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US07895029B2	System and method of automating the addition of RTL based critical timing path counters to verify critical path coverage of post-silicon software validation tools A system and method for modifying a simulation model and optimizing an application program to produce valid hardware-identified operating conditions that are matched with simulator-identified operating conditions in order to modify a simulator accordingly is presented. A critical path coverage analyzer includes critical path measurement logic into a simulation model that injects errors into the critical path and provides visibility into the number of times that an application program exercises the critical path. The critical path coverage analyzer uses the critical path measurement logic to optimize an application program to adequately exercise and test the critical paths. Once optimized, the critical path coverage analyzer runs the optimized application program on a hardware device to produce hardware-identified operating conditions. The hardware-identified operating conditions are matched against simulator-identified operating conditions. When discrepancies exist, the simulator is modified accordingly to match the hardware-identified operating conditions.
US07895026B1	Multi-rate simulation scheduler for synchronous digital circuits in a high level modeling system A computer-implemented method of scheduling a multi-rate, synchronous circuit design for simulation within a high-level modeling system. The method can include determining a component clocking rate for each of a plurality of synchronous components of the circuit design and classifying each of the plurality of synchronous components into a plurality of schedules according to component clocking rate. For each clock cycle during simulation, the method can include selecting one of the plurality of schedules and executing each synchronous component of the selected schedule. A value determined through execution of a synchronous component of the circuit design can be output.
US07895021B1	Method of sensor disposition A process is provided for disposing a sensor in an environment for optimally obtaining characteristic measurements. The process includes modeling covariant sets of environment elements that correspond to conditions of the environment and of sensor elements that correspond to characteristic functionalities of the sensor. The process further includes covariantly coupling the environmental elements with the sensor elements to produce a third set of configuration elements; and combining the configuration elements to obtain a fitness function parameter. The process may additionally include adjusting the environment elements and the sensor elements; repeating operations for covariantly coupling and combining until obtaining the fitness function parameter over a defined region of the environment within a set of fitness function parameters. Also, the process may include determining an extreme value within the set of fitness function parameters, which may also include optimizing the fitness function parameter as an optimum value with a genetic algorithm over the set of fitness function parameters.
US07895019B2	Fire suppression system design tool A method of designing a fire suppression system that includes displaying one or more components of the fire suppression system on a visual display, wherein the displayed one or more components of the fire suppression system are formatted so as to printable in a form acceptable for a majority of state and local regulatory authorities empowered to regulate installation of the fire suppression system.
US07895018B2	Event monitoring via combination of signals A method for event monitoring for a wind turbine is described. The method includes measuring a first signal pattern representing a characteristic selected from a characteristic group, the characteristic group consisting of: a mechanical characteristic of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a part of a wind turbine; power output of a wind turbine, surface conductivity of parts of a wind turbine, operational data of a wind turbine, temperature of parts of a wind turbine, outside temperature, wind velocity, wind direction, and outside air humidity or other weather conditions; measuring at least a second signal pattern representing a different characteristic selected from the characteristic group; analyzing the first and the second signal pattern or a combination of the first and the second analyzed signal pattern with an analyzing method, wherein analyzed data is generated; and evaluating the analyzed data, wherein the evaluation provides a result indicative for an event.
US07895016B2	System and method for wind turbine health management A controller for use in managing an operational lifetime of at least one wind turbine is communicatively coupled to at least one wind turbine and a server sub-system. The controller is configured to receive operational data from the wind turbine, transmit the operational data to the server sub-system, and transmit a request for historical data corresponding to the wind turbine to the server sub-system. The controller is further configured to receive a response from the server sub-system, wherein the response includes historical data corresponding to the wind turbine, and to determine an estimate of a time failure of the wind turbine based on at least one of the operational data and the historical data.
US07895012B2	Systems and methods for organizing and storing data One embodiment includes a method for tracking usage of system components such that for each system component to be tracked the value of that component is measured on a successive time unit basis and the measured value is stored together with the number of successive time units that value repeats. Another embodiment includes a system for handling data representative of system conditions in which rapidly changing data values are received from at least one of the monitored sources such that each data value is representative of system conditions with respect to a small period of time; and such that the data is compressed while preserving the data values for each of the small periods of time.
US07895010B2	Resolver angle detection device and method of detecting position with a resolver A resolver apparatus having a high detection precision detecting angle signals from signals detected at a resolver (7) and detecting a velocity signal from the detected angle signals. Utilizing the fact that an error waveform of a resolver is comprised of predetermined n-th order components inherent to the resolver and has reproducibility, an angle error estimator (13) applies a frequency transform, for example, a Fourier transform, to high frequency components of velocity signal including error generated from detected angle signals including error to calculate a magnitude of error for each of a plurality of divided components and combining the calculated errors to reproduce the detected error and generate an error waveform signal. An angle signal correction circuit (14) uses this error waveform signal to correct an angle signal including error detected at the resolver.
US07895004B2	Method for measuring electric current in a plurality of conductors A method and system for measuring electric current in a plurality (n) of conductors. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: an electric current transducer is place substantially opposite to each conductor (I, i=1, . . . , n); a decorrelation matrix ([G]), which is a function of the position of the transducers in relation to the conductors, is constructed; the current (Imesi) in each conductor (i) is measured with the aid of electric current transducers and real currents (Iréeli) are deduced with the aid of the decorrelation matrix ([G]) and the measured currents (Imesi).
US07895001B2	Subsea control system diagnosis Accurate, dependable methods for analyzing operational parameters of subsea control systems and diagnosis/prediction of failures are provided, in particular, methods for detection of leaking and/or clogging in hydraulic control system using recorded pressure signals and evaluating response communication strength (signal amplitude) of field equipment from, for example, subsea control systems. Prediction of failure(s) allows an opportunity to prepare for intervention to minimize the impact of failure before failure occurs, for example, by ordering equipment, tools and/or scheduling an intervention vessel. Similarly, diagnosing a failure drastically shortens the intervention time.
US07894999B2	Systems and methods for identifying Replikin Scaffolds and uses of said Replikin Scaffolds The present invention provides a new class of peptides related to rapid replication and high human mortality, and their use in diagnosing, preventing and treating disease including vaccines and therapeutics for emerging viral diseases and methods of identifying the new class of peptides and related structures.
US07894995B2	Molecular interaction predictors Adaptive threading models for predicting an interaction between two or more molecules such as proteins are provided. The adaptive threading models have one or more learnable parameters that can be learned from all or some of the available data. The available data can include data relating to known interactions between the two or more molecules, the composition of the molecules and the geometry of the molecular complex.
US07894989B2	Method for determining earth vertical electrical anisotropy in marine electromagnetic surveys A method is disclosed for determining earth vertical electrical anisotropy from offshore electromagnetic survey measurements. The method requires both online and offline data, which includes at least one electromagnetic field component sensitive at least predominantly to vertical resistivity and another component sensitive at least predominantly to horizontal resistivity. Using a horizontal electric dipole source, online EZ and offline HZ measurements are preferred. For a horizontal magnetic dipole source, online HZ and offline EZ data are preferred. magnetotelluric data may be substituted for controlled source data sensitive to horizontal resistivity. Maxwell's equations are solved by forward modeling or by inversion, using resistivity models of the subsurface that are either isotropic or anisotropic.
US07894986B2	Method and system for forming a keyword database for referencing physical locations An improved method and system for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding geographic database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users. An on-line system is provided that users can access to associate keywords with physical locations. A user accessing the on-line system is presented with a map from which a physical location can be selected. A keyword, which may be selected by the user, is associated with the selected physical location. The keyword is stored in the keyword database along with data indicating the associated physical location.
US07894985B2	Facility searching device, program, navigation device, and facility searching method A facility searching technique easier to operate and having high degree of freedom. A facility searching device is constructed from a database on map information, a database relating to various kinds of facilities and including positional information of the facilities, a display unit for displaying, based on the map information, a map of a predetermined area, a pointing device for inputting a position located on the displayed map, a voice input unit for inputting by voice an instruction relating to search for facilities, and unit (25, 29, 30, 31) for performing the search for facilities upon receiving the input of a position or the input of an instruction (steps 21-22, 24, 26, 27, 28), the search being based on the inputted position and the instruction.
US07894978B2	Diagnostic system and method for detecting tampering of vehicle software or calibrations A tamper detection system for a control module of a vehicle comprises first nonvolatile memory that stores N rewriteable components including at least one of calibration and software that is used to operate a controlled device of the vehicle, wherein N is an integer greater than zero. The N rewriteable components include an embedded part number (EPN) and an embedded verification number (EVN). Second nonvolatile memory includes a history buffer. A tampering detection module includes a calculated verification number (CVN) generator that generates a CVN for at least one of the N rewriteable components and that stores the CVN in the history buffer. A locking module selectively locks the history buffer under certain conditions.
US07894976B2	Light load and idle HCCI combustion control by fuel pressure modification A method for controlling a homogeneous-charge compression-ignition capable engine, operating with spray-guided spark ignition stratified combustion at low load, includes monitoring a speed of the engine, monitoring a load of the engine, determining a desired fuel pressure based upon the speed of the engine and the load of the engine, and utilizing the desired fuel pressure to control fuel injection into the engine, wherein the desired fuel pressure is calibrated to the speed and the load based upon increased stability of the engine at lower fuel pressures and lower soot emissions from the engine at higher fuel pressures.
US07894974B2	Method for operating a two-stroke engine A two-stroke engine has a cylinder with a combustion chamber delimited by a reciprocating piston, wherein the piston drives in rotation a crankshaft, and wherein a spark plug projects into the combustion chamber and ignites a fuel/air mixture. The two-stroke engine further has devices for supplying fuel and combustion air to the combustion chamber and a control unit that determines the ignition timing based on an ignition map. The ignition map indicates the ignition timing as a function of the engine speed for at least one first and one second operating states and for at least one first and one second engine speed ranges. The engine is controlled in that for an engine cycle the ignition timing is set in the second operating state at least within the first engine speed range based on the engine speed and on the number of engine cycles since the last combustion.
US07894971B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is used to control a driving force to be given to a vehicle. A driving force calculating device calculates the driving force to be given to the vehicle, on the basis of a deviation between a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a target speed. A driving force correcting device performs correction of increasing the driving force calculated by the driving force calculating device, when the vehicle speed reduces to a predetermined value or less. Specifically, the driving force correcting device performs the correction of increasing the driving force, when the vehicle speed reduces to the predetermined value or less as the vehicle comes in contact with an obstacle, such as a bump. By this, it is possible to reduce a stop time length of the vehicle due to the contact with the obstacle, to thereby quickly make the vehicle run over the obstacle.
US07894969B2	Control apparatus for vehicle and method of controlling vehicle A control apparatus includes a torque-boost control portion that boosts torque output from the engine, and corrects the operation amount of an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the amount of air taken into the engine to increase the amount of air during a torque phase when the automatic transmission upshifts; and an inertia-phase determination portion that determines whether an inertia phase has started. The torque-boost control portion includes a torque-boost end control portion that executes a torque-boost end control that gradually decreases a correction amount, by which the operation amount is corrected, to zero when the inertia-phase determination portion determines that the inertia phase has started.
US07894961B2	Dump cycle counting and monitoring system A dump cycle counting system is provided for a work machine. The system may include a payload carrier configured to contain a payload of material and a dump actuator configured to effectuate dumping of the payload out of the payload carrier. The system may also include a controller configured to control actuation of the dump actuator and a dump control device operatively coupled to the controller. The system may further include a load counter configured to record at least one dump cycle based on a command state of at least one of the dump control device and the controller.
US07894956B2	Steering control device for vehicles A vehicle steering control device which prevents overshoot or a phase delay of a vehicle position from a target position when an actuator of a steering mechanism is controlled so that an integral control reduces a positional deviation of a vehicle from the reference position of a traffic lane. An FB control unit (60) which calculates a corrected steering assist torque (Tb) of a motor so as to reduce a positional deviation (Yd) and an angular deviation (Ah) includes an integral element determination unit (64), which determines an integral gain (Ki), by which the positional deviation (Yd) is multiplied in an integral gain operation unit (62), according to the positional deviation (Yd) and which determines a limit value (Icnt_lmt) of an integral controlled variable (Icnt) according to the positional deviation (Yd), and an integral controlled variable limiting unit (63) which limits the integral controlled variable (Icnt) to within a range set by the limit value (Icnt_lmt) and outputs the current integral controlled variable (Icnt_rel).
US07894954B2	Power control system for car computer A power control system for car computer includes a power switching circuit located between a power input terminal of a computer host and an external power source, such that the computer host outputs a keep-power-on signal when a key power is supplied thereto; a power ON/OFF circuit receiving the keep-power-on signal to thereby connect the external power source to the computer host; a key power detection circuit for constantly detecting whether the key power is ON, so that the computer host outputs a shut-down signal when the key power is OFF; a computer shut-down circuit for receiving the shut-down signal from the computer host and thereby driving the computer host to execute shut-down procedures; and a power OFF circuit for sensing an OFF state of the key power and outputting a control signal to drive the power ON/OFF circuit to disconnect the external power source from the computer host.
US07894953B2	Interior component management of a vehicle via occupant monitoring Systems and methods are provided for managing an interior component of a vehicle. A system includes a device for monitoring a passenger, a vehicle speed detector, and a controller in communication the interior component, the passenger monitoring device, and the vehicle speed detector, wherein the controller is configured to disable at least one function of the interior component if the rate of speed is greater than a predetermined threshold speed and enable the disabled function(s) when the passenger attempts to actuate the function(s). One method includes the steps of determining a rate of speed the vehicle is traveling, disabling at least one function of the interior component when the rate of speed is greater than a predetermined threshold speed, and enabling the disabled function(s) when the rate of speed is greater than the threshold speed if a passenger attempts to actuate the function(s).
US07894945B2	Operation ready transportable data center in a shipping container A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a portable container in which an operable computer system is assembled. A data link, power supply link and cooling system are provided through ports on the exterior of the container. The computer system is assembled to a rack that is secured to the container with a shock absorbing mechanism.
US07894944B2	Environmental monitoring in data facilities Processes and techniques for environmental monitoring in a data facility are described. A network of environmental sensors is arranged to monitor a variety of environmental conditions of the facility. The sensors can be queried to generate data describing specific environmental conditions, and the data can be processed to generate an environmental image of all or part of the data facility. The environmental image can optionally be viewed by data facility personnel and can be used to manipulate one or more environmental conditions of the data facility.
US07894936B2	Products and processes for managing the prices of vending machine inventory According to one embodiment of the disclosed invention, an apparatus determines a current price of a product for sale by the vending machine. It then determines, for the product, a price increment, a predetermined price, and a demand threshold, that are defined by data stored in at least one data table. A rate of units of the product that are sold are determined. The rate is compared with the demand threshold.Based on the comparison of the rate with the demand data, it is determined whether the new price should be greater than or less than the current price. The new price is set to the predetermined price if the new price should be greater than the current price. If the new price should be less than the current price, a price increment amount is subtracted from the current price to yield the new price. The determined new price is displayed.
US07894926B2	Global predictive monitoring system for a manufacturing facility A global predictive monitoring system for a manufacturing facility. The system may be employed in an integrated circuit (IC) device fabrication facility to monitor processing of semiconductor wafers. The system may include deployment of a swarm of individually separate agents running in computers in the facility. Each agent may comprise a genetic algorithm and use several neural networks for computation. Each agent may be configured to receive a limited set of inputs, such as defectivity data and WIP information, and calculate a risk from the inputs. A risk may be a value indicative of a production yield. Each agent may also generate a quality value indicative of a reliability of the risk value. New agents may be generated from the initial population of agents. Outputs from the agents may be collected and used to calculate projections indicative of a trend of the production yield.
US07894921B2	Device and method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of mask exposure The invention describes device and method for producing a three-dimensional object by solidifying a solidifiable material under an action of electromagnetic radiation by means of energy input via an imaging unit comprising a predetermined number of discrete imaging elements (pixels). The energy input related to a specific cross-sectional area of the three-dimensional object is controlled by exposure by means of multiple successive raster masks (bitmaps; e.g. bitmap 1 and bitmap 2 and possibly additional ones). The imaging unit is suitably controllable such that at least two masks can be generated, including a first overall mask covering the cross-sectional area (bitmap 1; with pixel-specific area elements exposing in white light) and a partial mask (bitmap 2; in which only a fraction of the area elements are exposed pixel-specifically with white light) within the overall mask. A voxel matrix may be formed. A hardness depth per voxel (volume pixel) can be specifically and precisely influenced in the solidifyable material.
US07894913B2	Systems and methods of neuromodulation stimulation for the restoration of sexual function Systems and methods use an external and/or implantable pulse generator system for neuromodulation stimulation to treat sexual dysfunction by the unilateral or bilateral stimulation of a target nerve A and/or a target nerve B using one or more leads and electrodes implanted in tissue in the pelvic region. The electrical stimulation waveform may be conveyed to the target nerve A electrode for a first predetermined amount of time, and conveyed to the target nerve B electrode for a second predetermined amount of time.
US07894910B2	Systems and methods for implantable leadless cochlear stimulation Systems and methods are disclosed to enable hearing in the deaf by stimulating sites in the cochlea. The invention uses electrical stimulation in the cochlea, where vibrational energy from a source is received by an implanted device and converted to electrical energy and the converted electrical energy is used by implanted electrodes to stimulate the cochlear nerve. The vibrational energy is generated by a controller-transmitter, which could be located either externally or implanted. The vibrational energy is received by a receiver-stimulator, which contains multiple electrodes to stimulate along selected sites in the cochlea.
US07894908B2	Neurostimulation therapy optimization based on a rated session log An implantable medical device (IMD) delivers neurostimulation therapy to a patient according to a parameter set, which may consist of a number of programs that are delivered substantially simultaneously. When programming the IMD, a clinician programmer may maintain a session log for the patient that includes a listing of programs delivered to the patient and rating information provided by a clinician and the patient for programs of the list. The listing may be ordered according to the rating information in order to facilitate the selection of programs for a parameter set. A program library that may include particularly effective programs organized according to a directory structure may be stored in a memory. The IMD and/or a patient programmer may store usage information that provides an objective assessment of therapy use by the patient, and allows a clinician to later improve the therapy based on the usage information.
US07894907B2	Systems and methods for implantable leadless nerve stimulation Systems and methods are disclosed to stimulate nerves to treat medical conditions such as pain, and other conditions, such as, CHF, obesity, incontinence, etc., that could be controlled by the stimulation of the vagal nerves. The invention uses electrical stimulation of the nerve, where vibrational energy from a source is received by an implanted device and converted to electrical energy and the converted electrical energy is used by implanted electrodes to stimulate the pre-determined nerve site. The vibrational energy is generated by a controller-transmitter, which could be implanted or located externally. The vibrational energy is received by a receiver-stimulator, which could be located in the various regions on or around the nerve that needs to be stimulated. The implantable receiver-stimulator stimulates different nerves and regions of a nerve to provide therapeutic benefit.
US07894901B1	Apparatus and method for assessing cardiac therapy A patient's response to therapy such as CRT is assessed by cross correlation of a patient's evoked response and physical activity surrogates. Based on the cross correlation, a determination may be made as to whether or how much the therapy is helping the patient's physical activity. For example, the degree of cross correlation index between IEGM parameters and activity threshold parameters may be used to assess whether the patient's heart condition improves the patient's physical activity. The therapy may then be modified as necessary in the event the patient is not sufficiently responding to the therapy.
US07894900B2	Device and method for monitoring cardiac pacing rate A device for monitoring cardiac pacing rate having a measuring unit for receiving an electrical signal representing the patient's cardiac demand, and a computing unit for determining the myocardial energy balance by calculating energy consumed by the myocardium for both an external dynamic work for pumping blood into a vascular system, and an internal static work of the myocardium. Volume and time based measurements are used, and in one embodiment, volumes are estimated and volume ratios are calculated from volume estimates. In another embodiment, volumes are estimated from bioimpedance measurements. A further aspect is a rate adaptive pacemaker, wherein the maximum pacing rate is determined from the myocardial energy balance such that the energy supplied to the myocardium approximately equals the energy consumed by the myocardium for both an external dynamic work for pumping blood into a vascular system and an internal static work of the myocardium.
US07894899B2	Method and apparatus to terminate ventricular tachycardia via pacing An implantable device for terminating ventricular tachycardia is disclosed. The device includes a processor configured to determine a first antitachycardia pulse routine of N pulses. In the routine the first N−1 pulses are separated by a first cycle length and the Nth pulse is separated by a second cycle length that is shorter than the first cycle length. The device also comprises a lead coupled to the processor. The lead comprises an electrode configured to sense a tachycardia and further configured, under control of the processor, to administer the antitachycardia pulse routine.
US07894897B1	Implantable cardiac stimulation device providing enhanced capture threshold management in the presence of fusion beats and method An implantable cardiac stimulation device recognizes and accommodates fusion beats without compromising autocapture or threshold searches. The device comprises a pulse generator that provides first and second pacing pulses to a chamber of a heart. The first pacing pulses have a normal operating output level and the second pacing pulses have an output level sufficient to assure capture. The device further comprises a fusion beat predicting circuit that predicts when a next paced event of the chamber will likely be a fusion beat and a fusion beat control that causes the pulse generator to provide a second pacing pulse to the chamber in response to the fusion beat predicting circuit predicting that a next paced event will likely be a fusion beat. Thereafter, the fusion beat is confirmed.
US07894896B2	Method and apparatus for initiating and delivering cardiac protection pacing A pacing system delivers cardiac protection pacing to protect the heart from injuries associated with ischemic events. The pacing system detects an ischemic event and, in response, initiates one or more cardiac protection pacing sequences each including alternative pacing and non-pacing periods. In one embodiment, the pacing system initiates a cardiac protection pacing sequence in response to the detection of the onset of an ischemic event, such that a pacing concurrent conditioning therapy is applied during the detected ischemic event.
US07894892B2	Therapy-selection methods for implantable heart monitors An implantable heart-monitoring device comprising one or more leads for sensing electrical signals of a patient's heart a therapy circuit for delivering pharmaceuticals to the patient; and a monitoring circuit coupled to the one or more leads and to the therapy circuit, the monitoring circuit for monitoring heart activity of the patient through one or more of the leads, the monitoring circuit operable to: determine a minimum interval from a set of two or more intervals based on sensed heart activity, determine a range parameter based on a difference between a first subset and second subset of the intervals, determine a dispersion parameter quantifying dispersion of a subset of the intervals, and to determine an assessment value for the set of intervals, based on the minimum interval, the range parameter, the dispersion index.
US07894891B2	Diffusion-based magnetic resonance methods for characterizing bone structure A method of in vitro or in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance and/or magnetic resonance imaging, to determine bone properties by measuring the effects of molecular diffusion inside the bone specimen to derive parameters that are related to the structure of the trabecular bones. The method is a non-invasive probe that provides topological information on trabecular bone without requiring a full high-resolution image of its structure, and is compatible with clinical use.
US07894887B2	Biosignal measuring equipment A signal-to-noise ratio and measurement precision is increased in electrode units disposed on the left and right sides of a steering wheel. A plurality of electrode units is disposed in the left and right handholds of a steering wheel. The contact impedances of all the electrode units are measured. A pair of left and right electrode units to be used to measure an electrocardiographic signal is designated from among the electrode units whose measured contact impedances are less than or equal to a first threshold. The results of measurement of an electrocardiographic signal by the designated electrode units are added in order to minimize noise. An electrode unit with high contact impedance is used to measure induction noise and remove the induction noise component from the electrocardiographic signal measurement result.
US07894884B2	System and method for ischemia classification with implantable medical device An implantable medical device monitors ST segment data collected from EGM. ST trends are established and monitored over time. The IMD is able to discern whether the data indicate supply ischemia, demand ischemia, or other physiological causes. The IMD is then able to provide appropriate information and alerts.
US07894883B2	Method and apparatus for post-processing of episodes detected by a medical device A system and method for post-processing of sensing data generated by a medical device that includes transmitting a plurality of stored sensing data generated by a medical device to an access device, the stored sensing data including sensed atrial events and sensed ventricular events. The access device determines, in response to the transmitted data, instances where the medical device identified a cardiac event being detected in response to the sensing data, and verifies, in response to the transmitted data, whether the determined instances should have been identified by the medical device as a cardiac event being detected.
US07894881B2	Imaging probe The design of a compact, handheld, solid-state and high-sensitivity imaging probe and a micro imager system is reported. These instruments can be used as a dedicated tool for detecting and locating sentinel lymph nodes and also for detecting and imaging radioactive material. The reported device will use solid state pixel detectors and custom low-noise frontend/readout integrated circuits. The detector will be designed to have excellent image quality and high spatial resolution. The imaging probes have two different embodiments, which are comprised of a pixelated detector array and a highly integrated readout system, which uses a custom multi-channel mixed signal integrated circuit. The instrument usually includes a collimator in front of the detector array so that the incident photons can be imaged. The data is transferred to an intelligent display system. A hyperspectral image can also be produced and displayed. These devices are designed to be portable for easy use.
US07894880B2	Measurement of renal extraction fraction using contrast enhanced computed tomography Renal extraction fraction (EF) is determined through use of computed tomography (CT) measurements of arterial blood before and after injection of a radiographic contrast agent into the blood and CT measurements of renal vein blood after injection of the radiographic contrast agent.
US07894873B2	Method for determining the rectum distance in the colon A method is disclosed for automatically determining the rectum distance in a patient's colon, the path in the colon between a selected site, preferably a lesion, and the rectum being determined by processing 3D image data records. At least two 3 image data records are recorded with the patient being differently positioned. Further, the path between the rectum and selected site is determined from the common perusal of the at least two 3D image data records.
US07894867B2	Zig-zag array resonators for relatively high-power HTS applications A narrowband filter comprises an input terminal, an output terminal, and an array of basic resonator structures coupled between the terminals to form a single resonator having a resonant frequency. The resonator array may be arranged in a plurality of columns of basic resonator structures, with each column of basic resonator structures having at least two basic resonator structures. The basic resonator structures in each column may be coupled between the terminals in parallel or in cascade. Two or more resonator arrays may be coupled to generate multi-resonator filter functions.
US07894860B2	Method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of images in mobile terminal A method and an apparatus for displaying a plurality of different images in a mobile terminal in an external display device and a display unit in various modes. The mobile terminal operates according to a Different Image In and Out (DIIO) mode when the external display device is connected to the mobile terminal. When the external display device is not connected to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal displays the plurality of different images in the display unit of the mobile terminal by operating according to a Picture-In-Picture (PIP) mode or an Overlay mode, so as to take into consideration size limitations of the display unit of the mobile terminal.
US07894851B2	Configurable multiple mode RFIC An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module and a radio frequency (RF) section. The baseband processing module is coupled to convert outbound data or an outbound voice signal into at least one of amplitude modulation information, phase modulation information, and frequency modulation information. The RF section includes an oscillation module, a frequency divider, and power amplifier modules. The oscillation module produces an RF oscillation that it modulates based on the phase or frequency modulation information to produce a modulated RF signal. The frequency divider divides the frequency of the modulated RF signal to produce a frequency divided modulated RF signal. The first power amplifier module amplifies the modulated RF signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information or a constant to produce a first frequency band outbound RF data or voice signal. The second power amplifier amplifies the frequency divided modulated RF data signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information or a constant to produce a second frequency band outbound RF data or voice signal.
US07894848B2	System and method for providing a standby mode in a handheld electronic device There is disclosed a system and method for providing a standby mode in a handheld electronic device. In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating a standby mode upon actuation of a standby key in the handheld electronic device; displaying a confirmation message of entry into the standby mode; and disabling at least one feature of the handheld electronic device upon entry into the standby mode. The standby mode may be initiated by a single action actuation of the standby key.
US07894845B2	Transmission power control method, mobile station, radio base station and radio network controller The present invention performs an outer loop transmission power control in a more stable manner by preventing a status of being unable to detect an Enhanced Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH). A transmission power control method according to the present application includes: generating, at a mobile station UE, a transport block having a predetermined minimum transport block size, when information to be transmitted to a radio base station Node B does not exist; transmitting, from the mobile station UE to the radio base station Node B, the transport block by a transmission timing predetermined by a mobile communication system or a transmission timing notified from a radio network controller RNC; receiving, at the radio base station Node B, the transport block in accordance with the transmission timing; and controlling, at the radio base station Node B, the transmission power, according to a reception quality of the transport block.
US07894833B2	Method and system for transmitting multimedia message transmitted from transmitting mobile station of higher version to receiving mobile station of lower version The present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting a multimedia message, which reconstructs a multimedia message to be appropriate for the receiving mobile station and transmits the reconstructed message, when the multimedia message is requested to be transmitted from a transmitting station of a higher version to the receiving station of a lower version and the multimedia message may not be transcoded into a form which can be processed by the receiving mobile station. The present invention enables to transmit various types of multimedia message without being limited by the specification of the receiving mobile station.
US07894829B2	Wireless communication terminal and method for checking wireless broadband internet service area using position detection system A wireless mobile communication terminal and method that can check a service area using GPS are provided. The wireless communication terminal using a position detection system and a wireless communication system having at least one connection node for providing a network connection service to a plurality of wireless communication terminals includes a communication module, a position detection module, and a network connection module which includes a service map specifying the availability of communication in an area determined according to a state of radio waves that have arrived from the connection node. The network connection module manages network connection using the position information about the wireless communication terminal and the service map. Therefore, the wireless communication terminal can determine if its current position is in an available WiBro service area using the GPS and WiBro service map information, thereby preventing power consumption due to unnecessary connection attempt in the unavailable service area.
US07894828B2	System and method for establishing peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing ad hoc networks Systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing ad hoc networks. A method includes: determining a first location and a second location of data; instructing a first device to download a first portion of the data from the first location; instructing a second device to download a second portion of the data from the second location; and receiving the first portion of the data from the first device and the second portion of the data from the second device.
US07894823B2	System for enhanced capacity and quality over WLAN A method and system for controlling wireless communication between a mobile terminal and a plurality of wireless access points. Link status and quality data is determined about each communication link between the mobile terminal and each wireless access point that is currently detectable by the mobile terminal. A priority list of the detected wireless access points is also generated. Also determined are access point status and quality data about the wireless access points themselves and/or a network connecting them. This access point data may not be accessible to the mobile terminal. The access point data can also include status and/or quality of neighboring wireless access points that are near the detected wireless access points, but not yet detected by the mobile terminal. The link data, access point data and another ranking are used to select a best wireless access point with which the mobile terminal will communicate.
US07894815B2	Device for providing hand-off quality of service of inter-access systems and method thereof The present invention relates to a device for providing a quality of service (QoS) of a hand-off between heterogeneous networks, and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the device includes a device for performing a QoS management function for each access system and a device for performing a QoS management function between heterogeneous access systems in a network including a plurality of interlocked access systems. The device for performing the QoS management function for each access system manages a user service session, a local QoS of the access system, and a QoS context of the service session. The device for performing the QoS management function between the heterogeneous access systems negotiates the QoS of the service session and manages the QoS context when the hand-off is performed between the heterogeneous access systems, and performs a QoS mapping operation.
US07894813B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing historical network information for mitigating excessive network updates when selecting a communications channel A method and apparatus for selecting a base transceiver station from a plurality of available base transceiver stations. The method comprises identifying an incremental value associated with an adjacent base transceiver station; selecting, from a plurality of available margin values, a selected margin value according to the incremental value associated with the adjacent base transceiver station; acquiring, from the adjacent base transceiver station, an adjacent signal having an adjacent signal level; acquiring, from the serving base transceiver station, a reference signal having a reference signal level; and selecting a communications channel with the adjacent base transceiver station and incrementing the incremental value whenever the adjacent signal level exceeds the reference signal level plus the selected margin value.
US07894791B2	Multi-channel multi-media integrated circuit and method thereof The present invention discloses a multi-channel multi-media data processing method, comprising the steps of: providing a demodulator circuit and a multi-media processing circuit, the multi-media processing circuit including a DRAM; receiving multi-channel analog signals, and performing analog-to-digital conversion and demodulation on the signals by the demodulator circuit; storing the converted and demodulated multi-channel signals in the DRAM; and reading the signals of at least one channel from the DRAM.
US07894789B2	Down-conversion of an electromagnetic signal with feedback control Methods, systems, and apparatuses for down-converting an electromagnetic (EM) signal by aliasing the EM signal, and applications thereof are described herein. Reducing or eliminating DC offset voltages and re-radiation generated when down-converting an electromagnetic (EM) signal is also described herein. Down-converting a signal and improving receiver dynamic range is also described herein.
US07894772B2	Low distortion radio frequency (RF) limiter A limiter for minimizing an amount of phase change caused by input amplitude variation includes a variable gain amplifier configured to receive a signal having an amplitude component and a phase component and having a gain controlled by a compensation capacitance and a variable resistance, in which the compensation capacitance minimizes an effect of parasitic capacitance and the variable resistance adjusts a gain in the variable gain amplifier such that the amplitude component at an output of the variable gain amplifier remains substantially constant.
