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US07724280B2	Dual surveillance camera system A surveillance system having two specialized surveillance cameras with corresponding specialized illuminators is provided in a dual compartment container that eliminates internal light reflection problems by separating each camera and corresponding illuminator while combining each camera with an alternate illuminator, rendering the system more accurate, yet more compact and suited to unobtrusive placement. Considerable heat is generated by the specialized illuminators, requiring a heat sink to preserve illuminator life expectancy and to prevent the adjacent cameras from being adversely affected by the heat. Another feature enabling the system to work in its compact form despite the heat from the illuminators is that the protective case itself is adapted to be a heat sink for the illuminators.
US07724261B2	Processor having a compare extension of an instruction set architecture A processor having a compare extension of an instruction set architecture which incorporates a set of high performance floating point operations. The instruction set architecture incorporates a variety of data formats including single precision and double precision data formats, as well as the paired-single data format that allows two simultaneous operations on a pair of operands. The extension includes instructions directed to a magnitude compare of floating point numbers and conversions between a pair of 32-bit fixed point integers and paired-single floating point format.
US07724260B2	Method and system for image monitoring A system for verifying the generation of a critical symbology includes a display processor configured to generate graphic commands from one or more system inputs. The display processor is further configured to determine the critical symbology. A graphics processing unit is coupled to the display processor. The graphics processing unit is configured to generate a plurality of pixels forming an image and is further configured to mark at least a portion of the plurality of pixels to produce marked pixels of the critical symbology. A graphics logic device is coupled to the graphics processing unit and includes an integrity monitoring function and a memory coupled to the integrity monitoring function. The integrity monitoring function is configured to detect the marked pixels and generate data regarding the critical symbology. The memory is configured to store the data regarding the critical symbology. A monitor warning function device is coupled to the graphics logic device and is configured to receive the data regarding the critical symbology and verify the generation of the critical symbology.
US07724259B2	Aircraft flat panel display system with improved information availability An improved aircraft instrument flight display system employs primary and secondary video graphics processors for generating graphics video imaging information. Both the primary and secondary video graphics processors have associated potential failure threads and are preferably chosen to have different potential failure .threads so that the same failure problem will not have a tendency to occur in both of the video graphics processors. The primary video graphics processor generates a graphical display of the aircraft flight information for use by the flight crew in operating the aircraft. The system also includes a video switch for switching between the primary and secondary video graphics processors under control of the integrity checking processor based on the integrity of the graphical display provided by the primary video graphics processor.
US07724258B2	Computer modeling and animation of natural phenomena 3D graphics animation is increasingly used in movies and virtual reality computer games to produce realistic visual simulations of physical and natural phenomena. The animation of diffuse liquids such as gases is an indispensable component in such special effects. The present system and methods utilize physically-based and more intuitive procedurally-based simulation techniques to simulate and render natural phenomena in computer graphics. The present invention facilitates user interaction in order to generate a variety of gas effects, for example, waves within water, plumes within hot gas, and flames within fire. Improved user interaction is achieved by improving rendering performance and introducing a new method of high-level control for Eulerian simulations.
US07724256B2	Fast graph cuts: a weak shape assumption provides a fast exact method for graph cuts segmentation Traditional graph cuts provides a powerful method for producing semi-automatic image/volume segmentation, but often exceed available computer power. Multi-level methods for coarsening images/volumes are disclosed that allow for faster processing and creation of graph cuts segmentation without sacrificing quality of image. The disclosed graph cuts methods can be used at interactive speeds.
US07724243B2	Touch sensors incorporating capacitively coupled electrodes The present invention provides touch sensors that incorporate electrodes that are capacitively coupled through a dielectric layer to one or more resistive touch sensing layers, for example for linearizing the electric field across the resistive layer of an analog capacitive touch screen or for addressing the conductive elements of a matrix type capacitive touch screen. Such a construction allows for new manufacturing methods and new ways of constructing touch sensors.
US07724242B2	Touch driven method and apparatus to integrate and display multiple image layers forming alternate depictions of same subject matter An interactive display system, including a touch sensitive display, establishes a first image and at least one secondary image, each image representing various spatial coordinates, the spatial coordinates overlapping at least in part such that each image comprises an alternate depiction of subject matter common to all of the images. The first image is presented upon the display. Responsive to user input including contact with the display, imagery presented by the display is updated to integrate a region of at least one of the secondary images into the display. Each integrated region has substantially identical represented coordinates as a counterpart region of the first image. Further, each integrated region is presented in same scale and display location as the counterpart region of the first image.
US07724241B2	Touch panel The invention relates to touch panels for use in a variety of electronic apparatuses, and designed to prevent separation of a lower substrate and an antireflection layer, and to ensure reliable operation. An undercoat layer (9) made of any of silicon oxide and a compound having a principal ingredient of silicon oxide is disposed between the antireflection layer (5) and the lower substrate (2) made of glass having the same principal ingredient of silicon oxide, to improve strength of adhesion between the lower substrate (2) and the antireflection layer (5), thereby preventing separation of the antireflection layer (5) from the lower substrate (5), and providing the touch panel with reliable operation.
US07724238B2	Flat and collapsible mouse A mouse (1) suitable for use as a computer input device that is collapsible between a flat configuration in which the mouse (1) is generally planar, and an optional popped configuration in which the mouse (1) has increased volume and forms a generally curved ergonomic profile, where said mouse (1) can be used for wireless data input and control and is operable in either configuration, and can be conveniently attached when flat with a docking cradle or tray (3) that slides into a card-shaped recess (13), such as a PCMCIA or CardBus interface slot within a host device (12) for the purposes of storage, battery recharging, and where said docking cradle (3) can directly provide wireless connectivity and control information between the mouse (1) and host device (12). The mouse (1) may support a combination of buttons (4) and capacitance panels (41) for increased control.
US07724234B2	Panel for display device, and display device A panel for a display device includes an electroconductive substrate formed from an electroconductive metal material, a substrate insulating layer arranged on the electroconductive substrate, an X-direction electric wiring group and a Y-direction electric wiring group arranged on the electroconductive substrate, pixels arranged in a matrix, a TFT element for driving the pixel, and a control unit for controlling, to a predetermined potential, a substrate potential of the electroconductive substrate. The TFT element has a reverse stagger structure, with the substrate insulating layer being arranged between the electroconductive substrate and a gate electrode of the TFT element, a gate insulating layer of the TFT element is arranged between a drain electrode of the TFT element and the electroconductive substrate, and an electric capacitor is formed in a part of the substrate insulating layer between the drain electrode and the electroconductive substrate. The electric capacitor is set based on the gate insulating layer of a film thickness smaller than a thickness of the substrate insulating layer without causing insulating breakdown.
US07724231B2	Display device The present invention provides a display device which includes a common electrode drive circuit having the single channel constitution which can miniaturize a circuit scale without increasing elements compared to a conventional display device. A display device includes a plurality of pixels and a common electrode drive circuit. The common electrode drive circuit includes a plurality of basic circuits, wherein the basic circuit includes a first circuit which latches a first input signal at a point of time that a clock signal is changed to a first voltage level from a second voltage level; a second circuit which latches a second input signal at the point of time that the clock signal is changed to the first voltage level from the second voltage level; a first switching circuit which is turned on based on the first circuit; and a second switching circuit which is turned on based on the the second circuit.
US07724230B2	Driving circuit of liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same A driving circuit of a display device includes a timing controller for combining p first digital data signals (p being a positive integer greater than 1) corresponding to colors for displaying images to generate q second digital data signals and for supplying the q second digital data signals to first to qth data transmission lines (q being a positive integer smaller than p), and a plurality of data driver integrated circuits for processing the q second digital data signals from the timing controller to restore the p first digital data signals, converting the p restored digital data signals into analog data signals, and supplying the analog data signals to a display panel.
US07724222B2	Image display device and electronic apparatus An image display device includes: pixels in first and second directions; a polarization controller providing first and second polarization axis light; and a controller. The polarization controller includes first electrodes extending in the first direction on a first substrate with a predetermined interval in the second direction, and second electrodes extending in the first direction on a second substrate with an interval in the second direction twice the predetermined interval. The controller switches display between dual-screen and three-dimensional modes. In the dual-screen mode, the controller applies voltages to the second electrodes so adjacent electrodes have opposite phases, and applies the same phase voltage as one of the second electrode voltages to the first electrodes. In the three-dimensional mode, the controller applies voltages to the first electrodes so adjacent electrodes have opposite phases, and applies the same phase voltage as one of the first electrode voltages to the second electrodes.
US07724219B2	Circuit and method of effectively enhancing drive control of light-emitting diodes An LED drive circuit includes a plurality of LEDs, a power supply circuit for outputting a variable output voltage to supply electricity to the LEDs, a plurality of drive transistors for driving the respective LEDs, a bias voltage setting circuit for generating and outputting a reference gate voltage for causing the drive transistors to have drain currents having a predetermined constant value, and a minimum drain voltage for causing the drive transistors to have the predetermined constant drain currents when the reference gate voltage is input to the drive transistors, and a voltage detection circuit for sequentially comparing drain voltages of the drive transistors with the minimum drain voltage to output one of the drain voltages smaller than the minimum drain voltage, wherein the power supply circuit controls the output voltage so that the drain voltage output from the voltage detection circuit becomes greater than or equal to the minimum drain voltage.
US07724218B2	Organic light-emitting diode display device and driving method thereof An organic light-emitting diode display device and driving method thereof are provided. The organic light-emitting diode display device including a driving voltage source; a reference voltage source that generates a reference voltage; a reference current source; and a storage capacitor connected between a first node and a second node. An organic light-emitting diode device is connected between a third node and a ground voltage source. A first scanning signal is supplied to a first scan line. A second scanning signal is supplied to a second scan line, the second scanning signal having an inverse-phase against the first scanning signal.
US07724211B2	System, method, and computer program product for controlling stereo glasses shutters A system, method, and computer program product are provided for controlling stereo glasses shutters. In use, a right eye shutter of stereo glasses is controlled to switch between a closed orientation and an open orientation. Further, a left eye shutter of the stereo glasses is controlled to switch between the closed orientation and the open orientation. To this end, the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter of the stereo glasses may be controlled such that the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter simultaneously remain in the closed orientation for a predetermined amount of time.
US07724206B2	Position adjustment method for projection images A position adjustment method for adjusting positions of two projection images projected from multiple projectors contained in a multi-projection display onto a projection surface such that the images overlap. A first step involves setting pixel values of colors such that a predetermined characteristic is exhibited in an overlapping area when the adjustment images are projected. A second step involves producing adjustment image data corresponding to the adjustment images. Colors of the adjustment images are allocated to patterns such that the patterns overlap when the adjustment images are projected. A third step involves giving the adjustment image data to the multiple projectors and calculating evaluation values associated with the image data that is obtained by taking an image of the projection surface on which the adjustment images are projected from the multiple projectors. A forth step involves performing position adjustment for the projection images based on the evaluation values.
US07724192B2	Portable communication device with slot-coupled antenna module The present invention discloses a portable communication device with slot-coupled antenna module the slot-coupled antenna module comprises: a dielectric substrate, radio module, ground plane, air substrate, and patch radiator. The radio module contains a feed line and stub that are coupled on the surface of the dielectric substrate and extending along the long side of the dielectric substrate in parallel. The ground plane with slot-coupled structure is coupled on the other surface of the dielectric substrate, the feed line and stub pass through the intersect portion of the coupled slots. The air gap is therefore formed between the ground plane and the patch radiator, and the patch radiator is substantially parallel with the ground plane and locating substantially on the position of the coupled slots.
US07724190B2	Signaling method and apparatus using radial interplex Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and articles related to code combination for GPS III, and more particularly, to methods and apparatuses for enabling signal modulation that potentially may minimize power throw away for target code power ratios by shifting linear signal constellation points radially to a circle of equal amplitude, e.g., where the circumference represents e.g. the average RMS power of the original linear signals.
US07724189B2	Broadband binary phased antenna A broadband binary phased antenna includes an array of symmetric antenna elements, each being connected to a respective symmetric switch. The symmetric antenna elements are each symmetrical about a mirror axis of the antenna element and include feed points on either side of the mirror axis capable of creating opposite symmetric field distributions across the symmetric antenna element. The opposite symmetric field distributions are binary phase-shifted with respect to one another. The symmetric switch is connected to the feed points to selectively switch between the opposite symmetric field distributions.
US07724186B2	Enhanced aiding in GPS systems An Aided Location Communication System (“ALCS”) is described. The ALCS may include a geolocation server including a non-GPS position server, at least one server aiding database, server position-determination module, and a server fusion module. The ALCS may also include an Aided Location Communication Device (“ALCD”) including a communication section in signal communication with the geolocation server, and a position-determination section having a GPS Engine.
US07724174B2	Successive approximation ADC with binary error tolerance mechanism A successive approximation ADC is disclosed. A comparator receives and compares a sampled input signal and an output of a DAC. Non-binary successive approximation register (SAR) control logic controls sampling of the input signal and controls a sequence of comparisons based on comparison result of the comparator. The SAR control logic controls each comparison when signal or charge in the DAC has not been completely settled. A binary-error-tolerant corrector is then used to compensate the sampling error.
US07724168B1	Pulse domain linear programming circuit A system for making a pulse domain linear programming circuit. The inputs and the outputs to the pulse domain linear programming circuit are time encoded pulse signals. The circuit includes arrays of two types of cross-coupled time encoding elements. The first type of elements includes two integrators, adders, a hysteresis quantizer, and a 1-bit self-feedback DAC. The second type of elements includes a bias element, a leaky integrator, adders, a fixed memory-less non-linearity, a regular integrator, a hysteresis quantizer and a 1-bit self-feedback DAC. The cross-coupling signals between the two types of elements are pulse time-encoded signals. All of the cross-coupling weights are set via 1-bit DACs having variable gains. The cross-coupling weights are used to set a constraint equation of a pulse domain linear programming problem. Methods to make the foregoing circuit are also described.
US07724166B2	A/D converter An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a sample and hold circuit, a converter, and an adjustable current circuit. The sample and hold circuit is adapted to receive an analog input signal and to output an amplified signal. The converter is coupled to the sample and hold circuit and that converts the amplified signal to a digital signal. The controller is coupled to the converter and that receives the digital signal. The controller includes a plurality of voltage ranges, wherein each voltage range is associated with a current value, and the controller compares the digital signal to at least one of the voltage ranges to output at least one of the current values. The adjustable current circuit is coupled to the sample and hold amplifier and to the controller so that the adjustable current circuit provides a generally constant operating current that corresponds to the current value output from the controller.
US07724136B2	Revealable RFID devices The antenna of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may be detuned by applying a conductive material in radio frequency (RF) contact with the antenna, such that the RFID tag is not operable. This material may later be removed, or the conductive effect of the material eliminated, thus re-tuning the antenna to its design specifications and restoring the RFID tag to an operable condition. In this manner, RFID tags may be manufactured in an inoperable state, to be subsequently made operable through the occurrence of an event, such as scraping off the conductive material.
US07724122B2	Fuse providing circuit isolation and visual interruption indication A fuse including a fuse housing having first and second electrical terminals, a movable partition made from an electrically conductive material movably disposed within the fuse housing, a fusible structure connected between the first electrical terminal and the movable partition, a conductor connected between the movable partition and the second electrical terminal, a biasing element acting on the movable partition to maintain the fusible structure in tension and for moving the movable partition upon melting of the fusible structure and an indicator connected between the movable partition and the second electrical terminal. The conductor, the movable partition and the fusible structure define an electrical path between the first and second electrical terminals and the indicator protrudes out of the second electrical terminal of the fuse housing upon melting of the fusible structure for providing visual indication of an interrupted condition of the fuse when subjected to a threshold current flowing therethrough.
US07724119B2	Inductive rotary joint comprising polymer material The invention relates to an inductive rotary joint having at least two component parts which each comprise a coil for introducing power and/or taking-up power. In order that the rotary joint may be able to withstand even high mechanical load, at least one of the component parts is made of a synthetic resin containing soft magnetic particles, and the coil of the one part is at least partially located in the synthetic resin.
US07724106B2	Coaxial connecting part The invention relates to a coaxial connecting part which is used to connect a coaxial plug socket to a circuit carrier in an internal conductor. An elastically flexible bellows made of a conductive material is incorporated therein in order to keep axial and radial forces, occurring at the beginning of the socket, away from the substrate.
US07724099B2	High frequency oscillator circuit with feedback circuit of fet and short-stub transmission line In a high frequency oscillator circuit including first and second field effect transistors, the first field effect transistor has a gate connected to a short-stub transmission line and a drain connected to an oscillation output terminal, and the second field effect transistor has a drain connected to a source of the first field effect transistor and a grounded source. The high frequency oscillator circuit oscillates by using a feedback circuit including the short-stub transmission line and the second field effect transistor. A feedback capacitor is further provided which is connected between a gate of the second field effect transistor and the drain of the first field effect transistor.
US07724095B2	Floating DC-offset circuit for phase detector A floating DC-offset circuit for a phase detector. The circuit may provide a floating DC-offset to the phase detector, or to the voltage-controlled oscillator of the phase-locked loop. The circuit includes a voltage comparator, clock, digital resistor, and offset line to a DC-offset branch of the phase detector. The voltage comparator detects when the voltage at the output of the loop filter of the phase-locked loop has gone outside of a designated range, and activates the clock when the voltage is outside the designated range. The clock emits impulses that are counted by the digital resistor. The digital resistor shifts DC-offset at the DC-offset branch of the phase detector. The new DC-offset level is maintained once the loop filter output voltage has returned within the designated range. In an alternate embodiment, the DC-offset branch is connected to rough-tuning input of a wide-tuned voltage-controlled oscillator.
US07724079B1	Programmable logic enabled dynamic offset cancellation Techniques and circuitry are provided for programmatically controlling signal offsets in integrated circuitry. In one embodiment, a buffer circuit having an offset cancellation circuit receives a signal and transmits the signal to programmable logic circuit. The programmable logic uses programmable resources and/or one or more algorithms to measure integrated circuit operations and/or operational errors associated with the offset. The control signal is fed back to an input of the offset cancellation circuit. In one embodiment, the offset cancellation circuit adjusts the offset of the signal in response to the magnitude of the offset cancellation signal received until changes associated with the offset and/or the magnitude of the operational errors are no longer attributable to the offset.
US07724078B2	Adjusting PLL/analog supply to track CPU core supply through a voltage regulator A processing device includes a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) system with an adjustable power supply designed to track the power supply provided to one or more of the cores in the processor device. The PLL no longer operates at a fixed voltage level that is held constant and independent from the requested core frequency or the core digital voltage, but rather the power supply to the phase locked loop is adjusted along with the main power supply to the processor core.
US07724075B2	Method to provide a higher reference voltage at a lower power supply in flash memory devices A fast reference circuit having active feedback includes a bias supply circuit and a variable divider circuit connected by an active feedback path to the bias supply circuit, and a comparator circuit connected to the variable divider circuit, the bias supply circuit, and a reference node of the variable divider circuit. In one embodiment, a start-up circuit initially discharges a potential at the bias supply and comparator circuits, then initializes a reference voltage at the reference node at about zero volts to improve repeatability. In one embodiment, the variable voltage divider comprises an impendence that is trimmed based on a sheet resistance of a process used to fabricate the fast reference circuit, and further comprises a variable reference current circuit coupled to the impedance and configured to generate a current having a value based on a desired reference voltage and to conduct the current through the impedance, thereby generating the reference voltage associated therewith. The comparator circuit is configured to compare the bias supply voltage to the reference voltage, and drive the bias supply and the variable divider circuit in response to the comparison, thereby quickly stabilizing the reference voltage.
US07724069B1	Analog switch for operation outside power rails with low supply current A switch circuit, which selectively couples first and second switch nodes together and which enables the first and second switch nodes to operate in an extended voltage range, includes a secondary voltage rail, a switch device, a body driver, a rail control switch, and a switch control circuit. The rail control switch clamps the secondary voltage rail to a primary voltage rail during normal voltage range operation, but otherwise releases the secondary voltage rail to float. The body driver clamps the body of the switch to the secondary voltage rail when turned on, and when turned off, forward biases to allow voltage of said secondary voltage rail to follow voltage of the switch nodes into the extended voltage range through the switch. The switch control circuit includes a latch circuit which ensures that the switch remains either turned on or turned off during extended voltage operation.
US07724068B1	Bandgap-referenced thermal sensor A thermal sensor for an integrated circuit including a bandgap reference circuit. The thermal sensor includes a comparator that compares a temperature dependent voltage generated by the bandgap reference circuit to a temperature independent voltage, where both temperatures are referenced to the bandgap reference voltage generated by the bandgap reference circuit. The thermal sensor generates a digital output control signal based on a predetermined relationship between the temperature dependent voltage and the temperature independent reference voltage. When used as a thermal shutdown circuit, the comparator generates a thermal shut-down signal when the dependent temperature voltage decreases (or increases) with rising system temperature to equal to the temperature independent reference voltage. The comparator is implemented using an operational amplifier that is connected to existing circuitry associated with the bandgap reference circuit.
US07724065B2	Desaturation circuit for an IGBT A desaturation circuit for an IGBT is disclosed. In one embodiment, flooding of the component with charge carriers is reduced before the IGBT is turned off.
US07724054B2	Gate driver with programmable dead-time insertion A dead-time generator for incorporation in an integrated circuit wherein the integrated circuit includes a high side and low side gate driver and wherein the high side and low side gate driver drive output switches such that a dead-time is provided between on times of the output switches, the dead-time generator comprising a circuit internal to the integrated circuit having an external terminal at which a dead-time setting component is connected, and wherein the dead-time generator comprises a circuit for providing a discrete dead-time for a range of dead-time setting values at the dead-time setting terminal and wherein, for a plurality of ranges of dead-time setting values at the dead-time setting terminal, the dead-time generator generates an associated plurality of discrete dead-times.
US07724046B2	High side/low side driver device for switching electrical loads An integrated circuit device for switching electrical loads that have an inductive component comprises at least one switching channel that includes a power stage with a power MOS transistor and a driver circuit for driving the gate of the power MOS transistor, the switching stage being configurable for use in either of a High Side configuration and a Low Side configuration.
US07724045B2	Output buffer circuit An output buffer circuit is provided that outputs an input signal output from a circuit operating at a first power supply voltage to another circuit operating at a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage. The output buffer circuit includes an output driver circuit including a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor connected between the second power supply voltage and a reference voltage. A first driving circuit outputs a first control signal to control the pull-down transistor. A second driving circuit includes a latch circuit to latch signals and outputs a second control signal to control the pull-up transistor based on retained data in that latch circuit. A level shifter changes the retained data in the latch circuit when logic of the input signal changes.
US07724044B1	Digital multiplexor with multiple switching modes A digital signal multiplexor and multiplexing method are provided with which switching between different input signals is achieved without producing glitches in the output signal, even in the event of one or more of the input signals stopping and starting at unknown times.
US07724038B2	Semiconductor device for receiving external signal having receiving circuit using internal reference voltage A semiconductor device includes a reference voltage generating unit configured to produce a reference voltage by dividing a voltage difference between a positive clock terminal and a negative clock terminal, and a logic determination unit configured to determine a logic level of an external signal based on the reference voltage.
US07724020B2	Single flux quantum circuits Superconducting single flux quantum circuits are disclosed herein, each having at least one Josephson junction which will flip when the current through it exceeds a critical current. Bias current for the Josephson junction is provided by a biasing transformer instead of a resistor. The lack of any bias resistors ensures that unwanted power dissipation is eliminated.
US07724014B2	On-chip servo loop integrated circuit system test circuitry and method Internal servo loop circuitry is included on the same chip (10C) with an ADC (10B). Automatic test equipment (12) operates with the internal servo loop circuitry and external servo loop circuitry (1B) to test the ADC. The internal servo loop circuitry includes a target register (14), a digital comparator (18), and a crossover counter (22). An integrator (32) responsive to the digital comparator (18) produces an input signal (Vin) to the ADC, which generates a corresponding digital output sample (Dout). The comparator compares the output sample with a target code in the target register and causes the direction of the input signal to reverse each time the digital output sample crosses over the target code. The counter causes a voltmeter to measure a transition voltage value of the input voltage after a predetermined number of crossovers.
US07724007B2	Probe apparatus and probing method A probe apparatus includes an imaging unit imaging probes and a first and a second imaging unit imaging the wafer surface. The apparatus further includes a control unit obtaining positions of a mounting table at which focuses of the imaging unit and the first imaging unit are made to coincide with each other and then the focuses of the image unit and the second imaging unit are made to coincide with each other by moving the mounting table; obtaining positions of the mounting table at which the images of the wafer are sequentially taken by the first and the second imaging unit by moving the mounting table; obtaining a position of the mounting table at which the probes are imaged by the imaging unit, and calculating a position of the mounting table at which the wafer contacts with the probes based on the obtained positions of the mounting table.
US07724003B1	Substrate conditioning for corona charge control A measurement system for taking a reading in a test zone on a surface of a substrate. A chamber forms an environment, a surface treatment station dispenses a stabilizing chemical in the test zone, a charge deposition station deposits a charge in the test zone, and a QV measurement station takes a QV based measurement in the test zone. Where the surface treatment station, the charge deposition station, and the QV measurement station all interact with the substrate within the chamber. In this manner, reliable QV measurements are taken on the substrate by controlling charge spreading with the stabilizing chemical. QV measurement stability is also improved by reducing the influence of the time trending on substrates with reactive dielectrics, such as on silicon oxynitride and high-k surfaces.
US07723999B2	Calibration structures for differential signal probing A plurality of calibration structures facilitate calibration of a probing system that includes a differential signal probe having a linear array of probe tips.
US07723996B2	Inverter circuit and backlight assembly having the same An inverter circuit includes plural pairs of third coils, in which adjacent third coils are serially connected to each other so as to offset AC voltage generated from the paired third coils, one end of the paired third coils being connected to ground. Input terminals of plural diodes are connected to one end of the paired third coils so as to generate the voltage detection value by detecting voltage generated from the paired third coils. A fault detector compares the voltage detection value generated from the diodes with a predetermined threshold value to detect a fault and generates the comparison result.
US07723994B2	Plasma processing chamber with an apparatus for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma A plasma processing chamber with a probe apparatus configured to measure a set of electrical characteristics in a plasma is disclosed. The plasma processing chamber includes a set of plasma chamber surfaces configured to be exposed to the plasma. The probe apparatus includes a collection disk structure configured to be exposed to the plasma, whereby the collection disk structure is coplanar with at least one of the set of plasma chamber surfaces. The probe apparatus also includes a conductive path configured to transmit the set of electrical characteristics from the collection disk structure to a set of transducers.
US07723984B2	Magnetic sensor and current sensor The present invention provides a current sensor of smaller and simpler configuration, capable of measuring a current to be detected with high precision and stability. A magnetic sensor includes: an element substrate including a magnetoresistive element, the magnetoresistive element having a pinned layer with a magnetization pinned to a direction, an intermediate layer, and a free layer whose magnetization direction changes according to an external magnetic field; and a magnetic sheet attached on one side of the element substrate so as to apply a bias magnetic field to the magnetoresistive element.
US07723983B2	Magnetic sensor and current sensor The present invention provides a current sensor capable of detecting a current magnetic field generated by a current to be detected with high precision and stability while realizing a compact configuration. The current sensor has: first and second magnetoresistive elements each including a pinned layer having a magnetization direction pinned in a predetermined direction, a free layer whose magnetization direction changes according to applied magnetic fields, and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the pinned layer and the free layer; and first and second permanent magnets for applying bias magnetic fields to the first and second magnetoresistive elements. The bias magnetic field has a parallel component parallel to a magnetization direction under no magnetic field and an orthogonal component orthogonal to the parallel component. Consequently, uniaxial anisotropy of the free layer can be enhanced without using shape anisotropy. Therefore, the current magnetic field to be detected can be detected with high precision and stability irrespective of the shapes of the magnetoresistive elements, and the invention is favorable for miniaturization.
US07723973B2	Three-phase alternating current voltage regulator A three-phase AC voltage regulator is for adjusting a line voltage on transmission lines. The three-phase AC voltage regulator includes a sampling circuit, a reference-voltage circuit, a comparator, a switch, a power supply, and a compensator. The sampling circuit is for sampling the line voltage. The reference-voltage circuit is for receiving a line-to-line voltage from the transmission lines and generating a standard voltage. The comparator is for comparing the line voltage and the standard voltage to obtain a signal. The switch is for being turned on or off based on the signal. The power supply is for supplying various electric powers to the compensator. The compensator is for receiving the electric power and generating compensating voltages. The compensating voltages are used to compensate the line voltage.
US07723971B2	Power supply A power supply apparatus includes a switching regulator, a linear regulator, a timer circuit, a control circuit, an inverter, and a switch. The power supply apparatus is a step-down type DC-DC converter which steps down an input voltage inputted to an input terminal and then outputs an output voltage, which has been stepped down, to an output terminal. The timer circuit counts the time elapsed from when a start of the power supply apparatus is instructed by a control signal, and sets an output signal to a high level at a lapse of a predetermined time. When the output signal goes to the high level, the switch turns on and the output voltage is supplied to a power supply terminal of the control circuit.
US07723964B2	Power supply device A switching operation is performed on a switching element of a power-factor improving unit that includes a reactor. An output voltage of the power-factor improving unit is set to a load voltage by switching on and off the switching element based on a result of comparison between an input current and an input-current reference signal of a power-supply voltage waveform. A zero cross of an alternate-current power supply is detected, and the switching operation is performed on the switching element a predetermined number of times based on a detection of the zero cross.
US07723963B2	Target regulation voltage setting apparatus The target regulation voltage setting apparatus for a vehicle on which a vehicle alternator is mounted includes a first function of calculating a large first-order delay and a small first-order delay of a rotational speed of the vehicle alternator at regular time intervals, a second function of making a judgment on a running state of the vehicle by determining whether or not the vehicle is in one of an accelerating state and a decelerating state on the basis of a variation of the large first-order delay supplied from the first function, and determining whether or not the vehicle is in a normal state on the basis of a variation of the small first-order delay supplied from the first function, and a third function of determining a target regulation voltage of the vehicle alternator in accordance with a judgment result of the second function.
US07723941B2	System and method of command signal conditioning in high response systems A system and method of command signal conditioning in high response systems is disclosed. The system includes a central digital controller having a digital controller frame rate, a motor, a motor controller in communication with the digital controller and the motor, the motor controller having a motor controller frame rate higher than the digital controller frame rate, and a signal conditioner adapted to condition the command signal to produce a modified command signal at the motor controller frame rate. The signal conditioner is preferably implemented in software. In one embodiment, the signal conditioner is adapted to calculate a moving average at the frame rate of the motor controller. In another embodiment, the signal conditioner comprises a first order hold and a filter in communication therewith. A method of command signal conditioning in accordance with the foregoing is also disclosed.
US07723933B2	Vehicular generator-motor control apparatus A vehicular generator-motor control apparatus wherein a winding field type salient-pole generator-motor 1 (in FIG. 1) for a vehicle is subjected to a conduction control by a DC-AC converter 2, characterized in that a stator 1A of the vehicular winding field type salient-pole generator-motor 1 is energized by rectangular wave voltages at those conduction start angles δ of respective phases of the stator 1A which are shifted a predetermined angle relative to a rotor position, and that the conduction start angles δ of the respective phases change substantially continuously in accordance with an input voltage of the DC-AC converter 2 and a revolution speed of the generator-motor 2.
US07723920B2	Drive circuit for a switchable heating transformer of an electronic ballast and corresponding method The drive signal for a switchable heating transformer of an electronic ballast should be capable of being produced in a simple manner. For this purpose, the invention provides for an oscillating inverter voltage, which has a variable inverter frequency, to be tapped off, for example, at the half-bridge center point. The inverter frequency is then preferably converted into a drive signal by a charge pump (C1, C2, D1, D2). As a function of this drive signal, the heating transformer (HT) is switched. Synchronization with externally controlled sequence control of the electronic ballast is therefore also possible.
US07723919B2	Front panel for plasma display panel and method for producing the same The present invention provides a front panel for a plasma display panel which can suppress the incidence of chipping of the barrier rib of a rear panel for a PDP, can enhance the stability of initial electron emission in a dielectric layer, and can reduce a voltage required for maintaining a wall charge. The front panel for a plasma display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the respective electrodes and the substrate, a dielectric-protection layer formed to cover the dielectric layer, and powder components dispersed on the dielectric-protection layer, wherein an annealed layer having a thickness of 10 to 300 nm is formed on at least the exposed surface of each of the powder components, wherein said exposed surface does not contact the dielectric-protection layer.
US07723905B2	Vibrating gyrosensor driven with offset potential A vibrating gyrosensor includes a support substrate on which a wiring pattern having lands is formed. A vibrating element is mounted on a surface of the support substrate. The vibrating element includes a base part having a mounting surface on which a number of terminals connectable to the lands is formed. A vibrator part integrally projects from a side of the base part and has a substrate-facing surface coplanar with the mounting surface of the base part. The vibrator part has a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer which are laminated on the substrate-facing surface. The vibrator part vibrates when an AC signal is applied between the first and second electrode layers. The central electric field strength of the AC signal is set at a position shifting to the positive direction from the center of a hysteresis loop of the piezoelectric layer.
