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US07884042B2	Antiferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitor An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family.
US07884026B2	Method of fabricating dual damascene structure A semiconductor wafer includes a substrate, a conductive layer, a dielectric layer having a via, a hard mask defined a trench pattern, and a sacrificial layer. Then a sequential of etching processes is performed upon the semiconductor wafer in a chamber to form a trench and expose the conductive layer. By operating all procedures within one chamber, manufacturing time is efficiently shortened and yield is thus increased.
US07884014B2	Method of forming contact structure with contact spacer and method of fabricating semiconductor device using the same A method of forming a contact structure with a contact spacer and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. In the method of forming a contact structure, an interlayer dielectric layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The interlayer dielectric layer is patterned, thereby forming a contact hole for exposing a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate. A contact spacer is formed on a sidewall of the contact hole using a deposition method having an inclined deposition direction with respect to a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The deposition direction may be set between the main surface and a normal with respect to the main surface. Further, there is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the method of forming the contact structure.
US07884013B2	Dual damascene with via liner A dual damascene structure with improved profiles and reduced defects and method of forming the same, the method including forming a first dielectric over a conductive area; forming a first dielectric insulator over the first dielectric; forming a first opening in the first dielectric insulator; lining the opening with a second dielectric; forming a second dielectric insulator over the first dielectric insulator; forming a second opening in the second dielectric insulator overlying and communicating with the first opening; and, filling the first and second openings with a conductive material to electrically communicate with the conductive area.
US07883990B2	High resistivity SOI base wafer using thermally annealed substrate A method of forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate using a thermal annealing process to provide a semiconductor base wafer having a thin high resistivity surface layer that is positioned at the interface with the buried insulating layer is provided. Specifically, the inventive method fabricates an a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having an SOI layer and a semiconductor base wafer that are separated, at least in part, by a buried insulating layer, wherein the semiconductor base wafer includes a high resistivity (HR) surface layer located on a lower resistivity semiconductor portion of the semiconductor base wafer, and the HR surface layer forms an interface with the buried insulating layer.
US07883984B2	Method of manufacturing flash memory device A method of manufacturing a flash memory device may include forming a trench, defining at least a common source region, on a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate poly over the semiconductor substrate, performing an ion implantation process employing a first photoresist pattern and the gate poly as a mask, wherein the ion implantation process forms a source/drain junction on the semiconductor substrate, forming a recess common source region in the trench by using a second photoresist pattern, and performing an ion implantation process on the recess common source region.
US07883978B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes forming a gate layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a first oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer; exposing the first oxide layer by removing the second oxide layer other than on side surfaces of the gate layer by etching using a photoresist as a mask; and forming junctions in source/drain regions by implanting a high concentration of N-type ions and/or a high concentration of P-type ions using the second oxide layer as a sidewall mask.
US07883975B2	Method for fabricating a non-volatile memory including converting a silicon layer-which formed over a stacked structure having a charge storage layer-into an insulating layer A method for fabricating a non-volatile memory is provided. The method includes a stacked structure and a consuming layer are formed in sequence over a substrate. A converting process is performed at a peripheral region of the consuming layer to form a first insulating layer. A conductive layer is formed over the stacked layer and the first insulating layer.
US07883969B2	Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) including recessed channel regions and methods of fabricating the same Unit cells of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors are provided having an integrated circuit substrate and a MOS transistor on the integrated circuit substrate. The MOS transistor includes a source region, a drain region and a gate. The gate is between the source region and the drain region. A channel region is provided between the source and drain regions. The channel region has a recessed region that is lower than bottom surfaces of the source and drain regions. Related methods of fabricating transistors are also provided.
US07883961B2	Manufacturing method for ferroelectric memory device A manufacturing method for a ferroelectric memory device including: forming a lower electrode; forming an electrode oxide film composed of an oxide of a constituent material of the lower electrode; forming a first ferroelectric layer on the lower electrode by reaction between organometallic source material gas and oxygen gas; forming a second ferroelectric layer on the first ferroelectric layer by reaction between organometallic source material gas and oxygen gas; and forming an upper electrode on the second ferroelectric layer. In the method, the oxygen gas in the forming of the first ferroelectric layer is in an amount less than the amount of oxygen necessary for reaction of the organometallic source material gas. In the method, the oxygen gas in the forming of the second ferroelectric layer is in an amount greater than the amount of oxygen necessary for reaction of the organometallic source material gas.
US07883954B2	Self-aligned epitaxially grown bipolar transistor The illumination system has a light source (1) with a plurality of light emitters (R, G, B). The light emitters comprise at least a first light-emitting diode of a first primary color and at least a second light-emitting diode of a second primary color, the first and the second primary colors being distinct from each other. The illumination system has a facetted light-collimator (2) for collimating light emitted by the light emitters. The facetted lightcollimator is arranged along a longitudinal axis (25) of the illumination system. Light propagation in the facetted light-collimator is based on total internal reflection or on reflection at a reflective coating provided on the facets of the facetted light-collimator. The facetted light-collimator merges into a facetted light-reflector (3) at a side facing away from the light source. The illumination system further comprises a light-shaping diffuser (17). The illumination system emits light with a uniform spatial and spatio-angular color distribution.
US07883946B1	Angled implantation for deep submicron device optimization A method for forming a submicron device includes depositing a hard mask over a first region that includes a polysilicon well of a first dopant type and a gate of a second dopant type and a second region that includes a polysilicon well of a second dopant type and a gate of a first dopant type. The hard mask over the first region is removed. Angled implantation of the first dopant type is performed to form pockets under the gate of the second dopant type.
US07883940B1	Ball grid array including redistribution layer, packaged integrated circuit including the same, and methods of making and using the same Method, algorithms, architectures, packages, circuits, and/or approaches for relatively low cost packaged integrated circuits (e.g., ball grid array or BGA packages) are disclosed. For example, a packaged integrated circuit can include a chip with a plurality of bond pads thereon; a plurality of bond pad connectors in electrical communication with the plurality of bond pads; a substrate having a plurality of layers, where at least one of the layers is configured to electrically connect a plurality of bond pad connectors and a plurality of external package connections; and a redistribution layer on the chip, where the redistribution layer is configured to electrically connect at least one of the bond pad connectors and at least one of the bond pads on the chip. Such an approach enables reductions in overall package costs. The RDL may complete an electrical path between one or more substrate traces and the corresponding bond pad(s) to avoid increasing the substrate layer count. Because substrate layers are typically provided in pairs, the advantages of the invention may be amplified when a relatively small number of connections (e.g., one) are made via an RDL on the chip.
US07883937B1	Electronic package and method of forming the same The present invention is directed to a method and electronic computer package that is formed by placing an integrated circuit, having a plurality of bonding pads with solder bumps deposited thereon, in contact with the substrate so that one of the plurality of solder bumps is in superimposition with respect to one of the contacts and one of the plurality of bonding pads, with a volume being defined between region of the substrate in superimposition with the integrated circuit. A portion of the volume is filled with a quantity of underfill. A fluid flow barrier is formed on the substrate and defines a perimeter of the volume, defining a flow restricted region. The fluid flow barrier has dimensions sufficient to control the quantity of underfill egressing from the flow restricted region.
US07883933B2	Method of making to small devices having self-assembled organic layers In one embodiment of the invention, a method of fabricating a SAM device comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a top surface and a first metal electrode disposed on the top surface, (b) annealing the first metal electrode, (c) forming a SAM layer on a major surface of the first electrode, the SAM layer having a free surface such that the SAM is disposed between the free surface and the major surface of the first electrode, and (d) forming a second metal electrode on the free surface of the molecular layer. Forming step (d) includes the step of (d1) depositing the second metal electrode in at least two distinct depositions separated by an interruption period of time when essentially no deposition of the second metal takes place. SAM FETs fabricated using this method are also described.
US07883931B2	Methods of forming memory cells, and methods of forming programmed memory cells In some embodiments, a memory cell includes a transistor gate spaced from a channel region by gate dielectric; a source region on one side of the channel region; and a drain region on an opposing side of the channel region from the source region. The channel region has phase change material adjacent the drain region. In some embodiments, the phase change material may be adjacent both the source region and the drain region. Some embodiments include methods of programming a memory cell that has phase change material adjacent a drain region. An inversion layer is formed within the channel region adjacent the gate dielectric, with the inversion layer having a pinch-off region within the phase change material adjacent the drain region. Hot carriers (for instance, electrons) within the pinch-off region are utilized to change a phase within the phase change material.
US07883930B2	Phase change memory including a plurality of electrically conductive bodies, and manufacturing method thereof A phase change memory including at least a storage cell which includes a first electrode, an electrically conductive portion provided on the first electrode and having at least two electrically conductive bodies with approximately the same shape provided on the first electrode, the electrically conductive bodies being spaced by a high resistance film with a high resistance, a recording layer provided on the electrically conductive portion and having phase change material which can change between a first phase state with a first specific resistance and a second phase state with a second specific resistance different from the first specific resistance, and a second electrode provided on the recording layer.
US07883925B2	Image sensor and method for fabricating the same An image sensor can include a plurality of photodiodes and a plurality of transistors formed in a semiconductor substrate; a first interlayer insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of metal lines formed over the first interlayer insulating layer, electrically connected with the photodiodes and the transistors; a plurality of interlayer insulating layers including an upper interlayer insulating layer and a lower interlayer insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate including the metal lines, wherein refractive indexes of the upper interlayer insulating layer and the lower interlayer insulating layer are different from each other; a plurality of color filters formed over the plurality of interlayer insulating layers and which correspond to the photodiodes, respectively; a planarization layer formed over the semiconductor substrate including the color filters; and a plurality of microlenses formed over the planarization layer and which corresponds to the color filters, respectively.
US07883917B2	Semiconductor device with bonding pad A method for forming a semiconductor device with a bonding pad is disclosed. A first substrate having a device area and a bonding area is provided, wherein the first substrate has an upper surface and a bottom surface. Semiconductor elements are formed on the upper surface of the first substrate in the device area. A first inter-metal dielectric layer is formed on the upper surface of the substrate in the bonding area. A lowermost metal pattern is formed in the first inter-metal dielectric layer, wherein the lowermost metal pattern serves as the bonding pad. An opening through the first substrate is formed to expose the lowermost metal pattern.
US07883908B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor component having encapsulated through wire interconnect (TWI) A method for fabricating a semiconductor component with an encapsulated through wire interconnect includes the steps of providing a substrate having a first side, a second side and a substrate contact; forming a via in the substrate contact and the substrate to the second side; placing a wire in the via; forming a first contact on the wire proximate to the first side and a second contact on the wire proximate to the second side; and forming a polymer layer on the first side leaving the first contact exposed. The polymer layer can be formed using a film assisted molding process including the steps of: forming a mold film on tip portions of the bonding members, molding the polymer layer, and then removing the mold film to expose the tip portions of the bonding members. The through wire interconnect provides a multi level interconnect having contacts on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate.
US07883903B2	Dendritic chemiluminescent substrates Chemiluminescent substrate delivery systems comprising a conjugate a dendrimer and at least one chemiluminescent substrate are provided. The substrate delivery systems can also include a chemiluminescence enhancer. The dendrimer/chemiluminescent substrate conjugates can be used in kits including an enzyme capable of activating the chemiluminescent substrate to produce a peroxygenated intermediate that decomposes to produce light. The dendrimer/chemiluminescent substrate conjugates can be used in assays to detect the presence of an analyte (e.g., an enzyme, an antibody, an antigen or a nucleic acid) in a sample.
US07883901B2	Biogenic substance detector and biogenic substance detection method A biogenic substance detector with high reaction efficiency and detection sensitivity is obtained.The biogenic substance detector includes: a plurality of chambers 1011 for hybridizing a target and a probe; and a passage 1012 provided between the chambers 1011. The cross-sectional area of the passage 1012 taken perpendicularly to the chamber-passage alignment direction is smaller than the cross-sectional area of each chamber 1011 taken perpendicularly to the chamber-passage alignment direction, and a probe-fixing area 1013 is provided over the entire inside wall of each chamber 1011. One kind of probe is fixed in one chamber 1011. In the hybridization step, the sample solution is made to move back and forth within the chambers 1011 and the passage 1012 using a pump 102.
US07883897B2	Method for producing purified hematinic iron-saccharadic complex and product produced A method for separating and purifying the active hematinic species (AHS) present in iron-saccharidic compositions, including AHS such as sodium ferric gluconate complex, ferric hydroxide-sucrose complex and ferric saccharate complex and others of similar form and function. The method separates the AHS from one or more excipients and, preferably, lyophilizes the separated AHS. Separation of the AHS permits its analytical quantification, further concentration, purification and/or lyophilization as well as preparation of new and useful products and pharmaceutical compositions, including those useful for the treatment of humans and animals.
US07883890B2	Transposon transfer factor functioned in mammal Genetically modified mammalian cells comprising a Tol2 transposon transferred into a chromosome can be obtained by co-transfecting mammalian cells with a Tol2 transposase encoded by a Tol2 transposon found in medaka fish, and a Tol2 transposon lacking this transposase.
US07883883B2	Enzymes for starch processing The present invention relates to a hybrid enzyme comprising carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and a fungal alpha-amylase amino acid sequence and to a variant of a fungal wild type enzyme comprising a carbohydrate-binding module and an alpha-amylase catalytic module. The invention also relates to the use of the hybrid enzyme or the variant in starch liquefaction.
US07883880B1	DNA polymerase lambda and uses thereof The present invention relates to the identification and isolation of a DNA polymerase and uses of this polymerase. In particular, the present invention describes the nucleotide sequence of the human gene for DNA polymerase lambda (Pol λ), the amino acid sequence of Pol λ, and the amino acid sequence of several isoforms derived from alternative splicing of its mRNA. The association of some of these isoforms with tumour samples makes Pol λ a marker for the diagnosis, prognosis and evolution of tumoral processes.
US07883879B2	Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of azetidinone The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
US07883875B2	Method or use of a solubilized glucan product to increase immunostimulation in animals A method of increasing immunostimulation in animals by administering to the animal a glucan product comprising a branched β-(1,3) glucan with β-(1,3)-linked side chains being attached by a β-(1,6)-linkage and being essentially free of side chains containing more than four β-(1,6)-bound glucose units.
US07883866B2	Compositions of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and uses thereof Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNA's, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNA's/synthetases are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins using these orthogonal pairs.
US07883864B2	Method of treating biological tissue by microwave-irradiation A method of efficiently removing or fixing donor cells from a native tissue of mammalian origin comprises immersing the tissue in a treating solution, and irradiating the tissue with microwave while maintaining the temperature thereof in the range between 0° C. and 40° C.
US07883856B2	Identification of bitter ligands that specifically activate human T2R receptors and related assays for identifying human bitter taste modulators The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds. Also, the invention relates to the discovery of specific hT2R9 alleles and their disparate activity in functional assays with the same biter ligands. The invention further relates to the use of these T2R receptors in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of these taste receptors by specific bitter ligands and related compounds. These compounds may be used as additives and/or removed from foods, beverages, cosmetics and medicinals in order to modify (block) T2R-associated bitter taste. Also T2R ligands may be used as therapeutics to treat and modulate T2R associated gastrointestinal and metabolic functions as well as treat gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases such as eating disorders, food sensing, food absorption, obesity, diabetes, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, et al.
US07883853B2	Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma A method is provided for screening a subject for hepatocellular carcinoma by determining the level of glypican-3 (GPC3) in a body fluid sample from the subject. A further method is provided for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma by detecting GPC3 in a liver tissue sample. Also provided are antibodies which bind specifically to GPC3.
US07883832B2	Method and apparatus for direct referencing of top surface of workpiece during imprint lithography An apparatus (and method) for referencing a surface of a workpiece during imprint lithography, includes an air bearing for mechanically referencing a surface of the workpiece, and a lithographic template coupled to the air bearing.
US07883825B2	Image forming apparatus and method for forming an image on a recording medium An image forming apparatus which forms an image onto a recording medium using a liquid developer which contains an insulation liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a liquid developer storage section for storing the liquid developer therein; a developing section for developing a toner image using the liquid developer supplied from the liquid developer storage section; an image transfer section for transferring the developed toner image formed by the developing section onto the recording medium to form a transferred image thereon; and a fixing section for fixing the transferred image formed on the recording medium onto the recording medium, wherein at least a part of the insulation liquid in the transferred image is oxidized and polymerized to fix the toner particles in the transferred image onto the recording medium. According to the image forming apparatus, it is possible to fix the toner particles onto the recording medium firmly. A method for forming an image onto a recording medium using the liquid developer is also provided.
US07883820B2	Ion conductive composite membrane using inorganic conductor and method of manufacturing the same An ion-conductive composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the same, the membrane including phosphate platelets, a silicon compound, and a Keggin-type oxometalate and/or Keggin-type heteropoly acid, wherein the phosphate platelets are three-dimensionally connected to each other via the silicon compound. An electrolyte membrane having an ion-conductive inorganic membrane or an ion-conductive organic/inorganic composite membrane effectively prevents crossover of liquid fuel without the reduction of ion conductivity in a liquid fuel cell, thereby allowing for the production of fuel cells having excellent performance.
US07883814B2	Fuel cell separator with integral seal member A first metal separator of a fuel cell comprises a metal plate, and a first seal member is formed integrally on both surfaces of an outer edge of the metal plate. A first rib having a frame shape is provided around an oxygen-containing gas supply passage or the like of the metal plate. The first rib has a rib surface spaced away from an inner end surface of the metal plate around the oxygen-containing gas supply passage or the like, toward the oxygen-containing gas supply passage or the like.
US07883807B2	Membrane/electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, and method for operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell To provide a membrane/electrode assembly and a method for operating a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, whereby power generation will not be terminated even when the power generation is initiated in such an environment that the temperature of the membrane/electrode assembly is at most 0° C. A membrane/electrode assembly 10 for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, which comprises an anode 13 and a cathode 14 each having a catalyst layer 11 containing a proton-conductive fluoropolymer (A), and a polymer electrolyte membrane 15 containing a proton-conductive fluoropolymer (B), disposed between the anode 13 and the cathode 14, wherein each of the above proton-conductive fluoropolymer (A) and the above proton-conductive fluoropolymer (B) has an ion exchange capacity of from 1.4 to 1.8 meq/g dry resin, and each of the above proton-conductive fluoropolymer (A) and the above proton-conductive fluoropolymer (B) has a water content of at most 150 mass %.
US07883806B2	Fuel cell reforming catalyst, method of preparing the same, reformer for fuel cell, and fuel cell system including the same A fuel cell reforming catalyst includes a platinum-group metal; an inorganic oxide selected from CeO2, Pr6O11, and combinations thereof; a strong acid ion; and a carrier. The fuel cell reforming catalyst has high activity for the reforming reaction at low temperatures and low space velocities.
US07883799B2	Organic/inorganic composite porous membrane and electrochemical device using the same The present invention provides an organic/inorganic composite porous separator, which comprises: (a) a porous substrate having pores; and (b) an organic/inorganic composite layer formed by coating at least one region selected from the group consisting of a surface of the substrate and a part of pores present in the substrate with a mixture of inorganic porous particles and a binder polymer, wherein the inorganic porous particles have a plurality of macropores with a diameter of 50 nm or greater in the particle itself thereby form a pore structure, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electrochemical device using the same. As an additional pathway for lithium ions is created due to a number of pores existing in the inorganic porous particle itself, degradation in the battery performance can be minimized, and energy density per unit weight can be increased by the weight loss effect.
US07883796B2	Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell has a container having a main surface and a cavity containing therein a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator separating the positive and negative electrodes from one another, and an electrolyte. A sealing plate that seals the cavity of the container is bonded to the main surface of the container with an unoxidized weld.