US07894759B2	Image forming apparatus When residual toner on the surface of an image carrier belt is removed with an elastic cleaning blade, a blade wear piece which is adhered to a blade edge is removed. When a blade edge of a cleaning blade is brought into sliding contact with a surface of an intermediate transfer belt which runs in a determined direction to remove residual toner on the belt surface, a step section having a predetermined height is provided on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt. The step section is able to pass from a rear face side to a front face side of the blade edge while allowing the blade edge to run thereon, when the belt runs in a reverse direction such that the blade edge is in sliding contact with the surface of the intermediate transfer belt. The intermediate transfer belt is moved, with a prescribed timing, in the reverse direction until the step section passes from the rear face side to the front face side of the blade edge at least once in the state that the blade edge is in sliding contact with the belt surface.
US07894757B2	Image forming device having biasing member for regulating sheets and image forming method the same An image forming device includes: a transfer roller; two registration rollers feeding a recording medium to a transfer nip where the transfer roller is in contact with an image bearing member; a transfer conveying-path through which the recording medium is fed from a registration nip formed by the registration rollers to the transfer nip; a lower guide defining a lower side of the transfer conveying-path and having an uppermost portion protruding upwardly at a position upstream of the transfer nip; and a biasing member provided at an upper side of the transfer conveying-path and between the uppermost portion and the registration rollers, and biasing the recording medium downwardly when it is fed through the registration rollers. The biasing member is movable upwardly relative to a pressing force of the recording medium that is fed through the transfer conveying-path.
US07894746B2	Electrophotographic device architecture for media output option usability and interchangeability An electrophotographic device is provided for transferring a copy of an image from at least one first media sheet to at least one second media sheet. The device has a height, a width, and a depth defining a device external dimension, and also a width and depth defining a horizontal footprint of the device. The device includes a body adapted to receive therein at least one interchangeable media output module, which module when placed at a predetermined operating position is integrated into the path of travel of a media sheet passing through the device. A variety of interchangeable media output modules may be provided, including without limitation a multi-bin mailbox module, an automated media fastener module, an offset media stacker module, and combinations thereof. Advantageously, inclusion of one or more of the interchangeable media output modules does not alter the electrophotographic device external dimension and/or footprint.
US07894743B2	Image-forming device having side walls An image-forming device includes: a plurality of components that cooperate to form an image on a recording medium; and a housing that accommodates the components therein. The housing has a side wall unit. The side wall unit includes: a resin frame defining, on its one side, an opened accommodating space; and a first sheet metal frame that is fixed to one side of the resin frame, on which the opened accommodating space is defined, to close the accommodating space. At least one of the components is accommodated in the accommodating space enclosed by the resin frame and the first sheet metal frame.
US07894742B2	Waste developer collecting method for image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a horizontal carrying mechanism that collects a waste developer in the horizontal direction, relay carrying mechanisms that carry the waste developer collected by the horizontal carrying mechanism to a desired position, a vertical carrying mechanism that carries the waste developer, which is carried by the relay carrying mechanisms, in the vertical upward direction, and a relay carrying mechanism that feeds the waste developer carried by the vertical carrying mechanism into a storage case. A waste developer flow rate of a waste-developer carrying mechanism at a post stage is equal to or larger than a waste developer flow rate of a waste-developer carrying mechanism at a pre-stage thereof.
US07894738B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including: a main body; a display device including an image-display screen and pivotably provided in an outer surface of the main body so as to selectively take a closed posture in which the image-display screen is opposed to the main body and an open posture in which the image-display screen is visible; and an operable portion which includes a plurality of operable buttons provided on the outer surface of the main body, and which is configured such that a part of the plurality of operable buttons is disposed at a location where the part of the plurality of operable buttons is covered by the display device in the closed posture and such that an input operation by the part of the plurality of operable buttons is possible in relation to an image displayed on the image-display screen of the display device in the open posture.
US07894733B2	Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A process cartridge detachably is mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus of an image forming apparatus including an urging member and a positioning portion. The cartridge includes a photosensitive drum; a positionable portion positioning the cartridge by engaging the positioning portion when the cartridge is mounted to the apparatus; first and second urgable portions being urged respectively, by first and second urging portions of the urging member to urge the positionable portion to the positioning portion during cartridge mounting; and an electrical contact, provided between the first and second urgable portions with respect to a horizontal direction crossing an axis of the drum, for connecting electrically to an electrical contact portion in the urging member, when the cartridge is mounted to the apparatus.
US07894731B2	Method by which an infinite number of colors may be used with a finite number of CCUs A method of changing a color developer in a developer housing of xerographic marking system are disclosed, and may include supplying a chart divided into a plurality of color family sections or quadrants, selecting a new color to be installed in a developer housing corresponding to the color family section, purging old toner from the developer housing until a concentration of old toner is reduced to about 0.1% to 6.0% from its nominal concentration, installing a container of a new color developer in the developer housing, and running the marking system until the required concentration of the new color developer is attained.
US07894728B1	Sample timing control in an optical receiver A method of compensating phase error between parallel digital signals of a received optical signal, in a coherent optical receiver. A phase differential between the digital signals is determined. A digital skew is imposed between the digital signals, an amount of skew imposed being an integer number of sample periods calculated to most nearly compensate the phase differential. The skewed digital signals are then digitally processed, in the frequency domain, to compensate a residual portion of the phase differential.
US07894723B2	Optical transmission control circuit An optical transmission control circuit includes: an analog input section which receives optical transmission states as an analog values; an A/D conversion section which converts the analog values into digital values; a value storage section which stores maximum value of the digital values provided by the A/D conversion section; an output register which outputs a value to a host apparatus; and a control section which controls the maximum value storage section to store the maximum value of the digital values therein and controls the output register to output the maximum value to the host apparatus.
US07894722B2	Packaged optical device stack A packaged stack of optical devices includes two or more WDM optical devices, the stack having a reduced per-channel manufacturing cost and an improved mean time between failure relative to individual optical devices. WDM optical devices, which may be contained in a packaged stack, include wavelength selective switches, optical add-drop multiplexers, and dynamic gain equalizers. The optical switching devices in the stack may be configured so that one or more optical elements are shared by multiple switching devices. Optical components that may be shared between the switching devices contained in the stack include cylindrical lenses, diffraction gratings, mirrors, and beam steering units.
US07894720B2	Shooting system and interface box A shooting system includes a main body, a recording/reproducing unit, and an interface box. The main body includes a first housing having a plurality of outer surfaces of different orientations. Two different outer surfaces of the first housing provide first and second attachment parts, each attachment part having main-body-side connectors. The recording/reproducing unit has a second housing which constitutes an exterior thereof and provides a recording/reproducing-unit-side attachment part attachable to both the first and second attachment parts. The recording/reproducing-unit-side attachment part provides recording/reproducing-unit-side connectors connectable to the main-body-side connectors. The interface box has a third housing which constitutes an exterior thereof and provides an interface-box-side attachment part attachable to both the first and second attachment part. The interface-box-side attachment part provides interface-box-side connectors connectable to the main-body-side connectors.
US07894717B2	Control circuit for self exciting DC/DC converter A switching transistor is connected to the primary coil of a transformer. A first resistor is provided such that one end thereof is connected to the switching transistor, and the other end thereof is grounded. A first voltage comparator compares a first detection voltage with a first threshold voltage. A second voltage comparator compares a second detection voltage with a second threshold voltage. A switching control unit controls the ON/OFF state of the switching transistor according to the output signals of the first voltage comparator and the second voltage comparator. A first electrode pad through a fourth electrode pad are provided to the respective nodes of the switching transistor and the first resistor.
US07894705B2	PLL controller applying a multiplier coefficient appropriate for a phase error, and a method therefor A PLL controller for controlling the tracking rate of a phase-locked loop (PLL), in particular, controlling coefficients to be input to a device such as a multiplier of the phase-locked loop. A PLL controller receives a phase error between a horizontal sync signal in a video signal and a reference signal. Then an error amount detector measures the phase error using the N thresholds to output a control signal indicating any of N+1 levels. A coefficient selector outputs one of the N+1 gains as a coefficient signal, the one gain corresponding to the level indicated by the control signal, so that the tracking rate of the phase-locked loop is controlled in response to the input video signal, and thus a high-quality video image with less jitter can be provided.
US07894702B2	Method and apparatus of obtaining directivity A method of obtaining directivity in an optical waveguide includes the steps of falling incident light on surface of diffuse reflection members arranged at a center portion of the optical waveguide, generating a first table relative to an amount of emitted light that is acquired at a circumference of the optical waveguide by controlling at least one of an image control factor for changing an image of the incident light and a coordinate control factor for changing coordinates of the incident light with them being changed, and generating a second table relative to a pattern of the light which is incident to the diffuse reflection member by seeking for a combination of the image and the coordinates of the light based on the generated first table.
US07894701B2	Fiber optic enclosure with internal cable spool A fiber optic enclosure assembly includes a housing having an interior region and a bearing mount disposed in the interior region of the housing. A cable spool is connectedly engaged with the bearing mount such that the cable spool selectively rotates within the housing. A termination module disposed on the cable spool so that the termination module rotates in unison with the cable spool. A method of paying out a fiber optic cable from a fiber optic enclosure includes rotating a cable spool, which has a subscriber cable coiled around a spooling portion of the cable spool, about an axis of a housing of the fiber optic enclosure until a desired length of subscriber cable is paid out. A termination module is disposed on the cable spool.
US07894688B2	Method for creating an icon, representing a group of images, computer system, computer program product and a data carrier arranged for performing the method The present invention relates to a method for creating an icon (11, 12), representing a group of images comprising a plurality of images (1, 2, . . . , N). The icon is composed of a selection of images from that group of images. The method comprises: —determining a relative importance (I1, . . . IN) of each image (1, 2, . . . N) and —generating an icon composed of a selection of images based on the determined relative importance of each image.
US07894680B2	Image compressing method There is provided an image compressing method, which comprises: partitioning a frame into a plurality of code blocks, each code block having consecutive coding passes; sequentially coding the code passes at each code block, wherein said coding at said each code block comprises: a) coding a first coding pass to produce code bits; b) calculating a rate of the code bits and a distortion; c) calculating a slope of the rate and the distortion; d) checking whether the calculated slope is smaller than a predetermined reference value; and e) if it is determined that the calculated slope is not smaller than the predetermined reference value, then coding the next coding pass and repeating step b) to step e).
US07894677B2	Reducing human overhead in text categorization A unique multi-stage classification system and method that facilitates reducing human resources or costs associated with text classification while still obtaining a desired level of accuracy is provided. The multi-stage classification system and method involve a pattern-based classifier and a machine learning classifier. The pattern-based classifier is trained on discriminative patterns as identified by humans rather than machines which allow a smaller training set to be employed. Given humans' superior abilities to reason over text, discriminative patterns can be more accurately and more readily identified by them. Unlabeled items can be initially processed by the pattern-based classifier and if no pattern match exists, then the unlabeled data can be processed by the machine learning classifier. By employing the classifiers in this manner, less human involvement is required in the classification process. Even more, classification accuracy is maintained and/or improved.
US07894673B2	Image processing apparatus and method, and image processing computer readable medium for processing based on subject type A certainty calculating circuit calculates certainties representing to what degrees of confidence respective ones of images representing a predetermined plurality of types of subject are contained in an image represented by accepted image data, the calculation being performed for every prescribed type of subject based upon a feature value obtained from the accepted image data. A density correction value calculating circuit calculates density correction values with regard to respective ones of the plurality of subject types. Upon being weighted by respective ones of weights that are based upon the calculated certainties of each of the subject types, the plurality of density correction values are unified in a density correction value unifying circuit. The density of the image represented by the accepted image data is corrected in an image correcting circuit using the unified density correction value.
US07894671B2	System for estimating digital ink orientation A system for estimating the orientation of digital ink is provided which has an optically imaging pen and a processor. The processor measures the azimuth of the pen at a sampling rate during writing by the pen on a surface printed with tags and estimates the orientation of the digital ink using the measured azimuth of the pen at the sampled points. Each tag encodes data on an identity of the surface associated with a digital description of the surface and on the respective location of that tag on the surface. The digital ink is generated by associating the digital description with the data encoded by the tags optically imaged by the pen during the writing.
US07894670B2	Triggering actions in response to optically or acoustically capturing keywords from a rendered document A system for processing text captured from rendered documents is described. The system receives a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user. The system identifies among words of the sequence a word with which an action has been associated. The system then performs the associated action with respect to the user.
US07894667B2	Image processing method and apparatus thereof Automatic image correction is performed for a moving image while maintaining a fade-in or fade-out effect. Hence, a frame image included in the moving image is corrected by using a correction condition for brightness which is set based on the frame image, whether or not the frame image is included in a period of a fade-in or fade-out effect is determined, and the correction of the frame image is controlled in accordance with the determination result.
US07894666B2	Image processing method and apparatus, image sensing apparatus, and program An eye region is extracted from an input image. A poor pupil hue quality region is extracted from the eye region. A high brightness region is extracted from the poor pupil hue quality region. A region obtained by excluding the high brightness region from the poor pupil hue quality region is extracted as a red-eye region. The high brightness region is corrected by using a method different from that for the red-eye region.
US07894658B2	Pattern inspection method and apparatus An apparatus for processing a defect candidate image, including: an imager for taking an enlarged image of a specimen; an image processor for processing the image taken by the imager to detect defect candidates existing on the specimen and classify the detected defect candidates into one of plural defect classes; a memory for storing information of the defect candidates including the images of the defect candidates and the classified defect class data outputted from the image processor; and a display unit having a display screen for displaying information stored in the memory, wherein the display unit displays an image of the defect candidates together with the defect class data stored in the memory and the displayed defect class data is changeable on the display screen, and the memory changes the stored defect class data of the displayed defect candidate to the changed defect class data.
US07894655B2	Confirming cancellation of truncated checks A method of operating a check processing system includes scanning a check on a first occasion to generate a first image of the check. The first image is transmitted to a financial institution. The check is scanned on a second occasion later than the first occasion to generate a second image of the check. The second image of the check is transmitted to the financial institution. The second image of the check is examined to determine whether the check was cancelled prior to the second occasion.
US07894652B2	Prompt gamma correction for non-standard isotopes in a PET scanner A method for correcting PET emission data for prompt gamma emission background components present in non-pure positron-emitting isotopes uses a two component fit of modeled scatter and modeled prompt gamma emission in the area of scatter tails in a normalized emission sinogram. The method allows a PET scan using non-standard PET isotopes to be quantitative and thus more clinically useful.
US07894650B2	Discover biological features using composite images An image processing system extracts parts or characteristics of interest from prepared biological samples One suitable use of the image processing system is to find biomarkers. But many other suitable uses are possible. Some components of the system include image preprocessing (data interpolation, retention time alignment, image noise filtering, background estimation, and formation of a composite image); image feature extraction (peaks, isotope groups, and charge groups); and computation of feature characteristics and expression statistics, differential expression, and non-differential expression. Outputs of the system include a candidate list of parts or characteristic of interest for aiding further discovery.
US07894649B2	Target tracking using direct target registration Systems, methods and apparatus for directly tracking radiation targets during image-guided radiation treatment using 2D contouring and adaptive windowing.
US07894646B2	Medical image diagnosis support device and method for calculating degree of deformation from normal shapes of organ regions A medical image diagnosis support device comprises an organ region setting means, a deformation degree calculating means for calculating the deformation degree of the organ region set by the organ region setting means, a reference value storing means, a lesion detecting means for comparing the stored reference value with the deformation degree calculated by the deformation calculating means and for detecting existence of a lesion of the organ region from the comparison result, and a presenting means for presenting the existence to the examiner at least either visually or auditorily. Thus, the device can make a diagnosis selectively only on an organ region deformed because of a lesion and present it to the examiner visually such as by means of an image display or auditorily such as by means of speech, thereby improving the efficiency of diagnosis.
US07894644B2	Fingerprinting device Described is a fingerprinting device with a translucent top layer (8) which forms a finger rest and between which and a light-emitting layer (9) a layer (1) of light-sensitive elements is provided in a matrix arrangement, and with an evaluation circuit (7) connected to the light-sensitive elements. In order to provide advantageous design conditions, it is proposed that the layer (1) of light-sensitive elements have a translucent, photoactive layer (2) based on organic semiconductors between two translucent electrode layers (3, 4) consisting of intersecting strip conductors (5, 6).
US07894641B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring and organizing ink information in pen-aware computer systems An ink manager running at a computer system receives ink information entered at a pen-based input/display device and accumulates the ink information into ink strokes. The ink manager communicates with a handwriting recognition engine and includes an ink phrase termination engine that is configured to detect the occurrence of one or more ink phrase termination events by examining the ink information. Upon the occurrence of an ink phrase termination event, the ink manager notifies the handwriting recognition engine and organizes the preceding ink strokes into an ink phrase data structure. The ink manager may also pass the ink phrase to an application executing on the computer system that is associated with the ink information, and it, in response, may return a reference pointer and a recognition context to the ink manager. The reference pointer and recognition context are then appended to the ink phrase data structure.
US07894638B2	Training mimetic muscles by evaluating a captured user's expression against a given expression One of a plurality of prepared given expressions is displayed on a screen. After the given expression is presented to the user, the position of a face feature point is detected from a face image of the user taken by a camera cartridge. Based on the detected position of the face feature point, the user's expression in the face image is expressed in accordance with the evaluation criteria corresponding to the given expression, and an image representing the evaluation result is displayed on the screen. Thus, the user can effectively train the mimetic muscles.
US07894636B2	Apparatus and method for performing facial recognition from arbitrary viewing angles by texturing a 3D model In an embodiment, a method for image recognition of an object having a three-dimensional shape, from a photographed image of the object, comprising: inputting the image; storing three-dimensional shape information as an origin of a three-dimensional model of the object; creating the three-dimensional model by using the input image and the three-dimensional shape information; creating plural pattern images in which the three-dimensional model is projected on a plane in different directions; extracting a feature quantity from the plural pattern images; holding a dictionary feature quantity of the object; and calculating a similarity degree between the extracted feature quantity and the dictionary feature quantity of the object to recognize the object based on the calculated similarity degree.
US07894629B2	Sticker including a first and second region A method of associating an electronic object with a sticker placed on a surface is disclosed. The sticker has first and second regions. The first region has disposed thereon coded data encoding an identity of the sticker. The second region exposes a position on the surface. The position on the surface has disposed thereon coded data which encodes an identity of the surface and data identifying the position on the surface. A sensing device senses the coded data on the first region and, through the second region, the coded data on the surface, and then generates indicating data from the sensed coded data. The indicating data is indicative of the identity of the sticker, the identity of the surface and the position on the surface exposed by the second region. The method receives the indicating data from the sensing device, and identifies, using the indicating data, the identity of the sticker, the identity of the surface and the position on the surface exposed by the second region. The electronic object is also identified. Finally, the electronic object is associated with the identity of the sticker, the identity of the surface, and the position on the surface exposed by the second region.
US07894614B2	System and method for achieving extended low-frequency response in a loudspeaker system A system and method for achieving extended low-frequency response and increased low-frequency sound pressure output capability in a loudspeaker system is provided. The system and method comprise mounting a low-frequency driver in a ported box, tuning the ported box to a sufficiently low frequency so as to result in a frequency response that can be modeled substantially as a second-order response, and equalizing the response of said driver-box combination with a second-order biquadratic filter function to achieve the desired frequency response characteristic.
US07894606B2	Systems and methods for facilitating secure key distribution to an embedded device An embedded program on an embedded device determines whether a security key has been assigned to the embedded device. If the security key has not been assigned, the embedded program uses a random number that is provided by a manufacturer of the embedded device and that is stored in memory of the embedded device to obtain the security key for the embedded device. The security key is stored in the memory of the embedded device. The security key is used to establish secure connections with other devices.
US07894600B2	Encrypting apparatus and encrypting method To propose an encryption device and encryption method capable of improving reliability of an encryption function. An element-specific parameter unique to a solid imaging element is created based on a uniform image signal S2 output from the solid imaging element as a result of imaging a uniform imaging target with the imaging unit 11, and identification information D1 is encrypted with encryption key information D2 extracted from this element-specific parameter, thereby being capable of ensuring confidentiality of the identification information D1 and thus improving reliability of an encryption function.
US07894593B2	Callback services in a communication system A method provides callback services in a communications system to a first party from a second party. The method includes supplying the second party with a telephone number of the first party in a first format. The method also includes selecting a numbering plan out of plurality of numbering plans based on at least one of the country and network where the second party is located. The method also includes converting the telephone number from the first format to a second format using the selected numbering plan.
US07894592B2	Automated operator assistance with menu options A subscriber implements and accesses telecommunications services, using a graphical user interface (GUI) via the Internet, and an interactive voice response (IVR) system via the public switched telecommunications network (PSTN). The subscriber can create preferences for calls placed to operator assistance.
US07894591B2	On demand call re-termination Disclosed are methods and systems for re-terminating telephone calls. A telephone call is established between a caller and a member of a subscriber. During the call, a sequence of key strokes is received from the member who uses customer premises equipment during the call. A subscriber list related to the subscriber is reviewed, based at least in part on the sequence of keys. The call is transferred to a component in the telephone network, and the call from the component is re-terminated.
US07894590B2	Complementary VoIP service A technique is disclosed that enables a voice call to be initiated on the Public Switched Telephone Network and directed to a VoIP telephone on the Internet without the association of a unique telephone number to the VoIP telephone. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a user who has a PSTN wireline telephone or a PSTN cell phone associates his or her VoIP telephone with the telephone number of the PSTN wireline telephone or the PSTN cell phone or with both numbers. In other words, the VoIP telephone is not assigned its own telephone number but shares the telephone number of the PSTN telephones of its owner.
US07894589B2	Method and system for identifying telemarketer communications A method and system for identifying telemarketer communications directed to a subscriber of a call screening service is provided. A link monitoring system monitors all inbound and outbound calls of a carrier network collecting data such as calling and called telephone directory numbers, and a termination status for at least each inbound call to a calling number. The data is analyzed at a telemarketer detection module to determine calling patterns of calling numbers. If a calling pattern of a calling telephone number matches a profile of telemarketer communications, the calling number is stored in a database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications. A call is received from a calling party directed to a subscriber of the call screening service. Then a determination is made as to whether a telephone directory number of the calling party is known. If the telephone number of the calling party is known, a determination is made as to whether the telephone number of the calling party matches a telephone number stored in the database of telephone numbers associated with telemarketer communications. If a match exists, the call is intercepted from reaching the subscriber of the call screening service.
US07894587B1	System and method for dynamic assignment of dialed number identification services in call distribution system A system and related techniques enhance the generation and delivery of dialed number identification service (DNIS) data to automatic call distributors and other destinations. Unlike conventional DNIS-based (800) or other call centers or other resources whose available DNIS-based identifications can become overtaxed during comparatively high call volumes, according to embodiments of the invention DNIS numbers are dynamically generated from an available pool on a per-call basis under call router supervision. According to embodiments of the invention in one regard, the dynamic DNIS may be associated with that call to the call's particular destination, such as an automatic call distributor, interactive voice response unit or other resource, during the duration of the call for the operative destination, with other calls being locked out from using that DNIS assignment while the call is in progress. The DNIS digits along with other tag or label information may likewise be used as a temporary key to access associated call data, such as dialed number, caller entered or other data or information, which may be stored in a data store for access by customer service representatives (CSRs) or others. After the call is completed, the temporarily assigned DNIS number may be released back to the pool for use by other calls to that destination.
US07894570B2	Automatic dose adaptation as a function of patient body mass index in CT calcium scoring A weight (22) and height (24) of a patient who is to undergo a calcium screening examination in an x-ray diagnostic scanner (10) is used to calculate an appropriate x-ray dose in terms of tube current (mAs) for the calcium screening examination in accordance with the formula: mAs=c(BMI)2, where BMI is a patient's body mass index defined as: BMI=patent weight_(patient height)2.and C is a constant selected in accordance with a target required noise. In this manner, patients can be scanned with a minimum dose necessary to achieve the target noise, e.g., 20 HU. The images can be compared with earlier (and subsequent) images that have the same target noise.
US07894568B2	Energy distribution reconstruction in CT The reconstruction of the energy distribution at a detector with a detector element that consists of many small pixels, which count the number of photons above certain thresholds, is performed with a Maximum Likelihood analysis, according to an aspect of the present invention. Thus, the reconstruction scheme may use the redundancy in the measurement and may treat the Poisson statistics accordingly.
US07894566B2	Shift register apparatus A shift register apparatus is provided. Each of shift registers within the shift register apparatus of the present invention is only constituted by a few of active and passive elements without using conventional digital logic elements, and even the passive element are not required at some conditions. Therefore, the layout area occupied/consumed by each of the shift registers of the present invention is relatively smaller than that of the conventional shift register constituted by a CMOS D-flip-flop, and thus a fabrication cost can be reduced.
US07894565B2	Subcritical reactivity measurement method A method of determining the spatially corrected inverse count ratio (SCICR) used to determine reactor criticality, which subtracts a background noise signal from the source range detector output. The method monitors the source range detector signal at two different core temperature levels during a transient portion of the detector output as the power output of the reactor is increased in the source range. This information is employed to analytically determine the background noise signal, which is then subtracted from the detector outputs to obtain the SCICR reactivity measurement.
US07894550B2	Method, apparatus, and system for source coding with iterative side information generation and decoding process A method and apparatus for decompressing data in a data-compression system with decoder-only side information is provided. In one aspect, the method comprises generating side information using a source reconstruction and decoding using the generated side information to generate a new source reconstruction. The method further includes iterating the steps of generating and decoding, the generating step using at least the new source reconstruction output by the previous decoding step, and the decoding step using the side information output by the previous generating step. The method may stop the iteration when one or more predetermined criteria are met.
US07894547B2	In-phase and quadrature-phase signal amplitude and phase calibration In-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) signals are corrected for both amplitude and phase imbalances by passing the I and Q signals successively through a first amplitude correction stage, a sum-difference stage, and a second amplitude correction stage. The first amplitude correction stage balances the signal levels of the I and Q signals. The sum-difference stage produce a sum of the input I and Q signals, and a difference of the input I and Q signals, resulting in ideal quadrature in the outputs produced. The second amplitude correction stage corrects the amplitude differences from the sum-difference stage. Circuit configurations are used that minimize errors produced by the signal processing stages.
US07894544B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving a signal in a mobile communication system using a multiple-input multiple-output scheme In a communication system, a signal transceiver generates an upper pre-encoding symbol stream and a lower pre-encoding symbol stream by pre-encoding an upper transmission vector and a lower transmission vector according to a pre-encoding scheme when the upper and lower transmission vectors to be transmitted are input. The signal transceiver generates a space-time mapping matrix by space-time mapping the upper and lower pre-encoding symbol streams according to a space-time mapping scheme based on the number of transmit antennas to be used in the signal transceiver. The signal transceiver generates and transmits a codeword according to whether a null transmission is present in the space-time mapping matrix.
US07894541B2	Communication system At the transmitter side, carrier waves are modulated according to an input signal for producing relevant signal points in a signal space diagram. The input signal is divided into, two, first and second, data streams. The signal points are divided into signal point groups to which data of the first data stream are assigned. Also, data of the second data stream are assigned to the signal points of each signal point group. A difference in the transmission error rate between first and second data streams is developed by shifting the signal points to other positions in the space diagram. At the receiver side, the first and/or second data streams can be reconstructed from a received signal. In TV broadcast service, a TV signal is divided by a transmitter into, low and high, frequency band components which are designated as a first and a second data stream respectively. Upon receiving the TV signal, a receiver can reproduce only the low frequency band component or both the low and high frequency band components, depending on its capability.
US07894537B2	Adaptive data alignment An apparatus including a transmit circuit, a receive circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to present a plurality of transmit data lanes in response to (i) a plurality of transmit data sources and (ii) a plurality of first skew control signals. The receive circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of receive data lanes in response to (i) the plurality of transmit data lanes and (ii) a plurality of second skew control signals. The control circuit may be configured to generate the first skew control signals and the second skew control signals in response to an alignment of the plurality of receive data lanes. The control circuit may adjust a timing of the receive data lanes and the transmit data lanes to achieve arrival of the receive data lanes across a transmission medium within a skew parameter.
US07894535B2	Systems and methods for distributing and/or playing multicasted video signals in multiple display formats Video distribution methods include providing a primary video data stream having a first image size and formatted in a first video display format. A transmission data stream is formed having a plurality of blocks of data including at least first and second data fields. The first data field includes a secondary video data stream extracted from the primary video data stream and is formatted for display in a second video format. The second data field includes supplemental data extracted from the primary video data stream and configured to provide, when combined with the data of the first data field, a tertiary video data stream formatted for display in a third video format. The transmission data stream is multicasted from a wireless communication transmitter to a plurality of wireless communication terminals. Wireless communication terminals and systems are also disclosed.
US07894531B1	Method of compression for wide angle digital video A system and method for varying the level of detail encoded in a video. In a preferred embodiment, some regions of a wide-angle video scene are encoded in an almost lossless manner, while other regions are encoded with less detail. Regions of interest can be determined in many ways, including a priori, automatically in real time, or by the selection of human operators.
US07894526B2	Motion estimation method and moving picture coding method The motion vector estimation unit (106) is comprised of: an error calculation unit (202) that calculates errors SAD1 to SAD9 that are differences between the current block data tar_img and the respective neighboring reference block data ref_img; a minimum-error block determination unit (203) that determines, as a minimum-error block, a reference block that includes the smallest error of all the errors SAD1 to SAD9, and outputs a motion vector mvmin corresponding to the position of the determined minimum-error block; an end judgment unit (204) that judges whether or not the motion estimation should be ended; and a search center determination unit (205) that determines, as a reference block serving as the next search center, a reference block that is two pixels or more away from the current search center, according to the position of the minimum-error block.
US07894525B2	Method for compressing video information A method (800, 820 ), device (900 ) and program product for compression video information is presented. The method comprises the following steps: projecting (803 ) points of a next image to a three-dimensional space using camera parameters and depth map and projecting (805 ) projected points from the three-dimensional space to reference image surface, thereby obtaining motion vectors for estimating changes between the next image and the reference image.
US07894512B2	System and method for automatic recovery and covariance adjustment in linear filters A communications device includes a time/frequency error measurement circuit that receives a communications signal and measures its timing and frequency errors. A Kalman filter receives the communications signal from the time/frequency error measurement circuit and processes the signal using a multi-level state error covariance matrix P for controlling the Kalman gain in the Kalman filter. An on-line monitoring circuit is operative with the Kalman filter for monitoring the actual state errors in time and frequency and controlling the state error covariance matrix P based on a measured error threshold.
US07894504B2	Coherent and non-coherent hybrid direct sequence/frequency hopping spread spectrum systems with high power and bandwidth efficiency and methods thereof A hybrid spread spectrum system includes a signal combiner for (a) receiving a plurality of spread spectrum encoded data signals and (b) forming a plurality of combined signals. A first set of mixers is included for (a) receiving the plurality of combined signals and at least two carriers, and (b) forming at least a two-carrier, constant envelope signal. A second set of mixers is also included for (a) receiving the at least two-carrier, constant envelope signal and a transmitter hopping signal and (b) forming a hybrid spread spectrum signal. The combined signals include (a) [s1(t)−s1(t)s2(t)s3(t)] and (b) [s2(t)+s3(t)], where si(t) are three separate spread spectrum encoded data signals. The transmitter hopping signal is a sequence of tones having (a) a duration Tc, where Tc is a chip duration, and (b) frequencies fn taken from a set of 2k values, where k is a number of bits from a pseudo-random noise (PRN) sequence.
US07894501B2	Laser device and optical amplifier Laser light emission across a wide bandwidth emission spectrum is enabled in a laser device equipped with solid gain media. The laser device is equipped with: a resonator; a plurality of solid gain media, having fluorescent spectra that at least partially overlap with each other, provided within the resonator; and pumping means, for pumping the plurality of solid gain media. The entire fluorescent spectrum width of the plurality of solid gain media is greater than the fluorescent spectrum width of each solid gain medium.
US07894500B1	Non-linear waveguided laser channel for a gas laser An RF-excited waveguide laser module comprises a first electrode having a first elongate surface defining in part a waveguide laser channel extending along an optical axis, the first elongate surface having a substantially linear cross-section normal to the optical axis. A second electrode has a second elongate surface defining in part the waveguide laser channel extending along the optical axis. The second elongate surface has a non-linear cross-section normal to the optical axis. A dielectric insert may be provided between the electrodes defining in part the waveguide laser channel. A lengthwise gap may extend essentially an entire length of the waveguide laser channel between one of the first and second electrodes and the dielectric insert. The gap provides fluid communication between the waveguide laser channel and a volume outside the waveguide laser channel.