US07723901B2	Vibrating gyrosensor and vibrating element A vibrating gyrosensor includes a support substrate on which a wiring pattern having a plurality of lands is formed, and a vibrating element mounted on a surface of the support substrate. The vibrating element includes a base part having a mounting surface on which a plurality of terminals, and a vibrator part integrally projected in a cantilever manner from one of the sides of the base part and having a substrate-facing surface coplanar with the mounting surface of the base part. The vibrator part has a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer, which are formed on the substrate-facing surface in that order. Furthermore, a reinforcing part is formed at the base end of the vibrator part so that the sectional area of the vibrator part gradually increases toward the base part.
US07723899B2	Active material and light emitting device An active material and light emitting device comprises an ultrasonic atomizer assembly and a light emission device. The active material and light emitting device are operated such that the active material is periodically or aperiodically dispensed and the light emitting device flickers to simulate a real candle.
US07723895B2	Rotating electric machine apparatus and method of assembly A rotating electric machine apparatus includes at least one end plate associated with an inner assembly unit that operates to prevent contact between the inner assembly unit and an outer assembly unit. The end plate is peripherally sized to allow the slidable assembly of the inner assembly unit into the outer assembly unit while preventing undesirable contact of the inner assembly unit with the outer assembly unit.
US07723888B2	Synchronous electromechanical transformer The invention relates to a synchronous electromechanical transformer that can be used as a multi-phase motor and generator, has a high specific torque, a small or negligible stop moment, a small moment irregularity, can be quietly operated, and has good heat permeability between the windings and the housing. It contains a rotor having uniformly distributed magnetic poles (4), and two stators (2) with concentrated windings (8) of at least two electrical phases. The individual stator contains the same number of similarly arranged electromagnetic poles (9) of each of at least two electrical phases arranged in related groups (7) of at least two electromagnetic poles of the same electric phase. The stator poles (9) can contain magnetically permeable polar cores and can be uniformly or non-uniformly distributed. The number of electromagnetic poles of the stator differs from that of the rotor by the product between the number of stator groups (7), the electromagnetic poles of said stator groups pertaining to the same electrical phases, and a natural number that is not a multiple of the number of electrical phases. A radial, axial and linear embodiment of the transformer is possible.
US07723884B2	Permanent magnetic motor having a magnetic axial bearing A permanent magnetic motor having a magnetic axial bearing and one or more fluid bearings, wherein a stator unit is disposed on a baseplate, the stator unit being disposed opposite a magnet ring made up of permanent magnets and being separated from the magnet ring by an air gap, and the magnet ring is fixed to the inside circumference of a circumferential hub that is supported with respect to a bearing bush by means of the fluid bearings via a shaft, and at least one fluid dynamic axial bearing is preloaded with an axial attractive force component that is at least partly generated by a ferromagnetic pull ring that is fixed to the baseplate and disposed below the magnet ring and permeated by its field lines, characterized in that, seen magnetically, the stator unit is centered with respect to the magnet ring and has no significant axial offset and that the pull ring has no or only relatively low electrical conductivity at high magnetic permeability.
US07723880B2	Hand crank generator A hand crank generator includes a crank, a gear transmission, and a generation motor driven by the gear transmission. The crank and the gear transmission are coupled to each other. A clutch gear is coupled between the crank and the gear transmission. The crank is manually driven to further drive the gear transmission, and the generation motor is driven to generate electric current through the clutch gear. When the cranking stops, the clutch gear disengages from a motor gear disposed on the generation motor. A weighted wheel continues to revolve under inertia for a while to drive the generation motor to keep on generating electric current, so that the purpose of saving manual efforts can be achieved.
US07723874B2	Cooling systems and methods for integration electric motor-inverters Cooling systems and methods are provided for an integrated electric motor-inverter, where the integrated electric motor-inverter includes a housing, a motor, and an inverter, the motor and the inverter are disposed within the housing, and the motor includes a stator. The system includes a cooling jacket, a first coolant, a condenser, a spray head, and a second coolant. The cooling jacket is disposed concentric to the stator and includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall is in direct contact with the stator. The first coolant is disposed between the cooling jacket inner and outer walls. The condenser is disposed concentric to the cooling jacket. The spray head is disposed adjacent the inverter. The second coolant is in flow communication with the spray head.
US07723873B2	Vibration actuator A vibration actuator having a simple small-sized structure capable of obtaining vibration enough to sense without use of suspension or the like is provided.Amplitude of a moving part is restrained by a magnetic gap formed by cup-shaped yokes which are formed to interpose a magnet, and the moving part is vibrated without collision of the moving part with an inner wall of a fixed part. Therefore, magnetic force exerted between the moving part and the fixed part is allowed to function as a suspension. Therefore, it is possible to solve a problem, that is, reduction in the amplitude caused from the suspension. In addition, an air damper structure that air in upper and lower space of the moving part is used as a damper is provided, so that it is possible to obtain a wide frequency band.
US07723862B1	Street light auxiliary power converter for ancillary devices A system and device for using the power provided to street and area lights or other outdoor installations to power auxiliary devices which require a power supply which is different from line voltage for their power requirements. A device adapted to be connected to the NEMA three pole receptacle on a street or area light which converts the line voltage provided to the outdoor installation into a power form required by one or more auxiliary devices which cannot directly use the line current or voltage. The appropriate electrical connector for the auxiliary device may be included. Among the conversions: line voltage up to 480 volts alternating current converted to a user's specified voltage for WiFi, radios, surveillance cameras, traffic monitoring, other monitoring, security cameras, other communications, and UPS systems; DC voltage for the above applications and others; and power over ethernet conversion (for example, 48 volt direct current, 420 milliamperes).
US07723837B2	Semiconductor device A technology providing an improvement in the durability in the condition of changing the temperature, while ensuring characteristics such as the applicability to applications utilizing larger electric current, lower resistance and the like can be achieved. A semiconductor device 100 includes a ceramic multiple-layered interconnect substrate 120, a silicon chip 110 that is flip-bonded to a chip-carrying region of the ceramic multiple-layered interconnect substrate 120, and an external connecting bumps 161 and an external connecting bumps 163, which are provided in the side that the silicon chip 110 of the ceramic multiple-layered interconnect substrate 120 is carried. The silicon chip 110 includes a front surface electrode and a back surface electrode. The ceramic multiple-layered interconnect substrate 120 includes an interconnect layer composed of a conductive material, and the interconnect layer composes a multiple-layered interconnect layer provided on a front surface and in an interior of the ceramic multiple-layered interconnect substrate 120. The front surface electrode of the silicon chip is electrically connected to the external connecting bump 161 and the external connecting bump 163 through the multiple-layered interconnects in the multiple-layered interconnect layer.
US07723832B2	Semiconductor device including semiconductor elements mounted on base plate A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor element mounted on a first surface of a base plate, wherein solder balls are formed on a second opposite surface of the base plate—such that the second opposite surface includes an area without solder balls. At least one second semiconductor element is mounted to the base plate at the area of the second surface without solder balls. The at least one semiconductor element may be mounted to the base plate using low molecular adhesive, or in the alternative, high temperature solder.
US07723826B2	Semiconductor wafer, semiconductor chip cut from the semiconductor wafer, and method of manufacturing semiconductor wafer A disclosed semiconductor wafer includes plural semiconductor chip areas each having a color pattern capable of tracing the positional information of the semiconductor chip with respect to the semiconductor wafer. Each of the plural semiconductor chip areas arranged in a matrix manner on the semiconductor wafer includes an underlying insulation film; a wiring pattern and a frame-shaped wiring dummy pattern formed on the underlying insulation film; and plural insulation films formed on the upper side of the underlying insulation film, the wiring pattern, and the wiring dummy pattern. At least one SOG film is included in the plural insulation films, in which a color pattern in accordance with a distance from the center of the semiconductor wafer based on the SOG film is formed on a surface of the insulator film within the wiring dummy pattern in top view.
US07723824B2	Methodology for recovery of hot carrier induced degradation in bipolar devices A method for recovery of degradation caused by avalanche hot carriers is provided that includes subjecting an idle bipolar transistor exhibiting avalanche degradation to a thermal anneal step which increases temperature of the transistor thereby recovering the avalanche degradation of the bipolar transistor. In one embodiment, the annealing source is a self-heating structure that is a Si-containing resistor that is located side by side with an emitter of the bipolar transistor. During the recovering step, the bipolar transistor including the self-heating structure is placed in the idle mode (i.e., without bias) and a current from a separate circuit is flown through the self-heating structure. In another embodiment of the present, the annealing step is a result of providing a high forward current (around the peak fT current or greater) to the bipolar transistor while operating below the avalanche condition (VCB of less than 1 V). Under the above conditions, about 40% or greater of the degradation can be recovered. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the thermal annealing step may include a rapid thermal anneal (RTA), a furnace anneal, a laser anneal or a spike anneal.
US07723823B2	Buried asymmetric junction ESD protection device An improved lateral bipolar electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device (40) comprises a semiconductor (SC) substrate (42), an overlying epitaxial SC layer (44), emitter-collector regions (48, 50) laterally spaced apart by a first distance (52) in the SC layer, a base region (54) adjacent the emitter region (48) extending laterally toward and separated from the collector region (50) by a base-collector spacing (56) that is selected to set the desired trigger voltage Vt1. By providing a buried layer region (49) under the emitter region (48) Ohmically coupled thereto, but not providing a comparable buried layer region (51) under the collector region (50), an asymmetrical structure is obtained in which the DC trigger voltage (Vt1DC) and transient trigger voltage (Vt1TR) are closely matched so that \|Vt1TR−Vt1DC\|˜0. This close matching increases the design margin and provides a higher performance ESD device (40) that is less sensitive to process variations, thereby improving manufacturing yield and reducing cost.
US07723820B2	Transistor based antifuse with integrated heating element The present invention provides structures for an integrated antifuse that incorporates an integrated sensing transistor with an integrated heater. Two terminals connected to the upper plate allow the heating of the upper plate, accelerating the breakdown of the antifuse dielectric at a lower bias voltage. Part of the upper plate also serves as the gate of the integrated sensing transistor. The antifuse dielectric serves as the gate dielectric of the integrated transistor. The lower plate comprises a channel, a drain, and a source of a transistor. While intact, the integrated sensing transistor allows a passage of transistor current through the drain. When programmed, the antifuse dielectric, which is the gate of the integrated transistor, is subjected to a gate breakdown, shorting the gate to the channel and resulting in a decreased drain current. The integrated antifuse structure can also be wired in an array to provide a compact OTP memory array.
US07723818B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a workpiece and a trench formed within the workpiece. The trench has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a first width and the lower portion having a second width, the second width being greater than the first width. A first material is disposed in the lower portion of the trench at least partially in regions where the second width of the lower portion is greater than the first width of the upper portion. A second material is disposed in the upper portion of the trench and at least in the lower portion of the trench beneath the upper portion.
US07723817B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The shape of a tip of an insulating material of an insulating isolation region is provided as being a concave one recessed below the back surface of an n-semiconductor substrate. This reduces the electric field strength at the corner at which the bottom of the n-semiconductor substrate is in contact with the insulating isolation region to allow an excellent breakdown voltage to be obtained. Moreover, by forming a high impurity concentration region such as a field-stop layer on the back surface of the n-semiconductor substrate, a depletion layer extending from the top surface is prevented from reaching the back surface. This eliminates an influence of a surface state introduced in the interface between the insulator film formed on the back surface and the n-semiconductor substrate, by which an excellent breakdown voltage can be obtained.
US07723812B2	Preferentially deposited lubricant to prevent anti-stiction in micromechanical systems Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a device that has an improved usable lifetime due to the presence of a lubricant that reduces the likelihood of stiction occurring between the various moving parts in an electromechanical device. Embodiments of the present invention also generally include a device, and a method of forming a device, that has one or more surfaces or regions that have a volume of lubricant disposed thereon that acts as a ready supply of “fresh” lubricant to prevent stiction occurring between interacting components found within the device. In one aspect, components within the volume of lubricant form a gas or vapor phase that reduces the chances of stiction-related failure in the formed device. In one example, aspects of this invention may be especially useful for fabricating and using micromechanical devices, such as MEMS devices, NEMS devices, or other similar thermal or fluidic devices.
US07723805B2	Electronic device including a fin-type transistor structure and a process for forming the electronic device An electronic device can include an insulating layer and a fin-type transistor structure. The fin-type structure can have a semiconductor fin and a gate electrode spaced apart from each other. A dielectric layer and a spacer structure can lie between the semiconductor fin and the gate electrode. The semiconductor fin can include channel region including a portion associated with a relatively higher VT lying between a portion associated with a relatively lower VT and the insulating layer. In one embodiment, the supply voltage is lower than the relatively higher VT of the channel region. A process for forming the electronic device is also disclosed.
US07723804B2	Semiconductor device, electro-optic device, and electric device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, and a first transistor and a second transistor that are formed using the semiconductor layer, wherein each conductance of the first and second transistors changes complementarily to each other according to a curvature of the semiconductor layer.
US07723796B2	Semiconductor device with current mirror circuit having two transistors of identical characteristics A semiconductor device includes a current-mirror circuit including a first ring-shape gate, a second ring-shape gate, a first diffusion layer formed around the first ring-shape gate and the second ring-shape gate, a second diffusion layer formed inside the first ring-shape gate, a third diffusion layer formed inside the second ring-shape gate, an interconnect line electrically connecting the first ring-shape gate and the second ring-shape gate to a same potential, and an STI area formed around the first diffusion layer, wherein a first transistor corresponding to the first ring-shape gate and a second transistor corresponding to the second ring-shape gate constitute the current-mirror circuit, wherein gates of dummy transistors that do not function as transistors are situated between the STI area and the first and second ring-shape gates, and are arranged both in a first direction and in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
US07723794B2	Load driving device A load driving device includes a drive control signal generation circuit generating a load drive control signal and a semiconductor buffer circuit generating an output signal in response to the load drive control signal. The buffer circuit has a pair of gate driven switching elements which are connected to each other in push-pull configuration and driven at their gate terminals by the load drive control signal. The buffer circuit has an output terminal which is connected to a connection point between ends of controlled electrodes of the gate driven switching elements, and a power source terminal and a ground connection terminal respectively connected to the remaining ends of the other controlled electrodes of the gate driven switching elements. A ground connection side element of a pair of gate driven switching elements has a set of MOS transistors which are connected across the connection point and the ground connection terminal.
US07723787B2	SOI MOSFET device with reduced polysilicon loading on active area Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) devices with reduced polysilicon loading on an active area uses at least one dielectric layer resistant to silicidation to separate at least one body contact region from source/drain regions, thus reducing gate capacitance and improving device performance. The SOI devices may be used in full depletion type transistors or partial depletion type transistors.
US07723773B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and manufacturing method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device with a superior charge holding characteristic in which highly-efficient writing is possible at low voltage, and to provide a manufacturing method thereof.The nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor film having a pair of impurity regions formed apart from each other and a channel formation region provided between the impurity regions; and a first insulating film, a charge accumulating layer, a second insulating film, and a conductive film functioning as a gate electrode layer which are provided over the channel formation region. In the nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, a second barrier formed by the first insulating film against a charge of the charge accumulating layer is higher in energy than a first barrier formed by the first insulating film against a charge of the semiconductor film.
US07723772B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor memory device manufacturing method includes forming a floating gate electrode above a semiconductor substrate, forming an interelectrode insulating film above the floating gate electrode, forming a first radical nitride film on a surface of the interelectrode insulating film by first radical nitriding, and forming a control gate electrode on the first radical nitride film.
US07723771B2	Zirconium oxide based capacitor and process to manufacture the same A capacitor structure comprises a first and a second electrode of conducting material. Between the first and second electrodes, an atomic layer deposited dielectric film is disposed, which comprises zirconium oxide and a dopant oxide. Herein, the dopant comprises an ionic radius that differs by more than 24 pm from an ionic radius of zirconium, while the dielectric film comprises a dopant content of 10 atomic percent or less of the dielectric film material excluding oxygen. A process for fabricating a capacitor comprises a step of forming a bottom electrode of the capacitor. On the bottom electrode, a dielectric film comprising zirconium oxide is deposited, and a step for introducing a dopant oxide into the dielectric film performed. On the dielectric structure, a top electrode is formed. The dopant comprises an ionic radius that differs by more than 24 pm from an ionic radius of zirconium, whereas the dielectric structure deposited comprises a dopant content of 10 atomic percent or less of the deposited material excluding oxygen.
US07723766B2	Solid-state image sensing device and camera system using the same A solid-state image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a photodiode, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The photodiode is constituted by a first-conductivity-type semiconductor region and a second-conductivity-type semiconductor region. The first and second conductivity types are opposite to each other. The first transistor has a first-conductivity-type drain region formed in the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region to transfer signal charge to the drain region. The second transistor has a source region and a drain region which are formed in the second-conductivity-type semiconductor region and which have the first conductivity type. At least one second-conductivity-type potential barrier is provided under the drain region of the first transistor and the source region and/or the drain region of the second transistor.
US07723762B2	Schottky barrier FinFET device and fabrication method thereof A Schottky barrier FinFET device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The device includes a lower fin body provided on a substrate. An upper fin body having first and second sidewalls which extend upwardly from a center of the lower fin body and face each other is provided. A gate structure crossing over the upper fin body and covering an upper surface of the upper fin body and the first and second sidewalls is provided. The Schottky barrier FinFET device includes a source and a drain which are formed on the sidewalls of the upper fin body adjacent to sidewalls of the gate structure and made of a metal material layer formed on an upper surface of the lower fin body positioned at both sides of the upper fin body, and the source and drain form a Schottky barrier to the lower and upper fin bodies.
US07723756B2	Silicon pillars for vertical transistors In order to form a more stable silicon pillar which can be used for the formation of vertical transistors in DRAM cells, a multi-step masking process is used. In a preferred embodiment, an oxide layer and a nitride layer are used as masks to define trenches, pillars, and active areas in a substrate. Preferably, two substrate etch processes use the masks to form three levels of bulk silicon.
US07723754B2	Ge photodetectors A phototransistor includes an emitter and a base that comprises Ge. A collector comprises Si. The base, emitter, and collector form at least one Si/Ge heterojunction allowing the unpinning of Fermi energy level (EF) of the phototransistor.
US07723752B2	Nitride semiconductor heterojunction field effect transistor In the nitride semiconductor heterojunction field effect transistor of the present invention, the floating gate layer (32), as the third layer, is formed between the control gate electrode (34) and the AlGaN layer (11), and the potential for the electrons in the AlGaN layer (11), which is substantially neighboring the floating gate layer (32), is able to be substantially high, and then the channel is able to be depleted. Hence, no current can be flowed through the channel (no drain current) at the time of no gate voltage, as so-called stable normally-off operation can be obtained.
US07723750B2	MOSFET with super-steep retrograded island The present invention comprises a method for forming a semiconducting device including the steps of providing a layered structure including a substrate, a low diffusivity layer of a first-conductivity dopant; and a channel layer; forming a gate stack atop a protected surface of the channel layer; etching the layered structure selective to the gate stack to expose a surface of the substrate, where a remaining portion of the low diffusivity layer provides a retrograded island substantially aligned to the gate stack having a first dopant concentration to reduce short-channel effects without increasing leakage; growing a Si-containing material atop the recessed surface of the substrate; and doping the Si-containing material with a second-conductivity dopant at a second dopant concentration. The low diffusivity layer may be Si1-x-yGexZy, where Z can be carbon (C), xenon (Xe), germanium (Ge), krypton (Kr), argon (Ar), nitrogen (N), or combinations thereof.
US07723742B2	Semiconductor light emitting element and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor light-emitting device (LE1) comprises a multilayer structure LS generating light. This multilayer structure includes a plurality of laminated compound semiconductor layers (3 to 8) and has first and second main faces (61, 62) opposing each other. A first electrode (21) and a second electrode (31) are arranged on the first and second main faces, respectively. A film made of silicon oxide (10) is also formed on the first main face so as to cover the first electrode. A glass substrate (1) optically transparent to the light generated by the multilayer structure is secured to the multilayer structure through the film made of silicon oxide.
US07723741B2	Spacers for packaged microelectronic imagers and methods of making and using spacers for wafer-level packaging of imagers Methods of packaging microelectronic imagers and packaged microelectronic imagers. An embodiment of such a method can include providing an imager workpiece having a plurality of imager dies arranged in a die pattern and providing a cover substrate through which a desired radiation can propagate. The imager dies include image sensors and integrated circuitry coupled to the image sensors. The method further includes providing a spacer having a web that includes an adhesive and has openings arranged to be aligned with the image sensors. For example, the web can be a film having an adhesive coating, or the web itself can be a layer of adhesive. The method continues by assembling the imager workpiece with the cover substrate such that (a) the spacer is between the imager workpiece and the cover substrate, and (b) the openings are aligned with the image sensors. The attached web is not cured after the imager workpiece and the cover substrate have both been adhered to the web. As such, the web does not outgas contaminants into the compartments in which the image sensors are housed.
US07723740B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device that light of various colors by blending lights emitted by two or more kinds of fluorescent materials which are substantially directly excited by light emitted by an excitation source having principal emission peak in a range from 250 nm to 500 nm. Each of the fluorescent materials is of a direct-transition type.
US07723739B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and illuminating device using it A semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer 3 formed on one surface side of a single-crystal substrate 1 for epitaxial growth through a first buffer layer 2, an emission layer 5 formed on a surface side of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer 3, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer 6 formed on a surface side of the emission layer 5. The emission layer 5 has an AlGaInN quantum well structure, and a second buffer layer 4 having the same composition as a barrier layer 5a of the emission layer 5 is provided between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer 3 and the emission layer 5. In the semiconductor light emitting device, it is possible to increase emission intensity of the ultraviolet radiation as compared with a conventional configuration while using AlGaInN as a material of the emission layer.
US07723738B2	Semiconductor light emitting element and semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer which has an electrode on at least one principal surface and a supporting substrate which is bonded with the electrode by a conductive adhesive. One of the semiconductor layer and the supporting substrate includes a protruded surface protruding in one portion on the principal surface, the other includes a junction surface which opposes the protruded surface, the junction surface is bonded with the protruded surface with the electrode and the conductive adhesive interposed between the protruded surface and the junction surface, and the junction surface is larger in area than a region to be bonded with the protruded surface.
US07723737B2	Light emitting device The present invention relates to a light emitting device. According to the present invention, the light emitting device comprises a substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on the substrate, a first insulation layer disposed on each light emitting cell, an electrically conductive material disposed on the first insulation layer to couple two of the light emitting cells, and a second insulation layer disposed on the electrically conductive material. Each light emitting cell comprises a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an inclined surface. The second insulation layer corresponds to a contour of each light emitting cell.
US07723732B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate having two main surfaces; and an active layer forming part, which is made of a compound semiconductor material, formed on one of the main surfaces, and includes an active layer. A plurality of holes, which pass through the active layer, are formed from the upper surface of the active layer forming part; a plurality of hollow parts, each of which corresponds to each hole, are provided between the active layer and the substrate; and the area of each hollow part is larger than that of the corresponding hole in plan view, and spreads on the lower surface of the active layer forming part, so as to expose a part of the lower surface of the active layer forming part, which overlaps the hollow part in plan view.
US07723725B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same There is provided an active matrix type display device in which the display device is formed of a driver circuit with an insulated gate FET capable of operating at high speed, and even if an area of a pixel electrode per unit pixel is made small, sufficient storage capacitance can be obtained. In a semiconductor device comprising an active matrix circuit with an insulated gate field effect transistor having at least an active layer made of single crystalline semiconductor, an organic resin insulating layer is formed over the insulated gate field effect transistor, a storage capacitance is formed of a light shielding layer formed over the organic resin insulating layer, a dielectric layer formed to be in close contact with the light shielding layer, and a light reflecting electrode connected to the insulated gate field effect transistor.
US07723723B2	Memory A memory allowing reduction of a memory cell size is obtained. This memory comprises a first conductive type first impurity region formed on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate for functioning as a first electrode of a diode included in a memory cell and a word line, a plurality of second conductive type second impurity regions formed on the surface of the first impurity region at a prescribed interval, each functioning as a second electrode of the diode, a bit line formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the second impurity regions and a wire provided above the bit line and connected to the first impurity region every prescribed interval.
US07723710B2	System and method including a prealigner A system and method for prealigning a substrate. One embodiment provides a rotor configured to rotate a carrier around a rotation axis in response to a rotation signal. The carrier includes a main surface substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. The substrate is disposable on the carrier. The substrate includes a main surface and a mark such that an orientation of the substrate with respect to the rotation axis is detectable. An electromagnetic radiation source is configured to illuminate the main surface of the substrate with electromagnetic radiation. An optical/electrical converter is responsive to the electromagnetic radiation reflected back from the main surface, detecting the mark of the substrate and providing a sensing signal. A controller is configured to receive the sensing signal and providing the rotation signal.
US07723700B2	Controlling the flow of vapors sublimated from solids A vapor delivery system for delivering a steady flow of sublimated vapor to a vacuum chamber comprises a vaporizer of solid material, a mechanical throttling valve, and a pressure gauge, followed by a vapor conduit to the vacuum chamber. The vapor flow rate is determined by both the temperature of the vaporizer and the setting of the conductance of the mechanical throttle valve located between the vaporizer and the vacuum chamber. The temperature of the vaporizer is determined by closed-loop control to a set-point temperature. The mechanical throttle valve is electrically controlled, e.g. the valve position is under closed-loop control to the output of the pressure gauge. In this way the vapor flow rate can be generally proportional to the pressure gauge output. All surfaces exposed to the vapor from the vaporizer to the vacuum chamber are heated to prevent condensation.
US07723697B2	Techniques for optical ion beam metrology Techniques for providing optical ion beam metrology are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for controlling beam density profile, the apparatus may include one or more camera systems to capture at least one image of an ion beam and a control system coupled to the one or more camera systems to control a beam density profile of the ion beam. The control system may further include a dose profiler to provide information to one or more ion implantation components in at least one of a feedback loop and a feedforward loop to improve dose and angle uniformity.
US07723690B2	Adjustable slit collimators method and system Embodiments relate to a slit collimator assembly including a first set of panels spaced at least partially around a longitudinal axis of the collimator assembly and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The slit collimator assembly further includes a second set of panels spaced at least partially around longitudinal axis of the collimator assembly and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The first set of panels and the second set of panels are arranged to define one or more slit apertures. The slit collimator assembly is configured so that movement of at least one of the first set of panels or the second set of panels adjusts an aperture size of at least one of the one or more slit apertures. The slit collimator assembly is configured so that gamma rays can pass through the one or more slit apertures, but the remainder of the collimator assembly is substantially gamma ray absorbent. Embodiments also relate to imaging systems and methods of changing collimator performance.
US07723684B1	Carbon nanotube based detector Systems and methods for designing and fabricating carbon nanotube based detectors are disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more sensor elements can be formed from a film of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Bolometric properties of such detectors are disclosed. In some embodiments, the film can be thermally isolated in various ways, such as suspending the film and providing a vacuum environment, to provide the bolometric properties. Various properties of the SWNT films, such as resistivity-dependence on temperature and spectral response, can be obtained by adjusting the dimension and/or composition of the film. Examples of SWNT film formation, detector element fabrication, and array fabrication are disclosed.
US07723682B2	Transmission electron microscope provided with electronic spectroscope In order to correct measurement magnification and measurement position of a spectral image with high efficiency and with high accuracy using an electronic spectroscope and a transmission electron microscope regarding the spectral image formed in two orthogonal axes which are an amount of energy loss axis and a measurement position information axis; a method for correcting magnification and position and a system for correcting magnification and position, both of which are capable of correcting measurement magnification and measurement position of a spectral image with high efficiency and with high accuracy using an electronic spectroscope and a transmission electron microscope regarding the spectral image formed in two orthogonal axes which are an amount of energy loss axis and a measurement position information axis, are provided.
US07723677B2	Wide range, very high resolution differential mobility analyzer (DMA) The present invention consists of a differential mobility analyzer (DMA) intended for achieving the electric field conditions necessary so that it has an component opposite to the drag flow. This electric field component opposite to the drag flow causes the main electric field to be not perpendicular to the velocity field of the drag flow but oblique. Under these conditions, it is possible to increase the resolution of the device, thus reducing the threshold of errors in the detection of the type particle injected in the analyzer. This invention is characterized by the arrangement and nature of the electrodes intended for obtaining the oblique electric field. The invention also comprises the use of this analyzer as part of a device which comprises it, giving rise to an assembly combining the efficiency of the analyzer of the state of the art with the high resolution of the analyzer of the invention.
US07723674B2	Attenuation correction for SPECT imaging using non-classical orbits of many small gamma cameras Attenuation correction data is obtained from one or more transmission sources to calculate the attenuation factors of a reconstruction area of an object being imaged by a nuclear medicine apparatus, such as a SPECT gamma camera. The transmission sources are capable of swiveling the direction of the transmission to correspond with the direction of capture of the gamma detectors. Additionally, the transmission sources are capable of linear movement to correspond with any linear movement of the detectors. The transmission sources are able to follow the same path as the detectors in order to determine the attenuation factors through the same reconstruction area being scanned by the detectors.
US07723663B2	CMOS image pick-up with integrated optical and electronic elements and micro bump connectors An image pick-up element comprises: an optical element substrate part in which the image pick-up element generates a signal charge by photo-electrically converting an incident light applied from one surface side of the optical element substrate part to read the signal charge from the other surface side of the optical element substrate part and picks up an image; and a CMOS circuit substrate part connected to the other surface side of the optical element substrate part so as to transfer the signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the optical element substrate part comprises a photoelectric conversion layer to generate the signal charge by photo-electrically converting the incident light.
US07723661B2	Solid-state imaging device with column amplifier It is an object to obtain a solid-state imaging device that can reduce a variation in an electric current that flows between an amplifier power supply and ground wiring in a column amplifier, which occurs in accordance with an input signal level, without degrading manufacture and operation tolerances in terms of photoelectric conversion characteristics of the solid-state imaging device. A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array in which imaging pixels are arranged in row and column directions; a plurality of vertical signal lines, each of which commonly outputs signals from part of the imaging pixels that is aligned in each column of the pixel array; and a plurality of column amplifiers that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of vertical signals lines. In the solid-state imaging device, between a column amplifier power supply and a ground in each of the plurality of column amplifiers, a current generating circuit is provided that generates a correction current in such a direction as to cancel out a variation in an operation current of each of the plurality of column amplifiers.
US07723660B2	Sensor-based chemical management for agricultural landscapes An algorithmic method is described for sensor-based real-time application of an agricultural material. Method includes means for characterizing and treating crop biomass variability without the use of a grower managed reference crop. Crop variability is determined statistically by driving one or more transects through the field in order to collect crop canopy information for sensor calibration purposes.
US07723645B2	Switching device and system A heating assembly for a printing device includes a heating device configured to be energized or deenergized. A switching device includes a bimetallic element efficiently thermally coupled to the heating device and configured to deenergize the heating device in a defined period of time in the event of an over temperature condition.
US07723642B2	Laser-based system for memory link processing with picosecond lasers A laser-based method of removing a target link structure of a circuit fabricated on a substrate includes generating a pulsed laser output at a pre-determined wavelength less than an absorption edge of the substrate. The laser output includes at least one pulse having a pulse duration in the range of about 10 picoseconds to less than 1 nanosecond, the pulse duration being within a thermal laser processing range. The method also includes delivering and focusing the laser output onto the target link structure. The focused laser output has sufficient power density at a location within the target structure to reduce the reflectivity of the target structure and efficiently couple the focused laser output into the target structure to remove the link without damaging the substrate.
US07723641B2	Brittle material substrate scribing device and scribing method, and automatic analysis line Along a region where a scribe line is formed on a surface of a glass substrate 50, a laser spot is continuously applied for heating at a temperature lower than a softening point of the glass substrate 50, and a region in the vicinity of the heated region is cooled. In this manner, a blind crack is formed along a line to be scribed. A detection unit 40 applies light to the blind crack, immediately after formed in the vicinity of to a cooling spot, through an optical fiber 41. When the blind crack has been formed, part of the light is obtained in the optical fiber 41 because of diffuse reflection. Therefore, detection of the level of this reflected light allows checking as to whether the blind crack has been normally formed or not.
US07723640B2	Optical horned lightpipe or lightguide A laser welding apparatus having a laser source outputting a laser beam and a light transmitting device being positioned downstream from the laser source. The light transmitting device transmits the laser beam therethrough. The laser beam exiting the light transmitting device has at least a zero order light lobe and a first order light lobe, wherein the zero order light lobe and the first order light lobe together defining an initial beam width. An optical device positioned downstream from the light transmitting device converges the first order light lobe with the zero order light lobe to define a final beam width that is narrower than the initial beam width.
US07723638B2	Laser conversion systems and methods for converting laser systems for operation in different laser safety classifications Laser conversion systems and methods for converting laser systems for operation in different laser safety classification modes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a laser system includes a laser configured to emit radiation greater than about 5 mW and an exterior housing containing the laser. The exterior housing has a section configured to be in a first arrangement in which the laser system is classified as a class I system and a second arrangement in which the laser system is classified as a class IV system. The laser system further includes a conversion module operably coupled to the laser system and the section. The conversion module is configured to enable one or more regulatory features required for class IV operation of the laser system when the section is in the second arrangement and disable the regulatory features required for class IV operation of the laser system when the section is in the first arrangement.
