US07751711B2
Optical network terminal (ONT) power failure management. A system for permitting a customer of a telecommunication company, for whom fiber to the premises (FTTP) has been installed, to control operating features associated with operation of a battery backup unit (BBU) which is used, during power failure, for powering the ONT associated with the FTTP installation and the customer's telephone(s). The controlling of these features includes utilization of signal-controlled switches, which are manually over-rideable by the customer, thereby providing the desired operating feature control.
US07751710B2
Provided are a photonic cross-connector system, a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system using the photonic cross-connector system, and an optical communication network based on the WDM system. The photonic cross-connector system includes: an optical coupler branching an input optical signal into a plurality of paths; a wavelength selective switch (WSS) extracting at least one wavelength signal from the input optical signal and outputting the extracted wavelength signal to at least one port; a WDM multi-casting apparatus simultaneously copying and reproducing the input optical signal into different wavelengths and changing modulation methods of the input optical signal into different types of modulation methods; an optical transmitter and/or receiver branching and coupling the input optical signal; and a control system controlling the optical coupler, the WSS, the WDM multicasting apparatus, and the optical transmitter and/or receiver.
US07751707B2
A technique is described for controlling and optical network composed of network elements (NEs), with the aid of a network controller (NC) being in communication with the network elements. The technique includes collecting, by the network controller NC, information on the NEs therefrom, and, whenever a change in the network is requested, simulating within the NC operation of the network with the requested change and based on the collected information. The NC makes a decision on acceptability of the requested change, and may then cause implementation of the requested change in the network.
US07751702B2
The digital camera capable of printing shot images by directly connecting a digital camera to the printing device, and even if the printing device does not support at least one of the index printing and the multiple printing, a synthetic image corresponding to the printing mode not supported by the printing device is generated by the digital camera and is sent to the printing device. Thereby, even if the printing device does not support one of, or both of the index printing and the multiple printing, the index printing and/or the multiple printing can be conducted.
US07751700B2
A focus adjustment device includes an image sensor that includes imaging pixels for capturing an image formed via an imaging optical system and focus detection pixels for detecting a focus adjustment state at the imaging optical system through a first pupil division-type image shift detection method, a focus detector that detects a focus adjustment state at the imaging optical system through a second pupil division-type image shift detection method different from the first pupil division-type image shift detection method, and a focus adjustment controller that executes focus adjustment for the imaging optical system based upon the focus adjustment states detected by the image sensor and the focus detector.
US07751699B2
A image blur correcting mechanism for effecting image blur correction by moving a lens group in directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens group, includes a first guide shaft extending in a first direction which is a predetermined direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the lens group, a base frame supporting the first guide shaft, a first correcting moving frame supported by the base frame through the first guide shaft movably in the first direction, a second guide shaft extending in a second direction orthogonal to both of the optical axis direction and the first direction and supported by the first correcting moving frame, and a second correcting moving frame having a lens holding part holding the lens group, the second correcting moving frame being supported by the first correcting moving frame through the second guide shaft movably in the second direction, while being movable in the first direction along movement of the first correcting moving frame with respect to the base frame in the first direction.
US07751698B2
A photographic device, according to the present invention, includes a shake detector, a shake mitigator, a shake mitigation commander, an operation member, and a controller. The shake detector detects a device shake that is a shake of the photographic device. The shake mitigator mitigates the effects of the device shake to reduce an image shake that is a shake of a photographed subject image. The shake mitigation commander commands the shake mitigator to mitigate the effects of the device shake. The operation member is operated for carrying out a predetermined operation. The controller assigns the role related to mitigating the effects of the device shake to the operation member, when the shake mitigation commander commands to mitigate the effects of the device shake.
US07751695B2
A new technique for recording a series of images of a high-speed event (such as, but not limited to: ballistics, explosives, laser induced changes in materials, etc.) is presented. Such technique(s) makes use of a lenslet array to take image picture elements (pixels) and concentrate light from each pixel into a spot that is much smaller than the pixel. This array of spots illuminates a detector region (e.g., film, as one embodiment) which is scanned transverse to the light, creating tracks of exposed regions. Each track is a time history of the light intensity for a single pixel. By appropriately configuring the array of concentrated spots with respect to the scanning direction of the detection material, different tracks fit between pixels and sufficient lengths are possible which can be of interest in several high-speed imaging applications.
US07751685B2
The present invention relates to a recording medium having data structure including graphic data to be used for a menu page etc. of main video data recorded thereon as well as methods and apparatuses for reproducing and recording the data structure. A recording medium of the present invention comprises: a main data stream including at least video data; and a graphic data stream being used for graphic presentation for the recorded main data stream, wherein the graphic data stream includes at least one display set; the display set includes at least one composition segment and at least two definition segments; and a decoding time stamp written in a definition segment within the display set is equal to or greater than a presentation time stamp written in a preceding definition segment.
US07751680B2
Component assemblies and methods of making component assemblies are disclosed. An exemplary component assembly may generally include a capsule defining a cavity for receiving a component. The component assembly may additionally include at least one lead extending from the component and through the capsule to allow communication between the component and a network or device. The lead may generally define a sealed length within the capsule that is at least as great as a predetermined or expected intrusion distance of an external contaminant along the sealed length over an expected lifetime or service interval associated with the component encapsulated in the cavity.
US07751673B2
A splice tray holder includes a body with a first portion, a second portion, and a front surface. A retention portion is disposed on an outer periphery of each of the first and second portions and defines a receiving groove having an inner surface that faces toward the front surface of the body. A spring portion is disposed on each of the first and second portions, wherein the spring portion is adapted to provide a biasing force in a direction from the front surface of the body toward the inner surface of the receiving groove.
US07751668B2
The invention relates to a method for microstructuring an optical waveguide having a first cross-sectional region with a first refractive index, a second cross-sectional region with a second refractive index, and a boundary region in the transition from the first to the second cross-sectional region, in which the optical waveguide is exposed to laser radiation in the form of at least one ultra-short single pulse or a sequence of pulses with a defined energy input, whereby the radiant exposure takes place in such a manner that a modification of at least one optical property of the optical waveguide takes place at at least one defined portion of the boundary region.
US07751662B2
An optical display device, in particular for use in a head-up display or a head-mounted display, comprises an essentially planar light guide, an image-generating system, a first diffraction grating by which light that comes from the image-generating system can be coupled into the light guide, and a second diffraction grating, by which the light can be coupled out again from the light guide. At least one of the two diffraction gratings is a binary-blazed grating having a multiplicity of diffraction structures, which are composed of a multiplicity of individual substructures that ensure a blaze effect and in plan view have the shape of a closed geometrical surface.
US07751657B2
Disclosed is an inclinometer system capable of detecting the inclination of the ground using a fiber bragg grating sensor to precisely measure the deformation of the ground. The inclinometer system includes at least one measuring unit, and the measuring unit includes a body provided therein with a receiving part, a frame inserted into the body, a weight member inserted in to the frame and having one end hinged to the frame, the weight member rotating in cooperation to inclination of the body, an optical fiber 5 passing through both the body and the frame such that one end of the optical fiber is fixed to the weight member, a fixing member installed into the frame to fix an opposite end of the optical fiber, and a fiber bragg grating (FBG) sensor attached to the optical fiber.
US07751649B2
To enable obtainment of a composite image including a movement trajectory of a moving body, even from a moving image including a background. Sampling means samples frames from moving image data. First mask frame calculating means calculates mask frames including mask regions, which correspond to positions of the moving body on the frames. Second mask frame calculating means accumulates and binarizes the mask frames to calculate a reference mask frame. Region cutout means masks the frames by using the mask frames and the reference mask frame to cut out moving body regions, which correspond to a moving body, from the frames. Composing means overwrites moving body regions on one of the frames in chronological order to obtain a composite image, which includes the movement trajectory of the moving body.
US07751647B2
A system having a camera (18) for capturing video images of a scene in successive image frames, and a computer system (14 or 20) for receiving such video images. The computer system periodically generates a background image of the scene from multiple successive image frames (23) and extracts features in the background image (26), and extracts features for each new image frame received from the camera (28). For each new image frames, the new image frame and the last periodically generated background image are correlated at common locations (parts or regions) associated with the features extracted from the last periodically generated background image and features of the new image frame (30), to determine non-correlated features in the new image frame with respect to the last periodically generated background image (31). If the number and/or percentage of non-correlated features are sufficiently high, and/or the spatial distribution of non-correlated features is sufficiently low, the image frame is determined to have an invalid background (32, 33). When multiple successive frames are determined as having invalid backgrounds, the camera (20) represents an invalid camera.
US07751646B2
There is provided an image processing method that performs an image transformation operation on input image data using a computer to generate output image data for display, the image processing method including: acquiring input image data, generating transformed image data corresponding to a transformation process by performing each of a plurality of the transformation processes which are set corresponding to a transformation parameter representing a transformation operation on the acquired input image data; generating inverse-transformed image data by inverse-transforming the generated transformed image data into a shape corresponding to the input image data; determining deterioration of an image for each transformation process by comparing the generated inverse-transformed image data to the input image data, selecting an optimal transformation process among the plurality of transformation processes based on a result of the deterioration determination, and generating the output image data by performing a transformation operation on the input image data based on the optimal transformation process.
US07751645B2
A camera for aerial photography includes a reference projector that projects collimated beams of light into the optical system entrance aperture which are imaged by an image recording device. The beams produce fiducial images present in every image captured by the imaging recording device. The fiducial images can be used to characterize the performance of the optical system and derive distortion correction coefficients. The distortion correction coefficients can be applied to a portion of an image, such as a group of pixels, or to the entire image, to thereby compensate for distortions in the optical system. In some embodiments, e.g., airborne cameras, the projector is rigidly coupled to an inertial measurement unit. The ability of the airborne camera to perform object geolocation from imagery is improved. The fiducial images enable optical system performance to be characterized and distortion correction coefficients to be obtained and thereby improve the accuracy of a ray angle calculation to the object of interest. Furthermore, the ray angle can be related to an inertial measurement system coordinate system using a direction cosine matrix.
US07751644B2
A CPU 200 extracts ornamental image data and layout control information from an ornamental image file FF. When the layout control information does not include characteristic values, the CPU 200 analyzes the ornamental image data to acquire characteristic values representing a tendency of image quality of the ornamental image data. The CPU 200 may additionally compute correction rates for correcting values of image quality-relating parameters of objective image data from the acquired characteristic values of the ornamental image data. The CPU 200 writes either the acquired characteristic values or the computed correction rates into the layout control information. The layout control information including the acquired characteristic values or the computed correction rates is output together with the ornamental image data in the form of the ornamental image file FF.
US07751639B1
In a method for the recovery of an invariant image from a 3-band colour image, information relating to the angle for an “invariant direction” in a log-chromaticity space is obtained on the basis that the correction projection is that which minimizes entropy in the resulting invariant image. The method is applied to remove shadows from unsourced imagery.
US07751634B2
An imaging system incorporating adaptive compression which includes determining linear predictive differential residuals from an imager array pixel row. The differential residuals are classified into categories, each category having a range of differential residuals associated with it. The categories are analyzed to produce an ordered list having categories with most to least frequent residuals falling within a respective residual range associated with a respective category. The ordered list is then used to select a variable length encoding table with a matching ordered list. Variable length encoded category and range position offset data is output to a serializer unit, where the range position offset refers to a position in a range associated with a particular category.
US07751628B1
A system for managing storage space on an electronic storage medium is provided in which a file format for stored data allows for progressive deletion of low-significance data, for example in a video or audio file, while allowing the remaining portions of the file to be subsequently retrieved. The file format allows for the ready deletion of low-significance data without having to open, edit and subsequently rewrite the data. Furthermore, rules-based algorithms for the deletion of low-significance data allow a user to store and progressively delete such low-significance data in accordance with time parameters, available storage space and the like, without having to delete the full file.
US07751627B2
In a method of evaluating an image for a dominant line, warped mesh information regarding saliency of the image is received. Displacements of components of the warped mesh information are determined relative to corresponding components in un-warped mesh information. Statistical representations of the displacements are utilized to evaluate the image for a dominant line.
US07751626B2
Methods and apparatuses process images. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing an image including an object; generates a connected graph associated with the image, the generating step including representing pixels of the image in a higher than two dimensional space to obtain pixel representations, generating a pixel representation graph using the pixel representations, and assigning weights to edges between the pixel representations in the pixel representation graph, based on a gradient characteristic between the pixel representations, to obtain a connected graph; and segments the connected graph using an energy minimizing function, to obtain pixels of the image associated with the object.
US07751604B2
Disclosed is medical intelligent server architecture for computer aided detection that is capable of scaling up for increasing number of patients, and that facilitates modifications and additions of detection services based on various modalities. The architecture is a dedicated server configuration capable of providing services for detecting diseases upon being provided a set of medical images. The architecture is capable of being integrated into existing medical information systems. The architecture for computer aided detection is adaptable to variations in demand for computer aided detection serves, is easily expandable to include new or modified detection services, and is scaleable to accommodate an increasing number of patients and patient images of various types.
US07751588B2
A form of error processing is used to decode steganographic messages embedded in image and audio signals in the presence of distortion, which tends to introduce errors in steganographic data communication. Content signals with auxiliary embedded data are analyzed to detect embedded message signals. Confidence values are assigned to the message signals and used to ascertain whether a message has been accurately detected. Error processing enables accurate message extraction in the presence of “soft errors” in the embedded message signal. This error processing enables more effective recovery of the steganographic message from content signals that undergo distortion and/or loss transformations after being embedded with steganographic data.
US07751586B2
An image processing apparatus includes a determining unit that determines at least one embed area in an area that is not accessed by an application in an image. An embedding unit embeds at least one piece of embed information into the embed area. A quantizer quantizes the image embedded with the embed information. An encoder encodes the image quantized.
US07751584B2
Methods for providing and extracting hidden information in firmware images using steganographic processes. Information is hidden in binary firmware images, such as drivers, using a steganographic process in which the functionality of the binaries do not change, and the size is not increased. During a pre-boot phase of a computer system, binary firmware drivers containing hidden steganographic data are identified, and a steganographic extraction process is performed to extract the hidden data. In one embodiment, a hash is employed on an authentic binary image to uniquely identify the op code content. The digest from the hash is stored in the steganographic data. In one embodiment, a vendor's private key and optional signature is used to encrypt the hash. A similar hash is performed on the binary image of a discovered binary firmware driver, and the authentic hash digest is extracted from the steganographic data. The hash digests are compared to authenticate the binary firmware driver.
US07751583B2
In a condenser microphone having a microphone case formed by a casting, the resistivity of the surface of the microphone case is decreased surely, and the shielding function of the microphone case is made stable. In a condenser microphone in which a substrate including an audio output circuit connected to a condenser microphone unit is housed therein, and a cylindrical microphone case 10 mounted with an output connector is provided on one end side, the microphone case 10 being formed by casting, a conductive layer 10b having a lower resistivity than that of a raw material of the microphone case 10 is formed integrally on a casting surface 10a on the outer surface side of the microphone case 10.
US07751582B2
A microphone with narrow directivity capable of obtaining high directivity and reducing wind noise is obtained. A cylindrical acoustic tube, a microphone unit arranged in the acoustic tube, a front acoustic chamber and a rear acoustic chamber formed by partitioning the acoustic tube by the microphone unit, a front acoustic terminal for causing the front acoustic chamber to communicate with an external space, a rear acoustic terminal for causing the rear acoustic chamber to communicate with an external space, and a film that covers the front acoustic terminal are comprised. It is recommended that the rear acoustic terminal be also covered with a film. Further, it is recommended that the films be made of vinyl chloride and formed into a corrugated shape.
US07751581B2
The invention relates to a public address system including one or more loudspeakers, each of which is in particular equipped with a section for reproducing high-frequency sounds, including a wave expansion guide, which receives, at its input sound waves coming from a transducer and having, projecting in a plane, a form opening outwards from its input to its output for distributing, in a solid transmission angle, the sound waves coming from the expansion guide. According to the invention, the expansion guide includes one or more mobile flaps that can be moved by a movement made parallel to the plane, so as to enable the solid transmission angle of the sound waves to be adjusted.
US07751577B2
Once a mixer is set in a predetermined operation, an input-logical-channel selecting section supplies sound signals, input via a cascade input terminal, to an input signal processing section via an input patch section, so that the sound signals can be mixing-processed as sound signals of normal input channels. At the same time, a portion of sound signals input via an input terminal are supplied to mixing buses, so that these sound signals can be handled as cascade-related signals. In accordance with a model of another, or cascaded-to, mixer, arrangements are made such that normal-input/output-channel input terminals can be assigned to cascade input/output purposes. With a block diagram display section indicating what signals the individual input/output terminals are currently assigned to within the mixer, a user can grasp at a glance the current assignment state.
US07751573B2
A clip state display method which is capable of quickly identifying a clipping point and changing settings of signal processing. It is detected whether a clip occurs in any of signals of a plurality of input channels on which at least one of signal processing and mixing processing is performed. A block diagram showing functions of at least one of the signal processing and the mixing processing is displayed. Functions of at least one of the signal processing and the mixing processing in which the clip has occurred are displayed on the block diagram.
US07751551B2
A method of processing a call is disclosed. The method can transform speech input from a caller of a call into text and convert the text into an object and an action. The method determines a call destination based on the object and the action. The method can route the call to a destination when a caller is not in compliance with at least one business rule. The method can further route the call to the call destination when the caller is in compliance.
US07751533B2
A device and method provide a user with a template for a message having fields that can be pre-filled with data to reduce the manual entry of data into the message. The method includes, but is not limited to, executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application, selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device, selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises one or more dynamic fields, selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application, and inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.
US07751528B2
Stationary x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis systems and related methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein can include an x-ray tomosynthesis system having a plurality of stationary field emission x-ray sources configured to irradiate a location for positioning an object to be imaged with x-ray beams to generate projection images of the object. An x-ray detector can be configured to detect the projection images of the object. A projection image reconstruction function can be configured to reconstruct tomography images of the object based on the projection images of the object.
US07751520B1
Techniques are disclosed for detecting a packet. One technique includes sampling a received signal to produce a sequence of samples wherein the sequence of samples includes a plurality of subsequences of samples; cross correlating the subsequences of samples with a known form of the subsequence to produce cross correlations; self correlating the cross correlations to produce a plurality of self correlations; summing the self correlations; and processing the sum of the self correlations.
US07751516B2
Inter-device adaptable interfacing clock skewing. The invention is operable in either one of both of a transmit mode and a receive mode to perform skewing of a transmitted and/or a received signal. The operational parameters including frequency and phase may be determined during auto detect/auto negotiation, they may be programmed externally, or they may be user selected in various embodiments. A device may include a clock generator, one or more divider, and one or more delay cells internally to the device. If desired, a high frequency clock is generated within the device and then divided down to generate the appropriate clock signal that supports the communication and interaction between multiple devices. Registers and/or pins may be used to select the clock frequency and phase of output clock signals. The present invention supports multiple Ethernet protocols between multiple devices including 10BaseT, 100BaseT, and 1000BaseT.
US07751515B2
Mobile handheld terminals receiving DVB transmission require relatively low power consumption and TDM based transmission can be used to reduce power of the terminals. In order find pilot carrier position at least two symbols are accessed which are adapted to establish a correspondence pattern for pilot carriers in a matrix of the at least two symbols. Carriers of the first symbol are correlated with the corresponding carriers of the second symbol within the matrix for determining a correlation maximum for indicating a pilot carrier position.
US07751514B2
A communication system and a method which can reduce the effect of burst noise. The communication system comprises a controllable oscillator, a mixer, a decision circuit, a comparator, a loop filter, and a controller. The controllable oscillator generates an oscillating signal. The mixer coupled to the controllable receives input data and mixes the input data with the oscillating signal. The decision circuit receives the mixed input data and generates an estimated symbol. The comparator generates a decision error between the estimated symbol and the mixed input data. The loop filter coupled to the controllable oscillator filters the decision error, and generates a filtered decision error, and the controllable oscillator generates the oscillating signal according to the filtered decision error. The controller reduces a bandwidth of the loop filter according to the decision error.
US07751511B2
A subset of modeled impairment correlation terms are selected for use in received signal processing. According to one embodiment, a subset of modeled impairment correlation terms is selected and a composite impairment correlation term is determined based on the subset of modeled impairment correlation terms. The composite impairment correlation term may be determined by scaling the modeled impairment correlation terms included in the subset by respective model fitting parameters. The scaled modeled impairment correlation terms are then combined to form the composite impairment correlation term. The subset of modeled impairment correlation terms may be selected based on their respective model fitting parameters. In one embodiment, the modeled impairment terms having a model fitting parameter that satisfy a threshold are included in the subset while those that do not are excluded. The composite impairment correlation term may be used for received signal processing, e.g., demodulation or signal-to-interference estimation.
US07751506B2
A MIMO receiver implements a method for the soft bit metric calculation with linear MIMO detection for LDPC codes, after linear matrix inversion MIMO detection. In the receiver, a detector detects the estimated symbol and the noise variance. Further, a soft metric calculation unit computes the distance between the estimated symbol and the constellation point, and then divides the distance by the noise variance to determine the soft bit metrics.
US07751492B2
For certain embodiments of this application, a method and apparatus for generating pilots in a wireless multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) communication system is disclosed. The certain embodiments can include obtaining at least one pilot symbol for each antenna of a plurality of antennas, obtaining an orthogonal sequence for each antenna in the plurality of antennas, and covering the at least one pilot symbol for each antenna with the orthogonal sequence to obtain a sequence of covered pilot symbols for each antenna to obtain at least one covered pilot symbols for each of the plurality of antennas.
US07751481B2
A video processing system is provided with video encoding apparatus 1 and video decoding apparatus 2. The encoding apparatus 1 outputs a maximum delay time that is incurred by backward prediction, in addition to encoded data D1 resulting from encoding of video data D0. The decoding apparatus 2 effects input of the maximum delay time that is incurred by backward prediction, in addition to encoded data D1 from the encoding apparatus 1. Then the decoding apparatus 2 decodes the encoded data D1 with reference to the input maximum delay time to generate motion video data D2.
US07751480B2
The present invention provides a buffer architecture and latency reduction mechanism for buffering uncompressed/compressed information. This combination provides for a proficient division of the encoding task and quicker through-put time. The invention teaches a single chip digital signal processing device for real time video/audio compression comprising a plurality of processors, including a video input processor, a motion estimation processor, a digital signal processor, and a bitstream processor, wherein processing and transfer of the signals within the device is done in a macroblock-by-macroblock manner. The device can include a multiplexing processor that is comprised of a storage unit which buffers a compressed video bitstream and a processor which retrieves the compressed video bitstream from the storage unit and produces a multiplexed data stream whereby the compressed video bitstream is processed in a pipeline manner.
US07751475B1
Image data to be compressed is first converted from the RGB domain into a gamma-powered YUV domain. A wavelet transform then separates image data into high- and low-detail sectors, incorporating a dynamic scaling method, allowing for optimal resolution. The output data from the wavelet transform is then quantized according to an entropy-prediction algorithm that tightly controls the final size of the processed image. An adaptive Golomb engine compresses the data using an adaptive form of Golomb encoding in which mean values are variable across the data. Using variable mean values reduces the deleterious effects found in conventional Golomb encoding in which localized regions of similar data are inefficiently coded if their bit values are uncommon in the data as a whole. Inverse functions are applied to uncompress the image, and a fractal dithering engine can additionally be applied to display an image on a display of lower color depth.
US07751473B2
A method of encoding a video signal representing a sequence of pictures, which comprises receiving a current picture for encoding, forming a temporal prediction of the current picture or a part thereof from a first reference picture or a part thereof associated with the current picture, and further comprising associating a second reference picture or a part thereof with the current picture for forming a temporal prediction of the current picture or a part thereof based on a similarity measure. The similarity measure is selected from a group which includes a measure indicative of the similarity between the first reference picture or a part thereof and the second reference picture or a part thereof and a measure indicative of a similarity between the current picture or a part thereof and the second reference picture or a part thereof. A corresponding video decoding method, video encoder and video decoder are presented.
US07751470B2
Time correlation of signal to distortion characteristics is achieved by acquiring time domain data for a frequency band representing a communication signal, the communication signal having multiple channels. The time domain data is simultaneously converted to frequency and demodulation domain data in sequential time blocks. The frequency and demodulation domain data are processed to obtain respectively frequency and demodulation domain measurements. The resulting measurements are displayed simultaneously as a function of time for all the time blocks and/or for a selected one of the time blocks. An ACLRogram display provides a display having a time axis and a frequency axis in the form of bars spanning the frequency band for each time block with each bar being divided into frequency sub-bands representing a main channel and adjacent side channels, the shading of each segment of the bar representing a measurement value for that segment.
US07751454B2
A semiconductor laser device including: semiconductor layers including an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layers having a stripe-shaped waveguide region formed therein; end face protective film formed on the end face of the semiconductor layer that is substantially perpendicular to the waveguide region; wherein a p-side protruding portion is formed in the vicinity of the end portion of a p-electrode or n-electrode.
US07751453B2
A laser control system contains an oscillator gas chamber and an amplifier gas chamber. A first voltage input is operatively connected to deliver electrical pulses to a first pair of electrodes within the oscillator gas chamber and a second pair of electrodes within the amplifier gas chamber. An output of the gas chambers is an energy dose calculated by a trapezoidal window. A control circuit connects to the first voltage input for modifying the first voltage input. A feedback control loop communicates an output of the gas chambers to the control circuit for modifying the first voltage input.
US07751451B2
A system and method is disclosed allowing a cable network provider to dynamically allocate a network resource, in the form of channel bandwidth, for conveying either analog or digital assets. Certain assets are distributed in a cable network in an analog manner but only during certain time periods. The network resources could be used for offering digital services at other times. A programmable RF switch allows network resources to be switched to convey digital assets when the analog channels are not required. The digital assets conveyed may comprise movies, games, or music and can be transferred during ‘off-hours’ for local storage in the set top box in anticipation of future requests by a user. When the asset is requested, the set top box first checks if the asset is locally available, and if so, spools it out locally.
US07751448B2
Symbol timing synchronization in OFDM communication systems where multiple wireless terminals communicate with a single base station is described. Base station transmitter and receiver symbol timing is fixed. Each wireless terminal operates to independently adjust its transmitter timing. Transmitter timing synchronization at the wireless terminal is slaved to the terminal's receiver timing synchronization. Each wireless terminal first corrects its receiver symbol timing based on a signal received from the base station. The wireless terminal then adjusts its transmitter symbol timing as a function of its receiver symbol timing. When the receiver symbol timing is to be advanced or delayed by some amount, the transmitter symbol timing is also advanced or delayed, respectively, by the same, or substantially the same, amount. Symbol timing adjustment can be made by adding or deleting digital samples from the first or last symbol in a dwell.
US07751447B2
Due to emerging cellular standards, such as UMTS, TDMA and WLAN, there is more and more need for so-called multi-mode mobile phones, i.e. phones which support not only one air interface but at least two. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a simplified synchronization of a plurality of time base units in a receiving station, such as a multi-mode mobile phone, is provided, in which the plurality of time base units is synchronized by performing a calibration of one first time base unit only and then using the calibration for synchronizing the other time base units with the calibrated first time base unit. Since the synchronization of the various time base units can be performed by software, the number of hardware components for synchronization may be significantly reduced.
US07751446B2
A DTV transmitting system includes two pre-processors. The first pre-processor codes high-priority enhanced data for forward error correction (FEC) and expands the FEC-coded data. The second pre-processor codes low-priority enhanced data for FEC and expands the FEC-coded low-priority enhanced data. The DTV transmitting system further includes a data formatter generating enhanced data packets including the pre-processed data, a multiplexer multiplexing the enhanced data packets with main data packets, an RS encoder RS-coding the multiplexed data packets, a data interleaver interleaving the RS-coded data packets, and a block processor which codes each block of enhanced data in the interleaved enhanced data packets and bypasses the interleaved main data packets.
US07751444B2
A method and system for processing buffer status reports (BSRs) such that when BSR triggering is performed, the size(s) of the necessary sub-header(s) are also to be considered together in addition to the BSR size. The steps of checking whether any padding region is available in a MAC PDU that was constructed, comparing the number of padding bits with the size of the BSR plus its sub-header, and if the number of padding bits is larger than the size of the BSR plus its sub-header, triggering BSR are performed. Doing so allows the sub-header(s) to be inserted or included into the MAC PDU or transport block (TB) or other type of data unit.
US07751442B2
Described are a device and system to transmit 8B/10B code groups including Ethernet data frames in a device-to-device interconnection. Control messages may be interleaved among the 8B/10B code groups for transmission to a destination device.
US07751439B2
A method for the allocation of resources for the transmission, in a communications network, of a data stream from an intermediate device to a sink device, said data stream comprising a plurality of data applications packets and being transmitted from a source device to the intermediate device in the form of data transport packets according to a communications protocol.The intermediate device performs the following steps: reception of data transport packets according to the communications protocol; obtaining application time-stamp information included in the data of the data stream contained in the data transport packets received; determining a bit rate, called an application bit rate, from said application time-stamp information obtained and a piece of information on quantity of data of the data stream received by the intermediate device; determining a value of bandwidth to be allocated as a function of the application bit rate to transmit the data stream from the intermediate device to the sink device; allocation of the value of bandwidth to be allocated to the transmission of the data stream from the intermediate device to the sink device.
US07751423B2
A scheduler in a communication network comprising a communication channel which is shared by a plurality of user nodes, the communication channel having a succession of slots. The scheduler has a quality unit for receiving an indication of the quality of the communication channel for each user node. A delay unit for receiving a predetermined delay factor for each of at least some of the user nodes, the delay factor representing a level of tolerance to a time delay. A selection unit connected to the quality and delay units and being arranged to determine, for each slot, which of the user nodes is to use that slot based on the channel quality indication and the delay factors.
US07751417B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an accelerated system and methods for gathering business information, augmenting that information to conform to requirements for sharing the information and for synchronizing, managing and publishing the information across the supply chain. Through use of a control module business information is gathered from a variety of enterprise wide systems and stored via an acceleration engine. After augmenting and/or altering the information to conform to the requirements of a desired repository of information known as a data pool, the information is published to the data pool and registered by the data pool with a registry for looking up the published information. One or more embodiments of the invention allow for the rapid publication and modification of publication related data using advanced querying mechanisms of the acceleration engine.