US07883795B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. Each of the positive and negative electrodes have uncoated regions without active material along an edge. A container is also included for receiving the electrode assembly. A cap assembly is fixed to the container to seal the container. A lead element covers an entire surface of an uncoated region to contact and combine with the uncoated region. A tab extends from the lead element to be disposed within the range of the lead element.
US07883791B2	Fuel cell electrolyte, membrane electrode assembly, and method of manufacturing fuel cell electrolyte A fuel cell electrolyte according to one aspect of the invention contains a basic polymer and a phosphate compound expressed by the following general formula (1): where R represents an alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group, and n is 1 or 2.
US07883790B2	Method of preventing over-discharge of battery A medical device includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for providing power to the medical device. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode including a current collector and a first active material, a negative electrode including a current collector and a second active material, and an auxiliary electrode including a current collector and a third active material. The auxiliary electrode is configured for selective electrical connection to one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The first active material, second active material, and third active material are configured to allow doping and undoping of lithium ions. The third active material exhibits charging and discharging capacity below a corrosion potential of the current collector of the negative electrode and above a decomposition potential of the first active material.
US07883789B2	Substrate with transparent conductive oxide film, process for its production and photoelectric conversion element A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film (especially a substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film useful as a substrate for a thin-film silicon-based solar cell) being excellent in mass production efficiency and being characterized by having a low resistance, a high transparency and a good light scattering performance over a full wavelength region (300 nm to 3 μm) of solar ray, a process for its production, and a photoelectric conversion element (especially, solar cell) employing the substrate, are presented. A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film, comprising a substrate and a transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the substrate and constituted by a plurality of ridges and a plurality of flat portions, wherein the surfaces of the ridges and the flat portions, have many continuous micron-size protrusions.
US07883786B2	Biphenyl derivative and organic light-emitting element using same The invention provides a novel compound used as a material for organic light-emitting elements, and an organic light-emitting element which has highly efficient and highly luminescent optical power and is superior in durability. The organic light-emitting element includes an anode and a cathode, and a layer which contains an organic compound and is held between the anode and the cathode. The layer containing an organic compound includes a biphenyl derivative represented by the following general formula (1):
US07883779B2	Vacuum apparatus including a particle monitoring unit, particle monitoring method and program, and window member for use in the particle monitoring A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a processing chamber for performing a manufacturing processing on a wafer. A gas supply line for introducing a purge gas is connected to an upper portion of the processing chamber, a valve being installed on the gas supply line. A rough pumping line with a valve a is connected to a lower portion of the processing chamber. Installed on the rough pumping line are a dry pump for exhausting a gas in the processing chamber and a particle monitoring unit for monitoring particles between the valve a and the dry pump. In the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, after the valve is opened, the purge gas is supplied to apply physical vibration due to shock wave in the processing chamber 100 so that deposits are detached therefrom to be monitored as particles.
US07883776B2	Protective layers for optical coatings An optical coating on a transparent substrate is provided with a temporary layer of carbon as protection during manufacturing against scratches and corrosive environments. When the optical coating and/or substrate are tempered in an atmosphere reactive to carbon, such as air, the layer of carbon is removed as a carbon-containing gas. For an optical coating with a brittle, glassy, outermost layer furthest from the substrate, additional protection is provided by a scratch propagation blocker layer between the outermost layer and the carbon protective layer.
US07883761B2	Multiple layer polymer interlayers having an embossed surface The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers having a relatively soft inner layer and relatively stiff outer layers that can be laminated without unacceptable optical distortion and used in various multiple layer glass panel type applications. Multiple layer interlayers of the present invention have surface topography that is formed by embossing the exposed surface of the interlayer, or individual layers of the multiple layer interlayer, after formation of the interlayer or layers. The embossing process is carried out under temperature conditions that prevent the transfer of the embossing to inner layers of the interlayer. By precisely controlling the embossing of the interlayer, lamination of the interlayer with a rigid substrate does not lead to unacceptable optical distortion caused by the transfer of the surface topography through outer, stiffer layers into softer, internal layers of the interlayer.
US07883749B2	Method for coating an object with a graft polymer layer A method for coating a device, such as an industrially or medically applicable device, with a polymer layer is provided. The method includes contacting the device with a grafting initiator comprising at least one photoinitiator group, exposing the device to radiation, contacting the device with a polymerizable monomer, and again exposing the device to radiation.
US07883732B2	Antimicrobial salt solutions for cheese processing applications Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as for chilling brine applications, disinfecting meat baths/rinses, beef injection brines, poultry chill tanks, brines used in cheese manufacture, as a wash to kill salmonella and other bacteria on hard-boiled eggs or egg shells, and as a wash to disinfect produce, which can become contaminated with salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria in the field. These uses of concentrated salt solutions that depress the freezing point of the solution provide a low temperature bath or shower in which food products can be cooled. One embodiment comprises between 25 ppm and 100,000 ppm surfactant and between 72% and 99.99% salt. This blend can then be dissolved in water to make a solution of between about 1% total solids by weight up to the saturation point, which can be used as an antimicrobial solution for food safety applications.
US07883729B2	Natural vegetable oil concentrated in unsaponifiable matters as food ingredient The invention concerns a natural vegetable oil selected among palm oil, corn germ oil, sunflower oil and canola oil, concentrated in unsaponifiable matters, such that said oil unsaponifiable matter content is 3 to 15% m/m. Said concentrated natural vegetable oil constitutes a novel food ingredient enriched in particular in vitamin E and phytosterol, useful as favored food source in vitamin E and phytosterol, meeting recommended daily intake.
US07883708B2	Substance derived from basidiomycetes culture, method for producing it and its use A novel substance that has the physiological activity of the aglycone of isoflavones and the physiological activity of the culture of the basidiomycetes with the physiological activities being synergistically enhanced, obtained by cultivating a basidiomycetes having a β-glucosidase activity in a medium containing an isoflavone, a method for producing it, and food, feedstuff and medicine containing it.The substance of the invention is improved in the physiological effect of the aglycone of isoflavones and the physiological effect of the culture of the basidiomycetes, and is not only useful as an anti-tumor agent but also is useful for therapy and/or prevention of osteoporosis and also as an immune enhancement agent.
US07883698B2	Isolation and preservation of fetal hematopoietic and mesencymal system cells from non-controversial materials and/or tissues resulting from miscarriages and methods of therapeutic use The present invention is directed to compositions of fetal hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and stromal (mesencymal) cells derived from second trimester (16-20 weeks gestation) miscarriages, that are isolated, processed and cryopreserved, and the therapeutic uses of such stem and progenitor cells upon application. Such compositions may be useful for hematopoietic reconstitution and/or replacement in patients with various diseases and metabolic disorders. The invention also relates to methods for collecting, isolating, processing and cryopreserving of the fetal stem and progenitor cells of the invention. Importantly, the invention meets an urgent need in regenerative medicine while at the same time ensures utility of the product compositions because it utilizes fetal materials from second trimester (16-20 weeks of gestation) spontaneously lost pregnancies which are free of moral or ethical burdens.
US07883684B2	Colorless single-crystal CVD diamond at rapid growth rate The present invention relates to a method for producing colorless, single-crystal diamonds at a rapid growth rate. The method for diamond production includes controlling temperature of a growth surface of the diamond such that all temperature gradients across the growth surface of the diamond are less than about 20° C., and growing single-crystal diamond by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition on the growth surface of a diamond at a growth temperature in a deposition chamber having an atmosphere, wherein the atmosphere comprises from about 8% to about 20% CH4 per unit of H2 and from about 5 to about 25% O2 per unit of CH4. The method of the invention can produce diamonds larger than 10 carats. Growth rates using the method of the invention can be greater than 50 μm/hour.
US07883681B2	Synthetic carbide lime filler composition and method of making A method for making a white synthetic carbide lime filler composition of calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate, wherein the calcium carbonate is in the form of surface carbonation on the calcium hydroxide. The method can include calcining calcium carbonate, hydrating the calcined material under controlled conditions which maintain a low moisture content and fracture the hydrated material into small particles of calcium hydroxide, carbonating the small calcium hydroxide particles to create the surface carbonation of calcium carbonate, and classifying the carbonated synthetic carbide lime particles to separate off oversized particles. The method can use a combined classifying and carbonating process, and a modified classifying vessel can be provided to carry out the combined process.
US07883671B2	Process and apparatus for manufacturing a styrene polymer in a mechanically stirred reactor Process and apparatus for the (co) polymerization of styrene. The process is carried out by employing a liquid polymerization reaction mixture that includes styrene, in a mechanically stirred reactor in the form of a vessel comprising a side wall having the shape of a cylinder of revolution with a vertical axis (A), a bottom head and a top head that are joined to the side wall. The vessel is provided with a mechanical stirring device comprising (i) a central shaft of vertical axis coincident with the axis (A), connected to a drive system comprising a motor for rotating the central shaft, (ii) at least one baffle attached to the vessel. The baffle is away from the side wall of the vessel and takes the form of a cylinder of vertical axis and of rhomboidal cross section.
US07883669B2	Analysis engine and database for manipulating parameters for fluidic systems on a chip Systems for managing workflows to perform chemical or biological reactions using microfluidic devices.
US07883667B2	Methods and apparatus for efficiently using fluids in a slide stainer Apparatus and methods for applying fluid to slides are disclosed. The apparatus includes a partitioned vessel having a cavity and a sub-cavity that receives fluid, a slide carrier that receives at least one slide in an area corresponding to the sub-cavity, and a transport that positions the slide carrier to position the at least one slide at least partially within the sub-cavity of the partitioned vessel. Fluid is applied to the slides by partitioning the vessel to include a sub-cavity, filling the sub-cavity with fluid, and positioning the at least one slide into fluid filled sub-cavity.
US07883666B2	Dissection apparatus with tool exchanging mechanism A dissection apparatus is disclosed. The dissection apparatus includes a supporting mechanism, a holder, a driving element rotating the holder, a cam fixed to the supporting mechanism, a first sliding element, a second sliding element, a dissecting device disposed on the first sliding element, an aspirating device disposed on the second sliding element. When the holder rotates to move the dissecting device from a first idle position to an operating position, the first sliding element is lowered by the guide of the cam enabling the aspirating device to move from the operating position to a second idle position. When the holder rotates to move the aspirating device from the second idle position to the operating position, the guide of the cam lowers the second sliding element, thus, allowing the dissecting device is able to move from the operating position to the first idle position.
US07883658B2	Simplified shoe construction with midsole having overmolded insert A shoe construction employs a midsole molded of flexible, resilient material around a rigid plate, where the midsole and encapsulated plate are insertable into a separately constructed outsole and shoe upper.
US07883657B2	Method for joining aircraft components The surface of a moulding tool, for receiving a first aircraft component, for example a spar, is shaped to correspond to the surface of a second aircraft component, for example a wing skin. A gap is defined between the tool and the first component. Resin is drawn into the gap by a suction pump. The resin fills the gap and cures to forma shim. The first and second components, which are in the form of composite material structures, are then joined together without any significant voids being formed therebetween.
US07883652B2	Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.
US07883650B2	Fabrication of carbon nanotubes reinforced polymer composite bipolar plates for fuel cell A composite bipolar plate for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is prepared as follows: a) compounding vinyl ester and graphite powder to form bulk molding compound (BMC) material, the graphite powder content ranging from 60 wt % to 95 wt % based on the total weight of the graphite powder and vinyl ester, wherein carbon nanotubes together with a polyether amine dispersant or modified carbon nanotubes 0.05-10 wt %, based on the weight of the vinyl ester resin, are added during the compounding; b) molding the BMC material from step a) to form a bipolar plates having a desired shaped at 80-200° C. and 500-4000 psi.
US07883646B2	Thixotropic, porous, chemiluminescent reactant composition The thixotropic composition of the instant invention may be cured to a more or less rigid form without the use of a mold. The shaped thixotropic composition includes one of the two components which when combined result in chemiluminescent light. The cured solid is useful in a variety of environments and will emit chemiluminescent light upon addition of a second chemiluminescent component.
US07883642B2	Antioxidant composition excellent in anti-blocking property An antioxidant composition containing an antioxidant represented by the following formula (I) and a metal salt of fatty acid of a carbon number of 4 to 18, wherein a weight ratio of the antioxidant (I) and the metal salt of fatty acid is in a range of (100:0.1) to (100:200).
US07883640B2	Chemical combination for generation of disinfectant and heat This invention comprises a lightweight, portable chemical combination of reagents for sterilizing or disinfecting objects in the absence of electrical power or fire. The chemical combination includes a chemical oxidant with the capacity to liberate a biocidal intermediate, a chemical reductant of the oxidant with the capacity to react with the oxidant, and an effector to induce a reaction between the oxidant and reductant. In one embodiment, the oxidant comprises chlorite, the reductant comprises sulfite, and the effector comprises ascorbate. In another embodiment, the chemical combination comprises the oxidant, reductant, effector and iron-activated magnesium. When water or water solutions are added to either embodiment, the chemical combination generates heat, steam and a biocidal intermediate that can destroy contaminating microorganisms. In one embodiment, the biocidal intermediate is a halogen-based biocidal intermediate, such as chlorine dioxide. In another embodiment, the biocidal intermediate is a halogen-free biocidal intermediate.
US07883638B2	Controlled release cooling additive compositions A controlled release additive composition for use in aqueous coolant systems is disclosed and comprises a core containing at least one additive component and a polymeric coating including one or more defined polymers substantially surrounding the core. The controlled released additive composition slowly releases the additive component into the aqueous coolant of an open, circulating cooling water system, thereby delivering an effective concentration level of the additive component over an extended period.
US07883637B2	Composite sintered body of dielectric substance and magnetic substance, and LC composite electronic component A composite sintered body of dielectric substance and magnetic substance comprises a hexagonal Ba ferrite crystal, a perovskite type crystal containing at least one element selected from Ca, Sr, and Ba, and Ti, and Li element, and the relative magnetic permeability is 1.4 or more at 1 GHz. LC composite electronic component comprises the composite sintered body, a condenser circuit formed in the inside or the surface of the composite sintered body, and an inductor circuit formed in the inside or the surface of the composite sintered body.
US07883627B1	Automated fuel polishing system and methods An automated system for fuel polishing stored fuel in multiple storage tanks, and methods for making and using such systems, such methods including the use of an apparatus comprising a pump having a flow velocity sufficient to suspend settled impurities in a fuel storage tank, at least a first and second fuel storage tank each having an inlet and an outlet; said at least one filter; a fluid pathway connecting said pump, said fuel storage tanks, and at least one filter; a first three-way valve positioned at a junction between the inlet of at least said first and second fuel storage tanks; a second three-way valve positioned at a junction between the outlet of at least said first and second fuel storage tanks; and a system controller component operably connected to said first and second three-way valve to automatically control the position of each valve without manual intervention.
US07883619B2	Water treatment system with moisture detector A water treatment system including a UV bulb, a moisture detector, and a control circuit responsive to the moisture detector to terminate power to the bulb when moisture is detected. The moisture detector includes a nonconductive substrate and a pair of conductors on the substrate. When moisture is not present, the detector is nonconductive. However, when moisture accumulates on the detector, the moisture provides a conductive path between the conductors so that the detector becomes conductive. When moisture is detected, the control circuit terminates power to the bulb and/or provides an appropriate indication to the system user.
US07883618B2	Recycle of olefinic naphthas by removing aromatics Systems and processes for producing one or more olefins. A feed containing 90% by weight or more C4 and higher hydrocarbons can be cracked at conditions sufficient to provide an olefinic mixture and an aromatic mixture. The olefinic mixture can comprise 90% by weight or more C1 to C3 hydrocarbons. The aromatic mixture can comprise 90% by weight or more C4 and higher hydrocarbons and one or more aromatics. The aromatic mixture can be contacted with one or more solvents to selectively separate at least a portion of the one or more aromatics therefrom to provide an aromatic-rich mixture and an aromatic-lean mixture. At least a portion of the aromatic-lean mixture can be recycled to the feed prior to cracking.
US07883616B2	Metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coated metal materials and method for their production A method for production of a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coated metal material comprises immersing a metal material or electrolyzing a conductive material in an aqueous treatment solution at pH 2-7 containing metal ion and fluorine ion in a 4-fold or more molar ratio with respect to the metal ion, and/or containing a complex ion comprising at least a metal and fluorine in a 4-fold or more molar ratio with respect to the metal, to form on the surface of the metal material a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coating containing the metal ion and/or the metal, as well as a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coated metal material having a metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide coating produced by the method.
US07883614B2	Method of manufacturing electronic part and electronic part The method for manufacturing an electronic part includes a step of forming an opening hole onto an insulating member sandwiched between a conductor film and a lower conductor layer, from the conductor film, a step of making a surface of the lower conductor layer adhering the insulating member as bottom of the opening hole, and making a metal plating as a conductor portion grow in the opening hole from the lower conductor layer. In the method, after metal plating has reached the conductor film, the metal plating is grown on the conductor film and the conductor portion as electrode, to thereby form a thickness enough to form an upper conductive layer.
US07883608B2	Cathodic protection systems A cathodic protection system wherein a metal structure is electrically connected to a sacrificial anode through a self encapsulating wire connector that can be assembled by unskilled persons and can be maintained in a protective condition around an electrical junction to enable the electrical junction to protected from an underground environment.
US07883597B2	Composite bevel siding A method is disclosed. The method includes forming a groove in at least one of opposing planar surfaces of a cellular thermoform plastic substrate. The groove is formed at an edge region of the substrate. A stiffener is positioned in the groove, and a fiber matt is laid on the at least one planar surface containing the groove. The stiffener and fiber matt are embedded in a thermoset resin. The thermoset resin is cured to form a fiber reinforced thermoset plastic reinforcement. The substrate is then cross-sectionally cut to form a profile. The profile can be further finished to form a beveled siding for buildings.
US07883594B2	Wrapped pile weatherstripping and methods of making same Pile weatherstripping, which is clad with a wrapping of a film (14, 25, 104, 216) of flexible material, has one or more rows (19, 27, 100, 102, 212, 214) of pile (10, 24, 105, 233) on a backing (12, 28, 106, 218) in side-by-side relationship. The wrapping film material conforms to the outside surface of the row (19, 27, 100, 102, 214) of pile so as to define a bulb or bulbs which are completely filled with pile. Single row (19, 27) pile weatherstripping is made by wrapping the pile (10, 24) with the film material (14, 25) after first ultrasonically welding the film material along one edge thereof to the backing (12, 28) under the pile. Then, the film material (14, 25) may be bent around the pile as it moves through a guide (88). The film material (14, 25) is then attached along the opposite edge to the backing thereof so as to completely enclose and clad the row (19, 27) of weatherstripping. The film material may be wrapped around one row (214) of two adjacent rows (212, 214) of pile (233) and attached to the backing (218), leaving the other row (212) unclad. The film material (104) may be wrapped separately around adjacent rows and attached to the backing (106) to provide two clad rows (100, 102) of weatherstripping. By selection of the porosity of the film material (14, 25, 104, 216) and the density of the pile (10, 24, 105, 233), weatherstripping having desired compressibility and air and water infiltration control properties may be produced.
US07883593B1	Non-toxic pyrotechnic delay compositions A novel pyrotechnic delay composition for use in metal delay fuse cartridges, including as its primary constituent Si—Al—Fe3O4 prepared from powdered form. The delay composition yields a progressive burning zone and burns substantially gas-free, is safe to handle, is resistant to moisture and degradation over time, can be incorporated within the confines of existing detonator shells, and poses no environmental hazards.
