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US07940939B1	Vehicle trunk woofer A vehicle trunk woofer is a low frequency speaker disposed within the trunk of a vehicle so as to be separated from the vehicle passenger compartment by a dividing portion and a rear deck. The dividing portion may be a fixed element or a movable element, such as a fold down rear seat. The speaker mounted in the trunk may be mounted in an enclosure and may be mounted adjacent to the dividing portion, but is not mounted to the rear deck.
US07940937B2	Transducer for sensing body sounds An acoustic-to-electrical transducer for sensing body sounds is disclosed. The transducer comprises a diaphragm that can be placed in direct contact with a body, whereby the diaphragm motion directly affects an electromagnetic sensing signal, which is then converted to an electrical signal representation of the diaphragm motion. Such sensing means allows the diaphragm to move freely without mechanical coupling to a secondary transducer, while providing a direct and efficient acoustic to electrical conversion means. The transducer further provides a means for using static diaphragm pressure to control gain and frequency characteristics of the electrical signal. The transducer provides methods for ambient noise reduction or cancellation, as well as means for simulating sound detection for applications such as medical education and testing. The sensor, circuitry, manufacturing methods and improvements are disclosed.
US07940935B2	Content playback apparatus, content playback method, computer program, key relay apparatus, and recording medium A content playback apparatus reduces load concentration on a specific server apparatus that manages content keys of encrypted content, while protecting copyrights of the content. The content apparatus makes playback of content recorded in a recording medium sold possible after the specific server breaks down. A key acquisition control unit (204) reads a playback control information table (211) from a recording medium (102) via a reading unit (201). The key acquisition unit (204) acquires a rights key via a key acquisition intermediation unit (223) from an apparatus specified by an acquisition-destination type and a request-destination type that are stored in the playback control information table (211) and that corresponding to the content to be played. The key acquisition unit (204) generates a content key using the acquired rights key and, when required, a medium key recorded in a medium. A decryption unit (203) decrypts encrypted content using the content key.
US07940927B2	Information security device and elliptic curve operating device Resistance against simple power analysis is maintained while a smaller table is used. An IC card 100 decrypts encrypted information using elliptic curve calculation for calculating a point kC by multiplying a point C on an elliptic curve E with a coefficient k that is a positive integer less that a prime p. The calculation of the point kC is performed by adding a multiplication result obtained by multiplying a digit position (window) value w of the acquired coefficient k with the point C in a position corresponding to the digit position, and is performed with respect to all digit positions. When a non-negative integer t exists that fulfills a condition that the acquired digit value w_can be divided by 2t and cannot be divided by 2t+1, the multiplication includes adding a point obtained by multiplying a point Q with w/2t.
US07940919B2	Periodic and automatic telephone redialling system and method A periodic and automatic telephone redialling system and method applicable to a dial-type communication device is proposed to provide a periodic and automatic telephone redialling procedure on phone numbers previously dialled by a user but failed to get through to the receiver. The advantages of this periodic and automatic telephone redialling system and method are that the user does not have to activate the redialling procedure manually, and the redialling procedure can be performed periodically for one or more phone numbers.
US07940917B2	Managing received calls A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing received calls. In response to receiving a first call from a user, the process stores a record of the first call in a table of received calls. Thereafter, in response to receiving a second call from the user within a predefined period of time after the first call was prematurely disconnected, the process identifies a second call as a prematurely terminated call. The process then places the prematurely terminated call in a queue of calls according to a set of configurable criteria and updates the record of the first call with a progress of the prematurely terminated call.
US07940916B2	Orchestration engine as an intermediary between telephony functions and business processes A technique is disclosed for interfacing business processes with telephony functions. Particularly, an orchestration engine is interposed between a business process engine that executes business processes and an enterprise telecommunications network that executes telephony functions. Acting as an intermediary between the business process engine and the telecommunications network, the orchestration engine decouples the atomic telephony functions that are required for a business application from the business logic that is used in features that comprise one or more business processes. Thus, a new protocol state, feature, or algorithm change is isolated to a single and easy-to-develop location in software.
US07940910B2	Directory integration in mobile systems Embodiments for generating a sorted integrated directory are described. The sorted integrated directory integrates contacts from disparate directories into a common directory. The formation of the integrated directory includes receiving contacts from multiple directories. The contacts represent or are formed under multiple data structures, with one data structure corresponding to one of the directories. The received contacts are converted into contact objects. The contact objects, each of which represents a contact, all include or are formed under a common data structure. An integrated directory is generated or formed from the contact objects. The integrated directory thus includes a set of contacts of the disparate source directories.
US07940903B2	Financial card activation method and system A sponsor purchases a prepaid card that can be transmitted to an intended user with increased security. Using a prepaid card dispenser, the sponsor elects an amount for the prepaid card and is prompted for at least one telephone number at which a server platform should contact the sponsor when the intended user wants to authenticate the card. The sponsor may enter additional phone numbers that will be called if the sponsor does not answer the first number when called by the server platform. When an intended user has received the prepaid card, the intended user calls a telephone number associated with the server platform and is connected to the sponsor via a telephone bridge so that the sponsor may authenticate the intended user. The sponsor may then inform the server platform (e.g., via DTMF tones) that the card has been authenticated.
US07940893B2	Method for distinguishing between four materials in tomographic records of a dual-energy CT system A method and a CT system are disclosed having a computation unit for distinguishing between four materials (M1, M2, M3, M4) in tomographic records of a dual-energy CT system, wherein the size of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional viewing area is defined around each voxel whose material content is to be distinguished. In an embodiment of the method, the adjacent voxels from the viewing area on an HU value diagram are imaged for each voxel (Vi) whose material content is to be distinguished, the distances from the diagonals are calculated for all the imaged voxels, and the mean squares of these distances are formed (x12, x22). If the mean square distance (x12, x22) to one diagonal is less than to the other diagonal, then the composition of the voxel is assumed to be composed of the materials to whose diagonal the lower mean square distance (x12, x22) occurs.
US07940891B2	Methods and systems for treating breast cancer using external beam radiation A radiation apparatus includes a radiation source movable in translational and/or rotational degrees of freedom, and a structure adapted to support a body. The structure is provided with an opening to allow a portion of the body passing through to be exposed to at least a portion of the therapeutic radiation while in use.
US07940885B2	Methods and apparatus for obtaining low-dose imaging In one aspect, A method of imaging an object of interest positioned in an exposure area is provided. The method comprises obtaining projection data of the object by providing radiation to the exposure area and detecting at least some of the radiation exiting the object to form the projection data, performing a first reconstruction of the projection data to form at least one bootstrap image, obtaining first data based on information provided by the at least one bootstrap image, and performing a second reconstruction of the projection data based, at least in part, on the first data to form at least one second image.
US07940879B2	Method and system of detecting and locking to multi-standard video streams A video processing system includes a video detection circuit for determining the clock frequency of an incoming video signal. Using the determined clock frequency, adjustments are made in a phase lock loop to enable a quick lock onto the clock frequency of the incoming video signal.
US07940866B2	Correlation interval synchronization apparatus and method The present invention is directed to a correlation interval synchronization apparatus and method. Correlation is firstly performed on received data, followed by searching peaks in accordance with the output of the correlation. Subsequently, peak intervals are acquired according to the peaks, and the peak interval where the synchronization head position resides is determined. Finally, the synchronization head position is identified within the associated peak interval.
US07940860B2	Communication system A communication system capable of communicating control information without decreasing the bandwidth available to users. A coder encodes a primary signal to generate encoded data such that the polarity of the encoded data alternates between positive and negative polarities. A polarity-reversed data generator reverses the polarity of part of the encoded data to generate polarity-reversed data. A transmitter transmits, as communication data, the encoded data including the polarity-reversed data. A receiver receives the communication data, and a polarity-reversed data detector determines whether or not the polarity of the received communication data alternates between positive and negative polarities, and detects, as the polarity-reversed data, data of which the polarity differs from an expected polarity. A polarity recognizer recognizes the polarity of the polarity-reversed data and treats the recognized polarity as control information.
US07940854B2	Digital television transmitter/receiver and method of processing data in digital television transmitter/receiver A digital television (DTV) transmitter and a method of processing data in the DTV transmitter are disclosed. A pre-processor pre-processes the enhanced data by coding the enhanced data for forward error correction (FEC) and expanding the FEC-coded enhanced data. A data formatter generates enhanced data packets including the pre-processed enhanced data and for inserting known data to at least one of the enhanced data packets. A first multiplexer multiplexes the enhanced data packets with main data packets including the main data. An RS encoder RS-codes the multiplexed main and enhanced data packets, the RS encoder adding systematic parity data to each main data packet and adding RS parity place holders to each enhanced data packet. And, a data interleaver interleaves the RS-coded main and enhanced data packets, wherein a known data sequence is included in every Nth enhanced data segment outputted from the data interleaver.
US07940852B2	Near optimal joint channel estimation and data detection for COFDM systems A method for decoding a received signal comprising the steps of receiving a signal at a plurality of antennas, applying Fast Fourier transformations to the received signal, estimating channel characteristics of a channel over which the signal was transmitted using iterative processing and decoding the transformed signal.
US07940851B2	Radio communication apparatus and radio communication method A radio communication apparatus and an associated method are provided. The apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive first data and second data, which are transmitted from a plurality of antennas for spatial-multiplexing using a plurality of blocks, into which a plurality of consecutive subcarriers in a frequency domain are divided. The apparatus further includes a calculating unit configured to calculate a first absolute CQI value per each of the blocks for the first data and a second absolute CQI value per each of the blocks for the second data, and calculate a relative value of the second absolute CQI value with respect to the first absolute CQI value, per each of the blocks. The apparatus still further includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first absolute CQI value and the relative value of the second absolute CQI value in the same block.
US07940841B2	Modulating circuit, transmitting apparatus using the same, receiving apparatus and communication system A communication system includes a modulating circuit to increase the amount of information to be transmitted, a transmitting apparatus capable of easily generating a desired waveform even for any very short wavelets, a receiving apparatus capable of easily separating wavelets even if the intervals thereof are narrow. The modulating circuit includes clock generating, transmission signal generating, control signal generating, delay and wavelet generating parts. The clock generating part generates a clock signal at predetermined time interval “Tp”. The transmission signal generating part generates a transmission signal at interval “Tp”. The control signal generating part outputs a control signal of a predetermined duration based on the clock signal. The delay part generates the control signal as a delay signal that has been delayed by a delay amount based on the transmission signal. The wavelet generating part generates a wavelet at the generation timing of the delay signal.
US07940834B2	Signal receiver using data bit search in alternating time segments A GNSS receiver and method using alternating “A” and “B” time segments for a reception time length of two or more data bits. The GNSS signal in an “A” time period comprising the “A” time segments is integrated for determining “A” magnitudes corresponding to code phase increments and the GNSS signal in a “B” time period comprising the “B” time segments is integrated for determining “B” magnitudes corresponding to code phase increments. A trial-and-error data bit search is performed for depolarizing data bit senses. The code phase increment showing the largest correlation level is used for acquisition of the GNSS signal and/or determination of the location where the GNSS is being received.
US07940829B2	Laser devices using gain media operating in out of phase mode The basic gain medium enclosure for laser devices comprises two parallel lateral mirrors which geometrically define the extent of the gain medium enclosure and which allow the formation of lateral stationary sinusoidal waves.
US07940828B2	Optical communication system and optical transmitter An optical communication system for performing data transmission with optical signals comprises a first optical transmitter and a first optical receiver. The first optical transmitter has a first surface-emitting laser including an active layer of a multiple quantum well structure having a quantum well layer of InxGa1-xAs (0.15≦x≦0.35), the first surface-emitting laser having an oscillation wavelength ranging from 1000 nm to 1100 nm inclusive. The first optical transmitter transmits an optical signal generated by the first surface-emitting laser. The first optical receiver is connected to the first optical transmitter by a first optical transfer path, and receives the optical signal transmitted from the first optical transmitter through the first optical transfer path.
US07940822B1	Tracking injection seeding power based on back facet monitoring (BFM) of an injection seeded laser A method of estimating an injection power of seed light injected into an injection-seeded transmitter. A back face monitoring (BFM) response of the injection-seeded transmitter is determined, and data representative of the BFM response stored in a memory. During run-time, a controller of the injection-seeded transmitter, detects a temperature of the injection-seeded transmitter and an instantaneous BFM current. BFM response data is obtained from the memory based on the detected temperature, and the seed light injection power estimated based on the obtained data and the detected instantaneous BFM current.
US07940816B2	Figure eight fiber laser for ultrashort pulse generation A polarization-maintaining figure eight (PMFE) fiber laser is configured to generate ultrashort (femtosecond) output pulses by intentionally inserting asymmetry (in the form of a phase bias) into the bi-directional loop of the fiber laser. The introduction of asymmetry (via an asymmetric coupler, splice, attenuator, fiber bend, multiple amplifying sections, or the like) allows for an accumulation of phase difference within the bi-directional loop sufficient to create modelocking and generate ultrashort output pulses.
US07940814B2	Heterogeneous transceiver architecture for wide range programmability of programmable logic devices High-speed serial data transceiver circuitry on a programmable logic device (“PLD”) includes some channels that are able to operate at data rates up to a first, relatively low maximum data rate, and other channels that are able to operate at data rates up to a second, relatively high maximum data rate. The relatively low-speed channels are served by relatively low-speed phase locked loop (“PLL”) circuitry, and have other circuit components that are typically needed for handling data that is transmitted at relatively low data rates. The relatively high-speed channels are served by relatively high-speed PLLs, and have other circuit components that are typically needed for handling data that is transmitted at relatively high data rates.
US07940804B2	Communication system A transmission of data in a communication system, e.g., a switched network with a plurality of subscribers who are interconnected in pairs via data circuits, especially lines is provided. At least one of the pairs of subscribers is interconnected via first line or a separate second line. The first line is used for transmitting real-time-critical data between the pair of subscribers while the second line is used for transmitting non-real-time-critical data between the pair of subscribers.
US07940797B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting control information in mobile communication system An apparatus and method for transmitting control information in a mobile communication system transmits uplink or downlink control information required for an E-DCH transmission between MAC layers of a transmitting side and a receiving side. The MAC layer of the transmitting side divides the MAC PDU into a MAC control PDU and a MAC data PDU and transmits data through the MAC data PDU and uplink or downlink control information through the MAC control PDU to the receiving side. The MAC control PDU includes an identifier for indicating a type of a MAC PDU and a sub-identifier for discriminating a type of the corresponding MAC control PDU.
US07940795B2	Signaling limitation of multiple payload sizes for resource assignments Introducing a set of limitations on where different payload sizes are allowed in a control channel element aggregation ‘tree’ is shown. Following these limitations, the network element (e.g. Node B) will have a large flexibility for scheduling users, while the terminal (e.g. User Equipment) will have an option for still keeping the number of blind decoding attempts at a quite low number.
US07940788B2	System for transmitting data within a network between nodes of the network and flow control process for transmitting the data A system is for transmitting data in a network and includes emitter nodes, each including a transmitter for transmitting requests for data transmission. The system may also include a receiver node receiving the data transmission from the emitter nodes and including a first memory for storing data transmitted by each emitter node, a second memory for storing the requests, and a transmitter. The data may be transmitted from the emitter nodes to the receiver node when memory space is available in the first memory to receive data. The transmitter of the receiver node may transmit to each emitter node an acknowledgement message when memory space is available in the first memory to receive at least a portion of the data transmitted. Each emitter node may establish a communication link with the receiver node and transmits the data based upon the acknowledgement message. The communication link may be locked until all data is transmitted.
US07940768B2	Source address based routing process A method is described that entails assigning a source network address to an outbound packet, associating the outbound packet with a network service and identifying a first network interface associated with the network service. The method further entails inquiring into and confirming that the first network interface is associated with the source network address. The method further entails constructing a search key from an identifier of the first network interface and the outbound packet's destination address. The method further entails submitting the search key to a routing function, the routing function providing the outbound packet's next hop address. The method further entails transmitting the outbound packet to a node identified by the next hop address from the network interface.
US07940754B2	Message formation and distribution in heterogeneous networks A system is disclosed for communicating with a plurality of network processors, one or more of the processors having a different operating environment, includes receiving an application programming interface (API) call from a user application, the API call including a call address identifying one or more of the network processors; and accessing a memory that identifies an appropriate form for the API call for each operating environment implemented by each network processor identified by the call address; and building one or more messages including the appropriate form for the API call for the operating environment of each of the network processors to receive any particular message.
US07940750B2	Electronic loop provisioning The present invention is directed to a local network access architecture and method of providing local services that advantageously replaces portions of the physical hardwired local loop with a path that is software-defined. In one embodiment the system comprises a remote terminal comprising a packet processor that converts an analog signal carried on a customer loop into digital packets and a packet node connected to the remote terminal configured to selectively forward the digital packets based on an identifier in the digital packets to equipment of one of a plurality of local exchange carriers, wherein said plurality of local exchange carriers are different companies and each one of said plurality of local exchange carriers provides at least one different service subscribed to by a subscriber.
US07940749B2	Common communication terminal architecture and method A common communication terminal system and method of converging mobile cellular communications, wireless access systems, wireless local area network and wireline communications into one Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) platform supporting cost-effective and spectrum-efficient broadband services across wireless and wired communication environment in one single terminal device with one unified telephone number for office, home and mobile communications.
US07940746B2	Method and system for locating a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) device connected to a network A method and system for locating a device connected to a network by determining a current network address for the device and comparing the current network address to a network address in a user profile. If the network addresses match, the device is located based on a physical address associated with the network address in the user profile.
US07940744B2	System, apparatus and method for automated wireless device configuration A method and system for automatically configuring a plurality of wireless peripheral devices within a network environment. The method includes identifying a plurality of wireless peripheral devices, including one existing networked wireless device. The existing networked wireless device is configured to function as a master device. The master device identifies one of the remaining wireless peripheral devices that has yet to be configured. The master device replicates itself by wirelessly transmitting the configuration data to the identified wireless peripheral device. The configuration data enables the identified peripheral wireless device to assume network operation and to assume functionality of the master device so as to be capable of automatically causing the configuration of additional peripheral devices.
US07940740B2	Apparatus and method for communicating and processing a positioning reference signal based on identifier associated with a base station A base station communicates a positioning reference signal (PRS) to wireless communication devices over a downlink in a wireless communication system by encoding a PRS into a first set of transmission resources, encoding other information into a second set of transmission resources, multiplexing the two sets of resources into a subframe such that the first set of resources is multiplexed into at least a portion of a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols based on an identifier associated with the base station and the second set of resources is multiplexed into a second set of OFDM symbols, and transmitting the subframe. Upon receiving the subframe, a wireless device determines which set of transmission resources contains the PRS based on the identifier associated with the base station that transmitted the subframe and processes the set of resources containing the PRS to estimate timing (e.g., time of arrival) information.
US07940736B2	Selective response to radio frequency (RF) transmissions by wireless two-way RF data communication device A method of forming ad hoc RSI hierarchical communication networks among pluralities of wireless transceivers includes assigning to each of the transceivers one or more common designations. A network organization routine of the transceivers operates to establish hierarchical networks based on the transceivers' common designations, resulting in a logical network organization that provides efficiencies for acquiring information from particular transceivers that share a common designation. Each transceiver's common designation is used by a digital processor of the transceiver to selectively receive data packets that are intended for receipt by transceivers sharing the particular common designation. Such a “common designation” network reduces power consumption and signal interference thereby increasing battery life. Each transceiver may include a sensor interface a query handling routine in communication with a memory of the transceiver for serving as a dynamic distributed hierarchical database system of information such as, for example, sensor-derived information and time-sensitive information.
US07940735B2	System and method for selecting an access point A system for selecting an access point for a wireless device on a wireless network including a first wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and the wireless device; a second wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between the first wireless router and the wireless device; a packet network switch in communication with the first and second wireless routers for routing the data packets between the first and second wireless routers and the packet network switch; and a network management device in communication with the packet network switch for instructing the packet network switch to route the data packets to one of the first and second wireless routers based on the network performance information to provide an access point for the wireless device.
US07940732B2	Automatic wireless network device configuration A portable wireless configuration device, such as a key fob, is provided which executes an application program to configure a wireless client device to connect to a secured wireless network via an access point. The wireless client device may be unconnected to and remote from the access point. A request signal is transmitted from the wireless configuration device to the access point in response to detecting a user input on the wireless configuration device. The request signal includes a request for network connectivity settings associated with the secured wireless network. The wireless configuration device receives and then stores the network connectivity settings from the access point. The wireless configuration device then transmits the settings to the wireless client device to be configured.
US07940728B2	Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method A wireless communication method capable of preventing reduction of the throughput. According to this wireless communication method, in a frame (2), a relay station (1) decides that the amount of delay to be Δt2 because the modulation scheme of a relayed signal is 16 QAM, while another relay station (2) decides that the delay amount be Δt4 because the modulation scheme of a relayed signal is QPSK. The relay station (1) transmits, at Δt2 of the frame (2), the relayed signal, the modulation scheme of which is 16 QAM, to abase station. On the other hand, the relay station (2) detects, by Δt4, the fact that the relay station (1) transmitted the relayed signal at Δt2, and estimates, from the detected fact, that the modulation scheme used by the relay station (1) was 16 QAM. The relay station (2) then updates its modulation scheme from the initially established modulation scheme of QPSK to the same modulation scheme of 16 QAM as the relay station (1), and modulates the relayed signal by use of 16 QAM and then transmits it to the base station.
US07940727B2	Method and apparatus for cell re-selection in mobile terminal Provided is a method and apparatus for cell re-selection in a dual mode terminal supporting GSM and WCDMA. The method includes measuring a cell re-selection parameter for a WCDMA cell and a GSM cell when attempting a cell re-selection from the GSM cell to the WCDMA cell; determining an additional weight value for cell re-selection; and comparing the determined additional weight value and a cell re-selection threshold value and a weight value received from a network with the cell re-selection parameter.
US07940714B1	Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting control information in a communication network A communication method for a communication network includes transmitting first control information for a first frame from a hub to a plurality of user nodes, and receiving first data bursts in the first frame from first and second user nodes according to the first control information. A start of the first frame from the first and second user nodes occurs simultaneously at the hub. The method also includes transmitting second control information, based on demand information received from the first and second nodes, for a second frame from the hub after transmitting the first control information, receiving second data bursts in the second frame according to the second control information, and receiving the second frame at the hub following the first frame.
US07940707B2	Transceiver for bidirectional frequency division multiplexed transmission The present invention relates to a transceiver for bidirectional frequency division multiplexed transmission. The transceiver comprises transmission means with a voltage source output or a current source output for transmitting data in a transmission frequency range, receiving means for receiving data in a receiving frequency range, and a coupling impedance for connecting the transmission means and the receiving means to a transmission medium. The magnitude of the coupling impedance in the transmission frequency range is smaller than the magnitude of the coupling impedance in the receiving frequency range if the transmission means has a voltage source output and is higher than the magnitude of the coupling impedance in the receiving frequency range if the transmission means has a current source output. Due to the reduced magnitude or increased magnitude respectively in the transmitting frequency range, the transmit signal power requirement is reduced.
US07940706B2	Controlling the state of duplexing of coupling facility structures A coupling facility is coupled to one or more other coupling facilities via one or more peer links. The coupling of the facilities enables various functions to be supported, including the duplexing of structures of the coupling facilities. Duplexing is performed on a structure basis, and thus, a coupling facility may include duplexed structures, as well as non-duplexed or simplexed structures.
US07940704B2	Mobile instant messaging conferencing method and system A server-based architecture for instant messaging conferencing is presented. Session-based instant messaging conferencing is established by transmitting necessary server network address information through page-mode based messaging services to establish connections among the various mobile devices with the server.
US07940699B2	Spanning tree generation for supporting performance-guaranteed services over circuit-switched network Techniques are disclosed for generation of spanning trees that support provision of performance-guaranteed services over a circuit-switched network such as, for example, an optical-based network. For example, a technique for generating a spanning tree for use in forwarding Ethernet-based data in a circuit-switched network comprises the following steps/operations. Input information is obtained. The input information comprises a representation of the network, a set of Ethernet-enabled nodes in the network, and a set of demands. A spanning tree is computed based on at least a portion of the input information such that the spanning tree substantially satisfies one or more performance requirements (e.g., one or more bandwidth requirements) associated with the set of demands. Advantageously, in one embodiment, such techniques may provide for generation of spanning trees for use in supporting bandwidth-guaranteed Ethernet services such as E-LAN over a SONET (and SDH) network.
US07940692B2	Wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method A wireless communication terminal comprises: a packet receiving unit for receiving a packet from a wireless base station; module for obtaining a transmission rate and a required transmission time from the received packet; module for calculating a time required to perform a packet transmission/reception procedure on the basis of the required transmission time; an analysis unit that functions as module for recognizing the existence of other terminal by decoding a destination MAC address described in the packet when the obtained transmission rate is equal to or lower than a transmission rate used by the wireless communication terminal; and a same-cell terminal list creation unit and band use time period scheduling unit for setting a band use time period that is equal to or greater than the time required to perform the packet transmission/reception procedure, for a time period, within a predetermined period corresponding to a packet generation period, regarding the other terminal and the wireless communication terminal, in order from the terminal having the lowest transmission rate.
US07940691B2	Heuristic determination of network interface transmission mode A method for measuring and determining the duplex modes of a network interface. The method assumes the network interface to be operating in a half-duplex mode until the bandwidth utilization reaches a threshold. When the threshold is reached, the method checks the traffic collision in the interface. If there is no collision, then the duplex mode is determined to be full-duplex. If there is collision, then the duplex mode is determined to be half-duplex and an alarm is set off. In another embodiment, the interface type is determined through SNMP. If the interface is a WAN interface, then the interface is determined to be full-duplex.
US07940686B2	Network performance tuner Described herein are techniques to facilitate the improvement of network throughput. An implementation described herein measures throughput over a data-communications network and between at least two endpoints on the network. This implementation also displays a graphical representation depicting the present throughput of the network as it is measured. The graphical representation has an identified target throughput threshold, and that threshold is indicative of an acceptable level of throughput for the usage being targeted, such as high-quality video streaming.
US07940685B1	Method and apparatus for monitoring a network Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method that can comprise establishing a tunnel between a monitor and at least one router; sending a message to join a multicast transmission; and/or transmitting a packet via the tunnel to a router. The packet can comprise a source address of the network monitor and a destination address comprising a multicast address.
US07940683B2	In-bound mechanism that verifies end-to-end service configuration with application awareness A method of using deep packet inspection (DPI) to verify a service configuration. The method may include one or more of the following: building an application specific service ping packet having an application identification field that identifies an application to which the application specific service ping packet corresponds; forwarding the application specific service ping packet towards a destination in a network; determining static configuration information regarding the application to which the application specific service ping packet corresponds at a network interface of a network element; inserting the static configuration information into the application specific service ping packet; determining at least one policy that applies to a flow including the application specific service ping packet; inserting the at least one policy into the application specific service ping packet; and extracting the service ping packet from the network.
US07940680B2	Controlled exception-based routing protocol validation Systems and methods for testing an implementation of a routing protocol in a device are disclosed. Generally, a sequence of protocol messages is provided and a test is performed to test how a device reacts to a specific playback rate for the sequence of protocol messages, wherein the specific playback rate causes a protocol state transition in the device which differs from an expected protocol state transition absent a specific playback delay.
US07940678B2	Method for triggering failure detection in bidirectional forwarding detection A method for failure detection on a bidirectional forwarding link mainly includes: sending, by one side of a BFD session, a BFD packet to the opposite side of the BFD session, and detecting a BFD packet sent by the opposite side, and starting, by the local side of the BFD session, BFD session detection when receiving a first BFD packet sent from the opposite side. By the method of the invention, it can be avoided that a router misinforms that failure occurs on a BFD session link due to difference of delays needed to deliver a BFD session parameter from a negotiation module of the router to a detection module.
US07940673B2	System for integrating a plurality of modules using a power/data backbone network A Virtual Electrical and Electronic Device Interface and Management System (VEEDIMS) is provided. In one example, the VEEDIMS includes a backbone network formed by cables that are configured to simultaneously carry digital data and power. A controller is coupled to the backbone network and configured to execute control instructions. A plurality of modules are coupled to the controller via the backbone network and receive data and power via the backbone network. The modules receive control signals from the controller based on the control instructions. At least one device is coupled to one of the modules via a direct input/output (I/O) interface positioned in the module. A device specific driver contained in the module provides a communications interface between the device and a generic VEEDIMS controller driver in the controller.
US07940670B2	Algorithm for network route selection A method for selecting a path in a physical network that selects nodes for the path based on the coordinates of the nodes in a representation of the subject network in space. From a working node M that is included in the selected path, the next node that is selected for the path is a node N such that (a) a link MN exists, and (b) the link MN forms an angle relative to a line that connects working node with the destination node that is smaller than the angle that any other link from node M forms with the line that connects working node with the destination node.
US07940669B2	Route and link evaluation in wireless mesh communications networks Methods and systems for providing a network and routing protocol for utility services are disclosed. A method includes discovering a utility network. Neighboring nodes are discovered and the node listens for advertised routes for networks from the neighbors. The node is then registered with one or more utility networks, receiving a unique address for each network registration. Each upstream node can independently make forwarding decisions on both upstream and downstream packets, i.e., choose the next hop according to the best information available to it. The node can sense transient link problems, outage problems and traffic characteristics. Information is used to find the best route out of and within each network. Each network node maintains multi-egress, multi-ingress network routing options both for itself and the node(s) associated with it. The node is capable of several route maintenance functions utilizing the basic routing protocol and algorithms.
US07940664B2	I/O systems, methods and devices for interfacing a pump controller Embodiments of the present invention provide I/O systems, methods, and devices for interfacing pump controller(s) with control device(s) which may have different interfaces and/or signaling formats. In one embodiment, an I/O interface module comprises a processor, a memory, and at least two data communications interfaces for communicating with a pumping controller and a control device. The I/O interface module can receive discrete signals from the control device, interpret them accordingly and send the packets to the pump controller. The pump controller reads the packets and takes appropriate actions at the pump. The I/O interface module can interpret packets of data received from the pump controller and assert corresponding discrete signals to the control device. The I/O interface module is customizable and allows a variety of interfaces and control schemes to be implemented with a particular multiple stage pump without changing the hardware of the pump.
US07940656B2	System and method for authenticating an element in a network environment A method for authenticating an element in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a request for one or more triplets. One or more of the triplets may be associated with an authentication communications protocol that may be executed in order to facilitate a communication session. The method further includes returning one or more of the triplets in response to the request and initiating the communication session in response to the triplets after proper authentication of an entity associated with the request.
US07940648B1	Hierarchical protection switching framework A hierarchical protection switching framework uses detectors and protectors. A protector registers with a detector to receive notifications. A detector identifies a condition and the interested protector, and notifies the interested protector. The protector in response to the notification, typically either performs protection switching or notifies another protector of the condition. This protection switching is an extensible operation, and typically may include, but is not limited to switching traffic to a backup facility from a facility corresponding to the condition and switching traffic to a backup component from a component corresponding to the condition. The decision of a protector whether to notify another protector of the condition can be made based on different factors, such as, but not limited to a failure of the protection switching by the protector, a database lookup operation to identify whether notification of another particular condition has been received or not received, etc.
US07940647B2	Method and node for implementing multicast fast reroute A method for implementing multicast fast reroute includes: determining a route for a backup LSP according to the tree topology of a point-to-multipoint primary LSP and establishing the backup LSP according to the determined route for the backup LSP. In the process of establishing the backup LSP, messages for the primary LSP and its corresponding backup LSPs are further merged to decrease the number of network signaling states. A node includes a transceiver unit and a backup LSP path establishing unit. The present invention can save protection bandwidth, optimize network resource utilization, and enhance utilization efficiency of resources.
