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US07684324B2	System and method for prioritizing individual streams within a multimedia flow The present invention provides a system and method for prioritizing delay-sensitive packets relative to each other for transmission from a router in a network, based on a delay variation estimated for each delay-sensitive packet by a quality of service monitor. In accordance with the present invention, late delay-sensitive packets are assigned a higher priority than, and are transmitted before, other delay-sensitive packets, thereby reducing the level of jitter and improving the quality of the packet streams that comprise late delay-sensitive packets.
US07684320B1	Method for real time network traffic classification A method is provided to classify network traffic flows in real-time using spectral analysis techniques to extract regularities inside the network traffic flows. In one embodiment of the invention, subspace decomposition on power spectral density feature vectors and minimum coding length criterion are utilized for training traffic flows of different classifications. Experimental results are shown to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the invention.
US07684316B2	Multicast fast reroute for network topologies In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a multicast join message at a node having a plurality of interfaces, identifying the interface at which the join message was received, and selecting one or more of the interfaces to transmit the join message based on whether the join message was received on a ring interface. If the join message was received on one of the ring interfaces, the join message is transmitted on another of the interfaces. If the join message was not received on one of the ring interfaces, the join message is transmitted on both of the ring interfaces. The method further includes receiving multicast data and transmitting the multicast data on the interface at which the join message was received.
US07684315B1	Ordered switchover of cable modems A cable modem termination system (CMTS) provides for ordered switchover of the cable modems it serves when a primary module of the CMTS fails. When the primary module in the CMTS fails, a backup module takes over service of the cable modems. The backup module restores the service flows of the cable modems based on a restoration order determined by session recovery priorities that are related to quality of service levels required by the service flows. In particular, service flows that are engaged in VoIP “911” calls are restored first. Service flows engaged in other VoIP calls are next restored. Lastly, service flows engaged in regular data sessions are restored.
US07684311B2	Equalizer and equalization method There is provided an equalizer that includes: a first extracting circuit extracting a plurality of pilot symbols from an inputted signal; an inverse Fourier transform circuit inversely Fourier transforming the extracted plurality of pilot symbols, and computing a complex gain per path; a second extracting circuit extracting a plurality of paths by using the complex gains; a Fourier transform circuit Fourier transforming the extracted paths; and an equalization computing circuit extracting phase components of the Fourier-transformed paths, and carrying out multiplication by using the inputted signal and the extracted phase components.
US07684306B2	Optical pickup apparatus There is provided an optical pickup apparatus that can obtain a stable servo signal by reducing stray light generated by diffraction in a recording layer other than a recording layer on which light is condensed. A hologram element provided in an optical pickup apparatus for recording information onto a recording medium and/or reproducing information on the recording medium by use of light includes fourth and fifth divisions where at least first-order diffracted light among diffracted light beams obtained by reflection and diffraction on a recording layer other than a light-condensed recording layer on which light is condensed by an objective lens so as not to be directed toward first and second light-receiving elements for detecting focus position information and third to eighth light-receiving elements for detecting track position information.
US07684302B2	Optical information recording device, optical information recording method, and signal processing circuit The present invention enables a recording condition closer to an optimum to be obtained even for media unknown to a drive. The present invention provides a method that is especially effective for the case where it is applied to a code identification scheme, such as PRML in which code identification is performed on the basis of information on the amplitude of an RF signal. A condition for a recording pulse comprised of a top pulse, an intermediate pulse and a last pulse is configured in a predetermined order, that is, a reference condition is first determined by a test recording involving an examination of recording quality and changes in conditions for a power and a pulse width, then a condition for the last pulse is determined by a test recording using the reference condition, and subsequently a condition for the intermediate pulse is determined using the reference condition and the last pulse. A phase shift is corrected by a test recording using the recording pulse obtained by configuring the above conditions.
US07684292B2	Recording medium, method of configuring control information thereof, recording and reproducing method using the same, and apparatus thereof A method of recording data and an apparatus for recording data having a writing/reading unit to read control information and record a main data to a recording medium. The control information including at least one information unit for a specific writing speed and recording layer, wherein the information unit includes write strategy parameters for first write strategy type to be used for the writing speed and recording layer, the first write strategy type being one of an n−1 write strategy type and an n/2 write strategy type, where n is a length of mark and each type represents a number of write pulse to form a corresponding mark. A controller, operatively coupled to the writing/reading unit, controls the writing/reading unit to record the main data on the recording layer using write strategy parameters for the first write strategy type included in the information unit, at the specific writing speed.
US07684287B2	Disc changer A disc changer is provided which can perform a disc check in a short time which involves checking whether or not each disc loaded in the disc changer is reproducible in loading CDs on the changer. File system data is selected from management data of a selected disc and reproduced by a file system data selector. The selected file system data is analyzed by a file system data analyzer, and a condition of the analysis is monitored by a reproducible file detector. When a reproducible file is detected, the analysis is suspended, a result of a disc check is generated, and a next disc may be checked.
US07684285B2	Power reserve indicator mechanism The invention concerns a power reserve indicator mechanism for a timepiece of the type comprising: a mainspring (14), a power reserve indicator moving between two end positions, a differential gear (18), and an intermediate wheel set (32) including first and second parts respectively kinematically coupled to the differential gear (18) and to the indicator and a coupling member coupling said parts, which rotate conjointly while the winding of the mainspring (14) is comprised between its end positions, Said coupling member includes a friction mechanism arranged such that the first part can move with friction in relation to the second when the indicator has reached its first end position, and an elastic element arranged so as to be able to be cocked when the indicator has reached its second end position, by the movement of the first part with reference to the second part.
US07684282B2	Localization of a non-destructive testing probe A standard non-destructive testing probe (4) may be coupled with a localization system (10) according to the invention so as to determine the position of the apparatus (4) on the surface to be analyzed (1) at any moment.The localization system (10) comprises an ultrasonic emitter (12) and two ultrasonic receivers (14, 16) coupled with means for determining the distance between the emitter (12) and the receivers (14, 16), each of the components being able to be moved freely relative to each other. The coupling between the emitter (12) and the probe (4) allows the position of the latter to be determined by triangulation.A localization and mapping method is also described.
US07684278B1	Method and apparatus for implementing FIFOs using time-multiplexed memory in an integrated circuit Method and apparatus for implementing first-in-first-out (FIFO) memories using time-multiplexed memory in an integrated circuit are described. A block random access memory (BRAM) circuit embedded in the integrated circuit is provided. The BRAM includes at least one port responsive to a respective at least one BRAM clock signal. FIFO logic is configured to implement a plurality of FIFOs in the BRAM having a plurality of interfaces. Multiplexer logic is configured to selectively couple the plurality of output interfaces of the FIFO logic to the at least one port of the BRAM circuit responsive to at least one FIFO clock signal. Each of the at least one BRAM clock signal has at least twice the frequency of a respective one of the at least one FIFO clock signal.
US07684275B2	Semiconductor memory devices having memory cell arrays with shortened bitlines A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell array that comprises first memory cells arranged in a matrix of first rows and first columns; a second memory cell array that comprises second memory cells arranged in a matrix of second rows and second columns; a row decoder that is configured to select and activate one of the rows of the first and second cell arrays in response to a row address; a sense amplifier that may be disposed between the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array; a switch that is configured to selectively connect the sense amplifier to the first memory cell array and the second memory cell array; and a switch controller that is configured to control the switch to connect the sense amplifier to one of the first and second memory cell arrays based on the row address.
US07684269B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device is capable of measuring internal voltages via a shared pad to reduce a chip size. The semiconductor memory device includes a selector and a monitoring pad. The selector is configured to select one of a plurality of internal signals in response to a test signal and output the selected internal signal. The monitoring pad is configured to output an output signal of the selector to an outside of the semiconductor memory device.
US07684267B2	Method and apparatus for memory redundancy in a microprocessor An apparatus for redundancy of a memory array includes a primary memory array including a plurality of memory cells, one or more of which are defective. A redundant array includes a CAM array that includes a plurality of memory cells. The CAM array is addressed by the address of a defective memory location within the primary memory array and provides a match identification and a resource identification. The redundant array also includes a translation array wherein an offset to configure an input/output multiplexer is stored. The redundant array also includes a redundant data array including a plurality of memory cells wherein one or more memory cells of the redundant data array are used instead of one or more defective memory cells of the primary array.
US07684266B2	Serial system for blowing antifuses A serial system and method for blowing antifuses are disclosed. One embodiment of antifuse system includes a plurality of latch devices connected in series from input to output. The system also includes a plurality of antifuses. The antifuses are configured to receive an output signal from a corresponding one of the latch devices. The plurality of latch devices includes a plurality of D flip-flops connected in series. Each of the D flip-flops is configured to receive an output signal from an immediately previous D flip-flop in the serial data flow and to provide an output signal to an immediately subsequent D flip-flop in the flow. In addition, the serial system provides self-detective antifuses, thus creating reliable electrical paths while saving antifuse blowing current resources and time.
US07684265B2	Redundant cross point switching system and method A redundant cross point switching is achieved by mapping a redundant column/row of point cells and enabling at least one of the switching devices which is associated with each column/row to define an alternate path around the defective point cell which replicates the function of the switching location of the defective point cell.
US07684261B2	Semiconductor apparatus In a semiconductor apparatus, a power supply voltage generating circuit (21) and an internal circuit (22) using a power supply voltage generated by the power supply voltage generating circuit are supplied with different internal circuit preset signals (PRESET 1 and PRESET 2) optimized for the power supply voltage generating circuit and the internal circuit, respectively.
US07684257B1	Area efficient and fast static random access memory circuit and method Disclosed is an accumulation memory circuit for providing a fast read, modify, and write operation in a single clock cycle time. The memory circuit is configured to read data stored in the memory device at an address. The memory circuit includes a reconfigurable adder unit generating read, accumulate and write output in a single clock cycle. The memory circuit is further configured to minimize data overflow. A high speed accumulation method comprises resetting a memory circuit; reading from an address of the memory circuit; performing internal addition within the memory circuit and rewriting into the address of the memory circuit in a single clock cycle.
US07684253B2	Flash memory device having a function for reducing data input error and method of inputting the data in the same A flash memory device has a precharging section for precharging adequately in advance internal data lines included in an Y-decoder section whenever a process of inputting data into page buffer is performed, error in a second process of inputting data may be reduced by preventing the maintenance of data loaded to data lines in a first process of inputting data prior to the second process.
US07684241B2	Flash memory devices having multi-page copyback functionality and related block replacement methods Methods of executing a multi-page copyback program in a non-volatile memory device are provided, where the non-volatile memory device includes a memory having a plurality of memory blocks. A page of data of the memory block having a first address is replaced responsive to a generated multi-page copyback program command. It is determined if the first address of the page of data is the same as a stored address of the page at which the failure was detected. The first address is incremented if it is determined that the first address and the stored address are not the same. The pages of data are replaced, the addressed are compared and the addresses are incremented until it is determined that the incremented address and the stored address are the same. Related devices and systems are also provided herein.
US07684240B2	Flash memory device having bit lines decoded in irregular sequence An embodiment of a flash memory device comprises a cell array including memory cells coupled to bit lines, a decoder configured to decode successive logical column addresses into physical column addresses that are arranged non-sequentially, and a gate circuit to partially select the bit lines in response to the decoded addresses. Physically adjacent bit lines may be activated so that electrical coupling effects are eliminated by non-successively activating the bit lines.
US07684237B2	Reading non-volatile multilevel memory cells Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices, modules, and systems for reading non-volatile multilevel memory cells. One method includes receiving a request to read data stored in a first cell of a first word line, performing a read operation on an adjacent cell of a second word line in response to the request, determining whether the first cell is in a disturbed condition based on the read operation. The method includes reading data stored in the first cell in response to the read request by applying a read reference voltage to the first word line and adjusting a sensing parameter if the first cell is in the disturbed condition.
US07684230B2	Semiconductor memory device with a memory cell power supply circuit A semiconductor memory device, including a memory cell including a flip-flop, and a memory cell power supply circuit for supplying a cell power supply voltage to the memory cell, wherein the memory cell power supply circuit supplies a cell power supply voltage in a first period and a different cell power supply voltage in a second period.
US07684225B2	Sequential and video access for non-volatile memory arrays An array of non-volatile memory cells arranged in logical columns and logical rows, and associated circuitry to enable reading or writing one or more memory cells on a row in parallel. In some embodiments, the array of memory cells may include a phase change material. In some embodiments, the circuitry may include a write driver, a read driver, a sense amplifier, and circuitry to isolate the memory cells from the sense amplifier with extended refresh. In some embodiments, the circuitry may further include shift registers and one or more arithmetic logic units to provide a video memory.
US07684213B2	CRU interlocking EMI shield An EMI shield apparatus for connecting to a CRU frame, a memory unit emitting EMI through a periphery of the CRU frame, the EMI shield apparatus comprising a shield base, a plurality of sides bordering the shield base for blocking EMI emitted from a portion of the periphery of the CRU frame, and a plurality of tabs connected to at least one of the plurality of sides for blocking EMI emitted from the corners of the periphery of the CRU frame when the plurality of sides are in a compressed condition.
US07684212B2	Electrical connector and system for a component in an electronic device The disclosure describes a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for mounting an electronic device; and a connector for receiving connections from the electronic device. In the PCB, the connector is located on either the bottom side or the edge of the side of the PCB. The electronic device can be a display module.
US07684211B2	Add-in card fastener An add-in card fastener is provided. The fastener includes a base, a pressing part, a latch and a supporting part. The base is fixed on an inner surface of a computer case. The pressing part is pivotally connected to the base. The pressing part has a pin located on a first surface of the pressing part to press an add-in card on a motherboard. The supporting part is connected to the base. The latch is located on one side of the supporting part and presses a second surface of the pressing part when the pressing part presses the add-in card. The second surface of the pressing part is opposite the first surface of the pressing part.
US07684207B2	Composite electronic component A composite electronic component includes a multilayer wiring block having a plurality of insulating layers and a wiring pattern, and a chip-type electronic component built-in multilayer block having a plurality of insulating payers and a wiring pattern and including a first chip-type electronic component. The multilayer wiring block and the chip-type electronic component built-in multilayer block are electrically interconnected and arranged on substantially the same plane.
US07684199B2	Free-wheeling clutch for a motor control center subunit having moveable line contacts A system and method for connecting supply power to motor control components includes use of a motor control center subunit with moveable supply power contacts. After a motor control center subunit is secured into a motor control center compartment, the supply power contacts may be advanced to engage supply power buses. For disconnection, the supply power contacts may be retracted and isolated from the buses before physical removal of the subunit. A free wheeling mechanism prevents supply power contacts from advancing and retracting past a preset travel range.
US07684194B2	Systems and methods for cooling an electronic device Systems and methods for cooling electronic devices via enhanced thermal conduction in the gap separating an electronic device from a heat sink are provided. In one embodiment, a system for cooling an electronic device comprises: a heat sink spaced from the integrated circuit by a gap; and a bubbler and an atomizer configured to feed a mixture comprising an atomized liquid and a carrier gas to the gap.
US07684186B2	Security mechanism of a base The present invention relates to a security mechanism of a base, which is substantially a base. One side surface of the base is provided with a plurality of connecting ports for peripheral devices. The base is provided thereon with a trough and a retaining strip. The trough is provided therein with a connecting port. The retaining strip is disposed above one side of the trough so as to form a guard, thereby increasing the safety of the base and the performance of the computer host.
US07684159B2	Magnetic head device provided with lead electrode electrically connected to upper shield layer and lower shield layer A lower shield layer and an upper shield layer are formed to have a planar shape, and a detecting element is provided between the lower shield layer and the upper shield layer. End faces of the upper shield layer may extend farther in a depthwise direction from a surface facing a recording medium than end faces of the lower shield layer. A lower conductive electrode may be disposed directly adjacent to a facing inner surface of the lower shield layer. An upper conductive electrode may be disposed adjacent to a portion of the upper shield layer. Therefore, the lower shield layer and the upper conductive electrode may be insulated from each other.
US07684150B2	Recording head for reducing side track erasure The present invention relates to a head having an air bearing surface for confronting the surface of a storage medium. The head includes a first pole that is spaced apart from a second pole. At least one non-magnetic spacer is positioned between the first pole and the second pole such that the first pole is magnetically decoupled from the second pole. In a further aspect, one or both of the first pole and the second pole can be elliptical in shape.
US07684149B2	Magnetic head and magnetic disk storage apparatus mounting the same Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic head which assures an improved format efficiency without increase in the magnetic field intensity applied at a read element. In one embodiment, a magnetic head incorporates a write head having a main pole and an auxiliary pole, and a read head having a read element between reader shields. An auxiliary shield as a magnetic body is provided between the main pole and reader shields or on the opposite side of the main pole with the reader shields between the main pole and the auxiliary shield.
US07684148B2	Magnetic head with a conductive underlayer above substrate A magnetic head includes a wafer substrate and a conductive underlayer formed directly on the substrate. An insulating layer is formed above the conductive layer. A reader and/or writer thereof is formed above the insulating layer. Another magnetic head includes a substrate and an insulating underlayer formed above the substrate. A conductive underlayer is formed above the insulating underlayer. An insulating layer is formed above the conductive underlayer. At least one device is formed above the insulating layer, the at least one device being selected from a group consisting of readers, writers, and combinations thereof. Tape drive systems and methods for forming such heads are also presented.
US07684134B2	Microscope objectives A confocal microscope lens arrangement is provided. The confocal microscope lens arrangement includes a lens assembly housing which has a lens assembly, and an exterior housing including a distal end and a proximal end. The exterior housing is configured to allow the lens assembly housing to be placed therein, and translated between the proximal end and the distal end of the exterior housing to focus the lens assembly. The exterior housing has an aperture formed through a distal end thereof. The arrangement also includes an immersion media filling the volume of area between the exterior housing and the lens assembly housing.
US07684131B2	Method and a device for positioning an element in an optical system The disclosure generally relates to methods, devices, systems and components configured to position an element in a lens assembly, such as a lens assembly for microlithography, in which the element to be positioned is moved from an actual position to a target position via at least one actuator, and in which at least the positioning movement of the actuator is superimposed with an oscillating movement.
US07684123B2	Lens structure A lens structure includes a first barrel, a second barrel, a third barrel, a first lens module and a second lens module. The first and the second barrel respectively have a first guiding-groove and a second guiding-groove. The third barrel has a first portion and a second portion. The first and the second portion respectively have a plurality of third guiding-grooves and a plurality of fourth guiding-grooves. The first and the second guiding-groove encircle the first and the second portion, respectively. The first and the second lens module respectively have a plurality of first guiding-portions and a plurality of second guiding-portions. The first guiding-portions are disposed in sliding way in the corresponding third guiding-groove and connected in helically sliding way into the first guiding-groove. The second guiding-portions are disposed in sliding way in the corresponding fourth guiding-groove and through the second guiding-groove.
US07684119B2	Device for homogenizing light A device for homogenizing light contains at least one optically functional surface through which light to be homogenized can pass and a plurality of concave and convex cylindrical lenses which are disposed in an alternating fashion one next to the other on the at least one optically functional surface. The device further has at least one first embodiment and at least one second embodiment, different from the at least one first embodiment, of transitions between the concave and the convex cylindrical lenses. Wherein the transitions between the concave and the convex cylindrical lenses are configured such that partial beams of the light to be homogenized, which have passed through different embodiments of the transitions between the concave and the convex cylindrical lenses, have an optical path difference with respect to one another, which contributes to the reduction of interference effects in the homogenized light.
US07684105B2	Microblinds and a method of fabrication thereof A microblind system has an array of overhanging stressed microblinds, each having an anchor portion attached a substrate and a mobile portion. The microblinds are responsive to electrostatic forces to mutate between a deployed configuration wherein the mobile portion obscure the substrate and a curled configuration wherein the mobile portion exposes the substrate. A transparent conductive layer permits the application of an electric field to the microblinds.
US07684102B2	Oscillator device and image forming apparatus using the same An oscillator device includes a supporting base plate, a supporting member, a movable plate supported by the supporting member for oscillating motion relative to the supporting base plate, a first functional device having a first function, a second functional device having a second function, a first wiring connected to the first functional device and formed on a first surface of the supporting member, and a second wiring connected to the second functional device and formed on a second surface of the supporting member different from the first surface thereof where the first wiring is formed, such that the width of the wirings on the supporting member can be made wide.
US07684095B2	Scanning apparatus having an ultraviolet light source A scanning apparatus includes a scan bar configured to generate image data to reproduce a document scanned by the scanning apparatus. The scan bar includes a light source and a plurality of light sensors. The light source and the plurality of light sensors define at least one ultraviolet light channel and at least one visible light channel. The light source may emit visible light and ultraviolet light. The plurality of light sensors may be configured to allow the scanning apparatus to distinguish between the visible light and the ultraviolet light.
US07684094B2	Image optical system and image reading apparatus equipped with same An object is to provide an imaging optical system having a very simple structure that can read image while maintaining excellent image quality without suffering from significant asymmetrical aberrations. An imaging optical system for image reading is adapted to form an image of image information on a surface of an original onto a line sensor while changing a relative position of the original surface and the line sensor to allow the line sensor to read the image information. The imaging optical system includes two off-axial reflecting surfaces, and the two off-axial surfaces are a plus deflecting surface and a minus deflecting surface, or a minus deflecting surface and a plus deflecting surface disposed in the mentioned order from the original surface side, where an off-axial reflecting surface that deflects a reference axis beam clockwise is defined as a minus deflecting surfaces and an off-axial reflecting surface that deflects the reference axis beam anticlockwise is defined as a plus deflecting surface.
US07684092B2	Electro-optical device and writing circuit of electro-optical device There is provided a writing circuit of an electro-optical device having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels disposed to correspond to intersections between the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines. Here, each pixel comprises: a pixel capacitor having a pixel electrode and a common electrode opposed to the pixel electrode; and a switching element for electrically connecting the corresponding data line to the pixel electrode when the corresponding scanning line is selected. The writing circuit comprises an inversion circuit for maintaining a voltage between a potential of the data line and a predetermined potential for a predetermined time, and inverting the maintained voltage with respect to a reference potential and applying the inverted voltage to the data line after the lapse of the predetermined time, in a period of time when one scanning line of the plurality of scanning lines is selected.
US07684087B2	Bitmapped based trapping A bitmap based trapping method that extends the dot pattern of a lighter color into a darker color is disclosed. For selected pixels with the darker color and not the lighter color, correspondingly located pixels in neighboring halftone cells are identified. If any of these correspondingly located pixels contains the lighter color and not the darker color, the lighter pixel is added to the selected pixels.
US07684086B2	Bleed creation for documents Apparatus are provided, including a document application and a bleed creation mechanism. The bleed creation mechanism includes an image extender to automatically determine non-blank extended image information based on a location of a blank perimeter area of a page description language (PDL) file. The image extender further populates the blank perimeter area with the non-blank extended image information.
US07684085B2	Methods and apparatus for reconstructing digitized images Methods and apparatus for reconstructing digitized images are provided that include an image reconstruction path that receives a digitized image and provides a processed RGB or CMYK image that may be printed or stored in memory. The image reconstruction path is configured to operate in either a multiple scan or single scan environment if the source of the digitized image is a scanner. A plurality of optional functional units in the reconstruction path can be controlled by user or internal controls. These functional units perform preliminary color adjustment, automatic deskew, background and dust removal, descreen, text detection and enhancement, color conversion, scaling, and color manipulation.
US07684082B2	Method and system for compensating for thermochromaticity differences in inline spectrophotometers An algorithmic method is identified for compensating for thermochromaticity errors in insitu spectral color measurements of a color printing device. A difference is mapped between spectral measurements of a printed color generated by the color printing device measured at a first or hot temperature and at a second or cool ambient temperature where the mapping comprises a referenceable characteristic of the color printing device. The spectrophotometric measurement of a hot color is compared with colors obtained with thermochromaticity compensation matrix to assess if the measured color corresponds to the desired color which will result when cooled to ambient temperature.
US07684079B2	Image forming apparatus and its control method An image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts relative to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components to base on the stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units C, M, Y, and K perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading out image data from bitmap memories C, M, Y, and K on the basis of the calculated color shifting correction amounts, and then perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing by halftone processors. C, M, Y, and K to suppress moire. PWM processors C, M, Y, and K generate PWM signals for scanning, and output them to exposure units C, M, Y, and K of the respective image forming units.
US07684075B2	Communication device applied to confirming error reporting The present invention provides a communication device that reduces waste in paper, toner, and the like that are used for printing error reports, by eliminating the output of an error report when a user has noticed the occurrence of a communication error. The communication device may not print out an error report when a communication error occurs due to the failure to establish a connection with a recipient. An error report will be printed only when a user has not confirmed the occurrence of a communication error within a predetermined time period from the time the communication error occurred. Thus, output of an error report can be prohibited whenever a communication error occurs, and thus waste in paper, toner, and the like which are used for printing error reports can be reduced.
US07684063B2	Image processing method and apparatus, storage medium and program for achieving concordance between print colors and display colors Main actual color is reproduced unsatisfactory in some cases according to prior art. An image processing method is provided in which the component values of hue, saturation and lightness of an image represented by image data are independently changed. The hue change amount is made different at each hue angle, the saturation change amount is made different for each hue angle and each saturation value, and the lightness change amount is made different at each hue angle.
US07684061B2	Electronic component mounting apparatus, height detection method for electronic component, and optical-axis adjustment method for component height detection unit An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a beam projector for projecting a laser beam, a beam receiver which is placed in opposition to the beam projector and which receives a laser beam projected from the beam projector, a light-reception-sensitivity setting unit for adjusting light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver, a projection-side orifice provided in the beam projector to narrow a projection spot diameter of the laser beam, and a reception-side orifice provided in the beam receiver to narrow a light-reception spot diameter, where the light-reception sensitivity of the beam receiver is improved. As a result, an electronic component mounting apparatus capable of accurately detecting height size of small components by using a relatively inexpensive photoelectric sensor can be provided.
US07684057B2	Linear measurement apparatus A linear measurement apparatus includes a measuring unit including at least one first noncontact distance measuring sensor and one second noncontact distance measuring sensor supported at a frame and aligned on opposite sides of a measured object. The measuring unit measures a plurality of first gap distances to a plurality of first object positions in a plurality of parallel first measurement lines and a plurality of second gap distances to a plurality of second object positions in a plurality of parallel second measurement lines. A distance calculator calculates a plurality of candidate object lengths on the basis of the first and second gap distances, each candidate object length being a distance between one of the first object positions and one of the second object positions. A maximum selector selects a maximum object length from among the plurality of candidate object lengths.
US07684051B2	Fiber optic seismic sensor based on MEMS cantilever A dual cantilevered beam structure is attached to a silicon frame. An optical fiber extends from a borosilicate wafer bonded to the bottom of the frame. A second borosilicate wafer is bonded to the top of the frame. The bottom borosilicate wafer is bonded to the optical fiber with a bonding agent having an index of refraction between the refractive index of the fused silica optical fiber and the refractive index of the borosilicate wafer. In an embodiment, the bonding agent has a refractive index substantially similar to optical cement. Light is reflected into the optical fiber from the beam structure for measuring seismic changes.
US07684050B2	Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and exposure apparatus A shape measuring method for measuring a surface shape of a measurement target includes dividing light from a light source into measurement light and reference light, the measurement light being obliquely incident upon a surface of the measurement target, the reference light being incident upon a reference mirror, introducing the measurement light reflected by the measurement target and the reference light reflected by the reference mirror to a photoelectric conversion element, detecting interference light formed by the measurement light and the reference light by the photoelectric conversion element while moving the measurement target, and measuring the surface shape of the measurement target based on an interference signal obtained from the measurement light that has been reflected at the same position on the surface of the measurement target.
US07684044B2	Sensor device It has been requested to enhance sensitivity of a surface plasmon resonance sensor in a frequency region from a millimeter wave band to a terahertz band, from 30 GHz to 30 THz. Then, the present invention provides a sensor whose sensitivity is further improved by an analyte holding portion being equipped with a semiconductor and a medium.
US07684041B2	Color inspection system A color inspection system capable of making a determination on pass or failure with accuracy equivalent to that for the case of a visual inspection even in the case of inspecting various textile products as measurement targets, such as raised cloth, cloth with printed patterns such as a marbled pattern, moire pattern and detailed pattern is provided. With the color inspection system, an illuminant is set to shine a light on the surface of a textile product placed on the top surface of a measuring platform to thereby make measurements from a direction at an angle of 45 degrees from the surface of a measuring region of the textile product by use of a spectroradiometer of a measuring unit. The spectroradiometer is provided with a wide range lens attached thereto to thereby expand a measuring region. The results of measurement by the spectroradiometer are inputted to an information processor of a determination unit. The information processor computes color values for the whole measuring region to be compared with standard color values stored in a memory to thereby make a determination on pass or fail.
US07684040B2	Overlay mark and application thereof An overlay mark is described, wherein the overlay mark is used for checking the alignment accuracy between a lower layer defined by two exposure steps and a lithography process for defining an upper layer, including a part of the lower layer and a photoresist patter. The part of the lower layer includes two first x-directional, two first y-directional bar-like patterns. The first x-directional and first y-directional bar-like patterns are defined by one exposure step to define a first rectangle. The second x-directional and second y-directional bar-like patterns are defined by another exposure to define a second rectangle, wherein the second rectangle is wider than the first rectangle. The photoresist pattern, which is formed by the lithograph process, is disposed over the part of the lower layer and is surrounded by the bar-like patterns.
US07684036B2	Method for real time cure status monitoring of dental resin A method is disclosed for monitoring the curing status of a dental resin through the inherent fluorescence of the dental resin under a curing light. The method requires no sample preparation and is fast enough for real time cure monitoring.
US07684035B2	Chemical and biological sensing using metallic particles in amplifying and absorbing media A film for surface enhanced raman scattering may be utilized for chemical and biological sensing. The film includes a polymeric layer, and a metallic nanoparticle having a cross-section, the metallic nanoparticle being embedded in the polymeric layer. The polymeric layer has a thickness less than a largest straight line through the cross-section of said metallic nanoparticle. The polymeric layer is selected from a group of absorbing media and amplifying media, and the metallic nanoparticle may be gold. The metallic nanoparticle may also be a shape selected from a group of spheroids and rods.
US07684031B2	Visual inspection apparatus, visual inspection method, and peripheral edge inspection unit that can be mounted on visual inspection apparatus This visual inspection apparatus has a macro-inspection section and a micro-inspection section. In the micro-inspection section, a inspection stage and a microscope are loaded into a loading plate. The inspection stage can be moved in any directions of the X, Y, and Z directions, and can also be rotated in the θ direction. Moreover, a peripheral edge inspection section that acquires an enlarged image of a peripheral edge of wafer W is fixed to the loading plate. The peripheral edge inspection section is arranged so as to image the peripheral edge of wafer W held by the inspection stage.
US07684030B2	Enclosure for a linear inspection system An apparatus for an enclosure of a linear inspection system for the inspection of products that uses at least one camera and at least one laser. The enclosure is placed in a production line environment as to allow the passage of the products to pass through an aperture of the enclosure. More specifically, the enclosure allows to shelter cameras and lasers that are oriented towards an inspection zone through a translucent surface of the enclosure. Furthermore, in another aspect of the invention, the cameras and lasers are fixed to mounting stations in the enclosure. The mounting stations are positioned as to orient the cameras and lasers towards an inspection zone through the translucent surface of the enclosure.
US07684022B2	System and method for shade selection using a fabric brightness factor A system and method for determining a brightness factor associated with a window shade fabric is disclosed. The brightness factor incorporates the openness factor of the fabric, visible light reflectance of the fabric and visible light transmission of the fabric. The brightness factor helps to determine the optimum window shade fabric for a particular room, building or other location. The brightness factor information may be used to select the correct fabric based on desired interior function, light level, the relative surface brightness, and/or any other desired interior characteristic. The fabric selection may affect the building envelope by, for example, facilitating the optimization of daylighting, reduction of artificial electric lighting needs, and minimization of glare conditions.
US07684019B2	Method and device for measuring distance The invention relates to a frequency-shifted feedback radiation source, equipped with an element for increasing the beat intensity of the emission frequency component.
US07684014B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus is presented. The lithographic apparatus includes a beam splitter configured to split a radiation beam into a plurality of radiation beams; a substrate stage configured to support a substrate; a beam combiner adapted to redirect and combine at least a portion of the plurality of radiation beams to form an interference pattern on the substrate; and a control unit in communication with the substrate stage and a radiation source configured to output the beam of radiation, the control unit configured to synchronize a motion of the substrate stage with a repetition rate at which the beam of radiation is output by the radiation source.
US07684009B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus and method in which an illumination system supplies a projection beam, a patterning system imparts to the beam a pattern in its cross section, and a projection system projects the patterned beam onto a target portion of a substrate. The projection system comprises an array of lenses spaced from the substrate such that each lens in the array focuses part of the patterned beam onto the substrate. A displacement system causes displacement between the lens array and the substrate. A particle detector detects particles on the substrate which are approaching the lens array. A free working distance control system increases the spacing between the lens array and the substrate in response to detection of a particle. The lens array is moved away from the substrate as the detected particle passes the lens array. Thus damage to the lens array can be avoided.