US07751408B2
A method of circuit emulation over an IP interworking VLL, and related system, the method including one or more of the following: configuring a circuit emulation port with one or more logical interfaces; configuring one or more channels on each of the one or more logical interfaces; configuring the one or more channels with a destination IP address; configuring the one or more channels with a destination UDP port number; specifying an Ipipe VLL for each of the one or more channels; determining TDM traffic to go onto the specified Ipipe; packetizing TDM traffic; encapsulating the TDM traffic with encapsulation; inserting one or more packets of the TDM traffic into an IP interworking VLL; sending the one or more packets through the Ipipe; stripping the encapsulation from the one or more packets of the TDM traffic; and forwarding the one or more packets to a destination.
US07751406B2
A level of trust is determined for a consumer equipment. Based on the determined level of trust, a level of QoS is controlled for information packets that are associated with the consumer equipment and communicated through a packet switched network and/or access by the consumer equipment to communicate through the packet switched network is controlled. The consumer equipment may be selectively allowed to communicate through the packet switched network based on the determined level of trust and based on available resources of the packet switched network. Access to the packet switched network and allowed QoS for information packets communicated there through may thereby be based on a level of trust of the associated consumer equipment.
US07751405B1
Techniques are described for automatically establishing network tunnels among a set of routers. For example, the techniques allow a routing protocol, such as the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), to be extended to generate routing advertisements that direct a receiving device to automatically establish a particular type of tunnel, e.g., a Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering extensions (RSVP-TE) Label Switched Path (LSP), and automatically direct particular network traffic onto the tunnel. A method comprises receiving a routing advertisement from a network device, wherein the routing advertisement includes a destination reachable by the network device, and a tunnel attribute that specifies a type of network tunnel to be established to the network device for forwarding traffic to the destination, automatically establishing a network tunnel to the network device in accordance with the tunnel attribute, and forwarding network traffic to the destination using the established network tunnel.
US07751404B2
A method, system, and computer program product for receiving and resequencing a plurality of data segments received on a plurality of channels of a bonding channel set, comprising determining if a sequence number of a received segment matches an expected sequence number. If so, the process includes forwarding the segment for further processing, incrementing the expected sequence number; and forwarding any queued packets corresponding to the expected sequence number and immediately succeeding sequence numbers less than a sequence number of annexed missing segment. If the sequence number of the received segment does not match the expected sequence number, the received segment is queued at a memory location. The address of this location is converted to a segment index. The segment index is stored in a sparse array.
US07751392B1
A system having a data retriever and a database manager is provided. The data retriever retrieves router configurations from data stores for routers. The database manager parses the router configurations to determine port data for each port on each router, and integrates the port data with customer data to create an integrated database. The database manager also determines a customer link diversity based on the integrated database and displays the customer link diversity. The database manager can recommend reassignment of a customer link when the customer link diversity is less than a corresponding target customer link diversity. The database manager can also determine the customer link diversity when adding a card and determine the customer link diversity when adding a customer link.
US07751389B2
A message-forwarding mobility management (e.g. home location register) component includes a forwarding logic component adapted to receive a message and operates to determine whether to process or forward the message from the subscriber or user identification information in the message. The message may be a TCAP message and the forwarding logic component may include a look-up table containing a plurality of records, each record defining a rule of whether to forward or process corresponding received messages. The subscriber or user identification information in the message may one or both of an IMSI identifier and a MSISDN identifier.
US07751383B2
One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a method for facilitating mediated communication. In accordance with such method, an operation is performed for maintaining a database including a plurality of Quality-Of-Service (QOS) factors and an operation is performed for assessing at least a portion of said QOS factors for determining a capability for offering mediated communication. In response to determining that mediated communication is capable of being implemented, an operation is performed for facilitating transmission of a communication request notification for reception by a mediation subscriber communication device.
US07751377B2
Wireless network interference is mitigated with client devices having wireless network interference mitigation logic and/or utilizing a usable bandwidth channel quality metric. In a described example implementation, a client device includes wireless network interference mitigation logic that monitors at least one channel condition of a wireless network and participates in a wireless network interference mitigation procedure based on the at least one channel condition. In another described example implementation, a usable bandwidth of a wireless channel is ascertained with respect to a native network, the usable bandwidth reflecting a difference between (i) a total channel capacity of the wireless channel and (ii) a portion of the total channel capacity that is consumed by wireless communications of one or more foreign networks. By way of example only, the at least one channel condition may be usable bandwidth. The wireless network interference mitigation logic may also be employed in non-client devices.
US07751362B2
A communication device for gracefully extending the range and/or capacity of voice communication systems. The communication device includes a persistent storage device configured persistently store the voice media either generated when using the communication device or received over the network at the communication device. When the usable bit rate on the network is poor and below that necessary for conducting a live conversation, the communication device transmits voice media from persistent storage and stores received voice media in persistent storage at the available usable bit rate on the network. Although latency may be introduced during the back and forth transmissions of a conversation, the persistent storage of both transmitted and received media of a conversation provides the ability to extend the useful range of wireless networks beyond what is required for live conversations. In addition, the capacity and robustness in not being affected by external interferences for both wired and wireless communications is improved.
US07751355B2
A beacon frame (5) for transmission during a beacon period for a wireless device to maintain synchronization with other wireless devices of a community in a wireless communications network, the frame (5) comprising: a header (8) containing routing information for the frame (5); beacon parameters (9) to indicate signaling methods in use by the wireless devices; at least one information element (7) comprising at least one identifier to identify the wireless device; wherein the at least one identifier comprises a signature identifier (104) for the frame (5), an interface version, and a name and unique identifier for the device.
US07751343B2
The present invention discloses a data transmission method for transmitting real-time data from a server to plural terminals via a network having plural local area networks connected to a wide area network. The method includes the steps of grouping plural terminals connected to a same switching hub into a single terminal group, generating a table indicating a rank and an address of each terminal in the terminal group, and transferring the real-time data from a first terminal to a second terminal that is one rank lower than the first terminal in accordance with the ranks indicated in the table.
US07751341B2
According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to allow for distribution of fiber channel messages. Messages associated with a variety of applications can be distributed within a single logical fabric to physical connected but logically disconnected fabrics. Interconnecting switches forward messages to neighboring fabrics and aggregate responses before replying to a first fabric.
US07751336B2
A technique efficiently avoids transient routing disturbances in link state routing protocols with fragmented link state packets (LSPs) in a computer network. According to the novel technique, a link state router (LSR) specifies which of two or more links are to be advertised in each of two or more corresponding LSP fragments. The LSR advertises the states of the specified links in the corresponding LSP fragments to one or more other LSRs. In other words, each link of the LSR is assigned to a particular LSP fragment, and the state of the link is always to be advertised in that particular LSP fragment (i.e., no fragment wrapping). Upon receiving the LSP fragments, the other LSRs may update the correct link states based on the individual LSP fragments, i.e., without transient routing disturbances caused by fragment wrapping.
US07751330B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for dynamically managing hierarchical flows that more efficiently process packet traffic while maintaining compatibility with an existing packet data network in transferring both circuit traffic and packet traffic in a packet switched network. The method for dynamically managing hierarchical flows includes: receiving data packets, classifying the data packets according to attributes of the received data packets, and producing first flows; determining whether traffic of each of the first flows exceeds a predetermined bandwidth limit, and performing a packet drop process or producing second flows for first flows that exceed the bandwidth limit, according to a flow-specific policy; and performing second flow processing on the second flows according to a second flow policy. Only flows exceeding the bandwidth limit or causing congestion are hierarchically divided for management. This makes it possible to finely manage the flows without complex operations.
US07751324B2
Transmitting media information from a transmitting device to a receiving device. To perform the transmission a media stream is encoded and packets are formed from the encoded media stream, the packets containing application data units, the application data units having a decoding order. At least two blocks are generated from the packets. The packets of the at least two blocks are organized into a first group and a second group, the first group being decodable without reception of said second group. The transmission order of the packets of said first group is arranged succeeding packets of said second group such that the application data units in the transmission order are at least partly in a different order than the decoding order.
US07751321B2
A method and system for remote access to UPnP devices is provided, which allows remote access to UPnP devices in a private network, and utilizes message forwarding at the UPnP layer. Existing UPnP control points can remotely access UPnP devices in a private network without modification to UPnP standards.
US07751303B2
Disclosed is a demodulation circuit for demodulating an IF signal which is input via an antennal and then over-sampled at a sampling rate four times a frequency of a baseband signal, the demodulation circuit including a mixer for converting the IF signal down to a baseband signal using a coefficient corresponding to either sine values or cosine values, a DEMUX for dividing the down-converted baseband signal into a plurality of signals, and a PPF having a plurality of sub-filters for filtering the divided signals input from the DEMUX and a plurality of adders for operating the output signals of the sub-filters. As a result, the demodulation circuit can be realized in a small hardware size and is capable of reducing power consumption.
US07751297B2
A pickup device includes a diffraction grating 12 for separating a light beam emitted from the light source into at least three light beams. The diffraction grating 12 is divided into four regions by straight lines extending in a direction parallel to a tangential direction of tracks of an optical information recording medium. A periodic structure of a second region 12B has a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees from a periodic structure of a third region 12C, and a periodic structure of a first region 12A has a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees from a periodic structure of a fourth region 12D.
US07751292B2
The control device (610) controls the recording of data onto an information recording medium where the number of re-writing data onto the same area is limited. The control device (610) determines whether data to be recorded is real-time data or non-real-time data (S1). When it is determined that the data to be recorded is real-time data, the real-time data is recorded in a circular manner onto a second area which is defined in advance within a first area which is assigned in advance on the information recording medium (S2 to S5). When it is determined that the data to be recorded is non-real-time data, the search for an unassigned area is performed from a predetermined address within the first area. The non-real-time data is recorded onto the unassigned area found as a result of the search (S6 and S7). The search for the unassigned area for recording the non-real-time data is also performed in the second area within the first area (S6).
US07751291B2
An optical disc identification apparatus is disclosed. The optical disc identification apparatus includes an optic pickup unit and a control unit. The optic pickup unit has a plurality of laser sources. The optic pickup unit emits any of lasers to the optical disc and detects the reflected laser from the optical disc to transduce the reflected laser to a detection signal. The control unit controls the optic pickup unit to activate any of the laser sources and moves an object lens of the optic pickup unit. When the object lens moves, the control unit obtains a sectional width value of an S-curve of a focus FE signal according to the detection signal. The control unit repeats above steps to obtain the sectional width values of the S-curves of all the laser sources and identifies the optical disc according to all the sectional width values.
US07751289B2
If a failure is detected during operation of information recording in an optical disc apparatus, the optical disc apparatus stops the recording operation, changes the number of rotations of the optical disc to a low-speed value, seeks a selected recording region, performs OPC processing and trial write operation, measures a β value as a result of the trial write operation, calculates optimal recording power based on the difference between the measured β value and a target β value and recording power set in the OPC processing, and starts the operation of information recording with the selected number of rotations for low-speed operation by use of the optimal recording power.
US07751279B2
A walkaway VSP survey is carried out with receivers located in a borehole near the base salt. Reflection tomographic inversion of data from the walkaway VSP is used to derive a velocity model for the subsurface and may be used for imaging of sub-salt reflections.
US07751276B2
A semiconductor memory device adapted to perform a page mode operation comprises a first address transition detector adapted generate a first clock signal upon detecting a transition of a start address, a second address transition detector adapted to generate a second clock signal upon detecting transition of a lower bit of the start address and after the first clock signal is generated, and an address controller adapted to sequentially increment the start address in response to a transition of the second clock signal. The address controller sequentially accesses memory cells selected by the start address and the incremented start address in response to a transition of the second clock signal.
US07751274B2
Some embodiments are directed to circuits comprising first and second PLLs. The first PLL generates a first clock signal based on a reference clock signal. The second PLL generates a second clock signal based on the reference clock signal and is synchronized with the first clock signal.
US07751269B2
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to a coupling device, to a processor arrangement, to a data processing arrangement, and to methods for transmitting data. In an embodiment of the invention, a coupling device for coupling a memory, which has a serial data output, with a processor, which has a parallel data input, is provided. The coupling device may include a serial data interface configured to receive data, a parallel data interface configured to transmit data, and a cache memory coupled to the serial data interface and to the parallel data interface, wherein the cache memory is configured to receive and store data, which have been received in a serial data format via the serial data interface, and to transmit data stored in the cache memory to the parallel data interface.
US07751268B2
A sense amplifier power supply circuit includes an overdriving unit configured to apply a first voltage to a sense amplifier in response to a first enable signal, a sense amplifier driving unit configured to apply a second voltage to the sense amplifier in response to a second enable signal, and a switching unit configured to selectively apply the first voltage or the second voltage to the sense amplifier in response to the first enable signal and the second enable signal.
US07751260B2
A memory device has data transceivers, write strobe transceivers, and read strobe transceivers. The data transceivers transfer input data to the memory device and transfer output data from the memory device. The write strobe transceivers transfer timing information of the input data. The read strobe transceivers transfer timing information of the output data. The memory device also has an auxiliary circuit for generating auxiliary information. The auxiliary information includes information different from the timing information of the input data and the output data. The auxiliary circuit uses the write and read transceivers to transfer the auxiliary information to and from the memory device.
US07751227B2
Disclosed are a phase change memory with improved retention characteristic of a phase change device, and a method for refreshing the phase change memory. The fact that a memory is a DRAM interface compatible memory is exploited. There are provided dummy cells stressed in accordance with the number of times of read and write operations. Changes in the resistance value of the dummy cells are detected by comparator circuits. If the resistance value have been changed beyond a predetermined reference value (that is, changed to a low resistance), a refresh request circuit requests an internal circuit, not shown, to effect refreshing. The memory cells and the dummy cells are transitorily refreshed and correction is made for variations in the programmed resistance value of the phase change devices to assure the margin as well as to improve retention characteristic.
US07751223B2
A magnetic memory device includes a recording layer, a reference layer, a first input portion and a second input portion. The recording layer has perpendicular magnetization direction and a plurality of magnetic domains, and the reference layer corresponds to a portion of the recording layer and has a pinned magnetization direction. The recording layer has a data storage cell wherein a plurality of data bit regions each including a magnetic domain are formed. The magnetic domain corresponds to an effective size of the reference layer. The first input portion inputs at least one of a writing signal and a reading signal. The second input portion is electrically connected to the recording layer and inputs a magnetic domain motion signal in order to move data stored in a data bit region of the recording layer to an adjoining data bit region.
US07751220B2
An associative memory device includes a magnetically responsive layer adapted to store a representation of a pattern, the magnetically responsive layer includes magnetic nanoparticles as a magnetically active component. The magnetic nanoparticles of the associative memory device are dispersed in a solvent with variable viscosity, and the magnetically responsive layer is a layer of ferrofluid.
US07751183B2
A modular device formed with USB connectors. The USB can be used for connecting different kinds of devices, for example memories, user interfaces and the like. The USB devices can be piggybacked. In an embodiment, the USB devices can be located in a cavity formed inside the computer. Another embodiment forms a modular cellular telephone.
US07751173B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises an electrostatic actuator, an estimation circuit, a storage circuit and a bias circuit. The electrostatic actuator has a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The estimation circuit estimates the amount of a charge accumulated in the insulating film of the electrostatic actuator. The storage circuit stores a result of the estimation of the charge amount by the estimation circuit. The bias circuit changes, on the basis of the estimation result stored in the storage circuit, a drive voltage to drive the electrostatic actuator.
US07751172B2
The present invention is directed to a system and a method for peeling a wafer off of an electrostatic clamp (ESC). The ESC removal system comprises a electrostatic clamp and a wafer electrically coupled and physically in contact with each other. A plurality of grippers or pins are arranged with respect to the wafer and the ESC to allow the wafer to be peeled off or removed section by section from the electrostatic clamp. The system and method allow the wafer to be removed with a much lower pull force than current systems and methods.
US07751170B2
Charge transfer is provided to or from an electrically isolated test body by AC modulation of the photoelectric effect. More specifically, a reference body is disposed near the test body without physical contact between the reference and test bodies. Facing surfaces of the reference and test bodies are illuminated by optical radiation having a sufficiently short wavelength that charged particles are emitted from the reference and test bodies. An electrical bias is established between the reference body and the test body. Both the optical radiation and the electrical bias are modulated at the same frequency. A magnitude and direction of a charge transfer rate between the reference and test bodies is set by selecting a phase relation between the optical radiation and the electrical bias.
US07751167B2
A protective circuit for a supersonic humidifier includes a compare circuit to obtain working voltage at two terminals of an ultrasonic vibrating member to decide whether the humidifier is to be continued to operate or stopped so as to protect it from burning up. The protective circuit does not utilize a vibration needle, a float, a magnetic switch and a HALL IC used in conventional humidifiers.
US07751160B1
The present invention is directed to a protective wiring device for use in an electrical distribution system. The device includes a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals configured to be coupled to the plurality of line terminals in a reset state. A detector circuit is coupled to the plurality of line terminals. The detector circuit is configured to generate a detection signal in response to detecting at least one predefined perturbation in the electrical distribution system. A circuit interrupter assembly is coupled between the plurality of line terminals and the plurality of load terminals. The circuit interrupter assembly is configured to decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in response to the detection signal. An end-of-life mechanism is coupled to the detector circuit. The end-of-life mechanism is configured to permanently decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in the absence of an intervening signal.
US07751150B2
A ramp for a polyoxymethylene hard resin disk drive, which has an outgas level of not more than 20 μg/g. The ramp for a polyoxymethylene resin hard disk drive comprises the steps of providing an extruder, melt kneading a polyoxymethylene resin with a colorant while degassing through one or more vents under a reduced pressure of −0.06 Mpa or less to prepare polyoxymethylene resin pellets, and injection molding the polyoxymethylene resin pellets, washing the molding with a solvent, and drying the molding.
US07751120B2
A stereomicroscope of the telescope type includes a first beam path and a second beam path, wherein in the first beam path a first telescope system and in the second beam path a second telescope system are provided, wherein the magnifications of both telescope systems are equal and can be changed synchronously to each other, and wherein a common main objective is allocated to both beam paths. In order to increase the resolution without loss in depth of field, it is proposed that at least one optical element of the first telescope system has, compared to at least one corresponding optical element of the second telescope system, a different optically effective diameter.
US07751116B2
A flexible display of a reflection type is disclosed. An electrolyte layer with a relatively high polarity and a non-electrolyte layer with a relatively low polarity are arranged between two electrodes such that an image is displayed in accordance with movements of the electrolyte layer and non-electrolyte layer caused by an electric field applied to the layers. A reflection plate is arranged on a lower surface of the display such that the color of the image may be modified in accordance with a change in the color of the reflection plate.
US07751106B2
An image forming apparatus that previously rotates a polygonal mirror drive motor before starting a job and forms a latent image by using an optical scanning unit including the polygonal mirror drive motor is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control such that, in the determination of the presence or absence of each of color toners before a previous rotation is started, if it is determined that any one of the color toners is absent, only the polygonal mirror drive motor corresponding to a black toner is previously rotated.
US07751097B2
A method of changing driving sequence to output a charge coupled device signal, the method is applied to a scanner. The scanner has a pixel processor and a charge coupled device. A plurality of charge signals detected by the charge coupled device is sequentially output to the pixel processor according to the driving sequence. In the method of changing the driving sequence to output the charge coupled device signal, a fast driving sequence is provided. The fast driving sequence has a period equal to 1/N of the original driving sequence. According to the fast driving sequence, the charge signal is sent to the pixel processing circuit. The charge signals are sampled by the processing circuit according to a sampling sequence, and the data obtained by sampling is output.
US07751092B2
A document camera includes a stand and a digital camera attached thereto to be freely detachable, and ensures an electrical connection therebetween at an attaching time. The digital camera is structured to be usable as a single unit. Moreover, a charging circuit is provided in the stand to make it possible to charge the attached digital camera by an external power source. An image obtained by the digital camera or data of the recorded image is transferred to a PC via the stand, and the obtained (recorded) image is projected on a screen by a projector. Moreover, a mode change key, a shutter key, and the like are provided in the stand, making it possible to perform an operation for changing an operation mode, a still image shooting operation and the like in the digital camera and allow an operation from the PC via the stand.
US07751091B2
A communication terminal including a terminal interface for communicating with a first facsimile terminal dedicated to using analog facsimile communications, an analog communication part for controlling the analog facsimile communications of the terminal interface, a storage part for storing image data received from the first facsimile terminal, and a network interface part for connecting to an IP network and transmitting the image data stored in the storage part to a second facsimile terminal at a transmission rate greater than the transmission rate of the analog facsimile communication.
US07751089B2
A computer-implemented method is designed for printing on regular digital printers of a coding pattern consisting of regularly spaced code symbols. In the method, a page-describing code (e.g. in PostScript programming language) is generated for the printer. The generation of the page-describing code is based a character definition set which assigns a set of characters to represent a set of mutually unique groups of the code symbols. By mapping the set of mutually unique groups against the coding pattern, the location of corresponding groups within the coding pattern can be identified. Each of the corresponding groups is then represented by its assigned character in the page-describing code. The resulting page-describing code is small in size and has a reduced set of printer instructions that can be processed efficiently by the receiving printer.
US07751082B2
An image processing apparatus includes a first generating unit configured to generate first attribute information of an image and pixels of the image based on rendering commands, a second generating unit configured to perform image area separation processing on an image generated by the first generating unit and to generate second attribute information of the pixels of the image, and an attribute information generating unit configured to generate third attribute information of the pixels of the image based on the generated first attribute information and the second attribute information. In this image processing apparatus, the attribute information generating unit is configured to generate the third attribute information of pixels contained in an object of the image represented by the first attribute information which is identical for each pixel in the object based on a combination of the first attribute information and the second attribute information.
US07751081B2
A method of gamut mapping includes the steps of defining a mapping function establishing a continuous first derivative of change of at least one color space component from a first color gamut to a second color gamut, and applying the function to first color gamut data for the at least one color space component.
US07751080B2
A computer is provided with an application and a printer driver. A user of the computer generates image data using the application. When the image data is for a plurality of pages, the user selects a desired watermark for each of the plurality of pages. The printer driver converts the image data into print data, and combines selected watermarks with the print data for corresponding pages, thereby generating updated print data. The updated print data is output as a single print job to the printer. The printer executes printing operations based on the print job so as to print an image on a plurality of pages, each formed with a corresponding watermark.
US07751073B2
To enable the operability of image editing process to improve, the first procedure for making configurations relating to a print medium used in printing by a printing device, the second procedure for selecting an image to be printed by the printing device and specifying its print range, the third procedure for making configurations relating to image processing for the image for which the print range is specified, and the fourth procedure for performing printing process of the image data to which the configured image processing is applied are executed.
US07751067B1
Methods and apparatuses are provided for positioning a substrate having a target that may be located on either the front-side or the backside of the substrate. The optical detector that views the target contains a signal-generating material that is substantially identical to the substrate material.
US07751066B2
An apparatus is disclosed for projecting patterned electromagnetic waves onto an object. This apparatus includes: an electromagnetic-wave source; a modulating element allowing at least part of an electromagnetic wave incoming from the source to be modulated; and a selector for allowing a selected one of angular components of an electromagnetic wave outgoing from the modulating element, to pass through the selector. The modulating element is shaped to include at least one pair of two portions having different surface shapes. One of the two portions allows one of the angular components which has a radiant angle characteristic that achieves a predetermined entrance numerical aperture, to go out as a component which will be selected by the selector. The other allows one of the angular components which has a radiant angle characteristic that does not achieve the entrance numerical aperture, to go out as a component which will not be selected by the selector.
US07751064B2
An apparatus including: an interferometric objective comprising a beam splitter surface configured to separate input light into test light and reference light, and a reference surface configured to receive the reference light and direct it back to the beam splitter surface, which is configured to recombine the reference light with test light reflected from a test surface, the interferometric objective further comprising one or more optical elements positioned in the path of the input light and having positive or negative optical power, wherein the reference surface is curved and defines a window to pass the input light towards the beam splitter surface.
US07751060B2
A position measuring system includes a laser interferometer, and a wavelength detection unit detecting the wavelength change of a laser beam. A phase compensation unit compensates for the wavelength change detected by the wavelength detection unit based on the phase difference of aerial vibration between the wavelength detection unit and the optical path of the laser interferometer, which is determined based on the difference in length between a first path of the aerial vibration from the aerial vibration source of an air conditioner to the wavelength detection unit and a second path of the aerial vibration from the aerial vibration source to the optical path of the laser interferometer. A position measuring unit compensates for a measurement value obtained by the laser interferometer on the basis of the compensated wavelength change. In the position measuring system, the first path is designed to be shorter than the second path.
US07751059B2
A level sensor for determining a height of a substrate. In one configuration, the level sensor forms part of a lithographic apparatus that includes a projection lens system. The level sensor generates one or more measurement beams and directs the measurement beam to a measurement spot on a substrate having a first reflecting surface, and produces a reflected measurement beam. The level sensor also generates one or more reference beams. A detector detects both the reflected measurement beam and the reference beam, respectively, and produces a measurement signal and a reference signal, respectively, the measurement signal being indicative for the height at the measurement spot. A processor that receives these signals and corrects the measurement signal based on the reference signal. In one configuration, the level sensor has an optical element arranged to direct the reference beam towards a detection branch via an optical reference path arranged to be insensitive to the position of the projection lens system and the first reflecting surface. In one configuration, the level sensor is configured to direct the measurement beam and reference beam along optical paths that are at least partially substantially equal in at least one of the reference branch and the projection branch.
US07751044B2
A sensor for measuring in a borehole at least one of orientation, acceleration and pressure, the sensor including: a light source; a birefringent material receiving light from the source; and a photodetector for measuring light transmitted through the birefringent material to measure the at least one of orientation, acceleration and pressure.
US07751042B2
A recursive-reflective photoelectric sensor has a sensor main body and a recursive reflecting part. The sensor main body includes a light projecting part that projects first circularly polarized light and a light receiving part. When a mixture of the first circularly polarized light and second circularly polarized light which is differently polarized from the first circularly polarized light is incident to the light receiving part, only the second circularly polarized light is selectively passed. The recursive reflecting part reflects the first circularly polarized light by converting into reflected light that includes the second circularly polarized light.
US07751035B2
A method and device for determining, in a non-destructive way, at least the active carrier profile from an unknown semiconductor substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises generating 2 m independent measurement values from the m reflected signals and correlating these 2 m measurement values with 2 m independent carrier profile values. The method further comprises generating additional 2 m measurement values to allow determining the active carrier profile and a second parameter profile by correlating the 4 m measurement values with the 4 m profile values. The method further comprises generating a total of 2 m[n.k] measurement values to allow determining [n.k] independent material parameter depth profiles, each material parameter profile having m points.
US07751031B2
A light application apparatus includes an optical modulation element provided with a plurality of phase steps, a light beam which is entered into the optical modulation element being phase-modulated by the phase steps and exits from the optical modulation element as a light beam having a first light intensity distribution. An optical system is arranged between the optical modulation element and an predetermined plane. The optical system divides the phase-modulated light beam into at least two light fluxes having second and third light intensity distributions and different optical characteristics from each other, and projects a light beam including the divided two light fluxes, the light intensity distributions of the projected light fluxes being combined with each other, so that the projected light beam has a fourth light intensity distribution with an inverse peak shape on the predetermined plane and enters the predetermined plane. The first to fourth light intensity distributions are different from each other on the predetermined plane.
US07751019B2
A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate, and a column spacer formed on at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate to maintain a space between the first and second substrates, wherein the column spacer has a bottom side having a shape of a concave-sided polygon.
US07751014B2
This invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of pixels each surrounded by scan lines and signal lines arranged in a matrix format on the second substrate; with a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first common electrode, and a second common electrode being arranged in the pixel region of the second substrate above which the liquid-crystal layer is disposed, the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode being arranged on a first layer, the second pixel electrode and the second common electrode being arranged on a second layer, the first pixel electrode and the second common electrode being overlapped upon each other in the pixel region, and the second pixel electrode and the first common electrode being overlapped upon each other in the pixel region.
US07751003B2
The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display capable of display in both of transmissive and reflective modes and a method of manufacturing the same and provides a transflective liquid crystal display which can achieve high display characteristics in both of the transmissive and reflective modes. A configuration is employed which includes a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the substrates, a pixel region including a reflective area having a reflector for reflecting light entering from the side of one of the pair of substrates and a transmissive area for transmitting light entering from the side of the other of the pair of substrates toward the one of the pair of substrates, a backlight unit having a reflector and a light guide plate for reflecting the light which has entered the transmissive area from the side of the one of the pair of substrates and which has been transmitted by the area to cause the light to enter the transmissive area again from the side of the other of the pair of substrates, and a color filter layer formed only in the transmissive area of the pixel region.
US07751001B2
A transflective display includes pixels each including a first electrode, a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer associated with the first and second electrodes, and a conductive reflective layer between the liquid crystal layer and the second electrode to reflect ambient light. The conductive reflective layer is insulated from the second electrode and covers less than all of the second electrode to allow backlight to be transmitted through a portion of the pixel not covered by the conductive reflective layer.
US07750994B2
A flat panel display having a black mask EMI layer isolated from Vcom and tied to zero potential. The flat panel display has an integral metal heater layer and thermal sensor that are in close proximity to the liquid crystals to provide efficient heating and temperature sensing.
US07750993B2
A display device using an external light, includes: a main body including a light source; at least one auxiliary light source; and a display unit. The display unit includes a first end hinged with the main body such that the display unit can be opened and closed. The display unit also includes a transmissive display panel which forms an image. When the display unit is open, external light is incident onto the display panel and light from the at least one auxiliary light source is selectively supplied to the display panel.
US07750992B2
To prevent particles from infiltrating into a display apparatus, a liquid crystal display panel supporting member includes a first particle interceptor and a second interceptor. The first particle interceptor is formed along the top face of the first supporting member frame portion facing a bottom plate of a liquid crystal display panel that is to be mounted on the liquid crystal display panel supporting member. The first particle interceptor has at least two cut portions. The second particle interceptor is disposed between the cut portions to prevent particles from infiltrating into the first particle interceptor. Thus, the liquid crystal display apparatus may prevent deterioration of its display quality.