US07940641B2	Wireless communication base station apparatus, wireless communication mobile station apparatus and pilot signal sequence allocating method in multicarrier communication A wireless communication apparatus by which the orthogonality between the pilot signal sequences between adjacent sectors or cells can be prevented from collapsing due to a frequency selectivity fading. In this apparatus, modulating parts (102-1 to 102-m) modulate encoded data to generate data symbols, and a pilot symbol generating part (103) modulates a received pilot signal sequence to generate pilot symbols. A multiplexing part (104) time multiplexes the pilot symbols and the data symbols. Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor (OVSF) sequences are used as the pilot signal sequences. The pilot symbol generating part (103) receives an OVSF sequence, among a plurality of OVSF sequences having the same sequence length but being orthogonal to each other, which is orthogonal to an OVSF sequence used as a pilot signal sequence in an adjacent sector and which is orthogonal to that OVSF sequence in a unit shorter than the sequence length.
US07940635B2	Information recording apparatus and method, computer program, and information recording medium An information recording apparatus (200) is provided with: a first recording device (354) for recording user data into a user data area (105, 115) provided for an information recording medium (100), with a data area attribute added; and a second recording device (354) for recording a marker (108) following an end edge portion of the recorded user data, with a predetermined flag bit set to a first value and with the data area attribute added, the flag bit indicating at least whether or not the marker is recorded.
US07940630B2	Optical pick up apparatus with a single beam system and having a diffraction grating An optical pickup apparatus includes a semiconductor laser for emitting a laser light, an objective lens for irradiating the light flux emitted from the semiconductor laser onto an optical disc, and a light detector for receiving the light flux reflected from the optical disc. The light detector has a light receiving part that comprises five regions of a region 1, a region 2, a region 3, a region 4 and a region 5.
US07940629B2	Information recording apparatus and information reproducing apparatus Information light modulated and emitted by a modulation element is led to a recording medium through a Fourier transform optical system and an optical path shifter. An interference image is recorded on the recording medium by interference of the information light and reference light. A deflection unit of the optical path shifter has a pair of prisms. Optical path of information light transmitted through the respective prisms are shifted in parallel in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the Fourier transform optical system. By rotating the deflection unit around the optical axis, it is possible to shift the optical path of the information light around the optical axis while shifting the optical path in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis. Therefore, it is unnecessary to perform complicated control and it is possible to multiply record an interference image accurately with an information recording apparatus having a simple structure.
US07940621B2	Disk recording device The disk recording device of the present invention includes a recording means and a file system recording means. The recording means performs recording of an image signal upon a recordable type optical disk. The file system recording means includes an address information search means and an address information recording means. If the recording of the file system has failed, the address information recording means records the address information in the lead-in region, but does not thus record the address information if it is already recorded in the lead-in region, or the like.
US07940616B2	Optical disk apparatus and tilt control method thereof An optical disk apparatus which can carry out tilt control using a signal of a focus control system so as to improve the recording/reproducing performance of an optical disk. The optical disk apparatus includes a motor which rotates the optical disk, an optical pickup which reads at least information from the optical disk being rotated by the motor, a first memory which uses information of a rotation angle of the optical disk from the optical pickup as an address, a second memory which stores an offset by which information stored in the first memory should be shifted and then read, and a control portion which reads the information stored in the first memory after shifting the information by the offset stored in the second memory and which carries out tilt control using the read information.
US07940615B2	Single PLL demodulation of pre-formatted information embedded in optical recording medium A method and apparatus demodulate pre-formatted information embedded in an optical recording medium. The demodulation includes (a) receiving a wobble signal representing data symbols frequency-modulated on a carrier frequency, (b) generating a phase delta signal representing a phase difference between the wobble signal and a corresponding locked signal having the carrier frequency, (c) first sampling the phase delta signal at a data sampling interval to produce first values, (d) second sampling the phase delta signal at each halfway of the data sampling interval to generate second values, (e) determining, based on a difference between two successive second values, if the first sampling is performed at timing corresponding to an end of each data symbol, and (e) adjusting sampling timing of the first sampling towards the timing corresponding to each end of the data symbols, if the sampling timing does not corresponds to the end of each data symbol.
US07940614B2	Method and an apparatus for recording information, and an information recording medium In a method for recording information on an information recording medium having a data recording area for storing user data and a test area used for test recording by a recording apparatus, it is detected whether the test area is unusable when executing the test recording. The test recording is executed in the test area when the test area is detected not to be unusable, or executed in the data recording area when detected to be unusable. Management information relating to the test recording executed in the data recording area is recorded in a predetermined area. Hence, it is possible to eliminate a limit of number of times of test recording which depends on the size of the test recording area.
US07940605B2	Stimulus indicating device employing polymer gels The present invention relates to a stimulus-indicating device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for evidencing when a product has been exposed to a designated stimulus for a certain period of time.
US07940593B2	Method and apparatus for verification of a gate oxide fuse element The present invention relates to a method and circuit for verifying the state of a gated fuse element used with a one-time programmable CMOS memory device. A first expected state is set and a state of a first gate-ox fuse is sensed. The state of the first gate-ox fuse is compared to the first expected state to determine if they are equal, and a first signal is generated. A second expected state is set and a state of a second gate-ox fuse is sensed. The state of the second gate-ox fuse is compared to the second expected state to determine if they are equal, and a second signal is generated. A valid output is generated if both the first and second signals are in a correct state, both signals are high for example.
US07940591B2	Methods and apparatuses for controlling fully-buffered dual inline memory modules Methods and apparatuses are presented for controlling a fully buffered dual inline memory module. In one embodiment, the memory module may include at least two memory chips, a buffer coupled to the at least two memory chips (the buffer serially receiving data to be stored in the at least two memory chips), and a heat sink thermally coupled to the at least two memory chips and thermally coupled to the buffer such that heat generated by the buffer is coupled to a first memory chip within the at least two memory chips. The may be configured such that it operates at a higher temperature than the first memory chip and the refresh rate of the first memory chip may be adjusted when the temperature of the first memory chip is outside of a predetermined range.
US07940584B2	Method for inspecting the electrical performance of a flash memory cell The present invention discloses a method for inspecting the electrical performance of a flash memory cell, which comprises: performing electron-storage programming on a flash memory cell for a pre-determined period; screening out flash memory cells that reach a specified reference value as a mother batch of flash memory cells that meet the preliminary requirement, by measuring the threshold voltage; then performing a second electron-storage programming on the flash memory cells screened out for a certain time period; baking these flash memory cells; and finally, measuring the threshold voltage of these baked flash memory cells again and determining whether the threshold voltage can still be maintained at or above the reference value, so that it can be determined ultimately whether the flash memory cells meet the electrical performance requirements.
US07940583B2	Semiconductor memory device, control method therefor, and method for determining repair possibility of defective address There are provided are a plurality of memory mats, a sub-word driver that accesses a normal memory cell irrespective of whether a row address to which access is requested is a defective address, a sub-word driver that accesses a redundant memory cell belonging to a memory mat different from the normal memory cell indicated by the row address, when the row address is a defective address. According to the present invention, the normal memory cell and a redundant memory cell belong to memory mats different to each other, and thus the normal memory cell can be accessed concurrently with determining operation of the repair determining circuit.
US07940568B1	Dynamic polarization for reducing stress induced leakage current Subject matter disclosed herein relates to non-volatile flash memory, and more particularly to a method of reducing stress induced leakage current.
US07940567B2	Programming methods for nonvolatile memory Example embodiments are directed to methods, memory devices, and systems for programming a nonvolatile memory device having a charge storage layer including performing at least one unit programming loop, each unit programming loop including, applying a programming pulse to at least two pages, applying a time delay to the at least two pages, and applying a verifying pulse to the at least two pages.
US07940558B2	Integrated circuit comprising a thyristor and method of controlling a memory cell comprising a thyristor An integrated circuit is provided comprising an array of memory cells connected by word and bit lines, respectively, wherein each memory cell comprises a thyristor structure, an anode terminal that connects the thyristor structure with a respective bit line, a gate terminal that connects the thyristor structure with a respective word line, and a cathode terminal. The integrated circuit further comprises a drive/sensing circuitry configured to apply a first sequence of voltage signals at the anode terminal and the gate terminal, wherein the voltage signals are defined with respect to the cathode terminal. The first sequence comprises a first voltage signal at the anode terminal, a second voltage signal at the gate terminal, and thereafter a combination of a third voltage signal at the anode terminal and a fourth voltage signal at the gate terminal, wherein the third voltage signal is lower than the first voltage signal and lower than the fourth voltage signal.
US07940548B2	Shared bit line and source line resistive sense memory structure A resistive sense memory apparatus includes a first semiconductor transistor having a first contact electrically connected to a first source line and a second contact electrically connected to a first resistive sense memory element and a second semiconductor transistor having a first contact electrically connected to a second source line and a second contact electrically connected to a second resistive sense memory element. A bit line is electrically connected to the first resistive sense memory element and the second resistive sense memory element.
US07940538B2	Multi-voltage power supply A multi-voltage power supply includes a transformer, a first output circuit to generate a first output voltage using a voltage transferred to a secondary winding of the transformer, and a first output voltage controller to control a voltage supplied to the primary winding of the transformer according to the first output voltage. The multi-voltage power supply includes second through Nth output circuits to generate second through Nth output voltages using the voltage transferred to the secondary winding of the transformer, and second through Nth output voltage controllers performing control in order to linearly output the second through Nth output voltages by feeding back the second through Nth output voltages. Accordingly, multiple (at least two) output circuits, which are on the secondary winding side of the transformer, to realize multiple output voltages can be independently controlled, and in particular, by linearly controlling the multiple output circuits, the multiple output voltages can be stably controlled regardless of the number of output voltages.
US07940534B2	Resonant transformer systems and methods of use Resonant transformer systems and methods of use are described. One aspect may include a primary winding, a secondary winding, and at least one output winding. In further aspects, a transformer may be coupled to the secondary winding. In one aspect, the output winding is coupled to rectifying circuitry, which may be coupled to one or more capacitors.
US07940533B2	Step-down voltage converter A step-down voltage converter (100) for generating an output voltage (VOUT) from an input voltage (VIN) is provided. The converter (100) includes a switch (111) having a first terminal (112) and a second terminal (114), wherein the second terminal (114) is electrically coupled with the output voltage (VOUT). Also included is a rectifier (117) having a first terminal (118) and a second terminal (120), wherein the second terminal (120) is electrically coupled with the output voltage (VOUT). A first inductor (124) electrically couples the first terminal (112) of the switch (111) with the input voltage (VIN). A second inductor (126) magnetically coupled with the first inductor (124) electrically couples the first terminal (118) of the rectifier (117) with a voltage reference (128). A switch controller (110) coupled with the output voltage (VOUT) is configured to control the switch (111).
US07940530B2	Circuit board arrangement and method of mounting circuit boards in a work machine A circuit board arrangement includes a first printed circuit board having a first edge connector and a second printed circuit board having a second edge connector. The first edge connector includes a plurality of fingers, with each finger having at least one first conductor pad. The second edge connector includes a plurality of openings positioned generally in line with each other and a plurality of second conductor pads. Each opening has a corresponding finger positioned therein. Each second conductor pad is positioned adjacent a corresponding opening and corresponding first conductor pad.
US07940528B2	Electronic device and heat sink thereof An electronic device includes a casing, a thermal generating element, and a heat sink. The thermal generating element is disposed within the casing and operates to produce thermal energy. The heat sink includes a thermal transfer plate and a plurality of movable thermal transfer members. The thermal transfer plate contacts the thermal generating element and includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the movable thermal transfer members has a weight end and a free end. The weight end is accommodated in the recess. The thermal energy produced by the thermal generating element is conducted to the movable thermal transfer members via the thermal transfer plate. When the casing is tilted by a certain angle, the movable thermal transfer member swings relative to the thermal transfer plate, such that the free end thereof points to a direction opposite to that of an acceleration of gravity under a normal state.
US07940515B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body made of valve metal, a dielectric oxide layer provided on the anode body, and a conductive layer provided on the carbon layer. The carbon layer contains carbon and aromatic compound having sulfonic acid radical. This solid electrolytic capacitor has a small equivalent series resistance.
US07940511B2	Electrostatic clamp, lithographic apparatus and method of manufacturing an electrostatic clamp An electrostatic clamp for use in a lithographic apparatus includes a layer of material provided with burls, wherein an electrode surrounded by an insulator and or a dielectric material is provided in between the burls. The electrostatic clamp may be used to clamp an object to an object support in a lithographic apparatus.
US07940510B2	Lethal or non-lethal self-defense bladed tool A self defense tool comprising a generally S-shaped tool having at one end thereof a ring portion for finger placement. The handle portion is used for holding the S-shaped tool and the handle portion is located between the ring portion and a blade portion. The blade portion has a tip portion at an opposite end of the S-shaped tool, which is used to apply pressure to specific areas of a person's body. The blade portion further comprises an inside curve portion near said handle portion for trapping and hooking capabilities. The tool can be in a solid form or in a foldable version such as a folding knife. Additional embodiments include LED strobe and/or steady-on lights and shock voltage capabilities and an automatic blade release trigger and locking mechanism.
US07940495B2	Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording A magnetic layer for writing incorporates: a pole layer having an end face located in a medium facing surface; and an upper yoke layer. A first magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the pole layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and allows a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a first coil to pass. A second magnetic layer for flux concentration is connected to the upper yoke layer at a location away from the medium facing surface, and allows a magnetic flux corresponding to a magnetic field generated by a second coil to pass. When seen in the direction orthogonal to the interface between the second magnetic layer and the upper yoke layer, this interface is disposed at a location that does not coincide with the interface between the first magnetic layer and the pole layer.
US07940487B1	Heating a head disk assembly for a time interval prior to writing spiral servo tracks to the disk A method of writing spiral servo tracks to a disk of a disk drive is disclosed. The disk is heated by applying a heating power to a heater for a time interval. After the time interval, the heating power is reduced, and the spiral servo tracks are written to the disk. In one embodiment, an external spiral servo writer comprises a heat lamp for heating an exterior surface of a head disk assembly (HDA) prior to writing spiral servo tracks to the disk.
US07940483B2	Focusing device and focusing method A focusing device is provided. The focusing device has a changing focal length along a physical parameter thereof. The focusing device could be annular or in a shape of a disk. The annular focusing device has a width thereof changing with a periphery thereof, and the disk-shaped focusing device has a thickness, wherein the thickness of the disk-shaped focusing device is changing with an angular position thereof.
US07940480B2	Optical transmission device An optical transmission device including a driving unit having a transmitting member, a guide member, a frame, a clipping unit and a flexible member is disclosed. The clipping unit has a main clip engaging with one side of the transmitting member, and a sub-clip engaging with the other side of the transmitting member. The flexible member pushes the main clip to the sub-clip, so that the sub-clip radially and axially approaches the transmitting member.
US07940471B2	Zoom lens, imaging apparatus and mobile phone A zoom lens includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group including a prism which has no refractive power and deflects an optical path, a third lens group that has a positive refractive power and is moved during zooming, a fourth lens group that has a negative refractive power and is moved during zooming, and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power arranged in this order from an object side. A zoom group including the third positive lens group and the fourth negative lens group, not a fixed positive lens group, is provided on the rear side of the prism. The first lens group includes two negative lenses.
US07940467B2	Electrowetting device with polymer electrode The invention concerns an electrowetting optical device comprising a chamber (15) comprising first and second immiscible liquids (16, 18) contacting each other at a liquid-liquid interface (19), the first liquid being an insulating liquid and the second liquid being a conducting liquid; a first electrode (20) in the contact with the second liquid; and a second electrode (202) insulated from the first and second liquids by an insulating layer, wherein the second electrode is formed of a conductive molded polymer material, wherein the curvature of said liquid-liquid interface is controllable by application of a voltage between said first and second electrodes.
US07940465B2	Collimator array A collimator array using a molded element to hold the input fibers and to collimate the light. The input fibers are held within holes in one face of the element, and the collimation of the light emitted from the ends of the fibers is performed by an array of lenses appropriately located such that each lens collimates the light emitted from a fiber end. The lateral spacing between the holes is made to be equal to the lateral spacing between the lenses of the array. Since, in a molded element, this lateral spacing can be accurately provided, good alignment of the input fibers with the lenses can be achieved. The depths of the holes can be made such that when a fiber is inserted right to the bottom of a hole, the end of that fiber is accurately located such that the light emitted therefrom is collimated by the lens. This avoids the need for accurate manual alignment of the fibers of the array. Alternatively, the hole can be made slightly deeper than this predetermined depth, to provide some adjustment in the lens-fiber distance for adjusting the level of collimation.
US07940460B2	Light shelf assembly and methods of installing the same Various embodiments provide a modular light shelf assembly in which individual light shelf units are substantially prefabricated. For example, in various embodiments, the assembly includes pre-fabricated support arms that are secured adjacent an interior wall of a building adjacent a window opening. Each of the support arms define at least one channel, and each light shelf includes at least one protrusion extending from each of a first side and a second side of the light shelf. The protrusion on the first side of the light shelf slidably engages the channel of the support arm adjacent the first side of the light shelf, and the protrusion on the second side of the light shelf slidably engages the channel on the support arm adjacent the second side of the light shelf to secure the light shelf between the adjacent support arms.
US07940454B2	Optical parametric amplifier In an optical parametric amplifier of the invention, pumping light which is amplified using a practical optical amplifier such as an EDFA is supplied together with signal light having a wavelength outside the amplification band of the optical amplifier, to a nonlinear optical medium via a multiplexer, to thereby amplify the signal light by an optical parametric amplification effect due to the pumping light in the nonlinear optical medium. As a result, the amplification band of a practical optical amplifier such as an EDFA, can be extended, and the noise characteristics can be improved.
US07940452B2	Method for acquiring spectrum shape of a gain flattening filter in an optical amplifier A method for acquiring spectrum shape of a gain flattening filter of a doped optical fiber amplifier comprises the steps of: measuring spectrum shapes at two gain point (H, L) of the doped optical fiber with invariable fiber length respectively; and acquiring various gain spectrums of the doped optical fiber with various fiber length and various population inversion level according to an expression: ErGain(λ,x,L′)=[ErLGain(λ)+[ErHGain(λ)−ErLGain(λ)]x]L′, Wherein Gain(λ) refers to the spectral function of gain, x is Δ′inv/Δinv which refers to change of population inversion level, and L′ is set as proportion of doped fiber length. Gain spectrums of the doped optical fiber with various fiber length can be acquired by measuring spectrum shapes at two gain point (H, L) of the doped optical fiber in invariable fiber length and applying change rule of gain spectrum of the doped optical fiber in different population inversion level, which improves the flexibility for design of amplifier.
US07940442B2	Optical scanning device and component thereof To provide an optical scanning device capable of scanning with a simple configuration.It includes a laser unit 10 for emitting a light beam, a laser control unit 42 for adjusting the light beam emitted by the laser unit 10, first and second prism units 20 and 30 through which an incident light beam is passed as a scanning beam, an angle between the incident light beam and the scanning beam being variable, and a prism control unit 44 for supplying an instruction to the first and second prism units 20 and 30 in order to change the angle between the incident light beam and the scanning beam. The first and second prism units 20 and 30 receive the light beam emitted by the laser unit 10 and emerge the scanning beam according to an instruction from the prism control unit 44 about the incident light beam.
US07940440B2	Laser scanning device and image forming apparatus A laser scanning device having a light emitting element, an optical element for shaping a laser beam emitted from the light emitting element, a radiator which holds the light emitting element, and a holder to which the radiator and the optical element are fixed. The radiator is planar extending from a flange of the light emitting element. The radiator and the holder are located with a specified space in-between, and resin columns are placed in the specified space. After the radiator holding the light emitting element is positioned in relative the holder in three axial directions, the resin columns are hardened. After the resin columns are hardened, the holder is fixed in a housing.
US07940439B2	Method for generating a micromechanical structure In a method for manufacturing a micromechanical structure, first a two-dimensional structure is formed in a substrate. The two-dimensional structure is deflected from the substrate plane by action of force and fixed in the deflected state.
US07940435B2	Apparatus, method and program for image display When images classified into groups of similar images are displayed, the similar images are efficiently displayed. For this purpose, a selection unit selects representative images representing the respective groups from the images classified into the groups. A display control unit displays a catalog of thumbnails of the representative images on display means. When a desired one of the representative images is selected in the catalog, a catalog of all the images in the group represented by the selected representative image is displayed on the display means, instead of the catalog of thumbnails of the representative images.
US07940433B2	Image sensor An image sensor includes an elongated case, a light source provided in the case, a light guiding member elongated in a longitudinal direction of the case and configured to direct light emitted from the light source toward a document to be read, an optical system for collecting light reflected by the document, a sensor IC chip for receiving the light collected by the optical system, and a substrate attached to the case. The substrate is provided with a wiring pattern and carries the sensor IC chip. The case is provided with a plurality of supporting projections spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. The supporting projections are held in contact with the side surface of the light guiding member.
US07940431B2	Image scanner and peak detecting processing method of image scanner A sheet image scanner of the present invention has plural image sensors to output electric signals by detecting optical image data that are obtained by applying a light from a light source to documents, amplifiers to amplify outputs from the plural image sensors, and a peak detection processing unit to detect a peak value of sensitivity of at least one of the plural image sensors and set a gain value for each of amplifiers for the plural image sensors using the detected peak value.
US07940417B2	Method for storing data of at least one component of a printing press that comprises a plurality of components and at least one communications network Data of at least one component of a printing machine, that comprises several components and at least one communications network, is stored. Data from one of these components, and which characterizes that component, is stored in a memory unit which belongs to that component, and which memory unit is linked to the communications network. The printing machine may have at least two different control levels that are hierarchically organized. The data from the at least one component may be provided on a lower-order control level. It is transmitted from its memory unit to at least one of the printing machine components on a higher-order control network. The data so transmitted is linked, during its transmission, to the next higher-order control level, with local information regarding the arrangement of the components transmitting data in their respective control levels.
US07940413B2	Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded In case of transmitting a document file such as a PDF file to a printer without converting it into print data, a PC extracts from the document file to be printed information to be accessed when starting an analysis of the document file and transmits the information to the printer. The PC extracts a specified data from the document file and transmits it to the printer each time when the specified data is requested by the printer.
US07940412B2	Image forming apparatus with job interruption handling An image forming apparatus which includes: a job storage unit for storing a plurality of print jobs; an image forming unit for executing the print jobs stored in the job storage unit; and a job managing unit for managing an execution order of the print jobs performed by the image forming unit. The job managing unit includes: priority job managing portion which, during execution of a specific print job carried out according to an execution order set in advance, manages the image forming unit to suspend the specific print job and preferentially to execute another print job; and job continuation judging portion which, when completing a priority print job that is executed by the priority job managing portion, judges whether or not to continue execution of the specific print job based on a job execution state of the specific print job that is being executed when starting the priority print job.
US07940411B2	Method and system for entry of electronic data via fax-to-email communication A method for a computer system for transmitting a facsimile to an e-mail destination, comprises receiving a facsimile transmission comprising an instruction page and a document page, wherein the instruction page includes an optical representation of an e-mail address, using an optical character recognition process to determine the e-mail address from the optical representation of the e-mail address, wherein the e-mail address need not be known to the computer system before receiving the facsimile transmission, converting the facsimile transmission into an e-mail attachment, and sending an e-mail message including the additional service provider data and the e-mail attachment to the e-mail address, wherein the additional service provider data is selected from a group consisting of: a service provider identifier, a service sponsor identifier.
US07940406B2	Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded In case of transmitting a document file such as a PDF file to a printer without converting it into print data, a PC extracts from the document file to be printed information to be accessed when starting an analysis of the document file and transmits the information to the printer. The PC extracts a specified data from the document file and transmits it to the printer each time when the specified data is requested by the printer.
US07940404B2	Method of providing printed interactive document with advertising material A method of providing a printed interactive document with printed user information and printed advertising material. The method includes the steps of: receiving a print request from a user, formatting the user information in the electronic document so as to include a first user interactive element; determining the advertising material for printing with the user information; formatting the advertising material so as to include a second user interactive element; and causing the formatted user information and the formatted advertising material to be printed together with coincident coded data on a substrate. The coded data is readable by a sensing device and is indicative of a document identity and the first and second interactive elements.
US07940401B2	Mobile phone with printer and media feed path defined through mobile phone A mobile phone includes an elongate body defining a transverse print media path there-through; a keypad and display mounted on one side of the body; a camera device including at least one lens mounted to another side of the body opposite said one side, and an image sensor configured to capture an image viewed through said lens; and a printer mounted within the body and including a printhead and ink supply module, the printhead and ink supply module mounted in a replaceable manner to the printer and configured to print the captured image upon print media fed along the path. An entry to the transverse print media path is provided along a first longitudinal side of the elongate body, and an exit to the transverse print media path is provided along a second longitudinal side of the elongate body opposite the first longitudinal side.
US07940399B2	Jones phase microscopy of transparent samples Methods for displaying anisotropic properties of an object. The object is illuminated with a first test beam characterized by a first polarization that, after traversing the object, is combined with a reference beam. The combined light of the first transmitted test beam and the reference beam is analyzed by a first pair of polarization analyzers, and interference created between the first transmitted test beam and the reference beam as analyzed by the first pair of analyzers is detected to derive intensity, phase and polarization of the first transmitted test beam. The same is then done with a second test beam that has a polarization with a component orthogonal to the first polarization. Based on the two analyzed beams, complex elements of a Jones matrix associated with the object in a local coordinate system are determined and a plurality of tangible images are displayed that characterize the object based on the complex elements of the Jones matrix.
US07940396B2	Measuring an appearance property of a surface using a spatially under-sampled bidirectional reflectance distribution function An apparatus for measuring a spatially under-sampled Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of a surface. The apparatus may comprise a first light source directed to illuminate the surface from a first illumination direction, and a plurality of sensors positioned to receive light reflected by the surface. The plurality of sensors may comprise first, second and third sensors positioned to receive light reflected by the surface in first, second and third non-coplanar directions. In various embodiments, the apparatus may also comprise a computer in communication with the plurality of sensors. The computer is configured to convert light sensed by the plurality of sensors into a first appearance property of the surface considering the first, second, and third reflectance directions.
US07940387B2	Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) systems for the detection of viruses and methods of use thereof Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) systems and methods for detecting and differentiating biomolecules of interest, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are provided.
US07940383B2	Method of detecting defects on an object A method for detecting defects on an object includes an illumination optical unit which obliquely projects a laser focused onto a line on a surface of the object and white-color, a table unit which mounts the specimen and which is movable, a detection optical unit which detects with an image sensor an image of light formed by light reflected from the object and passed through a filter which blocks diffraction light resulting from patterns formed on the object, a signal processor which processes a signal outputted from the image sensor of the detection optical unit to extract defects of the object, and a display unit which displays information of defects extracted by the signal processor. The filter is adjustable.
US07940381B2	Semiconductor nanowire electromagnetic radiation sensor A semiconductor nanowire is coated with a chemical coating layer that selectively attaches to the semiconductor material and which forms a dye in a chemical reaction. The dye layer comprises a material that absorbs electromagnetic radiation. A portion of the absorbed energy induces electronic excitation in the chemical coating layer from which additional free charge carriers are temporarily donated into the semiconductor nanowire. Thus, the conductivity of the semiconductor nanowire increases upon illumination on the dye layer. The semiconductor nanowire, and the resulting dye layer collective operate as a detector for electromagnetic radiation.
US07940375B2	Transmission filter apparatus A transmission filter apparatus for spatially dependent intensity filtering of an incident light distribution, and illumination systems containing the same. The light transmission filter apparatus contains at least one retardation device (23) that can be operated in transmission for the purpose of producing a spatially dependent retarding effect on the light of the incident light distribution, it being possible to drive the retardation device (23) in order to produce a temporally variable, spatially dependent retarding effect, and also contains at least one polarization filter arrangement (24) arranged in the light path downstream of the retardation device. An exposure method for a substrate can advantageously be carried out with the aid of an illumination system having such a transmission filter apparatus.
US07940369B2	Stereoscopic image conversion panel and stereoscopic image display apparatus with liquid crystal lens having periodically fluctuating lower voltage applied to lower parallel electrodes and same voltage applied to upper parallel electrodes perpendicular to lower electrodes In a stereoscopic image conversion panel for enhancing display quality and a stereoscopic image display apparatus having the panel, the stereoscopic display panel includes lower and upper transparent substrates, lower and upper transparent electrodes, and a liquid crystal lens layer. The lower and upper transparent substrates face each other. The lower transparent electrodes are disposed on the lower transparent substrate, formed along a first direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along a second direction. The upper transparent electrodes are disposed on the upper transparent substrate, formed along the second direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along the first direction. The liquid crystal lens layer is disposed between the upper and lower transparent substrates, and a longitudinal arrangement direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal lens layer is changed by an electric field to have a predetermined refractive index. Therefore, a refracted incident light produces a stereoscopic image for enhancing display quality.
US07940367B2	Liquid crystal display panel with hydrophilic spacer and fabricating method and apparatus thereof The disclosed invention is with regard to a liquid crystal display panel including a substrate having a plurality of layers formed thereon, and having a first surface region and a second surface region on a surface of an uppermost layer of the plurality of layers, wherein the first and second surface regions having different surface characteristics in reaction to a particular liquid, and a spacer formed on the second surface region.
US07940360B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention easily provides a liquid crystal display in which conductivity between a first substrate over which a pixel electrode is formed and a second substrate over which a counter electrode is formed, can be certainly obtained even when it has a narrow frame, without adding new steps. As for a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal is interposed between the first substrate over which the pixel electrode is formed and the second substrate over which the counter electrode is formed, when the first and second substrates are positioned so that the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are on the inside, and are attached to each other with a sealant, by providing a partition wall between the sealant and a conductive portion formed with a conductor to electrically connect the pixel electrode to the counter electrode, conductivity in a conductive portion can be certainly obtained.
US07940357B2	Multi view display device and method of fabricating thereof A multi-viewing display device includes a display panel for displaying images; a back light for supplying the light to the display panel; and a viewing converting unit having a plurality of parallax barriers for reflecting the light from the back light and non-reflecting the light from the display panel to control the path of the light in accordance with a desired viewing direction. The viewing converting unit may include a substrate; at least one layer of a parallax barrier made of high reflective material to reflect the light on the substrate; and at least one layer of the parallax barrier made of low reflective material to block the light on the first parallax barriers.
US07940356B2	Color filter array panel and method for fabricating the same A liquid crystal display comprises a matrix pattern formed in a double layer comprising a lower pattern having a hydrophilic property on a substrate, and a black matrix having a hydrophobic property on the lower pattern; and color filters formed in the pixel area.
US07940355B2	Cellulose acylate film, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same A cellulose acylate film comprising: (A) at least one retardation regulator that has an absorbance, in terms of a 1.0 g/liter solution, of 0.1 or less for a 1 cm path length within a wavelength region of 450 nm or greater but not greater than 800 nm; and (B) at least one near infrared absorber that has at least one maximum absorption wavelength at 700 nm or greater but not greater than 1200 nm and has an absorbance, in terms of a 1.0 g/liter solution, of 30.0 or less for a 1 cm path length within a wavelength region of 450 nm or greater but not greater than 650 nm.
US07940353B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, a light source, a light guide plate, a first flexible printed cable and a second flexible printed cable. The light source emits light. The light guide plate guides the light to illuminate the liquid crystal cell. The first flexible printed cable is electrically coupled to the liquid crystal cell. The second flexible printed cable is electrically coupled between the light source and the first flexible printed cable. The second flexible printed cable has a printed circuit, a first insulating film formed on one side of the printed circuit and a second insulating film formed on the other side of the printed circuit. The printed circuit is partially exposed on the one side of the printed circuit to form a first land that is electrically coupled to the light source and a second land that is electrically coupled to the first flexible printed cable.