US07684006B2	Chip on glass type liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same A chip on glass type liquid crystal display device and a method for fabricating the same are provided in which a surface of a pad electrode for attaching a flexible printed circuit film is embossed to increase an adhesive force between a pad electrode and a flexible printed circuit film, thereby ensuring contact between the pad electrode and the flexible printed circuit film. Unit pixels in an active region contain thin film transistors formed at intersections of gate lines and data lines. A pad electrode is formed in an inactive region. An embossing pattern is formed on the pad electrode. An adhesive is provided on the pad electrode including the embossing pattern and an external drive circuit part is connected to the pad electrode by the adhesive.
US07684001B2	Liquid crystal display panel having photo-alignment film and patterned pixel electrodes with micro slits disposed therein, electronic apparatus, and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel is provided. A photo-alignment layer is formed on a first substrate. Patterned pixel electrodes including intersected electrodes and stripe electrodes are formed on a second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is formed between the photo-alignment layer and the patterned pixel electrodes. Each intersected electrode has a first directional portion and a second directional portion interlacing thereto. The stripe electrodes with silts connect the first and/or the second directional portions. When an electric field between the first and the second substrates is substantially zero, liquid crystal molecules near the photo-alignment layer are arranged at a pre-tilt angle, while those disposed at another side near the second substrate are substantially perpendicular to the second substrate. As the liquid crystal layer is driven, the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are substantially arranged along an extending direction of the slits.
US07683994B2	Electrode mask shorted to a common electrode A liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal material layer (414) includes a common electrode layer (406) proximate the liquid crystal material layer (414), a patterned metal oxide layer (408) arranged opposite the common electrode layer (406), where the liquid crystal material layer (414) is arranged between the common electrode layer (406) and the patterned metal oxide layer (408). The liquid crystal display device includes a thin, optically clear insulating coating (410) applied to a surface of the patterned metal oxide (408), and a patterned metal oxide mask (412) applied to a surface of the optically clear dielectric coating (410), where the patterned metal oxide mask (412) is electrically coupled to the common electrode layer (406). The liquid crystal display device controls where the electrical field is seen by the liquid crystal material by creating intentional shorts across it where it is not intended to switch.
US07683991B2	Multi-domain pixel structure in a system for displaying images A system for displaying images is disclosed. A display panel having a multi-domain pixel structure comprises a plurality of electrodes that are physically separated form one another, each defining a domain within pixel, and a capacitance element, electrically connecting the electrodes.
US07683988B2	Transflective liquid crystal display with gamma harmonization In a transflective liquid crystal display having a transmission area and the reflection area, the transmissive electrode is connected to a switching element to control the liquid crystal layer in the transmission area, and the reflective electrode is connected to the switching element via a separate capacitor to control the liquid crystal layer in the reflection area. The separate capacitor is used to shift the reflectance in the reflection area toward a higher voltage end in order to avoid the reflectance inversion problem. In addition, an adjustment capacitor is connected between the reflective electrode and a different common line. The adjustment capacitor is used to reduce or eliminate the discrepancy between the gamma curve associated with the transmittance and the gamma curve associated with the reflectance.
US07683986B2	Anisotropic scattering film for improving the viewing angle dependency of a liquid crystal display The invention aims at providing a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio in a wide azimuth without changing design of a basic structure of a display element, impairing display quality in a direction showing large contrast ratio and being limited to a state of displaying white or black. The aim is attained by a display comprising: a display element having viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film has a scattering central axis approximately parallel to a direction showing the largest contrast ratio of the display element and is located on a viewing screen side of the display element.
US07683984B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display in which image quality is enhanced by reducing coupling noise with adjacent wiring or element and noise entering therefrom, and redundancy is imparted even when short circuit of wiring takes place in a pixel and a defect can be treated as if it is not a defect. Display pixels are provided, respectively, at the intersections of a plurality of vertical signal lines (15) and a plurality of horizontal signal lines (17), each of the vertical signal lines (15) and the horizontal signal lines (17) is provided with a shield wire (3) and the potential of the shield wire (3) is set at such a level as to display the display pixel in black.
US07683982B2	Active reflective polarizer, liquid crystal display employing the same and method for the same Provided are an optical device, in particular, large active reflective polarizer and a liquid crystal display (LCD) employing the same. The optical device includes: a magnetic material layer having a plurality of magnetic particles and an insulating medium to substantially prevent agglomeration between the magnetic particles; and a magnetic field generating unit applying a magnetic field to the magnetic material layer.
US07683978B2	Display device A metal electrode also serving as a black matrix is so formed as to cover the periphery of an ITO pixel electrode. A region where the pixel electrode and the metal electrode coextend also serves as an auxiliary capacitor. Since the auxiliary capacitor can be formed by using a thin insulating film, it can have a large capacitance. By virtue of the structure in which the black matrix also serves as the auxiliary capacitor, it is not necessary to provide an electrode dedicated to the auxiliary capacitor, thereby preventing reduction in aperture ratio. Further, the black matrix can completely shield a source line and a gate line from light.
US07683970B2	Method and system for polarity change count A method for comparing pixels may comprise determining at least one polarity difference for at least one pair of neighboring pixels selected from a plurality of adjacent pixels, which are from different fields. A number of subsequent polarity changes may be calculated for the pair of neighboring pixels based on the determined polarity of difference. The adjacent pixels may be selected from a plurality of woven fields. A portion of the selected adjacent pixels may include pixels in neighboring fields. A portion of the selected adjacent pixels may include vertically adjacent pixels, horizontally adjacent pixels, and/or diagonally adjacent pixels. At least one pixel in the plurality of adjacent pixels includes a corresponding horizontally, vertically or diagonally located adjacent pixel in a different field.
US07683964B2	Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method An image capturing apparatus which keeps down an increase in the amount of processing at the time of exposure determination and at the same time enables effective utilization of the improved photometry resolution for back light detection, an which has a luminance calculation unit dividing image data output from an image capturing device into a plurality of regions and measuring the luminance of each and an exposure control unit generating and grouping a plurality of intermediate regions from the object luminances output from the luminance calculation unit, generating an exposure evaluation value from the luminances of the intermediate regions, and suitably controlling the exposure for image capture in accordance with the measured luminances, and an image capturing method used for the same.
US07683963B2	Method of distance estimation to be implemented using a digital camera A method of distance estimation is to be implemented using a digital camera, and includes: selecting a pre-established reference dimension corresponding to a target whose distance is to be estimated; enabling operation of the digital camera to capture a clear image containing the target; obtaining a focal length corresponding to the captured clear image; calculating an image dimension for each of predetermined distance values with reference to the selected reference dimension and the focal length; and showing the distance values on a display unit at positions based on proportions of the calculated image dimensions. The distance of the target can be estimated as one of the distance values corresponding to a dimension of the target image contained in the clear image and shown on the display unit.
US07683962B2	Camera using multiple lenses and image sensors in a rangefinder configuration to provide a range map An electronic camera for producing an output image of a scene from a captured image signal includes a first imaging stage comprising a first image sensor for generating a first sensor output and a first lens for forming a first image of the scene on the first image sensor, and a second imaging stage comprising a second image sensor for generating a second sensor output and a second lens for forming a second image of the scene on the second image sensor, where the lenses have different focal lengths. A processing stage uses the sensor output from one of the imaging stages as the captured image signal and uses the images from both imaging stages to generate a range map identifying distances to the different portions of the scene.
US07683949B2	Defective pixel specifying method, defective pixel specifying system, image correcting method, and image correcting system A defective pixel specifying method and a defective pixel specifying system for a semiconductor device having a defective pixel are provided. Also provided are an image correcting method and an image correcting system for making a defective pixel inconspicuous on the screen when a read image is displayed. The present invention determines whether or not there is a defective pixel for each pixel and specifies the coordinate of the defective pixel using image signals obtained by reading a plurality of images. The image signal of the defective pixel is set based on the image signals of the pixels adjacent to the defective pixel to correct the image of the subject read.
US07683944B2	Filter process for obtaining a soft focus picture image Original image data has original luminance data and color difference data. The original luminance data is separated into first luminance data and second luminance data. The second luminance data undergoes low-pass filter process so as to produce the third luminance data. The first luminance data and the third luminance data are synthesized. Due to this, the soft focus picture image, which consists of the synthesized luminance data and the difference luminance data, is generated.
US07683941B2	Image pickup apparatus As to an image signal of a solid-state image pickup device, an average value calculating unit calculates average values of pixel values of individual color components constituting an image of each frame. A gain calculating unit calculates, for the number of frames in one cycle of flicker generation, maximum values of the average values of the pixel values of the individual color components of the image, which average values are calculated by the average value calculating unit; calculates, according to the maximum values, gains for adjusting to a maximum range the average values of the pixel values of the individual color components constituting other images; and outputs the gains as gains of the individual color components to be supplied to a signal amplifying unit. The signal amplifying unit amplifies all pixels of color components of the image according to the gains of the individual color components supplied.
US07683934B2	System and method for automatic camera health monitoring A system and method are provided for automatic camera health monitoring, such as for a camera in a video surveillance system. The system preferably provides substantially continuous monitoring and detection of camera malfunction, due to either external or internal conditions. Camera malfunction is detected when a computed camera health measurement exceeds a malfunction threshold. The camera health measurement is computed based on a comparison of a current camera health record to a plurality of stored camera health records obtained in a learning mode, which characterize known states of normal camera operation. Aside from monitoring camera health, methods of the present invention can also be used to detect an object being added to or removed from a scene, or to detect a change in lighting in a scene, possibly caused by a defective light fixture.
US07683931B2	Image artifact detection in video quality benchmarks A method for performing a video quality measurement which includes performing a video quality test on a frame of a user observed video clip to provide a video quality score, generating a weighted error matrix for the frame, and updating the video quality score based upon the weighted error matrix to provide a weighted video quality score is disclosed.
US07683927B2	Electronic endoscope apparatus An electronic endoscope apparatus, comprising a media drive unit for recording image data, which is given digital processing, in a recording medium, judges a recordable amount of images by the detection of a free space of the above-mentioned recording medium, and displays a message, prompting the replacement of the recording medium in a monitor when this recordable amount becomes zero. Then, when the recording medium is replaced during the examination of the same patient, the electronic endoscope apparatus automatically creates a folder for a patient in this recording medium, and records remaining image data in this folder for a patient. In addition, also when the recordable amount becomes zero after the examination end switch was pushed, the electronic endoscope apparatus automatically creates a folder for the patient in a replaced recording medium, and records remaining image data in this folder.
US07683921B2	Method of controlling a thermal head The present invention provides a method of controlling a thermal head which is capable of maintaining high image sharpness even in high-speed printing. In the method of controlling a thermal head according to the present invention, resistors constituting the thermal head is energized and non-energized, thereby realizing an image with a predetermined gradation. Further, one line period includes one energizing period in which energization is performed and one non-energizing period in which non-energization is performed, and the resistors are energized during the energizing period after the non-energizing period in the one line period.
US07683918B2	User interface and method therefor A scrolling user interface comprises proportional scrolling responsive to contact in a proportional zone of a scrolling strip and multi-mode scrolling in response to contact in a multi-mode zone of the scrolling strip. Multi-mode scrolling can include proportional scrolling, continuous scrolling, or stepped scrolling.
US07683915B2	Image displaying apparatus and method thereof An image displaying apparatus and method thereof for displaying on a monitor an original image generated based on image data of an object acquired through an image radiography apparatus together with posture data for the original image that is acquired at a radiography time. The image displaying apparatus and method includes a function unit and/or a function configured to rotate the original image centering on an axis in order to dissolve a displacement between a first (reference) posture data that is acquired based on the image radiography apparatus and/or a bed unit for supporting the object, and actual posture of the original image. The function unit further displays a second (actual) posture data that is acquired by the rotation of the original image by replacing the first (reference) posture data.
US07683912B2	Image display apparatus, image display method and computer-readable recording medium storing image display program An image display apparatus in which image signals of a plurality of primary colors are transformed by an image processing section into color space that includes lightness and chromaticity. When the chromaticity (color vividness) in this color space is being corrected, the correction method is changed in accordance with the optical modulation state of the display apparatus. If optical modulation is performed, then correction is made to lower the chromaticity, while correction is made to raise the chromaticity when there is no optical modulation.
US07683904B2	Manual component asset change isolation methods and apparatus A method for a computer system includes receiving and storing a first model of an animation asset in a first version location of the animation asset, providing a link between a named version of the animation asset to the first version location of the animation asset, wherein a name of the named version is specified by a first user, thereafter receiving and storing a second model of the animation asset in a second version location of the animation asset, providing the first model of the animation asset from the first version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the named version of the animation asset by a second user, and providing the second model of the animation asset from the second version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the animation asset by the second user.
US07683903B2	Management of presentation time in a digital media presentation system with variable rate presentation capability Techniques are provided for managing Presentation Time in a digital rendering system for presentation of temporally-ordered data when the digital rendering system includes a Variable Rate Presentation capability. In one embodiment, Presentation Time is converted to Data Time, and Data Time is reported instead of Presentation Time when only one time can be reported. In another embodiment, a predetermined one of Presentation Time and Data Time is returned in response to a request for a Current Time.
US07683900B2	System and method for processing a point cloud in a simulated three-dimensional space A system for processing a point cloud in a simulated three-dimensional space includes an application server (1), client computers (3), and a database (5). The application server includes: a data acquiring module (10) for acquiring from the database point cloud data on an object measured by a measurement apparatus; a point cloud editing module (12) for editing the point cloud data to make the point cloud smooth and regular, and displaying different portions of the point cloud by using different colors; and a view changing device (11). The view changing device includes a position changing module (110) and a view changing module (111). The position changing module is used for changing a position of the point cloud in the three-dimensional space. The view changing module is used for changing a view to the point cloud in the three-dimensional space. A related method is also disclosed.
US07683895B2	Multi-purpose pen A multi-purpose pen includes a housing having upper and lower ends and defining upper and lower openings, respectively. A carriage is rotatably mounted in the housing and is adjustably positionable by a user. Multiple implements, such as an ink assembly and a stylus may be coupled to the carriage, each implement having a tip for selective protrusion through the lower housing opening. A plunger is operatively coupled to the housing adjacent the upper opening and includes a plate for selectively urging one of the implements downwardly toward the lower opening according to a position of the carriage. The plate includes openings so that only a single implement is urged downward when the plunger is depressed while the other implements are allowed to remain in a stationary or storage configuration.
US07683890B2	Touch location determination using bending mode sensors and multiple detection techniques A touch sensing system and method uses bending mode sensors and a multiplicity of disparate touch location detection techniques to generate touch location information. A number of bending mode sensors are coupled to a touch sensitive surface. A number of disparate touch location detection techniques are provided, at least one of which uses signals generated by the bending mode sensors. Touch location information is developed using the disparate touch location detection techniques. The touch location information may include the location of a touch to the touch sensitive surface.
US07683889B2	Pressure based selection The use of pressure-sensitive selection tools in a graphical user interface is disclosed in which the amount of pressure during a selection operation may modify selection behavior. Upon receiving a selection input, the pressure applied is determined and the selection behavior modified. In some embodiments, the number of objects selected is increased when more pressure is applied and decreased when less pressure is applied.
US07683887B2	Display system A touch-panel-integrated liquid crystal display device (display system) includes a liquid crystal display device, and a touch panel input device, provided on a liquid crystal panel of the liquid crystal display device, which has upper and lower electrodes (conductive thin plates) for detecting a position via which information is inputted from the outside. The display system includes a liquid crystal display device driving section for driving the liquid crystal display device and a noise canceling signal generator (signal application section) for applying, to the touch panel input device, a noise canceling signal having an amplitude and a phase that are equal to an amplitude and a phase of a driving signal applied from the liquid crystal display device driving section to the liquid crystal panel.
US07683882B2	Computer mouse for automating input operations A computer navigation device includes a movement sensor and a trigger device activated by a timer. The computer navigation device periodically transmits to a host computer a pre-defined signal corresponding with the signal that would otherwise be generated by the movement sensor on detection of specific movements of the computer navigation device.
US07683881B2	Visual input pointing device for interactive display system An interactive presentation system uses a presentation computer, a computer-controlled image projector and a projection screen, in which control of the presentation computer is accomplished by using a wireless optical pointer that projects an encoded control cursor onto the projection screen. The projected screen images are monitored by a video camera, and the control cursor is scanned, detected and decoded for emulating various keyboard commands and/or pointing device (mouse, touch pad, track ball) position-dependent cursor operations. The control cursor is reliably detected and its coordinate location is accurately determined on the basis of one or more primary image attributes, for example image intensity and image repetition rate, both of which are independent of monitoring angles and pointing device projection angles, and one or more secondary image attributes, for example image size, color and pattern. Neither of the primary attributes can be masked or obscured by the presence of background screen images or objects. Although the secondary attributes of the control cursor may be identical with the attributes of background images, reliable decoding of a computer command is assured since analysis and decoding of the secondary attributes are conditionally performed only after the control cursor image has been detected and captured (stored in memory for determination of coordinate location) on the basis of one or more of the independent attributes.
US07683874B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device capable of improving display quality by enabling proper execution of receipt and acceptance of image signals through compensation for variation in duty ratios of clock signals as input to liquid crystal driver circuitry, is provided. In a liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal driver circuitry, the liquid crystal driver circuitry is operable to receive an image signal as input thereto for taking it into a bus at the timing of a change of an internal clock signal from a first level to a second level or alternatively its change from the second level to the first level and then select from the image signal as taken or “accepted” into the bus a voltage used to drive the liquid crystal display element, wherein the internal clock signal is the clock signal that causes a first level period and a second level period of an external clock signal being input to the liquid crystal driver circuitry to be made identical or equalized by a clock compensation circuit to specified values respectively.
US07683864B2	LED driving apparatus with temperature compensation function An LED driving apparatus having a temperature compensation function includes a reference voltage generator for generating a first reference voltage and a non-inversion amplification unit for performing non-inversion amplification to a difference voltage between the first reference voltage and a forward voltage with a preset gain. A driving unit adjusts a supply voltage in response to the voltage from the non-inversion amplification unit to supply the adjusted supply voltage to a light source having light emitting diodes. A forward voltage detector detects the forward voltage at an anode of the light emitting diodes of the light source to supply the forward voltage to the non-inversion amplification unit. Luminance variation can be compensated according to temperature changes by using a forward voltage of an LED light source so that the forward voltage of the LED light source can be controlled in association with a target current value of ambient temperature.
US07683863B2	Organic light emitting diode display and pixel circuit thereof An OLED display and pixel circuit thereof are provided. The pixel circuit includes first and second switches, first and second PMOS transistors, a capacitor and an OLED. The first switch, controlled by a first scan signal, has a first end receiving a data signal and a second end. The second switch, controlled by a second scan signal, has a third end coupled to the second end and a fourth end. The first PMOS transistor has a source coupled to a high voltage, a drain coupled to the fourth end and a gate coupled to the second end. The second PMOS transistor has a gate coupled to the second end and a source coupled to the high voltage. The capacitor is coupled to the gate of the first PMOS transistor and the high voltage. The OLED has a positive end coupled to a drain of the second PMOS transistor.
US07683859B2	Plasma display panel driving method and plasma display panel apparatus capable of displaying high-quality images with high luminous efficiency Set-up, write, sustain and erase pulses are variously applied to a plasma display panel using a staircase waveform in which the rising or falling portion is in at least two steps. These staircase waveforms can be realized by adding at least two pulses. Use of such waveforms for the set-up, write and erase pulses improves contrast, and use for the sustain pulses reduces screen flicker and improves luminous efficiency. This is of particular use in driving high definition plasma display panels to achieve high image quality and high luminance.
US07683853B2	Non-invasive antenna mount Embodiments of the present invention comprise an antenna mounting apparatus and installation methods for a non-invasive antenna mounting system.
US07683851B2	Method and system for using a single transformer for FM transmit and FM receive functions Aspects of a method and system for using a single transformer for FM transmit and FM receive functions may include communicating radio frequency signals via an antenna coupled to primary windings of a radio frequency transformer, wherein first secondary windings of the radio frequency transformer may be utilized for receiving the communicated radio frequency signals, and second secondary windings of the radio frequency transformer may be utilized for transmitting the communicated radio frequency signals. Receiving and transmitting may be performed in time division duplex mode or simultaneously. A number of windings of the second secondary windings that may be used for transmitting of the radio frequency signals, may be less than or equal to a number of windings of the primary windings.
US07683849B2	System and method of producing a null free oblong azimuth pattern with a vertically polarized traveling wave antenna A vertically polarized traveling wave antenna forms peanut-type directional lobes without significant nulls between the lobes. A self-supporting coaxial line feeds quad-dipole bays coupled around the coaxial line, with opposed dipole pairs spaced along the coaxial line. Matched-layer spacing provides substantial cancellation of the reactive components of the loads. Dipoles are oriented parallel to the coaxial line axis, with opposite “hot” (center coupled) elements oppositely oriented. Radiated signals have rotating phase. Changing the spacing within quads from a quarter wavelength or rotating the second dipole pair of each quad away from a right angle causes the antenna to radiate strongly on one axis and weakly at right angles thereto, without the nulls of back-to-back panel antennas.
US07683843B2	Multiband antennas and devices An apparatus includes an antenna (e.g., a monopole), a first load, and a second load. The antenna, which extends substantially along an axis, has a first end and a second end. The first load is coupled to the antenna at the first end, while the second load is coupled to the antenna between the first end and the second end. Both the first and second loads are symmetrical with reference to the axis. The apparatus is arranged to operate in at least two frequency bands, such as the AMPS band from about 824 MHz to 894 MHz and the PCS band from about 1850 MHz to 1990 MHz.
US07683826B2	Method of electromagnetic coupling between a radar in the L band and radionavigation equipment item and autoprotection and radionavigation device A device and a method for eliminating interference between a radar working on the L frequency band and an aeronautical radio navigation equipment item, such as DME (Distance Measurement Equipment). When the radio navigation equipment operates, the radar emits periodically in all or part of the frequency band and then halts its emissions, each emission has a given duration and being separated from the previous emission by an interval of silence.
US07683819B2	Analog-to-digital converting circuit Disclosed is a pipeline ADC in which an operational amplifier is shared between circuit blocks that construct local A/D converters of nth and (n+1)th stages, a sampling capacitor of the nth stage is divided into a plurality of sampling capacitors, and some of the plurality of sampling capacitors thus divided in the nth stage are adopted as sampling capacitors of the (n+1)th stage.
US07683815B2	Cross-coupled switched capacitor circuit with a plurality of branches A cross-coupled switched capacitor circuit that has two branches. During a first phase for the first branch, an input voltage is provided that causes charge to move through a resistor and to be placed onto a plate of the capacitor within the branch. An equivalent amount of charge is transferred to an output node. The output node may be a summing node of a sigma-delta modulator. The summing node is one of the inputs to an operational amplifier that is part of the integrator of the sigma-delta modulator. The resistor and the capacitor in the first branch define an RC circuit and corresponding RC time constant. During the first phase, the capacitor does not reach a fully settled voltage for a desired resolution. During the second phase, the capacitor in the first branch of the circuit is set to a defined voltage. The defined voltage may be the settling voltage had the capacitor been allowed to settle during the first phase. The second branch of the switched capacitor feedback circuit operates similar to the first branch, but on opposite phases. By not requiring the voltage to settle during the first phase, power can be conserved, since the integrator of the sigma-delta modulator does not need to operate as fast with respect to movement of charge.
US07683814B2	Constant current source, ramp voltage generation circuit, and A/D converter A ramp voltage generation circuit suitable for an A/D converter preventing a variation in a digital value obtained by an A/D conversion operation. The circuit comprises a stabilization voltage source Vref, an operation amplifier AMP1 having a non-inversion input terminal receiving a voltage VREF from the Vref and an inversion input terminal connected to a switched capacitor equivalent resistance Req, and a transistor MNSF for conducting a current Ick to the Req based on an output voltage of the AMP1. Both ends of a conductive load Cint charged and discharged based on a current Iint2 generated by a current mirror of the Ick are connected to an output terminal and an inversion input terminal of an operation amplifier AMPint, a voltage of a stabilization voltage source Vc is applied to a non-inversion input terminal, and an output voltage of the AMPint is outputted to the outside as a ramp voltage.
US07683806B2	Handheld electronic device having reduced keyboard and multiple password access, and associated methods A reduced keyboard handheld electronic device and associated method that utilizes a plurality of passwords for controlling access thereto. The handheld electronic device has a non-predictive keystroke interpretation system, such as a multi-tap system. At least one of the passwords is valid and accepted when input using a keyboard of a separate electronic device, such as a PC or another handheld electronic device, and at least one of passwords is valid and accepted when input using the reduced keyboard of the handheld electronic device. In some embodiments, the keyboard of the separate electronic device is a reduced keyboard, such as a reduced QWERTY or AZERTY keyboard, and in others it is a non-reduced keyboard, such as a standard QWERTY keyboard.
US07683805B2	Traffic situation display device, method and program thereof and recording medium with the program recorded therein A processor 180 of a navigation device 100 acquires current position information about a current position of a vehicle. The processor 180 then generates current traffic-jam information about a current traffic-jam condition based on VICS data from a VICS receiver 120 or the like. The processor 180 recognizes a direction indicating a point at which a traffic jam is currently occurring relative to the current position based on current position information and current traffic-jam information. The processor 180 displays the recognized direction with a traffic-jam direction icon on a terminal display section 140.
US07683799B2	Absolute angular position sensing system based on radio frequency identification technology A system for determining the position of a rotating wheel using RFID. In one embodiment, the system includes a position sensing wheel mounted to one or both of a crankshaft and a camshaft in the engine. A plurality of RFID tags are disposed at predetermined intervals around the wheel, and an RFID transceiver is positioned proximate the wheel. As the wheel rotates, the RFID transceiver transmits a signal that interrogates the RFID tags, which then transmit a coded signal to the transceiver identifying the wheel's position relative to the transceiver. Therefore, regardless of the position of the wheel, the RFID transceiver can interrogate the closest RFID tag and immediately know the position of the engine so that an engine controller can provide fuel and spark to the cylinders as soon as possible.
US07683798B2	Current monitoring device for high voltage electric power lines A current monitoring device (CMD) with a set of electromagnetic field sensors located within one or more grounded housings positioned within the combined electromagnetic fields generated by one or more electric power lines. The CMD includes electronics, typically located within the grounded housings, defining impedance networks that combine the measurements received from the field sensors to create output signal indicative of electric current values for the phase conductors. The housings can be conveniently attached and to transmission line towers, distribution line poles, and high voltage power line supports in transmission and distribution substations. The CMD controls response equipment, such as a circuit interrupter that responds to current disturbances detected by the CMD. The CMD may also include communication for sending the current values to a remote controller, such as a central control station, that implements a wide range of response equipment.
US07683794B2	Carbon monoxide safety system for preventing entry into a dwelling containing toxic gases The instant invention provides a system for avoiding or reducing exposure to toxic gases. More specifically, the instant invention includes a base module having a first transceiver securable within a structure, and most preferably within the garage of a home. The base module is constructed and arranged to communicate with a remote module having a second transceiver to alert the user of a dangerous condition within the structure prior to entry thereto. In a most preferred embodiment, the remote module is also a garage door opener that can be carried by a person or within a vehicle. In operation, the remote module sends a signal to the base module. In response, the base transceiver checks the level of a toxic gas such as carbon monoxide within the dwelling, if the level is below a predetermined limit the base module sends a signal to the garage door opener to open the door, if the level of the gas is above the predetermined limit an alarm will be sent to the remote transceiver and the door will not be opened.
US07683793B2	Time-dependent classification and signaling of evacuation route safety An adaptive evacuation system and method for providing a safety route to evacuees. Active smoke and heat detector information can be obtained from a fire panel. Routes and exits in proximity to the active detectors are assumed to be unsafe and closed for use in evacuation. Evacuation planning is accomplished with the remaining “safe” routes. The progression of fire and smoke and the time-dependent degradation of evacuation route safety associated with progression of fire and smoke can be predicted and initial classification and signaling of route safety can be performed. As the fire progresses, the initial time-dependent classifications are updated and initially safe routes are reclassified as unsafe and then evacuation directions are modified.
US07683790B2	Snap-hook assemblies with added components Snap hook assemblies in which additional components have been incorporated are detailed. The assemblies maintain the general shapes of carabiners rather than those of conventional versions of the incorporated components. Included among the incorporated components may be light sources, knife blades, compasses, can or bottle openers, and watches, for example, although other components may be incorporated instead.
US07683777B2	Method and system for audio distribution in installations where the use of existing wiring is preferred When an audio distribution system is installed, it is normally required to install wiring between the audio source or sources, and all of the speakers that are installed throughout a building or structure. The installation of this wiring is normally time consuming and difficult, and can be a large cost component of the system installation. Therefore, there is a need for an audio distribution system that makes use of, and takes a benefit from, already installed electrical power wiring, or allows a lesser number of wires to be run where new installations are necessary, through the means of upgrading the system to provide uninterrupted power to the powered speakers while maintaining the ability to control lighting fixtures powered through the same wiring infrastructure.
US07683770B2	Wireless sensing system A wireless sensing system and method for wireless sensor interrogation are disclosed. The wireless sensing system includes a plurality of radio frequency sensors distributed within a predefined area, a wiring system with conductors distributed in proximity to the plurality of sensors for providing at least one of electrical power and ground distribution, and a forward communication link with an energizer air link coupled to the wiring system. The method for wireless sensor interrogation includes providing a plurality of radio frequency sensors distributed within a predefined area, providing a forward communication link including an energizer coupled to a wiring system with conductors in proximity to the plurality of sensors for providing at least one of electrical power and ground distribution, transmitting radio frequency signals through the wiring system and air linking transmitted radio frequency signals to the plurality of radio frequency sensors through the conductors.
US07683766B2	Method and device for locating the position of wheels of a vehicle Method of locating the position of wheels (2-5) of a vehicle (1) equipped with an electronic module (6-9) and with transmitting antennas (12-14) positioned in such a way as to present a coverage area in which at least one wheel (2-5) is located. Furthermore, n successive transmissions are ordered, by each transmitting antenna, of an identification request signal, and the number of identification request signals received by each electronic module (6-9) is counted. Furthermore, a ratio representative of the number of counted identification request signals received by each electronic module (6-9) is calculated, relative to the number of identification request signals actually transmitted by the transmitting antenna (12-14), and an indication of presence of the electronic module in the coverage area of the transmitting antenna is provided when the calculated ratio is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
US07683764B2	Automatic locking failsafe for vehicles with passive keys A method of unlocking a vehicle, which includes initiating an auto-lock command, searching an area surrounding the vehicle for a valid key fob, and sending a normal request from interior antenna if a valid key fob is not found. The method further includes sending a wide area request from an interior antenna if the valid key fob is not found from the normal request. The method includes locking the doors if the valid key fob is not found. The method provides a warning and does not lock the doors if the valid key fob is found.
US07683755B2	Control system for electrical devices Systems and techniques for a lighting control system which include a control switch to control an electrical device are disclosed herein. The control switch includes a master display to display status information of the electrical device. Additionally, a remote control switch couples to provide user-initiated commands to the control switch for controlling the electrical device. The remote control switch includes a display and receive signals from the control switch to display the same status information of the electrical device which enables a user in a location separate from the electrical device to accurately control the electrical device. A second embodiment of the control system may include a unidirectional switch which generates additional control signals that are transmitted to the control switch for control of the electrical device.
US07683750B1	Warning device for circuit breaker A warning device for a circuit breaker includes a casing with a button and a warning light is received in the button. The button is movable relative to the casing and made of transparent or translucent material. When the main circuit is connected, the warning light is not activated. When overheat or overload, the main circuit is cut off and a weak current circuit is formed to light up the warning light.
US07683749B2	Linear electromagnetic actuator First and second projections are formed to protrude toward a guide rail from both sides of a slide table. Third and fourth projections are formed to protrude toward the slide table from both sides of the guide rail. A plurality of balls are arranged in clearances between the first and second projections and the third and fourth projections.
US07683738B2	Adjustable delay transmission line A transmission line includes a signal conductor and at least one varactor diode capacitively coupled to the signal conductor. The transmission line's signal path delay is a function of its shunt capacitance, and the varactor's capacitance forms a part of the transmission line's shunt capacitance. The transmission line's signal path delay is adjusted by adjusting a control voltage across the varactor diode thereby to adjust the varactor diode's capacitance.
US07683735B2	Balanced acoustic wave filter In an acoustic wave filter device, first and second surface acoustic wave filter sections implemented by longitudinally coupled resonators are arranged on a piezoelectric substrate. The first and second surface acoustic wave filter sections include first to third interdigital transducers and fourth to sixth interdigital transducers, respectively, arranged in a direction of propagation of surface waves. The first, third, fourth, and sixth interdigital transducers are connected to an unbalanced terminal. The second and fifth interdigital transducers are connected to first and second balanced terminals, respectively. Each of the second and fifth interdigital transducers has first and second interdigital transducer segments divided in the direction of propagation of acoustic waves. The first and second interdigital transducer segments are connected in series with each other.
