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US07944780B2	Magnetic recording device and magnetic recording head drive mechanism having a magnetic applying section of a specific length Provided is a magnetic recording device which can perform high density magnetic recording by simple constitution. The magnetic recording device is provided with a disk driving device for rotating a magnetic disk; a head having a heating section for heating a circular track of the magnetic disk and a recording element for applying a magnetic field modulated by an electric signal to the magnetic disk; and a head drive device for circularly moving the head in the radius direction of the magnetic disk by rotating about a driving shaft. The recording element has a magnetism applying section that traverses any track heated by the heating section in the radius direction of the magnetic disk.
US07944778B2	Motor drive control circuit, semiconductor device, electronic timepiece, and electronic timepiece with a power generating device A motor drive control circuit that operates using a primary power supply and controls driving a motor has a drive circuit that drives the motor, a power supply circuit that is disposed between the primary power supply and the drive circuit, and uses electrical energy supplied from the primary power supply to supply a drive voltage to the drive circuit, and a power supply control circuit that controls operation of the power supply circuit. The power supply control circuit monitors the drive voltage, stops the power supply circuit and stops supplying the drive voltage when the drive voltage is greater than or equal to a prescribed constant voltage, and activates the power supply circuit and supplies the drive voltage when the drive voltage is less than the prescribed constant voltage.
US07944776B2	Engine and technique for generating an acoustic signal An embodiment of a device for generating an acoustic signal in a fluid includes an engine operable to repeat a thermodynamic process to vibrate a membrane of the engine to generate an acoustic signal having more than one period. The thermodynamic process includes heating mass inside a chamber of an engine to generate pressure inside the chamber; in response to generating the pressure, moving in a first direction a portion of a membrane of the engine; removing mass from inside the chamber to decrease the pressure inside the chamber; and in response to decreasing the pressure inside the chamber, moving the membrane portion in a second direction. Because the engine repeats the thermodynamic process, the engine may generate and sustain an acoustic signal for a significant amount of time.
US07944775B2	Adaptive array control device, method and program, and adaptive array processing device, method and program [Object] By enabling accurate coefficient update, a high-quality array processing output which is less influenced by frequency characteristics and incoming directions of input signals control can be acquired, irrespective of the frequency characteristics and incoming direction of the input signals. [Achieving Means] Identification information of a target signal and interference by amplitude is corrected according to identification information of the target signal and the interference by phase, and with use of the correction result, identification of the target signal and the interference is performed. More specifically, an identification information generation section according to phase, a correction signal generation section, and a correction section are provided.
US07944772B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for generating output enable signal A semiconductor memory device includes a DLL for detecting a phase difference between an external clock signal and a feedback clock signal to generate a delay control signal corresponding to the phase difference, and delaying the external clock signal by a delay amount corresponding to the delay control signal to generate a DLL clock signal; a clock counter reset signal generator for synchronizing an output enable reset signal with the external clock signal, delaying the synchronized signal by a delay amount corresponding to the delay control signal, and latching the delayed signal in response to the DLL clock signal to output a clock counter reset signal; and an output enable signal generator, reset in response to the clock counter reset signal, for counting the external clock signal and the DLL clock signal to generate an output enable signal corresponding to a read command and a CAS latency.
US07944770B2	Static random access memory system and control method for static random access memory system A static random access memory system used within a microprocessor includes a static random access memory array including a plurality of static random access memories, a storage unit configured to store a context ID used in the execution of a program or a process in association with an access pattern of the plurality of static random access memories in the execution of the program or the process, a search unit configured to, every time context switching occurs, search the storage unit for an access pattern that is associated with a context ID corresponding to a context ID of a program or a process to be executed after the context switching; and a power control unit configured to cause a static random access memory to be readable and writable on the basis of the access pattern of the plurality of static random access memories found by the search unit.
US07944767B2	Semiconductor device and data processing system Control information needed for executing data transmission/reception through a data terminal is received via its own control terminal in a first operation mode, and the control information is received by using the own control terminal and also a control terminal of at least one of the other ports in a second operation mode.
US07944761B2	Memory device having strobe terminals with multiple functions A memory device has data transceivers, write strobe transceivers, and read strobe transceivers. The data transceivers transfer input data to the memory device and transfer output data from the memory device. The write strobe transceivers transfer timing information of the input data. The read strobe transceivers transfer timing information of the output data. The memory device also has an auxiliary circuit for generating auxiliary information. The auxiliary information includes information different from the timing information of the input data and the output data. The auxiliary circuit uses the write and read transceivers to transfer the auxiliary information to and from the memory device.
US07944758B2	Non-volatile memory device and method for copy-back thereof A method for performing a copy-back operation in a non-volatile memory device includes: measuring and recording a maximum program voltage used to program a part of target data to copy-back when a copy-back command is inputted; and performing a copy-back operation using the recorded maximum program voltage.
US07944752B2	Method for programming a flash memory device A method for programming a flash memory device includes applying a program bias to a memory cell of a plurality of memory cells within a memory cell string. Each memory cell string comprises a source select line, a plurality of memory cells and a drain select line. A first pass bias is applied to at least one of the memory cells in a source select line direction relative to the memory cell to which the program bias has been applied. A second pass bias is applied to the memory cells in a drain select line direction relative the memory cell(s) to which the first pass bias has been applied.
US07944751B2	Method for programming of memory cells, in particular of the flash type, and corresponding programming architecture A method is described for programming memory cells, in particular of the Flash type. In accordance with the method, a verification is performed with a first parallelism (M) in which a reading is carried out for determining the state of a group of memory cells, a determination is performed of a programming parallelism (np), based on the results of the verification, and a real programming of the memory cells carried out with the programming parallelism (np). An architecture is also described for programming memory cells in particular of the Flash type.
US07944749B2	Method of low voltage programming of non-volatile memory cells A low voltage method of programming a selected non-volatile memory cell in a memory array having a gate node coupled to a wordline WL(n) and a drain node connected to a selected bitline by injecting hot carriers from a drain region of an injecting memory cell having a gate node coupled to a next neighbor wordline WL(n−1) into a floating gate of the selected non-volatile memory cell on the wordline WL(n).
US07944742B2	Diode assisted switching spin-transfer torque memory unit A memory array includes a cross-point array of bit and source lines. A memory is disposed at cross-points of the cross-point array. The memory unit includes a magnetic tunnel junction data cell electrically coupled to a bit line and a source line. The magnetic tunnel junction data cell is configured to switch between a high resistance state and a low resistance state by passing a polarized write current through the magnetic tunnel junction data cell. A transistor is electrically between the magnetic tunnel junction data cell and the bit line or source line and a diode is in thermal or electrical contact with the magnetic tunnel junction data cell to assist in resistance state switching.
US07944730B2	Write method with voltage line tuning A method of writing to a resistive sense memory unit includes applying a first voltage across a resistive sense memory cell and a semiconductor transistor to write a first data state to the resistive sense memory cell. The first voltage forms a first write current for a first time duration through the resistive sense memory cell in a first direction. Then the method includes applying a second voltage across the resistive sense memory cell and the transistor to write a second data state to the resistive sense memory cell. The second voltage forms a second write current for a second duration through the resistive sense memory cell in a second direction. The second direction opposes the first direction, the first voltage has a different value than the second voltage, and the first duration is substantially the same as the second duration.
US07944727B2	Mask programmable anti-fuse architecture A memory array having both mask programmable and one-time programmable memory cells connected to the wordlines and the bitlines. All memory cells of the memory array are configured as one-time programmable memory cells. Any number of these one-time programmable memory cells are convertible into mask programmable memory cells through mask programming, such as diffusion mask programming or contact/via mask programming. Manufacturing of such a hybrid memory array is simplified because both types of memory cells are constructed of the same materials, therefore only one common set of manufacturing process steps is required. Inadvertent user programming of the mask programmable memory cells is inhibited by a programming lock circuit.
US07944726B2	Low power termination for memory modules An apparatus is provided that includes a memory controller to provide a first on-die termination (ODT) signal and a second ODT signal, a memory channel, a first memory module to couple to the memory channel, and a second memory module to couple to the memory channel. The first memory module may include a first memory having a first ODT circuit to receive the first ODT signal, and a second memory having a second ODT circuit to receive the first ODT signal. The first ODT signal may disable the ODT circuit of the first memory when the first memory is to be ACTIVE.
US07944722B2	Switch mode power supply controller with feedback signal decay sensing This invention relates to SMPS controllers employing primary side sensing. We describe a system for identifying a knee point in a sensing waveform, at which the output voltage of the SMPS may be sampled accurately on the primary side. The system identifies the knee point by fitting a tangent to a portion of a power transformer voltage waveform, and samples the voltage waveform at the knee point to determine the SMPS output voltage. In preferred embodiments this technique is implemented using a decaying peak detector, providing a timing signal indicating detection of the knee point. Sample/hold and error amplifier circuits may be employed to achieve output voltage regulation.
US07944715B2	Controller for use in a resonant direct current/direct current converter A controller is adapted for controlling a switch of a resonant direct current/direct current converter, and includes: a pulse width modulation controlling unit for detecting an output voltage of the resonant direct current/direct current converter, and for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the output voltage detected thereby; a fixed frequency signal generating unit for generating a fixed frequency signal; and a logic synthesizing unit for synthesizing the pulse width modulation signal and the fixed frequency signal so as to generate a driving signal that is adapted to drive the switch of the resonant direct current/direct current converter.
US07944713B2	Electric power conversion circuit having transfer gain variable by pulse-width modulation The present invention discloses a single stage DC to DC electric power conversation circuit which has a transfer gain variable by pulse-width modulation over a continuum from zero to beyond unity. Conversion efficiency of the circuit is optimal when the transfer gain is set to its middle range, where a large part of power is transferred from input directly to output without undergone electro-magnetic conversion. Conversion efficiency is therefore very high and such a high efficiency occurs under normal operating condition.
US07944710B2	Termination apparatus and method for planar components on printed circuit boards The disclosure involves the efficient termination of a winding PCB of a planar inductive component to a main PCB, using relatively little space and providing a low-resistance connection. The disclosed methods are especially suitable for planar structures where several winding PCBs, and/or winding PCBs and a main PCB, are all enclosed by the magnetic path components. The methods allow for a winding PCB to simply rest on the main PCB, or other winding PCBs, without any clearance. The disclosure employs mating sets of conductive annular rings with an optional interlocking terminal pin that allows two PCBs to be fixedly coupled together, while preserving a minimum distance between the solder-mask layers of the two PCBs in order to prevent the formation of unwanted electrical connections between the two PCBs. Solder is used to ensure effective coupling in each assembly of mating annular rings and optional terminal pin.
US07944704B2	Terminal module with integrated functions The invention relates to a terminal module (1) with integrated functions, comprising a housing (2), at least one terminal strip (14-16) for connecting wire strands, and at least one circuit board (20) which is disposed in the housing (2) and on which functional elements are arranged that are electrically placed between contacts of the terminal strip or strips (14-16). Switching elements (21), by means of which conductor paths between the contacts can be modified, are positioned on the circuit board (20).
US07944700B2	Case of server A case of server includes a chassis, a first top cover, a second top cover, at least a first tray, at least a second tray, an input/output interface circuit board, a mother board, and a third top cover. The first and the second top covers are fixed at two sides of the chassis, where an opening is formed therebetween. The first and the second trays are slidingly disposed at the chassis. The first and the second trays are correspondingly under the second top cover and the first top cover respectively. The input/output circuit boards are disposed on the first trays and the mother boards are disposed on the second trays. The third top cover is located between the first and the second top covers for covering the opening. When the third top cover is detached from the chassis, the electronic components disposed therein can be taken out from the opening.
US07944699B2	Server rack blanking panel and system The present invention provides a system that allows for a single panel of the invention to be easily modified, preferably without the use of tools, to fit on a server rack, where the single panel is so modified as to cover the desired amount of open space on a server rack as a single piece, where the panel is preferably fire-rated, and where the modified panel may be easily installed onto the server rack to as to cover any open space thereon, and prevents the circular flow of warm air output from entering the cooler air input of the servers housed on the server rack.
US07944691B1	Shock and vibration proof locking handle and pawl assembly A locking handle and pawl assembly mounted on a removable memory cartridge or RMC and adapted for releasable attachment to a removable memory cartridge bay or RMC bay. The assembly includes a handle with handle base and handle arm extending outwardly therefrom. The handle base includes pin holes and a handle dwell slot. The handle base is pinned to one or two locking members called pawls and pinned between a pair of outwardly extending RMC enclosure brackets on an RMC enclosure or housing. When the handle arm is rotated upwardly, an RMC Bay catch on a cam surface of the pawl(s) is released from a side of a catch opening in the top of the RMC Bay. The upwardly rotation of the handle leverages another feature of the handle called the handle nose against another side of the RMC Bay causing linear movement of the RMC relative to the RMC Bay which disengages the male connector on the RMC's hard disk drive from the female connector on the RMC Bay's printed circuit board allowing for easier removal of the RMC from the RMC Bay while only holding the handle arm with one hand.
US07944688B2	Heat dissipating structure including a position-adjusting unit A heat dissipating structure for a heat source includes a position-adjusting unit, a first heat dissipating element, a second heat dissipating element and a first heat conducting element. The position-adjusting unit has an elastic element. The first heat dissipating element is connected with the position-adjusting unit. The second heat dissipating element contacts with the heat source. One end of the first heat conducting element contacts with the first heat dissipating element, and the other end of the first heat conducting element contacts with the second heat dissipating element. The position-adjusting unit adjusts the position of the first heat dissipating element relative to the second heat dissipating element by the elastic element.
US07944685B2	Interactive display cabinet An apparatus including a cabinet which displays content in a screen in response to digital contact with a transparent surface.
US07944671B2	Control apparatus and control method of electromagnetic drive valve operating mechanism When a target valve timing determined in accordance with the state of operation of an internal combustion engine is acquired, a feed forward control of setting a command timing of a valve body on the basis of the target valve timing and a predicted delay time is performed, and a feedback control of setting the actual delay time in the previous cycle as a predicted delay time for the next cycle is performed. The valve timings (opening, closure) are specified at a timing at which the valve body reached a position that is apart from a pre-determined position on a basis of a buffer height of a buffer mechanism. This makes it to possible to accurately detect the actual delay time in the feedback control, and allows the command timing to be properly set in the feed forward control.
US07944668B2	Connection apparatus with high voltage impulse protection Connection apparatuses are provided, in which at least one isolation transformer comprises a primary coil and a secondary coil each comprising a first end, a second end and a tap, and a high voltage impulse protector is disposed between the primary coil of the isolation transformer and a ground terminal, discharging an overcurrent caused by a high voltage impulse to the ground terminal by point discharge when a high voltage impulse event occurs.
US07944658B2	Integrated circuit and assembly therewith An integrated circuit suitable for use at high frequencies and comprising a first capacitor having an input and an output, as well as a ground connection, wherein the capacitor is ESD-protected through an resistor between the capacitor output and the ground connection, which resistor has a resistance value that is sufficiently high so as to prevent any substantial influence on RF performance of the ground connection.
US07944651B2	CPP-type magnetoresistive effect head and method of manufacturing the same Embodiments of the present invention help to prevent a reduction in the bias magnetic field of a current perpendicular to the plane-type (CPP-type) magnetoresistive effect head, thus suppressing a reduction in read output. According to one embodiment, a CPP-type magnetoresistive effect film is formed on top of a lower magnetic shield. A refill insulation film and a magnetic domain control layer are formed on both sides of an intermediate layer and a free layer of the CPP-type magnetoresistive effect film. A side wall protection film is formed on a side wall of the refill insulation film and on top of the free layer so as to define the height of the magnetic domain control layer. To increase the film thickness of the magnetic domain control layer, the magnetic domain control layer and the refill insulation film are higher than the top surface of the free layer. A magnetic shield underlayer film is formed on the top surfaces of the free layer, the magnetic domain control layer and the refill insulation film and an upper magnetic shield layer is formed on the magnetic shield underlayer film.
US07944647B2	Optical path for a thermal-assisted magnetic recording head An optical path or waveguide for a laser-assisted transducing head is disclosed. The optical path extends between the poles of the transducing head to near the write gap. A solid-state laser is attached to or incorporated into the slider or head and is positioned to direct thermal energy through a waveguide and onto a track of a read/write surface to lower the coercivity of the recording medium to facilitate the write process.
US07944641B2	Overshoot duration range selection in a hard disk drive A hard disk drive that stores data on a disk. An overshoot duration is used to write data onto the disk. The value of the overshoot duration is a function of the data rate, which can vary for different areas of the disk. For example, the data rate can be higher at an outer diameter of the disk than at an inner disk diameter. The overshoot duration can therefore be different when writing data at the outer diameter than the duration used to write data at the inner diameter. The data rate can be determined by analyzing a preamble of the data written onto the disk.
US07944635B2	Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus A lens barrel includes a shooting optical system contained in a barrel and operable to lead a subject image to an image sensor, a back focus adjustment lens group constituting a part of the shooting optical system and operable to be fixed immovably after the position of the back focus adjustment lens group is adjusted in an optical axis direction of the shooting optical system, and a back focus adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the position of the back focus adjustment lens group in the optical axis direction.
US07944633B2	Lens holder for alignment of stacked lens module and manufacturing method thereof A lens holder for alignment of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule disposed with at least one first alignment fixture is used as a molding insert to be set into a mold arranged with a second alignment fixture where the first alignment fixture connects with the second alignment fixture correspondingly. Then by injection or press molding of the embedded molding insert, a lens module with the lens holder for alignment is formed. Thereby the conventional manufacturing method of the lens molder is improved, the processes are simplified and the yield rate is increased. Moreover, the molded lens module is packed into the lens more easily so that it is suitable to be applied to camera lenses, small lenses and mobile phone lenses.
