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US07765263B1	Method and apparatus for processing electronic messages Methods and apparatuses for processing electronic messages are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, for an outgoing message addressed to a mail address of a recipient, the mail client determines whether is an alternative messaging system available to the mail address of the recipient. If there is an alternative messaging system available, the mail client determines whether the recipient's alternative messaging system is online. If so, the mail client sends the mail message to the recipient via the alternative messaging system. Otherwise, the mail client sends the message via normal mail system. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US07765257B2	Methods and apparatuses for selectively providing privacy through a dynamic social network system In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses initiate a collaboration session from a presenter participant; select an available profile from a plurality of overall profiles based on a hierarchy structure of the plurality of overall profiles and a presenter profile corresponding to the presenter participant; and invite an attendee to the collaboration session by the presenter participant wherein the attendee corresponds to the available profile.
US07765245B2	System and methods for enhanced metadata entry A system and methods for facilitation of enhanced user interactions with metadata corresponding to one or more media files. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced metadata entry and modification interface to a user. A method of providing for automated step through of media files for metadata entry is described, as well as a method for quickly presenting the user with the most appropriate media sample from which an appropriate metadata entry or modification can be made by the user.
US07765244B2	Fast and efficient method for deleting very large files from a filesystem In the current invention, a method and apparatus for efficiently deleting large files is described. This is done by having a special inode for pointing to data blocks to be freed, and subsequently freeing the data blocks from the special inode in a controlled manner.
US07765239B2	System and method for storing and retrieving a field of a user defined type outside of a database store in which the type is defined In a database system that supports user-defined types, one or more fields of a user-defined type may be designated as containing data that is to be stored as a file outside of a database store, separate from the other fields of the type which are stored within the database. Instead of being stored within the database, the data in such a designated field of an instance of the user-defined type is stored as a file within the file system of a computer. Applications are provided “out of band” access, via the file system of the computer, to the file in which the data of such a field is stored outside the database store. A component of the system intercepts file system open requests and checks security against the database store before allowing the open request to proceed. The component also notifies the database when file system close requests are received.
US07765232B2	Method and system for implementing and managing an enterprise identity management for distributed security An Enterprise Identity Management system includes a registration component, an ownership component, and an audit component. The registration component is configured to associate a user ID with specific accounts that are accessible via a computer system. The ownership component is configured to verify the ownership of the accounts. The audit component is configured to perform periodic checks to ensure the validity of the association between the user ID and the ownership of the accounts.
US07765228B2	Method and system for data collection for alert delivery Managing data collection for one or more scheduled alert messages. A primary or backup poller manager coordinates any number of poller services to access content and generate the alert messages. At a predefined period the poller manager is informed that an existing or new poller service is available for work. The poller manager provides a query to the poller service to access content in which one or more users have expressed an interest. Querying for a large number of users can be subdivided among the poller services. The poller service can also automatically expand the query if it yields insufficient content. The poller service generates the alert messages for the interested users and informs the poller manager when done. A change in content can be used to generate or update alert messages before their scheduled delivery. The poller manager prioritizes processing with a quality of service level.
US07765227B1	Selection of search criteria order based on relevance information The present invention is directed to a method and system for refining a search to locate information about an item based on predetermined search categories. More specifically, the method and system dynamically display search categories based on relevancy information of a search result. A search category generally includes a set of category values which are used to filter the data entries into a subset of the search result. The data entries are returned after searching on data stores with a search query provided by a user and then the ranks of the returned data entries are determined based on a degree of relevancy with the search query. The data entries are displayed in order of the ranks and the set of category values for a search category are displayed to reflect the ranks of the data entries.
US07765225B2	Search system A method of searching a plurality of semi-structured and/or unstructured documents comprising the steps of: providing a search interface having a search term input window, a search initiation button and a plurality search result display window, the search interface further including one or more search term clarification buttons; providing a plurality of documents having one or more search identifier terms associated therewith; inputting a search term into the search term input window and initiating a search; searching for documents related the search term, and displaying documents identified by the search in the search result display windows, wherein each search result display window displays search results related to a particular identifier term, and wherein further the search identifier term assigned to each search result display window is dependent upon the results of prior searches.
US07765218B2	Determining a term score for an animated graphics file A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, determine a term score based on frame scores, frame weights, and effect bonuses. The frame score represents a probability that the frame will be displayed, and in an embodiment is based on whether the frame may be skipped via an embedded link between frames. Frames that may be skipped have their frame scores reduced. The frame weights are based on an attribute of the term, such as a font size, a font style, a color, or a location within a frame. The effect bonus is based on one or more attributes of the nearest tweened object to the term, such as a location, a size, a shape, or a color. The term score may be used to order the display of the pages that contain the frames in response to a search request. In this way, terms within the frames of an animated graphics file are scored based on the likelihood that the term will be seen during the animation.
US07765216B2	Multidimensional analysis tool for high dimensional data Described is a technology by which high dimensional data may be efficiently analyzed, including by filtering, grouping, aggregating and/or sorting operations to provide an analysis result. For efficiency in the analysis, an inverted index may be built (e.g., as part of filtering), and/or a hash structure (e.g., as part of grouping). Analysis parameters specify dimensions, on which union and/or intersection operations are performed to provide a final dataset. The analysis tool provides a user interface for inputting analysis parameters and outputting information corresponding to an analysis result. The analysis tool may sort the information corresponding to the analysis result, e.g., to output the topmost or bottommost results.
US07765201B2	System and method of making search for document in accordance with query of natural language A first interface accepts a user specified first question sentence. A question analysis unit analyzes the first question sentence. When the first question sentence queries a plurality of matters, the question analysis unit generates a plurality of second question sentences for individually querying each of the plurality of matters from the first question sentence. A search engine makes searches for documents which match respective matters queried by the plurality of second question sentences from a morphological index database in accordance with the plurality of second question sentences. A second interface provides a user with a search result for the first question having reflected thereon results of document searches for the plurality of second question sentences by the search engine.
US07765200B2	SQL query problem determination tool A method and system for query problem determination have been disclosed. The method includes receiving a database query; creating a query execution plan for the database query comprising a plurality of query plan operators; and executing the query execution plan, wherein a progress indicator is displayed for each query plan operator. The system includes a query progress monitor, which collects progress information for each query plan operator during the execution of the query execution plan. This progress information is then communicated to a query progress visualizer and a query progress analyzer, which graphically displays the progress information as a progress indicator for each query plan operator and performs debugger type operations, respectively. In this manner, information concerning the progress of the query execution is provided at a query operator level, such that the information may be used to more efficiently debug any problems with the query.
US07765199B2	Method and system to index captioned objects in published literature for information discovery tasks The present invention relates to the identification, extraction, linking, storage and provisioning of data that constitute the captioned components of published or “print ready” literature for computerized information discovery activities including search, browse and data mining. These components, or objects, include the tabular presentation of data (“tables”) and graphics such as “figures”, “images” and “illustrations” typically used to supplement the textual narrative of the publication.
US07765192B2	System and method for archiving a media collection A system and method for archiving a user's media collection are provided. In general, a central archiving system stores high-quality versions of a number of known media files and a number of known encoding algorithms. First, each media file in the user's media collection and an encoding algorithm used to encode each media file are classified as either known or unknown to the archiving server. For each known media file encoded with a known encoding algorithm, the archive includes information identifying the media file, information identifying the encoding algorithm for the media file, and optionally the one or more quality parameters such as bit rate, sampling frequency, and the like for the media file. For each unknown media file and/or media file encoded with an unknown CODEC or encoding algorithm, the archive includes the media file, which is uploaded and stored at the archiving system.
US07765191B2	Methods and apparatus for managing the replication of content One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units that do not include a timestamp in their content addresses, in a time-based directory structure. A further embodiment is directed to accessing replicated content units stored on a computer, based on a time of replication. A further embodiment is directed to employing a bitmap in a time-based directory structure which may be used to indicate whether any content units stored during a specified time range are stored in the directory structure.
US07765186B1	Update-anywhere replication of distributed systems Transactional database replication techniques are disclosed. The techniques can be realized in many ways, such as in a replicator module that can be instantiated at each site in a distributed system. The techniques support a variety of data storage technologies such as traditional durable transactional databases as well as in-memory data storage systems, and a variety of data types such as relational, flat file, XML, and object-oriented data. Guaranteed levels of distributed transactional data consistency for both reads and writes are enabled for database applications. The techniques also support the ability of applications distributed across a network to perform updates concurrently, and the ability to replicate many standard database systems without needing to modify their intrinsic behavior or needing them to be aware of the replicator, and the ability to tolerate network and process failures without any change to the data consistency guarantees provided to the applications.
US07765184B2	Metadata triggered notification for content searching A method is provided for browsing a plurality of objects in search of one or more objects of interest, wherein a notification is triggered when a user focuses on, or otherwise activates or selects, an object having certain pre-defined metadata characteristics. A user device capable of enabling the user to search the plurality of objects using such a method is also provided, and a system and computer program product for searching a plurality of objects for one or more objects of interest are further provided.
US07765178B1	Search ranking estimation A searcher can be configured to improve relevance ranking of search results through iterative weighting of search ranking results. A Search Auto Categorizer (SAC) operates on a base query to return a probabilistic distribution of leaf categories of a taxonomy in which relevant products may reside. A Search Logic Unit (SLU) can compute a relevance of any particular leaf category to the base query. The SLU can then determine an initial relevance of a particular product to the query based on the probabilistic distribution and the relevance of leaf category to query. The SLU weights the relevance of a product to the query to establish an updated probabilistic distribution. The SLU then repeats the relevance and weighting until convergence upon a relevance list.
US07765176B2	Knowledge discovery system with user interactive analysis view for analyzing and generating relationships A knowledge model discovery system is configured to provide an interactive view having simultaneously displayed sub-views that include a relational data element view and a geophysical view. Using the interactive view, a user may perform search and analysis of information organized with a knowledge management tool in conjunction with geographic information. The relational data element view may provide a relational visualization that displays data elements provided with the knowledge management tool as narrowed by the context of a user analysis. The geophysical view may provide a geographically based depiction of the same data elements using a similar context. The relational data element view and the geophysical view may be operated in coordination to maintain cohesiveness and similar context of the information displayed in the views.
US07765172B2	Artificial intelligence for wireless network analysis This invention relates to using artificial intelligence for analyzing real-life collected data from an operation system, modeling the collected data to identify characteristics of events, analyzing the models to conclude an optimal solution for maximizing the performance of the operation system.
US07765167B2	Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.
US07765164B1	System and method for offering in-lane periodical subscriptions A system and method of offering subscriptions to periodical publications or other products and services at a point of sale using subscription enabling information stored in a database. The present invention imparts a process by which users enrolled in a biometric authorization system may accept subscription offers at a point of sale by submitting their biometric data. Subscription information stored in the user record may then be utilized to enable the fulfillment of the subscription offer.
US07765162B2	Method and system for conducting off-line and on-line pre-authorized payment transactions A system and method for conducting a financial transaction using an integrated circuit device issued by a card issuer and capable of conducting off-line and on-line transactions with a payment card network. The method includes utilizing the card for conducting a transaction and reading from the card a pre-authorized balance, a pre-authorized limit, and an account number. The method also includes requesting on-line authorization in the event the value of the transaction is greater than the difference between the pre-authorized limit and the pre-authorized balance. Finally, the method includes receiving authorization to conduct the transaction and updating by the card the pre-authorized balance and the pre-authorized limit, wherein the card issuer, through the integrated circuit device, is able to continually update the pre-authorized limit based on various factors including the transaction and account activity.
US07765149B2	Methods and systems for incentivizing participation in a marketplace through the issuance of warrants Methods and corresponding system are provided herewith that, in at least one embodiment, include the act or acts of issuing at least one warrant to a participant, in which the warrant is convertible into at least one ownership share of an entity associated with a marketplace; receiving information associated with the participant's execution of trading activities in the marketplace; determining, based on the received information, a quantity of warrants eligible for conversion into ownership shares; converting the eligible warrants into a quantity of ownership shares; and transmitting an indicia indicating the quantity of ownership shares.
US07765143B1	System and method for event driven virtual workspace A system and method for an event driven virtual workspace are described. According to one example method, a trader can define a plurality of windows to be associated with a virtual workspace. Also, the trader could define one or more triggering events, the combination of which may be used to activate the virtual workspace. In such an embodiment, when the system detects the one or more triggers, the system can attempt to activate the virtual workspace. According to the example method, the trader may place a number of limiting conditions before any states of the currently displayed windows are modified such that the triggered virtual workspace could be displayed. If no limiting conditions are detected, the system can display the triggered virtual workspace.
US07765141B1	Online auction system facilitating flexible terms commodity trading The buying and selling of commodities online in a disciplined manner can be initiated by either a prospective buyer or prospective seller in a variety of auction types each of which supports the negotiation of various terms including payment, delivery, quantity and quality. The initiating party registers as either buyer or seller with a central authority and provides requisite information including commodity specification, which may be qualitative as well as quantitative, and desired delivery terms, which may be specified using formats for several basic options. The type of auction is also specified using an option format beginning with a selection from a plurality of basic types determined by direction of price movement, whether the initiating party is a buyer or seller, and related duration constraints. Sale is determined by acceptance of a bid or offer setting an agreed upon price, quantity, delivery and payment terms. Commodity quality may additionally be negotiated and verification offered by provision of a sample either directly between parties or through the central trusted authority and/or an independent laboratory.
US07765139B2	Risk and reward assessment mechanism A data driven and forward looking risk and reward appetite methodology for consumer and small business is described. The methodology includes customer segmentation to create pools of homogeneous assets in terms of revenue and loss characteristics, forward looking simulation to forecast expected values and volatilities of revenue and loss, and risk and reward optimization of the portfolio. One methodology used for modeling revenue and loss is a generalized additive effect decomposition model to fit historical data. Based on the model, a segmentation procedure is performed, which allows for creation of groups of customers with similar revenue and loss characteristics. An estimation procedure for the model is developed and a simulation strategy to forecast and simulate revenue and loss volatility is developed. Efficient frontier curves of risk (e.g., return volatility) and reward (e.g., expected return) are created for the current portfolio under various economic scenarios.
US07765133B1	System for facilitating trade processing and trade management A system for facilitating the processing and settlement of a securities trade is provided. The system includes a computer which receives trade execution information indicative of an executed trade by a first trading party and trade allocation information indicative of an executed trade by a second trading party. The system also includes a database of trading party profiles accessible by the computer, the trading party profiles being indicative of acceptable trade parameters for each trading party. Executing on the computer is a matching program for comparing the trade execution information with the trade allocation information and for determining that a match exists if the trade execution information and the trade allocation information correlate within the acceptable trade parameters supplied in the trading party profiles for the first trading party and the second trading party.
US07765131B2	Systems and methods for providing personalized delivery services Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized delivery services by a carrier providing a package delivery service. Typically, the consignee indicates a delivery preference to be applied to delivery of a package, such as indicating a specific location where the package is to be left upon delivery, if the consignee is not present to accept the package. In one embodiment, the consignee may be notified by the carrier of the scheduled delivery of the package, and may be linked to the carrier's web site to indicate a delivery preference. Alternatively, the delivery preference may be indicated by the consignee proactively accessing the web site. After conveying a delivery preference, the carrier's systems communicate the delivery preference at the appropriate time to a portable computing device which informs the delivery personnel of the consignee's delivery preference. Other embodiments allow the consignor to indicate delivery preferences.
US07765125B1	Trunk branch repeated transaction index for property valuation A repeated transaction index (RTI) for estimation of a home price index (HPI) that controls for systematic bias. Purchase transaction records are used to estimate an HPI for areas large enough to have sufficient transaction data. Bias is removed from non-purchase transaction records using the HPI. All available data is used to estimate a localized HPI that pertains to smaller geographical areas (e.g., zip codes, neighborhoods, etc.) after correction of the biases in the non-purchase transaction records.
US07765124B2	Method and system for issuing, aggregating and redeeming merchant rewards with an issuing bank A loyalty reward point system that utilizes the pre-existing infrastructure of network such as a credit card network. A user makes a purchase at a merchant using a token such as a credit card. As part of the purchase transaction, the user is awarded reward points from the merchant based on the purchase, which are stored in an account associated with the merchant and the user by the issuing bank. The reward account is maintained on the issuing bank server on behalf of the merchant and the user, and the number of reward points in the user's account for that merchant is increased accordingly. The user may redeem the reward points earned from the transaction with the merchant at a later time, or may redeem the points with another merchant in the same marketing cluster, or may aggregate those reward points with those of other merchants into a reward point exchange account, and then redeem the aggregated reward points for goods or services from any approved merchant on the network, depending on the configuration of the system.
US07765118B1	Systems and methods for insurance coverage A user may use a financial card to make a purchase at a merchant. An institution system may receive and analyze transaction data associated with the purchase. The institution system may send a notice to the user asking if the user would like insurance coverage for the item(s) pertaining to the purchase. The notice may request the user send a photo of the item(s) or documentation pertaining to the item(s) to the institution system.
US07765117B2	System and method for managing healthcare costs Disclosed is a system and method for creating a financial index related to healthcare costs. A financial derivative instrument can be created from the index. Using the financial derivative instrument, an entity can hedge against unexpected fluctuations of healthcare costs.
US07765116B1	Long term disability overpayment recovery service with post award service and savings program and financial assistance A method of providing post-award services and savings to claimants upon recovery overpaid, long-term disability benefits after the receipt of Social Security disability insurance payment. The overpayment recovery service is seamless and provides for automatic recovery of overpayments from the claimant account with the post-award services and savings being an integrated service.
US07765114B2	Patient treatment management method using treatment regimens A system and a method for managing patient treatment stores in the database a patient history for each patient including data related to observations, test results, diagnoses, treatment regimen(s) and a treatment plan associated with the patient. The treatment plan is administered to the patient and medical device operating data related to the tasks of the associated treatment regimen is stored in the database. A reminder is issued if a task associated with the treatment regimen is not completed on time and the effectiveness of the treatment regimen is evaluated based upon the data stored in the database so that only effective treatment regimens are retained in the system. The system performs treatment planning, treatment monitoring, hospital monitoring, healthcare insurance billing, patient billing, research and analysis support, supply chain management and personnel scheduling.
US07765113B2	Method and system for health assessment and monitoring The present invention relates to an assessment technique which is conveniently practiced on a computer or over a network. The assessment technique is particularly useful in assessment of health related factors. The invention also relates to a general purpose programmable computer which is provided with instructions for operating according to the assessment technique.
US07765111B2	Method and apparatus for remote health monitoring and providing health related information A health monitoring system includes a plurality of remote user sites, each remote user site comprising at least one health monitoring device for collection of user health monitoring data, an interactive video device, and a user interface apparatus; at least one remote computing facility configured for signal communication with, and to receive health monitoring data-related signals from, the plurality of remote user sites; and at least one computer, configured for signal communication with the remote computing facility, wherein the interactive video device is interactively coupled with the remote computing facility. Associated methods are also described.
US07765110B1	Method and system for delivering substitute medical therapies with restricted access A system and methods are provided for delivering to a patient a substitute medical therapy with restricted distribution or access. One example is a medical therapy provider, such as a pharmacist, receiving a prescription for a medical therapy for a patient and describing these procedures and the substitute medical therapy to the patient. The patient and patient's prescribing physician will determine whether the proposed substitute medical therapy is desired and would be indicated for this patient, including obtaining data and informed consent from the patient. The method also provides a distributor or third party reviewer the prescription and certification from a qualified patient's physician, data and consent from a qualified patient, including an authorization for the substitute medical therapy and confirming the informed consent from a qualified patient by the distributor or a third party reviewer. From this data, the distributor or third party reviewer determines the qualified patient's eligibility for access to the medical therapy and, if the qualified patient is found eligible, delivers the medical therapy to the patient.
US07765105B2	Graphically representing goods management in supply chain A method of graphically representing management of goods in a supply chain includes receiving goods management data in a computer system from participants in a supply chain, the goods management data being sent upon the participants managing individual goods, and generating a graph in the computer system using the goods management data, the graph showing the management of the individual goods over time. A computer-implemented tool may generate a display area that shows the management of individual goods over time by the participants. The goods management may be graphically represented as cumulative curves. Curves may be shifted, cleansed or predicted. The tool may identify problems in the supply chain.
US07765092B2	Computer system and method for calculating ADME properties A computer system and a method for calculating an ADME properties of a substance on the basis of molecular properties of the substance by using a biophysical model, into which the molecular properties are entered as input quantities. The biophysical model establishes a relationship between the molecular properties and the ADME properties.
US07765090B2	Apparatus and method for identification of swirling flow A swirling flow identification apparatus includes an eigenequation calculation section 3 and a swirl axis calculation section 4. The eigenequation calculation section 3, based on velocity data of a fluid at a coordinate point, calculates an eigenvalue through an eigenequation concerning the coordinate point and the velocity data. The swirl axis calculation section 4, if the eigenvalue is a complex number, defines an imaginary part of the complex number as a swirl function, calculates a coordinate point providing a local maximum value in the swirl function and defines the coordinate point providing the local maximum value as the position of a swirling axis of a swirling flow in the fluid. With this, even under the presence of another flow or a plurality of swirling flow, the swirling flow can be adequately identified by using the velocity vector at each of node points (coordinate points).
US07765078B2	Method and apparatus for digital VCDL startup Methods and apparatus are provided for improved startup of a voltage controlled delay loop that has an injection clock and a return clock. A control signal is determined for a plurality of delay elements in a voltage controlled delay loop by obtaining a histogram count of a number of occurrences of at least one predefined logic value for a plurality of delay settings of the voltage controlled delay loop; determining a histogram count that approximately corresponds to an alignment of at least one edge in the injection and return clocks; and determining the control signal based on the determined histogram count that approximately corresponds to the alignment. The voltage controlled delay loop can be started using the determined control signal. The histogram count can be obtained for a plurality of PVT combinations and the control signal can then be determined for each PVT combination.
US07765075B2	Method and device for spectral analysis in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution A method for spectral analysis of a signal (s1(t)) in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution adapts the two spectra of the signal (s1(t)) from adjacent frequency bands relative to one another in the transitional range of the two frequency bands. The associated device contains a unit for discrete convolution (3), which implements a smoothing of the discrete power spectra (\|S1(k)\|2) of the discrete signal (s1(k)) from adjacent frequency bands in the transitional range of the two frequency bands.
US07765073B2	Automated crack detection system and method for vehicle closure An automated crack detection system and method for determining a crack initiation potential of a vehicle closure includes a vehicle closure operatively mounted to a vehicle. One or more specific locations on the vehicle closure are identified for monitoring and one or more sensors are mounted on the vehicle closure at the one or more specific locations identified. A signal analyzer assembly is linked to the one or more sensors for receiving acoustic emission signals therefrom when the vehicle closure is repeatedly opened and closed. The signal analyzer assembly compares the signals received to a predetermined threshold to determine a crack initiation potential of said vehicle closure.
US07765071B2	Systems and methods for characterizing protein structures In one embodiment, a system or method involves accessing a database having a macromolecular structure of a protein, the molecular structure being represented as a set of spheres, retrieving the molecular structure of the protein from the database, and mathematically computing a Euclidean Voronoi diagram representing atoms of the protein from the set of spheres.
US07765070B2	Ellipsoidal gaussian representations of molecules and molecular fields I describe several techniques for characterizing molecules based on the shapes of their fields. In particular, I describe a way to automatically break molecules into a series of fragments by using an ellipsoidal Gaussian decomposition. These fragments can then be analyzed by a shape metric technique, and the parameters of the decomposition can be used in creating, characterizing, and searching databases of molecules based on field similarity. The ellipsoidal Gaussian representations can also be used to describe binding or active sites on macromolecules, thereby providing a template for searching for complementary molecules in a database. The most immediate application of these techniques is to pharmaceutical drug discovery and design.
US07765068B2	Identification and characterization of protein fragments A method of preparing a first set of candidate fragments from a sample protein fragment and a protein sequence, comprises selecting a first candidate sequence comprising a terminal amino acid of the protein sequence; generating a further candidate sequence from each candidate sequence, except a last candidate sequence; and including any candidate sequences having a mass which is equal to the mass of the sample protein fragment within a third tolerance, in the first set of candidate fragments. The generating of the further candidate sequences from each candidate sequence is by adding a portion of the protein sequence farther away from the terminal amino acid than the candidate sequence, if a mass of the sample protein fragment is equal to or greater than the mass of the candidate sequence within a first tolerance, or deleting a portion of the candidate sequence from an end closest to the terminal amino acid, if the mass of the sample protein fragment is less than the mass of the candidate sequence within a second tolerance. The candidate sequences are subsequences of the protein sequence.
US07765062B2	Method and system for autonomous tracking of a mobile target by an unmanned aerial vehicle A method and system for autonomous tracking of a mobile target such as a ground vehicle by an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method and system utilize an approach that tracks a mobile ground target by using a ground vehicle model with an ummanned aerial vehicle model, with velocity and acceleration constraints. These real-world constraints ensure that the method is applicable to a general class of unmanned aerial vehicles and ground targets. One or more sensors are employed on the unmanned aerial vehicle, with the sensors having at least one field-of-view sensing cone over the ground. A position and path of the mobile target are monitored through input from the sensors on the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method and system detect and estimate the position and path of the mobile target when the target is inside the field-of-view sensing cone.
US07765052B2	Variable active fuel management delay with hybrid start-stop A control system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine with cylinder deactivation comprises an engine time off module that determines an engine time off value. A re-purge determining module estimates a re-purge time required to purge a hydraulic control system of the engine of air before initiating cylinder deactivation. The re-purge time is estimated based on the engine time off value and an engine temperature.
US07765048B2	Deceleration control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In deceleration control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration control is performed on the basis of a turning of the vehicle; and a controlled variable of the deceleration control is decreased when the vehicle is traveling on an outlet of a curved road.
US07765042B2	Fault diagnostic method and device A method for monitoring motor vehicle systems that include mechanical components and at least one control device detects, in a first step, input signals and output signals as quantitative signals that characterize the operating behavior, assigns discrete qualitative values to value intervals of the input signals and output signals, which are established using a particular sequence of threshold values. A change to one of the qualitative values is recognized as an event, and consecutive events are stored as an event sequence. The event sequence is compared with a model of the normal behavior of the motor vehicle system, in particular a model composed of all event sequences of the proper operation of the motor vehicle system. If there is a match, it is assumed that the motor vehicle system is operating properly. If there is no match, erroneous operation is assumed.
US07765039B1	Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task-related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of a vehicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a substantially real-time indication of the efficiency of the vehicle in performing an assigned task with respect to a predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle monitors sensors that provide information regarding the state of health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has done. In response to anomalies in the data from the sensors, the processor records information that describes events leading up to the occurrence of the anomaly for later analysis that can be used to diagnose the cause of the anomaly. The sensors are also used to prompt the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle at optimum efficiency.
US07765038B2	Mission planning system for vehicles with varying levels of autonomy A system in accordance with the present invention tasks a team of autonomous unmanned vehicles. The system includes a first team member and a second team member. The first team member has a first level of autonomy. The second team member has a second level of autonomy. The first level of autonomy is different than the first level of autonomy. The first team member is given instructions corresponding to the first level of autonomy. The second team member is given instructions corresponding to the second level of autonomy.
US07765034B2	Location determination of power system disturbances based on frequency responses of the system A system for detecting and locating a disturbance event within a power grid includes a series of frequency disturbance recorders (FDRs) taking measurements in the power grid at dispersed points of the power grid, an information management system, configured to receive data from the series of FDRs and analyze the received data and a communications network interconnecting the series of FDRs and the information management system. The information management system is configured to examine orders and patterns of receipt of frequency changes at the FDRs in the data caused by the disturbance event and to triangulate a location of the disturbance event based on the orders and patterns of receipt of the frequency changes. Example methods of detection and location of disturbance events are also described.
US07765031B2	Robot and multi-robot interference avoidance method In a robot, a first determining unit determines whether there is an interference region in which a first occupation region and a second occupation region are at least partially overlapped with each other. A second determining determines whether a second movable part of another robot is at least partially located in the interference region based on an actual position of the second movable part. A stopping unit begins stopping, at a predetermined timing, movement of the first movable part if it is determined that there is the interference region, and that the second movable part is at least partially located in the interference region. The predetermined timing is determined based on a positional relationship between an actual position of the first movable part and the interference region.
US07765018B2	Control device for controlling audio signal processing device In a PC that controls a mixer engine having a programmable DSP, any object such as a knob or the like is enabled to be duplicated from a control screen corresponding to various signal processing components and disposed at any position on a user control screen to make it possible to use the user control screen as a control screen editable by a user. When an object such as a knob is designated in the user control screen and a predetermined direction is issued, a menu is displayed on a display. Then, when “Open Original” is selected from the menu, it is understood that display of the control screen including an original of the designated object is directed, and the control screen is displayed on the display.
US07765009B2	Sub-threshold stimulation to precondition neurons for supra-threshold stimulation In order to generate the smallest phosphenes possible, it is advantageous to selectively stimulate smaller cells. By hyperpolarizing the somas of the large cells selectively with sub-threshold anodic ‘pre-pulse’ stimuli (making them more difficult to stimulate) and then selectively depolarize the smaller cells one can selectively stimulate smaller cells. Alternatively, one can hyperpolarize the dendrites of the cells with larger dendritic fields by applying sub-threshold anodic currents on surrounding electrodes and then depolarizing the smaller cells in the center. Further, one can manipulate the phases of an individual biphasic wave to affect selective stimulation resulting in more focal responses. It is possible to increase resolution with the ‘pre-pulse’ described above. One can also effect resolution by modifying the pulse order of the cathodic and anodic phases. Further, one can isolate the effect of the phases by separating them in time (long inter-phase interval) or by making one of the phases long and low amplitude—always keeping equal total charge for the two phases. As an example, one can preferentially stimulate smaller ganglion cells by providing a longer sub-threshold anodic pulse balanced with a shorter supra-threshold cathodic pulse. Preferentially stimulating the smaller ganglion cells will allow stimulation of different brightness levels while maintaining high spatial resolution.
US07765008B2	Method of controlling blood pressure A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion.
US07765003B2	Synchronization control system A method of controlling the operation of a pulsatile heart assist device (14) in a patient (10). The method consisting of utilising sounds produced by the heart (12) to control the operation of the heart assist device (14).
US07764990B2	Method and device for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue A method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in which method electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and feedback is given from an exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device. A device for measuring exercise level and fatigue during exercise, which device includes sensors for measuring electrical signals from active muscles and a feedback device for giving feedback. A momentary exercise level and the level of fatigue of a person are measured or estimated by measuring besides electrical signals received from muscles also other quantities describing exercise and from measuring results one or several indexes are calculated by means of which exercises carried out at different times and under different circumstances are comparable with each other.
US07764984B2	Apparatus and method for navigating an instrument through an anatomical structure Apparatus for navigating an instrument through an anatomical structure of a patient's body volume, comprising a table for supporting the patient and at least a first C-arm having a first X-ray source and a first X-ray detector for acquiring a first series of 2D-images of the instrument while maneuvering through said anatomical structure, and further comprising a processing unit for the images which unit connects to a memory device, whereby the memory device holds pre-determined 3D-images of the patient's anatomical structure, and the processing unit is arranged for processing the 2D-images of the instrument and the 3D-images of the anatomical structure so as to provide merged 3D-images of the instrument that in use maneuvers through said anatomical structure.
US07764973B2	Controlling playback of recorded media in a push-to-talk communication environment In one embodiment a method is provided which comprises recording a push-to-talk communication session comprising media segments, each media segment being associated with an endpoint device from which the media segment originated. A playback request for playback of at least one recorded media segment at an adjusted playback speed may be received and, in response to the playback request, a playback speed of the at least one recorded media segment may be adjusted relative to another recorded media segment. The recorded media including the segment with the adjusted playback speed may then be provided at a requesting endpoint device.
US07764967B2	System for managing frequency resources in multiple radio access networks and method thereof Disclosed is a system and method for managing frequency resources, that is, a system and method for dynamically allocating and managing frequency resources in multiple radio access networks (RAN). In multiple radio access networks, the system and method manages frequency resources in consideration of the priorities of radio access networks and the priorities of service classes of each radio access network, and manages the frequency resources through negotiation and auction for frequency resources among the radio access networks.
US07764963B2	GW coupled SIP proxy In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) performing an initial authentication with a mobile device in an access gateway, the access gateway being a point of attachment; (ii) forwarding a first message from the mobile device to an edge proxy; (iii) receiving a second message from the edge proxy; and (iv) returning a modified version of the second message to the edge proxy for a final authentication of the mobile device.
US07764957B2	Method for performing measurements for handoff of a mobile unit operating with a switched beam antenna in a wireless communication system, and corresponding system Measurements for handoff are made by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) operating with a switched beam antenna in a wireless communication system. The switched beam antenna is a smart antenna generating a plurality of directional beams and an omni-directional beam. The WTRU measures signals from a plurality of cells with the omni-directional beam and/or one or more of the directional beams. The WTRU evaluates and reports to the network measurement of the omni-directional beam or the strongest beam for adding cells to an active set of cells. For removing cells from an active set of cells, the WTRU evaluates and reports to the network measurements of the antenna beam selected for communication with the active set cells.