US07683728B2	Oscillation circuit An oscillation circuit according to the present invention comprises a solid-state oscillator, an amplifier for feedback-controlling the solid-state oscillator, and ESD protecting circuits respectively connected to the input and output sides of the amplifier, wherein the ESD protecting circuit on the input side of the amplifier comprises an ESD protecting element whose constituent is a diode having a P-type diffusion layer and an N-type diffusion layer, and the ESD protecting circuit on the output side of the amplifier comprises an ESD protecting element whose constituent is an MOS transistor.
US07683726B2	Quadrature-phase voltage controlled oscillator A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is provided. The VCO may include a first ring oscillation circuit that may have a plurality of delay cells and may output first differential oscillation signals, and a second ring oscillation circuit that may have a plurality of delay cells and may output second differential oscillation signals. The delay cells of the first ring oscillation circuit may be respectively cross-coupled to the corresponding delay cells of the second ring oscillation circuit. Each of the delay cells may include a differential amplification circuit that may output a first differential signal based on a first control signal, and a negative resistance circuit that may be connected in parallel to a pair of output terminals of the differential amplification circuit, may receive a second differential signal, may adjust the phase of the first differential signal based on a second control signal, and may then output the first differential signal.
US07683720B1	Folded-cascode amplifier with adjustable continuous time equalizer A system and method are provided for a folded cascode amplifier circuit that includes a first order high-pass filter coupled to a first bias voltage, a first input signal and a second input signal, the first input signal and the second input signal defining a differential input signal and the first order high-pass filter arranged to establish a first bias output and a second bias output. To amplify the full-spectrum content of the input signal, the amplifier circuit includes a full-spectrum content amplifier coupled between the first input signal, the second input signal and a current source. To amplify the high-frequency content of the input signal to achieve equalization, the amplifier circuit includes a high-frequency content amplifier coupled to the first bias output and the second bias output, the high-frequency content amplifier arranged to amplify the high-frequency content of the differential input signal to achieve equalization.
US07683713B2	Predistorter A predistorter for correcting distortion caused by a memory effect in amplifying a signal by an amplifier is provided. In the memory PD 2 provided to the predistorter, the level detection means 21 detects the level of the signal, the coefficient output means 22 outputs the coefficient corresponding to the detected level, the delay means 23 delays the output coefficient, the difference detection means 24 detects the difference between the output coefficient and the delayed coefficient, the multiplication means 25 multiplies the detected difference with the signal, and the combination means 26 combines the result of the multiplication and the signal. Thus, the result of the combination is output to the amplifier.
US07683702B1	Profile circuit control function A compensated control circuit includes a combination module that generates a control variable based on n signals and a process module that generates an output signal based on an input signal and the control variable wherein n is a positive integer.
US07683690B2	Multiphase clock generation circuit Provided is a multiphase clock generation circuit (1) including: a phase-locked loop circuit (10) for generating multiphase clock signals based on a reference clock signal; a frequency profile holding circuit (20) for holding a frequency profile of each of the multiphase clock signals, starting output of the frequency profile in response to a start signal, and for updating the frequency profile with a predetermined cycle based on the reference clock signal; and a clock selection circuit (30) for selecting a clock signal with an arbitrary phase from among the multiphase clock signals based on the frequency profile, and for feeding back the selected clock signal to the phase-locked loop circuit (10).
US07683685B2	System and method for implementing a digital phase-locked loop An apparatus for implementing a digital phase-locked loop includes a voltage-controlled oscillator that generates a primary clock signal in response to a VCO control voltage. Detection means generates counter control signals, including count up signals and count down signals, to indicate a current relationship between the primary clock signal and a reference signal. An up/down counter then either increments or decrements a counter value in response to corresponding counter control signals. The counter value is then converted by a digital-to-analog converter into the VCO control voltage for adjusting the frequency of the primary clock signal generated by the voltage-controlled oscillator. In alternate embodiments, the foregoing up/down counter may be utilized to adjust the frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator in proportion to the counter value by utilizing appropriate techniques other than generating a VCO control voltage with a digital-to-analog converter.
US07683681B2	Injection-locked frequency divider embedded an active inductor An injection-locked frequency divider is provided. The injection-locked frequency divider includes an active inductor unit, a source injection unit, a first transistor and a second transistor. The injection-locked frequency divider generates a frequency-divided signal having a half frequency of the signal source. A locking frequency range of the injection-locked frequency divider is determined by a quality factor of a resonant cavity. A quality factor of the active inductor unit is lower than a conventional spiral inductor because the active inductor unit is composed of active elements. In the injection-locked frequency divider, the active inductor unit is used to instead of the conventional spiral inductor, so that the chip area can be reduced and the locking frequency range of the injection-locked frequency divider can be increased. Further, an induction value of the active inductor unit can be altered to change the locking frequency range of the injection-locked frequency divider.
US07683675B2	Radiation hardened phase frequency detector for implementing enhanced radiation immunity performance A method and radiation hardened phase frequency detector (PFD) are provided for implementing enhanced radiation immunity performance. The radiation hardened phase frequency detector (PFD) includes a plurality of functional blocks. Each functional block includes duplicated components providing duplicated inputs, internal nodes and outputs. The duplicated components are arranged so that when there is a SEU hit to one node and the duplicated node supports the functionalities of the PFD.
US07683670B2	High-speed low-power integrated circuit interconnects Embodiments that decrease power consumption of interconnecting devices in integrated circuits are disclosed. Embodiments reduce power consumption in integrated circuits by generating full and reduced swing signals at an output of a driver module in response to a control signal during and deactivating one or more elements to conserve power after an input signal remains unchanged for a period of time. Another embodiment reduces power consumption in a circuit, the embodiment comprising a swing module coupled with a swing selector and an output controller. The swing module may generate full or low swing signals depending on the state of the swing selector. The output controller may increase the output impedance of the swing module after an input signal to the swing module remains unchanged for a quantity of time. Various apparatus embodiments include portable computing devices and cellular telephones.
US07683667B2	Level shifter having single voltage source Embodiments relate to a level shifter which uses a single voltage source, has an excellent operation characteristic even when a difference between a low voltage and a high voltage is large, and can be easily designed. Embodiments relate to a level shifter for shifting a voltage level between an input terminal connected to a circuit block which operates by a low voltage source and an output terminal connected to a circuit block which operates by a high voltage source. In embodiments, the level shifter may include a pull-up PMOS and a pull-down NMOS, both of which are connected between the high voltage source and ground in the form of an inverter and have an output node connected to the output terminal. The level shifter may include a control node which is connected to inputs of the pull-up and pull-down NMOS in the form of the inverter. The level shifter may have an input gate for connecting the control node to the high voltage source or ground according to a voltage level of the input terminal. The level shifter may also include a first feedback chain which is connected between the control node and the input gate and disconnects the input gate and the high voltage source when the voltage level of the input terminal is high and the input gate connects the control node to ground.
US07683655B2	Integrated circuit An integrated circuit is provided having at least one terminal for coupling and/or decoupling of electric signals, particularly of digital signals, and having integrated reference potential means, assigned to the terminal, for providing an electric reference potential to the terminal. It is provided according to an embodiment of the invention that the reference potential means is switchable, particularly by an override process.
US07683648B1	Integrated circuit socket and method of use for providing adjustable contact pitch An integrated circuit socket apparatus and method of use are provided. Included is a body capable of receiving an integrated circuit including a plurality integrated circuit contacts. Further provided is a bottom adapter assembly removably coupled to the body. The bottom adapter assembly includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of pins removably situated between the top portion and the bottom portion of the bottom adapter assembly, for providing electrical communication between the integrated circuit contacts and a plurality of circuit board contacts. Still yet, a coupler is provided which is capable of coupling the top portion and the bottom portion of the bottom adapter assembly when the bottom adapter assembly is removed from the body.
US07683638B2	Capacitive fingerprint sensor and the panel thereof A capacitive fingerprint sensor comprises a fingerprint capacitor, an integrator, a first transistor, a second transistor and a multiplexer. The fingerprint capacitor has a capacitance that is either a valley capacitance CFV or a ridge capacitance CFR, wherein CFV is smaller than CFR. The integrator has a reference capacitor Cfb. The first transistor is configured to control the fingerprint capacitor during a scan line period. The second transistor is configured to precharge the fingerprint capacitor and to redistribute the charges between the fingerprint capacitor and the reference capacitor Cfb. The multiplexer is connected to the integrator for providing a first voltage VA and a second voltage VB, wherein the first voltage VA is greater than the second voltage VB.
US07683633B2	Apparatus for extending the bandwidth of vector network analyzer receivers A system for measuring a frequency response of an electrical network includes a signal source, a signal source path, a reflectometer receiver interactively associated with the signal source path by a directional coupler, and one or more additional reflectometer receivers arranged in series along the signal source path and associated with the signal source path by one or more respective additional directional couplers. The directional coupler and one or more respective additional directional couplers operate at different frequency ranges.
US07683631B2	Inverse characteristic measuring apparatus, distortion compensation apparatus, method, program, and recording medium A nonlinear distortion is compensated based upon a characteristic relating to a characteristic of a device under test. An inverse characteristic measuring device measures an output signal output from the device under test as a result of supplying the device under test with an input signal generated by a signal source. Further, the inverse characteristic measuring device acquires an ideal signal output from the device under test based upon the input signal if the device under test is ideal. Moreover, the inverse characteristic measuring device acquires an inverse characteristic which is a relation of the ideal signal with respect to the output signal. This inverse characteristic is applied to a distortion compensator. The distortion compensator supplies the device under test with the input signal converted based upon the inverse characteristic. As a result, a signal output from the device under test is an ideal signal whose distortion caused by the device under test is compensated.
US07683629B2	Circuit tester device A circuit tester in the form of a pliers includes first and second jaws with first and second probes respectively for engaging a wire to confirm circuit continuity and polarity. The probes are electrically connected in series with a bipolar or two color, light emitting diode and one of the probes may be pivoted out of the series circuit.
US07683628B1	Cable tester A physical layer device includes a cable test module that transmits a test pulse on a cable, measures a reflection amplitude, calculates a cable length, and determines a cable status based on the measured amplitude and the calculated cable length. A frequency synthesizer selectively outputs a plurality of signals at a plurality of frequencies on one end of the cable. An insertion loss calculator receives the signals from an opposite end of the cable and estimates insertion loss based on the received signals.
US07683625B2	Electromagnetic surveying A submersible electromagnetic (EM) field generator for seafloor electromagnetic surveying comprising an AC to DC converter operable to generate a DC output from an AC input and a switching module operable to generate a waveform driving signal by selectively switching the DC output. The EM field generator also comprises an antenna that is operable to generate an EM field in response to the waveform driving signal. This design approach of using a switched DC source allows square or rectangular wave EM signals to be generated which have sharp transition characteristics and which are substantially independent of the AC input characteristics.
US07683617B2	Non-invasive MRI measurement of tissue glycogen In a method for deriving information about a selected monosaccharide or polysaccharide such as glucose or glycogen, a selected modification such as saturation is made of magnetic resonance at a magnetic resonance frequency of protons of hydroxyl groups of the selected monosaccharide or polysaccharide. Probative water proton magnetic resonance data are acquired while the selected modification is substantially in effect. Information is derived about concentration or density of the selected monosaccharide or polysaccharide based at least on the probative water proton magnetic resonance data.
US07683610B2	Method for inspecting magnetic characteristics of a plurality of thin magnetic heads by means of local application of magnetic field A method for inspecting magnetic characteristics of a thin film magnetic head that is arranged in a row bar includes: a step of preparing a row bar having sliders including a thin film magnetic head formed therein and lapping guides having magnetoresistance effect; a step of preparing a magnetic field applying row bar having first and second magnetic field applying elements; a first positioning step in which said magnetic field applying row bar is arranged opposite to said row bar; a second positioning step in which a relative movement between said magnetic field applying row bar and said row bar is made so that at least one of said lapping guides exhibits a largest output voltage; and a measurement step in which a relationship between the intensity of the magnetic field and an output voltage of a magnetic field sensor is obtained.
US07683606B2	Flexible display testing and inspection The present invention provides methods and systems for testing and inspection of a display panel. The methods involve the application of voltages to rollers or testing conductive films. By applying a potential difference to the appropriate rollers or testing conductive films, different optical states of a display panel can be displayed for inspection.
US07683603B1	Automatic disconnect system, transfer system and method A transfer system includes an energy meter, a transfer switch, an automatic disconnect device, and a detector. The energy meter includes an input structured to receive a first power source, and a power output. The transfer switch includes a first input electrically connected to the power output of the energy meter, a second input, an output, and a mechanism structured to transfer one of the first and second inputs to the output of the transfer switch. The automatic disconnect device includes a first input structured to receive a second power source, a second input, an output, and a mechanism structured to electrically connect or disconnect the first input and the output of the automatic disconnect device responsive to the second input. The detector is structured to detect presence of the energy meter and output a corresponding signal to the second input of the automatic disconnect device.
US07683591B2	Semiconductor device with voltage variation detector A semiconductor device includes a comparator which includes two input terminals and compares the voltage values between the power supply voltage which is inputted to one side input terminal and the reference voltage which is inputted to the other side input terminal. A resistor element connects two signal lines that are connected to the input terminals of the comparator One end of a capacitance element is connected to a power supply terminal for applying a power supply and the other end is connected to one input terminal of the comparator.
US07683584B2	Power source switching apparatus and method thereof A power source switching apparatus is provided. The example power source switching apparatus may include a voltage adjuster outputting a first power source voltage having a voltage level, corresponding to the output voltage of a battery, during an external power source mode where the battery is being charged, the first power source voltage based at least in part on the external power source and the output voltage of the battery, a controller outputting a first control signal and a second control signal, the first control signal enabled if the battery is operating in the external power source mode and the second control signal is enabled if the battery is not operating in the external power source mode, a first switch outputting the first power source voltage if the first control signal is enabled and a second switch outputting the output voltage of the battery if the second control signal is enabled.
US07683581B2	Measuring apparatus and method for measuring remaining coulombs of electrical energy storage device and electronic device A measuring apparatus includes a storing module, a measuring module, and a processing module. The storing module is used for storing maximum coulombs of the rechargeable electrical energy storage device, and a relation of various standard voltage and percentages of the remaining coulombs to the maximum coulombs. The measuring module is used for measuring an initial voltage of the rechargeable electrical energy storage device, and retrieving initial charged coulombs from the storing module. The processing module is used for calculating charged coulombs and discharged coulombs, and calculating the remaining coulombs of the rechargeable electrical energy storage device based on the charged coulombs or the discharged coulombs and the initial charged coulombs and updating the storing module with the remaining coulombs. A measuring method and an electronic device including a measuring apparatus for measuring the remaining coulombs are also disclosed.
US07683579B2	Method and apparatus of controlling for charge/discharge power of battery Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling the discharge or charge power of a battery, capable of preventing over-charge and over-discharge of battery cells according to states of the battery cells, and solving a problem that the lifetime of a conventional battery pack is rapidly reduced due to the over-charge or over-discharge of some cells of the battery pack. The method includes the steps of estimating the maximum power of the battery, measuring voltage of a battery cell or pack, checking whether or not the voltage of the battery cell or pack deviates from a preset limited range so as to correspond to the maximum power, and when the voltage of the battery cell or pack deviates from a preset limited range, controlling the discharge or charge power of the battery.
US07683574B2	Rapid charge lithium ion battery charger A rapid charging circuit for a lithium ion battery. The battery charger in accordance with the present invention compensates for the voltage drops across the various resistance elements in the battery circuit by setting the charging voltage to a level to compensate for the initial resistance of the series resistances in the circuit and an additional resistance selected to take into account the anticipated increase in resistance of the various circuit elements over time. The battery charger in accordance with the present invention periodically monitors the open-circuit voltage of the battery cell and reduces the charging voltage to when the battery cell voltage reaches the optimal value. Thus, during a constant current charging mode, the battery cell is driven at a relatively optimal charging current to reduce the charging time. As such, the system is able to optimize the charging current supplied to a battery cell during a constant current mode of operation while compensating for circuit elements whose resistance may vary over time due to temperature or other factors, such as corrosion, while at the same time avoiding exceeding the maximum recommended voltage for the battery cell.
US07683572B2	Battery charging cradle and mobile electronic device A battery charging cradle and mobile electronic device include a battery charging cradle incorporating a primary coil which induces an AC magnetic flux to a specific portion of a planar, top plate of the cradle, and a rechargeable battery incorporated inside a bottom plate and charged by electric power which is induced to a secondary coil being electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil. The battery charging cradle has a positioning portion, so that the mobile electronic device is placed in a predetermined position by means of the positioning portion, the primary coil is electromagnetically coupled to the secondary coil, and thus the rechargeable battery incorporated in the mobile electronic device is charged.
US07683571B2	Electronic device, method for controlling the same, and program for the same The invention provides an electronic device having a structure operable by the power of a battery pack. The electronic device includes: an authenticating section that authenticates a battery pack connected so as to supply power to determine whether the battery pack is a genuine product; a user interface; and a controller for controlling the electronic device. The controller tries authentication of the battery pack connected so as to supply power with the authentication section. When the battery pack has been authenticated, the discharging of the battery pack is enabled. When the battery pack has not been authenticated, the controller requests the user to input recognition whether the battery pack is a genuine product through the user interface, and changes the control for the battery pack between when the user inputs, in response to the request, the recognition that the battery pack is a genuine product and when the user inputs the recognition that the battery pack is not a genuine product.
US07683569B2	Parallel hybrid vehicle optimal storage system The present invention is a method and apparatus by which power is controlled in a hybrid electric vehicle such that high levels of performance and efficiency are realized. The present invention includes a method and apparatus developed to optimize the use of energy in a hybrid vehicle application from the hybrid energy storage device. The method and apparatus of the present invention is particularly useful with energy storage devices there the energy state, such as the state of charge, is readily determined by an easily measured attribute. Ultracapacitors and hydraulic storage cylinders are examples of the types of energy storage devices to which the present invention may be applied.
US07683567B2	Method for improving scanning probe microscope imaging by inverse filtering In accordance with the invention, an inverse filter is used to improve scanned images from a scanning probe microscope by removing the effect of the scanning system dynamics from the image data. This may be done in-line or as a post-processing operation.
US07683562B2	Chattering preventing circuit, waveform shaping circuit including chattering preventing circuit, and three-phase motor drive control circuit including waveform shaping circuit An object of the present invention is to provide a chattering preventing circuit, a waveform shaping circuit, and a motor drive control circuit including the chattering preventing circuit or the waveform shaping circuit, to provide an FG signal free from noise caused by chattering, without using a hysteresis comparator.
US07683556B2	System with acceleration tube conditioning apparatus and acceleration tube conditioning method In an acceleration tube conditioning apparatus for performing a conditioning process on an acceleration tube when a high frequency power signal to be supplied to an acceleration tube is generated by a high frequency power supply, a power value collecting section collects a traveling wave power value and a reflection wave power value from a sensor which monitors the traveling wave power signal and the reflection wave power signal. A high frequency calculating section calculates a resonance frequency of the acceleration tube based on the traveling wave power value and the reflection wave power value. A high frequency adjusting section determines a high frequency value based on one of the traveling wave power value and the reflection wave power value as a selection power value, and a high frequency power supply control unit controls the high frequency power supply based on the high frequency value. The high frequency value indicates a constant value when the selection power value is smaller than a predetermined value, and indicates the calculated resonance frequency when the selection power value is larger than the predetermined value.
US07683554B2	High-voltage lamp-ignition piezoelectric oscillator The present invention discloses a high-voltage lamp-ignition piezoelectric oscillator, wherein a piezoelectric capacitor is connected to an LC resonance circuit in parallel to transform power. The LC resonance circuit is used to generate resonance. Voltage is applied to the piezoelectric capacitor to deform the piezoelectric material due to the inverse-piezoelectric effect and then generate electricity after deformation due to the piezoelectric effect. The combination of piezoelectric and inverse-piezoelectric effects generates additional charge and boosts the voltage. Thereby, the present invention decreases power consumption and reduces cost.
US07683552B2	Circuit structure for a lamp set A circuit structure for a lamp set which includes a socket, a lamp assembly mounted onto the socket and an electrode portion. The lamp assembly surrounds a housing space inside to hold a power distribution dock connecting to the socket. The power distribution dock has a holding space to hold a power conversion element which is electrically connected to the electrode portion to receive external electric power and transform to starting power to drive the lamp assembly to generate light. The power distribution dock and the power conversion element are located in the housing space. Thus the total height of the socket is reduced and the lamp set can be shrunk to a smaller size.
US07683537B2	Organic EL device and display An organic EL device that increases light emission efficiency by promoting the uniformity of light-emitting layer thickness while reducing the interval between pixel regions, and a display provided with the organic EL device. An organic EL device (10) has two or more first banks (230) extending in a line state, a plurality of second banks (240) that define pixel regions (300) by dividing a region between the adjacent first banks (230) and have a height lower than that of the first bank (230), a hole transport layer (250) provided independently for each pixel region (300), and an insulating inorganic film (220) provided on edges of the pixel region (300) along side faces of the two first banks (230) facing each other and defining the pixel regions (300). With the configuration, even if the interval between the pixel regions is small, a layer in contact with an upper face of the insulating inorganic film (220) is formed flat by the insulating inorganic film (220) and a layer thickness of the layer is made uniform.
US07683525B2	Method for cavitation threshold characterization and control A method for characterizing cavitation that occurs in a fluid exposed to acoustic energy. The method comprises the steps of exposing a volume of process fluid to acoustic energy at a specified power level; measuring the photon output from the fluid over a period of time; and when the photon output deviates from a desired level, initiating a remedial step to bring the photon output back to approximately the desired level.
US07683524B2	Multichannel, surface parallel, zonal transducer system A multichannel, surface parallel, zonal transducer system includes a membrane and a compound transducer mounted on the membrane, the compound transducer including a plurality of transducer elements extending generally parallel to the membrane, interconnected in a closed network and individually addressable.
US07683521B2	Radio frequency surface acoustic wave proximity detector A proximity sensor for determining a position of an object. The proximity sensor includes a SAW device having a load end and an input end for receiving an input pulse. A sensing section connects to the load end of the SAW device. When the object is in a first position, the sensing section provides a first response indicative of the first position and, when the object is in a second position, the sensing section provides a second response indicative of the second position such that the position of the object can be determined based upon the response to the input pulse.
US07683513B2	Electric motor with split magnetic return element The invention relates to an electric motor (10) and to a method for producing said electric motor, especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle. Said electric motor comprises a rotor (12), a lower housing part (16) and an upper housing part (18) which can be radially assembled in relation to the rotor (12), and at least two permanent magnets (22) that are coupled to each other by means of a magnetic feedback element (24). Said feedback element comprises a lower feedback sheet (28) and an upper feedback sheet (30), the upper feedback sheet (30) having a stop face (40) that rests on a mating stop face (42) of the lower housing part (16).
US07683511B2	Power converter and related method A power converter that is arranged in series with a motor to form a unitary structure through which an output shaft extends is provided with a plurality of coolers and a power semiconductor module mounted on a cooling surface of at least one of the plurality of coolers to supply electric power to a motor. Each of the plurality of coolers is disposed along an extending direction radially extending from an output shaft to be perpendicular to the output shaft. The cooling surface is provided along such an extending direction.
US07683510B2	System and method for managing air flow in a motor Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system for managing air flow within an induction motor, such as in the rotor assembly of the motor. The system can comprise a gap blocker to substantially impede air flow through radial apertures defined by and/or near end regions of the rotor conductor bars.
US07683509B2	Electromagnetic device with open, non-linear heat transfer system Electromagnetic components are provided with a heat exchange mechanism. For example, a fluid-cooled electromagnetic field-functioning device, such as a motor, generator, transformer, solenoid or relay, comprises one or more electrical conductors. A monolithic body of phase change material substantially encapsulates the conductors or an inductor. At least one liquid-tight coolant channel is also substantially encapsulated within the body of phase change material. The coolant channel may be part of a heat pipe or cold plate. The coolant channel may be made by molding a conduit into the body, using a “lost wax” molding process, or injecting gas into the molten phase change material while it is in the mold. The coolant channel may also be formed at the juncture between the body and a cover over the body.
US07683506B2	CI-core actuator for long travel in a transverse direction Methods and apparatus for providing relatively long travel in a transverse direction for a magnetic levitation stage apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a linear actuator includes a first core, a second core, and at least one coil wrapped around the first core. The first core includes a body portion and a plurality of rails. The body portion has a first axis and a second axis, and the rails have longitudinal axes that are perpendicular to the first axis and parallel to the second axis. The dimensions of the rails along the longitudinal axes are substantially larger than a dimension of the body portion along the second axis. The second core has a third axis that is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axes and to the second axis, and is levitated relative to the first core when a current is provided through the coil.
US07683502B2	Automated mobile power system An automated mobile power system is capable of storing energy in electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic subsystems for driving a range of interchangeable tools. The system charges three storage means: electrical batteries for providing electrical energy, a hydraulic accumulator for providing hydraulic energy, and an air accumulator for providing pneumatic energy. A small diesel engine provides power to recharge each subsystem as needed. Between recharging cycles, the engine is shut down. A controller unit enables use of the apparatus in one of an automatic mode, which starts and stops the engine automatically based on a plurality of sensors that detect when a recharge is necessary, or a manual mode. The apparatus may also provide a heating unit capable of heating the work area. Preferably the apparatus is either mounted into a standard pick-up truck, service body, or flat-bed vehicle, or contained in a compact housing for easy transport.
US07683500B2	Wave energy recovery system A novel apparatus and methods for recovering energy from water waves is provided. An embodiment of the present invention includes a buoy, a shaft, and an electric power generating device. The shaft is coupled to the buoy such that when the buoy moves vertically in response to a passing wave, the shaft rotates. The shaft is coupled to the electric power generating device such that when the shaft rotates, the generating device produces electric power. Once electric power is generated, it is delivered to shore, where it is stored, used to power a device, or delivered to a power distribution grid.
US07683496B2	Misalignment detection devices A misalignment detection device comprising a substrate, at least one integrated circuit (IC), and at least one detection unit is disclosed. The substrate comprises a first positioning pad and a second positioning pad adjacent to the first positioning pad. The integrated circuit is disposed on the substrate and comprises a first positioning bump and a second positioning bump adjacent to the first positioning bump. The first and second positioning bumps substantially correspond to the first and second positioning pads, respectively. The at least one detection unit is electrically coupled to the substrate, wherein the detection unit outputs a fault signal in response to a positioning shift occurring between the first and second positioning pads and the first and second positioning bumps.
US07683495B2	Integrated circuit package substrate having configurable bond pads Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrated circuit package substrates, integrated circuit packages, and processes for assembling the same, are provided. A substrate for a flip chip integrated circuit package includes a substrate body having opposing first and second surfaces. A solder mask layer covers at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate body. First and second electrically conductive features are formed on the substrate body. The first electrically conductive feature is a portion of a first electrical signal net, and the second electrically conductive feature is a portion of a second electrical signal net. The first and second electrically conductive features are configured to be selectively electrically coupled together by application of an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material may be a conductive epoxy, a jumper, a solder paste, a solder ball, or a solder bump that couples a flip chip die to the substrate.
US07683493B2	Intermetallic diffusion block device and method of manufacture One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an under bump metallurgy material. The under bump metallurgy material of this embodiment includes an adhesion layer and a conduction layer formed on top of the adhesion layer. The under bump metallurgy material of this embodiment also includes a barrier layer plated on top of the conduction layer and a sacrificial layer plated on top of the barrier layer. The conduction layer of this embodiment includes a trench formed therein, the trench contacting a portion of the barrier layer and blocking a path of intermetallic formation between the conduction layer and the sacrificial layer.
US07683491B2	Semiconductor device An aspect of the semiconductor device comprising a package substrate which has a plurality of pads to which a power supply voltage is applied on an upper surface thereof, a first memory chip which is arranged on the package substrate and has a first power supply pad provided on a first side and a second power supply pad provided on a second side perpendicular to the first side, and a second memory chip which is translated in a direction along which the first and second power supply pads of the first memory chip are exposed, arranged on the first memory chip, and has the same structure as the first memory chip, wherein the first and second power supply pads are provided at diagonal corners of the first memory chip, respectively.
US07683468B2	Enabling uniformity of stacking process through bumpers A stacked semiconductor chip assembly is disclosed, as are different embodiments relating to same. The stacked chip assembly preferably includes a plurality of units which include a substrate with microelectronic components mounted on each. The individual units desirably are thin and directly abut one another so as to provide a low-height assembly and uniform spacing. Warping of the stacked package is desirably limited by placing bumpers between adjacent units to provide a balanced support, while applying a downward pressure on the units during reflow to control height tolerances.
US07683446B2	Magnetic memory using spin injection flux reversal A magnetization direction in a magnetosensing layer (5b) is perturbed near the magnetic connection between a magnetic yoke (5) and the magnetosensing layer (5b). If the magnetization direction of a region in the magnetosensing layer (5b) facing a fixed layer which functions during read is not perturbed, reliability is improved. In this magnetometric sensor, a surface area S1 of fixed layers (43, 44) is made smaller than a surface area S2 of the magnetosensing layer (5b) so that, in the region of the magnetosensing layer (5b) facing the fixed layer, the magnetization direction is perturbed less than in the surrounding region and reliability during data read is improved.
US07683445B2	Enhanced permeability device structures and method Low power magnetoelectronic device structures and methods therefore are provided. The magnetoelectronic device structure (100, 150, 450, 451) comprises a programming line (104, 154, 156, 454, 456), a magnetoelectronic device (102, 152, 452) magnetically coupled to the programming line (104, 154, 156, 454, 456), and an enhanced permeability dielectric (EPD) material (106, 108, 110, 158, 160, 162, 458, 460, 462) disposed adjacent the magnetoelectronic device. The EPD material (106, 108, 110, 158, 160, 162, 458, 460, 462) comprises multiple composite layers (408) of magnetic nano-particles (406) embedded in a dielectric matrix (409). The composition of the composite layers is chosen to provide a predetermined permeability profile. A method for making a magnetoelectronic device structure is also provided. The method comprises fabricating the magnetoelectronic device (102, 152, 452) and depositing the programming line (104, 154, 156, 454, 456). The EPD material (106, 108, 110, 158, 160, 162, 458, 460, 462) comprising the multiple composite layers (408) is formed around the magnetoelectronic device (102, 152, 452) and/or between the device (102, 152, 452) and the programming line (104, 154, 156, 454, 456). The presence of the EPD structure (470, 480, 490) in proximity to the programming line (104, 154, 156, 454, 456) and/or the magnetoelectronic device (102, 152, 452) reduces the required programming current.
US07683438B2	Self-aligned double layered silicon-metal nanocrystal memory element, method for fabricating the same, and memory having the memory element A nanocrystal memory element and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. The fabricating method involves selectively oxidizing polysilicon not disposed beneath and not covered with a plurality of metal nanocrystals, and leaving intact the polysilicon disposed beneath and thereby covered with the plurality of metal nanocrystals, with a view to forming double layered silicon-metal nanocrystals by self-alignment.
US07683425B2	Trench gate-type MOSFET device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first conduction type semiconductor substrate, a second conduction type base region in the substrate, a high concentration first conduction type source region in the base region, and first and second trenches. The source region is formed in an opposite side of the substrate. The first and second trenches pass through the source region and the base region, and the first and second trenches have different widths and shapes, respectively.
US07683421B2	NAND-type flash memory devices including selection transistors with an anti-punchthrough impurity region and methods of fabricating the same A NAND-type flash memory device including selection transistors is provided. The device includes first and second impurity regions formed in a semiconductor substrate, and first and second selection gate patterns disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the first and second impurity regions. The first and second selection gate patterns are disposed adjacent to the first and second impurity regions, respectively. A plurality of cell gate patterns are disposed between the first and second selection gate patterns. A first anti-punchthrough impurity region that surrounds the first impurity region is provided in the semiconductor substrate. The first anti-punchthrough impurity region overlaps with a first edge of the first selection gate pattern adjacent to the first impurity region. A second anti-punchthrough impurity region that surrounds the second impurity region is provided in the semiconductor substrate. The second anti-punchthrough impurity region overlaps with a first edge of the second selection gate pattern adjacent to the second impurity region.
US07683415B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes: forming a contact plug passing through an inter-layer insulation layer; sequentially forming a lower electrode layer, a dielectric layer and an upper electrode layer on the inter-layer insulation layer; patterning the upper electrode layer; patterning the dielectric layer and the lower electrode layer, thereby obtaining a capacitor including an upper electrode, a patterned dielectric layer and a lower electrode; and sequentially forming a first metal interconnection line connected with the contact plug and second metal interconnection lines connected with the capacitor.
US07683414B2	Semiconductor device, its manufacturing method and electronic apparatus thereof The present invention proposes a semiconductor device, its manufacturing method and to an electronic apparatus thereof equipped with the semiconductor device where it becomes possible to make a CMOS type solid-state imaging device, an imager area formed with a MOS transistor of an LDD structure without having a metal silicide layer of a refractory metal, an area of DRAM cells and the like into a single semiconductor chip. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device is constituted such that an insulating film having a plurality of layers is used, sidewalls at the gate electrodes are formed by etchingback the insulating film of the plurality of layers or a single layer film in the region where metal silicide layers are formed and in the region where the metal silicide layers are not formed, sidewalls composed of an upper layer insulating film is formed on a lower layer insulating film whose surface is coated or the insulating film of the plurality of layers remain unchanged.
