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US07898944B2	Smart mechanism for multi-client bidirectional optical channel protection scheme Methods and apparatus for efficiently allowing protection switch information to be communicated on bidirectional lines are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for communicating protection switch information from a first network element to a second network element across bidirectional links that include at least one working line and a protection line involves obtaining a generic framing procedure GFP frame at the first network element. The GFP frame has a payload area with a client payload field. The method also includes defining a command field associated with the GFP frame that is in the payload area but not in the client payload field, and storing protection switch information in the command field.
US07898938B2	Transmitting apparatus and transmitting method A transmitting apparatus obtains cross-connect information on an input side and an output side, reserves the information as a cross-connect for management shift, adds object information formed of that cross-connect information and others to a signaling message for transmission and reception, and also updates the reserved cross-connect for management shift to shift path management.
US07898928B2	Objective lens and optical pickup device To provide an objective lens and an optical pickup device which can thin the objective lens and a device on which the objective lens is mounted, and which can prevent that the pitch of the diffraction grating at the outer periphery of the objective lens becomes too small in the manufacturing procedure and so it becomes difficult to manufacture the Fresnel lens or which does not require a high-grade fine processing technique in order to minimize the pitch of the diffraction grating, in an objective lens which condenses a laser light emitted from a light source to irradiate on an optical disk, the outer periphery on the side surface of the objective lens in which the laser light is incident is formed by a refractive lens portion 7a and the inner periphery thereof is formed by a Fresnel lens portion 7b.
US07898924B2	Apparatus, system, and method for calibrating a holographic storage device An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for calibrating a holographic storage device. A read channel reads a factory-stored hologram from a holographic media. A calculation module calculates a read difference between the read factory-stored hologram and a first holographic pattern that digitally describes the factory-stored hologram. In one embodiment, a calibration module calibrates the read channel with the read difference.
US07898922B2	Optical pickup apparatus An optical pickup apparatus includes a first objective lens having a low numerical aperture (NA) suitable for a low-density recording medium, a second objective lens having a high NA suitable for a high-density recording medium, a first light source to generate a short-wavelength optical signal to use the first and second objective lenses, a first photo-detector to receive an optical signal, which is generated from the first light source, is focused on a recording medium by the first and second objective lenses, and is then reflected from the recording medium, and a beam splitter to perform a division of the optical signal generated from the first light source, to direct some parts of the divided optical signal to the first objective lens, and to direct the other parts of the divided optical signal to the second objective lens.
US07898917B2	Optical disc having tracking polarity information, and apparatuses and methods for recording and reproducing user data on the same An optical disc includes tracking polarity information. The optical disc includes a clamping area, a lead-in area, a data area, and a burst cutting area (BCA). The BCA is present between the clamping area and the lead-in area and in which information regarding the optical disc is recorded, and the information is read before performing tracking in the data area. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the tracking polarity information and/or reflectivity information without trial and error and directly record or reproduce user data in a data area of the optical disc.
US07898916B2	Recording power determination method and device A recording power determination method for determining a recording power of an optical beam for recording data on an information storage medium includes the steps of recording test data on the information storage medium at a plurality of test recording powers; reading the test data recorded at each test recording power, generating a signal, and measuring a modulation factor of the signal corresponding to each test recording power; calculating a product of an n'th power of each test recording power and the corresponding modulation factor, thereby obtaining a plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of test recording powers, where n is a value of exponent and is a real number other than 1; calculating a first recording power based on the correlation between the plurality of test recording powers and the plurality of products; and calculating the recording power based on the first recording power.
US07898915B2	Method and apparatus for determining recording powers for recording on an optical disc Provided is an optical disc apparatus including: a recording unit configured to record data on an optical disc with laser lights of recoding powers set for first and second layers thereof; and a control unit configured to record/reproduce test data on/from these layers, determine first and second optimum recording powers for these layers, and set the determined first and second optimum recording powers in the recording unit, wherein the control unit changes the recording power across a predetermined search width, centering on a first recommended value for the first layer to determine the first optimum recording power, and corrects a second recommended value for the second layer on the basis of the first recommended value and the first optimum recording power and changes the recording power across the search width, centering on the corrected second recommended value to determine the second optimum recording power.
US07898907B1	Inspection and testing indicator A time indicator that provides a color indicia after a predetermined period of time has passed after activation. The time indicator includes a substrate, e.g., a clear or transparent substrate, having an upper surface and a lower surface and a first portion and a second portion joined at a fold line. The first portion is of a smaller area than the second portion. An adhesive coats the upper surface of at least the second portion of the substrate. A first reactant is adhered to the upper surface of the first portion of the substrate and a second reactant is adhered to the upper surface of the second portion of the substrate. When the first portion is folded along the fold line so that the upper surfaces of the substrate contact each other, a portion of the adhesive on the second portion remains exposed. This exposed area may be used to attach the indicator to an article or documents. When so folded the first reactant and second reactant contact each other to activate the indicator and to provide the color indicia after the predetermined period of time after activation passes. In one embodiment, the indicator is used to detect the presence of a chemical residue, e.g., explosive compound residues.
US07898899B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and system The semiconductor integrated circuit comprises: a first buffer circuit that outputs a first output signal to an output terminal on receipt of a first input signal; a second buffer circuit that includes a circuit having a similar configuration to the first buffer circuit, that outputs a second output signal on receipt of the first input signal, and that outputs the second output signal based on a check signal; a third buffer circuit that outputs a third output signal based on the check signal; a determination circuit that receives the second output signal and the third output signal and activates a detection signal, in response to the detection that the second output signal is behind the third output signal; and a fourth buffer circuit that operates during the activation of the detection signal and outputs the third output signal to the output terminal, on receipt of the first input signal.
US07898885B2	Analog sensing of memory cells in a solid state memory device A memory device that includes a sample and hold circuit coupled to a bit line. The sample and hold circuit stores a target threshold voltage for a selected memory cell. The memory cell is programmed and then verified with a ramped read voltage. The read voltage that turns on the memory cell is stored in the sample and hold circuit. The target threshold voltage is compared with the read voltage by a comparator circuit. When the read voltage is at least substantially equal to (i.e., is substantially equal to and/or starts to exceed) the target threshold voltage, the comparator circuit generates an inhibit signal.
US07898869B2	Word line voltage generator and flash memory device including the same, and method of generating word line voltage thereof A word line voltage generator that generates a word line voltage, which is selectively changed depending on a temperature, a flash memory device including the word line voltage generator, and a method of generating the word line voltage. The word line voltage generator includes a read voltage generator and a controller. The read voltage generator generates a read voltage or a verify voltage based on one of reference voltages in response to an enable control signal and supplies the read voltage or the verify voltage to one of a plurality of global word lines in response to a row decoding signal, during a read operation or a read operation for program verification, of the flash memory device. The controller generates one of the reference voltages in response to a read control signal or a verify control signal. When a temperature is varied, the read voltage generator changes the level of the read voltage or the verify voltage in reverse proportion to the temperature.
US07898865B2	Method of reading nonvolatile memory device and method of operating nonvolatile memory device A method of reading a nonvolatile memory device may include, after an nth erase operation is performed, reading dummy cells on which a program operation has been performed based on a first read voltage, where n is an integer greater than zero, counting a number of dummy cells that are read as having a threshold voltage lower than the first read voltage, when the number is a critical value or more, resetting a read voltage, and performing, based on the reset read voltage, a read operation on memory cells that belong to the same memory cell block as the dummy cells and on which a program operation has been performed on the memory cells after the nth erase operation has been performed.
US07898849B2	Compound cell spin-torque magnetic random access memory A compound magnetic data storage cell, applicable to spin-torque random access memory (ST-RAM), is disclosed. A magnetic data storage cell includes a magnetic storage element and two terminals communicatively connected to the magnetic storage element. The magnetic storage element is configured to yield any of at least three distinct magnetoresistance output levels, corresponding to stable magnetic configurations, in response to spin-momentum transfer inputs via the terminals.
US07898843B2	Methods and apparatus for read/write control and bit selection with false read suppression in an SRAM Methods and apparatus are provided for read/write control and bit selection with false read suppression in an SRAM. According to one aspect of the invention, a bit select circuit is provided for an SRAM. The disclosed bit select circuit comprises one or more transistors controlled by a write control gate signal to prevent data from being read from one or more data cells during a write operation. The transistors can comprise, for example, a pair of gated transistors controlled by the write control gate signal. The write control gate signal prevents data from being read from one or more data cells while the write control gate signal is in a predefined state.
US07898840B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a memory cell array including first and second mutually crossing lines and electrically erasable programmable memory cells arranged at intersections of the first and second lines, each memory cell containing a variable resistor operative to nonvolatilely store the resistance thereof as data and a first non-ohmic element operative to switch the variable resistor; and a clamp voltage generator circuit operative to generate a clamp voltage required for access to the memory cell and applied to the first and second lines. The clamp voltage generator circuit has a temperature compensation function of compensating for the temperature characteristic of the first non-ohmic element.
US07898839B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of writing into semiconductor memory device In the semiconductor memory device having a resistance memory element, a first transistor having a drain terminal connected to one end of the resistance memory element and a source terminal connected to a ground voltage, and a second transistor having source terminal connected to the resistance memory element, when a write voltage is applied to the resistance memory element via the second transistor to switch the resistance memory element from a low resistance state to a high resistance state, a voltage is controlled to be a value which is not less than a reset voltage and less than a set voltage by applying to a gate terminal of the second transistor a voltage which is not less than a total of the reset voltage and a threshold voltage of the second transistor and is less than a total of the set voltage and the threshold voltage.
US07898838B2	Resistive sense memory calibration for self-reference read method Resistive memory calibration for self-reference read methods are described. One method of self-reference reading a resistive memory unit includes setting a plurality of resistive memory units to a first resistive data state. The resistive memory units forms a memory array. Reading a sensed resistive data state for each resistive memory unit by applying a first read current and a second read current through each resistive memory unit and then comparing voltages formed by the first read current and the second read current to determine the sensed resistive data state for each resistive memory unit. Then the method includes adjusting the first or the second read current, read voltages, or storage device capacitance for each resistive memory unit where the sensed resistive data state was not the same as the first resistive data state until the sensed resistive data state is the same as the first resistive data state.
US07898833B2	Magnetic element with thermally-assisted writing A magnetic element with thermally-assisted writing using a field or spin transfer provided, including a magnetic reference layer referred to as the “trapped layer,” the magnetization of which is in a fixed direction, and a magnetic storage layer called the “free layer” having a variable magnetization direction and consisting of a layer made of a ferromagnetic material with magnetization in the plane of the layer and magnetically coupled to a magnetization-trapping layer made of an antiferromagnetic material. A semiconductor or an insulating layer with confined-current-paths is sandwiched between the reference layer and the storage layer. At least one bilayer, consisting respectively of an amorphous or quasi-amorphous material and a material having the same structure or the same crystal lattice as the antiferromagnetic layer, is provided in the storage layer between ferromagnetic layer, which is in contact with the semiconductor or insulating layer with confined-current-paths, and antiferromagnetic layer.
US07898821B2	Apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharge The invention relates to an apparatus and arrangement for shielding a light emitting diode against electrostatic discharges during usage. On a printed circuit board (103, 203) there is placed a light emitting diode (108, 208), and on the component side of the circuit board (103, 203), there is arranged a photoconductor layer (102, 202). In the photoconductor layer (102, 202), there is induced electroconductive material (110, 210), and the electroconductive material is connected to the ground plane (111) of the circuit board in order to conduct the electrostatic discharge from the photoconductor layer (102, 202) to the ground plane.
US07898820B2	Circuit board and manufacturing method thereof A circuit board is provided, comprising a substrate, a first conductive layer, at least one through hole, a protection layer, a plurality of contacts and a fixing element. The first conductive layer is formed on the substrate. The through hole is formed on the substrate and the first conductive layer. The protection layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the protection layer comprises a plurality of hollow portions, the hollow portions surround the through hole, and the first conductive layer is exposed in the hollow portions. The contacts are disposed in the hollow portions, wherein the contacts are protruding from a surface of the protection layer. The fixing element is fixed in the through hole, wherein the fixing element contacts the contacts.
US07898818B2	Variably orientated capacitive elements for printed circuit boards and method of manufacturing same Variably oriented capacitive elements for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and method of manufacturing the same. In one form the disclosure, a PCB can include a first multiple-layered capacitor including a first orientation and placed along a surface operable to mount electronic components. The PCB can also include a second multiple-layered capacitor including a second orientation different from the first. The second multiple-layered capacitor can be placed along the surface near the first multiple-layered capacitor.
US07898811B2	Thermal management of LEDs on a printed circuit board and associated methods A light emitting diode (LED) lighting assembly includes a printed circuit board that includes a dielectric layer sandwiched between first conductive layers. The printed circuit board includes vias extending there through, with thermally conductive plugs in the vias. A second conductive layer is on each first conductive layer and on the thermally conductive plugs. The thermally conductive plugs are enclosed by the second conductive layers. LEDs are coupled to the printed circuit board, with each LED being mounted over at least one thermally conductive plug to dissipate heat therefrom.
US07898808B2	Mechanisms for heat transfer in an optical transceiver module and card cage system Mechanisms and systems for dissipating heat from an optical transceiver module to a module card cage system. In one embodiment, a thermal conductive label having at least one raised portion is attached to a surface of the module. The raised portion is configured to contact at least a portion of the card cage to dissipate heat from the module to the card cage. In another embodiment, the card cage has a protruding depression formed on a part of its surface that is above a slot configured to receive an optical transceiver module. The protruding depression is configured to contact at least a portion of the module to dissipate heat from the module to the card cage.
US07898806B2	Motor controller There is provided a motor controller that can easily reduce the size and manufacturing cost of a motor controller by reducing the size of a heat sink without increasing the number of parts much.The motor controller includes a heat sink, a plurality of power semiconductor modules that is in close contact with the heat sink, a substrate (6) that is electrically connected to the plurality of power semiconductor modules, and a fan (8) that generates the flow of external air and supplies cooling air to the heat sink. The heat sink is formed by the combination of two kinds of heat sinks that include a first heat sink (9) and a second heat sink (10), and at least one of the power semiconductor modules is in close contact with each of the first and second heat sinks (9) and (10).
US07898805B2	Central pressuring fan with bottom inlets for notebook cooling A cooling system may include a fan which may be placed near the center of the system board. The fan may include bottom inlet and may draw air through an opening in the bottom skin of the computer system and may generate a positive pressure within the computer system. Exhaust vents may be positioned at the periphery.
US07898797B2	Mounting apparatus for peripheral component interconnect card A mounting apparatus for PCI card, includes a mounting bracket, a securing piece adapted to attach the PCI card to the mounting bracket, and an elastic securing member pivotally mounted on the blocking plate of the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a base and a blocking plate perpendicular to the base. An opening is defined in the mounting bracket adjacent to the blocking plate. The securing piece includes a first end and a second end perpendicular to the first end. The first end abuts and engages with the mounting bracket base, and the second end abut the blocking plate of the mounting bracket. The elastic securing member includes a pressing portion and an actuating portion. The actuating portion is resiliently received in the opening to force the pressing portion to sandwich the second end of the securing piece between the blocking plate and the pressing portion.
US07898794B2	Tantalum powder for the production of solid electrolyte capacitors A tantalum powder consisting of agglomerated primary particle with a minimum primary particle dimension of 0.2 to 0.8 μm, a specific surface area of 0.9 to 2.5 m2/g and a particle size distribution determined to ASTM B 822 corresponding to a D10 value of 5 to 25 μm, a D50 value of 20 to 140 μm and a D90 value of 40 to 250 μm, wherein the powder does not comprise an effective content of sintering protection agents.
US07898790B2	Ionizer An ionizer is formed by coupling a fan unit provided with a discharge electrode and a fan and a control unit provided with an indicator and an adjuster to each other, and both units are changeable between a normal coupling condition, where both are directed in the same direction, and an opposite coupling condition, where they are directed in opposite directions to each other, and in addition, a power/signal arrangement of the connection terminals of the separate connector is bilaterally symmetrical such that same power and signals ale transmitted and received between the separate connectors of both units connected to each other in either coupling condition of aforementioned both units.
US07898787B2	Power panel with angled connectors A power distribution panel is disclosed. The power distribution panel includes a panel enclosure having a front face, a rear face, and an interior. The panel also includes a first plurality of connection blocks, each of the first plurality of connection blocks located on the rear face of the panel enclosure and oriented at a first common angle relative to the front face of the panel enclosure. The panel further includes a second plurality of connection blocks, each of the second plurality of connection blocks located on the rear face of the panel enclosure and oriented at a second common angle relative to the rear face of the panel enclosure. The panel includes a plurality of circuit protection modules located on the front face of the panel enclosure, and a plurality of conductive bars passing through the enclosure and connecting the input connection blocks to one of the plurality of circuit protection modules, each of the conductive bars including a generally straight portion passing from the rear of the panel to the front of the panel.
US07898784B2	Protection circuit with variable current level limits A protection circuit with variable current level limits is coupled to between a power supply system and a load. The power supply system outputs power to drive the load. The protection circuit with variable current level limits of the present invention comprises: a current level limiting switch unit which is coupled to between the power supply system and the load to conduct the output power, a detection unit which detects the current value of the output power, a current level setting unit which sets a normal-state current level limit and a transient-state current level limit according to the current value of the output power, a current level setting unit which checks the current value of the output power and controls the current level limiting switch unit to limit the current value and a timer unit.
US07898782B2	Inverter An inverter detects whether a fault that an over current is supplied to a load is generated when the inverter supplies AC power and operates the load, and uses a voltage between a collector and an emitter of a switching element for detecting whether an over current is supplied to the load. The inverter cuts off a switching control signal, switches DC power by a plurality of switching elements supplying AC power to the load, detects the generation of the fault by a plurality of fault detecting units using the voltage of both ends of the collector and the emitter of a plurality of switching elements, generates the switching control signal by a controlling unit that outputs the switching control signal to a switching operation unit, and detects the generation of a fault by any of the plurality of fault detecting units.
US07898781B2	Arc fault detection apparatus employing a comparator with a continuously variable threshold An arc fault detection apparatus that provides for better discrimination of electrical arcing events from nuisance loads. The arc fault detection apparatus includes an arcing sense circuit having a comparator circuit with a variable threshold voltage that varies continuously with the line voltage. The arc fault detection apparatus has reduced susceptibility to nuisance tripping in the presence of sudden changes in the load current that occur outside of a specified time window centered on each zero crossing point of the line voltage.
US07898771B2	Head suspension assembly having a high damping high stiffness component A head suspension assembly for carrying a slider assembly in a disc drive has a beam component having a front end and a rear end, a hinge component near the rear end of the beam component for connecting to an actuation means, and a gimbal component near the front end of the main beam section for carrying a transducing head. At least one of the hinge component and the gimbal component is made from a structural damping material having high stiffness and high damping capacity.
US07898768B2	Patterned medium with magnetic pattern depth relationship A patterned media has a substrate, and a magnetic recording layer on the substrate including protruded magnetic patterns and a nonmagnetic material filled in between the protruded magnetic patterns. In the patterned media, a depth Db and a depth Da, which are defined that Db is a depth from a surface of the magnetic patterns to a surface of the nonmagnetic material filled in a first central part between the magnetic patterns adjacent to each other in a cross-track direction or a down-track direction, and Da is a depth from a surface of the magnetic patterns to a surface of the nonmagnetic material filled in a second central part in a portion surrounded by the magnetic patterns, have a relationship that the depth Da is greater than the depth Db.
US07898767B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording head including heating element A perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a read part disposed on a substrate to read magnetic recording information from a recording medium by a magnetoresistance effect; a write part disposed above the read part to record magnetic information on the recording medium by applying a perpendicular magnetic field, and including a write coil; a heating element disposed between the write coil and the read part; and a heat-dissipating layer disposed between the write coil and the heating element. The heating element generates heat when supplied with current so that the read part is thermally expanded to protrude toward the recording medium. The heat-dissipating layer has a heat dissipation effect.
US07898766B2	Four sided shield structure for a perpendicular write head The traditional single pole perpendicular writer has two major problems—insufficient field gradient in the down track direction and adjacent track erasure (ATE) caused by side fringing fields. These problems have been overcome by tapering the main pole and then shielding it on all four sides.
US07898744B2	Close-up lens, imaging apparatus, and method for focusing close-up lens Providing a close-up lens with superb optical performance capable of focusing from infinity to a close distance allowing a life-size magnification by an internal focusing system with small moving amounts of focusing lens groups, an imaging apparatus, and a method for focusing a close-up lens. The close-up lens includes four lens groups, and is able to focus an object with an imaging magnification from β=0 through at least β=−0.5, wherein upon focusing, a first lens group and a fourth lens group are fixed with respect to an image plane, and a second lens group and a third lens group are moved along an optical axis.
US07898743B2	Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus using image forming optical system An image forming optical system according to the present invention is characterized in that, in an image forming optical system having a positive lens group, a negative lens group, and an aperture stop, the positive lens group is disposed at an object side of the aperture stop, the positive lens group has a cemented lens which is formed by cementing a plurality of lenses, in a rectangular coordinate system in which a horizontal axis is let to be Nd and a vertical axis is let to be νd, when a straight line indicated by Nd=α×νd+β (where, α=−0.017) is set, Nd and νd of at least one lens forming the cemented lens is included in both of areas namely, an area which is determined by a line when a lower limit value is in a range of a following conditional expression (1a), and a line when an upper limit value is in a range of the following conditional expression (1a), and of an area determined by following conditional expressions (2a) and (3a). 1.45<β<2.15 (1a) 1.30
US07898732B2	Fast dynamic gain control in a bidirectionally-pumped Raman fiber amplifier The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for controlling a gain of a bidirectionally-pumped Raman fiber amplifier having both forward optical pumps and backward optical pumps. The overall gain is controlled by adjusting the forward optical pumps, while the power levels of the backward optical pumps are essentially fixed. Gain circuitry operates in an opened loop configuration and uses a predetermined function relating a power variation of at least one wavelength region with a pump power adjustment for at least one forward optical pump. Two approximate linear relationships between the input signal power variations and the required pump power adjustments are utilized in controlling the Raman fiber amplifier. Each approximate linear relationship includes at least one linear coefficient that relates a power variation for a specific wavelength region and a power adjustment of a specific Raman pump.
US07898729B2	Combinational PZT and MEMS beam steering Beam steering systems and methods are disclosed according to various embodiments. A beam steering system may include a laser that produces a beam of light. The beam of light may then be directed through a piezoelectric tube that includes a light guide and one or more piezoelectric elements. The piezoelectric tube is coupled with the light source, such that the beam of light is conducted through the light guide. The piezoelectric tube is coupled with a scanning optical element that includes an optical element and a steering device. A controller may be communicatively coupled with the light source, the piezoelectric tube and the scanning optical element. The controller may include instructions to dither the beam of light with the piezoelectric tube and/or instructions to steer the beam of light with the scanning optical element.
US07898721B2	Method and device for adjusting driving voltage of microelectromechanical optical device A driving voltage adjusting device for a microelectromechanical optical (MEMO) device. The adjusting device comprises a parameter generator and a driving device. The driving device outputs an adjusting driving voltage to the MEMO device to a parameter from the parameter generator.
US07898720B2	Faraday rotator A Faraday rotator having a magnet member constituted of a first magnet standing magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis and taken toward the optical axis, a second magnet standing magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis and taken against the optical axis, and a third magnet disposed between these magnets and standing magnetized in the direction parallel to the optical axis and taken toward the first magnet from the second magnet. A through-hole (hollow spaces) inside which a Faraday element is disposed, is provided through the center of these magnets and, where the length of the first magnet and that of the second magnet in the optical-axis direction are both represented by L2 and the length of the third magnet in the optical-axis direction is represented by L3, the relationship of the following Expression (1) is established: L2/10≦L3≦L2. Expression (1)
US07898715B2	Optical element and method of manufacturing the same Ink having the optimum contact angle relative to a partition wall is selected for forming a pixel, based on the relationship with an inclination angle of the partition wall. The ink applied to the opening of the partition wall is dried to form the pixel such that an outer edge in contact with the partition wall has a thickness of at least 35% of the maximum height of the partition wall and a difference between the maximum thickness and the average thickness and a difference between the minimum thickness and the average thickness are not larger than 35% of the average thickness in an effective pixel area.
US07898708B2	System and method for volumetric display using a spinning mirror and an orthogonally deflected linear picture element source A system and method for creating a three-dimensional (“3D”) volumetric display using a linear array of active point light sources and projecting those points on a mirrored surface. The linear image is then modulated and swept along that mirrored surface to create a two-dimensional (“2D”) raster image. Simultaneously, the mirrored surface upon which the raster image is created is rotated along a axis that is orthogonal to the raster image. During the orthogonal rotation the 2D raster image is redrawn as separate frames in a timed and coordinated manner such that each pixel element (“pixel”) of the 2D image is displayed sequentially in 3D space as a volumetric pixel element (“voxel”). The integrating characteristics of human sight are then used to create the impression of a volumetric surface from the integration of the raster images.
US07898707B2	Normalization method, and multi-dimensional interpolation method and apparatus In processing for normalizing a P-bit input digital signal, which is expressed by binary notation, to 2M−1 (0
US07898704B2	Image output controller An image output controller is capable of directly or indirectly controlling a printer printing a color chart and a color measuring apparatus carrying out color measurement for the color chart. When color authentication is executed for an optionally set image, a process is carried out in relation to user's setting or automatic optimization including at least one of a printing position of the color chart, a layout of the color chart and a color value of the color chart. The printer is controlled according to a printing condition based on the user's setting or the automatic optimization so that the color chart is printed on a sheet of predetermined printing paper. The color measuring apparatus is controlled so as to carry out color measurement for the printed color chart.
US07898698B2	Method and device for creating print data, program for creating print data, and computer-readable recording medium containing the program There are provided a method and a device for creating print data, a program for creating print data, and a recording medium capable of accurately adjusting the position of the print image of pre-printing with the print image of post-printing when performing CTP printing, regardless of generation of fan-out, without performing control of the position correction of the imaging device in the printing plate creation device or without correcting the image position when creating a printing plate of the data for creating digitized printing plate. Deformation information on the direction of expansion/contraction to be performed on an object to be printed is set and expansion/contraction correction of the direction corresponding to the expansion/contraction is performed for the image type data on the print data according to the corresponding position data the deformation information.
US07898695B1	Method of compensating for electronic printhead skew and bow correction in an imaging machine to reduce print artifacts A method for reducing the occurrence of print artifacts in an imaging machine includes the steps of applying an electronic printhead skew correction to image data corresponding to at least one of a plurality of image planes, e.g., of a cyan image plane, a magenta image plane, a yellow image plane and a black image plane, to generate skew corrected image data. Thereafter the associated halftone screens are modified to eliminated halftone noise introduced by the electronic printhead skew correction. If text characters are present, block boundaries are effectively shifted to reside in the spaces between adjacent text characters.
US07898690B2	Evaluation of calibration precision A calibration precision evaluating apparatus includes a calibrator carrying out calibration to adjust an ink amount output characteristic so that a measured color value is approximated to a reference value, a confirmation patch maker printing plural confirmation patches including a background patch and having the known reference values corresponding to the confirmation patches, a color measurer color-measuring the confirmation patches, acquiring initial color measured values, a background color shift amount calculator calculating a first amount of background color shift between the reference values and the initial color measured values with respect to the background patches, a corrector correcting the initial color measured values based on the background color shift amounts, acquiring corrected color measured values, and a precision evaluator carrying out precision evaluation of the calibration based on a second amount of color shift between the corrected color measured values and the reference values with respect to the confirmation patches.
US07898687B2	Printer, printer control program, printer control method, image processing device, image processing program, image processing method, and storage medium storing the program therein The printer includes a print head having nozzles that are arranged in a plurality of lines and that form dots by discharging ink onto a medium used for printing. The printer prints out an image on the medium by one scanning operation using the print head. The printer includes a printing image data acquisition device, an N-level processing device, a dot forming information generating device, a print position information modification device, and a printing device.
US07898685B2	Image generating/reading apparatus and methods and storage media storing programs therefor This invention provides an image generating apparatus including a composite image generating unit that generates a composite image in which an image of an object to be printed onto a medium is combined with an image for coordinate address information for locating a position on the medium and an image for address identification information for identifying the coordinate address information.
US07898681B2	Cooperative processing method, cooperative processing apparatus, and storage medium storing program for cooperating processing A cooperative processing method for a cooperative processing system which has a plurality of processing apparatuses includes: detecting an error of a process of a cooperative process in an apparatus of the cooperative processing system; and deleting data which relate to the cooperative process from the apparatus or other apparatus which relates to the cooperative process.
US07898680B2	Data processing method for information processing system, information processing system, storage medium, and program In a system in which a host computer and MFP are connected via a communication medium such as a network or the like, upon transmitting image data stored in a box of the MFP to the host computer, the transmission data size (file size) is displayed before transmission. The user can transmit image data with a desired file size. When the amount of transmission data is large, the load on resources such as a memory, CPU, and the like of a device as a destination of transmission can be reduced.
US07898673B2	Systems and methods for focusing optics Systems and methods for focusing optics are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, methods are disclosed for focusing an optical device, wherein the methods can include: collecting light from a region of an object to be imaged with an objective lens, said region having a feature with a known geometric characteristic; splitting the collected light into a first portion and a second portion, and directing said first portion through a weak cylindrical lens to a focusing sensor, and directing said second portion to an imager; observing, with said focusing sensor, a shape of the feature; focusing the optical device by moving at least one of the objective lens and the object to be imaged until the observed shape of the feature has a predetermined relationship to the known geometric characteristic. In some embodiments, the feature can be a fluorescent bead. In some embodiments, the splitting step can be accomplished with a dichroic mirror. In other embodiments, the splitting step can be accomplished with a partial mirror. In some embodiments, the known geometric characteristic of the feature can be substantially spherical, the observed shape can be an oval, and the predetermined relationship can be an allowable aspect ratio of the oval. In some embodiments, the allowable aspect ratio can be approximately one.
US07898669B2	Absolute distance measurement method and system using optical frequency generator The present invention relates to absolute distance measurement method and system using an optical frequency generator. The absolute distance measurement method using the optical frequency generator includes (a) generating a plurality of different stabilized wavelengths by using the optical frequency generator; (b) obtaining an initial estimation value of a distance to be measured by using a frequency sweeping interferometer; (c) analyzing an uncertainty range of the obtained initial estimation value; (d) measuring excess fraction parts of the different wavelengths by analyzing interference signals for each of the wavelengths; (e) determining integer parts for each of the different wavelengths within the uncertainty range of the initial estimation value; and (f) measuring an absolute distance to be measured by using the excess fraction part and the integer parts for each of the different wavelengths.
US07898663B2	Uniform light generating system for testing an image-sensing device and method of using the same A uniform light generating system for testing an image-sensing device includes a light-generating unit, a light-transmitting unit, a light-diffusing unit, and a lens unit. The light-generating unit has a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements electrically disposed on the substrate. The light-transmitting unit has one side communicated with the light-generating unit for receiving and uniformizing light beams projected from the light-emitting elements. The light-diffusing unit has one side disposed on the other side of the light-transmitting unit for receiving and diffusing the light beams that have passed through the light-transmitting unit. The lens unit is disposed on the other side of the light-diffusing unit for transmitting the light beams that have passed through the light-diffusing unit to the image-sensing device.
US07898661B2	Spectroscopic scatterometer system Before the diffraction from a diffracting structure on a semiconductor wafer is measured, where necessary, the film thickness and index of refraction of the films underneath the structure are first measured using spectroscopic reflectometry or spectroscopic ellipsometry. A rigorous model is then used to calculate intensity or ellipsometric signatures of the diffracting structure. The diffracting structure is then measured using a spectroscopic scatterometer using polarized and broadband radiation to obtain an intensity or ellipsometric signature of the diffracting structure. Such signature is then matched with the signatures in the database to determine the grating shape parameters of the structure.
US07898659B2	Surface plasmon sensor, sensing apparatus and sensing method A sensor has a sensing surface, to which a specific substance R to be detected can bind. Further, the sensor has a metal portion, at least a portion of which is exposed at the sensing surface, and in which localized plasmons can be excited. The sensor is used in sensing, in which the substance R to be detected is marked with a fluorescent marker Lu that selectively binds to the substance R to be detected and one of two-photon excitation fluorescence and multi-photon excitation fluorescence of the fluorescent marker Lu is detected. Further, the sensing surface is illuminated with measurement light L1 having a wavelength that can excite localized plasmons in the metal portion and that is an absorption wavelength of the fluorescent marker Lu, at which the fluorescent marker Lu emits one of the two-photon excitation fluorescence and the multi-photon excitation fluorescence.
US07898658B2	Platform for chemical and biological sensing by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Methods of analysis, and compositions relating to such, to determine the presence or absence of an analyte in a sample utilizing a composite substrate which facilitates surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy through the use of ‘hot spots’ of the form ‘metal/analyte/metal’ are presented. Additionally, substrates which contain ‘hot spots’ of the form ‘metal/analyte/metal’ and substrates which facilitate the formation of ‘hot spots’ of the form ‘metal/analyte/metal’ are presented as well as methods for making these substrates.
US07898652B2	Method and apparatus for detecting defects on a disk surface The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting defects on a disk surface which projects light on the disk surface by a light transmitting system, receives specula reflection light and scattered light by a light receiving system, exposes defects by performing a two-dimensional frequency filter process on a signal, and performs a defect determination process to extract a linear-shaped isolative defect candidate. Next, the present invention performs a periodicity determination process to classify and detect the periodically generated linear and circular arc defects and the isolatively generated linear and circular arc defects.
US07898637B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes attaching a flexible substrate and a base substrate using an adhesive therebetween, the base substrate including substantially pure iron; forming a plurality of thin films on a surface of the flexible substrate attached to the base substrate, the surface of the flexible substrate opposite to the attached surface of the flexible substrate; and etching the base substrate after forming the plurality of thin films.