US07723633B2	Sequencing system and method of use A system and method that sequences product to increase machine throughput. A plurality of input feeding devices each randomly receives products from a stream of product. A plurality of output groups corresponding to the plurality of input feeding devices are provided during a first pass phase and a second pass phase. The plurality of input feeding devices feed the product to output bins of the plurality of output groups. A control has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation for a first pass phase and a second pass phase, respectively. In the first mode, the control allows all input feeding devices of the plurality of input feeding devices complete access to all output groups of the plurality of output groups during the first pass phase. In the second mode, the control constrains placement of the products to output groups assigned in the first pass phase such that the groupings of the products to the assigned output groups remain constant between the first pass phase and the second pass phase.
US07723631B2	Keyboards A switch useful for, inter alia, a touch type keyboard or keypad which may be used for a personal computer or the like in a substantially waterproof form while being relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
US07723622B2	Sealing assembly A sealing assembly having a flexible sleeve and a means for sealing a top portion of the sleeve around a plurality of cables, such as by a hook and loop type fastener attached at the top portion of the sleeve. The sleeve is configured to receive at least one cable therethrough and a bottom portion of the sleeve is configured to be secured to a surface. The sleeve can also be electrically conductive such that the sleeve dissipates static electricity from the cable to the surface. The sealing assembly call also have a grommet positioned adjacent the bottom portion of the sleeve. The grommet has a first wall having a plurality of apertures for connecting the grommet to a surface and a second wall that extends substantially perpendicular to the first wall and is configured to extend through an aperture in the surface. The second wall is flexible to protect the cable from sharp edges associated with the aperture in the surface.
US07723621B2	Flexible gasket Included are embodiments of a gasket system. At least one embodiment of the gasket system includes a circuit enclosure and a 1-piece gasket, the 1-piece gasket including a plurality of tabs for the 1-piece gasket, the plurality of tabs configured for securing the 1-piece gasket with an aperture, the 1-piece gasket formed from a single piece of material.
US07723608B2	Terminal box for a solar battery module, a rectifying-device unit and a method of assembling it A terminal box for a solar battery module is provided with terminal plates (30) connectable with positive and negative electrodes of the solar battery module, cables (91) for external connection connectable with the terminal plates (30), bypass diodes (50) spanning between the adjacent terminal plates (30), and a pair of lead pieces (80) each connected with a corresponding pair of conductor plates (51) provided in the bypass diode (50) and holding a bear chip diode therebetween. The leading ends of horizontal portions (83) of the lead pieces (80) are detachably connected with the corresponding terminal plates (30) by bolts (24).
US07723600B2	Display device The present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material, as well as for storing, packaging and/or housing CDs or DVDs or the like. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a display device that is convertible between a poster for displaying indicia in a group or solitary setting free of interruptions or discontinuities in the display of indicia; a self-standing structure or configuration for displaying the indicia without the need of a separate support device; a storage pocket configuration for conveniently storing items; and a pocket folder and/or CD/DVD packaging configuration for housing and/or storing CDs/DVDs and/or other items or the like, and for transporting the display device and/or CDs/DVDs or the like. Indicia may be positioned anywhere on the display device.
US07723587B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH790896 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH790896. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH790896, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH790896 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH790896.
US07723586B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH806109 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH806109. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH806109, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH806109 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH806109.
US07723584B2	Plants and seeds of corn comprising brown midrib and gt1 genes According to the invention, there is provided seed and corn plants comprising brown midrib and gt1 genes conferring increased digestibility of plants and regrowth following cutting. The invention thus relates to corn plants, seeds and tissue cultures comprising brown midrib and gt1 genes, and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the brown midrib and gt1 genes 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 comprising brown midrib and gt1 genes with plants of another variety, such as an inbred line.
US07723579B2	Canola cultivar DN040244 The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN040244. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN040244, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN040244 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN040244 with itself or another canola cultivar, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola DN040244.
US07723576B2	Method of selectively producing male or female sterile plants A method of producing male or female sterile plants comprising providing means for inactivating a herbicide and means for reactivating the thus inactivated herbicide, wherein the herbicide inactivating means is provided within vegetative tissues and the reactivating means is provided in either the male or female reproductive structures of the plant, so that the vegetative, but not reproductive, structures are protected from the phtyotoxic activity of the herbicide when applied to the plant.
US07723568B2	Engineered miRNA precursors for suppressing target gene expression in plants The present invention provides molecular constructs and methods for use thereof, including constructs including heterologous miRNA recognition sites, constructs for gene suppression including a gene suppression element embedded within an intron flanked on one or on both sides by non-protein-coding sequence, constructs containing engineered miRNA or miRNA precursors, and constructs for suppression of production of mature microRNA in a cell. Also provided are transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing such constructs, and methods for their use. The invention further provides transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing recombinant DNA for the ligand-controlled expression of a target sequence, which may be endogenous or exogenous. Also disclosed are novel miRNAs and miRNA precursors from crop plants including maize and soy.
US07723567B1	Raffinose synthase genes and their use Raffinose synthase genes coding for proteins capable of producing raffinose by combining a D-galactosyl group through an α(1→6) bond with a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom at position 6 of a D-glucose residue in a sucrose molecule were isolated from various plants. These raffinose synthase genes are useful to change the content of raffinose family oligosaccharides in plants.
US07723556B2	Process to make base oil from thermally cracked waxy feed using ionic liquid catalyst We provide a process for making a base oil, comprising: a) selecting an olefin feed produced by thermal cracking of a waxy feed; b) oligomerizing the olefin feed in an ionic liquid oligomerization zone at a set of oligomerization conditions to form an oligomer; and c) alkylating the oligomer in the presence of an isoparaffin, in an ionic liquid alkylation zone, at a set of alkylation conditions to form an alkylated oligomeric product having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 6.9 mm2/s or greater, a VI of at least 134, and a Bromine Number of less than 4. We provide a process to make base oil from an olefin feed produced in a FCC unit. We also provide a process to make two or more viscosity grades of base oil from an olefin feed produced by thermal cracking of a waxy feed.
US07723555B2	Paraffin alkylation process A process for the alkylation of isobutane is disclosed wherein isobutane is fed to two separate alkylation systems. The effluent from the first alkylation system is fed to an interim debutanizer where the C4's are separated from the alkylate product. The overhead C4 product is then fed to the second alkylation system to provide the isobutane. The effluent from the second alkylation system is fed to a traditional deisobutanizer to prevent any build up of normal butanes in the system.
US07723547B2	Process for the synthesis of DMAPA The present invention relates to a process for the industrial preparation of a diamine starting from a corresponding alkenyl nitrile comprising at least one C—C double bond, which comprises the steps (a) reaction of the alkenyl nitrile with a corresponding monoamine in a first reactor so that the monoamine adds exothermically onto the at least one double bond to form an aminoalkyl nitrile, with the monoamine and water being charged initially and the alkenyl nitrile being fed in; (b) evaporation of unreacted alkenyl nitrile and monoamine to increase the concentration of the aminoalkyl nitrile product in the bottoms of the first reactor; (c) transfer of the aminoalkyl nitrile bottom product from step (b) to a second reactor; (d) batchwise catalytic hydrogenation of the aminoalkyl nitrile transferred in step (c) to the diamine in the second reactor, with each batch being obtained by initially charging a catalyst suitable for the hydrogenation of nitriles to amines and also water, the desired diamine and a base, introducing hydrogen into the second reactor and feeding in the aminoalkyl nitrile transferred in step (c); and (e) isolation of the diamine and, if appropriate, repetition of the steps (a) to (e). The invention further relates to an apparatus for preparing these diamines and the use of the apparatuses. A preferred diamine is 3-dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA).
US07723542B2	Process for the preparation of alkyl- and aryl-diphosphonic acids and salts thereof The invention relates to a process for the preparation of diphosphonic acids by reaction of a carboxylic acid with a mixture of phosphorous acid and phosphorus oxychloride in defined molar ratios and in the absence of solvents. The invention further relates to ibandronic acid monosodium salt in the amorphous form.
US07723539B2	Catalysts based on metal complexes for the synthesis of optically active chrysanthemic acid Catalysts are described based on metal complexes derived from optically active s compounds, chosen from the classes consisting of bisoxazolines and salicylaldimines supported on an organic or inorganic matrix and employed in particular for the synthesis of optically active chrysanthemic acid.
US07723537B2	Skin lightening agents, compositions and methods Disclosed is a coumarin derived compound of formula (I) as skin lightening agent alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle:
US07723535B2	Organometallic precursor compounds This invention relates to organometallic precursor compounds represented by the formula i-PrN═Ta(NR1R2)3 wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, provided that (i) when R1 is ethyl, then R2 is other than ethyl and (ii) when R2 is ethyl, then R1 is other than ethyl, and a method for producing a film, coating or powder from the organometallic precursor compounds.
US07723527B2	Benzoimidazole compounds Benzoimidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
US07723526B2	Benzoimidazole compounds Benzoimidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
US07723525B2	Chemokine-binding heterocyclic compound salts, and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to chemokine-binding heterocyclic compound salts, methods of use thereof, and methods for preparing the same.
US07723509B2	IRNA agents with biocleavable tethers The invention relates to iRNA agents, which preferably include a monomer in which the ribose moiety has been replaced by a moiety other than ribose that further includes a tether having one or more linking groups, in which at least one of the linking groups is a cleavable linking group. The tether in turn can be connected to a selected moiety, e.g., a ligand, e.g., a targeting or delivery moiety, or a moiety which alters a physical property. The cleavable linking group is one which is sufficiently stable outside the cell such that it allows targeting of a therapeutically beneficial amount of an iRNA agent (e.g., a single stranded or double stranded iRNA agent), coupled by way of the cleavable linking group to a targeting agent—to targets cells, but which upon entry into a target cell is cleaved to release the iRNA agent from the targeting agent.
US07723502B2	Modified Luciola cruciata luciferase gene and protein A codon optimized and stabilized luciferase gene based upon the sequence of the natural luciferase gene isolated from Luciola cruciata (Japanese firefly) and a novel recombinant DNA characterized by incorporating this new gene coding for a novel luciferase into a vector DNA for improved activities in mammalian cells, are disclosed. This new luciferase exhibits long-wavelength light emission, as well as improved thermostability and higher expression levels in mammalian cell systems, compared to native luciferase.
US07723499B2	Specific binding agents of human angiopoietin-2 Disclosed are peptides that bind to Ang-2. Also disclosed are peptibodies comprising the peptides, methods of making such peptides and peptibodies, and methods of treatment using such peptides and peptibodies.
US07723498B2	Directed evolution of recombinant monooxygenase nucleic acids and related polypeptides and methods of use The present invention relates to novel monooxygenase nucleic acids and polypeptides created using mutagenesis, DNA shuffling, or both, in a single iteration or multiple iterations, and methods for their creation and use. The monooxygenase enzymes of the present disclosure have particular utility as biocatalysts in industrial chemical redox reactions, such as the oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons, for example, toluene, benzene, or nitrobenzene, into industrially desirable products. The systems and processes of the present invention are especially useful for the coupled synthesis and recovery of catechols, methylcatechols, resorcinols, methylresorcinols, hydroquinones, methylhydroquinones, hydroxybenzenes, cresols, nitrobenzenes, and nitrohydroxyquinones.
US07723492B2	Method for the detection of sepsis using procalcitonin-3-116 Uses of recombinant procalcitonin 3-116 in the diagnosis and therapy of septic diseases and the measurement of prohormones other than procalcitonin, and of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, as biomarkers in the diagnosis of sepsis.
US07723491B1	Methods of isolating specific compounds from supramammary lymph node tissue Methods of forming proteinaceous products such as cell culture supplement capable of supporting the growth and culturing of cells, tissue, and organs, are generally disclosed. One method generally provides for the collection of the internal tissue of an animal, such as a bovine, and the processing of the internal tissue to degrade and/or lyse the tissue components. A cell culture supplement or other proteinaceous product can be prepared from the processed tissue. A proteinaceous product can include, for example, a complete protein profile of the tissue or only certain biological factors extracted from the tissue. Collected internal tissue can be lymphatic tissue such as the supramammary glands of a dairy or beef cow or the thymus gland of a veal calf.
US07723479B2	BSL3 polypeptides The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding B7-related factors that modulate the activation of immune or inflammatory response cells, such as T-cells. Also provided are expression vectors and fusion constructs comprising nucleic acids encoding B7-related polypeptides, including BSL1, BSL2, and BSL3. The present invention further provides isolated B7-related polypeptides, isolated fusion proteins comprising B7-related polypeptides, and antibodies that are specifically reactive with B7-related polypeptides, or portions thereof. In addition, the present invention provides assays utilizing B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, or peptides. The present invention further provides compositions of B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, fusion proteins, or antibodies that are useful for the immunomodulation of a human or animal subject.
US07723473B2	Peptide antagonists of TGF-beta family members and therapeutic uses thereof This invention is drawn to methods of using peptide-based antagonists of TGF-beta to facilitate the healing of cutaneous wounds that includes burns, lacerations and scrapes. The administration of peptide TGF-beta antagonists to wounds results in reduced scarring, wound contraction and deposition of extracellular matrix components, and increased rates of re-epithelialization during wound healing.
US07723470B2	Glycopeptide derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or a trifluoroacetic acid salt thereof, wherein A, B and Fmoc are as defined herein. Such compounds are useful as synthetic intermediates for preparing glycopeptides antibiotics.
US07723458B2	Method for high density data storage and read-back An approach is presented for designing a polymeric layer for nanometer scale thermo-mechanical storage devices. Cross-linked polyaryletherketone polymers are used as the recording layers in atomic force data storage devices, giving significantly improved performance when compared to previously reported cross-linked and linear polymers. The cross-linking of the polyaryletherketone polymers may be tuned to match thermal and force parameters required in read-write-erase cycles.
US07723451B2	Olefin polymerization process A slurry process for polymerizing ethylene is disclosed. The process comprises polymerizing ethylene in the presence of an α-olefin, hydrogen, and a catalyst comprising an activator and a supported, dimethylsilyl-bridged bis(indenoindolyl)zirconium complex. The process has high catalyst activity and produces polyethylene having a broad molecular weight distribution.
US07723450B2	Transition metal compound, ligand system, catalyst system and process for preparing polyolefins The present invention relates to organometallic transition metal compounds of the formula (I) Z1AnZ2MXm (I) where Z1 is a coordinating group which comprises a six-π-electron central group which coordinates directly to M, A is a divalent bridge between the groups Z1 and Z2, Z2 is a coordinating group having the same meaning as Z1 or is a group comprising an open pentadienyl, a cyclopentadienyl-containing group or a heterocyclic, 5- or 6-membered group containing six π electrons, n=zero or 1, M is an element of group 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, the radicals X are identical or different and are each an organic or inorganic radical, m is 0, 1 or 2, and at least one of the three molecule fragments Z1, Z2 and A bears a monovalent organic radical.
US07723442B2	Room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition Provided is a room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition, including (A) 100 parts by mass of a diorganopolysiloxane with both terminals blocked with silanol groups, or a diorganopolysiloxane with each terminal blocked, independently, with a trialkoxysilyl group or a dialkoxyorganosilyl group, or a mixture thereof, (B) 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of a silane compound and/or a partial hydrolysis-condensation product thereof containing an average of at least two hydrolysable groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, and in which the remaining groups bonded to silicon atoms are methyl groups, ethyl groups, propyl groups, vinyl groups, or phenyl groups, and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of either one, or two or more organosilicon compounds containing amino groups, and also containing four or more hydrolysable groups. Also provided are a sealing material and an adhesive including the above composition. Further provided are a process for sealing an adherend with a cured product of the above sealing material and a process for bonding two adherends with a cured product of the above adhesive. The room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition yields a cured product that exhibits excellent adhesion when exposed to hot water vapor and following such exposure, and suffers minimal evaporation residues derived from the cured product.
US07723434B2	Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer and moldings thereof An olefinic thermoplastic elastomer with improved properties can be obtained by melting and kneading a graft copolymer, acrylic rubber, a crosslinking agent, and a co-crosslinking agent. The graft copolymer is composed of an olefin polymer segment formed from a nonpolar α-olefin monomer and a vinyl polymer segment formed from a vinyl monomer, with particles of one segment being dispersed in the other segment. The particle diameter is 0.01 to 1 μm. The acrylic rubber can be obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing methoxyethyl acrylate.
US07723426B2	Shelf-stable silane-modified aqueous dispersion polymers Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a shelf-stable, one-pack, silane modified (meth)acrylic latex interpolymer composition, wherein the process comprises continuously adding at least a portion of a mixture comprising at least 0.5 mole percent of a vinyl silane comprising hydrolyzable groups and up to 99.5 mole percent of a (meth)acrylic monomer to water and a surfactant in a reaction vessel, wherein said addition is carried out in the presence of a polymerization initiator and buffer sufficient to maintain the pH of the reaction at a level of at least 6 throughout the reaction, while simultaneously hydrolyzing from about 10 to about 60% of the hydrolyzable groups of the vinyl silane.
US07723422B2	Functionalized block copolymers Reinforced copolymers formed from a functionalized copolymer that undergoes a reactive extrusion process with an inorganic component to form the reinforced copolymer. The functionalized copolymer in the form of a block and/or graft copolymer includes hard segments and soft segments, where the soft segments are covalently bonded with a coupling agent either before or after copolymerization with the hard segments. The reinforced copolymer of the present disclosure can be suitable for use as a biomaterial and/or in medical devices.
US07723420B2	Synthesis and polymerization of oligomeric divinyl-terminated aromatic ether-containing resins An oligomer having the formula: Ar1 and Ar2 are each an aromatic group or a bisphenol residue. At least one of Ar1 and Ar2 is the aromatic group. The value of m is zero or one, and n is a positive integer. A polymer made by reacting the above oligomer with a crosslinker having at least two silyl hydrogen atoms. A method of: reacting a compound having the formula: with vinyl(dimethylchloro)silane to form the above oligomer. T is —OH, —Br, or —I.
US07723417B2	Fluorochemical composition and method for treating a substrate therewith The present invention provides an aqueous composition comprising (i) a fluorochemical compound and (ii) an ester derivative of an alpha-hydroxy acid, the ester derivative having a melting point of not more than 35° C. and a water solubility of not more than 10% by weight at 25° C. The fluorochemical compound is typically dispersed or emulsified in the aqueous composition. The aqueous compositions may provide such advantages as providing good oil- and/or water repellency properties to a substrate upon application at ambient conditions, without the need for a heat treatment. Thus, the aqueous compositions may be used to provide oil- and/or water repellency properties to a substrate such as for example a fibrous substrate, e.g., leather or textile. In particular, repellency properties comparable to those achieved with a heat treatment step may be achieved.
US07723412B2	Stabilization of thermoplastic nanocomposites The instant invention discloses a nanocomposite material comprising (a) a synthetic polymer, (b) a natural or synthetic phyllosilicate or a mixture of such phyllosilicates in nanoparticles, (c) a phenolic antioxidant and/or a processing stabilizer, and (d) a mono or polyfunctional compound selected from the class consisting of the epoxides, oxazolines, oxazolones, oxazines, isocyanates and/or anhydrides.
US07723410B2	Acrylic coating powders comprising hydrophobic particles and powder coatings therefrom having improved filiform corrosion resistance The present invention provides coating powder compositions for making filiform corrosion resistant coatings, the compositions comprising particles or agglomerates which include, intimately mixed, each of one or more thermosetting acrylic copolymer, one or more crosslinker for the acrylic copolymer and one or more hydrophobic submicron particle additive, wherein the hydrophobic submicron particle additive comprises from 0.01 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the total weight of the coating powder. The hydrophobic submicron particle additive comprises a submicron inorganic oxide, e.g. fume silica or a metal oxide, and one or more organosilicon compound, e.g. polydimethylsiloxane. In addition, the invention provides filiform corrosion resistant clear coat or tinted clear coat powder coatings on metal, e.g. aluminum wheels or forged alloy substrates.
US07723397B2	Difunctional photoinitiators The invention relates to novel photoinitiators of formula (I) wherein A is —O—, —CH2−, CH(CH3)— or —C(CH3)2−, and R is methyl or trimethylsilyl, and R may in addition be hydrogen when A is simultaneously the group —C(CH3)2−. The invention relates also to compositions comprising (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound, (B) a photoinitiator of formula (I), (C) optionally further binders or additives, (D) optionally further photoinitiators or co-initiators. Compositions comprising (A) an ethylenically unsaturated compound that contains at least one aminoacrylate, (B) a photoinitiator of formula (II) or (III), (C) optionally further binders or additives, (D) optionally further photoinitiators or co-initiators.
US07723391B2	Cyclopropyl aryl amide derivatives and uses thereof Compounds of the formula: wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of using, and methods of preparing the subject compounds.
US07723389B2	N-acetylcysteine compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of drug toxicity The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of the toxic effects of therapeutic agents and methods of treating or preventing such toxicity using a toxicity reducing amount of N-acetylcysteine either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount or, to achieve its therapeutic advantages, an amount larger than what is customarily given as a therapeutically effective amount, of a therapeutic agent. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of the toxic effects of therapeutic agents and methods of treating or preventing such toxicity using a toxicity reducing amount of N-acetylcysteine either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount or, to achieve its therapeutic advantages, an amount larger than what is customarily given as a therapeutically effective amount, of a therapeutic agent whose side effects are made worse by increased oxidative stress or treatment related decreases in subject cysteine/glutathione levels or are otherwise relieved by administration of NAC.
US07723386B2	Lipid-improving agent and composition containing lipid-improving agent A lipid-improving agent containing a triglyceride(s) where a poly-unsaturated fatty acid is bonded to 2-position of a triglyceride(s).
US07723384B2	Keto lactam compounds and use thereof The invention relates to novel keto lactam compounds, hydrogenated derivatives and tautomers thereof. These compounds have valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suited for treating diseases that respond to the modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor. The keto lactams have general formula (I), wherein: (a) represents a group of formulas (b) or (c), wherein D is bound to the nitrogen atom and W, Rp and Rq have the meanings cited in Claim 1; —B— represents a bond or (d), wherein Rm and Rn have the meanings cited in Claim 1; (e) represents a single bond or a double bond; Rv, Rw, Rx and Ry have the meanings cited in Claim 1; D represents a linear or branched 2 to 10-membered alkylene chain that can have, as chain members, a heteroatom group K, which is selected among O, S, S(O), S(O)2, N—R8, CO—O, C(O)NR8 and/or 1 or 2 non-adjacent carbonyl groups and which can have a cycloalkane diyl group and/or a double or triple bond; (f) represents a saturated or monounsaturated monocyclic nitrogen heterocyclic compound having 5 to 8 cyclic members or a bicyclic saturated nitrogen heterocyclic compound having 7 to 12 cyclic members.
US07723371B2	Microbiocides The invention relates to a fungicidally active compound of the general Formula (I): where Het is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one to three heteroatoms, each independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, the ring being substituted by the groups R3, R4 and R5; R1 and R2 are independently H, halo, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 haloalkyl; and R3, R4 and R5 are each, independently, H, halo, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy, provided that at least one of R3, R4 and R5 is not H; to the preparation of these compounds, to novel intermediates used in their preparation, to agrochemical compositions which comprise at least one of the novel compounds as an active ingredient, to the preparation of the compositions and to the use of the active ingredients or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestations of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, especially fungi.
US07723369B2	Substituted imidazole derivatives, compositions, and methods of use as PTPase inhibitors The present invention provides imidazole derivatives of Formula (I-IV), methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula (I-IV), and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B and thus can be useful for the management, treatment, control, or the adjunct treatment of diseases mediated by PTPase activity. Such diseases include Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes.
US07723368B2	Amino-5-[4-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]-5-phenylimidazolone compounds for the inhibition of beta-secretase The present invention provides compounds and methods for the use thereof to inhibit β-secretase (BACE) and treat β-amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles.
US07723364B2	N-[2-(2-pyridinyl) ethyl]benzamide compounds and their use as fungicides Compound of general formula (I): Process for preparing this compound.Fungicidal composition comprising a compound of general formula (I).Method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it.
US07723356B2	Quinuclidine derivatives and their use as muscarinic m3 receptor antagonists Compounds of Formula (I); in salt or zwitterionic form wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are mediated by the muscarinic M3 receptor, especially inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described.
US07723355B2	7,8-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-5(6H)-ones and related bicyclic compounds as inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and methods The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an DPP4 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, diabetes, by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I. wherein X, Z, A, R2, Y, R1, n, and b are as defined herein.
US07723352B2	Isoquinolinone potassium channel inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds having the structure (I) useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.
US07723340B2	Haloaryl substituted aminopurines, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
US07723328B2	Methods of facilitating cell survival using neurotrophin mimetics Methods and compounds for treating neurodegenerative and other disorders. Included is the administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound having binding specificity for a p75NTR receptor molecule. Enhanced survival of neural and other cells has been observed.
US07723327B2	Carotenoid ester analogs or derivatives for the inhibition and amelioration of liver disease A method of treating liver disease in a subject may include administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation. The pharmaceutically acceptable formulation may include a synthetic analog or derivative of a carotenoid. The subject may be administered a carotenoid analog or derivative, either alone or in combination with another carotenoid analog or derivative, or co-antioxidant formulation. The carotenoid analog may include a conjugated polyene with between 7 to 14 double bonds. The conjugated polyene may include a cyclic ring including at least one substituent. In some embodiments, a cyclic ring of a carotenoid analog or derivative may include at least one substituent. The substituent may be coupled to the cyclic ring with an ester functionality.
US07723322B2	Fluoride carrier for positron emission tomography The present invention provides a compound of the formula wherein R1 is an ammonium bridge. The compounds of the present invention can be linked to a biological molecule that targets a specific type of cell. The compounds of the present invention can trap isotopic fluorine so that when the biological molecule accumulates in the desired type of cell, the isotopic fluorine is imaged by positron emission tomography (PET).
US07723318B2	Polymerizable compound and use thereof The present invention is to provide a polymerizable compound which can be a raw material for a resin having high transparency, good heat resistance and mechanical strength required for optical components such as plastic lenses and the like, while attaining a high refractive index (nd) exceeding 1.7, and an optical component composed of such a resin.Disclosed is a compound represented by the general formula (3), wherein, in the formula, M represents a metal atom; X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 represents a divalent organic group; m represents an integer of 0 or 1 or more; p represents an integer of from 1 to n; q represents an integer of from 1 to (n-p); n represents a valence of a metal atom M; Yq each independently represent an inorganic or organic residue; and when q is 2 or more, Yq may be bonded to one another for forming a ring structure with the intermediary of a metal atom M.
US07723315B2	Modulators of coagulation factors The invention provides improved nucleic acid ligands that inhibit coagulation and improved modulators of the nucleic acids to provide ideal modulators of coagulation. These improved nucleic acids and modulators are particularly useful for inhibiting coagulation in a host undergoing a therapeutic regime such as surgery or coronary artery bypass.
US07723313B2	Methods and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention provides a method of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue by providing exogenous PEDF to cells associated with the tissue. The presence of exogenous PEDF inhibits angiogenesis within the tissue, in part by interfering with the ability of vascular endothelia to expand within the tissue. The invention also provides a method for determining the severity of a tumor be assaying for the presence of PEDF within the tumor. To facilitate the inventive methods, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions including sources of PEDF.
US07723308B2	Plant-derived elastin binding protein ligands and methods of using the same The present invention describes novel plant derived elastin-like peptides and peptidomimetics that may serve as functional ligands for elastin receptors and stimulate elastogenesis. The novel plant derived peptides provide an alternative (non-animal derived) source of GXXPG (SEQ ID NO. 2) containing peptides. The present invention also describes therapeutic compositions containing novel plant derived peptides or peptidomimetics useful in stimulating elastogenesis and capillary dilatation. The therapeutic compositions of the present invention that comprise novel plant derived peptides or peptidomimetics may be combined with other therapeutic agents.
US07723305B2	Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs The invention describes compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same comprising a chemical moiety covalently attached to amphetamine. These compounds and compositions are useful for reducing or preventing abuse and overdose of amphetamine. These compounds and compositions find particular use in providing an abuse-resistant alternative treatment for certain disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ADD, narcolepsy, and obesity. Oral bioavailability of amphetamine is maintained at therapeutically useful doses. At higher doses bioavailability is substantially reduced, thereby providing a method of reducing oral abuse liability. Further, compounds and compositions of the invention decrease the bioavailability of amphetamine by parenteral routes, such as intravenous or intranasal administration, further limiting their abuse liability.
US07723294B2	Polypeptide films and methods Disclosed herein are polypeptide multilayer films comprising a hybrid polypeptide comprising a first polypeptide segment and a second segment, the two segments being covalently joined by one or more non-peptidic linkages. The first segment comprises a polypeptide having a magnitude of net charge per residue of greater than or equal to 0.4, and a length of greater than or equal to about 12 amino acid residues. The second segment comprises a polypeptide or another polyelectrolyte.
US07723292B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer An improved more comprehensive understanding of tumors is disclosed including a precise molecular etiology leading to tumor cell growth. The disclosed molecular etiology explains the lack of control of tumor cell growth as well as the activation of a variety of phenotypic and pathological molecular mechanisms that are the natural result of the disclosed tumor etiology. A comprehensive approach to the detection and treatment of neoplasia is also disclosed.
US07723291B2	Release of BMP, bioactive agents and/or cells via a pump into a carrier matrix A pump to deliver bone-growth factors to a carrier matrix within a patient. Pump can be internal or external. With external pumps, additional amounts of the same growth factor may be added, or the bioactive agent may be changed during the course of treatment. An external pump permits the use of cells to promote bone growth. The pump can have several reservoirs and the pump can itself be received in the carrier matrix with an outlet tube or other structure to defuse the growth factors into the carrier matrix. The pump protocol can be used for slow-to-heal fractures, such as closed fractures, and can be used for slow-to-heal patients.
US07723290B2	Compositions and methods for modulating the immune system A novel class of embryo derived peptides are described (Preimplantation factor) that were generated synthetically and were tested on peripheral blood immune cells and shown to block activated but not basal immunity, inhibiting cell proliferation and creating a TH2 type cytokine bias, in addition PIF enhance endometrial receptivity by increasing adhesion molecules expression. PIF biological activity appears to be exerted by specific binding to inducible receptors present on the several white cell lineages. PIF peptides, which are immune modulators therefore may have diagnostic non toxic therapeutic applications in improving fertility, reducing pregnancy loss as well may be useful when administered for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and for prevention xenotransplants rejection.
US07723288B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of neurological disease The present invention relates to a method for delivering a nucleic acid sequence encoding neuropeptide Y, or a derivative or functional fragment thereof, to a mammalian nervous system target cell. The expression of exogenous NPY, or a derivative or a functional fragment thereof in the target cell(s) provides therapeutic benefit for subjects afflicted with a neurological disorder.
US07723284B2	Solid perfumed preparation in the form of microbeads and the use thereof The invention concerns a solid perfumed preparation with high persistency in the form of microbeads and comprising a volatile aromatic raw material, or a mixture of volatile aromatic raw materials, and one or several fusible excipients. Said preparation can further comprise one of the following constituents: one or more polymers dispersible in the melted mass formed by the constituents of the preparation, one or more mineral additives, one or more surfactants, one or more antioxidants, one or more colouring agents. The invention can be used in cosmetics and in household product industries.
US07723283B2	Water-soluble amphoteric copolymer, production method thereof, and application thereof To provide: a water-soluble amphoteric copolymer having excellent hydrophilicity and high adsorption capability, and capable of exhibiting dramatically excellent dispersibility even under high hardness conditions and being preferably used in a detergent composition application, for example; an application thereof; and a production method of such a water-soluble amphoteric copolymer. A water-soluble amphoteric copolymer produced by a copolymerization of a monomer component comprising a cationic monomer (a), an anionic monomer (b), and an unsaturated polyalkylene glycol monomer (c), wherein the monomer (b) is a carboxyl group-containing monomer and/or a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer (d), and the monomer (b) is more than 50% by mole relative to 100% by mole of a total amount of the monomers (a), (b), and (c) if the monomer (b) consists of the carboxyl-group containing monomer, and at least one species of monomer among the monomers (a), (d), and (c) is 30% by mole or less relative to 100% by mole of a total amount of the monomers (a), (d), and (c) if the monomer (b) comprises the sulfonic acid group-containing monomer (d).
US07723280B2	Stripper for electronics Compositions and methods useful for the removal of polymeric material from substrates, such as electronic devices are provided. These compositions and methods are particularly suitable for removing polymer residues from electronic devices following plasma etch processes.
US07723273B1	Modified epoxy-amine compositions for oil field uses Compressible and resilient sealing compositions for injection into oil or gas wells are provided, which are capable of forming effective seals adjacent well casings even at elevated downhole temperatures. The compositions comprise an epoxy component present in a predominant weight percentage, including an epoxy resin and a glycidyl ether modifier, as well as additional components rendering the cured compositions both compressive and resilient. The compositions are used as a partial or complete substitute for casing cements, and can be used to good effect with expandable casing installations or for sealing casing breaks. High set-up temperature (220-300° F.) compositions preferably include an ethoxylated alkyl (C10-C20) monoamine or diamine, and alkyl pyridine quaternary ammonium components.
US07723268B2	Use of alcohol ethoxylates as penetration enhancers The invention relation to the use of alcohol ethoxylates of the formula (I) in which n represents 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 and Q represents a branched tridecyl radical, as penetrants for herbicidally active compounds from the group of the triazolinones. The invention also relates to corresponding plant treatment compositions and to their use in crop protection.