US07764954B2	Method of providing cell phones in a cell phone signal strength chart of multiple cell phones in a communication network A method, a combined cellular, PDA communication device and system having specialized software applications for allowing a plurality of combined cellular phone/PDA device users to monitor each others' locations and status, to initiate cellular phone calls by touching a symbol on the touch screen display with a stylus which can also include point to call conferencing calling. Each participant's cellular phone/PDA device includes a GPS navigation receiver with application software for point to call or conference call initiation to network participants and fixed facilities. The method, device and system also include several features that: (a) provides an individual the ability to establish public or private peer to peer networks and to assign the symbols and soft switches associated with the network; (b) allow individual cell phone/PDA device users to create a signal strength geo-referenced contour map; (c) permit each network participant to automatically request and download additional constantly updated maps that surround the network participant's fixed or moving locations from a server and (d) collapse the cell phone's soft switch matrix and readout areas so that after a fixed amount of user inactivity time, the map and superimposed symbols area will increase to occupy the soft switch and read out areas.
US07764947B2	Online charging management server An online charging management server comprising: receiving means arranged to receive at least one account request message transmitted from a network service provider; and transmitting means arranged to transmit an online account balance message to a further separate server based on the received account request.
US07764945B2	Method and apparatus for token distribution in session for future polling or subscription A system and a method are disclosed for authenticating a subsequent callback from a public safety answering point (PSAP) in response to a user agent's initial emergency call. In one embodiment, the user agent forwards a token to the PSAP during the initial call, and the PSAP returns the token during callback. The PSAP is authenticated when the forwarded and returned tokens match. In another embodiment, the user agent encrypts a token using a Public Key Infrastructure and forwards the encrypted token to the PSAP. The PSAP decrypts the token and, upon callback, includes a signed digital certificate based on the token. The user agent authenticates the PSAP when the decrypted digital certificate matches the originally sent token. In yet another embodiment, the user agent forwards a first token to the PSAP. Upon callback, the user agent forwards a second token to the PSAP. The PSAP performs a function on the pair of received tokens and forward the result to the user agent. The user agent performs the same function on the same tokens to obtain a local result. The user agent authenticates the PSAP when the local and forwarded results match.
US07764941B2	Radio communications apparatus A bit error rate of the reception signal is detected on the reception side, such that an n optimal modulation method and LO output power are determined in accordance with this bit error rate, and an LO output changing instruction is sent to an image signal rejection mixer on the transmission side. The image signal rejection mixer changes the phase X=α+γ in response to the LO output changing instruction when power splitter (201) splits the LO into two components with equal amplitude and phase difference α, power splitter (202) splits the IF signal into two components with equal amplitude and phase difference β, and power combiner (205) combines RF signals with equal amplitude and phase difference γ. By changing the X, the LO output power is controlled and the back-off amount of a transmission amplifier is changed in accordance with an optimal modulation scheme. In this event, α−β+γ=2nπ (n is an integer) is set so as to maximize the image signal rejection amount.
US07764939B2	Apparatus and method for processing input signals corresponding to the same signal source at different timings A receiving apparatus includes a receiving module and a processing module. The receiving module is used for receiving a plurality of received signals and selecting the received signals to generate a plurality of input signals. The processing module is used for processing the input signals to generate an output signal.
US07764937B2	Frequency error estimation and correction Counter-clockwise and clockwise quadrant transitions are detected and accumulated with respect to a received complex signal over a certain time period. These transitions may then be compared in order to obtain information indicative of both a magnitude and phase of a carrier frequency error for the received signal. Additionally, zero-crossings of the received complex signal over the same certain time period are detected and accumulated. The accumulated crossings provide information indicative of frequency offset magnitude. The determined magnitude and phase of the frequency error may then be used to adjust a local oscillator frequency to provide for improved receiver performance.
US07764935B2	Phase and power calibration in active antennas A switch is particularly advantageous for calibration of signal phase between transmitters, and other uses. The switch has a first data input adapted to input a transmit signal from a first transmitter, a first data output, at least one and preferably multiple bidirectional data ports, and a control input adapted to selectively couple in a first case the first data input to one of the bidirectional data ports, and in a second case one of the bidirectional data ports and the first data input to the first data output. By coupling one data port of the switch to a data port of another identical switch, a transmit signal from another transmitter can be ported to the first said switch, and both signals output to a feedback circuit that finds the phase difference and applies it to a new signal input to one of the transmitters. Beamforming and MIMO uses are also detailed.
US07764929B2	Methods and apparatuses for reducing interference using frequency division multiple access Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described which are capable of mitigating interference between piconets. Devices on a piconet may detect a certain degree of interference. When this interference is deemed as arising from another piconet, the first piconet may cease transmitting on a set of bands while the interfering piconet may continue to transmit on this set of bands. Furthermore, the interfering piconet may cease transmitting on another orthogonal set of bands within the frequency spectrum while the original piconet continues to utilize these bands. Transmission on these sets of bands may be resumed after a predetermined time period. In this manner interference between the two piconets may be minimized.
US07764923B2	Material processing apparatus and method for grading material A material processing apparatus has a reader unit, an information extracting unit and a grade determination unit. The reader unit reads a material. The information extracting unit extracts information from the material, the information having information written by a user and information printed on the material in advance. The grade determination unit grades the information written by the user based on the information printed on the material in advance.
US07764920B2	Duplex document feeder A duplex document feeder includes a housing unit, and a switching unit. The housing unit has a document-conveying path, an inverting path, and a switchback path. The switching unit is disposed in the switchback path, and includes a first switching gate, a second switching gate connected fixedly to the first switching gate, and a guiding path disposed between the first and second switching gates. The switching unit is pivotable among first, second, and third positions so as to allow for automatic feeding, two-sided scanning, inverting, and ejecting in orderly arrangement of documents.
US07764919B2	Image forming apparatus with a waste storage container An image forming apparatus including a compact waste toner storage device in which waste toner can be evenly stored. The image forming apparatus includes a waste toner tank to store the waste toner that is collected from a cleaning member to remove the residual waste toner on an image carrying body, and a vibration unit provided inside the waste toner tank to prevent the waste toner from accumulating unevenly. Because the vibration unit is provided inside the waste toner tank, the apparatus can be manufactured compactly. Also, because a coil spring and a stopper are used in the vibration unit, the vibration unit does not take up much space in the waste toner tank. Further, much more waste toner can be stored in the waste toner tank, despite having a same size as a conventional waste toner tank.
US07764915B2	Elastic roll and fixing device An elastic roll is used in a fixing device of an image forming apparatus. The elastic roll includes an elastic layer and a covering layer disposed on an outside of the elastic layer. The covering layer is made of a heat-resistant resin or a metal, which has higher rigidity than a material of the elastic layer.
US07764914B2	Fuser belt assembly A fuser belt assembly of a xerographic marking device is provided with an endless fuser belt having an inner side and an outer side, a pressure pad movable between a cammed-in position in which the pressure pad contacts an inner side of the fuser belt to press an outer side of the fuser belt against a fuser roll to form a fusing nip, and a cammed-out position in which the pressure pad does not press the fuser belt against the fuser roll. The pressure pad includes two or more embedded pressure sensors for sensing a load of the pressure pad in the cammed-in position, and one or more preload adjustment screws for adjusting the load on the pressure pad based on the sensed pressure pad loads.
US07764907B2	Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus There is provided a charging apparatus having high durability, in which no rusts etc. are generated, and by which a potential of a photoreceptor drum being charged can be controlled stably within an appropriate range for a long period of time owing to hardly impaired controllability of the potential of the photoreceptor drum being charged even with a some amount of contaminants such as toner that may be deposited on, and which is inexpensive as well. A charging apparatus includes a needle electrode, a holding member, two cleaner members, a support member, a moving member, a shield case, and a platy grid. On the surface of the needle electrode is formed a nickel layer containing tungsten.
US07764900B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method using patch images An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that holds a toner-image; an intermediate transfer member onto which the toner-image that has been held on the image carrier is transferred; a transfer unit that transfers onto a recording medium the toner-image that has been transferred onto the intermediate transfer member, the transfer unit transferring thereon a color-toner-image for checking toner-image, which has been formed in a non-image forming region on the intermediate transfer member; an application unit that applies an adhesion force reducing agent to a surface of the transfer unit before the color-toner-image for checking formed on the intermediate transfer member passes through the transfer unit, the adhesion force reducing agent reducing adhesion force to the transfer unit of the color-toner-image for checking; and a cleaning unit that removes the color-toner-image for checking that has been transferred onto the transfer unit and the adhesion force reducing agent.
US07764898B2	Image forming apparatus having first and second grounding routes An image forming apparatus includes a cassette attaching section, a media cassette, a loading plate and a first and second ground conducting route. The cassette attaching section includes a media supplying roller for supplying media. The media cassette is attachably and removably installed in the cassette attaching section. The loading plate is mounted in the media cassette and loads the media stacked up in the media cassette. The first ground conducting route makes static electricity discharge from the loading plate to a grounding portion of the cassette attaching section when the media cassette is attached to the cassette attaching section. The second ground conducting route conducts with the media and makes static electricity discharge to the grounding portion when a distance between the media supplying roller and the media is shortened after the first ground conducting route is conducted.
US07764895B2	Image heating apparatus with shutter control based on temperature An image heating apparatus including: an image heating member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blower, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the image heating member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, in which the shutter is kept at a closed position when a temperature of the predetermined area of the image heating member is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, whereby a temperature rise in a non-sheet passing portion can be efficiently reduced by using the small air blower without lowering the productivity when small-size recording materials are continuously passed nor reducing the lifetime of the air blower.
US07764893B2	Use of customer documents for gloss measurements An image printing system for adjusting gloss on printed documents includes a marking engine constructed to print images, which have gloss, on a document; a gloss measurement device, includes a linear array sensor to detect a generally specular and diffuse reflectance in the first direction produced by one or more illuminators; a processor configured to receive image data relating to a content of the image to be printed on the document; to process the detected generally specular and diffuse reflectances to determine a characteristic of the gloss of the document, and to compare the gloss characteristic with the image data relating to content of the image printed on the document; and a controller configured to control at least one process controls parameter of the marking engine based on the comparison of the gloss characteristic with the image content by the processor.
US07764891B2	Solid-concentration measuring apparatus and method thereof, and solid-concentration control system A solid-concentration measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver, and a response-time integrator. The ultrasonic transmitter transmits a single-pulse ultrasonic wave to a liquid toner. The ultrasonic receiver receives the single-pulse ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic transmitter transmits again a single-pulse ultrasonic wave after a predetermined time has passed from when the ultrasonic receiver receives the single-pulse ultrasonic wave. The response-time integrator measures a response time from transmission to reception of each single-pulse ultrasonic wave, and integrates the response time with respect to each set of N pulses (N>1). A solid concentration of the liquid toner is calculated based on the integrated response time.
US07764884B2	Optical ring network architecture An optical ring network architecture including a number (N) of multi-add/drop filters, such as filters formed using symmetrical pairs of frequency routers. Each multi-add/drop filter is coupled to two other multi-add/drop filters using N−2 transmission media, such as optical fibers, to form a ring. The network also includes a number (N) of terminal stations associated with the multi-add/drop filters. A terminal station (p) is coupled with, and receives information from, its associated multi-add/drop filter (p) through a single optical fiber. In addition, the terminal station p is coupled with, and transmits information in a first direction around the ring to, a multi-add/drop filter p+1 through a single optical fiber. Communications from terminal station p to each other terminal station in the first direction are assigned one of N−1 wavelengths such that no two wavelengths on a given optical fiber are associated with communications between terminal stations in the same direction. Moreover, all wavelengths on a given optical fiber may be associated with a communication between terminal stations in either the first or second direction. As a result, each terminal station can communicate with each other terminal station simultaneously using wavelength division multiplexing and N−1 wavelengths. The network may also be bi-directional such that each terminal station p is coupled with, and transmits information in a second direction opposite the first direction to, a multi-add/drop filter p−1 through a single optical fiber.
US07764882B2	Optical packet tray router An optical packet tray router is disclosed that manipulates a signal wavelength as the fundamental control mechanism. The disclosed optical packet tray router aggregates one or more packets in a packet tray for transmission over a network. The header information associated with each packet is used to route each packet to the appropriate destination channel and to make timing decisions. A wavelength server generates optical control wavelengths in response to the timing decisions. A generated optical control wavelength is used to adjust the wavelength of a given packet tray and thereby introduce a wavelength selective delay to the packet tray to align packet trays or to shift one or more packet trays to avoid a collision. The wavelength of the packet tray is converted to a control wavelength corresponding to an identified delay, irrespective of the initial channel upon which the packet tray was received. At the output stage of the packet tray router, the packet tray wavelength can be converted to any desired output channel wavelength.
US07764877B2	Imaging apparatus, image display control method, and program In the present invention, there is provided an imaging apparatus including: a mode determiner configured to determine a mode that is set; an automatic focus detectable frame display controller configured to, if a predetermined mode is found set by the mode determiner, control displaying an automatic focus detectable frame for a predetermined period of time to delete the displayed automatic focus detectable frame after passing of the predetermined period of time; and a main controller configured to, if an automatic focus point is set at a position outside the automatic focus detectable frame, make the automatic focus detectable frame display controller control redisplaying the automatic focus detectable frame.
US07764875B2	Wireless communication system and method for photographic flash synchronization A system and method for controlling one or more remote photographic flash devices from a camera body. Wireless functionality within a camera body provides wireless communication of a signal from within the camera body to one or more remote devices. In one example, a flash synchronization signal of the camera body may be wirelessly communicated using a wireless communication functionality within the camera body and an external antenna to one or more remote flash devices for triggering the one or more remote flash devices.
US07764874B2	Image-taking apparatus An image-taking apparatus includes: a CCD having an imaging surface; and an image-taking optical system having an objective lens. The apparatus further includes: a shake detector that detects a shake of the image-taking apparatus; and a correction lens disposed between the objective lens and the CCD and moving in parallel with the imaging surface to correct a blur in an image formed on the imaging surface caused by the shake of the image-taking apparatus. The apparatus further includes: an electromagnet disposed behind the CCD and driving the correction lens; a power transmission system that moves the correction lens by transmitting power from the electromagnet to the correction lens; and a correction-lens controller that causes, based on a detection result from the shake detector, the electromagnet to drive the correction lens such that an image whose blur due to the shake is corrected is formed on the imaging surface.
US07764871B2	Infrared heat irradiating device An infrared irradiating device (1) comprising: a lamp-holder of a material adapted to withstand the thermal and mechanical stresses to which it is exposed in the conditions of use and adapted to house an irradiating system, an infrared bulb (2) inserted in the lamp-holder (20) and able to produces radiations in the infrared wavelength, connector elements (15) at the ends of said infrared bulb (2), adapted to connect them to complementary connector elements (14) which carry an electrical supply cable (26) and further comprising means (10) to protect a connector element assembly (21) from infiltrations of water and from other external agents.
US07764862B2	Method of and apparatus for setting video signal delimiter information judged from audio and video signals Even when there are a plurality of scene changes in an arbitrary (e.g., commercial) interval or when a plurality of audio modes are mixed in a program, chapter division points can be set suitably. An apparatus comprises an image structuring section which analyzes the similarity between consecutive frames of a video signal and obtains first delimiter information that provides delimitation according to the semantic content of the video signal and an arbitrary interval detecting section for an audio signal. The apparatus creates second delimiter information for silent portions in the audio signal, sets an arbitrary interval, and creates third delimiter information by superimposing the first and second delimiter information one on top of the other. In this case, if the first delimiter information exists in the arbitrary interval, the apparatus rejects the first delimiter information.
US07764849B2	User interface for navigating through images A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface. One embodiment of the method can include identifying a selected first image and identifying a selected direction from the first image. Additionally, the method can include calculating a best neighbor metric for each of one or more other images to determine a best neighbor image in the selected direction. Furthermore, the method can include presenting the best neighbor image to a user in a user interface.
US07764848B2	High resolution enabling apparatus and method An apparatus includes unit acquiring, from an image source, an image represented by pixel values indicating brightness levels, unit setting, as a reference frame, one frame, unit sequentially setting, to be target pixels, each of pixels in one or more frames, unit setting target-image regions including the target pixels, unit searching the reference frame for similar-target-image regions similar to each of the target-image regions in a change pattern of pixel values, unit selecting, from the similar-target-image regions, corresponding points corresponding to each of the target pixels, unit setting sample values concerning brightness at the corresponding points to a pixel value of a target pixel corresponding to the corresponding points, and unit computing pixel values in a high-resolution image corresponding to the reference frame, based on the sample values and the corresponding points, the high-resolution image containing a larger number of pixels than pixels in the reference frame.
US07764844B2	Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics.
US07764843B2	Method and device for condensed image recording and reproduction A method for decoding coded image data, and which includes determining whether a property type of an image data is a first coding type or a second coding type, in which the first coding type of the image data includes identifier information of a reference image for specifying the reference image among previous images, and the second coding type of the image data does not include the identifier information of the reference image, detecting the reference image based on the identifier information for the first coding type of the image data, obtaining moving vector information related to the reference image, and decoding the first coding type of the image data based on the detected reference image and the obtained moving vector information, and decoding the second coding type of the image data based on the image data itself.
US07764841B2	Multi-codec transforming and/or inverse transforming system, medium, and method A transforming and/or inverse transforming system, medium, and method for a multi-codec. The transforming system includes a first matrix storage storing 1-dimensional DCT (discrete cosine transform) matrixes corresponding to respective transformation techniques, a second matrix storage storing 2-dimensional DCT matrixes corresponding to the respective transformation techniques, a 1-dimensional transformer 1-dimensionally transforming an input image using a 1-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, a 2-dimensional transformer 2-dimensionally transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image using a 2-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, and an enhancement transformer enhancement transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image to improve efficiency of integer transformation.
US07764839B2	Edge detecting apparatus and method, and image size enlarging and reducing apparatus and method Filtering processing is performed with a difference filter and on two pixels in an image, which pixels are adjacent to each other, and a difference between pixel values of the two pixels, which are adjacent to each other, is thus obtained. A judgment is made as to whether an absolute value of the thus obtained difference is or is not equal to at least a predetermined threshold value. In cases where the absolute value of the difference has been judged to be equal to at least the predetermined threshold value, it is judged that an edge is located between the two pixels, which are adjacent to each other. Detection as to whether an edge is or is not located between the pixels in the image is thus capable of being made quickly with simple operation processing.
US07764837B2	System, method, and apparatus for continuous character recognition A technique for continuously recognizing a character entry into a computer. In one example embodiment, this is achieved by drawing a character in a continuous stroke order using a stylus [210] on touch screen [220]. As associated data of the drawn continuous stroke order is then inputted into a continuous character recognizer [930] via the touch screen [220]. One or more hypothesis candidate characters including the continuous stroke order are then produced by the continuous character recognizer [930] upon a partial recognition. The produced one or more hypothesis candidate characters are then displayed substantially over the drawn continuous stroke order on a display device [230].
US07764832B2	System and method for processing image data for color space conversion A method of processing image data is disclosed, wherein the method includes receiving a set of image data values in a device-dependent first color space, comparing the values in the first color space to a look-up table having entries correlating the values in the first color space to integer values in a device-independent second color space, locating in the look-up table the values in the second color space corresponding to the values in the first color space, and converting the values in the first color space to the values in the second color space.
US07764816B2	Method for analyzing medical image data A method for analyzing a medical image. The process: establishes a predetermined criteria; obtains data in a plane traverse the anatomical object; identifies a point disposed on the object in the plane; detects contour points of the object in the plane from the identified point; analyzes the obtained contour points to predict a subsequent point on the object and a tracing direction, such tracing direction being along the length of the object; determines a subsequent plane transverse the object, such predicted point being in the subsequent plane; repeats the process until the predetermined criterion is satisfied.
US07764812B2	Apparatus, methods and computer program products for biometric confirmation of location-based tracking Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus, methods and/or systems for providing location based tracking with biometric confirmation. Some embodiments can include, a location identifier configured to determine the geographical location of the device and a biometric identifier configured to determine an identity of a proximate person who is proximate the device and generate an identity validation value corresponding to the identity.
US07764808B2	System and method for vehicle detection and tracking A system and method for detecting and tracking an object is disclosed. A camera captures a video sequence comprised of a plurality of image frames. A processor receives the video sequence and analyzes each image frame to determine if an object is detected. The processor applies one or more classifiers to an object in each image frame and computes a confidence score based on the application of the one or more classifiers to the object. A database stores the one or more classifiers and vehicle training samples. A display displays the video sequence.
US07764802B2	Frequency-warped audio equalizer In certain embodiments, an improved audio equalization filter can be generated by frequency warping one or more digital filters having a plurality of frequency bands. Frequency warping can include, for example, transforming at least some of the frequency bands of the one or more digital filters into lower frequency bands. As a result, in various implementations the audio equalization filter may be more accurate than certain currently-available IIR equalization filters. The audio equalization filter may also be more computing-resource efficient than certain currently-available FIR equalization filters.
US07764801B2	Directional microphone array system A directional microphone array system generally for hearing aid applications is disclosed. The system may employ a broadside or an endfire array of microphones. In either case, the signals generated by the microphone are added using a plurality of summation points that are connected together via a single signal wire or channel. In the case of the endfire array, all but one of the signals is delayed so that the summation of the signals are in phase. The summation of the signals is then used to generate an output signal for a speaker of a hearing aid or the like.
US07764793B2	Method to leverage a secure device to grant trust and identity to a second device According to one embodiment of the invention a system is utilized to leverage the security arrangement between a first and second device to establish a secure link between the first device and a third device. One embodiment of the invention is particularly suitable for loading security data on a set top box, such as that utilized in the cable television industry.
US07764783B1	Acoustic echo cancellation with oversampling Techniques for performing acoustic echo cancellation are described. An ADC oversamples an analog signal from a microphone and provides a near-end signal having a wider bandwidth than the bandwidth of a communication channel. A subband filter receives and filters the near-end signal, provides an in-band signal having spectral components in a frequency band of interest, and provides an out-of-band signal having spectral components in at least one other frequency band. An adaptive filter receives a reference signal and the in-band signal, derives an echo estimate signal with the reference signal, cancels a portion of the echo in the in-band signal with the echo estimate signal, and provides an intermediate signal. A double-talk detector detects for double talk based on the out-of-band signal and the intermediate signal, e.g., by determining a power ratio based on the powers of the out-of-band and intermediate signals and detecting for double talk based on the power ratio.
US07764781B2	DSX module with performance monitoring A DSX system having a plurality of jacks mounted in a chassis, the jacks including IN and OUT ports accessible from the front of the chassis and tip and ring springs corresponding to each of the IN and OUT ports. The chassis also includes IN and OUT co-axial cable connectors electrically connected to the tip and ring springs of the jacks, and MONITOR co-axial cable connectors for use in monitoring signals transmitted through the IN and OUT connectors.
US07764767B2	Device and method for adjusting a diagnostic unit A diagnosis device, in particular an x-ray device, includes a patient couch which is rotatably mounted on a carrier device as well as a diagnosis unit, which is likewise mounted on the carrier device and can be moved along a longitudinal direction in parallel to the patient couch by a motor drive and an adjustment mechanism. A measuring device for measuring a measurement signal of a measured variable correlated with the drive force is provided in order to promptly identify a collision between the diagnosis unit and a patient mounted on the patient couch. A control unit is provided to evaluate the measurement signal. The control unit is designed in order to trigger a reaction when a predetermined value in respect of the measurement signal is exceeded.
US07764766B2	X-ray apparatus An X-ray apparatus according to this invention includes an X-raying condition fixing controller for carrying out controls to cause an X-ray emission from an X-ray tube on X-raying conditions effective when an X-ray emission is stopped by the automatic exposure controller, and turning off automatic exposure control by the automatic exposure controller. Thus, the automatic exposure control is carried out only at the time of starting radiography, and a subsequent sequential shooting can be carried out in the state of X-raying conditions at that time being locked and the automatic exposure control being turned off. When X-raying a new site to be imaged after a current site to be imaged, driving of a top board is detected during the sequential shooting, and the automatic exposure control can be carried out only at the time of starting radiography for the new site to be imaged, and a subsequent sequential shooting can be carried out in the state of locking to the X-raying conditions effective at that time, with the automatic exposure control turned off. As a result, a proper automatic exposure control can be carried out without setting a radiographic collection mode.
US07764764B2	Method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance A method, a processor, and a system for identifying a substance are described. The method includes identifying a substance based on a plurality of integrated intensities of a plurality of X-ray diffraction profiles.
US07764758B2	Apparatus and/or method for variable data rate conversion An apparatus generally comprising a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit is shown. The first circuit may be configured to generate a phase signal by dividing each cycle of an output clock into a plurality of phase values. The second circuit may be configured to generate an intermediate data signal by interpolating an input data signal sampled with an input clock in response to the phase signal and the output clock. The third circuit configured to generate an output data signal by sampling the intermediate data signal with the output clock.
US07764754B2	Data transmission with spatial spreading in a MIMO communication system For data transmission with spatial spreading, a transmitting entity (1) encodes and modulates each data packet to obtain a corresponding data symbol block, (2) multiplexes data symbol blocks onto NS data symbol streams for transmission on NS transmission channels of a MIMO channel, (3) spatially spreads the NS data symbol streams with steering matrices, and (4) spatially processes NS spread symbol streams for full-CSI transmission on NS eigenmodes or partial-CSI transmission on NS spatial channels of the MIMO channel. A receiving entity (1) obtains NR received symbol streams via NR receive antennas, (2) performs receiver spatial processing for full-CSI or partial-CSI transmission to obtain NS detected symbol streams, (3) spatially despreads the NS detected symbol streams with the same steering matrices used by the transmitting entity to obtain NS recovered symbol streams, and (4) demodulates and decodes each recovered symbol block to obtain a corresponding decoded data packet.
US07764751B1	Fine synchronization of a signal in the presence of time shift caused by doppler estimation error A radio frequency receiver includes a receiving circuit for receiving and decoding an incoming radio frequency signal including a correlation signal. The receiver also includes a timing estimation circuit. The timing estimation circuit comprises a signal buffer receiving a plurality of correlation signal segments, and a first peak detection and Doppler estimation circuit for determining a first timing of a first segment and the associated first Doppler shift. The timing estimation circuit also comprises a memory coupled to the signal buffer, the memory receiving a plurality of segment correlation metrics, and a second peak detection and Doppler estimation circuit for determining a second timing of a second segment and the associated second Doppler shift. Further included in the timing circuit is a final correlation circuit for determining a final timing estimate based on the first Doppler shift, the second Doppler shift, and the first timing estimate and based on the correlation metrics of at least some of the plurality of correlation segments.
US07764749B2	Phase tracking for received signals using adaptive interpolation Phase trackers (7) for tracking phases of received data are provided with interpolators (20), error detectors (21,22), combiners (25) and indicator generators (26) for generating at least two streams of interpolated samples, for generating error signals per stream, and for generating an indicator signal for adjusting the interpolation, to avoid the use of sync words for phase tracking. The indicator generator (26) converts combined error signals into indicator signals for adjusting the interpolation through shifting sampling phases of interpolated samples.
US07764747B2	Methods and systems for transmitting and processing pilot signals A system and method of transmitting and processing pilot signals includes decorrelating a pilot tone that conveys a pilot signal, performing a channel estimation based on the decorrelated pilot tone to calculate estimated channel values and positioning the estimated channel values consistent with their order in subsequent transmission units. In one embodiment, the decorrelation comprises an interleaving operation. In another embodiment, the decorrelation occurs during a channel estimation stage. The decorrelation can be performed during a channel estimation stage by interleaving and deinterleaving pilot signals in the receiver.
US07764743B2	Methods of channel coding for communication systems A method of encoding data for transmission to one or more users selects a given number of bits of data from a transport block to be subject to hybrid ARQ functionality for channel coding. Only the selected bits are channel coded in a HARQ block for subsequent transmission using a given set of channelization codes to one or more users.
US07764741B2	Modulation-type discrimination in a wireless communication network A radio frequency receiver for discriminating a modulation type to decode a signal field of an encoded signal in a wireless communication system. The radio frequency (RF) receiver receives an encoded signal having a preamble training sequence associated with a frame, the preamble training sequence including the signal field. The radio frequency receive generates at least a first log-likelihood ratio (LLR) stream and a second LLR stream for each of a plurality of sub-symbols for a predetermined portion of the received encoded signal based upon an m-bit wide modulation reference, wherein m represents the bit width of the modulation reference. The first LLR stream and the second LLR stream each include a plurality of LLR values. The plurality of LLR values of the first LLR stream are summed to produce a first cumulative LLR, and the plurality of LLR values of the second LLR stream are summed to produce a second cumulative LLR. The first cumulative LLR is discriminated with the second cumulative LLR to produce a discriminated modulation type output. The receiver decodes the signal field based on the discriminated modulation type output.
US07764725B2	Sub-banded ultra-wideband communication system A wireless communication system performs high-speed transmission of information signals by using a multi-band approach. Each band spans about 500MHz. A flexible modulation scheme within each band employs time, amplitude and phase modulations, allowing adaptation of the data rate to the sub-band conditions. In addition, pseudo-random frequency sequence is employed to provide sufficient multi-user interference reduction.
US07764721B2	System for adjusting the wavelength light output of a semiconductor device using hydrogenation A method and structure for adjusting the wavelength output of a semiconductor device is described. In the method, the hydrogen concentration in an active region of the semiconductor device is adjusted either during fabrication or after the device has been fabricated. The adjustment provides a simple technique for fine tuning many device types including regular lasers and VCSEL structures. The adjustment also allows for mass production of lasers of many different frequencies on a single wafer substrate, a system particularly desirable for wavelength division multiplexing systems.
US07764720B1	Multi-tone driven high-power narrow-linewidth rare earth doped fiber amplifier A method to increase the output power of narrow-linewidth rare earth-doped fiber amplifiers by suppressing simulated Brillouin scattering. The fiber amplifier is seeded with two or more lasers having frequencies and input powers that are sufficiently different. The seed signal with the highest emission cross section (e.g., signal 2) initially experiences the greatest gain. If signal 2 is also given sufficiently greater input power than signal 1, it will be amplified to its maximum value before the seed signals have reached the midpoint of the gain fiber. Beyond that point, the signal having the lower emission and absorption cross sections (signal 1) and significantly lower input power will continue to experience gain by power transfer from both signal 2 and the pump light, attaining a power output well beyond what the maximum output would have been had the amplifier been illuminated with a single frequency beam. This technique effectively reduces the Stokes light of signal 1, whereby higher power narrow-linewidth optical fiber amplifiers may be realized.
US07764716B2	System and method for wirelessly transmitting and receiving digital data using acoustical tones A system and a method for the transmission and reception of digital data wirelessly using acoustic tones comprises a device having an encoder, a modulator system, a demodulator system, and a decoder. The modulator system uses dual tone multiple frequency (DTMF) tones that are amplitude modulated. The received signal is demodulated and detected by Fourier analysis. An expanded Hamming code based decoder is used for correcting errors occurring during transmission.
US07764711B2	CDMA transmission apparatus and CDMA transmission method A control section (110) recognizes the type of data included in a transmission signal and outputs a control signal (C1) to an S/P conversion section (101) and a spreading control section (107). The S/P conversion section (101) apportions a specific type of data output from the control section (110) to different transmission systems. Spreading sections (102, 103) carry out spreading processing on the specific type of data output from the S/P conversion section (101) with different spreading codes assigned thereto under the control of the spreading control section (107). The data output from the spreading sections (102, 103) is transmitted by radio through addition sections (104-1, 104-2), transmission sections (105-1, 105-2) and antennas (106-1, 106-2). In this way, it is possible to improve the reception performance on the receiving side for specific data while maintaining the transmission efficiency of an MIMO communication system.
US07764703B1	Apparatus and method for dynamically limiting output queue size in a quality of service network switch A method for sending a frame of data from a first channel to a second channel comprises reserving q of n available buffers of m total buffers to the first channel. A frame that is received from the first channel in i of the q buffers is stored and the status is changed to unavailable. The frame is selectively assigned to the second channel based on a number of the buffers j assigned to the second channel and a number of the buffers h neither reserved nor assigned to any channel, wherein i+j≦m and h+q≦n. The i buffers storing the frame are assigned to the second channel if the frame is assigned to the second channel. The status of the i buffers is changed to available if the frame is subsequently sent over the second channel.
US07764694B2	System, method, and apparatus for prioritizing network traffic using deep packet inspection (DPI) A method, system, and apparatus for prioritizing network traffic according to one embodiment includes receiving a packet addressed to a receiver device from a sender device, identifying the packet at a network layer to determine an application and/or protocol associated with the packet, and generating traffic priority information associated with the packet based upon the identification. In at least one embodiment, the traffic priority information indicates traffic prioritization between the sender device and the receiver device. The method further includes forwarding the packet to the receiver device, receiving an acknowledgment packet from the receiving device, and inserting the traffic priority information into the acknowledgment packet at a transport layer. In at least one embodiment, the acknowledgment packet is forwarded to the sender device. In various embodiments, the packet is identified at the network layer using deep packet inspection.