US07883587B2	Method for preparing rare earth permanent magnet A rare earth permanent magnet is prepared by providing a sintered magnet body consisting of 12-17 at % of rare earth, 3-15 at % of B, 0.01-11 at % of metal element, 0.1-4 at % of O, 0.05-3 at % of C, 0.01-1 at % of N, and the balance of Fe, disposing on a surface of the magnet body a powder comprising an oxide, fluoride and/or oxyfluoride of another rare earth, and heat treating the powder-covered magnet body at a temperature below the sintering temperature in vacuum or in an inert gas, for causing the other rare earth to be absorbed in the magnet body.
US07883581B2	Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction vessel configured to process a substrate, a heater configured to heat an inside of the reaction vessel, a gas supply line configured to supply gas into the reaction vessel, a first valve installed at the gas supply line, a flow rate controller installed at the gas supply line, a main exhaust line configured to exhaust the inside of the reaction vessel, a second valve installed at the main exhaust line, a slow exhaust line installed at the main exhaust line, a third valve installed at the slow exhaust line, a throttle part installed at the slow exhaust line, a vacuum pump installed at the main exhaust line, and a controller configured to control the valves and the flow rate controller.
US07883579B2	Substrate processing apparatus and lid supporting apparatus for the substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus which enables the work efficiency of maintenance to be improved. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing chambers 100 for carrying out plasma processing on a wafer to be processed. Each processing chamber 100 has a chamber lid 200 that can be suspended and supported by a crane unit 500. The crane unit 500 comprises an air cylinder 510 and a linear guide 520. The air cylinder 510 holds the chamber lid 200 movably in a vertical direction thereabove. The linear guide 520 holds the chamber lid 200 movably in a horizontal direction.
US07883575B2	Colloidal sealant composition The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
US07883568B2	Separation of light gases from halogens A process is provided for separating one or more light gases from bromine or chlorine using one or more physical separations and contact with a chemical scrubber to recover additional halogen. In one aspect, the process comprises (a) providing a feed of halogen containing one or more light gases to a distillation column or flash vaporizer; (b) operating the distillation column or flash vaporizer to separate the feed into (i) a first liquid containing a major amount of halogen and no more than a minor amount of light gas(es), and (ii) a first vapor containing a major amount of light gas(es) and no more than a minor amount of halogen; and (c) providing the vapor to a chemical scrubber to recover halogen from the vapor.
US07883563B2	Honeycomb structure and manufacturing method thereof, and air cleaner and water purifier containing the honeycomb structure A composite honeycomb structure in which the honeycomb structure is highly functionalized and adapted to have catalytic function, considering pressure loss is provided. A honeycomb structure having average pore diameter of 5 to 200 μm and specific surface area of 100 to 1500 m2/g is provided. Further, a translucent honeycomb structure and a photocatalyst-carrying translucent honeycomb structure having a photocatalyst carried on a surface of the translucent honeycomb structure and/or contained in the translucent honeycomb structure are provided. Further, an air cleaner and a water purifier using the honeycomb structure and the photocatalyst-carrying translucent honeycomb structure are provided.
US07883548B2	Prosthetic knee joint mechanism A prosthetic knee joint mechanism has an hydraulic load-activated knee-stabilizing device for resisting joint flexion. A rotary piston (34) connected to one part of the mechanism is rotatable within a fluid-filled fluid displacement chamber (18) associated with another part of the mechanism to drive fluid through a fluid passage which contains a main valve (38) which restricts or allows joint flexion according to the position of a valve member within the valve. The valve member is movable towards an open position in response to fluid pressure in the fluid passage upstream of the valve member caused by application of a flexion torque to the knee joint mechanism, movement of the valve member in the direction of the open position being at least resisted by a valve control arrangement actuated by application of the wearer's weight. The weight-responsive valve control arrangement is preferably a weight-responsive pilot valve (32) for hydraulically resisting movement of the valve member of the main valve.
US07883547B2	Anti-slip prosthetic attachment system An anchoring system for a transtibial or transfemoral (above or below the knee) prosthesis. The anchoring system includes a liner for enveloping an amputee limb. The liner has a first strap attached toward an upper end, and a corresponding strap fixedly attached to the distal bottom end of the liner. The anchoring system also includes a containment socket for seating the liner. The containment socket has a pair of slots there through at positions corresponding to the two straps of the liner, respectively. To apply the anchoring system, the patient first applies the liner to his/her limb. The liner is then inserted into the socket with the two fastening straps protruding out through the respective slots. The patient pulls down on the lower strap thereby drawing the liner down into the socket until the liner is securely seated in the socket. When fully seated, the two fastening straps are overlayed and secured to themselves by Velcro™. The foregoing forms a suspension which holds the prosthesis on. Moreover, the fastening straps through slots absolutely prevent lateral shift as well as rotation.
US07883545B2	Method and device for determining the change in an object A method is provided for determining a dimensional change in a first object, wherein in an initial state said first object is connected to a second object via a joint, and wherein a first reference system is rigidly connected to the second object. The method includes using a non-invasive coupling device to couple a second reference system to the first object; ascertaining and/or storing a first location corresponding to a location of the second reference system relative to the first reference system, and a second location corresponding to a location between at least one reference point on the first object relative to the first reference system; separating the first object from the second object at the joint; altering the first object; re-assembling the altered first object and the second object to form the joint, wherein the first location is used to align the altered first object to the second object; after alignment, ascertaining or storing a third location corresponding to a location of the at least one reference point relative to the first reference system; and determining the dimensional change in the first object due to the alteration based on a change in location between the second location and the third location of the at least one reference point.
US07883544B2	Condylar head add-on system The present invention generally relates to mandibular prostheses. More particularly, the invention relates to a condylar-head replacement for reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint after resection of the condyloid process. The present invention provides a condylar-head replacement comprising a condylar-head attachment that may be adjustably positioned on a reconstruction plate to achieve various condylar-head heights. The condylar-head height adjustment allows the condylar-head replacement to be fit to a particular patient. The condylar-head replacement of the present invention obviates the need for custom fabrication of a condylar-head replacement for a patient.
US07883542B2	Minimally invasive apparatus to manipulate and revitalize spinal column disc A method and apparatus are provided to manipulate and revitalize a spinal column disc while minimizing or preventing the removal of material comprising the disc. The method allows a device to be inserted in the disc either through a pre-existing rupture or through an opening formed in the front, back, or sides of the disc. Increasing the space between the vertebra bounding the disc or removing disc material often is not necessary to insert the device in the disc. The device generates internal traction or other forces acting on the disc to alter the shape of the disc. The shape of the disc is altered to relieve pressure on nerves adjacent the disc. The shape of the disc is also altered to draw nuclear hernias back into the interior of the disc and to produce a disc shape that improves functioning of the disc.
US07883540B2	Intraocular lens An intraocular lens of novel structure exhibiting an excellent focus adjusting power. A hollow capsule structure is filled with a transparent liquid-like or gel-like filler (32). A front wall of the capsule structure is composed of a flexible lens front film (16), and a rear wall of the capsule structure is composed of an optical lens (18) having a diameter larger than that of the flexible lens front film (16). Under a state inserted into and attached to a capsula lentis, pressure variation of a corpus vitreum acts on the optical lens (18) to enable focal refraction power to be adjusted by utilizing swelling deformation of the lens front film (16).
US07883526B2	Embolic coil having stretch resistant member with an attached end and an end with movement freedom A coil device is provided with a stretch resistant feature. The device includes a wound coil defining a lumen and a stretch resistant member at least partially received within the lumen. A headpiece is formed by a joining of the coil and a restrictor member, typically by plasma welding. The restrictor member is also at least partially received within the lumen and defines an aperture adapted to movably receive a portion of the stretch resistant member to allow the wound coil to stretch and elongate. The stretch resistant member includes an enlarged portion that is larger than the aperture and adapted to engage the restrictor member to prevent or resist stretching of the wound coil. The restrictor member may be provided as a separate element fixedly secured to the coil wire, or the coil wire may include one or more minor turns adapted to perform the function of the restrictor member.
US07883518B1	Surgical knot A length of suture is provided, and a knot is partially tied in that suture around a tube. The partially-tied knot includes a noose portion connected to a loosely-tied barrel portion. The knot is tied by holding a standing end of the suture substantially stationary and pulling the running end of the suture through the noose. The knot locks upon tightening, making it suitable for surgical applications.
US07883511B2	Method and composition for use in reinforcing bone The invention provides a method and a kit for administering bone cement to the interior cavity of a bony member to enhance bone strength, stabilizing an existing fracture thus reducing susceptibility of the bone to further fracture and/or collapse. The method and kit may include additional components, such as, bone growth enhancing agents, radiopaque components or the like.
US07883504B2	Device for percutaneous absorption preparation The invention provides a device for a percutaneous absorption preparation, provided with a solution storage container which can exhibit good solution migration independently of the level of force. The device for a percutaneous absorption preparation comprises an electrode film comprising a base member (1) and an electrode layer (2) and having a dissolution liquid passage hole (9), a drug impregnation member (3) mounted on the electrode layer (2) side of the electrode film, and a dissolution liquid storage container (5) bonded to the base member (1) side of the electrode film via a lid member (7) covering the solution passage hole (9). The dissolution liquid storage container (5) comprises a bottom and a sidewall. A protrusion (5b) which faces the dissolution liquid passage hole (9) is provided at the center of the bottom, and the sidewall is provided with a vertically folded part (5c).
US07883499B2	Vial adaptors and vials for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial includes a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial.
US07883496B2	Eye coloring systems A novel system for coloring tissues of the human eye, especially methods of coloring the iris, includes drying the tissue surface, applying colorant to the dried surface, and then drying the applied colorant. The system avoids tattooing, implanting, and corneal modification. Permanent results may be obtained. Colorants may be coatings or stains.
US07883490B2	Mixing and delivery of therapeutic compositions Syringe systems for mixing and delivery of particles into the body are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mixing and delivery medical syringe system can include a barrel including first and second detachable sections, and first and second compartments communicable through a conduit.
US07883488B2	Transdermal local anesthetic patch with injection port Described herein are transdermal delivery devices composed of at least one resealable injection port and at least one local anesthetic reservoir. The device effectively delivers anesthetic to the skin of the subject prior to puncturing the skin by syringes, needle sticks, or other instruments intended to be inserted into the skin. In addition, this device can be used to deliver various therapeutic agents for either locally or systemically.
US07883487B2	Transdermal local anesthetic patch with injection port Described herein are transdermal delivery devices composed of at least one re-sealable injection port and at least one local anesthetic reservoir. The device effectively delivers anesthetic to the skin of the subject prior to puncturing the skin by syringes, needle sticks, or other instruments intended to be inserted into the skin. In addition, this device can be used to deliver various therapeutic agents for either locally or systemically.
US07883486B2	Protective pad for use with an orthopedic brace A conformable pad (100) for use under an orthopedic brace includes an upper edge (101) having a straight dimension and a lower edge (108) having an uneven dimension with at least one wide section (101) and at least one narrow section (115). The pad (100) further includes a first edge (117) having a straight dimension and positioned adjacent to the at least one wide section (101) and a second edge (119) also having a straight dimension and positioned adjacent to the at least one narrow section (115) such that the first edge (117) is longer than the second edge (119). The invention is advantageous for use with orthopedic braces in order to prevent friction and irritation created by the brace against the user's skin.
US07883482B2	Pressure pulse/shock wave therapy methods and an apparatus for conducting the therapeutic methods The method of stimulating a substance is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the substance to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said substance wherein the substance is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves and away from a geometric focal volume or point of the emitted shock waves. In one embodiment the emitted shock waves are divergent or near planar. In another embodiment the emitted shock waves are convergent having a geometric focal volume of point at a distance of at least X from the source, the method further comprising positioning the substance at a distance less than the distance X from the source. The substance is a tissue having cells. The tissue can be an organ of a mammal. The mammal may be a human or an animal. The organ may be a heart, a brain, skin, a liver or a kidney or any other organ. The tissue may be muscle, cartilage, tendon, bone, teeth or gums. The tissue may be a part of the vascular system, a part of the nervous system, a part of the urinary or reproductive system, a part of the lymph node or pituitary systems, a part of the ocular system or a part of a skeletal system.
US07883481B2	Device for mini-invasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease Device for miniinvasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease. A therapeutic ultrasound tranducer (2) is provided for treatment of the disc (5), of a patient (4) by generating an ultrasonic field (3), of which the temperature focus (F) is located in the disc (5), for heating thereof. The device comprises an optical navigating device (20) with a signal receiving or signal sending unit (32). A reference device (28) has a set position relative to the disc (5). The Therapeutic ultrasound transducer (2) is provided for insertion through the skin of the patient (4) and engagement of the disc (5), preferably anulus fibrosus (8), and it has a flexible wall with an ultrasound transmitting element provided within the flexible wall. Between the flexible wall and the ultrasound transmitting element there is located at least one cooling chamber (11) with cooling liquid for cooling the ultrasound transmitting element and the tissue closest to the therapeutic ultrasound transducer (2) and a temperature sensor is provided to measure the temperature in the disc (5), preferably anulus fibrosus (8).
US07883480B2	Motion monitoring apparatus A motion monitoring apparatus and method for monitoring a patient under medical care. A sensor arrangement is provided in the form of a pad which the patient lies on. The sensor arrangement provides a signal which can be monitored to observe motion of the patient and provide an alarm should the motion meet certain predetermined conditions. The invention is particularly applicable for monitoring patients under sedation, recovering from anaesthesia, or in intensive care. The device is particularly useful for veterinary patients.
US07883478B2	Patient support having real time pressure control A patient support having real time pressure control. The patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a bladder including a plurality of upright cylindrical elements. The pressure within the bladder is controlled based on the pressure or force sensed by the plurality of sensors.
US07883475B2	Manipulators employing multiple deformable elongate members A manipulator is configured with three or more substantially concentric, elongate members configured such that relative rotation and translation of the elongate members adjusts both the spatial position and orientation of the distal end of the manipulator and the spatial positioning of the manipulator along its length. In one arrangement, the elongate members are pre-curved such that the distal end portions of the elongate members have generally arcuate shapes in a resting state. When the three elongate members are combined in a substantially concentric manner, the overall shape of the manipulator is a composite of the individual elongate member shapes. Varying the relative translation and rotational orientation of the component elongate members achieves a family of resulting manipulator shapes as well as a desired spatial position and orientation of the distal end portion of the manipulator.
US07883473B2	Blood sampling device A device (302) for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing (306) contains a plurality of lancets (308) and optionally includes test elements (324) to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements (324) and lancets (308), which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier (320) includes multiple lancets (308) and/or test elements (324), for insertion into the device.
US07883467B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An event signal is generated in response to a specific event as a trigger. A recording control unit controls the operation of an image recording unit on the basis of the event signal, thereby automatically forming, as a unit, and recording moving image information based on a unified standard. In addition, an event signal is generated in response to a specific event as a trigger. On the basis of ultrasonic image data of a frame corresponding to the event signal generation, a representative image as an index for search is automatically generated and recorded in association with the ultrasonic image data of the corresponding frame. Furthermore, the recorded representative image is read out and set on the screen. The ultrasonic image data is reproduced on the basis of the frame associated with the representative image selected by the operator.
US07883454B2	Inner elongated structure of the roll of a paper/board machine or finishing machine The roll of a paper/board machine or finishing machine has an inner elongated structure (11; 104) which is at least partly comprised of composite material, including reinforcing fibers in matrix material. The structure is preferably comprised of a combination of metallic material and composite material.
US07883453B1	Portable, bed mountable exercise strap An adjustable strap, detachably installed atop a mattress to serve as an aid for exercise, without having to alter the construction of the mattress or bed frame. The apparatus is utilized for sit-up exercise by an individual reclining upon the mattress. Each end of the strap forms a loop by means of a Velcro fastener of sufficient dimensions that the size of the loop can be varied. The loops are secured to the bed frame. A padded central portion is provided upon the strap, which is wide enough to accommodate a pair of ankles. Means are associated with the strap for spacing the strap from the mattress to provide a space into which the feet and ankles of the user can extend. A flat, semi rigid pad is provided, for the individual to sit atop the mattress without compressing the mattress during exercise.
US07883451B2	Methods of applying treadle stimulus A treadle motion therapeutic device and a method of providing treadle motion therapy to a user which may be used as part of therapeutic modalities. The treadle motion therapy device adapted to receive at least one foot of a user in contact with a treadle such that the treadle pivots between a heel of the foot and a front portion of the foot to allow the user to move the treadle by using the front portion of the foot or by using the heel of the foot. The treadle motion therapy device having a capacity to store kinetic energy to assist in maintaining the treadling motion during a treadling session. Variations for other devices and methods are suggested.
US07883433B2	Bat for baseball or softball A bat for baseball or softball of the present invention includes a first tube having an impact part, a step part and a stopper part, a cylindrical second tube, a fixing component being inserted between the first tube and second tube, the step part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the impact part and smaller than an interior diameter of the second tube, the stopper part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the step part and large than the interior diameter of the second tube, the second tube is held of an exterior periphery of the impact part, one end of the second tube is fixed between the stopper part and the step part by an adhesive and the other end is fixed by an adhesive on the fixing component, and a crevice is formed between the first tube and the second tube.
US07883421B2	Gaming apparatus having a display with a conductive coating A gaming apparatus comprising a housing, a transparent panel with a first and second surface, and a conductive coating disposed proximate to the second surface, wherein the coating has a high visible light transmittance and a low electrical surface resistance. The gaming apparatus also comprises a grounded metallic strip coupled to the coating and located at a perimeter of the coating, a value input device, and a mechanically rotatable reel that is disposed in the housing so that the mechanically rotatable reel is visible to a player of the gaming apparatus through the transparent panel and the coating. Also included is a controller that comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The controller is programmed to allow a person to make a wager and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game incorporating the mechanically rotatable reel.
US07883420B2	Video game systems Video game systems for executing instructions according to a video game contained on an item of first media including: an item of second media containing data defining an aspect of the video game; and a video game console including a housing, a first media device supported by the housing, a second media device supported by the housing, and a control unit supported by the housing and configured to control the first media device to read the item of first media and to control the second media device to read the item of second media.
US07883418B2	Network game terminal, game server, method for handling network games, and recording medium For reducing the load on a server as much as possible during transfer of data from the server to a terminal, each terminal is capable of playing out a network game in cooperation with a local network game terminal. To this end, the local network game terminal and one or more other network game terminals are grouped in the local network game terminal. Additionally, group information is generated with which the game server 1 can recognize the grouped terminals as one user group, and representative terminal information is also generated with which other network game terminals in the same user group can recognize that the local network game terminal is the representative terminal. Bi-directional communications, including transfer of the data received from the game server 1 and the representative terminal information, are made with other network game terminal(s) in the user group.
US07883417B2	Gaming machine communicating system A disclosed gaming system allows game configuration of gaming machines in the gaming system via wireless transmissions from a hand-held device. For instance, via the hand-held device, a user can configure a plurality of gaming machines in range of the device with different games or hardware settings. Further, via the hand-held device, a user can gather information from a number of gaming machines in range of the device.
US07883416B2	Multimedia method and system for interaction between a screen-based host and various distributed and free-styled information containing items, and an information containing item for use with such system A screen-based host with processing and I/O facilities interacts with distributed items that are arranged for storing and exchanging digital information with the host. In particular, under proximity conditions and initially without user interaction, the items exchange accordingly with the host, but without requiring formatted berth facilities of the host. The various items through associated self-identifying evoke specific iconizing by the host for signaling to the user an associated service field. The host allows a user person to activate data processing operations with respect to the service field. During proximity conditions, the items keep abreast of host-generated results relevant to a corresponding service field. The host allows free styling of the items with respect to the item's physical shape.