US07683413B2	Double sided container capacitor for a semiconductor device A method for forming a double sided container capacitor comprises forming a first capacitor top plate layer within a recess in a dielectric layer, then forming a first cell dielectric on the first top plate layer. Next, first and second bottom plate layers are formed on the first cell dielectric layer, and a second cell dielectric layer is formed on the second bottom plate layers. Finally, a second top plate layer is formed on the second cell dielectric layer, and the first and second top plate layers are electrically connected using a conductive plug or conductive spacer. An inventive structure formed using the inventive method is also described.
US07683405B2	MOS transistors having recesses with elevated source/drain regions Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors having elevated source/drain regions and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The MOS transistors may include a gate pattern formed to cross over a predetermined region of a substrate. Recessed regions are provided in the substrate adjacent to the gate pattern. Epitaxial layers are provided on bottom surfaces of the recessed regions. High concentration impurity regions are provided in the epitaxial layers. The recessed regions may be formed using a chemical dry etching techniques.
US07683392B2	Semiconductor device with anisotropy-relaxed quantum dots A semiconductor quantum dot device includes: an inclined InP substrate whose principal surface normal is inclined from a [001] direction to a [1 −10] direction in a (001) plane; and semiconductor quantum dots made of InAs1-xSbx (0
US07683391B2	UV emitting LED having mesa structure The present invention is directed towards a source of ultraviolet energy, wherein the source is a UV-emitting LED. In an embodiment of the invention, the UV-LED is characterized by a base layer material including a substrate, a p-doped semiconductor material, a multiple quantum well, a n-doped semiconductor material, upon which base material a p-type metal resides and wherein the LED's are provided with a rounded mesa configuration. In a specific embodiment, the p-type metal is positioned upon a rounded mesa, such as a parabolic mesa, formed out of the base structure materials.
US07683383B2	Light emitting device having circuit protection unit A light emitting device having a circuit protection unit is provided. The circuit protection unit has a low-resistance layer and a potential barrier layer, wherein a barrier potential exists at the interface between the low-resistance layer and the potential barrier layer. The circuit protection unit is electrically connected with the light emitting device. When an electrostatic discharge or excessive forward current is occurred in the light emitting device, the circuit protection unit provides a rectifying function for preventing damages caused by static electricity or excessive forward current to the light emitting device.
US07683368B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor element, semiconductor element, electronic device, and electronic equipment The object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor element which can produce a semiconductor element provided with a semiconductor layer having a high carrier transport ability, a semiconductor element manufactured by the semiconductor element manufacturing method, an electronic device provided with the semiconductor element, and electronic equipment having a high reliability. In order to achieve the object, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor element having an anode, a cathode, and a hole transport layer provided between the anode and the cathode, the method comprising steps of: a first step for forming layers mainly comprised of a hole transport material having polymerizable groups X on the side of one surface of the anode and on the side of one surface of the cathode, respectively, and a second step for obtaining the hole transport layer by integrating the two layers together by polymerizing the hole transport materials via a polymerization reaction through their polymerizable groups in a state that the layer on the side of the anode and the layer on the side of the cathode are made contact with each other.
US07683360B2	Horizontal chalcogenide element defined by a pad for use in solid-state memories A memory cell structure includes a substrate having a bottom electrode at least partially disposed within the substrate; a pad disposed at least partially over the substrate; a phase change element having a chalcogenide material, disposed at least partially over the substrate and adjacent to the pad, the phase change element being adjacent and operatively coupled to the bottom electrode; and a top electrode operatively coupled to the phase change element. Moreover, the pad is formed by a method including depositing a first material layer over the substrate, etching the first material layer to form a pad strip and to expose the bottom electrode, and etching the pad strip to from the pad.
US07683359B2	Structured silicon anode A silicon/lithium battery can be fabricated from a substrate. This allows the battery to be produced as an integrated unit on a chip. The battery includes an anode formed from an array of submicron structures including silicon fabricated on a substrate and a cathode including lithium.
US07683356B1	Voltage converting circuit A voltage converting circuit for converting a first voltage signal into a second voltage signal for supplying voltage for an electronic component includes a photoelectric coupler and a connector. The photoelectric coupler includes a light-emitting element and a photosensor. The light-emitting element includes a first terminal configured for receiving the first voltage signal. The photosensor includes a first terminal connected to a power supply, and a second terminal configured for outputting the second voltage signal. The connector configured for connecting the photosensor and the electronic component. When the first voltage signal is at a high level, the light-emitting element emits light to turn on the photosensor, the power supply makes the voltage level of the second voltage signal sent out by the photosensor to satisfy a voltage demand of the electronic component.
US07683354B2	Water treating reactor for the drinkability thereof A water treating device includes a cylindrical housing having a longitudinal axis, an inlet and an outlet. Water to be treated enters the inlet, flows through the cylindrical housing and out the outlet. A plurality of elongated UV lamps are disposed in the cylindrical housing. The UV lamps extend generally in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing, but are disposed in a non-parallel relationship with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing. Typically one end portion of each of the UV lamps is spaced outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing. Along the length of each of the UV lamps, the distance between the longitudinal axis of the UV lamps and the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing varies.
US07683352B2	Electron beam writing data creating method and electron beam writing data creating apparatus An electron beam writing data creating method for creating writing data used for electron beam lithography includes judging whether a resizing process needs to be performed to a figure cell in device pattern data by cell based design or not, the figure cell including a cell layout frame and a pattern in the cell layout frame; performing the resizing process to the figure cell based on a relationship between the cell layout frame and the pattern, and resizing quantity of the resize process in a case where the resizing process is judged as needed to be performed; creating a character pattern cutting frame from the cell layout frame; and extracting a figure in the character pattern cutting frame as a character pattern.
US07683347B2	Technique for improving ion implantation throughput and dose uniformity A technique for improving ion implantation throughput and dose uniformity is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for improving ion implantation throughput and dose uniformity may comprise measuring an ion beam density distribution in an ion beam. The method may also comprise calculating an ion dose distribution across a predetermined region of a workpiece that results from a scan velocity profile, wherein the scan velocity profile comprises a first component and a second component that control a relative movement between the ion beam and the workpiece in a first direction and a second direction respectively, and wherein the ion dose distribution is based at least in part on the ion beam density distribution. The method may further comprise adjusting at least one of the first component and the second component of the scan velocity profile to achieve a desired ion dose distribution in the predetermined region of the workpiece.
US07683346B2	Remote laser assisted biological aerosol standoff detection in atmosphere A method used to detect and identify biological substances suspended in air in the form of aerosols or clouds including generating a remote infrared light beam directed toward the atmospheric contamination, producing an ultraviolet light beam from the infrared light beam by compression via the air through which the IR beam travels, and producing fluorescence of the atmospheric contamination, when the generated ultraviolet light contacts the atmospheric contamination. The fluorescent signals are then processed in order to identify the nature of the atmospheric contamination.
US07683345B2	System and method employing photokinetic techniques in cell biology imaging applications A system and method employing photokinetic techniques in cell biology imaging applications are disclosed. Systems and methods of acquiring image data of an object may comprise: selectively inducing photoactivation of material at a site on the object; performing an optical axis integration scan; simultaneously executing a time delay integration scan sequence; and processing acquired image data in accordance with one or more desired analyses. Various methodologies and applications may include, inter alia, selective photobleaching of a site on the object, diffusion rate, velocity, and wave-front propagation analyses, multi-dimensional analyses of dispersion characteristics, biomolecular binding in cellular organelles, and photoactivation assisted systematic image segmentation for the study of cellular components.
US07683344B2	In-line treatment of liquids and gases by light irradiation An in-line reactor for the treatment of liquids or gasses by light radiation is disclosed. The reactor is made of tube, pipe, or chamber made of a transparent material, having at least one fluid inlet and correspondingly at least one fluid outlet. The transparent material of the tube is selected such that its refractive index is as possible close to the refractive index of the fluid to be treated. Air gap is kept around the outer transparent walls of the reactor, in order to allow for total internal reflection inside the reactor, of light directed into it from a light source in angles of incidence greater than the critical angle. Fluid treatment systems comprising at least one said in-line reactor are also disclosed. Furthermore, method of in-line fluid treatment, and especially of water sterilization and disinfection and aseptic filling of water are disclosed. Surfaces hit by the in-line disinfected water after being launched through an outlet nozzle, could also be sterilized by launching the water with the same UV light used for the in-line treatment locked in total internal reflection within the free flow water jet.
US07683327B2	Development of disposable/sealable tips for spectroscopic probes Sealable cell for obtaining a reflectance spectrum of a liquid sample using a spectroscopic probe having a removable cap wherein the internal wall of the cap comprises at least one groove that allows air to escape from the head of the probe and a liquid sample held within the cap so that accurate spectra can be obtained.
US07683319B2	Charge control apparatus and measurement apparatus equipped with the charge control apparatus The invention solves charge nonuniformity of a specimen surface resulting from emission variation of a carbon nanotube electron source and individual difference of emission characteristics. During charge control processing, charge of the specimen surface is measured in real time. As means for solving charge nonuniformity resulting from nonuniformity of electron illumination density, electrons illuminating the specimen and the specimen are moved relatively to average electron illumination density. Moreover, an absorption current flowing into the specimen and the numbers of secondary electrons emitted from the specimen and of backscattered electrons are measured as means for monitoring charge of the specimen surface in real time.
US07683313B2	Charged particle beam measurement equipment, size correction and standard sample for correction Correction of widths obtained by measurement of a sample with the use of a scanning electron microscope is executed with greater precision. A standard sample for correction comprises a plurality of correction mark members, the respective correction mark members, being lined up at specified intervals in a specified direction, and respective widths thereof, in the specified direction, differing from each other so as to be of respective sizes as pre-set. Measurement of the respective widths of the correction mark members is made to obtain respective measurement widths while authorized widths of the correction mark members are kept stored in an image processing unit of the scanning electron microscope to thereby find differences between the respective measurement widths, and authorized widths corresponding thereto, and the differences are stored as respective correction functions to correct the measurement width of the sample.
US07683299B2	Extended dynamic range system design using a photomultiplier tube and solid state detector Systems and method for detecting and measuring light emitted from a sample and having a large dynamic range, e.g., a range of luminous intensity covering six or more orders of magnitude, that may be difficult to fully detect using a single detector with a limited detection range. Simultaneous measurement of the emitted light in two intensity ranges is performed using two detectors, e.g., one including a photomultiplier tube (PMT) and the other including a solid state detector such as a photodiode. A beam splitting element directs light emitted from a sample under investigation to both detectors simultaneously such that a portion of the light impinges on the first detector and a second portion of the light impinges on the second detector. A processor receives output signals from the two detectors and provides an output representing the luminous intensity of the sample over a detection range greater than the detection range of each individual detector, thereby providing a detection system having an enhanced dynamic range.
US07683298B2	Raised platform for microwave cooking of a food product A raised platform for a microwave cooking of a food product that includes a support surface, a pair of generally rectangular legs depending from opposing sides of the support surface, a pair of leg extensions attached to each of the generally rectangular legs, and a susceptor surface disposed on the food product support surface for conducting heat to a food product thereon during microwave cooking. The raised platform can be converted between a collapsed configuration, where the legs are generally parallel to the support surface, and an expanded configuration, where the legs are generally perpendicular to the support surface.
US07683295B2	Heating element There is disclosed a heating element 10 comprising: a single-piece heat-resistant base member 1 with a plate portion 1a in which a heater pattern 3a is formed, a rod portion 1b extending from one surface of the plate portion 1a and in which a current-carrying part 3b is formed, and an end portion 1c at an end of the rod portion 1b on the opposite side of the plate portion la and in which a power-supply terminal 3c is formed; a dielectric layer 2 with insulating property on the surface of the heat-resistant base member 1; a conductive layer 3 with conductive property on the dielectric layer 2, in which the conductive layer 3 is formed as the heater pattern 3a in the plate portion 1a, as the current-carrying part 3b in the rod portion 1b, and as the power-supply terminal 3c in the end portion 1c; and a protection layer 4 with insulating property which covers the surface of the heater pattern 3a and the current-carrying part 3b, in which the dielectric layer 2, the conductive layer 3 and the protection layer 4 are formed to unite with the heat-resistant base member 1. There can be provided a heating element resistant to corrosion of a power-supply terminal, with a long-life protection layer, with high durability, compact in size, and capable of being produced at a low cost.
US07683294B2	Multistage control system of positive temperature coefficient heater and method thereof A multistage control system of a Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) heater for a vehicle is disclosed with a PTC heater that contains heating elements relevant to a first, second, and third stages. An Electronic Control Unit (ECU) outputs a control signal to a first relay, which switches the first stage into an ON and OFF state, for controlling the operation of the first stage of the PTC heater. A heater controller outputs control signals to a second relay and third relay, respectively, for controlling the operation of the second and third stages of the PTC heater, only if the first stage of the PTC heater is in activation via the ECU, wherein the second relay and the third relay each switch the second and third stages into an ON and OFF state.
US07683286B2	Switchgear A switchgear having interrupters wherein at least two moving contacts are capable of being open and close with respect to respective fixed contacts. The switchgear comprises a non-earthed metal vacuum chamber enclosing the interrupters therein, a connection conductor for connecting the moving contacts, an operating rod connected to the connecting conductor by means of an insulator and protruding from the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber, a sealing means for sealing the protrusion of the operating rod at the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber, circuit terminals protruding from the non-earthed vacuum chamber, an earth layer surrounding an outer periphery of the insulating mold, and a potential control means. The control means for controlling the potential of the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber is connected between the circuit terminals and is connected to the non-earthed metal vacuum chamber at the intermediate point of the potential control means.
US07683284B2	Sorting device for flat mail items The sorting device according to the present invention has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors fixed intermediate storage receptacles open at the top are arranged to accept one or more mail items from the loaded storage pockets to be opened under control in the transfer sections. On a transport path below the intermediate storage receptacles there are also continuously circulating mail item containers open at the top as sorting end points assigned to the destination addresses or destination address groups. In the mail item containers the mail items are unloaded downwards in a horizontal position in accordance with their read destination address through controllable opening of the relevant intermediate storage receptacle at the point, in which the mail item container assigned to the address is located in the corresponding position below the intermediate storage receptacle with mail items for this mail item container.
US07683273B2	Extendable weighing scale with members that allow translation movement of the scale ends between operative and storage configurations An adjustable weighing scale includes first and second scale sections deployable in a full-width configuration and an extended-width configuration. A connecting member extends between the scale sections. Load sensing apparatuses are mounted on the scale sections and output signals related to a portion of the full weight of an associated object on the scale. An output device receives the signals and communicates the full weight sensed by the scale in appropriate units.
US07683265B2	Grommet and forming method for the grommet A grommet is formed having a funnel shaped portion and a tubular portion linked to a small diameter end portion of the funnel shaped portion. The grommet is inserted to an aperture of a car body panel after a wire harness is passed through and attached to the funnel shaped portion and the tubular portion, and a body latch groove provided on the external circumferential surface of the funnel shaped portion is latched to the car body panel. An extended tubular portion is provided that projects from the tubular portion, and extends inside the funnel shaped portion. A plurality of ribs is provided on an external circumferential surface of the extended tubular portion. The ribs include type one ribs having grooves on both surfaces of an element linking the rib to the extended tubular portion, and a type two rib having no groove.
US07683257B1	Electrical cover plate Implementations of an electrical cover plate assemblies feature a frame with a finished surface and at least one adapter plate recess in the finished surface. The adapter plate recess includes an electrical device aperture. An adapter plate couples with the frame at the adapter plate recess and is sized to fill the adapter plate recess substantially from its extents at least approximately to an edge of the electrical device aperture.
US07683250B2	Electronic musical apparatus An electronic musical instrument is configured to store music data including performance data on a plurality of tracks and receive designation of a track or tracks so that when a test-listen button for receiving instruction of test-listen of the designated track(s) is pressed, the electronic musical instrument plays the performance data on the designated track(s) among the music data and plays the performance data on the other tracks at a volume lower than the volume of the designated track(s).
US07683248B2	Piano key leveling device and method A keyboard musical instrument includes a key, a balance rail, and a key leveling tab. The key leveling tab is permanently mounted on the balance rail. The key leveling tab is non-resonating and has a varying thickness.
US07683239B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV390455 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV390455. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV390455, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV390455 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV390455 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV390455.
US07683235B2	Adhesive bandage carrier and bandage dispensing assembly therefor A dispenser assembly includes a housing having a face and an aperture that allows adhesive bandage carrier to pass through it. The adhesive bandage carrier comprises a longitudinally-extending carrier strip having a plurality of longitudinally-disposed adhesive bandages removably secured to an underlying carrier strip. The bandages are located at pre-determined and equally-spaced intervals along the strip. At the same intervals, the strip includes a plurality of apertures. A first edge of the bandage overlays a portion of an aperture such that the first edge can be easily grasped when the bandage is dispensed. The dispenser assembly also includes a number of rotational elements that serve as either “feed” mechanisms for delivering a roll of adhesive bandage carrier from within the container or “take-up” mechanisms for accumulating protective material that overlays the bandage carrier. Different embodiments of the assembly afford mechanical and electrical actuation of the dispensing assembly.
US07683234B2	Devices and bandages for the treatment or prevention of scars and/or keloids and methods and kits therefor Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a wound includes stress, strain, and any combination of stress and strain. The control of a wound's mechanical environment can be active, passive, dynamic, or static. The devices are configured to be removably secured to a skin surface in proximity to the wound site and shield the wound from endogenous and/or exogenous stress.
US07683232B2	Production of olefins having a functional group A process is disclosed for producing functionalized olefins from a fuel source including an organic compound including a functional group. Useful fuel sources include, for example, biofeedstocks (e.g., carbohydrates, triglycerides, polyols, and biodiesel). The process is preferably carried out by partial oxidation. The overall process can be carried out autothermally.
US07683226B1	Integrated processes for making detergent range alkylbenzenes from C5-C6-containing feeds Integrated processes for making detergent range alkylbenzenes from C5-C6-containing feeds involve feed pretreatment and/or selective hydrogenation to enable acceptable quality alkylbenzene production at attractive capital and operating costs.
US07683220B2	Process for production of acrolein There is provided a process for producing acrolein from glycerin, exhibiting a suppressed decrease in the yield of acrolein with time. In the process for producing acrolein by dehydrating glycerin in the presence of a catalyst containing a metal phosphate, one, or two or more, metal phosphates are used, which are selected from aluminum salts, zirconium salts, manganese salts, alkali metal salts (provided that the alkali metal is sodium, potassium, or cesium, and the ratio between the mole number (M) of the alkali metal and the mole number (P) of phosphoric acid (i.e., M/P ratio) in the metal phosphate is 2.0 or lower), alkali earth metal salts (provided that the ratio between the mole number (M) of the alkali earth metal and the mole number (P) of phosphoric acid (i.e., M/P ratio) in the metal phosphate is 1.0 or lower), and the like.
US07683214B2	Method of producing benzophenoneimines A process for the preparation of benzophenonimine (BPI) of the general formula I where R1 and R2 are C1- to C4-alkoxy, C1- to C2-alkylamine and C2- to C4-dialkylamine and m and n are integers from 0 to 5 and R1 and R2, independently of one another, may be identical or different, by reacting benzophenone (BP) of the general formula II where R1, R2, m and n have the abovementioned meanings, in ammonia and in the presence of titanium dioxide, the titanium dioxide being present substantially in the anatase modification.
US07683212B2	Methods for producing acetic acid A method produces acetic acid by continuously reacting methanol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a rhodium catalyst, an iodide salt, methyl iodide, methyl acetate, and water; and thereby producing acetic acid at a production rate of 11 mol/L·hr or more while keeping the acetaldehyde content of a reaction mixture to 500 ppm or less, in which the reaction is carried out at a carbon monoxide partial pressure in a gaseous phase of a reactor of 1.05 MPa or more and/or at a methyl acetate content of the reaction mixture of 2 percent by weight or more to thereby keep the production rate of acetaldehyde to 1/1500 or less that of acetic acid. This method can reduce production of by-products without reducing the reaction rate of acetic acid even at a low water content and a low hydrogen partial pressure in a reaction system.
US07683211B2	Jasmonate derivative compounds pharmaceutical compounds and methods of use thereof The present invention provides novel jasmonate derivative compounds, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, especially as chemotherapeutic agents for treatment of cancers, especially mammalian cancers.
US07683209B2	Manufacture of hydrofluoroalkanesulfonic acids A process for manufacture of hydrofluoroalkanesulfonic acid with at least one hydrogen bonded to the carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom bonded to the sulfonic acid group comprising: contacting a fluoroolefin with sulfite in an aqueous solution adjusted to about pH 4 to pH 12; removing water from the solution to form a solid; directly treating the solid with oleum; and distilling the hydrofluoroalkanesulfonic acid therefrom. Also a process for manufacture of potassium hydrofluoroalkanesulfonate in high purity is described.
US07683204B2	Mixture of alicyclic polycarboxylic acid esters having high cis isomer content The present invention relates to mixtures of alicyclic polycarboxylic esters with high cis content, to a process for their preparation by ring-hydrogenation of the corresponding aromatic polycarboxylic esters, and also to the use of the mixtures.
US07683201B2	Quinazoline(di)ones for invertebrate pest control Compounds of Formula I including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and agriculturally suitable salts thereof, are disclosed which are useful as invertebrate pest control agents wherein A, B, J, K, L and R3 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt thereof and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents.Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, its N-oxide or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein).
US07683193B2	Benzo lipoxin analogues Benzolipoxin analogs, methods of their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are provided. The compounds and compositions are useful in methods for treatment of various diseases, including, inflammation, autoimmune disease and abnormal cell proliferation.
US07683192B2	Colorant compounds Disclosed is a colorant compound of the formula wherein Y is a hydrogen atom or a bromine atom, n is an integer of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, R1 is an alkylene group, an arylene group, an arylalkylene group, or an alkylarylene group, provided that no oxygen atom creates a linkage, X is —O— or —NR3— wherein R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and R2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group.
US07683185B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors The present invention provides histone deacetylase inhibitors of general formula (I), process for the preparation of such compounds and uses of the compounds in medicine.
US07683178B2	Method for the synthesis of a benzimidazole compound A process for the manufacture of omeprazole or esomeprazole from pyrmethyl alcohol via pyrmethyl chloride and pyrmetazole characterized in that the whole reaction sequence is carried out without any isolation or purification of intermediates. Further, the reaction is carried out in a solvent system common for the whole reaction sequence and inert to the reactants formed during the process and used in the process and comprises a water immiscible organic solvent and a specified amount of water.
US07683172B2	Urea derivative and process for preparing the same A process for preparing a compound (C) represented by the following formula: wherein R1 represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl or C3-8 cycloalkyl, and R2 represents hydrogen or methoxy, characterized by reacting a compound (A-1) represented by the following formula: wherein R1 has the same definition as above, with a compound (B) represented by the following formula: wherein R2 has the same definition as above, and L represents a leaving group, is provided. Compound (C) is effective for prevention or treatment of various diseases associated with angiogenesis neoplasia.
US07683171B2	1H-imidazo[4,5-d]thieno[3,2-b]pyridine based tricyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same The present invention provides for thiazolopyridine-based tricyclic compounds having the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R5, R6 and R7 are as described herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, as well as the use of such compounds for treating inflammatory and immune diseases.
US07683164B2	Nucleic acid derivatives A compound which comprises a backbone having a plurality of chiral carbon atoms, the backbone bearing a plurality of ligands each being individually bound to a chiral carbon atom of the plurality of chiral carbon atoms, the ligands including one or more pair(s) of adjacent ligands each containing a moiety selected from the group consisting of a naturally occurring nucleobase and a nucleobase binding group, wherein moieties of the one or more pair(s) are directly linked to one another via a linker chain; building blocks for synthesizing the compound; and uses of the compound, particularly in antisense therapy.
US07683159B2	Tenascin-W compositions and uses thereof Tenascin-W, an extracellular matrix molecule that is specifically expressed in metastatic tumours is provided. A system comprising a sample expressing tenascin-W is used as an in vitro method for screening possible anti-tumour agents or for agents that promote osteogenesis.
US07683156B2	Production of a high-molecular polycondensate The invention relates to a method for producing a high-molecular polycondensate from a solidified polycondensate prepolymer by solid phase polycondensation. According to said method, the polycondensation cleavage products of the solid phase polycondensation reaction are extracted from the product by means of a process gas, and the process gas is then cleaned of the polycondensation cleavage products and essentially recycled. According to the invention, the specific energy input is less than 120 kWh/t, preferably less than 110 kWh/t and especially between 70 and 100 kWh/t. The invention also relates to an installation for producing a high-molecular polycondensate, said installation comprising a heating appliance (1), followed by a crystallisation appliance (2), a reaction appliance (4), and a cooling appliance (5). A gas outlet (5d) of the cooling appliance (5) is connected to a gas inlet (1c) of the heating appliance (1), a gas outlet (4d) of the reaction appliance (4) is connected to a gas inlet (6c) in a gas cleaning system (6), and a gas outlet (6d) of the gas cleaning system (6) is connected to a gas inlet (4c) of the reaction appliance (4).
US07683152B2	Partial block polyimide-polysiloxane copolymer, making method, and resin composition comprising the copolymer A partial block polyimide-polysiloxane copolymer is provided comprising repeat unit structures having structural formulae (1) and (2) wherein X is an aromatic or aliphatic ring-containing tetravalent organic radical, Y1 is a diamine residue, Y2 is a diaminosiloxane residue, Y1 and Y2 are contained in the copolymer in amounts of 99-20 mol % and 1-80 mol %, respectively, L and m each are an integer of 2-50. The copolymer has good adhesion to substrates, moisture-proof reliability and a low modulus of elasticity.
US07683146B2	Supported metal alkyl compound and process for the polymerization of olefins in its presence The present invention relates to pulverulent solids obtainable by reaction of a metal alkyl compound of a divalent or higher-valent metal and a finely divided support which on its surface bears functional groups which can form a chemical bond between the metal atom of the metal alkyl compound and the surface of the support, wherein the particles of the finely divided support have particle diameters of less than 1000 nm and less than 5% by weight of the metal alkyl compound is extractable in a single extraction of the pulverulent solid with 20 ml of heptane per gram of solid at 50° C. In addition, the invention relates to a process for preparing the pulverulent solids, a catalyst composition for the polymerization of olefins which comprises the pulverulent solids and polymerization processes using the catalyst composition.
US07683138B1	Molding compositions A curable composition exhibiting excellent moldability without mold staining or delamination is provided, including an epoxy resin, a curing agent for the epoxy resin, and a polyphenylene oxide compound having a glass transition temperature between about 165° C. and about 190° C. The polyphenylene oxide compound may be provided as a melt blended mixture of two polyphenylene oxide compounds having distinct glass transition temperatures. The curable compositions may further include a bulk filler, and are therefore particularly useful as molding compounds encapsulation of electrical and/or electronic parts in transfer molding operations.
US07683136B2	Elastomeric compound An elastomeric compound comprises 20-80 parts per hundred cross-linkable materials of liquid elastomer. The liquid elastomer has a complex dynamic viscosity less than 5 McP (5,000 Ns/m2) at a temperature between 20° C. and the maximum flow temperature TF, and the elastomeric compound the elastomeric material has a complex dynamic viscosity of less than 5 McP (5,000 Ns/m2) for at least 2 minutes at a maximum flow temperature TF.
US07683129B2	Films from polymer blends This invention relates to a film comprising a heterogeneous blend of: 1) from 60 to 99 wt % of one or more semi-crystalline polymers; and 2) from 1 to 40 wt % of one or more semi-amorphous polymers; where the blend has: an MFR of 0.5 to 100 dg/min, a haze of 20% or less, and a permanent set of greater than 65%; and where the film is 2.5 to 635 microns thick and has: a haze of 10% or less, a 1° Secant tensile modulus of 100,000 to 30,000 psi, an Elmendorf tear in the machine direction and transverse direction of 45 g/mil or more, a total energy impact of 3 J or more; and a 45 degree gloss of 82 or more.
US07683124B2	Dispersions of intrinsically conductive polymers, and methods for the production thereof The invention relates to a dispersion which contains particles of at least one intrinsically conductive polymer, wherein the particle size is on average (weight) less than 1 μm, and which is characterized in that the dispersant is a liquid at room temperature, and a layer, film or sheet formed from this dispersion has a conductivity of >100 S/cm after removal of the dispersant. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of this dispersion.
US07683123B2	Aqueous coating composition The invention provides an aqueous coating composition, which can simplify storage of an anti-staining agent and is excellent not only in coating stability upon mixing the anti-staining agent with an emulsion resin coating and but also in anti-staining properties. Disclosed is an aqueous coating composition comprising, as essential components, a synthetic resin emulsion (A) having a pH value of 4.0 to 10.0 and a neutral silica sol (B) having a particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm and a pH value of 5.0 to less than 8.5, wherein the neutral silica sol (B) component is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 50 parts by weight in terms of solid content relative to 100 parts by weight of the solid content of the synthetic resin emulsion (A).
US07683121B2	Stable wet strength resin A method of stabilizing an aqueous solution of polyaminoamide-epichlorohydrin resin comprising sequentially adding to the solution about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of one or more strong acids and about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of one or more weak acids to prepare a stabilized solution having a pH of about 3-4.
US07683113B2	Insulation compositions containing metallocene polymers Novel additive systems for metallocene based filled cable insulation are disclosed. These systems provide excellent protection against thermal degradation, better cure state and reduced dissipation factor after prolonged heat exposure. The additives may contain one or more hindered amine light stabilizers and amine antioxidants.
US07683112B2	Phosphite composition and method for producing the same There is provided a phosphite composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a phosphite represented by the formula (1) and 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an aliphatic hydrocarbon lubricant having a softening point or a melting point of not higher than 115° C., wherein the content of the phosphite (1) in said composition is 30 to 99.5% by weight.
US07683108B2	Microencapsulated pigment, production process therefor, aqueous dispersion, and ink jet recording ink Provided are ink jet ink excellent in dispersion stability and ejection stability and capable of forming images with fastness, abrasion resistance, color developability, and high density with little feathering; a microencapsulated pigment (MCP) providing the ink and a process of making the same; and an aqueous dispersion of the MCP. The MCP comprises pigment particles having a hydrophilic group on their surface (hydrophilized pigment particles) and coated with a polymer by emulsion polymerization. The process comprises emulsion polymerization in the presence of the hydrophilized pigment particles. The ink essentially contains the MCP and water.
US07683104B2	Curable composition, ink composition, inkjet-recording method, and planographic printing plate The present invention provides a curable composition including: a compound having a single partial structure containing a cyclic ether group, and at least one linear alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms; and a compound that generates acid when irradiated with radiation. The present invention also provides an ink composition containing the curable composition, an inkjet-recording method by using the ink composition, and a planographic printing plate obtained by using the ink composition.
US07683098B2	Manufacturing methods for nanomaterial dispersions and products thereof Methods for manufacturing nanomaterial dispersions, such as nanomaterial concentrates, and related nanotechnology are provided. The nanomaterial concentrates provided can be more cheaply stored and transported compared to non-concentrate nanomaterial forms.
US07683095B2	Compositions and methods of treating, reducing and preventing cardiovascular diseases and disorders with polymethoxyflavones Compositions and methods for the treatment, reduction and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases and disorders are described. Individuals at high risk for developing or having cardiovascular disease or disorder may be treated with an effective dose of a polymethoxyflavone including limocitrin derivatives, quercetin derivatives, naturally occurring polymethoxyflavones, tocotrienols, and mixtures of these compounds.
US07683089B1	4-(Phenylmethyl and substituted phenylmethyl)-imidazole-2-thiones acting as specific alpha2 adrenergic agonists Compounds of Formula 1 where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification are agonists of alpha2 adrenergic receptors. Several compounds of the disclosure are specific or selective to alpha2B and/or alpha2C adrenergic receptors in preference over alpha2A adrenergic receptors. Additionally some of the claimed compounds have no or only minimal cardivascular and/or sedatory activity. The compounds of Formula 1 are useful as medicaments in mammals, including humans, for treatment of diseases and or alleviations of conditions which are responsive to treatment by agonists of alpha2 adrenergic receptors. Compounds of Formula 1 which have no significant cardiovascular and/or sedatory activity are useful for treating pain and other conditions with minimal side effects.
US07683084B2	Thiazoline and oxazoline derivatives and their methods of use The invention relates to a series of thiazoline and oxazoline derivatives, compositions thereof, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds.
US07683072B2	Oxycodone hydrochloride having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone In certain embodiments the invention is directed to a process for preparing an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having less than 25 ppm of 14-hydroxycodeinone.
US07683071B2	Composition and method for improved bioavailability and enhanced brain delivery of 5,5-diphenyl barbituric acid The present invention relates to a composition and a method of delivering a barbituric acid derivative to the central nervous system of a mammal in need of treatment for neurological conditions. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of administering an oral dosage form of a sodium salt of 5,5-diphenyl barbituric acid to enhance the bioavailability of 5,5-diphenyl barbituric acid and brain delivery of same.