US07944630B2	Lens holder for stacked lens module and manufacturing method thereof A lens holder of a stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. A stacked lens submodule is used as a molded molding insert to be set into a mold cavity. The molding insert is aligned in the alignment fixture and the clamp of the mold by injection molding or press molding. After molding process, a lens module included the stacked lens submodule as well as the lens holder is formed. Thereby the manufacturing method of conventional lens assemblies or lens modules is improved. Moreover, the processes are simplified and the yield rate is increased. Furthermore, the molded lens module is packed into the lens more easily so that it is suitable to be applied to camera lenses, small lenses and mobile phone lenses.
US07944628B2	Optical element unit An optical element unit is provided comprising an optical element group for projecting light along an optical axis of the optical element group and a housing having an inner housing part partly defining a first space and a light passageway between the inner housing part and a second space. The inner housing part receives the optical element group. The optical element group comprises an ultimate optical element located in the region of the light passageway. A load-relieving device is provided adjacent to the ultimate optical element, the load relieving device partly defining the first space and the second space and at least partly relieving the ultimate optical element from loads resulting from pressure differences between the first space.
US07944623B2	Fixed-focus lens A fixed-focus lens adapted to be disposed between a magnified side and a reduced side is provided. The fixed-focus lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group disposed between the magnified side and the reduced side includes three lenses and has a negative refractive power. The second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the reduced side includes five lenses and has a positive refractive power. The third lens group disposed between the second lens group and the reduced side includes five lenses and has a positive refractive power. The fixed-focus lens satisfies \|F1/F\|<1.35, 3.5<\|F2/F\|<4.5, and 4<\|F3/F\|<5, wherein F1 is the effective focal length (EFL) of the first lens group, F2 is the EFL of the second lens group, F3 is the EFL of the third lens group, and F is the EFL of the fixed-focus lens.
US07944622B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same A zoom lens is composed, in order from the object side thereof, of a front side lens unit having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and a rear side lens unit having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end. The front side lens unit includes a first lens unit located closest to the object side and having a positive refracting power and a second lens unit located on the image side of the first lens unit and having a negative refracting power. The distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The rear side lens unit includes a third lens unit located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end and having a positive refracting power, the distance between the third lens unit and the second lens unit being smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The third lens unit satisfies the following condition: 0.01
US07944620B2	Zoom lens A zoom lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group disposed between the first lens group and an image side. The first lens group has three lenses. Refractive powers of the three lenses arranged from an object side to the image side are respectively negative, negative, and positive. The second lens group has five lenses. Refractive powers of the five lenses arranged from the object side to the image side are respectively positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive. Effective focal lengths (EFL) of the first and the second groups are respectively f1 and f2. The EFL of the zoom lens is fw when the zoom lens is switched to a wide end. The zoom lens satisfies −2.8
US07944619B2	Zoom optical system and image pickup apparatus provided with the same An zoom optical system comprises a prism component which comprises in order from an object side, an entrance surface having negative refracting power, and a reflecting surface, and movable groups which are movable when either of zooming or focusing is carried out. An image pickup apparatus is provided with the zoom optical system. Thereby, thinning of the image pickup apparatus can be attained sufficiently, and it is possible to shorten the full length of the optical system furthermore, while keeping a moderate zooming ratio.
US07944618B2	Optical element and imaging apparatus An optical element is disclosed. The optical element may include a container having a holding chamber, a polar or conductive first liquid filled in the holding chamber, a second liquid filled in the holding chamber and not mixing with the first liquid, first and second electrodes for applying an electric field to the first liquid, and voltage application means for applying voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US07944617B2	Lens array device and image display device A lens array device and an image display device using the lens array device, which allow a lens effect characteristic different from that of a single variable lens array to be easily obtained, are provided. The lens array device includes a variable lens array and a fixed lens array. The variable lens array includes a plurality of variable lenses each having electrically-adjustable refracting power. The fixed lens array includes a plurality of fixed lenses each provided in correspondence to each of the plurality of variable lenses. Each of the fixed lenses has a refracting power which, once a corresponding variable lens has come to have a first refracting power, allows the first refracting power to be cancelled out.
US07944616B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display includes a frame shaped like glasses to be worn on the head of an observer, two image display apparatuses respectively including image generating devices to be placed outside the eyes of the observer, and light guide devices attached to the image generating devices and provided closer to the center of the face of the observer than the image generating devices as a whole, light emitted from the image generating device entering the light guide devices, and being guided and emitted from the light guide devices toward the eyes of the observer, and a coupling member configured to couple the image generating devices and attached to a center portion of the frame between the eyes of the observer.
US07944608B2	Microscope Provided are an illuminating optical system which illuminates a sample, an illumination-side pupil modulating device which is arranged on a side of the illuminating optical system, an illumination-side turret which holds the illumination-side pupil modulating device, an illumination-side-turret revolving mechanism which revolves the illumination-side turret to move the illumination-side pupil modulating device along an orbital circumference on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, a relaying optical system which relays a pupil of an objective lens, an imaging-side pupil modulating device which is arranged on a side of the relaying optical system, an imaging-side turret which holds the imaging-side pupil modulating device, and an imaging-side-turret revolving mechanism which revolves the imaging-side turret to move the imaging-side pupil modulating device along the orbital circumference on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
US07944606B2	Display device A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a partition element disposed between the first and the second substrates, a dielectric liquid and a plurality of dielectrophoretic particles. The first substrate includes a base having surface and an electrode layer being disposed on the surface and having at least one electrode. The partition element forms at least one accommodating room between the first and the second substrates. The electrode is adapted to forming an electric field in the accommodating room. A plurality of sections of the electrode parallel to the surface are gradually reduced in a direction towards the second substrate. The dielectric liquid is disposed in the accommodating room and has a first dielectric constant. The dielectrophoretic particles are dispersed in the dielectric liquid. Each of the dielectrophoretic particles has a color and a second dielectric constant different from the first dielectric constant.
US07944605B2	Color display apparatus A color display apparatus includes a color changeover unit for changing over colors of an illumination light or a projection light, and a control circuit for applying a video signal for generating a control signal for controlling a spatial light modulator, wherein the control circuit further applying the video signal for generating a control signal during a transition period when the illumination and/or the projection light are projected with a first color coexisting with a second color as the color changeover unit changing over the colors of the illumination light or projection light from the first color to the second color.
US07944603B2	Microelectromechanical device and method utilizing a porous surface A microelectromechanical device (MEMS) utilizing a porous electrode surface for reducing stiction is disclosed. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical device is an interferometric modulator that includes a transparent electrode having a first surface; and a movable reflective electrode with a second surface facing the first surface. The movable reflective electrode is movable between a relaxed and actuated (collapsed) position. An aluminum layer is provided on either the first or second surface. The aluminum layer is then anodized to provide an aluminum oxide layer which has a porous surface. The porous surface, in the actuated position, decreases contact area between the electrodes, thus reducing stiction.
US07944596B2	Display medium and display device A display medium is provided. The display medium includes a pair of electrodes disposed so as to have a gap therebetween, an electrolyte disposed between the pair of electrodes, an electroconductive porous layer disposed at least one of the pair of electrodes at the side facing the other electrode, a first electrochromic dye held by the porous layer, a second electrochromic dye dispersed in the electrolyte and forming a color different from the color of the first electrochromic dye. Both the first electrochromic dye and the second electrochromic dye are oxidation dyes which form colors by an electrochemical oxidation reaction and are rendered color-faded by an electrochemical reduction reaction, or reduction dyes which form colors by an electrochemical reduction reaction and are rendered color-faded by an electrochemical reduction reaction. The threshold values of voltages applied to the pair of the electrodes for changing from a color-faded state to a colored state of the first electrochromic dye and the second electrochromic dye satisfy a specific relationship.
US07944593B2	Method and apparatus for efficient processing of color conversion The management of color presented at end point devices such as a display or printer is based on the implementation of a Color Management Resource (herein also CMR). A CMR is an architected resource stored accessibly to a print server or other processor that is used to carry all of the color management information required to render a print file, document, page, or data object. The invention here described is particularly focused on a color conversion type of CMR and defines a new type here called a Link Color Conversion CMR. In particular, a unique descriptor is tied to each input and output color conversion rule. A linked color conversion rule, created by combining the input and output color conversion, is created. The linked color conversion structure contains three parts—the descriptor of the input color conversion rule, the descriptor of the output color conversion rule, and the combined color conversion rule. By comparing the descriptors, it is possible to very rapidly identify a previously-existing linked color conversion that combines the input and output conversions.
US07944584B2	Color-converting device When executing a color conversion process, a CPU determines whether a CMYK conversion indication flag Fc has been set. If the flag Fc has been set, then the CPU reads data of an RGB-CMYK conversion table and performs a cube interpolation process by using the RGB-CMYK conversion table. On the other hand, if the flag Fc has not been set, then the CPU reads data of an RGB-RGB conversion table and performs a triangular pyramid interpolation process by using the RGB-RGB conversion table.
US07944583B2	Image processing apparatus and method The type of profile used in color processing is determined and a calibration method of correcting color reproducibility of an output device is set selectively in accordance with the type of profile determined. In determining the profile type, it is determined whether the profile is a device-link profile.
US07944581B2	Imposition systems, methods and drivers for printer products Imposition system and drivers for printer products prepare a document for printing by receiving an electronic document to be printed, determining a smallest font size of the text of at least a portion of the document; determining a scale factor for at least one portion of the document based on the smallest font size and a predetermined minimum font size; and scaling at least a portion of the document by the scale factor.
US07944577B2	Output controller for mobile and pervasive digital content output Pervasive output capability is provided so that an information apparatus can pervasively output digital content to an output device regardless of the processing power, display screen size and memory space of the information apparatus. This allows small mobile devices with limited display, processing power, and memory to be able to output a digital document (e.g., PDF, HTML, PowerPoint etc) in its full original richness, without resorting to downsizing, truncating, reducing, clipping or otherwise altering the original document. A data output service method for rendering at an output device output content managed from an information apparatus may include obtaining by wireless communication from the information apparatus at least part of a document object relating to the output content, obtaining at least part of an output device object with one or more attributes relating to the output device, and providing the document object and the output device object to a server application operated on a server that is distinct from the information apparatus and the output device, and generating with the server application output data relating to the output device. The output data may then be provided to the output device for rendering the output content as the data output service.
US07944574B2	Remote firmware upgrade via I/O connection Imaging devices and methods of operating imaging devices that facilitate reducing nonvolatile storage needs of the imaging devices. The imaging devices are adapted to request control programs from external devices. Control programs are received on a communication input of the imaging device and stored on a volatile storage media for use by a processor of the imaging device. The embodiments can also facilitate more reliable updating within a networked system in that updating an image of a control program on one network device can automatically lead to updating of multiple imaging devices, thus eliminating a need to individually update each imaging device. A default control program is used if no control program is received on the communication input within a predetermined timeout period.
US07944573B2	Methods and apparatus for authenticating facsimile transmissions to electronic storage destinations A method transmitting a facsimile or scanned image to an electronic destination address includes receiving the facsimile or scanned image including a digitized instruction page including an optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the digitized instruction page is encoded in a first format, determining the electronic destination address from the optical representation of the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic destination address need not be known prior to receiving the facsimile or scanned image, converting the digitized instruction page to a second format, determining additional service provider data, and transmitting the additional service provider data and the digitized representation of the instruction page encoded in the second format to the electronic destination address.
US07944565B2	Semiconductor ring laser gyro A semiconductor ring laser gyro includes: a semiconductor laser for emitting light from each end of the gyro; at least one reflection prism comprising a plurality of reflection surfaces for forming an optical circuit, the at least one reflection prism adapted to receive and internally reflect the light emitted from the semiconductor laser; a transmissive mirror disposed at one of the plurality of reflection surfaces of the at least one reflection prism and adapted to transmit part of the light traveling clockwise and part of the light traveling counterclockwise through the optical circuit; and a beam multiplexing prism for multiplexing the light transmitted through the transmissive mirror.
US07944559B2	Airborne hyperspectral imaging system A hyperspectral imaging system has fore-optics including primary, secondary and tertiary fore-optics mirrors, and an imaging spectrometer including primary, secondary and tertiary spectrometer mirrors. Light from a distant object is collected by the primary fore-optics mirror, and the tertiary fore-optics mirror forms an intermediate object image at an entrance side of a spectrometer slit. The spectrometer mirrors are configured so that light from an exit side of the slit is diffracted by a grating on the secondary mirror, and an image representing spectral and spatial components of the object is formed by the tertiary spectrometer mirror on a focal plane array. The surface of each mirror of the fore-optics and the spectrometer has an associated axis of symmetry. The mirrors are aligned so that their associated axes coincide to define a common system axis, thus making the imaging system easier to assemble and align in relation to prior systems.
US07944556B2	Method for correcting a spectral image for optical aberrations using software A spectral image is corrected for optical aberrations. Tissue is exposed to a high-intensity, narrow band of light. The narrow band of light is scattered by at least one analyte in the tissue. Raman signals are optically collected from the scattered light. The Raman signals are directed to a wavelength-separating device. The Raman signals are detected as a function of intensity and wavelength to create the spectral image. The spectral image is corrected for optical aberrations using a software algorithm to spatially reassign intensity. The software may be adapted to use a reference image to make dynamic corrections. Fluorescence signals may also be collected.
US07944555B2	High-speed, rugged, time-resolved, Raman spectrometer for sensing multiple components of a sample and for diagnostics of pathological skin conditions such as cancer A new architecture for implementing a time-resolved Raman spectrometer is 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than current systems. In one embodiment, the invention employs a rotating optical switch to time multiplex an input signal through multiple band-pass filters and into a single optical detector which is electrically activated only when the filtered input light pulse is about to impact it.Time-multiplexing the input signal through multiple optical filters and time-sequencing the optical detector enables the device to detect and analyze 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than current designs. In one embodiment, the system may be employed for the diagnostics of a pathological condition of skin tissue in patients, such as malignant melanoma or other types of skin cancers and abnormal conditions.
US07944544B2	Liquid crystal device having a diffraction function layer that includes a flat portion and a non-flat portion with a grid disposed in the non-flat portion An optical element includes a diffraction function layer for diffracting at least a part of incident light and a grid disposed on a first surface of the diffraction function layer and including a plurality of wires. The first surface includes a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas. The first areas and the second areas are different from each other in a height from a second surface of the diffraction function layer as a surface opposite to the first surface. Steps are provided on boundaries between the first areas and the second areas.
US07944538B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device having a narrowed peripheral area, particularly, a liquid crystal display device in which disconnection or short-circuiting of connecting lines disposed in the peripheral area is restrained is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a pixel area having pixel electrodes, and a peripheral area surrounding the pixel area, and a gate driver and a drain driver are disposed in the peripheral area. A plurality of gate connecting lines which connect the gate driver and a plurality of gate lines are stacked in the peripheral area.
US07944519B2	Liquid crystal display module A liquid crystal display (LCD) module includes a bottom case; a reflector on the bottom case; a plurality of lamps on the reflector; a driving voltage supply portion supplying driving voltages to the lamps and coupled with the bottom case using a screw; a side supporter crossing and covering one end portions of the lamps and including a protrusion facing a head of the screw, wherein a distance between the protrusion and the screw is less than a height of the screw; a plurality of optical sheets on the side supporter; a liquid crystal panel on the optical sheets; a main supporter surrounding the optical sheets and the liquid crystal panel; and a top case covering a peripheral region of the liquid crystal panel.
US07944517B2	Computer having liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a display area, a light source joined with the liquid crystal panel, a first frame coupled to a surface of the light unit and sides of the liquid crystal panel, a second frame coupled to edges of the liquid crystal panel and sides of the first support frame, an outer casing, and a fastening part joining together the first support frame, the second support frame, and the outer casing through the sides of the first support frame, the second support frame, and the outer casing.
US07944516B2	Liquid crystal display device having a dummy pattern for repairing data lines A liquid crystal display device and its fabrication method may prevent occurrence of light leakage generated from the sides of a data line. A dummy pattern at sides of the data line with glass powder as an insulation film may simplify the repairing process. A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes a gate electrode, a gate line, a dummy pattern and a first insulation film that are formed on a substrate. A switching element is formed on a portion of the gate electrode and includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and an active layer. A data line formed at a portion of the dummy pattern. A second insulation film is formed on the substrate and has a first contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is formed on the substrate and is electrically connected with the drain electrode through the first contact hole.
US07944513B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate having a display area; a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, arranged in the display area over the substrate, wherein the data lines extend substantially orthogonally to the scanning lines; a plurality of switching elements each connected to respective one of the scanning lines and to respective one of the data lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to respective one of the switching elements; and a plurality of storage capacitance lines disposed substantially in parallel with the data lines, each of the storage capacitance lines having a portion overlapping with a portion of the pixel electrode, the storage capacitance lines being disposed on a plane on which the data lines are disposed and being made of the same material as the data lines.
US07944510B2	Broadcast receiving apparatus for capturing broadcast signal and method thereof A broadcast receiving apparatus, and method, for capturing a broadcast signal, the apparatus including a signal processor to receive broadcast signals and process the broadcast signals, a controller to capture a certain frame data from the broadcast signals processed by the signal processor, check an input resolution of the broadcast signals, and decide whether to perform a down-scaling with respect to the captured frame data, a down-scaler to down-scale the frame data which is decided by the controller to be down-scaled, and a storage unit to store the down-scaled frame data. Accordingly, an image can be captured and a captured frame data can be stored without being degraded, preventing memory consumption.
US07944507B2	Video processing apparatus and video processing method A video processing apparatus includes: a reception module configured to selectively receive signals; a signal processing module configured to perform signal processing on a signal received by the reception module; a video processor configured to process the signal performed with the signal processing to output a video signal for displaying an image contained in the signal; and a control module configured to control the reception module, the signal processing module, and the video processor, wherein the control module includes: a storing module configured to store pieces of video size information being set for respective categories; and a video size switching module configured to switch the video size based on the pieces of video size information stored in the storing module.