US07940352B2	Light diffusion module and a back light module using the same A light diffusion module and a back light module using the same. The light diffusion module is disposed corresponding to the light source module of the back light module. The light diffusion module includes a first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer. The first diffusion layer is disposed on top of the light source module and the top light exit surface has a plurality of first micro structures juxtapositioned to each other. The second diffusion layer is disposed on top of the first diffusion layer, and the top surface has a plurality of second micro structures juxtapositioned to each other. The ratio of the width of each first micro structure to the width of each second micro structure is between 1.1 and 1.8. The ratio of the height of each first micro structure to the height of each second micro structure is between 0.8 and 1.5.
US07940350B2	Plane light source and LCD backlight unit having the same There are provided a plane light source and an LCD backlight unit having the same. A plane light source having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in a light emitting device matrix having rows and columns at a substrate according to an aspect of the invention includes a first matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns; and a second matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns, each of the light emitting devices located within a quadrangle formed by four neighboring light emitting devices included in the first matrix, wherein a pitch S between one light emitting device included in the light emitting device matrix and another light emitting device most adjacent to the one light emitting device satisfies the following equation to obtain uniform luminance distribution at a position distant from a light emitting surface of the light emitting device by an optical length l, S ≤ l 2 × tan ⁡ ( θ 2 + α ) , Equation where −π/18≦α≦π/18 is satisfied, and θ is an orientation angle of the light emitting device.
US07940348B2	Display device with electrically conductive member An electrically conductive film is placed between a contact finger and an electrically conductive polarizing plate which hold a display panel therebetween, and static electricity accumulated in the display panel is released to a front frame through the electrically conductive film and the finger. This structure makes it possible to prevent deterioration in the display quality of a display device due to static electricity.
US07940343B2	Liquid crystal display device and image displaying method of liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device for displaying a desired image by a display unit, the display unit being formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between a thin film transistor substrate and a CF substrate and arranging liquid crystal cells formed by the liquid crystal layer in a form of a matrix, wherein the thin film transistor substrate is created by disposing at least a transistor used to drive a liquid crystal cell and a pixel electrode of the liquid crystal cell on an insulating substrate, and a part or all of a storage capacitor of an adjacent liquid crystal cell is created in a layer below the pixel electrode with a shield layer interposed between the pixel electrode and the storage capacitor.
US07940342B2	Stereoscopic TFT-LCD with wire grid polarizer affixed to internal surfaces substrates A stereoscopic TFT-LCD with a wire grid polarizer affixed to internal surfaces substrates, applies to a LCD device having a thin polarizing film and a thin phase retardation film to display a 2D image and a 3D image, a thin film polarizing film formed by accurately processing a thin aluminum film, a polarizing film of a nano imprint lithography method that uses polymer, and a polarizing film and a liquid crystal material that form a polarizing nano material thin film by uniformly coating a polarizing nano material (TCF).
US07940341B2	Light source for a projector A projector includes a plurality of illumination modules. Each illumination module includes a light source, such as a semiconductor light emitting diode, and an optical element configured to receive light from the light source and collimate the light into a beam. Light from the illumination modules is provided to a liquid crystal display panel, then a projection lens. In some embodiments, secondary optics, such as an array of Fresnel lenses or a reflective polarizer, are disposed between the illumination modules and the liquid crystal display panel. In some embodiments, the liquid crystal display panel is a low temperature polysilicon liquid crystal display.
US07940340B2	Multilayer body with electrically controllable optically active systems of layers A multilayer body (1) having an optically active first layer system (10) is described, in which case the first layer system (10) is an optically variable device (OVD), and the optical effect of the first layer system (10) can be influenced by an electrically controllable second layer system (20).
US07940337B2	Method and system for an integrated VSB/QAM/NTSC/OOB plug-and-play DTV receiver Systems and methods for processing signals in a communication system are disclosed and may include demodulating a wirelessly received inband signal and a wirelessly received out-of-band signal via a DTV receiver. One or more TV channels may be generated based on the demodulation of the wirelessly received inband signal and a wirelessly received out-of-band signal. The received inband signal may include a VSB signal, a NTSC signal and/or a QAM signal. The processing may also include determining whether the wirelessly received inband signal includes an analog signal or a digital signal. The digital signal may be error corrected, and the error corrected digital signal may be equalized. The analog signal may be decoded, and an audio output may be generated based on the decoding of the analog signal.
US07940333B2	Gradation control apparatus and gradation control method According to one embodiment, a gradation control apparatus comprises a coring module configured to change the coring amount of a video signal according to the degree of movement of the video signal, a smoothing module configured to perform a gradation smoothing process on the video signal, and a parameter controller configured to obtain a frame difference histogram as the degree of movement of the video signal and change an effect parameter for the gradation smoothing process according to the result of weighting the histogram.
US07940329B2	Method and system for synchronizing colorimetric rendering of a juxtaposition of display surfaces uniform A method for making uniform the colorimetric rendering of a display surface including several adjacent display screens (10a, 10b), comprising for each pair of adjacent screens (10a, 10b) steps of: periodically sampling (21) by a calculation device (5) image data in two corresponding screen (10a, 10b) areas (13a, 13b) in the pair of adjacent screens, analyzing (22, 23, 24) by the calculation device (5) image data sampled in each period to determine a difference in calorimetric rendering between the two screen areas, determining by a correction device (6) connected to the calculation device a process to be applied to the video stream to one of the two video systems controlling the two screens in the pair of adjacent screens, by applying a predetermined correction law to the difference in calorimetric rendering, and applying (26) by the correction device the process to said video system, in order to make the colorimetric rendering of the display surface uniform.
US07940322B2	Focus detecting device A focus detecting device includes a focus detecting optical system which forms a plurality of object images. A photoelectric conversion element array includes a plurality of pixels and subjects each of the plural object images formed by the focus detecting optical system to photoelectric conversion. An electric charge transfer path transfers an electric charge obtained by the photoelectric conversion subjected by the photoelectric conversion element array. A focus detecting section performs focus detection with respect to a plurality of focus areas on the basis of a signal associated with an electric charge transferred by the electric charge transfer path. A plurality of effective pixel regions corresponding to the plural focus areas are arranged in the arrangement direction of the pixels of the photoelectric conversion element array, and ineffective pixel regions are arranged between the plural effective pixel regions.
US07940319B2	Image sensor pixel without addressing transistor and method of addressing same The invention describes in detail a solid-state CMOS image sensor, specifically the CMOS image sensor pixel that has only two row lines per pixel, pinned photodiode for sensing light, and one or two column lines. The pixel does not have an address transistor and the sensing and reset transistors are both MOS p-channel type. This architecture results in a low noise operation with a very small output transistor random noise. In addition this new pixel architecture allows for the standard CDS signal processing operation, which reduces the pixel to pixel non-uniformities and minimizes kTC reset noise. The pixel has high sensitivity, high conversion gain, high response uniformity, and low noise, which is enabled by the efficient 3T pixel layout.
US07940312B2	Image pickup device for connection to an external record device Charging of a camera 100 and backup of data are concurrently executed to enable picking up an image regardless of a remaining available memory. As the camera 100 is attached to a cradle 200, image data for the image picked up by a camera module 110 of the camera 100 is directly transferred to and recorded in a HDD 220 of the cradle 200. Image data, already recorded in the flash memory 133 of the camera 100, is backed up by the HDD 220 of the cradle 200. Further, the cradle 200 allows a charging circuit 204 to charge a rechargeable battery of the camera 100 using electric power supplied via an AC cord 280. Also, the cradle 200 has a tripod bore 270 through which the camera is fixed to a tripod for picking up the image.
US07940303B1	Method and system for displaying content while reducing burn-in of a display A method and system for reducing burn-in of a display is disclosed. A plurality of assets containing text, graphics, and video are stored. Some of these assets are then assembled into a video frame or “screen”, which is subsequently output. Some of the assets are then assembled to form a second video frame or screen. The second screen is subsequently output to the video transport stream and the process is repeated.
US07940299B2	Method and apparatus for an omni-directional video surveillance system A surveillance system uses an image from an omni-directional camera to identify objects or events of interest on which a higher-resolution camera can be trained.
US07940297B2	Pipeline inspection system An inspection system configured for “no-blow” use in a pressurized gas pipeline includes a push rod wound around a spool for convenient deployment and portability. A camera disposed on one end of the push rod is configured to relay images back to a monitor. A motor is configured for remote actuation by an operator, and provides for self-propelled movement of the camera in the pipeline. An entry tube is configured for sealed entry into the pipeline to facilitate entry of the camera and push rod. A guide shoe at the end of the entry tube provides a smooth transition for the camera and push rod as it leaves the entry tube and enters the pipeline. An automatically deployable and retractable positioning system is used to keep the camera away from an interior surface of the pipeline, and in the case of smaller pipelines, centers the camera within the pipeline.
US07940272B2	System and method for displaying text A system and method for displaying text are described. According to embodiments of the invention, the system and methods describe operations for displaying text, where the text does not include hints.
US07940262B2	Unification and part hiding in three dimensional geometric data Technology is disclosed for improving the rendering of a three-dimensional (3D) object. In one aspect, the technology applies multi-scale visibility patches and adjacency heuristics to restore proper face and normals orientation at a per-object and per-polygon level; and target where best to apply ray-casting metrics to refine visibility determination.
US07940251B2	Input device A first planar input unit includes a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate that are stacked on each other. On an electrode formation surface of the first substrate, transparent Y-driving electrodes and transparent shielding layers are formed. On an electrode formation surface of the second substrate, X-driving electrodes and first detection electrodes are formed. At the rear of the first substrate, a display unit, such as a liquid crystal panel, is provided. Since the shielding layers are located between the display unit and the first detection electrodes, a change in the potential of the first detection electrodes is prevented from being adversely affected by noise emitted from the display unit.
US07940248B2	System and method for associating characters to keys in a keypad in an electronic device The disclosure relates to a system and method of mapping a layout of a keyboard onto a keypad in an electronic device. The method comprises: providing a map of a keyboard layout as a collection of segments including a left column of segments and a right column of segments onto the keypad; providing a navigation system having programmable keys in the keypad for moving through the keyboard layout; and associating a set of characters in one segment of the segments to the programmable keys based on a signal received from the navigation system and a current mapping of the collection of segments to the programmable keys. The navigation system has: a left set of directional keys providing navigation controls for the programmable keys when the set of characters are from the left column of segments; and a right set of directional keys providing navigation controls for the programmable keys when the set of characters are from the right column of segments.
US07940238B2	Liquid crystal display A novel method for driving the data signal transmission and the photo signal readout in a pixel of a display as well as the novel pixel structure corresponding thereto is provided to overcome the lightness uniformity issue of the conventional touch sensitive display resulting from the configuration of readout line. In the present invention, the exclusive readout line for signal readout is not necessary anymore, and through the well-designed configuration for the novel pixel, the data line carrying on a data signal would transmit a photo signal to be read out and processed as well.
US07940232B2	Plasma display panel driving method A driving method includes generating an address discharge in selected cells out of discharge cells and setting the selected cells to either an emission enable state or a non-emission state in an address period which is set in each subfield period. The driving method also includes generating sustaining discharge in discharge cells being set to the emission enable state by applying at least one discharge sustaining pulse P+ between a scanning electrode and a common electrode constituting each row electrode pair, in a discharge sustaining period following the address period. The driving method also includes decreasing the applied voltage between the scanning electrode and common electrode in steps when a final applied pulse P+ out of the discharge sustaining pulses falls.
US07940231B2	Display panel drive-control device and display panel drive-control method A first latch circuit temporarily memorizes a display pixel data by one line. A second latch circuit temporarily memorizes the display pixel data as a preceding display pixel data that precedes the display pixel data by one line. The load judging circuit judges a transition state of the display pixel data based on the display pixel data and the preceding display pixel data and predicts a drive load capacity CL based on a result of the judgment. A drivability adjusting circuit adjusts a signal level of the display pixel data based on a result of the prediction of the drive load capacity CL and adjusts drivability of an output.
US07940226B2	Surface-mount antenna and antenna device A ground electrode is formed on the lower surface of a ferroelectric substrate, a control electrode including capacitor electrodes and an inductor electrode is formed on the upper surface of the ferroelectric substrate, and an upper-surface radiating electrode and an end-surface radiating electrode are formed on a paraelectric substrate. The shapes and dimensions of the ferroelectric substrate, paraelectric substrate, and radiating electrodes are determined such that when the ferroelectric substrate and the paraelectric substrate are stacked in layers, a circuit including the radiating electrodes resonates at frequencies outside a frequency band exhibiting frequency dispersion of a dielectric constant.
US07940219B2	Antenna, method of adjusting resonance frequency thereof, and wireless communication device An antenna adaptable to a plurality of frequencies is comprised of a first element that is connected to a feeding point (feeding portion) for operation and a second element that is connected to a grounding point (grounding portion) in proximity to the first element to be operated by coupling feeding with the first element and is configured to be operated at either or both of a first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency.
US07940218B2	Multilayer PCB antenna An antenna may include an element formed from conductor patterns on a plurality of layers including at least one buried layer of a multilayer PCB. The conductor patterns are in stacked relation and interconnected through the PCB. A mobile phone may include such an antenna.
US07940216B2	Method and system for mobile network aided positioning A method for fixing a position of a user apparatus includes the step of starting a fixing session and, within the fixing session, determining a size of a snapshot of a signal of a positioning system depending on the receiving conditions of the signal at the user apparatus, the snapshot being capable of enabling the fixing of the position; receiving, at network equipment, from the user apparatus via a network connection the snapshot; and fixing at the network equipment the position of the user apparatus on the basis of the snapshot.
US07940206B2	Low-cost, high-performance radar networks A real-time radar surveillance system comprises at least one land-based non-coherent radar sensor apparatus adapted for detecting maneuvering targets and targets of small or low radar cross-section. The radar sensor apparatus includes a marine radar device, a digitizer connected to the marine radar device for receiving therefrom samples of radar video echo signals, and computer programmed to implement a software-configurable radar processor generating target data including detection data and track data, the computer being connectable to a computer network including a database. The processor is figured to transmit at least a portion of the target data over the network to the database, the database being accessible via the network by at least one user application that receives target data from the database, the user application providing a user interface for at least one user of the system.
US07940205B2	Method using radar to detect a known target likely to be positioned at approximately a given height, near other targets positioned at approximately the same height Using a radar to detect a known target likely to be positioned at approximately a predetermined height close to other targets, these other targets also being positioned at approximately the predetermined height. A first phase of detecting the known target is carried out by performing an azimuth scan. When the known target has been detected at a certain distance Di at a certain azimuth angle θaz, a second detection phase is carried out at said azimuth angle θaz and at an elevation angle θEL corresponding to that of an object situated at said distance Di at the predetermined height. The target is said to be detected if it is detected at the elevation angle θEL at a distance D approximately equal to the distance Di.
US07940180B2	RFID tag, device for communicating with a RFID tag, system for communicating with a RFID tag, and apparatus for producing RFID tag A projector has an antenna configured to transmit and receives information to and from a RFID circuit element including an IC circuit part configured to store and hold address information of an electronic file and device information about devices capable of executing a processing operation, and a projection control part and a control circuit configured to generate access information, transmit it to the RFID circuit element, acquire device information from its reply signal, and acquire file information based on the acquired device information.
US07940179B2	Radio frequency identification tag security systems Security and privacy of tag information in an RFID-based system can be achieved through the usage of pseudonyms generated based on one-way hash functions. A system based on binary one-way trees allows for the scalable generation and decoding of authentication keys to obtain access to tag identities. The apparatus and methods described can also be adapted to provide limited access for readers to tag information.
US07940177B2	System and methods for monitoring security zones A security zone is monitored for intrusion detection by dispersing therein a plurality of sensor nodes that, when an intrusion is detected, communicate with their neighboring sensor nodes without protocols other than a first tone. As the intrusion is detected by more sensor nodes, there is an increase in sensor node transmissions and, hence, an increase in the total power density in the security zone which is detected by a remote monitor for detecting and localizing the intrusion and providing an alert. In addition, certain of the sensor nodes also transmit a continuous second tone received by other sensor nodes. When an intrusion occurs, the transmission is blocked causing the receiving nodes to transmit the first tone to alert neighboring nodes.
US07940172B2	Combining time and GPS locations to trigger message alerts A method, system and computer program product for automatically alerting one or more recipients of the arrival of an individual to a known destination via a global positioning system (GPS) navigation device. To issue an accurate alert of arrival time and or distance, the device enables: (1) pre-selection of two or more locations from a plurality of mapped locations; (2) pre-selection of one or more devices to which an alert is to be sent when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations; and (3) pre-selection of a time during which the alert should be triggered. The device automatically sends an alert to one or more devices when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations during the pre-selected time period, wherein the alert informs the user of the one or more recipient devices that the individual (corresponding to the GPS device) has commenced a journey to the destination.
US07940168B2	System, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation A system, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation that is responsive to physiological, environmental and/or input sensors associated with an individual. In embodiments, the invention enables a sensor system or device to be biased toward what would be false alarms, which may be avoided by the individual informing the device that he or she does not need assistance. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07940166B2	Emergency assistance beacon signal methodology and system for law enforcement, emergency and military personnel The present invention relates to an emergency assistance beacon signal methodology for law enforcement, emergency and military personnel by which such personnel who encounter an imminent need for assistance or rescue while on duty in a vehicle, may utilize such methodology to invite the assistance or rescue of other such personnel. Upon a first personnel determining that assistance or rescue is needed, the first personnel activate a powerful light element attached to a such that the powerful light directs a beam of light upwardly and non-horizontally from the vehicle. Upon a second personnel recognizing the beam of light, travels to a general area of the beam of light to locate the first and provides first personnel assistance or rescue. In another embodiment of the present invention, an emergency assistance beacon signal system includes a) a roof-mountable emergency signal device for mounting on the roof of a law enforcement, emergency or military vehicle, the device including an upwardly, non-horizontally directed powerful light source having at least one upwardly, non-horizontally directed beam of light adapted to be energized by an activation mechanism operable by a personnel who is using the vehicle; and, b) the activation mechanism in proximity to and operable by the officer who is using the vehicle.
US07940165B1	Low fuel warning systems for a motorized vehicle The low fuel warning system includes a fuel line configured to transport fuel between an inlet port and an outlet port and a reservoir located intermediate to the inlet port and the outlet port, wherein the reservoir is configured to collect the fuel in a liquid state. The low fuel warning system further includes a fuel sensor located adjacent the reservoir and configured to detect the liquid state of the fuel and a processor in communication with the fuel sensor. The processor is configured to monitor a low fuel condition in the fuel line according to information received from the fuel sensor.
US07940163B2	Wireless tire pressure monitoring system A wireless tire pressure monitoring system includes a monitoring main unit installed in the truck-tractor of a towing vehicle, a receiving antenna electrically connected to the monitoring main unit, and a register set in a location within the wireless communication transmission range of the receiving antenna and stored with an ID code and location code of each sensor at each wheel of the platform of the towing vehicle. When the register receives a triggering signal containing an identification code of the monitoring main unit, the register compares and matches the identification code and the location code of every wheel of the platform with the identification code of the monitoring main unit and then sends matched data in the form of a wireless packet to the receiving antenna for enabling the monitoring main unit to recognize the installation location of every wheel of the platform of the towing vehicle.
US07940162B2	Method, system and program product for audio tonal monitoring of web events A method, system and program product for audio tonal monitoring of web events is provided. The method includes mapping at least one event to be monitored to a plurality of audible data characteristics, logging data pertaining to the one event monitored, and notifying of the event monitored and logged. Further, the method includes checking whether the one event monitored is mapped to a plurality of audible data characteristics, and if yes, verifying a configuration of a sound generator to be used for producing the audible data characteristics. Moreover, the method includes retrieving the audible data characteristics mapped to the event, and producing an audio tone with the audible data characteristics mapped for the event monitored, such that the audio tone produced having the audible data characteristics audibly alerts a site owner of the event monitored.
US07940161B2	Reader/writer and data communication method A reader/writer transmitting and receiving data, through wireless communications, to and from a passive type wireless tag having a nonvolatile storage unit, includes a tag selection unit selecting a target wireless tag performing the wireless communications with the reader/writer, a data transmitting/receiving unit executing data transmission/reception between the selected target wireless tag and the reader/writer, and a time information writing unit writing, when completing the data transmission/reception by the data transmitting/receiving unit, the time information on completion time of the data transmission/reception to the nonvolatile storage unit, wherein the tag selection unit selects the target wireless tag from within one or the plurality of wireless tags on the basis of the time information already written by the time information writing unit through the previous data communications with the reader/writer.
US07940156B2	Power resistor module A power resistor module for electrical circuits has at least one resistor element and at least one housing element. The at least one resistor element is mounted at least section-wise between two electrically insulating, thermally conductive insulation elements in the housing element. The insulation elements at least section-wise abut against the at least one housing element. Methods for producing an electrical power resistor module for an electrical circuit include compressing, at least one resistor element with two electrically insulating, thermally conductive insulation elements. At least one of the two insulation elements is pressed at least section-wise against a housing element. If a wire is used as the resistor element, the use of possible fillers such as magnesium oxide may be waived by providing that the wire abuts at least section-wise against at least one of the two insulation elements during the compression.
US07940151B2	Inductive device including permanent magnet and associated methods The radio frequency (RF) inductor includes a core being electrically non-conductive and ferrimagnetic, and having a toroidal shape, and a wire coil thereupon. At least one permanent magnet body is at a fixed position within the interior of the core, and an electrically conductive RF shielding layer is on the at least one permanent magnet body. The core may be ferrite for example. The electrically conductive RF shielding layer may be a conductive plating layer or a metal foil surrounding the permanent magnet body, for example. A magnetic field from the permanent magnet is applied to the inductor core to reduce losses, and the permanent magnet may be enclosed within the conductive shield to keep RF fields out. The inductor may be made small and have increased Q and resulting efficiency. The RF inductor may be applicable to RF communication circuits, for example, as an antenna coupler.
US07940147B2	Balanced acoustic wave filter device and composite filter In an acoustic wave filter device, first and second acoustic wave filter elements are connected in parallel to an unbalance terminal. Of first to third IDTs, the second and third IDTs are connected to a first balance terminal. Of fourth to sixth IDTs, the fifth and sixth IDTs are connected to a second balance terminal. The first ground terminal is arranged at a position close to the side of the unbalance terminal and shifted to the side of the first acoustic wave filter element. The third ground terminal is arranged in a point-symmetric relationship relative to the first ground terminal with respect to a middle point between the first and second acoustic wave filter elements.
US07940144B2	Substrate with embedded signal line and ground planes with a slot therein A substrate with an HF-compatible line arranged in this substrate will be proposed that is formed similar to a tri-plate strip line in which, however, at least one of the ground planes has a slot that follows the profile of the signal line arranged between two ground planes. With the aid of this slot, the capacitive constant of the line can be lowered and thus the impedance of the line can be increased.
US07940137B2	Systems and methods with reduced reference spurs using a crystal oscillator for broadband communications Systems and methods are provided. In this regard, a representative system incorporates a crystal oscillator circuit and a digital automatic level control circuit. The digital automatic level control circuit is operative to: convert an oscillation amplitude of the crystal oscillator circuit to a proportional DC voltage; convert the DC voltage to a corresponding digital code representation; and adjust bias current and oscillator loop gain such that a desired oscillation amplitude is set.
US07940136B2	Oscillator An oscillator is provided. The oscillator comprises a flip-flop module, a first and a second setting module. The first setting module comprises: a first switch device to generates a first switch signal according to a first oscillating signal, an NMOS and an inverter. The NMOS comprises a drain to receive a first charging current and a gate to receive the first switch signal, wherein the drain is charged or discharged according to the first switch signal. The inverter is connected to the drain to generate a first setting signal. The second setting module comprises a second switch device to generate a second switch signal according to a second oscillating signal and a comparator to generate a second setting signal according to the second switch signal and a reference voltage. The flip-flop module generates the first and the second oscillating signal according to the first and the second setting signal.
US07940131B2	Apparatus, method and computer program product for tracking information in an electric grid An apparatus for rapidly tracking fundamental frequency information in the signal of an electric grid is a cross-coupled phase-lock loop filter (CCPLL) that includes the use of a phase-lock-loop (PLL) apparatus having a plurality individual filters, wherein an input for a first filter in the plurality of individual filters comprises the signal of the electric grid and an output signal from at least a second filter in the plurality of individual filters. A method for using the CCPLL includes applying a signal to the CCPLL and monitoring the output of the CCPLL. Use of the CCPLL may be accomplished or modeled via computer instructions stored on machine readable media.
US07940120B2	Power amplifier linearization using RF feedback The power amplifier mainly includes a main amplifier, two splitters, one combiner, one subtracter, two phase shifters, one attenuator and one error amplifier. The splitters, subtracter and combiner are designed in the form of 90-degree or quadrature hybrid couplers. A quadrature hybrid can be implemented with any lumped or transmission-line elements and has an important advantage compared to the in-phase splitter that at equal values of reflection coefficients from loads connected to the in phase and 90° phase shift terminals, the reflection wave is lacking at the main input terminal and, consequently, the input voltage standing wave ratio of a quadrature hybrid does not depend on the equal load mismatch level.
US07940119B2	Multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier using mutual induction in the feedback network The invention relates to an amplifier capable of producing a plurality of output signals, these output signals being controlled by a plurality of input signals. A multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier of the invention includes 4 signal input terminals, 4 signal output terminals, 4 active sub-circuits and a feedback network. Each active sub-circuit has a sub-circuit input terminals connected to one of the signal input terminals, a sub-circuit output terminal connected to one of the signal output terminals and a sub-circuit common terminal. The feedback network uses mutual induction between windings. The feedback network has terminals connected to the sub-circuit common terminal of the active sub-circuits. The feedback network presents an impedance matrix producing a negative feedback such that the transfer admittance matrix of the multiple-input and multiple-output amplifier approximates a given admittance matrix.
US07940111B2	High-performance analog switch Techniques for designing a high performance analog switch for use in electronic circuit applications. In one aspect, a variable bulk voltage generation module is provided to vary the bulk voltage of a transistor in the switch, such that the threshold voltage of the transistor is reduced during the on state. In another aspect, a pulling transistor is provided to pull a middle node of the switch to a DC voltage during the off state to further increase the isolation provided by the switch.
US07940110B2	Cascode switching circuit A switch circuit is disclosed. The switch circuit may include one or more arrangements of transistors coupled in a cascode configuration. The transistors used to implement the switch circuit may be configured for operation within a first range of voltages. The application in which the switch circuit may be implemented may require conveying signals within a second range of voltages that is greater than the first range of voltages. Thus, the switch circuit may include one or more additional transistors to ensure that a voltage drop between any two terminals of the transistors used in the switch circuit is within the first range of voltages.
US07940104B2	Signal generating apparatus, filter apparatus, signal generating method and filtering method There is provided a signal generating apparatus including: a multiphase oscillating portion for generating a number of base signals having the same frequency and a predetermined phase difference of which the signal level transitions between a first level and a second level, and where periods during which the signal level of any given base signal is at the first level and the signal level of the next base signal having the predetermined phase delay relative to the given base signal is at the first level overlap; and a transition time point changing portion for generating a pulse signal by changing the time point when each base signal transitions from the first level to the second level to a time point before the next base signal transitions from the second level to the first level.
US07940098B1	Fractional delay-locked loops A phase-locked loop includes a phase-to-digital converter that receives a first periodic input signal at a first input and a first feedback signal at a second input. The phase-to-digital converter generates digital signals. A digitally controlled oscillator includes a delay-locked loop that is responsive to the digital signals. The delay-locked loop generates a periodic output signal having an average frequency that is a product of a frequency of the first periodic input signal multiplied by a non-integer fractional number while a phase of the first periodic input signal is unchanging.
US07940095B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same The present invention intends to provide a semiconductor memory device including a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit capable of generating a duty-corrected delay locked clock. A semiconductor memory device includes: a DLL circuit for generating a delay locked clock through a delay locked operation; and a duty-correction circuit for correcting a duty ratio of the delay locked clock by using the delay locked clock and a divided clock generated by dividing the delay locked clock by an even value.
US07940093B2	Output circuit with overshoot-reducing function Output circuit with reduced overshoot includes input end, output end, a circuit composed of PMOS and NMOS, rising and falling edge trigger bias circuits. The rising and falling edge trigger bias circuits output biasing voltages to the output end for clamping the voltage of the output signals respectively according to the rising edge and the falling edge of the input signal. In this way, the overshoot of the output signal is reduced.
US07940087B1	Clockless return to state domino logic gate A clockless return to state domino logic gate is disclosed responsive to multiple return to state input nodes. A domino circuit has a preset state in which it presets a preset node to a second state. The domino circuit switches to a latch state and switches an output node when the preset node is pulled to a first state. The domino circuit resets back to the preset state and switches the output node back to its default state when a reset node is pulled to the second state. An evaluation circuit pulls the preset node to the second state when the input nodes are in an evaluation state. An enable circuit enables a reset condition when the domino circuit is in its latch state. A reset circuit pulls the reset node to the first state after an evaluation event when the input nodes are no longer in the evaluation state.
US07940084B2	Device and method for sharing charge A method for sharing charge between IO circuits, the method includes providing an integrated circuit that comprises multiple IO circuits, each comprising an IO pad. The method is characterized by including: determining to share a charge between multiple IO circuits; and sharing charge between the multiple IO circuits by coupling the multiple IO circuits to a shared circuit that is characterized by a state that reflects multiple iterations of sharing charge operations.
US07940075B2	Differential pre-emphasis driver Disclosed is a differential pre-emphasis driver. The driver includes a first current source supplying a first current, a second current source supplying a second current greater than the first current, a first select circuit for selectively connecting the first current source to a first output terminal or a second output terminal, and a second select circuit for selectively connecting the second current source to the first output terminal or the second output terminal. The first and second select circuits pre-emphasize a transmission signal by selectively combining the first output terminal, the second output terminal, the first current source and the second current source.
US07940069B2	System for testing semiconductors A testing system that includes an plural imaging devices capturing plural video sequences from a single optical path and concurrently displaying the video sequences for effectively positioning a probe for testing a semiconductor wafer.
US07940067B2	Probe with printed tip The probe with printed tip consists of a substrate having a plurality of probe tips connected to its end edge, a plurality of test paths, each connected to one of the probe tips and extending along the substrate, and at least one of the test paths including an electrical component adjacent to the test path's probe tip. The electrical component may be a resistor. The probe tips may have a width equal to the thickness of the substrate. The probe tips may consist of a plurality of probe tip layers. The invention also includes a method of probing signals transmitted over target transmission lines on a target board. The disclosure also includes a method of manufacturing the claimed invention.
US07940063B2	Coordinate detecting device and method A coordinate detecting device includes a resistive film disposed on a quadrangular substrate; a power source for applying a voltage to the resistive film; four electrodes connected to the power source and disposed in four corners of the resistive film; four switches each disposed between the power source and a corresponding electrode; four ammeters for measuring currents flowing through corresponding electrodes; and a grounded conductive film for detecting coordinates of a contact point on the resistive film when the conductive film is brought in contact with the resistive film. The voltage is applied sequentially to the electrodes by opening and closing the switches. When the conductive film is brought in contact with the resistive film, the ammeters sequentially measure currents flowing through the corresponding electrodes. The coordinates of the contact point are detected based on positions of the electrodes and resistances obtained using the measured currents.
US07940061B2	Systems and methods for detecting anomalies on internal surfaces of hollow elongate structures using time domain or frequency domain reflectometry Systems and methods for detecting anomalies, such as corrosion, on internal surfaces of hollow elongate bodies, such as pipelines. The pipeline is treated as a circular waveguide, and a fast rise time pulse or a spectrum of electromagnetic waves is launched down the waveguide to perform time domain, or equivalent of time domain (e.g., frequency domain), reflectometry. Anomalies in the internal structure of the pipeline cause reflections which can be measured and related to the physical parameters of the pipeline structure and identified to a particular location.
