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US07835572B2	Red eye reduction technique A red-eye reduction technique includes converting a multi-channel image to a hue, saturation, value color space. The hue channel, the saturation channel, and the value channel are processed to identify the location of the red-eye within the image, if any.
US07835570B1	Reducing differential resolution of separations Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.
US07835561B2	Method for image processing and reconstruction of images for optical tomography A method for reconstructing three-dimensional (3D) tomographic images. A set of pseudo-projection images of an object is acquired. Error corrections are applied to the set of pseudo-projection images to produce a set of corrected pseudo-projection images. The set of corrected pseudo-projection images are processed to produce (3D) tomographic images.
US07835560B2	Image reporting method and system A method and system are provided to report the findings of an expert's analysis of image data. The method and system are based on a reporting system that forms the basis of an image management system that can efficiently and systematically generate image reports, facilitate data entry into searchable databases for data mining, and expedite billing and collections for the expert's services. The expert identifies a significant finding on an image and attaches a location:description code to the location of that finding in order to create a significant finding and an entry into a database. Further descriptions of that finding, such as dimensional measurements, may be automatically appended to the finding as secondary attributes. After the evaluation, the system sorts the findings in the database and presents the findings by prioritized categories. The expert edits and approves a multimedia report which may be delivered by electronic means to an end-user.
US07835548B1	Method and system for conducting identity matching A method of managing large scale biometric data identity matching includes identifying a plurality of biometric modalities to be used in conducting identity matches, determining one of the biometric modalities to be a primary biometric modality and determining whether at least one matching algorithm is compatible with matrix entries. When the at least one matching algorithm is compatible with a matrix entry the method includes assigning a plurality of matching systems to the matrix entry. The matching systems are configured to conduct 1:1 or 1:few matching after conducting a 1:N identity matching. Furthermore, the method includes comparing a probe against enrollment data records stored in a corresponding matching system, and storing information regarding a matching enrollment data record in a queue when the probe matches an enrollment data record.
US07835535B1	Virtualizer with cross-talk cancellation and reverb Audio loudspeaker and headphone virtualizers and cross-talk cancellers and methods use separate virtual speaker locations for different Bark frequency bands and a single reverberation filter for multi-channel virtualizer inputs.
US07835531B2	Microphone system A microphone system includes a microphone capsule, an audio amplifier and microphone electronics. A phantom power supply provides power to the audio amplifier and the microphone electronics through cable conductors. The microphone system includes a power supply that provides a supply voltage to the microphone electronics, a polarization voltage to the microphone capsule and a supply voltage to the audio amplifier. The power supply includes a constant current generator. The constant current generator operates as a constant current sink for the phantom power supply.
US07835519B2	Mini time key creation memory medium and system To provide a method and a system for creating a mini time key from a time key, a plurality of mini time keys are created within a unit time period. First, a unit time decryption key is prepared immediately after the unit time is created. Then, the last mini time key is created by applying a one-way function to the unit time decryption key. A desired mini time key is created by applying the one-way function to a mini time key following the desired mini time key. In other words, the mini time keys are created as a timed series arranged in a descending order beginning with the last mini time key. In this manner, even when a specific mini time key is externally leaked for a specific reason, a following mini time key in a timed series can not be created by using this mini time key. In addition, even when the mini time keys are sequentially published, the security of the unit time decryption key is maintained.
US07835515B2	Telephone terminal with control of voice reproduction quality in the receiver A telephone terminal (UE) comprises telephone signal receiver means (MER) and processing means (MT) adapted in the absence of voice activity to determine a level of comfort noise to be generated as a function of noise data and in the presence of received telephone signals representing voice signals to determine noise signals as a function of noise data and then to subtract at least a portion of said noise signals from the received telephone signals.
US07835514B1	Provide a graceful transfer out of active wait treatment The present invention provides a graceful transfer of a contact from a queue to another party. More particularly, exit points are defined within a given wait treatment for the contact. While the contact is in queue waiting for service the initiator of the contact is able provided with the wait treatment. When the contact is ready to be removed from the queue (e.g., because a servicing agent is ready to available to service the contact), the contact is kept in the queue and continues to be provided the wait treatment until an exit point has been reached.
US07835509B2	Commercial product routing system with video vending capability A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffic-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.
US07835498B2	Automatic control of a medical device System and method for automatic control of processes or application, such as the activation or deactivation of a radiation source for medical purposes. The system comprises an operator tracking system arranged to determine the gesture/posture of a user, an evaluation device arranged to evaluate the determined gesture/posture, and an enabling device arranged to enable and disable the radiation source in response to an output of the evaluation device. The operator tracking system may use a gazing direction analysis that may be based on the output of an eye tracking system, or an emitter-receiver arrangement for a directed signal.
US07835494B2	Trajectory optimization method A method for determining a radiation treatment plan includes defining a part of a treatment using control points, defining dose calculation points, calculating dose in the dose calculation points, and changing a number of the dose calculation points. A method for determining a radiation treatment plan includes modeling a first part of a treatment plan using a fluence map, and modeling a second part of the treatment plan using a first machine parameter. A method for determining a radiation treatment plan includes determining a plurality of dose calculation points, determining a level of complexity of fluence for one of the plurality of dose calculation points, and converting a fluence map to one or more machine parameters for the one of the plurality of dose calculation points based on the determined level of complexity.
US07835489B2	Method and apparatus for simplified patient positioning in dental tomographic X-ray imaging An apparatus and a method is proposed which allow for a simplified patient positioning based on the selection of a region of interest for the tomographic image of the dentition of a patient. The region of interest is selected on a previously acquired panoramic image of the dentition of the patient.
US07835488B2	Swept annode CT scanner A computed tomography method includes rotating an electron beam along an anode (104) disposed about an examination region (112) for a plurality of sampling intervals in which x-ray projections are sampled. The electron beam is swept during each sampling interval to generate a plurality of successive focal spots at different focal spot locations during each sampling interval, wherein the focal spots generated in a given sampling interval include a sub-set of the focal spots generated in a previous sampling interval. The x-ray projections radiated from each of the plurality of focal spots is sampled during each sampling interval. The resulting data is reconstructed to generate volumetric image data.
US07835481B2	Instrument removal system An instrument removal system for removing detector cables from a nuclear reactor includes a removal cart and a disposal cask. in an exemplary embodiment, the removal cart includes a base including a plurality of wheels coupled thereto, a motor mounted on the base, and a drive shaft operatively coupled to the motor. A disposal spool is removably mounted on the drive shaft, and the disposal spool includes a notch sized to receive the detector cable. A housing is mounted on the base, with the housing enclosing the disposal spool. Also, an entrance port is located in the housing to permit the detector cable to enter the housing.
US07835477B2	Noise canceller and AM receiving apparatus using the same A noise canceller that a receiving signal received by a receiving antenna is input to, the noise canceller removing a pulse noise superimposed on the receiving signal to output the signal, the noise canceller comprising: a pulse noise detecting unit that detects the pulse noise superimposed on the receiving signal; a reception level detecting unit that detects the level of the receiving signal; a level hold unit that is triggered by the detection of the pulse noise with the pulse noise detecting unit to hold the level of the receiving signal in a process on the preceding stage of the output; and a level hold period setting unit that sets the level hold period when the level is held in the level hold unit in accordance with the level of the receiving signal detected by the reception level detecting unit.
US07835471B1	Method of testing remote power line carrier pick-up coil with a single test frequency Methods to test the operation of the pick-up coil without having to de-energize the power line serving as the power line carrier in order to perform testing on the pick-up coil. A series of at least one test frequency is introduced and parameters of the pick-up coil can be measured to detect the presence or absence of resonant behavior indicative of the health of the pick-up coil. Testing capabilities may be incorporated into a power line carrier receiver and use the connections between the pick-up coils and the receiver to perform the pick-up coil test. Several methods for evaluating the pick-up coil response to a series of test inputs of different frequencies are presented. These methods could be incorporated in a pick-up coil testing device that is independent of a receiver.
US07835468B2	Impulse detection and reduction in a frequency modulation radio receiver A radio receiver includes a processing unit that may generate a respective phase value corresponding to each of a plurality of digital samples of a received complex frequency modulation (FM) signal. The receiver also includes an impulse unit that may detect whether a linear combination of a phase value of a current sample and a phase value of one or more previous samples will produce an impulse at an output of an FM demodulator. If the impulse unit detects that an impulse will be produced at the output, the impulse unit may replace the output of the FM discriminator with a predetermined value.
US07835463B2	Digital radio frequency memory A digital radio frequency memory (DFRM) which converts an incoming analog radio frequency signal to a fourteen bit digital signal allowing for digital signal processing and then retransmitted as an analog RF signal. The DFRM provides a time delay for RF signals by storing the signal. The DFRM also changes the signal frequency in the range of plus or minus 100,000 KHz which places a doppler on the signal. The signal phase is changed in a range of 0 to 359 degrees by the DFRM.
US07835457B2	Demodulating a signal having multiple frequency bands A method and an arrangement for processing a received signal which comprises phase-shift modulated or amplitude-quadrature modulated part-signals which are transmitted in a plurality of different frequency bands, wherein the received signal is processed in a plurality of stages in succession, by multiplying all the input signals to each of the stages by two mutually orthogonal signals in each case to form two intermediate signals in each case, wherein the intermediate signals from one stage in each case act as the input signals to whichever is the succeeding stage in the particular case and the received signal acts as the input signal to the first stage, and wherein an in-phase and/or an quadrature component of the individual part-signals in the different frequency bands are determined from the intermediate signals from the last stage. Parallel, simultaneous reception of a plurality of frequency bands can be implemented relatively easily in this way.
US07835450B2	Method of selecting a reference picture In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a reference picture list including multiple reference pictures, and obtaining a field reference picture index associated with the current field macroblock. A frame reference picture index is determined based on the field reference picture index divided by 2, and a field reference picture is selected based on the frame reference picture index and the field reference picture index.
US07835436B2	Video-encoding device and video-encoding control method A video-encoding device that can achieve seamless connection without causing an error in a VBV buffer is provided. Recording-mode determination means for determining an initial value of the occupied amount of a virtual buffer based on a determination result relating to seamless connection between a preceding chapter and the following chapter that are included in video signals, occupied-amount update means for updating the occupied amount of the virtual buffer, optimum-occupied-amount calculation means for calculating a predetermined optimum occupied amount based on the updated occupied amount of the virtual buffer, target-code-amount calculation means for calculating a predetermined target-code amount based on the video signals of the following chapter, target-code-amount adjustment means for adjusting the target code amount so that the sum total of the occupied amount of the virtual buffer and the target code amount does not exceed the optimum occupied amount, and encoding means for performing the encoding according to the adjusted target code amount are provided.
US07835434B2	Adaptive radio frequency (RF) filter The invention relates to an adaptive Radio Frequency (RF) filter (11), which is particularly useful as an RF filter in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN's). As greater demands are placed on RF systems, for example in WLAN's in order to increase channel capacity by utilizing available bandwidth, corresponding demands are placed upon performance and tolerance of components used in FR circuits. An adaptive Radio Frequency (RF) filter for filtering first and second RF signals from an OFDM encoded carrier signal is provided, the adaptive RF filter comprises: a low-pass filter (102) configured to filter first and second RF signals, one from another, so as to provide a first RF output signal; the adaptive RF filter being tunable in response to one or more input signals, the at least one input signal being derived from a comparator (37,100), which compares the first RF output signal with a desired value for said first RF output signal, and provides a connection factor for varying a characteristic of the filter (102). An advantage of the invention is that it facilitates filter of two OFDM encoded RF signals, the first typically at 8.1 MHz and the second (unwanted) at 11.9 MHz, from a base-band signal, with a noise floor level of —55 dB or better. Another advantage is that the filter is able to self calibrate and is able to take into account fluctuations which may affect performance, for example thermal drift, and automatically trim its characteristics so as to compensate for these fluctuations.
US07835432B2	Measuring noise power at wireless receivers using pilot symbol information Embodiments are directed to a wireless receiver system that utilizes a special structure of pilot symbols used for synchronization and channel estimation in transmission packets to measure noise power at the receiver. The periodicity of the pilot signal sequences is used to extract the noise power from the received signal. Such extraction is achieved by subtracting the received signals from two pilot slots which are separated by the known periodicity of the training sequence. This method relies on the fact that desired signal and system interference signals will cancel out after the subtraction process. Measuring the power of the residual signal after subtraction represents the estimate of the noise power. Several consecutive such residual signals can be first summed up before measuring the power to improve the estimate of the noise power at the receiver. To further improve the performance, estimates of the desired signal produced by a channel estimation block can be first subtracted from each of the received signals on two pilot slots which are then to be subtracted and are separated by the known periodicity of the pilot sequence.
US07835428B2	Method and device for facsimile communication capable of completing communication even when there is disruption to communication A MODEM device includes a detector configured to detect a synchronization signal transmitted from a source MODEM in a resynchronization process of a primary channel and a timer configured to count up starting from a beginning of a detection of the synchronization signal, and send information to forcibly move into a receiving mode for receiving image data when a time period from the beginning to a completion of the detection of the synchronization signal exceeds a predetermined time period.
US07835423B2	Receiving device to determine the sampling rate for a received signal using a plurality of sampling rates This application discloses, among other things, a receiving device including channel signal output unit for sampling a received signal at a sampling rate switched one of in a predetermined range and between a plurality of values and outputting a channel signal, control unit for controlling the sampling rate in the channel signal output unit, response estimation unit for estimating a response based on the channel signal output by the channel signal output unit, evaluation unit for evaluating a reception characteristic based on an estimation result of the response by the response estimation unit, and determination unit for determining the sampling rate in the channel signal output unit based on an evaluation of the reception characteristic at a plurality of sampling rates by the evaluation unit.
US07835420B2	Orthogonal resource block hopping multiplexing method and apparatus An orthogonal resource block hopping multiplexing (ORBHM) method and apparatus in a wired/wireless communication system in which a plurality of communication channels coexist in a single medium. The orthogonal resource block hopping multiplexing (ORBHM) communication system consists of a first communication station and a plurality of second communication stations. It uses a hopping sequence of basic orthogonal resource blocks for transmission from a first communication station to a second communication station. A basic orthogonal resource block is a part of the given orthogonal resource and orthogonal to another basic orthogonal resource block. The QRBHM uses a statistical multiplexing concept in multiplexing and transmitting messages to a plurality of second communication station by assigning basic orthogonal resource blocks every time slot in a hopping manner based on hopping patterns determined at the initial setup stage of a call or a session.
US07835408B2	Optical transmission system An optical transmission system includes a laser, a transmitter and a receiver. The laser is capable of operating on an inhomogeneously broadened optical transition of the active region of the laser. A spectral bandwidth of an output lasing spectrum of the laser is greater than 5 nm and a spectral power density of the laser is greater than 2 mW/nm such that an optical power of the laser is greater than 10 mW. The laser provides a plurality of optical signals at different wavelengths. The transmitter is capable of providing modulation to each lasing wavelength independently and the receiver is capable of providing detection to each lasing wavelength independently.
US07835406B2	Surrogate stream for monitoring realtime media In one embodiment, a separate surrogate monitor stream provides real-time media monitoring statistics for non-media savvy protocols. The surrogate monitor stream contains packet transmission parameters, such as sequence numbers and time stamps, for associated media packets in the non-savvy media stream. The surrogate monitor stream also contains checksums derived from the media packets. The checksums are used to correlate the packets in the surrogate monitor stream with the media packets in the media stream. The information in the surrogate monitor stream is then used in conjunction with the non-savvy media stream to provide real-time media monitoring without having to modify existing infrastructure. For example, head-end video servers do not have to add Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) support or deal with protocol upgrades like RTP/UDP co-existence.
US07835404B2	Method for synchronization in a redundant communication system With a method for synchronization in a redundant communication system that includes a central participant and at least one further participant, at least one of the further participants being synchronized with the central participant, and, to this end, at least two telegrams containing synchronization information being transmitted by the central participant to the at least one further participant, if there is a transmission error involving a telegram containing synchronization information, it is still possible to carry out synchronization due to the fact that, based on the synchronization information contained in the at least two telegrams, resultant synchronization information is obtained and is used to synchronize the further participants with the central participant.
US07835403B2	Stream analysis apparatus and stream analysis display method An analysis display has a coordinate plane of which coordinate axes are elapsed time and PCR (Program Clock Reference) time calculated using PCR extracted from header information of a transport stream packet. A box indicator representing an access unit is provided on the coordinate plane and sides of the box indicator indicate an arrival time of the access unit AU and time of time stamps PTS/DTS. It analyzes the PCR in a transport stream layer and the time stamps PTS/DTS in a PES layer in a manner of over layers, and displays an analysis result that allows easily understanding a relationship between system timing and them. Therefore, it makes it easier to check a problem on the PCR and the time stamps PTS/DTS.
US07835397B2	Frame processing A technique is disclosed for generating a plurality of output frames based on a single input frame. An input interface is configured to receive at least a portion of the input frame. An output controller is configured to receive, for each of the plurality of output frames, a new header, and combine each new header with at least a portion of the input frame. An output frame may be generated for which no corresponding input frame exists. An input interface is configured to receive an indication that the output frame should be generated. An output controller is configured to receive a generated header and combine the generated header with a dummy payload to form the output frame.
US07835394B2	Dynamic setting of transmission scheduler algorithms According to a scheduler algorithm setting method that is used for scheduling the transmission of packet data that are to be transmitted to mobile stations, a mobile station number threshold value setting unit sets a threshold value for the number of mobile stations that is to be used for determining switching between two scheduler algorithms that have been set. A mobile station counting unit counts the number of mobile stations that are performing communication within the same cell. The scheduler algorithm setting unit compares the number of mobile stations that have been counted with the threshold value, and based on the result of this comparison, selects the appropriate scheduler algorithm, and sets this scheduler algorithm in a scheduler that performs scheduling of transmission of packet data.
US07835392B2	System and method for message converting A message converting method is disclosed, including: recognizing a type of a received message, sending the message to a message parsing module matching the type of the message; acquiring recipient information and the content of the message carried in the message; selecting an destination communication manner supporting the content of the message, and acquiring new recipient information corresponding to the recipient information and the destination communication manner; encapsulating the sender information, the new recipient information and corresponding content of the message supported by the destination communication manner, and sending a new message generated through the encapsulation to an address designated by the new recipient information. A message converting device is also disclosed. A communication manner suitable for content of message may be selected for sending the message, thus bringing convenience to users, and lowering requirements on terminals.
US07835390B2	Network traffic identification by waveform analysis A technique is disclosed for identifying network traffic. The traffic data is converted into a wave vector. The wave vector is compared with a wave template. It is determined whether the wave vector is substantially similar to the wave template. If it is determined that the wave vector is substantially similar to the wave template, the traffic data is identified as being associated with a protocol with which the wave template is associated.
US07835388B2	Communication method for interworking of local heterogeneous link layer protocols and apparatus thereof A communication method for interworking of local heterogeneous link protocols, includes the following steps: when the type of an input interface of a data packet is a predefined type, remove link layer information of the data packet according to a link protocol of the input interface; transmit the data packet to an output interface; a Provider Edge (PE) encapsulates the data packet according to a link protocol of the output interface and transmits the encapsulated data packet through the output interface. The present invention also discloses a communication apparatus for interworking of local heterogeneous link protocols, including: an input interface, an output interface and a data processor. The present invention processes data packets from specific interfaces and directly transmits the data packets to output interfaces, thereby implementing the interworking of local heterogeneous link layer protocols and smooth upgrading of networks.
US07835380B1	Multi-port network interface device with shared processing resources A network interface device includes a bus interface that communicates over a bus with a host processor and memory, and a network interface, including at least first and second physical ports, which are coupled to send and receive data packets carrying data over a packet network. A protocol processor includes a single transmit processing pipeline and a single receive processing pipeline, which are coupled between the bus interface and the network interface so as to convey the data between both of the first and second physical ports of the network interface and the memory via the bus interface while performing protocol offload processing on the data packets.
US07835378B2	Root node redundancy for multipoint-to-multipoint transport trees A mechanism is provided to configure a plurality of transport trees in a transport network, each of which correspond to a native tree (e.g., a bidirectional multicast tree). In embodiments of the present invention, each of the plurality of transport trees has a unique root node so that in the event of a failure of any root node, the transport trees with surviving root nodes can be used to transport traffic from the native tree. The present invention provides for each transport network edge router being independently responsible for selection of a transport tree that the edge router will use to transmit a datastream, while also being capable of receiving packets from any transport tree. Through the use of such configured transport trees along with independent selection of a transport tree, the present invention provides a reduction in the disruption of datastream transmission due to a root node failure. Aspects of the present invention further provide a capacity for root node load balancing by permitting data transmission over any of the configured transport trees on a source-by-source (or edge router-by-edge router) basis.
US07835374B2	Method and system for an asymmetric PHY operation for ethernet A/V bridging and ethernet A/V bridging extensions Signals may be communicated with A/V Bridging services between an upstream link partner and a down stream link partner, each comprising an asymmetric multi-rate Ethernet physical layer (PHY). High bandwidth A/V signals may be transmitted from the upstream link partner and low bandwidth signals may be transmitted from the downstream link partner. One or more of a time stamp, a traffic class and/or a destination address may be utilized in generating PDUs as well as data rate request and a resource reservation messages via the asymmetric Ethernet PHY. The receiving link partner may register for deliver of the PDUs. An aggregate communication rate may be distributed evenly or unevenly among one or more links for transmission and aggregated upon reception via asymmetric multi-rate Ethernet PHY operations. Compressed, uncompressed, encrypted and/or unencrypted signals may be handled. Signal processing may comprise echo cancellation, cross talk cancellation, forward error checking and equalization.
US07835373B2	Method and apparatus for buffer linking in bridged networks A computer implemented method and apparatus are provided for transferring data in a logical partitioned data processing system. A receiving adapter receives data from a network. The receiving adapter transfers the data to a pre-mapped buffer if the data is to be sent to a target adapter. A virtual bridge receives the pre-mapped buffer from the receiving adapter and transfers the pre-mapped buffer to the target adapter. The target adapter receives the pre-mapped buffer from the virtual bridge and determines that the received buffer is pre-mapped. The target adapter accesses the pre-mapped buffer using pre-mapped mapping, and transmits the data contained therein.
US07835368B2	Systems and methods for mitigating the effects of upstream far-end cross talk A method is described for reducing self-induced far end crosstalk (self-FEXT) in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) digital subscriber line (xDSL) system. An initial value for an off-diagonal multiple input multiple output canceller (ODMC) is derived while the ODMC is inactive and while in data mode. The method includes activating the initial ODMC and converging towards an steady-state value for the ODMC by performing an adaptive algorithm to maximize the Shannon's capacity of the system and to reduce upstream self-FEXT. Bit loading is performed and a frequency domain equalizer (FEQ) is updated.
US07835364B2	Distributed handling of telecommunications features in a hybrid peer-to-peer system of endpoints A method and system are disclosed that enable performance improvements by reallocating to client endpoints at least some of the feature functionality of a server. Each logical user in the system is represented by his own private domain of endpoint entities, from which an endpoint is selected to serve as a super peer to represent the user to the centralized server. Furthermore, one or more endpoints in the private domain of endpoints handle some of the telecommunications features that the server otherwise would have handled. An endpoint that needs to access a particular feature determines the best endpoint to handle the feature, in part by querying the other endpoints in the private domain. If the querying endpoint wants to subscribe to a feature that is located at an endpoint in the private domain, the querying endpoint interacts with the relevant endpoint without requiring the further assistance of a server.
US07835352B2	Method, system and equipment for processing SIP requests in IMS network A method for processing SIP requests in an IMS network includes: an AS in the IMS network receiving a first SIP request forwarded by a S-CSCF entity, generating a second SIP request and deciding whether it is needed to associate the second SIP request with the first SIP request in terms of service logic at the S-CSCF entity, if it is needed to associate two requests, removing the URI of the AS from the Route header of the first SIP request; otherwise, regenerating the Route header of the second SIP request in the originating UA behavior mode and sending the second SIP request to the S-CSCF entity. Also disclosed is a system for processing SIP requests in an IMS network, including an AS and a S-CSCF entity. Also disclosed is an AS for processing SIP requests in an IMS network and a network entity for service control.
US07835350B2	Prioritizing data transmissions using the number of associated origin addresses An apparatus, data structures, and method are provided for prioritizing data transmissions within a network. As applied to a switching station in a network, the method prioritizes transmissions from the network to determine which packets should be transmitted from the switching station first when multiple packets are routed to the same outgoing port of the switching station. A packet prioritization station is provided, preferably as an add-on to the switching station. The packet prioritization station has a cache in which the destination address of each incoming packet is associated with every origin from which it has received a transmission within a certain time period. The packet prioritization station operates to give priority to transmissions to those destinations that have a higher number of associated origins. Thus, packets that are probably en route to time-critical users or groups of users will be sent before those that are less time-sensitive.
US07835348B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic anomaly-based updates to traffic selection policies in a switch Techniques and architectures to dynamically modify policies used to determine how data in switched network traffic is selected for security inspection. One embodiment of the invention modifies policies used to determine how data in network traffic is redirected from a switch to an intrusion prevention system, without the policy modifications interrupting the handling of network traffic by the switch.
US07835335B2	Optimized data reconnect A method of optimizing reconnection of a point to point protocol link layer in a mobile device comprising the steps of: monitoring whether the mobile device has entered a new zone; starting a stabilization period when the mobile device enters a new zone; checking whether the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period; if the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period, restarting the stabilization period and performing the checking step; and if the mobile device does not enter a new zone during the stabilization period, determining whether the mobile device is in a new zone, reconnecting to the new zone if the mobile device is in the new zone, and otherwise performing no reconnection.
US07835326B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling data packet transmission according to QoS in a mobile communication system A scheduling apparatus for a base transceiver system (BTS), determines a point of data transmission to mobile stations (MSs). The BTS includes buffers for storing data to be transmitted to the MSs. A scheduler determines a priority of each of the MSs taking into account a data rate determined depending on a channel condition between the BTS and the MSs, a required amount of transmission data, and an amount of data to be transmitted to the MSs, and determines an MS having the highest priority among the MSs, as a destination MS to which data is to be transmitted by the BTS. The scheduler increases the required amount of transmission data upon receipt of a retransmitted data packet, and decreases the required amount of transmission data after transmitting data to the MSs.
US07835324B2	Resource optimization in a wireless IP network A method and apparatus in accordance with the present invention provide for releasing resources dedicated to a dormant mobile station in a region served by a first network access server that has migrated to in a region in an IP network served by a second network access server to allow those released resources to be allocated more efficiently. Generally the invention includes defining logic with a Authentication, Authorization and Accounting facility (AAA) and within a network access server for triggering a release of network access server (NAS) resources allocated for a given Mobile Station (MS) when the MS moves to a physical location requiring service by a different NAS.
US07835319B2	System and method for identifying wireless devices using pulse fingerprinting and sequence analysis Methods are provided for identifying devices that are sources of wireless signals from received radio frequency (RF) energy. RF energy is received at a device called a sensor device herein. Pulse metric data is generated from the received RF energy. The pulse metric data represents characteristics associated with pulses of received RF energy. The pulses are partitioned into groups based on their pulse metric data such that a group comprises pulses having similarities for at least one item of pulse metric data. Sources of the wireless signals are identified based on the partitioning process. The partitioning process involves iteratively subdividing each group into subgroups until all resulting subgroups contain pulses determined to be from a single source. At each iteration, subdividing is performed based on different pulse metric data than at a prior iteration. Ultimately, output data is generated (e.g., a device name for display) that identifies a source of wireless signals for any subgroup that is determined to contain pulses from a single source.
US07835318B2	Radiotelephony network with multi-carrier packet data transmission A radio telephony network supports at least one link of a radio channel for a packet data transmission service. The radio telephony network has a plurality of network controllers. Each network controller is connected, via an interface to at least one base radio station supervising at least one macrocell. The radio telephony network additionally has at least one base radio microstation connected to the network controller via an interface of the same type as that connecting the base radio station to the controller. The base radio microstation supervises at least one microcell incorporated in at least one macrocell. The base radio microstation provides the packet data transmission service in the microcell on the link of the radio channel, preferably using multicarrier radio access. The multi-carrier radio access is preferably of the OFDM type.
US07835313B2	Method of extracting WAP data using mobile identification number In the WAP data extraction method of the present invention, all of the data packets passing through a WAP gateway are captured. Primary filtering is performed by determining whether each of the captured data packets uses the IP address of the given WAP gateway as an intermediate IP address, or has a port corresponding to a WAP protocol. Whether a Mobile Identification Number (MIN) is present in a header of data filtered in the primary filtering is determined. Whether the MIN is identical to a registered MIN is determined if a MIN is determined to be present. An IP address or a port number included in the header is registered, while the data packet is stored if the MIN is determined to be identical to the registered MIN. Secondary filtering is performed on the data packet having the IP address or the port number, and data filtered through the secondary filtering is stored.
US07835310B2	Method and system for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless local area network A method and system for transmitting and receiving a signal between first and second mobile nodes is provided. The method and system offers improvements to the throughput of an overall wireless local area network. When the first mobile node receives a data frame from the second mobile node, third mobile nodes can also transmit and receive the data frame. The first mobile node sends an acknowledgement (ACK) frame for notifying that the data frame has been completely received to the second mobile node through a common channel.
US07835307B2	Network discovery tool A method for discovering network devices having special IP addresses may include collecting a plurality of IP addresses, where each IP address corresponds to a network device. One or more IP addresses may be identified as a predetermined IP address and/or a predetermined address type. Each of the IP addresses may then be classified according to various IP address types. A network address topology may be built based on the IP addresses, the network devices, and the IP address types. Finally, a special network topology may be built that includes network devices having IP addresses identified as the predetermined IP address and/or the predetermined IP address type.
US07835306B2	Translating MST instances between ports of a bridge in a computer network In one embodiment, a first port of a bridge is configured for a first spanning tree (ST) and not a second ST, while a second port of the bridge is configured for the second ST and not the first ST. A multiple ST (MST) bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) for the first and second STs is generated for the first and second ports having a first portion corresponding to the first ST and a second portion corresponding to the second ST. To translate MST instances, the second portion is stripped from the MST BPDU of the first port, and the first portion from the MST BPDU of the first port is associated with the second ST. Conversely, the first portion is stripped from the MST BPDU of the second port, and the second portion from the MST BPDU of the second port is associated with the first ST.
US07835305B2	Remote management system A disclosed remote management system includes an electronic device; a communication adaptor; and a management apparatus connected via the communication adaptor to the electronic device and configured to remotely manage the electronic device. The communication adaptor includes a network segment specification unit for specifying a network segment to be managed, a device search unit configured to search the specified network segment to find the electronic device in the network segment, a remote management information obtaining unit configured to obtain remote management information from the found electronic device, a format verification unit configured to verify the obtained remote management information, an invalid device information sending/reporting unit configured to send or report electronic device information of the electronic device if the remote management information is invalid, and a change request sending unit configured to send a change request including updated remote management information to the electronic device.
US07835296B2	Analyzing system of network traffic according to variable communication's mass and analyzing method thereof An analyzing system for measuring and analyzing communication traffic of a network and an analyzing method using the analyzing system are provided. The system includes a data measurement module configured to capture data that influences a change in communication traffic in a network; a measured data functionizing module configured to obtain a probability density or a cumulative distribution; a distribution function database configured to store function information on theoretically generalized distribution; a parameter decision module configured to apply the data to the function information and to decide parameters; and a suitability check module configured to select information similar to the probability density or the cumulative distribution from among the function information.
US07835290B2	Method for measuring end-to-end delay in asynchronous packet transfer network, and asynchronous packet transmitter and receiver Provided are a method for measuring an end-to-end delay, and asynchronous packet transmitter/receiver, capable of conveniently and exactly measuring a packet delay in an asynchronous packet transfer network in which a transfer priority is determined as in MPLS. The method includes the steps of continuously transmitting a higher priority packet and a lower priority packet at an ingress node, measuring a time when the higher priority packet arrives at an egress node, measuring a time when the lower priority packet arrives at the egress node, and calculating a delay time from the arrival time of the higher and lower priority packets. The higher and lower priority packets each include Coupled Label and Sequence Number fields for discriminating one of the packets that are repeatedly transmitted, the Coupled Label field of the higher priority packet is recorded with a label value of the lower priority packet, and the Coupled Label field of the lower priority packet is recorded with a label value of the higher priority packet.
US07835279B1	Method and apparatus for shared shaping A method and a network device for sharing bandwidth among a group of classes of traffic for an interface are provided. Bandwidth may be allocated to at least one traffic class of a first priority for the interface. At least some unused bandwidth of the at least one traffic class may be allocated to at least one other traffic class of a second priority for the interface. In some implementations, weighted constituents may be allocated unused interface bandwidth based on an assigned weight of each of the weighted constituents of the interface.
