biological carrier; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the conjugate.
US08772431B2
A silanol condensation catalyst including at least the zirconium metal salt expressed by Formula (I) below (wherein n is an integer from 1 to 3; each R1 is a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 16 carbons; and each R2 is a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 18 carbons.) A heat-curable silicone resin composition for sealing optical semiconductors includes 100 parts by mass of a polysiloxane containing two or more silanol groups in the molecule; from 0.1 to 2,000 parts by mass of a silane compound containing two or more alkoxy groups that are bonded to a silicon atom in the molecule; and a zirconium metal salt expressed by Formula (I). A sealed optical semiconductor is formed by sealing a LED chip by applying the heat-curable silicone resin composition to the LED chip, heating the LED chip, and curing the heat-curable silicone resin composition.
US08772427B2
A modular process for organosolv fractionation of lignocellulosic feedstocks into component parts and further processing of said component parts into one or more of a de-lignified cellulose stream, a sugar stream, small-chain alcohol streams and four structurally distinct classes of lignin derivatives. The modular process comprises a first processing module configured for digesting lignocellulosic feedstocks with an organic solvent thereby producing a cellulosic solids fraction and a liquid fraction, a second processing module configured for recovering small-chain alcohols and optionally a first class of lignin derivatives from the cellulosic solids fraction, a third processing module configured for recovering from the liquid fraction at least one of a second class and a third class of lignin derivatives or mixtures thereof, and waste stream comprising a fourth class of lignin derivatives. The fourth processing module may optionally recover the fourth class of lignin derivatives.
US08772419B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a polyester film with low thermal expansion. 95 wt % to 55 wt % of crystalline polyester and 5 wt % to 45 wt % of amorphous polyester are mixed. The blend is then melt extruded to form a sheet. The sheet is then biaxially stretched to obtain a film. The biaxially stretched film is then treated with a heat-setting procedure.
US08772418B2
Disclosed are novel cross-linkable end-cappers for oligo- and polyamides. End-capped oligo- and polyamides comprising such an end-capper may be cured at a lower temperature compared to oligo- and polyamides end-capped with PEPA.
US08772414B2
The invention provides a composition comprising an ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene interpolymer, which has the following properties: an Mz(abs)/Mz(Conv) value greater than 1.35; an Mz(BB)/Mw(abs) value greater than 1.6; and a non-conjugated diene content less than 10 weight percent, based on the total weight of the interpolymer.
US08772413B2
Disclosed is a method for producing a water absorbent resin, by which a surface-crosslinked water absorbent resin having excellent physical properties can be efficiently obtained at low cost, while assuring high productivity. When the production scale is increased to a continuous production at 1 t/hr or more, the physical properties are improved and stabilized (for example, standard deviation of the physical properties is reduced) by a surface-crosslinking treatment, and the absorption against pressure (AAP) and liquid permeability (SFC) are further improved. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a water absorbent resin, which is characterized in that the stirring shaft of the continuous mixing apparatus for the surface-crosslinking agent is heated during the mixing step of the surface-crosslinking agent or that the continuous mixing apparatus for the surface-crosslinking agent is operated at a pressure that is reduced relative to the ambient pressure and a gas flow is passed through the mixing apparatus during the mixing of the surface-crosslinking agent so that the gas flow in the mixing apparatus is 40° C. or more (when defined with respect to the gas temperature at the exit).
US08772407B2
Disclosed are one-component low temperature, moisture curable, storage stable coating compositions that include a silanol-functional silicone; an alkoxy-functional silicone; a flexibilizer comprising a reaction product of two or more reactants; and a curing agent selected from amines, aminosilanes, ketimines, aldimines, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a composition and methods for coating substrates with such compositions.
US08772405B2
A polymer polyol (I) is provided that is formed of a polyol (A), polymer particles (B) obtained by polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated compound (b), and an active-hydrogen-containing compound (d) having an aromatic ring and having a number-average molecular weight of 150 to 2,000, wherein a content of (d) is 1 to 20% on the basis of a weight of (B). The polymer polyol of the present invention contains polymer particles having sufficiently small particle diameters, has a low viscosity, and has excellent handleability. A polyurethane resin obtained by using the polymer polyol of the present invention has excellent mechanical strengths such as elongation at break.
US08772398B2
Linerless prepreg, composite articles therefrom, and related methods are disclosed. In linerless prepreg according to the invention, matrix material is impregnated into a reinforcement material without the need for any release liners during manufacture or storage thereof. Beneficially, prepreg of the invention is capable of being easily wound into a roll or stacked for storage, without sticking to itself when it is later used in the manufacture of composite articles.
US08772393B2
An exemplary plastic formulation is disclosed for the production of plastic bottles in a two-stage stretch blow-molding process, and includes at least 60% of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) having a density of 0.941 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3 and according to ISO 1133 a melt index 190° C./2.16 kg of 0.1 to 0.9 g/10 min. The HDPE contains a mono-modal or multi-modal HDPE having a second melt index 190° C./21.6 kg of 5 g/10 min to 50 g/10 min according to ISO 1133. A method is disclosed for producing a plastic bottle in a two-stage stretch blow-molding process using the plastic formulation.
US08772383B2
The present invention provides a material for alignment layer of liquid crystal display, which includes a solvent and a polymer dissolved in the solvent. The polymer includes a backbone and a first side chain linked to the backbone. The first side chain has a stronger lateral dipole moment. The material for alignment layer of liquid crystal display is characterized in that a first side chain that contains both a flexible chain segment and rigid chain segment is linked to the backbone of the polymer and the first side chain has a stronger lateral dipole moment, making it taking a rotation or tilting motion under the application of an electric field so as to effect alignment of the liquid crystal molecules in the pre-tilt angle.
US08772381B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of 2 to 6% by mass of Fischer-Tropsch waxes in a cross-linked bitumen/polymer composition for improving the cross-linked bitumen/polymer composition's resistance to aggressive chemical agents.
US08772379B2
Biocomposite compositions and compositions, which include dried distillers solubles, and which can be used in making biocomposite compositions are described. Methods for preparing the compositions are also described.
US08772377B2
The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K varying in each case in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagrams, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted in each case along the abscissae and the respectively associated frequencies for the copolymers H or K are plotted in each case along the ordinates, contain in each case at least 2 maxima whose abscissa values differ in each case by more than 7 ether oxygen atoms from one another, the frequency distribution diagrams of the copolymers H and K differing from one another in that the abscissa value of at least one maximum of the copolymer H differs in each case by more than 5 ether oxygen atoms from the abscissa values of all maxima of the copolymer K and/or that the arithmetic means of the ether oxygen atoms of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K differ from one another by more than 5 ether oxygen atoms.
US08772372B2
A method for making a pigment dispersion can include dispersing pigment particles in an aqueous liquid medium to form a dispersion, adding a first monomer to form a dispersive coating on the pigment particles, adding a second monomer to the dispersion, and forming a polymer coating on the surface of the pigment particles by polymerizing the second monomer with the first monomer, wherein the polymer coating includes at least one urethane linkage or urea linkage.
US08772361B2
A process for producing a purified synthesis gas stream from a feed synthesis gas stream comprising besides the main constituents carbon monoxide and hydrogen also hydrogen sulphide, HCN and/or COS, the process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting one part of the feed synthesis gas stream with a water gas shift catalyst in a shift reactor in the presence of water and/or steam to react at least part of the carbon monoxide to hydrogen and carbon dioxide, to obtain a shifted synthesis gas stream enriched in hydrogen and in carbon dioxide; (b) contacting another part of the feed gas stream with a hydrolysis catalyst in the presence of water to remove HCN and/or COS to obtain a hydrolysed synthesis gas stream depleted in HCN and/or COS; (c) removing H2S from the shifted synthesis gas stream and from the hydrolysed synthesis gas stream by contacting these gas streams in a H2S-removal zone with an aqueous alkaline washing liquid to obtain a H2S-depleted synthesis gas stream and a sulphide-comprising aqueous stream; (d) contacting the sulphide-comprising aqueous stream with sulphide-oxidizing bacteria in the presence of oxygen in a bioreactor to obtain a sulphur slurry and aregenerated aqueous alkaline washing liquid; (e) removing carbon dioxide from the H2S-depleted synthesis gas stream, to obtain the purified synthesis gas stream.
US08772358B2
The present invention is directed towards compositions having lecithin and a plasticizer. Processes for producing such compositions are further disclosed. The present invention is also directed towards uses of the novel compositions as a dispersant in order to disperse compounds, such as in the fields of coatings, inks, cosmetics and the like. In one embodiment, the dispersants of the present invention are used to disperse pigments.
US08772357B2
A stabilized foam formed from a foaming aqueous solution comprising from 0.1 to 7 mol of one or more decontamination, stripping and/or degreasing reactants per liter of solution and from 0.01 to 15% by weight of a solid stabilizing agent of solid particles type, with respect to the total weight of the solution, and a process for the preparation of said stabilized foam, to its use in decontaminating, stripping and/or degreasing a surface and to a process for decontaminating, stripping and/or degreasing a surface.
US08772341B2
Germicidal compositions containing one or more N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl) C6-C18 alkyl amines, such as N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)dodecylamine, and methods of using the compositions for treatment or prevention of infectious hoof diseases are disclosed. The germicidal compositions remain active in the presence of manure, which eliminates the need to pre-clean the hooves before use, and have particular utility for treating or preventing papillomatous digital dermatitis, interdigital phlegmon, interdigital dermatitis, laminitis, white line disease, heel erosion and other hoof diseases.
US08772334B2
A broad spectrum antimicrobial composition consisting essentially of an iodopropynyl compound in combination with a benzimidazole and a metal borate is disclosed. The composition can be used to protect industrial systems against microbial growth and, more particularly, to protect substrates such as paints, coatings, stucco, concrete, stone, cementaceous surfaces, wood, wood-plastic composites, caulking, sealants, textiles, leather, wood, preservatives, metal working fluids, drilling muds, clay slurries, glazes, optical brighteners, carpet backing, and pigments against microbial growth. The composition can be used as a preservative for aqueous products.
US08772331B2
A novel small molecule antagonizes two types of acyl homoserine lactone receptors: membrane-bound and cytoplasmic. A focused library of analogs and derivatives of the original antagonist was synthesized. Analog and derivative molecules harbor a range of activities. The novel small molecule and most potent antagonist protects the eukaryote Caenorhabditis elegans from quorum-sensing-mediated killing by the bacterial pathogen Chromobacterium violaceum. The saving of C. elegans demonstrates the use of these molecules as small molecule antimicrobials.
US08772327B2
A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof, which has superior inhibitory activity against type 4 PLA2, and thus has prostaglandin and/or leucotriene production suppressing action [X represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted, or the like, Y represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which may be substituted, and Z represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which may be substituted].
US08772323B2
The present invention relates to pyridazinone derivatives of general formula I, wherein the groups A, G and R1 are as defined in the application, the tautomers thereof, stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, and in particular bind to the GPR119 receptor and modulate its activity.
US08772314B2
Alkaloid aminoester derivatives according to formula (I) and (VI) act as muscarinic receptor antagonists.
US08772308B2
Selective, non-peptide antagonists of the mu opioid receptor (MOR) and methods of their use are provided. The antagonists may be used, for example, to identify MOR agonists in competitive binding assays, and to treat conditions related to addiction in which MOR is involved, e.g. heroin, prescription drug and alcohol addiction.
US08772294B2
The invention relates to the provision of two novel crystalline forms I and II for 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione sodium salt. Surprisingly, it was discovered that form I and form II have differing immunological effects. This advantageous property is useful for immunospecific applications. In addition, both forms have advantageous physicochemical properties, which are useful in the production, further processing and/or use of a pharmaceutical preparation of form I or form II or a mixture of both.
US08772287B2
Provided herein are pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazole sulfonamides, e.g., compounds of Formulae IA, IB, and IC, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for cancer therapy, either alone or in combination with radiation and/or other anticancer drugs.
US08772284B2
A pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer, in particular drug resistant cancer, comprising an effective amount of bifunctional alkylating agent, an effective amount of a DNA repair inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US08772280B2
The present invention relates to substituted pyrrolyl-pyrimidines which modulate the activity of protein kinases and are therefore useful in treating diseases caused by dysregulated protein kinase activity, in particular MPS1. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of treating diseases utilizing such these compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
US08772276B2
The present invention is directed to alkyne benzotriazole derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
US08772272B2
The present invention concerns the compounds of formula the N-oxide forms, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein a1-a2=a3-a4 represents a divalent radical selected from N—CH═CH—CH, N—CH═N—CH or CH—CH═N—CH; Z represents NH; Y represents —C3-9alkyl-, —C1-5alkyl-NR13—C1-5alkyl-, —C1-6alkyl-NH—CO— or —CO—NH—C1-6alkyl-; X1 represents —O— or —NR11—; X2 represents —C1-2alkyl-, —O—C1-2alkyl, —O— or —O—CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen or halo; R2 represents hydrogen, cyano, halo, hydroxycarbonyl-, C1-4alkyloxycarbonyl-, Het16-carbonyl- or Ar5; R3 represents hydrogen; R4 represents hydroxy, C1-4alkyloxy-, Ar4—C1-4alkyloxy or R4 represents C1-4alkyloxy substituted with one or where possible two or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyloxy- or Het2-; R11 represents hydrogen; R12 represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl- or C1-4alkyl-oxy-carbonyl-; R13 represents Het14-C1-4alkyl, in particular morpholinyl-C1-4alkyl; Het2 represents a heterocycle selected from morpholinyl or piperidinyl optionally substituted with C1-4alkyl-, preferably methyl; Het14 represents morpholinyl; Het16 represents a heterocycle selected from morpholinyl or pyrrolidinyl; Ar4 represents phenyl; Ar5 represents phenyl optionally substituted with cyano.
US08772271B2
The present invention provides compositions, desirably pharmaceutical compositions, containing micronized tanaproget. The compositions can also contain microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, micronized edetate calcium disodium hydrous, and micronized sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate. The compositions are useful in contraception and hormone replacement therapy and in the treatment and/or prevention of uterine myometrial fibroids, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign and malignant neoplastic disease, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the pituitary, endometrium, kidney, ovary, breast, colon, and prostate and other hormone-dependent tumors, and in the preparation of medicaments useful therefor. Additional uses include stimulation of food intake.
US08772270B2
The invention provides methods for treatment of conditions which require phytosterol therapy without adversely affecting the bioavailability of lipophilic vitamins or lipophilic drugs. The method includes administering a mixture of phytosterol ester(s) (PS-E) and 1,3-diglyceride(s) (DAG) dissolved in an edible oil or fat. The invention also provides a method of improving weight management and a method of treating metabolic conditions that result in overweight. Dietary nutrients, food supplements and food articles containing the mixture are also provided.
US08772265B2
The present invention relates to the medical field. In a first aspect the present invention relates to novel water soluble cyclodextrin-curcumin complexes having a pharmacological activity, in particular an anti-tumor and/or anti-inflammatory activity, and improved physico-chemical properties. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a method for preparation of said water soluble curcumin derivatives. The invention further relates in a third aspect to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of said water soluble curcumin derivatives. In a fourth aspect, the present invention concerns the use of said water soluble cucumin derivatives as a medicament and the use of said water soluble curcumin derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. In a fifth aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising said water soluble curcumin derivatives in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases and to a new pharmaceutical composition comprising said water soluble curcumin derivatives.
US08772257B2
The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule binding to SDF-1, whereby the nucleic acid molecule influences migration of cells.
US08772255B2
Compositions incorporating small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) and certain lipid-conjugated polyamide compound-based delivery vehicles that are particularly useful in the delivery siRNA and other polynucleotides to cells. Also, methods of making and using the compositions.
US08772254B2
The present invention relates in generally to RNAi and its use in gene silencing. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and constructs for delivering double stranded RNA (dsRNA) to pest organisms.
US08772253B2
Aureolic acid derivatives, process for obtaining them and uses thereof. This invention provides a bacterial strain that produces compound belonging to the family of aureolic acids useful in the treatment of cancer or nervous system diseases.
US08772248B2
A compound comprises a thiopeptide, or derivative or analogue thereof, the thiopeptide comprising a C-terminal carboxylic acid group, and a functional group for attachment to a drug, characterized in that the compound is adapted to carry or transport a drug.
US08772246B2
Provided are soluble neutral active Hyaluronidase Glycoproteins (sHASEGP's), methods of manufacture, and their use to facilitate administration of other molecules or to alleviate glycosaminoglycan associated pathologies. Minimally active polypeptide domains of the soluble, neutral active sHASEGP domains are described that include asparagine-linked sugar moieties required for a functional neutral active hyaluronidase domain. Included are modified amino-terminal leader peptides that enhance secretion of sHASEGP. Sialated and pegylated forms of the sHASEGPs also are provided. Methods of treatment by administering sHASEGPs and modified forms thereof also are provided.
US08772244B2
The present invention relates to novel tubulin binding molecules of formula (I) and their use for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
US08772235B2
Described herein are compositions having a peptide sequence that includes at least one bone targeting moiety, wherein the bone targeting moiety is bonded to the peptide sequence by a linker, wherein the peptide sequence is calcitonin, and wherein the composition is neutral or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. In one aspect, calcitonin inhibits or slows osteoclast mediated resorptive bone loss. The compounds described herein can be used in a number of therapeutic applications including treating or preventing conditions associated with bone loss, which include, but are not limited to, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, osteolytic tumors, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis, osteopenia, and hypercalcemia. Also described herein are the methods of making these compositions that prevent or treat conditions associated with bone loss and methods of preventing bone fractures.
US08772221B2
Stability enhancement agents for use in a solidification matrices and solid detergent compositions are described. Stability enhancement is provided by a hydratable salt, water and phosphonocarboxylic acid copolymers or phosphonopolyacrylic acid homopolymers binding agents forming a dimensionally stable composition. Preferred phosphonocarboxylic acid copolymers or phosphonopolyacrylic acid homopolymers have phosphono end groups and a molecular weight of between about 1,000 and about 30,000 grams/mole. The stability enhancement composition for use in a solid detergent and solid detergent compositions are preferably biodegradable and substantially free of phosphorus and NTA-free.
US08772219B1
Oil remediation compositions and methods for preparing such compositions are disclosed. The oil remediation compositions comprise particles of a first wax ester, such as a synthetic beeswax, and an anti-caking agent. The anti-caking agent may be a natural cellulosic material, such as particulate hay. In methods for preparing these compositions, the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of the composition may be adjusted by adding a second wax ester or fatty acid ester with a different HLB to reach a desired HLB for the composition that is based on defined environmental conditions, such as the temperature and salinity of the water in which oil has been spilled, the nature of the oil spilled, and the degree of evaporation of organic compounds.
US08772217B2
Improved aqueous, alkaline hard surface cleaning compositions useful in the cleaning of hard surfaces, particularly hard surfaces bearing greasy stains or soils also provide a disinfecting and/or sanitizing benefit to the treated hard surfaces. Preferred compositions comprise amine oxide as the sole surfactant constituent, an alkalinity constituent, preferably an alkanolamine and as the sole organic solvent constituent, an alkylene glycol phenyl ether, an antimicrobially active constituent, and water, optionally further including a dye and/or fragrance composition. The compositions provide excellent cleaning of greasy soils on hard surfaces and provide a disinfecting or sanitizing benefit thereto.
US08772202B2
Methods of producing substrates having selected active chemical regions by employing elements of the substrates in assisting the localization of active chemical groups in desired regions of the substrate. The methods may include optical, chemical and/or mechanical processes for the deposition, removal, activation and/or deactivation of chemical groups in selected regions of the substrate to provide selective active regions of the substrate.
US08772200B2
Provided is an agricultural fungicide that contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a novel nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by Formula (I), a salt thereof, or an N-oxide compound thereof. In Formula (I), R represents a group represented by CR1R2R3 or a cyano group. R1 to R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted C1-8 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl group, or the like. R4 or R5 represents a halogeno group or the like. Y or Z represents a carbon atom or the like, and A or D represents a benzene ring or the like. X represents an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom or the like.
US08772198B2
Self-expiring labels and badges are made by a method of: (A) contacting a first component of a dye system with a second component of the dye system, the first component carried on a facial surface of a transfer ribbon and the second component carried on a facial surface of a media, the second component beneath and in contact with a timing layer, and (B) heating the contacted first component of the dye system and timing layer with a thermal print head such that (i) the first component of the dye system transfers to the timing layer, and (ii) the first component of the dye system begins to migrate through the timing layer to the second component of the dye system which, upon contact of the first and second components of the dye system, an image is formed.
US08772196B2
Disclosed is a composition useful in the saturation of aromatics contained in a hydrocarbon feedstock. The composition includes a support composition having a high macroporosity of greater than 51 percent. The support composition comprises an amorphous silica-alumina having unique properties.
US08772193B2
The present invention relates to a bifunctional catalyst for a hydrodewaxing process with improved isomerization selectivity, and to a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a bifunctional catalyst and to a method for manufacturing same, which is characterized in that EU-2 zeolite with a controlled degree of phase transformation is used as a catalyst support having an acid site. The EU-2 zeolite, the degree of phase transformation of which is controlled, includes, by controlling synthesis parameters of EU-2, predetermined amounts of materials that are phase-transformed from EU-2 crystals such as cristobalite and quartz. The metal loaded bifunctional catalyst according to the present invention improves selectivity of the isomerization process, rather than a cracking reaction, during a hydroisomerization reaction of n-hexadecane. Therefore, the bifunctional catalyst can be widely used as a catalyst for a dewaxing process such as lubricant base oil and diesel oil.
US08772191B2
The invention provides a process for the off site regeneration of a solid catalyst, comprising two consecutive steps: a first step of washing the catalyst using one or more fluid(s) in the supercritical state, so as to extract from the catalyst at least a portion of the hydrocarbons present at the surface of the latter, followed by a second step of combustion of at least a portion of the coke present at the surface of the said catalyst by a heat treatment of the latter in the presence of oxygen and at a temperature ranging from 300° C. to 600° C.
US08772184B2
A nonwoven wipe having a reversible sanitizer indicator for multiple uses and recharges is provided. The nonwoven wipe includes a cloth-like nonwoven fabric coated with a reversible color-changing ink formulation. During use, the nonwoven wipe is impregnated with a quaternary ammonium compound-based sanitizer. When the level of free quaternary ammonium compound falls below a threshold level, the color-changing ink formulation changes from a first color to a second color, indicating the need to recharge the wipe. When the nonwoven wipe is recharged with sanitizer solution, the color-changing ink formulation changes back to the first color.
US08772182B2
A semiconductor device manufacture method has the steps of: (a) coating a low dielectric constant low-level insulating film above a semiconductor substrate formed with a plurality of semiconductor elements; (b) processing the low-level insulating film to increase a mechanical strength of the low-level insulating film; (c) coating a low dielectric constant high-level insulating film above the low-level insulating film; and (d) forming a buried wiring including a wiring pattern in the high-level insulating film and a via conductor in the low-level insulating film. The low-level insulating film and high-level insulating film are made from the same material. The process of increasing the mechanical strength includes an ultraviolet ray irradiation process or a hydrogen plasma applying process.
US08772181B2
A production method for producing graphene on a substrate, and the like are provided. According to the method, in a forming step heating is conducted to a solid solution temperature at which a solid solution of carbon dissolved in a metal is able to be formed, and a solid solution layer (505) composed of the solid solution on a substrate (103) is formed; and in a removing step graphene (102) is grown on the substrate (103) by removing the metal from the solid solution layer (505) while maintaining the heating to the solid solution temperature. As a solvent for dissolving carbon a metal composed of a single element as well as various alloys are applicable. The graphene (102) touches directly the substrate (103), by removing the metal from the solid solution layer (505) by supplying an etching gas.
US08772177B2
A wafer surface of a semiconductor wafer to be used as a device active region is mirror-polished, and an outer peripheral portion of the mirror-polished wafer surface is further polished, thereby forming an edge roll-off region between the device active region of the wafer surface and a beveled portion formed at the wafer edge. The edge roll-off region has a specific roll-off shape corresponding to an edge roll-off of the oxide film to be formed in a device fabrication process. Thus, a semiconductor wafer can be provided in which reduction in the thickness of an oxide film on the outer peripheral portion of the wafer in a CMP process can be prevented while maintaining high flatness of the wafer surface.
US08772170B2
A benign all-wet process for stripping photoresist after an implantation process performed to fabricate a device is provided. A method of stripping implanted resist includes a first step of disrupting a crust formed on the surface of the resist during the implantation process and then removing the underlying resist. In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a catalyzed hydrogen peroxide (CHP) chemical system is used to disrupt the crust and allow for low temperature (<180° C.) removal of the underlying resist.