US07764689B2	Method and apparatus for arbitrating data packets in a network system Techniques for routing data packets in a networked system. Specifically, a network system and methods of arbitrating data packets in a network system are provided. Switching devices are configured to receive one or more data packets, wherein each of the one or more data packets includes a respective source identification. The source identifications are compared to a source identification history mechanism, and the routing order of the data packets is determined based on the comparison.
US07764682B2	Mainframe computing system having virtual IPMI protocol In general, techniques for communicating within a mainframe computing system via a virtual Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) protocol are described herein. More specifically, the mainframe computing system comprises a first cell that forms an Ethernet message to directly encapsulate an IPMI message without further encapsulating the IPMI message within any other protocol message. The mainframe computing system further comprises other cells. The cell further transmits the Ethernet message to at least one of the other cells. The first cell couples to the other cells via an Ethernet interconnect however, and not an IPMB. The cells overcome this limitation by communicating via the virtual IPMI protocol, which allows each cell to leverage pre-configured support of IPMI over the Ethernet interconnect and thereby forgo the requirement of an IPMB to communicate via IPMI.
US07764668B2	Signaling gateway for multihop-relaying a signaling message If interaction between signaling gateways frequently occurs, it is possible that extended processings are executed redundantly on a path of signaling messages. To avoid such a redundancy, a consistent method is necessary for deciding a signaling gateway to execute an extended processing from among the signaling gateways. The signaling gateways, each time they receive a signaling message, calculate information about a path through which it is transferred. By passing the path information in addition to the signaling message to an extended processing program, the signaling gateways decide whether to execute the extended processing on the signaling gateways, on a session basis. A signaling gateway that has executed an extended processing adds information indicating a processing status to the signaling message to notify other signaling gateways of it.
US07764664B2	Modified start frame delimiter detection A modified approach to detecting the start frame delimiter (SFD) is disclosed. A receiving system scans a decoded but not yet de-scrambled received signal for a scrambled version of the SFD associated with the preamble format being used. Using this approach, it is not necessary to use any bits intended for use in synchronization to initialize a de-scrambler so as to be able to de-scramble the SFD portion of the preamble for detection. The bits that otherwise would have been dedicated to initializing the de-scrambler may then be used for synchronization, as intended. Detecting fewer than all bits comprising a start frame delimiter is described. Bits not used for SFD detection may be used for other purposes, such as synchronization.
US07764659B2	Scheduling method and apparatus for half-duplex transmission The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for scheduling data for transmission via at least two half-duplex time division multiple access connections, wherein for each connection respective capacities of data portions to a transmission frame are allocated so that the total capacity of all data portions of the transmission frame does not exceed a predetermined capacity for each transmission direction, and that the sum of capacities of data portions of each connection of the transmission frame in both transmission directions does not exceed the predetermined capacity. Then, the transmission timing of the data portions within the transmission frame is set in such a manner that transmission and reception intervals of each connection do not overlap. Accordingly, scheduling can be optimized to meet both QoS and half-duplex requirements.
US07764650B2	Mobile station and method for fast roaming with integrity protection and source authentication using a common protocol Embodiments of a mobile station and method for fast roaming in a wireless network using a fast-roaming protocol are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the fast-roaming protocol has a predetermined structure including an integrity check which remains independent of the route taken by messages.
US07764645B2	Radio communication scheme for providing broadcast or multicast services The present invention is related to a mobile communication system including a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer configured to receive data of a broadcast or multicast service from an upper layer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer configured to add a header to the data received from the RLC layer, and a physical (PHY) layer configured to receive the header added data from the MAC layer to transmit the header added data to a plurality of terminals via a first downlink physical channel, wherein a second downlink physical channel is provided to transmit control information to the plurality of terminals. Data of a service different from the transmitted data of the broadcast or multicast service is transmitted via the second downlink physical channel. The MAC layer comprises a first MAC sub-layer handling a dedicated transport channel and a second MAC sub-layer handling a common or shared transport channel.
US07764637B2	Peer-to-peer mobile instant messaging method and device A technique is provided for establishing peer-to-peer session-based instant messaging between mobile devices without the need for using an instant messaging registration or log-in server to provide presence information. Session-based instant messaging communications between mobile devices are established by embedding necessary address information in the telephony ringing signal between mobile devices.
US07764634B2	Suppression of acoustic feedback in voice communications Suppressing one or more frequency ranges of a signal prevents the occurrence of feedback in a voice data communications application. A system recognizes a frequency range in a signal where feedback occurs, or anticipates a frequency range where feedback is anticipated. The signal includes a signal the input system generates or that the output system renders. The system suppresses the signal in the frequency range by disregarding one or more sampling bits representing the frequency range, or by applying one or more filters to attenuate or eliminate the signal in the frequency range. The system may monitor the signal to identify feedback resulting in different or additional frequency ranges and suppress the signal in the different or additional frequency ranges to prevent feedback from occurring.
US07764630B2	Method for automatically discovering a bus system in a multipoint transport network, multipoint transport network and network node A method for automatically discovering a bus system in a multipoint transport network (MTN) is described, which MTN is a two-dimensional arrangement of a plurality of nodes, wherein each node potentially can be logically connected with a plurality of adjacent nodes via a potential link connection. The method includes the steps of placing a first test signal in the GPF layer overhead by the GPF termination functions in order to first gain a relation between all GFP termination functions and the corresponding termination points; deriving the relations between all connection points of the MTN bus by using local knowledge about the status of the GFP adaptation functions, which needs a communication between all nodes of the MTN bus concerning the status of the GFP adaptation functions; and employing an adapted link management protocol (LMP) between all connection points of the MTN bus. Furthermore a multipoint transport network to be used to execute said method, plus a network node to be used in such a multipoint transport network is described.
US07764621B1	Packet loopback methods and replacing a destination address with a source address Packet switch operating methods and packet switches receive a packet on a first port of the packet switch. The packet is addressed to a device that is in communication with a second port of forwarding circuitry of the packet switch and the packet has an Ethernet destination address field and an Ethernet source address field. The Ethernet destination address field includes a first address and the Ethernet source address field includes a second address. The methods and packet switches also forward the packet to an output queue associated with a third port of the forwarding circuitry, forward the packet from the output queue to the first port, and modify the packet so that the Ethernet destination address field comprises the second address instead of the first address.
US07764616B2	Transmitter device for controlling data transmission A transmitter device which transmits a data block containing a unique number to a receiver device is caused to transmit subsequent segments to be transmitted after a transmitted segment up to a predetermined number in a case of receiving, after retransmitting the transmitted segment, an acknowledgement containing a number of the retransmitted data block.
US07764613B2	Communication control method and system A transmitter device 20, in transmitting a predetermined number of data blocks out of a plurality of data blocks to a receiver device 10 via a relay device 40, divides and writes into data blocks transmitted in succession, a request code for requesting relay device 40 to relay remaining data blocks. Relay device 40, in the case of accepting the request shown in the request code that is divided and written in the data blocks transmitted from transmitter device 20, notifies the acceptance of the request to transmitter device 20. Transmitter device 20, upon receiving the notification, then transmits the remaining data blocks in succession to relay device 40.
US07764606B1	Maintaining packet order using hash-based linked-list queues Ordering logic ensures that data items being processed by a number of parallel processing units are unloaded from the processing units in the original per-flow order that the data items were loaded into the parallel processing units. The ordering logic includes a pointer memory, a tail vector, and a head vector. Through these three elements, the ordering logic keeps track of a number of “virtual queues” corresponding to the data flows. A round robin arbiter unloads data items from the processing units only when a data item is at the head of its virtual queue.
US07764599B2	Network routing device and network routing method A network routing device according to the invention transmits a packet via a second port based upon destination information included in the packet received via a first port referring to a routing table. In addition, the network routing device calculates beforehand a third port which is a transfer destination when a fault occurs in a destination connected to the second port. Further, the network routing device holds scenario information including a combination of the second port and the third port and updates the routing table based upon the scenario information when a fault is detected in either of the ports.
US07764593B2	Downlink signal configuring method and device in mobile communication system, and synchronization and cell searching method and device using the same Disclosed is a downlink signal configuring method and device, and synchronization and cell search method and device using the same in a mobile communication system. A downlink frame has plural symbols into which pilot subcarriers are distributively arranged with respect to time and frequency axes. Initial symbol synchronization and initial frequency synchronization are estimated by using a position at which autocorrelation of a cyclic prefix of a downlink signal and a valid symbol of the downlink is maximized, and cell search and integer-times frequency synchronization are estimated by using pilot subcarriers included in the estimated symbol. Fine symbol synchronization, fine frequency synchronization, and downlink frame synchronization is estimated by using an estimated cell search result. Downlink frequency and time tracking is performed, cell tracking is performed by using a position set of pilot subcarriers inserted into the downlink frame, fine symbol synchronization tracking and fine frequency synchronization tracking are repeated by using the pilot subcarriers to perform the frequency and time tracking of the downlink frame.
US07764589B2	Confocal optical system aperture detector that measures a light quantity balance of light received to detect a position displacement, and a confocal optical system aperture position controller, an optical head and a position detecting method performing the same In a confocal optical system having a light source 13, a first focusing means 14, a second focusing means 16, an aperture 17, and a detector 18 including a plurality of light reception regions, a position displacement is detected by detecting an intensity distribution of an image caused by a position displacement between a focusing spot of the second focusing means 16 and the aperture 17, by the detector 18. Further, the position displacement is corrected by controlling the aperture position using driving means 19 and control means 20. Also, a position displacement of the aperture 17 in the optical axis direction is detected and corrected on the basis of a change in an output of the detector 18 by oscillating the aperture 17 in the optical axis direction.
US07764584B2	Reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method A reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing method, recording apparatus, and recording method are provided. A reproducing apparatus reproduces data from a hologram recording medium in which data inserted with syncs at predetermined intervals is recorded in each predetermined page unit by interference fringes of reference light and signal light includes a reference-light irradiating unit that irradiates the reference light on the hologram recording medium, a signal readout unit that receives diffractive light corresponding to the data recorded on the hologram recording medium, a sync-position detecting unit that detects a position of a detection object sync on the basis of positions of plural syncs selected with the position of the detection object sync as a reference, and an amplitude-value calculating unit that specifies positions of respective recording pixels in the readout signal on the basis of the positions of the respective syncs detected by the sync-position detecting unit and calculates amplitude values of the respective pixels.
US07764583B2	Information recording method and information recording device An information recording method and device for recording information by irradiating an optical information recording medium with an energy beam includes forming a first recording mark by irradiation of a monopulse-shaped energy beam having at least a first power level and a second power level that is higher than the first power level, and forming a space succeeding the first recording mark with a write strategy having a downward pulse of a third power level that is lower than the first power level on a backside of a midpoint of the space.
US07764574B2	Positioning system using ultrasonic waves and method for operating the same Provided is a method for controlling a positioning system using ultrasonic waves. The method installs a plurality of ultrasonic satellites generating ultrasonic signals to position a mobile. The method sequentially gives satellite identification numbers to the plurality of ultrasonic satellites, generates a synchronization signal, provides it to the plurality of ultrasonic satellites, and allows the mobile to receive ultrasonic signals, which are generated by the plurality of ultrasonic satellites in the order of the satellite identification numbers when the ultrasonic satellites receive the synchronization signal, to measure distances between the mobile and the ultrasonic satellites. The positioning system includes ultrasonic satellites, a mobile that receives ultrasonic signals from the ultrasonic satellites to recognize its current position, a reference time broadcaster for providing a synchronization signal to ultrasonic satellites and the mobile, and a server for providing the coordinates of the ultrasonic satellites to the mobile.
US07764564B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device, which allows a bank interleaving operation by issuing a write command and a read command to different banks while switching them without a waiting time to thereby prevent a drop in data transfer efficiency, is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a memory chip with banks each including at least one memory cell; a logic chip; and data buses, provided corresponding to the banks, for transmitting/receiving write data and read data between the banks and the logic chip. The logic chip includes: a writing data bus for transmitting write data to the memory chip via a data bus; a reading data bus for receiving read data from the memory chip via a data bus; and a switch for, corresponding to a write command or a read command to a bank, connecting the writing data bus or the reading data bus to a data bus connected to the bank.
US07764563B2	Adjustable voltage regulator for providing a regulated output voltage Voltage regulators, memories, and methods for providing a regulated output voltage are disclosed. For example, one such voltage regulator includes a comparator circuit, a driver circuit, an impedance circuit, and a modulation circuit. The comparator circuit generates an output voltage according to a difference between a reference voltage and a feedback voltage. The driver circuit is coupled to an output of the comparator circuit and drives the regulated output voltage at an output node according to the output voltage from the comparator circuit. The impedance circuit is coupled to the comparator circuit and provides the feedback voltage to the comparator circuit in response to a detection current from the output node. The modulation circuit is coupled to the impedance circuit and adjusts a modulation current component of the detection current to adjust the regulated output voltage.
US07764560B2	Semiconductor memory device and refresh method for the same A refresh method for a semiconductor memory device features high noise resistance, lower power consumption, and lower cost. All word lines of one or more memory cell blocks that have not been selected in a self refresh mode are controlled to have a floating potential substantially at ground level. Even when a word line and a bit line are short-circuited, this control prevents destruction of memory cell information, which may be caused by noise, and also prevents generation of leakage current. A fuse, etc., for preventing generation of leakage current is unnecessary, so that lower cost is realized.
US07764559B2	Semiconductor memory device, refresh control method thereof, and test method thereof The present invention provides a semiconductor memory device which reduces current consumption in a standby state owing to a suitable refresh-thinning-out function, and a refresh control method thereof. When the refresh-thinning-out function is added while a refresh operation and an external access operation are being executed independently of each other, a refresh address counter outputs a refresh address Add(C) and inputs predetermined high-order bits thereof to a refresh-thinning-out control as a high-order refresh address Add(C) (m), where judgment as to whether the refresh operation is performed, is made. A refresh permission signal RFEN corresponding to the result of judgment is inputted to a word driver to activate and control the word driver. The process of judgment by the refresh-thinning-out control circuit can be embedded in an access time of a row system.
US07764558B2	Hybrid sense amplifier and method, and memory device using same Sense circuits, devices and methods are disclosed, including a sense amplifier circuit that has first and second complementary data lines and a sensing circuit. One of the data lines can be coupled to a memory cell for data sensing and the other data line can be used as reference. The sensing circuit has first and second complementary output nodes and is coupled to the data lines. In a first mode, the sensing circuit can sense a difference between a voltage on the first digit line and a voltage on the second digit line to generate a first voltage differential between the first and second output nodes. In a second mode, the sensing circuit can sense a difference between a current flow in the first digit line and a current flow in the second digit line to generate a second voltage differential between the first and second output nodes. Other sense circuits, devices and methods are also provided.
US07764553B2	Semiconductor memory device and control method thereof A semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes: a memory cell array having a normal memory cell and a redundant memory cell that is used to replace the normal memory cell when it is defective; a word driver selecting a predetermined word line within the memory cell array based on a row address supplied in synchronism with an active command, and canceling selection of the word line in response to a precharge command; and a signal control circuit resetting a repair address generated when the row address indicates the normal memory cell that is defective, without resetting a predecode signal generated by predecoding the row address, in response to issuance of the precharge command.
US07764550B2	Method of programming a non-volatile memory A memory system including non-volatile memory cells. The memory system includes program circuitry that programs cells to a first threshold voltage or a second threshold voltage based on the number of times that cells of the memory system have been erased. In one embodiment, the threshold voltage is reduced when any set of cells of the memory system have been erased a specific number of times.
US07764547B2	Regulation of source potential to combat cell source IR drop Techniques are presented for dealing with possible source line bias is an error introduced by a non-zero resistance in the ground loop of the read/write circuits of a non-volatile memory. The error is caused by a voltage drop across the resistance of the source path to the chip's ground when current flows. For this purpose, the memory device includes a source potential regulation circuit, including an active circuit element having a first input connected to a reference voltage and having a second input connected as a feedback loop that is connectable to the aggregate node from which the memory cells of a structural block have their current run to ground. A variation includes a non-linear resistive element connectable between the aggregate node and ground.
US07764544B2	All-bit-line erase verify and soft program verify Techniques are disclosed herein for verifying that memory cells comply with a target threshold voltage that is negative. The technique can be used for an erase verify or a soft program verify. One or more erase pulses are applied to a group of non-volatile storage elements that are associated with bit lines and word lines. One or more non-negative compare voltages (e.g., zero volts) are applied to at least a portion of the word lines after applying the erase pulses. Conditions on the bit lines are sensed while holding differences between voltages on the bit lines substantially constant and while applying the one or more compare voltages. A determination is made whether the group is sufficiently erased based on the conditions. At least one additional erase pulse is applied to the group of non-volatile storage elements if the group of non-volatile storage elements are not sufficiently erased.
US07764538B2	Magnetic memory and method for writing to magnetic memory A magnetic random access memory which employs spin torque magnetization reversal having a small write current value is applied. The memory includes: a switching element the conduction of which is controlled by a gate electrode, and three magnetoresistance effect elements connected to the switching element in series. Each magnetoresistance effect element may be a TMR element or a GMR element that includes a multilayered film composed of a fixed layer, a non-magnetic layer and a free layer. The central element serves as a storage element. The magnetoresistance effect elements are manufactured such that an absolute value of current necessary for changing a magnetization direction of at least one of the magnetoresistance effect elements located at both ends is larger than an absolute value of current necessary for changing a magnetization direction of the central magnetoresistance effect element.
US07764535B2	Low power, small size SRAM architecture A memory cell for driving a complementary pair of electrodes associated with a micro-mirror of a spatial light modulator includes two PMOS transistors coupled to a voltage source providing a source voltage. The two PMOS transistors are characterized by a first size. The memory cell also includes two NMOS transistors coupled to ground. Each of the two NMOS transistors are coupled to one of the two PMOS transistors and are characterized by a second size substantially equal to the first size. The memory cell further includes two word line transistors coupled to a word line and characterized by a third size substantially equal to the first size. Power savings associated with the precharge circuit on the order of (Vdh/Vdl)2=36 are achieved in some embodiments.
US07764534B2	Two terminal nonvolatile memory using gate controlled diode elements A nonvolatile memory cell includes a gate controlled diode steering element and a resistivity switching element.
US07764531B2	Implementing precise resistance measurement for 2D array efuse bit cell using differential sense amplifier, balanced bitlines, and programmable reference resistor A method and circuit for implementing precise eFuse resistance measurement, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. An eFuse sense amplifier coupled to an eFuse array and used for current measurements includes balanced odd and even bitlines, and a plurality of programmable reference resistors connected to the balanced odd and even bitlines. First a baseline current measurement is made through one of the programmable reference resistors, and used to identify a network baseline resistance. A current measurement is made for an eFuse path including a selected eFuse and used to identify the resistance of the selected eFuse.
US07764527B2	Switching power supply unit A switching power supply unit is provided, in which input terminals of an AC voltage can be made common to output terminals of an AC voltage. A first switching circuit is provided between a winding of a transformer and a main battery. A second switching circuit is provided between another winding of the transformer and input/output terminals. A third switching circuit is provided between the second switching circuit and the input/output terminals. Each of the first to third switching circuits includes a bidirectional switch (configured of a pair of one switching element and one diode connected in parallel to each other). A circuit for outputting an AC output voltage can be common to a circuit for inputting an AC input voltage to charge the main battery.
US07764526B1	Hysteretic mode controller for capacitor voltage divider A hysteretic mode controller for controlling a capacitor voltage divider which has a flying capacitor. In one embodiment, the hysteretic mode controller includes an amplifier, a gain circuit and a hysteretic comparator circuit. The amplifier has an input for coupling to the flying capacitor and an output providing a fly voltage. The gain circuit has an input for receiving the input voltage and an output coupled to a reference node providing a reference voltage. The hysteretic comparator circuit has a first input coupled to the output of the amplifier, a second input receiving the reference voltage, and an output for providing a PWM signal to control the capacitor voltage divider. The fly voltage is compared to voltage limits of a hysteretic voltage window for switching the PWM signal. The switching frequency is increased with higher load current to maintain high efficiency.
US07764521B2	Apparatus and method for providing multiple functions and protections for a power converter A power converter has a transformer including a primary winding connected between a power input and a power switch, the power switch is switched to deliver power from the power input to a power output, an auxiliary winding provides an induced voltage in such a manner that when the power switch is at a first switch state, the induced voltage reflects an input information of the power converter, and when the power switch is at a second switch state, the induced voltage reflects an output information of the power converter. Two detection signals are generated from the input and output information, respectively, to implement multiple functions and protections.
US07764519B2	Control circuit and method for controlling switching power supply Control circuit and method for controlling a switching power supply, which regulates its output voltage using pulse-width modulation (PWM) that switches on and off a main switch with a PWM signal (VCONT) at an adjusted ON-period ratio of the main switch. The control circuit includes an error signal amplifier circuit that compares the output voltage with a reference voltage and outputs an error signal VE based on the comparison. The control circuit also includes an ON-period adjusting circuit that starts generating a PWM signal (VCONT) in every cycle based on a pulse VPULSE, the period thereof being fixed, and adjusts the HIGH-period of the PWM signal (VCONT) based on the output voltage of the error signal VE. As a result, the control circuit widens the HIGH-period ratio range or the LOW-period ratio range of the PWM signal greatly.
US07764512B2	Mirror image shielding structure A mirror image shielding structure is provided, which includes an electronic element and a ground shielding plane below the electronic element. The shape of the ground shielding plane is identical to the projection shape of the electronic element, and the horizontal size of the ground shielding plane is greater than or equal to that of the electronic element. Thus, the parasitic effect between the electronic element and the ground shielding plane is effectively reduced, and the vertical coupling effect between electronic elements is also reduced. Furthermore, the vertical impact on the signal integrity of the embedded elements caused by the layout of the transmission lines is prevented.
US07764510B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus that includes: a circuit board; a switch attached to the circuit board; an electronic part mounted on the circuit board; a wiring pattern extending between the switch and the electronic part; and a protrusion protruding from a surface of the wiring pattern, the protrusion being disposed adjacent to the switch on the circuit board and overlapping the wiring pattern.
US07764492B2	System that accommodates non-volatile storage devices of different sizes A system comprises a first mechanical adapter configured to accept a plurality of non-volatile storage devices of a first size. The system also comprises a cage into which the first mechanical adapter is installable. At least one non-volatile storage device of a second size is installable in the cage without the first mechanical adapter.
US07764489B2	Multimedia portable electronic device Disclosed is a multimedia portable electronic device including a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing so as to rotate about a first hinge axis, a third housing adapted to slide while facing the first housing, a fourth housing connected to the third housing so as to rotate about a second hinge axis to be folded/unfolded, a connection device positioned between the first and fourth housings so that the connection device rotates about a third hinge axis to slide the third housing when the fourth housing is folded on or unfolded from the third housing, and a sliding device positioned between the first and third housings so that the third housing can slide.
US07764486B2	Gas-insulated power apparatus A gas-insulated power apparatus comprising a vertically arranged gas-insulated circuit breaker included in a vertically arranged gas-insulated main tank, a first gas-insulated branch pipe connected to one side of an upper portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to a direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank and leading out a feeder from a movable side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker, and a second and a third gas-insulated branch pipes which are respectively connected to both sides in a peripheral direction of a lower portion of the gas-insulated main tank substantially orthogonal to the direction of extending the gas-insulated main tank, one of which connects a fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to one gas-insulated Y bus of gas-insulated double buses and other of which connects the fixed side of the gas-insulated circuit breaker to other gas-insulated X bus of the gas-insulated double buses, respectively, by which a gas-insulated power apparatus having a structure in which although a width thereof is more or less widened, a height thereof is hardly changed and which is stable can be realized.
US07764482B2	Vitamin ion generator An ion generator is provided which includes a discharge electrode, a ground electrode and vitamins housed in the discharge electrode which is adapted to be installed inside a discharge outlet of an air conditioner. A power supply for applying power is connected to the discharge electrode. A reservoir for storing water generated in the heat exchanger of the air conditioner supplies water to the discharge electrode. The water housed in the reservoir is transferred to the discharge electrode. The vitamins housed in the discharge electrode are dissolved in the water, exposed to the surface of the discharge electrode and discharged in the direction of the ground electrode by power applied to the discharge electrode. The discharged vitamin ions are externally discharged from the air conditioner by a ventilator of the air conditioner. The vitamin C ions are coupled with the electrons from the discharge electrode. The vitamin ion generator prevents the electrons discharged from the discharge electrode from generating a large quantity of OH− by neutralizing OH− generated by electron collision to prevent free radical operations in a human body, and transmits the vitamin C ions to the human body for anti-oxidization.
US07764477B2	Electrostatic discharge protection circuit including ovonic threshold switches An electrostatic discharge protection circuit may include ovonic threshold switches that have a holding voltage greater than an input voltage normally received from a pad. As a result, the ovonic threshold switches provide a low resistance state to shunt current from the pad when an electrostatic discharge protection event occurs and, otherwise, present an off device during normal circuit operations.
US07764476B2	Power-rail ESD protection circuit without lock-on failure An ESD protection circuit including a discharge device, a first detection circuit, and a second detection circuit. The discharge device provides a discharge path between a first power rail and a second power rail when the discharge device is activated. The discharge device stops providing the discharge path when the discharge device is de-activated. The first detection circuit is coupled between the first and the second power rails. The first detection circuit activates the discharge device when an ESD event occurs in the first power rail. The second detection circuit de-activates the discharge device when the ESD event does not occur in the first power rail.
US07764474B2	Earth leakage circuit breaker The present invention relates to an Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCB) used as an electric switch for an electrical circuit which employs a double breakage method of determining whether leakage occurs based on total leakage voltage of a total leakage current detected by a zero-phase current transformer 20 and automatically cutting off the supply of power from a power supply, and determining whether leakage occurs based on the net leakage voltage of a net leakage current synchronously detected by a synchronous detector 90 and automatically cutting off the supply of power from the power supply, so that there are advantages in that the rate of incidence of malfunction of the ELCB is reduced and the leakage breaking function of the ELCB is effectively improved, thereby considerably improving safety.
US07764472B2	Method for checking electrical safety of a household appliance and corresponding household appliance A household appliance including at least one current sensor for measuring a fault current occurring in the appliance. A safety device which triggers a safety measure in the appliance in response to a predetermined detected fault current value.
US07764470B2	Magneto-resistance effect element and thin-film magnetic head having non-magnetic spacer layer composed of one semiconductor layer and two metal layers A magneto-resistance effect element used for a thin film magnetic head is configured by a buffer layer, an anti-ferromagnetic layer, a pinned layer, a spacer layer, a free layer, and a cap layer, which are laminated in this order, and a sense current flows through the element in a direction orthogonal to the layer surface, via a lower shield layer and a upper shield layer. The pinned layer comprises an outer layer in which a magnetization direction is fixed, a non-magnetic intermediate layer, and an inner layer which is a ferromagnetic layer. The spacer layer comprises a first and second non-magnetic metal layer, and a semiconductor layer. The first and second non-magnetic metal layer and comprise CuPt films having a thickness of more than 0 nm but no more than 2.0 nm, and the Pt content ranges from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 25 at %.
US07764467B2	Suspension for disc drive A suspension for a disc drive has a load beam, a flexure, a slider, etc. A tongue portion and a pair of outrigger portions are formed on the flexure. Slits are formed between the outrigger portions and opposite side edges of the tongue portion. The tongue portion and the outrigger portions are connected by connecting portions. Limiter members are formed on the load beam. Each limiter member has a bent portion, which is inserted in its corresponding slit, and an extending portion. The extending portion faces its corresponding connecting portion. A trace member is electrically connected to the slider. The trace member passes outside the limiter members and extends along the outrigger portions.
US07764463B2	Fluid dynamic pressure bearing for spindle motors and storage disk drive devices and having ridge portions between grooves in the fluid dynamic pressure bearing A fluid dynamic bearing having a shaft (12) and a bearing sleeve (11) rotatably supported relative to each other. At least one of the shaft and the bearing sleeve is made of steel or stainless steel made of by weight C: 0.6˜1.20%; Si: 1.0% or less; Mn: 1.0% or less; Cr: 10.5˜18.0%; Mo: 1.0% or less; S.: 0.03% or less; and Fe. The dynamic pressure bearing surface (20) is formed by ridges (22) remaining in between multiple dynamic pressure grooves (21) formed by electrochemical machining.
US07764461B2	Cable carrying mechanism and library apparatus A cable carrying mechanism or library apparatus is configured to include a cable carrying unit (cable bearer) that is fixed at one end to a support unit (frame) supporting a movable unit (medium gripping mechanism unit) causing a positional displacement to carry a cable led by the movable unit while maintaining the cable bendable and a guide mechanism unit that is disposed in the movable unit to move the other end of the cable carrying unit within a predetermined range as well as to guide the movement thereof.
US07764459B2	Method, medium, and apparatus optimizing repeatable run-out compensators A hard disk drive optimization method, medium, and apparatus, particularly, a method, medium, and apparatus optimizing the number and gains of RRO compensators for the hard disk drive apparatus. The PRO compensation method can includes measuring the magnitude of a position error signal (PES) at each zone on a disk while gradually increasing the number of RRO compensators applied to a corresponding zone, and determining the number of RRO compensators, with which the PES with a minimum magnitude was measured, as an optimal number of RRO compensators for the corresponding zone, based on the PES measurement results.
US07764458B1	Up-sampled filtering for servo demodulation An apparatus, method, and system for providing a fine adjustment for transducing head positioning in a hard disk drive (HDD). The apparatus, method, and system include reading a positioning error field wherein the resulting signal is a substantially sinusoidal position error signal (PES), filtering the PES to remove low frequencies and attenuate high frequencies, sample the filtered PES at a multiple of the channel frequency, filter the higher frequency harmonics, down sample the PES, and provide a signal proportional to the amplitude of the down sampled PES. This signal is the reference signal to the head positioning servo.
US07764453B1	Method for interfacing non-volatile medium control system components In a method for causing data to be written to a non-volatile medium, an indication of a size of a sector or a sector fragment may be transmitted to a channel device, and an indication of a size of a codeword to be written in the sector may be transmitted to the channel device. Data to be iteratively encoded and written in the sector as the codeword may be transmitted to the channel device. A write gate signal corresponding to the sector or the sector fragment may be transmitted to the channel device to indicate to the channel device when to write to the sector or the sector fragment.
US07764450B2	Lens actuator A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil wrapped around the lens barrel, a plurality of magnets, a bracket, and a resilient plate. The bracket is configured for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein. The resilient plate is connected between the bracket and the lens barrel to hold the lens barrel on the bracket. The bracket includes two ring shaped members parallel to each other, a plurality of supporting rods, and a plurality of magnet mounting holes. The supporting rods are interconnected between the two ring-shaped members. Each two neighboring supporting rods have one of the magnets mounted therebetween.
US07764445B2	Optical system An optical system is mounted in a mobile communication terminal and a personal digital assistant (PDA) for a monitoring camera and a digital camera. The optical system includes: a first optical element formed in a meniscus shape entirely convex toward an object and having a positive refractive power; and a second optical element having an object-side surface convex toward the object and an image-side surface formed of a plane, wherein the second optical element includes: a fourth optical element having an object-side surface entirety convex toward the object on the optical axis; and a fifth optical element having an object-side surface in contact with an image-side surface of the fourth optical element, and an image-side surface and an object-side surface formed of planes respectively.
US07764435B2	Reduced-footprint illumination system using highly-efficient optical collection and reflection surface(s) and method for manufacturing optical elements used therein An improved optical collection and transmission surface includes a plastic mold injection surface including staggered multiple transmission sites each with a recessed portion in which incident light is not lost during reflection towards the propagation surface. A device implementing the surfaces is plastic-mold injected of high quality acrylic at in a preferred embodiment and can be economically optionally polished or finished to achieve desired quality surfaces.
US07764434B2	Weapon sight A weapon sight of the kind comprising a lens having a partially reflecting surface, a light source spaced from the lens for emitting light towards the reflecting surface to produce a light spot by direct imaging of the light source on the surface to be superimposed on a target when sighting through the lens. For adjustment of the location of the light spot on the reflecting surface when observed from a defined fixed position, the sight includes a device for displacement of the light source, comprising a miniature drive motor or element operatively connected with the light source.
US07764430B2	Display device for vehicle and supporting method for adjusting display position thereof A display device for a vehicle is provided, by which a driver of the vehicle is free from a trouble of adjusting a display position of the virtual image without cost-up of the device. When the support start detecting means detects a support start timing of adjusting a reflection angle, for example, a timing of an operation of an operation switch or a start of an operation, the rotation control means controls the rotating means so that the reflecting member having a reflection angle indicated by the reflection angle data stored in the reflection angle data storing means is (a) rotated within an adjustment supporting range on a condition that the reflecting member is reflecting the display light from the display source and (b) returned to a reflection angle indicated by the reflection angle data.