US07750983B2
A stereoscopic 3D display with stretched film. The display includes a liquid crystal display panel, drive electronics configured to drive the liquid crystal display panel with alternating left eye and right eye images, and a light guide and a backlight positioned to provide light to the liquid crystal display. A frame is positioned between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide, and a 3D film is stretched over the frame.
US07750976B2
An automatic Video Detector (“AVD”) for detecting the transmission format of a received video signal is disclosed. The AVD may include a video detector array module and a state machine. The video detector array module may include a video line detector and a sub-carrier frequency detection module in signal communication with the video line detector.
US07750975B2
An integrated digital BTSC encoder with an improved pilot signal generator substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit. By digitally generating a sinusoid that is frequency locked to a two-state input reference signal using a high rate internal clock, a hardware-efficient BTSC pilot signal generator is provided with good acquisition and tracking performance. Implemented efficiently as a simple phase detector, a low-complexity loop filter, a pilot frequency offset adder, a phase accumulator and a sinusoidal generator, the invention enables lower-rate post-processing of the pilot tone without a costly variable interpolator decimator structures.
US07750973B2
A pickup 1 generates a video signal based on an arbitrarily set frame rate. A frame rate converter 2 converts a frame rate of the video signal output from the pickup 1 into a predetermined frame rate. Frame rate conversion information output units 6 and 4 output information on frame rate conversion in a manner corresponding to a video signal after the frame rate conversion.
US07750967B2
An image capturing apparatus may include a function holding unit configured to hold functions of the image capturing apparatus, the functions being classified into corresponding categories; an identifier holding unit configured to hold category identifiers indicating the categories and function identifiers indicating the functions; a category display control unit configured to allow the category identifiers to be displayed along the horizontal direction; a function display control unit configured to allow the function identifiers corresponding to the category to be operated in accordance with an operation input to be displayed along the vertical direction; and an operation accepting unit configured to accept an operation input for selecting one of the function identifiers displayed by the function display control unit.
US07750963B2
A circuit for generating a timing signal, the circuit having a memory and a pulse generator, the timing signal consisting of a number of pulses. The memory stores pulse count data, including an indication of the number of pulses in the timing signal, and rising edge and falling edge position data of the timing signal. The pulse generator produces the timing signal in accordance with the pulse count data and has a first circuit for generating rising edge signals, a second circuit for generating falling edge signals, an active control circuit for setting, in correspondence only with the pulse count data, corresponding rising edge signals as active state rising edge signals, and corresponding falling edge signals as active state falling edge signals, and a third circuit for generating said timing signal corresponding to the active state rising edge signals and the active state falling edge signals.
US07750961B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in rows and columns; a vertical scanning section; a noise suppressing section having clamp capacitors each connected at one end thereof to output ends of the pixels and a mixing switch for connecting in parallel a plurality of the clamp capacitors in the row direction, for effecting noise suppression of signal associated with the pixel; a horizontal scanning section for outputting those signals associated with the pixels after the noise suppression; and a mode control section having in a selective manner a first mode where the noise suppressing section is caused to execute the noise suppression with the mixing switch turned OFF, and a second mode where the noise suppressing section is caused to execute the noise suppression with the mixing switch turned ON after a turning OFF of the clamp setting signal.
US07750960B2
A system and method of operating a sensor array are provided. The method includes adjusting the reverse bias voltage for the photodiode of at least one pixel in the sensor array based on previous output values of one or more pixels in the array, algorithms, and/or user inputs.
US07750954B2
A camera control circuit stores an image picked up by a CCD into an internal memory. A CPU of a main processor circuit gives an instruction of reading out image data stored in the internal memory of the camera control circuit through buses and a slave access controller. The main processor circuit displays the image data which is read out on an LCD and performs other processings. With the above construction, in the electronic equipment having an image pickup function of a camera, it is possible to reduce time for image transfer from the camera control circuit to the main processor circuit.
US07750952B2
An image data recording apparatus includes an area producing device producing a plurality of areas on a recording medium, an initialization device initializing the areas produced by the area producing device in accordance with desired forms, an area production designating device causing a user to designate a number of the areas produced by the area producing device and a recording capacity of each of the areas, and a format designating device causing the user to designate a kind of a format of each of the areas produced by the area producing device.
US07750944B2
Methods and apparatus for a video surveillance system is provided. The video surveillance system includes an input device for generating a movement command, at least one camera configured to receive the movement command, wherein the at least one camera includes a decoder configured to decode the movement command into at least one of a pan command, a tilt command, and a camera control command, a menu code segment programmed to control a menu cursor using at least one of the received pan, tilt, and camera control commands, and a memory configured to store camera configuration parameters received from the menu, and a monitor configured to display at least one of an image generated by the at least one camera and a menu display generated by the at least one camera.
US07750934B2
An image forming apparatus is capable of controlling an exposure in accordance with sensitivity variations of a photosensitive body. An actual exposure position (Pr) sometimes precedes an exposure position (Pc) recognized based on the count value (C). In this case, the correction value (Dc) of the exposure position (Pc) recognized based on the count value (C) is calculated by linear interpolation using reference correction values (D0−Dn) corresponding to the position until the home position (HP) of a photosensitive drum is detected. When the home position (HP) is detected, the correction value (Dc(Pc0)) of an exposure position (Pc) recognized after detecting the home position (HP) is so calculated as to make the difference between the correction value of the exposure position and that of a previous exposure position (Pn′) fall within a preset range (α).
US07750930B2
A printing apparatus is provided which uses, as a print head, a thermal head having heating elements arrayed in a line perpendicular to the traveling direction of a printing medium. Correspondingly pixel data, at either end, or near the end, of each line of image data going to be printed, data on heat storage in the thermal head (108) is calculated for each line on the basis of data on heat storage in the print head for a preceding line, and the data on heat storage in the print head for each line is compared with predetermined-temperature data. When any of the stored-heat data is larger than the predetermined-temperature data, energy to the heating element (113) is decreased. The image data is printed on the printing medium (104) with the energy for application to the heating element (113) being kept decreased. Thus, even when high-speed printing is done, it is possible to prevent a high temperature from developing at either end of the thermal head, to thereby preventing print-density nonuniformity from resulting in a printed image.
US07750928B2
A light source apparatus includes a substrate, cell blocks, a scan driver and a data driver. The cell blocks includes a plurality of sub-pixels located in a matrix type format at intersections between a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines on the substrate. The scan driver supplies scan signals to the cell blocks through the scan lines. The data driver supplies data signals to the cell blocks such that a summation of brightness values of the cell blocks per a frame remains constant during a period and at least one cell block among the cell blocks has a different brightness value from that of another cell block among the cell blocks during respective frame. The period is comprised a predetermined number of frame.
US07750924B2
A method and computer-readable medium are provided for generating graphics having a finite number of dynamically sized and positioned shapes. According to the method, a relative size and position are defined for each of the shapes in a graphic. The relative size and position of the shapes may be defined relative to a canvas size or relative to other shapes. Once the size and position have been defined, the size and position are translated into size and position values expressed as relative to a canvas size. A mapping is also created between specific locations in a data set and the shapes. The graphic is generated utilizing the mapping and by sizing and positioning the shapes relative to the current canvas size. If a new canvas size is detected, the size and position of the shapes may be recomputed relative to the new canvas size. The graphic may also be utilized within a dynamic graphic.
US07750920B2
A method and apparatus for generating a color reference for an image to be printed for visualizing the same on a true-color monitor is disclosed. Lower-resolution image data are generated from high-resolution raster data for the image to be printed which are obtained from page description data for the image to be printed. The lower-resolution data are converted into display data which serve as color reference for the image to be printed and which can be visualized on a true-color monitor. An actual transmission characteristic is ascertained. The actual transmission characteristic ascertained is compared with a specified (desired) transmission characteristic, where, on the basis of this comparison, a correction curve is calculated which is required to arrive at the desired transmission characteristic starting with the actual transmission characteristic. The display data are ascertained using the calculated correction curve.
US07750917B2
A method for selecting paints is disclosed. This method includes the steps of selecting true paint colors, displaying device-dependent colors corresponding to the true paint colors in a simulated full size room and interacting with the buyers to change the displayed colors and select the desired colors. The method also includes the step of dispensing paints corresponding to the selected colors. The displayed colors are generated by multiple color and/or white LEDs to provide a wider gamut of displayable colors and more color saturation and chromatic. A full-size apparatus for displaying paint colors using device-dependent colors is also disclosed.
US07750910B2
Monitoring events triggered by a computer network. Each event being provided with attribute values allocated to a given set of attributes, and providing an event display, determining a primary attribute and a corresponding display label of the events selected from the given set of attributes presented with attribute values on a cross plot, providing a pattern algorithm to detect whether an arrived event is part of a given pattern, providing a mapping algorithm to map attribute values on the cross plot, allocating a second display label to the events indicating the attributes uncovered as part of the given pattern, plotting events arriving and including an attribute value allocated to a primary attribute into the cross plot, and plotting events arriving within the time period and detected by the pattern algorithm as part of the given pattern into the cross plot with the second display label indicating the given pattern.
US07750908B2
Methods, systems and computer readable media for visualizing a collection of graphs, wherein each of the graphs may be aligned along one axis of a visualization. All graphs are aligned with respect to the one axis. At least one metadata value per graph is aligned in a first form of representation with each graph, respectively. Visualization of the graphs are compressed in a direction along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and visualizations of the metadata values aligned with the compressed visualizations of the graphs are represented graphically.
US07750902B2
A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. More particularly, the processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for inpainting data into at least one void in geospatial model cultural feature data based upon propagating contour data from outside the at least one void into the at least one void.
US07750901B2
A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
US07750900B2
A digital-to-analog converter of reduced number of elements and smaller area includes a reference voltage generating circuit for outputting a plurality of reference voltages having voltage values that differ from one another; a first logic circuit for outputting the result of a logical operation on a first bit group comprising even-numbered bits (or odd-numbered bits) of an input digital data signal composed of a plurality of bits; a second logic circuit for outputting the result of a logical operation on a second bit group comprising the odd-numbered bits (or even-numbered bits) of the input digital data signal composed of the plurality of bits; a switch group circuit for supplying first and second terminals with voltages selected, inclusive of voltages that are identical, from among the plurality of reference voltages, which are output from the reference voltage generating circuit, in accordance with respective outputs from the first and second logic circuits; and an amplifier circuit for outputting an output voltage that is the result of applying a predetermined operation to voltages supplied to the first and second terminals.
US07750897B2
A holding type display such as a liquid-crystal display for controlling motion blur is disclosed. A step edge detector detects an edge portion of a moving step edge in video data in an input frame or an input field. A corrector corrects a pixel value of a pixel at the edge portion of the step edge detected by the step edge detector, based on a spatial amount of motion of the corresponding pixel supplied by a motion detector.
US07750890B2
A movable barrier operator system operational component includes an integral display comprising at least one of a numeric display, an alphanumeric display, and a graphics display. The display can comprise an active display or an active interactive display and can further operate in conjunction with adjacent user-input interface opportunities. So configured, numerous user interface events can be highly leveraged to contribute to ease of installation and ease and reliability of use.
US07750888B2
A liquid crystal display and a method of driving the same is capable of for preventing a difference in brightness from occurring between horizontal line blocks. A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix pattern; at least one integrated circuit for driving the liquid crystal display panel; a supply line commonly connected to the at least one integrated circuit for applying drive signals to the at least one integrated circuit; and a signal-limiting part formed at an input terminal of the supply line, wherein the supply line has a higher resistance than the sum of the line resistances of the entire supply line.
US07750881B2
A voltage conversion device has a non-linear gain, for converting analog voltage provided by an analog voltage source. The voltage conversion device comprises a gain decision module, a voltage selection module, and a voltage output module. The gain decision module comprises an analog to digital (A/D) converter and a gain selector. The A/D converter is used for converting analog voltage provided by the analog voltage source into digital signals. The gain selector is used for determining a gain. The voltage selection module is used for outputting a direct-current (DC) voltage. The voltage output module has a first input end coupled to the gain selector, an output end coupled to the gain selector, and a second input end coupled to the voltage selection module, for outputting an amplified result of the DC voltage outputted from the voltage selection module.
US07750879B2
An image display device including: a pixel group formed by arranging a plurality of pixels; a driver circuit configured to supply an image signal to each pixel in the pixel group; and a switch circuit configured to shift a destination to which the image signal is supplied in a unit of a pixel pitch by circuit switching for bus lines for transmitting the image signal from the driver circuit to each pixel in the pixel group.
US07750876B2
An electro-optical device includes a display unit that has a plurality of switching elements provided at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines and that drives the plurality of switching elements based on image signals supplied to the plurality of data lines so as to display images, a driving unit that controls driving of the display unit through a phase expansion so as to drive the plurality of switching elements for predetermined blocks, m×n signal wiring lines that transmit image signals, the image signals being divided into m (where m is a natural number of 2 or more) parallel data sequences and each of the data sequences including n (where n is a natural number of m or less) image signals, and that have extended portions such that the m×n signal wiring lines are grouped into a plurality of groups of signal wiring lines, each of the groups including n signal wiring lines for each data sequence on a substrate, and such that the plurality of groups of signal wiring lines for each data sequence are grouped, and a shield line that is formed between two adjacent groups of signal wiring lines for each data sequence along the signal wiring lines in a portion where the signal wiring lines extend.
US07750866B2
An antenna assembly for wireless communication equipment comprises an antenna structure comprising at least a loop type antenna arranged to deliver a first current when it is used in a balanced mode and/or a second current when it is used in an unbalanced mode with respect to a ground plane from received radio signals, and current extraction device coupled to the antenna structure and arranged to be placed in at least a first state in which the current extraction device delivers the first or second current and a second state in which the current extraction device simultaneously delivers the first and second currents either separately or mixed together.
US07750852B2
An object of the present invention is to prevent electrical characteristics of circuit elements from being adversely affected by copper diffusion in a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit and an antenna formed over the same substrate, which uses copper plating for the antenna. Another object is to prevent a defect of a semiconductor device due to poor connection between an antenna and an integrated circuit in a semiconductor device having the integrated circuit and the antenna formed over the same substrate. In a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit 100 and an antenna 101 formed over one substrate 102, when a copper plating layer 108 is used for a conductor of the antenna 101, it is possible to prevent copper diffusion to circuit elements and decrease an adverse effect on electrical characteristics of circuit elements due to the copper diffusion because a base layer 107 of the antenna 101 uses a nitride film of a predetermined metal. Moreover, by the use of nickel nitride as a metal nitride for the base layer of the antenna, poor connection between the antenna and the integrated circuit can be decreased.
US07750845B2
A positioning unit and telecommunications unit wherein a reference time value from is requested from a telecommunications network to start the positioning receiver. A strobe is scheduled to be transmitted from the telecommunications unit to the positioning receiver when the positioning receiver is armed. A current and predefined value of the counter is compared and the strobe is generated when the counter current value equals the predefined value. The strobe time of generation is recorded in relation to a structure of the signal transmitted by the digital telecommunications network in the current serving cell. The reference time value from the telecommunications network is received, wherein the reference time value is related to a structure of the signal transmitted by the network. The accurate time of generation of the strobe based on said reference time value is calculated transmitted to said positioning unit.
US07750837B2
Techniques for adaptively generating bias current for a switched-capacitor circuit are described. The switched-capacitor circuit charges and discharges at least one switching capacitor at a sampling rate and may be a ΣΔ ADC that digitizes an analog signal at the sampling rate and provides digital samples. The switched-capacitor circuit may support multiple modes associated with different sampling rates. A bias circuit generates a bias current for the switched-capacitor circuit to be proportional to the sampling rate for a selected mode, to provide a bandwidth proportional to the sampling rate for an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) within the switched-capacitor circuit, and to track changes in the switching capacitor(s) due to variations in integrated circuit (IC) process and temperature. The settling time of the switched-capacitor circuit may track with the multiple modes and across IC process and temperature variations.
US07750835B1
A digital to analog converter includes a time encoder that converts an analog input signal into a asynchronous pulse sequence, a pulse asynchronous DeMUX circuit that converts the asynchronous pulse sequence into a parallel stream of pulse sequences at a relatively lower speed, a parallel pulse to asynchronous digital converter, an asynchronous digital to synchronous digital converter, a timing reference circuit to generate absolute time references, and a Digital Signal Processor. This architecture provides for analog to digital conversion based on pulse encoding with a parallel digitization scheme of the pulse encoded signal.
US07750831B2
Methods and systems are provided for an improved phase detector utilizing analog-to-digital converter (ADC) components. In an embodiment, the method includes from an ADC having a sampling clock signal that determines sampling instants, obtaining a first comparison value between an analog signal and a first threshold voltage at a first sampling instant, and obtaining a second comparison value between the analog signal and a second threshold voltage at a second sampling instant. The method further includes, from a supplemental circuit, obtaining a third comparison value between the analog signal and a third threshold voltage at a third sampling instant between the first and second sampling instants. The method further includes processing the first, second, and third comparison values to determine a phase relationship between the analog signal and the sampling clock.
US07750823B2
An apparatus allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The apparatus includes a traveling direction determiner for determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and a channel allocator for allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result of the traveling direction determiner. Further, a method allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The method includes the steps of determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and allocating the vehicle a previously allocated channel or a new channel based on a determined result in the above step.
US07750815B2
A portable monitoring apparatus includes a bracelet having a housing and a strap for connecting the bracelet with a body part of a person being monitored, and an electronic monitoring circuit disposed in the housing. The electronic monitoring circuit executes an executable program for controlling the monitoring circuit according to a control algorithm. The executable program is modifiable by over the air programming from a monitoring network having transmitting and receiving circuits in operative communication with the electronic monitoring circuit. The housing of the bracelet includes a contract portion configured to engage the skin of the person being monitored and a cavity portion having an opening defining a closed sampling volume when the base is in contact with the person. An alcohol sensor is disposed at the sampling volume for detecting a physiological condition of the human and generating a signal thereof.
US07750789B2
A breaker switch includes a connector housing having plug-in contacts and a socket housing having sockets. The connector housing has a fuse chamber having an opening through which a fuse can be inserted into the fuse chamber. A lever pivotably mounts the housings such that the connector housing is movable with the lever relative to the socket housing between starting and final positions. In the starting position the housings disengage such that the contacts and sockets disengage. In the final position the housings engage such that the contacts and sockets engage. A cover is movably connected to the connector housing to move between opened and closed positions. The cover opens the fuse chamber opening when opened and closes the fuse chamber opening when closed. When the cover is opened the cover prevents the connector housing from moving to the final position thereby preventing the contacts and sockets from electrically connecting.
US07750788B2
A dual protection device for a circuit includes a first protection unit and a second protection unit functioning independently. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece having a first contact point and a first conductive member having a second contact point to contact with the first contact point. When overloaded, the elastic contact piece is deformed and bent toward an opposite direction to separate the first contact point from the second contact point, thereby protecting the circuit. The second protection unit has a flexible second conductive member disposed between the first conductive member and the second terminal. A fuse member forces a free end of the second conductive member to connect with the second terminal. When the fuse member melts due to high temperature, the free end of the second conductive member is separated from the second terminal, thereby protecting the circuit.
US07750785B2
Coil frames and transformers are provided. A coil frame includes a sub-coil-frame and an extended frame. The sub-coil-frame is utilized for winding a metal coil thereon. The extended frame is attached to the sub-coil-frame. The extended frame has a hole and a protrusion. The hole of the coil frame can be connected with the protrusion of another coil frame.
US07750782B1
A polygon connected three-phase autotransformer using six windings per phase provides a reduced power rating nine-phase power source suitable for 18-pulse AC to DC power converters. The windings are selected and connected in a manner that controls harmonic currents and minimizes total kVA rating. When the autotransformer is used to power a nine-phase AC to DC converter its kVA rating is typically less than 48% of the DC load kW. Additional isolated windings can provide means for the invention to operate as an efficient double-wound transformer.
US07750780B2
An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US07750759B1
The present invention relates to a multi-mode micro-electromechanicalsystems (MEMS) resonator system that may provide low motional resistance and a high quality factor by using a resonating structure that includes multiple parallel-coupled longitudinally resonating bodies, each of which has multiple resonating segments adjacent to one another along an axis. The multi-mode MEMS resonator system may provide high acoustic velocity by using the micro-structure of MEMS technology. The multi-mode MEMS resonator system may include electrostatic transducers, piezoelectric transducers, or both. The present invention includes multiple embodiments that may include different configurations of the resonating structure.
US07750751B2
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus used to add high-performance phase modulation to an applied input signal with data or clock edges which overcomes limitations of range, bandwidth and operating data rate by utilizing parallel devices to singularly modulate rising and falling edges separately and then re-add them together. In an embodiment of this invention, T-type (toggle) flip flops and exclusive-OR gates are used to achieve very high-performance results.
US07750749B2
A switching circuit comprising: first and second steering switches operable to make or break a path between first and second terminals thereof, and each steering switch further having a control terminal for controlling the switch, the first and second steering switches having their control terminals driven by first and second switching signals, the first and second switching signals having a first frequency and the second switching signal being in anti-phase with the first switching signal and a first chopping switch operable to make or break a path between first and second terminals thereof and being connected in series with at least one of the first and second steering switches and receiving at its first terminal an input to be modulated, wherein the control terminal of the chopping switch is driven by a first switching control signal such that the chopping switch is non-conducting while the first and second steering switches are changing between being conducting and being non-conducting.
US07750739B2
A dual reactive shunt feedback low noise amplifier design may include a transconductance amplifier having a capacitor coupled across it and a pair of coupled inductors coupled across it. In one embodiment, the coupled inductors may be laid out as two overlapping coils.
US07750737B2
A fully differential amplifier circuit provided according to an aspect of the present invention contains a stabilization block to measure the common mode component at the output of an input stage, and to inject a current proportionate to the common mode component into each of a pair of paths forming the output of the input stage to stabilize a feedback loop formed by the input stage, an output stage and a common mode feedback block. In an embodiment, the stabilization block contains a buffer to receive the measured common mode component and to provide a buffered output. The injected current is generated based on the buffered output. Due to the presence of the buffer, the differential loop may not be affected by injection of the additional current, thereby avoiding any distortions in the output signal.
US07750735B1
A voltage-level translator includes an input node, a differential amplifier, first and second output transistors, and a constant current source. The input node receives an input signal. The differential amplifier produces a voltage swing at an amplifier node based at least in part on a difference between the input signal and a voltage supply. The first output transistor provides a substantially constant current to the output node. The voltage swing produced by the differential amplifier prevents forward biasing of the second output transistor. The constant current source provides a substantially constant current both to the differential amplifier and through the first output transistor. The translator outputs a first voltage in an output voltage range at the output node when the input signal is at a high voltage, and outputs a second voltage in the output voltage range at the output node when the input signal is at a low voltage.
US07750731B2
One embodiment of an apparatus for filtering an electrical signal includes a loop filter with an input and an output that applies a transfer function to a signal at the input. The transfer function has substantially no real part. The loop filter has a dominant pole placed substantially at or above an upper frequency in the frequency range of interest for the loop filter.
US07750730B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device provided with an input terminal supplied with a reference frequency signal from outside of the device, a bandpass filter circuit coupled to the input terminal and outputting an internal reference frequency signal and a PLL circuit coupled to the bandpass filter circuit to receive the internal reference frequency signal. The input terminal is supplied with the reference frequency signal generated by a quartz oscillator or the like mounted on the exterior of the semiconductor integrated circuit device. In response to the signal supplied to the input terminal, the bandpass filter circuit restricts components in a bandwidth except for the frequency of the reference frequency signal, and thus supplies the reference signal to the PLL circuit. The PLL circuit operates by using the reference frequency signal as the reference signal.
US07750728B2
A reference voltage circuit which is less dependent on semiconductor process variations compared to bandgap based reference voltage circuits. The circuit comprises a first amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input and an output. A current biasing circuit provides first and second PTAT currents, and a CTAT current. The CTAT current is equal in value to the second PTAT at a first predetermined temperature and opposite in polarity. A first load element is coupled to the non-inverting input of the first amplifier and arranged for receiving the first PTAT current such that a PTAT voltage is developed across the first load element. A feedback load element is coupled between the inverting input and the output of the amplifier for receiving the summation of the CTAT current and the second PTAT current. The feedback load element is such that at a second predetermined temperature the voltage at the output of the amplifier is substantially equal to the voltage at the output of the amplifier at the first temperature.
US07750711B2
A phase signal select circuit includes a supporting path coupled to a tri-state inverter circuit. The supporting path reduces effects of hysteresis on signal transfer. An apparatus includes at least one input node responsive to a respective one of at least one input signal. The apparatus includes at least one circuit coupled to a respective one of the at least one input node and coupled to an output node. Individual ones of the at least one circuit are configured to provide a version of the respective input signal to the output node in response to a first state of a respective select signal. The apparatus includes at least one second circuit coupled to a respective one of the at least one circuit. The at least one second circuit is configured to toggle nodes of the at least one circuit in response to a second state of the respective select signal.
US07750708B2
A circuit arrangement for generating an IQ signal which comprises an oscillator (3) and a frequency divider (4). The oscillator (3) and the frequency divider (4) are arranged in a common current path between the supply and reference potentials (7, 5) in accordance with the proposed principle. It is possible to operate the two function blocks using a common BIAS current and additionally to save components.
US07750706B1
Circuits, systems, and methods for generating a delayed clock signal. The circuit generally includes a first ramp generator configured to produce a first ramp signal in response to a reference clock signal, a first comparison circuit configured to compare the first ramp signal to a first threshold value in response to the reference clock signal to produce a comparison signal, a second ramp generator configured to produce a second ramp signal in response to the comparison signal, and a second comparison circuit configured to compare the second ramp signal to a second threshold value to produce the delayed clock signal.
US07750703B2
A duty cycle correcting circuit includes a duty ratio control signal generating block that detects a duty ratio of input clock signals and generates a duty ratio control signal comprising a plurality of bits, a power supply block that supplies a voltage to output nodes, and a signal processing block that controls voltage levels of the output nodes to correspond to voltage levels of the input clock signals in response to the plurality of bits of duty ratio control signals.
US07750697B2
In one general embodiment, a fractional-N phased-lock-loop (PLL) structure comprises a first circuit located on an integrated circuit, where the first circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator for generating a periodic output signal, a phase detector for controlling the voltage controlled oscillator, a charge pump for modifying an input to the voltage controlled oscillator, a frequency divider in a feedback path for modifying a frequency of the output signal, a first multiplexer, and a first random number generator. The fractional-N phased-lock-loop (PLL) structure further comprises a second circuit including a second multiplexer and a second random number generator, wherein the second circuit is a programmable circuit located off the integrated circuit and coupled to the first circuit. Additional systems and structures are also presented.
US07750688B2
An output CMOS buffer includes MOS enhancement transistors and has a second complementary pair of natural or low threshold transistors, connected respectively in parallel to transistors of opposite type of conductivity of the complementary pair of enhancement MOS transistors of the final buffer stage. The gate terminals of the pair of natural or low threshold transistors are controlled by respective inverters, each supplied through a slew rate limiter of the slope of the driving current and are respectively connected between the positive supply node of the output buffer and a negative (below ground potential) node and between the common ground node of the output buffer and a positive supply node. The negative voltage and the positive voltage on the nodes are at least equal to the absolute value of the threshold voltage of the natural or low threshold transistors.
US07750681B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a main-interconnect to which supply voltage or reference voltage is applied; a plurality of sub-interconnects; a plurality of circuit cells configured to be connected to the plurality of sub-interconnects; a power supply switch cell configured to control, in accordance with an input control signal, connection and disconnection between the main-interconnect and the sub-interconnect to which a predetermined one of the circuit cells is connected, of the plurality of sub-interconnects; and an auxiliary interconnect configured to connect the plurality of sub-interconnects to each other.
US07750675B2
A method and computer program product for running state machines by the steps of running at least a first and a second state machine in parallel, observing at least the first state machine for at least one first synchronization rule, and changing the state of the second state machine when the first synchronization rule applies.
US07750674B2
High-speed serial interface or transceiver circuitry on a programmable logic device integrated circuit (“PLD”) includes features that permit the PLD to satisfy a wide range of possible user needs or applications. This range includes both high-performance applications and applications in which reduced power consumption by the PLD is important. In the latter case, any one or more of various features can be used to help reduce power consumption.
US07750671B2
A nonvolatile programmable logic circuit using a ferroelectric memory performs a nonvolatile memory function and an operation function without additional memory devices, thereby reducing power consumption. Also, a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory is applied to a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), thereby preventing leakage of internal data and reducing the area of a chip.
US07750668B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device is composed of logic gates each provided with at least two MOS transistors. The logic gates are connected to a first potential point and a second potential point. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a current control device connected between the logic gate and the first potential point and/or between the logic gate and the second potential point for controlling a value of a current flowing in the logic gate depending on an operating state of the logic gate. The circuit can be used in devices that cycle in operation between high and low power consumption modes, such as microprocessors that have both an operation mode and a low power back-up or sleep mode used for power reduction.
US07750649B2
Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using charge transfer techniques. According to various embodiments, a charge transfer process is performed for two or more times. During the charge transfer process, a pre-determined voltage is applied to the measurable capacitance, and the measurable capacitance is then allowed to share charge with a filter capacitance through a passive impedance that remains coupled to both the measurable capacitance and to the filter capacitance throughout the charge transfer process. The value of the measurable capacitance can then be determined as a function of a representation of a charge on the filter capacitance and the number of times that the charge transfer process was performed. Such a detection scheme may be readily implemented using conventional components, and can be particularly useful in sensing the position of a finger, stylus or other object with respect to an input sensor.
US07750647B2
A position detecting device serves for finding the distance between a specimen arranged in a conductive structure and a microwave antenna arrangement of the position detecting device, produced by an inventive method, on the basis of microwaves. The microwave antenna arrangement exhibits a dielectric antenna body provided at least in part with an electrically conductive coating, which constitutes a first and a second pole face on a coupling probe of the microwave antenna arrangement.
US07750645B2
A method for processing a semiconductor wafer in a plasma reactor comprises sensing transient voltages or currents on a conductor coupled to the wafer and providing a first comparator for comparing the transient voltages or currents with a threshold level stored in the comparator. The method further includes transmitting from the comparator an arc flag signal whenever a transient voltage or current is sensed that exceeds the threshold level, and deactivating the power generator in response to the arc flag signal.
