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US07908197B2	Systems and methods for compound risk factor sampling with integrated market and credit risk Systems and methods for generating an integrated market and credit loss distribution for the purpose of calculating one or more risk measures associated with a portfolio of instruments are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, compound risk factor sampling is performed that comprises conditionally generating multiple systemic credit driver samples for each market risk factor sample generated per time step of a simulation. There are also disclosed systems and methods for determining an optimal number of sample values for each of the market risk factors, systemic credit drivers, and optionally, idiosyncratic risk factors that would be required in order to obtain an acceptable amount of variability in the calculated risk estimates and/or to satisfy an available computational budget.
US07908195B2	System for calculating model option settlement prices A computer implemented system for calculating a cash settlement price for a Model Option Contract, an option contract that confers a contractual right that enables the option holder to force delivery of a cash settlement price that is determined by using a settlement price determination methodology that is specified in the option contract which includes a description of an option pricing model and the input values that will be used to run the option pricing model and determine the contract's cash settlement price.
US07908191B1	Method and system for tracking miles to determine traveling distance A portable computing device associated with a user for tracking mileage in a motor vehicle, including a processor, a memory, a global positioning satellite (GPS) module configured to determine a physical location of the portable computing device, a tracking application stored in the memory of the portable computing device, wherein the tracking application is configured to activate based on a movement of the portable computing device, determine whether a threshold speed is reached by the portable computing device, record a number of miles traveled by the portable computing device in the motor vehicle to obtain tracking data, and display the tracking data for reconciliation by the user, wherein the tracking application determines physical locations of the user using the GPS module, wherein reconciling data includes indicating which tracking data is business related, and wherein the recorded mileage is configured to be downloaded into a financial application.
US07908189B2	System, method, and computer program product for automatically posting transactions associated with a transaction account into a general ledger A system, method, and computer program product are used to automatically post substantially all transactions associated with a transaction account into a general ledger. Recent transaction data associated with the transaction account is received. The recent transaction data is compared (e.g., matched) to stored and categorized transaction data in the general ledger to determine a new transaction data portion of the recent transaction data. The new transaction data portion is categorized. The categorized new transaction data portion is stored in the general ledger.
US07908186B2	Distribution matrix in an allocation table A method, apparatus and program product are provided for displaying planned quantities of articles in a computerized allocation system. The method comprises displaying an allocation table having a listing of articles along one dimension and data regarding the articles along another dimension. The data regarding each article includes a total quantity of the article for all stores receiving the article. The method further includes receiving a command to switch to a distribution matrix view of the listing of articles displayed in the allocation table, and displaying the distribution matrix view including a listing of stores along one dimension and data regarding the stores along another dimension. The data regarding each store includes a quantity of each article for the store.
US07908178B2	Methods for interactive and synchronous displaying session A system for interactively displaying and distributing information. The information may relate to consumer products, any type of article of commerce, marketing and advertising layouts, floor plans, planograms or any other type of information that is capable of being illustrated graphically. A consumer engages in an Interactive Information Session with an attendant, such a help desk attendant. During the Interactive Information Session, the attendant and consumer see synchronized displays of images or animations of the information, which may be manipulated by either one of them. The attendant and the user can communicate interactively by voice or text during at least part of the Interactive Information Session. In another embodiment, two or more users of a system according to the invention can collaboratively design a product, marketing or advertising layouts, planograms, floor plans or other graphical information in an Interactive Design Session. During the session one of the users controls the design at any time. Different users may have control at different times. The users can engage in interactive voice or text communications during at least part of the Interactive Design Session.
US07908177B2	Method and system for supporting secure transactions in a peer-to-peer network At least two computer systems in a peer-to-peer network are utilized to support a secure transaction. Aspects of the present invention include allowing a shopper to create an order to purchase an item stored on a first computer system in the peer-to-peer network, and after the order is created, passing the order and control from the first computer system to a second computer system in the peer-to-peer network. The second computer system establishes a secure transaction session with the shopper, and then proceeds to process the order.
US07908175B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate and enhance personal shopping Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate personal shopping are provided. A shopping list is generated for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network. The shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase. The personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, including information about products previously purchased by each customer. The shopping list is transmitted to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list. Product information is received for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network and communicated to the customer via the communications network.
US07908174B2	Animal identification band generator apparatus and method An animal tracking system integrated with a computerized animal management system operated by a microprocessor that maintains an animal information database of a plurality of animals within the custody of an animal handing facility, veterinary, pet kennel, or other pet care facility, includes an animal label driver that selectively generates an animal identification band having information associated with a selected one of the animals printed by a printer on a first surface with an attacher such as an opposing adhesive surface for attaching to the band in association with the animal. A method for generating an animal identification band by an animal management system is disclosed.
US07908171B2	Information providing system and information providing method for providing advertisement information based on keywords associated with content The present invention provides an information providing system including an information registration unit capable of registering a front keyword for use in relation to content or content information to be provided a user terminal and back keywords set in relation to the front keyword can be registered, an advertisement registration unit capable of registering advertisement information for use in relation to the back keyword and an information providing unit capable of providing the advertisement information to the user terminal. The advertisement registration unit is capable of selecting specific advertisement information through an auction transaction. The information providing unit is capable of displaying keyword buttons enabling keyword selection in a display screen at the user terminal.
US07908170B2	System and method for facilitating commercial transactions An electronic fund transfer system that provides vital marketing information to participating merchants and purchasing records to customers while offering the most efficient and effective system to deliver the best terms and conditions for the products and services requested by customers. The system includes an electronic funds transfer card that can be used as a debit or charge card to purchase goods and services. At checkout, the system operates invisibly to the consumer and the cashier. Approval of the transaction operates similarly to a conventional debit card or credit card. All discounts are managed by the data clearinghouse which receives consumer data and merchant data. The clearinghouse communicates with the financial institution and forwards a statement which displays the accumulated discounts to the consumer.
US07908168B2	Systems and methods wherein a security deposit facilitates a transaction in which a benefit is applied in exchange for performance of a task Methods, computer readable media and systems are described wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. In an embodiment, a process includes receiving an indication that a customer is interested in making a purchase during a transaction from a merchant, and transmitting an offer for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer and a security deposit. The task is associated with a subsidy provider other than the merchant. The method also includes providing the offer to the customer, receiving the security deposit, applying the benefit to the transaction before performance of the task, and returning at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer based on the performance of the task. For example, a subsidy provider may offer to apply a subsidy amount to a transaction involving the purchase of a lawn mower in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer such as test driving a new car. It is also arranged for the customer to provide a security deposit. When the customer performs the task by test driving the car, arrangements are then made to return at least a portion of the security deposit to the customer.
US07908167B1	System and method for analysis of project variances Disclosed herein is a variance tracking report that provides a new and useful view of an enterprise's financial status. The variance tracking report may indicate variances from a planned work schedule and be used to explain any variances between projected and actual earnings as well as variances in project milestone dates. Further, the variance tracking report may show how current and past changes to the enterprise will impact future projections so the enterprise can give a clear indication of how any variances are being corrected. The plurality of views of the variance tracking report may also be analyzed in order to determine where variances are occurring on an enterprise level, a business unit level, an organization level, and a project level. Targeted action may then be taken on specific projects or enterprise methodologies in order to reduce and/or eliminate the variances.
US07908162B2	Method of delegating activity in service oriented architectures using continuations A computer implemented method of delegating activities in a service oriented architecture of distributed computing systems. An activity specification is defined. The activity specification contains a set of service invocations. The activity specification is transformed into continuation passing style to form an activity. The activity is then executed using an activity execution engine.
US07908160B2	System and method for producing audit trails Business Processes handle business transactions. The life cycle of a transaction is controlled by state of the process and events. Events represent information exchange between systems. The states determine when the exchange should take place.Key issues are to identify whether a transaction is anomalous and if so, determining the trace to the root causeTo detect anomalies, current approaches evaluate transaction data statistically. To validate whether the transaction is indeed anomalous requires significant storage, processing power and human resources.The new approach audits events as they happen against the business process definition. Events that do not follow the right sequences and conditions of the process definition are identified to be anomalous. The generated audit trail traces the root cause of the transaction anomaly.Businesses can now protect or re-engineer their strategic business processes using audit trail traces.
US07908155B2	System for collecting, storing, presenting and analyzing immunization data having remote stations in communication with a vaccine and disease database over a network A system is provided for collecting and storing immunization and disease data. Immunization mobile stations (IMSs) are provided with a software application to facilitate the collection of patient information such as biographical data, previous vaccination data, medical history, medications in use, occupation, administration of recent vaccination, disease symptoms and the like. IMSs synchronize the patient information with information stored in a database maintained at a data center that is accessible to different groups of personnel based on different privileges defined at the data center and security measures. Patients can access electronic patient records created by the IMSs, and stored at the IMSs and/or a local server and eventually at the data center, via telephone or computer (e.g., via web browser). IMSs can capture and store images of vaccination and disease symptom sites on patients. The database allows for vaccination and disease tracking and disease control. The IMSs can be provided with a vaccination recommendation engine to determine if a patient is eligible for a vaccination and electronic patient consent forms, and are programmable to track adverse events and create follow-up reports after a vaccine is administered.
US07908144B2	Information processing system and information processing method A framework is provided which performs location-based analysis using an individual feature such as a stress level obtained based on biological information. An information processing system includes an acquisition unit which acquires frequency power information of a voice inputted at a mobile terminal having a voice communication function, and position information of a base station device that relayed voice communication of the mobile terminal when the voice was inputted; a storage unit which stores the acquired frequency power information and the acquired position information in association with each other; an acceptance unit which accepts designation of an area; and an output unit which identifies the position information related to the designated area, acquires the frequency power information associated with the identified position information with reference to the storage unit, obtains a stress level of a user of the mobile terminal in the designated area based on frequency power information of a frequency greater than or equal to a threshold value within the acquired frequency power information, and outputs the stress level in association with the designated area.
US07908135B2	Music-piece classification based on sustain regions Audio data representative of a music piece is converted into data components in respective different frequency bands for every unit time interval to generate time frequency data pieces assigned to the respective different frequency bands. From the generated time frequency data pieces, detection is made as to each sustain region in which an effective data component in one of the frequency bands continues to occur during a reference time interval or longer. A feature quantity is calculated from at least one of (1) a number of the detected sustain regions and (2) magnitudes of the effective data components in the detected sustain regions. The music piece is classified in response to the calculated feature quantity.
US07908132B2	Writing assistance using machine translation techniques A system is configured to provide writing assistance within a monolingual input environment based on statistical machine translation techniques typically utilized to translate from an input language to a different target language.
US07908128B2	Method for modeling a tire model and simulation method Modeling a tire model used for a computer simulation of a pneumatic tire with a toroidal main body and a tread pattern by setting a three-dimensional main body model by dividing the main body by an integer M not less than 2 equally in a circumferential direction of the tire using a finite number of elements, setting a three-dimensional pattern model by dividing the tread pattern by an integer M greater than N equally in the circumferential direction of the tire using a finite number of elements, coupling the pattern model with the main body model while aligning each tire rotation axis to make a three-dimensional tire model, and correcting by moving nodal points existing on a radially outer surface of the pattern model such that a thickness of the pattern model measured from a radially outer surface of the main body model in a normal direction becomes constant.
US07908127B2	Method and system for scheduling a stream of products in a manufacturing environment by using a simulation process By simulating a manufacturing environment on the basis of appropriate simulation models, a schedule may be established in which process restrictions, tool availability and product entity status are automatically taken into consideration. Moreover, by estimating the process flow efficiency provided by a simulated time progression of the process flow in the environment, an optimized schedule may be established, which may be accomplished by identifying less efficient product entities and re-scheduling one or more product entities in order to obtain an enhanced process flow efficiency. The technique of the present invention may be advantageously applied to the processing of advanced mass products requiring sophisticated process tools and process sequences, such as the processing of semiconductor devices.
US07908124B2	Designing system of DC superconducting cable Provided is a designing system for designing a DC superconducting cable comprising a conductor layer and an outer-conductor layer arranged outside the conductor layer through an electrical insulation layer, the designing system comprising: First correlation-calculation means for calculating the relationship between a ratio Xf and a contraction amount Cf, the ratio Xf being a ratio between the winding diameter and the winding pitch of a superconducting wire constituting the conductor layer, and the contraction amount Cf being capable of absorbing the thermal contraction of the superconducting wire due to cooling; Second correlation-calculation means for calculating the relationship between the ratio Xf and a use quantity ratio Ufx of the superconducting wire in the conductor layer per unit length of the cable; and First selection means for extracting, from the calculation results of First correlation-calculation means and Second correlation-calculation means, data of the winding diameter and the winding pitch of the superconducting wire, the data enabling satisfying a given contraction amount Cfs and the use quantity ratio Ufxs of the superconducting wire.
US07908120B2	Method and device for the evaluation of a quality of a signal A method is provided for evaluating quantity PQ representing a quality, as perceived by a recipient, of a signal OFx carrying data representing at least one stimulus intended to be produced on said recipient. The method includes a step of quantification of parameters Sqm and Tqm representing a spatial quality and a temporal quality of the signal, and a step of weighting during which a weighted product of the parameters Sqm and Tqm is computed and raised to a power C strictly below one. The method can be used to take account of a correlation that will be made by a person exposed to the stimulus between its spatial and temporal qualities, in applying an automatic technique in real time.
US07908115B2	Plasma sensors and related methods Plasma sensors, systems and related methods are described. An example method for predicting an event includes providing a carrier signal across two electrodes and forming a plasma between the two electrodes. The example method also includes measuring a modulated signal from the plasma, manipulating the modulated signal to produce a value and comparing the value to a threshold. Finally, the example method includes determining the likelihood of the event based on the comparison.
US07908111B2	Sensor and method for measuring position and speed A sensor for detecting the position and speed of a part mobile along at least one measurement direction includes an estimator (38) adapted to provide estimation of position and speed based on a displacement model of the target during a period of observation Tobs, the model relating the position of the target at a time t included in the period of observation Tobs, at least to the position and the speed to be estimated.
US07908106B2	Apparatus for correcting position and attitude information of camera and method thereof Provided is an apparatus for precisely correcting position and attitude information of a camera by analyzing image information received through a three line scanner in operation of the camera obtaining the position and attitude information from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and an Inertial Navigation System (INS), and a method thereof. The method for correcting position and attitude information of a camera includes the steps of: a) calculating the position of the camera by using the GNSS; b) calculating the attitude of the camera by using the INS; c) generating the position and attitude correction information of the camera by analyzing an image received through a three line scanner mounted in the camera; and d) receiving a feedback of the position and attitude correction information in the GNSS and the INS.
US07908105B2	Measurement system for correcting overlay measurement error A measurement system and a measurement method, which can obtain a measurement value close to a true value considering an overlay measurement error according to a higher order regression analysis model, is disclosed. The measurement system and the measurement method provide a technique for determining optimal positions of shots to be measured using an optimal experimental design. When the regression analysis model and the number of shots to be measured are determined in advance, a method is used for determining an optimal number of shots to be measured according to the regression analysis model and process dispersion using a confidence interval estimating method.
US07908103B2	System and methods for determining masking signals for applying empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and for demodulating intrinsic mode functions obtained from application of EMD A computer-implemented method of signal processing is provided. The method includes generating one or more masking signals based upon a computed Fourier transform of a received signal. The method further includes determining one or more intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) of the received signal by performing a masking-signal-based empirical mode decomposition (EMD) using the at least one masking signal.
US07908100B2	Power consumption analyzing apparatus and power consumption analyzing method A power consumption analyzing apparatus has a clock gating cell detector configured to detect a clock gating cell which is not present in RTL data but present in a gate-level netlist, a test bench description generation unit configured to add a description concerning the clock gating cell, a monitor signal generation unit configured to specify a monitor signal used for power consumption analysis from the RTL data, an RTL simulation unit configured to execute operational simulation of the target circuit, a monitor unit configured to detect a logic of the monitor signal during the execution of the operational simulation, and a power consumption analysis unit configured to analyze power consumption.
US07908099B2	Leak detection method and associated valve and fuel system Method of detecting a leak in a fuel system comprising a fuel tank and an orifice with a controlled section between the tank and the atmosphere, according to which a) the controlled section is set to a value Al at a time T1 and a pressure differential Δp1 between the inside of the tank and the atmosphere is measured at least after an interval of time ΔT from T1, for a constant fuel flow out of the tank; b) the controlled section is set to a value A2 at a time T2 and a pressure differential Δp2 between the inside of the tank and the atmosphere is measured at least after the same interval of time ΔT from T2, for the same constant fuel flow; c) a ratio of the pressure differentials Δp1 and Δp2 is computed and is compared to a reference pressure differential ratio ΔpL obtained with the same fuel system but comprising a calibrated leak.
US07908094B2	Method for preparing maltogenic alpha-amylase variants The inventors have modified the amino acid sequence of a maltogenic alpha-amylase to obtain variants with improved properties, based on the three-dimensional structure of the maltogenic alpha-amylase Novamyl. The variants have altered physicochemical properties, e.g. an altered pH optimum, improved thermostability, increased specific activity, an altered cleavage pattern or an increased ability to reduce retrogradation of starch or staling of bread.
US07908093B2	Mass spectrometer and method for enhancing resolution of mass spectra A mass spectrometer comprises an ion detector, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a sample adjuster, and an adder. The A/D converter is configured to generate digital samples representing an analog signal received from the ion detector during a mass scan. The adder is configured to sum the samples with corresponding unsuppressed samples representing analog signals received from the ion detector during previous mass scans, the summed samples defining a mass spectrum. The sample adjuster is configured to identify a peak defined by the samples and to suppress all but one of the samples defining the identified peak to enhance resolution of a peak in the mass spectrum.
US07908092B2	Chemical sensor array evaluation method A method for identifying a chemical substance from a set of output states provided by a chemical sensor array being exposed to the chemical substance, the method including: selecting, with an evaluation circuit, from a set of class descriptions for different chemical substances a first class description and one or more further class descriptions, wherein the first class description is related to a first chemical substance and a further class description is related to a further chemical substance; and estimating, with one or more estimating units, a first likelihood value and one or more further likelihood values, wherein the first likelihood value represents a probability that the set of output states corresponds to the first class description, and a respective further likelihood value represents a probability that the set of output states corresponds to a respective further class description.
US07908085B2	Method for acquiring and processing magnetometric data by local updates in real time The invention concerns a method for acquiring and processing magnetometric data for representing on an at least two-dimensional map magnetometric characteristics of a geographical zone including a step of measuring the intensity of a magnetic field (1) on a geographical zone producing a set of magnetometric data of intensity B(s), a step of computing 2D interpolation (3), a step of computing reduction at the poles (5) and a step of computing an analytical signal (7). The invention is characterized in that it includes sectioning the map of magnetic disturbances into a matrix of pixels, a step of locally updating in real time the map of magnetic anomalies, a step of locally updating in real time the map of 2D interpolation by applying the 2D interpolation calculation in the neighborhood of the updated pixel, a step of locally updating in real time the 2D map of reduction at the poles and a step of locally updating in real time the 2D map of the analytical signal.
US07908082B2	Methods and systems for displaying airport moving map information Methods and systems for presenting a current position of a vehicle on a moving map display are provided. The method includes determining a current position and a path of travel of the vehicle, determining a current position of at least one of a second vehicle, an object, and an area of interest wherein determining a current position of the second vehicle includes determining a path of travel of the second vehicle, and displaying a depiction of the vehicle and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at a first range setting. The method further includes automatically changing from the first range setting to a second range setting based on at least one of an approach autorange activation, an offscale traffic activation, and an offscale object or area of interest autorange activation, and displaying the ownship depiction and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at the second range setting.
US07908066B2	Powertrain of a motor vehicle and method for controlling said powertrain The power train (1) includes a controlled drive source (3), a clutch (6), an automatically shifting transmission (7) and a data transmission device (2). The power train contains an additional drive source (12) and is fitted with a control system by means of which a correction value (K pid) for the drive source torque is generated on the basis of the comparison of the actual behavior of the drive train with a modeled behavior of a drive train fitted with a hydrodynamic torque converter. The behavior of a torque converter is simulated by a regulating circuit (21-27).
US07908064B2	Optimal selection of input torque considering battery utilization for a hybrid electric vehicle A preferred input torque for a hybrid powertrain is determined within a solution space of feasible input torques in accordance with a plurality of powertrain system constraints that results in a minimum overall powertrain system loss. System power losses and battery utilization costs are calculated at feasible input torques and a solution for the input torque corresponding to the minimum total powertrain system loss is converged upon to determine the preferred input torque.
US07908061B2	Opening/closing member control apparatus and method A control apparatus for a power window device stores a speed control start position that is set between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and a speed control end position that is set adjacently to the fully open position. While driving a windowpane in a direction toward the fully open position, the control apparatus reduces a motor output after the windowpane reaches the speed control start position until it reaches the speed control end position. The control apparatus de-energizes a motor when the windowpane reaches the speed control end position. The speed control end position is set at a position, from which the windowpane cannot reach the fully open position with its movement speed at the time the motor is de-energized.
US07908059B2	Motor vehicle having a preventive action protection system A motor vehicle, such as a passenger car, having a preventive action protection system is provided, which includes safety devices which are actuated as a function of features which are based on input variables from a safety sensor system in a data evaluation and control device, wherein, when a critical driving state is detected, the data evaluation and control device actuates at least one safety device which is assigned to the driving state. The features are each assigned a specific weighting relating to the criticality of the driving state.
US07908048B2	Control system for a work machine and method for controlling a hydraulic cylinder A control system for a work machine is provided, which system includes an electric machine, a hydraulic machine and at least one hydraulic cylinder. The electric machine is connected in a driving manner to the hydraulic machine. The hydraulic machine is connected to a piston side of the hydraulic cylinder via a first line and a piston-rod side of the hydraulic cylinder via a second line. The hydraulic machine is adapted to be driven by the electric machine and supply the hydraulic cylinder with pressurized hydraulic fluid from a tank in a first operating state and to be driven by a hydraulic fluid flow from the hydraulic cylinder and drive the electric machine in a second operating state.
US07908042B2	Methods and apparatus for wireless upload and download of aircraft data A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus. The method includes wirelessly communicating download data for one avionics unit from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft; automatically switching a communication path from the aircraft data services link to the avionics unit responsive to the download data; and electronically communicating the download data from the data communication apparatus to the avionics unit via the automatically switched communication path.
US07908037B2	Pre-programmed energy management ballast or driver A pre-programmed energy saving ballast or driver is presented, having a pre-defined energy profile to which the output power is controlled in accordance with the current time ascertained from the input power connection via simplex clock information or from received broadcast time signals, and which allows a user to select from a number of pre-programmed profiles and/or to modify and store user-defined energy profiles.
US07908036B2	Power production control system and method A control system for an energy production facility includes a plant controller for receiving an indication of a measured power output of the energy production facility that includes power generators and produces output signals. The system also includes a processing unit operably coupled to the plant controller and responsive to executable computer instructions when executed on the processing unit cause the plant controller to: create an output signal that causes an energy storage device to discharge in the event power reserves of the power generators can not met the requested ramp down rate; and create an output signal that causes the energy storage device to charge up in the event that the power capability of the power generators can meet the requested ramp down rate.
US07908031B2	Means in a reverse vending machine (RVM) for receiving, handling, sorting and storing returnable items or objects The reverse vending machine (RVM) receives, handles, sorts, and stores returnable items or objects. The RVM includes an item supporting, rotating, sorting and conveyor unit, an upright storage chamber for such items, a safety apparatus to avoid operational hazards, a camera aided detection device for detecting at least one of a bar code on and other characteristics, e.g. contour, of an item, a simplified token system, and a drive system with a releasable power coupling for operating the sorting device and a further storage device.
US07908029B2	Processing storage devices A storage device processing system that includes at least one automated transporter, at least one rack accessible by the at least one automated transporter, and multiple test slots housed by the at least one rack. Each test slot is configured to receive a storage device for testing. The storage device processing system includes a conveyor arranged in a loop around and being accessible by the at least one automated transporter. The conveyor receives and transports the storage device thereon. The at least one automated transporter is configured to transfer the storage device between the conveyor and one of the test slots of the at least one rack.
US07908015B2	Subcutaneously implantable lead including distal fixation mechanism A subcutaneously implantable lead includes a coil disposed along a portion of the lead, and a lead tip coupled to a distal end of the lead. The lead tip includes at least one component that is movable relative to the distal end of the lead and configured to anchor the lead tip in subcutaneous tissue.
US07908012B2	Cochlear implant fitting system A method comprises adjusting baseline auditory stimulation parameters of a cochlear implant on a living body and providing auditory electrical stimulation to a living body via electrodes of the cochlear implant in combination with adjusting the auditory stimulation parameters of the cochlear implant to the living body in real time, retaining a database of used auditory stimulation parameters for a patient and selecting, in real time, from the database a desired one of the stimulation parameters that produces desired hearing percepts in a patient.
US07908010B2	Retinal prosthesis with side mounted inductive coil The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an inductive coil mounted to the side of the eye by means of a strap around the eye. This allows for close coupling to an external coil and movement of the entire implanted portion with movement of the eye ball.
US07908001B2	Automatic multi-level therapy based on morphologic organization of an arrhythmia Methods and systems for selecting tachyarrhythmia therapy based on the morphological organization level of the arrhythmia are described. Morphological organization levels of arrhythmias are associated with cardiac therapies. The morphological organization levels are related to cardiac signal morphologies of the arrhythmias. An arrhythmia episode is detected and the morphological organization level of the arrhythmia episode is determined. A cardiac therapy associated with the morphological organization level of the arrhythmia episode is delivered to treat the arrhythmia. For example, the morphological organization levels may be associated with the cardiac therapies based on one or more of retrospective database analysis, patient therapy tolerance, and physician input. The associations may be static or may be dynamically adjusted based on therapy efficacy.
US07908000B2	Transmucosal electrical stimulation Apparatus is provided for modifying a property of a brain of a subject, including at least one electrode, configured to be positioned in a vicinity of a mucous membrane of a palate of an oral cavity of the subject. A control unit is configured to drive the electrode to apply an electrical current to the mucous membrane, and to configure the current to be capable of inducing an increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) of the subject. Other embodiments are also described.
US07907998B2	Bio-impedance apparatus and method A method of determining an impedance of at least one lung of a patient having an implanted pacemaker that comprises first and second leads and a case, the method comprising: a) using the leads and the case to acquire at least a first and a second impedance measurement responsive to impedance of the patient's chest that are at least partially independent; and b) using the impedance measurements to determine the impedance of at least one of the lungs substantially independently of impedance of the other lung.
US07907982B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device at least includes a main body, a sliding cover, and an elastic assembly. The main body includes at least one sliding rod package. The sliding cover is disposed on the main body and is slidable between a closed position and a full-open position, and at least comprises one sliding rod. The sliding rods are slidably inserted into the sliding rod packages. The elastic assembly is connected to both the main body and the sliding cover to control the sliding cover at the closed position or the full-open position.
US07907978B2	Mobile terminal A folding mobile telephone includes a 2-axis hinge unit. The end portion of the 2-axis hinge unit is constantly exposed outside the mobile telephone. The exposed portion includes input elements. The input elements can be, for example, a pointing device. The pointing device can be operated regardless of the positions of the housings of the communications terminal. The telephone includes position detection elements for detecting the relative positions of the housings. The control unit can control the operation of the terminal based on the relative positions of the housings. The position detection elements includes a magnet and a magnetic sensor. The input elements can be a fingerprint sensor.
US07907973B2	Communication system for controlling directivity based on signal quality A directivity control section 103 performs weight control over a received signal using channel estimation and optimum weights, performs processing such as generation of the received signal and generates a plurality of weight-controlled transmission signals. A received signal demodulation section 104 extracts an SIR measurement result from the received signal. A scheduler section 105 decides which terminal should be assigned to a channel to be adaptively modulated from the SIR measurement result and at the same time decides the modulation multi-valued number and coding rate of the signal to the terminal. A transmission signal generation section 106 modulates a transmission signal such as a reference signal or packet data. A directivity switching instruction section 107 controls switching between directivities so as to maintain the same directivity after the reference signal is transmitted with a directivity until packet data is transmitted with a directivity. This makes it possible to receive packet data with high quality, improve efficiency of a radio frequency band and maximize communication path utilization efficiency.
US07907971B2	Optimized directional antenna system A method of operating a wireless access point having a configurable antenna system includes determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a second configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the second configuration, determining a viable set of antenna configurations for which the signal quality metric of each of the stations meets a minimum criteria and configuring the configurable antenna system to a configuration in the viable set when the wireless access point is not transmitting.
US07907970B2	Providing quality of service for various traffic flows in a communications environment The claimed subject matter relates to providing appropriate QoS treatment to one or more traffic flows associated with a terminal, wherein the QoS treatment is defined within a profile assigned to the terminal and implemented when the terminal requests access to a network. An access mode can receive identifying indicia associated with the terminal and relays such indicia to an authentication and authorization server (AAS). The AAS can thereafter provide the access node with a profile that defines QoS treatment to associate with one or more traffic flows related to the terminal.
US07907960B1	Method and apparatus for adjusting feedback of a remote unit Methods and apparatus implementing spatial processing in a remote unit. In general, in one aspect, the present invention provides a remote unit, that includes a plurality of antennas and a spatial processing unit coupled to the plurality of antennas. The remote unit also includes a performance determination unit to determine a performance of the remote unit and a feedback adjustment unit to adjust feedback transmitted from the remote unit to a device, wherein the adjusted feedback accounts for performance associated with the spatial processing unit.
US07907953B2	Access method for conditional access audio/video content A method that allows the optimization of the consumption of conditional access content in order to guarantee less vulnerable right messages involves three steps: the selection by the user of a content and the indication of this interest to said management center; the sending of a notification message containing or indicating the access authorisation message shortly before the broadcast of said content and storage of this authorisation message; and the sending of the content itself and the use of the data of the authorisation message in order to access the data of the content. There may be a fourth stage, namely the validation of the authorisation message by the user. This validation is executed in general at the time of the reception of the content or alternatively the user confirms their intention to purchase.
US07907949B2	Radio communication system, adjacent station information management method for this system, and management apparatus therefor Adjacent station information of various base stations communicating using CDMA is automatically updated.A maintenance apparatus (30) includes a protocol message acquisition unit (33) for acquiring protocol messages transmitted between each base station and a mobile terminal 1; a protocol message storage area (36) for storing the protocol messages; a base station information acquisition unit (34) for acquiring base station information of every base station; a base station information storage area (37) for storing the base station information of all the base stations; and an information update instruction unit (35). The information update instruction unit (35) extracts a Route Update message at the time of hard handoff from the protocol message storage area (36), and uses communication characteristic information of a handoff candidate base station included in that message, in order to specify the handoff candidate base station among base stations whose base station information is stored in the base station information storage area (37). The information update instruction unit (35) instructs the handoff source base station to add the information on the specified handoff candidate base station to its adjacent station information.
US07907948B2	Providing anonymity to a mobile node in a session with a correspondent node A method, a correspondent node and a mobile node provide anonymity and unlinkability to a mobile node in a session with a correspondent node. Sequence values, calculated based on secret data, are added to updates sent from the mobile node towards the correspondent node and are used by the correspondent node to authenticate updates from the mobile node. A home address of the mobile node is not explicitly disclosed. An expected care-of address is calculated at the correspondent node and used by the correspondent node to send data packets to the mobile node.
US07907946B2	Circuit and method for acquiring a more-preferred system identification (SID) element A circuit (10) to acquire a more-preferred stored SID element (62) includes memory (20) and logic circuitry (30). The memory (20) stores a roaming list (60), such as a PRL, that includes a plurality of SID elements ranked according to an order of preference including at least one more-preferred stored SID element (62) and at least one less-preferred stored SID element (64). The logic circuitry (30) is coupled to the memory (20) and performs a first more-preferred SID acquisition sequence (80) and then second more-preferred SID acquisition sequence (82). The second more-preferred SID acquisition sequence (82) includes repeatedly attempting acquisition of the at least one more-preferred stored SID element (62) during the second more-preferred SID acquisition sequence (82) while also attempting to acquire the at least one less-preferred SID element (64) if desired.
US07907936B2	Communication system, wireless-communication device, and control method therefor A wireless-communication device performing mutual authentication between the wireless-communication device and a different wireless-communication device by using an authentication server includes a communication-setting-data-retention unit retaining communication-setting data including a first metric corresponding to the path to the authentication server, as a self-authentication-server metric, a signal-reception unit receiving a predetermined signal transmitted from the different wireless-communication device, the predetermined signal including a second metric corresponding to the path from the different wireless-communication device to the authentication server, as a nonself-authentication-server metric, and a control unit determining the wireless-communication device to be a supplicant when the self-authentication-server metric is better than the nonself-authentication-server metric, and determining the wireless-communication device to be an authenticator when the self-authentication-server metric is worse than the nonself-authentication-server metric.
US07907930B2	Emergency alert system distribution to mobile wireless towers In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining an object associated with a host server and determining if the object includes an indication that identifies a first zone. The method also includes identifying a message contained in the object if the object includes the indication that identifies the first zone, and creating a formatted notification if the object includes the indication. The formatted notification includes a representation of the message. Finally, the method includes broadcasting the formatted notification within a network.