US07835274B2	Wideband provisioning A provisioning server has a port to receive a request for a network address including an indication that a remote device is wideband capable. The provisioning server also has a processor to respond to the request with a network address and include an address for a configuration file and to provide a configuration file that allows wideband service. A cable modem has a port to request a network address and indicate wideband capability. The cable modem also has a processor to receive a response to that request that includes a network address and an address for a configuration file. The processor also receives a configuration file and allows the cable modem to be configured for wideband service.
US07835271B2	Signaling protocol for p-cycle restoration Improved p-cycle restoration techniques using a signaling protocol are disclosed. For example, a technique for use in at least one node of a data communication network for recovering from a failure, wherein the data communication network includes multiple nodes and multiple links for connecting the multiple nodes, comprises the following steps/operations. Notification of the failure is obtained at the at least one node. A determination is made whether the failure is a single link failure or one of a node failure and a multiple link failure. A pre-configured protection cycle (p-cycle) plan is implemented when the failure is a single link failure but not when the failure is one of a node failure and a multiple link failure, such that two independent paths in the network are not connected when implementing the pre-configured protection cycle plan. Implementation of the pre-configured protection cycle plan may further comprise the node sending at least one message to another node in the data communication network and/or receiving at least one message from another node in the data communication network.
US07835266B2	Node apparatus and maintenance and operation supporting device The present invention relates a node device cross-connected to a STM transmission system and a maintenance and operation support device connected to the node device. The object of the present invention is to releasing a desired transmission section or link efficiently. Therefore, the node device according to the preset invention includes control section individually selecting a link provided to for a path in the communication devices accommodated into the local and remote stations; and cross-connection section providing a path through the selected link, wherein the control section selects an auxiliary link based on a system configuration when identifiers of all paths to be replaced by the substitute path are given.
US07835261B2	Universal derotator for UMTS modes The invention relates to a mobile communication apparatus (200) comprising a receiver (203), a derotator (206), a demodulator (208) and a processor (212). The receiver (203) is connected to the derotator (206), the derotator (206) to the demodulator (208), and the controller (212) to the receiver (203), derotator (206) and demodulator (208). The derotator (206) comprises means for processing Primary Common Control Physical Channel during Space Time coding based Transmit Diversity transmission mode, pilot symbols, symbols during closed loop transmission modes, and means for outputting symbols to the demodulator in a temporal ordered sequence. The means are connected in series for enabling a universal derotator. A method for derotation is provided, comprising the steps of processing P-CCPCH during STTD transmission mode (1002), processing pilot symbols (1004), processing symbols during closed loop transmission modes (1006), and outputting symbols in a temporal ordered sequence (1008).
US07835250B2	Optical pickup device and information recording/reproduction device The present invention makes it possible to accurately and adequately adjust the position where sub beams are shone when performing tracking correction or CTC using three beams.The invention adjusts the positions where the sub beams are shone onto the surface of an optical disc DK by changing the angle of a diffraction grating 211 that is mounted inside an optical pickup. When performing adjustment, the angle of the diffraction grating 211 is performed in three stages: (i) rough adjustment, (ii) initial fine adjustment and (iii) continuous fine adjustment.
US07835249B2	Optical recording method, optical recording apparatus, optical recording medium, optical reproducing method, and optical reproducing apparatus The present invention provides an optical recording method and an optical recording apparatus for holographically recording information allowing for reductions in uneven consumption of the material through the thickness of a recording layer during recording to achieve high density recording and an increased recording capacity, an optical recording medium, and an optical reproducing method and an optical reproducing apparatus using the optical recording method. The optical recording method includes irradiating the optical recording medium with an information beam and a reference beam, dividing at least one of the information beam and the reference beam into two or more between a light source thereof and an optical recording medium, and adjusting the optical path lengths of the divided information beams and reference beams so that they focus on points different from each other through the thickness of the recording layer.
US07835239B2	Method for reading/writing data for a disk drive A method for reading/writing data of a disk drive that includes a spindle motor for rotating a disk and a head for reading/writing data from and to the disk. The method includes the steps of; (i) adjusting a position of the head for the first time to space apart the head from a center of the disk at a specific distance, wherein when the head is spaced apart from the center of the disk at the specific distance, the disk vibrates at the minimum magnitude during raising operation of the spindle motor from a low speed to a high speed; (ii) raising the spindle motor from the low speed to the high speed; and (iii) adjusting a position of the head for the second time to move the head to a desired track in the disk for reading/writing data in the desired track.
US07835235B2	Optical pickup apparatus and optical recording/reproducing system using the same An optical pickup apparatus and an optical recording/reproducing system including the same, the optical pickup apparatus includes at least two optical systems for different types of optical recording media, one of objective lenses of the optical systems being offset from a central line of the optical recording medium, wherein the optical system including the offset objective lens having a diffraction grating diffracting light emitted from a light source to form a main beam and sub-beams, wherein the diffraction grating includes first and second diffraction regions having different grating patterns arranged alternately thereon, and a center of each sub-beam is arranged at a boundary of the first and second diffraction regions of the diffraction grating, and a center of the diffraction grating and an optical axis of the light source are adjusted to be coincided with each other, preventing generation of an alternating current in a Push-Pull signal of the sub-beams.
US07835230B1	Infant feeding management system An infant feeding management system automatically advances a next feeding alert time to a time that is equal to a feeding time interval plus a time elapsed between the previous feeding alert time and the time at which feeding actually begun. In this way, the interval between successive feeding alert times is varied to reflect actual feeding of the infant and thereby maintain a constant interval between actual infant feeding start times and feeding alert times.
US07835223B2	Removing noise from seismic data obtained from towed seismic sensors A technique includes obtaining different sets of data, which are provided by seismic sensors that share a tow line in common. Each data set is associated with a different spatial sampling interval. The technique includes processing the different sets of data to generate a signal that is indicative of a seismic event that is detected by the set of towed seismic sensors. The processing includes using the different spatial sampling intervals to at least partially eliminate noise from the signal.
US07835218B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit including bank selection control block A semiconductor integrated circuit according to one embodiment can include an up bank block that includes a first group of banks, a down bank block that includes a second group of banks, and a bank selection control block that provides up and down bank even-numbered global line control signals, up and down bank odd-numbered global line control signals, and up and down bank SDRAM write global line control signals in response to first and second group read control signals and a bank information signal in the up bank block and the down bank block. In this case, the bank selection control block may respond to a DDR signal and an SDR signal that are provided from an MRS (Mode Register Set).
US07835214B2	Semiconductor memory apparatus capable of reducing ground noise An apparatus includes a plurality of first driving signal driving units, and generates a first driving signal by driving an input signal, a plurality of second driving signal driving units, each of which drives an input signal and generates a second driving signal, a timing control unit that controls each of the first driving signal driving units such that a predetermined time difference is generated between an enable timing of the first driving signal and an enable timing of the second driving signal, a plurality of sense amplifier driving units, each of which generates a first driving level and a second driving level according to the first driving signal and the second driving signal, and a plurality of sense amplifiers that are provided for respective bit line pairs, and each include first type switching elements operating according to the first driving level and second type switching elements operating according to the second driving level.
US07835212B2	Methods and arrangements for enhancing power management systems in integrated circuits Methods and arrangements to configure power management systems for integrated circuits are provided herein. A group of IC components that are functionally distinct or have mutually exclusive and/or quasi-mutually exclusive, (ME/QME) operating patterns (i.e. alternate or partially overlapping duty cycles) can be powered with a single power cell. An integrated circuit design tool can identified components in an integrated circuit design that have the ME/QME operating patterns. These cells can be collocated in close proximity to each other and power management system components can be placed in this area such that a multiple signal processing cells can share a single power line and a single power cell. Such a configuration can greatly reduce the size of a power management system for an integrated circuit.
US07835208B2	Multi-level dynamic memory device A multi-level dynamic memory device includes a bit line pair that is divided into a main bit line pair and a sub-bit line pair, first and second sense amplifiers that are connected between the main bit line pair and between the sub-bit line pair, first and second coupling capacitors that are cross-coupled between the main bit pair and the sub-bit pair, respectively; and first and second correction capacitors that are connected in parallel to the first and second coupling capacitors, respectively, and whose capacitance is adjusted by a control voltage signal.
US07835203B2	Programming method and memory device using the same A programming method applied to a memory is provided. The memory includes a number of memory cells. The method includes the following steps. A target cell of the memory cells is programmed in response to a first programming command. The target cell is programmed in response to a second programming command.
US07835202B2	Power-saving semiconductor memory A semiconductor memory, such as an SRAM, is described that accommodates smaller read/write accesses in one mode of operation and larger read/write accesses in a second mode of operation, wherein power is conserved during the smaller accesses. Methods of using such a semiconductor memory are also described.
US07835199B2	Nonvolatile memory using resistance material Provided is a nonvolatile memory using a resistance material. In embodiments of the invention, a PRAM is configured to apply a step-down voltage to wordlines during a standby mode. Aspects of the present invention thus provide a nonvolatile memory with reduced standby current. Additionally, embodiments of the invention allow for faster transition from a standby state to an active state.
US07835196B2	Nonvolatile memory device storing data based on change in transistor characteristics A nonvolatile memory device includes a pair of PMOS transistors, and a control circuit configured to operate in a store mode to apply to a first one of the PMOS transistors potentials that cause an NBTI degradation purposefully and to apply to a second one of the PMOS transistors potentials that cause no NBTI degradation while causing no current to flow between a source node and a drain node of the first one of the PMOS transistors, and to operate in a recall mode to set gate nodes of the PMOS transistors to a common potential to detect a difference in the NBTI degradation between said PMOS transistors.
US07835194B2	Erase operation in a flash memory device A method for erasing a non-volatile memory device performs a block erase operation. The cells are then soft programmed and erase verified to determine if the threshold voltages indicate erased cells. A target cell is programmed to a first threshold voltage and verified. Adjacent cells are programmed and verified. The parasitic capacitance between the target cells and the adjacent cells causes the threshold voltage of the target cell to increase to a new threshold voltage with the programming of the adjacent cells. A difference between the new threshold voltage and the first threshold voltage is determined. If the difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the target cell is soft programmed until the difference is less than the predetermined threshold.
US07835192B2	Method for programming a nonvolatile memory A method for programming a nonvolatile memory includes applying at least a voltage to a source or a drain, so as to inject carriers of the source or drain into a substrate; applying a third voltage to a gate or the substrate, so that the carriers which are in the substrate having enough energy can surmount an oxide layer to reach a charge storage device.
US07835182B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method of writing data in non-volatile semiconductor memory devices The device has a data write mode to boost a first boost channel region that contains a non-write selected memory cell and non-selected memory cells located closer to the first selection gate transistor, and a second boost channel region that contains non-selected memory cells located closer to the second selection gate transistor than the selected memory cell, both electrically separated from each other. In this mode, a write non-selection voltage applied to a non-selected memory cell next to the second selection gate transistor is switched, at least in two stages, between a lower voltage V1 than a write non-selection voltage Vm applied to other non-selected memory cells in the NAND cell unit and a higher voltage V2 than the lower voltage (V1
US07835176B2	Implementing enhanced dual mode SRAM performance screen ring oscillator A method and circuit for implementing an enhanced dual-mode static random access memory (SRAM) performance screen ring oscillator (PSRO), and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. The dual-mode SRAM PSRO includes a plurality of SRAM base blocks connected together in a chain. Each of the plurality of SRAM base blocks includes an eight-transistor (8T) SRAM cell, a local evaluation circuit and a logic function coupled to the SRAM cell. The eight-transistor (8T) static random access memory (SRAM) cell is an unmodified 8T SRAM cell. The dual-mode SRAM PSRO includes one mode of operation, where the output frequency is determined by write-through performance of the 8T SRAM cell; and another mode of operation, where the output frequency is determined by read performance of the 8T SRAM cell.
US07835172B2	System and method of operation for resistive change memory The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing thereof. The semiconductor device includes a data storage element which includes a variable resistance and an electrode, and a controller which selects a first mode that stores data by the resistance value of the variable resistance and a second mode that stores data by the amount of electrical charges stored in the electrode. By selectively using the data storage element in the first mode and the second mode, a plurality of storage modes can be implemented with a single data storage element. Thus, miniaturization and cost reduction of the semiconductor device can be achieved.
US07835163B2	Switching power converter with a secondary-side control This invention discloses a power converter with a secondary-side control, including an input circuit with one or more switches, an output circuit with an output end and a controller, and a transformer with a primary-side coil assembly connecting the switch(es) and a secondary-side coil assembly connecting the output circuit. The on/off state of the switch(es) is controlled by variations in voltage of primary-side coil assembly. The controller in the output circuit detects an output voltage and sends detected results to the primary-side coil assembly as a feedback for primary-side coil assembly to regulate the PWM or PFM action of the switch in a specific way to maintain voltage stability.
US07835154B2	Electronic module having a locking member and system including same An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis and a locking member connected to the chassis. The locking member includes a handle portion, a curved portion, and a tab portion. The curved portion is adjacent the handle portion. The tab portion is opposite the curved portion.
US07835152B2	Heat dissipating module A heat dissipating module includes a heat dissipating unit, a heat collecting plate with a position limiting hole, a heat conducting member connected between the heat dissipating element and the heat collecting plate, and a fixing structure. The fixing structure includes two end portions, an arcuate elastic portion, and a position limiting portion connected to the arcuate elastic portion and extending through the position limiting hole. Each end portion is slidably disposed on the heat collecting plate. The arcuate elastic portion is connected between the two end portions and adapted to be fastened to the heat collecting plate and a base, such that an electrical component is sandwiched in between the heat collecting plate and the base.
US07835148B2	Portable storage device capable of being disassembled easily A portable storage device includes a storage module whereon a hole is formed, and at least one lateral plate disposed on a lateral side of the storage module. A slot is formed on the lateral plate. The portable storage device further includes a fixture disposed on a front side of the storage module. The fixture includes at least one wedging component for wedging in the slot of the lateral plate, and at least one groove is formed on the fixture. The portable storage device further includes a lock mechanism disposed on a side of the fixture. The lock mechanism includes at least one lock including a protrusion for protruding into the groove on the fixture, and an elastic component connected to the lock for providing an elastic force to the lock so that the protrusion wedges in the groove on the fixture.
US07835147B2	Computer component protection A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other structures of the computing device. The computing device further includes a heat transfer system that removes heat from a heat producing element of the computing device. The heat transfer system is configured to thermally couple the heat producing element to a structural member of the computing device so as to sink heat through the structural member, which generally has a large surface area for dissipating the heat.
US07835133B2	Capacitor for multiple replacement applications A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six concentrically wound capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections each have a respective section element terminal at a first end of the capacitive element and the capacitor sections have a common element terminal at a second end of the capacitive element. A pressure interrupter cover assembly is sealingly secured to the open end a case for the element and has a deformable cover with a centrally mounted common cover terminal and a plurality of section cover terminals mounted at spaced apart locations. A conductor frangibly connects the common element terminal of the capacitive element to the common cover terminal and conductors respectively frangibly connect the capacitor section terminals to the section cover terminals. Deformation of the cover caused by failure of the capacitor element breaks at least some of the frangible connections sufficient to disconnect the capacitive element from an electric circuit in which it is connected. A cover insulation barrier mounted on the deformable cover, has a barrier cup substantially surrounding the common cover terminal and a plurality of barrier fins each extending radially outwardly from the barrier cup, and deployed between adjacent section cover.
US07835126B2	Resettable short-circuit protection circuit A resettable short-circuit protection circuit can terminate excessive fault currents automatically and quickly. The short-circuit protection circuit is switchable and has a low input impedance during normal operation so that there is not a significant voltage drop across the switching elements of the protection circuit. The short-circuit protection circuit allows a power source internal to a portable device to be safely connected to an external accessory where there exists the possibility that the connection could be shorted at the time power is first supplied to the external accessory or a short develops afterwards. After terminating a short-circuit condition, the protection circuit may be reset by cycling an enable signal. The fault termination and reset timing may be configured by selection of internal resistance and capacitance values.
US07835122B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprises a first terminal (denoted by VCC) connected to a power supply in a normally mounted state, a second terminal (denoted by SB) connected to a signal line in the normally mounted state and to a power supply in a reversely mounted state, a third terminal (denoted by SGND) connected to the ground in the normally mounted state, fourth terminals (denoted by HU−, HW−) connected to the signal line in the normally mounted state and to the ground in the reversely mounted state, electrostatic protective diodes (denoted by D1, D6) having anodes connected to the third terminal and cathodes connected to the fourth terminals and serving as means for protecting the fourth terminal in the normally mounted state, a current control resistor (R1) having one end connected to the second terminal and serving as means for preventing the second terminal from being broken in the reversely mounted state, a Zener diode (ZD) having an anode connected to the third terminal and a cathode connected to the other end of the current control resistor (R1). With this, destruction of the semiconductor integrated circuit device when it is reversely mounted onto a board or into a slot is prevented without providing any redundant external terminal.
US07835120B2	Circuit breakers with ground fault and overcurrent trip A circuit breaker apparatus may be used to interrupt overcurrent and ground fault in a circuit. The circuit breaker apparatus may include an overcurrent coil for tripping the circuit breaker apparatus, a voltage coil also for tripping the circuit breaker apparatus located proximate to the overcurrent coil, and ground fault electronics connected to the voltage coil and structured to detect a ground fault in the circuit when the ground fault exceeds a threshold level. The ground fault electronics can be structured to send a trip signal to the voltage coil when a ground fault is detected, and the voltage coil can be structured to trip the circuit breaker apparatus when it receives the trip signal from the ground fault electronics.
US07835118B2	Detection of magnetic beads using a magnetoresistive device together with ferromagnetic resonance A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of magnetic beads is disclosed. By providing both a static magnetic field and a magnetic field that alternates in the MHz range, or beyond, the bead can be excited into FMR (ferromagnetic resonance). The appearance of the latter is then detected by a magneto-resistive type of sensor. This approach offers several advantages over prior art methods in which the magnetic moment of the bead is detected directly.
US07835116B2	Magnetoresistive stack with enhanced pinned layer A magnetoresistive stack includes a free layer, a separating layer, a pinned layer, and a magnetic stabilizer in close proximity to the pinned layer such that such that the magnetic stabilizer enhances the stability of the magnetization direction of the pinned layer.
US07835095B2	Apparatus and method of setting up bit error rate criterion and apparatus and method of performing burn-in test of hard disk drive An apparatus and method of setting up a bit error rate (BER) criterion and an apparatus and method of performing a burn-in test using the method of setting up the BER criterion. The method of setting the BER criterion includes measuring temperatures of hard disc drives (HDDs), and changing a BER criterion in which, if the measured temperature of the HDD is higher than an optimum temperature for a burn-in test, a new BER criterion having a value greater than the BER criterion of the optimum temperature is set up, and, if the measured temperature of the HDD is lower than an optimum temperature for a burn-in test, a new BER criterion having a value less than the BER criterion of the optimum temperature is set up.
US07835085B2	Lens barrel and method of operation of lens barrel A lens barrel having a first moving barrel, second moving barrel, and a third moving barrel. The first moving barrel has first cam grooves configured corresponding to a focusing operation and holds an optical system used in a focusing operation. The second moving barrel has second cam grooves and is provided in relation to the first moving barrel. The third moving barrel has third cam grooves configured corresponding to a zoom operation and can move relative to a fixed barrel. The second cam grooves correct a position of said optical system corresponding to a drive operation of the third cam grooves.
US07835080B2	Antireflective member, optical element, display device, method of making stamper and method of making antireflective member using the stamper An antireflective member has an uneven surface pattern, in which unit structures are arranged in x and y directions at respective periods that are both shorter than the shortest wavelength of an incoming light ray, on the surface of a substrate and satisfies the following Inequality (1): Λ ⁢ ⁢ x , y λ min < 1 ni + ni · sin ⁢ ⁢ θ ⁢ ⁢ i max ( 1 ) where λmin is the shortest wavelength of the incoming light ray, θimax is the largest angle of incidence of the incoming light ray, ni is the refractive index of an incidence medium, Λx is the period of the uneven surface pattern in the x direction, and Λy is the period of the pattern in the y direction. As a result, diffraction of short-wave light components can be reduced in a broad wavelength range.
US07835068B1	Photonic-crystal-rod optical amplifier with sealed-hole endcap and associated method A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some embodiments, the method and apparatus includes a photonic-crystal fiber or rod (PCF or PCR) optical device having a beam-expanding endcap formed, e.g., by collapsing or otherwise sealing holes of the PCF or PCR. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to energy being generated at multiple-modes (i.e., polygamy), and of mode hopping (i.e., promiscuity) due to limited control of energy levels and fluctuations. The problems of multiple-modes and mode hopping result from the use of large-diameter waveguides, and are addressed by the invention. This is especially true in lasers using large amounts of energy (i.e., lasers in the one-megawatt or more range).
US07835067B2	Raman amplifier When pump light is supplied to a transmission line fiber from a downstream station toward an upstream station and signal light from the upstream station is Raman-amplified, a corresponding intensity of amplified spontaneous scattering light is calculated from a required Raman gain by using a correlation between a Raman gain and the intensity of amplified spontaneous scattering light that occurs with Raman amplification, and further a target light intensity is calculated from the obtained intensity of the amplified spontaneous scattering light and the intensity of the amplified signal light. Then, the intensity of the pump light is controlled so that the intensity of light, which is measured by the downstream station, becomes equivalent to the target light intensity.
US07835063B2	Electrophoretic device, electrophoretic display, and electronic apparatus An electrophoretic device includes an electro-optical panel including an electrophoretic layer having an electrophoretic dispersion containing electrophoretic particles dispersed in a liquid-phase disperse medium, wherein the electro-optical panel is enclosed with a single protective film folded, and a first portion of the protective film is bonded to a second portion of the protective film at a first bonding portion.
US07835058B2	Broad spectral range polarization rotator A switchable apochromatic polarization rotator is provided. A first fixed waveplate has a first principal axis fixed in a first orientation. A second fixed waveplate has a second principal axis fixed in a second orientation. First and second switchable waveplates have principal axes oriented such that broad spectral range electromagnetic radiation transmitted through all of the waveplates has a first rotated polarization, wherein, in response to one or more control signals applied to the switchable waveplates, the principal axes of the switchable waveplates rotate such that the electromagnetic radiation transmitted through all of the waveplates has a second rotated polarization. The switchable waveplates utilize ferroelectric liquid crystal material, nematic liquid crystal material, or be mechanically rotated to adjust for orientation of their principal axes. Utilizing waveplates as described may be used to tune for a desired spectral range and/or compensate for temperature dependencies.
US07835054B2	Optical architecture having a rotating polygon for use in imaging systems An optical architecture comprises a refractive cylinder that is movable relative to the incident light. By moving the refractive cylinder, the output light from the refractive cylinder is capable of sweeping through a spatial angle. Examples of the optical architecture can be implemented in an imaging system, such as a display system, for sequentially illuminating the target, such as a light valve in a display system with a high brightness.
US07835052B2	Hologram recording method and hologram recording device There is proposed a hologram recording method that includes: generating signal light by superimposing a periodic intensity distribution or phase distribution on an intensity distribution of light that expresses binary digital data as a light/dark image; Fourier transforming the signal light; illuminating Fourier transformed signal light and reference light simultaneously on an optical recording medium; and recording the signal light as a hologram.
US07835046B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing method, computer program, and storage medium A data processing apparatus includes a first processing unit for executing color conversion processing and halftoning processing of data before composition processing of data, a second processing unit for executing color conversion processing and halftoning processing of data after composition processing of data, and a selector for selecting one of the first and second processing units.
US07835045B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device detects a candidate area of a background color in a chromaticity plane with respect to an original scanned document. A background color area is determined based on the candidate area of the detected background color. Boundary lines extending from the determined background color area to an achromatic-color area are generated. The background color area and an area surrounded by the background color area and the boundary lines are set as a mask, and the background color of the original document is deleted.
US07835020B2	Data tracking Methods and apparatus for tracking a data file corresponding to printed material scanned into a digital transmitter are provided. A database is searched for a tracking number contained in the data file to determine whether the data file is stored in the database. A confirmation message is sent indicating that the data file has been stored in the database upon locating the tracking number. An error message is sent indicating that the data file has not been stored in the database when the tracking number cannot be found in the database.
US07835012B1	Alignment interferometer telescope apparatus and method An alignment interferometer telescope apparatus comprises a coherent laser source, a first beam splitter, a reference spherical mirror, a light source, first and second reticles, and a second beam splitter. At an interference location within the apparatus, a reference laser wave and a test laser wave are allowed to interfere to produce a combined laser wave.
US07835011B2	Systems and methods for determining a position of a support A method for determining a change in a position of a support is described. The method includes determining the change in the position of the support used in an imaging system, where determining the change includes computing the position by operating a photodetector configured to detect laser energy that provides information regarding the position.
US07835010B2	Optical coherence tomography system and optical coherence tomography method A tunable light source 10 for varying emission wavelength periodically and an optical interferometer are used. A reflector is disposed at a measurement position, a light interference signal is A/D converted at a regular time interval, and data numbers at timing giving peak and bottom are calculated according to a least-squares method. Based on this, an approximate equation is calculated according to polynomial approximation and a sequence including the number of exponentiation of 2 and converting the data number at a regular frequency interval is calculated. Then, by disposing a measured target at the measurement position, calculating the necessary number of pieces of data for FFT from measured data at each timing according to straight-line approximation and Fourier transforming a light beat signal obtained by an optical interferometer at regular frequency interval, a tomogram having high resolution and high sensitivity can be acquired.
US07835001B2	Method of aligning a substrate, mask to be aligned with the same, and flat panel display apparatus using the same A method of aligning a substrate includes forming a first alignment hole in the substrate, preparing a mask with a second alignment hole narrower than the first alignment hole, modifying a surface reflectance around either the first alignment hole or the second alignment hole to form a treatment region, positioning the mask below the substrate, such that the first and second alignment holes overlap, and operating a sensor unit above the first alignment hole to examine alignment of the first and second alignment holes.
US07834998B2	Cells for biochemical analysis, kit for biochemical analysis, and biochemical analyzer The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum.
US07834997B2	Standard component for calibration and calibration method using it and electro beam system The positions of diffraction gratings used for calibration can be checked easily by arranging marks near the diffraction gratings, the marks indicating the coordinate positions of the diffraction gratings. Dummy patterns including a pattern of cross marks are arranged around the array of the diffraction gratings. Consequently, a uniform diffraction grating pattern is accomplished in which the proximity effect is uniform across the diffraction grating array. Furthermore, cross marks can be disposed adjacent to the diffraction grating array. Therefore, the diffraction gratings can be placed in position and calibrated accurately and easily by using a standard component capable of realizing accurate positioning of the diffraction gratings. Hence, accurate metrology calibration coping with the next generation of semiconductor lithography technology can be accomplished.
US07834995B2	Device and method for carrying out optical readings on textile materials submitted to dyeing Device for carrying out optical readings on textile materials submitted to dyeing comprising optical reading means associated with corresponding optical processing means, characterised in that it comprises a body (1) inside which it is provided a chamber (10) featuring an input (I) and output (U) section and is crossed by a dyeing bath drawn out of a dyeing tank or machine (T) in which a textile material is submitted to dyeing, inside said chamber (10) being disposed an optical detector or probe (2) and a seat being provided for the positioning of a specimen or sample (F) of the textile material submitted to dyeing in correspondence of the probe (2), said seat featuring positioning means for a support (3) onto which said specimen (F) is applied, so that the specimen is immersed in the dyeing bath flowing inside chamber (10), said support (3) being movably positioned on said positioning means; and said support (3) is movable towards said probe (2) or, vice versa, said probe (2) is movable towards said support (3).
US07834993B2	Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method A surface inspection apparatus and a surface inspection method aim to securely deal with finer repetition pitch without shortening the wavelength of illumination light. To this end, the apparatus includes a unit illuminating repetitive pattern(s) formed on the substrate surface to be inspected with linearly polarized light, a unit setting to an oblique angle an angle between the direction of an intersecting line of a vibration plane of the linearly polarized light on the substrate surface and the repetition direction of repetitive pattern(s), a unit extracting a polarized light component perpendicular to the vibration plane of the linearly polarized light, from light having been emitted from the repetitive pattern(s) in a specular direction, and a unit detecting a defect of the repetitive pattern(s) according to the light intensity of the polarized light component.
US07834981B2	Projection exposure apparatus, projection exposure method and projection objective A projection exposure apparatus for the exposure of a radiation-sensitive substrate arranged in the region of an image surface of a projection objective with at least one image of a pattern of a mask that is arranged in the region of an object surface of the projection objective has a light source for emitting ultraviolet light from a wavelength band having a bandwidth Δλ>10 pm around a central operating wavelength λ>200 nm; an illumination system for receiving the light from the light source and for directing illumination radiation onto the pattern of the mask; and a projection objective for the imaging of the structure of the mask onto a light-sensitive substrate. The projection objective is a catadioptric projection objective having at least one concave mirror arranged in a region of a pupil surface of the projection objective, and a negative group having at least one negative lens arranged in direct proximity to the concave mirror in a region near the pupil surface, where a marginal ray height (MRH) of the imaging is greater than a chief ray height (CRH).
US07834975B2	Method and exposure apparatus for performing a tilted focus and a device manufactured accordingly A method for performing a tilted focus test includes the steps of providing a target object, providing a projection beam of radiation using a radiation source, providing a reflective device to introduce a projected projection beam of radiation onto the target portion, introducing a first projected projection beam of radiation onto the target object using the reflective device in a first orientation, using a tilting device for tilting the reflective device to a second orientation to provide a second projection beam with a tilt relative to said first projection beam, introducing a second projected projection beam of radiation onto the target object, and determining a lateral shift of the first and second projected projection beams on the target object and determining from said lateral shift a defocus of the target object with respect to the projected projection beam.
US07834969B2	Multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel A multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate arranged in parallel to the array substrate, a plurality of bump patterns disposed on the CF substrate, and a plurality of transparent electrode patterns disposed on the array substrate. Each bump pattern includes a main bump corresponding to a pixel region, and at least one bump wing corresponding to a scan line or a data line. Each main bump includes a first protrusion connected to a side of the main bump. Each transparent electrode pattern includes a main slit. The transparent electrode pattern further includes a plurality of fine slits disposed in an inner side and in an outer side of the main slit. The fine slits disposed in the outer side of the main slit near the data line have different lengths.
US07834967B2	Liquid crystal displays A liquid crystal display comprises two parallel spaced substrates and a liquid crystal layer with negative dielectric anisotropy interposed between the substrates. The ratio d/p, the cell gap d between the substrates to the pitch p of the liquid crystal layer, is equal to or less than 0.3, and the retardation value Δnd may be in the range of 0.25-0.4. In absence of electric field, the liquid crystal molecules are arranged vertically to the substrates, and when the sufficient electric field is applied, the liquid crystal molecules are parallel to the substrates and twisted by 90° from one substrate to the other.To the outer surface of a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy, a combination of a-plate, c-plate or biaxial compensation films is attached. The direction having the largest refractive index of the a-plate or the biaxial film is parallel or perpendicular to the polarizing direction of adjacent polarizer. The difference between the summation of the retardation (nx−nz)d of the a-plate, the c-plate and the biaxial films and the polarizers, and the retardation due to birefringence of the liquid crystal cell is equal to or less than 15% of the retardation due to birefringence of the liquid crystal cell. The retardation (nx−ny)*d of the a-plate or the biaxial film is 0-100 nm. nx, ny and nz are the refractive indices of the x, y and z axes respectively when the z axis is perpendicular to the surface of the liquid crystal cell, the x axis is in the surface of the liquid crystal cell and having the largest refractive index of the a-plate or the biaxial film and the y axis is in same plane as the x axis and perpendicular to the x axis, and d is the thickness of the film.
US07834955B2	Light reflector A technology for effectively preventing deformation of a light reflector plate fabricated by forming a synthetic resin reflector plate into a three-dimensional shape enabling a thinner light reflector plate, and additionally, reducing processing costs is provided. An adhesive tape for shape-retention is adhered onto a reflector plate which is fabricated by forming predetermined areas of a light-reflecting plastic film or sheet into a three-dimensional shape.
US07834953B2	Light unit, liquid crystal display having the same, and method of manufacturing the same A light unit includes a light emitting chip emitting light, a light conversion layer disposed on the light emitting chip, and the light conversion layer including a resin layer and semiconductor particles distributed on the resin layer, and a buffer layer interposed between the light emitting chip and the light conversion layer.