US07750630B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for magnetic resonance imaging of a body (7), comprising a main magnet (2) for generation of a stationary and substantially homogeneous main magnetic field within the examination zone, a plurality of wireless receiving units (10a, 10b) placed in or near the examination zone, and sampling means (21a, 21b) operating at a variable sampling frequency for sampling the received MR signals and for converting them into digital signal samples. The invention proposes to make provision for energizing means (17) generating an RF energizing field within the examination zone for inductively supplying electric power to the wireless receiving units (10a, 10b), wherein the frequency of the RF energizing field is an integer multiple of the sampling frequency.
US07750629B2
A field detection device such as a micro-strip portion of a transmission line may detect an electric field and a magnetic field induced by current steps injected into the chassis coupled to a ground plane. The shield portions of the transmission line may be coupled to a first and a second port of an I/O connector. A measurement system coupled to the connector may determine the electric field and the magnetic field detected by the micro-strip. The measurement system may determine the electric field and magnetic field based on computing the sum and difference of the signals provided by the first port and the second port.
US07750621B1
A clamp meter is provided for measuring consumption of current and power of an electrical appliance. The clamp meter includes a power inlet port and a power outlet port that are in controlled connection with each other. A current detection element is arranged between the power inlet port and the power outlet port. When the power inlet port is connected to a power source and the power outlet port is connected to an electrical appliance to be detected, with the electrical appliance turned on, the current detection element detects and converts the current flowing through the power outlet port into a digital signal, which is displayed on a display device mounted on the clamp meter, whereby, through the data and information displayed on the display device, a user may get aware of the power consumption of the electrical appliance and abnormality of power consumption thereof.
US07750608B2
Systems and methods for increasing driver power dissipation efficiency in a low noise current supply utilizing a power supply and a voltage regulator to power an output current regulator. An analog processing circuit adjusts the voltage drop on the voltage regulator, to make it equal with the voltage drop on current regulator.
US07750605B2
Systems, methods, apparatus, and circuits for controlling an electrical signal transmitted to a sample load are provided. The electrical signal produced by a capacitor is controlled via a control signal sent to a variable resistance device that is connected in parallel with the sample load. The variable resistance device includes a resistance and a switch in series. The control signal opens and closes the switch, thus providing a variable resistance based on the amount of time the switch is closed.
US07750602B2
An apparatus is provided to manage a charge/discharge current of an on-vehicle battery. The apparatus comprises a detecting unit detecting an actual amount of the charge/discharge current and a receiving unit receiving information indicating generating operations of an on-vehicle generator. The apparatus also comprises a control unit controlling the generating operations of the generator so that the charge/discharge current keeps a given value specified, on the basis of the detected actual the charge/discharge current and the received information. The apparatus also comprises determining and setting units. The determining unit determines whether a voltage of the battery satisfies a given condition for the voltage, by monitoring the voltage in a state where the generating operation of the generator is controlled. The setting unit sets, as an amount of offset of the charge/discharge current, a charge/discharge current detected when it is determined that the voltage of the battery satisfies the given condition.
US07750600B2
A method and apparatus for charging batteries includes using an input rectifier to receive an ac input and provide a dc signal. A converter receives the dc signal and provides a converter output. An output circuit receives the converter output and provides a battery charging signal. A controller preferably controls the converter to power factor correct. The system can include multiple output circuits, used either singly or at the same time, and designed for one or more voltages. They can be user removable. Preferably, the converter output has a magnitude independent of a range of frequencies and a range of magnitudes of the ac input, and the range can be, for example, at least a factor of two or at least two utility voltages. The controller includes a charging schedule module that receives feedback, such as voltage and/or current feedback and/or temperature feedback. The output circuit, such as a dc-dc converter, is controlled in response to the feedback in other embodiments. The battery type may be sensed or input by a user, and the charging done in response to the battery type. A defective battery sensor is preferably included, with a user-noticeable indicator.
US07750593B2
An active human-machine interface system is implemented without a force sensor. The system includes a user interface that is configured to receive user input and, upon receipt thereof, to move to a position. A position sensor is coupled to the user interface and is operable to sense user interface position and supply a position signal representative thereof. A motor is coupled to the user interface and to receive motor current. In response to the motor current the motor supplies a feedback force to the user interface at a magnitude proportional to the motor current. A control circuit is coupled to receive at least the position signal and a signal representative of the motor current and controls the motor current supplied to the motor.
US07750591B2
A method of controlling an operation of an induction actuated container cover includes the steps of (a) normally retaining a cover panel of the container cover in a closed position; (b) detecting a target movement of a user by a sensor; (c) generating a first actuating signal to an actuation unit when the sensor detects the target movement of the user; (d) generating an actuation output from the actuation unit to the cover panel of the container cover, wherein the actuation output contains a decelerating and torque enhancing force which moves the cover panel of the container cover at an opened position; (e) pivotally actuating the cover panel of the container cover at the opened position via the actuation output to expose a storage cavity, and (f) generating a second actuating signal to pivotally actuate the cover panel of the container cover back to the closed position.
US07750590B2
A display apparatus includes a base, a display screen part supported on the base turnably, a driving part for turning the display screen part in accordance with an inputted control signal, a turning prevention mechanism for preventing turning of the display screen part, a judgment part for judging on the basis of the inputted control signal whether the display apparatus is operated or not, and a controller for producing a signal for operating the turning prevention mechanism to prevent turning of the display screen part when it is judged that there is no operation to the display screen part and producing a signal for releasing operation of the turning prevention mechanism when it is judged that there is operation to the display screen part.
US07750578B2
A discharge lamp ballast apparatus has a reflecting mirror 2 and a power source circuit 5. The reflecting mirror 2 is disposed around a discharge light bulb 1 in such a manner as to cast light from the discharge light bulb 1 in one direction. The power source circuit 5 applies a start pulse of a negative potential with respect to the potential of the reflecting mirror 2 to an electrode 6 located at a side with the higher electric field concentration produced between electrodes 6 and 7 to which a high voltage of the start pulse is applied. This makes it possible to produce a dielectric breakdown near the electrode 6, and makes it easier to start the discharge light bulb 1.
US07750576B2
An LED light string including a first loop, which further includes a first plurality of LEDs in series successively connected by first connecting wires, and at least one first resistor connected to two first resistor wires, the first two resistor wires removably connected to two of the first connecting wires in any portion of the first loop.
US07750564B2
Provided is an organic light emitting device (OLED) having increased optical extraction efficiency. The OLED includes a transparent substrate, an optical path control layer made of an optical transmittance material on the transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic light emitting layer that generated light, and a reflection electrode formed on the organic light emitting layer, which are sequentially stacked. The refractive index And thickness of the optical path control layer are optimized.
US07750563B2
Provided is a multicolor display apparatus including a plurality of organic light-emitting devices each including a pair of electrodes of an anode and a cathode; and an organic compound layer interposed between the pair of electrodes and including a light-emitting layer. The viewing angle characteristics of the organic light-emitting device showing an emission color with a highest visual sensitivity is such that a peak wavelength of emission spectrum and a peak wavelength of multiple interference spectrum due to the organic light-emitting device are offset with respect to each other so that the color shift of a display image on the multicolor display apparatus depending on a viewing angle is suppressed.
US07750561B2
A stacked OLED device comprises a plurality of individual OLEDs in a vertical stacked arrangement separated by intermediate electrodes, wherein at least one of the individual OLEDs includes a light emitting region or zone comprising a mixed region; the mixed region comprising a mixture of a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and optionally a dopant.
US07750559B2
An organic electroluminescent (EL) element array includes a substrate, a first organic EL element emitting red light, a second organic EL element emitting green light, and a third organic EL element emitting blue light. The first, second, and third organic EL elements each include a first electrode, an organic compound layer, and a light-transmissive second electrode arranged on the substrate in that order. The second electrode of the first organic EL element has a semitransparent reflective layer. The first electrode of the first organic EL element has a reflective face and a resonant structure located between the reflective face and the semitransparent reflective layer. The second and third organic EL elements each has a resonant structure located between a reflective face of the first electrode of the second or third organic EL element and a light-extracting face of the transparent layer of the second or third organic EL element.
US07750555B2
Disclosed herein is a transparent electrode featuring the interposition of a nano-metal layer between a grid electrode on a transparent substrate and an electroconductive polymer layer, and a preparation method thereof. The transparent electrode can be produced in a continuous process at high productivity and low cost and can be applied to various display devices.
US07750534B2
Driving techniques are provided for achieving a sufficiently low-speed drive and smooth change in the drive speed. Voltage is applied to an electromechanical element by repeating an output cycle in which one voltage value out of a first voltage value is output during a first period, a second voltage value lower than the first voltage value is output during a second period, a third voltage value lower than the second voltage value is output during a third period, and finally the second voltage value is output during a fourth period. Further, a mechanism for changing the lengths of the respective periods is provided to allow for a sufficiently low-speed drive and smooth change in the drive speed.
US07750533B2
[Problem] In a SAW device using a quartz crystal substrate, prevent the deterioration of Q factor due to the difference in the peak frequency between the radiation conductance of an IDT and the reflection coefficient of a reflector.[Means to Solve the Problem] A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device includes a piezoelectric substrate made of a quartz crystal flat plate where a cut angle of a rotated Y-cut quartz substrate is set in −64.0°<θ<−49.3° with a crystalline Z axis and a propagation direction of the surface acoustic wave is set at 90°±5° with a crystalline X axis, an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on the piezoelectric substrate and reflectors disposed at both sides of the IDT, wherein an exciting wave is SH wave, an electrode film thickness “H/λ” normalized by a wavelength of the IDT is 0.05≦H/λ≦0.07 where “λ” is a wavelength of the exciting SAW, and a ratio of an electrode pitch between the IDT and the reflector “Lt/Lr” is set to satisfy the following formula: 31.50×(H/λ)2−4.435×(H/λ)+1.133≦Lt/Lr≦−3.000×(H/λ)2+0.500×(H/λ)+0.9796 where “Lt” is the electrode pitch of the IDT and “Lr” is the electrode pitch of the reflector.
US07750532B2
Devices employing electroactive polymer actuators are disclosed. Acrylic dielectric material based actuators are optionally provided in which architectures are presented that allow for improved power output as compared with other known acrylic dielectric material based transducers. Such technology may be applied in motor-driven applications, lightweight flight applications and lighting applications among others.
US07750524B2
A magnetizing device for superconductor and a superconducting synchronous machine are provided capable of constituting more compact and simple equipment that uses a superconductor as a magnet. The magnetizing device for superconductor includes a superconductor (131); a coolant chamber (142) for cooling the superconductor (131) down to or below a critical temperature at which the transition to a superconducting state occurs; coils (111, 111′) for generating a magnetic field equal to or higher than a critical magnetic field in which the intrusion of a magnetic flux into the superconductor (131) starts, around the superconductor (131) cooled down to or below the critical temperature at which the transition to the superconducting state occurs; and position modification means capable of arranging the superconductor (131) on a disk (120) and modifying the relative positional relationship with the coils (111, 111′).
US07750522B2
A direct-drive generator and assembly procedure for that generator include a permanent magnet assembly that is partitioned and assembled piece-by-piece after the rotor and stator have been attached.The magnets are attached to a plate in columns, and adjacent columns have a N-S orientation. The air gap between the rotor and stator is variable, and application of an input torque produces a first cogging torque in a first direction due to the variable air gap that offsets a second cogging torque in a second opposite direction.
US07750520B2
A motor is disclosed. The motor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: a shaft; a bearing supporting the shaft to rotate; a thrust plate supporting a lower end of the shaft a boss joined to the shaft and having a ring-shaped groove on a side facing the bearing; and a rotor joined to the boss.
US07750516B2
An electric machine, in particular an alternator for motor vehicles, includes a stator (16), which supports a stator winding (18) that has winding ends (78), a voltage regulator assembly (65), and a rectifier. The electrical connection between the winding ends (78) and the rectifier is situated underneath the voltage regulator assembly (65). A stator for an electric machine, in particular for an alternator for motor vehicles, includes a stator (16), which supports a stator winding (18) that has winding ends (78). The winding ends (78) are connected to an additional conductor element (80), which joins a plurality of individual wires of the winding ends (78) together by means of a clamp-like junction region (81) and is embodied in the form of a sheet metal part.
US07750514B2
Disclosed is a stator of reciprocating motor comprising: a stator including two lamination assemblies formed accordingly as a plurality of lamination sheets are stacked as a cylindrical shape or a circular are shape; and a mover inserted into an air gap between said two lamination assemblies and linearly reciprocating. In the stator, the lamination sheets constituting the lamination assembly are thicker at an outer circumference side of the lamination assembly than at an inner circumference said thereof. According to this, a path of a flux applied to the lamination assembly is maximized thus to minimize a resistance of the flux.
US07750499B2
Provided is a device for limiting a current of electric appliance. The current limiting device includes: at least two loads; at least two load driving units connected to the loads to control applying power to the loads; a power detecting unit detecting a power type; a micom controlling the load driving unit according to the power type detected by the power detecting unit to drive the load using a current flowing into the load within an allowable value; and at least one current limiting unit connected to at least one control line connecting the micom and the load driving unit and limiting a current of the load driving unit connected to the control line when the micom malfunctions by using a control signal of the micom and a signal of the power type detected from the power detecting unit as an input signal.
US07750496B2
A power supply unit that provides uninterrupted power to an aircraft power bus during switchovers of the aircraft bus from one power source to another. The power supply unit includes circuitry to distinguish between loss of bus power due to switchovers between power sources and loss of bus power due to shutdown of the aircraft. The power supply unit includes a low voltage lockout circuit to interrupt the supply of power when the aircraft bus voltage falls below a minimum value.
US07750488B2
A basic building block for wafer scale stacked integrated circuits is disclosed. The building block includes an integrated circuit device having an integrated circuit substrate having a circuit layer sandwiched between a buffer layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer has a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being in contact with the circuit layer. The top surface of the dielectric layer includes a plurality of pads. Each pad extends above the top surface by a predetermined distance. The pads have dimensions that reduce irregularities in the top surface of the pads. In addition, the pads are arranged in a manner to promote planarization of the surface of the wafer via CMP.
US07750486B2
A sensor includes: a first chip; a second chip disposed on the first chip through an adhesive member; and a stopper. The second chip is connected to the first chip through a bonding wire. The stopper limits a displacement of the second chip when the adhesive member is deformed. The stopper is disposed around the second chip. Since the displacement of the second chip is restricted, deformation of the bonding wire between the first and the second chips is also restricted.
US07750479B2
An interconnect structure and method of fabricating the same in which the critical dimension of the conductive features are not altered by a plasma damaged layer are provided. In accordance with the present invention, a chemically etching dielectric material is subjected to a treatment step which modifies the density of the dielectric material such that the treated surfaces become denser than the bulk dielectric not subjected to the treatment. The treatment step is performed prior to deposition of the noble metal liner.
US07750467B2
A chip scale package structure and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes forming metal pads on a predetermined part of a carrier; mounting chips on the carrier, each of the chips having a plurality of conductive bumps soldered to the metal pads; forming an encapsulant on the carrier to encapsulate the chips and the conductive bumps; removing the carrier to expose the metal pads and even the metal pads with a surface of the encapsulant; forming on the encapsulant a plurality of first conductive traces electrically connected to the metal pads; applying a solder mask on the first conductive traces, and forming a plurality of openings on the solder mask to expose a predetermined part of the first conductive traces; forming a plurality of conductive elements on the predetermined part; and cutting the encapsulant to form a plurality of chip scale package structures.
US07750455B2
An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a first package having a first interposer mounted over a first integrated circuit and the first integrated circuit encapsulated by a first encapsulation; and connecting a second package over the first interposer and on the first encapsulation, the second package including a second integrated circuit having a wire-in-film adhesive thereover, a second interposer mounted on the wire-in-film adhesive and encapsulated by a second encapsulation encapsulating the second integrated circuit, the second interposer including an interconnection pad for connecting a third package to the top thereof.
US07750451B2
A multi-chip package system is provided including providing a first carrier having a first integrated circuit die thereover, providing a second carrier, placing the first carrier coplanar with the second carrier, and molding a package encapsulation around and exposing the first carrier.
US07750449B2
Packaged semiconductor components having substantially rigid support member are disclosed. The packages can include a semiconductor die and a support member proximate to the semiconductor die. The support member is at least substantially rigid. The packages can further include an adhesive between the support member and the semiconductor die and adhesively attaching the support member to the semiconductor die. The packages can also include a substrate carrying the semiconductor die and the support member attached to the semiconductor die.
US07750441B2
Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses and methods relating to conductive interconnects along the edges of a microelectronic device. In one embodiment, the conductive interconnect has the shape of a half cylinder.
US07750429B2
A pedestal is formed out of the pad layer such that two edges of the pedestal coincide with a border of the wells as implanted. An extended pedestal is formed over the pedestal by depositing a conformal dielectric layer. The area of the extended pedestal is exposed the semiconductor surface below is recessed to a recess depth. Other trenches including at least one intra-well isolation trench are lithographically patterned. After a reactive ion etch, both an inter-well isolation trench and at least one intra-well isolation trench are formed. The width of the inter-well isolation trench may be reduced due to the deeper bottom surface compared to the prior art structures. The boundary between the p-well and the n-well below the inter-well isolation structure is self-aligned to the middle of the inter-well isolation structure.
US07750428B2
A semiconductor device with a field ring in an edge pattern of a semiconductor body with a central cell area and with field plate discharge pattern. The edge pattern exhibits at least one horizontal field plate which is arranged with one end over the field ring and with its other end on insulating layers towards the edge of the semiconductor body. A first ring-shaped area of a type of conduction doped complementary to a drift section material exhibits a field ring effect. A second highly doped ring-shaped area which contacts the one end of the horizontal field plate and forms a pn junction with the first ring-shaped area and which is arranged within the first area exhibits a locally limited punch-through effect or a resistive contact to the drift section material.
US07750425B2
A plurality of layers of a first semiconductor material and a plurality of dots-in-a-fence barriers disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode. Each dots-in-a-fence barrier consists essentially of a plurality of quantum dots of a second semiconductor material embedded between and in direct contact with two layers of a third semiconductor material. Wave functions of the quantum dots overlap as at least one intermediate band. The layers of the third semiconductor material are arranged as tunneling barriers to require a first electron and/or a first hole in a layer of the first material to perform quantum mechanical tunneling to reach the second material within a respective quantum dot, and to require a second electron and/or a second hole in a layer of the first semiconductor material to perform quantum mechanical tunneling to reach another layer of the first semiconductor material.
US07750420B2
An integrated circuit is provided which includes one or more device elements formed above a base substrate, a structure forming a sealed cavity above at least a portion of the one or more device elements, and one or more conductive devices formed above the sealed cavity. A method for fabrication of such an integrated circuit is also provided. An exemplary embodiment of the integrated circuit includes a surface acoustic wave device having a plurality of tracks each with a first interdigitated transducer configured to convert a receiving electric field energy into mechanical wave energy and a second interdigitated transducer configured to convert the mechanical wave energy into an output electric field energy. The SAW device also includes a conductor arranged above and spanning across at least two tracks of the plurality of tracks and coupled to the first interdigitated transducers of at least the two tracks.
US07750418B2
Semiconductor structures, such as, for example, field effect transistors (FETs) and/or metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAPs), are provided in which the workfunction of a conductive electrode stack is changed by introducing metal impurities into a metal-containing material layer which, together with a conductive electrode, is present in the electrode stack. The choice of metal impurities depends on whether the electrode is to have an n-type workfunction or a p-type workfunction. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such semiconductor structures. The introduction of metal impurities can be achieved by codeposition of a layer containing both a metal-containing material and workfunction altering metal impurities, forming a stack in which a layer of metal impurities is present between layers of a metal-containing material, or by forming a material layer including the metal impurities above and/or below a metal-containing material and then heating the structure so that the metal impurities are introduced into the metal-containing material.
US07750416B2
A semiconductor structure comprising an SRAM/inverter cell and a method for forming the same are provided, wherein the SRAM/inverter cell has an improved write margin. The SRAM/inverter cell includes a pull-up PMOS device comprising a gate dielectric over the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode on the gate dielectric wherein the gate electrode comprises a p-type impurity and an n-type impurity, and a stressor formed in a source/drain region. The device drive current of the pull-up PMOS device is reduced due to the counter-doping of the gate electrode.
US07750415B2
Embodiments herein present a structure, method, etc. for making high density MOSFET circuits with different height contact lines. The MOSFET circuits include a contact line, a first gate layer situated proximate the contact line, and at least one subsequent gate layer situated over the first gate layer. The contact line includes a height that is less than a combined height of the first gate layer and the subsequent gate layer(s). The MOSFET circuits further include gate spacers situated proximate the gate layers and a single contact line spacer situated proximate the contact line. The gate spacers are taller and thicker than the contact line spacer.
US07750414B2
A structure comprises at least one transistor on a substrate, an insulator layer over the transistor, and an ion stopping layer over the insulator layer. The ion stopping layer comprises a portion of the insulator layer that is damaged and has either argon ion damage or nitrogen ion damage.
US07750412B2
A structure that includes a rectifier is formed as follows. A trench is formed in a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type. A dielectric layer is formed along opposing sidewalls of the trench but is discontinuous along the bottom of the trench. A doped liner is formed over the dielectric layer and along the bottom of the trench. The doped liner includes dopants of a second conductivity type and is in direct contact with the semiconductor region along the bottom of the trench. A portion of the dopants are diffused from the doped liner into the semiconductor region along the bottom of the trench to form a doped region. The doped region forms a PN junction with the surrounding semiconductor region.
US07750406B2
Design structure embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing a design in which the design structure includes devices formed in a hybrid substrate characterized by semiconductor islands of different crystal orientations. An insulating layer divides the islands of at least one of the different crystal orientations into mutually aligned device and body regions. The body regions may be electrically floating relative to the device regions.
US07750400B2
An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least a first complementary MOS (CMOS) circuit, the first CMOS circuit comprising one or more first n-channel MOS (NMOS) transistors and one or more first p-channel MOS (PMOS) transistors, where the first NMOS transistors and the first PMOS transistors are arranged in the first CMOS circuit to drive at least a first common node of the first CMOS circuit. An average of the effective gate channel lengths of the first NMOS transistors (first NMOS average length) is at least 2% greater than an average of the effective gate channel lengths of the first PMOS transistors (first PMOS average length).
US07750396B2
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region formed in the upper part of the semiconductor substrate so as to be spaced; a channel region formed in a part of the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region; a first dielectric film formed on the channel region of the semiconductor substrate; a second dielectric film formed on the first dielectric film and having a higher permittivity than the first dielectric film; a third dielectric film formed on at least an end surface of the second dielectric film near the drain region out of end surfaces of the second dielectric film near the source and drain regions; and a gate electrode formed on the second dielectric film and the third dielectric film.
US07750394B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a memory cell. The memory cell includes: a source region and a drain region formed at a distance from each other on the semiconductor substrate; a tunnel insulating film formed on a channel region of the semiconductor substrate, the channel region being located between the source region and the drain region; a charge storage film formed on the tunnel insulating film; a charge block film formed on the charge storage film; and a control electrode that is formed on the charge block film. The control electrode includes a Hf oxide film or a Zr oxide film having at least one element selected from the first group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, and Tc added thereto, and having at least one element selected from the second group consisting of F, H, and Ta added thereto.
US07750389B2
An array of memory cells configured to store at least one bit per one F2 includes substantially vertical structures providing an electronic memory function spaced apart a distance equal to one half of a minimum pitch of the array. The structures providing the electronic memory function are configured to store more than one bit per gate. The array also includes electrical contacts to the memory cells including the substantially vertical structures. The cells can be programmed to have one of a number of charge levels trapped in the gate insulator adjacent to the first source/drain region such that the channel region has a first voltage threshold region (Vt1) and a second voltage threshold region (Vt2) and such that the programmed cell operates at reduced drain source current.
US07750378B2
Provided are a field effect transistor and a method of fabricating the same, wherein the field effect transistor is formed which has a hyperfine channel length by employing a technique for forming a sidewall spacer and adjusting the deposition thickness of a thin film. In the field effect transistor of the present invention, a source junction and a drain junction are thin, and the overlap between the source and the gate and between the drain and the gate is prevented, thereby lowering parasitic resistance. Further, the gate electric field is easily introduced to the drain extending region, so that the carrier concentration is effectively controlled in the channel at the drain. Also, the drain extending region is formed to be thinner than the source, so that the short channel characteristic is excellent.
US07750376B2
A CCD type solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion element (n layer 2, p layer 3) formed in a semiconductor substrate 1; a charge transfer channel 5 that transfers electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion element; a charge read region 6 that reads out the electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element into the charge transfer channel 5; and a charge read electrode 8 formed above the charge read region 6 with a gate insulating film 10 disposed therebetween. The charge read electrode 8 controls the reading out of the electric charges into the charge transfer channel 5. A gap is formed between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge read electrode 8 in plan view.
US07750372B2
A gate driver-on-array structure integrated in a display panel includes a bar-like conductive layer, a semiconductor layer, first conductive patterns, second conductive patterns, a first electrode line and a second electrode line. The bar-like conductive layer has a plurality of regions. The semiconductor layer is disposed within the regions of the bar-like conductive layer. The first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns are disposed on the semiconductor layer and located within the regions. The bar-like conductive layer is located between the first electrode line and the second electrode line. The first electrode line and the second electrode line are respectively spaced from the bar-like conductive layer by a first distance and a second distance. The GOA structure has first connectors connected to the corresponding first conductive patterns and the first electrode line, and second connectors connected to the second conductive patterns and the second electrode line.
US07750368B2
Disclosed is a memory device and method of operation thereof. The memory device may include a source region and a drain region of a first dopant type, the source and drain regions contain a first semiconductor material; a body region of a second dopant type, the body region being sandwiched between the source and drain regions, the body comprising a second semiconductor material; a gate dielectric layer over at least the body region; and a gate comprising a conductive material over the gate dielectric layer. Specifically, one of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material is lattice matched with the other of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material and has an energy gap smaller than the energy gap of the other of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material.
US07750358B2
A semiconductor device made by mounting a light emitting element in a substrate, characterized in that an optically-transparent cover with a flat plate shape is installed on the light emitting element and a fluorescent substance film is formed on the cover.
US07750354B2
Photoelectric converters are arranged two-dimensionally in a semiconductor substrate. A planarizing layer, a light shielding film, a further planarizing layer and condenser lenses are formed sequentially on the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converters. The light shielding film has apertures at positions corresponding to the photoelectric conversion devices. Multilayer interference filters that transmit either a red, green or blue wavelength component of light are disposed in the apertures.
US07750351B2
An epitaxial crystal for a field effect transistor which has a nitride-based III-V group semiconductor epitaxial crystal grown on a SiC single crystal base substrate having micropipes by use of an epitaxial growth method, wherein at least a part of the micropipes spreading from the SiC single crystal base substrate into the epitaxial crystal terminate between an active layer of the transistor and the SiC single crystal base substrate.
US07750348B2
A display device with a polysilicon substrate, including a display region, a first plurality of thin film transistors in the display region, and primary crystal grain boundaries in the polysilicon substrate in the display region, wherein the primary crystal grain boundaries are inclined to a first direction of current flowing from source to drain of each of the first plurality of thin film transistors at an angle of −30° to 30°.
US07750343B2
Disclosed herein is an electronic device of a three-terminal type including, a control electrode, first and second electrodes, and an active layer provided between the first and second electrodes so as to face the control electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, the active layer being formed from an aggregate of a composite material formed from inorganic semiconductor fine particles covered with a protective layer, the protective layer including an alkyl chain having, at one end thereof, a functional group bonded to an inorganic semiconductor fine particle and further having an organic semiconductor molecule bonded to the other end thereof.
US07750335B2
A structure including a phase change material and a related method are disclosed. The structure may include a first electrode; a second electrode; a third electrode; a phase change material electrically connecting the first, second and third electrodes for passing a first current through two of the first, second and third electrodes; and a refractory metal barrier heater layer about the phase change material for converting the phase change material between an amorphous, insulative state and a crystalline, conductive state by application of a second current to the phase change material. The structure may be used as a fuse or a phase change material random access memory (PRAM).
US07750329B2
An imaging device using an array of active pixels, with a readout control for outputting from selected regions of interest is disclosed. When used to detect the positions of optically trapped objects, the fast readout rate enables fine control of the optical traps to stabilize the objects. Multiple objects can be controlled while being moved relative to each other.
US07750328B2
Systems, devices, and methods for filling containers with radioactive materials are described. In certain embodiments, the systems comprise a shielding material that substantially defines a chamber and, preferably, substantially blocks radioactivity, a conduit extending through the shielding material into the chamber, and a securing unit that is disposed in the chamber proximal to the conduit and is adapted to receive a container through the conduit.
US07750327B2
The invention is directed to a device for generating flows of gas for filtering the radiation emitted in plasma-based radiation sources. It is the object of the invention to find a novel possibility for generating a gas curtain in the immediate vicinity of a radiating plasma so as to permit a simple arrangement and design and a long life of the device for generating the gas curtain under extreme thermal stress. According to the invention, this object is met in that a slit nozzle is formed of a plurality of partial bodies comprising different materials to form a supersonic nozzle profile for the generation of a broad gas curtain in order to accommodate the slit nozzle to different thermal and precision-mechanical requirements in the gas inlet region and in the gas outlet region.
US07750322B2
Ion implanters are especially suited to meet process dose and energy demands associated with fabricating photovoltaic devices by ion implantation followed by cleaving.
US07750313B2
A cathode holder of a tubular shape is inserted into an opening for a cathode of a plasma generating chamber, the cathode holder positioned such that a surface thereof opposes or surrounds a side surface of a cathode. The cathode is held in the cathode holder so that a front surface of the cathode will be positioned on the same plane as, outward from, or inward from the inner wall surface. In the cathode holder is provided a tubular first heat shield surrounding the cathode with a space provided between the first heat shield and the cathode, a surface of the first heat shield positioned to oppose or surround the side surface of the cathode. At a rear end of the cathode is provided a filament. The gap between the cathode holder and the plasma generating chamber is filled with an electrical insulating material.