US07723266B2	Substituted aryl sulphony(thio)ureas used as herbicides The invention relates to novel substituted arylsulphonyl(thio)ureas in which A represents nitrogen or a CH grouping, Q represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents hydrogen, halogen or respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy or heterocyclyloxy, R2 represents hydrogen, halogen or respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy or heterocyclyloxy, R3 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, R4 represents respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkenyloxy, alkinyloxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy or cycloalkylalkyl, and R5 represents hydrogen, formyl or respectively optionally substituted alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylsulphonyl or heterocyclyl, and to salts of compounds of the formula (I), except for the compound N-(4,6-dimethyl-primidin-2-yl)-N′-[2-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethoxy-6-methyl-phenylsulphonyl]-urea, to process for preparing the novel compounds and to their use as herbicides.
US07723265B2	Pesticide compositions containing oxalic acid Pesticidal concentrate and spray compositions are described which exhibit enhanced efficacy due to the addition thereto of a compound which increases cell membrane permeability, suppresses oxidative burst, or increases expression of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins.
US07723262B2	Activated carbon cryogels and related methods Carbon cryogels, methods for making the carbon cryogels, methods for storing a gas using the carbon cryogels, and devices for storing and delivering a gas using the carbon cryogels.
US07723255B2	Recyclable metathesis catalysts Highly active, recoverable and recyclable transition metal-based metathesis catalysts and their organometallic complexes including dendrimeric complexes are disclosed, including a Ru complex bearing a 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene and styrenyl ether ligand. The heterocyclic ligand significantly enhances the catalytic activity, and the styrenyl ether allows for the easy recovery of the Ru complex. Derivatized catalysts capable of being immobilized on substrate surfaces are also disclosed. The present catalysts can be used to catalyze ring-closing metathesis (RCM), ring-opening (ROM) and cross metatheses (CM) reactions, and promote the efficient formation of various trisubstituted olefins at ambient temperature in high yield.
US07723248B2	Ceramic composite material and method for producing same Highly wear-resistant, low-friction ceramic composites suited for machining-tool, sliding-component, and mold-die materials are made available. The ceramic composites characterized are constituted from a phase having carbon of 3 μm or less, preferably 30 nm or less, average crystal-grain size as the principal component, and a ceramic phase (with the proviso that carbon is excluded). The ceramic phase is at least one selected from the group made up of nitrides, carbides, oxides, composite nitrides, composite carbides, composite oxides, carbonitrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbonitrides, and oxycarbides of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W. The ceramic composites are produced by sintering the source-material powders at a sintering temperature of 800 to 1500° C. and a sintering pressure of 200 MPa or greater.
US07723239B2	Method for fabricating capacitor in semiconductor device A method for fabricating capacitor in a semiconductor device includes forming an sacrificial layer and over a substrate, forming a mask pattern over the sacrificial layer, etching the sacrificial layer in two steps with differentiated top and bottom power levels using the mask pattern as an etch mask to form an opening, and forming a bottom electrode over the opening.
US07723237B2	Method for selective removal of damaged multi-stack bilayer films A method for removing a damaged low dielectric constant material following an etch process, an ashing process, or a wet cleaning process is described. A dry, non-plasma removal process is implemented to remove a thin layer of damaged material on a feature following formation of the feature. The dry, non-plasma removal process comprises a chemical treatment of the damaged material, followed by a thermal treatment of the chemically treated surface layer. The two steps, chemical and thermal treatment, can be repeated.
US07723228B2	Reduction of hillocks prior to dielectric barrier deposition in Cu damascene Unwanted hillocks arising in copper layers due to formation of overlying barrier layers may be significantly reduced by optimizing various process parameters, alone or in combination. A first set of process parameters may be controlled to pre-condition the processing chamber in which the barrier layer is deposited. A second set of process parameters may be controlled to minimize energy to which a copper layer is exposed during removal of CuO prior to barrier deposition. A third set of process parameters may be controlled to minimize the thermal budget after removal of the copper oxide.
US07723226B2	Interconnects containing bilayer porous low-k dielectrics using different porogen to structure former ratio A bilayer porous low dielectric constant (low-k) interconnect structure and methods of fabricating the same are presented. A preferred embodiment having an effective dielectric constant of about 2.2 comprises a bottom deposited dielectric layer and a top deposited dielectric layer in direct contact with the former. The bottom layer and the top layer have same atomic compositions, but a higher dielectric constant value k. The bottom dielectric layer serves as an etch stop layer for the top dielectric layer, and the top dielectric layer can act as CMP stop layer. One embodiment of making the structure includes forming a bottom dielectric layer having a first porogen content and a top dielectric layer having a higher porogen content. A curing process leaves lower pore density in the bottom dielectric layer than that left in the top dielectric layer, which leads to higher dielectric value k in the bottom dielectric layer.
US07723223B2	Method of doping transistor comprising carbon nanotube, method of controlling position of doping ion, and transistors using the same Provided are a method of doping a carbon nanotube (CNT) of a field effect transistor and a method of controlling the position of doping ions. The method may include providing a source, a drain, the CNT as a channel between the source and the drain, and a gate, applying a first voltage to the gate, and adsorbing ions on a surface of the CNT.
US07723222B2	Method of fabricating flash memory device A flash memory device including a cell region and a logic region formed over a semiconductor substrate; a pair of stacked gates formed spaced apart over the cell region; a pair of first spacers formed over the cell region in direct contact with at least one side of the stacked gates; a pair of gate electrodes formed spaced apart over the logic region; a pair of second spacers formed over the logic region in direct contact with at least one side of the gate electrodes; a first photoresist layer formed over the cell area between the first spacers and a second photoresist layer formed over the logic area between the second spacers, the second photoresist layer having a predetermined thickness sufficient to protect the second spacers.
US07723220B2	Method of forming compressive channel layer of PMOS device using gate spacer and PMOS device having a compressed channel layer A method of forming a compressive channel layer in a PMOS device and a PMOS device having a compressive channel layer are provided. The method includes (a) forming a buffer oxide layer on a silicon semiconductor substrate having a gate oxide layer and a gate electrode thereon, (b) forming a silicon nitride layer on the buffer oxide layer, (c) implanting impurities into the silicon nitride layer, and (d) etching or patterning the silicon nitride layer and the buffer oxide layer into which impurities are implanted to form gate spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode.
US07723215B2	Dark current reduction in back-illuminated imaging sensors and method of fabricating same A method for fabricating a back-illuminated semiconductor imaging device on a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate, and resulting imaging device is disclosed. The device includes an insulator layer; a semiconductor substrate, having an interface with the insulator layer; an epitaxial layer grown on the semiconductor substrate by epitaxial growth; and one or more imaging components in the epitaxial layer in proximity to a face of the epitaxial layer, the face being opposite the interface of the semiconductor substrate and the insulator layer, the imaging components comprising junctions within the epitaxial layer; wherein the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer exhibit a net doping concentration having a maximum value at a predetermined distance from the interface of the insulating layer and the semiconductor substrate and which decreases monotonically on both sides of the profile from the maximum value within a portion of the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer. The doping profile between the interface with the insulation layer and the peak of the doping profile functions as a “dead band” to prevent dark current carriers from penetrating to the front side of the device.
US07723200B2	Electrically tunable resistor and related methods An electrically tunable resistor and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the resistor includes a first resistive layer, at least one second resistive layer, and an intermediate interdiffused layer of the first resistive layer and the at least one second resistive layer. One method may include providing a first plurality of layers of different materials surrounded by at least one insulating layer, and passing a current pulse through the first plurality of layers to affect a conductivity structure of the first plurality of layers in order to obtain a first predetermined resistance value for the resistor.
US07723198B2	Integrated semiconductor cascode circuit for high-frequency applications An integrated semiconductor cascode circuit is provided that comprises an emitter layer, a first base area, a second base area, an intermediate area and a collector area. The first base area is arranged between the emitter layer and the intermediate area, and the second base area is arranged between the intermediate area and the collector area. A dielectric layer that is provided with a central opening is arranged between the first base area and the second base area. The invention also relates to a method for the production of said semiconductor cascode circuit.
US07723195B2	Method of forming a field effect transistor A method of forming a field effect transistor comprises providing a substrate comprising a biaxially strained layer of a semiconductor material. A gate electrode is formed on the biaxially strained layer of semiconductor material. A raised source region and a raised drain region are formed adjacent the gate electrode. Ions of a dopant material are implanted into the raised source region and the raised drain region to form an extended source region and an extended drain region. Moreover, in methods of forming a field effect transistor according to embodiments of the present invention, a gate electrode can be formed in a recess of a layer of semiconductor material. Thus, a field effect transistor wherein a source side channel contact region and a drain side channel contact region located adjacent a channel region are subject to biaxial strain can be obtained.
US07723194B2	Semiconductor device having silicide layers and method of fabricating the same Some embodiments include an isolation layer defining an active region of a substrate, a gate pattern formed on the active region, and source/drain regions formed in the active region. Sidewall spacers are formed on sidewalls of the gate pattern, and a blocking insulation layer is formed on the isolation layer and on a portion of the active region neighboring the isolation layer. A silicide layer is formed on source/drain regions between the blocking insulation layer and the sidewall spacers. Some embodiments include defining an active region of a substrate using an isolation layer, forming a gate pattern on the active region, implanting impurities into the active region, and forming a spacer insulation layer on a surface of the substrate with the gate pattern. A region of the spacer insulation layer becomes thinner the closer it is to the gate pattern. Other embodiments are described in the claims.
US07723193B2	Method of forming an at least penta-sided-channel type of FinFET transistor An at least penta-sided-channel type of FinFET transistor may include: a base; a semiconductor body formed on the base, the body being arranged in a long dimension to have source/drain regions sandwiching a channel region, at least the channel, in cross-section transverse to the long dimension, having at least five planar surfaces above the base; a gate insulator on the channel region of the body; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulator.
US07723192B2	Integrated circuit long and short channel metal gate devices and method of manufacture A method is provided for manufacturing an integrated circuit including a short channel (SC) device and a long channel (LC) device each overlaid by an interlayer dielectric. The SC device has an SC gate stack and the LC device initially has a dummy gate. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of removing the dummy gate to form an LC device trench, and depositing metal gate material over the SC device and the LC device. The metal gate material contacts the SC gate stack and substantially fills the LC device trench.
US07723191B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having buried gate A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having buried gates may include forming a stacked structure of sequentially stacked first mask patterns and second mask patterns with equal widths to expose active regions and isolation regions of a semiconductor substrate. After forming reduced first mask patterns by decreasing the width only of the first mask patterns, trenches may be formed in the active regions and the isolation regions by etching the exposed portions of the semiconductor substrate using the second mask patterns as an etch mask. Then, gate insulating films may be formed on inner walls of the trenches in the active regions, and a conductive material may be buried into the trenches in the active regions and the isolation regions to form gates.
US07723190B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device Disclosed are a semiconductor device having a vertical trench gate structure to improve the integration degree and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes an epitaxial layer having a second conductive type on a first conductive type substrate having an active region and an isolation region, a trench in the isolation region, a first conductive type first region in the epitaxial layer at opposite side portions of the trench, an isolation layer at a predetermined depth in the trench, a gate insulation layer along upper side portions of the trench, a gate electrode in an upper portion of the trench, a body region in the active region, a source electrode on the body region, a source region in an upper portion of the body region at opposite side portions of the gate electrode, and a drain electrode at a rear surface of the substrate.
US07723185B2	Flash memory with recessed floating gate A flash memory device where the floating gate of the flash memory is defined by a recessed access device. The use of a recessed access device results in a longer channel length with less loss of device density. The floating gate can also be elevated above the substrate a selected amount so as to achieve a desirable coupling between the substrate, the floating gate and the control gate incorporating the flash cell.
US07723173B2	Low temperature polysilicon oxide process for high-K dielectric/metal gate stack A method for preventing oxidation in a high-k dielectric/metal gate stack in the manufacture of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. In a detailed embodiment, a PMOS region stack has nitrided hafnium silicide, tungsten, tantalum nitride and polysilicon layers. An NMOS region stack has nitrided hafnium silicide, tungsten silicide, tantalum nitride and polysilicon layers. A thin polysilicon layer deposited over the stacks is converted to an oxide using a low temperature ultraviolet ozone oxidation process or a plasma nitridation using decoupled plasma nitridation or NH3 annealing. The oxide provides a coating over the top and sides of the stacks to protect metal and interfaces from oxidation.
US07723170B2	Method for forming transistor of semiconductor device using double patterning technology A method for forming a transistor of a semiconductor device comprises: forming an isolation film over a semiconductor substrate to define an active region; forming a first recess in an active region (one side) between the isolation films; forming a second recess having the same size as that of the first recess in an active region (the other side) between the isolation film; and forming a gate for filling the first recess and the second recess.
US07723169B2	Laser beam micro-smoothing The present invention provides laser beam micro-smoothing for laser annealing systems. Laser beam micro-smoothing comprises shifting a laser beam in the direction perpendicular to the scanning direction (y) of a laser annealing system, while holding the laser beam fixed in the direction of scanning (x). The shifting may be accomplished, for example, with a pair of micro-smoothing mirrors. The shifting smoothes out small-scale inhomogeneities in the profile of the laser beam and prevents microscopic stripes associated with prior art laser annealing systems. Because the shifting occurs only in the direction perpendicular to the scanning direction (y), the laser annealing process in not adversely affected.
US07723161B2	Lead frame, method of manufacturing the same, semiconductor device using lead frame and method of manufacturing semiconductor device There is provided a lead frame which comprises: a lead frame body comprising a sheet-shaped body made of metal; a groove portion for forming a lead which is formed by a predetermined depth in a lead forming region on a surface of the lead frame body; and a lead portion formed so that the lead portion can protrude from the groove portion onto the surface of the lead frame body, the lead portion being made of material different from material of the lead frame body. A thin type semiconductor device is provided in which the above lead frame is used and after a chip is mounted, the lead frame body is removed by means of etching.
US07723159B2	Package-on-package using through-hole via die on saw streets A semiconductor package-on-package (PoP) device includes a first die incorporating a through-hole via (THV) disposed along a peripheral surface of the first die. The first die is disposed over a substrate or leadframe structure. A first semiconductor package is electrically connected to the THV of the first die, or electrically connected to the substrate or leadframe structure. An encapsulant is formed over a portion of the first die and the first semiconductor package.
US07723146B2	Integrated circuit package system with image sensor system An integrated circuit package system is provided including providing a wafer including image sensor systems having interconnects connected thereto and encapsulating the image sensor systems and interconnects in a transparent encapsulant. The system includes removing a portion of the transparent encapsulant to expose portions of the interconnects and singulating the wafer to form image sensor devices including at least one of the image sensor systems and a number of the interconnects.
US07723137B2	Optical device, method of manufacturing the same, optical module, optical transmission system In a conventional optical device which mounts a semiconductor light emitting element, the processing is difficult and a manufacturing process cost is expensive because of the necessity of forming via holes in a substrate.An optical device comprises a laser diode which needs heat radiation, a glass substrate which is integrally molded into a mold glass for arranging the laser diode, a metallic heat sink arranged at an edge of the glass substrate for radiating heat generated from the laser diode, wherein an active layer proximity surface of the laser diode is arranged to oppose the heat sink, both of them are connected with a conductive paste through a lateral groove formed in the glass substrate.
US07723131B2	Manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, and paste applicator Speed-up of a die bonding process for mounting a semiconductor chip onto a wiring substrate and improvement of a semiconductor package manufacturing yield are to be attained. A paste applicator comprises a drive section and a movable section supported by the drive section. The movable section includes a holder body adapted to move vertically along a main shaft with rotation of a motor in the drive section and a nozzle holder screwed to the holder body. A nozzle secured to a lower end of a syringe is screwed to the nozzle holder. Using a height sensor fixed to a main shaft support portion in the drive section, the paste applicator detects a positional deviation quantity with time of the movable section relative to the drive section and corrects a descent distance of the movable section on the basis of the positional deviation quantity.
US07723129B2	Power semiconductor devices having integrated inductor An electronic device (100) with one or more semiconductor chips (102) has an inductor (101) assembled on or under the chips. The inductor includes a ferromagnetic body (111) and a wire (104) wrapped around the body to form at least a portion of a loop; the wire ends (104a) are connected to the chips. The assembly is attached to a substrate (103), which may be a leadframe. The device may be encapsulated in molding compound (140) so that the inductor can double as a heat spreader (111c), enhancing the thermal device characteristics.
US07723127B2	Immunoassay with extended dynamic range The present invention provides a method of performing a competitive assay for the detection and quantification of an analyte over an extended dynamic range. This is achieved by a multi-step sample addition method whereby different concentrations of sample are added at different times during the assay that produces a dose-response curve with multiple windows of detection. This multi-step sample addition method causes the dose-response curve of the composite assay to broaden, dramatically increasing the assay dynamic range.
US07723126B2	Plasma-enhanced functionalization of inorganic oxide surfaces Methods for producing plasma-treated, functionalized inorganic oxide surfaces are provided. The methods include the steps of subjecting an oxide surface to a plasma to create hydroxyl functionalities on the surface and reacting the hydroxyl functionalities with epoxy group-containing molecules in situ in the absence of plasma. Biomolecules may be immobilized on the resulting functionalized surfaces. The methods may be used to treat a variety of oxide surfaces, including glass, quartz, silica and metal oxides.
US07723119B2	Method for determining solubility of a chemical compound There is provided a method of determining the solubility of a chemical compound containing one or more acidic or basic groups. The method involves preparing a close to saturated solution with solid present of said chemical compound; measuring the pH of the test solution at regular intervals until a consistent rate of pH change; adding a known aliquot of base or acid titrant to the test solution to adjust the pH slope; and repeating steps (b) and (c) until the measured pH slope changes sign. The solubility of the compound is determined as the concentration of unionised compound in solution when the measured pH slope is interpolated to zero.
US07723111B2	Activated dual specificity lymphocytes and their methods of use The present invention relates to preventive, therapeutic, and diagnostic compositions and methods employing lymphocytes having T-cell receptors and chimeric receptors. In particular, the invention relates to pre-selected dual-specificity lymphocytes having endogenous T-cell receptors and chimeric T-cell receptors that recognize a strong antigen and tumor associated antigens where the pre-selected population of adoptively transferred lymphocytes is activated by in vivo immunization, thereby increasing the effectiveness of adoptive immunotherapy.
US07723110B2	Plant cell signaling genes Novel plant cell signaling genes and gene products are provided. These gene, polypeptide and oligonucleotide sequences are useful in regulating plant phenotype. Moreover, these genes and gene products are useful for expression profiling of plant cell signaling genes. The invention specifically provides polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences isolated from Eucalyptus and Pinus species.
US07723102B2	Enhanced transfection system A mammalian cell gene expression vector system comprising (a) an episomal maintenance system (b), a strong promoter/enhancer, (c) a protein transactivation system and (d) DNA coding for a heterologous protein. The episomal maintenance and protein transactivation systems can include sub-elements located on the same or different plasmids within the cell expression system.
US07723099B2	Immunoassay device with immuno-reference electrode An electrochemical immunosensor system with reduced interference, comprising: a first immunosensor that generates an electrochemical signal based on the formation of a sandwich between an immobilized antibody, a target analyte and a labeled antibody, wherein a portion of the signal arises from non-specific binding of the labeled antibody in the region of the first immunosensor, and a second immunosensor that acts as an immuno-reference sensor and generates a signal that is the same as or predictably related to the degree of non-specific binding which occurs in the region of the first immunosensor, and has an immunocomplex between an immobilized antibody and an endogenous or exogenous protein that is in the sample and that is not the target analyte.
US07723080B2	Murine α (1,3) fucosyltransferase Fuc-TVII, DNA encoding the same, method for preparing the same, antibodies recognizing the same, immunoassays for detecting the same, plasmids containing such DNA, and cells containing such a plasmid A gene which encodes a murine leukocyte α(1,3)fucosyltransferase capable of synthesizing the sialyl Lewis x determinant has been cloned.
US07723078B2	Method for the amplification and detection of HBV DNA using a transcription based amplification The present invention provides a method for the transcription based amplification of a target HBV nucleic acid sequence starting from HBV DNA optionally present in a sample, comprising the steps of, —incubating the sample, suspected to contain HBV, in an amplification buffer with one or more restriction enzymes capable of cleaving the HBV DNA at a selected restriction site, said restriction enzyme creating a defined 3′ end of said HBV DNA stand(s), a promoter-primer, said promoter-primer having a 5′ region comprising the sequence of a promoter recognized by a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase and a 3′ region complementary to the define 3′ end of the DNA strand, a second or reverse primer, having the opposite polarity of the promoter-primer and comprising the 5′ end of the said target sequence, and in case of HBV ssDNA as the target sequence, a restriction primer, maintaining the thus created reaction mixture under the appropriate conditions for a sufficient amount of time for a digestion by the restriction enzyme to take place, subjecting the sample thus obtained to a heat treatment at a temperature and time sufficient to inactivate the restriction enzyme and/or to render at least partially a double strand single stranded, adding the following reagents to the sample: an enzyme having RNA dependent DNA polymerase activity, and maintaining the thus created reaction mixture under the appropriate conditions to a sufficient amount of time for the amplification to take place.
US07723077B2	In vitro recombination method The present invention relates, e.g., to in vitro method, using isolated protein reagents, for joining two double stranded (ds) DNA molecules of interest, wherein the distal region of the first DNA molecule and the proximal region of the second DNA molecule share a region of sequence identity, comprising contacting the two DNA molecules in a reaction mixture with (a) a non-processive 5′ exonculease; (b) a single stranded DNA binding protein (SSB) which accelerates nucleic acid annealing; (c) a non strand-displacing DNA polymerase; and (d) a ligase, under conditions effective to join the two DNA molecules to form an intact double stranded DNA molecule, in which a single copy of the region of sequence identity is retained. The method allows the joining of a number of DNA fragments, in a predetermined order and orientation, without the use of restriction enzymes.
US07723072B2	Polypeptide factor from a thermophilic eubacterial species and use thereof in the production of functional, heterologous proteins in an expression host A polypeptide factor derived from the thermophilic eubacterial species Thermus thermophilus has universal protein expression-assisting activity. The polypeptide factor has been named the CzrB protein active in full length or truncated form has the potential to act as a universal protein expression-assisting molecule which can increase the yields of all heterologous proteins produced in E. coli by a mechanism that is independent of the protein being expressed.
US07723070B2	Overexpression of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases for efficient production of engineered proteins containing amino acid analogues Methods for producing modified polypeptides containing amino acid analogues are disclosed. The invention further provides purified dihydrofolate reductase polypeptides, produced by the methods of the invention, in which the methionine residues have been replaced with homoallylglycine, homoproparglycine, norvaline, norleucine, cis-crotylglycine, trans-crotylglycine, 2-aminoheptanoic acid, 2-butynylglycine and allylglycine.
US07723060B2	Method for diagnosing renal disorder, hemolytic uremic syndrome and enterohemorrhagic infectious disease caused by Escherichia coli Methods for diagnosing renal disorder, hemolytic uremic syndrome and enterohemorrhagic E. coli infectious disease at an early stage, and for diagnosing the severity of these diseases are provided. Detection of excretion of AQP2 and/or molecules derived therefrom into urine of a subject, or determination of the amount of excretion of the same is conducted to diagnose the morbidity or the severity of renal disorder, hemolytic uremic syndrome and enterohemorrhagic E. coli infectious disease of the subject. For the detection and determination of AQP2, an immunochemical process may be suitably employed in which an antibody that specifically recognizes AQP2.
US07723055B2	Diagnosing and treating hematopoietic cancers Described herein are methods and compositions comprising Wnt5a for the diagnosis and treatment of hematopoietic cancers, and methods of identifying therapeutic compounds for the treatment of hematopoietic cancers.
US07723054B2	Toll-like receptor 9 modulators TLR9 is localized to endoplasmic reticulum and upon stimulation with a TLR9 ligand, is transported to a tubular lysosomal compartment as is CpG-DNA. Furthermore, it is shown that TLR9 and CpG-DNA directly bind. It was also found that the MyD88 translocates in response to activation of TLR9-mediated signaling. Methods of identifying compounds that affect translocation and activity of TLR9 and MyD88 are described.
US07723052B2	Screening systems utilizing RTP801 RTP801 represents a unique gene target for hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). Down-regulation of the mTOR pathway activity by hypoxia requires de novo mRNA synthesis and correlates with increased expression of RTP801.The present invention relates to screening systems utilizing RTP801 and/or RTP801 interactors and/or RTP801 biological activity, to drug candidates identified by such screening systems, and to the use of such drug candidates in the treatment of various disorders.
US07723050B2	Diabetes-related biomarkers and methods of use thereof The invention describes biomarkers which can be used to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop Diabetes. The biomarkers can also be used to screen large groups in order to identify individuals at risk of developing Diabetes.
US07723033B2	Prediction of likelihood of cancer recurrence The present invention provides gene sets, the expression of which is important in the diagnosis and/or prognosis of cancer, in particular of breast cancer.
US07723031B2	Methods for nucleic acid manipulation A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems.
US07723028B2	Diagnostics and therapeutics for osteoporosis Diagnostics and therapeutics for osteoporosis, which are bases upon the identification of a subjects IL-1 haplotype and genotype pattern are described.
US07723025B2	Method for evaluating quality of beef such as taste and texture on the basis of genotype of stearoyl-CoA desaturase We paid attention to stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene, and investigated the relation between this gene and the unsaturated fatty acid content in beef fat. As a result, we found that the unsaturated fatty acid content was associated with the genotype of this gene, classified according to several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on this gene. The present invention is a method to predict the unsaturated fatty acid content in beef (or milk) fat, on the basis of the genotype of bovine stearoyl-CoA desaturase, and useful prediction method for beef quality such as taste and texture.
US07723024B2	Method of monitoring a fermentation process This invention relates to a method of monitoring a fermentation process. In particular, the invention relates to a method of monitoring a fermentation process comprising the step of measuring the expression level of one or more zinc regulated nucleic acid molecules from a microorganism, preferably selected from the group consisting of Escherichia Bacillus, Cyanobacter, Streptomyces, Corynebacteria, Zymomonas, Saccharomyces, Zygosaccharomyces, and Schizosaccharomyces cells, present in the fermentation and comparing the expression level to a reference level of expression for the nucleic acid molecules, wherein the expression level is indicative of sub-optimal fermentation. Preferably the fermentation process is a beer brewing process.
US07723003B2	Toner for developing electrostatic latent image, developer for developing electrostatic latent image, and image-forming process using the toner for developing electrostatic latent image The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising a releasing agent containing a hydrocarbon, a binder resin, and a colorant, wherein, when an average carbon number of the hydrocarbon is designated as N, the hydrocarbon contains components having a carbon number in the range of (N−10) to (N+10) in an amount of 70% by mass or more in the entire hydrocarbon and has a weight-average molecular weight of 12,000 or more and 25,000 or less, a developer for developing an electrostatic latent image containing the toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, and an image-forming process using the toner for developing an electrostatic latent image.
US07722997B2	Holographic reticle and patterning method A hologram reticle and method of patterning a target. A layout pattern for an image to be transferred to a target is converted into a holographic representation of the image. A hologram reticle is manufactured that includes the holographic representation. The hologram reticle is then used to pattern the target. Three-dimensional patterns may be formed in a photoresist layer of the target in a single patterning step. These three-dimensional patterns may be filled to form three-dimensional structures. The holographic representation of the image may also be transferred to a top photoresist layer of a top surface imaging (TSI) semiconductor device, either directly or using the hologram reticle. The top photoresist layer may then be used to pattern an underlying photoresist layer with the image. The lower photoresist layer is used to pattern a material layer of the device.
US07722993B2	Solid-state secondary power supply Application: in electric equipment as a secondary current source (storage battery). Nature of the invention: Solid-state secondary current source, consisting from an anode (An0), in a form of a metal or an alloy of metals, whose fluorination leads to generation of fluoride or fluorides with high isobar generation potential, an electrolyte in a form of solid-state fluorine-ionic conductor with high ionic conductivity and low electronic conductivity and a cathode (KtF0) in a form of fluoride or solid solution of fluorides with low isobar generation potential, with cathodic reaction during discharge KtF0+e−→F−+Kt′ and anodic during discharge An0+F−→An′F+e−, in which anode and cathode are reversible with respect to fluorine-ions with cathode reaction during charge-discharge: KtFx0+Xe−XF−+Kt′ and anodic during charge-discharge An0+XF−An′Fx+Xe− at voltages that are below voltages of solid electrolyte decomposition, and anode, electrolyte and cathode contain in their composition at least one component that prevents destruction of solid-state battery during charge-discharge cycles. Technical result: the composition of secondary solid-state current source allows achieving high specific energy characteristics of secondary batteries with high number of charge/discharge cycles, ensuring safety of their utilization and lengthy retention of electric energy.
US07722991B2	High performance anode material for lithium-ion battery An anode material with lithium-alloying particles contained within a porous support matrix is provided. The porous support matrix preferably has a porosity of between 5 and 80% afforded by porosity channels and expansion accommodation pores, and is electrically conductive. More preferably the support matrix has a porosity of between 10 and 50%. The support matrix is made from an organic polymer, an inorganic ceramic or a hybrid mixture of organic polymer and inorganic ceramic. The organic polymer support matrix and can be made from a rod-coil polymer, a hyperbranched polymer, UV cross-linked polymer, heat cross-linked polymer or combination thereof. An inorganic ceramic support matrix can be made from at least one group IV-VI transition metal compound, with the compound being a nitride, carbide, oxide or combination thereof. The lithium-alloying particles are preferably nanoparticles with a mean linear dimension of between 5 and 500 nanometers, and more preferably have a mean linear dimension of between 5 and 50 nanometers.
US07722990B2	Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprises as an anode, a lithium transition metal oxide or sulphide compound which as a [B2]X4n− spinel-type framework structure of an A[B2]S4 spinel wherein A and B are metal cations selected from Li, Ti, V, Mn, Fe and Co, X is oxygen or sulphur, and n− refers to the overall charge of the structural unit [B2]X4 of the framework structure. The transition metal cation in the fully discharged state has a mean oxidation state greater than +3 for Ti, +3 for V, +3.5 for Mn, +2 for Fe and +2 for Co. The cell includes as a cathode, a lithium metal oxide or sulphide compound. An electrically insulative lithium containing liquid or polymeric electronically conductive electrolyte is provided between the anode and the cathode.
US07722979B2	Fuel cells with hydrophobic diffusion medium Diffusion media for use in PEM fuel cells are provided with silicone coatings. The media are made of a porous electroconductive substrate, a first hydrophobic fluorocarbon polymer coating adhered to the substrate, and a second coating comprising a hydrophobic silicone polymer adhered to the substrate. The substrate is preferably a carbon fiber paper, the hydrophobic fluorocarbon polymer is PTFE or similar polymer, and the silicone is moisture curable.
US07722978B2	Membrane electrode assembly with integrated seal A membrane electrode assembly with an improved integrated seal comprises an edge seal having an inboard pad attached to the edge of the electrodes, a flexible coupling adjacent the pad, and a sealing element adjacent the coupling. The sealing element is significantly thicker than the pad, and the flexible coupling isolates the pad from stress experienced in the sealing element. Thus, greater compression can be applied to the sealing element, thereby providing an improved and more reliable seal, without overly compressing and damaging the attached pad.
US07722972B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell using the rate of voltage recovery An apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell which has an anode and a cathode includes first and second circuitry which are utilized, to selectively short the anode to the cathode and further is useful in measuring the rate of voltage recovery following shorting, and which can be utilized as a predictor of appropriate fuel cell hydration and can be further utilized to adjust the operational conditions of the fuel cell.
US07722970B2	Systems and methods for charging a fuel cell vehicle Disclosed are systems and method for charging a fuel cell vehicle comprising a fuel cell, a rotating load, an energy storage, a contactor, a DC-DC converter, and a control unit. When charging of the energy storage is performed, the DC-DC converter connected to the energy storage is placed in a direct connection mode wherein the input voltage and the output voltage of the DC-DC converter are the same without voltage adjustment for directly charging regeneration electrical energy from a motor of the rotating load to the energy storage.
US07722969B2	Magnetic tape A magnetic tape comprising a non-magnetic support, a primer layer formed on one surface of the support, a magnetic layer formed on the primer layer, and a back layer formed on the other surface of the support, in which the tape has a total thickness of 4.0 to 5.4 μm, at least one of the primer layer and the magnetic layer contains a fatty acid amide, and an amount of the fatty acid amide extracted from the side of the magnetic layer with n-hexane is from 0.5 to 1.5 mg/cm3.
US07722961B2	Resin composition and stretched film obtained by using the same A polyethylene-based stretched film with a thickness in the range of 10 to 100 μm, the film comprising components (A) and (B) (the total amount of components (A) and (B) being 100 parts by weight), and has a density in the range of 898 to 960 Kg/m3: (A) 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polyethylene composition which comprises the following components (I) and (II) (the total amount of (I) and (II) being 100 parts by weight), and has a density in the range of 890 to 940 Kg/m3: (I) 5 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerization of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having 4 to 12 carbon atoms with the use of a metallocene catalyst, which has a melt flow rate in the range of 0.01 to 10 g/10 min and a density in the range of 900 to 925 Kg/m3, and, (II) 5 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerization of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having 4 to 12 carbon atoms with the use of a metallocene catalyst, which has melt flow rate in the range of 1 to 100 g/10 min and a density in the range of 926 to 960 Kg/m3; and (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of a high-pressure low density polyethylene which has a melt flow rate in the range of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min, and a density in the range of 910 to 930 Kg/m3.