US07898634B2	Display panel with photo-curable sealant and manufacture method thereof A display panel and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealant. The first substrate has a top surface which includes a signal transmission module parallel to an edge of the top surface. The sealant is disposed on the top surface and parallel to the signal transmission module, which is disposed between the top surface and sealant. The sealant is made of a photo-curable material and includes an inner isolation wall, which is exposed via the signal transmission module. The second substrate is disposed on the sealant and includes an inner surface. A light-shielding structure is disposed on the inner surface and close to an edge of the inner surface. The sealant at least partially overlaps the light-shielding structure.
US07898627B2	Vertical alignment type liquid crystal display apparatus A vertical alignment type liquid crystal display apparatus including first and second substrates facing each other and liquid crystals inserted therebetween. The first substrate includes first and second structures which extend, respectively, in first and second directions, and the second substrate includes third and fourth structures which extend, respectively, in the first and second directions. A plurality of liquid crystal domains are formed by the first, second, third, and fourth structures in the pixel when a voltage is applied to liquid crystals. Alignment directions of liquid crystals in the plurality of liquid crystal domains are different from each other, and perpendicular to the first or second direction when viewed in a direction vertical to the first and second substrates. The first structure includes a plurality of separate constituent units, arranged along the first direction, and the second structure includes a plurality of separate constituent units, arranged along the second direction.
US07898624B2	Pixel array substrate and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate has a common electrode. The pixel array substrate has a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of first pixel electrodes and a plurality of second pixel electrodes. Within each of the pixel regions, a corresponding first pixel electrode and a corresponding second pixel electrode are disposed, wherein each of the second pixel electrodes entirely encloses the corresponding first pixel electrode and is separated from the corresponding first pixel electrode.
US07898623B2	Display device, electronic device and method of driving display device The present invention provides a display device which can display characters clearly and display images smoothly. An area gray scale method is adopted and a configuration of one pixel is changed depending on a mode, by selecting one or more display regions in each pixel. When characters are needed to be displayed clearly, one pixel is configured by selecting a stripe arrangement. Thus, clear display can be conducted. When images are needed to be displayed, one pixel is configured by selecting an indented state. Thus, smooth display can be conducted.
US07898619B2	Liquid crystal display In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate and an opposed substrate, and a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel from a side of the active matrix substrate, a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor are disposed in a peripheral region on a glass substrate of the active matrix substrate. The first optical sensor is formed so that light external to the liquid crystal display and light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enter the first optical sensor. The second optical sensor is formed so that only light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enters the second optical sensor. Also, the second optical sensor is shielded from the external light. For example, a light-shielding film is formed on an upper surface of the second optical sensor.
US07898616B2	Back plate of backlight module and manufacturing method thereof A back plate includes an inner part, a bottom part, an outer part, a folded part and a fastener. The bottom part is connected to the inner part for providing a container space. The outer part is opposite the inner part. The folded part is connected with the outer part and the inner part. The fastener is disposed on the outer part. A method for manufacturing the back plate is also disclosed herein.
US07898612B2	Liquid crystal display device with wiring structure A liquid crystal display panel is placed on an upper mold, and a liquid crystal shutter is stored in a lower mold. Fluorescent lamps serving as a light source are disposed along the internal surface of the lower mold. A display object is disposed on the back of the lower mold. Display images can be changed by switching signals to be applied to the liquid crystal shutter or liquid crystal display panel. The cables for the fluorescent lamps are laid in a groove-like concave section formed in the upper part of the lower mold. A flexible cable extended from the liquid crystal shutter is bonded to a notched portion of the upper part of the lower mold, and coupled to a printed circuit board disposed on the flank of the lower mold.
US07898605B2	Active matrix liquid crystal with capacitor below disclination region An conductive coating serves as a light shield film and is kept at a given voltage. A metal interconnection is located in the same layer as a source line and connected to the drain of a thin-film transistor. An interlayer insulating film is constituted of at least lower and upper insulating layers and formed between the conductive coating and the source line. According to one aspect of the invention, an auxiliary capacitor is formed by the metal interconnection and the conductive coating serving as both electrodes and at least the lower insulating layer film serving as a dielectric. The auxiliary capacitor is formed in a region of the interlayer insulating film in which the upper insulating layer has been removed by etching. According to another aspect of the invention, the conductive coating has a portion that is in contact with the lower insulating layer in a region where the conductive coating coextends with the metal interconnection.
US07898604B2	Three-dimension display A three-dimension display suitable for a viewer wearing a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The eyeglasses have two circular polarized eyeglass lenses with different polarizations. The three-dimension display includes a flat display panel, a quarter-wave plate and a patterned half-wave plate. The flat display panel has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein the flat display panel is suitable to display a linear polarized image. The quarter-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses. The patterned half-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses, wherein the patterned half-wave plate corresponds to a part of the pixels. The present invention also provides a fabrication method of a three-dimension display.
US07898600B2	Apparatus for providing multiple screens and method of dynamically configuring multiple screens An apparatus and method for providing multiple screens is disclosed. The apparatus includes a user/application interface module receiving a PiP service providing mode, and an output module displaying a video component of a service on a main screen if the PiP service providing mode is a first mode and displaying a background video or the video component of the service on a PiP screen if the PiP service providing mode in a second mode.
US07898595B2	Frame conversion method, frame conversion circuit, and electronic camera A method for converting frames that can display smooth moving images is provided. A memory (16) to which image data of frames in the NTSC format is written is provided. A memory controller (14) for retrieving image data of an odd field and an even field from the memory (16) every odd field period and even field period in the frame period of the PAL format is provided. An interpolating circuit (76) is provided. The interpolating circuit (76) mixes the image data of the odd field retrieved by the memory controller (14) and image data of a next odd field at a predetermined ratio to output as image data of an odd field in the frame period of the PAL format, and mixes the retrieved image data of the even field and image data of a next even field at a predetermined ratio to output as image data of an even field in the frame period of the PAL format. A coefficient-generating circuit (73) for changing the mixing ratios in the interpolating circuit (76) every field period of the PAL format is provided.
US07898590B2	Device having imaging function A device having an imaging function includes: a camera portion to capture optically an image of an object and to output the image as an image data; a display portion to perform an image displaying using the image data from the camera portion; and a control portion to decide a representative figure by extracting features of the image from the image data of a whole photographed screen and to control the display portion so that if a position of the representative figure is changed, the display portion performs an image displaying to which a process corresponding to the change is applied.
US07898588B2	Dual conversion gain gate and capacitor and HDR combination A pixel circuit having a shared control line for providing two control signals to the pixel array. One control line is used to provide a control signal to both a high dynamic range circuit and a dual conversion gain circuit to two pixel circuits. The pixel circuits each contain two pixel cells that have separate photo-conversion devices but share readout circuitry.
US07898586B2	Solid-state imaging device and method of driving the same A shift gate is arranged to be adjacent to a pixel column including a plurality of photosensitive pixels. The shift gate controls a storage time of a signal charge generated in the photosensitive pixels based on a shift pulse signal. The signal charge generated in the photosensitive pixels is transferred to an analog shift register via the shift gate. The analog shift register has a plurality of transfer stages independently driven using a plurality of drive signals. The signal charge generated in the photosensitive pixels is successively transferred by the transfer stages, and detected by an output unit provided at an end portion of the analog shift register so that an output signal is converted. The analog shift register makes an addition of the signal charges in accordance with drive signals when the transfer stages transfer the signal charges.
US07898581B2	Image pickup apparatus with noise reduction unit An image pickup apparatus comprises an image pickup element that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and is operable in a first drive mode for reading a low resolution image based on an output of the photoelectric conversion elements or a second drive mode for reading a higher resolution image than the low resolution image, a drive unit that drives the image pickup element, a frame memory that stores image data read by the image pickup element in the first drive mode, an image enlarging portion that enlarges an image size of the image data stored in the frame memory, and a noise reduction unit that performs noise reduction on image data read by the image pickup element in the second drive mode, based on the image data enlarged by the image enlarging portion. This configuration enables high frame rate moving images to be obtained. Further, degradation of image resolution can be prevented, and random noise contained in images can be suppressed.
US07898578B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus that facilitates determining whether image data is representing a 2D image or a 3D image and determining a type of image data, is provided. When image data is obtained, the electronic apparatus memorizes, in addition to the image data and a filename thereof, a dimension of an image represented by the image data and a type of the image data as an attribute thereof. The electronic apparatus also creates from the image data and memorizes image data representing a thumbnail image, and displays the thumbnail images arranged in a list view so that a content of the image represented by the image data is easily recognized. It is also possible to provide the thumbnail image data representing a 3D image.
US07898577B2	Light source device and image pickup device A light source device which causes a sufficiently bright subject image to be obtained is provided.The light source device includes a first light-emitting diode 10-1 which generates illumination light to be applied to a subject, a second light-emitting diode 10-2 which generates illumination light with wavelength different from the illumination light generated from the first light-emitting diode 10-1, and a light-emitting diode drive control section 3 which independently controls integrated output values (light emission intensities, light emission periods) of the first light-emitting diode 10-1 and second light-emitting diode 10-2 in synchronism with image pickup timing at which the subject is photographed.
US07898569B2	Angled axis machine vision system and method Angled axis machine vision system having a camera system angled with respect to an axis of coordinate system of environment. Eliminates problem of utilizing horizontal, vertical lines in environment for distance calculations when horizontal and vertical lines are parallel or close to parallel to axis lying between camera centers of camera system. With camera centers angled about roll axis, horizontal and vertical lines in environment appear as angled lines in images taken from the cameras enabling more accurate distance calculations. With angled axis rotation it is still possible for lines in environment to be parallel to axis defined between camera centers, but instances are rare in real world environments. Camera mount may rotate wherein two sets of pictures are taken and two sets compared for the number of lines which are parallel to axis of camera centers wherein set of pictures with least lines parallel is used for distance calculations.
US07898566B2	Video processing apparatus and object identifying method Photographs an action performed to an object with an appliance by a photographing device, and records it as video data. When a desired object is specified while the video data is being played back, the object is identified based on information on a position of the object in the appliance and a time the object acted, and operation predetermined against the identified object is enabled.
US07898563B2	User input method and device of mobile communication terminal A user input method and device of a mobile communication terminal that includes displaying a menu screen comprising images associated with each key function and menu function necessary for terminal control, depending on a currently set operation mode; detecting a preset indicator from a video that is photographed by camera when augmented reality input mode is set, real-time synthesizing the detected indicator with the menu screen, and displaying the synthesized screen; and in a state where a predetermined one of the images and the indicator are overlapped on the synthesized screen, upon detection of a preset user motion associated with selection from the video photographed by the camera, performing an operation based on the function associated with the image.
US07898561B2	MEMS mirror system for laser printing applications A MEMS mirror for a laser printing application includes providing a CMOS substrate including a pair of electrodes, and providing a reflecting mirror moveable over the substrate and the electrodes. Voltages applied to the electrodes create an electrostatic force causing an end of the mirror to be attracted to the substrate. A precise position of the mirror can be detected and controlled by sensing a change in capacitance between the mirror ends and the underlying electrodes.
US07898559B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning unit having a light transmitting portion, the cleaning mechanism that includes a cleaning rod with a pad at a front end portion thereof to be capable of cleaning a surface of the light transmitting portion by sliding on the light transmitting portion, and a retaining mechanism that retains the cleaning rod slidably in a longitudinal direction of the light transmitting portion, and that retains the pad positioned above the optical scanning unit and spaced apart from the optical scanning unit in a state where the cleaning rod is at an insertion completed position.
US07898553B2	Pick packet for web browser display A method of generating a pick packet for use by a web browser. The pick packet has secondary string buffer that assigns a unique token to each unique object or unique combination of objects and a primary string buffer that associates a token with each pixel in the source image. A description or legend is associated with the tokens in the secondary string buffer. When a pointer device hovers over a pixel in the source image, the browser looks in the primary buffer for the toke associated with that pixel, then retrieves the legend associated with that token, if any, from the secondary buffer.
US07898552B2	Method and editing processor for adding graphics object with simple manner An editing processor includes a storage unit to store a document file that includes an object group in which objects are arranged according to an implementation order at each page of an electric document, a reading unit to read the object group from the storage unit in response to a read request for a target page of the electric document, an encapsulation processing unit to encapsulate a graphics object in the object group in response to an information input of the graphics to be added, and an editing unit to generate a graphics object from the information of the graphics and to add the generated graphics object to a position following the end of the object group arranged according to the implementation order in response to the encapsulation of the graphics object.
US07898548B2	Electronic system and method for selectively allowing access to a shared memory An electronic system, an integrated circuit and a method for display are disclosed. The electronic system contains a first device, a memory and a video/audio compression/decompression device such as a decoder/encoder. The electronic system is configured to allow the first device and the video/audio compression/decompression device to share the memory. The electronic system may be included in a computer in which case the memory is a main memory. Memory access is accomplished by one or more memory interfaces, direct coupling of the memory to a bus, or direct coupling of the first device and decoder/encoder to a bus. An arbiter selectively provides access for the first device and/or the decoder/encoder to the memory based on priority. The arbiter may be monolithically integrated into a memory interface. The decoder may be a video decoder configured to comply with the MPEG-2 standard. The memory may store predicted images obtained from a preceding image.
US07898543B1	System and method for optimizing texture retrieval operations A system, method, and computer program product are provided for carrying out texture retrieval operations. In use, it is determined whether at least one texture retrieval operation is to be performed in a predetermined mode. Based on such determination, the texture retrieval operation is performed utilizing predetermined derivatives.
US07898542B1	Creating animation effects This specification describes technologies that relate to creating animation effects in an animation at runtime and without requiring the animation effects to be stored in every frame or time instance of the animation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a method that includes obtaining animation information having a primary object and a first effect object associated with the primary object. The method also includes generating an animation sequence using the animation information. The animation sequence includes the primary object on which the first effect object and a second effect object can be applied. The act of generating an animation sequence includes interpolating between the first and second effect objects to create at least one intermediate effect applied to the primary object in the animation sequence. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.
US07898527B1	Systems, methods and devices for efficient communication utilizing a reduced number of selectable inputs Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are embodiments of a systematic code, which systematic code enables efficient communication. Another aspect of the invention is the implementation of embodiments of a systematic code on interactive devices, thereby enabling efficient communication using such interactive devices.
US07898524B2	Optical displacement detection over varied surfaces Embodiments of the present invention enable an optical device to track on a diffusing surface over which a transparent and/or translucent and/or optically smooth surface is placed. Some embodiments are directed towards detecting when an optical device is lifted off the surface it was resting on. Embodiments also include a sensing system that detects the z distance (distance to the tracking surface) and improves image quality by improving the effectiveness of the optical sensor subsystem and/or the illumination subsystem at the detected z distance. Other embodiments include a system and method that enables an optical device to track on a transparent and/or translucent and/or optically smooth surface alone. This may involve dark-field imaging based on certain features (e.g., dirt) already present on the transparent surface. Alternately, this may involve creating features such as droplets, spreading dirt residue, and creating thermal spots, which can be used for tracking.
US07898495B2	Antenna gasket for process housing A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication and optionally power to the interior of a housing assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna is molded within a gasket material, such as silicon, so as to be completely encapsulated. The gasket preferably includes at least one support arm, which holds the antenna toward the middle of the housing, so as to minimize interference from the metal housing. In further embodiments, an inductive coil is encapsulated in the gasket. An alternating current is passed through this coil to create a changing magnetic field, which can then be used to create electrical power in physically separate components, such as filtering elements. In certain embodiments, multiple loops are molded to correspond to multiple filtering elements within the housing.
US07898493B1	Implementation of ultra wide band (UWB) electrically small antennas by means of distributed non foster loading A method to design antennas with broadband characteristics. In an exemplary embodiment, a method comprises loading an antenna structure with multiple reactive loads. The multiple loads are synthesized by applying the theory of Characteristic Modes. Another exemplary embodiment includes an antenna adapted to have broadband characteristics. One example is a wire dipole antenna. In an exemplary embodiment, a loaded antenna may be adapted to resonate an arbitrary current over a wide frequency band. The loads may require non-Foster elements when realized. Exemplary embodiments may include the broadband characteristics of the both the input impedance at the terminal of the antenna as well as the radiation pattern.
US07898485B2	Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry having at least first and second antennas. An antenna isolation element reduces signal interference between the antennas, so that the antennas may be used in close proximity to each other. A planar ground element may be used as a ground by the first and second antennas. The first antenna may be formed using a hybrid planar-inverted-F and slot arrangement in which a planar resonating element is located above a rectangular slot in the planar ground element. The second antenna may be formed from an L-shaped strip. The planar resonating element of the first antenna may have first and second arms. The first arm may resonate at a common frequency with the second antenna and may serve as the isolation element. The second arm may resonate at approximately the same frequency as the slot portion of the hybrid antenna.
US07898479B1	System and method for signal extraction and angle of arrival determination A method of integrating a detected signal along a given angle of arrival to improve detection. The method includes receiving the signal at a first antenna, receiving the signal at a second antenna, generating a phase difference trajectory based on the signal from the first antenna and the signal from the second antenna, and extracting a signal by integrating the phase difference trajectory over frequency for a plurality of angles of arrival.
US07898474B2	Positioning device, method of controlling positioning device, and recording medium having program for controlling positioning device recorded thereon A positioning device 20 receives a satellite signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and locates a present position, the positioning device 20 including an azimuth calculation section which calculates an azimuth of the SPS satellite corresponding to the received satellite signal, and a reception environment determination section which determines a reception environment including a multipath environment based on the azimuths of the SPS satellites calculated by the azimuth calculation section.
US07898473B2	Method for positioning, a positioning system, and an electronic device A method for positioning a wireless communication device includes storing position data relating to one or a plurality of reference areas to at least one database. It is examined which of said reference areas is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, and at least position data about the reference area located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is retrieved for the wireless communication device. In order to perform the positioning, the method further includes selecting the reference area located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device as the default position of the wireless communication device.
US07898472B2	Method and apparatus for precise relative positioning in multiple vehicles A system and method for determining the position and velocity of a plurality of vehicles relative to a host vehicle using GPS data. The method includes building a graph of the vehicles that define weighted baselines between each of the vehicles and the host vehicle and each of the vehicles where the weighted baselines define a geometric dilution of precision between the vehicles. The method then determines the optimal baseline between the host vehicle and each of the other vehicles using the weighted baselines based on the lowest geometric dilution of precision. The method then computes the relative position and velocity between all of the vehicles and the host vehicle using the optimal baselines.
US07898466B1	Optimization of radar resources The radar tracking or pulse refresh rate is calculated for a target. The refresh rate is selected which makes a sum equal to a predetermined fraction of the radar beamwidth, where the sum is the sum of the bias error and a multiplicative product. The multiplicative product is the product of the random error multiplied by a number associated with the containment probability of the total error.
US07898465B2	Electronically scanned radar system and receiving antenna A plurality of array antenna elements are divided in terms of a set constituted of an optionally selected L number of groups. The spaces between the array antenna elements are determined by obtaining a greatest common divisor of the set as a greatest common divisor of inter-group element spaces, the set having, as components, greatest common divisors of inter-element spaces of the individual L number of groups in the set, obtaining a greatest common divisor of inter-group element for every number L equal to or less than the maximum number of incoming waves by changing the number L of group components, and allowing a direction not to be caused in the radar scanning region by a number equal to or more than L+1, on the basis of the greatest common divisor of inter-group element spaces for every number L of group components, the direction being linearly dependent on an incoming wave corresponding to the greatest common divisor of inter-group element spaces.
US07898464B1	System and method for transmitting signals via photonic excitation of a transmitter array A radio frequency (RF) phased array transmitter system comprises a phased array for generating an RF signal. The phased array comprises conductive patches formed in an array, separation gaps, and active sources. Each of the separation gaps is formed between two adjacent ones of the conductive patches, and each of the active sources is formed across its associated one of the separation gaps. The system further comprises an optical source for generating an optical signal and an RF source for generating an RF signal. In addition, the system comprises an optical modulator coupled to the optical source and the RF source. The optical modulator receives an optical signal and an RF signal, and produces an RF modulated optical signal based on the received optical signal and the received RF signal.
US07898458B2	Disaster countermeasure support method A ground surface as an image acquiring object is acquired by a synthetic aperture radar mounted on an artificial satellite at a usual time before occurrence of a disaster and thereby radar image data are obtained. After the occurrence of the disaster, an image of the ground surface as the image acquiring object is acquired within days shorter than the number of orbit returning days and by comparing this radar image data with the radar image data acquired at the usual time so as to try to early grasp a damaged situation. At a recovering and rebuilding time after the occurrence of the disaster, images of the image acquiring object are periodically acquired so as to prepare a recovering and rebuilding plan and prevent secondary disasters.
US07898440B2	Keyboard for a handheld electronic device A keyboard for a handheld device includes several input keys; a front panel for mounting on an outer surface of the handheld and formed with a mounting hole for receiving a respective one of the input keys; a sliding and pressing mechanism disposed below the front panel to permit sliding movement of the input key in vertical or horizontal direction of the mounting hole; and a spring unit for providing a restoration force that permits the respective input key to retrieve its initial position upon removal of an applied force.
US07898437B2	Object recognition device An object recognition device detects a position of a vehicle based on a running path obtained by GPS, vehicle speed, steering angle, etc., and also detects the position of the vehicle based on a result of recognition of an object obtained using a captured image of a camera. The device computes a positioning accuracy in detecting the vehicle position, which accuracy mostly deteriorates as a movement distance of the vehicle increases. Positional data of the object on the road to be recognized is stored in a map database beforehand. A recognition range of the road of the object to be recognized is set based on the detected position of the vehicle, a position of the object stored in the map database, and the computed positioning accuracy. The object is recognized for the set recognition range by processing of the captured image of the camera.
US07898431B1	Variable missile configuration—standard telemetry system A standard telemetry system is utilized in conjunction with a variable configuration missile irrespective of the missile configuration test fired. The system includes a common energy source, power supply, transmitter, commutator and signal conditioner. A portion of the telemetry signals produced by each missile configuration is, to an extent, unique to that particular configuration. The system utilizes a different programming connector cable for each missile configuration. The connector cable interfaces telemetry signal producing missile components with the common signal conditioner. The signal conditioner includes all of the circuitry and signal processing components necessary to process all of the telemetry produced by all of the missile configurations. The programming connector cable utilized in conjunction with the test firing of a particular missile configuration routes the telemetry signals produced by that configuration to predetermined input locations on the signal conditioner for appropriate processing and transmission.
US07898423B2	Real-time event notification Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for the real-time notification of user events. According to various embodiments described herein, a user initiates a notification process in which the geographic location of a device associated with the user, as well as any desired activity data, is generated into a real-time notification for another party. The location of the user device is determined upon the initiation of the notification process. Original or pre-programmed messages may be posted on a website or delivered along with the location of the user device to any number of communication devices. The various embodiments provide an efficient manner of updating selected individuals with the location of a user and of providing those individuals with desired information.
US07898420B2	Transponder housing and device to mark implements, such as surgical implements, and method of using same A transponder device and/or housing to mark a surgical implement, such as a metallic surgical instrument, is provided that comprises a non-elastic, preferably non-metallic, rigid transponder housing attachable to a portion of the surgical implement. The housing includes a transponder receiving cavity spaced at least 1 millimeter, and preferably at least 2 millimeters, from any portion of the surgical implement when the housing is attached to the surgical implement. The housing may be removably attached to the surgical implement or permanently attached. In use, a transponder is installed in the transponder receiving cavity. A method of detecting a transponder indicating the possible presence of a surgical implement is also provided.
US07898406B2	Powered device with priority indicator A method for communicating settable priority data from a powered device being powered over communication cabling to power sourcing equipment, the method comprising: prior to connecting power to operational circuitry of the powered device, transmitting first multi-bit data from the powered device to the power sourcing equipment; subsequent to the transmitted first multi-bit data, connecting power received over the communication cabling to the powered device operational circuitry; receiving information from the powered device operational circuitry; disconnecting the received power from the powered device operational circuitry; and subsequent to the disconnecting, and prior to reconnecting power to the operational circuitry, transmitting second multi-bit data from the powered device to the power sourcing equipment, the second multi-bit data being a function of the received information, at least one of the first multi-bit data and the second multi-bit data being a function of a settable priority.
US07898404B2	Vehicle speed exceeded notification device and related methods A vehicle speed exceeded notification device to be installed in a vehicle of a type including a vehicle audio entertainment system being configurable via a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle may include an audio entertainment system content interface. The audio interface may be selectively operable to communicate audio content relating to a vehicle speed exceeded condition to the vehicle audio entertainment system. The device may also include a controller coupled to the audio entertainment system content interface for detecting a vehicle speed exceeded condition. The controller may also be for configuring the vehicle audio entertainment system, via the vehicle data communications bus, so that the audio content related to the vehicle speed exceeded condition plays through the vehicle audio entertainment system based upon detecting the vehicle speed exceeded condition.
US07898393B2	Wall-mounted scoreboard A wall mounted scoreboard is sized and configured to be used in a home or commercial establishment. The scoreboard includes a back cover, a cover panel and a display panel. The back cover has a front open face and the cover panel is applied over the front face of the back cover. The display panel is interposed between the back cover and the cover panel. The display panel has changeable indicators arranged in information blocks that are in registry with the windows in the cover panel. The cover panel includes graphics which display a designator for each information block, the designators corresponding to game data. The scoreboard includes a wireless receiver and a control. The wireless receiver receives status information broadcast wirelessly from a game in progress and the control causes the display panel to display the status information thereon within the information blocks.
US07898382B2	Key fob and system for indicating the lock status of a door lock The present invention provides a system that records, at a remote location, the current status of a door lock. This invention provides a key fob device, which records the current status of a door look. The key fob indicates to the user the current lock status of the given door(s) in question. The key fob is a small key chain attached device, which records the state of the door locks, or other devices or appliances, as one departs from the door. The system of the present invention comprises a sensor at the door that detects the current lock status of a door and transmits this lock to the key fob. Also incorporated into the key fob is circuitry that receives and records this received lock status. A display component in the key fob displays this current lock status when prompted by the user.
US07898376B2	Transformer apparatus with shielding architecture and shielding method thereof A transformer apparatus and a transformer shielding method are provided for shielding external electronic noises and protecting against erosion. The transformer apparatus comprises a toroidal core, a primary winding, a secondary winding, a protection tape, a metal foil, and an UL tube. The primary winding and the secondary winding are wound around the toroidal core at opposite side to each other. The protection tape is wrapped around the primary winding and the secondary winding. The metal foil encloses the protection tape. The UL tube enfolds the metal foil. The transformer shielding method comprises wrapping a primary winding and a secondary winding of the transformer apparatus by a protection tape, enclosing the protection tape by a metal foil, and enfolding the metal foil by an UL tube.
US07898374B2	Modular soft starter Modular soft starters are disclosed having a plurality of soft starter modules with stacked SCRs and heat sinks for accommodating a single phase of a three phase motor, where the modules may be connected serially for starting each phase of a higher voltage motor, and where the modules can be mounted in a cabinet in a variety of different orientations to facilitate optimized cabinet space utilization.
US07898372B2	Method and apparatus for control contacts of an automatic transfer switch An automatic transfer switch includes a solenoid control contacts assembly, an auxiliary contacts assembly, a dual purpose cam attached to a cylindrical shaped weight, and a solenoid actuator. When energized, the solenoid actuator rotates the cylindrical weight and the dual purpose cam actuates both the solenoid control contacts assembly and the auxiliary contacts assembly.
US07898367B2	Ceramic monoblock filter with metallization pattern providing increased power load handling A ceramic monoblock filter incorporating a top face input/output port metallization pattern defining an input/output transmission line, a power load distribution bar, and a ground plate. The transmission line, power load distribution bar, and ground plate are all positioned and oriented relative to each other and two of the resonators defining the filter to define load splitting capacitors providing increased power load handling characteristics.
US07898355B2	Flat uniform transmission line having electromagnetic shielding function Disclosed herein is a flat uniform transmission line having an electromagnetic shielding function. The flat uniform transmission line includes a strip transmission line, an insulating layer, and electromagnetic shielding layers. The strip transmission line is formed on a dielectric layer made of functional polymer material, and includes a plurality of strip lines. The plurality of strip lines are configured to be a ground line, or to transmit signals. The insulating layer is formed on the strip transmission line. The electromagnetic shielding layers are respectively formed on the insulating layer and beneath the strip transmission line.
US07898353B2	Clock conditioning circuit A circuit includes a clock conditioning circuit which receives an encoded clock signal, and provides first and second conditioned clock signals in response. The clock conditioning circuit adjusts a period of the first and second conditioned clock signals in response to an adjustment of a period of the encoded clock signal. The circuit includes a modulator which receives the first and second conditioned clock signals.
US07898346B2	Power supply apparatus and high-frequency circuit system A power supply apparatus for a traveling-wave tube includes an electrical discharge switch and a first resistor that are serially connected, and that are connected between a cathode electrode and a first collector electrode; N (N denotes a positive integer) arresters that are serially connected, and that are inserted between a ground potential and a connection node of the electrical discharge switch and the first resistor; N second resistors that are inserted between the N arresters and a second collector electrode to an Nth collector electrode and a ground potential, respectively; and an electrical discharge control circuit that turns off the electrical discharge switch at a time of normal operation of the power supply apparatus and turns on the electrical discharge switch when stopping operation of the power supply apparatus.
US07898339B2	Amplifier circuit An amplifier circuit with favorable linearity is provided.An amplifier of the present invention is provided with an amplifier MOS transistor, a diode-connected transistor block for negative feedback source impedance constituted by series-parallel connection of the limited number (including 0) of the diode-connected MOS transistors and connected to a source side of the amplifier MOS transistor, and a diode-connected transistor block for load constituted by series-parallel connection of the limited number of the diode-connected MOS transistors and connected to a drain side of the amplifier MOS transistor. A voltage gain is configured to be determined by a ratio of the sum of source impedance of the amplifier MOS transistor and the impedance of the diode-connected transistor block for negative feedback source impedance to the impedance of the diode-connected transistor block for load.
US07898337B2	High slew rate amplifier, analog-to-digital converter using same, CMOS imager using the analog-to-digital converter and related methods An amplifier, which may be used in a pipelined analog-to-digital converter, includes a first amplifier stage driving a second amplifier stage. At least one compensation capacitor is coupled to provide negative feedback through the capacitor from the second amplifier stage to the first amplifier stage. The slew rate of the amplifier is enhanced by substantially reducing the negative feedback coupled through the capacitor during a period following the transition of a signal applied to an input terminal of the amplifier. If the first stage of the amplifier has complementary signal nodes, the negative feedback coupled through the capacitor may be reduced, for example, by closing a switch coupled between first and second complementary nodes of the first amplifier stage.
US07898334B1	Amplifier with output filtering An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier including an inverting input that communicates with an input signal, a non-inverting input, and an output. A first feedback path communicates with the inverting input and the output of the amplifier. A second feedback path communicates with the inverting input and the output of the amplifier. The first feedback path provides feedback at a lower frequency than the second feedback path. A first resistance has one end that communicates with the output of the amplifier. A first capacitance has one end that communicates with an opposite end of the load resistance. A second resistance has one end that communicates with the inverting input and an opposite end that communicates with the opposite end of the first resistance.
US07898328B2	Differential amplifier In a wireless communications system, it is important to realize a limiter operation by which a differential amplifier for amplifying a local signal may stably supply an output signal having a constant amplitude. However, when a signal handled by the system has a high frequency, a gain of the differential amplifier is reduced and the limiter operation may not be performed appropriately. The differential amplifier is configured employing a double cascode connection to enhance an output impedance, an upper transistor of the double cascode connection realizes enhancement in gain and frequency characteristics based on a positive feedback signal, and a lower transistor of the double cascode connection controls an operating point and suppresses an allowable output voltage range by operating in a linear region and based on a negative feedback signal to facilitate the limiter operation.
US07898326B2	Device and method for amplifying radiocommunication signals A method for amplifying radiocommunication signals via a string of amplifiers associated with a gain controller receiving an amplification setpoint of constant value, in order to produce an amplification of constant gain or of variable value, in order to produce an amplification with constant amplified power with the aid of a first regulator that is able to deliver this variable value setpoint based on a measurement of the amplified power. So that, in constant gain amplification mode, a setpoint transmitted by the first regulator is held at a value close to the setpoint of constant value.
US07898324B1	Method and system for glitch suppression in dual-amplifier circuit An apparatus includes first and second amplifiers, each having an input coupled to an audio signal input and an output coupled to an audio signal output. The second amplifier also has a feedback path from its output to its input. A first switch can be operated to selectively couple and uncouple the audio signal input and the input to the first amplifier to and from a first node. A second switch can be operated to selectively couple and uncouple the input of the second amplifier to and from a second node. A third switch can be operated to selectively couple and uncouple the first node to and from ground.
US07898321B2	Driver circuit A driver is provided. The driver generally comprises a current source, a current mirror, an amplifier and a presetting circuit. The current source is generally adapted to provide a reference current to the current mirror. The transistor is coupled to the current mirror. The amplifier has the first input that is coupled to the current mirror, a second input that is coupled to a node between the transistor and the current mirror, and an output that is coupled to the control electrode of the transistor. The presetting circuit is coupled to the control electrode of the transistor so that it can preset the potential of the control electrode of the transistor to a potential that allows current driving of the transistor with a predetermined timing after a control signal is received.
US07898317B2	Circuit for generating negative voltage and a semiconductor memory apparatus using the same A circuit for generating negative voltage includes a variable period oscillator configured to generate an oscillator signal enabled in response to a detection signal and to determine a period of the oscillator signal in response to a control signal, a pump configured to perform pumping operations in response to the oscillator signal and to generate a negative voltage by the pumping operations, a negative voltage detecting unit configured to detect the level of the negative voltage to generate the detection signal, and a gate-induced drain leakage current detecting unit configured to measure the amount of a gate-induced drain leakage current to generate the control signal.