US08772168B2
Gate to contact shorts are reduced by forming dielectric caps in replaced gate structures. Embodiments include forming a replaced gate structure on a substrate, the replaced gate structure including an ILD having a cavity, a first metal on a top surface of the ILD and lining the cavity, and a second metal on the first metal and filling the cavity, planarizing the first and second metals, forming an oxide on the second metal, removing the oxide, recessing the first and second metals in the cavity, forming a recess, and filling the recess with a dielectric material. Embodiments further include dielectric caps having vertical sidewalls, a trapezoidal shape, a T-shape, or a Y-shape.
US08772165B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a metal gate of a transistor on a substrate by a replacement metal gate process, wherein an insulating layer is formed on the substrate adjacent the metal gate, forming a hard mask on the substrate including the insulating layer and the metal gate, the hard mask including an opening exposing the metal gate, performing a metal pull back process on the substrate to remove a predetermined depth of a top portion of the metal gate, depositing a protective layer on the substrate, including on the hard mask and on top of a remaining portion of the metal gate, and performing chemical mechanical polishing to remove the hard mask and the protective layer, wherein the protective layer formed on top of the remaining portion of the metal gate remains.
US08772161B2
A method for modifying the chemistry or microstructure of silicon-based technology via an annealing process is provided. The method includes depositing a reactive material layer within a selected proximity to an interconnect, igniting the reactive material layer, and annealing the interconnect via heat transferred from the ignited reactive material layer. The method can also be implemented in connection with a silicide/silicon interface as well as a zone of silicon-based technology.
US08772155B2
High aspect ratio trenches may be filled with metal that grows more from the bottom than the top of the trench. As a result, the tendency to form seams or to close off the trench at the top during filling may be reduced in some embodiments. Material that encourages the growth of metal may be formed in the trench at the bottom, while leaving the region of the trench near the top free of such material to encourage growth upwardly from the bottom.
US08772149B2
FinFET structures and methods of manufacturing the FinFET structures are disclosed. The method includes performing an oxygen anneal process on a gate stack of a FinFET structure to induce Vt shift. The oxygen anneal process is performed after sidewall pull down and post silicide.
US08772143B2
A method of forming a back gate transistor device includes forming an open isolation trench in a substrate; forming sidewall spacers in the open isolation trench; and using the open isolation trench to perform a doping operation so as to define a doped well region below a bottom surface of the isolation trench that serves as a back gate conductor, wherein the sidewall spacers prevent contamination of a channel region of the back gate transistor device by dopants.
US08772141B2
A method for doping a graphene or nanotube thin-film field-effect transistor device to improve electronic mobility. The method includes selectively applying a dopant to a channel region of a graphene or nanotube thin-film field-effect transistor device to improve electronic mobility of the field-effect transistor device.
US08772135B2
To divide a semiconductor wafer by stealth dicing, a test pad in a cutting region and an alignment target are collectively arranged along one side in a width direction of the cutting region, and a laser beam for forming a modified region is irradiated to a position away in plane from the test pad and the alignment target Am. In this manner, defects in cutting shape in a cutting process of a semiconductor wafer using stealth dicing can be reduced or prevented.
US08772134B2
A method for manufacturing semiconductor chips from a semiconductor wafer, including the steps of: fastening, on a first support frame, a second support frame having outer dimensions smaller than the outer dimensions of the first frame and greater than the inner dimensions of the first frame; arranging the wafer on a surface of a film stretched on the second frame; carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the first frame; separating the second frame from the first frame and removing the first frame; and carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the second frame.
US08772132B2
A method of manufacturing a laminated wafer is provided by forming a silicon film layer on a surface of an insulating substrate comprising the steps in the following order of: applying a surface activation treatment to both a surface of a silicon wafer or a silicon wafer to which an oxide film is layered and a surface of the insulating substrate followed by laminating in an atmosphere of temperature exceeding 50° C. and lower than 300° C., applying a heat treatment to a laminated wafer at a temperature of 200° C. to 350° C., and thinning the silicon wafer by a combination of grinding, etching and polishing to form a silicon film layer.
US08772131B2
A method is provided for bonding a first substrate carrying a semiconductor device layer on its front surface to a second substrate. The method comprises producing the semiconductor device layer on the front surface of the first substrate, depositing a first metal bonding layer or a stack of metal layers on the first substrate, on top of the semiconductor device layer, depositing a second metal bonding layer or a stack of metal layers on the front surface of the second substrate, depositing a metal stress-compensation layer on the back side of the second substrate, thereafter establishing a metal bond between the first and second substrate, by bringing the first and second metal bonding layers or stacks of layers into mutual contact under conditions of mechanical pressure and temperature suitable for obtaining the metal bond, and removing the first substrate.
US08772121B2
A method of manufacturing a phase change memory device includes forming a lower electrode layer pattern and an insulating interlayer covering the lower electrode layer pattern, forming a first opening in the insulating interlayer to expose the lower electrode layer pattern, forming an oxide layer pattern on the sidewall of the first opening and a lower electrode under the oxide layer pattern by partially removing the oxide layer and the lower electrode layer pattern, forming an insulation layer filling a remaining portion of the first opening, removing the oxide layer pattern by a wet etching process to form a second opening, and forming a phase change material pattern on the lower electrode such that the phase change material pattern fills the second opening.
US08772117B2
A device includes a plurality of trenches and fins defined in a substantially un-doped layer of semiconducting material, a gate insulation layer positioned on the fins and on the bottom of the trenches, a gate electrode and a device isolation structure. One method disclosed herein involves identifying a top width of each of a plurality of fins and a depth of a plurality of trenches to be formed in a substantially un-doped layer of semiconducting material, wherein, during operation, the device is adapted to operate in at least three distinguishable conditions depending upon a voltage applied to the device, performing at least one process operation to define the trenches and fins in the layer of semiconducting material, forming a gate insulation layer on the fins and on a bottom of the trenches and forming a gate electrode above the gate insulation layer.
US08772111B2
A trench gate semiconductor device is disclosed which has a trench gate structure including an insulator in the upper portion of a first trench, the insulator being on a gate electrode; a source region having a lower end surface positioned lower than the upper surface of the gate electrode; a second trench in the surface portion of a semiconductor substrate between the first trenches, the second trench having a slanted inner surface providing the second trench with the widest trench width at its opening and a bottom plane positioned lower than the lower end surface of the source region, the slanted inner surface being in contact with the source region; and a p-type body-contact region in contact with the slanted inner surface of the second trench. The trench gate semiconductor device and its manufacturing method facilitate increasing the channel density and lowering the body resistance of the parasitic BJT.
US08772109B2
A method for forming semiconductor contacts comprises forming a germanium fin structure over a silicon substrate, depositing a doped amorphous silicon layer over the first drain/source region and the second drain/source region at a first temperature, wherein the first temperature is lower than a melting point of the germanium fin structure and performing a solid phase epitaxial regrowth process on the amorphous silicon layer at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is lower than the melting point of the germanium fin structure.
US08772108B1
A process for creating a low-cost multi-time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a select gate and a floating gate above a substrate, each over a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region, a doped region formed between a source and a drain, and a second STI region, forming a metal layer over the floating gate, and forming a pair of self-aligned contacts on the first and second STI regions on opposite sides of the doped region, respectively, and electrically connected to the metal layer.
US08772104B2
The semiconductor device comprises a device isolation region formed in a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode formed in a device region defined by the device isolation region and formed of an impurity diffused layer, a dielectric film of a thermal oxide film formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed on the dielectric film, an insulation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, covering the upper electrode, a first conductor plug buried in a first contact hole formed down to the lower electrode, and a second conductor plug buried in a second contact hole formed down to the upper electrode, the upper electrode being not formed in the device isolation region. The upper electrode is not formed in the device isolation region, whereby the short-circuit between the upper electrode and the lower electrode in the cavity can be prevented.
US08772098B2
An apparatus comprises at least one transistor. The at least one transistor comprises a substrate, a graphene layer formed on the substrate, and first and second source/drain regions spaced apart relative to one another on the substrate. The graphene layer comprises at least a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being in contact with the first source/drain region and the second portion being in contact with the second source/drain region. One or more cuts are formed in at least one of the first and second portions of the graphene layer. The apparatus allows for lowered contact resistance in graphene/metal contacts.
US08772095B2
The manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate supporting a gate electrode, amorphizing and doping the source/drain regions located on both sides of the gate electrode by performing a pre-amorphization implant (PAI) process and implanting C or N into the source/drain regions in or separately from the PAI process, forming a stress inducing layer on the substrate to cover the amorphized source/drain regions, and subsequently recrystallizing the source/drain regions by annealing the substrate. The stress inducing layer may then be removed. Also, the C or N may be implanted into the entirety of the source/drain regions after the regions have been amorphized, or only into upper portions of the amorphized source/drain regions.
US08772093B2
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a structure in which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be efficiently reduced. In a bottom gate thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor layer, an oxide insulating layer used as a channel protection layer is formed above and in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer, and at the same time an oxide insulating layer covering a peripheral portion (including a side surface) of the stacked oxide semiconductor layer is formed. Further, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are formed in a manner such that they do not overlap with the channel protection layer. Thus, a structure in which an insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer is provided.
US08772089B2
A chip package structure including a leadframe, a chip, bonding wires and an encapsulant is provided. The leadframe includes a die pad, leads and an insulating layer. The die pad includes a chip mounting portion and a periphery portion. At the periphery portion, the die pad has a second upper surface lying between a first upper surface and a lower surface of the die pad. Each lead includes a suspending portion and a terminal portion. The suspending portion connects to the terminal portion and extends from the terminal portion towards the die pad. The insulating layer is disposed on the second upper surface of the periphery portion and connects the suspending portions to the die pad. The chip is disposed on the chip mounting portion. The bonding wires electrically connect the chip to the suspending portions. The encapsulant covers the chip, the bonding wires, the insulating layer, and the leadframe.
US08772084B2
A first semiconductor chip having a first projection electrode formed on an upper surface thereof is prepared. A second semiconductor chip having a second projection electrode is mounted on the first semiconductor chip to expose the first projection electrode. An insulating film is formed between the first projection electrode and the second projection electrode. A groove is formed in the insulating film. An interconnection configured to fill an inside of the groove and connected to the first projection electrode and the second projection electrode is formed.
US08772081B2
The present invention relates to a write-once and read-many-times memory device and the fabricating method thereof. The structure of the memory device comprises: a substrate, a first electrode, a double helix biopolymer layer and a second electrode, and a plurality of metal nanoparticles are distributed in the double helix biopolymer layer. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate, the double helix biopolymer layer is disposed on the first electrode and the substrate, and the second electrode is disposed on the double helix biopolymer layer. When illuminating, the memory device will produce a low-conductivity state and high-conductivity state for writing data. Later, when a voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, the data will be read.
US08772080B2
A photovoltaic device is provided that includes a substrate, a first transparent conductive layer positioned on the substrate, a plurality of transparent conductive rods positioned on the first transparent conductive layer and having a growth direction, the growth direction extending in a direction away from the substrate, a photovoltaically active layer covering the plurality of transparent conductive rods rods and a conductive layer positioned on the photovoltaically active layer.
US08772078B1
Method and system for laser separation for exclusion region of multi-junction photovoltaic materials
A method for laser separation of a thin film structure with multi junction photovoltaic materials. The method includes providing an optically transparent substrate having a thickness, a back surface region, and a front surface region including an edge region. The method further includes forming a thin film structure including a conductive layer on the optical transparent substrate. The conductive layer immediately overlies the front surface region. Additionally, the method includes aligning a laser beam with a beam spot on a first portion of the edge region from the back surface region through the thickness of the optically transparent substrate. The method further includes subjecting at least partially the conductive layer overlying the first portion via absorbed energy from the laser beam to separate an edge portion of the thin film structure from the first portion of the edge region.
US08772072B2
A backside illuminated image sensor includes a light receiving element disposed in a first substrate, an interlayer insulation layer disposed on the first substrate having the light receiving element, an align key spaced apart from the light receiving element and passing through the interlayer insulation layer and the first substrate, a plurality of interconnection layers disposed on the interlayer insulation layer in a multi-layered structure, wherein the backside of the lowermost interconnection layer is connected to the align key, a passivation layer covering the interconnection layers, a pad locally disposed on the backside of the first substrate and connected to the backside of the align key, a light anti-scattering layer disposed on the backside of the substrate having the pad, and a color filter and a microlens disposed on the light anti-scattering layer to face the light receiving element.
US08772066B2
Methods and apparatus for encapsulating organic light emitting diode (OLED) structures disposed on a substrate using a hybrid layer of material are provided. The processing parameters used during deposition of the hybrid layer of material allow control of the characteristics of the deposited hybrid layer. The hybrid layer may be deposited such that the layer has characteristics of an inorganic material in some sublayers of the hybrid layer and characteristics of an organic material in other sublayers of the hybrid layer. Use of the hybrid material allows OLED encapsulation using a single hard mask for the complete encapsulating process with low cost and without alignment issues present in conventional processes.
US08772054B2
A method comprises providing a semiconductor substrate having at least one layer of a material over the substrate. A sound is applied to the substrate, such that a sound wave is reflected by a top surface of the layer of material The sound wave is detected using a sensor. A topography of the top surface is determined based on the detected sound wave. The determined topography is used to control an immersion lithography process.
US08772048B2
Fluorophores derived from photoactivatable azide-pi-acceptor fluorogens or from a thermal reaction of an azide-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an alkene or alkyne are disclosed. Fluorophores derived from a thermal reaction of an alkyne-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an azide are also disclosed. The fluorophores can readily be activated by light and can be used to label a biomolecule and imaged on a single-molecule level in living cells.
US08772044B2
The present invention provides a method for obtaining structural information conveniently and rapidly by generating a negative ion without adding an acidic substance to matrix, thereby improving sensitivity of measurement by a mass spectrometer, and by generating structural specific ions with high reproducibility, and a method for screening disease marker and a method for analyzing a sample containing a biomolecule. A method for mass spectrometry of a sugar chain comprising the steps of: preparing a sample containing a sugar chain; labeling the sugar chain with a labeling compound, to obtain a labeled sugar chain; and subjecting the labeled sugar chain to measurement of negative ions by using a MALDI mass spectrometer, thereby conducting analysis of the sugar chain. A method for screening disease marker comprising the steps of: (1) labeling the biomolecule X derived from a subject affected by a particular disease; subjecting the labeled biomolecule X′ to measurement of negative ions by a MALDI mass spectrometer, (2) separately, labeling the biomolecule Y derived from a subject unaffected by the particular disease; subjecting the labeled biomolecule Y′ to measurement of negative ions by a MALDI mass spectrometer; and (3) comparing mass spectrum of the labeled biomolecule X′ obtained in (1) with mass spectrum of the labeled biomolecule Y′ obtained in (2) to find mass spectrum peaks which are mutually different, thereby ascertaining presence of structure involved in expression of the particular disease.
US08772042B2
A method for assessing the state of Alzheimer's disease in patients is disclosed. A method for monitoring the progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients is also disclosed. The method applies detection of specific peptide markers, e.g., using mass spectrometric analysis.
US08772031B2
Disclosed is a composition for reprogramming somatic cells to generate embryonic stem cell-like cells, comprising: a) a Bmi1 (B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1) protein or a nucleic acid molecule coding for Bmi1; and b) an Oct4 protein or a nucleic acid molecule coding for Oct4. Also, a method is provided for reprogramming somatic cells to generate embryonic stem cell-like cells using the composition. In addition to reducing the number of the genetic factors conventionally needed, the composition and method allow the generation of pluripotent embryonic stem cell-like cells which have high potential in the cell therapy of various diseases.
US08772023B2
The invention relates to a promoter selected from a group of nucleic acids consisting of (a) a nucleic acid having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; (b) a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence derived from SEQ ID NO:1, wherein not more than 10 nucleotides have been added, deleted, substituted and/or inverted from the nucleic acid of SEQ ID NO:1; and (c) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 70% identity with the nucleic acid of (a); wherein the promoter has a length of up to and including 27 nucleotides and wherein the promoter according to options (b) and (c) exhibits at least the 70% of the promoter activity of SEQ ID NO:1 as measured by the amount of recombinant protein produced.
US08772011B2
The invention relates to a novel 3D structure encoding a Nocardiopsis protease, as well as to variants of parent protease homologous to Nocardiopsis proteases, preferably of improved thermostability and/or with an amended temperature activity profile. The invention also relates to DNA sequences encoding such variants, their production in a recombinant host cell, as well as methods of using the variants, in particular within the field of animal feed and detergents. The invention furthermore relates to methods of generating and preparing protease variants of amended properties.
US08771989B2
Lower eukaryote host cells in which an endogenous or heterologous Ca2+ ATPase is overexpressed are described. Also described are lower eukaryote host cells in which a calreticulin and/or ERp57 protein are overexpressed. These host cells are useful for producing recombinant glycoproteins that have reduced O-glycosylation.
US08771983B2
A method is disclosed for releasing the transcriptional regulation caused by a repeated sequence in a gene, a kit therefor and so on to thereby establish a system capable of producing a protein in a large amount. At least one embodiment of the method can be achieved by any one or more of the following methods: (a) in the amplification of a gene encoding a target protein, co-amplifying a polynucleotide of 10 kbp or more such as a λ-phage DNA or an insulator sequence; (b) selecting by culturing cells having undergone gene amplification in media containing a drug with a gradual increase in concentration; (c) elevating the promoter activity of inducing the expression of a gene encoding a target protein; (d) excising an amplified gene region from a chromosome with the use of Cre-LoxP System; (e) treating cells having undergone gene amplification with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine to thereby lower the methylation degree of DNA; and (f) selecting the mammalian cells having undergone gene amplification on double minute chromosomes.
US08771975B2
Provided herein are methods for quantitating glutamate carboxypeptidase II activity in a biological sample, such as a skin biopsy sample, and for determining whether an agent is inhibiting GCP in a subject.
US08771973B2
Methods for treating bleeding disorders using non-anticoagulant sulfated polysaccharides (NASPs) as procoagulants are disclosed. NASPs can be administered as single agents, or in combination with one another, or, with other medications (such as factors VII, VIII and IX) to promote hemostasis. In particular, the use of NASPs in treatment of bleeding disorders, including congenital coagulation disorders, acquired coagulation disorders, and trauma induced hemorrhagic conditions is described.
US08771967B2
Improved assays for detecting the presence of a specific cell-mediated immune response in an individual are provided, where a sample comprising T cells and other cells of the immune system, usually a blood sample or derivative thereof, is contacted with test antigen(s) of interest in the presence of a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) agonist. The sample is incubated for a period of time sufficient to activate effector T cells; and release of immune effector molecule(s) is then detected. In some embodiments, the PRR is an agonist of a toll-like receptor (TLR) expressed by mature antigen presenting cells, including without limitation agonists TLR3 and TLR7, such as LPS, poly I:C, imiquimod, etc.
US08771957B2
The invention provides methods and kits for ordering sequence information derived from one or more target polynucleotides. In one aspect, one or more tiers or levels of fragmentation and aliquoting are generated, after which sequence information is obtained from fragments in a final level or tier. Each fragment in such final tier is from a particular aliquot, which, in turn, is from a particular aliquot of a prior tier, and so on. For every fragment of an aliquot in the final tier, the aliquots from which it was derived at every prior tier is known, or can be discerned. Thus, identical sequences from overlapping fragments from different aliquots can be distinguished and grouped as being derived from the same or different fragments from prior tiers. When the fragments in the final tier are sequenced, overlapping sequence regions of fragments in different aliquots are used to register the fragments so that non-overlapping regions are ordered. In one aspect, this process is carried out in a hierarchical fashion until the one or more target polynucleotides are characterized, e.g. by their nucleic acid sequences, or by an ordering of sequence segments, or by an ordering of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or the like.
US08771952B2
The present invention relates to a DNA profiling assay comprising the following steps, providing a sample to be analyzed, providing reagents, enzyme and primeroligonucleotides which are necessary for simultaneous polymerase chain reaction amplification of at least 20 loci, amplifying the loci, detecting the amplification products, wherein the amplification products and the loci to be amplified are characterized by the following features, each locus to be amplified is characterized by at least one deletion-insertion polymorphism known to be present in the population, wherein the two alleles from each locus differ in size by more than 2 nucleotides and less than 100 nucleotides, a first set of at least two amplification products ranging in size from about 20 nucleotides to about 300 nucleotides stemming from at least two different loci carries a first label, a second set of at least two amplification products ranging in size from about 20 nucleotides to about 300 nucleotides stemming from at least two different loci carries a second label, a third set of at least two amplification products ranging in size from about 20 nucleotides to about 300 nucleotides stemming from at least two different loci carries a third label, label one, label two and label three are each different fluorescent labels which can he differentiated and simultaneously detected by a multi-color detector in combination with, e.g. a DNA sequencing device.
US08771947B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying biomarkers that indicate a biological state, in particular cancer or predisposition to cancer.
US08771943B2
A method and assay for predicting athletic performance potential of a subject, such as a thoroughbred race horse, comprising the steps of assaying a biological sample from a subject for the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism in one or more genes associated with athletic performance. The athletic performance genes may be selected from one or more of MSTN, COX4I2, PDK4, CKM and COX4I1.
US08771936B2
The present invention relates to a novel bacteriophage, more particularly, a bacteriophage that has a specific bactericidal activity against Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella gallinarum, or Salmonella pullorum, a composition for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases including salmonellosis and Salmonella food poisoning caused by Salmonella typhimurium, Fowl typhoid caused by Salmonella gallinarum, and Pullorum disease caused by Salmonella pullorum, which comprises the bacteriophage as an active ingredient, and an animal feed, drinking water, cleaner, and sanitizer which comprise the bacteriophage as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides important insights into prevention and control strategies against Salmonella infection and suggests that the use of bacteriophage can be a novel, safe, and effectively plausible alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of Salmonella infection in poultry.
US08771935B2
The present invention provides methods for identifying cognitive enhancers able to enhance CREB pathway function. Cognitive enhancers identified in accordance with the invention can be used in rehabilitating an animal with cognitive dysfunction and for enhancing memory or normal cognitive performance (ability or function) in the animal.
US08771930B2
Properties such as toxicity of substances may be determined by assaying properties, fates and effects of substances in an ex vivo metabolically active human organ or tissue under normothermic perfusion with a fluid containing a test substance. The data can be used as, for example, part of a submission to a government regulatory organization. Preferred methods use perfused endocrine gland organs or tissues to evaluate hormone or other bodily chemical disruption caused by substances and pre-donation diseased or injured organs or tissues.
US08771923B2
A radiation-sensitive composition includes a low-molecular-weight compound, a solvent and a radiation-sensitive acid-generator other than the low-molecular-weight compound. The low-molecular-weight compound has one or more acid-dissociable groups which decompose by an action of an acid to enhance solubility in an alkaline developing solution and one or more radiation-sensitive acid-generating groups which generate an acid upon application of an active ray or radiation per molecule. The low-molecular-weight compound has a polystyrene-reduced number-average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 500 to 4,000. The low-molecular-weight compound is not obtained from chain growth polymerization of a monomer with an unsaturated bond. A content of the low-molecular-weight compound is 80 mass % or more of 100 mass % of a total solid component of the radiation-sensitive composition. The low-molecular-weight compound is a compound shown by a following formula (1).
US08771920B2
A lithographic printing plate precursor in a positive-type with an infrared-sensitivity, having a support and an image recording layer provided on the support, the support having a hydrophilic surface, the recording layer having a particular resin, an amphoteric surfactant and/or an anionic surfactant, and an infrared absorbing agent, wherein the particular resin being at least one of resins selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane resin, a poly (vinyl acetal) resin, and maleimide resin A.
US08771917B2
Provided are (meth)acrylate monomers containing acetal moieties, polymers containing a unit formed from such a monomer and photoresist compositions containing such a polymer. The monomers, polymers and photoresist compositions are useful in forming photolithographic patterns. Also provided are substrates coated with the photoresist compositions, methods of forming photolithographic patterns and electronic devices. The compositions, methods and coated substrates find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.
US08771905B2
An exposure mask includes: an insulative substrate; a light reflecting film provided on the substrate; a light absorbing film provided on the light reflecting film and forming a pattern in a center region on the substrate; and an interconnect provided on the substrate, the light reflecting film and the light absorbing film not being provided in a frame-shaped region surrounding the center region, and the interconnect being placed so that a portion of a laminated film composed of the light reflecting film and the light absorbing film located inside the frame-shaped region is electrically connected to a portion of the laminated film located outside the frame-shaped region.
US08771902B2
A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane (1). A catalyst layer (12) is formed at fixed intervals on the surface of the strip-form polymer electrolyte membrane (1) in the lengthwise direction thereof, and conveyance holes (10) are formed in series at fixed intervals on the two side portions thereof. By rotating a conveyance roller (32) comprising on its outer periphery projections which engage with the holes (10), the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) is fed from a reel (9). A GDL (6) and a separator (7) are adhered to the fed polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at a predetermined processing timing based on the rotation speed of the conveyance roller (32), and thus the fuel cell is manufactured efficiently while the GDL (6) and separator (7) are laminated onto the catalyst layer (12) accurately.