US07683067B2	3-heterocyclyl-indole derivatives as inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) Compounds of formula Ia or Ib wherein P; R1; R2; m; and n are as defined in the application, salts thereof, processed for their preparation, new intermediates used therein, pharmaceutical formulations containing said compounds and the use of said compounds in therapy.
US07683066B2	Isoquinolines useful as modulators of ion channels The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US07683064B2	Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase This application discloses 5-phenyl-1H-pyridin-2-one and 6-phenyl-2H-pyridazin-3-one derivatives according to generic Formulae I-III: wherein, variables R, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, n and m are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formulae I-III and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US07683056B2	Pyridine derivatives and their use in the treatment of psychotic disorders There are provided according to the invention novel compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof: wherein all variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods for their use in therapy.
US07683052B2	Crystalline polymorph of bazedoxifene acetate The present invention is directed to a crystalline polymorph of bazedoxifene acetate, compositions containing the same, preparations thereof, and uses thereof.
US07683039B2	Water soluble, randomly substituted partial N-, partial O-acetylated chitosan, preserving compositions containing chitosan, and processes for making thereof The present invention is directed to a water soluble, randomly substituted partial N-, partial O-acetylated chitosans or chitosan derivatives and methods of preparing water soluble, randomly substituted partial N-, partial O-acetylated chitosans or chitosan derivatives comprising the steps of dissolving the chitosan or chitosan derivative into an aqueous acidic solution and reacting the chitosan or chitosan derivative with an acetylating agent in the presence of a phase transfer reagent. The present invention is further directed to a pharmaceutical preserving composition comprising: (a) at least one chitosan or chitosan derivative and (b) at least one buffer solution, as well as methods of preserving contact lens solutions and disinfecting contact lens using such composition.
US07683032B2	Deglycosylated and desialidated long pentraxin PTX3 Deglycosylated long pentraxin PTX3 and desialidated long pentraxin PTX3 are disclosed, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmacological compositions containing them, and their use for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the use of the long pentraxin PTX is indicated, particularly infectious and inflammatory diseases and female fertility disorders. These proteins are endowed with therapeutic activity superior to that of glycosylated pentraxin.
US07683024B2	Polyaminoacids functionalized by alpha tocopherol and uses thereof, particular for therapeutic applications The invention concerns novel biodegradable polyaminoacid materials, useful in particular for vectoring active principle(s). The invention also concerns novel pharmaceutical, cosmetic dietetic or phytosanitary compositions based on said polyaminoacids. The invention aims at providing a novel polymer raw material, capable of being used for vectoring active principles and enabling optimal fulfillment of all specified requirements: biocompatibility, biodegradability, easy and inexpensive transformation into particles vectoring active principles, the particles being themselves capable of forming colloidal suspensions, of being easily associated with numerous active principles, and of releasing said active principles in vivo. Therefor, the present invention concerns first of all amphiphilic polyaminoacids comprising aspartic acid units and/or glutamic acid units, characterized in that at least part of said units carry grafts, including at least one alpha-tocopherol motif, for example (polyglutamate or polyaspartate grafted with alpha-tocopherol of synthetic or natural origin).
US07683019B2	Extruded artisan soap having inner vein An extruded and stamped personal washing bar comprising an artisan crafted appearance having top and bottom stamped faces bounded by a parting line or edge band and a horizontal plane intersecting the parting line or edge band, said bar further comprising an outer surfactant phase and a substantially contiguous inner vein comprising a thermoplastic mass, wherein said inner vein is located between the top and bottom stamped faces of the bar and wherein a projection of the inner vein onto the horizontal plane intersecting the parting line or edge band has a maximum width that is at least 20% of a maximum width of the bar in said horizontal plane.
US07683017B2	Synergistic lubricating oil composition containing a mixture of a nitro-substituted diarylamine and a diarylamine Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition containing an oil of lubricating viscosity and a particularly effective mixture of a nitro-substituted diphenylamine and a diarylamine which together provide superior oxidation inhibition.
US07683009B2	Oxide superconductor thick film and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a Bi2223 based thick film that does not peel off when a thermal or a mechanical shock is applied to a base or an oxide superconductor thick film or the like in the middle of a manufacturing process and a method of manufacturing the same. An oxide superconductor paste 1 having a mixing ratio of Bi2212 composition is applied to a base 3, dried, burned, and thereafter burned at a temperature approximate to its melting point to obtain a partially molten layer 4. Next, an oxide superconductor paste 2 having a mixing ratio of Bi2223 composition is applied to the partially molten layer 4, dried, burned, compressed by a CIP, and thereafter repeatedly burned and compressed for a predetermined number of times to obtain the base 3 having a desired superconductor thick film 5 formed thereon.
US07683008B2	High-strength, low-temperature stable herbicidal formulations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid salts This invention relates to a high-strength herbicidal formulation containing high concentrations of 2,4-D salt mixtures. The 2,4-D salt mixtures can include the DMA salt and the DMEA and/or the DEEA salt of 2,4-D. Selected combinations of the 2,4-D salt mixtures exhibit significantly greater low temperature stability at high concentrations.
US07683004B2	Air-activated organotin catalysts for polyurethane synthesis This invention relates to an organotin-based catalyst system for polyurethane synthesis that is useful in coatings applications. The catalyst has low activity in the absence of oxygen. When a coating mixture comprising the catalyst is sprayed and/or applied to a substrate as a thin film in air, the catalyst is activated. For solvent-based refinish systems comprising hydroxyl and isocyanate species at high solids levels, the catalyst system therefore provides extended viscosity stability, i.e., pot life.
US07682998B2	Ceramic powder for a green sheet and multilayer ceramic substrate Provided is a ceramic powder for a green sheet that gives a low-temperature fired ceramic substrate that can be fired at a temperature of 900° C. or lower and has excellent dielectric properties in the higher frequency bands such as microwave and millimeter-wave bands, has a low hygroscopicity, and has minor warping and creasing even in the case of co-firing with a silver-based conductor paste, the ceramic powder for a green sheet including a glass powder and an alumina powder, in which the glass powder contains 35 to 39% by weight of SiO2, 9 to 17% by weight of Al2O3, 21 to 40% by weight of B2O3, 10 to 20% by weight of R′O, wherein R′ is one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and Ba, 0.2 to 2% by weight of Li2O, and 0.5 to 2% by weight of MO2, wherein M is one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, so that the total is 100% by weight.
US07682995B2	Triple layer industrial fabric for through-air drying process A triple layer woven industrial fabric, particularly suitable for through-air drying applications, has a paper side (PS) layer and a machine side (MS) layer of polymeric warp and weft yarns woven to a repeat pattern wherein all the warp yarns are arranged as vertically stacked pairs, all the weft yarns comprise pairs of intrinsic weft binder yarns, and each pair of weft yarns forms an unbroken weft path in both the PS layer and the MS layer whereby when either the first or second member of the pair passes from the PS layer to the MS layer, the other member of the pair passes from the MS layer to the PS layer at an exchange point located between at least one common pair of warp yarns.
US07682991B2	Method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes forming a trench for a MOS gate in an SiC substrate by dry etching. Thereafter, the substrate with the trench is heat treated. The heat treatment includes heating the substrate in an Ar gas atmosphere or in a mixed gas atmosphere containing SiH4 and Ar at a temperature between 1600° C. and 1800° C., and thereafter in a hydrogen gas atmosphere at a temperature between 1400° C. and 1500° C. The present manufacturing method smoothens the trench inner surface and rounds the corners in the trench to prevent the electric field from localizing thereto.
US07682989B2	Formation of a silicon oxide interface layer during silicon carbide etch stop deposition to promote better dielectric stack adhesion In accordance with the present teachings, semiconductor devices and methods of making semiconductor devices and dielectric stack in an integrated circuit are provided. The method of forming a dielectric stack in an integrated circuit can include providing a semiconductor structure including one or more copper interconnects and forming an etch stop layer over the semiconductor structure in a first processing chamber. The method can also include forming a thin silicon oxide layer over the etch stop layer in the first processing chamber and forming an ultra low-k dielectric layer over the thin silicon oxide layer in a second processing chamber, wherein forming the thin silicon oxide layer improves adhesion between the etch stop layer and the ultra low-k dielectric as compared to a dielectric stack that is devoid of the thin silicon oxide layer between the etch stop layer and the ultra low-k dielectric.
US07682974B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming an etching layer (17) formed of silicon on a semiconductor substrate (10); forming a mask layer (20) with a pattern on the etching layer (17), which includes an intermediate layer (22) as a silicon oxide film and a top layer (24) as a polysilicon; and etching the etching layer (17) using the mask layer (20) as a mask, and eliminating the top layer (24).
US07682970B2	Maskless nanofabrication of electronic components The present invention relates to systems, materials and methods for the formation of conducting, semiconducting, and dielectric layers, structures and devices from suspensions of nanoparticles. Drop-on-demand systems are used in some embodiments to fabricate various electronic structures including conductors, capacitors, FETs. Selective laser ablation is used in some embodiments to pattern more precisely the circuit elements and to form small channel devices.
US07682964B2	Method of forming a contact hole in a semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a lower conductive layer formed over the semiconductor substrate, an intermediate insulating layer formed over the lower conductive layer and an upper conductive layer formed over the intermediate insulating layer. The upper conductive layer crosses the lower conductive layer. The semiconductor device also includes a contact hole formed at a crossing portion of the lower conductive layer and the upper conductive layer. The contact hole is formed in the intermediate insulating layer. An aspect ratio of the contact hole is greater than 0.6.
US07682955B1	Method for forming deep well of power device The invention provides a method for forming a deep well region of a power device, including: providing a substrate with a first sacrificial layer thereon; forming a first patterned mask layer on the first sacrificial layer exposing a first open region; performing a first doping process to the first open region to form a first sub-doped region; removing the first patterned mask layer and the first sacrificial layer; forming an epitaxial layer on the substrate; forming a second sacrificial layer on the epitaxial layer; forming a second patterned mask layer on the second sacrificial layer exposing a second open region; performing a second doping process to the second open region to form a second sub-doped region; removing the second patterned mask layer; performing an annealing process to make the first and the second sub-doped regions form a deep well region; and removing the second sacrificial layer.
US07682953B2	Method of forming p-type compound semiconductor layer A method of forming a p-type compound semiconductor layer includes increasing a temperature of a substrate loaded into a reaction chamber to a first temperature. A source gas of a Group III element, a source gas of a p-type impurity, and a source gas of nitrogen containing hydrogen are supplied into the reaction chamber to grow the p-type compound semiconductor layer. Then, the supply of the source gas of the Group III element and the source gas of the p-type impurity is stopped and the temperature of the substrate is lowered to a second temperature. The supply of the source gas of nitrogen containing hydrogen is stopped and drawn out at the second temperature, and the temperature of the substrate is lowered to room temperature using a cooling gas. Accordingly, hydrogen is prevented from bonding to the p-type impurity in the p-type compound semiconductor layer.
US07682936B2	Reduction in thickness of semiconductor component on substrate It is an object to reduce a thickness of a semiconductor component (chip) on a substrate to a predetermined thickness regardless of a variation in thickness of a substrate in a semiconductor product. In a semiconductor product mounted on a base plate, a surface of a semiconductor component on a substrate is set to be located at a predetermined height h from a surface of a base plate. Thereafter, through machining the surface of the semiconductor component which is adjusted to be located at the predetermined height, it is possible to make the thickness of the semiconductor component on the substrate equal to a predetermined thickness.
US07682934B2	Wafer packaging and singulation method A method includes providing a micro device wafer having micro devices supported by a wafer substrate and a multi-device lid substrate coupled to and spaced from the wafer substrate. The method further includes sawing through the multi-device lid substrate to a depth between the wafer substrate and the lid substrate.
US07682933B1	Wafer alignment and bonding Provided is a method and apparatus for close alignment of two or more electrically conductive wafers which are positioned face-to-face in closely spaced opposition, the wafers having position marks on corresponding portions thereof, the wafers being aligned as to their mating components, as guided by optically comparing the alignment of the respective position marks; deflecting an interior portion of one of the wafers into contact with the other wafer, to partially bond the wafers to each other, then fully contacting and bonding the rest of the wafer pair and then optically checking the resulting wafer alignment to see if same is acceptable.
US07682930B2	Method of forming elevated photosensor and resulting structure Elevated crystal silicon photosensors for imagers pixels, each photosensor formed of crystal silicon above the surface of a substrate that has pixel circuitry formed thereon. The imager has a high fill factor and good imaging properties due to the crystal silicon photosensor.
US07682929B2	Method and structure for double lining for shallow trench isolation A method of forming an integrated circuit device structure having a design rule of less than 0.13 micron. The method includes providing a substrate and forming a pad oxide layer overlying the substrate. The method includes forming a nitride layer overlying the pad oxide layer and patterning the nitride layer and pad oxide layer. A trench structure is formed within a thickness of the substrate using the patterned nitride layer and pad oxide layer as hard mask. The method forms a first thickness of liner oxide within the trench structure using at least thermal oxidation of an exposed region of the trench structure to cover the trench structure. Such thermal oxidation causes a rounding region near corners of the trench structure. The method selectively removes the thickness of liner oxide within the trench structure. The method forms a second thickness of liner oxide within the trench structure using at least thermal oxidation to cover the trench structure. The thermal oxidation causes a further rounding of the rounded region near corners of the trench structure. The method also selectively removes the patterned nitride layer while the second thickness of liner oxide protects the substrate in the trench region.
US07682927B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes coating a solution containing a perhydrosilazane polymer on a substrate, heating the solution to form a film containing the perhydrosilazane polymer, and oxidizing the film in a water vapor atmosphere at a reduced pressure to convert the film into an insulating film containing silicon and oxygen.
US07682925B2	Capacitor and manufacturing method thereof The disclosure concerns a capacitor including a trench; an insulation layer; a first polysilicon layer; a first patterned dielectric layer; a second polysilicon layer patterned into a plurality of vertical bars in the trench; a second dielectric layer along surfaces of the first dielectric layer and the second patterned polysilicon layer; and a third polysilicon layer on the second dielectric layer.
US07682921B2	Method and apparatus for interconnecting electrodes with partial titanium coating The present subject matter includes a capacitor stack having a plurality of anode layers, and a plurality of cathodic metal substrates partially coated in a titanium coating. Cathode portions lacking titanium enable weld interconnections which are substantially free of titanium, improving capacitor properties. In some embodiments, anodes are interspersed among cathodes, and are electrically separated from the cathodes, with portions of cathode material attached to the welding area of the anode. These portions of the cathode material are no longer electrically connected to the cathode. As the anode and these cathode portions are welded and aged, leakage current is reduced due to improved oxide growth in the welding area due to the absence of titanium.
US07682910B2	Method of selectively adjusting ion implantation dose on semiconductor devices A first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region separated by a shallow trench isolation region are formed in a semiconductor substrate. A photoresist is applied and patterned so that the first semiconductor region is exposed, while the second semiconductor region is covered. Depending on the setting of parameters for the location of an edge of the patterned photoresist, the slope of sidewalls of the photoresist, the thickness of the photoresist, and the direction of ion implantation, ions may, or may not, be implanted into the entirety of the surface portion of the first semiconductor region by shading or non-shading of the first semiconductor region. The semiconductor substrate may further comprise a third semiconductor region into which the dopants are implanted irrespective of the shading or non-shading of the first semiconductor region. The selection of shading or non-shading may be changed from substrate to substrate in manufacturing.
US07682908B2	Non-volatile memory and operating method thereof A non-volatile memory including a substrate, a first doped region, a second doped region, a third doped region, a first gate structure, and a second gate structure is disclosed. The doped regions are disposed in the substrate and the second doped region is disposed between the first doped region and the third doped region. The first gate structure is disposed on the substrate between the first doped region and the second doped region. The second gate structure is disposed on the substrate between the second doped region and the third doped region, and comprises a tunneling dielectric layer, a charge trapping structure and a gate from the bottom up.
US07682893B2	Method and apparatus for providing an instrument playing service A method and apparatus for providing an instrument playing service in a portable terminal. In the method, an image of an instrument is projected. User finger movements on the projected instrument image are detected and sound source information corresponding to the user finger movements is read. Thereafter, an audio signal corresponding to the sound source information is output.
US07682890B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. A substrate is first provided, and then several IO devices and several core devices are formed on the substrate, wherein those IO devices include IO PMOS and IO NMOS, and those core devices include core PMOS and core NMOS. Thereafter, a buffer layer is formed on the substrate, and then the buffer layer except a surface of the IO PMOS is removed in order to reduce the negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) of the IO PMOS. Afterwards, a tensile contact etching stop layer (CESL) is formed on the IO NMOS and the core NMOS, and a compressive CESL is formed the core PMOS.
US07682888B2	Methods of forming NMOS/PMOS transistors with source/drains including strained materials A method of forming an integrated circuit includes selectively forming active channel regions for NMOS and PMOS transistors on a substrate parallel to a <100> crystal orientation thereof and selectively forming source/drain regions of the NMOS transistors with Carbon (C) impurities therein.
US07682886B2	Flat panel display and manufacturing method of flat panel display The present disclosure relates to a display device comprising an insulating substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode on the insulating substrate and separated by a channel area; an organic semiconductor layer formed in the channel area and on at least a portion of the source electrode and at least a portion of the drain electrode; and a self-assembly monolayer having a first portion disposed between the organic semiconductor layer and the source electrode and a second portion disposed between the organic semiconductor layer and the drain electrode to reduce contact resistance between the electrodes and the organic semiconductor layer. Thus, embodiments of present invention provide a display device including a TFT that is enhanced in its performance.
US07682885B2	Method for fabricating vertical channel transistor in a semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a sacrificial layer over a substrate, forming a contact hole in the sacrificial layer, forming a pillar to fill the contact hole. The pillar laterally extends up to a surface of the sacrificial layer and then the sacrificial layer is removed. The method further includes forming a gate dielectric layer over an exposed sidewall of the pillar, and forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode surrounds the sidewall of the pillar.
US07682883B2	Manufacturing method of thin film transistor array substrate and liquid crystal display panel A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array substrate incorporating the manufacture of a photo-sensor is provided. In the manufacturing method, a photo-sensing dielectric layer is formed between a transparent conductive layer and a metal electrode for detecting ambient light. Since the transparent conductive layer is adopted as an electrode, the ambient light can pass through the transparent conductive layer and get incident light into the photo-sensing dielectric layer. Therefore, the sensing area of the photo-sensor can be enlarged and the photo-sensing efficiency is improved. In addition, the other side of the photo sensitive dielectric layer may be a metal electrode. The metal electrode can block the backlight from getting incident into the photo-sensing dielectric layer and thus reduce the background noise. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel adopting the aforementioned thin film transistor array substrate is also provided.
US07682880B2	Method and device for producing layout patterns of a semiconductor device having an even wafer surface Primitive cells, which are circuit patterns of the constituent elements of a semiconductor device, are arranged in the element formation area of a semiconductor device, and at least one fill cell with a diffusion layer and no wiring, is arranged in the vacant areas that are generated in the element formation area after the primitive cells have been arranged.
US07682878B2	Encapsulation circuitry on a substrate An assembly for a circuit board includes a substrate, at least one circuit component formed on the substrate, and a frame. The frame comprises a first substantially planar surface attached to the substrate, and a hole formed through the frame and defined by a wall that surrounds the at least one circuit component. A method of manufacturing the circuit board includes the step of attaching the substantially planar surface of the frame to the substrate in an arrangement in which the at least one circuit component is surrounded by a wall that defines the hole.
US07682872B2	Integrated circuit package system with underfill An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a package carrier; forming a first channel in the package carrier; mounting a first integrated circuit device over the package carrier and adjacent to the first channel; mounting a second integrated circuit device over the package carrier and adjacent to the first channel; and forming a contiguous underfill fillet with the first channel and under both the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device.
US07682864B2	Method for fabricating organic electroluminescent device A method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent device (OLED) includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. Next, an anode layer is formed on the substrate. Next, a buffer layer is formed on the anode layer, wherein the buffer layer include a CFx film (fluorinated carbon films) containing carbon-fluoride bonded molecules. Next, a treatment process is performed on the CFx film to convert the carbon-fluoride bonded molecules into carbon-carbon bonded molecules. A plurality of organic layers is formed on the buffer layer. A cathode layer is formed on the organic layer. Because the buffer layer has a better conductivity, the organic electroluminescent device (OLED) of the present invention has a better luminous efficiency.
US07682856B2	Electro-optical device, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes, above a substrate, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines that cross each other, a plurality of pixel electrodes that are provided so as to correspond to intersections between the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scanning lines, and transistors, each of which is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and has an LDD structure. Further, each of the transistors has a semiconductor layer in which an impurity region is formed around a channel region, the impurity region having a heavily doped region and a lightly doped region whose impurity concentrations are different from each other, a first gate electrode that is formed on the channel region so as not to overlap the lightly doped region in plan view, and a second gate electrode that is electrically connected to the first gate electrode and that is formed on the first gate electrode so as to cover the lightly doped region in plan view.
US07682854B2	Method of making diode having reflective layer A method of forming a light emitting diode includes forming a transparent substrate and a GaN buffer layer on the transparent substrate. An n-GaN layer is formed on the buffer layer. An active layer is formed on the n-GaN layer. A p-GaN layer is formed on the active layer. A p-electrode is formed on the p-GaN layer and an n-electrode is formed on the n-GaN layer. A reflective layer is formed on a second side of the transparent substrate. A scribe line is formed on the substrate for separating the diodes on the substrate. Also, a cladding layer of AlGaN is between the p-GaN layer and the active layer.
US07682849B2	Light emitting diode and fabrication method thereof A light emitting diode (LED) and a method for fabricating the same, capable of improving brightness by forming a InGaN layer having a low concentration of indium, and whose lattice constant is similar to that of an active layer of the LED, is provided. The LED includes: a buffer layer disposed on a sapphire substrate; a GaN layer disposed on the buffer layer; a doped GaN layer disposed on the GaN layer; a GaN layer having indium disposed on the GaN layer; an active layer disposed on the GaN layer having indium; and a P-type GaN disposed on the active layer. Here, an empirical formula of the GaN layer having indium is given by In(x)Ga(1-x)N and a range of x is given by 0
US07682846B2	Single and double-gate pseudo-FET devices for semiconductor materials evaluation Several methods and structures are disclosed for determining electrical properties of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and alternate versions of such wafers such as strained silicon:silicon/germanium:-on-insulator (SSGOI) wafers. The analyzed electrical properties include mobilities, interface state densities, and oxide charge by depositing electrodes on the wafer surface and measuring the current-voltage behavior using these electrodes. In a single gate structure, the source and drain electrodes reside on the wafer surface and the buried insulator acts as the gate oxide, with the substrate acting as the gate electrode. In a double gate structure, an oxide is used on the upper surface between the source and drain electrodes and an additional metal layer is used on top of this oxide to act as a second gate electrode. Light of broad spectrum or specific wavelength may be used to alter electrical carrier densities in the region between the electrodes to further analyze the electrical properties of the material, or alternatively, the device can be used as a detector of light having a wavelength shorter than the bandgap wavelength of the Si surface.
US07682844B2	Silicon substrate processing method for observing defects in semiconductor devices and defect-detecting method A silicon substrate processing method for reducing the thickness of an area of a silicon substrate on which a metal layer is formed to implement a semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed. The method includes: (A) a process which evenly reduces the thickness of the backside of a silicon substrate to an extent where mechanical strength is maintained and the metal layer on the silicon substrate remains intact; (B) a process which detects defects from the backside of the silicon substrate after the process (A); (C) a process which further reduces the thickness of a defect-containing area of the silicon substrate by processing the backside of the silicon substrate; and (D) a process which measures the thickness of the area of the silicon substrate which is reduced in the process (C).
US07682842B2	Method of adaptively selecting chips for reducing in-line testing in a semiconductor manufacturing line A method for identifying potentially defective integrated circuit chips and excluding them from future testing as wafers move through a manufacturing line The method includes data-collecting steps, tagging the chips on wafers identified as potentially bad chips based on information collected as the wafer moves down the fabrication line, evaluating test cost savings by eliminating any further tests on the tagged chips preferably using a test cost database. Considering all the future tests to be preformed, the tagged chips are skipped if it is determined that the test cost saving is significant. Tagging bad chips is based on various criteria and models which are dynamically adjusted by performing the wafer final test on samples of the tagged chips and feeding-back the final test results. The dynamic adaptive adjustment method preferably includes a feedback loop or iterative process to evaluate financial tradeoffs when assessing the profit of salvaging chips against the additional test costs.
US07682840B2	Magnetic device and method of making the same A method and magnetic device for improving the desirable properties of a magnetic device, e.g., magnetization uniformity and reproducibility. Moreover the invention provides magnetic cells that are more magnetically homogeneous, with smaller amount of end domain magnetization canting from the average cell magnetization direction. The invention may provide a magnetic memory cell with less variation in switching fields, more spatially coherent dynamical magnetic properties for high speed and processional or coherent magnetic switching, and higher signal due to the increased uniformity. It may provide a magnetic sensor with more spatially coherent magnetic properties for high speed and processional or coherent magnetic switching, and increased signal. It may provide a read head element with more spatially coherent magnetic properties for high speed and processional or coherent magnetic sensing, and increased signal.
US07682836B2	Selective binding materials A template (a molecule preferably of molecular size >500 Da, or a larger entity such as a cell, virus or tissue sample) is dissolved or suspended in a fluid. The fluid is frozen, and the template is removed (e.g. by dissolution or electrophoresis, or mechanically) to leave an “imprinted” frozen fluid. This is capable of selectively adsorbing the template substance. It is usable as a separation medium, a recognition element in sensors and assays, and as a catalyst.
US07682825B2	Differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells to neural cells or skeletal muscle cells by introduction of notch gene There is provided a method of inducing differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells to neural cells or skeletal muscle cells by introduction of a Notch gene. Specifically, the invention provides a method of inducing differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells to neural cells or skeletal muscle cells in vitro, which method comprises introducing a Notch gene and/or a Notch signaling related gene into the cells, wherein the finally obtained differentiated cells are the result of cell division of the bone marrow stromal cells into which the Notch gene and/or Notch signaling related gene have been introduced. The invention also provides a method of inducing further differentiation of the differentiation-induced neural cells to dopaminergic neurons or acetylcholinergic neurons. The invention yet further provides a treatment method for neurodegenerative and skeletal muscle degenerative diseases which employs neural precursor cells, neural cells or skeletal muscle cells produced by the method of the invention.
US07682808B2	Coagulation and fibrinolytic cascades modulator A thromboplastin reagent comprises (i) TF, (ii) a phospholipid, and (iii) a polyP TFPI blocker.
US07682807B2	Alzheimer's disease diagnosis based on mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation A method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a patient comprises determining whether the phosphorylation level of an indicator protein in cells of the patient after stimulus with an activator compound is abnormally elevated as compared to a basal phosphorylation level, the indicator protein being e.g. Erk1/2 and the activator compound being e.g. bradykinin.
US07682797B2	Rapid classification of biological components A method is disclosed for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, cocaine (crystalline tropane alkaloid), methamphetamine, methyltestosterone, or mesterolone. The method involves attaching antigens to a surface of a solid support in a preselected pattern to form an array wherein the locations of the antigens are known; contacting the array with the biological sample such that a portion of antibodies in the sample reacts with and binds to antigens in the array, thereby forming immune complexes; washing away antibodies that do not form immune complexes; and detecting the immune complexes, thereby forming an antibody profile. Forensic samples are identified by comparing a sample from an unknown source with a sample from a known source. Further, an assay, such as a test for illegal drug use, can be coupled to a test for identity such that the results of the assay can be positively correlated to a subject's identity.
US07682796B2	Compositions and methods for detection, prevention, and treatment of anthrax and other infectious diseases Compositions and methods for the detection, prevention, or treatment of anthrax or other infectious diseases. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for immunizing humans or animals against Bacillus anthracis or other capsulated pathogens. The methods include administering a capsular polypeptide of a pathogen of interest and a CD40 agonist to a human or animal. The capsular polypeptide or the CD40 agonist is administered in such an amount or frequency that an immunoprotective response can be elicited in the human or animal against the pathogen of interest. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods of using passive immunization with anti-capsular polypeptide antibodies to prevent or treat infections caused by Bacillus anthracis or other pathogens. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods useful for diagnosis of anthrax by detection of capsular polypeptide in serum or other biological samples.
US07682795B2	Method of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease The present invention provides methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in a subject. The methods generally involve detecting carboxyl-terminal truncated forms of apoE in a biological sample from the subject. The present invention further provides kits for carrying out the diagnostic methods of the invention.
US07682789B2	Method for quantifying biomolecules conjugated to a nanoparticle Disclosed embodiments concern quantifying a biomolecule conjugated to a nanoparticle. Quantifying typically comprises determining the number of biomolecules per nanoparticle. Any suitable biomolecule can be used, including but not limited to, amino acids, peptides, proteins, haptens, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, DNA, RNA, and combinations thereof. A single type of biomolecule may be conjugated to the nanoparticle, more than one biomolecule of a particular class may be conjugated to the nanoparticle, or two or more classes of biomolecules may be conjugated to the nanoparticle. Certain disclosed embodiments comprise enzymatically or chemically digesting a biomolecule conjugated to the nanoparticle, or displacing a biomolecule using ligand-exchange chemistry. Where biomolecule concentrations are determined, any technique suitable for determining biomolecule concentration can be used, such as spectrophotometric techniques, including measuring tryptophan fluorescence and using a standard fluorescence intensity versus biomolecule concentration curve.
US07682783B2	Methods for drug discovery, disease treatment, and diagnosis using metabolomics The small molecule profiles of cells are compared to identify small molecules which are modulated in altered states. Cellular small molecule libraries, methods of identifying tissue sources, methods for treating genetic and non-genetic diseases, and methods for predicting the efficacy of drugs are also discussed.
US07682773B2	Cyanine compound, optical recording material using the same and optical recording medium The cyanine compound of the present invention is represented by general formula (I) below and suitable as an optical recording material used in a recording layer of optical recording media on which recording and play-back are conducted with laser beam. The cyanine compound of the present invention particularly exhibits appropriate thermal decomposition behavior to attain sensitivity compatible with high-speed recording. (In the formula, each of ring A and ring B represents an optionally substituted benzene or naphthalene ring; each of R1 and R2 independently represents a C1-4 alkyl group or an optionally substituted benzyl group; at least one of R1 and R2 is an optionally substituted benzyl group; X represents O, S, or NY; each of Y, Y1, and Y2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-30 organic group; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a cyano group; Anm- represents an m-valent anion; m represents an integer of 1 or 2; and p represents a coefficient to keep an electric charge neutral.)
US07682766B2	Electrophotographic image forming method and image forming apparatus In an image forming method in which a toner image, which is visualized via an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor, employing a developer incorporating toner, is transferred onto a recording material followed by fixing, and any residual toner remaining on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is removed, an image forming method in which an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner which satisfy specified requirements are employed and image formation is carried out while feeding a surface energy lowering agent from the developer onto the aforesaid electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus employing the same.
US07682765B2	Toner for developing electrostatic images To provide a toner for developing electrostatic images which is not easily cause the phenomenon of toner-spent, constituent materials are so selected that a charge control resin has hardness which is the same as the hardness of a binder resin or the charge control resin is harder than the binder resin, as measured with a scanning probe microscope in a viscoelasticity evaluation mode in respect to the binder resin and the charge control resin which are present in the particle interiors or particle surfaces of the toner.
US07682758B2	Reflection mask for EUV photolithography and method of fabricating the reflection mask A reflection mask for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography and a method of fabricating the same, in which the reflection mask includes a substrate, a lower reflection layer formed in a multi-layer structure on the substrate and including a material reflecting EUV light, an upper reflection layer formed in a multi-layer structure on the lower reflection layer and reflecting EUV light, and a phase reversing layer formed between the lower reflection layer and the upper reflection layer in a certain pattern and causing destructive interference between reflection light from the upper reflection layer and reflection light from the lower reflection layer. An incidence of a shadow effect can be reduced and unnecessary EUV light can be eliminated, so that a pattern on the reflection mask can be projected precisely on a silicon wafer. Since the phase reversing layer includes the same material as the reflection layer and an absorption layer, mask fabrication processes can be handled easily.
US07682753B2	Solid electrolyte comprising fluorine-containing polymer having fluorine-containing ether chains There is provided a fluorine-containing polymer solid electrolyte which has an excellent ion-conducting property, is high in oxidation resistance, is stable electrochemically and thermally, has sufficient strength and is applicable to various electrochemical devices. The electrolyte comprises (A) a non-crystalline fluorine-containing polymer having, in a trunk chain and/or side chain of the polymer molecule, a structural unit D having five or more chained units derived from a fluorine-containing ether, (B) an electrolytic compound and (C) a solvent, and has an ionic conductivity of from 10−10 to 101 S/cm measured at 25° C. by an alternating current complex impedance method. The electrolyte is useful for various electrochemical devices.