US07894492B2	Programmable SONET framing A synchronous optical network (SONET) framer includes a frame dimension unit and a programming interface. The frame dimension unit can be programmed with a frame dimension through the programming interface. The SONET framer converts a data stream to and/or from a frame format based on the frame dimension programmed into the frame dimension unit. For instance, in various embodiments, a SONET framer can be programmed to support a variety of SONET frame sizes and to provide a number of testing and design advantages.
US07894481B2	Methods and systems for dynamic fragmentation of packets by communication network nodes Methods and devices are disclosed for dynamically fragmenting packets transmitted in a communications network. Fragments are generated by splitting a packet based on a value of a fragment size parameter. A first fragment is sent to a receiving node. As the sending node, a transmission success parameter is determined that indicates whether the first fragment was successfully received. Based on the value of the transmission success parameter, a link quality parameter value representing a chance a second fragment having the same size as the first fragment will be successfully received by the receiving node is updated. The sending node compares the value of the link quality parameter and a value of a quality threshold parameter and changes the value of the fragment size parameter based on a result of the comparison.
US07894479B2	Data processing system, transmission apparatus, and band control apparatus A data processing system that packetizes content, transmits the packetized content via a transmission path, and allocates a transmission path band for transmitting the packetized content includes a packet interval control unit configured to control intervals at which packets of the packetized content are transmitted, an obtaining unit configured to obtain communication information indicating a communication state in which the intervals at which the packets are transmitted; a band computation unit configured to compute a transmission path band for transmitting the packetized content based on the communication information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a band allocation unit configured to allocate the transmission path band computed by the band computation unit within the transmission path.
US07894471B2	Content distribution system, content distribution method, terminal apparatus in content distribution system, and recording medium on which program is recorded To provide a content distribution system, method, and the like wherein, in a distribution aspect in which, being made a tree-shaped hierarchical structure, content data are forwarded from a content distribution apparatus at an apex to a downstream terminal apparatus, there is no need to separately provide a connection management server for managing the tree-shaped hierarchical structure. In a content distribution system in which a content distribution apparatus and a plurality of terminal apparatus participate, when configuring a distribution aspect in which the terminal apparatus are logically connected in a tree-shaped hierarchical structure, with the content distribution apparatus as an apex, and content data are sequentially forwarded from the content distribution apparatus to a downstream terminal apparatus, one terminal apparatus among the plurality of terminal apparatus participating in the content distribution system is caused to manage a connection condition of the tree-shaped hierarchical structure.
US07894461B2	Methods and apparatus to infer the status of border gateway protocol sessions Methods and apparatus to infer the status of BGP sessions are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises querying a configuration file of a router of a first AS to identify a BGP session to a second AS, querying the file to determine whether the BGP session is a single hop, when the BGP session is a single hop, setting a status flag to a first value, querying the file to determine whether there is a valid IP configuration for the BGP session, when there is a valid IP configuration, setting the status flag to a second value, querying a router syslog file for the router to identify a syslog message associated with the BGP session, determining whether the session is stale, and when the session is not stale and the status flag is set to the second value, adding the second AS to a list of actual AS neighbors.
US07894456B2	Routing data packets from a multihomed host The invention allows routing data packets from a multihomed host. A default gateway is associated with each of network addresses associated with the multihomed host. One of the associated network addresses is assigned to a data packet to be sent from the multihomed host as its source address. A routing table of the multihomed host is searched for a route matching a destination address of the data packet. It is determined, in response to one of no route found and the found route being a default route of the routing table, which of the default gateways is associated with the assigned source address, and the data packet is dispatched to this determined default gateway.
US07894452B2	Method and apparatus for the creation of TCP segments by simultaneous use of computing device components A method and apparatus for segmenting data into TCP data segments using a first network communication component, and transmitting TCP data segments over a second network using a second network communication component. TCP data segments may be created by a first network card that may be in a loopback mode while a second network card may be sending TCP data segments onto a network. Both network communication cards may be operating simultaneously and may improve efficiency.
US07894450B2	Implementation of VPNs over a link state protocol controlled ethernet network Nodes on a link state protocol controlled Ethernet network implement a link state routing protocol such as IS-IS. Nodes assign an IP address or I-SID value per VRF and then advertise the IP addresses or I-SID values in IS-IS LSAs. When a packet is to be forwarded on the VPN, the ingress node identifies the VRF for the packet and performs an IP lookup in customer address space in the VRF to determine the next hop and the IP address or I-SID value of the VRF on the egress node. The ingress node prepends an I-SID or IP header to identify the VRFs and then creates a MAC header to allow the packet to be forwarded to the egress node on the link state protocol controlled Ethernet network. When the packet is received at the egress node, the MAC header is stripped from the packet and the appended I-SID or IP header is used to identify the egress VRF. A customer address space IP lookup is then performed in the identified VRF on the egress node using the information in the client IP header to determine how to forward the packet. Customer reachability information within a VPN may be exchanged between VRFs using iBGP, or directly by using link state protocol LSAs tagged with the relevant I-SID.
US07894439B2	Communication device in a virtual private network using a multi protocol label switch A communication device is, in an MPLS network including a first area and a second area, the first area being notified of aggregate route information into which pieces of route information on a plurality of routes are aggregated, and using an LDP for generating an LSP, located in the first area but spans between the first area and the second area and receives a message for generating the LSP using one of the plurality of routes within the second area, wherein the communication device is stored with aggregate route information, pieces of route information and labels, then determines whether the route information in the message is stored or not when receiving the message, and, if not stored, executes a label distribution process if the route specified by the route information is one of the routes aggregated with the stored aggregate route information.
US07894434B2	Method, apparatus, and system for capturing traffic statistics between two sites of MPLS based VPN A technique for effectively capturing site-to-site traffic statistic without significantly affecting the performance of a router in an MPLS-VPN service network is disclosed. In one example embodiment, this is accomplished by computing source PE IP and source PE interface from each flow record received at a destination PE router to identify an associated source VPN site.
US07894433B2	Default gateway router supplying IP address prefixes ordered for source address selection by host device A default gateway router of a multi-homed site is configured for supplying, to a host device, a plurality of address prefixes having been advertised by respective exit routers providing respective connecting links for the multi-homed site to a wide area network. The default gateway router sends the address prefixes to the host device in a determined order based on a determined preference in the default gateway router for reaching the respective exit routers. The host device is configured for selecting a source address according to the determined order supplied by the default gateway router. The address also prefixes may be grouped according to identified destination prefixes, enabling the host device to select, for a given identified destination prefix, the source address according to the ordering of address prefixes within the corresponding group.
US07894426B2	Conduit port for network chips Network devices and methods are provided for device monitoring. One embodiment includes a network device having a processor, a high speed interconnect and a number of network chips. The number of network chips are coupled to one another through the high speed interconnect. The number of network chips have a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip, with the processor.
US07894425B2	Communications system providing adaptive polling based upon user usage patterns and related methods A communications system may include at least one data storage device for storing messages for respective users, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices each associated with a respective user for accessing the messages stored on the at least one data storage device. Moreover, the communications system may further include an adaptive polling engine for polling the at least one data storage device for stored messages and providing the polled messages to mobile wireless communications devices of respective users. The adaptive polling engine may advantageously learn respective user usage patterns for each mobile wireless communications device, and change a respective rate of polling for each mobile wireless communications device based thereon.
US07894420B2	Fast path packet destination mechanism for network mobility via secure PKI channel Disclosed is a method for reducing routing overheads during data transmission to a destination mobile router of a plurality of mobile routers roaming in a network. The method comprises registering by top level mobile routers with a central authority server, sending data packets by a corresponding node of the network to the destination mobile router operationally attached to a corresponding top level mobile router, locating a position of the destination mobile router by identifying attachment of the destination mobile router to the corresponding top level mobile router from the information registered by the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server, routing the data packet directly to the corresponding top level mobile router to which the destination mobile router is operationally attached and receiving the data packet by the destination mobile router from the corresponding top level mobile router, thereby reducing routing overheads in the network.
US07894413B1	Adaptive MAC fragmentation and rate selection for 802.11 wireless networks A method for setting and adjusting MAC fragmentation threshold for IEEE 802.11 networks operating at different data rates is presented. The fragmentation threshold is adjusted based on throughput performance, delay constraints and hidden node influence.
US07894409B2	Apparatus and method for estimating available throughput in a wireless local area network A method and apparatus for estimating available throughput of a fixed node in a mobile node of a communication network. The communication network includes fixed nodes connected to a router connected to at least one foreign network and mobile nodes connected to the fixed nodes. A second mobile node is selected from among mobile nodes connected to a fixed node whose available throughput is estimated in a first mobile node. An idle slot interval of the second mobile node connected to the fixed node is set. A transmission probability is measured in one slot interval of the second mobile node through an average of set idle slot intervals. Transmission information of the second mobile node is acquired using the measured transmission probability. The available throughput of the fixed node is estimated using the acquired transmission information.
US07894406B2	System for routing remote VoIP emergency calls A method is provided for routing an emergency call from Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The method includes: establishing a session over a packet-switched network (200) between a CPE (110) and a network node (302), such that the CPE (110) accesses a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) (400) from the network node (302) via a telecommunications switch (500) associated with a first PSAP (320) serving a geographic region (300) different than where the CPE (110) is currently located; identifying a telephone number for a second PSAP (120) serving the geographic region (100) in which the CPE (110) is located; and, substituting the identified telephone number for a dialed telephone number when the dialed telephone number is indicative of an emergency call.
US07894399B2	Phase shifted time slice transmission to improve handover The present invention provides methods and apparatus for a wireless system broadcasting a plurality of data packets to at least one wireless terminal. The wireless system comprises a plurality of base stations that interfaces to a backbone network in order to receive the plurality of data packets from a service source. Data packets are sent to a wireless terminal by a first base station transmitting a first channel burst and by a second base station transmitting a second channel burst, in which corresponding time offsets of the channel bursts, as characterized by amounts phase shifts, are different. Consequently, when the wireless terminal executes a handover from the first base station to the second base station, a probability that some of the data packets are lost, as result of practical network considerations, is reduced.
US07894396B2	Random access method and signalling method for the same A method for generating an iterative sequence and a signal transmission method using the same are disclosed. As the cell size or the distance between a user equipment (UE) and a Node-B increases, the CP is repeated at least one time while the iterative sequence is generated, the CP length and the ZCZ length are adjusted, so that the sequence timing point can be easily detected, orthogonality between sequences is maintained, and the sequences can be clearly distinguished from each other.
US07894381B2	System and method of reliably broadcasting data packet under ad-hoc network environment A system for reliably broadcasting a data packet under an ad-hoc network environment including a determining unit for determining whether or not at least one node receiving the broadcast data packet is a relay node, a comparing unit for comparing a first relay node sequence number contained in a management packet which the node transmits with a second relay node sequence number stored in a neighbor table of the node, and a control unit for determining whether or not the data packet is retransmitted to the node according to a result of the comparison of the comparing unit. By comparing the second relay node sequence number stored in the neighbor table of the node which has broadcast the data packet with the first relay node sequence numbers transmitted through a Hello packet, it is possible to check whether or not the data packet is lost during broadcasting, and thus it is possible to reduce a loss factor of the data packet which is generated during broadcasting. Thereby, the data packet can be reliably broadcast.
US07894378B2	Method for updating a multicast state of a multicast group A method and system for updating a multicast state of a multicast group at a first mesh access point as provided improves network efficiency. According to one aspect, the method includes processing a multicast member join request for the multicast group received from a first wireless node. A proxy update message for the first wireless node received from a third mesh access point is then processed. The first wireless node connects to a second mesh access point after joining the multicast group via the first mesh access point, and the third mesh access point is a root node of a mesh tree of which the second mesh access point is a node. An Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) query message for the multicast group is then generated. A multicast update (MUPD) packet is then transmitted to an upstream node, whereby a multicast state is updated at the upstream node.
US07894375B2	Method, and associated apparatus, for transitioning communications of hybrid access terminal between communication systems A method and apparatus of optimizing transitioning between EVDO and CDMA 1X systems in a hybrid access terminal, the method having the steps of: detecting an EVDO received signal at the hybrid access terminal; and delaying a connection timer at the hybrid access terminal for connecting to the EVDO system. The apparatus being a hybrid access terminal adapted for optimizing transitioning between EVDO and CDMA 1X systems, the hybrid access terminal having a radio subsystem adapted to communicate with a network; a radio processor having a digital signal processor and adapted to interact with the radio subsystem; memory; a user interface; a processor adapted to run user applications and interact with the memory, the radio and the user interface and adapted to run applications, the hybrid access terminal characterized by having means for: detecting an EVDO received signal at the hybrid access terminal; and delaying a connection timer at the hybrid access terminal for connecting to the EVDO system.
US07894372B2	Topology-centric resource management for large scale service clusters Topology-centric resource management for large scale service clusters is described herein. According to certain embodiments of the invention, techniques include 1) creating optimized topology with network switches to connect service modules based on application flows and bandwidth requirements, 2) providing centralized or decentralized monitoring schemes to maintain the topology view of a service cluster, and 3) using the topology information for optimizing load balancing and service information dissemination. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US07894369B2	Network physical connection inference for IP tunnels The physical connection corresponding to IP tunnels in a network are found by tracing through the device configuration and routing tables at the routers in the network to determine the outbound interface associated with each tunnel endpoint, and then inferring a likely return interface associated with the opposite tunnel endpoint. Depending upon the particular configurations, a variety of tests can be applied to validate the inference. Patricia trees are preferably used to store and process the configuration data for efficient tracing through the routing tables at each router.
US07894359B2	System and method for distributing information in a network environment A method for distributing information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user and selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a network element so that the network element may correlate a source with the communication flow.
US07894358B2	Detection of heavy users of network resources A device includes a multistage filter and an elephant trap. The multistage filter has hash functions and an array. The multistage filter is operable to receive a packet associated with a candidate heavy network user and send the packet to the hash functions. The hash functions generate hash function output values corresponding to indices in the array. The elephant trap is connected to the multistage filter. The elephant trap includes a buffer and probabilistic sampling logic. The probabilistic sampling logic is operable to attempt to add information associated with the packet to the buffer a particular percentage of the time based in part on the result of the multistage filter lookup. The buffer is operable to hold information associated with the packet, counter information, and timestamp information.
US07894354B2	System and method to monitor RTP streams using RTCP SR/RR packet information An apparatus and method monitor RTP streams between first and second endpoints within a network. A network analyzer is connected at an intermediate point between the first and second endpoints within the network, to extract and process data from RTCP packets to select and monitor the RTP streams accumulated therein having a worst-case jitter and packet loss within the network.
US07894352B2	Detecting data plane liveliness of a label-switched path Detecting if a label-switched path (LSP) is functioning properly. To test that packets that belong to a particular Forwarding Equivalence Class (FEC) actually end their MPLS LSP on an label switching router (LSR) that is an egress for that FEC, a request message carrying information about the FEC whose LSP is being verified may be used. The request message may be forwarded like any other packet belonging to that FEC. A basic connectivity test as well as a fault isolation test are supported. In a basic connectivity test mode, the packet should reach the end of the LSP, at which point it is sent to the control plane of the egress LSR. The LSR then verifies that it is indeed an egress for the FEC. In a fault isolation test mode, the packet is sent to the control plane of each transit LSR, which performs various checks that it is indeed a transit LSR for the LSP. The transit LSR may also return further information that helps check the control plane against the data plane, i.e., that forwarding matches what the routing protocols determined as the path. A reliable return path is used for the reply.
US07894343B2	Packet sequence maintenance with load balancing, and head-of-line blocking avoidance in a switch To avoid packet out-of-sequence problems, while providing good load balancing, each input port of a switch monitors the outstanding number of packets for each flow group. If there is an outstanding packet in the switch fabric, the following packets of the same flow group should follow the same path. If there is no outstanding packet of the same flow group in the switch fabric, the (first, and therefore subsequent) packets of the flow can choose a less congested path to improve load balancing performance without causing an out-of-sequence problem. To avoid HOL blocking without requiring too many queues, an input module may include two stages of buffers. The first buffer stage may be a virtual output queue (VOQ) and second buffer stage may be a virtual path queue (VPQ). At the first stage, the packets may be stored at the VOQs, and the HOL packet of each VOQ may be sent to the VPQ. By allowing each VOQ to send at most one packet to VPQ, HOL blocking can be mitigated dramatically.
US07894342B2	Efficient pruning of virtual services in bridged computer networks In one embodiment, a bridge in a computer network may execute a spanning tree protocol (STP) for network topology and a registration protocol for traffic control of virtual connections (e.g., EVCs) at the bridge. For any gateway ports of the bridge inter-connected with a provider network, the bridge may generate “fake” received registration protocol join messages for a particular virtual connection at the gateway port. The bridge may then either i) propagate the join messages, in response to the gateway port being in a forwarding state according to the STP, on other forwarding ports of the bridge, or ii) in response to the gateway port not being in a forwarding state, block propagation of the join messages to other ports of the bridge.
US07894340B2	Method and a device for flow management in a packet-switched telecommunications network Management of the activity status of flows in a packet-switched telecommunications network is disclosed. For each packet received belonging to the flow, the location of a flow register in a data structure is determined from an identifier of the flow. An activity status of the flow is determined from an activity credit in the determined flow register. The flow is considered inactive if the activity credit has expired. An updating process progressively and simultaneously reduces the activity credits of the active flows, so that if a flow that has been determined active does not receive a packet during at least the time-out period, the credit of the flow expires at the end of the time-out period.
US07894339B2	High speed PLC network-ethernet bridge system supporting QoS Provided is a bridge system of a high-speed PLC network and Ethernet. The bridge system includes a QoS control unit for controlling a QoS process of an entire bridge system; a flow managing unit for storing and managing connection information on a flow, QoS information required by each flow, and information required for executing a bridge function; a bridge QoS processing unit for allocating and managing internal resources of the bridge system and providing the QoS by controlling the QoS control unit and making reference to information stored in the flow managing; a PLC QoS processing unit for managing the QoS of the PLC network by control of the QoS control unit; and an Ethernet QoS processing unit for managing a link state of the Ethernet and providing the link state to the QoS control unit.
US07894334B2	Hierarchical redundancy for a distributed control plane A method and apparatus for hierarchical redundancy for a distributed control plane. In one embodiment of the invention, control plane processes are distributed among a plurality of processing entities including an active primary control processing entity and multiple secondary processing entities. Each of the secondary processing entities performs a dual role; an active role and a standby role. An application redundancy manager (ARM) instantiated on the active primary control processing entity manages the redundancy services for the secondary processing entities. For each secondary processing entity, the ARM selects one of the secondary processing entities to act as a backup for another one of the secondary processing entities. Upon a failure of one of the secondary processing entities, the ARM causes the secondary processing entity backing up the failed secondary processing entity to transition its standby role to an active role regarding the services provided by the failed secondary processing entity.
US07894326B2	System and method for communicating information using time-and-frequency-bounded base functions Systems and methods for efficiently conveying one or more broadband communication channels over a transmission medium. Communication is effected by transforming an incoming digital bit stream into a Time-and-Frequency-Bounded (TFB) information stream that includes a plurality of TFB packets. This transformation is accomplished through the use of a plurality of TFB basis functions. More particularly, digital bit streams carried on one or more incoming channels are in the form of binary “on” and “off” bits. These digital bits are converted into a plurality of TFB waveform components which together comprise a TFB packet. The conversion process maps each of respective incoming digital bits to a corresponding one of a group of TFB functions, such that a first group of n bits is mapped to a first TFB function, a second group is mapped to a second TFB function etc. in a cyclical fashion.
US07894324B2	Methods and apparatus for signaling data rate option information A wireless terminal includes an uplink rate option indicator in the same uplink channel segment with data, the rate option indicator providing transmission rate information about the data transmitted in the segment. The indicator value is represented by an energy pattern within the segment. Different energy patterns correspond to different indicator values. The number of indicator values is less than the number of possible uplink data rate options supported by the wireless terminal. A single indicator value represents different uplink data rate options, at different times, as a function of a received maximum data rate option and/or type of assignment message. The maximum data rate option and/or assignment message was transmitted by the same base station receiving the indicator value; therefore, there is no ambiguity between wireless terminal and base station as to the interpretation of the uplink data rate option indicator value with respect to an individual uplink segment.
US07894318B2	Optical information recording medium, optical information recording method, and optical information recording apparatus An information recording medium according to the present invention includes a plurality of recording layers, and a test area for determining a recording power of a laser light for each of the plurality of recording layers, in which a first test area of a first layer and a second test area of a second layer adjacent to the first layer are provided at different radial positions.
US07894313B2	Optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus An optical pickup has a photo detector which is divided into first, second, third and fourth quadrants, receives a laser beam reflected from an optical disc via an objective lens, and outputs first, second, third and fourth detection signals from the respective quadrants. A system controller controls a memory to store levels (A, B, C and D) of the first, second, third and fourth detection signals after a focus servo section performs a focus operation by shifting the objective lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical disc surface, and then, calculates a ratio of ((A+D)/(B+C)) in a radial direction of the optical disc. The system controller controls the tracking servo section to perform a tracking operation to shift the objective lens in the radial direction based on a correction table which represents a relationship between correction amount of the lens shift and the calculated ratio ((A+D)/(B+C)).
US07894312B2	Automatic gain control circuit and signal reproducing device In a signal reproducing device, for securing the stability in the steady state while enhancing the response of automatic gain control, a variable gain amplifier 109 adjusts the amplitude of a reproduction signal outputted from a head amplifier 108. A gain control section 112 increases/decreases the gain in the variable gain amplifier 109 by a predetermined change amount according to the large-small relationship of the comparison result outputted from a comparator 111. The gain change amount control circuit 113 controls the change amount of the gain in the gain control section 112 according to the frequency of inversion of the large-small relationship of the comparison result outputted from the comparator 111.
US07894297B2	Methods and apparatus for borehole sensing including downhole tension sensing The present disclosure provides, among other things, apparatuses and methods for sensing subsurface data. One embodiment comprises borehole conveyance system tool, the borehole conveyance system tool comprising a conveyance, a sensor array disposed on the conveyance, and an acquisition electronics section disposed on the conveyance distal of the sensor array. One embodiment includes at least one downhole tension sensor to help indicate when a tool is stuck and what part of the tool is stuck.
US07894294B2	Operational mode control in serial-connected memory based on identifier Applying an adapted block isolation method to serial-connected memory components may mitigate the effects of leakage current in serial-connected non-volatile memory devices. Responsive to determining that a given memory component is not an intended destination of a command, a plurality of core components of the given memory component may be placed in a low power consumption mode, while maintaining input/output components in an active operational mode. Conveniently, aspects of the disclosed system reduce off current without adding many logic blocks into the memory devices.
US07894283B2	Integrated circuit including selectable address and data multiplexing mode An integrated circuit includes a memory array, first pads, and second pads. The integrated circuit is configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode. The first mode includes receiving data signals on the first pads and address signals on the second pads to access the memory array. The second mode includes receiving multiplexed data signals and address signals on the first pads to access the memory array.
US07894282B2	Dynamic random access memory device and method of determining refresh cycle thereof Provided are a dynamic random access memory device having reduced power consumption and a method of determining a refresh cycle of the dynamic random access memory device. The method includes: selecting one or more monitoring bits during first through n-th self refresh cycles, where “n” is a natural number equal to or greater than one; detecting whether the monitoring bits have errors during (n+1)-th through m-th self refresh cycles, where “m” is a natural number equal to or greater than n+1; and adjusting an (m+1)-th self refresh cycle according to whether the monitoring bits have errors.
US07894266B2	Method of programming a flash memory device A non-volatile memory device includes an array of flash memory cells therein and a voltage generator. The voltage generator is configured to generate a program voltage (Vpgm), a pass voltage (Vpass), a blocking voltage (Vblock) and a decoupling voltage (Vdcp) during a flash memory programming operation. The blocking voltage is generated at a level that inhibits inadvertent programming of an unselected memory cell(s). This voltage level of the blocking voltage is set so that Vdcp
US07894264B2	Controlling a memory device responsive to degradation Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein include devices, systems and methods, such as those directed to non-volatile memory devices and systems capable of determining a degradation parameter associated with one or more memory cells. Disclosed devices and systems according to embodiments of the present invention include those that utilize the degradation parameter to adjust control signals coupled to the memory cells.
US07894257B1	Low voltage low cost non-volatile memory Methods, circuits, processes, devices, and/or arrangements for providing a non-volatile memory (NVM) cell are disclosed. In one embodiment, an NVM cell can include: (i) a floating gate in a gate layer, where the floating gate is over an insulating layer, and the insulating layer is over a first channel between first and second diffusion regions; and (ii) a control gate in the gate layer, where the control gate is configured to control the floating gate using direct sidewall capacitive coupling, and where a first coupling ratio from the direct sidewall capacitive coupling is greater than a second coupling ratio from the second diffusion region.
US07894256B1	Thyristor based memory cell A new memory cell contains only a single thyristor without the need to include an access transistor. A memory array containing these memory cells can be fabricated on bulk silicon wafer. The memory cell contains a thyristor body and a gate. The thyristor body has two end region and two base regions, and it is disposed on top of a well. The memory cell is positioned between two isolation regions, and the isolation regions are extended below the well. A first end region is connected to one of a word line, a bit line and a third line. A second end region is connected to another of the word line, bit line, and third line. The gate is connected to the remaining of the word line, bit line and third line.
US07894255B1	Thyristor based memory cell A new memory cell contains only a single thyristor without the need to include an access transistor. A memory array containing these memory cells can be fabricated on bulk silicon wafer. Each memory cell is separated from other memory cells by shallow trench isolation regions. The memory cell comprises a thyristor body and a gate. The thyristor body has two end region and two base regions. The gate is positioned over and insulated from at least a portion of one base region and offset from another base region. A first end region is connected to one of a word line, a bit line and a third line. A second end region is connected to another of the word line, bit line, and third line. The gate is connected to the remaining of the word line, bit line and third line.
US07894248B2	Programmable and redundant circuitry based on magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) Techniques, apparatus and circuits based on magnetic or magnetoresistive tunnel junctions (MTJs). In one aspect, a programmable circuit device can include a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ); a MTJ control circuit coupled to the MTJ to control the MTJ to cause a breakdown in the MTJ in programming the MTJ; and a sensing circuit coupled to the MTJ to sense a voltage under a breakdown condition of the MTJ.
US07894246B2	Magnetoresistive element and magnetic memory A magnetoresistive element includes: a magnetization free layer having a first plane and a second plane located on the opposite side from the first plane, and having a variable magnetization direction; a magnetization pinned layer provided on the first plane side of the magnetization free layer, and having a pinned magnetization direction; a first tunnel barrier layer provided between the magnetization free layer and the magnetization pinned layer; a second tunnel barrier layer provided on the second plane of the magnetization free layer; and a non-magnetic layer provided on a plane on the opposite side of the second tunnel barrier layer from the magnetization free layer. The magnetization direction of the magnetization free layer is variable by applying current between the magnetization pinned layer and the non-magnetic layer, and a resistance ratio between the first tunnel barrier layer and the second tunnel barrier layer is in a range of 1:0.25 to 1:4.
US07894243B2	Methods of programming and erasing resistive memory devices In a first method of writing data to a resistive memory device (i.e. programming or erasing), successive electrical potentials are applied across the resistive memory device, wherein the successive electrical potentials are of increasing duration. In another method of writing data to a resistive memory device (i.e. programming or erasing), an electrical potential is applied across the resistive memory device, and the level of current through the memory device is sensed as the electrical potential is applied. The application of the electrical potential is ended based on a selected level of current through the resistive memory device.
US07894241B2	Memory cell array and semiconductor memory device including the same A memory cell array with open bit line structure includes a first sub memory cell array, a second sub memory cell array, a sense-amplifier/precharge circuit, first capacitors and second capacitors. The first sub memory cell array is activated in response to a first word line enable signal, and the second sub memory cell array is activated in response to a second word line enable signal. The sense-amplifier/precharge circuit is connected to the first sub memory cell array through first bit lines and to the second sub memory cell array through second bit lines, and the sense-amplifier/precharge circuit precharges the first bit lines and the second bit lines and amplifies data provided from the first sub memory cell array and the second sub memory cell array.
US07894231B2	Memory module and data input/output system A memory module is configured to include a first rank installed with a first memory chip and a second rank installed with a second memory chip. When the first and second memory chips are in a first data output mode, the first memory chip is configured to externally output lower order data of a plurality of data via lower data output pins. Also, when the first and second memory chips are in the first data output mode, the second memory chip is configured to externally output data that has the same order as the lower order data output by the first memory chip via upper data output pins.
US07894230B2	Stacked semiconductor devices including a master device A stack that includes non-volatile memory devices is disclosed. One of the non-volatile memory devices in the stack is a master device, and the remaining memory device or devices is a slave device(s).
US07894229B2	3D chip arrangement including memory manager Systems, apparatuses and methods involving centralized memory management capable of allocating and de-allocating memory for all subsystems dynamically. One embodiment involves a base substrate, a logic die(s) on the base substrate and having a subsystem(s), a memory die(s) having a memory module(s), a memory management unit, a first data interface connecting the memory management unit with the at least one logic die, a second data interface connecting the memory management unit with the at least one memory die, a configuration interface connecting the memory management unit with the at least one memory die, where the configuration interface includes face-to-face connections, a control interface connecting the memory management unit with the at least one logic die, where the memory die(s) and the logic die(s) are arranged in a stacked configuration on the base substrate, and the memory management unit is adapted for managing memory accesses from the subsystem(s) by negotiating an allowed memory access with the subsystem(s) via the control interface and configuring the at least one memory module according to the allowed memory access via the configuration interface.
US07894223B2	Switching power supply circuit A switching power supply circuit uses a magnetic material that is harder to be magnetically saturated than ferrite as a core of a transformer or a choke coil and suitably protects a switching element. The circuit includes a transformer having a core made of a magnetic material of amorphous metal, a primary-side winding and a secondary-side winding. The circuit further includes a switching element for flowing current through the primary-side winding of the transformer according to a pulsive drive signal, and a primary-side current detection circuit for detecting the current flowing through the primary-side winding. The circuit further includes plural circuit elements for rectifying and smoothing a voltage generated in the secondary-side winding of the transformer to generate an output voltage, and a control circuit for generating the drive signal based on at least a detection result of the primary-side current detection circuit, and limiting a period for flowing the current in the primary-side winding.
US07894220B2	Voltage generating circuit A voltage generating circuit is provided, including a voltage output terminal, a ground terminal, a capacitor, a selector, a first switch, and a second switch. The capacitor is connected between a pump signal and the output of the selector. The selector is controlled by a first control signal and used to select the voltage source or the voltage output terminal to connect the capacitor. The first switch is controlled by a second control signal, and the second switch is controlled by a third control signal. When the first switch is turn-on, the voltage output terminal is connected to the ground terminal. When the second switch is turn-on, the voltage output terminal is connected to the voltage source.
US07894197B2	Optical sensing module and display device using the same An optical sensing module is adapted to be assembled to a frame of a display device. The display device comprises a display module and the frame, and the display module has a display area and the frame surrounds the display area. The optical sensing module comprises a casing and an optical sensor. The casing is pivoted to the frame and the optical sensor is configured in the casing for sensing external light projecting on a side of the casing. The optical sensor is capable of sensing a brightness of the display area when the side of the casing faces the display area and sensing a brightness of an ambient light when the side of the casing doesn't face the display area.
US07894189B2	Portable computer with an expandable handle A portable computer includes a host including a housing, an expandable handle connected to the housing in an expandable manner, and a monitor pivoted to the host.
US07894187B2	Portable electronic apparatus When a unit lock member (130) is engaged with a SIM card (220) mounted in a unit retention mechanism (120), a battery pack (210) can be mounted or removed. When the battery pack (210) is removed, the unit lock member (130) is permitted to slide thereby enabling mounting or removing the SIM card (220). Thus, the SIM card (220) cannot be mounted or removed while the battery pack (210) is mounted. Still, the battery pack (210) and the SIM card (220) are separately located in a plane, and hence a terminal main body (110) can be made thinner, and the presence of the SIM card (220) can be confirmed without the need to remove the battery pack (210).
US07894181B2	Portable information processor, housing of portable information processor, and method for manufacturing the housing The rear housing composing the display portion includes a raised portion and a non-raised portion with a level difference therebetween. The rear housing of the display portion is formed in such a manner that the non-raised portion has a cylindrically curved surface and that the level difference has an edge line at right angles with the lateral line of the cylindrically curved surface. The rear housing has such an automobile hood structure with a partially raised surface, thereby being prevented from being deformed due to external pressure not only in its width direction but also in its longitudinal direction.