US07834947B2	Array substrate, liquid crystal display panel having the same and liquid crystal display device having the same In an array substrate, an LCD panel having the same and an LCD device having the same, the array substrate may include an insulating substrate, a switching element (e.g., a transistor such as a TFT), a main pixel portion, a coupling capacitor and a sub-pixel portion. The switching element may be formed on the insulating substrate in a pixel region defined by gate and data lines adjacent to each other. The gate and data lines may be formed on the insulating substrate. The main pixel portion is on a first (e.g., central) portion of the pixel region. The coupling capacitor is electrically connected to the switching element. The coupling capacitor is on the insulating substrate. The sub-pixel portion is electrically connected to the coupling capacitor. The sub-pixel portion is on a second (e.g., peripheral) portion of the pixel region. Therefore, an image display quality is improved.
US07834942B2	Image writing/display device and image writing/display method An image writing/display device has a voltage applying section, a pressure applying section, an initialization controlling section, and an image writing controlling section. In a state in which a display medium having a pair of electrodes and a display layer that is sandwiched between the pair of electrodes and whose reflectance is changed is positioned, the voltage applying section applies voltage to the pair of electrodes for changing the reflectance of the display layer. The pressure applying section applies pressure for changing the reflectance of the display layer. The initialization controlling section makes the display layer a uniform reflectance by applying pressure to the display layer with the pressure applying section. The image writing controlling section writes an image by applying data voltage from the voltage applying section to specific regions, that correspond to image data, of the display layer between the pair of electrodes.
US07834938B2	Controlled information processing apparatus A DTV operating screen is displayed on the CRT display screen of a DTV which is the controlling apparatus of a network. In the event that the user selects the DVHS from the buttons displayed on the DTV operating screen, data corresponding to the DVHS operation screen is input to the DTV, and a DVHS operation screen is displayed on the CRT display screen 61. The user operation executed regarding the DVHS operation screen are notified from the DTV to the DVHS, so the DTV can execute control corresponding to the operations of the user, without transmitting commands for directly controlling the DVHS.
US07834937B2	Digital IF demodulator A digital IF demodulator includes an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter that receives an analog IF signal and converts it to a digital IF signal. A parallel multiplier then down-converts the digital IF signal to a baseband signal having a video component and an audio component. The frequency down-conversion uses a parallel multiplier driven by an outer feedback loop that corrects gross frequency errors in said digital IF signal. The digital IF demodulator also includes a video recovery circuit that selects the video component from the baseband signal and further down-converts the baseband signal to a video baseband using a video complex mixer driven by an inner feedback loop that corrects fast phase perturbations in the video recovery circuit. Finally, the digital IF demodulator includes an audio recovery circuit that (i) receives said baseband signal from the parallel multiplier, and (ii) down-converts the audio component to an audio baseband signal using an audio complex mixer.
US07834936B2	Blue stretch using restricted color range and soft transition boundary System and method for increasing the blue component of white and near white pixels while avoiding hard transitions and without affecting flesh-tone colors. Pixels that are bright enough and fall within a detection area in the UV-plane have their blue components increased and their red components decreased. The detection area is limited to avoid application of blue stretch to flesh-tone colors. A transition boundary is provided around the detection area for gradually decreasing the amount of blue stretch as pixels move away from the boundary of the detection area, thereby avoiding hard transitions between areas that are blue stretched and areas that are not blue stretched.
US07834933B2	Vertical sync signal generator When a vertical sync pulse detection circuit mistakenly detects a vertical sync pulse in an inputted video signal, a sync stability detection circuit detects whether a detection signal of the vertical sync pulse detection circuit and a timing signal generated from a count value of a first frame cycle counter are in accordance, and the accordance confirmation detection result becomes one of discordance. When this occurs, the count value of the first frame cycle counter is not loaded to a second frame cycle counter so, due to the operation of the second frame cycle counter, a timing generating decoder circuit and a vertical sync signal generating circuit, a vertical sync signal at the previously detected normal phase can be generated.
US07834927B2	Apparatus and method for producing video signals A method is disclosed for producing signals representative of an image of a scene including the following steps: providing an image sensor with a lenticular lens pattern thereon, and projecting the image onto the image sensor via the lenticular lens pattern, the image sensor having a pixel element pattern and the lenticular lens pattern having diamond shaped lenticles and being diagonally oriented with respect to the horizontal scanning direction of the pixel element pattern; and producing image-representative signals by reading out signals from the pixel elements of the image sensor.
US07834906B2	Camera having printer for printing interactive interfaces A camera is provided having a camera module, a network interface module and printing module. The camera module receives user input and captures the image with an image sensor in response to the user input. The interface module transfers the captured image to a computer system. The printing module prints an interface onto a surface including the image and coded data at least partially indicative of an identity of the image. This allows the identity of the image to be obtained from the interface. The interface module receives response data generated by the computer system in response to performing an action, and the printing module receives the response data from the interface module, generates a second interface based at least partially on the response data, and print the second interface on the second surface.
US07834900B2	Method and apparatus for correcting banding defects in a photoreceptor image forming apparatus A method and apparatus for correcting banding defects in a photoreceptor image forming apparatus. The method or apparatus may form one or more images using one or more laser beams to alter an electrostatic charge on a photoreceptor, check the one or more images for one or more sets of image perfections arising from electric field attenuation in the photoreceptor, and compensate for the electric field attenuation. The method or apparatus may further form a compensated image.
US07834894B2	Method and apparatus for background replacement in still photographs A first digital image is acquired of a framed area while illuminating the background and foreground object under a first lighting condition. A second digital image is then acquired of the same framed area while illuminating the background and foreground object under a second lighting condition. Preferably, the first lighting condition illuminates the background without illuminating the foreground object so that a silhouette of the foreground object is acquired in the first image. The second lighting condition illuminates the foreground object (e.g., with frontal lights). Due to the difference in the illumination between the background and silhouette in the first image, an alpha mask can be created from the first acquired image. Using the mask, the background from the second image can be removed and replaced by virtually any other desired background image.
US07834885B2	Display apparatus and image processing method thereof A display apparatus using a light emitting diode (LED) light source is provided. The display apparatus including an input unit which includes at least one shortcut key, a storage unit which stores at least one color gamut profile capable of being expressed by the LED light source, a detector which detects a color gamut profile from the storage unit if the color gamut profile is selected using the shortcut key, a converter which converts image data according to the detected color gamut profile, and an output unit which displays the converted image data using a light beam emitted from the LED light source. Accordingly, a user can easily apply a desired color gamut profile to an image and view the image.
US07834882B2	Virtualization of graphics resources Graphics resources are virtualized through an interface between graphics hardware and graphics clients. The interface allocates the graphics resources across multiple graphics clients, processes commands for access to the graphics resources from the graphics clients, and resolves conflicts for the graphics resources among the clients.
US07834880B2	Graphics processing and display system employing multiple graphics cores on a silicon chip of monolithic construction A high performance graphics processing and display system architecture supporting a cluster of multiple cores of graphic processing units (GPUs) that cooperate to provide a powerful and highly scalable visualization solution supporting photo-realistic graphics capabilities for diverse applications. The present invention eliminates rendering bottlenecks along the graphics pipeline by dynamically managing various parallel rendering techniques and enabling adaptive handling of diverse graphics applications.
US07834879B2	Drawing apparatus for displaying image data about a plurality of objects including semitransparent object and opaque object on computer display screen A drawing apparatus which can display image data about a plurality of objects including opaque objects and semitransparent objects, each having information about a depth direction, on a computer display screen.
US07834875B2	Method and system for automatically assembling stream processing graphs in stream processing systems A method for assembling stream processing graphs in a stream processing system, includes: performing, in an offline manner, translating a plurality of processing element and data source descriptions into a planning language and performing reasoning on the plurality of processing element and data source descriptions during the translation; and performing, in an online manner, receiving a processing request that specifies a desired processing outcome; translating the processing request into a planning goal; and assembling a plurality of stream processing graphs, each of the processing graphs including a plurality of the translated and reasoned processing elements or data sources that satisfy the desired processing outcome.
US07834874B2	Method of improving the presentation of image data which inter-locked with video signals throughput of a terminal and a system thereof Systems and methods for presenting image data to a terminal are disclosed, the system including a memory configured to store tolerance cycle information associated with the realization time of an image data, a processor configured to determine a realization processing cycle of a first image data transmitted to the terminal, and a controller configured to control a realization processing cycle of a second image data transmitted to the terminal after the first image data, based at least in part on the outcome of comparing the realization processing cycle of the first image data with the tolerance cycle.
US07834870B2	Plasma display device, power device thereof, and driving method thereof A power supply for a plasma display device controls an output voltage by using a voltage divided by first resistors coupled to an output terminal, and outputs the output voltage as a driving voltage for driving a PDP. The output voltage is changed by varying a resistance of at least one first resistor from among the first resistors according to a temperature of the PDP.
US07834864B2	System and method comprising a user interface for control of scientific image acquisition The present invention provides a control interface for one or more instruments that comprise an image acquisition system, the control interface consisting of kinesthetic controls that do not require visual attention. The control interface of the present invention maps kinesthetic controls such as sliders and knobs to a system computer and software running thereon which is directing the operation of individual imaging instruments.
US07834860B2	Input device An electrostatic capacitance type input device includes a plurality of electrodes, and detects coordinate position on the basis of a variation in an electrostatic capacitance between the electrodes. The device corrects an erroneous operation in which the device is not properly operated but certain coordinate positions are continuously detected.
US07834859B2	Process for recovering a spacecraft first stage The process comprises the steps of: 1) launching the vehicle from the launch site using the first stage booster rocket engine system; 2) separating the at least one upper stage from the first stage booster; 3) terminating operation of the first booster stage rocket engine system; 4) turning the first stage booster back toward the launch site using the aerodynamic flight control system; 5) operating the first stage booster rocket engine system to boost the first stage booster to an altitude sufficient to allow non-powered flight back to the launch side; and 6) landing the first stage booster at the launch site.
US07834853B2	Handset keypad A keypad (1200) includes a plurality of keys (1202) and a plurality of key dividers (1204-1210) wherein each of the key dividers includes a plurality of raised guide portions (1212-1214) and at least one tactile cue portion (1214) that is interposed between the plurality of raised guide portions (1212-1214). In one example, the keypad (1200) is a bell keypad and is made up of an elastomeric substrate (44) that includes the key dividers (1212-1214), a keypad dome array (48) that supports the silicone substrate (44) and a keypad sheet (36), such as a top sheet of a front assembly, having keypad indicia thereon and slots operatively sized to receive the plurality of key dividers.
US07834840B2	Liquid crystal display device including transformer A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board connected to the liquid crystal display panel, a transformer connected to the printed circuit board, and a ferrite core plate disposed between the printed circuit board and the transformer.
US07834825B2	Organic electroluminescent display apparatus An organic EL display apparatus including in each display pixel an organic EL element. A drive transistor supplies a drive current that depends on brightness data and having the display pixels arranged in a matrix form. The display includes a correction gain storage unit for storing display pixel positions and a correction gain for correcting the slope of the brightness-data-based drive current of the drive transistors in the display pixels; and a correction unit for correcting pixel-by-pixel brightness data depending on the pixel position using the correction gain stored in the correction gain storage unit into brightness data for the pixel to generate corrected brightness data, each of the display pixels is displayed by driving its drive transistor in response to the data generated by the correction gain storage unit and the correction unit and supplying the corresponding organic EL element with the drive current.
US07834821B2	Fluorescent display device and method for driving the same The present invention discloses a fluorescent display apparatus and a method for driving the same. In accordance with the apparatus and the method, a display data outputted from a display controller 10 is converted by and stored in a shift register 11 and a latch circuit 12. While a data outputted from gate circuits A1-Ak is set to have a blanking period and displayed by a fluorescent display 14, a second display data outputted from gate circuits Ak+1-An is provided to a selector 16 to be outputted as a control data for a second emitting means. The second data may be outputted to have a different brightness from the fluorescent display 14 by a port switching signal provided to the selector 16.
US07834818B2	Apparatus for attenuating reflections of electromagnetic waves, method for its manufacture and its use A device for attenuating reflections of an electromagnetic wave impinging thereon and a method of making the device. The device includes a structured film comprised of at least one of a ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic material. The structured film has a structure and a uniform film portion of the at least one of a ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic material underneath the structure such that the structured film has at least two different resonance frequencies.
US07834811B2	Antenna module and electronic device using the same An antenna module and an electronic device using the same. The antenna module includes a metal body bent from a I strip metal sheet. The metal body includes a first connecting part, a second connecting part and a plurality of bending parts. The first connecting part and the second connecting part are coupled to a circuit board. The bending parts are formed between the first connecting part and the second connecting part.
US07834810B2	Antennae attachable to an electronic device enclosure or other structure Attachable/detachable antennae for use with electronic systems.
US07834796B2	Analog-to-digital converter An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a battery operated electronic device comprising the ADC. The ADC comprising an input switch; an array of binary-weighted capacitors, the array of capacitors receiving the input voltage signal via the input switch in an on state of the input switch; a plurality of switches, each switch connected in series with a respective one of the capacitors at an opposite side compared to the input switch, wherein a VDD signal is applied to each switch in one switching state and ground in another switching state; a comparator having as one input a voltage from the input switch side of the array of capacitors and as another input a voltage of VDD/2; and a switch control unit coupled to an output of the comparator for controlling the switches based on the output from the comparator.
US07834792B2	Synchronous analog to digital conversion system and method Synchronous analog to digital conversion including providing a voltage analog to digital converter and a current analog to digital converter, synchronizing the converters, providing a signal conditioning circuit associated with the input of each converter, providing a current input to one of the signal conditioning currents and a voltage input to the other; and processing the inputs with gains differing by substantially an order of magnitude with substantially balanced time delays; and providing those conditioned inputs to the associated converters.
US07834782B2	CABAC-type encoding device and method A CABAC-type encoding device for encoding an initial flow of binary digital information for generating an output flow for forming video images after decoding, includes: elements for analyzing successive sequences of bits of the initial binary flow, bit-by-bit, and for deducing, for each bit, an interval representing the occurrence probability associated with the bit, the interval being defined by the size thereof and the lower boundary thereof; elements for analyzing the interval and ensuring a renormalization thereof. The elements for ensuring the renormalization include: a reference table containing, for each possible value of the lower boundary and the size, sequences of bits to be inserted into the output flow, and the number of unknown bits waiting to be inserted for this specific renormalization step; and elements for determining the address of the data, in this reference table.
US07834779B2	System and method for increasing visibility of critical flight information on aircraft displays System and method increase the visibility of critical flight information on electronic displays. An aircraft display system includes a processing unit, a flight management system, a navigation system, a database for storing target data and terrain data, a graphics display generator, and a visual display. The flight management system and/or the navigation system provide real-time aircraft operational and flight control information. The processing unit directs the graphics display generator to generate graphic control signals for the visual display, which increase the transparency of a segment of a zero pitch reference line in the vicinity of a flight path marker on the display.
US07834771B2	Fire detector using a laser range finder, an infrared camera and a charged coupled device camera A system and method for detecting a fire includes a fire detection device and a control center terminal. The fire detection device includes an LRF for calculating a distance to a location of breakout of a fire using a laser. An infrared camera captures an infrared image and transmits the infrared image to a control unit. A CCD camera captures a CCD image and transmits the CCD image to the control unit. The control unit analyzes the infrared image, determines whether a fire has broken out, performs processing such that the CCD camera captures an area on fire, determines the location of breakout of the fire, performs processing such that the captured image is output to the control center terminal, and controls a function of a warning unit. The warning unit outputs a warning sound or a warning message.
US07834766B2	Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people An object locating, identifying, tracking, and surveillance system, denoted the Assets Locating, Tracking, and Surveillance System (ALTSS), is provided for managing physical objects and evidence in environments such as police departments, law offices, and the Courts. ALTSS employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies, and hardware elements. ALTSS may locate and track physical evidence, merchandise, information carriers like files, folders or individual pieces of paper, and people, under certain conditions, in near-real time. It may be configured as part of a local area network, a wide area network, or the Internet. ALTSS may employ exemplary components such as RFID transponders, scanners, strategically located antennas and computers to facilitate tracking of objects and people as needed. Any number of users having access privileges and connected to the network may access ALTSS directly or remotely via the Internet to locate and track evidence or objects.
US07834765B2	Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people An object locating, identifying, tracking, and surveillance system, denoted the Assets Locating, Tracking, and Surveillance System (ALTSS), is provided for managing physical objects and evidence in environments such as police departments, law offices, and the Courts. ALTSS employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies, and hardware elements. ALTSS may locate and track physical evidence, merchandise, information carriers like files, folders or individual pieces of paper, and people, under certain conditions, in near-real time. It may be configured as part of a local area network, a wide area network, or the Internet. ALTSS may employ exemplary components such as RFID transponders, scanners, strategically located antennas and computers to facilitate tracking of objects and people as needed. Any number of users having access privileges and connected to the network may access ALTSS directly or remotely via the Internet to locate and track evidence or objects.
US07834763B2	Wireless tag reader/writer control system and wireless tag reader/writer control method A wireless tag reader/writer control system includes a control apparatus for controlling a plurality of wireless tag readers/writers transmitting a signal to and receiving a signal from a wireless tag by transmitting an electromagnetic wave radiation execution timing arrangement including the time span authorized to radiate an electric wave at a time and the radiation time intervals between radiations of electric wave to each of the wireless tag readers/writers and a plurality of wireless tag readers/writers, each having a reader/writer main body for transmitting a signal to and receiving a signal from a wireless tag and receiving the execution of radiation time intervals between radiations of electric wave from the control apparatus. The control apparatus is adapted to transmit the execution of radiation time intervals between radiations of electromagnetic wave to each of the wireless tag readers/writers and each of the wireless tag readers/writers is adapted to radiate an electromagnetic wave according to the received execution of radiation time intervals.
US07834755B2	Intelligent remote test/display unit for duct smoke detector A remote accessory unit can communicate via a data protocol with one or more displaced duct detector control units. The accessory unit can present status indicators visually, on a per sensor basis. Both audible and visible annunciators can be provided to indicate an alarm condition.
US07834749B2	Stowable antenna for TPMS sensor A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor assembly 1 has a housing 2, a pressure sensor mounted in the housing 2 and an antenna 3 connected to the sensor and extending exteriorly of the housing 2 for effecting wireless communication between the sensor and a remote module. The antenna 3 is moveable between a folded position in which it extends around at least a part of the housing 2 so as to lie substantially in the plane of the housing 2 and an erect position in which it upstands from the housing 2 so as, in use, to extend into the inflation area formed between a wheel and tire. The antenna 3 is biased towards its erect position, and further includes a releasable restraining strap 7 for restraining the antenna 3 in its folded position.
US07834734B2	Bobbinless coil and method of manufacturing the same A pair of disk-shaped guide members abut on opposite end surfaces in the axial direction of a conductor wire wound round into a coil shape by using a separable jig. The guide members are biased toward each other by engaging a part of the conductor wire with engaging portions formed at circumferences of the pair of guide members. Then, the jig is separated from the center of the conductor wire, thereby maintaining the coiled shape of the conductor wire to create a bobbinless coil having an exposed inner peripheral surface. In addition, the pair of disk-shaped guide members are biased toward each other by utilizing a part of the conductor wire, and therefore a special biasing member is not needed.
US07834728B2	Method for producing two dimensional codes for defining spatial forces An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US07834724B2	Electromechanical interlock for electrical protection devices An interlock is presented which may be mechanically interconnected with a circuit breaker. The interlock toggles between a locked out position that causes the circuit breaker to trip and prevents closure thereof and a non-locked out position wherein the circuit breaker functions. The interlock includes a frame, a lockout actuator supported by the frame, a reset actuator also supported by the frame and a latching assembly. The latching assembly includes a lockout lever that is responsive to movement of the lockout actuator that is pivotably supported by the frame and a lockout trip rod responsive to movement of the lockout actuator. Also provided is a reset lever that is responsive to movement of the reset actuator and that is also pivotably supported by the frame. The reset lever is configured to prevent movement of the lockout actuator without movement of the reset lever and wherein the lockout trip rod is configured for movement between a locked out position and a non-locked out position.
US07834714B2	HF terminating resistor having a planar layer structure The invention relates to an HF terminating resistor having a planar layer structure which, on a substrate (16), comprises a resistor layer (10) for converting HF energy to heat, an input conductor (12) for supplying HF energy and an earthing conductor (14) for the electric connection to an earthing contact (22). The input conductor (12) is electrically connected to a first end (18) of the resistor layer (10) and the earthing conductor (14) is electrically connected to a second end (20) of the resistor layer (10) opposite the first end (18). On an earthing contact end of the layer structure, the earthing conductor (14) forms the topmost layer of the layer structure. The invention is characterized in that the earthing conductor (14) is at least partially arranged on the resistor layer (10).
US07834702B2	Efficient power amplifier A dynamic power supply for N amplifiers includes first and second power boost circuits which temporarily boost the positive or negative power supply rail, respectively. A control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise the positive supply voltage above the nominal voltage level in tandem with the highest output signal from the N amplifiers and lower the negative supply voltage below the nominal voltage level in tandem with the lowest output signal level from the N amplifiers. The power boost circuits each may be coupled to a reservoir capacitor from which current is drawn to provide the power boost. When inactive, the reservoir capacitors charge up from the respective power supply rails. The dynamic power supply is well suited for audio amplification systems.
US07834699B1	Audio compensation method and audio apparatus with class AB power amplifier An audio apparatus is provided, receiving a reference voltage and an input signal to generate an output signal. In the audio apparatus, a compensation circuit, generates a compensated reference voltage based on the input signal, the reference voltage and the output signal. A class AB power amplifier receives the compensated reference voltage to amplify the input signal into the output signal.
US07834688B2	Linearised power amplifier A linearized power amplifier including a predistorter and a feedforward circuit is described. By using both a predistorter and a feedforward cancellation system the linearization of the amplifier is increased. The accuracy of the amplified signal may be further improved by training the predistorter using the error signal produced by the feedforward cancellation system. Improved accuracy in the linearizer results in a reduction in the power requirement of the error amplifier and a relaxation in the phase, amplitude and delay accuracy of the feedforward loop.
US07834685B1	Chopped auto-zeroed ping-pong amplifier and related apparatus, system, and method An apparatus includes a plurality of amplifier stages configured to receive an input voltage and generate an amplified output current. Each amplifier stage includes a transconductance stage configured to receive the input voltage and generate a first intermediate output current. Each amplifier stage also includes an auto-zeroing loop configured to generate a second intermediate output current that at least partially corrects for an offset of the transconductance stage, where the auto-zeroing loop operates at a first frequency. Each amplifier stage further includes chopping circuitry configured to reverse a polarity of the input voltage and a polarity of the amplified output current at a second frequency, where the second frequency is less than the first frequency. Each amplifier stage is configured to operate in auto-zeroing and amplification phases. At least one amplifier stage operates in the auto-zeroing phase when at least one other amplifier stage operates in the amplification phase.
US07834682B2	Reference voltage generation circuit and semiconductor storage apparatus using the same According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reference voltage generation circuit including: a first circuit configured to generate a first voltage that is independent of a power supply voltage and that is dependent of a temperature; a second circuit configured to generate a second voltage that is independent of the power supply voltage and that is dependent of the temperature; and a third circuit configured to compare the first voltage and the second voltage and to generate a reference voltage based on a higher one therebetween.
US07834666B2	Voltage divider having varied output levels depending on frequency and PLL including the same A voltage divider for dividing an input voltage includes a fixed resistor, a variable resistor, an input node and an output node. The fixed resistor has a fixed resistance value independent of an operating frequency, and includes at least one resistance device. The variable resistor has a variable resistance value that varies corresponding to a variation of the operating frequency. The input node receives the input voltage, and the output node outputs an output voltage, which includes the input voltage divided based on the fixed resistance value and the variable resistance value.
US07834663B2	NAND/NOR registers A register receives an input signal and provides output signals that represent true complementary logic values of the input signal. One implementation of the register includes: a first stage circuit and a second stage circuit. After the output signals are derived, the second stage circuit provides feedback signals to block further propagation of the logic value of the input signal from the first stage circuit to the second stage circuit.
US07834651B2	Power supply circuit Provided is a power supply circuit that supplies an electronic device with a supply power, including a voltage control section that outputs a control voltage that tracks an input voltage with a prescribed frequency characteristic and applies a voltage corresponding to the control voltage to the electronic device, a voltage adjusting section that detects the voltage applied to the electronic device and adjusts the input voltage based on the detected voltage, a current adjusting section that detects a current applied to the electronic device and adjusts the input voltage when the detected current is outside of a prescribed limit range, and a frequency characteristic adjusting section that increases a speed at which the control voltage tracks the input voltage by adjusting the frequency characteristic of the voltage control section when the applied current is outside of the limit range.
US07834650B2	Method and apparatus for testing liquid crystal display using probe unit reduced the number of connecter pads An LCD test method and apparatus for reducing the number of channels of a probe unit is provided. An apparatus for testing a liquid crystal display including: a stage on which a liquid crystal panel is placed; a plurality of vertically divided blocks, wherein each of the vertically divided blocks include a plurality of adjacent data lines; a data probe unit that provides test pattern signals respectively to groups of at least two of the plurality of vertically divided blocks of the liquid crystal panel; a plurality of horizontally divided blocks, wherein each of the horizontally divided blocks include a plurality of adjacent gate lines; a gate probe unit that provides scanning signals respectively to the plurality of horizontally divided blocks of the liquid crystal panel; and a controller that provides test pattern signals to the data probe unit and provides scanning signals to the gate probe unit.
US07834647B2	Alignment features in a probing device An image of an array of probes is searched for alignment features. The alignment features are then used to bring contact targets and the probes into contact with one another. The alignment features may be a feature of one or more of the tips of the probes. For example, such a feature may be a corner of one of the tips. An array of probes may be formed to have such alignment features.
US07834637B2	Method and apparatus for generalized AC and DC arc fault detection and protection According to the features discussed herein, through a single generalized arc-fault detection algorithm, various types of series and/or parallel arc faults can be detected without any nuisance trip for either AC or DC Electric Power Systems. Running Discrete Fourier Series (RDFS) formulation for nuisance-free operation and cost-effective implementation is developed. Unlike other methods which require numerous source and load-side current and voltage measurements, only source side current is required. An arc detector may include a first detector to monitor variations of a magnitude of a fundamental component of a current, and a second detector to monitor an overload condition based in an i2t calculation. A method may include obtaining a first cycle of a fundamental component of a current, obtaining a second cycle of the fundamental component of the current, and comparing the first cycle of the fundamental component of the current and the second cycle of the fundamental component of the current to determine if a difference of the first cycle and the second cycle is greater than a threshold amount.
US07834632B2	Receiver streamer system and method for marine electromagnetic surveying A receiver streamer system for marine electromagnetic surveying includes a first streamer, and a second streamer disposed substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the first streamer. A first pair of electrodes is associated with the first streamer and a second pair of electrodes is associated with the second streamer. Each of the first and second pairs of electrodes is functionally associated with a voltage measuring circuit configured to measure voltage along an inline direction. At least one electrode on each of the first and second streamers is configured and associated with a voltage measuring circuit to make voltage measurements in a cross-line direction.
US07834620B2	Orthogonal fluxgate magnetic field sensor Orthogonal fluxgate sensor for measuring an external magnetic field Hext, comprising a conductor for carrying an excitation current lexc, a ferromagnetic material adapted to saturate in the presence of a magnetic field generated by the excitation current, and at least one pick-up coil adapted to detect variations in the magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnetic material. The excitation conductor comprises a substantially linear elongated portion of conductive, non-magnetic material, forming an excitation rod (6). The magnetic material surrounds the excitation rod in the form of a cladding (8).
US07834606B2	Control circuit and method for a constant on-time PWM switching converter A control circuit provides a control signal for a constant on-time PWM switching converter to produce an output voltage, such that the converter operates with a constant on-time at a first state and operates with a variable on-time at a second state, so as to decrease the switching frequency and thereby the switching loss, to increase the efficiency of the converter, to improve the transient response, and to reduce the recovery time of the output voltage.
US07834603B2	Circuit combining a switching regulator and an overvoltage detection circuit An electronic circuit combines a synchronous switching regulator circuit with an overvoltage detection circuit. The overvoltage detection circuit is configured to generate an overvoltage signal capable of an overvoltage state indicative of a power supply voltage being above a predetermined threshold voltage. The switching regulator circuit is coupled to receive the overvoltage signal. The switching regulator is also configured, in response to the overvoltage signal being in the overvoltage state, to generate a first control signal resulting in at least one of two series coupled transistors being in an off condition.
US07834595B2	Multi battery pack system, control method thereof, and battery pack using the same A multi battery pack system is composed of a plurality of battery packs. The master battery pack receives a total voltage from each slave battery pack and calculates a target total voltage using its total voltage and total voltages of all slave battery pack whenever a predetermined time period passes, sends the calculated target total voltage to each slave battery pack, compares the target total voltage with its total voltage, and then connects or disconnects its cell group and output terminals according to the comparison result. The slave battery packs include at least one slave battery pack, which sends its total voltage according to a request of the master battery pack, receives a target total voltage from the master battery pack, compares the target total voltage with its total voltage, and then connects or disconnects its cell group and output terminals according to the comparison result.
US07834594B2	System and method for remote battery sensing Systems and methods for remote battery sensing and charging are disclosed. A method may include determining whether a charge output of a battery charger is electrically coupled to a rechargeable battery, wherein the charge output is configured to charge the rechargeable battery. The method may also include electrically coupling a terminal of the rechargeable battery to a reference voltage input of the battery charger in response to determining the charge output is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery, wherein the battery charger is configured to determine whether the rechargeable battery is to be charged based on the reference voltage input voltage. The method may further include electrically coupling the reference voltage input to the charge output in response to determining the charge output is not electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery.
US07834586B2	Multifunctional charger system and method An adapter for providing a source of power to a mobile device through an industry standard port is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the adapter comprises a plug unit, a power converter, a primary connector, and an identification subsystem. The plug unit is operative to couple the adapter to a power socket and operative to receive energy from the power socket. The power converter is electrically coupled to the plug unit and is operable to regulate the received energy from the power socket and to output a power requirement to the mobile device. The primary connector is electrically coupled to the power converter and is operative to couple to the mobile device and to deliver the outputted power requirement to the mobile device. The identification subsystem is electrically coupled to the primary connector and is operative to provide an identification signal.
US07834584B2	Charging system of biped walking robot A charging system is capable of charging a battery of a biped walking robot while stabilizing the posture of the biped walking robot and also restraining the occurrence of spark discharge or noises. A charger of the charging system for charging the battery provided in the biped walking robot includes a seating and retaining unit for retaining the biped walking robot in a seated posture, a power feeding connector that is fitted to a power receiving connector provided in the biped walking robot when the biped walking robot sits on the seating and retaining unit, and a charging unit having a connection detector for detecting whether the power receiving connector and the power feeding connector are in a connected state, a charging power source for supplying charging current to the battery, and a charging controller that supplies charging current to the battery from the charging power source to charge the battery when the connection detector detects that the power receiving connector and the power feeding connector are in the connected state.
US07834582B2	Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle battery charging An electrical charging strategy and system for a high voltage electrical energy storage system able to supply electrical energy to a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The system charges the electrical energy storage system so state-of-charge at the end of a trip is substantially unchanged. The strategy and system employs opportunity charging to achieve maximum energy efficiency of the hybrid system, thus minimizing fuel consumption and maximizing fuel economy. The charging system operation is controlled, based upon: the state-of-charge of the electrical energy storage system, and, the operating efficiency of the internal combustion engine. Battery life is likewise extended through use of this strategy.
US07834577B2	System and method for starting a wound rotor motor A system and method for starting and regulating a wound rotor motor (120) including a phase-controlled SCR converter (150) and a drive circuit (130, 140) having a voltage source inverter (140) and a voltage source converter (130). The SCR converter (150) regulates power transmitted to the drive circuit from the rotor of the motor (120) so that the ratings of the drive circuit are not exceeded.
US07834572B2	Robust blower motor startup technique A method for starting a blower motor with a locked rotor condition, the motor having one or more speed settings, each speed setting having a reference voltage and reference current value associated therewith, the method comprising, from a motor off condition, applying the reference voltage to the motor, the reference voltage associated with a desired speed setting; measuring current flowing through the motor to define a measured current value; comparing the measured current value to the reference current value associated with the desired speed setting to determine if a locked rotor condition exists; if a locked rotor condition exists, increasing the motor speed from the desired speed setting until either the output speed is at a maximum speed or the locked rotor condition ceases to exist; and adjusting the motor output speed value to the desired speed setting.