US07898315B2	Analog multiplexer with insulation power supply An analog multiplexer with an insulated power supply includes: an analog signal transformer receiving an analog signal input in its primary winding via an FET, and ON/OFF driving the FET to generate a pulse with an amplitude of the analog signal in its secondary winding; a drive transformer receiving a drive pulse input in its primary winding via an FET to generate a pulse turning ON/OFF the FET in its secondary winding; an inhibit generation circuit generating an inhibit pulse having a wider pulse width than that of the drive pulse; an AND gate determining a logical product of a continuous pulse from a continuous pulse generation circuit and the inhibit pulse to obtain a power supply pulse train; and a rectifying/smoothing circuit obtaining a direct current voltage corresponding to the power supply pulse train to apply the direct current voltage to the primary winding of the transformer through high resistance.
US07898313B1	Signal offset cancellation Techniques and circuitry are provided for programmably controlling signal offsets in integrated circuitry. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a signal offset cancellation circuit that is programmably selected to control the offset of signals on either one input/output or another input/output of an amplifier circuit. In one embodiment, a logic circuit is used to selectively couple a bank of current sources to one input/output or another input/output of a differential amplifier through a switching circuit. The bank of current sources may employed to control the signal offset on either input/output, or may be decoupled from all of the inputs/outputs when signal offset cancellation is not required.
US07898304B2	Multimode millimeter-wave frequency divider circuit with multiple presettable frequency dividing modes A multimode millimeter-wave frequency divider circuit with multiple selectable frequency dividing modes is proposed, which is designed for integration with a millimeter wave (MMW) circuit system, such as a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit, for providing multimode frequency dividing functions. In actual application, the millimeter wave frequency divider circuit of multi frequency dividing mode provides at least three frequency dividing operational modes, including modes of dividing two, dividing 3 and dividing four. In practice, the millimeter wave frequency divider circuit of multi frequency divider mode may be integrated with a millimeter wave phase-locked circuit to provide a frequency synthetic function having multi frequency sections, such as including 38 GHZ, 60 GHZ and 77 GHZ, and may use reduced circuit layout surfaces and operational power.
US07898294B2	Pre-driver logic At least one of the disclosed systems includes driver logic that is capable of driving a device and pre-driver logic coupled to the driver logic and that drives the driver logic. If the pre-driver logic receives an input signal of a first type, the pre-driver logic activates a first transistor such that the pre-driver logic provides an output signal. If the pre-driver logic receives an input signal of a second type, the pre-driver logic activates a second transistor and a third transistor that together cause the pre-driver logic to provide a different output signal. If the third transistor is not activated, the pre-driver logic provides the output signal.
US07898290B2	Method and apparatus for high resolution ZQ calibration A method is disclosed for controlling an output impedance of an electronic device of the type having an impedance control terminal to which an external load is to be connected such that a predetermined value of the voltage at the impedance control terminal controls the output impedance of the device. The method is comprised of comparing a reference voltage to a voltage at the impedance control terminal. A variable count signal representing a count value is produced in response to the comparing. The impedance of a variable impedance circuit is varied in response to the count signal, wherein the impedance of the variable impedance circuit controls the voltage at the impedance control terminal. A device connected in parallel with the variable impedance circuit is periodically operated to change (increase/decrease) the impedance of the variable impedance circuit. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
US07898289B2	Transmission circuit A transmission circuit includes a plurality of transmission lines connected in a ring to propagate signals among a plurality of devices. The plurality of transmission lines have a predetermined same propagation delay, and a predetermined transmission line impedance, and the predetermined transmission line impedance is a half or less of an output impedance of each of the plurality of devices. When a signal outputted from a first optional one of the plurality of devices is propagated to the plurality of devices other than the first optional device, the signal outputted from the first optional device exceeds a predetermined threshold of a signal voltage at a same time.
US07898288B2	Input termination for delay locked loop feedback with impedance matching A reference output circuit for generating an output clock signal for driving signals off of an integrated circuit chip uses a switched terminated load in combination with an output buffer to generate a feedback clock signal, which is used, in combination with a reference input clock signal, to generate the output clock signal. The switched terminated load uses transistors having the same size as transistors in the output buffer. The switched terminated load draws the same DC current as the output buffer. As a result, the switched terminated load and the output buffer have the same electro-migration performance. Pull-up and pull-down MOS impedances of the switched terminated load are easily adjusted during switching periods of the switched terminated load. The design of the switched terminated load minimizes variations in the terminated load impedance due to MOS impedance variations.
US07898283B1	Lightweight secure physically unclonable functions Embodiments generally describe techniques for an integrated circuit having a physical unclonable function (PUF). Example integrated circuits may include an input circuit having an input network, a configurable delay circuit having one or more configurable delay chains, and an output circuit having one or more arbiters, serially coupled together. Each delay chain may include a number of serially coupled configurable switching-delay elements adapted to receive, configurably propagate, and output two delayed signals. Each delay chain may be configured using configuration signals responsively output by the input network in response to challenges provided to the input network. The output circuit may further include an output network to generate combined output signals based on the signals output by the arbiters. Each of the input and/or output networks may comprise combinatorial logic, sequential logic, or another PUF, which may be of the same design. Other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed.
US07898281B2	Interface for testing semiconductors A system includes an imaging device for capturing a video sequence and a display for displaying the video in a window of the display and effectively positioning a probe relative to probe pads of a device under test for testing a semiconductor wafer supported by a support of a probing environment.
US07898278B2	Power control circuitry, circuitry for analysing a switched power rail, and method of controlling connection of a power source to a switched power rail Power control circuitry is provided for controlling connection of a power source having a source voltage level to a switched power rail to provide power to an associated circuit block. The power control circuitry comprises a switch block for selectively connecting the switched power rail to the power source, and a switch controller for controlling operation of the switch block. A ring oscillator circuit is powered from the switched power rail and produces an oscillating output signal, and analysis circuitry is then used to analyse change in frequency of the oscillating output signal produced by the ring oscillator circuit during a period of time when the switched power rail is not at the source voltage level. The switch controller is then arranged to control at least one aspect of the operation of the switch block in dependence on the analysis. This technique provides a simple and effective digital technique for observing voltage changes on the switched power rail.
US07898272B2	Probe card A probe card includes a flat wiring board having a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure for generating a signal for a test, an interposer that is stacked on the wiring board and relays wirings of the wiring board, a space transformer that is stacked on the interposer and fastened thereto by an adhesive, transforms a space between the wirings relayed by the interposer, and leads the wirings out to a surface opposite a surface facing the interposer, and a probe head that is stacked on the space transformer and houses and holds a plurality of probes.
US07898271B2	Position changing apparatus for test handler and power transferring apparatus A test handler is disclosed. A posture changing unit for changing a posture of a test tray on which semiconductor devices have been loaded changes the posture of the test tray in a soak chamber. While the posture of the test tray is changed, the devices can be pre-heated/pre-cooled, thereby reducing the soak chamber length and the pre-heating/pre-cooling time.
US07898263B2	Onboard battery management device A battery management device is provided for accurately measuring in a simple manner the internal resistance (reciprocal of conductance) of a battery that serves as the determination reference of the deterioration level of a battery without the application of an AC voltage to the battery while the battery remains onboard, and determining and displaying the deterioration level of the onboard battery. The onboard battery management device has sensors 2 and 3 for measuring terminal voltage and current of an onboard battery 1; a computation processor 6 for determining the deterioration level of a battery (as well as for calculating and determining the internal resistance on the basis of the measured value); and a display unit 7 of the battery state, wherein the internal resistance is determined based on an AC voltage component and an AC electric current component that are calculated by performing differential processing or subtractive processing on the voltage value and electric current value of the onboard battery during engine operation measured without the application of an AC signal from a sensor terminal; and the DC component, the low-frequency component, and the high-frequency component are removed using a filter circuit to determine the deterioration level.
US07898256B2	Nuclear magnetic resonance measurement apparatus and measuring method using the same An NMR measurement apparatus adopts a circulation flow scheme using a sample solution containing a high molecular compound representing a measuring object and a low molecular compound solution containing a low molecular compound representing a ligand. The measurement apparatus comprises a mixing filter 32 for mixing the sample solution and the low molecular compound solution, a separation filter 34 for performing separation therebetween, a flow channel 1 through which the sample solution drained out of the separation filter 34 is injected to the mixing filter 32, a flow channel 2 through which the low molecular compound solution drained out of the separation filter 34 is injected to the mixing filter 32, and a flow channel 3 through which the mixture solution drained out of the mixing filter 32 is injected to the separation filter 34 by way of a reservoir 10.
US07898254B2	Arterial spin labeled, segmented, interleaved 3D GRASE MRI A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method of obtaining MRI images of a patient and storing the images in physical storage media.
US07898246B2	Method and apparatus for nondestructive inspection of interwoven wire fabrics A method and apparatus for nondestructive inspection of interwoven wire fabric components. The apparatus comprises a probe, a power source, and a display system. The probe is capable of creating a magnetic field for a plurality of wires in an interwoven wire fabric component such that disturbances of the magnetic field caused by the plurality of wires can be detected. The power is a source connected to the probe and is capable of sending an alternating current through the probe to generate the magnetic field for the wire. The display system is connected to the probe and is capable of displaying results from detecting the magnetic field and disturbances of the magnetic field.
US07898245B2	Magnetic encoder A high-precision magnet encoder in which high-order harmonic components can be suppressed without increasing the number of lead wires connecting magnetic field detecting elements to a signal processing circuit. Hall sensors of phase A1, phase B1, phase A2 and phase B2 are arranged sequentially around a permanent magnet 2 at intervals of 90 degrees via an air gap. Hall sensors of phase C1, phase D1, phase C2, phase D2 are arranged at positions 60 degrees away from the Hall sensors of phase A1, phase B1, phase A2 and phase B2, respectively. Connection is made between the positive output terminals of a set of Hall sensors located at positions 60 degrees away from each other and between their negative output terminals.
US07898238B2	Generating an output DC voltage with a boost converter having a controlled pulse-duty factor A method of generating an output DC voltage of a gas discharge process voltage supply unit, in which in a first voltage transformation stage a first DC voltage is transformed into a second DC voltage of a predetermined voltage range, and the output DC voltage is generated from the second DC voltage in a second voltage transformation stage. A switching element of at least one boost converter is switched with a controlled pulse-duty factor for generating the output DC voltage in the second voltage transformation stage. This method permits striking and maintenance of a plasma process.
US07898234B1	Device and method for rapid voltage ramp-up to regulator target voltage A voltage regulator includes a regulator output and an output capacitor and a variable-conductivity device in series connection between the regulator output and a voltage reference. The variable-conductivity device is configured to have an initial conductivity. A current then is provided at the regulator output in response to a power-on event. A conductivity of the variable-conductivity device is gradually increased from the initial conductivity in response to the current at the regulator output. In another implementation, a voltage regulator includes a regulator output coupled to a voltage rail to provide a current. The voltage regulator includes a capacitive circuit including an output capacitor and a variable-conductivity device coupled in series between the regulator output and a voltage reference. The voltage regulator includes an adjustment circuit configured to gradually increase a conductivity of the variable-conductivity device in response to an application of the current at the regulator output.
US07898231B2	Integrated circuit and electronic apparatus An integrated circuit includes a trigger signal generating unit configured to generate a trigger signal for setting a control unit connected thereto in a reset state, an input unit configured to input a DC voltage of a predetermined voltage value, a pulse signal generating unit configured to generate and output a pulse signal with the predetermined voltage value to a power supply unit configured to generate a voltage to be supplied to the control unit with a coil and a capacitor, a detecting unit configured to detect generation of an event which requires an output of the trigger signal, a stopping unit configured to stop outputting of the pulse signal based on a detection result from the detecting unit, and an output unit configured to output the trigger signal generated by the trigger signal generating unit after outputting of the pulse signal is stopped and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
US07898229B2	Supply architecture for inductive loads Apparatus and associated systems and methods may relate to a process for supplying unidirectional current to a load, controlling a reverse electromotive force (REMF), capturing inductive energy from the load, and supplying the captured inductive energy to the load. In an illustrative example, an operating cycle may include a sequence of operations. First, inductive energy captured from the load on a previous cycle may be supplied to the load. Second, energy may be supplied to the load from an external power source. Third, a REMF voltage may be substantially controlled upon disconnecting the power source from the load. Fourth, the load current may be brought to zero by capturing the inductive energy for use on a subsequent cycle. In some embodiments, a single power stage may supply a DC inductive load, or a pair of power stages may be operated to supply bidirectional current to an AC load.
US07898225B2	Computer power measurement device The present invention provides a computer power measurement device, which comprises: a first inductor connected power supply, and the first inductor is provided with a first DC equivalent resistance; a second inductor connected power consumption components, and the second inductor is provided with a second DC equivalent resistance; an input measurement module, which is connected to the first inductor, and measures the input power based on the first DC equivalent resistance; and, an output measurement module, which is connected to the second inductor, and measures the output power based on the second DC equivalent resistance.
US07898223B2	Electric power storage system using capacitors and control method thereof including serial-parallel switching means for each circuit block of batteries based on descending order of block voltages In an electric power storage system according to the present invention, in the case of charging, a plurality of capacitors of each circuit block of the electric power storage system are switched to a serial connection to initiate the charging. When the output voltage of power storage means reaches the maximum input voltage of DC-AC conversion means, each capacitor of a number j of circuit blocks is switched to a parallel connection in order of higher block voltage. Also up to the time when the maximum input voltage is reached again, each capacitor of a number j of circuit blocks is switched to a parallel connection in order of higher block voltage. In the case of discharging, pluralities of capacitors of each circuit block of the electric power storage system are switched to a parallel connection to initiate the discharging. When the output voltage of power storage means reaches the minimum input voltage of DC-AC conversion means, each capacitor of a number k of circuit blocks is switched to a serial connection in order of higher block voltage. Also up to the time when the minimum input voltage is reached gain, each capacitor of a number k of circuit blocks is switched to a serial connection in order of higher block voltage. Accordingly, the electric power storage system is hardly affected by the capacitance error of the capacitors, and charging/discharging efficiency can be improved.
US07898221B2	Varying-temperature operation of battery-powered electronic devices In one embodiment, a consumer electronic device has a rechargeable battery, battery safety circuitry, and consumer electronic device circuitry with a controller. The rechargeable battery has a present temperature and a presently available effective capacity, and provides power to the electronic device via the battery safety circuitry. The controller determines whether the rechargeable battery might have, at a battery temperature greater than the present battery temperature, a potential effective capacity greater than the presently available effective capacity and, upon such determination, provides an indication to the user that additional effective capacity might become available if the battery temperature were raised.
US07898216B2	Rechargeable battery device having a protection circuit for protecting from overcharge and overdischarge Charging and discharging lines for a rechargeable battery are arranged independently from each other, and as a protection circuit for the rechargeable battery, there are provided a nonreturn-type switch (for example, thermo-fuse with an internal heater) that is interposed in the charging line in series and interrupts the charging line by blowout and a semiconductor switch (for example, MOS-FET) that is interposed in the discharging line in series and electrically continues or interrupts the discharging line. The switch control circuit turns off the semiconductor switch element when detecting overdischarge of the rechargeable battery, and blows out the nonreturn-type switch when detecting overcharge of the rechargeable battery or a malfunction of the semiconductor switch element.
US07898211B2	Driving circuit for motor and device equipped with driving circuit The circuit structured to drive a motor is provided. The circuit includes: a division signal generator that generates a division signal dividing each of a high level period and a low level period of a binary position signal representing a relative position of a magnetic coil to a permanent magnet into a preset number of multiple divisions; a pulse width setter that sets a pulse width for PWM control corresponding to each of the multiple divisions represented by the division signal; and a PWM signal generator that performs PWM control with the set pulse width, thereby generating a PWM signal as a driving signal for driving the motor.
US07898203B2	Systems and methods for dynamically compensating motor resistance in electric motors Electric motor controllers that dynamically adjust a motor resistance parameter are described. In order to adjust the motor resistance parameter, power is applied the electric motor while the controlled vehicle is stopped and its brake is set so that the vehicle remains stopped while a measurement is taken that can be used to determine motor resistance. A new motor resistance value is then generated based at least in part upon the measurement(s) and the motor resistance parameter is set to the new motor resistance value. The new motor resistance parameter may then be used in the control of the electric motor. In some embodiments, the measurements are taken after the controller receives a brake release request but before actually releasing the brake. The described arrangement can be used in a wide variety of motor controllers and is especially well suited for use in low cost controllers that control motors that are susceptible to wide variations in their resistance such as brushed permanent magnet DC motors.
US07898200B2	Controller of electric motor A controller able to efficiently operate an electric motor of an axial air-gap type as an electric motor and an electricity generator is provided.The controller of the electric motor (3) of the axial air-gap type has a rotor (11) having a permanent magnet, and a first stator (12a) and a second stator (12b) oppositely arranged through the rotor (11) in a rotation axis direction of the rotor (11); wherein the controller includes a first electric current command determining section (30) for supplying a driving electric current from a first power source (38a) to an armature winding (13a) of the first stator (12a), and rotating the rotor (11); a first electric current control section (40a); a second electric current command determining section (37) for charging a second power source (39) by electric power generated in an armature winding (13b) of the second stator (12b) when the rotor (11) is rotated by the supply of the driving electric current to the armature winding (13a) of the first stator (12a); and a second electric current control section (40b).
US07898199B2	Controller for motor In a predetermined operating state of an electric motor of an axial air-gap type, control is carried out as follows. A phase difference between an electric current supplied to an armature winding of one of the stators and an electric current supplied to an armature winding of the other stator is set so as to suppress a variation in an output torque of the electric motor, and electric currents having the phase difference are supplied to the armature windings of the stators. A variation in output torque can be suppressed only in an operating state where the variation in output torque of the electric motor is to be suppressed, and the output torque and the energy efficiency of the electric motor can be enhanced sufficiently in the other operating states.
US07898184B2	Lighting control system and control system The present invention includes a lighting control system provided with two or more lighting devices and one or more illumination comparing devices; wherein the illumination comparing device supplies to the lighting devices a comparison result in which a sampled illumination of an arbitrary position and a target illumination are compared; the two or more lighting devices carry out a judgment based on the comparison result obtained from the illumination comparing device and repetitively increase/decrease their respective light intensities; and the illumination of the arbitrary position is substantially controlled to the target illumination, and with this lighting control system, a predetermined position can be controlled to a desired illumination.
US07898174B2	Organic electroluminescent display device with moisture resistant structural body including adhesive layer An organic EL display device includes a moisture-resistant structural body which covers an upper surface and a side surface of an organic light emitting layer which is formed on a main surface of an insulation substrate and is formed by stacking a first moisture prevention layer, a moisture absorption layer, a second moisture prevention layer, and an adhesive layer which covers the upper and side surface of the organic EL layer. The first moisture prevention layer, the moisture absorption layer and the second moisture prevention layer on the side surface of the organic light emitting layer include portions are bent toward the side surface from the upper surface of the organic light emitting layer and, further, are bent parallel to a main surface of the insulation substrate from the side surface, and lower surfaces of the respective bent portions of at least one of the layers are hermetically adhered to the main surface of the substrate by the adhesive layer.
US07898169B2	Organic electro-luminescence display device with charge transport pattern including insoluble material and method of manufacturing the same Provided is an organic electro-luminescence display device. The organic electro-luminescence display device includes: a first electrode, a first charge transport pattern, an organic emission pattern, a second charge transport pattern, and a second electrode. The first charge transport pattern is formed on the first electrode, and the organic emission pattern is on the first charge transport pattern. The second charge transport pattern is formed on the organic emission pattern, and includes an insoluble material. The second electrode is formed on the second charge transport pattern.
US07898165B2	Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements which is formed on the substrate and each of which has an anode partitioned by an insulating pixel partition wall, a cathode, and an organic light-emitting layer interposed therebetween and emits light by an electric field generated by the anode and the cathode; a first organic buffer layer that is formed by applying an organic compound and hardening the organic compound and covers a region larger than the region in which the plurality of light-emitting elements are formed; a second organic buffer layer that is that is formed by applying an organic compound and hardening the organic compound and is arranged above the substrate with the first organic buffer layer interposed therebetween so as to cover the plurality of light-emitting elements; and a gas barrier layer that is formed of an inorganic compound, covers a region larger than the region in which the first and second organic buffer layers are formed, and protects the plurality of light-emitting elements from air. In the light-emitting device, a region of the substrate overlapping the first organic buffer layer is not completely matched with a region of the substrate overlapping the second organic buffer layer.
US07898162B2	Electron beam pumped laser light source for projection television An electron beam pumped laser including a surface-emitting laser faceplate oriented at a non-perpendicular angle. Embodiments are described in which a bending coil bends the electron beam, or in which the faceplate is situated in the direct path of the e-beam emission but with a non-zero orientation angle. The faceplate may include a substantially opaque substrate, and an opaque heat-removing structure may be attached to the substrate to provide high heat transfer, thereby allowing high electron-beam pumping intensity and providing more light emission from a smaller package. In some embodiments the partially reflective mirror comprises a metal layer that has a plurality of openings. Multiple laser faceplates (e.g., red, green, and blue) may be placed in the same tube, to provide a continuous light source for projection television. The substrate may be connected to ground to provide an exit path for electrons from the laser gain layer.
US07898160B2	Method and apparatus for modifying object with electrons generated from cold cathode electron emitter Apparatus and method for modifying an object with electrons are provided, by which the object can be uniformly and efficiently modified with the electrons under a pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure even when having a relatively wide surface area to be treated. This method uses a cold-cathode electron emitter having the capability of emitting electrons from a planar electron emitting portion according to tunnel effect, and preferably comprising a pair of electrodes, and a strong field drift layer including nanocrystalline silicon disposed between the electrodes. The object is exposed to electrons emitted from the planar electron emitting portion by applying a voltage between the electrodes.
US07898153B2	Actuator Actuator comprising: a) a support beam b) a first means for placing said support beam in compression without causing flexure of said support beam; c) a first layer of material adhered to a first surface of said support beam and d) a second means for causing movement of said first layer of material to cause a flexure of said layer of material and said support beam, wherein said first layer of material evidences a thermal coefficient of expansion that is different than a thermal coefficient of expansion of said support beam, wherein the actuator is designed to operate at a first working temperature whilst the first layer of material is structurally connected to the support beam at a second temperature wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature so as to cause that at the first temperature the said support beam is in compression without causing flexure thereof.
US07898152B2	Bracing element for bracing a piezoelectric actuator and piezoelectric actuator with the bracing element A bracing element for bracing a piezoelectric multiple layer component includes a tubular body that is at least partially corrugated. A piezoelectric actuator with the bracing element is also disclosed.
US07898139B2	Variable effort steering actuator A magnetic actuator, comprising, an inner ring, an outer ring disposed around the inner ring, a first pair of inner teeth disposed on the inner ring that partially define a gap between the first pair of inner teeth having a first angular dimension, a second pair of inner teeth disposed on the inner ring that partially define a gap between the second pair of inner teeth having a second angular dimension, a first pair of outer teeth disposed on the outer ring that partially define a gap between the first pair of outer teeth having a third angular dimension and a second pair of outer teeth disposed on the outer ring that partially define a gap between the second pair of outer teeth having a fourth angular dimension.
US07898138B2	Rotary electric machine In a rotary electric machine, for enhancing the reliability and reducing the size thereof, the rotary electric machine comprises a stator, and a rotor opposed to the stator and adapted to be rotated around a shaft, the rotor having an iron core formed therein with a plurality of axial holes formed in the iron core, a plurality of conductor bars inserted respectively in the holes, and end rings provided at the end parts of the conductor bars, wherein the outer peripheral parts of the end rings are electrically and mechanically joined to the conductor bars through friction stir welding, and the one end part of the conductor bar is axially projected from the end ring. With this configuration, it is possible to enhance the capability of heat radiation from the rotary electric machine and to enhance the design freedom of component parts around the stator and the rotor.
US07898129B2	Spindle motor, and recording and reproducing apparatus equipped with the same With a spindle motor, a stator core comprises a plurality of salient pole portions that are formed in a radial shape, are wound with a stator coil, and are disposed at a uniform angle except for a non-equiangular pitch region, a circular outer peripheral yoke formed so as to be continuous with the outer peripheral side of the salient pole portions, a cut-out which is formed by cutting out part of the outer peripheral yoke in an approximate sector-shape except in the non-equiangular pitch region of the salient pole portions, and a compensating pole plate which is provided in the cut-out along the ends on the inner peripheral side of the non-equiangular pitch region where the salient pole portions are formed.
US07898124B2	Step-by-step motor able to carry out up-and-down transmission A step-by-step motor able to carry out up-and-down transmission includes a housing, a top rod, a circuit board, a magnet, a coil unit and a cover. The top rod is inserted in an insert hole of the housing, having a wall bored with a cut recess. The circuit board has a position-limiting switch received in an engage groove of the housing and provided with a sidewise rod inserted in the cut recess of the top rod. The magnet is fixed with a connecting member connecting a bearing, and the lower end of the top rod is engaged with the connecting member. The coil unit is fitted around the magnet and positioned in the housing, and the cover is covered on the bottom of the housing. The magnet is driven by the coil unit to rotate and actuate the top rod to move upward or downward steadily.
US07898118B2	Safety switching apparatus and method for safely switching an electrical load on and off The invention relates to a safety switching apparatus and to a method for safely switching on and off an electrical load, in particular an automated installation. The apparatus comprises a first port for a first signaling element, a second port for a second signaling element, a first switching device coupled to a first switching activator, and a second switching device coupled to a second switching activator. A time monitoring apparatus activates the first and the second switching activators only if a time between an actuation of the signaling elements is smaller than a predetermined maximum duration. The activation of the switching activators in turn causes the switching devices to be switched-through and thus the load to be switched on. For the activation of the switching activators, a first and a second switching element, which are each arranged in series with the switching activators, need to switched-through. According to one aspect of the invention, at least a first microcontroller is provided for the time monitoring, which microcontroller is designed to detect actuations of the signaling elements and to activate the switching elements in the event of the maximum duration being undershot.
US07898108B2	Smart power switch for broadband communications network A power switching module provides power to a line amplifier in a broadband telecommunications network. The switch includes a first input port for connection to a first power source, a second input port for connection to a second power source, an input/output port for connection to a cable connecting the line amplifier with a remote amplifier, and an output port for connection to the line amplifier. A controller controls selection of the power source and provides power to the line amplifier from one the input ports and can provide power to, or receive power from, a power supply associated with the remote amplifier via the input/output port. A switch allows selection of a primary mode of operation or a secondary mode of operation. Another switch allows selection of a first operating voltage range or a second voltage operating range. A monitoring circuit communicates status information about the switching module to a remote location. Monitored parameters include, for example, power supply status, module humidity and temperature.
US07898101B1	Gas turbine engine with synthetic gas fuel A gas turbine engine used to produce electric power is supplied with a fuel from a alcohol fuel producing process. A high pressure syngas left over from the alcohol fuel producing process is passed through a small turbine to drive an electric generator and produce electric power. The low pressure syngas from the turbine is then passed into a combustor of the gas turbine engine to power the gas turbine, which drive a larger electric generator to produce more electric power. The high pressure syngas can be passed through a heat exchanger to preheat the syngas prior to be burned within the combustor. By using the small turbine to reduce the pressure of the high pressure syngas, energy from the high pressure syngas can be extracted instead of wasted.
US07898092B2	Stacked-die package for battery power management A stacked-die package for battery protection is disclosed. The battery protection package includes a power control integrated circuit (IC) stacked on top of integrated dual common-drain metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) or two discrete MOSFETs. The power control IC is either stacked on top of one MOSFET or on top of and overlapping both two MOSFETs.
US07898084B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is disclosed, which includes a first interlayer insulating film, a lower-layer interconnection in a first groove in the first film, a second interlayer insulating film over the first film, having a normal via hole opening to the lower-layer interconnection, a normal plug in the normal hole, a third interlayer insulating film over the second film, having a second groove opening to the normal plug, an upper-layer interconnection in the second groove, and a first dummy plug in a first dummy via hole in the second film, the first dummy via hole opening to one of the lower-layer and upper-layer interconnections, wherein a short side of the first dummy plug is larger than a minimum width of a minimum width interconnection and smaller than a minimum diameter of a minimum diameter via hole and a long side is larger than a shortest length of a shortest length interconnection.
US07898071B2	Apparatus and method for housing micromechanical systems An apparatus for housing a micromechanical system includes a substrate with a surface on which the micromechanical system is formed, a transparent cover and a dry film layer arrangement between the surface of the substrate and the transparent cover. The dry film layer arrangement has an opening, so that the micromechanical system adjoins the opening.
US07898063B2	Through substrate annular via including plug filler A through substrate via includes an annular conductor layer at a periphery of a through substrate aperture, and a plug layer surrounded by the annular conductor layer. A method for fabricating the through substrate via includes forming a blind aperture within a substrate and successively forming and subsequently planarizing within the blind aperture a conformal conductor layer that does not fill the aperture and plug layer that does fill the aperture. The backside of the substrate may then be planarized to expose at least the planarized conformal conductor layer.
US07898059B2	Semiconductor device comprising passive components A method of making a semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate (110, 510, 1010, 1610) having a patterned interconnect layer (120, 520, 1020, 1620) formed thereon; depositing a first dielectric material (130, 530, 1030, 1630) over the interconnect layer; depositing a first electrode material (140, 540, 1040, 1640) over the first dielectric material; depositing a second dielectric material (150, 550, 1050, 1650) over the first electrode material; depositing a second electrode material (160, 560, 1060, 1660) over the second dielectric material; patterning the second electrode material to form a top electrode (211, 611, 1111, 1611) of a first capacitor (210, 710, 1310, 1615); and patterning the first electrode material to form a top electrode (221, 721, 1221, 1621) of a second capacitor (220, 720, 1320, 1625), to form an electrode (212, 712, 1212, 1612) of the first capacitor, and to define a resistor (230, 730, 1330).
US07898043B2	Package, in particular for MEMS devices and method of making same A package includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device. The MEMS device includes an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to the chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the passing opening. A protective package incorporates the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device exposed through the passing opening of the substrate.
US07898040B2	Dual gate FinFET A circuit has a fin supported by a substrate. A source is formed at a first end of the fin and a drain is formed at a second end of the fin. A pair of independently accessible gates are laterally spaced along the fin between the source and the drain. Each gate is formed around approximately three sides of the fin.
US07898029B2	Semiconductor device internally having insulated gate bipolar transistor The semiconductor device includes a P-type semiconductor region and an MOS transistor. MOS transistor includes a gate electrode, a collector electrode, a drain electrode, an N-type impurity region and a P-type impurity region. N-type impurity region is electrically connected to the drain electrode. P-type impurity region is electrically connected to the collector electrode. P-type impurity region is electrically connected to the drain electrode. The semiconductor device further includes an N-type impurity region and an electrode. N-type impurity region is electrically connected to the gate electrode. The electrode is formed on the P-type semiconductor region with an insulating film therebetween, and is electrically connected to gate electrode. Thereby, an element footprint can be reduced while maintaining characteristics.
US07898025B2	Semiconductor device having recess gate A semiconductor device having a recess gate includes a semiconductor substrate having a recess, a conductive pattern for a gate electrode filled into the recess, and having an extension portion protruding higher than a surface of the semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial semiconductor layer having a top surface disposed over the semiconductor substrate, and a gate insulating layer disposed between the epitaxial semiconductor layer and the conductive pattern, and between the semiconductor substrate and the conductive pattern. Further, a method of fabricating the same is disclosed.
US07898024B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same In a MIS-type semiconductor device having a trench gate structure, a withstand voltage is ensured without changing the thickness of a drift layer and on-resistance can be reduced without applying a high gate drive voltage. The lower half of a trench extending through a p-base region into an n-drift region is filled with a high-permittivity dielectric having a relative permittivity that is higher than that of a silicon oxide film, preferably a silicon nitride film, and an insulated gate structure including a gate insulator and a gate electrode is fabricated on the high-permittivity dielectric. The depth d2 of the deepest portion of the high-permittivity dielectric is designed to be deeper than the depth d1 of a depletion layer in the semiconductor region away from the high-permittivity dielectric.
US07898019B2	Semiconductor constructions having multiple patterned masking layers over NAND gate stacks Some embodiments include methods of forming a NAND cell unit having a NAND string gate closest to a select gate with a different width than other NAND string gates more distant from the select gate. Some embodiments include utilization of an etch comprising HBr and O2 to extend a pattern through a carbon-containing layer. The patterned carbon-containing layer may be used to pattern NAND cell unit gates. Some embodiments include structures having a patterned carbon-containing layer defining a NAND cell unit having a NAND string gate closest to a select gate with a different width than other NAND string gates more distant from the select gate.
US07898011B2	Image sensor having anti-reflection film for reducing crosstalk An image sensor for reducing crosstalk includes anti-reflection films which are formed between a plurality of metal wire lines of the lowest metal wiring layer and a semiconductor substrate and between one of the metal wiring layers and another metal wiring layer. The image sensor having the anti-reflection films according to the present invention can reduce color crosstalk and noises in comparison with a conventional image sensor by using the anti-reflection films formed above the surroundings of the photodiodes.
US07898003B2	Hybrid strained orientated substrates and devices A semiconductor structure. The structure includes (a) substrate, (b) a first semiconductor region on top of the substrate, wherein the first semiconductor region comprises a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material, which is different from the first semiconductor material, and wherein the first semiconductor region has a first crystallographic orientation, and (c) a third semiconductor region on top of the substrate which comprises the first and second semiconductor materials and has a second crystallographic orientation. The structure further includes a second semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region on top of the first and the third semiconductor regions respectively. Both second and fourth semiconductor regions comprise the first and second semiconductor materials. The second semiconductor region has the first crystallographic orientation, whereas the fourth semiconductor region has the second crystallographic orientation.