US07907926B2	Method and system for utilizing an antenna for frequency modulation (FM) communication, near field communication (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) Aspects of a method and system for utilizing a frequency modulation (FM) antenna for near field communication (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) are presented. Aspects of a system for utilizing an FM antenna for NFC and RFID may include a tuning control block that enables configuration of at least one capacitor array to control a frequency for reception of signals. A processor may enable configuration of an antenna for the reception of signals wherein the frequency for the received signals is utilized for FM signal reception, and at least one of: NFC signal reception, and RFID signal reception.
US07907917B1	Method and system for wireless bridging A wireless communication link is established between a mobile station and a landline station, independently of the landline and wireless telecommunications networks. The mobile station, while engaged in a call via a wireless telecommunications network, may wirelessly transmit a bridging signal to a transceiver, in order to include the landline station in the call independently of the landline telecommunications network. While the landline station is engaged in a call via the landline telecommunications network, the transceiver may wirelessly transmit a bridging signal to the mobile station, in order to include the mobile station in the call independently of the wireless telecommunications network.
US07907914B2	Transmission rate control method and radio base station To prevent consecutive transmission of a relative transmission rate control channel (RGCH) including a “Down” command and minimize deterioration in the service quality due to “Down” commands from non-serving cells, a transmission rate control method controls, at a mobile station, a transmission rate of uplink user data by using a first relative transmission rate control channel received from a serving cell and a second relative transmission rate control channel received from a non-serving cell. In the transmission rate control method, a maximum frequency of transmitting the second relative transmission rate control channel which includes a down command for instructing to decrease the transmission rate of the uplink user data is a value fixed in a mobile communication system or a value notified by a radio network controller.
US07907906B2	Mobile station The present invention, focusing on the fact that sometimes the channel (HS-SCCH) which notifies that data is to be transmitted will be received but it will be misdetected that there was a notification addressed to the receiving station, is to effectively utilize the channel (HS-SCCH) via which notification is conducted even in cases where the reception result is transmitted repeatedly. An HSDPA-compatible mobile station which, upon detecting that a message addressed to that mobile station was transmitted via HS-SCCH, receives the corresponding HS-PDSCH sub-frame, and which, when transmitting the reception result, repeats the transmission of said reception result n times, said mobile station being characterized in that it comprises a control unit which provides control such that reception processing is performed on the second sub-frame that comes next after the first sub-frame of HS-SCCH on which said detection was performed.
US07907902B2	Semiconductor device Of a wireless communication system, an RF tag which can operate normally even when a communication distance is extremely short, like the case where the RF tag is in contact with a reader/writer, whereby the reliability is improved. The RF tag which communicates data by wireless communication includes a comparison circuit which compares electric power supplied from outside with reference electric power and a protection circuit portion which is operated when the electric power supplied from outside is higher than the reference electric power in the comparison circuit.
US07907899B1	RFID tags having a rectifier circuit including a dual-terminal rectifier device Apparatus and method for generating a rectified output signal in a RFID tag from first and second alternating signals. A dual-terminal rectifier device has first and second input terminals to which the first and second alternating signals are applied, and further has a gate configured to form a conductive channel to electrically couple the first and second input terminals to the output terminal in response to a gate voltage. The dual-terminal rectifier device is configured to rectify a combination of the alternating input signals applied to the input terminals of the semiconductor device to generate a rectified output signal at an output terminal.
US07907898B2	Asynchronous inter-piconet routing Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve wireless communications wherein a process, module or communications terminal is capable of engaging in intra-piconet communications. The process, module or communications terminal may also be used to detect a pilot signal from a foreign terminal, and establish a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal to support communications if the pilot signal is below a threshold.
US07907897B2	Data carrier with modification means for modifying the load period In a data carrier (1), there are provided modification means (19) for modifying, as a function of the distance between the data carrier (1) and the base station (4), the ratio of the duration of a load period (TB) to the duration of an off-load period (TE), at which ratio the data carrier (1) load-modulates the electromagnetic field (HF) generated by a base station (4).
US07907895B2	Electric field sensor device, transceiver, positional information obtaining system and information input system When a human hand (100) holds a transceiver (3a), the hand holds a bottom of an external wall surface and a side of the external wall surface of an insulating case (33). Therefore, a transmitting and receiving electrode (105) and an insulating film (107) cover not only the bottom of the external wall surface but also the side of the external wall surface of the insulating case (33). A first ground electrode (131), a second ground electrode (161), and a third ground electrode (163) are attached to upper portions of the internal wall surface of the insulating case (33) apart from the transmitting and receiving electrode (105). An insulating foam member (7a) is interposed between the insulating case (33) and a transceiver main body (30), and an insulating foam member (7b) is interposed between the transceiver main body (30) and a battery (6).
US07907891B2	Physical layer repeater utilizing real time measurement metrics and adaptive antenna array to promote signal integrity and amplification Embodiments of a repeater environment can be operative to deploy a feedback cancellation loop that is adaptively coupled with an antenna array such that a selected metric can be applied to the antenna array and feedback cancellation loop combination to improve signal integrity and amplification. Illustratively, the feedback cancellation loop of the exemplary repeater can be adapted by a metric that operatively adapts weights provided by performing a selected linear algebra technique to the feedback cancellation loop such that the metric can be indicative of the level of transmitter signal present at a receive and can be derived based on performing a correlation between the transmitted signal and the receiver signal. Further, operatively, the exemplary repeater can maintain a delay sufficient to preferably ensure that transmitted signal is de-correlated with the desired receiver signal, and time aligned and correlated with the feedback leakage signal.
US07907890B2	Mobile communication system, transmitting station, receiving station, relay station, communication path determining method, and communication path determining program Provided is a mobile communication system capable of determining a communication path to implement fast communication by multihop connection. A mobile communication system (1) comprises a mobile station (10), at least one relay station (30), and a base station (20) and implements packet transmission from the mobile station (10) to the base station (20) through a communication path with an intermediary of at least one relay station (30) or through a communication path without an intermediary of a relay station. The mobile communication system (1) is provided with a communication path determiner for determining a communication path with a largest communication speed or a communication path satisfying a required line quality, based on interference levels of respective signals received at a relay station (30) constituting a communication path between the transmitting station and the receiving station, and at the base station (20).
US07907884B2	Cleaning member and image forming apparatus A cleaning member is elastically forced on a bearing surface, for cleaning off particles from the bearing surface by a movement of the bearing surface relative to the cleaning member. In particular, the cleaning member has first and second portions capable of forming first and second ramps having first and second acute internal angles on upstream and downstream sides of a contact region with respect to a moving direction of the bearing surface, respectively, the contact region being defined between the cleaning member and the bearing surface when the cleaning member is forced on the bearing surface.
US07907881B2	Transfer-fixing device, image forming apparatus, and transfer-fixing method The transfer-fixing device includes an image carrier, a pressing member, a heater, and an electrical field generator. The image carrier carries a toner image. The pressing member presses against the image carrier to form a transfer-fixing nip between the pressing member and the image carrier. The heater heats the toner image carried by the image carrier so that a temperature of the toner image is not higher than Tm +10 degrees centigrade when a toner softening point is Tm degrees centigrade. The electrical field generator forms a transfer electrical field at the transfer-fixing nip.
US07907875B2	Developer cartridge and developing device A developer cartridge includes a cartridge cabinet configured to accommodate developer. The cartridge cabinet includes a cartridge-side opening that allows communication between an inside of the cartridge cabinet and an outside of the cartridge cabinet, and a slope provided at a lower edge of the cartridge-side opening, the slope inclining in a direction crossing a horizontal direction when the cartridge-side opening is oriented in a horizontal direction.
US07907874B2	Development device, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the device A development device includes: a development unit which includes a developer housing room in which developer composed of toner and carrier is housed, sets a developer agitating and transporting member in the developer housing room, and sets a developer bearing member which can bear and transport the developer agitated and transported by the developer agitating and transporting member; and a toner supply unit which includes a toner supply room in which at least supply toner is housed, sets a toner transporting member in the toner supply room, and communicates the toner supply room with the developer housing room of the development unit through a toner supply port, wherein the toner supply port of the toner supply unit opens so that its lower end is located in the lower position than the surface position of the developer housed in the developer housing room.
US07907872B2	Imprinting apparatus and an image formation apparatus An imprinting unit is disclosed where a driving current provided to a driving motor is temporarily increased from normal operations in sync with a shock generated when a recording medium enters and leaves a nip.
US07907868B2	Image-forming device and process cartridge configured to be installed in and removed therefrom An image forming device includes a casing having a guide, image forming portions configured to form images on a recording medium, and a drawer configured to be installed in and withdrawn from the casing along the guide in a first direction for installation and in a second direction for withdrawal opposite the first direction. The drawer may include a housing configured to house each image forming portion, a projecting portion coupled to the housing and protruding in the first direction, and a support portion coupled to the projecting portion. An engagement of the support portion with the guide regulates movement of the drawer upward or downward during installation and withdrawal.
US07907867B2	Creep resistant cleaning device and image forming device having the same There is provided a cleaning device capable of maintaining a sufficient cleaning effect by preventing creep deformation of a cleaning member. The cleaning device of the present invention for cleaning a transfer body in an image forming apparatus includes a first cleaning member whose top end is brought into pressure contact with the transfer body, and a second cleaning member which is placed downstream from the first cleaning member with respect to a moving direction of the transfer body and whose top end is brought into pressure contact with the transfer body, wherein the second cleaning member is provided rotatably with respect to the first cleaning member.
US07907865B2	Image forming device capable of preventing wear to electrodes An image forming device includes an image-bearing unit and a unit accommodating section. The image-bearing unit includes a plurality of image forming unit each having an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. The image-bearing unit is detachably accommodated in the unit accommodating section by being inserted in a first direction. The image-bearing unit includes a first support member extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and a first receiving electrode disposed on the first support member. The first receiving electrode receives electric power to be supplied to the image forming units. The unit accommodating section includes a first supplying electrode that contacts the first receiving electrode and supplies the electric power to the first receiving electrode.
US07907864B2	High voltage power controlling apparatus of image forming apparatus including multiple DC power supplies A high voltage power controlling apparatus of an image forming apparatus includes a DC (direct current) power controller connected to a plurality of DC supplies to output DC power at respective predetermined levels. A plurality of AC (alternating current) power controllers control output AC power to overlap the power output from the DC supplies, respectively.
US07907862B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, program, and storage medium In order to determine the image quality of an encoded image in consideration of the printing characteristic of an output apparatus (e.g., a copying machine and a printer), the image forming apparatus has an intermediate formation unit for forming dots that are based on dot data making up an encoded image on an intermediate transfer body, and a decision unit for deciding whether the encoded image should be formed on a sheet or not based on the density of the dots formed on the intermediate transfer body by the intermediate formation unit.
US07907854B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging member, a voltage applying unit that applies at least one of voltage of a DC component and voltage of an AC component to the charging member, a capacitance unit connected to a superposition point for the DC component and the AC component, a DC current measuring unit that measures the value of DC current passed from the charging member to the photoconductor, a capacitance measuring unit that measures the electrostatic charge amount of current coming into the capacitance unit, and a control unit that integrates the DC current value measured by the DC current measuring unit with time for which the voltage is applied to the photoconductor and calculates a charge amount corresponding to the thickness of the photosensitive thin film by subtracting the electrostatic charge amount measured by the capacitance measuring unit from the result of integration.
US07907851B2	Self-oscillation communication module Provided is a self-oscillation communication module in which an optical device, a solar battery, and a radio frequency (RF) device are monolithic-integrated. When an active layer of the optical device contains In(Ga)As quantum dots, the optical device can emit light ranging from 800 to 1600 nm and transmit signals at a high speed of 20 Gbps or higher. Since a light absorption layer of the solar battery is formed of InGa(Al)P which has a higher bandgap than silicon and high visible light absorptivity, the solar battery can generate a large current even with a very small light reception area. Therefore, the self-oscillation communication module can always operate using the solar battery without an external power source even in polar regions and deserts and can perform optical communication or high-frequency wireless communication with a wide frequency range.
US07907848B1	Semiconductor photonoic nano communication link method An optical signal low energy method for coupling electrical signals on-chip between component circuits of for example a CMOS circuit array. The described coupling method employs infrared signals communicated along a nano-scale resonant semiconductor waveguide between for example PIN diode signal transducers. The coupling may employ an electrically pumped laser, an electro absorption modulator and a photodetector all for typically the 1.5 to 2.0 micrometer spectral region with each formed using for example PIN heterodiode semiconductor devices. Each of these three devices includes active semiconductor crystal material situated in a resonator within a strip waveguide. The resonator is defined by two fabricated mirrors having a tapered location one dimensional photonic crystal lattice of oxide hole or slot apertures. Each semiconductor device is for example a heterodiode pumped or controlled by laterally disposed wings enclosing the resonator to form a lateral PIN structure for current injection or high E-field generation. CMOS compatible ten gigabit per second signals of low energy use per transmitted bit are achieved.
US07907846B2	Electrooptical coupling device The invention relates to a device for coupling electrical data lines, especially a bus system, to a modular valve station which comprises a plurality of valve modules. The coupling device comprises a coupling module that can be connected to the electrical data lines for converting the electrical signals of the data lines to optical signals, and a transceiver module for data communication with the valve modules which communicates with the electrical coupling module by optical means and can be coupled to the valve module on the input side.
US07907838B2	Motion sensing and processing on mobile devices Display devices including motion sensing and processing. In one aspect, a handheld electronic device includes a subsystem providing display capability and a set of motion sensors provided on a single substrate and including at least one gyroscope sensing rotational rate of the device around three axes of the device and at least one accelerometer sensing gravity and linear acceleration of the device along these axes. A computation unit is capable of determining motion data from the sensor data stored in the memory, the motion data derived from a combination of the sensed rotational rate around at least one of the axes and the sensed gravity and linear acceleration along at least one of the axes. The motion data describes movement of the device including a rotation of the device around at least one of the axes, the rotation causing interaction with the device.
US07907837B2	Image blur correction apparatus In an image blur correction apparatus, rotation of a correction lens about an optical axis is regulated without special mechanism or drive unit. When displacing a third lens unit in a pitch and yaw directions, forces Bp, By driving a shift base are generated in the respective directions by Lorentz force, to generate forces Cp, Cy, Dp, Dy returning a magnet to an original position by attraction force. By, Cy and Bp, Dp, respectively, are exerted on the same axes, whereas Cp, Dy are not in the same axes as those of Bp, By, respectively, so that a rotational moment for the shift base is generated and the shift base is stabilized at a first angle. Since the first angle is smaller than a second angle regulated by a restriction portion for a shift movement frame, the shift base does not abut the shift movement frame to deteriorate image stabilization.
US07907834B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit, a decoding unit, a sub frame generating unit and an image signal generating unit. The reception unit receives at least three encoded image data via a serial bus. The decoding unit decodes one of the received encoded image data to generate a main frame. The sub frame generating unit extracts low frequency component from each one of the other received encoded image data, and generates sub frames from the extracted low frequency components. The image signal generating unit combines the main frame and the sub frames, and generates an image signal including the main frame combined with the sub frames.
US07907830B2	Information storage medium and information recording/playback system There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07907826B2	Information storage medium and information recording/playback system There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07907817B2	Information storage medium and information recording/playback system There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07907815B2	Method and apparatus for synchronous reproduction of main contents recorded on an interactive recording medium and additional contents therefor A method and apparatus for synchronized reproduction of main contents recorded on an interactive recording medium and additional contents therefor is disclosed. The additional contents related to the main contents include time information for synchronizing the additional contents with a part of the main contents.
US07907805B2	Optical waveguide for touch panel and touch panel using the same An optical waveguide for a touch panel which eliminates the need for alignment between the optical waveguide and a lens device, and to provide a touch panel using the same. An optical waveguide for a touch panel is provided in which end surfaces of cores 3A for emitting light beams are positioned in a first side portion of a display screen of a display, and end surfaces of cores 3B for receiving the light beams are positioned in a second side portion of the display screen of the display. Edge portions of an over cladding layer 4 for covering the end surfaces of the cores 3A for emitting the light beams and the end surfaces of the cores 3B for receiving the light beams are formed as lens portions 40A, 40B having spherical lens surfaces 41A, 41B.
US07907793B1	Image sequence depth enhancement system and method Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D→3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined separately into single frame representations of multiple frames which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Each pixel address within the database corresponds to a mask/lookup table address within the digital frame and X, Y, Z location of subsequent frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting of all masks or single masks in an entire frame, bezier and polygon tracing of selected regions with edge detected shaping and operator directed detection of subsequent regions. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.
US07907791B2	Processing of mosaic images Imaging apparatus includes a mosaic image sensor, which is configured to generate a stream of input pixel values belonging to a plurality of input sub-images, each sub-image responsive to light of a different, respective color that is incident on the mosaic image sensor. An image restoration engine (IRE) is coupled to receive and digitally filter the input pixel values in each of the input sub-images so as to generate a corresponding plurality of enhanced output sub-images, and to extract auxiliary information from the input sub-images prior to digitally filtering the input pixel values. An image signal processor (ISP) is coupled to receive the plurality of the output sub-images and the auxiliary information from the IRE, and to combine the output sub-images in order to generate a color video output image while enhancing the color video output image using the auxiliary information.
US07907789B2	Reduction of block effects in spatially re-sampled image information for block-based image coding A method of processing block-based image information including up sample filtering pixels located along boundaries of image blocks using a first filter strength and up sample filtering at least a portion of the pixels that are not located along boundaries of the image blocks using a second filter strength. The method may alternatively include up sample filtering pixels located along boundaries of image blocks and image sub-blocks using the first filter strength. An up sample filter system which includes a first up sample filter which filters pixels located along boundaries of the image blocks using a first filter strength and a second up sample filter which filters pixels that are not located along boundaries of the image blocks using a second filter strength.
US07907775B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program A hemorrhage edge candidate area extraction section extracts a candidate area for the outline part of a hemorrhage area, based on an image signal of a medical image constituted by multiple color signals obtained by capturing an image of a living body. A feature quantity calculation section calculates a feature quantity of the hemorrhage area based on calculation of the amount of change in the image signal in a small area including the candidate area, among multiple small areas obtained by dividing the medical image. A hemorrhage edge determination section determines whether or not the candidate areas are the outline part of the hemorrhage area based on the feature quantity.
US07907774B2	System, method, and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional representation from one or more two-dimensional images In a system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a portion of an organism, collecting training data, wherein the training data includes a first set of training data and a second set of training data. At least one statistical model having a set of parameters is built using the training data. The at least one statistical model is compared to a 2-dimensional image of the portion of the organism. At least one parameter of the set of parameters of the statistical model is modified based on the comparison of the at least one statistical model to the 2-dimensional image of the portion of the organism. The modified set of parameters representing the portion of the organism is passed through the statistical model.
US07907768B2	Method and apparatus for probabilistic atlas based on shape modeling technique Methods and an apparatus process images. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing a plurality of objects with a plurality of features; generates a shape model for shapes of the plurality of objects, the step of generating a shape model including generating a baseline object by aligning the plurality of objects, and determining deformation modes to describe shape deformations between shapes of the plurality of objects and the baseline object; performs shape registration for the plurality of objects by fitting shapes of the plurality of objects using combinations of the deformation modes, to obtain registered shapes; and generates a probabilistic atlas by mapping the plurality of features from the plurality of objects to the baseline object, using the registered shapes for the plurality of objects.
US07907767B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method for setting shim values The invention is intended to obtain optimal shim values even if slice planes are slanted with respect to the system-inherent coordinate system. The section for setting a plane for calculating shim values sets planes perpendicular to and a plane parallel with a slice plane in a system of coordinates x′, y′, and z′ perpendicular to the slice plane. The section for calculating shim values obtains shim values with regard to this slice plane in this coordinate system, based on data acquired by the data acquiring section. The coordinates converting section converts the thus obtained shim values to shim values in the system-inherent x-y-z coordinate system of the MRI apparatus.
US07907766B2	Automatic coronary artery calcium detection and labeling system Method and system for using segmentation and three-dimensional image-processing techniques of a method to create an automatic method to detect coronary artery calcification deposits and identify their location with respect to a major coronary artery. Finally, different scoring algorithms can be applied to generate calcium scores such as Agatston Janovitz, Mass, and Volume. A total score and a more detailed score can be generated based on the major arteries such as right coronary artery, left anterior descending artery, or left circumflex artery to be incorporated into the patient report.
US07907753B2	Access control system with symbol recognition A video camera is located at a secure access point and is connected to a computer network. The camera is used as a conventional security camera and also provides automated assistance with access control. When an identity badge is presented to the camera by a person requesting access to the facility, a computer that is monitoring the camera recognizes a bar code or other symbols on the badge and accesses a database to locate information associated with that identity badge. This information is then used to determine if the person should be granted access.
US07907749B2	Multi-stage watermarking process and system A multi-stage watermarking system and process that creates a watermark specification which describes how to generate a watermark, generates a template specification which describes how to merge the watermark into a target document, generates the watermark based on the watermark specification, and merges the watermark into the target document based on the template specification to provide a watermarked document.
US07907743B2	Electro-acoustic transducer An object of the present invention is to provide an electro-acoustic transducer having the effects of absorbing vibration and high-frequency noise, reducing the number of components, and preventing heat conduction at the same time. An electro-acoustic transducer according to the present invention includes: an electrically conductive capsule having an opening for electrically connecting internal circuitry to an external object; terminals which protrude from the opening to the outside; and a raised part which is a portion of the capsule on the opening side and is spaced with a gap from the internal structure of the capsule. The raised part and the terminals are arranged in such a manner that the raised part and all of the terminals are able to be directly soldered to a wiring board. The raised part may extend toward the terminals in such a manner that the opening is narrowed. Furthermore, the raised part may have a slit extending to the boundary between the raised part and the other part of the capsule.
US07907742B2	Exciter for directly vibrating board and speaker apparatus used the same An exciter for directly vibrating a board treated for dustproofing and heat dissipation, provided with a vibrator comprised of an outer yoke, a permanent magnet, and inner yoke, having a coil fixed inserted between the outer yoke and inner yoke, and having a coupler member for coupling the exciter to the surface of the board. The coupler member and vibrator are connected by an elastic member. A closed space is formed in the exciter by providing a sealing member between the outer yoke and coupler member. A through hole is formed in the outer yoke. Due to the vibration of the vibrator at the time of coil excitation, air convection is caused through the through hole between the closed space and the outside space.
US07907734B2	Key distribution control apparatus, radio base station apparatus, and communication system A key distribution control apparatus, a radio base station apparatus and a communication system for improving security. A communication system (10) comprises an Access controller (100), which serves as a key distribution control apparatus, a wireless LAN base station apparatus (200) and a communication terminal (300). The Access controller (100) performs an authentication of the communication terminal (300), and the wireless LAN base station apparatus (200) performs a decryption process in the communication with the communication terminal (300). A standard of 802.11i or WPA, which is specified on the precondition that the same device performs the authentication and the decryption process, is applied to the communication system (10). In this way, a wireless communication system that improves the security can be realized. Moreover, the security can be also improved with respect to the Access controller (100), which serves as the key distribution control apparatus, and the wireless LAN base station apparatus (200) both included in this wireless communication system.
US07907731B2	Data communication system A data communication system that enhances concealment by significantly increasing the time required for a wiretapper to decrypt a cipher text. The data communication system is constituted by connecting a data transmitting apparatus (13105) to a data receiving apparatus (11201) via a transmission path (110). In the data transmitting apparatus (13105), a multilevel encoding part (111) receives a predetermined first initial value (key information) and information data and generates a multilevel signal that varies in level substantially in a random number manner. A dummy signal superimposing part (118) superimposes a dummy signal on the multilevel signal. A modulating part (112) converts the multilevel signal to a modulated signal of a predetermined modulation form and transmits the modulated signal. The data receiving apparatus (11201) demodulates the modulated signal to output the multilevel signal, and receives a predetermined second initial value (key information) and the multilevel signal to reproduce the information data.
US07907721B1	Headset with auxiliary input jacks(s) for cell phone and/or other devices Headsets are used in variety of applications to facilitate one- or two-way audio communications between users and/or devices. The present inventor recognized that conventional headsets lack means for successfully integrating more than one audio source, despite their use in proximity to multiple sources of audio signals, such as cell phones, laptops, aircraft radios, and so forth. Accordingly, the present inventors devised one or more devices, circuits, and methods related to connection of at least two audio input signals to a headset. For example, in one embodiment, an active-noise-reduction (ANR) headset includes at least one auxiliary port for connection to an output of at least one device, such as a personal communications, computing, and/or entertainment device. This exemplary headset also includes a primary port for connection to a two-radio or public-address system and circuitry for automatically suppressing or muting the volume of an auxiliary input signal relative to that of a primary input signal.
US07907718B2	VoIP call routing A method of managing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls with an Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IP PBX) is provided, including: receiving at an IP PBX device an incoming call directed to a target telephone number, said IP PBX device storing a contact list parameter including one or more rule fields, each rule field including a telephone number identifier and an associated target extension identifier; searching the contact list parameter to identify the telephone number identifier corresponding to the target telephone number; and routing the incoming call to one or more target extensions corresponding to the target extension identifier associated with the identified telephone number identifier.
US07907716B2	System and method for facilitating enhanced call awareness A system and method are disclosed for facilitating enhanced call awareness. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include an interface that receives a signal associated with a call to a telephone number. A call information engine may be coupled to the interface and may recognize that a party to the call subscribes to an enhanced call activity service. In some cases, the party may be a called party or a calling party, and the activity may include an incoming call to the telephone number, an outgoing call, a missed call, or a waiting voicemail message. A memory may maintain a data network address for the party, and a messaging engine may initiate sending of a message containing call information to the data network address. The message may be sent in response to a trigger signal output by a notification engine without consideration for whether or not a telephone line associated with the telephone number is busy.
US07907702B2	Communication device for visually impaired persons A communication device for visually impaired persons assists the user to determine the function of each key and input on the modern-day device. The communication device includes a plurality of surface sensors that when activated, guide the user in call placement, routing, control options and general communications. The device may include a vibration feature that causes an area on the device to vibrate. A whisper audio feature may audibly coach the user when sensed areas are touched. Additionally, a networked device may provide third party assistance to the user. The techniques of the various embodiments provide effective guidance without disrupting the user, the called party or others in proximity to the user, such as in an office-type environment.
US07907698B2	Gated CT with irregular sampling for slow CT acquisition A physiological parameter monitor (44) monitors a cyclic physiological parameter and generates a cyclic parameter phase indicative signal. A radiation system (8) is disposed adjacent an examination region (18, 28) to generate transmission radiation data and emission radiation data. First and second sorting devices (48, 74) sort corresponding transmission and emission radiation data into transmission radiation data sets (50) and emission radiation data sets (78) corresponding to each of a plurality of the cyclic parameter phases. A data processor (60) reconstructs attenuation maps (62) from the transmission data for each of the plurality of cyclic parameter phases. An image processor (80) corrects the emission radiation data of each cyclic parameter phase with the attenuation map (62) of the same cyclic parameter phase and reconstructs the attenuation corrected emission data sets into an image representation for each cyclic parameter phase.
US07907691B2	Dual-mode equalizer in an ATSC-DTV receiver A decision feedback equalizer for processing a data signal provides concurrent equalizer outputs (Zok, Z1k) for hard decision directed and soft decision directed modes. The joint architecture in accordance with the present invention takes advantage of the fact, herein recognized, that for each equalizer output symbol soft decision bit representation, a subset of these bits corresponds to the hard decision representation. As a result, the invention permits the concurrent output of two distinct modes with essentially the same hardware as a one output equalizer.
US07907686B2	Demodulating device and method in orthogonal frequency division multiple access communication system The present invention relates to a demodulating device and method in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication system. A demodulating device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention uses only one demodulator, one slot buffer, and one channel decoder to demodulate a plurality of data bursts included in one frame. In addition, in order to reduce a memory size required to demodulate a plurality of data bursts, a memory is managed in the units of sub-channels, instead of classifying memory cells so as to correspond to the data bursts. According to the demodulating device, it is possible to simplify a hardware structure and to reduce a memory size required to demodulate data bursts. As a result, it is possible to reduce manufacturing costs and decrease the number of signal lines of a channel decoder required for an interface.
US07907683B2	Application of superfast algorithms to a pilot-based channel estimation process An apparatus and method of applying a superfast algorithm to a pilot-based channel estimation process includes receiving a signal comprising information bits transmitted in a wireless channel, executing the pilot-based channel estimation process having p structures for a vector of pilot structures and an upper bound N for a channel spread, determining a result of a matrix inversion of a channel correlation matrix for an error channel estimation offline without performing a matrix inversion, storing pilot information of the received signal for channel recovery in a transform domain, representing the Toeplitz inverse by a FFT representation, detecting and estimating nonzero taps of a channel impulse response of the wireless channel, obtaining a non-structured minimum mean-square-error (MMSE) estimate as a first estimate of locations of the nonzero taps, and replacing the non-structured MMSE estimate by an estimate computed by a tap detection algorithm.
US07907680B2	Tolerable synchronization circuit of RDS receiver A Radio Data System (RDS) decoder circuit determines a subcarrier frequency utilizing only a 57 kHz RDS signal of an FM broadcast signal. The RDS decoder includes a zero-intermediate frequency (zero-IF) FM demodulator, a first mixer, a low-pass filter (LPF) unit, a shaping filter unit, a carrier recovery circuit, a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO), a symbol timing recovery circuit, an integrate and dump circuit, a slicer 280, and a differential decoder. The carrier recovery circuit includes a phase error detector and a digital loop filter (DLF). The symbol timing recovery circuit includes a zero-crossing detector, a phase detector and loop filter unit, and a counter.
US07907676B2	Adjustable dual-band link A communication system utilizing an adjustable link has at least a first data transmission circuit including at least a first communication link circuit. The first communication link circuit has a baseband circuit and at least a passband circuit. The baseband circuit corresponds to a baseband sub-channel and the passband circuit corresponds to a passband sub-channel. The first communication link circuit also includes a circuit that distributes a first subset of a data stream having a first symbol rate to the baseband circuit and a second subset of the data stream having a second symbol rate to the passband circuit. The baseband sub-channel and the passband sub-channel are separated by an adjacent guardband of frequencies. The passband carrier frequency is adjusted to define the guardband and the guardband corresponds to a first notch in a channel response of a first communications channel.
US07907650B2	Laser module, control method of the same, control data of the same, and control data generation method A laser module includes a semiconductor laser, an output optical system provided on an optical output side of the semiconductor laser, a temperature detecting element that detects a temperature of the output optical system; and an output controller that calculates a drive current to set an optical output intensity of the laser module at a desired value on the basis of temperature information obtained by the temperature detecting element, and outputs the drive current to the semiconductor laser.
US07907647B2	Optical element, light emitting device and method for producing optical element The present invention relates to an optical element for converting light of prescribed wavelength emitted from a light source into light of wavelength different from the prescribed wavelength for outputting. A first crystal part (20) and a second crystal part (21) having respective surfaces opposed to each other whose coefficients of linear expansion are different by 5 ppm or more are optically polished so that the surfaces opposed to each other include crystallographic axes. An acrylic adhesive whose glass transition point is 75° C. or lower is applied to the adhesive surface of the first crystal part (20) or the second crystal part (21) to stick the first crystal part (20) and the second crystal part (21) to each other. The adhesive is irradiated with light to cure the adhesive and form an adhesive layer (22) having a refractive index of 1.52 or lower. Then, the first crystal part and the second crystal part stuck to each other are cut into a desired size to form the optical element. In the optical element, the separation of the adhesive layer (22) for connecting the first crystal element to the second crystal element and the damage of the crystal parts are suppressed.
US07907642B2	Method of enhancing a program stream A content comprises contiguous blocks containing a program stream and interleaved blocks containing interleaved program streams, wherein the program streams are divided into program units and are readable independently of one another, and the occurrence of consecutive interleaved blocks is forbidden. The content is enhanced as follows. Each program unit of the enhancement program stream is associated with a program unit of the original program stream. The enhancement program stream is interleaved in the content at the program unit level such that enhancement program units are as close as possible to the original program unit they are associated with. The occurrence of consecutive interleaved block is avoided; and the original program units point to the enhancement program units they are associated with.
US07907634B2	Method and system of transporting multimedia signals A method and system of transporting multimedia signals from a source 12 to customer equipment (CE) 14. The method and system being applicable to cable, telecommunications, and other systems where signals are transported from a source 12 to CE 14.
US07907631B2	Access control method and system An access control method applicable to a network including a plurality of communication terminals for achieving simplification in processing, improvement in response, and efficient use of bands is provided. In a terminal station, a transmission information generating section generates predetermined transmission information based on the amount of data stored in a buffer section. A packet transmitting section generates a packet including data and the transmission information for transmission to another terminal station. In a control station, a packet receiving section receives the packet transmitted by the terminal station. A transmission information obtaining section analyzes the received packet to obtain the transmission information and, based on the transmission information, determines whether the band currently allocated is to be changed. If a change is required, a packet transmitting section transmits a packet reporting a newly-allocated band to the terminal stations.