US07834569B2	Type of stepper motor driver integrated circuit This invention discloses a type of stepper motor driver integrated circuit, comprising of a control logic circuit module and a connected stepper motor driver circuit module. The outputs, in groups of two, of the stepper motor driver circuit module are connected to the two ends of coil windings in the stepper motor. Its characteristic is that it is equipped with an I2C serial bus connection which allows the main controller of I2C bus to directly connect to the control logic circuit module via the SDA, SCL, and GND lines resulting in duplex data transmission. With fewer number of signal ports, more driver integrated circuits can also be connected to the same I2C bus. Each driver integrated circuit can directly drive a stepper motor and it can also drive different numbers of stepper motors using different channels. In particular, the multi-channel stepper motor driver integrated circuit has fewer input contact points and thus it clearly reduces the chip area as well as the manufacturing cost which allows the chip to be used in a wide range of digital equipment and electronic information products where space is limited such as with cellular phone photo modules.
US07834564B2	Actuating device for motor vehicle components A device for actuating components of a motor vehicle has at least two electric motors, each of which has at least one stator unit and one rotor unit, and a control device for the electric motors, which has at least one logic device and one power device. The control device is fixedly connected to at least one component of both electric motors.
US07834560B2	Dimming system powered by two current sources and having an operation indicator module A dimming system and method of operating the same are provided. The dimming system includes a first terminal configured to operatively connect to a first conductive line, a second terminal configured to operatively connect to a second conductive line, and a third terminal configured to operatively connect to a third conductive line. The first conductive line is configured to connect to a load, the second conductive line is configured to supply an alternating current, and the third conductive line is configured to connect to a current path. The dimming system further includes a controller operatively connected to at least one of the first, second and third terminals for controlling operation of the dimming system. The first and second terminals are configured for electrically connecting to a primary power supply and the first and third terminals are configured for electrically connecting to a secondary power supply. The primary power supply is powered through connection to neutral, and wherein the secondary power supply is powered through connection to an earth ground.
US07834557B2	Organic light emitting display and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting display includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the substrate, a first insulation layer on the semiconductor layer, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer on the first insulation layer, the first electrode layer having a first length and the second electrode layer having a second length, the first electrode layer corresponding to a storage capacitor, the second electrode layer corresponding to a boosting capacitor, a second insulation layer on the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer on the second insulation layer, wherein a length of a first portion of the third electrode layer that overlaps the first electrode layer is longer than a length of a second portion of the third electrode layer that overlaps the second electrode layer.
US07834553B2	System and apparatus for cathodoluminescent lighting A cathodolumineseent lighting system has a light emitting device having an envelope with a transparent face, a cathode for emitting electrons, an anode with a phosphor layer and a conductor layer. The phosphor layer emits light through the transparent face of the envelope. The system also has a power supply for providing at least five thousand volts of power to the light emitting device, and the electrons transiting from cathode to anode are essentially unfocused. Additional embodiments responsive to triac-type dimmers with intensity and color-changes in response to dimmer control. A power-factor-corrected embodiment is also disclosed.
US07834548B2	Luminous structure comprising at least one light-emitting diode, its manufacture and its applications A luminous structure includes at least one light-emitting diode emitting radiation within the ultraviolet or the visible spectrum, a substantially planar glass element having main faces and an edge around a periphery of the main faces. The glass element includes a hole housing the diode, and a metallic element connected to the diode and coupled with said glass element for removing heat. The metallic element is chosen from an electrical connection element or a holding element for keeping the diode in said hole. The invention also relates to the manufacture of this luminous structure and to its applications.
US07834544B2	Organic electroluminescent display device having a moisture-proof film The invention mainly provides an organic EL display device which can prevent the intrusion of moisture into an organic EL film by applying a thin film technique to the display device. For this end, the organic EL display device is configured such that (1) a lower electrode and an upper electrode are formed with an organic EL film sandwiched therebetween, an SiOxNy film which functions as a moisture proof film is formed to cover the upper electrode by a plasma CVD method, wherein the moisture proof film protects the organic EL film from moisture, (2) an inspection-use conductive film is formed on the moisture proof film 13, and (3) the presence or the non-presence of a defect in the moisture proof film is detected by applying a DC or AC voltage between the inspection-use conductive film and the upper electrode.
US07834543B2	Organic EL display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Provided is an organic EL display apparatus including: a substrate; plural organic EL devices formed over the substrate, each of the organic EL devices including a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode which are provided in order from a side of the substrate, the organic layer including at least a light emitting layer; plural pixel isolation films, each of which is an insulating film and formed between the first electrodes located adjacent to each other; plural auxiliary wirings which are formed on the plural pixel isolation films and include a conductive material; and plural partition walls which are formed on the auxiliary wirings and include one of an insulator and a conductor which is reverse-tapered to have reverse-tapered portions, in which the plural auxiliary wirings and the second electrodes are electrically connected with each other in positions directly under the reverse-tapered portions of the plural partition walls.
US07834536B2	Light-emitting apparatus A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention maintains an anode electrode 5 at a higher positive electric potential than a cathode electrode 15, applies an electric field to a cold-cathode electron emission source 16 by controlling a gate voltage applied to the cathode electrode 15 with a gate electrode 10, and emits excitation light from a phosphor 6 irradiated by an electron beam released from the cold-cathode electron emission source 16. The light-emitting apparatus of this invention emits the excitation light not only from the opposite side of the electron beam-irradiated surface of the phosphor 6 through a glass substrate 2, but also from the electron bean-irradiated surface of the phosphor 6 by reflecting the excitation light with a gate reflection surface 12 on the gate electrode 10 and emitting it through an unobstructed area Ro of the glass substrate 2. This eliminates the wasted excitation light emitted and absorbed within the apparatus as in the conventional light-emitting apparatuses to thereby improve the luminous efficiency and substantially increase the amount of light emitted outside from the entire illumination surface.
US07834534B2	Illuminant substrate and manufacturing method thereof and image display apparatus An illuminant substrate includes a substrate, first and second light emitting members provided on the substrate, a first anode covering the first light emitting member, a second anode covering the second light emitting member, a resistor located between the first and second light emitting members and electrically connecting the first and second anodes, and a rib laminated on the resistor. A side face of the resistor facing the first light emitting member projects toward the first light emitting member further than a side face of the rib facing the first light emitting member, and a side face of the resistor facing the second light emitting member projects toward the second light emitting member further than a side face of the rib facing the second light emitting member. In addition, the side faces of the resistor facing the first and second light emitting members are forward tapered faces, the side face of the rib is a reverse tapered face, and the first anode and the second anode are physically divided by the rib.
US07834533B2	T8 fluorescent lamp A T8 fluorescent lamp can comprise a light-transmissive glass envelope, means for providing an electrical discharge to the glass envelope, a phosphor layer within the glass envelope and a discharge-sustaining fill gas inside the glass envelope. The phosphor layer can comprise phosphors of a type for producing a daylight lighting spectrum or of a type for producing a tungsten/halogen lighting spectrum. The fill gas can comprise a mixture of argon and neon. In a particular mode of operation, the T8 lamp can operate at a power of at least 45 watts. In another mode of operation, the T8 fluorescent lamp can operate at a power of approximately 70 watts. A lighting fixture can comprise an array of such T8 fluorescent lamps arranged substantially side-to-side on longitudinal centerlines that are less than one and one-half inches apart. In a particular instance, the fixture can have been retrofitted from having been outfitted to accommodate T12 lamps.
US07834527B2	Dielectric elastomer fiber transducers Disclosed are electroactive polymer fibers, processes of preparing electroactive polymer fibers, and devices containing electroactive polymer fibers. Devices can be used as actuators and sensors, generators and transducers. Applications include inter alia artificial muscles, prosthetics and robotics.
US07834526B2	Contour resonator A contour resonator at least includes a first vibrating substrate and a second vibrating substrate having main surfaces that face each other and are bonded. The contour resonator includes a first excitation electrode provided on a front main surface of the first vibrating substrate, a second excitation electrode provided on a back main surface of the second vibrating substrate, and a common intermediate excitation electrode provided at an interface between the first vibrating substrate and the second vibrating substrate. The first excitation electrode and the second excitation electrode are electrically connected to constitute a first terminal. The intermediate excitation electrode constitutes a second terminal. The first vibrating substrate and the second vibrating substrate perform a contour vibration in accordance with an excitation signal applied between the first terminal and the second terminal.
US07834521B2	Array type ultrasound probe, manufacturing method and driving method of array type ultrasound probe An multi-channel array type ultrasound probe (search unit) disposed at least one-dimensionally, having: a plurality of sheet-shaped piezoelectric elements as transmission reception separation type complex piezoelectric element, wherein a material configuring a transmission piezoelectric element of the complex type piezoelectric element has an elastic coefficient of 10 Gpa to 100 Gpa at 23° C., and a material configuring a reception piezoelectric element of the complex type piezoelectric element has an elastic coefficient of 10 Gpa to 1 Gpa at 23° C.
US07834514B2	Wireless surface acoustic wave-based proximity sensor, sensing system and method The subject invention is related to wireless proximity sensor and sensing system for detecting the position of an object. The system includes a transceiver for providing wireless communication with a passive wireless surface acoustic wave (SAW) proximity sensor. The wireless proximity sensor receives a wireless signal from the transceiver, which powers the SAW device and in turn transmits a signal back to the transceiver that includes information about the position of an object. The wireless proximity sensor uses one or more SAW devices with a sensing element made of magnetostrictive material, in conjunction with one or more magnets and one or more targets that are positioned relative to an object. The movement of the target(s) in relation to the proximity sensor operatively produces a mechanical response due to the shift in the magnetic field of the sensing element. The sensing element in turn enhances the magnetic field of the SAW device to which it is attached, and this information is transmitted to the transceiver as information about the position of an object.
US07834512B2	Automotive alternator including annular core having protrusions and recesses alternately formed on its outer surface An automotive alternator is disclosed which includes an annular core disposed to surround the radially outer peripheries of all magnetic pole claws of magnetic pole cores. The annular core has, on an outer surface thereof, a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of recesses, and a plurality of slopes. Each of the protrusions is so provided as to be coincident with a corresponding one of the magnetic pole claws of the magnetic pole cores in the circumferential direction of a rotary shaft. Each of the recesses is alternately formed with the protrusions so as to be coincident with a corresponding one of air gaps formed between the magnetic pole claws of the magnetic pole cores in the circumferential direction. Each of the slopes is inclined to the radial direction of the rotary shaft and connects a circumferentially adjacent pair of one of the protrusions and one of the recesses.
US07834510B2	Torque support member for rotating electrical machine A support module is provided for use in a rotor assembly of a rotating machine. The support module is disposed on the rotor body, supports high temperature superconductor rotor windings within the rotor assembly, and thermally decouples the cold portions of the rotor assembly, including windings and support tube, from the ambient temperature rotor body and drive shaft. The support module includes a frame disposed on the rotor body, a support block connected to the rotor winding and suspended within the frame, and thermally non-conductive straps extending from each of a pair of opposed sides of the support block to the frame, the straps suspending the support block within the frame.
US07834508B2	Slot positions for a three-phase two-pole armature winding with a seventy-two slot armature core In an armature, the upper and lower coil pieces in the first and third parallel circuits are located at the 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, 10th and 12th positions, and the upper and lower coil pieces in the second and fourth parallel circuits are located at the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th positions, when relative positions of the upper and lower coil pieces in one of the first and second phase belts are indicated by positions counted in a direction separating away from a center of a pole.
US07834503B2	Immersed windings, monopole field, electromagnetic rotating machine A rotating electromagnetic apparatus has a stator frame supporting spaced apart pairs of permanent magnets which are arranged with like magnetic poles mutually facing. A toroidally shaped rotor frame is radially wound with a plurality of wire coils immersed within slots in the in rotor frame, the slots positioned adjacent to the opposing magnets. An electromechanical commutator is used to direct current between an outside source or sink through brushes to rotating multiple contacts simultaneously. The brushes are triangular in cross section. The coils may be connected in series or parallel interconnection.
US07834502B2	Rotating mechanism The present invention has an object to provide a rotating mechanism with a very high rotation efficiency in which rotation resistance is reduced and rotation is encouraged. It comprises a fixed member having bearings and a rotary member including a rotary shaft journalled by the bearings and a disk member fixed on the rotary shaft. A plurality of coils is mounted on the fixed member and arranged at regular intervals on a circle centered on the rotary shaft, and first permanent magnets are mounted on the disk member, arranged at regular intervals on a circle centered on the rotary shaft and arranged to face the coils.
US07834496B2	Motor The motor including a stator having a stator core, and an insulator provided to the stator core for winding a coil thereon, a rotor rotatably provided with respect to the stator, and a tap terminal provided to the insulator for positioning an end of the coil, wherein the coil includes a core wire of aluminum.
US07834495B1	Electromagnetic rotary engine An electromagnetic engine is disclosed which utilizes a plurality of rotors mounted on a common drive shaft. There are permanent magnets mounted on and near the periphery of the rotors. Electromagnets are mounted external to the rotors but adjacent to the periphery of the rotors. A timing means is provided with each rotor to sense the position of the rotor and energize the electromagnets to a first magnetic polarity when the permanent magnets are a predetermined angular distance from an electromagnet. The energized electromagnets attract the permanent magnets and create rotation of the rotors and drive shaft. When a permanent magnet comes into alignment with an electromagnet the electromagnet is de-energized from its first magnetic polarity and is re-energized to the opposite magnetic polarity. This neutralizes the effects of residual magnetism and repels the permanent magnets to also create rotation of the rotors and drive shaft. At the same time different electromagnets associated with a different rotor are energized and the process is repeated. The staggered attraction and repelling of a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of electromagnets is converted into a cumulative rotational output of the engine.
US07834492B2	Electric machine having a liquid-cooled rotor An electric machine for a power system is disclosed. The electric machine has a housing with a first end cap and a second end cap. The first end cap has a first fluid passageway, and the second end cap has a second fluid passageway. The electric machine also has a stator fixedly disposed within the housing, and a rotor rotationally disposed radially inward from the stator. The rotor has an axial passageway fluidly communicating the first fluid passageway with the second fluid passageway.
US07834490B1	Bimetallic strips for energy harvesting, actuation and sensing Disclosed are bimetallic strips that incorporate magnetostrictive materials to enhance and provide sensing, actuating and energy harvesting functions. The bimetallic strips include a positive magnetostrictive Fe-based alloy layer and a flexible layer. The flexible layer may be a negative magnetostrictive layer or a permanent magnet layer. One or more permanent magnet materials may also be used in the arrangement. The bimetallic strips are inexpensive and easily manufactured, and have characteristics that enhance sensing and actuator applications, and enables energy harvesting.
US07834475B1	Apparatus for converting wave energy The invention is an apparatus and method for harnessing wave energy by transforming it in potential energy of water in a reservoir, to be converted in mechanical energy through a classical, proved in time, low head water turbine. The invention maximizes the throughput by raising the water head regardless of the unpredictable wave behavior, to a predictable head. The cost of it is greatly mitigated by sharing the facilities with wind power, desalination and hydrogen generating facilities as well as lodging facilities having all necessary ingredients generated on board.
US07834471B2	Spring powered electric energy storage system A self-sustaining electrical power generating system includes a spring system that stores stored energy, the spring system having an input for recharging the stored energy and an output for releasing the stored energy, wherein the spring system generates a monitor signal based on a status parameter of the spring system and wherein the spring system releases the stored energy in accordance with an output control signal. A generator converts the stored energy of the spring system into electric power. A spring recharge module recharges the stored energy of the spring system in response to a recharge control signal. A control module generates the recharge control signal and the output control signal, based on the monitor signal.
US07834468B2	Passivated nanoparticles, method of fabrication thereof, and devices incorporating nanoparticles A plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles having an elementally passivated surface are provided. These nanoparticles are capable of being suspended in water without substantial agglomeration and substantial precipitation on container surfaces for at least 30 days. The method of making the semiconductor nanoparticles includes reacting at least a first reactant and a second reactant in a solution to form the semiconductor nanoparticles in the solution. A first reactant provides a passivating element which binds to dangling bonds on a surface of the nanoparticles to passivate the surface of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticle size can be tuned by etching the nanoparticles located in the solution to a desired size.
US07834464B2	Semiconductor chip package, semiconductor chip assembly, and method for fabricating a device A method for fabricating a device, a semiconductor chip package, and a semiconductor chip assembly is disclosed. One embodiment includes applying at least one semiconductor chip on a first form element. At least one element is applied on a second form element. A material is applied on the at least one semiconductor chip and on the at least one element.
US07834461B2	Semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor device formed to a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, a blocking film provided in a first via-hole, the first via-hole formed with a concave shape to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first via line connected to an electrode of the semiconductor device in contact with the blocking film, a second via line formed inside a second via-hole, electrically connected with the first via line with the blocking film interposed therebetween and being apart of a wiring formed to a second surface, the second via-hole formed with a concave shape to the second surface opposing the first surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to reach the blocking film. The blocking film includes at least one kind of group 8 element.
US07834456B2	Electrical contacts for CMOS devices and III-V devices formed on a silicon substrate A semiconductor structure having a substrate, a seed layer over the substrate; a silicon layer disposed on the seed layer; a transistor device in the silicon layer; a III-V device disposed on the seed layer; and a plurality of electrical contacts, each one of the electrical contacts having a layer of TiN or TaN and a layer of copper or aluminum on the layer of TaN or TiN, one of the electrical contacts being electrically connected to the transistor and another one of the electrical contacts being electrically connected to the III-V device.
US07834453B2	Contact structure having a compliant bump and a test pad A contact structure including a contact pad, a polymer bump and a conductive layer is provided in the present invention. The contact pad is disposed on a substrate. The polymer bump is disposed on the contact pad. The conductive layer covers the polymer bump and extends to the outside of the polymer bump. The portion of the conductive layer extending to the outside of the polymer bump serves as a test pad. The invention further discloses a manufacturing method of a contact structure. First, a substrate is provided having a contact pad already formed thereon. Then, a polymer bump is formed on the contact pad and a conductive layer is formed on the polymer bump. The conductive layer covers the polymer bump and extends to the outside of the polymer bump. The portion of the conductive layer extending to the outside of the polymer bump serves as a test pad.
US07834448B2	Fluid cooled semiconductor power module having double-sided cooling A semiconductor power module includes one or more power semiconductor power devices sandwiched between a fluid conducting base and a fluid conducting cover joined to the base. Fluid coolant entering the base diverges into a first flow path through the base and a second parallel flow path through the cover, and then converges and discharges through an outlet. The semiconductor devices have upper and lower active areas that are thermally coupled to inboard faces of the cover and base for low double-sided thermal resistance, and the devices are electrically accessed through a set of terminals formed on the base. Multiple sets of semiconductor power devices are double-side cooled by joining multiple fluid conducting covers to the base such that the coolant successively diverges and then re-converges at the locations where each cover is joined to the base. Preferably, the flow paths in both the base and cover include integral features for enhancing the surface area in contact with the coolant.
US07834439B2	Semiconductor module and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor module preferably includes a semiconductor package and a printed circuit board (PCB). The semiconductor package can include an outer terminal. The PCB can include a terminal land that is electrically connected to the outer terminal. The PCB preferably has a recess configured to at least partially expose the terminal land and to receive the outer terminal. The recess preferably has a width that is less than a width of the semiconductor package. Damage to edge portions of the semiconductor package whose outer terminal is received into the recess may be prevented, because the edge portions make contact with and are supported by the PCB. One or more support members can also be provided to contact one or more sides of the edge portions of the semiconductor package to further prevent damage due to horizontal impacts.
US07834437B2	Semiconductor package with passive elements The semiconductor package includes a plate having first via patterns formed on a center portion and second via patterns formed on edge portions; a connection wiring formed on a top surface of the plate to connect at least one first via patterns to at least one second via patterns; a plurality of passive elements formed on the top surface of the plate having a connection wiring formed thereon; a semiconductor chip having a plurality of bonding pads attached to a bottom surface of the plate and electrically connected to the first via patterns; and a plurality of external connection terminals each of which being attached to each of the second via pattern on the bottom surface of the plate.
US07834432B2	Chip package having asymmetric molding A chip package having asymmetric molding includes a lead frame, a chip, an adhesive layer, bonding wires and a molding compound. The lead frame includes a turbulent plate and a frame body having inner lead portions and outer lead portions. The turbulent plate is bended downwards to form a concave portion. The first end of the turbulent plate is connected to the frame body, and the second end is lower than the inner lead portions. The chip is fixed under the inner lead portions through the adhesive layer. The bonding wires are connected between the chip and the inner lead portions. The molding compound encapsulates the chip, the bonding wires, and the turbulent plate. The ratio between the thickness of the molding compound over and under the concave portion is larger than 1. The thickness of the molding compound under and over the outer lead portions is not equal.
US07834430B2	Drop-mold conformable material as an encapsulation for an integrated circuit package system An integrated circuit package system includes: providing an integrated circuit; mounting a lead on the periphery of the integrated circuit; connecting the integrated circuit to the lead with an interconnect; and forming a conformable material by pressing the conformable material on the integrated circuit, the lead, and the interconnect.
US07834428B2	Apparatus and method for reducing noise in mixed-signal circuits and digital circuits Apparatus and a method are provided for reducing noise in mixed-signal and digital circuits. One apparatus (200) includes a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) (210). MOSFET (210) includes a doped substrate (2210) with a source formed proximate a substrate tie (2224) and a substrate tie (2250) adjacent substrate (2210). A ground rail (255) is coupled to the source and substrate tie (2224), and a ground rail (285) is coupled to substrate tie (2250). Ground rails (255) and (285) are configured to be coupled to different ground networks (250 and 280). One method includes producing a model of a semiconductor device including a standard semiconductor cell (710). The semiconductor cell is identified as a noise-sensitive or a noise-producing semiconductor cell (720), and the semiconductor cell is replaced with a corresponding noise-aware semiconductor cell (730).
US07834422B2	Implanted counted dopant ions This invention concerns semiconductor devices of the general type comprising a counted number of dopant atoms (142) implanted in regions of a substrate (158) that are substantially intrinsic semiconductor. One or more doped surface regions (152) of the substrate (158) are metallized to form electrodes (150) and a counted number of dopant ions (142) are implanted in a region of the substantially intrinsic semiconductor.
US07834420B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device and process for manufacturing the same A SRAM of complete CMOS type having its memory cell composed of six MISFETs, in which a pair of local wiring lines for connecting the input/output terminals of CMOS inverters are formed of a refractory metal silicide layer formed over a first conducting layer constituting the individual gate electrodes of the drive MISFETs, the transfer MISFETs and the load MISFETs of the memory cell and in which a reference voltage line formed over the local wiring lines is arranged to be superposed over the local wiring lines to form a capacity element. Moreover, the capacity element is formed between the local wiring lines and the first conducting layer by superposing the local wiring lines over the first conducting layer. Moreover, the local wiring lines are formed by using resistance lowering means such as silicification. In addition, there are made common the means for lowering the resistance of the gate electrode of the transfer MISFETs and the means for forming the local wiring lines.
US07834419B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a capacitor formed by successively stacking a lower electrode, a capacitor dielectric film and an upper electrode on a substrate. The lower electrode includes a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer formed on the first conducting layer and having higher resistivity than the first conducting layer, and the capacitor dielectric film is formed so as to be in contact with the second conducting layer of the lower electrode.
US07834408B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same It is possible to prevent the deterioration of device characteristic as much as possible. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating film provided above the semiconductor substrate and containing a metal, oxygen and an additive element; a gate electrode provided above the gate insulating film; and source/drain regions provided in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate electrode. The additive element is at least one element selected from elements of Group 5, 6, 15, and 16 at a concentration of 0.003 atomic % or more but 3 atomic % or less.
US07834407B2	Semiconductor device In a power MISFET having a trench gate structure with a dummy gate electrode, a technique is provided for improving the performance of the power MISFET, while preventing electrostatic breakdown of a gate insulating film therein. A power MISFET having a trench gate structure with a dummy gate electrode, and a protective diode are formed on the same semiconductor substrate. The protective diode is provided between a source electrode and a gate interconnection. In a manufacturing method of such a semiconductor device, a polycrystalline silicon film for the dummy gate electrode and a polycrystalline silicon film for the protective diode are formed simultaneously. A source region of the power MISFET and an n+-type semiconductor region of the protective diode are formed in the same step.
US07834406B2	High-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The present invention pertains to a high-voltage MOS device. The high-voltage MOS device includes a substrate, a first well, a first field oxide layer enclosing a drain region, a second field oxide enclosing a source region, and a third field oxide layer encompassing the first and second field layers with a device isolation region in between. A channel region is situated between the first and second field oxide layers. A gate oxide layer is provided on the channel region. A gate is stacked on the gate oxide layer. A device isolation diffusion layer is provided in the device isolation region.
US07834402B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device To strengthen tolerance to radiation. Source and back gate of P-channel transistor P1 are connected to power supply. Gate of the P-channel transistor P1 is connected to input terminal IN. Gate of N1 is connected to IN. Drain of N1 is connected to OUT. Cathode of diode D1 is connected to power supply, anode of D1 being connected to OUT. Cathode of diode D2 is connected to OUT, anode of D2 being grounded. When seen from a direction perpendicular to a substrate on which an inverter circuit is formed, a projection plane of a region of a p+ diffusion layer of D1 includes a projection plane of a region of an n+ diffusion layer of N, and a projection plane of a region of an n+ diffusion layer of the diode D2 includes a projection plane of a region of a p+ diffusion layer of P1.
US07834387B2	Metal gate compatible flash memory gate stack A first gate stack comprising two stacked gate electrodes in a first device region, a second gate stack comprising a metal gate electrode in a second device region, and a third gate stack comprising a semiconductor gate electrode in a third device region are formed by forming and removing portions of a silicon-oxide based gate dielectric layer, a first doped semiconductor layer, an interfacial dielectric layer, a high-k gate dielectric layer, a metal gate layer, and an optional semiconductor material layer in various device regions. The first gate stack may be employed to form a flash memory, and the second and third gate stacks may be employed to form a pair of p-type and n-type field effect transistors.
US07834385B2	Multi-bit STRAM memory cells A multi-bit spin torque magnetic element that has a ferromagnetic pinned layer having a pinned magnetization orientation, a non-magnetic layer, and a ferromagnetic free layer having a magnetization orientation switchable among at least four directions, the at least four directions being defined by a physical shape of the free layer. The magnetic element has at least four distinct resistance states. Magnetic elements with at least eight magnetization directions are also provided.
US07834369B2	Light-emitting device having a roughened surface with different topographies This invention provides an optoelectronic semiconductor device having a rough surface and the manufacturing method thereof. The optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor stack having a rough surface and an electrode layer overlaying the semiconductor stack. The rough surface comprises a first region having a first topography and a second region having a second topography. The method comprises the steps of forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, forming an electrode layer on the semiconductor stack, thermal treating the semiconductor stack, and wet etching the surface of the semiconductor stack to form a rough surface.
US07834368B2	Light-emitting diode having additional stack structure A light-emitting diode includes a substrate, a primary stack structure, a secondary stack structure, a transparent insulating material and a transparent conducting layer in an embodiment. Each of the primary and the secondary stack structure has a first conducting-type semiconductor layer, and illuminating layer, and a second conducting-type semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the substrate, wherein plural pillar-like holes are formed at the top surface of the second conducting-type semiconductor layer of the secondary stack structure and protrude into the first conducting-type semiconductor layer of the secondary stack structure. The transparent insulating material is filled into the holes. The transparent conducting layer is coated on the primary stack structure, the transparent insulating material, and the tope surface of the second conducting-type semiconductor layer of the secondary stack structure.
US07834361B2	Pixel structure and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a pixel structure is provided. First, a first mask process is performed to form a patterned first metal layer on a substrate, wherein the patterned first metal layer includes a gate. Next, a second mask process is performed to form a patterned insulating layer and a patterned semiconductor layer over the gate, wherein the patterned insulating layer is disposed on the patterned first metal layer, and the patterned semiconductor layer is disposed on the patterned insulating layer. Then, a third mask process is performed to define a thin film transistor (TFT) and a pixel electrode connected thereto and to form a passivation layer to cover the TFT.
US07834358B2	Semiconductor LSI circuit and a method for fabricating the semiconductor LSI circuit Basic logic gates are formed in a small area, and a highly integrated and microscopic structure is provided. In an nMOSFET and a pMOSFET, gate electrodes are formed facing each other and sandwiching a semiconductor region via gate insulting layers. Respective drain regions of the nMOSFET and the pMOSFET are connected to each other. A high potential is applied to a source region of the pMOSFET while an intermediate potential between the high and a low potential is applied to a source region of the nMOSFET. As a result, a NAND gate is provided. The intermediate potential between the high and the low potential is applied to the source region of the pMOSFET. The low potential is applied to the source region of the nMOSFET. As a result, a NOR gate is provided.
US07834356B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same To provide a thin film transistor having a high field effect mobility and a small variation in characteristics thereof, a second amorphous semiconductor layer patterned in a predetermined shape is formed on a first crystalline semiconductor layer 17 for constituting source and drain regions. By irradiating an irradiated region 21 of continuous wave laser beam while scanning along a channel length direction, the second amorphous semiconductor layer is crystallized to form a second crystalline semiconductor layer 22. The first crystalline semiconductor layer 17 is crystallized by selectively adding nickel and therefore, an orientation rate of {111} is increased. By irradiating laser beam, crystals of the second amorphous semiconductor layer grow by constituting a seed by the first crystalline semiconductor layer 17 oriented to {111} and therefore, a region 22a for constituting a channel forming region is also oriented highly to {111} and a direction of a crystal grain boundary becomes parallel with the channel length direction.
US07834355B2	Display device and electronic device A display device where the influence of variations in current of the light emitting element due to changes in ambient temperature and changes with time can be suppressed. The display device of the invention has a light emitting element, a driving transistor connected in series to the light emitting element, a monitoring light emitting element, a limiter transistor connected in series to the monitoring light emitting element, a constant current source for supplying a constant current to the monitoring light emitting element, and a circuit for outputting a potential equal to an inputted potential. A first electrode of the light emitting element is connected to an output terminal of the circuit through the driving transistor, and a first electrode of the monitoring light emitting element is connected to an input terminal of the circuit through the limiter transistor. The channel length L1 and the channel width W1 of the driving transistor, and the channel length L2 and the channel width W2 of the limiter transistor satisfy L1/W1:L2/W2=1:2 to 1:10.
US07834353B2	Method of manufacturing display device A TFT device having a pixel portion and a driving circuit portion formed on a glass substrate; wherein at least the active layer (active region) of a transistor constituting said driving circuit comprises polycrystalline silicon including crystals that do not have crystal grain boundaries which cross the direction of current flow.
US07834339B2	Programmable-resistance memory cell The present invention relates to a memory cell comprising: a resistive structure; at least two electrodes coupled to the resistive structure, and at least one hydrogen reservoir structure, wherein the application of an electrical signal to one of the at least two electrodes causes the electrical resistance of the resistive structure to be modified by altering a hydrogen-ion concentration in the resistive structure.
US07834337B2	Memory device A phase-change memory device including a memory cell having a memory element and a select transistor is improved in heat resistance so that it may be operable at 145° C. or higher.The memory layer is used which has a content of Zn or Cd of 20 at % or more and 50 at % or less, a content of Ge or Sb of 5 at % or more and 25 at % or less, and a content of Te of 40 at % or more and 65 at % or less in Zn-Ge-Te.
US07834335B2	Hand held sterilization devices Convenient mobile sterilization devices are described herein that, in certain embodiments, provide secure storage in a niche in a protective housing and one-button action to automatically deploy and activate the device for quick and powerful destruction of germs on a surface using one hand. Users can hold the UV-light device and move it across a target surface to sterilize or disinfect the surface. The device may be compact, easily deployed, provided with a durable cover for secure storage, and equipped with safety shut-off features to prevent unwanted uses.
US07834332B2	Thin film pattern forming device and method A thin film pattern forming device includes a chamber case having an inner space communicated with the outside, a first fixing unit provided in the chamber case, a pattern electrode plate having a certain shape and fixed to the first fixing unit, and a second fixing unit provided in the chamber case and spaced apart from the pattern electrode plate. A substrate on which an inked metallic nano-material is deposited is received on the second fixing unit. The device also includes a power supply unit for supplying power to the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit, and a drying unit for drying the inked metallic nano-material patterned on the substrate.
US07834331B2	Plasmonic laser nanoablation methods A novel femtosecond laser nano-ablation technique called Plasmonic Laser Nano-Ablation (PLN). The technique takes advantage of surface-enhanced plasmonic scattering of ultrashort laser pulses by nanoparticles to vaporize sub-cellular structures in attoliter volumes. The use of nanoparticles may overcome problems associated with current FLMS techniques and does not rely on heating for nanodisruption. In PLN, the particle acts as a “nano-lens,” restricting laser light to the near-field of the particle, and only photodisrupting structures that are nanometers away. This eliminates the need for a tightly focused beam, while still achieving nanoscale ablation resolution. Moreover, the enhanced scattering around the particles reduces the amount of required laser fluence. A method is provided comprising positioning a nanoparticle in proximity to a surface of a material; irradiating the nanoparticle with a laser tuned close to the nanoparticle's plasmonic frequency; and allowing a near-field effect from the irradiated nanoparticle to photodamage the material.