US08771901B2
The present disclosure is directed to an integrated SOFC stack including, a first cell having a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer overlying the cathode layer, and an anode layer overlying the electrolyte layer. The SOFC stack also includes a second cell having a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer overlying the cathode layer, and an anode overlying the electrolyte layer. The SOFC stack further includes a ceramic interconnect layer between the first cell and the second cell, the ceramic interconnect layer having a first high temperature bonding region along the interfacial region between the first cell and the ceramic interconnect layer. The ceramic interconnect layer also includes a second high temperature bonding region along the interfacial region between the second cell and the ceramic interconnect layer.
US08771894B2
A cooling plate in which flow channels are modified to reduce temperature differences between portions of the cooling plate and provide for more uniform heat distribution within a heat generator. The flow channels of the cooling plate are formed such that a central portion of the flow channels has a greater volume than the end portions near an inlet and an outlet so that the amount of cooling water that is contained in the central portion at any one time is larger than either of the end portions near the inlet and the outlet. Likelihood of thermal deformation of the cooling plate due to thermal stress is decreased, and stability of performance of the fuel cell is increased.
US08771892B2
A fuel cell power generation system including a fuel cell, a fuel generator, an oxidizing gas supply device, an output controller, an open-close mechanism, and a controller. The controller is configured such that in a stop process, the controller controls the output controller to stop supplying the electric power to an external load; controls the oxidizing gas supply device to stop supplying an oxidizing gas and controls the open-close mechanism to close a passage upstream from an oxidizing gas channel; after the passage upstream from the oxidizing gas channel is closed, stops a raw material gas supply device and a water supply device when a predetermined period has elapsed, during which period a gas in the oxidizing gas channel is replaced by a fuel gas.
US08771886B2
The present invention provides a fuel cell system capable of accurately controlling the pressure of fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell, the fuel cell system comprising: a fuel gas supply line (SL) which supplies the fuel gas from a fuel gas supply source (11) to the fuel cell (10); pressure-regulating means (RG) provided on the fuel gas supply line (SL) and for regulating the pressure of the fuel gas supplied from the fuel gas supply source (11); and a circulation route (R) which returns the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell (10) to the fuel gas supply line (SL), wherein the circulation route (R) is connected to the fuel gas supply line (SL) such that the fuel gas is returned thereto in the upstream of the pressure-regulating means (RG).
US08771884B1
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a reactant temperature conditioner. The conditioner includes a fuel inlet for receiving fuel from a fuel source and an oxidant inlet for receiving oxidant from an oxidant source. The conditioner is configured to transfer heat energy from the oxidant to the fuel to arrive at a conditioned oxidant and a conditioned fuel. The conditioner has a fuel outlet coupled to the fuel cell stack to allow flow of the conditioned fuel to the fuel cell stack and an oxidant outlet to allow flow of the conditioned oxidant to the fuel cell stack.
US08771883B2
An alkaline battery of this invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture that contains a zinc alloy as an active material, the zinc alloy containing at least aluminum; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes an aqueous KOH solution and LiOH and an aluminum compound that are dissolved in the aqueous KOH solution. The alkaline battery has excellent high-rate discharge characteristics.
US08771881B2
An electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a phosphonitrile fluoride trimer as an additive, and a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same. The thickness increase rate of a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrolyte is reduced even when the battery is kept at a high temperature. Thus, the thermal stability and durability of the battery are prominently improved. The durability of the battery can be further improved by including a vinylene carbonate or ethylene carbonate group compound in the electrolyte.
US08771878B2
A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery including a current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the current collector, a method of manufacturing the positive electrode, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive electrode. Here, the positive active material layer includes a positive active material and a coating layer on the surface of the positive active material, wherein the coating layer is formed of a coating layer composition including carbon nano particles, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polyvinylidene fluoride.
US08771867B2
A battery including an electrode assembly having electrode plates, a can defining a space receiving the electrode assembly, and a cap plate covering the space, wherein the cap plate is configured to deform away from the space when predetermined sides of the can are deformed toward the space.
US08771864B2
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction, a first end plate adjacent a first outermost battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, a second end plate adjacent a second outermost battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, the second end plate being spaced apart from the first end plate along the first direction, a connecting member extending along the plurality of battery cells in the first direction, the connecting member having a first end connected to the first end plate and a second end connected to the second end plate, a first securing portion securing the first end of the connecting member to the first end plate, and a second securing portion securing the second end to the second end plate, the second securing portion having a different configuration from the first securing portion.
US08771853B2
A fuel cell assembly (1) for mounting in a vehicle comprises a fuel cell stack (2) comprising two stack units (2a, 2b) arranged in parallel. Each of the stack units (2a, 2b) comprises a number of fuel cells stacked in a fixed direction. The fuel cell stack (2) is housed in a case (3). The case (3) is supported in the vehicle via a rubber mount (36). The case (3) permits expansion and contraction of the fuel cell stack (2) in the fixed direction so that the expansion and contraction of the fuel cell stack (2) does not exert a force on the rubber mount (36).
US08771852B2
A battery pack that includes a secondary battery, a resin structure including the secondary battery, and a flat-shaped, contactless power transfer coil embedded at a first face side of the resin structure. The resin structure contains a magnetic material at least at the first face side thereof.
US08771850B2
A substrate having a carbon-deuterium protective overcoat layer, and method for making the same. In some embodiments, the substrate includes a recording structure having a magnetic recording layer. A protective overcoat layer is Formed on the recording structure, the protective overcoat layer composed of carbon-carbon (C—C) and carbon-deuterium (C-D) bonds and having no carbon-hydrogen (C—H) bonds.
US08771846B2
An intermetallic or iron aluminide magnetically readable medium and a method of forming and reading the same are provided herein. Also provided is an identification card or tag, a key, an anti-counterfeiting measure, an anti-forging measure. The intermetallic or iron aluminide magnetically readable medium includes a magnetically readable surface, wherein the magnetically readable surface contains one or more first magnetically readable regions of the intermetallic or iron aluminide surrounded by one or more second magnetically readable regions. Additionally, the intermetallic or iron aluminide magnetically readable medium can be coated, encapsulated or concealed within a material.
US08771839B2
A composite material includes a clad material including a base material that includes an iron-chromium alloy and vibration-damping layers that are provided on both surfaces of the base material and include a metal to suppress a vibration. A total thickness of the vibration-damping layers provided on the both surfaces of the base material is in a range of not less than 10% and not more than 40% relative to a total thickness of the clad material.
US08771835B2
Bio-degradable, high-barrier packaging materials and methods for production are provided. The present high-barrier packaging materials include a substrate having a print side and a back side, a coating having nano pigments on the print side and a metalized film applied to the back side with a binding layer. Preferably, at least one of the metalized film and the binding layer includes polylactic acid. Moreover, the back side preferably also includes a polylactic acid heat seal layer.
US08771827B2
A film (1) for construction with at least one functional layer (2) and optionally at least one other layer, especially a carrier layer and/or reinforcing layer (3), the functional layer (2) having a water vapor diffusion resistance (sd value) that is dependent on the ambient humidity. The functional layer (2) has at least one material (4) that can be obtained from a renewable raw material, especially at least one polymer based on a renewable raw material.
US08771824B2
An ultraviolet-curable composition for inkjet, which is discharged by an inkjet method, includes a polymerized compound, a metal powder, and a dispersant. The metal powder is treated by a surface preparation with a fluorinated silane compound and/or a fluorinated phosphate ester as a surface preparation agent. The dispersant has a polymeric structure in a basic.
US08771822B2
Methods for growing a three-dimensional nanorod network in three-dimensional growth spaces, including highly confined spaces, are provided. The methods are derived from atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes, but use higher temperatures and extended pulsing and/or purging times. Through these methods, networks of nanorods can be grown uniformly along the entire inner surfaces of confined growth spaces.
US08771820B1
A patch that can be affixed to handwear, such as a glove, to extend the life of the glove by providing a wear-resistant surface. An operable patch can repair one or more hole in the glove, and/or provide a primary wear surface disposed over the glove's conventional exterior surface. A preferred patch includes an adhesive layer that bonds the patch to the handwear. A bead of adhesive, such as cyanoacrylate, can be added to the perimeter of the patch for additional security of installation. A preferred wear-resistant surface is formed by a drapable layer carrying a plurality of fibrous loop structures on one side. Certain embodiments are structured to permit a user to make a tool-free repair of handwear in the field.
US08771812B2
Described is paper or cardboard packaging produced from mineral oil contaminated, recycled paper, wherein the packaging includes a barrier layer obtainable by applying an aqueous polymeric dispersion comprising a copolymer obtainable by emulsion polymerization of C1-C4 alkyl(meth)acrylates, acid monomers, e.g., acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, 0-20 wt % of acrylonitrile and 0 to 10 wt % of further monomers, wherein the glass transition temperature of the copolymer is in the range from +10 to +45° C. The barrier layer may be situated on one of the surfaces of the packaging or form one of multiple layers of a multilayered packaging coating or be situated as a coating on one side of an inner bag situated within the packaging.
US08771799B2
A system for spray delivery of liquids comprising a motor axially coupled to one or more pistons through a wobble plate coupling. Each piston feeds an input port of a swirl chamber spray nozzle. Each piston may separately pulse the swirl chamber using a different injection point. In one embodiment, the spray nozzle, swirl chamber, feed channels and cylinder heads for the cylinders may be formed as a single integrated casting. In one embodiment, the sprayer may include an intermediate plate rotatably mounted on the wobble plate. The sprayer may include a piston cap with a flat contact with the wobble plate/intermediate plate and a spherical interface with the piston. In a further embodiment, the system may be configured for handheld application of liquids and may comprise a tank for holding the liquid, a power source and control actuator together with the spray pump and nozzle in a hand operable package.
US08771797B2
The invention relates to aqueous coating compositions comprising a cross-linkable binder resin and a liquid carrier, wherein said cross-linkable binder resin comprises a copolymer A) comprising:5 to 64% by weight of a reaction product of at least one fatty acid having at least one ethylenically double bond and one hydroxyl group in the molecule with a polyalcohol having a hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 8, wherein the % by weight are relative to the binder solids of copolymer A).
US08771794B2
A method for treating flooring not designed for sanding and having a multi-layer wax finish reduces the frequency of stripping the wax layers down to the flooring and recoating the flooring in carrying out periodic maintenance on the flooring. A mobile floor treating machine includes at least one rotating brush which is driven at a first circular speed x for cleaning the flooring and is driven at a second circular speed y for removing the two uppermost layers of wax, where y≧2x. The top remaining wax layer is then cleaned with the brush operating at the original circular speed x. Two layers of wax are then sequentially applied to the top remaining wax layer in replacing the two removed layers of wax on the floor and restoring the flooring to its original finish. The brush may be operated at 800-1500 RPM for burnishing and polishing.
US08771780B2
An oligosaccharide ingredient comprising glycosylated amino acids and peptides of the general formula RnSacm where R is an amino acid residue, Sac is a monosaccharide selected from the group comprising N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, N-acetyl galactosamine and galactose, n has a value between 1 and 10 with the proviso that if n has the value 1 R is a threonine residue or a serine residue and if n has a value between 2 and 10 the peptide contains at least one threonine or serine residue, m has a value between 2 and 4 and at least 20 mol % of the ingredient is N-acetyl-neuraminic acid.
US08771771B2
The present invention relates to a food composition prepared by a method of sterilizing. More specifically to a sterilizing process designed to be used in an aseptic process that comprises the steps of transferring said food composition into a heating unit; passing an electric current through said composition; maintaining a power to mass flow rate range through said heating unit from about 125 kJoules/kg to about 750 kJoules/kg; adjusting a flow rate to maintain said food composition temperature exiting the heating unit from about 75° C. to about 175° C.; and cooling said food composition to a final temperature from about 5° C. to 100° C.
US08771766B2
The invention relates to a genetic cluster of strains of S. thermophilus, wherein the milk fermented with said strains is highly viscous and weakly ropy. The invention also relates to a genetic cluster of strains of S. thermophilus, wherein the genome of said strains comprises a CRISPR locus having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No 1.
US08771764B2
The present invention relates to a composition for the use in improving vascular health, including treating and preventing vascular diseases and diseases related thereto, using a botanical extract of oil palm vegetation liquor from the palm oil milling process.
US08771759B2
Provided, among other things, is a method of treating or ameliorating an indication of non-mucosal topical tissue comprising periodically applying to such disease affected tissue a composition comprising: an effective amount of an appropriate composition of herbal bioactive comprising active(s) of one or more of Sambucus nigra, Centella asiatica or Echinacea purpurea, and an effective amount of a quaternary ammonium surfactant.
US08771755B2
The present invention features sulfur-rich compositions and preparations thereof that are safe and effective as hydrogen sulfide prodrugs of high bioavailability. The invention also includes methods of treating pathological conditions associated with oxidative stress using sulfur-rich compositions. The invention further includes sulfur-rich compositions as antidotes and medical food for preserving and promoting general health.
US08771754B2
The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and medicine. More particularly, it concerns methods involving the use of GSK3 inhibitors in combination with radiation therapies. In some embodiments, administration of a GSK3 inhibitor to a subject results in an amelioration of cognitive decline, toxicity to vascular endothelial cells, and/or neuron death associated with radiation therapy alone.
US08771744B2
The invention provides a process for increasing the crystallinity of at least one solid material which is less than 100% crystalline, comprising applying ultrasound to the substantially dry solid material.
US08771738B2
Method of forming tissue adhesives by reacting an oxidized polysaccharide with a water-dispersible multi-arm polyether amine, wherein at least three of the arms are terminated by primary amine groups, are disclosed. The use of the tissue adhesives for medical and veterinary applications such as topical wound closure; and surgical procedures, such as intestinal anastomosis, vascular anastomosis, tissue repair, and ophthalmic procedures; drug delivery; anti-adhesive applications; and as a bulking agent to treat urinary incontinence are described.
US08771734B2
A sustained-release preparation is provided which comprises a drug and a bioabsorbable polymer hydrogel, wherein a concentration gradient of the drug is formed in the hydrogel. Also disclosed is a method of sustained release of a drug in vivo using the sustained-release preparation of the invention. The directionality of the drug release may be controlled by employing the sustained-release preparation of the invention. The sustained-release preparation of the invention is particularly useful as an anti-cancer agent.
US08771732B2
Sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; methods for making the sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and methods for using the sustained release formulations of nalbuphine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to treat patients suffering from pain are provided.
US08771730B2
A gastroretentive drug formulation for the sustained release of an active agent in the gastrointestinal tract comprises an internal layer or compartment comprising an active agent and one or more pharmaceutical excipients, of which at least one is a polymer and two membranes forming together an envelope around the inner membrane, each membrane comprising at least one polymeric combination of an enteric polymer which is not soluble in gastric juice, and an hydrophilic swelling polymer, and at least one plasticizer.
US08771714B2
Provided are systems and methods for detecting and/or measuring in vivo interstitial biological activity, processes, and or compounds in human or animal subjects.
US08771708B2
Cysteine-specific radiolabeled Cry1Fa protein retains insecticidal activity against insect pests and binds to insect brush border membrane vesicle receptors in a saturable manner. The biologically-active radiolabeled Cry1Fa protein is useful in competitive binding assays with other Cry toxins.
US08771698B2
Methods and uses for the treatment of herpesvirus infection based on the inhibition of the interaction between herpesvirus UL24 and non-muscle myosin type IIa (NM2a) are described.
US08771693B2
The present invention features methods and compositions for the generation and use of conformation-specific anti-bodies or fragments thereof.
US08771690B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods of use of humanized, chimeric or human Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments thereof, preferably comprising the light chain variable region CDR sequences SASSRVSYIH (SEQ ID NO:1); GTSTLAS (SEQ ID NO:2); and QQWSYNPPT (SEQ ID NO:3); and the heavy chain variable region CDR sequences DYYMS (SEQ ID NO:4); FIANKANGHTTDYSPSVKG (SEQ ID NO:5); and DMGIRWNFDV (SEQ ID NO:6). The Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments are useful for treating diseases, such as cancer, wherein the diseased cells express CEACAM5 and/or CEACAM6 antigens. The Class I anti-CEA antibodies or fragments are also of use for interfering with specific processes, such as metastasis, invasiveness and/or adhesion of cancer cells, or for enhancing sensitivity of cancer cells to cytotoxic agents and have favorable effects on the survival of subjects with cancer.
US08771689B2
The invention provides methods for treating inflammatory diseases by administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent that provides alpha B-crystallin activity, where the dose is effective to suppress or prevent initiation, progression, or relapses of disease, including the progression of established disease. In some embodiments, the methods of the invention comprise administering to a subject having a pre-existing inflammatory disease condition, an effective amount of alpha B-crystallin protein, to suppress or prevent relapses of the disease.
US08771686B2
The present inventors focused on the fact that inflammation at the subretinal macular area enhances choroidal neovascularization, and developed pharmaceutical agents that suppress initiation or advancement of neovascularization by angiogenic factors such as VEGF. More specifically, the present inventors revealed that administering anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibodies to mice treated with laser photocoagulation inhibits the development of choroidal neovascularization.
US08771680B2
Topical formulations of CoQ10 reduce the rate of tumor growth in an animcal subject. In the experiments described herein, CoQ10 was shown to increase the rate of apoptosis in a culture of skin cancer cells but not normal cells. Moreover, treatment of tumor-bearing animals with a topical formulation of CoQ10 was shown to dramatically reduce the rate of tumor growth in the animals.
US08771671B2
The present invention is directed to a composition and method which to treat diseases and to enhance a regulated immune response. More particularly, the present invention is drawn to compositions that are based on dendritic cells modified to express an inducible form of a co-stimulatory polypeptide.
US08771669B1
Chimeric proteins are expressed, secreted or released by a bacterium to immunize against or treat a parasite, infectious disease or malignancy. The delivery vector may also be attenuated, non-pathogenic, low pathogenic, or a probiotic bacterium. The chimeric proteins include chimeras of, e.g., phage coat and/or colicin proteins, bacterial toxins and/or enzymes, autotransporter peptides, lytic peptides, multimerization domains, and/or membrane transducing (ferry) peptides. The active portion of the immunogenic chimeric proteins can include antigens against a wide range of parasites and infectious agents, cancers, Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases, and have enhanced activity when secreted or released by the bacteria, and/or have direct anti-parasite or infectious agent activity. The activity of the secreted proteins is further increased by co-expression of a protease inhibitor that prevents degradation of the effector peptides. Addition of an antibody binding or antibody-degrading protein further prevents the premature elimination of the vector and enhances the immune response.
US08771668B2
Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms are provided for preventing or ameliorating diseases through genetically engineered quorum signaling. Therapeutic methods for using the cells and microorganisms to prevent or ameliorate diseases are also provided. The genetically engineered cells or microorganisms can be engineered to express a signal and used to interrupt the signaling-dependent virulence of an invading pathogen. The cells or microorganisms can be used to provide signal-dependent expression of a desirable gene in order to interrupt, prevent, and/or ameliorate a disease of mammals, such as parasitic diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases and genetic disorders.
US08771652B2
The present invention provides methods of treating humans and animals with terpenes and terpenoids in order to rejuvenate the skin and increase the protective layer against irradiation by ultraviolet radiation (UVR). More specifically it provides terpenes and terpenoids as ingredients that work as persistent UVR blockers. Terpenes and terpenoid compounds support the growth of skin, skin tissue and keratinocytes and additional UVR-blocking by reason of increased stratum corneum thickness and loricrin content. Both terpenes and terpenoids may be applied topically or orally at oral or topical concentrations from about 6 mg to about 600 mg per kilogram of body weight per day effective to stimulate growth of the skin layer and prevent damage from ultraviolet radiation (UVR).
US08771651B2
The present invention relates to tooth sensitivity treatment compositions, including mouth rinses, comprising C2-C5 diacid, triacid or tetraacid salts and a tastemasking agent(s). Methods for using the compositions are also disclosed.
US08771646B2
This invention relates to new fluorescent chemical entities, including fluorescent molecules that comprise a carboxyl or carbonyl functionalized pyridine moiety. This invention also relates to the corresponding reactive versions of such molecules. This invention also relates to the corresponding conjugates with moieties such as peptides, proteins, various biomolecules, carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds, sugars, and their uses thereof.
US08771636B2
Chemical processes and reactors for efficiently producing hydrogen fuels and structural materials and associated systems and methods. A representative process includes dissociating a hydrogen donor into dissociation products by adding energy to the hydrogen donor, wherein the energy includes waste heat generated by a process other than dissociating the hydrogen donor. The process can further include providing, from the dissociation products, a structural building block and/or a hydrogen-based fuel, with the structural building block based on carbon, nitrogen, boron, silicon, sulfur, and/or a transition metal.
US08771635B2
A hydrogen release material includes a complex metal hydride and an ionic liquid wherein the hydrogen release material has a lower hydrogen release temperature in comparison to the complex metal hydride alone. Also disclosed is a process of releasing hydrogen from a storage material including the steps of: providing a complex metal hydride; combining the metal hydride with an ionic liquid in a desired amount forming a mixture; and heating the mixture to a temperature releasing hydrogen wherein the temperature is lower in comparison to the complex metal hydride alone.
US08771633B2
A composition based on lime comprising at least one mineral agent consisting of slaked lime in the solid phase and of an organic polymer incorporated into said solid phase, a method for its making and the use for its application in the treatment of water and sludge, in particular for conditioning sludge before dewatering.
US08771632B2
A method of forming a metal oxide nanostructure comprises disposing a chelated oligomeric metal oxide precursor on a solvent-soluble template to form a first structure comprising a deformable chelated oligomeric metal oxide precursor layer; setting the deformable chelated oligomeric metal oxide precursor layer to form a second structure comprising a set metal oxide precursor layer; dissolving the solvent-soluble template with a solvent to form a third structure comprising the set metal oxide precursor layer; and thermally treating the third structure to form the metal oxide nanostructure.
US08771631B2
A method is provided which includes a reaction step of reacting at least titanium oxide, a calcium compound, and barium hydroxide in a slurry solution so as to produce a perovskite-type composite oxide. The perovskite-type composite oxide is represented by (Ba1-xCax)mTiO3, and x is within a range of 0
US08771624B2
An Object of the patent is to remove highly reducing hydrocarbon exhausted during acceleration period, and to remove efficiently hydrocarbon even after contacting with highly reducing hydrocarbon. By using a catalyst having a higher proportion of palladium having surface charge of 2-valence or 4-valence supported than that of 0-valence by supporting palladium together with magnesium oxide, hydrocarbon exhausted from an internal combustion engine especially during acceleration period can be efficiently removed.
US08771621B2
A method of mineralizing calcium from industrial waste comprising extracting calcium ions from a suspension of calcium rich granular particles and aqueous ammonium nitrate to form a calcium-rich first fraction and a heavy second fraction. The heavy second fraction is separated from the first fraction and the calcium-rich first fraction is carbonated with a gas comprising carbon dioxide to form a suspension of precipitated calcium carbonate and aqueous ammonium nitrate. The precipitate is separated from the aqueous ammonium nitrate by centrifugal means and the separated heavy second fraction comprises an enriched weight percent of iron.
US08771616B2
A carbonylation process for producing acetic acid including: (a) carbonylating methanol or its reactive derivatives in the presence of a Group VIII metal catalyst and methyl iodide promoter to produce a liquid reaction mixture including acetic acid, water, methyl acetate and methyl iodide; (b) feeding the liquid reaction mixture at a feed temperature to a flash vessel which is maintained at a reduced pressure; (c) heating the flash vessel while concurrently flashing the reaction mixture to produce a crude product vapor stream, wherein the reaction mixture is selected and the flow rate of the reaction mixture fed to the flash vessel as well as the amount of heat supplied to the flash vessel is controlled such that the temperature of the crude product vapor stream is maintained at a temperature less than 90° F. cooler than the feed temperature of the liquid reaction mixture to the flasher and the concentration of acetic acid in the crude product vapor stream is greater than 70% by weight of the crude product vapor stream.
US08771608B2
An apparatus for using sensors having test strip with sheaths surrounding sensitive area configured to detect certain substance in a liquid test specimen includes a carrier having spaced-apart openings to frictionally hold the sensors, a loading portion to insert the sensors through the openings and to displace the sheaths thereby exposing predetermined lengths of the sensitive areas of the sensors, a testing portion including a container for containing a test specimen as only specified lengths of the predetermined lengths of the sensitive areas of the sensors are submerged in the test specimen, and an extracting portion structured and configured to receive the carrier with the plurality of said sensors inserted therethrough, the extracting portion having a comb-like structure for displacing the sheaths to return them to their stowed configurations and to eject the sensors from the carrier.
US08771605B2
Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of chlorobenzene is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the chlorobenzene production process. A system for the production of chlorobenzene from benzene and chlorine, the system comprising a reactor and an external high shear device, the outlet of which is fluidly connected to the inlet of the reactor; the high shear device capable of providing an emulsion of chlorine gas bubbles within liquid benzene.