US07944497B2	Imaging device driver and photography instrument employing it An image pickup device driving apparatus including an image pickup device holding portion for holding an image pickup device with an image pickup surface directed to a predetermined direction and capable of moving in an optical axis direction; a movable portion provided facing the image pickup device holding portion and capable of moving with respect to the image pickup device holding portion; three inclined portions provided on a surface of any one of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces the other; three spheres provided on a surface of the other of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces the three inclined portions, in a way in which they are respectively brought into contact with the three inclined portions; and a driving portion for moving the movable portion so as to change positions in which the three inclined portions and the three spheres are brought into contact with each other and to move the image pickup device held in the image pickup device holding portion in the optical axis direction with the surface direction of the image pickup surface maintained.
US07944490B2	Image pickup apparatus and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same An image pickup apparatus includes an element-including optical system, a variable aperture, a detector, and a converter. The element-including optical system has an optical system and an optical wavefront modulation element which modulates an optical transfer function. The detector picks up an object image that passes through the optical system, the variable aperture, and the optical wavefront modulation element. The converter generates an image signal with a smaller blur than that of a signal of a blurred object image output from the detector. Positions at which the element-including optical system and the detector are attached are adjusted by stopping down a variable aperture included in the element-including optical system.
US07944489B2	Solid-state image-capturing device, driving method thereof, camera electric charge transfer device, driving method and driving device for driving load, and electronic equipment A solid-state image-capturing device which has built in an image-capturing area including a light receiving element provided on a semiconductor substrate, a substrate bias circuit, and a clamp circuit for receiving output of the substrate bias circuit and applying the output of the substrate bias circuit to the semiconductor substrate in accordance with a substrate pulse, comprises a substrate bias control circuit for controlling so as to reduce an electric current of the clamp circuit during a predetermined period.
US07944488B2	Defective pixel correction method and system A defective pixel detection and correction mechanism for use in an image sensor integrated circuit determines whether a current pixel is a defective pixel in a consistent manner from frame to frame. The defective pixel detection and correction mechanism also replaces defective pixels with stable replacement values. The defective pixel detection and correction mechanism has a defective pixel detection mechanism that employs a look-up table with defective pixel locations for providing a non-varying determination of whether a pixel is defective or non-defective. The defective pixel detection and correction mechanism also has a defective pixel correction mechanism that employs a consistent replacement choice facility to provide a previous pixel value in the same frame, on the same row, and a predetermined number of pixels from the current pixel location as a replacement value and a replacement unit (e.g., multiplexer) for replacing the defective pixel value with the replacement value.
US07944484B2	Self-contained wireless camera device, wireless camera system and method A self-contained wireless camera (10) and a wireless camera system (25) having such a device and a base station (20). Video processing circuitry (200, 210) of the camera device receives video signals from a camera (130) and provides processed video signals. A radio receiver (101) receives processed video signals from the base station or another camera device. Images from the camera or the base station are displayed in a selected manner on a display or monitor (140). The base station device (20) receives processed video signals, stores them and retransmits them. A command signal is received by the radio receiver to modify operation in such a manner as to control bandwidth usage. Wireless camera devices can adjust their operation to accommodate other wireless camera devices. Different transport protocol modules 230 and 240 can be selected according to the application that the user selects for operation.
US07944483B2	Apparatus, method and program for photography A plurality of images are obtained in photography according to a plurality of photography methods, and photography result scores are calculated for the respective images. Judgment is made as to whether a highest score among the scores calculated for the respective images is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value. If a result of the judgment is affirmative, the image having the highest score is recorded in a recording medium. If the result of the judgment is negative, the images are displayed on display means to receive selection of a desired one of the images. The selected image is recorded in the recording medium.
US07944481B2	Apparatus and method for processing 3D video signal Provided are an apparatus and method for processing a three-dimensional (3D) video signal which corrects first and second video signals to prevent a reduction in a 3D effect and a disparity estimation error due to a difference between the first and second video signals. The method includes: a video signal detection unit detecting a difference between respective characteristics of received first and second video signals; and a video signal correction unit correcting the first video signal or the second video signal to equalize the characteristics of the first and second video signals. When the apparatus and the method are used, a reduction in the 3D effect and the disparity estimation error due to the difference between the first and second video signals can be prevented.
US07944477B1	Using a portion of differential signal line to provide an embedded common mode filter In order to provide filtering of clock noise from an integrated circuit at least one differential signal line connected to the integrated circuit is provided with an embedded common mode filter. The common mode filter can be provided in the form of a hollowed out portion of an impedance reference plane.
US07944472B2	System and method for standardized speed-evaluation of athletes A system and method for standardized speed-evaluation of athletes that uses a photoelectric sensor configuration to create a laser grid by which an athlete's position over time will be monitored during, and analyzed after a test session. The photoelectric laser sensors are configured to establish the athlete's starting and stopping time along with the integrated synchronized video motion sensing. The athlete's motion is processed and transmitted by both a high-speed motion camera and a secondary test camera installed at specified distances. The secondary camera streams video data to the remote viewers in a wide-angle perspective. The athlete's movement is captured on video and transmitted to remote viewers via internet-streaming.
US07944461B2	Heating device, erasing device, information recording and erasing device, and transfer device A heating device capable of evenly heating a thermal recording medium without increasing the cost of the device is disclosed. The heating device evenly heats the recording surface of a thermally-reversible recording card by conducting the heat energy transferred from a heat generating member by way of a heating member, made of aluminum having high heat conductivity and high heat capacity characteristics. By this feature, it becomes possible to accurately erase the information recorded on the recording card and to use an inexpensive heat generating member as the heat generating member.
US07944454B2	System and method for user monitoring interface of 3-D video streams from multiple cameras Embodiments of the present invention introduce a user navigation interface that allows a user to monitor/navigate video streams captured from multiple cameras. It integrates video streams from multiple cameras with the semantic layout into a 3-D immersive environment and renders the video streams in multiple displays on a user navigation interface. It conveys the spatial distribution of the cameras as well as their fields of view and allows a user to navigate freely or switch among preset views. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.
US07944447B2	Adaptive and dynamic text filtering A device sensor determines an external state of a device. Text to be displayed on a display screen of the device is dynamically filtered based on the external state of the device.
US07944441B2	Compression and decompression of data using plane equations The present invention provides a scheme for compressing and decompressing the depth, or Z, components of image data. Image data is grouped into a plurality of tiles. A test is performed to determine if a tile can be compressed so that its size after compression is less than its size before compression. If so, the tile is compressed. A tile table includes a flag that can be set for each tile that is compressed. In one scheme, each tile comprises a 4×4 block of pixels. For each pixel, the visible depth complexity is determined where each visible level of depth complexity is represented by a plane equation. Depending on the depth complexity, a compression scheme is chosen that stores multiple plane equations in cache lines. The compression scheme can be used with unsampled or multisampled data and provides higher levels of compression in multisampled environments.
US07944436B2	Protective layer for use in computing devices with touch-sensitive surfaces A computing device is disclosed comprising a touch-sensitive surface, a housing structure, and a protective layer. The touch-sensitive surface receives touch as input, and a housing structure has a tip segment that overlays the touch-sensitive surface. This tip segment of the housing structure is positioned to form a gap over the touch-sensitive surface. The protective layer is positioned to contact the tip segment of the housing structure and the touch-sensitive surface so as to form an obstruction in the gap against intrusions, such as debris buildup, for example.
US07944430B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting backlight brightness A method for adjusting backlight brightness for an image display device whose backlights are arranged in an M×N, 2-dimensional array, and an apparatus for realizing this are provided. The method comprises a full search step determining the brightness adjustment value for each of the M×N image blocks corresponding to the backlights for the entire input image and selecting a reference block; a partial search step determining the brightness adjustment value for the selected reference block and surrounding blocks thereof for the image frame inputted following the full search step and reselecting a reference block based on the brightness adjustment value of the previous reference block and surrounding blocks thereof; and an adjustment step adjusting brightness of the backlights in accordance with the brightness adjustment value for each block as determined by the full search step and/or partial search step. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to increase the speed of image analysis for a display that uses backlights. Likewise, controlling the backlight using the characteristics of the analyzed image enables reducing power consumption and increasing the contrast ratio by applying backlight brightness according to the characteristics of the image.
US07944423B2	Image processing unit with black-and-white line segment pattern detection, image processing method, image display device using such image processing unit, and electronic apparatus using such image display device An image processing unit includes a discriminating unit for discriminating, for every data unit of an input image signal, whether the data unit is black-and-white image data or color image data; a black-and-white image processing unit for detecting at least one of pre-stored line segment patterns from the data unit, and generating color signals for a black-and-white image corresponding to the detected line segment pattern when the discriminating unit has discriminated that the data unit is black-and-white image data; and a color image processing unit for generating color signals for a color image when the discriminating unit has discriminated that the data unit is color image data or when the black-and-white image processing unit has failed to detect any of the pre-stored line segment patterns from the data unit.
US07944415B2	Organic light emitting diode display device and a driving method thereof Disclosed are an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device having a pixel circuit which use a thin film transistor (TFT) as an active device and a driving method thereof. The OLED display device can constantly obtain luminance of the light emitting elements by elapsed time, because the brightness of the pixel for the signal voltage is not varied by a characteristic variance of the transistor (e.g., a driving element) and the OLED. Accordingly, the OLED display device according to the present invention can minimizes the variance of the pixel brightness due to deterioration of the transistor and the OLED caused by usage for a long time and increase life span of the display device. Further, the OLED display device can display high quality of the image even in case of the high precision display, because it is controlled to flow the current to OLED included in each pixel.
US07944414B2	Display drive apparatus in which display pixels in a plurality of specific rows are set in a selected state with periods at least overlapping each other, and gradation current is supplied to the display pixels during the selected state, and display apparatus A display drive apparatus includes a selection circuit which sets display pixels in a plurality of specific rows of the display panel in a selected state with periods at least overlapping each other. A gradation signal generation circuit generates a gradation signal which controls a luminance gradation of each display pixel based on the display data and sequentially supplies the generated gradation signal in time series. A plurality of signal distribution circuits sequentially distribute the gradation signal supplied by the gradation signal generation circuit in accordance with the plurality of display pixels in each column at the timing of time-series supply. A plurality of current holding circuits individually hold the distributed gradation signal and simultaneously supply as the gradation current a current having a current value based on the held gradation signal to the display pixels in the plurality of specific rows.
US07944410B2	Multi-line addressing methods and apparatus This invention relates to methods and apparatus for driving electroluminescent, in particular organic light emitting diodes (OLED) displays using multi-line addressing (MLA) techniques. Embodiments of the invention are particularly suitable for use with so-called passive matrix OLED displays. A current generator for an electroluminescent display driver, the current generator including; a first, reference current input to receive a reference current; a second, ratioed current input to receive a ratioed current; a first ratio control input to receive a first control signal input; a controllable current mirror having a control input coupled to the first ratio control input, a current input coupled to the reference current input, and an output coupled to the ratioed current input; the current generator being configured such that a signal and the control input controls a ratio of the ratioed current to the reference current.
US07944408B2	Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel including first electrodes, second electrodes, and third electrodes, a first driver, a second driver, and a reference separation controller. The first driver supplies sustain signals each including a positive polarity sustain signal and a negative polarity sustain signal to the first electrodes during a sustain period, and supplies a ground level voltage during at least one time interval between the positive polarity sustain signals and the negative polarity sustain signals. The reference separation controller connects or separates a first reference voltage source commonly connected to the first driver and the second electrodes to or from a second reference voltage source connected to the second driver.
US07944399B2	Antenna device for portable terminals and radio unit for receiving broadcast waves There is provided an antenna device for use with a portable terminal, which can be used in different frequency bands by combining antenna characteristics.Whip antenna is electrically connected to power feeder through contact member, and resonates in a UHF band or higher when extended. Coiled antenna is electrically connected to power feeder through frequency filter mounted on device board. Frequency filter is set to a low impedance in a VHF band to supply electric power to coiled antenna. With this arrangement, external whip antenna is excited in the UHF band or higher, and built-in coiled antenna is mainly excited in the VHF band. The antenna device is thus capable of sending or receiving radio waves in a wide frequency band.
US07944398B2	Integrated circuit having a low efficiency antenna An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF transceiver, a die, a package substrate, an antenna element, and a transmission line circuit. The die supports the RF transceiver and the package substrate supports the die. The antenna element has a length less than approximately one-tenth of a wavelength or greater than one-and-one-half times the wavelength for a frequency band of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz. The transmission line circuit coupling the RF transceiver to the antenna element.
US07944396B2	Retrodirective transmit and receive radio frequency system based on pseudorandom modulated waveforms Embodiments provide radio-frequency systems that can automatically detect, focus-on, and track objects in the environment without the need for expensive electronic scanning and phase-shifting components. Some embodiments are directed to retrodirective systems including: (1) quiescently broadcast pseudorandom-modulated radiation, such as pseudorandom bit sequences, in the absence of a target, over a field-of-view comparable to the beam solid angle of a single element in the transmit array; (2) a receive antenna element or array, in a desired spatial relationship with respect to the transmit antenna array, that receives reflected pseudorandom radiation from a target; and (3) an electronic signal-processing and feedback channel between the receive and transmit arrays that carries out cross-correlation between the received radiation and the transmitted pseudorandom signals and computes complex correlation coefficients to form a re-transmitted beam. Some embodiments are useful for short-range applications involving small and fast moving targets.
US07944385B2	Continuous-time sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter with capacitor and/or resistance digital self-calibration means for RC spread compensation A continuous-time sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter (CV) including i) a signal path (SP) having at least one combiner (C1) for combining analog signals to convert with feedback analog signals, at least two integrators (H1, H5), mounted in series, to integrate the combined analog signals, a quantizer (Q) for converting the integrated signals into digital signals, and a decimation filter (DF) for filtering digital signals, and ii) a feedback path (FP) having at least a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for converting the digital signals output by the quantizer (Q) into feedback analog signals intended for the combiner (C1). Each integrator (H1, H5) having variable capacitance means arranged to be set in chosen states defined by the values of a digital word, to present the chosen capacitances.
US07944381B2	Compensation of nonlinearity of single ended digital to analog converters This disclosure relates to a compensating for nonlinearity resulting from a capacitance feedback in current cells of a single ended digital to analog circuit.
US07944371B2	Exterior mirror with indicator A mirror reflective element sub-assembly suitable for use for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate having an indicator receiving portion established thereat, and a signal indication module having a light source. The signal indication module attaches to the indicator receiving portion of the mirror back plate and the light source is activatable to emit light through the indicator receiving portion. The light source is established at a circuit element and the signal indication module includes a housing that substantially encases the circuit element therein. The circuit element has electrical terminals extending therefrom and protruding at least partially at a connector portion of the housing so as to be electrically connectable to a power source of the vehicle. The connector portion of the housing is configured to provide a plug-socket connection between the power source and the signal indication module.
US07944368B2	Systems and methods for locating and controlling powered vehicles A system for controlling movement of a personal mobility vehicle near a restricted region is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a detector that is configured to be disposed on the personal mobility vehicle and that is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted to the restricted region. The system also includes a control unit configured to communicate with the detector. The control unit is further configured to determine proximity of the detector to the restricted region using information related to the signal received by the detector. The control unit is also configured to provide a command to inhibit movement of the personal mobility vehicle in response to the determined proximity of the vehicle to the restricted region.
US07944365B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for stray voltage detection Systems, methods, and apparatuses may be provided for stray voltage detection. The systems, methods and apparatuses may include providing a first antenna at a first location relative to a monitored equipment or structure, where the first antenna may be operative to detect a first electric field strength at the first location, providing a second antenna at a second location relative to the monitored equipment or structure, where the second antenna may be operative to detect a second electric field strength at the second location, and detecting a stray voltage based at least in part upon the detected first electric field strength and the second electric field strength.
US07944363B2	Apparatus and method of sensing leakage of chemical liquid An apparatus and method of sensing leakage of chemical liquid is provided. The apparatus for sensing leakage of chemical liquid, includes a sensing unit measuring a flow rate of chemical liquid being supplied to a process chamber, a process control unit judging whether leakage of the chemical liquid has occurred using the measured flow rate of the chemical liquid and generating a control signal, and an equipment control unit receiving an input of the control signal and controlling an operation of equipment.
US07944346B2	Data gathering system for fleet management A system for a vehicle fleet management comprises a transponder (1) located in the interior of a tire (2) or being integrated into a tire (2); a control unit (3) installed at the vehicle, the control unit (3) being configured to be able to read or receive and at least temporarily store data of the vehicle and/or data of the tire (2); a data providing means (5) which is configured to be able to provide tire pressure data and/or the tire groove deepness data of the tire (2); and a data gathering means (4) being configured to be able to read or receive data from the transponder (1), said data being present data and/or historical data of the tire (2). The data gathering means (4) is further configured to be able to read or receive tire pressure data and/or tire groove deepness data from the data providing means (5), and to provide data received from the transponder (1) and data received from the data providing means (5) to the control unit (3) and to a remote database (6).
US07944328B2	Low-pass filter A low-pass filter includes a first curved microstrip, a second curved microstrip, a first flat microstrip, a second flat microstrip, and a third flat microstrip. The first curved microstrip is in an n-shape and defines a first receiving space therein. The second curved microstrip is in an n-shape and defines a second receiving space therein. The first flat microstrip is received in the first receiving space and connected to a topside of the n shape of the first curved microstrip. The second flat microstrip is received in the first receiving space along with the first flat microstrip and connected to one end of the first curved microstrip. The third flat microstrip is received in the second receiving space and connected to one end of the second curved microstrip.