US07834329B2	Substrates, systems and methods for analyzing materials Substrates, systems and methods for analyzing materials that include waveguide arrays disposed upon or within the substrate such that evanescent fields emanating from the waveguides illuminate materials disposed upon or proximal to the surface of the substrate, permitting analysis of such materials. The substrates, systems and methods are used in a variety of analytical operations, including, inter alia, nucleic acid analysis, including hybridization and sequencing analyses, cellular analyses and other molecular analyses.
US07834327B2	Self-biasing active load circuit and related power supply for use in a charged particle beam processing system A load circuit device having a self-biasing active load circuit, and a related high voltage power supply configured to bias an optical element in a charged particle beam processing system, such as a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) processing system. The high voltage power supply comprises a variable voltage supply having a load terminal at a load potential and a reference terminal at a reference potential, and a self-biasing active load circuit connected between the load terminal and the reference terminal, and configured to sustain a variable voltage drop between the load potential and the reference potential while maintaining a substantially constant current.
US07834325B2	Radiation image information capturing apparatus and method of detecting temperature of amplifier thereof Amplifiers are mounted on flexible boards connected to a solid-state detector. A first temperature adjustment member is disposed near one of the surfaces of the amplifiers and the flexible boards, and a second temperature adjustment member is disposed near the other surface of the flexible boards. The first temperature adjustment member adjusts the temperature of the amplifiers themselves, and prevents heat from being transferred from the one of the surfaces of the flexible boards to the solid-state detector. The second temperature adjustment member prevents heat from being transferred from the other surface of the flexible boards to the solid-state detector.
US07834323B2	Radiation imaging device Wiring substrates 11 and 12 are positioned on a fixed base 10 in a manner such that there is a step between the wiring substrates, and radiation imaging elements 2 and 3, respectively having scintillators 25 and 35 deposited on photosensitive portions 21 and 31, are respectively mounted on the wiring substrates 11 and 12. The radiation imaging element 2 is positioned so that its setting surface protrudes beyond a radiation incident surface of the radiation imaging element 3, and the photosensitive portion 21 of the radiation imaging element 2 and the photosensitive portion 31 of the radiation imaging element 3 are juxtaposed to a degree to which the portions do not overlap. The photosensitive portion 21 of the radiation imaging element 2 extends close to an edge at the radiation imaging element 3 side and the scintillator 25 of substantially uniform thickness is formed up to this position.
US07834315B2	Method for STEM sample inspection in a charged particle beam instrument A method for sample examination in a dual-beam FIB calculates a first angle as a function of second, third and fourth angles defined by the geometry of the FIB and the tilt of the specimen stage. A fifth angle is calculated as a function of the stated angles, where the fifth angle is the angle between the long axis of an excised sample and the projection of the axis of the probe shaft onto the X-Y plane. The specimen stage is rotated by the calculated fifth angle, followed by attachment to the probe tip and lift-out. The sample may then be positioned perpendicular to the axis of the FIB electron beam for STEM analysis by rotation of the probe shaft through the first angle.
US07834313B2	Mass spectrometry assay for plasma-renin Provided are methods for measuring renin activity in a plasma sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing purified angiotensin 1 from the sample and detecting the amount of angiotensin 1 ions generated. The amount of detected angiotensin 1 ions are then related to the amount of angiotensin 1 generated in the sample, which in turn is related to renin activity in the sample.
US07834307B2	Pulse width modulation output type sensor circuit for outputting a pulse having a width associated with a physical quantity A sensor circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter, a control circuit, a calculation circuit, and a pulse width modulation converter. The analog-to-digital converter converts an electric signal associated with a detected physical quantity to sensor data by sampling the electric signal a predetermined sampling number times per a predetermined sampling section. The control circuit determines the sampling number based on a magnitude of the electric signal. The calculation circuit calculates an average value of all the sensor data per the sampling section. The pulse width modulation converter generates a pulse width modulation signal having a pulse width corresponding to the average value.
US07834294B2	Heating device and sanitary washing device using the same Linear-type sheathed heaters are arranged substantially in parallel with each other in a case body. Regions near the ends of the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heaters are held by elastic holding members so as to move in the axial direction. A cylindrical space is formed between the outer peripheral surface of each of the sheathed heater and the case body. A space is provided that communicates the cylindrical spaces.
US07834291B2	Electrode for electric discharge surface treatment, and method and apparatus for electric discharge surface treatment An electrode for electric discharge surface treatment is a green compact formed by molding a metal powder, a metal compound powder, or a ceramic powder, and is used for electric discharge surface treatment in which an electric discharge is generated between the electrode and a work in dielectric fluid or air to form by the electric discharge energy on a surface of the work a coat of a material of the electrode or of a substance resulting from reaction of the material due to the electric discharge energy. The material of the electrode includes a material not desired to be carbonized and a material desired to be melted, and a particle diameter of the material not desired to be carbonized is larger than a particle diameter of the material desired to be melted.
US07834289B2	Mail processing system for address change service Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a mailing including one or more mail pieces. The exemplary systems and method include capturing address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data associated with each respective mail piece of the mailing. A delivery point address code and a unique identifier are determined for the respective mail piece based at least in part on the captured address data, addressee data, or address and addressee data. In addition, a machine readable code is generated comprising at least a mailer identifier for the mailing and the unique identifier. The machine readable code is then printed on the respective mail piece. Also disclosed are exemplary systems and methods for retrieving a delivery point address code from a move data file. A machine readable code is generated from the delivery point address code and a unique identifier, and is printed on the mail piece.
US07834287B2	Capacitive touch switch A capacitive touch switch, for a control panel of a domestic electrical appliance, includes a touch panel having an upper side and an underside. A printed circuit board is disposed at a distance below the underside of the touch panel. A sensor element is disposed between the underside of the touch panel and the printed circuit board and is in electrically conductive contact with the printed circuit board. The capacitive sensor element has a compression spring formed of an electrically conductive material and a contact element formed of an electrically conductive material, which is disposed on that side of the compression spring which faces the touch panel and which is in electrically conductive contact with the compression spring.
US07834284B2	Key unit with support frame A key unit includes a reinforcing plate having a support frame for surrounding and supporting key groups arrayed on a key-operating surface of the key unit. The support frame is formed at least by processing the outer edge of the reinforcing plate, and the key unit is installable to a mobile device directly from an outside of a casing of the mobile device through the support frame, for example, by fitting the support frame into an opening provided on the casing of the mobile device into which the key unit should be incorporated. For a decoration to the support frame or an exposed part of the reinforcing plate, there are used printing, painting, or various film-forming methods with a metal or a nonmetal.
US07834283B2	PCB mountable switch A switch system for use with a printed circuit board is provided. The switch system includes: a switch base; an anti-overstress member or feature formed in the switch base; a plurality of retention legs formed in the base for retaining a printed circuit board, wherein a first via is in electrical communication with one of the plurality of retention legs; a spring-loaded contact formed in the base for contacting the anti-overstress feature, and wherein a second via is in electrical communication with the spring-loaded contact. A printed circuit board may be mounted in and attached to the plurality of retention legs.
US07834282B2	Method of sequentially actuating power supply switches including a neutrally connected switch An interlock assembly for use with a pair of aligned multiple switch assemblies configured to control the supply of electrical power to an electrical panel. Each multiple switch assembly includes a two-pole transfer switch for a pair of “hot” conductors, and a single-pole transfer switch for a neutral connection. The interlock assembly is movably mounted relative to both of the multiple switch assemblies, and is configured to control a sequence of connection and interruption of each neutral connection relative to switching the hot conductors associated with switching each multiple switch assembly. The interlock assembly prevents the “hot” conductors of each multiple switch assembly from being connected without the associated respective neutral connection having been made in advance. The interlock assembly also ensures that the neutral connection of each multiple switch assembly is interrupted without previous interruption of the connection of the respective “hot” conductors.
US07834264B2	Methods of fabricating nanostructures and nanowires and devices fabricated therefrom One-dimensional nanostructures having uniform diameters of less than approximately 200 nm. These inventive nanostructures, which we refer to as “nanowires”, include single-crystalline homostructures as well as heterostructures of at least two single-crystalline materials having different chemical compositions. Because single-crystalline materials are used to form the heterostructure, the resultant heterostructure will be single-crystalline as well. The nanowire heterostructures are generally based on a semiconducting wire wherein the doping and composition are controlled in either the longitudinal or radial directions, or in both directions, to yield a wire that comprises different materials. Examples of resulting nanowire heterostructures include a longitudinal heterostructure nanowire (LOHN) and a coaxial heterostructure nanowire (COHN).
US07834263B2	Thermoelectric power source utilizing ambient energy harvesting for remote sensing and transmitting A method and apparatus for providing electrical energy to an electrical device wherein the electrical energy is originally generated from temperature differences in an environment having a first and a second temperature region. A thermoelectric device having a first side and a second side wherein the first side is in communication with a means for transmitting ambient thermal energy collected or rejected in the first temperature region and the second side is in communication with the second temperature region thereby producing a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric device and in turn generating an electrical current.
US07834262B2	Electronic keyboard instrument An electronic keyboard instrument which is capable of easily carrying out an arpeggio performance rich in variety by a simple operation on a touch strip. The electronic keyboard instrument has a belt-like touch strip on which a player slides his finger while touching it to carry out an arpeggio performance. A CPU causes musical tones of respective pitch names included in respective designated component pitch names to be sounded, in a predetermined arpeggio pattern having a predetermined sounding order, according to detected touch positions on the touch strip, for the arpeggio performance. A musical tone generating circuit for generating musical tones for the arpeggio performance is switched between first and second tone generator circuits for generating musical tones based on key-on information detected on swingable keys and a third tone generator circuit dedicated to generation of musical tones for the arpeggio performance.
US07834261B2	Music composition reproducing device and music composition reproducing method First, an extracting unit extracts chord progression of a tune to be reproduced. Then, a timing detector detects the timing of variation of the chord progression extracted by the extracting unit. Subsequently, an add-tone reproducing unit combines an add-tone with the tune to be reproduced according to the timing detected by the timing detector. The add-tone reproducing unit can also move a sound image to reproduce the tune or reproduce the tune as an arpeggio.
US07834255B2	Hybrid corn plant and seed PP88602 This invention provides hybrid maize plant designated PP88602. This invention further provides hybrid seed of PP88602, hybrid plants produced from such seed, and variants, mutants, and trivial modifications to hybrid PP88602, as well as methods of using the hybrid and products produced from the hybrid.
US07834251B2	Cucumber hybrid Excelsior Hybrid cucumber cultivars designated ‘Excelsior’, ‘15620’, ‘15660’, and ‘15597’, which are the first pickling cucumbers suitable for a vertical growing system under covered cultivation, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid cucumber cultivars ‘Excelsior’, ‘15620’, ‘15660’ and ‘15597’, to the plants of hybrid cucumber cultivars ‘Excelsior’, ‘15620’, ‘15660’ and ‘15597’. The invention also relates to methods for producing a cucumber plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the hybrid cultivar ‘Excelsior’ with itself or another cucumber cultivar, by crossing the hybrid cultivar ‘15620’ with itself or another cucumber cultivar, by crossing the hybrid cultivar ‘15660’ with itself or another cucumber cultivar, and by crossing the hybrid cultivar ‘15597’ with itself or another cucumber cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing other cucumber cultivars derived from the hybrids ‘Excelsior’, ‘15620’, ‘15660’, and ‘15597’. The invention also relates to pickling cucumbers suitable for vertical growing systems under covered cultivation.
US07834246B2	Root-preferred regulatory elements The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a root-preferred promoter and terminator isolated from the maize 6PGD coding region. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
US07834245B2	Nitrate reductases from red algae, compositions and methods of use thereof The NR enzymes described herein were discovered in the red algae of Porphyra perforata (PpNR) and Porphyra yezoensis (PyNR). The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NR activity, nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with maintained or increased yield under low nitrogen fertility. The invention provides isolated nitrate reductase (NR) nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Plants transformed with nucleotide sequences encoding the NR enzyme show improved properties, for example, increased yield and growth.
US07834237B2	Materials and methods relating to protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disease Disclosed is a method of inducing or modeling a disease associated with pathological tau protein aggregation. The method can be carried out in vitro and animal models, and may be used to screen for therapeutic, prognostic or diagnostic agents.
US07834233B2	Reduction of odors in absorbent articles Provided are absorbent articles for retaining a malodorous bodily fluid. The absorbent articles comprise an additive that is a quaternary ammonium salt that is water soluble at 37° C., comprises an alkyl C16-C21 chain, and contains at least two oxygen atoms in the anionic portion of the salt. Also provided are methods of preparing absorbent articles, including disposable absorbent articles, containing the above additive.
US07834229B2	Olefin oligomerization process In a process for oligomerizing an olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising at least 65 wt % olefins and/or sulfur-containing molecules, the feedstock is contacted under oligomerization conditions with (a) a first unidimensional 10-ring molecular sieve catalyst and (b) a second multidimensional crystalline molecular sieve catalyst. The first and second catalysts may be contained in separate reactors or as separate beds in a single reactor.
US07834226B2	System and method for producing transportation fuels from waste plastic and biomass The present invention is generally directed to methods and systems for producing biofuels via biomass, waste plastic, and/or Fischer-Tropsch product feeds. Such methods and systems are an improvement over the existing art at least in that they are feed-tolerant (i.e., allow for variability) and provide an economy of scale, while typically retaining the environmental benefits associated with such processing of such feeds.
US07834215B2	Unsymmetrically substituted phospholane catalysts The present invention is based on new ligand systems of the general formula (I). These ligand systems can be used advantageously in transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric syntheses. Likewise encompassed are the transition metal complexes thus prepared, a process for preparing the ligands and the use of the complexes in asymmetric synthesis.
US07834214B2	Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device employing the same A specified aromatic amine derivative having a naphthalene structure bonding to diphenylamino group with a substituent. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component. Organic electroluminescence devices having a long lifetime and a high efficiency of light emission, and aromatic amine derivatives capable of realizing such organic EL devices are provided.
US07834210B2	Hair loss prevention by natural amino acid and peptide complexes This invention relates to certain skin and hair care agents of formula (I), derived from natural amino acids and peptides. These agents provide multi-functional treatment of enzyme-related skin, hair and scalp problems, for example, hair aging including premature hair loss and hair graying; male pattern baldness; hair loss from dandruff; alopecia; split ends, acne, darkened skin, dark circles around eyes, stretch marks, wrinkles and fine lines, loss of collagen, loss of skin pliability and combinations thereof:
US07834202B2	Process for the manufacture of 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane Process for the manufacture of 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane by reaction between allyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst and in the possible presence of at least one solvent, in which the allyl chloride employed comprises less than 2000 ppm by weight of 1,5-hexadiene.
US07834198B2	Condensed polycyclic aromatic compound and use thereof The object of the present invention to provide an organic semiconductor device comprising an organic semiconductor material satisfying both the requirement of high electron field-effect mobility and high on/off current ratio. The present invention provides a novel condensed polycyclic aromatic compound satisfying both the high electron field-effect mobility and high on/off current ratio required for organic semiconductor materials.
US07834196B2	Process for the preparation of N-alkyl-pyrrolidones A process for the production of N-alkylpyrrolidone from γ-butyrolactone and monoalkylamine in the liquid phase comprising the steps of: feeding monoalkylamine and γ-butyrolactone, in the absence of water or in the presence of less than about 1 wt % of water, to a reaction zone to form a reaction mixture; heating the reaction mixture; withdrawing a product stream from the reaction zone and passing the stream to a distillation zone comprising at least one distillation column operated at sub-atmospheric pressure; adding water to the distillation zone; isolating at least one overhead stream from the distillation zone comprising monoalkylamine, water and optionally N-alkyl-pyrrolidone and condensing the overhead stream against cooling water.
US07834195B2	Atorvastatin calcium propylene glycol solvates Atorvastatin calcium propylene glycol solvates and processes to prepare these novel solvates which are particularly useful and suitable for pharmaceutical applications.
US07834186B2	Preparation and use of 2-substituted-5-oxo-3-pyrazolidinecarboxylates A method is disclosed for preparing a 2-substituted-5-oxo-3-pyrazolidinecarboxylate compound of Formula I The method comprises contacting a succinic acid derivative of the formula R1OC(O)C(H)(X)C(R2a)(R2b)C(O)Y (i.e. Formula II) wherein X and Y are leaving groups and L, R1, R2a and R2b are as defined in the disclosure, with a substituted hydrazine of the formula LNHNH2 (i.e. Formula III) in the presence of a suitable acid scavenger and solvent. Also disclosed is the preparation of compounds of Formula IV wherein X1, R6, R7, R8a, R8b, R9, and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed is a composition comprising on a weight basis about 20 to 99% of the compound of Formula II wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the disclosure; X is Cl, Br or I; and Y is F, Cl, Br or I; provided that when R2a and R2b are each H, and X and Y are each Cl then R1 is other than benzyl and when R2a and R2b are each phenyl, and X and Y are each Cl, then R1 is other than methyl or ethyl. Also disclosed is a crystalline composition comprising at least about 90% by weight of the compound of the formula R1OC(O)C(H)(X)C(R2a)(R2b)CO2H (i.e. Formula VI) wherein R2a and R2b are H, X is Br and R1 is methyl.
US07834181B2	Small-molecule Hsp90 inhibitors Hsp90 inhibitors are provided having the formula: with a 2′,4′,5′-substitution pattern on the right-side aryl moiety. X1 represents two substituents, which may be the same or different, disposed in the 4′ and 5′ positions on the aryl group, wherein X1 is selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenated alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, pyrollyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, carbamyl, amido, alkylamido dialkylamido, acylamino, alkylsulfonylamido, trihalomethoxy, trihalocarbon, thioalkyl, SO2−alkyl, COO-alkyl, KH2, OH, CN, SO2X5, NO2, NO, C═SR2 NSO2X5, C═OR2, where X5 is F, NH2, alkyl or H, and R2 is alkyl, NH2, NH-alkyl or O-alkyl, C1 to C6 alkyl or alkoxy; or wherein X1 has the formula —O—(CH2)n—O—, wherein n is an integer from 0 to 2, preferably 1 or 2, and one of the oxygen is bonded at the 5′-position and the other at the 4′-position of the aryl ring. The compounds are useful in cancer therapy and as radioimaging ligands.
US07834179B2	Spiroindolinone derivatives There are provided spiroindolinone derivatives of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R are as herein described. The compounds exhibit anticancer activity.
US07834176B2	Polymorph E of Olanzapine and preparation of anhydrous non-solvated crystalline polymorphic Form I of 2-methyl-4(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5] benzodiazepine (Olanzapine Form I) from the polymorphic Olanzapine Form E The invention provides an Olanzapine pseudopolymoph Form E. The invention provides methods of preparing polymorphic Olanzapine Form E employing rapid crystallization and seeding. The invention provides methods of preparing anhydrous Olanzapine Form I from the Olanzapine Form E by step-wise drying.
US07834167B2	Moss expressing promotion regions Disclosed are isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding wild type nucleus derived moss expression promoting regions (MEPRs) as well as a method for producing recombinant polypeptides using such MEPRs.
US07834165B2	Nucleic acid sequence and vectors encoding chimeric human T1R3 taste receptor Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in taste signaling, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for representing taste perception of a particular tastant in a mammal are also described, as are methods for generating novel molecules or combinations of molecules that elicit a predetermined taste perception in a mammal, and methods for simulating one or more tastes. Further, methods for stimulating or blocking taste perception in a mammal are also disclosed.
US07834164B2	DNA encoding OSK1 toxin peptide analogs and vectors and cells for combinant expression Disclosed is a composition of matter comprising an OSK1 peptide analog, and in some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises the composition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are DNAs encoding the inventive composition of matter, an expression vector comprising the DNA, and host cells comprising the expression vector. Methods of treating an autoimmune disorder and of preventing or mitigating a relapse of a symptom of multiple sclerosis are also disclosed.
US07834161B2	Process for proteolytic cleavage and purification of recombinant proteins produced in plants The present invention relates to improved methods for protein purification of high-value heterologous proteins by providing fusion proteins suitable for affinity purification and improved and economical methods of proteolytic cleavage of fusion proteins. The methods are useful for large-scale production of purified recombinant proteins from plants, plant-derived tissue or plant cells. The invention aims to reduce the cost and improve the quality of downstream processing of heterologous proteins produced in plants and other biological production systems.
US07834156B2	125P5C8: tissue specific protein highly expressed in various cancers A novel gene (designated 125P5C8) and its encoded protein are described. While 125P5C8 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, it is aberrantly expressed multiple cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney and colon cancers. Consequently, 125P5C8 provides a diagnostic and/or therapeutic target for cancers, and the 125P5C8 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein or a fragment thereof used to elicit an immune response.
US07834149B2	Card-domain containing polypeptides, encoding nucleic acids, and methods of use The invention provides caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, encoding nucleic acid molecules, and specific antibodies. Also provided are screening methods for identifying CARD-associated polypeptides (CAPs), and for identifying agents that alter the association of a CARD-containing polypeptide with itself or with a CAP. Further provided are methods of altering a biochemical process modulated by a CARD-containing polypeptide, and methods of diagnosing a pathology characterized by an increased or decreased level of a CARD-containing polypeptide.
US07834147B2	Saposin C-DOPS: a novel anti-tumor agent Compositions and methods for treating subjects with disorders characterized by hyper-proliferating cells such as tumors and cancers are provided. The compositions comprise agents that are combinations of saposin C (or prosaposin-related polypeptides) and dioleoylphosphatidylserine (or inner leaflet components). This anti-tumor agent is administered in the methods of the invention according to a dosing regimen. Administering an agent of the invention results in a positive therapeutic response in a subject with a tumor.
US07834133B2	Production process of poly(arylene sulfide) A process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) including a charging step 1 of preparing a charging mixture containing an organic amide solvent, a sulfur source, an alkali metal hydroxide, water and a dihalo-aromatic compound and having a pH of at least 12.5; a first-stage polymerization step 2 of heating the mixture to initiate a polymerization reaction, thereby forming a prepolymer that a conversion of the dihalo-aromatic compound is at least 50%; and a second-stage polymerization step 3 of adding a phase separation agent into the reaction system and adding an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount corresponding to 1 to 10 mol % per mol of the charged sulfur source at a time or in portions, thereby continuing the polymerization reaction.
US07834132B2	Electronic devices An electronic device, such as a thin film transistor containing a semiconductor of Formula/Structure wherein R, R′ and R″ are, for example, independently hydrogen, a suitable hydrocarbon, a suitable hetero-containing group, a halogen, or mixtures thereof; and n represents the number of repeating units.
US07834130B2	Process for the production of polybenzimidazole from a tetraminobiphenyl and an isophthalic acid A single-stage melt polymerization process is demonstrated for production of a polybenzimidazole which comprises the following steps. First, a high intensity reactor having a means for controlling agitation and rate of, atmosphere, and temperature is provided. Second, the high intensity reactor is degassed and filled with nitrogen. Third, a tetraminobiphenyl (TAB), compound A and an isophthalic acid (IPA), compound B are provided. Fourth, the high intensity reactor is charged with compounds A and B. Fifth, compound A and compound B are reacted under high intensity agitation in an absence of catalyst, to temperature of between 340° C. to 430° C. to produce a polybenzimidazole having an IV of at least 0.45 and a plugging value of greater than or equal to 1.0 g/cm2.
US07834119B2	Organic silicate polymer and insulation film comprising the same The present invention relates to an organic silicate polymer prepared by mixing silane compound with organic solvent to prepare a first mixture, and hydrolyzing and condensing the first mixture by adding water and catalyst, the first mixture being selected from a group consisting of oxidized hydrosilane, cyclic siloxane, a second mixture of oxidized hydrosilane and silane or silane oligomer, and a third mixture of cyclic siloxane and silane or silane oligomer, a composition for forming an insulation film of semiconductor devices prepared by using the organic silicate polymer, a method for preparing an insulation film using the composition, and a semiconductor device comprising the insulation film.
US07834116B2	Fluoro silicone acrylates and polymers thereof The present invention is directed to fluoro silicone acrylates that are used in reaction either alone or with other monomers to make polymers that can modify the surface of hair skin or pigment. This makes them ideal for incorporation into pigmented products in personal care applications like make up and lipsticks.
US07834115B2	Method for preparing an ethylene-silane copolymer The present invention relates to an improved method for preparing an ethylene-silane copolymer comprising hydrolysable silane groups by radical-initiated polymerisation of ethylene and an olefinically unsaturated silane compound, such as vinyl trimethoxysilane (VTMS). Said method is performed in a multi-zone reactor comprising two or more reaction zones, wherein advantageously essentially all of the silane compound is introduced into the first reaction zone to provide a higher conversion of silane monomer into polymer.
US07834090B2	Rubber composition and vibration damper using the rubber composition A torsional vibration damper or other vibration damping device with a rubber vibration absorbing element. The rubber element is a peroxide-cured composition based on 100 parts of ethylene-alpha-olefin elastomer, and 5 to 100 parts of polyvinyl butyral polymer which may have a molecular weight from about 40,000 to about 250,000. The composition may also include a compatibilizer or homogenizer, such as chlorinated polyethylene. The polyvinyl butyral increases the damping of the composition, and the compatibilizer improves the temperature stability of the damping.
US07834086B2	High performance aqueous coating compositions This invention relates to coating compositions that include water; a latex polymer and a silane coupling agent. The latex polymer preferably comprises acetoacetoxy functionality, or is a multistage latex, or is an acetoacetoxy functional multistage latex. The silane coupling agent is preferably a functionalized silane coupling agent (more preferably an epoxy-functional silane coupling agent). The compositions may be used to coat a variety of substrates, including wood, cement and fiber cement. Articles having the coating applied thereto are also provided.
US07834081B2	Methods of producing vinyl aromatic polymers using (meth)acrylic macroinitiators The present invention relates to the use of poly acrylic and/or methacrylic macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatic monomers to improve the properties of the resulting copolymer and/or composite. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of poly acrylic and/or poly methacrylic macroinitiators having nitroxyl end groups. Using such macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatics such as polystyrene compatibilizes the acrylic monomer in the vinyl aromatic matrix thereby improving the properties of the resulting polymer.
US07834079B2	Water-soluble anionic polymer dispersion and method for producing the same Disclose is a water soluble anionic polymer dispersion containing a radical copolymer created in water salt which includes anionic monomer, non-ionic monomer, ionic dispersant and radical polymerization initiator, and anionic surfactant or non-ionic surfactant. Also disclosed is a water soluble anionic polymer dispersion is characterized by containment of radical copolymer created in salt water which includes anionic monomer, non-ionic monomer, ionic dispersant, and radical polymerization initiator, and anionic surfactant, and non-ionic surfactant. Manufacturing methods for the water soluble anionic polymer dispersions are further disclosed herein.
US07834065B2	Medical-use two part reactive adhesive and medical-use resin having self-degradation property Medical-use two-part adhesive comprising; first part comprised of an aqueous solution or a powder of aldehyde-groups-introduced alpha-glucan; and second part comprised of an aqueous solution or a powder of amino-groups-containing polymer that is formed of a polymer chain of amino-group-containing units and has a molecular weight in a range of 1000 to 20,000; as well as medical-use hydrogel resin obtained by curing the adhesive. A mixture of the first and second parts, at a time of mixing them to form the hydrogel has pH in a range of 5.0 to 8.0. In a preferred embodiment, the amino-groups-containing polymer is epsilon-poly-L-lysine produced by microorganism or by enzyme.
US07834062B2	Aminoalkylphenols, methods of using and making the same The present invention relates to Mannich base antimalarial aminoalkylphenol compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, particularly emerging strains of drug-resistant Plasmodia. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds. This and other aspects of the invention are realized upon review of the entire specification.
US07834055B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of skin An ascorbic acid-based composition and related method for the treatment of aging, photo-damaged or inflamed skin is disclosed. The composition includes water and ascorbic acid, at least a portion of which has generally been pretreated by being dissolved under relatively high temperature and concentration conditions. The composition typically includes at least about 5.0% (w/v) ascorbic acid formulated to have a pH above 3.5. 10 to 50% of the ascorbic acid is pretreated ascorbic acid. The composition may also include a non-toxic zinc salt, a tyrosine compound, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition may include an anti-inflammatory compound, such as aminosugar and/or sulfur-containing anti-inflammatory compound. Embodiments containing an aminosugar such as glucosamine are further useful for treating rosacea and other inflammatory skin ailments. The composition may be administered in a variety of forms suitable for topical application on skin.
US07834053B2	Medicinal compositions improving brain function and method for improving brain function An alkyl ether derivative represented by the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, m and n are as defined in the specification, or salts thereof exhibits synergistically improved anti-hypoxic activity when combined with a compound having an acetylcholine esterase inhibitory activity. Therefore, the combination according to the present invention is useful as a method for improving cerebral function. Further, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound relating to the combination according to the present invention is useful for treatment and prevention of dysfunction of cerebral acetylcholine neurons in the sequelae of cerebrovascular dementia, senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease and ischemic cerebral lesion and in the cerebral apoplexy or the memory impairment caused by selective neuronal death.
US07834048B2	Azabicycloheptyl compounds suitable for treating disorders that respond to modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) wherein R1 is H, C1-C6-alkyl which may be substituted by C3-C6-cycloalkyl, fluorinated C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, fluorinated C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-alkenyl, fluorinated C3-C6-alkenyl, formyl, acetyl or propionyl; A is phenylene, pyridylene, pyrimidylene, pyrazinylene, pyridazinylene or thiophenylene, which can be substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, methyl, methoxy and CF3; E is NR5 or CH2, wherein R5 is H or C1-C3-alkyl; Ar is a cyclic radical selected from the group consisting of phenyl, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic radical comprising as ring members 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and a phenyl ring fused to a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, where the heterocyclic ring comprises as ring members 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and/or 1, 2 or 3 heteroatom-containing groups each independently selected from NR8, where R8 is H, C1-C4-alkyl, fluorinated C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl or fluorinated C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, and where the cyclic radical Ar may carry 1, 2 or 3 substituents Ra; wherein the variable Ra has the meanings given in the claims and in the description; and physiologically tolerated acid addition salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to treatment with a dopamine D3 receptor ligand.
US07834047B2	Arylsulfonamides and uses related thereto Arylsulfonamide compounds of formula I are described and have therapeutic utility, particularly in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and related conditions and disorders:
US07834046B2	Thiophene compounds This invention relates to thiophene compounds of formula (I) shown below: Each variable in formula (I) is defined in the specification. These compounds can be used to treat cannabinoid-receptor mediated disorders.
US07834043B2	HIV protease inhibiting compounds A compound of the formula is disclosed as an HIV protease inhibitor. Methods and compositions for inhibiting an HIV infection are also disclosed.
US07834041B2	Dual-acting antihypertensive agents The invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, R3, Z, X, and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US07834039B2	Oxadiazole compounds Novel oxadiazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of those compounds or compositions as agonists or antagonists of the S1P family of G protein-coupled receptors for treating diseases associated with modulation of S1P family receptor activity, in particular by affording a beneficial immunosuppressive effect are disclosed.
US07834026B2	Spirocyclic compounds The present invention relates to a novel class of substituted spirocyclic compounds, represented by the following structural Formula: I Wherein A, B and D are independently selected from CR12, NR1a, C(O) and O; E is selected from a bond, CR12, NR1a, C(O) and O; wherein at least one of A, B, D or E is CR12; and provided that when A is O, then E is not O; G is CR12; R is selected from NH2 and OH; These compounds can inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing termin differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the instant invention and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of these compounds in vivo.
US07834021B2	3-aminopyrrolidine derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptors The present invention relates to 3-aminopyrrolidine derivatives of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X, Y and X are as defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of chemokine receptors and more specifically as a modulator of the CCR2 and/or CCR5 receptor. The compounds and compositions of the invention may bind to chemokine receptors, e.g., the CCR2 and/or CCR5 chemokine receptors, and are useful for treating diseases associated with chemokine, e.g., CCR2 and/or CCR5, activity, such as atherosclerosis, restenosis, lupus, organ transplant rejection and rheumatoid arthritis.
US07834019B2	Substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidinone derivatives The invention relates to compounds of a general formula (I): wherein Ar1 is an optionally-substituted aryl or heteroaromatic group; R1 is an optionally-substituted lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or cyclo-lower alkyl group, or is an aryl, aralkyl or heteroaromatic group optionally having a substituent; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group or a lower alkynyl group, or is an aryl, aralkyl or heteroaromatic group optionally having a substituent; R3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group or a group of —N(R1k)R1m; T and U are a nitrogen atom or a methine group, etc. The compounds of the invention have excellent Weel kinase-inhibitory effect and are therefore useful in the field of medicines, especially treatment of various cancers.