US07907627B2	Wireless communication method following DCF rule Provided are a method and apparatus which can reduce the possibility of collision with other frames when transmitting a broadcast/multicast frame in a wireless local area network (LAN) following a Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) rule, thereby ensuring reliable transmission. The wireless communication method for sending or receiving a predetermined frame through contention between an access point and one or more stations according to DCF is characterized in that the access point uses the shortest of interframe space (IFS) intervals for access to a wireless medium. Therefore, when wireless LAN STAs operate in a DCF mode, the possibility of collision during broadcast or multicast frame transmission can be reduced while adopting conventional CSMA/CA mechanism, thereby improving reliability in successful frame transmission.
US07907622B2	Gateway device, communication method and program A gateway device compatible with a synchronous transaction network and an asynchronous transaction network includes a communicating means communicating with a synchronous transaction network-compatible device and an asynchronous transaction network, and a holding means holding a transaction request received from the synchronous transaction network-compatible device, and, when an event is received from the asynchronous transaction network-compatible device, transmits a message including the event to the synchronous transaction network-compatible device via the communicating means as a response to the transaction request held in the holding means.
US07907618B2	Telecommunications system According to the present invention there is provided a telecommunications system for providing a facility for communicating internet packet data in accordance with a first internet protocol (IPV6). The system comprises a user equipment, the user equipment including a first internet protocol stack operable in accordance with a first internet protocol (IPV6) and a second internet protocol stack operable in accordance with a second internet protocol (IPV4). The system includes a packet radio system (GPRS) network operable to communicate internet packet data in accordance with the second internet protocol (IPV4), and an inter-working. The inter-working unit is operable in association with the user equipment to represent internet packet data according to the first internet protocol (IPV6) as internet packet data according to the second internet protocol (IPV4) for communication via the packet radio system network (GPRS). The inter-working-unit is operable to represent internet packet data received from the packet radio system network (GPRS) in the form of internet packet data according to the second internet protocol (IPV4) as internet packet data according to the first internet protocol (IPV6) for communication to the user equipment. The inter-working unit acquires from the second internet protocol stack an address for representing the internet packet data according to the first internet protocol as internet packet data according to the second internet protocol. The inter-working unit also acquires from the first internet protocol stack an address for representing the internet packet data according to the second internet protocol as internet packet data according to the first internet protocol. A corresponding inter-working unit is provided for reciprocal communication of internet packet data to and from the packet radio system network (GPRS).Embodiments of the present invention can provide a facility for a user equipment to run application programs which require the use of internet protocol communications according to one internet protocol using a packet radio system network which has been arranged to communicate internet packet data according to a different internet protocol.
US07907610B2	Integrated circuit with internal communication network An integrated circuit comprises a plurality of data processing circuits (10) and a communication network (12) coupled between the data processing circuits (10). The communication network (12) comprises connections (122) and router circuits (120) coupled between the connections (122). Memory is provided to store definitions for respective data streams, of respective paths along the connections (122), for controlling the router circuits (120) to transmit each data item from each respective data stream along the respective path programmed for that respective data stream. Initially initial paths for a set of original data streams are defined and started. Subsequently an additional data stream can be added. If so a new path is selected in combination with future paths for the original data streams. The combination of the new paths and the future paths is taken from selectable combinations that include at least one combination wherein an initial path for at least one of the original data streams has been rerouted with respect to the initial path. The initial path for the at least one of the original data streams is reprogrammed if the path for that original data stream is rerouted in the selected combination, without interrupting transmission of data items of data streams other than the at least one of the original data streams. Subsequently transmission of data items is started along the new path.
US07907595B2	Method and apparatus for learning endpoint addresses of IPSec VPN tunnels Customer Edge (CE) network elements can automatically learn IPSec tunnel endpoints for other CEs connected to sites in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) so that manual configuration of IPSec tunnel endpoints is not required and so that a centralized database of IPSec tunnel endpoints is not required to be separately maintained. According to an embodiment of the invention, a BGP export route policy is set on all CEs, so that when they announce their VPN routes in the standard format, the application of this export route policy changes the announcement to replace the BGP peering point address that would ordinarily be advertised with the IPSec tunnel endpoint address. When any given site receives a VPN route update formatted in this manner, it processes the VPN route update and learns from the update the IPSec tunnel endpoint as well as the associated VPN routes.
US07907594B2	Marking keyframes for a communication session Marking a keyframe of a media stream in a communication system involves one or more entry media switches in communication with one or more endpoints. An entry media switch receives a media stream from an endpoint, where the media stream comprises a sequence of packets with a keyframe. The keyframe is detected and marked with a keyframe indicator. The keyframe indicator is operable to notify a downstream device of the keyframe. An output media stream is outputted.
US07907593B2	Staggered pilot transmission for channel estimation and time tracking To allow a receiving entity to derive a longer channel estimate while limiting overhead, a transmitting entity transmits a pilot on different groups of subbands in different time intervals. N subbands in the system are arranged into M non-overlapping groups. Each group includes P=N/M subbands that are uniformly distributed across the N subbands. The transmitting entity transmits the pilot on a different subband group in each time interval, and selects all M subband groups in M time intervals based on a pilot staggering pattern. The receiving entity derives (1) an initial impulse response estimate with P channel taps based on the pilot received on one subband group and (2) two longer impulse response estimates with different lengths used for data detection and time tracking. Each longer impulse response estimate may be derived by filtering initial impulse response estimates for a sufficient number of subband groups using a time-domain filter.
US07907591B2	Synchronization detecting circuit and multimode wireless communication apparatus Multimode wireless communication apparatus supports plural wireless communication methods and includes synchronization detecting part. Digital signals output from first A/D part and second A/D part are combined by synchronization detecting part. Synchronization detecting part converts sampling frequencies of respective digital signals and performs other processes when combining digital signals. Synchronization detecting part detects synchronization timing for plural wireless communication methods by plurally performing correlation operation corresponding to respective wireless communication methods for digital signals combined, thereby providing a multimode wireless communication apparatus with its size and power consumption reduced.
US07907585B2	Network interface device with shared antenna An improved network interface device includes at least two wireless network transceivers where the transceivers share at least one antenna. In one embodiment, one of the transceivers is a 2×2 MIMO WiFi N transceiver and the other of the transceivers is a 2×1 MIMO WiMAX transceiver. A priority selector and lockout control circuit is used to control which transceiver has access to the shared antenna. The control circuit of one embodiment is arranged so the WiMAX transceiver is given priority access to the shared antenna.
US07907583B2	Communication terminal apparatus, communication method thereof, and connected destination selection method in wireless LAN To provide a communication terminal apparatus including a first wireless communication unit that can connect with a host computer, a second wireless communication unit that can connect with connecting equipment by wireless, an equipment information storage unit for storing image information showing an appearance of the above-described connecting equipment, a display unit for displaying the appearance of the connecting equipment, and a designating unit for establishing communication with the connecting equipment thereafter, which is designated, when the appearance of the desired connecting equipment that is displayed in the above-described display unit is designated, in which, since the above-described wireless communication unit receives and displays image information showing the appearance of the above-described connecting equipment from the host computer if the image information showing the appearance of the above-described connecting equipment is not stored in the equipment information storage unit. Hence it becomes possible for the communication terminal apparatus to receive the appearance and product names of all the connecting equipment that are connected to the communication terminal apparatus, to display them in the display unit, and to establish communication.
US07907580B2	LAN access by ultra-wideband system and method An ultra-wideband (UWB) system and method provide a local area network (LAN) and/or LAN access. LAN access versions of the UWB system includes an emulator layer and bridge that allow data to be transmitted between a LAN-UWB hybrid device and a LAN network switch, such as an IEEE 802 network switch, through in part a UWB node of a UWB WPAN that can receive UWB super-frames from the LAN-UWB hybrid device. In some implementations the LAN-UWB hybrid device uses WiFi protocol layers above the emulator layer and a WiNet Peer IP PAL layer below the emulator layer.
US07907576B1	Frequency self-organizing radio network system and method A system and method of determining an available frequency sub-band for radio traffic in a multiple node radio network is disclosed. The method and system provide for communication over a radio frequency band, the radio frequency band comprising radio frequency sub-bands and providing a radio node group of at least one radio communications devices configured to broadcast and receive on the radio frequency band. The system and method create a time for a window of radio broadcast silence on at least one of the radio frequency sub-bands by the radio node group. The system and method survey the at least one of the radio frequency sub-bands during the window of radio broadcast silence. The system and method choose, based on the survey, a radio frequency sub-band for broadcast from the radio frequency band.
US07907558B2	Method for providing a multicast service within a wireless communications system In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for delivering multicast data to a plurality of mobile devices. The method comprises providing data using a first technique, such as multicast over HS-DSCH, to a first portion of the plurality of mobile devices, and providing data using a second technique, such as multicast over DCH or FACH, to a second portion of the plurality of mobile devices. The type of multicast technique used is based upon a quality of communications, such as the long term block error rate, that exists with respect to each of the mobile devices.
US07907554B2	Method of communication between mobile station and base station in mobile communication system Method of communication between a mobile station and a base station in a mobile communication system of IMT-2000 communication network basis, which is suitable for effective transmission of various multimedia information within a given channel capacity, the method including the steps of (1) when a mobile station receives a data transmission request, providing one portion of a period of a data frame with regular number and arrangement of down link slots and up link slots and the other portion of the data frame with irregular number and arrangement of down link slots or/and up link slots depending on characteristics and amount of subscriber data to be transmitted, (2) determining a transmission type according to which a communication is executed using a competition period for determining priorities of the subscriber data, a reservation period for making a reservation for time slots for use in transmission of the subscriber data, and an assignment period for assigning a memory period according to an amount of the subscriber data, which periods are selectively and respectively included in the one portion of the data frame and in the other portion of the data frame, and (3) providing the data frame according to the transmission type and transmitting to the base station.
US07907548B2	Method for electing aggregator nodes in a network A method for electing aggregator nodes in a network, wherein the network includes a plurality of sensor nodes to measure data, and at least one of the sensor nodes functioning as aggregator node to aggregate sensored data obtained by at least a subset of the sensor nodes, the network further including at least one sink node to collect data aggregated by the aggregator nodes, the method including: establishing pairwise secret keys between a current aggregator node and each sensor node of the subset of sensor nodes; at each of the sensor nodes of the subset, choosing a random number and encrypting the random number using the established key; providing a communication chain between the sensor nodes of the subset and summing the encrypted random numbers of all sensor nodes of the subset; and determining a new aggregator node on the basis of the resulting sum according to a predefined calculation scheme.
US07907544B2	Overlay network for location-independent communication between computer systems A computer network system having an overlay network, which comprises of a plurality of nodes and an initiator node connected via a reference. The generalized references are links, which interconnect the nodes and form an overlay topology. The system uses position information in the overlay topology for message routing between participating applications in the overly network. The automatic generation of path-based service identifiers and service locations is another aspect of the system.
US07907538B2	Method and apparatus for controlling parameters of wireless data streaming system A method and apparatus for controlling parameters of a wireless data streaming system are provided. The method of controlling parameters of a wireless data streaming system includes controlling first parameters, which can be controlled in units of individual packets, according to a current packet transmission state in a data stream; transmitting a predefined number of packets using the first parameters and obtaining statistical information regarding use of the first parameters in the transmission of the predefined number of packets; and controlling second parameters, which can be controlled in units of packet groups, with reference to the statistical information and a desired quality of service (QoS).
US07907534B2	Identifying faulty network components during a network exploration A network exploration is performed to initialize one or more network elements of the network. If during the network exploration a failure is encountered, a systematic and deterministic approach is used to accurately and particularly identify the faulty network component that caused the failure.
US07907527B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for grooming traffic on a shared network facility based on a peak utilization analysis of the shared network facility A communication network is operated by monitoring a bandwidth utilization of a shared network resource, performing a statistical analysis to determine a mean utilization peak and/or a utilization peak coefficient of variance, monitoring a bandwidth utilization of lines, ports, and/or channels associated with the shared network resource, performing a statistical analysis to determine a percentage M of the lines, ports, and/or channels whose consumption of bandwidth exceeds a first threshold percentage of the mean utilization peak, and determining whether to groom traffic carried by the shared network resource based on the mean utilization peak, the utilization peak coefficient of variance, and/or the percentage M.
US07907514B2	MGCP fallback mechanism enhancement A mechanism provides for communication of “keep-alive” messages from clients to servers in a packet telephony network environment. The servers may be call agents and the clients may be gateways or MGCP-controlled IP phones. A client (e.g., gateway) registers a virtual endpoint. Upon a period of inactivity in which the client does not receive any commands or acknowledgments from an assigned server (e.g., call agent), the client starts to send keep-alive messages periodically to the server. The keep-alive message may include an endpoint identifier that identifies the registered virtual endpoint. If the server fails to respond to the keep-alive messages after a period of time, the client initiates a fallback mechanism from a first call control protocol (e.g., MGCP) to a second call control protocol (e.g., H.323 or SIP), to provide call control handling using a default application. The keep-alive messages may be sent to other servers among the plural servers that are configured to operate with the client before determining whether to initiate the fallback mechanism. During the fallback state, the keep-alive message may be sent periodically until a response is received from the server. Communications with the assigned server may be reestablished thereupon based on the first call control protocol.
US07907513B2	Superimposed composite channel filter Methods and systems are provided to generate digital coefficients for a filter. The generation of coefficients relies on a Fourier transformation of an impulse response in time domain that is zero padded, e.g., zeros are appended to an array corresponding to a sampled input signal of length M. A unit prototypical filter is generated through a frequency domain response of length NFFT=NS+M−1, wherein NS is a sampling length of the incoming signal. The unit prototypical filter is then circularly shifted in order to generate a band pass filter centered at a desired frequency. Circularly shifted filters are point-to-point added to generate a set of composite digital coefficients to filter the incoming signal. The reference frequencies for the composite filter are extracted from a message received from one or more base stations associated with one or more service providers. The composite filter typically operates on a frequency repeater.
US07907512B1	OFDM and SC-OFDM QLM This invention provides a method for increasing the data rates supported by WiFi, WiMax, LTE communications using OFDM and SC-OFDM data symbol waveforms, by using quadrature layered modulation QLM which layers communications channels with a differentiating parameter for each layer that enables a demodulation algorithm to recover the data symbols in each layer, and supports higher data symbol rates then allowed by the Nyquist rate. A maximum likelihood (ML) QLM demodulation algorithm supports data rates to 4.75×57=271 Mbps compared to the current OFDM WiFi standard 57 Mbps with similar increases for WiMax, LTE. Multi-scale (MS) coding can be implemented to spread each data symbol over the OFDM band and over the 4 μs data packet to optimize BER performance. Computationally efficient signal processing for transmit and receive for OFDM and SC-OFDM are disclosed and Matlab direct error count Monte Carlo bit error rate simulations are evaluated to predict performance.
US07907511B2	Apparatus and method of reconstructing amplitude-clipped signal A wireless data transmission method and apparatus are provided for compensating a distortion due to a clipped amplitude when an amplitude of a signal is clipped to reduce a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) in a wireless communication system using an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme and a transmit diversity method using an orthogonal coding. The wireless data transmission apparatus includes a coding unit which Space-Time block codes a first data stream into a plurality of second data streams, the plurality of second data streams being orthogonal to each other; an inverse Fourier transform unit which performs an inverse Fourier transform of each of the Space-Time block coded second data stream and generates a plurality of time domain signals; and a plurality of amplitude clipping units which clips an amplitude of each of the plurality of generated time domain signals.
US07907510B2	Interleaver, deinterleaver, communication device, and method for interleaving and deinterleaving A communication device carries out communication using N number of communication channels, where N is an integer not less than 2. The communication device includes interleavers that shuffle a data series, which is meant to be transmitted over the N number of communication channels, in at least two directions from among a time direction, a space direction, and a frequency direction, and deinterleavers that shuffle the data series back to obtain the original data series.
US07907505B2	Code disk with a plurality of tracks having different patterns A code disk for a high-resolution encoder that can detect an absolute position and a method for manufacturing a mold to produce the code disk are provided. The code disk is formed by using transparent substrate. The code disk includes a plurality of tracks provided on the transparent substrate and an area provided between the plurality of tracks. Each surface of the plurality of tracks has a different pattern. A level of the area is different from that of the each surface of the plurality of tracks. The method for manufacturing the mold includes steps of processing a plurality of tracks with a flat surface on material; processing an area with a level different from that of each surface, between the plurality of tracks; forming different patterns on the each surface; plating the first material; and peeling plating from the first material to obtain a mold.
US07907500B2	Radio frequency zero crossing signal generator for optical disc drive The invention discloses radio frequency zero crossing signal generators for optical disc drives, comprising a controllable low pass filter, a comparator, and a control circuit. The controllable low pass filter evaluates an average level of the magnitude of a radio frequency ripple from an optical disc drive. The comparator compares the radio frequency ripple to the average level evaluated by the controllable low pass filter to generate a radio frequency zero crossing signal. When the optical disc drive reads a fingerprint defect on an optical disc, the control circuit adjusts a cut-off frequency of the controllable low pass filter to adjust the speed at which the controllable low pass filter evaluates the average level.
US07907492B1	Data storage medium with improved multi-session recording format A data storage medium, and an apparatus and method for formatting the same. The medium is preferably characterized as a hybrid or recordable optical disc, and includes a pre-recorded storage area and a recordable storage area. The pre-recorded storage area stores file system data which identifies at least one file to be stored to the recordable storage area during a subsequent recording session, with the file system data having been stored to the pre-recorded storage area during a previous recording session. The file system data further preferably identifies at least one file stored to the pre-recorded storage area during the previous recording session. The pre-recorded and subsequently stored files are preferably disposed within the same logical track on the medium. The pre-recorded file system data includes entries for the subsequently added file(s), and eliminates the need for multiple copies of the file system on the medium.
US07907488B2	Write once disc, disc drive therefor, and method of managing disc defect considering compatibility with rewritable disc drive A write once disc, a disc drive therefor, and a method of managing disc defects on the write once disc using the disc drive in consideration of the compatibility of the write once disc with a rewritable disc drive, the write once disc includes a single record layer disc in which a lead-in area, a data area, and a lead-out area are sequentially formed and a first spare area and a second spare area are sequentially formed in the data area. The write once disc includes a defect management area (DMA) formed in at least one of the lead-in area and the lead-out area; a first temporary defect management area (TDMA) formed in at least one of the lead-in area and the lead-out area; and a second TDMA formed between the first spare area and a user data area or between the user data area and the second spare area.
US07907471B2	Memory control circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit incorporating the same A memory control circuit includes a clock generation circuit that generates a clock signal and provides the clock signal to an external memory device, and at least one retention circuit that retains a data signal provided from the external memory device only under a significant state of a data strobe signal, which is provided together with the data signal. The memory control circuit controls data acquisition from the retention circuit in accordance with the clock signal. A data acquisition timing judgment unit, by monitoring the clock signal, judges whether or not a timing of the data acquisition has arrived. A data strobe signal correction unit maintains the significant state of the data strobe signal until it is judged that the data acquisition timing has arrived.
US07907468B2	Memory device having data paths permitting array/port consolidation and swapping Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those involving array/port consolidation and/or swapping. One such apparatus includes a plurality of port pads including a plurality of contacts; a plurality of memory arrays; and a plurality of master data lines. Each of the master data lines extends in a space between one of the port pads and a respective one of the memory arrays. Each of the master data lines is electrically connectable to the contacts of a respective one of the port pads. The apparatus further includes a plurality of local data lines, each of which extends over a respective one of the memory arrays. Each of the local data lines is electrically connectable to a respective one of the master data lines. At least one of the local data lines extends over at least two of the memory arrays. This configuration allows memory array consolidation and/or swapping without increasing die space for additional routing and adversely affecting performance of the apparatus.
US07907464B2	Dynamic random access memory device and method for self-refreshing memory cells A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device having memory cells is operated in a self-refresh mode and a normal mode. A mode detector provides a self-refresh mode signal in the self-refresh mode of operation. It includes a free-running oscillator for generating an oscillation signal independent of the self-refresh mode signal. In response to the oscillation signal, a self-request controller provides a self-refresh request signal in the self-refresh mode. The self-refresh signal is asynchoronized with the self-fresh mode signal and is provided to an address circuit to select a wordline for refreshing the memory cells thereof. The self-refresh request controller includes logic circuitry for arbitrating timing between initial active edges of the oscillation signal and the self-refresh mode signal and providing the self-refresh request and ceasing it, regardless of conflict between the self-refresh mode signal and the oscillation signal upon self-refresh mode entry and exit. The DRAM devices perform and achieve reliable self-refresh for variable DRAM cell retention time.
US07907462B2	Core voltage discharger and semiconductor memory device with the same A core voltage discharger is capable of adjusting an amount of a current discharged according to temperature. The discharger for decreasing a level of a predetermined voltage receives temperature information from an on die thermal sensor and discharges a different amount of current in response to the temperature information.
US07907455B2	High VT state used as erase condition in trap based nor flash cell design Aspects describe a system and method for using a high voltage state as an erase condition in a flash device. Logical cell mapping is changed from using a single physical memory cell to using two adjacent physical cells as a single logical cell, thereby creating a single program and erase entity. Logical cell erase, program, and/or read can be accomplished by using two channel regions in union. This combination can allow for single logical cell erasure in a flash device and the use of a high voltage state as an erased state. A default erased state can be a high voltage state. As a result, program operations can be performed by changing a voltage state of the single program and erase entity to a low voltage state, and erase operations can be performed by changing a voltage state of the single program and erase entity to a high voltage state.
US07907450B2	Methods and apparatus for implementing bit-by-bit erase of a flash memory device A NAND memory device is constructed using Silicon On Insulator (SOI) techniques. In particular, Thin Film Transistor (TFT) techniques can be used to fabricate the NAND Flash memory device. In both SOI and TFT structures, the body, or well, is isolated. This can be used to enable a bit-by-bit programming and erasing of individual cells and allows tight control of the threshold voltage, which can enable MLC operation.
US07907449B2	Two pass erase for non-volatile storage Techniques are disclosed herein for erasing non-volatile memory cells. The memory cells are erased using a trial erase pulse. A suitable magnitude for a second pulse is determined based on the magnitude of the trial erase pulse and data collected about the threshold voltage distribution after the trial erase. The second erase pulse is used to erase the memory cells. In one implementation, the threshold voltages of the memory cells are not verified after the second erase. Soft programming after the second erase may be performed. The magnitude of the soft programming pulse may be determined based on the trial erase pulse. In one implementation, the memory cells'threshold voltages are not verified after the soft programming. Limiting the number of erase pulses and soft programming pulses saves time and power. Determining an appropriate magnitude for the second erase pulse minimizes or eliminates over-erasing.
US07907444B2	Memory device reference cell programming method and apparatus Memory devices and methods are disclosed, such as those facilitating an assignment scheme of reference cells throughout an array of memory cells. For example, one such assignment scheme assigns reference cells in a staggered pattern by row wherein each column contains a single reference cell. Additional schemes of multiple reference cells assigned in a repeating or a pseudo-random pattern are also disclosed.
US07907438B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit In a semiconductor integrated circuit having a register file of a multiport configuration, a first holding circuit 20A is dedicated to a first functional block having one first write port section 21AW and two first read port sections 21AR1 and 21AR2. A second holding circuit 30B is dedicated to a second functional block having one second write port section 31AW and one second read port section 31BR. When it is necessary to read data held in the first holding circuit 20A from the second read port section 31BR, for example, a data interchange operation is performed as follows. After the data of the second holding circuit 30B is latched in a latch circuit 40, the data of the first holding circuit 20A is transferred to the second holding circuit 30B, and then the data of the second holding circuit 30B latched in the latch circuit 40 is transferred to the first holding circuit 20A. Thus, the area necessary to provide a register file is significantly reduced.
US07907431B2	Devices and methods for converting or buffering a voltage Embodiments of the invention relate to devices and methods for converting or buffering a voltage including an inductor configured to perform at least a primary function and to be reused to contribute to converting or buffering the voltage as a secondary function.
US07907427B2	Inverter The inverter comprises a diode bridge (21) that rectifies an inputted three-phase AC voltage into a DC voltage, an inverter section (22) that converts the DC voltage converted by the diode bridge (21) into an AC voltage and outputs the resulting voltage, an LC filter that has an inductor Ldc connected between one output terminal of the diode bridge (21) and one input terminal of the inverter section and a capacitor Cdc connected across the input terminals of the inverter section, a voltage detecting section (24) that detects cross terminal voltage of the inductor Ldc, and a control section (100) that controls the inverter section (22). The control section (100) controls the inverter section (22) so that the transfer characteristic of the I/O voltage of the inverter section (22) becomes a characteristic of the first-order lag system on the basis of the cross terminal voltage of the inductor Ldc detected by the voltage detecting section (24).
US07907423B2	Modular power distribution assembly and method of making same A modular electrical power distribution assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of modular containers, each container configured to receive electrical components for interconnection to electrical systems of a predetermined configuration. The plurality of containers is configured for mechanical interconnection.
US07907419B2	Guide receptacle for tandem circuit board mating A guide module is provided for connecting a primary circuit board and a secondary circuit board to a common backplane circuit board. The primary and secondary boards are in a tiered arrangement with both the primary and secondary circuit boards having interface connections on the backplane circuit board. The guide module includes a body having a height between opposite top and bottom surfaces. The height of the body establishes a stack height between the primary and secondary boards. Locating elements are formed on the top and bottom surfaces to locate and align the primary and secondary boards with respect to one another.
US07907414B1	Network device having levers and associated methods A network device including a module. A chassis supports the module. A lever is secured to an enclosure of the module by a pivot. In one embodiment a pivot axis of the lever is parallel to a major axis of the module. In another embodiment the enclosure includes a clearance through which a portion of a lever from an adjacent module may pass. In another embodiment the lever includes a handle portion and a claw portion. A portion of the handle defines a first plane, the claw defines a second plane, and the first and second planes are parallel and spaced from one another. In another embodiment at least part of the claw portion protrudes outward from an envelope of the module enclosure.
US07907410B2	Universal patterned metal thermal interface The present invention is a universal patterned metal thermal interface. The thermal interface eliminates the need for surface processing of one or both contact surfaces that are to accommodate the thermal interface. In one embodiment, a thermal interface for coupling a first solid to a second solid includes a patterned metal insert, a corrosion resistant layer coating at least one exterior side of the insert, for protecting the insert from corrosion, and an organic layer coating the corrosion resistant layer, for facilitating bonding of the insert to one of the first solid or the second solid.
US07907408B2	Cooling apparatus and power converter A cooling apparatus with high strength and good heat radiation characteristics. In the cooling apparatus, a heat exchanger is joined to an evaporator disposed on the lower side in a face to face manner; a containing unit of the heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger high temperature liquid outlet, and a two-phase fluid inlet in a joint portion with the evaporator; an outlet header of the heat exchanger includes an intermediate liquid outlet at a joint portion with the evaporator; and the evaporator includes a two-phase fluid outlet in the joint portion with the heat exchanger in opposition to the two-phase fluid inlet of the containing unit, and including an intermediate liquid inlet at the joint portion with the heat exchanger in opposition to the intermediate liquid outlet of the outlet header.
US07907394B2	Protective enclosure for touch screen device A protective enclosure for a personal electronic device having a shell that is capable of enclosing and substantially surrounding the electronic device disposed to make the shell substantially watertight, substantially rigid and substantially crush-resistant. The enclosure has a transparent protective membrane that is attached to the shell so that the protective membrane is positioned over the touch screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is enclosed in the shell.
US07907392B2	Plasma display device and coupling boss therefor A plasma display device and a coupling boss coupleable to a chassis base of the plasma display device. The coupling boss includes an attaching head at one end of a boss cylinder. The attaching head has a horizontal cross-sectional area larger than a horizontal cross-sectional area of the boss cylinder. A supporting jaw is proximal to the attaching head and protrudes from the boss cylinder. An undercut is provided between the attaching head and the supporting jaw, the undercut having a volume substantially the same as a volume of the supporting jaw.
US07907388B2	Panel layout for an integrated power distribution system A power distribution apparatus for distributing electrical power includes circuit breaker modules and remote operated devices mounted separately in a panel. The devices may be relays, circuit breakers, meters, dimmers or other devices for controlling a circuit. An I/O controller board is connected to the remote operated devices and controls those devices through a data rail. A control module may interface with the I/O controller board and may also interface with other I/O controller boards and with one or more networks. The I/O controller board is mounted in the subfeed breaker region of the panelboard, at an end of the panelboard opposite the main breaker region. The controller board may include connection and status features that are accessible through the deadfront.
US07907384B2	Detachable electrostatic chuck for supporting a substrate in a process chamber A substrate support has an electrostatic chuck comprising an electrostatic puck with a dielectric covering an electrode capable of being charged to energize a process gas. The chuck has a frontside surface to receive a substrate and a base plate having an annular flange. A spring loaded heat transfer plate contacts the base plate, and has a fluid channel comprising first and second spiral channels. A pedestal is below the heat transfer plate.
US07907380B2	High power integrating power conditioner A high-power transient suppressor, having an input from a power source and an output to a load, includes a first power device coupled between the input and the output, a first transient detector to monitor an input voltage and to turn off the first power device in response to the input voltage exceeding a first threshold voltage, a second power device coupled between the input and the output, an integrator capacitor coupled to the output, and a second transient detector to monitor an output voltage, to switch off the second power device in response to the output voltage exceeding a second threshold voltage, and to turn on the second power device in response to the integrator capacitor discharging below the second threshold voltage.
US07907376B2	Load control device and method A load control device includes a control circuit and a protection circuit. The control circuit controls driving of an electric load. The protection circuit monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the control circuit and stops control of driving the load by the control circuit, when the power supply voltage drops below a threshold value. The protection circuit provides the threshold value with a hysteresis characteristic having a width determined by a product of a wiring resistance of a path for supplying a driving current to the load and a maximum value of the driving current.
US07907357B2	Method of fixing optical member and optical unit A method of fixing an optical member for fixing the optical member to a supporting member, wherein an intermediate member that is fused upon irradiation light is disposed between the optical member and the supporting member. By irradiating the light that is transmitted through the optical member onto the intermediate member, the intermediate member is fused, and the optical member is fixed to the supporting member.
US07907348B2	Microscope objective The invention relates to a microscope objective with preferably anti-symmetric lenses or lens groups with an optical magnification of −100 and a visual field factor of 20.According to the invention the microscope objective consists of 9 lenses with 3 cemented elements, starting from the object side (left), a lens which is almost a hemisphere L1 with positive refractive power, a meniscus lens L2 with positive refractive power, a two-part cemented element G1 with positive refractive power, another two-art cemented element G2 with positive refractive power, a two-part cemented element G3 with negative refractive power, and finally a meniscus lens L9 with negative refractive power.By using cemented elements and lens pairings of the same construction, production costs can be reduced compared with methods of the prior art while image contrast is improved.
US07907347B2	Optical composite material and method for its production An optical composite material comprises an amorphous optical material (6) with a first refractive index (na), into which crystalline nanoparticles (7) having a second, higher refractive index (nn) are embedded, wherein the amorphous material (6) and the nanoparticles (7) are resistant to UV radiation. A microlithography projection exposure apparatus comprises a projection objective (2) with at least one optical element (3) which is, in particular, operated in transmission and consists of an optical composite material of this type. In a method for producing the optical composite material, crystalline nanoparticles are introduced into the amorphous optical material during flame deposition in a soot or direct process.
US07907346B2	Photochromic materials and photochromic compositions and articles including the same Photochromic materials and photochromic compositions and articles including the photochromic materials are disclosed. The photochromic materials may be the reaction product of a hyperbranched polyester polyol having, on average, at least two reactive hydroxyl groups, and at least one photochromic indeno-fused naphthopyran.
US07907342B2	Projection display A projection display is provided including a rod-like waveguide (7), an image providing light source device (10) located at a first side (9) of the waveguide (7) to inject image bearing light into the waveguide (7), through the first side (9). An input means (12) is provided on the waveguide (7) adjacent one end (13) at a second side (14) opposite to the first side (9) to reflect the image bearing light internally along the waveguide (7). An output transmission grating (18) is provided along a third side (19) of the waveguide (7) through which image bearing light is outputted from the waveguide (7). A plate-like waveguide (8) is located with an edge surface (23) thereof adjacent to and in line with the third side (19) of the waveguide (7) to receive the image bearing light from the waveguide (7). The waveguide (8) includes an exit grating (25) on or at a first surface (26) thereof for diffracting the received image bearing light out of the waveguide (8) towards a viewer (6).
US07907337B2	Display device having an extendible screen A display device (1) has an extendible screen (2) and at least one extendible side member (3). The extendible screen (2) is extendible in an extension direction from a relatively compact form to an extended form. The screen (2) in the extended form has opposed edges (17) that are substantially parallel to the extension direction. An extendible side member (3) is provided for at least one of said opposed edges (17). The or each extendible side member (3) is extendible to provide support to and structural rigidity to the screen (2) when the screen (2) is in the extended form. The display device (1) provides an extendible rigid screen (2) suitable for example for creating a rigid collapsible tablet computer, or enabling a compact portable display to support a rigid touch-screen, or for incorporation into a mobile phone or remote control unit.