US07750300B2
A thermo-optic system, which may be used for example in thermal imaging, includes an array of optical elements each having a thermally responsive optical property, the optical elements including signal elements and reference elements configured to provide (1) a common-mode response of the optical property to ambient temperature and (2) a differential-mode response of the optical property to a thermal signal appearing across the array of optical elements. The system also includes an optical readout subsystem configured to (1) illuminate the array of optical elements with optical energy at a readout wavelength corresponding to the optical property so as to generate a composite optical signal having common-mode and differential-mode signal components corresponding to the common-mode and differential-mode responses respectively of the signal and reference elements, and (2) filter the composite optical signal to generate a filtered optical signal being substantially the differential-mode image component.
US07750298B2
An interferometer is disclosed which has upper-stage, intermediate-stage, and lower-stage electron biprisms. The disclosed interferometer operates with an azimuth angle Φ among filament electrodes of the three electron biprisms to arbitrarily control an interference area and an azimuth θ of the interference fringes formed therein, eliminates Fresnel fringes generation, and allows independent control of an interference fringe spacing s and the azimuth θ of the interference fringes.
US07750292B2
A portable mass spectrometer system is described. The system includes a mass spectrometer device incorporated within an evacuated chamber. The chamber includes a permeable membrane located between the mass spectrometer device and an entrance port to the chamber. Located between the membrane and the entrance port is a valve. The valve is provided in an normally closed state and has an open state, such that, in use, the adoption of the open state allows the flow of the sample into the chamber through the membrane and into contact with the spectrometer device.
US07750290B2
The invention relates to an integrated system for microfluidic analysis of a liquid sample comprising a liquid sample preparing means (100) which is provided with a displacement means (101) for introducing the sample and reagents and for transmitting said sample and reagents to a second means (200) for chemically or biochemically treating the liquid sample drops, wherein said treating means comprises also means (201) for displacing sample drops to means (300) for drop analysis. Said invention is particularly suitable for a laser radiation desorption device comprising a system for manipulating the sample and reagents in the form of drops, which is provided with one or several loading posts, one or several transport paths consisting of interdigitated electrodes, one or several chemical or biochemical treatment areas and at least one system for switching to a conductive post on which a laser radiation desorption can be carried out.
US07750288B2
The method of making an optoelectronic module (10, 20), which includes a first light source circuit (5) and a second photoreceptor circuit (6) for picking up light from the first light source circuit reflected on an external surface. A first moulding (20) with an encapsulation material is made on one part of a lead frame (10) having several conductive paths (12) and an external frame (11) connecting all of the conductive paths. A first light source circuit (5) is placed on one portion of a first conductive path (13) of the lead frame that is not covered by the first moulding. A second photoreceptor circuit (6) is placed on one portion of a second conductive path (14) of the lead frame not covered by the first moulding. A through opening (21) is also made in the first moulding (20) between the external frame (11) and the location of the first light source circuit (5) to give access to the first connecting path (13) and to a third connecting path (15) for the first light source circuit. The contact pads of the first and second circuits (5, 6) are connected by metal wires (25) to corresponding uncovered pads of certain connecting paths (12) of the lead frame (10). The first and third connecting paths (13, 15) are then cut through the through opening (21) of the first moulding (20) in order to insulate electrically the first light source circuit (5) from the external parts. The light source circuit is thus protected from any electrostatic discharge. A second moulding can then be made on the first moulding (20) in order to close the through opening and obtain first and second apertures on the first and second circuits (5, 6) for the passage of light.
US07750276B2
In multilayer optical discs and high-speed optical discs, the amount of reproduction light per unit time greatly decreases and the reproduction signal quality (S/N) significantly drops due to the low effective reflectivity and the short read time of the medium. These problems are solved by causing reflected signal light from the optical disc and reference light, which is separated from the same light source and introduced into a detector without being shone onto the optical disc, to interference with each other on the detector. Detector outputs having four different interference states are simultaneously obtained, the interference states being displaced at intervals of 90° in terms of the phase relationship between the reference light and the signal. Based on a operation of the four detector outputs, a reproduction signal can be obtained that is stable at all times and amplified with high quality, even when there is an optical path length variation due to disc undulations.
US07750269B2
A fastener includes first and second tracks. The first track includes a first profile, and the second track includes a second profile for interlocking with the first profile. The fastener extends between opposing ends. The first and second profiles at each of the opposing ends are sealed to each other using a laser. In one embodiment, the fastener is initially continuous and is subsequently divided into segments by simultaneously cutting and sealing the fastener at spaced target locations using the laser. The segments are associated with respective plastic bags. At each of the target locations, the laser directs a laser beam at the fastener such that the laser beam cuts through the first and second profiles and simultaneously seals the first and second profiles to each other on opposite sides of the cut. The seals on the opposite sides of the cut terminate respective ends of adjacent ones of the segments.
US07750267B2
An apparatus and method for calibration of laser ablating energy versus ablating depth for a laser ablateable printing plate in relation to materials forming the printing plate, includes a memory for storing data, for each of a plurality of materials, corresponding to correlated different detected depths of each of a plurality of laser ablated areas with ablating energy levels. A first laser ablates a printing image of desired depth in a printing plate formed by a selected one of the materials. A first control device interpolates laser ablating energy levels for the printing image of desired depth in the printing plate formed by the selected material, in accordance with the stored data and the selected material, and controls the laser to laser ablate the printing image in the printing plate of the selected material in accordance with the interpolated laser ablating energy levels.
US07750263B2
An arresting device is disclosed for a drive train which, in order to close a movable contact of an electric switch, can be moved from an OFF position into an ON position. In at least one embodiment, the arresting device includes an arresting including a pivot axis which extends outside its pivoting point. When the drive train is in its OFF position, the arresting element pivots from a position of rest into an arresting the position owing to a force which acts on its pivoting point, in the closing direction of the drive train, and in its arresting position, the arresting element is operatively connected to the drive train and blocks the movement of the drive train into it ON position. In at least one embodiment, the arresting device is suitable for use on transportation device, in particular on ships, and there is provision that in its position of rest, the arresting element is under the force effect of a restoring spring, and does not pivot into its arresting position until a defined acceleration of the electric switch is acting in the closing direction of the drive train.
US07750261B2
A waterproof keyboard comprises: keys, an elastic rubber layer, a circuit board layer, a bottom board, and a sealing layer. The keys are mounted on the bottom board on which a plurality of apertures are disposed, and the sealing layer is disposed under the bottom surface of the bottom board. Corresponding to the apertures on the bottom board, respective adhesives are formed on the sealing layer so as to firmly adhere the sealing layer to the bottom surface of the bottom board.
US07750257B2
A load tap changer connected to a power source to control voltage supplied from the power source to a load includes a base assembly that includes a base element onto which multiple stationary contacts that connect to taps of a winding of an electrical control device are mounted. The load tap changer also includes a movable assembly that includes a movable element that rotates to connect at least one pair of movable contacts mounted on the movable element to a stationary contact to select a corresponding tap. The load tap changer also includes a cover assembly that includes a cover element onto which a motor that rotates the movable element relative to the base assembly is mounted.
US07750256B2
A rotary switch assembly (100; 200) is disclosed. The assembly may include a dial assembly (102; 202) having a main body (150; 250) disposed about a centre aperture (132; 232). The main body may be rotatable about a central axis (126; 226) in both a clockwise (106; 206) and counter clockwise direction (108; 208). The dial assembly includes a projecting member (138; 238) extending outward from the main body. The assembly includes a switch (114; 214) having an actuator (156; 256) moveable between a first position (158; 258) and a second position (160; 260). The actuator is positioned such that when the dial assembly is rotated clockwise, the projecting member moves the actuator to the first position, and when rotated counter clockwise, the projecting member moves the actuator to the second position.
US07750241B2
A distributive conductor electromagnetically shields and protects an insulated wire 10 by inserting it into a pipe 20. Heat generated in the insulated wire 10 is absorbed into a low heat-reflective layer 21 of lower heat reflectivity, transferred to the pipe 20, and then dissipated from an outer circumferential wall of the pipe 20 to atmosphere.
US07750237B2
An electronic device enclosure having a protective layer includes a shell, a first protective piece, a second protective piece and a connecting piece. The shell includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the first protective piece covers the outer surface of the shell, and the second protective piece covers the inner surface of the shell. The connecting piece connects the first protective piece to the second protective piece so that they cooperatively enclose the shell.
US07750232B2
A multi-crystalline silicon germanium bulk crystal with microscopic compositional distribution is adapted for use in solar cells to substantially increase conversion efficiency. By controlling the average Ge concentration between 0.1 and 8.0 mole percent, significant improvements are attained with respect to short circuit current density and conversion efficiency.
US07750229B2
The present synthesizer generates an underlying spectrum, pitch and loudness for a sound to be synthesized, and then combines the underlying spectrum, pitch and loudness with stored Spectral, Pitch, and Loudness Fluctuations and noise elements. The input to the synthesizer is typically a MIDI stream. A MIDI preprocess block processes the MIDI input and generates the signals needed by the synthesizer to generate output sound phrases. The synthesizer comprises a harmonic synthesizer block (which generates an output representing the tonal audio portion of the output sound), an Underlying Spectrum, Pitch, and Loudness (which takes pitch and loudness and uses stored algorithms to generate the slowly varying portion of the output sound) and a Spectral, Pitch, and Loudness Fluctuation portion (which generates the quickly varying portion of the output sound by selecting and combining Spectral, Pitch, and Loudness Fluctuation segments stored in a database). A specialized analysis process is used to derive the formulas used by the Underlying Spectrum, Pitch, and Loudness and to generate and store the Spectral, Pitch, and Loudness Fluctuation segments stored in the database.
US07750227B2
A flexible audio tone-generating device for use in a consumer appliance. The device generates pleasing musical tones. The device uses two outputs of a software-executing processor utilizing stored tone data associated with status events of the appliance to drive a tone circuit for outputting a melody using the tones to notify the user of the existence of one of the status events.
US07750226B2
A device for turning one or more pages of book comprising a plurality of pages, the device comprising: a book support; a device support for supporting: first page-flattener for flattening a first page; second page-flattener for further flattening the first page; a page ruckler for ruckling the first page to form a ruckled page having an exposed surface and an opposite, unexposed surface; a page turner for engaging with the unexposed surface of the ruckled page thereby to turn the ruckled page; positioning means for moving the device support relative to the book support.
US07750214B2
The invention relates to a pearl millet plant, seed, variety, parental line and hybrid. More specifically the invention relates to a pearl millet plant having a mutant allele that increases purple pigmentation in many plant parts. The invention relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the purple allele to produce novel types and hybrids of pearl millet and other compatible millet species, both for pigment extraction and ornamental purposes.
US07750213B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 04Z353. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 04Z353. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 04Z353 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 04Z353 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07750206B2
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding an enzyme of the starch biosynthetic pathway in a cereal plant, wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of starch branching enzyme I, starch branching enzyme II, starch soluble synthase I, and debranching enzyme, with the proviso that the enzyme is not soluble starch synthase I of rice, or starch branching enzyme I of rice or maize.
US07750200B2
A material for producing a support bandage, which comprises a support. Said support is coated and/or impregnated with a curable plastic material and at least partially configured by a leno fabric comprising warp yarns that cross between two weft yarns running in parallel. Said leno fabric comprises at least one additional warp yarn that is located between two pairs of crossing warp yarns and does not cross any other warp yarn.
US07750195B2
Process for obtaining a hydrofluoroalkane which is purified of organic impurities, according to which the hydrofluoroalkane containing organic impurities is subjected to at least one purification treatment chosen from (a) a treatment with chlorine in the presence of a initiator (b) a reaction with hydrogen fluoride (c) a distillation in which the purified hydrofluoroalkane is removed from the top of the distillation column or from the side (d) an extractive distillation (e) an adsorption onto a solid adsorbent (f) a reaction with a compound containing oxygen, and (g) a reaction with a compound containing oxygen and a gas-phase reaction with a reagent capable of reacting with at least some of the organic impurities, with the exception of a reaction with elemental chlorine.
US07750194B2
A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of: A) providing a starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II); B) feeding the starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II) into a dehydrogenation zone and subjecting the alkane (II) to a dehydrogenation to the alkene (III) to obtain a product gas stream b comprising the alkene (III) and unconverted alkane (II), with or without high boilers, steam, hydrogen and low boilers; C) at least compressing product gas stream b, optionally separating product gas stream b into an aqueous phase c1, a phase c2 comprising the alkene (III) and the alkane (II), with or without high boilers, and a gas phase c3 comprising hydrogen and low boilers; D) reacting product gas stream b or the phase c2 comprising alkene (III) and alkane (II) with an organic acid (IV) in an esterification zone to obtain a product mixture d comprising the corresponding alkyl ester (V) of the organic acid and the unconverted alkane (II); E) removing from product mixture d a gas stream e1 which comprises an alkane (II) and is recycled into the dehydrogenation zone if appropriate, and a product mixture e2 comprising the alkyl ester; F) reacting the product mixture e2 comprising the alkyl ester with water in an ester hydrolysis zone to give a product mixture f comprising the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV); G) removing the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV) from product mixture f and, if appropriate, recycling the organic acid into the esterification zone.
US07750191B2
The invention provides a process for continuously preparing polyether alcohols by adding alkylene oxides to H-functional starter substances using a DMC catalyst, comprising the steps of a) preparing a precursor by continuously metering an H-functional starter substance, an alkylene oxide or a mixture of at least two alkylene oxides and the required amount of DMC catalyst into a continuous reactor, b) continuously withdrawing the precursor from step a) from the reactor, c) continuously metering the product from step a), an alkylene oxide different from that in step a) or a mixture of at least two alkylene oxides different from that in step a) and, if appropriate, the required amount of DMC catalyst into a further continuous reactor.
US07750186B2
The present invention relates to a new method for the manufacture of substituted biphenyl amines, new intermediate products and their manufacture, as well as a method for the manufacture of fungicidally active carboxamides.
US07750185B2
Diamine compounds, which in particular are useful as precursors for the production of liquid crystal alignment layers, represented by general formula (I), wherein A1 represents an organic group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms; A2 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms.
US07750184B2
The present invention relates to novel, non-secosteroidal, sulfonate and sulfonamide functional diaryl compounds with vitamin D receptor (VDR) modulating activity that are less hypercalcemic than 1α,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3. These compounds are useful for treating bone disease and psoriasis.
US07750182B2
Provided is a production method for an iodine compound in which iodine is reacted with a substrate in the presence of a porous material having a pore diameter of 500 nm or less or in the presence of the above porous material and an oxidizing agent and a production process for high purity 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid comprising an iodination reaction step carried out by the above-mentioned, a crystal precipitation and separation step in which a product is precipitated by adding water or cooling and then separated and a purification step in which crystal separated is recrystallized using an organic solvent. According to the production method for an iodine compound described above, iodine can be introduced into various substrates at a high selectivity. Since expensive metals and specific reagents do not have to be used, it can readily be carried out in an industrially scale, and the product having a high purity can be obtained. Further, the process comprising the iodination reaction, separation and purification steps described above makes it possible to readily obtain at a high yield, 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid having a high purity which is useful in uses for functional chemical products such as medicines. The process of the present invention comprising iodination reaction, separation and purification steps is characterized by that it is simple in terms of a procedure and that the purification load is smaller, and it is very advantageous in industrially carrying out.
US07750180B2
N-phosphonomethylamines are produced by reaction of an amine substrate with a halomethylphosphonic acid or salt thereof, a hydroxymethylphosphonic acid or salt thereof, or a dehydrated self-ester dimer, trimer or oligomer of hydroxymethylphosphonic acid. Among the products that may be prepared according to the process are N-phosphonomethylaminocarboxylic acids such as (e.g.) glyphosate, N-phosphonomethylaminoalkanols such as (e.g.) hydroxyethlaminomethylphosphonic acid, and N-acylaminomethylphosphonic acids such as (e.g.) N-carbamylaminomethylphosphonic acid. Certain reactions are conducted with a substantial excess of amine reactant in order to drive the conversion while avoiding excessive formation of bis(N-phosphonomethyl)amine by-products. Other reactions use a secondary amine substrate (such as iminodiacetic acid) and can be conducted at substantial equimolar ratios of halomethylaminomethylphosphonic acid or hydroxyaminomethylphosphonic acid to secondary amine reactant without significant formation of bis(phosphonomethyl)amine by-products. Further disclosed is a process for the preparation of hydroxymethylphosphonic acid self-ester dimers, trimers and oligomers by azeotropic dehydration.
US07750176B2
A multi-functional cyclic siloxane compound (A), a siloxane-based (co)polymer prepared from the compound (A), or compound (A) and at least one of a Si monomer having organic bridges (B), an acyclic alkoxy silane monomer (C), and a linear siloxane monomer (D); and a process for preparing a dielectric film using the polymer. The siloxane compound of the present invention is highly reactive, so the polymer prepared from the compound is excellent in mechanical properties, thermal stability and crack resistance, and has a low dielectric constant resulting from compatibility with conventional pore-generating materials. Furthermore, a low content of carbon and high content of SiO2 enhance its applicability to the process of producing a semiconductor, wherein it finds great use as a dielectric film.
US07750174B2
The compound is a silane surface treatment agent and is useful for modifying the surfaces of silicon oxide and other metal oxides with hexafluorodimethyl carbinol functional groups. Additionally provided is a surface treatment procedure that effectively bonds it and other alkoxysilanes via homogeneous and heterogeneous amine catalysis onto metal oxide surfaces.
US07750168B2
A stabilized deuteroborane-tetrahydrofuran complex is disclosed. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the deuteroborane-tetrahydrofuran complex and methods of storing and transporting the prepared complex. The deuteroborane-tetrahydrofuran complexes exhibit enhanced shelf life and increased self-accelerated decomposition temperatures.
US07750163B2
Disclosed are cyanine dyes that are useful for labeling and detecting biological and other materials. The dyes are of formula (I) in which groups R3 and R4 are attached to the Z1 ring structure and groups R5 and R6 are attached to the Z2 ring structure, and n=1, 2 or 3; Z1 and Z2 independently represent the carbon atoms necessary to complete a one ring, or two-fused ring aromatic system; at least one of groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 is the group -E-F where E is a single bond or a spacer group and F is a target bonding group; one or more of groups R11, R12, R13 and R14 are independently selected from the group —(CH2)k—W, where W is sulphonic acid or phosphonic acid and k is an integer from 1 to 10. The dyes may be used in fluorescence labeling applications, where the presence of one and preferably multiple water solubilising groups attached to the 3-position of the indolinium ring reduces dye-dye interactions, and hence dye-dye quenching, particularly where multiple dye molecules are attached to components such as nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, proteins and antibodies.
US07750147B2
An IR-absorbing naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I) is described: wherein M is Ga(A1); A1 is an axial ligand selected from —OH halogen, —OR3, —OC(O)R4; R1 and R2 may be the same or different and are selected from hydrogen or C1-12 alkoxy; R3 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl, C5-12 arylalkyl or Si(Rx)(Ry)(Rz); and R4 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl or C5-12 arylalkyl Rx, Ry and Rz may be the same or different and are selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl, C5-12 arylalkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C5-12 aryloxy or C5-12 arylalkoxy; and W is a sulfonic acid group, including salts thereof.
US07750136B2
The invention provides modified forms of bouganin protein having biological activity and a reduced propensity to activate human T cells as compared to the non-modified bouganin protein. The invention also provides T-cell epitope peptides of bouganin, and modified T-cell epitope peptides of bouganin which have a reduced propensity to activate human T cells as compared to the non-modified T-cell epitope peptide. The invention also provides cytotoxins having the having a ligand that binds to a cancer cells attached to the modified bouganin proteins. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or destroying mammalian cancer cells using the cytotoxins of the invention and pharmaceutical compositions for treating human cancer.
US07750125B2
The present invention relates to a novel human gene that is differentially expressed in human carcinoma. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a novel human polypeptide named C35 that is overexpressed in human breast and bladder carcinoma. This invention also relates to C35 polypeptide, in particular C35 peptide epitopes and C35 peptide epitope analogs, as well as vectors, host cells, antibodies directed to C35 polypeptides, and the recombinant methods for producing the same. The present invention further relates to diagnostic methods for detecting carcinomas, including human breast carcinomas. The present invention further relates to the formulation and use of the C35 gene and polypeptides, in particular C35 peptide epitopes and C35 peptide epitope analogs, in immunogenic compositions or vaccines, to induce antibody or cell-mediated immunity against target cells, such as tumor cells, that express the C35 gene. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of C35 activity.
US07750122B2
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies for human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies bind and activate human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies are selective for human TrkB in that they do not bind (or activate) human TrkA or human TrkC. In some embodiments the inventive monoclonal antibodies cross-react with murine TrkB. Humanized or veneered versions of the inventive antibodies are also encompassed. Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise inventive antibodies are provided as are methods for preparing the inventive antibodies and methods of using these for treatment, detection or purification purposes.
US07750121B2
The invention provides compositions and methods related to human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTRT), the catalytic protein subunit of human telomerase. The polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention are useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of human diseases, for changing the proliferative capacity of cells and organisms, and for identification and screening of compounds and treatments useful for treatment of diseases such as cancers.
US07750117B2
It is disclosed here that a protein with a heat-labile specific binding activity can be stabilized with a saccharide compound with regard to the binding activity. To heat-stabilize the protein, it is mixed with a saccharide compound in a liquid suspension and the suspension is then dried to produce a solid that contains the protein and the saccharide. The saccharide compounds that possess the protein heat-stabilization activity include monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, alkylated monosaccharides, alkylated disaccharides, alkylated polysaccharides, monosaccharide alcohols and alkylated monosaccharide alcohols.
US07750115B2
It is intended to provide a novel oligopeptide which can be relatively easily produced, has not only a hair growth-stimulating effect but also an effect of promoting the growth of epithelial cells (for example, skin regeneration) and can easily pass through the horny layer to thereby reach the desired target cells in which its effects are to be exerted. Namely, water-soluble oligopeptides containing a proryl isoleucyl glycyl unit or an isoleucyl glycyl serine unit and having from 3 to 7 amino acids and water-soluble salts thereof.
US07750107B2
A description is given of the use of asymmetrically substituted urea derivatives of the general formula (I) where R1 and R2 each independently are a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms as accelerators in combination with dicyandiamide as latent hardener for epoxy resin systems based on unhalogenated or halogenated bisphenols of type A or F and also based on resorcinol or tetrakisphenylolethane. The advantages of the inventively proposed accelerator/hardener combination are, for example, the excellent reactivity and very good storage stability. Moreover, the mechanical properties of the resins cured accordingly are likewise outstanding.
US07750101B2
Disclosed is a polycyclic ester containing a cyano group and a lactone skeleton, represented by following Formula (1): wherein Ra represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having one to six carbon atoms which may have a halogen atom; R1s each represent, for example, a halogen atom or an alkyl or haloalkyl group having one to six carbon atoms; “m” is the number of R1s; “n” is the number of cyano groups; and CH2═C(Ra)COO— group may have either of an endo conformation and an exo conformation. Accordingly, there is provided a novel polycyclic ester containing a cyano group and a lactone skeleton which is useful typically as a monomeric component for highly functional polymers. A polymer, for example, derived from this compound is highly soluble in an organic solvent while remaining stable typically to chemicals and exhibits improved hydrolyzability and/or improved solubility in water after hydrolysis.
US07750100B2
Process for catalytically preparing (meth)acrylates of N-hydroxyalkylated lactams, and use thereof.
US07750087B2
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated diene monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with at least one functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) where A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, R1 is a divalent organic group, R2 is a monovalent organic group, and each R4, which may be the same or different, is a monovalent organic group or a substituent defined by —OR5 where R5 is a monovalent organic group, with the proviso that A, R1, R2, R4, and R5 are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer. Also, the functionalized polymer and a vulcanizable composition containing the polymer.
US07750065B2
A flame-retardant biodegradable polymeric composition comprising: a flame-retardant biodegradable material comprising a compound represented by formula (1); and a biodegradable polymer: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, R10 and R11 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R6, R7 and R8 each independently represents an alkylene group; and n, p, and q each independently represents an integer of one or more.
US07750059B2
A method of forming features on substrates by imprinting is provided. The method comprises: (a) forming a polymer solution comprising at least one polymer dissolved in at least one polymerizable monomer; and (b) depositing the polymer solution on a substrate to form a liquid film thereon; and then either: (c) curing the liquid film by causing the monomer(s) to polymerize and optionally cross-linking the polymer(s) to thereby form a polymer film, the polymer film having a glass transition temperature (Tg); and imprinting the polymer film with a mold having a desired pattern to form a corresponding negative pattern in the polymer film, or (d) imprinting the liquid film with the mold and curing it to form the polymer film. The temperature of imprinting is as little as 10° C. above the Tg, or even less if the film is in the liquid state. The pressure of the imprinting can be within the range of 100 to 500 psi.
US07750054B2
A continuous output system makes paper coating by combining an emulsifier with ASA (alkenyl succinic anhydride) particles having a mean average size in the low to sub-micron region. A turbine, pump, blender or other device exposes the ASA to a number of repeated episodes of high shear until the resulting ASA is in the form of particles having a mean average diameter in approximately the 1μ range. The measure of the amount of high shear is identified by an energy factor index. A system for cooling the ASA enables the processing without causing a hydrolyzing of the ASA, even when a heated cooked emulsion is used.
US07750043B2
A method of minimizing or reducing the toxicity of a retinoid having a free carboxyl group and the resulting modified retinoids are described. The method comprises the step of esterifying the carboxyl group of the retinoid with a highly sterically hindered compound, which is preferably a secondary or tertiary alcohol. The resulting retinoid esters are rendered much less toxic than the starting or parent retinoid. This process provides a retinoid ester analog of reduced toxicity so that it may be administered orally with minimal side effects and with a much greater therapeutic window. The modified retinoid compounds are useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of all diseases and disorders where retinoid compounds have been shown effective.
US07750022B2
This invention relates to novel quinuclidine derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US07750017B2
This invention relates to novel compounds and processes for their preparation, methods of treating diseases, particularly hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer, comprising administering said compounds, and methods of making pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of disorders, particularly hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.
US07750013B2
The present disclosure relates to N-oxides of certain piperazine and piperidine derivatives and to methods for the preparation of these compounds. The disclosure also relates to the use of the compounds for the manufacture of a medicament giving a beneficial effect. The disclosure also relates to the use of the compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for treating a disease or condition. The disclosure further relates to the treatment of CNS-disorders, in particular the treatment of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, aggression, addiction (including craving), depression, autism, vertigo, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, Parkinson's disease and disturbances of cognition and memory. The compounds have the general formula (1) wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification.
US07750012B2
The present invention relates to a chemical genus of biaryl nitrogen-attached heterocycles that are inhibitors of LTA4H (leukotriene A4 hydrolase). The compounds have the general formula They are useful for the treatment and prevention and prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases and disorders.
US07750011B2
This invention relates to novel diazabicyclic aryl derivatives which are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US07750006B2
A method of treatment of a disease of the human or animal body mediated by PARP comprising administering to such a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula: or an isomer, salt, solvate, chemically protected form, and prodrug thereof, wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; RC is represented by -L-RL, where L is of formula: —(CH2)n1-Qn2-(CH2)n3— wherein n1, n2 and n3 are each selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3, the sum of n1, n2 and n3 is 1, 2 or 3 and Q is selected from O, S, NH, C(═O) or —CR1R2—, where R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, or may together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-7 cyclic alkyl group, which may be saturated (a C3-7 cycloalkyl group) or unsaturated (a C3-7 cycloalkenyl group), or one of R1 and R2 may be attached to an atom in RL to form an unsaturated C3-7 cycloalkenyl group which comprises the carbon atoms to which R1 and R2 are attached in Q, —(CH2)n3— (if present) and part of RL; and RL is optionally substituted C5-20 aryl; and RN is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, and C5-20 aryl, hydroxy, ether, nitro, amino, amido, thiol, thioether, sulfoxide and sulfone.
US07750005B2
The invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives and to the physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof.Compounds of the formula I in which the radicals have the stated meanings, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof and processes for preparing them are described. The compounds are suitable for example as anorectic agents.
US07750002B2
Fused pyrimidines of formula (I): wherein R1-R3, A and n have any of the values described in the specification; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have activity as inhibitors of PI3K and may thus be used to treat diseases and disorders arising from abnormal cell growth, function or behaviour associated with PI3 kinase such as cancer, immune disorders, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, inflammation, metabolism/endocrine disorders and neurological disorders. Processes for synthesizing the compounds are also described.
US07749991B2
The present invention is directed to metal-phthalocyanines of general formula (I) to the corresponding conjugates, the processes for their preparation and use in the photodynamic therapy of microbial infections (viral, bacterial and mycotic), tumor, pre-cancerous and proliferative pathologies and/or in the diagnosis, as well as for blood and blood derivatives sterilization.
US07749983B2
The present invention relates to phosphonate, nucleoside phosphonate or nucleoside phosphate compounds, compositions containing them, processes for obtaining them, and their use in treating a variety of medical disorders, in particular viral infections, cancers and the like.
US07749976B2
The invention identifies a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPMT1. The complete nucleic acid and amino acid sequence encoding PTPMT1 is provided. Methods are provided for preventing and/or treating type II diabetes by regulating PTPMT1 levels, which in turn regulates insulin levels.
US07749973B2
The invention relates to a defective lentivirus which is pseudotyped with a lyssavirus envelope of the PV (rabies virus) or MOK type (Mokola virus), for example, and to the use thereof, especially in the preparation of a composition for in vivo transfer of genes in astrocytes and also for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
US07749967B2
Immunogenic peptides of a melanoma antigen recognized by T cells, designated gp100, bioassays using the peptides to diagnose, assess or prognose a mammal afflicted with cancer, more specifically melanoma or metastatic melanoma, and use of the proteins and peptides as immunogens to inhibit, prevent or treat melanoma.
US07749956B2
A method of treating a mammal with an adiponectin mediated disorder comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an adiponectin variant with at least a 3-fold increased solubility relative to residues 110-244 of human adiponectin.
US07749955B2
Method for purifying a racemized polypeptide by ion-exchange chromatography.
US07749951B2
Described are methods for preparing compositions that include the steps of (a) premixing a cationic guar gum in water; (b) adding a surfactant component to the premix of (a); (c) adding about 1 to about 3 weight % of salt to the mixture obtained in (b); (d) applying shear to the mixture obtained in (c) at a shear rate not exceeding about 20 sec−1 to form a spherulite composition; and (f) mixing an oil phase with the spherulite composition. Also included are compositions prepared by this process.