US07897997B2	Trench IGBT with trench gates underneath contact areas of protection diodes A trench PT IGBT (or NPT IGBT) having clamp diodes for ESD protection and prevention of shortage among gate, emitter and collector. The clamp diodes comprise multiple back-to-back Zener Diode composed of doped regions in a polysilicon layer doped with dopant ions of a first conductivity type next to a second conductivity type disposed on an insulation layer above said semiconductor power device. Trench gates are formed underneath the contact areas of the clamp diodes as the buffer layer for prevention of shortage.
US07897991B2	Light emitting diode and LED chip thereof A light emitting diode includes a base, a first and second conductive members through the base and a light emitting diode chip on the base. The light emitting diode chip includes an upper surface, a bottom surface, a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall interconnect the upper surface and bottom surface. A first and second heat dissipating layers are respectively located on the first and second sidewalls. The first and second heat dissipating layers connect with the first and second conductive members, respectively. A bottom face of the chip electrically and thermally connects with the second conductive member. A gold wire electrically connects an electrode on a top face of the chip and the first heat dissipating layer.
US07897989B2	Light emitter The invention relates to a light emitter, such as an LED sealed with a resin, in particular, an LED wherein irregularities in a surface of a sealing resin can be formed through a simpler process in order to improve the light output efficiency of the LED. The LED is an LED wherein a liquid sealing resin is mixed with a solid transparent resin different from the sealing resin in specific gravity and subsequently the mixture is injected into a package into which an LED chip is integrated and then cured, thereby sealing the chip, characterized in that the solid transparent resin is fixed to the sealing resin to be partially naked to the sealing-resin-side surface of the LED through which light from the LED chip is emitted to the outside, and be partially embedded in the sealing resin, thereby being projected into the form of convexes. This LED is used for an LED displayer, an LCD backlight source, a lighting device or the like.
US07897975B2	Light emitting display device and method for fabricating the same A light emitting display device includes a first electrode formed at a light emitting region of a first substrate; a transparent oxide thin film of about 1 Å to about 200 Å in thickness formed on an entire surface of the first electrode at the light emitting region to substantially cover particle on the entire surface of the first electrode; an organic light emitting layer formed on an entire surface of the oxide thin film to emit a light; and a second electrode formed on an entire surface of the first substrate including the organic light emitting layer.
US07897969B2	Solid-state image pickup device, driving method for solid-state image pickup device, and image pickup apparatus A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel array area in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are two-dimensionally arranged; first control means for performing control such that signals of pixels in a desired region of the pixel array area are sequentially read row by row; and second control means for performing control such that, when the signals of the pixels in the desired region are sequentially read row by row by the first control means, pixels in particular regions below and above the desired region are sequentially reset row by row.
US07897968B2	Electronic device and semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same It is conceivable that the problem that a signal is delayed by resistor of a wiring in producing a display which displays large area becomes remarkable. The present invention provides a manufacturing process using a droplet discharge method suitable for a large-sized substrate.In the present invention, after forming a base layer 11 (or base pretreatment) which enhances adhesiveness over a substrate in advance and forming an insulating film, a mask having a desired pattern shape is formed, and a desired depression is formed by using the mask. A metal material is filled in the depression having a mask 13 and a sidewall made from an insulating film by a droplet discharge method to form an embedded wiring (a gate electrode, a capacitor wiring, lead wiring or the like. Afterwards, it is flattened by a planarization processing, for example, a press or a CMP processing.
US07897965B2	Display substrate, display panel having the same, and method of testing a display substrate A display substrate includes a gate wire, a data wire which crosses the gate wire, a display part, a dummy pixel part and a test part. The display part includes a pixel element electrically connected to the gate wire and the data wire, and the pixel element includes a display element. The dummy pixel part surrounds the display part to protect the pixel element from static electricity. The test part is formed adjacent to the display part and includes a test element having a test display element formed in a substantially same manner as the display element.
US07897961B2	Reflex coupler with integrated organic light emitter A reflex coupler has an organic light emitter for generating a light signal and an inorganic photodetector with a detector area. The organic light emitter and the detector area are optically coupled as a result of radiation returned from an object onto which the light signal impinges, and the organic light emitter and the inorganic photodetector are integrated in one device.
US07897959B2	Phase change memory device having a word line contact A phase change memory device having a word line contact includes an N+ base layer formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A word line is formed over the N+ base layer. The word line contact is formed to connect the N+ base layer to the word line. The word line contact includes a first contact plug, a barrier layer formed on the first contact plug, and a second contact plug formed on the barrier layer coaxially with the first contact plug. The barrier layer prevents unwanted etching of the first contact plug when the second contact plug is being formed.
US07897948B2	EUV plasma discharge lamp with conveyor belt electrodes The present invention relates to a plasma discharge lamp for generating EUV radiation and/or soft X-rays by means of an electrically operated discharge. The proposed lamp comprises at least two electrodes arranged in a discharge space at a distance from one another to form a gap which allows the ignition of a plasma (14) in a gaseous medium between said electrodes. A metal applying device applies a metal to a surface of said electrodes. The electrodes are formed of conveyer belts (15) driven to transport the metal to said gap, wherein for each of the electrodes a shaper element (13) is provided at the gap to ensure a proper form and distance of the electrodes at the gap. An energy beam device (4) is adapted to direct an energy beam onto at least one of said surfaces in the gap evaporating said applied metal at least partially thereby producing said gaseous medium. With the proposed plasma discharge lamp high input powers can be achieved at a compact design of the lamp.
US07897946B2	Crystallization apparatus, crystallization method, device, and light modulation element A crystallization apparatus includes a light modulation element, and an image forming optical system that forms a light intensity distribution set based on light transmitted through the light modulation element on an irradiation surface. The crystallization apparatus irradiates a non-single crystal semiconductor film with light having the light intensity distribution to generate a crystallized semiconductor film. A curvature radius of at least one isointensity line of a light intensity substantially varies along the isointensity line in the light intensity distribution on the irradiation surface, and a curvature radius of at least a part of the isointensity line has a minimum value of 0.3 μm or below.
US07897935B2	Radiopharmaceutical purification An improved method and apparatus for radiopharmaceutical purification, the apparatus including a chromatographic separating device, a UV-absorption detector, a radioactivity detector and a collection container having a collection inlet valve located at a collection location. Propagation times of eluent between the UV-absorption detector and the radiation detector, as well as between one or both of the detectors and the collection inlet valve, are determined. UV-absorption and radiation data from the detectors are monitored, and an appropriate time period during which the collection valve should be opened is established. Preferably, monitoring and operation of the apparatus is under control of a computer. A user interface display may be provided to enable an operator to monitor the purification process, and to intervene as required and/or appropriate.
US07897934B2	Process for neutron interrogation of objects in relative motion or of large extent The invention relates to the fact that a common industrial neutron interrogation screening requirement is that a high throughput rate be accommodated by the screening system. The accumulation of elemental abundance ratio spectral data to minimize statistical uncertainty is a function of the neutron flux passing through the subject. If the subject passes through a neutron beam, with a strictly limited time window for exposure, the flux must be sufficient to accumulate the required statistics. The level of neutron flux necessary may exceed the cost effective limits of the selected neutron source means. Exposure time window dilation is disclosed through a class of system configurations which become practical for reduction to practice by utilization of linear neutron source topology neutron generators. This disclosure is concerned with example embodiments which utilize the length, width, thickness and segmentation of the source emission zone within an appropriate neutron source.
US07897929B2	Reduced cost pixel design for flat panel x-ray imager A pixel structure for a flat panel detector is constructed in which the diode silicon and the FET silicon are simultaneously etched to form isolated structures (array photodiodes, I/O elements, and so on) in which the edges or perimeters of the diode silicon features are self-aligned to the underlying FET SI features. The full, as-deposited, thickness of the FET gate dielectric and (at least) part of the FET silicon layer remains underneath the diode silicon across the entirety of the flat panel detector.
US07897924B2	Beam scanning imaging method and apparatus An imaging apparatus uses focusing and collecting optics in combination with steering optics for efficient imaging of a target using an extended terahertz electro-magnetic range challenged by weak sources and low sensitivity of detection. By proper location of optics to utilize angular conversion of the beam to a lateral scan, a rastering imaging apparatus is demonstrated without moving target or entire imaging system. In at least one embodiment a mirror-lens set is used to steer the terahertz (THz) beam along and (or) to collect the THz beam from each point of the target. The target is imaged with a much higher speed than when moving the target or the entire imaging system. A THz wave image can be taken at video frequency for practical usage of the apparatus in diverse application areas, where it has not been considered to be feasible.
US07897923B2	Sample preparation and methods for portable IR spectroscopy measurements of UV and thermal effect A method of non-destructively determining the physical property of a material surface, the method including irradiating a surface with infrared energy over a spectrum of wavelengths; detecting said infrared energy reflected from said surface over said spectrum of wavelengths; performing multivariate calibration of said reflected infrared energy at a plurality of selected wavelengths including said spectrum of wavelengths; using results of said multivariate calibration to predict one or more physical properties of said model material; and, determining said one or more physical properties of said surface. Details are included for the case where uni-directional fiber CFRP materials are to be calibrated and predicted because special care must be taken for that material to insure the incident light from the spectrometer is at the proper orientation for calibration and for prediction of samples in question.
US07897921B2	Pyroelectric ceramic composition, and infrared element, and infrared detector A pyroelectric ceramic composition contains a compound represented by (Pb1−xCax)(1+a){(Ni1/3Nb2/3)yTi(1−y)}O3 (wherein x, y, and a satisfy 0.20≦x≦0.27, 0.01≦y≦0.06, and 0.001≦a≦0.02, respectively) as a main component and 0.3 to 2.5 mol of Mn per 100 mol of the main component. The amount of segregates containing Ni, Ti, and Mn is 1.0 vol % or less (including 0 vol %) of a fired sinter. A pyroelectric ceramic composition that has an adequately low insulation resistance and a high Curie temperature while achieving satisfactory pyroelectric properties is realized. Since the composition has a high Curie temperature, a thin, small pyroelectric element that withstands a reflow process can be obtained. Since the composition has a low insulation resistance, an infrared detector incorporating a pyroelectric element composed of the composition does not require a load resistance to be provided in parallel to the pyroelectric element and size reduction is possible.
US07897917B2	Methods and apparatus for performing chromatography and mass spectroscopy with supercritical fluid samples Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices and methods for receiving NSC Fluids having at least one analyte from a chromatograph and directing analyte ions into the vacuum regions of a mass spectrometer. The device has a housing having at least one wall defining a chamber, sample inlet, an ionization media inlet and an outlet. The sample inlet has a position in communication with a chromatograph receiving a NSC Fluid. The sample inlet receives the NSC Fluid and directs the NSC Fluid into the chamber to form a sample jet of NSC Fluid. The ionization media inlet is placed in fluid communication with a source of ionization media and directs the ionization media into the chamber and the sample jet to create analyte ions. The analyte ions are received in the mass spectrometer vacuum region orifice.
US07897912B2	Spectral and luminance measuring device employing array and single-channel detectors in combination An apparatus for measuring light properties includes a housing defining a light input port; as well as a first light detector; a second light detector; and a coupling element. The first light detector is a single channel light detector or a multiple channel light detector. The second light detector is a multiple channel light detector. The coupling element is configured and arranged to selectively couple light incident from the light input port to one of the first light detector and the second light detector. As an alternative, a beam splitting element can be used instead of the coupling element. The beam splitting element receives light from the light input port and then splits the light and delivers a portion of the light to the first light detector and a portion of the light to the second light detector.
US07897908B2	Radiometer sighting device and method A method and device are described for controlling and/or attenuating aiming laser beam brightness in a hand held radiometer. The beam from the laser is directed at a target measurement surface and a transversely movable element member is interposed between the laser and the target to change the beam brightness on the target. In a preferred device a slidable or rotatable element intercepts the beam between the laser and target and a calibrated opening in the element of selected size and/or shape allows part of the beam to pass through the element to provide a safe brightness at the target.
US07897896B2	Temperature setting method of thermal processing plate, computer-readable recording medium recording program thereon, and temperature setting apparatus for thermal processing plate In the present invention, a thermal plate of a heating unit is divided into a plurality of thermal plate regions, and a temperature can be set for each of the thermal plate regions. A temperature correction value for adjusting a temperature within the thermal plate can be set for each of the thermal plate regions of the thermal plate. The line widths within the substrate which has been subjected to a photolithography process are measured, and, from an in-plane tendency of the measured line widths, an in-plane tendency improvable by temperature correction and an unimprovable in-plane tendency are calculated using a Zernike polynomial. An average remaining tendency of the improvable in-plane tendency after improvement obtained in advance is added to the unimprovable in-plane tendency to estimate an in-plane tendency of the line widths within the substrate after change of temperature setting.
US07897892B2	Method of bonding an optical component A light source (2) and a connection base (1) are held with a predetermined gap, solder paste melted by the thermal energy of laser light is fed into the gap, and the light source (2) and the connection base (1) are bonded together via a solder layer (32).
US07897888B2	Key fob device and method A device and method for a key fob. The key fob device can include a housing, a lid defining one or more apertures, a circuit board including one or more switches, and a flexible film coupled to the housing and/or the lid. The flexible film can include one or more contact surfaces and stylized graphics.
US07897884B2	Method and system of a multi-zone capacitive force-measuring based load sensing platform Capacitive force-measuring device based load sensing platform is disclosed. In one embodiment, a load sensing platform includes a sensor surface to have one or more capacitive force-measuring devices arranged in an array, a base surface placed on top of the sensor surface to provide a contact surface of a load applied to the load sensing platform, and a control module to process data of the one or more capacitive force-measuring devices when the load is applied to the base surface. Moreover, the load sensing platform includes a communication module of the control module to communicate the weigh, position, temperature, humidity, or vibration of the load through a wired channel and/or a wireless channel. The load sensing platform may further include an alert module to generate an alert signal when a change in the position of the load exceeds a threshold value.
US07897881B2	Arrangement for hermetically sealing components, and method for the production thereof Disclosed is a method for producing a package. According to said method, a substrate is provided, on a surface of which one or several components are disposed, and a hermetically sealing protective layer is formed on the one or several components and on the surface of the substrate. The hermetically sealing protective layer is impermeable to gas, liquid, and electromagnetic waves, temperature-resistant, electrically insulating, and process-resistant.
US07897880B1	Inductance-tuned circuit board via crosstalk structures Plated through holes pass through clearances in a ground plane of a circuit board. A conductive collar/spoke arrangement is constructed on the ground plane adjacent the clearance, to provide an inductive component to the coupling between a plated through hole and the ground plane. The inductive component impedes the transfer of high-frequency noise between the through hole and the ground plane. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07897873B2	Communications cables having outer surface with reduced coefficient of friction and methods of making same A communications cable is made by providing at least one conducting element, and co-extruding first and second polymeric materials around the at least one conducting element to form a dielectric jacket encasing the at least one conducting element. The at least one conducting element may include at least one electrical conductor, and/or at least one optical fiber. The dielectric jacket has a substantially constant cross-sectional configuration along a length of the cable and comprises an inner layer formed from the first polymeric material and an outer layer formed from the second polymeric material. The outer layer has an outer surface with a coefficient of friction within the range of about 0.05-0.40, and a thickness of between about five and ten thousandths of an inch (0.005″-0.010″).
US07897871B1	Junction box with integrated connectors for electrical wiring A junction box for electrical wiring includes one or more wiring connectors non-removably pre-mounted to side panels thereof. A variety of different connector types for supporting a variety of different types of electrical cables and wiring conduits may be provided in a single junction box. Removable plugs are provided to block the connector passageways, but are easily removed from those connectors that are to be used for wiring in a particular installation. Since built-in connectors of various types are provided, end-user installation time is reduced.
US07897861B2	Easy visual training templates to teach piano scale fingering sequences The present disclosure provides for instruction guide templates for piano keyboard scale fingering for left and right hands and methods of using the guide templates in order to simplify learning the correct fingering sequences of all major and minor scale variations.
US07897854B1	Maize variety PHHRK A novel maize variety designated PHHRK and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHHRK with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHHRK through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHHRK or a trait conversion of PHHRK with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHHRK, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHHRK and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07897851B2	Barley cultivar ‘YU599-012’ A barley cultivar, designated YU599-012, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of barley cultivar YU599-012, to the plants of barley YU599-012, and to methods for producing a barley plant produced by crossing barley cultivar YU599-012 with itself or another barley variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a barley plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic barley plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to barley varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from barley cultivar YU599-012, to methods for producing other barley varieties, lines or plant parts derived from barley cultivar YU599-012, and to the barley plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid barley seeds and plants produced by crossing barley cultivar YU599-012 with another barley cultivar. This invention further relates to methods for developing other barley varieties or breeding lines derived from variety YU599-012 including cell and tissue culture, haploid systems, mutagenesis, and transgenic derived lines. YU599-012 demonstrates a unique combination of traits for the human food market including waxy starch, hulless seed and increased levels of Beta-glucan fiber and Beta-glucan fiber viscosity.
US07897847B2	Defensin polynucleotides and methods of use Methods and compositions for modulating development and defense responses are provided. Nucleotide sequences encoding defensin proteins are provided. The sequences can be used in expression cassettes for modulating development, developmental pathways, and defense responses. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues, and seed are also provided.
US07897846B2	Maize event DP-098140-6 and compositions and methods for the identification and/or detection thereof Compositions and methods related to transgenic glyphosate/ALS inhibitor-tolerant maize plants are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides maize plants having a DP-098140-6 event which imparts tolerance to glyphosate and at least one ALS-inhibiting herbicide. The maize plant harboring the DP-098140-6 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises genomic/transgene junctions having at least the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and/or 6. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the DP-098140-6 event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the maize DP-098140-6 events are provided. Methods and compositions for improving yield are further provided.
US07897844B2	PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof Disclosed are the complete polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems from Schizochytrium, and biologically active fragments and homologues thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such PUFA PKS systems, to proteins and domains thereof that comprise such PUFA PKS systems, to genetically modified organisms (plants and microorganisms) comprising such PUFA PKS systems, and to methods of making and using the PUFA PKS systems disclosed herein. This invention also relates to genetically modified plants and microorganisms and methods to efficiently produce lipids enriched in various polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as well as other bioactive molecules by manipulation of a PUFA polyketide synthase (PKS) system.
US07897842B2	GnTIII expression in plants The invention relates to the field of glycoprotein processing in transgenic plants used as cost efficient and contamination safe factories for the production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these glycoproteins. The invention provides a plant comprising a functional mammalian enzyme providing mammalian GnTIII that is normally not present in plants, said plant additionally comprising at least a second mammalian protein or functional fragment thereof that is normally not present in plants.
US07897835B2	Expression vectors pSSA-K and pSSA-H for expression of SOD and APX in plants to provide stress tolerance The present invention relates to a recombinant expression vector, pSSA-K or pSSA-H, containing oxidative stress inducible promoter, such as sweetpotato peroxidase anionic 2 (SWEPA2), a nucleotide encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD) and a nucleotide sequence encoding ascorbate peroxidase (APX) linked to the promoter, antibiotics resistant gene, tobacco etch virus leader sequence, a polynucleotide encloding a transit peptide for chloroplast targeted expression, CaMV 35S transcription terminator, and T-DNA boarder sequence, and a method for preparing multiple stress tolerant transgenic plants using the recombinant expression vector.
US07897827B2	Propylene recovery during regeneration of an oxygenate removal unit Processes and systems are disclosed that relate to the removal of impurities and separation the light olefins from an MTO product vapor stream. Specifically, the processes and systems relate to recovery of light olefins during regeneration of an adsorber in an oxygenate removal unit. Processes and systems for recovering light olefins during regeneration of an adsorber in an oxygenate removal unit can include recycling residual effluent stream to an upstream operation unit upstream of the oxygenate removal unit. Processes and systems for recovering light olefins during regeneration of an adsorber in an oxygenate removal unit can also include recycling residual effluent gas produced by depressurizing residual effluent in the first adsorber, as well as preferably venting an effluent gas from the first adsorber to a compressor upstream of the oxygenate removal unit.
US07897826B2	Process and plant for oligomerization/polymerization of ethylene and/or alphaolefins The present invention relates to a process for oligomerization/polymerization of ethylene and/or alpha-olefins, comprising the steps of oligomerizing/polymerizing ethylene and/or alpha-olefins to produce a reaction product which contains undesired reaction by-products, separating the reaction by-product from the reaction product as one or more reaction by-product fractions, and subjecting at least one of the reaction by-product fractions to steam cracking to produce a steam cracking product which comprises ethylene, which may be optionally purified and feed to the oligomerization/polymerization of ethylene and/or alpha olefins step.
US07897812B2	Process for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof from propane A process for preparing acrolein or acrylic acid or a mixture thereof as the target product from propane, in which propane is partially dehydrogenated under heterogeneous catalysis in a reaction zone A, molecular hydrogen formed is at least partly combusted to water, any water present in the product gas A formed in reaction zone A is removed therefrom and product gas A is otherwise used to charge a reaction zone B in which propylene formed in reaction zone A is partially oxidized in the presence of remaining propane to give the target product. The target product is removed from the product gas B formed in reaction zone B and propane present in the remaining residual gas is absorbed therefrom into a solvent and, after release from the absorbate, recycled into reaction zone A.
US07897805B2	Polyisocyanate production method and polyisocyanate production system A polyisocyanate production method that can allow effective use of hydrogen chloride produced secondarily in a polyisocyanate production process, while allowing reduction of environmental burdens, and a polyisocyanate production system for performing the polyisocyanate production method. After chlorine is allowed to react with carbon monoxide to produce carbonyl chloride in a carbonyl chloride producing reactor, the carbonyl chloride produced in the carbonyl chloride producing reactor is allowed to react with polyamine in an isocyanate producing reactor to produce polyisocyanate. Then, after hydrochloric gas produced secondarily in the isocyanate producing reactor is purified in a hydrogen chloride purifying column, the purified hydrochloric gas is oxidized in a hydrogen chloride oxidizing reactor to produce chlorine. Thereafter, the chlorine thus produced is supplied to the carbonyl chloride producing reactor from a chlorine resupply line, so that it is allowed to react with carbon monoxide to produce carbonyl chloride.
US07897804B2	Processes for preparing alkenyl alkanoates using a layered catalyst composition A layered composition which can be used in various processes has been developed. The composition comprises an inner core such as a cordierite core and an outer layer comprising a refractory inorganic oxide, a fibrous component and an inorganic binder. The refractory inorganic oxide layer can be alumina, zirconia, titania, etc. while the fibrous component can be titania fibers, silica fibers, carbon fibers, etc. The inorganic oxide binder can be alumina, silica, zirconia, etc. The layer can also contain catalytic metals such as gold and platinum plus other modifiers. The layered composition is prepared by coating the inner core with a slurry comprising the refractory inorganic oxide, fibrous component, an inorganic binder precursor and an organic binding agent such as polyvinyl alcohol. The composition can be used in various hydrocarbon conversion processes including production of vinyl acetate.
US07897794B2	Method for purifying hydroxymethylfurfural using non-functional polymeric resins Disclosed are methods of at least partially purifying HMF from an aqueous mixture containing reactants and products of HMF synthesis from fructose that relies on use of non-functional polymeric resins. A first type of non-functional polymeric resin preferentially adsorbs HMF relative to fructose and is used to remove a majority of fructose from the reaction mixture. HMF is desorbed from the first non-functional polymeric resin with an organic solvent such as acetone. A second type of non-functional polymeric resin preferential adsorbs furfural from an aqueous reaction mixture allowing HMF to pass through. In one embodiment, these non-functional polymeric resins may be used alone in combination with each other to obtain HMF of high purity. In other embodiments, one or more of the foregoing non-functional polymeric resin resins is used in combination with cation exchange chromatography to still further purify the HMF.
US07897793B2	Process for preparation of 13,14-dihydro-PGF2 alpha derivatives The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 13,14-dihydro-PGF2α derivatives of R or S configuration at carbon 15, represented by the general formula (I), wherein the identity of the substituents is defined in the description. Compounds of the formula (I) are valuable biologically-active substances or intermediates in the preparation thereof. The invention especially relates to the process for preparation of 13,14-dihydro-15(R)-17-substituted-18,19,20-trinor-PGF2α, i.e., latanoprost.
US07897790B2	Thiophene compound and process for producing caffenofuran or analogue thereof from the same The present invention provides a novel thiophene compound as a synthetic intermediate that is useful for efficient production of kahweofuran or an analogue thereof. The present invention also provides a process for producing kahweofuran or an analogue thereof using the novel thiophene compound as an intermediate material.Of novel thiophene compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 lower alkyl group; R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alcohol-protecting group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, —COR4 or —C(OH)R5 (wherein R4 and R5 each represent a C1-C4 lower alkyl group); provided that when R2 and R3 are hydrogen atoms, R1 is not any of a hydrogen atom, methyl group, or n-propyl group; a thiophene compound represented by Formula (2) is reduced and cyclized in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to produce kahweofuran or kahweofuran analogue (3a) shown below: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 lower alkyl group, and R4 is a C1-C4 lower alkyl group.
US07897783B2	Intermediate compound for synthesis of viridiofungin a derivative A method whereby a compound having HCV replication inhibitory activity and desired optical activity can be synthesized selectively and at high yield in a small number of steps by using a compound having a specific chiral auxiliary as a starting compound is provided.A compound represented by the formula (1-8): [wherein Y represents a group represented by the following formula: Q represents a protected carbonyl group; D represents —(CH2)m—R′, etc.; and n represents an integer of 0 to 10].
US07897782B2	Insecticidal N-substituted sulfoximines N-Substituted sulfoximines are effective at controlling insects.
US07897770B2	Fluorinated dihydrotetrabenazine ether imaging agents and probes The present invention provides novel fluorinated ether compounds having structure I wherein R1 is a C2-C10 fluorinated aliphatic radical; R2 is a C1-C10 aliphatic radical, or a C3-C10 cycloaliphatic radical; R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; and R4 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical. The fluorinated ether compounds are provided in both racemic and enantiomerically enriched forms and may comprise either or both of fluorine-18 and fluorine 19. The fluorinated ether compounds are shown to possess high affinity for VMAT-2, a biomarker implicated in human diabetes. The fluorinated ether compounds comprising a fluorine-18 group are useful as PET imaging agents targeting the VMAT-2 biomarker. The non-radiolabeled fluorinated ether compounds are useful as probes for the discovery of PET imaging agents.
US07897769B2	Intermediates for fluorinated dihydrotetrabenazine ether imaging agents and probes The present invention provides novel fluorophilic compounds having structure VI wherein R1 is a C2-C20 aliphatic, a C3-C20 cycloaliphatic, or a C3-C20 aromatic radical comprising at least one functional group susceptible to reaction with nucleophilic fluoride ion or an electrophilic fluorinating agent; R2 is a C1-C10 aliphatic radical, or a C3-C10 cycloaliphatic radical; R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; and R4 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical. The fluorophilic compounds are provided in both racemic and enantiomerically enriched forms and are useful as intermediates in the preparation of novel PET imaging agents and probes useful in the discovery and performance assessment of PET imaging agents. The fluorophilic compounds are particularly useful in the preparation of PET imaging agents and probes having a high affinity for VMAT-2, a biomarker implicated in human diabetes and other illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
US07897760B2	Plants which synthesize a modified starch, process for the production thereof and modified starch Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding a starch granule-bound protein as well as methods and recombinant DNA molecules for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants synthesizing a modified starch with modified viscosity properties and a modified phosphate content. Moreover, the plant cells and plants resulting from those methods as well as the starch obtainable therefrom are described.
US07897738B2	DNA polymerases having improved labeled nucleotide incorporation properties The present teachings relate to DNA polymerases that have an F667Y mutation as defined with respect to Taq DNA polymerase and exhibit reduced discrimination against labeled nucleotides into polynucleotides.The teachings also include kits comprising the subject DNA polymerases and numerous methods of using the subject DNA polymerases, including uses for chain termination sequencing and PCR.The present teachings relate to DNA polymerases that have an F667Y mutation as defined with respect to Taq DNA polymerase and exhibit reduced discrimination against labeled nucleotides into polynucleotides. The teachings also include kits comprising the subject DNA polymerases and numerous methods of using the subject DNA polymerases, including uses for chain termination sequencing and PCR.
US07897732B2	Antibodies to heparin-binding growth factor (HBGF) polypeptides Substantially pure heparin-binding growth factor polypeptides (HBGFs), nucleic acids encoding the HBGFs and antibodies which bind to the HBGFs of the invention are provided. The HBGF polypeptides are useful in methods for the induction of bone, cartilage and tissue formation, growth and development of the endometrium and in the acceleration of wound healing.
US07897718B2	Acrylated semi-crystalline hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to an acrylated semi-crystalline hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer and a preparation method thereof, which is characterized in that on the basis of the synthesis of hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer, it adopts a two-step process to make modifications to form a methacrylic and/or acrylic double bond and a long carbon chain with a carbon atom number higher than 10 or a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring at the terminals. The obtained oligomer has a lower melting point and a higher glass transition temperature and can be cured by means of radiation, and the curing rate is high enough to effectively improve production efficiency and save energy to form a cured film having a higher hardness and excellent thermal stability. The raw materials used in the method of the invention are easily obtained, and the method is suitable for large-scale production in industry.
US07897712B2	Organic-inorganic hybrid composition, method for producing the same, molding and optical component An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles having a refractive index of from 1.90 to 3.00, and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at one or more polymer chain terminals and having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 500,000. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.
US07897699B2	Synthesis of purified, partially esterified polyol polyester fatty acid compositions This invention relates to processes for the production of purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters and the compositions derived from those processes. The purified, partially esterified polyol fatty acid polyesters of the present invention are particularly well suited for use in a variety of food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications and comprise less than about 5% polyol; less than about 5 ppm of residual solvent; less than about 700 ppm of lower alky esters; less than about 5% of a soap and free fatty acid mixture; less than about 3% of ash; and have an acid value of less than about 6.
US07897696B2	Process for the preparation of polyalkenyl succinic anhydrides A polyalkenyl succinic anhydride is prepared with low amounts of resinous or chlorinated byproducts in a two-step process whereby a polyalkene is first reacted with an unsaturated organic acid in a thermal ene reaction, followed with exposure to a gaseous halogen in presence of an additional amount of the unsaturated organic acidic reagent. The foregoing process produces a polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride having a high ratio of succinic anhydride functional groups to polyisobutenyl backbone groups. Such a polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride is particular suitable for the production of oil-soluble hydrocarbyl succinimides that have good dispersant properties when added to lubricating oil compositions.
US07897695B2	Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers The present invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in diene-based polymers in bulk form by treatment of the polymer with hydrogen in the presence of a platinum group metal containing catalyst and in the absence of any organic solvent.
US07897693B2	Proton conductive polymer electrolytes and fuel cells In one embodiment, a copolymer comprises a sulfonatable segment covalently linked to an un-sulfonatable segment through an organic linking group. The sulfonatable group segment may be sulfonated through direction sulfonation or sulfonation through a spacer molecule. In another embodiment, a copolymer comprises a sulfonated segment and an unsulfonated segment. A membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell may be produced using the copolymer.
US07897684B2	Conjugated polymers suitable for strand-specific polynucleotide detection in homogeneous and solid state assays The invention further relates to polycationic multichromophores, which may be conjugated polymers, and methods, articles and compositions employing them as described herein. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate. The methods can be performed in an array format on a substrate, which can be a sensor. In some embodiments, detection assays are provided employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. In some aspects biological assays are provided in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations. The multichromophore may interact at least in part electrostatically with the sensor and/or the target, and an increase in energy transfer with the polymer may occur upon binding of the sensor and the target. Other variations of the inventions are described further herein.
US07897672B2	Process for producing polyoxymethylene copolymer The problem to be solved is to provide a process for producing a polyoxymethylene copolymer in a molding machine with a reduced generation of formaldehyde gas. In a process for continuously producing a polyoxymethylene copolymer comprising a step of melt-kneading a crude polyoxymethylene copolymer at a temperature not lower than the melting point thereof, devolatilizing under reduced pressure the formaldehyde gas generated as a decomposition product, subsequently mixing a formaldehyde scavenger containing a hydrazide compound (A) while keeping the copolymer in a molten state and immediately pelletizing the mixture, a dispersed solution obtained by slurry-dispersing said (A) in a diluent (B) having a melting point lower than temperature (Ta) which is the lower of the melting point and the decomposition temperature of (A), within a temperature range not lower than the melting point of (B) and lower than (Ta) is used as the formaldehyde scavenger.
US07897662B2	Tire with component containing cellulose A pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition comprising the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer, from 1 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of diene based elastomer (phr) of cellulose fiber, and from 1 to 20 phr of a substituted polyisoprene comprising units of formula I, wherein —R comprises hydrogen and a substituent group of structure II wherein the number of substituent groups of structure II occurring per substituted polyisoprene molecule ranges from 1 to 5, and the weight average molecular weight of the substituted polyisoprene ranges from 20000 to 30000.
US07897660B2	Incorporation of a resin dispersion to improve the moisture resistance of gypsum products This invention relates to a composition suitable for use in making moisture resistant gypsum products. In particular, this invention relates to resin dispersions and their use in combination with gypsum to form moisture resistant gypsum compositions which are settable by hydration. Further, the invention relates to moisture resistant products formed from such settable gypsum compositions, e.g. panels and boards, and a method for the manufacture of such moisture resistant gypsum products.
US07897656B2	Oil-based white ink for ink jet recording The present invention relates to an ink jet ink which is an oil-based white ink for ink jet recording containing (a) titanium oxide having an average particle size of 0.15 to 0.25 μm, (b) a resin, (c) an organic solvent and (d) a nonionic surfactant, wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises at least one member selected from polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers and polyoxyethylene phenyl ethers. According to the invention, there can be provided an oil-based white ink for ink jet recording which is excellent in ejection stability and in recovery properties after standing for a long period of time.