US07883411B2	Methods and systems for conducting parimutuel wagers The present invention contemplates methods and systems of conducting wagers, such as parimutuel wagers. In one exemplary embodiment an event, such as a horse race, dog race, a combination of races, etc., is identified for which a plurality of bettors may each place at least one wager. Each bettor of the plurality is enabled to provide input regarding at least one portion of their respective at least one wager prior to the event. At least one other portion of each bettor's at least one wager is randomized prior to the event. The wager then comprises the combination of the bettor-selected portion and randomized portion. In one exemplary embodiment, the player-selected portion may include selecting bettor-preferred participants of the event while the randomly selected portion may include randomly assigning a finishing order to the player-selected participants.
US07883409B2	Ticket drawing games having escalating discrete prize levels Ticket drawings having escalating discrete prize levels within a gaming environment are provided. A gaming system having an automated random ticket drawing game module provides ticket drawing bonus games in conjunction with primary wager based games. Ticket drawings can include base, intermediate and ultimate prize levels, with each level corresponding to a specific prize and range of ticket entries. The prize level escalates as more ticket entries are granted. Ticket entries can be awarded for various events, such as a 3-of-a-kind at a primary wager based game. Drawings include a time period for the acceptance of ticket entries, including a predefined start and end. Award and drawing mechanisms and multiple display devices facilitate each drawing. Multiple drawings can occur simultaneously, such as an hourly and daily drawing. Drawings may also be part of an ongoing series of continuous ticket drawings, such as 24 hourly drawings in a given day.
US07883404B2	Slot machine with user selectable accumulative hold symbols and playing method thereof The slot machine fixes symbols selected by the player's operation to press a touch panel and symbols next to selected symbols which coincide with selected symbols, and scrolls symbols other than fixed symbols.
US07883402B2	Golf game having collateral military ranking system A golf game operable by data processing apparatus by one or more players comprising a video golf game having various scoring features emulating a corresponding feature of a golf game played on an actual golf course; a rank-assigning element for responsively assigning a virtual military ranking for each of the one or more players for each scoring feature of the video golf game as playing of the video golf game progresses; and an interface element interconnecting the rank-assigning element in communication with the video golf game. The virtual military ranking of each of the one or more players playing the video golf game is promoted or demoted based on his golfing scores as playing of the video golf game progresses.
US07883389B2	Apparatus and method for rapid sealing of a flat panel display A method and apparatus is disclosed for rapidly joining a first glass substrate to a second glass substrate. The first glass substrate and second glass substrates are separated by a peripheral glass spacer or frame. The glass frame is sandwiched between the first and second substrates. A layer of glass frit is placed on the top and bottom surfaces of the frame or about the top and bottom peripheral edges of the substrates in contact with the frame. Heat is then applied substantially solely to the periphery of the substrates about the frame to cause the frit to melt thereby securing the top substrate to the bottom substrate.
US07883383B2	Method and arrangement for controlling a drive arrangement in a watercraft A method is provided for controlling a drive arrangement in a watercraft. The method includes detecting thrust and steering commands from an operating device which is connected to a control unit, and controlling the drive arrangement based on detected commands from the operating device for obtaining a desired course of travel of the watercraft, wherein a force is generated which acts towards a defined position on the watercraft. The method furthermore includes determining the speed of the watercraft and adapting the position on which the force from the drive arrangement acts as a function of at least the speed and as a function of the influence of the position of the center of pressure of the watercraft, thereby maintaining the desired course of travel. An arrangement for controlling a drive arrangement in a watercraft is also provided.
US07883378B2	Electronic device and on-vehicle module In a module, press-fit connection using a pin terminal including a connection part separated into two parts and a flat plane parallel to the lengthwise direction in the separation part and perpendicular to the separation direction of the pin terminal is performed. A through-hole of a board is structured so that an inner diameter of the through-hole at a middle part in the thickness direction of the board is smaller than that at obverse and reverse surfaces of the board and the length of the middle part of the through-hole connected to the pin terminal is shorter than the length of the flat plane of the pin terminal.
US07883370B2	Shielded connector with enlarged base supporting cantilevered brackets extending from the shielded connector A shielded connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and an engaging portion (12), a plurality of contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), each of the contacts (2) defining a contacting portion (21) extending into the engaging portion (12) and a soldering portion (22) extending out of the housing (1), a metallic shell (3) having side walls surrounding the engaging portion (12) and a pair of positioning brackets (31) folding outwards from an upper edge of the side walls (303). The shielded connector furthermore defines a pair of insulative supporting sections (15) respectively disposed and supported under the positioning brackets (31) thereby forming a positioning device.
US07883369B1	Receptacle connector A receptacle connector is adapted for receiving a plug connector which includes a casing and a plurality of plug terminals disposed in the casing. The receptacle connector includes a printed circuit board and a shell mounted on the printed circuit board. Portions of a front edge of the printed circuit board are recessed inward to form two fixing grooves with a tongue formed therebetween. A plurality of golden fingers are formed on two opposite surfaces of the tongue. The shell has a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate and two side plates connecting the top plate to the bottom plate. A space is formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates and receives the tongue. The side plates are restricted in the fixing grooves. The plug connector is inserted into the space with the plug terminals electrically abutting against the golden fingers.
US07883360B2	Battery pack A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking device for locking the base body to the electric appliance, at least one contact element for producing an electrical contact with the electric appliance, and a contact holding unit for holding the contact element. The locking device and the contact holding unit are fastened to the base body by a shared fastening module.
US07883351B2	Socket for mounting electronic component A socket for mounting an electronic component that can connect an electronic component always in a correct orientation is provided. Socket-side engaging parts (9) are provided at a plurality of places of a peripheral wall (3) of a socket housing (5) having an electronic component accommodating part (4) that is surrounded by the peripheral wall (3) raised from the four side parts of a quadrangle-shape bottom plate (2). The socket-side engaging parts (9) include elastic fixing pieces whose fixing protrusions (9a) at the tip ends are locked in the bottom parts of respective locking recessed parts of the peripheral wall of the electronic component (6). An electronic component is held in the electronic component accommodating part (4) by these socket-side engaging parts (9). In one side part (3d) of opposing two side parts (3b), (3d) of the peripheral wall (3) of the four side parts (3a), (3b), (3c), (3d) of the socket housing (5), plural socket-side engaging parts (9) are arranged closer to the both end sides thereof with an interval in between, and in the remaining other side part (3b), one or plural socket-side engaging parts are arranged closer to the center side thereof adjacent to each other.
US07883349B2	Socket connector having metallic positioning member securing electronic device therein A socket connector for receiving an electronic device includes an insulative housing with sidewalls extending upwardly and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The sidewalls define a receiving space for the electronic device. At least one side wall is provided with a protrusion. An elastic positioning member is mounted within the protrusion and has an engaging section extending into the receiving space.
US07883336B2	Implant having circumferentially oriented roughness Implant (10) having a shaft which is adapted in use to be embedded in bone tissue and which has an outer surface provided with a circumferentially-oriented roughness. The circumferentially-oriented roughness has first and second axial sections (19, 21) with each section comprising a series of circumferentially-oriented peaks which have a crest and which are axially spaced apart by troughs. The axial spacing (d) between the crests of adjacent peaks in the first axial section (19) is less than the axial spacing (3d) between the crests of adjacent peaks in the second axial section (21). Although the axial spacing between the crests of adjacent peaks in the first and second axial sections of circumferentially-oriented roughness differs, the first and second axial sections of circumferentially-oriented roughness are adapted in use to provide the same or substantially the same pitch.
US07883330B2	Powder compression molding machine and apparatus for continuous production of powder compression molded item using the machine A powder compression molding machine is configured such that a plurality of lower and upper punches 61, 41 are allowed to enter a plurality of through-die holes 31 provided in first and second molding die sections 32, 33 of a slide plate 3 in a compression molding zone 21 to compressively mold powder and the slide plate 3 is slid to push out compacts downward and collect them in compact discharge zones 22a, 22b. Even when powder is compressively molded at a low compression force into solids having high porosity, compacts can satisfactorily be molded and collected without crumblingness, the compacts having sufficient high porosity and being dissolvable in water or the like.
US07883326B1	Apparatus and assembly for interchanging indicia of tire molds An apparatus selectively forms indicia of a tire sidewall. The apparatus includes a tire mold member for vulcaninzing an uncured tire. The tire mold member includes a surface engageable with a portion of the uncured tire, a detachable indicia forming member engageable with a portion of the uncured tire to form indicia on a surface of the tire sidewall, and a housing for releasably retaining the indicia forming member on the tire mold member. The housing is fixed to the tire mold member and releasably secures the indicia to the tire mold member. The indicia forming member is secured to the housing by an impact device applied in a first direction and released from the housing by mechanical pressure to one end portion of the indicia forming member applied in the first direction.
US07883309B2	Method and apparatus for handling pipe An apparatus and method for handling pipe includes an elongate frame structure for mounting on a ground surface, in which a carriage unit is mounted on the frame structure and is operable for selective and reciprocal shifting along the frame structure. A boom member mounted on the carriage unit is operable for selected pivotal movement relative to the carriage unit, and a plane generally parallel to the boom member's longitudinal axis, about a generally horizontal pivot axis oriented transverse to the direction of shifting of the carriage unit along the frame structure. An elongate pipe carrier mounted on the boom member as dimensioned for receiving pipe so that the pipe's longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the boom member and the pipe member, wherein the pipe carrier is operable for selective pivotal movement about its longitudinal axis.
US07883307B2	Self-drilling fastener A self-drilling fastener from which objects may be hung, for use in a friable material with or without an underlying member at the point of use or in a semi-rigid material such as a hollow core door comprises an elongated body having a threaded exterior with separate threads for drilling into the member, gripping the member, gripping the friable material and/or gripping the semi-rigid material. The fastener may further have a thread having a relatively small-diametered solid portion from which objects hang and an axially expanding angled portion for biasing the object toward the solid portion to stabilize and prevent the object from dislodging from the fastener.
US07883306B2	Attachment bolt and tensioned support system using same Attachment bolts and tensioned support systems (e.g., aircraft access systems) are set forth herein. According to one embodiment, an attachment bolt for use in a tensioned support system includes a head portion and a shaft portion extending from the head portion. The head portion has an end face, and the shaft portion has at least one thread and a tip distal to the head portion. A cavity extends entirely through the head and shaft portions and has a linearly extruded segment, an extended diameter at the end face, and an enlarged diameter at the tip. The extended diameter is larger than a diameter of the linearly extruded segment, and the enlarged diameter is larger than the diameter of the linearly extruded segment.
US07883302B2	Machine tool A cutting tool holder unit is composed of a cutting tool holder adapted to detachably mount a cutting tool thereon, and a front cover of a flange shape slidably fitted into a side of the cutting took holder mounted on a multi-spindle head. A groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the front cover is slidably fitted into a groove formed on the cutting tool holder to form a cutting oil circulating channel and a cutting oil injection port is opened at an upstream position of a cutting tool mounting section relative to the direction of rotation of the cutting tool holder.
US07883300B1	Tool holder and metal cutting insert with chip breaking surfaces A metal cutting insert (10) having a pair of cutting portions (10a, 10b) disposed on either end of a shank portion (10c), each cutting portion having a front clearance face (20), the upper boundary of which defines a cutting edge (14). A pair of spaced apart chip breaking surfaces (26a, 26b, 28a, 28b) commence at or near the cutting edge and extend away from the cutting edge. A pair of secondary chip breaking surfaces (44a, 44b, 46a, 46b, 48a, 48b, 50a, 50b) are located downstream of the first chip breaking surfaces and are interconnected with associated first chip breaking surfaces by transition surfaces. A center channel (30) is located between the chip breaking surfaces and includes an entry portion (30a). A tool holder (100) includes a base (102) and clamping arm (104) which together define a gap (106) for receiving one of the cutting portions of the insert.
US07883285B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a sheet-supply tray device, a sheet-supply roller and an image recording device. The sheet-supply tray device includes a first tray which accommodates a plurality of first recording media on a first tray surface and a second tray which is placed on the first tray and accommodates a plurality of second recording media on a second tray surface thereof. The second tray includes a base portion which is supported on the first tray and a pivotable portion whose state is changeable between a stacked state in which the pivotable portion is supported on the first tray.
US07883284B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including a sheet-supply tray device which accommodates and holds a plurality of recording sheets and which supplies the recording sheets, one by one, in a sheet-supply direction; and an image recording device which records an image on each of the recording sheets supplied from the sheet-supply tray device. The sheet-supply tray device includes a first tray which accommodates and holds at least one first sheet of the plurality of recording sheets; a second tray which accommodates at least one second sheet of the plurality of recording sheets, and which selectively takes a stacked posture thereof in which the second tray is stacked on the first tray, and an opening posture thereof in which at least a portion of the second tray opens at least a portion of the first tray; and at least one dropping preventing cover which prevents the at least one second sheet from dropping out of the second tray in a state in which the second tray takes the opening posture thereof.
US07883283B2	Printer equipped with cutter mechanism A rolled sheet is accommodated in an accommodating section. A cover is movable between an open position for opening the accommodating section and a closed position for covering the accommodating section. A part of the rolled sheet fed from the accommodating section is transported through the transporting path. A print head is disposed in a first side relative to the transporting path and operable to perform printing on the part of the rolled sheet in the transporting path. A cutter is disposed in the first side and movable between an operable position at which the cutter is operable to cut the part of the rolled sheet and a covered position at which the cutter is not operable to cut the part of the rolled sheet. The cutter is moved to the operable position when the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position, and is moved to the covered position when the cover is moved from the closed position to the open position. A cutter cover covers the cutter in the covered position.
US07883282B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed tray for loading a recording sheet, a sheet feed roller that conveys the recording sheet toward an image forming device, a conveyor roller that is disposed downstream of the sheet feed roller in a recording sheet conveying direction and that applies a conveying force on the recording sheet, a sheet position detection device that detects a position of the recording sheet in a conveying path, and a conveyor roller control device that controls a rotation amount of the conveyor roller in accordance with the detected position of the recording sheet. The control device allows the rotation amount of the conveyor roller to become greater, when a recording sheet contacts the sheet feed roller and the conveyor roller, than a rotation amount of the conveyor roller when the recording sheet contacts the conveyor roller but might not contact the sheet feed roller.
US07883278B2	Optical module and optical transmission device An optical module includes: a plurality of leads arranged in at least two lines, at least portions of the plurality of the leads being mounted on a circuit board; an optical semiconductor for emitting or receiving an optical signal; and a circuit portion connected to the optical semiconductor, for transmitting a pair of differential signals to or receiving a pair of differential signals from the circuit board through a pair of differential signal leads among the plurality of the leads. The pair of the differential signal leads are provided adjacent and in parallel to each other in one of the at least two lines.
US07883275B2	Fiber guiding platform for mechanical splicer, optical connectors, fiber holder and methods A three rod bundle confined inside a sleeve is constructed as a light guiding fiber mechanical splicing device which is stiff, strong and precise, with no moving parts. The design also applies to splicing fibers to pre-polished optical connectors through a built-in model of this innovative mechanical splicer. Applying the Soddy circles formula and using a bin approach assists in deriving the exact rod sizes needed and sleeve bore size to accommodate the three-rod bundle, so that this apparatus can be properly designed to guide any size of light guide fibers and studs with minimum clearance. Rods of varying diameters are sorted into bins and chosen based upon the aperture desired, thus eliminating the need for tight tolerance of the diameters of the three rods. This unique design allows for construction of a precision virtual hole of very long depth, which enables two optical fiber studs to butt against each other with a core to core misalignment of less than 1 um for single mode fiber optics cables. Unlike prior arts, the sleeve holding the rods eliminates the need for any clamping mechanism to tighten a loose bundle, which induces undesirable mechanical strain. It also eliminates the need to use a fiber clamp to force the fiber studs against dimensionally unstable V or U groove alignment features which also induce undesirable mechanical strain. A fiber holder is also presented to depict the usefulness of this invention on hold fiber in position.
US07883273B2	Cage for roller bearing An end portion of a pin 2 rotatably supporting a rolling body 1 is fitted in a pin-receiving hole 4 formed in an annular side plate 3. The pin-receiving hole 4 has interference in a range from 5 to 40 μm between itself and the outer diameter of the pin 2. The end portion of the pin 2 pressed in the pin-receiving hole 4 with 5-40 μm interference is welded to the annular side plate 3.
US07883270B2	Hydrodynamic bearing type rotary device and recording and reproducing apparatus including the same A hydrodynamic bearing type rotary device is configured to prevent air from being trapped inside a bearing and causing the bearing to have oil film rupture and NPPR to deteriorate. In the device, a flange having a shape substantially like a disc is provided integrally with a shaft near its lower portion. A sleeve having a bearing hole is fitted to the shaft so as to be relatively rotatable. Hydrodynamic grooves are provided on at least one of an outer periphery of the shaft and an inner periphery of the sleeve. The flange forms a thrust bearing surface with a lower end surface of the sleeve. Hydrodynamic grooves are provided on at least one of the lower surface of the sleeve and an upper surface of the flange. During rotation of the bearing, the hydrodynamic grooves circulate the lubricant. Capillary pressures at respective portions in the lubricant circulation path have different magnitudes. The principle that air tends to move toward the portion having a smaller capillary pressure is utilized to make it difficult for the air to be trapped inside the bearing and to smoothly discharge the air.
US07883265B2	Devices, systems, and methods for preparing emulsions A vortex mixer and method for forming an emulsion wherein the mixer is adapted to form an emulsion with a desired droplet size and having a desired volume. The vortex mixer provides improved uniformity in emulsion preparation and may be used to create multiple emulsions simultaneously.
US07883262B2	Device for manufacturing ready-to-use knifing filler by mixing a binder and hardener component A device (100) for manufacturing ready-to-use knifing filler for spackling surfaces, in particular of motor vehicle bodies, by mixing a binder component and a hardener component to a pasty or fluid mixing material using a mixing device (1) consisting of a hollow cylindrical stator section and a rotor section rotatably accommodated, and an annular gap forming the mixing chamber formed between the rotor section and stator section. The device has a fixed base (101) with a supporting plate (104′) that forms a filler head (104) for holding a supply tank (90) for the binder component and for three supply tanks (91, 92, 92′) for the hardener component, and a first drive unit (102) to actuate the hydraulic cylinder for the supply tank (90) for the binder component and for two supply tanks (91, 92) for the hardener component, a second drive unit (250) for the mixing device (1) and a third drive unit (270) to actuate the plunger rod designed as a toothed rack, wherein all three drive units are combined in a control device (280), which is used to control a first running of hardener component for 1 second and a last running for 1 second, as well as the supply of binder component and other hardener components in the mixing device (1).
US07883252B2	Display device A wall-mounted display device, which uses a light guiding panel for an LED light source includes display body 1 with an optical panel 11 housed in a box-like optical diffusion case 15 with flanges 14 formed on the periphery of a substrate 13. A reflection case 12 fits in the optical diffusion case 15, which has a U-shaped cross section and flanges 14 formed on the upper and lower ends of the substrate 16. LED light sources 18 are respectively disposed on the right and left flanges 14 of the reflection case 12 to supply incident light into the light guiding panel 11. Frame members 22, each having a U-shaped cross section, fit in the upper and lower ends of the display body 1, respectively. Each U-shaped frame member is securely fixed with a screw 21 inserted through the rear surface of the frame member, in such a way that the screw 21 is not exposed from the front side of the display body. Frame members 20, each having an L-shaped cross section, are respectively fixed on the right and left ends of the display body 1, with a magnet 23. A transparent cover panel 3 is disposed detachably between the frame member 20 and the optical diffusion case 15. Brackets 4 are fastened on the U-shaped frame members with screws 21 to allow wall mounting.