US08771597B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for the determination of a concentration of a component to be measured in a gas, comprising a light source, a wavelength selection unit, a measurement cuvette, a reference cuvette arranged in the optical beam path in parallel thereto, at least one light receiver and an evaluation unit which determines the concentration from the signals of the light receiver, wherein the gas to be analyzed is supplied to the measurement cuvette, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, to the reference cuvette via an absorption apparatus which includes a substance which completely absorbs the component to be measured. Further, the component to be measured is H2S and a wavelength selection unit is provided for the selection of an absorption wavelength.
US08771595B2
Systems and methods for plasma sterilization are described. The sterilization method includes placing a substance to be sterilized in a rotating chamber (e.g., drum) and exposing the substance to a radio frequency (RF) plasma. The mixing of the substance and plasma is further promoted by generating a magnetic field that produces a force on the substance in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the chamber. In other aspects, the chamber may have a gas permeable wall. In addition, the substance may be exposed to acoustic shock waves produced by a modulating RF generator.
US08771587B2
A copper anode furnace includes a furnace drum which can be pivoted about a horizontal axis and in which copper melt is refined into anode copper by fire refining. The furnace drum is provided with a spout for pouring out the refined copper. A sliding closure is arranged on the spout of the furnace drum. The sliding closure includes at least one stationary, fireproof closing plate and a fireproof sliding plate which can be displaced relative to the closing plate. Through the displacement of the sliding plate, the outflow out the furnace drum can be regulated or closed and therefore the outflow amount of the copper can be controlled. A drawing of slag into the casting, which reduces the anode quality, can be prevented using the sliding closure.
US08771586B2
An apparatus for processing material such as organically coated waste and organic materials including biomass, industrial waste, municipal solid waste and sludge, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rotatable and tiltable furnace (1) having a body portion (15), a single material entry point (11) and a tapered portion (13) between the entry point and the body. The furnace has a closure through which material can be introduced to the furnace (1) when open and in which the interior of the furnace is isolated from the external environment when closed. A director at or adjacent the entry point (11) directs gases inwardly of the furnace so as to provide a barrier of gas adjacent the opening to inhibit the entrance of oxygen containing atmospheric gas when the closure is in its open position.
US08771585B2
The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a ceramic material with pseudo-isotropic microstructure. The method for tailoring the microstructure for manufacturing of sintered ceramic components involves a spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. By performing the SPS process in at least two steps it is possible to separate densification from grain growth. An initial sintering step at a first temperature and a first pressure, followed by a controlled grain growth step at a higher temperature and lower pressure makes it possible to manufacture ceramic components with controlled microstructure and improved mechanical properties.
US08771581B2
A method is provided for making an annealed door skin or composite door assembly. At least the door skin is formed of a composition comprising a thermoset binder and fiberglass. The door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of a door assembly, is subjected to annealing to make the annealed door skin. The process of annealing comprises the step of heating the door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of the door assembly, above the glass transition temperature yet below the thermal degradation temperature of the thermoset binder for a sufficient amount of time to cause release internal stresses in the door skin, then the step of cooling the door skin.
US08771578B2
A paper adhesive composition includes a cationic non-crosslinked acidified solution of a polyamidoamine with the repeating units wherein n≧1; m=1 or 2; X−m is chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, bisulfate, nitrate, oxalate, alkyl carboxylate, aryl carboxylate, hydrogen phosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, alkyl sulfonate, aryl sulfonate, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing anions; R1 is a divalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or araliphatic group having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a monovalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or araliphatic group having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms; and R3 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical derived from a dibasic carboxylic acid. Also disclosed are methods of creping paper with the composition.
US08771576B2
A process for printing an image on a surface of a resin member includes providing a transfer medium with an image on one side of the transfer medium, providing a liquid resin, placing the one side of the transfer medium with the image and the liquid resin in contact with each other, and partially curing the liquid resin to form the resin member while maintaining the image of the transfer medium in contact with an image side of the resin member. The process may include placing the liquid resin and/or the transfer medium in a mold for shaping the resin member during curing.
US08771561B2
The present invention relates to flame retardant polymer compositions which comprise aminoguanidine phenylphosphinates and mixtures with additional flame retardants. The compositions are especially useful for the manufacture of flame retardant compounds based on polyfunctional epoxides or polycondensates like polyesters, polyamides and polycarbonates.
US08771556B2
A semiconductor oxide ink composition, a method of manufacturing the composition, and a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element are provided. The semiconductor oxide ink composition for inkjet printing comprises a semiconductor oxide and a solvent, wherein the semiconductor oxide comprises 0.1 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the total composition.
US08771554B2
The present invention is directed to a thick film silver paste comprising (i) silver, (ii) Al2O3, and (iii) a Pb—Te—O all dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The electrodes provide good adhesion and good electrical performance.
US08771550B2
A system includes a slag additive slurry feed system configured to combine a slurrying agent, a mineral slag additive, and a liquid slurrying medium to generate a stabilized mineral slurry. The slurrying agent is configured to increase a viscosity of the stabilized mineral slurry. The system also includes a partial oxidation system configured to receive the stabilized mineral slurry, a feedstock, and oxygen into a gasifier reaction chamber. The partial oxidation system is configured to partially oxidize the feedstock to produce a gaseous product and a solid product.
US08771549B2
The invention relates to an improved plant and method for chemical looping combustion of at least one hydrocarbon feed with independent control of the circulation of the solid active mass particles between the fluidized bed reaction zones, by means of one or more non-mechanical valves of L-valve type.
US08771538B2
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a plasma source apparatus, and method of using the same, that is able to generate radicals and/or gas ions in a plasma generation region that is symmetrically positioned around a magnetic core element by use of an electromagnetic energy source. In general, the orientation and shape of the plasma generation region and magnetic core allows for the effective and uniform coupling of the delivered electromagnetic energy to a gas disposed in the plasma generation region. In general, the improved characteristics of the plasma formed in the plasma generation region is able to improve deposition, etching and/or cleaning processes performed on a substrate or a portion of a processing chamber that is disposed downstream of the plasma generation region.
US08771536B2
A method of etching exposed silicon-and-carbon-containing material on patterned heterogeneous structures is described and includes a remote plasma etch formed from a fluorine-containing precursor and an oxygen-containing precursor. Plasma effluents from the remote plasma are flowed into a substrate processing region where the plasma effluents react with the exposed regions of silicon-and-carbon-containing material. The plasmas effluents react with the patterned heterogeneous structures to selectively remove silicon-and-carbon-containing material from the exposed silicon-and-carbon-containing material regions while very slowly removing other exposed materials. The silicon-and-carbon-containing material selectivity results partly from the presence of an ion suppression element positioned between the remote plasma and the substrate processing region. The ion suppression element reduces or substantially eliminates the number of ionically-charged species that reach the substrate. The methods may be used to selectively remove silicon-and-carbon-containing material at more than twenty times the rate of silicon oxide.
US08771535B2
A sample contamination method according to an embodiment includes spraying a chemical solution containing contaminants into a casing, carrying a semiconductor substrate into the casing filled with the chemical solution by the spraying, leaving the semiconductor substrate in the casing filled with the chemical solution for a predetermined time, and carrying the semiconductor substrate out of the casing after the predetermined time passes.
US08771533B2
A dielectric material layer is deposited on exposed surfaces of a bonded structure that includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The dielectric material layer is formed on an exposed planar surface of a second substrate and the entirety of peripheral sidewalls of the first and second substrates. The dielectric material layer can be formed by chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, or plasma induced deposition. Further, the dielectric material layer seals the entire periphery of the interface between the first and second substrates. If a planar portion of the dielectric material layer can be removed by planarization to facilitate thinning of the bonded structure, the remaining portion of the dielectric material layer can form a dielectric ring.
US08771531B2
A substrate for a liquid ejection head, including: forming a sacrifice layer on a first surface of a silicon substrate in a region in which a liquid supply port is to open, the sacrifice layer containing aluminum which is selectively etched with respect to the silicon substrate; forming an etching mask on a second surface which is a rear surface of the first surface of the silicon substrate, the etching mask having an opening corresponding to the sacrifice layer; a first etching step of etching the silicon substrate by using the etching mask as a mask and by using a first etchant containing 8 mass % or more and less than 15 mass % of tetramethylammonium hydroxide; and after the first etching step, a second etching step of removing the sacrifice layer by using a second etchant containing 15 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less of tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
US08771517B2
An IC system including sample preparation. The system includes a liquid sample injection loop, an ion concentrator, an ion separator, and only a single pump for pumping fluid through the system.
US08771510B2
A seawater desalination system which can solve a problem of wear of a sliding member and can suppress mixing of concentrated seawater and seawater by making an energy exchange chamber no-piston configuration is provided. In a seawater desalination system for producing fresh water from seawater by passing the seawater pressurized by a pump through a reverse-osmosis membrane-separation apparatus (4) to separate the seawater into fresh water and concentrated seawater, an energy exchange chamber (20) for utilizing pressure energy of the concentrated seawater discharged from the reverse-osmosis membrane-separation apparatus (3) as energy for pressurizing part of the seawater is provided. The energy exchange chamber includes a concentrated seawater port (P1) for introducing and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) for introducing and discharging the seawater, and a plurality of partitioned fluid passages (R) provided in the chamber to allow the concentrated seawater port (P1) and the seawater port (P2) to communicate with each other.
US08771507B2
A method for treating contaminants includes emitting plural streams of a fluid into a soil formation with the streams having different radii of influences in different directions. A directional microporous diffuser directionally emits microbubbles. Solenoid controlled valves control fluid or air distribution to inlets to provide directional control of bubble emanation.
US08771500B2
Disclosed herein is a device that functions as a glucose sensor. The device has a reference electrode; a counter electrode, a working electrode; an electrically conducting membrane; an enzyme layer; a semi-permeable membrane; a first layer of a first hydrogel in operative communication with the working electrode; the first layer of the first hydrogel being operative to store oxygen; wherein the amount of stored oxygen is proportional to the number of freeze-thaw cycles that the hydrogel is subjected to; and a second layer of the second hydrogel. Disclosed too is a method that comprises using periodically biased amperometry towards interrogation of implantable glucose sensors to improve both sensor's sensitivity and linearity while at the same time enable internal calibration against sensor drifts that originate from changes in either electrode activity or membrane permeability as a result of fouling, calcification and/or fibrosis.
US08771490B2
An electrochemical sensor having at least two electrodes, and a reservoir chamber containing electrolyte. The reservoir chamber is internally coated with a wicking material to spread the electrolyte evenly over the walls of the reservoir.
US08771482B2
An electrolytic oxide reduction system according to a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of anode assemblies and an anode shroud for each of the anode assemblies. The anode shroud may be used to dilute, cool, and/or remove off-gas from the electrolytic oxide reduction system. The anode shroud may include a body portion having a tapered upper section that includes an apex. The body portion may have an inner wall that defines an off-gas collection cavity. A chimney structure may extend from the apex of the upper section and be connected to the off-gas collection cavity of the body portion. The chimney structure may include an inner tube within an outer tube. Accordingly, a sweep gas/cooling gas may be supplied down the annular space between the inner and outer tubes, while the off-gas may be removed through an exit path defined by the inner tube.
US08771472B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for treating material by cutting, soaking and/or washing of the material, wherein the apparatus comprises a receptacle, a discharge element with a vortex generator and pumping means arranged to pump fluid and material from the receptacle towards the vortex generator, wherein the vortex generator and pumping means in combination are adapted to generate a vortex in the form of a conic helix in the fluid extending into the receptacle.
US08771468B2
The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise macroalgae fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable tissue webs comprising at least about 1 percent macroalgae fiber by weight of the web. In the tissue webs of the present disclosure, macroalgae fibers may preferably replace high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the strength and durability of the web without negatively stiffness.
US08771467B2
A carrier-tape base paper making method and the base paper made thereby fall into the technical field of papermaking. According to performance requirements, the base paper is made through pulp conditioning and papermaking, in which different pulping and auxiliary materials for surface, intermediate and bottom layers are added. The method includes such steps as beating, conditioning, papermaking, calendering and reeling. The carrier-tape base paper features high strength, perfect waterproof and bonding performance, limited physical damages to electronic elements and satisfactory resilience.
US08771463B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a cellulose fiber assembly and a cellulose fiber composite, each having low coloration. The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a fibrillated cellulose fiber assembly, in which the cellulose fiber raw materials are subjected to a fibrillation treatment and a reduction treatment. The present invention provides a method for preparing a cellulose fiber assembly, comprising a fibrillation step of fibrillating cellulose fiber raw materials to obtain fibrillated cellulose fibers, an assembly preparation step of obtaining a cellulose fiber assembly using the fibrillated cellulose fibers, and a step of carrying out a reduction treatment. Further, the present invention provides a cellulose fiber composite comprising the prepared cellulose fiber assembly and a matrix material.
US08771461B2
The present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus in which it is possible to efficiently perform maintenance of a processing chamber. A plasma processing apparatus has a processing chamber including a lower chamber and an upper chamber, a platen on which a silicon substrate is placed, a processing gas supply device, coils, high-frequency power supply unit for coil, an elevating board with a through hole provided to be vertically movable, an elevating mechanism for supporting and moving the elevating board, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the upper chamber. The fixing member is configured from a fixing board, first fixing bolts for connecting and fixing a top plate to the elevating board using the fixing board, second fixing bolts for fixing a flange portion of a holding member to an annular plate, and third fixing bolts for fixing the annular plate to a sidewall of the lower chamber.
US08771460B2
A carrier head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a retaining ring having a flexible lower portion and a rigid upper portion.
US08771456B2
According to one embodiment, there is disclosed a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device forming a release layer on a region excluding a peripheral edge portion of a surface of a first substrate, bonding a second substrate to at least a region including the release layer of the surface of the first substrate via an adhesive layer, removing physically a peripheral edge portion of the second substrate in a manner that at least a surface of the adhesive layer right under the peripheral edge portion of the second substrate is exposed, the adhesive layer is caused to remain between the peripheral edge portion of the first substrate and the second substrate, and adhesion between the first and second substrates is maintained, and then dissolving the adhesive layer.
US08771455B2
Provided is a process for production of composite fine particles with heterogeneous surfaces. The process ensures a high productivity and enables a voluntary control of particle diameters. Further, the process imposes no restrictions on heterogeneous substances added for functional expression, and allows a heterogeneous substance to be encapsulated in central portions of composite fine particle spheres. A composite film obtained by laminating two or more kinds of films is cut into minute pieces, followed by melting the same to obtain spherical minute pieces. Particularly, liquid films are separately formed with two or more kinds of liquids containing polymerizable monomers. Further, two or more kinds of films can thereby be obtained through polymerization. The two or more kinds of films thus obtained are then laminated to further allow polymerization to take place, thus obtaining the composite film.
US08771452B2
There is provided a process for producing a fiber-reinforced resin material capable of mitigating damage to and defects in reinforcement fibers and of performing lamination with the reinforcement fibers positioned with ease, while at the same time causing them to conform to the shape of the mold with ease at the time of molding. It comprises at least: a step of producing a fiber-reinforced resin sheet (4A) from a reinforcement fiber sheet (2) and a resin sheet (3A) comprising a thermoplastic resin; a step of molding the fiber-reinforced resin sheet (4A) in such a manner as to form a protruding part (4c) on one face (4a) of the fiber-reinforced resin sheet (4A) along one direction and to form a recessed part (4d) along the one direction in another face (4b); a step of laminating the fiber-reinforced resin sheet (5A) while causing at least the protruding part (4c) of the molded fiber-reinforced resin sheet (5A) to engage with a fiber-reinforced resin sheet (5A) that is to be laminated therewith; and a step of molding the laminated fiber-reinforced resin sheets (5A) into the fiber-reinforced resin material while pressurizing and heating them so as to impregnate the reinforcement fibers with the thermoplastic resin.
US08771451B2
Described are methods of making a thermoplastic core paint roller using a composite cover material having a backing made from a compound comprising a polypropylene-based elastomer and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 50% calcium carbonate by weight. One or various compounds of polypropylene and calcium carbonate having between 5% and 66% calcium carbonate by weight may be used to form portions of one or multiple components that make up the paint roller, including, for example, the thermoplastic strips and/or the adhesives. The materials can be assembled in a continuous manufacturing process.
US08771450B2
A method of forming a composite body using a mould and an automated fiber placement machine comprising a fiber placement head, the method including moving the fiber placement head past the mould and depositing on the mould a plurality of fiber tows, the fiber tows being deposited side by side in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the fiber placement head and perpendicular to the direction of a normal of a surface of the mould where the fiber tows are deposited, thus forming a ply with a plurality of fiber tows placed side by side on the mould, wherein the fiber tows in the ply comprise first and second fiber tows having respective first and second fiber materials that are different from each other.
US08771444B2
A low emissivity and EMI shielding transparent composite film typically for use in association with window glazing and comprising a transparent film substrate having on one side thereof an underlayer of abrasion resistant hardcoat material with at least one infrared reflective layer covering the underlayer, typically a metallic layer which may be encased in metal oxide layers, which is then covered with a thin external protective top coat of a cured fluorinated resin.
US08771441B2
An aluminum alloy comprising 2.1 to 2.8 wt. % Cu, 1.1 to 1.7 wt. % Li, 0.1 to 0.8 wt. % Ag, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % Mg, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % Mn, a content of Fe and Si less or equal to 0.1 wt. % each, and a content of unavoidable impurities less than or equal to 0.05 wt. % each and 0.15 wt. % total, and the alloy being substantially zirconium free.
US08771440B2
A Ni-based single crystal superalloy according to the invention has, for example, a composition including: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of Al, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of Ta, 1.1 to 4.5 wt % of Mo, 4.0 to 10.0 wt % of W, 3.1 to 8.0 wt % of Re, 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of Hf, 2.5 to 8.5 wt % of Cr, 0.0 to 9.9 wt % of Co, 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of Nb, and 1.0 to 14.0 wt % of Ru in terms of weight ratio; and the remainder including Ni and incidental impurities. In addition, the contents of Cr, Hf and Al are preferably set so as to satisfy the equation OP≧108. According to the Ni-based single crystal superalloy of the invention, high creep strength can be maintained and the oxidation resistance can be improved.
US08771432B2
System and method for cleaning rows of solar panels. Each solar row has an upper edge elevated above ground level and a lower edge to provide an inclination of the solar row. A cleaning assembly cleans the solar panel surfaces. A support frame supports the cleaning assembly and enables upward and downward motion in the width and length directions of the solar row. Operation and movement of the cleaning assembly is controlled so as to clean a surface of the solar panels during downward movement. The cleaning assembly is preferably not operative during upward movement. During downward movement, the cleaning assembly removes dirt, debris and dust from the surface of the solar panels and generates an air stream to blow off the dirt, debris, and dust. The system further includes a guide system for moving the cleaning assembly to align with successive solar panel rows.
US08771430B2
A method for drying a workpiece using an apparatus comprising a liquid bath for immersing said workpiece, a deionized water supply for supplying deionized water to said bath, a partially enclosed volume of heated inert gas located above said liquid bath and a heated inert gas supply for supplying heated inert gas. A first holder is used for holding said workpiece in said liquid bath with a vertical orientation between the first holder and said liquid bath and a second holder, comprising a horizontal member, that is able to hold said at least one workpiece in such a way as to substantially prevent said workpiece from sliding along said horizontal member.
US08771420B2
A substrate processing apparatus that forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and thermally processes the substrates, by uniformly heating the substrates. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a boat in which substrates are stacked, an external heater located outside of the processing chamber, a feeder to move the boat into and out of the processing chamber, a lower heater located below the feeder, and a central heater located in the center of the boat.
US08771419B2
An evaporation tool for forming a dopant structure on a front surface of a continuous workpiece, wherein the front surface includes a precursor layer to form Group IBIIIAVIA absorbers for solar cells and the dopant structure is used to introduce dopants into the precursor layer. The tool includes at least a first vapor source station to deposit a Group VIA material, such as Se, and a second vapor station to deposit a dopant material, such as Na, onto the continuous workpiece. A moving assembly of the tool holds and moves the continuous workpiece within the tool by feeding the continuous workpiece from a first end and taking up from a second end of the tool. A support assembly of the tool contacts a back surface of the continuous workpiece to remove the heat from and apply tension to the continuous workpiece during the process.
US08771417B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber having an inner space where a process is carried out with respect to a substrate and an exhaust unit for exhausting substance in the inner space to the outside. The exhaust unit includes a first exhaust plate located at an upstream of an exhaust path of the substance, the first exhaust plate having first exhaust holes, and a second exhaust plate located at a downstream of the exhaust path, the first exhaust plate having second exhaust holes. The first exhaust plate is disposed outside a support member, and the second exhaust plate is disposed below the first exhaust plate generally in parallel to the first exhaust plate. The exhaust unit further includes first covers for selectively opening and closing the first exhaust holes and second covers for selectively opening and closing the second exhaust holes.
US08771410B2
An ink composition for ballpoint pens comprises a coloring agent, a liquid medium, a polyoxyethylene castor oil and/or a polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil, or a derivative thereof, and one compound or a mixture of two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a monoalkyl ether phosphoric acid, a polyoxyethylene monoalkyl ether phosphoric acid, a dialkyl ether phosphoric acid, a polyoxyethylene dialkyl ether phosphoric acid, a trialkyl ether phosphoric acid, and a polyoxyethylene trialkyl ether phosphoric acid.
US08771409B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electroless gold plating solution capable of directly subjecting a plated coating film made of an underlying metal such as nickel or palladium to gold plate processing, of forming a thick gold plated coating film having a thickness of 0.1 μm or more, of forming a uniform gold plated coating film, and of safely performing plating work. The present invention relates to an electroless gold plating solution comprising: a water-soluble gold compound; and hexahydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazine or hexamethylenetetramine. Preferably, the electroless gold plating solution comprises 0.1 to 100 g/L of hexahydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazine or hexamethylenetetramine.
US08771396B2
A method for producing blister copper directly from copper concentrate is provided, comprising: a) adding copper concentrate, copper matte, slagging material, oxygen enriched air, endothermic material to an upper segment of the reaction furnace; b) adding reducing agent to the lower segment space of the reaction furnace; c) directing the produced hot coke and liquid slag into an electric furnace, and adding copper concentrate into the electric furnace to generate an electric furnace slag and copper matte; d) the copper matte being granulated and finely ground, then re-fed into the reaction furnace.
US08771387B2
A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical plant that may include a solar thermal receiver having a cavity with an inner wall, where the solar thermal receiver is aligned to absorb concentrated solar energy from one or more of 1) an array of heliostats, 2) solar concentrating dishes, and 3) any combination of the two. Some embodiments may include a solar-driven chemical reactor having multiple reactor tubes located inside the cavity of solar thermal receiver, wherein a chemical reaction driven by radiant heat occurs in the multiple reactor tubes, and wherein particles of biomass are gasified in the presence of a steam (H2O) carrier gas and methane (CH4) in a simultaneous steam reformation and steam biomass gasification reaction to produce reaction products that include hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas using the solar thermal energy from the absorbed concentrated solar energy in the multiple reactor tubes.
US08771379B2
A method for growing crystals in solution is suitable for the rapid, controlled and effective preparation of crystals of large dimensions from a solution supersaturated with a compound. The crystal growth is carried out under static conditions. To do this: the growth is performed in a crystallization chamber kept at a constant temperature Tc, which chamber is in fluid communication with a saturation chamber at a temperature Ts, similarly constant and different from Tc, with solubility of the compound at the temperature Ts greater than the solubility of the compound at the temperature Tc. A continuous circulation of the solution between the crystallization and saturation chambers is established, thus maintaining a constant supersaturation rate within the crystallization chamber. Furthermore, the circulating solution is subjected to a treatment for eliminating and inhibiting the formation of aggregates, enabling the nucleation of parasitic crystallites to be inhibited.
US08771376B2
The invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin materials, and in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising at least one 2-pyrrolidone functionalized in the 4 position with an ester or amide radical, and at least one hydrophobic direct dye or a pigment; a dyeing process using this composition. Similarly, the invention relates to the use of the said pyrrolidone combined with a direct dye or a pigment for dyeing keratin materials, and especially to the use of the said pyrrolidone for improving the colour uptake onto the fibres of direct dyes that are sparingly soluble or insoluble in aqueous-alcoholic supports. The invention also relates to novel pyrrolidone derivatives. The present invention makes it possible in particular to obtain direct dyeing on keratin materials that is fast, resistant to washing, chromatic and powerful.
US08771374B2
Process for the production of leather, wherein pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one copolymer (A) which is obtainable by copolymerization of the following comonomers: (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated C3-C10-carboxylic acid or at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4-C10-dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride, (b) at least one (meth)acrylate of an α-branched C3-C10-alkanol, (c) at least one (meth)acrylate of a primary C4-C20-alkanol.