US07749950B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a durable excellent stain-proofing property to the surface of a coating formed on a substrate surface of a building board without deteriorating the surface of the coating. The present invention also, provides a stain-proofing agent containing silica fine particles, an aqueous solvent and, as a stain-proofing improver, an alkali metal compound and/or an alkaline earth metal compound and/or a phosphorus compound and/or a clay mineral. The present invention also provides a building board having an excellent stain-proofing property prepared by applying a coating composition onto the surface of a substrate to form a coat, and then applying a stain-proofing agent onto the coat while the coat is in an unhardened state or applying a stain-proofing agent onto the coat after subjecting the coat to a roughening treatment to enhance the adhesion of the stain-proofing layer to the coat.
US07749931B2
A ceramic material for an optical member which shows black, wherein the ceramic material comprises a reaction-sintered sintered ceramic body prepared by synthesizing a formed body of a mixture comprising a ceramic raw material and a component that accelerates blackening, making use of a reaction sintering; and wherein the ceramic material is a porous body.
US07749927B2
Tethered flange corners including at least one ply of barrier fibers and at least one fiber tow wrapped about the barrier fibers. Also included are flanges having a tethered corner containing at least one ply of barrier fibers, at least one fiber tow wrapped about the barrier fibers, at least one ply of filler fibers applied over the fiber tow, and at least one ply of flange fibers applied over the filler fibers. Additionally included are articles incorporating a composite structure having a flange with a tethered corner containing at least one ply of barrier fibers and at least one fiber tow wrapped about the barrier fibers.
US07749925B2
An industrial fabric having a composite layer, the composite layer having a non-woven mesh layer structure and a yarn layer structure being parallel to the non-woven mesh layer structure. The yarn layer structure has first and second yarns, with the first yarns being connected to the second yarns to form a mesh like structure, and the yarn layer structure being embedded into the non-woven mesh layer structure.
US07749921B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor element provided with a semiconductor layer containing a crystal of an organic semiconductor material of the invention includes the steps of (i) forming a frame (12) on a substrate (base) (11), and (ii) forming the semiconductor layer (crystal (13)) inside the frame (12). The step (ii) includes a crystal forming step in which a solution (21) containing the organic semiconductor material and a liquid medium is placed inside the frame (12) and then the crystal (13) is formed from the solution (21).
US07749918B2
Substrates in a reaction chamber are sequentially exposed to at least three gas atmospheres: a first atmosphere of a first purge gas, a second atmosphere of a process gas and a third atmosphere of a second purge gas. The gases are introduced into the reaction chamber from one end of the chamber and exit from the opposite end. Successive gases entering the chamber are selected so that a stable interface with the immediately preceding gas can be maintained. For example, when the gases are fed into the chamber at the chamber's top end and are exhausted at the bottom end, the gases are chosen with successively lower molecular weights. In effect, each gas atmosphere stays on top of and pushes the previous gas atmosphere out of the chamber from the top down. Advantageously, the gases can be more effectively and completely removed from the chamber.
US07749915B2
A method of protecting a polymeric layer from contamination by a photoresist layer. The method includes: (a) forming a polymeric layer over a substrate; (b) forming a non-photoactive protection layer over the polymeric layer; (c) forming a photoresist layer over the protection layer; (d) exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation and developing the photoresist layer to form a patterned photoresist layer, thereby exposing regions of the protection layer; (e) etching through the protection layer and the polymeric layer where the protection layer is not protected by the patterned photoresist layer; (f) removing the patterned photoresist layer in a first removal process; and (g) removing the protection layer in a second removal process different from the first removal process.
US07749911B2
A T-shaped gate structure and method for forming the same the method including providing a semiconductor substrate comprising at least one overlying sacrificial layer; lithographically patterning a resist layer overlying the at least one sacrificial layer for etching an opening; forming the etched opening through a thickness of the at least one sacrificial layer to expose the semiconductor substrate, said etched opening comprising a tapered cross section having a wider upper portion compared to a bottom portion; and, backfilling the etched opening with a gate electrode material to form a gate structure.
US07749905B2
A vertical FET structure with nanowire forming the FET channels is disclosed. The nanowires are formed over a conductive silicide layer. The nanowires are gated by a surrounding gate. Top and bottom insulator plugs function as gate spacers and reduce the gate-source and gate-drain capacitance.
US07749901B2
A semiconductor device having a VIA hole without disconnection caused by step is achieved.A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, the semiconductor device comprising: a semi-insulating substrate 11 in which an electrode (12) is formed on a surface (11a) of one side and in which an aperture (11c) passed through from the surface 11a of one side to a surface (11b) of another side is formed; and a conductive layer (17) formed in an inner surface of the aperture (11c), and electrically connected with the electrode (12); wherein the aperture (11c) has a tapered region (11d) where an inside diameter of a part located in the surface (11b) of another side is larger than an inside diameter of a part located in the surface (11a) of one side.
US07749898B2
A method for forming an interconnect structure includes forming a dielectric layer above a first layer having a conductive region defined therein. An opening is defined in the dielectric layer to expose at least a portion of the conductive region. A metal silicide is formed in the opening to define the interconnect structure. A semiconductor device includes a first layer having a conductive region defined therein, a dielectric layer formed above the first layer, and a metal silicide interconnect structure extending through the dielectric layer to communicate with the conductive region.
US07749894B2
An integrated circuit processing system is provided including providing a substrate having an integrated circuit, forming an interconnect layer over the integrated circuit, applying a low-K dielectric layer over the interconnect layer, applying an ultra low-K dielectric layer over the low-K dielectric layer, forming an opening through the ultra low-K dielectric layer and the low-K dielectric layer to the interconnect layer, depositing an interconnect metal in the opening, and chemical-mechanical polishing the interconnect metal and the ultra low-K dielectric layer.
US07749892B2
An interconnect in provided which comprises a copper conductor having both a top surface and a lower surface, with caps formed on the top surface of the metallic conductor. The cap is formed of dual laminations or multiple laminations of films with the laminated films including an Ultra-Violet (UV) blocking film and a diffusion barrier film. The diffusion barrier film and the UV blocking film may be separated by an intermediate film.
US07749890B2
A semiconductor structure and methods of making the same. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a silicide region disposed above a doped region, and a metal contact extending through the silicide region and being in direct contact with the doped region.
US07749887B2
A method is disclosed which includes forming a layer of conductive material above a substrate, forming a masking layer above the layer of conductive material, performing a first etching process on the layer of conductive material with the masking layer in place, removing the masking layer and, after removing the masking layer, performing an isotropic etching process on the layer of conductive material to thereby define a plurality of piercing bond structures positioned on the substrate.
US07749881B2
A masking layer is formed on a dielectric region of an electronic device so that, during subsequent formation of a capping layer on electrically conductive regions of the electronic device that are separated by the dielectric region, the masking layer inhibits formation of capping layer material on or in the dielectric region. The capping layer can be formed selectively on the electrically conductive regions or non-selectively; in either case (particularly in the latter), capping layer material formed over the dielectric region can subsequently be removed, thus ensuring that capping layer material is formed only on the electrically conductive regions. Silane-based materials, such as silane-based SAMs, can be used to form the masking layer. The capping layer can be formed of an electrically conductive material (e.g., a cobalt alloy, a nickel alloy, tungsten, tantalum, tantalum nitride), a semiconductor material, or an electrically insulative material, and can be formed using any appropriate process, including conventional deposition processes such as electroless deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition.
US07749874B2
A CMOS image sensor includes a pinned photodiode and a transfer gate that are formed using a thick mask that is self-aligned to at least one edge of the polysilicon gate structure to facilitate both the formation of a deep implant and to provide proper alignment between the photodiode implant and the gate. In one embodiment a drain side implant is formed concurrently with the deep n-type implant of the photodiode. After the deep implant, the mask is removed and a shallow p+ implant is formed to complete the photodiode. In another embodiment, the polysilicon is etched to define only a drain side edge, a shallow drain side implant is performed, and then a thick mask is provided and used to complete the gate structure, and is retained during the subsequent high energy implant. Alternatively, the high energy implant is performed prior to the shallow drain side implant.
US07749871B2
The present method provides tools for growing conformal metal nitride, metal carbide and metal thin films, and nanolaminate structures incorporating these films, from aggressive chemicals. The amount of corrosive chemical compounds, such as hydrogen halides, is reduced during the deposition of transition metal, transition metal carbide and transition metal nitride thin films on various surfaces, such as metals and oxides. Getter compounds protect surfaces sensitive to hydrogen halides and ammonium halides, such as aluminum, copper, silicon oxide and the layers being deposited, against corrosion. Nanolaminate structures (20) incorporating metal nitrides, such as titanium nitride (30) and tungsten nitride (40), and metal carbides, and methods for forming the same, are also disclosed.
US07749869B2
A method for improving the minority lifetime of silicon containing wafer having metallic contaminants therein is described incorporating annealing at 1200° C. or greater and providing a gaseous ambient of oxygen, an inert gas and a chlorine containing gas such as HCl.
US07749842B2
A method and device providing a strained Si film with reduced defects is provided, where the strained Si film forms a fin vertically oriented on a surface of a non-conductive substrate. The strained Si film or fin may form a semiconductor channel having relatively small dimensions while also having few defects. The strained Si fin is formed by growing Si on the side of a relaxed SiGe block. A dielectric gate, such as, for example, an oxide, a high “k” material, or a combination of the two, may be formed on a surface of the strained Si film. Additionally, without substantially affecting the stress in the strained Si film, the relaxed SiGe block may be removed to allow a second gate oxide to be formed on the surface previously occupied by the relaxed SiGe block. Accordingly, a semiconductor device having a strained Si fin vertically oriented on a non-conductive substrate may be formed where the strained Si film is oriented such that it may form a channel of small dimensions allowing access to both sides and top in order to from single gate, double gate, or more gate MOSFETs and finFETs with a channel having a reduced number of defects and/or reduced dimensions.
US07749823B2
A thin film transistor substrate of horizontal electric field type includes: a gate line and a first common line formed on a substrate to be in parallel to each other; a data line crossing the gate line and the first common line with a gate insulating film therebetween to define a pixel area; a second common line crossing the first common line having the gate insulating film therebetween; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a common electrode extending from the second common line in said pixel area; a pixel electrode that is parallel to the common electrode and the second common line; a protective film for covering the thin film transistor; a gate pad having a lower gate pad electrode connected to an upper gate pad electrode through a first contact hole; a common pad having a lower common pad electrode connected to an upper common pad electrode through a second contact hole; and a data pad having a lower data pad electrode connected to an upper data pad electrode provided within a third contact hole.
US07749822B2
An integrated semiconductor device includes a resistor and an FET device formed from a stack of layers. The stack of layers includes a dielectric layer formed on a substrate; a metal conductor layer having lower electrical resistance formed on the dielectric layer; and a polysilicon layer formed on the metal conductor layer. A resistor stack is formed by patterning a portion of the original stack of layers into a resistor. An FET stack is formed from another portion of the original stack of layers. The FET stack is doped to form a gate electrode and the resistor stack is doped aside from the resistor portion thereof. Then terminals are formed at distal ends of the resistor in a doped portion of the polysilicon layer. Alternatively, the polysilicon layer is etched away from the resistor stack followed by forming terminals at distal ends of the metal conductor in the resistor stack.
US07749810B2
A method of packaging an integrated circuit singulates a wafer to form an integrated circuit, positions the integrated circuit on a carrier, and passivates the integrated circuit after the positioning the integrated circuit on the carrier. At this point, the integrated circuit is secured to the carrier. The method also electrically connects the integrated circuit to a plurality of exposed conductors.
US07749805B2
A method for manufacturing an electrolyte material layer with a chalcogenide material incorporated or deposited therein for use in semiconductor memory devices, in particular resistively-switching memory devices or components. The method comprises the steps of producing a semiconductor substrate, depositing a binary chalcogenide layer onto the semiconductor substrate, depositing a sulphur-containing layer onto the binary chalcogenide layer, and creating a ternary chalcogenide layer comprising at least two different chalcogenide compounds ASexSy. One component A of the chalcogenide compounds ASexSy comprises materials of the IV elements main group, e.g., Ge, Si, or of a transition metal, preferably of the group consisting of Zn, Cd, Hg, or a combination thereof.
US07749798B2
An image sensing circuit and method is disclosed, wherein a photodiode is formed in a substrate through a series of angled implants. The photodiode is formed by a first, second and third implant, wherein at least one of the implants are angled so as to allow the resulting photodiode to extend out beneath an adjoining gate. Under an alternate embodiment, a fourth implant is added, under an increased implant angle, in the region of the second implant. The resulting photodiode structure substantially reduces or eliminates transfer gate subthreshold leakage.
US07749792B2
The present disclosure is broadly directed to a method for designing new MEMS micro-movers, particularly suited for, but not limited to, CMOS fabrication techniques, that are capable of large lateral displacement for tuning capacitors, fabricating capacitors, self-assembly of small gaps in CMOS processes, fabricating latching structures and other applications where lateral micro-positioning on the order of up to 10 μm, or greater, is desired. Principles of self-assembly and electro-thermal actuation are used for designing micro-movers. In self-assembly, motion is induced in specific beams by designing a lateral effective residual stress gradient within the beams. The lateral residual stress gradient arises from purposefully offsetting certain layers of one material versus another material. For example, lower metal layers may be side by side with dielectric layers, both of which are positioned beneath a top metal layer of a CMOS-MEMS beam. In electro-thermal actuation, motion is induced in specific beams by designing a lateral gradient of temperature coefficient of expansion (TCE) within the beams. The lateral TCE gradient is achieved in the same manner as with self-assembly, by purposefully offsetting the lower metal layers with layers of dielectric with respect to the top metal layer of a CMOS-MEMS beam. A heater resistor, usually made from a CMOS polysilicon layer, is embedded into the beam or into an adjacent assembly to heat the beam. When heated, the TCE gradient will cause a stress gradient in the beam, resulting in the electro-thermal actuation. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
US07749789B2
A process producing a single-crystalline device fabricated on a single-sided polished wafer employing processing from only the front-side and having a significant separation between the device and substrate is provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises an upper layer and a lower substrate. A device is formed in the upper layer, defined by gaps. The gaps are filled with at least one material that has etch characteristics different from those of the device and the substrate. At least a top portion of the gap material is removed from the upper layer. The gap material is etched so that a portion of the gap-material remains on the sidewalls of the surrounding upper layer. The material beneath the device is then etched, excluding an insulating layer beneath the device, releasing the device from the substrate. The insulating material beneath the device is then etched, the etch being selective to the insulating material and the gap material.
US07749773B2
Disclosed is a test device and a method for qualitatively and/or quantitatively measuring the concentration of an analyte in a biological fluid sample. The test device includes a housing defining a sample port, a test well containing a stirrer and a conjugate, and a test strip disposed within the housing. The test well is also defined by being located between the sample port and the test strip. Fluid flows from the test well onto the test strip, which has a trapping zone which binds the analyte and allows for its detection. A control zone may also be included. The test device is generally adapted to use a sandwich assay. Also disclosed is a system comprising the test device and a signal sensing device; and a method for using the test device.
US07749768B2
The invention is a method of measuring oxygen concentration in a package having an oxygen sensitive product disposed therein. The method includes exposing a luminescent compound that is disposed in an interior of the package to light having a wavelength that is absorbed by the luminescent compound so that the luminescent compound is promoted into an excited state. When the exposure of the light is terminated, the excited luminescent compound emits light that is detectable by a detector positioned outside of the package. The intensity of the emitted light is inversely proportional to the oxygen concentration and is used in conjunction with mathematical function that describes the luminescent intensity of the luminescent compound as a function of oxygen concentration and temperature to calculate the oxygen concentration. The method may be used to verify and track the oxygen concentration of a package as it moves through a distribution system.
US07749766B2
A bilirubin sensor has a working electrode with a first chemical matrix disposed thereon that contains a binder, a substrate electrode with a second chemical matrix dispose thereon that contains a binder and a chemical agent that consumes bilirubin, a reference electrode, a sample chamber containing the working electrode, the substrate electrode and the reference electrode, and a method of measuring bilirubin in a body fluid.
US07749756B2
A microorganism strain comprises a gene coding for a recombinant protein and a mutated gene coding for a host protein that is not a protease. The recombinant protein is secreted during a fermentation and the mutated gene coding for the host protein has been mutated so as to cause reduced expression of the host protein compared to the wild-type gene on which the mutated gene is based.
US07749746B2
A novel gene (designated 238P1B2) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 238P1B2 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 238P1B2 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 238P1B2 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 238P1B2 can be used in active or passive immunization.
US07749741B2
A tissue dissociation device (10) includes a container (12) having a sterile interior for holding the tissue to be dissociated and a liquid medium. The device (10) also includes a dissociation element (54), inside the container (12), for engaging the tissue to cause dissociation of the tissue. The device (10) also includes a resistive element (81), inside the container (12), for resisting movement of the tissue in response to the engagement by the dissociation element (54). Relative motion between and the resulting resistance provided by the resistive element (81) allows the dissociation element (54) to effectively dissociate the tissue. A powered tissue dissociation device includes a power source operatively connected to the dissociation element (54) for causing the dissociation element (54) to move into engagement with the tissue.
US07749734B2
A nucleic acid molecule containing nucleotide sequences that encode the capsid protein, pre-membrane protein and non-structural protein of Japanese encephalitis virus, and a nucleotide sequence that encodes the envelop protein of a second flavivirus, wherein the nucleotide sequence(s) that encode(s) the pre-membrane protein and/or non-structural protein of Japanese encephalitis virus contain(s) nucleotide mutations that produce one or more amino acid mutations that attenuate the virus.
US07749732B2
Disclosed are a method of preparing an active Nanoarchaeum equitans B-type DNA polymerase (Neq DNA polymerase), an active Neq DNA polymerase prepared according to the method, and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the active Neq DNA polymerase. The active Neq DNA polymerase may be used in various nucleic acid polymerization reactions, such as PCR.
US07749727B1
A device is described for the generation of electropotential by bacterial culture that contain magnetic inclusions. As these bacteria move within an aqueous conductive environment, the generated magnetic fields induce a voltage between electrodes immersed in the solution. Current flow and power production can be sustained for several hours.
US07749726B2
Methods and systems for a) identifying and isolating stem cells, b) assessing mitochondrial distribution and structure in living cells and c) performing fluorescence microscopy on living cells while the cells remain within a condition-controlled cell culture chamber.
US07749721B2
The invention relates to an immunoenzymatic method for the quantification of protein CETP in plasma, which requires the utilization of fusion protein GST/CETP, the synthetic peptide CETP 11486-S496 and polyclonal antibody anti-CEPT 11486-S496. The method is used in the study of pathologies involving alterations in the CETP levels in plasma or in seric lipids and makes it possible to detect, evaluate and follow-up patients suffering from dyslipidemia and/or risk of altergenesis.
US07749717B2
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
US07749708B2
The invention relates to methods for identifying the sequence of one or more variant nucleotides in a nucleic acid molecule. The method involves cleaving a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule containing a mismatch with a mismatch-specific endonuclease which cleaves on the 3′ side of the mismatch, and preserving the integrity of the variant nucleotide by ligating a double-stranded linker with a 3′-overhang to said variant nucleotide. Because the variant nucleotide is immediately adjacent to the linker, PCR and/or sequence-by-synthesis analysis can be readily carried out.
US07749698B2
Provided are biomarkers for determining the sensitivity of proliferative diseases such as cancer to therapeutic agents, in particular mTOR inhibitors in combination with a cytotoxic agent, in particular a cytotoxic agent which damages or affects the integrity of DNA.
US07749694B2
This invention provides a class of binding proteins with a range of binding specificities and affinities based upon variation at select amino acid positions within a scaffold. The variable positions may be readily modified to produce a library of binding proteins with different binding specificities and affinities. The library may be screened to identify one or more as binding a ligand of interest. Compositions comprising the binding proteins, as well as methods of using the binding proteins are also provided.
US07749692B2
An object of the invention is to provide a tissue preservation solution that has excellent tissue-preserving ability and is useful in the field of medicine, medical experiment, etc. Thus, the invention relates to a tissue preservation solution including oxygen nanobubbles.
US07749687B2
A method of forming a pattern on a photosensitive resin film in lithography, a method of forming a pattern for a semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the patterned film are disclosed. In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming a pattern on a photosensitive resin film, comprising forming a processing-object film above a semiconductor substrate, forming a first patterned photosensitive resin layer on the processing-object film, implanting ions into the first patterned photosensitive resin layer, the sum (Rp+3dRp) of a projected range (Rp) for the ions in the first photosensitive resin layer and three times a standard deviation (dRp) of the projected range being greater than a thickness of the first patterned photosensitive resin layer, and forming a second patterned photosensitive resin layer on the ion-implanted first patterned photosensitive resin layer.
US07749675B2
A method of preparing a toner, including: preparing a colorant dispersion by mixing a reactive emulsifier and a colorant; preparing a toner composition by mixing a macromonomer including a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, at least one polymerizable monomer and a chain transfer agent with the colorant dispersion; emulsion polymerizing the toner composition in a medium; and separating and drying the polymerized toner, wherein the amounts of the macromonomer and the chain transfer agent are controlled to regulate the configuration of toner particles. A toner prepared using the method, an image forming method using the toner, and an image forming apparatus using the toner are also provided by the invention. According to the method, the size and configuration of toner particles are easily controlled. In addition, the method minimizes the use of a surfactant, and decreases polluted water and waste water, which is very advantageous environmentally.
US07749671B2
To provide a toner containing at least a toner base containing a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine particle, wherein the inorganic fine particle contains a compound oxide expressed by the following Composition Formula (1): [M1]aSibOc Composition Formula (1) where “M1” represents a metal element selected from Sr, Mg, Zn, Co, Mn and Ce, “a” and “b” each represents an integer of 1 to 9 and “c” represents an integer of 3 to 9, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the compound oxide is 0.02 μm to 1.5 μm, and an average secondary particle diameter of the compound oxide is 0.08 μm to 3.5 μm, where the secondary particle is an aggregate of the primary particles.
US07749670B2
Embodiments include a toner with a fractionated and/or distilled wax having from about 30 to about 64 carbon units, a degree of crystallinity as calculated by heat of melting and as measured by DSC of from about 55 to about 100, a Mw is from about 500 to about 800, and a polydispersity of from about 1 to about 1.05.
US07749662B2
The subject invention provides a system and method for improving the process margin of a lithographic imaging system. The process margin improvement is achieved through the novel placement of discrete assist features and/or the use of forbidden pitches and specific pitch orientations. Novel geometries are utilized, which take advantage of line-end pull back and/or a lack of resolution of pitches perpendicular to an axis of a dipole illumination source. The strategic placement of a series of discrete scatterbar segments on a mask near positions of critical features, such as, for example, contacts, mitigates resist residue that can result from the use of a contiguous scatterbar.
US07749659B2
The present invention uses a mixture of spherical carbonaceous materials having different average particle sizes as an anode active material in an anode composite mixture layer of an anode. The spherical carbonaceous material of large particle size decreases the reaction with non-aqueous electrolyte solution to suppress the decrease in battery capacity, form clearances having suitable sizes in the anode composite mixture layer, and retain the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The clearances in the anode composite mixture layer are efficiently filled with the carbonaceous material of small particle size while spaces capable of suitably retaining the non-aqueous electrolyte solution are left unfilled. Thus, the volume density of the anode composite mixture layer is improved and the battery capacity is increased. Accordingly, energy density can be increased without deteriorating battery characteristics.
US07749649B2
An electrochemical cell has a container containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The container has a bottom face and a hole formed in the bottom face. A positive electrode current collector is embedded in the bottom face of the container so that the hole formed in the bottom face exposes a portion of the positive electrode current collector. A covering portion is adhered to the positive electrode and covers the exposed portion of the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode current collector is electrically connected to the positive electrode via the covering portion. A lid seals the container.
US07749648B2
A pouch for a secondary battery comprising indentations on a sealing area of the pouch is disclosed. At least some of the indentations are filled with the resin layers of the pouch. A secondary battery comprising the pouch, and an apparatus for sealing the pouch are also provided. The indentations in the pouch can take the shape of dots or lines, and prevent the resin layers of the pouch from leaking out of the pouch during heating and pressing of the sealing area of the pouch. Also, when the resin layers collect in the indentations, forming adhesive cores, reliability of the pouch seal is improved despite a reduction in the sealing area of the pouch.
US07749640B2
A fuel cell comprising a cathode catalyst layer, an anode catalyst layer including a conductive perfluoro-binder having a micellar structure formed by outwardly orienting hydrophilic groups and inwardly orienting hydrophobic (lipophilic) groups, and a proton conductive membrane provided between the cathode catalyst layer and the anode catalyst layer.
US07749639B2
A gas diffusion electrode includes: an electrode catalyst layer; microporous layers arranged on the electrode catalyst layer and including at least second and first microporous layers, wherein the second microporous layer disposed on the electrode catalyst layer side is composed to have higher water repellency than the first microporous layer; and an oxidant gas diffusion substrate disposed on the microporous layers and formed of carbon fiber. According to the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention, drainability of generated water from the electrode catalyst layer to the gas diffusion layer and moisture retention and gas diffusibility of the electrode catalyst layer can be enhanced. Moreover, according to a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention, stable power generation characteristics can be obtained even under an operating condition with a wide humidity range and current density range.
US07749636B2
The present invention relates to a fuel cell arrangement, containing at least one bipolar plate layer (1) and an bonding partner—preferably an membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (5), wherein the bonding partner is bonded onto the bipolar plate layer (1) with a pressure-sensitive adhesive or a physically bonding adhesive, which are located on a three-dimensional sealing structure of the bipolar plate layer and/or edge region of the bipolar plate layer adjacent thereon.
US07749634B2
A fuel cell comprises an electrode plate having a flow field formed therein and a proton exchange membrane. A compressible permeable diffusion media is disposed adjacent the electrode plate. The diffusion media is compressed against the electrode plate so that a portion of the media intrudes into the flow field. A fuel cell stack can be made by compressing a plurality these fuel cells together. The fuel cell stack is compressed so that the diffusion media in each fuel cell is compressed against the adjacent electrode plate with a portion of the media intruding into the flow field in the adjacent electrode plate. The compression of the fuel cell stack can be adjusted so that a magnitude of intrusion of the diffusion media into the flow channels is adjusted and a pressure drop of a predetermined magnitude occurs across the fuel cell stack at a desired operational state.
US07749630B2
A polymer electrolyte membrane obtained by subjecting a sulfonated polyarylene membrane having an initial water content of 80-300 weight % to a hot-water treatment. A composite polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a matrix made of a first sulfonated aromatic polymer having a high ion exchange capacity, and a reinforcing material constituted by a second sulfonated aromatic polymer having a low ion exchange capacity in the form of fibers or a porous membrane.
US07749627B2
A fuel cell that uses one or more types of fuel comprises a fuel cell stack, a reservoir connected to the fuel cell stack, and a supply valve that controls the supply of the fuel from its fuel source. Furthermore, methods for operating a fuel cell includes the steps: supplying the fuel to the fuel cell stack and the reservoir from the fuel source, operating the fuel cell from the fuel in the fuel reservoir, supplying said fuel from the fuel source and removing the exhaust from the fuel cell stack into the reservoir. The reservoir stores fuel and exhaust and allows the fuel cell to continue operation for long periods of time without releasing any gaseous exhaust or discharging any liquid exhaust.
US07749618B2
An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes including a positive electrode and a negative electrode at least one of which is transparent or translucent, and one or more organic compound layers interposed between the pair of electrodes, at least one layer of the organic compound layers containing at least one charge transporting polyester having a repeating unit that contains at least one structure selected from structures represented by the following formula (I-1) as a partial structure.
US07749615B2
Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which has a simple structure and utilizes phosphorescence. The organic electroluminescent device is improved in luminescent efficiency and secured of sufficient driving stability. The organic electroluminescent device includes a luminescent layer or a plurality of organic compound thin film layers containing a luminescent layer formed between a pair of electrodes. The luminescent layer contains a compound composed of an Al complex of an oxyphenylbenzoxazole which is represented by the general formula (I) below as a host material, while containing an organic metal complex including Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Re, Os, Ir, Pt or Au as a guest material: where R1 to R8 independently represent hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aromatic group or the like; n represents 2 or 4; and Z represents aromatic group, triarylsilyl group or the like when n is 2, while representing Al(III) when n is 4.
US07749602B2
A surface-finished yarn having multiple inorganic materials is provided. The surface-finished yarn comprises a yarn, a first material and a second material. The surface of the yarn comprises a plurality of the plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions wherein the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions are alternately disposed along an axial direction of the yarn. The first material is disposed onto the plurality of first regions while the second material different from the first material is disposed onto the plurality of second regions.
US07749595B2
A thermoformable acoustic sheet formed by a compressed fibrous web includes high melt fibers and adhesive thermoplastic fibers in which the adhesive fibers are at least partially melted so that in the compressed web the adhesive fibers at least partially coat the high melt fibers and reduce the interstitial space in the fiber matrix. Also included are methods of producing a thermoformable acoustic sheet which includes heating a fiber web including high melt and adhesive thermoplastic fibers to at least partially melt the adhesive fibers and compressing the web to form a sheet so that the adhesive fibers at least partially coat the high melt fibers to reduce the interstitial space in the fiber matrix.
US07749589B2
In one embodiment, a flocked article is provided that includes an elastomeric film and a plurality of flock fibers on a flocked surface of the film. The flock fibers are embedded in the film.
US07749581B2
The present invention includes an image transfer sheet. The image transfer sheet comprises a release layer and a polymer layer. One or more of the release layer and the polymer layer comprise titanium oxide or other white pigment.
US07749573B2
An actinic radiation curable ink-jet ink comprising: a metal complex pigment; a cationically polymerizable compound; a polymer dispersing agent having a basic functional group exhibiting an amine value of 5-40 mg/g; and a photo acid generating agent, wherein the cationically polymerizable compound comprises an oxirane ring. The aforesaid actinic radiation curable ink-jet ink enable to achieve an ink-jet ink exhibiting excellent storage stability, ejection capability, and curability after ejection, and enables formation of highly detailed images which realize high density, uniform glossiness, and excellent color reproduction, and forms no wrinkling, and provide a image forming method using the same.