US07894177B2	Light activated hold switch An automatic hold switch is disclosed. The automatic hold switch provides a means for automatically switching a hold feature on and off. When the hold feature is on, one or more input devices of a portable electronic device are disabled or prevented from providing input signals. When the hold feature is off, one or more input devices of a portable electronic device are enabled or allowed to provide input signals. Because the user no longer has to manually control the hold feature, the number of actions that need to be taken by the user is reduced. In one example, the automatic hold switch is embodied with light sensors that detect when the device is in a dark environment and when the device is in a light environment. A dark environment indicates to the portable electronic device that the user wishes not to input and therefore the hold feature is turned on. A lighted environment indicates to the portable electronic device that the user wishes to input and therefore the hold feature is turned off.
US07894171B2	Circuit for protecting NMOS device from voltage stress A protection circuit for an NMOS device is provided. The protection circuit includes a cascoding NMOS transistor and an adjusting circuit. The cascoding NMOS transistor is cascoded between the NMOS device and an external voltage source. The adjusting circuit is coupled to the external voltage source, a gate of the cascoding NMOS transistor, and an internal voltage source. The adjusting circuit adjusts the voltage at the gate of the cascoding NMOS transistor according to the voltages of the external voltage source and the internal voltage source so as to protect the NMOS device from a voltage stress caused by the external voltage source.
US07894166B2	CPP GMR device with ferromagnetic layer split in depth direction A magneto-resistive effect device of a CPP structure includes a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer stacked together and formed with the nonmagnetic intermediate layer sandwiched between them. The first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are magnetically coupled via the nonmagnetic intermediate layer such that magnetizations of the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are antiparallel with each other. Mutually antiparallel magnetizations of two magnetic layers lie in a medium opposite plane or front to rear direction and in a rear to front direction. The second ferromagnetic layer is divided by a nonmagnetic intervening layer into a front second ferromagnetic layer and a rear second ferromagnetic layer on the way from the front to the rear.
US07894161B2	Tape head assembly having a single beam and multiple modules coupled to the beam A tape head assembly according to one embodiment includes a single beam having an upper surface and a plurality of apertures into the upper surface, the beam defining a void positioned towards an inner portion thereof, the void being for receiving a cable; multiple modules coupled to the beam, at least one of the modules being coupled to the beam by members, the members extending into the apertures in the upper surface of the beam and being immovably coupled to the beam, each of the modules having at least one of readers for reading from a magnetic medium and writers for writing to a magnetic medium.
US07894154B2	Method and system for improving data access time A computer implemented method of writing data to a linear tape is provided and includes, of the data to be written to the linear tape, distinguishing between data and meta-information, writing both the distinguished meta-information and undistinguished meta-information to a data area of the linear tape and the distinguished meta-information to a reserved area at a leading end of the linear tape, and retaining information reflective of the meta-information and a location thereof in a specified position of the reserved area.
US07894145B2	Lens adjusting device and image tracking system with the same A lens adjusting device (100) includes an optical module (10) and a driver module (20). The driver module includes a seat (22), at least one magnet (24) and at least one winding (26). The optical module is rotatably fixed on the seat. The magnet is fixed on the optical module. The magnet and the winding are positioned at one side of the optical module. A variable current is applied to the winding, and a magnetic field is formed at ends of the winding. The magnetic forces between the magnetic field and the magnet drives the optical module to rotate.
US07894142B1	Photographing optical lens system This invention provides a photographing optical lens system in order from an object side to an image side including: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, a second lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface, a third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, both the two surfaces being aspheric and at least one of them having at least one inflection point formed thereon; wherein the photographing optical lens system further comprises an aperture stop configured between an imaged-object and the second lens element, and there are three lens elements with refractive power.
US07894137B2	Omnidirectional antireflection coating An antireflective coating is disclosed having at least one layer of a first material with a first index of refraction and a first thickness, the first index of refraction and first thickness substantially conforming to a refractive index profile matching a reflectionless potential.
US07894129B2	Laser device and optical amplifier Laser light emission across a wide bandwidth emission spectrum is enabled in a laser amplifier equipped with solid gain media. The laser amplifier is equipped with: a resonator; a plurality of solid gain media, having fluorescent spectra that a least partially overlap with each other, provided within the resonator; and pumping means, for pumping the plurality of solid gain media. The entire fluorescent spectrum width of the plurality of solid gain media is greater than the fluorescent spectrum width of each solid gain medium.
US07894125B2	Acousto-optic devices An acousto-optic module is provided, including a number of partially coupled optical resonators distributed within a dielectric medium and at least one acoustic transducer mounted on a surface of the dielectric medium for injecting an acoustic wave into the optical resonators so as to diffract light passing therethrough by means of Bragg diffraction. This acousto-optic module has been applied in particular to an improved tuneable optical filter in which an acoustic shear wave is generated and which travels through the acousto-optic module in a direction substantially parallel with a polarized light signal passing therethrough. The acousto-optic module is also applied to an improved optical frequency shifter.
US07894116B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a light-emitting layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate which is capable of emitting light from a plurality of pixels including at least a first subpixel and a second subpixel, the first subpixel forming a first image and the second subpixel forming a second image, and a light-shielding layer arranged between the second substrate and the light-emitting layer having an opening which is capable of transmitting light emitted from a first subpixel in the light-emitting layer through the second substrate to a first range and transmitting light emitted from the second subpixel of the light-emitting layer through the second substrate to a second range.
US07894111B2	Method and system to determine preferred color management settings for printing documents The presently described embodiments generate a single job that tests multiple image path parameter combinations. The user first selects the part of the document that will be used for the test run. The system then determines all the available image path control parameters and settings that are compatible with the selected document parts. The system builds a menu, and the user chooses the image path control parameters and settings combinations that are to be tested. The user then sends the job to the printer which prints the selected parts of the documents using each of the selected image path parameter combinations. Appropriate labels are included in the printed output so the user can easily identify the combination that delivers the most satisfactory results.
US07894108B2	System for matching outputs of multiple digital printers A system controls multiple digital printers, each printer including a processor, which processes incoming image data to be printed, and an engine, which places marks on a print sheet. A system-wide database includes a software portion, which contains data relating to the processors in the various printers, and a hardware portion, which contains data relating to the various engines. A central control system can recognize, for each printer, whether a condition within the printer is primarily hardware- or software-related, and influence the printer accordingly.
US07894107B2	Optical scanner with non-redundant overwriting An optical scanning device is provided which comprises a laser array which emits laser beams including a number of beams (1, 2, . . . , n) writing a swath of rasters having a laser scanning section which, when an interlaced scanning period i, is set to a natural number between beams which are adjacent in a sub-scanning direction, scans the laser beams emitted from the laser array with the interlaced scanning period i. The laser scanning section can scan the laser beams such that the beam number n and the interlaced scanning period i are relatively prime natural numbers, and n>i. In a first scan, data for raster lines (1, 2, . . . , n) can be selectively associated with a respective first exposure. At a second scan, data for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n) can be selectively associated with a respective second exposure and data for raster lines (n+1, n+2, . . . , n+i) can be selectively associated with a respective first exposure. The first respective exposure for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n) is not equal to the respective second exposure for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n).
US07894104B2	Apparatus for embedding information and performing processing based on embedded information, and method of controlling same An apparatus and method that allow a user to copy a copy-protected document where copy-protection information is embedded in the document and copy-protection-cancellation information is embedded in a form different from the document, where the copy-protection-cancellation information is used to cancel the copy protection.
US07894102B2	Image processing apparatus for extracting code data from scanned image and control method thereof An image processing apparatus scans an image of a document to thereby create image data, and extracts specific code data from the created image data. If the specific code data is successfully extracted, pattern data corresponding to the specific code data is deleted from the created image data. Further, pattern data corresponding to the specific code data is embedded into the image data.
US07894095B2	Mobile telephone handset having a cartridge and pen arrangement Provided is a mobile telephone handset having a cartridge with a universal pen arrangement, said cartridge for supplying ink to a printhead mounted on a nib of the pen arrangement. The universal pen arrangement includes a holder fast with the cartridge, and a retractable stylus slidably mounted in the holder, so that the stylus is slidable between a retracted position, in which the stylus is stored inside the holder, and an extended position, in which the printhead protrudes from the holder for printing on a substrate. The pen arrangement also includes a flexible data, power and ink conduit linking the cartridge to the stylus, as well as a stylus retaining mechanism to retain the stylus in either the retracted or extended position.
US07894094B2	System and method for image rotation A system and method to provide 180-degree rotation of image data at full throughput. The system includes a memory access controller that writes bursts of image data into a rotation buffer. The image data is then read out of the rotation buffer in the reverse order from which it was written to thereby accomplish rotation. By alternating the position in the rotation buffer in which the image data is written such that an image is either written into the buffer from top and read from the bottom or written into the buffer from the bottom and read out from the top, a one page rotation buffer of can be used to concurrently process two pages.
US07894088B2	Image inputting apparatus, image outputting apparatus, and composite system that includes image inputting apparatus and image outputting apparatus An image-inputting apparatus into which an image is inputted is disclosed. The apparatus includes an information receiving section that receives a first item of information; a decision section that makes a determination as to whether the first item of information should be permitted to use the image-inputting apparatus, the determination being made based on the first item of information inputted into the image-inputting apparatus and a second item of information that has been registered previously in the image-inputting apparatus; and a transmitter that transmits the first item of information to an image-outputting apparatus. The image-inputting apparatus outputs the image to the image-outputting apparatus in accordance with the determination made by said decision section and a reply received from the image-outputting apparatus in response to transmission of the first item of information.
US07894087B2	Job processing error and schedule recovery Disclosed is a process control system for connecting a plurality of devices and a process control server, which manages the plurality of devices, via a network. The system accepts input of a job, creates a schedule of each device necessitated by the job that has been input and causes the job to be executed by each device based upon the schedule. If an error has occurred in a certain device during execution of the job, the system extracts executable operation contents based upon the schedule from operation contents stored previously with respect to the error, presents the operation contents and allows the operation contents to be selected, and updates the schedule in accordance with operation contents selected by an operator in charge in accordance with the displayed presentation.
US07894086B2	Image forming system and communication control method in the image forming system An image forming system includes an image reading apparatus, a printer that is connected to the image reading apparatus and performs printing processing by directly receiving image data read by the image reading apparatus, and a notification unit that notifies failure information to the other apparatus if a failure occurs either in the image reading apparatus or in the printer, wherein the image reading apparatus includes a failure information acquisition unit that acquires failure information notified by the notification unit when a failure has occurred in the printer, a determination unit that determines whether or not the image reading apparatus is in the process of reading image data.
US07894085B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling same A image forming apparatus 100 has a network interface 103 for receiving data transmitted from an external apparatus, and a control unit 102 for interpreting content of data received by the network interface 103. The image forming apparatus 100 further has a printing unit 101 for executing print processing based upon print data if print data has been received by the network interface 103, and a restoration control unit 107 for exercising control so as to place the control unit 102 in an active state or inactive state. The restoration control unit 107 of the image forming apparatus 100 starts supplying a low-speed clock to the control unit 102 in the inactive state in response to receipt of data by the network interface 103, and starts supplying a high-speed clock in response to an interpretation by the control unit 102 that the content of the data is print data.
US07894084B2	Shared library in a printing system Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture wherein device configuration information is stored in a shared library. An application programming interface is provided to allow a plurality of page description language interpreters to access the device configuration information stored in the shared library. At least one of the plurality of page description language interpreters accesses the device configuration information stored in the shared library by calling the application programming interface.
US07894079B1	Linear displacement sensor using a position sensitive photodetector A position sensing device comprises a light source that radiates diffuse source light along an optical axis direction to a detector, and a moving aperture arrangement positioned between the source and detector, to move perpendicular to the optical axis direction. The moving aperture arrangement comprises first and second limiting apertures, which angularly filter and transmit the diffuse source light to form a measurement spot on the detector. At least one signal output by the detector is indicative of a position of the movable member along a measurement axis. The angular intensity distribution of the angularly filtered rays of light which form the measurement spot is more consistent as a function of position along the measurement axis than the angular intensity distribution of the source light. The resulting consistent intensity distribution within the measurement spot throughout the measurement range enhances measurement linearity and accuracy.
US07894071B2	Measurement chip The present invention concerns a measurement chip (1) for carrying out measurements of transmission and/or emission and/or scattering of light by a fluid sample in an operator unit, wherein the measurement chip has a base plate (2) produced from a transparent polymer material, provided in the base plate (2) are at least one measurement cell (3) for receiving a fluid sample and fluid passages (4, 4) for supplying and discharging fluid to and from the measurement cell (3), and provided in and/or on the base plate (2) outside the measurement cell (3) are mirror surfaces (5) which are so arranged that they direct light emitted from and/or scattered by a fluid sample in the measurement cell (3) from the measurement chip (1), preferably in the direction of a light detector provided in an operator unit.
US07894070B2	Optical method and system for the characterization of laterally-patterned samples in integrated circuits Disclosed is a method for characterizing a sample having a structure disposed on or within the sample, comprising the steps of applying a first pulse of light to a surface of the sample for creating a propagating strain pulse in the sample, applying a second pulse of light to the surface so that the second pulse of light interacts with the propagating strain pulse in the sample, sensing from a reflection of the second pulse a change in optical response of the sample, and relating a time of occurrence of the change in optical response to at least one dimension of the structure.
US07894068B2	Producing filters with combined transmission and/or reflection functions A transmissive and/or reflective optical filter can receive input light, which can emanate from objects traveling along paths past the filter, e.g. from biological cells, viruses, colored spots or other markings on documents, and so forth. In response, the filter can provide output light in accordance with a combined transmission function that is approximately equal to a superposition or scaled superposition of a set of simpler transmission functions. The set can include two or more non-uniform transmission functions, a subset of which can be different from each other and positioned relative to each other so that the output light has time variation in accordance with each of the functions in the subset. The subset could include, for example, a random function and a periodic function, a chirp function and a periodic function, or any other suitable combination of two or more simpler functions.
US07894067B2	Method and apparatus for the high spatial resolution imaging of a structure marked with a substance For the high spatial resolution imaging of a structure in a sample (2) the structure is marked with a substance which can be changed over by means of a first electromagnetic signal (5) from a first state having a larger absorption cross section for a second electromagnetic signal (3) into a second state having a smaller absorption cross section for the second signal (3) or which can be changed over by means of a first electromagnetic signal (5) into a first state having a larger absorption cross section for a second electromagnetic signal (3) from a second state having a smaller absorption cross section for the second signal (3). A spatially delimited distribution of a portion of the substance in the first state is then set by means of the first signal (5). Afterward, the second electromagnetic signal (3) is applied to the sample (2), and a local temperature increase in the sample (2) which results from the larger absorption cross section of the substance in the first state is detected.
US07894061B2	Polarization based fiber optic downhole flowmeter A flow monitoring system includes a pipe for transporting a fluid therethrough. An optical fiber generally spirals about the pipe along a longitudinal portion having a predetermined length to serve as a single transducer for detecting flow information from the longitudinal portion. A linear polarizer/analyzer circuit communicates with the optical fiber. A light source communicates with the linear polarizer/analyzer circuit and generates a light signal along the optical fiber at a frequency greater than a period of a disturbance to flow past the predetermined length of the transducer. A reflector is disposed along the optical fiber for reflecting the light signal along the optical fiber. An optical detector communicates with the linear polarizer/analyzer circuit. The optical detector determines from the light signal dynamic events along the optical fiber indicative of flow disturbances passing by the transducer.
US07894056B2	Method, structure, and apparatus for Raman spectroscopy Disclosed herein are a Raman spectroscopy structure comprising a porous material substrate, and a method of performing Raman spectroscopy of a sample disposed adjacent to the structure comprising the porous material substrate. Generally, the substrate includes one or more layers of a porous material such as porous silicon, porous polysilicon, porous ceramics, porous silica, porous alumina, porous silicon-germanium, porous germanium, porous gallium arsenide, porous gallium phosphide, porous zinc oxide, and porous silicon carbide. It has been discovered that such a substrate material, when excited with near-infrared light, does not exhibit undesired background fluorescence characteristic of other known Raman spectroscopy substrates.
US07894055B2	Flow-through, inlet-gas-temperature-controlled, solvent-resistant, thermal-expansion compensated cell for light spectroscopy Optical cells include a spacer formed of a hydrocarbon-resistant polymer, so that fluids such as hydrocarbons and alcohols can be introduced to a sample space, or include a fluid inlet and a heated inlet tube, so that a humid gas can be introduced to the sample space without condensation occurring. Optical cells can be used with, for example, solid, gel, and liquid samples. Measurements can be performed with various selected sample gaps of an optical cell.
US07894043B2	Hand-held distance measuring device with static unit and drive element A distance measuring device (10) in the form of a hand-held unit includes a path (28, 34) for a measurement signal, an adjustable signaling means (36) for changing the measurement signal, and a drive unit (40) for adjusting the signaling means (36, 70). The drive unit is equipped with a static unit (52) and a drive element (46, 76) that the static unit (52) is able to directly drive to execute a movement in relation to the static unit (52). The drive element (46, 76) has the capacity to be driven into a rotation in relation to the static unit (52).
US07894038B2	Device manufacturing method, lithographic apparatus, and a computer program A device manufacturing method includes exposing a substrate with a patterned beam of radiation formed by a reticle mounted on a displaceable reticle stage, determining a non-linear function for approximating a height and a tilt profile of a surface of the reticle with respect to the reticle stage, and controlling a displacement of the reticle stage during exposure of the substrate in accordance with the non-linear function.
US07894035B2	Driving device and a liquid crystal display including the same A driving device including a board on which a timing controller for signal processing and a memory are mounted, the board having a conductive field, in which the conductive field has a non-contact region which is coated with an insulating material, and an exposed contact region which is not covered with the insulating material, the exposed contact region formed adjacent to the timing controller or the memory, a conductive member disposed in the exposed contact region, and a shield covering the board and electrically connected to the conductive field via the conductive member.
US07894026B2	Thin film transistor array panel and liquid crystal display including light shield A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a gate line; a data line intersecting the gate line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a passivation layer formed on the data line; and a shielding electrode overlapping the data line at least in part and electrically disconnected from the data line.
US07894023B2	Method of producing fine particles of anthraquinone structure-containing pigment, fine particles of anthraquinone structure-containing pigment produced thereby, colored pigment dispersion composition therewith, colored photosensitive resin composition therewith and photosensitive resin transfer material therewith, and color filter and liquid crystal display device using the same A method of producing fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment, including mixing a solution of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment dissolved in a good solvent with a solvent that is compatible with the good solvent but is a poor solvent for the pigment, to form fine particles of nanometer-sized anthraquinone structure-containing pigments; fine particles of an anthraquinone structure-containing pigment produced by the same; a colored pigment dispersion composition, colored photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive resin transfer material each having the same; and a color filter and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
US07894022B2	Peripheral light sensor and liquid crystal display device using the same A peripheral light sensor may include at least two transistors connected between an output line and a ground power source, a peripheral light sensing signal corresponding to an intensity of a peripheral light being output through the output line, and at least one color filter over a light receiving section of at least one of the transistors.
US07894003B2	Flat thin screen TV/monitor automotive roof mount A vehicle roof mounted video display is disclosed. The display is rotatable 180° about a first axis, between a stored position within a housing and a second position in which the display lies flat against the vehicle roof. The display is also rotatable at least 60°, and preferably 90°, about a second axis that intersects and is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. Each axis includes self-tensioning hinges to hold the display in any position. The display self aligns as it reaches either of the first and second positions so that the display is substantially parallel to the roof. When the display is in the storage position, the display screen faces, and is safely enclosed by, the housing. The invention also includes a number of built-in features to provide passengers with a wide range of entertainment options.
US07893998B2	Audio over a standard video cable A source unit has a video source, a digital audio source, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling a pin of a standard video cable either to the digital audio source or to a non-audio conventional connection. A display device has a video consumer, a digital audio consumer, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling the pin of the standard video cable either to the digital audio consumer or to a non-audio conventional connection. The switch in the display device is responsive to a DDC/CI command.
US07893996B2	Video switcher and video switching method A video switcher includes: a video signal switching device for switching a video signal to be transmitted to a video display unit from a first video signal supplied from a first video input unit into a second video signal supplied from a second video input unit; and a synchronization signal switching device for switching a synchronization signal to be transmitted to the video display unit from a first synchronization signal supplied from the first video input unit into a second synchronization signal supplied from the second video input unit. The synchronization signal switching device starts transmission of the second synchronization signal to the video display unit after stops transmission of the first synchronization signal to the video display unit. The video signal switching device starts transmission of the second video signal to the video display unit, after stop of transmission of the first video signal to the video display unit and start of transmission of the second synchronization signal to the video display unit.
US07893988B2	Method for pre-focus of digital slides Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning digital microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objective lens through a predefined set of height values, acquiring imagery data at each height, and determining the height of maximum contrast. The methods also include a ribbon-focus procedure whereby imagery data are acquired continuously, while the slide and objective lens are in motion. Both methods may be applied with either a static or a dynamic implementation.
US07893986B2	Multifunction lens An image capture apparatus and a method of image processing. The apparatus includes an image sensor array which receives light that has been reflected by a scene, a luminance photodetector which receives light from a luminance channel, a multifunction lens, and a processor. The multifunction lens includes an imaging lens portion and the luminance channel. The imaging lens portion directs the light that has been reflected in a first direction onto the image sensor array. The luminance channel includes an optical element which directs the light from the luminance channel in a second direction different from the first direction onto the luminance photodetector. The image sensor array and the luminance photodetector each convert the light they receive to image data electrical signals and luminance data electrical signals, respectively. The processor processes the image data electrical signals to form an image of the scene using the luminance data electrical signals.
US07893985B1	Wide angle electronic camera with improved peripheral vision The present inventions provide a system and method for a wide angle camera capable of high resolution peripheral vision. A wide angle lens system distorts the image and conveys it to an image sensor, which converts the image to an electronic signal and conveys it to image processing circuitry. The image processing circuitry corrects the distortion or transforms it to human recognizable image forms. In preferred embodiments, the distortion provides greater resolution of regions of interest and more efficient use of the area of the image sensor.
US07893982B2	Solid-state image sensing device When a signal output by a solid-state image sensing device is clamped to a predetermined reference potential, a high voltage generated in a transfer suspension period after the clamping as generally supplied to an A/D converter is generated. A sample/hold output Va is clamped to a clamp level Vref over a period of time between a halfway point of time of a signal of a picture element preceding ahead by one line and the end of an inhibit period of transfer clocks of a signal output by an empty transmission unit via a first clamp pulse and a sample/hold output for the second picture element, or a subsequent one of an OPB unit is clamped to the clamp level via a second clamp pulse to prevent a signal output from exceeding a reference voltage from being supplied to an A/D converter at a later stage.
US07893979B2	Solid-state imager apparatus which carries out both progressive scanning and interlace scanning in one frame by an arbitrary combination, and a camera using the solid-state imager apparatus In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive scanning circuit to progressively read pixel signals by a first scanning control signal, and an interlace scanning circuit to read pixel signals with an interlaced manner by a second scanning control signal different from the first scanning control signal, and arbitrarily carries out combining of progressive reading and interlace reading in one frame in accordance with a combination of the respective scanning control signals, and reads pixel signals.
US07893972B2	Method and apparatus for real time identification and correction of pixel defects for image sensor arrays An image processing system and method compares each pixel of an image obtained from an image sensor array with at least eight surrounding pixels of the same color in the filter array. If the signal of a given pixel is larger than the respective signals of all eight surrounding pixels of the same color, then the value of that central pixel signal is substituted with the maximum signal value among the surrounding eight pixels of the same color. Similarly, if the signal of a given pixel is smaller than the respective signals of all eight surrounding pixels of the same color, then the value of that central pixel signal is substituted with the minimum signal value among the surrounding eight pixels of the same color.
US07893971B2	Light source estimation device that captures light source images when it is determined that the imaging device is not being used by the cameraman An imaging device condition determination section determines whether a condition of an imaging device is suitable for obtaining light source information. When it is determined to be suitable, a light source image obtaining section obtains a light source image by the imaging device. A first imaging device information obtaining section obtains first imaging device information representing the condition of the imaging device at a point in time when the light source image is obtained. A second imaging device information obtaining section obtains second imaging device information representing the condition of the imaging device at a time of actual image capturing. A light source information estimating section estimates light source information at the time of image capturing by using the light source image and the first and second imaging device information.
US07893965B2	Optical lens image stabilization systems The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to stabilize the image produced by the device or system.
US07893958B1	Vehicle video recorder A video recorder which can be mounted on a surface, such as a windshield, on a vehicle, such as an automobile, for creating and recording images in response to a triggering event, such as a sudden deceleration, includes a housing which can be fixedly mounted onto the surface of the vehicle and a printed circuit board mounted inside the housing for rotational movement freely about its longitudinal axis. A camera is fixedly mounted onto the printed circuit board at right angles thereto. An inertia switch also mounted on the printed circuit board activates the camera for a predetermined time period when deceleration of a predetermined value is sensed. A pair of batteries, one on each side of the printed circuit board serve as counter weights to maintain the printed circuit board approximately vertical and the camera horizontal when the vehicle is on a horizontal surface and printed circuit board is in its “at rest” position regardless of the angular orientation of the surface of the vehicle on which the video recorder is mounted. A clutch couples a disk fixedly mounted on one end of the printed circuit board to the housing to lock the printed circuit board at its “at rest” portion. The pair of batteries on the printed circuit board also provide electrical power to the video recorder.
US07893951B2	Image display apparatus and image display method Disclosed herein is an information display apparatus for displaying an image received from an image supplying source on an image display section after carrying out a conversion process on the image in an image conversion section employed in the information display apparatus on demand. The information display apparatus may include a timing storage section, an image determination section, and an output-path switching section.
US07893950B2	Color compositing using transparency groups Methods and apparatus, including computer programs, for processing transparency attributes of digital graphics objects. The techniques result in the color compositing of an arbitrary structure of artwork elements defining the appearance of a page to produce a result color at any position on the page that is continuous with respect to all inputs.
US07893947B2	Method for extracting edge in photogrammetry with subpixel accuracy A method for extracting edge with subpixel accuracy in photogrammetry, comprising steps of: a. capturing into a computer a picture, of which the edge is to be extracted; b. defining as a cell four neighboring pixels that form a square; c. recognizing the type of each cell composed of the four pixels; d. finding out side or sides of the cell that intersect with, the edge and figuring out the subpixel accuracy coordinates of the intersection points by linear interpolation; and e. connecting the intersection points to extract the edge. By this method edge curve is extracted rapidly and accurately. The edge determined in this way can be subpixel accurate.
US07893939B2	Method and apparatus for segmenting an image in order to locate a part thereof A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an exactly defined degree of smoothness. A minimum-cut algorithm is used on a graph devised so that the optimization criterion translates into the minimization of the graph cut. The minimum cut thus found is interpreted as the segmentation with desired property.
US07893936B2	Generating efficient spatial indexes for predictably dynamic objects Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for modifying a spatial index in response to movements of a predictably dynamic object within a three-dimensional scene. According to one embodiment of the invention, in contrast to generating a new spatial index in response to movement of a predictably dynamic object, a portion of an existing spatial index may be modified in response to the movement of a predictably dynamic object. According to one embodiment of the invention, modification may include changing information defining the position of splitting planes along a splitting axis to correspond to the new position of the object within the three-dimensional scene. In contrast to generating a new spatial index, by modifying only a portion of an existing spatial index the amount of time required to perform ray tracing image processing may be reduced.
US07893927B2	Touch screen device with guiding surface In a display touch sensor, there configured a guide shape which protrudes from a surface of the touch sensor placed on a display surface of a display and fringes with the surface of the touch sensor with a line using a concave portion as a vertex, and a main CPU for setting a position of the touch sensor corresponding to the vertex of the line of the guide shape to a reference position and changing an adjustment value based on a direction of a slide operation from the reference position.
US07893925B1	Circuit for reading buttons and controlling light emitting diodes A circuit including a first pin connection, a second pin connection, a first diode-switch arrangement and a second diode-switch arrangement. The first diode-switch arrangement is connected in series and configured to allow a current to pass from the second pin connection to the first pin connection. The second diode-switch arrangement is connected in series and configured to allow a current to pass from the first pin connection to the second pin connection. An energized state of the first and second diode-switch arrangements is determined according to a voltage detected on the first or second pin connection.
US07893918B2	Electrophoretic display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a first substrate including a thin film transistor, a second substrate attached to the first substrate and including electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, and a third substrate attached to the second substrate and including a color filter.
US07893913B2	Display device including a drive circuit, including a level shifter and a constant current source Power consumption is reduced in a driving circuit of a display device capable of handling a low voltage amplitude input signal by employing level shifters that utilize a differential amplifier. The driving circuit is divided into a plurality of units and each unit is provided with a constant current source. In addition to a usual scanning circuit, there is provided a sub-scanning circuit for controlling ON/OFF of the constant current source arranged in each unit. The sub-scanning circuit turns ON only the constant current sources in the unit that is being scanned. A current thus can be supplied efficiently.
US07893897B2	Voltage based data driving circuits and driving methods of organic light emitting displays using the same A data driving circuit for driving pixels of a light emitting display to display images with uniform brightness may include a gamma voltage unit that generates a plurality of gray scale voltages, a digital-analog converter that selects, as a data signal, one of the plurality of gray scale voltages using first data, a decoder that generates second data using the first data, a current sink, a voltage controller that controls a voltage value of the data signal using the second data and a compensation voltage generated based on the predetermined current, and a switching unit that supplies the data signal to the pixel during any partial period of the complete period elapsing after the first partial period. The current sink receives a predetermined current from the pixel during a first partial period of a complete period for driving the pixel based on the selected gray scale voltage.
US07893893B2	Driving arrangement for an OLED panel In a driving arrangement for an OLED panel, by using different voltage levels for a gate driver and a source driver, a driving voltage higher than a wafer process voltage is produced for the OLED panel and therefore improves the picture quality.
US07893890B2	Electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up display Methods and systems for providing an electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dimmable head-up display includes a display portion configured to provide head-up display information to an operator. Additionally, a dimmable portion is coupled to the display portion configured to change a transmissivity of the display portion from a first transmissivity level to a second transmissivity level.
US07893884B2	Embedded door handle antenna apparatus comprising a magnetic core An antenna apparatus of the present invention has an antenna having a core (2) around which an insulative covered conductor (3) is wound. The core has a magnetic core (1) and a wiring layer which are laminated on each other. The magnetic core (1) is made of flexible soft magnetic material. A wiring space is formed inside of the antenna apparatus. With this structure, the packing density is enhanced.
US07893880B2	Antenna installed on radar Disclosed is an antenna for a radar device which is available for angle measuring in a wide angle for both of the right and the left directions from a travelling direction of a vehicle.SOLUTION: An antenna for radar device 100 comprises an antenna unit 110 as a combination of one of antenna elements 102 and one of second bottom boards 103, wherein a plurality thereof are arrayed on a first bottom board 101. The antenna element 102 is bent as L-shaped, one end thereof is opened, another end thereof penetrates the first bottom board 101 as noncontact therewith, and is connected to a transmission line 104 with further penetrating a line substrate 105.
US07893878B2	Integrated circuit antenna structure An integrated circuit (IC) antenna structure includes a die, a package substrate, an antenna element, a ground plane, and a transmission line. The antenna element is on the die and/or package substrate and has a length in the range of approximately 1¼ millimeters to 2½ millimeters. The ground plane has a surface area larger than a surface area of the antenna element. The transmission line is on the die and/or the package substrate and includes a first line and a second line, wherein at least the first line is electrically coupled to the antenna element.
US07893874B2	Global coordinate creation method for precision measurement of hollow frame A method of creating a global coordinate of a polyhedral hollow frame includes a first step of providing a plurality of transmitters on a reference surface in the hollow frame, providing a plurality of reference sensors to create the coordinate of the reference surface, and creating a local coordinate frame of the reference surface on the basis of the positional coordinates measured by the reference sensors; a second step of providing reference sensors at common points of a first vertical surface neighboring to the reference surface to measure and store the coordinates of the common points; a third step of providing a plurality of transmitters and reference sensors on the first vertical surface neighboring to the reference surface to create a local coordinate frame of the first vertical surface; a fourth step of transforming the local coordinate frames created at the first and the third steps into a global coordinate frame using the coordinates of the common points measured at the second step; a fifth step of repeatedly performing the second step to the fourth step on remaining vertical surfaces of the polyhedral hollow frame to transform the respective local coordinate frames into a unified global coordinate frame; a sixth step of providing transmitters on an upper surface neighboring to each vertical surface to obtain the relationship between the global coordinate frame and a local coordinate frame of the upper surface using the coordinates of the common point; and a seventh step of creating and applying a global coordinate frame using the relationship obtained at the sixth step.