US07944321B2	Harmonic suppressing circuit There are included an LPF (3) and an HPF (4) that are connected in parallel to the output of a pre-emphasis circuit (2). There is also included a gain adjusting circuit (6) that performs a gain adjustment of low-pass filter with respect to the frequency band to be passed through the HPF (4). The low frequency components of the frequency band of baseband signals outputted from the pre-emphasis circuit (2) pass through the LPF (3), while the high frequency components pass through the HPF (4). As to the outputs from the HPF (4), the gain of especially the higher part of the frequency band components to be passed through the HPF (4) is suppressed by the gain adjusting circuit (6), whereby the amplitudes of the baseband signals can be limited only for the high frequency range without using a limiter and further the peak values of the baseband signals can be inhibited from exceeding the maximum frequency deviation.
US07944307B2	Wideband RF amplifiers A device for amplifying signals over a wide frequency range features stacked amplifying modules connected between a DC voltage source and an electrical ground. The stacking configuration reuses the DC current produced the voltage source, and thus reduces the amount of operational DC current permitting the use of lower voltage, higher frequency devices to be used. The amplifying modules are fed signals which are different versions of an input signal, and the output signals are AC coupled using capacitors to balance out gain imbalances and asymmetries between the amplifying modules.
US07944305B2	RF pre-amplifiers and power amplifiers An RF amplifier circuit includes a MOSFET connected to an RF output of the circuit via an impedance matching network including an inductor and a tuning capacitor connected in parallel with the inductor and the MOSFET. DC voltage is applied to the MOSFET via a series path through a radio frequency choke and the inductor of the impedance matching network.
US07944286B2	Systems and methods for filter tuning using binary search algorithm A filter tuning system for quickly compensating a time constant using a binary search algorithm is disclosed. The filter tuning system includes a time constant detector, a comparator and a calibration unit. The time constant detector detects a time constant of a filter based on an integral value of a reference input signal using an integrator when the time constant of the filter changes according to a variation of a manufacturing process or a temperature. The integrator includes a capacitor changing according to a variation of the time constant of the filter. The comparator compares the detected time constant with a reference value. The calibration unit compensates the time constant of the filter using the binary search algorithm based on the comparison result until an error between the time constant and the reference value is reduced within an acceptable range.
US07944283B2	Reference bias generating circuit A reference current bias circuit includes a self-bias circuit configured to provide a bias current to an amplifier; a basic bandgap circuit coupled to inputs of the amplifier; a startup circuit configured to support an initial operation of the amplifier; a temperature compensator configured to include a first mirroring unit for mirroring current according to a positive temperature coefficient characteristic from the basic bandgap circuit; and a second mirroring unit for mirroring current according to a negative temperature coefficient characteristic from the basic bandgap circuit, and to provide a reference current by combining the current of the first mirroring unit and the current of the second mirroring unit; and a reference current mirroring unit configured to generate reference current biases based on the reference current from the temperature compensator.
US07944280B2	Bandgap reference generator utilizing a current trimming circuit A circuit for providing a bandgap voltage. The circuit includes a classic bandgap reference voltage generation circuit including first end second serially connected transistors acting as a current mirror to another portion of the classical bandgap reference circuit and being coupled between a supply voltage Vdd and an output resistor. The circuit also includes a current trimming circuit coupled in parallel with the classical bandgap reference generation circuit including a fixed element portion including a plurality of transistors and a switch portion including a plurality of switches. Each of the plurality of transistors is coupled to the supply voltage Vdd and to a one of the plurality of switches and each switch includes a fuse.
US07944273B1	Active filtering Techniques for adjusting the voltage across an active filter element include a controlled circuit element and a control circuit element adapted to control the voltage across the controlled circuit element to increase transient load response and to reduce power dissipation.
US07944272B2	Constant current circuit A constant-current circuit comprising: a temperature-compensation circuit to output a temperature-compensated first current; and a current-supply circuit to supply a second current to the temperature-compensation circuit, the temperature-compensation circuit including a voltage-multiplication circuit including a first transistor to generate a base-collector voltage obtained by multiplying a base-emitter voltage by a predetermined ratio, a second transistor identical in conductivity type and substantially equal in base-emitter voltage to the first transistor, a first resistor having two ends connected to a first-transistor collector and second-transistor base, respectively, and a second resistor having two ends connected to first and second-transistor emitters, respectively, the first current being output according to a second-transistor collector current, the second current being supplied to a connection point between a second-transistor base and the first resistor, to generate between both ends of the first resistor a voltage varying substantially in proportion to temperature.
US07944264B2	Variable delay circuit, variable delay circuit controlling method, and input/output circuit A variable delay circuit includes: a first delay section that changes a first drive capability or a first capacity load, receives the reference signals, and generates a first delayed signal by giving a first delay to the reference signal; a second delay section that changes a second drive capability or a second capacity load of the second delay section, receives the reference signal, and generates a second delayed signal by giving a second delay to the reference signal; a first capacity load setting section that sets at least one of the first capacity load and the second capacity load; a first phase comparing section that compares a first phase of the first delayed signal with a second phase of the second delayed signal; and a drive capability setting section that controls the first drive capability and the second drive capability.
US07944261B1	Method and apparatus for detecting clock loss Method and apparatus for detecting clock loss in clock circuit. An example of the invention relates to detecting loss of a feedback clock signal input to a digital clock manager, where the feedback clock signal is derived from the reference clock signal. A clock divider is provided to produce a divided feedback clock signal from the feedback clock signal. A first pair of flip-flops is configured to store samples of the divided feedback clock signal on consecutive edges of the reference clock signal. A second pair of flip-flops is configured to store samples of the divided feedback clock signal on consecutive edges of an inversion of the reference clock signal. Detection logic is configured to detect whether each of the first pair of flip-flops and each of the second pair of flip-flops store the same value.
US07944243B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a main-interconnect to which supply voltage or reference voltage is applied; a plurality of sub-interconnects; a plurality of circuit cells configured to be connected to the plurality of sub-interconnects; a power supply switch cell configured to control, in accordance with an input control signal, connection and disconnection between the main-interconnect and the sub-interconnect to which a predetermined one of the circuit cells is connected, of the plurality of sub-interconnects; and an auxiliary interconnect configured to connect the plurality of sub-interconnects to each other.
US07944239B2	System and method for providing live insertion System and method for providing live insertion. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a first port configured to be electrically coupled to a pad. The first port includes a first connection, a second connection, and a third connection. The integrated circuit also includes a first resistor having a first terminal and a second terminal. Additionally, the integrated circuit includes a second resistor having a third terminal and a forth terminal. The integrated circuit additionally includes a voltage source configured to provided a first voltage. The integrated circuit further includes a first PMOS transistor having a first gate terminal, a first drain terminal and a first source terminal. In addition, the integrated circuit includes a second PMOS transistor having a second gate terminal, a second drain terminal, and a second source terminal.
US07944233B1	Data output circuit A data output circuit includes a plurality of drivers configured to be turned on/off according to impedance codes to output data to an output node. The impedance codes are divided into a first group having a value to turn on the drivers, and a second group having a value to turn off the drivers, and at least some of the drivers controlled by the second group are turned on during a pre-emphasis period.
US07944228B2	Mother substrate, substrate for display panel and method of manufacturing display panel In a mother substrate for a lower substrate, a substrate for a display panel and a method of manufacturing a display panel, the substrate for the display panel includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate facing the lower substrate. The lower substrate includes an inspection line that receives a first inspection signal externally provided, a gate driving part that outputs a second inspection signal in response to the first inspection signal from the inspection line, and a pixel part driven in response to the second inspection signal. The inspection line is disposed on a grinding area. Thus, the display panel may have an enhanced productivity and an improved yield, on which the gate driving part is formed.
US07944214B2	Padé approximant based compensation for integrated sensor modules and the like Methods and systems using Pade' Approximant expansion ratios provide mappings between nonlinear sensors and a more linear output domain. The method includes a method of converting an input digital signal having a nonlinear dependency on a physical variable into an output digital signal that exhibits a substantially linear dependency with respect to the variable is disclosed. The method includes: (a) multiplying the input digital signal by a variable multiplying factor to thereby generate a multiplied digital version of the input signal; (b) adding to the multiplied digital version of the input signal, a predefined digital offset signal to thereby produce the output digital signal; (c) multiplying the output digital signal by a predefined feedback gain correction factor to thereby produce a digital feedback signal; (d) using the digital feedback signal to produce the variable multiplying factor.
US07944213B2	Ground fault detection device A device and method to determine the presence of a ground fault that distinguishes between the capacitive portion of the currents to ground, and the resistive portion of the currents to ground by ascertaining aspects of the voltage and residual current waveforms.
US07944209B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus is configured to generate a correcting magnetic field for correcting a static magnetic field, based on a first set of information representing an inhomogeneous distribution of the static magnetic field generated depending on the characteristic of the static magnetic field generating means, a second set of information representing an inhomogeneous distribution of the static magnetic field generated depending on the tissue of the object, a third set of information corresponding to a set field of view for imaging in a desired region of the object.
US07944208B2	Active image area positioning with adjustable patient bench permitting chair-shaped patient transport into and out of an open MRI apparatus system A Magnetic Resonance Imaging System consisting of a magnet (10) with a U-shaped frame (15), whose pole faces define an open magnetic imaging area [R] for a patient, and a magnetic field generator (17) that is controlled to generate magnetic fields inside the magnetic imaging area; a transport system (30) associated with the magnet has a support structure (20) that defines a movement path through the magnetic imaging area. The transport system (30) also includes a bench (40) to support the patient. The transport system (30) can slide the bench (40) along the support structure so that the patient can be introduced into and extracted from the magnetic imaging area. The bench (40) may further include a non-reclinable support part (41) coupled to reclinable support parts (42 and 43) at opposing ends to allow the position of patient to be rotatably changed on the bench (40).
US07944206B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring high resolution spectral data or high definition images in inhomogeneous environments A method and apparatus for treating a sample for acquiring high-definition magnetic resonance images (MRI images) or high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra even in the presence of magnetic field distortions within one or multiple scans. The spatial nature and temporal dependence of the field inhomogeneities are determined a priori using any of several literature procedures. A static or oscillating magnetic field gradient is applied on the sample so as to endow spins at different positions within the sample with different resonance frequencies. A phase- and amplitude-modulated radiofrequency (RF) pulse is applied in unison with the magnetic field gradient so as to endow spins at different positions within the sample with a homogeneous excitation/inversion profile. The nature of the spatially-selective RF irradiation is tailored in such a way that, when added on top of the effects of the inhomogeneities, the spins' evolution phases and their signal amplitudes at the time of the acquisition become independent of the inhomogeneities. The spin signals thus created are captured and decoded, so as to obtain the spins' response as if the inhomogeneity was not present. The collected data is processed to a suitable rearrangement and Fourier analysis procedure to retrieve a final undistorted image or spectrum. The magnetic field gradient can be oscillated to impose this kind of inhomogeneity corrections on multiple spatial dimensions sequentially, or simultaneously.
US07944195B2	Start-up circuit for reference voltage generation circuit Embodiments relate to a start-up circuit for a reference voltage generation circuit. According to embodiments, a start-up circuit may include a start-up start unit allowing current to flow in the reference voltage generation circuit to initiate a start-up process in response to a start-up start signal, a reference current generation unit decreasing a variable voltage depending on whether the reference voltage generation circuit is started up and generating start-up reference current corresponding to the variable voltage, and a start-up controller detecting current flowing in the reference voltage generation circuit, comparing the detected result with the start-up reference current, and outputting the compared result as a start-up start signal. Current consumption may be decreased after start-up. A BRG circuit may be stably started up. If a high supply voltage is used, current consumption may decrease, and if a low supply voltage is used, a BGR circuit may be stably started up.
US07944194B2	Reference current generator circuit for low-voltage applications A reference current generator circuit suitable for low-voltage applications is provided. The generator circuit is fabricated in a chip for generating a precise reference current based on a precise reference voltage and a precise external resistor. The generator circuit provides an equivalent resistance coupled in parallel with the external resistor to provide resistance compensation and reduce the impedance of seeing into the chip from a chip pad. In addition to the resistance compensation, only moderate capacitance compensation is required to enhance the phase margin of the generator circuit, so as to achieve a stable loop. Therefore, chip area and cost can be reduced in low-voltage applications. In addition, the generator circuit reproduces the reference current generated by the external resistor by utilizing current mirrors, so as to eliminate the effect on currents caused by parallel coupling of the equivalent resistance and the external resistor.
US07944176B2	Voltage adjusting apparatus For providing a reliable voltage adjusting apparatus in low cost, a low-voltage control apparatus controls a high-voltage power supply circuit to be switched power off by transmitting a power-off signal through a second communication line arranged between the high-voltage power supply circuit and itself through an isolation unit when an information signal from an equalizing apparatus is not transmitted within a predetermined first malfunction judging period. The equalizing apparatus stops an equalizing process in itself when the information signal from the low-voltage control unit.
US07944174B2	Battery pack, charger and terminal block arrangements for cordless power tool system A battery pack, charger, and terminal blocks for the pack, charger and a cordless power tool are provided. The pack includes battery cells disposed between end caps within a bottom housing of the pack, and a potting boat for housing pack electronics electrically connected to the cells between the end caps and disposed within a pack top housing. A pack terminal block is connected to the potting boat within the top housing. The charger and the power tool each include a terminal block for providing electrical connections between the charger/tool and the battery pack. The terminal block is configured to float side-to-side to provide displaceable movement of the terminal block within the charger housing or tool housing for aligning the battery pack terminal block therein.
US07944168B2	Device for controlling a rotating electrical machine A device for determining the position of the rotor of a rotating electrical machine. The invention is characterized in that the device comprises a plurality of magnetic field sensors stationary relative to the stator and adapted to deliver multiphase electric signals representing a magnetic field detected by the sensors, and means for processing the multiphase electric signals by an operator capable of providing diphase signals depending on the position of the rotor. The invention is applicable to rotating electrical machines used in the automotive industry.
US07944165B1	Inspection system with dual encoders A dual encoder motion control system for high speed and high resolution motion control of a spindle is described.
US07944163B2	Sensorless controlling apparatus of brushless motor A sensorless controlling apparatus for controlling a brushless motor includes a speed calculator for calculating speed of a rotor ω, an angle calculator for calculating rotor angle θ at a predetermined time interval, and an angle controller for calculating correction angle Δθ based on the current value of a d-axis current (d-axis current value id), thereby controlling the rotor angle θ. The angle calculator uses the correction angle Δθ calculated by the angle controller, the speed ω calculated by the speed calculator, a predetermined time, and the rotor angle θ calculated by the angle calculator at a predetermined time to calculate the rotor angle at the predetermined time interval. Thus, the rotor angle θ calculated by the angle calculator is converged on the true angle of the rotor.
US07944156B2	Electronic ballast for high intensity discharge lamps The present High Intensity Discharge electronic lamp ballast uses a “set of controls” that can be performed by controlling energy delivery by the “line side converter” to the “lamp side inverter”. This set of controls comprises: 1) open circuit voltage control, 2) breakdown voltage amplitude control, 3) glow-to-arc transition current control, 4) “initial arc development” current control, 5) “arc stabilization” current control, 6) lamp power control, 7) lamp dimming, 8) “lamp rectification” current control, and 9) short circuit and lamp fault protections. One of the primary advantages of this “line side converter” energy delivery control method is that it doesn't need to vary the lamp operating frequency to achieve the above-noted controls.
US07944155B2	LED driver with single inverter circuit with isolated multi-channel outputs A single-converter circuit-based LED driver circuit (10) with isolated multi-channel outputs is disclosed. The circuit (10) includes an IC control circuit (11), a plurality of isolated output channels (70, 74) each having an output current sensing and conditioning circuit (74, 90), and an output current regulation circuit (128). The output current regulation circuit (128) includes a voltage-sensing transformer winding (T4) that senses an output voltage level across a secondary side of the circuit (10), and a peak output current sensing component (156) that senses output currents from the isolated output channels and determines which channel has a highest current output. Additionally, the circuit (10) facilitates providing output current regulation when detected output voltage is below a predetermined threshold, and providing output current regulation when the detected output voltage is above the predetermined threshold.
US07944154B2	Fluorescent tube power supply and backlight A fluorescent tube power supply including an inverter power supply which outputs a DC voltage, and an inverter which converts an output of the inverter power supply to an AC; wherein a power stabilizing unit for stabilizing a power input to the inverter is arranged between the inverter power supply and the inverter; and a feedback control of the inverter power supply is performed based on an output of the power stabilizing unit. The power stabilizing unit detects a current flowing between the inverter power supply and the inverter, and the feedback control of the inverter power supply is performed based on the current.
US07944150B2	Discharge lamp lighting apparatus and projector A discharge lamp lighting apparatus for turning on a discharge lamp has a lighting condition in which a projection is formed at a tip of an electrode for electric discharge. In the discharge lamp lighting apparatus, when the polarity-reversal mode is the second mode, the inverter control circuit operates to generate the inverter control signal so that a DC component contained in the output current increases more than that in the first mode, when the polarity-reversal mode is the first mode, and it is detected that the lamp voltage is lower than a predetermined first voltage, the polarity-reversal mode control circuit changes the polarity-reversal mode into the second mode, and when the polarity-reversal mode is the second mode, and it is detected that the lamp voltage is higher than a predetermined second voltage, the polarity-reversal mode control circuit changes the polarity-reversal mode into the first mode.
US07944142B2	Light-emitting device with improved brightness control and narrow frame and electronic apparatus with the light-emitting device The invention provides a light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of preventing reduction of the amount of current flowing through light-emitting elements and which have an excellent display characteristic. Cathode wiring lines connected to a cathode are provided to surround an effective area outside the effective area where a plurality of pixels having light-emitting elements are provided. First to third power source lines connected to pixel electrodes are provided between the cathode wiring lines and the effective area.