US07749571B2
The invention relates to a coating device (10) comprising a coating tank (21) with an opening (22) and a coating roll (31), in which the roll (31) faces the opening (22).A further subject of the invention is a method for coating a substrate with a fluid comprising the steps of (i) supply of a substrate (40) and of a fluid, (ii) application of the fluid to the substrate (40) and (iii) shearing of the fluid by the substrate (40) set in motion in relation to the fluid.
US07749565B2
Disclosed is a coated substrate including a substrate coating applied to at least one substantially flat surface of the substrate, the coating including at least one of an axial concavity and a circumferential curvature, the substrate being configured for disposal parametrically about a moving component.
US07749564B2
The present disclosure provides a method for producing a coating. The method may include providing a substrate material and initiating a coating-deposition process to apply a coating material to the substrate material to produce a coating on the substrate material, wherein the coating includes a diamond-like carbon coating. The method may further include monitoring an intensity of hydrogen-alpha emission of a plasma produced during the coating-deposition process and adjusting at least one process variable of the coating-deposition process to facilitate production of the diamond-like carbon coating.
US07749558B2
A method for manufacturing electron emitting devices each having electrodes formed on a substrate and an electroconductive thin film connected between a pair of electrodes and having an electron emitting region is provided which can manufacture electron emitting devices having an excellent uniformity of electron emitting characteristics by improving the formation of liquid droplets to be dispensed to the substrate. In the manufacturing method, the substrate formed with the electrodes is subjected to a hydrophobic process using a silane coupling agent which contains two or more acetoxy groups in a molecule, and thereafter liquid droplets containing material for forming the electroconductive thin film are dispensed to the substrate. An image of excellent uniformity can be displayed by adopting electron emitting devices manufactured in the above manner to an image display apparatus.
US07749556B2
A method for manufacturing a field emission substrate is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: providing a substrate having a conductive layer; forming a hydrophobic layer on the conduction layer; patterning the hydrophobic layer; and removing the hydrophobic layer from the surface of the conductive layer so that the formed layer of electron-emitting materials can contact the surface of the conductive layer. The patterned hydrophobic layer can include plural bumps, and the pitches between the neighboring bumps are in a range of 1 μm to 500 μm. By way of the steps illustrated above, the emitting layer on the substrate can be made easily and arranged accurately. Hence, the electrons can be emitted homogeneously.
US07749553B2
A method and apparatus for controlling coating material deposition on to a medical device. Images of material drops in flight are captured and an average single drop volume value is calculated by conversion of the captured drop images to a volume measurement. The average single drop volume value is used to calculate a total number of drops necessary to apply a desired amount of coating. Alternately, material is applied and the amount of material deposited is accumulated and adjustments are made to deposit only a desired amount of coating material. A drop volume is determined for either every drop or a sampling of drops as the drops are being applied. Adjustments to the coating process include changing drop size and changing a number of drops to be deposited.
US07749551B2
The present invention relates to a mint composition, which comprises a mint substance and a 1,3,5,8-undecatetraene; and a fragrance-added or flavored product containing the mint composition. The mint composition has enhanced diffusing property and intensity of fragrance or flavor showing a high impact, shows excellent natural feeling and taste and also has excellent durability in fragrance or flavor.
US07749550B2
A fluid konjak material, which can be mixed with any other edible material uniformly at a high concentration while sufficiently keeping the gelling power and the biological effect intrinsic to konjak mannan, is provided by swelling and dissolving konjak flour in water, treating the resultant with alkali at a pH of at least 10, lowering the pH to less than 8, heating the composition with forced stirring and enzymatically treating the forcedly-stirred composition.
US07749545B2
Compositions and methods relating to partially hydrolyzed fucoidan for use in dietary supplements are described. Fucoidan from brown seaweeds is partially hydrolyzed and then mixed with other ingredients for use as a dietary supplement in beverage, capsule, or tablet form. The fucoidan is partially hydrolyzed with acid and heat. The partially hydrolyzed fucoidan can also be sulfonated. Other ingredients that can be included in the dietary supplement include high-ORAC-value antioxidants, minerals, pepper extract, flavoring agents, coloring agents, and preservatives. The compositions can be in the form of beverages, tablets, capsules, powders, and the like.
US07749537B2
A method of forming a tablet includes the steps of pre-blending an active pharmaceutical ingredient susceptible to tackiness and a blending additive with a first mixing effort to form a pre-blend mixture, wherein the first mixing effort and a second mixing effort, resulting from mixing at least one excipient with the pre-blend mixture, form a blend suitable for direct compression and compressing the blend to form the tablet. One way of achieving the first mixing effort is to pre-blend for an extended period of time. The method allows for directly compressing the blend without the need for a granulation step or roller compression. One such active pharmaceutical ingredient susceptible to tackiness is ibuprofen.
US07749517B2
The present invention provides compositions useful in preparing and/or serving as antitoxins against Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax. The present invention also provides polypeptides and polynucleotides relating to the capillary morphogenisis gene 2 (CMG-2), vectors containing the polynucleotides and polypeptides, and host cells containing related polynucleotide molecules, all used in association with the treatment of, or the research and development of treatments for anthrax. The present invention also relates to methods for identifying molecules that bind CMG-2 and molecules that reduce the toxicity of anthrax toxin. Finally, the present invention provides methods for treating human and non-human animals suffering from anthrax.
US07749516B2
The GapC plasmin binding protein genes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae (S. dysgalactiae), Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae), Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis), Streptococcus parauberis (S. parauberis), and Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) are described, as well as the recombinant production of the GapC proteins therefrom. Also described is the use of the GapC proteins from those species in vaccine compositions to prevent or treat bacterial infections in general, and mastitis in particular.
US07749511B2
The present invention provides an immunogenic conjugate comprising biologically deacylated gram-negative bacterial moieties linked to D. discoideum proteinase 1, as well as novel subunits thereof, and methods of making and using the conjugates in vaccines to treat sepsis and other infectious complications.
US07749509B2
A method of treating autism using a probiotic composition including the bacilli (1) Bacillus subtilis, (2) Bacillus coagulans, and (3) Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the invention may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders.
US07749506B2
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to proteins derived from white spot syndrome virus, nucleic acid sequences encoding them, and their use in the manufacture of a vaccine for prophylaxis and/or treatment of white spot syndrome in crustaceans.
US07749503B2
The invention relates to a method of removing 3-deoxyglucosone and other alpha-dicarbonyl sugars from skin. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting production and function of 3-deoxyglucosone and other alpha-dicarbonyl sugars in skin. The invention also relates to methods of treating 3-deoxyglucosone and other alpha-dicarbonyl sugars associated diseases and disorders of skin.
US07749495B2
The invention relates to inducing an immune response toward tumor associated antigens and in particular to the administration of high molecular weight isolates of autologous urine either alone, with adjuvants, or with antigen presenting cells. The antigen presenting cells have been cocultured with isolates of autologous urine. The invention can also be used to treat cachexia in cancer or AIDS patients.
US07749487B2
A convenient to use test method for comparing the relative affinity of surfactants for the skin employs a solid or semisolid matrix for associating a dye or pigment with the skin. The dye or pigment has an affinity to either the skin or a surfactant adsorbed on the skin during personal cleansing. The matrix may include a reagent soluble polymer film or temporary tattoo.
US07749483B2
Disclosed is a processes for the production of relatively high purity alkaline earth metal oxides, such as SrO, from relatively low purity forms of carbonated or other oxygenated forms of such metals, such as strontium carbonate. The relatively low purity material is exposed to conditions under which at least a portion of the metal contained therein is converted to a salt that is more readily solvated in a provided solvent than the starting material, while at the same time not substantially increasing the solubility of at least one or more of the impurities in such selected solvent. This step is then preferably followed by removal of solid or otherwise un-dissolved impurities from the solution. After the removal step, the solution is preferably exposed to conditions effective to form a relatively insoluble salt of the alkaline earth metal, such as a strontium salt. The insoluble salt is also preferably one that can be readily and effectively converted to the desired alkaline earth metal oxide, preferably SrO. A novel preferred thermal decomposition step disclosed.
US07749479B2
The invention is directed to carbon fibers having high tensile strength and modulus of elasticity. The invention also provides a method and apparatus for making the carbon fibers. The method comprises advancing a precursor fiber through an oxidation oven wherein the fiber is subjected to controlled stretching in an oxidizing atmosphere in which tension loads are distributed amongst a plurality of passes through the oxidation oven, which permits higher cumulative stretches to be achieved. The method also includes subjecting the fiber to controlled stretching in two or more of the passes that is sufficient to cause the fiber to undergo one or more transitions in each of the two or more passes. The invention is also directed to an oxidation oven having a plurality of cooperating drive rolls in series that can be driven independently of each other so that the amount of stretch applied to the oven in each of the plurality of passes can be independently controlled.
US07749469B2
Disclosed is a process for recovery of uranium from a spent nuclear fuel using a carbonate solution, characterized by excellent proliferation resistance of preventing leaching of transuranium element (TRU) nuclides such as Pu, Np, Am, Cm, etc. from the spent nuclear fuel as well as environmental friendliness of minimizing waste generation, wherein a highly alkaline carbonate solution is used to separate uranium alone from the spent nuclear fuel.
US07749461B2
An apparatus for converting gas using gliding plasma. The apparatus includes: a reaction chamber; an electrode member inside the reaction chamber and insulated from the reaction chamber; a power source applying electricity to the reaction chamber and the electrode member; a magnetic field generating unit installed outside the reaction chamber to rotate plasma induced inside the reaction chamber in a circumferential direction of the electrode member for forming a plasma region; and a gas supplying unit supplying material gas into the reaction chamber to allow the material gas to pass through the plasma region for converting the material gas into a different gas by energy received from the plasma. In the gas conversion apparatus, the plasma region can be widely formed in the reaction chamber to increase gas conversion rate.
US07749458B2
This is directed to a honeycomb structure (10) including two or more honeycomb segments (11) having numerous through channels having been partitioned by walls and penetrating in axial direction thereof, the walls for through channels having a filtering function, and one end being clogged at predetermined through channels, and the other end at the remaining ones, and joint layers (12) for joining two or more honeycomb segments (11) each other. It may satisfy at least either that the Young's modulus of material of the joint layer (12) is 20% or less of that of the honeycomb segment (11), or that the material strength of joint layer (12) is lower than that of the honeycomb segment (11). This honeycomb structure shows a less thermal stress during use, has such a durability that no crack is formed, hardly shows a difference in temperature between the central portion and outer peripheral portion, and shows a lower pressure loss of fluid.
US07749453B2
Disclosed are embodiments of a containment device having a flexible first layer and a flexible second layer sealed together to form a hermetically sealed reservoir. The surface area of contact between the first and the second layers can define a frame about the perimeter of the reservoir. The containment device can also include a porous pad located within the reservoir, and a liquid control solution configured to mimic a physiological fluid contained within the porous pad within the reservoir. The containment device can include a third flexible layer presenting a liquid holding surface for a user. A portion of the first and/or second layers can function as a frangible seal that is configured to be torn away by a user.
US07749446B2
A gas cell used in analytical instrumentation directs the flow of the sample gas to the center of the cell, allowing the outlets to be place on the ends, very near the windows and or mirrors of the cell. This reduces contamination by moving the inlet as far from the ends as possible and improves flow by having the outlets close to the ends of the cell.
US07749445B2
Methods and apparatus for analyzing bioprocess fluids are provided. A plurality of particles coated with a plurality of capture agents having an affinity for one or more biological markers is combined with bioprocess fluid to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The system also includes a transport arrangement for transporting the sample to a sensor surface, and optionally a magnetic field inducing structure constructed and arranged to establish a magnetic field at and adjacent to the sensor surface. The resonant sensor produces a signal corresponding to an amount of analyte-particle complexes that are bound to the sensor surface.
US07749442B2
The present invention provides a sample measuring device capable of allowing not only one but more than one kind of samples to react with a reagent, and enhancing a reliability in photometric analysis accuracy by reliably mixing and agitating the sample and the reagent prior to the photometric analysis. The device includes a reagent melting/mixing means, a sample supply chamber positioned on the upstream side of, and communicating with, the reagent melting/mixing means when the sample is allowed to flow into the reagent melting/mixing means, and at least one measuring chamber positioned on the downstream side of, and communicating with, the reagent melting/mixing means, wherein the sample supply chamber, the reagent melting/mixing means, and the measuring chamber are arranged sequentially from the upstream to the downstream directions of the flow passage, with the sample supply chamber positioned on the upstream side with respect to the sample flow by a sample moving means. When a centrifugal machine is used as a reagent moving means and the sample measuring device is installed and used with its imaginary axis kept along the radial direction of a rotor of the centrifugal machine, the sample supply chamber can be provided to be positioned on the radially inner side of the rotor in the centrifugal machine.
US07749430B2
A member for a semiconductor device of low price, capable of forming a high quality plating layer on a surface, having heat conductivity at high temperature (100° C.) of more than or equal to 180 W/m·K and toughness that will not cause breaking due to screwing, and will not cause solder breaking due to heat stress when it is bonded to other member with solder, and a production method thereof are provided. A member for a semiconductor device (1) having a coefficient of thermal expansion ranging from 6.5×10−6/K to 15×10−6/K inclusive, and heat conductivity at 100° C. of more than or equal to 180 W/m·K, has: a base material (11) formed of an aluminum-silicon carbide composite material starting from powder material in which particulate silicon carbide is dispersed in aluminum or aluminum alloy, and the content of the silicon carbide is from 30% by mass to 85% by mass inclusive; and a superficial layer (12) containing aluminum or aluminum alloy starting from a melt material bonded on top and bottom faces of the base material (11).
US07749428B2
A manufacturing method of a clad material composed of a bronze alloy and a steel is provided, including: scattering a bronze alloy powder on a steel back metal; sintering the bronze alloy powder to obtain a bilayer material having a porous bronze alloy layer on the steel; dry-rolling and a sintering the bilayer material so that the bronze alloy layer has a porosity of 3% or less; and wet-rolling the bilayer material with supplying a rolling oil to surfaces of rolling rolls. The clad manufactured according to this method can be heat-treated without an disadvantage in a conventional wet-rolling that entering rolling oil vaporizes in the bronze alloy layer during the heat treatment to form new voids. Therefore, it becomes possible to make a bronze alloy layer high in density in small times of rolling, thus enabling an increase in production efficiency.
US07749427B2
A consumable thermal torch for cutting through materials includes a first elongated generally cylindrical member adapted to receive an associated supply of oxygen into a first end and react with the oxygen at a second end. A second member has a hollow profiled similarly adapted to receive an associated supply of oxygen into a first end and react with the oxygen at a second end. The second member is received radially within the first member and is substantially axially coextensive therewith. At least one first gas flow passage is formed radially between the second member and the first member. At least one second gas flow passage is formed within the hollow profile of the second member and extends from the first end of the second member to the second end of the second member.
US07749420B2
A method and an apparatus facilitate the processing of a core structure for a composite sandwich structure. The core has an open three-dimensional structure and is not self-supporting due to an insufficient strength or stiffness. The method involves temporarily providing a support arrangement on the core structure to mechanically support and stabilize it, then subjecting the supported core structure to the desired processing, and then separating and removing the core structure and the support arrangement from one another. The processing can involve immersion into a processing liquid such as a curable resin, or mechanical machining operations. The support arrangement preferably includes a core impression that is surfacially form-fitting on a structured surface of the core structure. The apparatus includes a support arrangement including a core impression to be disposed on a surface of the core structure. The core impression may be formed of a polymer, a metal, or a casting material.
US07749411B2
A method of producing an optical film comprising the step of: stretching a continuous resinous film by apply tension to a transverse direction of the resinous film while conveying the resinous film, wherein the stretching is carried out with a stretching apparatus comprising right and left edge holding devices which hold right and left edges of the resinous film; and, the right and left edge holding devices of the stretching apparatus each independently controls right and left edge holding distances of the resinous film so that a slow axis of the resinous film is substantially perpendicular or substantially parallel to a film conveying direction, provided that the edge holding distance is defined as a distance between an initiation position and a cessation position of holding of the edge of the resinous film.
US07749408B2
A composite having electro-optic activity including a chromophore compound dispersed in a host material comprising a dendronized chromophore compound, methods for making the composite, and electro-optic devices including the composite.
US07749407B2
There is provided a transparent conductor including conductive nanoparticles and at least one of (a) a fluorinated acid polymer and (b) a semiconductive polymer doped with a fluorinated acid polymer. The nanoparticles are carbon nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles, or combinations thereof. The carbon and metal nanoparticles are selected from nanotubes, fullerenes, and nanofibers. The acid polymers are fluorinated or highly fluorinated and have acidic groups including carboxylic acid groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfonimide groups, phosphoric acid groups, phosphonic acid groups, and combinations thereof. The semiconductive polymers comprise homopolymers and copolymers derived from monomers selected from substituted and unsubstituted thiophenes, pyrroles, anilines, and cyclic heteroaromatics, and combinations of those. The compositions may be used in organic electronic devices (OLEDs).
US07749379B2
Compositions and methods are provided for separating bitumen from oil sands in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner, and for recovering residual bitumen from existing tailings ponds.
US07749374B2
Methods for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed to a total product are described. Contact of the hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts at selected contacting conditions produces the total product. The total product includes a crude product that is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and has one or more properties that are changed relative to the respective property of the hydrocarbon feed. Selected contacting conditions include a partial pressure of at most 7 MPa. During contact a P-value of a hydrocarbon feed/total product mixture remains at least 1.0. The crude product has a residue content of at most 90% and/or a reduced viscosity of at most 50% as compared to the residue content and/or viscosity content of the hydrocarbon feed.
US07749372B2
A method is disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit without employing a primary fractionator. The method comprises passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary heat exchanger, thereby cooling the gaseous effluent and generating high pressure steam, and then cooling the gaseous effluent to a temperature at which tar, formed by reactions among constituents of the effluent, condenses. The gaseous effluent and the condensed tar are fed to at least one knock-out drum, whereby the tar is separated from the gaseous effluent. The gaseous effluent is then further cooled to condense a pyrolysis gasoline fraction from the effluent and to reduce the temperature of the effluent to a point at which it can be compressed efficiently. The condensed pyrolysis gasoline fraction is separated from the effluent and then distilled so as to reduce its final boiling point.
US07749360B2
A vapor based liquid purification system and process utilizes an evaporator for evaporating a liquid into a vapor and a vapor condenser for condensing the vapor into the processed liquid. The vapor condenser has a stator and a rotor, with the rotor disposed for rotation about the stator. The stator and the rotor each have protrusions proximate to an inlet of the vapor condenser. These protrusions cooperate to draw vapor from the evaporator into the vapor condenser. The stator and the rotor each further have at least one axially extending ridge. These ridges cooperate to move a mixture of the vapor and the processed liquid towards at least one drain in the rotor where the processed liquid is communicated to an outlet of the vapor condenser. A multi-level vapor based purification system may also be utilized. With the multi-level vapor based purification system a vertically oriented conduit provides fluid communication between a vented vessel containing liquid and the evaporator, which is at a height greater than the vented vessel such that the vertically oriented conduit has a length effective to create a low-pressure region within the evaporator.
US07749345B2
A fluorine gas generating material composition comprises a fluorine bearing material, the fluorine bearing material releasing fluorine gas at a first temperature, and a coruscative material, a reaction temperature of the coruscative material equal to or greater than the first temperature. In some embodiments, the fluorine bearing material is a nickel-based alloy and the coruscative material includes an element from Group IVB, VB or VIB of the periodic table or a transition metal and a carbon-based material. The fluorine gas generating material composition can be incorporated into a product such as a munition, a flare, a shape charge or an impulse device. The disclosed fluorine gas generating material composition can be used to produce work in applications and methods that include point delivery of fluorine gas, explosives related applications, aerospace applications, and applications in the fields of mining and drilling.
US07749343B2
The present invention provides a steel sheet excellent in workability, which may be used for components of an automobile or the like, and a method for producing the same. More specifically, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steel sheet excellent in workability, including in mass, 0.08 to 0.25% C, 0.001 to 1.5% Si, 0.01 to 2.0% Mn, 0.001 to 0.06% P, at most 0.05% S, 0.001 to 0.007% N, 0.008 to 0.2% Al, at least 0.01% Fe. The steel sheet having an average r-value of at least 1.2, an r-value in the rolling direction of at least 1.3, an r-value in the direction of 45 degrees to the rolling direction of at least 0.9, and an r-value in the direction of a right angle to the rolling direction of at least 1.2.
US07749337B2
Process for the passivation of metallic surfaces by treatment of the surface with an acidic, aqueous preparation which comprises at least one water-soluble acid group-containing polymer and Zn, Ca, Mg or Al ions, said process being in particular a continuous process for the passivation of strip metals.
US07749336B2
A technique for increasing the compliance of tin-indium solders is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a lead free solder alloy comprising from about 58.0% to about 99.998% by weight tin, from about 0.001% to about 40.0% by weight indium, and from about 0.001% to about 2.0% by weight at least one rare earth element.
US07749334B2
The invention relates to the use of agents, which contain at least one disinfection system based on selected organic peracids and combinations of peracids, in automatically functioning systems, in which fragile medical appliances, in particular, endoscopes, are cleaned and disinfected. According to the invention, the appliances are brought into contact with an aqueous disinfection agent solution after they have been treated and/or at the same time they are being treated with an aqueous cleaning solution. The invention also relates to cleaning and disinfection agents and methods which are all suited for carrying out this purpose.
US07749329B2
The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods employing a water soluble magnesium compound. Such compositions can be used for reducing scale, rinsing, hard surface cleaning, ware washing, and corrosion inhibition.
US07749327B2
Some embodiments include methods for treating surfaces. Beads and/or other insolubles may be dispersed within a liquid carrier to form a dispersion. A transfer layer may be formed across a surface. The dispersion may be directed toward the transfer layer, and the insolubles may impact the transfer layer. The impacting may generate force in the transfer layer, and such force may be transferred through the transfer layer to the surface. The surface may be a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and the force may be utilized to sweep contaminants from the semiconductor substrate surface. The transfer layer may be a liquid, and in some embodiments may be a cleaning solution.
US07749324B2
The present invention includes a method for casting a silicon ingot by using a continuous casting method by means of an electromagnetic induction, and a method for cutting the silicon ingot as a starting material into plural silicon blocks. When the silicon blocks with a square section are cut out, the sectional shape of the silicon ingot is set to be rectangular. Not less than 6 pieces of equal-sized silicon blocks are cut out from the silicon ingot, thereby enabling to enhance the manufacturing efficiency to a great extent. And since the amount of excision of the edge per silicon block is reduced, the production yield can be enhanced. Further, since the proportion of columnar crystals with large grain size inside the ingot can be increased, it becomes possible to enhance the conversion efficiency of a solar battery using the silicon block as a substrate material.
US07749322B2
Aluminium oxide powder produced by flame hydrolysis and consisting of aggregates of primary particles, having a BET surface area of from 100 to 250 m2/g, a dibutyl phthalate absorption of from 50 to 450 g/100 g of aluminium oxide powder, which powder shows only crystalline primary particles in high-resolution TEM pictures. It is prepared by vaporizing aluminium chloride, transferring the vapour by means of a carrier gas to a mixing chamber and, separately therefrom, supplying hydrogen, air (primary air), which may optionally be enriched with oxygen and/or may optionally be pre-heated, to the mixing chamber, then igniting the mixture of aluminium chloride vapour, hydrogen, air in a burner and burning the flame into a reaction chamber that is separated from the surrounding air, subsequently separating the solid material from the gaseous substances and then treating the solid material with steam and optionally with air, the discharge rate of the reaction mixture from the mixing chamber into the reaction chamber being at least 10 m/s, and the lambda value being from 1 to 10 and the gamma value being from 1 to 15. It can be used as an ink-absorbing substance in ink-jet media.
US07749321B2
The present invention is directed to pigment compositions, thick film black pigment compositions, conductive single layer thick film compositions, black electrodes made from such black conductive compositions and methods of forming such electrodes, and to the uses of such compositions, electrodes, and methods in flat panel display applications, including alternating-current plasma display panel devices (AC PDP).
US07749313B2
An air conditioning system for automotive vehicles includes an air conditioning case having an internal passageway and an ionizer for emitting positive ions and negative ions into the internal passageway of the air conditioning case. The ionizer includes a main body and first and second discharge electrodes extending from the main body into the internal passageway in a spaced-apart relationship with each other. The air conditioning system further includes an electric short preventing arrangement for preventing moisture positioned in and around the first and second discharge electrodes from causing electric short between the first and second discharge electrodes. The electric short preventing arrangement comprises a water drainage rib for draining the moisture condensed in and around the first and second discharge electrodes to prevent the electric short between the first and second discharge electrodes.
US07749311B2
A treatment system to efficiently remove lead from dust contained in extracted cement kiln combustion gas while reducing facility and running costs. A treatment system 1 comprising a probe 3 for extracting a part of combustion gas, while cooling it, from a kiln exhaust gas passage, which runs from an inlet end of a cement kiln to a bottom cyclone; a first classifier 5 for separating coarse powder from dust contained in the combustion gas extracted; a dust collector 7 for collecting dust from the extracted gas containing fine powder discharged from the first classifier 5; and a second classifier 8 for dividing dust discharged from the dust collector 7 into fine powder and coarse powder, and others. Since more lead is distributed on the fine powder side classified by the second classifier 8, lead can efficiently be removed without using chemicals and the like. The fine powder classified by the classifier 8 may be desalted by washing; high-lead-level cake obtained after the washing can be recycled; or salt water can be added to a cement mill. The coarse powder may be added to a cement grinding process or returned to cement material grinding process after the desaltation through washing.
US07749307B2
Process for providing a purified gas stream, comprising: providing a crude gas stream comprising an organic impurity; condensing at least a portion of the impurity from the gas stream to form a prepurified gas stream; and subjecting the prepurified stream to adsorption on a first adsorption medium; wherein the first medium is subjected to a regeneration comprising: providing a circulating inert gas stream having a temperature of at least 100° C.; passing the circulating inert gas stream over the first medium to form an organic impurity-loaded inert gas stream; cooling the loaded stream; condensing at least a portion of the organic impurity from the cooled stream to provide a prepurified circulating inert gas stream; subjecting the prepurified gas stream to adsorption on a second adsorption medium to provide a purified circulating inert gas stream; and recycling the purified gas stream to the circulating inert gas stream.
US07749291B2
The invention relates to a process for the generation of electrical energy and byproducts from the gasification of biomass and/or environmental waste materials. Environmental waste and/or renewable biomass is processed by three separate stages of gasification. The first stage is a pyrolysis chamber with firebox which gasifies solid material into gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon compounds at temperatures below 800 F. The second stage is a fixed bed chamber gasifier which produces the acetylene and hydrogen gases at approximately 1400 F. The third stage is a high temperature reactor which produces molten calcium carbide at 3500 F. Various solid, liquid, and gaseous byproducts are produced along the way. The second stage gases include carbon monoxide, methane, hydrogen, acetylene and other biogases which are used to generate electricity in an internal combustion engine. The calcium carbide with water reaction generates acetylene gas and is used to enrich the gaseous fuel to the internal combustion engine or as a storable solid fuel. The energy generated from the partial combustion of the biomass/waste material is used to fuel the three gasification chambers. Air emissions tests shows ultra low pollution levels from this process.
US07749288B2
A method of making a lithium electrochemical cell includes treating the cathode active material with an agent that includes lithium but not sodium. A cathode including the cathode active material, an anode, a separator, and an electrolyte are assembled in a housing to provide a cell containing less than 1500 ppm by weight of sodium.
US07749278B2
Orthopaedic implants, orthopaedic implant sets, and/or methods for making the same. Aspects and embodiments of the present invention may include orthopaedic implants having an elongated insertion region including proximal, distal, and transition portions, wherein at least portions of at least one face each of the proximal and transition portions are defined by spaced apart constant radii of curvature. The same or other aspects and embodiments may include sets of orthopaedic implants in which proximal portions of the implants grow at different rates than distal portions of the implants. The same or other aspects and embodiments may include methods for making implants and/or sets of implants by studying the geometries of differently sized bony anatomies.
US07749277B2
Methods, systems and devices for preventing prosthetic articulating surfaces from separating from each other. A containment system according to one embodiment seeks to prevent an implant stem head from dislocating from a prosthetic component while providing an increased range of motion over conventional contrained components. In one embodiment, an implant structural member includes a cavity and an opening having a lip, including a web along a portion of the lip. An implant stem head has a cooperating surface that corresponds with the web, so that when the cooperating surface of the implant stem head is aligned with the web, the head may be inserted into the implant structural member. The implant stem head is then rotated and the femoral stem component attached, thereby preventing dislocation of the head.
US07749267B2
Expandable devices and methods for treating and enlarging a tissue, an organ or a cavity. The device is composed of a hollow expanding pouch made of a resorbable material or a perforated material that can be attached to a filling element. The pouch can be filled with a biocompatible materials, one or more times in few days interval, after the insertion of the device. While filling the pouch every few days the tissue expands and the filling material if it is bioactive start to function. The devices allow immediate direct contact between the filling material and the tissue. These devices and methods can be used for example for: horizontal and vertical bone augmentation in the jaws, soft tissue augmentation, fixating bone fractures etc.
US07749265B2
A radio frequency antenna is provided for use with a medical device for implantation into an animal. The antenna comprises a coil formed by a wire that includes a core formed of a shape-memory material with an electrically conductive first layer applied to an outer surface of the core. A second layer, of an electrically insulating and biologically compatible material, extends around the first layer. If necessary to reduce friction a lubricant is place between the first and second layers. If second layer is formed of porous material or a non-biological compatible material, a biological compatible outer layer surrounds the second layer thereby providing a barrier that is impermeable to body fluids of the animal.
US07749263B2
Provided herein is a PEA polymer blend and coatings or implantable devices formed therefrom.
US07749261B2
A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening penetrates the circuit board. A heater plate is disposed between the circuit board and the blower. The blower draws air through the inlet opening, along a first side of the circuit board through the at least one opening into the scroll housing. The blower also forces air along a second side of the circuit board which faces the scroll housing, through air passages in the circuit board, along the first side through the at least one opening, into the scroll housing. The blower accelerates air along the curved inside surface and past the heater plate. Heated, pressurized air exits through the outlet opening.