US07764428B2	Optical element, optical system, and waveguide The light beam 5a emitted from a light source Pa is formed into a parallel light beam 6a upon entering the substrate 1 as a result of the effect of lens strips 2a. The parallel light beam 6a reaches the end surface on the emission side of the substrate 1, and is there subjected to the effect of lens strips 3a so that this light beam is focused at a focal position Qa (focal point) on the rear side of the lens strips 3a. Similarly, the light beam 5b emitted from a light source Pb is subjected to the effect of lens strips 2b and is formed into a parallel light beam 6b inside the substrate 1; this light beam is then further subjected to the effect of lens strips 3b, and is therefore focused at a focal point Qb located in a position that is separated from the surface of the substrate 1 by a distance of f. The y direction positions of the light source Pa and the focal points Qa and Qb are respectively shifted by a distance equal to the spacing between the axis of rotational symmetry 4a of the lens strips 2a and 3a and the axis of rotational symmetry 4b of the lens strips 2b and 3b.
US07764414B2	Illumination apparatus and illumination method According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination apparatus 110 including a laser source 11, a two dimensional diffraction optics 13 on which laser beam from the laser source is made incident, a rectangular rod 14 on which diffraction beams from the two dimensional diffraction optics 13 are made incident and through which incident beams travel while repeating total reflection, and a galvano mirror 12 changing an incident position of the diffraction beams from the two dimensional diffraction optics 13 in an incident end surface of the rectangular rod 14.
US07764411B2	Color processing apparatus and method, and storage medium storing color processing program A color processing apparatus determines, based on output color gamut information, the color gamut conversion condition for converting the image data so that the color gamut of image data on the predetermined color space may fall within the output color gamut, converts the color gamut of input image data according to the set color gamut conversion condition, determines the limiting condition of the color gamut conversion, changes the color value of the specified color so that the color value of the specified color out of the input image data may be converted into the color corresponding to the output satisfying the limiting condition, and pre-processes so as to change the color value other than the color value of the specified color out of the input image data according to the relation between the color value before change of the specified color and the color value after change.
US07764393B2	Print system, image supply device, print apparatus, and control method thereof There is provided a print system for transmitting and receiving a data object by a PTP between a camera-equipped mobile phone (CP) and a PD printer and printing an image by the PD printer according to image data supplied from the CP. First information indicating presence/absence of the direct print function capable of printing by transmitting image data from the CP directly to the PD printer and second information indicating presence/absence of the cooperated processing function with the CP and the PD printer are embedded in a data object which is transmitted and received. When it is judged that the received object contains the first and the second information, the CP and the printer are set to the direct print function and the cooperated processing function mode.
US07764389B2	Apparatus and method for controlling recording and sheet conveying based on recording scans and sheet position A recording apparatus for forming images using a recording head includes a feeding roller, a conveying roller, a conveyance control unit, and a recording control unit. The conveyance control unit performs a conveying operation a number of times after the trailing end of a sheet reaches a predetermined position defined between the feeding roller and the conveying roller such that the trailing end of the sheet is disposed in a predetermined range upstream of the conveying roller in a sheet conveying direction after the conveying operations. At least one of the conveying operations performed a number of times is performed based on a distance from the position of the trailing end of the sheet to the position of the conveying roller.
US07764388B2	Autofocus control voltage for indicating package dimensions A system and method for determining dimensions of a package during imaging for supply chain management is provided. The system and method utilize a value of an auto focus control voltage when an image of a package is in focus to calculate a magnification ratio. The calculated magnification ratio is used to multiply the dimensions of the package image to obtain the dimensions of the package.
US07764382B2	Illuminator for specular measurements A system for detecting reflectance from an image bearing surface in a printer or electronic copier includes an illuminator array, positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface, comprising a plurality of discrete illuminator elements that are spaced in a linear arrangement; a lens array comprising a plurality of collimator lenses positioned between the illuminator array and the image bearing surface, the collimator lenses being positioned with respect to the illuminator array to receive light beams emitted by the illuminator elements and to collimate the light beams for transmission to the image bearing surface at an incidence angle; a linear sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors and positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface such that, of the light beams reflecting off the image bearing surface, specular portions and diffuse portions reflecting at a reflectance angle are received by the sensors.
US07764378B2	Methods for improving the performance of a detector A system and method for allowing adjustments of various parameters associated with the operation of charge-coupled devices adapted for use in biological analysis devices. Gate voltage signal applied to the CCDs can be adjusted to advantageously affect the manner in which charge is transferred from pixels. The manner in which transferred charges from the pixels are processed in a readout process can also be adjusted to advantageously change the speed of the CCD based detector. Various methods of performing such adjustments are disclosed.
US07764374B2	On-chip spectroscopy The present invention relates to a micro total analysis system comprising a spectroscope and a method of manufacturing such a system comprising a spectroscope in a one step process. More over the invention relates to a method of analyzing a sample in the system. The micro total analysis system comprising a spectroscope provided on a substrate and for measuring electromagnetic radiation and at least one microfluidic channel. The spectroscope comprises: a slab waveguide for guiding electromagnetic waves towards a diffraction grating dispersing the electromagnetic waves into their component wavelengths, and output means for receiving the deflected electromagnetic waves. At least a part of the microfluidic channel, the slab waveguide and the grating comprises the same main material, such as a polymer material.
US07764371B2	System and method for super resolution of a sample in a fiber array spectral translator system The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for obtaining a super resolution image of a sample using a fiber array spectral translator system. In one embodiment includes collecting photons from a sample at a first end of a fiber array spectral translator; delivering the photons from a second end of the fiber array spectral translator into a multiple detector rows of a photon detector; interpolating between the multiple detector rows to thereby form interpolated rows; and arranging an output of the multiple detector rows and the interpolated rows so as to obtain a super resolution image of the sample.
US07764367B2	Surface inspection method and surface inspection apparatus A surface inspection method and a surface inspection apparatus in which a plurality of photodetectors are arranged in a plurality of directions so that light scattered, diffracted or reflected on a surface of an object to be inspected or in the vicinity of the surface is detected and a plurality of signals obtained by this are subjected to weighted addition processing or weighted averaging processing by linear combination.
US07764366B2	Robotic die sorter with optical inspection system A robotic die sorter having pick and place arm assemblies and a multi-camera optical inspection system is disclosed. A pick arm of the pick arm assembly picks a die from a semiconductor wafer, and a place arm of the place arm assembly receives the die from the pick arm and places same in a reel of pocketed tape. After picking, the pick arm and the place arm are rotated into facing arrangement, whereupon the die is transferred to the place head of the place arm and a camera of the optical inspection system to detect defects in the die. After inspection, the place arm rotates toward the pocketed tape and places the die into the pocketed tape. Additional cameras of the optical inspection system allow for calibration of the pick and place arms, as well as monitoring of the die transfer process.
US07764365B2	Combination laser detector and global navigation satellite receiver system A combination laser detector and global navigation satellite antenna has a laser detector positioned in a known and fixed relationship with the nominal phase center of an included global navigation satellite antenna. The offsets for these elements may be fixed, simplifying set up.
US07764364B2	Lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a lens A lens meter having a measurement-optical system including a light source which projects and a light-receiving sensor which receives a light beam having passed through the lens; an arithmetic part which obtains optical characteristics of the lens from results received by the light-receiving sensor; mode selecting device which selects between a single-focal-lens-measurement mode and a progressive-lens-measurement mode; detecting device which detects directions and degrees of displacement of measurement positions from a near-vision portion of a progressive lens based on optical characteristics obtained when the progressive-lens-measurement mode is selected and alignment is made to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion; a display which displays an alignment screen; and a display-control part which causes the display, based on detection results by the detection device, to display a guide mark indicating a direction and an amount that the lens must be moved to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion.
US07764361B2	Systems and methods to analyze multiplexed bead-based assays using backscattered light This invention relates to a system and method related to an epifluorescence microscope based optical system equipped with a tunable filter to localize microspheres in bead-based assays based on a back-scattered light (also known as reflected light) image. A common optical path for reflected and emitted luminescence in conjunction with a tunable filter negates the requirement of an additional sensor employed in existing technologies for localizing microspheres based on light scatter measurements.
US07764353B2	Transfer system A transfer system includes first and second shafts arranged in a constant ratio, non-conductive rollers affixed to each of the first shafts for transferring a substrate, and conductive rollers affixed to each of second shafts for transferring the substrate.
US07764351B2	Method for decreasing misalignment of a printed circuit board and a liquid crystal display device with the printed circuit board A method for improving a misalignment of a printed circuit board and a liquid crystal display device with the printed circuit board are disclosed. A printed circuit board having a substrate and PCB lands formed at a portion of the substrate in the horizontal direction is provided and a tape carrier package having TCP leads corresponding to the PCB lands is also provided. The intervals among the PCB lands are amended by the thermal expansion amount of the substrate. After the printed circuit board and the tape carrier package are aligned, the printed circuit board and the tape carrier package are connected to each other by the thermo-compression bonding process. The misalignment due to the thermo-compression bonding process can be improved, decreasing the processing failures and increasing the productivity.
US07764347B2	Substrate for a liquid crystal display and a fabricating method thereof A substrate for a liquid crystal display includes a black matrix on a substrate having first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, wherein the black matrix includes first, second, third and fourth openings corresponding to the first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel regions, respectively, first, second and third color filter patterns corresponding to the first, second and third openings, respectively, a first planarization layer on the first, second and third color filter patterns and filling the fourth opening, and a second planarization layer on the first planarization layer.
US07764342B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes pixel electrodes each supplied with a video signal from a drain bus line through a thin-film transistor driven by a scanning signal from a gate bus line. The pixel includes at least a light reflection film within its area, the light reflection film is flush with the drain bus line, having its surface formed with concave and convex ruggedness segments, the pixel electrode is formed on the top of an insulator film formed to cover the light reflection film and having its surface flattened or leveled and an electrode overlapping the light reflection film and insulated from the pixel electrode is intervened in the insulator film.
US07764331B2	Liquid crystal display with the frame having chamfer An LCD including an LCD panel and a frame having a front frame portion providing a display window exposing a display area of the LCD panel. The frame includes a side frame portion and a chamfer portion intermediate the front and side frame portions.
US07764328B2	Organic electroluminescent display device An organic electroluminescent display device comprises a substrate including a display region, and a pad region in a periphery of the display region, the display region including a pixel region; a gate pad, a data pad and a power pad in the pad region, the gate pad, the data pad and the power pad electrically connected to a gate line, a data line and a power line, respectively; a first electrode in the pixel region, the first electrode connected to the driving thin film transistor; an organic electroluminescent layer on the first electrode; a second electrode over an entire surface of the substrate including the organic electroluminescent layer; a dummy pad in the pad region, the dummy pad electrically connected to at least one of the power line and the second electrode; and a ground pad in the pad region, the ground pad electrically connected to the second electrode.
US07764325B2	Electro-optical device, method of producing the same, and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes a substrate; a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines arranged in a pixel region on the substrate; transistors disposed in associated pixel portions in the pixel region on the substrate, the transistors being electrically connected to the data lines and the scanning lines, and the transistors each having a semiconductor layer subjected to hydrogenation performed from an upper layer; storage capacitors disposed below the transistors in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the storage capacitors being electrically connected to the transistors; and pixel electrodes disposed in the associated pixel portions on the substrate, the pixel electrodes being electrically connected to the transistors and the storage capacitors.
US07764324B2	Terahertz camera A thermal imaging device is provided for converting an image in the terahertz radiation range to the visible range. In one embodiment, the device includes a converter having a thermochromic liquid crystal layer mounted on a sapphire base. In another embodiment, the device includes a thermal absorption layer including a metal selected from the group of iron, aluminum, tin, and copper. In a further embodiment, the device has an light source shaped as an annulus for illuminating a rearward surface of the converter, configured to permit visible light rays to pass through the annulus for capture by a digital detector. In a final embodiment, the device has a thermal adjustment device for adjusting the temperature of the thermochromic liquid crystal layer to an optimal temperature.
US07764322B2	Liquid crystal testing apparatus and method for image capture devices A testing apparatus (100) for an image capture device (401) includes a liquid crystal device (101). The liquid crystal device (101) includes an array of pixels (102), which may actively or passively be changed from a transparent state to an opaque or semi-opaque state. The array of pixels are capable of segmentation into a plurality of predefined regions (107), which may be columns (108) or rows (208). A liquid crystal device driver (105) is configured to actuate the predefined regions (107), individually and sequentially, in a sweep pattern across the liquid crystal device. The testing apparatus (100) may be used to measure a variety of parameters associated with image capture devices, including exposure duration, continuous shutter frequency, and flash-shutter lag. The testing apparatus (100) is capable of operation in a variety of ambient lighting conditions.
US07764314B2	Shading detecting method and shading detecting apparatus for camera module An exemplary shading detecting method for a camera module is provided. In the method, a plurality of brightness values are measured from a plurality of predetermined regions of a stable rectangular image generated by the camera module. A plurality of brightness differences, each based on a comparison between a respective two of the brightness values, chosen from among the brightness values measured, are calculated. Each brightness difference is judged as to whether it exceeds a corresponding predetermined threshold. If at least one brightness difference is judged to exceed the corresponding threshold, the camera module is a rejected. A corresponding shading detecting apparatus, for facilitating the shading detecting method, is also provided.
US07764309B2	Image taking apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program for connecting into a single image a plurality of images taken by a plurality of imaging units disposed such that viewpoints coincide with each other An image taking apparatus including a plurality of imaging units each including a lens with a variable focal distance and an image sensing device is provided. The plurality of imaging units are disposed such that their viewpoints are substantially coincident with each other and image areas partially overlap each other so as to allow it obtain a wide angle image by connecting a plurality of images obtained by the imaging units. Each imaging unit includes a set of mapping tables each of which represents the correspondence, for a particular focal distance, between a particular coordinate system and a coordinate system in which an image taken by each image sensing device is represented. Each imaging unit further includes a controller adapted to select a mapping table corresponding to the focal distance, and a mapping unit adapted to map the image into the particular coordinate system according to the selected mapping table.
US07764308B2	Image transmission system, image relay apparatus, and electronic image device An electronic camera 100 automatically transmits captured image data and user identification information to a gateway server 160 over a wireless portable telephone link 130. The gateway server 160 manages image albums created on a per-user basis on multiple image servers on the Internet 170, automatically selects one of the multiple image servers based on the user identification information received from the electronic camera 100, and stores the image data received from the electronic camera 100 in an image album corresponding to the user identification information on the selected image server.
US07764304B2	Method for activating an image collecting process The present invention relates to a method for activating an image collecting process, comprising the step of releasing the power source of a component essential to the image collecting process from an inhibition imposed by an external magnet.In an embodiment of the invention the image collecting process is designed to image the insides of a body lumen.The present invention further relates to a packaging suitable for storing therein an imaging system, said package comprising a magnet. The imaging system comprises components essential to an image collecting process, said components operable in accordance with the invention.
US07764301B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a deflecting unit, a first sensor, and a modulating system. The deflecting unit deflects a plurality of beams in a main scanning direction to a writing area of a surface to be scanned for scanning the writing area. The first sensor detects a beam to be incident on a point on a first side of the writing area, and outputs a signal in response to detected beam. The modulating system modulates the beams in synchronization with the signal output from the first sensor.
US07764300B2	Optical recording medium and data recording device In an optical disk manufacturable by a conventional recording medium manufacturing method and that is capable of performing recording with an information recording apparatus used to perform recording on conventional recording mediums, and a data recording apparatus for recording contents data, an optical disk has a structure in which a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded together, the first substrate is provided with a recording layer in which contents data is recorded, and the second substrate is provided with a visual information recording layer in which information enabling visual recognition of, for example, the contents of contents data or a title of the contents data is recorded as visual information.
US07764297B2	Image forming apparatus There is provided a photoreceptor cleanerless image forming apparatus capable of decreasing color mixture or an exposure error due to reverse transfer toner or untransferred toner.An image forming apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises four image forming units 100a, 100b, 100c, and 100d configured to be photoreceptor cleanerless in a 4-drum tandem manner. Each image forming unit includes a photoreceptor 103a, 103b, 103c, or 103d, a charger 105a, 105b, 105c, or 105d, an exposure apparatus 106a, 106b, 106c, or 106d, and a developing apparatus 109a, 109b, 109c, or 109d. When exposure intensities Iy, Ic, Im, and Ik are assumed for exposure sources of the exposure apparatuses in the image forming units which form yellow, magenta, cyan, and black images, respectively, the exposure intensities are configured to satisfy conditions of Ik≧Ic≧Im≧Iy and Ik >Iy. This decreases an exposure error (image hysteresis) in an image formed on paper.
US07764289B2	Methods and systems for processing objects in memory Methods and apparatuses to create and manage volatile graphics objects in a video memory are disclosed. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.
US07764280B2	Content display system and method In a content display system 100, a control unit 210 of a controller 200 performs a display control process. During the display control process, moreover, a reproduction monitoring process is performed, to thereby monitor whether or not content is displayed as scheduled. In the reproduction monitoring process, a pattern corresponding to the content is laid over the content in a display period corresponding to the display period of the content, and is used for the display performed by a display device 300. On the other hand, on a detection device 400, a pattern through the display performed by the display device 300 is detected. The detected pattern is compared with the pattern laid over the content by a comparison unit 240. The control unit 210 judges that the content is displayed as scheduled, if the both patterns match as a result of the comparison.
US07764278B2	Integrated circuit device and electronic instrument An integrated circuit device including first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN disposed along a first direction D1, when the first direction D1 is a direction from a first side of the integrated circuit device toward a third side which is opposite to the first side, the first side being a short side, and when a second direction D2 is a direction from a second side of the integrated circuit device toward a fourth side which is opposite to the second side, the second side being a long side. The circuit blocks CB1 to CBN include at least one memory block MB which stores image data, and at least one data driver block DB which drives data lines. The memory block MB and the data driver block DB are disposed adjacent to each other along the first direction D1.
US07764277B2	System and method for user interface generation Systems and methods for use in displaying user interface components upon user interfaces of computing devices. A system and method could be configured to receive an image to be displayed upon a user interface of the device. One or more indicators can be used to specify how the image is to be divided into multiple regions. The regions of the divided image are displayed with a user interface component upon the user interface of the device.
US07764276B2	Touch control system and apparatus with multiple acoustic coupled substrates An apparatus and system for recognizing touch positions is comprised of multiple acoustically coupled substrates, said coupling functioning also as an environmental seal. At least one secondary substrate, with means to transmit and receive acoustic waves, is coupled to a primary substrate capable of propagating acoustic waves such that an intentional touch on the surface causes a perturbation of the waves passing through a desired region of touch detection. Said perturbation is analyzed by circuitry to determine corresponding physical position of the touch on surface.
US07764272B1	Methods and devices for selecting items such as data files A method is described for allowing a user to select one of a plurality of items. The user employs a device having a display area, and a joystick or a contact sensitive area. The device displays a number of regions equal to the number of items, and defines a number of sections in the angular range of the joystick, or sections within the contact sensitive area, equal to the number of items, and arranged corresponding to the arrangement of the regions of the display area. The user selects one of said items by selecting the corresponding section.
US07764270B2	Computer mouse The invention relates to a computer mouse which is one kind of coordinate input devices for a computer, and more particularly to a computer mouse which is suitably used for a portable computer. The mouse has: a thin mouse case in which an upper face portion opposing a palm when the mouse is used is formed into a downward-concaved shape; and a plate-like member having a shape which extends along the downward-concaved upper face of the mouse case, and the plate-like member is attachable to the downward-concaved upper face of the mouse case in both an upward-convex direction and a downward-concave direction. When the mouse is to be used, the plate-like member is attached in the upward-convex manner to the downward-concaved upper face of the mouse case, and, when the mouse is to be carried, the plate-like member is attached in the downward-concave manner to the downward-concaved upper face of the mouse case, thereby realizing compaction of the mouse in which the original shape and size of the mouse are reproducible.
US07764261B2	Apparatus and method to improve quality of moving image displayed on liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a panel having pixel electrodes arranged at intersections of a plurality of signal lines via switching elements for transmitting display data and a plurality of scanning lines for transmitting control signals, and a control circuit for controlling the panel. The liquid crystal panel is divided into first pixel regions and second pixel regions adjacent to the first pixel regions. The control circuit carries out impulse driving in which the control signals transmitted to each of the scanning lines are activated two times in one frame period for displaying an image. The control circuit writes the display data in either one of the pixel regions and writes reset data in the other pixel regions when the control signals are activated once of the two times. By writing the reset data in the pixel regions, the display data written in an immediately preceding frame are reset. In consecutive frames, the display data written in the pixel regions are always reset in one frame period. Therefore, blurring in a moving image can be alleviated. Since writing the display data and the reset data is carried out separately in the first pixel regions and in the second pixel regions, flicker is prevented from occurring in a display screen.
US07764255B2	Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display driving system and the method thereof The present invention relates to a LCOS display driving system. The driving sequential control block generates a control code representing a loading sequence of the R, G, and B data for pixels in one of scan lines. The multiplexer multiplexes the R, G, and B data from latches according the control code. The shared level shifter shifts the level of the R, G, and B data from the multiplexer. The digital analog converts converting the R, G, and B data to a corresponding analog R, G, and B data voltage. The shared unity-gain buffer stores the analog R, G, and B data voltage from the shared digital analog converter. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the analog R, G, and B data voltage according the control code.
US07764246B2	Wireless device and method for improving antenna characteristic of the wireless device A wireless device includes a housing having a shielding case and a dielectric case. The housing receives a printed circuit board and an antenna element. The printed circuit board has a feeding pad, a first ground pad and a second ground pad. The antenna has a feeding portion electronically coupled with the feeding pad of the printed circuit board and a ground portion electronically coupled with the shielding case for increasing ground dimension to improve antenna characteristic. The first and second ground pads of the printed circuit board electronically coupled with the shielding case for reducing coupling effect to improve antenna characteristic.
US07764240B2	Antenna configuration for RFID tags In an antenna configuration (3) having a first antenna arm (4) and having a second antenna arm (5), the two longitudinal directions (10, 11) of the two antenna arms (4, 5) enclose an acute opening angle (α) with one another, wherein the acute opening angle (α) has a value of between 15° and 90° and preferably between 25° and 45°.
US07764231B1	Wireless location using multiple mobile station location techniques A hybrid wireless location system and method is disclosed for locating mobile stations (MSs). Multiple wireless location techniques (FOMs) are provided for MS location. One or more FOMs can be activated in various combinations (serially or parallelly) for outputting one or more MS location estimates with signal protocols, e.g., CDMA, TDMA, or GSM. Resulting location estimates may be for, e.g.: 911 emergency calls, tracking, navigation, people and animal location, andJor applications for confinement to andlor exclusion from geographical areas. System components may be distributed on a network (e.g., the Internet). FOMs may be based on one or more of: TOA, TDOA, AOA, signal pattern recognitionlfingerprinting, statistical analysis, base station coverage, GPS signals received at the MS, andlor input from mobile stations. Location estimates are enhanced by adjusting MS estimates (and/or confidences therefor) according to: a past performance of the FOM providing such estimates, and/or MS geolocation or velocity constraints.
US07764227B2	Positioning apparatus A positioning apparatus includes a correlator 30 for calculating a correlation between the pseudo pattern code of each of satellites 1 and 2 and each of SPS signals associated with the satellites 1 and 2, and for outputting a correlation value indicating the correlation, sets up effective ranges δ1 and δ2 for the correlation values outputted from the correlator 30 on the basis of a pseudo distance PR1 between the satellite 1 and a SPS reference station 4, and a pseudo distance PR2 between the satellite 2 and the SPS reference station 4, and detects peak values which fall within the effective ranges δ1 and δ2, respectively. As a result, the positioning apparatus can determine the current position correctly even under a receiving environment in which the electric waves directly from the satellites 1 and 2 may become weak.
US07764224B1	Advanced spoofer mitigation and geolocation through spoofer tracking A GPS receiver employing advanced spoofer mitigation, geolocation and tracking capabilities through the use of a utility channel coupled in parallel to a tracking channel. The tracking channel tracks the direct signal while the utility channel tracks one or more spoofer signals. A signal from the primary channel is used by the utility channel to locate spoofer signals, with the primary channel operating independently of the utility channel. Three complementary spoofer mitigation methods are disclosed for identifying advanced repeaters and security-compromised spoofers, which may also be used for geolocation of such spoofers: (1) the consistency routine; (2) the nuller routine; and (3) the multiple antennas routine. An improved architecture is disclosed to allow easy upgrading and retrofitting of an existing GPS receiver.
US07764223B2	Radar apparatus Marine radar apparatus propagates groups of three pulses A, B, C of the same amplitude but different widths, the shorter pulse enabling detection of close range targets and the longer pulses enabling detection of longer range targets. The pulses are encoded differently with the short pulse A being a continuous wave signal and the longer pulses being modulated with a frequency modulated chirp, one pulse C being chirp up and the other B being chirp down. The power of the radar need only be about 190 w.
US07764217B2	Surface RF emitter passive ranging accuracy confirmation algorithm Kalman gain is used to calculate range accuracy for a passive angle-of-arrival determining systems, most notably for short-baseline interferometry, in which Kalman gain after arriving at a minimum proceeds to within a predetermined fraction or percent of zero gain, at which time the range estimate accuracy is known.
US07764212B2	Driving apparatus for display A driving apparatus for a display is provided. The driving apparatus for a display comprises a reference voltage generator, a digital-to-analog converter, and an output unit. The reference voltage generator generates a plurality of reference voltages, and receives a difference value between two adjacent reference voltages and generates a plurality of sub reference voltages. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a first analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the sub reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a second analog signal. The output unit processes, by addition or subtraction, the first and second analog signals for output.
US07764204B2	Digital-to-analog converting system with sampling rate conversions and sampling rate converting method thereof A digital-to-analog converting system with sampling rate conversions includes an interpolator, S orders of operating and filtering units, an up-converting and down-converting circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The interpolator performs an N-times interpolation on a first digital input signal to generate a second digital input signal. Each order of the operating and filtering unit includes a K-times zero-padding circuit and a filtering circuit. The filtering circuit performs a filtering operation to generate a filtered digital input signal. The up-converting and down-converting circuit performs a B-times up-conversion and an A-times down-conversion on the filtered digital input signal to generate a fourth digital input signal. The signal processing circuit generates an analog output signal according to the fourth digital input signal.
US07764203B2	Method of doing pack ASCII Z series instructions Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.
US07764197B2	System and synchronization process for inductive loops in a multilane environment A method and system for synchronization of detection loops in a multilane environment. A plurality of loop sensors are arranged in a plurality of lanes such that loop sensors in adjacent lanes are mutually contiguous. A simultaneous synchronization signal is sent to each of the plurality of loop detector controllers, where each loop detector controller is in communication with a loop sensor. The signal causes a scheduling of sampling periods for each loop sensor, such that the sampling period of each loop sensor does not overlap with that of a contiguous loop in an adjacent lane.
US07764195B2	Three-arrow LED traffic signal system A traffic signal system has a main housing unit that encloses three nested arrow signals pointed towards the top, namely, a red arrow signal, a yellow arrow signal nested within the red arrow signal, and a green arrow signal nested within the yellow arrow signal. Each arrow signal is made with a plurality of LEDs. A smaller satellite housing unit, preferably one-third to two-thirds the height, is attachable to the main housing unit to provide a left or right turn signal also comprised of three nested arrow signals. Arrow signals are preferably removably installed. A removable cover provides access to the back of the three arrow signals. Both housing units are preferably waterproof and have hinged closures. An electrical terminal block provides for electrical connections. Removable visors shade the light from the LEDs. Water drain knockouts to the visor and housing units facilitate water removal.
US07764188B2	System and method for maintaining machine operation A system for maintaining machine operation comprises at least one monitoring device coupled to a portion of a machine operating in a machine environment, the at least one monitoring device configured to monitor a parameter associated with the machine. The system also comprises a first electronic control module communicatively coupled to the at least one monitoring device. The electronic control module is configured to identify a data collection error associated with the at least one monitoring device. The electronic control module is also configured to detect, in response to the data collection error, a second electronic control module proximate the first electronic control module, the second electronic control module configured to collect at least one parameter that is interchangeable with the parameter. The electronic control module is further configured to establish a wireless communication channel with the second electronic control module and download the at least one parameter from the second control module via the wireless communication channel.
US07764185B1	System, user warning and positioning device for use therein, and computer program product therefor, for tactical distributed event warning notification for individual entities A system, device, and computer program product is provided for the centralized or distributed warning of existing or developing significant events and/or threats to users of the device within their locale, while reporting the location of all users of the system to existing command and control systems. A pager-like user warning and positioning device, worn by or carried by the individual user, or mounted in a vehicle or vessel, having a geographical positioning means therein, periodically transmits the geographical location of the individual user, vehicle or vessel, and listens for warning/notification event messages transmitted by a network bridge or central station. When an event/threat warning is received by the device, the device alerts the user via indicia relative to the event/situation, including audible spoken warnings and instructions on how to react, and may retransmit the event/threat warning to other nodes in the network.
US07764181B2	Inductively coupled loop antenna for a radio frequency identification reader Systems and methods are described for reading EID tags in difficult to reach locations using a portable RFID reader. In many embodiments, the system includes a portable RFID reader and one or more stationary antenna assemblies. The stationary antenna assemblies typically include a loop antenna in a first location and a ferrite antenna in a second location. EID tags in the reading zone of the loop antenna can be read using the portable RFID reader via an inductive coupling between the resonant antenna in the portable RFID reader and the ferrite antenna in the stationary antenna assembly. One embodiment of the invention includes a portable reader having reader circuitry configured to generate an activation signal, a first resonant antenna, where the first resonant antenna is electrically connected to the reader circuitry, a reader housing containing the reader circuitry and the first resonant antenna, and a stationary antenna assembly having a resonant antenna unit including a housing and a second resonant antenna, a loop antenna unit including a housing and a loop antenna and an electrical connection between the resonant antenna unit and the loop antenna unit. In addition, the first resonant antenna in the portable reader is inductively coupled to the second resonant antenna in the stationary antenna assembly.
US07764180B2	Environment controlling system and method thereof This invention provides an environment controlling system and method thereof. The present system integrates and analyzes an individual's physiological and health information as well as environment information on a real-time basis to control environmental conditions and determine a living space beneficial to personal health. A healthy living space suitable for home care and disease management can be established by controlling environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, light, sound, etc.
US07764177B2	Inductively coupled extension antenna for a radio frequency identification reader Systems and methods are described for adapting a portable RFID reader to create a portable RFID reader assembly that includes an extension antenna. In many embodiments, the extension antenna can be added to increase the reach of the portable RFID reader. The extension antenna is inductively coupled to the portable RFID reader and in many embodiments, the extension antenna is retrofit to an existing portable RFID reader. In other embodiments, a portable RFID reader and one or more extension antennas are produced as part of a set. One embodiment of the invention includes a reader having reader circuitry configured to generate an activation signal, a first antenna, where the first antenna is electrically connected to the reader circuitry, a reader housing containing the reader circuitry, an extension antenna including an elongated housing, a second antenna located at one end of the housing, and a third antenna located at the opposite end of the housing, where the second antenna is electrically connected to the third antenna. In addition, the first antenna and second antenna are inductively coupled.
US07764166B2	System and method for providing a tactile stimulation in response to a predetermined alarm condition A tactile alarm system for use in environments having a plurality of audio and/or visual alarms each in communication with a detector measures a predetermined physical property. The system includes one or more tactile alarms each connected to a different person and each configured to provide tactile stimulation to the person when one or more predetermined physical properties falls outside a predetermined range.
US07764165B2	Locatable information sound device and method A device is described to provide a localisable information signal. The device is adapted to emit sequentially a locating sound signal comprising broad band sound and an information sound signal comprising at least verbal information. A signal generated by such a device, a system incorporating a plurality of such devices, and a method of enabling an individual to orientate in an environment using such a system or signal are also described.
US07764164B2	RFID interrogator and data communication method thereof An interrogator autonomously reduces interference of receiving radio waves in a wireless tag. The interrogator transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a wireless tag, comprises a carrier sense unit detecting an idle channel in a plurality of channels used for communications with the wireless tags, a transmitting unit transmitting the signal to the wireless tag by use of the detected idle channel, an abnormality detecting unit detecting communication abnormality in the communications with the wireless tag, and a control unit controlling so as to interrupt, when detecting the communication abnormality, the transmission to the wireless tag, re-detect an idle channel after an elapse of a predetermined transmission halt period, and resume the signal transmission to the wireless tag by using the re-detected idle channel.
US07764161B2	Barium titanate-based semiconductor porcelain composition and PTC element including the same A barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic composition and a PTC element that have a high Curie temperature and a low electrical resistivity at room temperature and that exhibit a desired rate of change in resistance are provided. The barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic composition is a ceramic composition having a perovskite structure containing at least barium and titanium, wherein some of the barium is replaced with an alkali metal element, bismuth, and a rare earth element, and when the content of the titanium is assumed to be 100 parts by mole, a ratio of the content of the alkali metal element to the content of the bismuth plus the content of the rare earth element represented by parts by mole, is 1.00 or more and 1.06 or less. A PTC thermistor includes a ceramic body composed of the barium titanate-based semiconductor ceramic composition having the above feature and electrodes disposed on both side faces of the ceramic body.
US07764156B2	Magnetic flux return path with collated bands of wire Method of forming a magnetic core or part of a magnetic core including several layers of windings of magnetic wire in a very compact configuration, and the core or part of core is formed by winding several layers of a collated band of wires side by side until desired number of layers of core or part of core is obtained. Method includes forming magnetic core or magnetic flux return path or part of magnetic core including several layers of windings of magnetic wire in compact configuration; core or part of core being formed by winding several layers of a collated band of wires side by side until reaching desired number of layers of the core or part of the core. Magnetic core or magnetic flux return path includes several layers of windings of magnetic wire in compact configuration; part of layers of windings being formed by collated band of wires.