US07834016B2	Inhibitors of the interaction between MDM2 and p53 The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as an inhibitor of a p53-MDM2 interaction as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, p, s, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X, Y, Q and Z have defined meanings.
US07834010B2	Modulators of peripheral 5-HT receptors The invention relates to modulators of peripheral 5-HT receptors, particularly 5-HT4 receptors, said modulators essentially selective for peripheral 5-HT receptors over receptors of the central nervous system. The invention allows for the treatment, amongst others, of gastrointestinal disorders, lower urinary tract disorders, and cardiovascular disorders without side effects related to CNS activity.
US07834002B2	4-amino-5-cyanopyrimidine derivatives The present invention provides 4-amino-5-cyanopyrimidine derivatives of the formula: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having a safe and potent adenosine A2a receptor agonistic activity; and also provides an adenosine A2a receptor agonist, an intraocular pressure reducing agent, or a medicine for treating glaucoma, etc., which comprises the compound as an active ingredient.
US07833999B2	Tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfonamide derivatives, the preparation thereof, and the use of the same in therapeutics The invention relates to tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfonamide compounds (of formula (1) as defined in the specification), their preparation and their use in therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases such as vigilance and sleep disorders, narcolepsy, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Parkinson's disease, attention disorders in hyperkinetic children, memory and learning disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia, moderate cognitive disorders, depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, dizziness and travel sickness.
US07833997B2	Analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and methods of use thereof The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.
US07833991B2	Amine compound and use thereof It is intended to provide novel amine compounds which are efficacious against diseases such as infection with HIV virus, rheumatism and cancer metastasis. Namely, amine compounds represented by the following general formula (1): In a typical case, A1 and A2 represent each an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic heterocycle; W represents cyclic C3-10 alkylene, an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic heterocycle, a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring or a partly saturated polycyclic aromatic ring; X represents O, CH2, C(═O) or NR11; and D is a group represented by the following general formula (4) or (6). In the formula (6), Q represents a single bond, S, O or NR12; and Y is a group represented by the following general formula (7). z represents an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring. In the formula (6), B represents NR25R26. In the above formulae, R1 to R26 each represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl.
US07833987B2	Small synthetic RNA, a method of preparing the same and uses thereof Translation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA is mediated by the interaction of ribosomes and cellular proteins with an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) located within the 5′untranslated region (5′UTR). We have investigated whether small RNA molecules corresponding to the different stem-loop (SL) domains of the HCV IRES, when introduced in trans, can bind to the cellular proteins and antagonize their binding to the viral IRES, thereby inhibiting HCV IRES-mediated translation. We have found that an RNA molecule corresponding to SL III of the HCV IRES could efficiently inhibit HCV IRES-mediated translation in a dose-dependent manner without affecting cap-dependent translation. The SL III RNA was also found to bind efficiently to most of the cellular proteins which interacted with the HCV 5′UTR. A smaller RNA corresponding to SL e+f of domain III also strongly and selectively inhibited HCV IRES-mediated translation. This RNA molecule showed strong interaction with the ribosomal S5 protein and prevented the recruitment of the 40S ribosomal subunit by the HCV IRES. In conclusion our results demonstrate a novel approach to selectively block HCV RNA translation using a small RNA molecules mimicking the structure of the stem-loop IIIe+f subdomain of the HCV-IRES. The discovery provides a basis for developing a potent antiviral therapy targeting the interaction between the ribosome and the HCV-IRES RNA.
US07833973B2	Pharmaceutical formulations for reducing pain The present invention is direct to a method of producing analgesia in a mammalian subject. The method includes administering to the subject an omega conopeptide, preferably ziconotide, in combination with an analgesic selected from the group consisting of morphine, bupivacaine, clonidine, hydromorphone, baclofen, fentanyil, buprenorphine, and sufentanil, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the ω-conopeptide retains its potency and is physically and chemically compatible with the analgesic compound. A preferred route of administration is intrathecal administration, particularly continuous intrathecal infusion. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an omega conopeptide, preferably ziconotide, an antioxidant, in combination with an analgesic selected from the group consisting of morphine, bupivacaine, clonidine, hydromorphone, baclofen, fentanyl, buprenorphine, and sufentanil.
US07833969B2	Tumor-associated peptides binding promiscuously to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumor cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US07833959B1	Method to increase flash points of flammable solvents The present invention relates to a method to decrease the flammability of normally flammable alcohols and solvents. The additive is Alpha Terpineol, which will increase the flash point of flammable alcohols or solvents, by blending the Terpineol into the flammable solvent or alcohol. Solvents such as acetone, methanol, ethylacetate, ethanol and xylene, to name a few, increases flash points by 50° C. to 60° C., by addition of 12-14% terpineol. The said solvent can then be blended with other organic solvents to produce performance solvents, such as paint strippers with flash points greater than 140° F. and meet Federal and state Volatile Organic Compound regulations.
US07833957B2	Removing solution The present invention provides a resist-removing solution for low-k film and a cleaning solution for via holes or capacitors, the solutions comprising hydrogen fluoride (HF) and at least one member selected from the group consisting of organic acids and organic solvents. The invention also provides a method of removing resist and a method of cleaning via holes or capacitors by the use of the solutions.
US07833956B2	Water compatible emollient for cleansing products A cleansing composition comprising a water-compatible emollient that provides enhanced skin-feel characteristics, as well as viscosity-building properties. The water-compatible emollient is an alkoxylated derivative of glyceryl cocoate containing both propylene oxide and ethylene oxide groups in the molecular structure. The cleansing composition also comprises one or more surfactants, and optional additives, and can be formulated into a body wash, shampoo, facial cleanser, liquid hand soap, dish detergent or car wash detergent.
US07833952B2	Lubricant compositions A lubricant composition comprising a detergent and a base oil comprising more than about 1.6% by weight of tetracycloparaffins is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition are also disclosed.
US07833950B2	Degradable fiber systems for stimulation A method for minimizing the amount of metal crosslinked viscosifier necessary for treating a wellbore with proppant or gravel is given. The method includes using fibers to aid in transporting, suspending and placing proppant or gravel in viscous carrier fluids otherwise having insufficient viscosity to prevent particulate settling. Fibers are given that have properties optimized for proppant transport but degrade after the treatment into degradation products that do not precipitate in the presence of ions in the water such as calcium and magnesium. Crosslinked polymer carrier fluids are identified that are not damaged by contaminants present in the fibers or by degradation products released by premature degradation of the fibers.
US07833946B2	Water-based drilling fluid A water based drilling fluid contains as additive one or more alkyl ethoxylates having the formula RO(CH2CH2O)nH; wherein: R is a C16-22alkyl group (preferably R is aliphatic and more preferably R is linear), and n is an integer in the range 2-30. The fluid further contains one or more viscosifying agents, and is substantially clay-free.
US07833940B2	2-(substituted phenyl)-6-hydroxy or alkoxy-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylates and their use as herbicides 2-(Substituted phenyl)-6-hydroxy or alkoxy-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acids and their derivatives are herbicides demonstrating a broad spectrum of weed control.
US07833937B2	Image destruct feature used with image receiving layers in secure documents An image destruct material comprises a release layer positioned between an image receiving layer and a base layer. The adhesion between the release layer and the base layer is greater than adhesion between the release layer and the image receiving layer. The release layer material can be used in secure documents that have an image receiving layer. After information is printed on the image receiving layer, an overlaminate is applied over it. Removal of the overlaminate destroys the printed image on the receiving layer because of the relative adhesive properties of the image receiving layer, overlaminate and release layer.
US07833932B1	Compositions and methods for treating exhaust gases The present invention provides compositions, systems, and methods for achieving high efficiencies of nitrogen oxide (NOx) removal from exhaust gases while minimizing ammonia slip and sulfur dioxide oxidation. In one embodiment, a method of removing nitrogen oxides from an exhaust gas comprises providing a first catalyst layer, adding an ammonia-containing compound to the exhaust gas upstream of the first catalyst layer in excess of the stoichiometric equivalent of the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas, flowing the exhaust gas through the first catalyst layer, selectively catalytically decomposing ammonia in excess of the stoichiometric reaction equivalent of the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas, and catalytically reducing the nitrogen oxides by reaction with ammonia not selectively catalytically decomposed.
US07833930B2	Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and production method thereof An exhaust gas purifying catalyst including: a plurality of first compounds 5 which have precious metal particles 3 supported thereon and are formed into a particle shape; and second compounds 7 which are arranged among the plurality of first compounds 5 and separate the first compounds 5 from one another, wherein pore volumes of the precious metal particles 3, the first compounds 5 and the second compounds 7 are 0.24 to 0.8 cm3/g.
US07833929B2	Process for the manufacture of methylmercaptan The present invention refers to a continuous process for the manufacture of methyl mercaptan using Mo—O—K-based catalysts. It is further described that the total selectivity of methylmercaptan can be increased by at least 1% by lowering the total gas hourly space velocity. The invention further refers to a process for the preparation of a solid, preformed catalyst system.
US07833927B2	Single site palladium catalyst complexes Catalyst structures comprising a single palladium metal center and a substituted tri-arylphosphine ligand. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the catalyst structures to facilitate polymerization reactions and Heck coupling reactions.
US07833922B2	Method of forming aluminum oxynitride material and bodies formed by such methods Methods of forming aluminum oxynitride (AlON) materials include sintering green bodies comprising aluminum orthophosphate or another sacrificial material therein. Such green bodies may comprise aluminum, oxygen, and nitrogen in addition to the aluminum orthophosphate. For example, the green bodies may include a mixture of aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, and aluminum orthophosphate or another sacrificial material. Additional methods of forming aluminum oxynitride (AlON) materials include sintering a green body including a sacrificial material therein, using the sacrificial material to form pores in the green body during sintering, and infiltrating the pores formed in the green body with a liquid infiltrant during sintering. Bodies are formed using such methods.
US07833921B2	Composite material and method of manufacturing the same A composite material according to the invention includes X parts by volume of boron carbide, Y parts by volume of silicon carbide, and Z parts by volume of silicon as main components, wherein 10
US07833914B2	Capacitors and methods with praseodymium oxide insulators Methods of forming and the resulting capacitors formed by these methods are shown. Monolayers that contain praseodymium are deposited onto a substrate and subsequently processed to form praseodymium oxide dielectrics. Monolayers that contain titanium or other metals are deposited onto a substrate and subsequently processed to form metal electrodes. Resulting capacitor structures includes properties such as improved dimensional control. One improved dimensional control includes thickness. Some resulting capacitor structures also include properties such as an amorphous or nanocrystalline microstructure. Selected components of capacitors formed with these methods have better step coverage over substrate topography and more robust film mechanical properties.
US07833909B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and etching apparatus Aimed at suppressing roughening in a circumferential portion of a layer to be etched in the process of removing a hard mask formed thereon, an etching apparatus of the present invention has a process chamber, an electrode, a stage, and a shadow ring, wherein the process chamber allows an etching gas to be introduced therein; the electrode is disposed in the process chamber, and is used for generating plasma by ionizing the etching gas; the stage is disposed in the process chamber, onto which a substrate is disposed; the shadow ring has an irregular pattern on the inner circumferential edge thereof, and is disposed in the process chamber and placed above the stage 30, so as to cover a circumferential portion and an inner region adjacent thereto of the substrate in a non-contact manner.
US07833905B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device In forming five trenches buried with an intermediate conductive layer for connecting transfer MISFETs and driving MISFETs with vertical MISFETs formed thereover, in which the second and third trenches, and the first, fourth, and fifth trenches are formed separately by twice etching using first and second photoresist films as a mask. Since all the trenches can be formed at a good accuracy even in a case where the shortest distance between the first trench and the second or third trench, and the shortest distance between the second or third trench and the fourth trench is smaller than the resolution limit for the exposure light, the distance between each of the five trenches arranged in one identical memory cell can be reduced to be smaller than resolution limit for the exposure light.
US07833899B2	Multi-layer thick metallization structure for a microelectronic device, intergrated circuit containing same, and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit containing same A multi-layer thick metallization structure for a microelectronic device includes a first barrier layer (111), a first metal layer (112) over the first barrier layer, a first passivation layer (113) over the first metal layer, a via structure (114) extending through the first passivation layer, a second barrier layer (115) over the first passivation layer and in the via structure, a second metal layer (116) over the second barrier layer, and a second passivation layer (117) over the second metal layer and the first passivation layer.
US07833886B2	Method of producing a semiconductor element in a substrate A method of producing a semiconductor element in a substrate includes forming a plurality of micro-cavities in a substrate, creating an amorphization of the substrate to form crystallographic defects and a doping of the substrate with doping atoms, depositing an amorphous layer on top of the substrate, and annealing the substrate, such that at least a part of the crystallographic defects is eliminated using the micro-cavities. The semiconductor element is formed using the doping atoms.
US07833879B2	Low temperature hermetic bonding at water level and method of bonding for micro display application A spatial light modulator is fabricated by bonding a capping layer over a wafer bearing active reflecting surfaces utilizing a low temperature bonding agent capable of providing a hermetic seal, such as a glass frit. The low temperature bonding agent may be B-stage cured after application to the capping layer, prior to any exposure to the substrate bearing the reflecting surfaces. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the capping layer may comprise a glass wafer pre-bonded with an interposer spacer layer to provide sufficient stand-off between the capping layer and the underlying reflecting structures. In accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the capping layer may comprise a glass wafer alone, and the bonding agent may include additional materials such as beads or balls to provide the necessary stand-off between the capping layer and the underlying reflective structures.
US07833864B2	Method of doping polysilicon layer that utilizes gate insulation layer to prevent diffusion of ion implanted impurities into underlying semiconductor substrate Embodiments prevent or substantially reduce diffusion of a P-type impurity into a channel region in a PMOS transistor having a dual gate. Some embodiments include forming a device isolation film on a semiconductor substrate, forming a channel impurity region in an active region of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate insulation layer including a silicon oxide layer and a silicon oxide nitride layer on the semiconductor substrate. Also, the embodiments can include forming a polysilicon layer containing an N-type impurity on the gate insulation layer, and forming a gate electrode by selectively ion-implanting a P-type impurity into the polysilicon layer formed in a PMOS transistor region of the circuit region. The embodiments further include forming a conductive metal layer and a gate upper insulation layer on the gate electrode, and forming a gate stack in a gate region.
US07833858B2	Superjunction trench device formation methods Methods for forming semiconductor structures are provided for a semiconductor device employing a superjunction structure and overlying trench with embedded control gate. An embodiment comprises forming interleaved first and second spaced-apart regions of first and second semiconductor materials of different conductivity type and different mobilities so that the second semiconductor material has a higher mobility for the same carrier type than the first semiconductor material, and providing an overlying third semiconductor material in which a trench is formed with sidewalls having thereon a fourth semiconductor material that has a higher mobility than the third material, adapted to carry current between source regions, through the fourth semiconductor material in the trench and the second semiconductor material in the device drift space to the drain. In a further embodiment, the first and third semiconductor materials are relaxed materials and the second and fourth semiconductor materials are strained semiconductor materials.
US07833855B2	Methods of producing integrated circuit devices utilizing tantalum amine derivatives In a method for forming a field effect transistor, a metal nitride layer is formed on a gate electrode insulating layer. Tantalum amine derivatives represented by the chemical formula Ta(NR1)(NR2R3)3, in which R1, R2 and R3 represent H or a C1-C6 alkyl group, may be used to form the metal nitride layer. Nitrogen may then be implanted into the metal nitride layer to increase the nitrogen content of the layer.
US07833840B2	Integrated circuit package system with down-set die pad and method of manufacture thereof An integrated circuit package system and method of manufacture therefor includes providing a substrate with a beveled cavity, attaching a down-set conductive die pad with tapered sidewalls for matching with the beveled cavity in the substrate and having the down-set below a lower surface of the substrate, and attaching an integrated circuit over the down-set conductive die pad and electrically connected thereto.
US07833839B1	Method for decreasing surface delamination of gel-type thermal interface material by management of the material cure temperature Various methods and apparatus for establishing a thermal pathway for a semiconductor device are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes placing a gel-type thermal interface material in a preselected pattern on a semiconductor chip that is coupled to a substrate. The preselected pattern of gel-type thermal interface material is allowed to partially set up. Additional thermal interface material is placed on the semiconductor chip and cured.
US07833838B2	Method and apparatus for increasing the immunity of new generation microprocessors from ESD events A method and apparatus for increasing the immunity of new generation microprocessors from electrostatic discharge events involve shielding the microprocessors at the die level. A gasket of a lossy material is provided on the substrate upon which the microprocessor is mounted. The gasket surrounds the microprocessor to protect it from electrostatic discharge pulses. A heat spreader is arranged in heat conducting relation with the microprocessor and atop at least a portion of the gasket adjacent the die. The material is a static dissipative material having a volume resistivity of greater than 102 ohm cm and a shielding effectiveness to protect the microprocessor from at least 4 kV of electrostatic discharge pulse at the computer system level in which the microprocessor is to be used.
US07833835B2	Multi-layer fin wiring interposer fabrication process An interposer having multi-layer fine wiring structure which comprises an insulating layer made of photosensitive polyimide which is photosensitive organic material and a wiring layer portion made of metal, such as copper, silver, gold, aluminum, palladium, indium, titanium, tantalum, and niobium, functions as wiring in an integrated circuit chip, wherein junctions between the integrated circuit chip and the interposer are formed by micron to submicron size fine connection metal pads or bumps which are formed on both the integrated circuit chip and the interposer.
US07833828B1	Method of fabricating a patterned device using sacrificial spacer layer A method of creating a patterned device by selecting a substrate; forming a first step on the substrate; depositing a sacrificial layer along the first step and the substrate; depositing a second step on a portion of the sacrificial layer; depositing a second layer on each of a portion of the substrate, sacrificial layer and second step that shares a common resistance to removal by a same agent as the substrate, the first step and the second step; removing a portion of the sacrificial layer so that a gap is created between the second layer and the first step, wherein a portion of the sacrificial layer remains such that the second layer remains; and processing the substrate beneath the gap created between the second layer and the first step.
US07833812B2	Process for forming optical device having electron injection layer comprising barium An optical device comprising an anode, a cathode, an organic semiconducting material between the anode and the cathode, and an electron transport layer between the cathode and the organic semiconducting material wherein the organic semiconducting material comprises sulfur and the electron transport layer containing barium.
US07833802B2	Stroboscopic liberation and methods of use The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting substances, such as explosives and/or drugs, using, in part, short bursts of energy light from a relatively low energy strobe. Embodiments include coupling the strobe with a detector for use in a portable hand-held unit, or a unit capable of being carried as a backpack. Embodiments further include placement of one or more stroboscopic desorption units and detectors in luggage conveyors systems, carry-on X-ray machines, and check-in counter locations.
US07833801B2	Free-standing nanowire method for detecting an analyte in a fluid A sensor device and method for detecting the presence of an analyte in a fluid solution are disclosed. The sensor device system can comprise a substrate and an array of free-standing nanowires attached to the substrate. The array can include individual free-standing nanowires wherein each of the individual free-standing nanowires have a first end and a second end. The first end can, in some embodiments, be attached to the substrate and the second end unattached to the substrate. Such individual free-standing nanowires are configured for electrical communication with other individual free-standing nanowires through the first end. A chip or computer can be electrically coupled to the array of free-standing nanowires for receiving electrical information from the array of free-standing nanowires. In some embodiments a power source can be used to send current through the nanowire array.
US07833791B2	Lactobacilli expressing biologically active polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention relates to Lactobacillus species recombinantly altered to express a biologically active protein. The invention also related to methods of providing the bacteria to the vagina.
US07833780B2	Viral diagnostic method and well for use in same The present invention relates to a single flat-based well suitable for use in a viral diagnostic method. More particularly, the well has a planar or flat base, as opposed to a curved base. The invention also relates to a viral diagnostic method that employs such single wells. In an embodiment of this method a specially developed tissue culture medium supplemented with hormones and enzymes is employed.
US07833779B2	Methods and systems for polynucleotide detection Optimization techniques for selecting indicator polynucleotides for an experiment and for determining expression levels resulting from the experiment. The optimization technique corrects for variations in polynucleotide melting temperatures during analysis of the experimental results. The optimization technique selects set of indicator polynucleotides for the experiment. The optimization technique then performs the experiment with the indicator polynucleotides and a sample and identifies the relative amounts of the indicated polynucleotides. The optimization technique then adjusts the relative amounts of the indicated polynucleotides based on melting temperatures associated with the indicator polynucleotides.
US07833776B2	Lipidating sequences and use thereof for producing lipidated proteins in E. coli Production in E. coli of a lipidated fusion protein containing a lipidating sequence derived from Ag473 and a target polypeptide.
US07833774B2	Screening methods for identifying viral proteins with interferon antagonizing functions and potential antiviral agents The present invention relates, in general, to a screening method for identifying novel viral proteins with interferon antagonizing function using a transfection-based assay, and the use of such proteins in isolating various types of attenuated viruses for the development of vaccine and pharmaceutical formulations. The invention also relates to the use of viral interferon antagonists in screening assays to identify potential anti-viral agents. The invention further relates to protocols utilizing interferon antagonists, e.g., NS1, to enhance gene therapy or DNA vaccination based on their ability to increase gene expression.
US07833767B2	Ketoreductase polypeptides and related polynucleotides The present invention is directed to variant polypeptides having enhanced ketoreductase activity and/or thermostability for use in the stereospecific reduction of ketones. In addition, the present invention is directed to polynucleotides that encode the ketoreductase polypeptides, including codon optimized versions of the polynucleotides which provide for enhanced expression in host cells. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to nucleotide constructs, vectors and host cells that are transformed with polynucleotides of the present invention.
US07833760B2	Process for the production of β-amino acids using acylase The present invention relates to a Variovorax sp. which produces an acylase having an asymmetric hydrolysis activity on an N-acetyl β-amino acid to selectively produce an R-β-amino acid, and a Burkholderia sp. which produces both an acylase having an asymmetric hydrolysis activity on an N-acetyl β-amino acid to selectively produce an S-β-amino acid and an acylase having an asymmetric hydrolysis activity of an N-acetyl β-amino acid to selectively produce an R-β-amino acid, and a process for the selective production of an S-, or R-β-amino acid using the above strains.
US07833755B2	Anti-IL-6 antibody nucleic acid molecules and methods Anti-IL-6 antibody nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US07833753B2	Methods of producing erythropoietin isoforms comprising Lewis-X structures and high sialic acid content and compositions of the same Disclosed are immortalized human embryonic retina cells, having a nucleic acid sequence encoding an adenoviral E1A protein integrated into the genome of the cells, and further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an enzyme involved in post-translational modification of proteins, such as a sialyltransferase, wherein the nucleic acid sequence encoding the enzyme involved in post-translational modification of proteins is under control of a heterologous promoter. Methods for producing recombinant proteins from such cells and obtaining such recombinant proteins having increased sialylation are provided as are novel compositions of isoforms of erythropoietin.
US07833752B2	Bacterial leader sequences for increased expression Compositions and methods for improving expression and/or secretion of a polypeptide of interest in a host cell are provided. Compositions including a coding sequence for a bacterial secretion signal peptide are provided. The compositions of the invention are useful for increasing accumulation of properly processed proteins in the periplasmic space of a host cell, or for increasing secretion of properly processed proteins. In particular, isolated secretion signal peptide-encoding nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the nucleic acid molecules are encompassed. The present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules including nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24, and the nucleotide sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US07833750B2	Card-domain containing polypeptides, encoding nucleic acids, and methods of use The invention provides caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, encoding nucleic acid molecules, and specific antibodies. Also provided are screening methods for identifying CARD-associated polypeptides (CAPs), and for identifying agents that alter the association of a CARD-containing polypeptide with itself or with a CAP. Further provided are methods of altering a biochemical process modulated by a CARD-containing polypeptide, and methods of diagnosing a pathology characterized by an increased or decreased level of a CARD-containing polypeptide.
US07833749B2	Isolated photoprotein mtClytin, and use thereof The invention relates to the photoprotein mtClytin, to its nucleotide and amino acid sequences and to the activity and use of the photoprotein mtClytin.
US07833735B2	Detection of surface-associated human leukocyte elastase In order to accurately and reliably quantitate HLE on the plasma membranes of the lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes, a test sample containing the lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes is initially treated with a first antiserum specific for CD4 receptors on the plasma membrane or with a second antiserum specific for chemokine receptors on the plasma membrane. Once the CD4 or chemokine receptors have been rendered non-reactive (competitive) relative to the HLE receptors (also “binding sites”) on the plasma membrane, the test sample is contacted with an immunoreagent specific for interaction with one or more of the HLE receptors on the plasma membranes of the lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes. The immunoreagent forms a complex with the HLE binding sites and produces a characteristic physical change in the lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes that can be monitored by anyone of a number of standard techniques, (e.g., confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometry).
US07833732B2	Acute renal injury We disclose a new and useful biomarker for acute kidney injury (i.e., AKI), renal ischemia reperfusion injury (i.e., IRI), ischemic acute kidney injury, and/or ischemic acute tubular necrosis (i.e., ATN). The biomarker is GRO-alpha (i.e., CXCL1, chemokine C-X-C ligand 1, GRO1, GROa, MGSA, MGSA alpha, MGSA-a, NAP-3, SCYB1). We detected the biomarker using a QUANTIKINE® human GRO-alpha immunoassay (Cat. No. DGR00, R & D Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.). In addition, we disclose a method of treating lung damage.
US07833720B2	Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome The present invention provides compositions and their use in diagnosing and/or distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
US07833716B2	Tagged oligonucleotides and their use in nucleic acid amplification methods A method for selective amplification of at least one target nucleic acid sequence, comprising the steps of: treating a sample with a tagged oligonucleotide comprising a target hybridizing sequence that hybridizes to a 3′-end of the target nucleic acid sequence, and a tag sequence situated 5′ to the target hybridizing sequence that does not stably hybridize to a target nucleic acid, wherein tagged oligonucleotide hybridized to target nucleic acids form tagged target nucleic acids; prior to initiating a primer extension reaction, reducing the effective concentration of unhybridized tagged oligonucleotide having an active form; initiating an extension reaction to produce a primer extension product; separating the primer extension product from the target nucleic acid; and producing amplification products therefrom using an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to the complement of the tag sequence.
US07833715B1	Biomolecules having multiple attachment moieties for binding to a substrate surface Methods of binding biomolecules to a substrate are provided that include contacting the biomolecule with a branched linking moiety to form a branched linking structure. The branched linking structure is then contacted with a binding moiety on the substrate to form a coupled substrate binding structure, thereby binding the biomolecule to the substrate. The biomolecule may contain a Lewis base or a nucleophile to react with a Lewis acid or electrophile in the branched linking moiety. Alternatively, the biomolecule may contain a Lewis acid or electrophile that can react with a Lewis base or nucleophile in the branched linking moiety. Additionally, the biomolecule can be bound to the substrate through a covalent or non-covalent bond.
US07833713B2	Mitigation of Cot-1 DNA distortion in nucleic acid hybridization A novel method of suppressing non-specific cross-hybridization between repetitive elements present in nucleic acid probes and corresponding repetitive elements in the target nucleic acid by using DNA synthesized to contain a plurality of repetitive elements while avoiding low and single copy sequences.
US07833711B2	Device and method for multiple analyte detection The invention is directed to a method and device for simultaneously testing a sample for the presence, absence, and/or amounts of one or more of a plurality of selected analytes. The invention includes, in one aspect, a device for detecting or quantitating a plurality of different analytes in a liquid sample. Each chamber may include an analyte-specific reagent effective to react with a selected analyte that may be present in the sample, and detection means for detecting the signal. Also disclosed are methods utilizing the device.
US07833708B2	Nucleic acid amplification using microfluidic devices The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods using the same in various types of thermal cycling reactions. Certaom devices include a rotary microfluidic channel and a plurality of temperature regions at different locations along the rotary microfluidic channel at which temperature is regulated. Solution can be repeatedly passed through the temperature regions such that the solution is exposed to different temperatures. Other microfluidic devices include an array of reaction chambers formed by intersecting vertical and horizontal flow channels, with the ability to regulate temperature at the reaction chambers. The microfluidic devices can be used to conduct a number of different analyses, including various primer extension reactions and nucleic acid amplification reactions.
US07833697B2	Endothelial stem cells, populations, methods of isolation and use thereof The present invention provides stem cells characterized as having the ability to renew and the ability to give rise to endothelial and/or endothelial-like cells, methods of isolating such stem cells and methods of use thereof. Also provided are progeny cells derived from the stem cells of the invention.
US07833693B2	Photoactive compounds The present application relates to a compound of formula A-X—B, where (i) A-X—B form an ionic compound Ai Xi Bi where Ai and Bi are each individually an organic onium cation; and Xi is anion of the formula Q-R500—SO3− or (ii) A-X—B form a non-ionic compound Ac-Xc-Bc, where Ai, Bi, Q, R500, Ac, Bc, and Xc are defined herein. The compounds are useful as photoactive materials.
US07833692B2	Amine-arresting additives for materials used in photolithographic processes Novel, poison-blocking compositions and methods of using those compositions to form poison-blocking layers are provided. The compositions comprise a typical composition used in microlithographic processes, but with a poison-blocking additive included in that composition. The preferred additive is a compound comprising one or more blocked isocyanates. Upon heating to certain temperatures, the blocking group is released from the isocyanate, leaving behind a moiety that is highly reactive with the poisonous amines generated by typical dielectric layers.
US07833690B2	Photoacid generators and lithographic resists comprising the same The present invention relates to photoacid generating compounds, lithographic resists comprising photoacid generating compounds, and to various lithographic processes techniques, and applications. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photoacid generator of Formula (I):
US07833684B2	Toner compositions A toner having charge control agents which impart excellent triboelectric charging characteristics.
US07833681B2	Mask blank and mask A mask blank is equipped with a thin film that forms a mask pattern formed on a substrate and a chemically amplified type resist film that is formed above the thin film. In the mask blank, a protective film that prevents movement of a substance that inhibits a chemical amplification function of the resist film from a bottom portion of the resist film to inside the resist film is provided between the thin film and the resist film. The mask blank suppresses the error of the line width dimension of the transfer pattern formed on the substrate to the design dimension of the transfer pattern line width of the transfer mask (actual dimension error) and also suppress linearity up to 10 nm.
US07833680B2	Fuel cell separator plate reinforcement via bonding assembly A fuel cell bipolar plate assembly is disclosed which includes a reinforcement positioned between the anode and cathode plates to strengthen the assembly.
US07833677B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery This invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that has excellent output characteristics, is small in individual difference, and is more stable. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a negative electrode and a positive electrode that contain or can occlude and release lithium, a lithium salt-containing ionic liquid and is characterized in that the electrolyte contains a cation containing a fluoroalkyl group attached through a methylene chain to a basic structure selected from the group consisting of imidazolium, piperidinium, and pyrrolidinium structures.
US07833663B2	Method of manufacturing nickel zinc batteries Methods of manufacturing a rechargeable power cell are described. Methods include providing a slurry or paste of negative electrode materials having low toxicity and including dispersants to prevent the agglomeration of particles that may adversely affect the performance of power cells. The methods utilize semi-permeable sheets to separate the electrodes and minimize formation of dendrites; and further provide electrode specific electrolyte to achieve efficient electrochemistry and to further discourage dendritic growth in the cell. The negative electrode materials may be comprised of zinc and zinc compounds. Zinc and zinc compounds are notably less toxic than the cadmium used in NiCad batteries. The described methods may utilize some production techniques employed in existing NiCad production lines. Thus, the methods described will find particular use in an already well-defined and mature manufacturing base.
US07833660B1	Fluorohaloborate salts, synthesis and use thereof A composition is provided as a salt having the formula MBF3X where M is an alkali metal cation and X is the halide fluoride, bromide or iodide. A lithium salt has several characteristics making the composition well suited for inclusion within a lithium-ion battery. A process for forming an alkali metal trifluorohaloborate salt includes the preparation of a boron trifluoride etherate in an organic solvent. An alkali metal halide salt where the halide is chloride, bromide or iodide is suspended in the solution and reacted with boron trifluoride etherate to form an alkali metal trifluorohaloborate. The alkali metal trifluorohaloborate so produced is collected as a solid from the solution. The process is simple and yields alkali metal trifluorohaloborate of sufficient purity to be used directly in battery applications.
US07833659B2	Winding assembly type lithium ion secondary power batteries A type of winding assembly type lithium ion secondary power battery includes: winding assembly type electrode cores wound with positive electrodes, negative electrodes and a separation membrane, electrolyte, and a battery shell. Its characteristics are: the interior of the battery shell carries at least one electrode units formed by electrode holders holding many stacked electrode cores. The terminal leads of the current collector for all positive and negative electrode cores are led from the upper and lower ends of the electrode unit respectively. The positive and negative terminals on cover boards and the outer side of the cover boards are connected to terminal leads of the current collector by built-in fasteners. There is a separation ring between the electrode core body of the battery and the cover boards of the battery. The present invention simplifies the manufacturing technology, increases the energy density of the battery, the mechanical property and safety property of the battery, and has an excellent high discharge property.