US07722951B2	Insulator coating and method for forming same The present invention is a method of applying Lotus Effect materials as a (superhydrophobicity) protective coating for external electrical insulation system applications, as well as the method of fabricating/preparing Lotus Effect coatings. Selected inorganic or polymeric materials are applied on the insulating material surface, and stable superhydrophobic coatings can be fabricated. Various UV stabilizers and UV absorbers can be incorporated into the coating system to enhance the coating's UV stability.
US07722944B2	Piece made of composite material with areas of different thickness The invention relates to a piece made of composite material with areas of different thickness manufactured from a stack of composite material fabrics comprising at least two adjacent areas (11, 15) of different thickness and a transition area (13) between both configured with a single slope (17), in which the stack is structured by: a first and a fourth section formed by at least two continuous fabrics (21, 21′; 29, 29′) extending along the three mentioned areas (11, 13, 15); a second section formed by one or more symmetrical and balanced fabric packets (23) ending in the transition area (13) placed among one or more continuous fabrics (25); a third section formed by a symmetrical and balanced fabric packet (27) extending along the three mentioned areas (11, 13, 15) placed among one or more continuous fabrics (25).
US07722940B2	Adhesively securable stock packaging materials Stock packaging materials for manual and/or high speed industrial automated package formation and/or filing and closing applications having a curable pre-applied adhesive compositions applied to one or more seams or closure surfaces wherein the curative for the pre-applied adhesive composition is contained within a carrier which prevents its premature release.
US07722926B2	Organometallic compounds and methods of forming thin films including the use of the same The present invention provides organometallic compounds and methods of forming thin films including using the same. The organometallic compounds include a metal and a ligand linked to the metal. The ligand can be represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group. The thin films may be applied to semiconductor structures such as a gate insulation layer of a gate structure and a dielectric layer of a capacitor.
US07722923B2	Process for producing multifunctional material Method for producing a multifunctional material includes thermally treating a substrate having a surface layer formed of titanium, titanium oxide, a titanium alloy, or a titanium alloy oxide so that the temperature of the surface layer is raised to 600° C. or higher, to thereby provide, in the interior of the surface layer, a second layer formed of forest microcolumns of titanium oxide or a titanium alloy oxide; and subsequently cutting the second layer in parallel with the surface layer, to yield a material including the substrate and a layer formed of titanium-oxide- or titanium-alloy-oxide-formed forest microcolumns exposed on at least a portion of the substrate, as well as a material including a thin film, numerous continuous small-width with protrusions thereon, and forest microcolumns formed on the protrusions.
US07722919B2	Manufacturing method of emitting device The present invention is a fabrication method of a light-emitting device characterized by ejecting a solution containing a luminescent material toward an anode or a cathode under a reduced pressure and characterized in that in a duration before the solution is arrived at the anode or the cathode, the solvent in the solution is volatilized, the remaining part of the luminescent material is deposited on the anode or the cathode, and thereby formed a light-emitting layer. By the present invention, a baking process for thickness reduction is not required after applying the solution. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a fabrication method with high throughput although the method is low in cost and simple.
US07722915B2	Preparation of hydrophillic coatings utilizing a 1,3-dioxolane compound A method for the preparation of a package comprising a packing means holding a medical device element of a substrate polymer, said substrate polymer having on at least a part of the surface thereof a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating has been applied to the surface of said substrate polymer in the form of a solution of a hydrophilic polymer selected from the groups consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyethylene oxide in a vehicle comprising an optionally substituted 1,3-dioxolane compound, followed by evaporation of at least part of the vehicle and arranging said medical device element having the coating of the non-cross-linked hydrophilic polymer within a packing means, and sealing said packing means.
US07722912B2	Method and apparatus for material handling for a food product using high pressure pasteurization A method and apparatus for high-pressure pasteurization utilizes a basket (40) for holding food packages (95). The basket (40) is transported on a cart (60) from a loading station (90), to the high-pressure pasteurization processing apparatus (10) and back to an unloading station (100). Two robots (17, 18) are utilized to reduce cycle time of the high-pressure pasteurization vessels (11).
US07722909B1	Terpene ester compounds as autoxidation inhibitors for frying oils The present invention relates to a method of preventing or reducing oxidation of a frying oil during frying. The method involves adding a terpene ester compound, including a terpenol esterified to a fatty acid, to a frying oil under conditions effective to prevent or reduce oxidation of the frying oil during frying. Also disclosed are frying oil compositions containing a frying oil and a terpene ester compound including a terpenol esterified to a fatty acid, as well as food products fried with such frying oil compositions.
US07722899B2	Surface-treated powder and cosmetic preparation A surface-treated powder powder which is surface-treated with an acrylic/silicone copolymer having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group in the molecule, and a cosmetic material containing this powder.The surface-treated powder of this invention preferably contains 0.1-30 wt parts of the acrylic/silicone copolymer relative to 100 wt parts of the powder prior to surface treatment. The acrylic/silicone copolymer preferably comprises a trunk polymer comprising an acrylic polymer, and a branched polymer comprising an organic polysiloxane.The surface activity of the surface-treated powder of this invention is very well blocked, and it has excellent water resistance and sebum resistance. In addition, the cosmetic material of this invention containing this surface-treated powder has good cosmetic lasting properties, and is highly stable over time.
US07722895B1	Osteogenic implants with combined implant materials, and materials and methods for same Described are osteogenic implants that include a first implant material covered at least in part by a second implant material carrying an osteogenic protein such as a bone morphogenic protein. The first implant material can comprise a mineral and provide an inner scaffolding portion for supporting bone ingrowth, and the second implant material can comprise a collagen or other sponge carrier covering the first implant material and having a liquid osteogenic protein formulation imbibed therein. Related implant materials and methods of preparation and use constitute additional aspects of the invention.
US07722889B2	Plasmodium liver stage antigens The invention provides isolated liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-48 and immunogenic derivatives thereof. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides of the invention, compositions comprising one or more liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides of the invention, methods for inducing an immune response against the liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides, and methods for treating and diagnosing liver stage malaria.
US07722884B2	Vaccines and methods to treat canine influenza The present invention relates to providing new vaccines and treatments for the diseases related to canine influenza virus. It discloses influenza viral antigens, and methods of presenting these antigens to canines, especially dogs. It relates to attenuated and killed vaccines. The present invention relates to experimentally generated canine and equine influenza viruses. The invention also includes influenza A, including H3, N8, H3N8, H7N7 and viruses which contain at least one genome segment from an canine or equine influenza virus. The present invention also relates to the use of these viruses in therapeutic compositions to protect canines, dogs in particular, from diseases caused by influenza viruses.
US07722874B2	Methods for reducing T cell responsiveness to an autoantigen with anti-gp39 antibodies and antigen presenting cells Methods for inducing antigen-specific T cell tolerance are disclosed. The methods involve contacting a T cell with: 1) a cell which presents antigen to the T cell, wherein a ligand on the cell interacts with a receptor on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function; and 2) an antagonist of the receptor on the surface of the T cell which inhibits interaction of the ligand on the antigen presenting cell with the receptor on the T cell. In a preferred embodiment, the cell which presents antigen to the T cell is a B cell and the receptor on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function is gp39. Preferably, the antagonist is an anti-gp39 antibody or a soluble gp39 ligand (e.g., soluble CD40). The methods of the invention can be used to induce T cell tolerance to a soluble antigen or to an allogeneic cell. The methods of the invention can also be used to induce tolerance in cases of bone marrow transplantation and other organ transplants and to inhibit graft-versus-host disease.
US07722871B2	Immunoglobulins devoid of light chains The invention relates to an immunoglobulin having determined antigen specificity, and having a variable fragment which is obtainable from a camelid heavy-chain immunoglobulin having two heavy polypeptide chains capable of recognizing and binding an antigen and which is further devoid of polypeptide light chains, wherein the immunoglobulin having determined antigen specificity is devoid of a CH1 constant region between the variable region and the hinge region and has within its constant region at least part of a constant region of a human antibody.
US07722868B2	Agents that modulate the interaction of B7-1 polypeptide with PD-L1 and methods of use thereof Disclosed are methods for modulating an immune response including a method for inhibiting the interaction between a B7 polypeptide and a PD-1 ligand, the method comprising contacting an immune cell bearing a PD-1 ligand, or an immune cell bearing a B7 polypeptide, with an agent that inhibits the interaction between the PD-1 ligand and the B7 polypeptide. Such agents may be an anti-PD-1 ligand antibody or a small molecule. Also disclosed is a method for modulating an immune response comprising contacting an immune cell bearing the PD-1 ligand, or an immune cell bearing the PD-1 polypeptide, with an agent that inhibits interactions between the PD-1 ligand and the PD-1 polypeptide, without inhibiting interactions between the PD-1 ligand and a B7 polypeptide, to thereby modulate an immune response. The agent may be an anti-PD-1 ligand antibody or a small molecule.
US07722864B2	Compositions and methods of using chondroitinase ABCI mutants The present invention relates to protein and nucleic acid mutants of chondroitinase ABCI. Such chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes exhibit altered chondroitin lyase activity or increased resistance to inactivation from stressors including UV light or heat. Methods of using chondroitinase ABCI mutant enzymes are also provided.
US07722856B2	Process for the production of a radioactive aerosol A method for forming an inhalable isotope compound suitable for use in patient medical diagnosis, the method comprising the steps of: (a) electrolytic loading of a carbon crucible with the isotope; (b) sublimating any isotope carrier in the crucible; (c) ablating the isotope in a carbon crucible, forming an ablation aerosol; (d) directly delivering the aerosol for immediate use by a patient. The isotope can comprise technetium.
US07722843B1	System and method for sequestration and separation of mercury in combustion exhaust gas aqueous scrubber systems A process, system and sorbent for removal of mercury from a combustion exhaust gas stream in a combustion exhaust gas purification scheme that includes a combustion exhaust scrubber system that uses an aqueous liquid to remove acid gases from the combustion exhaust gas. A powdered mercury sorbent is used. The sorbent is introduced into the aqueous scrubber liquid in the scrubber system. After introduction of the mercury sorbent into the scrubber liquid, at least some of the mercury sorbent is separated from the scrubber liquid.
US07722837B2	Medical instrument retainer assembly and method of making the retainer A retainer assembly for retaining a medical device in a container having a perforated wall includes a retainer with a rigid support portion having at least one leg and a flexible, resilient instrument holding portion intimately bonded to the support portion so that the retainer is devoid of cracks and crevices between said portions. Each leg has a free end and an axial passage extending into the leg from that end so that the retainer may be positioned on the container wall with each opening in register with a perforation therein. A fastener extends into the passage of each leg and the underlying perforation from below the wall to anchor each leg to the wall under pressure thereby providing a seal between each leg and the wall. Various retainer embodiments and a method for making same are also disclosed.
US07722829B2	Pressure-balanced, catalyzed soot filter The invention provides a catalyzed soot filter formed on a wall flow substrate having internal walls coated with catalyst compositions. The soot filter maintains a homogeneous flow of the exhaust gases through the internal walls of the substrate along the length of the filter due to the coating design. Both the efficiency and the durability of the catalytic function are increased over conventionally designed catalyzed soot filters. The catalyzed soot filter provides an integrated function for simultaneously treating the gaseous components of the exhaust (e.g., CO and HC) and the particulate matter deposited in the filter.
US07722828B2	Catalytic fibrous exhaust system and method for catalyzing an exhaust gas The invention relates to an engine with an exhaust gas pathway extending between the engine and the atmosphere. The engine includes a manifold portion fluidically connected to an engine, a muffler portion fluidically connected to the atmosphere, a conduit portion fluidically connected between the manifold portion and the muffler portion, and a plurality of baffles operationally connected within the muffler. A substantially fibrous refractory material at least partially coats the exhaust gas pathway. Exhaust gas from the engine flowing through the exhaust gas pathway to the atmosphere flows over the substantially fibrous refractory material.
US07722827B2	Catalytic flow-through fast light off ceramic substrate and method of manufacture A fast light off flow-through ceramic substrate is provided that is particularly adapted for use as a catalytic converter. The substrate is formed from a body of ceramic material having axially opposing inlet and outlet ends for receiving and expelling the flow of automotive exhaust gas, respectively. The body contains a network of walls coated with a catalyst that define axially-oriented flow-through cell channels. The average thermal mass (ATM1) of a first axial region of the walls adjacent to the inlet end is at least 20% less than the average thermal mass (ATMTOT) of all of the walls. The lower average thermal mass of the walls in the first region advantageously shortens the light off time for the catalyst within the substrate to effectively neutralize automotive pollutants. The reduction of the average thermal mass in only the first axial region of the walls advantageously maintains the strength of the resulting body of ceramic material, and further increases the cool down time of the body.
US07722825B1	Preparing a light-olefin containing product stream from an oxygenate-containing feed stream using reactors directing a flow of a fluidized dual-function catalyst system The present invention provides a reactor system for converting an oxygenate-containing feed stream to an olefin-containing product stream. The system includes: (1) a first fluidized catalytic reactor for converting methanol to propylene, the first reactor having a fluidized catalyst system comprising a first catalyst and a second catalyst; (2) a second fluidized catalytic reactor communicating with the first fluidized catalytic reactor for cracking heavy olefins having four carbon atoms or greater into propylene, the second reactor having the fluidized catalyst system; (3) wherein the first catalyst is a non-zeolite molecular sieve catalyst; and (4) wherein the second catalyst is a zeolite molecular sieve catalyst.
US07722817B2	Lateral flow diagnostic devices with instrument controlled fluidics Devices with lateral flow elements and integral fluidics are disclosed. The integral fluidics consist of injector pumps comprised of fluidic elements under instrument control. The fluidic element of an injector pump is fluidically connected to lateral flow elements and can be used to control fluid entry into containment chambers referred to as micro-reactors. The lateral flow elements comprise conductor elements that can be used for sample application and transport of analyte contained in the sample to the micro-reactor. Fluidic transport through the fluidic element of the injector pump is under instrument-control. Both the lateral flow element and the fluidic element may contain chemical entities incorporated along their length. The chemical reactions that can be used for analyte detection using the devices are described. Also described are methods of manufacture of these devices.
US07722816B2	Detection device and method A detection device and method for detecting the presence of an agent in a fluid. The device includes a membrane having first and second sides. The membrane allows a stimulus, e.g. ultraviolet light, to dissolve in response to presence of the agent. A source is positioned on a first side of the membrane. The source sources the stimulus toward the membrane. A detection structure is disposed on the second side of the membrane for detecting the stimulus. The detection structure generates an output voltage in response to the intensity of the stimulus detected. As the membrane dissolves, the intensity of the stimulus detected changes.
US07722811B2	Tissue processor A tissue processor (1) is described, having a retort (2) for processing histological samples with different reagents, having multiple reagent reservoir vessels (3), and having a conduit system and a control device (5) for delivering reagents out of the reagent reservoir vessels (3) into the retort (2). A suction conduit (11) projects into each reagent reservoir vessel (3) through the vessel opening (7) for reagent withdrawal. A closure system (12) having an externally tapered and internally hollow closure plug (13) is provided for closing off the vessel opening (7). The suction conduit (11) is guided through a cavity (14) of the closure plug (13) for reagent withdrawal.
US07722806B1	Palladium solder Gold solder compositions for assembling, repairing and sizing jewelry containing about 85% to 95% by weight palladium and an alloy mixture containing about 5% to 15% gallium and indium, in a weight ratio of approximately 7:3. The invention also provides a solder composition for assembling, repairing and sizing jewelry containing white gold and palladium, but not containing nickel. Such a solder contains gold, silver, copper, zinc, palladium, gallium and indium, whereby the gallium and indium is in a weight ratio of 6:4, 7:3 or 8:2, respectively.
US07722800B2	Apparatus for injecting solid particulate material into a vessel A smelting apparatus includes a vessel and a solids injection lance extending through an opening in the wall of a vessel barrel into the interior space of the vessel. The lance includes a central core tube through which to pass solid particulate material into the vessel and an annular cooling jacket surrounding the central core tube throughout a substantial part of its length. The lance has a mounting structure including a tubular part extended about the cooling jacket and about twice the diameter of the cooling jacket. The tubular part fits within a tubular lance mounting bracket welded to the shell of the vessel barrel to extend outwardly from the vessel. The lance is held within the mounting bracket by clamping bolts acting between flanges on the tubular part and the tubular bracket.
US07722796B1	Fabrication of small diameter continuous fibers Methods of fabricating continuous nanofibers include the steps providing a column, flowing an extrusion liquid through the column, and flowing a precursor liquid through the extrusion liquid, wherein the flowing precursor liquid has a viscosity less than the viscosity of the extrusion liquid. The method further includes reducing the diameter of the flowing precursor liquid by extruding the precursor liquid through the extrusion liquid, wherein the diameter of the precursor liquid is reduced by a factor of at least 5, and forming a continuous nanofiber by solidifying the extruded precursor liquid.
US07722794B2	Method for producing a sealable biaxially oriented polypropylene film for packaging A method for manufacturing a surface-treated laminated film is provided. The produced film should include at least a surface treated polyolefin-containing resin layer with a flame or corona treated surface and a heat sealable resin layer having a storage shear modulus of 400,000 Pa or less at 100 rad/s at 121° C., 100,000 Pa or less at 10 rad/s at 121° C., and 5000 Pa or less at 1 rad/s at 121° C. The method may involve coextruding a laminated film that includes at least a polyolefin-containing resin layer and a heat sealable resin layer. The laminated film may be simultaneously stretched in machine and traverse direction, and subsequently surface treated to produce a surface-treated laminated film.
US07722782B2	Portable heating apparatus and metal fuel composite for use with same A particulate composite fuel of metal preferably of aluminum for a portable heater. The fuel reacts with oxygen in the air, producing heat. The composite fuel may also be flaked aluminum or iron nanopowder. A portable heater having a fuel mass, at least one thermal conductive member, and at least one insulating member. The heater transfers the heat of the oxidation of the metal particulate fuel to a desired mass to be heated, typically a food item. The multilayered heater also acts as a buffer absorbing released heat and releasing the heat to the desired mass at a rate slower than the absorbing.
US07722778B2	Methods and apparatus for sensing unconfinement in a plasma processing chamber Universal plasma unconfinement detection systems configured to detect the plasma unconfinement condition in the plasma processing chamber and methods therefor. The detection systems and methods are designed to reliably and accurately detect the existence of the plasma unconfinement condition in a process-independent and recipe-independent manner.
US07722765B2	Molecular arrangement magnetic treatment apparatus and method A molecular arrangement magnetic treatment apparatus and method includes an apparatus including a material passageway configured for having material flow therethrough. At least one pair of magnets are provided oriented such that material in the material passageway passes through a magnetic field effect produced by the at least one pair of magnets, where the at least one pair of magnets is oriented such that a north pole of a first magnet of the at least one pair of magnets is adjacent a south pole of a second magnet of the at least one pair of magnets and a south pole of the first magnet is adjacent a north pole of the second magnet, where the poles of the first magnet provide a first resultant magnetic field and the poles of the second magnet provide a second resultant magnetic field, where the first and second resultant magnetic fields jointly define the magnetic field effect and where the first and second magnets are each movable such that relative alignment of the first magnet with respect to the second magnet is dictated by interaction of the first and second resultant magnetic fields.
US07722763B2	Purification and separation system for a fluid flow stream The present invention relates generally to purification and separation of a fluid flow stream, and more particularly, to a separation system including a device for dispersing the fluid flow and separating pollutants there from. The device includes a vertical screen and baffle wall positioned in a fluid flow stream between the inlet and outlet openings of a chamber. The chamber can include a sump for collecting and storing sediment that is separated from the fluid. The present invention also relates to a method of purifying and separating a fluid flow stream.
US07722753B2	Electrophoresis plate An electrophoresis plate has a plurality of separation channels provided inside a substrate. The separation channels are arranged along the surface of the substrate without intersecting each other, and the separation channels have openings on both ends on the substrate surface. When a voltage is applied between the two ends of the channel, a sample is separated by electrophoresis along the channel. The openings on one end are placed in a matrix pattern as sample inlet ports, and the pitch of that placement is set equal to the pitch of the wells of a sample plate containing the samples to be injected into the sample inlet ports. Since the pitch of the sample inlet ports pattern is equal to the pitch of the sample plate wells, sample injection can be performed quickly and conveniently even with a large number of separation channels.
US07722751B2	Apparatus for regulating salt concentration using electrodialysis, lab-on-a-chip including the same, and method of regulating salt concentration using the apparatus An apparatus for regulating salt concentration, a lab-on-a-chip including the same and a method of regulating salt concentration using the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes: a reaction chamber that is defined by a cation exchange membrane and an anion exchange membrane and is selected from the group consisting of a biomolecule extraction chamber, an amplification chamber, a hybridization chamber, and a detection chamber; a first electrode chamber that is defined by the anion exchange membrane and a first electrode and includes an ion exchange medium; and a second electrode chamber that is defined by the cation exchange membrane and a second electrode and includes an ion exchange medium. Even without injecting solutions with different salt concentrations into the reaction chamber by operating pumps and valves for each operation stage, the salt concentration can be reversibly regulated in situ by adjusting the polarity, intensity and application time of a voltage.
US07722741B2	Transfer belt This invention relates to a machine for the production of a paper web, paperboard web or tissue web, having a roller with a circumferential surface and having an endless belt, in particular a transfer belt, which is wrapped around the circumferential surface of the roller in sections and has a bottom side which in the wrap zone can be brought into contact with the circumferential surface, as the result of which the endless belt and/or the roller provide a storage capacity suitable for accommodating at least in part the fluid which gets into the wrap zone between the bottom side and the circumferential surface.
US07722739B2	Portable evaporation chamber A self-contained evaporation system for use in disposing of excess water from oil and gas drilling operations is provided. The system includes a water holding tank in which the wastewater is preheated, an evaporation chamber mounted over the holding tank and having an open top, a nozzle system located within the chamber for producing a fine liquid mist, and fans disposed within the chamber for producing an air flow that carries the mist out the open top of the chamber. The system can be set up and taken down by one person in an hour or less, can be used with pond or tank operations, and is capable of operating in high winds and sub-zero temperatures. The system can be carried and mounted on a trailer for easy transport to and from various drilling sites.
US07722726B2	Process for producing alloy slab for rare-earth sintered magnet, alloy slab for rare-earth sintered magnet and rare-earth sintered magnet The invention provides a method for producing alloy flakes for rare earth sintered magnets, which makes uniform the intervals, size, orientation, and shape of the R-rich region and the dendrites of the 2-14-1 phase, which inhibits formation of chill, and which produces flakes that are pulverized into powder of a uniform particle size in the pulverization step in the production of a rare earth sintered magnet, and that are pulverized into powder compactable into a product with a controlled shrink ratio, and alloy flakes for a rare earth sintered magnet obtained by the method, and a rare earth sintered magnet having excellent magnetic properties. The present method includes preparing an alloy melt of a composition consisting of R of rare earth metal elements and the balance M including B and Fe, and supplying and solidifying the alloy melt on a cooling roll, wherein the roll has on its surface linear nucleation inhibiting portions for inhibiting formation of dendrites or the like, and nucleating portions for formation of the dendrites, and wherein the inhibiting portions have a region with a width of more than 100 μm.
US07722725B2	Dishwasher and sump assembly thereof The present invention provides a sump assembly of a dishwasher, by which water can be purified. The present invention includes a sump housing storing water therein, a pump coupled with the sump housing to pump the water, a guide assembly provided within the sump housing to guide the pumped water to a sprayer, and a drain chamber configured to filter contaminant from the water drained from the guide assembly.
US07722720B2	Delivery device Delivery devices for delivering solid precursor compounds in the vapor phase to reactors are provided. Such devices include a precursor composition of a solid precursor compound with a layer of packing material disposed thereon. Also provided are methods for transporting a carrier gas saturated with the precursor compound for delivery into such CVD reactors.
US07722717B2	Hydraulic composition A hydraulic composition including: a ground burned product A having a hydraulic modulus (H.M.) of 1.8 to 2.3, a silica modulus (S.M.) of 1.3 to 2.3 and an iron modulus (I.M.) of 1.3 to 2.8; and a gypsum. The hydraulic composition is capable of reducing heat of hydration and producing a mortar or a concrete excellent in flowability and strength development.
US07722716B2	Non-aqueous dispersions of naphthol as pigments A non-aqueous pigment dispersion includes a Naphthol AS pigment or a mixed crystal thereof and a Naphthol AS colorant according to Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, halogen, methoxy, ethoxy, —CONH-phenyl, and —NO2; wherein the group Q is phenyl substituted by either one sulphonic acid group, two carboxylic acid groups, or salts thereof. Also, non-aqueous inkjet inks and use of the non-aqueous pigment dispersions for making colored layers.
US07722705B2	Activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds and methods for the use thereof Disclosed herein, without limitation, are activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds and systems for removing mercury and other toxic metals from a process stream, i.e, from flue gas of a coal combustion system. The activated carbon honeycomb can for example remove greater than 90% mercury from flue gas with a simple design and without adding material to the flue gas. Also disclosed herein, and without limitation, are methods for manufacturing and using the disclosed honeycomb catalyst beds and systems.
US07722696B2	Coated granular substances The invention relates to a coated granular material, wherein the coating is a resin, comprising the reaction producing of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cardol, cardanol or derivatives or oligomers of these compounds with an isocyanate component, and to a method for the preparation thereof. Water-soluble granular materials are suitable as substances to be coated. Examples of granular substances are fertilizers, crop protection agents, insecticides, pesticides, fungicides, drying agents and mixtures thereof. The substance coated according to the invention has advantageous properties since the resin can be applied in a selective and economical manner to the substrates due to its low tackiness. In particular, coated fertilizer granulates are advantageous in that, with regard to the applied amount of fertilizer, they can provide more nutrients to the plant. In addition, fertilizers can be provided that can provide nutrients to the plant over a longer period of time and continuously and they have an exact and reproducible release behavior according to the type of plant to be treated. Furthermore, the polyol component of the coating can be obtained from the renewable raw material cashew nut oil.
US07722693B2	Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a first cyclone, a second cyclone disposed inside the first cyclone, and an air guiding member to form an entrance of the second cyclone through which semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone enters. The air guiding member includes a grill member to have a plurality of holes, and a plurality of guiding blades disposed inside the grill member.
US07722691B2	Abrasive tools having a permeable structure A bonded abrasive tool comprises a blend of abrasive grains and a bond component. The blend of abrasive grains comprises a filamentary sol-gel alumina abrasive grain and agglomerated abrasive grain granules. A bonded abrasive tool comprising an agglomerate of filamentary sol-gel alumina abrasive and non-filamentary abrasive grains, and a bond component is also disclosed. The filamentary sol-gel alumina abrasive grain has a length-to-cross-sectional-width aspect ratio of greater than 1.0. The agglomerated abrasive grain granules comprise a plurality of abrasive grains held in a three-dimensional shape by a binding material. A method of making such a bonded abrasive tool as described above is also disclosed.
US07722689B2	Device for supplying fuel to a burner in a fuel cell system comprising a reformer A device is used for supplying fuel to a burner in a fuel cell system with a reformer. The fuel comprises a materials flow of a reformate gas, which materials flow is depleted of hydrogen, and a materials flow of a compound which comprises carbon and hydrogen. According to the invention, the device comprises at least one nozzle means in which the two materials flows can be mixed together. At least one of the materials flows is controllable as far as its through-flow is concerned.
US07722681B2	Compositions for treating hair and methods of use Compositions comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent such as propylene carbonate are described. The compositions have an oil phase content of 5 percent by weight or less. The oil phase of the compositions can include a cyclopentasiloxane and dimethiconol. The compositions can be applied to hair that has been previously dyed with an oxidative hair dye composition to restore color to the hair. The compositions can also be applied to hair that has not been previously treated with an oxidative hair dye composition. Methods of applying these compositions to hair are also described. The methods involve applying the composition to wet hair, allowing the composition to remain on the hair, and subsequently rinsing the composition from the hair with water. The hair may be treated with a conditioner before applying the compositions to the hair.
US07722680B2	Dyeing of human keratin materials by dry thermal transfer of a direct dye, composition comprising the said dye and its method of preparation The subject of the present invention is the use, for dyeing in particular human keratin materials, of a direct dye, in particular an azo dye, by dry thermal transfer. Its subject is furthermore a method for dyeing keratin materials, n which at least one direct dye, in particular one azo dye, contained in a dry composition, is applied to or close to the keratin materials, and a source of heat is applied, causing the thermal transfer of the direct dye(s) at the surface and/or inside the keratin materials. It relates furthermore to the dry composition and a method for preparing it.
US07722679B2	Flexible prong laminating adaptor for use in creating a laminated stump socket for attaching a prosthetic limb A socket adaptor, for use in creating a laminated stump socket for use with a patient having a stump, in attaching a prosthetic limb to the patient. The socket adaptor has a main body and a plurality of prongs. The prongs are made of sheet titanium so that they are flexible and bendable to closely accommodate the stump. The socket adaptor is subsequently encapsulated with the laminated stump socket. The main body allows a prosthetic connector to be attached thereto to allow the laminated stump socket to secure directly to the prosthetic limb.
US07722677B2	Ureteral stent with conforming retention structure A ureteral stent includes an elongate member defining an axis and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. A first extension member and a second extension member extend from the proximal end portion and each include a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and an end portion. In an unconstrained configuration, the first portion is arcuate and extends away from the axis, the second portion extends from the first portion in a distal direction, and the third portion extends from the second portion in a direction away from the axis. In the unconstrained configuration, the end portions of the first and second extension members are spaced apart from each other sufficiently, and the first extension member and the second extension member are sufficiently rigid, to collectively help retain at least a portion of the ureteral stent within a bladder of a patient.
US07722673B2	Intervertebral disc prosthesis An intervertebral disc prosthesis has two cover plates and a prosthesis core which is connected to one of the cover plates by of connection profiles on one of the cover plates which are undercut in a complementary manner and include at least one pair of profile sections which are symmetrical with respect to the AP (anterior-posterior) direction of the prosthesis in its implanted position and are arranged at an angle to one another.
US07722670B2	Orbital implant device According to an embodiment of the present invention, an implant device may be provided. The implant may be adapted to manipulate the position of an eyeball associated with a patient, whereby the device comprises an insertion device including a first and a second portion. The first portion may include a first thickness and may be adapted to elevate the position of the eyeball. The second portion may include a second thickness and/or a second position relative the first portion for moving the position of the eyeball in a forward direction.
US07722667B1	Two piece bioprosthetic heart valve with matching outer frame and inner valve A bioprosthetic heart valve includes an outer frame configured to attach to a tissue annulus of a heart and an inner bioprosthetic valve having an exterior shape which substantially matches an interior shape of the outer frame. The exterior shape of the inner valve mates in substantial alignment with the interior shape of the outer frame. An outer frame-inner valve attachment mechanism is configured to couple the inner valve to the outer frame.
US07722660B2	Segmented spine A stent comprises a plurality of serpentine bands. Each serpentine band has alternating peak regions and trough regions and extends about substantially the entire circumference of the stent. At least one of the serpentine bands has a spline extending therefrom toward a serpentine band adjacent thereto. Serpentine bands which are adjacent one another are connected one to the other.
US07722654B2	Spinal implants with multi-axial anchor assembly and methods System and methods are provided that include a plate member engageable to the spinal column with an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes a coupling member having a post extending through at least one opening of the plate member and an anchor member pivotally captured in a receiver member of the coupling member below a lower surface of the plate member. A locking member secures the plate member to the coupling member.
US07722652B2	Pivoting joints for spinal implants including designed resistance to motion and methods of use A pivoting connector couples a vertebral member to a longitudinal member. An anchor is pivotally attached to a body by positioning a head of the anchor within a cavity in the body. A longitudinal rod is inserted into a channel also positioned within the body and axially aligned with the cavity. A retainer applies a force to maintain the longitudinal rod within the channel, however the force may be isolated from the anchor. The cavity is adjustable between a plurality of sizes that apply different resistances to pivoting movement of the anchor relative to the body. The adjustment may be performed before or during a surgical procedure. The adjustment may be performed by inserting different components or by rotating a threaded element to create more or less rotational interference.
US07722646B2	Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking element A screw and coupling element assembly for use with an orthopedic rod implantation apparatus includes a screw with a head and a shaft extending from the head, a coupling element with a seat within which the head is seatable such that the shaft protrudes from the coupling element, and a locking element mateable with the coupling element and when mated is selectively movable through a plurality of positions including unlocked and locked positions. When in the unlocked position, the locking element presents a rod-receiving channel and the head is movable in the seat such that the shaft is directable in a plurality of angles relative to the coupling element. When in the locked position, a rod disposed within the rod-receiving channel is fixed relative to the coupling element and the head is immovable in the seat such that the shaft is fixed at an angle relative to the coupling element.
US07722638B2	Delivery and retrieval manifold for a distal protection filter Devices and methods for delivery or retrieval of a distal protection device. A distal protection assembly may comprise an outer sheath, an inner shaft disposed within a lumen of the outer sheath, a distal protection device disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft; and a manifold coupled to a proximal end of the outer sheath that is adapted for moving the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft.