US07764155B2	Extruder screw with long wearing surfaces A method of extending the life of an extruder screw by affixing tiles of wear-resistant material along the crest of the extruder screw flighting threads, and optionally grinding the hardened material to remove any sharp edges. In another configuration of the present invention, plates of wear-resistant material are secured to the leading edges of the extruder screw threads to further prolong the life of the extruder screw.
US07764152B2	Contactor, contact structure provided with contactors, probe card, test apparatus, method of production of contact structure, and production apparatus of contact structure A probe card having a plurality of silicon finger contactors contacting pads provided on a tested semiconductor wafer and a probe board mounting the plurality of silicon finger contactors on its surface, wherein each silicon finger contactor has a base part on which a step difference is formed, a support part with a rear end side provided at the base part and with a front end side sticking out from the base part, and a conductive part formed on the surface of the support part, each silicon finger contactor mounted on the probe board so that an angle part of the step difference formed on the base part contacts the surface of the probe board.
US07764151B2	Circuit interrupting device with reverse wiring protection Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include reverse wiring protection, and optionally an independent trip portions and/or a reset lockout portion are provided. The reverse wiring protection operates at both the line and load sides of the device so that in the event line side wiring to the device is improperly connected to the load side, fault protection for the device remains. The trip portion operates independently of a circuit interrupting portion used to break the electrical continuity in one or more conductive paths in the device. The reset lockout portion prevents the reestablishing of electrical continuity in open conductive paths if the circuit interrupting portion is non-operational or if an open neutral condition exists.
US07764143B2	Electronic component including a magnetic layer and a dielectric layer The magnetic material constituting a magnetic portion is a ferrite mainly containing 31-42 mol % of NiO, 2-10 mol % of ZnO, 43-48 mol % of Fe2O3, 0.5-3 mol % of Co3O4, and 10-14 mol % of CuO. The dielectric material constituting a dielectric portion is mainly composed of xBaO.y1Nd2O3.y2Bi2O3.zTiO2 wherein 0.09≦x≦0.25, 0.05≦y1≦0.20, 0
US07764136B2	Microwave transmission line integrated microwave generating element and microwave transmission line integrated microwave detecting element A strip line integrated microwave generating element and a microwave detecting element comprises a signal electrode and a ground electrode. The element has a magnetic tunnel junction structure which includes a magnetization fixed layer, a MgO tunnel barrier layer, and a magnetization free layer. The magnetization free layer is 200 nm square or smaller in a cross-sectional area. The magnetization fixed layer is in contact with either one of the signal electrode and the ground electrode while the magnetization free layer of the element being in contact with the other. The element is smaller than the electrodes and mounted on a part of the signal electrode or the ground electrode. A MR ratio of the element is of 100% or more. A resistance value of the element is from 50Ω to 300Ω. The resistance of the element is matched with an impedance of the microwave transmission line.
US07764129B1	Phase-lock loop startup circuit and voltage controlled oscillator reference generator A method of startup for a phase-locked loop (PLL) can include, at initiation of the PLL, providing a reference voltage from a startup voltage source to an input of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) in the PLL, wherein the reference voltage is set to a predetermined minimum voltage. The reference voltage can be stepwise increased from the predetermined minimum voltage. A frequency of a reference signal input to the PLL can be compared with a frequency of a feedback signal originating from an output of the VCO of the PLL to determine a frequency differential as the reference voltage increases. A determination can be made as to whether a convergence criterion is met according to the frequency differential. While the convergence criterion is not met, the reference voltage can be increased. When the convergence criterion is met, the reference voltage provided by the startup voltage source can be replaced with a voltage generated by an operational voltage source.
US07764125B2	Reconfigurable tunable RF power amplifier A multi-band, multi-standard programmable power amplifier having tunable impedance matching input and output networks and programmable device characteristics. The impedance of either or both of the impedance matching input and output networks is tunable responsive to one or more control signals. In one example, the programmable power amplifier incorporates a feedback control loop and the control signal(s) are varied responsive to the feedback loop.
US07764121B2	Differential amplifier, method for amplifying signals of differential amplifier, and display driving device having differential amplifier A differential amplifier includes input, output, current summing, and switch circuits. The input circuit generates first and second differential currents in response to a voltage difference between differential input signals. The output circuit includes a first and second transistors connected between a first voltage rail and output port and the output port and second voltage rail, respectively. The current summing circuit includes a first control node outputting a first control voltage to control a current in the first transistor and a second control node outputting a second control voltage to control a current in the second transistor, in response to the first and second differential currents, respectively. The switch circuit connects the first transistor gate to one of the first control node and the first voltage rail and the second transistor gate to one of the second control node and the second voltage rail, in response to a control signal.
US07764118B2	Auto-correction feedback loop for offset and ripple suppression in a chopper-stabilized amplifier A chopper-stabilized amplifier includes a main signal path having first and second chopping circuits at the inputs and outputs of a transconductance amplifier, and an auto-correction feedback loop. The feedback loop includes a transconductance amplifier connected to amplify the chopped output from the main signal path, a third chopping circuit which chops the amplified output, a filter which filters the chopped output to substantially reduce any offset voltage-induced AC component present in the signal being filtered, and a transconductance amplifier which receives the filtered output and produces an output which is coupled back into the main signal path. When properly arranged, the auto-correction feedback loop operates to suppress transconductance amplifier-related offset voltages and offset voltage-induced ripple that might otherwise be present in the amplifier's output.
US07764114B2	Voltage divider and internal supply voltage generation circuit including the same In a voltage divider and an internal supply voltage generation circuit, the voltage divider includes a first transistor having a resistance value that varies in proportion to a change in temperature; and a second transistor having a resistance value that varies in inverse proportion to the change in temperature.
US07764113B2	Output circuit A reference voltage is applied from a reference voltage generating circuit to the non-inverting input terminal of an amplifier for supplying a drive voltage to the gate terminal of an NMOS transistor, and the output voltage appearing at the source terminal of the NMOS transistor is divided by a resistor pair and applied to the inverting input terminal of the amplifier. The voltage obtained by adding a voltage equal to or higher than the voltage for sufficiently driving the NMOS transistor to the output voltage appearing at the source terminal of the NMOS transistor is generated by a charge pump circuit and supplied to the amplifier as a power supply voltage. With this configuration, the drive voltage for the NMOS transistor is suppressed to the required minimum voltage while the drive voltage is obtained securely. The power consumption in the amplifier can thus be suppressed.
US07764110B2	Internal voltage generating circuit of semiconductor device An internal voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor device includes a first voltage driver configured to pull up an internal voltage terminal during a period where a level of the internal voltage terminal is lower than a target level, and a second voltage driver configured to pull up the internal voltage terminal during a predefined time in each period corresponding to a frequency of an external clock.
US07764107B2	Multiplexer circuit with combined level shifting and delay control functions A digitally controlled circuit is arranged to provide the combined functions of level shifting, multiplexing, and delay control functions. The circuit is compact, and uses lower power and lower overall noise susceptibility over other solutions. A programmable bias current is arranged to adjust the delay through the circuit. The bias current can be provided by a digitally controlled current source, a binary weighted current DAC, or other digitally controlled means. The multiplexing functions are provided by an input stage circuit that is current limited by the programmable bias current. An output stage is arranged to convert signals from the input stage to a desired voltage level.
US07764105B2	MOSFET for synchronous rectification This invention discloses a new MOSFET device. The MOSFET device has an improved operation characteristic achieved by connecting a shunt FET of low impedance to the MOSFET device. The shunt FET is to shunt a transient current therethrough. The shunt FET is employed for preventing an inadvertent turning on of the MOSFET device. The inadvertent turning on of the MOSFET may occur when a large voltage transient occurs at the drain of the MOSFET device. By connecting the gate of the shunt FET to the drain of the MOSFET device, a low impedance path is provided at the right point of time during the circuit operation to shunt the current without requiring any external circuitry.
US07764097B2	Duty detector and duty cycle corrector including the same A duty detector includes a clock converter, a hold pulse generator, a first logic operator, and an up/down counter. The clock converter receives a clock signal to generate an up clock signal and a down clock signal having phases opposite to each other. The hold pulse generator generates a hold pulse signal that is deactivated during a counting interval corresponding to first through (N−1)-th period intervals of the clock signal and is activated during a holding interval corresponding to an N-th period interval. The first logic operator outputs a counting clock signal by performing a first logic operation on the hold pulse signal and a sampling clock signal. The up/down counter determines a logic level of the up clock signal and a logic level of the down clock signal at an edge timing of the counting clock signal, increases or decreases a counting value in response to the determination result, and outputs duty information of the clock signal, based on a final counting value.
US07764081B1	Programmable logic device (PLD) with memory refresh based on single event upset (SEU) occurrence to maintain soft error immunity A Programmable Logic Device (PLD) is provided with configuration memory cells displaying a superior soft error immunity by combating single event upsets (SEUs) as the configuration memory cells are regularly refreshed from non-volatile storage depending on the rate SEUs may occur. Circuitry on the PLD uses a programmable timer to set a refresh rate for the configuration memory cells. Because an SEU which erases the state of a small sized memory cell due to collisions with cosmic particles may take some time to cause a functional failure, periodic refreshing will prevent the functional failure. The configuration cells can be DRAM cells which occupy significantly less space than the SRAM cells. Refresh circuitry typically provided for DRAM cells is reduced by using the programming circuitry of the PLD. Data in the configuration cells of the PLD are reloaded from either external or internal soft-error immune non-volatile memory.
US07764076B2	Method and apparatus for aligning and/or leveling a test head One embodiment of the present invention is an alignment apparatus useful to align a test head that includes: (a) two or more fluid chambers disposed in fixed relation to each other, the chambers having a movable wall and one or more apertures for admitting or releasing fluid; (b) fluid channels coupled to the one or more apertures that enable fluid to flow between at least two of the fluid chambers; and (c) one or more valves disposed to enable or to stop the flow of fluid through one or more of the one or more fluid channels.
US07764074B2	Probe of detector for testing pins of electronic component A probe of a detector includes a shield, an anode member, and a cathode member. The shield includes a top wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending down from the sides of the top wall. A first through hole and a second through hole are defined in the top wall. The anode member includes a first mounting portion, a first pin, and a first connecting portion connected between the first mounting portion and the first pin. The cathode member includes a second mounting portion, a second pin, and a second connecting portion connected between the second mounting portion and the second pin. The first and second mounting portions are respectively rotating within the first and second through holes to adjust corresponding ends of the first and second pins to come in contact with the electronic component.
US07764068B2	Test board for testing PCBS A test board for testing PCBs includes a plurality of signal input terminals, a plurality of signal output terminals connected to the signal input terminals respectively, a standby signal output terminal, and a plurality of switches. The standby signal output terminal is connected to the signal input terminals via the switches respectively.
US07764062B2	Method and structure for variable pitch microwave probe assembly A coplanar waveguide (CPW) probe includes at least one center probe element, each having a respective center probe contact point and at least one peripheral probe element, each having a respective peripheral contact point. The pitch between the at least one center contact point and the at least one peripheral contact point is adjustable.
US07764061B2	Method for detecting objects enclosed in a medium, and measuring device for carrying out the method In a method for detecting objects enclosed in a medium, a measurement signal correlated with an enclosed object is measured and used to generate a second signal, which reflects the measured signal strength of the measurement signal in a segmented manner by associating intervals of the signal strength of the measurement signal with individual segment units of the second signal, and the threshold values of the individual segment units of the second signal are varied depending on the measured signal strength of the measurement signal.
US07764056B2	Voltage control circuit Provided is a voltage control circuit which suppresses a calorific value that generates when short-circuit fault occurs even if a voltage value of an input voltage is large. At the time of short-circuit fault, an additional control voltage Va whose voltage value becomes larger when the voltage value of the input voltage Vin is larger is input to the voltage control p-channel MOS transistor (110) from a transistor control MOS transistor (160), to thereby increase resistance of the voltage control p-channel MOS transistor (110) to suppress a short-circuit current. As a result, when the input voltage Vin is larger, the current value of a holding current or a calorific value after the short-circuit protecting operation has been conducted can be suppressed.
US07764049B2	Method and device for determining battery discharge capability, and power supply system A method for determining battery discharge capability includes estimating the optimum state vector X by an extended Kalman filter operation. Using the estimated state vector X, element parameters of an equivalent circuit are renewed. Furthermore, based on the equivalent circuit using the renewed element parameters, at the time of discharging with a predetermined current pattern from a battery, a voltage drop ΔV is estimated. Therefore, the discharge capacity of the battery is determined.
US07764041B2	System and method to extend synchronous operation of an active converter in a variable speed drive Systems and methods for synchronous operation of variable speed drives having active converters include extending the synchronous operation of an active converter to the AC mains voltage during complete line dropout. A phase angle control circuit includes a squaring amplifier, a first phase-lock loop circuit associated and a second phase-lock loop circuit. The squaring amplifier receives the AC power source and outputs a rectangular output signal to a pair of phase lock loop (PLL) circuits. The first PLL circuit with a first lag-lead filter is configured with a high cutoff frequency to provide the converter stage with a phase angle parameter; and the second phase-lock loop circuit including a second lag-lead filter configured to have a low cutoff frequency to provide the lag-lead filter the capability of storing the phase angle of the mains voltage during mains interruption.
US07764039B2	Numerical controller A numerical controller is capable of foreseeing the occurrence of interference during operation of a machine and securely preventing the interference. An advanced position calculating section determines advanced time for the next interference check, based on an end time point of an interference check by an interference checking device and the sum of a time required for the interference check, a time required for communication, a time required for decelerating and stopping a movable part, and a predetermined float. If an interference checking device detects interference, the interference checking device delivers an axis stop signal the movable part.
US07764036B2	Sliding member controller A controller for controlling a sliding roof sets, as an operating area, a predetermined range in the sunroof slidable range and controls a motor driving the sliding roof such that the sliding roof slides in the operating area. When the sliding roof stops near a sliding lock end, the stop position is stored on an assumption that the positional deviation would occur. The sliding roof slides again from the stop position. Based on whether a traveling distance from the stop position to the sliding roof comes into contact with the tilt lock end is longer than the sunroof slidable range, the positional deviation is determined. It is possible to accurately determine whether the sliding member is locked and stopped by positional deviation or the intrusion of foreign object.
US07764034B2	Method and system for operating windshield wipers Methods and systems for operating a wiper for removing material impacting a surface of a vehicle are provided. An event indicating that the material has stopped impacting the surface of the vehicle is detected. A first number of wipe cycles are performed with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined portion of a wipe cycle of the wiper. A second number of wipe cycles are performed with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than a predetermined portion of the wipe cycle of the wiper.
US07764027B2	Dimmable control circuit A dimmable control circuit, having an ac power source; a transformer; a rectifier circuit; a dimmable control chip; a voltage dividing circuit; a dimmable switch; a first resistor; a second resistor; and a half bridge power driving circuit, capable of outputting signals to drive a fluorescent tube, characterized in that the said dimmable switch has a coactive variable resistor connected in parallel with the first resistor and the second resistor, and both the first resistor and the second resistor have the negative resistance temperature coefficient to achieve low temperature startup and high temperature operation.
US07764012B2	Light emitting device comprising reduced frame portion, manufacturing method with improve productivity thereof, and electronic apparatus Further reduction in frame portion is achieved in the case where a driver circuit and a pixel portion are formed on a common substrate. Also, a light emitting device is provided with an advantageous structure for obtaining a large number of panels by use of a large substrate, whereby the number of panels taken out from a substrate can be increased, leading to better productivity. According to the invention, a terminal electrode is provided in the position overlapping a peripheral circuit portion, and the terminal electrode is connected to an FPC with an anisotropic conductive adhesive material. In addition, a covering material is firmly fixed by using a sealant that is in contact with the edge and periphery of a substrate.
US07764005B2	Traveling wave grids with agitated surface using piezoelectric effect and acoustic traveling waves A system for transporting particles includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced electrically conductive electrodes carried by the substrate. Further included is a carrier medium adapted for the retention and migration of particles disposed therein, wherein the carrier medium is in operational contact with the electrodes, and a vibration generator is positioned in relation to the substrate to impart vibrations into the carrier medium. In an alternative embodiment, the vibration generator is configured to generate an acoustic traveling wave, which includes a vibration component and a motivation component.
US07763998B2	Stator A connecting wire extends from a first tooth to a second tooth so as to connect a plurality of coils. An extension portion is provided to an insulator so as to extend in the axial direction. The extension portion has a distal end in the axial direction, a proximal end, notches which extend from the distal end to the proximal end, and a radially outer surface. The connecting wire extends from the first tooth and is positioned by the bottom surface and the side surfaces of a notch. The connecting wire is led out from the notch in the radial direction of the extension portion, and arranged along the radially outer surface so as to run toward the second tooth. Accordingly, the connecting wire can be arranged with ease.
US07763996B2	Method and apparatus for cooling generators A baffle for guiding cooling fluids in a power generator cooled by a cooling fluid and having a flange, a stator, and an end stator has an inclined surface configured to direct a first portion of the cooling fluid flow towards the flange, a second portion of the cooling fluid flow towards the end stator and a third portion of the first portion towards an angled surface of the flange.
US07763991B2	Voltage generating circuit A voltage generating circuit comprising: a switching device which includes a first end connected to a high potential side power source, and which becomes conductive in a first mode and becomes non-conductive in a second mode; a first transistor including a first main electrode connected to a second end of the switching device, a second main electrode connected to an output terminal, and a gate connected to a gate potential supply node; a second transistor including a first main electrode connected to the high potential side power source, a second main electrode connected to the output terminal, and a gate connected to the gate potential supply node; and a gate voltage stabilizing circuit that suppresses a fluctuation in potential of the potential supply node, the fluctuation accompanying a change between the first and second modes.
US07763990B2	Hybrid green uninterruptible power system and bi-directional converter module and power conversion method thereof A hybrid green uninterruptible power system including an input port, a boost module, a secondary battery, a bi-directional converter module, and an inverter module is provided. The boost module converts an AC utility power into a high voltage DC power. The bi-directional converter module includes a multi-winding transformer for either converting the high-voltage DC power into a low-voltage DC power for charging the secondary battery, or for releasing and boosting the power stored in the secondary battery. The multi-winding transformer further induces an additional DC power when converting the power. Whereby, the hybrid green uninterruptible power system is able to generate the additional DC power all the time and optimizes its energy converting efficiency between the secondary battery and an external device consuming DC power.
US07763988B1	Air turbine with recycled air or gear mechanism to increase internal velocity for engine power An air turbine power propulsion engine for use in powering a vehicle, i.e. automobile or plane, or an electrical generator. The engine is housed in a generally circular housing that features a tapered air intake end and a downstream exhaust end. Within the housing is a generator, first and second drive shafts, and at least one compressor. The at least one compressor is driven by the first drive shaft, while a series of turbine blades drive the second drive shaft which in turn drives the generator. The invention incorporates into the engine a differential gear mechanism to accelerate and compress the air that enters the engine, where the gear mechanism drives the compressor at a higher speed than the turbine blades. A second such mechanism, alone or in combination with the gear mechanism, lies in the use of an air recirculation duct works.
US07763972B2	Stacked package structure for reducing package volume of an acoustic micro-sensor A stacked package structure utilizes flip-chip technology to stack an acoustic micro-sensor on an integrated circuit (IC) device having a recess as a back chamber and cover the acoustic micro-sensor using a glass substrate or a planar substrate with an aperture. With the use of the stacked package structure, the package volume of the acoustic micro-sensor can be reduced effectively.
US07763970B2	Power module A power semiconductor module comprises a housing. The housing comprises a casing and at least one coating of high resistance to surface tracking. A plurality of electrical conductors is provided on the housing. The coating is provided on a creepage distance that is provided between the electrical conductors.
US07763969B2	Structure with semiconductor chips embeded therein An embedded semiconductor chip structure and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. The structure comprises: a carrier board, therewith a plurality of through openings formed in the carrier board, and through trenches surrounding the through openings in the same; a plurality of semiconductor chips received in the through openings of the carrier board. Subsequently, cutting is processed via the through trenches. Thus, the space usage of the circuit board and the layout design are more efficient. Moreover, shaping time is also shortened.
US07763965B2	Stress relief structures for silicon interposers An electronic device and method of making the device. The device includes: a carrier; a silicon interposer connected to a top surface of the carrier, the interposer having wires extending from a top surface of the interposer, through the interposer, to a bottom surface of the interposer, the wires at the bottom surface of the interposer electrically connected to wires in a top surface of the carrier; an integrated circuit chip connected to the top surface of the interposer, wires at a surface of the integrated circuit chip electrically connected to the wires in the top surface of the interposer; and a stress relief structure attached to the interposer, the stress relief structure either (i) not electrically connected to the wires of the interposer or integrated circuit chip or (ii) electrically connected to ground by wires of the interposer or wires of the integrated circuit chip.
US07763961B2	Hybrid stacking package system A hybrid stacking package system is provided including providing a board-on-chip substrate, having an opening, attaching a first integrated circuit on the board-on-chip substrate, attaching bond wires, between the first integrated circuit and the board-on-chip substrate, through the opening, and mounting a second integrated circuit over the bond wires.
US07763944B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device The invention relates to a CMOS device (10) with an NMOST I and PMOST 2 having gate regions (1D,2D) comprising a compound containing both a metal and a further element. According to the invention the first and second conducting material both comprise a compound containing as the metal a metal selected from the group comprising molybdenum and tungsten and both comprise as the further element an element selected from the group comprising carbon, oxygen and the chalcogenides. Preferably both the first and second conducting material comprise a compound of molybdenum and carbon or oxygen. The invention also provides an attractive method of manufacturing such a device.
US07763939B2	Low on resistance CMOS transistor for integrated circuit applications An array of power transistors on a semiconductor chip has serpentine gates separated by alternating source and drain regions. The gates combine rounded ends and rectangular sections joining the rounded ends. This geometry allows the metallization, in which the upper and lower metal layers are substantially congruent with each other, to have a design width that can be increased or decreased with the changes in width matched by the length of the rectangular sections thus allowing flexibility in the design of the power transistors.
US07763937B2	Variable resurf semiconductor device and method Methods and apparatus are provided for semiconductor device (60, 95, 100, 106). The semiconductor device (60, 95, 100, 106), comprises a first region (64, 70) of a first conductivity type extending to a first surface (80), a second region (66) of a second, opposite, conductivity type forming with the first region (70) a first PN junction (65) extending to the first surface (80), a contact region (68) of the second conductivity type in the second region (66) at the first surface (80) and spaced apart from the first PN junction (65) by a first distance (LDS), and a third region (82, 96-98, 108) of the first conductivity type and of a second length (LBR), underlying the second region (66) and forming a second PN junction (63) therewith spaced apart from the first surface (80) and located closer to the first PN junction (65) than to the contact region (68). The breakdown voltage is enhanced without degrading other useful properties of the device (60, 95, 100, 106).
US07763934B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory and method of manufacturing the same A metal oxide having a sufficiently higher dielectric constant than silicon nitride, such as Ti oxide, Zr oxide, or Hf oxide is used as base material, and in order to generate a trap level capable of moving in and out electrons therein, a high-valence substance of valence of 2 or more (that is, valence VI or higher) is added by a proper amount, and to control the trap level, a proper amount of nitrogen (carbon, boron, or low-valence substance) is added, and thus a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a charge accumulating layer is obtained.
US07763924B2	Dynamic random access memory structure having merged trench and stack capacitors A dynamic random access memory structure includes a recessed-gate transistor disposed in the substrate; a trench capacitor structure disposed in the substrate and electrically connected to a first source/drain of the recessed-gate transistor; a first conductive structure disposed on and contacting the trench capacitor structure; a stack capacitor structure disposed on and contacting the first conductive structure, wherein a bottom electrode of the trench capacitor structure and a top electrode of the stack capacitor structure are electrically connected to serve as a common electrode; and a bit line disposed above a second source/drain of the recessed-gate transistor and electrically connected to the second source/drain, wherein the top of the bit line is lower than the top of the gate conductive layer of the recessed-gate transistor.
US07763922B2	Semiconductor memory and method for manufacturing the same A capacitor of a semiconductor memory of the present invention includes: a lower electrode which covers the surface of a storage node hole from the bottom to at least one of the sidewalls up to a level lower than the top surface of a second interlayer insulating film; a capacitive insulating film which covers the lower electrode; and an upper electrode which covers the capacitive insulating film.
US07763919B2	CMOS image sensor and manufacturing method thereof A CMOS image sensor capable of improving characteristics of the image sensor by preventing damage to a photodiode region and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes: a semiconductor substrate on which a device isolation region and an active region are defined; a photodiode region formed at the active region; a conductive plug formed on the photodiode region for connecting the photodiode region to a metal wiring; and a transistor formed enclosing the conductive plug.
US07763918B1	Image pixel design to enhance the uniformity of intensity distribution on digital image sensors A system, a computer readable medium, and a method for configuring metal layout of a pixel in a sensor die to enhance the intensity uniformity of an image captured by the sensor die. The method includes the steps of selecting an edge pixel of a sensor die, providing a distance between a photodiode and a metal layer of the selected pixel, shifting a microlens of the edge pixel toward center of the sensor die to maximize ray acceptance angle of the edge pixel, determining a portion of a plane defined by the metal layer, wherein light collected by the photodiode passes through the portion, and configuring the metal layer outside of the determined portion such that the interference of the metal layer with the optical ray is eliminated and, as a consequence, intensity uniformity of an image captured by the sensor die is enhanced.
US07763915B2	Three-dimensional integrated C-MOS circuit and method for producing same The three-dimensional integrated CMOS circuit is formed in a hybrid substrate. n-MOS type transistors are formed, at a bottom level, in a first semi-conducting layer of silicon having a (100) orientation, which layer may be tension strained. p-MOS transistors are formed, at a top level, in a preferably monocrystalline and compression strained second semi-conducting layer of germanium having a (110) orientation. The second semi-conducting layer is transferred onto a first block in which the n-MOS transistors were previously formed, and the p-MOS transistors are then formed.
US07763903B2	Semiconductor light emitting element and method for fabricating the same Projections/depressions forming a two-dimensional periodic structure are formed in a surface of a semiconductor multilayer film opposing the principal surface thereof, while a metal electrode with a high reflectivity is formed on the other surface. By using the diffracting effect of the two-dimensional periodic structure, the efficiency of light extraction from the surface formed with the projections/depressions can be improved. By reflecting light emitted toward the metal electrode to the surface formed with the projections/depressions by using the metal electrode with the high reflectivity, the foregoing effect achieved by the two-dimensional periodic structure can be multiplied.
US07763902B2	Light emitting diode chip A LED chip including a substrate, a first type doped semiconductor layer, a second type doped semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, at least an Indium-doped AlxGa1-xN based material layer (0≦x<1) and at least a tunneling junction layer is provided. The first type doped semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate, and the light emitting layer is disposed between the first type doped semiconductor layer and the second type doped semiconductor layer. The Indium-doped AlxGa1-xN based material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the light emitting layer, and the tunneling junction layer is disposed between the Indium-doped AlxGa1-xN based material layer and the first type doped semiconductor layer and/or disposed between the Indium-doped AlxGa1-xN based material layer and the second type doped semiconductor layer, wherein the Indium-doped AlxGa1-xN based material layer and the tunneling junction layer are disposed on the same side of the light emitting layer.
US07763880B2	Multi-terminal electrically actuated switch A multi-terminal electrically actuated switch comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an active region physically connected to both electrodes. The active region comprises at least one primary active region comprising at least one material that can be doped or undoped to change its electrical conductivity, and a secondary active region comprising at least one material for providing a source/sink of ionic species that act as dopants for the primary active region(s). A gate electrode is physically connected to the source/sink region. Methods of operating the switch are also provided.
US07763878B2	Phase changeable memory device structures A phase-changeable memory device may include a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, first and second electrodes, and a pattern of a phase-changeable material between the first and second electrodes. More particularly, the insulating layer may have a hole therein, and the first electrode may be in the hole in the insulating layer. Moreover, portions of the second electrode may extend beyond an edge of the pattern of phase-changeable material. Related methods are also discussed.
US07763872B2	High power EUV lamp system A system for providing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation comprises a laser source arranged to produce a laser beam having a focus; and a carrier movable relative to the laser source for carrying a surface material, the surface material when carried by the carrier providing a renewable target edge. The focussed beam is arranged to impinge on the target edge to produce an EUV radiation emitting plasma. The system is cooperable with a mirror for harnessing the EUV radiation by reflecting EUV radiation impinging thereon. The mirror comprises a substantially aspheric surface and means for supplying a reflecting liquid to at least partially coat the aspheric surface, the mirror being rotatable to centrifugally confine the liquid to the aspheric surface.
US07763871B2	Radiation source A radiation source includes a chamber, a supply constructed and arranged to supply a substance to the chamber at a location that allows the substance to pass through an interaction point within the chamber, a laser constructed and arranged to provide a laser beam to the interaction point so that a radiation emitting plasma is produced when the laser beam interacts with the substance at the interaction point, and a conduit constructed and arranged to deliver a buffer gas into the chamber. The conduit has an outlet located adjacent to the interaction point.
US07763849B1	Reflecting ion cyclotron resonance cell In a Fourier transform mass spectrometer, an ion cyclotron resonance cell includes trapping and reflecting electrodes. Ions are initially trapped via an electrostatic trapping field. After ions have been excited into a coherent cyclotron motion, the trapping field is turned off and the ions are contained using a reflecting field. The reflecting electrostatic field has substantially no radial field components and therefore introduces essentially no magnetron motion into the ion orbits.
US07763830B2	Grilling component A vertical grilling component includes two grilling structures separated by a gap. Each grilling structure includes a heating component and a conveyor belt positioned around the heating components. The upper portion of one of the grilling structures is beveled approximately 0.8°. The grilling structures are slidable relative to the frame of the grilling component for cleaning, and the heating components are also removable from the grilling structures. The gap between the grilling structures is adjustable between two distances. The conveyor belts include a v-belt received in a groove of the pulleys to prevent lateral movement of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belts also include an edge seal around the outer edge of the conveyor belt. After grilling, seasoning is dispensed onto the grilled food item when detected by a sensor.
US07763826B2	System and method for cutting and applying metal configurations to another metal surface A method and system for rigidly connecting a first metallic plate to a second metallic plate are provided. The first plate over the second plate, and a force is applied to at least one first location of the first plate using a clamping arrangement so as to tightly couple the first plate to the second plate in a proximity of the first location. Then, the beam source is caused to generate a beam to irradiate the first plate at the first location to produce a molten material. In this manner, at least one irradiated section of the first plate is melted throughout its thickness and rigidly connected to the second plate using the molten material. During the irradiation, the first plate and the clamping arrangement are translated with respect to one another to reach at least one second location. It is also possible to provide a bonding layer or a soldering layer between the first and second layers, which can be used to rigidly connect the first and second layers to one another. Further, it is possible to simultaneously cut a section of the first layer, and weld it to the second layer.
US07763822B2	Hybrid tubular wire electrode for submerged arc welding The hybrid wire of the present invention comprises approximately 1% Wt to 30% Wt of non-metallic ingredients, with the preferred concentrations selected from the range from about 5% Wt to about 15% Wt. Non-metallic compounds and metallic oxides, which were added to the tubular wires and found to perform well in the SAW process, are CaO, MgO, MgAl, K2O, CaF2, MnO, NaAlF6, and K2AlF6. Adding one or more of the listed compounds to the core composition of the tubular wires leads to an improvement of the welding performance in a SAW process due to the properties of core of the wire, while reducing the importance of the granular flux.
US07763818B2	Spherical bistable mechanism A spherical bi-stable mechanism includes a planar bi-stable compliant member including an input and an output, and a spherical mechanism member coupled to the output of the first planar bi-stable compliant component. An actuation of the first planar bi-stable compliant member in a first plane is configured to cause the spherical mechanism member to be selectively positioned in a second plane.
US07763811B2	Housing for an electronic circuit and method for sealing the housing A housing for an electronic circuit is provided with a single-part seal for sealing a clearance space between a floor plate and a cover, through which exposed electrical conductors are led, which connect the circuit on the inside of the housing to the surroundings. The floor plate, the cover and the conductors are made of the same kind of material, e.g., a metal. The floor plate and the cover are made of aluminum and the conductors of copper.
US07763810B2	Fabric-over-foam EMI gaskets having transverse slits and related methods According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of fabric-over-foam EMI gaskets. In one exemplary embodiment, a fabric-over-foam EMI gasket generally includes a resiliently compressible foam core and an outer electrically-conductive fabric layer. At least one slit extends generally transversely across an upper surface portion of a longitudinally extending region of the gasket.