US07907335B2	Focus-adjusting unit and microscope It is possible to use the magnification of an objective lens as is, substantially without changing the observation magnification, even when the working distance of the objective lens is changed. The invention provides a focus-adjusting unit disposed on an optical axis between an objective optical system that collects light from a specimen and an image-forming optical system that images the light collected by the objective optical system at a prescribed position, comprising a front optical system and a back optical system, sequentially disposed along the optical axis direction from a front side, with the objective optical system serving at the front side and the image-forming optical system at the back; and a lens driving part that relatively moves these optical systems in the optical axis direction, wherein the front optical system and the back optical system have refractive powers of different sign and focal lengths of substantially equal absolute value.
US07907334B2	High power fiber chirped pulse amplification system utilizing telecom-type components A chirped pulse amplifier (CPA) system having a mode-locked laser and a high-speed pulse selector, wherein the pulse selector modulates output pulses based upon an applied modulation voltage. A pulse selector may be an integrated electro-optic modulator, for example a LiNbO3 modulator, or an electro-absorption modulator. Difficulties related to free-space alignment and operational stability of some prior designs are reduced or eliminated. Fiber coupling generally simplifies beam delivery and alignment. Some embodiments include an erbium fiber (or erbium-ytterbium) based CPA system operating at a wavelength of approximately 1550 nanometers. Similar performance can be obtained at other wavelengths, for example a 1.06 micrometer Yb-doped fiber system. Moreover, high amplification and peak intensity at the output may be achieved while avoiding non-linear effects in the pulse selector, thereby providing for high intensity picosecond or femtosecond operation.
US07907330B2	Display element A display element having circuitry adapted to at least partially electrochemically dissolve a first layer by means of supplying an electrical current through the first layer. The first layer separates a first reservoir filled with a liquid from a second reservoir. By dissolving the first layer at least partially, at least a portion of the liquid can flow from the first to the second reservoir. Consequently, the display element transitions from a first to a second optical state.
US07907320B2	Micromirror device with a single address electrode A micromirror device comprises a plurality of mirrors arranged on a substrate, an elastic hinge for supporting each mirror to be deflectable, an address electrode having first and second regions arranged across the deflection axis of each mirror, a driving circuit for controlling a deflection of the mirror, and a stopper provided in a position of making contact with the mirror in a deflected state of the mirror. When the mirror makes contact with the stopper, the potential of the mirror or the stopper changes.
US07907315B2	Print control apparatus and print control method In a print control apparatus of the invention, it is assumed that preprocessing with regard to a print object image specified as an object of image processing is currently being performed by an advanced processing execution module, at an input timing of an image processing instruction in response to a print instruction. On condition that a processing amount of the preprocessing currently performed by the advanced processing execution module has reached a predetermined level, an image processor waits for completion of the preprocessing performed by the advanced processing execution module and implements a correction process by utilizing a result of the preprocessing performed by the advanced processing execution module. On condition that the processing amount of the preprocessing currently performed by the advanced processing execution module has not yet reached the predetermined level, on the other hand, the image processor stops the preprocessing currently performed by the advanced processing execution module, performs the preprocessing with regard to the print object image as the object of image processing at a higher speed than a processing speed by the advanced processing execution module, and utilizes a result of the preprocessing to implement the correction process. This arrangement of the invention effectively shortens the time period elapsed before start of image processing required for printing the print object image.
US07907313B2	Management of multiple printer drivers It is determined whether a combination of an output requesting application and a printer driver designated as an output destination is a combination of the first application and first printer driver or a combination of the second application and second printer driver. When it is determined that the combination of the output requesting application and the printer driver is neither of these combinations, confirmation information to confirm whether to execute a print process is output.
US07907301B2	Information processing apparatus having printer driver and sheet parameter setting method for printer driver It is necessary to switch print settings and color processing tables to optimum ones in accordance with a type of sheet which is used in a printer. In the case of enabling a new sheet to be used, a setting can be easily added without newly forming a whole printer driver. Print set information regarding the new sheet is set into a media script and fetched into a media block via a compiler. Control is made so as to store the print set information from a media database API into a media database. When the new sheet is selected on a driver display screen, the media database is searched from the media database API and print data is formed on the basis of the print set information.
US07907295B2	Image processing apparatus, control method thereof and control program thereof Disclosed is technology capable of improving operability of a multi-function image processing apparatus with simple inexpensive structure and easily designing necessary system software. After start-up, the apparatus is connected to an IPv6 router on a network, prefix information is acquired from the router, there is generated an IP address unique to each of image processing functions such as printing, scanning and FAXing on basis of the acquired prefix information, the apparatus communicates with other appliance on the network by use of the IP address generated for every image processing function, and each image processing function operates corresponding to a result of the communication. Transfer task transfers data to be inputted and outputted among print task, scan task and facsimile task by use of IP addresses each different for every function, and the respective tasks run on a time-division basis using a task switchover by OS.
US07907286B2	Optical position-measuring device An optical position-measuring device is arranged for recording the relative position of a scanning unit and a scale movable to it in at least one measuring direction. The scale is configured as a combined unit which includes at least one reflector element as well as a measuring graduation. A light source and one or more detector elements are assigned to the scanning unit. The scanning unit includes splitting device(s) which split the beam of rays, emitted by the light source, into at least two partial beams of rays in the measuring direction, which after being split, propagate in the direction of the scale.
US07907268B2	Surface inspection method and surface inspection device A surface inspection method inspects a surface of a wafer having a repeated pattern formed by double patterning. The method includes: a first step (S121) which applies an inspection light to a surface of a wafer; a second step (S122) which detects a diffracted light from the surface of the wafer to which the inspection light has been applied; and a third step (S123) which checks whether a defect is present in the repeated pattern according to the diffracted light detected in the second step. The second step detects a diffracted light corresponding to a pattern having a pitch multiplied by 2 with respect to the pitch of the repeated pattern.
US07907265B2	Method for the determination of the axle geometry of a vehicle A method is for determining the axle geometry of a vehicle, wherein light of a given structure is projected onto a vehicle wheel, and the diffusely reflected light can be analyzed in order to determine the orientation of the plane of the vehicle wheel. Several lines of a laser light generated by means of one or several laser light sources are projected on the wheel, and one or several of these lines fades in and/or out in temporal succession. The reflected light is captured by means of one or several cameras.
US07907262B2	Surface shape measurement apparatus and method Apparatus for indicating the departure of a shape of an object from a specified shape is described. The apparatus includes a light source for directing an incident beam of radiation onto the object, and an inspecting device for inspecting the final beam after transmission by or reflection from the object. The apparatus is arranged so that the final beam will have a substantially planar wavefront when the object has the specified shape, and said inspecting device is arranged to determine any departure of the wavefront of the final beam from planarity. In one embodiment, the inspecting device includes a beamsplitter, for example a diffraction grating or hologram, and a detector such as a CCD camera. The beamsplitter is then arranged to split the final beam into two or more beams and to direct the two or more beams to laterally displaced locations on the detector.
US07907256B2	Stage apparatus, exposure apparatus, and method for manufacturing device At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a stage apparatus which comprises a first stage that is movable with respect to a horizontal plane that is defined by a first axis and a second axis that intersect each other at right angles, and a second stage that is movable on the first stage at least in the axial direction and in a rotational direction around a third axis, where a regulating member for restricting a movable range of the second stage is provided at a location in which a movable unit of the second stage faces the first stage through a gap.
US07907248B2	Movie copy protection A method for frustrating piracy of a movie, the movie including a plurality of filmed frames, each of the filmed frames including an image, the method including editing the movie prior to projection such that different regions of the image of one of the filmed frames are in different frames so that the different regions will be projected at different times, and repeating the editing for other ones of the filmed frames. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US07907245B2	In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display capable of improving an aperture ratio and fabrication method thereof An in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions on a first substrate; thin film transistors (TFTs) at each crossing of the gate and data lines and including an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, respectively; a common electrode line substantially parallel to the gate lines; a plurality of first pixel electrodes and first common electrodes and a plurality of second pixel electrodes and second common electrodes having a tilt angle with respect to the gate lines and alternately disposed on upper and lower portions of the pixel regions to generate an in-plane electric field; and a second substrate attached with the first substrate.
US07907240B2	Transflective liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus having a liquid crystal layer of varying thickness A liquid crystal device includes two substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer and has a reflective display area and a transmissive display area. A liquid crystal layer thickness adjusting layer makes a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display area smaller than in the transmissive display area. The device performs display by transitioning an alignment of the liquid crystal layer from splay alignment to bend alignment. The liquid crystal layer thickness adjusting layer has a slope inclining from the reflective display area side to the transmissive display side. A pixel electrode electrically connected to a switching element, which is electrically connected to a signal line, are provided on one of the substrates. A slit is formed in the pixel electrode at an area overlapping with the slope in plan view and part of the signal line is projected along at least part of the slit.
US07907234B2	Backlight module with optical film protector and liquid crystal display device using same An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a light source (17) including a lamp cover (172), at least one optical film (13, 14), a light guide plate (16), and a spacing member (168). The lamp cover includes an upper plate (173). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (161), a light output surface (162) adjacent to the light incident surface (161). The light source is adjacent to the light incident surface. The at least one optical film is provided on the light output surface. The spacing member is provided between the at least one optical film and the upper plate of the lamp cover.
US07907229B2	Planar display device A main liquid crystal display panel is attached to a frame, and a sub liquid crystal display panel is attached to a bezel. The frame and the bezel are assembled to each other so that the main liquid crystal display panel and the sub liquid crystal display panel are arranged and held so as to face opposite sides. The frame and the bezel are separated from each other, whereby each of the liquid crystal display panels and can be easily separated at every part of the frame and the bezel.
US07907225B2	Liquid crystal display device A display device includes a substrate, a gate line formed over the substrate, a first insulating film formed over the substrate and the gate line, a semiconductor film formed over the first insulating film, a drain electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a source electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a data line connected to the drain electrode and formed over the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed over the source electrode and the data line, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the source electrode and formed over the second insulating film, and a transparent conductive film connected to the data line through a contact hole formed in the second insulating film. The transparent conductive film includes a first portion which none of the first insulating film and the second insulating film underlie.
US07907216B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof to selectively decrease a processing time of an image signal A display apparatus including an image receiver receiving an image signal and a display displaying the image signal. The display apparatus includes a user selector, an image signal processor to process at least one image delay decrease mode to decrease a processing time of the image signal and a controller to control the image signal processor to process the image signal according to the selected image delay decrease mode if an image delay decrease mode is selected through the user selector.
US07907213B1	Wireless multimedia content at television host device Multimedia content captured by a camera-enabled wireless device may be communicated from the camera-enabled wireless device to a television host device for viewing and/or storage. The multimedia content may be communicated wirelessly from the camera-enabled wireless device to a telecommunications network. The telecommunications network forwards the multimedia content to a media-delivery network, which delivers the multimedia content to the television host device. The television host device treats the multimedia content (presents, stores, etc.) based on user-defined preferences.
US07907203B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus having an imaging means for imaging an object is provided, when connected to an external device, the apparatus is capable of setting on a screen a function corresponding to the external device, and also capable of displaying a character or outputting sound, corresponding to an automatic power-off function or the switched over operation mode.An imaging apparatus includes imaging means for imaging an object, recording and playback means for recording and playing back image data imaged by the imaging means, and connection means for connecting an external device having a connection format which conforms to a predetermined standard, wherein the connection means selects or sets a format of the connection to the external device by changing-over of a switch
US07907198B2	Advanced electronic still image viewfinders A video image pickup and display are used to provide electronic viewfinders for cameras. Black and white displays permit a photographer to see interactively the impact of camera adjustment on a resulting image. They also permit a photographer to visualize a black and white rendition of a color scene, when shooting in black and white film. The electronic display permits image processing results to be viewed either during calculations or by simulation. Techniques are disclosed for film and electronic storage media for still and for motion cameras and for color and black and white cameras.
US07907196B2	Image sensing apparatus and imaging system An image sensing apparatus comprises a pixel including, a column signal line, a readout circuit, an output line, and an output unit. The readout circuit includes a first accumulation unit, a first opening/closing unit, a second accumulation unit, a transmission unit, and a second opening/closing unit. A capacitance of the first accumulation unit is smaller than a capacitance of the second accumulation unit, and the signal held by the second accumulation unit is read out to the output unit based on the capacitance of the second accumulation unit and the capacitance of the output line.
US07907194B2	Imaging apparatus and gain adjusting method for the same An imaging apparatus 1A includes an electron multiplying solid-state image pickup device which has an electron multiplier section for multiplying charge signals generated in respective pixels; a multiplication gain setting part 41 for setting a multiplication gain in the electron multiplier section; a standard deviation calculator 34 for calculating a noise standard deviation of a noise image acquired under a predetermined condition by the image pickup device; a reference standard deviation storage 35 storing a reference standard deviation, and a standard deviation comparator 36 for comparing the noise standard deviation and the reference standard deviation and outputting an obtained comparison result. At the time of gain adjustment, the multiplication gain setting part 41 adjusts the multiplication gain based on the comparison result by the standard deviation comparator 36. Thereby, an imaging apparatus which enables the user's side to easily and accurately re-adjust the multiplication gain of charge signals in the electron multiplying solid-state image pickup device, and a gain adjusting method for the same are realized.
US07907188B2	Image reproduction device An image reproduction device has a display interface, a data reading unit, an image processing section, a recording unit, and a control section. The display interface outputs to a monitor device including a display screen. The data reading unit reads data from an external recording device as well as including a connection section capable of electrically connecting the external recording device recording photographic image data. The image processing section generates monitor image data based on the photographic image data. The image size of the monitor image data corresponds to the image resolution of the monitor device. The recording unit records the monitor image data in a memory. The control section performs the reproduction mode in which a reproduction image based on the monitor image data is displayed on the monitor device. Besides, the control section is configured to produce a reproduction image when not connected with the external recording device.
US07907186B2	Method of recording still pictures on a recording medium The present invention relates to a method of recording still pictures onto a recording medium. The present method records still pictures onto a recording medium in a DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) structure defined for a digital still camera or in a file structure defined for a digital video recorder, creates management information to access the recorded still pictures, and writes the management information in management information fields specified in a digital video recorder. Referring to the management information, a desired still picture or desired still pictures can be found easily and rapidly among numerous still pictures recorded on a recording medium.
US07907185B2	Lens correction logic for image sensors Methods of calibrating a pixel correction function for compensating for vignetting in an optical device include exposing an optical device to a reference object in order to generate pixel data of at least part of an image of the reference object. A pixel correction function is provided including a first number of unknown constant values. Pixel data of a second number of sample points is provided from the pixel data of the at least part of the image. The second number is equal to the first number or the first number plus one. The constant values are determined using the pixel data of the second number of sample points. The method allows a pixel correction function to be calibrated with a small number of sample points, thereby simplifying calibration processes for individual optical devices, and thus reducing the manufacturing costs.
US07907182B2	Image data reduction apparatus and method, program, storage medium, and image sensing apparatus An object of the invention is to prevent degradation of an image as much as possible when data of the number of original pixels of an image sensing element is converted into data of a smaller number of pixels. In order to achieve this object, an image data reduction apparatus which converts first image data in which elements of a plurality of colors are arrayed within a plane into second image data having a smaller number of elements than the first image data by reducing the number of elements in the longitudinal direction, the lateral direction, or both the longitudinal and lateral directions within the plane includes an image processing circuit which performs one or both of a process of assigning one element of the first image data to one element of the second image data, and a process of processing a plurality of elements of the first image data and assigning the elements to one element of the second image data, so as to array the barycenters of the elements of the second data at equal intervals in a direction in which the number of elements is reduced out of the longitudinal direction, the lateral direction, or both the longitudinal and lateral directions.
US07907181B2	Remote control device, method and system According to a remote control device of the present invention, the operation situation according to the transmission of the remote control signal is judged based on a changing brightness of the image, and the information of the content according to the result of judgment is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to investigate a reaction of the apparatus to be controlled to the remote control signal, and visually indicate the reaction to the user.
US07907180B2	Shooting system, access control apparatus, monitoring apparatus, control method, and storage medium for processing an image shot by an image sensing apparatus to restrict display A shooting system which has an image sensing apparatus and a monitoring apparatus, distributes an image from the image sensing apparatus to the monitoring apparatus, and allows the monitoring apparatus to remote-control the image sensing apparatus, comprises: an unit adapted to set access permission information containing at least information on a user permitted to access, for each partial area contained in a shootable range of the image sensing apparatus; an unit adapted to set access restriction information with which the access-permitted user restricts access by other users to the access-permitted partial area; an unit adapted to generate an image having undergone an image process to restrict view of the partial area for the other access-restricted users; and an unit adapted to distribute the image having undergone the image process to the other access-restricted users.
US07907179B2	Command module for controlling the camera Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can perform tasks such as generating clock signals, digitizing an analog video signal, and providing multiplexed digital video output. Modules communicate with each other over a common bus sufficient to carry the signals necessary to control the camera. The system implements a RAM-based digital sequencer that provides the capability of loading bit patterns into memory and using these patterns to generate waveforms for clocking a CCD. Clock and readout sequences can be composed in a high level language, compiled and uploaded into the controller. Adjustable clamp and sample signal delays used in digitizing an analog video signal provide the capability to optimize the performance of the system in a given application.
US07907173B2	Apparatus and method for controlling noise caused by vibration in camera module for mobile device An apparatus and method for controlling noise caused by vibration in a camera module for a mobile device are provided. The method includes transmitting a vibration signal sensed by a vibration sensor to a Choice Coil Motor (VCM) driver based on the vibration signal, applying, by the VCM driver, a reverse bias to a VCM upon receiving, by the VCM driver, the vibration signal from the vibration sensor, and exerting, by the VCM to which the reverse bias is applied, an electromagnetic force in a reverse direction in order to fix and halt an actuator.
US07907169B2	Electronic endoscope system for fluorescence observation An electronic endoscope system, which is adapted to observe a fluorescence image of autofluorescence emitted from a body cavity wall irradiated with excitation light as well as a normal image of the body cavity wall illuminated with white light on a display device, includes a brightness control system configured to adjust brightness of at least one of the normal image and the fluorescence image to reduce brightness difference between the normal image and the fluorescence image to be displayed.
US07907161B2	Adaptive correction system Adaptive correction techniques are disclosed that adaptively correct aberrations which may arise in systems such as laser printers, for example. For laser printers, calibration data processing results may be detected by a detector that is disposed to correspond physically to the recording medium so that characteristics such as position and intensity of a laser beam at the detector corresponds to that of a laser beam at the recording medium. In this way, aberrations in system performance may be adaptively corrected while the system is performing operational processes.
US07907160B2	Track labeling on a medium A method for labeling a plurality of tracks on a medium is disclosed. The method detects one or more contiguous blank pixels at the conclusion of a data set representing a first track. An ending position for the first track is set at a last non-blank pixel. At least a portion of the first track up to the ending position is labeled before advancing to a second track.
US07907151B2	Apparatus and method for associating non-overlapping visual objects with z-ordered panes A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to accept a set of document objects, wherein each document object is associated with a z-order. A document object in the set of document objects is passed to a pre-rendering region comprising a stack of one or more panes, wherein the document object is added in z-order. The document object is checked against each pane in the stack for document object overlap, beginning with a topmost pane, until a pane selected from one of a bottommost pane and an overlap pane is reached. The document object is associated with a pane selected from one of the bottommost pane and a pane above the overlap pane. The pane above the overlap pane is selected from one of a pane in the stack and a new pane added to the top of the stack.
US07907143B2	Interactive debugging and monitoring of shader programs executing on a graphics processor A development application leverages the programmability of shader execution units in the graphics processing subsystem to make graphics processing subsystem state data accessible to applications executed outside the graphics processing subsystem. The development application modifies shaders to include state output instructions adapted to direct a shader execution unit to copy graphics processing subsystem state data to a location in the computer system that is accessible to applications executed outside of the graphics processing subsystem. Following the execution of the state output instructions, the shader execution unit can be halted or can continue executing the shader. The development application can modify the shader to include state restoration instructions adapted to direct the shader execution unit to set state data of the graphics processing subsystem to previous or new values. The development application can dynamically modify shaders with state output and restoration instructions to update state data of the graphics processing subsystem.
US07907133B2	Pixel interleaving configurations for use in high definition electronic sign displays Pixel interleaving configurations for use in high definition electronic sign displays where each and every scan line includes full red, green, and blue color representation to provide for high resolution electronic video sign displays.
US07907129B2	Handheld electronic device having virtual keypad input device, and associated method An improved handheld electronic device having a virtual keypad input device includes a case, and further includes an input apparatus and a processor apparatus disposed on the case. The input apparatus includes a number of vibrational sensors that sense the vibrational results of a contact with the case. The processor apparatus executes a routine that determines from the vibrational results a location on the case where the contact was made. Depending upon the location of the contact, the routine can interpret the contact as an input to the processor. The exemplary contact with the case can be in the nature of a touching or tapping contact or other contact with the case.
US07907128B2	Interaction between objects and a virtual environment display An interactive table has a display surface on which a physical object is disposed. A camera within the interactive table responds to infrared (IR) light reflected from the physical object enabling a location of the physical object on the display surface to be determined, so that the physical object appear part of a virtual environment displayed thereon. The physical object can be passive or active. An active object performs an active function, e.g., it can be self-propelled to move about on the display surface, or emit light or sound, or vibrate. The active object can be controlled by a user or the processor. The interactive table can project an image through a physical object on the display surface so the image appears part of the object. A virtual entity is preferably displayed at a position (and a size) to avoid visually interference with any physical object on the display surface.
US07907124B2	Method and apparatus continuing action of user gestures performed upon a touch sensitive interactive display in simulation of inertia A method and apparatus for operating a multi-user interactive display system including a display having a touch-sensitive display surface. A position is detected for each contact site at which the display surface experiences external physical contact. Each contact site's position history is using to compute velocity data for the respective contact site. At least one of the following is using to identify occurrence of one or more user gestures from a predetermined set of user gestures: the position history, the velocity data. Each user gesture corresponds to at least one predetermined action for updating imagery presented by the display as a whole. Action is commenced corresponding to the identified gesture. Responsive to a user gesture terminating with a nonzero velocity across the display surface, action is corresponding to the gesture is continued so as to simulate inertia imparted by said gesture.
US07907115B2	Digitally synchronized integrator for noise rejection in system using PWM dimming signals to control brightness of cold cathode fluorescent lamp for backlighting liquid crystal display An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a utility device, such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp that is powered in accordance with a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, includes an analog sensor which monitors the utility device to derive an output signal representative of the PWM signal. An integrating analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which is coupled to the sensor and has its operation synchronized with an integral multiple of the period of the PWM signal, produces an output representative of an average of the output of the utility device.
US07907111B2	Driving circuit, liquid crystal device, electronic apparatus, and method of driving liquid crystal device A driving circuit for driving a liquid crystal device that has, a first substrate including a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes, a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, and liquid crystal, the common electrodes being partitioned every horizontal line, the driving circuit includes: a control circuit that alternately supplies a first voltage and a second voltage being higher than the first voltage to the common electrodes and that sets the common electrodes to a floating state; a scanning line driving circuit that sequentially supplies a selection voltage to the plurality of scanning lines; and a data line driving circuit that alternately supplies a positive image signal having a potential higher than the first voltage and a negative image signal having a potential lower than the second voltage to the plurality of data lines.
US07907109B2	Reference voltage generator for use in display applications A multi-reference voltage generator includes an interface controller, a first bank of N m-bit registers and a second bank of N m-bit registers. A first multiplexer has inputs connected to outputs of the first and second bank of registers. An m-bit digital-to-analog (DAC) has an m-bit parallel input connected to an output of the first multiplexer. An analog demultiplexer has an input connected to an analog output of the m-bit DAC. Each voltage storage device in a first group of N voltage storage devices is connected to a corresponding output of the analog demultiplexer. Similarly, each voltage storage device in a second group of N voltage storage devices is connected to a corresponding output of the analog demultiplexer. N further multiplexers each have a first input connected to an output of a corresponding one of the voltage storage devices in the first group and a second input connected to an output of a corresponding one of the voltage storage devices in the second group. N output buffers, each have an input connected to an output of a corresponding one of the N further multiplexers, and an output useful for driving a column driver.
US07907104B2	Luminescent display device and method that drives the same A luminescent display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed which are capable of increasing the aspect ratio of pixel regions. The luminescent display device includes a display including gate lines, and data lines extending orthogonally to the gate lines, a first shift register connected to one end of each of the gate lines, to sequentially supply first scan pulses to the gate lines, respectively, a second shift register connected to the other end of each of the gate lines, to sequentially supply second scan pulses to the gate lines, respectively, switching elements each adapted to switch an ON voltage or an OFF voltage from the associated data line in accordance with the first scan pulse from the associated gate line, and to switch an OFF voltage from the associated data line in accordance with the second scan pulse from the associated gate line, drive switching elements each adapted to generate current in accordance with the ON voltage from the associated switching element, each drive switching element being turned off in accordance with the OFF voltage from the associated switching element, capacitors each connected between gate and source terminals of an associated one of the drive switching elements, and light emitting elements each adapted to emit light in accordance with the current from the associated drive switching element.
US07907101B2	Configurable bipolarization reflector A configurable bipolarization reflector comprises intersecting first and second sets of parallel composite lines (LHi, LVj), a line segment between two consecutive intersection points (Iij) of the two sets containing a component (12) having conductivity that can be switched by a switching signal (V). The components are disposed on the line segments so that a switching signal applied at a point of intersection (P1k, P1k′, P1k″) of said sets switches the conductivity of the components of a group of segments defining a reflector area (Z) of given reflectivity.
US07907098B1	Log periodic antenna A log periodic antenna comprises a plurality of radiating elements in an end fire configuration, each radiating element in the plurality of radiating elements comprises a conductor, and at least two shunt inductances connected to the conductor; a substrate connecting the plurality of radiating elements; and a log periodic stripline feed pathway superimposed on the substrate. The height of each radiating element of the plurality of radiating elements is about one hundredth the size of the wavelength and the length is about 0.14 the size of the wavelength at the lowest operating frequency of the log periodic antenna. The plurality of radiating elements is configured to produce impedance and radiation characteristics that are regularly repetitive as a logarithmic function of an excitation of frequency without performance degradation.
US07907092B2	Antenna with one or more holes A new type of multihole antenna which is mainly suitable for mobile communications or in general to any other application where the integration of telecom systems or applications in a single antenna is important. The antenna includes a radiating element which at least includes one hole. By means of this configuration, the antenna provides a broadband and multiband performance, and hence it features a similar behaviour through different frequency bands. Also, the antenna features a smaller size with respect to other prior art antennas operating at the same frequency.
US07907091B2	Antennas An antenna on a substrate, the antenna being symmetrical about a central longitudinal axis of symmetry, the antenna comprising a first portion that is substantially rectangular, a second portion that is substantially rectangular, the first portion and the second portion being spaced from each other and being operatively connected by an intermediate portion.
US07907080B1	Radar detection for wireless communication devices A method and apparatus for detecting radar signals in single and multiple (extension) channel wireless network frequencies uses spectral and DC analysis. Spectral images produced through a Fast Fourier transform may be captured and analyzed to determine if any radar signals may be present within the selected wireless network frequencies. A plurality of spectral images may also be analyzed to determine if frequency shifting radar signals are present as well. DC analysis of the power contained at the wireless carrier frequencies may detect radar signals that may be centered near those frequencies.
US07907069B2	Fast compression method for scientific data A method and system allows for fast compression and decompressing of data using existing repetitive interleaved patterns within scientific data (floating point, integer, and image). An advantage of the method and system is that it is so fast that it can be used to save time due to a lower amount of data transferred/stored in scenarios like network transfer, disk or memory storage, cache storage or any other real-time applications where time plays a crucial role.
US07907060B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting replacement of a battery in a remote control Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for indicating to a user a low battery condition of a remote control for a controlled device. More particularly, a remote control detects a low battery condition as well as the replacement of batteries in the remote control. The remote control transmits a low battery message to a controlled device responsive to detecting a low battery condition. Similarly, the remote control transmits a battery status message to the controlled device responsive to detecting the replacement of batteries in the remote control. The controlled device utilizes the low battery message and the battery status message to determine whether to present a low battery indicator to a user regarding a low battery condition of the remote control.
US07907057B2	Communication device and an electric circuit for a communication device An electric circuit for a communication device (200) for communicating with a further communication device (500), the electric circuit comprising an inductive antenna element (101) adapted for inductively communicating with the further communication device (500), a capacitive antenna element (102) adapted for capacitively communicating with the further communication device (500), and a common matching circuit (105) adapted to match impedances of the inductive antenna element (101) and of the capacitive antenna element (102).
US07907052B2	Enhanced firefighter door chock A portable electronic integrated fire fighting device used by firefighters and other emergency response workers to acquire and relay information, store sensory information, provide location data, and provide a point-to-point network with repeater capability. The portable electronic fire fighting device may include a housing, a radio frequency transmitter, a radio frequency receiver, a microprocessor, a communications interface, electronic memory, a power supply, and one or more sensors and may be configured in the form of a door chock, an axe handle, a fire fighter's hook handle, and a fire fighter's helmet. The portable electronic fire fighting device may also interface with a firefighter's heads-up display or other handheld device, or with other electronic fire fighting devices that are known in the art.
US07907046B2	Chip resistor and method for producing the same The chip resistor (1) of the present invention includes an insulating substrate (2) in the form of a chip, a pair of terminal electrodes (3, 4) formed on both ends of the insulating substrate (2), a plurality of resistor films (5) formed on an obverse surface of the insulating substrate (2) in parallel with each other between the paired terminal electrodes (3, 4), and a cover coat formed on the obverse surface of the insulating substrate (2) to cover the resistor films (5). In the chip resistor (1), one of the terminal electrodes (3) includes individual upper electrodes (8) each formed on the obverse surface of the insulating substrate (3, 4) to be independently connected to a respective one of the resistor films (5) and a side electrode (9) formed on a side surface of the insulating substrate (2) to be connected to all the individual upper electrodes (8).
US07907043B2	Planar inductor To provide a planar inductor that can be easily designed in any size without restricting coil characteristics, that supplies the necessary power corresponding to the area when a pair of inductors are placed facing each other to carry out non-contact power transmission, and that has greater design flexibility that allows for setting separation cut-off lines with relative freedom.A planar inductor comprising a flat coil support layer that supports multiple flat coils arrayed in a plane and a first interconnection layer provided on one side of said flat coil support layer and a second interconnection layer provided on the other side of the flat coil support layer, wherein each flat coils start point is connected through the first interconnection layer and each flat coils end point is connected through the second interconnection layer, and a parallel electrical connection of the multiple flat coils arrayed in a plane is thereby achieved between the first interconnection layer and the second interconnection layer.
US07907037B2	Micro-electro-mechanical module A MEMS module that contains at least one integrated energy storage device whose discharge is minimized and controlled, so that power is available for system operation over longer periods of time. The MEMS module includes a device electrically coupled to the energy storage device for controlling charge transfers from the energy storage device while preventing charge leakage from the energy storage device. The controlling device includes a plurality of integrated MEMS switches that define open electrical paths that prevent charge leakage from the energy storage device through the MEMS switches, and are then operable to define closed electrical paths to allow charge transfers from the energy storage device, and preferably also allow charge transfers to the energy storage device, through the MEMS switches. The charge transfer can be utilized to power electronic circuits or store data in non-volatile digital memory.
US07907035B2	MEMS resonator array structure and method of operating and using same A MEMS array structure including a plurality of bulk mode resonators may include at least one resonator coupling section disposed between the plurality of bulk mode resonators. The plurality of resonators may oscillate by expansion and/or contraction in at least one direction/dimension. The MEMS array structure may include a plurality of sense electrodes and drive electrodes spaced apart from the plurality of bulk mode resonators by a gap. The MEMS array structure may further include at least one anchor coupling section disposed between the at least one resonator coupling section and a substrate anchor.
US07907028B1	Jitter compensated numerically controlled oscillator A method for compensating NCO jitter by changing a step value used to increment an accumulator in the NCO to make up for inaccuracies, or jitters. In one approach, a remainder in the accumulator may be monitored and a compensated clock close to the current edge of an ideal clock may be generated. In another approach, a compensated clock close to the next edge of the ideal clock may be generated after the current edge of the ideal clock is missed. The step value may be stored in a memory, which may be a register. A jitter compensator may include a comparator for monitoring the remainder in the accumulator or a detector for detecting whether an ideal clock has been missed. The jitter compensator may also change the step value to a step value for a faster clock to compensate jitter.
US07907022B2	Phase-locked loop and method for operating the same A phase-locked loop (PLL) system generates an oscillator signal based on an input reference signal. A calibration circuit generates a calibration current, and a voltage-to-current converter converts a control voltage into a first current. A current-controlled oscillator generates the oscillator signal based on the first current and the calibration current. A charge pump circuit, which is connected to a phase detector, the voltage-to-current converter, and the calibration circuit, generates a charge pump current based on the first current and the calibration current. The charge pump current is used to generate the control voltage based on an error signal.