US08771362B2
A variable angle locking system comprising a humeral component having an underside at least partially defined by a cavity; a humeral stem couplable to the humeral component; a first washer defining a first through-hole and including a threaded portion; an adaptor defining a second through-hole and having a shelf portion and an elongated second washer, the shelf portion being adapted to be received by the cavity of the humeral component; a spring washer positioned between the first washer and the elongated second washer and defining a third through-hole; and a screw configured to lock the humeral component to the humeral stem at more than one angle relative to a common axis defined by the first, second and third through-holes, the screw including a head portion having helical threads and an elongated shaft portion extending from the head portion.
US08771350B2
An air-operated speech aid that includes a cover cup, a tube, a sound guide tube, a gasket, and an internal tube. The cover cup of the speech aid is provided with a breathing hole, and a side of the breathing hole is clasped into a soft air gate. One end of the sound guide tube is encased in a sleeve or a mask type cover member.
US08771346B2
A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex. The prosthesis includes a distal fixation member, configured to be positioned in a downstream artery, and shaped so as to define exactly three proximal engagement arms that are configured to be positioned at least partially within respective ones of semilunar sinuses, and, in combination, to apply, to tissue that defines the semilunar sinuses, a first axial force directed toward a ventricle. The prosthesis further includes a proximal fixation member coupled to the distal fixation member, the proximal fixation member configured to be positioned at least partially on a ventricular side of the native semilunar valve, and to apply, to the ventricular side of the native valve complex, a second axial force directed toward the downstream artery, such that application of the first and second forces couples the prosthesis to the native valve complex.
US08771341B2
A bridging device for supporting occlusive masses within an aneurysm located at a vascular bifurcation.
US08771337B2
A woven tubular endoprosthesis comprising means for locking the endoprosthesis in a deployed configuration is disclosed. The means for locking the endoprosthesis may comprise locking protrusions, notches, a chemical bond, a curable bond, or other mechanism. The woven fibers comprising the endoprosthesis may be hollow and comprise circumferentially oriented polymeric chains, and may be filled with a curable material. A method of treatment using an endoprosthesis according to the invention is also disclosed.
US08771329B2
Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein generally include methods and/or devices for increasing blood flow, controlling the vasodilatation of a patient's vascular structure, regulating the temperature of a portion of a mammal, and for improving various interventional procedures and/or therapeutic techniques. The device may also include one or more access ports, or apertures, that allow access to portions of the mammal's extremity to allow interventional type medical devices, therapeutic devices, surgical support equipment or patient monitoring devices to have access to the extremity on which a body element is disposed. The device may also be configured to allow other supporting components, which may include IV or other catheters, a means of accessing to a portion of the extremity positioned inside the temperature regulating device. In one configuration the device comprises flexible materials that are adapted to conform to the surface of the extremity disposed in the device when a vacuum pressure is applied to an internal region of the device.
US08771328B2
Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly comprising a first wall to which the lamps are affixed thereto and a second wall, closer to the patient, spaced from the first wall wherein the lamps are recessed relative thereto. The second wall comprises a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs on the first wall for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed between the first and second wall so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user. The device is mounted to the user with a frame comprising an eyeglass frame or goggles including lenses for shielding the user's eyes from lamp radiation.
US08771313B2
Provided herein are sutures to be used in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. A suture can include an elongated suture body and a plurality of heat-contact mediated retainers extending from and along the elongated suture body. The heat-contact mediated retainers can be formed by temporarily contacting the elongated suture body with one or more heated element.
US08771307B2
Seal assemblies, generally for use in trocar assemblies, are provided for selectively promoting movement of fluid away from a central portion of the seal assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, an inner surface of a seal body of the seal assembly is configured to selectively promote such movement of fluid away from the central portion of the seal body toward a peripheral portion of the seal body. While various configurations, geometries, and dimensions are discussed, one example of such a configuration includes locating a central portion of the seal body at a more proximal position than a peripheral portion of the seal body.
US08771300B2
A surgical tool includes a surgical blade configured to be moved to form an incision. The surgical tool also includes a wire configured to cause movement of the surgical blade. The surgical tool further includes an actuator configured to shorten a length of the wire to cause the movement of the surgical blade. The surgical tool could be configured to move the surgical blade in a first direction and then in a second direction in response to a single shortening of the wire. Also, the wire could represent a first wire, the surgical tool could include a second wire, and the surgical tool could be configured to move the surgical blade in a first direction in response to shortening the first wire and to move the surgical blade in a second direction in response to shortening the second wire.
US08771299B2
A method for fabrication of a cutting balloon assembly is described. The method includes providing a predetermined number of filaments having predetermined properties, diameter and length and fabricating a scoring mesh on a weaving jig having a plurality of pins disposed circumferentially about the jig's surface. The fabrication of the scoring mesh includes placing the filaments between the pins and interlacing the filaments to form a scoring mesh by interweaving and intertwining at least a part of filament to form one or more permanent links with neighboring filaments. The fabrication of the scoring mesh also includes forming distal and proximal filament loops that protrude from the mesh distal and proximal ends, respectfully. The scoring mesh is mounted on an expandable balloon mounted on a distal end of a delivery catheter.
US08771295B2
A suturing instrument includes an elongate body member, a needle deployment mechanism, and a depth adaptor. The elongate body member includes a distal portion that defines an opening. The needle deployment mechanism is at least partially disposed within the elongate body member and moves the needle out of the suturing instrument and into tissue. The depth adaptor is disposed in the opening at the distal portion of the elongate body member and controls the depth that the needle penetrates into the tissue.
US08771291B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs), methods and apparatuses for harvesting the same. Some embodiments of the invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which substantially retain the micro-architecture and three dimensional structure of the dermal tissue from which they are derived. An apparatus for harvesting the DMO may include, according to some exemplary embodiments, a support configuration to support a skin-related tissue structure from which the DMO is to be harvested, and a cutting tool able to separate the DMO from the skin-related tissue structure. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a genetically modified dermal micro-organ expressing at least one recombinant gene product. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for implanting a genetically modified DMO.
US08771289B2
Devices and methods for removing a thrombus (clot) from a vascular structure of a living subject. An embodiment of a thrombus removal device comprises first and second annular members, the first annular member being adapted to slide over a guidewire placed in a vascular structure, the second annular member being coupled to the first annular member and having a suction flow path therethrough, the first annular member having an expandable mesh structure disposed at a distal portion thereof, the mesh structure being deployable to an expanded configuration by movement of an actuating element extending along the second annular member. An embodiment of a thrombus removal method comprises advancing the device to position the mesh structure downstream of the thrombus by sliding the first annular member over the guidewire, applying a suction force to the suction flow path of the second annular member, deploying the mesh structure, and retracting the device to cause the mesh structure to engage the thrombus.
US08771287B2
A method for creating a tract for nephrostomy tube creation comprising the steps of providing a puncture wire having a tissue penetrating tip shielded in a sheath, the puncture wire slidable within the sheath and releasably lockingly engaged thereto, inserting the puncture wire and sheath in a first direction through a working channel of an ureteroscope to exit the channel of the ureteroscope, releasing the puncture wire from the sheath and advancing the puncture wire a first distance from the sheath while visualizing via the ureteroscope the position of the puncture wire, advancing the puncture wire and the sheath into a selected calyx and through a flank of a patient, removing the puncture wire from the sheath in a second direction different from the first direction and inserting a guidewire through the sheath.
US08771283B2
A guide assembly for facilitating placement of a fixation member within a medullary canal of a radius is provided. According to one embodiment, a guide assembly includes a guide fastener configured to attach to a fixation member and a guide member configured to receive the guide fastener such that the guide member is secured to the fixation member. The guide assembly also includes an interchangeable distal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the guide member. The distal guide member defines a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners through a plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member.
US08771272B2
An intramedullary nail (20) defining a bore (34) is inserted into a medullary canal (26) of a bone (24). A threaded fastener (22) has a compression portion (48) presenting a compression portion diameter (DCP) and a threaded portion (50) presenting a threaded portion diameter (DTP). The fastener (22) extends through a near cortex hole (40) and/or a far cortex hole (42), and the threaded portion (22) threadedly engages the bore (34). A compression transmission device (54) is disposed between a head (44) of the fastener (22) and the intramedullary nail (20) for transmitting the compressional load of the threaded fastener (22) to the intramedullary nail (20). An interior space of the compression transmission device (54) is greater than the compression portion diameter (DCP) providing space about the threaded fastener (22) for allowing the fastener axis (A) to be variously disposed relative to the interior space.
US08771264B2
A medical apparatus and system for determining contact assessment includes a catheter having an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and defining an injection lumen and an exhaust lumen, an expandable membrane defining a cooling chamber disposed at a point along the elongate body, the cooling chamber in fluid communication with the injection lumen and the exhaust lumen, and a contact assessment element which may be a temperature sensor located proximate the coolant return lumen for measuring an internal temperature of the chamber. The system may include the catheter, a console having a fluid supply, an exhaust path and at least one control mechanism operationally coupled to the temperature sensor for processing a temperature signal received from the temperature sensor. The apparatus and system can also have multiple electrodes to measure and process various impedances to determine contact assessment.
US08771260B2
Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a working end of a surgical device, and in particular for performing various surgical procedures using an instrument having an end effector that can be articulated relative to an elongate shaft of the device. A decoupling member can isolate the actuation of the end effector from the articulation of the end effector. In certain embodiments, the end effector can also optionally rotate relative to the elongate shaft of the device, and/or the shaft can rotate relative to a handle of the device.
US08771246B2
A wearing article adapted to be folded up as compactly as possible in a sanitary manner utilizing the component of the wearing article itself. The wearing article having front and rear waist regions that include a first pair of lateral zones opposed to each other in a transverse direction X and extending in a longitudinal direction Y and a second pair of lateral zones opposed to each other in the transverse direction X and extending in the longitudinal direction Y, respectively. An inner sheet is provided in the respective first lateral zones with mount members defining first engagement regions and hook elements of mechanical fastener are attached to a chassis via these mount members. The respective second lateral zones of the inner sheet define second engagement regions and provided with loop elements attached thereto. The front and rear waist regions are provided with waist elastic members attached thereto under tension so as to extend in the transverse direction X. The mount members are formed by fibrous sheet adapted to be engaged with the hook members and thereby define third engagement regions.
US08771233B2
A medication administering device for automatically identifying a medication syringe and administering a correct medication. A microprocessor (20) of the medication administering device (1) identifies the color of a medication or a medication syringe on the basis of a reference value, determines the adequateness of the medication, and indicates the result of the determination by means of an LCD (10) or the like to the user. In step S4, the microprocessor (20) determines whether or not color data received from a color detecting unit (13) is within a reference value range. If the color data is within the reference value range, the microprocessor proceeds to step S5, otherwise proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the microprocessor (20) issues a message to the effect that the user needs to check the medication.
US08771232B2
Some embodiments of an anchor device may include bendable anchor mechanism that is deployable in a subcutaneous layer to releasably secure the anchor device to a patient's body. Certain embodiments of the anchor mechanism may include one or more barbs that flexibly bend in response to an insertion or removal force. As such, the anchor mechanism may be inserted into a subcutaneous layer, and removed from the subcutaneous layer, without the need for a separate actuation device to extend or retract the barbs.
US08771229B2
A cartridge system for delivery of medicament includes as membrane placed between two disk magnets that are housed within pump body inserts. The pump body inserts having flow channels and fluid openings are between two inlet/outlet members. The inlet/outlet members each having a fluid outlet component and fluid openings are securely engaged to two reservoirs containing fluid medicaments.
US08771227B2
A wearable, self-contained drug infusion device is disclosed that is capable of achieving the precise flow rate control needed for dose-critical drugs such as insulin. In preferred embodiments of the device, at least two flow channels are utilized in conjunction with a series of valves for providing a user with selectable, constant flow rate control. The device can be made with small dimensions so that it can be worn by the user with a minimum of discomfort and inconvenience. In addition, the simple mechanical nature of the device provides the user with close control over the flow rate, which is required for safe and effective delivery of insulin and other drugs. Also, the absence of electronic components allows the device to be manufactured inexpensively. The device is provided with a first channel that is long and narrow, functioning as a flow restrictor. The first channel is preferably provided in a serpentine pattern. A second channel is also provided that has a larger cross section so that flow is not restricted. A series of valves are used to force the flow of fluid through a selectable portion of the serpentine portion of the first channel before entering the remainder of the second channel and flowing to the delivery cannula. In one embodiment of the device, a needle port is provided in fluid communication with the delivery cannula for delivering bolus injections. In another embodiment, a bolus button is provided for delivering bolus injections. A flow restrictor is preferably included in the bolus button to limit the rate at which the bolus button refills.
US08771226B2
A vena cava filter catheter includes a catheter having a lumen disposed therethrough and at least one strand of biocompatible wire. The at least one strand has a first state in which the at least one strand has an elongate geometry suitable for traversing the lumen of the catheter and a second state in which the at least one strand assumes a pre-set geometry in which the at least one strand assumes a tortuous configuration adapted to occupy a space approximating a luminal diameter of an inferior vena cava.
US08771224B2
The present invention is directed to a novel shape-transferring cannula system, which provides access to tortuous and unsupported paths. The shape-transferring cannula system and method enables exploration of hollow body structures, and creates a custom-contoured access port for insertion and removal of, for example, diagnostic, surgical, or interventional instruments to and from a site within the body to which the physician does not have line-of-sight access.
US08771218B2
Disclosed are devices and methods of treating an ocular disorder including forming a self-sealing incision in a cornea into an anterior chamber of an eye; introducing through the incision a fluid drainage tube having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal, internal lumen extending through the fluid drainage tube, wherein at least the proximal end passes through the anterior chamber; and implanting the distal end of the fluid drainage tube in fluid communication with the suprachoroidal space such that the proximal end of the fluid drainage tube remains in fluid communication with the anterior chamber.
US08771217B2
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal.
US08771211B2
An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.
US08771207B2
A system (1) and a device (3) is used in a fundoplication procedure in order to avoid over-tightening of the fundus of the stomach when the fundus is being wrapped around the esophagus (7) adjacent the lower oesophageal sphincter (5). The device (3) comprises a catheter (8) having a primary balloon (12) located at a distal end (9) thereof which is inflatable with a saline solution by a primary pump (26). A pair of spaced apart primary stimulating electrodes (32) on the catheter (8) within the primary balloon (12) receive a stimulating current signal from a constant current signal generator (40) under the control of a microprocessor (43), which reads voltage signals from spaced apart primary receiving electrodes (35) on the catheter (8) in the balloon (12). The microprocessor (43) determines the diameter of the primary balloon (12) at locations adjacent the primary receiving electrodes (35), and an image (47) of the inflated primary balloon (12) is displayed on a visual display screen (48) along with corresponding diameter values of the primary balloon (12). The primary balloon (12) is located in the sphincter (5) and inflated with the saline solution until the sphincter (5) has been dilated to a desired diameter, which is observed on the visual display screen (45). As the fundus of the stomach is being wrapped around the esophagus (7) adjacent the sphincter (5) the diameter of the primary balloon (12) is observed so that the fundus is not over-tightened. A secondary balloon (50) on the catheter (8) is independently inflatable for simulating a bolus of food in the esophagus (7) so that the dilating response of the sphincter (5) can be determined by observing the image (47) of the primary balloon (12) and the diameter values thereof on the visual display screen (45).
US08771205B2
A device for detecting and counting coughing events is provided. In one embodiment a sensor for sensing and transducing low frequency and high frequency mechanical vibrations, sends signals to a coincidence detector that determines if high and low signals coincide. In another embodiment, ultrasonic energy is introduced to the trachea and if Doppler shift in frequency is detected, association is made to a coughing event. In another embodiment a change in the impedance of the neck is considered associated with coughing event if correlated over time with a specific mechanical frequency sensed.
US08771202B2
An improved electrode layout for a continuous strip sensor is provided which reduces misalignment of the electrodes with the contacts which read the position of the strip. Better contact with the electrodes reduces or eliminates transient signals between stop positions of the sensor strip.
US08771199B2
There is shown and described embodiments of a biopsy needle that is simpler to make and use than existing devices. An inner and outer cannula are provided, with the outer cannula having a superelastic finger that lies along the length of the inner cannula in a retracted position and partially covers the lumen of the inner cannula in an extended position. The finger is pointed and in the form of a triangle in a particular embodiment, and does not extend beyond the outer extent of the inner cannula in the extended position.
US08771195B2
The present invention relates to a cardiovascular diagnostic system which enables early detection of cardiovascular diseases and defines their causes. Unlike known electrocardiographs, the cardiovascular diagnosis system can further measure elastic coefficient of blood vessels (the degree of arteriosclerosis), blood vessel compliance, blood flow, and blood flow resistance and velocity in blood vessel branches of the right and left coronary arteries. The elastic coefficient shows organic changes to blood vessels. The compliance shows organic and functional changes of blood vessels simultaneously. The blood flow shows blood flow resistance.
US08771191B2
An apparatus and method for determining the apparent intima-media thickness (IMT) of arteries through acquisition and analysis of ultrasound images comprising an array of pixel intensities. A datum, or datums, may be established across multiple columns of pixels bounding the portion of the image containing either the lumen/intima boundary, the media/adventitia boundary, or both. The datums may be approximate the shape of one more of the lumen, intima, media, and adventitia. Within a bounded portion of the image, a method may search for intensity gradients having characteristics indicating the gradients represent probable locations of the lumen/intima and media/adventitia boundaries. An IMT measurement is calculated based on the location of the lumen/intima and media/adventitia boundaries. An IMT measurement may be adjusted for sloping or tapering of an artery wall.
US08771187B2
Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor.
US08771182B2
The present invention provides a method of controlling a light output of a surgical lamp used for illuminating a surgical site. The surgical lamp includes a housing that defines an internal cavity. A light source is disposed within the internal cavity of the housing. The light source produces a light path and a light field at a surgical site that is remote from the housing. The method comprises providing a voltage sensitive device along the light path, the voltage sensitive device having light transmissive properties that change in response to a biasing voltage applied thereto, and applying a biasing voltage to the voltage sensitive device to achieve a desired light intensity at the surgical site.
US08771175B2
The present invention discloses a magnet driven capsule type endoscope comprising an image recording unit as well as an image data processing unit, a position sensor for providing data about the position of the capsule type endoscope with respect to the direction of gravitation, a data transmitting unit, an energy source for supplying the units and the sensor with energy and a permanent magnet. In accordance with the invention, the permanent magnet is arranged offset with respect to the center of gravity and to the geometrical center of the capsule type endoscope.
US08771165B2
Provided is a ventricular assist device cannula, and more particularly, a ventricular assist device cannula with electrodes. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a ventricular assist device cannula with electrodes, including: a connecting tube connecting an incision of a body tissue and a ventricular assist device so that blood can flow; and electrodes connected with the connecting tube and contacting the incision of the body tissue to transfer an electric signal to the body tissue. The ventricular assist device cannula with electrodes according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention has effects as follows. First, a bio-signal of a patient wearing the ventricular assist device through the electrode attached to the conduit can be easily measured without a separate electrode implant and an electric stimulus can also be measured. Second, since the electric stimulus can be directly applied to a cardiac muscle, it is possible to improve stability and efficiency of an electric treatment such as a cardiac pacemaking, a ventricular defibrillation, and the like of the patient wearing the ventricular assist device.
US08771154B2
A gymnastic equipment (1) comprising a frame (10), a load group (20) carried by the frame (10) in a given manner; the load group (20) comprising an elongated elastic body (30) connected to the frame (10) and a flexible member (40) connected to the elastic body (30) in a given manner; the elastic body (30) comprising an arch (30) delimited by two respective end portions (32) (33), each of which being designed to couple with the flexible member (30) in such a manner as to maintain this latter tensioned both at rest and in use, during the execution of a training exercise.
US08771152B1
A fitness bag of the invention includes a body that is elongated along an axis and has a generally circumferential surface, a first axial end surface, and a second axial end surface opposite the first axial end surface. The generally circumferential surface preferably has a radially constricted section between first and second radially enlarged sections. The first radially enlarged section is located between the radially constricted section and the first axial end surface while the second radially enlarged section is located between the first radially constricted section and the second axial end surface. A plurality of side handles may be arranged in radially opposed pairs along the body and oriented such that the ends of each handle extend towards the first and second axial end surfaces. The fitness bag is adapted to be placed both horizontally and vertically on the ground and struck by an appendage of the user.
US08771151B2
An exercise assembly simulating the muscular movements of a kayaker includes an elongate seat resiliently mounted on an elongate spine structure supported on adjustable pedestals that are each further resiliently mounted. At the front end an adjustably aligned pivot engages through a U-joint a simulated kayak paddle with the motion of the pivot resisted by restricted orifice cylinders mounted in the spine structure. A generally uniform adjustment arrangement is utilized to conform the assembly to the various users and/or various exercise levels.
US08771144B2
A control system and a method for controlling an automatic transmission that determines the disengagement of an off-going clutch and the engagement of an on-coming clutch by monitoring the corresponding hydraulic clutch pressures, and/or the calculated gear ratios with or without the assistance of off-pressure timer controls, or both.
US08771142B2
A controller of a vehicle, provided with a coast stop control unit which automatically stops an engine during the travel of a vehicle if coast stop conditions are met during the travel of the vehicle, and the coast stop control unit automatically stops the engine at least if a change amount of acceleration of the vehicle caused by the automatic stop of the engine is predetermined acceleration or less.
US08771131B2
A transmission device capable of transmitting power applied to an input shaft to an output shaft while changing a speed ratio to a plurality of stages, including a single-pinion type first planetary gear mechanism, a single-pinion type second planetary gear mechanism a third planetary gear mechanism; first clutch and second clutches; and first and second brakes. The first planetary gear mechanism is disposed more toward the input shaft side than the second planetary gear mechanism, and the second planetary gear mechanism is disposed more toward the input shaft side than the third planetary gear mechanism, and the first brake is disposed circumferentially outward of the second planetary gear mechanism so as to at least partially overlap with the second planetary gear mechanism, and the second brake is disposed circumferentially outward of the first planetary gear mechanism so as to at least partially overlap with the first planetary gear mechanism.
US08771126B2
Assuming that N1 and N2 are the respective numbers of pinion rollers (23, 63); ρ1 is the ratio between the inner diameter of a ring roller (22) and the outer diameter of a sun roller (21); and ρ2 is the ratio between the inner diameter of a ring roller (62) and the outer diameter of a sun roller (61); and it holds that N1=3, and (ρ1+1)×(ρ2+1)≧24+16×20.5, in the case where N2=3, then it holds that ρ1≧0.102×(ρ1+1)×(ρ2+1)+1.196, and ρ1≦min[0.204×(ρ1+1)×(ρ2+1)+3.123, 7+4×30.5], and in the case where N2=4, then it holds that ρ1≧(2−20.5)×(ρ1+1)×(p2+1)/4−1, and ρ1≦min[0.185×(ρ1+1)×(ρ2+1)+1.320, 7+4×30.5].
US08771116B2
A vehicle transmission having continuously variable transmission ratios including an input shaft and an intermediate shaft. A first conical disk pair is disposed on a first shaft and a second conical disk pair is disposed on a second shaft. A belt connects the disk pairs. An intermediate gear that can be rotatably engaged with the first shaft, and an output gear, are rotatably supported on the intermediate shaft. A connecting gear is non-rotatably disposed on the intermediate shaft. A first force transmitting device is disposed between the input shaft and intermediate shaft, a second force transmitting device is disposed between the input shaft and the intermediate gear, a third force transmitting device is disposed between the intermediate gear and output gear, and a fourth force transmitting device is disposed between the intermediate shaft and the output gear. At least one of the force transmitting devices is a freewheel.
US08771104B2
The invention provides a golf ball having, on a surface thereof, a plurality of circular dimples, a plurality of non-circular dimples, and a land area which is a non-dimple region composed of a plurality of arcuate first lands, each formed along an edge of one of the circular dimples, and a plurality of second lands, each arranged so as to bridge between two neighboring circular dimples and having a shape that is recessed at a center portion thereof. The non-circular dimples have an edge shape defined by a plurality of the first lands in combination with a plurality of the second lands. In this golf ball, by fashioning the lands on the ball surface into a unique shape, the surface area of the lands is minimized and the dimple surface coverage is made even larger, increasing the aerodynamic performance and thus enabling the ball to travel even farther.
US08771103B2
The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer which encloses the core, an intermediate layer which encloses the envelope layer, and a cover which encloses the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material, the envelope layer is formed primarily of a specific resin mixture, the intermediate layer is formed primarily of a resin material, and the cover is formed primarily of polyurethane. The intermediate layer and the cover have surface hardnesses (Durometer D hardness) which satisfy the relationship: intermediate layer surface hardness>cover surface hardness. The golf ball has an excellent flight performance and controllability that are acceptable to professionals and other skilled golfers, while also having an excellent durability to cracking on repeated impact and an excellent scuff resistance.