US07883250B2	Lamp unit for vehicles In existing lamp unit for vehicles, the light from the semiconductor light source can not be effectively used. In the present invention, a planar reflect surface (7) is arranged between the projection lens (6) and its focus (FL1) in such a way that the planar reflect surface (7) intersects the light axis (Z1-Z1) of the projection lens (6); a light shutout member (8) is arranged between the semiconductor light source (4) and the projection lens (6); the light shutout member (8) is provided with supplemental reflect surfaces (17-20) reflecting the light (L3) from the semiconductor light source (4) toward the shade (5). As a result, the light (L3) from the semiconductor light source (4) can be effectively used.
US07883238B2	Light collimation and mixing of remote light sources A light-emitting device, comprising at least a first light source (101) and a second light source (102) is provided. The light source further comprises a first collimating means (111) for collimating light from the first light-source and a second collimating means (112) for collimating light from said second light source wherein the output areas of the collimating means at least partly overlaps. A light guiding means (107) is arranged between said light sources and said collimating means for guiding light from the first light source to the first light collimating means, and from the second light source to the second collimating means. A light-emitting device of the present invention can provide well mixed and collimated light even though there is a distance between the light sources and the collimating means.
US07883226B2	LED signal lamp An LED signal lamp (100) comprises: a housing (102), at least one LED excitation source (108) operable to emit excitation radiation of a first wavelength range (blue light), at least one phosphor material (114) for converting at least a part of the excitation radiation to radiation of a second wavelength range and a substantially transparent cover (104) provided on the housing opening. In one arrangement the excitation source (LED chip) incorporates the phosphor material. Alternatively, the phosphor can be provided remote to the excitation source such as for example on a transparent substrate which is disposed between the excitation source and transparent cover. In other arrangements, the phosphor is provided on the transparent cover or other optical components as a layer on a surface of the cover or incorporated within the cover/optical component material.
US07883224B2	Vehicle outside mirror device A rotation range control mechanism includes a clutch holder provided around a shaft, a washer fixed to a casing, a control convex portion arranged on the clutch holder, and contact portions arranged on the washer.
US07883220B2	Projection apparatus A projection apparatus includes an optical engine (10) that projects an image on a screen from a rear side, an engine supporting plate (100) on which the optical engine (10) is placed, an adjusting member (500) of a substantially wedge-shape inserted into between a base portion (11) and a lower surface of the engine supporting plate (100) so that front or rear end of the engine supporting plate (100) is vertically rotatable, a front-to-rear position adjusting unit (56) capable of moving the adjusting member (500) in front-to-rear direction, a slope portion (108) having a slope surface (109) that gradually increases or decreases an angle of a surface of the adjusting member (500) contacting the engine supporting plate (100) in accordance with a movement of the adjusting member (500), and a fixing unit (551, 552) that fixes the engine supporting plate (100) to an adjusted position.
US07883218B2	Projector having a light tunnel clip for suppressing positional deviation of a light tunnel A projector capable of preventing a light tunnel from positional deviation is obtained. This projector comprises a rectangular light tunnel having a hollow light guide path capable of passing light therethrough for shaping the light with the light guide path, an optical component holding member provided with a holding portion holding the light tunnel and a light tunnel clip including a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion pressing first and second surfaces, adjacent to each other, of the light tunnel toward the holding portion of the optical component holding member for holding the light tunnel in a pressed state, while the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion press positions of the first and second surfaces of the light tunnel located substantially on the same line perpendicular to the traveling direction of the light respectively.
US07883216B2	Methods and systems for multiple primary color display Methods and systems for multiple primary color display are provided. Methods and systems of the present invention improve the spectrum efficiency of a color display system, and provide enhanced brightness and color gamut. In an embodiment, methods and systems of the present invention improve the brightness of a color display system employing a high pressure lamp by efficiently incorporating lights components of the lamp output that are outside the red, green, and blue spectrum in creating the color image.
US07883215B2	Projector and projector circuit board thereof One embodiment of the invention discloses projector circuit boards comprising an image receiving terminal, a central processing unit, a motor driving module, a DMD and a DMD control module. The image receiving terminal receives an image signal and transmits the received image signal to the central processing unit. The central processing unit processes the received image signal. The motor driving module drives a motor on the basis of the processed image signal to rotate a color wheel to generate a colored beam. The DMD, comprising a plurality of micro-mirrors, is used in reflecting the colored beam, transforming the colored beam into an image beam, and transmitting the image beam to a projection lens to project an image. The rotation angles of the micro-mirrors are controlled by the DMD control module coupled between the central processing unit and the DMD. The projector circuit board is perpendicular to a light path of the projection lens.
US07883208B2	Systems and methods for determining intraocular lens power A system for providing an intraocular lens includes a processor and a computer readable memory. The computer readable memory is configured to communicate with the processor, the memory having stored therein at least one of: one or more ocular dimensions, and at least one predetermined refractive outcome. The memory further includes a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to select an intraocular lens, select a power of an intraocular lens, or provide an intraocular lens. The sequence of instructions includes determining one or more dimensions of an eye. The instructions also include calculating, based on a mathematical relationship, a distance from an apex of a cornea of the eye to an apex or plane of the intraocular lens after insertion into the eye. The instructions further calculating an optical power of the intraocular lens suitable for providing a predetermined refractive outcome. The mathematical relationship includes an axial length of the eye, an anterior chamber depth of the natural crystalline lens, and a corneal radius of the eye, but is independent of a thickness of the natural crystalline lens.
US07883205B2	Clip-on glasses with interchangeable lenses A lens retaining structure for a secondary glasses assembly having a frame configured to be mounted on a pair of primary glasses. The lens retaining structure comprises an inner portion and an outer portion, each comprising a flexible, resilient member having a predetermined rest position. The inner portion has an inner lens grabber thereon and the outer portion has an outer lens grabber thereon. The inner and outer lens grabbers are configured to engage corresponding features of a lens. The inner and outer lens grabbers separated by a first distance when the inner and outer portions are in their rest positions, such that the lens retaining structure is operable to retain one of a plurality of lenses of differing sizes and shapes having corresponding features separated by a second distance which is different from the first distance.
US07883203B2	Device for printing image and character on a candle A printer, especially a device for printing images and characters on a candle includes an inkjet-printing unit. The printing unit comprises a printing bracket on which a printing head is provided. The printing head may reciprocate linearly relative to the printing bracket. Two rotating shafts parallel with each other are arranged below the inkjet-printing unit. At least one of the rotating shafts connects with a driving device. The driving device and the inkjet-printing unit connect with a circuit broad. The device may be used to print golden, silvery, white, and color images and characters on a waxen surface, or used in combination with a computer having a strong image processing functionality to print color images and characters on the candle, meeting an individuation need of a person. The image may be online updated or self defined at all hours according to fashion and vogue.
US07883202B2	Image-forming device An image-forming device has a carriage, a conveying unit, a controller, and a detector. The carriage has recording elements to form dots on a sheet having an edge extending in the subscanning direction. The carriage is movable in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the subscanning direction. The conveying unit conveys the sheet in the subscanning direction by a predetermined distance when the recording unit moves in the subscanning direction. The controller sequentially selects a first distance n times (n: a natural number) as the predetermined distance, and selects a second distance as the predetermined distance after the n times of selection of the first distance. The second distance is longer than the first distance. The detector detects the edge of the sheet only after the sheet is conveyed by the second distance.
US07883196B2	System for delivering solid ink through a feed channel having non-linear sections A system facilitates transport of solid ink by a motorized feed drive through a feed channel in a solid ink printer. The system includes a feed channel, a motorized feed drive in at least a portion of the feed channel, a meltable ink body having a drive coupler that is offset from a surface of the meltable ink body, the drive coupler having an opening to receive a portion of the motorized feed drive to enable the motorized feed drive to urge the meltable ink body along the feed channel.
US07883195B2	Solid ink stick features for printer ink transport and method A solid ink stick adapted for use with solid ink printers is provided. The stick includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body. The body defines an external periphery of the body. The external periphery has a groove formed on the periphery. The groove extends in a direction generally along the longitudinal axis of the body and at least a portion of the groove length is non linear.
US07883178B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising nozzles capable of ejecting a liquid onto a medium, a rotational drum including a circumferential surface having a holding area for holding the medium and a non-holding area provided with an opening, wherein the circumferential surface rotates while facing the nozzles, and an absorptive drum which is provided inside the rotational drum which is capable of absorbing the liquid ejected from the nozzles toward the opening of the outer circumference in order to perform a flushing operation.
US07883175B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention includes a liquid ejecting head capable of ejecting liquid from nozzle openings provided in a nozzle-forming surface, a nozzle-forming-surface visual-inspection unit for enabling a visual inspection of the nozzle-forming surface, and a liquid receptacle for receiving liquid discharged as waste liquid from the nozzle openings in the liquid ejecting head. The liquid receptacle is movable between a receiving position, where the liquid receptacle is positioned adjacent to the nozzle-forming surface, and a non-receiving position, where the liquid receptacle is positioned away from the receiving position. The liquid receptacle covers the nozzle-forming-surface visual-inspection unit when the liquid receptacle is positioned at the receiving position. The nozzle-forming-surface visual-inspection unit allows the nozzle-forming surface to be visually inspected when the liquid receptacle is positioned at the non-receiving position.
US07883168B2	Reduction of dependence of color appearance on light source A look up table LUT with specific gray reproduction characteristics is used for converting RGB image data to multi-tone data of ink colors. The gray reproduction characteristics of LUT are set such that the color difference ΔE of a gray color area with an arbitrary tone level in the Lab* color system is kept at about 4 or less, assuming that the results are observed under two different light sources, such as standard light D50 and standard light A, respectively.
US07883166B2	Liquid ejector and method for ejecting liquid A liquid discharge apparatus that is capable of setting a proper deflection amount for deflecting an ink discharge direction even when the distance between the ink discharge surface and the ink landing surface of print paper varies and method of using same. The liquid discharge apparatus includes a head in which a plurality of nozzle-incorporated ink discharge sections are arrayed, discharge direction deflection means for deflecting the discharge direction of an ink discharged from a nozzle of each ink discharge section in the direction of ink discharge section arrangement, distance detection means for detecting the distance between the ink discharge surface of the head and the ink landing surface of print paper and discharge deflection amount determination means for determining the ink discharge deflection amount (discharge angle) to be provided by the discharge direction deflection means in accordance with the results of detection by the distance detection means.
US07883165B2	Droplet information measuring method and apparatus therefor, film pattern forming method, device manufacturing method, droplet discharge apparatus, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic apparatus A droplet information measuring method includes a preparation step of preparing a discharge head for discharging droplets, a measurement step of depositing a plurality of the droplets in series at predetermined intervals, and measuring a drying times of the plurality of droplets, and a calculation step of repeating the measurement step while varying the intervals of the plurality of droplets, and calculating a vapor diffusion distance of the droplets based upon the measurement results.
US07883156B2	Wheel balancing weights with body and mounting clip A wheel balancing weight has a body for providing mass and a clip attached to the body to securely grip a flange of a wheel. The clip defines a compartment within which is received the flange, and includes a hump projecting toward and into the defined compartment to contact a generally radially inward surface of the received flange such that the received flange contacts the clip at relatively smooth medial contact points on the hump. The weight may be formed as a unitary member from a sheet of steel and have a unitary sheet steel body and sheet steel clip.
US07883154B2	Cutting tool with water injection to the cutting bit shank A cutting tool assembly mounted on a rotating drum and having a base block, a wear sleeve and a cutting bit wherein a seal is located between the base block and wear sleeve is disclosed. A fluid passage spans from the rotating drum to a discharge location between the wear sleeve and the shank of the cutting bit. The fluid lubricates the shank of the cutting bit and bore of the wear sleeve allowing the cutting bit to rotate freely within the wear sleeve. Rotation of the cutting bit promotes even wear and long life of the bit.
US07883151B2	Foot support The foot support is a support for use with pedicures or the like, and provides a comfortable rest for the user's foot or ankle. The foot support includes an elongated body having longitudinally opposed first and second ends, with the first end thereof having a recess formed therein. The recess is substantially parabolic in cross section and is adapted for receiving the heel or ankle of the user's foot. The second end of the elongated body is substantially planar and adapted for positioning on a support surface, such as the edge of a foot bath. The elongated body defines at least one outer side surface having a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses formed therein. Preferably, the elongated body is simulates a flower when viewed from an end.
US07883144B2	Vehicle seat with adjustable and retractable head restraint A vehicle seat is provided with a guide within a seat back frame for movement between extended and retracted positions. A biasing member within the seat back frame biases the guide toward the retracted position. A cable extends the guide toward the extended position. A rotary actuator extends and retracts the cable. A release mechanism secures the guide in the extended position. A rod extends from the frame and has a plurality of notches for providing a series of height adjustment positions. A locking member within the guide retains the rod at one of the series of height adjustment positions. A head restraint is mounted on the rod. Actuation of the release mechanism and the rotary actuator releases the guide to retract the head restraint. Return actuation of the rotary actuator returns the guide and the rod to the extended position.
US07883134B2	Vehicle seat, particularly motor vehicle seat In a vehicle seat (1), particularly a motor vehicle seat, having at least one bottom rail (21) to be connected to the vehicle chassis (S), at least one upper rail (22) displaceable in the seat longitudinal direction relative to the bottom rail (21) for the seat longitudinal adjustment, at least one fitting base (17), which is attached at least on the upper rail (22), and one backrest structure (14), which is attached by at least one fitting (15) in a manner that is pivotable about a backrest pivoting axis (C), the fitting base (17) is hinged on the upper rail (22) by a joint (E).
US07883129B2	Detachable handle for cooking container A detachable handle for a cooking container. The detachable handle includes a body having a first end with a grasping surface, a cover coupled to a top surface of the body, a movable member movable by a predetermined distance on the top surface of the body and forming a grasping portion that defines with the grasping surface a gap in which a flange portion of a cooking container is inserted, and an operating unit allowing the movable member to slide and fix and release the flange portion of the cooking container.
US07883128B2	Security system for shipping containers The system described here is a system for monitoring security of shipping containers, which includes: a plurality of shipping containers, each having a bolt-type seal lock module, and a sensor module mounted to an interior surface of the shipping container, configured to wirelessly communicate data over an external network; and a centralized computer database configured to receive data over the network that is external to the shipping containers from the plurality of shipping containers, by which data the security of the shipping containers is monitored.
US07883127B2	Shipping container security system The system described here is a shipping container security system including a bolt-type seal lock module located on an exterior surface of a door of a shipping container; and a sensor module mounted to an interior surface of the shipping container. The bolt-type seal lock module and the sensor module are configured to wirelessly communicate data therebetween.
US07883125B2	Locking mechanisms A locking mechanism for aircraft landing gear has a hook (3) displaceable into and out of engagement with the landing gear capture pin (1). A roller (45) on a latch arm (40) engages a part (36) of the hook (3) to prevent it moving from a position where the pin (1) is retained. A linear solenoid (50) and a motor-driven rotatable cam (63) can both be operated independently to move the roller (45) out of engagement with the hook (3) and thereby allow a spring (35) to rotate the hook and release the capture pin (1).
US07883120B2	Male element for a sealed threaded tubular connection A male element for a sealed threaded tubular connection. Before tapered reduction swaging of an end region of a tube and machining in the region of a tapered male threading and a male lip to obtain a male tubular element for makeup into a female tubular element to form a sealed threaded tubular connection after diametrical expansion, the tube is shaped over a portion of its length to produce a cylindrical internal surface that connects via a chamfer to the cylindrical internal surface of the lip obtained subsequently by machining, the radius of the first surface being greater than the radius of the second surface.
US07883117B2	Locking device and a line fitting provided therewith A locking device (1) is fixed to a nut (4) and includes a coupling unit (42) insertable into a hexagonal configuration (11) of a spigot end (2) at a reduced axial distance being coupled by mutually interpenetrable gears (49, 51) with a stop unit (38) which axially slides in a body (18) opposite to a compression spring (36). The gears (49, 51) are symmetric and are insertable into each other with a predetermined elastic resistance by the action of compression or loosing torque. The device is embodied in one piece which is mounted by assembling with the nut without affecting the spigot ends (2, 3).
US07883112B2	Textile gas guide for inflatable curtain A textile gas guide may include a fabric member which may include an obverse side, a reverse side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The fabric member may overlap upon itself at least once such that at least a portion of the obverse side adjacent the leading edge may be disposed to align with at least a portion of the reverse side adjacent the trailing edge to define an overlapping region. A first seam may be sewn through the overlapping region, the first seam being in shear stress when the airbag module is inflated. An airbag module may include the above textile gas guide and an airbag cushion including an inflation throat. At least a portion of the textile gas guide may be located within the inflation throat. An inflator may be inserted into the textile gas guide.
US07883111B2	Gas generator The present invention relates to a gas generator, in particular for airbag modules in motor vehicles, comprising two generator stages each of which includes in its pressure housing at least one igniter, at least one propellant charge and at least one combustion chamber. An inner generator stage is arranged at least substantially inside an outer generator stage and the two generator stages are arranged at least partly in a common filter housing together with a common filter unit arranged outside a pressure housing of the outer generator stage.
US07883109B2	Dynamic airbag venting An example airbag assembly includes an airbag and a duct having an opening for venting gas. The duct moves between a first position where the opening is outside the airbag and a second position where the opening is inside the airbag. Inflating the airbag moves the duct between the first position and the second position.
US07883104B2	Mobile carriage, for example for a buggy An embodiment of the present invention discloses a carriage, for instance for a buggy, including a frame to which a number of first arms are pivotally connected, wherein the first arms can be placed in a position of use and in a compact position, wherein the carriage has at least one locking device. An embodiment of the invention is directed to a carriage including at least one second arm which is pivotally connected to at least one first arm, wherein the second arm can be locked in the position of use by at least one locking device. An embodiment of the present invention also discloses a mobile carriage having a frame provided with at least one central part and with at least one third arm which is connected fixedly to the central part, wherein the buggy has a position of use and a compact position. An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a carriage including a third arm provided with at least one guide device which can be guided along the third arm and at least two first arms are connected in each case to a coupling rod coupled to the guide.
US07883093B2	Mechanical seal A mechanical non-contact gas seal including a rotary scaling ring and a stationary sealing ring that is engaged and held in an inner periphery of a seal case by means of O-rings so as to move in an axial direction thereof. The O-rings engage with the outer periphery of the stationary sealing ring and come in press contact with the inner periphery of the seal case to seal a gap between the stationary sealing ring and the seal case while allowing the stationary sealing ring to move in an axial direction. A resin coating of a thickness in the range of 5 to 100 μm is formed on the inner periphery of the seal case at least within a range in which the O-rings relatively move with the movement of the stationary sealing ring.
US07883091B1	Horse racing board game A horse racing board game which allows a global movement of all game pieces by all players yet provides a substantially equal probability of any game piece reaching the finish line and one or more players winning all or a portion of game currency within a game pot. The game has an amount of positions between a start and finish within each lane which are substantially proportional to the single event probability of a random number generator generating the number of the lane in which the positions are located. The random number generator is a pair of conventional dice or any other random number generator each of which have a probability distribution which said amount of positions are substantially proportional to.
US07883085B2	Guide devices and image processing apparatus A guide device includes a pair of side guides configured to guide a sheet in a first direction, and a sliding mechanism configured to support the side guides and to slide the side guides in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between a first position and a second position. The guide device also includes a pinion rotatably positioned at the tray between the side guides, and a plurality of rack members, in which each of the rack members is connected to and extends from a corresponding one of the side guides in the second direction, and includes a rack which engages the pinion. In addition, each of the rack members is configured to move in the second direction in response to a sliding of the side guides. The guide device further includes a plurality of slide guides positioned at the tray, in which each of the slide guides is configured to guide the rack members when the rack member move in the second direction. The guide device also includes an urging member positioned between at least one of the rack members and a one of the slide guides facing the at least one of the rack members, in which the urging member is configured to urge the at least one of the rack members in the first direction when the side guides are at a predetermined position which is closer to the pinion than the first position which corresponds to a position at which the side guides are a maximum distance from the pinion.