US07763809B2	Multilayered substrate for semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A substrate of multilayered structure having a plurality of sets of an insulation layer and a wiring line layer, and having one face for mounting a semiconductor element thereon and the other face on which external connection terminals are to be provided, the face for mounting a semiconductor element being provided with pads to be bonded to an electrode terminal of the semiconductor element, the other face being provided with pads to be bonded to an external connection terminal, such as a terminal formed of a solder ball, and the wiring line layers on both sides of an insulation layer being connected with each other by vias piercing the insulation layer, wherein the surfaces of the pads to be bonded to an electrode terminal of a semiconductor element are flat and are in the same plane. A method of manufacturing such a multilayered substrate is also disclosed.
US07763804B2	Electrically conductive wire and method for its production An electrically conductive wire (1) is surrounded by a layer (3) which covers the same without any gaps and is composed of a crosslinked polymer material, over which a layer (6) composed of paper is arranged.
US07763803B2	High fidelity signal transmission cable A high accuracy cable for transmitting audio and video signals having a sleeve of natural fiber material such as cotton surrounding each conductor and a spacer formed from a natural fiber that maintains substantially constant spacing between the conductors, wherein the conductors at least partly are formed from gold and/or silver.
US07763794B2	Heterojunction photovoltaic cell In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a solar photovoltaic device is disclosed. The semiconductor material of the solar photovoltaic device is a heterostructure of two different binary compounds of the same metal. One or both of the two different binary compounds of the same metal are doped so that they have a conduction band edge offset of greater than about 0.4 eV. The binary compound acting as the optical absorbing material of the solar photovoltaic device has a bandgap of about 1.0 eV to about 1.8 eV.
US07763793B2	Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element using the same, and electronic device and cooling device including the thermoelectric conversion element A thermoelectric conversion material is provided that has not only a higher thermoelectric performance as compared to conventional ones but also semiconducting temperature dependence, i.e. properties that the electrical resistivity decreases with an increase in temperature. The thermoelectric conversion material contains a substance having a layered bronze structure represented by a formula (Bi2A2O4)0.5(Co1-xRhx)O2, where A is an alkaline-earth metal element and x is a numerical value of 0.4 to 0.8. The thermoelectric conversion material of the present invention exhibits good thermoelectric properties over a wide temperature range.
US07763792B2	Multistage heat pumps and method of manufacture A thermoelectric module is provided that includes a first thermally conductive plate with a first array of thermoelectric elements coupled to it. The first array of thermoelectric elements includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric module also includes a second thermally conductive plate coupled to the first array of thermoelectric elements, and a second array of thermoelectric elements coupled to the second plate. The second array of thermoelectric elements includes a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. A third thermally conductive plate is coupled to the second array of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric module also includes a portion of each thermoelectric element of the first and second pluralities of thermoelectric elements being coplanar with at least a portion of every other thermoelectric element of the first and second pluralities of thermoelectric elements.
US07763769B2	Biocompatible wound dressing A biocompatible wound dressing comprised of a pad for insertion substantially into a wound site and a wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The pad, comprised of a foam or other like material having relatively few open cells in contact with the areas upon which cell growth is to be encouraged so as to avoid unwanted adhesions, but having sufficiently numerous open cells so that drainage and negative pressure therapy may continue unimpaired, is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of fluid drainage, as known in the art. The pad is further comprised of an ultra-low density fused-fibrous ceramic, or a bioabsorbable branched polymer, or cell growth enhancing matrix or scaffolding.
US07763768B2	Method for the preparation of reactive hydrogen peroxide in deep eutectic solvents The subject invention provides a potentially economically viable method for the preparation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in deep eutectic solvents (DES). H2O2 is then used for the destruction of small to large quantities of sulfur and nitrogen mustards and lewisite, their homologous/analogues, and similar chemical warfare agents at ambient conditions in DES without producing any toxic by-products. Furthermore, H2O2 has been used for the destruction of small to large quantities of halogenated hydrocarbons, their homologous/analogues, and similar hazardous chemicals at ambient conditions. H2O2 can be formed by either the electrochemical reduction of oxygen in DES in the presence of water or by dissolving Group 1 (alkali metals) or Group 2 (alkaline earth metals) superoxides, e.g. potassium superoxide, in DES in the presence of water, with/without chemicals used for the enhancement of the solubility of the metal superoxide in the DES, e.g. crown ethers.
US07763766B2	Methanol-to-olefins process with reduced coking A process for producing light olefins from oxygenates wherein internal reactor are protected from metal-catalyzed coking preferably by employing a protective layer.
US07763764B2	Hydrocarbon conversion processes using the UZM-27 family of crystalline aluminosilicate compositions This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using a new family of crystalline aluminosilicate compositions designated the UZM-27 family. These include the UZM-27 and UZM-27HS which have unique structures. UZM-27 is a microporous composition which has a three-dimensional structure and is obtained by calcining the as synthesized form designated UZM-27P. UZM-27HS is a high silica version of UZM-27 and includes an essentially pure silica version of UZM-27.
US07763763B2	Olefins production process The present invention provides a process for the production of olefins wherein a synthetic naphtha is passed to a steam cracker. The synthetic naphtha is derived from the fractionation of a Fischer-Tropsch product stream. The Fischer-Tropsch product stream may be separated into a lighter fraction and a heavy fraction and the heavy fraction may be hydrotreated prior to fractionation. Optionally the synthetic naphtha may be hydrogenated to produce a saturated synthetic naphtha which can then be subsequently passed to the steam cracker.
US07763757B2	Crystallization processes for producing bisphenols Processes for producing bisphenols (e.g., bisphenol A (BPA)) having a purity greater than 99.7% are described, such processes including reacting a phenol and acetone in the presence of an acidic catalyst to form a product mixture comprising a bisphenol; removing at least a portion of the bisphenol from the product mixture in the form of a bisphenol/phenol adduct by crystallization, filtration and washing to provide bisphenol/phenol adduct crystals; and removing at least a portion of the phenol from the bisphenol/phenol adduct crystals to provide the bisphenol having a purity of more than 99.7%; wherein the crystallization comprises continuous suspension crystallization and is carried out in at least three crystallization devices arranged such that the product mixture is first cooled in a first stage of the crystallization to a temperature of 50 to 70° C. in a first crystallization device and a second crystallization device connected in parallel, and subsequently cooled in a second stage of the crystallization to a temperature of 40 to 50° C. in a third crystallization device connected downstream in series to the first and second crystallization devices, and wherein a total dwell time of the product mixture in the crystallization is more than 4 hours.
US07763756B2	Method for collecting object material from solution A method for collecting an object material from a solution, which comprises the following steps: a step of adding a second solvent to a solution composed of an object material to be collected and a first solvent, then mixing therewith to form an emulsion containing the object material in a state under which the emulsion is not uniformly dissolved in the second solvent, in the second solvent; and a step of separating thus obtained emulsion from the solution.
US07763755B2	Method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzenes To provide a method for producing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene by liquid-phase oxidation of dialkylbenzene, wherein the method comprises the following steps, Oxidation step: a step of obtaining a oxidation reaction liquid having pH of 9 to 12, which contains dialkylhydroperoxybenzene, unreacted dialkylbenzene, and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes by subjecting an oxidation raw material solution containing dialkylbenzene to oxidation reaction, Aqueous solution extracting step: a step of extracting the oxidation reaction liquid with an alkaline aqueous solution to obtain a water layer mainly containing dialkylhydroperoxybenzene and by-produced hydroperoxybenzenes, and an oil layer mainly containing dialkylbenzene, and Recycle step: a step of recycling and feeding at least a part of the oil layer obtained in the aqueous solution extracting step to the oxidation step, wherein the oxidation step comprises two or more reaction sections of a first section and subsequent sections arranged in series, and the temperature of the first reaction section is set to be higher than an average temperature of the whole reaction sections by 2.5° C. or more.
US07763745B2	Process for the production of dialkyl carbonate and alkanediol An alkylene carbonate and an alkanol are subjected to transesterification to yield a dialkyl carbonate and alkanediol in a process comprising (a) introducing the alkylene carbonate and an alkanol feedstock into a reaction zone to react in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to yield an alkanediol-rich stream and a stream comprising dialkyl carbonate and alkanol, which streams are separated; (b) passing the stream comprising dialkyl carbonate and alkanol to an extractive distillation zone in which an extractant is added to the stream; (c) obtaining from the extractive distillation zone an alkanol-rich vapor stream and a bottom stream containing the extractant and the dialkyl carbonate; (d) separating the bottom stream from step (c) in a second non-extractive distillation zone to yield a dialkyl carbonate-rich top stream and a extractant-rich bottom stream; and (e) at least partly recycling the extractant-rich bottom stream to the extractive distillation zone, wherein the extractant-rich bottom stream is used as heat source for the alkanol feedstock.
US07763744B2	Molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate compositions and lubricating compositions containing the same The invention relates to a novel asymmetrical, secondary dialkylamine-based molybdenum dithiocarbamate with improved friction reducing performance, viscosity and solubility, and lubricating compositions containing the same. The compounds are produced from asymmetrical dialkylamine of the formula R1-NH—R2 where R1 and R2 are different, and are independently selected from alkyl groups C3 to C19. In a preferred embodiment, R3 and R4 are different and are independently selected from alkyl groups C3 to C19. The molybdenum dithiocarbamates can be represented by the following formula:
US07763738B2	Synthesis of UDP-glucose: N-acylsphingosine glucosyltransferase inhibitors Disclosed is a novel enantiomeric synthesis ceramide-like inhibitors of UDP-glucose: N-acylsphingosine glucosyltransferase. Also disclosed are novel intermediates formed during the synthesis.
US07763732B2	Indole derivatives Disclosed herein are indole derivatives of the formula (I) wherein each of the substitutents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the indole derivatives and use of the derivatives for the treatment of pain.
US07763729B2	Bicyclic heteroaromatic derivatives Bicyclic heteroaromatic derivatives of formula (1) are described: F(1) where: the dashed line joining A and C(Ra) is present and represents a bond and A is a —N═ atom or a —C(Rb)═ group, or the dashed line is absent and A is a —N(Rb)—, or —C(Rb)(Rc)— group; X is an —O—, —S— or substituted nitrogen atom or a —S(O)—, —S(O2)— or —NH-group; Y is a nitrogen or substituted carbon atom or a —CH═ group; n is zero or the integer 1; Alk1 is an optionally substituted aliphatic or heteroaliphatic chain L1 is a covalent bond or a linker atom or group; Cy1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted cycloaliphatic, polycycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, polyheterocycloaliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group; Ar is an optionally substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group; and the remaining substituents are defined in the specification. The compounds are potent and selective inhibitors of p38 kinase and are of use in the prophylaxis and treatment of immune or inflammatory disorders.
US07763716B2	Antibody against NPW The antibody of the present invention, which specifically reacts with a partial peptide at the N-terminal region or the C-terminal region of NPW, which enables to quantify NPW with highly sensitivity and specifically. Moreover, this antibody is useful as an agent for preventing/treating infertility, renal edema, digestive ulcer, gastric hyperacidity, etc., and a diagnostic for these diseases.
US07763712B2	Bone delivery conjugates and method of using same to target proteins to bone A bone delivery conjugate having a structure selected from the group consisting of: A) X-Dn-Y-protein-Z; and B) Z-protein-Y-Dn-X, wherein X is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; Y is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; Z is absent or is an amino acid sequence of at least one amino acid; and Dn is a poly aspartate wherein n=10 to 16. Compositions comprising same and methods of use thereof.
US07763706B1	Arginine/lysine-enriched peptides Described is a method for the preparation of a mixture of peptides, having an arginine and lysine content of at least 20 w/w %, based on the protein content, from at least one protein source, to a preparation comprising a mixture of arginine- and lysine-rich peptides, comprising at least 20 w/w % arginine and lysine, and to the use of the said preparation as active compound in a medicament, supplement, beverage or food product.
US07763703B2	Synthetic rubber with narrow molecular weight distribution, a process for its preparation and a method of use A novel process is used to prepare synthetic rubbers (B) which feature very narrow molecular weight distribution and a correspondingly low value for the polydispersity index. The preparation process encompasses the treatment of a synthetic rubber with ultrasound, where the resultant synthetic rubber (B) has a lower weight-average molecular weight (Mw) than the synthetic rubber (A) used. The resultant synthetic rubbers (B) have excellent suitability for processing via extruder processes or injection-moulding processes.
US07763691B2	Norbornene monomers with fluorene group and polymer material thereof Norbornene monomers with fluorene group and polymer material thereof are disclosed. The norbornene monomers with fluorene group are prepared by Diels-Alder reation. The Norbornene monomers containing fluorene groups are highly active for ring-opening-metathesis polymerization (ROMP), and the molecular weight and PDI value of the obtained polymers are controllable.
US07763690B2	Method for producing peroxydicarbonates and their use in the radical polymerization of monomers A process for producing peroxydicarbonates comprising first reacting at least one inorganic peroxide with at least one alkali metal hydroxide to form at least one alkali metal peroxide. The at least one alkali metal peroxide is added to a mixture of at least one haloformate, at least one dispersant and water. The mixture is homogenized during the entire reaction to form a peroxydicarbonate. The peroxydicarbonate is dispersed as small droplets of from 1 to 10 microns in size in the aqueous mixture. The entire mixture is added to a polymerization reactor containing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The peroxydicarbonate functions as the free radical initiator to polymerize the monomer. The peroxydicarbonate is substantially free of organic solvents and plasticizers. The resulting polymers are of high quality.
US07763686B2	Process for producing polyalkenyl ether Polyalkenyl ether is produced by polymerizing alkenyl ether represented by the following general formula (I): CHR1═CH(OR2) (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a monovalent organic group, and R2 contains a silicon atom or at least one atom selected from the group consisting of elements from group 15 to group 17, in the presence of a halide of an element other than Al, or an organometallic compound of an element other than Al, and a nonionic oxygen-containing or nonionic nitrogen-containing organic compound.
US07763674B2	Heat stabilized moulding composition Process for preparing a moulding composition comprising melt-mixing of a thermoplastic polymer, a non-metallic inorganic filler and elementary iron having a weight average particle size of at most 450 μm to form a composition wherein the thermoplastic polymer forms a continuous phase. The invention further relates to a composition obtainable with the inventive process, the use thereof for making moulded parts, as well as to moulded parts and the use thereof in applications wherein the moulded part is exposed to elevated temperature.
US07763668B2	Curable thermally ejectable printing fluid A curable printing fluid composition for a thermal fluid ejection device is disclosed, wherein the printing fluid composition comprises a curable liquid-phase monomer, a volatile driver fluid capable of being vaporized by a thermal fluid ejection printhead, and a resistor protectant.
US07763664B2	Defoaming agent and/or deaerator for aqueous media tending to foam A defoaming agent and/or deaerator for aqueous foamable media based on oil-in-water dispersions. The oil phase contains at least one compound from fatty alcohols, fatty acid monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides, fatty acid ester of fatty acids and monovalent to trivalent alcohols, 3-thiaalkane-1-ole, 3-thiaoxide alkane-1-ole, 3-thiadioxide-alkane-ole, and thiaalkane esters in combination with (i) at least one polyglycerine that is obtained by esterification of at least 20 percent of polyglycerine with 12 to 36 C carboxylic acid, and (ii) at least one bisamide consisting of ethylene diamine and 10 to 36 C atom carboxylic acids, while the aqueous phase thereof contains at least one stabilizer, water, and an optional thickener, for aqueous media that tend to foam. Also disclosed are methods of controlling foam by adding the dispersions to a process, particularly during cellulose boiling, cellulose washing, grinding of paper pulp, paper production, and dispersion of pigments used for paper production.
US07763662B2	Use of C2-substituted indan-1-ol systems for preparing medicaments for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity Embodiments of the invention relate to methods of reducing weight in mammals and for the prophylaxis or treatment of obesity comprising administration of C2-substituted indan-1-ol systems and their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives. Compounds for use in the methods of the embodiments of the invention include compounds of the formula (I) in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts.
US07763661B2	Ortho-substituted pentafluorosulfanyl benzenes, method for the production thereof and their use as synthesis intermediates This invention relates to novel substituted pentafluorosulfanylbenzenes of the formula I: and/or salts thereof as claimed, for use as a synthetic intermediates for preparing medicaments, diagnostic aids, liquid crystals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematicides, parasiticides, insecticides, acaricides, arthropodicides and polymers.
US07763658B2	Treatment for cancers One embodiment of the present invention is a method of treating a subject with a multi-drug resistant cancer. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): Y is a covalent bond or a substituted or unsubstituted straight chained hydrocarbyl group, or, Y, taken together with both >C═Z groups to which it is bonded, is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group. R1-R4 are independently —H, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, or R1 and R3 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, and/or R2 and R4 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally fused to an aromatic ring. Preferably R1 and R2 are the same and R3 and R4 are the same. R5-R6 are independently —H, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group. Z is ═O or ═S.
US07763655B2	Cosmetic compositions having carnitine creatinate and methods for using There is a topical composition having carnitine creatinate and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. There is also provided a method for improving the aesthetic appearance of skin. There is also provided a method for inhibiting the induced lipid synthesis in skin. There is also provided a method for inhibiting the formation of cellulite in skin.
US07763649B2	Carotenoid analogs or derivatives for controlling connexin 43 expression A method of controlling (e.g., influencing or affecting) connexin 43 expression in a subject may include administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation. In some embodiments, controlling connexin 43 expression in a subject may effectively treat cardiac arrhythmia and/or cancerous and pre-cancerous cells in a subject. 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 an acyclic alkene including at least one substituent and/or a cyclic ring including at least one substituent. In some embodiments, a carotenoid analog or derivative may include at least one substituent.
US07763642B2	Phenyl-sulfamates as aromatase inhibitors There is provided a compound of Formula I wherein X, Y and Z are each independently of each other an optional linker group; R1 is a ring system; R2 is selected from hydrocarbyl groups, oxyhydrocarbyl groups, cyano (—CN), nitro (—NO2) and halogens; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and hydrocarbyl, ring A and B are independently optionally further substituted.
US07763638B2	Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives The invention relates to novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of those compounds and methods of treatment comprising administration of said compounds to a mammal.
US07763632B2	Pyrimidinyl amide compounds which inhibit leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4 Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a human or animal subject such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
US07763622B2	Substituted 6-(2-halogennphenyl)-triazolopyrimidines Substituted 6-(2-halogenphenyl)-triazolopyrimidines of formula I in which R1 denote alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkadienyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, or a 5- or 6-membered saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic heterocycle, containing one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulfur or oxygen atom, wherein R1 and R2 radicals may be substituted as defined in the description, R2 denote hydrogen, or a group mentioned for R1; or R1 and R2 together with the interjacent nitrogen atom represent a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, containing one to four nitrogen atoms or one to three nitrogen atoms and one sulfur or oxygen atom, which ring may be substituted as defined in the description; Hal is halogen; L1, L3 independently denote hydrogen, halogen, or alkyl; L2 is hydrogen, halogen, haloalkyl, or NH2, NHRb, or N(Rb)2, wherein Rb is as defined in the description, wherein at least one from L1, L2, and L3 is not hydrogen; X is halogen, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy or alkenyloxy. processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and to their use for combating phytopathogenic fungi.
US07763619B2	Compounds with 5-HT1A activity useful for treating disorders of the outer retina Compositions and methods for treating disorders of the outer retina with compounds with 5-HT1A agonist activity are disclosed.
US07763618B2	Pyridyl derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I): wherein W, V, x, y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, R9, R9a, R10 and R10a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.
US07763617B2	Pyrazolopyridine-4-yl pyridazinone derivatives and addition salts thereof, and PDE inhibitors comprising the same derivatives or salts as active ingredient Novel pyrazolopyridine-4-yl pyridazinone derivatives serve as phosphodiesterase inhibitors and are useful compounds for use in pharmaceutical products.Specifically, the compounds of the present invention are pyrazolopyridine-4-yl pyridazinone derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): (Example: 6-(2-ethyl-7-methoxy-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-4-yl)-5-methyl-4, 5-dihydro-3(2H)-pyridazinone).
US07763614B2	Isoquinoline potassium channel inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of structural formula I: I useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.
US07763603B2	Manipulation of brain CDP-diacylglycerol and uses thereof Provided herein methods of screening for potential antidepressant compounds effective to increase production of cellular CDP-diacylglycerol and synthesis of inositol phospholipid in depression-related areas of the brain. Also, provided are methods of diagnosing and treating depressive or mood disorders in a subject by administering these screened antidepressant compounds. Further provided is a method of determining the therapeutic efficacy of an antidepressant drug regimen by comparing the ratio of CDP-diacylglycerol/inositol phosphate after treatment to a basal ratio in a subject.
US07763599B2	Modified retinoid compounds and their uses A method of minimizing or reducing the toxicity of a retinoid having a free carboxyl group and the resulting modified retinoids are described. The method comprises the step of esterifying the carboxyl group of the retinoid with a highly sterically hindered compound, which is preferably a secondary or tertiary alcohol. The resulting retinoid esters are rendered much less toxic than the starting or parent retinoid. This process provides a retinoid ester analog of reduced toxicity so that it may be administered orally with minimal side effects and with a much greater therapeutic window. The modified retinoid compounds are useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of all diseases and disorders where retinoid compounds have been shown effective.
US07763592B1	SHIP-deficiency to increase megakaryocyte progenitor production The invention concerns a method for increasing megakaryocyte and megakaryocyte progenitor numbers in vitro or in vivo by suppressing SH2-containing inositol-5-phosphatase (SHIP) function in megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte progenitors expressing the SHIP gene. SHIP function can be suppressed by administering an interfering RNA, or other SHIP inhibitor, to the megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte progenitors in vitro or in vivo.
US07763590B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of a mutant gene The present invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a mutant gene, comprising a complementary RNA strand having a complementary region that is substantially complementary to a portion of the mutant gene, and which is partially complementary to the corresponding wild-type gene. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as for treating diseases caused by expression of the target gene. The invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the expression of a target mutant gene, as well as methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of the target gene.
US07763587B2	Derivative of glucose and of vitamin F, compositions comprising it, uses and preparation process An O-acyl product derived from glucose which may be obtained by partial or total esterification of glucose and of vitamin F, comprising a mixture of esters, for example, monoesters, of glucose and of at least one acid chosen from linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid, compositions, for example, cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, comprising this novel derivative, and their use for improving the condition of head hair and/or other hairs, and, for example, for reducing and/or impeding the loss of head hair and/or other hairs, and/or for inducing and/or stimulating hair growth, as well as a process for preparing O-acyl derivatives mainly in position 6 of glucose, comprising preparing a mixed anhydride by reacting a carboxylic acid with a trimethylacetyl halide, followed by reacting said mixed anhydride formed with glucose.
US07763584B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors Macrocyclic peptides having the general formula: are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US07763572B2	Compositions comprising quaternary material and sorel cements A wellbore servicing composition comprising a metal oxide, a soluble salt and a viscosifier wherein the viscosifier comprises a quaternary amide, a quaternary amide ester, or combinations thereof. A wellbore servicing composition comprising magnesium oxide, a chloride or phosphate salt and a quaternary material. A wellbore servicing composition comprising magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, and a quaternary material wherein the quaternary material comprises a quaternary amide, a quaternary amide ester or combinations thereof and wherein the quaternary material is present in an amount of from about 0.05 wt. % to about 5 wt. % and a plot of the composition's plastic viscosity as a function of the amount of quaternary material is about linear.
US07763569B2	Process for the production of highly-textured, band-shaped, high-temperature superconductors A wet-chemical method for producing strip-shaped high-temperature superconductors with a substrate, optionally with a buffer layer and with a high-temperature superconductive layer is improved by increasing the texturing and the layer thickness of the high-temperature superconductive layer. To this end, precursor solutions are applied in layers to the substrate, of which the first is low in fluorine or does not contain fluorine, and the following have a fluorine concentration that increases with each layer.
US07763563B2	Niobium compounds and hydrates thereof, formulations containing the same, and methods of providing specifications therefor A niobium compound, ammonium(bisaquo oxobisoxalato)niobate (NH4)[Nb(O)(C2O4)2(H2O)2] and hydrates thereof, is described along with formulations containing the same and methods for creating a product specification for a batch, lot, or shipment of such compounds, comprising specifying at least one property value for said batch, lot, or shipment.
US07763553B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device subjected to heat treatment by use of optical heating apparatus An auxiliary heating process is performed to set the temperature of the outer peripheral portion of a semiconductor substrate higher than that of the central portion thereof by use of an auxiliary heating source which supplementally heats a region of an area smaller than the area of the main surface of the semiconductor substrate from the rear surface of the main surface thereof, pulse-like flash lamp light or laser light is applied in the auxiliary heated state and the heat treatment is performed by use of the applied energy. The flash lamp light is applied to the main surface of the semiconductor substrate in a pulse form of 0.1 ms to 100 ms.
US07763543B2	Method for manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor apparatus A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor apparatus is disclosed. According to the method, an element structure is formed on a front surface side of a semiconductor substrate. A rear surface of the semiconductor substrate is grinded or polished in a direction parallel to a flat surface of a table. A front surface of the semiconductor substrate is grinded and polished in a direction parallel to the rear surface after the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate is grinded or polished.
US07763539B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. In one example embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes various steps. First, a dielectric layer is formed on the whole surface of a semiconductor substrate that includes an upper surface of a transistor. Next, a trench and a contact hole are formed by etching the dielectric layer so that the upper surface of the transistor is exposed. Then, a contact is formed by embedding a first conductive layer in the contact hole. Next, an etching stop layer is selectively forming on an upper part of the contact. Then, the semiconductor device is blanket-etched such that the first conductive layer remains in the trench. Next, the etching stop layer is removed. Finally, a metal line is formed by embedding a second conductive layer in the trench.
US07763534B2	Methods, structures and designs for self-aligning local interconnects used in integrated circuits Methods, structures and designs for self-aligned local interconnects are provided. The method includes designing diffusion regions to be in a substrate. Some of a plurality of gates are designed to be active gates and some of the plurality of gates are designed to be formed over isolation regions. The method includes designing the plurality of gates in a regular and repeating alignment along a same direction, and each of the plurality of gates are designed to have dielectric spacers. The method also includes designing a local interconnect layer between or adjacent to the plurality of gates. The local interconnect layer is conductive and disposed over the substrate to allow electrical contact and interconnection with or to some of the diffusion regions of the active gates. The local interconnect layer is self-aligned by the dielectric spacers of the plurality of gates.
US07763533B2	Method of forming a salicide layer for a semiconductor device Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices are disclosed. An illustrated example method protects spacers and active areas by performing impurity ion implantation on an oxide layer prior to etching the oxide layer. The illustrated method includes forming a gate on a semiconductor substrate, forming a spacer on a sidewall of the gate, forming an oxide layer over the substrate, forming a mask on the oxide layer to cover a non-salicide area, implanting impurity ions into a portion of the oxide layer which is not covered by the mask, removing the portion of the oxide layer which is implanted with impurity ions, performing salicidation on the substrate, and removing the mask.
US07763528B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming protruded electrodes on a plurality of chip areas of a semiconductor wafer having the chip areas and boundary regions both being provided in a surface of the semiconductor wafer; forming a surface-side protective member so as to cover the surface of the semiconductor wafer and the protruded electrodes removing the semiconductor wafer corresponding to the boundary regions and forming trenches which expose the surface-side protective member; forming a back-side protective member with which the trenches are filled and which covers the back of the semiconductor wafer; and dividing the semiconductor wafer in the boundary regions with widths thinner than those of the trenches in such a manner that the surface-side protective member and the back-side protective member charged into the trenches are left in cut sections.
US07763522B2	Method of high density plasma gap-filling with minimization of gas phase nucleation A method of high density plasma (HDP) gap-filling with a minimization of gas phase nucleation (GPN) is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a trench in a reaction chamber. Next, a first deposition step is performed to partially fill a dielectric material in the trench. Then, an etch step is performed to partially remove the dielectric material in the trench. Thereafter, a second deposition step is performed to partially fill the dielectric material in the trench. A reaction gas used in the second deposition step includes a carrier gas, an oxygen-containing gas, a silicon-containing gas, and a hydrogen-containing gas. After the carrier gas and oxygen-containing gas are introduced into the reaction chamber and a radio frequency (RF) power is turned on for a period of time, the silicon-containing gas and hydrogen-containing gas are introduced into the reaction chamber.
US07763516B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device having trench isolation A manufacturing method of semiconductor device includes: forming a nitride film above a silicon substrate including a first region and a second region which respectively correspond to an outside of a memory cell region and the memory cell region; forming trenches reaching from the nitride film to the silicon substrate; retreating the nitride film such that widths of the trenches at the nitride film become wider; forming a buried oxide film to be buried in the trenches after the retreating; polishing the buried oxide film with the nitride film being used as a stopper; removing the nitride film after the polishing; implanting impurity after the removing; forming gate electrodes after the implanting; and implanting impurity after the forming the gate electrodes.
US07763514B2	Method of manufacturing a transistor and memory cell array A transistor of an integrated circuit includes a first and second source/drain regions, a channel region connecting the first and second source/drain regions, and a gate electrode configured to control an electrical current flowing in the channel. The gate electrode is disposed in a gate groove, that is defined in a top surface of a semiconductor substrate. The first and second source/drain regions extend at least to a depth d1, wherein the depth d1 is measured from the top surface of the substrate. A top surface of the gate electrode is disposed beneath the top surface of the semiconductor substrate in a distance to the top surface that is less than the depth d1.
US07763511B2	Dielectric barrier for nanocrystals Electronic apparatus, systems, and methods of forming such electronic apparatus and systems include non-insulating nanocrystals disposed on a dielectric stack, where the non-insulating nanocrystals are arranged to store electric charge. The dielectric stack includes two dielectric layers having different electron barriers such that the non-insulating nanocrystals may be disposed on the dielectric layer having the lower electron barrier.
US07763509B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device including forming two stress films and irradiation of one stress film A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which a stress film having a large stress can be formed with high accuracy over a transistor. The method comprises the steps of: depositing a tensile stress film over the whole surface of a substrate having formed thereon an n-MOSFET; removing by etching the deposited stress film while leaving it on the n-MOSFET; and performing UV irradiation to the remaining stress film. By the UV irradiation, a tensile stress of the stress film is improved. Further, although the stress film is cured by the UV irradiation, occurrence of etching defects caused by the curing is prevented because the UV irradiation is performed after the etching. Thus, speeding-up and high quality of the n-MOSFET can be attained.
US07763505B2	Method for reducing crystal defects in transistors with re-grown shallow junctions by appropriately selecting crystalline orientations By appropriately adapting the length direction and width directions of transistor devices with respect to the crystallographic orientation of the semiconductor material such that identical vertical and horizontal growth planes upon re-crystallizing amorphized portions are obtained, the number of corresponding stacking faults may be significantly reduced. Hence, transistor elements with extremely shallow PN junctions may be formed on the basis of pre-amorphization implantation processes while substantially avoiding any undue side effects typically obtained in conventional techniques due to stacking faults.
US07763502B2	Semiconductor substrate, method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate, semiconductor device, and electronic device A single crystal semiconductor layer is formed over a substrate having an insulating surface by the following steps: forming an ion doped layer at a given depth from a surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate; performing plasma treatment to the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating layer on the single crystal semiconductor substrate to which the plasma treatment is performed; bonding the single crystal semiconductor substrate to the substrate having the insulating surface with an insulating layer interposed therebetween; and separating the single crystal semiconductor substrate using the ion doped layer as a separation surface. As a result, a semiconductor substrate in which a defect in an interface between the single crystal semiconductor layer and the insulating layer is reduced can be provided.
US07763499B2	CMOS front end process compatible low stress light shield An improved imaging device having a pixel arrangement featuring a multilayer light shield. The multilayer light shield includes stacked layers of light-shielding and light-transparent material. The light-transparent material, such as a dielectric, is selected to have a stress, such as a tensile stress, that offsets the stress, such as a compressive stress, of the light shielding material. Without the stress offset, the high compressive stress of the refractory metal could damage the integrity of the nearby silicon. The refractory metal is capable of withstanding the high temperatures associated with front end CMOS processing. The laminate structure allows the light shield to be placed close to the pixel surface. The light-transparent material has a thickness equal to about one-quarter wavelength of the light to be blocked, to act as an anti-reflective coating. An aperture in the light shield exposes the active region of the pixel's photoconversion device.
US07763497B2	Structure and method for forming a capacitively coupled chip-to-chip signaling interface A system and method for providing capacitively-coupled signaling in a system-in-package (SiP) device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a first semiconductor device and an opposing second semiconductor device spaced apart from the first device, a dielectric layer interposed between the first device and the second device, a first conductive pad positioned in the first device, and a second conductive pad positioned in the second device that capacitively communicate signals from the second device to the first device. In another embodiment, a method of forming a SiP device includes forming a first pad on a surface of a first semiconductor device, forming a second pad on a surface of a second semiconductor device, and interposing a dielectric layer between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device that separates the first conductive signal pad and the second conductive signal pad.
US07763493B2	Integrated circuit package system with top and bottom terminals An integrated circuit package system includes a die pad with leads; attaching an integrated circuit over the die pad; attaching a connector to the integrated circuit and the leads; and forming an encapsulant, over the integrated circuit, having a connection cavity over the leads leaving an exposed portion of the leads.