US08771101B2
A high volume aerodynamic golf club head having a post apex attachment promoting region with a club head volume of at least 400 cc producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces. The post apex attachment promoting region is on the surface of the crown section at an elevation above a maximum face height and begins at the crown apex and extends toward the back of the club head. The post apex attachment promoting region is a relatively flat portion of the crown section that is behind the crown apex, yet above the maximum top edge plane, and aides in keeping airflow attached to the club head once it flows past the crown apex.
US08771095B2
Golf club heads include white diffusing top surfaces to aid in club head alignment. Wood type club heads also include a dark diffusing club face so that a crown/face border is emphasized. Scorelines in wood type clubs can be provided with an intermediate contrast surface, and can be displaced from club face center to accommodate player perception when confronted with a white diffusing crown. Putter heads can include dark diffusing alignment lines, and iron-type club heads can include white diffusing surfaces at a sole portion of a club face, at a top line, or a top portion of a club face.
US08771091B1
A two-torque-producing connecting rod assembly used in combination with a hand tool is provided with a rod and a connecting member. The rod is polygonal and includes a big first section, a small second section and a connecting portion. The connecting member is a hollow cylindrical structure sleeved on the rod and has an inserting cavity and a stepped receiving cavity. The receiving cavity includes an outer section, an inner section and a middle section which is smaller in diameter than the outer section but larger than the inner section, the outer section includes plural alternatively-arranged arc-shaped concave portions and pointed convex portions. When the first section of the rod is inserted in the outer section of the connecting member, plural angles of the first section are disposed between the arc-shaped concave portions and restricted to move between the two ends by the pointed convex portions.
US08771090B2
A device for transmitting torques for a drive train includes a torsional vibration absorber with a primary mass rotatable about an axis of rotation, a secondary mass rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the primary mass and an elastomer body arranged between the primary mass and secondary mass, and an articulated body having a plurality of bushings arranged in the circumferential direction at predetermined angular intervals with respect to the axis of rotation. The articulated body is connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the primary mass via a first group of bushings and, for the torque-transmitting coupling, is coupled to part of the drive train via a second group of bushings. Intermediate bushings for connection of the articulated body to the primary mass, are attached at one end and connected at the other end to individual bushings of the first group of bushings.
US08771085B1
A modular law enforcement baton having at least two useful functions disposed at a first end and a second end is described. The police baton comprises a unit comprising a handle and an elongated member connected to the handle. A first portion of the unit comprises a battery module and a battery for completing a first useful task. A second portion of the unit comprises a module for completing a second useful task. Useful tasks include but are not limited to providing light, providing pepper spray, optical scanning, measuring vehicular speed, measuring human blood alcohol levels, etc. The police baton may further comprises at least one of an accelerometer, a force gauge, and a strain gauge positioned within the unit and capable of measuring at least one of the acceleration, the force, and the strain to which a police baton is typically subject. The police baton may further comprise an automated processor, memory, persistent storage, a radio.
US08771084B2
The present invention relates generally to a gaming and/or entertainment device having at least one screen which is adjustably arranged at a device panel. In this respect, the invention in particular relates to a multigame table having a plurality of player positions at which one respective screen is arranged at a table panel and/or desk panel. In accordance with the invention, the at least one screen is adjustable between a lowered position lowered into the device panel substantially without projecting over the device panel and an operating position protruding out of the device panel. The lowered position can in particular serve as an idle position in which the respective screen is so-to-say not in the way and a substantially planar device surface, in particular a table surface, can be provided. In the named lowered position, the screen can optionally be lowered beneath the device panel and the corresponding cut-out can be closed by a cover. Preferably, however, the screen in the named lowered position is lowered substantially flush with the panel surface.
US08771074B2
The invention allows a casino, or other entity, via a game machine, to provide relevant information at appropriate times, and/or in response to appropriate events, to players using the game machine. A dynamic and flexible system adapted to interact with players on an individual basis by aiding in the management, determination, distribution, and delivery of promotional, inspirational, instructive, informational, communicative, incentive, and other types of messages, is provided. Various methods are provided to ensure that receiving messages at a game machine enhances a player's overall gaming experience by selectively outputting helpful and desirable messages to players while minimizing interference with the players' gaming and to avoid overwhelming players with unsolicited, unwanted, and/or irrelevant messages.
US08771068B2
Game system, control method of controlling computer, and a storage medium storing a computer program
The disclosed game system is provided with a monitor (3) for displaying and outputting a game screen (50), a touch panel (5) overlaid upon the monitor (3), and an external storage device (20) for storing sequence data (28) wherein operation time periods of the touch panel (5) during a game are described. In addition, the game system displays upon the monitor (3) a game area (52) in which two operation reference units (55A and 55B) disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other have been set, moves an object (60) for designating operation for each of the operation reference units (55A and 55B) between the operation reference units (55A and 55B) while displaying thereof, and controls display of the object (60) so that the movement path of the object (60) changes according to a predetermined condition.
US08771063B1
A method and system for management of a virtual casino game whether the game logic resides on a mobile device or on a server is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a native application for a virtual casino residing on the mobile device, a game server, a player accounts database, and a network. The location and player authentication information is transmitted to the game server and a virtual casino game is launched once the location and player authentication is verified.
US08771057B2
A system has one or more gaming devices including gaming machines and other devices. At least one transaction reading device is coupled to the gaming devices and reads information associated with the monetary instruments associated with the gaming devices. A host computer is operatively coupled to the transaction reading device. A database is associated with the host computer and is configured to retrievably store the information associated with monetary instruments. A data display device is operatively coupled to the host computer and retrieves and displays a list of the monetary instruments in response to input from a user. The data display device can be associated with a wireless remote device, wired to the host computer or associated with the gaming device. The list of the monetary instruments includes information associated with each of the monetary instruments. The list of the monetary instruments can include information from selected gaming devices.
US08771051B2
A gaming machine includes a combination inner video display and rotatable object. The inner video display and the rotatable object may be correlated together to form a reconfigurable object. Both the inner video display and the rotatable object can have segments wherein each segment may have an indicia associated with the segment, wherein the indicia can be a prize, a bonus multiplier, a progressive jackpot, a negative value, a bonus spin character, a loss of spin character, a blank space or a null character. The player will be rewarded with the corresponding prize(s) based upon the outcome of the combination inner video display and rotatable object.
US08771049B2
Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing game features. In a game of chance involving at least one outcome, a plurality of alternative outcomes can be derived for a gaming event, such as when one of the outcomes will provide a payout at or above a certain level. The player is presented with an opportunity to select among the alternative outcomes, without being aware of the particular characteristics or values associated with the outcomes. While the player will only select the outcome having the payout at/above the threshold level a certain percentage of the time, the opportunity can be presented to the player more often, while keeping the mathematical probabilities the same or similar if desired, thereby providing the player with the feeling of getting higher value opportunities more often.
US08771048B2
Described herein is a video puzzle application that provides three different types of video puzzles. In each of the video puzzles, a video is divided into a sequence of video data segments. To solve the puzzles, the user indicates the correct order for the video data segments, and/or associates visual components of the video data segments with their corresponding audio components. In the first type of video puzzle, a user solves the puzzle by indicating the correct order for video data segments using drag and drop operations. In the second type of video puzzle, a user solves the puzzle by indicating the correct order of the video data segments using numbered icons that represent the correct positions of the segments. In the third type of video puzzle, a user solves the puzzle by indicating associations between audio components and video components of the video data segments.
US08771045B2
Provided is a seal for sealing the esophagus of a slaughtered animal such as a cow, the constituent parts of such a seal and a device and a method for sealing the esophagus of a slaughtered animal, such as a cow, by arranging such a seal. The seal comprises a cylindrical body which can be placed in the esophagus and is provided with a cylindrical peripheral wall with an end wall, a clamping element which can be displaced to a clamping position relative to the body for clamping oesophageal tissue between at least a part of the clamping element and the cylindrical body, thus fixing the seal in the esophagus and thereby sealing the esophagus, wherein the peripheral wall encloses a receiving space and is provided with an opening through which oesophageal tissue can be carried into the receiving space and is there clamped fixedly by the clamping element.
US08771044B2
The invention relates to a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products comprising: a filling tube for feeding a tubular casing provided on the filling tube with filling material, a displacer unit having at least two pairs of displacer elements for gathering the filled tubular casing and for providing a plait-like portion, which is at least approximately free of filling material, a clipping device for applying two closure means to the plait-like portion, a first clip to close the tubular casing of the actually filled sausage-shaped product, and a second clip in order to close the front end of the tubular casing of the sausage-shaped product provided on the filling tube, and a cutting device having at least one blade for cutting the packing material between the first and second closure means wherein the cutting device comprises a fluid drive for driving the blade and being coupled to a fluid source.
US08771025B2
An electrical power connector includes a plurality of conducting terminals and an electrically insulative terminal block directly molded on the conducting terminals by insert molding. Each conducting terminal has a mating contact portion suspending in a front mating receiving hole of the electrically insulative terminal block, a plate-like mounting portion bent into shape and partially embedded in the electrically insulative terminal block and partially extending out of the bottom side of the electrically insulative terminal block, one or multiple through holes cut through the plate-like mounting portion and embedded in the electrically insulative terminal block, and a bent portion located at the plate-like mounting portion and transversely extending across each through hole and embedded in the electrically insulative terminal block.
US08771015B2
A terminal structure of a wiring harness for automobile use having a profound anticorrosive effect. A terminal member is fixed to a terminal portion of a coated electric wire such that a crimping portion that the member includes at its one end is crimped around a coating portion of the wire in a terminal region of the wire. A resin member completely covers at least entire outer surfaces of an exposed region at an end portion of the crimping portion and its vicinal region, and is made from a material mainly containing a thermoplastic polyamide resin, and having a tensile lap-shear strength of lapped aluminums of 6 N/mm2 or more in accordance with the JIS K6850, an elongation of 100% or more in accordance with the ASTM D-1708, and a water absorption of 1.0% or less in accordance with the JIS K7209.
US08771011B2
The present invention provides a universal broadband interface connection system, which increases the reliability of a drop system. The present invention provides a cable connection system including a nut assembly including a nut and a donut; a slug assembly including a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a ferrule; and a port assembly including a port and an insulative ring.
US08771010B2
A terminal block includes a metal plate (30) with an opening (31) penetrating in a plate thickness direction of the plate material and to be attached and fixed to the motor case. A housing (50) made of synthetic resin is fixed to the metal plate (30). Conductive plates (10) are held in the housing (50) while penetrating through the opening (30). The housing (50) includes a flange (52) that covers an edge of the opening (31) while exposing an outer peripheral edge portion of the metal plate (30). The flange (52) includes a wire-side flange (52A) slidable relative to the upper surface of the metal plate (30), a device-side flange (52B) slidable relative to the lower surface of the metal plate (30) and a coupling (52C) arranged in the opening (31) and coupling the both flanges (52A, 52B).
US08771007B2
The present invention relates to a system for connecting electrical conductors to mutually different potentials, consisting of at least two electrical terminals (10) arranged alongside one another with plug receptacles (12) and at least two plug bridges (14) which have in each case at least two plug contacts (14.2) which are connected to one another via a top web (14.1) and can be plugged into the plug receptacles (12). In order to specify a system for connecting electrical conductors to mutually different potentials in which a high degree of flexibility of the electrical connections is made possible in conjunction with a reduced space requirement, it is proposed that the plug bridges (14) and the electrical terminals (10) are embodied in a manner coordinated with one another in such a way that one plug bridge (14) can be plugged into plug receptacles (12) of the same electrical terminal (10) and the other plug bridge (14) can be plugged crosswise with respect thereto into plug receptacles (12) of two electrical terminals (10) arranged indirectly or directly alongside one another.
US08771003B2
An electric terminal for leading a conductor through a wall (1), comprising a first terminal piece (2) to be mounted on a first side (3) of the wall (1), and a second terminal piece (4) to be mounted on the second side (5) of the wall (1) is provided. The second terminal piece (4) or the first terminal piece (2) can be fastened to the wall (1) using a fastening means (6) that can be inserted through the wall (1) into the first terminal piece (2) or the second terminal piece (4) from the first side (3) or the second side (5) of the wall (1), and/or the fastening means (6) can be interlocked with the second terminal piece (4) or the first terminal piece (2) in such a way that the second terminal piece (4) or the first terminal piece (2) can be fastened to the wall (1) from the second side (5) or the first side (3) of the wall (1). According to the invention, such an electric terminal for leading a conductor through a wall (1) can be fastened to the wall (1) in a particularly simple fashion.
US08770990B2
A plug style connector has an outer connector housing with an internal passage which accommodates a cable assembly. A plurality of multi-wire cables extend through a wire organizer that arranges the cables in a preselected arrangement. Exposed free ends of the conductors of the wires are terminated to multiple circuit boards which are separated in a preselected spacing by a spacer member. The spacer member and wire organizer have flat opposing surfaces that define boundaries of a body portion formed by the application of a hot melt to the cables, the hot melt adheres to the wire organizer and the spacer to hold the cable wires and their associated circuit boards in place for correct insertion into the connector housing.
US08770983B2
A method and program product comprises the steps of receiving information comprising at least a user's physical data. The information being input using a user interface device and being stored electronically. A user's plate of food items placed on a scale support structure is identified. The plate comprises a plurality of compartments, each of the compartments being configured to retain a food item. Weight information is received from a plurality of weighing devices. Each of the weighing devices is operable to electronically communicate a weight of one of the compartments and its contents. The weight information is processed to at least determine weight and nutritional information for the food items. At least the determined weight and nutritional information for the food item in each compartment and a total weight and nutritional information for the food items in the plate is communicated.
US08770982B2
A self-contained demonstration that demonstrates the functionality of an application module. More specifically, the functionality of the application module with respect to information within an external information source that is located remotely from the application module may be demonstrated. In some instances, the components of a system providing the self-contained demonstration may be installed and executed on a single device, while the external information source would be located remotely and externally from the single device. In order to demonstrate the functionality of the application module, the self-contained demonstration may enable the application module to interact with a local information source in substantially the same manner as the application module would interact with an external information source. The local information source may be installed locally on the single device, and may be a scaled-down version of an external information source.
US08770980B2
An application for an adaptive training system includes a computer interfaced to one or more graphics displays, one of more input/output devices and having access to a plurality of training segments. The input/output devices are in communication with a trainee. Software of the computer selects a first segment of the training segments and operates on the current segment by presenting the current segment on the graphics displays and input/output devices, thereby simulating an operation of the target vehicle. The software collects data from the one or more input/output devices and analyzes the data to determine a level of competency of the trainee. The software adaptively determines one or more next segments from the training segments based upon the level of competency.
US08770978B2
A system for electronic simulation of live ammunition when firing a small arms, comprising: a magazine to be inserted in a magazine funnel of the arms simulating a live ammunition magazine; a trigger module to be mounted on the arms, the trigger module comprising a trigger actuator for mounting on a trigger of the arms and a safety catch actuator for mounting on a safety catch on the arms; and a sound producing device for simulation of shots. The invention replaces ordinary blank ammunition in the magazine with an electronic solution.
US08770974B2
Set of dental drills having two or more dental drills (10, 10′), each of dental drills (10, 10′) having a cutting portion (20, 20′) that has an end-face drilling end (22, 22′) and a shank portion (30, 30′) that has a receiving region (32, 32′) intended to be received in a drill holding device. The shank portions (30, 30′) of the dental drills each have a substantially circular-cylindrical guide region (40, 40′) for guiding the dental drills, the guide regions (40, 40′) of the two or more dental drills being of the same diameter.
US08770973B2
Medical handpieces for dispensing filling material are disclosed. Some handpieces comprise a connection device for a filling material container, a vibration unit for the generation and transmission of vibrations to the filling material and a conveying device for conveying filling material from the container. The vibration unit comprises a vibration exciter and a sonotrode, wherein the sonotrode and the connection device are movable relatively to each other for conveying filling material from the filling material container. In addition handpieces are described for dispensing filling material, the vibration unit of which is operable in an automated operating mode for pulsed power output on the filling material.
US08770970B2
A device (1) for placing a dental splint (2) which is intended to be fixed at the level of the lingual, palatal or vestibular surfaces of at least two adjacent teeth (10) to immobilize the teeth. The placing device (1) has at least one flexible and elongated guiding support (3) carrying the splint (2), at least one positioning element (4, 4′), mounted so as to slide on the guiding support (3) behind the splint (2), and arranged for being positioned substantially in front of an interproximal gap (9) between the at least two adjacent teeth (10). A pressing mechanism (5, 5′) coupled to the positioning element (4, 4′) and arranged to bring the positioning element (4, 4′) close to the at least two adjacent teeth (10) to be interlocked, when pressed, to bring the splint (2) in contact and conform with the lingual, palatal or vestibular surfaces.
US08770969B2
A method of increasing movement of a tooth in a jaw having at least one tooth with an orthodontic brace thereon includes: (1) holding a handle of a device, the device having an elongate member extending from the handle and a screw tip at a distal end of the elongate member; (2) moving a sleeve along the elongate member to set a length of exposed screw tip; (3) locking the sleeve in place relative to the screw tip; (4) drilling a hole with the screw tip through a cortical bone of a jaw to increase movement of the tooth; and (5) stopping the drilling when the length of exposed screw tip has penetrated the jaw.
US08770960B2
A reciprocating press is configured to press articles while moving in synchronicity with a conveyor belt carrying the articles. The press is driven through a rack and pinion system. The press can be used for pressing any type of article, including, but without limitation, pieces of dough for forming tortillas.
US08770943B2
An axial flow fan includes a blade having a curved portion formed in the vicinity of a radially outer end portion positioned opposite to the base portion in the radial direction of the peripheral wall portion of the hub. The curved portion is convex in the rotation direction, concave in the direction opposite to the rotation direction, and extends along the radially outer end portion of the blade. The curved portion extends from a rear end edge of the blade, positioned on a side where one end of the base portion of the blade is positioned, and extends in the radial direction of the hub to the vicinity of a front end edge of the blade, positioned on a side where the other end of the base portion of the blade is positioned and extending in the radial direction.
US08770941B2
Efficient impeller or propeller wherein at least one blade in a set of blades on a hub of said impeller is oriented with respect to the tilted plane rotated clockwise or counter clockwise in an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said impeller. At least one blade in a set of blades of the multi-set impeller may have the same or different sizes or the same or different tilted plane angle compared to at least one blade of the adjacent set or the blade of one set may have the same or different angle as viewed from the second end of the impeller from a reference plane along the longitudinal axis of the impeller compared to the angle of at least one blade of the adjacent set. The invention also includes: blade arrangement for multi-set impeller, inner hub length variations, and hub shapes for better efficiency and utility.
US08770931B2
A vane structure for a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of CMC airfoil sections integrated between a CMC outer ring and a metal alloy inner ring.
US08770920B2
A turbine blade or vane includes at least one internal radial channel for the circulation of cooling medium bordered on a pressure side by a pressure side wall and on a suction side by a suction side wall joined at a upstream side at a leading edge and at and downstream side at the trailing edge. At least one exit hole extends through at least one of the pressure side wall or the suction side wall for blowing out of cooling medium from the internal radial channel to a medium surrounding the blade or vane. At least one trailing edge exit hole along the trailing edge has a surfacial exit opening disposed at the pressure side of the trailing edge.
US08770917B2
A wind power generation system with turbofans includes an air supply system, a composite structure with a turbofan, several generator components, a control device, and an air passage well. The air supply system is configured to rise the wind which enters into the wind power generation system, and further wind which is raised drives the composite structure with a turbofan to rotate; an operating gear ring connected to the composite structure with the turbofan rotates with it, and then the rotating turbofan drives a small gear in a generator component which engages with the operating gear ring to rotate with high speed. The generator begins to generate electricity when a required rotary speed of an electric generating set is achieved.
US08770916B1
Provide a hydroelectric power generation system that can increase generation efficiency by keeping the rotational resistance of the runner low, while preventing water contamination at the same time.The hydroelectric power generation system has: a first water storage tank 20 with a high-pressure water injection port 21 on the bottom face; a runner 40 which is stored in a condition of floating in the first water storage tank; and multiple transmission members 50 that contact the outer periphery surface of the runner and transmit the rotational force of the runner to the principal axis of rotation 61 in the generator unit 60. The runner has: a casing 41 of a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and having an opening 41b at the center of the bottom face; an introduction pipe 42 that rises upward from the opening to introduce into the casing high-pressure water injected from the injection port; first guide pipes 43 that extend radially from around the introduction pipe to the inner side face of the casing; and first injection nozzles 44 provided at the tips of the first guide pipes; wherein the reactive force of the high-pressure water injected from the first injection nozzles is utilized to turn the runner. Use of no bearing eliminates the problem of lower rotational efficiency of the runner due to generation of frictional resistance at the bearing, and the problem of lubricating oil leaking out of the system.
US08770908B2
A support structure for a tilt cylinder of a machine that controls movement of an articulating implement may include a mounting plate, vertical support plates extending outwardly from a top surface of the mounting plate, and a central and side gussets connected to the top surface of the mounting plate and to the outer sides of the vertical support plates. The gussets assist in transitioning lateral or horizontal forces on the vertical support plates to the mounting plate and the end frame of the machine to reduce fatigue cracking at the points of connection of the vertical support plates to the mounting plate. The support structure may further include first and second lower support plates having top edges spaced from each other and connected to the bottom surface of the mounting plate, and bottom edges connected to each other so that the lower support plates and the mounting plate form a triangle in cross-section to further assist in transitioning the forces to the end frame.
US08770904B2
A threaded fastener including a shank extending along an axis away from an enlarged head to a tip. A thread extends in a helix around the shank from the tip of the shank towards the enlarged head. A driving recess on a top surface of the enlarged head receives a tool for driving the fastener in a rotational manner around the axis of the shank. Cutter teeth are formed on a lower surface of the enlarged head. The fastener may be assembled with a hard composite non-wood material decking and a supporting metal I-beam.
US08770903B2
A thread-producing nut for a screwed connection, wherein a core hole which is provided with thread turns is designed for positively locking, frictionally locking and releasable connection to an, in particular, cylindrical bolt or pin, in such a way that the thread turns have completely formed thread turns in certain sections when viewed in the circumferential direction and that free spaces with thread turns which are formed incompletely in terms of their height are provided between the completely formed sections of the thread turns. Furthermore, a blank for manufacturing the nut and a screwed connection composed of such a nut and a bolt are disclosed herein.
US08770900B1
A piling planing tool utilizes a cylindrical cutter head connected to a cylindrical cutter ring having teeth for planing the outer surfaces of damaged or deteriorating in situ pilings. Spacer rings are attached between the cutter head and cutter ring to lengthen the planing tool, in order to extend the tool to plane lower outer surfaces of the pilings. A drill bit extends through the planing tool to bore center channels into the pilings. A circular cutting blade is provided beneath the cutter head to plane the top of the piling. The method of reforming in situ pilings utilizes the planing tool to shape pilings so that they can be connected with new pilings. The pilings are connected by an internal steel rebar and sleeve, permanently secured with bonding material to form a single reformed piling having high tensile strength.
US08770899B2
The invention concerns a boring tool comprising a main tool body and a tool holder which is adjustable relative thereto, as well as a counterweight coupled to the tool holder in such a way that upon a movement of the tool holder in one direction a movement of the counterweight occurs substantially in the opposite direction, wherein both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively arranged at least in part in a bore in the main tool body. To provide a boring tool of the above-mentioned kind which is suitable in particular for high rotary speeds, which is advantageous in terms of manufacture and which in addition provides a reliable precise balancing function, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the main tool body has a clamping device, by means of which the main tool body can be elastically deformed so that both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively clamped in the bore.
US08770898B2
An assembly includes a quick-release head, a tail piece and a flexible metal rod. The tail piece includes a shaft and a male coupler formed of a head, body, and flute. At least a portion of the male coupler head has a reduced outer dimension relative to an outer dimension of the body. When the male coupler is mounted in a second quick-release head or drill, a clearance space is provided between the reduced outer dimension portion and the second quick-release head or drill. During use, the assembly may undergo bending which results in significant forces applied in particular to the male coupler head. By providing the clearance space, these forces are predominantly shifted to the male coupler body, thereby reducing the likelihood that the male coupler head will shear from the remainder of the male coupler.
US08770894B1
A vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression device including a body having a wall dimensioned to at least partly envelope a tubular member in an interior area of the body. The device further including a fin protruding outward from an exterior surface of the wall and a stand-off member positioned along an interior surface of the wall. The stand-off member dimensioned to space the body away from the tubular member and having a protruding portion formed by the interior surface of the wall and an indention portion formed by the exterior surface of the wall.
US08770891B2
The process of treating elemental mercury within the soil is provided by introducing into the soil a heated vapor phase of elemental sulfur. As the vapor phase of elemental sulfur cools, sulfur is precipitated within the soil and then reacts with any elemental mercury thereby producing a reaction product that is less hazardous than elemental mercury.