US07722634B2	Medical device and method of intravenous filtration A medical catheter having an elongate body, a first expandable balloon and a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes an expandable filter having a first portion coupled to a portion of the medical catheter and a second portion positioned around at least a portion of the first expandable balloon to form a channel between the filter assembly and the first expandable balloon. The filter assembly can further include struts coupled to the second portion of the expandable filter, where the struts tether the second portion of the expandable filter to the elongate body adjacent the proximal end of the first expandable balloon. The first expandable balloon can be used in procedures to dilate blood vessels, including those that deploy stents, where the expandable filter assembly captures particles, including embolic particles, from the blood during the procedure.
US07722629B2	System and method for catheter-based septal defect repair The contents include occlusion and/or repair of congenital heart defects including methods, apparatuses, and systems utilizing catheter delivery in order to repair congenital heart defects. In particular, a method of repair includes suturing a septal tissue proximate defect in order to repair the defect with a device introduced through a bodily lumen of a patient. A repair device can include an expansion assembly, a suture delivering portion, and a suture receiving portion.
US07722627B2	Surgical ligation instrument A surgical instrument for ligating internal tissue of a cavity in the human body by means of an elastic cord is disclosed. The instrument comprises an inner tube, having a distal and a proximal part, with the distal part having a distal end adapted to carry an elastic cord strained around it and with the proximal part arranged to be connected to a vacuum source, wherein at least one tube bend is formed between the distal and proximal part. Further, an outer discharge member is provided to push said elastic cord beyond the distal end of said tube to close around the stem of a tissue when inserted in the tube, the discharge member comprising an outer discharge part displaceably arranged around the distal part, an actuating part displaceably arranged around the proximal part, and a flexible connection part following said tube bend and arranged to transfer a movement of the actuating part to the discharge part.
US07722623B2	Instruments and methods for delivering multiple implants Instruments and methods are provided for delivering multiple implants to multiple implant locations in a patient without requiring a second implant to be loaded onto or engaged to the delivery instrument after delivery of a first implant. The implants can be sequentially engaged using the delivery instrument to the patient or to receptacles of one or more receiving members secured to the patient.
US07722613B2	Systems and methods for removing body tissue Devices and methods for removing body tissue involving the use of a brush member (12) having a plurality of bristle members defining a capacity for carrying body tissue. The brush member (12) is capable of being manipulated within said body to thereby receive body tissue within said brush member (12) such that said body tissue may be carried and thereafter removed from said body. Also provided are protective devices (90) dimensioned to be positioned near an entrance into the target site, the protective devices (90) for establishing a barrier between the brush member (12) and at least a portion of the body tissue adjacent to the entrance. The protective devices (16) may comprise one of a cannula assembly (14) and a retractor assembly.
US07722608B2	Allograft implant workstation A portable surgical workstation for implant formation comprising a base with a central planar section. The central planar section has a plurality of tracks and a throughgoing slot with a recessed stepped surrounding surface formed on a bottom surface of the central planar section. A vise assembly mounted to the base comprises a fixed jaw member secured to the base, a traveling jaw member moveably mounted to the base and a fixed drive housing mounted to the base. The traveling jaw member has a plurality of rail members adapted to be slidably mounted in the central planar section tracks. The fixed drive housing has a threaded longitudinal bore which receives a threaded drive shaft, one end of the drive shaft being secured in the traveling jaw member to transport the traveling jaw members.
US07722606B2	Device and method for destruction of cancer cells The present invention provides devices and systems, as well as methods, of electric field delivery and non-thermal or selective ablation of target tissue regions, including selective ablation of cancerous cells and solid tumors. A method of the present invention includes delivering an electric field to a tissue, including positioning an electrode within a target tissue region comprising cancerous cells, and applying an alternating electrical current to the target tissue so as to non-thermally ablate cancerous cells of the target tissue region around the electrodes.
US07722604B2	Braided mesh catheter Embodiments of the invention relate to electrophysiology catheters and methods of using the same. According to one embodiment, the catheter includes a braided conductive member at its distal end that can be radially expanded, for example using a mandrel slidably disposed within a shaft of the catheter. According to another embodiment, the catheter comprises a tip portion constructed of an elastomeric material. According to a further embodiment, the catheter includes a braided conductive member wherein a thermocouple is formed using one filament of the braided conductive member and one thermocouple wire. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a handle for use with a catheter and methods of using the same. According to one embodiment, the handle comprises a thumbwheel coupled to a housing, a spring disposed within the housing in contact with the thumbwheel, and means for increasing compression of the spring to increase rotational friction on the thumbwheel.
US07722602B2	Electrosurgical device An electrosurgical device is provided which can prevent the decrease of the effect of a treatment performed by an operator or the like on a biological tissue. A high-frequency voltage generated in an alternating power supply is transformed in a transformer. A high-frequency current in accordance with the transformed high-frequency voltage is supplied to the biological tissue via two high-frequency current supply lines. In this case, the impedance between the two high-frequency current supply lines is set in an impedance matching circuit so as to become maximum with respect to the frequency of the high-frequency current. Accordingly, the decrease of the effect of the treatment performed on the biological tissue can be prevented.
US07722599B2	In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. Examples of in vivo accessories include fastening accessories such as surgical clips for use with a clip applier, single working member accessories such as a blade which can be grasped and manipulated by a grasping tool for cutting, sheath accessories that fit over working members of a tool, flow tubes for providing suction or introducing a fluid into the surgical site, and a retraction member resiliently biased to retract a tissue to expose an area in the surgical site for treatment. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site.
US07722590B2	Pull-on disposable wearing article A pull-on disposable wearing article is provided with a chassis and an absorbent batt structure extending on the inner surface of the chassis. The chassis has a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region and is composed of a base sheet which is substantially not elastically extensible/contractible, and first and second outer sheets stretched in a transverse direction and bonded in such a stretched state to outer surfaces of the base sheet in the front and rear waist regions, respectively, and being elastically extendible/contractible in the transverse direction. An absorbent batt structure is laid inside the chassis. The base sheet defining an inner surface of the chassis is formed with gathers as the first and second outer sheets contract.
US07722581B2	Crystalline lens drug delivery A method of delivering a drug or other compound to the lens of the eye. A conduit through which a drug is introduced penetrates at least the outer lens capsule for drug delivery. When withdrawn, the aperture is self-sealing, thus minimizing trauma and minimizing the risk of cataract formation. The drug remains localized within the lens.
US07722579B2	Devices for injecting a curable biomaterial into a intervertebral space A vented needle assembly is provided for sealably injecting biomaterial into an intradiscal space interiorly of the annulus of a spinal disc and for providing an exhaust for the intradiscal space. The vented needle assembly comprises a compressible seal body for pressing against an outer surface of the annulus, and a needle extending through the seal. The needle may be configured to connect to a syringe for pressure injection of the biomaterial. The seal includes a vent extending therethrough with an opening for communication with the intradiscal space and an opening for the discharge of excess biomaterial filling the intradiscal space. A kit of parts is also provided for use in the treatment of a spinal disc, the kit comprising the vented needle assembly and an inflatable trial device. The trial device is removably introduced into the intradiscal space and inflated to determine the available size of the intradiscal space.
US07722578B2	Medical devices Medical devices and related methods are disclosed.
US07722574B2	Infusion assembly that simultaneously delivers therapeutic fluid to plural body sites An infusion assembly for delivering therapeutic fluid to plural body sites is provided. The assembly includes a positive displacement pump that discharges the therapeutic fluid. The assembly also includes a flow regulator valve including a valve housing that defines a pressure chamber, an inlet bore that opens into the pressure chamber, and first and second outlet passageways. The first and second outlet passageways extend, respectively, from separate first and second outlet openings to a first catheter and a second catheter through which the therapeutic fluid is directed to the body sites. A controller cyclically regulates the operation of the pump so that, in a first phase of each cycle, the pump is actuated so as to cause a fluid pulse to be presented through the inlet bore of the valve housing to the diaphragm and in a second phase of each cycle, the pump is not actuated.
US07722573B2	Pumping apparatus with secure loading features A pumping apparatus and pump set for use to deliver a supply of liquid to a patient. The feeding set has a conduit for the nutrient liquid and a safety interlock device associated with the conduit. The pumping apparatus has a pumping device and a control system for controlling operation of the pump. An electromagnetic radiation source is operatively connected to the control system of the pump for emitting an electromagnetic radiation signal in a direction for striking the safety interlock device of the feeding set. The safety interlock device being adapted to affect the direction of the electromagnetic radiation. An electromagnetic radiation detector is operatively connected to the control system for receiving the electromagnetic radiation signal when the direction is affected by the safety interlock device, and provides an indication to the control system that the feeding set conduit is properly positioned in the feeding pump.
US07722567B2	Access device A device may include a hollow needle, a dilator mounted coaxially on the needle, and a sheath mounted coaxially on the dilator. The dilator may be slideably displaceable relative to the sheath.
US07722563B2	Vascular access device stagnant fluid displacement A medical device may include an extravascular system, a vascular access device attached to the system, and at least one access port attached to the device capable of displacing stagnant fluid within the extravascular system. A method for eliminating stagnant fluid within an extravascular system may include providing an extravascular system, providing a vascular access device having an access port, attaching the device to the system via the access port, accessing the access port with a separate vascular access device, and displacing stagnant fluid within the extravascular system.
US07722551B2	Guide wire A guide wire includes a wire body and a coil provided so as to cover the distal side of the wire body. The wire body has a first wire disposed on the distal side, a second wire disposed on the proximal side from the first wire, and a third wire disposed on the proximal side from the second wire. The first wire is made from a reshapable metal material such as a stainless steel. The second wire is made from a pseudo-elastic alloy such as a Ni-Ti alloy. The third wire is made from a material having an elastic modulus larger than that of a material for forming the second wire. The first wire and the second wire are joined to each other by welding, and similarly the second wire and the third wire are joined to each other by welding.
US07722544B2	Calibration of in vivo blood pressure sensors A method for performing an in-vivo calibration of a blood pressure sensor that is associated with an in-vivo balloon system. The method involves monitoring a patient's blood pressure by observing the system gas pressure while at the same time monitoring the patient's blood pressure through the sensor. The blood pressure measurements obtained by monitoring the system gas pressure are used as reference, or “true,” blood pressure measurements, and an “offset” is determined between the reference blood pressure measurements and the blood pressure measurements obtained through the sensor. The offset can be stored in a memory, which may also store sensor sensitivity data. The offset and/or sensitivity data may be used to adjust future measurements obtained from the sensor, thereby generating calibrated sensor measurements.
US07722542B2	Blood pressure measuring apparatus A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes an inflatable sleeve socket that is capable of receiving an engagement portion of a compact gage housing having either a contained mechanical or an electronic pressure gauge. This coupling permits direct attachment to the sleeve and permitting fluid interconnection between the interior of the sleeve and the contained pressure gauge without requiring any hoses or tubing therebetween. The electronic pressure gauge is responsive to changes in pressure within the inflatable sleeve. The pressure changes can be processed and output to an integral display or can be wirelessly transmitted.
US07722537B2	Method and apparatus for detection of multiple analytes An apparatus for analyzing the composition of bodily fluid. The apparatus comprises a fluid handling network including a patient end configured to maintain fluid communication with a bodily fluid in a patient and at least one pump intermittently operable to draw a sample of bodily fluid from the patient. The apparatus further comprises a fluid analyzer positioned to analyze at least a portion of the sample and measure the presence of two or more analytes. Also disclosed is a method for analyzing the composition of a bodily fluid in a patient. The method comprises drawing a sample of the bodily fluid of the patient through a fluid handling network configured to maintain fluid communication with a bodily fluid in a patient. The method further comprises analyzing the at least a portion of the sample in a fluid analyzer to estimate the concentration of two or more analytes in the sample.
US07722528B2	Surgical implants and related methods and systems Described are surgical implants, tools, systems, and related methods, useful for implantation of surgical implants, such as those used to treat pelvic conditions including but not limited to incontinence; an implant may features such as a stiffened non-flat form; a suture running; a system may include a surgical implant as described and an installation tool; methods may include a method of preparing a surgical implant and a method of implanting a urethral sling.
US07722527B2	Surgical implants and related methods The invention relates to implantable surgical articles, particularly those useful for pelvic health, and related methods of making and using the articles, wherein the implantable articles include a rivet to attach materials together.
US07722524B2	Surgically implantable hearing aid The invention comprises a surgically implantable hearing aid for hearing impaired persons. The hearing aid includes a vibrational element which is vibrated by sound waves and attached to the skull of the person, and a connector which crosses the mastoid cavity and delivers the sound waves to the dura mater of the human being thereby vibrating the dura mater, the cerebrospinal fluids, and the brain to create a hearing percept. The invention can also be adapted to act as a tinnitus masker or used in conjunction with a cochlear implant. It can also be used in a modified form to connect directly through the skull of the human being.
US07722521B2	Method and apparatus for automatic tracking and identification of device components Embodiments of an apparatus and method to track and identify radioactive sources are described. In one embodiment, a device includes first housing for a radioactive source having a first electronic tag, a second housing for the radioactive source having a second electronic tag, and a guide tube that couples the first housing with the second housing. The guide tube includes a third electronic tag. The first, second, and third electronic tags communicate with each other to confirm automatically a delivery path for the radioactive source. In one embodiment, the electronic tags may be a radio frequency identification device (RFID).
US07722520B2	Asbestos containment composition The compound is a clay aqueous suspension made of at least one 2:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, at least one 1:1 layer phyllosilicate clay mineral, and water that can be used to sequester asbestos, such as chrysotile, as well as dust and other fibrous particles, at all scales of contamination.
US07722496B2	10-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices and four fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio.
US07722483B2	Multi-layer golf ball with translucent cover A golf ball comprising a core, a cover and at least on intermediate layer therebetween. The intermediate layer includes pigment which contributes to the color or appearance of the ball and the cover is at least partially transparent such that the intermediate layer is at least partially visible. The cover is also comprised of an optical enhancer.
US07722481B2	Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball composed of a core, a cover having a plurality of dimples on an outside surface thereof, and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover. The core has a deflection, when compressed under a final load of 130 kgf from an initial load of 10 kgf, of at least 3.0 mm but not more than 5.0 mm. The intermediate layer is formed of a highly neutralized resin material, and has a Shore D hardness of at least 40 but not more than 60 and a thickness of at least 1.7 mm but not more than 4.0 mm. The number of dimples is at least 272 but not more than 348. The golf ball, through a combination of dimples which do not cause a loss of lift in the low-velocity, low-spin rate region of the ball trajectory and a low-spin construction, travels farther and is therefore beneficial for competitive use by both skilled and amateur golfers.
US07722471B2	Billiard game with chess indicia and method of play A game is played on a billiard type table using balls with indicia of chess pieces. A cue stick is used to strike the balls following rules of movement that vary with the indicia on the ball to be moved. Game rules control movement and pocketing of balls are representative of the movement and capture of chess pieces, but are modified for use on a billiard table. The game is also adaptable to other playing surfaces including electronic displays.
US07722469B2	Amusement apparatus Amusement apparatus which permits unusual compactness and easy transportation comprises a vehicle for accommodating users, the vehicle being suitable for following a path in space which comprises a component due to oscillation about a center of instantaneous rotation and a component due to rotation about an axis oriented variously in space. The vehicle is supported on a support structure comprising two rails the shape of which defines the shape of the component due to oscillation of the vehicle.
US07722461B2	Method and system for time gaming with skill wagering opportunities A method and system for players to purchase a time credit, play a vibrant console type skill game and place countless numbers of bets until the time credit has elapsed. A two-player console type skill game allows two players to enter a fierce challenge and place countless numbers of bets until the time credit has elapsed. Wherever gaming regulation allows time-gaming AutoBet, then the bet outcome result (instead of fixed points) is briefly shown and accumulated each time a winning or losing feature is hit along the play path; otherwise a “BET” or “No Bet” prompt confirms that a betting opportunity has been offered and requests that the player confirm his or her intention to place the bet.
US07722459B2	System and method for performing bet protection A method of playing a game (e.g., blackjack or other wagering game), where the user is provided with the option of purchasing bet insurance by paying an additional fee at the time the time he/she pays the subscription fee. At a predetermined time during the course of the subscription period, and if the player is below a predetermined number of total points or other standing, the player's bet protection is automatically applied, and the player is refunded his initial subscription fee with the gaming operator keeping the insurance fee. Further, the player is eliminated from the plurality of game sessions for the remaining time of that subscription period.
US07722456B2	Method and apparatus for associating symbols with a state of a gaming device In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method for determining a set of game symbols for use in a game based on a state of the game is provided, including determining a payout amount to be provided based on a first amount and a second reel outcome, the payout amount being equal to or less than the first amount; wherein a first probability of at least one first symbol being included in a first outcome is different than a second probability of the at least one first symbol being included in the second outcome, the first and second probabilities being greater than zero.
US07722455B2	Systems and methods wherein a lottery number combination is associated with a limited number of occurrences Systems and methods are provided to facilitate lottery ticket transactions. A request to purchase a lottery ticket is received, the lottery ticket being associated with a lottery number combination, such as a limited number of lottery tickets or a limited number of players. An indication that the lottery number combination is to be associated with a limited number of occurrences is also received. For example, an indication that the lottery number combination is to be associated with only a single lottery ticket may be received. A price associated with the lottery ticket is determined based on the received indication. According to one embodiment, the price is increased by a predetermined amount based on the received indication.
US07722440B2	Method and device for grinding ceramic spheres A method and apparatus for grinding spheres of ceramic material, including the spheres with at least one grinding wheel containing abrasive grains bound in a synthetic resin. The abrasive grains comprise more than 50% diamond and less than 5%, Cr2O3.
US07722437B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor integrated circuit device A polishing pad used in a CMP step in the manufacture of a semiconductor integrated circuit device is relatively expensive; thus, it is necessary to avoid a wasteful exchange of the pad. Accordingly, it is important to measure the abrasion amount of this pad precisely. However, in ordinary measurement thereof through light, the presence of a slurry hinders the measurement. In measurement thereof with a contact type sensor, a problem that pollutants elute out is caused. In a CMP step in the invention, the height position of a dresser is measured while the dresser operates, thereby detecting the abrasion amount or the thickness of a polishing pad indirectly. In this way, the time for exchanging the polishing pad is made appropriate.
US07722432B2	Method for molding lofted material with decorative support panel and garment made A method for making a garment having a lofted assembly having an outer support layer and garment so produced are provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a support fabric on a lofted material; sewing the support fabric to the lofted material to form a lofted assembly; positioning the lofted assembly in a molding apparatus having at least a first mold and a second mold, closing together the first mold and the second mold thereby sandwiching the lofted assembly therebetween and while maintaining a uniform preset gap between said first mold and the second mold so that the inherent loft characteristics of the lofted assembly are substantially preserved after pressure and/or heat are applied.
US07722428B2	Pull toy In an embodiment, a pull toy comprises a body; a first limb element that is joined to the body; a second limb element that is joined to the body at an angle with respect to the first limb element; wherein the second limb element is joined to the body at about a linear midpoint of the second limb element and wherein the first limb element is joined to the body at about a linear midpoint of the first limb element.
US07722424B2	Electron emitter, method of manufacturing electron emitter, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus There are provided an electron emitter of which deviation in electron emission characteristic is small, a method of manufacturing the electron emitter, and an electro-optical device and an electronic apparatus having the electron emitter. The method of manufacturing an electron emitter, in which electrons are emitted from an electron emission portion formed in a conductive film, comprises forming the conductive film in a pattern on a substrate by the use of a droplet jetting method; selectively removing a part of the conductive film; and forming the electron emission portion in the conductive film.
US07722420B2	Manufacturing method of a plasma display panel having a base layer along a first direction and a phosphor layer along a second direction that intersects the first direction A manufacturing method of a PDP includes: a partition forming step to form a first partition (124) and a second partition (125) substantially perpendicular to the first partition (124) on an address-electrode dielectric layer (122) of a rear substrate (120); a base layer forming step to form a base layer after the partition forming step by moving a base-forming-agent applying nozzle (200) along a second groove formed between the second partitions (125) and applying a base forming agent (201) thereto; and a phosphor layer forming step to form a phosphor layer after the base layer forming step by moving a phosphor applying nozzle along a first groove formed between the first partitions (124) and applying a phosphor paste thereto.
US07722415B2	In-line connector Connectors are provided herein for connecting two elongated members that are positioned in-line to one another. Advantageously, the connectors not only allow for connection of the two members to permit for mechanical, electrical, EMI, and/or grounding applications, the connectors have provisions for accommodating thermal expansion and offset, which may include angular and/or axial offset. In certain embodiments, one or more collapsible housing pins or collars are provided to permit assembly and disassembly by either extending the housing pin or collapsing the housing pin.
US07722414B2	Connector having separately made lance housing and retainer In a male connector (10), a lance housing (50) including locking lances (27) is provided separately from a housing main body (20) and a retainer including terminal locking portions (78) to be located in deformation spaces (63) for the locking lances (27) in a properly assembled state is provided separately from the lance housing (50). A projection (75) projects backward from the retainer (70), and a receiving hole (69) for receiving the projection (75) is formed in the front surface of the lance housing (50) to penetrate the lance housing (50). The lance housing (50) is positioned with respect to the retainer (70) by inserting the projection (75) into the receiving hole (69).
US07722411B2	Voice and data patch panel having a bracket for structured wire enclosures The present disclosure is directed to a patch panel. The patch panel has a bracket having a panel interface having a front surface and a back surface substantially parallel to each other, at least one opening in the panel interface extends from the front surface to the back surface, at least one mounting member on the front surface of the bracket, at least one mounting member on the back surface of the bracket, a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges, the first pair and second pair of opposing edges are formed perpendicular to the panel interface. The patch panel also has a patching module having a number of connection elements, such as jacks, on a front side of the patching module and a number of connectors, such as insulation displacement connectors, on a back side of the patching module, wherein each connector is associated with one of the connection elements on the front side of the patching module.
US07722407B2	Composite connector and electronic apparatus thereof An electronic apparatus includes a composite connector including a plurality of digital signal terminals and a plurality of analog signal terminals, the plurality of digital signal terminals including at least a pair of differential signal terminals; and a wiring board on which the plurality of digital signal terminals and the plurality of analog signal terminals are arranged. The plurality of analog signal terminals and the plurality of digital signal terminals are arranged and disposed in line on the wiring board. The plurality of analog signal terminals are not disposed between the pair of differential signal terminals. The plurality of analog signal terminals are disposed between the plurality of digital signal terminals other than the pair of differential signal terminals.
US07722400B2	Differential pair electrical connector having crosstalk shield tabs A differential pair connector includes a housing having receptacles for receiving differential pair conductors and electrically conductive shielding tabs extending away from the housing between the receptacles for reducing crosstalk between the differential pairs. The tabs insert into a mated connector when an interconnect is formed. By inserting into the second connector, the shield tabs extend a larger ground plane around each differential pair, thus significantly reducing crosstalk within the connector. The connector can be a high density GbX® style daughter card connector mated to a GbX® style backplane connector.
US07722399B2	Connector apparatus A connector system including a header connector with a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.
US07722396B2	Seal body and connector including the same A connector including seal bodies having an excellent sealing characteristic. The seal body puts an electric wire between the seal body and the other seal body so as to maintain a watertight characteristic between the electric wire and the seal bodies. The seal body includes: an abutting surface of the seal body, which abuts against a mating abutting surface of the other seal body when the seal bodies overlap each other; a groove which positions the electric wire inside the seal bodies; a lip part which projects from an inner surface of the groove and from the abutting surface.
US07722386B2	Flexible printed circuit with primary and secondary bodies An exemplary flexible printed circuit (20) includes a primary body (210) and a secondary body (220). The primary body includes a primary connection portion (211), and a primary engaging portion. The secondary body includes a secondary connection portion (221) and a secondary engaging portion (223). The primary body and the secondary body are electrically connected by connecting the primary engaging portion and the secondary engaging portion together.
US07722381B2	Connector A male housing (60) includes a receptacle (61) in which male tabs project. A female housing (10) includes a tower (11) with cavities (14) for accommodating terminal fittings. A front holder (13) is mountable on the tower (11) and has a front wall (31). A surrounding wall (32) projects from a peripheral edge of the front wall (31) for covering the outer peripheral surface of the tower (11). A receptacle (61) is fit on the tower (11) with the front holder (13) thereon. Inner projections (43) are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the surrounding wall (32) and project towards the outer peripheral surface of the tower (11) and outer projections (45) are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the surrounding wall (32) and project towards the inner peripheral surface of the receptacle (61).
US07722379B2	Quick release connector device A connector device includes a ferrule, a receptacle having a housing on one end and fitted in the ferrule for receiving an insulating member, a sealing ring fitted in the housing and engaged with the housing, a sleeve fitted in the ferrule and engaged with the housing and having a peripheral lip to engage with the sealing ring, a locking ring attached to the sleeve and having a number of blades, and an actuating member attached to the ferrule and having an actuator for moving the blades radially and for allowing a swelling of a tubular member to be moved over the blades and for allowing two connector element to be quickly coupled together and to be quickly disengaged from each other when required.
US07722377B2	Power connection system The power connection system for a power tool includes a housing defining a recess, a plurality of electrical connector guide grooves, an electric motor connected to a tool member, an electric circuit connected to the motor, and arcuate electrical contact prongs disposed in the recess. The power cord has complementary arcuate receptacles removably engageable with the prongs, the cord being connectable to a power source to connect the power tool to the power source, and a lock pin that locks the power cord to the housing. The power cord may be universally connected to any power tool having a similar recess with arcuate prongs.
US07722376B2	Socket for electronic devices A socket (10) for electronic devices has a plurality of retainers (500). Each retainer (500) has a first member (501), a first shaft (507) for pivotably connecting a proximal portion of the first member with a lower frame (200) so the distal portion of the first member moves between an operative position in which the distal portion of the first member stays on the electronic device to make contact with an upper surface of the electronic device and an inoperative position in which the distal portion of the first member stays away from the electronic device, a second member (512) having a distal portion and a proximal portion, a second shaft (510) for pivotably connecting the distal portion of the second member with the intermediate portion of the first member; and a third shaft (517) for pivotably connecting the proximal portion of the second member with the upper frame.
US07722368B2	Device for connecting with secure access The invention relates to a device for connecting with secure access, comprising a socket (1), a movable plug (non visible), a protective case (3) equipped with a mobile flap (4), and locking members. According to the invention, the locking members include a mobile latch (5), a runner (6), and a key (7) in order to maneuver the latch in the runner, the latch (5) being designed to retain the flap (4) in the closed configuration of the case (3), and in order to retain the plug in the state of use of this device.
US07722367B2	Apparatus for distributing electrical power and/or communication signals In one embodiment, an electrical power distribution apparatus is disclosed which includes a track made up of a plurality of track sections connected together by/to joints and end sections. The track sections are each provided with a slot with which a power point connector may be engaged at any point by inserting a contact member of the connector through the slot at a chosen point and then rotating the connector by 90 degrees to bring the contact member into engagement with electrical conductors of the track. The apparatus may comprise a further conduit containing conductors used to distribute communication signals.
US07722364B2	Holder for a flexible circuit board A holder with a device for holding a flexible circuit board is provided. The holder comprises at least one further device for holding at least one component such that the component may be electrically connected to or disconnected from the circuit board.
US07722361B2	Test socket An improved test socket for use in testing integrated circuits. The test socket includes a housing having one or more slots formed therein. Contacts can be received within respective slots and maintained therein with rear ends of the contacts in engagement with traces on a load board. Mounting is accomplished by means of a pair of elastomers, and the elastomers maintain each contact such that, when the front end of a contact is engaged by the lead or pad of the device to be tested and urged into its corresponding slot, an arcuate surface at a rear end of each contact rolls across its corresponding trace with virtually no translational or rotational sliding.
US07722360B2	Electrical connector with reduced noise An electrical connector includes a carrier having opposite first and second sides. A plurality of contacts are held in the carrier. Each contact includes a first conductive element and a second conductive element. The first conductive element defines a conductive path configured to electrically connect an electrical component on the first side of the carrier to an electrical component on the second side of the carrier. The second conductive element provides an electrostatic shield for the first conductive element.
US07722355B2	Braille cell cap An electromechanical Braille cell assembly includes a plurality of parallel bimorph reeds. A first plurality of bimorph reeds is mounted to a first side of a printed circuit board by a first plurality of clips and a second plurality of bimorph reeds is mounted to a second side of the printed circuit board by a second plurality of clips. A frame has a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall in the form of an angle wall and a second side wall in the form of a flat wall. Pinholes are formed in the angle wall to accommodate Braille pins and the flat wall is slotted to accommodate a plurality of printed circuit boards. A monolithic cap covers all of the Braille pins. Pinholes formed in the cap receive the respective tips of the Braille cells when actuated bimorph reeds cause displacement of the Braille pins.
US07722349B2	Injection molding machine having a check valve closing position determining device An injection molding machine estimates a check valve wear amount, making it possible to predict a check valve use limit. At start of injection, the check valve is at a position advanced a stroke S0 with respect to a screw position (a position of a check seat that contacts the check valve and closes a resin flow channel). As the screw advances, the check valve retreats and closes when the screw moves a distance X0. When the check valve is worn ΔS (S1=S0+ΔS), it closes when the screw moves X1. Since the check valve stroke and the distance the screw moves until the check valve closes are proportional, S0/X0=S1/X1=a. Therefore, ΔS=aX1−S0, and the wear amount ΔS can be obtained by detecting the check valve closing position X1 and using this position X1 and the known stroke S0. The closing position is detected from the peak value of rotational force acting on the screw. Once the wear amount is obtained, the check valve use limit can be predicted from an allowable value of wear.
US07722345B2	Screw compressor In a screw compressor, a pair of rotors are located in a housing to be rotatable around their rotary axes to form in the housing a compression chamber in which gas sucked from a suction port of the housing is compressed thereby discharging the compressed gas from a discharge port of the housing. The suction port is provided in the housing at a position radial outside of the rotors, and the housing is provided with a communication passage through which the suction port communicates with the compression chamber before being communicated with the suction port. Furthermore, the communication passage is provided such that the gas sucked from the suction port flows into the communication passage in a direction approximately parallel with an axial direction of the rotors.
US07722344B2	Impeller-drive shaft construction for a fuel pump A fuel pump (10) supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine includes an electric motor (14), a shaft (16) driven by the motor, and a pump assembly (18) including a pumping element (20) mounted on the shaft. A fuel pump improvement includes the shaft being a multi-sided shaft with the pumping element having a central opening (22) through which the shaft extends. This opening is a contoured opening having a plurality of sides each of which is in contact with a side (22a-22c) of the shaft to distribute wear which occurs between the shaft and the pumping element. This construction prolongs the operating life of the pump. In a roller vane type pump having N vanes, the motor shaft has a number of sides S determined by the formula S=N±1, and N>3.
US07722343B2	Sealed-type rotary compressor and refrigerating cycle device A sealed-type rotary compressor includes a rotary drive unit and a compression mechanism coupled via a rotary shaft pivotally supported by a main bearing and a sub-bearing, and roller bearings. In the compressor, there are provided an oil filler opening which is provided to the rotary shaft along its center axis from one end face and which introduces lubricant of the bottom of an closed case, and oil filler openings, one end of which opens into the oil filler opening and the other end of which opens into the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft and which feed lubricant to roller bearings are equipped. The oil filler openings are formed to open towards the direction subject to the load when the roller bearings are subject to a large load.
US07722338B2	Peristaltic pump providing simplified loading and improved tubing kink resistance A peristaltic pump is provided that simplifies the loading of tubing and automatically self-centers the tubing relative to the pump wheel, wherein the pump includes an elongated arm having slotted pinch forks for engaging the tubing. The pinch forks are arranged substantially tangential to the pump wheel to reduce tubing kinking. The pump further includes a spring-loaded clamp that moves the elongated arm between engaged and disengaged positions, the clamp optionally including a sensor element used to detect when the pump is ready for operation.
US07722334B2	Compressor and overload protecting apparatus A compressor includes a suction unit for sucking fluid, a compression unit for compressing the fluid sucked through the suction unit, a discharge unit for discharging the fluid compressed in the compression unit, an electric mechanism unit connected to the compression unit and driving the compression unit, and an overload protecting apparatus installed at the discharge unit and stopping operation of the electric mechanism unit if a temperature of the fluid discharged through the discharge unit is higher than a pre-set temperature.
US07722330B2	Rotating apparatus disk A method (20) of fabricating a large component such as a gas turbine or compressor disk (32) from segregation-prone materials such as Alloy 706 or Alloy 718 when the size of the ingot required is larger than the size that can be predictably formed without segregations using known triple melt processes. A sound inner core ingot (12) is formed (22) to a first diameter (D1), such as by using a triple melt process including vacuum induction melting (VIM), electroslag remelting (ESR), and vacuum arc remelting (VAR). Material is than added (26) to the outer surface (16) of the core ingot to increase its size to a dimension (D2) required for the forging operation (28). A powder metallurgy or spray deposition process may be used to apply the added material. The added material may have properties that are different than those of the core ingot and may be of graded composition across its depth. This process overcomes ingot size limitations for segregation-prone materials.
US07722328B2	Rotor blade connection A rotor blade for a wind power installation comprises a plurality of holes which are arranged in the region of the rotor blade root and which are in the form of through holes which extend substantially transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade. Transverse pins are fitted into the holes. The tension elements are connected to the transverse pins. In that arrangement the tension elements in the state of the art extend within the rotor blade root and thus weaken the material in that region. In order to eliminate those disadvantages by means of a structural simplification, the rotor blade according to the invention is characterized by tension elements extending outside the rotor blade root. In that respect the invention is based on the realization that in that way the region of the rotor blade root at the hub is admittedly altered in an aerodynamically disadvantageous fashion, but that does not have any detrimental influence on the acoustic characteristics and the other properties of the installation because that region of the rotor blade is either covered by the spinner or is disposed at least in the part of the rotor, which rotates most slowly.