US07682746B2	Negative electrode for non-aqueous secondary battery Negative electrodes and non-aqueous secondary batteries that comprise the negative electrodes are disclosed. The electrode comprises a current collector; and a mixture on the current collector, the mixture comprising a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The active material has the overall composition: AM1qM21-qOy; in which (1) A is LiX or LiX-rGr, in which G is selected from Na, K, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and mixtures thereof, in which G and M1 are different; (2) 0≦x≦3; 0
US07682745B2	Medical device having lithium-ion battery A medical device includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for providing power to the medical device. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode comprising a current collector and an active material comprising a material selected from the group consisting of LiCoO2, LiMn2O4, LiNixCoyNi(1−x−y)O2, LiAlxCoyNi(1−x−y)O2, LiTixCoyNi(1−x−y)O2, and combinations thereof. The lithium-ion battery also includes a negative electrode having a current collector and an active material including a lithium titanate material. The current collector of the negative electrode includes a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, and silver. The battery is configured for cycling to near-zero-voltage conditions without a substantial loss of battery capacity.
US07682743B2	Battery A battery capable of improving the constant output discharge capacity is provided. A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode contains iron sulfide. The anode contains lithium metal or a lithium alloy. A ratio of a discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode to a discharge capacity per unit area of the anode (the discharge capacity per unit area of the cathode/the discharge capacity per unit area of the anode) is more than 1 and 1.4 or less.
US07682739B2	Negative electrode for nonaqueous secondary battery and process of producing the same A negative electrode 1 for nonaqueous secondary batteries characterized by having an active material layer 5 and a metallic lithium layer 3 both between a pair of current collecting surface layers 4. The negative electrode 1 has two negative electrode precursors 2 each composed of the current collecting surface layer 4 and the active material layer 5 on one side of the surface layer 4. The two negative electrode precursors 2 are united with their active material layers 5 facing each other and with the metallic lithium layer 3 sandwiched therebetween. A metallic material having low capability of forming a lithium compound penetrates through the whole thickness of the active material layer 5.
US07682738B2	Lead acid battery with gelled electrolyte formed by filtration action of absorbent separators and method for producing it A method for producing a lead acid battery that operates on the oxygen cycle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: assembling a cell comprising a positive plate, a negative plate, and a sheet of separator material which is an absorbent, porous filtration medium, so that there is free space between the plates and surfaces of the separator, inserting the cell into a case, introducing into the case a mixture of sulfuric acid and silica including silica from a never dried precipitated silica slurry, causing the sulfuric acid in the mixture in the free space to gel, and sealing the case. The sulfuric acid in the mixture in the free space can be caused to gel by an increase in the silica content thereof, by an increase in the specific gravity thereof, or by both an increase in the silica content thereof, and an increase in the specific gravity thereof.
US07682732B2	Secondary battery module having protrusions on a barrier rib A secondary battery module has a plurality of unit batteries adjacently spaced apart from each other. A barrier rib is disposed between adjacent unit batteries, the barrier rib having a plurality of protrusions.
US07682731B2	Separator with long-term stability for an electrochemical cell A separator for an electrochemical cell, comprising (A) a flexible perforate support, (B) a porous first ceramic material which fills the perforations in the support and which (i) has a pore structure which is characterized by an average pore size, and (ii) is suitable for receiving an ion-conducting electrolyte, wherein (C) the electrolyte-contactable pore surface of the first porous ceramic material is covered with fine particles of a further material to extend the use life, the average size of the fine particles being in the range from 0.5 to 30% and preferably in the range from 1 to 15% of the average pore size of the ceramic material.
US07682729B2	Package structure of electric storage cells A cell binder includes a frame body and a frame body. A storage portion of a electric storage cell are pressed/clamped by the bottom of an accommodating portion of the frame body and the bottom of an accommodating portion of the frame body. Also, a sealing portion of the electric storage cell is accommodated in a gap between the bottom of a fitting concave portion of the frame body 16 and the front end of a projecting portion of the other frame body, in a state of being deflected by bending, and the sealing portion is clamped between an inner wall of the fitting concave portion and an outer wall of the projecting portion, thereby fitting the frame bodies to each other. This makes it possible to reduce the size for clamping the sealing portion and to achieve the downsizing of the entire package. In addition, providing the sealing portion with deflections allows movements of the electric storage cell to be accommodated when vibrations are applied. This eliminates a possibility that the sealing portion will be damaged by a shearing stress, and leads to durability to be improved.
US07682723B2	Membranes for fuel cells, method for producing said membranes and production of fuel cells using membranes of this type A membrane for fuel cells, which is characterized by a homogeneous absorption and good retention of doping agents, and which guarantees a high mechanical stability at high temperatures when doped. Such membranes consist of at least one polymer, whose nitrogen atoms are chemically bonded to a central atom of a derivative of a polybasic inorganic oxo acid. The membranes are produced from polymer solutions that are devoid of water and oxo acid derivatives, by heating the solution that has been introduced into a membrane mold until a self-supporting membrane has been formed and then by thermally regulating the latter. Inventive fuel cells having a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) that comprises a membrane of the invention and phosphoric acid as the doping agent have, for example, an impedance of 0.5-1 Ωcm2 at a measuring frequency of 1000 Hz and at an operating temperature of 160° C. and a gas flow for hydrogen of 170 mL/min and for air of 570 mL/min. They can be used as high-temperature polyelectrolyte membrane fuel cells for a working temperature of up to at least 250° C.
US07682717B2	Fuel cell system with cooling and method of controlling the same A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that generates an electric power and heat by a reaction of a reaction gas; a heat exchanger; a coolant circuit for a coolant between the fuel cell and the heat exchanger; a coolant circulating pump for circulating the coolant in the coolant circuit; and a drive motor for driving the coolant circulating pump, the coolant receiving and carrying the heat to the heat exchanger by the coolant circuit, the coolant circulating pump, and the drive motor. A rotational speed of the drive motor is controlled according to an upper limit of the rotational speed of the drive motor which may be determined on the basis of a cooling capacity of the heat exchanger, a speed of the vehicle mounting the fuel cell system, a generated electric power, and a flow rate of the reaction gas.
US07682708B2	Dendrimers A compound of formula (I), where x is 3, 2 or 1, y is 0 or 1, n1 and n2, which may be the same or different, are 0 or 1 to 3, X represents a divalent mono- or poly-aromatic and/or heteroaromatic moiety, the or each Y, which may be the same or different if x is 1, represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, Z represents an aromatic group, or an inherently at least partly conjugated dendritic molecular structure comprising one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic groups and, optionally, alkenylene groups, connected to each other either directly or via a carbon atom of an alkenylene group, if present, to a ring carbon atom of an (hetero) aromatic group to which more than one at least partly conjugated dendritic chain is attached, said molecular structure being connected to the remainder of the molecule via a ring carbon atom, one or more of the (hetero) aromatic rings of the dendrimers optionally being substituted, Z and/or the remainder of the molecule, excluding any groups Y, being luminescent, with the proviso that when Z represents an aromatic group y must be 1.
US07682706B2	Precoated metal sheet with little affect on environment The present invention provides a precoated metal sheet excellent in the coating material adhesion and having little affect on environment. The precoated metal sheet of the invention is a precoated metal sheet comprising a metal or plated metal sheet having stacked on the surface thereof at least a coat layer and an organic resin layer, the metal or plated metal sheet mainly comprising zinc and aluminum and the coat layer mainly comprising one or both of a metal oxide and a metal hydroxide each using a metal species exclusive of chromium.
US07682705B2	Metal sheet having a microstructure relieved of notching, carrier body having a plurality of sheets, and exhaust system having the carrier body A metal sheet having a microstructure relieved of notching, a carrier body having a plurality of sheets, and an exhaust system having the carrier body, are distinguished by a particularly long useful life in an automobile. Moreover, it is possible to bring about flow profiles coordinated exactly with the respective fields of use, so that a particularly efficient or extremely adaptable carrier body for purifying the exhaust gas of automobiles is provided.
US07682702B2	Process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles A process for producing water-absorbing polymeric particles comprises the steps of i) drying a hydrogel to produce a dried hydrogel, ii) separating incompletely dried polymeric particles from the dried hydrogel, and iii) drying the separated-off incompletely dried polymeric particles, wherein the separated incompletely dried polymeric particles are comminuted before said drying iii).
US07682698B2	Multilayered film made of (meth)acrylate copolymer and polycarbonate The invention relates to a multilayer film encompassing at least one upper layer a) and one middle layer b) composed of (meth)acrylate copolymers, and also a backing layer c) composed of polycarbonate, where the upper layer a) comprises a light stabilizer and is composed of a (meth)acrylate copolymer which can form semicompatible mixtures with the polycarbonate of the backing layer c), where a test specimen produced from a mixture composed of 20% by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80% by weight of polycarbonate has a tensile strain at break of at least 75% (ISO 527-2) at 23° C., the middle layer b) comprises a dye and, where appropriate, a light stabilizer, and is composed of an identical or different (meth)acrylate copolymer which can form semicompatible mixtures with the polycarbonate of the backing layer c), where a test specimen produced from a mixture composed of 20% by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80% by weight of polycarbonate has a tensile strain at break of at least 75% (ISO 527-2) at 23° C., and the backing layer c) is composed of polycarbonate which can, where appropriate, comprise up to 30% by weight of the material of the layers a) and b). The invention also relates to the production and uses of the multilayer film, and also to semicompatible polymer mixtures composed of (meth)acrylate copolymers and polycarbonate.
US07682694B1	Product and method for impact deflecting materials Method and system for making a low cost, light weight impact deflecting material, comprising directionally aligned single walled carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin composition, that is near impervious to bullets fired at close range at all angles of incidence, that does not deteriorate upon abrasion or when exposed to wide ranges of temperature and humidity, and that when used to construct a protective shield for a body armor vest protects the wearer from blunt trauma effects.
US07682692B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive product A pressure-sensitive adhesive product contains a substrate having formed on at least one surface thereof a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the substrate is formed from a styrene-based resin composition and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer, a liquid paraffin, and a rosin-based tackifying resin. In the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, the ratio of the liquid paraffin is preferably 6 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer and the ratio of the rosin-based tackifying resin is preferably 1 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer. The liquid paraffin may have a number-average molecular weight of 300 to 500 and may have a dynamic viscosity at 37.8° C. of 6 to 80 mm2/second.
US07682690B2	Thermal management materials having a phase change dispersion A thermally-conductive interface interposable intermediate a first heat transfer surface and an opposing second heat transfer surface to provide a thermal pathway therebetween. The interface includes a thermally-conductive compound formed into a layer which is conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface. The compound is an admixture of: (a) a polymeric constituent forming a continuous matrix in the layer; and (b) a dispersed constituent forming discrete domains within the matrix, the domains being form-stable at normal room temperature in a first domain phase and conformable between the first and second heat transfer surface in a second domain phase, and the domains having a domain transition temperature above normal room temperature from the first domain phase to the second domain phase. The dispersed constituent may be a fusible, i.e., low temperature melting, metal or metal alloy.
US07682678B2	Optical information recording medium, recording and readout methods using the same, optical information recording device, and optical information readout device An optical information recording medium includes a substrate formed in a concave-convex state by providing pits or grooves corresponding to recorded information, used for optically reproducing the information by irradiation of a light beam, and may also include a recording layer. The optical information recording medium includes a temperature responsive layer 21 whose reflectance and/or transmittance for the light beam changes with an increase in temperature caused by the irradiation of a light beam and a light absorption layer 22. With such an arrangement, the present invention provides an optical information recording medium enabling secure and highly accurate readout of information recorded with high density, a recording method and a readout method using the same, a readout device, and a recording device.
US07682664B2	Method of forming composite ceramic targets Disclosed are processes and compositions for fabricating irradiation targets from slurry compositions using a slip casting method to form a layer of the slurry composition on a substrate. The layer of slurry is allowed to dry on the substrate to produce a green cast layer that may then be cut, milled or otherwise machined to form intermediate targets having one or more predetermined configurations. These intermediate targets are subsequently subjected to a thermal process by which organic components remaining in the green cast layer are driven off and/or oxidized to form a densified, substantially inorganic, layer that has a density below that of the primary particles.
US07682663B2	Remote curing of polymer coating by gaseous, vaporous or aerosol initiating agent The present invention is a method and apparatus for remote curing of resin-coated surfaces and articles by means of a vaporous curing agent. The method of the present invention includes the steps: (a) providing a surface of the substrate with a layer of a coating precursor comprising a curable material and a stabilized curing agent that is adapted to react with a gaseous, vaporous or aerosol initiating agent to activate the stabilized curing agent so as to cause the curable material to undergo a curing reaction; (b) subjecting the coating precursor to the gaseous, vaporous or aerosol initiating agent for sufficient time to initiate the curing reaction, and allowing the coating precursor to form a cured coating on the substrate. Another variation of the method of the present invention involves the reversal of the positions of the active compounds utilizing the interaction between the gaseous, vaporous or aerosol curing agent and coating precursor comprising a curable material and initiating agent.
US07682662B2	Painted golf ball and process for preparing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a paint film which is obtained from an environment-friendly aqueous paint and is excellent in the adhesion and the wear-resistance.The gist of the present invention lies in improving the adhesion between the paint film obtained from the aqueous polyurethane paint and the surface of the golf ball body by first applying the aqueous liquid of the aqueous polycarbodiimide on the surface of the golf ball body, subsequently forming the primer layer comprising the aqueous polycarbodiimide, and then applying the aqueous polyurethane paint to form the paint film, while reducing the amount of solvent used in the aqueous paint for applying on the golf ball by using the polycarbodiimide liquid and the aqueous polyurethane paint.
US07682659B1	Fabrication of suspended carbon micro and nanoscale structures Methods for the fabrication of suspended carbon structures using a negative photoresist that is exposed to a source of UV light, and a two step pyrolysis process. Ebeam lithography is used to define the suspended structures. The fabrication method described herein provides a novel carbon microfabrication technique, which has potential applications in carbon based electronics, sensors, batteries, microfluidics, etc.
US07682646B2	Process for preparation of canola protein isolates A novel canola protein isolate having predominantly of 2S canola protein and having improved solubility properties, has an increased proportion of 2S canola protein and a decreased proportion of 7S canola protein. The novel canola protein isolate is formed by heat treatment of aqueous supernatant from canola protein micelle formation and precipitation, to effect precipitation of 7S protein which is sedimented and removed. Alternatively, the novel canola protein isolate may be derived from a selective membrane procedure in which an aqueous canola protein solution containing 12S, 7S and 2S canola proteins is subjected to a first selective membrane technique to retain 12S and 7S canola proteins in a retentate, which is dried to provide a canola protein isolate consisting predominantly of 7S canola protein, and to permit 2S canola protein to pass through the membrane, the permeate is subjected to a second selective membrane technique to retain 2S canola protein and to permit low molecular weight contaminants to pass through the membrane, and the retentate from the latter membrane technique is dried.
US07682643B2	Method for manufacturing containered green tea beverage To provide a new manufacturing method of containered green tea beverage suited for selling hot. A step of eliminating silica was introduced in the manufacturing process, wherein the silica is eliminated after adding silica to a tea extract obtained by extracting green tea leaves to adsorb the sediment component present in tea extract to the silica. By adding silica to the tea extract and bringing them into contact, the proteins and polysaccharides causing secondary sediment can be selectively adsorbed and decreased, allowing the occurrence of sediment to be prevented, even when selling the beverage hot. Furthermore, it allows a large amount of flavor component to be left. Further more, a large amount of catechins can be left in the beverage, allowing the growth of heat-resistant bacteria to be inhibited by the antibacterial action of catechins.
US07682630B2	Antitumor agent and process for producing the same The present invention relates to polymeric antitumor agent which is formed in polymeric micelle complex by intermolecular bonding or mutual interaction between styrene maleic acid copolymer (SMA) and low molecule antitumor agent which is anthracyclins drug such as pirarubicin, doxorubicm, epirbicin, daunorbicin, acralbicin, or alkaloid antitumor agent such as cis-platinum, and taxol These polymeric antitumor agents may improve specificity to cancer cells so that it improves antitumor effect, while it may not be concentrated at normal organ or tissue, so that adverse effect may be diminished. These polymeric antitumor agents may be prepared by dissolving SMA and low molecule antitumor agent in aqueous solution, then in the presence of aqueous soluble carbodiimide, amino acids, or polyamine, adjusting pH to form micelle complex and recovering polymer fraction.
US07682620B2	Gelled aqueous cosmetic compositions The invention relates to cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising an oil-containing biliquid foam dispersed in a salt-containing aqueous phase, in which the aqueous phase, having a pH of less than about 7, is gelled by a polymeric sulfonic acid. A particularly preferred gellant is ammonium poly(acryldimethyltauramide-co-vinylformamide). Unlike many other types of gels, these gels are stable at an acid pH in the presence of substantial amounts of electrolytes, and therefore are useful in delivering acidic active components.
US07682595B2	Process of producing lithium metal composite oxide particles There is provided a lithium secondary battery having a high capacity and excellent high-rate discharge characteristic and charge/discharge cycle characteristic. The lithium secondary battery comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode and an ionic conductor, wherein the positive electrode comprises lithium metal composite oxide particles; the lithium metal composite oxide particles comprise a plurality of secondary particles in an elongated shape each comprised of a plurality of primary particles with an average particle size of 0.1 to 1 μm so aggregated as to form a void therebetween; and the secondary particle is columnar or planar and has an average size in a long length direction of 5 to 15 μm.
US07682587B2	Fuel cell reformer A fuel cell reformer includes a main body having a first pipe with a second pipe inside the first pipe, a thermal source unit in the second pipe, a reforming reaction unit in a first region between the first pipe and the second pipe to generate a reforming gas containing hydrogen through a reforming reaction of a fuel, and a carbon monoxide reduction unit in a region other than the first region between the first pipe and the second pipe to reduce a concentration of carbon monoxide contained in the reforming gas. A thermal treatment unit in the main body supplies thermal energy to the reforming reaction unit and the carbon monoxide reduction unit at a time of initial driving of the reformer such that the supplied thermal energy corresponds to a unique operational temperature range in the reforming reaction unit, and to a unique operational temperature range in the carbon monoxide reduction unit.
US07682580B2	Catalytic reactor having radial leaves A reactor includes a plurality of metal leaves which extend from an interior of the reactor to its exterior. The leaves occupy a space between an internal mandrel and an external tube. In one embodiment, the leaves are generally flat pieces of foil, stacked together so that they do not touch except at spacers formed in the pieces. In another embodiment, the leaves are formed of a pleated and crimped foil, each leaf being defined by a piece of foil that has been folded over upon itself. In both embodiments, the leaves extend from the internal mandrel, radially outward to an inner surface of the tube. The reactor facilitates the transfer of heat between the outside of the reactor and its inside region.
US07682572B2	Frozen tissue microarray A tissue microarray includes frozen tissue cores that extend from the top of the tissue microarray to a release. The release is a material from which embedding material of the tissue microarray can easily be removed. A stiffener is used with the release to maintain a flat shape of the release. The tissue cores may be formed from whole (i.e., paraffin-free) frozen tissue. A method and tool for manufacturing the tissue microarray are also disclosed.
US07682570B2	Multiwell plate A thin multiwell plate for use in the transportation of microbes, animal cells, DNA, etc. The multiwell plate of the present invention comprises a sheet laminate, wherein the laminate has multiple hollow parts in which a water adsorbent material is retained. A multiplicity of microbe samples, etc. can be transported conveniently and safely by causing the water adsorbent material to retain a microbe-containing solution, a DNA sample solution, etc. In particular, an ultrathin multiwell plate can be provided due to construction with a sheet laminate, thereby rendering the transportation thereof extremely easy.
US07682567B2	Sensor for analyzing or identifying property of object, sensing apparatus using same, and sensing method A sensor is provided which comprises a waveguide for allowing an electromagnetic wave to propagate therethrough and disposing an object at a plurality of positions thereof, and a detecting portion for detecting the electromagnetic wave which has interacted with the object at the plurality of positions and propagated through the waveguide, wherein a property of the object is analyzed or identified based on an information obtained from the electromagnetic wave detected by the detecting portion. Thereby, accurate detection can be effected even when the amount of an object is small.
US07682566B2	Sensor unit for assay in utilizing attenuated total reflection A surface plasmon resonance assay apparatus is loaded with a sensor unit. A sensing surface of a thin film detects reaction of a sample. A dielectric prism is overlaid with the thin film to constitute an interface. A reflection angle upon occurrence of attenuated total reflection of the illuminating light is changeable according to reaction of the sample on the sensing surface. Protecting panels are disposed to face outer surfaces of the prism, for covering and protecting at least partially the outer surfaces. A first window in one of the protecting panels is positioned on a path of the illuminating light traveling for incidence on the interface, for passing the illuminating light. A second window in one remaining protecting panel is positioned on a path of the illuminating light traveling upon reflection by the interface, for passing the illuminating light.
US07682559B2	Cr-bearing heat-resistant steel sheet excellent in workability and method for production thereof A Cr-bearing heat-resistant steel sheet with excellent workability comprising, in mass %, C of 0.001% to 0.010%, Si of 0.01% to 0.60%, Mn of 0.05% to 0.60%, P of 0.01% to 0.04%, S of 0.0005% to 0.0100%, Cr of 14% to 19%, N of 0.001% to 0.020%, Nb of 0.3% to 1.0%, Mo of 0.5% to 2.0% and, as required, one or more of Cu of 0.5% to 3.0%, W of 0.01% to 1.0% and Sn of 0.01% to 1.00%, and/or one or more of Ti of 0.01% to 0.20%, Al of 0.005% to 0.100%, Mg of 0.0002% to 0.0100%, and B of 0.0003% to 0.001%, with the remainder comprising iron and unavoidable impurities, and having an x-ray intensity ratio {111}/({100}+{211}) of 2 or greater in the central region of thickness.
US07682555B2	Suction cart for suctioning off the gases and dust produced during flame cutting processes A suction cart suctions away the gases and dust produced during flame cutting processes and catches the scrap metal produced. The suction cart can travel underneath the flame cutting bench and is outfitted with at least one suction pipe, which emerges into a suction duct, is configured so that it is able to handle the disposal work for materials located underneath the flame cutting bench. A cleaning blade or rake is arranged on the suction cart, the cleaning blade or rake being able to be lifted and lowered onto the floor underneath the flame cutting bench.
US07682554B2	Method and apparatus to mechanically shape a composite structure An apparatus for forming a shaped fibrous nonwoven structure including a delivery system adapted to provide a high speed composite stream comprising thermoplastic polymer fibers and a secondary material. The apparatus also includes a movable collection device having a collection surface which intersects the composite stream, and at least one deflector to mechanically redirect at least a portion of the composite stream. Further the deflector moves in synchronization with the movable collection device, such that the composite stream is collected on the collection surface forming a fibrous nonwoven structure having at least one non-linear edge.
US07682551B2	Method for manufacturing three-dimensional photonic structure A three-dimensional component having cavities containing a photocurable resin material and having a structure in which a plurality of cured resin layers composed of the photo-cured resin material are stacked, is manufactured by stereolithography. Inorganic members are inserted into concave portions when the concave portions are formed before covering the cavities, each of the concave portions being at least a portion of the corresponding cavity, and the photocurable resin material remaining. When the three-dimensional component is completed, the photocurable resin material remaining in the cavity is thermally cured, thus being brought into contact with the inorganic members. In this manner, a three-dimensional photonic structure having the plurality of inorganic members precisely disposed at desired periodic positions within the resin matrix is efficiently manufactured.
US07682542B2	Method of making fuser member A method of making a fuser roller comprising: providing a fuser roller an outer layer comprising a fluorothermoplastic polymer; and annealing the outer surface of the outer layer through contact the outer layer by means of heat and pressure.
US07682536B2	Method of making a microporous material A method for producing a microporous material comprising the steps of: providing an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); providing a filler; providing a processing plasticizer; adding the filler to the UHMWPE in a mixture being in the range of from about 1:9 to about 15:1 filler to UHMWPE by weight; adding the processing plasticizer to the mixture; extruding the mixture to form a sheet from the mixture; calendering the sheet; extracting the processing plasticizer from the sheet to produce a matrix comprising UHMWPE and the filler distributed throughout the matrix; stretching the microporous material in at least one direction to a stretch ratio of at least about 1.5 to produce a stretched microporous matrix; and subsequently calendering the stretched microporous matrix to produce a microporous material which exhibits improved physical and dimensional stability properties over the stretched microporous matrix.
US07682535B2	Method of filling the cavity of a tool A method of filling the cavity of a tool used for production of a molded part from a melt, especially the cavity of an injection molding machine, wherein the melt is introduced into the cavity under pressure and is subjected to a dwell pressure towards the end or at the end of its flow path. The tool wall temperature is determined at the end of the flow path of the melt and the switching point for switching to the dwell pressure is determined from the increase of the tool wall temperature.
US07682529B2	Gallium oxide-zinc oxide sputtering target, method for forming transparent conductive film, and transparent conductive film Provided is a high density gallium oxide-zinc oxide series sintered body sputtering target for forming a transparent conductive film containing 20 to 2000 mass ppm of zirconium oxide. In a gallium oxide (Ga2O3)-zinc oxide (ZnO) series sputtering target (GZO series target) for forming a transparent conductive film, trace amounts of specific elements are added to obtain a target capable of improving the conductivity and the bulk density of the target; in other words, capable of improving the component composition to increase the sintered density, inhibit the formation of nodules, and prevent the generation of an abnormal electrical discharge and particles. Also provided are a method for forming a transparent conductive film using such a target, and a transparent conductive film formed thereby.
US07682527B2	Fabrication of light emitting film coated fullerenes and their application for in-vivo light emission A nanoparticle coated with a semiconducting material and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the method comprises making a semiconductor coated nanoparticle comprising a layer of at least one semiconducting material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a nanoparticle, comprising: (A) dispersing the nanoparticle under suitable conditions to provide a dispersed nanoparticle; and (B) depositing at least one semiconducting material under suitable conditions onto at least one surface of the dispersed nanoparticle to produce the semiconductor coated nanoparticle. In other embodiments, the nanoparticle comprises a fullerene. Further embodiments include the semiconducting material comprising CdS or CdSe.
US07682522B2	Polymerizable menthol derivative The invention includes compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; A represents alkylene having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein in the alkylene, arbitrary —CH2— may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CH═CH—, —CO—, —COO— or —OCO—; X and Y each independently represent an aromatic ring or a cyclohexane ring, wherein in the rings, arbitrary hydrogen may be replaced by alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Z independently represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CON(R1)— or —N(R1)CO—, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or methyl; and m represents an integer of from 0 to 3.
US07682519B2	Formulation for dust abatement and prevention of erosion A composition of matter containing a solution made from: from about 18 to about 70 wt % of a sugar; from about 2 to about 10 wt % of a water-soluble polysaccharide; from about 0.1 to about 1 wt % of a phosphate; from about 0.01 to about 1 wt % of a surfactant; and from about 18 wt % to remainder of water. A method for dust and sand abatement and erosion prevention by: providing the above solution, applying the solution to sand or dust particles wherein the solution binds to the particles; and allowing the solution to bind to the sand or dust particles and to dry thereby forming a hardened crust.
US07682505B2	Method and devices for dry loading of chromatography resins A module (1) for dry loading and unloading of a chromatography resin, a chromatography column (3) and a method for using such a module (1). The column (3) comprises an inlet valve (39) adapted to load dry chromatography resin particles and an outlet port (35) for pumping the air from de column (3). The outlet port (35) is located above the inlet valve (39).
US07682497B1	Thermo-gelling matrices for microchannel DNA sequencing Polymeric compounds and related methods and apparatus, as can be used in a wide range of RNA and DNA separations.
US07682495B2	Oscillating magnet in sputtering system A processing system is described for depositing materials on multiple workpieces (wafers, display panels, or any other workpieces) at a time in a vacuum chamber. Multiple targets, of the same or different materials, may concurrently deposit material on the wafers as the pallet is rotating. Multiple magnets (one for each target) in the magnetron assembly in the sputtering chamber oscillate back and forth across an arc over their respective targets for uniform target erosion and uniform deposition on the wafers.
US07682493B2	Electrode cartridge and a system for measuring an internal stress for a film of plating The electrode cartridge for measuring an internal stress of a film of plating includes a cathode support, an anode support, a shield plate and an anode shell. The anode support supports an anode plate so that the anode plate is opposite to the cathode plate with a predetermined spacing. The shield plate is interposed between the cathode and anode plates. A through hole is made in the shield plate in such a manner that the through hole confronts a plating section and has a geometry which is reduced by a first predetermined scale factor relative to a geometry of the plating section. An opening is made in the anode shell in such a manner that the opening confronts the plating section and has a geometry which is magnified by a second predetermined scale factor relative to the geometry of the plating section.
US07682490B2	Dynamic flange seal and sealing system The present invention features a flange to flange dynamic seal and sealing system, particularly suited for use within high temperature, high pressure environments, such as a delayed coking process. The dynamic flange seal and sealing system comprises two primary elements or seals, each of which are capable of independently forming a flange seal between two flanged components or combining to create a flange seal. Specifically, these primary seals are an iconel bellows seal and a bi-material gasket, each of which surround a flange opening along a sealing surface. The flange seal created by the dynamic flange seal and sealing system is capable of being maintained in light of, or rather the sealing system adapts to, any structural or environmental changes within the connected flanges. As such, the flange seal may be a dynamic flange seal or a static flange seal or both.
US07682481B2	Vacuum processing apparatus The present invention provides a vacuum processing apparatus that allows easy exchange of processing chambers. A vacuum processing apparatus of the present invention has a processing chamber and a carrying-in-and-out chamber. The carrying-in-and-out chamber is fixed and located at a position above the processing chamber. The processing chamber can be lowered by a vertically moving mechanism. Therefore, the processing chamber is separated from the carrying-in-and-out chamber by lowering the processing chamber. A conveying means is connected to the processing chamber so that it is possible to easily convey the processing chamber after being removed from the carrying-in-and-out chamber. The operation for exchanging the processing chambers can be simpler than in the conventional systems.
US07682480B2	Photoresist conditioning with hydrogen ramping A method for etching a feature in an etch layer through a photoresist mask over a substrate is provided. A substrate with an etch layer disposed below a photoresist mask is placed in a process chamber. The photoresist mask is conditioned, wherein the conditioning comprises providing a conditioning gas comprising a hydrogen containing gas with a flow rate and at least one of a fluorocarbon and a hydrofluorocarbon with a flow rate to the process chamber; and energizing the conditioning gas to form the conditioning plasma. The conditioning plasma is stepped. An etch plasma is provided to the process chamber, wherein the etch plasma is different than the conditioning plasma. A feature is etched in the etch layer with the etch plasma.
US07682479B2	Fin structure formation A method for forming fin structures is provided. Sacrificial structures are provided on a substrate. Fin structures are formed on the sides of the sacrificial structures. The forming of the fin structures comprises a plurality of cycles, wherein each cycle comprises a fin deposition phase and a fin profile shaping phase. The sacrificial structure is removed.
US07682478B1	Vacuum infusion laminate adhesive A vacuum infusion laminate adhesive that holds the laminate layers together as the catalyzed resin is sucked into a laminate structure. The adhesive includes properties that cross-link with polyester present in the laminate structure as it cures. Generally, the laminate layers include the assembly of polyester or vinyl ester resins that are reinforced with fiberglass.
US07682476B2	Method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image This is a method to create 3-dimensional images from a 2-dimensional image. This Method utilizes various pieces of paper produced within the process and a method of attachment all together with layering and spacing in 3-dimensions to create a final piece of artwork which is 3-dimensional. Among other uses the end product of this method can be used as a free standing work of art which can be matted and framed and placed either hanging or attached to a wall or other surface or placed on an easel or other tripod mechanism for free standing on a table or floor or other surface.
US07682475B2	Endovascular graft joint and method for manufacture A joint and method for producing a joint in an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a flap of a flexible material portion of an endovascular graft is folded about a portion of an expandable member to form a loop portion. The flap is secured in the loop configuration so that tensile force on the expandable member is transferred into a shear force on the fixed portion of the flap.
US07682468B2	Lead-free solder alloy A lead-free solder alloy suitable for use in flow soldering of electronic components to printed wiring boards comprises 0.1-3 wt % of Cu, 0.001-0.1 wt % of P, optionally 0.001-0.1 wt % of Ge, and a balance of Sn. The solder alloy may further contain at least one element of Ag and Sb in a total amount of at most 4 wt %, and/or at least one element of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, and Mo in a total amount of at most 0.5 wt % in order to strengthen the alloy, and/or at least one element of Bi, In, and Zn in a total amount of at most 5 wt % in order to lower the melting point of the alloy.
US07682464B2	Automated washing system with compliance verification A system is provided for providing automated washing and verifying compliance of use. The system provides for identifying individual users of one or more cleaning stations through various technologies, such as RFID. Individual's use of cleaning stations is monitored to determine compliance with hand-washing requirements. A compliance report may be generated based on data associated with one or more individuals' use of the cleaning station(s). Educational and/or entertainment content may be displayed to the user when he or she is using the cleaning station. Additionally, the cleaning station may identify containers having authorized consumables such as soap or disinfectant.
US07682462B2	Cluster tool process chamber having integrated high pressure and vacuum chambers A cluster tool includes a transfer chamber connected to a plurality of vacuum chambers. An additional process chamber connected to the transfer chamber includes a high pressure chamber assembly seated on a housing. The high pressure chamber assembly, which is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, includes an upper chamber portion and a lower chamber portion. Hydraulic cylinders mounted on the upper chamber portion and having chamber rods that attach to the lower chamber portion are configured to move the lower chamber relative to the upper chamber portion between the two positions. When the two portions are brought together into the closed, the high pressure chamber assembly forms a high pressure chamber suitable for processing wafers with supercritical CO2. Once the high pressure chamber is formed, a region between lower chamber portion and a housing may be evacuated to form a vacuum chamber outside a portion of the high pressure chamber.