US07883083B2	Method of feeding medium in recording apparatus, and recording apparatus A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the next medium after completing the preparatory feeding; and determining unit that determines whether or not the measured distance is a predetermined distance or greater, wherein, if the distance is the predetermined distance or greater, the controlling unit completely feeds the next medium.
US07883082B2	Sheet feed devices and image recording apparatus comprising such sheet feed devices A sheet feed device includes a first tray comprising a first plate configured to receive a first plurality of sheets thereon, in which the first tray includes a support, and a second tray positioned on the first tray. The second tray includes a first and a second side portion, and a second plate configured to receive a second plurality of sheets thereon. The device also includes a feed roller configured to selectively feed the sheets in a sheet feed direction. The support is configured to selectively support the second tray at a retracted position and a sheet feed position at which the feed roller is configured to selectively feed the first plurality of sheets and the second plurality of sheets, respectively. Moreover, a shortest distance between an upper surface of the first plate and a lower surface of the second plate when the second tray is in the sheet feed position is less than a shortest distance in the retracted position.
US07883079B2	Sheet processing apparatus A sheet processing apparatus including: a stack tray on which a sheet successively delivered from a delivery port is stacked, the stack tray including: a folding route receiving the sheet from the delivery port; a sheet folding device provided in the folding route to fold the sheet; and a sheet stacking surface for stacking the sheet, wherein the sheet processing apparatus is operable in selectively between a first mode in which a sheet from the delivery port is stacked on the sheet stacking surface, and a second mode in which a sheet folded by the sheet folding device is stacked on the same sheet stacking surface as in the first mode.
US07883062B2	Portable foldable multi-purpose flexible bag holder The present invention is a lightweight portable foldable bag holder that can be carried by hand or mounted in a number of locations. It can be used in a number of horizontal or vertical positions varying between in an open or a closed position. The closed position being best suited for storage or transport with an attached bag. Uses include but are not limited to holding trash, recycling such as; crushed cans, plastic, paper, lawn and garden debris, outdoor uses include yet are not limited to concerts, athletic events, outdoor restaurants, on decks, on boats, recreational vehicles, picnics, in parks. The invention is suited for all types of flexible bags, and can be mounted in one location, or moved to another using handle and semi-permanently attached with a nail or new screws or temporarily attached to a pole or a tree using a cord or rope as supplied.
US07883060B2	Apparatus and method for twisting a wing to increase lift on aircraft and other vehicles A method and apparatus for varying the twist of a wing such that induced drag is minimized or reduced during cruise and lift is maximized or increased at least during takeoff and landings. In addition, variations in the twist may produce yawing and rolling moments. The twist amount is varied pursuant to the operating conditions, including those parameters used to determine the lift coefficient. The twist for reducing induced drag and/or improving lift may be employed by geometric or aerodynamic twist, including full span control surfaces used to provide roll control, high-lift and reduced induced drag. The twist may also be employed by twisting just a portion of the wing or the entire wing, either geometrically or aerodynamically.
US07883049B2	Jet nozzle having noise attenuating shield and method therefor An arcuate or semi-circumferential shield in the shape of a visor that is adapted to be secured to an external surface of a nozzle housing of a jet nozzle to attenuate jet noise generated by the jet nozzle. The shield may be fixedly secured to the nozzle housing or movably supported so that it can be moved between retracted and deployed positions. When used as a fixedly mounted component, or when positioned in its deployed position, a downstream edge of the shield extends past a downstream edge of the nozzle housing and the shield is spaced apart from an outer surface of the nozzle housing to form a channel therebetween. The shield is preferably orientated at approximately a bottom dead center of the nozzle housing. The shield operates to attenuate jet installation noise, and particularly jet installation noise experienced during the takeoff phase of flight of a jet aircraft, as well as to reduce jet installation noise that would otherwise propagate forwardly toward the cockpit of the aircraft.
US07883048B2	Method for combining hollow fibres into a bundle and hollow fibre bundle produced by said method The invention relates to a method for the combining of hollow fibers to form a bundle, wherein after a batch-wise taking of continuously manufactured hollow fibers onto a reel apparatus the hollow fibers placed together to form bundles are wound around by means of a winding film and are subsequently welded. Such hollow fibers represent intermediate products in the manufacture of dialyzers for use in hemodialysis.
US07883047B2	Tension adjustment structure for fabric winding machine A tension adjustment structure for fabric winding machine includes a driving mechanism, a roller, a fabric pressing mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The roller and the driving mechanism have corresponding transmission wheels strode by a belt. The driving mechanism drives the roller to roll up a fabric. The fabric pressing mechanism has an action arm and a fabric pressing bar located on the action arm. The fabric pressing bar has a first position without in contact with the fabric and a second position in contact with the fabric and lifted by the fabric. The adjustment mechanism is butted by the action arm when the fabric pressing bar is at the first position to butt the belt and increase initial rolling force of the roller. The action arm releases the belt while the fabric pressing bar is at the second position so that fabric rolling tightness can be controlled.
US07883016B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; and an identification mark imparting unit that imparts an identification mark which is identifiable by a sense of touch on the recording paper on which an image is formed by the image forming unit.
US07883015B2	Host apparatus and method providing calibration and reagent information to a measurement apparatus which makes use of a consumable reagent in a measuring process Apparatuses and methods providing data such as, for example, calibration and reagent information (30) over a network (6) to a measurement apparatus (4) which makes use of a consumable reagent (18) in a measuring process are disclosed. The present invention permits a measurement apparatus (4) to download the necessary code assignment (24) and calibration data (32) of the consumable reagent (18) by means of an electronic communication protocol from a host (33). The host (33) can be a software application running on a host computer (34), another measurement apparatus (50, 58) with or without a code-key slot used to read a memory device providing the above mentioned information (30), a dedicated connectivity device, such as a docking station (44), a portable memory reader (48), a remote computer (54), and combinations thereof.
US07883013B2	Mobile image capture and processing system A mobile image capture and processing system including a digital image capture and processing instrument for capturing digital images of shipping documents associated with shipments to be delivered to an intended destination over a Web-based shipping, tracking, and delivery information network, and automatically processing such images to read a 1D or 2D bar-coded shipment tracking number graphically represented therein, and automatically encode the shipment tracking number within the header of the digital image file and the name or title of the digital image file. A Web-based portable data transaction terminal (PDT) or a Web-based portable digital assistant (PDA) is used to receive digital image files from the digital image capture and processing instrument via a first wireless data communication link, and transmitting such digital image files to (i) an application server supported on said network, and (ii) from said application server to a human-operated data-keying station supported on said network, where the shipping information contained in said digital image files can be read by human operators, and manually entered into a database (RDBMS).
US07883009B2	Banking system operated responsive to data read from data bearing records A system includes automated banking machines that operate responsive to data read from data bearing records. Transactions may also be carried out through communication with local and remote service providers. An automated banking machine (322) operative to conduct transactions including cash dispensing for users responsive to data read from user cards and through communication with a transaction host (336). The machine is also operative to provide output signals which drive external displays (328, 330). A machine processor is operative to cause the machine to receive visual and/or audio content from content sources (342, 343) and to store data corresponding to the content. The content is then output through the external displays.
US07883000B2	Tamper-resistant and leak-resistant container The present invention is directed to a paperboard container having generally finger access or handhold openings forming carry handles in the end walls. The handhold openings are defined by two adjacent tapered punch-out panels aligned end-to-end and hinged at their outer ends to a respective end wall. When two adjacent tapered punch-out panels punched out they fold oppositely to one another and inwardly into the container in laterally spaced relation to one another on opposite sides of the respective openings. A tear-out panel in one end wall adjoins the associated hand hold openings and when removed forms a dispensing or pourable opening immediately below the associated hand hold openings.
US07882989B2	Apparatus for dispensing a measured amount of paste An apparatus, system, and method for dispensing a measured amount of paste is provided herein, including a flexible container for paste, comprising a closed end, a peripheral wall, and an open outlet; a top cap comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the top cap hingedly attached to the open outlet, the bottom surface of the top cap disposed to cover the open outlet in a closed position and uncover the open outlet in an open position; and a scooper attached to the bottom surface of the top cap in a substantially perpendicular orientation, the scooper configured to dip into the container in the closed position and scoop out a measured amount of paste from the container in an open position.
US07882984B2	Fluid or pasty product dispensing device A device for dispensing a fluid or pasty product includes a dispensing member fixed to a container including a neck and a cap, about the dispensing member, wherein the neck includes a ramp and an edge of the cap includes a ramp, the ramps being mutually mobile in rotation between a dispensing position wherein the dispensing member can be actuated and a locking position wherein the ramps prevent the dispensing member from being actuated.
US07882983B2	Capsule for two-component materials Capsule (10) for two or more components of a material which are to be mixed together, comprising a cartridge (11) comprising an outlet (12), a first component chamber (13) for containing a first component, and a second component chamber (14) for containing a second component, the two chambers (13, 14) opening into the outlet (12); and a piston (15) which at least with its front end sits in the cartridge (11), lies with its rear end outside the component chambers (13, 14) and, when it is pushed forwards, presses the two components out of their component chambers (13, 14).
US07882981B2	Device for storing and dispensing parts in particular rivets The invention concerns a device for storing and dispensing (D) parts such as rivets comprising a frame (100) provided with zones for receiving (100′) cartridges (200) for storing parts such as rivets displaced by a transporting fluid. The invention is characterized in that it comprises a mobile dispensing head (300) for gripping and evacuating in single units parts stored in the cartridge (200) in front of which it is urged to be placed, said mobile head being associated with a plurality of dispensing tubes (310) whereof the diameter corresponds to the type of parts to be dispensed. The invention is applicable to storage and dispensing of parts such as rivets.
US07882972B2	Tip-resistant beverage container A beverage container that is prevented from tipping is provided. The beverage container includes a main unit configured to contain liquid therein, the main unit having a front surface, a bottom end, and a fall-stopping surface formed on the front surface of the main unit, the fall-stopping surface being located at a predetermined position in a range of 20 mm to 70 mm from the bottom end, the fall-stopping surface being located at a position in a front-to-back direction the same as or in front of a surface below the fall-stopping surface.
US07882965B1	Hand tool holder A hand tool holder has a base and multiple holding elements. The base has a hanging seat and a track. The track protruding from the hanging seat. Each holding element has a sliding block, a protrusion, an extending board, a mounting stub, a shaft mount and a hanging shaft. The sliding block is mounted on the track. The protrusion protrudes from the sliding block. The extending board protrudes from the protrusion. The mounting stub protrudes from the extending board. The shaft mount protrudes from the protrusion, is opposite to the mounting stub and has an inserted block located on a bottom of the shaft mount. The hanging shaft is metal, is wrapped in the inserted block by injection molding.
US07882948B2	U-clip assembly and method A structure and method for forming a U-clip assembly made of a plurality of U-clips arrayed in a continuous abutting relation, each U-clip having first and second slots defined in its crown portion with first and second soft metal wires positioned, respectively, in such first and second slots, such soft metal wire forming a shallow U shape between adjacent crown portions, such first and second soft metal wires being compressed within their slots to expand within such slots for contacting and urging against the sides and bottom of each slot and being retained therein, such soft metal wire and its shallow U shape between adjacent crown portions allowing the U-clip assembly to maintain a non-curved shape and to be substantially flat in configuration.
US07882947B2	Partially cut loosefill package A package of compressed blowing insulation includes a body of compressed blowing insulation, a bag encapsulating the body of compressed blowing insulation and a slit extending through the package to define a partially divided package.
US07882946B2	Guide arrangement with at least on guide roller for the guidance of webs in webs treatment installations A guide arrangement (1) for guiding webs in evacuatable web treatment installations comprises at least one guide roller (2) with an axis (5), whose spatial position is settable. To solve the problem of compensating in modular installations with several chambers either misalignments of the chambers relative to one another and/or to avoid completely adjustable roller frames, whose adjustment would require the repositioning of treatment and coating sources and of separating gaps on the circumference of coating rollers, the invention proposes that the guide roller (2) is supported between two pivot bearings (11, 12), of which at least one is adjustable relative to the other transversely to the axis (5). This is preferably carried out thereby that the adjustable pivot bearing (12) comprises a slide guide (15), fastened to a chamber wall (14), on which a slide (16) with the pivot bearing (12) is guided, and that the adjustable pivot bearing (12) comprises a remotely operated adjustment drive (21).
US07882937B2	Elevating machine control apparatus An elevating machine control apparatus controls an inverter (4) to drive an AC motor (5) connected to the inverter (4) with AC power, and energizes a power generation braking resistor (13) to apply a brake during regenerative operation of the AC motor (5). The apparatus prohibits the elevating machine from starting operating and interrupts power supply to the power generation braking resistor (13) if the DC stage voltage of the inverter (4) has a ripple quantity of a set value or more when the elevating machine is being stopped. Alternatively, the apparatus commands the elevating machine to stop operating and interrupts power supply to the power generation braking resistor (13) if the DC stage voltage of the inverter (4) during regenerative operation is a reference value or less when the elevating machine is in operation.
US07882936B2	Sheave support apparatus for elevator A sheave support apparatus for an elevator includes a car frame and a sheave support member. The car frame supports a car, and has a beam extending in a horizontal direction. The sheave support member rotatably supports a pair of sheaves around which cables pass, and is attached to the beam to extend in the horizontal direction in a state of crossing the beam of the car frame. The sheave support member includes a first support beam and a second support beam. The first and the second support beams are fixed to the beam of the car frame in a state of holding the beam therebetween from above and below. The sheaves are supported between respective end portions of the first support beam and respective end portions of the second support beam.
US07882932B2	Helicopter transmission There is described a transmission for a helicopter, the transmission having a movable transmission member; a casing housing the movable member; lubricated supporting means for supporting the movable member inside the casing and for rotation about an axis; and feed means for feeding a lubricating fluid to the supporting means; the transmission also has storage means permitting gradual release of the lubricating fluid, and which are connected fluidically to the feed means and to the supporting means to permit lubrication of the supporting means in the event of breakdown of the feed means; and the storage means are angularly integral with the movable member and located radially inwards of the supporting means to feed the lubricating fluid centrifugally to the supporting means.
US07882927B2	Stethoscope cover and dispenser therefor A protective cover for a stethoscope head and an apparatus for quickly and easily interconnecting the protective cover with the stethoscope head. The apparatus includes a cover-positioning device that positions the protective cover so that it can be quickly and easily interconnected with the stethoscope head. The cover positioning device includes a base having a planar portion and an upstanding rim connected to the planar portion, the upstanding rim defining an opening for receiving the stethoscope head therethrough. Following examination of the patient using the stethoscope with the protective head covering, the protective covering can be quickly and easily removed from the stethoscope head and suitably disposed of so as to prevent skin bacteria and like contaminants that may have contaminated the protective cover during patient examination, from undesirably being transmitted to the next patient.
US07882907B2	Earth boring bit The earth boring bit 10 is designed to bore an angular non-vertical hole into underlying strata. The bit 10 includes a plurality of steeply inclined cutting faces or edges 22 that define a relatively narrow included angle A therebetween. The bit's design ensures that the apex of the bit 10 will contact the surface S and/or other hard strata before the radially outwardly disposed gauge portion of the bit 10. This design reduces or obviates drill chattering or “walking” when the bit 10 is used to drill a hole at an angle that is not vertical relative to the surface or strata S. The bit 10 also includes an interchangeable flow control restrictor that optimizes the velocity of fluid pumped through the bit 10 and thus efficiently flushes debris from the hole as the hole is being drilled.
US07882901B2	System and method for breaking chips formed by a drilling operation A drilling machine is provided for breaking chips formed by drilling action into manageable lengths. The drilling machine comprises a first gear having a first axis of rotation, and a cam follower surface. It has a second gear having a second axis of rotation coincident with the first axis of rotation. A housing is provided configured to support the first gear and the second gear, the housing having a cam surface, a spring and a tool holder spindle having a third axis of rotation. The first and second gears are configured to impart both a linear feed and a rotation to the spindle. The first and second axes of rotation are coincident with the third axis of rotation such that the cam surface is urged into contact with the cam follower surface by the spring. The cam surface and the follower surface are shaped such that when the first gear rotates, the first gear is caused repeatedly to retract and then to advance, breaking chips that are formed.
US07882900B2	Power tool with signal generator A power tool includes a housing, a motor, an output shaft, a gear transmission mechanism and a control system. The gear transmission mechanism is connected between the motor and the output shaft to transmit the rotary power of the motor to the output shaft. The power tool includes a signal generator and a control system electrically coupled to the signal generator and operatively engaged with the gear transmission mechanism such that when the signal generator is manually activated, an electric signal is generated and transmitted to the control system to cause the gear transmission mechanism to vary the gear reduction ratio.
US07882898B1	Quick coupler A quick coupler includes mounting structure for mounting the coupler to a machine, and for mounting the coupler to an implement. The mounting structure on the coupler includes wedge coupling surfaces and a tube. The mounting structure on the implement includes hooks for engaging the tube, and complementary wedge coupling surfaces. The wedge coupling surfaces wedge together during coupling to produce and tight fit and solid hold between the coupler and implement. The mounting structure is robust, and can accommodate future possible wear. The kinematic impact on the performance of the implement due to the use of the quick coupler is minimized.
US07882895B2	Method for impulse stimulation of oil and gas well production A method for fracturing an oil or gas formation. The method includes introducing a gas impulse device into a wellbore followed by pumping a pressurized liquid into a wellbore at a pressure equal to or lower than the estimated fracture pressure of the formation. Finally, the method includes firing the gas impulse device periodically so that the device releases high pressure compressed gas impulses. The impulses when expanding through the pumped pressurized liquid substantially instantaneously increases the fracturing liquid flow rate into the oil or gas formation. It causes the total pressure to exceed the actual fracturing pressure of the formation thereby initiating or extending fractures in the formation stimulating the flow of the oil or gas therefrom into the wellbore.
US07882894B2	Methods for completing and stimulating a well bore Methods are providing, including methods comprising providing a liner disposed within a well bore that penetrates a subterranean formation, such that the well bore comprises an annular space between the exterior surface of the liner and the well bore wall; providing a jetting tool disposed within the liner; introducing a stimulation fluid to a treatment interval of the well bore via the jetting tool, such that the stimulation fluid is introduced with sufficient pressure to create or enhance a plurality of perforations in the liner in the treatment interval; introducing a proppant slurry comprising a plurality of resin-coated particulates to the treatment interval of the well bore; and allowing the resin-coated particulates to fill at least a portion of the liner in the treatment interval and at least a portion of the annular space in the treatment interval.
US07882886B1	Coring system and method for manufacturing a one-piece die cast electrical connector body A coring system for producing a flash-free one-piece die-cast body for an electrical connector. The electrical connector of produced by the coring system of the present invention may be used for securing two electrical cables to an electrical panel or electrical box through a single knockout hole. The coring system includes a first core, a second core, and a connecting arrangement for connecting the first and second cores in such a manner that there are no gaps between the joined portions of the two cores. When the cores of the coring system are joined together by the connecting arrangement and placed in a mold, molten metal may be introduced to the mold at the joined area of the two core pieces to form a one-piece flash-free connector body according to the present invention.