US07944138B2	Fluorescent display tube A fluorescent display tube, which has short-length filaments, can be driven by applied voltage of 3-8V to be used for a general fluorescent display tube. The fluorescent display tube can emit sufficient thermal electrons even if the number of filament cathodes is decreased to reduce power consumption of the filaments. The filament cathode is arranged between a first and third supporting plates by one end thereof fixed to the first supporting plate and the other end thereof fixed to the third supporting plate, and the filament cathode having an equal length with the filament cathode extended between the first and third supporting plates is arranged between the second and third supporting plates.
US07944137B2	Electron source and image display apparatus There is provided an electron source according to the present invention, having a plurality of electron-emitting devices wherein each of the electron-emitting devices has a pair of electrodes, and a plurality of conductive films having respective electron emitting portions, provided between the pair of electrodes so as to be electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, the electron source including: a short-circuit suppressing film which is positioned between the plurality of conductive films and is provided on the electron-emitting device so as to be electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, and mainly contains tungsten (W) and germanium (Ge) nitride, wherein a ratio of the number of tungsten atoms to the number of tungsten and germanium atoms is 0.24 or more in the short-circuit suppressing film, surface resistivity of the short-circuit suppressing film is not less than 1×1010 Ω/square and not more than 1×1013 Ω/square.
US07944136B2	Light emitter substrate and image displaying apparatus using the same The invention aims to improve, in a light emitter substrate having a resistor for connecting row-direction adjacent electrodes, withstand discharge performance of the resistor. The light emitter substrate comprises a substrate, plural light emitting members positioned in matrix on the substrate, plural electrodes positioned in matrix and each covering at least one of the light emitting members, and a row-direction striped resistor positioned between the column-direction adjacent electrodes and connecting the row/column-direction adjacent electrodes. A row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in a connecting portion between the electrodes and the resistor is larger than a row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in a portion covering the light emitting members at a position along a row-direction edge portion of the resistor, and is larger than a row-direction separated distance between the row-direction adjacent electrodes in the connecting portion at an edge portion in a column-direction end region.
US07944132B2	Tuning-fork resonator with grooves on principal surfaces A resonator having a base part; and a resonating arm that performs flexing vibration, the resonating arm part has two principal surfaces, a first groove provided on one principal surface, a second groove provided in juxtaposition with the first groove on the other principal surface, a third groove provided in juxtaposition with the first groove and provided nearer the base part side than the first groove on the other principal surface, and a fourth groove provided in juxtaposition with the second groove and provided nearer the base part side than the second groove on the principal surface. The sum of a depth of the first and second groove part and a sum of a depth of the third and fourth groove part are larger than a distance between the one principal surface and the other principal surface.
US07944122B2	Self-contained voltage generating systems A self-contained voltage generating system is incorporated in a package or device for housing a product. There is at least one piezoelectric element incorporated in the package or device and the piezoelectric element generates a source of voltage when it is activated. The voltage is then used to perform various activities on other elements that are part of the package or device, such as operate a motor, provide heat, provide ultrasonic energy, furnish light, provide acoustic energy, and provide vibration energy. The piezoelectric elements are in the form of discrete particles, piezoelectric fibers, filaments, transducers, and actuators.
US07944115B2	Traveling wave grids with agitated surface using piezoelectric effect and acoustic traveling waves A system for transporting particles includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced electrically conductive electrodes carried by the substrate. Further included is a carrier medium adapted for the retention and migration of particles disposed therein, wherein the carrier medium is in operational contact with the electrodes, and a vibration generator is positioned in relation to the substrate to impart vibrations into the carrier medium. In an alternative embodiment, the vibration generator is configured to generate an acoustic traveling wave, which includes a vibration component and a motivation component.
US07944114B2	Ultrasonic transducer device and ultrasonic wave probe using same The present invention provides an ultrasonic transducer device to send and receive ultrasonic waves, comprising a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a gap disposed on the lower electrode, a third insulation film disposed on the gap, an upper electrode disposed on the third insulation film, a fourth insulation film disposed on the upper electrode, a wiring layer disposed on the fourth insulation film, and a fifth insulation film disposed on the wiring layer. The upper electrode is electrically connected to the wiring layer with penetrating wires.
US07944111B2	Stator and motor A stator core is formed by arranging divided cores (20) in a circumference direction in cylindrical shape. On an upper end surface (60) of a core back (50) of the divided core, holes (62, 64) are made. Then, on the upper end surface, a reinforcing ring (40) having through holes (66, 68) is arranged, and is connected with rivets (70, 72). Thus, stress is transmitted not only through a side surface (58) but also through the reinforcing ring (40), between the adjacent divided cores. Thus, strength of the stator using a powder magnetic core is ensured and a space is saved.
US07944104B2	Magnetic bearing apparatus A magnetic bearing apparatus supports a rotating object using magnetic levitation by a magnetic force of electromagnets. The magnetic bearing apparatus includes a PWM driver configured to supply exciting currents to the electromagnets, a driver power source configured to drive the PWM driver, and a displacement error signal removing section configured to extract a displacement error signal of the displacement information from a current flowing through the driver power source and to remove the displacement error signal from the displacement information.
US07944103B2	Motor A fixation portion of an attachment plate is fixed onto an upper surface of a flange portion of a housing. In a cylindrical retentive portion of the housing, there is formed an expanded diameter portion which is continuous to the flange portion. There is disposed a ball bearing in the expanded diameter portion. Formed integrally with the flange portion is a fitting portion such that the fitting portion is continuous to the expanded diameter portion.
US07944099B2	Starter Provided is a starter that can ensure stable insulation and exhibits excellent leakage resistance. The starter includes: a starting motor realized with a dc motor that has a commutator, positive brushes which are disposed around the commutator to abut on the commutator and connected to an external power supply, negative brushes, which are opposed to the positive brushes, stored in a bracket bearing one end of a rotation shaft; and a starting switch that is mounted on the starting motor and electrically connects or disconnects the external power supply to or from the positive brushes. When an engine is started, the starting motor is driven with the external power supply via the starting switch, and the starting motor is mechanically coupled to the engine. Herein, the starting motor has an insulating member disposed only on the internal surface of the bracket neighboring the positive brushes.
US07944098B2	Generator structure for a bicycle hub A generator structure for a bicycle hub is provided with a generator on an axle in a hub housing. The generator is provided with a magnet group and two opposite yoke iron groups on an outer periphery of a coil unit. The magnet group is formed by arranging plural magnets into an annular shape, and the respective magnets are made of sintered NdFeB and have an N pole at one side thereof and an S pole at the other side thereof. The N poles and the S poles of the magnets are alternately arranged around the magnet group. The outer periphery of each of the yoke iron groups is provided with claws, and the two yoke iron groups are oppositely combined together from both sides of the coil in such a manner that the claws of the yoke iron groups are located on the outer periphery of the coil unit.
US07944094B2	Power station having a consumer and method for its operation A power station (40) is provided having a turbine section including a gas turbine (12) and a generator (28) which is driven directly by the gas turbine (12) and produces alternating current at a first operating frequency, and whose output can be connected to a consumer (V) having a predetermined second operating frequency. Increased flexibility for design and operation of the power station (40) is achieved in that an electronic decoupling apparatus (27), which decouples the two operating frequencies from one another, is arranged between the generator (28) and the consumer (V).
US07944093B2	Off-peak power distribution system A system according to the present invention including a main utility distribution panel which through corresponding circuit breakers, directly powers facility power line circuits which remain powered continuously, and an ‘off-peak’ utility distribution panel being powered by the main utility distribution panel through a contactor (relay, switch, etc.) controlled by a 24 hour timer, and the ‘off-peak’ utility distribution panel in turn powers facility power line circuits which may be de-energized to provide zero power draw from the main utility distribution panel during a selected time period as provided by the timer, which generally corresponds to periods when the facility is unoccupied and/or the equipment and appliances are turned off.
US07944089B2	Uninterruptible power supply module An uninterruptible power supply module is provided. The uninterruptible power supply module comprises an input terminal, a direct-current voltage source, a control module, a control arm-bridge module, an inductive element, a power source selection switch, and a switch element. The switch element is turned on before the power source selection switch is connected to the inductive element so that the direct-current voltage supplied by the direct-current voltage source is modulated by the control arm-bridge module to generate an output alternating current voltage to the load. And the switch element is turned off, i.e. not conducting electricity, after the power source selection switch is connected to the inductive element and the direct-current voltage source. Thereby, the use life of the power source selection switch element and the reliability of the uninterruptible power supply module are both increased.
US07944083B2	Method and apparatus for characterizing a circuit coupled to an AC line A method and apparatus for characterizing a circuit coupled to an AC line. The apparatus comprises a consumption measurement unit (CMU), adapted for coupling, independent of voltage and current polarity, to the AC line and the circuit. The CMU comprises a discovery module adapted for (i) generating a circuit current signature based on current samples representative of current on a phase of the circuit, (ii) generating at least one AC line current signature based on AC line current samples representative of current on each phase of the AC line, and (iii) determining, based on the circuit current signature, the at least one AC line current signature, and at least one of a source profile or a load profile, at least one of a type or a voltage characteristic for the circuit.
US07944075B2	Wind turbine based energy storage system and method using heavy weighted devices An energy storage system, and related method, comprises a plurality of wind turbines, each with a vertical shaft that passes through a support platform. One or more braces may be affixed to each vertical shaft at one end of this platform, at an angle of less than 60 degrees, preferably about 45 degrees. At least one heavily weighted device is configured and disposed to be raised with rotation of the wind turbine about its vertical shaft. The subsequent lowering of that weighted device generates electrical energies for immediate use. Alternatively, the weighted device may be suspended for storage of energy and subsequent use. Preferred embodiments include at least one energy storage system for holding excess unused energy. Representative devices include a weighted cylinder on a shaft or cable, and one or more railcars on a series of inclined tracks.
US07944067B2	System and method for reducing rotor loads in a wind turbine upon detection of blade-pitch failure and loss of counter-torque A system and method for reducing rotor loads in a wind turbine that includes a brake and one or more rotor blades coupled to a rotor. Upon detection of a loss of counter torque and a blade-pitch failure in at least one rotor blade, a processor reduces a generator overspeed threshold value by a predetermined amount and determines a brake-release threshold value. The brake is applied to slow the rotor if the generator/rotor speed exceeds the reduced generator/rotor overspeed threshold value. In addition, the brake is applied to slow the rotor until the generator/rotor speed is below the brake-release threshold value. The rate of change of the pitch angle of the rotor blade may be varied as the blade moves toward feather in response to the detected blade-pitch failure.
US07944062B2	Air cavity package for a semiconductor die and methods of forming the air cavity package A die package (72) for a semiconductor die (20). A plurality of the die packages (72) are formed on a single carrier (10) by applying a body (55) of molding compound across a carrier (10) with an air cavity (70) defined in the molding compound about each of a plurality of device regions (12) of the carrier (10). After a semiconductor die (20) is attached inside the air cavity (70) of each device region (12) and electrically connected with at least one contact pad (14, 16, 18), a cover (68) is applied to close all of the air cavities (70). Following singulation, each semiconductor die (20) is located inside the sealed air cavity (70) of one die package (72). The molding compound of each die package (72) may be locked against movement relative to the device region (12) of the carrier (10) by locking features (30, 38, 48, 50). The locking features (30, 38, 48, 50) may constitute portions of contact pads (14, 16, 18) used to establish electrical communication paths from the semiconductor die (20) to the environment outside of the package (72).
US07944059B2	Semiconductor device having a probing region In a semiconductor device, a pad metal has at least a portion located immediately under a probe region, and the portion is divided into a plurality of narrow metal layers each arranged in parallel with a traveling direction of a probe. Thus, it is possible to enhance surface flatness of the pad metal and to prevent a characteristic of a semiconductor device from deteriorating without complication in processing and increase in chip size.
US07944052B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an electrode pad provided in the semiconductor chip, in which the electrode pad includes Al as a major constituent and further includes Cu, a coupling member coupled to the electrode pad, in which the coupling member primarily includes Cu, a plurality of layers of Cu and Al alloys formed between the electrode pad and the coupling member, and an encapsulating resin that includes a halogen of less than or equal to 1000 ppm, in which the encapsulating resin encapsulates the semiconductor chip, the electrode pad, and the coupling member. The plurality of layers of Cu and Al alloys includes a CuAl2 layer formed on the electrode pad, a CuAl layer formed on the CuAl2 layer, and a layer including one of Cu9Al4 and Cu3Al2 formed on the CuAl layer.
US07944042B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A semiconductor device includes an outer resin case having a peripheral wall and terminal mounting holes formed in the peripheral wall, and a layer assembly provided in the outer resin case. The layer assembly includes a semiconductor chip, an insulating circuit board on which the semiconductor chip is mounted, and a heat-dissipating metal base. External terminals having leg portions are arranged in mounting holes of the peripheral wall, and are press-fitted into the terminal-mounting holes. Bonding wires connect the terminal leg portions and a conductive pattern of the insulating circuit board or the semiconductor chip.
US07944040B2	Semiconductor device and electronic apparatus equipped with the semiconductor device A semiconductor device comprises an IC chip body and a package substrate that has thereon many external electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional grid configuration. Groups of signal lines that are likely to emit noise (noisy signal lines) are separated and spaced apart from groups of signal lines that are susceptible to noise (noise susceptible signal lines). Each of the noisy signal lines and noise susceptible signal lines is connected to an associated member of an associated IC pad group separated and spaced apart from other IC pad groups. Further, each of the noisy signal lines and noise susceptible signal lines is connected to an associated member of an associated external electrode group selected from the multiplicity of external electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional grid configuration on the package substrate. Thus, groups of potentially interfering signal lines are mutually separated and spaced apart from one another, thereby suppressing the noise.
US07944034B2	Array molded package-on-package having redistribution lines A semiconductor device with a sheet-like insulating substrate (101) integral with two or more patterned layers of conductive lines and vias, a chip attached to an assembly site, and contact pads (103) in pad locations has an encapsulated region on the top surface of the substrate, extending to the edge of the substrate, enclosing the chip, and having contact apertures (703) at the pad locations for external communication with the pad metal surfaces. The apertures may have not-smooth sidewall surfaces and may be filled with solder material (704) to contact the pads. Metal-filled surface grooves (710) in the encapsulated region, with smooth groove bottom and sidewalls, are selected to serve as customized routing interconnections, or redistribution lines, between selected apertures and thus to facilitate the coupling with another semiconductor device to form a package-on-package assembly.
US07944027B2	Lead frame, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device To solve a problem in that a die processing cost increases when employing a method involving providing a suction hole in the die to fix an island onto a bottom surface, provided is a semiconductor device, which includes: a semiconductor chip, an island having a first surface, on which the semiconductor chip is mounted; and a second surface opposing to the first surface, a hanger pin extended from the island, a branch portion extended from one of the island and the hanger pin, and a resin encapsulating the semiconductor chip, the island, the hanger pin and the brunch portion while exposing the second surface of the island.
US07944020B1	Reverse MIM capacitor A method and apparatus for a reverse metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The apparatus includes a lower metal layer, a bottom electrode, and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer is disposed above a substrate layer. The bottom electrode is disposed above the lower metal layer and coupled to the lower metal layer. The upper metal layer is disposed above the bottom electrode. The upper metal layer comprises a top electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor.
US07944018B2	Semiconductor devices with sealed, unlined trenches and methods of forming same A semiconductor device includes unlined and sealed trenches and methods for forming the unlined and sealed trenches. More particularly, a superjunction semiconductor device includes unlined, and sealed trenches. The trench has sidewalls formed of the semiconductor material. The trench is sealed with a sealing material such that the trench is air-tight. First and second regions are separated by the trench. The first region may include a superjunction Schottky diode or MOSFET. In an alternative embodiment, a plurality of regions are separated by a plurality of unlined and sealed trenches.
US07944015B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The invention provides a semiconductor device having high reliability and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device of the invention has pad electrodes formed on a semiconductor die near the side surface portion thereof and connected to a semiconductor integrated circuit or the like in the semiconductor die, a supporting body formed on the pad electrodes, an insulation film formed on the side and back surface portions of the semiconductor die, wiring layers connected to the back surfaces of the pad electrodes and extending from the side surface portion onto the back surface portion of the semiconductor die so as to contact the insulation film, and a second protection film formed on the side surface portion of the supporting body.
US07944011B2	Optically controlled electrical-switch device based upon carbon nanotubes and electrical-switch system using the switch device Described herein is an optically controlled electrical-switch device which includes a first current-conduction terminal and a second current-conduction terminal, and a carbon nanotube connected between the first and the second current-conduction terminals, the carbon nanotube being designed to be impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation and having an electrical conductivity that can be varied by varying the polarization of the electromagnetic radiation incident thereon. In particular, the carbon nanotube may for example, in given conditions of electrical biasing, present a high electrical conductivity when it is impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation having a given wavelength and a polarization substantially parallel to the axis of the carbon nanotube itself, and a reduced electrical conductivity when it is impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation having a given wavelength and a polarization substantially orthogonal to the axis of the carbon nanotube itself.
US07944007B1	Actuator assembly In some embodiments, an actuator assembly is provided which includes actuators, having a storage material, a volume changing material comprising a metal capable of changing volume in response to species insertion and removal, an ion transport material between the storage material and the volume changing material, and electrodes connected so as to be capable of providing an actuation voltage to the plurality of actuators. The actuators are configured such that the actuator assembly provides substantially anisotropic movement. In some embodiments, the actuator assembly includes actuators arranged in a stacked configuration. In some embodiments, the volume changing material includes spaced apart elongated structures which may be recessed within the storage material.