US07940060B2	Method for measuring the amount of air in a fluid One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising measuring the level of a fluid in a system in a vehicle comprising measuring an electrical property of the fluid indicative of the amount of air in the fluid and comparing the measured electrical property to a reference. The measured electrical property may include at least one of electrical resistivity or electrical permittivity. Another embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising measuring an electrical property of a fluid, measuring an electrical property of an air-free fluid sample, and determining a volume fraction of air in the fluid using the electrical property of the fluid and the electrical property of the air-free fluid sample, wherein the electrical property comprises at least one of electrical resistivity or electrical permittivity. In some embodiments an indication can be provided when the slope of the electrical property versus time changes.
US07940058B2	Capacitive measurements with fast recovery current return An apparatus and method for measuring the leakage current of capacitive components. A switch that grounds a terminal of a component being tested is closed while the component is charged to a desired test voltage. When this charging is complete, the switch opens so that the diode terminal is at the same potential as the input amplifier's virtual ground. An accurate and fast measurement of the leakage current of the component can be measured.
US07940057B2	Method of detecting disconnection and power discontinuity of I/O unit connected to numerical controller A power discontinuity occurring in any one of a plurality of I/O units connected to a numerical controller is detected. When the power discontinuity occurs in any one of the I/O units, the I/O unit detects the power discontinuity, and transmits the detection of the power discontinuity to an I/O unit in front of the I/O unit, at a timing different from a timing of an ordinary communication, in the form of a communication packet having a data pattern different from an ordinary data pattern. When the front I/O unit receives the communication packet, the communication packet is stored in a memory as power discontinuity detection information.
US07940047B2	Microcontroller system for identifying RF coils in the bore of a magnetic resonance imaging system A method and apparatus for identifying local RF coils in a MR system includes a microcontroller that is provided in the bore of the system. The microprocessor determines when local RF coils are connected, identifies the coils, and provides the information to an MR scanner. The controller is shielded to prevent electromagnetic interference.
US07940043B2	NMR method of detecting precipitants in a hydrocarbon stream A method for detecting the presence of precipitants in a hydrocarbon stream, the method comprising introducing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon stream into a measurement chamber of an NMR measuring device, assaying the fluids in the chamber with proton nuclear magnetic resonance to obtain NMR signals, and processing the NMR signals to detect the formation of precipitants in the hydrocarbon stream. The method may be carried out at first and second locations, and NMR signals obtained at the two locations compared to detect precipitation of precipitant between the two locations. A method of monitoring the water content of a hydrocarbon stream in a flowline comprising introducing at least a portion of the hydrocarbon stream into an NMR measuring device, measuring a baseline NMR water signal of the hydrocarbon stream and comparing subsequent NMR water signals with the baseline NMR water signal to detect changes in the water content of the hydrocarbon stream.
US07940040B2	Foil-leaf electrometer for static field detection with triggered indicator An apparatus for detecting a static field includes two surfaces of conductive material that are: (i) electrically coupled to each other, and (ii) adjacent to each other. The two surfaces repel each other in the presence of a static field. A rupturable indicator bridging and coupled between the two surfaces ruptures upon repulsion of the two surfaces from each other by at least a predetermined distance.
US07940037B2	Driver for light emitting semiconductor device An electronic device is provided comprising a driver for light emitting semiconductor devices. The driver includes a first MOS transistor (MN1) coupled with a channel to the light emitting semiconductor device at an output node. The first MOS transistor (MN1) is configured to determine a current through the light emitting semiconductor device (LED). A control loop is provided so as to control the first MOS transistor to maintain the magnitude of the current through the light emitting semiconductor device at a target value when a voltage drop across the first MOS transistor (MN1) changes. A second MOS transistor is coupled to the output node and biased so as to supply an auxiliary current to the output node, when the voltage drop across the first MOS transistor drops below a minimum voltage level and a feedback loop is provided to reduce the current through the light emitting semiconductor device by an amount proportional to the auxiliary current.
US07940035B2	Control circuit having an impedance modulation controlling power converter for saving power A standby circuit is provides to on/off a power converter for power saving. The standby circuit includes a comparison circuit. The comparison circuit is coupled to a feedback loop of the power converter to generate a mode signal when a feedback signal of the feedback loop is lower than a threshold signal. A resistive device is coupled to the feedback loop. The resistance of the resistive device is increased in response to the mode signal. The mode signal is further coupled to turn off a switching control circuit of the power converter.
US07940032B2	Power supply having maximum power point tracking function A power supply having a maximum power point tracking function that controls power switching so that a detected power value is within a reference range having a maximum power point in a predetermined current-voltage curve includes: a converter section switching input power and converting the switched input power into predetermined DC power; and a maximum power point tracking section detecting a power value determined according to a switching operation of the converter section among power values included in a predetermined power-voltage curve, and controlling the switching operation of the converter section so that the detected power value is located within a predetermined reference range having a maximum power value among the power values included in the power-voltage curve.
US07940030B2	DC-DC converter with current overload protection circuit and method A DC-DC converter including: a switch, having a control terminal receiving a control signal, and a conduction terminal supplying a current; a load, coupled to the conduction terminal of the switch and selectively receiving the current; a control circuit, receiving a clock signal and generating the control signal in synchronism with the clock signal; an overcurrent sensor, coupled to the switch so as to monitor an electrical quantity correlated to the current and to output a protection signal in presence of overcurrent; moreover including overcurrent-protection circuitry, receiving the protection signal and the clock signal and generating a disabling signal for the control circuit if delay between an overcurrent detection and the clock signal is shorter than a detection time.
US07940025B2	Device for locking a power tool to a battery pack, and battery pack A device for locking a power tool to a battery pack has at least one movable locking bar mountable on the power tool and upon locking engaging a detent recess of the battery pack, and at least one unlocking device for manually disengaging the locking bar from the detent recess, wherein the unlocking device is mountable on the battery pack.
US07940023B2	Geometric end effector system A geometric end effector system for use on a robot. The system includes a platform and a frame secured to the platform. At least one base is arranged at a predetermined position on the frame. The system also has an anchor mount secured to the base and a component connected to an end of the anchor mount by a collar assembly. A key is arranged between the component and the anchor mount.
US07940016B2	Regenerative braking methods for a hybrid locomotive The present invention relates generally to regenerative braking methods for a hybrid vehicle such as a hybrid locomotive, which are compatible with optimum management of a large battery pack energy storage system. Four methods for recovering energy from regenerative braking and for transferring this energy to an energy storage systems are disclosed. These methods may also be used with battery operated vehicles.
US07940009B2	Plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber for carrying out plasma processing inside, a top plate made of a dielectric material for sealing the upper side of this chamber, and an antenna section that serves as a high frequency supply for supplying high frequency waves into the chamber via this top plate. The top plate is provided with reflecting members inside thereof. The sidewalls of the reflecting members work as wave reflector for reflecting high frequency waves that propagate inside the top plate in the radius direction. Alternatively, no reflecting members may be provided in a manner in which the sidewalls of a recess of the top plate serve as a wave reflector means.
US07940006B2	Plasma display device A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel; a front glass; a conductive filter attached to a front surface or a back surface of the front glass; a back cover; and a plurality of glass pressing pieces each of which presses a corresponding one of four sides of the front glass and makes the conductive filter and the back cover be connected electrically. Among the plurality of glass pressing pieces, glass pressing pieces disposed on one pair of opposite sides of the front glass are electrically connected with the conductive filter at the front surface side thereof, and glass pressing pieces disposed on the other pair of opposite sides of the front glass are electrically connected with the conductive filter at the back surface side thereof.
US07940003B2	Light emitting device and method of fabricating a light emitting device The present invention comprises a light absorption film 5 which is formed on the outermost surface of an end surface on the light emitting side of a chip used in a laser device, typically, a laser chip 1 and which absorbs part of the light emitted. By forming this light absorption film 5, the collection and accumulation of pollutants which are caused by reacting with light emitted are curbed.
US07940002B2	Light emitting element and light emitting device A light emitting element of the invention includes n pieces of light emitting layers (n is a natural number) between first and second electrodes. A first layer and a second layer are provided between the mth light emitting layer (m is a natural number of 1≦m≦n) and the m+1th light emitting layer. The first and second layers are contacted to each other. The first layer contain a substance that transports holes easily and a substance with an electron accepting property. The second layer contains a substance that transports electrons easily and a substance with an electron donating property. Molybdenum oxide is used as the substance with the electron accepting property.
US07939986B2	Betavoltaic cell High aspect ratio micromachined structures in semiconductors are used to improve power density in Betavoltaic cells by providing large surface areas in a small volume. A radioactive beta-emitting material may be placed within gaps between the structures to provide fuel for a cell. The pillars may be formed of SiC. In one embodiment, SiC pillars are formed of n-type SiC. P type dopant, such as boron is obtained by annealing a borosilicate glass boron source formed on the SiC. The glass is then removed. In further embodiments, a dopant may be implanted, coated by glass, and then annealed. The doping results in shallow planar junctions in SiC.
US07939981B2	Electrical motor and method for connection of an electrical motor to a connector flange The invention relates to an electrical motor (10), comprising a shaft (24), a housing (12) with a housing flange (14) and a bearing plate (16) with a bearing plate flange (18), whereby one end of the shaft (24) projects out of the bearing plate (16). The housing flange (14) and the bearing plate flange (18) are connected by means of at least one hollow rivet (20) such that the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, in particular, a screw, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24). In one method for connection or said electrical motor (10) to a connector flange, the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24).
US07939979B2	Electric actuator An electrically powered linear actuator having a thrust assembly, a motor with a rotor surrounding at least a portion of the thrust assembly and a rotary encoder with a rotation sensing member rotatable with the rotor.
US07939972B2	Switch device and power supply control system The switch device includes a control switch that turns on/off an electrical connection between an apparatus and the power supply, a condition judging circuit that judges conditions of driving the control switch, an electric wave reception circuit that receives an electric wave, and a power supply circuit that generates power from the electric wave received by the electric wave reception circuit. An electric wave transmission device that transmits an electric wave for making the switch device operate is arranged in a space, whereby the electric wave can be received by the electric wave reception device in the specific space. The switch device controls the control switch to be turned off/on when the electric wave is received. Alternatively, when the electric wave is not received, the switch device turns on/off the control switch.
US07939963B2	Power supply providing multiple synchronous outputs A power supply to provide multiple synchronous outputs includes a standby power system to receive input power and regulate to become standby power and a main power system to receive the input power and regulate to become main output power. The main power system has a rectification output unit to deliver the main output power. The power supply further has at least one delay trigger unit to receive the main output power and a voltage regulation output unit. The delay trigger unit sets a voltage judgment level and determines whether to output a trigger signal based on the main output power being greater or smaller than the voltage judgment level. The voltage regulation output unit can be activated by getting the standby power. According to the generation time series of the trigger signal, the time series to generate the secondary output power can be regulated.
US07939958B2	Direct drive wind turbine and blade assembly Apparatuses and methods for an improved wind turbine and blade assembly are disclosed. The wind turbine has a wind turbine assembly being rotatably driven by the blade assembly. The wind turbine assembly has a shaft connected to an inner wheel by a supporting structure. A magnet array is disposed circumferentially about the inner wheel. A transformer array is disposed circumferentially about an outer wheel. The shaft rotates the inner wheel with the magnet array within the outer wheel having the transformer array for producing electricity. Blades are held in a neutral position into the wind by tensioning means.
US07939951B2	Mounting substrate and electronic apparatus A mounting substrate having a structure allowing reduction of the cost and an electronic apparatus formed by surface-mounting a semiconductor device thereon are provided. The mounting substrate is a mounting substrate mounted with a semiconductor device having external terminals alignedly arrayed in the form of a matrix, and includes junctions arrayed on a surface to which the semiconductor device is opposed so that the external terminals are bonded thereto respectively and wires connected to the junctions respectively and extracted out of a region to which the semiconductor device is bonded. The wires connected to inwardly arrayed 4 rows by n columns (n: integer of not less than 5) of the junctions respectively are formed on a first wiring layer. The wires connected to the junctions set in two annular arrays surrounding the outer sides of the 4 rows by n columns of junctions respectively are formed on a second wiring layer different from the first wiring layer.
US07939950B2	Chip package structure A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a plurality of chips. Therein, one of the chips is connected to the first substrate and electrically connected to the first substrate through a via hole of the first substrate. Thereby, the second substrate does not need the via hole for electrical connection of chips and thus, the surface thereof is adapted to remain intact to allow for the disposition of conductive balls throughout the surface.
US07939935B2	Electronic device substrate, electronic device and methods for fabricating the same A core substrate-less electronic device is fabricated by using an electronic device substrate 10. The electronic device substrate 10 a metal core substrate 11, and an external connection wiring layer 100 provided on the metal core substrate 11, and an electronic parts-mounting layer 110 provided on the external connection wiring layer 100. The external connection wiring layer 100 has a first plating film 103 as an external connection terminal, and a PSR film 101 as an electrical insulating material. The electronic parts-mounting layer 110 has a conductive film 113 as an internal conductor pattern and a PSR film 111 as an electrical insulating material. A surface of the conductive film 113 is in a same plane as a surface of the PSR film 111.
US07939933B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a die pad with the semiconductor element mounted thereon; a plurality of electrode terminals each having a connecting portion electrically connected with the semiconductor element; and a sealing resin for sealing the semiconductor element, the die pad and the electrode terminals so that a surface of each electrode terminal on an opposite side from a surface having the connecting portion is exposed as an external terminal surface. A recess having a planar shape of a circle is formed on the surface of each electrode terminal with the connecting portion, and the recess is arranged between an end portion of the electrode terminal exposed from an outer edge side face of the sealing resin and the connecting portion. While a function of the configuration for suppressing the peeling between the electrode terminal and the sealing resin can be maintained by mitigating an external force applied to the electrode terminal, the semiconductor device can be downsized.
US07939930B2	Crosstalk reduction in electrical interconnects using differential signaling An electrical device includes a plurality of interconnects passing through a plane. The interconnects have a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the plane and including an arrangement pattern which reduces or eliminates cross-talk between nearest neighboring interconnects, wherein the interconnects include a first differentially driven signal conductor pair and at least one other signal conductor, and the arrangement includes the at least one other signal conductor disposed at a substantially same distance from each conductor of the first differentially driven signal conductor pair.
US07939928B2	Method and apparatus for stacked die package with insulated wire bonds A semiconductor package has a substrate with a plurality of contact pads. A first semiconductor die is mounted to the substrate. First bond wires are formed between each of the center-row contact pads of the first semiconductor die and the substrate contact pads. The first bond wires include an electrically insulative coating formed over the shaft that covers a portion of a surface of a bumped end of the first bond wires. An epoxy material is deposited over the first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die is mounted to the epoxy material. Second bond wires are formed between each of the center-row contact pads of the second semiconductor die and the substrate contact pads. The second bond wires include an electrically insulative coating formed over the shaft of the second bond wires that covers a portion of a surface of a bumped end of the second bond wires.
US07939921B2	Leadframe A leadframe including a chip supporting plate, a lead forming plate, and solder points is provided. A notch is formed on an edge of the chip supporting plate. The thickness of the lead forming plate is less than the thickness of the chip supporting plate. The lead forming plate has a main body, inner leads, and a connecting rod. The inner leads and the connecting rod are extended from an edge of the main body. The connecting rod has an end portion fitting the notch. The solder points are located at the boundary between the end portion and the notch for structurally connecting the connecting rod and the chip supporting plate.
US07939910B2	Structure for symmetrical capacitor Capacitance circuits are provided disposing a lower vertical-native capacitor metal layer above a planar front-end-of-line semiconductor base substrate, planar metal bottom plates spaced a bottom plate distance from the base and top plates above the bottom plates spaced a top plate distance from the base defining metal-insulator-metal capacitors, top plate footprints disposed above the base substrate smaller than bottom plate footprints and exposing bottom plate remainder upper lateral connector surfaces; disposing parallel positive port and negative port upper vertical-native capacitor metal layers over and each connected to top plate and bottom plate upper remainder lateral connector surface. Moreover, electrical connecting of the first top plate and the second bottom plate to the positive port metal layer and of the second top plate and the first bottom to the negative port metal layer impart equal total negative port and positive port metal-insulator-metal capacitor extrinsic capacitance.
US07939897B2	Method of forming a low resistance semiconductor contact and structure therefor In one embodiment, silicide layers are formed on two oppositely doped adjacent semiconductor regions. A conductor material is formed electrically contacting both of the two silicides.
US07939895B2	Semiconductor device with forwardly tapered P-type FET gate electrode and reversely tapered N-type FET gate electrode and method of manufacturing same Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate provided with an N-type FET and P-type FET, with a gate electrode of the N-type FET and a gate electrode of the P-type FET having undergone full-silicidation, wherein the gate electrode of the P-type FET has such a sectional shape in the gate length direction that the gate length decreases as one goes upwards from a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the gate electrode of the N-type FET has such a sectional shape in the gate length direction that the gate length increases as one goes upwards from the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US07939892B2	Test circuit and method for multilevel cell flash memory A test device and method may be used to detect voltage, current or signals of a digital multilevel memory cell system or to test operation or performance by applying inputted voltages, currents or signals to the memory cell system.
US07939885B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device has a substrate having a plurality of neighboring trenches, and a contact area, one mesa stripe each being formed between two neighboring trenches. The contact area contacts mesa stripes and surrounds an opening region in which the contact area is not formed and which is formed such that the contact area contacts the same mesa stripes at two positions between which the opening region is arranged, and the opening region having a region of elongate extension which intersects the mesa stripes in a skewed or perpendicular manner.
US07939879B2	Semiconductor device For providing a cheap semiconductor memory device with improving reliability by level of a cell, in the place of escaping from defects on memory cells electrically, through such as ECC, and further for providing a cell structure enabling scaling-down in the vertical direction with maintaining the reliability, in a semiconductor memory device, upon which high-speeded read-out operation is required, a charge storage region is constructed with particles made from a large number of semiconductor charge storage small regions, each being independent, thereby increasing the reliability by the cell level.
US07939872B2	Multi-dielectric films for semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating multi-dielectric films A multi-dielectric film including at least one first dielectric film that is a composite film made of zirconium-hafnium-oxide and at least one second dielectric film that is a metal oxide film made of amorphous metal oxide. Adjacent ones of the dielectric films are made of different materials.
US07939867B2	Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor and fabricating method thereof A method of fabricating a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor is provided. First, an isolation structure is formed in a substrate with a photo-sensitive region and a transistor device region in the substrate. The transistor device region includes at least a region for forming a transfer transistor. A dielectric layer and a conductive layer are sequentially formed on the substrate. An ion implantation process is performed to implant a dopant into the substrate below the position for forming a gate of the transfer transistor and in the photo-sensitive region through the conductive layer and the dielectric layer. The conductive layer and the dielectric layer are patterned to at least form the gate structure of the transfer transistor on the transistor device region. Thereafter, a photo diode is formed in the substrate in the photo-sensitive region.
US07939865B2	Metal semiconductor field effect transistor (MESFET) silicon-on-insulator structure having partial trench spacers In one embodiment, a metal-semiconductor field effect transistor (MESFET) comprises a first silicon layer, an insulator layer formed on the first silicon layer, and a second silicon layer formed on the insulator layer. A gate region, a source region, and a drain region are formed in the second silicon layer. A first partial trench is formed in the second silicon layer between at least a portion of the gate region and at least a portion of the source region, wherein the first partial trench stops short of the insulator layer. A second partial trench formed in the second silicon layer between at least a portion of the gate region and at least a portion of the drain region, wherein the second partial trench stops short of the insulator layer. First and second oxide spacers are formed in the first and second partial trenches. The first and second oxide spacers and the source region, gate region, and the drain region are substantially planar.
US07939860B2	Solid-state imaging device Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: a semiconductor substrate; a sensor of impurity diffusion layer formed on the surface layer of said semiconductor substrate; a negative charge accumulation layer formed on said sensor from an insulating material containing a first metallic substance; and an interfacial layer formed between said sensor and said negative charge accumulation layer from an insulating material containing a second metallic substance having greater electronegativity than said first metallic substance.
US07939850B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device has a semiconductor body with a semiconductor device structure including at least a first electrode and a second electrode. Between the two electrodes, a drift region is arranged, the drift region including charge compensation zones and drift zones arranged substantially parallel to one another. At least one charge carrier storage region which is at least partially free of charge compensation zones is arranged in the semiconductor body.
US07939842B2	Light emitting device packages, light emitting diode (LED) packages and related methods Light emitting device packages, light emitting diode (LED) packages and related methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, a light emitting device package is provided. The package includes a mounting pad adapted for attachment of a light emitting device. A lens coupler is attached to the mounting pad and defines an opening for containing the light emitting device and a quantity of encapsulant. The lens coupler includes a surface defining a depression which comprises at least one edge that shapes an outer surface of the encapsulant.
US07939840B2	Light emitting device having light extraction structure and method for manufacturing the same A nitride-based light emitting device capable of achieving an enhancement in emission efficiency and an enhancement in reliability is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, and a light extracting layer arranged on the semiconductor layer and made of a material having a refractive index equal to or higher than a reflective index of the semiconductor layer.
US07939836B2	Semiconductor light emitting element A semiconductor light emitting element having a rectangular shape in plan view comprising at least a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, the semiconductor light emitting element including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a plurality of first electrodes having a long shape along the first side and being arranged on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer in a lattice form of x columns (x≧2) along the first side and y rows (y>x) along the second side, and a second electrode arranged on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged on the same surface side. The first electrode is surrounded by the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, and the second electrode is provided.
US07939822B2	Active matrix display device The present invention provides a manufacturing process using a droplet-discharging method that is suitable for manufacturing a large substrate in mass production. A photosensitive material solution of a conductive film is selectively discharged by a droplet-discharging method, selectively exposed to laser light, and developed or etched, thereby allowing only the region exposed to laser light to be left and realizing a source wiring and a drain wiring having a more microscopic pattern than the pattern itself formed by discharging. One feature of the source wiring and the drain wiring is that the source wiring and the drain wiring cross an island-like semiconductor layer and overlap it.
US07939820B2	Organic light emitting display (OLED) and its method of fabrication An Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) and its method of fabrication, is capable of omitting a process of patterning a second pixel electrode by forming a first pixel electrode, forming a pixel-defining layer including an opening on the first pixel electrode, and forming the second pixel electrode and a third pixel electrode in the opening using a shadow mask as a mask. The OLED includes: a substrate; a first pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel-defining layer having an opening exposing a portion of the first pixel electrode; a second pixel electrode disposed on the first pixel electrode exposed by the opening of the pixel-defining layer and disposed in the opening of the pixel-defining layer; a third pixel electrode disposed on the second pixel electrode and disposed in the opening of the pixel-defining layer; an organic layer disposed on the third pixel electrode and including an emission layer; and an opposite electrode disposed on the organic layer.
US07939798B2	Tandem ionizer ion source for mass spectrometer and method of use An ion source a first ionizer comprising: an electrospray needle comprising a tip; and a conduit disposed annularly about the needle and configured to pass an inert gas in proximity of the tip to nebulize a fluid emerging from the tip, the nebulized fluid comprising analytes and a mobile phase. The ion source comprises a capillary in tandem with the first ionizer and configured to receive the droplets; a heater configured to heat the capillary to a temperature at which mobile phase vaporizes; and a second ionizer in tandem with the capillary and configured to receive the vaporized mobile phase and the analytes. A method is also described.
US07939795B2	Encoder device and gapping and centering device for an encoder device An encoder device includes: a housing; a hub arranged in the housing, the hub arranged to carry an encoder disk, the hub rotatable in the housing; a cover that is axially movable between a first position and a second position; and a gapping and centering device arranged to urge the hub into a predetermined axial and radial position relative to a portion of the housing when the cover is in the first position, the gapping and centering device arranged to permit axial and radial movement of the hub when the cover is in the second position.
US07939793B2	Intelligent solid state lighting A light fixture, using one or more solid state light emitting elements utilizes a diffusely reflect chamber to provide a virtual source of uniform output light, at an aperture or at a downstream optical processing element of the system. Systems disclosed herein also include a detector, which detects electromagnetic energy from the area intended to be illuminated by the system, of a wavelength absent from a spectrum of the combined light system output. A system controller is responsive to the signal from the detector. The controller typically may control one or more aspects of operation of the solid state light emitter(s), such as system ON-OFF state or system output intensity or color. Examples are also discussed that use the detection signal for other purposes, e.g. to capture data that may be carried on electromagnetic energy of the wavelength sensed by the detector.
US07939785B2	Microwave-assisted chromatography preparation An instrument and associated method are disclosed for preparing samples for column chromatography. The method includes the steps of applying microwave energy to a sample composition containing at least one solvent to encourage a chemical reaction and generate desired products, thereafter mixing an absorbent media with the sample to absorb the solvent, the media being compatible with liquid chromatography that will separate the expected products, being chemically inert to the expected products, and being added in an amount sufficient to provide a substantially dry mixture of the media and the sample, but less than an amount that overly broadens the resolution of the sample during liquid chromatography, thereafter applying microwave energy to the dry mixture of the media and the sample to thereby encourage the solvent to evaporate under the influence of the microwave energy, and thereafter adding the dry mixture of the media and the remaining sample to a liquid chromatography column and separating the components of the remaining sample for identification and purification purposes.
US07939775B2	Button unit for electronic control apparatus of vehicle A button unit for an electronic control apparatus of a vehicle is disclosed. The button unit comprises a button and a detector. The button comprises a controlling portion which is pivotably coupled to a front panel of the electronic control apparatus, and an extension bar which extends from the controlling portion into the electronic control apparatus to be pivoted in a direction opposite to the pivoting direction of the controlling portion. The detector comprises a switch which is located within a pivoting radius of the extension bar and can be pivoted under the action of the extension bar, and a detector body on which the switch is pivotably installed and configured to transmit at least a electrical signal to the outside according to pivoting angles of the switch.
US07939769B2	Sensor pass through assembly Contemplated device, assembly and methods include a sensor feed through assembly that protects and seals a set of wires. The assembly has a body, a first seal, a second seal and a cover. The wires thread through a first opening on the body through a second opening of the first seal and exit orthogonally between the first seal and the second seal. The cover tightens the entire assembly and secures the wires between the two seals. The entire unit can be coupled to other pressurized vessels under different temperatures and pressurized environments.
US07939767B2	Conduit body A conduit body is described which includes an integrally formed nipple extending from the back wall of the body portion of the conduit body. The exterior surface of the nipple has threads formed thereon. The nipple being adapted to be cut to length with respect to different wall thicknesses of a building through which a nipple is extended to enable electrical wires to be extended through the building wall into an electrical panel or the like.
US07939765B2	Semiconductor element, method of manufacturing semiconductor element, multi-layer printed circuit board, and method of manufacturing multi-layer printed circuit board An intermediate layer 38 is provided on a die pad 22 of an IC chip 20 and integrated into a multilayer printed circuit board 10. Due to this, it is possible to electrically connect the IC chip 20 to the multilayer printed circuit board 10 without using lead members and a sealing resin. Also, by providing the intermediate layer 38 made of copper on an aluminum pad 24, it is possible to prevent a resin residue on the pad 24 and to improve connection characteristics between the die pad 24 and a via hole 60 and reliability.
US07939758B1	Convertible outlet cover Implementations of an electrical device cover may include a base unit having an electrical device aperture therein configured to accommodate a face of a first electrical device. A portion of the base unit may be configured to cover a portion of the face of the first electrical device of a first electrical device type when the electrical device cover is installed over the first electrical device and may be configured to expose a face of a second electrical device of a second electrical device type different from the first electrical device type when the electrical device cover is installed over the second electrical device. The electrical device cover may further comprise an attachment configured to attach to the base unit and to the electrical device. The attachment may be capable of seating between two faces of the electrical device.
US07939757B1	Split lid while-in-use electrical device cover A split lid while-in-use electrical device cover is disclosed, including a base configured to couple to an electrical outlet, the electrical outlet being disposed within a wall, the base including an edge adjacent to the wall, and the edge including at least one hinge; a split lid configured to enclose the electrical outlet and including at least one swingable lid section, the swingable lid section joined to the base via the at least one hinge and swingable upon the at least one hinge; and a cord port in the split lid. The cord port may be a downwardly opening cord port or a rearwardly opening cord port. The device may also include a tab for opening and closing the device, a biasing mechanism for biasing the device closed, and a seam. Also disclosed is a method of protecting an electrical outlet using the split lid while-in-use electrical device cover.
US07939756B2	Modular electrical wall cover system A modular electrical cover plate assembly has an outer frame having two side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall. At least one cover plate is mounted within the frame. Locking structure is provided for locking the frame to the cover plate.
US07939752B2	Elongated member and use thereof An elongated member including an outer sleeve-like rigid insulator shell surrounding a high voltage conductor extending in the longitudinal direction of the shell and a gap inside the shell next to an internal wall of the shell at least partially surrounding the conductor and filled with a medium including a material of with electrically insulating properties. The medium is formed by an electrically insulating material including hollow spaces at least partially filled with gas. The material is adapted to expand upon a temperature rise thereof by reversibly compressing the hollow spaces and reducing the volume thereof.
US07939749B2	Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same Provided is a solar cell including: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a porous membrane interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and having a dye adsorbed thereto; an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a buffering layer interposed between the first electrode and the porous membrane and having at least two layers. According to the construction of the solar cell, an electron-hole recombination is prevented by preventing the contact between an electrode having a porous membrane and an electrolyte, thereby improving the electron collection property and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell.
US07939746B2	Solar panels for receiving scattered light The subject matter disclosed herein relates to solar panels to generate electrical energy. In particular, solar panels configured to efficiently receive scattered light are disclosed.
US07939744B2	Thermoelectric element A thermoelectric element formed of a sintered body of a semiconductor comprising at least two kinds of elements selected from the group consisting of Bi, Te, Se and Sb, and having a micro-Vickers' hardness of not smaller than 0.5 GPa. The thermoelectric element has a hardness of not smaller than 0.5 GPa, and exhibits a large resistance against deformation, and is not easily broken by deformation. As a result, breakage due to deformation is prevented and a highly reliable thermoelectric element is realized even when a shape factor which is a ratio of the sectional area of the thermoelectric element to the height thereof, is increased and even when the element density is increased.
US07939743B2	Computer with thermoelectric conversion A computer with thermoelectric conversion uses a thermoelectric conversion module that connects between a heat generating device and a low temperature device to fully utilize the redundant heat generated by the computer. The thermoelectric conversion module converts heat to power based on a temperature difference between the heat generating device and the low temperature device. The power generated by the thermoelectric conversion module is then delivered to a load that can be activated by the power.
US07939742B2	Musical instrument with digitally controlled virtual frets A musical instrument that can play notes and scale tones without physically touching the device. Microprocessor control, and its associated DSP functionality, permit designer and performer to determine fine musical characteristics and virtual frets resulting in a pleasant and playable digital Theremin. Control over key, scale, octave, slew, snap and other characteristics are provided.
US07939740B2	Ensemble system An electronic musical instrument is provided, which makes it possible to manage a state of attendance (presence/absence, etc.) of participants and perform easy management on the level of activity on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. According to performance operations on performance terminals 2, a controller 1 records a performance history. Performance terminals 2 to which performance parts have been assigned by a Facilitator are determined as being present, whereas performance terminal 2 to which no performance parts have been assigned are determined as being absent. The number of times of key depression on each performance terminal 2, the average key depression intensity (average Velocity), etc. from start to end of a performance are recorded. The recorded values for respective items are output in the form of text data. Since values for the respective item are recorded at every performance, the frequency of attendance of respective users can easily be managed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
US07939731B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH013434 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH013434. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH013434, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH013434 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH013434.
US07939729B2	Celery cultivar ADS-9 A hollow, individual celery cylinder cut to a length of about one to twelve inches, and having an outside diameter of about 0.1 to 2 inch and an inside diameter of 0.075 to 1.85 inches. The celery cylinder is mild in taste and resistant to rupture upon application of internal vacuum to the cylinder, such that it can be used as a drinking straw. The cylinder can also be stuffed with a foodstuff, to form a novel food product.