US07907012B2	Current mirror with low headroom and linear response A current mirror circuit provided in an emitter follower configuration achieves linear output currents over a range of input currents by operating in response to a bias current that is a replica of the input current. The current mirror may include a pair of transistors and a pair of resistors, in which: a first resistor and a base of a first transistor are coupled to a first input terminal for a first input current, an emitter of the first transistor and a base of the second transistor are coupled to a second input terminal for a second input current, the first and second input currents being replicas of each other, an emitter of the second transistor being coupled to the second resistor, a collector of the second transistor being coupled to an output terminal of the current mirror, and a collector of the first transistor and the two resistors are coupled to a common node.
US07907010B2	Digital amplifier Recently, the use of class-D audio amplifiers has become more and more widespread. In contrast to the generally employed class-AB linear amplification technology, class-D allows for improved efficiency. However, the class-D principle is known for its poor distortion characteristics. According to the present invention a digital amplifier (18) is provided for converting an audio signal to a power output, comprising a ripple suppression circuit (16) for suppressing voltage ripples in a supply voltage supplied to the bridge circuit with (6) at least one pair of switches. The ripple suppression circuit (16) suppresses ripples in the supply voltage supplied to a switch in the bridge circuit (6), which has been found to cause a major part of the distortions in the output signal of the digital amplifier (18).
US07907008B2	Dynamic signal contamination suppression A self-configurable amplifier and method of amplification, including an RF signal level detector having an input connected to an RF signal, and an output configured to produce a control signal responsive to a power level of the RF signal. The control signal is supplied to a parametric adjustment circuit that includes an input connected to the control signal, and an output configured to provide a negative feedback responsive to the control signal. The negative feedback is supplied to an RF amplifier that includes an input forming an input of the self-configurable amplifier, an output forming an output of the self-configurable amplifier, and a control port connected to the output of the parametric adjustment circuit, such that one or more parameters of the RF amplifier is responsive to the negative feedback.
US07907000B2	Circuit and method for integrating a voltage signal A circuit arrangement having a signal input configured to be supplied with a voltage signal; a first operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) having a voltage input that may be coupled to the signal input; at least one second OTA having a voltage input that may be coupled to the signal input; and at least one output capacitor which may be coupled to an output of the first OTA and to an output of the at least one second OTA, wherein an identical potential is set at the outputs of the first OTA and of the at least one second OTA.
US07906993B1	High linearity voltage-current converter able to compensate for mobility degradation A high linearity voltage-current converter able to compensate for mobility degradation comprises a first constant current source circuit, a first current mirror unit, a second constant current source circuit, a second current mirror unit, a seventh MOS transistor and an eighth MOS transistor. The first current mirror unit is coupled to the first constant current source circuit, and the second current mirror unit is coupled to the second constant current source circuit. The seventh MOS transistor, the first current mirror unit and the second current mirror unit are coupled to each other at a third joint point of a first conducting wire. The eighth MOS transistor is coupled to the seventh MOS transistor. Thereby, the electronic components used in the present invention can operate more efficiently.
US07906992B2	High speed latch comparators In a latch circuit having a bistable pair of cross connected transistors of a first polarity and a third transistor of a second polarity, a current signal greater than a bias current is received at a latch circuit port, amplified with the third transistor, and applied to the latch circuit port. This decreases the time in which the latch circuit port receiving the current signal greater than the bias current reaches a steady state voltage.
US07906982B1	Interface apparatus and methods of testing integrated circuits using the same An apparatus and method are provided for testing a semiconductor device (DUT). Generally, the apparatus includes an interface board with conductive elements adapted to electrically couple with the DUT and connected to a number of test circuits. Each test circuit resides on one of a number of daughter cards on the interface board, and provides test input signals to and receives output signals from the DUT to generate a result based on a program loaded to the daughter cards before testing begins. The apparatus further includes a controller to drive the interface board and store test results. In one embodiment, the interface board is a load board for back end testing. In another embodiment, the interface board is a probe card for front end testing. Preferably, the apparatus is capable of testing DUTs including memory arrays, logic circuits or both, and the daughter cards are capable of being re-programmed and re-used on different DUTs.
US07906981B1	Test apparatus and test method There is provided a test apparatus for testing a device under test, including: a plurality of test sections; and a first synchronization section and a second synchronization section that, for each of a plurality of domains that respectively include one or more of the plurality of test sections, synchronize the one or more test sections included in the domain, where each of the first synchronization section and the second synchronization section includes: a local collection section that collects, for each domain, synchronization requests from the test sections connected to the corresponding synchronization section; an exchange section that exchanges, for a discrete domain of that includes test sections connected to the first synchronization section and test sections connected to the second synchronization section, synchronization requests collected in the corresponding synchronization section with synchronization requests collected in the other synchronization section; a global collection section that collects, the synchronization requests collected in the corresponding synchronization section and the synchronization requests collected in the other synchronization section; and a distribution section that distributes the collected synchronization requests to each of the test sections connected to the corresponding synchronization section.
US07906973B1	Cable tester A physical layer module (PHY) of a network device includes a control module and a cable-test module. The control module selectively generates a cable-test enable signal to test a cable including four pairs of twisted wire. The cable-test module tests the cable based on the cable-test enable signal. The cable-test module transmits test signals on the four pairs at a first time and receives return signals. The cable-test module determines that the cable is not faulty when the return signals received on first and second pairs of the four pairs have an amplitude less than a first predetermined amplitude, and when the return signals received on third and fourth pairs of the four pairs have an amplitude greater than a second predetermined amplitude and are received substantially contemporaneously.
US07906964B2	Method and system for determining acquisition parameters associated with magnetic resonance imaging for a particular measurement time An exemplary embodiment of system, computer-accessible medium and method for determining exemplary values for acquisition parameters for a given time (e.g., imaging time) is provided, e.g., with the exemplary values being selectable to increase the signal-to-noise ratio. According to certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, data (e.g., image data) associated with at least one portion of a target can be generated. For example, a first signal from the target resulting from at least one first excitation pulse forwarded toward the target can be acquired using a plurality of acquisition parameters having first values. Further, a second signal from the target resulting from at least one second excitation pulse forwarded toward the target can be acquired using a plurality of acquisition parameters having second values, with the second values being different from the first values. The data (e.g., image data) may be generated based on the first and second signals.
US07906960B2	Inductive position sensor A position sensor having a transmitter coil with both an outer loop portion and an inner loop portion. A receiver coil is disposed in close proximity to the transmitter coil and the receiver coil includes a first loop and an oppositely wound second loop. The receiver coil generates an electrical output signal when the transmitter coil is excited due to the inductive coupling between the transmitter and receiver coils. A movable coupler element varies the inductive coupling between the transmitter coil and the loops of the receiver coil as a function of the position of the coupler element.
US07906959B2	Variable-reluctance position sensor A variable reluctance analog position device designed to determine the position variation of a target made from a ferromagnetic material. The device includes at least one magnet, the target and the magnet defining a gap therebetween. A magnetosensitive element detects induction variation produced in the gap by relative movement of the target relative to the magnet. The magnet is magnetized in a direction essentially perpendicular to the front surface of the magnet, which defines one edge of the gap. The magnet includes a cavity open at the front surface thereof and the magnetosensitive element is housed in the cavity. Moreover, the target is provided with a specific geometric configuration determined such that the induction variation according to the position of the target corresponds to a pre-defined function.
US07906957B2	High voltage connector and method having integrated voltage measurement probe points An electrical connector adapted for staged disassembly to test for high voltage includes a plug having an enclosed electrical terminal with a first opening exposing the terminal and a socket having another enclosed electrical terminal with an opening exposing the other terminal. The socket opening is substantially complementary to the first opening to receive the plug sufficiently into the socket to electrically engage the terminals in first and second positions. A port in one of the socket or plug provides access to one of the terminals in one of the positions but is obstructed from access to a terminal in the other of the positions. The port is small enough to prevent a finger from accessing a terminal but large enough to receive an electrical meter probe for voltage testing. A latch on the box portions positions the port in each of the two positions.
US07906953B2	Boosting technique for a bi-directional switch in a power converter A bi-directional switch for a power converter comprises first and second transistors (SW1, SW2) and a floating supply capacitor (C2) associated with the second transistor (SW2). The drive circuit and/or gate of the first transistor (SW1) is charged by the floating supply capacitor (C2) of the second transistor (SW2). The charging takes place at a predetermined moment in the switching cycle, and in particular at a moment in the switching cycle when the voltage across the bi-directional switch is substantially a minimum.
US07906950B2	Tuning a switching power supply Tuning a switching power supply, the power supply including a switching transistor; a filter circuit; a pulse generator that drives the switching transistor; a programmable filter connected to the output of the filter circuit; a digital signal processor (‘DSP’) connected to the output of the filter circuit, the DSP configured to program the programmable filter; and a tuning control circuit connected to the output of the filter circuit, to the pulse generator, and to the DSP; including calculating by the DSP, from sampled voltage values of a tuning pulse driven through the filter circuit by the pulse generator, the actual impedance of the filter circuit; and programming, by the DSP, the programmable filter, setting the combined impedance of the filter circuit and the programmable filter to the design impedance of the filter circuit.
US07906948B2	Threshold voltage monitoring and control in synchronous power converters A method of providing threshold voltage monitoring and control in synchronous power converters is disclosed. The method establishes a threshold voltage level for at least one of an upper gate and a lower gate power switch in a synchronous power converter. The threshold voltage levels indicate switching delay times are present in the upper and lower gate power switches. The method detects body diode conduction levels for both the upper and lower gate power switches. When at least one of the detected body diode conduction levels exceed a prescribed body diode conduction level, the method adjusts the threshold voltage level for at least one of the upper and lower gate power switches to reduce a body diode conduction time for the at least one of the upper and lower gate power switches.
US07906939B2	Soft-stop circuit and method for a voltage regulator A soft-stop circuit and method are provided for a voltage regulator which converts a battery voltage to an output voltage according to a feedback voltage derived from the output voltage and a reference voltage, to control the voltage regulator to enter a soft-stop state when the battery voltage is lower than a threshold level, and in which state, and the output voltage is controlled to decrease so as for the battery voltage to have a slower decreasing speed and in turn a longer battery lifetime.
US07906936B2	Rechargeable inductive charger An inductive charger comprising an inductive coil and a chargeable power pack. The inductive charger includes a driving circuit connectable to the power pack for providing a varying electrical potential to the inductive coil such that the inductive coil is inductively couplable to a secondary coil wired to an electrical load. The inductive charger may further include a charging circuit for connecting the inductive coil to the power pack when the inductive coil is inductively coupled to a primary coil.
US07906930B2	Brushless electric machine The brushless electric machine includes a first drive member (30U) having a plurality of permanent magnets (32U); a second drive member (10) having a plurality of electromagnetic coils and capable of movement relative to the first drive member (30U); and a third drive member (30L) disposed at the opposite side from the first drive member (30U) with the second drive member (10) therebetween, and having a fixed relative positional relationship with respect to the first drive member (30U). The second drive member (10) has magnetic sensors (40A, 40B) for detecting relative position of the first and second drive members; and a control circuit for carrying out control of the brushless electric machine utilizing the output signals of the magnetic sensors. The third drive member (30L) has at locations facing the permanent magnets of the first drive member (30U) a plurality of magnetic field strengthening members (32L) for strengthening the magnetic field at the location of the second drive member (10) in conjunction with the permanent magnets.
US07906926B2	Door drive control apparatus and door drive control method A door drive control apparatus capable of an accurate detection, without misidentifying an inverse overrun condition, and a door drive control method that improves safety. The door drive control apparatus includes a power converter that supplies power to a door drive linear motor, and operates the power converter by feedback control using a speed detection value and a speed command value of the door, and controls a speed of the door. The door drive control apparatus includes a speed trouble determiner, which outputs a door inverse direction speed trouble signal in the event that the speed command value of the door exceeds either a positive or negative first setting speed, and the speed detection value exceeds a second setting speed of a polarity opposite to that of the speed command value.
US07906920B2	Vibration generator A vibration generator has an oscillator including a magnet and a holding member for holding the oscillator based on a magnetic force emitted from the oscillator. The holding member includes a magnet or a magnetic body. The oscillator vibrates relative to the holding member. A magnetic force between the oscillator and the holding member defines a natural period of vibration of the oscillator relative to the holding member. When a periodic current is supplied to an electromagnetic coil fixed to the holding member, the oscillator vibrates relative to the holding member so as to synchronize with the period of the periodic current. By synchronizing the period of the periodic current with a natural period, the oscillator resonates.
US07906919B2	Electric vehicle, and device and method of controlling slip thereof A slip control device, a slip control method, and a vehicle provided with such a slip control device are provided, with which the vehicle can travel stably even on a slippery road surface while maintaining good road holding. The device has torque directive control means (23) for calculating torque directives for the motors respectively based on accelerator pedal depressions (24) and steering angles (26) and outputting them to each of motor control sections (21, 22) of the motors, first reference speed calculation means (48) for calculating a first reference speed of one of the pair of left and right motors to be controlled based on rotation speed of the other motor, and restriction applying means (20) for applying restriction to each of the torque directives based on a permissible speed range determined for each of the motors by applying prescribed permissible speed deviation to each of the calculated reference speeds.
US07906915B2	Enhanced trim resolution voltage-controlled dimming LED driving circuit Each driver circuit for a six-by-four array of light emitting diodes illuminating a pushbutton switch switches three pairs of the light emitting diodes between series connection and parallel connection based on changes to an applied input voltage. Driving six light emitting diodes instead of only four allows illumination of a larger area and improves power efficiency at higher applied input voltages, while retaining dimming compatibility at low voltage levels. Each driver circuit also includes a rectifier allow illumination of the pushbutton switch with direct current voltages of either polarity. The quiescent current limiting resistance is split into multiple resistors for further improved power efficiency. Each driver circuit also includes a bridge rectifier to allow illumination of the pushbutton switch with direct current voltages of either polarity or alternating current voltages.
US07906909B2	Plasma display panel A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, a barrier rib that is positioned between the front and rear substrates and partitions a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer formed inside the discharge cell. The phosphor layer includes a first phosphor layer emitting first color light, a second phosphor layer emitting second color light, and a third phosphor layer emitting third color light. The first phosphor layer includes a first pigment, and the second phosphor layer includes a second pigment. An average particle size of the second phosphor layer is larger than an average particle size of the first phosphor layer, and a content of the second pigment is more than a content of the first pigment.
US07906904B2	Light permeable fluorescent cover for light emitting diode A light permeable fluorescent cover 6 is provided that comprises a fluorescent material 7 contained in the cover 6 attached on a light emitting diode for emitting a first light with a first peak in blue wavelength range of 420 nm to 480 nm. The fluorescent material 7 emits a second light with a second peak in green wavelength range of 480 nm to 580 nm separated from the first peak and a third light with a third peak in red wavelength range of 580 nm to 750 nm separated from the second peak to synthesize lights in a wide chromaticity area by mixing three primary blue, green and red lights and to irradiate them to outside of the cover 6 in colorful expression.
US07906894B2	Spark plug for internal combustion engine A spark plug includes a ground electrode formed with a flat region and a convex curved region on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The flat region is located on a front end of the ground electrode and has a length of 0.2 mm or more from a front end face of the ground electrode in a longitudinal direction of the ground electrode. The ground electrode satisfies the following dimensional condition (1) with respect to first and second cross sections of the ground electrode taken through the convex curved region and the flat region in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the ground electrode, 0.950≦(S2/L2)/(S1/L1)≦0.995 (1) where S1 is the area of the first cross section; L1 is the perimeter of the first cross section; S2 is the area of the second cross section; and L2 is the perimeter of the second cross section.
US07906890B2	Piezoelectric vibrating pieces, frames, and devices Piezoelectric vibrating pieces are disclosed that have a base and a pair of vibrating arms extending from one end of the base in a designated direction. A respective groove is defined in each of the upper and lower surfaces of each vibrating arm. The grooves extend in the designated direction and have a first width. Each groove includes a respective rib feature having a second width that is narrower than the first width. A piezoelectric frame includes the piezoelectric device and an outer frame surrounding the device. A piezoelectric device includes the piezoelectric vibrating piece or piezoelectric frame, a lid, and a base.
US07906888B2	Actuator for actuating a fuel injection valve An actuator for actuating a fuel injection valve has a piezoactuator, enclosed in an actuator housing unit (14, 16). The housing unit has a cylindrical actuator housing (14) which is elongate in its axial direction (A) and at least partially encased by an extruded plastic coat. The actuator housing unit (14, 16), in its encased area, is provided with a ventilation aperture (20) in which a ventilation element (22) produced from a microporous material is disposed.
US07906887B2	Microsystem and method for positioning a second element with respect to a first element in a microsystem A microsystem, comprising a first static element (1), a second, movable and unattached element (2), an actuator (3) for effecting a force between the first and the second element (1, 2), which actuator (3) is designed for controlling a temperature (T1, T2) of one of the first element (1) and the second element (2). A corresponding method for positioning a second element (2) with respect to a first element (1) in a microsystem is introduced.
US07906885B2	Brushless electric machine A brushless electric machine includes a rotor and a stator. Each of the twin poles of the stator electromagnetic members corresponds to one of the two magnetic poles of the rotor magnetic assembles. Two radial component air-gaps are arranged between the stator and the rotor to separate the stator and the rotor. Axial component air-gaps axially corresponding are arranged between the stator poles and the corresponding rotor poles to separate the stator poles and the rotor poles. The stator wheel-shaped ring is partly surrounded by the rotor wheel-shaped ring.
US07906883B2	Axial gap motor A rotor includes a rotor frame having a plurality of ribs which are disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction and which extend in a radial direction, and a shaft portion and a rim portion which are provided at inside diameter sides and outside diameter sides of the plurality of ribs, respectively, main magnet portions which are disposed individually between the ribs which are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of sub-magnet portions which are disposed on at least one sides of the ribs in the rotational axis direction, and wherein a rigid portion is formed in an area where the sub-magnet portions are projected in the radial direction relative to an area where the rib is projected in the radial direction in a cross section of the rim portion taken along the rotational axis direction.
US07906879B2	Motor The present invention provides a motor comprising: a stator which contains a core insulated with an insulator and wrapped with a coil therearound, wherein the coil includes an aluminum core wire with a coating film therearound; a tab terminal including at least one slit in which the coil is inserted; and a magmate that is inserted into the tab terminal by forming both the slit to which the coil is electrically connected through insertion and a contact unit which contacts the external electric terminal for an electric connection, characterized in that the tab terminal is divided by a barrier into a coil connection space unit and a terminal connection space unit, and the slit opened from the upper side to the lower side is formed on an outer wall of the coil connection space unit to allow the insertion of the coil.
US07906868B2	Fine tuned multiple output converter A secondary side voltage regulation scheme applied to a multiple output flyback converter. The output with the highest error voltage is selected to control the primary switch. The remaining outputs are regulated by varying the length of time that current is allowed to flow into each output by controlling the on time of a switch connected in series with each of the outputs. The switching of the windings is achieved using a single N channel MOSFET for each output. Regulation of the outputs is performed using leading edge modulation. The body diode of the output MOSFET switches are held off during the start of the commutation period by the use of an active clamp on the primary side.
US07906863B2	Power output apparatus, vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and control method of power output apparatus In a hybrid vehicle of the invention, a hybrid electronic control unit sets a drive point of an engine and torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* of motors MG1 and MG2 in a range of an input limit and an output limit of a battery, in order to satisfy a preset power demand, and sends the engine drive point to an engine ECU and the torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* simultaneously with the input limit and the output limit of the battery to a motor ECU. The motor ECU verifies whether the operations of the motors MG1 and MG2 with the torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* are in the range of the input limit and the output limit of the battery. When the operations of the motors MG1 and MG2 are out of the range of the input limit and the output limit, the motor ECU resets the torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* to make the operations of the motors MG1 and MG2 in the range of the input limit and the output limit and controls the operations of the motors MG1 and MG2 with the reset torque commands Tm1* and Tm2*. This arrangement effectively prevents the battery from being overcharged with excessive electric power or from being over-discharged to supply excessive electric power even in the state of electric power imbalance due to a communication lag.
US07906861B2	Harvesting energy in remote locations Electrical energy is produced at a remote site by converting kinetic energy from the environment. The kinetic energy may include vibrations and flow of fluid. In some embodiments the kinetic energy causes magnets to move with respect to coils in order to produce electrical energy. An anchor holds the device in place, and permits the device to be retrieved or relocated. A flexure or compliant membrane that helps determine the position of the magnets with respect to coils is defined by mechanical properties that permit oscillatory movement in response to the inputted kinetic energy. The device can be tuned to different vibration and flow regimes in order to enhance energy conversion efficiency. Further, the device may be mounted in a secondary flow path such as a side package or annular tube.
US07906849B2	Chip structure and process for forming the same A chip structure comprises a substrate, a first built-up layer, a passivation layer and a second built-up layer. The substrate includes many electric devices placed on a surface of the substrate. The first built-up layer is located on the substrate. The first built-up layer is provided with a first dielectric body and a first interconnection scheme, wherein the first interconnection scheme interlaces inside the first dielectric body and is electrically connected to the electric devices. The first interconnection scheme is constructed from first metal layers and plugs, wherein the neighboring first metal layers are electrically connected through the plugs. The passivation layer is disposed on the first built-up layer and is provided with openings exposing the first interconnection scheme. The second built-up layer is formed on the passivation layer. The second built-up layer is provided with a second dielectric body and a second interconnection scheme, wherein the second interconnection scheme interlaces inside the second dielectric body and is electrically connected to the first interconnection scheme. The second interconnection scheme is constructed from at least one second metal layer and at least one via metal filler, wherein the second metal layer is electrically connected to the via metal filler. The thickness, width, and cross-sectional area of the traces of the second metal layer are respectively larger than those of the first metal layers.
US07906845B1	Semiconductor device having reduced thermal interface material (TIM) degradation and method therefor A semiconductor device has a substrate having a top and bottom surface and a plurality of metal layers. A first die is electrically coupled to the top surface of the substrate. A lid member is attached to a top surface of the die and to the top surface of the substrate. A layering is formed on portions of a top surface of the lid member. The layering will have a different coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) than the lid member.
US07906844B2	Multiple integrated circuit die package with thermal performance A multi-die package comprises a heat spreader disposed on a printed circuit substrate, at least one integrated circuit die disposed on a top side of the heat spreader and at least one other integrated circuit die disposed on a bottom side of the heat spreader wherein the dies are connected to the substrate by wire bonds. Thermal solder balls are electrically connected to solderable pads of the heat spreader through the open holes of the substrate, so as to couple the heat spreader to function as a ground plane. Some of the ground pads of the dies can be bonded onto the heat spreader and the others bonded onto the substrate. Alternatively, all of the dies could only be connected to the substrate by wire bonding, and not connected to the heat spreader.
US07906843B2	Substrate having a functionally gradient coefficient of thermal expansion A substrate and a method of making a substrate having a functionally gradient coefficient of thermal expansion are described herein. A system having a silicon die, an organic package substrate, and a substrate having a functionally gradient coefficient of thermal expansion, connecting the silicon die and the organic substrate is also described. The coefficient of thermal expansion at the upper surface of the substrate matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of the die, the coefficient of thermal expansion at the lower surface of the substrate matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of the package substrate, and the substrate has one or more coefficients of thermal expansion between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the upper and lower surfaces.
US07906841B2	Wafer level incapsulation chip and encapsulation chip manufacturing method A wafer level encapsulation chip and an encapsulation chip manufacturing method. The encapsulation chip includes a device substrate, a circuit module mounted on the device substrate, a bonding layer deposited on a predetermined area of the device substrate, a protection cap forming a cavity over the circuit module and bonded to the device substrate by the bonding layer and encapsulation portions formed on predetermined areas of the bonding layer and the protection cap. Thus, the present invention can minimize damages to a chip upon chip handling and prevent moisture from being introduced into the inside of the chip.
US07906839B2	Semiconductor device and method of shunt test measurement for passive circuits A semiconductor device has an inductor and capacitor formed on the substrate. The inductor and capacitor are electrically connected in series. The inductor is a coiled conductive layer. The capacitor has first and second conductive layers separated by an insulating layer. A first test pad and second test pad are formed on the substrate. A terminal of the inductor is coupled to the first and second test pads. A third test pad and fourth test pad are formed on the substrate. A terminal of the capacitor is coupled to the third and fourth test pads such that the inductor and capacitor are connected in shunt between the first and second test pads and the third and fourth test pads. An electrical characteristic of the inductor and capacitor such that resonant frequency and quality factor are tested using a two-port shunt measurement which negates series resistance of test probes.
US07906837B2	Robust leaded molded packages and methods for forming the same A method for making a flip chip in a leaded molded package is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes using a leadframe structure including a die attach region and leads. The die attach region includes depressions proximate the inner portions of the leads, and an aperture in the die attach region. A semiconductor die is mounted to the die attach region. A molding material passes through the aperture and covers the first surface of the semiconductor die and the die attach region.
US07906830B2	Epitaxial silicon growth Memory cell structures, including PSOIs, NANDs, NORs, FinFETs, etc., and methods of fabrication have been described that include a method of epitaxial silicon growth. The method includes providing a silicon layer on a substrate. A dielectric layer is provided on the silicon layer. A trench is formed in the dielectric layer to expose the silicon layer, the trench having trench walls in the <100> direction. The method includes epitaxially growing silicon between trench walls formed in the dielectric layer.
US07906827B2	Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, a substrate contact, and a first contact. The arrangement of the substrate contact with respect to a light-receiving section forming a peripheral pixel is shifted, or not shifted, from the arrangement of the substrate contact with respect to a light-receiving section forming a central pixel, by a shift amount r from the peripheral portion toward the central portion. The arrangement of the first contact with respect to the light-receiving section of the peripheral pixel is shifted from the arrangement of the first contact with respect to the light-receiving section of the central pixel, by a shift amount s1 from the peripheral portion toward the central portion. The shift amount s1 is greater than the shift amount r.
US07906824B2	Solid state imaging device and method of manufacturing the same A solid state imaging device has a plurality of photodetector parts 11 arranged in matrix, a plurality of vertical charge transfer electrodes 13 that read out signal charge from the photodetector parts and transfer the signal charge in the vertical direction, and a first light-shielding film 5 that shields the plural vertical charge transfer parts from incident light. Each of the vertical charge transfer electrodes includes: a transfer channel 12 provided along the vertical array of the plural photodetector parts, a plurality of first transfer electrodes 3a that are formed on the transfer channel so as to traverse the transfer channel and that is coupled in the horizontal direction in spacing between the photodetector parts; and second transfer electrodes 3b provided on the transfer channel and arranged between the first transfer electrodes. The first light-shielding film is formed continuously in the horizontal direction and has openings formed on the photodetector parts. Isolation regions having electroconductivity are formed between the photodetector parts and connected electrically to the second transfer electrode. Thereby, a shunt wiring structure capable of a high-speed transfer at a high sensitivity and with reduced smearing is obtained.
US07906813B2	Semiconductor device having a first circuit block isolating a plurality of circuit blocks A semiconductor device, includes: a semiconductor layer, arranged, via an insulation layer, on a region of a part of a semiconductor substrate; a first circuit block formed on the semiconductor layer; and a second and a third circuit blocks formed on the semiconductor substrate, isolated from each other by the first circuit block.
US07906808B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a deep well of a second conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor layer; a well of the first conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the deep well; a source layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well; a drain layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well apart from the source layer; and a contact layer of the second conductivity type formed outside the well in an upper layer portion of the deep well and connected to the drain layer. The drain layer is electrically connected to the deep well via the well by applying a driving voltage between the source layer and the drain layer.
US07906797B2	Organic material photodiode The present invention relates to a photodiode including a photo-active layer, which layer includes at least one electron donating material, and at least one fullerene derivative as an electron accepting material. The present invention further relates to a method for making such a photodiode, to a photo-active layer and to a fullerene derivative.
US07906795B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device comprising a semiconductor light-emitting stack, comprising a light emitting area; an electrode formed on the semiconductor light-emitting stack, wherein the electrode comprises a current injected portion and an extension portion; a current blocking structure formed between the current injected portion and the semiconductor light-emitting stack, and formed between a first part of the extension portion and the semiconductor light-emitting stack; and an electrical contact structure formed between a second part of the extension portion and the semiconductor light-emitting stack.
US07906787B2	Nitride micro light emitting diode with high brightness and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a nitride micro light emitting diode (LED) with high brightness and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a nitride micro LED with high brightness and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein a plurality of micro-sized luminous pillars 10 are formed in a substrates, a gap filling material such as SiO2, Si3N4, DBR(ZrO2/SiO2HfO2/SiO2), polyamide or the like is filled in gaps between the micro-sized luminous pillars, a top surface 11 of the luminous pillar array and the gap filling material is planarized through a CMP processing, and then a transparent electrode 6 having a large area is formed thereon, so that all the luminous pillars can be driven at the same time. In addition, the present invention provides a nitride micro LED with high brightness in which uniformity in formation of electrodes on the micro-sized luminous pillars array is enhanced by employing a flip-chip structure.
US07906785B2	Vertical type nitride semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A vertical nitride semiconductor light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the device, an ohmic contact layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, an n-type nitride semiconductor layer and an n-electrode are sequentially formed on a conductive substrate. At least one of a surface of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer contacting the ohmic contact layer and a surface of the n-type nitride layer contacting the n-electrode has a high resistance area of damaged nitride single crystal in a substantially central portion thereof. The high resistance area has a Schottky junction with at least one of the ohmic contact layer and the n-electrode.
US07906773B2	Phase change memory device A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer on a substrate, a first electrode in the insulating layer having a first upper surface and a second upper surface, a second electrode in the insulating layer spaced apart from the first electrode by a first distance and having a third upper surface and a fourth upper surface, the third upper surface being disposed at a substantially same level as the first upper surface, and the fourth upper surface being disposed at a substantially same level as the second upper surface, a first phase change material pattern covering a part of the first upper surface of the first electrode, and a second phase change material pattern covering a part of the third upper surface of the second electrode, wherein an interface region between the second phase change pattern and the second electrode is spaced apart from an interface region between the first phase change pattern and the first electrode by a second distance greater than the first distance.
US07906769B2	Particle accelerator for radiotherapy by means of ion beams The invention relates to a particle accelerator for radiotherapy by means of ion beams (150). The particle accelerator comprises a sixfold synchrotron ring (100) having six rectilinear beam sections (1 to 6) and six curved beam sections (7 to 12). Injection means (43) for introducing a linearly accelerated ion beam into the synchrotron ring (100) are arranged on a first rectilinear beam section (1) of the six rectilinear beam sections (1-6). Along the course of a second rectilinear beam section (5) there is at least one acceleration means (44) for the ion beam. Extraction means (45) for extracting the internal beam highly accelerated after several circulations are provided on a third rectilinear beam section (4). Each curved beam section (7 to 12) comprises a pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24). A horizontally defocusing quadrupole magnet (31 to 36) is arranged between each pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24), and a horizontally focusing quadrupole magnet (25 to 30) is arranged upstream of each pair of dipole magnets (13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24).
US07906768B2	Imaging of biological samples Methods and apparatus relating to the imaging of biological samples are provided. More particularly, they relate to the detection of light emanating from fluorescent species present in a sample in order to study the structure and dynamics of such a sample. Such a method of analysis comprises irradiating the sample with a pulse of excitation energy causing fluorescent species in the sample to fluoresce; detecting light emanating from the sample during a predetermined period of time after the pulse; generating and storing data recording at least the wavelength of the detected light against time; and analysing the data with reference to the respective lifetimes of the fluorescent species to detect the presence of the respective emissions from three or more different fluorescent species which emit light simultaneously during at least part of said predetermined period, which are indistinguishable from each other on the basis of their wavelength or lifetime alone.
US07906762B2	Compact scanning electron microscope A compact electron microscope uses a removable sample holder having walls that form a part of the vacuum region in which the sample resides. By using the removable sample holder to contain the vacuum, the volume of air requiring evacuation before imaging is greatly reduced and the microscope can be evacuated rapidly. In a preferred embodiment, a sliding vacuum seal allows the sample holder to be positioned under the electron column, and the sample holder is first passed under a vacuum buffer to remove air in the sample holder.
US07906752B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixels arranged into a matrix, each pixel containing a reset section for resetting an accumulation section by supplying a potential retained at a reset line; a correlation double sampling circuit for suppressing a noise signal contained in the pixel signal; and a control section where, of a first one of the pixels and a second one of the pixels connected to the same one of a signal output line, when the first pixel is determined as a pixel subject to reset operation for obtaining an output of the pixel signal corresponding to a first potential supplied by the reset section, a voltage level of the same one signal output line at the time of the reset operation is set with using a pixel signal corresponding to a second potential supplied by the reset section of the second pixel.
US07906746B2	Laser shock peening system with time-of-flight monitoring A system and method for monitoring a laser shock peening process includes a sensor connected to a controller. The controller includes an input and a processor. The input is connected to the sensor to receive a signal indicative of a laser shock event at a workpiece. The processor is connected to the input and is configured to determine a time-of-flight of residual energy associated with the laser shock event from the workpiece to the sensor and determine peen quality from the time-of-flight of the residual energy.