US07893872B2	Method and apparatus for performing blind signal separation in an OFDM MIMO system A method and apparatus for performing blind signal separation in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system are disclosed. A transmitter generates a plurality of spatial streams of data and transmits the spatial streams via a plurality of transmit antennas. A receiver receives the transmitted spatial data streams with a plurality of receive antennas and generates a plurality of receive data streams. The receiver performs a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) on each of the receive data streams to generate a plurality of frequency domain data streams. The receiver then performs a blind signal separation on the frequency domain data streams to recover spatial streams transmitted by the transmitter. The blind signal separation may be performed by using an independent component analysis (ICA) in the complex domain. The blind signal separation may be performed individually for each OFDM subcarrier.
US07893863B2	Enhanced aircraft transponder reliability An aircraft system includes a transponder and a processor. The processor is configured to determine if the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone. If the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone, the processor determines if the transponder is functioning in a transmit mode. If the transponder is not functioning in a transmit mode, the processor sets the transponder to function in a transmit mode.
US07893857B2	Analog to digital converter using successive approximation Disclosed is a flash analog to digital converter (ADC) capable of reducing area requirements and using successive approximation. The ADC includes a reference voltage generating unit receiving an external voltage and outputting M reference voltages. A reference voltage selecting unit outputs N reference voltages less than the number of the voltages outputted by the reference voltage generating unit according to a supplied control signal. A digital signal output unit compares the N reference voltages outputted by the reference voltage selecting unit with an external analog input signal and outputs the comparison result as an N-bit digital signal.
US07893856B2	Digital-to-analog conversion circuit A digital-to-analog conversion circuit includes a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a second DAC, and a control circuit to select which DAC to use for digital-to-analog conversion of a digital signal. Concerned with the noise level produced at a given out-of-band frequency, the control circuit bases its selection of DACs, at least in part, on a frequency distance between the given out-of-band frequency and the digital signal's frequency. The control circuit, for example, may select the DAC producing the lowest noise level at that frequency distance, or, if both DACs are able to reduce noise to a level below a noise tolerance specified for the frequency distance, the DAC consuming the least power. To reduce the chip area required for the digital-to-analog conversion circuit, the first and second DACs advantageously have topologies that permit them to share common components (e.g., DAC unit elements).
US07893845B2	Socket and plug connector for electronic device The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug to an electronic device, comprising a sensor device, wherein the socket is adapted to be arranged in an electronic device and to be connected to a plug, the sensor device is adapted to detect a plug when it is arranged at the socket and adapted to emit a signal when it detects a plug. The present invention further relates to a plug for connecting a socket to an electronic device and to a system comprising a plug and a socket.
US07893840B2	Interrogator and interrogation system employing the same An interrogator, methods of discerning the presence of an object, and interrogation systems employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogation systems include multiple interrogators that communicate with a base command unit to track a location of an object. In another embodiment wherein the object is an RFID object (e.g., an object with an RFID tag), the interrogators employ signal processing techniques such as precharging the RFID object, and correlating a reference code with a reply code from the RFID object using selected techniques to increase a sensitivity of the interrogator, especially for adverse environments. In other embodiments, the interrogation systems include variations of metal instruments and sponges employed therewith. In yet another embodiment, the interrogation system includes metal interrogators capable of discerning the presence of a metal object, especially in a presence of another metal object.
US07893839B2	Deactivatable RFID labels and tags and methods of making same Disclosed are deactivatable RFID labels and tags in individual and web form, and methods of making same. When it is desired to deactivate the label or tag, the tag or label is subjected to tearing. One arrangement involves providing the label or tag with a tear strip by which the RFID transponder in the label or tag is destroyed, and in another arrangement a tag can be torn along a weakening line to destroy the RFID transponder.
US07893836B2	Method and apparatus for avoiding collision between each of radio frequency identification readers Provided are a method and an apparatus for avoiding a collision between each of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers. The method and the apparatus divide the RFID readers into first RFID readers and second RFID readers according to a maximum output level, and set first frequency channels for the first RFID readers and second frequency channels for the second RFID readers, set frequency channel disposition information for each of the first RFID readers, generate a channel holding signal in each of the first frequency channels, and if a frequency channel usage request or a frequency channel return request is received from one of the first RFID readers, stop generating or generate the channel holding signal in a frequency channel related to the frequency channel usage or return request. In this manner, the collision between each of the RFID readers is avoided by preventing the second RFID readers from using the first frequency channels for the first RFID readers. Also, the method and the apparatus can efficiently manage frequency channels by controlling a ratio of the number of the first frequency channels to be used by the first RFID readers and the number of the second frequency channels to be used by the second RFID readers, according to usage frequency.
US07893828B2	Bi-directional hand-shaking sensor system A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
US07893824B2	Alarm control apparatus An alarm control apparatus which collects alarms from an equipment of a plant and handles the alarms includes a support information collecting section which adds support information for managing the equipment to the alarms.
US07893823B2	Sequential brake light system A sequential brake light system for road vehicles has a brake light array of plural lights in a linear, concentric or radial series. A master and slave controllers are connected to the array for lighting the lights in sequence and repeatedly at a rate that is proportional to a deceleration of the vehicle upon braking. A speed sensor senses the instantaneous vehicle speed and deactivates the master controller if the speed is below a threshold value so that the array is not powered in stop-and-go traffic. A brake position sensor senses a position of the vehicle brake pedal and an accelerometer measures deceleration of the vehicle, so that the master controller receives signals corresponding to the instantaneous speed of the vehicle, a signal corresponding to the position of the brake pedal and a signal corresponding to the deceleration of the road vehicle for properly warning a trailing drive of the braking condition of the road vehicle.
US07893822B2	Hybrid drive mode indicator A motorized vehicle that is capable of operating in a mode in which motive power is being supplied wholly or partially from electric power is provided with an exterior indicator showing this mode of operation to other vehicle operators. In this way other drivers are alerted to the fact that the vehicle is under electric power and is not likely to be accelerated, particularly uphill.
US07893809B2	Service disconnect assembly for a high voltage electronic module A service disconnect assembly for an electronic module includes a fuse carrier having a holder configured to hold a fuse for the electronic module, where the fuse carrier has an attachment finger extending from the holder. The attachment finger has a peg. The service disconnect assembly also includes a service disconnect cover having a hood forming a channel, with the hood having a window exposing a portion of the channel. The attachment finger is received in the channel to couple the fuse carrier to the service disconnect cover. The service disconnect cover is slidable with respect to the fuse carrier between an initial position and a final position, wherein the hood moves with respect to the attachment finger as the service disconnect cover is moved between the initial and final positions. The peg is aligned with the window in the final position. A handle is rotatably coupled to the service disconnect cover and the handle has a catch aligned with the window. The handle is movable to a locked position wherein the catch blocks the peg to prevent relative movement between the service disconnect cover and the fuse carrier.
US07893807B2	Magnetic element A magnetic element including a first core and a second core each of which has a winding core provided with a flange portion having a flange surface at least at one end thereof; and an intermediate core to form a closed magnetic circuit which is disposed between said first core and said second core in a manner being integrally connected with said first core and said second core.
US07893790B2	Electronic device and method of matching the impedance thereof An electronic device includes a first and a second micro-electromechanical switch assembly on a substrate, between which first and second switch assembly a first line having a first impedance and a second line having a second impedance are present. The first switch assembly includes an input terminal and a first and a second output terminal connected to the first and the second line, respectively. The second switch assembly includes an output terminal and a first and second input terminal connected to the first and second line, respectively.
US07893789B2	Waveguide transitions and method of forming components A waveguide transition for transitioning from an overmoded waveguide to another waveguide is provided, where one end of the waveguide is configured to connect to a rectangular waveguide and the other end is configured to connect to an elliptical waveguide. The transition has an internal shape having top and bottom walls and two side walls. The top and bottom walls are shaped to join smoothly with waveguides at each end of the transition, while the side walls diminish in height along the length of the transition. The waveguide transition may employ mode filtering to suppress unwanted higher modes. A method of forming waveguide components is also disclosed, involving thixoforming of components in single pieces, the components having internal shapes configured for mold core removal.
US07893787B2	DC offset cancellation circuit for modulator using 1-bit signal conversion A DC offset cancellation circuit used for compensating a carrier leak at an output signal of a modulator has a sign extraction unit for extracting sign of an information signal which is applied to the modulator, an envelope detecting unit for performing envelope detection on the output signal of the modulator to output the resulting envelope, a slope detecting unit for performing polarity detection on the slope of the envelope; and a signal processing unit for generating a DC offset cancellation signal for compensating the carrier leak based on the result of the sign extraction and the result of the polarity detection. The signal processing unit preferably calculates the DC offset cancellation signal by multiplying the sign of the information signal by the polarity of the slope of the envelope and accumulating the result of multiplication.
US07893783B2	Resonator, oscillator, and communication apparatus Disclosed is a resonator including a plurality of resonator elements each including at least oscillation parts and lower electrodes with an intervening space therebetween, in which the plurality of resonator elements are disposed in a closed system and the oscillation parts of the plurality of resonator elements are continuously formed in an integrated manner.
US07893776B1	Monitoring and compensating for real time local circuit speed in an integrated circuit A speed monitor circuit integrated in an integrated circuit (IC) determines the speed of the IC. The speed monitor circuit includes an oscillator that generates an oscillator signal. A speed determining circuit generates a first count based on transitions of the oscillator signal. A match signal corresponds to the speed of the oscillator based on the first count and a reference count.
US07893772B1	System and method of loading a programmable counter A system and method of loading a programmable counter includes storing a first digital divide value in a register. The first digital divide value is then loaded from the register to a programmable counter. The method further includes writing a second digital divide value to the register at a time responsive to a time remaining to complete a counting cycle of the programmable counter.
US07893771B2	Wideband linearization and adaptive power management for microwave power amplifiers A power amplifier includes a bipolar transistor and a self-adaptive bias network situated between an RF input and the base of the bipolar transistor. The self-adaptive bias network suppresses the low frequency even-order intermodulation components. The self-adaptive bias network stabilizes a DC bias voltage to provide a substantially constant base-emitter voltage and provides an increased DC base current with increased input power when the power amplifier is operating within the nonlinear region.
US07893766B1	Adaptive common mode bias for differential amplifier input circuits A method and apparatus for extending the common mode range of a differential amplifier. A circuit has a common mode detection circuit, a common mode voltage inversion circuit, and a differential amplifier. The common mode detection circuit receives a differential signal and detects a common mode voltage. The common mode voltage inversion circuit is coupled to the common mode detection circuit. The common mode voltage inversion circuit has an input node that receives the common mode voltage and an output node that outputs body voltage, wherein the common mode voltage inversion circuit creates an inverse relationship between the common mode voltage and the body voltage. The differential amplifier includes a differential pair of transistors that have a pair of body terminals coupled to the output node of the common mode voltage inversion circuit.
US07893759B1	Current conveyor based instrumentation amplifier Current conveyor based instrumentation amplifiers are disclosed. Such instrumentation amplifiers may have the higher common mode rejection ratios (CMRR), lower area requirements in integrated circuits, fewer resistors, fewer resistor matching requirements, less noise, and less distortion than prior art instrumentation amplifiers. One embodiment, with two input voltage lines and one output voltage line, comprises a single current conveyor and two resistors. Another embodiment, with two input voltage lines and two output voltage lines, comprises two current conveyors and four resistors, possibly in two matched pairs. Buffers may be used for impedance, frequency, and phase delay adjustment on any or all of the voltage lines.
US07893756B2	Precision current source A device for providing a precision current includes a first operational amplifier and multiple path transistors. The first operational amplifier outputs a gate voltage based on reference voltage and input voltages. The path transistors have corresponding gates for receiving the gate voltage from the first operational amplifier. Each path transistor is connected to a first enable transistor configured to selectively connect the path transistor to a reference path and a second enable transistor configured to selectively connect the path transistor to an output path. The first and second enable transistors are separately enabled by first and second enable signals, respectively. At least one path transistor is connected to the reference path through a corresponding first enable transistor to provide the reference current, and least one other path transistor is connected to the output path through a corresponding second enable transistor to provide the precision current based on the reference current.
US07893747B2	Control signal generation circuit A control signal generation circuit includes a pulse signal generator configured to delay a column control signal by delay times different from each other and to generate first and second pulse signals, a reset signal generator configured to transfer alternatively the first and second pulse signals as a reset signal in response to a write/read flag signal, and a write-enable signal generator configured to generate a write-enable signal from the first pulse signal in response to the write/read flag signal.
US07893743B2	Controlled power converter A pulse modulated converter comprising an input stage (1) for generating a first control signal (2) based on an input signal (3) and a first feedback signal (4), and a comparator (5) for generating a pulse width modulated signal (6) based on said first control signal and a reference signal (7), means for providing a hysteresis when generating the pulse width modulated signal (6), a power stage (8) for generating an amplified pulse width modulated signal (9), an output filter (10) for filtering said amplified pulse width modulated signal (9), so as to create an analog output signal (11). In said pulse modulated converter, the first feedback signal (4) is formed as a combination of a second feedback signal (12) and a third feedback signal (13). The second feedback signal (12) is derived from the amplified pulse width modulated signal (9) using a first predetermined transfer function (14). The third feedback signal (13) is derived from the analog output signal (11) using a second predetermined transfer function (15). The second predetermined transfer function (15) comprises at least one zero.
US07893742B2	Clock signal dividing circuit A clock signal dividing circuit in which a dividing ratio is regulated by N/M (M and N are positive integers and satisfy M>N) includes: a variable delay circuit which gives a predetermined delay amount based on a control value to an input clock signal CKI to output an output clock signal CKO; and a variable delay control circuit which cumulatively adds values obtained by subtracting N from M every cycle of the input clock signal CKI, when the addition result is N or more, performs a calculation which subtracts N from the addition result to obtain a calculation result K, and calculates, to a maximum delay amount in the variable delay circuit corresponding to one cycle of the input clock signal CKI, a control value corresponding to a delay amount of K/N of the maximum delay amount to give the control value to the variable delay circuit.
US07893738B2	DLL circuit A DLL circuit including a first clock signal dividing block configured to selectively divide a frequency of a reference clock signal according to whether a lock completion signal is enabled, a phase comparing block configured to generate a phase comparison signal by comparing phases of a clock signal transmitted from the first clock signal dividing block with a feedback clock signal, and an operation mode setting block configured to generate the lock completion signal in response to the phase comparison signal is described herein.
US07893731B2	AC/DC input buffer A non-inverting AC/DC input buffer combines the desirable characteristics of an alternating current (AC) input buffer including low delay, high speed, and high input voltage swing range with the desirable characteristics of a direct current (DC) input buffer including stability, reliability, and ‘automatic’ high and low data setup. The AC/DC buffer includes logic to help prevent the DC input buffer from interfering with the AC input buffer until the DC input buffer has completed its operations on a transitioning input. The DC buffer is configured to enable the AC buffer to process low input voltage swings such as, for example, voltage swings less than the difference in power supply voltages.
US07893730B2	Level shifter and driving circuit including the same The present invention related to a driving circuit including a level shifter. The driving circuit according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first level shifter, a second level shifter, and a gate driver. The first level shifter includes a path along which a pulse-on current flows in response to an on-control signal and a path along which a pulse-off control flows in response to an off-control signal. The second level shifter includes a path along which an on-current flows in response to the on-control signal and a path along which an off-control flows in response to the off-control signal. The gate driver turns on the switch in response to the pulse-on current, maintains the turned-on switch in the turn-on state in response to the on-control current, turns off the switch in response to the pulse-off current, and maintains the turned-off switch in the turn-off state in response to the off-control current.
US07893712B1	Integrated circuit with a selectable interconnect circuit for low power or high performance operation An integrated circuit, such as a field programmable gate array or other configurable logic device, has an interconnect circuit selectively configurable to operate in a high-speed mode or in a low-power mode. The interconnect circuit is operable from a higher voltage supply or a lower voltage supply to change operating modes without reconfiguring data paths.
US07893706B2	Test apparatus for liquid crystal display device and test method using the same A test apparatus for a liquid crystal display device includes: a stage having a substrate thereon; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the stage and supplying a light to the substrate; a heating nozzle supplying a hot air to the substrate; a needle applying a test signal to the substrate; and a microscope inspecting the needle and the substrate.
US07893705B2	Module for test device for testing circuit boards A module for a tester for the testing of circuit boards is described. Such testers have a basic grid on which an adapter and/or a translator may be arranged in order to connect contact points of the basic grid with circuit board test points of a circuit board to be tested. The module comprises a support plate and a contact board. The contact board is formed by a rigid circuit board section which is described as the basic grid element, and at least one flexible circuit board section. Provided on the basic grid element are contact points which each form part of the contact points of the basic grid. The basic grid element is mounted at an end face of the support plate, and the flexible circuit board section is bent in such a way that at least part of the other section of the contact board is parallel to the support plate. Each of the contact points of the basic grid element is in electrical contact with conductor paths running in the contact board and extending from the basic grid element into the flexible circuit board section.
US07893704B2	Membrane probing structure with laterally scrubbing contacts A membrane probing assembly includes a support element having an incompressible forward support tiltably coupled to a rearward base and a membrane assembly, formed of polyimide layers, with its central region interconnected to the support by an elastomeric layer. Flexible traces form data/signal lines to contacts on the central region. Each contact comprises a rigid beam and a bump located in off-centered location on the beam, which bump includes a contacting portion. After initial touchdown of these contacting portions, further over-travel of the pads causes each beam to independently tilt locally so that different portions of each beam move different distances relative to the support thus driving each contact into lateral scrubbing movement across the pad thereby clearing away oxide buildup. The elastomeric member backed by the incompressible support ensures sufficient scrub pressure and reliable tilt recovery of each contact without mechanical straining of the beam. In an alternative embodiment, the contacts comprise conductive beams each supported on a loose U-shaped flap formed in the membrane assembly where each flap and beam is tiltably supported in inclined position by an elastomeric hub interposed between the flap and support.
US07893700B2	Configuration of shared tester channels to avoid electrical connections across die area boundary on a wafer A process or apparatus for testing a plurality of semiconductor dies on a semiconductor wafer utilizing a tester configured to test the dies in groups can include controlling as a logical whole provision of first test signals through a plurality of first communications channels to first probes organized into a plurality of N first probe die groups each configured to contact a different one of the dies of the wafer. One of the first communications channels can be a first common communications channel connected to probes in X of the N first probe die groups but not to probes in Y of the N first probe die groups. X can be at least two and Y can be at least one. The process can also include controlling as a logical whole provision of second test signals through a plurality of second communications channels to second probes organized into a plurality of second probe die groups each configured to contact a different one of the dies of the wafer. One of the second communications channels can be a second common communications channel connected to probes in all of the second probe die groups and probes in each of the Y of the first probe die groups.
US07893692B2	Method for estimating the formation productivity from nuclear magnetic resonance measurements A method for estimating fluid productivity of a subsurface rock formation from within a wellbore drilled therethrough includes measuring a nuclear magnetic resonance property of the formation at a plurality of lateral depths therein. The measured nuclear magnetic resonance property is used to estimate the fluid productivity.
US07893690B2	Balancing circuit for a metal detector A balancing circuit for a metal detector. The metal detector includes an oscillating power source, a transmit coil connected to the oscillating power source, first and second receive coils inductively coupled to the transmit coil, a first amplitude balancing circuit connected to the first receive coil, and a first phase balancing circuit connected to the first receive coil. The first phase balancing circuit includes a capacitor and a variable resistor.
US07893683B2	Device, probe, and method for the galvanically decoupled transmission of a measuring signal The invention relates to a device, a probe, and a method for the galvanically decoupling transmission of a measuring signal. A microwave signal is supplied by a transceiver (1) to a sensor (3) by means of a galvanically decoupled waveguide (2). The signal is partially reflected in the sensor (3), the amplitude, phase and/or polarization of the reflected microwave signal containing the information relating to the measuring value. The reflected microwave signal runs through the same waveguide (2) back to the transceiver (1) and is evaluated therein. The invention provides a more simple and economical structure than conventional devices of prior art, as a voltage supply is not required especially on the sensor side as a result of the reflection. In this way, the sensor (3) can also be produced in a very compact manner, minimizing the influence of the measuring signal through the sensor (3).
US07893681B2	Electronic circuit An electronic circuit is disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a bandgap circuit provided with first and second bipolar transistors that are coupled at a first node and a current mirror circuit provided with third and fourth transistors with respective control terminals coupled at a second node. The electronic circuit further includes a fifth transistor that is bipolar which is coupled to an output terminal of the third transistor where a base of the fifth transistor is coupled to a collector of the second transistor and a sixth transistor that is bipolar that is coupled to an output terminal of the fourth transistor with a base of the sixth transistor coupled to the first node. A control circuit controls a current provided to the bandgap circuit based on an output of the current mirror circuit. A reference voltage output terminal is provided between the control circuit and the bandgap circuit and outputs a reference voltage.
US07893673B2	Step-up switching power supply device, and electronic device provided therewith A step-up switching power supply device with synchronous rectification includes a first switch that is turned on at startup of the device and a second switch that is turned on when an output voltage reaches an input voltage, the first and seconds switches being connected in parallel between the back gate and the source of a synchronous rectifier transistor.
US07893656B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device for monitoring cell voltages A semiconductor integrated circuit device formed by a trench dielectric isolation technique has input terminals connected to positive and negative terminals of secondary cells of an assembled battery and includes monitor circuits for respectively monitoring cell voltages of the cells. Each monitor circuit includes a cell voltage detection circuit, a reference voltage generation circuit, and a comparison circuit. The cell voltage detection circuit divides a voltage between the input terminals connected to the positive and negative terminals of a corresponding cell and detects the cell voltage based on the divided voltage. The reference voltage generation circuit generates a reference voltage from the cell voltage. The comparison circuit is powered by the cell voltage of the corresponding cell and compares the divided voltage with the reference voltage.
US07893655B2	Charging and power supply for mobile devices Charging and power supply for mobile devices is disclosed. A USB-compliant charging and power supply circuit includes switch-mode battery charging circuitry for receiving power from an external power source and for supplying output power through an output node to an electronic system of an electronic communication device and a battery. Battery isolation circuitry includes a semiconductor switch connecting the output node to the battery. The battery isolation circuitry senses voltage at the output node and variably restricts current to the battery when the voltage is below a minimum voltage value by operationally controlling the semiconductor switch as current passes through it. During variable current restriction the electronic system is supplied required power with said battery being supplied any additional available power.
US07893650B2	Method and system for multiphase current sensing A multiphase current sensing method wherein the sum of the phase currents is zero including: sensing a.c. and/or d.c. currents in first and second phases; sensing a.c. current in a predetermined a.c. frequency range in a third phase; and combining the current sensed in the first and third phases and the second and third phases and determining a gain correction factor to be applied to the currents sensed in the first and second phases.
US07893647B2	Arrangement for driving a load element In a method or system for driving a load element, a drive motor is provided on a drive shaft of the load element that establishes a drive rotation speed of the load element. A rotation torque sensor on the drive shaft emits a load torque signal proportional to a rotation torque. A rotation torque influencing device generates a supplementary torque when the load torque signal deviates from a desired load angle value present when a change has not occurred to a load created by the load element and acting on the drive motor, the supplementary torque being added to a drive torque generated by the drive motor such that a load angle of the drive motor remains substantially constant and uninfluenced by a change of the load.
US07893645B2	System and method for compartment control A system and method for controlling at least one movable stowage compartment is provided. The method includes sensing an input indicative of a desired movement of the stowage compartment and determining a position of the compartment. The method also includes initiating a control signal and moving the compartment into either a closed position or an opened position using the control signal. In another embodiment, a method for controlling at least one movable stowage compartment on a mobile platform is provided. The method includes determining a status of the compartment, and transmitting a signal indicating the status of the compartment to at least one indicator display for displaying the status to an individual.
US07893641B2	Method and apparatus for thermal sensing in an electrically commutated motor A control circuit for a motor includes a voltage regulator having a thermal shutdown apparatus that turns off the voltage regulator while retaining power to a micro-controller preventing an automatic restart of the motor absent a recycling of power when the temperature of the control circuit rises above a pre-determined threshold level, wherein the voltage regulator is used to provide power to a plurality of insulated gate bipolar transistors controlling a plurality of stator windings of the motor. Thus the voltage regulator prevents the control circuit and the various components on the control circuit from being damaged from overheating. An embodiment of the control circuit is adapted to generate an error code in response to the shutdown of the voltage regulator and to monitor the operation of the motor to ensure that the motor has been turned off and then on before turning on the power supply to a plurality of phase windings.
US07893639B2	Motor control device A motor control device that includes a first speed estimator estimating the rotation speed of the rotor of a permanent-magnet synchronous motor and that controls the motor so that a first estimated rotation speed estimated by the first speed estimator follows the specified speed value further includes a second speed estimator that estimates the rotation speed of the rotor by an estimation method different from that used by the first speed estimator. The motor control device detects synchronization failure based on a comparison between a second estimated rotation speed estimated by the second speed estimator and the first estimated rotation speed or the specified speed value.
US07893637B2	Motor drive system In a drive system of an AC motor in which a motor current is feedback-controlled, a motor current command is produced in a normal operation according to a torque command value on an optimum efficiency characteristic line so as to select an optimum current phase maximizing an output torque with a constant motor current amplitude. Conversely, when the AC motor produces an excessively generated power exceeding a regeneratable power quantity of the AC motor, a consuming operation is performed for intentionally increasing the power loss in the AC motor. In the consuming operation, the motor current command is produced according to the torque command value on a loss increase characteristic line to change the current phase from the above optimum value. Thereby, the power loss in the AC motor can be increased to consume the surplus power without causing instability in the motor control.
US07893633B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a variable-colour light source Disclosed is a control device for controlling a variable-color light source, the variable-color light source comprising a plurality of individually controllable color light sources. The control device comprises a control unit for generating, responsive to an input signal indicative of a color and a brightness, respective activation signals for each of the individually controllable color light sources. The control unit is configured to generate the activation signals from the input signal and from predetermined calibration data indicative of at least one set of color values for each of the individually controllable light sources.
US07893632B2	LED luminaire with optical feedback by image mapping on segmented light sensors The present invention relates to a luminaire comprising an array of LEDs emitting light of at least one color, and a control system for controlling the light output of the luminaire. The control system comprises photosensor array for detecting light output of the luminaire. An imaging unit is arranged in front of the photosensor array such that it maps an image of said array of LEDs on said photosensor array. The photosensor array is divided into subareas each detecting light output from a single one of the LEDs. The control system uses the output of the subareas for controlling the luminaire light output. Thus, it is possible to act on different LED light colors or the light output of individual LEDs without having to separate them in time by means of a time pulsing method.
US07893629B2	Backlight apparatus capable of short prevention and voltage feedback compensation The invention discloses a backlight apparatus. The backlight apparatus includes a power source, a lamp, a balance transformer, a detecting circuit, a judging module, and a controlling module. The balance transformer includes a primary winding electrically connected to the power source and a secondary winding corresponding to the primary winding and electrically connected to the lamp. The detecting circuit is used for detecting a current generated by the secondary winding and generating a first voltage according to the current. The judging module is used for judging whether the value of the first voltage is smaller than a default value. The controlling module is used for controlling the power source according to a judgment made by the judging module.
US07893627B2	Light strands The Light strands include at least two light strands connected in series. Each light strand includes a plurality of LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights connected in series, a plurality of two-hole light sockets and a pair of three-hole light sockets being configured for respectively accommodating the plurality of LED lights, a plug electrically connected to the pair of three-hole light sockets via electrical wires; a plug receptacle electrically connected to the pair of three-hole light sockets via electrical wires; and a current limiting device connected in series to the plurality of LED lights. The plurality of two-hole light sockets is disposed between the pair of three-hole light sockets and the plurality of two-hole light sockets and the pair of three-hole light sockets are connected in series. The current limiting device switches off the light strand due to over current.
US07893619B2	High intensity discharge lamp A lamp includes a discharge sustaining fill which includes mercury halide, cesium halide, optionally one of indium halide and thallium halide, and a rare earth halide component selected from dysprosium halide, holmium halide, and thulium halide. In operation without a jacket, the lamp may have a color temperature of about 5300K to 6000K, a color rendering index of at least about 92 and an efficacy of at least about 85 LPW.
US07893616B2	Process to determine enzyme activity The present invention provides for various processes for determining enzyme activity. In one embodiment, a process for detecting an enzyme activity includes contacting a blood component with a substrate comprising a cleavage site of the enzyme and a tag moiety to produce a sample comprising a cleavage product having a known mass, and placing the sample in contact with a SELDI sample chip which has surface moieties which bind to the cleavage product. In another embodiment, the process further includes subjecting the SELDI sample chip to SELDI mass spectrometry to identify the cleavage product. The present invention also provides for a kit which includes a SELDI sample chip having surface moieties capable of binding to an enzyme cleavage product.
US07893615B2	Ultra violet flame sensor with run-on detection A UV flame sensor for detecting a run-on condition in a flame detector tube is disclosed. The UV flame sensor comprises a pair of secondary electrodes that are enclosed in a mesotube to form a breakdown chamber in order to detect the run-on condition. These secondary electrodes are exposed to UV through an aperture in a cathode plate and are energized continuously by a lower voltage. The mesotube is expected to break down when the run-on condition occurs. The secondary electrodes can be placed in the same gas environment as the main electrodes that may take different forms, shapes and locations.
US07893612B2	LED device having improved light output A light-emitting diode device that includes a first group of sub-pixels each subpixel comprising a reflective electrode and a second electrode formed over a substrate with an unpatterned light-emitting layer formed between the reflective electrode and the second electrode, thus forming a first optical cavity having a first cavity length. Either the reflective or second electrode is patterned to form two or more independently-controllable, light-emitting sub-pixels. A second group of sub-pixels, each comprising a reflective electrode and a second electrode formed over the substrate. An unpatterned light-emitting layer is formed between the reflective electrode and the second electrode to comprise a second optical cavity having a second cavity length different from the first cavity length of the first optical cavity. Either the reflective or second electrode is patterned to form one or more independently-controllable, light-emitting sub-pixels.
US07893609B2	Organic electroluminescence element defect inspection apparatus, organic electroluminescence element and organic electroluminescence element defect inspection method One embodiment of the present invention is an organic electroluminescence element defect inspection apparatus wherein the apparatus brings in an optical image of a substrate to be inspected and detects a pattern defect of an organic luminescent layer on the substrate to be inspected. The above is performed after an organic luminescent layer is formed on a substrate in a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element. The organic electroluminescence element includes at least one or more organic luminescent layers having a luminescence area, an anode which injects a hole into the organic luminescent layer and a cathode which injects an electrode into the organic luminescent layer on a substrate. And an optical source for obtaining an optical image from a substrate to be inspected is infra-red radiation.
US07893607B2	Organic electroluminescence display device On a main face of a substrate, organic EL light emitting layers are formed by stacking first electrodes for respective pixels, an organic EL layer having a white light emitting function formed above the first electrodes to cover the first electrodes in common, and a second electrode formed such that the second electrode covers the organic EL layer in common in this order, and light emitted from the organic EL layer is irradiated to the second electrode side. Above the second electrode, a color converting filter, which converts the white light emitted from the organic EL light emitting layer to a given color and is applied by coating using a wet process, is formed for every pixel, and a protective layer, which prevents the deterioration of the light emitting layer attributed to a coating material of the color filter, is provided between the second electrode and the color converting filter.
US07893606B2	Conductive composition and applications thereof A conductive composition and applications thereof are provided. The conductive composition comprises a mixture consisting of a metal powder and a glass powder. The diameter of the metal powder ranges from about 1 μm to about 3 μm. The diameter of glass powder ranges from about 0.5 μm to about 1 μm. The weight percentage of the metal powder to the mixture is from about 60% to about 98%. The conductive composition could be used to manufacture the electrodes of a flat lamp.
US07893597B2	Surface acoustic wave element and surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave element 1 includes an IDT electrode 11 having an electrode finger 11a on a piezoelectric substrate 10. The electrode finger 11a is formed by laminating an intermediate layer 12 and an electrode layer 13 having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the intermediate layer 12. The electrode finger 11a has a cross section of a trapezoidal shape that widens nearer to the piezoelectric substrate 10. An angle α1 formed with a side surface of the intermediate layer 12 is formed larger than an angle β1 formed with a side surface of the electrode layer 13.
US07893590B2	Stator having high assembly In a stator, when a number of a plurality of core segments circumferentially arranged is represented as n, a length of a maximum projecting portion of a circumferential projection of each of the plurality of core segments from one of the first and second radial sides thereof is represented as p, a radial length of a maximum projecting portion of the circumferential projection of each of the plurality of core segments from a circumferentially extended line from the bottom of the slot is represented as q, and a length of the slot with respect to the bottom thereof in a radial direction of the stator core assembly is represented as t, the number n, the length p, the length q, and the length t meet the following equation: 0 < np π - q < t .