US07943994B2	Integrated PMOS transistor and Schottky diode The present invention discloses an integrated PMOS transistor and Schottky diode, comprising a PMOS transistor which includes a gate, a source, a drain and a channel region between the source and drain, wherein the source, drain and channel region are formed in a substrate, and a parasitic diode is formed between the drain and the channel region; and a Schottky diode formed in the substrate and connected in reverse series with the parasitic diode, the Schottky diode having one end connected with the parasitic diode and the other end connected with the source.
US07943992B2	Metal gate structures with recessed channel Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those structures may comprise a transistor comprising a metal gate disposed on a gate dielectric that is disposed on a substrate, and a source/drain region disposed adjacent a channel region of the transistor. The source/drain region comprises a source/drain extension comprising a vertex point, wherein a top surface of the channel region is substantially planar with the vertex point.
US07943986B2	Method for fabricating a body contact in a finfet structure and a device including the same A method for fabricating a Finfet device with body contacts and a device fabricated using the method are provided. In one example, a silicon-on-insulator substrate is provided. A T-shaped active region is defined in the silicon layer of the silicon-on-insulator substrate. A source region and a drain region form two ends of a cross bar of the T-shaped active region and a body contact region forms a leg of the T-shaped active region. A gate oxide layer is grown on the active region. A polysilicon layer is deposited overlying the gate oxide layer and patterned to form a gate, where an end of the gate partially overlies the body contact region to complete formation of a Finfet device with body contact.
US07943980B2	Self-aligned patterning method by using non-conformal film and etch back for flash memory and other semiconductur applications A method for fabricating a memory device with a self-aligned trap layer which is optimized for scaling is disclosed. In the present invention, a non-conformal oxide is deposited over the charge trapping layer to form a thick oxide on top of the core source/drain region and a pinch off and a void at the top of the STI trench. An etch is performed on the pinch-off oxide and the thin oxide on the trapping layer on the STI oxide. The trapping layer is then partially etched between the core cells. A dip-off of the oxide on the trapping layer is performed. And a top oxide is formed. The top oxide converts the remaining trap layer to oxide and thus isolate the trap layer.
US07943976B2	CMOS image sensor and manufacturing method thereof A CMOS image sensor includes isolation regions and a photo diode region formed in a substrate, gate electrodes formed on the substrate, impurity injection regions formed in the substrate respectively positioned between the gate electrodes and the isolation regions, silicide regions formed on upper surfaces of the gate electrodes and the impurity injection regions, a first insulating layer formed on a surface of the photodiode region and sides of the gate electrodes, a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer, a third insulating layer formed on the second insulating layer, an interlayer insulating layer formed to cover the third insulating layer, and via plugs vertically passing through the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the silicide regions.
US07943974B2	Spin MOS field effect transistor and tunneling magnetoresistive effect element using stack having Heusler alloy A spin MOS field effect transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode each having a structure obtained by stacking an impurity diffusion layer, a (001)-oriented MgO layer and a Heusler alloy. The impurity diffusion layer is formed in a surface region of a semiconductor layer. The (001)-oriented MgO layer is formed on the impurity diffusion layer. The Heusler alloy is formed on the MgO layer.
US07943966B2	Integrated circuit and associated layout with gate electrode level portion including at least two complimentary transistor forming linear conductive segments and at least one non-gate linear conductive segment A restricted layout region includes a diffusion level layout including a number of diffusion region layout shapes to be formed within a portion of a substrate of a semiconductor device. The diffusion region layout shapes define at least one p-type diffusion region and at least one n-type diffusion region. The restricted layout region includes a gate electrode level layout defined to pattern conductive features within a gate electrode level above the portion of the substrate. The gate electrode level layout includes rectangular-shaped layout features placed to extend in only a first parallel direction. Some rectangular-shaped layout features form gate electrodes of respective PMOS transistor devices, and some rectangular-shaped layout features form gate electrodes of respective NMOS transistor devices. A total number of the PMOS transistor devices and the NMOS transistor devices in the restricted layout region of the semiconductor device is greater than or equal to eight.
US07943950B2	Structured substrate for a LED A substrate (1) made of a transparent material, preferably glass, which substrate has a planar first side (1a) for the application of an electroluminescent layered structure (21, 22, 23) for emitting light and having a structured second side (1b) for the effective coupling-out of light (6), comprising at least one element of structure (2) comprising first regions (3) having first surfaces (3a) that have a surface roughness of between 0.2 μm and 100 μm, and preferably of between 0.4 μm and 70 μm, and as a particular preference of between 0.7 μm and 40 μm.
US07943944B2	GaN-based radiation-emitting thin-layered semiconductor component A radiation-emitting thin-film semiconductor component with a multilayer structure (12) based on GaN, which contains an active, radiation-generating layer (14) and has a first main area (16) and a second main area (18)—remote from the first main area—for coupling out the radiation generated in the active, radiation-generating layer. Furthermore, the first main area (16) of the multilayer structure (12) is coupled to a reflective layer or interface, and the region (22) of the multilayer structure that adjoins the second main area (18) of the multilayer structure is patterned one- or two-dimensionally.
US07943941B2	Device for emitting various colors A device for emitting various colors by mixing light from a first light emitting diode and light from a second light emitting diode comprises, according to one embodiment: the first light emitting diode including an LED chip comprising InGaN and being capable of emitting a blue color light, and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the blue color light and emitting a yellow color light, the blue color light and the yellow color light being mixed to make white-color light; the second light emitting diode being capable of emitting red, green or blue color light; and a drive circuit for separately driving each of the first and second light emitting diode.
US07943933B2	Thin film transistor substrate and display device with oxygen-containing layer Disclosed herein is a TFT substrate which exhibits good characteristic properties despite the omission of the barrier metal layer to be normally interposed between the source-drain electrodes and the semiconductor layer in the TFT. The TFT substrate permits sure and direct connection with the semiconductor layer of the TFT. The thin film transistor substrate has a substrate, a semiconductor layer and source-drain electrodes. The source-drain electrodes are composed of oxygen-containing layers and thin films of pure copper or a copper alloy. The oxygen-containing layer contains oxygen such that part or all of oxygen combines with silicon in the semiconductor layer. And, the thin films of pure copper or a copper alloy connect with the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor through the oxygen-containing layers.
US07943931B2	Array substrate having a supporter for a data pad, and display apparatus having the array substrate A substrate includes an array area and a data pad area adjacent to the array area. A gate line, a data line and a switching device are formed in the array area of the substrate. A data pad extending from an end of the data line and a supporter provided between the substrate and the data pad are provided in a data pad area to allow the data pad to be placed at a higher position than a passivation layer. Thus, a contact resistance occurring between an anisotropic conductive film and a bump and a contact resistance occurring between the anisotropic conductive film and the data pad are reduced.
US07943917B2	Non-volatile memory cell and fabrication method thereof A non-volatile memory cell and the fabrication method thereof are provided. The non-volatile memory cell comprises a top electrode, a bottom electrode and an oxide layer disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The oxide layer comprises a relatively low oxygen content layer adjacent to the bottom electrode, a relatively high oxygen content layer adjacent to the top electrode, and a transition layer disposed between the relatively high and the relatively low oxygen content layers. The transition layer has an oxygen concentration within a range between those of the relatively high and the relatively low oxygen content layers.
US07943908B2	Sensor system with surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) enhanced selective fluorescence excitation and method In a sensor system, an active sensor chip includes an array of periodically-patterned dielectric active sensor patches of different periodicities and geometries formed on a metal film. A specimen under study is positioned on each patch, and the active sensor chip is interrogated by illumination the patches in a predetermined sequence to result in a fluorescence response from each patch enhanced by SPP. The intensity of the fluorescence response is controlled by varying the wavelength, incidence angle, azimuthal orientation and polarization direction of the excitation light beam as the function of the periodicity of the illuminated patch. The system is compatible with commercial fluorescence microscopes and scanned laser interrogation systems.
US07943906B2	High spatial resolution X-ray and gamma ray imaging system using diffraction crystals A method and a device for high spatial resolution imaging of a plurality of sources of x-ray and gamma-ray radiation are provided. The device comprises a plurality of arrays, with each array comprising a plurality of elements comprising a first collimator, a diffracting crystal, a second collimator, and a detector.
US07943905B2	Infrared solid-state image sensor An infrared solid-state image sensor comprises: a pixel area comprising a sensitive pixel area where infrared detection pixels are arranged in a matrix form to detect incident infrared rays on the semiconductor substrate and a reference pixel area where reference pixels are provided, each of the infrared detection pixels comprising a thermoelectric conversion part, the thermoelectric conversion part comprising an infrared absorption film to absorb the incident infrared rays and convert the incident infrared rays to heat and a first thermoelectric conversion element to convert the heat obtained by the conversion in the infrared absorption film to a electric signal, each of the reference pixels comprising a second thermoelectric conversion element. Each of first ends of the reference pixels are connected to a reference potential line, and a difference between the signal potential read out from a corresponding signal line and a reference potential supplied from the reference potential line is amplified and outputted.
US07943903B2	Defect inspection method and its system A method for enabling management of fatal defects of semiconductor integrated patterns easily, the method enables storing of design data of each pattern designed by a semiconductor integrated circuit designer, as well as storing of design intent data having pattern importance levels ranked according to their design intents respectively. The method also enables anticipating of defects to be generated systematically due to the characteristics of the subject exposure system, etc. while each designed circuit pattern is exposed and delineated onto a wafer in a simulation carried out beforehand and storing those defects as hot spot information. Furthermore, the method also enables combining of the design intent data with hot spot information to limit inspection spots that might include systematic defects at high possibility with respect to the characteristics of the object semiconductor integrated circuit and shorten the defect inspection time significantly.
US07943898B2	Projector apparatus including a lower holder having lens and lamp fixing slots A projector apparatus and a lamp fixation structure for use with the projector apparatus are disclosed. The lamp fixation structure has a lower holder, which includes an integrally formed lower holder lens section and a lower holder lamp section. The lower holder lens section defines a lens fitting slot for fixing a lens, and a lower holder lamp section defines a lamp fitting slot for fixing a lamp. The lens fixing slot includes an upper holder connected to the lower holder. The lamp fixation structure also includes an integrally formed metal holder, which has an elastic top plate, elastic lateral plates, a front plate, an elastic bottom plate, and elastic jointing plates. The inventive lamp fixation structure of the projector apparatus consists of a fewer components and can be assembled in a simple manner, yet it is highly wrought.
US07943883B2	Method for joining iron member and aluminum member and iron-aluminum joined body There is provided a method for joining an iron member and an aluminum member, the iron member including a plated layer at least on a joining side with the aluminum member; the aluminum member formed of an aluminum cladding material including an aluminum core material mainly formed of aluminum and an aluminum alloy layer with a melting point lower than that of the aluminum core material, cladded on a joining side with the iron member; the method including a step of stacking the iron member and the aluminum member, and a step of joining the iron member and the aluminum member.
US07943872B2	Command device with switching element monitoring An embodiment of the invention relates to an electrical installation unit for making contact with electrical loads, wherein the installation unit has at least two contact elements. In at least one embodiment, an installation unit is disclosed in which an electrical connection provided between the two contact elements is necessarily interrupted when the installation unit is dismantled. In at least one embodiment, the installation unit includes at least one device for interrupting the conductive connection leading to the contact elements when the installation unit is dismantled. This at least one device, in at least one embodiment, includes two connecting elements in a switching element of the installation unit and, for example, a contact pin consisting of a conductive material, which produces a conductive connection between the connecting elements in a properly installed state of the installation unit. Alternatively, for example, the electrical connection between the connecting elements can be produced by a wire or a braided wire, by which the electrical connection is interrupted, for example by the wire or braided wire being ripped, when the installation unit is dismantled. A particularly advantageous application for the installation unit according to at least one embodiment is, for example, the use as an EMERGENCY STOP command device.
US07943871B2	Rotational stabilizer An in-line electrical conductor switch including a frame, an electrical connection section movably connected to the frame, and a rotational stability device. The frame includes first and second connection sections insulated from each other by an electrical isolation section. The first and second connection sections are configured to connect to respective ends of first and second electrical conductors. The switch is entirely supported by the first and second electrical conductors. The electrical connection section is movably connected to the frame between a first connected position and a second disconnected position. The rotational stability device is connected to the frame and adapted to reduce or prevent rotation of the frame about an axis through the ends of the electrical conductors during movement of the electrical connection section to the second disconnected position.
US07943847B2	Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanoscale cometal structures An apparatus and methods for solar conversion using nanoscale cometal structures are disclosed herein. The cometal structures may be coaxial and coplanar. A nanoscale optics apparatus for use as a solar cell comprises a plurality of nanoscale cometal structures each including a photovoltaic material located between a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor. A method of fabricating solar cells comprises preparing a plurality of nanoscale planar structures; coating a plurality of planar surfaces of the plurality of planar structures with a photovoltaic semiconductor while leaving space between the plurality of planar surfaces; and coating the photovoltaic semiconductor with an outer electrical conductor layer, wherein a portion of the outer electrical conductor layer is located between the planar structures to form coplanar structures.
US07943845B2	Solar cells encapsulated with poly(vinyl butyral) A solar cell pre-laminate assembly comprising (i) a solar cell component comprising one or a plurality of solar cells and having a light-receiving side and a back side, and (ii) stiff poly(vinyl butyral) sheet as an encapsulant layer, wherein the stiff poly(vinyl butyral) sheet is positioned next to the light-receiving or the back side of the solar cell component and comprises a poly(vinyl butyral) composition containing about 10 to about 23 wt % of a plasticizer based on the total weight of the composition.A process of preparing solar cell assembly comprising (i) providing a solar cell component and a stiff poly(vinyl butyral) sheet comprising a poly(vinyl butyral) composition containing about 10 to about 23 wt % of a plasticizer based on the total weight of the poly(vinyl butyral) composition, and (ii) encapsulating the solar cell component in a polymer matrix comprising the poly(vinyl butyral) composition.
US07943842B2	Methods for generating music using a transmitted/received music data file Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor (860), and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input (845) or audio samples. In addition, the present invention makes use of node-based music generation as part of a system and method to broadcast and receive music data files, which are then used to generate and play music. The present invention is characterized by the broadcast of relatively small data files that contain various parameters sufficient to describe the music to the node/subscriber music generator.
US07943833B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH291585 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH291585. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH291585, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH291585 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 CH291585.
US07943829B2	Cotton variety 07W590DF The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 07W590DF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 07W590DF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 07W590DF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 07W590DF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07943825B2	Metacaspase II in engineering soybean for disease resistance The present invention is in the field of soybean genetics. More specifically, the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules from regions in the soybean genome, which are associated with soybean Phytophthora resistance. The invention also relates to methods of transforming soybean with constructs containing nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins for Phytophthora resistance, to produce modified or transgenic plants and plant cells having enhanced disease resistance.
US07943819B2	Methods for genetic control of insect infestations in plants and compositions thereof The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.
US07943816B2	Arachidonic acid-containing plants and use of the plants The present invention provides arachidonic acid-containing plants and soybeans, and a method of use thereof. The arachidonic acid-containing plant is produced by a process that includes an arachidonic acid producing step in which fatty acid synthetase genes associated with the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid are introduced into a plant to produce arachidonic acid. Thus, plants or soybeans containing arachidonic acid can easily be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a large amount of arachidonic acid at low cost.
US07943814B2	Densified fibrous structures and methods for making same Differentially densified fibrous structures, methods for making same, and processes for treating fibers used in the fibrous structures are provided. More particularly, fibrous structures comprising two or more regions, at least one of which exhibits a density that is at least 1.6 times greater than another region within the fibrous structure, methods for making such fibrous structures and non-naturally occurring fibers useful in such fibrous structures are provided.
US07943806B2	Process of preparing bromopicrin Process of preparing high purity bromopicrin, and high purity bromopicrin produced therefrom. Providing a mixture of nitromethane and bromine, and preferably water, and absent of organic solvent. Adding an aqueous solution of an alkaline substance to the mixture, thereby providing a reaction mixture containing bromopicrin, the adding performed such that no excess of the alkaline substance occurs in the reaction mixture during the adding. Collecting the organic phase (containing the bromopicrin) from the reaction mixture. No need for subjecting the organic phase of the reaction mixture to distillation or extraction, for obtaining near quantitative yield of bromopicrin having purity of at least equal to or greater than 96 weight percent. Process parameters controlling selectivity of reaction forming bromopicrin are molar ratio of bromine and nitromethane in the mixture; reaction temperature while bromopicrin is formed; concentration of the alkaline substance in the aqueous solution; and reaction time.
US07943794B2	Processes for the preparation of intermediates of valsartan The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of intermediates of valsartan.
US07943788B2	Glucopyranoside compound A compound of the formula: wherein Ring A and Ring B are: (1) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring, (2) Ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring, and Ring B is an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring or an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or (3) Ring A is an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, and Ring B are independently an optionally substituted unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted unsaturated fused heterobicyclic ring, or an optionally substituted benzene ring; X is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; Y is —(CH2)n— (n is 1 or 2); a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.
US07943785B2	Process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2- phthalimidomethylcyclopropane The present invention provides a process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-phthalimidomethylcyclopropane, which includes reacting (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-hydroxymethylcyclopropane with an orthoester and a brønsted acid, and reacting the reaction product with a phthalimidating agent; and a process for producing (Z)-1-phenyl-1-(N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl)-2-aminomethylcyclopropane hydrochloride through the above process.
US07943781B2	Process for preparing telmisartan A process comprising cyclizing 3-amino-4-butyramido-5-methylbenzoic acid to form 2-n-propyl-4-methyl-benzimidazole-6-carboxylic acid.
US07943778B2	Antioxidant inflammation modulators: C-17 homologated oleanolic acid derivatives This invention provides, but is not limited to, novel oleanolic acid derivatives having the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US07943765B2	Polysaccharide based network and method for the production thereof The production of polysaccharide networks, especially starch networks, having a high network density, high solidity, a low swelling degree, and exhibiting reduced water absorption and to the uses thereof, especially, in the field of biodegradable plastics.