US08770887B1
A vibratory ride-on roller machine includes a chassis supported on front and rear vibrating drum assemblies that compact the surface on which the machine travels. The machine is controlled via a control assembly including a control lever. A number of control elements for controlling operations of the roller machine are located on the control lever, the operations including one or more of turning the exciter assembly on and off, switching between exciter assemblies, controlling the level of vibration of the exciter assemblies, controlling a spray assembly, and sounding a horn element. The control elements are advantageously positioned to enable operator actuation regardless of the operator's orientation on the roller and regardless of the position of the control lever within its operating stroke.
US08770878B2
A method for adjusting tension to a media web in a printing system includes identifying a tension level between the media web and at least one roll that is in contact with the media web. The tension level is identified with reference to a slip condition between the media web and the at least one roll. The identified tension is stored in a memory in the printing system.
US08770876B2
A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit, a sheet feeder, a discharge unit, a sheet path including a feeding path, a discharge path, and a reversing path, a manual sheet inlet, through which a recording sheet is manually inserted, a manual sheet path merging into the sheet path at a merging point and guiding the manually-inserted recording sheet to the merging point, a detecting unit to detect the manually-inserted sheet fed through the manual sheet inlet while a double-face printing operation is conducted with a preceding recording sheet, a judging unit to judge whether the detecting unit detected the manually-inserted sheet, and a conveyer controller unit to reduce a speed to convey the preceding recording sheet in the sheet path when the judging unit judges that the detecting unit detected the manually-inserted sheet.
US08770868B1
An accessory side mount of the camera accessory includes at least a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion that is different from the first limiting portion. When the first through third claws are rotated in a first rotational direction along the circumferential direction in order to install the accessory side mount that has been inserted in the proper installation and detachment rotational phase into the body side mount, the first limiting portion limits a range of rotation in the first rotational direction by abutting an end surface of one of the camera body side claws. When the first through third claws are rotated in a second rotational direction along the circumferential direction that is opposite to the first rotational direction in order to detach the accessory side mount from the body side mount, the second limiting portion limits a range of rotation in the second rotational direction by abutting an end surface of one of the camera body side claws.
US08770858B2
The present relates to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) unit. The SFP unit comprises a housing, a back panel, a front panel, and at least two connectors. The housing defines a top, a bottom and two sides, and is of standardized internal dimensions. The back panel is affixed to the housing. The front panel is affixed to a front portion of the housing and defines at least two apertures. The apertures are located in such a manner so as to define there between a non-horizontal line. The at least two connectors are adapted to be inserted in the apertures of the front panel.
US08770856B2
An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body and an elastic shutter member. The main body has an accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, wherein the first wall faces the third wall and connects with the second and fourth walls. An indentation is formed outside the accommodation room and on the third wall. The shutter member includes a fixing portion positioned within the accommodation room and on the third wall, a shutter plate, a connecting portion connecting the fixing portion with the shutter plate, and a hooking portion extending from the connecting portion to hook on to the indentation on the third wall. The shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and into the accommodation room.
US08770855B2
The invention provides an optical connector assembly for arrangement on a first optical printed circuit board and for connecting the first optical printed circuit board to a second optical device on a second electro optical printed circuit board, the connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector; and an optical connector; the optical connector being arranged in a housing that is fixed relative to the electrical connector, the optical connector being movably mounted in the housing so that the optical connector can move relative to the electrical connection, such that when electrical connection is made, the optical connector can still move with at least three degrees of freedom.
US08770843B2
Provided herein is a motor including a plastic component; a stationary component having a thrustplate; and a rotatable component having a sleeve and a counterplate, wherein the plastic component is positioned outside the sleeve, and wherein the thrustplate and the counterplate are positioned to form a fluid dynamic bearing (“FDB”) at a top portion of the sleeve. Also provided is a motor comprising a plastic component; a stationary component comprising a thrustplate; and a rotatable component comprising a sleeve; wherein the plastic component is affixed to the sleeve, and wherein the thrustplate and the plastic component are positioned to form a FDB. Also provided is a motor comprising a plastic component; a stationary component comprising an inner component; and a rotatable component comprising the plastic component and a supporting means for supporting the inner component, wherein the inner component and the supporting means are positioned to form a FDB.
US08770841B2
The present disclosure relates to a hydrostatic plate bearing, which comprises: a body, and a plurality of restrictors. Wherein, the body is formed with a mounting surface and an oil chamber that are disposed opposite to each other; the plural restrictors includes an orifice restrictor and a membrane restrictor while allowing the orifice restrictor and the membrane restrictor to be serially connected to each other. Operationally, a working fluid that is flowing into the body via the mounting surface is split to flow through the orifice restrictor and the membrane restrictor, in that the split flow of the working fluid that is flowing through the orifice restrictor is guided to flow into the oil chamber.
US08770837B2
Methods and thermowell systems that can be uses in high dynamic pressure environments. A thermocouple system includes a thermowell configured to enter a structure through which a medium flows; an elongated probe provided partially inside the thermowell and configured to measure a temperature; at least one o-ring disposed around the elongated probe at a first end, the o-ring being configured to dampen a vibration for the elongated probe by contacting the thermowell; and an elastomer disposed around the elongated probe section at a second end, the elastomer being configured to dampen the vibration for the elongated probe by contacting the thermowell.
US08770836B2
A wireless temperature profiling system and the methods of making it are disclosed. The wireless temperature profiling system can include a photovoltaic substrate, a transponder, and a reader.
US08770831B1
A coupling pin connection for releasably attaching a watchband to a watchcase. The watchband includes an end connector that defines an aperture for interfitting engagement with a lug member projecting from the watchcase. The lug member defines a groove in communication with a recessed section formed in the watchcase. The end connector includes bore extending through shoulder portions on opposite sides of the aperture. A coupling pin member is selectively insertable through registered alignment of the bore and the groove. The coupling pin member further includes a spline. The spline is adapted for engagement within the recessed section when the coupling pin member is rotatable about its longitudinal axis to provide positive securement of the watchband to the watchcase.
US08770829B1
A clock case comprising a first plurality of upstanding, spaced-apart fins formed from flat sheets of material, each of the first plurality of fins having a plurality of slots extending vertically upward from a bottom edge; and, a second plurality of upstanding, spaced-apart fins formed from flat sheets of material, each of the second plurality of fins having a plurality of slots extending vertically downwards from a top edge. Each upwardly extending slot is configured to mate with a respective downwardly extending slot, whereby each of the first plurality of fins is interlocked with each of the second plurality of fins to form an orthogonal array of laterally extending fins and longitudinally extending fins.
US08770819B2
A surface light-emitting device (1) of the present invention includes: first light sources (2a) emitting light in one direction, a second light source (2b) emitting light in a direction orthogonal to the direction, a first light guide plate (3), and a second light guide plate (4). The plate (3) has a light-incident end surface (6) on which light emitted from the light sources (2a) is incident, at least one light-incident end surface (8) on which light emitted from the light source (2b) is incident, and a light-emitting end surface (7) which is opposite to the surface (6) and from which light entering the plate (3) is emitted. The plate (4) includes a counter end surface (9) opposite to surface (7), and carries out, from its main surface, surface-emitting of light entering the plate (4) via the surface (9).
US08770815B2
A bezel for a TV display has two or more bezel elements, one being more diffusive of light from a source juxtaposed with the bezel assembly than the other element. One element can laterally border the other element or one element can be directly behind the other. More than two bezel elements may be used.
US08770813B2
In embodiments of a transparent display backlight assembly, a backlight panel is operable as a transparent panel, and a light source generates light that the backlight panel directs from the light source to illuminate a display panel of a display device. Light refraction features refract and scatter the light, where the light refraction features are spaced for approximate transparency of the backlight panel and to illuminate the display panel. An active diffuser can be implemented as an additional transparent panel and operable for activation to diffuse the light from the backlight panel that illuminates the display panel.
US08770812B2
A scuff plate has a first light guide element having a groove of predetermined shape formed in an underside of the element when viewed from below, a first light source that guides light to the first light guide element, light emission unit that is disposed below the first light guide element and that upwardly emits light differing in color from the first light source, and a half mirror layer interposed between the first light guide element and the light emission unit. Light from the first light source is guided to the first light guide element, and the guided light undergoes reflective diffusion at the groove (a character section). As a consequence, a desired character, or the like, is luminously displayed. In the meantime, light generated by the light emission unit exits through the first light guide element, whereupon an area (a background area) other than the groove (the character section) is illuminated in color that differs from the color of light from the first light source.
US08770806B2
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting module is provided including an LED array, and at least one of a diffusing portion and a reflecting portion. The LED array, equipped with at least one LED, may include a side wall which surrounds the at least one LED. The diffusing portion may be detachably coupled to the LED array and may include a diffusion plate which diffuses light emitted from the at least one LED The reflecting portion may be detachably coupled to one of the LED array and the diffusing portion and may reflect light emitted from the at least one LED. The LED array may be selectively coupled with the diffusing portion, the reflecting portion, or both the diffusing portion and the reflecting portion.
US08770797B2
An illuminating device includes a heat-dissipating shroud, a heat-dissipating module, an upper cover module and a lower cover module. The heat-dissipating module includes a light source, a substrate, a heat-conducting element and heat-dissipating blades. The upper cover module includes an upper cover, a light sensor and a protective cover. The lower cover module includes a lower cover, a transparent shroud and a transformer. The heat-dissipating shroud is assembled above the heat-dissipating blades of the heat-dissipating module. A top surface of the heat-dissipating shroud is provided with heat-dissipating holes. A space of a suitable height is generated between the top surface of the heat-dissipating shroud and the heat-dissipating blades of the heat-dissipating module to act as a heat concentration chamber. A gap is formed between the bottom of the heat-dissipating shroud and the top surface of the upper cover of the upper cover module.
US08770787B2
Proposed is a luminaire (1), comprising light sources (10) and optical elements (20). The light sources (10) are arranged in a first (11) and a second array (12), while the optical elements (20) are arranged in a first (21) and a second section (22). The first ‘light sources' array (11) and the first Optical element’ section (21) form a first group (31), and the second array (12) and the section (22) form a second group (32). The luminaire (1) is characterized in that the optical elements (20) of each group are arranged to have different beam shaping characteristics, and the arrays (11,12) are arranged to be individually addressable. This is especially advantageous in illumination applications where the control of the beam shape is required or desired. Advantageously, the invention provides a luminaire (1) capable of adjusting the beam shape without using an adjustable optical system. Moreover, the control bandwidth of the light sources limits the speed with which the beam shape can be adjusted.
US08770785B2
A lighting fixture is provided that includes a flat elongated base having opposing longitudinal marginal slots and a pair of upright walls inboard of the longitudinal slots, and a pair of end caps engaging opposing ends of the elongated base. A gasket extends along a longitudinal surface of each of the upright walls. A lens extends between opposing end caps and conforms to the curved marginal edges of the end caps and edges and upright walls. The lens has two opposing longitudinal grooves that align with a pair of side rails extending between the end caps. Each side rail has a longitudinal cam projection extending into the associated lens groove. When the side rails are tightened against the lens, the cam projections tighten the lens into contact with the gasket to form a water tight seal between the lens and the base.
US08770758B2
A static visual field scanning apparatus including: visual field scanning screen generating means; fixation image displaying and controlling means; scan line setting means; scanning point setting means; visual target displaying and controlling means; the first detection means; the second detection means; visual field mapping screen generating means; immediate post first detection scan continuation means; immediate post second detection scan continuation means; response waiting means; visual target display coordinates storing means; visual target perception inability symbol mapping means; the first completion judgement means; the second completion judgement means; post first completion judgement the next scanning point calculation means; and post second completion judgement the next scanning point calculation means.
US08770751B2
A method of imaging a retina of an eye includes combining an optical path of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imager and an optical path of a line scanning laser ophthalmoscope (LSLO) imager using a system of optics. The method also includes using a single detector to switch between an OCT mode and a LSLO mode and acquiring images of the retina while switching between the OCT mode and the LSLO mode.
US08770746B2
Disclosed are methods, materials and systems for producing contact lenses and contact lenses produced using said methods, materials and systems. According to some embodiments, a contact lens produced by said methods, materials and systems includes an extra-ocular indicator (“EOI”) adapted to alter in color upon removal of said lens from an eye. The EOI may be at least partially composed of a pigment adapted to become relatively more visible when the contact lens is outside an eye than when the contact lens is placed in an eye.
US08770738B2
An inkjet printing system, comprising: one or more inkjet printheads for printing drops of ink onto a receiver medium, and an acoustic air impingement drying system positioned in proximity to at least one of the inkjet printheads. The acoustic air impingement drying system includes: an airflow source providing a supply flow rate; an acoustic resonant chamber having an inlet slot that receives air from the airflow source and an outlet slot that directs air onto the receiver medium; an exhaust air channel for removing the air directed onto the receiver medium by the acoustic resonant chamber; a blower for pulling air through the exhaust air channel at an exhaust flow rate; and a blower controller that controls the supply flow rate and the exhaust flow rate, wherein the exhaust flow rate is controlled to match the supply flow rate to within 1%, or to exceed the supply flow rate.
US08770728B2
Disclosed is an image forming device including a carriage including recording heads and sub-tanks; a platen having a conveyance surface; flexible tubes for supplying liquids to the sub-tanks, the flexible tubes being extended along a main scanning direction above the platen, wherein extended portions of the flexible tubes are folded at middle portions of extended portions in the main scanning direction; first and second tube guides that support the folded extended portions of the flexible tubes, wherein the flexible tubes are arranged in a height direction, wherein the first tube guide is disposed at a position higher than that of the second tube guide, and wherein the tubes are supported by a thin plate-like sheet member formed of an elastic material.
US08770727B2
A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a first piezoelectric layer which is formed at an upper side of the first electrode and at lateral sides to the first electrode, a porous layer which is formed so as to cover side surfaces of the first piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode which is formed at an upper side of the first piezoelectric layer and the porous layer. In the piezoelectric element, the porous layer contains at least one metal element constituting the first piezoelectric layer.
US08770719B2
A liquid discharge head includes a first substrate having an energy generating element for discharging a liquid, and a second substrate which is bonded to the first substrate and which has a discharge port for discharging the liquid and a groove that forms a passage for supplying the liquid to the energy generating element, wherein one surface of the second substrate on the front surface side of the liquid discharge head and the other surface thereof, which is the back surface of the one surface, are individually provided with recesses.
US08770718B2
A printing system includes a printhead having adjacent inkjet nozzles for dispensing a common colored ink and a controller adapted to direct firing of the adjacent inkjet nozzles so that adjacent local areas using the common colored ink are printed on a printing medium with alternate firings of the adjacent inkjet nozzles.
US08770710B2
Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head; a receiving member which is linear; a support member which supports the receiving member so as to extend in a linear shape; a support member movement unit which moves the support member between first and second positions so that the receiving member is located at a receiving position capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position, and the receiving member is located at a retreat position deviating from the receiving position at the second position; and a contact member which comes into contact with the receiving member while moving in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the receiving member relative to the receiving member when the support member movement unit moves the support member from the second position to the first position.
US08770705B2
Disclosed is a droplet discharge detection device including a head array unit in which plural nozzles are arranged in a line; a light emitter configured to emit a light beam in a direction in which the nozzles are arranged, wherein the light emitter is disposed at a first end portion of the head array unit and the light emitter has an aperture for limiting a diameter of a light beam; and a light receiver configured to receive a scattered light beam of the light beam generated by a droplet, wherein the light receiver is disposed at a second end portion of the head array unit, the second end portion being opposite to the light emitter of the head array unit.
US08770695B2
A printing apparatus includes: a first head which has a plurality of nozzles arranged at a first pitch in a predetermined direction; a second head which has a plurality of nozzles arranged at a second pitch larger than the first pitch in the predetermined direction and which is spaced from the first head by a predetermined distance in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction; and a controller which controls the first and second heads so that only the first head prints the contour of a character or a line image and at least the second head prints a portion of the character or the line image other than the contour, when a print image is the character or the line image.
US08770691B2
The invention provides apparatuses and methods for acoustically ejecting the fluid from a reservoir contained in or disposed on a substrate. The reservoir has a portion adapted to contain a fluid, and an acoustic radiation generator is positioned in acoustic coupling relationship to the reservoir. Acoustic radiation generated by the acoustic radiation generator is transmitted through at least the portion of the reservoir to an analyzer. The analyzer is capable of determining the energy level of the transmitted acoustic radiation and raising the energy level of subsequent pulses to a level sufficient to eject fluid droplets from the reservoir. The invention is particularly suited for delivering fluid from a plurality of reservoirs in an accurate and efficient manner.
US08770686B2
An image forming apparatus including an image forming device forming an image on a surface of a recording material; a recording material passage; a treatment liquid applicator including a tray containing a treatment liquid, a first roller applying the treatment liquid to the surface of the recording material, and a second roller drawing the treatment liquid from the tray to supply the treatment liquid to the first roller; a liquid level inclination detector detecting whether the surface of the treatment liquid is inclined; a treatment liquid supplying device supplying the treatment liquid to the tray; and a controller connected with liquid level detector and the treatment liquid supplying device. The controller stops the operation of the treatment liquid supplying device when determining according to the detection result of the liquid level detector that the surface of the treatment liquid is inclined in a predetermined amount or more.
US08770684B2
The present embodiment provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a panel member forming at least a portion of the exterior of the refrigerator, an inner case of which at least portion is spaced from the panel, a display case provided at one side of the panel member, insulating material filled in space between the panel member and the inner case, and a display unit mounted on the display case after the filling of the insulating material is completed.
US08770682B2
A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a first storage chamber, a plurality of doors which open and close an access opening formed at a front surface of the first storage chamber, a hinge assembly which rotatably couples each door to the cabinet, and a basket assembly rotatably coupled to the cabinet with respect to the hinge assembly, the basket assembly being configured to define a second storage chamber which is received in the first storage chamber. The basket assembly includes a basket frame defining the second storage chamber and a basket mounted on the basket frame to receive food stuff when at least one of the doors is opened. The basket assembly is configured such that an access into the basket is enabled through a front face and rear face of the basket assembly.
US08770677B2
A compound rim assembly for a rotatable idler in an undercarriage system of a track-type machine includes a one-piece annular base configured for mounting the compound annular rim assembly upon an outer peripheral surface of an idler hub. The one-piece annular base is formed of a relatively lower hardness metallic material, and the compound rim assembly further includes a first annular track contacting rim a second annular track contacting rim positioned upon the one-piece base and being formed of a relatively higher hardness metallic material. The compound rim assembly further includes a track guiding ring trapped axially between the first and second annular track contacting rims and abutting the outer cylindrical surface of the one-piece annular base, the track guiding ring being formed of a non-metallic material and projecting radially outward of the first and second annular track contacting rims.
US08770676B2
An undercarriage system for a track-type machine includes a ground engaging track, and an idler for the ground engaging track having a hub formed of a relatively lower hardness metallic material, and a compound annular rim capping the hub and being formed of a relatively higher hardness metallic material. The hub includes a radially projecting outer spine, which is annular and concentric with an idler mounting bore defined by an inner peripheral surface of the hub. First and second rim components of the compound annular rim abut one another and sandwich the radially projecting outer spine. Each of the first and second abutting rim components includes a stepped profile. The idler may include a remanufactured idler having a reusable hub and replacement compound annular rim.
US08770669B2
A cutting tool configuration for a ground milling machine, for example, a cold milling machine or a mining drill, is provided. The cutting tool configuration comprises a cutter holder, which is fastenable or fastened on a milling drum, a cutting tool, which is fastened on the cutter holder, and which is inserted using its cutting tool shaft in a cutter holder bore of the cutter holder and can rotate around its longitudinal axis, and a wear disc, which is situated rotation-locked between a stop surface of the cutter holder and the cutting tool head of the cutting tool, it being provided that the rotation lock between the wear disc and the cutter holder is caused by at least one groove formed on the outer circumference of the wear disc and a guide formed on the cutter holder and engaging in this groove. A wear disc for use in such a cutting tool configuration, and a cutting tool having such a preinstalled wear disc, are also provided.
US08770664B1
A reclining chair having two stable positions of repose: an upright position and a reclined position. The chair having two peripheral supports and multiple intermediate supports disposed between the peripheral supports. Both the peripheral supports and the intermediate supports having integrated legs with three contact areas. In the upright position, only the first and the second contact areas contact the support surface, while in the reclined position only the third contact area contacts the support surface. The chair has a seat, a backrest, and an optional headrest. Armrest supports may be positioned on exterior sides of the peripheral supports to form an armrest and provide additional lateral stability.
US08770657B2
A roof panel made of resin has lower flange portions that are bent toward a vehicle lower side from vehicle side end portions of a upper surface portion. Outer panels that structure roof side rails have groove portions that are concave and are formed along a vehicle longitudinal direction at vehicle transverse direction inner sides of curved surface portions, and inner side flange portions that are formed at final end portions that are further toward vehicle transverse direction inner sides than the groove portions. In a state in which the lower flange portions are disposed within the groove portions of the outer panels, the inner side flange portions of the outer panels and an inner surface of the upper surface portion of the roof panel are joined by an adhesive.
US08770653B2
Bodywork arrangement comprising longitudinal members and cross-members that are connected at node points to other lateral structural elements to form part of a passenger compartment and part of a vehicle front end. Longitudinal members are provided at the lower side of the passenger compartment. Front-end longitudinal members are arranged on the vehicle front end. A front region of the passenger compartment has a floor cross-member, a splashboard cross-member, an armature cross-member and laterally arranged A-column elements. The floor cross-member together with the splashboard cross-member and two lateral structural elements form a lower trapezoidal structure. The splashboard cross-member together with the armature cross-member (9) and two lateral structural elements forms an upper trapezoidal structure. The space between the upper trapezoidal structure and the lower trapezoidal structure defines the foot space of the passenger compartment.
US08770647B2
A wiper apparatus for a vehicle, including: a frame to receive a wiper driving motor; a supporter formed to protrude from the frame toward an auto body panel; and a jointing member that combines with the supporter and that joins to the auto body panel, wherein the jointing member forms an ‘L’ shape in a longitudinal cross-section including a direction in which the jointing member is finally assembled into the auto body panel, and includes a first pressing part for contacting and supporting one side of the auto body panel; a second pressing part for contacting and supporting the other side of the auto body panel; and a protruding stopper for preventing the auto body panel from rotating in a direction parallel to the auto body panel.
US08770646B2
A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a support base. A seat is supported on the support base and cantilevered forwardly therefrom. The support base includes a first brace operably connecting the frame with a first slide assembly disposed on a rocker panel of the vehicle. A second brace operably connects the frame with a second slide assembly disposed on a transmission tunnel of the vehicle.
US08770641B2
Several embodiments of plastic dumpsters with improved strength and durability are disclosed. In one embodiment, gussets connect pockets to bevel walls, connecting the side walls to front and rear walls of the dumpster. The bevel walls are stronger than the side walls of the dumpster. Other embodiments disclose gussets integral with front and rear walls of the dumpster for improved strength. Other embodiments disclose removable, separately formed sleeves that are secured to the sides of the dumpster to form pockets for receiving the forks of a truck.
US08770639B2
A method of making a beam-box crash management system comprises forming a first shell (100a) from a fist sheet metal blank by a hot forming process. The first shell has a high tensile strength beam portion (102a) and integrally formed there-with a first low yield strength crash box portion (104a)proximate a first end of the beam portion and second low yield strength crash box portion proximate a second end of the beam portion. The first shell also has an open face extending continuously along the beam portion and each of the first and second crash box portions (104a, 106a). A closing element (100b) is formed from a second sheet metal blank, and is fixedly secured adjacent to the open face of the first shell.
US08770632B2
A quick-connect fitting for connecting a burner tube to a barbecue grill. The quick-connect includes a female connector and a male connector. In one embodiment, the female connector is attached to the burner tube and the male connector is connected upstream of the fuel supply. The female connector has an inwardly directed protrusion while the male connector has a corresponding longitudinal entry portion and circumferential groove. In the first step of assembly, the female connector is mated with the male connector by aligning the protrusion with the entry portion and urging the connectors together. In the second step of assembly, the female connector is rotated relative to the male connector such that the protrusion enters the groove to effectively prevent relative axial movement between the connectors.
US08770625B1
An object is protected against counterfeiting by an article including an HVS-perceivable target and HVS-perceivable texture surrounding the target. The texture produces a gentle HVS stimulus modulation. Color of the target has a higher saliency than that of the texture, whereby the texture provides camouflage for the target. Location of the target with respect to the texture is a function of a serial number or other information about the object.
US08770622B2
An airbag for a vehicle comprising an inflatable portion and lugs arranged at the periphery of the inflatable portion. The airbag is made of a one-piece-woven technology having a structure made of warp threads and weft threads. The airbag further comprises a marking for enabling a detection of an incorrect attachment of the airbag at the vehicle. The marking is realized by a coded weaving structure in at least one lug.