US07897655B2	Ink jet ink composition This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous medium and at least two different polymers, a first polymer and a second polymer, having a weight average acid number of 70 to 200. In one embodiment the ink is substantially colorless.
US07897651B2	Method for depolymerizing polyester and unsaturated polyester, and method for recovering polyester monomer using the depolymerization A method for rapidly depolymerizing a polyester and an unsaturated polyester by irradiating the polyester with microwaves in the presence of an alkylene glycol in which a titanium oxide fine powder having a bulk density of not more than 0.3 g/cm3 has been dispersed. Another embodiment comprises irradiating a polyester or an unsaturated polyester with microwaves in the presence of a monohydric alcohol or polyhydric alcohol containing an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. As a result, raw materials of a polyester, an unsaturated polyester or a polyurethane, such as an alkylene glycol and an unsaturated dibasic acid, can be recovered efficiently.
US07897645B2	Herpesvirus-derived therapeutic agent for pain A therapeutic agent for treatment of herpes virus-derived pain which comprises (±)-[2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-propoxy) phenylcarbamoyl]ethyl]dimethylsulfonium p-toluenesulfonate represented by the formula (1) as an active ingredient.
US07897644B2	Use of 4-oxobutanoic acid derivatives in the treatment of inflammation The present invention relates to the use of a 4-oxobutanoic acid derivative for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating inflammation.
US07897641B2	Composition for the prevention and/or treatment of the cytotoxic effects induced by the use of immunosuppressive agents A composition is disclosed which is suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of cell and tissue abnormalities of exogenous, toxic or metabolic origin and suitable for reducing the toxic effects of cyclosporin-A and other immunosuppressive agents, which may take the form of a food supplement or of an actual medicine, containing as its active ingredients in combination or separately packaged: (a) propionyl L-carnitine or one of its pharmacologically acceptable salts, and (b) an amino acid selected from the group consisting of glycine, serine, alanine and arginine, or mixtures thereof.
US07897611B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for relieving pain and treating central nervous system disorders Patients susceptible to or suffering from disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, which are characterized by an alteration in normal neurotransmitter release, such as dopamine release (e.g., Parkinsonism, Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, attention deficient disorder, or schizophrenia), are treated by administering a compound of Formulas 1 or 2, as described herein. The compounds of Formulas 1 and 2 are also useful for treating pain, and treating drug addiction, nicotine addiction, and/or obesity. The compounds can exist as individual stereoisomers, racemic mixtures, diastereomers and the like.
US07897605B2	Pyrimidine compounds The present invention relates to substituted pyrimidines of formula I, their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and hence their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders and/or viral disorders.
US07897597B2	Aryloxy and arylalkyleneoxy substituted imidazoquinolines Imidazoquinoline compounds with an aryloxy or arylalkyleneoxy or hydroxy substituent at the 6, 7, 8, or 9-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for modulating cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.
US07897594B2	Preventive/remedy for retinal nerve diseases containing alkyl ether derivatives or salts thereof An alkyl ether derivative represented by the following general formula [1] or its salt: wherein R1 and R2 represent each a substituent such as hydrogen, halogeno or alkyl; R3 represents alkylamino, amino or hydroxyl; the ring A represents a 5- or 6-membered aromatic heterocycle or a benzene ring; m and n are each an integer of from 1 to 6; and p is an integer of from 1 to 3; shows an effect of protecting retinal nerve cells and, therefore, is useful as a preventive and/or a remedy for retinal nerve diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal artery obstruction, retinal venous obstruction, macular degeneration and retinopathy of prematurity.
US07897587B2	Topical dermatological formulations and use thereof A topical formulation of an androstane steroid compound of improved solubility in combinations of the solvents propylene glycol and propylene carbonate.
US07897584B2	Taxanes covalently bounded to hyaluronic acid or hyaluronic acid derivatives The present invention relates to water-soluble taxanes covalently bounded to hyaluronic acid or hyaluronic acid derivatives, and in particular to paclitaxel and docetaxel, useful for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions to be used in the field of oncology, in the treatment of autoimmune disorders and of restenoisis. The invention also relates to the process for preparing taxanes covalently bounded to hyaluronic acid or hyaluronic acid derivatives by direct synthesis between molecules of hyaluronic acid and of taxane or by indirect synthesis by the introduction of a spacer between the hyaluronic acid or hyaluronic acid derivative and the taxane.
US07897583B2	Compositions and their uses directed to PTPRU Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of PTPRU in a cell, tissue or animal. Also provided are methods of active target segment validation. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders. Also provided are methods for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance, insulin deficiency, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperfattyacidemia, liver steatosis, steatohepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease by administration of antisense compounds targeted to PTPRU.
US07897571B2	Recombinant lubricin molecules and uses thereof Recombinant lubricin molecules and uses thereof. Novel recombinant lubricin molecules and their uses as lubricants, anti-adhesive agents and/or intra-articular supplements for, e.g., synovial joints, meniscus, tendon, peritoneum, pericardium and pleura, are provided.
US07897570B2	Method of treatment The present invention relates generally to a method of treatment and in particular a method of treating disorders of the nervous system such as arising from or during disease or injury. The method of the present invention involves manipulating expression of Eph receptors or their functional equivalents to increase or decrease expression or function depending on the condition being treated.
US07897569B2	Use of HMGB fragments as anti-inflammatory agents Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise a vertebrate HMGB A box, and an antibody preparation that specifically binds to a vertebrate HMGB B box. The methods comprise treating a cell or a patient with sufficient amounts of the composition to inhibit the release of the proinflammatory cytokine, or to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade.
US07897565B2	Compositions for HCV treatment The present invention concerns a pharmaceutical combination comprising a) a first agent which is a non-immunosuppressive cyclophilin-binding cyclosporine, e.g., a compound of formula I and b) a co-agent. Co-agents include, but are not limited to, interferons, a conjugate of interferon, antiviral agents, helicase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, polymerase inhibitors and nucleoside analogs. The instant pharmaceutical combination may be used, e.g., in treating subjects having a flaviviridae infection, e.g., a Hepatitis C infection.
US07897556B2	Phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid particles encapsulated in a water soluble material The invention relates to encapsulated bleaching agent particles. Said particles consist of a core that contains a bleaching-agent active ingredient and a coating of water-soluble material that at least partially surrounds said core, the core containing peroxocarboxylic acid and the coating material containing polyvinyl alcohol. The particles can be produced by introducing a particulate peroxocarboxylic acid into a fluidized bed, by spraying an aqueous solution containing polyvinyl alcohol onto said bed and by subsequent drying or spray drying.
US07897552B2	Additives and lubricant formulations for improved antioxidant properties A lubricating oil composition, additive concentrate, method of lubricating moving parts, a method of improving the oxidation stability of a lubricant formulation. The lubricating oil composition includes a base oil, a hydrocarbon soluble molybdenum compound, and an antioxidant effective amount of one or more polymeric compounds devoid of ester linkages. The polymeric compound may be represented by of the formula: wherein R and R1 are independently selected from C1 to C12 hydrocarbyl groups, n is an integer ranging from about 0 to about 10; and A is a hydrocarbyl group having from about 1 to about 30 carbon atoms.
US07897547B1	Viscoelastic surfactant rheology modifier A method for shortening the shear recovery time of cationic, nonionic, anionic, zwitterionic, and amphoteric viscoelastic surfactant fluid systems by adding an effective amount of an amphiphilic polymeric rheology enhancer. The rheology enhancer is a grafted polymer of polydimethylsiloxane, for example polydimethylsiloxanes grafted with ethylene/propylene glycol. The rheology enhancer also increases fluid viscosity and very low rheology enhancer concentration is needed.
US07897540B2	Process for producing activated carbon A process for producing an activated carbon includes the step of adsorbing an organic compound onto an activated carbon comprising pores which exhibit a wide pore diameter distribution, thereby selectively closing smaller pores which have a small pore diameter. In accordance with the production process, it is possible to produce activated carbons which are good in terms of the adsorption-desorption characteristic.
US07897539B2	Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst A method of preparing a composition comprising dry mixing commercial grade alumina and a solid sulfating agent to form a mixture and calcining the mixture to form a sulfated alumina support.
US07897532B2	Optical glass composition, preform and optical element An optical glass composition contains, in % by weight, 1.0% or more and 12.0% or less of SiO2, 8.0% or more and 18.0% or less of B2O3, 0% or more and 6.0% or less of ZnO, 1.0% or more and 10.0% or less of ZrO2, 25.0% or more and 47.0% or less of La2O3, 0% or more and 5.0% or less of R2O (here, R is at least one of Li, Na and K), 0% or more and 15.0% or less of Nb2O5, 0% or more and 7.0% or less of TiO2, 0% or more and 15.0% or less of Ta2O5, 1.0% or more of Nb2O5+TiO2+Ta2O5, 0% or more and 25.5% or less of Gd2O3, 0.5% or more and 15.0% or less of WO3 and 0.5% or more and 26.0% or less of Gd2O3+WO3, and has nd of 1.88 or higher and 1.92 or lower and νd of 33 or higher and 37 or lower, and a preform and an optical element are formed from the optical glass composition.
US07897516B1	Use of ultra-high magnetic fields in resputter and plasma etching Methods for resputtering and plasma etching include an operation of generating an ultra-high density plasma using an ultra-high magnetic field. For example, a plasma density of at least about 1013 electrons/cm3 is achieved by confining a plasma using a magnetic field of at least about 1 Tesla. The ultra-high density plasma is used to create a high flux of low energy ions at the wafer surface. The formed high density low energy plasma can be used to sputter etch a diffusion barrier or a seed layer material in the presence of an exposed low-k dielectric layer. For example, a diffusion barrier material can be etched with a high etch rate to deposition rate (E/D) ratio (e.g., with E/D>2) without substantially damaging an exposed dielectric layer. Resputtering and plasma etching can be performed, for example, in iPVD and in plasma pre-clean tools, equipped with magnets configured for confining a plasma.
US07897515B2	Method of fabricating structures A method of processing a stack, the method including depositing a fusible material on a first hardmask layer, the first hardmask layer disposed on a surface of a pre-processed stack, the pre-processed stack being disposed on at least a portion of a substrate; heating the fusible material layer to a temperature at or above its melting point to cause it to form a fusible material sphere, the fusible material sphere disposed on less than the entire first hardmask layer; etching the first hardmask layer, wherein the fusible material sphere prevents a portion of the first hardmask layer from etching, thereby forming a second hardmask layer; and etching the pre-processed stack, wherein at least the second hardmask layer prevents a portion of the pre-processed stack from etching, thereby forming a stack.
US07897507B2	Barrier layer configurations and methods for processing microelectronic topographies having barrier layers A microelectronic topography includes a dielectric layer (DL) with a surface higher than an adjacent bulk metal feature (BMF) and further includes a barrier layer (BL) upon the BMF and extending higher than the DL. Another microelectronic topography includes a BL with a metal-oxide layer having a metal element concentration which is disproportionate relative to concentrations of the element within metal alloy layers on either side of the metal-oxide layer. A method includes forming a BL upon a BMF such that portions of a first DL adjacent to the BMF are exposed, selectively depositing a second DL upon the BL, cleaning the topography thereafter, and blanket depositing a third DL upon the cleaned topography. Another method includes polishing a microelectronic topography such that a metallization layer is coplanar with a DL and further includes spraying a deionized water based fluid upon the polished topography to remove debris from the DL.
US07897506B2	Micro-electro-mechanical-system device with particles blocking function and method for making same The present invention discloses a MEMS device with particles blocking function, and a method for making the MEMS device. The MEMS device comprises: a substrate on which is formed a MEMS device region; and a particles blocking layer deposited on the substrate.
US07897499B2	Method for fabricating a semiconductor device with self-aligned contact A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming electrode patterns over a substrate, wherein the electrode patterns include a hard mask, forming a passivation layer on the electrode patterns, forming an insulation layer on the passivation layer, filling a space between the electrode patterns, planarizing the insulation layer until shoulder portions of the hard mask are planarized, forming a mask pattern on a resultant structure, and etching a portion of the insulation layer to form a contact hole.
US07897497B2	Overvoltage-protected light-emitting semiconductor device, and method of fabrication A light-generating semiconductor region is grown by epitaxy on a silicon substrate. The light-generating semiconductor region is a lamination of layers of semiconducting nitrides containing a Group III element or elements. The silicon substrate has a p-type impurity-diffused layer formed therein by thermal diffusion of the Group III element or elements from the light-generating semiconductor region as a secondary product of the epitaxial growth of this region on the substrate. The p-type impurity-diffused layer is utilized as a part of overvoltage protector diodes which are serially interconnected with each other and in parallel with the LED section of the device between a pair of electrodes.
US07897494B2	Formation of single crystal semiconductor nanowires A method is provided for growing mono-crystalline nanostructures onto a substrate. The method comprises at least the steps of first providing a pattern onto a main surface of the substrate wherein said pattern has openings extending to the surface of the substrate, providing a metal into the openings of the pattern on the exposed main surface, at least partly filling the opening with amorphous material, and then annealing the substrate at temperatures between 300° C. and 1000° C. thereby transforming the amorphous material into a mono-crystalline material by metal mediated crystallization to form the mono-crystalline nanostructure.
US07897491B2	Separate injection of reactive species in selective formation of films Methods and apparatuses for selective epitaxial formation of films separately inject reactive species into a CVD chamber. The methods are particularly useful for selective deposition using volatile combinations of precursors and etchants. Formation processes include simultaneous supply of precursors and etchants for selective deposition, or sequential supply for cyclical blanket deposition and selective etching. In either case, precursors and etchants are provided along separate flow paths that intersect in the relatively open reaction space, rather than in more confined upstream locations.
US07897490B2	Single crystal group III nitride articles and method of producing same by HVPE method incorporating a polycrystalline layer for yield enhancement In a method for making a GaN article, an epitaxial nitride layer is deposited on a single-crystal substrate. A 3D nucleation GaN layer is grown on the epitaxial nitride layer by HVPE under a substantially 3D growth mode. A GaN transitional layer is grown on the 3D nucleation layer by HVPE under a condition that changes the growth mode from the substantially 3D growth mode to a substantially 2D growth mode. A bulk GaN layer is grown on the transitional layer by HVPE under the substantially 2D growth mode. A polycrystalline GaN layer is grown on the bulk GaN layer to form a GaN/substrate bi-layer. The GaN/substrate bi-layer may be cooled from the growth temperature to an ambient temperature, wherein GaN material cracks laterally and separates from the substrate, forming a free-standing article.
US07897486B2	Semiconductor wafer coat layers and methods therefor Formulations and processes for forming wafer coat layers are disclosed. In one embodiment, an organic surface protectant is incorporated into a wafer coat formulation deposited onto a semiconductor wafer prior to the laser scribe operation. Upon removal of the wafer coat layer, the organic surface protectant remains on the bumps and thereby prevents oxidation of the bumps between die prep and chip and attach. In an alternative embodiment, an ultraviolet light absorber is added to the wafer coat formulation to enhance the wafer coat layer's energy absorption and thereby improve the laser's ability to ablate the wafer coat layer. In an alternative embodiment, a conformal wafer coat layer is deposited on the wafer and die bumps, thereby reducing wafer coat layer thickness variations that can impact the laser scribing ability.
US07897481B2	High throughput die-to-wafer bonding using pre-alignment A method of forming integrated circuits includes providing a wafer that includes a plurality of dies; aligning a first top die to a first bottom die in the wafer; recording a first destination position of the first top die after the first top die is aligned to the first bottom die; bonding the first top die onto the first bottom die; calculating a second destination position of a second top die using the first destination position; moving the second top die to the second destination position; and bonding the second top die onto a second bottom die without any additional alignment action.
US07897480B2	Preparation of high quality strained-semiconductor directly-on-insulator substrates A method for achieving a substantially defect free SGOI substrate which includes a SiGe layer that has a high Ge content of greater than about 25 atomic % using a low temperature wafer bonding technique is described. Similarly, a method for forming thin to ultra-thin strain Si, SiC, or SiC/Si layers directly on insulator substrates having a strain content in the range of about 1-5% is further described.
US07897466B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a high breakdown voltage transistor and a low breakdown voltage transistor provided on a same semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a first gate electrode of the high breakdown voltage transistor and a second gate electrode of the low breakdown voltage transistor on a transistor formation area of the substrate, as well as a dummy gate electrode on a dummy pattern formation area of the substrate; forming an interlayer insulation film on the substrate so as to cover the first and the second gate electrodes and the dummy gate electrode; and forming a first contact hole on the first gate electrode, a second contact hole on the second gate electrode, and a dummy contact hole on the dummy gate electrode, respectively, by partially dry etching the interlayer insulation film, wherein in the formation of the contact holes, a top surface of the dummy gate electrode is exposed at a bottom of the dummy contact hole before a top surface of the first gate electrode is exposed at a bottom of the first contact hole.
US07897462B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor component with gate and shield electrodes in trenches A semiconductor component that includes gate electrodes and shield electrodes and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor component. A semiconductor material has a device region, a gate contact region, a termination region, and a drain contact region. One or more device trenches is formed in the device region and one or more termination trenches is formed in the edge termination region. Shielding electrodes are formed in portions of the device trenches that are adjacent their floors. A gate dielectric material is formed on the sidewalls of the trenches in the device region and gate electrodes are formed over and electrically isolated from the shielding electrodes. The gate electrodes in the trenches in the device region are connected to the gate electrodes in the trenches in the gate contact region. The shielding electrodes in the trenches in the device region are connected to the shielding electrodes in the termination region.
US07897458B2	Method of forming floating gate, non-volatile memory device using the same, and fabricating method thereof Provided is a method of forming a floating gate, a non-volatile memory device using the same, and a method of fabricating the non-volatile memory device, in which nano-crystals of nano-size whose density and size can be easily adjusted, are synthesized using micelles so as to be used as the floating gate of the non-volatile memory device. The floating gate is fabricated by forming a tunnel oxide film on the semiconductor substrate, coating a gate formation solution on the tunnel oxide film in which the gate formation solution includes micelle templates into which precursors capable of synthesizing metallic salts in nano-structures formed by a self-assembly method are introduced, and arranging the metallic salts on the tunnel oxide film by removing the micelle templates, to thereby form the floating gate.
US07897448B1	Formation of high voltage transistor with high breakdown voltage A high voltage transistor exhibiting an improved breakdown voltage and related methods are provided. For example, a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit includes etching a poly silicon layer to provide a gate stacked above a floating gate of a flash memory cell. A source and a drain of the flash memory cell are implanted in a substrate. The poly silicon layer is etched to provide a gate of a high voltage transistor. Lightly doped drain (LDD) implants are provided in source/drain regions of the high voltage transistor in the substrate. An annealing operation is performed on the integrated circuit, wherein the annealing causes each of the LDD implants to form a graded junction in relation to a channel in the substrate between the LDD regions, and further causes sidewalls to oxidize on the gates of the flash memory cell and on the gate of the high voltage transistor.
US07897446B2	Method of forming a high electron mobility transistor hemt, utilizing self-aligned miniature field mitigating plate and protective dielectric layer A semiconductor device is fabricated to include source and drain contacts including an ohmic metal sunken into the barrier layer and a portion of the channel layer; a protective dielectric layer disposed between the source and drain contacts on the barrier layer; a metallization layer disposed in drain and source ohmic vias between the source contact and the protective dielectric layer and between the protective dielectric layer and the drain contact; and a metal T-gate disposed above the barrier layer including a field mitigating plate disposed on a side portion of a stem of the metal T-gate.
US07897431B2	Stacked semiconductor device and method A method of stacking wafers includes: providing a first wafer including a first metal connection layer; forming a first passivation layer over the first metal connection layer; forming a first bondpad in the first passivation layer to form a first bondpad layer; providing a second wafer including second metal connection layer; forming a second passivation layer over the second metal connection layer; forming a second bondpad in the second passivation layer to form a second bondpad layer; forming at least one of a first conductive adhesive layer over the first bondpad layer and a second conductive adhesive layer over the second bondpad layer; and stacking the second wafer on the first wafer by bonding respective faces of the second bondpad layer with the first bondpad layer via the at least one of the first conductive adhesive layer and the second conductive adhesive layer.
US07897430B2	Organic thin film transistors including metal oxide nanoparticles within a photocurable transparent polymer gate insulator layer and method for fabricating the same by using sol-gel and photocuring reactions The present invention relates to an organic thin film transistor comprising a photocurable transparent inorganic/polymer composite layer as a gate insulator layer in which metal oxide nanoparticles are generated within a photocurable transparent polymer through sol-gel and photocuring reactions and whose permittivity is easily regulated; and a fabrication method thereof. Since the organic thin film transistor according to the present invention utilizes the photocurable transparent inorganic/polymer composite layer showing a significantly high and readily controllable permittivity as a gate insulator, it is capable of operating under low voltage conditions and has a high on/off current ratio due to low leakage current. Further, the organic thin film transistor according to the present invention preserves the unique properties of the photocurable transparent polymer, enabling the formation of a photocurable micropattern of a gate insulator having high processibility.
US07897429B2	Organic hybrid planar-nanocrystalline bulk heterojunctions A photosensitive optoelectronic device having an improved hybrid planar bulk heterojunction includes a plurality of photoconductive materials disposed between the anode and the cathode. The photoconductive materials include a first continuous layer of donor material and a second continuous layer of acceptor material. A first network of donor material or materials extends from the first continuous layer toward the second continuous layer, providing continuous pathways for conduction of holes to the first continuous layer. A second network of acceptor material or materials extends from the second continuous layer toward the first continuous layer, providing continuous pathways for conduction of electrons to the second continuous layer. The first network and the second network are interlaced with each other. At least one other photoconductive material is interspersed between the interlaced networks. This other photoconductive material or materials has an absorption spectra different from the donor and acceptor materials.
US07897426B2	Solid state imaging device and fabrication method of solid state imaging device A solid state imaging device comprises: photoelectric conversion portions on or above a substrate; and color filters on or above the respective photoelectric conversion portions. Each of the photoelectric conversion portions comprises: a lower electrode on or above the substrate; a photoelectric conversion film on or above the lower electrode; and an upper electrode on or above the photoelectric conversion film. The device further comprises: a first inorganic material film that protects each of the photoelectric conversion portions, is formed by a first method and is above the upper electrode and below the color filters; a second inorganic material film that prevents characteristic deterioration of the photoelectric conversion portion caused by the first method, is formed by a second method and is between the upper electrode and the first inorganic material film; and a polymeric material film that enhances a function of the first inorganic material film and is on or above the first inorganic material film.
US07897424B2	Method of manufacturing an electrical-mechanical memory device A memory device includes a bit line, a reading word line, a bit line contact, an electrode, a writing word line and a contact tip. The bit line is formed on a substrate. The reading word line is formed over the bit line. The bit line contact is disposed between adjacent reading word lines. The electrode extends substantially in parallel to the reading word line and includes a conductive material being bent in response to an applied voltage. The writing word line is formed over the electrode and is separated from the electrode. The contact tip is formed at an end portion of the electrode and is separated from the reading and the writing word lines. The contact tip protrudes toward the reading word line or writing word line.
US07897423B2	Method for production of a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip A method for micropatterning a radiation-emitting surface of a semiconductor layer sequence for a thin-film light-emitting diode chip. The semiconductor layer sequence is grown on a substrate. A mirror layer is formed or applied on the semiconductor layer sequence, which reflects back into the semiconductor layer sequence at least part of a radiation that is generated in the semiconductor layer sequence during the operation thereof and is directed toward the mirror layer. The semiconductor layer sequence is separated from the substrate by means of a lift-off method, in which a separation zone in the semiconductor layer sequence is at least partly decomposed in such a way that anisotropic residues of a constituent of the separation zone, in particular a metallic constituent of the separation layer, remain at the separation surface of the semiconductor layer sequence, from which the substrate is separated. The separation surface—provided with the residues—of the semiconductor layer sequence with a dry etching method, a gaseous etchant or a wet-chemical etchant, wherein the anisotropic residues are at least temporarily used as an etching mask. A semiconductor chip is produced according to such a method.
US07897411B2	Non-volatile resistance switching memory Processes, apparatus and systems for depositing a switching material that is switchable between conductivity states and where the states are persistent. The invention further relates to a microelectronic device or non-volatile resistance switching memory comprising the switching material for storing digital information. A process includes a step of depositing the switching material by a CMOS deposition technique at a temperature lower than 400° C.
US07897406B2	Method and sensor for detecting a chemical substance using an optically anisotropic material A method and sensor for detecting a chemical substance in an analyte. An anisotropic material is subjected to the analyte. Light is passed through the anisotropic material and collected. A change of an optical anisotropy of the collected light is detected, the change being indicative of the chemical substance in the analyte.
US07897402B2	Chromophore and polymer capable of detecting the presence of various neurotoxins and method of use Applicants have produced a chromophore and a polymer that are highly sensitive to the presence of various agents, including organophosphates, pesticides, neurotoxins, metal ions, some explosives, and biological toxins. The detection is accomplished by detecting a change in the fluorescence characteristics of the chromophore or polymer when in the presence of the agent to be detected. The chromophore and polymer may be incorporated into sensors of various types, and they are adaptable for potential field use in areas where detection of these types of agents is desired.
US07897401B2	Control of apoptosis by controlling the propensity of ceramide channel formation The present invention relates to a novel target to control the apoptotic process, and to the use of this target to identify compounds capable of affecting the apoptotic process, The invention also relates to the use of such identified compounds in the treatment of cancer, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, viral diseases and other diseases and conditions involving apoptosis.
US07897396B2	Zymomonas with improved ethanol production in medium containing concentrated sugars and acetate Through screening of a Zymomonas mutant library the himA gene was found to be involved in the inhibitory effect of acetate on Zymomonas performance. Xylose-utilizing Zymomonas strains further engineered to reduce activity of the himA gene were found to have increased ethanol production in comparison to a parental strain, when cultured in mixed-sugars medium comprising xylose, and, in particular, in the presence of acetate.
US07897389B2	Direct differentiation method for making cardiomyocytes from human embryonic stem cells This invention provides a new procedure for generating cardiomyocyte lineage cells from embryonic stem cells for use in regenerative medicine. Differentiating by way of embryoid body formation or in serum is no longer required. Instead, the stem cells are plated onto a solid substrate, and differentiated in the presence of select factors and morphogens. After enrichment for cells with the appropriate phenotype, the cells are allowed to cluster into Cardiac Bodies™, which are remarkably homogeneous and suitable for the treatment of heart disease.
US07897384B2	Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system Methods and compositions for producing therapeutic agents using chondrocytes are provided. The genetically engineered chondrocytes can be used to express the therapeutic agent in a subject, including in an environment typically associated with chondrocytes and in an environment not typically associated with chondrocytes.
US07897381B2	Uncoupling of DNA insert propagation and expression of protein for phage display The present invention provides an advance in phage display technology by permitting the uncoupling of the propagation of phages containing inserted sequences encoding heterologous polypeptides from the expression of said polypeptides. The invention provides phage constructs and methods for their use to permit phage coat protein expression, and thus phage propagation, in the absence of display of heterologous polypeptides, which may be expressed as a fusion with said coat protein in a regulated manner.
US07897375B2	Method and apparatus for collecting and acclimatizing anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, and denitrifying water A method for collecting bacterial cells includes feeding water containing ammonium and nitrite to an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to denitrify ammonium and nitrite by anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria provided in the anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to form denitrified water containing an amount of the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria and a sludge containing an amount of the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria; and feeding the denitrified water containing an amount of the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria and the sludge containing an amount of the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria to a precipitation vessel, in which an acclimatization container is stored, to cause the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria in the denitrified water to be attached to an immobilizing material in the acclimatization container, so that the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria in the denitrified water are collected, and, at the same time, to collect the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria of the sludge in a separated sludge by solid-liquid separation in the precipitation vessel.
US07897372B2	I-CreI meganuclease variants with modified specificity, method of preparation and uses thereof Method of preparing 1-CreI meganuclease variants having a modified cleavage specificity, variants obtainable by said method and their applications either for cleaving new DNA target or for genetic engineering and genome engineering for non-therapeutic purposes. Nucleic acids encoding said variants, expression cassettes comprising said nucleic acids, vectors comprising said expression cassettes, cells or organisms, plants or animals except humans, transformed by said vectors.
US07897369B2	Isoprenoid wax ester synthases, isoprenoid acyl CoA-synthetases, and uses thereof The present invention provides isolated polynucleotides and isolated polypeptides. The polypeptides of the present invention have isoprenoid wax ester synthase activity or isoprenoid acyl CoA-synthetase activity. The present invention also includes methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention. For instance, the methods include producing biodiesel and producing wax esters.
US07897361B2	Methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease Methods and compositions relating to Alzheimer's disease are provided. Specifically, proteins that are differentially expressed in the Alzheimer's disease state relative to their expression in the normal state are provided. Proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease are identified and described. Methods of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using the differentially expressed proteins are also provided, as are methods for the identification and therapeutic use of compounds for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
US07897357B2	Assay for detecting immune responses involving antigen specific cytokine and/or antigen specific cytokine secreting T-cells Here, we describe a sensitive and specific assay and kit for the detection of chemokines having activity that is upregulated by Th-1 cytokines (such IFN-γ) and chemokines that upregulate the activity of Th-1 cytokines (such as IFN-γ). In a typical embodiment, detection of the chemokine monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG) provides a measure of the biological effect of IFN-γ rather than direct quantitation of IFN-γ or IFN-γ secreting cells per se. Upregulation of MIG expression was observed following in vitro activation of PBMC with defined CD8+ T cell epitopes derived from influenza virus, CMV, or EBV, and in all cases this was antigen-specific, genetically restricted and dependent on both CD8+ T cells and IFN-γ. Responses as assessed by the MIG assay paralleled those detected by conventional IFN-γ ELISPOT, but the magnitude of response and sensitivity of the MIG assay were superior. Our data validate this novel method for the detection of high as well as low levels of antigen-specific and genetically restricted IFN-γ activity or MIG.
US07897356B2	Methods and systems of using exosomes for determining phenotypes Exosomes can be used for detecting biomarkers for diagnostic, therapy-related or prognostic methods to identify phenotypes, such as a condition or disease, for example, the stage or progression of a disease. Cell-of-origin exosomes can be used in profiling of physiological states or determining phenotypes. Biomarkers or markers from cell-of-origin specific exosomes can be used to determine treatment regimens for diseases, conditions, disease stages, and stages of a condition, and can also be used to determine treatment efficacy. Markers from cell-of-origin specific exosomes can also be used to identify conditions of diseases of unknown origin.
US07897348B2	Detection of negatively charged polymers using water-soluble, cationic, polythiophene derivatives Novel methods allowing for the simple optical and electrochemical detection of double-stranded oligonucleotides are disclosed. The methods are rapid, selective and versatile. Advantageously, they do not require any chemical reaction on the probes or on the analytes since they are based on different electrostatic interactions between cationic poly(3-alkoxy-4-methylthiophene) derivatives and single-stranded or double-stranded (hybridized) oligonucleotides.
US07897340B2	Use of tumor susceptibilty gene 101 (TSG 101) as a prognostic and diagnostic marker The present invention discloses the link between oncogenic Ras and TSG101 and the negative effect of TSG101 on the expression of p21 in ovarian cancer. The present also discloses the use of TSG101 as a prognostic, diagnostic marker and a potential therapeutic target in cancer, especially ovarian cancer.
US07897334B2	Skin treatment The present invention provides a method for determining the predisposition of an individual to a skin condition comprising identifying the profilaggrin alleles present in the genome of an ex vivo sample taken from the individual. Skin conditions include the ability of an individual to produce Natural Moisturising Factors (NMF), dry skin and/or predisposition to detergent-induced erythema. Typically profilaggrin alleles are identified by determining the number of encoded filaggrin repeats. Methods of the invention are particularly useful for grouping individuals for the purposes of participation in clinical trials or for matching an individual to a cosmetic preparation.
US07897333B2	Reagent for measuring clotting time and method for manufacturing the reagent A reagent for measuring clotting time is described. The reagent comprises a complex of a phospholipid and a recombinant tissue factor obtained by using an insect or a cultured insect cell as a host; and a soluble component derived from the insect or the cultured insect cell.A method for manufacturing the reagent is also described.
US07897327B2	Method and apparatus for pressure control for maintaining viability of organs A method for controlling a pump for delivery of liquid to an organ over a series of fixed-length time intervals f, each interval f comprising a time t1 and a time t2 wherein t1+t2 equals the length of interval f. The method comprises allowing output pressure of the pump to decrease over time t1, increasing output pressure of the pump over time t2, comparing achieved pump output pressure to a predetermined pressure at about the end of interval f, and at least one of (i) adjusting t1 and t2 if necessary so the predetermined pressure is approximated by the output pressure at the end of the next interval f, and (ii) adjusting a rate of change of the output pressure during at least one of t1 and t2 if necessary so the predetermined pressure is approximated by the output pressure at the end of the next interval f.
US07897324B2	Lithographic method The present invention provides a method of lithographic patterning in order to the strength of the patterned photoresist. The method comprises: applying to a surface to be patterned a photoresist (18) comprising a polymer resin, a photocatalyst generator which generates a catalyst on exposure to actinic radiation, and a quencher; and exposing the photoresist (18) to actinic radiation through a mask pattern (12). This is followed, in either order, by carrying out a post-exposure bake; and developing the photoresist (18) with a developer to remove a portion of the photoresist which has been exposed to the actinic radiation. The polymer resin is substantially insoluble in the developer prior to exposure to actinic radiation and rendered soluble in the developer by the action of the catalyst, and wherein the polymer resin is crosslinked by the action of the quencher during the bake.