US07763489B2	Method of forming a micromechanical system containing a microfluidic lubricant channel Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a electromechanical device that has an improved usable lifetime due to the presence of one or more channels that contain and deliver a lubricant material that can reduce the likelihood of stiction occurring between the various moving parts of the device. Embodiments of the present invention also generally include an enclosed device package, and a method of forming the enclosed device package, that has one or more lubricant containing and/or transporting channels that that deliver lubricant material to a device disposed within the enclosed device package. Each lubricant containing channel acts as a ready supply of “fresh” lubricant to prevent stiction from occurring between interacting components of the device disposed within the enclosed region of the device package. The ready supply of “fresh” lubricants may also be used to replenish damaged lubricants (worn-off, broken down, etc) at the contacting surfaces where stiction generally occurs.
US07763486B2	Method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor stacked structure and semiconductor light-emitting device A nitride semiconductor stacked structure having good working efficiency includes a p-type nitride semiconductor layer of low resistance, which is formed from an organometallic compound, compounds including Group V elements, including ammonia and a hydrazine derivative, and a p-type impurity material on a substrate. The p-type nitride layer has a carbon concentration not higher than 1×1018 cm−3.
US07763472B2	Methods for identifying and measuring S-nitrosothiol bonds in heme-containing cells and molecules The invention provides a method of detecting an S-nitrosothiol in a sample which includes treating the sample with a transition metal such as copper (I) and cysteine in the presence of a substance capable of blocking interactions between iron-containing compounds and NO and detecting the generated NO.
US07763469B2	Method for automatic encrypted marking and identifying the liquids The invention provides a method for automatic encrypted marking of liquids and for identifying liquids marked by using this method. For marking certain number of markers is selected and for every marker a random number is generated, which define the amount of a marker used. Based on the number of markers, their measured concentrations and the relation of markers concentrations in the marked liquid, a specific marking code is compiled, characteristic only for this liquid. The marking code is encrypted and delivered to an authorized user. The encrypted marking code is decrypted and for identifying the liquid the original parameters contained in the marking code are compared with parameters actually measured on-site. This identification is carried out automatically in real time without any need for laboratory analyses, thus practically excluding human factor in both the marking and identification processes.
US07763462B2	BDNF facilitation of oocyte, zygote and pre-implantation embryo maturation Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing the survival and promoting the maturation of mammalian oocytes, zygotes and preimplantation embryos. BDNF or BDNF agonists may be administered to an individual, or to cells in vitro, to enhance cellular maturation, embryo growth and fertilization. Accordingly, compositions comprising BDNF are herein presented for use in promoting in vivo oocyte maturation as well as for use as a component in culture media for promoting preimplantation maturation of zygotes and embryos, for instance, for use with in vitro fertilization procedures and for the production of stem cells. Additionally, compounds that interfere with the binding of BDNF to its receptor may be administered to an individual to prevent oocyte maturation, thereby acting as a contraceptive. The BNDF receptor, TrkB, and BDNF also find use in the screening and design of agonists and antagonists for use in the methods of the invention.
US07763460B2	Methods and compositions for detecting herpes simplex virus type 2 The invention provides methods for sensitive and specific detection of anti-HSV-2 antibodies by depletion of cross-reactive (non-specific) antibodies in a biological sample that can lead to a false positive result. The invention also features compositions, including nucleic acids, polypeptides, and kits, for use in the methods of the invention.
US07763438B2	Gene and protein expression profiles associated with the therapeutic efficacy of irinotecan The present invention includes gene and protein expression profiles indicative of whether a cancer patient is likely to respond to treatment with irinotecan. By identifying such responsiveness, a treatment provider may determine in advance those patients who would benefit from such treatment, as well as identify alternative therapies for non-responders. The present invention further provide methods of using the gene and/or protein expression profiles and assays for identifying the presence of a gene and/or protein expression profile in a patient sample.
US07763427B2	Detection of recombinase polymerase amplification products This disclosure describe three related novel methods for Recombinase-Polymerase Amplification (RPA) of a target DNA that exploit the properties of recombinase and related proteins, to invade double-stranded DNA with single stranded homologous DNA permitting sequence specific priming of DNA polymerase reactions. The disclosed methods have the advantage of not requiring thermocycling or thermophilic enzymes. Further, the improved processivity of the disclosed methods may allow amplification of DNA up to hundreds of megabases in length.
US07763426B2	Probes and methods for detection of Escheridia coli and antibiotic resistance Described are probes and methods for detecting pathogens and antibiotic resistance of a specimen. The method comprises contacting the specimen with a growth medium; and lysing the specimen to release nucleic acid molecules from the specimen. The lysate of the specimen is contacted with a capture probe immobilized on a substrate, wherein the capture probe comprises an oligonucleotide that specifically hybridizes with a first target nucleic acid sequence region of ribosomal RNA. The lysate is in contact with a detector probe that comprises a detectably labeled oligonucleotide that specifically hybridizes with a second target nucleic acid sequence region of ribosomal RNA. The presence or absence of labeled oligonucleotide complexed with the substrate is determined. Detection of labeled oligonucleotide complexed with the substrate is indicative of the presence of pathogen. Performing the method in the presence and absence of an antibiotic permits detection of antibiotic resistance.
US07763425B2	Assessment and reduction of risk of graft-versus-host disease Methods of assessing and reducing risk of graft versus host disease (GVHD) based on gene expression profiling are described, as well as methods of selecting a suitable transplant donor. Corresponding reagents and kits are also described.
US07763424B2	Method of removing air bubbles from hybridization solution of microarray-coverslip assembly and microarray kit for the same A method of removing air bubbles from a hybridization solution in a microarray-coverslip assembly c including injecting a solution of magnetic particles between the coverslip and microarray, applying a magnetic field to the microarray-coverslip assembly, moving the magnetic particles and removing air bubbles in the hybridization solution from a hybridization area of the microarray with the magnetic particles, and a microarray kit for the same.
US07763414B2	Pseudo low volume reticle (PLVR) design for ASIC manufacturing A Pseudo Low Volume Reticle (PLVR) which consists of multiple design layers on a single reticle. Specifically, the reticle can include two instances of each layer in order to facilitate die-to-die inspection techniques. A scribe is wrapped around each instance of the layer, such that both the frame and active area of the chip can be inspected with the die-to-die method. The chip consists of design data for a given part. The scribe, or frame, is preferably standard data across products which is used for yield and in line testing during the chip manufacturing process. Since only one chip and scribe unit is necessary to manufacture a device at each layer, it is only necessary that one chip and scribe instance yield during the reticle manufacturing process.
US07763411B2	Donor element with release-modifier for thermal transfer A donor element useful in an assemblage for imaging by exposure to light comprises a support layer, a light-to-heat conversion layer disposed adjacent the support layer containing a light absorber, and a transfer layer disposed adjacent the light-to-heat conversion layer opposite the support layer. The donor element also includes a release-modifier disposed between the support layer and the transfer layer.
US07763410B2	Electrophotographic developing carrier, associated apparatus and methodology of classification and application A vibrating sieve for classifying a particulate material, including an oscillator comprising a transducer; and at least two meshes layered together and located in contacting relation to a transducer, wherein a lowermost mesh receiving a vibration from the transducer transmits the vibration to an uppermost mesh to classify the particulate material fed thereon.
US07763393B2	Fuel cell having electrode channel member with comb-teeth shape A fuel cell having: a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode disposed to sandwich a solid polymer electrolyte membrane; current collecting plates disposed outside of the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode; a fuel electrode channel member disposed outside of the current collecting plate disposed outside of the fuel electrode; and an oxidant electrode channel member disposed outside of the current collecting plate disposed outside of the oxidant electrode. The oxidant electrode channel member has a thickness of not less than 1.2 mm. The fuel cell is a direct methanol type fuel cell.
US07763389B2	Fuel cell manufacturing device and fuel cell There are disclosed a fuel cell manufacturing device in which a time of an assembling operation of a fuel cell can be reduced, and the fuel cell. A fuel cell manufacturing device is for use in manufacturing a fuel cell having a cell component including a plurality of stacked cells, and a pressurizing component which pressurizes the cell component in a stacking direction, and the device includes a first displacement measurement section which measures a displacement in a case where a defined load is applied to the cell component, and a second displacement measurement section which measures a displacement in a case where a defined load is applied to the pressurizing component. During the assembling operation, a shim for length adjustment having a thickness corresponding to the displacements is selected, and this shim is arranged between the cell component and the pressurizing component.
US07763388B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a hydrogen generator that generates hydrogen by a reforming reaction using a material and water. A fuel cell generates power by electrochemical reaction using the hydrogen and an oxidizing agent. A cooling water circulation portion circulates water for cooling the fuel cell. A water condenser condenses water discharged from the hydrogen generator or the fuel cell and the condensed water is stored in a water storage portion. A water supply portion moves the water from the water storage portion to the hydrogen generator, the fuel cell, or the cooling water circulation portion. A water replenishment portion replenishes water in the water storage portion from the cooling water circulation portion. A controller discards the water from the water storage portion through a discharge port and the water replenishment portion causes the cooling water circulation portion to replenish the water storage portion.
US07763384B2	Alkaline cells having high capacity The present invention relates to a high capacity electrochemical cell including an anode, a cathode, and a separator disposed between the anode and cathode. The anode is configured to operate in combination with a quantity of an oxide of copper in the cathode. The cell is capable of operating at a discharge voltage greater than 1.05 volts for at least an initial 5% of a cell discharge period at a current density of at least 5 mA/g, and can include a cathode active material that includes an oxide of copper.
US07763379B2	Cap assembly mold and secondary battery having the same Disclosed herein is a cap assembly mold mounted to a battery cell, in which an electrode assembly including cathodes/separators/anodes is disposed, wherein the cap assembly mold is manufactured by integrally forming a protection circuit board, a safety element, connection terminals, and a cap housing by insert injection molding, and, when the insert injection molding is carried out, the connection terminals are partially exposed from the lower end surface of the cap assembly mold such that the connection terminals can be electrically connected to electrode terminals of the battery cell. According to the present invention, the cap assembly mold is formed by insert injection molding in the state that the protection circuit and the battery are not connected with each other. Consequently, the molding process is carried out using normally available resins, the cap assembly mold is electrically stable, the coating process for preventing electrical short circuits is not necessary, and the possibility of electrical damage to the protection circuit is eliminated.
US07763378B2	Cylindrical cell and manufacturing method thereof A cylindrical battery includes an electrode plate assembly, a positive electrode collector welded to a projecting portion of a core material for a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode collector having a plurality of projections at its lower surface. The negative electrode collector is also welded to a projecting portion of a core material for a negative electrode plate at its upper surface. The cylindrical battery further includes a metal case for accommodating the electrode plate assembly. The projections of the negative electrode collector are welded to an inner bottom surface of the metal case. The projections of the negative electrode collector are arranged at a plurality of locations in a region between a portion opposed to a hollow cylindrical portion of the electrode plate assembly and a peripheral portion.
US07763376B2	Solid electrolyte battery A solid electrolyte battery h which includes a wound electrode incorporating a positive electrode with a two-sided elongated positive-electrode collector on which positive-electrode active material layers are formed, a two sided negative electrode with an elongated negative-electrode collector on which negative-electrode active material layers are formed and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the positive and the negative electrodes where, the total film thickness of the positive-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 60 μm to 150 μm, and the ratio A/B of the total film thickness A of the positive electrode active material layers with respect to the total thickness B of the negative-electrode active material layers satisfies a range from 0.5 to 1.2.
US07763372B2	Fuel cell formed in a single layer of monocrystalline silicon and fabrication process Fuel cells are formed in a single layer of conductive monocrystalline silicon including a succession of electrically isolated conductive silicon bodies separated by narrow parallel trenches etched through the whole thickness of the silicon layer. Semicells in a back-to-back configuration are formed over etch surfaces of the separation trenches. Each semicell formed on the etch surface of one of the silicon bodies forming an elementary cell in cooperation with an opposite semicell formed on the etch surface of the next silicon body of the succession, is separated by an ion exchange membrane resin filling the separation trench between the opposite semicells forming a solid electrolyte of the elementary cell. Each semicell includes a porous conductive silicon region permeable to fluids, extending for a certain depth from the etch surface of the silicon body, at least partially coated by a non passivable metallic material. Each of the porous and fluid permeable regions communicates with a feed duct of a fuel fluid or of oxygen gas that extends parallel to the etch surface inside the conductive silicon body.
US07763369B2	Resin composition for fuel cell member There is provided a resin composition for a fuel cell member which givens only a small amount of eluting ions. A resin composition for a fuel cell member is formed to include 60 to 85 wt % of the following polypropylene and 40 to 15 wt % of the following talc: (1) polypropylene that is homopolypropylene, blockpolypropylene or a blend of homopolypropylene and blockpolypropylene, and has a melt flow rate of 2 to 40 g/10 min.; (2) talc that has a whiteness degree of 96% or more, and an average particle diameter of 4 to 10 μm.
US07763368B2	Efficient micro fuel cell systems and methods Described herein are fuel cell systems and methods of using fuel cell systems. The systems include a fuel cell that generates electrical energy using hydrogen and a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel source. The fuel processor includes a reformer and a burner that heats the reformer. One heat efficient fuel cell system described herein heats internal portions of a fuel cell using a heating medium from a fuel processor. The heating medium may comprise gases exhausted at high temperatures from the fuel processor, which are then transported to the fuel cell. The heating medium may also include a gas that reacts catalytically in the fuel cell to produce heat. Systems and methods for expediting fuel cell system start up are provided. Methods for shutting down a fuel cell system are also described that reduce the amount of moisture and gases in the reformer and in one or more fuel cell components. One hydrogen efficient fuel cell system described herein transports hydrogen to an inlet of a burner. The hydrogen may comprise unused hydrogen from a fuel cell and/or hydrogen produced in a reformer. The burner comprises a catalyst that facilitates production of heat in the presence of the hydrogen.
US07763366B2	Hard coating film and method for forming the same A hard coating film to be applied to the surface of a tool, which has a composition of (Cr1-a-bAlaSib) (BxCyN1-x-y) with atomic ratios specified below. 0
US07763365B2	Light emitting material and organic light-emitting device A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
US07763362B2	Shielding based on metallic nanoparticle compositions and devices and methods thereof Disclosed are cohesive metallic structures, comprising sintered metallic nanoparticles, suitable for shielding against electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference. Also disclosed are methods for forming such structures. Devices for shielding electromagnetic radiation and methods of shielding electromagnetic radiation using such devices are also provided.
US07763356B2	Bond coating and thermal barrier compositions, processes for applying both, and their coated articles A coated article includes an article having at least one surface and composed of a molybdenum based refractory metal alloy base substrate, a niobium based refractory metal alloy base substrate or a silicon base substrate. A bond coat layer is disposed upon the surface. The bond coat layer includes a molybdenum disilicide base compound and at least one of the following: silicon nitride, silicon carbide or tantalum oxide. A process for coating the article includes the steps of applying upon the article's surface the aforementioned bond coat layer. A functionally graded material layer is applied upon the bond coat layer. The functionally graded material layer comprising molybdenum disilicide, mullite and at least one of the following: silicon nitride, silicon carbide or tantalum oxide. A thermal barrier coating layer is then applied upon the functionally graded material layer.
US07763355B2	Device manufacturing method, top coat material and substrate In immersion lithography, to avoid internal reflections in the final element of the projection system, immersion fluid and topcoat, the thicknesses, dl, dtc, and dr, and refractive indices, nl, ntc and nr, of the immersion fluid, topcoat and resist may meet the following criteria: nl≦ntc≦nr dl>˜5.λ dtc≦˜5.λ.
US07763354B2	Waterborne 2k coating composition having good pot life A waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film.
US07763338B2	Retaining apparatus for pet waste pad A retaining apparatus for retaining a liquid-absorptive sheet includes a lower layer and an upper layer having substantially the same dimensions as the lower layer. Sandwiched between the two layers are first plurality of magnetic members arranged along the perimeter of the lower layer and a second plurality of magnetic members, opposite in polarity to said first plurality of magnetic members, arranged adjacent to the first plurality of magnetic members.
US07763337B2	Protective film adhesive A protective floor film adhesive composition includes an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive having an inherent viscosity in a range of 0.3 dl/g or greater, a cross-linker, and a plasticizer compatible with the acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive. The adhesive composition has a glass transition temperature of −10 degrees Celsius or less, and the adhesive composition has an initial 180 degree peel adhesion test value of 5 oz/in or greater and builds to a final 180 degree peel adhesion test value of 40 oz/in or less, and a haze test value of 10% or less. Protective floor film articles and methods of protecting flooring are also described.
US07763336B2	Flexible coupling sleeve and a flexible shaft coupling incorporating same A flexible shaft coupling sleeve comprising a sleeve shaped body having a central annular portion and a coupling receiving portion at each of two opposing sleeve ends, and a coupling device incorporating such sleeve. The sleeve's coupling receiving portions include axially extending teeth on their inner surfaces. The flexible shaft coupling sleeve is formed of a polyurethane elastomer composition.
US07763331B2	Optical film assembly and display device Microstructured optical films, assemblies of films including at least one microstructured optical film, and (e.g. illuminated) display devices including a single microstructured optical film or assembly.
US07763321B2	Polyimide copolymer and metal laminate using the same A novel polyimide copolymer, which is a copolymer comprising two kinds of tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides consisting of (A) isopropylidene-bis(4-phenyleneoxy-4-phthalic acid) dianhydride and (B) 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, and one kind of a diamine consisting of (C) 6-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole, or two or three kinds of diamines consisting of component (C) and (D) at least one kind of diamines consisting of bis(4-amino-phenyl)ether (D1) and phenylenediamine (D2), and a metal laminate manufactured by laminating said polyimide copolymer to a metallic foil. The metal laminate comprising the novel polyimide copolymer as a layer on the metallic foil has a low curling susceptibility to cause curling, twisting, warping, etc. against temperature changes due to a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the polyimide copolymer, and also has satisfactory adhesiveness and thermal dimensional stability and a low water absorbability, and thus can be used as a suitable for a flexible, finely printed circuit board requiring a high dimensional stability.
US07763316B2	No hexa shell sand A formulation and method of use for eliminating the use of hexa in shell sand encapsulation is disclosed. The composition of matter consists of standard novalac resins with the hexa component replaced by solid granular resole or curing agent. The preferred formulation and method of compounding is given. Trace elements of ammonia, phenol and the like are further reduced by the addition of a preferred 50:50 mix of an ammonia buffer and masking agent. The preferred compounds for the ammonia buffer and masking agent mix are given.
US07763315B2	Process for preparing a metal coating material comprising condensation polymerized resin nanoparticles Disclosed are a coating material for metal wherein a thin coating film without pinholes having excellent corrosion resistance, retort resistance, impact resistance, processing resistance, abrasion resistance, adhesiveness to a metal, flavor preservability for contents etc can be formed when applying on a metal plate or a metallic container, and a metallic container on which the coating material is applied. The coating material for metal includes thermoplastic resin particles having an average primary particle size of 10 to 800 nm obtained by cooling a solution of the thermoplastic resin. A process for preparing the coating material for metal comprises steps of (a) obtaining a solution wherein a thermoplastic resin is dissolved into an organic solvent, (b) obtaining a dispersion of particles of the thermoplastic resin having an average primary particle size of 10 to 800 nm by cooling the solution, (c) separating particles from the dispersion and (d) dispersing the separated particles in a solvent.
US07763311B2	Method for heating a substrate prior to a vapor deposition process A method for depositing a thin film on a substrate in a vapor deposition system is described. Prior to the deposition process, the substrate is provided within the vapor deposition system and coupled to an upper surface of a substrate holder within the vapor deposition system, whereby the substrate is heated to a deposition temperature in a first gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, the first gaseous atmosphere is displaced by a second gaseous atmosphere, and the pressure is adjusted to a deposition pressure. The second gaseous atmosphere comprises a gaseous composition that is substantially the same as the carrier gas utilized to transport film precursor vapor to the substrate and the optional dilution gas utilized to dilute the carrier gas and film precursor vapor.
US07763299B2	Method for processing vegetables having core and leafy ends A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the leafy end. The first and second cutting implements are spaced a set distance apart, which defines an amount of the leafy vegetable remaining after the portions of the core and leafy ends are trimmed. As the portions of the core and leafy ends of the leafy vegetable are being trimmed by the first and second cutting implements, a set of one or more nozzles located in the trim area sprays a rinsing liquid on cut sites on the leafy vegetable to rinse off natural juices exuding from the cut sites.
US07763296B2	Food items, systems and methods Described is a cone-shaped food item and systems and methods for packaging and dispensing the same. A preferred food item includes a cone-shaped edible food element such as a cone-shaped waffle, a cone-shaped external wrap for covering the food element, a foodstuff filling received within the edible food element, and a lid for covering an open upper end of the food element. Systems for assembling and dispensing the food item can include assembling the food element and optionally storing the food element originally in an inverted position wherein the foodstuff to be received internally of the cone-shaped food element is originally contained within the lid and thus not in substantial contact with the waffle or other conical food element. This can help to maintain the integrity of the cone-shaped food element during assembly and maintenance prior to distribution to consumers. Thereafter, for example upon serving the food item to a consumer, the food item is manipulated to its upright position whereupon the foodstuff is deposited by gravity into the interior volume of the cone-shaped waffle or other food element.
US07763295B2	Brewing bag and use thereof An infusion bag made of a nonwoven textile fabric is described, which includes fibers and/or filaments made of at least one filter material, the textile fabric having a hot-sealable surface which is formed by hot-sealable fibers and/or filaments made of at least one hot-sealable material. It is provided according to the present invention that the fibers and/or filaments made of the filter material and the fibers and/or filaments made of the hot-sealable material are present in the textile fabric in the form of a mixture, the proportion of the fibers and/or filaments made of the hot-sealable material increasing over the cross section toward the hot-sealable surface of the textile fiber as a gradient. The infusion bag according to the present invention is characterized by excellent filtering properties, high visual transparency, and an excellent pop-up function and is manufacturable simply and economically as a single-layer product. It is particularly well-suited for use as a tea bag or a coffee pod.
US07763293B2	Fish feed A fish feed comprising a plurality of pellets or particles, each pellet or particle having, as its principal component, a fresh cultured polychete product, together with at least one other naturally-occurring or organic material, so as to provide a composite diet comprising a balance of various nutrients as required by the aquatic creature for whom the feed is intended.
US07763283B2	Nitric oxide (NO) releasing material Biocompatible materials that have the ability to release nitric oxide (NO) in situ at the surface-blood interface when in contact with blood. The materials which may be polymers (e.g., polyurethane, poly(vinyl chloride), silicone rubbers), metals, such as stainless steel, carbon, and the like are provided with biocatalysts or biomimetic catalysts on their surface that have nitrite, nitrate, and/or nitrosothiol-reducing capability. Illustratively, the catalysts are adsorbed or immobilized at the surface of the material. The catalysts can act on endogenous nitrite, nitrate, or nitrosothiols within the blood creating a local increase in the NO levels at the surface of the material. An illustrative enzymatic biocatalyst is mammalian xanthine oxidase. In another illustrative embodiment, a biomimetic catalyst is a copper (Cu(II)-ligand complex, e.g. dibenzo[e,k]-2,3,8,9-tetraphenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclododeca-1,3,7,9-tetraene. In some cases, lipophilic salts of nitrite/nitrate (e.g., tridodecylmethylammonium nitrite (TDMA+ NO2−/NO3−)) or certain salts of nitrosothiols can be doped within a polymer material, or an underlying polymeric film, to create a reservoir of nitrite or nitrosothiol that continuously leaks into the immobilized catalytic layer. Adequate levels of endogenous reducing equivalents are present within blood to provide catalytically-generated surface levels of NO that are above the threshold reportedly required to prevent platelet adhesion or activation.
US07763273B2	Method for reducing methane production emanating from the digestive activities of an animal The present invention generally relates to a method for reducing the production of methane emanating from the digestion of animal by using one or more essential oil compounds selected from the group consisting of limonene, eugenol, a silicylate, quinoline, vanilla, thymol and a cresol, which are administered to the animal feed.
US07763272B2	Support material for tissue engineering, for producing implants or implant materials, and an implant produced with the support material A scaffold for tissue culture and cell culture and for producing implant materials, in particular bone, cartilage or skin replacements or extra-corporal organ replacements or for other applications in medicine or biotechnology is made of biocompatible materials. It has at least one base material which is electrostatically flocked with fibers on at least one side. Through the electrostatic flocking the fibers are arranged almost perpendicularly on the surface of the base material and exhibits a high fiber pull-out resistance. The scaffold provides an elastic growth lattice, which is stable against compression, for cell colonization in vitro or the ingrowth of cells in vivo. Implants or implant materials can be produced with the scaffold.
US07763268B2	Load bearing hydrogel implants The present invention features dual network hydrogels that possess the structural, mechanical, and biological properties required of load bearing three-dimensional support structures.
US07763266B2	Agents for combating plant pests The present invention relates to compositions for controlling plant pests containing the compound of formula (I) in a mixture with fungicidally active compounds.
US07763263B2	Skin external agents and drugs The present invention provides a method for enhancing epidermal permeability barrier function of the aged skin, which includes the step of externally administering to the aged skin an amount of a fumaric acid diester derivative expressed by the following general formula (1) as an active ingredient wherein R1 represents a C1-4 alkylene group; R2 and R3 each represents a linear or branched C1-8 alkyl group; and n is an integer of 2 to 5.
US07763260B2	Murine calicivirus The invention disclosed herein relates to a newly discovered murine norovirus, and compositions and methods related thereto.
US07763259B2	Therapeutic and prophylactic vaccine for the treatment and prevention of papillomavirus infection This invention provides compositions including a chimera of papillomavirus capsid polypeptide L2 and polypeptide including an immunotherapeutic epitope, and GST fusions thereof. The present invention also provides complexes comprising chimeras of papillomavirus L2 polypeptides non-covalently associated with papillomavirus L1 polypeptides, and GST fusions thereof. These compositions may be used to elicit immune responses in a patient to papillomavirus. Therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines for the prevention and treatment of viral infection, especially papillomavirus infection and cervical cancers and warts associated therewith, made from compositions of this invention, are also disclosed. Nucleic acids and expression vectors coding for compositions of this invention are also disclosed.
US07763242B2	Methods for treating myelodysplastic syndrome with a human interleukin-3-diphtheria toxin conjugate The present invention provides methods for inhibiting interleukin-3 receptor-expressing cells, and, in particular, inhibiting the growth of such cells by using a diphtheria toxin-human interleukin-3 conjugate (DT-IL3) that is toxic to cells expressing the interleukin-3 receptor. In preferred embodiments, the DT-IL3 conjugate is a fusion protein comprising amino acids 1-388 of diphtheria toxin fused via a peptide linker to full-length, human interleukin-3. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention relate to the administration of a DT-IL3 conjugate to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and/or cancer stem cells in humans, which cells express one or more subunits of the interleukin-3 receptor. Exemplary cells include myeloid leukemia cancer stem cells. In other embodiments, the methods of the present invention relate to ex vivo purging of bone marrow or peripheral blood to remove cells that express one or more subunits of the interleukin-3 receptor such that the purged bone marrow or peripheral blood is suitable, e.g., for autologous stem cell transplantation to restore hematopoietic function.
US07763240B2	Hair care compositions and methods of treating hair using same The present invention provides kits and methods for treating hair on the scalp comprising non-toxic compositions providing beneficial effects on hair without employing high temperatures, free radical initiators or rinsing hair after applying the compositions.
US07763233B2	Hydrogen generator and fuel cell using same A device for generating hydrogen by hydrolysis of a hydride comprising a reactor containing the hydride in solid form, in the divided state or not, and comprising at least one orifice for removing the hydrogen produced; means for releasing the water required for the hydrolysis reaction; and at least one envelope suitable for isolating the hydride from the water required for the hydrolysis reaction, the envelope being made from a consumable material. According to the present invention, the envelope is suitable for contacting the water with the hydride in a site capable of serving as the seat of the hydrolysis reaction and of moving in the reactor as the material constituting the envelope is consumed by the hydrolysis reaction products.
US07763229B2	Isolation and purification of single walled carbon nanotube structures Disclosed are methods for isolating and purifying single wall carbon nanotubes from contaminant matrix material, methods for forming arrays of substantially aligned nanotubes, and products and apparatus comprising a plurality of nanotube structures.
US07763227B2	Process for the manufacture of carbon disulphide A process for the manufacture of carbon disulfide comprising the following steps: (a) reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen sulfide to form carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen; (b) contacting the carbonyl sulfide formed in step (a) with a catalyst effective for disproportionating carbonyl sulfide into carbon disulfide and carbon dioxide.
US07763220B2	Reformer, fuel cell system having the same, and method of manufacturing the same A fuel cell system includes: a reformer adapted to generate hydrogen from a fuel containing hydrogen through a chemical catalytic reaction using thermal energy; at least one electricity generator adapted to generate electric energy through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen; a fuel supply unit adapted to supply the fuel to the reformer; and an air supply unit adapted to supply oxygen to the reformer and the at least one electricity generator. The reformer includes a plurality of plates stacked with each other and forming at least one passage adapted to allow a fuel or a gas to flow therethrough and at least one catalyst layer coated on inner surfaces of the at least one passage. In the reformer, the at least one catalyst layer is formed to have a plurality of grooves extending substantially in a same direction as of the at least one passage.
US07763201B2	Device and method for the production of a multi-layer concrete pipe A device and a method for the production of multi-layer concrete pipes, particularly two-layer concrete pipes. The device has a first stand, in which a first pressing head that can be driven is mounted, a turntable, on which several mold mantles standing vertically can be pivoted into a stand in cycles, and a first charging system for filling a first concrete mixture into one of the mold mantles. A second pressing head having an outside diameter that is smaller than that of the first pressing head, and a second charging system for filling a second concrete mixture into one of the mold mantles are provided. In this manner, the second concrete mixture can be filled into the mold mantle, by the second charging system and the mixture can be distributed and compacted before the concrete pipe is removed from the mold mantle.
US07763198B2	Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter A method of securely mounting a stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method generally includes crimping a stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter, and positioning the balloon with the drug delivery stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part of a metallic material. The balloon is pressurized and heated within the mold as the mold radially restrains the stent from expanding. The stent is re-crimped on the balloon after removal from the mold to increase retention of the stent on the balloon.
US07763194B2	Method for capacitive measurement of one characteristic of a thermoplastic container in a mold, and mold equipped with same The invention concerns the manufacture of containers, in particular bottles, from thermoplastic material blanks, in particular PET, whereby a mold is used including at least one capacitive sensor inserted in its wall defining the molding cavity, the front side of the capacitive sensor being flush with the molding surface of the molding cavity and being configured in the continuity of the surface.
US07763193B2	Process for the functional regeneration of the porosity of moulds used for moulding ceramic objects A process for the functional regeneration of the porosity of the materials used to make molds (2) for molding ceramic objects, when the pores have been damaged by use of the mold (2), comprises the sequential execution of at least two successive steps of an ordered sequence which includes the steps of: eliminating contamination caused by organic substances from the mold (2); eliminating contamination of biological origin from the mold (2); attacking inorganic encrustations and eliminating inorganic substances which have infiltrated the pores of the mold (2), the initial step of the process being preset according to the nature of a predetermined contaminating agent.
US07763185B2	Overvoltage protection materials and process for preparing same The invention provides a process for preparing an overvoltage protection material comprising: (i) preparing a mixture comprising a polymer binder precursor and a conductive material; and (ii) heating the mixture to cause reaction of the polymer binder precursor and generate a polymer matrix having conductive material dispersed therein, wherein the polymer binder precursor is chosen such that substantially no solvent is generated during the reaction.
US07763178B2	Biodegradable surface layer film for pools or spas to prevent evaporation and heat loss The present invention relates to swimming pools and other pools of standing water, and in particular to a dispensing unit that distributes a chemical solution that reduces evaporation and heat loss by forming a film or monomolecular layer over the surface or substantial surface area of the swimming pool or water pond.
US07763169B2	Magnetic separation device A magnetic separation device, comprising: a separator, including a top base and a bottom base; at least a groove set, each composed of two arc-like grooves having curvatures opposite to each other; at least a magnetic member, being movably fitted inside the two arc-like grooves of the at least one groove set; and at least a test tube slot, each being formed at the outer rim of a base selected from the group consisting of the top and the bottom base of the separator; wherein the top and the bottom bases are assembled by means of a pivotal axis piecing through about at the center of the top and the bottom bases for enabling the two bases to rotate relative to each other; and one of the two arc-like groove is formed on the top base at a surface thereof facing toward the bottom base while forming another arc-like groove on the bottom base at a surface thereof facing toward the top base. With the aforesaid device, the magnetic member can be driven to slide inside the groove set while the top and the bottom bases are driven to rotate relative to each other, thereby, the magnetic member can be moved between two positions whereas one is near the test tube slot and the other is away from the same.
US07763167B2	Process for direct coal liquefaction Process for direct coal liquefaction of coal, including: (1) preparing a coal slurry from raw coal; (2) preheating the coal slurry, then feeding it into reaction system to undergo liquefaction reaction; (3) separating reaction products in a separator to form a liquid phase and a gas phase, wherein the liquid phase is fractionated in an atmospheric tower into a light oil fraction and a bottom product; (4) feeding the atmospheric tower bottom product to a vacuum tower to separate into distillate and vacuum residue; (5) mixing the light oil fraction and the distillate to form a mixture, then feeding the mixture to a suspended bed hydrotreating reactor with forced circulation for hydrogenation; (6) fractionating hydrogenation products into oil products and a hydrogen donor recycling solvent. The process can operate long periods, with higher reactor efficiency and utilization factor, increased liquid oil yield and can supply high-quality feedstock for further processing.