US07833656B2	Electrochemical device and method for producing the same An electrochemical device having an electrode plate assembly. The electrode plate assembly includes (a) at least one first electrode, (b) at least one second electrode, and (c) a separator interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first current collector sheet and at least one first electrode mixture layer carried thereon. The second electrode includes a second current collector sheet and at least one second electrode mixture layer carried thereon. At least one of the first current collector sheet and the second current collector sheet has a conductive area and an insulating area.
US07833651B2	Battery holder A battery holder frame (12) that facilitates the removal of a fully installed battery (30) (electrical cell). The frame has top (20), bottom (22), opposite side (24, 26), and back walls (28) that form a cavity (14) that receives a battery by moving the battery rearward into the cavity until the battery abuts the back wall. The back wall upper portion has a bottom edge (66) and leaves an opening (62) below the bottom edge through which the bottom of the battery can move rearward out of the cavity. To remove a fully installed battery, the battery bottom is pushed rearward to cause the battery to pivot so its upper portion (152) moves forward out of the cavity and can be grasped to pull the battery out of the cavity.
US07833647B2	Closure vent seal and assembly A closure assembly and rupturable vent seal adapted for use in an electrochemical battery cell is disclosed. The vent seal includes a series of peripheral projections that can be folded to insure proper sealing of the vent without wrinkles or overlapping folded portions. Methods of accomplishing the invention are also contemplated.
US07833646B2	Method of and apparatus for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metals, such as alkali metal containing batteries There is disclosed a method of and an arrangement for dismantling and storage of objects comprising alkali metal containing substances, in particular lithium containing batteries, in the presence of a protective atmosphere, wherein the protective atmosphere is carbon dioxide. The arrangement comprises a gas-tight chamber for bringing the objects under a protective environment, and a gas-tight chamber for dismantling the objects within the protective atmosphere of carbon dioxide gas.
US07833641B2	Magnetic disk Disclosed is a magnetic disk which has a lubricant layer with excellent heat resistance and high adhesiveness and is free from fly-stiction failure or corrosion failure even at an extremely low flying height of 10 nm or lower. Also disclosed is a magnetic disk which has a lubricant layer with good thermal properties and can exert a stable action over a wide temperature range. The magnetic disk comprises a substrate (1), and a magnetic layer (3), a carbon-containing protective layer (4) and a lubricant layer (5) provided on the substrate (1), wherein the lubricant layer (5) contains a magnetic disk lubricant comprising a compound having a phosphazene ring and two or more hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups in the molecule.
US07833627B1	Composite armor having a layered metallic matrix and dually embedded ceramic elements According to typical inventive practice, a first metallic material is poured into a mold including a bottom inside surface having regularly arrayed rises (truncated spherical convexities). The molten first metallic material cools and solidifies to include a surface correspondingly having regularly arrayed dents (truncated spherical concavities). The resultant “inner casting” is removed from and repositioned in the mold so that the inner casting's dent-laden surface faces upward. Ceramic spheres are placed in the dents. A second metallic material (having a higher melting point than the first metallic material) is poured into the mold with the inner casting and spheres in place. The molten second metallic material cools and solidifies as an “outer casting” surrounding the inner casting and the spheres. The resultant integral armor structure includes the inner casting, the outer casting, and the spheres, each sphere embedded partially in the inner casting and partially in the outer casting.
US07833625B2	Materials, methods and systems for separating and identifying proteins from mixtures Materials, apparatuses, methods, and systems for isolating and identifying mixture components on the basis of isoelectric point (“pI”). In one aspect, the materials are particles adapted to have a predetermined isoelectric point. The particles include a porous body into which a plurality of cavities extend. A substance of a predetermined isoelectric point is deposited in the cavities to provide thereby the particle's isoelectric value.
US07833620B2	Apparatus for gluing an object to a surface by means of two or more component glue A device for attaching an object to a substrate by means of glue includes at least one part (21) provided with a breakable sealed cavity, each containing one of the glue components, and one or more cavities (22) in the device (20), which are filled with the remaining glue components, where the parts (20, 21) are movable relative to each other like a piston pump, which makes the glue components flow towards a gluing surface (24, 42) through a system of channels (29, 30) and optionally through mixing chambers (31) and where the breakable seal (26) is broken by this movement. In order not to obstruct an equal flow of glue components, the device according to the invention comprises a cam (27) and a seal storing chamber (35) to store the seal away from the flow after it is broken.
US07833619B2	Dropcloth An improved dropcloth comprising: a body made from a material having a desired shape and weight, said body having a plurality of surfaces wherein at least one surface has a slip reducing feature.
US07833618B2	Multilayer, white, laser-cuttable and laser-inscribable polyester film The invention relates to a white, coextruded, oriented polyester film with a base layer (B) and with at least one outer layer (A), where the base layer (B) includes a whitening pigment and/or void-forming incompatible polymer at a concentration of from 2 to 35% by weight (based on the weight of the base layer (B)), and from 0.01 to 15% by weight (likewise based on the weight of the base layer (B)) of a pigment that absorbs laser energy. The invention further relates to a process for production of these films and to their use as laser-cuttable and laser-inscribable film.
US07833617B2	Multilayer, white, laser-cuttable polyester film The invention relates to a white, coextruded, oriented polyester film with a base layer (B) and with at least one outer layer (A), where the base layer (B) includes from 2 to 35% by weight, based on the weight of the base layer (B), of a whitening pigment and/or void-forming incompatible polymer, and from 0.01 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the base layer (B), of pigment that absorbs laser energy. The outer layer (A) includes from 1.0 to 35% by weight (based on the weight of the outer layer (A) of whitening pigment and/or void-forming incompatible polymer, and this pigment and/or polymer is identical with or different from the pigment and/or polymer in the base layer (B). The invention further relates to processes for production of these films and to their use as laser-cuttable film.
US07833614B2	Biaxially stretched polyester film The present invention relates to a biaxially stretched polyester film comprising a polyester layer A which comprises polybutylene terephthalate and at least one of a copolyester and an amorphous polyester, said biaxially stretched polyester film satisfying any one of the following requirements: (1) the polyester layer A exhibiting one melting point as measured by temperature-rise DSC method, and the polyester film having an edge tear resistance of not more than 100 N in each of longitudinal and width directions thereof; and (2) an average number of uncompatilized polybutylene terephthalate masses having a maximum length of not less than 1 μm which are present in a section of the layer A is not more than 1.0 per 100 μm2 of the section of the layer A, and the polyester film having an edge tear resistance of not more than 100 N in each of longitudinal and width directions thereof.
US07833603B2	Optical disc using methylmethacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin An optical disc includes an active disc on which information is recorded and a dummy disc for protecting the active disc. The active disc and the dummy disc are bonded to form a single body, and the dummy disc is made of methylmethacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MABS) resin.
US07833600B2	Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a laminate containing a flexible base layer, a first black layer and second black layer and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are the outermost layers on each side of the laminate.
US07833599B1	Method for producing a multilayer composite, and a composite produced in such a manner Process for the production of a multilayer composite material with a plastic layer that has release properties with respect to adhesives, where the materials producing the release properties are located within the plastic layer, where a first web is provided in production of the composite materia on the one side of which a layer of adhesive is located, after which the plastic layer with the release properties follows, which is in turn bonded to a second web.
US07833586B2	Alumina-based protective coatings for thermal barrier coatings A thermally sprayed alumina-based coating is deposited onto a thermal barrier coating to provide an article such as a turbine engine component with both CMAS mitigation and antifouling. The alumina-based coating increases a melting point of the CMAS to a temperature greater than an operating temperature of the turbine engine component. The surface roughness of the thermally sprayed alumina based coating in less than 4.0 micrometers to 0.75 micrometers. The alumina based coatings include at least 60 weight percent alumina based on a total weight of the alumina-based coating.
US07833582B2	Method for producing a metallic coating in certain areas of a substrate, transfer film, and use thereof The invention concerns a process for the production of a region-wise metallization on a carrier substrate, wherein the carrier substrate is at least region-wise provided with a soluble colored first layer which on its side remote from the carrier substrate is provided over its full area with a metal layer, as well as a transfer film with a region-wise metalization and the use thereof.
US07833581B2	Method for making a highly stable diamond film on a substrate A method of depositing a stable diamond film on a metal substrate includes pretreating a surface of the substrate and depositing a diamond film on the substrate by way of a multi-stage chemical vapor deposition, in which each subsequent stage is performed at progressively higher temperature. The deposited diamond may be doped with boron. The substrate may be titanium, a titanium alloy, iron, an iron alloy, or any other valve metal. The diamond deposition may be a high temperature chemical vapor deposition. The first deposition stage may optionally create a carbide of diamond and substrate, and an optional mixture of diamond and amorphous carbon may be deposited to bond this carbide layer to a subsequently applied layer. The resulting product may be used as an electrode, as a tooth or blade in a cutting tool, or may have many other uses.
US07833576B2	Use of self-adhesive materials having anisotropic properties for producing stamping products The use of a pressure sensitive adhesive possessing anisotropic properties for producing punched products.
US07833563B2	Industrial production of intermediate food product (I.F.P.) based on fish flesh and packaged I.F.P.S. thus produced The invention relates to the production of hydrated concentrates of myofibrillar proteins from fish flesh which are commonly known as surimi-base or, more generally, intermediate food products (I.F.P.). The inventive production method comprises the following successive steps: (1) initial minced fish flesh is prepared from fish fillets; (2) said initial mince is washed with water until a washed mince is obtained which contains a residual fraction of sarcoplasmic proteins and lipids of between 0.1 and 3% of the weight of the mince; (3) while wet, the washed mince is refined by eliminating a fraction of impurities; (4) the refined mince is mixed until an even emulsion mince is produced; (6) the emulsified mince is drained so as to produce a densified mince; (7) cryoprotectants are then added to the densified mince in order to form a final freezable mince; (8) the final mince is packed in nutrient plates; and (9) said plates are frozen. In this way, a quality I.F.P is obtained with a significantly increased production yield in relation to the prior art, particularly for fatty fish.
US07833558B2	Method for preparing fibre-containing pectin and products and uses thereof A method is provided for treating pectin-containing plant materials in a manner to obtain fiber-containing pectin products, and subsequently pectin products, having a high molecular weight of the pectin polymer and a homogeneous distribution of the de-esterified sites in the pectin polymer and thereby providing products having improved gel-forming and/or viscous giving properties.
US07833553B2	Sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer compositon and process for producing the same Provided are: method of producing a sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer by reducing the molecular weight of proanthocyanidin in plants so that they can be readily absorbed through the intestine of an organism; and a health food composition and a pharmaceutical composition which contain the resultant sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer as an active ingredient and which are useful for treating and preventing various lifestyle-related diseases and brain diseases caused by generation of active oxygen species as well as for preventing aging.
US07833550B2	Dry powder formulations of antihistamine for nasal administration Dry powder formulations of drugs such as antihistamine for nasal administration are provided where the drug is retained in the nasal cavity, and systemic side effects minimized or eliminated, through the selection of a narrow particle size range, between approximately 10 and 20 microns in diameter. In a preferred embodiment wherein the drug is an antihistamine, retention of the antihistamine at the nasal mucosa is improved and the bitter aftertaste associated with liquid antihistamine formulations significantly reduced. By making a dry powder formulation of an antihistamine (e.g., azelastine) having an average particle size of between 10 and 20 microns, the antihistamine is restricted primarily to the desired target organ, the nasal mucosa. Because the active ingredient stays in the nasal region, a lower dose can be used to achieve the same desired effect. As demonstrated by the examples, this lower dose reduces the incidence of somnolence, and because the active ingredient remains at the target organ and does not accumulate in the back of the throat and mouth, this formulation does not impart a bitter taste.
US07833546B2	Pharmaceutical dosage form and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a method for producing a pharmaceutical dosage form as tablets, pellets and/or in the form of an active ingredient-containing matrix, whereby the tablets, pellets and/or active ingredient-containing matrix contain a pharmaceutical active ingredient and a copolymer serving as a coating agent and/or binding agent, and optionally contain a core and pharmaceutically common additives. According to the invention, the copolymer, the pharmaceutical active ingredient, the optionally present core and/or the pharmaceutically common additives are processed using known techniques by melting, injection molding, extrusion, wet granulation, casting, dipping, spreading out, spraying on, or pressing to form tablets, pellets and/or an active ingredient-containing matrix. The inventive method is characterized in that a copolymer is used that consists of 20 to 34 wt. % methacrylic acid, 20 to 69 wt. % methylacrylate and 0 to 40 wt. % ethylacrylate and, optionally, of 0 to 10 wt. % of additional vinylically copolymerizable monomers with the provision that the glass transition temperature of the copolymer is no higher than 60° C. according to ISO 11357-2, Item 3.3.3. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical dosage form produced according to this method, said copolymer and the use thereof.
US07833545B2	Methods and devices for the sustained release of multiple drugs The invention relates to an drug delivery device and a method for delivering multiple drugs over a prolonged period of time. The drug delivery device has two or more unitary segments comprising a drug-permeable polymeric substance, wherein at least one of the segments further comprises a pharmaceutically active agent. The invention also relates to a method for the treatment of a benign ovarian secretory disorder in a female mammal, a method of contraception, and a method of relieving the symptoms associated with menopausal, perimenopausal and post-menopausal periods in a woman.
US07833541B2	Cosmetic compositions utilizing acrylate cross linked silicone copolymer networks The cosmetic compositions of the present invention comprise silicone copolymers, terpolymers and higher order polymers that comprise 1) polyether substituted structural units and 2) epoxy or oxirane structural units that are reacted with acrylate species to produce cross linked silicones comprising polyether substituted structural units and acrylate cross links. The cross linked polymers of the present invention are self-emulsifying and may be either water swellable or oil swellable.
US07833530B2	Methods of inhibiting the PSGL-1-mediated adhesion and chemokine-mediated migration with PSGL-1-specific antibodies The present invention is directed to antibodies and binding fragments thereof, which bind with high affinity and specificity to human P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) and which block both selectin and chemokine binding to PSGL-1 expressed on leukocytes, lymphocytes and endothelial cells and thus which inhibit migration and/or rolling of these cells and to methods for screening for such antibodies and binding fragments thereof and to methods of therapeutic use thereof.
US07833525B2	Crystals of whole antibodies and fragments thereof and methods for making and using them This invention relates to crystals of whole antibodies and fragments thereof, and formulations and compositions comprising such crystals. More particularly, methods are provided for the crystallization of high concentrations of whole antibodies, and fragments thereof, in large batches, and for the preparation of stabilized whole antibody crystals for use alone, or in dry or slurry formulations or compositions. This invention also relates to methods for stabilization, storage and delivery of biologically active whole antibody crystals.
US07833519B2	Method of pre-treatment for hair colourants and bleaches The present invention is a method of pre-treating keratinous fibers prior to the application of a hair colorant or bleaching composition comprising the steps of applying a pre-treatment composition to the keratinous fibers said composition comprising at least one conditioning agent, said composition having a viscosity of from 100 Pa cps to 300 Pa, wherein said pre-treatment composition is not rinsed off from the hair prior to the application of said hair coloring or bleaching composition.
US07833513B2	Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease This invention relates to methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by determining the level or function of insulin, insulin-like growth factors, their receptors and/or their downstream signaling molecules. The invention further relates to methods for the treatment of AD by administering an insulin agonist and an insulin-like growth factor agonist. The invention additionally provides an animal model of AD and methods of screening for agents useful in the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of AD.
US07833510B2	Method for activating hydrogenation catalyst and method for producing hydrogen peroxide including same A method for producing hydrogen peroxide by an anthraquinone process includes the steps of: reducing with hydrogen a working solution containing an organic solvent and anthraquinone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst; and activating the hydrogenation catalyst when a hydrogenation selectivity has decreased due to repeated use, wherein the catalyst activation step includes a step of treating the hydrogenation catalyst with a first alkaline aqueous solution of pH 10 or above containing an alkali metal, and then washing the treated hydrogenation catalyst with water or a second alkaline aqueous solution that is more weakly alkaline than the first alkaline aqueous solution so as to set a catalyst soak solution comprising 5 parts by weight of pure water in admixture with 1 part by weight of the activated hydrogenation catalyst to a pH of 8.0 or above.
US07833505B2	Methods and systems for synthesis on nanoscale materials A method and apparatus for production of nanoscale materials is disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, the invention is scalable and tunable to reliably produce nanoscale materials of specifically desired qualities and at relatively high levels of purity. In a preferred embodiment, combustible gas is discharged onto a substrate through a multi-zone flame facilitating the formation of nanoscale materials such as single and multi-wall nanotubes.
US07833503B2	Exhaust gas treatment A method for scrubbing a halogen-containing gas, comprises contacting the halogen-containing gas with water at a temperature of at least 30° C., the gas optionally subsequently being subjected to a further treatment step comprising contacting it with water at a temperature of less than 30° C. and/or a gas dilution step. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprises a hot wash chamber (6) and optionally a cold wash chamber (7) and/or a gas dilution device (13).
US07833496B2	Plate type preferential oxidation reactor The present invention provides a plate-shaped preferential oxidation (PROX) reactor. The plate-shaped PROX reactor of the present invention includes a plate-shaped chamber having an inlet to supply gas and an outlet to discharge fluid, a distributor for distributing gas supplied into the inlet, a main reactor having a catalyst for converting carbon monoxide contained in the gas into another material, and a radiator disposed on an outer surface of the chamber to dissipate heat.
US07833491B2	Sample container holder The present invention provides a sample container holder for securely holding sample containers of various shapes and sizes. The holder comprises a base having at least one slot extending from an upper portion of the base to a lower portion of the base. The holder further comprises at least one retainer inserted into the slot creating at least a partial enclosed area on the base to accommodate the sample container.
US07833490B2	Crucible for the treatment of molten silicon A crucible for the treatment of molten silicon includes a basic body with a bottom surface and lateral walls defining an inner volume. The basic body comprises at least 65% by weight of silicon carbide, and from 12 to 30% by weight of a constituent selected from silicon oxide or nitride. Moreover, the basic body comprises at least one silicon oxide and/or nitride coating, at least on the surfaces defining the inner volume of the crucible.
US07833489B2	Fluid sample testing system A sample testing system may include a vessel comprising at least two flexible compartments and a self-sealing injection channel. The injection channel may be capable of (a) being in fluid communication with at least one of the flexible compartments, and (b) being pierced by a needle in fluid communication with a reagent reservoir. The system may further include a housing, a cavity in the housing, so sized and shaped to receive the vessel, at least one contact member, and a sensor to sense a condition of a fluid sample in the vessel and to generate an output signal indicative of that condition. The contact member may be so positioned as to be engageable with one of the flexible compartments when the vessel is in the cavity and as to compress the engaged flexible compartment, thereby driving fluid flow from the engaged flexible compartment to the other of the at least two compartments of the vessel. The vessel may include a wall constructed of a flexible material permitting substantial compression of the vessel.
US07833480B2	Oxygen monitoring apparatus and methods of using the apparatus Apparatus or systems which employ luminescence-quenching to produce a signal indicative of oxygen concentration. Components of such systems include: (1) an airway adapter, sampling cell, or the like having a casing and a sensor which is excited into luminescence with the luminescence decaying in a manner reflecting the concentration of oxygen in gases flowing through the airway adapter or other flow device and is in intimate contact with a window in the casing; (2) a transducer which has a light source for exciting a luminescable composition in the sensor into luminescence, a light sensitive detector for converting energy emitted from the luminescing composition as that the composition is quenched into an electrical signal indicative of oxygen concentration in the gases being monitored, and a casing which locates the light source and detector in close physical proximity to the window but on the side thereof opposite the sensor; and (3) subsystems for maintaining the sensor temperature constant and the temperature of the window above condensation temperature and for processing the signal generated by the light sensitive detector. Airway adapters, sampling cells, and transducers for such systems are also disclosed.
US07833479B2	Cuvette and a method and shaping tool for manufacture thereof A cuvette for taking up a body fluid sample and for providing the body fluid sample to an analysis comprises an inlet cavity for receiving a body fluid sample to be analyzed, a centrifugation reception cavity, which is arranged in communication with the inlet cavity such that spontaneous flow from the inlet cavity to the centrifugation reception cavity is prevented and such that body fluid from the inlet cavity may be forced into the centrifugation reception cavity by applying a centrifugation force on the cuvette, an analysis sample reception cavity, which is arranged in capillary connection with at least part of the centrifugation reception cavity for providing a sample transport by capillary action from the centrifugation reception cavity to the analysis sample reception cavity, wherein the analysis sample reception cavity has an opening through an outer wall of the cuvette, said opening extending over the entire width of the analysis sample reception cavity.
US07833471B2	Carburizing apparatus and carburizing method A carburizing apparatus that can reduce cost and shorten the carburizing time is provided. A single coil for raising temperature, a plurality of coils for soaking, and a conveying mechanism that conveys a treatment object from a position of induction heating with the coil for raising temperature to positions of induction heating with the coils for soaking are provided inside a container for carburization treatment. The rated capacity of a power source for raising temperature that is connected to the coil for raising temperature is higher than the rated capacity of a power source for soaking connected to the coil for soaking.
US07833463B1	System and method for removing an organic film from a selected portion of an implantable medical device using an infrared laser In one embodiment, a method of removing an organic film from a selected portion of an implantable medical device includes: selecting a portion of an implantable medical device from which to remove an organic film comprising a silane primer and a polymer of para-xylylene; using a laser set at a first value for an operational parameter, tracing the perimeter of the selected portion to ablate the organic film along the perimeter; using an infrared laser set at a second value for the operational parameter, scanning the selected portion of the device to heat the surface of the device within the perimeter of the selected portion and thereby separate the organic film from the surface of the device within the perimeter of the selected portion; and mechanically removing the chemically separated organic film from the surface of the device within the perimeter to expose the selected portion.
US07833450B2	Use of a microcrystalline polyamide to obtain a particular surface finish The present invention relates to the use of a microcrystalline polyamide for obtaining an object having all or part of its outer surface formed from this microcrystalline polyamide and having a particular surface finish, in which: the manufacture of the object comprises steps carried out hot between the Tg (glass transition temperature) and the Tm (melting point) of this microcrystalline polyamide; the transparency of the microcrystalline polyamide is such that the light transmission at 560 nm on a polished object 1 mm in thickness is greater than 80%, advantageously greater than 88%, the transparency being measured on the object obtained by standard processing methods, such as injection moulding and sheet extrusion/calendering.
US07833448B2	Flameproofed impact-strength-modified poly(ester)carbonate compositions A process for producing a three-dimensional article comprising a poly(ester)carbonate compositions characterized by its flame resistance and high impact strength is disclosed. The composition that contains branched aromatic poly(ester)carbonate, a graft polymer wherein the graft base is silicone rubber or silicone-acrylate rubber, talc, phosphorus-containing flameproofing agent, and an inorganic boron compound, and an optional anti-dripping agent satisfies enhanced fire-protection requirements.
US07833446B2	Method of manufacturing aggregated particles The aggregated particles are manufactured through a method of manufacturing aggregated particles, which includes an aggregating step, a depressurizing step, and a cooling step. In the aggregating step, a slurry is prepared which contains aggregated particles obtained by flowing an aqueous slurry of resin fine particles having a volume average particle diameter in the range of 0.4 μm to 3 μm through a coiled piping in a heated and pressurized state and thereby aggregating the resin fine particles. In the depressurizing step, the slurry containing the aggregated particles is depressurized, and a particle size control is conducted by disintegrating coarse particles so as to homogenize particle diameters of the aggregated particles. In the cooling step, the slurry containing the aggregated particles of which particle diameters have been homogenized is cooled.
US07833443B2	Molds for producing contact lenses This invention describes molds made from alicyclic co-polymers that are useful in the production of contact lenses and methods for their use.
US07833428B2	Processes and apparatuses for producing porous materials Processes and apparatuses for producing a porous material, such as nano-porous silicon (npSi) media suitable for storage and retrieval of elemental hydrogen. Processes of this invention generally entail applying a magnetic field to a substrate that contains charge carriers and is in contact with an etchant, and then etching the substrate with the etchant while relative movement occurs between the substrate and the magnetic field. During etching, the charge carriers move relative to the substrate and the magnetic field, and porosity forms at surfaces of the substrate contacting the etchant.
US07833421B2	Degermination through cavitation The present application is directed toward a method of destroying microorganisms using a device for treating a medium flowing through the device with a hydrodynamic cavitation field or a super cavitation field for destroying microrganisms contained in the medium.
US07833420B2	Method for cleaning reclaimed water reuse device A method for cleaning a reclaimed water reuse device, the reclaimed water reuse device comprising a clean water supply device, a first aeration device, a backwash device and a membrane module, the method comprising detecting an operating signal of the clean water supply device; enabling the first aeration device or the backwash device according to the operating signal, so as to perform backwash of the membrane module; and completing washing back and restoring to a normal operating state.
US07833404B2	Electrolytic phosphate chemical treatment method A method of forming a film composed of a phosphate compound and a metal on the surface of an article to be treated by performing electrolytic treatment on a metal article to be treated in a phosphate chemical treatment bath. The method includes contacting the metal article having electrical conductivity with the phosphate chemical treatment bath containing phosphate ions and phosphoric acid, nitrate ions, metal ions that form a complex with phosphate ions in the phosphate chemical treatment bath, and metal ions for which the dissolution-precipitation equilibrium potential at which ions dissolved in the phosphate chemical treatment bath are reduced and precipitate as metal is equal to or greater than −830 mV. The (oxidation-reduction potential) of the phosphate chemical treatment bath is maintained at equal to or greater than 700 mV.
US07833395B2	Electrode system for an electrochemical sensor An electrode system for an electrochemical cell is provided, including a substrate, a measuring electrode connected to the substrate and formed from a number of electrically conducting and mutually connected microdisks, and a generating electrode formed from an electrically conducting sheet and having a diameter that is greater than that of the microdisks. In one implementation, the microdisks are provided in cavities in the substrate.
US07833394B2	Housing, apparatus for generating hydrogen and fuel cell power generation system having the same Disclosed are a housing, an apparatus for generating hydrogen and a fuel cell power generation system having the same. The housing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a case, a hollow space formed in the case, a cartridge being inserted in the hollow space, the cartridge configured to generate hydrogen; and a moisture removing layer, being formed on a wall of the hollow space and including chemical hydride. The housing is capable of removing both water vapor, included in the hydrogen generated by the apparatus for generating hydrogen, and dew, condensed in the housing, and obtaining additional hydrogen by hydrolyzing the water vapor and the condensed dew.
US07833391B2	Solar hydrogen charger An apparatus for splitting water to produce hydrogen having at least one photoelectrochemical cell. The photoelectrochemical cell includes at least one water permeable photoelectrode having a light sensitive, nano-crystalline catalytic material layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a metallic substrate disposed between the light sensitive nano-crystalline catalytic material layer and the polymer electrolyte membrane adjacent to the polymer electrolyte membrane layer, and at least one photovoltaic device connected in series to the light sensitive nano-crystalline material layer and disposed between the light sensitive nano-crystalline catalytic material layer and the metallic substrate layer.
US07833387B2	Mask blank manufacturing method and sputtering target for manufacturing the same A sputtering target for manufacturing a mask blank having a backing plate 5 where a portion for bonding a target member 4 is protruded like the convex with respect to a base portion 5′, and the target member 4 being formed to have a larger surface area than the area of the bonding portion of the backing plate 5 with extending from the bonding portion over a whole periphery with a bonding agent 30 interposed in-between, and further a metal 40 is deposited to a concave portion formed by a combination of the two structures in such a manner that the elution of the bonding agent 30 can be sealed.
US07833385B2	Processes of making monohydrate form of magnesium ammonium phosphate and processes of making paper using same Processes for producing the monohydrate form of magnesium ammonium phosphate in slurry from use of environmentally friendly reactants are described. Slurry containing the monohydrate form of magnesium ammonium phosphate can be fed directly to, and mixed with, paper making feedstock, such as feedstock for cigarette paper, without transformation of the monohydrate form to the hexahydrate form of magnesium ammonium phosphate.
US07833384B2	Method for making fiber having biodegradable superabsorbent particles attached thereto A method for making fibers having particles attached thereto, comprising blending a carboxyalkyl cellulose and a starch in water to provide an aqueous gel; treating the aqueous gel with a first crosslinking agent to provide a crosslinked gel; drying the crosslinked gel to provide a solid; comminuting the solid to provide a plurality of particles; combining at least a portion of the plurality of particles with a aqueous dispersion comprising cellulose fibers and a first water-miscible solvent and, optionally, a second crosslinking agent, to provide a mixture comprising swollen particles and cellulose fibers; and adding a second water-miscible solvent to the mixture to provide fibers having particles attached thereto.
US07833383B2	Method of manufacturing a multiple layer directionally oriented nonwoven fiber material Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of randomly dispersed fibers dispersed over the first layer. Consistent with one exemplary method for manufacturing a nonwoven fiber material, the method includes dispersing a first plurality of fibers horizontally in one or more predetermined directions, as well as dispersing a second plurality of fibers horizontally in random directions. In such an embodiment, the second plurality of fibers is dispersed over the first plurality of fibers. Moreover, an exemplary embodiment of a roofing shingle employing a nonwoven fiber material as described herein is as disclosed.
US07833382B2	Vacuum processing apparatus A vacuum processing apparatus comprising a transfer unit disposed at a center thereof, plural processing chambers, each processing chamber having a processing table for supporting an object to be processed and carrying out processing using a gas; and amass flow controller unit interposed between two processing chambers for supplying gas to the chambers.
US07833375B2	Method and apparatus for butt-jointing edges of elastic material sheet A method and an apparatus for butt-jointing edges of an elastic material sheet is disclosed. The elastic material sheet is supported such that the two edges to be butt-jointed are oppositely opposed. By moving a pair of counterrotating conical surfaces along the edges, the surfaces of the edges portions are drawn toward the center between the two edges so that the edges are butt-jointed. Between the conical surfaces, a small space is provided so as to form a small rib-like protrusion along the butt-joint. Then, the small rib-like protrusion of the elastic material is pressed down to flatten. Therefore, at the butt-joint interface, the elastic material irregularly interfuses to increase the strength of the butt-joint.
US07833370B2	Method for manufacturing a ceramic multi-layered substrate A method for manufacturing a ceramic multi-layered substrate includes a first step of forming a green ceramic laminate including a plurality of stacked green ceramic base layers, a second step of firing the green ceramic laminate to sinter the green ceramic layers, and a third step of separating the sintered ceramic laminate formed by firing the green ceramic laminate into a ceramic multi-layered substrate. The green ceramic base layers stacked in the first step include a separation pattern formed along separation lines, the separation pattern disappearing during firing. In the third step, the sintered ceramic laminate is separated into a plurality of ceramic multi-layered substrates separated through a cavity formed by the disappearance of the separation pattern during the firing in the second step.
US07833369B2	Strand, substrate, and/or composite comprising re-activatable adhesive composition, and processes for making and/or utilizing same The present invention is generally directed to webs, components, composites, and strands comprising re-activatable adhesive compositions, as well as health-and-hygiene products employing such webs, components, composites, and strands. By inputting energy to the web, component, composite, or strand (including, for example, an elastic web, component, composite, or strand) comprising a re-activatable adhesive composition, the adhesive is activated (i.e., rendered tacky) so that it can be used to join or adhere the web, component, composite, or strand to another material (or another location on the same web, component, composite, or strand). Generally, energy will be inputted to the adhesive in the form of infrared heat, heat, or ultrasonic energy, although any energy form may be used, so long as the energy is capable of activating the adhesive. Prior to activation, webs, components, composites, and strands comprising such re-activatable adhesives are convenient to handle because the adhesive is not yet tacky. Furthermore, the re-activatable adhesive may be activated at desired locations only, thereby permitting construction of bond patterns that promote desired characteristics (e.g., desired ratios of elastic properties and softness).
US07833368B2	Method of making a window covering from fabric segments In a method for making a window covering the user selects a first segment of cellular material in which there is a top cell having a top surface, at least one glue line on the top surface and a strip of fabric on the at least one glue line. The strip of fabric and at least a portion of the glue line are removed from the top surface of the top cell. and a second glue line is applied to that top surface. A second segment of cellular material is place over the second glue line on the top surface of the top cell of the first segment. The glue line cures and bonds the second segment of cellular material to the first segment of cellular material. If the cellular material has tabbed cells the processes can be used to join the tabs of the two segments together.