US07939724B1	Soybean variety XB48L08 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB48L08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB48L08, to the plants of soybean XB48L08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB48L08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB48L08 with another soybean plant, using XB48L08 as either the male or the female parent.
US07939721B2	Cropping systems for managing weeds The invention provides cropping systems for managing weeds in crop environments. The cropping systems comprise, in one embodiment, transgenic plants that display tolerance to an auxin-like herbicide such as dicamba. Method for minimizing the development of herbicide resistant weeds are also provided.
US07939713B2	Method for screening transgenic plants for anthelmintic activity The present invention provides DNA constructs, transgenic plants containing such constructs, and methods of making the plants. The DNA constructs encode a polypeptide that when expressed results in the production of fatty acid compounds having anthelmintic activity. Transgenic plants expressing such a polypeptide can exhibit enhanced resistance to plant parasitic nematodes, particularly when expressed in vegetative tissues.
US07939710B1	Trophic conversion of obligate phototrophic algae through metabolic engineering Most microalgae are obligate photoautotrophs and their growth is strictly dependent on the generation of photosynthetically-derived energy. In this study it is shown that the microalga Phaeodaclylurn tricornutum can be engineered to import glucose and grow in the dark through the introduction of genes encoding glucose transporters. Both the human and Chlorella kessleri glucose transporters facilitated the uptake of glucose by P. tricornutum, allowing the cells to metabolize exogenous organic carbon and thrive, independent of light. This is the first successful trophic conversion of an obligate photoautotroph through metabolic engineering, and it demonstrates that methods of cell nourishment can be fundamentally altered with the introduction of a single gene. Since strains transformed with the glucose transport genes are able to grow non-photosynthetically, they can be exploited for the analysis of photosynthetic processes through mutant generation and characterization. Finally, this work also represents critical progress toward large-scale commercial exploitation of obligate phototrophic algae through the use of microbial fermentation technology, eliminating significant limitations resulting from light-dependent growth.
US07939696B2	Process for the manufacture of dichloropropanol by chlorination of glycerol Process for the manufacture of dichloropropanol in which glycerol is reacted with a chlorinating agent comprising hydrochloric acid in a liquid medium in equilibrium with a vapor phase and in which the condensation of a fraction exhibiting the composition of the vapor phase is prevented.
US07939693B2	Process for producing sec-butylbenzene A process for producing sec-butylbenzene comprises feeding reactants comprising benzene and a C4 olefin to a distillation column reactor having a first reaction zone containing an alkylation catalyst and a second distillation zone, which is located below said first reaction zone and which is substantially free of alkylation catalyst, wherein the ratio of the number of distillation stages in said first reaction zone to the number of distillation stages in said second distillation zone is less than 1:1. Concurrently in the distillation reactor, the reactants are contacted with the alkylation catalyst in the first reaction zone under conditions such that the C4 olefin reacts with the benzene to produce sec-butylbenzene and the sec-butylbenzene is fractioned from the unreacted C4 olefin. The sec-butylbenzene thereby passes as a liquid phase stream from the first reaction zone to the second distillation zone and the liquid phase steam is withdrawn from the distillation column reactor as bottoms.
US07939687B2	Sol-gel-polymer nanocomposite and methods thereof A nanocomposite material including organic-inorganic polymeric interpenetrating networks having a low or no-shrinkage characteristic and a method for making the composite, as defined herein.
US07939685B2	Hydroxylation of β-dicarbonyls with zirconium catalysts The present invention pertains to a process for preparing a compound of Formula I that is achiral, racemic or enantiomerically enriched at the hydroxylation center indicated by * comprising contacting a compound of Formula II with an oxidant selected from oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, peracids or alkyl hydroperoxides in the presence of a zirconium complex, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the disclosure. This invention also pertains to zirconium complexes useful in this procedure comprising zirconium and a ligand of Formula III or its enantiomer wherein J, R6 and n are as defined in the disclosure. This invention further pertains to a compound of Formula III or its enantiomer.
US07939683B2	Phospholipid-analogous compounds Phospholipid-analogous compounds of the general formula (I) in which A is where R1 and R2 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, a saturated or unsaturated acyl or alkyl radical which can optionally be branched or/and substituted, where the total of the carbon atoms in the acyl and alkyl is 16 to 44 carbon atoms, s is an integer from 0 to 8, c is a radical of a primary or secondary alcohol of the formula RO—, where R is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical, mainly with cis double bond, of from 12 to 30 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 2 to 8, R3— a can be 1,2-dihydroxypropyl or b can be alkyl with 1 to 3 carbon atoms when z is >0 or c can be alkyl with 1 to 3 carbon atoms when n≠2, and z=0, m is 1 or 2, x is an integer from 0 to 8, y is 1 for z=1 to 5 or is 1 to 4 for z=1, z is an integer from 0 to 5, are novel and are suitable as liposome constituents, solubilizers and pharmaceuticals.
US07939682B2	Fluorine-containing adamantane derivative, fluorine-containing adamantane derivative having polymerizable group, and resin composition containing same Provided are a polymerizable group-containing and fluorine-containing adamantane derivative capable of affording a cured product having good heat resistance, good mechanical properties such as surface hardness and a low refractive index, a resin composition containing such a polymerizable group-containing adamantane derivative, and a fluorine-containing adamantane derivative which is useful as a reaction intermediate used for the production of the polymerizable group-containing and fluorine-containing adamantane derivative. Specifically provided are a fluorine-containing adamantane derivative represented by the general formula (I) below, a polymerizable group-containing and fluorine-containing adamantane derivative represented by the general formula (II) below, and a resin composition containing such a polymerizable group-containing and fluorine-containing adamantane derivative. In the formulas, X1 and X2 each represent OH or NH2, a, b and c each represent an integer of 0 or more and a+b+c≧1, for example a=b=0 and c=1, Z3 represents, for example, —C2H4—, s and t each represent an integer of 1 to 15, u represents an integer of 0 to 14, s+t+u=16, for example s=2, t=14, u=0, and X3 represents, for example, —O—CO—CH═CH2.
US07939679B2	Method for synthesis of ciguatoxin CTX1B and compounds useful for the synthesis of ciguatoxin CTX1B Disclosed is a method for total synthesis of CTX1B, which is developed for the synthesis of a ciguatoxin analogue such as CTX3C and enables the more efficient application of an established reaction to the total synthesis of CTC1B. More specifically, disclosed is a method for total synthesis of CTX1B comprising; an O.S-acetal formation for synthesizing a novel compound (3); a radical cyclization reaction for constructing a 9-membered ring formation reaction including a novel compound (6) through a novel compound (8) and yielding a compound (D); and a deprotection for yielding CTX1B. Also disclosed are novel compounds (1) to (8) which are particularly useful for synthesis of CTX1B and can be used for the synthesis of a ciguatoxin analogue.
US07939674B2	Process for producing an aromatic unsaturated compound The present invention provides a process for producing an aromatic unsaturated compound of the formula (4) wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted aromatic group or an optionally substituted heteroaromatic group, and Y represents an electron withdrawing group, which comprises reacting (a) a compound of the formula (1) Ar—H (1) wherein Ar has the same meaning as defined above with (b) a compound of the formula (2) wherein Y has the same meaning as defined above, and Z represents a lower alkoxy, or a compound of the formula (3) wherein Y and Z have the same meanings as defined above, in the presence of (c) an acid or a compound which generates a mineral acid by its hydrolysis.
US07939673B2	Process for preparing 3-dihalomethyl-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid derivatives The invention relates to a process for preparing 3-dihalomethylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula (I) by reacting α-fluoroamines of the formula (III) in the presence of Lewis acids with acrylic acid derivatives of the formula (II) to give vinamidinium salts of the formula (IV) and the subsequent reaction thereof with hydrazines, and to the vinamidinium salts of the formula (IV) themselves.
US07939670B2	Nociceptin analogs A compound of the formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) wherein Z, A, B, C, R, R1, R2, Q, and n are as described herein.
US07939667B2	Hepatitis C inhibitor compounds Compounds of formula (I): wherein B, X, R3, L0, L1, L2, R2, R1 and RC are defined herein. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection.
US07939665B2	Efficient process for the preparation of cabergoline and its intermediates This invention relates to a new and efficient process for the production of dopamine agonists such as Cabergoline and the intermediates thereof.
US07939651B2	Modified Cry35 proteins This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry35 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry35 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on analysis of the atomic coordinates and three-dimensional (3D) structure of the ˜45 kDa 149B1 protein and other proteins in the Cry35 class. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that encode these modified proteins, and transgenic plants that produce these modified proteins. This invention further provides methods of controlling plant pests, including rootworms, with these modified proteins. The modified proteins of the subject invention include chimeric toxins involving exchanged segments, domains, and motifs as discussed herein. The subject invention also provides methods of modifying Cry35 proteins.
US07939649B2	Polynucleotide encoding luciferase Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include polynucleotides that encode mutant Cnidarian luciferases that exhibit modulated properties as compared to the corresponding wild-type luciferases, and the modulated properties include at least one of: modulated stability; enhanced light output; and modulated emission maximum. Embodiments of the present disclosure also include polypeptides or fragments thereof encoded by the polynucleotides, constructs including the polynucleotide, expression cassettes, cells, methods of producing the polynucleotides and polypeptides, antibodies, transgenic cells and/or animals, kits, and the like.
US07939641B2	Motif-grafted hybrid polypeptides and uses thereof Provided herein are hybrid polypeptides that specifically bind to a disease-associated isoform of a polypeptide involved in diseases of protein aggregation. The hybrid polypeptides can be used for diagnosis and treatment of such diseases. In a particular embodiment, a hybrid protein that specifically binds to the infectious form of a prion (PrPSc) is provided.
US07939633B2	Decolorization/deodorization of corn zein products Decolorized and/or deodorized zein from corn products may be recovered in high yields using zeolite adsorbents. A solution of a zein-containing corn product in an aqueous alcohol solvent is contacted with a zeolite adsorbent under conditions effective for adsorption of color and odor impurities in the corn product onto the zeolite. Following this contact, the treated solution may be separated from the adsorbent and recovered, yielding substantially pure zein dissolved in the aqueous alcohol solvent. Optionally, the zein may be further purified by subsequently contacting the treated solution with an activated carbon adsorbent or a mixture of activated carbon and zeolite adsorbents to adsorb any residual color and/or odor impurities therefrom.
US07939624B2	Peptide able to break the m-p53/p63, m-p53/p73 and m-p53/respective isoform proteins complex formed in the tumor cells and uses thereof in the pharmacological field The object of the present invention is the identification of a group of peptides able to break the interaction between the mutated protein p53 (hereinafter m-p53) and the proteins p63, p73 and the relative isoform proteins (hereinafter p63, p73 and p-isoforms) in the m-p53/p63, m-p53/p73 and m-p53/p-isoforms proteinic complex that has formed in the nucleus of tumor cells. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for causing the breakage of said proteinic complexes existing in the tumor cell lines in vitro. The present invention further relates to the use of said peptides for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating human tumors.
US07939616B2	Organofunctional siloxane mixtures The present Invention relates to a mixture comprising catenary, branched and for cyclic siloxanes of the general formula (I) where x is 1, 2 or 3, the substituents R are (i) organofunctional groups selected from —CH2—SH, —CH2—S—(CO)—R′, —CH2—(O—C2H4)a—OH with a=1 to 10, —CH2(O—C2H4)b—OR′ with b=1 to 40, —(CH2)—NH2, —(CH2)—NHR′, —(CH2)—NR′2, —(CH2)—NH(CH2)2—NH2, —(CH2)—N[(CH2)2—NH2]2 and —(CH2)—NH(CH2)2—NH(CH2)2—NH2, In which R′ is a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, (ii) hydroxyl, methoxy, ethoxy, 2-methoxyethoxy, isopropoxy, n-propoxy, isobutoxy and for n-butoxy groupe, and (iii) where appropriate, alkyl, alkenyl, isoalkyl, cycloalkyl or fluorcalkyl groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or aryl groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, whit the proviso that not more than one organofunctional group (i) is attached per silicon atom, the quotient of the molar ratio of the moiety (ii) to silicon le from I to 2, and the degree of oligornerization for compounds of the general formula I is in the range from 2 to 50. The present invention also relates to a specific process for preparing said siloxane mixtures and also to their use.
US07939615B2	Articles containing silicone compositions and methods of making such articles The disclosure is directed to a method of making a silicone composition includes mixing a silicone formulation in a mixing device and adding an in situ adhesion promoter to the mixing device. The disclosure is further directed to articles made from the above-mentioned silicone composition.
US07939604B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive composition for optical members, pressure sensitive adhesive layer for optical members, pressure sensitive adhesive optical member and image display Provided are a pressure sensitive adhesive composition for optical members and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition for optical members. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition for optical members according to the present invention comprises 100 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer (A) having a weight-average molecular weight of 500,000 or more, containing at least 50 wt % alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group with 5 or more carbon atoms and 0.2 to 2 wt % unsaturated carboxylic acid as the monomer unit, 0.1 to 4 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer (B) having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 to 50,000, containing at least 70 wt % alkyl (meth)acrylate and 1 to 7 wt % unsaturated carboxylic acid as the monomer unit and having a higher carboxylic acid equivalent than that of the acrylic polymer (A), 0.01 to 1 part by weight of a silane coupling agent, and a crosslinking agent.
US07939600B2	Binder for electric double layer capacitor electrode Provided are a binder for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which gives an electrode having a high electrode density and a high binding force and which comprises a polymer that can give a polymer film having a tensile stress of 2 MPa or less when the film is elongated at the ratio of 100% and having the elongation at break of 450% or more; a binder composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode and a slurry composition for an electric double layer capacitor electrode which each comprises the binder; an electrode produced by use of the slurry composition; and an electric double layer capacitor which has the electrode so as to exhibit a large electrostatic capacity and a small internal resistance.
US07939589B2	Polyhydroxy-diamines as low odor, low VOC multi-functional additives for paints and coatings Provided are polyhydroxy-diamine compounds for use as neutralizing agents for paints and coatings. The compounds are of the formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US07939581B2	Surface functionalisation using arylcarbene reactive intermediates A process for producing a substrate having a functionalised surface, which process comprises contacting the substrate with a carbene precursor, which carbene precursor is a compound of formula (III) or (IV) whose substituent groups are defined herein: (b) generating a carbene reactive intermediate from the carbene precursor so that it reacts with the substrate to functionalise the surface, thereby yielding an activated substrate; and (c) further functionalising the activated substrate obtained in (b). In (c), the activated substrate may be further functionalised by treating the activated substrate with a diazonium salt for the introduction of colour and/or another desired activity, and/or by treatment with hydrogen peroxide to produce a biocidal substrate. The invention further relates to carbene precursor compounds for use in the surface functionalisation process, and to processes for preparing certain precursor compounds.
US07939577B2	Radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylates and preparation thereof The invention provides a radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate, characterized in that the radiation-curable alkoxy silanized hyperbranched polyester acrylate is produced by using a hyperbranched molecule with at least 16 functionalities as a core; acrylating or methacrylating a portion of the terminal groups of the hyperbranched molecule; and terminating a portion of the end groups of the hyperbranched molecule with an isocyanated silane coupling agent. The acrylate of the invention can be formed into a coating on polar substrates, such as glass or metal, or used as an adhesive.
US07939572B2	Aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles An aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles, the particles including: from 5% to 80% by weight, based on the weight of the polymeric particles, of a first polymer including at least one copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and, substantially encapsulating the first polymer, from 20% to 95% by weight, based on the weight of the polymeric particles, of a second polymer including at least one copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomer, the second polymer having a Tg of from −40° C. to 30° C., wherein at least 90 weight % of the second polymer is formed by polymerization at a temperature of from 5° C. to 65° C. is provided. The invention also relates to a process for forming the aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles and an aqueous coating composition including the aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, a method for providing a coated substrate, and the coated substrate so provided.
US07939553B2	Modulators of pharmacokinetic properties of therapeutics The present application provides for a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods and include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
US07939551B2	Combination therapeutic compositions The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diabetes mellitus using combination therapy. The compositions relate to a compound of Formula I and an antidiabetic agent such as sulfonylureas, biguanides, glitazones, α-glucosidase inhibitors, potassium channel antagonists, aldose reductase inhibitors, glucagon antagonists, activators of RXR, insulin therapy or other anti-obesity agent. The methods include the administration of the combination of compound of Formula I with antidiabetic agent where the two components are delivered in a simultaneous manner, where the compound of Formula I is administered first, followed by the antidiabetic agent, as well as wherein the antidiabetic agent is delivered first followed by the compound of Formula I.
US07939548B2	Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods Chemical entities that modulate smooth muscle myosin and/or non-muscle myosin, and chemical entities, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with smooth muscle myosin and/or non-muscle myosin are described.
US07939541B2	Intermediates and a process employing the intermediates for the preparation of (3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3yl-pyrimidin-2ylamino)-phenyl]-benzamide This invention relates to a process for the preparation of (3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3yl-pyrimidin-2ylamino)-phenyl]-benzamide (formula (I)) starting from 4-methyl-2-nitro-aniline (formula (II)) through intermediates (3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-nitrophenyl]-benzamide (formula (III)), (3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N-[3-amino-4-methylphenyl]-benzamide (formula (IV)) and (3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-N-[3-guanidino-4-methylphenyl]-benzamide (formula (V)). This invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these intermediates. The compound of formula (I), also known as AN-024, is:
US07939533B2	Dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists The present invention provides a method for the treatment of schizophrenia which comprises administering a compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described herein or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia through dual inhibition of NK1 and NK3 receptors. The invention also provides novel compounds with formula I and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.
US07939529B2	Process for the preparation of compositions for modulating a kinase cascade and methods of use thereof The invention relates to compositions comprising 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts. More specifically, the invention provides an efficient process for the synthesis of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using the compositions of the invention.
US07939520B2	Aminoazacyclyl-3-sulfonylindazoles as 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 ligands The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof in the therapeutic treatment of disorders related to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor.
US07939509B2	Partial and full agonists of A1 adenosine receptors Disclosed are novel compounds a compound of Formula I that are partial and full A1 adenosine receptor agonists, useful for treating various disease states, in particular dyslipidemia, diabetes, decreased insulin sensitivity, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, and obesity.
US07939507B2	Potent LNA oligonucleotides for the inhibition of HIF-1a expression The present disclosure relates to an LNA oligonucleotide consisting of a sequence selected from the group consisting of 5′-(Tx)GxGxcsasasgscsastscscsTxGxT-3′ and 5′-(Gx)TxTxascstsgscscststscsTxTxA-3′, wherein capital letters designate a beta-D-oxy-LNA nucleotide analogue, small letters designate a 2-deoxynucleotide, underline designates either a beta-D-oxy-LNA nucleotide analogue or a 2-deoxynucleotide, subscript “s” designates a phosphorothioate link between neighbouring nucleotides/LNA nucleotide analogues, and subscript “x” designates either a phosphorothioate link or a phosphorodiester link between neighbouring nucleotides/LNA nucleotide analogues, and wherein the sequence is optionally extended by up to five 2-deoxynucleotide units. The LNA oligonucleotides are useful for modulating the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a (HIF-1a), e.g. in the treatment of cancer diseases, inhibiting angiogenesis, inducing apoptosis, preventing cellular proliferation, or treating an angiogenic disease, e.g. diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration (ARMD), psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.
US07939502B2	Optimised formulation of tobramycin for aerosolization The invention provides a tobramycin formulation for delivery by aerosolization in the form of additive-free, isotonic solution whose pH has been optimised to ensure adequate shelf-life at room temperature. Said formulation can be advantageously used for the treatment and prophylaxis of acute and chronic endobronchial infections, in particular those caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated to lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
US07939501B2	Ophthalmic and contact lens solutions containing peptides as preservative A contact lens solution comprising 0.001 to 10 weight percent or a preservative enhancer chosen from the group consisting of: D4E1, D2A21, and P-113; and at least 0.0001 weight percent of a preservative, and where the concentration of chloride in said solution is less than 0.2 percent by weight.
US07939494B2	Method for administering GLP-1 molecules The invention relates to formulations that demonstrate the feasibility of oral absorption comprising glucose-like peptide-1 compounds and specified delivery agents, and to methods of stimulating GLP-1 receptor in a subject in need of such stimulation, by administration of the formulation of the present invention.
US07939493B2	Peptide inhibitors of protein kinase C PKC V5 isozyme-specific peptides are described. The sequences and compositions comprising the sequences are useful for treating disease states associated with the PKC isozyme from which they are respectively derived. Methods of treatment, pharmaceutical formulations and methods of identifying compounds that mimic the activity of the peptides are also described.
US07939482B2	Cleaning solution for a semiconductor wafer A cleaning solution for a semiconductor wafer comprises ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, a complexing agent and a block copolymer surfactant diluted in water. The cleaning solution can be used in single wafer cleaning tools to remove both particulate contaminants and metallic residues.
US07939479B2	Dry hand cleaner comprising corncob particles A lightweight, flowable, dry powder plant-based absorbent hand cleaner and method of manufacturing the hand cleaner are disclosed. The composition may include ground corn cobs particles of a selected size, one or more lathering surfactants, and one or more conditioning components. The composition may be mixed into a slurry and dried by a non-spray drying process. The user's hands may be scrubbed together, forming an abrasive agglomeration which removes/absorbs and absorbs the dirt, oil, grease and other foreign material from the hands, then the hands are rinsed with water.
US07939476B2	Modified friction control compositions The present invention provides a friction control composition comprising a binder a rheological control agent, and optionally a lubricant. The liquid friction control composition may also comprise other components a wetting agent, a consistency modifier, and a preservative. The liquid friction control compositions may be used to modify the interfacial friction characteristics in sliding and rolling-sliding contact such as steel wheel-rail systems including mass transit and freight systems. A method of reducing lateral force, reducing energy consumption, or controlling friction between a metal surface and a second metal surface by applying the composition to metal surface, for example a top of rail or wheel, is also provided. The composition may be sprayed onto the rail surface.
US07939469B2	Use of CMC in drilling fluids The invention relates to a water-based drilling fluid composition comprising a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), wherein the CMC is characterized by forming a gel at 25° C. after high-shear dissolution in a 0.3 wt % aqueous sodium chloride solution, the final content of the CMC in the aqueous sodium chloride solution being I wt % for a CMC having a degree of polymerization of >4,000, 1.5. wt % for a CMC having a DP of >3,000-4,000, 2 wt % for a CMC having a DD of 1,500-3,000, and 4 wt % for a CMC having a DP of <1,500, the gel being a fluid having a storage modulus (G′) which exceeds the loss modulus (G″) over the entire frequency region of 0.01-10 Hz when measured on an oscillatory rheometer operating at a strain of 0.2.
US07939468B2	Methods of identifying compounds that target tRNA splicing endonuclease and uses of said compounds as anti-proliferative agents The present invention relates to a method for screening and identifying compounds that modulate the activity tRNA splicing endonuclease. In particular, the invention provides assays for the identification of compounds that inhibit animalia tRNA splicing endonuclease. The methods of the present invention provide a simple, sensitive assay for high-throughput screening of libraries of compounds to identify pharmaceutical leads useful for treating and/or preventing cancer.
US07939467B2	4-(3-aminobenzoyl)-1-ethylpyrazoles and their use as herbicides What is described are 4-(3-aminobenzoyI)-1-ethylpyrazoles of the general formula (I) and their use as herbicides. In this general formula (I), R1 and R2 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals, such as alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl. Y is hydrogen or a protective group, such as tosyl.
US07939458B2	Refractory brick A refractory brick having durability equal to alumina-magnesia castable materials, which is especially suitable for a ladle for steel making is provided. A refractory brick prepared by using an alumina raw material and a magnesia raw material containing 90% by mass or more of a fine powder of not more than 0.5 mm, press molding and then heat treating at 100° C. or higher and not higher than 1,150° C., the refractory brick containing Al2O3 and MgO in a total sum of 90% by mass or more, from 4 to 16% by mass of MgO, from 0.5 to 5% by mass of SiO2, and Na2O and K2O in a total sum of from 0.3 to 2% by mass, with the remainder being inevitable impurities and Al2O3.
US07939457B2	Low expansion glass material having low expansivity gradient A low expansion glass substrate includes titania and silica and has a thermal expansivity with an average gradient less than 1 ppb/° C./° C. in a temperature range of 19° C. to 25° C.
US07939454B1	Module and lamination process for multijunction cells A method for packaging solar cell module. The method includes providing a first substrate member and forming a plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells overlying the surface region of the first substrate member. A first connector member and a second connector member having a second thickness are operably coupled to each of the plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells. A first spacer element and a second spacer element overly portions of the surface region of the first substrate member. The method provides a laminating material overlying the plurality of thin film photovoltaic cells, the spacer elements, and the connector members. A second substrate member overlies the laminating material. A lamination process is performed to form the solar cell module by maintaining a spatial gap occupied by the laminating material between an upper surface regions of the connector members and the second substrate member using the spacer elements. A planarity between the first substrate member and the second substrate member is maintained during the lamination process.
US07939445B1	High density via and metal interconnect structures, and methods of forming the same Methods and structures for interconnects in semiconductor devices are described. A method of forming a mask pattern for a metal layer in an interconnect can include searching a layout for a metal feature with a predetermined size and an interconnect layer aligned thereto, removing the metal feature from the layout to form a modified layout, and reforming the mask pattern using the modified layout. The metal interconnect may include a first pattern of metal lines, each having a minimum feature size in a layout view in no more than one dimension; a dielectric layer on or over the first pattern of metal lines, having a substantially planar horizontal upper surface; and vias or contacts in the dielectric layer, the vias or contacts contacting a top surface of the first pattern of metal lines and a top surface of silicon structures, vias, or contacts below the first pattern of metal lines.
US07939434B2	Method for fabricating polysilicon film A method of directly depositing a polysilicon film at a low temperature is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate and performing a sequential deposition process. The sequential deposition process comprises first and second deposition steps. In the first deposition step, a first bias voltage is applied to the substrate, and plasma chemical vapor deposition is utilized to form a first polysilicon sub-layer on the substrate. In the second deposition step, a second bias voltage is applied to the substrate, and plasma chemical vapor deposition is utilized to form a second polysilicon sub-layer on the first sub-layer. The first and second sub-layers constitute the polysilicon film, and the first bias voltage differs from the second bias voltage.
US07939430B2	Laser processing method A laser processing method is provided, which, when cutting an object to be processed comprising a substrate and a multilayer part, formed on a front face of the substrate, including a functional device, can cut the multilayer part with a high precision in particular.In a state where a protective tape 22 is attached to the front face 16a of a multilayer part 16, a substrate 4 is irradiated with laser light L while using its rear face 4b as a laser light entrance surface, so as to form a modified region 7 within the substrate 4 along a line to cut, thereby generating a fracture 24 reaching the front face 4a of the substrate 4 from a front-side end part 7a of the modified region 7. Attaching an expandable tape to the rear face 4b of the substrate 4 and expanding it in the state where such a fracture 24 is generated can cut not only the substrate 4 but also the multilayer part 16 on the line to cut, i.e., interlayer insulating films 17a, 17b, with a favorable precision along the line to cut.
US07939418B2	Partial implantation method for semiconductor manufacturing Disclosed herein is a partial implantation method for manufacturing semiconductor devices. The method involves implantation of dopant ions at different densities into a plurality of wafer regions, including first and second regions, defined in a wafer by means of a boundary line. In the method, first, second and third implantation zones are defined. The first implantation zone is the remaining part of the first region except for a specific part of the first region close to the boundary line, the second implantation zone is the remaining part of the second region except for a specific part of the second region close to the boundary line, and the third implantation zone is the remaining part of the wafer except for the first and second implantation zones. Then, dopant ions are implanted into the first implantation zone at a first density, into the second implantation zone at a second density different from the first density, and into the third implantation zone at a third density that is a midway value between the first and second densities.
US07939416B2	Method of making bipolar transistor A method of manufacturing a bipolar transistor is compatible with FinFET processing. A collector region (18) is formed and patterned, base contact regions (26) formed on either side, and a gap formed between the base contact region. A base (28), spacers (30) and an emitter (32) are formed in the gap.
US07939405B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having cylinder-type capacitor structure A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an inter-layer insulating film; arranging a plurality of grooves in a surface layer of the inter-layer insulating film; forming embedded insulating films which are embedded in the grooves; arranging a plurality of holes in the inter-layer insulating film and between the embedded insulating films, in a manner such that each hole between the embedded insulating films partially overlaps therewith; forming lower electrodes, each of which has a bottom and a side face, and covers the bottom and side faces of the corresponding hole; forming a capacitance insulating film which covers the lower electrodes; and forming an upper electrode which further covers the capacitance insulating film.
US07939404B2	Manufacturing method of capacitor in semiconductor A manufacturing method of a capacitor of a semiconductor device includes a first step of forming a graphene seed film over a substrate; a second step of increasing surface energy of the graphene seed film and performing a first plasma process to the graphene seed film; a third step of growing a graphene on the graphene seed film; a fourth step of growing a nano tube or a nano wire using the graphene as a mask; and a fifth step of sequentially forming a dielectric film and a conductive layer over the nano tube or the nano wire.
US07939402B1	Semiconductor apparatus comprising bipolar transistors and metal oxide semiconductor transistors and manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises double poly bipolar transistors and double poly metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors. The bipolar transistors and the MOS transistors are manufactured in a unified process in which a first polysilicon layer (Poly1) is doped to form the extrinsic bases in the bipolar transistors and to form the gates in the MOS transistors. A second polysilicon layer (Poly2) is doped to form emitters in the bipolar transistors and to form the sources and drains in the MOS transistors. The method of the invention minimizes the number of manufacturing process steps.
US07939401B2	Dual gate structure, fabrication method for the same, semiconductor device having the same, and semiconductor device fabrication method In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes at least two stacked gate structures formed on a substrate. The two stacked gate structures each include a semiconductor layer and a metal layer over the semiconductor layer. The two stacked gate structures on the substrate are characterized by differential intermediate layers, one of the two structures including an ohmic layer and the other of the two structures not including an ohmic layer.
US07939400B2	Systems and methods that selectively modify liner induced stress The present invention facilitates semiconductor fabrication by providing methods of fabrication that selectively apply strain to multiple regions of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device having one or more regions is provided (102). A strain inducing liner is formed over the semiconductor device (104). A selection mechanism, such as a layer of photoresist or UV reflective coating is applied to the semiconductor device to select a region (106). The selected region is treated with a stress altering treatment that alters a type and/or magnitude of stress produced by the selected region (108).
US07939384B2	Eliminating poly uni-direction line-end shortening using second cut A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes providing a substrate including a first active region and a second active region; forming a gate electrode layer over the substrate; and etching the gate electrode layer. The remaining portions of the gate electrode layer include a first gate strip and a second gate strip substantially parallel to each other; and a sacrificial strip unparallel to, and interconnecting, the first gate strip and the second gate strip. The sacrificial strip is between the first active region and the second active region. The method further includes forming a mask layer covering portions of the first gate strip and the second gate strip, wherein the sacrificial strip and portions of the first gate strip and the second gate strip are exposed through an opening in the mask layer; and etching the sacrificial strip and the portions of the first gate strip and the second gate strip through the opening.
US07939380B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor component with a low cost leadframe using a non-metallic base structure A method for manufacturing a semiconductor component that includes a leadframe having a non-metallic base structure and an intermediate leadframe structure. The non-metallic base structure may be, among other things, paper, cellulose, or plastic. A layer of electrically conductive material is formed over the non-metallic base structure. A circuit element attach structure and a plurality of leadframe leads are formed from the layer of electrically conductive material. A circuit element is coupled to the circuit element attach structure and electrically coupled to the plurality of leadframe leads. The circuit element is encapsulated and at least the non-metallic base structure is removed. Alternatively, a plurality of leadframe leads may be formed on the electrically conductive layer and a circuit element is placed over the electrically conductive layer. The circuit element is electrically coupled to the plurality of leadframe leads and encapsulated. The non-metallic base structure and the electrically conductive layer are removed.