US07906740B2	Readiness for closing indicator for circuit breakers Disclosed is a visual and electrical indication on the status of “Readiness to close” (RTC) for circuit breakers. Exemplary embodiments include a circuit breaker apparatus, including a lay shaft coupled to circuit breaker contacts, a lay shaft cam profile coupled to the lay shaft, a trip free plate coupled to the lay shaft cam profile, a trip paddle coupled to the trip free plate, wherein the trip paddle is coupled to a trip shaft and a ready to close indicator coupled to the trip free plate and charging cam assembly.
US07906737B2	Electronic scale comprising an inclinometer and corresponding signal evaluation method An electronic scale having a measuring sensor (1 . . . 16), a digital signal processing unit (18), a digital display (19) and an inclinometer (40). The inclinometer derives a signal for the tilt of the scale from the difference of at least two signals. The digital signal processing unit (18) is provided with an additional circuit component or program routine that adds the two signals and, by way of this cumulative signal, corrects the vibration-distorted signal of the measuring sensor (1 . . . 16). A plurality of inclinometers enables the simultaneous detection of momentary gravitational acceleration. For example, in an electric bubble level, the gas bubble moves out of place when tilted and the diameter of the gas bubble changes when the gravitational acceleration changes. The scale thus provides an additional signal for correcting the influence of disturbances with minimum complexity.
US07906735B2	Electrically conductive dynamic environmental seal A seal including a base and a conductor mounted to conduct current from a source disposed on a first side of said base to a sink disposed on a second side of said base. In the illustrative embodiment, the base is annular (ring-shaped) and fabricated of airtight, watertight and/or electrically insulating and/or conductive material such as rubber, Teflon®, silver impregnated Teflon®, or other suitable substance. In the illustrative embodiment, the conductor is a single strip of conductive material and the base has a recess to allow for deflection thereof. In the best mode, plural conductors are mounted within the annular base. Each conductor has a brush at each end thereof. The brushes are provided by a split(s) at the end of each strip effective to create multiple fingertips. Each strip is secured at an angle in a slot in the base and retained further by an anchor. The anchor is integral with the strip and transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof.
US07906725B2	Vacuum device An object is to sufficiently keep the airtightness in a vacuum container even when it is made smaller. A photomultiplier tube 1 comprises a flat sheet-like lower substrate 4, a casing-like frame 3b erected on the lower substrate 4, an upper substrate 2 including a frame 3a airtightly joined to an opening part of the frame 3b while holding a low-melting metal therebetween, and a frame-like projection 25b arranged in parallel with the frame 3b on the inner side of the frame 3b on the lower substrate 4.
US07906721B2	Solar cell module connector To provide a thin solar cell module connector having improved reliability, enduring long use, and having high productivity.A diode chip 6 is disposed in a diode module 2. The diode module 2 is transfer-molded. The diode module 2 is fitted in an opening 22 in the module box 20.
US07906712B2	Tomato hybrid annamay The invention relates to a new and distinctive tomato hybrid, designated ‘Annamay’, to the plants of tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’, to the plant parts of tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’ including the fruit, and for producing a hybrid tomato plant by crossing tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’ with itself or another tomato line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to the methods for producing other tomato lines derived from tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’.
US07906707B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding enzymes having fructosyltransferase activity, and their use Nucleic acid molecules are described which encode polypeptides having the enzymatic activity of a fructosyltransferase. Also, vectors, host cells and transgenic plants are described which contain such nucleic acid molecules. Furthermore, processes for producing polyfructose, particularly that of the inulin type, using the hosts described and/or the fructosyltransferase produced by them are described.
US07906703B2	Mass-production method for seedling of seed potato Disclosed is a method of mass producing potato seedlings, comprising collecting growing points of seed potatoes and culturing the growing points in a liquid or solid medium; introducing in vitro plantlets obtained from the culture of the growing points to solid culture; and removing the in vitro plantlets from the solid culture, and planting through stem cutting and acclimatizing the in vitro plantlets in deep flow culture, in which a nutrient solution is circulating. Upon planting in hydroponic facilities, such potato seedlings have high adaptability to the external environment and thus rapidly, uniformly generate roots in a short time. The rapid root anchoring prevents planted seedlings from withering, leading to death, growing poorly, and the like. The direct planting of in vitro plantlets through stem cutting without a separate acclimatization process shortens the overall production period of potato seedlings by omitting the acclimatization process.
US07906700B2	Alkylation of isobutene feeds A process for alkylating isobutene by introducing a feed containing isobutene and an isoparaffin, in the form of droplets, into an acid catalyst to produce an alkylation product, wherein the Sauter mean diameter of the droplets is greater than or equal to about 150 μm and is less than or equal to about 500 μm, is disclosed.
US07906698B2	Hydrocarbon conversion using molecular sieve SSZ-75 The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-75 prepared using a tetramethylene-1,4-bis-(N-methylpyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion reactions.
US07906688B2	Calixarene bisphosphite ligand for use in hydroformylation processes A calixarene bisphosphite composition for use as a ligand in a transition metal-ligand complex catalyst and in a complex catalyst precursor. The ligand is especially useful in catalysts and catalyst precursors for hydroformylation processes wherein a raffinate stream comprising a mixture of alpha, beta, and iso-olefinic isomers is hydroformylated in the presence of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and the transition metal-ligand complex catalyst to form a mixture of linear and branched aldehyde products. The complex catalyst selectively converts the alpha and beta olefin reactants more rapidly than the iso-olefin reactant resulting in an improved molar ratio of normal (linear) to branched aldehyde products. The unconverted iso-olefinic isomer is thereafter readily separated from the aldehyde product mixture.
US07906685B2	Process for producing cyclohexylbenzene In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are fed to at least one reaction zone. The benzene and hydrogen are then contacted in the at least one reaction zone under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a molecular sieve having an X-ray diffraction pattern including d-spacing maxima at 12.4±0.25, 6.9±0.15, 3.57±0.07 and 3.42±0.07 Angstrom, and at least one hydrogenation metal to produce an effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene. The ratio of the total number of moles of hydrogen fed to said at least one reaction zone to the number of moles of benzene fed to said at least one reaction zone is between 0.4 and 0.9:1.
US07906676B2	Process for preparing 3-amino-5-fluoro-4-dialkoxypentanoic acid ester The present invention relates to a novel process for the production of 3-amino-5-fluoro-4-dialkoxypentanoic acid ester used in the precursor of 3-amino-5-fluoro-4-oxopentanoic acid, represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the Description.
US07906674B2	Oxidized phospholipids The invention relates to oxidized phospholipids having one of the general formulas (I) or (II) wherein A═O, C, NH, or S; B═O, C, NH, or S; and R2 is selected from the group consisting of —CO—(CH2)n—CH3; —CO—(CH2)n—CHO; and —CO—(CH2)n—COOH, with n=3-7, with the proviso that in general formula (I), R1 is selected from the group consisting of —CH2—(CH2)n—X; and —CO—(CH2)n—X with n=5-11, wherein X is a fluorophore; and in general formula (II), R1 is selected from the group consisting of —CH═CH—(CH2)n—CH3 with n=9-15; —(CH2)n—CH3 with n=11-17; and —CO—(CH2)n—CH3 with n=10—16; and R3 is selected from the group consisting of —CO—(CH2)n—X; and —SO2—(CH2)n—X, with n=0-5, wherein X is a fluorophore.
US07906673B2	Aldiminoalkylsilanes The invention relates to aldiminoalkylsilanes ALS which are preparable from the reaction of at least one aminoalkylsilane AS of the formula (I) and at least one aldehyde ALD of the formula (II), and to processes for preparing them. Additionally disclosed are the use of these aldiminoalkylsilanes in compositions comprising amine-reactive compounds, especially polyurethane compositions, and also in adhesion promoter compositions. The aldiminoalkylsilanes ALS and the compositions comprising them have the great advantage that they are low in odor or odorless and also stable on storage.
US07906672B2	Method for preparing size-controlled silicon carbide nancrystals The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing silicon carbon nanocrystals (SiC-NCs) in a size-dependent manner by reacting a compound of the Formula I: R1Si(X1)3, with a compound of the Formula II Si(X2)4(II) under conditions for the hydrolysis and condensation of the compound of the Formula I and the compound of the Formula II to form a siloxane polymer comprising repeating units of the Formula III: —[(R1SiO1.5)x(SiO2)y]—, followed by thermal processing of the siloxane polymer under conditions to form SiC-NC's. Optionally the SiC-NC's are liberated to provide free standing SiC-NC's.
US07906671B2	Fluids having silicone groups and organic groups containing esters A silicone composition having the formula: wherein R1 are independently selected from the group consisting of: an alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms, a substituted alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, and a phenyl, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 45 carbon atoms, substituted alkyl of 1 to 45 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, aryl, a partially esterified ester-containing and a reverse ester thereof; provided that if R1 is anything but methyl or ethyl, then R2 must be a methyl, ethyl or butyl.
US07906670B2	Phosphorylcholine group containing compound and surface modifying agent composed of such compound A phosphorylcholine group-containing chemical compound represented by the following formula (1). In this formula, m denotes 2-6 and n denotes 1-4.X1, X2, and X3, independent of each other, denote a methoxy group, ethoxy group, or halogen. Up to two of X1, X2, and X3 can be any of the following groups: a methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, or isobutyl group.R is one of the structures in the following formulas (2)-(4) (the chemical compound of formula (1) in the structures of the following formulas (2)-(4) is expressed as A-R—B). In formulas (2)-(4), L is 1-6, P is 1-3.Also a surface modifier consisting of the aforementioned phosphorylcholine group-containing chemical compound, modified powder treated with said surface modifier, a chromatography packing consisting of a modified carrier treated with said surface modifier, a filter treated with said surface modifier, and a glass device treated with said surface modifier.
US07906669B2	Metallocene-based phosphorus chiral phosphines The present invention concerns a metallocene-based phosphine ligand for use in enantioselective catalysis, the ligand having the Formula (I): Wherein M is a metal; Z is P or As; L is a suitable linker; R1 is selected from alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, cycloalkyl, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylamino carbocyclic aryl, substituted and unsubstituted carbocyclic aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, carbocyclic arylamino and heteroarylamino; X* is selected from (II): Wherein R, R2 and R3 are independently selected from optionally substituted branched- and straight-chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl.
US07906666B2	DHA enrichment process The present invention relates to a continuous process of DHA enrichment of a solution of fatty acids or derivatives thereof comprising less than 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the solution or to derivatives thereof, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) simultaneous countercurrent injection, into a fractionation column, of the flow of the solution of fatty acids or of derivatives thereof and of a flow of supercritical CO2 at a temperature of less than or equal to 70° C. and at a pressure of between 100×105 Pa and 160×105 Pa, wherein the level of supercritical CO2 is between 30 and 70, and (b) recovery of the residue comprising at least 50% of DHA relative to the total fatty acids of the residue or to derivatives thereof, wherein the DHA yield is greater than or equal to 60%.
US07906655B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
US07906642B2	Isopropanol water solvate of olanzapine The invention relates to a novel and well defined Oolvate form of olanzapine which contains 2 molecules of water and 1 molecule of isopropanol per 2 molecules of olanzapine, and which can be converted into other, forms of olanzapine, in particular form (I) of olanzapine, as well as processes for preparing form (I) olanzapine.
US07906641B2	Group of nucleic acid fragments for prevention of HIV infection or AIDS and the usage thereof The invention provides a group of nucleic acid fragments, shown in the sequence listing, for prevention of HIV infection or AIDS and the usage thereof. In the invention, a series of RNA fragments, which are highly homogenous to all the published HIV gene sequences, were obtained by homology compare. The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) derived from these fragments can effectively inhibit the expression of the HIV genes. The RNA transcribed by plasmid, also can suppress the expression of the HIV in the cell. After the adenovirus or associated virus which carry DNA corresponding above RNA infect the cell, the transcription dsRNA can inhibit the expression of the HIV genes.
US07906639B2	Oligonucleotides having a 2′-O,4′-C-ethylene nucleotide in the third position of the 3′-end The present invention relates to a method for detecting gene polymorphism by PCR, using, as a primer, an oligonucleotide, wherein the third nucleotide from the 3′-end thereof is a 2′-O,4′-C-ethylene nucleotide (ENA) unit, the other oligonucleotides are natural oligonucleotides, the 3′-end position thereof is a nucleotide complementary to the nucleotide of the reference sequence of a polymorphic sequence of a target gene, and the other positions are nucleotides complementary to the nucleotide sequence of the target gene, or an oligonucleotide, wherein the 3′-end of the nucleotide sequence thereof is a polymorphic position, the second nucleotide from the 3′-end thereof is a nucleotide having a base that is not complementary to a gene to be detected, and the third nucleotide from the 3′-end thereof is a 2′-O,4′-C-ethylene nucleotide (ENA) unit; oligonucleotides used in detection of gene polymorphism; and a kit for detecting gene polymorphism, comprising the above oligonucleotides.
US07906636B2	Monomeric and dimeric fluorescent protein variants and methods for making same The present invention relates generally to fluorescent proteins and fluorescent protein variants, and more specifically to monomeric and dimeric forms of Anthozoan fluorescent proteins. In one aspect, the present invention provides variants of fluorescent proteins, where the variants have a reduced propensity to tetramerize, and form dimeric or monomeric structures. In a further aspect, the present invention provides variants of fluorescent proteins, the variants being characterized by more efficient maturation than corresponding fluorescent proteins from which they are derived. The invention also relates to methods of making and using such fluorescent proteins and fluorescent protein variants, including fluorescent protein monomers and dimers.
US07906633B2	Reagents and methods for preparing LPS antagonist B1287 and stereoisomers thereof The present invention provides methods for preparing LPS antagonist lipodisaccharide B1287 and stereoisomers thereof, which compounds are useful as in the prophylactic and affirmative treatment of endotoxemia including sepsis, septicemia and various forms of septic shock. Also provided are synthetic intermediates useful for implementing the inventive methods.
US07906632B2	Chromium complex dyes The present invention relates to novel 1:2 chromium complex dyes, processes for their preparation and their use for dyeing or printing fibre materials containing hydroxyl groups or containing nitrogen.The present invention relates to a 1:2 chromium complex dye of formula (I) wherein all substituents are as defined in the claims, a process for their preparation and their use for dyeing or printing fiber materials containing hydroxyl groups or containing nitrogen.
US07906629B2	Protease inhibitor conjugates and antibodies useful in immunoassay Activated haptens useful for generating immunogens to HIV protease inhibitors, immunogens useful for producing antibodies to HIV protease inhibitors, and antibodies and labeled conjugates useful in immunoassays for the HIV protease inhibitor saquinavir. The novel haptens feature an activated functionality at the central, non-terminal hydroxyl group. Also described are monoclonal antibodies specific for saquinavir having less than 10% cross-reactivity with lopinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, ritonavir, and indinavir, and a murine hybridoma producing said antibodies.
US07906625B2	Humanized anti-amyloid antibody Compositions for treating neurodegenerative or amyloidgenic disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are provided. More particularly, humanized anti-amyloid-beta antibodies, compositions containing such antibodies, corresponding nucleic acids, vectors and host cells, and methods of making such antibodies are provided.
US07906622B2	IL-D80 polypeptides and IL-27 Purified genes encoding a cytokine or composite cytokine from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding these molecules are provided. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.
US07906617B2	Polyethylene binding peptides and methods of use Combinatorially generated peptides are provided that have binding affinity for polyethylene (PE). The peptides may be used to deliver benefit agents to various PE surfaces.
US07906616B2	Truncated DANCE, DANCE complex and method of using these A method of screening for a medicine capable of regulating generation of elastic fibrous tissue; and various means that are requisite for the method. In particular, the invention includes a polypeptide obtained by cleaving DANCE and a polynucleotide coding for the polypeptide; a method of cleaving DANCE; an antibody against the polypeptide obtained by cleaving DANCE; a method of measuring the amount of DANCE cleavage and a kit therefore; a DANCE variant and its polynucleotide; various DANCE complexes and a method of preparing such; a method of screening for a substance capable of regulating DANCE or a DANCE-specific protease, and a substance obtained by such screening method; an agent for regulating generation of elastic fibrous tissue; and a kit with DANCE and a polynucleotide coding for the same.
US07906606B2	Moisture-curing prepolymers Solvent-containing formulations including NCO-containing prepolymers based on TDI isocyanurate polyisocyanates and diphenylmethane diisocyanates where some prepolymers are prepared using a polyetherdiol containing ethylene oxide blocks and having an ethylene oxide content of from 2 to 18% by weight, based on all the alkylene oxide units. The formulation have an NCO content of 1% to 7% by weight, a solids content of 20% to 70% by weight, a monomeric TDI content of less than 0.2% by weight and a monomeric methylenediphenyl diisocyanate content of less than 2% by weight. The solvent-containing formulations can be prepared in organic solvents by reacting at least one of A) a TDI component comprising TDI isocyanurate polyisocyanates and B) an MDI component comprising diphenylmethane diisocyanates with C) a polyetherdiol. The solvent-containing formulations can be used in moisture-curing coating compositions, adhesive bonds and/or seals with substrates.
US07906605B2	Release coating compositions having improved release force profiles A composition containing (A) a compound having at least one aliphatic unsaturation; (B) a cyclic organohydrogen-silicon crosslinking compound containing at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom (Sift) per molecule, prepared by a platinum catalyzed coupling reaction of a methylhydrogen cyclosiloxane, with a reactant containing aliphatic unsaturation, hydroxy functionalities, or a mixture of both; and (B1) a linear or branched acyclic organohydrogensilicon Crosslinking compound containing at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom per molecule. The composition can be used to prepare release coating compositions by adding (C) a platinum group metal-containing catalyst. Release coating compositions containing Components (B) and (B1) have better cure, better adhesion, and lower release forces, than release coating compositions containing only Component (B).
US07906604B2	Low VOC epoxy silane oligomer and compositions containing same A process for producing a low VOC epoxy silane oligomer which includes hydrolyzing an epoxy silane, the epoxy silane upon hydrolysis of its hydrolyzable sites producing a reduced amount of volatile organic compound compared to that produced by the hydrolysis of a silane possessing an equivalent number of hydrolyzable sites all of which are hydrolyzable alkoxy groups, the hydrolyzing of the epoxy silane being carried out with less than 1.5 equivalents of water, said water being continuously fed during the hydrolysis reaction.
US07906602B2	Tread cap composition A tread cap composition, in accordance with the principles of the invention, may be a composition resulting from a combination of components including: a conjugated diene-based elastomer; a reinforcing filler; an oil softener; a silane coupling agent; and an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (“UHMWPE”).
US07906600B2	Processable filled, curable halogenated isoolefin elastomers The present invention provides an elastomeric composition processable in a curable, filled rubber formulation. The composition comprises a halogenated interpolymer of a C4 to C7 isoolefin and from 3 to 20 weight percent alkylstyrene and comprising from 0.2 to 2 mole percent haloalkylstyrene, a Mooney viscosity less than 27, a number average molecular weight less than 270,000, a weight average molecular weight less than 470,000, a z-average molecular weight less than 700,000, and a branching index (g′) from 0.4 to 1.1. Also disclosed are a method of making a cured, filled rubber article, comprising compounding the elastomeric composition with filler and curative, processing the compounded composition to form a shape of the article, and curing the composition to obtain the article in the formed shape, as well as a tire comprising an innerliner made by the method.
US07906592B2	Polymers functionalized with imide compounds containing a protected amino group A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of preparing a reactive polymer and reacting the reactive polymer with an imide compound containing a protected amino group.
US07906589B2	Interpolymer resin particles Interpolymer resin particles comprised of 20% to 60% by weight of uncross-linked polyolefin e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene, and from 40% to 80% by weight based on the weight of the particles of a vinyl aromatic monomer, e.g. styrene, that is polymerized in a suspension process to form an interpenetrating network of polyolefin with polymerized vinyl aromatic monomer particles and having a gel content of 0 to 1.5% by weight based on the weight of the particles for improved processability in end-use applications and improved ESCR properties. The interpolymer resin particles have a VICAT softening temperature from about 90° C. to about 115° C., and a melt index from 0.2 to 35.0 g/10 minutes (Condition G). The particles can be mixed with a blowing agent to form extruded foam articles, such as foam board, and can be used in extrusion, injection molding, rotomolding, and thermoforming processes to form a layer, e.g. sheet, film, and as a tie layer in multi-layer structures to bind adjacent layers consisting of incompatible polymers, i.e. polystyrene and polyethylene for improved rigidity in multi-layer structures.
US07906588B2	Soft heterogeneous isotactic polypropylene compositions Provided are heterogeneous blend compositions comprising; a) from 1% to 99% by weight of the blend of a first polymer component comprising a copolymer of 5% to 35% by weight of the first polymer component consisting predominantly of alpha olefin derived units and 65% to 95% by weight of the first polymer component of propylene derived units having a crystallinity of 0.1% to about 25% from isotactic polypropylene sequences, a melting point of from 45° C. to 105° C., and wherein the Melt Flow Rate (MFR@230 C) of the first polymer component is between 300 g/10 min to 5000 g/10 min b) from 1% to 99% by weight of the blend of a second polymer component comprising isotactic polypropylene and random copolymers of isotactic propylene, wherein the percentage of the copolymerized alpha-olefin in the copolymer is between 0.0% and 9% by weight of the second polymer component and wherein the second polymer component has a melting point greater than about 110° C., wherein the first polymer component has less than 1000 ppm of reaction products arising from the chemical reaction of a molecular degradation agent. The provided compositions are useful in high temperature applications.
US07906587B2	Polymer blends from interpolymer of ethylene/α olefin with improved compatibility Disclosed herein are polymer blends comprising at least one ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer and two different polyolefins which can be homopolymers. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are block copolymers comprising at least a hard block and at least a soft block. In some embodiments, the ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer can function as a compatibilizer between the two polyolefins which may not be otherwise compatible. Methods of making the polymer blends and molded articles made from the polymer blends are also described.
US07906585B2	Thermoplastic coated superabsorbent polymer compositions The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymers which are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive crosslinked polymer may be coated with a thermoplastic polymer, and have improved properties, in particular in respect of their capacity for transportation of liquids in the swollen state, and which has a high gel bed permeability and compatibility to affix to a thermoplastic material.
US07906583B2	Radial block copolymers and adhesives based thereon with improved die-cutting performance Improved adhesives are provided through the use of styrenic radial block copolymers, containing at least 40 wt % diblock copolymers, the adhesives have improved adhesive properties and a reduced elastic behavior under die-cutting conditions. Compared to conventional linear block copolymers of similar molecular weight, radial copolymers offer higher holding power and lower melt viscosity for the adhesive. They therefore contribute to an improved balance between processability and end-use properties.
US07906580B2	Paint composition, a method of paint finishing and painted objects Disclosed herein is a paint composition, comprising a hydroxyl group containing resin (A), having a hydroxyl group value of from 200 to 400 mgKOH/g, and comprising in a resin solid fraction less than 25 weight % of structural units based on a lactone compound, a hydroxyl group containing resin (B), having a hydroxyl group value of from 50 to 200 mgKOH/g, and comprising in the resin solid fraction from 25 to 75 weight % of structural units based on a lactone compound, and a crosslinking agent (C) comprising at least one functional group which reacts with hydroxyl groups, wherein the proportions by weight (A)/(B) of the hydroxyl group containing resin (A) and the hydroxyl group containing resin (B), based on the resin solid fraction, are from 90/10 to 10/90.
US07906575B2	Crosslinked rubber moldings for golf balls and method of manufacture The invention provides a molded and crosslinked rubber material for golf balls which is obtained by molding and crosslinking a rubber composition containing rubber and rubber compounding ingredients, including a base rubber, a filler and an organic peroxide, into a spherical body of one or more layers. A monomer is impregnated into the molded and crosslinked rubber material, and one or both of the following chemical reactions is induced: (i) chemical reaction of the monomer with the rubber and/or a rubber compounding ingredient, (ii) chemical reaction of the monomer itself. The depth of impregnation by the monomer from a surface of the molded and crosslinked rubber material to the interior thereof is at least 0.3 mm. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a molded and crosslinked rubber material for golf balls. The invention enables the hardness profile, which is the surface hardness of the molded and crosslinked rubber material in combination with the cross-sectional hardness at given depths from the surface, to be adjusted as desired. In particular, when the molded and crosslinked rubber material is used as a golf ball core, the degree of freedom in the core hardness design, i.e., the surface and cross-sectional hardness profile of the core, can be improved.
US07906573B2	Crosslinked polycyclooctene Chemically crosslinked polycyclooctene having excellent shape recovery properties is prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cis-cyclooctene followed by chemical crosslinking. The crosslinked polycyclooctene can be shaped, the shape memorized, a new shape imparted with the original shape being recoverable by suitable temperature adjustment. The dependence of shape memory characteristics on degree of crosslinking was established. In addition to polycyclooctene, blends thereof with other materials such as SBR, EVA, polyurethane rubbers, and inorganic fillers can be utilized to provide chemically crosslinked products having excellent and tailored shape memory properties.
US07906571B2	Waterborne film-forming compositions containing reactive surfactants and/or humectants The present invention is directed to aqueous coating compositions, such as paints, containing a film-forming latex polymer and a reactive surfactant and/or a low VOC humectant. The reactive surfactant, a polyglycerol ester or ether of an unsaturated fatty acid, reduces or eliminates the need for traditional water-soluble additives that lower the water resistance of the dry coating. Additionally, the reactive surfactants of the invention are capable of oxidative cross-linking during the curing process, forming a dry film that is more durable and water-resistant than traditional latex paint composition. The low VOC humectant polyglycerol, isosorbide, or a derivative of isosorbide can replace at least in part traditional humectants such as propylene glycol which contribute to VOCs, while maintaining an effective open time for application of the aqueous coating compositions.
US07906567B2	Process for producing encapsulated product, and encapsulated product The present invention provides a method for producing an encapsulated product in which a core substance having an electric charge on its surface is coated with a wall material comprising a polymer as a main component, the production method comprising at least the following steps (1) to (4): (1) a step of adding an ionic polymerizable surfactant A containing an ionic group having the opposite electric charge to the electric charge on the surface of the core substance, a hydrophobic group and a polymerizable group to an aqueous solvent containing the core substance, followed by mixing, thereby adsorbing the ionic polymerizable surfactant A to the surface of the core substance; (2) a step of adding, after said step (1), an ionic polymerizable surfactant B containing an ionic group having the same or opposite electric charge to the electric charge on the surface of the core substance, a hydrophobic group and a polymerizable group, followed by mixing; (3) a step of adding, after said step (2), a hydrophobic monomer and an oil-soluble polymerization initiator, followed by mixing; and (4) a step of polymerizing the ionic polymerizable surfactant A, the ionic polymerizable surfactant B and the hydrophobic monomer to form the polymer. Also, an encapsulated product obtained by this production method is disclosed.
US07906566B2	Curable liquid resin composition The invention relates to a curable liquid resin composition comprising: (A) a urethane(meth)acrylate having a structure originating from a polyol and a number average molecular weight of 800 g/mol or more, but less than 6,000 g/mol, and (B) a urethane(meth)acrylate having a structure originating from a polyol and a number average molecular weight of 6,000 g/mol or more, but less than 20,000 g/mol, wherein the total amount of the component (A) and component (B) is 20-95 wt % of the curable liquid resin composition and the content of the component (B) is 0.1-30 wt % of the total of the component (A) and component (B).
US07906562B2	Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition containing the epoxy resin as an essential component and a cured product containing the epoxy resin as an essential component An epoxy resin possessing one or more primary hydroxyl groups and one or more epoxy groups in one molecule is useful in a photo-curing method.
US07906550B2	Inhibitors of serine proteases, particularly HCV NS3-NS4A protease The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection and to processes for preparing the compounds. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of this invention.
US07906547B2	Azabicylic compounds, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Compounds of formula (I): wherein: ALK represents an alkylene chain, W represents a group selected from wherein R and R′ are as defined in the description. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment of cognitive and psycho-behavioural disorders associated with cerebral ageing, with neurodegenerative diseases or with cranial traumas and also in the treatment of mood disorders, of schizophrenia and of cognitive disorders associated therewith, of sleep disorders, of sleep-waking rhythm disorders, of attention-deficit hyperactivity syndrome or of obesity.
US07906545B2	Prodrugs of CC-1065 analogs Prodrugs of analogs of the anti-tumor antibiotic CC-1065 having a cleavable protective group such as a piperazino carbamate, a 4-piperidino-piperidino carbamate or a phosphate, in which the protecting group confers enhanced water solubility and stability upon the prodrug, and in which the prodrug also has a moiety, such as a disulfide, that can conjugate to a cell binding reagent such as an antibody. The therapeutic use of such prodrug conjugates is also described; such prodrugs of cytotoxic agents have therapeutic use because they can deliver cytotoxic prodrugs to a specific cell population for enzymatic conversion to cytoxic drugs in a targeted fashion.
US07906543B2	Method of reducing imiquimod impurity formation Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07906536B2	Processes for the preparation of 3-(4-(2,4-difluorobenzyloxy)-3-bromo-6-methyl-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl)-N,4-dimethylbenzamide This invention is directed generally to processes for the preparation of compounds of Formula I: wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6 are as defined in the specification.
US07906535B2	High concentration topical insecticides containing pyrethroids A topical insecticide preparation is provided which can be safe to use and avoids many common deleterious side effects of conventional topical insecticides. The topical insecticide contains a combination of a first pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing fleas, a second pyrethroid insecticide effective for killing ticks, and an insect growth regulator (IGR). The topical insecticide preparation can be packaged together or packaged so that the first and second pyrethroid insecticides are stored separately prior to administration of the insecticide preparation to the animal. The combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator results in an insecticide preparation formulated to have enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks compared to the effectiveness of the first and second insecticides used alone. Further, the combination of the first and second pyrethroid insecticides with an insect growth regulator produces an insecticide preparation having enhanced insecticidal activity against fleas and ticks while advantageously minimizing the total amount of insecticide needed for its effectiveness.
US07906530B2	1,7-naphthyridine derivatives as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors New inhibitors of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase having the general formula (I) are disclosed, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use in therapy.
US07906525B2	Reduction of imiquimod impurities at four months using refined oleic acid Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
US07906521B2	Quinazoline potassium channel inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.
US07906519B2	Methods for concomitant administration of colchicine and a second active agent Methods for concomitant administration of colchicine together with one or more second active agents, e.g., ketoconazole and ritonavir, are disclosed. Such methods reduce the dangers commonly associated with such concomitant administration and provide additional benefits. Methods of notifying health care practitioners and patients regarding appropriate dosing for concomitant administration of colchicine together with second active agents are also provided.
US07906516B2	Carbonyl compounds Novel compounds of the formula (I), in which D, E, G, W, X, Y, T, R1 and R2 are as defined in Patent Claim 1, are inhibitors of coagulation factor Xa and can be employed for the prophylaxis and/or therapy of thromboembolic diseases and for the treatment of tumours.
US07906507B2	Oxadiazoanthracene compounds for the treatment of diabetes The present invention provides methods of use of oxadiazoanthracene derivatives of the formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, C, R, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as herein described, and wherein said methods of use include uses for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders and diseases, such as diabetes.
US07906502B2	2-azetidinone derivatives as cholesterol absorption inhibitors for the treatment of hyperlipidaemic conditions Compounds of formula (I) (wherein variable groups are as defined within) pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, solvates of such salts and prodrugs thereof and their use as cholesterol absorption inhibitors for the treatment of hyperlipidaemia are described. Processes for their manufacture and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also described.
US07906494B2	Polymerizable compound and use thereof The present invention is to provide a polymerizable compound which can be a raw material for a resin having high transparency, good heat resistance and mechanical strength required for optical components such as plastic lenses and the like, while attaining a high refractive index (nd) exceeding 1.7, and an optical component composed of such a resin.Disclosed is a compound represented by the general formula (3), wherein, in the formula, M represents a metal atom; X1 and X2 each independently represent a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1 represents a divalent organic group; m represents an integer of 0 or 1 or more; p represents an integer of from 1 to n; q represents an integer of from 1 to (n−p); n represents a valence of a metal atom M; Yq each independently represent an inorganic or organic residue; and when q is 2 or more, Yq may be bonded to one another for forming a ring structure with the intermediary of a metal atom M.
US07906492B2	Therapy-enhancing glucan A therapeutic composition for treatment of cancer in a mammal is disclosed. The composition comprises an effective amount of a glucan composition which is suitable for oral administration and for absorption through the gastrointestinal tract of the mammal, and at least one antibody for the cancer. A method of treating cancer in a mammal is also disclosed. The method comprises administering a suitable orally administered glucan and at least one antibody for the treatment of cancer to the mammal. In addition a composition for delivery of peptide, protein, RNA, DNA or plasmid comprising effective amount of a beta-glucan is disclosed.
US07906485B2	Erythropoietin receptor peptide formulations and uses The present invention relates to peptide compounds that are agonists of the erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R). The invention also relates to therapeutic methods using such peptide compounds to treat disorders associated with insufficient or defective red blood cell production, including pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). Pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise the peptide compounds of the invention, and dosages are also provided.