US07893587B2	Brushless DC electric motor The brushless DC electric motor comprises, a rotor including a shaft and a permanent magnet fixed on said rotor shaft, stator including a winding in the shape of a hollow cylinder and composed of a plurality of rhombic single coils made of flat wire. The single coils overlap each other in an imbricated manner, wherein the single coils are performed to form an offset at least in the region of two opposite corners. The winding have legs, wherein half of the legs are located in a first radius and half of the legs are located in a second radius. The motor further comprises a housing having two end plates and supporting said rotor and stator.
US07893586B2	DC motor with dual commutator bar set and selectable series and parallel connected coils A permanent magnet, DC motor especially well adapted for use in power tools, and particularly hand-held, battery powered power tools. The motor includes two sets of armature coils, with each set of coils being coupled to separate sets of commutator bars on an armature. Separate pairs of brushes are used to interface with the two sets of commutator bars. A switching subsystem is controlled either manually by a user engageable switch or automatically by a controller, to connect the two sets of coils in either series or parallel configurations. The series configuration provides a greater efficiency, but with a lower power output than the parallel connection. The parallel connection provides a greater maximum power output from the motor. Thus, the operating characteristics of the tool can be tailored to better meet the needs of a work task, and in a manner than makes most efficient use of available battery power.
US07893580B2	Positioning mechanism of resolver and electrically-driven power steering apparatus In the power steering apparatus, of the present invention, bobbins and a bus ring holder are coupled and fixed to a stator so as to be positioned at constant circumferential positions with respect to the stator, and a resolver stator is held by a groove portion of a bus ring holder so as to be positioned at a constant circumferential position with respect to the stator. A resolver rotor is positioned at a constant circumferential position with respect to a rotor.
US07893572B2	Motor attachment assembly for plastic post isolation system The invention provides for a motor attachment assembly that includes an electric motor having spring clips adapted to securely lock onto the isolation posts of a plastic post vibration isolation system. The motor includes an end cap that has notches which cooperate with locator tabs of the motor housing to lock the cap onto the housing with the spring clips therebetween. Each clip includes an axial slot that is expandable in an open direction to receive an isolation post and biased in the closed direction to retain the isolation post. Each clip also has an inner surface with barbs protruding into the channel to allow insertion of the isolation post into the channel in the direction of the output shaft and to resist movement of the isolation post in a direction opposite to the output shaft. The inner surface has a retention groove to receive plastically deformed portions of the isolation post.
US07893560B2	Low power isolation design for a multiple sourced power bus A redundant power supply connected to a common load is provided. Each power supply is connected to the common load through a series of MOSFET pairs. Each MOSFET in a MOSFET pair is individually controlled to reduce power consumption as well as the need for heat sinks on discrete diodes. Moreover, by providing individually controllable MOSFETs the present invention is capable of switching between power supplies without shorting the power supplies or having a significant drop in bus voltage.
US07893558B2	On-vehicle power supply device An on-vehicle power supply device is connected to a vehicle battery with revealing. The on-vehicle power supply device is used for receiving a DC input power supplied by the vehicle battery, and the on-vehicle power supply device induces a plurality of high-frequency voltages through a single isolation transformer at the same time, and then transforms the high-frequency voltages to produce at least one AC output voltage and DC output voltage. In addition, the on-vehicle power supply device further includes a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery can be charged when the DC input power is importing. When the DC input power stops importing, the rechargeable battery is used for supplying a backup power to the isolation transformer, and the rechargeable battery keeps producing AC output voltage and DC output voltage. Hence, the present invention can achieve the effects of multipurpose, safety, and continuity.
US07893555B2	Wind power current generator The invention relates to a wind power current generator comprising a bearing, a tubular stator that carries a race of the bearing, a tubular rotor coaxial with the tubular stator that can rotate in relation to the stator, a hub connected to the rotor, and at least two blades radially extending away from the hub. According to the invention, the stator and the rotor are formed with substantially tubular cross sections and are concentric to one another. The opposing surfaces of the rotor and stator carry permanent magnets and windings. The stator and rotor extend beyond either side of the magnets and the windings in order to accommodate an antifriction bearing on at least one side. The tubular nature of the rotor and stator allows easy passage of workers within the generator for maintenance thereof and of the blades. Additionally, the tubular nature facilitates air flow through the structure and out the blades, cooling equipment within the structure and aiding de-icing of the blades.
US07893548B2	SiP substrate Disclosed in this specification is a system-in-a-package substrate that includes an interconnect substrate for permitting finely pitched connections to be made to an integrated circuit. The interconnect substrate includes a central region on its upper surface for receiving the integrated circuit. The interconnect substrate also has interconnections that electrically connect the finely pitched contacts on the upper surface to larger pitched contacts on the lower surface. The larger pitched contacts connect to a conductive trace frame. The resulting assembly is encased in a molding compound along with a plurality of other devices which are configured to interact with one other through the conductive trace.
US07893539B2	Semiconductor apparatus and mobile apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes: a wiring board; a first semiconductor device mounted on the wiring board; a second semiconductor device which is stacked on the first semiconductor device and a projection part projects from the outer edge of the first semiconductor device; and a sealing resin layer which seals each semiconductor device. And the second semiconductor device has thereon a first analog cell, and a second analog cell which reaches a higher temperature than the first analog cell, and the second analog cell is arranged so as to include the projection part of the second semiconductor device.
US07893533B2	Semiconductor device, mounting structure, electro-optical apparatus, electronic system, and method for manufacturing electronic component A semiconductor device includes a bump electrode including a bump made of resin, a base layer disposed on the bump, and a conductive surface layer disposed on the base layer. The base layer has ductility lower than that of the conductive surface layer and includes base regions which are spaced from each other and which are arranged at least in a top zone of the bump electrode.
US07893529B2	Thermoelectric 3D cooling The invention comprises a 3D chip stack with an intervening thermoelectric coupling (TEC) plate. Through silicon vias in the 3D chip stack transfer electronic signals among the chips in the 3D stack, power the TEC plate, as well as distribute heat in the stack from hotter chips to cooler chips.
US07893528B2	Package structure of compound semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof A package structure of a compound semiconductor device comprises a thin film substrate, a die, at least one metal wire and a transparent encapsulation material. The thin film substrate comprises a first conductive film, a second conductive film, and an insulating dielectric material. The die is mounted on the surface of the first conductive film, and is electrically connected to the first conductive film and the second conductive film through the metal wire. The transparent encapsulation material overlays the first conductive film, second conductive film, and die. The surfaces of the first conductive film and second conductive film which is opposite the transparent encapsulation material act as electrodes. The insulating dielectric material is between the first conductive film and second conductive film.
US07893525B2	Semiconductor device having an adhesive portion with a stacked structure and method for manufacturing the same It is made possible to restrict warpage at the time of resin cure and achieve a smaller thickness. A semiconductor device includes: a first chip including a MEMS device and a first pad formed on an upper face of the MEMS device, the first pad being electrically connected to the MEMS device; a second chip including a semiconductor device and a second pad formed on an upper face of the semiconductor device, the second pad being electrically connected to the semiconductor device; and an adhesive portion having a stacked structure, and bonding a side face of the first chip and a side face of the second chip, the stacked structure including a first adhesive film formed by adding a first material constant modifier to a first resin, and a second adhesive film formed by adding a second material constant modifier to a second resin.
US07893522B2	Structural body and manufacturing method thereof The present invention includes a substrate structural body having a high electrostatic chuck force at a low voltage even when an insulated board is used, and a method for manufacturing the substrate structural body. As the substrate structural body, there is provided a substrate structural body for attaining its fixing by an electrostatic chuck mechanism, comprising at least a first polycrystalline silicon film formed on the back surface of a substrate comprised of an insulating material or its back and side surfaces, wherein a top layer of part of the back surface or the back and side surfaces is of a first silicon insulating film.
US07893504B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device with contact plug electrically conductive in response to light Disclosed are a non-volatile semiconductor memory device capable of simplifying the complicated structure of a transistor, and a fabrication method for the same. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of active regions, gate electrodes formed over the respective active regions of the semiconductor substrate, gate spacers formed over both sides of each of the gate electrodes, common source/drain regions formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate electrode including the gate spacers, an interlayer dielectric formed over the whole surface of a resultant structure including the substrate, gate electrodes, gate spacers and common source/drain regions, and contact plugs penetrating the interlayer dielectric, and connecting the common source/drain regions to a data line, wherein the contact plugs are made from a material which becomes electrically conductive when in contact with light and becomes non-conductive when out of contact with light.
US07893501B2	Semiconductor device including MISFET having internal stress film A semiconductor device includes a first-type internal stress film formed of a silicon oxide film over source/drain regions of an nMISFET and a second-type internal stress film formed of a TEOS film over source/drain regions of a pMISFET. In a channel region of the nMISFET, a tensile stress is generated in the direction of movement of electrons due to the first-type internal stress film, so that the mobility of electrons is increased. In a channel region of the pMISFET, a compressive stress is generated in the direction of movement of holes due to the second-type internal stress film, so that the mobility of holes is increased.
US07893495B2	Thin film transistor A thin film transistor is disclosed comprising comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer, which is crystalline zinc oxide preferentially oriented with the c-axis perpendicular to the plane of the dielectric layer or substrate, is prepared by liquid depositing a zinc oxide nanodisk composition. The thin film transistor has good mobility and on/off ratio.
US07893489B2	Semiconductor device having vertical MOSFET An ON-resistance of a semiconductor device including a vertical MOSFET whose source electrode, gate electrode, and drain electrode are formed on a single surface is reduced. A drift region which is lower in impurity concentration than a drain region is formed over the drain region. A gate trench and a drain contact trench are simultaneously formed in the drift region. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed in the gate trench. A drain electrode is formed in the drain contact trench. A drain contact region which is higher in impurity concentration than the drift region is formed immediately under the drain contact trench.
US07893480B2	Trench memory with self-aligned strap formed by self-limiting process A semiconductor structure is described. The structure includes a trench opening formed in a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) layer and a buried insulating (BOX) layer; and a filling material formed in the trench opening, the filling material forming a “V” shape within the trench memory cell, wherein the “V” shape includes a top portion substantially adjacent to a top surface of the BOX layer. A method of fabricating the semiconductor structure is also described. The method includes forming a trench opening in a semiconductor substrate having an SOI layer and a BOX layer; laterally etching the BOX layer such that a portion of the trench opening associated with the BOX layer is substantially greater than a portion of the trench opening associated with the SOI layer; filling the trench opening with a filling material; and recessing the filling material.
US07893475B2	Dynamic random access memory cell and manufacturing method thereof A dynamic random access memory cell including a bottom oxide layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, an insulation layer, a gate and a doping layer is provided. The bottom oxide layer is disposed on a substrate. The first semiconductor layer disposed on the bottom oxide layer has a first doping concentration. The second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer has a second doping concentration lower than the first doping concentration. The insulation layer disposed on the bottom oxide layer at least situates at the two sides of the first semiconductor layer. The height of the insulation layer is greater than that of the first semiconductor layer. The gate is disposed on the second semiconductor layer. The doping layer disposed correspondingly to the two sides of the gate substantially contacts the second semiconductor layer and the insulation layer.
US07893474B2	Method and apparatus for imaging utilizing an ultrasonic imaging sensor array The subject invention pertains to a piezoelectric device structure for improved acoustic wave sensing and/or generation, and process for making same. The piezoelectric thin film field effect transducer can be a thin film transistor (TFT) with either a piezoelectric film gate or a composite gate having a dielectric film and a piezoelectric film. The TFT structure can be either a top gate device or a bottom gate device. In an embodiment, the piezoelectric device structure can be used to form an array of piezoelectric thin film field effect transducers. A TFT switch can drive each piezoelectric transducer in the array. The piezoelectric transducers can both generate and sense acoustic waves. In a sensing mode, a signal from an acoustic wave can be collected at a readout terminal of the piezoelectric transducer. In a generating mode, an excitation signal can be applied across the piezoelectric transducer while the switch is ‘on’.
US07893471B2	Semiconductor apparatus with a crystalline dielectric film and method of manufacturing said semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus is proposed which is provided with a crystalline dielectric film having a perovskite structure, between electrodes. The semiconductor apparatus includes at least a discontinuous interface through which crystallinity becomes discontinuous, in a columnar crystal portion of the crystalline dielectric film.
US07893461B2	Electronic device and heterojunction FET In an electronic device of the present invention a gate Schottky electrode is formed on an active layer constructed of a GaN layer and an AlGaN layer, and a source ohmic electrode and a drain ohmic electrode are further formed on both sides of the gate Schottky electrode on the active layer. A dielectric layer (TiO2 layer) of a stepwise laminate structure is formed on the AlGaN layer so that the electric field distribution between the gate Schottky electrode and the drain ohmic electrode is substantially uniformed. The dielectric constant of TiO2 of the dielectric layer is made higher than the dielectric constant of GaN and AlGaN of the active layer.
US07893459B2	Seal ring structures with reduced moisture-induced reliability degradation A semiconductor chip includes a seal ring adjacent to edges of the semiconductor chip; an opening extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the seal ring, wherein the opening has a first end on an outer side of the seal ring and a second end on an inner side of the seal ring; and a moisture barrier having a sidewall parallel to a nearest side of the seal ring, wherein the moisture barrier is adjacent the seal ring and has a portion facing the opening.
US07893458B2	Semiconductor device having lateral MOS transistor and zener diode A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a lateral MOS transistor disposed in the substrate; a Zener diode disposed in the substrate; and a capacitor disposed in the substrate. The transistor includes a drain and a gate, and the diode and the capacitor are coupled in series between the drain and the gate. This device has minimized dimensions and high switching speed. Further, both of a switching loss and a surge voltage are improved.
US07893455B2	Semiconductor light emitting device with stress absorber, LED printhead, and image forming apparatus An inclined surface having an inclination angle θ is formed in an edge portion which forms an opening portion of an inter-layer insulating film, thereby reducing a stress by the inclined surface.
US07893454B2	Method for producing structured substrate, structured substrate, method for producing semiconductor light emitting device, semiconductor light emitting device, method for producing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, method for producing device, and device A semiconductor light emitting device or a semiconductor device produced using a nitride type III-V group compound semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of second regions made of a crystal having a second average dislocation density are regularly arranged in a first region made of a crystal having a first average dislocation density so as to produce the structured substrate, the second average dislocation density being greater than the first average dislocation density, a light emitting region of the semiconductor light emitting device or an active region of the semiconductor device is formed in such a manner that it does not pass through any one of the second regions.
US07893449B2	Gallium nitride based compound semiconductor light-emitting device having high emission efficiency and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a gallium nitride based compound semiconductor light-emitting device having high light emission efficiency and a low driving voltage Vf. The gallium nitride based compound semiconductor light-emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer, and a transparent conductive oxide film that includes dopants and is formed on the p-type semiconductor layer. A dopant concentration at an interface between the p-type semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive oxide film is higher than the bulk dopant concentration of the transparent conductive oxide film. Therefore, the contact resistance between the p-type semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive oxide film is reduced.
US07893440B2	Thin film transistor array arrangement, and organic light emitting display device A thin film transistor (TFT) array arrangement, an organic light emitting display device that includes the TFT array arrangement and a method of making the TFT array arrangement and the organic light emitting display device. The method seeks to reduce the number of masks used in the making of the TFT array arrangement by employing half-tone masks that are followed by a two step etching process and by forming layers of the capacitor simultaneous with the formation of layers of the source, drain and pixel electrodes. As a result, individual layers of the capacitor are on the same level and are made of the same material as ones of the layers of the source, drain and pixel electrodes. The capacitor has three electrodes spaced apart by two separate dielectric layers to result in an increased capacity capacitor without increasing the size of the capacitor.
US07893439B2	Silicon nitride film and semiconductor device An object of the present invention is to apply an insulating film of cure and high quality that is suitably applicable as gate insulating film and protective film to a technique that the insulating film is formed on the glass substrate under a temperature of strain point or lower, and to a semiconductor device realizing high efficiency and high reliability by using it. In a semiconductor device of the present invention, a gate insulating film of a field effect type transistor with channel length of from 0.35 to 2.5 μm in which a silicon nitride film is formed over a crystalline semiconductor film through a silicon oxide film, wherein the silicon nitride film contains hydrogen with the concentration of 1×1021/cm3 or less and has characteristic of an etching rate of 10 nm/min or less with respect to mixed solution containing an ammonium hydrogen fluoride (NH4HF2) of 7.13% and an ammonium fluoride (NH4F) of 15.4%.
US07893435B2	Flexible electronic circuits and displays including a backplane comprising a patterned metal foil having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough A backplane for use in an electro-optic display comprises a patterned metal foil having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, coated on at least side with an insulating polymeric material and having a plurality of thin film electronic devices provided on the insulating polymeric material.
US07893434B2	High frequency diode and method for producing same A high frequency diode comprising: a P type region, an N type region, and an I layer as a high resistivity layer interposed between the P type region and the N type region, wherein the I layer is made of a silicon wafer that has a carbon concentration of 5×1015 to 5×1017 atoms/cm3, interstitial oxygen concentration of 6.5×1017 to 13.5×1017 atoms/cm3, and a resistivity of 100 Ωcm or more.
US07893431B2	ZnO based semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device may include a composite represented by Formula 1 below as an active layer. x(Ga2O3)·y(In2O3)·z(ZnO) Formula 1 wherein, about 0.75≦x/z≦ about 3.15, and about 0.55≦y/z≦ about 1.70. Switching characteristics of displays and driving characteristics of driving transistors may be improved by adjusting the amounts of a gallium (Ga) oxide and an indium (In) oxide mixed with a zinc (Zn) oxide and improving optical sensitivity.
US07893429B2	Multifunction organic diode and matrix panel thereof Disclosed is organic diode which is capable of light emitting display by an organic EL display, image sensing by a organic photodiode and power generation by an organic solar cell. Also disclosed is a matrix panel of such a multifunction organic diode. Specifically disclosed is a multifunction organic diode comprising a first electrode (12) formed on a substrate (11), an organic thin film (13) formed on the first electrode (12) and having both light emitting and photoconductive properties, and a second electrode (14) formed on the organic thin film (13).
US07893427B2	Light emitting element and light emitting device using the same An object of the prevent invention is to provide a light emitting element having slight increase in driving voltage with accumulation of light emitting time. Another object of the invention is to provide a light emitting element having slight increase in resistance value with increase in film thickness. A light emitting element of the invention includes a first layer for generating holes, a second layer for generating electrons and a third layer comprising a light emitting substance between first and second electrodes. The first and third layers are in contact with the first and second electrodes, respectively. The second and third layers are connected to each other so as to inject electrons generated in the second layer into the third layer when applying the voltage to the light emitting element such that a potential of the second electrode is higher than that of the first electrode.
US07893417B2	Phase changeable memory devices A phase changeable memory cell is disclosed. According to embodiments of the invention, a phase changeable memory cell is formed that has a reduced contact area with one of the electrodes, compared to previously known phase changeable memory cells. This contact area can be a sidewall of one of the electrodes, or a perimeter edge of a contact opening through the electrode. Thus, when the thickness of the electrode is relatively thin, the contact area between the electrode and the phase changeable material pattern is relatively very small. As a result, it is possible to reduce power consumption of the phase changeable memory device and to form reliable and compact phase changeable memory cells.
US07893399B2	Methods for detecting dehydroepiandrosterone by mass spectrometry Provided are methods for determining the amount of underivatized dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing DHEA in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of DHEA in the sample.
US07893398B2	Compensated mineralogy tool and processing A method for estimating information about a formation, the method including obtaining a first set of radiation data substantially influenced by the formation and non-formation materials; obtaining a second set of radiation data substantially influenced by the non-formation materials; and correcting the first set of radiation data with the second set of radiation data to provide corrected formation radiation data.
US07893387B2	High rate method for stable temperature control of a substrate A method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate includes selecting a first set-point temperature and a second set-point temperature for the substrate, and selecting a first PID parameter set including a first proportional constant KP1, a first integral constant KI1 and a first derivative constant KD1, and selecting a second PID parameter set including a second proportional constant KP2, a second integral constant KI2 and a second derivative constant KD2. The substrate is placed on a substrate holder, the temperature of the substrate is adjusted to the first set-point temperature and the substrate is processed for a first period of time at the first set-point temperature. The temperature of a region of the substrate is changed from the first set-point temperature to the second set-point temperature using the first PID parameter set for a first ramp period of time and using the second PID parameter set for a second ramp period of time, the second ramp period of time following the first ramp period of time. The substrate is then processed for a second period of time at the second set-point temperature.
US07893379B2	Generator circuit breaker with improved switching capacity The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, e.g., a generator circuit breaker, and to a method for improved switching-gas cooling. Gas jets are formed by a nozzle body in the exhaust area, are directed against a baffle wall and are swirled. The baffle wall is a component of the switching chamber enclosure and has a high thermal capacity and/or thermal conductivity, so that the switching gas vortices produce a highly efficient switching gas cooling on the baffle wall by turbulent convection. Exemplary embodiments relate inter alia to the design of the baffle wall and of the nozzle body. Advantages include: protection of the switching chamber enclosure against hot gases, improved switching gas cooling, and increased breaking capacity.
US07893374B2	Sheet switch module A sheet switch module includes a circuit board (20) provided with a fixed contact (22) thereon, a light source (30), a movable contact (26) to face the fixed contact (22), a sheet (28) to hold the movable contact (26) on the circuit board, a key top (46) disposed to face the movable contact and a light guiding plate (32) to guide light emitted from the light source (30) to the key top. The light-guiding plate (32) includes a light-receiving part (34) projecting toward an upper surface of the circuit board (20) and a light-guiding part (39). The light-guiding plate (32) is positioned in a substantially horizontal state supported by the light-receiving part (34) on the upper surface of the circuit board (20).
US07893373B2	Multi-segment backlight system and method for keyboards An electroluminescent apparatus includes a protection layer characterized by two or more non-overlapping regions and a back electrode layer which includes two or more back electrode regions. Each of the back electrode regions overlies a corresponding one of the non-overlapping regions in the protection layer. A bottom insulation layer includes two or more bottom insulation regions, each of which overlying a corresponding one of the back electrode regions. The apparatus includes two or more electroluminescent segments, each of which overlying a corresponding one of the back electrode layers. A transparent electrode layer includes two or more transparent electrode regions, each overlying a corresponding one of electroluminescent segments. The apparatus includes two or more power supply devices, each of which coupled to a corresponding one of the back electrode regions and to a corresponding one of the transparent electrode regions for providing luminescence over a corresponding one of the non-overlapping regions.
US07893372B2	Remote control for a mobile machine, in particular a heavy construction machine, agricultural or handling machine Remote control for a mobile machine, in particular a heavy construction machine, agricultural or handling machine comprising a remote control body, a lever fixedly attached to a handle designed to be held by a user, means for connecting the lever to the body allowing a movement of the lever relative to the body on at least one axis, and means for detecting the relative movement of the lever relative to the body of the remote control, the signals originating from the detection means being designed for the control of a member of the mobile machine. The detection means are of the contactless type, and the remote control body comprises a sealed wall separating on the one hand the detection means that are situated on a first side of the sealed wall, and on the other hand, the lever and the means for connecting the lever to the body that are situated on a second side of the sealed wall.
US07893367B2	Infant scale An infant scale includes a scale pan configured to hold an infant and including first and second pan halves foldable against each other from an unfolded weighing position to a folded-up storage position. A measuring device is configured to support the scale pan and to determine a weight of the infant. The measuring device includes a plurality of load cells. A display is configured to show the determined weight.
US07893364B2	Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a casing body containing a bus bar that serves as an internal circuit. A bus bar terminal portion is disposed on an outer edge of an upper surface of the casing body to be connected to a terminal. An electrical wire, on which the terminal is caulked, is arranged horizontally along an outer side wall of the casing body. A terminal cover encloses an electrical wire pressing section of the terminal. The terminal cover is fitted in a depression provided in the outer side wall of the casing body.
US07893351B2	Photovoltaic device and manufacturing method thereof A photovoltaic device capable of improving an output characteristic is provided. The photovoltaic device includes an n-type single-crystal silicon substrate, a p-type amorphous silicon substrate, and a substantially intrinsic i-type amorphous silicon layer disposed between the n-type single-crystal silicon substrate and the p-type amorphous silicon layer. The i-type amorphous silicon layer includes: a first section which is located on the n-type single-crystal silicon substrate side, and which has an oxygen concentration equal to or below 1020 cm−3; and a second section which is located on the p-type amorphous silicon layer side, and which has an oxygen concentration equal to or above 1020 cm−3.
US07893339B2	Audio reproduction apparatus and method and storage medium Audio reproduction apparatus and method for controlling audio data reproduction in accordance with a user operation or input extracts a predetermined musical characteristic, such as a rhythm, melody, etc., from audio data and generates a time information string indicating reproduction timings. During the audio data reproduction, a user operation/input on the apparatus based on a sensor output can be detected to generate detection information indicating a user operation/input timing, and determine whether or not the user operation/input timing coincides with a corresponding one of the reproduction timings indicated by the time information string. A sound system can reproduce the audio data as is, if both timings coincide with each other. Otherwise, predetermined effects can be added to the audio data or the audio data can be manipulated during reproduction.
US07893336B2	Illuminated musical control channel controller An illuminated controller for a musical control channel, having: a light transmitting body; a mounting system holding a bottom end of the light transmitting body such that the light transmitting body can be positioned at different angular positions; a handle at a top end of the light transmitting body; at least one light source positioned to illuminate the light transmitting body; and an actuator connected to the mounting system, wherein the actuator translates the angular position of the light transmitting body into a signal for controlling a musical control channel.
US07893335B2	Key leveler for musical instruments, computerized key leveling system, and methods of use A key leveler and method of use for leveling keys on a musical instrument keyboard. A horizontal guide rail holding a gauge holder and height indicator is leveled over the keyboard. The gauge holder includes a downward-extending push rod for contacting each key. An index cylinder and spring adjustment screw adjust the spring force applied to the push rod. The index cylinder is selectively positionable in park, rest, and depressed positions for each key. The system also includes an electronic height indicator, a laptop computer, and a software program for simultaneously calculating the optimal shimming for each key.
US07893332B1	Music instrument stand A support for a wind instrument is formed of a structural-supporting stand having a soft fabric support slung between the structural members of the stand for temporary support of a wind instrument. The structural members of the stand are preferably held together during use by elastic bands extending along certain of the structural members.
US07893328B1	Neck and body joint for a musical instrument A framework for a stringed musical instrument includes a body having a first interlocking interface in an outside face, a neck having a distal end and a proximal end with a second interlocking interface in the proximal end, and a key configured with first and second portions. One of the key portions is configured to interlock in the first interface on the outside face and the other of the portions is configured to interlock in the second interface of the proximal end such that the body and neck are held together, at least in part, by their common interlocking with the key.
US07893324B2	Compositions and methods for altering alpha- and beta-tocotrienol content using multiple transgenes Preparation and use of isolated nucleic acids useful in altering the oil phenotype of plants are described. Isolated nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are described that alter alpha- and beta-tocotrienol content in transformed seeds and oil obtained from the transformed seeds. Expression cassettes, host cells and transformed plants are described that contain the foregoing nucleic acids.
US07893319B2	Nucleotide sequences mediating plant male fertility and method of using same Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence which reverses the homozygous condition. The restoring sequence is linked with a hemizygous sequence encoding a product inhibiting formation or function of male gametes. The maintainer plant produces only viable male gametes which do not contain the restoring transgene construct. Increase of the maintainer plant is also provided by self-fertilization, and selection for seed or plants which contain the construct.
US07893317B2	Nucleotide sequences mediating plant male fertility and method of using same Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence which reverses the homozygous condition. The restoring sequence is linked with a hemizygous sequence encoding a product inhibiting formation or function of male gametes. The maintainer plant produces only viable male gametes which do not contain the restoring transgene construct. Increase of the maintainer plant is also provided by self-fertilization, and selection for seed or plants which contain the construct.
US07893312B2	C7+paraffin isomerisation process and catalyst therefore There is provided a process for selective isomerisation of C4+ paraffins using a catalyst comprising mixed aluminium, tungsten and zirconium oxides, and a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component, such as palladium or other Group VIII metals. The feed may optionally also include shorter paraffins, aromatics or cycloparaffins.
US07893300B2	Process for the preparation of polymorphs of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor The present invention is directed to Form II, III, IV and V of sertraline hydrochloride and methods for its preparation. According to the present invention, the various polymorphs of sertraline hydrochloride may be produced either, directly from sertraline base or sertraline acetate.
US07893295B2	Hydrogenation of benzene polycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof A process for hydrogenating benzenepolycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, such as esters and/or anhydrides, by bringing one or more benzenepolycarboxylic acids or one or more derivatives thereof into contact with a hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of one or more catalytically active metal, such as platinum, palladium ruthenium or mixtures thereof, deposited on a catalyst support comprising one or more ordered mesoporous materials.
US07893288B2	Poly-halogenated triazapentadiene compositions A new class of fluorinated or polyhalogenated triazepentadienes are disclosed. The synthesized triazapentadienes are thermally stable, soluble in typical solvents and have several metal binding sites for complexation with metal ions. The compounds are prepared as colorless crystalline solids. Synthesis takes advantage of a reaction with triethylamine. Synthesized triazapentadienes (with and without complexed metals) inhibit bacterial growth of both Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
US07893278B2	CIS-imidazolines The present invention relates to compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, a process for their manufacture, medicaments containing them as well as the use of these compounds as pharmaceutically active agents. The compounds show antiproliferative activity and may be especially useful for the treatment of cancer.
US07893275B2	Polycyclic ketone compound and process for producing the same The present application provides polycyclic ketone compounds that have a quarternary asymmetric carbon center and conform to Formula (I): Also provided is a stereoselective method for synthesizing the polycyclic ketone compounds.
US07893274B2	Process for producing amino acid N-carboxyanhydride The present invention provides a process for producing an amino acid N-carboxyanhydride, which comprises reacting an amino acid or a derivative thereof with a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 represent the same or different electron-withdrawing substituents and each independently are an optionally substituted acyl group, an optionally substituted alkyloxycarbonyl group, an optionally substituted perfluoroalkyl group, an optionally substituted perchloroalkyl group, a cyano group, a halogen atom, or a nitro group; and a and b are the same or different and each are an integer of 1-5.
US07893264B2	Antiviral phosphinate compounds The invention is related to anti-viral phosphinate compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US07893256B2	Azabicycloalkane compounds This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The compounds of this invention possess both β2 adrenergic receptor agonist and muscarinic receptor antagonist activity. Such compounds are useful for treating pulmonary disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
US07893250B2	Demethylated and/or oxidized membrane DNA A process for the preparation of oxidized and/or demethylated antigens comprising the steps of treating a cell with a stress factor selected from the group consisting of UV-radiation, oxidizing reagents, heavy metal salts, drugs, nucleoside and nucleotide analogs, and enzyme inhibitors lyses of the cell to give a cell lysate purification of oxidized and/or demethylated antigens from the cell lysate.
US07893249B2	Deprotection and purification of oligonucleotides and their derivatives Method for synthesis, deprotection, and/or purification of nucleic acid molecules, such as oligonucleotides comprising one or more ribonucleotides. Such nucleic acid molecules include siRNA, dsRNA, ribozymes, antisense, and aptamers.
US07893247B2	siRNA targeting spleen tyrosine kinase Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rationale design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes.
US07893246B2	Sirna capable of inhibiting the expression of an oncogene involved in cervical cancer The present invention identifies the total nucleotide sequence of a novel oncogene from human, which is directly involved in such a cancerization mechanism as for cervical cancer induced by HPV infection of cervical epithelial cell and the amino acid sequence of an oncogenic protein encoded thereby, and to provide a full-length polynucleotide encoding a peptide chain of the oncogenic protein derived from the novel oncogene, which can be used for recombinant production of the oncogenic protein, and the peptide chain of the oncogenic protein produced recombinantly therewith. Specifically, the present invention provides a novel oncogene polynucleotide from human involving development of cervical cancer, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ. ID. No. 1, particularly a polynucleotide of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. No. 2.
US07893245B2	Interfering RNA molecules The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
US07893244B2	Composition and methods of RNAi therapeutics for treatment of cancer and other neovascularization diseases Compositions and methods are provided for treatment of diseases involving unwanted neovascularization (NV). The invention provides treatments that control NV through selective inhibition of pro-angiogenic biochemical pathways, including inhibition of the VEGF pathway gene expression and inhibition localized at pathological NV tissues. Tissue targeted nanoparticle compositions comprising polymer conjugates and nucleic acid molecules that induce RNA interference (RNAi) are provided. The nanoparticle compositions of the invention can be used alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents such as VEGF pathway antagonists. The compositions and methods can be used for the treatment of NV diseases such as cancer, ocular disease, arthritis, and inflammatory diseases.