US07897320B2	Thermoplastic material comprising polychromic substances The present invention relates to thermoplastic material comprising polymer and at least one polychromic substance, wherein the polychromic substance is a functionalised diacetylene having the formula which has the general structure: X—C≡C—C≡C—Y—(CO)n-QZ wherein X is H or alkyl, Y is a divalent alkylene group, Q is O, S or NR, R is H or alkyl, and Z is alkyl, and n is 0 or 1. The present invention further relates to a method of processing thermoplastic material to form a plastic article, wherein the method comprises the step of processing the thermoplastic material at a temperature greater than the melt temperature of the thermoplastic, wherein the thermoplastic material comprises polymer and at least one polychromic substance as defined above; and further comprising the step of irradiating the plastic article to colour at least a region of the plastic article.
US07897318B2	Ionic polymer flocculants for the preparation of chemically processed toner The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth.
US07897315B2	Base tube for electrophotographic photoconductive member, electrophotographic photoconductive member using the same, method for producing the same A base tube for an electrophotographic photoconductive member, is provided with a cylindrical body on which a photoconductive layer is formed; and a first slanting portion formed on a peripheral surface of an end portion of the cylindrical body, and slanting inward toward an end face of the end portion with respect to an axis of the cylindrical body. An axial length of the first slanting portion of the cylindrical body is within a range of 0.3 to 5 mm.
US07897310B2	Phosphine oxide containing photoconductors A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one phosphine oxide.
US07897307B2	Marking material with birefringent nanoparticles Disclosed is a birefringent marking material comprising a vehicle for the marking material and birefringent nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than about 700 nm. The birefringent marking material, such as an ink or a toner, can be used to provide a security marking on or in an item, thereby enabling authentication of the item containing the image formed using the birefringent marking material.
US07897291B2	Membrane electrode assembly for use in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell A membrane electrode assembly including: a solid polymer electrolyte membrane having proton conductivity; a cathode electrode catalyst layer disposed on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode electrode catalyst layer disposed on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; and two gas diffusion layers disposed on a side of the cathode electrode catalyst layer and a side of the anode electrode catalyst layer, respectively; wherein the gas diffusion layer in the anode side is smaller in contact angle to water than the gas diffusion layer in the cathode side. The membrane electrode assembly also includes at least two coating layers different in properties from each other between the gas diffusion layer and the cathode electrode catalyst layer, and at least two coating layers different in properties from each other between the gas diffusion layer and the anode electrode catalyst layer.
US07897290B2	Device and method for determining the operating parameters of indiviudal cells or short stacks of fuel cells The invention relates to a device and a method for determining the operating parameters of individual cells (2) or short stacks (10) of fuel cells, preferably of medium-temperature or high-temperature fuel cells.
US07897288B2	Sealing member for fuel cell, fuel cell, and method of manufacturing the fuel cell A sealing member for a fuel cell includes a pair of belts that include non-gas transmitting layers formed of aromatic polyimide or aluminum and thermoplastic resin layers. The belts are disposed such that the thermoplastic resin layers of the belts face each other, and the thermoplastic resin layers in outer edge portions of the belts are thermally bonded to each other. In a fuel cell, an inner portion of the belts engage the electrolyte membrane.
US07897281B2	Binder composition for electric double layer capacitor electrode The present invention provides a new binder composition for an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor which comprises a binder good in binding force and excellent in heat resistance, an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor having this binder, and an electric double layer capacitor which is high in capacity and is electrochemically stable by use of a binder composition for an electrode for an electric double layer capacitor comprising a binder polymer and water, wherein said binder polymer comprises: 50 to 98% by mole of monomer units (a) derived from a compound represented by the following general formula: CH2═CR1—COOR2 (1) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, 1 to 30% by mole of monomer units (b) derived from an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile compound, and 0.1 to 10% by mole of monomer units (c) derived from a multifunctional ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; has a glass transition temperature from −80 to 0° C.
US07897277B2	Reversible battery cartridge A lighting apparatus includes an electrical contact that receives power from an external power source, a battery receiving region, and a battery backed light source. A user interface receives an input indicative of a first desired operation of the lighting apparatus when power is available from the AC power source and a second desired operation of the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source. Electrical circuitry uses battery power to operate the battery backed light source in the absence of power from the AC power source based on the second desired operation.
US07897270B2	Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof According to an embodiment of the present invention, an OLED display includes a substrate, a first electrode, a hole transport layer, a hole blocking layer, an emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the substrate. The hole transport layer is formed on the first electrode and includes a first material having a first highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level and a first lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level. The hole blocking layer is formed on the hole transport layer and includes a second material having a second HOMO level and a second LUMO level. The emitting layer is formed on the hole blocking layer and includes a third material having a third HOMO level and a third LUMO level. The second electrode is formed on the emitting layer. Herein, the second HOMO level is higher than the first HOMO level and the third HOMO level.
US07897269B2	Organic EL elements and process for fabrication thereof Organic EL elements provided with a substrate 10, a first electrode layer 12 and a second electrode layer 18 situated in a mutually opposing manner on one side of the substrate 10, and a luminescent layer 20 situated between the electrode layers, wherein one of the first electrode layer 12 and the second electrode layer 18 is a hole injection electrode layer and the other is an electron injection electrode layer, and there is formed in the luminescent layer 20 a modified section 16 which contains an organic polymer compound different from the organic compound composing the luminescent layer 14, in bias toward the electron injection electrode layer.
US07897265B2	Low cost, environmentally favorable, chromium plate replacement coating for improved wear performance A coating which improves the wear performance of a part is described. The coating is applied over an article such as a part or a workpiece using an electroplating process. The coating broadly includes a cobalt material matrix with a hardness of at least 550 HV and a plurality of carbide particles distributed throughout the cobalt material matrix. The cobalt material matrix may be a cobalt-phosphorous alloy. The particles interspersed throughout the matrix may be chrome carbide or silicon carbide particles.
US07897262B1	Wall decoration The wall decoration of this invention is a molded fiberglass replica of a portion of a classic vehicle attached to an internally positioned mounting plate such that when attached to a wall the replica appears to be imbedded in the wall. The mounting plate is secured to a wall by means of a Z-bracket that is accessible through an openable panel in the replica. The mounting plate and Z-bracket mounting provide sturdy structural support for the replica and for a variety of internally disposed accessories for the replica as well as other utilities the owner might whish to incorporate to personalize the replica.
US07897255B2	Porous washcoat-bonded fiber substrate A porous substrate and method of forming a porous substrate including providing a fiber material, providing at least one extrusion aid, and providing at least one washcoat precursor. The fiber material, the at least one extrusion aid and the at least one washcoat precursor are mixed to provide an extrudable batch. The extrudable batch is extruded into a green substrate. The green substrate is fired to form a porous rigid substrate and to form a washcoat at least partially coating the fiber material.
US07897245B2	Bonded structure A bonded structure formed by bonding a first structure and a second structure at opposed bonding surfaces to form a microstructure or the like. At least one of the first structure and the second structure is formed of a resin composition including a polypropylene resin and a hydrogenated derivative of a block copolymer of the following general formula X-Y (X is a polymer block immiscible with the polypropylene resin, and Y is a conjugated diene elastomer polymer block). The bonding surfaces are bonded by heating an alkoxysilane or alkylsilane compound or a mixture prepared by adding a hydrogenated derivative of a block copolymer of the general formula X-Y to an alkoxysilane or alkylsilane compound applied to the bonding surface.
US07897244B2	Sealing band The joint-sealing tape of flexible foam material (2) capable of recovery after compression is saturated with an impregnate and provided with a plurality of notches or recesses (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d), which serve to accept and to distribute the impregnate in the foam (2).
US07897241B2	Composite spacer A composite spacer operable to be mounted on a first component is disclosed herein, wherein compression loads associated with attaching the first component to some other structure are born by the composite spacer to limit compressive deformation of the first component. The composite spacer includes a first body formed of resin and defining an aperture extending along an axis. The composite spacer also includes a plurality of first fibers positioned in the first body about the aperture. Each of the first fibers extends substantially parallel to the axis and increases a compressive strength of the first body relative to the axial direction.
US07897229B2	Release sheet and pressure-sensitive adhesive article A pressure-sensitive adhesive article 100 includes a release sheet 1 constituted from a releasing agent layer 11 and a base material 12, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 constituted from a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 21 and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet base 22. Such a pressure-sensitive adhesive article 100 has a structure in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is laminated on the release sheet 1 so that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 21 is in contact with the releasing agent layer 11. The releasing agent layer 11 is composed of a material containing substantially no silicone compound. The releasing agent layer 11 is mainly composed of an elastomer and has a Young's modulus of 1.5 GPa or less. Preferred examples of the elastomer include polybutadiene rubber (especially, 1,4-polybutadiene rubber), polyisoprene rubber, and ethylene propylene rubber. The release sheet 1 has excellent releasability and has little adverse effect on electric components and the like.
US07897216B2	Method for manufacturing organic device and electronic apparatus A method for manufacturing an organic device includes disposing a solution containing a conductive organic material in a first region on a substrate, drying the solution to form a conductive organic film in the first region, and irradiating the conductive organic film formed in a second region other than the first region with light to decrease the conductivity of the conductive organic film.
US07897203B2	Intercalated compound Embodiments of a metal oxide intercalated ink-jettable compound are disclosed.
US07897200B2	Ultrathin ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic coupling film structure and fabrication method thereof The present invention provides a ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic coupling film structure and a fabrication method thereof. The structure includes an antiferromagnetic layer of cobalt oxide having a thickness of 2 to 15 monolayers and formed on a substrate at a temperature ranging from 700K to 900K; and a ferromagnetic layer of cobalt having a thickness of at least one monolayer for being formed on the antiferromagnetic layer of cobalt oxide.
US07897198B1	Electroless layer plating process and apparatus Electroless plating is performed to deposit conductive materials on work pieces such as partially fabricated integrated circuits. Components of an electroless plating bath are separately applied to a work piece by spin coating to produce a very thin conductive layer (in the range of a few hundred angstroms). The components are typically a reducing agent and a metal source.
US07897190B2	Flavour modulating substances The present invention in a first aspect relates to novel flavour modulating substances according to formula (I) and/or edible salts thereof: R< SUP> 1< /SUP> —CR< SUP> 2< /SUP> (OR< SUP> 3< /SUP>) —CO—NR< SUP> 4< /SUP> —Y—X (I). It was found that substances represented by formula (I) can advantageously be used to impart desirable flavour, especially taste attributes to foodstuffs, beverages, and pharmaceutics they are incorporated in. In addition said substances are capable of modulating and complementing the sensory impact of other, flavour imparting, substances. Thus, the present flavour modulating substances are advantageously applied in flavour compositions, foodstuffs, beverages and pharmaceutics. Typical examples of flavour modulating substances according to the present invention include N-lactoyl tyramine, Nqgluconyl tyramine, N-lactoyl 4-hydroxyben zylamine, N-lactoyl vanillylamine and N-lactoyl-dopamine.
US07897189B2	Apparatus and techniques for freezing and thawing of agricultural produce A method for preserving fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce including removing moisture from the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce in an amount equal to between 5%-20% of the weight of the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce and thereafter, freezing the fresh cut or uncut agricultural produce.
US07897177B2	Particulate fibre composition A particulate fiber composition containing at least one first dietary fiber, coated by an insoluble dietary fiber or a dietary fiber with low solubility, serving to prevent dissolution of the fiber composition in the oral cavity and during passage through the esophagus. The fiber composition has one or several inserted additional layers of at least one second dietary fiber between the at least one first dietary fiber and the coating of the insoluble dietary fiber/dietary fiber of low solubility. The different properties of solubility and fermentability of the fibers are utilized for the production of multilayer particles. The dietary fiber composition can be used as a supplement applied in pharmaceuticals and food products where high fiber content and small calorie content is given a high priority. Furthermore, the dietary fiber supplement can be applied for replacement of part of the sugar in sugar coatings of generally known cereals.
US07897173B2	Sustained-release, oral pharmaceutical formulations and methods of making and using same A sustained-release, oral pharmaceutical formulation of tramadol comprising a compound formed in situ of tramadol or a tramadol salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable acidic substance. The compound formed in situ has a desired water solubility. Also provided are methods of treatment using the pharmaceutical formulations. Method for preparing such formulations are also provided. The preparation method comprises repeatedly mixing tramadol or its salt with the acidic substance, and moistening the mixture and formulating the mixture under an energy input, such as heat or pressure. Optionally, drying, repeated granulating, extrudation and pelleting may also be included.
US07897167B2	Implantable graft to close a fistula An implantable graft, which may be inserted into a fistula tract to occlude the primary opening of the fistula, is provided. To prevent unintentional displacement of the graft or extrusion of the graft from the fistula of a patient, the graft may be provided with a cap that extends laterally from at least one end of the body of the graft, where the cap may be integral with the body of the graft, attachable to at least one end of the body of the graft, and/or moveable along the body of the graft. The graft may also have a tail that extends from one end of the body of the graft to assist in placement of the graft in a fistula tract. The graft may be an integral unit made of a single material, such as a heterograft material, or may include distinct components made of the same or different materials. Methods for closing a fistula tract are also provided.
US07897165B2	Method and material for enhanced tissue-biomaterial integration The present invention relates to the covalent binding of a hydrogel to an extracellular matrix (ECM). The integration of the hydrogel with the tissue is superior to that in previous techniques. Moreover, unlike previous techniques, the present invention does not require a photoinitiator. Potential therapeutic applications include tissue repair and delivery of drugs or cells.The ECM is first exposed, then treated with a priming agent. Then a polymerizable agent is added and crosslinked to the ECM.Two primary embodiments of methods are disclosed. In the first, the priming agent is an oxidizer which creates tyrosyl radicals in the ECM, which are then bound by acrylate groups in the polymerizable agent. In the second, the priming agent contains aldehydes which bind amino groups in the ECM.
US07897160B2	Conjugated fatty acid based emulsion and methods for preparing and using same Stable emulsions comprising as a base one or more diene conjugated fatty acids. Amino acids and other macromolecules can be used to stabilize the emulsion. The emulsion is also useful as a carrier and delivery vehicle of the macromolecules to humans or animals in need of the macromolecules. Plant oil extracts, such as conjugated linoleic acid and its acylated derivatives, are useful as the diene conjugated fatty acids that form the base of the stable emulsion. The emulsions formed are useful as nutritional or cosmetic adjuvant for oral based nutrition, skin diseases, cosmetic utility, enhancing oral nutrition, or pharmacological benefit. Methods of producing and using the emulsions are also provided.
US07897148B2	Chimeric and humanized antibodies to α5β1 integrin that modulate angiogenesis The present invention provides chimeric and humanized antibodies that specifically recognize α5β1 integrin, and methods for using the antibodies for reducing or inhibiting angiogenesis in a tissue. Also provided are methods of determining therapeutically acceptable doses of the antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions including the same.
US07897144B2	Compositions containing legume products The present invention features legume products having trypsin inhibitory activity and reduced microbial content, methods of decontaminating such legume products, compositions containing such legume products, and the topical application of such legume products or compositions to skin, nails, and hair.
US07897133B1	Process for conversion of waste fluid streams from chemical processing plants to beneficiary agriculture products The present invention is directed to the conversion of gas streams comprising ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and water in the form of liquids or gases that are generated by petroleum refineries and coke ovens to beneficiary agriculture products, by forming ammonium sulfide and then converting the ammonium sulfide, using sulfuric acid, to pure ammonium sulfate.
US07897132B2	Process for production of carbon alloy products A process of making a carbon alloy from other carbonaceous materials is provided. A particulate of partially pyrolyzed carbon (PPC) base is formed on heating a carbon-containing feed material and a nucleating agent in the form of an interactive filler. The nucleating agent is adhered together to the PPC particles by application of heat. The material is molded into a shape, voids in the material are collapsed and the resulting carbon alloy is cooled.
US07897131B2	Nitrogen-mediated manufacturing method of transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid materials The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material using nitrogen as a medium. The present invention is characterized in that nitrogen-added carbon nanotube is grown in the presence of metal catalyst particles by reacting an hydrocarbon gas with a nitrogen gas by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and a transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material where a transition metal is uniformly attached to the entire carbon nanotube structure in which nitrogen with a great chemical reactivity is added as heterogeneous elements is chemically manufactured. Therefore, the present invention does not use an acid treatment required to attach transition-metal atoms to the carbon-nanotube, a surface treating process using a surfactant and the like and an inhibitor for preventing the coagulation of the transition metal so that a simplification of the process is obtained and the method is an environment-friendly method. The transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid material manufactured by the above can be applied variously as a hydrogen storage material, a catalyst material, an electric field emission device and an electrode material.
US07897123B2	Reagent vessel cap and method for collecting reagent A reagent vessel cap includes a sealing member for sealing the opening of a vessel body; an pressurizing member linked to a retaining part for sealing the sealing member, for bringing the sealing member in close contact with the opening all the time, wherein when pressure is applied, the pressurizing member lifts the sealing member against the biasing force of itself to open the vessel and, when the pressure is eliminated, the pressurizing member returns to position by the biasing force to close the vessel by the sealing member; and a cap body capable of mounting the sealing member and the pressurizing member to the opening of the vessel body containing a reagent. The reagent is collected using the cap structure.
US07897115B2	Loop reactor for emulsion polymerisation A polymerisation reactor (1) comprising a circulation loop (2), an inlet for raw material (3), an outlet (5), driving means for (6) circulating a reactor charge within the circulation loop (2), and a pig station (7) for storing, launching, and receiving cleaning pigs. The pig station (7) comprises a lid to cover an opening enabling removal of the cleaning pig. The pig station (7) is constructed as a box with a cylindrical bore connected at both ends to the circulation loop, the bore having a central part with a diameter which is larger than the inner diameter of the circulation loop. At a transitional part at the outer ends of the bore the bore diameter narrows down to be substantially equal to the inner tube diameter of the circulation vloop. Over at least a part of the inner bore substantially half of the circular cross-section is formed in the removable lid.
US07897111B2	Pipetting device A pipetting device, having a base plate, an elastic sealing plate that covers the outside of the base plate, and a plurality of pipetting channels arranged in a predetermined grid extending through the base plate and the sealing plate. A magazine is loaded in the same grid with the pipette tips, each pipette tip having a shoulder. The magazine is arranged in a magazine holder indirectly frictionally connected via the shoulders and the sealing plate with the base plate, and a drive motor, indirectly connected to the eccentric shafts of two identical eccentric drives that are permanently mounted on the support on the base plate. Each drive has an eccentric pin that is offset by a distance with respect to the axis of the eccentric shaft, and one T-shaped gravitational pendulum is suspended from each of the eccentric pins. The magazine holder is formed by a U-shaped magazine frame with a bearing surface on the inside. The magazine frame, on its lateral legs, is connected to the cross member of each gravitational pendulum so as to be able to lift and lower the magazine frame relative to the base plate.
US07897109B2	Oxygen monitoring apparatus Apparatus or systems which employ luminescence quenching to produce an oxygen concentration indicative signal. Components of such systems include: (1) an airway adapter, sampling cell, or the like having a sensor which is excited into luminescence with the luminescence decaying in a manner reflecting the concentration of oxygen in gases flowing through the airway adapter or other flow device; (2) a transducer which has a light source for exciting a luminescable composition in the sensor into luminescence and a light sensitive detector for converting energy emitted from the luminescing composition as that composition is quenched into an electrical-signal indicative of oxygen concentration in the gases being monitored; and (3) subsystems for maintaining the sensor temperature constant and for processing the signal generated by the light sensitive detector. Sensors for systems of the character just described, methods of fabricating those sensors, and methods for installing the sensors in the flow device.
US07897098B2	High total transmittance alumina discharge vessels having submicron grain size The present invention uses a post-sinter-HIP anneal to increase the total transmittance of ceramic discharge vessels comprised of a submicron-grained alumina doped with MgO. After the anneal, the submicron-grained alumina discharge vessels have high values of both total and in-line transmittance, and are thus suitable for use in focused-beam, short-arc lamps. In particular, the total transmittance of the discharge vessel is increased to greater than 92% in the wavelength range from about 400 nm to about 700 nm.
US07897095B2	Method for manufacturing a reinforced shell for forming component parts for aircraft and shell for component parts for aircraft The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a shell, in particular a fuselage shell, a wing shell, a horizontal stabilizer shell or a vertical stabilizer shell, that is reinforced with a plurality of stiffening elements, for forming component parts for aircraft with high dimensional stability, wherein the stiffening elements and a shell skin are made with epoxy resin from at least partially cured carbon fiber reinforced semi-finished parts, the method comprising the following steps: positioning the stiffening elements on the shell skin, abutting connecting elements against the shell skin and the stiffening elements, and curing the connecting elements to form the shell. The invention also concerns a shell, in particular a fuselage shell, a wing shell, a horizontal stabilizer shell or a vertical stabilizer shell, manufactured in accordance with the inventive method.
US07897090B2	Method for forming a vessel-loop A vessel-loop having an elastic tube and a needle attached to one end thereof for use in various surgical procedures, and a method for forming same. The method includes the steps of positioning a heat-sensitive element within a section of elastic tubing, applying tensile forces to the opposed ends of the tubing section, and heating the heat-sensitive element and the portion of the tubing adjacent the heat-sensitive element so that the heat-sensitive element adheres to the adjacent tubing portion. The heat-sensitive element and the adjacent tubing portion are allowed to cool until a conjoined reduced-diameter portion is formed. The reduced-diameter portion is cut to form two ends, each having a reduced-diameter end. The reduced-diameter ends are then each secured to a needle, forming two vessel loops.
US07897082B2	Spinning, doping, dedoping and redoping polyaniline fiber A composition of matter suitable for spinning polyaniline fiber, a method for spinning electrically conductive polyaniline fiber, a method for exchanging dopants in polyaniline fibers, and methods for dedoping and redoping polyaniline fibers are described.
US07897072B2	Densification of carbon fiber preforms with pitches for aircraft brakes Low cost isotropic and/or mesophase pitch is used to densify carbon fiber preforms by VPI and/or RTM equipment in place of CVI/CVD processing, for reduced manufacturing cycle times and costs and reduced need for expensive densification equipment. The process includes: heat treating a carbon fiber preform; infiltrating the preform with a pitch feedstock by VPI and/or RTM; carbonizing the pitch-infiltrated carbon fiber preform at 1200-2450° C. with a hold time of 4 hrs to ensure the entire furnace reaches the max temperature; repetition of the pitch infiltration and carbonization steps until the density of the preform is about 1.7 g/cc or higher; and a final heat-treatment of the densified composite. Brake discs manufactured in this way have higher densities and better thermal characteristics, which result in improved mechanical properties and friction and wear performance as compared with conventional CVI/CVD-densified brake discs.
US07897066B2	Conductor paste for ceramic substrate and electric circuit A conductor paste for a ceramic substrate contains a) a conductive metal powder comprising a silver powder and a palladium powder; b) a glass powder; and c) an organic solvent, wherein the conductive metal powder has an average particle diameter of not more than 1.2 μm, and the glass powder is a Bi2O3—SiO2—B2O3 type glass powder, and the content of the glass powder is in a range of from 1 to 6 wt % based on the weight of the paste.
US07897065B2	Polycrystalline aluminum thin film and optical recording medium A polycrystalline aluminum thin film is made of polycrystals of an alloy of aluminum. The polycrystalline aluminum thin film includes a first additive which is distributed with even concentration over an inside of each crystal grain and an interface of the crystal grain and a second additive which is distributed with higher concentration in the interface of the crystal grain than in the inside of the crystal grain.
US07897061B2	Compositions and methods for CMP of phase change alloys The present invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition suitable for polishing a substrate comprising a phase change alloy (PCA), such as a germanium-antimony-tellurium (GST) alloy. The composition comprises not more than about 6 percent by weight of a particulate abrasive material in combination with an optional oxidizing agent, at least one chelating agent, and an aqueous carrier therefor. The chelating agent comprises a compound or combination of compounds capable of chelating a phase change alloy or component thereof (e.g., germanium, indium, antimony and/or tellurium species) that is present in the substrate, or chelating a substance that is formed from the PCA during polishing of the substrate with the CMP composition. A CMP method for polishing a phase change alloy-containing substrate utilizing the composition is also disclosed.
US07897059B2	High tin solder etching solution A method is provided for the removal of tin or tin alloys from substrates such as the removal of residual tin solder from the molds used in the making of interconnect solder bumps on a wafer or other electronic device. The method is particularly useful for the well-known C4NP interconnect technology and uses an etchant composition comprising cupric ions and HCl. Cupric chloride and cupric sulfate are preferred. A preferred method regenerates cupric ions by bubbling air or oxygen through the etchant solution during the cleaning process.
US07897055B2	Method for manufacturing multilayer flexible printed circuit board The present inventions relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas. The method includes the steps of: providing a binder layer; removing a portion of the binder layer thereby defining an opening in the binder layer; forming a multilayer FPCB which having a first copper clad laminate structure and a second copper clad laminate structure disposed on two opposite sides of the binder layer respectively using the binder layer; cutting the first copper clad laminate structure; cutting the multilayer FPCB in manner that a portion of first copper clad laminate structure that is exposed to the opening is separated from the first copper clad structure thereby obtain a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas.
US07897049B2	Methods for treating water using iron Systems and associated methods for treating contaminant-containing wastewater are provided. The systems generally include a reducing zone for reducing the oxidation-reduction potential of the water and a clean-up zone comprising zero valent iron for removing at least a portion of the contaminant from the contaminant-containing water. The systems are operable to remove one or more contaminants from the contaminant-containing water and are operable for extended durations without clogging due to the formation of iron hydroxides.
US07897040B2	Washbox Exemplary systems and methods relating to washboxes are described.
US07897037B2	Catalyst and its use in desulphurisation A catalyst is provided comprising nickel in a reduced valence state on a carrier comprising zinc oxide and alumina, wherein the Zn:Ni atomic ratio is at least 12, and the catalyst particles are prepared by: mixing zinc oxide in the form of a powder and alumina or an alumina precursor in the form of a powder; peptizing the powder mixture and forming an extrudable dough by adding acid and water to the powder mixture in such amounts that the dough contains 0.8-1.2 moles acid equivalents per kg powder; extruding the extrudable dough to form extrudates; drying and calcining the extrudates; impregnating the extrudates with an aqueous solution of a nickel compound; drying, calcining and reducing the impregnated extrudates. Further provided is a process for desulphurization of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock using such catalyst.
US07897033B2	Method and apparatus for measuring sample reaction results on biosensor Disclosed is a method of measuring sample reaction results on a biosensor having a working electrode and other electrodes, including: applying voltage between the working electrode and each of the other electrodes and detecting the amount of current flowing through the working electrode to determine whether or not a sample is injected; applying voltage between the working electrode and one of the other electrodes and re-detecting the amount of current flowing through the working electrode; and acquiring and displaying a concentration value as a sample reaction result corresponding to the amount of detected current.
US07897013B2	Blends of glyoxalated polyacrylamides and paper strengthening agents Compositions comprising a blend of two or more paper strengthening agents have improved stability compared with previously known paper strengthening agents. One component is a polymeric paper strengthening agent, preferably a wet strengthening agent. The other component is a stabilized polyacrylamide prepared by (1) reacting a first portion of glyoxal with a polyacrylamide having pendant amide groups to form a first reaction mixture comprising polyacrylamide; (2) adding an acid to the first reaction mixture to form a second reaction mixture having a reduced pH and comprising the polyacrylamide; and (3) adding a second portion of glyoxal to the second reaction mixture to form the stabilized polyacrylamide. If desired, an aldehyde scavenger can be included in one or more of step (1), step (2), step (3), or the stabilized polyacrylamide. Such compositions can be used to enhance the strength of paper, particularly the wet strength of paper.
US07897001B2	Heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, producing method thereof and image-forming method A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having, on a support, at least one receptor layer, and at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles which layer is provided between the support and the receptor layer,wherein the hollow polymer particles have an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 1.0 μm; andwherein, in the hollow polymer particles, the ratio of the number of bulky particles having a particle diameter of 10 μm or more is less than 1/5,000 of the total number of the hollow polymer particles; a producing method thereof, and an image forming method using the same.
US07896998B2	System, method, and apparatus for pre-tensioned pipe for load-sharing with composite cover A pipe is wrapped with a composite to form a pre-stressed interface to facilitate load sharing between the materials. Prior to being wrapped, the pipe is placed in tension via hydraulic devices or the like. Alternatively, a combination of cured and uncured composite wraps is used in proximity to each other to apply compressive stress to the pipe. In addition, the pipe may be subjected to cold temperatures to change its dimensions prior to being wrapped with a composite material.
US07896997B2	Composite sheet used for artificial leather with low elongation and excellent softness A composite sheet used for artificial leather with low elongation and excellent softness which includes a non-woven fabric layer, a woven or knitted fabric layer and a polyurethane resin, wherein the non-woven fabric layer and the woven or knitted fabric layer are entangled with each other.
US07896995B2	Textile backed pile article and method for making same A pile article is provided having a band of textile material, and a plurality of fiber loops defining a pile having sides from ends extending longitudinally along the band. The band is ultrasonically welded to the ends and a portion of the sides of the pile, and is sufficiently wide to support the sides of the pile substantially upright. An interior textile strip may optionally extend longitudinally within the pile at the ends of the pile and within a portion of the pile sides.
US07896992B2	Method for compacting a surface of a wooden workpiece and device therefor A method for compacting a surface of a wooden workpiece (1), wherein the addition of a foreign material is to be avoided, is characterized in that the surface (17) of the wooden workpiece (1)—while preventing the entry of oxygen—is heated in at least partial areas by supplying energy to the surface (17) and under pressure until a thermoplastic adhesive substance (3) coming from the wooden workpiece (1) is formed, whereupon the surface (17) and a volume area beneath the surface (17) are compacted under application of pressure while being cooled.
US07896984B2	Method for manufacturing seamless steel pipe for line pipe A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having high strength and stable toughness and having resistance to sulfide corrosion cracking at low temperatures to room temperature is provided. A seamless steel pipe according to the present invention has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.03-0.08%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, Al: 0.005-0.100%, Ca: 0.001-0.005%, a remainder of Fe and impurities including N, P, S, O, and Cu, with the impurities containing at most 0.01% of N, at most 0.05% of P, at most 0.01% of S, at most 0.01% of O, and at most 0.1% of Cu, and having a microstructure comprising a bainitic-martensitic dual phase structure.
US07896969B2	Methods and systems for enhancing the effectiveness of cleaning compositions The present invention provides inexpensive, safe and reliable methods and systems for enhancing the effectiveness of aqueous or non-aqueous, concentrated or non-concentrated, cleaning compositions, such as concentrated cleaning liquids, by “energizing” all, or a portion, of the water that is employed in the compositions, and/or in diluted aqueous or non-aqueous compositions, and/or of the compositions, and to enhanced cleaning compositions that are safe for use by human beings.
US07896963B2	Self-reducing, cold-bonded pellets Self-reducing, cold-bonded pellets and a method for their production for smelting a great variety of steels, including blast furnace iron-making, non-blast furnace iron-making, and all sorts of steelmaking in steel smelting furnaces, etc. The self-reducing, cold-bonded pellets comprise iron ore concentrate, carbonaceous reducing agent, and finely divided Portland cement clinker with special requirements as binder. The components are combined together to form a mixture. Pellets are produced when the mixture is placed into a balling disc or rotating drum and water is added. Pellets with predetermined size normally ranging from about 8-16 mm are obtained by using roller screens. The pellets are then continuously placed into a curing device. Inside the curing device, the pellets will then be hydrated and carbonated by using hot gases containing carbon dioxide with a temperature range of about 100-300° C. Thereafter, after drying, the dried pellets are discharged from the curing device and will be ready for use.
US07896958B2	Device for supplying domiciliary and ambulatory oxygen Device for supplying domiciliary and ambulatory oxygen, comprising an oxygen filling station and a portable oxygen reserve that can be selectively connected to the filling station, the filling station comprising an oxygen concentrator intended to isolate gaseous oxygen from the air, a liquefier connected to one outlet of the concentrator to receive the isolated gaseous oxygen so that it can be liquefied, a transfer connector connected to one outlet of the liquefier and intended to be connected to an inlet connector of the reserve, the reserve comprising a tank connected to the inlet connector so that liquid oxygen can be transferred from the filling station to the tank, a delivery system comprising members for tapping off, heating and regulating the flow of the oxygen from the tank so as to deliver gaseous oxygen to a patient.
US07896952B2	Cartridge adsorber system for removing hydrogen sulfide from reformate A system for removal of H2S from sulfur-containing reformate comprising a permanent canister assembly having fittings for flow of reformate therethrough and a replaceable cartridge assembly containing an H2S adsorber element and fittings for convenient, simple, and reliable mating and sealing with the permanent canister assembly. The cartridge assembly comprises a housing that may be optionally a full cylinder or a semi-cylinder. The cartridge assembly may be easily reloaded off-line for re-use of the cartridge components with a fresh adsorber element. Preferably, the adsorber element is also renewable off-line for re-use.
US07896948B2	Membrane A membrane suitable for separating a gas, in particular carbon dioxide, from a gas mixture containing the gas is provided by a blend of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylamine (PVAm).
US07896941B2	Product and method of forming a gradient density fibrous filter A filter media product and method of making the same wherein at least two filter media thicknesses of differing average coarse and fine fiber sizes are held in intertangled relationship forming a gradient density fibrous filter media with the fiber sizes having an overall average in successive thicknesses being either greater or less than the average fiber size of the intertangled fiber thickness(es).
US07896940B2	Self-supporting pleated filter media The present invention is a filter that includes a length of filter media and a continuous, substantially nonlinear adhesive strand. The filter media has a front face and a rear face. The filter media has a plurality of pleats defined by a plurality of fold lines, each fold line being intermediate oppositely sloping first and second wall surfaces. The plurality of fold lines comprise a first plurality of pleat tips and a second plurality of pleat valleys. The adhesive strand is provided on the front face of the filter media in discontinuous contact with the filter media. The adhesive strand contacts the filter media at a pleat tip and contacts the filter media at a portion of a first wall surface and contacts the filter media at a portion of a second wall surface.