US07939379B2	Hybrid carrier and a method for making the same A hybrid carrier and a method for making the same, wherein the hybrid carrier has a plurality of interconnection leads, so that a wire bondable semiconductor device or a flip chip die apparatus can be placed on the hybrid carrier, and is electrically connected to die paddle and bond fingers. Also, it is easy to dispose a semiconductor device on the hybrid carrier and easy to electrically bond the hybrid carrier and the semiconductor device. Therefore, the hybrid carrier and the method for making the same can be applied to an area array metal CSP easily, and the method is simple, so the production cost can be reduced.
US07939378B2	Palladium-spot leadframes for high adhesion semiconductor devices and method of fabrication A leadframe for use in the assembly of integrated circuit chips comprising a base metal structure having an adherent layer of nickel covering said base metal; an adherent film of palladium on said nickel layer; and an adherent layer of palladium on said palladium film, selectively covering areas of said leadframe suitable for bonding wire attachment and solder attachment.
US07939376B2	Patterned die attach and packaging method using the same A semiconductor die is attached to a packaging substrate by a patterned layer of conductive metal that includes voids. The voids provide a space into which the metal may expand when heated in order to avoid placing mechanical stress on the bonds caused by mismatches in the thermal coefficients of thermal expansion of the die, the conductive metal bond layer and the substrate. An additional coating of conductive metal may be flowed over the bond lines to reinforce the bonds.
US07939375B2	Method of making a semiconductor chip assembly with a post/base heat spreader and a cavity in the post A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a post and a base, mounting an adhesive on the base including inserting the post into an opening in the adhesive, mounting a substrate on the adhesive including aligning the post with an aperture in the substrate, then flowing the adhesive into and upward in a gap located in the aperture between the post and the substrate, solidifying the adhesive, then etching the post to form a cavity in the post, then mounting a semiconductor device on the post, wherein a heat spreader includes the post and the base and the semiconductor device extends into the cavity, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the substrate and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader.
US07939360B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor A semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor chip formed with a light-reception area, a spacer, and a transparent substrate. The spacer is bonded to the semiconductor chip via a first adhesive and surrounding the light-reception area. The transparent substrate is bonded to the spacer via a second adhesive and disposed above the light-reception area. A first projection having a predetermined height is formed on a surface of the spacer which is on a side of the semiconductor chip, and the first projection abuts on the semiconductor chip.
US07939359B2	Solid state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and imaging apparatus A solid state imaging device includes: a plurality of sensor sections formed in a semiconductor substrate in order to convert incident light into an electric signal; a peripheral circuit section formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be positioned beside the sensor sections; and a layer having negative fixed electric charges that is formed on a light incidence side of the sensor sections in order to form a hole accumulation layer on light receiving surfaces of the sensor sections.
US07939354B2	Method of fabricating nitride semiconductor laser A method of fabricating a nitride semiconductor laser comprises preparing a substrate having a plurality of marker structures and a crystalline mass made of a hexagonal gallium nitride semiconductor. The primary and back surfaces of the substrate intersect with a predetermined axis extending in the direction of a c-axis of the hexagonal gallium nitride semiconductor. Each marker structure extends along a reference plane defined by the c-axis and an m-axis of the hexagonal gallium nitride semiconductor. The method comprises cutting the substrate along a cutting plane to form a wafer of hexagonal gallium nitride semiconductor, and the cutting plane intersects with the plurality of the marker structures. The wafer has a plurality of first markers, each of which extends from the primary surface to the back surface of the wafer, and each of the first markers comprises part of each of the marker structures. The primary surface of the wafer is semipolar or nonpolar. The method comprises growing a number of gallium nitride based semiconductor layers for a semiconductor laser. The method comprises cleaving the substrate product at a cleavage plane of the hexagonal gallium nitride semiconductor, after forming a substrate product in an electrode forming step.
US07939350B2	Method for encapsulating a substrate and method for fabricating a light emitting diode device The present invention relates to a method for encapsulating a substrate, which comprises: (a1) providing a substrate with a plurality of chips mounted on a top of the substrate; (b1) compressing a dry film photoresist on the top side of the substrate to form a photoresist layer; (c1) exposing the photoresist layer to a light source through a mask to form unexposed photoresist regions and exposed photoresist regions; (d1) developing the photoresist layer to uncover underlying portions of the unexposed photoresist regions; (e1) molding the top side of the substrate with a molding material; (f1) curing the molding material; and (g1) removing the unexposed photoresist regions from the substrate with a photoresist-removing agent.
US07939342B2	Diagnostic test kits employing an internal calibration system A diagnostic test kit that employs a lateral flow assay device and a plurality of assay reagents for detecting a test analyte within a test sample is disclosed. The assay reagents include detection probes that are capable of producing a detection signal representing the presence or quantity of the test analyte in the test sample. To further enhance detection accuracy, calibration probes are also used that are capable of producing a calibration signal representing the presence or quantity of a calibration analyte. The calibration signal may be utilized to calibrate the detection signal.
US07939341B2	Membrane arrays and methods of manufacture The invention relates to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) microarrays on porous substrates for structural or functional analyses of GPCRs, and methods of preparing porous substrate surfaces for receiving membranes that comprise GPCRs. In one embodiment, a GPCR microarray of the invention comprises a membrane adhered to an upper surface of a porous substrate, the membrane spanning across a plurality of pores on the porous substrate to form a plurality of cavities having sufficient geometry to permit entry of assay reagents into each cavity, thereby allowing access of assay reagents to both sides of GPCR in the membrane.
US07939340B2	Hydroxyl radical detection The invention relates to compositions, kits and methods used in hydroxyl radical detection. In some embodiments, the invention relates to compositions comprising a dye preferably methylene blue immobilized on a substrate. In additional embodiments, the invention relates methods of correlating color changes of a dye to the presence or absence of hydroxyl radicals. In some embodiments, the invention relates to a methylene blue dye containing test strip and its use in a method for detecting the presence of hydroxyl radicals.
US07939339B2	Arrangement for fluorescence amplification The invention relates to an arrangement for fluorescence amplification including a substrate, a fluorescence amplifier coating applied to the substrate, and a thin fluorescencable material which lies on the coating and emits light with the emission wavelength λE when it is exposed to excitation light of an excitation wavelength λA. The fluorescence amplifier coating includes an interference layer system of high-index and low-index dielectric layers, which reflects at least the excitation light. What is crucial for the design of the coating is that the fluorescencable material applied to the coating is arranged on the surface of the coating in the region of the maximum of the electric field amplitude of the standing wave with the excitation wavelength λA, which is formed during exposure to the excitation light.
US07939332B2	Detection of analytes in aqueous environments The invention relates to indicator molecules for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in a medium, such as a liquid, and to methods for achieving such detection. More particularly, the invention relates to copolymer macromolecules containing relatively hydrophobic indicator component monomers, and hydrophilic monomers, such that the macromolecule is capable of use in an aqueous environment.
US07939325B2	Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues The present invention provides methods and devices for the rapid isolation of monocot plant embryos suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating plant embryos for use as transformable explants. Media suitable for isolating plant embryos and methods for their preparation are also provided.
US07939324B2	Methods for isolating novel antimicrobial agents from hypermutable mammalian cells Dominant-negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into mammalian cells new cell lines with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation or introduction of mutations by chemical mutagens. These methods are useful for generating novel and highly active antimicrobial molecules as well as superior antimicrobial agents from pre-existing chemicals. These methods are also useful for generating cell lines expressing novel antimicrobials that are useful for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
US07939321B2	TADG-15: an extracellular serine protease overexpressed in carcinomas The present invention provides DNA encoding a TADG-15 protein as well as a TADG-15 protein. Also provided is a vector capable of expressing the DNA of the present invention adapted for expression in a recombinant cell and regulatory elements necessary for expression of the DNA in the cell. The present invention further provides for methods of inhibiting TADG-15 expression and/or protease activity, methods of detecting TADG-15 mRNA and/or protein and methods of screening for TADG-15 inhibitors. Additionally, the present invention provides for cell-specific targeting via TADG-15 and methods of vaccinating an individual against TADG-15. The methods described are useful in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer, particularly breast and ovarian cancer.
US07939320B2	Astaxanthine biosynthesis in eukaryotes The invention relates to a DNA vector comprising (a) a DNA sequence coding for the phytoene desaturase protein that is modified in one position by an amino add exchange providing resistance, and (b) a multiple cloning site into which any DNA sequence can be cloned. The invention also relates to the use of said DNA vector for transforming enkaryotic cells, transformation methods, and transgenic plant cells produced in said manner.
US07939316B2	Systems and methods for cryopreservation of cells An auto-nucleating device includes a hollow tube containing a crystalline cholesterol matrix therein. The ends of the tube are closed by a membrane that is impermeable to the cholesterol but permeable to liquids contained in a cryopreservation vessel. The auto-nucleating device is disposed within the vessel and provides a site for ice nucleation during freezing of the liquid within the vessel. One such cryopreservation vessel is a flexible vial having a closed port at one adapted to be pierced by a needle to withdraw the liquid within. The opposite end of the vial is initially open to receive the liquid. The end is then sealed to form a closed system for cryopreservation. Another cryopreservation vessel includes an adaptor mounted to a port of a liquid container. The adaptor includes one tubular branch that is closed by a needle septum while another tubular branch includes a barbed fitting for engaging a flexible tube. The flexible term terminates in a needle septum. The container is initially at below-atmospheric pressure. In use, the liquid sample is injected by needle through the septum in the second branch. Once the container is filled with the sample, the flexible tube is heat sealed and severed just above the barbed fitting. The sealed container may then be subject to a cryopreservation protocol. After thawing, the sample liquid may be withdrawn by a needle puncturing the septum in the first branch.
US07939311B2	Systems for genome selection Systems, methods, compositions and apparatus relating to genome selection are disclosed.
US07939308B2	Bio-based method for making mannitol Mannitol is produced in a highly efficient fermentative method using Lactobacillus intermedius NRRL B-30560, or in a biochemical method using mannitol dehydrogenase isolated from this strain. Fructose serves as the primary carbon substrate in both the fermentative and biochemical conversions, but important secondary carbon sources include glucose, maltose, mannose and galactose. Mannitol is useful in the food, pharmaceutical, and medicine industries as a sweet-tasting bodying and texturing agent.
US07939306B2	Antibacterial dentifrice exhibiting antiplaque and breath freshening properties A dual component antiplaque oral composition having antimalodor properties in which a first component contains an antibacterial agent and the second component contains a proteolytic enzyme, the first and second components are simultaneously combined for application to the teeth, the first and second components being physically segregated prior to use, the components when mixed upon application to teeth providing substantially antiplaque effect with superior antimalodor properties.
US07939304B2	Mutant MT-SP1 proteases with altered substrate specificity or activity MT-SP1 mutein proteases with altered specificity for the target molecules they cleave can be used to treat human diseases, such as cancer. Cleaving VEGF or VEGFR at certain substrate sequences with wild-type and mutein MT-SP1 proteases can be used to treat pathologies associated with angiogenesis.
US07939296B2	Method for production of recombinant human FSH Disclosed is a method for production of recombinant human FSH in high yield and a high purity. The method comprises the steps of: (a) culturing recombinant human FSH-producing mammalian cells in a serum-free medium, (b) collecting culture supernatant, (c) subjecting the culture supernatant to cation-exchange column chromatography, (d) dye affinity column chromatography, (e) hydrophobic column chromatography, and (f) gel filtration column chromatography to collect recombinant human FSH-active fractions, in the order.
US07939295B2	Methods for reducing immunogenicity of polypeptides This invention relates to the fields of immunology and protein therapeutics. The therapeutic proteins are polypeptides to be administered especially to humans. The polypeptides are modified whereby the modification results in a reduced propensity for the polypeptide to elicit an immune response upon administration to the human subject. The invention therefor provides methods for the development of therapeutic polypeptides that are less immunogenic than any non-modified counterpart when used in vivo. The modifications used according to this invention relate, for example, to the introduction of protease cleavage sites, attachment of different molecules or insertion of non-natural amino acids.
US07939276B2	Assays which screen for compounds that modulate bitter taste of chlorogenic lactone compounds The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds, i.e., chlorogenic lactone compounds that contribute at least partially to the bitter taste of many coffee beverages. The present invention further relates to the use of these receptors in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of these taste receptors by chlorogenic lactones and related compounds and which may be used as additives and/or removed from foods, beverages and medicinals in order to modify (block) T2R-associated bitter taste. A preferred embodiment is the use of the identified compounds as additives in coffee and coffee-flavored foods, beverages and medicinals.
US07939270B2	Delivery of molecules to a lipid bilayer A method of delivering a molecule, such as a membrane protein, to a lipid bilayer uses a probe capable of holding the molecule on a carrier surface thereof. The molecule is deposited on the carrier surface and the probe is moved to engage the carrier surface against the lipid bilayer. The carrier surface may be the surface of a drop of hydrogel which adsorbs the molecule. The molecule may be a membrane protein which is thus inserted into the lipid bilayer. The method is fast and simple to perform thereby allowing high throughput experimentation.
US07939269B2	Method and composition for detecting cancer by means of detection of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 coactivator P100 The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing cancer and a detection reagent based on detection of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2) coactivator p100 contained in a specimen, and a method for treating cancer by controlling expression of EBNA2 coactivator p100 protein or a gene thereof.
US07939264B1	DNA sequencing method The present invention pertains to a method for determining the sequence of a polynucleotide, the method relying on the detection of a conformational change in an enzyme that interacts with and processes along the polynucleotide. The detection of a conformational change may be carried out by measuring changes in a fluorophore bound to the enzyme.
US07939258B2	Nucleic acid amplification procedure using RNA and DNA composite primers The invention provides methods for amplification of polynucleotide sequences using primers containing single-stranded RNA. The methods employ use of an enzyme capable of cleaving single-stranded RNA, such as RNase I, to degrade a first RNA-containing primer prior to addition of a second RNA-containing primer. The invention also provides compositions and kits for practicing the amplification methods, as well as methods which use the amplification products.
US07939251B2	SENP1 as a marker for cancer The present invention provides methods of detecting cancer cells by detecting the quantity of SENP1 and/or telomerase in a sample.
US07939244B2	Photosensitive hardmask for microlithography New hardmask compositions comprising non-polymeric, metal-containing nanoparticles dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system and methods of using those compositions as hardmask layers in microelectronic structures are provided. The compositions are photosensitive and capable of being rendered developer soluble upon exposure to radiation. The inventive hardmask layer is patterned simultaneously with the photoresist layer and provides plasma etch resistance for subsequent pattern transfer.
US07939242B2	Barrier film material and pattern formation method using the same A barrier film material includes, in addition to an alkali-soluble polymer, a multivalent carboxylic acid compound having a plurality of carboxyl groups or a multivalent alcohol compound. Thus, the multivalent carboxylic acid compound or the multivalent alcohol compound is adhered onto the surface of a resist film, and hence, particles having been adhered to the surface of the resist film are removed in removing the barrier film. Also, in the case where the barrier film is removed simultaneously with development, the resist film can be prevented from remaining partly undissolved.
US07939240B2	Lithographic printing plate precursor and method of producing printing plate A lithographic printing plate precursor is provided and has a porous aluminum support, (1) a layer containing a water-soluble polymer resin having a hydrophilic substituent adsorbable to a surface of the porous aluminum support and a sulfonic acid, and (2) an image recording layer from which unexposed areas can be removed by supplying an oil-based ink and an aqueous component thereonto on a printing machine without being subjected to development after exposure. The layer containing the water-soluble polymer resin, which has come in contact with the oil-based ink and the aqueous component, has a sulfonic acid group left therein.
US07939232B2	Toner, process for producing toner, and two-component developing agent A toner or two-component developer is obtained by mixing, aggregating, and heating resin particles, colorant particles, and wax particles in an aqueous medium. A gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurement of the resin particles shows that a weight-average molecular weight is 10000 to 60000, and the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight is 1.5 to 6. The wax particles include at least a first wax and a second wax. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw1 (° C.)) of the first wax based on a DSC method is 50° C. to 90° C. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw2 (° C.)) of the second wax based on the DSC method is at least 5° C. to 50° C. higher than Tmw1. Thus, the toner can have a smaller particle size and a sharp particle size distribution without requiring a classification process, can achieve a longer life, and can suppress transfer voids or scattering during transfer.
US07939224B2	Mask with registration marks and method of fabricating integrated circuits A photomask for a lithography apparatus includes a chip pattern configured to be transferred into a resist layer on a workpiece and at least one registration mark that is configured not to be transferred into the resist layer. Mask qualification may be improved without impacting wafer level processes.
US07939218B2	Nanowire structures comprising carbon The present invention is directed to nanowire structures and interconnected nanowire networks comprising such structures, as well as methods for their production. The nanowire structures comprise a nanowire core, a carbon-based layer, and in additional embodiments, carbon-based structures such as nanographitic plates consisting of graphenes formed on the nanowire cores, interconnecting the nanowire structures in the networks. The networks are porous structures that can be formed into membranes or particles. The nanowire structures and the networks formed using them are useful in catalyst and electrode applications, including fuel cells, as well as field emission devices, support substrates and chromatographic applications.
US07939217B2	Direct methanol fuel cell A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) comprising: a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including an anode, a cathode, and a membrane disposed therebetween; a spacer surrounding the anode, having supply holes to supply methanol to the anode; and a flow control member to control the supply of the methanol. The flow control member includes a porous support and/or a methanol transmissive layer. The methanol transmissive layer comprises a fluorine polymer, a hydrocarbon polymer, or a combination thereof.
US07939216B2	Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell employing the same A polymer electrolyte membrane includes a cross-linking reaction product between a hydrophilic polymer and a cross-linking agent represented by Formula 1 below wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl group, or substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 heteroaryl group; and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 5. The polymer electrolyte membrane may be prepared by preparing a composition for forming a polymer electrolyte membrane including the hydrophilic polymer, the cross-linking agent represented by Formula 1 and a solvent, applying the composition for forming a polymer electrolyte membrane to a supporting substrate; and heat treating the composition for forming the polymer electrolyte membrane to form the polymer electrolyte membrane. A fuel cell or other device includes the polymer electrolyte membrane. The polymer electrolyte membrane has low solubility to a strong acid and excellent ionic conductivity. Also, the polymer electrolyte membrane is suitable for high temperatures and has excellent durability obtained by reinforcing the mechanical strength of the electrolyte membrane. By employing such a polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel cell having excellent efficiency, etc. can be prepared.
US07939210B2	Electric automobile An electric automobile includes a fuel cell for power generation by supply of hydrogen and oxidizing agent, a hydrogen generating device for generating a gas containing hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell, and a motor driven by electricity generated by the fuel cell. The hydrogen generating device generates gas containing hydrogen by decomposing an organic compound-containing fuel, and includes a proton conductive partition membrane, a fuel electrode provided on one surface of the partition membrane to directly generate the gas containing hydrogen, a device for supplying, to the fuel electrode, water and organic compound-containing fuel capable of producing a proton as a result of electrochemical oxidization which can pass through the partition membrane, an oxidizing electrode provided on the other surface of the partition membrane, a device for supplying the oxidizing agent to the oxidizing electrode, and a device for generating and collecting the gas containing hydrogen.
US07939209B2	Method for regulating the exhaust temperature of a fuel cell system A method for controlling the exhaust gas temperature of a fuel cell system, the fuel cell system including a fuel cell having an anode and a cathode, and further including a fuel supply line for supplying H2-containing fuel to the anode, and an oxidant supply line for supplying O2-containing gas to the cathode, and at least one discharge line for discharging anode gas and/or cathode gas from the fuel cell. The discharge line is connected by at least one humidifier with the fuel supply line and/or with the oxidant supply line in such a manner that the fuel and/or the oxidant is/are humidified with moisture from the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas temperature is controlled by changing the temperature of the fuel in the fuel supply line and/or that of the oxidant in the oxidant supply line, and by transferring heat in the humidifier from the fuel and/or the oxidant to the exhaust gas.
US07939207B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte lithium ion secondary cell with improved cycle characteristics and method for fabricating the same The present invention improves the cycle characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that uses lithium cobalt oxide as a positive electrode active material. To this end, an element different from cobalt such as zirconium and titanium is added to the lithium cobalt oxide, acting as the positive electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent containing diethyl carbonate at 10 to 30 volume percent on a base of 25 degree Celsius and contains an electrolyte salt.
US07939203B2	Battery containing Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide The present invention provides for lithium ion secondary batteries that use Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide cathode active materials. The cathode active materials are substantially free of Li2CO3 impurity and soluble bases.
US07939188B2	Magnetic stack design A magnetic stack having a free layer having a switchable magnetization orientation, a reference layer having a pinned magnetization orientation, and a barrier layer therebetween. The stack includes an annular antiferromagnetic pinning layer electrically isolated from the free layer and in physical contact with the reference layer. In some embodiments, the reference layer is larger than the free layer.
US07939185B2	Fused polycyclic compounds and organic light-emitting device using the same A fused polycyclic compounds is represented by the general formula (I): wherein X1 to X18 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.
US07939179B2	Laminated steel application for major appliances doors and cases A dent resistant laminated steel application is provided for a laminated appliance wall, including: an exterior cover having a first outer skin layer and at least a second substrate layer laminated thereto, wherein the first outer skin layer is stainless steel and overlays the second substrate layer. The second substrate layer can be bonded to the first outer skin layer, wherein the bonding material is disposed in the interspace between the first outer skin layer and the second substrate layer. The laminated wall can further include a first outer skin layer having a material thickness from about 0.014 to about 0.022 inches. The second substrate layer can be selected from the group consisting of fiberboard, galvanized steel, and polyester.
US07939173B2	Polycrystalline silicon rod for zone reflecting and a process for the production thereof The invention relates to a polysilicon rod for FZ applications obtainable by deposition of high-purity silicon from a silicon-containing reaction gas, which has been thermally decomposed or reduced by hydrogen, on a filament rod. The polysilicon rod contains, surrounding the filament rod, an inner zone having but few needle crystals, small in size, an outer zone having a relatively small amount of larger needle crystals, and a smooth transition zone between the inner and outer zones. The polysilicon rods are obtained in high yield and can be refined in one pass in an FZ process.
US07939168B2	Fibrous structures Fibrous structures that exhibit a cross machine direction total energy absorption (CDTEA) of greater than 8 cm-g/cm2 as measured according to the TEA Test Method.
US07939165B2	Protective sheet and method for manufacturing the same A protective film comprises a substrate and a semi-cured protective layer over the substrate. The semi-cured protective layer is formed by curing a liquid mixture consisting of a thermosetting resin and a radiation curing resin.
US07939164B2	Pigment layer and method of permanently scribing a substrate by means of high-energy radiation Pigment layer intended particularly for the permanent marking of glass, based on a polymer matrix which reacts predominantly with pulverization to a high-energy beam, more particularly to laser irradiation, comprising at least one titanium donor and a carbon donor which provides free carbon under energy irradiation.
US07939161B2	Encapsulated panel assemblies and methods for making same A panel assembly, and method of making it, that includes a substrate and a coating proximate at least one edge of the substrate for defining a coated edge portion, the coating including one or more film forming resins having at least one functional group capable of polymerization; an initiator for causing the formation of free radicals or cations; and one or more compounds, which are reactive with the film forming resin and which also contain at least one acidic moiety. A plastic is bonded onto the coated edge portion of the substrate.
US07939155B2	Organic opto-electronic polymer and use thereof An organic opto-electronic polymer having the structure of formula (I) is provided: The polymer can be used in the light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting element as a blue light-emitting material.
US07939152B2	Heat-shrinkable anti-fomitic device A heat-shrinkable anti-fomitic device in the form of a bag or tube forms a cover for an object which prevents cross-infection by bacteria and other pathogens that may reside on the object. The heat-shrinkable anti-fomitic device can have a sterile interior that is sealed or stored flat during manufacture to maintain sterility. Therefore, no outer wrapping for the anti-fomitic device is required. The anti-fomitic device is inverted when used to cover the object and results in an ultimate outer surface that is initially sterile. A plurality of such devices can be heat shrunk to an object such that removal of the outer layer will prevent cross contamination. Heat shrink film materials for the coverings/bags serve as a barrier to the transmission of pathogens.
US07939148B2	Collation shrink The invention relates to a film structure combining a metallocene-rich layer and an HDPE-containing layer. A preferred embodiment is a structure having metallocene-rich skin layers and an HDPE-containing core. The structures of the invention are particularly useful for collation shrink.
US07939145B2	Techniques for labeling of plastic, glass or metal containers or surfaces with polymeric labels The invention provides a method for labeling a glass, plastic or metal container or surface with a polymeric label by means of a water based adhesive composition by the following steps: (a) selecting a polymeric label having a density of less than 0.9; (b) applying a water based adhesive to said polymeric label to form a fastenable polymeric label; (c) fastening said fastenable polymeric label to a glass, plastic or metal container or surface; and (d) allowing said polymeric label to dry on said glass, plastic or metal surface or container.
US07939143B2	Liquid crystal-containing composition and liquid crystal display device using the same A liquid crystal-containing composition includes a cholesteric liquid crystal and a microcapsule wall that encapsulates the cholesteric liquid crystal, the microcapsule wall includes at least one material selected from polyurethane and polyurea, and the content of the microcapsule wall with respect to 100 parts by weight of the cholesteric liquid crystal is from about 0.1 parts to about 11 parts by weight.
US07939134B2	Method for gumming a lithographic printing plate A method for gumming a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate including a lithographic image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas, and b) jetting a gum solution with an inkjet printer to produce a hydrophilic protective layer on the non-printing areas. An inkjet printer includes a gum solution for producing a hydrophilic protective layer on the non-printing areas and a fluid for the formation of the printing areas of a lithographic image on a lithographic printing plate precursor.
US07939129B2	Deposition of iron oxide coatings on a glass substrate A method is defined for producing an iron oxide coating on a glass article. The article is preferably for use as an architectural glazing. The method includes providing a heated glass substrate having a surface on which the coating is to be deposited. Ferrocene and an oxidant are directed toward and along the surface to be coated, and the ferrocene and the oxidant are reacted at or near the surface of the glass substrate to form an iron oxide coating.
US07939127B2	Method for obtaining a mark on a low surface energy ophthalmic lens A method for marking an ophthalmic lens with a hydrophobic and/or oil-repellent low surface energy outer layer on a high surface energy substrate or coating. The method consists in: positioning a complementary patterning mask of the desired marking between the lens surface to be marked and an energizing discharge source capable of substantially eliminating the outer layer to as to expose the subjacent high energy substrate or coating. The temporary protective layer has a surface energy higher than that of the outer layer and a thickness less than about 5 nm, and preferably between 2 and 4 nm, thereby enabling the discharge to act on the outer layer through the temporary protective layer.
US07939123B2	Deep fried egg-based foodstuff A method of making an egg based product includes providing a selected amount of a liquid egg base that is poured onto a cooking surface such that the egg base has a selected thickness. The egg base is heated to a selected temperature such that the liquid egg base coagulates into a solid mass. The solid mass is cut and transferred to a deep fryer where the solid mass is deep fried for a selected amount of time in a selected oil or fat. The deep fried solid mass is removed from the selected oil or fat for consumption or storage.
US07939121B2	Instant masa A process for the production of fresh masa, nixtamalized flour and derived products. The invention is a new process for production of corn masa (dough) to be used in the production of tortillas, fried or baked tortilla chips, tostadas, or corn chips. The new process produces masa directly from raw materials without the traditional cooking and steeping steps. It utilizes a series of processing steps including milling, blending, hydration, cooking and continuous cooling using cooling rollers to stop gelatinization. The new process uses very little water and emits no waste water.
US07939116B2	Sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer composition and production method thereof Provided are: method of producing a sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer by reducing the molecular weight of proanthocyanidin in plants so that they can be readily absorbed through the intestine of an organism; and a health food composition and a pharmaceutical composition which contain the resultant sulfur-containing proanthocyanidin oligomer as an active ingredient and which are useful for treating and preventing various lifestyle-related diseases and brain diseases caused by generation of active oxygen species as well as for preventing aging.
US07939095B2	Crosslinked silane coating for medical devices Coatings are provided in which surfaces may be activated by covalently bonding a combination ofsilane derivatives (A) to the metal surface, covalently bonding a lactone polymer (B) to the silane derivative by in situ ring opening polymerization, and depositing at least one layer of a polyester (C) on the bonded lactone polymer. Biologically active agents or therapeutic compounds may be deposited with any of the polyester layers. Such coated surfaces may be useful in medical devices, in particular stents.
US07939092B2	Cohesive osteogenic putty and materials therefor Described is an implantable medical material comprising a malleable, cohesive, shape-retaining putty including mineral particles, insoluble collagen fibers and soluble collagen. The medical material can be used in conjunction with biologically active factors such as osteogenic proteins to treat bone or other tissue defects in patients.
US07939090B2	System and method for the treatment of cancer, including cancers of the central nervous system The invention relates to the treatment of cancer, and particularly to the treatment of cancers of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme. A dual therapeutic approach is provided, including the administration of a dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine and a regimen of chemotherapy. The two therapies may be administered concurrently with one another and/or with an initial vaccination preceding chemotherapy. In various embodiments, the dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine includes either primed or unprimed dendritic cells; for instance, the dendritic cells may be autologous tumor antigen-presented dendritic cells. The dual therapeutic approach of the instant invention beneficially influences the chemosensitivity of a mammal with cancer.
US07939086B2	Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus variant The present invention provides an attenuated virus, which is derived from Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus, wherein the MVA-BN virus, or a derivative thereof, induces at least substantially the same level of immunity in vaccinia virus prime/vaccina virus boost regimes when compared to DNA prime/vaccinia virus boost regimes. It further describes recombinant viruses derived from this virus and the use of the virus, or its recombinants, as a medicament or vaccine. A method is provided for inducing an immune response in individuals who may be immune-compromised, receiving antiviral therapy, or have a pre-existing immunity to the vaccine virus.
US07939076B2	Methods for the therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease using a type-1 interferon antagonist Compositions and methods for the therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more anti-type 1 interferon antagonists, such as anti-type 1 interferon receptor antibody antagonists and fragments thereof, as well as polypeptides and small molecules that inhibit the interaction of type 1 interferon with its receptor (IFNAR).
US07939072B2	Anti-EGFR antibodies with an improved anti-tumor activity and compositions and articles of manufacture comprising same A method of identifying a combination of antibodies with a combined improved anti tumor activity is provided. The method comprising identifying at least two anti RTK antibodies capable of inducing synergistic endocytosis of the RTK in a cell expressing the RTK, thereby identifying the combination of antibodies with the combined improved anti-tumor activity.
US07939067B2	Purified recombinant batroxobin with high specific activity A purified recombinant batroxobin with high specific activity, which has the following properties: (a) the batroxobin has a molecular weight of 29-32 kDa; (b) at least 90% of the batroxobin have 6 pairs of disulfide bonds which correctly match at Cys7-Cys139, Cys26-Cys42, Cys74-Cys230, Cys118-Cys184, Cys150-Cys163 and Cysl174-Cys199; (c) positions 146 and 225 in SEQ ID NO:1 are modified as N-glycosylation; and (d) the specific activity of the batroxobin is equal to or greater than 1500 KU/mg protein.
US07939064B2	Phospholipase(s) and use(s) thereof The invention relates to phospholipase(s), isoforms, derivatives, mutants and/or fragments thereof, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of ischemia. Preferred is the use of secretory phospholipase, particularly phospholipase A2, and even more particularly phospholipase A2 derived from the snake venom of Naja sputatrix.
US07939058B2	Uses of IL-12 in hematopoiesis Methods for enhancing or stimulating hematopoiesis including the step of administering Interleukin-12 (IL-12) to yield hematopoietic recovery in a mammal in need. Preferred methods include the step of administering IL-12 as an adjuvant therapy to alleviate the hematopoietic toxicities associated with one or more treatment regimens used to combat a disease state. Other methods include administering IL-12 to ameliorate various hematopoietic deficiencies. Still other methods are directed to uses of IL-12 for in-vivo proliferation of hematopoietic repopulating cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and hematopoietic stem cells. Other disclosed methods are directed to uses of Il-12 for bone marrow preservation or recovery.