US07893240B2	High level expression of recombinant human erythropoietin having a modified 5′-UTR The present invention provides an expression construct capable of producing high levels of erythropoietin in mammalian cells. More particularly, the expression construct includes an erythropoietin coding region fused to a unique 5′-UTR sequence and a truncated 3′-UTR. The present invention also provides methods of synthesizing large amounts of erythropoietin and in increasing serum erythropoietin level in individuals in need thereof.
US07893232B2	Lipase The present invention provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 32 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera, as well as a gene encoding the same. This lipase has the ability to recognize a medium-chain fatty acid as a substrate. The present invention also provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera and has the ability to recognize both a medium-chain fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid as substrates, as well as a polynucleotide encoding the same. The present invention further provides Tetrasphaera sp. strain NITE P-154. The lipase of the present invention can be used as an immobilized enzyme and is useful in fields such as production of digestants and/or flavorings, production of clinical laboratory reagents, detergent enzymes and/or fats, as well as production of optically active intermediates for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations.
US07893217B2	Isolated human antibodies that bind epitopes on RG1 The present invention relates to novel human extracellular matrix polypeptides, designated RG1, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, methods for producing the polypeptides, expression vectors and genetically engineered host cells for expression of the polypeptides. The invention further relates to antibodies directed against the polypeptides and to methods for using the polynucleotides, and polypeptides, and antibodies in research, diagnosis, and therapeutic applications.
US07893216B2	Anti-human trail receptor DR5 monoclonal antibody (AD5-10), method thereof and use of the same The present invention discloses a monoclonal antibody against the extracellular domain of human tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor DR5 (death receptor 5). The present invention also provides a method of producing the monoclonal antibody, amino acid sequences of the variable regions of the monoclonal antibody's heavy chain and light chain, as well as use of the monoclonal antibody for preparation of a medicament in the treatment of various cancers and/or AIDS.
US07893213B2	Antibodies to activin receptor In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel receptor proteins characterized by having the following domains, reading from the N-terminal end of said protein: an extracellular, ligand-binding domain, a hydrophobic, trans-membrane domain, and an intracellular, receptor domain having serine kinase-like activity. The invention receptors optionally further comprise a second hydrophobic domain at the amino terminus thereof. The invention receptor proteins are further characterized by having sufficient binding affinity for at least one member of the activin/TGF-β superfamily of polypeptide growth factors such that concentrations of ≦10 nM of said polypeptide growth factor occupy ≧50% of the binding sites of said receptor protein. A presently preferred member of the invention superfamily of receptors binds specifically to activins, in preference to inhibins, transforming growth factor-β, and other non-activin-like proteins. DNA sequences encoding such receptors, assays employing same, as well as antibodies derived therefrom, are also disclosed.
US07893209B2	Slo2, novel potassium channel proteins from human brain The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of Slo2 and Slo4, members of the Slo family of potassium channel proteins, also known as “maxi” or BK potassium channel proteins. Also provided herein are antibodies to Slo2 and Slo 4, methods of detecting Slo2 and Slo 4, methods of screening for potassium channel activators and inhibitors using biologically active Slo2 and Slo 4, and kits for screening for activators and inhibitors of voltage-gated potassium channels comprising Slo2 and Slo 4.
US07893207B2	Fluorescent and colored proteins, and polynucleotides that encode these proteins The subject invention provides new fluorescent and/or colored proteins, and polynucleotide sequences that encode these proteins. The subject invention further provides materials and methods useful for expressing these detectable proteins in biological systems.
US07893197B2	Relaxin-3 chimeric polypeptides and their preparation and use Chimeric polypeptides of relaxin-3, prepropolypeptides thereof, polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, and associated expression vectors and host cells are described. The polypeptides may be used to prepare receptor-ligand complexes with GPCR135 or GPCR142, which may be used in assay methods.
US07893195B2	Method for recovering a polymer from a liquid medium Method for recovering a polymer from a liquid medium (1) substantially containing the polymer and a solvent for the latter, wherein: (a) this liquid medium (1) is injected into a reactor (2) containing a stirred substantially monophase liquid mixture comprising a major fraction by weight of a non-solvent and a minor fraction by weight of a solvent, the mixture having a composition and temperature such that the polymer precipitates therefrom progressively; (b) the polymer is recovered in the form of particles in suspension (5) in a liquid rich in non-solvent; (c) the polymer particles (9) are separated from the liquid.
US07893189B2	Poly(ether-ester) polyols and processes for their production The invention is directed to novel poly(ether-ester)polyols, processes for their production from monocarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid esters with one or more bound polyether chain(s). This invention also relates to the production of polyurethane materials in which the isocyanate-reactive component comprises these poly(ether-ester)polyols.
US07893187B2	Glass laminates comprising polyester compositions formed from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol Described are glass laminates comprising polyester compositions comprising polyesters which comprise (a) a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues or ester residues thereof; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
US07893186B2	Process for preparing long-chain polymethylene halide telomers A process comprises combining in a batchwise, semi-continuous, or continuous manner, or a combination thereof, in the presence of at least one free radical initiator, and at a temperature sufficient to cause the initiator to fragment to form free radicals, (a) at least one telogen selected from (1) fluoroalkyl halides that comprise at least one halomethylene moiety (—CHX—) and, optionally, at least one non-fluorine heteroatom, and (2) perfluoroalkyl halides that comprise at least one halofluoromethylene moiety (—CFX—) and at least one non-halogen heteroatom, the halides being selected from iodides and bromides; and (b) ethylene; the telogen and the ethylene being combined in total amounts such that the number of moles of ethylene per mole of telogen is at least about 4.
US07893183B2	Epoxy silane oligomer and coating composition containing same A process for producing an epoxy silane oligomer including a reaction glycidoxy silane and/or cycloaliphatic epoxy silane having 2 or 3 alkoxy groups and, optionally, a copolymerizable silane other than glycidoxy and cycloaliphatic epoxy silane, with less than 1.5 equivalents of water in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said water is continuously fed during the reaction.
US07893182B2	Manufacture of resins A method of forming a powder and/or discrete gel particles of a compound selected from the group of a metallic oxide, a metalloid oxide, a mixed oxide, an organometallic oxide, an organometalloid oxide, an organomixed oxide resin, and/or an organic resin from one or more respective organometallic precursor(s), organometalloid precursor(s) and/or organic precursors and mixtures thereof, comprising the steps of passing a gas into a means for forming excited and/or unstable gas species (1a), typically an atmospheric plasma generating means; treating said gas such that upon leaving said means the gas comprises excited and/or unstable gas species which are substantially free of electrical charges at a temperature of between 10° C. and 500° C. A gaseous and/or liquid precursor is then introduced (50a,50b) into said excited and unstable gas species in a downstream region external (20) to the means for forming excited and/or unstable gas. The interaction between the precursor and the excited and unstable gas species results in the formation of a powder and/or discrete gelled particles which are subsequently collected. The particles prepared by the method may be subsequently functionalised.
US07893181B2	Bimodal film resin and products made therefrom A polymer, and a process of producing the polymer, that comprises at least one olefin and has a density of 0.955 g/cc to 0.959 g/cc and a secant modulus 140,000 psi to 220,000 psi. A film that comprises the polymer, that has a thickness of 0.5 mil to 10 mil, a drop dart impact of 10 g to 200 g, a tear strength of 10 to 1200 g and a secant modulus of 140,000 psi to 220,000 psi.
US07893160B2	Crosslinkable substituted fluorene compounds and conjugated oligomers or polymers based thereon Crosslinkable substituted fluorene compounds; oligomers and polymers prepared from such crosslinkable compounds; films and coatings; and multilayer electronic devices comprising such films are disclosed.
US07893145B2	Oxygen-absorbing resin composition The present invention provides an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially only in the main chain and a transition metal salt (B), and the oxygen absorption amount of 1 mol of carbon-carbon double bond of the thermoplastic resin (A) being 1.6 mols or more.
US07893131B2	Fast dry, shelf stable aqueous coating composition comprising a phosphorus acid polymer The present invention provides fast drying aqueous compositions, suitable for use in making roadway markings, as well as the road markings made therefrom, the compositions comprising one or more anionically stabilized binder having a phosphorus acid functional polymer component having a glass transition temperature (Tg) range of from −30° C. to 60° C. and a polyfunctional amine component in combination with one or more volatile base in an amount sufficient to stabilize the composition by at least partially deprotonating the polyfunctional amine, and one or more phosphorus acid surfactant, such as an alkyl ethoxylated phosphate. Further, the present invention provides two component compositions comprising the above composition as one component and a second component comprising an absorber and/or the polyfunctional amine component. The fast-drying compositions are viscosity stable and provide wear resistant fast dry coatings even in humid application conditions.
US07893130B2	Photocurable dental composition Dental compositions are described which are photocurable by radiation with a wavelength greater than 390 nm. The compositions include a cationically active compound, a dental filler, optionally a dispersant, a cationic photoinitiator and a photosensitizer which is a thioxanthone salt substituted by at least one group containing an ammonium function. The composition has the advantage of remedying the color stability problems of finished dental products after crosslinking.
US07893126B2	Active ray curable ink-jet ink, image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus An active ray curable ink-jet ink comprising at least one type of a photo acid generating compound, a cationic polymerizable compound and a pigment, wherein the active ray curable ink-jet ink contains a fatty acid amine salt comprising a fatty acid having a carbon number of 6-18 and a primary, a secondary or a tertiary amine having a carbon number of 4-12 in an amount of 0.01-0.70 weight % based on the total weight of the ink-jet ink.
US07893119B2	Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell including the same A polymer electrolyte membrane including a polysilsesquioxane group-containing copolymer and an ionic conductive polymer is provided. A method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane is also provided. The polymer electrolyte membrane has improved ion conductivity and an improved ability to suppress methanol crossover, and therefore can be used as an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, including a direct methanol fuel cell.
US07893114B2	Silica-based sols and their production and use The invention relates to a process for producing aqueous silica-based sols which comprises providing a cationic ion exchange resin having at least part of its ion exchange capacity in hydrogen form; bringing said ion exchange resin in contact with an aqueous alkali metal silicate to form an aqueous slurry; adjusting the pH of the aqueous slurry and separating the ion exchange resin from the aqueous slurry, as well as the silica-based sols obtained by the process; the invention also relates to silica-based sols obtained by the process, as well as a process for producing paper which comprises providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibres; adding to the suspension one or more drainage and retention aids comprising a silica-based sol according to the invention; and dewatering the obtained suspension to provide a sheet or web of paper.
US07893106B2	Oxylipins from stearidonic acid and γ-linolenic acid and methods of making and using the same Disclosed are novel oxylipins that are derived from γ-linolenic acid (GLA; 18:3n-6) and stearidonic acid (STA or SDA; 18:4n-3), and methods of making and using such oxylipins. Also disclosed is the use of such oxylipins in therapeutic and nutritional or cosmetic applications, and particularly as anti-inflammatory or anti-neurodegenerative compounds. Also disclosed are The invention novel ways of producing long chain polyunsaturated acid (LCPUFA)-rich oils and compositions that contain enhanced and effective amounts of SDA- and/or GLA-derived oxylipins.
US07893096B2	Use of small molecule compounds for immunopotentiation The invention provides immunostimulatory compositions comprising a small molecule immuno-poteniator (SMIP) compound and methods of administration thereof. Also provided are methods of administering a SMIP compound in an effective amount to enhance the immune response of a subject to an antigen. Further provided are novel compositions and methods of administering SMIP compounds alone or in combination with another agent for the treatment of cancer, infectious diseases and/or allergies/asthma.
US07893088B2	6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives The present invention relates to 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives having the general Formula I wherein X is O, S or NH; Y is OH or NH2; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; o is 0 or 1; R1 is H, when Y is NH2; or R1 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen, when Y is OH; R2 and R3 are independently H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen; R4 is H or (C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted with halogen, (C3-7)cycloalkyl, (C6-10)aryl or a saturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, the (C6-10)aryl and heterocyclic ring being optionally substituted with (C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy or halogen; R5 is H or (C1-4)alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with the proviso that the compounds of Formula I wherein X is O, Y is OH , n is 0 and m+o=2 are excluded, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of said 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of ROCK-I related disorders such as glaucoma, hypertension and atherosclerosis.
US07893080B2	Method of restoring the incretin effect The present invention relates to methods of treating metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, atherogenic dyslipidemia and/or obesity. The present invention also relates to methods of restoring the incretin effect, to restoring physiologic control of glucagon levels, to restoring first-phase insulin secretion, and to restoring the physiologic glucose-dependent insulin secretion. The methods of the present invention comprise administration of a selective κ-receptor antagonist, such as guanidinylated naltrindole (GNTI), or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof to a subject in need thereof.
US07893067B2	Cysteine protease inhibitors Compounds of the formula II: wherein R2 is the side chain of leucine, isoleucine, cyclohexylglycine, O-methyl threonine, 4-fluoroleucine or 3-methoxyvaline; R3 is H, methyl or F; Rq is trifluoromethyl and Rq′ is H or Rq and Rq′ define keto; Q is a p-(C1-C6alkylsulphonyl)phenyl- or an optionally substituted 4-(C1-C6alkyl)piperazin-1-yl-thiazol-4-yl- moiety have utility in the treatment of disorders characterized by inappropriate expression or activation of cathepsin K, such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or bone metastases.
US07893064B2	Hydrazone derivatives as kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to novel bicyclic pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I) or a form or composition thereof as inhibitors of ATP-protein kinase interactions, wherein substituents on each side of the iminomethyl double bond in Formula (I) may be in the E or Z configuration; and wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
US07893062B2	Pyrrolidine derivatives as dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists The invention relates to pyrrolidine derivatives of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, n, and o are defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically active acid-addition salts thereof. Compounds of formula I have a high affinity simultaneously to both the NK1 and the NK3 receptors (dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists), useful in the treatment of schizophrenia.
US07893057B2	Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases, compositions and uses related thereto The invention pertains to novel cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors (cdks) and specifically, but not exclusively, as inhibitors of cdk/cyclin complexes. As described herein, the inhibitors of this invention are capable of inhibiting the cell-cycle machinery and consequently may be useful in modulating cell-cycle progression, ultimately controlling cell growth and differentiation. Such compounds would be useful for treating subjects having disorders associated with excessive cell proliferation.
US07893039B2	Antibacterial 4,5-substituted aminoglycoside analogs having multiple substituents The present invention is directed to analogs of aminoglycoside compounds as well as their preparation and use as prophylactic or therapeutics against microbial infection.
US07893026B2	Treatment of EGFR-dependent tumors by ABIN (a20 -binding inhibitor of NF kappab) The present invention relates to the treatment of epidermal growth factor-family receptor- (ErbB-) dependent tumors. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of ABIN for the preparation of a medicament to inhibit epidermal growth factor- (EGF-) induced proliferation, and to treat ErbB-dependent tumors.
US07893023B2	Prodrugs activated by plasmin and their use in cancer chemotherapy The product of the invention is a modified form of a therapeutic agent and comprises a therapeutic agent, an oligopeptide having a plasmin peptide substrate of 2-4 amino acids and mono- or di-peptide linkage, a stabilizing group and, optionally, a linker group. The prodrug is cleavable by plasmin. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the prodrug compounds.
US07893019B2	G-CSF site-specific mono-conjugates Novel site-specific mono-conjugates of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) are hereby described, with analogues and derivatives thereof, which stimulate proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells to mature neutrophiles. These conjugates have been obtained using transglutaminase to covalently and site-specifically bind a hydrophilic, non-immunogenic polymer to a single glutamine residue of the human G-CSF native sequence and analogues thereof. These novel site-specific mono-conjugated derivatives are recommended for therapeutic use since they are stable in solution and exhibit significant biological activity in vitro and a longer bloodstream half-life, as compared to the non-conjugated protein, with a consequent prolonged pharmacological activity.
US07893018B2	Method of treatment for ischemic heart disease The present invention provides a method of treatment for ischemic heart disease administering a scar formation accelerator containing at least one selected from SFRP2, SFRP4, Midkine, Pleiotrophin and Thymosin beta-10 as an effective ingredient to promote scar formation less fibrosis and retaining elasticity, and thereby improving cardiac function.
US07893009B2	Polymers and their production and use as gas hydrate inhibitors The invention relates to polymers with a mean molecular weight of between 500 and 500,000 g/mol that can be produced as follows: A) reaction of a compound of formula 1, in which n stands for 0, 1 or 2 and A for an arbitrarily substituted C1-C40 group with a compound of the formula 2 B(OH)m in which m is from 2 to 10 and B is a represents an arbitrarily substituted C2-C40 group, B) subsequently reaction of the product thus obtained with a nitrogen-containing carboxylic acid which comprises from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, where the molar ratio between the number of free OH groups of the polyester obtained in step A and the nitrogen-containing carboxylic acid is between 1:0.1 and 1:1. The polymers are used to inhibit gas hydrate formation.
US07893003B2	Catalyst composition with mixed selectivity control agent and method The present disclosure provides a Ziegler-Natta catalyst composition comprising a procatalyst, a cocatalyst and a mixed external electron donor comprising a first selectivity control agent, a second selectivity control agent, and an activity limiting agent. A polymerization process incorporating the present catalyst composition produces a high-stiffness propylene-based polymer with a melt flow rate greater than about 50 g/10 min. The polymerization process occurs in a single reactor, utilizing standard hydrogen concentration with no visbreaking.
US07893000B2	Boron carbide ceramic and manufacturing method thereof Boron carbide ceramics produced by spark sintering methods have more desirable mechanical properties than conventionally produced carbides. The boron carbide ceramics include amorphous boron, amorphous carbon, and Al2O3 powder as a sintering aid. The boron carbides may also contain a carbon nano fiber in a nearly homogeneously dispersed state. The sintered compact has a relative density of a boron carbide ceramic of approximately not less than 99%. The boron carbide ceramics are prepared preferably by subjecting a mixed powder of the starting raw materials and the carbon nano fiber to simultaneous synthesis and sintering using the spark plasma sintering method.
US07892986B2	Ashing method and apparatus therefor An ashing method of a target substrate is applied after plasma-etching a part of a low-k film by using a patterned resist film as a mask in a vacuum processing chamber. The method includes a process of removing the resist film in the vacuum processing chamber, and a pre-ashing process, performed prior to the main ashing process, for ashing the target substrate for a time period while maintaining the target substrate at a temperature in a range of from about 80 to 150° C.
US07892978B2	Electron induced chemical etching for device level diagnosis A method of imaging and identifying materials, contamination, fabrication errors, and defects on and below the surface of an integrated circuit (IC) is described. The method may be used in areas smaller than one micron in diameter, and may remove IC layers, either selectively or non-selectively, until a desired depth is obtained. An energetic beam, such as an electron beam, is directed at a selected IC location. The IC has a layer of a solid, fluid or gaseous reactive material, such as a directed stream of a fluorocarbon, formed over the surface of the IC. The energetic beam disassociates the reactive material in or on the region into chemical radicals that chemically attack the surface. The surface may be examined as various layers are selectively removed in the controlled area spot etch, and SEM imaging may then be used to diagnose problems.
US07892974B2	Method of forming vias in silicon carbide and resulting devices and circuits A method of fabricating an integrated circuit on a silicon carbide substrate is disclosed that eliminates wire bonding that can otherwise cause undesired inductance. The method includes fabricating a semiconductor device in epitaxial layers on a surface of a silicon carbide substrate and with at least one metal contact for the device on the uppermost surface of the epitaxial layer. The opposite surface of the substrate is then ground and polished until it is substantially transparent. The method then includes masking the polished surface of the silicon carbide substrate to define a predetermined location for at least one via that is opposite the device metal contact on the uppermost surface of the epitaxial layer and etching the desired via in steps. The first etching step etches through the silicon carbide substrate at the desired masked location until the etch reaches the epitaxial layer. The second etching step etches through the epitaxial layer to the device contacts. Finally, metallizing the via provides an electrical path from the first surface of the substrate to the metal contact and to the device on the second surface of the substrate.
US07892971B2	Sub-second annealing processes for semiconductor devices An annealing method and apparatus for semiconductor manufacturing is described. The method and apparatus allows an anneal that can span a thermal budget and be tailored to a specific process and its corresponding activation energy. In some cases, the annealing method spans a timeframe from about 1 millisecond to about 1 second. An example for this annealing method includes a sub-second anneal method where a reduction in the formation of nickel pipes is achieved during salicide processing. In some cases, the method and apparatus combine the rapid heating rate of a sub-second anneal with a thermally conductive substrate to provide quick cooling for a silicon wafer. Thus, the thermal budget of the sub-second anneal methods may span the range from conventional RTP anneals to flash annealing processes (including duration of the anneal, as well as peak temperature). Other embodiments are described.
US07892970B2	Alternative methods for fabrication of substrates and heterostructures made of silicon compounds and alloys The present invention relates to alternative methods for the production of crystalline silicon compounds and/or alloys such as silicon carbide layers and substrates. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises heating a porous silicon deposition surface of a porous silicon substrate to a temperature operable for epitaxial deposition of at least one atom or molecule, contacting the porous silicon deposition surface with a reactive gas mixture comprising at least one chemical species comprising a group IV element and at least one silicon chemical species, and depositing a silicon-group IV element layer on the porous silicon deposition surface. In another embodiment, the chemical species comprising a group IV element can be replaced with a transition metal species to form a silicon silicide layer.
US07892963B2	Integrated circuit packaging system and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing an integrated circuit substrate having a non-active side and an active side; forming a recess in the integrated circuit substrate from the non-active side exposing a first contact and a second contact with the first contact and the second contact along the active side; forming a first via, having a first via extension extended beyond the non-active side and an opening at the non-active side, within the recess; forming a barrier liner within the opening with the barrier liner exposed beyond the non-active side; and forming a second via over the barrier liner and within the opening of the first via with the second via exposed beyond the non-active side.
US07892960B2	Method for forming gate oxide of semiconductor device The method for forming a triple gate oxide of a semiconductor device includes the steps of defining a first region, a second region and a third region, forming a first oxide film and forming a second oxide film on the first oxide film, blocking the first region and selectively removing portions the second oxide film and the first oxide film, forming a third oxide film on the semiconductor substrate, blocking the first region and the second region and selectively removing a portion of the third oxide film and forming a fourth oxide film on the semiconductor substrate and then forming a nitride film thereon, wherein a gate oxide having a triple structure is formed in the first region, a gate oxide having a double structure is formed in the second region and a gate oxide having a double structure is formed in the third region.
US07892959B2	Method of manufacturing flash memory device with reduced void generation A method of manufacturing a flash memory device that may include forming a first oxide film pattern and a first polysilicon pattern on a semiconductor substrate; sequentially forming a dielectric film pattern and a second polysilicon pattern on the semiconductor substrate including the first oxide film pattern and the first polysilicon pattern; forming a second oxide film pattern on the second polysilicon pattern; forming a gate by etching to the semiconductor substrate using the second oxide film pattern as a mask, the gate including the first oxide film pattern, the first polysilicon pattern, the dielectric film pattern and the second polysilicon pattern; removing the second oxide film pattern; forming a spacer on sidewalls of the gate; and forming an interlayer dielectric film on the semiconductor substrate including the gate and the spacer.
US07892954B2	Interconnection of electronic devices with raised leads An embodiment of a process of manufacturing an interconnection element for contacting electronic devices is proposed. The process starts with the step of forming a plurality of leads on a main surface of a first substrate; each lead has a first end and a second end. The second end of each lead is coupled with a second substrate. The second substrate and the first substrate are then spaced apart, so as to extend the leads between the first substrate and the second substrate. The process also includes the step of treating the main surface before forming the leads to control an adhesion of the leads on the main surface.
US07892952B2	Laser apparatus, laser irradiation method, manufacturing method for semiconductor device, semiconductor device, production system for semiconductor device using the laser apparatus, and electronic equipment Provided are a laser apparatus of continuous oscillation that is capable of enhancing the efficiency of substrate processing, a laser irradiation method, and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device using the laser apparatus. A portion of a semiconductor film that should be left on a substrate after patterning is grasped in accordance with a mask. Then, a portion to be scanned with a laser light is determined so that it is possible to crystallize at least the portion to be obtained through the patterning. Also, a beam spot is made to strike the portion to be scanned. As a result, the semiconductor film is partially crystallized. That is, with the present invention, the laser light is not scanned and irradiated onto the entire surface of a semiconductor film but is scanned so that at least an indispensable portion is crystallized. With the construction described above, it becomes possible to save a time taken to irradiate the laser light onto a portion that will be removed through the patterning after the crystallization of the semiconductor film.
US07892937B2	Methods of forming capacitors Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the sidewalls. The exposed portions of the sidewalls are coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. Additional material is removed to expose uncoated regions of the sidewalls. The substance is removed, and then capacitor dielectric material is formed along the sidewalls of the storage nodes. Capacitor electrode material is then formed over the capacitor dielectric material. Some embodiments include methods of utilizing a silicon dioxide-containing masking structure in which the silicon dioxide of the masking structure is coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water.
US07892933B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device According to an aspect of an embodiment, a semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, an impurity diffusion region formed in an area of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the gate electrode to a first depth to the semiconductor substrate, the impurity diffusion region containing impurity, an inert substance containing region formed in the area of the semiconductor substrate to a second depth deeper than the first depth, the inert substance containing region containing an inert substance, and a diffusion suppressing region formed in the area of the semiconductor substrate to a third depth deeper than the second depth, the diffusion suppressing region containing a diffusion suppressing substance suppressing diffusion of the impurity.
US07892917B2	Method for forming bismuth titanium silicon oxide thin film A bismuth titanium silicon oxide having a pyrochlore phase, a thin film formed of the bismuth titanium silicon oxide, a method for forming the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film, a capacitor and a transistor for a semiconductor device including the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film, and an electronic device employing the capacitor and/or the transistor are provided. The bismuth titanium silicon oxide has good dielectric properties and is thermally and chemically stable. The bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film can be effectively used as a dielectric film of a capacitor or as a gate dielectric film of a transistor in a semiconductor device. Various electronic devices having good electrical properties can be manufactured using the capacitor and/or the transistor having the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide film.
US07892901B2	Strained silicon-on-insulator transistors with mesa isolation A silicon-on-insulator semiconductor device which includes a substrate; an insulator layer overlying the substrate; a plurality of strained silicon islands overlying the insulator layer, the strained silicon islands are isolated from each other by mesa isolation; and a plurality of transistors formed on the strained silicon islands. A method for fabricating the silicon-on-insulator semiconductor device is further disclosed.
US07892890B2	Semiconductor device having semiconductor chips stacked and mounted thereon and manufacturing method thereof Chips are stacked and mounted on a circuit board having external connection electrodes and mounted thereon by wire bonding. At least one of the chips stacked on the chip includes overhung portions each of which has a start point inside bonding pads, is made thinner in a direction towards the outer periphery to an end point reaching the side wall and forms a space used to accommodate ball bonding portions between the overhung portion and the main surface of the chip arranged in the lower stage on a backside corresponding in position to the bonding pads, and insulating members formed to cover the overhung portions and prevent bonding wires of the chip arranged in the lower stage from being brought into contact with the upper-stage chip.
US07892878B2	Organic light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device. The method includes forming an electron injection layer by vacuum co-depositing an organic semiconductor material having an electron mobility of about 1×10−6 cm2/V·s or more in an electric field of about 1×106 V/m and a metal azide.
US07892874B2	Nitride-based light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A nitride-based light-emitting device capable of suppressing reduction of the light output characteristic as well as reduction of the manufacturing yield is provided. This nitride-based light-emitting device comprises a conductive substrate at least containing a single type of metal and a single type of inorganic material having a lower linear expansion coefficient than the metal and a nitride-based semiconductor element layer bonded to the conductive substrate.
US07892861B2	Method for fabricating a compound-material wafer The present invention provides improved methods for fabricating compound-material wafers, in particular a silicon on insulator type wafer. The improved methods lead to reduced numbers of deflects arising on or near the periphery of the wafers. In a first method, wafers are selected in dependence on edge roll off values determined at about 0.5-2.5 mm away from the edge of the wafer, where edge roll off values are determined in dependence on the second derivative of the wafer height profiles. In a second method, wafers selected according to the first method are further processed by bonding, forming a splitting layer, and detaching the two wafers at the splitting layer.
US07892859B2	Device and method for switching electric signals and powers A device for switching an electric signal having a first member having a p-doped area with a first terminal and an n-doped area with a second terminal and a second member coupled to the first member to cause a mechanical deformation of the first member in an area of a transition from the p-doped area into the n-doped area.
US07892855B2	Surface plasmon resonance sensors and methods for detecting samples using the same Disclosed is an optical sensing device including a source unit providing a beam of light with continuously modulated phase retardation between p- and s-polarization components of the light by employing a LCM; a reference unit receiving a first part of the light to provide a reference signal; a SPR sensing unit receiving a second part of the light to induce a phase retardation change between the p- and s-polarization components due to SPR associated with a sample; a probe unit receiving the light after SPR to provide a probe signal; and a detection unit connected to the reference unit and the probe unit to detect characteristics of the sample by comparing the reference signal with the probe signal. By using active phase modulation technologies and differential phase measurement, it is possible to fulfill chemical and biological detection.
US07892837B2	Method for transferring molecules in vital cells by means of laser beams and arrangement for carrying out said method The invention relates to an optical method for targeted transfer of molecules, preferably of DNA, RNA, peptides, amino acids and proteins, into vital cells by means of laser radiation and to an arrangement for implementing the method. The object of the invention, to find a novel possibility for targeted molecule transfer into the interior of vital cells, particularly the transfer of DNA, RNA, peptides, amino acids and proteins, which achieves a high transfer efficiency while extensively excluding destructive side effects such as a lethal effect on a treated cell, is met according to the invention in that cellular membranes are opened transiently for the molecule transfer by multiple laser pulses in the microjoule range or less and a pulsed, near-infrared laser beam with a pulse width in the femtosecond range is directed in each instance to a submicrometer spot of a membrane of the vital cell for an irradiation period of less than one second.
US07892835B2	Pluripotent stem cell growing method A novel growing method is provided for pluripotent stem cells such as ES cells. The method of the invention is a pluripotent stem cell growing method and gene transfer method in which pluripotent stem cells are cultured under conditions that maintain their undifferentiated state and pluripotency, the method being characterized by using a liquid medium and a culturing vessel having immobilized or coated on a substrate solid phase surface a molecule which is adhesive to the pluripotent stem cells in a fixed concentration, to grow the pluripotent stem cells in a dispersed state while maintaining their undifferentiated state and pluripotency, without using feeder cells, or to transfer and express a gene therein.
US07892830B2	Clonal culture of human pluripotent stem cells While culture medium and systems have been described that permit the culture and proliferation of human embryonic stem cells in feeder free and animal product free conditions, these conditions will not readily support cloning of an embryonic stem cell culture meaning, at least here, the initiation of a sub-culture using one or a very few originating cells. It has been found here that a class of small molecules that are inhibitors of kinase enzymes will increase the efficiency of cloning of stem cell cultures sufficiently to make such cloning practical in the defined medium and in other media as well.
US07892823B2	Methods and systems for high homologous recombination (“HR”) targeting efficiency Disclosed are vectors, kits and methods useful in the construction of recombinant cells and DNAs via enhanced efficiency homologous recombination. The vectors are targeting vectors that contain a gene-of-interest spliced between two ends that are homologous to a genome target site. The ends of the vector may be protected from exonuclease attack by deploying a cap, such as a hair pin structure. The vector is linked to a nuclear localization signal sequence, and preferably, a bait peptide that binds to RAD51, to facilitate homologous recombination. The vector may be deployed in myriad genetic transformation applications, such as site-directed mutagenesis, gene therapy, and the like.
US07892814B2	Heat-stable carbonic anhydrases and their use The present invention relates to use of heat-stable carbonic anhydrase in CO2 extraction, e.g., from flue gas, natural gas or biogas. Furthermore, the invention relates to isolated polypeptides having carbonic anhydrase activity at elevated temperatures and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
US07892811B2	Controlled lysis of bacteria The present invention relates to the simple, gentle, and efficient extraction of biological material from Escherichia coli (E. coli). The use of E. coli in research laboratories depends on the ability to prepare lysates to isolate the desired products under investigation. The present invention includes methods and engineered E. coli strains that are capable of rapid controlled lysis or herein “autolysis”. The XJa strains were made from JM109 and the XJb strains from BL21 by insertion of the λ R or (λ SR) lytic endolysin gene to replace the tightly regulated araB gene. Thus, arabinose becomes a non-metabolizable inducer and the controlled autolysis phenotype is induced by the PBAD promoter by the presence of saturating arabinose. Upon induction of the bacteriophage λR endolysin, the E. coli remains intact but is efficiently lysed after one freeze-thaw cycle. The present invention is usable with many different buffer systems and is flexible in this regard. The controlled autolysis phenotype shows increased yields and purity of extracted protein compared to detergent based lysis or traditional sonication lysis methods. The present invention is useful for routine protein expression or nucleic acid extraction and also for high-through-put manipulation involving protein or nucleic acid from E. coli.