US07722321B2	Turbo-engine stator blading, turbo-engine comprising the blading and turbo-engine blade A turbo-engine stator blading is disclosed. The turbo-engine stator blading includes a crown of fixed blades mounted on a ring. Each blade includes a platform and each blade is fastened to the ring. The ring includes a plurality of individual receptacles for the each of the platforms, the receptacles being machined in the thickness of the ring, the form of each receptacle being complementary to that of the corresponding platform. By means of the receptacles, the mounting of the blades within the blading is both simple and accurate.
US07722317B2	CMC to metal attachment mechanism A CMC wall (20F) may be attached to a metal wall (22F) by a plurality of bolts (28A, 28B, 28C) passing through respective holes (24A, 24B, 24C) in the CMC wall (20F) and holes in the metal wall (22F), clamping the walls (20F, 22F) together with a force that allows sliding thermal expansion but does not allow vibrational shifting. Distal ones of the holes (24A, 24B) in the CMC wall (20F) or in the metal wall (22F) are elongated toward a central one of the bolts (24C) or at alternate angles to guide differential thermal expansion (20T) of the CMC wall (20F) versus the metal wall (22F) between desired cold and hot geometries. A second CMC wall (20R) may be mounted similarly to a second metal wall (22R) by pins (39A, 39B, 39C) that allow expansion of the CMC component (201) in a direction normal to the walls (20F, 20R).
US07722305B2	Pin with spherical lead-in portion A pin has a shank with a spherical lead-in portion at the free end thereof. The spherical lead-in portion has a diameter that is equal to or slightly less than the diameter of a cylindrical portion of the pin. The purpose of the spherical lead-in portion is to allow a greater portion of the pin to enter a matching hole before further alignment of the centerlines of the pin and the hole is required. This makes aligning the centerlines significantly easier and reduces wear on the structure defining the matching hole. A relief portion following the spherical lead-in portion as well as a chamfer following the relief portion aid in the final alignment.
US07722303B2	Frangible blind rivet A blind rivet is provided that is operable for insertion into a workpiece. The blind rivet can include a body portion having a first end and second end. The body portion can include a radial flange formed at the first end and can define a bore extending through the body portion. The rivet can include a mandrel with a mandrel head operable to engage the second end of the body portion. The mandrel head can be larger than the bore and can be coupled to a stem. The stem can be configured to pass through the bore and the flange to enable the body portion to engage the workpiece. The radial flange can also include a plurality of bearing surfaces adapted to be coupled to at least one tool for receipt of a predetermined torsional load at the radial flange to cause failure of the body portion.
US07722296B1	Retaining wall soil reinforcing connector and method A connection apparatus for securing a facing to a soil reinforcing element wherein the soil reinforcing element has a pair of adjacent longitudinal wires with horizontally extended converging portions, a stud having a first end attached to the horizontally extended converging portions, and a second end bent upwards and terminating at a head, a facing anchor having a pair of vertically disposed loops adjacently extending from the facing and having an opening for receiving a vertical portion of the stud, and a device configured to secure the vertical portion of the stud against separation from the opening between the vertically disposed loops, wherein the stud and the attached soil reinforcing element are capable of swiveling in the horizontal and vertical directions.
US07722293B2	Methods for constructing underground structures Described herein are apparatus, systems and methods useful in forming underground vertical structures. Methods are described for constructing an underground vertical structure, comprising the steps of excavating soil to a sufficient depth to create a circular void to accommodate a plurality of segments; assembling a ring shaped structure comprising the plurality of segments; connecting the outside surface of the ring shaped structure with the soil in said circular void, thereby securing the ring shaped structure to the soil; excavating earth beneath the ring shaped structure to accommodate a second ring shaped structure; and repeating steps b-d thereby forming one or more additional ring shaped structures downward into the earth below already formed ring shaped structures until a predetermined depth is reached; thereby forming the underground vertical structure. Systems to perform the above methods are also disclosed.
US07722287B2	Resilient athletic flooring surface An athletic surface having a resilient layer operatively positioned on the supporting structure including a top playing surface; and a bottom surface associated with the supporting base structure. The bottom surface associated with the supporting base structure includes a first side surface and a second side surface, both of which extend in the longitudinal direction of the layer. The said bottom surface also includes a first end surface and a second end surface, both of which extend in the transverse direction of the layer. The top playing surface of the athletic flooring system includes a drainage facilitating means associated with the top surface.
US07722282B2	Crash barriers for roads A crash barrier assembly has a plurality of prismatic, solid structural elements, at least one of the elements having a shoulder forming a horizontal surface on at least one of its sides, and another element having substantially matching surfaces on at least one of its sides so as to facilitate juxtaposing of the elements. A coupler resiliently interconnects the elements to each other in a manner facilitating relative controlled movement along the horizontal surface of the one element with respect to the other about the coupler. A method for erecting a crash barrier is also provided.
US07722265B2	Shutter device and image pickup apparatus A shutter device makes it possible to restrict bounding of a shutter blade using a shock-absorbing member when movement of the shutter blade is completed. In addition, the shutter device makes it possible to reduce production of dust that is produced when the shock-absorbing member and the shutter blade collide with each other. Examples of dust are wear powder and flake.
US07722260B2	Optical connector and method for assembling optical connector To provide an optical connector that enables the reduction in the number of parts and can be easily attached to an optical cable, a concave portion 18 for a ferrule is formed in a plug housing 6, and a ferrule 3 is inserted from the side of a collar portion 10 into the concave portion 18 for a ferrule. A hook portion 28 for a ferrule is provided in a protruding condition inside the plug housing 6. The collar portion 10 is guided by the hook portion 28 for a ferrule, which has been elastically deformed, and moves toward a bottom surface 26 of the concave portion 18 for a ferrule. Where the collar portion 10 reaches a space between the bottom surface 26 and the hook portion 28 for a ferrule, the hook portion 28 for a ferrule is elastically restored. Therefore, even if the collar portion 10 tries to move toward an opening 24 of the concave portion 18 for a ferrule, the collar portion is locked by the hook portion 28 for a ferrule and the movement is inhibited. Thus, in the plug-type optical connector 1, the ferrule 3 can be positioned by inserting into the plug housing 6 and moving.
US07722258B2	Interface converter for SC fiber optic connectors An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a fiber optic connector with an adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted fiber optic connector compatible with the adapter port. In certain embodiments, a retractable release sleeve may be removed from the SC fiber optic connector prior to attaching the interface converter. In certain embodiments, the interface converter may be inserted into the adapter port prior to being attached to the SC fiber optic connector.
US07722255B2	Device for opening hermetic flexible containers Described herein is a device for opening hermetic flexible containers, comprising a flexible strip heat-sealed to the internal surface of a wall of the container and incorporating a tape-like thread having a tear tab to cause tearing of the strip, and the consequent tearing of the wall of the container, via a gripping tab of said wall. The gripping tab and tear tab are staggered with respect to one another and hermetically isolated by a heat seal between the strip and the wall of the container.
US07722254B2	Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A flexible pouch for packaging a product, such as a carbonated beverage, is provided that includes a front panel and a back panel each having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite the upper edge, and side edges extending therebetween the upper and lower edges. The pouch includes a first closing seal extending along an upper edge of the joined front and back panel formed a predetermined length from the open edge so that there is no dead space inside the pouch between the product and the first closing seal and a second closing seal outside the first closing seal, to form a pocket trapping some of the product between the first closing seal and the second closing seal. A method of forming and filling the pouch includes the steps of forming each panel and joining two panels by scaling together the side edges and lower edge. The method also includes the steps of opening the pouch and filling the pouch with the product. The method further includes the steps of closing the filled pouch by forming a first closing seal extending along an upper edge of the pouch a predetermined length from the upper edge, such that there is no dead space inside the pouch between the product and the first closing seal, and forming a second seal between the first closing seal and the upper edge thereby trapping the product between the first closing seal and the second closing seal, and finishing the pouch.
US07722249B2	Body-temperature measuring device and body-temperature measuring system having the device A body-temperature measuring device is provided. The device includes: a pad which is attachable to and detachable from a human body; a battery which is provided to the pad and includes a pair of battery terminals for supplying power; and a temperature sensing block which is attached to and detached from the pad and comprises units for contacting the human body to sense temperature and wirelessly transmitting a temperature sensing signal corresponding to the sensed temperature and a pair of connecting terminals which are electrically connected to the battery terminals only when attached to the pad, and a body-temperature measuring system including one or more of the body-temperature measuring devices and a receiver which receives the wirelessly transmitted temperature sensing signal, measures the temperature by using the received signal, and informs of a result of measuring the temperature.
US07722248B1	Wireless remote cooking thermometer system A wireless remote cooking thermometer system includes a first unit positionable at a first location adjacent food being cooked, the first unit including a radio frequency transmitter adapted to transmit temperature readings for the food being cooked, and a temperature sensor connectable to the first unit for providing temperature readings to the first unit. The system also includes a second unit including a radio frequency receiver adapted to receive the temperature readings transmitted by the radio frequency transmitter and a visual display for displaying the received temperature readings, wherein the second unit is movable to a second location remote from the first location while maintaining radio contact with the first unit. The system includes a microprocessor operative to calibrate a taste preference and a choice preference associated with the food being cooked.
US07722243B2	Automatic drum rotation control concrete transit mixer truck A concrete transit mixer truck includes a control system that automatically controls rotation of the mixer drum at a constant drum speed when the mixer truck is traveling. When sensed speed of the truck exceeds a threshold, the control system automatically causes a hydraulic system to rotate the drum at a constant speed, regardless of the truck engine speed.
US07722242B2	Lamp fixing structure and backlight module A lamp fixing structure is arranged with a lamp which has an electrode and a wire electrically connected to the electrode. The lamp fixing structure includes a lamp holder and at least one lamp protecting member. The lamp holder has at least one pressing part. The lamp protecting member has a first hole. The lamp is inserted into the lamp protecting member. The wire passes through the lamp protecting member from the first hole. The pressing part presses the lamp protecting member so that the first hole is fitted to the wire tightly.
US07722241B2	Optical plate and backlight module using the same An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate section. The transparent plate section includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of spherical protrusions, a plurality of microstructures, and a lamp-receiving portion. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The spherical protrusions are formed on the light output surface. The microstructures are formed on the bottom surface. The lamp-receiving portion is defined in the bottom surface. A backlight module using the present optical plate is also provided.
US07722237B2	Illuminating device and assembly for illuminating enclosed spaces using the same A self-contained illuminating device for mounting on or in a closed container for illuminating both the enclosed space of the container and an area of the device which has an insignia or graphic imposed thereon, e.g. for advertising purposes. The device has a shell made of a translucent material and a miniature light source. The shell is adapted to function as an optical waveguide for propagating light emitted by the light source down the shell while simultaneously illuminating surfaces of the shell bearing the advertisement. Additionally, the shell may include a light scattering element for distributing light at a periphery of the shell. The illuminating device comprises a circuitry, including a position-sensitive switch, e.g. a tilt switch, for activating the light source dependent on the position of the device.
US07722229B2	Frame design and backlight system using the same A frame includes a main frame and a receiving frame. The main frame includes a base and several circumferential sidewalls extending from the base. At least two opposite stepped elements are defined at the top of two opposite sidewalls. Each stepped element includes a tread portion extending from the sidewall toward an inner of the main frame, a riser portion extending from the end of the tread portion toward the opening. The receiving frame includes a frame body, a rim portion extending from a bottom of the frame body toward an inner of the frame body, and at least two grooves defined in the rim portion corresponding to the two stepped elements. Each groove of the receiving frame may be inserted into the corresponding stepped element. A backlight system using the frame is also provided, which has a narrow-framed, space-saving design, and also can be assembled easily.
US07722226B2	Light source device, lighting device, monitoring device, and projector A light source device includes: a light source unit which supplies light; a support unit which supports the light source unit; a covering unit which covers the light source unit; a wiring unit which connects a current supply section for supplying current to the light source unit and the light source unit; and a blade disposed at a position shifted toward the support unit from the wiring unit and penetrating through the covering unit.
US07722220B2	Lighting device First, second and third lighting devices each comprise a thermal conduction element, solid state light emitters and a reflective element. In the second device, the conduction element defines an opening; and the emitters and reflective element are mounted on a first side of the conduction element. In the third device, the conduction element defines an opening; a first portion of a first side of the conduction element is in contact with a contact region of a construction surface; and the emitters and reflective element are mounted on the first side. A fourth device comprises a conduction element and emitters; a first portion of a first side of the conduction element is in contact with a contact region of a construction surface; the emitters are mounted on a second portion of the first side of the conduction element; and a second side of the conduction element is exposed to ambient air.
US07722213B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector.
US07722211B2	Light engine The invention describes a Light engine (1,2,3,4,5) comprising a chamber (6) with at least one aperture (7) and a number of LED elements (13) positioned inside this chamber, where effectively all inner surfaces of the chamber (6) are realized as high-reflective surfaces (20) which are essentially non-absorbing towards light within a desired wavelength region
US07722207B2	Baluster lighting assembly and method A baluster lighting assembly and method using illuminated intermediate baluster members in which balusters or pickets can be adjustably spaced along a power cord. A plurality of light sources mounted in each of a plurality of balusters or pickets are electrically connected to a power cable through connector housings mounted in each of the balusters or pickets. Each connector housing includes pierce connectors for penetrating the insulation of the power cable and coming into electrical, non-shorting contact with the power cable's live and ground wires along any selected location of the power cable.
US07722205B2	Headgear light A headgear light comprising a light body removably securable to a headgear. The preferred embodiment of the light includes a mount assembly including a docking base that is removably attachable to a side of a helmet or other headgear, and provides visible light, invisible light, and friend-or-foe light signals. The light body is compact for easy storage and handling, and can be quickly and easily installed on and removed from the headgear with one hand and without visual reference.
US07722193B2	Light source apparatus for optical projecting system A light source apparatus for an optical projecting system is disclosed. A light source is disposed on a first optical axis. A second optical axis is perpendicular to the first optical axis. A plurality of light-guiding devices are respectively disposed on the first optical axis, the second optical axis, the first light source or the second light source, for guiding the light emitted by the light sources to the identical direction parallel to the second optical axis.
US07722188B2	Eyeglass frame An eyeglass frame is formed so as to eliminate pain to a wearer when the frame nips the head of the wearer for a long period of usage. The eyeglass frame includes a front frame made of plastic or metal for holding lenses, a pair of elastic bodies, a first end of each elastic body is attached to either side of a rear face of the front frame and is bent inwardly at a central portion thereof, and a temple disposed at a second end of each elastic body. The temple has an end cover. One of the first end and the second end of the elastic body is connected to a hinge.
US07722183B2	Image recording apparatus The image recording apparatus includes a recording head ejecting ink for image recording, a rotatable platen facing the head and has recording medium support surfaces supporting one or more recording media during the image recording, respectively, a driver rotating the platen and a controller controlling the driver so as to rotate the platen in such a way that a predetermined surface selected from the surfaces is stopped at a position facing the recording head. The surfaces support the one or more recording media transported in accordance with different transport patterns, respectively and have ink receivers receiving the ink having reached outside both sides of each of the one or more recording media transported during the image recording and being disposed in positions corresponding to vicinities of both sides of each of the one or more recording media.
US07722181B2	Power feed bag print system A custom designed drive mechanism to be utilized in conjunction with an ink jet printer having a motor, transmission, and gripping apparatus to transmit articles of manufacture to be printed upon through an enclosure having a linear bearing and spring system, an optical sensor, digital encoder and print mechanism such that the articles of manufacture travel in a single direction.
US07722170B2	Ink pressure regulator using air bubbles drawn into headspace An ink cartridge suitable for regulating a hydrostatic pressure of ink supplied to an inkjet printhead is provided. The cartridge comprises an ink chamber having an ink outlet for fluid communication with the printhead via an ink line; an air inlet open to atmosphere; a bubble outlet for bubbling air bubbles into the chamber, each air bubble comprising an air cavity trapped inside a film or a body of ink; and an air channel connecting the air inlet and the bubble outlet. The bubble outlet is dimensioned to control a Laplace pressure of air bubbles drawn into the chamber as result of supplying ink to the printhead, thereby regulating a hydrostatic pressure of the ink.
US07722167B2	Method and apparatus for producing and deflecting ink drops The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing and/or deflecting ink drops, in particular in a continuously operating ink-jet printer, in which a continuous, cohesive ink stream is emitted from a nozzle of a pressure chamber, with spaced sonic pulses (140, 150) acting on an ink stream (9, 11, 12) that is at least partially cohesive or in the form of drops in the dispersion direction (100, 100a) of the ink stream; by the effect of each of the spaced sonic pulses (140, 150) on the ink stream (9, 11, 12), an ink drop (11, 13) may be separated from the ink stream (9, 11, 12) and/or deflected, in particular by the same angle, from the original dispersion direction (100, 100a) of the ink stream (9, 11, 12), such that a group of ink drop streams (13), in particular parallel ink drop streams, may be/is produced.
US07722158B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a conveyance section which conveys a recording medium; a plurality of recording heads each aligned along a conveyance direction of the recording medium, which ejects the same kind of photo-curing type ink onto the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance section; and a plurality of light irradiating sections each aligned along the conveyance direction of the recording medium, which irradiates light onto the recording medium to which the photo-curing type ink has been ejected from each of the plurality of recording heads.
US07722155B2	Rotor, drive converting apparatus, cleaning apparatus, wiping apparatus, and liquid ejection apparatus A nozzle protecting device 30 of an ink jet type recording apparatus has a cap 46 which covers nozzles of a recording head and a cap support member 47 which is connected to the cap 45 via a spring member 80. The distance between the cap 46 and the cap support member 47 can be changed by elastic deformation of the spring member 80. A vent hole 54 is formed in the cap 46. A valve seat 56 which covers the terminal portion of the vent hole 54 is provided. A valve body 58 is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the cap 46. The valve body 58 selectively abuts on and parts from the valve seat 56 in accordance with the distance between the cap 46 and the cap support member 47. As a result, the inside of the cap 46 is opened and closed to air via the vent hole 54.
US07722154B2	Inkjet recording apparatus The inkjet recording apparatus includes: an inkjet recording head having a long side extending in a lengthwise direction corresponding to a first movement direction perpendicular to a paper conveyance direction; a wiper blade which wipes a nozzle surface of the inkjet recording head in which a nozzle is formed; a first movement device which moves one of the inkjet recording head and the wiper blade in the first movement direction; and a second movement device which moves the wiper blade in a second movement direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first movement direction, in such a manner that the wiper blade wipes the nozzle surface, wherein the wiper blade is formed in such a manner that ink removing properties of at least one surface of the wiper blade become higher toward a first end section of the wiper blade in the first movement direction.
US07722147B2	Printing system architecture Systems and techniques for printing on a workpiece. In one implementation, a print system has a collection of print elements arranged to span a print area, a workpiece conveyor to move a workpiece through the print area, and a detector to detect a position of the workpiece in the print area. The print system also has control electronics to instruct the collection of print elements to print an image on the workpiece substantially immediately when the collection of print elements receive the instruction through an optical communication path.
US07722134B2	Failsafe electronic braking system for trains A method and system for providing true failsafe control of an electronic braking system by a train control system which controls a switch that supplies power to the electronic braking system. When the train control system determines that it is necessary to activate the train's brakes, it controls the switch so as to remove power to the electronic braking system, which results in activation of the train's brakes. In highly preferred embodiments, the switch is of a type that is normally open and that requires the presence of an electrical signal to close the switch to supply power to the electronic braking system. In such embodiments, any loss in power to the train control system will result in a loss of signal to the switch, thereby causing activation of the train's brakes.
US07722124B2	Seating unit with formed cushion, and manufacturing method A cushion subassembly includes a support, a cushion of non-woven polymeric (PET) or PETE fibers with a formed edge that wraps over an edge of the support, and an upholstery sock pulled onto and covering the support and the cushion. The formed edge has sufficient mechanical structure to retain the cushion on the support as the upholstery sock is pulled onto the support. A back support shell supports the cushion assembly, and has first fasteners that engage in a first direction and second fasteners that prevent disengagement. The cushion assembly is stressed during assembly, especially at corners, but is thermally stress-relieved after assembly to relax the polymeric fibers and the upholstery sock to a state of minimized balanced tension. The back support shell includes a shallow depression on its face. The cushion fills the depression sufficient to eliminate loose fabric but provides a same force deflection curve across its shape.
US07722120B2	Automobile seat An automobile seat in which spaced apart side brackets of a seat back are individually faced to spaced apart side brackets of a seat cushion, a pivot shaft is penetrated through the brackets and bridged between the brackets, and reclining lock devices are assembled on the axis of the pivot shaft to the side brackets, whereby the seat back is held upright such that the angle of the seat back relative to the seat cushion is adjustable and that the seat back is reclinable forward and rearward, and in which the seat back is urged by return spring members to the upright direction. The spring members comprise first and second torsion bar springs that are arranged in proximity to the pivot shaft. The springs are engaged at both end portions thereof with corresponding side brackets in such a manner that the springs cross each other.
US07722111B2	Truck box with external storage structural frame A truck box includes front and rear corner brackets and an inner side panel having a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. A rail longitudinally extends substantially the entire length of the inner side panel and has a first end fixed to the front corner bracket and a second end fixed to the rear corner bracket. The rail has a center portion fixed to the inner side panel. The first and second ends of the rail are transversely offset and spaced apart from the inner side panel.
US07722108B2	Windshield device A windshield device for obtaining a favorable screen effect with respect to an air flow from the sides of a screen while suppressing large-sizing of the screen in the vehicle width direction. In a front cowling which includes a screen unit which is mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body and has a screen, an air introducing opening is formed in a front portion of the screen unit and opens forwardly. An air blow-off opening is formed in an upper portion of the screen unit that opens upwardly. An air duct allows the screen unit and the air blow-off opening to communicate with each other. Air discharge ports which open outwardly and to the sides from the vehicle are formed in a side of the air duct.
US07722096B2	Latchbolt for a door lock assembly A latchbolt configured for use with a door lock assembly. The door lock assembly is configured for interaction with a strike coupled to a door frame, and operable to place the latchbolt in a locked configuration using the strike to generally prevent rotation of the door and an unlocked configuration to allow rotation of the door. The latchbolt includes a first member and a second member movably coupled to the first member. When the latchbolt is in the locked configuration the second member is movable relative to the first member from a first position to a second position in response to a predetermined force applied to the door.
US07722095B2	Lid unit for thin-plate holding container, thin-plate holding container, and simplified attaching/detaching mechanism The present invention provides a lid unit for closing the container body 2 that is transported with thin-plates such as semiconductor wafers or the like accommodated therein. Simplified attaching/detaching mechanisms 32 for the production line are provided at the centers of the respective sides opposing with respect to each other. The simplified attaching/detaching mechanism 32 for the production line includes a locking plate 34 for locking the second fitted portion 21 and a drive-out member 35 for allowing the drive-out member 35 to rise and set by being engaged with the locking plate 34. A locking arm 57 for fixing the drive-out member 35 is provided on the drive-out member 35 at the end in the direction of rotation. A supporting rail 56 for controlling the rising and setting movement of the locking plate 34 is provided on the drive-out member 35. The locking plate 34 is supported pivotally and slidably, and is provided with a holding claw 51 for engaging the second fitted portion 21 at the distal end thereof. The thin-plate holding container 1 is used for transportation when the lid unit 4 for transportation is attached on the container body 2, and is used for the production line when the lid body 5 for the production line is attached thereon.
US07722091B1	RV waste discharge sewer line two-part adapter assembly with flexible seal and locking mechanism An adapter assembly for connecting a sewage drain pipe to a sewage disposal site inlet in fluid communication includes a hollow tubular member, a hollow adaptive member and flexible seal. The hollow tubular member having an open inlet adapted to engage threadable or otherwise to the end of a sewage drain pipe. A hollow adapter member having an open discharge end with adaptive features to be inserted into disposal site inlet. The tubular and adapter member interfacing via a rotational positive mechanical lock compressing an annular flexible seal radially or axially to ensure a dependable, long lasting low pressure fluid tight seal.
US07722086B2	Falling-off prevention structure for connector A falling-off preventing holder is provided to reliably connect a fuel pipe and a connector. First and second flanges project outwardly from an outer peripheral surface of the fuel pipe. The connector includes a larger diameter portion and a smaller diameter portion connected to the larger diameter portion via a step portion. A box-shaped falling-off preventing holder with an open surface is fitted to straddle the fuel pipe and the connector. First cutout of first end wall is fitted on the smaller diameter portion of the connector and abuts the step portion. Second end wall is fitted on the fuel pipe to abut the second flange. A pressure rib provided at the first end wall of the falling-off preventing holder is compressed by the step portion of the connector to be plastically deformed. A load in the connecting direction acting on the fuel pipe and the connector enables reliable connection.
US07722084B2	Delivery slip A delivery slip 10 includes a first sheet 11 having a first sheet base 11A, both surfaces of which are provided with print letters P1; and a second sheet 12, which is provided separately from the first sheet 11, and, one surface of a second sheet base 12A is provided with an adhesive layer 12B, while the other surface is provided with print letters P2. The first sheet 11, being in a folded state, is temporarily stuck to the second sheet 12 through a releasable treatment layer 11B, and is to be held between the second sheet 12 and an adherend W by attaching the adhesive layer 12B, which is exposed outside of the first sheet 11, to the adherend W.
US07722079B2	Airbag cushion The present invention relates to an airbag cushion for protecting a driver and passengers when a vehicle crashes, wherein the sliding bent is guided into a belt guider and slides between a deployment portion and the belt guider, when the deployment portion is deployed. The sliding belt slides between the deployment portion and the belt guider in such a manner that before the deployment portion is deployed, the sliding belt clogs the first vent holes, when the deployment portion is partially deployed, the second vent hole forms a flow channel together with the first vent holes so that the gas is discharged along the flow channel through the first vent holes, and when the deployment portion is fully deployed, the sliding belt clogs the first vent holes so that the gas is not discharged through the first vent holes.
US07722075B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a retainer, a bag ring to sandwich a periphery of an opening of the airbag between the retainer and the bag ring, and a gas-generating device inserted into the airbag for discharging a gas for development of the airbag. The bag ring includes an airbag-holding portion to sandwich the periphery of the base end portion of the airbag, an engaging portion provided at an end portion of the airbag-holding portion adjacent to the stitching portion and engaging the stitching portion when the base cloth panel is displaced from the bag ring, and a gas flow-regulating portion provided on an inner side of the airbag-holding portion. The flow-regulating portion has an inclined portion relative to a gas blowing direction for protecting the stitching portion from the gas ejecting from the gas-generating device.
US07722070B2	System and method for connecting parts A system and method for connecting dissimilar materials is described. In one embodiment, the system may be used to produce a break apart frame that includes a first section and a second part which is disengagably connected to the first part by fastening members. The first part includes a head tube, a top tube and a down tube. The second section includes a bottom bracket, a seat tube, a pair of seat stays and a pair of chain stays. A connection tube extends from the bottom bracket so as to be disengagably connected to the down tube. An end tube is connected to the seat tube and disengagably connected to the seat tube.
US07722065B2	Composite spring with resilient attachment interface A leaf spring for a vehicle suspension is formed from a composite material and includes first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart from each other. A resilient element is attached to at least one of the first and second ends. The resilient element includes at least one hole that receives a connecting element. The resilient element and the connecting element cooperate to attach the leaf spring to a vehicle structure. In one example, the resilient element comprises a rubber block that is bonded to the leaf spring. In another example, the resilient element comprises a longitudinally orientated bushing that is inserted through a thickness of the leaf spring.
US07722062B2	Torque reaction control link A suspension system for a motor vehicle that controls torque reaction comprising a chassis, a rigid drive axle, an opposite axle, a road wheel attached to each end of each axle, at least one torque reaction control link positioned longitudinally of the motor vehicle between the road wheels, at least two longitudinal control arms attached proximate the road wheels, for longitudinal control of the drive axle, so that the at least one torque reaction control link has a longitudinal plane that extends longitudinally of the motor vehicle and whereby the effective projection lines of the at least two longitudinal control arms and the longitudinal plane of the at least one torque reaction control link intersect each other in the direction of the opposite axle, forming a convergent angle and that when a force moves the rigid drive axle vertically up the convergent angle does not increase.
US07722061B2	Steering dampers and vehicles including same A steering damper includes a cylinder housing, a piston, a piston rod, and a valve member. The cylinder housing includes an inner surface and the inner surface defines an inner area. The piston is at least partially disposed within the inner area and is movably engaged with the inner surface of the cylinder housing. The piston and the inner surface of the cylinder housing cooperate to define a first chamber and a second chamber disposed upon opposite sides of the piston. The piston rod is attached to the piston. At least one of the piston and the piston rod at least partially defines a passageway extending between the first chamber and the second chamber. The valve member is associated with the passageway and is movable to adjust restriction of fluid flow through the passageway between the first chamber and the second chamber. A vehicle is also provided.
US07722059B1	Complete wheel bracket assembly for a modular base assembly for vehicle model making A complete wheel assembly is provided for connecting to a modular base assembly for vehicle modular making. The complete wheel assembly includes a wheel guide assembly fixedly attachable to the modular base assembly and a wheel bracket attachable to a wheel hub and wheel. The wheel bracket provides a quick connection to the wheel guide assembly. The wheel bracket includes adjustable plates to move the wheel horizontally and vertically relative to the modular base assembly for correct positioning of the wheel. The wheel bracket also includes a pin for maintaining the wheel hub and wheel in proper horizontal alignment.
US07722058B2	Child support carrier attachable to a shopping cart A child support carrier for detachable connection to a shopping cart, the child support carrier comprising a body having a space thereon for supporting a child; a plurality of wheels on the body for stably supporting the body for rolling movement on the ground; the body having an attachment mechanism for detachably coupling to a frame of a shopping cart to allow movement of the child support carrier and shopping cart as a unit, the child support carrier being capable of use independently of the shopping cart when not attached to the shopping cart.
US07722056B2	Damping force generation system and vehicle suspension system constructed by including the same It is an object of the invention to improve the utility of an electromagnetic absorber system which is disposed in a suspension system of a vehicle and which generates a damping force by a generation force of a motor. The electromagnetic absorber system 18 is equipped with high-speed-motion responding means, thereby obviating an insufficiency of the damping force and a deterioration of the controllability in a high-speed stroke motion. More specifically, a hydraulic absorber 64 is provided in combination with the electromagnetic absorber system such that the hydraulic absorber 64 operates in the high-speed motion in which an electromotive force of the motor 68 exceeds a power source voltage Further, two motors having mutually different T-N characteristics are provided, and the two motors are selectively operated depending upon a stroke speed. Further, a variable resistor is interposed between the motor and the power source, and a resistance value of the variable resistor is increased in the high-speed motion to realize a decrease in a time constant of the motor, etc. Moreover, to cope with a large extent of unevenness of a road surface, an active stroke motion is performed by a drive force of the motor, thereby preventing the high-speed motion from being performed.
US07722055B2	Failsafe valve for active roll control A roll control device includes at least one actuator having first and second chambers. A pump is in fluid communication with the first and second chambers and is configured to transfer fluid between them. A motor is connected to the pump and is in communication with a controller. The controller is configured to selectively command the motor to drive the pump in response to a roll signal and transfer fluid between the first and second chambers in a desired direction. A failsafe valve is arranged between the pump and first and second chambers in one example. The failsafe valve includes a first open position in which the first and second chambers are fluidly connected to one another and bypass the pump.
US07722054B2	Chuck with torque indicator A chuck for a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck having a cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. A plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in the body, and each jaw has a jaw face and threads. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body in engagement with the jaw threads. A nut retainer member includes a first portion fixed to the body and a second portion engaging the nut. The chuck includes a plurality of recesses and a deflectable pawl biased toward and engaging the plurality of recesses. In a first state, one of the deflectable pawl and the plurality of recesses travels with the body and the other with the nut, and in a second state they travel together.
US07722050B2	Mechanical seal bearing protector A mechanical seal has an axially floating seal face (21) in sliding contact with an axially stationary seal face (22). A biasing means (33), such as a magnet, biases the floating seal face towards the stationary seal face. The axially floating seal face and the biasing means are rotationally fixed relative to each other and the axially stationary seal face is free to rotate relative to the axially floating seal face. The seal may be used, for instance, as a bearing protector or isolator.
US07722045B2	Method of playing yangtze hold 'EM# and tibet high# poker games A method of playing a community card poker game in which two down cards are dealt to each player from a deck having suited cards, non-suited cards and a wild cards, followed by a betting round, then three community cards are dealt face up followed by a betting round, then a fourth community card is dealt face up followed by a betting round and a final card is then dealt followed by a final betting round, a winning hand is then declared and wagers are settled. The winning hand can only contain one wild card and if a player cannot make a hand with only one wild card (because the player has too many wild cards), the player's hand is declared a losing hand. A betting variation is that a losing calling party pays a penalty in some circumstances based upon the ranking of the winning hand.