US07906484B2	Complex for transferring an anionic substance into a cell The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the delivery of an anionic substance using complexes, comprising the anionic substance and a peptide. These complexes are useful for delivering said anionic substance into a cell, particularly in therapeutic applications.
US07906479B2	Sterile suspensions of slightly soluble basic peptide complexes and pharmaceutical formulations containing them The invention provides sterile suspensions and sterile lyophilizates of slightly soluble basic peptide complexes, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising them. The provided sterile suspensions, sterile lyophilizates and pharmaceutical formulations comprising them are particularly suitable for use in a parenteral dosage form as medicaments for the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases and pathological states in mammals, especially in humans.
US07906474B2	Alkoxylate blend surfactants Surfactant compositions that include one or more nonionic surfactants derived from seed oils and having a mixture of at least 8, 10 and 12 carbon atom linear alkyl moieties find use in a number of end use applications as substitutes for petroleum derived surfactants.
US07906469B2	Lubricating oil compositions Lubricating oil compositions having a sulfated ash content of no more than 1.0 mass %, which contain a major amount of oil of lubricating viscosity, a minor amount of calcium salicylate detergent, an amount of a magnesium-based detergent providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 200 ppm of magnesium, an amount of a sulfur-containing molybdenum compound providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 20 ppm of molybdenum, and at least one nitrogen-containing dispersant providing the lubricating oil composition with at least 0.9 mass % nitrogen, which compositions provide improved top ring wear protection in internal combustion engines.
US07906463B2	Biocide for well stimulation and treatment fluids A well stimulation fluid includes water, a polymer, and a biocide consisting of 3,5-dimethyl-1,3,5-thiadiazinane-2-thione in an amount effective to inhibit bacterial growth.
US07906462B2	Mutual solvent system and method for improved oil and gas permeability in high temperature formations A method of acidizing and cleaning up a formation is disclosed, the formation being above 150 degrees C. The formation is treated with a mutual solvent system comprising a mutual solvent of oil and water, an aqueous acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and an iron control agent. In some embodiments, the iron control agent is present in an amount of less than 1% by weight of the mutual solvent system. In some embodiments, the corrosion inhibitor may be present in an amount of less than 10% by weight of the mutual solvent system. In some embodiments, the mutual solvent system further comprises an intensifier.
US07906456B2	Filtration media having a chemical reagent An odor filtration media having a chemical reagent which removes odor causing fluid contaminants from a fluid stream through the use of granular or shaped media have a chemical composition including permanganate is provided. A method of producing the odor absorbing media having a chemical reagent is also provided and comprises the steps of mixing H2O, KMnO4, and at least one salt adding ions or ionic compounds selected from the group consisting of Na+, Li+, K+, NH4+, Cl−, SO42−, BO32−, CO32−, PO43−, NO3− and combinations thereof, or from the group consisting of Na+, Li+, K+, NH4+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, BO32−, NO3− and combinations thereof, forming an impregnating solution. The impregnating solution is heated and combined with a support material to form a coherent mass.
US07906452B2	Ink for producing catalyst layers The invention relates to an ink for producing catalyst layers for electrochemical devices. The ink comprises catalyst material, ionomer material, water and at least one organic solvent. The organic solvent belongs to the class of tertiary alcohol's and/or the class of aliphatic diketones and bears functional groups which are stable to oxidative degradation in the ink. This prevents formation of decomposition products in the ink. The ink of the invention displays a high storage stability and is used for producing catalyst-coated substrates for electrochemical devices, in particular fuel cells (PEMFCs, DMFCs).
US07906446B2	Synthetic silica having low polarization-induced birefringence, method of making same and lithographic device comprising same Disclosed are synthetic silica glass having a low polarization-induced birefringence, process for making the glass and lithography system comprising optical element made of the glass. The silica glass has a polarization-induced birefringence measured at 633 nm of less than about 0.1 nm/cm when subjected to excimer laser pulses at about 193 nm having a fluence of about 40 μJ·cm−2·pulse−1 and a pulse length of about 25 ns for 5×109 pulses.
US07906442B2	Gas treatment method and computer readable storage medium A gas delivery apparatus comprises: a chamber surrounding a substrate to be processed; a showerhead disposed within the chamber; and gas supply means supplying a gas comprising a mixture of NH3 and H2 to the chamber, in which a coating layer deposited on the interior of the chamber and the showerhead contain nickel (Ni). When the apparatus is utilized to practice a method comprising exposing an object W to a gas comprising a mixture consisting of NH3 and H2, the H2/NH3 gas flow rate ratio and the temperature are controlled so that the reaction of nickel contained in the coating layer deposited on the interior of the chamber and the showerhead is suppressed.
US07906437B2	System and method for the manufacture of surgical blades A method for manufacturing surgical blades from either a crystalline or poly-crystalline material, preferably in the form of a wafer, is disclosed. The method includes preparing the crystalline or poly-crystalline wafers by mounting them and machining trenches into the wafers. The methods for machining the trenches, which form the bevel blade surfaces, include a diamond blade saw, laser system, ultrasonic machine, and a hot forge press. The wafers are then placed in an etchant solution which isotropically etches the wafers in a uniform manner, such that layers of crystalline or poly-crystalline material are removed uniformly, producing single or double bevel blades. Nearly any angle can be machined into the wafer which remains after etching. The resulting radii of the blade edges is 5-500 nm, which is the same caliber as a diamond edged blade, but manufactured at a fraction of the cost.
US07906431B2	Semiconductor device fabrication method Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device including a through-silicon via that is electrically insulated from the semiconductor substrate. An exemplary method includes preparing a semiconductor wafer including a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor element, an interlayer insulating, pads that are electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and a protective film; forming upper terminals electrically connected to the pads; forming annular grooves below the pads and extending to the interlayer insulating film; forming an annular insulating layer in the annular grooves and forming a bottom insulating film on the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming electrode-forming extending to the pads; filling the electrode-forming holes with a conductive material to form through-silicon vias electrically connected to the pads; and forming lower terminals on the bottom insulating film electrically connected to the through-silicon vias.
US07906428B2	Modified via bottom structure for reliability enhancement The present invention provides an interconnect structure that can be made in the BEOL which exhibits good mechanical contact during normal chip operations and does not fail during various reliability tests as compared with the conventional interconnect structures described above. The inventive interconnect structure has a kinked interface at the bottom of a via that is located within an interlayer dielectric layer. Specifically, the inventive interconnect structure includes a first dielectric layer having at least one metallic interconnect embedded within a surface thereof; a second dielectric layer located atop the first dielectric layer, wherein said second dielectric layer has at least one aperture having an upper line region and a lower via region, wherein the lower via region includes a kinked interface; at least one pair of liners located on at least vertical walls of the at least one aperture; and a conductive material filling the at least one aperture.
US07906427B2	Dimension profiling of SiC devices There is provided a method for dimension profiling of a semiconductor device. The method involves incorporating a feature comprising a detectable element into the device, and thereafter detecting the detectable element to determine a dimension of the feature. This information can be used for the determination of a dimension of buried channels, and also for end-point detection of CMP processes.
US07906415B2	Device having zinc oxide semiconductor and indium/zinc electrode An electronic device including: (a) a semiconductor layer including crystalline zinc oxide; and (b) an electrode including a suitable amount of zinc, indium, or a mixture thereof.
US07906413B2	Abrupt “delta-like” doping in Si and SiGe films by UHV-CVD A structure and method of forming an abrupt doping profile is described incorporating a substrate, a first epitaxial layer of Ge less than the critical thickness having a P or As concentration greater than 5×1019 atoms/cc, and a second epitaxial layer having a change in concentration in its first 40 from the first layer of greater than 1×1019 P atoms/cc. Alternatively, a layer of SiGe having a Ge content greater than 0.5 may be selectively amorphized and recrystalized with respect to other layers in a layered structure. The invention overcomes the problem of forming abrupt phosphorus profiles in Si and SiGe layers or films in semiconductor structures such as CMOS, MODFET's, and HBT's.
US07906406B2	Process for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer having SOI-insulated wells and semiconductor wafer thereby manufactured A process for manufacturing a semiconductor wafer including SOI-insulation wells includes forming, in a die region of a semiconductor body, buried cavities and semiconductor structural elements, which traverse the buried cavities and are distributed in the die region. The process moreover includes the step of oxidizing selectively first adjacent semiconductor structural elements, arranged inside a closed region, and preventing oxidation of second semiconductor structural elements outside the closed region, so as to form a die buried dielectric layer selectively inside the closed region.
US07906390B2	Thin gate electrode CMOS devices and methods of fabricating same A CMOS device and method of forming the CMOS device. The device including a source and a drain formed in a semiconductor substrate, the source and the drain and separated by a channel region of the substrate; a gate dielectric formed on a top surface of the substrate and a very thin metal or metal alloy gate electrode formed on a top surface of the gate dielectric layer, a polysilicon line abutting and in electrical contact with the gate electrode, the polysilicon line thicker than the gate electrode. The method including, forming the gate electrode by forming a trench above the channel region and depositing metal into the trench.
US07906389B2	Butted source contact and well strap A butted contact structure forming a source contact electrically connecting a voltage node and a well region and method for forming the same, the butted contact structure including an active region having a well region disposed adjacent an electrical isolation region on a semiconductor substrate; a MOSFET device including a source and drain region on the active region; and, a conductive contact having a first portion formed to the source region and a second portion formed through the electrical isolation region to the doped well region.
US07906387B2	Method for manufacturing a transistor A method for manufacturing a transistor is disclosed, which is capable of improving matching characteristics of regions within a transistor or among transistors on a wafer, from wafer-to-wafer, or from lot-to-lot. The method includes forming a photoresist pattern on a semiconductor substrate including an isolation layer, forming a drift region by implanting first and second dopant ions using the photoresist pattern as a mask, forming a gate oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate, forming a poly gate on the gate oxide layer, forming source and drain regions a predetermined distance from the poly gate, and forming a silicide layer on the above structure.
US07906384B2	Semiconductor devices having tensile and/or compressive stress and methods of manufacturing A semiconductor device having a tensile and/or compressive strain applied thereto and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices to enhance channel strain. The method includes relaxing a gate structure using a low temperature thermal creep process to enhance channel strain. The gate structure undergoes a plastic deformation during the low temperature thermal creep process.
US07906373B1	Thermally enhanced electrically insulative adhesive paste Adhesive paste of polymer resin, fugitive liquid and particulate filler with round edges provides improved performance characteristics.
US07906372B2	Lens support and wirebond protector A wirebond protector has an elongated shape that corresponds to the elongated array of wirebonds along the edge of a microelectronic device that connect a semiconductor die to electrical conductors on a substrate. In making the microelectronic device with wirebond protection, wirebonds are first formed in the conventional manner The wirebond protector is then attached to the device in an orientation in which it extends along the array of wirebonds to at least partially cover the wirebonds.
US07906364B2	Methods for manufacturing a sensor assembly A method for connecting substrates having electrical conductive elements thereon, comprising: providing at least one spacer between the substrates; applying a conductive material to at least one of the electrical conductive elements; aligning the electrical conductive elements; and, connecting the substrates by urging them together, wherein the at least one spacer prevents lateral spreading of the conductive material on the substrates from bridging a distance between adjacent conductive elements during the connecting.
US07906360B2	Manufacturing process for a photodetector A manufacturing process for a photo-detector is provided. The present manufacturing process for a photo-detector comprises the steps of: (a) providing a thin-film Ge on a cheap substrate including a first processing area and a second processing area; (b) performing a defect-reduction processing to at least one of the first processing area and the second processing area; and (c) forming a photo-detector element on the Ge.
US07906351B2	Method for metal gate quality characterization Measuring the amount of unreacted polysilicon gate material in a fully silicided (FUSI) nickel silicide gate process for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) to guide process development and monitor IC production requires a statistically significant sample size and an economical procedure. A method is disclosed which includes a novel deprocessing sequence of oxidizing the nickel followed by removing the nickel silicide by acid etching, acquiring an SEM image of a deprocessed area encompassing a multitude of gates, forming a quantifiable mask of the original gate area in the SEM image, forming a quantifiable image of the unreacted polysilicon area in the SEM image, and computing a fraction of unreacted polysilicon.
US07906349B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device including ferroelectric capacitor A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the step of conducting an acceptance/rejection judgment about the semiconductor device. The acceptance/rejection judgment is conducted by using a hysteresis loop that indicates the relationship between the applied voltage and the polarization quantity of the ferroelectric capacitor.
US07906346B2	Method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device and magnetic memory device A method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device which includes a TMR element, and the method includes: a step of forming a lower wiring layer; a step of forming an interlayer insulating layer on the lower wiring layer; a step of forming an opening in the interlayer insulating layer so that the lower wiring layer is exposed; a step of forming a barrier metal layer so that the interlayer insulating layer and an inner surface of the opening are covered; a step of forming a metal layer on the barrier metal layer so that the opening is embedded; a polishing step of removing the metal layer on the barrier metal layer through polishing using the barrier metal layer as a stopper so that a wiring layer that includes a metal layer being embedded in the opening and the barrier metal layer is formed; and an element fabricating step of fabricating a TMR element on the wiring layer.
US07906340B2	Method for quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide using potentiometric titration An electrochemical potentiometric titration method that entails titration of a known volume of a catholyte containing an unknown amount of hydrogen peroxide in a titration cell having two electrodes, a platinum working electrode and a silver/silver chloride reference electrode. A known concentration of a titrant is added to the catholyte in the titration cell. Simultaneously, as the titrant is added the potential between the working electrode and the reference electrode is monitored. The point at which all of the hydrogen peroxide has been consumed is signaled when the cell potential changes abruptly. Since the concentration of the titrant is already known, the amount of titrant added (concentration multiplied by volume) is directly related to the amount of hydrogen peroxide consumed. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide is calculated from the volume of catholyte and the moles of hydrogen peroxide.
US07906331B2	Methods for identifying stem cells expressing breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) The present invention includes methods of identifying and/or isolating stem cells based on expression of BCRP. The present invention also describes methods of obtaining and/or using cell populations enriched for stem cells. In addition, methods are provided for diagnosing and/or prognosing leukemia, particularly human acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), through assaying for BCRP expression in leukemic cells.
US07906294B2	Prognosis and treatment of breast cancer The present invention relates to an antibody which specifically binds a Spot 14 (S14 or THRSP) protein in human breast cancer cells and a method for using the same to predict disease-free survival and select treatment modalities for breast cancer. The present invention is also a method for inducing apoptosis in breast cancer cells by inhibiting the expression or activity of Spot 14. Compositions and methods for treating breast cancer are also provided.
US07906287B2	Methods of screening nucleic acids for single nucleotide variations Disclosed are methods and compositions for detecting variation in nucleic acids. The disclosed method compares the sequence of a nucleic acid of interest with the sequence of a reference nucleic acid to sensitively identify variations between the sequence of a nucleic acid of interest and the sequence of a reference nucleic acid. The disclosed method generally involves excision and replacement of selected nucleotides in nucleic acid strands hybridized to other strands. In the method, if the excised nucleotide was mismatched with the nucleotide in the other, hybridized strand, then the replacement nucleotide will not be mismatched. If the excised nucleotide was not mismatched with the nucleotide in the other, hybridized strand, then the excised nucleotide is not replaced. This difference allows detection of variation in the nucleic acid of interest. In some forms of the method, by replacing excised nucleotides with nuclease-resistant nucleotides, strands in which excised nucleotides are replaced will be resistant to nuclease digestion while strands in which excised nucleotides are not replaced will be sensitive to nuclease digestion. By exposing the hybridizing nucleic acids to nuclease following replacement of excised nucleotides, the strands in which excised nucleotides are not replaced can be destroyed by the nuclease while strands in which excised nucleotides are replaced can be preserved. The remaining strands can then be detected and whether the strand survived nuclease digestion can be noted. Strands that survive nuclease digestion are indicative of the presence of variation in the nucleic acid of interest.
US07906283B2	Methods to identify patients at risk of developing adverse events during treatment with antidepressant medication The invention provides a method of screening patients to identify those patients more likely to exhibit an increased risk of treatment-emergent suicidal ideation comprising: (a) obtaining a sample of genetic material from the patients, and (b) assaying the sample for the presence of a genotype in the patients which is associated with an increased risk of treatment-emergent suicidal ideation, wherein the genotype is characterized by a polymorphism in a gene selected from the group consisting of glutamine receptor, ionotropic, kainate 2 (GRIK2); glutamate receptor ionotropic AMPA 3 (GRIA3); and combinations thereof.
US07906277B2	Compound and methods for diagnosis of tuberculosis Compounds and methods for diagnosing tuberculosis are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of one or more M. tuberculosis proteins, and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of M. tuberculosis infection in patients and biological samples. Antibodies directed against such polypeptides are also provided.
US07906276B2	Enzymatic detection techniques A diagnostic test kit for detecting the presence or quantity of an enzyme or enzyme inhibitor is provided. The diagnostic kit utilizes reactive complexes to facilitate the detection of the enzyme or enzyme inhibitor. The reactive complexes include a substrate joined (e.g., covalently bonded, physically adsorbed, etc.) to a reporter and specific binding member. In one embodiment, for example, a peptide, protein, or glycoprotein substrate is joined to a reporter (e.g., dyed latex particle) and specific binding member (e.g., biotinylated compound). In this embodiment, the substrate provides a cleavage target for a proteolytic enzyme. Specifically, upon contacting the reactive complexes, the proteolytic enzyme cleaves the substrate and releases the reporter and/or specific binding member. The signal exhibited by the released reporters may then be used to indicate the presence or quantity of an enzyme or enzyme inhibitor within the test sample.
US07906273B2	Method of manufacturing hollow micro-needle structures A method of manufacturing a hollow micro-needle structure includes the steps of: disposing a first mask layer and a second mask layer respectively aside a first substrate and aside a rear surface of the first substrate, wherein the first substrate is transparent to predetermined light; forming a photoresist layer on the front surface of the first substrate and the first mask layer; providing the predetermined light to illuminate the first substrate in a direction from the rear surface to the front surface so as to expose the photoresist layer to form an exposed portion and an unexposed portion; and removing the unexposed portion to form the micro-needle structure, which is formed by the exposed portion. The micro-needle structure has an inclined sidewall and a through hole surrounded by the inclined sidewall.
US07906271B2	System and method for making photomasks The present disclosure is directed a method for preparing a system of photomask patterns for implementing a drawn pattern on a substrate with a multi-patterning lithography process. The method comprises receiving data describing a drawn pattern. A first photomask pattern is formed for implementing a region of the drawn pattern on the substrate. A second photomask pattern is formed comprising one or more pattern features having longitudinal edges for implementing the region of the drawn pattern on the substrate, wherein at least 90% of all the longitudinal edges of the second photomask pattern that are positioned within the region are oriented in substantially the same direction. Both a system for forming the photomask patterns and a process for patterning a device using the photomask patterns are also disclosed.
US07906270B2	Reduced pitch multiple exposure process A lithographic method to enhance image resolution in a lithographic cluster using multiple projections and a lithographic cluster used to project multiple patterns to form images that are combined to form a patterned image having enhanced resolution.
US07906268B2	Positive resist composition for immersion exposure and pattern-forming method using the same A positive resist composition for immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin containing at least one repeating unit having a fluorine atom and increasing a solubility of the resin in an alkali developer by an action of an acid; and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and radiation.
US07906267B2	Heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, containing; a support; at least one receptor layer containing at least two kinds of latex polymers, said latex polymers having different elastic moduli from each other; and at least one heat-insulation layer containing hollow latex polymer particles and a water-soluble polymer, said at least one heat-insulation layer being provided between the support and the at least one receptor layer.
US07906266B2	Magnetic toner A magnetic toner is disclosed including magnetic toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a magnetic powder. The magnetic powder contains a specific amount of phosphorus elements, and a specific amount of silicon elements, based on the iron element, with the ratio of the phosphorous element to the silicon elements being in a specific range, and has a specific volume-average particle diameter, a specific saturation magnetization in a specific magnetic field, and a specific residual magnetization. The magnetic toner can realize high image density and reduce fog and spots around line images regardless of environmental variation, and is superior in durability, and besides, can achieve small toner consumption.
US07906265B2	Ferrite carrier for electrophotographic developer, method for producing the same, and electrophotographic developer A ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer having a compression breaking strength of 150 MPa or more, a rate of compressive change of 15.0% or more and a shape factor SF-1 of 100 to 125, a method for producing the same, and an electrophotographic developer containing the ferrite carrier.
US07906262B2	Two-component developer, replenishing developer, and image-forming method A two-component developer containing a cyan toner and a magnetic carrier, wherein the cyan toner has the characteristics: (i) when the concentration of the cyan toner in a solution of the cyan toner in chloroform is represented by Cc (mg/ml) and the absorbance of the solution at a wavelength of 712 nm is represented by A712, a relationship between Cc and A712 satisfies the relationship of 2.00
US07906249B2	Fuel tank for fuel cell and fuel cell system A fuel tank for a fuel cell includes a fuel valve which allows a methanol water solution to pass to a fuel supply portion from a fuel injecting portion after joining a fuel cell main body and the fuel tank for the fuel cell, and shuts off the passage of the methanol water solution before the fuel supply portion and the fuel injecting portion are disconnected. Accordingly, the fuel valve is properly opened and closed, the liquid fuel does not leak out from the fuel tank for the fuel cell at a time of attaching and detaching, and it is possible to improve a safety in the fuel supply in comparison with the conventional structure.
US07906245B2	Fuel cell cartridge and electric apparatus having built-in fuel cell The fuel cell cartridge including: an external casing; a fuel cell body (stack), which is accommodated in the external casing and which includes at least a fuel electrode, an oxidizer electrode, and an ion conductor; and a fuel tank for storing a fuel, wherein the external casing has a penetration hole, which penetrates an inner portion of the external casing and which is in communication with outside air, and wherein an inner wall of the penetration hole is provided with at least an opening communicating with the oxidizer electrode. The fuel cell cartridge is detachably attached to an electric apparatus, and an inlet of the penetration hole of the fuel cell cartridge is situated at a position corresponding to an outside-air communicating port, which is provided in the electric apparatus and which is in communication with outside air.
US07906244B2	Homogenous thermal coolant cycling in fuel cell stack An internal coolant circulation system and method of homogenizing waste heat in a fuel cell stack using homogenous thermal coolant cycling is disclosed. The method includes operating a fuel cell stack, distributing a coolant through the fuel cell stack, terminating operation of the fuel cell stack, retaining the coolant in the fuel cell stack and circulating the coolant throughout the fuel cell stack.
US07906242B2	Active isolation system for fuel cell A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having conductive coolant flowing there through and a high voltage direct current (HVDC) bus interconnected with the fuel cell. An active isolation circuit includes coolant fault current sensors that detect a fault current (also called residual current) in the coolant and generates a fault signal when the fault current is detected. A switching circuit compensates and redirects the fault current based on the fault signal, providing active fault current limitation thereby.
US07906238B2	Silicon-containing alloys useful as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries An electrode composition for a lithium ion battery having the formula SixSnqMyCz where q, x, y, and z represent atomic percent values and (a) (q+x)>2y+z; (b) q≧0, (c) z≧0; and (d) M is one or more metals selected from manganese, molybdenum, niobium, tungsten, tantalum, iron, copper, titanium, vanadium, chromium, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, yttrium, or a combination thereof. The Si, Sn, M, and C elements are arranged in the form of a multi-phase microstructure comprising: (a) an amorphous phase comprising silicon; (b) a nanocrystalline phase comprising a metal silicide; and (c) a phase comprising silicon carbide phase when z>0; and (d) an amorphous phase comprising Sn when q>0.
US07906228B2	Compounds for electronic material and organic electronic device using the same The present invention relates to novel compounds for electronic material, and organic electroluminescent devices or organic solar cells comprising the same. Specifically, the compounds for electronic material according to the invention are characterized in that they are represented by Chemical Formula (1): Since the compounds for electronic material, when being applied to an organic electroluminescent device, show good luminous efficiency and excellent life property of material, OLED's having very good operation life can be manufactured therefrom.
US07906221B2	Bonded metal components having uniform thermal conductivity characteristics Cookware having improved uniform heat transfer over the entire cross section thereof, the cookware formed from a multi-layered composite metal having a layer of stainless steel roll bonded at or near the core of the composite to act as a thermal barrier and provide more uniform heat distribution on the cook surface. The stainless layer is roll bonded to layers of aluminum which, in turn, is roll bonded to layers of stainless steel or aluminum or copper. The layer of stainless steel adjacent to the cooking range may be a ferromagnetic grade of stainless steel if induction-type heating is desired. The cookware may include a non-stick surface applied thereto.
US07906219B2	Metallic glass laminates, production methods and applications thereof A metallic glass laminate of the present invention is characterized in that a metallic glass layer of amorphous phase is formed on the substrate surface, and there is no continuous pore (pinhole) through the metallic glass layer. The metallic glass laminate is preferably obtained by solidification and lamination of at least part of the metallic glass powder in the molten state or in the supercooled liquid state on the substrate surface. Because of the dense metallic glass layer of homogenous amorphous phase, the functionalities of metallic glass such as corrosion resistance and wear resistance can be satisfactorily provided. A thick and a large-area metallic glass layer can be formed. The metallic glass layer can also be formed into various shapes within the supercooled liquid temperature range. In addition, a metallic glass bulk can be obtained by removing the substrate. The metallic glass laminate and the metallic glass bulk are utilized for a fuel cell separator, a hydrogen separation membrane, a hydrogen sensor, a solder-corrosion resisting member, etc.
US07906212B2	Thermoplastic articles comprising cyclobutanediol having a decorative material embedded therein This invention relates to thermoplastic article having one or more decorative materials embedded therein which is obtained by applying heat and pressure to one or more laminates wherein at least one of said laminates comprises, in order, (1) an upper sheet material; (2) one or more decorative materials; and (3) a lower sheet material; wherein the upper and lower sheet materials are formed from a polyester/aromatic polycarbonate blend wherein the thermoplastic article comprises at least one polyester composition comprising at least one polyester which comprises terephthalic acid and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3,-cyclobutanediol.
US07906208B2	Composite fibers including at least carbon nanotubes, methods for obtaining same and use thereof Composite fibers including carbon nanotubes, at least one other type of particles provided in colloidal form and intimately and evenly mixed with the carbon nanotubes wherein the particles are evenly dispersed throughout the whole body of the fibers.
US07906206B2	Organic insulator composition comprising high dielectric constant insulator dispersed in hyperbranched polymer and organic thin film transistor using the same An organic insulator composition comprising a high dielectric constant insulator dispersed in a hyperbranched polymer and an organic thin film transistor using the insulator composition. More specifically, the organic thin film transistor comprises a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and an organic semiconductor layer wherein the gate insulating layer is made of the organic insulator composition. The use of the insulator composition in the formation of a gate insulating layer allows the gate insulating layer to be uniformly formed by spin coating at room temperature, as well as enables fabrication of an organic thin film transistor simultaneously satisfying the requirements of high charge carrier mobility and low threshold voltage.
US07906199B2	Color harmonization coatings for articles of manufacture comprising different substrate materials Color harmonization is provided for articles of manufacture comprising different substrate materials. A coating composition is selected that can be applied to the different substrate materials while maintaining substantially uniform visual characteristics of the article. The substrates may include flexible materials such as natural leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, foam, textiles and the like. Examples of articles of manufacture include footwear, automotive upholstery and automotive interiors.
US07906198B2	Document containing security images A document containing security images which enable original documents to be distinguished from copies of the originals. The document 60 bears an image 63 containing a latent image 68. Latent image 68 may be formed from two or more images 65 and 66. The first image 65 is preferably formed at a high line frequency and at a first angle in one or more colors. The second image 66 is preferably formed at a lower line frequency at the same angle as first image 65 and in one or more colors. The colors in the first image 65 and the second image 66 are preferably chosen so that latent image 68 has substantially the same color as image 63.
US07906197B2	Formable laminate of any circumference As a rule, once they have been fixed in the correct position, fractured bones are supported by a plastic of Paris dressing. Such a dressing is messy and takes time to set. The present invention uses a formable laminate to create a dressing that can rapidly be placed around an injury, said dressing becoming rigid on the setting up of an internal vacuum.
US07906193B2	Retroreflective sheet An original sheet of a retroreflective sheet includes plural glass beads with a metal reflective layer provided on lower hemisphere surfaces thereof, a resin support sheet for supporting the glass beads, and a transparent cover film disposed on a surface side of the resin support sheet, wherein the resin support sheet and the cover film are connected to each other by heat press emboss forming from a rear face of the resin support sheet so as to form the original sheet of the retroreflective sheet, and a retroreflective sheet laminate includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a resin release film for covering the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a rear side of the original sheet of the retroreflective sheet. An embossed groove by heat press emboss forming was filled with a part of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a residual rate of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer ranges between 10% and 50% inclusive, and a fall time of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer ranges between 10 hours and 150 hours inclusive.
US07906192B2	Non-intrusive portable safety seal used to obtain people's DNA and genetic patterns through fingerprinting A non-intrusive portable safety seal to collect human organic remnants in order to obtain DNA and genetic patterns of fingerprints is provided. The proposed seal comprises four related basic components: a sheet of paper or base forming a triptych, which serves to support the entire set, an adhesive-covered central sheet bearing a safety seal on the front surface, a two-surfaced sheet with adhesive on both surfaces and a graphite or granulated sheet adheres to it. In addition, the seal has two adhesive-covered safety flaps that protect the entire set. An alternative seal comprises a base sheet that is able to receive four fingerprints of four fingers, containing a fifth separation sheet between the graphite or granulated sheet and the two-surfaced adhesive layer.
US07906191B2	Wavy composite structures Construction and advantages of improved wavy composite structures made from wavy composite, unidirectional composites, and damping materials is revealed. By combining wavy composite laminae in various waveforms, offsets, angular orientations and material combinations, it is possible to provide axial, torsion, or shear properties equivalent to unidirectional materials but without the limitations related to fiber discontinuity, labor costs for fabrication, and weakness at seams where laminates overlap. By combining wavy composite layers with unidirectional crossplies, or by using woven mats with various fill fiber levels where the warp fibers are sinuously arranged, improved strength and damping is possible. Several examples of both wavy crossply laminates and unidirectional crossply laminates are analyzed and compared.
US07906187B2	Ink jet recording sheet with photoparity An ink jet recording sheet is provided that delivers a photoparity image when printed with ink jet printer. The recording sheet comprises a two-layer coating. The bottom layer comprises amorphous silica and the top layer comprises spherical colloidal silica. Both silicas are rendered cationic. The recording sheet provides fast dry time, excellent image quality and superior water resistance and handle ability.
US07906186B2	Ink jet recording medium An ink jet recording medium comprising a substrate and at least one ink-receiving layer on the substrate, wherein said ink-receiving layer after recording has the characteristic that the sum of image clarity values is 130 or more (when measured by optical combs of 0.125 mm, 0.25 mm, 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm) and the regular reflection strength is 30 or more, makes it possible to record a high quality image which has high glossiness and photographic feel.
US07906183B2	Process for manufacturing a flexible support for an electrophoretic medium A process for making a support for an electrophoretic medium comprising the steps of: applying an agarose coating to a corona treated polymeric film by transferring a layer of agarose solution onto a surface of the corona treated polymeric film. The pH of the agarose solution can be generally maintained between about 8 and about 11 and the concentration of the agarose solution can be generally maintained between about 0.1 and about 0.4% agarose by weight. The agarose powder used to make the agarose solution can be pre-treated by introducing a fresh reducing atmosphere above the agarose powder and exposing the agarose powder to a reducing atmosphere. The reducing atmosphere treatment may be repeated at least three times.
US07906159B2	Herbal compositions and methods for enhancing vital energy and athletic performance Compositions, kits and methods are provided for enhancing vital energy and athletic performance, improving or restoring blood circulation, promoting mental acuity, reducing fatigue, and improving aerobic performance. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the herbal extracts of Rhodiola crenulata (root) and Ginkgo biloba (leaf). The composition can be used as a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical to promote mental concentration, and to promote aerobic and anaerobic performance by enhancing strength, endurance, muscle tissue oxygenation, and optimal oxygen consumption.
US07906158B2	Moisture-regulating cosmetic The invention relates to a cosmetic composition with a moisture-regulating effect based on plant active ingredients with a long-lasting moisturizing effect of up to 24 hours. The cosmetic comprises in each case a watery plant milk of the fruit of Elaeis guinensis, of the leaves of Phoenix canariensis, of the rice husks of Oryza sativa, of the fruit of Cocos nucifera, and a honey complex consisting of acacia honey, eucalyptus honey, pine honey and lavender honey.
US07906155B2	Method for increasing an amount of effective constituents from a plant in a solvent A method for increasing an amount of effective constituents from a plant in a solvent is provided. The method comprises steps of treating the solvent with a far-infrared radiating (FIR) material and extracting the effective constituents from the plant by the treated solvent for increasing the amount of the effective constituents dissolved in the solvent.