US07682461B2	Working method and cleaning device to clean a swimming pool In a working method for a cleaning device (2) that moves back and forth in a swimming pool (1), control thereof is such that the cleaning device (2) moves from a starting position at a low speed in a forward direction V in a first pass in a first cleaning path (4) until it runs up to a pool wall (3), wherein the distance D1 traversed along the first cleaning path is measured or determined, the cleaning device (2) is then guided to a second cleaning path (5) deviating from or offset relative to the first cleaning path (4) in a second pass, initially at a low speed, whereupon the cleaning device then moves in a backward direction along the second cleaning path (5) at a high speed until the distance Dz traversed is smaller than the distance D1 traversed in the previous pass by an amount A, upon reaching distance Dz the cleaning device (2) continues to move along the second cleaning path (5) at low speed until it runs up to a swimming pool wall (3), wherein the distance D2 traversed along the second cleaning path is measured or determined, and the cleaning device (2) is controlled in the same manner in each subsequent pass as in the previous pass.
US07682451B2	PBN container and method for producing PBN container There is disclosed a PBN container in which a conductive film is deposited on a surface of a body formed by depositing PBN (pyrolytic boron nitride), wherein, at least, an angle between a PBN cut face of the body and at least one wall surface adjacent to the PBN cut face is 20°-80°, and a method for producing a PBN (pyrolytic boron nitride) container comprising at least steps of depositing PBN to form a body, processing a PBN cut face of the formed body so that at least, an angle between the PBN cut face and at least one wall surface adjacent to the PBN cut face is 20°-80°, and coating a surface of the processed body with a conductive film. Thus, there can be provided a PBN container excellent in durability where a conductive film is laminated on a surface of a body formed by depositing PBN, and a method for producing the PBN container.
US07682450B2	Stacked semiconductor device and related method A stacked semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the stacked semiconductor device are disclosed. The stacked semiconductor device includes a first insulating interlayer having an opening that partially exposes a substrate, wherein the substrate includes single crystalline silicon, and a first seed pattern that fills the opening, wherein the first seed pattern has an upper portion disposed over the opening, and the upper portion is tapered away from the substrate. The stacked semiconductor device further includes a second insulating interlayer formed on the first insulating interlayer, wherein a trench that exposes the upper portion of the first seed pattern penetrates the second insulating interlayer, and a first single crystalline silicon structure that fills the trench.
US07682447B1	Cement clinker production with reduced emissions The carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon content of flue gas in a cement clinker production apparatus is lowered by feeding a high velocity stream of hot oxygen into the flue gas. Methods and apparatus for producing the hot oxygen stream are disclosed.
US07682444B2	Process for preparing pigments Process for preparing pigments of the formula (I) or tautomeric structures thereof and their hydrates, containing melamine as guest, characterized in that a mixture of the azobarbituric mono-cation salt (II) and the azobarbituric di-cation salt (III) is reacted with a nickel compound and melamine, in which cation1, cation2 and cation3 independently of one another are any desired univalent cations or the fraction of any desired multivalent cation that corresponds to a positive charge of one.
US07682432B2	Adhesion promotion in printed circuit boards An adhesion promotion process and composition for enhancing adhesion between a copper conducting layer and a dielectric material during manufacture of a printed circuit board. The composition contains a corrosion inhibitor, an inorganic acid, and an alcohol which is effective to increase copper-loading in the composition.
US07682431B1	Plating solutions for electroless deposition of ruthenium An electroless ruthenium plating solution is disclosed herein. The solution includes a ruthenium source, a polyamino polycarboxylic acid complexing agent, a reducing agent, a stabilizing agent, and a pH-modifying substance. A method of preparing an electroless ruthenium plating solution is also provided.
US07682425B2	Method for removing ammonia and dust from a waste gas that results during the production of fertilizers The invention relates to a method for removing ammonia and dust from a waste gas that occurs during the production of fertilizers, preferably urea, in which method the waste gas is introduced into a first washer, and a cooling gas is introduced into the one washer and an aqueous solution is introduced into the other washer, whereby both the waste gas and the cooling gas pass through at least one mist collector before exiting from the washer, in each instance, is supposed to be developed further in such a manner that the waste gas pollution can be clearly reduced. This is accomplished in that the additional water is first introduced into a fine-washing area of the first washer, delimited by the mist collector on the top and by a liquid-impermeable partition bottom at the bottom, and sprayed onto the at least one mist collector, and the aqueous solution that forms in the fine-washing area is subsequently passed into the second washer.
US07682422B2	Method for separating/recovering oxygen-rich air from air, its apparatus and gas separation membrane module A method for separating and recovering oxygen-rich air from the air, comprising, using a gas separation membrane module where a laminate consisting of a permeate-side spacer for forming a permeate gas channel communicated with a hollow section in a core tube for collecting and discharging a permeate gas and two flat-film gas separation membranes sandwiching the spacer and a feed-side spacer for forming a feed gas channel are spirally wound around the core tube such that the laminate and the feed-side spacer are alternately superimposed, vacuuming the hollow section of the core tube to 95 kPaA (absolute pressure) or less by vacuuming means while feeding the air into the feed gas channel by air feed means such that a maximum feed-air flow rate and a maximum static pressure divided by an effective membrane area of the gas separation membrane are 100 m3/min·m2 or less and 4000 Pa/m2 or less, respectively, to separate and recover oxygen-rich air from the hollow section of the core tube. Oxygen-rich air can be separated and recovered from the air by this method with high separation efficiency.
US07682421B2	Degassing a liquid using a gravity fed apparatus A liquid is degassed with an apparatus including a membrane contactor, where the liquid is drawn through the apparatus by gravity.
US07682416B2	Air cleaner arrangements; serviceable filter elements; and, methods An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.
US07682414B2	Dust collecting unit for use in cleaner This dust collecting unit for use in a cleaner includes an inlet port through which air and dust is taken in, a dust catch room into which the air and dust taken in through the inlet port is led, an air flow path for separating a part of air taken in through the inlet port and ensuring air flow, an air outlet port through which the air having passed through the dust catch room and the air flow path is discharged, and a filter provided on the upstream side of the air outlet port for preventing dust from flowing to the air outlet port from the dust catch room and the air flow path.
US07682403B2	Method for treating laundry A method for treating laundry is provided. The method includes steps of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry in a laundry washing machine at a first pH that favors bleaching properties and at a second pH that favors antimicrobial properties, wherein the first pH and the second pH are different, and draining the bleaching and antimicrobial composition from the laundry. The step of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry can include a step of washing the laundry with a detergent composition for the removal of soil. In addition, the step of applying a bleaching and antimicrobial composition to laundry can precede or follow a step of washing laundry with a detergent composition for the removal of soil. A bleaching and antimicrobial composition and a laundry washing machine are provided.
US07682395B2	Multi-joint implant Methods and devices are provided for repairing or replacing damaged, injured, diseased, or otherwise unhealthy posterior elements, such as the facet joints, the lamina, the posterior ligaments, and/or other features of a patient's spinal column. In one exemplary embodiment, an implant is provided having an anterior portion that is adapted to be positioned between adjacent vertebrae and a posterior portion that is adapted to be positioned around a spinal cord and to couple to a posterior surface of at least one adjacent vertebra. In use, the implant can allow the adjacent vertebrae to move relative to one another, thereby restoring normal function to the vertebrae.
US07682392B2	Regenerative implants for stabilizing the spine and devices for attachment of said implants The invention comprises flat, porous, bioabsorbable implants that are conducive to tissue ingrowth at spinal implantation site, and once absorbed, leave behind a functional ligamentous structure. A preferred material is small intestinal submucosa. Also disclosed are anchoring devices for attaching said implants to the vertebral bodies.
US07682386B2	Counter rotational layering of ePTFE to improve mechanical properties of a prosthesis A prosthesis, and method for forming same, are provided which includes expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tubes having angularly offset node and fibril configurations. Also, the node and fibril configurations are angularly offset from the longitudinal axes of the respective tubes, providing resistance against failure in the longitudinal direction.
US07682381B2	Composite medical textile material and implantable devices made therefrom An implantable composite medical device having a longitudinal length a woven textile portion having yarns interlaced in a woven pattern, a knitted textile portion having yarns interlooped in a knitted pattern. The woven and knitted portions are securably attached to one and the other to provide a composite woven and knitted textile surface along the longitudinal length of the device. The woven portion may have a permeability from about 30 to about 500 ml/min/cm2, and the knitted portion may have a permeability from about 30 to about 15,000 ml/min/cm2. Further, a crimped woven portion with a resiliently longitudinal stretchability from about 10 to about 100 linear percent over its quiescent longitudinal dimension or an uncrimped woven portion with a resiliently longitudinal stretchability of less than about 10 linear percent over its quiescent longitudinal dimension are useful. A knitted portion with a resiliently longitudinal stretchability from about 5 to about 200 linear percent over its quiescent longitudinal dimension is also useful.
US07682371B2	Device with actuatable fluid-column occluder for prevention of embolization A flexible elongate device having a distally mounted occluder for collecting particulate debris in a body lumen. The occluder containing a fixed amount of fluid is reversibly expandable by push-pull actuation from a contracted configuration to a deployed configuration wherein the occluder is expanded into sealing engagement with the wall of the body lumen. The occluder has a distal end axially secured to an elongate inner member and a proximal end attached to a distal end of an outer tubular member. The occluder has an impermeable occluder casing for containing the occluder fluid. The elongate inner member is slidable within the outer tubular member such that relative longitudinal movement between the elongate inner member and outer tubular member changes the length of the occluder and thus redistributes the occluder fluid within the occluder casing to transform the occluder between its contracted and deployed configurations.
US07682359B2	High-frequency treatment apparatus The present invention provides a high-frequency treatment apparatus including: an electrode assembly electrically connected to a high-frequency generating unit for generating a high-frequency current, the assembly having, at the distal end thereof, a current-applying electrode for discharging the high-frequency current, the proximal end of the current-applying electrode being covered with an insulator; an insertion section receiving the electrode assembly, the insertion section being located on the return side of the high-frequency current discharged from the current-applying electrode; a liquid supply section for supplying an irrigation liquid to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode; and an opening section provided at the distal end part of the insulator, the opening section supplying a gas to the vicinity of the current-applying electrode.
US07682357B2	Tele-medicine system that transmits an entire state of a subsystem A tele-medicine system that includes an input device which can control a medical system. The input device may be the handle of a surgeon console. The medical system may include a robotically controlled medical device. A transmitter may transmit information relating to each state of the input device over a communication network. The medical system receives the transmitted state information through a receiver. The medical system changes state in response to the received state information from the input device. The system sends information relating to an entire state of the input device over a sample period to insure that the medical system receives all commands, data, etc. necessary to operate the system.
US07682354B2	Dispenser having piezoelectric elements and method of operation A dispenser is provided. The dispenser has a reservoir for storing a liquid or solid material. The dispenser may have a piezoelectric valve or pump located in an opening of the reservoir for regulating dispensing of the material. Alternatively, the dispenser may have a piezoelectric inchworm that directly or indirectly propels the material against or out of the opening. The opening may deposit the material directly or indirectly on the surface of an animal, or under the animal's skin. The dispenser also can be attached to the surface of the animal. Alternatively, the dispenser may be placed inside the animal.
US07682343B2	Syringe with anti-rotation for luer lock A needle guard for a syringe including tabs and preferably springboards disposed on the needle guard configured to engage a luer lock to prevent rotation of the luer lock during needle exchange. The body of the needle guard preferably includes springboards which are in communication with tabs disposed on the shield when the shield is in a first, retracted position. Inward or radial depression of the tabs forces the springboards to contact the luer lock and prevent rotation of the luer lock. The needle guard further comprises a slot disposed near the proximal end of the shield which is configured to engage an end tab disposed near the distal end of the body. When the needle guard is activated, the shield slides to a second, extended position and the end tab enters into the slot to lock the shield in the extended position.
US07682336B2	Gas assisted endoscopic applicator system An apparatus for making and administering two non-homogenous liquids to target tissue includes a spray comprising two syringes for containing the first and second non-homogenous liquid where the syringes are adapted to be removably coupled to an applicator. The applicator includes a pair of elongated tubes each having a tubular sheath at a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen in which the pair of elongated tubes are disposed. The apparatus includes a regulator module having an inlet port adapted for connection to a source of gas under pressure and a gas outlet port adopted for connection to the gas inlet port of the sheet. A vent gas inlet port is adapted for connection to a vent port of an endoscopic cannula where the regulator vents a quantity of gas from the endoscopic cannula approximately equal to a quantity of gas introduced at the gas inlet port of the sheet.
US07682334B2	Breast cover insert The invention relates to a breast cover insert comprising a truncated conical frame (1), which is provided as a double wall (1, 6) while forming a closed space (7), whereby at least the inner wall (6) can be elastically deformed, and the space (7) contains a preferably elastically deformable medium.
US07682332B2	Methods to accelerate wound healing in thoracic anastomosis applications Methods for creating an anastomosis between a channel through the chest wall and an opening in the visceral membrane of a lung using a medical device. The methods include creating the channel through the chest wall into the pleural cavity; forming an adhesion between the chest wall and the visceral membrane of the lung; creating an opening in the visceral membrane of the lung which communicates with the channel; and inserting the medical device into the channel. The medical device has a compression structure which spans the channel. The methods include configuring the compression structure to apply a compressive force to tissue surrounding the anastomosis and/or applying agents and materials to the tissue of the anastomosis thereby accelerating the formation and healing of the anastomosis.
US07682325B2	Adjustable dorsal splint The present invention provides an adjustable dorsal splint for resolving the shortcomings of a typical fixation splint. The invention includes a fixation splint, which contains a splint body, a first retaining portion, and a second retaining portion. A curvature adjustment portion is placed at a preset location of the splint body of the fixation splint, so as to adjust the splint body into predefined bending angle. As the fixation splint is provided with a curvature adjustment portion, it is possible to flexibly adjust the bending angle of the fixation splint to mate with the foot of the patient, thereby maintaining the position of the feet with better efficiency.
US07682319B2	Steerable access sheath and methods of use The present invention provides devices, systems, methods and kits for endoscopically accessing a body cavity and providing a directed pathway toward a target tissue within the cavity. The directed pathway is provided by an access sheath which is positioned in a desired configuration, generally directed toward the target tissue. Depending on the location of the target tissue and the desired angle of approach, the access sheath may be required to maintain one or more curves in one or more planes to properly direct the interventional devices. In addition, the access sheath has a locking feature to hold the sheath in place and maintain the desired configuration. Interventional devices may then be passed through the sheath to the target tissue.
US07682318B2	Blood sampling apparatus and method Blood samples can be collected without substantial contamination from ambient air, such that the blood sample may be analyzed accurately for gaseous components such as oxygen and carbon dioxide. An embodiment of the device has integrated actuation, lancing, and sample acquisition components, which in some embodiments are miniaturized and/or disposable.
US07682313B2	Implantable pressure monitor A system and method for the intra corporal, telemetric measuring of blood pressure, particularly within the heart or a great vessel, includes a substantially rigid sensor chip mounted in a holder and an antenna. The holder is anchored within an appropriate location in the cardiovascular system, such as in the cardiac septum, via a catheter or other minimally-invasive procedure to position at least one capacitive pressure sensor on the chip in the blood flow to be sensed. Measured values are transmitted telemetrically from the chip to an extra corporal monitoring device.
US07682299B2	Procedure for production of conical ice cream wrappers This is a continuous mode procedure wherein in a first cutting operation an upper band (5) is obtained and a lower band (6), followed by a second cutting operation to obtain some separate trapezoidal segments (4), to finish with a third cutting operation on the curled side (10) of the segment (4) to obtain a circular side with only one radius of curvature, forming in this way a wrapper (11) of conical development.
US07682283B2	Bicycle hub transmission with a power control mechanism for a shift assist mechanism A hub transmission for a bicycle comprises a hub axle; a driver rotatably supported to the hub axle; a hub shell rotatably supported to the hub axle; a power transmitting mechanism disposed between the driver and the hub shell for communicating rotational power from the driver to the hub shell through a plurality of power transmission paths; a shift mechanism for selecting the plurality of power transmission paths; a shift assist mechanism for communicating rotational power from the driver to the shift mechanism; and a power control mechanism disposed between the driver and the shift assist mechanism and coupling rotational power from the driver to the shift assist mechanism for communicating non-constant rotational power from the driver to the shift assist mechanism.
US07682278B2	Revolving transmission In a revolving transmission having at least two revolving transmission elements which may transmit a torque frictionally, at least one gap, which is preferably only filled with a liquid, is provided between the transmission elements at least during operation.
US07682272B2	Driving device of armature balance machine Disclosed herein is a driving device of armature balance machine, in which a driving motor is formed on the same centerline of the armature, a hinge block pivot-connected by the hinge shaft is installed in the finger mounter of the bracket in such a manner that the hinge shaft is disposed on the same centerline of the driving motor and the variable roller is formed at one side of the hinge shaft, the finger provided with a complementary roller is symmetrically constructed about the centerline of the driving motor, and thereafter a belt is wound around each roller, so that the construction of the driving motor can be simplified and thus the length of the belt is minimized and the vibration of the belt is minimized, thereby enabling to keep the tension applied to the belt in an optimum state, due to the facts that the tension of the belt is symmetrical about the centerline of the belt and also the variable roller i.e. the tension adjusting means is not operated by the belt.
US07682270B2	Knife and device for removing an archery arrow or arrowhead from a receiving support A device to remove an archery arrow or arrowhead from a target or receiving support is fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points and comprises a gripper which can be fitted to and/or receive an archery arrowhead or arrow that penetrates the target or the receiving support. The device installed on a knife is employed to grip the arrow or arrowhead so that the knife can be pivoted like a lever such that the tip of the knife rests on the target or receiving support. In this way, the arrow or arrowhead can be removed by tilting the knife.
US07682268B2	Collapsible structures Collapsible structures are disclosed having a central panel, a first support panel disengageably connected to the left side of the central panel, and a second support panel disengageably connected to the right side of the central panel. Each of the central panel and support panels includes a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a fabric material substantially covering the frame member.
US07682262B2	Metal wood club with improved hitting face A hitting face of a golf club head having improved flexural stiffness properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. Each material has a different tensile modulus of elasticity, where the center of the hitting face has a much higher tensile modulus of elasticity than the surrounding portions of the hitting face. This creates a stiff center and a more easily deflected concentric portion. In another embodiment, the materials have different yield strengths, where the center of the hitting face has a very high yield strength compared to the surrounding portions of the hitting face. The hitting face may then plastically deform around its periphery, while the center retains its original shape.
US07682260B1	System for anchoring inflatable structures A system for anchoring inflatable structures having a base which, when the structure is inflated, rests on a supporting surface to support the structure, includes at least one water receiving anchoring portion positioned adjacent a side of the base of the structure that rests on the supporting surface and which is secured to and extends from the inflatable structure. The water receiving anchoring portion includes a water receiving section to receive water therein and a shaping section to provide a shape to the water receiving section and to the water receiving anchoring portion to ease filling of the water receiving section with water. The shaping section shapes the water receiving section generally into a cup or bucket like structure so that water can be poured into the water receiving section without the water receiving section being held in such shape by hand or without having to be filled with pressurized water.
US07682250B2	Method and apparatus for simulating interactive spinning bar gymnastics on a 3D display The video or other computer graphics display shows, on a touch screen, a spinnable bar having a control wheel affixed to an end thereof. Strokes of a stylus applied to the surface of the wheel controls the direction and/or rate of spin of the wheel and bar. An animated game character holding on to the spinning bar may spin with the bar and perform acrobatic acts in response to other touch screen or other types of control inputs.
US07682242B2	Slot machine and playing method thereof In a base game, when a combination of symbols, that would be a winning combination of all “BAR”s if a remaining symbol of the combination of the symbols were the “BAR”, has come to a stop on a payline L and the symbol “BAR” neighbors the symbol other than the “BAR” (=the remaining symbol) on the payline, same payout as that when the winning combination of all “BAR”s comes to a stop on the payline L is provided.
US07682238B2	Method and apparatus for payout in a gaming machine A gaming apparatus includes a value output device. The value output device includes a frame, a hopper mounted to the frame having a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier moveable between the outlet and the hopper opening.
US07682233B2	Blower for air conditioner of automotive vehicles The present invention relates to a blower for air conditioner of automotive vehicles capable of striving to increase the blowing volume and reduce noise, and simplifying the structure of the blower by distributing the air come into the inside of an intake duct effectively to an upper blowing wheel and a lower blowing wheel.The blower for air conditioner of automotive vehicles comprises a scroll case formed with upper/lower suction openings at the upper/lower surfaces and a discharge opening at one side; a double suction type centrifugal fan mounted rotatably at the scroll case, and having the upper/lower blowing wheels integrated with a hub plate in the opposite direction, to which a motor is connected; an intake duct with inside/outside air suction openings and an intake door for controlling the opening degree of the inside/outside suction openings, and forming an upper air passage and a side air passage for distributing the air sucked through the inside/outside air suction openings toward the upper/lower suction openings, wherein, a ratio of an air suction cross-sectional area S1 of the upper suction opening versus a cross-sectional area S2+S3 of the side air passage is 6:4˜8:2.
US07682231B2	Exhaust fan assembly An exhaust fan assembly is provided for expelling contaminated air from a building. The assembly includes a plenum, a fan assembly attached to the plenum, and a windband mounted on top of the fan assembly. The fan assembly is constructed of cylindrical outer and inner walls which define a bearing chamber and surrounding annular space. A fan driven by a shaft extending downward from the bearing chamber draws exhaust air from the plenum and blows it up through the annular space to a nozzle at the top of the fan assembly.
US07682230B2	Coin hopper A coin hopper includes a rotating disk provided obliquely upward at a predetermined angle; an outer covering unit covering at least a lower outer circumference of the rotating disk; a holding bowl continuing from the outer covering unit and holding coins; a circular supporting rack provided in a central region of an upper surface of the rotating disk; and coin stoppers being provided on the upper surface of the rotating disk and extending radially from the supporting rack in a circumferential direction to a periphery of the rotating disk at an equal interval. Coins are accepted one by one while a surface thereof is contacted with a holding surface of the upper surface of the rotating disk between the coin stoppers, are moved in one direction while a periphery thereof is held by the supporting rack, and are received from the coin stoppers during transportation by a coin receiver.
US07682226B2	Vane pump A vane pump for delivering pasty masses, in particular sausage meat, with a pump case 6 and a rotatably held rotor 3 comprising vanes 2 held so as to be radially movable which form delivery cells 4 together with the wall 5 of the pump case 6, with a suction area, a pressure area and a sealing area separating the pressure area from the suction area. For a better sealing between the suction area and the sealing area, in particular in case of high pressures in the pressure area, and for increasing the service life of the vane pump, in the sealing area at least one sealing element is provided for sealing a gap between the rotor and the wall of the pump case.
US07682222B2	Variable rate method of machining gears A method of machining gears or other toothed articles wherein the workpiece feed rate and/or the tool shifting is varied so as to produce an irregular surface pattern on tooth surfaces with a resulting reduction in mesh noise. The method is particularly applicable to grinding spur and/or helical gears with a grinding worm.
US07682221B2	Integrated endpoint detection system with optical and eddy current monitoring A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method can use an eddy current monitoring system and an optical monitoring system. Signals from the monitoring systems can be combined on an output line and extracted by a computer. A thickness of a polishing pad can be calculated. The eddy current monitoring system and optical monitoring system can measure substantially the same location on the substrate.
US07682213B2	Method of manufacturing an electron emitting device by terminating a surface of a carbon film with hydrogen An electron emission device is provided which has sufficient on/off characteristics and is capable of efficiently emitting electrons with a low voltage. An electron emission device includes a substrate, a cathode electrode, a gate electrode, which are arranged on the substrate, an insulation layer covering the surface of the cathode electrode, and a dipole layer formed by terminating the surface of the insulation layer with hydrogen.
US07682206B2	Electrical pressure contact An electrical pressure contact device includes a sleeve with a first end and a second end. A contact head is slideably mounted in the sleeve and has a first end protruding from the sleeve and a second end located in the sleeve. A connecting piece has an inner portion connected to an inner wall of the sleeve and an outer portion protruding from the second end of the sleeve. An axially extending bore in a first piece located in the sleeve receives an elongated member of a second piece. A band has a plurality of inwardly arching lamellae and is located in the bore. The elongated member is inserted in the band so that the lamellae rub against the elongated member. A biasing element in the sleeve surrounds the elongated member and urges the contact head away from the sleeve.
US07682203B1	Communications jacks having contact wire configurations that provide crosstalk compensation Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture that is configured to receive a mating plug that is inserted along a horizontal plug axis and a vertically-oriented wiring board that is mounted substantially normal to the horizontal plug axis. First through fourth contact wires are mounted in the vertically-oriented wiring board, with the first and second contact wires forming a first differential pair of contact wires and the third and fourth contact wires forming a second differential pair of contact wires. At least a portion of the first differential pair of contact wires is positioned between the contact wires of the second differential pair of contact wires, and deflectable portions of the third and fourth contact wires include a crossover. Additionally, the fixed portions of the third and fourth contacts are spaced further apart vertically than are the fixed portions of the first and second contacts.
US07682202B2	Connector assembly for implantable device A header for an implantable pulse generator includes a header body having a bore formed therein, at least one header contact located within the bore to contact a corresponding contact of a lead terminal inserted in the bore, and a rigid component located within the bore.
US07682181B1	Latch securing member A latch securing member for use in maintaining a first connector having at least one latching arm in latching engagement with a second connector having at least one latch projection. The latch securing member has an inclined member which extends from proximate a front face to a rear wall, with the inclined member being positioned proximate a bottom wall at the front face and inclined toward a top surface. At least one securing arm extends from the rear wall toward the front face and is positioned proximate the top surface. The inclined member is positioned to cooperate with the latching arm of the first connector to prevent the latching arm from disengagement from the latching projection of the second connector. The securing arm cooperates with the latching arm to maintain the latch securing member in position relative to the latching arm.
US07682177B2	Connector with an anti-unlocking system A connector comprising: a body for plugging in or on the body of a complementary connector along a plugging axis X-X′; connection means for co-operating with complementary connection means of the complementary connector so as to connect together electrical or optical conductors; and a locking sleeve that surrounds the body of the connector and that is adapted to co-operate with the body of the connector and with locking means provided by the complementary connector in such a manner as to block relative movement between the connector and the complementary connector in the plugging direction, the locking sleeve being movable in rotation about the axis relative to the body of the connector between an unlocking position in which the connectors can be separated and a locking position in which the connectors cannot be separated; wherein the connector includes a brake ring that co-operates with the body of the connector by being movable at least in rotation about the axis between a braking position in which the ring opposes any turning of the locking sleeve and a disengaged position in which the ring does not oppose any turning of the locking sleeve.
US07682166B2	Electronic device with grounding mechanism A grounding mechanism (20) is electronically connected to a main circuit board (52), a subsidiary circuit board (53) and a key conductive member (55). The grounding mechanism includes an elastic member (30). The elastic member includes a mounting portion (31), a conductive portion (32) and a resisting portion (35). The mounting portion is electronically fixed to the main circuit board. The conductive portion extends from one side of the mounting portion for electronically connecting to the key conductive member. The resisting portion extends from another side of the mounting portion for resisting the subsidiary circuit board.
US07682161B2	Electrical connector having power terminals An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) comprising an engaging portion (12) which comprises a pair of side walls (121) and a pair of end walls (122), a plurality of signal terminals (2) arranged along the pair of the side walls (121) and at least one power terminals (3) located at each end wall (122). The end wall (122) defines at least one groove (120) extending along a mating direction at an outside thereof to receive and retain the at least one power terminal (3).
US07682152B2	Force distributing dental implant assembly A dental implant assembly (20) including a core body (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) for engaging a tooth-replicating device (52). The core body (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) is disposed in an anchor body (24, 124, 224, 424), and a screw cap body (58) is disposed about the outer attachment surface (30, 130, 230, 430) of the anchor body (24, 124, 224, 424). The screw cap body (58) engages the bone (22) of a person to support the dental implant assembly (20) and holds the core body (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) and the anchor body (24, 124, 224, 424) together.
US07682149B2	Timed wick and candle thereof A powered, mechanical teeth cleaning device having two lines of rotating brushes is disclosed. The brushes rotate inwardly from each side, giving a cleaning effect on both buccal and lingual surface of the tooth from the gum tissue to the tooth direction. A protective shield for minimizing tissue irritation, a guiding stop for proper tooth positioning and a brush direction-of-rotation switch are included.
US07682130B2	Device and method for cooling a housing of a gas turbine or a combustion chamber The invention relates to a device for cooling a housing of a gas turbine and/or of a combustion chamber, in particular of a gas turbine, comprising: a cooling gas supply device with a cooling gas outlet, out of which a cooling gas stream flows when the cooling gas supply device is in operation, and with a cooling gas inlet, via which the cooling gas stream flows back to the cooling gas supply device when the cooling gas supply device is in operation; and a cooling gas path which is led through the housing in the circumferential direction of the latter and which connects a first housing connection to a second housing connection. So that a circumferential temperature difference of the housing can be set independently of an average temperature of the housing, the cooling device is equipped with a switching device for reversing the flow direction.
US07682126B2	Tethered propgen A device is described for the conversion of energy from free flowing water into electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic power using a submersible system of turbine propellers mounted on horizontal shafts supported by chambers, each containing switchgear and/or generators and air or water ballast. The device is tethered to the seabed by a cable. Free of a rigid vertical support, the device can yaw so that water flow in any direction can be used for power generation, as in a tidal basin. In response to sensing the water velocity of the water channel, the device actively seeks a nominal water velocity, ascending or descending as necessary.
US07682123B2	Compact apparatus and method for storing and loading semiconductor wafer carriers An improved apparatus and method is provided for storing semiconductor wafer carriers, and for loading wafers or wafer carriers to a fabrication tool. The apparatus preferably provides an elevated port for receipt of wafer carriers from an overhead factory transport, allows for local interconnection among a plurality of the inventive apparatuses, and enables independent loading of the factory load port and the tool load port. An inventive wafer handling method which divides a lot of wafers into sublots and distributes the sublots among tools configured to perform the same process is also provided.
US07682122B2	Article retrieving and positioning system and apparatus for articles, layers, cases, and pallets A warehousing system and apparatus for retrieving articles from a preselected storage area containing a quantity of the same and delivering them to a designated area spaced therefrom. A track extends a selected distance along a predetermined path that is offset a selected distance from the stored articles. A motorized carriage is rollingly mounted on the track and has a load carrying support surface thereon on which a payload is accumulated one article after another during the building of such load. A rigid superstructure is carried by the carriage and an extendible and retractable reach is mounted on thereon. A power operated article gripping assembly is carried by the reach for grasping articles one at a time in the storage area and loading them in sequence onto the carriage for delivery to the designated area. The apparatus is controlled from a location spaced from the storage area and inter-relates and controls movement of the carriage along said track, extension and retraction of the reach, and operation of the article gripping assembly to retrieve articles.
US07682121B2	Hay bale accumulator A drag-behind square hay bale accumulator that groups ten (10) bales of hay is claimed. The grouping configuration has the advantage of providing the first two bales of hay turned at right angles to the remaining bales, to provide for improved stacking of the hay bales. The accumulator is comprised of an open framework within which channels for routing the bales are positioned. After a group of ten (10) bales is collected, the accumulator leaves the bales on the field in a grouping that can be mechanically picked up and stacked.
US07682117B2	Work piece isolating assembly An isolating connector between a first work piece and a second work piece each defining a hole therein includes first and second spring members that capture the first work piece between flanges of the spring members and establish a column between the second work piece and a head of a bolt extending through the first and second spring members and anchored in the second work piece.
US07682113B2	Extendable gantry An extendable gantry comprises a base and an extendable transverse bridge mounted on the base. The extendable transverse bridge has an axial length greater than a width of the base.
US07682112B2	Process and a device for the machining of panels A machining tool for machining a panel is arranged in a working area of a machining surface of the panel. A holding element is arranged in a support area located on a holding surface of the panel, opposing the machining surface and on an opposite side in relation to the panel to the working area. The operating machining tool and the holding element are displaced on the panel in a co-coordinated manner according to movement presenting at least one component tangentially to the surface of the panel in such a way as to maintain the opposition of the support area and the working area during the displacement of the tool in order to machine at least a part of the machining surface.
US07682107B2	Remote mine seal spray nozzle assembly, system and methods of use A remote mine seal spray nozzle assembly is provided that includes a rotatable nozzle body attached to a down shaft, multiple string casing. The nozzle body receives interchangeable nozzles coactively seated in a multiport manifold of the nozzle body casing. The nozzle defines a downstream spray outlet that projects a first mix formed of a cementitious grout including a water reducer and a plasticizer. The projected first mix is atomized with a second mix formed of pressurized air and a temperature optimized accelerant. An atomized mine seal mix is thereby created and projected from the downstream spray outlet to form a rapidly hardened mine seal from the accumulated mix projected from the nozzle. The multiport manifold seat establishes an upward directed spray throw axis whereby the projected mine seal mix is projected about a substantially upward arc to optimize the sealing capability of the remote mine seal.