US07943764B2	Method for producing sulphated glycosaminoglycans from biological tissues A method for isolating sulphated glycosaminoglycans washes a mechanically cleaned tissue, exposes tissue in a solution of 0.1M phosphate pH 5.8-6.0 buffer heated to a temperature of 65° C. for 30 minutes, overcooks the tissue in activated 0.1-0.4% papain at 65° C. for 6-24 hours, cools the papain digest to 4° C., removes fats and undigested tissue residues, selectively isolates the sulphated glycosaminoglycans for 4-10 hours on a solid carrier, obtained from bone tissue collagen with particle sizes ranging from 0-01 to 0.35 cm3, washes the carrier with 0.05-0.1 N-hydrochloric acid, degreases and eluates the carrier with a solution of 0.6-0.15 N-mineral salt in 0.8 N-acetic acid or in 0-01-0-025 N-alkali liquor, precipitates the sulphated glycosaminoglycans with ethanol, centrifuges with 1500 r.p.m. for 15 minutes at a temperature of 4° C., washes the precipitate with ethanol or acetone, and dries and sterilizes the precipitate.
US07943763B2	Process for preparing glycopeptides having asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, and the glycopeptides Glycopeptide having at least one asparagine-linked oligosaccharide at a desired position of the peptide chain which is obtained by: (1) esterifying hydroxyl of a resin and carboxyl of an amino acid having amino group nitrogen protected with a fat-soluble protective group (AGFPG), (2) removing the protective group to form a free amino group, (3) amidating the free amino group and carboxyl of an amino acid having AGFPG, (4) removing the protective group, (5) repeating the steps (3) and (4), (6) amidating the free amino group and carboxyl of the asparagine portion of an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide having AGFPG, (7) removing the protective group, (8) amidating the free amino group and carboxyl of an amino acid having AGFPG, (9) repeating steps (7) and (8), (10) removing the protective group, and (11) cutting off the resin with an acid; glycopeptide obtained by transferring sialic acid or a derivative thereof to the above glycopeptide.
US07943757B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of ICAM gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of ICAM genes.
US07943740B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment and diagnosis of neoplastic and infectious diseases Methods and compositions for the detection, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, primary and metastatic neoplastic diseases, including, but not limited to human sarcomas and carcinomas are provided. In particular, the detection, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer mediated and/or indicated by the presence and co-localization of a member of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2-associated athanogene (Bag) family, especially Bag4 and membrane-bound heat shock protein (Hsp) on the cell surface of diseased tissue or cells are described.
US07943739B2	Methods for separating casein from soluble proteins in a composition A method for precipitating casein from a suspension comprising milk is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: adding a phosphate solution to a suspension; mixing the phosphate solution with the suspension to form a mixture having a phosphate concentration greater or equal to 40 mM; freezing the mixture having a phosphate concentration greater or equal to 40 mM to obtain a frozen mixture; and thawing the frozen mixture to obtain casein-containing aggregates in the mixture, in which the phosphate solution is buffered at a pH value of no less than 4.4.
US07943734B2	Bacillus thuringiensis crystal polypeptides, polynucleotides, and compositions thereof The present invention provides insecticidal polypeptides related to Bacillus Cry2 polypeptides. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention are also provided. Methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids of the invention to enhance resistance of plants to insect predation are encompassed.
US07943732B2	AKT ligands and polynucleotides encoding AKT ligands The invention relates to kinase ligands and polyligands. In particular, the invention relates to ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands that modulate AKT activity. The ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands are utilized as research tools or as therapeutics. The invention includes linkage of the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands to a cellular localization signal, epitope tag and/or a reporter. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands.
US07943731B1	Dimerizing peptides The invention provides nonnaturally occurring dimerizing peptides, and methods for their production. Such peptides are useful to mediate association of linked functional proteins domains. In particular, such peptides are useful for mediating association of complexes of multiple zinc finger proteins thereby affording greater specificity and/or affinity in binding of the zinc finger proteins to proximately spaced target segments.
US07943727B2	Polymer stream transfer Process for heating a polymer-containing stream being transferred from a polymerization reactor to a degassing vessel operating at a pressure between 6 bara and 12 bara. The process includes passing the stream through a heater comprising a transfer line for the stream and a device for heating the transfer line. The ratio of the stream velocity at the outlet of the heater to that at the inlet, Vo/Vi, is at least 1.1, typically between 1.2 and 4, and the total specific heat transfer area of the transfer line is at least 0.5 m2 per tonne/h of production of polymer. The pressure drop across the length of the heater is less than 0.5 bar per tonne/h of polymer, such that at least 90 mol % of the hydrocarbon fluids withdrawn from the polymerization reactor operation are vaporized before entry into the degassing vessel.
US07943722B2	Fire-retardant polyarylate resin containing dihydroxyphenylacetylene and compositions thereof Provided is a flame-retardant polyarylate resin and a composition thereof, and more particularly, a polyarylate resin prepared by co-polymerizing 4,4′-dihydroxyphenylacetylene (DHPA), phthaloyl chloride (PC) and bishydroxyphenol (BHP) and a composition of the polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin has lower heat release capacity than a conventional resin or a resin containing a halogen-based flame-retardant, is environmentally friendly, does not produce toxic materials, and has more excellent flame-retardancy than a conventional halogen-based flame-retardant and a flame-retardant resin. In addition, the polyarylate resin has excellent processibility and compatibility due to high solubility in a commonly used industrial solvent and has excellent thermal stability due to a high molecular weight.
US07943721B2	Linear and cross-linked high molecular weight polysilanes, polygermanes, and copolymers thereof, compositions containing the same, and methods of making and using such compounds and compositions Methods are disclosed of making linear and cross-linked, HMW (high molecular weight) polysilanes and polygermanes, polyperhydrosilanes and polyperhydrogermanes, functional liquids containing the same, and methods of using the liquids in a range of desirable applications. The silane and germane polymers are generally composed of chains of Si and/or Ge substituted with R′ substituents, where each instance of R′ is, for example, independently hydrogen, halogen, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl, heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, SiR″3, GeR″3, PR″2, OR″, NR″2, or SR″; where each instance of R″ is independently hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The cross-linked polymers can be synthesized by dehalogenative coupling or dehydrocoupling. The linear polymers can be synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. The polymers can be further modified by halogenation and/or reaction with the source of hydride to furnish perhydrosilane and perhydrogermane polymers, which are used in liquid ink formulations. The synthesis allows for tuning of the liquid properties (e.g., viscosity, volatility, and surface tension). The liquids can be used for deposition of films and bodies by spincoating, inkjetting, dropcasting, etc., with or without the use of UV irradiation. The deposited films can be converted into amorphous and polycrystalline silicon or germanium, and silicon or germanium oxide or nitride by curing at 400-600 DEG C. and (optionally) laser- or heat-induced crystallization (and/or dopant activation, when dopant is present).
US07943719B2	Encapsulation resins Curable polyorganosiloxanes are provided that cure in the absence of a hydrosilylation catalyst. The cured polyorganosiloxanes have increased stability and can be used as encapsulation resin is at a temperature far lower than 300° C., have excellent light transmission properties (colorless transparency. in a wavelength region of from ultraviolet light to visible light, light resistance, heat resistance, resistance to moist heat and UV resistance, and do not generate cracks and peeling even in use over a long period of time.
US07943717B2	Butene-1 copolymers and process for their preparation The present invention relates to butene-1 copolymers containing up to 40% by mol of ethylene and/or propylene derived characterized by the following properties: d) Product of the reactivity ratios r1·r2≦2; e) Content of butene-1 units in form of isotactic pentads (mmmm)>98%; and f) absence of 4,1 insertions of butene units.
US07943714B2	Label adhesive and activation method for polymeric label A water activated adhesive system is described that is particularly suited for applying non-paper polymeric labels to surfaces which have low moisture permeability. The adhesive system is characterized by a dry non-tacky surface that becomes tacky in less than one second when contacted with a water-based activator. While it is a water activated adhesive, it is also characterized after aging bonded to a substrate by resistance to adhesive failure during 72 hours of immersion in ice/water mixture. The adhesive is beneficial to allow use of existing paper labeling equipment with polymeric labels.
US07943711B2	Ethylene elastomer compositions In a process for producing an elastomer composition, ethylene, at least one alpha-olefin, and at least one diene is contacted with a catalyst system comprising at least two metallocene catalyst compounds and a non-coordinating anion activator wherein one of the metallocene catalyst compounds is an indenyl complex having the general formula: (In1R1m)R3(In2R2p)MXq, and at least one metallocene catalyst compound comprises a compound having the general formula: wherein M is a transition metal from Group 3, 4, or 5 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and other deatures defined herein.
US07943707B2	Vinylidene fluoride polymer and process for producing the same A monomer comprising vinylidene fluoride as a principal component is suspension-polymerized by supplying the monomer in division to a polymerization system containing a polymerization initiator at a pressure below a critical pressure Pcr (=4.38 MPa) of vinylidene fluoride and at a pressure above Pcr. As a result, a vinylidene fluoride polymer having excellent high-temperature coloring resistance and with remarkably less elution of organic matter and ionic components is produced, without using a specific halogenated hydrocarbon and without incurring troublesome labor and cost for recovery thereof.
US07943702B2	Thermoplastic compositions and method of use thereof for molded articles A polyolefin composition containing elastomers (plasticizers), crystalline polypropylene, modified by mixing with polybutene-1 and a coupling agent and a bicyclic dicarboxyl acid salt nucleating agent and/or a lubricant which comprises an unsaturated fatty acid ester which acts as a surface modifier in a molded article is described. The composition is adapted to be used with pigments to make finished molded articles which have an appearance of paint covered by a clear coat and which are scratch resistant and have good low temperature (−30° C.) impact properties.
US07943696B2	Use of sulfur containing initiators for anionic polymerization of monomers A vulcanized rubber composition comprising the vulcanization product of a functional polymer, where the functional polymer is defined by the formula where R is selected from C1 to C6 trialkyl-silyl groups, C1 to C20 alkyl groups, C4 to C20 cycloalkyl groups, C6 to C20 aryl groups, thienyl, furyl, and pyridyl groups; and R may optionally have attached thereto any of the following functional groups: C1 to C10 alkyl groups, C6 to C20 aryl groups, C2 to C10 alkenyl groups, C3 to C10 non-terminal alkynyl groups, ethers, tert-amines, oxazolines, thiazolines, phosphines, sulfides, silyls, and mixtures thereof; where R1 is selected from C2 to C8 alkylene groups, where X is NR, and where π is a polymer chain.
US07943695B2	Magnetic polymer particle, method of producing the same, and aqueous dispersion, cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the same The present invention provides a magnetic polymer particle, including a magnetic powder; a crosslinked polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a non-crosslinked polymer, in which an amount of the magnetic powder with respect to a total amount of the magnetic polymer particle is in a range of about 2.5 to about 50% by mass, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer includes a monomer having a hydroxyl group and a hydrophobic monomer which is free from a hydroxyl group, and an amount of the hydroxyl groups included in the crosslinked polymer and the non-crosslinked polymer is in a range of about 0.1 to about 5.0 mmol/g with respect to a total amount of the crosslinked polymer and the non-crosslinked polymer. Further, the invention provides a method of producing the magnetic polymer particle, and an aqueous dispersion, a cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, all of which use the magnetic polymer particle.
US07943690B2	Water-dispersible organoclays The surface of hydrophobically-modified smectite clays (i.e., organophilic clays) are modified using a hydrophilic polymer, wherein the hydrophilic surface-modification of a hydrophobically-modified smectite clay with a hydrophilic polymer, renders the organoclays adequately dispersible in water.
US07943688B2	Charge control agent and toner comprising the same This invention teaches a charge control agent and a toner containing such a charge control agent. It solves the problem in current toner processing technique of inadequate electrification, unequal quantity of electricity, spreading and bottom ash. The charge control agent comprising metal complex of tannin acid in which metal atoms have 2 to 4 valences and tannin acid as coordination sub structure. The toners mentioned above at least contains resin, dyestuff and charge control agent of the invention. The powered carbon specializes in excellence in electrification, environment influence retardant. It can obtain stable and high definition image without spreading and bottom ash troubling.
US07943687B2	Continuous microreactor process for the production of polyester emulsions A process and system for continuously making a resin emulsion suitable for use in forming toner particles includes at least one micromixer for micromixing a resin mixture and aqueous phase to continuously produce an emulsion of a high solids content. The process comprises contacting a polyester resin possessing acid groups with a component selected from the group consisting of an organic solvent and a solvent inversion agent to form a resin mixture; neutralizing the resin mixture with a neutralizing agent; and subjecting the resin mixture to micromixing.
US07943678B2	Method for the preparation of new segmented polyurethanes with high tear and tensile strengths and method for making porous scaffolds The invention presents a new method to prepare biomedical polyurethanes with high tensile and tear strengths. Such polyurethanes are especially interesting for making foams thereof, e.g. as meniscus implants. A new method, applicable to the biomedical polyurethanes, has been found to make such foams, that can be used as scaffolds. This method is based on salt leaching and phase separation.
US07943675B2	Electrolytes for fuel cell electrodes Improved polymer-based materials are described, for example for use as an electrode binder in a fuel cell. A fuel cell according to an example of the present invention comprises a first electrode including a catalyst and an electrode binder, a second electrode, and an electrolyte located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte may be a proton-exchange membrane (PEM). The electrode binder includes one or more polymers, such as a polyphosphazene.
US07943672B2	Foaming method and apparatus therefor A gas mixing/supplying device and a method includes of introducing a gas into a high-viscosity material. The method the steps of effecting a first suction stroke in which the piston (25) is moved in the cylinder (27); supplying a high-viscosity material to the cylinder, using a suction force in the cylinder generated in said first suction stroke; stopping the piston after the first suction stroke; effecting a second suction stroke in which the piston is moved in the cylinder after the supply of the high-viscosity material; supplying a gas to the cylinder, using a suction force in the cylinder generated in the second suction stroke; effecting a pressurizing stroke in which the piston is moved in the cylinder after completion of the supply of the gas; and effecting a discharge stroke in which the high-viscosity material and the gas are discharged into a conduit. Then, the high-viscosity material is foamed under atmospheric pressure.
US07943671B2	Formation of an emulsion in a fluid microsystem There is described a method for forming an emulsion (1) containing at least one dispersed phase (3) and a continuous phase (2) in a fluidic microsystem (100), said method comprising the steps: forming flows (4, 5) of different liquids which flow towards a dispersion region (10), and forming the emulsion (1) from the liquids in the dispersion region (10), wherein the flows (4, 5) run through a common channel (20) to the dispersion region (10) and the flows (4, 5) are arranged next to one another relative to a first reference direction, and wherein the emulsion (1) is produced as the liquids flow through a cross-sectional widening (11) provided in the dispersion region (10), at which the cross section of the channel (20) widens in a second reference direction different from the first reference direction. A fluidic microsystem for forming an emulsion (1) containing a continuous phase (2) and at least one dispersed phase (3) is also described. A fusion of droplets in electric fields is also described.
US07943668B2	Process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity for administration via a patch for external use, and composition thus obtained The present invention relates to a process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity for administration via a patch for external use, its components including as active principle a salt of diclofenac, 2[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]benzene-acetic acid, with a cyclic organic base chosen from hydroxyethylpyrrolidine or hydroxyethylpiperidine characterized in that said active principle is added to a mixture of one or more of said components, in the form of a solution in water and propylene glycol in a ratio of about 1:1 parts by weight.
US07943666B2	Esters of capsaicin for treating pain The present invention relates to the formulations of ester derivatives of capsaicin and ester derivatives of myristoleic acid. These derivatives are capable of reverting to the active parent compound following enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis. These derivatives have a higher lipophilicity, lipid solubility and less irritation to the skin than the parent compound, and hence are better able to be incorporated into certain pharmaceutical formulations, including cream and ointment pharmaceutical formulations. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention contain a compound of following formula (Ia): R—CO-CAP (Ia) wherein CAP refers to collectively the capsaicins represented in FIG. 1 and a compound of formula (Ib): MCO-O—R (Ib) wherein MCO refers to myristoleic acid. In formulae Ia and Ib, R is selected from alkyl groups of up to about 18 carbon atoms and aryl groups of up to about 18 carbon atoms and alkylene group of up to about 18 carbon atoms and an arylene group of up to about 18 carbon atoms. The alkyl, aryl and alkylene groups may be substituted or un-substituted, branched or straight chains. In addition, R may contain heteroatoms and may be straight chained or branched.The pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of formulae Ia and Ib are useful for pain management in mammals in vivo and have been contemplated to be used in the treatment of various pains in humans.
US07943665B2	Anticancer agents based on regulation of protein prenylation Oncoproteins such as Ras and RhoB are known to induce cell division in an unrestrained manner when such proteins are localized at the inner surface of a cancer cell membrane. The localization is effected by the prenylation reaction, whereby a hydrophobic group (e.g. a farnesyl group) is attached to the protein in the presence of an enzyme (e.g. farnesyl protein transferase). Deactivation of the prenylation enzyme through covalent modification can therefore ultimately result in the mitigation and/or cessation of cancer cell growth. Various prenylation inhibitors having the necessary structural groups to bond covalently, or essentially irreversibly, to the prenylation enzyme include carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compounds (or masked versions of these compounds) and alpha oxo-epoxides bonded to a hydrophobic, substrate-mimicking group. The carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compounds also contain a nucleofugal atom or group to enhance the tendency to form covalent bonds.