US07939051B2	Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating assemblies, and methods of operating the same Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, including steam reforming fuel processing assemblies, startup assemblies for use therein, and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, the startup assemblies include a startup reforming region that is upstream from a primary, or second, hydrogen-producing reforming region. In some embodiments, the startup reforming region and primary reforming regions are both steam reforming regions. In some embodiments, the startup assembly further includes at least one of a vaporization region and a startup heating assembly. In some embodiments, the startup heating assembly is an electrically powered heating assembly, and the fuel processing assembly further includes a (primary) heating assembly that combusts a byproduct stream from the fuel processing assembly to produce a combustion exhaust stream. In some embodiments, the startup reforming region is adapted to produce a gaseous output stream that will remain a gas-phase stream even if cooled below a minimum hydrogen-producing temperature.
US07939049B2	Cathode material containing Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide The present invention provides for Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide cathode active materials used in lithium ion secondary batteries. The cathode active materials are substantially free of Li2CO3 impurity and soluble bases.
US07939044B2	Method of manufacturing sub-micron silicon-carbide powder A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide powder with submicron size of powder particles wherein a homogeneous reactant mixture comprising a source of silicone, a source of carbon, and polytetrafluoroethylene is locally preheated in a sealed reaction chamber filled with an inert gas under pressure of 20 atm to 30 atm to a temperature sufficient to initiate an exothermic self-propagating reaction ranges from 650K to 900K. In the aforementioned homogeneous reactant mixture, the carbon source is used in the amount from 63 wt % to 68%, the silicon source is used in the amount of from 20 wt. % to 25 wt. %%, and the activated additive is used in the amount of from 8 wt. % to 15 wt. % per 100% of the entire homogeneous reactant mixture.
US07939036B2	Cuvette holder, cuvette array and analyzer comprising such components A cuvette holder for holding a plurality of reaction cuvettes is disclosed. The cuvette holder includes a body made by injection molding of a plastic material. The body extends along a circular segment and defines an array of chambers arranged along a circular segment, each of the chambers is for receiving, retaining and loosely holding the upper end portion of a reaction cuvette.
US07939035B2	Sample preparation device for extracting drug residue The present invention provides a sample preparation device for extracting drug residue. It comprises a case, in which a water bath, a vortex mixer, and a homogenizer are integrated. The case also has on it an integrated control panel for controlling heating temperature of the water bath and homogenization time of the homogenizer.
US07939027B2	Process for the synthesis of DMAPA The present invention relates to a process for the industrial preparation of a diamine starting from a corresponding alkenyl nitrile comprising at least one C—C double bond, which comprises the steps (a) reaction of the alkenyl nitrile with a corresponding monoamine in a first reactor so that the monoamine adds exothermically onto the at least one double bond to form an aminoalkyl nitrile, with the monoamine and water being charged initially and the alkenyl nitrile being fed in; (b) evaporation of unreacted alkenyl nitrile and monoamine to increase the concentration of the aminoalkyl nitrile product in the bottoms of the first reactor; (c) transfer of the aminoalkyl nitrile bottom product from step (b) to a second reactor; (d) batchwise catalytic hydrogenation of the aminoalkyl nitrile transferred in step (c) to the diamine in the second reactor, with each batch being obtained by initially charging a catalyst suitable for the hydrogenation of nitriles to amines and also water, the desired diamine and a base, introducing hydrogen into the second reactor and feeding in the aminoalkyl nitrile transferred in step (c); and (e) isolation of the diamine and, if appropriate, repetition of the steps (a) to (e). The invention further relates to an apparatus for preparing these diamines and the use of the apparatuses. A preferred diamine is 3-dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA).
US07939019B2	Sensor package with an interim auto-calibration circuit An interim auto-calibration circuit or label adapted to be used with a sensor package. The sensor package is adapted to be used with first and second instruments to determine the analyte concentration of fluid sample. The instruments are different and include respective first and second plurality of pins that are in different patterns. The sensor package comprises a plurality of electrical connections that includes a plurality of contact areas. The contact areas have a first and second contact sections being shorted together. The first contact sections are adapted to contact a respective one of the first pins. The second contact sections are adapted to contact a respective one of the second pins. The electrical connections assist in conveying information corresponding to the test sensors. The information is adapted to be utilized by the first and the second instruments to auto-calibrate for the test sensors.
US07939014B2	Radiation resistant silicone formulations and medical devices formed of same The disclosure is directed to a method of treating a medical device. The method includes providing the medical device. The medical device has an opening defined by two contacting surfaces in a polyalkylsiloxane based portion of the medical device. The method further includes irradiating the medical device free of externally applied lubricant to sterilize the medical device.
US07939012B2	Skimmer apparatus and method An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an apparatus and a method for skimming slag from molten metal including a base, wherein the base pivots around an axis, a mast mounted on the base, a carriage including wheels and the wheels engage the plurality of posts, an outer beam disposed perpendicular to the mast and within an inner space of the carriage, and including walls defining a slot and powered wheels, an inner beam disposed movably within the slot of the outer beam and in frictional contact with the powered wheels, and rams including one end mounted on the other beam and the other end mounted on one of the base or the mast. This configuration provides at least four degrees of freedom to the apparatus in order to skim the slag from the molten metal.
US07939009B2	Method and group for the compression molding of preforms for containers in polymeric material The preform is formed by an upper neck which maintains unchanged its form in the final object and a hollow body, joined to the neck. The method foresees the insertion, within a matrix cavity, of a metered body of polymeric material whose mass is metered according to a reference value, and the subsequent pressure insertion of a punch within the matrix cavity until it closes the mold's molding chamber, the punch conferring the shape to the inner surface of the preform and the matrix having an inner surface which confers the shape to the outer surface of the preform. According to the invention, in the molding of the preform, the error of the mass of the metered body with respect to the reference value is distributed in the hollow body, which undergoes a subsequent hot deformation until it achieves the final shape. In the mold, the matrix comprises at least one deformable wall (31) whose inner surface defines at least part of the inner surface of the matrix part intended to give form to the hollow body of the preform, said deformable wall (31) having, at least in part, a relatively thin thickness which permits it to be elastically deformed under the pressure of the polymeric material in the final preform molding step, thereby varying the thickness of the hollow body.
US07939004B2	Pressing bag and its production method, and method for producing composite body using such pressing bag A pressing bag comprising silicone rubber sheets and uncured silicone members for covering a prepreg placed on a molding die to cure the prepreg in an evacuated state, the pressing bag being integrally molded in a shape in agreement with the molding die.
US07939003B2	Modular fabrication systems and methods The present invention relates to an article fabrication system having a plurality of material deposition tools containing one or more materials useful in fabricating the article, and a material deposition device having a tool interface for receiving one of the material deposition tools. A system controller is operably connected to the material deposition device to control operation of the material deposition device. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating an article using the system of the invention and a method of fabricating a living three-dimensional structure.
US07938995B2	Method for manufacturing substrate for display panel There is provided a method for manufacturing a substrate for a display panel including a rib and a flat surface (hereinafter referred to as “substrate surface”) formed on one surface, the substrate surface being the region other than the rib in the substrate and including an electrode provided thereon, the substrate having a convex/concave shape (hereinafter referred to as “a substrate convex/concave shape”) composed of the rib and the substrate surface, comprising: a step 1 for positioning a mold having a convex/concave shape (hereinafter referred to as “a mold convex/concave shape) that is reversed to the substrate convex/concave shape so that the mold convex/concave shape and the substrate convex/concave shape are fitted to each other, the mold being provided with a flat surface (hereinafter referred to as “a mold convex surface”) facing to the substrate surface at a convex portion of the mold convex/concave shape, and with a surface (hereinafter referred to as “a mold concave bottom surface”) facing to a top surface of the rib (hereinafter referred to as “a rib top surface”) at a concave portion of the mold convex/concave shape; a step 2 performed after the step 1, for injecting an electrode material from an injection inlet opened on the mold convex surface; and a step 3 performed after the step 2, for solidifying the electrode material and detaching the mold from the substrate.
US07938994B2	Method of controlling an injection molding machine In a method of controlling an injection molding machine M which controls specified operational processes in a molding cycle by variably controlling the rotation speed of a driving motor 3 in a hydraulic pump 2 and driving a specified hydraulic actuators 4a, 4b, . . . , in lowering the pressure Pd of the operational process to a specified pressure Pn, the pressure Pd is forcibly lowered by controlling the driving motor 3 in reverse rotation.
US07938992B2	CVI followed by coal tar pitch densification by VPI Method for manufacturing pitch-densified carbon-carbon composite brake discs from carbon fiber preforms, by the following sequential steps: (a) providing a carbon-carbon composite brake disc preform; (b) heat treating the preform; (c) subjecting the heat-treated preform to Chemical Vapor Deposition/Chemical Vapor Infiltration processing; (d) infiltrating the preform with an isotropic low to medium char-yield pitch by Vacuum Pitch Infiltration processing or Resin Transfer Molding processing; (e) carbonizing the pitch-infiltrated preform; (f) machining the surfaces of the resulting carbonized preform; and (g) repeating steps (d) through (f) until the density of the carbon-carbon composite preform is at least 1.70 g/cc. The use of VPI equipment with isotropic, low to medium char-yield pitches for all densification steps following an initial CVD densification reduces capital and pitch materials cost. However, one or more RTM processing steps employing low to medium char-yield pitches may also be used to obtain improved economics.
US07938989B1	Composite structures for storing thermal energy A composite structure for storing thermal energy. In one embodiment, an apparatus for storing thermal energy includes: a thermal storage material and a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure includes: a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction. The first, second, and third truss elements interpenetrate each other at a plurality of nodes to form a continuous material. The first, second, and third truss elements define an open space. The thermal storage material occupies at least a portion of the open space, and the three-dimensional structure is self-supporting.
US07938982B2	Silicon wafer etching compositions A process for etching silicon wafers using a caustic etchant in the form of an aqueous solution comprising water, a hydroxide ion source, and a chelating agent. The process produces silicon wafers substantially free from diffused metal ions.
US07938972B2	Fabrication method of electronic device A fabrication method of an electronic device is provided. First, a substrate is provided. Then, a patterned amorphous carbon (α-C) layer is formed on the substrate and exposes part of the substrate. Next, a first α-C layer covering the patterned α-C layer and part of the substrate is formed. Then, part of the substrate and part of the first α-C layer covering part of the substrate are removed, so as to form a patterned substrate and a second α-C layer.
US07938970B2	Method for clarifying water An apparatus and method of producing and using aluminum slurry containing aluminum particles having an extremely small size. In particular, a particle size that is small enough to freely flow through water filtration filters. Once the aluminum particles react with phosphorus, phosphates, and other contaminants, the resulting particles are large enough to be trapped by filters such that the contaminants can be easily removed. The aluminum slurry is created by the use of a unique process which rapidly transforms electrically charged aluminum plates into slurry. The resulting slurry is then added to the body of water where it disperses throughout the water and flocculates with the contaminants. The resulting clumps produced by the reaction are large enough to be trapped by filters in the water treatment facility.
US07938968B2	Fluid storage and purification method A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
US07938961B2	Capillary loop with a built-in retaining frit Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for effectuating increased chromatographic efficiency in a capillary column by employing a retaining frit disposed within an analytical capillary. By disposing the retaining frit within the analytic capillary, the void volume is significantly minimized. The columns and methods described herein produce a simplified analytical capillary and retaining frit apparatus that provides greater chromatographic efficiency. Additionally, the column of the instant invention maintains chromatographic fidelity by reducing the transfer diameter as well as facilitating fluidic connections in situ.
US07938945B2	Microfluidic device for electrochemically regulating pH of fluid and method of regulating pH of fluid using the microfluidic device A microfluidic device includes; an ion exchange membrane, an anode chamber one side of which contacts a surface of the ion exchange membrane, wherein the anode chamber further includes a ladder-shaped anode and an anode support part, and a cathode chamber, one side of which contacts a surface of the ion exchange membrane opposite the anode chamber, wherein the cathode chamber further comprises a cathode, wherein the ladder-shaped anode is formed on a first surface of the anode support part, openings are formed in the anode support part which conform to the shape of the ladder-shaped anode, and a second surface of the anode support part which opposes the first surface of the anode contacts and supports the ion exchange membrane.
US07938944B2	Gas concentration measurement apparatus A first cell having an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes on the surface of the electrolyte with one of the electrodes facing a gas chamber causes, upon receipt of an applied voltage, a current to flow in accordance with the amount of oxygen discharge while discharging oxygen from the chamber. An open-circuit-induced fault is detected in accordance with a current flow change that is caused by the first cell when the voltage applied to the first cell reverts to a reference level after a temporary deviation from the reference level. A second cell generates a signal in accordance with the oxygen concentration in the measurement target gas chamber. An open-circuit-induced fault is detected in accordance with a signal change that is generated from the second cell when the voltage applied to the first cell reverts to a reference level after a temporary deviation from the reference level.
US07938940B2	Support for oxygen separation membrane element and the element using the same A support for an oxygen separation membrane element to support a dense and cylindrical electrolytic membrane having oxygen ion permeability, comprises a base axially extending and having a cylindrical surface extending axially, and a plurality of ribs formed on the cylindrical surface of the base, radially projecting and axially extending, for supporting the electrolytic membrane at their ends being radially distant from the cylindrical surface of the base.
US07938928B2	Method and device for the reproduction of images using glass pixels A method and device are described for the reproduction of a certain image, previously digitalized and separated into a number of pixels and optimized into a number of colors below a certain limit, with the help of a specific software application. The method includes the construction of individual colored elements that correspond to each of the colors selected for the image, where these elements or pixels consist of small cubic parts made of glass or similar. The method and the device include the means for extracting said pixels from the individual containers and positioning them sequentially for the formation of successive rows which, placed next to each other, form the desired image. The desired image or mosaic is completed with the support for the pixels made of an appropriate material, where the pixels are bound to each other and/or to the support by means of a process of adhesion or the application of heat in an oven up to the temperature at which the material softens.
US07938926B2	Manufacture of a filtering system In a method of and apparatus for manufacturing a filtering screen, a frame of plastics coated metal or reinforced plastics material is located in a jig and at least two sheets of wire cloths are placed over the frame and their edges gripped by pneumatically operated clamps carried by the jig. The clamps are pneumatically driven outwardly of the frame to tension each cloth in orthogonal directions. The tensioned cloths are pressed against the frame and heated in order to bond the cloths to the frame. The heated material is allowed to cool, and after completion of the bonding step the clamps a released, allowing the frame to be removed from the jig. Where necessary the cloths are trimmed back to the edges of the frame. A separate set of pneumatically operated clamps may be provided for gripping all four edges of each wire cloth layer to allow each layer to be individually tensioned.
US07938925B2	Method and apparatus for increased splicing speed on a corrugator web splicer Clutch pressure or servo motor torque profiling is applied to the powered capstan roll in a corrugator web splicer to control tension in the paper in the accelerating new paper roll to bring the new roll up to line speed more quickly and without causing web tear out.
US07938924B2	Method and apparatus for sealing the corner joint of the spacer of an insulating glass pane In order to seal the corner joint of an elastoplastic tape placed as a spacer on a glass pane, a film strip is pressed with a first portion of its length against the first leg section of the spacer and the protruding portion of the film strip is wrapped around the corner and pressed against the second leg section. For the purpose of automating this process, the film strip is severed mechanically from an automatically supplied film tape and held via a transfer apparatus which thereafter presses the film strip with the first portion of its length against the first leg section. The portion of the film strip protruding freely over the corner is wrapped around the corner via a pressure carriage and pressed by tautening against the second leg section of the spacer.
US07938919B2	Method for the heat treatment of nickel-based superalloys A heat treatment method for a nickel-based superalloy, in particular for the production of single-crystal components or directionally solidified components having a chemical composition permits full solution annealing at a temperature T1, the method comprising: partially solution annealing in a controlled manner at a temperature T2
US07938915B2	Rare earth alloy binderless magnet and method for manufacture thereof A method for producing a rare-earth alloy based binderless magnet according to the present invention includes the steps of: (A) providing a rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder; and (B) compressing and compacting the rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder by a cold process without using a resin binder, thereby obtaining a compressed compact, 70 vol % to 95 vol % of which is the rapidly solidified rare-earth alloy magnetic powder.
US07938913B2	Conveyor dishwasher and operating method for same A conveyor dishwasher includes a storage tank for holding sprayed final rinse liquid and a controllable liquid transfer device for transferring liquid from the storage tank to at least one wash zone as a function of a liquid demand in at least one of the wash zones.
US07938912B1	Composition for removing cementitious material from a surface and associated methods A composition is provided for use in cleaning a surface of a cementitious material. The composition includes HCl, urea, complex substituted keto-amine-hydrochloride, an alcohol, an ethoxylate, and a ketone. A method of using the composition includes applying the composition to a surface from which it is desired to clean a cementitious material and removing the composition and released cementitious material from the surface.
US07938905B2	Method for producing concrete parts and structure A method for producing concrete parts and a structure includes (i) supplying a first concrete composition based on a quick binder containing Portland cement, curing accelerator system based on Al2O3, CaO lime and SO3 sulphates, a retardant system and a superplasticizer, (ii) adding a releaser system for forming a second concrete composition and pouring the second concrete composition into a concrete form. The use of a releaser system and the preparation of the first concrete composition are also disclosed.
US07938903B2	Nanosized particles of benzimidazolone pigments A nanoscale pigment particle composition includes an organic benzimidazolone pigment, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound, wherein the benzimidazolone pigment associates non-covalently with the sterically bulky stabilizer compound that is an alkylated-benzimidazolone compound; and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale pigment particles.
US07938895B2	Gas-insulated switchgear apparatus and gas filter device A gas tank is hermetically filled with an insulating gas. A gas filling opening is provided on the gas tank, which includes a flange at its end. A gas filter device is fixed to the gas flange of the gas filling opening. The gas filter device includes a gas filter formed with a porous insulating material having pores with a diameter in a range from tens of micrometers to hundreds of micrometers. The gas filter has stability against the insulating gas and a decomposition product of the insulating gas.
US07938891B2	Using ionic liquids Carbon dioxide or other gases can be separated from gas streams using ionic liquid, such as in an electrochemical cell. For example, a membrane can contain sufficient ionic liquid to reduce ionic current density of at least one of protons and hydroxyl ions, relative to carbon-containing ionic current density. A gas stream containing carbon dioxide can be introduced on a cathode side, while a source of hydrogen gas can be introduced on the anode side of the membrane. Operation of an electrochemical cell with such a membrane can separate the carbon dioxide from the gas stream and provide it at a separate outlet.
US07938867B2	Fuel composition containing a medium substantially free of sulphur and process thereof A fuel composition contains (a) a medium substantially free of to free of sulphur; (b) a detergent/dispersant additive; and (c) a liquid fuel where the medium substantially free of to free of sulphur is an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, and where the aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent is present from at least about 50 wt % to about 100 wt % of the total amount of the medium. The fuel composition is prepared by a process and is useful in a process, where the fuel composition includes a medium that is a hydrocarbon or a nonhydrocarbon or a mixture thereof, to increase the efficiency of an exhaust after-treatment device of an internal combustion engine.
US07938866B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor containing a conductive polymer A method for forming an electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. The method includes forming a conductive polymer coating over the dielectric layer by polymerizing a monomer in the presence of an oxidative polymerization catalyst. The conductive polymer coating is formed by dipping the anode in a polymerization solution comprising the monomer, the oxidative polymerization catalyst, and a polar solvent. The polymerization solution has a temperature of less than about 20° C. Cooling the polymerization solution further stabilizes the polymerization solution and prevents premature polymerization of the monomer(s). Thus, the resulting conductive polymer layer can be more intimately positioned with respect to the anode. As a result, the formed capacitor can exhibit better performance.
US07938855B2	Deformable underlayer for stent An endoprosthesis includes a brittle layer, e.g. a ceramic and an underlayer to accommodate dimensional changes as the endoprosthesis is flexed.
US07938854B2	Medical devices and methods of making the same Medical devices, such as stents, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device includes an alloy having tantalum, tungsten, zirconium and niobium. For example, the alloy can include from about 20% to about 40% by weight of tantalum, from about 0.5% to about 9% by weight of tungsten, and from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of zirconium.
US07938852B2	Apparatus and methods for delivery of braided prostheses Blood vessels and other body lumens are expanded using an evertible braided prosthesis. The braided prosthesis is delivered to the blood vessel in a radially collapsed configuration. A leading edge of the braided prosthesis is then everted so that it expands as it is advanced through the blood vessel. Optionally, the prosthesis can be provided with a biologically active substance in order to inhibit hyperplasia or have other desired biological effects.
US07938839B2	Interlocking trigger assembly for a suturing device An endoscopic suturing device having an interlocking trigger assembly for preventing premature needle deployment. The suturing device comprises a handle assembly that includes a movable handle interlocking with a trigger. The suturing device further comprises an end effector having an upper jaw, a lower jaw and a needle/suture mechanism. The motion of the movable handle causes the upper jaw to move relative to the lower jaw. The activation of the trigger causes deployment of the needle/suture mechanism. The interlocking mechanism ensures that the needle/suture is deployed only when the upper jaw is below a maximum allowable distance from the lower jaw.
US07938837B2	Femoral ring loader An instrument for inserting an implant between vertebral bodies, including a holder adapted to hold the implant during insertion of the implant between the vertebral bodies, a retractor adapted to retract the holder away from the implant after the insertion, and a guard adapted to prevent the implant from being removed from between the vertebral bodies during the retraction.
US07938829B2	Articulation apparatus for external fixation device An articulation element consisting of a plurality of adjustable jaw pairs for the purposes of fixating the relative position of coupled bars and/or bone pins of an external bone fixator. Each of the adjustable jaws consists of a pair of hemispherical jaw elements contained within a spherical housing. A passage is eccentrically arranged through the jaw elements to accept the pin or bar. The jaw elements have interposed between them a spring element that serves to bias the jaw elements in the closed position. Pins serve to provisionally lock the jaw elements in the closed position. Spring loaded buttons act to release the pins thereby allowing the jaw elements to open accepting the pin or bar. The jaws are attached in a back to back fashion through the use of a threaded collar which acts as a turnbuckle pulling the jaws together when tightened.
US07938822B1	Heating and cooling of cryosurgical instrument using a single cryogen A cryosurgical system featuring both cooling and heating utilizing a single type of cryogen but from two different sources. The liquid cryogen cools the tip of a cryosurgical instrument in the cryosurgical system, such as a cryoprobe or cryocatheter. The gaseous cryogen is further heated by a heating element, preferably an electrical heating element, supplying the heating needed for the thaw and release parts of the cryo treatment procedure. Thus, the cryosurgical system supports the freeze/thaw cycle of the operation of the cryosurgical instrument.
US07938818B2	Alleviate back pain by increasing pH of the disc The intervertebral disc is avascular. With aging, calcified layers occlude the capillaries at the cartilaginous endplates, reducing diffusion of nutrients and oxygen from capillaries into the avascular disc. Under anaerobic condition, excessive production of lactic acid decreases intradiscal pH and irritates surrounding nerves, causing persistent back pain. Antacid is injected into the painful disc to increase pH and alleviate back pain.
US07938816B2	Infusion bag with integrated rinsing system The invention relates to a medical bag which is intended for the infusion of a medicament by means of gravity. The inventive bag comprises: at least two compartments, namely a first compartment (1) containing a medicament in the form of a solution and a second compartment (2) containing a rinsing solution; and means for separating/communicating the compartments, which prevent the rinsing solution from automatically entering the medicament compartment except at the end of the infusion period. The rinsing solution ends the infusion, by rinsing the medicament bag and the infusion line, such as to prevent any risk of contamination or leakage of residual medicament from the bag or line.
US07938812B2	Insert for an absorbent article with skincare agent and spacing sheet An insert for use together with an absorbent article such as a diaper, an incontinence product, a sanitary towel, a panty liner or the like. The insert is substantially non-urine-absorbing and comprises a support sheet (2) which has a first surface (12) and a second surface (13), the first surface (12) being treated with a skincare agent (14), and the second surface (13) being substantially impermeable to the skincare agent. The insert further includes at least one spacing and liquid-receiving sheet (3) placed against the second surface (13) of the support sheet (2). The spacing and liquid-receiving sheet facilitates the intake of liquid through the topsheet when the insert is in use.
US07938806B2	Tearaway introducer sheath with hemostasis valve A tearaway introducer sheath assembly (100,200) having an integrated valve (300). The valve is seated within a valve housing (222) defined by the hub portion (200) of the sheath (200). The valve (300) includes a pair of distally extending opposed side walls or flaps (324) extending to converge at a distal tip (328) having a virtual opening (334) therethrough. The valve further includes a pair of tensioners (340) along outer surfaces of the opposed side walls (324) that extend radially outwardly to engage and bear against the interior valve housing surface (230) to press the opposed side walls (324) together at the distal tip (328) for sealing, both when a dilator extends through the valve and sheath and afterward upon removal of the dilator.
US07938799B2	Medical device for vessel compatibility during high pressure infusion The invention provides devices that can be used to deliver a therapeutic agent to a treatment site within the vessel of a patient at increased pressure, while limiting the contact with and pressure placed on the vessel walls. Devices according to the invention include an expandable structure arranged around and on a tube having a lumen. The expandable structure may include a sealing ring that makes contact with the interior surface of a vessel to prevent or decrease fluid flow during delivery of a therapeutic agent. This allows delivery of a therapeutic agent with decreased risk of injury to the treatment site. The invention also provides for large lumen diameters, preventing shearing stress on therapeutic agents such as cell slurries.
US07938796B2	Method and system for controlled infusion of therapeutic substances Programmable infusion systems and method for controlled infusion of diagnostic or therapeutic substances (e.g., drugs, biologics, fluids, cell preparations, etc.) into the bodies of human or animal subjects.
US07938793B2	Mixed-gas insufflation system A mixed-gas insufflation system for mixing insufflation gases includes a gas supply providing at least two sources of insufflation gas and a mixer system. The mixer system includes a chamber having at least two inlets and at least one outlet. The at least two inlets of the chamber are in fluid communication with the gas supply. The mixer system mixes the at least two sources of insufflation gas.
US07938792B2	Adaptive algorithm for access disconnect detection An extracorporeal therapy machine removes blood from a patient in order to treat the blood and then return the blood to the patient. If the removal needle or the return needle is dislodged and blood is not returned, the patient may suffer a great blood loss. A new technique for detecting dislodgement uses the normal, initial values of a plurality of parameters of the patient and the therapy machine to set criteria or limits for an alarm, and then adjusts those criteria based on the later values of those parameters as they change during one therapy or over several therapies experienced by the patient.
US07938790B2	Process and device for application of active substances to a wound surface For application of active substances to a wound surface a porous padding (12) is provided upon the wound (10), which is sealingly covered over with a foil (14). A fluid active substance is introduced into the padding (12) via a supply line (22) and is then suctioned out of the padding (12) via a removal line (26). Closure mechanisms (32, 34) control the introduction of the active substance and the suctioning off of the active substance in the manner, that the active substance after being introduced remains for a predetermined dwell time in the padding (12), before it is suctioned off. After the suctioning off the vacuum in the padding (12) is maintained for a certain time period, before renewed introduction of the active substance. The opening of the closure mechanisms (32, 34) are temporally controlled to occur slowly.
US07938788B2	Foot typing method A method for classifying foot types by measuring the position of the Rearfoot Supinatory End Range of Motion, the Rearfoot Pronatory End Range of Motion, the Forefoot Supinatory End Range of Motion and the Forefoot Pronatory End Range of Motion, and classifying the foot based on the results of these measurements is disclosed. Once a human foot is classified and typed according to the disclosed method, a treatment plan can be customized for the specific foot type. The treatment can include the use of pre-orthotic pads and orthotic inserts which are customized according to a patient's specific foot type.
US07938783B2	Medical body core thermometer A medical thermometer with a miniature sensor that touches the patient's skin by a spring-loaded probe. The device computes a deep body temperature by using data of probe housing temperature and accounting for multiple responses of skin contact temperature sensor before and after touching the skin. A motion detector is employed to turn power on automatically.
US07938770B2	Penile prosthesis, penile prosthesis insertion tool and system thereof An implantable penile prosthesis system includes a penile prosthesis and an insertion tool. The penile prosthesis includes a cylinder extending between a distal tip and a proximal tip. At least one of the distal tip and the proximal tip has a pocket accessible by an opening, where the pocket is formed to extend laterally beyond a perimeter of the opening. The insertion tool extends between a distal end and a proximal end and includes an expansion mechanism coupled to the distal end. The opening in the tip(s) is sized to receive the distal end of the insertion tool and the expansion mechanism is configured to expand into the pocket to couple the insertion tool with the penile prosthesis.
US07938764B2	Continuous feeder for paper folding machine and paper folding machine incorporating the same A continuous paper feeder for supplying paper to be folded to a paper folding machine is provided. The continuous paper feeder includes a conveyor, a guide, a blower for introducing air between sheets of paper to be supplied to a paper folding machine, and a sensor for controlling the output of the air. The guide includes opposing first surfaces and second surfaces and a plurality of apertures communicating between the first surface and the second surfaces. The blower is adapted to introduce air through the apertures located on the guide as an operator is loading a stack of paper to be folded onto the conveyor surface.
US07938761B2	Multi axes exercise apparatus An apparatus and method for an exercise apparatus is disclosed that includes a base structure, a multiple axes pivotal mechanism disposed adjacent to the base structure, and an arm. The arm further includes a distal end portion and a proximal end portion with a longitudinal axis spanning therebetween. The distal and proximal end portions are each adapted to provide independent resistive force to muscle exertion, with the proximal end portion being adjacent to the mechanism such that operationally at least two independent axes of movement occur in the arm relative to the structure. Also included in the exercise apparatus is an assemblage for creating selectable variable resistance forces to the movement of the arm relative to the structure, such that each axis of movement has an independent selectable variable resistance force to the arm movement.
US07938754B2	Free stride elliptical exercise apparatus The present invention relates to a standup exercise apparatus that simulates walking and jogging with arm exercise. More particularly, the present invention relates to an exercise machine having separately supported pedals for the feet and arm exercise coordinated with the motion of the feet where the pedal stride length is determined by the movements of an operator. The exercise apparatus is easy to start and has generally elliptical shaped curves throughout stride variations.
US07938749B2	Control system and vehicle A motorcycle includes a transmission, an ECU, an engine and a transmission operating mechanism. The engine has a crank. The transmission operating mechanism includes a shift pedal and a load sensor. The load sensor detects an operation of the shift pedal by a driver, and applies a detected value to the ECU. The ECU decreases an output of the engine when a torque (driving force) having at least a predetermined value is transmitted from the crank to the transmission when a shift operation of the driver is detected by the load sensor. Moreover, the ECU does not decrease the output when the torque transmitted from the crank to the transmission is less than the predetermined value when the shift operation of the driver is detected by the load sensor.
US07938742B2	Golf club head A golf club head comprising a body having a crown, a sole and a hollow interior, a striking plate insert attached to the body, the striking plate insert being composed of a material having a density greater that that of the body, and a weighting member, wherein a center of gravity of the golf club head is located less than approximately 1.7 inches from an exterior surface of the striking plate insert.
US07938725B2	Game apparatus and storage medium storing game program Operation data is obtained from an input device and is stored into a memory, and initial state data indicating an attitude or a position of an object in a virtual game world is calculated with predetermined start timing using acceleration data included in the obtained operation data. Depending on acceleration data included in operation data sequentially obtained on and after the start timing, change amount data for sequentially changing the attitude or position of the object over time is calculated. Thereafter, the attitude or position of the object disposed in the virtual game world, depending on the initial state data, is changed, depending on the change amount data, to perform a game process of controlling a motion of the object.