US07882875B2	Pneumatic tire with tread having bottom raising portions A pneumatic tire having shoulder blocks defined on a shoulder side of the tread surface by lateral grooves extending in the widthwise direction of the tire beyond a ground contact end of the tire, the shoulder blocks being arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire. A bottom-raising portion is provided only on a bottom of every other lateral groove of the lateral grooves. Two shoulder blocks adjacent in the circumferential direction of the tire are connected by the first bottom-raising portion.
US07882869B2	Replaceable flute inserts for a roller assembly of a debarker apparatus Apparatuses, systems, and methods for transporting logs through a debarker are shown and described. The disclosed embodiments of roller assemblies can be used for quickly and conveniently moving logs along a processing line. Some disclosed embodiments include fluted rollers that carry replaceable inserts. The inserts can protect the logs and the rigid flutes of the roller. The insert can be made of a wear resistant material for a prolonged life. A worn insert can be replaced with another insert to ensure proper functioning of the roller assemblies.
US07882866B2	Inverted multiple router station There is disclosed an apparatus that works a work piece that employs routers disposed on opposite upper and lower sides of a table. The routers operate on opposite sides of a work piece contemporaneously. The resultant work piece may be worked so as to be uniform and identical with previously and successively worked work pieces.
US07882861B2	Vacuum storage system The vacuum storage system comprises: a vacuum pump, a vacuum bus, a control system to monitor and maintain a selected vacuum level in the vacuum bus. The control system provides system shutdown and alerts or warnings when the selected vacuum level cannot be maintained within the vacuum bus. The vacuum storage system further comprises one or more canister ports wherein each of the canister ports comprises a check valve to assure that no loss of vacuum occurs in occupied canister ports when one or more of the canister ports are unoccupied and open to ambient pressure, a manual valve, and a fitment for removably attaching a canister.
US07882860B2	Syringe filling apparatus The present invention relates to devices and methods for the filling syringes. One medical apparatus in accordance with the present invention include a body member for releasably holding syringe barrels and an actuator apparatus slidably mounted on the body member to engage syringe plungers to cause the syringe plunger to be retracted. A fluid delivery apparatus is releasably mounted to the body member. The fluid delivery apparatus has an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports. The inlet port is in fluid communication with each of the plurality of outlet ports. One method for filling a plurality of syringes in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of mounting a plurality a syringes to a syringe holding member and connecting a fluid delivery apparatus to the syringe holding member to mate with each of the tips of the syringe barrels. The method also includes the steps of placing an inlet port of the fluid delivery apparatus in a fluid and moving an actuator apparatus to retract the syringe plungers to cause fluid to enter the syringe barrels.
US07882858B2	Apparatus for filling storage containers on dispensing appliances In a device for filling dispensing appliances having a pump unit with a metering cylinder and a storage container for each component, a respective coupling arrangement (5) is provided between each storage container (2, 3) and an associated coupling of a filling station. In a preferred embodiment, the appliance coupling part (28) is arranged in an inlet nozzle (17) of the dispensing appliance (1) and the station coupling part (29) in a guide (31) in the enclosure (33) of the filling station (30). This device allows a quick and simple filling of storage containers without contaminations and air entrapment.
US07882853B2	Rotary feed-through with leakage sensor The invention pertains to a rotary feed-through for supplying a fluid to a rotating machine part with a hollow shaft (3) that is rotatably supported in a housing (1, 2) and has a first sliding surface (29), with a sealing bushing (31) that is arranged in a rotationally fixed fashion within the housing (1, 2) coaxial to the shaft (3) and has a second sliding surface (30) for contacting the first sliding surface (29), and with a collecting chamber (27) that is arranged within the housing (1, 2) and serves for collecting the leakage fluid escaping between the two sliding surfaces (29, 30). The leakage fluid collected within the rotary feed-through can be monitored with the aid of a detection channel (26, 33, 34, 37, 39, 47) in the housing (1, 2) that is connected to the collecting chamber (27) and contains a leakage sensor (41).
US07882850B2	Door for fabric enclosure In a fabric enclosure such as a tent wall there is provided an opening in the fabric panel with a fabric closure panel for closing the opening having a hinge line along one side connecting the closure panel to the wall panel. The opening and the closure panel each define an edge thereof opposite to the hinge line which is curved from an end at the hinge line around to an opposite end at the hinge line with the edge of the closure panel overlapping the edge of the opening for closure thereon and a flexible bowing strip attached to the edge of the closure panel which is forced into a bowed shape to apply tension to the closure panel tending to maintain the panel flat.
US07882849B2	Flame resistant insulated fabric for shelters A flame-resistant fabric for shelters including a flame-resistant interior layer, an flame-resistant, insulating middle layer adjacent the interior layer, a flame-resistant exterior layer adjacent the insulating middle layer, and at least one threaded seam quilting the insulating middle layer between the interior layer and the exterior layer to form a flame-resistant fabric. The flame-resistant fabric is capable of being formed into a flame-resistant, insulated shelter for use in extreme weather.
US07882848B2	Walker glide A walker glide having a hollow body with a substantially semi-spherical shape, a top opening and a removable bottom element that are arranged along a common axis. A sleeve is arranged in the hollow body so as to extend from the top opening toward the bottom element. A mounting element is attached to an upper side of the bottom element and is releasably attachable to a lower end of the sleeve whereby the bottom element is replaceable.
US07882847B2	Adjustable crutch An adjustable crutch, cane or similar walking aid for assisting everyday movement for temporarily injured and even permanently handicapped persons, the crutch having telescoping crutch tubes encasing a locking gas spring crutches which can instantaneously and controllably be adjusted in length during use, thereby considerably facilitating such common physical activities as sitting down, standing up, negotiating stairs or other obstacles and other similar everyday mobile activities. The locking gas spring functions by internal gas pressure and the telescoping crutch tubes are extended as the internal gas pressure seeks to reach the lowest energy state by maximizing its internal volume. For safety purposes a disengagement mechanism is provided so that extension occurs up to a preset level dictated by the user, and can even be overridden if desired.
US07882845B2	Flossing device with internal floss feed A flossing device having internal floss feed in which floss is advanced from a storage chamber inside the handle of the device, through feed gears, to a pair of spaced apart tines. Spent floss is returned through the return gears, the return drive gear having a greater diameter than the feed drive gear, thus ensuring the floss remains taut between the tines. An integral cutter allows the spent floss to be cut off and discarded. The cover over one or both sets of gears may be open at the top and bottom to allow cleaning of the gears. A flexible tile may be included over the aperture through which the floss exits the storage chamber to prevent water incursion therein. A floss advance lever advances the floss by a single action when pressed forward, which creates and maintains sufficient tension on the floss resulting in taut and snug floss between the tines. Optionally, the flossing head has a vibratory device to aid in the flossing action.
US07882843B2	Smoking article component transfer device and method Described herein is a method and apparatus for transferring rods, or tubes, comprising feeding a plurality of rods into a hopper, feeding the rods through a hopper using agitation and gravity to align the rods in a single-file stacked configuration, and transferring the rods with pushers on a continuous cable so that that the rods may be transferred for insertion in the tobacco column. This method and apparatus may utilize one or more drums for transferring rods from the hopper to the pushers on the continuous cable.
US07882842B2	Airway implant sensors and methods of making and using the same An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The airway implant device comprises a deformable element to control the opening of an air passageway. Preferably the deformable element is an electroactive polymer element. Energizing of the electroactive polymer element provides support for the walls of an air passageway, when the walls collapse, and thus, completely or partially opens the air passageway. Some embodiments of the invention include a sensor capable of sensing the possible occurrence of an apneic event and activating the deformable element of the airway implant device. Methods of treating airway disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring with the airway implant device are disclosed herein.
US07882841B2	Minimally invasive methods and devices for the treatment of prostate diseases Methods and systems for resecting and debulking prostatic tissue to utilize a shaft carrying an energy source. The shaft is anchored by a balloon or other structure expanded in the bladder, and the energy source is capable of directing ablative energy radially outwardly from the urethra, where the energy source will be moved in order to remove a pre-defined volume of prostatic tissue.
US07882840B2	Passage expansion device for patients A method for opening a portion of a passageway of a patient is disclosed. The patient has a first metallic structure attached to a portion of the patient's neck. The method includes obtaining a second magnetic structure, placing the second magnetic structure proximate the first metallic structure attached to the portion of the patient's neck, and pulling the second magnetic structure away from the patient's neck to thereby open the passageway.
US07882839B2	Custom mouthguard A custom mouthguard has a resilient U-shaped body with an anterior wall and a posterior wall. A post dam on the posterior wall forms a seal with palatal tissue to increase retention of the mouthguard in a wearer's mouth. The increased retention allows a wearer to speak and open mouth breath while wearing the mouthguarrd. The mouth guard also has an indexed region that serves to mutually stabilize maxillary teeth, mandibular teeth, mandible and TMJ components. Mouthguard methods and processes are also disclosed.
US07882836B2	Diaphragm valve for a respirator A diaphragm valve is provided, in which there is improved sealing of a closing cover (15) against the valve housing (3). The seal includes a cylindrical sealing washer (25), which is connected to the valve housing (3) in one piece and into which a cylindrical wall section (18) of the closing cover (15) can be inserted with press fit.
US07882822B2	Method for driving an electromagnetic actuator in a diaphragm carburettor for control of air/fuel ratio Method for driving an electromagnetic actuator in a diaphragm carburettor for control of air/fuel ratio foresees at least the following steps: associating an electromagnetic actuator in a diaphragm carburettor for control of air/fuel ratio with the current generation device in an internal combustion engine; driving the aforementioned electromagnetic actuator with pulses suitable for generating the force necessary to actuate the actuator; generating said drive pulses of the actuator in the moments when the current pulses of the aforementioned current generator are such that the maximum current is available during the cycle of the motor.
US07882819B2	Engine A tensioner for applying tension to a balancer drive chain is mounted in a balancer housing which accommodates balancer shafts. Oil is supplied from a reservoir chamber to the tensioner. An oil jet member for lubricating the balancer drive chain is mounted at a position downstream in an oil flow direction from the reservoir chamber. Therefore, while enabling foreign matter contained in the oil to be discharged from the oil jet member without being accumulated within the tensioner, a predetermined pressure can be maintained in the reservoir chamber by a resistance to the flow of oil passing through the oil jet member. Also, a constriction is provided between the reservoir chamber and the oil jet member. Therefore, it is difficult for the oil to flow out of the reservoir chamber even after stoppage of an engine, thereby supplying the oil to the tensioner upon the next start of the engine without delay. Thus, it is possible to prevent the foreign matter from entering the tensioner for the balancer drive chain.
US07882813B2	Adjustment device for adjusting the relative rotational angle position of a camshaft in relation to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine An adjustment device (1) for adjusting the relative rotational angle position of a camshaft (2) in relation to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is provided, with the device having an adjustment mechanism (3), which is embodied as a triple-shaft transmission and provided with an input part (4) fixed to the crankshaft, an output part fixed to the camshaft, and an adjusting shaft (7) connected to an adjusting motor shaft (5) of an adjusting motor (6). The motor (6) is provided as an electric motor and is spatially separated from the adjusting shaft (7), and the torque produced thereby is transmitted to the adjusting shaft (7), either mechanically via a flexible shaft (8), pneumatically via a compressor (9) operating a pneumatic motor (13) using pressurized air, or hydraulically via a hydraulic motor (16) and a pump (14) providing the hydraulic medium. The adjusting motor (6) can also be arranged parallel to the adjusting shaft (7) or radially in relation thereto, and the torque is transmitted by toothed gearing or a secondary drive.
US07882812B2	Valvetrain mechanism of engine A valvetrain mechanism of an engine, including a drive shaft configured to rotate in synchronization with the engine, a link arm having a large end and a small end, the drive shaft being inserted into and passed through the large end, a valve lift control shaft disposed parallel to the drive shaft and having an eccentric portion, an oscillating arm disposed rotatably at the eccentric portion of the valve lift control shaft and interconnected with the small end of the link arm via a first rotation support point, a link rod interconnected with the oscillating arm via a second rotation support point positioned at a same side as the first rotation support point with respect to the valve lift control shaft, and an oscillating cam interconnected with the link rod via a third rotation support point and operated correspondingly with an operation of the drive shaft to thereby open a valve. A thickness of the small end of the link arm in a direction of the drive shaft is thinner than a thickness of the large end of the link arm in the direction of the drive shaft.
US07882809B2	Heat exchanger having a counterflow evaporator An evaporator including a lower drum, an upper drum, and at least one tube extending between the lower drum and the upper drum. The plurality of tubes have fluid passageways therein extending from the lower drum to the upper drum. A duct is provided having a heating gas passageway provided therein. The at least one tube extends through the heating gas passageway. The fluid passageways define an overall flow path from the lower drum to the upper drum extending in a direction substantially counter-current to an overall flow path defined by the heating gas passageway extending from a gas inlet of the heating gas passageway to a gas outlet thereof.
US07882808B2	Protective hen apron A protective bird apron includes a main body area with a length and a width and a pair of opposing lateral sections attached to the main body area at corresponding opposing edges thereof, each lateral section having a length less than the length of the main body area and a width dimensioned to extend beneath respective wings of the bird. At least one securing strap is coupled to an upper portion of the main body area and to an upper portion of at least one of the lateral sections, the main body area, the at least one of the lateral sections, and the at least one securing strap defining at least one shoulder securing area. A shoulder protector is coupled to the back covering, disposed to protect shoulders of the bird, and has a width substantially the same or greater than a width of the back covering.
US07882806B2	Cage with micro filter top A cage and cage cover combination includes at least a cage cover having a plurality of stacking lugs. The combination also includes at least an animal cage having a lower surface, where the upper surfaces of the stacking lugs, when in contact with the lower surface of an animal cage form a substantially even connection such that a cage stacked on top of a cover rests securely on the cage cover.
US07882803B2	Teat cup inflation An inflation for a milking machine is formed to have an elongate, hollow barrel. The barrel terminates in open upper and lower ends. An elongate reinforcement element comprising a relatively narrow raised rib is molded integrally along an outer surface of the barrel. The raised ribs provide added integrity for the sidewalls of the barrel and greatly improved massage to the teat tissue.
US07882802B2	Device and method for determining teat positions A device for determining the teat positions of a dairy animal after milking. The device is provided with at least one position-measuring device for determining a position of a teat prior to the milking of the dairy animal and for emitting a position signal corresponding to the teat position. The position-measuring device generates individual teat position signals and a control unit determines on the basis of the teat position signals determined before the milking, planes of symmetry extending substantially parallel to the teats. The expected positions are calculated with respect to the planes of symmetry.
US07882800B2	Ring mechanism, and plasma processing device using the ring mechanism A ring mechanism, comprising a focus ring and divided cover rings surrounding a wafer W placed on a loading table (lower electrode) mounted in a processing chamber, wherein a ring-shaped clearance δ1 is provided between the divided rings to spread plasma to the radial outside of the focus ring to allow plasma to get therein, whereby a potential difference between the wafer W and the focus ring can be eliminated to prevent arc discharge by plasma from occurring between the wafer W and the focus ring.
US07882795B1	Adjustable fisherman seat assembly and associated method An adjustable fisherman seat assembly includes an elongated base member and a seat section. A mechanism for linearly displacing the seat includes: a linear shaft; a pair of linear slots; a bore; first and second linear arms; a bracket; and first and second pairs of spring members. A mechanism for adjustably pivoting the seat includes: a bar; a support plate; a rod; a toothed wheel; an elbow lever; an actuating arm; and a pawl. A fishing rod holder is statically coupled to the adjustably pivoting mechanism. A mechanism for supporting user feet includes a platform and a support stand. Such a platform has a finger extending downwardly and a locking pin. A plurality of independently compressible spring members is nested within the seat section.
US07882791B2	Steering system and method for a motor driven craft A steering system for craft turns a motor from a fixed position to a secondary position. As a result, the craft turns right or left as desired by a user of the craft. A control unit instructs the steering system to turn the craft to a desired orientation. A steering motor is activated that turns a cam attached to a shaft. The shaft is attached to the motor. The cam also includes an indent and sensors to indicate when the motor is in the fixed position or a secondary position that corresponds to a maximum angle for turning the motor. The steering system returns the motor back to the fixed position when the user indicates the steering system is to stop turning, or when the secondary position is reached. The steering system returns the motor back to the fixed position without knowledge of the user. Thus, the motor stays in one of three positions unless instructed by the control unit to turn.
US07882789B2	System and method for managing emissions from diesel powered systems A configurable diesel powered system is provided for controlling engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit. The diesel-fueled power generating unit includes an engine operating on at least one fuel type. The system includes a plurality of operational input devices coupled with a processor to generate operational input signals to the processor. A plurality of end use devices include fuel tanks for each respective fuel type and are controlled by the processor to control the engine emissions. A configuration input device in communication with the processor generates a respective configuration signal for each particular location along the predetermined course comprising a mission. The processor is responsive to the operational input devices and configuration signals to generate a set of control signals to the fuel tanks to limit the total engine emissions of all fuel types to a respective stored engine emission profile for each configuration signal for each particular location along the predetermined course comprising the mission.
US07882780B2	System and method for patterning both sides of a substrate utilizing imprint lithography Provided are methods and systems for imprinting a pattern formed on surfaces of an imprint mask onto a double-sided substrate. The method includes deforming the surfaces of the first and second imprint stamps to produce respective first and second deformed surfaces, each having an arc therein. A pressure is applied to bring the deformed first and second surfaces into intimate contact with the first and second substrate surfaces, respectively. The applied pressure substantially flattens the deformed surfaces. To separate the two surfaces, the applied pressure is released. The method also includes transporting a substrate having first and second patterning surfaces and a shaped edge using a carrier having a holding portion that holds the shaped edge of the substrate, the holding surface having a shape that is complementary to the shaped edge of the substrate, such that the patterning surfaces remain untouched by the carrier.
US07882777B2	Hydraulic pressure control apparatus and hydraulic circuit A supply passage, a discharge passage, an actuator passage, and a spool bore are defined in a housing. The spool bore accommodates a spool and communicates with the supply passage, the discharge passage, and the actuator passage. Load pressure detection circuit sections of load pressure detection circuit are provided in correspondence with two switch. Each of the load pressure detection circuit sections detects load pressure when the actuator passage is connected to the supply passage. Each load pressure detection circuit section is defined by a through hole provided in the housing and connected to the spool bore. Check valves are each arranged in a corresponding one of the load pressure detection circuit sections. This simplifies the configuration of each load pressure detection circuit 21 and saves the space for arranging the load pressure detection circuit 21., resulting in a relatively compact housing.
US07882770B2	Machine with improved feeding and clamping devices A feeding device is installed on a machine and is utilized to convey a workpiece to be machined. The feeding device includes first and second feeding apparatus and in conveying the workpiece the workpiece has two lateral sides engaged by the first and second feeding apparatuses respectively. A clamping device is installed on the machine and is utilized to hold the moving workpiece. The clamping device includes first clamping mechanism including first and second clamping apparatuses and a second clamping mechanism including a third clamping apparatus, with the first and second clamping device holding the lateral sides of the workpiece and with the third clamping apparatus holding the top side of the workpiece.
US07882769B2	Insulating screwdriver having wear identification function An insulating screwdriver includes a handle, a drive shank having a first end mounted in the handle and a second end protruding outwardly from the handle, an insulating jacket mounted on the second end of the drive shank, and an identification insulating sleeve mounted between the second end of the drive shank and the insulating jacket. Thus, when the insulating jacket is worn out or broken due to friction or hit, the identification insulating sleeve is still located outside of the drive shank to provide a secondary insulating effect to the drive shank so as to protect the user when operating the drive shank.