US07833356B2	Method for preparing a gellable starch product The present invention relates to a method for preparing a starch product, wherein an aqueous starch mixture containing 5-50% dsb amylose is provided and the starch mixture is heated to a high temperature of at least 170 C. The invention further relates to a product obtainable by such a method and to the use of such product in a variety of food applications.
US07833355B2	Carbon nanotube (CNT) extrusion methods and CNT wire and composites A carbon nanotube (CNT) extrusion system includes a carbon source, an extrusion die having a baseplate having a plurality of die sets, each die set has a plurality of through-holes in fluid communication with the carbon source and a corresponding plurality of template tubes connected at one end to the baseplate and coaxial with the through-holes, each template tube includes a catalyst for forming a CNT structure in combination with the carbon source. An oscillating mechanism operatively associated with the free end of each template tube axially oscillates the template tubes to alternately form and release the CNT structure within each template tube in a continuous manner. The oscillating mechanism can be an alternating electric field or magnetic field applied to the template tubes, the frequency of the electric or magnetic field being synchronized with a formation rate of the CNT within the template tubes.
US07833351B2	Batch processing platform for ALD and CVD A batch processing platform used for ALD or CVD processing is configured for high throughput and minimal footprint. In one embodiment, the processing platform comprises an atmospheric transfer region, at least one batch processing chamber with a buffer chamber and staging platform, and a transfer robot disposed in the transfer region wherein the transfer robot has at least one substrate transfer arm that comprises multiple substrate handling blades. The platform may include two batch processing chambers configured with a service aisle disposed therebetween to provide necessary service access to the transfer robot and the deposition stations. In another embodiment, the processing platform comprises at least one batch processing chamber, a substrate transfer robot that is adapted to transfer substrates between a FOUP and a processing cassette, and a cassette transfer region containing a cassette handler robot. The cassette handler robot may be a linear actuator or a rotary table.
US07833350B2	Apparatus for treating thin film and method of treating thin film An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a stage adapted to receive the substrate; a gas shield facing the substrate and having a retention space, the gas shield including: a top plate; a bottom plate facing the substrate and having pump holes around the retention space; and a middle plate between the top and bottom plates and having a first gas path communicating with the retention space and a second gas path communicating with the pump holes; an energy source facing the top plate such that light emitted therefrom irradiates a part of the substrate through the retention space; a reaction gas supplier connected to the first gas path; and a pressure adjusting device connected to the second gas path.
US07833347B2	Process and apparatus for producing nitride single crystal A nitride single crystal is produced using a growth solution containing an easily oxidizable material. A crucible for storing the growth solution, a pressure vessel for storing the crucible and charging an atmosphere containing at least nitrogen, and an oxygen absorber disposed inside the pressure vessel and outside the crucible are used to grow the nitride single crystal.
US07833346B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing group III nitride crystals There is provided a group III nitride crystal growth method capable of obtaining a material which is a GaN substrate of low defect density capable of being used as a power semiconductor substrate and in which characteristics of n-type and p-type requested for formation of transistor or the like. A growth method of group III nitride crystals includes: forming a mixed melt containing at least group III element and a flux formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of-alkaline metal and alkaline earth metal, in a reaction vessel; and growing group III nitride crystals from the mixed melt and a substance containing at least nitrogen, wherein after immersing a plurality of seed crystal substrates placed in an upper part of the reaction vessel in which the mixed melt is formed, into the mixed melt to cause crystal growth, the plurality of seed crystal substrates are pulled up above the mixed melt.
US07833345B2	Treatment of crystals in order to avoid light-induced modifications of the refractive index A method for the treatment of a crystal, such as a lithium niobate crystal or lithium tantalate crystal, having nonlinear optical properties. The crystal comprises foreign atoms which bring about specific absorption of radiated light. The foreign atoms are transformed into a lower valent state by means of oxidation. Electrons, which are released during oxidation, are discharged from the crystal with the aid of an external power source.
US07833343B2	Universal stir-in pigments The invention relates to a pigment preparation containing (a) 50-99 percent by weight of at least one pigment, (b) 1 to 50 percent by weight of an additive based on polyalkylene glycols, and (c) 0 to 10 percent by weight of an auxiliary agent from among the group comprising fillers, fire retardants, preservatives, light-stability agents, pigmentary and non-pigmentary dispersing agents, surfactants, antioxidants, foam inhibitors, resins, and antistatic agents, the percentages being in relation to the total weight of the pigment preparation. The additive that is based on polyalkylene glycols corresponds to formula Z′-[-(AO—)n1—B-T-X—Y]m—Z (1), wherein AO represents a C2-C10 alkyleneoxy unit, B represents a C2-C10 alkylene radical, and T represents —NR—, X represents one of the groups (formula), and Y represents a chemical bond or —NR3—.
US07833341B2	Modified sulphur and product comprising modified sulphur as binder The invention provides modified sulphur comprising sulphur and a polysulphide-containing organosilane in an amount of in the range of from 0.3 to 25 wt % based on the weight of sulphur, in which modified sulphur the combined amount of sulphur and polysulphide-containing organosilane make up in the range of from 90 to 100 wt % of the obtained modified sulphur and wherein the polysulphide-containing organosilane is of the general molecular formula (1): (X3Si)mH(2n+1−m)Cn-Sa-Cn′H(2n′+1−m′)(SiX′3)m′; wherein a is an integer in the range of from 2 to 8, X and X′ each are, independently, a hydrolysable group, n and n′ each are, independently, an integer in the range of from 1 to 4, and m and m′ each are, independently, an integer in the range of from 1 to (2n+1). The invention further provides a process for preparing such modified sulphur, a sulphur cement product comprising the modified sulphur and a process for preparing such.
US07833327B2	Thermal insulator An adsorbent capable of adsorbing gas low in activity such as nitrogen is used, and a thermal insulator high in production efficiency and excellent in adiabatic performance is presented. A thermal insulator has an adsorbent, a core material, and an enveloping member. The adsorbent includes Li and solid matter of hardness of 5 or more. The gas adsorbing activity becomes very high, and for embodiment by evacuating to a certain degree of vacuum by using a vacuum pump, the remaining gas is adsorbed by the adsorbent of the invention to obtain a desired degree of vacuum, so that a thermal insulator of high production efficiency is obtained. Since the heat conductivity is decreased by adsorbing gas of low activity in the enveloping member, the adiabatic performance is enhanced.
US07833322B2	Air treatment apparatus having a voltage control device responsive to current sensing An air treatment apparatus that includes an electrode assembly, a voltage supply, a current sensing device operably coupled to the electrode assembly, and a voltage control device coupled to the current sensing device and the voltage supply. The voltage control device is configured to regulate the level of voltage based on the level of current flowing through the current sensing device to maintain the voltage and current in the electrode assembly within designated ranges.
US07833317B2	System and method for control of gas emissions from oil storage vessel The invention relates to a system and a method for control of emission of volatile gases (VOC) from a holding tank (80) for crude oil during unloading, loading and transport/holding of the oil, such as in an oil tank on board an oil tanker, in which a blanket gas is used to regulate pressure and amount of combustible gas and to prevent ingress of oxygen into the mentioned holding tank for crude oil. The system comprises a recovery device (50) for recovery of hydrocarbon gas from the holding tank (80) for crude oil, a storage tank (18) for liquid hydrocarbons under pressure, supplied from the recovery device (50), and that liquid hydrocarbons are fed to an evaporation device (70) set up to convert liquid hydrocarbons to gas form, for use as blanket gas in a holding tank (80) for crude oil.
US07833315B2	Method and system for reducing mercury emissions in flue gas Method and a system for capturing mercury in a flue gas are provided. The method includes partially oxidizing a carbonaceous solid fuel in a gasifier such that a thermally activated carbon-containing solid sorbent and gaseous gasification products are generated wherein the gasifier is proximate to a combustion system for combusting a mercury containing fuel. The method further includes storing the generated thermally activated carbon-containing solid sorbent proximate to the combustion system and combusting a mercury containing fuel in a combustion zone of the combustion system wherein mercury released during combustion is entrained in flue gas generated by the combustion. The method also includes injecting the thermally activated solid sorbent in the flue gas downstream of the combustion zone and absorbing at least a portion of the entrained mercury on the thermally activated solid sorbent.
US07833307B2	Air dryer with pre-filter A filter includes a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet, a first chamber and a second chamber concentric to and interior the first chamber. A coalescer is in the first chamber and a first filter is in the second chamber. A first inlet of the first chamber is interior the coalescer and connected to the air inlet and a first outlet of the first chamber being exterior the coalescer. A second inlet of the second chamber is interior the first filter and connected to the first outlet of the first chamber and a second outlet of the second chamber is exterior the first filter and connected to the air outlet. The filter includes a membrane separator in the housing connecting the second outlet of the second chamber and the air outlet. The filter may be mounted in a reservoir with the membrane separator extending into the reservoir.
US07833305B1	Filter device A filter assembly for providing filtered air to an enclosed space includes a housing having an exhaust port in fluid communication with the enclosed space, a first air intake port in fluid communication with the enclosed space, and a second air intake port in fluid communication with a space exterior to the enclosed space. The assembly includes a disposable filter for filtering air from at least one of the first air intake port and the second air intake port. The assembly simultaneously filters recirculated air from the enclosed space and pressurizing air from the space exterior to the enclosed space. The filtered air is provided to the enclosed space through the exhaust port. Air pressure within the enclosed space exceeds the air pressure in the space exterior to the enclosed space when pressurizing air is drawn from the space exterior to the enclosed space and provided to the enclosed space.
US07833289B1	Hair care component and method of manufacture for use in a hair coloring system The present invention relates to a hair care component and method of manufacture for use in a hair coloring system. In one embodiment of the invention, a hair care component for use in a hair coloring system includes a mixture resulting from blending an aqueous solution, an emulsion, and a cationic water-in-oil liquid dispersion of an alkylene, olefinically unsaturated (alkyl)amide. The emulsion includes a polysiloxane (A)-polyoxyalkylene (B) block copolymer of an (A-B)n-type. The copolymer includes an aminofunctional silicone. The liquid dispersion inverts from the water-in-oil phase to an oil-in-water phase when mixed with the aqueous solution.
US07833287B2	Adjustable multi-axis prosthetic ankle and method of use thereof A multi-axis prosthetic ankle having an adjustable range of articulation and a method of adjusting the range of articulation of such an ankle. A lower leg connection component extends from the receiving cavity of a prosthetic foot connection component. The remainder of the receiving cavity is substantially filled with an elastomeric material. An interchangeable external bearing resides atop a portion of the elastomeric material and includes an aperture through which a portion of the lower leg connection component passes. By exchanging an installed external bearing for an external bearing having an aperture of different size, the limits of movement of the lower leg connection component can be altered and the overall range of articulation of the ankle adjusted.
US07833285B2	Prosthetic knee joint The invention relates to a prosthetic knee joint with four pivot pins for connecting four joint members, said joint members each being supported at each of their ends in a pivot pin, wherein two opposite, transversely extending joint members are connectable at one end to a prosthetic stem and at the other end to a prosthetic foot, wherein the other two joint members as longitudinal joint members, in both the standing position and the bending position, are adapted to pivot essentially out of an angled position approximate to the parallel position into a relatively more greatly inclined position with respect to each other. At least one of the pivot pins of the joint member connected to the prosthetic foot is in the form of a rotatable, lockable eccentric, wherein, upon rotation of said eccentric, the distance between the two pivot pins on said joint member changes.
US07833278B2	Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being An implant for deployment in select locations or select tissue for regeneration of tissue is disclosed. The implant includes collagen and or other bio-resorbable materials, where the implant may also be used for therapy delivery.
US07833277B2	Femoral head assembly with variable offset A proximal femoral ball assembly having a variable offset that is selectively adjustable to conform to various anatomical conditions encountered during a femoral surgical procedure. The femoral ball assembly generally includes a head, a neck, and an adjustment mechanism. The head has a smooth spherical outer surface that is adapted to engage an acetabular component or native acetabulum. The neck extends outward from the head and removeably connects to the head using a threaded attachment.
US07833274B2	Knee system and method of making same A femoral prosthesis may be formed as a femoral component incorporating a base material and an articulating material. In one exemplary embodiment, the base material is a metal and the articulating material is a polymer. Specifically, the base material provides strength and rigidity to the femoral component, while the articulating material contacts a tibial prosthesis or natural tibia during joint articulation. In one exemplary embodiment, the articulating material forms the articulating surface of one or more condyle portions of the femoral component.
US07833273B2	Physiologically movable intervertebral disc prosthesis for the lumbar and cervical spine Disclosed is an intervertebral disc prosthesis for the total replacement of a natural intervertebral disc within the lumbar and cervical spine, comprising of articulating sliding partners. The upper sliding partner has means for a firm assembly to an upper vertebral body and the lower sliding partner has means for a firm assembly to a lower vertebral body. At least one sliding surface is between two sliding partners. Two- and three-part functional designs are planned and both having in common, that, as a result of the shape of the articulating surface(s), the laterolateral and dorsoventral motion amplitudes differ. The resulting angles including the rotation around a fictitious vertical axis can be defined to a desired extent.
US07833271B2	Spinal implants with body and insert A spinal implant is provided which maintains intervertebral spacing and stability within the spine. The spinal implant may include a body and an insert. The body of the spinal implant may be formed of a ceramic material. In some embodiments, the body may be formed of beta tricalcium phosphate. The body may include an opening that is complementary to the insert. The insert may fit within the opening. The insert may include a number of passageways. Some of the passageways may intersect to form a scaffold for bone growth. Bone growth promoting material may be introduced into the insert before the insert is positioned in a body and inserted in a patient between two vertebrae.
US07833265B2	Vascular anchoring system and method As described herein vascular anchoring systems are used to position an implant in a vascular area such as a bifurcated vasculature with relatively high fluid flow, for instance, in an area of a pulmonary artery with associated left and right pulmonary arteries. Implementations include an anchoring trunk member having a first anchoring trunk section and a second anchoring trunk section. Further implementations include a first anchoring branch member extending from the anchoring trunk member. Still further implementations include a second anchoring branch member extending from the anchoring trunk member.
US07833253B2	Craniotomy closures and plugs Strip fasteners and cranial plugs for use in reattaching a skull flap removed during brain surgery and methods of using the same. The strip fasteners are flexible and can be shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The cranial plugs can be used to reattach the skull flap or they can be installed after the skull flap is reattached using the strip fasteners. In some embodiments, the cranial plug(s) and strip fasteners can be installed at the same time. The strip fasteners and cranial plugs are designed to encourage bone growth and healing of the skull flap and they can be used to deliver medication and bone growth enhancement compositions to the surgical site.
US07833250B2	Polyaxial bone screw with helically wound capture connection A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper capture structure, a head and a closed retainer ring. The external capture structure surface and retainer ring internal bore surface are both threaded for rotatable attachment within a cavity of the head. The head has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod. The head channel communicates with the cavity and further with a restrictive opening that allows for loading the capture structure into the head but prevents passage of the closed retainer ring out of the head. The retainer ring has an external substantially spherical surface that mates with an internal surface of the head, providing a ball joint, enabling the head to be disposed at an angle relative to the shank body. The threaded capture structure or the closed retainer structure includes a tool engagement formation and gripping surfaces for non-slip engagement by a tool for driving the shank body into bone.
US07833234B2	Appliance for storing, distributing and placing surgical fasteners An appliance for storing, distributing and placing surgical fasteners comprises a handgrip body and an elongate element attached to the handgrip. The elongate element includes a magazine slide adapted to be displaced in the elongate element by a control rod. The control rod can be, in turn, actuated by the handgrip. The magazine slide also has surgical fasteners. Each surgical fastener has an anchoring bar, a catching bar and a connecting strip. A distal part of the anchoring bar has a conical shape. A distal end of the distal part of the anchoring bar has a hemispherical shape.
US07833230B2	Method and apparatus for providing a passageway An apparatus for use with a passageway in a surgical procedure includes a reference structure, and first and second guide members. The first and second guide members may be arranged in a first and second positions relative to the reference structure so that passages in the guide members are adjacent, e.g., the distal ends of the guide members may be adjacent each other. This arrangement may allow for the first and second guide members to be used in forming a passageway in a body part, such as a portion of bone, and/or may provide a passageway for passing a suture or suture-like material from the first guide member to the second guide member.
US07833228B1	Method and instrumentation for performing minimally invasive hip arthroplasty A broach instrument for preparing the proximal medullary canal of a femur for receiving a hip stem implant includes lateral and medial broach segments that may be assembled and disassembled along a longitudinal plane of separation defined by longitudinal sliding surfaces. A respective longitudinal shaft is connected to a proximal end of each broach segment. Each longitudinal shaft has a respective impact head connected to a respective proximal end. The broach segments and/or shafts positively engage one another to resist lateral separation of the broach segments. Each broach segment may be inserted separately and sequentially through a minimal posterior incision and through the gluteus maximus and then be assembled within the patient for broaching.
US07833201B2	Flashback chamber visual enhancement Featured is a medical infusion device for vascular access with enhanced flashback visualization that includes a hub assembly having a flashback chamber. The hub assembly includes a proximal portion, a distal portion and a substantially transparent window section intermediate the proximal portion and distal portion. A needle is coupled to the flashback chamber so that fluid flows through the lumen of the needle into the flashback chamber after the needle is inserted into a blood vessel. A contrasting member is disposed on at least a portion of the hub assembly, so that when blood enters the flashback chamber, the contrasting member provides a high-contrast background when viewed through the window section.
US07833190B1	Breast pump The present invention relates to a breast pump including a cylindrical housing encapsulated by an insulated thermal layer; the housing includes an outer wall and an open top in communication with an interior chamber. Superimposed on the open top is a removable pump assembly having a pair of outlet tubes extending therefrom. At a distal end of each tube is a conical suction cup for placing over a nursing mother's breast nipple. Any one of a plurality of varying sized auxiliary containers, such as a conventional baby bottle, can be placed within the interior chamber to receive and store breast milk extracted from the breasts.
US07833188B2	Aspiration prevention mechanism A patient angle sensor is employed in conjunction with gastric feeding devices to shut off or to reverse the flow of fluid in the tube when the angle of a bed ridden patient becomes sufficient to allow gastric juices to percolate up through the esophagus and into the patient's lungs. In this way incidents of aspirational pneumonia in hospitalized patients is significantly reduced or eliminated.
US07833179B2	Device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be used to increase the blood flow in a local region of the body, and in preferred embodiments provides a device for regulating the core body temperature of a patient.
US07833178B2	Heel elongator and calf stretcher with toe bar A body elongator includes a container in which a heel elongator and a calf stretcher are fixed. The heel elongator has a leg support slide selectively movable for a predetermined distance by a driving mechanism for elongating a user's heels secured to the leg support slide. The calf stretcher has a toe bar supported between and by two carrier posts. The carrier posts, along with the toe bar, can be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position with respect to the frame body. When the user's toes are leaned tightly against the toe bar, with heels secured to the leg support slide, making the feet plantar flexion along the movement direction of the leg support slide, the Achilles tendon and the calf muscles groups can be stretched when the leg support slide is driven to move into the container.
US07833177B2	Breast feeding quantification Presented is a method for quantifying breastfeeding between a mother and a baby, the method including measuring a physiological volume indicative of stomach fullness volume for the baby; setting a signal threshold value of the physiological volume to correspond to a stomach level that is less than or equal to the stomach fullness volume; obtaining an objective measurement of the physiological volume indicative of a level of fullness of the baby's stomach; and providing an indication to the mother when the objective measurement equals or exceeds the signal threshold value.
US07833174B2	Method and apparatus for subcutaneously advancing a device between locations A method and apparatus (10) for advancing a device (12) underneath the skin (102) in a mammalian body comprises a casing (50) made of a magnetic material. The casing (50) has a closed tip (64) at one end and an aperture (65) in an opposite end. The casing (50) includes an annular inner surface (70) that defines a cavity (76) within the casing for receiving a device (12) that projects through the aperture (65). The casing (50) further includes structure for attaching to the device (12). The casing (50) is operable to advance the device (12) through tissue (100) underlying the skin (102) in response to movement of a magnetic field across the skin.
US07833168B2	Targeted biopsy delivery system This invention relates generally to the targeting and biopsy of tissue for medical purposes, and more particularly to a targeted biopsy system which allows planning of tissue to be sampled, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, capturing the tissue sample and recording the source location of the tissue sample, particularly for use in collecting tissue samples from the prostate gland. A further purpose of this invention is to provide a targeted treatment system which allows planning of tissue to be treated, targeting of specific areas of tissue in reference to the plan, and delivering the treatment to the targeted tissue.
US07833161B2	Bone densitometer and a method thereof The present invention provides a system for improving the accuracy of the measurement of the osteoporosis condition of the human body parts especially bones using more than three parameters, viz., the broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) quantity, the velocity of ultrasound (SOS) in the bone, the broadband ultrasonic back scattering (BUB) intensity, and the Width of received maximum (WORM) values are calculated from received ultrasound signals.The accuracy of each measured diagnostic parameter is improved by measuring the tissue thickness and the squish amount in the coupling pad instead of assuming constant thickness for the tissue. The several operating modes of the device are controlled and the frequency and the timing of the emitted ultrasounds signals are adjusted by using a field programmable gate array. The error generated in the measurement of the bone mineral density due to the variation in the anatomy and the size of the foot, is removed by using a removable footpad. The present invention provides a mechanism to replace the gel pads easily. The generation of cross infection is prevented by using the disposable and replaceable coupling pads.
US07833158B2	Methods and apparatus for beamforming applications A beamforming system includes an array of transducers that detects echo signals in a scanned region. The array of transducers produces respective electronic signals based on receipt of echo signals. The beamforming system further includes an array of multipliers (e.g., mixers) to receive the respective electronic signals (e.g., echo signals converted to an electronic form of echo signals by the transducers) from the array of transducers. A generator device of the beamforming system generates multiple oscillator signals (e.g., square wave, sine waves, pulses, etc.) based on a relatively low frequency reference signal to simulate frequencies not capable of being precisely derived from the reference signal and continuously steer a directional beam through a scanned region.
US07833157B2	Multilumen catheter A multilumen catheter having tubings extending into lumens within the catheter. The lumens may be used for blood, drugs or other medicants. The lumens may also be used for sensors. The junction element, external to the patient, connects the tubings to the lumens. The tubings, also external to the patient, connect to infusion members, to which one or more infusion systems may be connected to deliver blood, drugs and other medicants to the patient. A sensor having a sensing element may extend through the sensor lumen and be positioned internal to the patient for physiological parameter sensing. An external portion of the sensor may be connected to associated electronics to provide automatic monitoring of the physiological parameters and automatic delivery and control of the infusants. Also, a central line catheter for delivering fluids directly into a main artery or vein near the heart, which contains a first lumen to deliver a fluid through the central line catheter and a second lumen containing a sensor capable indicating a characteristic level in blood. The first lumen delivers the fluid downstream of the sensor to prevent any interference between the fluid delivery and the sensor readings. In other versions, the central line catheter can have additional lumens for additional purposes. In addition, the central line catheter can further include a flush sleeve to remove debris around the sensor.
US07833156B2	Procedural cannula and support system for surgical procedures A system for performing minimally invasive medical procedures includes an elongate support advanceable into a body cavity. The elongate support supports a frame that carries a pair of tool cannulas, each of which has a lumen for receiving a tool useable to perform a procedure in the body cavity. The frame is expandable using pivotable frame members to orient the tool cannulas such that they allow the tools to be used in concert to carry out a procedure at a common location in the body cavity.
US07833154B2	Autoclave sterilization-compatible endoscope An endoscope is provided with a bending tube including sequentially connected plural bending pieces constituting a bending section which is provided in a slim and elongated insertion portion and which is brought into a bending operation by remote control, a distal end section which is provided in the front end side of this bending tube and which constitutes the front end side of the insertion portion, a flexible tube section which is provided in the base end side of the bending tube and which constitutes the rear end side of the insertion portion, and a covering member which is disposed to cover the bending tube and which has elasticity in order that both end portions of the covering member are fixed to the distal end section or the flexible tube section by being fastened radially inward, wherein the relationship represented by 0.3D
US07833150B2	Holding device, endoscopic device, and operating method of endoscopic device A hand operation portion of an endoscope is held by an endoscope holder of a holding device, and an insertion auxiliary member is held by an auxiliary member holder. The endoscope holder and the auxiliary member holder are slidably supported along a guide rail on a stage, and linearly moved toward a mouth of a patient.
US07833147B2	Process for enriching a population of sperm cells Processes for selectively enriching a population of viable sperm cells with respect to a characteristic without physically sorting the cells are disclosed. The cells contained in such an enriched population benefit from the advantage of not being subjected to a sorting process. Processes of inseminating a female mammal and processes of forming a sperm dispersion utilizing the processes of selectively enriching a population of viable sperm cells are also disclosed.
US07833137B2	Exercise system An exercise system includes a flexible attachment member sized for positioning between a shoe's tongue and laces that extends beneath a majority of the laces. The attachment member includes opposed first and second faces, the first face having hook and loop coupling elements of a first configuration, the second face having hook and loop coupling elements of a second configuration. The exercise system includes a plurality of weight members, each having a first face with hook and loop coupling elements of the first configuration and a second face with hook and loop coupling elements of the second configuration. The hook and loop coupling elements of the first and second configurations are complementary to one another to couple at least one weight members to the attachment member first or second face and couple at least one the weight members atop a respective weight member coupled to the attachment member.
US07833120B2	Automatic transmission for vehicles The present invention relates to an automatic transmission for vehicles, whose weight, length, and manufacturing cost are reduced as a consequence of simplifying a structure thereof by removing a torque converter. An automatic transmission for vehicles according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first shift portion outputting two intermediate rotational speeds of a reduced rotational speed and a same rotational speed by using torque received through a first variable input pathway selectively connected to a first input shaft and an input pathway fixedly connected to the first input shaft, and a second shift portion including first, second, third, and fourth gears and a reverse gear that respectively achieve first, second, third, and fourth gear ratios and a reverse gear ratio, changing each intermediate rotational speed received from the first shift portion into five final rotational speeds, and outputting the same.
US07833114B2	Low ground resistance golf tee A low ground resistance golf tee for insertion into a playing surface to support a golf ball above the playing surface to be struck by a golf club launching the golf ball in a flight direction is provided. The golf tee includes a body having an impact side, a release side, an insertion end, and a ball support end. The golf tee has a low exit resistance region that includes a low exit resistance region insertion edge for penetrating and separating the playing surface to create a preferred exit path for the low exit resistance region upon impact by the golf club. The golf tee further includes a stem region located between the low exit resistance region and the ball support end, which is designed to be displayed above the playing surface. Upon impact, the golf tee pivots forward in the flight direction with minimal resistance from the playing surface.
US07833113B2	Multi-layer golf ball Multi-layer golf balls having a relatively hard outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core are provided. The inner core generally has a compression of less than 50 and the inner core and outer core generally have a combined dual core compression of 50 or greater. The outer core generally has a Shore C hardness of 80 or greater. A cover, which can be a single-, dual-, or multi-layer cover, is provided to surround the outer core. A moisture barrier layer is optionally provided between the outer core and the cover. The moisture vapor transmission rate of the moisture barrier layer is preferably less than the moisture vapor transmission rate of the cover.
US07833111B2	Light emitting golf ball A light-emitting golf ball is provided. The light-emitting golf ball is characterized in that hemispherical first hollow portions extend from the surface toward the center of a core, second hollow portions having a diameter less than that of the first hollow portions extend from bottom zones of the first hollow portions toward the center of the core, narrow holes extend through the core from the second hollow portions to portions of the core that are opposed to the second hollow portions, a ball body includes a transparent cover layer extending over the core surface, chemical light-emitting bodies include sealed vessels made of a flexible transparent material, the sealed vessels have cylindrical portions and round light-emitting portions having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical portions, the cylindrical portions are tightly fit in the second hollow portions, and the light-emitting portions are fit in the first hollow portions. The light-emitting golf ball has a brightness greater than that of conventional light-emitting golf balls and therefore can be visually identified from a distance. The light-emitting golf ball can be used many times by replacing the chemical light-emitting bodies with other ones. The balance of the ball is well maintained and therefore the flying performance thereof is not deteriorated.
US07833110B2	Golf club head A golf club head with a vibration absorber capable of absorbing unpleasant vibrations on off-center hits without absorbing agreeable vibrations on on-center hits is disclosed. The head comprises a head main body made of a metal material, and a vibration absorber made of a visco-elastic material attached to the head main body, wherein the loss tangent of the vibration absorber exhibits its maximum value within a temperature range of −20 to 50 deg.C., the loss tangent at 30 deg.C. is not less than 0.30, and the loss tangent at −40 deg.C. is less than 0.20.
US07833105B2	Bearing device for drive wheel A bearing device for a drive wheel, wherein an annular first seal member is disposed in a clearance between a knuckle member and the outer peripheral surface of an outer ring member. A third clearance small in the radial direction and continued by the length of a first annular side part is formed between the second inner diameter surface of the knuckle member and the first annular side part. Thus, water and slurry are prevented from entering into the clearance formed around a hub bearing.
US07833103B2	Method and device for producing a link on a drive-shaft of a motor vehicle A linkage generally consisting of a first shaft having a first connecting component provided with an annular in a face thereof, disposed coaxially with such first shaft; a second shaft having a second connecting component provided with an annular disposed axially with the second shaft inserted in the annular recess of the first component; and a set of circumferentially spaced threaded fasteners securing such first and second components together, wherein the first and second components are angularly displaced relative to a common axis thereof so that a residual imbalance of one of such components offsets a residual imbalance of the other of such components.
US07833101B2	Secondary game In various embodiments, secondary players may participate in games originally played by primary players. Secondary players may make bets and receive winnings based on such games. Secondary players may participate in games from the past. Secondary players may participate in games from locations that are remote to the locations in which the games were first played.
US07833090B2	Method of manufacturing ferrule assemblies A method of manufacturing a ferrule assembly. The method including first and second polishing operations. The first polishing operation including polishing only the end face of a ferrule of an assembly. The second polishing operation including polishing only the optical fiber of the assembly.
US07833088B1	Construction method and tool supporting said method A method for improving the appearance of a building, and a tool to support the method, especially where the tool uses a commercially available cutting blade used in a manner other than its intended use.
US07833085B2	Decorative cover for straps A strap cover that is fastened to an underlying strap arranged across a shoulder of a wearer. The strap cover may include a decorative material, a decoration, or an overlying material that is aesthetically pleasing to a viewer. The strap cover is fastened to the underlying strap via a fastening device. The strap cover may cover a portion of a bra, a dress, a lingerie, a shirt, a tank top, a halter top and a pants that runs across a shoulder from a front of the shoulder to a back of the shoulder.
US07833079B2	Noise producing toy structure A noise producing toy structure includes a toy having an outer wall, which defines an inner space. A sealed cavity and a chamber are disposed in the inner space. An opening in the outer wall passes ambient fluid into the chamber and a noise producing element places the cavity in fluid communication with the chamber. Other noise producing toy structures are also disclosed.
US07833071B2	Amphibious all-terrain vehicle An amphibious, all-terrain vehicle utilizing a pair of hydrostatic pumps to independently provide power to hydraulic drive mechanisms of the left and right side of the vehicle respectively. The hydraulic drive mechanisms on a side of the vehicle comprise a plurality of hydraulic wheel motors and a hydraulic propeller motor. Using a novel hydraulic manifold assembly, the vehicle can operate in three distinct modes: wheels only, wheels and propellers, and propellers only. The hydraulic manifold assembly also allow the vehicle to by put in neutral mode for starting. The wheel motors are mounted in a pair of undercarriage assemblies that are outside of the vehicle's body and fluidly connected to the hydraulic manifold assembly thorough a hose chase that extends well above the vehicle's waterline to eliminate the potential for water to enter the body of the vehicle when operated in the water.
US07833069B2	Battery connector with spacing structure limiting displacement of pressed contacts of battery connector A battery connector (100) is generally assembled in a corner of a case and includes contacts (2) of the battery connector (100) each have a mating portion (21) defining a rib in the center of the mating portion (21). An insulative housing (1) defining a plurality of slots (111) receiving the contacts (2) therein has recesses (112) in the slots (111). When the contacts (2) is pressed by a battery, the rib (211) is plunged into the recess (112).
US07833061B2	Electronic part connector To provide a connector that incorporates a built-in electronic part, which allows for easy assembly for obtaining a required connection structure, ensures connection reliability, and prevents dislodging of the electronic part even when used in locations involving frequent vibrations.
US07833053B2	Connector having conductive member and method of use thereof A connector having a conductive member is provided, wherein the connector comprises a connector body capable of sealing and securing a coaxial cable, and further wherein the conductive member, such as an O-ring, physically seals the connector, electrically couples the connector and the coaxial cable, facilitates grounding through the connector, and renders an electromagnetic shield preventing ingress of unwanted environmental noise.

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