US07906154B2	Compositions and methods for the induction and maintenance of quality sleep Supplemental compositions, and methods for administering same to a user, are provided for promoting a restful night's sleep by speedily inducing a person to fall asleep and to maintain sleep, as well as alleviating minor aches and pains so as to further improve the quality of a person sleep. The supplemental composition may include at least an extract of Valerian Root, an extract of Willow Bark and Melatonin or a derivative thereof. The supplemental composition may be provided for consumption at least one time daily, e.g., prior to sleep.
US07906146B2	Lyophilized formulations of exendins and exendin agonist analogs Novel formulations containing exendins, exendin agonists and/or exendin analogs are provided.
US07906123B1	Modified Bordetella adenylate cyclase comprising or lacking CD11b/CD18 interaction domain and uses thereof The invention relates to modified Bordetella adenylate cyclase toxins which are deficient for CD11b/CD18 binding and to their use in the preparation of pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of whooping cough and/or for the protection against Bordetella infection. The invention also relates to specific fragments of Bordetella adenylate cyclase comprising the CD11b/CD18 interaction domain and their use, especially for targeting a molecule of interest to CD11b expressing cells.
US07906119B1	Antibodies against protective antigen The present invention relates to antibodies and related molecules that specifically bind to protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis (PA). Such antibodies have uses, for example, in the prevention and treatment of anthrax and anthrax toxin poisoning. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding anti-PA antibodies, vectors and host cells containing these nucleic acids, and methods for producing the same.
US07906115B2	Combinations kits and methods for treating viral infections using antibodies and immunoconjugates to aminophospholipids Disclosed are surprising discoveries concerning the role of anionic phospholipids and aminophospholipids in tumor vasculature and in viral entry and spread, and compositions and methods for utilizing these findings in the treatment of cancer and viral infections. Also disclosed are advantageous antibody, immunoconjugate and duramycin-based compositions and combinations that bind and inhibit anionic phospholipids and aminophospholipids, for use in the safe and effective treatment of cancer, viral infections and related diseases.
US07906114B2	Compositions for promoting wound healing and treating psoriasis The present invention relates to compositions and methods for promoting healing of cutaneous, mucosal and/or mucocutaneous lesions associated with the presence of a mycoplasma and one or more non-mycoplasma microorganisms. The compositions and methods of the invention also relate to the reduction of joint pain, column pain, and/or skeletal muscle pain.
US07906112B2	Canine probiotic Lactobacilli According to the invention there is provided a strain of lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacilli obtainable by isolation from resected and washed canine gastrointestinal tract having a probiotic activity in animals. Methods of use and compositions comprising the Lactobacilli of the present invention are also provided.
US07906110B2	Rapid preparation of stem cell matrices for use in tissue and organ treatment and repair The invention is directed to preparation of stem cell and physiologically acceptable matrix compositions. Compared with previous tissue engineering materials, the stem cell-matrix compositions of the present invention do not require long-term incubation or cultivation in vitro prior to use in vivo applications. The stem cells can be from numerous sources and may be homogeneous, heterogeneous, autologous, and/or allogeneic in the matrix material. The stem cell-matrix compositions provide point of service utility for the practitioner, wherein the stem cells and matrix can be combined not long before use, thereby alleviating costly and lengthy manufacturing procedures. In addition, the stem cells offer unique structural properties to the matrix composition which improves outcome and healing after use. Use of stem cells obtained from muscle affords contractility to the matrix composition.
US07906108B2	Polysiloxane sunscreens The present invention relates to novel sunscreens on the basis of polysiloxanes, to their preparation and to their use, especially in formulations for the protection against harmful effects of sunlight.
US07906104B2	Methods for detecting pancreatic beta-islet cells and diseases thereof The role of synaptic adhesion molecules in human cell development and function is largely unknown. This invention provides methods to study β-cell function in native tissue through the use of novel adhesion and migrations assays. Through the use of these assays, the inventors have been able to for the first time describe the contribution of SAMs to human β-cell adhesion, spreading, and motility. Furthermore, the inventors have used the results of these assays to develop methods for detection, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to the pancreas.
US07906092B2	Methods for preparing compositions which comprise magnesium borohydride, and related materials Disclosed herein is a method for preparing magnesium borohydride. The method includes the step of reacting a metal borohydride with a metal salt composition in a solvent, to form a reaction mixture. The metal salt composition comprises at least one magnesium salt. The metal borohydride and the metal salt composition are insoluble in the solvent. The method further includes the step of grinding the reaction mixture to produce a composition that includes magnesium borohydride; and removing the solvent from the composition. Another embodiment of this invention relates to a new material. The material is an orthorhombic crystal phase of magnesium borohydride.
US07906091B2	Removal of laughing gas in nitric acid production A method and device for removal of N2O in nitric acid production are disclosed. The device is arranged after a heat exchanger, post ammonia burning, before the absorption tower and contains a catalyst, which essentially comprises one or several iron loaded zeolites.
US07906086B2	Carbon dioxide sequestration materials and processes The disclosure provides methods and systems for sequestering and/or reducing carbon dioxide present in an industrial effluent fluid stream containing carbon dioxide. A scrubbing material comprising a first component, a second component (distinct from the first component), and preferably water, is contacted with the effluent fluid stream. The first component comprises a source of calcium oxide and a source of alkali metal ions. The second component comprises a slag having one or more reactive silicate compounds. Methods of reducing carbon dioxide from exhaust generated by combustion sources, lime and/or cement kilns, iron and/or steel furnaces, and the like are provided. Carbon dioxide emission abatement systems are also disclosed. Methods of recycling industrial byproducts are further provided.
US07906085B2	Fast-regenerable sulfur dioxide adsorbents for diesel engine emission control Disclosed herein are sorbents and devices for controlling sulfur oxides emissions as well as systems including such sorbents and devices. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the disclosed sorbents, devices and systems. In one embodiment the disclosed sorbents can be conveniently regenerated, such as under normal exhaust stream from a combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine. Accordingly, also disclosed are combustion vehicles equipped with sulfur dioxide emission control devices.
US07906076B2	Method and apparatus for biopsy sample processing A container for use in processing a biopsy sample. Biopsy sample and materials are received within a sample processing area of the container. A semi-permeable barrier is positioned at a downstream portion of the sample processing area and prevents the prevent passage of the biopsy sample. A cap is positioned at the downstream side of the barrier, and holds fluids within the container.
US07906073B2	Analyzers and methods for analyzing analytes Analyzers are described that contain a detector for detecting a signal from an analyte; a heater for heating a fluid; a fluid supplier for supplying the fluid heated by the heater to the detector; and a controller for controlling the detector, the heater, and the fluid supplier. Methods for analyzing analytes are also described.
US07906072B2	Optical lens system and method for microfluidic devices An apparatus for imaging one or more selected fluorescence indications from a microfluidic device. The apparatus includes an imaging path coupled to least one chamber in at least one microfluidic device. The imaging path provides for transmission of one or more fluorescent emission signals derived from one or more samples in the at least one chamber of the at least one microfluidic device. The chamber has a chamber size, the chamber size being characterized by an actual spatial dimension normal to the imaging path. The apparatus also includes an optical lens system coupled to the imaging path. The optical lens system is adapted to transmit the one or more fluorescent signals associated with the chamber.
US07906069B2	Method for sterilizing a plastic bottle A method for sterilizing a plastic bottle in an aseptic filling system according to which at least an inner surface or an outer surface of a bottle is sterilized by injecting a heated sterilizing fluid at 65° C.-90° C. while maintaining internal pressure of the bottle at 1 kPa-20 kPa.
US07906063B2	Process for producing moldings The present invention is directed to a process of producing moldings by a layer-by-layer process including selectively melting regions of a respective pulverulent layer via unfocused introduction of electromagnetic energy, using a polymer powder, wherein the powder includes at least one thermoplastic random copolymer with an ISO 1133 MFR value of from 12 to 1 gm/10 min.
US07906059B2	Imprint lithography An imprinting method is disclosed that involves, in an embodiment, redistributing a volume of imprintable medium in a flowable state over a target portion of a surface of a substrate into regions of differing volume corresponding to regions of differing pattern density of an imprint pattern of a template, contacting the medium while in the flowable state with the template to form the imprint pattern in the medium, subjecting the medium to conditions to change the medium into a substantially non-flowable state, and separating the template from the medium while in the substantially non-flowable state.
US07906056B2	Method for forming head part of closed-type tube, method for manufacturing closed-type tubular container, and closed-type tubular container A cup-shaped closing material having a convex section is fitted on a protrusion-like engagement section of a distal end of a mandrel with a gap from the engagement section of the mandrel, a molten resin is then disposed in a cavity of a molding die and a holepin having an outer peripheral section of a distal end that is smaller than an outer periphery of the distal end surface of the convex section of the closing material is pressed against the distal end surface of the convex section of the closing material, whereby the distal end surface of the convex section of the closing material is pleated to form an annular protrusion section at the outer peripheral section, and the molten resin is caused to envelope the annular protrusion section, while being pushed and charged into the cavity, whereby the head part with the closing material attached thereto is formed.
US07906053B1	Polymer-graphite nanocomposites via solid-state shear pulverization Polymer-graphite compositions and related methods of using solid-state shear pulverization as can be used to affect one or more physical properties thereof.
US07906049B2	Method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a metal mold and an apparatus for molding a mold A method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a metal mold, which can provide a mold without defects. This method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a horizontally-split metal mold by pressurizing a mixture of granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and injecting the mixture into the cavity of the metal mold includes: a step for preparing the horizontally-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at a side and near abutting surfaces of the horizontally-split metal mold; a step for connecting a discharging port of a device for injecting the foam mixture to the filling port of the horizontally-split metal mold, wherein the device for injecting the foam mixture includes a mixing bath to accommodate and mix the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end, a bottom plate at its lower end, and the discharging port at its side; a step for pushing up the foam mixture in the mixing bath by driving the mechanism for pushing up the mixture; a step for discharging the foam mixture from the discharging port, and for injecting the mixture into the filling port; and a step for filling the cavity with the foam mixture while the mixture pushes out air in the cavity.
US07906048B2	Injection molding method and apparatus A thermoplastic injection molding system and method of use is described for molding parts from heated plastics and other organic resins. The machine uses heat sources located along the barrel to heat the source material while an auger screw transports the source material in the barrel. This transport step does not shear the source material, nor does it use friction to produce the heat necessary to melt the source material. The material becomes substantially liquid or melted during the heating process, and the melted material is forced, by the auger screw, into a chamber whereupon a plunger, situated concentrically with the auger screw, injects the material from the chamber into a mold. Sensors located along the barrel and in the chamber ensure consistency between mold cycles. The controller dynamically adjusts the injection molding process to achieve more consistent and reliable molded parts.
US07906047B2	Injection molding a lens onto a coated ophthalmic wafer A method of in-mold coating utilizing an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line. At the beginning of the cycle the mold opens and a charge of liquid coating solution is deposited onto the lower mold insert. A ophthalmic wafer is deposited on the coating to spread it across the insert surface. The mold is closed and a pre-cure phase elapses before the thermoplastic resin is injected into the mold cavity above the wafer. The process provides coated and functionally enhanced lenses upon ejection from the molding machine.
US07906046B2	Antioxidant joint compound and method for forming an electrical connection A joint compound for electrical connections is disclosed which includes an antioxidant base material and a quantity of stainless steel grit mixed with the antioxidant base material to provide improved mechanical pullout strength. The joint compound has a weight ratio of antioxidant to stainless steel grit in the range of from about 30:70 to about 90:10, preferably, from about 40:60 to about 70:30, and more preferably about 50:50. The stainless steel grit is cut wire having a diameter within the range of from about 0.012 inches to about 0.125 inches, with a preferred diameter within the range of from about 0.012 inches to about 0.030 inches, and 0.017 inches being a more preferred stainless steel grit diameter.
US07906044B2	Thermoelectric material A thermoelectric material, which has a superior thermoelectric characteristic and is environment-friendly and is suitable for mass productivity due to the lower cost, is provided. The thermoelectric material is an iron alloy that mainly contains Fe, V and Al and that carbides are dispersed into the matrix, wherein [V concentration−C concentration] is 20 or more at % to 32 or less at % and [Al concentration+Si concentration] is 20 or more at % to 30 or less at %. Especially in the thermoelectric material of the present invention, a high Seebeck coefficient can be kept and a lower electrical resistivity can be obtained, thereby improving an output factor and achieving a superior thermoelectric characteristic.
US07906043B2	Electrically conductive, optically transparent polymer/carbon nanotube composites and process for preparation thereof The present invention is directed to the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into polymer matrices. The nanocomposites are prepared using polymer matrices and exhibit a unique combination of properties, most notably, high retention of optical transparency in the visible range (i.e., 400-800 nm), electrical conductivity, and high thermal stability. By appropriate selection of the matrix resin, additional properties such as vacuum ultraviolet radiation resistance, atomic oxygen resistance, high glass transition (Tg) temperatures, and excellent toughness can be attained. The resulting nanocomposites can be used to fabricate or formulate a variety of articles such as coatings on a variety of substrates, films, foams, fibers, threads, adhesives and fiber coated prepreg. The properties of the nanocomposites can be adjusted by selection of the polymer matrix and CNT to fabricate articles that possess high optical transparency and antistatic behavior.
US07906042B2	Branched surfactant having fluoroalkyl group and hydrocarbon group The present invention relates to a surfactant represented by Formula (I): wherein Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group which may have an ether bond; Rh represents an alkyl group; r represents 1 or 0; when r=0, Z1 and Z2 represent (CH2)n1—(X1)p1— and —(X2)q1—, respectively; and when r=1, Z1 and Z2 represent (CH2Y)p2—CH2— and —(CH2Y)q2—, respectively, wherein X1 and X2 may be the same or different and each represents a divalent linking group, p1 represents 0 or 1, q1 represents 0 or 1, n1 represents an integer of 1-10; Y represents O, S or NR, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, or t-butyl; p2 and q2 each represent 0 or 1 but are not 0 at the same time; and M represents a hydrogen atom, alkali metal, ½ alkaline earth metal or ammonium.
US07906041B2	Silicate-based green phosphors in red-green-blue (RGB) backlighting and white illumination systems Novel green phosphors are disclosed having the comprise silicate-based compounds having the formula (Sr,A1)x(Si,A2)(O,A3)2+x:Eu2+, where A1 is at least one divalent cation (a 2+ ion) including Mg, Ca, Ba, or Zn, or a combination of 1+ and 3+ cations; A2 is a 3+, 4+, or 5+ cation, including at least one of B, Al, Ga, C, Ge, N, and P; A3 is a 1−, 2−, or 3− anion, including F, Cl, Br, and S; and x is any value between 1.5 and 2.5, both inclusive. The formula is written to indicate that the A1 cation replaces Sr; the A2 cation replaces Si, and the A3 anion replaces O. These green phosphors are configured to emit visible light having a peak emission wavelength greater than about 480 nm. They have applications in green illumination systems, red-green-blue backlighting systems, white LEDs, and plasma display panels (PDPs).
US07906040B2	α-Sialon, α-sialon phosphor and method for producing the same An α-sialon is offered which is represented by general formula: (M1)X(M2)Y(Si, Al)12(O, N)16 (wherein M1 represents one or more elements selected from the group which consists of Li, Mg, Ca, Y and lanthanoid (except La and Ce) and M2 represents one or more elements selected from the group which consists of Ce, Pr, Eu, Tb, Yb and Er and wherein 0.3
US07906038B2	Aqueous polishing liquid and chemical mechanical polishing method An aqueous polishing liquid is provided that includes an oxidizing agent, a five-membered monocyclic compound having at least three nitrogen atoms or a compound in which a hetero ring is fused to said compound, and a compound having an imidazole skeleton or an isothiazolin-3-one skeleton. The five-membered monocyclic compound having at least three nitrogen atoms and/or the compound in which a hetero ring is fused to said compound is used at a total concentration of less than 300 mg/L, and the compound having an imidazole skeleton or an isothiazolin-3-one skeleton is used at a concentration of at least 10 mg/L but no greater than 500 mg/L. There is also provided a chemical mechanical polishing method that includes a step of polishing by making a surface to be polished and a polishing surface move relative to each other while being in contact with each other in the presence of the aqueous polishing liquid.
US07906033B2	Plasma etching method and apparatus A plasma etching apparatus for etching semiconductor wafers. The plasma etching apparatus has a reaction tube made of a dielectric material and a high frequency antenna located around the reaction tube for generating a plasma inside the reaction tube. The high frequency antenna has a sloped segment that produces a relatively large capacitive coupling with the reaction tube. The high frequency antenna is moved by a driver around the reaction tube in a horizontal plane.
US07906032B2	Method for conditioning a process chamber A method of conditioning a processing chamber for a production process includes performing a conditioning step at a conditioning process recipe substantially different than a process recipe of the production process, and performing a warm-up process at a warm-up process recipe substantially the same as the process recipe of the production process. The method can be performed after a wet-cleaning process has been performed. The conditioning procedure can allow the maintenance time to be decreased and can cause the etched features to be more accurate.
US07906028B2	Hydraulic cements comprising carbonate compound compositions Hydraulic cement compositions that include a carbonate compound composition, e.g., a salt-water derived carbonate compound composition containing crystalline and/or amorphous carbonate compounds, are provided. Also provided are methods of making and using the hydraulic cements, as well as settable compositions, such as concretes and mortars, prepared therefrom. The cements and compositions produced therefrom find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications.
US07906025B2	Systems and methods for treatment of liquid solutions for use with livestock operations Methods and systems for enhancing of quality of liquid by treating a source liquid to enhance the concentration of low zeta potential crystals and produce a treated liquid having a higher concentration of low zeta potential crystals that that of the source liquid. The inventive system comprises an aqueous liquid source having a threshold concentration of selected minerals and a low zeta potential crystal generator for treating the aqueous source liquid to produce treated liquid having an enhanced concentration of low zeta potential crystals, and at least one filtration device for substantially removing bacteria, viruses, cysts, and the like from the treated source liquid.
US07906024B2	Shear protectants in harvest microfiltration The addition of buffer to a harvest stream during diafiltration can cause increased turbidity and have other undesirable effects including limiting product recovery. Methods and compositions related to the use of a non-ionic surfactant are provided for improving diafiltration.
US07906020B2	Cooling medium flow path The present invention provides a cooling medium flow path for improving cooling efficiency of a cooling medium used for liquid-cooling systems for motors, radiators and the like. The cooling medium flow path according to the present invention is capable of increasing cooling efficiency of a cooling medium by providing magnetic members for generating a magnetic force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the flow direction of the cooling medium so that clusters of a liquid, such as cooling water, antifreeze liquid or the like flowing through the flow path may be finely divided or activated.
US07906019B2	Bacteria deactivation apparatus A bacteria deactivation device that has a porous medium through which water and bacteria contained in the water, like E. coli and fecal coliform, are passed. Colloidal silver within the medium deactivates bacteria that pass therethrough. The medium has a porosity up to 80% and pores sized to provide flow rates up to 8 liters per hour while meeting Environmental Protection Agency limits for human consumption of silver.
US07906018B2	System for treating wastewater A method and apparatus for treating wastewater. The apparatus comprises a reactor having a flow channel generally centrally located in a reactor and immersed in the water or wastewater in the reactor. An agitator is disposed within the flow channel and induces water or wastewater to enter the open upper end thereof and to move downwardly through the flow channel where the water or wastewater is discharged via a flow divider. A reagent is injected into the water or wastewater and the agitator within the flow channel serves to mix the reagent with the water or wastewater passing therethrough and in the process causes at least a slightly turbulent and downward axial flow through the flow channel.
US07906012B2	Method for reducing foam in a primary fractionator The present invention includes methods for improving the operational parameters in primary fractionators which are experiencing diminished operation efficiencies due to deposits of polymerized hydrocarbon species. The invention comprises the step of adding a foam reducing amount of a foam reducing composition at the primary fractionator. A reduction in foaming is achieved whereby the operational efficiency of the process is improved based upon operation parameters including, but not limited to, liquid-gas contact ratio, product top temperature, pressure differentials, gasoline end point or combinations thereof.
US07906003B2	Subsea production system A well fluid processing system has a separator for separating heavier and lighter components of well fluid flowing from a subsea well and directing the lighter components to flow to a surface processing facility. The separator has a cylindrical chamber having a length at least ten times its diameter. A coalescing unit located in the chamber causes water droplets in the well fluid flowing through the tubes to coalesce into larger droplets. A dielectrophoresis unit having undulating sheets spaced close to each other is also located in the chamber. The sheets of the unit are supplied with an electrical potential to force the water droplets into predetermined passage portions to form high water content sections of liquid. Bypass valves allow backflushing of one of the separators while others continue to operate.
US07905996B2	Interface patch clamping The present invention relate to methods and devices for holding a cell and positioning recording electrodes inside it.
US07905995B2	Alternating current rotatable sputter cathode The present invention is an alternating current rotary sputter cathode in a vacuum chamber. The apparatus includes a housing containing a vacuum and a cathode disposed therein. A drive shaft is rotatably mounted in the bearing housing. A rotary vacuum seal is located in the bearing housing for sealing the drive shaft to the housing. An at least one electrical contact is disposed between a power source and the cathode for transmittal of an oscillating or fluctuating current to the cathode. The electrical contact between the power source and the cathode is disposed inside of the vacuum chamber, greatly reducing, and almost eliminating, the current induced heating of various bearing, seals, and other parts of the rotatably sputter cathode assembly.
US07905992B1	Submerged surface with conductive nanoparticles An electrically conductive surface of a submerged object comprises a polymer matrix, such as a resin, with a plurality of electrically conductive nanoparticles suspended within the polymer. The nanoparticles are preferably smaller than 100 nanometers in their minimum dimension. In addition, large electrically conductive particles can be suspended in the polymer. The larger particles are typically greater than 300 nanometers in minimum dimension. The larger particles can comprise carbon powder or fibers. The electrically conductive nanoparticles, which can be nanotubes or ferrules, for example, and the larger particles, which can be carbon powder or fibers, are suspended homogeneously within the polymer matrix for best results and most uniform electrical conduction through the thickness of the composite layer.
US07905991B2	Vacuum treatment system A vacuum treatment system (1) for treating workpieces has a treatment chamber (10) that can be evacuated and in which a low-volt arc-discharge device is placed, with at least one locking loading/unloading aperture and at least one coating source placed on one side wall of the treatment chamber. It also has a device for producing a magnetic field to create a remote magnetic field and at least one workpiece holder to hold workpieces. A target-shutter arrangement (8, 8′) is designed so that when uncovered, the distance between the shutter (8) and the target (12) is less than 35 mm, thus allowing ignition and operation of a magnetron or cathode spark discharge behind the target, but preventing ignition of auxiliary plasma when the target (8) is turned off.
US07905987B2	Paper sludge processing for animal bedding A method for making an animal bedding fiber product, the method includes providing fiber from paper sludge, formulating the fiber in a mixture including a first desiccant agent including ash, so as to form a friable aggregate. Further, a fiber product including at least one short paper fiber from a secondary fiber, one or more inorganic fillers including kaolin clay; and a first desiccant agent including ash. Further still, a heatless process for making a fiber product including providing fiber from paper sludge, formulating the fiber in a non-active heat generating mixture including a first desiccant agent including ash, so as to form a waste fiber product.
US07905985B2	Process for producing heatsealable filter materials Processes for producing a filter material which contains heatsealable, biodegradable and compostable polymeric fibers and is characterized in that it additionally contains a lubricant in an amount from 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, based on the paper weight of the ready-produced filter material.
US07905978B2	Method of production of low-permeable rubber laminate using multi-layer film of low-permeable resin A method for easily producing a low permeable rubber laminate comprised of a thin film layer of a low permeable resin (B) laminated on a layer of a rubber composition (C) comprising: laminating, on a low permeable multilayer film comprised of layer (A)/layer (B) of a laminated film of a layer of a polyolefin-based resin (A) and a thin film layer of a low permeable resin (B) having an air permeability coefficient, determined based on JIS K7126 at 30° C., of 0.5×10−12 cc·cm/cm2·sec·cmHg or less and an average thickness ε of 0.05<ε<20 μm and having a peeling strength of the layer (A)/layer (B), determined based on JIS K6256 at 30° C., of less than 0.05N/mm for a pseudo-adhesive state, a layer of an unvulcanized rubber composition (C) in an order of layer (A)/layer (B)/layer (C) to bond the layer (B)/layer (C) so that the peeling strength, determined based on JIS K6256 at 30° C., of the layer (C) and layer (B) becomes 0.05N/mm or more and peeling off the layer (A) of the pseudo-adhesive body of the resultant laminate from the layer (B).
US07905965B2	Method for making soft magnetic material having fine grain structure A method of making a soft magnetic material with fine grain structure is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a soft magnetic starting material; heating the soft magnetic starting material to a temperature at which the material has a microstructure comprising at least two solid phases; and deforming the soft magnetic starting material. An electrical device comprising a magnetic component is provided. The magnetic component comprises a soft magnetic material having a grain size less than about 3 micrometers. The material has a composition that comprises at least two solid phases at temperatures greater than about 500° C.
US07905963B2	Apparatus and method for washing polycrystalline silicon Disclosed is a polycrystalline silicon washing apparatus that sequentially immerses polycrystalline silicon into a plurality of acid baths each of which is filled with an acid to wash the polycrystalline silicon. The temperatures of the acids in the acid baths are set such that the temperature of the acid in a later acid bath of adjacent acid baths is equal to or lower than that of a former acid bath and the temperature of the acid in the last acid bath is lower than that of the acid in the first acid bath. Each of the acid baths is provided with a temperature adjusting unit that controls the temperature of the acid at a constant value.
US07905960B2	Apparatus for manufacturing substrate An apparatus for manufacturing a substrate includes: a transferring chamber extended along a long direction; at least one process chamber connected to the transferring chamber along the long direction; at least one load-lock chamber connected to the transferring chamber at least one side of the transferring chamber; and a transferring chamber robot moving along the long direction in the transferring chamber and transferring a substrate.
US07905958B2	Group III-nitride semiconductor crystal and manufacturing method thereof, and group III-nitride semiconductor device A method of manufacturing group III-nitride semiconductor crystal includes the steps of accommodating an alloy containing at least a group III-metal element and an alkali metal element in a reactor, introducing a nitrogen-containing substance in the reactor, dissolving the nitrogen-containing substance in an alloy melt in which the alloy has been melted, and growing group III-nitride semiconductor crystal is provided. The group III-nitride semiconductor crystal attaining a small absorption coefficient and an efficient method of manufacturing the same, as well as a group III-nitride semiconductor device attaining high light emission intensity can thus be provided.
US07905952B2	Blue phthalocyanine pigment composition and its preparation The invention pertains to pigment compositions comprising from 70 to 93%, preferably from 81 to 93%, of e copper phthalocyanine, from to 18% of an aminomethyl-substituted phthalocyanine, from 2 to 15% of an ammonium sulfonato phthalocyanine and less than 2% of other phthalocyanine compounds, preferably 5 made by wet-milling a mixture of a copper phthalocyanine and e copper phthalocyanine together with the aminomethyl-substituted phthalocyanine and a milling aid in an organic liquid and adding the ammonium sulfonato phthalocyanine before the milling aid and the organic liquid are separated from the wet-milled mixture.
US07905951B2	Three dimensional printing material system and method using peroxide cure A materials system and methods are provided to enable the formation of articles by Three Dimensional Printing. The materials system includes a transition metal catalyst that facilitates the reaction of an acrylate-containing binder with a particulate material.
US07905950B2	Coating composition and resin multilayer body A transparent cured film including organic fine particles having an ultraviolet absorbing group and an average particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm, the particles being dispersed in a matrix having an Si—O bond, and having a transmittance of visible light of 80% or more and a haze value of 10% or less. The coating composition can be produced, for example, from a coating composition containing (1) an alkoxysilane compound or polyalkoxysilane compound; (2) an aminosilane compound; (3) an epoxysilane compound; (4) a polymer ultraviolet absorber; (5) a curing catalyst; and (6) a solvent.
US07905948B2	Phase change ink compositions A phase change ink composition comprising (a) at least one curable monomer or prepolymer, (b) at least one gellant, (c) at least one hyperbranched polymer comprising at least one photoinitiating moiety, (d) a colorant, (e) optionally, a reactive oligomer; and (f) optionally, at least one low molecular weight photo initiator.
US07905947B2	Method and apparatus for removing contaminates from air A filter assembly comprising a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet and a filter chamber disposed between the inlet and the outlet, the housing having an air flow path there through. A filter element having a first surface area maybe located within the filter chamber and oriented such that the first surface area is angled with respect to the air flow path. The filter element may comprise a filter media adapted to remove contaminants from the air. A drain may be associated with the housing and adapted to remove contaminants filtered out of the air.
US07905945B1	Fluid dispensing system having vacuum unit and method of drawing a vacuum in a fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing system includes a dispensing pump that receives a flow of material and a dispense tip coupled to the dispensing pump. The dispense tip delivers the material to a substrate. The fluid dispensing system further includes a vacuum unit that draws a vacuum on the material in the fluid dispensing system.
US07905934B2	Gas liquid separator A separator comprises a first vessel and a second vessel. The separator includes at least one filter assembly disposed between the first vessel and the second vessel. The separator includes at least one or a plurality of filter assemblies. Each filter assembly provides fluid communication between the first vessel and the second vessel, effectively facilitating movement of the air stream from the first vessel through the assembly(ies) and into the second vessel for further discharge or distribution. In one embodiment, an impact zone is formed within the first vessel for enhancing the removal of particulates from the fluid stream. In another embodiment, at least one deflector is disposed within the first vessel for enhancing the removal of particulates from the fluid stream.
US07905929B2	Glycol based pigment preparation for mass dyeing of polyacrylonitrile fibers The invention relates to a process for mass dyeing of polyacrylonitrile, wherein there is incorporated into a solution of acrylonitrile polymer or copolymer a pigment preparation which comprises 10 to 60% by weight of a pigment, 15 to 85% by weight of a glycol-based solvent, 5 to 25% by weight of a surfactant, and 0 to 10% by weight of customary additives, the percentages being based on the total weight of the pigment preparation.
US07905922B2	Surgical implant suitable for replacement of an intervertebral disc An implant (10) is provided for replacement of an intervertebral disc (14). The implant 10 includes a core portion (20) extending into the disc space (16) and the ligament portion 20 extending longitudinal against the anterior side of the spine (12). The core portion (20) is configured to at least partially replicate the function of an intervertebral disc (14) and the ligament portion (22) is configured to at least partially replicate the function of an anterior longitudinal ligament (28). To this end, the core and ligament portions (20, 22) preferably have different mechanical properties from each other that are customized to provide the particular function desired for each portion (20, 22).
US07905920B2	Support system for intervertebral fusion A support system includes a plurality of support members and a plurality of cross members. The support system is adapted to fit within an access device for insertion into a space between adjacent vertebrae. A plurality of hinges connects each cross member to at least one support member. The support system is movable between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the support system is substantially linear. In the second state, the support system is configurable into one of several geometric shapes. A number of strings may be attached to the support members for transitioning the support system from the first state to the second state.
US07905918B2	Elastic metallic replacement ligament This invention relates generally to orthopedic implants for reconstruction of severed, ruptured, or damaged ligaments. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved elastic replacement ligament made from metallic wires in a braided construction for replacement of a natural ligament of the body such as the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee.
US07905914B2	Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis The invention comprises:An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease using a bifurcated stent; an endoluminal stent having perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also forming axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents in particular embodiments. Certain embodiments of such stents also include barbs, fabric covering and radiopaque markers.
US07905911B2	Method and apparatus for connecting a hose to a warming blanket A nozzle is provided for connecting an air hose to an air inlet. In one embodiment, the nozzle includes a tapered region and a plurality of vents. In another embodiment, the nozzle includes a projection configured to facilitate insertion of the nozzle into an air inlet. Warming assemblies comprising heated air blowers and warming blankets connected by the air hose and varying nozzle embodiments are also provided.
US07905910B2	Bone plates and bone plate assemblies Bone plates with an upper surface, a bone contacting surface, and at least one hole extending through the upper and bone contact surfaces are disclosed. A hole interchangeably accepts a compression screw for compression of a fracture and a locking screw that threads into the bone plate.
US07905906B2	System and method for lumbar arthroplasty A system and method for lumbar arthroplasty in a spinal segment is provided having first and second vertebral bodies, where a intervertebral disc prosthesis may be positioned between the first and second vertebral bodies such that a center of rotation of movement of the vertebral bodies about the prosthesis is located substantially proximate to the upper endplate of the second vertebral body and substantially proximate to the posterior one-third portion of the second vertebral body. In addition, a stabilization element may be affixed to the first and second vertebral bodies such that a range of motion of the stabilization device defines a center of rotation substantially proximate to that of the intervertebral disc prosthesis.
US07905902B2	Surgical implant with preferential corrosion zone The present invention provides a surgical implant which can be made of a metal that corrodes while implanted in tissue of a patient. The surgical implant has a preferential corrosion zone adapted to corrode at a different rate than the rest of the surgical implant. In one embodiment, the surgical implant is surgical staple that may be formed into a “B-shape” when deployed into tissue, although the invention also is applicable to many other kinds of staples, clips, and other metallic surgical implants. In one embodiment, the preferential corrosion zone comprises an indentation that provides a site for crevice corrosion.

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