US07896939B2	Debris receiver In one embodiment, an assembly including a receptacle having a drawer slidable in the receptacle for receiving debris into a suction debris collection system; the drawer includes: a floor; walls extending up from the floor, the floor and the walls defining a chamber having a forward part and a rearward part; an outlet from the rearward part of the chamber; and a seal configured to prevent the passage of air through an opening to the suction system when the drawer is in a closed position and suction is supplied to the opening.
US07896924B1	Unicondylar femoral prosthetic implant component A unicondylar femoral prosthetic implant component for implant at a prepared implant site within a natural knee joint provides a femoral articular surface having a convex surface contour configuration along a femoral condylar surface in a restored knee joint. A relief section is located adjacent the anterior end of the femoral condylar surface for placement contiguous with the patella track of the natural knee joint. The relief section has a surface contour configuration dimensioned and configured for providing an essentially continuous and smooth transition between the patella track along the natural bone adjacent the implant site and the femoral condylar surface of the implant component. The surface contour configuration of the relief section preferably is concave.
US07896921B2	Orthopaedic bearing and method for making the same An orthopaedic bearing includes a metallic component having a polymer composite secured thereto. A method of making an orthopaedic bearing is also disclosed.
US07896920B2	In situ bioprosthetic filler and method, particularly for the in situ formation of vertebral disc bioprosthetics Bioprosthetic devices include an exterior biological tissue member which at least partly defines a cavity, and a proteinaceous biopolymer which fills the cavity, and intercalates and is chemically bound (fixed) to the tissue of the surrounding biological tissue member. In preferred forms, the bioprosthetic device is a bioprosthetic vertebral disc having a fibrillar outer annulus which surrounds and defines an interior cavity and is formed by removal of at least a substantial portion of the natural gelatinous core therefrom. The cavity defined by the fibrillar outer annulus may then be filled with a flowable proteinaceous biopolymer. Preferably, the proteinaceous biopolymer is a liquid mixture comprised of human or animal-derived protein material and a di- or polyaldehyde, which are allowed to react in situ to form a cross-linked biopolymer within the cavity. The liquid mixture may be formed in advance of being introduced into the cavity, or may be formed simultaneously during introduction into the cavity.
US07896916B2	Multifocal ophthalmic lens A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model; (ii) calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model; (iii) modelling the multifocal ophthalmic lens such that a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and said at least one corneal surface obtains reduced aberrations for at least one of the foci. There is also disclosed a method of selecting a multifocal intraocular lens, a method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens based on corneal data from a group of patients, and a multifocal ophthalmic lens.
US07896914B2	Coated implantable medical device A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; and at least one layer 18 of a bioactive material posited on at least a portion of the coating layer 16, wherein the coating layer 16 provides for the controlled release of the bioactive material from the coating layer. In addition, at least one porous layer 20 can be posited over the bioactive material layer 18, wherein the porous layer includes a polymer and provides for the controlled release of the bioactive material therethrough. Preferably, the structure 12 is a coronary stent. The porous layer 20 includes a polymer applied preferably by vapor or plasma deposition and provides for a controlled release of the bioactive material. It is particularly preferred that the polymer is a polyamide, parylene or a parylene derivative, which is deposited without solvents, heat or catalysts, and merely by condensation of a monomer vapor.
US07896913B2	Anchoring system for implantable heart valve prostheses The invention relates to an anchoring system for heart valve prostheses which can be implanted by introduction via the aorta without any major surgical operation. With the heart valve prosthesis according to the invention it shall be achieved that this can be safely and quickly guided through the aorta toward the heart, and can be fixed there. With this, hook-shaped elements are secured to the commissures of the heart valve prosthesis the hooks of which are guided in an outward direction through the heart valve prosthesis material.
US07896904B2	Vertebral disc tensioning device A vertebral disc tensioning device that restores the loss of disc height as a result of disc degeneration and other factors. The device includes first and second pedicle screws each including a screw body portion and a ball head. The device also includes first and second screw head portions each including an internal threaded bore where the first screw is inserted in the first screw head portion and is pivotally mounted relative thereto and the second screw is inserted in the second screw head portion and is pivotally mounted thereto. The device also includes a rigid connector that couples the first and second screw head portions where bolts are threaded through the connector and into the internal threaded bores of the first and second screw head portions. The device also includes a spring assembly offset from the rigid connector that applies a bias to separate the pedicle screws.
US07896898B2	Self-centering blood clot filter Blood clot filters having self-centering capabilities when placed in a blood vessel are disclosed. A blood clot device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a number filter legs formed at least in part of a shape-memory material configured to transform from a centering configuration to a filtering when deployed in the body. An attachment section on the distal section of each filter leg is configured to pierce and secure the filter to the vessel wall at a first location. A bend region may be heat set into the shape-memory material to provide a second contact location along the vessel wall to aid in centering the filter within the vessel. The bend region can be formed by heating the shape-memory material above its final austenite temperature (Af), and then shaping the filter leg to form a pad that abuts the vessel wall during deployment.
US07896896B2	Endoscopic surgical clip A surgical spring clip is provided for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures. The clip has a flat planar plate shape having pair of arms connected by a base, all generally positioned within a single plane. The arms are elongate linear cantilevered beams extending beyond the base and are biased to a first or closed position generally within the plane. The base and arms define a slot for the positioning of and receiving a vessel and occluding the flow therethrough.
US07896884B2	Interbody distractor A surgical instrument for insertion of an interbody fusion implant between adjacent vertebral bodies. The surgical instrument comprises a frame member, and a first and a second arm coupled to the frame member. Each arm includes a distal end region and a proximal end region, whereby the proximal end region of at least one arm is pivotably coupled to the frame member, and the distal end region of each arm defines a distractor plate. The distractor plate of each arm is configured to be positioned in direct contact with a vertebral body. A wedge is positioned between the first and second arms, and is configured to translate the interbody fusion implant along an axis between the proximal end region and the distal end region of the arms while adjusting a distance between the distractor plates of the arms via a rack and pinion.
US07896868B2	Method and system for control of osmotic pump device Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled osmotic pump device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, an osmotic pump device is placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the osmotic pump device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
US07896861B2	Catheter with a pre-shaped distal tip Catheters having a pre-shaped tip configuration are disclosed. A catheter in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include an elongated tubular shaft equipped with a distal tip section having a pre-shaped tip configuration that can be used to facilitate tracking of the device through particular locations of the vasculature. The catheter may include a number of features that transition the stiffness and flexibility characteristics of the device and provide a means to radiographically visualize the catheter within the body.
US07896852B2	Anti-infective central venous catheter with diffusion barrier layer A catheter extending from a distal end which, when in an operative position is inserted within a body of a patient, to a proximal end, the catheter comprising a charge holding cavity to which a therapeutic compound is to be supplied and a wall including inner and outer portions, an inner surface of the inner portion surrounding the charge holding cavity with an outer portion surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner portion, wherein the inner portion is formed so that a first diffusion rate of the therapeutic compound therethrough is different from a second diffusion rate through the outer portion.
US07896839B2	Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery.
US07896836B2	Valved delivery device and method A valved medicament delivery device including a housing having a chamber including coaxially aligned inlet and outlet, a medicament cartridge located within the chamber having a passage therethrough and membranes sealing the passage having a burst pressure of less than 10 atmospheres, a manually actuatable fluid delivery device having an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and a manually actuated valve located between the outlet of the fluid delivery device and the chamber inlet for delivery of fluid under pressure to the valve. The medicament delivery device of this invention may be utilized to deliver a controlled unit dose of a medicament on demand by first pressurizing a pressure chamber in the pressure delivery device upstream of the valve, then opening the valve to open the membranes and express the medicament through the chamber outlet.
US07896831B2	Method and apparatus for calculating fluid flow rate A switch valve for use in an extracorporeal blood flow circuit comprises a valve housing having a chamber, four openings communicating with the chamber, and a valve member located in the valve chamber. A first opening is to be connected to a patient via an arterial cannula, a second opening is to be connected to a patient via an venous cannula, a third opening is to be connected to a first inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device, and a fourth opening is to be connected to a second inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device. The valve member is movable within the valve housing to fluidly connect the first opening to either the third or the fourth opening and to fluidly connect the second opening to either the third or the fourth opening. The width of the valve member is smaller than a peripheral dimension of the openings.
US07896826B2	Versatile orthopaedic leg mounted walker An orthopedic walker for mounting on the lower leg of a patient includes a walker base having a central area for receiving the foot of a patient and a spaced lower surface including an outer sole, and a pair of struts connected to the walker base. Each of the struts has a frame member of high strength material secured to the first end of the walker base and a supporting component integrally secured and adjacent to the frame member. The supporting component defines laterally extending side wings generally corresponding to the second end of the frame member, and is constructed from a material less rigid than the high strength material of the frame member. The supporting component has a main body and a border portion that are integrally secured and contiguous with one another. The border portion is formed from a material having a lower hardness than the material forming the main body.
US07896825B2	Medical compression devices and methods Devices and methods for compressing a patient's limb or limbs (e.g., legs or arms) for treating or preventing ailments due to compromised venous or lymphatic circulation of the limb. Exemplary embodiments include, but are not limited to, sub-atmospheric compression, micro-pneumatic compression, and active fabric compression devices and methods.
US07896812B2	System and method for diagnosis and treatment of a breathing pattern of a patient Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of a REM sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a wake state and (ii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, a neural network analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a REM sleep state, (ii) a wake state and (iii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing pattern is indicative of an arousal.
US07896811B2	Portable device having biosignal-measuring instrument A portable device having a biosignal measuring instrument includes: at least one first electrocardiogram signal sensor portion on a first surface of the portable device that contacts a first hand of a user, to measure a first electrocardiogram signal of the user; at least one second electrocardiogram signal sensor portion on a second surface of the portable device that contacts a wrist of a second hand of the user, to measure a second electrocardiogram signal from the wrist; a pulse waveform sensor on the second surface and in parallel with the second electrocardiogram signal sensor portion, to sense a pulse waveform from the wrist; a waveform controller generating an electrocardiogram waveform of the user from the measured first electrocardiogram signal and second electrocardiogram signal, generating a pulse waveform of the user from the sensed pulse waveform, and detecting at least one characteristic point of the pulse waveform by referring to the electrocardiogram waveform; and an output portion providing a result of the pulse wave analysis based on the at least one detected characteristic point of the user.
US07896809B2	Dual electrode system for a continuous analyte sensor Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure analyte or non-analyte related signal, both of which electrode include an interference domain.
US07896808B1	System and method to suppress noise artifacts in mixed physiologic signals A system and method of sensing relatively low magnitude signals of interest in a sensing environment with at least intervals of relatively high magnitude noise of comparable or overlapping frequency spectra as the signals of interest. The systems and methods can be implemented in an efficient, low-power manner to facilitate long term monitoring of low magnitude physiologic signals, for example in an in vivo or implantable manner. An amplifier can be arranged with a threshold detector driving a normally closed switch such that the input to or output from the amplifier can be opened when the noise exceeds a threshold. A filter, such as a moving average filter, can be included to smooth the amplified output and compensate for the amplified signal lost when the threshold is exceeded. The systems and method facilitate implantable nerve sensing in high noise environments, such as from myopotentials.
US07896805B2	In-vivo imaging device and optical system thereof The present invention provides an in-vivo imaging device comprising at least one imager and an associated optical system, at least the optical system located in an optical dome of the imaging device, the optical dome having a tip, the optical system comprising an optical lens, the optical system having a given effective focal length f, the optical lens being located at a distance D′ from the tip; wherein D′/f≧6.
US07896804B2	Endoscope with first and second imaging and illumination units First and second illumination and image pickup units are provided in the container body having opposite reference view field directions and are respectively freely tilted in an arbitrary direction within predetermined inclination angles from the reference view field direction.
US07896803B2	Variable direction of view instrument with on-board actuators A viewing instrument with a variable direction of view is disclosed generally comprising an outer instrument shaft, such as endoscope shaft, with a viewing element at its distal end, and an inner drive shaft within the outer shaft for moving the viewing element in order to change the direction of the view vector. First and second on-board actuators, such as motors, are arranged in the proximal portion of the instrument for rotating the outer and inner shaft, respectively, in order to rotate the viewing element through two degrees of freedom. In certain embodiments, the axes of the shafts are coincident, and the viewing element rotates about a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to shaft axes. In some embodiments, the axes of the motors are substantially parallel.
US07896797B2	Electromagnetic field treatment apparatus and method for using same Larmor Precession makes specific predictions about bound ion dynamics, based upon specific combinations of AC and DC magnetic fields. Especially significant is the fact that the external magnetic field environment determines the overall qualities of resonances or particular changes in bio-effects. Given a target with a particular gyromagnetic ratio, Larmor Precession makes predictions that are determined solely by a magnetic field environment itself. An embodiment according to the present invention comprises specific combinations of AC and DC magnetic fields configured to produce specific bio-effects. Preferably an embodiment according to the present invention comprises using Larmor Precession to develop Electromagnetic Field environments targeted towards enhancing or diminishing specific biological processes, including tumor growth, bone and tissue repair, and biological processes and using Larmor Precession to generate magnetic field conditions that take advantage of specific behaviors, including resonances conditions.
US07896794B2	Hanging manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing air enclosure A first hanger and a second hanger are disposed on a working platform according to a hanging manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an air enclosure, in which the first hanger is constituted by a first hanging frame and a plurality of first supporting arms and used for hanging a first hot sealing mold, the first hanging frame drives the first hot sealing mold on the plurality of first supporting arms to hot-seal an air cylinder film sheet while being moved to form a plurality of nodes on the air cylinder film sheet, and the second hanger is constituted by a second hanging frame and a plurality of second supporting arms and used for hanging a second hot sealing mold, the second hanging frame drives the second hot sealing mold on the plurality of second supporting arms to hot-seal the air cylinder film sheet while being moved to form a plurality of air cylinders on the air cylinder film sheet.
US07896792B2	Packaging machine and method for cutting packages A packaging machine and a method for cutting packages is provided in which containers (4) are formed from a web of film (1) and transported through working stations of the packaging machine in a fixed-cycle way. After filling and sealing, the web of film (1) comprising the containers (4) is cut transverse to the transport direction (12) in a first cutting station (9) and in a succeeding second cutting station (10) cut in transport direction such that singularised packages result. The second cutting station (10) is operated intermittently in a fixed-cycle way and preferably is formed as a punch. By this, a precise taking-over of the packages for the subsequent processing is possible.
US07896790B1	Inversion table An inversion table has a mounting bracket, a backrest, an ankle clamp assembly and a holding device. The mounting bracket has a rear supporting frame and two front supporting legs. The backrest is connected pivotally to the rear supporting frame. The ankle clamp assembly is securely connected to the backrest to clamp a person's ankles. The holding device is mounted on the rear supporting frame of the mounting bracket at a position opposite to the ankle clamp assembly and has two holding bars. Each holding bar has two self-casings connected to each other around the rear supporting frame and each self-casing has a mounting segment and a holding segment. The mounting segment is mounted on the rear supporting frame and has a mounting recess and multiple supporting ribs. The holding segment is formed on the free ends of the mounting segment to provide a holding and gripping effect.
US07896788B1	Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus used by an individual that is performing a variation of a push-up exercise. The exercise apparatus includes a footing, a lower housing, a lower housing cap, a bearing element, and an upper platform. The footing is attached to the lower housing and prevents the lower housing from rotating or laterally moving along a floor or other support surface. The upper platform rotates relative to the lower housing through the bearing element, which rests on the lower housing cap. The upper platform has either an ergonomical handle or a punch pad attached to it for an individual to utilize the exercise apparatus through.
US07896787B2	Health and fitness device A health and fitness device is described, which may be operated hands-free without requiring the user to remain in a single position. The health and fitness device includes a casing with multiple openings, multiple cables where an end of a cable is configured to detachably couple with an end of another cable, and a tension mechanism unit housed within the casing is configured to retract the multiple cables into the tension mechanism unit through the multiple openings. When the one cable is coupled to the other cable, the health and fitness device may be secured onto an object or the positioned on the body of the user and used for various practical applications such as self-massage.
US07896783B2	Double dutch jump rope A jump rope having a rope section having two ends, and a connector attached to one end of the rope section, the connector having a hook section, a middle section connected at one end to the hook section, and a flange section integral with the other end of the middle section. An end cap is attached to another end of the rope section. The first handle has two open ends and a conical shape, one of the open ends having a smaller size fixedly connected to the end cap. The second handle has two open ends and a conical shape, one of the open ends having a smaller size configured to slide over the flange section of the connector and abut against the middle section of the connector allowing the connector to spin freely in the handle when the jump rope is in use and the connector is not connected to another jump rope. When the jump rope is connected to another jump rope, the second handle can be locked to the first handle so as not to be sliding around on the jump rope when the jump rope is in use.
US07896775B2	Control system for electronic range selection in a dual clutch transmission The present invention provides a system for shifting or controlling a dual clutch transmission where the transmission may operate in at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The system includes a controller and a plurality of solenoids in fluid communication with a valve assembly. Selective activation of the solenoids by the controller engages the valve assembly to provide the first mode and the second mode of operation.
US07896772B2	Multi-speed transmission with external drive gearsets A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes.
US07896758B2	Soccer trainer The present invention is a soccer trainer [1000] which allows players to practice kicking a soccer ball toward a target and/or positioning themselves inside of the goal. It employs a flexible kick pad [1100] indicating where to kick a soccer ball from, and at least two guidelines [1370] from either side of the kick pad [1100] to the sides of the goal [10]. The guidelines [1370] are used to identify the maximum angle to kick the ball which will result in a goal. The guidelines [1370] can be retracted onto a reel [1350] inside base mechanism [1300] for storage. In order to practice kicking past players by curving the ball around defenders, simulated blockers [1320] are used. These simulate blockers [1320] attached to different attachment points [1410] on base mechanism [1300] represent various sized players at various distances.
US07896752B2	Amusement ride system An amusement ride system includes an amusement ride infrastructure defining a travel surface, with at least one vehicle having a vehicle body defining a vehicle undersurface disposed for travel generally along the travel surface. A plurality of valves are disposed to selectively deliver a pressurized flow of water through the travel surface, into a confined region defined between the vehicle undersurface and the travel surface, the pressurized flow of water into and through the confined region creating a cushion of water to separate the vehicle undersurface from the travel surface. The vehicle is configured to convey at least one passenger generally along the travel surface upon the cushion of water.
US07896750B2	Sealing arrangement between a constant velocity joint and a hub bearing unit of a motor vehicle wheel One end of a resilient sleeve is fitted on a tubular projection of the bell of a constant velocity joint. The sleeve covers a radial slot formed in the projections and the arms of a spring locking ring for axially removably securing the joint bell to a toothed driving ring fixed on a rotatable hub. The other end of the sleeve has a radially inwardly projecting flange which is sealingly axially clamped against a rigid annular part secured to or integral with the hub.
US07896747B2	Tiltrotor aircraft drivelink Tiltrotor aircraft drivelink includes a nonelastomeric outer drivelink member with a first linkend and a distal second linkend. The tiltrotor aircraft drivelink first linkend has a first linkend cavity with a first linkend cavity inner circumferential bonding surface, and a first linkend nonelastomeric inner member contained in the first linkend cavity, the first linkend nonelastomeric inner member having a first linkend outer circumferential bonding surface, and a first linkend elastomeric intermediate having an outer circumferential elastomeric bonding surface and an inner circumferential elastomeric bonding surface, the outer circumferential elastomeric bonding surface bonded to the first linkend cavity inner circumferential bonding surface and the inner circumferential elastomeric bonding surface bonded to the first linkend outer circumferential bonding surface, the elastomeric intermediate containing N nonelastomeric outboard bonded shims and no more than N−1 nonelastomeric inboard bonded shims. The tiltrotor aircraft drivelink second linkend has a second linkend cavity with a second linkend cavity inner circumferential bonding surface, and a second linkend nonelastomeric inner member contained in the second linkend cavity, the second linkend nonelastomeric inner member having a second linkend outer circumferential bonding surface, and a second linkend elastomeric intermediate having an outer circumferential elastomeric bonding surface and an inner circumferential elastomeric bonding surface, the outer circumferential elastomeric bonding surface bonded to the second linkend cavity inner circumferential bonding surface and the inner circumferential elastomeric bonding surface bonded to the second linkend outer circumferential bonding surface, the second elastomeric intermediate containing N nonelastomeric outboard bonded shims and no more than N−1 nonelastomeric inboard bonded shims.
US07896729B2	Universal rotary blade holder for sharpener A blade-sharpening machine for sharpening any one of various sizes of rotary blades comprises a drive unit and a universal blade chuck for holding the blade to be sharpened. The drive unit further includes a sharpening assembly that sharpens the blade while the drive unit rotates the blade chuck. The blade chuck includes a chassis and jaws that are circumferentially spaced about the chassis and are shiftably attached thereto for securing the rotary blade. A spring-loaded fastener normally urges the jaws radially inwardly into engagement with the blade. A centrally-positioned cam is operable to shift the jaws simultaneously so that the blade can be selectively secured on the blade chuck.
US07896724B2	Modular toy vehicle A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the two together. The design allows for an electrical connection to be made in the process of mechanically mating and aligning the body of a toy vehicle to its chassis thereby powering electronic features that are physically connected to the body with the power source which is housed in the chassis. When the body is properly aligned and mounted, the electrical interfaces are automatically established. There is no separate step of plugging together mating connectors where one connector extends from a wire bundle electrically interfacing with the body and the mating connector extends from a separate wire bundle electrically interfacing with the chassis.
US07896723B2	Method for making a silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp A silicon quantum dot fluorescent lamp is made via providing a high voltage source between a cathode assembly and an anode assembly. The cathode assembly is made by providing a first substrate, coating a buffer layer on the first substrate, coating a catalytic layer on the buffer layer and providing a plurality of nanometer discharging elements on the catalytic layer. The anode assembly is made via providing a second substrate, coating a silicon quantum dot fluorescent film on the second substrate with and coating a metal film on the silicon quantum dot fluorescent film.
US07896721B2	Method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device using a liquid droplet ejection method There is provided a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The organic electroluminescence device includes a partition wall layer having a first partition wall layer with openings corresponding to the light-emitting elements and a second partition wall layer which is disposed on the first partition wall layer, the partition wall layer extends so as to follow the gap of the light-emitting elements, and has a groove on the top. The method of manufacturing includes forming the partition wall layer by forming the first partition wall layer and forming the second partition wall layer on the first partition wall layer such that the first partition wall layer is exposed at the bottom of the groove. The first partition wall layer is composed of an inorganic material, and the second partition wall layer is composed of an organic material.
US07896713B2	Battery clamp An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a battery clamp with a universal design for coupling to a vehicle battery with either a top-mounted terminal or a side-mounted terminal. The present invention includes a clamp body having a top portion and a bottom portion, a clamp axle coupling the top portion of the clamp body to the bottom portion of the clamp body, top terminal contacts positioned at the clamping end of each of the top portion and the bottom portion of the clamp body, and side terminal contacts positioned adjacent to the clamp axle.
US07896709B2	Keyed mating connectors with latching mechanism An electric connecting device of the present invention includes: a first connector having a first housing 22; a second connector having a second housing 42; and a metal latch 5. The first housing 22 has a cylindrical fitting 23, and the second housing 42 has a fitting receiver. On an exterior surface 23s of the fitting 23 are formed four ribs 24 each projecting in a radial direction of a center portion 23c of the fitting 23. An interior surface of the fitting receiver on the other hand has four recesses for respectively fitting therein the four ribs 24, during the connected state. The four ribs 24 includes two ribs 24 which are disposed across from each other over the center portion 23c, along a single line extending through the center portion 23c, when viewed from the connecting direction.
US07896708B2	Connector system with electrical connection and infrared coupling and method An electrical connector system provides both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an infrared member adapted to provide infrared member coupling with another infrared member, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive member and the infrared member being held in positional relation to each other to be positioned with respect to a further electrical connector for electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling with respect thereto. A method of connecting electrical signals uses a pair of electrical connectors, each having an electrically conductive connection portion and an infrared coupling portion to provide for both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling between the electrical connectors. The invention may be used in portable electronic equipment, including mobile phones, for example.
US07896705B2	Interface connector and plug An interface connector makes parts to be fitted by insertion hold the state where a receptacle and a plug are fitted, and removes the plug easily from the receptacle when load is applied to the plug from a direction other than the insertion direction. In the interface connector (10), the plug (100) has an inserting projection part (114) in which a plurality of plug terminals (120) are disposed in upper and lower faces (114b and 114c). The inserting projection part (114) is provided with a plurality of plug terminals (120) that project freely moving in and out of the upper and lower faces (114b and 114c) of the insertion projection part (114) by elastic deformation, and, when the inserting projection part (114) is inserted in the insertion slot (212) of the receptacle (200), a plurality of plug terminals (120) press against a plurality of receptacle terminals (220) provided in the receptacle (200) such that the insertion projection part (114) is held removably in receptacle (200) and is removed from the receptacle (200) when load is applied from a direction other than the insertion direction.
US07896701B2	Connector and light source apparatus A connector adapted to be disposed on a carrier and electrically connected to the carrier is provided. The connector includes an insulating base and two electrodes. The insulating base has a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, and two through holes. The bottom surface connects the first and the second side surfaces. The through holes extend from the first side surface to the second side surface. The electrodes respectively penetrate the through holes. Each electrode has a bar portion and a bending portion extending from the bar portion. The bar portion is located in the corresponding through hole and protrudes away from the first side surface. The bending portion extends on the second side surface and toward the carrier. An end of the bending portion penetrates through the carrier and is electrically connected to the carrier. A light source apparatus is also provided.
US07896696B2	Divided connector for regulating a terminal A divided connector, comprises a terminal having an electric contact part protruding from a main body front part and an electric wire attached under pressure to a main body rear part; an inner housing that allows the terminal inserted into an inner part to be engaged with a terminal engaging piece and attached and the main body front part to protrude from a front end; an outer housing that allows the inner housing inserted into an inner part from a rear part to be engaged with a flexible engaging piece and attached; a terminal positioning regulating wall provided in the outer housing and having a contact part inserting hole for inserting the electric contact part; and a front part positioning frame protruding in the rear surface of the terminal positioning regulating wall correspondingly to the contact part inserting hole to enclose and position the main body front part.
US07896695B1	Coaxial cable terminal A coaxial cable terminal includes an insulating shell and a connection terminal. An interior of the insulating shell is hollow and is thus formed with a holding space. Two ends of the insulating shell are provided respectively with an opening. The connection terminal is accommodated in the holding space and is extended toward one end to form at least two leaves. Each leaf is first bent inward with an abutting section and a tail end of the abutting section is then bent outward to extend with a contact section. A bonding end is formed between the abutting section and the contact section. When a coaxial cable terminal is inserted, the coaxial cable terminal is clamped by the bonding end and is bonded by elastic abutting of the abutting section. Therefore, the present invention can be compatible with the coaxial cables of various apertures and will not be elastically fatigue easily.
US07896694B2	Cable connecting device and connecting apparatus with cable connecting devices of this kind The invention relates to a cable connecting device for a connecting apparatus for the variable connection of cables, having a connecting module which has cable connecting elements for detachably connecting two cables, and having a module carrier which can be detachably connected to the connecting module and can be detachably fixed to a holding device of the connecting apparatus. The invention also relates to a connecting apparatus with a cable connecting device of this kind. In order to develop the connecting apparatus and the cable connecting device in such a way that mounting of said devices is simplified, with the connecting module being reliably held on the module carrier, it is proposed according to the invention that the connecting module can be inserted into a receiving passage in the module carrier in a mounting direction and can be latched to the module carrier in a latching position.
US07896665B2	Stackable electrical panel modules An electrical panel assembly comprised of individual electrical panel modules. The electrical panel modules comprise a first receptacle comprising transmitting electrical contacts to interface with a first connector comprising receiving electrical contacts and a first rotation ring for facilitating contact between the transmitting electrical contacts and the receiving electrical contacts, where the first rotation ring rotates between an open position permitting connection or disconnection of the first connector from the receptacle and a closed position preventing connection or disconnection of the first connector from the first receptacle. The first electrical panel module interacts with a second electrical panel module in a manner that the absence of the first connector in the first receptacle prevents the second electrical panel module from accepting a second connector.
US07896662B2	Pin connector with notches on soldering surfaces of pins A pin connector includes an insulating housing defining pin-retaining-holes and connector pins retained in the retaining holes. Each of the connector pin has a header portion with a soldering face thereof and a shank portion extending from the header portion. The header portion defines notches opening through the soldering face.
US07896658B2	Apparatus and method for adjusting position of electronic component An apparatus, includes a plurality of pins which include a longitudinal axis, each of the pins to be respectively electronically contacted with each of a plurality of terminals of an electronic component by pressing each of the terminals onto each of the pins from a direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis, and an adjusting unit which adjusts a position of the electronic component so that each of the terminals corresponds to each of the pins respectively.
US07896651B2	System and method for educational instruction A system and method for educational instruction is described. The system and method are useful in teaching subject-based vocabulary and concepts. The system includes a set of learning cards with various indicia related to subjects to be learned, such as vocabulary words, values and symbols. The system also includes first and second education panels capable of receiving and displaying the learning cards in specified patterns or diagrams. According to the method, an instructor introduces the learning cards and places them on the first panel in an arrangement or diagram that relates to the subject lesson. After the lesson is complete, the teacher or students transfer the diagram to the second panel, and place the second panel where it can be easily viewed by the class during subsequent lessons, thus enabling students to see the relationships between the indicia on the learning cards and learn vocabulary words in the context of an entire lesson or unit. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, the learning cards and panels are provided on a computer system.
US07896649B2	Heat system, heat method, and program The present invention provides a heating system, a heating method and a program, which can readily control processing temperature. A temperature calculating computer 4 of the heating system includes a device DB 42. The device DB 42 stores therein a temperature correcting table indicative of a relationship between an accumulated film thickness of extraneous matter attached to the interior of each heating apparatus and a temperature correcting amount, with respect to each heating apparatus, for each temperature (processing temperature) in the heating apparatus. Thus, the temperature correcting amount can be specified based on the temperature correcting table, the processing temperature and the accumulated film thickness, so that an optimized value can be calculated from the specified temperature correcting amount.
US07896648B2	Vertical heat processing apparatus and heat processing method using the vertical heat processing apparatus The present invention is a vertical heat processing apparatus comprising: a heat processing furnace having a furnace opening; a lid member for closing the furnace opening of the heat processing furnace; a first substrate holder and a second substrate holder, each of which is capable of holding a plurality of substrates in a tier-like manner and of being alternately placed on the lid member through a heat retention tube; an elevating mechanism that vertically moves the lid member to load one of the substrate holders into the heat processing furnace, and to unload the one of the substrate holders from the heat processing furnace; a holder table configured to be placed thereon the other of the substrate holders for transfer of the substrates, when the one of the substrate holders is in the heat processing furnace; and a holder conveying mechanism configured to convey the respective substrate holders between the holder table and the heat retention tube; wherein the holder table is provided with a holder gripping mechanism for gripping the substrate holder to prevent turnover thereof.
US07896646B2	Premixing burner arrangement for operating a combustion chamber in addition to a method for operating a combustion chamber A premixing burner is disclosed for operating a combustion chamber with a liquid and/or gaseous fuel, with a swirl generator for a combustion inflow air stream for forming a swirl flow, and with injection of fuel into the swirl flow. The swirl generator is adjacent to the combustion chamber indirectly via a mixing zone or directly, in each case via a burner outlet, a cross-sectional widening at the burner outlet being provided which, is discontinuous in the flow direction of the swirl flow and through which the swirl flow bursts open so as to form a backflow zone. A contour locally narrowing the flow cross section of the swirl generator or of the mixing zone in the flow direction can be provided upstream of the burner outlet.
US07896643B2	Venting device for mold A mold and mold blocking member is provided for use in a vent bore of a mold for the manufacture of rubber products. The mold blocking member has a tubular hollow body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a cap having an outer dimension greater than the diameter of the tubular body, wherein the cap has at least one undercut forming an opening, wherein the opening is positioned to be adjacent the mold surface.
US07896638B2	Mixing and pulverizing device, melting method for mixing, and method of molding cellulose material impregnated with binder A crushing and mixing device includes a mixing vessel in which a plurality of blades installed on a rotary shaft which is rotated by a motor as a driving source and freely rotatably supported, to mix and crush materials. A spiral vane is equipped to supply the materials which are introduced to a rotary shaft corresponding to an inlet from materials, to the mixing vessel; at least two blades are installed on the rotary shaft at an inclined angle; an outlet disposed at a side of a wall of the mixing vessel; the materials are mixed and crushed in the mixing vessel, and an entrained moisture therein is dewatered by the heat generated by actions of shearing, friction and compression; and a molten binder is impregnated in the dehydrated materials.
US07896637B2	Injection molding machine When constructing an injection molding machine M that is equipped with hydraulic pumps 2, which control discharge flow rates by variably controlling the number of revolutions of a drive motor 3, and that drives hydraulic actuators 4a . . . by these hydraulic pumps 2; the injection molding machine M is equipped with a hydraulic drive member 6 having multiple hydraulic pumps 2p and 2q, and a hydraulic oil supply circuit 5 jointly or individually supplying hydraulic oil to be discharged from multiple hydraulic pumps 2p and 2q to a hydraulic actuator 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d or 4e selected from the multiple hydraulic actuators 4a . . . .