US07882752B2	Sensor-equipped bearing for wheel The wheel support bearing assembly is for rotatably supporting a vehicle wheel relative to an automotive vehicle body, which includes an outer member having an inner periphery formed with a plurality of rows of raceway surfaces, an inner member having raceway surfaces formed therein in face-to-face relation with the raceway surfaces in the outer member, and a plurality of rows of rolling elements interposed between those raceway surfaces, respectively; a sensor unit including a sensor mounting member and a strain sensor fitted to the sensor mounting member, the sensor unit being fitted to a stationary member, which is one of the outer member and the inner member; and wherein the sensor mounting member includes at least two contact fixing portion relative to the stationary member and the strain sensor is arranged at at least one location between the contact fixing portions.
US07882749B2	Method and apparatus for ascertaining volume- or mass-flow A method for ascertaining volume- or mass-flow of a magnetically conductive medium flowing through a magneto-inductive, flow-measuring device having a predetermined nominal-diameter, wherein a periodically alternating, magnetic field is caused to pass through the flow-measuring device, the actual rise time, until a constant magnitude of the magnetic field is reached, is ascertained, the actual rise time is compared with a desired rise time ascertained in the case of flow of a reference medium through the flow-measuring device, and, on the basis of a difference between actual rise time and desired rise time, a measurement error is ascertained and the actually measured volume- or mass-flow of the magnetically conductive medium is so corrected, that the measurement error is canceled.
US07882747B2	Strain sensor and method for manufacture thereof The invention presents a strain sensor includes a substrate, a crystallized glass laminated on the substrate, a strain sensitive resistor laminated on the crystallized glass, in which the crystallized glass is formed by baking a plurality of types of crystallized glass powder having different thermomechanical constants. As a result, the fluctuation of sensor characteristic is decreased, and the cost is lowered.
US07882739B1	Wheel balancer incorporating novel calibration technique A wheel balancer utilizing a novel calibration technique in which the operator must only measure and enter one dimension of the tire. By requiring the operator to measure only one dimension of the tire, the probability of introducing measurement error into the system is reduced.
US07882737B2	Foldable measuring container Embodiments of the present invention provide for a foldable container adapted to measure a volume of liquid. The container comprises a box and a bag. The bag is preferably a substantially transparent plastic bag that lines an interior of the box. The box is convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration. In one embodiment the box is a substantially transparent plastic box. In another embodiment the box is a paperboard or opaque plastic box having a window comprised of a substantially transparent material. One or more graduations are provided to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
US07882735B2	Thermal air flowmeter An object of the invention is to provide a thermal air flowmeter which can reduce a detection error occurring during pulsating air flow due to a difference of response between rising and falling of detected flow or due to air flow dependence of response. A thermal air flowmeter 1 includes a heat-generating resistor 7 which heats liquid, a heating drive circuit 5 which causes current to flow in the heat-generating resistor 7 and thereby controls heating of the heat-generating resistor 7, and a temperature-sensitive resistor 9 which detects a temperature of the fluid heated by the heat-generating resistor 7. The thermal air flowmeter 1 detects a flow Q of the liquid based on the amount of heat of the liquid heated by the heat-generating resistor 7. Further included are: flow correction value calculating means 17 which calculates a flow correction value ca based on a variation dQ/dt of the detected flow Q and on a flow correction coefficient a set dependent on the detected flow Q; and flow correction means 18 which corrects the detected flow Q based on the flow correction value ca.
US07882729B2	Liquid gas vaporization and measurement system and method A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/−0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
US07882726B2	Compression vacuapore for determination of pore structure characteristics of hydrophobic materials under compressive stress A method for determining pore structure characteristics of hydrophobic porous materials includes placing a test sample of material in the sample chamber of a porosimetry apparatus, creating a partial vacuum and evacuating the sample chamber to remove air, creating a partial vacuum and evacuating the penetrometer and storage vessel above the water level, releasing the vacuum in a controlled manner, so pressure is applied and water in the penetrometer enters the sample chamber and intrudes into pores of the sample, applying a measured amount of intrusion pressure and measuring the change in volume of water in the penetrometer, and determining pore structure characteristics of the sample based on the change in volume of water in the penetrometer. The method further includes an optional step of applying a desired amount of compressive stress on the sample prior to testing. Nonporous plates optionally are used to measure x-y plane pore structure.
US07882719B2	Roll stand with back-up rolls and/or work rolls for rolling sheet metal or strips The invention concerns a rolling stand (1) with backup rolls and/or work rolls (2, 3, 4, 5) for rolling plate (6) or strip, with at least one rest bar (8), which is arranged between the work roll chocks (7) and preferably is assigned to the upper roll (3); with an inlet/outlet guide (9) for a medium, e.g., cooling water or the like, arranged next to the rest bar (8); and with sealing means (10) for preventing the medium, e.g., cooling water, from dripping onto the rolling stock. In accordance with the invention, it is provided that the sealing means (10) for preventing the medium, e.g., cooling water, from dripping onto the rolling stock is designed as at least one sealing strip (11) arranged between the rest bar (8) and the inlet/outlet guide (9).
US07882717B2	Resin particle reinforced leather product and method for producing the same An ABCITE® reinforced leather and a method for producing the ABCITE® reinforced leather for use in making shoes, gloves and garments are shown. ABCITE® pellets are ground into a fine powder and floated in a carrier so that they penetrate the fiber structure of a tanned skin. The ABCITE® particles bond to the fiber structure and provide enhanced abrasion resistance and tensile strength to the leather. This ABCITE® impregnated leather can be used to make gloves, shoes and garments. Also, ABCITE® powder can be added to the surface to make the surface more durable and abrasion resistant.
US07882712B2	Circular knitting machine with a rotatable blade for cutting a fabric tube A circular knitting machine for the production of an opened fabric tube comprises a needle cylinder (1), a frame (6), which is coupled to the needle cylinder (1) and in which at least a draw-off roller (4) and/or a take-up roller (5), drive means (36 to 43) to drive said roller, and a blade (19) intended for opening the fabric tube are each rotatably mounted, and a flexible shaft (21), which is rigidly connected to the blade (19) and a drive wheel (38), for setting the blade (19) in rotation at a rotational speed dependent on the knitting speed. According to the invention, the drive wheel (38) of the flexible shaft (21) is functionally connected (FIG. 2) to the drive means (36 to 43) for the draw-off and/or take-up roller (4, 5).
US07882705B2	Water cooler A water cooler (10) comprises an internal tank (400) that is normally connected to an inverted reservoir (200) and to a delivery spout (122). A cup shaped filter (300) is placed in the water passage (138, 152, 402) leading from the reservoir to the tank. The filter contains filtration material. It also has microscopic openings (323) in its cover and base (306) through which water passes into and out of a filter cup.
US07882703B2	System and method for deployment of a cold water pipe A cold water pumping system comprises a center tube and a cold water pipe surrounding the center tube. The cold water pipe is supported from a bottom end of the center tube and an impeller is coupled to the bottom end of the center tube. The impeller is operable to move water through the cold water pipe, wherein the cold water pipe is comprised of a plurality of segments. Each segment of the cold water pipe comprises at least two frame sections configured to be coupled together to surround the center tube and a removable skin configured to be inserted throughout the perimeter of the at least two sections.
US07882700B2	Exhaust pipe structure To provide an exhaust pipe structure in which the length of the exhaust pipe can be elongated while the total dimension is restricted. Provided is an exhaust pipe structure which includes an upstream-side exhaust pipe connected to exhaust ports of an engine. An exhaust chamber is provided which has an exhaust-gas inlet and an exhaust-gas outlet, and in which the upstream-side exhaust pipe is connected to the exhaust-gas inlet. In addition, the exhaust pipe structure includes a downstream-side exhaust pipe which is connected to the exhaust-gas outlet and which extends in such a direction as to move away from the exhaust ports. In the exhaust pipe structure, the exhaust-gas inlet is formed at a position farther away from the exhaust ports than the exhaust-gas outlet is positioned.
US07882697B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus The exhaust gas purification apparatus includes an additive injection valve for injecting an additive from an injection orifice thereof into an exhaust gas passage through which an exhaust gas flows, and a catalyst disposed downstream of the additive injection valve for promoting an exhaust purification reaction using the additive to purify the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purification apparatus is configured to inject-supplies, from the additive injection valve, the additive to the exhaust gas by the additive injection valve at upstream of the catalyst, and supply the catalyst with the injected additive together with the exhaust gas utilizing an exhaust flow of the exhaust gas so that the exhaust purification reaction is performed on the catalyst. The additive injection valve is mounted such that the additive is injected from the injection orifice toward an exhaust upstream side with respect to a direction orthogonal to an exhaust gas flow direction.
US07882692B2	Zero emissions closed rankine cycle power system A fuel combustion power generation system is provided operating as a closed loop Rankine cycle and with zero atmospheric emissions. The fuel is combusted with oxygen in a combustor to generate high temperature products of combustion. The products of combustion are routed to a first side of a heat exchanger. A second side of the heat exchanger has a working fluid of the closed loop Rankine cycle passed therethrough to boil the working fluid into a gas. The working fluid is then expanded, condensed back to a liquid and pumped back to high pressure for return to the heat exchanger the products of combustion enter a condenser, where gases are collected and liquids recirculated or released. The products of combustion can be expanded upstream of the heat exchanger. The fuel can be a gaseous fuel or a solid or liquid fuel, such as coal or biomass, with gasification before combustion.
US07882690B2	Transverse limb and member of a line guide device with a transverse limb A transverse limb (5, 6) for connecting two side portions (3, 4) of a member of a line guide device, wherein the transverse limb (5, 6) is lockable at least at one of its ends (9) to the side portion (5, 6) to be connected there. For improved locking of the transverse limb to the side portion it is proposed that it has an actuating portion (7) and a locking portion (8) which is displaceable by way of the actuating portion (7) substantially in the longitudinal direction of the transverse limb (5, 6) towards the end (9) with which the transverse limb (5, 6) can be connected to the side portion (3, 4), into a locking position in which the transverse limb (5, 6) is lockable to the side portion (3, 4), and is displaceable away from said end (9) into an unlocking position in which the transverse limb (5, 6) is releasable from the side portion (3, 4).
US07882684B2	Method of producing high burst zipper assemblies for large reclosable packages The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a high burst slider zipper which allows for bottom filling of reclosable packages, such as large bags, and further provides increased resistance to damage from the dropping or shock loading of the filled package. This is achieved by providing a peel seal or other frangible or separable connection between the zipper profiles, and by sealing a portion of one of the flanges to itself by a hard seal above the peel seal. This causes the external forces on a bag from bottom filling or shock loading to be directed toward the hard seal and further directed so as to cause a shear force against the peel seal, thereby increasing the resistance of the package to external forces.
US07882674B2	Building blocks and wall assembly utilizing same Molded concrete building blocks consisting of three block walls and block webs so located as to provide an increased path through the width of the block to reduce transmission of thermal and acoustic energy. The blocks may incorporate features, e.g., male projections and female recesses or an offset inner wall, so that mortar may not be required for assembly. The blocks may be configured so that interior apertures may be vertically aligned when the blocks are assembled in courses, providing adaptability to structure enhancing reinforcement and insulation materials, and to interior wall installation of wiring and plumbing.
US07882671B2	Multi-layer co-extruded roofing membrane A multi-layer roofing membrane is provided including a top sheet including a co-extruded cap and inner layer and a bottom sheet. The use of a co-extrusion die allows for multi-layer sheets that reduce the need for expensive fillers in all but a cap layer of the membrane. A scrim reinforcement layer is optionally embedded in the membrane. When installed on a roof substrate, the membrane can be sealed by heat welding the seams of the membrane sheets or by other means.
US07882668B2	Wall shoe A wall shoe includes a generally rectangular body that is placed beneath a wall covering to protect the wall covering from water damage; the wall shoe providing access to the interior of a wall. A method of extracting moisture from the interior components of a wall includes interposing a wall shoe between a lower edge of a wall covering and a floor, the wall shoe being a rectangular body with a number of channels passing through the thickness of the rectangular body; following exposure of the wall to water, utilizing the wall shoe to provide access to the interior components of the wall; and providing an air flow; the air flow drying the interior of the components of the wall through access provided by the wall shoe.
US07882661B2	Boards comprising an array of marks to facilitate attachment A board is provided that includes a pattern to facilitate attachment of the board to a frame structure. The pattern comprises a first array of marks disposed along a first imaginary line; a second array of marks disposed along a second imaginary line, said first and second imaginary lines being spaced a first predetermined distance apart; and a third array of marks disposed along a third imaginary line, said first and third imaginary lines being spaced a second predetermined distance apart. The board may be used in a variety of construction applications, where the pattern facilitates the quick attachment of the board to an underlying frame.
US07882660B2	Knockdown structure and methods of assembling same A knockdown structure and assembly method are provided so as to prevent cracking of the sealant, reinforce the junction between sections, and improve the livability of the structure. A structure's body is assembled by using a mortar-powder mixed adhesive to join together a plurality of sections that are made of foam polystyrene and that constitute the parts of a structure having a predetermined shape. The adhesive is applied to cover at least the places where the sections are joined together with a woven inorganic-fiber mesh sheet. A sealant is applied, made by dispersing inorganic fiber and mortar powder in a plastic-type paint, onto the exterior and interior faces of the structure in a predetermined thickness. Onto the sealant of the exterior of the structure is applied, on the exterior of the structure, a paint that is water repellant and can screen out ultraviolet light, and applying, over the sealant of the interior of the structure, a clayey paint made of natural substances.
US07882657B2	Window assembly with upper sash rail stiffening member supporting tilt latch bolts A single or double hung window assembly has a rectangular main frame supporting at least one rectangular sash frame for vertical sliding movement, and each frame has members formed from extrusions including rigid plastics material. A horizontal upper sash rail or member is reinforced by an elongated and continuous metal stiffening channel having a width substantially greater than its height and defining a longitudinally extending and upwardly facing undercut cavity. End portions of the stiffening channel support retractable sliding tilt latch bolts each having a snap-fit connection to a corresponding actuator slidably mounted on the upper sash rail. A sash lock member is also mounted on the upper sash rail and is secured to the stiffening channel. A pre-assembly of the stiffening channel and latch bolts is inserted through an opening in a vertical sash frame member, and stiffening channels are also inserted into other sash frame members.
US07882653B2	Mobile billboard advertising system and apparatuses A novel method at least includes: receiving at least one placement offer for the placement of an advertisement, the offer including proposed consideration; accepting an placement order; and displaying an advertisement which is the subject of an accepted placement order on a plurality of mobile, changeable advertising message displays carried by a plurality of coordinated automobiles, which changeable displays are capable of displaying more than one separate message at different times. Each changeable message display at least includes: a visual display; a multiple advertising message generator coupled to the visual display, the multiple message generator adapted to generate a plurality of different messages; and an message selector adapted to select a current message to be displayed.
US07882640B2	Razor blades and razors Razors are described herein. In some instances the razors include a safety razor blade unit comprising a guard, a cap, and at least two blades with parallel sharpened edges located between the guard and cap. A first blade defines a blade edge nearer the guard and a second blade defines a blade edge nearer the cap. The first blade has a cutter force greater than the cutter force of the second blade. In some instances the razors provide a comfortable shave having improved closeness.
US07882639B2	Braze repair of shroud block seal teeth in a gas turbine engine An undersize repair region of a gas turbine engine stationary shroud is repaired with a sufficient mass of a repair material. The repair region includes a protruding portion that is undersized, and the repair includes machining of the protruding portion, grooving the resulting rub surface, inserting a replacement element, applying a brazing repair material, and brazing the article to form a repaired article. The repair material preferably includes a first fraction of a first powder of a first alloy component, and a second fraction of a second powder of a second alloy component. The first alloy component and the second alloy component have different solidus temperatures. The repair material is placed in the repair region. The repair material and the repair region are heated to melt the repair material but not the repair region, and thereafter the repair material and the repair region are cooled to solidify the repair material.
US07882610B2	Razor head having laser welded parts and method of producing thereof A method of producing a razor head, and razor head itself, having one or more blades, a first plastic member and a second plastic member, that includes the step of laser welding the first plastic member to the second plastic member.
US07882607B2	Method of manufacturing an actuator device A method of manufacturing an actuator device includes forming a Zr layer on one surface of a substrate, forming a ZrO2 layer by oxidizing the Zr layer, forming a lower electrode on top of the ZrO2 layer, forming a piezoelectric layer on top of the lower electrode, and forming an upper electrode on top of the piezoelectric layer. In the method, in forming the Zr layer, the Zr layer is formed through crystal growth of Zr, and the Zr layer thus formed has special crystal regions that protrude from the opposite surface of the Zr layer from the substrate. Each special crystal region has a height of 10 to 100 nm and a diameter of 0.1 to 1 μm when viewed from above, and the special crystal regions exist with a density of 1.0×106 to 1.0×103/cm2.
US07882600B2	Cable organizer A cable organizer having a centerpiece, a first loop portion, and a second loop portion is provided. The first loop portion defines a first bore adapted to receive at least one cable therein. It also includes a first end that abuts a first side of the centerpiece to close the first bore. This first end is deflectable for radial insertion of the at least one cable winding within the first bore. The second loop portion defines a second bore for at least one cable winding. The second loop portion includes a second end that abuts a second side of the centerpiece to close the second bore. This second end is also deflectable for radial insertion of the at least one cable winding within the bore. The first and second sides of the centerpiece oppose each other. The centerpiece prevents torsional opening of the first and second bores.
US07882596B2	Adjustable handle clamp systems and methods An auxiliary handle clamp system includes an upper base, a lower base coupleable with the upper base, a handle attachment coupled with the upper base, and a plurality of adjustable collets coupled with the upper and lower bases.
US07882595B2	Handle for door of refrigerator and method for manufacturing the same A handle for a door of a refrigerator having a hollow rod shape, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the door and disposed on the front surface of the door so as to be improved in productivity and aesthetic quality, and a method for manufacturing the same. A handle for a door of a refrigerator, which has a main body having a storage chamber provided with an opened front surface, doors provided on the front surface of the main body for opening and closing the storage chamber, and handles respectively provided on the doors, extending in the longitudinal direction of the doors and having a hollow rod shape, includes a first resin layer making the shape of the handle and made of a first resin comprising glass fibers for reinforcing the rigidity of the handle; and a second resin layer formed on the outer surface of the first resin layer and made of a second resin.
US07882593B2	Dirt separator system for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner having an elongated support body, a nozzle attached to a lower end of the elongated support body by an articulated joint, a motor, a fan unit, a debris container, and an air passage that extends from the nozzle device, past the articulated joint by a flexible hose and to an air passage in the support body. The flexible hose is formed with a generally rectangular cross section.
US07882590B2	Double-sided media cleaning apparatus and method The present invention provides a cleaning assembly for use in a media processing device. In various embodiments, the cleaning assembly includes a first roller that at least partially engages a second roller, and a media feed path that passes between the first roller and the second roller. There may also be a third roller that at least partially engages the second roller, and which may be replaceable. In one embodiment, the second roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than a surface adherence of the first roller and the third roller defines a surface adherence that is greater than the surface adherence of the second roller. As a result, the present invention provides a cleaning assembly capable of cleaning opposed surfaces of a media unit in a single pass.
US07882567B2	Glove with strapping system A baseball or softball glove includes a strap to provide a compressive force across the fingers of a hand inserted into the glove. The compressive force facilitates the snapping the glove to catch and secure a ball. Additionally, the ring finger and the pinky finger may be inserted into the same finger stall of the glove to compensate for the weakness of the ring finger in making the snapping motion. The glove is still given the appearance of providing a separate finger stall for each finger. A guide wall is placed across the entrance to the unused finger stall to maneuver the ring finger into the pinky stall.

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