US07682104B2	Culvert inlet protection device A temporary culvert barrier for placing across the mouth of a culvert for blocking litter and debris from entering or exiting the culvert and for filters to block silt or sand from clogging the culvert or the drain area. The filters may also be selected to absorb oils salts or other chemicals. The temporary barrier is easy to install and remove. The barrier plates and filters fit to the size of the culvert mouth and have adjustment slots for different width mouths. The culvert barrier may be used to prevent pollution at construction sites and be temporarily or permanently attached to culvert mouths. The filters may be changed or cleaned as required.
US07682103B2	Modular, self-contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel An ornamental planting landscape irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings is placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral water distribution structure which distributes water from a water charging inlet through the lateral area to the panel periphery, where it is restrained, the primary water distribution structure being such that when filled with water or completely submerged in water air is trapped by the gaps and spaces of the material for ornamental landscape plant usage.
US07682102B1	Asphalt tamper The asphalt tamper includes a tamper plate connected to a reciprocating rod that oscillates inside of a protective sleeve, wherein the reciprocating rod abuts a cam that rotates about the output of a motor. The reciprocating rod has a shoulder that interacts with a spring that applies a biasing force ushering the reciprocating rod back and forth upon interaction with the rotating cam.
US07682097B2	All-in-one polish dispenser and wiper A device for applying a cleaning or polishing solution to a surface and wiping the solution over the surface includes a rotatable valve that allows for the dispensing of the solution through either a nozzle that sprays the solution in front of a disposable sponge-like pad secured to the device, or directly into the pad for application to the surface by the pad. The device also includes a rearward opening that releasably receives a container of the solution to be dispensed from the device. When the container is empty, the container is removed and replaced in order to allow the device to be used in a generally continuous manner for cleaning and polishing the surface. The disposable pad connected to the device may also include a cleaning surface capable of picking up dust, dirt and other debris in addition to applying the polishing and cleaning solutions to the surface.
US07682095B2	Paper storage apparatus, and a paper processing apparatus having a paper storage apparatus A paper storage apparatus for stacking and storing paper in sequence comprising a first discharge roller 21 for discharging paper (check S1) in a specified discharge direction; a paper storage pocket (check storage pocket 12) for stacking the paper at a position offset from the specified direction in which the check S1 is transported by the first discharge roller 21, a movable first guide member (paper guide 60) having a first position disposed at an inclined angle relative to the direction the check S1 is discharged by the first discharge roller 21, for guiding the check S1 into the storage pocket 12, and a second position displaced from the first position for applying pressure upon the check(s)in the check storage pocket 12 and a movable second guide member (paper shift lever) 40 positioned between the first discharge roller 21 and first guide member (paper guide 60) which pivots from a first position in response to the leading edge of the paper to allow the paper to advance into a second position for urging the trailing edge of the paper toward the movable second guide member.
US07682088B2	Non-halogen fiber optic connectors A connector includes component parts, such as a strain relief boot or a grip, formed of a non-halogen polymer. The non-halogen polymer is preferably fungus resistant, lead free, and flame resistant. In a preferred embodiment, the non-halogen polymer is flexible and formed of a thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomer (TPVE), which may include rubber or polypropylenes.
US07682085B2	Rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine In a rotor bearing arrangement for a balancing machine having a bearing housing (1) which is supported in a radially resilient manner in a highly stiff bearing stand (2) by means of at least two identically configured and arranged spring elements, the spring elements are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing housing (1) so as to be symmetrical about a plane containing the main axis of the bearing and the bearing stand (2) has two supporting arms (11) arranged at a distance from one another, between which the bearing housing (1) is arranged and on which the spring elements are supported.
US07682081B2	Sliding bearing with improved surface topography A sliding bearing comprises two opposite bearing surfaces (3, 4) which enclose a gap (6) containing a lubricant film (5), the bearing surfaces (3, 4) being moveable with respect to each other in a generally parallel fashion, at least one of the surfaces (4) being provided with at least one cavity (10), the cavity having a depth (h3) which is at least equal to the lubricant film thickness. One of the length (Bp) and width (Lp) dimension of the surface area of the cavity (10) amounts to at least 100 μm.
US07682076B2	Temperature sensor A temperature sensor including a housing and a temperature sensing element at least partially disposed in the housing. A particulate media, which may include a blend of differently sized particles, is disposed in the housing and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensing element. The particulate media may entrain oxygen to avoid a reducing atmosphere in said housing.
US07682074B2	True temperature computation A method and apparatus for estimating the true temperature of connate fluid within a subterranean geological formation is provided herein. The method includes generating a flow of connate fluid, measuring the temperature of the flow over time until the measured temperature reaches a limiting value termed the stabilized temperature. Multiple events of temperature sampling events can be conducted at different flow rates of the connate fluid. The stabilized temperature values can then be ascendingly organized based on the value of their respective flow rates. The limiting value reached by the stabilized temperatures is taken to be substantially equal to the actual temperature of the connate fluid residing within the subterranean formation.
US07682067B2	Mixing systems and related mixers A mixing system includes a housing and a motor mount disposed on the housing and having a passage extending therethrough. A dive motor is coupled with the motor mount for selectively rotating the motor mount relative to the housing. A rotational assembly includes a hub having a passageway extending therethrough and a casing at least partially encircling the hub, the hub being rotatable to the casing. The rotational assembly is removably coupled to the housing so that the passageway of the hub aligns with the passage of the motor mount.
US07682065B2	Backlight module having holding device for holding light source An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light source (23), a light guide plate (21), a light source reflector (22), and a holding device (24). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (211). The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source reflector attaches to the light guide plate, and includes a fixing hole (224). The holding device engages with the light source reflector at the fixing hole and restrains the light source in position a predetermined maximum distance away from the light source reflector.
US07682063B2	Light guide panel and backlight module using the same The present invention provides a light guide panel and a backlight module using the light guide panel. The light guide panel is disposed corresponding to a light source module of the backlight module. The light guide panel mainly comprises a plate, a plurality of microstructures and a plurality of protrusions. The plate is disposed close to the light source module and includes a microstructure surface. The microstructures and the protrusions are disposed on the microstructure surface, and the heights of the protrusions are greater than those of the microstructures, and a plurality of the microstructures are disposed between the adjacent protrusions.
US07682057B2	Lighting module for a motor vehicle and a light comprising such a module The invention concerns a lighting module comprising a concave reflector, and at least one light source disposed in the concavity of the reflector in order to illuminate at least upwards, and a lens situated in front of the reflector and light source. The reflector is associated with a flat plate, the top face of which is reflective in order to bend the beam coming from the reflector, the said plate comprising a front end edge able to form the cutoff in the lighting beam. The reflector is determined so as to transform a spherical wave surface coming from the source into a wave surface boiling down to an arc of a circle situated in the plane of the plate, and the lens is of revolution about an axis orthogonal to the plane of the plate and passing through the center of the said arc of a circle.
US07682054B2	Illuminating apparatus with efficient heat dissipation capability An illuminating apparatus (20) includes a lamp cover (200), a solid-state light emitting component (23) and an air tank (24). The lamp cover has a first end and an opposite second end. The lamp cover tapers from the first end to the second end. The lamp cover defines therein an air channel (25) running from the first end to the second end of the lamp cover. The solid-state light emitting component is disposed in the lamp cover at the second end thereof. The air tank has a chamber (240) therein in thermally contact with the solid-state light emitting component. The air tank has a plurality of first and second air vents (244, 245). The chamber is communicated with the air channel via the first air vents, and is communicated with an ambient environment via the second air vents. The first and second air vents are disposed at different altitudes.
US07682052B2	Heat sink An LED lamp has a housing comprising a heat conductive body arrayed about a longitudinal axis with a tubular projection extending therefrom coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The tubular projection has a distal end attached to the heat conductive body and a proximal end opposite thereto. A motor is positioned within the tubular projection and has a tubular, vaned fan blade operatively connected thereto. A plurality of LED components is attached to an outside surface of the tubular projection at the proximal end. An air inlet is formed at the proximal end of the tubular projection and a plurality of air outlets are spaced about the tubular projection between the distal end of the tubular projection and the LED components. A base is operatively attached to the housing for attachment to a power supply.
US07682046B2	Light fixture with lamp adjustment assembly A lamp adjustment assembly for a light fixture includes a socket platform having a base and hollow neck. A socket mounts to the base. The interior of the hollow neck includes at least three spaced-apart cam followers. A cam having spiral grooves includes a first portion that fits at least partially within the interior of the hollow neck. The cam followers mate with the grooves. An adjustment knob is coupled to a second portion of the cam and rotatably coupled to a socket housing that at least partially encloses the lamp adjustment assembly. Alignment wings extend from the base of the socket platform and are sized to fit within slots in the interior of the socket housing. The slots prevent the socket platform from rotating and limit the linear range of motion of the socket platform. A spring applies force to the base and the adjustment knob.
US07682045B2	Linear actuator of the screw-nut type A linear actuator (1) comprising a housing (6), a motor (2) comprising a stator with coils (4), a screw-nut system, and a rotor (5) axially and radially supported on the motor side by a bearing (11). The bearing comprises a ball (14) rigidly attached to the rotor, a cylindrical cavity (15) formed or positioned in the housing into which the ball (14) is inserted. A stop (17) is positioned in the cavity, supported in an axial direction of the rotor, against the ball (14) in essentially one point.
US07682037B1	Apparatus and method for illuminating blood An apparatus comprising a light-emitting device configured to illuminate blood. The light-emitting device may comprise a green light source configured to emit green light. The light-emitting device may also comprise a red light source configured to emit red light. The green and red light sources may be configured such that at least a portion of the green light and at least a portion of the red light combine to form a combined light area. The combined light area may cause a red color to be perceived as standing out in contrast to non-red colors. A filter device configured to transmit a light spectrum optimized to track blood is disclosed. The filter device may comprise a notch filter. A flashlight adaptor for illuminating blood is also disclosed. A method for illuminating blood is further disclosed.
US07682034B2	Light-source with fabric diffusing layer A light-source comprising at least one lighting unit (101) being arranged on a substrate (102) and a diffusing element (103) being arranged to receive and diffuse light emitted by said at least one lighting unit (101) is provided. The diffusing element (103) comprises a layer of non-woven fabric having a lower density at a side facing the lighting unit and a higher density at a side opposite to the lighting unit to obtain good diffusing properties.
US07682032B2	Apparatus for pivoting a mirror assembly A bearing apparatus for pivotally moving a carrying arm relative to an anchorage is provided. The carrying arm may carry a mirror for a vehicle, the anchorage mountable to the vehicle. The bearing apparatus has a bushing located between the carrying arm and the anchorage in which a pivot bearing apparatus is moveably disposed. In one embodiment the pivot bearing apparatus has a control component and a come-along part relationally disposed about a shaft and movably connected to the control component. When the shaft is rotated, the come-along part moves along the shaft to rotate the control component. In turn, the control component transfers its rotation to pivot the carrying arm.
US07682013B2	Inkjet recording apparatus and control method of inkjet recording apparatus The inkjet recording apparatus has a color ink recording head to jet color ink toward a recording medium; an invisible ink recording head to jet invisible ink toward the recording medium; and a light irradiating device to irradiate light toward the recording medium to cure the ink. A control section causes the color ink to be jetted then the light irradiating device irradiates the color ink, thereafter the invisible ink is jetted, and finally the light irradiating device irradiates the invisible ink after a lapse of a certain time from the invisible ink jetting.
US07682012B2	Inkjet printing method and apparatus This invention pertains to a method of inkjet printing, in particular to a method of inkjet printing designed for high speed, high quality and high resolution. This invention also pertains to an apparatus to perform the inventive method.
US07682011B2	Recording ink, ink cartridge, ink record, inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording process The object of the present invention is to provide a recording ink which is excellent in color developing properties, has a high delivery stability, can improve remarkably color saturation and can form a high-quality image, when the ink is used for printing a plain paper, further an ink cartridge, an ink record, an inkjet recording apparatus and an inkjet recording process, wherein the recording ink having water, a wetting agent, a surfactant, and a colorant.
US07682009B1	Cooling, condensation and freezing of atmospheric water or of a microfluidic working-material in or on microfluidic devices Condensation of water from a gas, such as from atmospheric air or other nearby ambient gas, is provided for use in a variety of jetting devices, such as inkjet and lab-on-a-chip applications. Further embodiments involve the use of frozen liquids, not limited to frozen condensed water, and microcooling of fluidic components or working materials for improved process control and reliability.
US07682001B2	Piezoelectric actuator inkjet head and method of forming the same A piezoelectric actuator of an inkjet head and a method of forming the piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator is formed on a vibration plate to provide a driving force to each of a plurality of pressure chambers. The piezoelectric actuator includes a lower electrode formed on the vibration plate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode at a position corresponding to each of the pressure chambers, a supporting pad formed on the lower electrode, the supporting pad contacting one end of the piezoelectric layer and extending away from the one end of the piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode extending from a top surface of the piezoelectric layer to a top surface of the supporting pad. The upper electrode is bonded to a driving circuit above the supporting pad to receive a voltage from the driving circuit. The piezoelectric layer may have substantially the same length as the pressure chamber. The supporting pad may be formed of a photosensitive polymer and may have substantially the same height as the piezoelectric layer. The upper electrode may include a first portion formed on the piezoelectric layer and a second portion formed on the supporting pad, and the second portion may be wider than the first portion.
US07681996B2	Liquid ejection head, method of manufacturing liquid ejection head, and image forming apparatus The liquid ejection head includes: a piezoelectric body which generates pressure for ejecting liquid; a pressure chamber which is connected to a nozzle; a common liquid chamber which is arranged across the piezoelectric body from the pressure chamber and has at least five molded walls that are integrally molded from a resin material; groove-shaped wires which include a first wire and a second wire and are formed on at least two of the molded walls of the common liquid chamber; a liquid supply flow channel which is provided in one of the molded walls that is adjacent to the pressure chamber in such a manner that the liquid supply flow channel is connected with the pressure chamber; and an electronic circuit which is arranged on one of the molded walls of the common liquid chamber, wherein the first wire is connected to the piezoelectric body and the second wire is connected to the electronic circuit.
US07681995B2	Liquid ejection head and method of manufacturing the same A liquid ejection head for an electrostatic ink jet including an insulating ejection substrate in which through holes are bored to form ejection openings for ejecting droplets; an insulating support substrate arranged while facing the ejection substrate with a predetermined distance therebetween; a solution flow path provided between the ejection substrate and the support substrate; ejection electrodes, respectively provided corresponding to the through holes, for exerting electrostatic forces on the solution; and a shield electrode, provided corresponding to at least one of the through holes on a solution ejection side with respect to the ejection electrodes, for preventing electric field interferences between the through holes. Plural flow path wall portions contacting the ejection substrate stands in the solution flow path, and at least one of electrode lines connected to the ejection electrodes and electrode lines connected to the shield electrode are contained in the flow path wall portions.
US07681993B2	Circuit board for ink jet head, method of manufacturing the same, and ink jet head using the same An ink jet head circuit board is provided which has heaters to generate thermal energy for ejecting ink as they are energized. This circuit board is so constructed as to reduce wire resistances for the heaters while at the same time preventing an increase in the size of the board and realizing a high-density integration of the heaters required for high resolution printing. This construction is made possible by forming electrode wires of first and second electrode wire layers to reduce an area that the wire patterns for the heater occupy on the circuit board. In reducing the effective thickness of protective insulation layer formed on the heater to prevent a possible degradation of thermal efficiency, one of the protective insulation layers over the electrode wires is removed from the heater, depending on the thickness of the electrode wires.
US07681989B2	Piezoelectric actuator for an ink-jet printhead and method of forming the same In a piezoelectric actuator for an ink-jet printhead, and a method of forming the same, formed on a flow path plate having a pressurizing chamber, the piezoelectric actuator for applying a driving force for ink ejection to the pressurizing chamber, the piezoelectric actuator includes a lower electrode formed on the flow path plate, a bonding pad formed on the flow path plate to be insulated from the lower electrode, wherein a driving circuit for voltage application is bonded to an upper surface of the bonding pad, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode at a position corresponding to the pressurizing chamber, wherein an end of the piezoelectric layer extends onto the bonding pad, and an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, wherein an end of the upper electrode extends beyond the end of the piezoelectric layer and contacts the upper surface of the bonding pad.
US07681986B2	Methods and apparatus for depositing ink onto substrates Embodiments of an ink jet printing system include a motion stage adapted to move a substrate having a display object in a printing direction and a first printing assembly mounted over the motion stage including a set of print heads aligned and arranged consecutively in the printing direction such that the display object moves under the print heads sequentially. Embodiments of a method of ink jet printing include moving a substrate under the print heads of printing assembly sequentially in a printing direction, activating alternate ink jetting channels within each print head of the first printing assembly, activating corresponding channels within adjacent print heads in the first printing assembly alternately, and depositing ink in alternating sub-pixels within one or more pixels on the substrate.
US07681981B2	Inkjet printer with improved cleaning and adjustment capabilities, and image processing apparatus In an inkjet printer including at least a printhead of inkjet type configured to eject ink according to print data and a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning of the printhead by ejecting ink to produce suitable conditions for an inkjet recording, the inkjet printer further includes a user information input unit configured to input user information, a cleaning direction unit configured to issue for a user a cleaning direction, and a control unit configured to instruct the cleaning unit to clean the printhead in response to the cleaning direction issued by the cleaning direction unit on condition that the user information inputted by the user information input unit is permissible to perform the cleaning. Also disclosed is an image processing apparatus, incorporating the inkjet printer and further including a document scanner configured to read an image of a document and to generate first image data corresponding to the image, and an image data processing unit configured to convert the first image data into second image data suitable for image recording by the inkjet printer and to output to the inkjet printer.
US07681978B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a full-line inkjet head that includes ejection nozzles arrayed in the width direction of a recording medium, and that ejects a liquid functional material on the recording medium; a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium at a position opposite to the full-line inkjet head; a test image formation sheet-feeding unit that contact-feeds a test image formation sheet on the recording medium in the upstream of the ejection position on the conveying unit; and a test image formation sheet-separating unit that separates the test image formation sheet from the recording medium in the downstream of the ejection position on the conveying unit.
US07681950B2	Flip-up seat with rear seat storage A seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a rider seat having a forward end and a rearward end, a mounting bracket pivotally coupling the forward end of the rider seat to a frame of a motorcycle, the rider seat being pivotable to raise the rearward end of the seat, and a support arm. The seat assembly further includes a rear seat support having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being pivotally coupled to the support arm and the second end portion supporting a rear seat. The rear seat support is pivotal from a first position in which the rear seat is hidden from view below the rider seat to a second position in which the rear seat can support a passenger. The seat assembly also includes a stop feature for supporting the second end portion relative to the support arm and a lock feature for inhibiting pivoting of the rear seat support.
US07681949B2	Haptic vehicle seat A haptic seat and system for use in imparting sensations to an occupant thereof. The haptic seat may be used to alert passengers of various operating conditions with some sort of tactile sensation, such as a vibration, pulse, shake, or other inducement that involves the occupant's sense of touch.
US07681948B2	Automotive seat Disclosed is an automotive seat the seat cushion level of which can be adjustable up-and-down, in which the safety is improved when a shock is applied to a vehicle. The automotive seat according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a level adjusting mechanism for adjusting the seat cushion level, and comprises a base frame, a seat cushion, a seat cushion frame, a space from which to the base frame being adjustable, a stopper which supports the sinking seat cushion frame at a rear end collision of an automobile. The stopper moves to narrow the space between the seat cushion frame and the stopper and supports the seat cushion frame.
US07681945B1	Wall-avoiding convertible ottoman This invention is related to an ottoman convertible to a seating unit comprising a back-support assembly, a seat-support assembly, a base frame, and a pair of opposed armrests. Additionally, the ottoman includes a linkage system comprising a plurality of pivotably interconnected linkages, where the linkage system is configured to rotatably couple the seat-support assembly to the back-support assembly, and translatably couple the seat-support assembly and the base frame. In operation, this furniture piece is moveable between a closed position, resembling an ottoman, and an open position, wherein the back-support assembly forms the backrest of a seating unit accessible to a seated occupant. Specifically, the pivotably interconnected linkages operate such that rearward rotational movement of the back-support assembly induces forward translation of the seat-support assembly in relation to the base frame. This movement coincidentally induces the pair of opposed armrests to raise.
US07681936B2	Load floor with gear rack A movable cargo floor assembly for a vehicle providing at least a portion of the cargo floor moving closer to an entrance of the vehicle or extending beyond or outside the vehicle when it is in a deployed position, and the cargo floor being in a stowed position when not in the deployed position. In addition, the cargo floor has at least one ramp surface integrated into the base of the cargo floor, and a track that is integrated into the ramp surface so that a gear assembly contacts the track and moves the cargo floor to and from a deployed position and a stowed position. Thus, as a gear rotates it contacts the teeth of the track and causes the cargo floor to move between positions.
US07681935B2	Vehicle cargo bed extender An improved truck bed extender particularly adapted for ease of installation and removal. When not being used to extend the truck bed, the extender is advantageously adapted to quickly and easily create a secondary storage area. In one embodiment, the extender includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a connecting wall, a first mount and a second mount. The connecting wall extends between the first side wall and the second side wall, and cooperates with the first side wall and second side wall to form a generally U-shape frame. The first mount is secured to the first side wall and includes a first interlocking member. The second mount is secured to the second side wall and comprises a second interlocking member. The first interlocking member and the first mounting station on the vehicle and the second interlocking member and the second mounting station on the vehicle cooperate to secure the truck bed extender to the vehicle so that the extender is rotatable about an axis between a first and a second position. In the first position, the connecting wall is in an upright position over the tailgate beyond the rear end of the bed. In the second position, the connecting wall is in an upright position spaced forward from the rear end of the bed and the tailgate.
US07681932B2	Shoveling and throwing device A shoveling and throwing device for moving a snow from a surface comprising a frame having a first and second ends, the frame comprising at least one frame extension extending generally upwardly and at least one wheel disposed on said first end of said frame, a manually operable lever which is pivotally attached proximate to the first end of said frame, a first member having a first end being pivotally attached to the frame extension, a second member having a first end being pivotally attached proximate to a second end of the manually operable lever, a third member having a first end being pivotally attached to a second end of the second member, and a shovel blade pivotally attached to a second end of the third member.
US07681927B2	Low pressure fitting A fitting is provided that includes a receptacle having an inner wall forming a female member. The inner wall includes a shoulder and a land. A male member is received in the female member with a gap therebetween. The male member includes an outwardly opening groove. An O-ring is seated between the outwardly opening groove in the male member and the shoulder and the land of the receptacle to prevent removal of the male member from the receptacle. The outwardly opening groove, the shoulder and the land are configured such that compression of the O-ring is sufficient to prevent removal of the male member from the female member.
US07681925B2	Push-to-connect mechanism and method, for a coupling Improvement in a quick disconnect coupling that includes a tubular coupler half, having a radially outwardly-directed roller on an outer surface portion thereof; a tubular nipple half, having a push-to-connect mechanism, including a cup-shaped member, concentrically surrounding a nipple body portion, this mechanism including a locking device having a basically L-shaped contoured slot including a helically-directed ramp inlet and a locking slot portion; the improvement comprising that the push-to-connect mechanism includes the rotatable journaling of the cup-shaped member, for limited rotational pivoting relative to the nipple half; this mechanism also including a biasing member for concurrently normally biasing the cup-shaped member to an at-rest position relative to the nipple body. A method for joining includes an initial contact between the axially-aligned roller and the helical ramp; further interaction rotationally displacing the cup shaped member until the roller enters the locking portion, resulting in reverse pivoting of the cup-shaped member.
US07681924B2	Fused butt joint for plastic pipe A method, apparatus, and design of a fusion welded pipe wherein the effects of an inner bead of the fusion weld are minimized. The internal shape of the pipe prior to welding may be configured in several different shapes so that the beads or lips produced by the fusion welding process are unobtrusive and do not interfere with the function of the pipe. In a likewise manner, the outer shape of the pipe prior to welding may be configured so that the lips are unobtrusive on the external surface of the pipe.
US07681907B2	Vehicle seats An air-bag unit for a vehicle seat including a squab (2) and a back-rest (5). The back-rest (5) includes a frame which is covered with upholstery (7). An air-bag unit (22) has an inflatable air-bag (28) connected to an inflator (23) to inflate the air-bag 28. The air-bag unit 22 is mounted to the back-rest frame (6) so as to be located inboard of part of the frame (10) with the inflator (23) being located adjacent the rearmost region of the frame (6) and positioned to direct gas into the air-bag (28) in a generally forward direction. The arrangement is such that actuation of the air-bag unit (22) will cause the air-bag (28) to inflate so that at least part of the air-bag (28) lies between the frame (6) and the occupant (16) of the seat.
US07681903B1	Trailer backup alignment guide A trailer backup alignment guide apparatus (10) is taught for aligning a vehicle hitch ball (20) to a trailer coupler (22) for attachment therebetween. The apparatus consists of a vehicle ball mount (28) incorporating a ball mounting strap (36) encompassing a vehicle ball. A vehicle mast (58) is disposed within the hitch ball mount in a vertical position. A trailer hitch coupler mount (62) is attached to the trailer which includes an L-shaped base block (64) with a telescoping trailer mast (68) in a vertical position parallel with the vehicle mast. A coupler mounting strap (70) is attached to and circumvents the coupler mount. When the ball mount and hitch coupler mount are attached to the vehicle and trailer and the vehicle is maneuverably backed toward the trailer, the masts (58) and (68) may be visually aligned to guide the vehicle in a straight line until a vehicle mast designator (60) on the vehicle mast engages a trailer mast stop (78) on the trailer mast advising the vehicle driver that alignment has been achieved.
US07681897B2	Wheel suspension A wheel suspension includes a working cylinder, a main spring in parallel with the working cylinder, and a piston rod extending from the working cylinder and having a longitudinal axis, the piston rod having fixed thereto a piston and a mount for fixing the piston rod against movement with respect to a vehicle body. The piston is mounted with freedom of axial movement in an adjusting cylinder, the piston dividing the cylinder into a space above the piston and a space below the piston, and an additional spring is located on the longitudinal axis for supporting the adjusting cylinder against the working cylinder. A shut-off element is located in a flow connection connecting the space above the piston to the space below the piston, whereby movement of the piston in the adjusting cylinder can be blocked when the vehicle rolls.
US07681892B1	Wheeled military vehicle The Invention is a wheeled military vehicle that may be stacked one on top of another for efficient transportation aboard an aircraft such as a helicopter. A tubular frame reinforces the fenders of the military vehicle, allowing a first vehicle to support the weight of a second vehicle and to withstand the load applied by rigging. A pintle hook is connected to the military vehicle by a hinge and has a deployed and a folded position. The hinged pintle hook allows a combination of the military vehicle and a trailer to be shortened selectably so that the combination will occupy a reduced space within the fuselage of an aircraft.
US07681885B2	Card game A card game that includes a first deck and a second deck of standard playing cards, a hat and a game board to facilitate playing of the card game. The first deck includes a complete set of fifty two standard playing cards and are utilized to facilitate a first round of play comprising of a plurality hand. The second deck is a rank establishing deck and is utilized to establish each players rank prior to the initial round of play. A hat is worn by a player subsequent to the first round of play functioning to identify the loser of the first round. A game board is further included to control the term of the game.
US07681873B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus comprising same The present invention provides a sheet processing apparatus, such as a finisher or sorter, for implementing predetermined processing such as alignment and stapling on an inserted sheet material (i.e. any sheet-form recording medium such as recording paper, transfer paper, or an OHP sheet), and an image forming apparatus comprising the sheet processing apparatus. The sheet processing apparatus comprises a rear end fence horizontal portion that contacts the end portion of the sheet member on the upstream side of a sheet member conveyance direction during alignment of the sheet member, a rear end fence vertical portion for supporting the other parts of the sheet member, and a staple unit for stapling the sheet member. The stapling direction in which a staple is punched by a stapler of the staple unit is set to be parallel to the rear end fence horizontal portion that contacts the rear end portion of the sheet member.
US07681870B2	Pipe clamp fixture A pipe clamp fixture that may be used for more than one size diameter pipe is described.
US07681859B2	Portable terminal device having supporting leg A portable terminal device includes a supporting leg which makes it possible to watch television in a standing state of the terminal device. The portable terminal device comprises a main body having a mounting groove formed in a rear surface thereof to have a predetermined length, the mounting groove having a plurality of catching grooves formed in one inner side surface thereof; and a supporting leg assembly having an end rotatably supported in the mounting groove. The supporting leg assembly comprises a supporting leg including a leg portion having a predetermined length, and a hollow head portion formed at one end of the leg portion and having one side opened. A cam member is inserted and supported in the head portion of the supporting leg with a spring received therein to be movable within a certain section in an axial direction. The cam member has a cam protrusion protruding outward to be caught to one of the catching grooves by an elastic force of the spring.
US07681852B2	Vehicle cup and plate holders A system of multifunctional food and beverage holders for use in motor vehicles and other locations. The components of this system facilitate safe, convenient and flexible handling of food and beverages in automobiles and other vehicles utilizing tray/plates for holding food that can attach to a handle, rest on a flat surface or be secured in the vehicle by attachment to a cup holder adaptor that can be temporarily locked in a vehicle cup holder.
US07681845B1	Supporting stand having lifting and positioning means A supporting stand having a lifting and positioning means includes a support, a sliding body, and a base. The sliding body has a swinging rode and is movably provided in the support. The base is connected to the support. The support has an elastic recovering means and a return path means. One end of the elastic recovering means is connected to the support, while the other end thereof is connected to the sliding body. The elastic recovering means provides a force for automatic recovery. The swinging rod is located above the return path means. In use, with the vertical movement of the sliding body in the support and the cooperation of the swinging rod and the return path means, the height of the supporting stand can be adjusted according to the user's demand. Via aforementioned arrangement, a supporting stand with no tenons on its external surface can be formed.
US07681844B2	Tie for elongated objects such as cables, pipes or the like A tie for elongated objects has a flexible strap extending from a retaining head that includes side-by-side retaining and locking regions, the tops of which form a contact surface for objects to be held. The retaining region is constructed for fastening to a T-stud on a support. The locking region is constructed to receive an entry section of the strap looped about objects to be held and to lock the strap in the locking region.
US07681843B2	Display and retaining clip A display and mounting clip, particularly adapted to mount flatware to a display board, has a shank supporting a closed loop through which the displayed item is inserted. Opposed support arms, coupled to the shank, support the item within the loop. The shank is adapted to extend through the mounting board. Flexible locking means extend from the shank and can be placed into a splayed orientation below the mounting board to retain the clip in position.
US07681842B2	Device for artificially restoring an opposing force for a device for remotely controlling aircraft control surfaces A device for artificially restoring an opposing force for a device for remotely controlling an aircraft control surface, the device comprising: an actuator member (1) mounted to pivot about an axis (2) and entrain a rotary shaft (3); a stationary finger (8) parallel to said shaft (3) and supported at a radial distance from the shaft; a moving finger (5) secured to the shaft and supported at the same radial distance as the stationary finger, both fingers being parallel to the shaft; a slab (9) supported at the same radial distance as the fingers and disposed beside them; a first spring (11) between the stationary finger and the slab; and a second spring (10) between the moving finger and the slab.
US07681839B2	Optical tracking system for refueling An aerial refueling system including a refueling drogue assembly including a refueling drogue and a refueling hose in captive relation with the refueling drogue and a drogue positioning system. The drogue positioning system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. Then the radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. And the signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.
US07681838B2	Aircraft engine nacelle inlet having access opening for electrical ice protection system An aircraft engine nacelle inlet is provided with an inlet cowling. The inlet cowling includes an inner lip, an outer lip, and a leading edge portion connecting the inner and outer lips. Heating elements are provided proximate the leading edge, either on an inside surface of the cowling or on an outside surface. An inner barrel portion and an outer barrel portion of the nacelle inlet define a space therebetween. Ice protection-related equipment such as controllers, cables, switches, connectors, and the like, may reside in this space. One or more access openings are formed in the outer barrel to enable an operator to gain access to this equipment. The inlet cowling attaches to the inner and outer barrels with its outer lip extending sufficiently far in the aft direction to cover the access opening. When the cowling is removed, the access opening is uncovered, thereby permitting access to the equipment.
US07681832B2	Ducted fan air vehicle with deployable wings A ducted fan air vehicle and method of operation is disclosed for obtaining aerodynamic lift and efficiency in forward flight operation without significantly impacting hover stability. One or more retractable wings are included on the ducted fan air vehicle and are deployed during forward flight to provide aerodynamic lift. The wing or wings are retracted when the vehicle hovers to reduce the impact the wings have on stability in a wind. Each wing may conform to the curvature or profile of the vehicle when retracted, and may be constructed in one or more wing sections. The wing or wings may be deployed and retracted automatically or at the command of an operator. Each wing and related components may be integrated into the vehicle or may be detachable.

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