US07722044B2	Logical board game and game of chance on 6×6 and 5×7 boards The present invention is directed to a logical board game having a rectangular playing area made up of primary playing fields, the primary playing fields being congruent squares that are in contact with the adjacent primary playing fields on at least two of their sides; furthermore, having two equal, counter-interested sets of pieces of different colors that are designed to look identical to the pieces of traditional chess; and being complete with a computer and/or computer program that makes possible the playing and/or teaching of the game, wherein the fact that one or two further square-shaped primary playing fields are connected to the playing area in such a way that one corner of the newly added primary playing field adjoins the corner of the playing area at a common point, and this additional primary playing field plays a role in the game as necessary.
US07722043B2	Game medium shooting mechanism It is an object to provide a game medium shooting mechanism in a game device that uses an approximately disk-shaped game medium, which makes it possible for a game player to easily shoot a medal and devote oneself to play the game even when the game player continuously shoots the medal for a long time.The game medium shooting mechanism 100 includes an accumulating part 101 for accumulating an approximately disk-shaped game medium M, first sloped walls 104 and 106 that are continuously sloped up and extended from the accumulating part 101, a first shooter 108 that includes a first slot 108-1 for inserting the game medium M therein on a position adjacent to the first sloped walls 104 and 106, and a first guide 113 that is extended on the first sloped wall for making the game medium M slidingly roll into the first slot 108-1 under the gravity. When the game player slides the approximately disk-shaped game medium M that are accumulated on the accumulating part 101 upward along first sloped walls 104 and 106 that are continuously sloped up and extended from the accumulating part 101 and then releases the game medium M, the game medium M slidingly falls along the first sloped wall 106 under the gravity, and is caught by the first guide 113 that is extended on the first sloped wall.Also, the first guide is configured to make the game medium M slidingly roll into the first slot under the gravity.
US07722040B2	Sheet carrying device and sheet carrying method for image forming apparatus In an embodiment of the invention, a cam of a pitch adjustment mechanism can be slid and moved along a first shaft. When a sheet is a standard paper, the pitch adjustment mechanism is ejected from an adjustment position by an urging force of a movement spring and is moved to a standby position, and slide contact between the cam and a second shaft is released. When a sheet is a thick paper, a solenoid is turned on, the pitch adjustment mechanism is disposed at the adjustment position by a plunger, and it is prevented that the registration roller pair abruptly come in contact with each other after the thick paper passes through.
US07722037B2	Sheet material conveyer system with tension support means A sheet material conveyer system includes a sheet-transfer conveyer having an endless sheet-transfer belt for conveying sheet materials, a heater provided below the elevation of the endless sheet-transfer belt for heating the sheet materials being carried on the endless sheet-transfer belt to a dry state, an impression belt assembly having an endless impression belt disposed above the endless sheet-transfer belt for guiding movement of the sheet materials with the endless sheet-transfer belt, and tension supports insertable into a conveying space between the endless sheet-transfer belt and the endless impression belt from two opposite lateral sides to support the endless impression belt in shape and to control the tension of the endless impression belt.
US07722032B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding device, includes a sheet loading table; a sheet feeding member that feeds a sheet from an uppermost portion of sheets stacked on the sheet loading table; a regulating member that regulates a side of sheets, in a transverse direction orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction; an opening and closing mechanism that opens and closes a sheet feeding section; a lowering mechanism that lowers the sheet loading table that holds sheets at a sheet feeding position, to a lower position by opening the opening and closing mechanism; an adjusting mechanism that adjusts a position of the regulating member in the transverse direction; and a holding mechanism that holds a position of the sheet loading table so as to hold the sheets at the sheet feeding position even when the opening and closing mechanism is opened.
US07722026B2	Sheet conveyer device and image forming apparatus with error judging system A sheet conveyer device to convey a sheet in a conveyer path, including a first roller pair arranged in an intermediate position in the conveyer path, a feeder to feed the sheet toward the first roller pair during a feeding operation, a discharge portion, on which the sheet is discharged, a second roller pair arranged in the conveyer path in a position closer to the discharge portion than the first roller pair, a control unit to control the first and the second roller pairs to rotate synchronously, and a judging system to judge whether a sheet feeding error has occurred in the feeder, is provided. The control unit controls the first and the second roller pairs to rotate synchronously in a second direction during the feeding operation and in a first direction when the judging system judges that the sheet feeding error has occurred during the feeding operation.
US07722025B2	Apparatus for processing sheets inserted vertically, in particular an automatic validating machine for documents, such as cheques An apparatus (10) suitable to process sheets (13), in particular comprised of an validating machine (10) for the validation of documents (13) such as cheques or similar documents, comprising a vertical guide (11), and a pair of arms (22a, 22b) suitable to hold and support a cheque (13) along a respective lower edge (13a) in a first hold position (Pi), when the cheque (13) is inserted into the vertical guide (11), wherein in response to the presence and alignment of the cheque (13) in said first position (Pi), two pairs of rotating rollers (42a, 42b, 44a, 44b) automatically engage the cheque (13) from opposite sides, the arms (22a, 22b) are moved out of contact with the lower edge (13a) of the cheque (13), in order to free the feeding path of the cheque towards the interior of the validating machine, and the cheque is also fed vertically, in a downward direction, by means of the two pairs of rollers from the said first position (P1) to a second processing position (P2) in the validation zone for being validated. The cheque (13) inserted into the validating machine (10) can also be moved in a horizontal direction, for example, in order to perform the detection of data recorded on the cheque (13) by means of a magnetic detection unit (76). The validating machine (10) permits easy and practical manual insertion of the document to be validated from above, in a vertical direction, still at the same time ensuring correct and safe alignment of said document in the vertical guide, whereupon it activates and controls in a completely automatic manner the related validation cycle.
US07722024B2	Apparatus and method for detecting positions of stack guide and stack roller An object of the present invention is to stably perform money deposit and withdrawal operations in a recyclebox by detecting positions of a stack guide and a stack roller.An apparatus for detecting the positions of a stack guide and a stack roller includes a stack roller positioned below a feed roller to come in contact with the outer periphery of the feed roller so that a plurality of wings thereof pushes the end of paper money to be deposited when money is deposited in order to align and stack the paper money, and the wings recede from a conveyance path of paper money when money is withdrawn; a stack guide fixed to a rotating shaft of the feed roller; and a position detecting unit detecting positions of the stack roller and the stack guide when money is deposited/withdrawn.
US07722022B2	Machine for trimming the fore-edge of books provided with a flapped cover A machine is provided for trimming the fore-edge of books including at least one conveyor device having two superposed belts mounted about relative pulleys, the distance between the adjacent branches of the two belts being equal to the thickness of the books, which are fed to one end of the conveyor device with their spine parallel to its direction of movement and their fore-edge to be trimmed projecting from the belts, a trimming blade movable in a vertical plane parallel to the direction of movement of the books, and a presser and counter-presser to make contact with opposing parts of a book block which are adjacent to the cutting plane of the trimming blade. The machine further comprises two furrowers, one for each of the two faces of the books to open openable book parts before the trimming operation.
US07722016B2	Float for humidification chamber A float for a humidification chamber has formed-in-place conformable seal, which may be accomplished by overmolding a thermoplastic elastomeric material to the float. The float may be comprised of sections sealingly joined together at an elevation above the water level defined by the buoyancy of the float and also above the water level within the humidifier chamber when filled.
US07722008B2	Load support apparatus for cabin of heavy equipment A load support apparatus for a cabin of heavy equipment is capable of overcoming the problems that a vibration absorption apparatus is very efficient for absorbing vibrations transferred from an upper frame to a cabin when heavy equipment runs or does work but is less efficient with respect to the left and right direction vibrations. The load support apparatus of a cabin of heavy equipment comprises a vibration prevention member which is engaged with an outer side of the cabin, a support bracket which is installed on an upper side of the upper frame and receives the vibration prevention member therein, and an elastic member which is installed between an outer side of the vibration prevention member and an inner side of the support bracket and absorbs the left and right direction vibrations which are transferred from the upper frame to the cabin.
US07722006B2	Catch device of a lengthwise adjustment mechanism of a motor vehicle seat with two pairs of rails A catch device of a lengthwise adjustment mechanism of a motor vehicle seat comprises a first pair of rails and a second pair of rails, each having a bottom rail and a seat rail. A first detent ledge is associated with the bottom rail and comprises first detent openings and first detent webs. A first stopper unit is disposed in proximity to the first detent ledge and cooperates therewith, comprises two stopper teeth for engaging the first detent openings independently of one another and for disengaging therefrom together and is associated with the seat rail of the first pair of rails. A second detent ledge is associated with the bottom rail of the second pair of rails and comprises second detent openings and second detent webs. A second stopper unit is disposed in proximity to the second detent ledge and cooperates therewith, comprises a stopper means for engaging and disengaging the second detent openings and is associated with the seat rail of the second pair of rails. An actuation unit has a hand lever and comprises actuator means through which the hand lever is connected to the two stopper units for common actuation of the stopper units. The second stopper unit has only one stopper means, which is a coherent part and is either in or out of engagement with at least one second detent opening.
US07722004B2	Scooter holding device A scooter holding device and method of manufacturing a scooter holding device is disclosed. The scooter holding device has a top end having a first end and a second end, a wheel holding recess positioned at the first end a second wheel holding recess that is transverse to the first wheel holding recess at a second end. The scooter holding device is used to hold and store a scooter when the scooter is not in use.
US07722003B2	Display elevation adjusting apparatus Spiral springs (20) pressing a lift member (30) in an upward direction is arranged so that wound-up portions (20b) thereof move up and down along lift paths (13a, 13b) according as the lift member (30) moves up and down. In each lift path (13a, 13b) is provided a push-fit portion (40) of which a width is narrower than an outer diameter of the wound-up portion (20b) of the spiral spring (20), and in which according as the lift member (30) is lowered, the wound-up portion (20b) is fitted in such a manner that the wound-up portion becomes radially compressed. Accordingly, a cost-efficient and universally applicable display elevation adjusting apparatus can be provided which can make the operation feeling at the time of raising adjustment constant and can attain adjustment to suit the preference.
US07721994B2	Holder for interior installations in airplanes Nowadays, sliding bearings are usually used which apply the so-called plug-shoe principle to level-out dynamic movements of the surrounding. In this application, there is proposed a sliding bearing for airplanes comprising a frame, a carrier plate and a fast-locking element. The fast-locking element may allow for a mounting of interior installations at the sliding bearing perpendicular to the ceiling surface. Further, by means of the sliding bearing according to the invention, an unintended gliding-out of the carrier plate out of the frame may be prevented. In this way, a light and cost-effective sliding bearing may be provided, by means of which the mounting effort of interior installations is facilitated.
US07721992B2	Aircraft floor to fuselage attachment A floor to fuselage attachment structure incorporates a truss having an upper angled attachment engaging the floor proximate an edge and extending at an angle upward from the floor edge to attach to the fuselage. Additionally, the truss includes a lower angled attachment engaging the floor proximate the edge and extending at an angle downward to attach to the fuselage. The upper and lower angled attachments support the floor with the edge spaced from the fuselage and further have a plurality of apertures for providing airflow between a first volume above the floor and a second volume below the floor.
US07721979B2	Shower spray device A shower spray device is described in which the side wall of the water distribution chamber consists of a sealing element.
US07721978B2	Fluid dispenser nozzle, a dispenser device including such a nozzle and a method of fabrication A fluid dispenser nozzle including a resilient sealing lip fitted on a substantially rigid support, the sealing lip being adapted to bear in leaktight manner against a shutter member belonging to the support that also includes a fastener member connected to the shutter member via a movable connection, the fastener member carrying the sealing lip. The movable connection is adapted to enable the shutter member to be moved from a first position in which the shutter member is spaced apart from the sealing lip to a second position in which the shutter member bears against the sealing lip and elastically deforms the sealing lip.
US07721975B2	Heated saltwater highway deicing machine My invention is different in that it uses high temperature water to dissolve either evaporated granular salt, evaporated salt blocks, evaporated salt buttons, solar salt blocks, bulk or bagged solar salt crystals, or halite rock salt crystals to create a highly saturated, highly concentrated salt brine with or without adjuncts such as waste beet juice, molasses, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride to deice streets, roads, bridges, highways, sidewalks, curb cuts, building entrance steps, and airport runways and airplane taxi ways leading to airport runways. The use of the heated salt brine and adjuncts such as waste beet juice or molasses will prevent the solution from being diluted by holding it place with the sucrose or fructose based molasses used to bind the brine to the surface requiring deicing. The use of calcium chloride and magnesium chloride as adjuncts will increase the heated salt brine's effectiveness at lower temperatures.
US07721973B2	Valve A valve comprising a body and a plug is disclosed. The body has a pair of ports and a tubular structure having a side wall and an open end and defining interiorly a first subchamber communicating with one port. The wall has an opening. The body defines a second subchamber communicating with the other port, extending around the wall and beyond the end to communicate with the end and the opening. The plug has an opening, is mounted to the structure and telescopes between first and second positions. At the second position, the plug is disposed at least partly in the second subchamber and the valve defines, between the ports: a first flow path through the wall opening; and a second flow path through the open end of the structure, via the plug opening. At the first position, the plug and structure restrict flow through the first and second paths.
US07721970B2	Mounting apparatus for card reader A mounting apparatus for mounting a card reader that defines a fixing hole in a sidewall thereof, and forms a first connector in a rear wall thereof, includes a chassis, a bracket slidably mounted to the chassis, a pair of first resilient members, and a locking member. The chassis includes a front wall defining a first opening for the card reader passing therethrough. A second connector is mounted to the bracket, corresponding to the first connector of the card reader. The first resilient members are connected between the chassis and the bracket. The first resilient members are stretched when mounting the card reader. The locking member includes a retaining member mounted to the chassis, and a securing member mounted to the retaining member via a second resilient member. The securing member includes a securing portion protruding therefrom for engaging with the fixing hole of the card reader.
US07721967B2	Remote crane bar code system In general terms, the present invention provides a method of automatically scanning an inventory field to allow the selection of a desired item for retrieval. A camera is positioned in the crane trolley located above the field. The camera continuously performs a scan of the field displaying an image to the operator of the items being scanned. This real-time image allows the operator to distinguish between items scanned in the field. The operator can subsequently choose the desired item triggering the camera system to automatically capture desired information from the item which is in turn communicated to an inventory control system. The camera system mitigates the requirement of a second individual to communicate information between the field and the operator.
US07721963B2	Method for generating a protective electromagnetic field for a card reading device The invention describes a device for a self-service terminal which contains a card reading device, for preventing the possibility of data on a card which is to be read by the card reading device 10 being spied-out by means of a spying-out apparatus which is installed in the vicinity of the card reading device 10. The device comprises a protection apparatus 26 for generating a protective electromagnetic field which is suitable for impairing the functioning of the spying-out apparatus. The protection apparatus is controlled by a control unit 24 of the card reading device, which control unit also controls a card transportation apparatus 18 and/or a reading apparatus 20, 22 of the card reading device, such that the protective field is changed during reading of the card in the card reading device 10 such that it is ensured that reading of the card in the card reading device 10 is not impaired.
US07721958B2	Coinless vending system, method, and computer readable medium using an audio code collector and validator A system, method, and computer readable medium, wherein a vending machine comprising an audio code collector and a code validator is adapted to receive audio tones from a mobile device, and wherein the audio tones include authentication codes and dispense codes to control dispensing of product from the vending machine.
US07721954B1	Combination wallet and multi-account ledger balancing system for monitoring a user's spending habits in real-time A combination wallet and real-time account management system for monitoring a user's spending habits includes monolithically formed first and second sections adaptable between open and closed positions. The system further includes a mechanism for detecting the presence of a credit card and an audible mechanism for notifying a user when a credit card is removed from the wallet and not replaced within a predetermined time interval. An electronic mechanism for performing mathematical calculations is integrally situated within the wallet and non-removable therefrom. The first section includes a plurality of pockets sized and shaped for receiving and storing credit cards. Such pockets are spaced along the first section of the wallet. The second section includes a plurality of pockets sized and shaped for receiving and storing paper money and a personal checkbook.
US07721952B2	Presenting misaligned stacks of media A method of operating a self-service terminal is described in which a stack of media is presented to a customer. If it is detected that at least some of the stack remains within the terminal, the remaining media is advanced out of the self-service terminal.
US07721940B2	Cardboard box having an expandable volume A box for packaging objects, said box including a first belt made up of four vertical panels and terminated by a return tab, each vertical panel being extended by two opposite side flaps designed so that, once they have been folded over at right angles, they form a bottom and a first top for said box, each of at least two of the side flaps having a cutout on a fold line parallel to its outside edge, which cutout enables a tongue to be detached from said flap, said box further including a second belt made up of four other vertical panels and terminated by another return tab, each vertical panel being extended by a single other side flap designed to form a second top for the box, each of two other side flaps being provided with at least one opening or at least one notch for receiving said tongues.
US07721939B2	Sputter target and backing plate assembly A method for aligning the sputter target onto a backing plate having a peripheral arcuate-shaped flange on its bonding surface to provide an aligned and uniform solder bonded interface; and the sputter target/backing plate assembly so produced.
US07721933B2	Surgical fastener applying apparatus A surgical fastener applying apparatus is provided including a cartridge half-section and an anvil half-section, the cartridge half-section and anvil half-section being relatively movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position; and a loading unit receivable in the cartridge half-section and having a plurality of staples and a plurality of staple pusher members. The cartridge half-section includes a frame; a member being longitudinally movable through the loading unit to interact with the plurality of staple pusher members to fire the staples; and a lockout mechanism arranged to block advancement of the member in a locked-out position of the lockout mechanism. In use, after loading of the loading unit in the surgical fastener applying apparatus and subsequent clamping of the cartridge and anvil half-sections, the lockout mechanism is moved to an unlocked position to allow advancement of the member.
US07721930B2	Disposable cartridge with adhesive for use with a stapling device A surgical stapling device is provided for clamping and stapling tissue, and for dispensing a fluid such as an adhesive onto the tissue. The adhesive can be stored within one or more rigid chambers within removable cartridge and dispensed from a plurality of passageways within the cartridge. A plurality of staples and staple drivers are located in the cartridge and may be isolated from the fluid. Both linear and rotary members can be provided to dispense the fluid from the cartridge. Alternately, the fluid can be dispensed from the cartridge at any time with an operator actuatable control. A removable staple cartridge cover can be provided to seal the fluid in the cartridge and prevent fluid loss. Alternately, a fluid cartridge can be provided that can mount within a surgical stapling device and dispense one or more firings of a fluid therefrom.
US07721926B2	Vehicle storage structure A vehicle trim component that has a concealed storage compartment includes a mounting portion and a pair of generally parallel tracks that at least partially define an access opening of the trim component. A flexible lid slidably is disposed between the tracks for movement between a closed position and an open position relative to the access opening. The lid includes a flexible portion and a reinforcement portion coupled to the flexible portion. The flexible portion is configured and arranged to span the access opening when the lid is in the closed position. The reinforcement portion has an array of sliding members and an array of hard, rigid reinforcement inserts. Free ends of each of the reinforcement inserts are located in the tracks. The sliding members are disposed on each of the reinforcement inserts to isolate the reinforcement inserts from contacting the tracks.
US07721923B2	Apparatus and method for textile maintenance An apparatus for textile maintenance comprises a base component containing a plurality of holes and at least one coupling member. Multiple base components may be interlocked by means of the coupling member(s). Retention members snugly fit into the plurality of holes of a base component. The retention members support one or more textile pieces adjacent to a base component. Additionally, the retention members may be used to stack a base component onto another base component. A user may then use a base component or any combination of base components to perform textile maintenance, such as drying or starching.
US07721914B2	Container for dispensing medicaments having a compressible medium therein The invention relates to a medicaments dispensing container (e.g., a cassette or tray), which hold one or more types of medicaments, and configured for secure and intelligent dispensing of the medicaments. In one embodiment, a container for dispensing medicaments includes: a housing for storing an aggregate of medicament units stored loosely with respect to one another; an outlet defined in the housing to dispense the medicament units; and a compressible medium located within the housing and configured to expand so as to move the medicament units toward the outlet for dispensing.
US07721911B2	Rotating type cup lid A rotating type cup lid, includes a cover having a cover portion with a first through hole formed therein, a wall surface disposed around the cover portion, and a flange connecting surface extended from the bottom edge of the wall surface. The rotating type cup lid further includes a rotating body corresponding to the cover portion of the cover. A protruding knob passes through a central circular hole and a downwardly tapered edge is formed at the periphery of the rotating body that is embeddable into an internal surface of the a first latch portion of the cover. The rotating surface of the rotating body includes a second through hole corresponding to the position of the first through hole, a punchable hole with X-shaped break lines, a small opening corresponding to a smaller straw, and a closed surface having no hole, each of which may be rotated into alignment with the first through hole.
US07721910B2	Paint tray and method for manufacture A preformed paint tray with peelable liners is made from a planar tray substrate with upper and lower surfaces and a plurality of stacked liner sheets with peelable adhesive on one surface by positioning the liner sheets adjacent a surface of the substrate, and simultaneously thermoforming the substrate and sheets together to form a substrate having a shaped interior, with the sheets conforming to the shaped interior of the substrate. The sheets are maintained in the thermoformed shape by their adherence to the other sheets and the substrate. If desired, the sheets can include tear tabs to facilitate separation of the top sheet from the other sheets. The tray can be cleaned of residual paint after use by simply peeling away the upper liner sheet.
US07721909B2	Tank A tank for an agricultural field sprayer having a fill region and a first closure. To avoid costly connections for lines at the tank and to reduce the cost of manufacture of the tank, the first closure can be rigidly connected to the tank and provided with an opening uncovered by a second closure. The connections of the first closure are arranged on a region configured as a connecting region, so that an access to the fill region is made possible by the second closure, even if the sprayer is in operation, particularly in a washing-in operation or in a circulating operation.
US07721902B2	Fuel anti-siphon device The anti-siphon device prevents a hose or siphon tube from being inserted into the fuel inlet line for a fuel tank of a vehicle, such as a tractor-trailer. The anti-siphon device includes a tube with cams which are moveable from a retracted position to an extended position via a camming sleeve inserted into the tube. The cams are extended into contact with the inside surface of the fuel tank inlet line and preclude removal of the anti-siphon device from the inlet line. The device further includes flighting which prevents a siphon hose from being inserted through the tube into the fuel tank of the vehicle. Holes are provided in the tube of the device to allow fuel to flow freely into the tank during filling. The fuel also passes through the central opening of the camming sleeve, and through a central opening in the flighting for passage out of the bottom of the tube.
US07721900B2	Sportboard storage rack system A sportboard storage rack system, for holding one or more sportboards that have a narrow region and a wider region. The rack system has a first member that defines a blind recess into which a sportboard is placed, the recess having an open face with a width that is greater than the width of the narrow region of the sportboard and less than the width of the wider region of the sportboard, the recess also having an inner area in communication with the open face, the inner area having a width that is greater than the width of the open face, and less than the width of the wider region of the sportboard.
US07721895B2	Screening device for wet screening of paper fiber suspensions A screening device for the wet screening of a paper fiber suspension comprising at least one screen plate having a plurality of screen openings, a support structure being detachably attachable to the screen plate, a rotor movable adjacent the screen plate and an outlet opening for a portion of the paper fiber suspension passing the screen openings The support structure of the device is characterized by an outer support ring and an inner support ring and at least one middle support element arranged radially between the inner and outer support rings to support the at least one screen plate. Elastic pre-stressing against the screen plate is generated, and as a result of the elastic pre-stressing, the screen plate exerts compressive forces on at least one radially intermediate support element and respectively exerts tensile forces both on the inner support ring and on the outer support ring.
US07721893B2	Multi-functional storage apparatus A multi-functional storage apparatus for selectively supporting a capturing device includes a main casing having a receiving cavity and a supporting arrangement. The supporting arrangement is provided on the main casing to operate the main casing between a normal storing mode and an capturing mode, wherein in the normal storing mode, the supporting arrangement is arranged to rest on the main casing so as to allow the main casing to function as a portable carrying device through storing objects within the receiving cavity, wherein in the capturing mode, the supporting arrangement is selectively extended from the main casing to detachably attach to the image capturing device, in such a manner that the image capturing device is securely and suspendedly supported by the main casing as a supporting base for stably capturing image in a predetermined direction.
US07721891B2	Nest and stacked containers A nest and stack container system is provided. The system comprises a plurality of containers in various sizes, allowing the stacking of smaller sized containers on a larger sized container. Alternatively, the large container may be stacked on at least two adjacently-arranged small containers. The inventive nest and stack containers allow flexible handling of various sizes of storage containers. Individual containers can be stacked and nested among each other, and in combination, stacks of containers can be formed in any desired sequence of large and small containers, with individual containers each being placed in a slip-proof manner on top of another container.
US07721890B2	Package system for a powdery, granular, paste-like or liquid sterile product Package system (2) for a powdery, granular, paste-like or liquid sterile product comprising a plastic outer tray (4) and a plastic inner tray (6). The inner tray (6) is to be sealed with a first plastic cover to form a sterile receptacle for the sterile product. The outer tray (4) is to be sealed with a second plastic cover to form a sterile receptacle for the inner tray (6). The inner tray (6) has a spout (40) for the application of the sterile product.
US07721878B2	Package for containers A package is formed from a carton and containers extending through a bottom panel of the carton. First and second struts and a brace in the carton interior provide support for the containers accommodated within the carton.
US07721865B2	Segment-type friction material A segment-type friction material has blocks each composed of four segment pieces. Five blocks are stuck by adhesion to a core metal 2 along an entire circumference thereof so as to constitute one surface of the segment-type friction material. Gaps are provided between the five blocks to form oil grooves that make an automatic transmission fluid (ATF) to flow. Five oil grooves are formed in total on one surface as a whole of the segment-type friction material.
US07721862B2	Power transmitting apparatus A power transmitting apparatus can comprise a clutch housing, a plurality of driving clutch plates, a plurality of driven clutch plates movable for carrying out the pressure-contact or release relative to the driving clutch plates, a clutch member, a pressure member, pressure-contact assisting cam, back-torque limiting cam characterized in that one set of cam surfaces of the pressure-contact assisting cam or the back-torque limiting cam are arranged so that they extend along a circumferential edge of the clutch member. A crowning can be formed on one set of cam surfaces in their extending direction and/or their width direction.
US07721853B2	Combined service and parking brake apparatus and method for executing an emergency braking action A combined service and parking brake apparatus, having a brake unit equipped with a brake disc and at least one brake pad in which a fluid pressure actuatable brake piston is able to place the brake pad against the brake disc and having a parking brake unit which includes an electric drive unit, a transmission, and a spindle unit equipped with a nut and spindle in order to mechanically lock the brake unit in a parking brake position, and in which the electric drive unit, the transmission, and the spindle unit are situated in series on a common axis.
US07721839B2	Operator's seat for heavy equipment having optimized switch arrangements for controlling the equipment An operator's seat for heavy equipment having optimized switch arrangements for controlling the equipment is provided, in which arrangements of various kinds of switches and components of operating devices that are frequently used by an operator in the seat due to the characteristic of the equipment are integrated within a radius that an operator's hand reaches (i.e. in a hand arm operation zone), and thus physical inconvenience and fatigue that the operator who repeatedly operates working devices for a long time suffers can be reduced. The operator's seat for heavy equipment includes a switch instrument installed within a radius that a hand of an operator sitting in the operator's seat reaches, a control lever mounted on a specified position of the switch instrument to control operations of working devices, and switches arranged on the switch instrument in closest proximity to the control lever so that the operator in the operator's seat can operate the switches in the closest position in which the operator does not invade a control stroke zone of the control lever.
US07721838B2	Collision obstacle discrimination device for vehicle A collision obstacle discrimination device for a vehicle has at least one upper detection unit arranged between a bumper and side members and at least one lower detection unit disposed at a lower side of the upper detection unit. The upper detection unit detects at least a component of a side-member extension direction of a collision energy when an obstacle collides with the bumper. The lower detection unit detects a collision energy which is closer to the ground than the component of the side-member extension direction of the collision energy detected by the upper detection unit. A discrimination unit is further provided to sort-distinguish the obstacle by comparing the collision energy detected by the upper detection unit and that detected by the lower detection unit.
US07721829B2	Traveling robot A traveling robot includes a main body frame having a front wheel supported in a front portion thereof in a traveling direction, a first traveling part having a first driving wheel to drive in the traveling direction, a first rear wheel disposed in a rear side of the first driving wheel, and a first wheel frame to support the first driving wheel and the first rear wheel, a second traveling part having a second driving wheel to drive in the traveling direction independently from the first driving wheel, a second rear wheel disposed in a rear side of the second driving wheel, and a second wheel frame to support the second driving wheel and the second rear wheel, a first interlocking hinge part to rotatably support the first wheel frame to the main body frame to have a hinge axis of a perpendicular direction with respect to the traveling direction, and a second interlocking hinge part to rotatably support the second wheel frame to the main body frame independently from the first interlocking hinge part to have a hinge axis of the same direction as the first interlocking hinge part.
US07721826B2	Downhole jack assembly sensor In one aspect of the invention, a drill string comprises a drill bit with a body intermediate a shank and a working face, and the working face comprises at least one cutting element. A jack assembly is disposed within the drill bit body and comprises a jack element disposed on a distal end of the assembly. The jack element substantially protrudes from the working face and is adapted to move with respect to the bit body. At least one position feedback sensor is disposed proximate the jack assembly and is adapted to detect a position and/or orientation of the jack element.
US07721819B2	Rotary hammer A rotary hammer includes a housing, a tool holder mounted on a front portion of the housing, and a motor mounted in the housing. The motor includes an armature shaft arranged substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the tool holder and including toothing. A hammer mechanism is driven by the motor to generate impacts on a tool being held by the tool holder. The hammer mechanism includes a first intermediate shaft adjacent and substantially parallel to the armature shaft facing away from the tool holder. A rotation drive mechanism is driven by the motor to rotatingly drive a tool being held by the tool holder. The rotation drive mechanism includes a second intermediate shaft adjacent and substantially parallel to the armature shaft facing the tool holder. The toothing of the armature shaft meshes with corresponding toothing on at least one of the first intermediate shaft and the second intermediate shaft. A chain drive couples the first intermediate shaft to the second intermediate shaft so that the first and second intermediate shafts are driven together by the armature shaft.
US07721812B2	Fire suppression system and method for an interior area of an aircraft lavatory waste container fire protection A fire suppression system adapted for use in a lavatory of an aircraft. The system includes a supply coupled to one or more fluid discharge nozzles via one or more fluid flow lines. A pressure source in communication with the fluid flow lines provides pressure to assist in supplying a pressurized flow of fluid through the flow line(s) to the nozzles(s). Furthermore, the system is capable of using the potable water supply of the aircraft or it can be self-contained with its own water supply reservoir. If self-contained, the system includes a pressurized fluid source to assist in supplying water to the discharge nozzle(s).
US07721810B2	Large inside diameter completion with position indication A completion assembly has a packer for isolation and indicating shoulders incorporated into a sleeve mounted uphole of the packer. Locating the indicating shoulders above the packer allows them to be larger than placement below the packer where the assembly generally has to neck down to permit operations such as gravel packing. Placement above the packer makes the indicating shoulders less restrictive to subsequent production flow or for passage of tools further down the wellbore.
US07721809B2	Wellbore instrument module having magnetic clamp for use in cased wellbores A magnetically clamped wellbore instrument module includes a substantially non-magnetic housing configured to traverse an interior of the wellbore. At least one electromagnet is disposed at a longitudinally spaced apart position along the housing. The at least one electromagnet has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart contact points that define a diameter greater than a diameter of the housing. The contact points have circumferential spaces therebetween defining a diameter smaller than the diameter defined by the contact points.
US07721805B2	Method and apparatus to hydraulically bypass a well tool Apparatuses and methods to communicate with a zone below a subsurface safety valve (104, 204, 404) independent of the position of a closure member (106) of the safety valve. The apparatuses and methods include deploying a subsurface safety valve (104, 204, 404) to a profile located within a string of production tubing. The subsurface safety valve (104, 204, 404) is in communication with a surface station through an injection conduit (150,152; 250,252; 450; 452) and includes a bypass pathway (144, 244, 444) to inject various fluids to a zone below. A redundant control to actuate subsurface safety valve (104, 204, 404) can include a three-way valve (180, 280) or three-way manifold 480 connecting the injection conduit (150,152; 250,252; 452) or the hydraulic ports (140,142; 240,242; 442′) to the subsurface safety valve (104, 204, 404).
US07721801B2	Conveyance device and method of use in gravel pack operation The present invention provides for a conveyance device to bypass regions within a wellbore that may disrupt the desired distribution of gravel in a gravel pack.
US07721793B2	Vapor-lift pump heat transport apparatus A vapor-lift pump heat transport apparatus having a small heat resistance and a large heat transport capacity. A heat exchange circulating solution container has a first space and a second space communicating with the first space through a communication opening and contains a heat exchange circulating solution, and vapor thereof, in each space. A circulating solution transport passage includes a pipe connected to the solution outlet of the container and provided with a sensible heat releasing heat exchanger, a pipe disposed in the container, and a pipe connected to a vapor-liquid two-phase fluid inlet and provided with a heating heat exchanger. A vapor-liquid two-phase fluid flows into only the first space through the vapor-liquid two-phase fluid inlet. When the entrance of the vapor-liquid two-phase fluid has caused a pressure difference between the first and second spaces, a difference occurs between the positions of the vapor-liquid interfaces in the first and second spaces.

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