US07763160B2	Systems and methods of producing a crude product Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The one or more catalysts include a transition metal sulfide catalyst. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed.
US07763152B2	Ion exchange membrane electrolyzer There is provided an ion exchange membrane electrolyzer, wherein at least one electrode is energized by coming into contact with plate spring bodies formed on the electrode side of an electrode holding member forming a space with an electrode chamber partition bonded to a plate-like electrode chamber partition by a strip-like bonded portion, the electrode has a connected portion extending from a plane parallel to the ion exchange membrane toward the electrode holding member side in a direction perpendicular to the electrode plane, the connected portion is provided with an engaging opening extending in a direction perpendicular to the electrode plane, and the engaging opening engages with an engaging member, permitting the electrode to move in a direction perpendicular to the electrode plane within the displacement range of the plate spring bodies.
US07763151B2	Process for producing transparent conductive laminate A process for producing a transparent conductive laminate having a completely crystallized, transparent conductive layer on a substrate comprising an organic polymer molding is provided. The transparent conductive layer is excellent in transparency and wet heat confidence, is not excessively low in specific resistivity, and has no variation on optical properties such as retardation characteristic. The transparent conductive laminate is obtained by sputter-film forming a transparent conductive layer on a substrate comprising an organic polymer molding under conditions of a substrate temperature of 80-150° C. and a degree of vacuum of 8×10−3 Pa or lower to form an amorphous transparent conductive layer comprising an In.Sn composite oxide having an amount of Sn atom of 1-6 % by weight based on the total weight of In atom and Sn atom and having a film thickness of 15-30 nm, a Hall mobility of 15-28 cm2 V·S, and a carrier density of 2×1020/cm3 to 5×1020/cm3, and heat treating the layer at a temperature lower than 120° C., to convert it into a completely crystallized transparent conductive layer having a Hall mobility of 30-45 cm2/V·S and a carrier density of 2×1020/cm3 to 7×1020/cm3.
US07763149B2	Solar photocatalysis using transition-metal oxides combining d0 and d6 electron configurations A method of carrying out a catalytic reaction with a catalytic reaction system comprising octahedral-based structures, such as a solid-solution or an ordered layered material, with specific early and late transition metals are described. A late transition metal is included in the solids so that a greater amount of solar energy can be absorbed by the catalytic reaction system and the solar efficiency of the method is increased. Catalytic compounds and compositions for carrying out the method are also described.
US07763143B2	Method of manufacturing a floor panel Described is a simple and inexpensive method of manufacturing a floor panel (2) with which a floor panel (2) can be produced with a beveled or recessed edge (10a, 10b, 25, 26), a top surface layer (4) extending continuously and in one piece from a top side (3a) of a core (3) over the beveled edge (10a, 10b, 25, 26). A panel body (12) is first of all provided with a core (3, 13), a top side (3a, 13a) of the core (3, 13) being provided with a top surface layer (4). A recess (15) is then formed from a side surface (13b) into the panel body (12), the recess extending under the top surface layer (4) and leaving a freestanding ledge (16) which includes the top surface layer (4). The recess (15) is then closed by fixing the first and second recess surfaces (15a, 15b) to one another.
US07763140B2	Method of forming multiwell filtration plates A method of forming a multiwell filtration plate comprising of first gluing a filter to a major surface of a multiwell plate so as to close off one entrance to the wells of the plate. The filter is then heat sealed so as to collapse the pores of the filter in the area between the wells so as to prevent lateral migration of fluid from one well to another.
US07763138B2	Auto lamination cassette apparatus and process In one embodiment of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided for preparing a cassette spool. The apparatus includes: a supply reel for supplying and unrolling tape material on original backing paper; at least one cutting member for cutting unrolled tape material while on original backing paper; at least one removing member for removing uncut unrolled tape material from original backing paper; an identification member for identifying on unrolled original backing paper a start of unrolled cut tape material; and a cassette spool for rolling up unrolled cut tape material on original backing paper. In further embodiments, methods are provided for preparing a cassette spool with cut tape material on original backing paper.
US07763133B2	Transportation of liquid products A method of transporting a liquid product down a vertical conduit having an inlet provided at the top of the conduit and an outlet provided at the bottom of the conduit, which method comprises feeding the liquid product into the inlet of the conduit and contacting the liquid product with means for dissipating potential energy released by the liquid product as it is transported down the conduit so that turbulence in the liquid product at the outlet of the conduit is reduced.
US07763128B2	Process for manufacturing structural components by machining plates The present invention includes a process for manufacturing metal sheets or plates and a machined metal part as well as machined products, structural components and their uses in various applications. Manufacture of a metal sheet or plate by a process of the present invention comprises casting of a rolling ingot, optionally followed by homogenization, one or more hot or cold rolling operations, optionally separated by one or more re-heating operations, to obtain a sheet, or plate and optionally one or more sheet or plate cutting or finishing operations. The sheet is pre-machined on one or both sides so as to obtain a pre-machined stock, and subjected to solution heat treatment, quenching treatment, and optionally, one or more of the following steps: controlled stretching, aging treatment, and/or cutting.
US07763127B2	Method for producing a titanium-base alloy having an oxide dispersion therein A metallic article is prepared by first furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, wherein all of the nonmetallic precursor compounds collectively containing the constituent elements of the metallic article in their respective constituent-element proportions. The constituent elements together form a titanium-base alloy having a stable-oxide-forming additive element therein, such as magnesium, calcium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium, and mixtures thereof. The stable-oxide-forming additive element forms a stable oxide in a titanium-based alloy. At least one additive element is present at a level greater than its room-temperature solid solubility limit in the titanium-base alloy. The precursor compounds are chemically reduced to produce an alloy material, without melting the alloy material. The alloy material may be consolidated. The alloy material, or consolidated metallic article, is thereafter desirably exposed to an oxygen-containing environment at a temperature greater than room temperature.
US07763122B2	Non-oriented electrical steel sheets with improved magnetic property and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a non-oriented electrical steel sheet, widely used as an iron core in electric devices, and to a method of manufacturing the same. The non-oriented electrical sheet includes 0.004 wt. % or less C; 1.0-3.5 wt. % Si; 0.02 wt. % or less P; 0.001 wt. % or less S; 0.2˜2.5 wt. % Al; 0.003 wt. % or less N; 0.004 wt. % or less Ti; Mn, in which the amount thereof is represented by the following formula (1): 0.10+100×S(wt. %)≦Mn(wt. %)≦0.21+200×S(wt. %)—(1); a balance of iron; and inevitable impurities. Final magnetic properties are greatly improved because fine precipitates are formed by S, the amount of Mn can be suitably determined in order to inhibit the formation of the fine precipitates, the formation of fine precipitate CuS is inhibited because precipitates CuS, MnS are formed by adding Sn, Ni and Cu, and a texture, which determines a temperature of annealing a hot rolled steel plate and magnetic properties, is controlled, thereby manufacturing an inexpensive and optimum non-oriented electrical steel sheet.
US07763117B2	Method for the manufacture of extended steel products A method for the manufacture of extended steel products. The steel product is initially contaminated by oils and by at least one of organic and inorganic particles that are suspended or dissolved in the oils. Following the shaping of the steel product by working but before the subsequent treatment of the steel product, burners emit exhaust gases that interact directly with the surface of the steel product. The burners are driven by an oxidant that contains at least 80% oxygen by weight, whereby oils that are present on the product are vaporized and combusted. The exhaust gases interact with the surface of the steel product with a speed that is sufficiently high to blow away organic and/or inorganic particles from the surface of the steel product.
US07763111B2	Compositions and methods comprising pigments and polyprotic dispersing agents In various embodiments, a pigment composition is provided comprising a base particle and a dispersing agent, the dispersing agent comprising a salt and/or ester of: (i) an amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine and (ii) a polyprotic acid, wherein the mole ratio of the amine, alcohol, and/or alkanol amine to the polyprotic acid is greater than 3:1. In various embodiments, the pigments have improved stability, hiding power, tint strength, and/or gloss.
US07763108B2	Pigment dispersion, ink composition, inkset, and recording device A pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment, wherein the metal pigment contains plate-like particles, and in the case where the longitudinal diameter on the planar surface of the plate-like particle is X, the lateral diameter is Y, and the thickness is Z, the 50% average particle diameter R50 of a corresponding circle determined from the surface area in the X-Y plane of the plate-like particle is between 0.5 and 3 μm, and the condition R50/Z>5 is satisfied.
US07763104B2	Hydrocarbon trap assembly A hydrocarbon adsorption assembly is shown, wherein the hydrocarbon adsorption assembly is disposed in an encapsulating layer adapted to be received by an air filter of an automobile.
US07763101B2	Water-flowing mechanism of wet type electrostatic precipitator The present invention provides a water-flowing mechanism in a wet type electrostatic precipitator that can stably and quickly form a water film on a dust-collecting plate even at the beginning of the operation and that has an excellent adjusting function of a supplying flow-rate of washing liquid. The present invention includes a dust-collecting plate, a washing liquid supplying source to wet the dust-collecting plate, and a cylindrical member that is opened according to the shape of the upper end face of the dust-collecting plate and into which the washing liquid supplying source is inserted, wherein the horizontal cross-section of the dust-collecting plate is formed in a corrugated shape, and the lower opening of the cylindrical member is formed in a corrugated shape according to the dust-collecting plate.
US07763099B2	Downhole separation of carbon dioxide from natural gas produced from natural gas reservoirs Methods and systems are provided where a production gas stream including natural gas and carbon dioxide is separated downhole using dual reflux pressure swing adsorption with the natural gas being produced and the carbon dioxide being directed for downhole storage (sequestration).
US07763098B2	Rapid cycle syngas pressure swing adsorption system Embodiments of a rapid cycle PSA apparatus are described that are useful for producing a hydrogen enriched product gas comprising not more than about 50 ppm carbon monoxide by volume and with a hydrogen gas recovery of at least about 70% by adsorptive separation from a syngas feed gas mixture comprising at least about 50 percent hydrogen and at least about 1 percent carbon monoxide by volume. One disclosed embodiment of a rapid cycle PSA apparatus comprised at least 3 adsorber elements each having at least one thin adsorbent sheet material which comprises at least one adsorbent material therein, and a bed size factor less than about 4.0 seconds. Embodiments of a rapid cycle PSA process also are described that utilize disclosed embodiments of the rapid-cycle PSA device.
US07763089B2	Debris receiver In one embodiment, a debris receiving drawer is mounted in a receptacle bay slideable between a single closed position and an open position, wherein the drawer includes a basin, a channel from the basin, and an outlet from the channel. The basin is configured to guide debris entering the basin toward the channel and the channel is configured to channel debris to the outlet.
US07763083B2	Composition for application to a surface Compositions, methods, apparatuses, kits, and combinations are described for permanently or temporarily re-designing, decorating, and/or re-coloring a surface. The compositions useful in the present disclosure include a décor product that is formulated to be applied and affixed to a surface. If desired, the décor product may be substantially removed from the surface before being affixed thereto. If a user desires to remove the décor product, the décor product is formulated to be removed by a number of methods including, for example, vacuuming, wet extraction, chemical application, and the like. If the user desires to affix the décor product to the surface in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, the décor product may be affixed to the surface by applying energy thereto in the form of, for example, heat, pressure, emitted waves, an emitted electrical field, a magnetic field, and/or a chemical. The décor product may also be utilized in the form of a kit or in conjunction with a design device, such as a stencil, to control the application of the décor product to create, for example, a pattern on the surface.
US07763082B1	Prosthetic foot with heel and keel springs A keel is provided having a spring portion and a connecting portion. The spring portion can have a split section that is divided into two sections. Each section can have a top open channel formed therein. Each channel is compressible during compression of the keel. A compression member can be placed within each channel to control or limit the amount of keel spring compression. The connecting portion is rigidly connected to a rigid center support. The top of the center support can have a threaded connector, which allows for vertically adjustable connection of an adjacent prosthetic component. A heel is also provided having a spring portion and a connecting portion. The spring portion can have a top open channel formed therein. The channel is compressible during compression of the heel. A compression member can be placed within the channel to control or limit the amount of heel spring compression.
US07763080B2	Implant system with migration measurement capacity Position reference members are provided as part of an orthopaedic implant system. Both position reference members can be implanted on or in the same bone as the other parts of the implant. One of the position reference members is fixed to the bone and the other position reference member is movable with another part of the implant, such as a stem received in the intramedullary canal. The movable position reference member can move with respect to the fixed position reference member. At least one of the position reference members includes indicia such as a main scale or a vernier scale. Parts of the indicia and position reference members are radio-opaque and parts are radiolucent. Post-operative changes in the relative positions of the position reference members can be measured by radiography or fluoroscopy so that changes in the implant position can be monitored over time.
US07763076B2	Artificial disc prosthesis A visco-elastic motion-limiting artificial intervertebral disc prosthesis is provided that mimics the physiologic function of a normal spinal disc. The disc comprises upper and lower endplates having therewithin channels or openings for optionally receiving one or more motion-limiting members fitted on each end with an enlarged portion. One or more compression stops is provided between the upper and lower endplates. Additionally, an elastomeric cushion is disposed between the endplates and surrounds the motion-limiting members. Also, force transducers and microelectronics can be utilized to provide data to the surgeon or the patient regarding the load state of the disc.
US07763060B2	Patient warming drape A flexible drape useful for warming a patient during surgery includes a base film defining a target region, where the base film is attachable to a body surface of the patient, and an evacuation port in fluid communication with the target region. In this regard, the evacuation port is configured to negatively pressurize the target region and vasodilate the body surface of the patient adjacent the target region.
US07763048B2	Flexible vertebral linking device A flexible intervertebral linking device (1) is provided. The device (1) utilizes two sets of structures. A first structure (11) is a rigid structure (110, 112, 114, 116) preferably made of biocompatible metallic materials providing the device with good mechanical resistance by integral load transmission without deformation. A second structure (12) is a flexible or damping structure (121 and 122) made of biocompatible viscoelastic materials, permitting repeated elastic deformations. The combination of the two structures providing the device with both resistance and mechanical dampening of forces to which it is subjected, to compensate for any deficiency in the flexibility of certain anatomical links of the human body.
US07763045B2	Removable vena cava filter A removable filter for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel. The filter comprises a plurality of primary struts having first ends connected to each other to define a central axis of the filter. Each primary strut has a curved member extending from the central axis and terminates at an anchoring hook to engage the blood vessel at a first axial plane. The filter further comprises a plurality of secondary struts connected to the curved members of the primary struts and extending therefrom to a free end at a second axial plane to centralize the filter in the blood vessel.
US07763035B2	Image guided spinal surgery guide, system and method for use thereof A guide is disclosed for use in performing spinal surgery to prepare across a spinal disc and adjacent vertebrae an implantation space. The guide is associated with a computer controlled surgical navigation system employing an energy-detecting array to track positions of the guide in three dimensional space relative to a known reference point. The guide comprises a body for providing protected access to prepare across the spinal disc and into the adjacent vertebrae the implantation space. The body has a passage adapted to receive a bone removal device for forming the implantation space through the body. At least one electrically energizable energy emitter array is attached to the body for use in identifying the location of the guide relative to the adjacent vertebrae. A system and method for using the guide in spinal surgery are also disclosed.
US07763033B2	System and methods for preventing intravasation during intrauterine procedures Systems, methods, apparatus and devices for performing improved gynecologic and urologic procedures are disclosed. Patient benefit is achieved through improved outcomes, reduced pain, especially peri-procedural pain, and reduced recovery times. The various embodiments enable procedures to be performed outside the hospital setting, such as in a doctor's office or clinic. Distension is achieved mechanically, rather than with liquid distension media, thereby eliminating the risk of intravasation.
US07763031B2	Acetabular shell removal instrument An acetabular shell or cup removal instrument is disclosed. The instrument includes a first end capable of being received within an acetabular cup and a cutting element pivotally attached. Cutting motion is provided to the instrument by a powered handpiece, so that the cutting element is capable of cutting a bone surface adjacent to an outer surface of the acetabular cup when the first end is within the acetabular cup.
US07763027B2	Extramedullary fluoroscopic alignment guide An extramedullary fluoroscopic alignment guide is disclosed, along with a surgical method employing such an alignment guide. The extramedullary alignment guide includes both radiolucent and radiopaque material. The invention is useful in performing surgery on bones, for example, in performing surgery on the knee joint. The radiolucent material provides a support structure for the radiopaque material. The radiopaque material provides a radiopaque instrument reference that is sized, shaped and positioned so that the surgeon can simultaneously fluoroscopically view the patient's bone and the radiopaque instrument reference. The radiopaque instrument reference may be aligned with landmarks on the bone or other fluoroscopically viewable references, such as the mechanical or anatomic axis. The alignment guide can also include cutting guide surfaces.
US07763020B2	Bone fixated, articulated joint load control device A load control device can be attached to bones on either side of an articulated joint in order to control the forces and loads experienced by the joint. The device comprises an apparatus for controlling the load on articular cartilage of a human or animal joint and includes: a first fixation assembly for attachment to a first bone; a second fixation assembly for attachment to a second bone; a link assembly coupled to the first fixation assembly by a first pivot and coupled to the second fixation assembly by a second pivot, the first and second fixation assembly thereby each being angularly displaceable relative to the link assembly. The apparatus enables a clinician to effectively control the environment of cartilage in a joint during a treatment episode.
US07763015B2	Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery A robotic surgery system comprises a mounting base, a plurality of surgical instruments, and an articulate support assembly. Each instrument is insertable into a patient through an associated minimally invasive aperture to a desired internal surgical site. The articulate support assembly movably supports the instruments relative to the base. The support generally comprises an orienting platform, a platform linkage movably supporting the orienting platform relative to the base, and a plurality of manipulators mounted to the orienting platform, wherein each manipulator movably supports an associated instrument.
US07763013B2	Swabable fluid connectors and fluid connector pairs A first fluid connector is provided for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with a second fluid connector. The first connector comprises a fluid passageway, an internal member and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for selective advancement and retraction relative thereto. At least a portion of the fluid passageway may extend through the internal member. The outer collar may be selectively retracted to facilitate cleaning of the internal member. In some embodiments, the outer collar and internal member may be disposed so that a distal portion of the internal member is substantially flush with or a distal portion of internal member projects beyond a distal end of the outer collar when the outer collar is in a retracted position relative thereto. To facilitate cleaning, a distal end or distal portion of the internal member may be substantially closed when the first and second connectors are disconnected. The second connector may be adapted to facilitate fluid interconnection with the first connector, and may also present a cleanable distal end when disconnected.
US07762992B2	Safety needle with positive flush A safety needle device and method of supplying fluid to a vascular access port is described. The device may include a base member, a handle member, and a compressible member positioned between the handle member and a compression plate. The compressible member is coupled to a proximal end of a needle. Following the delivery of fluid to a vascular access port, the needle is removed by moving the handle member away from the base member, which collapses the compressible member, flushing fluid into the vascular access port to substantially replace a volume of the needle.
US07762989B2	Method and apparatus for preventing the use of unauthorized disposable sets in infusion pumps A system and method for automatically delivering an infusate to a patient is disclosed. The system includes an infusion set and an infusion device. A signaling component disposed on an infusion set component identifies the infusion set and is encrypted for security. The encryption may include both an encryption algorithm and a valid number algorithm. A detection device operatively connected to the infusion device decrypts and detects the signaling component and identifies the infusion set. The infusion device is then configured to operate according to an administration protocol suitable for the infusion set and an infusion device, such as an infusion pump.
US07762985B2	Balloon catheter for treating hardened lesions The present invention provides apparatus and methods for treating vascular conditions, and in particular, hardened or fibrous material in a stenosis. In a first embodiment, the apparatus comprises a catheter having proximal and distal regions and a plurality of balloons segments disposed on the distal region at intervals about a circumference of the catheter. A first set of opposing balloon segments are configured to be inflated at substantially the same time to apply a first pressure on the vascular condition, and then a second set of opposing balloon segments are configured to be inflated at substantially the same time to apply a second pressure on the vascular condition. The plurality of balloon segments may be formed by taking one length of balloon material and affixing the material to an outer surface of the catheter at a plurality of segment dividing locations to separate adjacent balloon segments, or alternatively, by providing multiple separate balloon materials.
US07762982B1	Breast implant fill device A system for pumping a fluid into an object for insertion into the human body comprising a housing having a pump chamber with means for pumping said fluid therein. A source of fluid is connected to the pumping means and a value is connected to the pumping mechanism and the object. The housing includes means connected to the pumping means for entering an amount of the fluid to be pumped thereby. Upon entering a desired amount of fluid in the entering means, the pumping means causes an amount of the fluid equal to the entered amount to be pumped through the pump chamber and further through the valve to fill the object with the desired amount of fluid.
US07762980B2	Hemodialysis access with on-off functionality A treatment assembly is positioned along an AV-fistula and couples therapeutic energy to an adjacent area due to a material response to an applied energy field from a remotely located energy source. The treatment assembly may be delivered into the fistula through a hemodialysis needle, or may be secured to the fistula graft itself and implanted therewith in a patient. A cover provides a shield between an anastomosis area and blood flow. Another AV-fistula includes a valved reservoir that receives a fluid agent from a hemodialysis needle while moving the needle into or from the fistula; the agent leaks from the reservoir into the fistula lumen. Another valved fistula is adjustable between an open condition and closed conditions during and between hemodialysis treatments, respectively. Another AV-fistula has a bladder reservoir coupled to a second refillable fluid reservoir and is adapted to locally deliver a therapeutic agent into the fistula lumen.
US07762979B2	Longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic tissue dissection An ultrasonic tissue dissection system providing combined longitudinal and torsional motion of tips, together with irrigation and aspiration, for improved cutting of resistant biological tissue. The system permits the use of common and inexpensive electro-mechanical transducers for the production of such motion through the use of longitudinal-torsional resonators.
US07762970B2	Orthopaedic cast with outrigger attachment A cast for use in limiting movement of the hand to promote healing of an injured body part includes a water hardenable orthopaedic blank for mounting on the forearm, preferably with a thumb hole, and an outrigger, also impregnated with water hardenable material, secured to the blank for holding the thumb or fingers against movement. This construction minimizes irritation of the web between the thumb and forefinger and reduces discomfort and trauma caused by chafing and pressure.
US07762959B2	Tissue removal device In a tissue removal device for receiving and removing body tissue from an interior portion of a body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure, the tissue removal device including a tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough, a bag support structure configured and dimensioned to be receivable within the lumen of the tubular body, wherein the bag support structure has a first configuration for positioning within the lumen of the tubular body and a second configuration for opening a bag operatively coupled thereto, and a bag operatively coupled to the bag support structure, the bag including a first end portion defining an open end.
US07762954B2	Ultrasonic imaging catheters An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.
US07762944B2	Detachable porous vaginal mold A detachable vaginal mold is provided. The detachable vaginal mold includes a main body, a minor part, and a jointing design formed between the main body and the minor part for connecting the main body to the minor part. The jointing design is one selected from a group consisting of a dentation design, a mortise design, a screw design, a mitre design, a fastener design, and a combination thereof.
US07762940B2	Directionally emitting radioactive sources for brachytherapy Radioactive sources for implanting in tissue to treat tumors and to provide a directional dose to allow improved dose placement, particularly at the interface between healthy and diseased tissue.
US07762936B2	Stretching and conditioning apparatus An apparatus for stretching at least the hamstring muscle of a user's leg is provided having a first support member for supporting the back of the leg of the user at or near the knee at least at the commencement of stretching and a second support member for engaging the back of the lower leg portion of the user during stretching. This first support member is disposed in front of the user during stretching of the hamstring muscle of the user's leg and the second support member is displaceable generally in a direction to stretch the hamstring muscle of the user's leg. An actuator operable by the user during use of the apparatus can be used for displacing at least the second support member generally in a direction to cause stretching of at least the hamstring muscle of the user's leg.
US07762934B1	Exercise apparatus based on a variable mode hydraulic cylinder and method for same The invention is a hydraulic cylinder for use in exercise machines to deliver a controllable fast acting force. The invention uses a hydraulic cylinder with features that allow high acceleration rates, rapid changes of force level and direction, and positive force limitation. In the preferred embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder is composed of a rodless, hydraulic cylinder coupled to a cable and pulley system. A water source delivers water to generate a force against an inner bi-directionally moving piston to generate a regulated movement and force.The ends of the rodless hydraulic cylinder are sealed by both a water control spool valve and a controllable poppet style pressure relief valve. The water control spool valves adjustably permits water to enter and exit the hydraulic cylinder to regulate the direction and speed of movement of the piston. The pressure relief valve controls the desired maximum pressure and corresponding forces exerted on cylinder. Thus, both the internal speed and force of movement of the piston can be controlled. The invention can deliver high acceleration/speed, high force resistance; high acceleration/speed, low force resistance; low acceleration/speed, high force resistance; or low acceleration/speed, low force resistance exercise forces and movements depending on the water flow, internal pressure, and resulting generated forces.
US07762925B2	Engine power reduction during automatic transmission shifting An engine's power may be gradually reduced during a torque phase of a clutch-to-clutch up-shift within an automatic transmission and then reduced fully during a subsequent inertia phase.
US07762922B2	Method for operating a parallel hybrid drive train of a vehicle A method is described for operating a parallel hybrid device train (1) of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine (2), an electric engine (3) and an output (5) wherein the electric engine (3) is disposed in the power train between the output (5) and the internal combustion engine (2) and both between the internal combustion engine (2) and the electric engine (3) and between the electric engine (3) and the output (5) is respectively provided a frictionally engaged shifting element (7, 8). In addition, a nominal output torque abutting on the output (5) can be adjusted according to the transmitting capacity of the first shifting element (8) located between the electric engine (3) and the output (5). According to the invention, the transmitting capacity of the first shifting element (8) is adjusted under control according to the nominal input torque required so that the first shifting element (8) has a transmitting capacity needed for producing the nominal output torque on the output (5). Furthermore, an input rotational speed of the electric engine (3) is adjusted under regulation during a starting process of the internal combustion engine (2) in order to keep the first shifting element in slip operation at least during the starting process of the internal combustion engine (2) and to produce the nominal output torque on the output (5).
US07762918B2	Accumulator orifice plate for automatic transmission A modified automatic transmission includes a simple and inexpensive accumulator orifice plate residing between a valve control body and a second gear accumulator. The accumulator is in parallel fluid communication with a second gear servo and moderates changes to pressure of transmission fluid flowing to the second gear servo to reduce or eliminate harsh shifting. The accumulator is also in fluid communication with an Electronic Pressure Control (EPC) accumulator valve which provides an opposing transmission fluid flow into the accumulator to provide faster or firmer shifting when desired. The accumulator orifice plate includes orifices aligned with passages carrying the transmission fluid flows into the accumulator thereby restricting the flows. The orifices have specific sizes to limit the transmission fluid flows into the accumulator and thereby customize the shifting characteristics to suit an individual driver's preferences and/or needs and stabilizing pressure changes due to the EPC accumulator valve.
US07762903B2	Removable insert for a bowling ball A bowling ball thumb insert has a first and second sleeve. The second sleeve is retained in the first sleeve. The first sleeve has a coupling mechanism including a ledge extending radially inward towards the center of the sleeve. A positioning gap is adjacent the ledge. A second sleeve is positioned inside the first sleeve. The second sleeve includes a coupling mechanism. The second sleeve coupling mechanism includes a wing extending radially outward from the outer surface of the second sleeve. The wing passes through the positioning gap. When one of the sleeves is rotated with respect to the other, the sleeves lock together.
US07762899B2	Water amusement park conveyor support elements An amusement ride system and method are described. In some embodiments, an amusement ride system may be generally related to water amusement attractions and rides. An amusement ride system may include a system for conveying a participant from a first source of water to a second source of water. A system for conveying a participant from a first source of water to a second source of water may include a belt and a belt movement system. A system for conveying a participant from a first source of water to a second source of water may include a support structure which functions to provide support for the belt and belt movement system and/or one or more support elements which functions to support and align the belt as the belt moves between the support structure and the support elements.
US07762897B2	Apparatus for producing a fire special effect The present invention provides a device for producing a fire special facilitates a more compact device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a steam curtain generator for directing received steam to an outlet slot that directs the steam into the ambient atmosphere such that the steam is flowing in a substantially a first direction to produce a curtain of steam, fan that is oriented so as to produce a flow of air in a direction that is substantially parallel to the flow of a steam curtain, a deflector for redirecting the flow of air produced by the fan towards the steam curtain, an adjustable agitator for causing turbulent flow in the stream of air directed towards a steam curtain, and an LED light for producing light that is projected onto a steam curtain.
US07762892B2	Mode-altering key for a character input device A character input device is disclosed that includes a plurality of character input keys and one or more mode-altering keys. Each character input key is associated with multiple characters. By activating only the character input keys, primary characters may be input. By activating the character input keys in conjunction with the mode-altering keys, however, various secondary, tertiary, and quaternary characters may be input. The mode-altering keys may be utilized in a temporary mode, wherein only one secondary, tertiary, or quaternary character is input. Alternately, the mode-altering keys may be utilized in a base mode, wherein a series of secondary, tertiary, or quaternary character is input.
US07762882B2	Slot machine and playing method thereof In the base game, when a winning combination is realized by a plurality of symbols rearranged on a display, a control for holding symbols related to this winning combination and carrying them over to a next base game is carried out, and symbols related to a newly realized winning combination are held instead of symbols already held only in case where a payout amount for the winning combination is greater than a payout amount for a winning combination already held.
US07762873B2	Ultra fine fiber polishing pad A polishing pad includes a body having a polymer layer and a polishing layer. The polymer layer has opposite first and second faces. The polymer layer includes a plurality of first ultrafine fibers and a polymer bonding the first ultrafine fibers together. The polishing layer is formed on the first face of the polymer layer. The polishing layer includes a plurality of second ultrafine fibers and is free of the polymer. The first and second ultrafine fibers are identical to each other. The second ultrafine fibers have a first concentration of ultrafine fibers by volume higher than 80% a total volume of the polishing layer. The first ultrafine fibers of the polymer layer have a second concentration of ultrafine fibers by volume to a total volume of the polymer layer. The first concentration is higher than the second concentration.
US07762872B2	Superhard cutters and associated methods A cutting device comprises a base having a solidified organic material layer disposed thereon. A plurality of individual polycrystalline cutting elements are secured in the solidified organic material layer. Each of the plurality of individual polycrystalline cutting elements has a substantially matching geometric configuration.
US07762871B2	Pad conditioner design and method of use A polishing pad conditioning apparatus includes a laser beam generating unit along with a system to transmit or focus the beam. The unit is mounted on a conditioning arm, such that the laser beam may be directed perpendicular to the plane of the polishing pad, which is next to the polishing platen. The conditioning arm is capable of moving across the polishing table to scan the pad radius, allowing the laser to traverse the pad radius.
US07762859B2	Propulsion system for boat A propulsion system for a boat includes propellers arranged to be rotated by an engine, a transmission mechanism arranged to transmit driving force of the engine to the propellers such that a speed of the driving force of the engine is changed at least with a gear reduction ratio for low speed and high speed, and a control unit arranged to output a signal to control a gear shift in the transmission mechanism on the basis of an amount of lever opening, which is based on operation of a control lever section, and speed of the engine, and the control unit being arranged to detect cavitation generated in conjunction with rotation of the propellers on the basis of a gear shift control map. The control unit is arranged to control output of a signal to the transmission mechanism for changing a reduction gear to that for high speed when cavitation is detected.
US07762851B2	SIM card fixing assembly A SIM card fixing assembly is used for fixing a SIM card to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing. The SIM card fixing assembly includes a receiving portion defined in the housing, a rotary member and a latching member. The rotary member is rotatable relative to the housing. The latching member is slidably fixed to the rotary member. A side surface of the receiving portion defines a retaining groove to receive an end of the SIM card. The rotary member includes a latching portion. The latching member includes a first plate and a second plate extending from an edge of the first plate. The first plate includes a resilient hook extending toward to the second plate. The second plate defines a latching slot to receive the other end of the SIM card. When the latching member is slid relative to the rotary member, the other end of the SIM card is latched into the latching slot, the resilient hook is engaged with the latching portion.
US07762847B2	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes an organizer plate having a plurality of apertures for receiving termination devices. Each termination device includes a shield box, an insulator, and a socket contact. The shield box has at least one outwardly extending ground contact element and a latch member. When the termination device is inserted into an aperture of the organizer plate, the latch member on the shield box engage a surface of the organizer plate to prevent withdrawal of the termination device.
US07762842B2	Grommet for electrical connector, and electrical connector comprising such a grommet This grommet joint includes a peripheral portion provided to sealingly engage a peripheral inner surface of a connector housing, and a central portion having at least one through passage for a wire. Recesses are provided between the central portion and the peripheral portion, the central portion being attached to the peripheral portion by flexible walls, whereby the central portion is rotatory attached to the peripheral portion.

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