US07749252B2
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The distraction guide is arranged in a first configuration to pierce and/or distract tissue associated with adjacent spinous processes extending from vertebrae of a targeted motion segment. The implant can be positioned between the adjacent spinous processes and once positioned, the implant can be arranged in a second configuration. When arranged in a second configuration, the distraction guide can act as a second wing. The first wing and the second wing can limit or block movement of the implant along a longitudinal axis of the implant.
US07749242B2
This is a device for occluding a space within the body. In particular, the device comprises an expandable member, an inner member and one or more stop elements. The devices may be placed in a desired site within a mammal to facilitate the formation of an occlusion.
US07749238B2
An occlusion device includes a center assembly having a flexible section formed by a polymeric connector. The flexible polymeric connector gives the center assembly improved torque and flexure characteristics, which allows the occlusion device to better conform to the contours of the heart.
US07749237B2
A suture passer comprises a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture; a manually graspable handle connected to the hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, the handle having an upper surface; first guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate a distal end of the handle for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture; second guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate to the first guide means, for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture. The suture passer can be provided in a kit, for use in the suturing of internal tissue, along with a cannula bender, various hollow surgical needles and surgical suture material. The suture passer finds particular use in the suturing of internal tissues which are at least partially accessible through a body cavity, e.g. arthroscopic surgery.
US07749234B2
An angioplasty and stent delivery system to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, including a catheter having an expandable distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state: a stent positioned around the distal portion of the catheter having a contracted condition and being expandable to an expanded condition, and being sized in the contracted condition to closely surround the catheter in the contracted state, the expandable distal portion of the catheter including a balloon within which or over which there is included on a catheter shaft at least one axially movable or enlargeable body of a diameter larger than the catheter shaft to which the stent and balloon are fitted, as by crimping, for holding the stent in place until it is released therefrom by expansion of the balloon.
US07749228B2
An apparatus for cutting bone is provided, the apparatus includes an elongate member having a central axis. The elongate member includes a tubular portion that extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes an articulatable head section with a stop surface and a cutting edge projecting from the stop surface. The head section is articulatable about a pivot axis that extends transverse to the central axis. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for articulating the head section relative to the tubular portion.
US07749225B2
A surgical instrument and method for forming a passage in bone having an enlarged cross-sectional portion is provided. The instrument includes an elongate member and a cutting element engaged thereto and transitionable between a retracted configuration for extending through a first portion of the passage and an expanded configuration for forming a second portion of the passage having an enlarged cross-section. In one embodiment, the cutting element is transitioned between the retracted and expanded configurations by axially displacing the cutting element relative to the elongate member. In another embodiment, the elongate member includes a tapping thread configured to cut threads along the first portion of the passage, and the cutting element is a blade configured to form the enlarged cross-section when transitioned to the expanded configuration. In another embodiment, the cutting element is arranged in an axial orientation when in the retracted configuration and an angular orientation when in the expanded configuration.
US07749223B2
A long bone axis finder has a shaft extending along an axis and a first and second end. A tip portion is provided for releasable coupling to the shaft first end. A wedge element having an open side is provided for lateral engagement with said shaft. The wedge element is slidable along said shaft in a direction from the second to the first end. The axis finder is inserted into a long bone medullary canal until the tip portion engages a narrower portion of the canal. The wedge portion which is larger than the tip is laterally placed on the shaft and engages a portion of the canal closer to the shaft second end.
US07749220B2
The present disclosure relates to intravascular thrombectomy systems and methods for ablating a blockage and preventing the introduction of emboli into the blood stream during and after surgery performed to reduce or ablate the blockage in a blood vessel. The system includes a catheter sleeve having electrodes disposed proximate a distal end portion thereof, either at the distal end itself or axially spaced along the length of the catheter sleeve. The system further includes a capture element which is expandable to span the lumen of the vessel. The capture element is deployable downstream of the blockage. The electrodes of the catheter sleeve may be placed on one side of the blockage or on either side of the blockage.
US07749217B2
A method and electrosurgical system for optically detecting blood and controlling an electrosurgical generator are provided. An optical blood detection system is used for optically detecting blood and may be included as an integral part of the overall electrosurgical system's circuitry, or may be designed as a separate unit that connects to, and controls, an electrosurgical generator. The optical blood detection system may be embodied through a variety of analog, digital and/or optical circuit components or arrangements, including software running on computational and memory circuitry. The optical blood detection system controls the output mode and energy of the electrosurgical generator in accordance with the amount of blood detected.
US07749214B2
A disposable medical support undergarment is provided selectively to cover a groin part and selectively to expose thigh arteries of a patient at angiography operation and detachably attach a portion of the undergarment. The undergarment includes a front center sheet, a back panel and an assistant sheet. The width of the front center sheet is predetermined to cover the groin part of a patient and expose the left and right thigh arteries near the groin part, and the back panel includes a pair of front side sheets and a back sheet integrated with the pair of front side sheets. The side end portion of front center sheet and the side end portion of the front side sheet of the back panel can be detachably attached each other.
US07749208B2
An insert for use together with an absorbent article such as a nappy, an incontinence product, a sanitary towel, a panty liner or the like. The insert has an first side, a second side and an essentially non-urine-absorbing spacer element adapted to keep a portion of the absorbent article at a distance from the skin of a wearer during use. The insert also includes an essentially non-urine-absorbing liquid-permeable retaining layer located against the spacer element, the retaining layer being capable of retaining feces.
US07749200B2
An administering apparatus for administering a fluid product, including a casing, a reservoir for the product, a driven device which acts on the product contained in the reservoir to deliver the product, and a drive device which acts on the driven device and performs a delivery stroke in a drive direction from a delivery position up to a delivery stopper to deliver a product dosage to be administered, wherein a priming stopper is provided for the drive device and limits a priming stroke of the drive device, which serves to bleed, in the drive direction, wherein the priming stroke is axially shorter than a maximum delivery stroke, and wherein the drive device can be moved in the drive direction from a priming position up to the priming stopper and transversely to the drive direction as far as the delivery position.
US07749199B2
A catheter clamp includes a body portion and clamp, the body portion comprising a first location portion which receives a catheter which issues from a patient's skin, a second location portion which causes the catheter to be bent through an arc and a third location portion which guides the catheter to an exit of the clamp, the third location portion comprising side walls which flank the catheter so as to form a close-fitting pathway, the arrangement of the clamp being such that in use the clamp is manually operable and can be caused to adopt a clamping condition in which the clamping portion clamps at least one of that portion of the catheter which is located by the third location portion and that portion of the catheter which is located by the second location portion. The inventive catheter clamp is advantageously of a lower profile than known catheter clamps.
US07749188B2
A breast pump, including a housing container, a breast pump body having an attachment and detachment part, a negative pressure generating member attached to the breast pump body, and an operation unit. The breast pump body includes a diameter-expanded milking part, a small valve chamber, and an attachment part communicating with the small valve chamber and attaches thereto the negative pressure generating member that creates the negative pressure needed to express milk; the negative pressure generating member includes a connector to which the operation unit is connected, a comparatively soft attachment and detachment part having elasticity and attached detachably to the attachment part, a wall part having such rigidity that an external shape can be kept, and a deformable part provided on the inside of the wall part integrally with the wall part, is less thick than the wall part, and is deformed to create the negative pressure.
US07749187B2
A needleless injection device with a lower part receiving the agent cartridge and an upper part providing the energy needed for injection. The upper part contains energy store units capable of elastic form-change. Rotating the lower part in relation to the upper part causes the lower part to move along the longitudinal axis toward the upper part, resulting in the tension state of the energy storage structural elements. Furthermore, the device has a lock maintaining the tension of the energy storage units and component to release the lock. Among the energy storage structural parts there is at least one start unit capable of storing at least 60% of the total discharge energy (pressure), with the reversible elastic distortion not exceeding 25% of the internal length of the agent cartridge. The device has separate structural components for stretching the start unit and limiting its relaxation.
US07749177B2
An apparatus and method for detecting swallowing activity is provided. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving an electronic signal from an accelerometer that represents swallowing activity, extracting at least two features from the signal, classifying the signal as a type of swallowing activity based on the extracted features, and generating an output of the classification. Exemplary activities include swallows, aspirations, movement and vocal artifacts. By indicating whether an activity is a swallow or an aspiration, the manner in which a patient afflicted with an increased likelihood for aspirations is fed can be adjusted to increase the likelihood of achieving a swallow instead of an aspiration during feeding. In turn this could reduce hospitalizations for aspiration pneumonia in patients with acute or chronic injury.
US07749175B2
An apparatus for steering a guidewire and for connecting the guidewire to an extension guidewire. The apparatus includes a steering device for gripping an exterior of the guidewire, the steering device defining a passageway therein through which the guidewire may pass; and a connecting device for connecting the guidewire to the extension guidewire. The connecting device is configured for mating with the steering device to form an integral unit. The invention further includes a method of inserting a guidewire in a body and connecting the guidewire to an extension guidewire. The method includes the steps of: providing an integral guidewire holder and tool for connecting a guidewire to an extension guidewire; gripping the guidewire with the integral guidewire holder; inserting the guidewire into a body lumen; displacing the integral guidewire holder and tool relative to the guidewire so that the proximal end of the guidewire is located in a slot of the integral guidewire holder and tool; inserting an extension guidewire into the slot of the integral guidewire holder and tool; and connecting the guidewire to the extension guidewire. The method further includes the step of aligning the guidewire and extension guidewire in the slot prior to the connecting step.
US07749173B2
A combination exo-endocervical sampling device includes a pair of opposing wings disposed transverse to a shaft, and a brush that extends from the wings along a central axis of the shaft. In this regard, each of the opposing wings includes a sampling surface having a staggered array of beads, and the brush includes a multiplicity of looped fibers, where each looped fiber includes a first closed end opposite a second closed end such that the closed ends extend transverse from the central axis of the shaft.
US07749172B2
A pneumatic circuit and other components are provided for the operation of a medical device. The pneumatic circuit provides controlled pressurized air to a medical device for use during a medical procedure.
US07749171B2
In one form of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting an A-wave, the method comprising: applying a series of stimuli to a nerve; recording a series of late responses; creation of a feature space map from an ensemble of late responses; identification of clusters within the feature space that represent A-wave components; consolidation of A-wave components into a discrete collection of A-waves; removal of false positive A-waves; and extraction of A-wave characteristics. In another form of the present invention, there is provided a system for detecting an A-wave comprising: a stimulation electrode; a stimulation circuit connected to the stimulation electrode for applying a series of stimuli to a nerve; a detection electrode; a detection circuit connected to the detection electrode; and an analyzer connected to the detection electrode and adapted to detect an A-wave by: recording a series of late responses detected by the detection circuit; creation of a feature space map from an ensemble of late responses; identification of clusters within the feature space map that represent A-wave components; consolidation of A-wave components into a discrete collection of A-waves; removal of false positive A-waves; and extraction of A-wave characteristics.
US07749146B2
A flexible exercising and massaging apparatus formed from tubular, flexible, web-like material and having a plurality of internal pockets, along with an exercise regimen that includes the apparatus. The pockets located at opposite ends of the tubular material may hold objects such as resilient, hand-graspable orbs, including tennis balls, that aid in gripping the apparatus, and which have also been found to be conducive to self-massage therapy. The objects located within an intermediate pocket or pockets may be removed, and alternative objects inserted, through openings that allow access to a preselected pocket or pockets. The openings may be enclosed with resealable fasteners.
US07749144B2
An exercise machine for strengthening the abdominal and back muscles of a user has a frame that includes a front leg pivotally connected to a rear leg. The exercise machine also includes a seat and a backrest for supporting the back of a user during an exercise routine that is adjustably positioned and secured with respect to the seat. The backrest is adjustably flexible in order to provide resistance to the movement of a user in order to help strengthen the user's abdominal and back muscles. The backrest includes handles to facilitate engagement between the backrest and the user and to encourage the user to move against the adjustable resistance provided by the backrest. The exercise machine includes a non-use, storage mode that facilitates storage of the exercise machine.
US07749140B1
A quick disconnect and re-connect system is provided for exercise apparatus having a connection assembly for connecting a user-gripped handle to a resistance-bearing cable.
US07749139B2
An elliptical cross trainer having a double-recessed crank in match of a load-coupling mechanism installed at the external side of a crank support. In this way, the gap of two pedal planks arranged parallel to each other can be reduced, thereby achieving the natural opening space of both human feet. Meanwhile, a hanging support together with suspension arm is connected with two pedal planks such that the pedal planks can create an optimal exercise path corresponding to the exercise pace of both human feet.
US07749136B2
A method for the adjustment of a gearbox actuation system of an automated gearbox of a vehicle. The gearbox includes a shift finger; a plurality of gearshift rails, each rail in the plurality of gearshift rails in a respective position; a neutral gap with a first portion formed by respective jaws for said each rail and with a second portion formed separate from the respective jaws and open to the first portion; and, a gearshift motor. The method includes the step of performing at least one reference travel with a gear in the automated gearbox engaged.
US07749135B2
The interlock system includes a shaft that defines a longitudinal axis which the shaft rotates about during transmission shift operations. A transmission shift lever is coupled to the shaft, and an inhibitor pin is coupled to the ignition switch by a cable. The inhibitor pin engages the transmission shift lever to prevent shift operations when the ignition switch is in the off position. The inhibitor pin disengages the transmission shift lever when the ignition switch is positioned in the accessory position or a start/run position. The shaft includes a recess into which the inhibitor pin extends when the shaft is in the neutral or drive position to permit disconnection of the accessory circuit by moving the ignition switch to a mid position (between the off position and the accessory position) without placing the shaft in the park position.
US07749134B2
A control module, in particular for a transmission of a motor vehicle, has a substrate part, a control unit situated on a substrate part, which has a first housing part and a second housing part and a housing interior situated between the first housing part and the second housing part, in which an electronic circuit component attached to the first housing part is situated, and has at least one flexible printed circuit foil for electrically connecting the circuit component to electric components situated outside the housing interior on the substrate part, the first housing part of the control unit being situated flat on a contact area of the substrate part and the second housing part being situated within the contact area on the first housing part.
US07749123B2
A differential is provided comprising a rotatable differential housing, first and second output members, a first cycloid disk having an epitrochoid groove, a second cycloid disk having a hypotrochoid groove, a coupling disk connected having a plurality of holes each containing a sphere, wherein the spheres are engageable with the grooves for transferring torque between the cycloid disks. A method is also provided for distributing torque in a vehicle having two axles including at least one drive axle, including attaching one axle to a cycloid disk having a continuous epitrochoid groove, attaching another axle to a cycloid disk having a continuous hypotrochoid groove, attaching a rotatable housing to a center coupling disk having a plurality of holes, and positioning a torque transfer sphere that is engageable with the grooves in each of the holes, wherein the spheres are configured for distributing torque along the drive axles.
US07749119B2
A device for inserting an articulation pin (28) to pivotally connect the outer plates (12) and the inner plates (14) of a chain, particularly a bicycle chain. The device comprises an articulation pin (28) and a guide element (30) which is to be separated from the pin (28) after the insertion of the pin (28) within aligned holes (16, 18) of the plates (12, 14). The pin (28) is provided at one end thereof with a snap engaging portion (38) shaped so as to expand the holes (16) of the outer plates (12) in a radial direction during the insertion of the pin.
US07749118B2
Toothed belt for use in contact with oil and comprising a body and a number of teeth extending from at least one surface of the body; the teeth are coated by a fabric; a resistant layer comprising a plastomer based on fluorine with the addition of elastomeric material, in which the plastomer is present in a larger quantity than the elastomeric material, is applied by adhesion onto the coating fabric. The elastomeric material forming the body of the belt is a copolymer obtained from a dienic monomer and a monomer containing nitrile groups, in which the nitrile groups are between 33% and 49%, preferably 39%, in weight with respect to the copolymer.
US07749109B2
A golf swing posture correction apparatus and method therefor are provided. Provided is the golf swing posture correction system apparatus capable of detecting movement of an anchored leg in a golf swing and notifying a user, thereby correcting a golf swing posture. The anchored leg is a left leg for a right-handed person and a right leg for a left-handed person. The golf swing posture correction apparatus detects the movement of the anchored leg, and processes a detected signal, thereby generating sound via a speaker or vibration.
US07749108B2
The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The envelope layer has an inner layer and an outer layer. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material. The inner and outer envelope layers, the intermediate layer and the cover are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials. The inner and outer envelope layers, intermediate layer and cover have thicknesses which satisfy the following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) cover thickness
US07749105B2
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention a golf club head is provided. The club head includes a heel, toe, front portion with a defined striking face, a back portion, an upper surface and a lower surface. An aperture is defined in the body as extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and extending from the front portion to an inside portion. An insert is further provided and is secured within the aperture. Lastly, an indicia is provided within the insert and is visible through the upper surface and lower surface of the golf club head. Furthermore, the aperture may extend from the striking face such that the insert of mating configuration to the aperture forms at least a portion of the striking face.
US07749104B2
A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may generally include a strike face, a top portion, a bottom portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, and a hosel having a central axis located in an first imaginary vertical plane. A discrete, at least partially curvilinear stiffening element, having generally vertical side surfaces, may be coupled to at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion to improve the dynamic-excitation response of the club head. Preferably, the stiffening element is oriented such that an imaginary horizontal line intersects at least one of the vertical surfaces at least two points. Additionally, the stiffening element may have at least two inflection points located along a non-linear path characterized by the vertical projection of one of the side surfaces onto at least one of the bottom portion and the top portion of the club head.
US07749099B2
This invention provides a golf club head including a plurality of score lines on the face. In the golf club head according to this invention, the score line includes a pair of side surfaces and a bottom portion having a protruding portion protruding toward the face. An angle between the side surface and the face is not less than 60 degrees. A cross-sectional area A (inch2) of the score line, a width W (inch) of the score line measured based on the 30 degrees measurement method, and a distance S (inch) between the score lines adjacent to one another satisfy A/(W+S)≦0.003.
US07749089B1
A multi-media interactive play system has a number of play elements situated in a variety of play environments or play media. The play elements are linked to a common record of participant performance, progress, character attributes, etc. The participant's performance in the play elements determines the play elements to which the participant may proceed as well as the play parameters of the play element in which the participant is currently involved. The play elements are thus interlinked to define a sequence or path network along which the participant advances. By advancing through the play elements the participant carries out a plot, story, theme, etc. that attaches a significance to the successful completion of a given play element or elements. Also disclosed in a variety of play elements suitable for use in the system, an example of a plot or theme that may be carried out by the system, and a send/receive radio frequency network that may be used to track play participants in a play center.
US07749082B2
An apparatus and method for playing a version of a video game is provided. Using a computer terminal connected to a network, a player places a bet. Three faces of a three-dimensional cube are displayed. Each face includes N2 squares arranged in a N×N arrangement. One of an ordinary symbol, a multiplier symbol, or a bomb symbol is displayed in each of the squares. The computer determines whether any winning combinations are present, and provides a credit to the player according to the winning combination. When either a winning combination or a bomb symbol is present, certain squares are eliminated. Eliminated squares are refilled by shifting the remaining squares and then randomly generating new symbols. The game continues until there are no winning combinations and no bomb symbols.
US07749077B2
A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit terminals, and other terminals all interconnected over the network. Each gaming device includes an electronic module which allows the gaming device to communicate with a floor controller over a current loop network. The electronic module includes a player tracking module and a data communication node. The player tracking module includes a card reader for detecting a player tracking card inserted therein which identifies the player. The data communication node communicates with both the floor controller and the gaming device. The data communication node communicates with the gaming device over a serial interface through which the data communication node transmits reconfiguration commands. The gaming device reconfigures its payout schedule responsive to the reconfiguration commands to provide a variety of promotional bonuses such as multiple jackpot bonuses, mystery jackpot bonuses, progressive jackpot bonuses, or player specific bonuses.
US07749074B2
A game and gaming apparatus include a main game and a bonus game. A player is entitled to participate in the bonus game without an additional wager beyond that required to play the main game. Winning outcomes of the main game determine the indicia used to play the bonus game. In one embodiment upon a winning outcome of the main game, an indicia, such as an image of a winning amount, is transferred to the bonus game. In another embodiment, the bonus event includes categories associated with winning outcomes of the main game, the categories activated based upon wins of the main game. In one embodiment, the main game is a game of video poker. Winning hands are associated with or activate positions of the bonus game. Play of the bonus game comprises selection of at least one of the indicia or positions/categories which have been activated.
US07749073B2
The present invention is a method of conducting a wagering game having a plurality of symbol-bearing reels, comprising allowing a player to select one or more of a plurality of basic paylines (70) to define active paylines and, in response to the player meeting certain criteria, allowing a player to activate an enhanced payline (75). The method further includes randomly selecting a game outcome from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input, and displaying the game outcome as symbols aligned along the active paylines and the enhanced payline. Symbol combinations appearing along the active payline indicate awards according to a first paytable, while symbol combinations appearing along the enhanced payline (75) indicate awards according to a second paytable. The second paytable includes at least one winning symbol combination that is different from symbol combinations within the first paytable.
US07749070B2
A gaming device including a rotatable symbol display having a plurality of sections and a plurality of symbol modifying indicators. Each of the sections includes a value which is modified by a modifier generated by an activated symbol modifying indicators. The modified awards are added together and provided to the player in the game. In one embodiment, a selection display including a plurality of selections is displayed to the player. The selections are associated with each of the symbol modifying indicators. The gaming device enables the player to pick one or more of the selections to activate one or more of the symbol modifying indicators. The player picks the selections until the player picks a selection including a terminator.
US07749068B2
A gaming device having a plurality of locations including a destination location, a player symbol and an award associated with a plurality of the locations. The gaming device includes a setback condition associated with one of the locations, wherein when the player symbol moves to the location having the associated setback condition, the player symbol is relocated based on the setback condition to one of the locations further from the destination location and an advance condition associated with one of the locations, wherein when the player symbol moves to the location having the advance condition, the player symbol is relocated based on the advance condition to one of the locations toward to the destination location. The player symbol is moved to at least one and preferably a plurality of the locations and the player is provided any awards associated with the locations of the player symbol until the player symbol is moved to or beyond the destination location.
US07749062B2
An electronic game features captivating animations and rich selection criteria while offering the simplicity that makes the popularity of legacy games such as roulette, wheel of fortune and multi-line fruit machines casino games. One implementation of the present electronic game is configured as a 2D game tailored for slot machines. Solid 3D variants of the game extending beyond the established video slot machine form-factor are also described.
US07749059B2
A poker game offers the possibility of sequential hand play and large payoffs. In one embodiment, a first set of cards is used to form a first poker hand. A draw feature may allow the player to discard cards and obtain replacement cards. If the first poker hand is a predetermined winning set of cards or has a first rank, then the outcome is a winning outcome. Otherwise, the game ends. If the first hand is a winning outcome, the player may be paid winnings or play a subsequent hand in which the player attempts to achieve a hand having a higher rank than the previous hand. If the second hand has a higher rank than the previous hand, the player may be paid winnings or continue playing. In one embodiment, payouts for particular ranks or hands increase as the game continues.
US07749058B2
This invention is a networked board game apparatus and method of playing a customized game for 2 or more players on recursively organized boards, and a method for applying the aforementioned to leadership, communications, and team building education, and further to apply the aforementioned to the specific form of Chess. Applied to form of Chess, the first board is identical to a chessboard. The second board is an 8× multiple of the first board. Tartary boards follow this exponential growth. Players alternate moving pieces to a game-ending condition. Two players lead, the next 32 players play on a second board. Each first board move changes the positions of a second board player's pieces by a uniform transformation where the first board piece's new position is a function moving the second board player's pieces, which then continue from their new positions, potentially affecting deeper levels.
US07749055B2
A dual action corn cob separation and attendant corn cob separator, having a plurality of generally vertical or generally longitudinally elongated slots, and having disposed therebetween at least two of said slots, at least one generally vertical or longitudinal in-line row of smaller slots or openings, whereby whole corn cobs can be more effectively harvested.
US07749042B2
The toy building set comprises interconnectable modular elements that include flat, substantially square bricks, each having two opposite, substantially square main faces, of which a first one is shaped with an array of recesses. Two first, adjacent, narrow side faces bear tabs projecting at right angles from the respective side faces. Two second, adjacent, narrow side faces bear forks projecting from the respective side faces so that the tabs of an adjacent brick can be inserted therein. Each fork is of a size and shape such that it is insertable in one of the recesses with a tight fit. The modular elements also comprise disc-shaped, peripherally toothed bricks, each having transverse openings in which the forks are insertable.
US07749041B2
A portable theater for children that has multiple features of a theater integrated together. The portable theater has a stage, refreshment stand, ticket booth and alternatively a dressing room or puppet theater. Each side of theater has one element for a total of four elements in any given theater. The theater allows children to enact not only a performance, but also other aspects of the theater experience like selling tickets, selling refreshments and changing between scenes.
US07749039B2
An organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides an organic light emitting display device including a first substrate including a pixel region in which an organic light emitting diode is formed, and a non-pixel region, the organic light emitting diode composed of a first electrode, an organic thin film layer and a second electrode; a second substrate arranged on the first substrate; a first encapsulating material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate of the non-pixel region; and a second encapsulating material provided in at least one side of the first encapsulating material and for reinforcing the first encapsulating material. The first encapsulating material includes at least one of a transparent glass layer and an opaque glass layer. The second encapsulating material includes a transparent glass layer and a reinforcement material, and a sealing substrate is connected with the substrate using the opaque glass layer and the reinforcement material. The organic light emitting display device may be useful to prevent Newton's rings from occurring by easily controlling a gap between a sealing substrate and the substrate in which an organic light emitting diode is formed by controlling a height of a transparent glass layer, and to use a low energy of a laser by adhering to the substrate by means of the opaque glass layer and the reinforcement material, which are applied onto the transparent glass layer.
US07749038B2
A light emitting device fabrication method. The fabrication method of the light emitting device comprises providing a light emitting semiconductor device; positioning a plurality of luminescent particles at the optical path of the light emitting semiconductor device; and reducing the distance between the luminescent particles to enhance the molecular attraction between the luminescent particles, than the luminescent particles is coagulated to a luminescent powder layer by the molecular attraction.
US07749031B2
A battery clamp includes a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal. The clamp further includes a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between the collar and the battery terminal. A method of securing a battery clamp to a terminal includes positioning a clamp around a terminal of a battery, wherein the clamp includes a collar and opposing compression plates. The method further includes engaging the collar to the terminal of the battery by applying a force to the compression plates.
US07749024B2
Disclosed is type THHN cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a nylon sheath. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pulling lubricant for THHN cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small THHN gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the nylon material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force on the cable during installation.
US07749020B1
A positioning and grounding structure for ring connectors. A cutting part is formed by cutting one side of the ring connector. The connecting base has a grounding part. Using the relative position between the grounding part and the electrical connecting part as well as the cutting part for double positioning, the ring connector can be quickly fixed on a circuit board. The grounding part can quickly connect noises or electrostatics to the ground. The structure solves the problem of connectors in the prior art that lacks positioning and grounding designs. The provided ring connector can quickly position and ground.
US07749013B2
A conductive member is adapted to be attached onto a living tissue to detect a bioelectrical signal. A retainer retains the conductive member on the living tissue. A lead member is partly brought into contact with the conductive member to lead out the bioelectrical signal to a connector. A waterproof sheet covers the lead member in a watertight manner, while exposing a portion of the lead member from which the biological signal is led out.
US07749012B2
A socket connector having a connector body co-molded with its peripheral and cable seals. In the first molding operation, a first tooling is placed into a mold and is configured so that plastic injected into the mold forms the connector body. In the second molding operation, a second tooling is placed into the mold and is configured so that elastomeric material injected into the mold passes through at least one passage of the connector body to thereby form the peripheral seal and, integrally therewith, the cable seal.
US07749010B2
A connector structure that can be less subject to the vibration of the equipment coupled to the connector is provided. In the inverter apparatus side connector structure, a packing, an insulation member, another packing and a terminal housing are fixed at the outer circumference of the inverter apparatus side terminal with its one end being formed as a male terminal structure having an approximately circular solid cylindrical shape, and the terminal housing is fixed at the inverter apparatus side housing with the dissipation member of vibration. The motor side connector structure is fixed at the motor side housing with the packing, etc. at the outer circumference of the motor side terminal with its one end being formed as a female terminal structure having an approximately circular hollow cylindrical shape.
US07748995B1
An USB application device includes a casing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a fixing wall extended from the top wall and towards the bottom wall and an opening formed between the bottom wall and a bottom edge of the fixing wall, a PCB having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end portion and a rear end portion, contacts disposed on the top surface of the front end portion, and an IC having a printed surface, and fixed on the second surface of a portion of the PCB and between the front and rear end portions. The IC and the portion of the PCB are sandwiched in the opening of the casing. The printed surface of the IC contacts an inner surface of the bottom wall of the casing. The bottom edge of the fixing wall contacts the top surface of the portion of the PCB.
US07748994B1
A board-to-board connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, a plurality of first terminals and at least one fixing member disposed in the receptacle housing respectively. Each of the first terminals has a crooked first resilient portion and a soldering portion protruded from a free end of the first resilient portion to further project under the receptacle housing. The fixing member has a pair of crooked second resilient portions and two soldering tails each protruded from a free end of the respective second resilient portion to further project under the receptacle housing. The plug connector includes a plug housing mated with the receptacle housing, and a plurality of second terminals disposed in the plug housing and electrically contacting the corresponding first terminals.
US07748988B2
A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The connecting element is coupled with the second conductive part and extends in a direction approximately vertical to a planer direction of the electronic substrate so as to be away from the surface of the electronic substrate. The first harness is coupled with the first conductive part and the second harness penetrates a penetrated part of the connecting element.
US07748984B2
A tray and a clamp mounted adjustably on the tray and supporting a leg or other limb or simulated limb including an articulated animal joint or a joint from a cadaver, for use in instruction of and practice by surgeons in joint replacement or other orthopedic surgery. A bone mounting device for fastening a joint to an artificial bone includes an expandable engagement member that fits within a cavity formed within a bone to hold the bone securely so that a surgical procedure can be performed on the joint.