US07892804B2	Arabinitol dehydrogenases from Neurospora crassa Stable and active arabinitol dehydrogenases (LAD) from Neurospora crassa and mutants thereof are disclosed. Arabinitol dehydrogenases are useful in the production of xylitol and ethanol from an arabinose containing substrate. Recombinant and heterologously expressed arabinitol dehydrogenases are useful in converting biomass into biofuels and other industrial food products.
US07892793B2	Allele-specific RNA interference Human diseases caused by dominant, gain-of-function mutations develop in heterozygotes bearing one mutant and one wild-type copy of a gene. Because the wild-type gene often performs important functions, whereas the mutant gene is toxic, any therapeutic strategy must selectively inhibit the mutant while retaining wild-type gene expression. The present invention includes methods of specifically inhibiting the expression of a mutant allele, while preserving the expression of a co-expressed wild-type allele using RNAi, a therapeutic strategy for treating genetic disorders associated with dominant, gain-of-function gene mutations. The invention also includes small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) that selectively suppress mutant, but not wild-type, expression of copper zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which causes inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides asysmmetric siRNAs and shRNAs with enhanced efficacy and specificity and mediating RNAi.
US07892791B2	Fluorescent protein and chromoprotein It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel chromoprotein and a novel fluorescent protein. The present invention provides chromoproteins derived from Anthopleura inornata, which have certain property, and fluorescent proteins from Trachyphyllia geoffroyi and Scolymia vitiensis, which have certain fluorescent property.
US07892790B2	Protein expression in rodent cells A method is described for the expression of heterologous polypeptides in rodent cells. The method comprises the oriP/EBNA-1 episomal replication and maintenance system of the Epstein-Barr-Virus (EBV). With the stable integration of an EBNA-1-protein expression cassette under the control of a promoter into the genome of a rodent cell an EBNA-1-protein expression in the cells was obtained. The heterologous protein is expressed from an episome comprising an EBV origin of replication and a functional expression cassette of said heterologous protein. The invention further comprises transformed rodent cell lines, a method for the production of a heterologous protein in said cell lines and a kit for the construction of said cell lines.
US07892788B2	Hydrophobin fusion products, production and use thereof Polypeptides of the general structural formula (I) Xn—C1—X1-50—C2—X0-5—C3—X1-100—C4—X1-100—C5—X1-50—C6—C0-5—C7—X1-50—C8—Xm (I) production and use thereof.
US07892772B2	Targeted ubiquitination of proteins and screening methods using a new class of ubiquitin ligase proteins Members of the IpaH superfamily constitute a novel class of E3 ubiquitin ligases which are useful for engineering products which modulate trafficking and destruction of target proteins inside a cell and useful targets for identifying new antimicrobial molecules which modulate, especially inhibit, E3 ligases.
US07892770B2	Monoclonal antibody which binds cMet (HGFR) in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues and related methods In a wide variety of human solid tumors, an aggressive, metastatic phenotype and poor clinical prognosis are associated with expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase Met. Disclosed herein are (a) a monoclonal antibody named Met4, which antibody is specific for Met, and (b) a hybridoma cell line that produces Met4. The Met4 antibody is particularly useful for detecting Met in formalin-fixed tissue. Methods of using the Met4 antibody for detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and evaluating therapeutic efficacy are provided.
US07892769B2	Processing of EphA4 polypeptide by γ-secretase activity The present invention provides EphA4 polypeptides which encode EphA4 fragments cleaved by γ-secretase, especially intracellular fragments of such cleaved fragments, polynucleotides which encode such polypeptides, and antibodies specific to such polypeptides. Also disclosed is a method of screening for compounds which affect the processing of EphA4 by γ-secretase; a method of screening for compounds which affect dendritic spine formation by EphA4 processed by γ-secretase (γ-secretase-processed EphA4); and a method of screening for compounds which affect Rac activity mediated by γ-secretase-processed EphA4.
US07892768B2	Diagnosis of collagen IX destruction A method for detecting or monitoring the presence of protein fragments, cleaved at novel cleaving sites near the N-terminal part of the collagen IX alpha 1 chain, close to the C-terminal part of the NC4 domain, and at the COL3 domain close to the NC3 domain. Neoepitope antibodies against the neoepitopes were created by the cleavages and an epitope in the cleaved N-terminal part of the NC4 domain unique to collagen IX. A diagnostic kit and antibodies useful in carrying out such methods are also presented.
US07892763B2	Multi-stage nutrigenomic diagnostic food sensitivity testing in animals A multi-stage method for diagnosing an immunologic food sensitivity or intolerance in a companion animal. Firstly a saliva or other non-serum bodily fluid sample is collected. The screening the saliva or other non-serum bodily fluid sample detects the presence of at least one of IgA or IgM antibody to a particular food ingredient or composition. An immunologic food sensitivity or intolerance based on the presence of the antibody is diagnosed. Secondly a blood sample is collected and serum from the sample is screened to detect the quantitative presence of at least one of an IgA, IgM or IgG antibody or immune complex to a particular food ingredient or composition. An immunologic food sensitivity or intolerance based on the presence of the antibody or immune complex is diagnosed. Thirdly a biologically active nutrient in relation to the animal from a molecular dietary signature is determined. The molecular dietary signature for the animal is a variation of expression of a set of genes, proteins or metabolites which may differ for the genotype of each animal.
US07892762B2	Method for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome and monitoring inflammatory bowel disease A method for aiding in differentiating irritable bowel syndrome from inflammatory bowel disease by determining the level of total endogenous human lactoferrin in clinical specimens, such as feces, mucus and bile, wherein an elevated level of lactoferrin substantially precludes diagnoses of IBS and other noninflammatory etiologies, and a kit usable in such method are provided. Further provided is a method for quantitating the level of total endogenous human lactoferrin in clinical specimens, such as feces, mucus and bile, to monitor gastrointestinal inflammation in persons having inflammatory bowel disease.
US07892758B2	Use of N-myristoyltransferase on non-tumor tissue for cancer diagnosis A diagnostic method and kit are disclosed for detection of cancer. Detection of elevated levels of N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) or NMT activity in blood or bone marrow, and specifically in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, can be used as a marker for cancer. The use of this method for detection of adenocarcinoma, such as colorectal cancer, is exemplified.
US07892753B1	Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of soluble LHCGR protein The invention relates to a soluble luteinising hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) protein and its use in diagnosing, treating and preventing conditions associated with over- and under-production of the said receptor, with over- and under-production of luteinising hormone, with over- and under-production of chorionic gonadotropin, with reproductive failure, with gonadal cancer and metastases, and Alzheimer's disease.
US07892752B2	Glycosylation markers for cancer diagnosing and monitoring One can identify and quantify one or more glycosylation markers of cancer by utilizing quantitative HPLC analysis of glycans which have been released from unpurified glycoproteins. The unpurified glycoproteins can be total glycoproteins or a selection of the total glycoproteins. The identified glycosylation marker can be a native glycan or a digestion product which has been segregated and amplified by exoglycosidase digestions. One can utilize the identified glycosylation marker, for example, for diagnosing and/or monitoring cancer in a subject. One can also use the glycosylation marker to identify glycoprotein biomarkers that carry the glycosylation marker. Such biomarkers can also be used for monitoring and/or diagnosing cancer. The biomarker may also be a subset of glycoforms of a glycoprotein that are separated in trains of spots on 2D gel.
US07892749B2	Methods for differentiating and monitoring parathyroid and bone status related diseases The present invention relates to novel methods and devices for differentiating in a patient parathyroid diseases, such as hyperparathyroidism and related bone diseases, from normal or non-disease states. One detects whole or non-fragmented (1 to 84) parathyroid hormone in a biological sample and also a large non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragment that can function as a parathyroid hormone antagonist. By either comparing values or using independently the value of either the large non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragment, the whole parathyroid hormone, or the combination of these values one is able to differentiate parathyroid and bone related disease states, as well as differentiate such states from normal states In specific embodiments, the present invention relates to isolated antibodies, including polyclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to a three-dimensional epitope of a parathyroid hormone (PTH) in PTH1-8 as part of whole PTH, wherein at least four amino acids in PTH1-8 are part of the reactive portion of the isolated antibodies, and the isolated antibodies do not specifically bind to a non-(1-84) PTH fragment, e.g., a PTH7-84 fragment. Therapeutic compositions and kits comprising the isolated antibodies are also provided.
US07892748B2	Reagent for detecting an analyte A reagent for use in detecting an analyte comprises a fluorescent energy donor and an energy acceptor, wherein the energy acceptor is of the general formula: and wherein the distance between the energy donor and the energy acceptor of the reagent is capable of modulation by a suitable analyte to be detected.
US07892742B2	PCR screening method A tooling system (1) having a number of elements (2) arranged in an array, which elements define a contoured surface, or a section of a contoured surface. The tooling system also including means (7) for mounting an element to a support rail (5) which extends across the array, which means allows adjustment of the height of the element with respect to other elements of the array, and extends through the support rail into a space defined below the support rail. A supporting element (6) formed from a suitable resistant material and including accommodation means (8) for the means for mounting, is located in the space below the support rail and is sized so that it substantially vertically fills the space between the support rail and a base on which the tooling system is located.
US07892736B2	Selecting animals for parentally imprinted traits The present invention relates to a method for selecting a domestic animal having desired genotypic properties comprising testing the animal for the presence of a parentally imprinted quantitative trait locus (QTL). The invention further relates to the use of an isolated and/or recombinant nucleic acid comprising a QTL or functional fragment derived therefrom to select a breeding animal or animal destined for slaughter having desired genotypic or potential phenotypic properties. In particular, the properties are related to muscle mass, fat deposition, sow prolificacy, and/or sow longevity.
US07892735B2	Genetic markers of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in the sulfotransferase 4a (sult4a) gene The invention includes method of determining if a subject is at risk for developing schizophrenia (SZ), schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), or schizoaffective disorder (SD).
US07892721B2	Storage medium The invention relates to a storage medium for storing information/data, wherein the storage medium comprises a dielectric storage material, more particularly a disk-shaped storage material on which a metal ion donor medium is arranged or can be applied on at least one side thereof. Metal ions can be transferred from the donor medium into the storage medium by exposing the storage medium to radiation, more particularly to laser radiation. The invention also relates to a storage medium for storing information/data, wherein the storage medium comprises a dielectric storage material, more particularly a disk-shaped storage material having at least one local metal ion doping, wherein the metal ions can be converted into metal particles and/or metal particles agglomerations by means of radiation, more particularly laser radiation.
US07892718B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method and process cartridge Provided are image forming apparatuses, image forming methods, and process cartridges using a toner that is excellent in low temperature fixing ability, hot offset resistance, and storage stability, and also generate less odor, and thus that can provide high quality images with superior fixing ability, far from tone change with time, and less likely to occur abnormal images such as density-drop and background smear. The image forming apparatuses comprise a latent electrostatic image bearing member, a charging unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, and a fixing unit, wherein the toner comprises a binder resin and a colorant, the binder resin comprises a polyester resin prepared by condensation polymerization between an alcohol component that contains an aliphatic polyvalent alcohol and a carboxylic acid component that contains (meth)acrylic acid-modified rosin.
US07892709B2	Color filter substrate and fabricating method thereof A method of fabricating a color filter substrate is provided. First, a transparent substrate having a display region, a peripheral region and a buffer region is provided. Next, a shielding pattern layer is formed in the peripheral region of the transparent substrate, and a color filter layer is formed in the display region of the transparent substrate. Further, at least one buffer pattern is formed in the buffer region.
US07892702B2	Sensitizer dyes for photoacid generating systems Photosensitizing dyes are often used in conjunction with a photoacid generator in holographic recording media. Conventional photosensitizing dyes typically are limited by having an appreciable absorption of light when used in a sufficient concentration, such that the intensity of light decreases significantly with penetration into a recording medium. The present invention discloses a number of new 5-alkynyl substituted napthacene photosensitizing dyes that have low extinction coefficients coupled with good sensitizing properties, such that the problems associated with the photosensitizing dyes absorbing light are significantly reduced.
US07892686B2	Fuel cell system with integral gas and refrigerant drive device This fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell having a reaction gas flow passage, generating power by the reaction gas being supplied to the reaction gas flow passage, having a refrigerant flow passage, and cooled by the refrigerant being supplied to the refrigerant flow passage; a reaction gas supply device for supplying the reaction gas to the reaction gas flow passage; a refrigerant supply device for supplying the refrigerant to the refrigerant flow passage; a refrigerant supply restriction device for restricting a refrigerant supply amount to the refrigerant flow passage; and a controller for controlling the refrigerant supply restriction device, wherein the reaction gas refrigerant supply devices have a drive device in common and are integrally driven, and wherein when warming up the fuel cell, the controller controls the refrigerant supply restriction device and reduces the refrigerant supply amount to the refrigerant flow passage.
US07892673B2	Electric separator, method for making same and use thereof in high-power lithium cells The present invention relates to electrical separators and to a process for producing them.An electrical separator is a separator used in batteries and other arrangements in which electrodes have to be separated from each other while maintaining ion conductivity for example. The separator is preferably a thin porous insulating material processing high ion perviousness, good mechanical strength and long-term stability to the chemicals and solvents used in the system, for example in the electrolyte of the battery. In batteries, the separator shall fully electrically insulate the cathode from the anode. Moreover, the separator shall be permanently elastic and follow movements in the system, for example in the electrode pack in the course of charging and discharging.This object is achieved by an electrical separator according to the invention, comprising a sheetlike flexible substrate having a multiplicity of openings and having a coating on and in said substrate, said substrate being a polymeric nonwoven and said coating being a porous electrically insulating ceramic coating, said separator being characterized by said nonwoven having a thickness of less than 30 μm, a porosity of more than 50% and a pore radius distribution in which at least 50% of the pores have a pore radius from 75 to 150 μm.
US07892662B2	Window with anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal feature and method of making same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a window having anti-fungal/anti-bacterial properties and/or self-cleaning properties, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a silver based layer is be provided and the layer(s) located thereover (e.g., the zirconium oxide inclusive layer) are designed to permit silver particles to migrate/diffuse to the surface over time to kill bacteria/germs at the surface of the coated article thereby creating an anti-bacterial/anti-fungal effect. In certain example embodiments, silver may also or instead be mixed in with other material as the top layer of the anti-bacterial coating.
US07892658B2	Compound and organic light emitting device using the same Disclosed is an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode, organic material layer(s) comprising a light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the organic material layer(s), and the second electrode form layered structure and at least one layer of the organic material layer(s) include the compound of Formula 1 or the compound of Formula 1 into which a thermosetting or photo-crosslinkable functional group is introduced.
US07892655B2	Ultrathin copper foil with carrier and printed circuit board using same An ultrathin copper foil with a carrier not causing blistering at a release layer interface, having a low carrier peeling force, friendly to the environment, and enabling easy peeling of a carrier foil and an ultrathin copper foil even under a high temperature environment and a printed circuit board enabling a stable production quality of a base of a printed circuit board for fine pattern applications using the ultrathin copper foil with the carrier, that is, an ultrathin copper foil with a carrier comprising a carrier foil, a release layer, and an ultrathin copper foil, wherein the release layer is formed by a metal A for retaining a release property and a metal B for facilitating plating of the ultrathin copper foil, a content a of the metal A and a content b of the metal B forming the release layer satisfying an equation: 10≦a/(a+b)*100≦70 and a printed circuit board prepared by using such an ultrathin copper foil with a carrier.
US07892652B2	Low stress metallic based coating A composition for deposition as a coating includes a matrix material having a molten fraction of between about 33% and about 90% by volume and a filler material interspersed within the matrix.
US07892651B2	Resin composite metal foil, laminate and process for the production of printed wiring board using the laminate A resin composite metal foil comprising a metal foil and a layer of a block copolymer polyimide resin formed on one surface of the metal foil, a metal-foil-clad laminate using the above resin composite metal foil, a printed wiring board using the above metal-foil-clad laminate, and a process for the production of a printed wiring board comprising removing an external layer metal foil of a metal-foil-clad laminate and forming a conductor layer on an external layer insulating layer by plating, wherein the metal-foil-clad laminate comprises a layer of a block copolymer polyimide resin which layer is in contact with the external layer metal foil.
US07892645B2	Coating composition for thermoplastic resin particles for forming foam containers Expandable or pre-expanded thermoplastic particles, e.g. polystyrene particles, used to form foam containers e.g. cups, bowls, are coated with a coating composition comprising a liquid part consisting of a) liquid polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight of 200 to 800; and a solid part comprising components selected from the group consisting of b) polyolefin wax, e.g. polyethylene wax, c) a metal salt of higher fatty acids, e.g. zinc stearate or calcium stearate; d) polyethylene glycol with an average molecular weight of 900 to 10,000; and e) a fatty bisamide or fatty amide, e.g. ethylene bis-stearamide; and combinations of b) through e). The coating composition prevents or resists leakage of liquids and foods with oil and/or fatty components and improves the rim strength and ATF properties of foam containers.
US07892642B2	Monofilamentous string Monofilament string suited for use in tennis rackets and the like, consisting of a core material and a covering material that serves as a matrix, in which the core material is embedded in the covering material in accordance with the ‘island in the sea structure’ and that therefore contains island components and a sea component, whereby the island components largely but not exclusively consist of a thermoplastic polymer; are arranged in a geometrical and preferably symmetrical pattern relative to each other and/or the longitudinal axis of the string; and at least three of the island components have a cross-section that has a multi-angular shape, with one side leaning close against the surface of the string. The one side has a curvature that closely lines the curve of the string surface, and the sea component largely but not exclusively consists of a thermoplastic elastomer.
US07892632B2	Metallized fibers and method therefor This invention pertains to a product and a method for preparing same. The product is an electrically conducting metallized fibers and a non-conducting composite containing the metallized fibers. In a preferred embodiment, the product is a composite of metallized cellulose fibers disposed in an electrically non-conducting matrix. The method includes the steps of hydrating cellulose fibers to prevent absorption of chemical reagents; activating the cellulose surface of the fibers for metal deposition; removing from the fibers excess activator and reagents used in the activation; drying the fibers to a free-flowing condition whereby the fibers acquire the color of the activator by virtue of its deposition on the fibers; metallizing the fibers to deposit thereon a metal capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation; drying the metallized fibers whereby they are free-flowing; and forming a composite composed of an electrically non-conductive matrix having dispersed therein the matallized fibers.
US07892629B2	Laminated glazing material A laminated glazing material with properties of acoustic insulation and mechanical strength. The laminated glazing material including two glass sheets and a single-ply intermediate layer of a thickness having the form of a polymer film. The thickness of the intermediate layer being defined as a function of a variable which is specific to the material, and which defines the critical energy value of the intermediate layer and is representative of the energy necessary for propagation of a crack initiated in the intermediate layer.
US07892613B2	Reducing top ply basis weight of white top linerboard in paper or paperboard The present invention relates to multi-ply paper and paperboard products in which individual plies are formed of lingo-cellulosic fibers having different GE brightnesses. The paper or paperboard substrate having top and bottom surfaces comprises a base ply having top and bottom surfaces and comprising ligno cellulosic fibers having a first brightness x. A top ply having top and bottom surfaces comprising ligno cellulosic fibers having a second brightness y which is greater than the first brightness x. The top surface of the top ply forms the top surface of the substrate. An intermediate layer having top and bottom surfaces positioned between the top and base plies. The intermediate layer comprises an organic and inorganic material. The intermediate layer is configured such that the paper or paperboard has a top surface third brightness z which is greater that the first brightness x and is equal to or less than the second brightness y.
US07892611B2	Plasma generating electrode assembly A plasma glow discharge and/or dielectric barrier discharge generating assembly (1) comprising at least one pair of substantially equidistant spaced apart electrodes (2), the spacing between the electrodes being adapted to form a plasma zone (8) upon the introduction of a process gas and enabling passage, where required, of gaseous, liquid and/or solid precursor(s) characterized in that at least one of the electrodes (2) comprises a housing (20) having an inner (5) and outer (6) wall, wherein the inner wall (5) is formed from a non-porous dielectric material, and which housing (20) substantially retains an at least substantially non-metallic electrically conductive material.
US07892610B2	Method and system for printing aligned nanowires and other electrical devices Methods and systems for applying nanowires and electrical devices to surfaces are described. In a first aspect, at least one nanowire is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate the at least one nanowire with the electrodes. The electrode pair is aligned with a region of the destination surface. The at least one nanowire is deposited from the electrode pair to the region. In another aspect, a plurality of electrical devices is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate an electrical device of the plurality of electrical devices with the electrodes. The electrode pair is aligned with a region of the destination surface. The electrical device is deposited from the electrode pair to the region.
US07892607B2	Multilayer film, electrooptic device, electronic apparatus, and process for forming multilayer film A process for forming a multilayer film includes (a) discharging a first functional liquid containing a first functional material on a substrate by a droplet discharge method to form a lower layer, (b) solidifying the first functional liquid on the substrate to form a solid lower layer containing the first functional material, (c) forming a liquid layer containing the first functional material on the solid lower layer, (d) discharging a second functional liquid containing a second functional material on the liquid layer and the solid lower layer by the droplet discharge method to form an upper layer, and (e) solidifying the liquid layer and the second functional liquid to form a solid upper layer.
US07892606B2	Method of preparing nano-structured surface coatings and coated articles The invention relates to new processes for the preparation of antireflective coatings and coated substrates, as well as articles produced by these processes. These coatings can include one or more layers made of materials which form nano-structured and/or nano-porous surfaces. The process can include applying a cross-linkable hard coat to a substrate, partially curing or cross-linking the hard coat, and then applying a second coat carried by a solvent or mixture of solvents capable of swelling the partially cured hard coat. The second coat is then cross-linked and grafted to the hard coat to produce a durable coated substrate with antireflective properties.
US07892605B2	High-strength quenched formed body with good corrosion resistance and process for producing the same A high-strength quenched formed body containing a layer on the surface of an after-quenching formed-body steel material in which layer Zn is a major component and which layer contains 30% by mass or less of Fe, and which layer is present in an amount of 30 g/m2 or more. A quenched formed body is produced by quenching a zinc-plated steel material which includes a zinc-plated layer containing each of Al and Si having alloying-retarding function and readily-oxidizing function independently or compositely, in an amount of 0.15% by mass or more, after heating it to 800° C. or more and 950° C. or less in an oxidizing atmosphere containing 0.1% by volume or more of oxygen.
US07892602B2	Cyclical deposition of refractory metal silicon nitride Methods for depositing a metal silicon nitride layer on a substrate during an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The methods provide positioning a substrate within a process chamber containing a centralized expanding channel that conically tapers towards and substantially covers the substrate, flowing a process gas into the centralized expanding channel to form a circular flow pattern, exposing the substrate to the process gas having the circular flow pattern, and exposing the substrate sequentially to chemical precursors during an ALD process to form a metal silicon nitride material. In one example, the ALD process provides sequentially pulsing a metal precursor, a nitrogen precursor, and a silicon precursor into the process gas having the circular flow pattern. The metal silicon nitride material may contain tantalum or titanium. In other examples, the process gas or the substrate may be exposed to a plasma.
US07892594B2	Enhanced bio-assays by using gradient nanotopgraphy A system and method for using gradient nanotopography to increase mammalian cell attachment and cell confinement on surfaces. A surface platform consisting of a thin film of gold possessing a gradient of topography on the surface and self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols presenting desired functional groups is formed. A gradient in the chemical properties is induced in the terminal groups of the monolayer because of the continuous increase in the surface area and the anisotropy of gold film structure. The gradient nanotopraphy provides simultaneous control of two key properties, the presentation of the terminal functional groups and a continuous increase in the surface density of functional groups on the surface. This control provides for drug screening assays using adherent cell-based experiments.
US07892588B1	Low-fat-low-sugar soft dough biscuit and a process for preparation thereof A low-fat, low-sugar biscuit is provided which includes 65 to 90%, by weight, wheat flour, 3 to 7%, by weight of cereal fillers, 5 to 20%, by weight, of maltodextrin, 5 to 20%, by weight, of sugar, 3 to 10%, by weight, of fat, 0.1 to 0.5%, by weight, of a hydrocolloid, 0.1 to 2.0%, by weight, of emulsifiers, with the remainder being flavoring agents, food grade additives and food preservatives and for process of preparing same.
US07892565B2	Degradable clostridial toxins The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a PAR ligand domain, a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain and a Clostridial toxin binding domain; polynucleotide molecules encoding modified Clostridial toxins comprising a PAR ligand domain, a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain and a Clostridial toxin binding domain; and method of producing modified Clostridial toxins comprising a PAR ligand domain, a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain and a Clostridial toxin binding domain.
US07892558B2	Isolated TNF-alpha peptide and pharmaceutical composition thereof The present invention relates to peptides derived from the proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1β, (IL1β) and tumor necrosis factor α, (TNFα), and their use in human or veterinary therapy, such as to generally treat diseases linked to the overproduction of IL1β or TNFα as well as acute or chronic inflammatory diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, septic shock, autoimmune diabetes, graft rejection in the host, etc.
US07892547B2	Methods and compositions for administering therapeutic and diagnostic agents Methods and compositions are described for targeting therapeutic and diagnostic molecules to particular types of cells using targeting antibodies or other targeting moeities.
US07892544B2	Humanized anti-beta-amyloid antibody The present invention is related to chimeric and humanized antibody and to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of amyloidosis, a group of disorders and abnormalities associated with amyloid protein such as Alzheimer's disease.
US07892543B2	Reshaped human anti-HM 1.24 antibody The invention provides a reshaped human anti-HM 1.24 antibody having: (A) an L chain having (1) the C region of a human L chain, and (2) the V region of an L chain having the FR of a human L chain and the CDR of the L chain of a mouse anti-HM 1.24 monoclonal antibody; and (B) an H chain having (1) the C region of a human H chain, and (2) the V region of an H chain having the FR of a human H chain and the CDR of the H chain of a mouse anti-HM 1.24 monoclonal antibody. This reshaped human antibody is derived from human antibody and the CDR has a low antigenicity, and the reshaped human antibody of the present invention has a low antigenicity and can be used for medical treatment.
US07892541B1	Soluble epidermal growth factor receptor isoforms Embodiments of the present invention relate to p110 soluble EGFR (p110 sEGFR) peptides and nucleic acid sequences. Antibodies, methods of detection, kits, and expression vectors for p110 sEGFR are disclosed. In addition, assays on biological samples for determining and evaluating risk assessment and cancer prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis, prognosis, theragnosis, monitoring of responsiveness to treatment, and monitoring of disease progression, recurrence, or metastasis of a cancer, are disclosed. In examples, a lower p110 sEGFR concentration adjusted for demographical and physiological variables and other biomarkers is associated with cancer. Therapeutics and methods of treating a cancer related to p110 sEGFR also are embodied herein.
US07892536B2	Storage-stable glucose oxidase The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one glucose oxidase enzyme, wherein the glucose oxidase has improved storage stability. In some preferred embodiments, the glucose oxidase enzyme is stable after exposure to elevated temperatures. In some alternative preferred embodiments, the glucose oxidase has improved storage stability in liquid formulations. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions comprising glucose oxidase(s) obtained from Aspergillus sp. In some more particularly preferred embodiments, the glucose oxidase is obtained from A. niger. The present invention finds use in applications involving cleaning, including personal care applications.
US07892531B2	HSA-free formulations of interferon-β Stabilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising substantially monomeric interferon-beta (IFN-β) and methods useful in their preparation are provided. The compositions comprise the IFN-β solubilized in a low-ionic-strength formulation that maintains the composition at a pH of about 3.0 to about 5.0. Methods for preparing these compositions, and for increasing solubility of IFN-β in pharmaceutical compositions, are provided.
US07892525B2	Antiperspirant gel compositions The present invention relates to antiperspirant compositions comprising a cationic hydrophobically modified polymeric gelling agent and an acidic antiperspirant compound. The antiperspirant compositions are transparent, phase stable, non-whitening and non-staining to the skin and clothing following topical application. The present invention also is directed to methods of using the antiperspirant compositions.
US07892516B2	Robust carbon monolith having hierarchical porosity A carbon monolith includes a robust carbon monolith characterized by a skeleton size of at least 100 nm, and a hierarchical pore structure having macropores and mesopores.
US07892514B2	Method of producing nano-scaled graphene and inorganic platelets and their nanocomposites Disclosed is a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm, and often between 0.34 nm and 1.02 nm. The method comprises: (a) subjecting the layered material in a powder form to a halogen vapor at a first temperature above the melting point or sublimation point of the halogen at a sufficient vapor pressure and for a duration of time sufficient to cause the halogen molecules to penetrate an interlayer space of the layered material, forming a stable halogen-intercalated compound; and (b) heating the halogen-intercalated compound at a second temperature above the boiling point of the halogen, allowing halogen atoms or molecules residing in the interlayer space to exfoliate the layered material to produce the platelets. Alternatively, rather than heating, step (a) is followed by a step of dispersing the halogen-intercalated compound in a liquid medium which is subjected to ultrasonication for exfoliating the halogen-intercalated compound to produce the platelets, which are dispersed in the liquid medium. The halogen can be readily captured and re-used, thereby significantly reducing the impact of halogen to the environment. The method can further include a step of dispersing the platelets in a polymer or monomer solution or suspension as a precursor step to nanocomposite fabrication.
US07892512B2	Method for manufacturing hydroxylamine Provided is a method for manufacturing hydroxylamine. In this method, an aqueous reaction medium containing acidic buffer agent and nitrate ions in the presence of a limited amount of metal impurities such as Fe or Cu is introduced into a hydroxylamine synthesis reactor in the presence of catalyst to proceed hydroxylamine synthesis by reduction of nitrate ions with hydrogen gas as reducing agent in the aqueous reaction medium to produce hydroxylamine. The reaction is processed in the aqueous reaction medium with a limited amount of metal impurities or even without metal impurities, such that the selection rate of the hydroxylamine product is increased.
US07892505B2	Hydrometallurgical process for the treatment of metal-bearing sulfide mineral concentrates A hydrometallurgical process for the treatment of complex silver-bearing sulfide ores and concentrates that recovers substantially all silver, lead, antimony, zinc, copper and sulfur, along with the chemical reagents utilized during the process. Finely ground ores and concentrates are leached under heat and pressure with water, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, oxygen, and a catalyst, and are further treated to recover silver in the form of silver chloride; iron in the form of iron hydroxide; copper and all traces of soluble toxic metals as sulfides; zinc as zinc ammonium sulfate and specifically nitric acid, sulfuric acid, oxygen, ammonia, and ammonium compounds as valuable fertilizer products.
US07892494B2	Micro-drop detection and detachment An apparatus for accurately dispensing small volumes of liquid from a cartridge having a substantially cylindrical body and a sliding piston and a dispensing tip, wherein an initial starting state is established by electro-optically sensing the position of the liquid meniscus in the dispensing tip, and by adjusting the motion of the piston according to the output of said sensing means. A means for detaching the liquid drop adhering to the dispensing tip by imparting sufficient acceleration to the dispensing tip that the surface tension bond is overcome which substantially improves the accuracy of dispensing small volumes of liquid from the cartridge.
US07892488B2	Thermal liquid flow sensor and method of forming same A thermal liquid flow sensor and method of forming same. The sensor has a substrate and one or more sensing elements, disposed on the substrate, for sensing a property of a liquid. The liquid flow sensor, which can be for example a microsensor having a microbrick® structure, has a hydrophilic layer which is disposed on the substrate and covers the sensing element(s). The hydrophilic layer is preferably formed from a spin on glass material, such as for example a silicate or phosphosilicate. A silicon nitride layer can be disposed on the sensing element(s) and interpose the substrate and the hydrophilic layer. The silicon nitride layer can be oxidized, for example, by means of plasma oxidation or oxygen ion implantation so to form the hydrophilic layer thereon. A variety of other hydrophilic compounds can be utilized to form the hydrophilic layer such as, gold, palladium and diamond like carbon.
US07892487B2	Useful life indicators A useful life indicator is provided to display an indication of the remaining useful life of an associated product such as an impregnated substrate of an air treatment chemical dispenser. The cue is preferably a well having a volatile indicator material positioned therein. The well's cavity is configured to achieve clumping of the remaining indicator material as some volatizes due to capillary attraction. This presents a shrinking display that can be coordinated with the level of use of the air treatment chemical dispenser. The cue may also be used in connection with monitoring other products such as perishable products.
US07892481B2	Manufacturing method for wear resistant sintered member, sintered valve seat, and manufacturing method therefor A manufacturing method for wear resistant sintered member is provided. The method includes: compacting a raw powder containing a matrix forming powder and a hard phase forming powder into a green compact, the matrix forming powder containing 90 mass % or more of a powder having the maximum particle diameter of 46 μm, and the hard phase forming powder being 40 to 70 mass % with respect to the raw powder; and sintering the green compact.

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