US07896634B2	Film stretching apparatus In a tenter dryer, while a film is dried, the stretch or the relaxation of the film are made. The tenter dryer includes first-third drying chambers for independently controlling the drying conditions and a shiftable stretch/relaxation device for making the stretch and the relaxation of the film with holding the film. When the stretch/relaxation device holds four edges, cutter blades provided in a drying nozzle cut the film to sheet films. Then while holding the film, the stretch/relaxation device moves between the first-third drying chambers in which drying conditions are previously controlled.
US07896630B2	Rotary device with reciprocating vanes and seals therefor A rotary device comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator has a cam surface. The rotor has a sleeve and a hub. There is a plurality of vanes reciprocatingly mounted on the rotor. There is a plurality of first longitudinal edge seals disposed on the sleeve. The first longitudinal edge seals each seal at least a portion of a first longitudinal edge of one of the vanes against the sleeve. There is a plurality of second longitudinal edge seals disposed on the hub. The second longitudinal edge seals each seal at least a portion of a second longitudinal edge of one of the vanes against the hub. There is a plurality of end edge seals. The end edge seals each seal a respective end edge of one of the vanes against the cam surface. The end edge seals each are in sealing engagement with respective ones of the first and second longitudinal edge seals.
US07896628B2	Downhole motor seal and method The rotor of a downhole motor includes a mandrel having at least one radial lobe, and an elastomeric tubular sleeve compressed about the mandrel so as to establish frictional engagement therebetween. The sleeve is compressed about the mandrel through one of various processes, including heat shrinking, vacuum shrinking, and stretching.
US07896626B2	Electric pump An electric pump uses an inner-rotor type, brushless DC motor. A casing of the electric pump is formed by a pump casing and a main casing. A sensor-stator assembly is disposed in a space between a side wall portion of the main casing and a can and is sealed with resin. A first elastic seal member is disposed, in a fluid-tight manner, between the can and the main casing. A second elastic seal member is disposed, in a fluid-tight manner, between the pump casing and the main casing. In this condition, the pump casing and the main casing are fixed together.
US07896621B2	Micro pump Provided is a micro pump having a simple structure. The micro pump includes a pump chamber including inflow and outflow passages through which a drive fluid flows, a first valve configured to open or close the inflow passage, a second valve configured to open or close the outflow passage, and a pump chamber heating and cooling unit configured to heat or cool the pump chamber.
US07896620B1	Integral gas turbine compressor and rotary fuel injector An integral impeller and fuel pump for a small gas turbine engine, the impeller being a centrifugal impeller to supply compressed air to the combustor, the rotor disk of the centrifugal compressor having at least one radial fuel passage connecting a central bore of the rotor disk to a fuel nozzle located on the rear face of the rotor disk. A low pressure fuel supplied by a small pump delivers the fuel to the central bore where the fuel is collected within helical grooves and channeled into the radial fuel passages where the fuel is pressurized to a relatively high pressure due to the high rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor. Highly compressed fuel is injected into the combustor through fuel nozzles in an axial direction as the rotor disk rotates. Helical grooves in the central bore each connected to a radial fuel passage move the fuel to an opposite side of the central bore to counteract rotor imbalance. In another embodiment, a primary annular groove collects fuel and, at a low speed, passes all of the fuel to a first radial fuel passage into a first fuel nozzle such that only some of the fuel nozzles inject fuel into the combustor. At a higher speed, some of the fuel collected in the primary annular groove is spilled over into a secondary annular groove that passes the spilled-over fuel into a second radial passage and second fuel nozzle such that all of the fuel nozzles inject fuel into the combustor.
US07896616B2	Integrated leading edge for wind turbine blade A wind turbine blade that includes integrated erosion, lightning and icing protection for a leading edge. The leading edge includes a frontal surface with an erosion shield positioned external to the frontal surface. An internal lightning conveyance path is provided with an electrical connection from the erosion shield to the internal lightning conveyance path. A heat-generating element is positioned between the erosion shield and the frontal surface and a heat conduction path is provided from the heat-generating element to the erosion shield. Further, a structure is provided for connecting the heat-generating element to an energy source within the blade.
US07896615B2	Wind turbine blade with strain sensing means, wind turbine, block sensor unit and uses hereof A wind turbine blade with strain sensing functionality includes a surface structure, a block sensor unit including an optical sensor mechanism for sensing strain in the blade, and an intermediate connection plate positioned in between the optical sensor mechanism and the surface structure. The intermediate connection plate is adhesively connected to the surface structure and connected to the optical sensor mechanism. The modulus of elasticity of the intermediate connection plate is similar to or less than the modulus of elasticity of the surface structure. A wind turbine, block sensor unit and uses thereof are also contemplated.
US07896607B2	Method and system for adjusting a position of an object According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a position of an object to compensate for tilt includes providing a rotatable base supporting an object and directing the object relative to the base such that the position of the object is controlled relative to a first axis. The object is stabilized along a second axis. The object is positioned relative to the base using at least one bearing arm. The at least one bearing arm movably couples the object to the base at a first position relative to a third axis and a fourth axis. The at least one bearing arm includes a first portion and a second portion, which are coincident with the third axis and fourth axis, respectively. The object is adjusted to a second position using the at least one bearing arms to maintain the first axis when a tilt angle of the base is detected.
US07896604B1	ATV game loader Apparatus and method for loading articles, such as wild game or the like, into an all terrain vehicle (ATV). The device provides a tripod-type support on the front upper part of the ATV having a pulley at its apex whereby the cable from a winch on the front of the ATV is passed over the pulley and then extends over the ATV to the rear of the ATV where a sled is placed on the rear of the ATV so that an article placed at the base of the sled can be pulled up the sled and loaded into the ATV.
US07896602B2	Workpiece stocker with circular configuration An improved stocker configuration for storing workpieces in a fabrication facility is disclosed, employing workpiece compartments arranged stationarily around a robot handling assembly. The robot handler can be designed with three degrees of freedom, to improve speed, throughput and minimum minimum particle generation. In addition, the stocker storage area is stationary with the movable components are the robot assembly, thus further contributing to the cleanliness of the storage stocker. The stocker configuration can be open storage area for fast access, space saving and ease of clean air purging. The stocker configuration can provide highly dense workpiece storage, utilizing a circumferential edge gripper robot handling assembly.
US07896597B2	Fastener A fastener for fastening a heat sink to a printed circuit board via a back plate comprises a head and a shaft extending from the head. The shaft comprises a first and second engaging portions and a connecting portion therebetween. The first and second engaging portions have outer threads on exteriors thereof. Two cutouts are defined in the connecting portion. The back plate defines four thread holes machined with inner threads for engaging with the outer threads. In use of the fastener, an elastic force is produced to the fastener due to a deformation of the two cutouts during the threading. The elastic force helps the outer threads to have a secure engagement with the inner threads whereby the fastener can firmly engage with the back plate even when the fastener is subject to vibration or shock.
US07896588B2	Short-hole drill and a drill body therefor A short-hole drill, including a drill body being rotatable about a center axis and having a rotationally symmetrical envelope surface, one or more replaceable cutting inserts mounted in pockets in a front end of the drill body, one or more outwardly open flutes being countersunk in the envelope surface and extending rearwardly from the front end of the drill body to evacuate chips from the cutting inserts, and a number of replaceable first support pads being mounted in countersunk seats proximate the front end of the drill body to support and guide the drill against a hole wall generated by the cutting inserts. A number of second support pads are mounted in countersunk seats that are axially spaced apart from the first support pads by an envelope surface portion having a predetermined axial extension to support and guide the drill when the first support pads leave the hole wall.
US07896586B2	Indexable insert The invention relates to an indexable insert having a first and a second insert surfaces (10a, 10b), three side faces (11, 12, 13) and a cutting projection (2), wherein the cutting projection (2) comprises at least one first and one second cutting tooth (21, 22), cutting edges (31, 32) are formed on the cutting teeth (21, 22) at a transition region to the first second insert surface (10a, 10b) respectively, a first chip flow direction (A1) assigned to the first cutting edge (31) forms an angle with a second chip flow direction assigned to the second cutting edge (32), a first and a second chip breaker surface (41, 42) are assigned in the chip flow direction to the first and the second cutting edges (31, 32), respectively, the chip breaker surfaces (41, 42) comprise at least one first and one second groove, respectively, on the first and the second insert surfaces (10a, 10b) which extend essentially perpendicularly to the respective chip flow direction (A1). The invention also relates to a tool comprising an indexable insert and to a method of producing the same.
US07896584B2	Method and apparatus for conveying material and ejector apparatus A method for conveying material by applying a pressure difference in a conveying conduit (4), in which method the material is fed into the conveying conduit (4) and in the conveying conduit further into a separating device (5), where the material being conveyed is separated from conveying air, in which method a negative pressure is created in the conveying conduit (4) by means of an ejector apparatus (6), whose suction side is connected to the separating device (5), said ejector apparatus being operated using an operating medium consisting of a liquid mist, especially an aqueous liquid mist, said medium being sprayed through at least one spraying nozzle (122) into an ejector tube (128) directed into a separating element (38). In the method, the generation of the negative pressure to be produced is intensified according to need by limiting the flow of gases, such as air, into the ejector tube (128) from the direction opposite to the spraying direction of its operating medium, i.e. from the outlet end (129) of the ejector tube. The invention also relates to an apparatus and an ejector device.
US07896581B2	Re-tensionable cable bolt apparatus and related method A re-tensionable cable bolt and related methods are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the bolt includes a sleeve for connecting or securing to a cable. The sleeve includes a lower end having a bore adapted for receiving a threaded shank for associating with a tension nut. A plurality of facets along a peripheral portion of the sleeve create corners that prevent the cable from rotating within the borehole during installation. The sleeve may be secured to the cable using resin, which forms another aspect of the invention.
US07896579B2	End coupling for a rock bolt An end coupling 1, 19 for a shaft 2 of a rock bolt 50 comprises a body 6 having a lead portion 8 with a leading end 9, and a tail portion 10 with a trailing end 11. The tail portion 10 is arranged to be connected to a drive to impart rotation to the coupling about its axis. The body 6 defines a passage 7 extending between the leading and trailing ends and a first portion 12 of the passage 7 extends from the leading end 9 and has a first diameter. A second portion 15 of the passage 7 is disposed adjacent the first portion 12 and has a second diameter that is larger than said first diameter. A first thread 14 extends along at least part of the first portion 12 of the passage 7 and is arranged to engage an external thread 4 on the rock bolt shaft 2. A rock bolt assembly incorporating the end coupling 1, 19 is also disclosed.
US07896578B2	Mapping of contaminants in geologic formations An apparatus and method for evaluating chemicals of interest in a subsurface bore hole, such as a groundwater sampling well. An absorbent member is attached to a flexible liner, and the liner is everted by fluid pressure down the borehole. The everted liner presses the absorbent member against the wall of the borehole. Any chemicals of interest are absorbed into the absorbent member from the media surrounding the borehole. The liner, with associated absorbent member thereon, is then extracted from the borehole. The absorbent member may then be subjected to any suitable laboratory analysis to evaluate the type, spatial distribution, and concentration of chemicals of interest, such as water contaminants occurring in the borehole.
US07896575B2	Soil compactor having low profile muffler A ramming device for compacting soil includes an upper mass and a lower mass. The lower mass is driven linearly back and forth with respect to the upper mass to compact material therebelow. An engine drives the lower mass and is supported by the upper mass. A muffler is fluidly connected to the engine and is contoured such that a majority of the muffler is positioned inboard of a footprint of a side of the ramming device. Preferably, the muffler has a shape that substantially matches a shape of the upper mass adjacent to the muffler thereby further reducing the distance that the muffler extends beyond a footprint of a sidewall of the device.
US07896570B2	Linear travel, self aligning, rotating, retention clamp A retention clamp includes a shaft having a stop member and a first threaded portion, the first threaded portion including a left hand thread. A clamping member is threadably connected to the first threaded portion. A biasing member positioned between the stop member and the clamping member transfers a rotational force applied to the shaft to the clamping member to rotate the clamping member into an engagement position. An indexing member can be slidably received over the first threaded portion and positioned between the stop member and the clamping member. The indexing member is frictionally engageable with the clamping member so indexing member rotation rotates the clamping member. Both the indexing member and the clamping member can include meshable ratchet teeth to assist clamping member rotation. Legs extending transversely from the biasing member can positively engage the stop portion and the indexing member.
US07896560B2	Lens cover and portable electronic device using the same A lens cover is slidably mounted to a lens, the lens cover comprises a main body, two guiding plated. The two guiding plates respectively protrude outwardly from two opposite side of the main body. Each guiding plate has a plurality of contacting portions. Each guiding plate has a plurality of contacting portions protruding from an surface thereof facing the lens, and each contacting portion includes a rolling ball mounted thereon.
US07896559B2	Cable assembly having floatable termination A cable assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a base portion (21) and a tongue portion (22) extending forwardly therefrom, at least a mounting cavity (2212) and a curved slot (2213) defined in a low section of the insulated housing, said curved slot located behind and communicated to the mounting cavity; a plurality of contacts (4) supported by the base portion, each contact having a mating portion arranged proximate to the top side of the tongue portion, and a tail portion extending beyond a back surface of the base portion; an optical module (6) accommodated in the mounting cavity and a spring member (63) arranged between the optical module and a back side of the mounting cavity; an optical fiber (53) extending through the curved slot and connected to the optical module; and a metal shell (8) having a mating frame enclosing the tongue portion and the optical module therein.
US07896557B2	Needle roller bearing A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a split part in a circumferential direction, a plurality of rollers which can roll along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring, and a cage holding the plurality of rollers. The outer ring has an engaging click protruding inward along a diameter at a width-direction end thereof to prevent the cage from moving in an axial direction.
US07896546B2	Method of incorporating an X-ray grid into a CR cassette A method of installing an x-ray grid into a CR cassette by opening the cassette, modifying parts of it, installing the grid and then re-closing the cassette with the grid inside. The preferred embodiment installs an x-ray grid into a Fuji 14×17 inch CR cassette by modifying parts that will interfere with the grid, removing a layer of protective material and placing the grid where the layer was, and then replacing the protective material by attaching it to the grid with adhesive.
US07896539B2	Ultrasound apparatus and methods for mixing liquids and coating stents Ultrasound methods and apparatus for mixing two or more different liquids are disclosed. The ultrasound methods and apparatus may mix varied components including drugs, polymers, and coatings for application to a variety of medical apparatus surfaces. The apparatus and technique can generate a proper mixture which is uninterruptedly/continuously delivered to the surface of the medical apparatus. The apparatus may include specific ultrasound transducer/tip configurations which may allow for the mixing of different liquids in a mixing camera located inside of the vibrating tip. The apparatus and methods of the present invention may mix different drugs, applying them to stent surface using different effects like ultrasound cavitation and radiation forces. Furthermore, the disclosed methods and apparatus may generate a mixture and may deliver a targeted, gentle, highly controllable dispensation of continuous liquid spray which can reduce the loss of expensive pharmaceuticals.
US07896536B2	Planer light source device A light source supporting member supports a light source and has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. A light guide plate has a side face opposed to the first face of the light source supporting member and a light emitting face that emits light from the light source. A metal frame supports the light guide plate. A resin frame overlies the second face of the light source supporting member and includes a connection part that connects with the metal frame within a plate thickness of the metal frame. The connection part includes a convex part including a projection portion projecting from the convex part. The projection portion extends toward the metal frame to overlie the second face of the light source supporting member. The metal frame includes a concave part including a recessed part engaged with the projection portion.
US07896535B2	Display module A display module includes: a display unit having a display screen for displaying information; a display unit housing including a transparent front cover covering a display screen of the display unit, and a pair of side covers covering both sides of the display unit, wherein the display unit is attached to the display unit housing so as to be detachable; and shafts projecting outwards from the pair of side covers and supported so as to be freely rotatable when fitted in a pair of supporting holes made in a housing provided for an apparatus.
US07896530B2	Aircraft having an illumination device An illumination device and an aircraft having an illumination device which by a corresponding selection of the wavelength and of the irradiation angle prevents a person situated in the aircraft from becoming tired. The illumination device is arranged in an aircraft such that light given off by the illumination device can be irradiated onto the retinohypothalamic tract of a person who is present in the aircraft in a predetermined position, and the illumination device is designed to give off light at a predetermined wavelength, which light achieves the desired effect.
US07896529B2	Surface-mounted lighting system A lighting fixture can dispose a light source in a recess of a ceiling or another surface while providing at least one of three adjustments that facilitates installation or post-installation setup. The first adjustment can support mounting the fixture to surfaces of differing thicknesses while maintaining the light source at a uniform recess depth. The second possible adjustment can facilitate rotating a visible portion of the fixture, typically an aperture or hole through which light transmits from the light source into a room or some other illuminated space. After the lighting fixture is attached to the ceiling, a user can rotate the aperture for alignment with another fixture or another object. The third possible adjustment can provide an illumination pattern that can be tilted to various angles or oriented in various directions according to user preference or to establish a desired lighting effect.
US07896519B2	Lighting device with variable length conductor An improved flashlight includes a barrel, a light source and a variable length conductor. The barrel contains a plurality of batteries which may be arranged end-to-end. The light source is held in a holder. The variable length conductor is interposed between the plurality of batteries and the light source. The variable length conductor is configured to selectively electrically couple or de-couple the light source and the batteries. The holder of the light source may further be configured to move the light source substantially laterally relative to an axis of the reflector.
US07896517B2	Downward illumination assembly A downward illumination assembly for directing light downward from the ceiling area of a room. A lamp housing has an open lower end positionable adjacent an opening in a ceiling panel. A power supply module is removably supported in an installed position on the housing. The power supply module carries a lamp socket such that, when the power supply module is in the installed position, a lamp plugged into the lamp socket is disposed in a position to radiate light out the lower end of the lamp housing and through an opening in a ceiling panel that the housing is mounted on. The power supply module is removable interiorly of the lamp housing through the open lower end of the lamp housing.
US07896515B2	Decorative object connectable to a connected object A decorative object connectable to a connected object includes a connecting member, a stylish decorative member fixed to an end of the connecting member, and a light emitting device installed in the stylish decorative member. The stylish decorative member has a closed space inside, a top surface and a bottom surface, and the bottom surface is connected to the connecting member. The stylish decorative member further has a contact portion at an inner side of the top of the decorative object. The power of the light emitting device is supplied by at least one battery. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element and an ON/OFF switch installed at a position corresponding to the contact portion. If an external force is exerted onto the decorative object, the contact portion will be in contact with the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off the power of the light emitting device.
US07896513B2	Relay connector, mounting structure of relay connector and chassis, and mounting structure of relay connector and discharge tube Relay connectors are arranged to supply power from power boards arranged on the back side of a chassis having a substantially plate-shaped configuration to discharge tubes arranged on the front side of the chassis. Each relay connector includes a holder having an insulation property and to be mounted to the chassis, and further includes a relay terminal mounted to the holder and capable of electrical connection to the discharge tube and the power board. The relay terminal is immune to direct contact with the chassis. This enables the use of a metallic chassis.
US07896504B2	Projection module and projector incorporating same A projection module intended to project an image on a screen defining a specified projection plane is disclosed. The module includes an objective, for emitting an imaging beam; a curved mirror; and at least two deflection surfaces for deflecting the imaging beam, the deflection surfaces being placed in the path of the imaging beam between the objective and the curved mirror.
US07896503B2	Image projecting apparatus An image projecting apparatus includes a main body casing comprising an inlet provided to a lower part thereof, and an outlet spaced from the inlet. A heat generating part generates heat in an inner part of the main body casing. A cooling duct coupled to the main body casing communicates with the inlet and the outlet, and has a channel guiding cooling air drawn in through the inlet to the heat generating part and accommodates the heat generating part therein. Thus, an image projecting apparatus is provided having a simplified cooling configuration for cooling a heat generating part, thereby improving cooling efficiency, and substantially reducing noise and costs.
US07896500B2	Projection type image display device A liquid crystal rear projector device of the present invention includes a lamp unit providing a light source, a cooling fan for cooling the lamp unit, and an optical system for generating color image light with the lamp unit providing a light source, the lamp unit including a light emitting tube providing a light source, and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light emitting tube toward the optical system. The reflector has an air introduction hole for introducing air discharged from the cooling fan into the reflector, which is provided near the spherical portion of the light emitting tube, and faces to a vertical top of the spherical portion to blow the air to the top.
US07896497B2	Corneal measurement apparatus having a segmented aperture and a method of using the same An apparatus for measuring a subject's cornea having a mask subsystem disposed in a path of light from the light source, the mask subsystem configured to produce a segmented slits of the light.
US07896496B2	Stabilized retinal imaging with adaptive optics A system provides an optical image of an object. A first module tracks a reference feature of the object. A second module includes a source for an imaging beam, a scanning device to move the imaging beam along a portion of the object and a detection device receives a signal associated with an image of the portion of the object. The first module controls the position of the imaging beam relative to the reference feature to correct for the motion of the object. A third module detects a distortion of the object and compensates for the distortion.
US07896490B1	Eyeglass structure with adjustable temple member The eyeglass structure contains a frame, two hinge members, and two temple members. A chamber is configured in front of each temple member for joining with a hinge member. Each hinge member has a pivot section at one end for pin-joining to the frame and a connector section at the other end. The connector section has saw teeth along a back edge and a locking piece along an inner side. Each temple member has a front opening for receiving the connector section and a side opening for engaging the locking piece when the connector section is threaded into the chamber. Inside each chamber, there are saw teeth to engage the saw teeth of a hinge member so that each temple member could be individually tilted upward or downward.
US07896489B2	Image recording apparatus The image recording apparatus includes a regulating guide for regulating a position of a recording medium and a passage changing unit for changing a passage of the recording medium to the other passage thereof. The regulating guide includes a pair of outer guides arranged at outermost positions in a width direction and having in a perpendicular direction to a transport plane for the recording medium plural outer passage portions for regulating a position of the recording medium in the width direction and at least one inner guide arranged between the pair of outer guides and having on both sides in the width direction inner passage portions for regulating a position of the recording medium in the width direction at a position in the perpendicular direction corresponding to one outer passage portion of the pair of outer guides. The regulating guide forms plural passages in the perpendicular direction.
US07896478B2	Fluid path unit for fluid ejection device A fluid path unit for a fluid ejection device, includes: first pressure chambers arrayed in a first pressure chamber row; second pressure chambers arrayed in a second pressure chamber row adjacent to the first pressure chamber row; first outlet paths, through which the first pressure chambers respectively communicate with first nozzles, the first outlet paths arrayed in a first outlet path row; second outlet paths, through which the second pressure chambers respectively communicate with second nozzles, the second outlet paths arrayed in a second outlet path row; a common fluid reservoir; and first connection paths, though which the first pressure chambers communicate with the common fluid reservoir. Each of the first connection paths extends across the second outlet path row.
US07896471B2	Recording head and methods for manufacturing and inspecting the recording head A recording head includes: an actuator having a plurality of operable portions operable to cause the recording head to perform a recording; a drive circuit for driving the operable portions of the actuator; a wiring member on which the drive circuit is mounted, which is joined to the actuator, and which has a plurality of conductor wires including a first common voltage wire connected to a common voltage portion of the actuator that is common to the operable portions and a second common voltage wire connected to a common voltage portion of the drive circuit. The recording head further includes (A) a conductor for establishing, in an outer surface of the wiring member, an electrical conduction between the first common voltage wire and the second common voltage wire, or (B) conducting means for establishing, in the outer surface of the wiring member, the electrical conduction between the first and second common voltage wires. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing and inspecting the recording head.
US07896467B2	Method of inkjet printing for use in point-of-sale systems This invention relates to a method of inkjet printing, in particular for use in POS systems. In particular the printing method according to the invention is of the thermal type. In order to obtain high speed printing, for example of 15-20 lines per second when printing text on a paper medium 60-80 mm wide (for example receipts), the drops of ink ejected during the printing operation advantageously have a relatively large volume, i.e. not less than approximately 100 picoliters (pl) and preferably between 100 and 200 pl. The ink used for applications in POS systems must quickly penetrate an extensive range of paper media. This requirement is satisfied by using an ink having a surface tension of not more than approximately 35 dyne/cm (mN/m). Problems of stagnation and dripping of the ink caused by the printing conditions are overcome through the use of a nozzle plate coated with a wetting-resistant layer of silicon carbide. This coating material has proved to have non-wettability properties which do not significantly deteriorate during a printing operation over a long period of time.
US07896462B2	Cleaning method and cleaning unit of ink ejection section, and image forming apparatus A method of cleaning an ink ejection section in an image forming apparatus that forms an image by ejecting an ink from the ink ejection section. The method includes the steps of: an ink wiping step for wiping off the ink on the surface of the ink ejection section; a first cleaning step for cleaning the surface of the ink ejection section with a water-soluble organic solvent; a second cleaning step for cleaning with water the surface of the ink ejection section cleaned with the water-soluble organic solvent; and a liquid wiping step for wiping off the liquid on the surface of the ink ejection section cleaned through the second cleaning step.
US07896461B2	Fluid discharge device, and a printer and media processing device that use the fluid discharge device A fluid discharge device suppresses discharge defects caused by adhesion of fluid spray and maintains a good fluid discharge condition. A printer and a media processing device include the fluid discharge device. An inkjet head has ink nozzles for discharging ink. A box-shaped head cap 82 has an opening that can seal the nozzle surface to which the ink nozzles of the inkjet head are disposed. The head cap 82 has a lip 92 that can contact the nozzle surface. The lip 92 has an inside slope 93 and an outside slope 94 that incline gradually toward the nozzle surface to a point when seen in cross section. The inside slope 93 of the lip 92 is rendered as a smooth part 93a with lower surface roughness than a coarse part 94b rendered on the outside slope 94.
US07896458B2	Image recording apparatus that controls medium feed timing according to drive data supply to printheads An image recording apparatus includes a sheet feeder, line-type printheads arranged in a sheet feed direction, a drive-data supplier and a feed controller. The feed controller has the sheet feeder initiate feeding a following sheet which is fed next to a preceding sheet, (i) at a first feed timing in order that a distance between the preceding sheet and the following sheet becomes smaller than a dimension of a recording area of the printheads in the sheet feed direction, when the drive-data supplier can supply the drive data to the printheads at a concurrent-recording enabling timing at which it is possible to concurrently record, at the recording area, an image on a trailing end portion of the preceding sheet and an image on a trailing end portion of the preceding sheet and an image on a front end portion of the following sheet, and (ii) at a second feed timing having a longer interval than that of the first feed timing, when the drive-data supplier can not supply the drive data at the concurrent-recording enabling timing.
US07896454B2	Remaining-liquid-amount display apparatus and remaining-liquid-amount display method A remaining-liquid-amount apparatus for displaying an amount of conductive liquid (ink) remaining in a container includes electrode units which are arranged along a direction in which the liquid level falls when the amount of liquid in the container decreases and which conduct current when the electrode units are in contact with the liquid, a voltage source (pulse generator) which applies a voltage to the electrode units, a liquid detector (DFFs) which detects the presence/absence of the liquid at positions of the electrode units on the basis of whether or not the electrode units conduct current when the voltage is applied by the voltage source, and a remaining-liquid-amount display unit (LEDs) which displays, in steps, the amount of liquid remaining in the container on the basis of the detection result of the presence/absence of the liquid at positions of the electrode units obtained by the liquid detector.
US07896450B2	Showcase A showcase has a front wall which defines a showroom for a commodity in cooperation with other walls on a customer side, and includes a transparent portion. The showcase also has a support device that supports the transparent portion in such a way that the transparent portion is allowed to be translated to a direction away from the showroom.
US07896446B2	Electric parking brake apparatus An electric parking brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a state information outputting part and a control part. A navigation device is connected to an accessory power supply of the vehicle. The accessory power supply supplies an electric power even when an ignition switch is turned off. The state information outputting part outputs information regarding a state of operation of a parking brake. The control part instructs the state information outputting part to output the information regarding a state of operation of the parking brake. The state information outputting part outputs the information regarding a state of operation of the parking brake even when a power of the control part is turned off.
US07896429B2	Construction equipment cab having protective structure Provided is a construction equipment cab having a protective structure capable of protecting an operator from injury due to deformation of a cab in the event of a rollover accident. The construction equipment cab is mounted on an upper swivel body, and the protective structure is mounted on the cab and the upper swivel body and protects an operator from the cab in a rollover accident. The construction equipment cab includes a lower panel provided at a rear lower portion of the cab to be sunk in a forward direction in order to secure a space in which the protective structure is held, and a unit for fixing the protective structure held in the space to the upper swivel body and the cab.
US07896419B2	Side mounted tailgate step A vehicle tailgate side mounted step assist mechanism attachable to a vehicle including a vehicle bed coupled to a pillar and a tailgate pivotally attached to the vehicle bed for providing access to the vehicle bed in a tailgate open position and securing contents of the vehicle bed in a tailgate closed position. The mechanism may include generally parallel supports rotatably mountable to a side of the tailgate, the supports capable of being deployed when the tailgate is in the tailgate open position and stowed when the tailgate is in the tailgate closed position. A tailgate step is disposable between the supports at a predetermined distance from the side of the tailgate, and a lockout device prevents the tailgate from returning to the tailgate closed position when the tailgate step is deployed.
US07896414B1	Meat handling hook An ergonomic meat hook is provided in which the hook portion is not directed between the fingers of the user and is provided with a safety and rest strap to secure the hook to the user's arm or wrist opposite the hook portion to thereby reduce weight which must be supported by the user's fingers. Such strap is arranged to be quickly detached in an emergency.
US07896413B2	Two-section chopsticks with an improved structure A two-section chopstick with an improved structure has an upper section, a lower section, and a limiting element. The limiting element is mounted around the sidewall near the bottom end of the upper section. The limiting element has a bent fixing part going through a through hole on the sidewall near the bottom end of the upper section. The fixing part extends into an accommodating space inside the upper section. The fixing part holds a connecting section of the lower section to secure the connection between the upper section and the lower section. Alternatively, a holding section in the lower section can be inserted into the accommodating space, thereby storing the chopstick.
US07896410B2	Vehicle with energy-absorbing member in the vehicle end portion structure Thickness T in a vehicle longitudinal direction of a first energy-absorbing member 18, which is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle 10, tapers from a middle portion of a vehicle lateral direction (thickness Tc) toward an end portion (thickness Ts). For at least one (preferably both) of the first energy-absorbing member 18 and a second energy-absorbing member, rigidity in the vehicle longitudinal direction is made smaller from the vehicle lateral direction end portion toward the middle. Hence, loads acting on an impact body 102 when the vehicle 10 impacts with the impact body 102 are equalized in the vehicle lateral direction.
US07896403B2	Pipe/silencer device assembly A pipe/silencer device assembly comprising a connection element, which has a through hole, having an axis, and a branching off hole, which is fluidically connected to the through hole and wherein the assembly comprises: first connection co-operating with a first duct; a second duct, fluidically connected to the connection element; and a blind silencer duct, fluidically connected to the branching off hole.
US07896394B2	Midwheel drive wheelchair with independent front and rear suspension A wheelchair includes a frame, and a front pivot arm pivotally mounted to the frame at a front pivot point, the front pivot arm having a caster for supporting the frame. A rear pivot arm is pivotally mounted to the frame at a rear pivot point, the rear pivot arm having a caster for supporting the frame. A ground engaging mid-wheel drive wheel is connected to the frame. A linkage connects the front and rear pivot arms to each other in a manner such that an upward or downward rotation of one of the pivot arms about its pivot point causes rotation of the other pivot arm about its pivot point in an opposite rotational direction.
US07896390B2	Air belt system An air belt device includes a first cover member and a second cover member connect to each other defining an interior surface having an interior cavity. An inflatable member is at least partially disposed within the interior cavity defined by the first cover member in a non-inflated state. The inflatable member is folded inward so a peripheral sewn portion is placed in a center portion of the first cover member.
US07896389B2	Automobile side airbag guide plate Provided is an automobile side airbag guide plate including support brackets disposed at both sides of a center pillar, fixed to an inner panel between a roof panel and a head liner, and supporting a lower part of an airbag module, wherein each of the support brackets includes a vertical part fixed to the inner panel between the roof panel and the head liner, and a horizontal support part extending from the vertical part to support the lower part of the airbag module fixed to the inner panel.
US07896385B2	Foldable wheelchair A foldable wheelchair includes a frame having a seat bottom and a seat back movable relative to the seat bottom, wherein the seat back can be moved between a folded position such that the seat back extends generally parallel to a plane defined by the seat bottom and one or more unfolded positions to provide back support to a user. The foldable wheelchair can have a leg support movable relative to the seat bottom and can be moved between an unfolded position to support a user's legs and a folded position such that the leg support extends generally parallel to said plane defined by the seat bottom. In the folded position, the seat back, seat bottom and leg support define generally parallel planes.
US07896380B2	Top cover for headset of bicycle A top cover for a headset of a bicycle includes a bottom ring, a side wall, a C-shaped clip and a fastening unit. The side wall extends upwards from the bottom ring. The C-shaped clip extends upwards from a top end of the side wall and has a through hole at each of two distal ends thereof. The fastening unit passes through the through holes of the C-shaped clip for tightening the C-shaped clip. Thus, the top cover of the present invention can enhance convenience of assembly and disassembly of the bicycle, and prevent components of the headset from getting lost during assembly and disassembly of the bicycle.
US07896378B2	Motorcycle A motorcycle with reduced fatigue due to vibrations in travel. A handle bracket is connected to an upper end of a steering shaft through a damper member, and left and right handle bodies are fixed to left and right ends of the handle bracket.
US07896377B2	Lever enhanced pedaling system with multi-speed control system A multi-speed system configured to increase the speed or decrease the pedaling effort of a lever propelled bicycle. The multi-speed system is composed of a manual control device 70, mounted on the frame close to the rider's hand placement on the handle bars, and other connected components configured to change wheel rotation per pedal. It has the ability to transfer manual force to the transmission means to change propulsion speed and effort. Depressing a control lever 2 down will allow the rider to increase in speed and lifting the control lever 2 up would allow the rider to decrease pedaling effort.

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