US07938720B2	Method and apparatus for presenting bingo gaming results using multiple prize distributions A method includes operating a bingo player station in a first play mode in which the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a first pattern list. In response to detecting a trigger event, the bingo player station is switched from the first play mode to a second play mode and then the bingo player station is operated in this second play mode. In the second play mode, the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a second pattern list. The bingo player station is switched from the second play mode to the first play mode in response to a return event. Both the first pattern list and the second pattern list may share at least one result level and at least one common result indicator. However, the two pattern lists are different so that a given bingo pattern correlated to a prize in one of the pattern maps may correlate to a different prize or no prize in the other pattern map.
US07938717B2	Conformable sanding pad A flexible, hand-held sanding pad comprises a conformable, multi layered, semicircle pad having a surface capable of providing temporary adhesive attachment for a sheet of pressure-sensitive adhesive-coated abrasive material.
US07938714B2	Polishing pad assembly with glass or crystalline window Methods and apparatus for providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad. The pad includes a polishing layer having a top surface and a bottom surface. The pad includes an aperture having a first opening in the top surface and a second opening in the bottom surface. The top surface is a polishing surface. The pad includes a window that includes a first portion made of soft plastic and a crystalline or glass like second portion. The window is transparent to white light. The window is situated in the aperture so that the first portion plugs the aperture and the second portion is on a bottom side of the first portion, wherein the first portion acts a slurry-tight barrier.
US07938711B1	Adjustable sports brassiere An improved sports brassiere possessing multiple enhancements comprising adjustable wider straps for increased comfort, high quality stretch material, and two (2) adjustment points on either side thus ensuring a perfect fit, is herein disclosed. The front of the brassiere is provided with a connecting point between the brassiere cups comprising a strong snap design suitable for use during various rough sporting activities such as horseback riding and motorcycle riding. The brassiere is also provided with underwire supports and a large quantity of lace material across the upper portion of each cup for enhanced aesthetic quality.
US07938706B2	Deflection inspecting device for spark plug insulator, deflection inspecting method for spark plug insulator, and manufacturing method for spark plug insulator A device for inspecting a spark plug insulator for bending, the spark plug insulator including a cylindrical body having a radially enlarged flange at an axially intermediate portion thereof, and a through hole formed in the body along an axial direction of the body. The inspection device includes an insulator supporting means for supporting the spark plug insulator so as to be slidable in an axial direction of the spark plug insulator, a linear inspection pin that is to be inserted into the through hole of the spark plug insulator supported by the insulator supporting means, and a detecting means for detecting a sliding movement of the spark plug insulator when the spark plug insulator is caused to slide in the axial direction thereof by the inspection pin by the inspection pin prevented from completely penetrating the through hole of the spark plug insulator owing to bending of the spark plug insulator which exceeds a predetermined tolerance.
US07938702B2	Boat propulsion system and boat including the same A boat propulsion system includes a shift mechanism arranged to change a shift position among forward, neutral, and reverse. A shift position detection mechanism is connected to a control lever with a wire. The shift position detection mechanism has a detected member and a position detection section. The detected member is displaced corresponding to an operation position of the control lever as the control lever is operated. The position detection section detects a position of the detected member. The position detection section outputs a shift position signal corresponding to the detected position of the detected member. A control device controls the shift position of the shift mechanism on the basis of the shift position signal. The boat propulsion system provided with the shift mechanism of an electronic control type can replace a boat propulsion system provided with a shift mechanism of a mechanical type at low cost.
US07938694B2	Connector terminal and connector with the connector terminal An object of the present invention is to provide a connector terminal which can be easily fitted to or separated from a partner terminal (partner connector) even if the space for fitting operation is limited in the fitting direction. The connector terminal has a terminal inserting portion to which the partner terminal is inserted, and a coupling portion intercoupling and electrically interconnecting the inserting portion and a wire connection portion of a coated wire. The terminal inserting portion and the wire connecting portion are juxtaposed such that the inserting direction of the partner terminal to be inserted into the terminal inserting portion and the axial center direction of the end of the coated wire to be connected to the wire connecting portion is parallel with or substantially parallel with each other, and are intercoupled via the coupling portion so as to overlap with each other in a direction perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to both of the inserting direction of the partner terminal and the axial center direction of the end of the coated wire.
US07938678B1	Socket member A socket member includes an insulated body, one connection unit disposed within the insulate body and one transmission terminal. The connection unit includes a connection body having a first side formed with a through hole and a fixing seat projecting from the first side and having a reception channel in spatial communication with the through hole. The transmission terminal includes a first terminal element having a first connecting section extending into the through hole in the connection body for establishing electrical connection with an inserted plug and a clamping section received within the reception channel. The second terminal element has a second connecting section clamped by the clamping section of the first terminal element and a soldering section for soldering onto a printed circuit board.
US07938677B1	Electrical jumper with retaining arrangements An electrical jumper includes an insulative housing defining a receiving room having an inserting opening through which the pins are inserted to the receiving room and a one-piece terminal member assembled in the receiving room. The terminal member includes two contacts connecting with each other by two connecting portions. Each contact defines a base portion and a pair of elastic arms on two opposite sides of the base portion. The base portion of each contact further defines a rib protruding towards the receiving room. The insulative housing further defines arm portions having hook portions at free ends of the arm portions extending into the receiving room. The arm portions are movable with respect to the insulative housing. The rib and the hook portion resist on two opposite sides of the pin when the pins are inserted in the receiving room.
US07938670B2	Method of mounting a connector assembly A connector for electrical or optical conduits that provides a field configurable keying of the insulator plugs relative to each other and relative to the connector casings. A separate relative keying means is included that is separate from the case keying or locating mechanism. The connector also utilizes a retention means for example, a one-way snap apron, to retain the insulator within the receptacle case.
US07938668B2	Cable connector assembly having a spacer and a bracket A cable connector assembly (100) comprises: an insulative housing (1) defining a base portion, a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing, a cover (6) attached to the base portion of the insulative housing, a cable (5) connected to the contacts electrically, a spacer (3) received in a notch recessed forwards from a rear surface of the base portion, and a bracket (4) assembled to a back end of the insulative housing and disposed in the receiving space. The cover is hollow and assuming a cap-shaped, and the cover and the insulative housing form a receiving space, one end of the cable and the contacts is received and connected electrically in the receiving space. One lateral side of the cable connector assembly comprises a hole, and the cable extends out of the receiving space through the hole.
US07938663B2	Coaxial connector piece In a coaxial plug-connector part with a cap nut, which is disposed rotatably and in an axial force-fit manner on the outer-conductor and which can be screw-connected, in order to generate the contact pressure between the outer-conductor butting contact surfaces of the plug connector, with an external thread of the counter plug-connector part, the frictional torque of the axial force-fit between the cap nut and the outer-conductor is selected to be smaller than the frictional torque between the outer-conductor butting contact surfaces of the plug connector.
US07938662B2	Seals and methods for sealing coaxial cable connectors and terminals Methods of connecting a coaxial connector and a terminal include providing a coaxial connector with a coupler, the coupler having a seal member in contacting relationship with the coupler such that the seal member is coaxial with the coupler about a longitudinal axis, affixing the coupler to the terminal and after the coupler is affixed to the terminal, sliding the seal member longitudinally toward, and into contact with, the terminal. When in a tightening position, the seal member covers an engagement surface of the coupler, and wherein when in a deployed position, the seal member contacts at least a portion of the terminal.
US07938647B2	Grounding connector having a flat portion and a curved contacting portion with a protrusion for connecting two printed circuit boards A portable electronic device includes two PCBs and a ground connector. The ground connector includes a flat, two legs, and an arm. The flat attaches the grounding connector to one of the PCBs. The two legs project from the flat and cooperatively defining a receiving space. The arm, extending from the flat, is received and extends of the receiving space and electronically connecting to the other PCB.
US07938646B2	Three-dimensional periodic table The invention includes a three dimensional periodic table of the chemical elements and a method of learning about the periodic nature of the elements. Included are several cardboard or paper sheets, each having a plurality of blocks that display information about particular elements. The blocks are arranged in groupings of elements with similar properties, such as the transition Earth metals. Students follow a set of instructions provided with the sheets to cut out the groups, fold along particular lines, and affix tabs together to assemble several three dimensional forms. The students then place the forms on a planar map that indicates where to place each form and indicates how to follow the periods of elements between the forms.
US07938645B2	Dental system for root and root tip extraction A compact, easily transportable dental system to permit root and root tip extractions from human and animal patients including those who are unable to visit an oral surgeon or veterinarian at a traditional office. An extraction bur having a lifting ball is embedded within and stands upwardly from the root or root tip to be extracted. The extraction bur is detachably connected to and rotated into the root/tip by a bur implanting device. A bur ejector is slidable through the bur implanting device to cause the extraction bur to be released therefrom once the bur has been implanted in the patient's root/tip. A universal fulcrum tray covers the root/tip and surrounds the patient's adjacent teeth during the extraction process. The upstanding extraction bur and the lifting ball thereof project through one of a pair of slots formed in the universal fulcrum tray. An extracting instrument having a pivot surface rotates over the universal fulcrum tray to apply a lifting force to the lifting ball of the extraction bur to pull the bur upwardly and the root/tip outwardly from its root socket.
US07938641B2	Extrusion die An extrusion die comprises a die body defining a die cavity (18). The cavity (18) is shaped such that the die body includes a male portion (24) and a female portion (26). A leading edge (18a) of a part of one side of the die cavity (18) is out of alignment with a leading edge (18a) of an opposing part of the die cavity (18), at rest, such that, in use, when deflection of parts of the die occurs, the leading edges (18a) substantially align.
US07938638B2	Mould for the injection-moulding a component comprising two portions which are composed of different materials This mould is of the type including a moulding cavity (10), and at least one panel (16, 18, 20) which is for separating the cavity into at least two moulding compartments (24, 26) and which is movable, between a position for separating the two compartments (24, 26) and a rest position, through an opening (22) which is provided in a wall (12) of the cavity (10). The mould further includes at least one shutter (32, 34) which is movable between an open position, in which the shutter (32, 34) is disengaged from the opening (22), and a closed position, in which the shutter (32, 34) closes at least a region of the opening (22).
US07938628B2	Composite-steel hybrid mast for rotorcraft A composite-steel hybrid mast for a rotorcraft includes a tubular, steel portion having an internal surface defining a space therein and a composite portion disposed within the space defined by the internal surface of the steel portion and held in a fixed spatial relationship with respect to the internal surface of the steel portion.
US07938610B2	Lock nut A special shape inner peripheral surface connected to a base end side of a female thread and set to be rotatable only by a first special purpose tool is formed in a nut main body. A cap is constituted by a shaft portion which is inserted to the special shape inner peripheral surface of the nut main body and having a male thread threaded with a base end portion of the female thread of the nut main body in a leading end side, and a head portion provided in abase end side of the shaft portion.
US07938607B2	Metal plate member fixation device A metal plate member fixation device includes a barrel for bonding to a mounting through hole of a first metal plate member, a lock screw bolt inserted through the barrel for threading into a screw hole of a second metal plate member to lock the first and second metal plate members together, a cap molded on the head of the lock screw bolt, a spring member sleeved onto the shank of the lock screw bolt and stopped against the shoulder of the lock screw bolt and an annular inside step of the barrel, and a compressively deformable annular stop member positioned in an annular inside locating groove in the barrel around the shank of the lock screw bolt for stopping against one end of the thread of the lock screw bolt to prohibit escape of the lock screw bolt from the barrel.
US07938604B2	Attachment mounting device for utility vehicle cargo box An attachment mounting device for a utility vehicle cargo box with a sidewall with a bar along a top edge and a recessed surface in the sidewall below the bar. The attachment mounting device has a head at an upper end, a hook at a lower end, and a mid-section therebetween. A handle is attached to a cam insert having a cam surface contacting the bar. The cam insert is slidable to move the cam insert around the bar to move the hook upward sufficiently to engage the recessed surface in the sidewall.
US07938594B1	Holding device for traffic beacon An improved holding device is disclosed for supporting a traffic beacon comprising a longitudinal extending holding member having a bottom surface for resting on a generally flat surface. The longitudinal extending holding member has opposed inclined sidewalls meeting in a generally planar top surface. A coupling device is defined within the longitudinal extending holding member for securing a traffic beacon to the holding member. A riser is integrally formed with the generally planar top surface of the longitudinal extending holding member for raising the height of the improved holding device.
US07938590B2	Methods and apparatus for printing receipts and validating forms A dual-purpose printer for printing receipts and validating forms is provided. The printer comprises a receipt drive roller for driving paper through a receipt path, a dual-purpose roller capable of contacting the drive roller, and a validation idler roller adapted to be brought into and out of engagement with the dual-purpose roller. The receipt path is formed between the receipt drive roller and the dual-purpose roller. A validation path is formed between the validation idler roller and the dual-purpose roller. Rotation of the receipt drive roller in a first direction enables driving of paper through the receipt path. When the validation idler roller is in engagement with the dual-purpose roller, rotation of the dual-purpose roller in the first direction enables discharging of a form from the validation path.
US07938585B2	Radial antifriction bearing, especially single-row grooved antifriction bearing A radial antifriction bearing which has an outer bearing ring, an inner bearing ring and a multitude of rollers, arranged between the bearing rings and held by a bearing cage. The rollers are configured as spherical disks that each have two parallel lateral surfaces which are symmetrically flattened from a basic spherical shape. The bearing cage has cage pockets in which the rollers are axially guided between the bearing rings via two low-friction point contacts between the center areas of their lateral surfaces and the longitudinal webs of the cage pockets. The rollers have a defined degree of freedom for tilt movements exerted at an angle to the running direction and a defined degree of freedom for self-adjustment to the pressure angle of the radial antifriction bearing.
US07938577B2	Fluid temperature control device A fluid temperature control device, which includes: a main body block having a passage channel formed in a surface thereof; a thermal conducting plate that is provided on the surface of the main body block, and covers the passage channel to form a passage for passing a fluid to be temperature controlled; and temperature control means that carries out heat exchanging (heating/cooling), by way of the thermal conducting plate, with the fluid passing through the passage, in which the passage abutting on the thermal conducting plate connects a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet formed in the main body block, and is a single passage having an approximately constant passage cross-sectional area over its entire length.
US07938570B2	Quick-release worklight mounting A quick-release mounting mechanism for a worklight enabling the worklight to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a tripod support stand and enabling an individual worklight head to be quickly and easily mounted on and demounted from a base stand or other support member such as the handle of a spring clamp or other clamp member. The mounting mechanism includes a latch member on the worklight base or on an individual worklight head that cooperates with an actuator mounted in the support stand or other support member. The latch member is received in a hole in the support and the actuator is formed to engage a catch on the latch member when the worklight or individual worklight head is in position on the support. In particular, the actuator is mounted in the support for movement between a latching position and a release position, and the latch member and actuator are formed to engage one another when the actuator is in its latching position so as to hold the worklight or individual worklight head on the support. A spring arrangement in the support urges the actuator into its latching position, and the actuator is provided with an engagement member by which a user can urge the actuator into its release position for quick release of the worklight or the head from the support.
US07938569B2	Backlight frame Provided is a backlight frame, which comprises a frame body comprising attaching blocks disposed at four corner portions of the frame body, respectively, and a metal plate disposed on a mounting surface of at least one of the attaching blocks. A hardness of the metal plate is higher than a hardness of the attaching blocks. The metal plates are capable of reducing the defects of the backlight due to abrasive dust and thus facilitating the assembling process and improving the quality and yield of the products.
US07938566B2	Automobile instrument panel cover panel There is provided a cover panel including a lighting device which is attachable without a mounting seat. A cover panel 1 includes a panel main body 5 fixed on an instrument panel 3 in an interior of an automobile and a lighting device 6 provided inside the panel main body 5. The panel main body 5 comprises an opening 7 which forms a gap between itself and the instrument panel 3, and light emitted through the opening 7 from the lighting device 6 illuminates the interior of the automobile. The panel main body 5 and the lighting device 6 are integrated and are fixed on the instrument panel 3, so that the cover panel 1 including the lighting device 6 can be fixed on the instrument panel 3 without utilizing the mounting seat as was conventionally done.
US07938560B2	Multifunction lamp A multifunction lamp comprises: a light source; a first reflector receiving and reflecting the projected light from the light source; a second reflector receiving and reflecting the reflected light from the first reflector; a first light-guide member which is provided between the light source and the first reflector or and the end of the first reflector away form the light source; and a second light-guide member guiding the light reflected by the second reflector out of the lamp.
US07938555B1	Emergency preparedness lamp In the event of a power outage, a lamp with rechargeable batteries automatically illuminates. The lamp may be a detachable flashlight that is mechanically and electrically connected to a pole lamp or a desk lamp, for instance, so that its batteries recharge when power is available for the pole lamp or desk lamp. A mechanical connection between the flashlight and the pole or desk lamp may be with threaded male and female connectors. An arm extension may be provided from the lamp to contain one of the mechanical connectors and one of the electrical connectors.
US07938553B1	Illuminated eyeglass assembly An illuminated eyeglass assembly includes one or more temple members having an integral lighting assembly structured and disposed to provide an illumination region proximate a user, for example, to illuminate an item within an arm's length of the user. Each integral light assembly includes at least one light source interconnected to a power source via a switch mechanism. Each of the light sources produce a light beam, and the light sources are structured and disposed such that the light beams provide an illumination region immediately proximate the user, thereby permitting the user to perceptively view an item in a low light environment, such as, to permit the user to read menu or a check in a restaurant or nightclub. A system is provided to retrofit an existing eyeglass assembly with one or more temple member having an integral lighting assembly.
US07938548B2	Projection device A projection device includes: a projector unit that has at least a light source and a projection optical system housed in a chassis; a control unit that is assembled with a chassis separate from the chassis of the projector unit; and a rotation support member that rotatably supports the projector unit and the control unit around a rotation axis that extends perpendicular to a surface of the chassis of the projector unit and a surface of the chassis of the control unit, with these surfaces facing to one another.
US07938540B2	Autostereoscopic projection system An apparatus projecting 3D autostereoscopic images viewers. The apparatus includes a projector array with projectors each receiving an input image such as digital video and projecting an image based on the input image. A beam splitter with first and second surfaces is positioned such that the projected images strike the first surface and a portion (e.g., 50 to 95 percent) is transmitted through the beam splitter toward a screen with a retroreflective surface. The retroreflective surface reflects the splitter-transmitted portion back along the same path but with increased brightness. The light reflected from the retroreflective surface strikes the second surface of the beam splitter and is reflected toward a display viewing zone provided at about the focal points of the reflected projectors. A 3D image is perceivable to a viewer who positions his eyes at or near any of two or more viewing locations proximate to the projection surface.
US07938538B2	Methods and devices for rapid measurement of visual sensitivity The present invention relates to methods for efficient adaptive measurement and classification of contrast sensitivity functions and spatiotemporal contrast sensitivity surface by selecting the most informative stimulus before each trial. Also disclosed are devices for implementing such methods.
US07938534B2	Spring hinge between a bow and a bow cheek of a pair of spectacles A spring hinge between a bow cheek and a bow of a pair of spectacles is described, having two hinge parts (3, 4), each associated with one of these spectacle parts (1, 2), one of which forms a bearing fork (6) having a hinge axis (5) for receiving the other hinge part (3), which is guided so it is displaceable with the aid of a sliding part (7) in a housing (9), and having a coiled spring (13) situated between two legs (12) of the sliding part (7), which is supported on one side on a web (14) of the sliding part (7) connecting the two legs (12) and on the other side on a housing-fixed buttress. In order to achieve simple installation conditions, it is proposed that the housing (9) has a closure part, which forms a receptacle opening (8) of the associated spectacle part (1) for the sliding part (7), and which forms the buttress for the coiled spring (13).
US07938527B2	Ink, ink cartridge, ink jet recording apparatus, and ink jet recording method To provide an ink jet recording method including: performing image recording on a recording medium to obtain an ink adhesion quantity of 15 g/m2 or less of an ink containing at least a colorant, the recording medium having at least one coating layer on at least one surface of a substrate including cellulose pulp; and dry-to-touch drying the recorded image and bringing a heat source into direct contact with the recording medium for image fixing, wherein the recording medium is formed such that a transfer quantity of pure water into the recording medium in a contact interval of 100 ms that is measured with a dynamic scanning liquid absorptometer is 1 mL/m2 or more to 30 mL/m2 or less and a transfer quantity of pure water into the recording medium in a contact interval of 400 ms is 2 mL/m2 or more to 35 mL/m2 or less.
US07938526B2	Pattern forming method, droplet discharging device and circuit module A method of forming a pattern including: discharging a droplet of a pattern forming material onto a substrate; drying the droplet that has landed on the substrate; and forming a pattern on the substrate, the drying comprising: irradiating a region of the droplet with a laser beam launched by a laser source; and reflectively irradiating the region of the droplet again with the portions of the laser beam that have been either reflected or scattered from the region of the droplet.
US07938519B2	Refill unit for refilling one of a number of ink compartments An ink refill unit is provided for refilling a printer ink cartridge unit. The ink refill unit includes a base assembly that has ink refilling components and outlets for engaging a docking member connected to the ink storage compartments. Each outlet corresponds to a respective type of ink with only one of the outlets working. The ink refilling components include a syringe assembly coupled in fluid communication with the working outlet. A lid assembly covers the ink refilling components.
US07938518B2	Ink refill unit for an ink reservoir A refill unit for an ink reservoir that has an inlet valve for receiving refill ink and an outlet valve for fluid communication with an inkjet printhead. The refill unit has a docking assembly for docking with the ink reservoir, an ink bag for storing ink, a valve actuator configured to close the outlet valve of the ink reservoir and subsequently open the inlet valve upon docking the docking assembly with the ink reservoir, an ink delivery outlet assembly for establishing fluid communication between the ink bag and the ink reservoir upon docking the docking assembly with the ink reservoir and, constrictor actuators for increasing pressure in the ink bag upon docking the docking assembly with the ink reservoir, and reducing pressure in the ink reservoir upon disengagement of the docking assembly and the ink reservoir.
US07938515B2	Dielectric film structure, piezoelectric actuator using dielectric element film structure and ink jet head The present invention provides a dielectric film structure having a substrate and a dielectric film provided on the substrate and in which the dielectric film has (001) face orientation with respect to the substrate, and in which a value u in the following equation (1) regarding the dielectric film is a real number greater than 2: u=(Cc/Ca)×(Wa/Wc) (1) where, Cc is a count number of a peak of a (001′) face of the dielectric film in an Out-of-plane X ray diffraction measurement (here, 1′ is a natural number selected so that Cc becomes maximum); Ca is a count number of a peak of a (h′00) face of the dielectric film in an In-plane X ray diffraction measurement (here, h′ is a natural number selected so that Cc becomes maximum); Wc is a half-value width of a peak of the (001′) face of the dielectric film in an Out-of-plane rocking curve X ray diffraction measurement; and Wa is a half-value width of a peak of the (h′00) face of the dielectric film in an In-plane rocking curve X ray diffraction measurement.
US07938507B2	Printhead nozzle arrangement with radially disposed actuators A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead includes a substrate with a layer of drive circuitry, the substrate defining an ink chamber with an ink supply channel etched through the substrate; and a roof structure having a roof layer over the chamber. The roof structure includes a nozzle rim positioned around an ejection port defined in the roof layer above the chamber; a plurality of actuators radially spaced about, and displaceable with respect to, the nozzle rim, each actuator having an internal copper core for receiving therethrough a current, each actuator configured to thermally expand into the chamber upon receiving the current; and a series of struts interspersed between the actuators to support the nozzle rim with respect to the roof layer.
US07938506B2	Inkjet recording head, inkjet recording device, and method for manufacturing the inkjet recording head In a method for manufacturing an inkjet recording head which includes a pressure generation chamber supplied with ink fluid and a nozzle opening leading to the pressure generation chamber, the method includes: (a) forming a first trench which serves as the pressure generation chamber on a first surface of a first substrate; (b) forming a second trench which serves as the nozzle opening on a bottom surface of the first trench; (c) forming a sacrificial film on the first trench and the second trench; (d) forming a diaphragm on the sacrificial film as well as on the first surface of the first substrate; (e) forming a piezoelectric element on the diaphragm; (f) grinding a second surface of the first substrate so as to open a bottom surface of the second trench; (g) forming an opening which exposes the sacrificial film on the first surface of the first substrate; and (h) removing the sacrificial film through the opening.
US07938486B2	Posture trainer An article for improving the posture of an individual sitting on a chair. The article includes a back covering member positionable on the back support portion of the chair and covering at least a portion thereof. The article is configured to annoy the individual when the individual is sitting in a manner deleterious to proper posture. The article includes a means for removably attaching the back covering member to the chair. There is also taught another article for improving the posture of an individual sitting on a chair. The article includes a seat covering member positionable on the seat support portion of the chair and covering at least a portion thereof. The article is configured to annoy the individual when the individual is sitting in a manner deleterious to proper posture. The article includes a means for removably attaching the seat covering member to the chair.
US07938484B2	Foldable chair A foldable chair includes a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, a seat and a backrest. The front legs and rear legs are hinged together to form a scissor-shape. The seat is hinged with the rear legs rotatably through a connecting piece fixed on the back of the seat. Each of the front legs has a connecting sleeve which can be slid along the front leg. The connecting sleeves are hinged to the seat. A protrusion is disposed on each front leg to stop the connecting sleeve to slide downwardly and keep the seat on unfolded position. The seat of the foldable chair can slide upwardly along the front legs.
US07938471B2	Deck board and mounting structure of deck board A deck board includes a board body arranged in a luggage area of a vehicle so as to be capable of being moved between an upper position and a lower position. The board body in the upper position separates the luggage area into upper and lower areas. The deck board further includes a front support portion that is rotatably connected to the front side of the board body so as to support the front side of the board body. Further included is a support pin that pivotally supports the fore end portion of the front support portion on the opposite side of the board body, so that a hinge portion can rotate. The deck board further includes a tension spring arranged to bias the front side of the board body toward the support pin.
US07938464B1	Door opening device for a handicapped person A manually manipulated assistive device for facilitating opening and closing a door by a handicapped person, especially one in a wheelchair. An elongated slender body preferably formed of a single transparent rigid plastic rod has a straight central portion, a hook formed at one end like a shepherd's hook and a hand or finger grasping handle at another end of the rod. The hook is adapted for snug snapping engagement over a neck area of a doorknob and, thereafter, for loose swinging supported movement relative to the doorknob. The rod has a length sufficient for the device to be held and pivoted on the hook about the neck area into a generally horizontal position by user grasping the handle to open or close the door. A retaining clip attached to the door at a height above the floor similar to that of the doorknob holds the device in a generally horizontal orientation stored ready for use.
US07938458B1	Alignment assembly for door latch and striker bolt A door latch and striker combination for a vehicle door is provided with a pivotal cam on the striker assembly of the door frame so as to overcome misalignment between the latch assembly and striker assembly. When the door is moved from an open position to the closed position, the latch housing engages the cam, which pivots over center as the door closure continues, thereby lifting the latch assembly and door into proper alignment with the striker bolt on the door frame, such that the door can be closed. The cam is spring biased to an initial position with an inclined upper surface. The cam supports the latch assembly while the door is closed, and allows the latch assembly to slide over the upper cam surface when the door is opened.
US07938448B2	Mobile vehicle detailing system The mobile vehicle detailing system is a system for detailing a motor vehicle adapted for mounting the rear of a truck or van. The mobile vehicle detailing system has a water storage tank that has outlets for filling buckets and water containers and provides a source of water. A surround box, in which is disposed the water storage tank, has an integral front section that extends between the front seats of a van or truck and provides storage for files and receipts. A pressure washer, generator and storage box are mounted on a sliding platform that can be pulled out from the vehicle for easy access.
US07938440B2	Airbag apparatus and methods An airbag apparatus of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag configured to be deployed from a first location proximate to an upper portion of a side window of the vehicle, the curtain airbag configured to extend to a lower portion of the side window when the curtain airbag is inflated, and a side airbag configured to be deployed from a second location proximate to the lower portion of the side window, wherein the side airbag is arranged to suppress a movement of the curtain airbag when the curtain airbag and the side airbag are inflated.
US07938437B2	Method for producing a weakened zone, in particular a predetermined breaking point for an airbag exit opening, component and apparatus In a method for producing a weakened zone, in particular a predetermined breaking point for an airbag exit opening, in a carrier part equipped on the visible side with a decorative material, in particular a leather decoration, the carrier part is provided with a weakened section using first process, and weakening of the decorative material is performed through the weakened section of the carrier part using a second process. The weakening of the carrier part and the weakening of the decorative material taking place temporally close to one another, in particular at the same time. Furthermore, the invention relates to a component and an apparatus for carrying out the method.
US07938435B2	Juvenile stroller with removable child carrier A multi-seat juvenile stroller including a first seat, second seat, and a rolling stroller frame. The second seat includes a mobile infant carrier.
US07938431B1	Swivel type hitch for all-terrain vehicles and the like A coupling system that uses a standard receiver box found on most new vehicles to attach a coupler with a universal joint allows full movement between the vehicle and the trailer, including vertical, lateral and rotational motion. The device also incorporated lubrication fittings so that it can be lubricated in the field. The rear of the universal joint has a spindle that extends rearward. The spindle fits through a sleeve that is used to attach the unit to the trailer. The spindle is rotatable secured in the sleeve with a nut and a pin, to provide the 360 degrees of rotation. A limiter plate can be installed to limit the rotation of the trailer in use. The sleeve has two flat side plates that are bolted to the trailer tongue. The unit provides a strong, compact functional hitch system.
US07938428B1	Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling A bracket assembly for an adjustable fifth wheel hitch is suitable for mounting to a slide rail assembly, which itself is mounted to parallel longitudinal truck frame members, where the slide rails have a generally t-shaped cross-section. The slide rail is comprised of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the vertical portion including a plurality of spaced-apart gaps. The bracket assembly comprises a bracket body with longitudinal disposed front and rear ends, with respect to the truck body, a longitudinal channel defined in the underside that extends from front and rear openings defined in the respective surfaces of the front and rear ends with a generally t-shaped cross-section to slidably receive said slide rail. The bracket body also has two spaced-apart transverse channels defined in the underside, perpendicular to the longitudinal channel. The transverse channels align with two of the space-apart gaps as the bracket body is slid along the slide rail. The bracket body also includes a rounded upper portion for providing pivoting support to a fifth wheel hitch plate, and forward and rear tie-bar flanges extending from one side of the lower portion of the body for mounting support for a tie bar to mutually tie brackets together.
US07938424B2	Bicycle suspension A suspension system for a bicycle comprising a rear wheel mounting member (4), a chassis member (2), an upper linkage (6) pivotally connected to the rear wheel mounting member and the chassis member at first (P1) and second (P2) pivot points respectively and a lower linkage (8) pivotally connected to the rear wheel mounting member and the chassis member at third (P3) and fourth (P4) pivot points respectively thereby forming a four-bar linkage system, characterised in that the length of the upper linkage (6) between the first and second pivot point and the length of the lower linkage (8) between the third and fourth pivot points are both are greater than the separation between the second and fourth pivot points. An embodiment includes a jockey wheel or idler pulley which provides a tensioned portion of chain which passes through the instant centre of rotation (IC).
US07938422B2	Device for adjusting inclination of a front fork of a vehicle having two or three wheels, particularly a cycle or a motorcycle A device is described, for adjusting the inclination of a front fork of a two- or three-wheeled vehicle having a steering assembly (S) including a frame tube (3) and a steering tube (4) rotatable in the frame tube. The adjusting device comprises an upper connecting unit (10a) and a lower connecting unit (10b), for rigidly connecting the steering tube (4) to two substantially parallel fork rods (5). The connecting units (10a, 10b) are prearranged for enabling to vary in an adjustable manner the inclination of the fork rods (5) relative to the steering tube (4), without the need of relative separation or disassembling among the units, the fork rods and the steering tube.

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