US08770618B2
A curtain airbag device that is housed at a top edge portion of a side window glass placement location of a vehicle body, and the curtain airbag device comprising a gas supply passage that receives supplied gas and is deployed along a top portion of the side window glass placement location and towards a vehicle bottom direction; an occupant protection portion that is deployed to a lower side of the gas supply passage by receiving supplied gas through the gas supply passage; a gas release section that releases gas from inside the gas supply passage when an internal pressure of the gas supply passage reaches a specific pressure or higher, the specific pressure being higher than a design deployment pressure; and an internal pressure regulation chamber that accepts gas released by the gas release section.
US08770617B2
The invention relates to an airbag (12) of a vehicle occupant restraint system (10) comprising plural juxtaposed compartments (16) delimited outwardly by opposing external walls (18) and against each other by partitions (20), wherein the airbag (12), in the inflated condition, has a form overall bent and elongate in cross-section. In the bending area the external wall (18) includes a cut-out (22) that is closed by an inserted insert (24) tensioned in the deployed condition which in the longitudinal direction has a length (LE) different in the bending area from the opposing external wall portion (28) of the chamber (16) so as to produce the bending.The invention furthermore relates to a method of manufacturing an airbag of this type.
US08770616B1
A deployable footrest assembly includes a top plate that is actuated by an actuator such that the top plate is operable between stowed and deployed positions. During deployment, the top plate is released from a housing by moving a latch mechanism to an unlatched position. Once the top plate is released from the housing, the actuator provides an in-line assist feature to linkage arms of a linkage assembly. Powered by the actuator, the linkage arms rotate to a fixed or set position thereby allowing a vehicle occupant to use the unit as a deployed footrest. During stowage, the latch assembly is coupled to a stowage mechanism, such that when the latch assembly is actuated, the stowage mechanism pulls the linkage arms beyond the set locking threshold angle thereby enabling the top plate to collapse back to a stowed position.
US08770611B2
An adjustable manual wheelchair handrim with a moveable elastomeric friction band. The position of the tubular handrim can be moved to a desired location relative to the wheel rim depending on the needs and limits of the user. The movable friction band is stretched around the drive surface of the handrim at a desired location preventing it from moving and providing increased frictional properties when gripped by the user during pushes. The friction band can be permanently affixed at a location to further prevent movement and slippage between the handrim and the friction band.
US08770610B2
A suspension for a two-wheeled vehicle includes first and second fork legs. Each fork leg includes a dropout. Each dropout has an opening therethrough. At least a portion of one of the openings is threaded. Each of the dropouts includes a split-clamp pinch bearing defining the opening and operable between an open position and a locked position, and a hand operable actuator pivoted to the bearing for operation thereof. The suspension further includes a one-piece axle. The axle is disposed through the openings. The axle has a threaded first end engaged with the threaded portion. The axle has an ergonomic grip formed at a second end. The bearing tightly engages an outer surface of the axle in the locked position, thereby rotationally coupling the axle to the dropout.
US08770609B2
A bicycle is provided having a unitary steering tube-crown member and a unitary crank arm-spindle member. A multistage aluminum 3D forging process is used to form the unitary members. This may allow the fabrication of components with substantially hollow interior areas to reduce weight, reduce part count while maintaining high strength and ductility. The multistage 3D forging process provided also allows the combination of multiple components into a single unitary part.
US08770605B2
A chassis frame (1) including connection members (13) each configured by a pipe that is connected to a vehicle body frame. Each connection member (13) is provided with an attachment part (2) at an end of the pipe. The attachment part (2) includes a flat attachment face (21) formed by flatly crashing an end of the pipe to form the overlapped portion where a plate of the pipe is overlapped. The flat attachment face (21) is provided on a center in left and right direction of the overlapped portion. A shape of the end of the pipe is a substantially gate shape in its cross section. The attachment part (2) further includes longitudinal ribs (22) bending from the flat attachment face (21) to both left and right sides of the overlapped portion. Each longitudinal rib (22) is formed with a through hole (221) communicating an outside and an inner side of each connection member (13) by expanding a folded edge of the overlapped portion, the through hole is shortened by cutting the plate of the pipe surrounding an opening of the through hole (221).
US08770592B2
A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs.
US08770572B2
In a conveying apparatus, a support member supports a second guide member such that the second guide member is pivotable between a first position and a second position, a downstream-side edge of the second guide member in a sheet conveying direction being closer to a first guide member than to a fourth guide member when the second guide member is in a first position, the downstream-side edge of the second guide member being closer to the fourth guide member than to the first guide member when the second guide member is in the second position.
US08770568B2
An apparatus for vertically separating stacked pallets a sufficient distance such that each pallet in the stack can be cleaned, with the pallets then immediately restacked after cleaning.
US08770558B2
A curved portion, with a curved cross section, is formed at the recess of the pad. The curved portion has a contact portion which contacts the leaf spring's tension surface, which faces the curved portion. The curved portion's thickness decreases from the contact portion to an end portion of the curved portion, thereby being spaced from the leaf spring's tension surface. In the pad, the height of the curved portion of the recess is set such that contact of the leaf spring's tension surface and the corner portion of the end portion of the curved portion can be avoided when the stroke length of the leaf spring's end portion is at maximum. Thus, the tension surface of the leaf spring is not worn by the corner portion of the end portion of the curved portion. As a result, breakage of the leaf spring caused by wear can be prevented.
US08770557B2
A portable appliance includes a humidifier and a heated scent mechanism. The heated scent mechanism includes a scent generator that harvests excess heat produced by a liquid heating chamber, or heat produced as a byproduct of motor operation. The humidifier may be controllable such that the appliance can serve as either a humidifier or air-freshener, individually or simultaneously.
US08770555B2
The invention relates to a process and a device for the treatment of charged hot gas, in particular hot pressure gasification gases from fly stream gasifiers during the partial oxidation of dust-type and/or liquid ash-containing feed in the fly stream.
US08770554B2
Disclosed is a generator of oxygen-rich water. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a generator of oxygen-rich water, including: a housing; a water tank provided in the housing; an oxygen generator provided in the housing; and a mixing unit mixing water supplied from the water tank and oxygen generated from the oxygen generator, wherein the mixing unit includes a hollow fiber membrane therein, and the hollow fiber membrane includes an inlet to which at least one end of a hollow fiber is fixed and a protrusion in which a body of the hollow fiber protrudes and is provided so that water and oxygen flows into an opening of at least one end fixed to the inlet and is discharged to the protrusion.
US08770552B2
A post cover for engaging with a fence post and supporting at least one strand. The post cover may include an extrusion portion supporting a strand-carrying portion, the strand-carrying portion formed of an electrically resistant material. In addition, the post cover may include a top portion supported by the strand-carrying portion, wherein the extrusion portion and strand-carrying portion each have a longitudinal cavity configured to admit the fence post; the top portion formed contiguous to the strand-carrying portion and comprising an extension to close the cavity from above.
US08770548B2
Hammers suitable to different tasks are described. Each hammer includes features to reduce vibration and provides advantageous balance and mass distribution. The hammers have a handle portion comprising an I-shape sectional profile and a head comprising a cavity formed therethrough. Each hammer may further comprise various nail or other fastener removal structures, such as a claw, slots, notches, or the like. The hammer may further include a nail-starter with magnetic nail retention.
US08770545B2
A slide gate comprising: a frame assembly which defines an opening through which fluid flows; a slide plate movably mounted to the frame assembly for vertical movement relative thereto so as to selectively open and close the opening in the frame assembly; an operating mechanism for vertically moving the slide plate between its open and closed positions so as to regulate fluid flow through the opening in the frame assembly, wherein the operating mechanism comprises a threaded operating stem which is secured to the top of the slide plate and which extends through a threaded operating nut which is rotatably mounted to the frame assembly, and means for rotating the threaded operating nut so as to cause longitudinal movement of the threaded operating stem relative to the threaded operating nut, so as to raise or lower the slide plate, whereby to open or close the opening in the slide gate; and a threaded fall-protection nut disposed on the threaded operating stem in spaced relation to the threaded operating nut and configured to rotate in unison with the threaded operating nut, the threaded operating nut being spaced from a fall-protection stop plate which is connected to the frame assembly.
US08770538B2
A supporting structure for an electronic device is provided to reduce the thickness or volume of device structures in conventional skills. The supporting structure includes a connecting arm having a first end and a second end which are substantially pivoted to a side region of a sliding and/or rotating module and an edge portion of a substrate module, respectively. With the connecting arm being rotated in response to the movement of the sliding and/or rotating module, the rotation or combination type can be provided between the first and second ends of the connecting arm and the side regions of the sliding and/or rotating module and the edge portion of the substrate module, thereby improving difficulties of the internal structure and design of the assembly of conventional supporting structure and electronic device.
US08770532B2
A cable retaining ring includes a base having at least one mounting opening or at least one mounting projection for connecting the cable retaining ring to a cable support tray, an elongate interior defining a cable retention region, a gap through the ring for allowing a cable to be placed into or removed from the interior, and a slide mounted on the ring and shiftable between a first position substantially blocking the gap to prevent the cable from being placed into or removed from the interior and a second position unblocking the gap.
US08770527B2
In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for installing a post mount. In one embodiment, a support block for use in securing a post mount includes a body having a first end and a second end and an adjustment mechanism formed integrally with the first end of the body, by which a vertical orientation of a post mount incorporating the support block can be adjusted.
US08770525B2
A bracket for routing cables in a cable management system that has a mounting portion which is used to mount the bracket to the cable management system and is provided on a mounting end of the bracket. The bracket also has a holding portion that has a plurality of apertures which are to hold the cables. Each of the apertures are provided at a different distance from the mounting end of the bracket.
US08770524B1
The pipe support apparatus of the present invention includes a length of flexible webbing having a first receptacle formed at one end of the length and a second receptacle formed at an opposite end of the webbing. A first rigid member has a locking bracket received within the first receptacle, and a second rigid member has another locking bracket received within the second receptacle. A landing pad is transversely extended from the length of flexible webbing and is positioned on the length of flexible webbing between the first and second rigid members. The length of webbing and landing pad form a pipe receiving surface between the first and second rigid members, the pipe receiving surface being a top surface of the webbing and a top surface of the landing pad.
US08770523B2
An aerodynamic profile (10) for aircraft, in particular for rotary wing aircraft, which profile (10) includes a cover skin (14, 15) on the pressure side and on the suction side, with a profile contour that is controllably formable in the rear profile region (13) by actuators (30), wherein each cover skin (14, 15) is designed as a non-shear-resistant sandwich that includes a film or foil (21, 22) which is connected to a non-shear-resistant core (20), wherein the cover skins (14, 15) are held in their profile shape by flexible webs (17).
US08770522B1
A spacecraft deployment mechanism employing a pair of bi-stable tape springs attached to a cylinder such that rotation of the cylinder extends or retracts the tape springs in opposite directions. The tape springs are fabricated such that they are stable when wrapped around a cylinder (stowed configuration) or when deployed and have a higher energy state when stowed than when deployed. A plurality of bi-stable tape spring mechanisms may be combined to create a deployment device that does not impart rotational torques to the spacecraft during deployment. Deployment may be accomplished by release of the stored energy in the coiled or packaged state progressing to the lower energy deployed state. Alternatively, a motor may be employed to rotate the cylinders for deploy or retrace the tape springs.
US08770513B2
Resilient aircraft engine mounts and mounting systems including the same are provided. A resilient aircraft engine mount comprises a base and a pair of opposed spiral springs in parallel forming a clevis with the base. A first spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a first center opening extending therethrough. A second spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a second center opening extending therethrough that is concentric with the first center opening for accepting a clevis pin. First and second spiral springs are each comprised of a rectangular cross section beam. The resilient aircraft engine mount is tunable in three translational axes to support three degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Two or more resilient aircraft engine mounts provide six degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Resilient aircraft engine mounts attach the aircraft engine to a pylon structure and help isolate vibratory forces.
US08770506B2
A pretensioner assembly for motor vehicle belt restraint systems is provided. The pretensioner assembly includes a tube in fluid communication with a gas generator. An elastic piston disposed within the tube is operable to drive a plurality of balls upon receiving pressurized gas discharged from the gas generator. The piston includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end includes a flexible rim that expands upon receiving pressurized gas from the gas generator, and the distal end includes a flexible rim that expands in response to backpressure from the plurality of balls. The expansion of the flexible rims at the proximal and distal ends of the piston provides a tight seal between the piston and the inner peripheral wall of the tube.
US08770501B2
A method, a system and a crushing plant for controlling a crushing process, which crushing plant includes a feeder for feeding material to be crushed to a crusher, a first crusher for crushing the fed material, a second crusher for crushing the crushed material and a conveyor for conveying the crushed material from said first crusher to said second crusher. A crushing plant includes measurement means for measuring the volume flow of the crushed material and control means for controlling the feeding speed of the material to be crushed responsive to change in the volume flow of the crushed material.
US08770494B2
A decoking tool includes a tool body, a diverter plate, a diverter body, a plurality of flow paths and a shifting apparatus. The plurality of flow paths may include a clearing flow path, a cutting flow path and a boring flow path each having a nozzle. The nozzle that terminates the clearing flow path can be directed substantially upwards during normal operation. The shifting apparatus can be operatively coupled to the diverter plate and/or the diverter body such that upon operation of the shifting apparatus, the diverter plate and the diverter body rotate relative to one another to substantially align a selection orifice and at least one of a clearing orifice, a cutting orifice and a boring orifice to establish fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the respective nozzle.
US08770489B2
A radio communication device includes a flat radiation element including a loop with a first end and a second end; a feed element including a coil pattern connected to the first end of the loop; and a radio IC element connected to the coil pattern. The coil pattern is disposed near the loop and is wound such that an electric power supply to the coil pattern generates a current flow in the coil pattern and a current flow in the loop in a same direction. The coil pattern and the loop are connected in series and are coupled via a magnetic field.
US08770483B2
Systems and methods provide for illuminating a subject using a light pipe that transmits light from a source. A method includes providing a light pipe, the light pipe defining an inner lumen through which the image sensor views the subject; providing a light source in alignment with a proximal portion of the light pipe; and using the light source, projecting a light into the light pipe and through the light pipe, the light pipe including a distal portion for providing a high-angle bright field illumination pattern on the subject with a first portion of the light and for reflecting a second portion of the light for providing a low-angle dark field illumination pattern on the subject.
US08770482B2
Apparatus and method to administer and manage an intelligent base unit for a handheld medical device
Apparatuses and methods thereof to administer and manage a base unit for a handheld medical device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base unit of the invention is in communication with a handheld medical device. The base unit is configured to provide an electrical connection to a power source to charge a battery of the handheld medical device. The base unit is also configured to perform an update to the operation of the base unit, wherein the update is initiated by the base unit upon receiving from the handheld medical device a data stream with information indicating that an update is contained in the data stream.
US08770479B1
A medication and/or medical supplies storage cabinet of all-steel construction has an RFID transducer or reader with an antenna array (i.e., an antenna or series of antennas) carried on a vertical elevator at the rear of the cabinet's metal shelves and drawers. The metal shelves, sides and back of the cabinet define successive compartments in which RFID-tagged item are stored. The vertical elevator may have a drive motor, e.g., gear-motor controlled by a computer associated with the cabinet. There may be a wall or window of a suitable radiolucent material at the rear of the cabinet to permit the RFID energy to radiate between the RFID antenna array and any RFID-tagged inventory items contained in the respective compartments or drawers.
US08770477B2
The invention provides a method and system for determining the geographical location of an Internet router, or of an IP address associated with the router. The method obtains the geographical location of a wireless communication device, while it is in communication with a web site via a router, and assigns that location to the router.
US08770473B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a financial account with incentives. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes receiving a selection of at least one identified merchant from a customer, the customer being associated with the financial account. The method also includes providing a first incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made with the financial account at a merchant other than the identified merchant. Further, the method may include providing a second incentive to the financial account for one or more purchases made at the identified merchant with the financial account, wherein the first incentive is different than the second incentive.
US08770469B2
A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a gable top comprising two top panels at a top of the carton. The gable top comprises at least one gusset foldably connected to a side flap and one of the top panels. The first and second top flaps angle inwardly from a respective front panel and back panel of the carton.
US08770461B2
Provided is a pipe welding apparatus, including: a support fixed to the ground; a torch which is supported by the support and is formed to correspond to a welding portion of a pipe; and a first rotation part for rotating the torch in a circumferential direction of the pipe up to a predetermined angle.
US08770456B2
A combustion nailer includes a tool housing, and a combustion engine substantially located within the housing and including a valve sleeve reciprocating relative to a cylinder head for cyclically opening and closing a combustion chamber. A control system is associated with the housing and is connected to the combustion engine for providing for a designated open time for the combustion chamber after a combustion event and before a subsequent combustion can occur.
US08770451B2
A cartridge system has two cartridges and a discharge opening, wherein the cartridges are delimited by cartridge walls and by a cartridge head, wherein at least one cartridge opening for expelling the cartridge contents from both cartridges is provided in each case in the cartridge head. A device regulates streams of fluid from the cartridges and is arranged rotatably or slideably on the cartridge head, wherein on at least two openings at least one wing is in each case arranged which at least in some areas protrudes past the opening, such that a flow through the openings applies to the device a force which force leads to a sliding or turning of the device against the cartridge head, such that a housing having a discharge opening is arranged on the cartridge head, in which the housing is arranged so as to rotate or slide.
US08770449B2
A dispenser (10) for dispensing a fluid from a container T comprises an inlet (14) for connecting to the container so as to receive the fluid therethrough, and an outlet (16). The outlet comprises at least two walls (18), each with a respective slit (22) thereon adapted to open to release fluid therefrom when a predetermined pressure is applied to the fluid in the dispenser at the outlet, and to close to retain fluid in the dispenser at a pressure less than the predetermined pressure.
US08770445B2
Fluid discharge head having a discharge nozzle which can be placed on a discharge device and which holds a medium guide and a medium outlet at the end of a medium guide, in the region of the medium outlet a movable closure element that can be moved into an open position is provided and, for the purpose of actuating discharge, the discharge nozzle and the discharge device can be moved axially towards each other, for which purpose the discharge nozzle has a skirt to form a sliding guide with a section on the discharge device, the skirt (9) of the discharge nozzle (5) being assigned a second, additional skirt (12) in order to form an annular bush (13) which can be mounted such that it can be displaced longitudinally on a section (11) of the discharge device (2) that is formed as an annular shaft.
US08770444B2
A fluid material dispensing kit including a pouch, provided with a flexible casing and a dispensing case provided with a cover that is to be mounted onto a base. The cover includes an upper recess that has a manually flexibly deformable wall mounted thereon. The wall has a dispensing opening, and the cover is provided with a lower reinforcement that defines, with the wall, a pumping chamber. The reinforcement has a supply opening. The distribution opening and supply opening are provided with, respectively, an output valve and an input valve. The pouch has, built therein, a coupling provided with a well that is sealably covered by the casing of the pouch, and the reinforcement includes a nipple that is to be placed into the well. The nipple is set up so as to enable the perforation of the casing during the placement thereof into the well.
US08770442B2
An O-ring retainer is disclosed that is integral with a valve stem of a valve. The valve is intended to move in a valve chamber, which valve chamber has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. When manually actuated, the valve moves between a first position, where it is seated against walls of the valve chamber and prevents flow through the chamber, and a second unseated position where it allows flow of the fluid through the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. An O-ring, used in conjunction with the valve and the valve chamber, is maintained in place by an outward projection from the valve stem, which projection is located just below the normally seated O-ring. Thus, if the O-ring becomes unseated, the projection, upon movement of the valve towards the seated position, bumps the O-ring back into its normal position.
US08770438B2
A container for carrying and dispensing at least one zip tie includes a housing having an outer wall and opposing upper and lower walls defining a substantially hollow interior. An inner wall is formed inside the housing to divide the housing interior into an inner cavity and an outer cavity, and the inner wall has at least one slot formed therein to define a passage between the inner cavity and the outer cavity. A flexible orifice is provided in the upper and lower walls. Another embodiment provides a container for zip ties that also includes a housing having an outer wall and opposing upper and lower walls defining a substantially hollow interior. A dispensing slot formed in the outer wall, and a friction fit passage formed on the outer wall adjacent to the dispensing slot. Yet another embodiment provides a container that combines the features of the first two embodiments.
US08770397B2
A method for removing material between the panels of a foldable blank (100), includes the steps of: separating at least a portion of the blank with a contoured line (25) to define a first panel (15) and a second panel (20), terminating the contoured line at a vertex (V), selecting one of the first and second panels as a trimmed panel (15) from which material is to be removed, defining a first line (R) that includes a pair of first and second points (P1, P2) on an edge of the trimmed panel, and removing a portion (A) of the trimmed panel defined by the first line and a section of the edge lying between the first and second points.
US08770392B2
The invention relates to a width-adjusting device for conveyor corridor(s), comprising a wide gear-reduction mechanism connected to the frame (5) of said conveyor, wherein said mechanism is arranged between the control shaft (12) and the wall(s) of said corridor. The device includes: a final drive capable of reverse operation and consisting of said control shaft (12) in the form of an endless screw and of a toothed wheel (11); and a system for controlling at least one of the walls of said corridor, consisting of an endless screw (13) and a nut, the endless screw being mobile or fixed relative to said toothed wheel (11). The shaft (12) of the final drive is a flexible shaft having a long length and engaging with the tension-retaining system (20) for absorbing the pulling and pushing forces in the rotation direction thereof.
US08770382B2
In a device for feeding book blocks (2) into the infeed channel (11) of a subsequent processing arrangement with an intermittently rotating star feeder (31) that features several block receptacles (34) that are arranged on a roller divided into disks (33) in a star-shaped fashion and respectively feature perpendicularly aligned first and second locating surfaces (34.1, 34.2), it is proposed that the star feeder (31) features several clamping jaws (36) that are respectively assigned to the block receptacles (34) and arranged parallel to the second locating surfaces (34.2), as well as movable relative to the latter. The star feeder (31) can be operated with a significantly higher angular acceleration and rotational speed without risking that the book blocks lose contact in the block receptacles (34). Even loosely gathered book blocks (2) can be flawlessly processed.
US08770380B2
A conveyor apparatus with a plurality of transport units movable along a guide means, on the upper side of said transport units there being provided in each case a pusher means which can be driven contrary to a direction of travel of the transport units so that unit load items can be picked up and/or discharged gently.
US08770363B2
The invention relates to a pressure regulator (1) in a shock absorber valve. The pressure regulator (1) comprises an axially movable first valve part (4) and a first seat (3), which are arranged in a valve housing (2) in such a way that an adjustable flow opening is created between the parts (3, 4). The flow opening is arranged to restrict a damping medium flow (q) and its flow opening size (s) is determined by a force balance on the first valve part (4). The force balance is principally or partially created by the sum of an actuating force (F) and the force (Fs) from a spring arrangement counter to the action of a counter holding regulator force (R). The spring arrangement comprises a first spring (5) having a first spring constant (k1) and a second spring (6) having a second spring constant (k2). The counter holding regulator force (R) is determined by the spring characters of both the first and the second spring (5, 6), in which the first spring (5) interacts with the actuating force (F) throughout the stroke (S1) and the second spring (6) works in series with the first spring (5) in an initial stroke (S3) close to the seat (3), in which the size of the initial stroke is determined by the working range of the second spring (6).
US08770360B2
A front bicycle suspension assembly having an inertia valve is described. The front bicycle suspension assembly may include at least upper and lower telescoping tubes and include a damping tube containing an inertia valve. The inertia valve may include an inertia mass movable along the outer surface of a valve shaft as the inertia valve moves between first and second positions.
US08770355B2
The invention relates to a brake disk having a face-end friction ring portion on which a brake disk cam provided with a cam bore is molded. In order to further develop the brake disk in such a manner that adequate safeties with respect to the permissible material values on brake disks for high-energy application cases are provided and material stresses in the region of the brake disk cam of the brake disk, which are caused through temperature differentials within the brake disk as a consequence of high braking energy inputs, are reduced, the brake disk cam includes two arm parts which extend spaced from each other from the face-end friction ring portion in the direction of the cam bore and converge in front of the cam bore.
US08770350B2
An access control system for a people conveyor control system, includes an authentication proving device adapted to communicate with a people conveyor control system. The authentication proving device has a central processor unit and a read protected memory protected from read and write access by external applications. The authentication proving device stores in its read protected memory program code to carry out a verification procedure in response to a verification request from the people conveyor control system, and sends a verification signal to the people conveyor control system. The people conveyor control system in response to the verification signal selectively allows or denies access to at least one of specific sections of said people conveyor control system or specific functions implemented in the people conveyor control system.
US08770346B2
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system having a pulley attached to a building. A closed loop of cable is installed around the pulley. The loop is of sufficient length so as to reach, when deployed outside of the building, below the pulley to where emergency personnel gather in an area next to a base of the building (when responding to a disaster situation in the building). A winch around which the loop is to be operatively installed is located in the area next to the base. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