US07943663B2	Process and an apparatus for producing episesamin-rich compositions To provide a process and an apparatus by means of which a composition that contains episesamin in a concentration greater than 50 wt % on the basis of the sum weight of sesamin and episesamin can be produced conveniently and at high yield.There are provided a process and an apparatus which comprise the step of applying epimerization to sesamin or a sesamin-containing composition so that at least part of the sesamin is converted to episesamin and the step of selectively crystallizing episesamin by recrystallization and by means of which a composition that contains episesamin in a concentration greater than 50 wt % can be produced conveniently and at high yield.
US07943658B2	Indole indane amide compounds useful as CB2 agonists and method Indole indane amides which are CB2 agonists are provided which have the structure wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, which compounds are useful in treating autoimmune diseases, inflammation, pain, cardiovascular disorders and other diseases mediated by CB2 receptors. A method for preventing or treating such diseases employing the compounds of the invention is also provided.
US07943655B2	Polymorphic and pseudopolymorphic forms of trandolaprilat, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for production and use The present invention provides novel polymorphic and pseudopolymorphic forms of Trandolaprilat, including crystalline Trandolaprilat Form A, crystalline Trandolaprilat Form B, crystalline Trandolaprilat Form C, crystalline Trandolaprilat Form D, crystalline Trandolaprilat Form E, and mixtures thereof. The invention also provides novel methods for producing Trandolaprilat, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Trandolaprilat, and polymorphic and pseudopolymorphic forms of Trandolaprilat, pharmaceutical compositions including one or more novel Trandolaprilat compounds and methods for treating high blood pressure and/or cardiac insufficiency using one or more novel Trandolaprilat compounds.
US07943649B2	2-(phenyl or heterocyclic)-1H-phenantrho[9,10-d]imidazoles as mPGES-1 inhibitors The invention encompasses novel compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) enzyme and are therefore useful to treat pain and/or inflammation from a variety of diseases or conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and acute or chronic pain. Methods of treating diseases or conditions mediated by the mPGES-1 enzyme and pharmaceutical compositions are also encompassed.
US07943646B2	Benzamidine derivative, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising same The present invention relates to a novel benzamidine derivative, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The benzamidine derivative of the present invention effectively inhibits osteoclast differentiation at an extremely low concentration, and greatly increases the trabecular bone volume, and thus it can be advantageously used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
US07943638B2	Carboxamide compound and use of the same A carboxamide compound represented by the formula (1): [wherein Q represents a nitrogen-containing 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally fused with a benzene ring, one of ring constitutional atoms of the heterocyclic group is a nitrogen atom and the heterocyclic group may be substituted with a group selected from the group consisting of a C1-C3 alkyl and the like, R1 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] and a plant disease controlling agent comprising this as an active ingredient.
US07943637B2	Thienopyridine derivatives and the use thereof as HSP90 modulators Novel thienopyridine derivatives of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3 and Y have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are HSP90 inhibitors and can be used for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of HSP90 plays a role.
US07943635B2	Benzylimidazolyl substituted 2-quinoline and quinazoline derivatives for use as farnesyl transferase inhibitors This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein r, t, Y1, Y2, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6 and R7 have defined meanings, having farnesyl transferase inhibiting activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US07943631B2	Method of treating drug addiction using dextro-morphine The present invention relates a method of treating drug addiction in an individual by administering to the addicted individual a therapeutically effective amount of dextro-morphine capable of activating an opioid receptor. It is disclosed here that dextro-morphine is suitable for treating addiction to natural opiates, semi-synthetic opiates, fully synthetic opioids, and endogenous opioid peptides, as well as nicotine.
US07943630B2	3,9-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane derivatives and their use as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors This invention relates to novel 3,9-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane derivatives useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors.In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US07943623B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising 2,3-dihydro-6-nitroimidazo [2,1-B] oxazole derivatives A pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention comprises: (I) at least one member selected from the group consisting of oxazole compounds, optically active isomers thereof, and salts thereof, the oxazole compounds being represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl group; n represents an integer from 0 to 6; and R2 represents, for example, a group of general formula (A) shown below: wherein R3 represents a phenoxy group, optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, halo-substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl groups, and halo-substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkoxy groups; and (II) at least one cellulose compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate. The present pharmaceutical composition has an improved oxazole compound water solubility.
US07943620B2	Anti-anginal compounds This invention relates to novel compounds that partially inhibit fatty acid oxidation and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More specifically, this invention relates to novel compounds that are derivatives of ranolazine. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compound of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by partial fatty acid oxidation inhibitors, such as ranolazine.
US07943601B2	2-methylene-20-methyl-19,24,25,26,27-pentanor-vitamin D analogs This invention discloses 2-methylene-20-methyl-19,24,25,26,27-pentanor-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-20-methyl-1α-hydroxy-19,24,25,26,27-pentanor-vitamin D3, and pharmaceutical uses therefore. This compound exhibits activity in arresting the proliferation of undifferentiated cells and inducing their differentiation to the monocyte thus evidencing use as an anti-cancer agent and for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis as well as skin conditions such as wrinkles, slack skin, dry skin and insufficient sebum secretion. This compound also has little, if any, calcemic activity and therefore may be used to treat autoimmune disorders or inflammatory diseases in humans as well as renal osteodystrophy. This compound may also be used for the treatment or prevention of obesity.
US07943600B2	Antimicrobial combination therapy This invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating a subject having a condition associated with an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection. The invention includes administering to a subject a therapeutically effective combination of an antibiotic and a toxic compound (e.g., a nucleic acid damaging agent, an alkylating agent, or a heavy metal containing compound).
US07943599B2	Sesamol derivatives or their salts, the process for preparing the same, and the skin external composition containing the same The present invention relates to a sesamol derivative or its salt, and a skin external composition containing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to a sesamol derivative or its salt, which consists of sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid, linked with each other by a phosphoric acid diester bond, and can be degraded into sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid by enzymes present on the skin so as to simultaneously show the physiological activities of sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid, as well as a preparation method thereof and a skin external composition containing the same.
US07943585B2	Extended release antibiotic composition An extended-release antibiotic composition comprising at least one antibiotic, and greater than 50 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition, of a polymer component, wherein said polymer component comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer, and said polymer component has a viscosity of less than about 50 cps.
US07943583B2	2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl) ascorbic acid, process for its production, and foods cosmetics containing compositions comprising it The present invention provides a novel ascorbic acid derivative as a provitamin C with improved stability in the body and prolonged life in the body compared to conventionally known 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid. The composition comprising the novel compound 2-O- (β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid has been extracted from plants such as from Ningxia Lycium barbarum L. and/or Lycium chinense Mill. The compositions comprising 2-O-(βD-glucopyranosyl) ascorbic acid may be enzymatically synthesized using β-D-glucosyltransferase. Pure 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced from such compositions. Alternatively, 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid may be produced by chemical synthesis. The 2-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)ascorbic acid results in higher stability and a prolonged life of vitamin C when ingested in the body compared to the corresponding α-D-glucopyranosyl derivative, and is therefore highly suitable as a provitamin C to be used in cosmetics and foods.
US07943580B2	Polypeptide and the use thereof The present invention provides a variety of useful polypeptides. In particular, a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, its amide, or a salt thereof can be used as an agent for preventing/treating hypotension; an agent for preventing/treating obesity, hyperphagia, etc.; an agent for preventing/treating lethargy, time-zone change syndrome (jet lag), etc.; an agent for preventing/treating sterility, etc. A compound or its salt that promotes the activity of a polypeptide comprising the same or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOS: 7 to 12 and 37 to 42, its partial peptide, or a salt thereof is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g., menopausal symptoms or hyperthyroidism. A compound or its salt that inhibits the activity of said polypeptide is useful as an agent for preventing/treating, e.g., sterility or hypothyroidism.
US07943573B2	Methods for treatment of distraction osteogenesis using PDGF The present invention relates to compositions and methods for use in osteodistraction procedures. In one embodiment, a method of stimulating osteogenesis during and/or following bone distraction comprises providing a composition comprising a PDGF solution disposed in a biocompatible matrix and applying the composition to at least one site of bone distraction.
US07943572B2	Superior control of blood glucose in diabetes treatment Methods related to the treatment of diabetes and improving the control of blood glucose levels are provided. In particular, methods are provided for effectively reducing postprandial glucose excursions while reducing the incidence of clinically significant late postprandial hypoglycemia by administered an insulin composition in a form suitable for pulmonary administration. Additionally, methods for effectively reducing post-prandial glucose excursions while reducing the incidence of clinically significant late postprandial hypoglycemia by administered an insulin composition in a form suitable for pulmonary administration along with a long-acting basal insulin.
US07943567B2	Production processes and systems, compositions, surfactants, monomer units, metal complexes, phosphate esters, glycols, aqueous film forming foams, and foam stabilizers Production processes and systems are provided that include reacting halogenated compounds, dehalogenating compounds, reacting alcohol's, reacting olefins and a saturated compounds, reacting reactants having at least two —CF3 groups with reactants having cyclic groups. RF-compositions such as RF-intermediates, RF-surfactants, RF-monomers, RF-monomer units, RF-metal complexes, RF-phosphate esters, RF-glycols, RF-urethanes, and/or RF-foam stabilizers. The RF portion can include at least two —CF3 groups, at least three —CF3 groups, and/or at least two —CF3 groups and at least two —CH2— groups. Detergents, emulsifiers, paints, adhesives, inks, wetting agents, foamers, and defoamers including the RF-surfactant composition are provided. Acrylics, resins, and polymers are provided that include a RF-monomer unit. Compositions are provided that include a substrate having a RF-composition thereover. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (“AFFF”) formulations are provided that can include RF-surfactants and/or RF-foam stabilizers are provided.
US07943565B2	Sanitizing and cleaning composition and its use for sanitizing and/or cleaning hard surfaces The present invention relates to acidic sanitizing and/or cleaning compositions comprising a specific quaternary antimicrobial system consisting of C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl carboxylic acids, C5-C18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids, unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C4-dicarboxylic acids and additional inorganic or organic acids. The compositions of the present invention can be present in the form of concentrates and in the form of diluted use solutions. They can be used in a process for sanitizing and/or cleaning hard surfaces, preferably in a cleaning-in-place (CIP) and/or sanitize-in-place (SIP) process for cleaning and/or sanitizing plants in the food, dairy, beverage, brewery and soft drink industries.
US07943557B2	Grease for hub bearing and hub bearing A hub bearing, of carbon steel for machine use, which has a long life because of improved resistance to peeling starting from the surface and a grease enclosed in the hub bearing which contains a base oil and a thickener, and in the base oil, the number of naphthenic carbons found by an n-d-M ring analyzing method accounts for 32 to 37% of a whole number of carbon atoms in the base oil. The base oil is a mineral oil or a mixed oil of a mineral oil and a synthetic hydrocarbon oil. The thickener contains 1 to 40 mass % of a urea compound of formula (1): where R2 indicates an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and R1 and R3 indicate at least one hydrocarbon group selected from an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
US07943554B2	Wellbore fluid comprising at least one polymer containing pendant alkyl groups Wellbore fluid having a continuous aqueous phase, and containing at least one polymer which (a) has a number average molecular weight in the range of from 10,000 to less than 100,000; (b) contains hydrophilic units such that the polymer is at least 2% soluble in water at a temperature of 20° C. wherein none of said hydrophilic units comprise —CH2.CH2.O— units; and (c) contains pendant alkyl groups having at least 10 carbon atoms. The combined molecular weight of the pendant alkyl groups is in the range of from 15 to 70% by weight based on the weight of the polymer. The polymer is selected from (A) a homopolymer of a compound of general formula HO(O)CCH═CHC(O)OR where R is a C10 to C40 alkyl group; and (B) a copolymer of (i) at least one hydrophilic monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, hydroxyethylmethacrylate, hydroxypropylmethacrylate, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, vinyl acetate, acrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, and N-vinyl pyrrolidone, and (ii) at least one hydrophobic monomer that provides a pendant alkyl group selected from a C12 to C40 alpha-olefin, a C10 to C24 alkyl vinyl ether, an acrylamide of the general formula CH2═CR5C(O)NHR6 (I) where R5 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl groups and R6 is a C10 to C40 alkyl group, and an acrylate of the general formula CH2═CR7C(O)OR8 (II) where R7 is H or methyl and R8 is a C10 to C40 alkyl group; and additionally containing at least one additive selected from additional fluid loss control agents, bridging particulate materials, finely dispersed additives for increasing the fluid density, thinners, and shale inhibitors.
US07943553B2	Randomized libraries of zinc finger proteins The present invention relates to methods of using libraries of randomized zinc finger proteins to identify genes associated with selected phenotypes.
US07943550B2	4-(3-Aminobenzoyl)-1 methylpyrazoles and their use as herbicides What is described are 4-(3-aminobenzoyl)pyrazoles of the general formula (I) and their use as herbicides. In this 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.
US07943547B2	Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to water and nitrogen A catalyst includes a platinum coating deposited on a silica support. The support has an average surface area between about 100 m2/g and about 120 m2/g. The platinum coating is between about 5 wt % and about l5 wt % of the catalyst. The combination of the selected surface area, silica support, and selected amount of platinum coating provides a catalytic activation temperature below 200° C. and avoids the formation of NOx.
US07943545B2	Polyethylene materials prepared using mixed ziegler-natta catalyst systems A polyethylene may be prepared using a mixture of a silica supported catalyst and a magnesium chloride supported catalyst. By changing the ratio of the two catalysts, the polyethylene produced may have a varying bulk density and shear response. The method allows for the tuning or targeting of properties to fit a specific application, such as a blow molding or vapor barrier film.
US07943542B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and an electronic component A dielectric ceramic composition of the invention comprises a main component expressed in a compositional formula of (Ba1-x-yCaxSry)m(Ti1-zZrz)O3, a first subcomponent of at least one compound selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Y, a second subcomponent of at least one compound selected from Si and Ag.
US07943538B2	Water-decomposable cleaning product and production method thereof A water-decomposable cleaning product dispersible in water, including: a cleaning part, at least a part of the cleaning part having a water-decomposable fiber-interlacing nonwoven fabric; and a holding part.
US07943533B2	Method for surface modification A method for surface modification is disclosed. The method includes the step of irradiating a material with ultrashort pulse laser light to form a modified region including an amorphous region and/or a strain region on a surface of the material.
US07943531B2	Methods for forming a silicon oxide layer over a substrate A method of depositing a silicon oxide layer over a substrate includes providing a substrate to a deposition chamber. A first silicon-containing precursor, a second silicon-containing precursor and a NH3 plasma are reacted to form a silicon oxide layer. The first silicon-containing precursor includes at least one of Si—H bond and Si—Si bond. The second silicon-containing precursor includes at least one Si—N bond. The deposited silicon oxide layer is annealed.
US07943521B2	Method for patterning a semiconductor device A method for patterning a semiconductor device can include forming a conductive layer over a semiconductor substrate; alternatively forming positive photoresists and negative photoresists over the conductive layer, forming a plurality of first conductive lines by selectively removing a portion of the conductive layer using the positive photoresist and the negative photoresist as masks; forming an oxide film over the semiconductor substrate including the first conductive lines and the conductive layer; performing a planarization process over the oxide film using the uppermost surface of the first conductive line as a target; removing the plurality of first conductive lines using the oxide film as a mask; forming a plurality if trenches in the semiconductor substrate and removing a portion of the oxide film to expose the uppermost surface of the conductive layer; and then forming a plurality of second conductive lines by removing the exposed conductive layer using the oxide film as a mask.
US07943520B2	Hole pattern forming method and semiconductor device manufacturing method A hole pattern forming method that forms a fine hole pattern in a work target layer that is formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: forming a three-layer structure by laminating a carbon film layer, an intermediate mask layer, and a photoresist layer in that order on the work target layer; after patterning a hole pattern in the photoresist layer, patterning the hole pattern in the intermediate mask layer with the patterned photoresist layer serving as a mask; forming a sidewall oxide film on exposed portions of the photoresist layer, the intermediate mask layer, and the carbon film layer; forming a sidewall portion that includes the sidewall oxide film on inner wall surfaces of the hole pattern by etching back the sidewall oxide film; and after patterning a fine hole pattern in the carbon film layer with the sidewall portion and the intermediate mask layer serving as a mask, patterning the fine hole pattern in the work target layer with the patterned carbon film layer serving as a mask.
US07943518B2	Semiconductor chip, semiconductor mounting module, mobile communication device, and process for producing semiconductor chip A semiconductor chip comprising a capacitor capable of effectively controlling the voltage drop of an LSI is provided. A semiconductor substrate is provided with an element electrode having at least its surface constituted of an aluminum electrode. The surface of the aluminum electrode is roughened. An oxide film is provided on the aluminum electrode. A conductive film is provided on the oxide film. The aluminum electrode, oxide film and conductive film form a capacitor.
US07943516B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device forms an interlayer insulating film on a nickel silicide layer formed on a substrate, and forms a through hole by performing dry etching using a resist pattern, formed on the interlayer insulating film, as a mask and then removing the resist pattern by ashing. A wafer after an ashing process is cleaned using a cleaning solution comprised of aqueous solution having a content of the fluorine-containing compound of 1.0 to 5.0 mass %, a content of chelating agent of 0.2 to 5.0 mass %, and a content of the organic acid salt of 0.1 to 3.0 mass %.
US07943508B2	Fabricating method of a semiconductor device Disclosed is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, in which the process steps of a photoresist process for forming a metal line are simply reduced, and a process exerting an influence on the contact hole is minimized, so that the electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device can be improved. A reactive ion etching process is repeatedly performed, so that the depth of the trench or the aspect ratio of the contact hole can be adjusted. In addition, the region, in which the lower metal interconnection and the contact hole make contact with each other, can be cleaned.
US07943501B2	Systems and methods of forming tantalum silicide layers A method of forming (and apparatus for forming) tantalum silicide layers (including tantalum silicon nitride layers), which are typically useful as diffusion barrier layers, on a substrate by using a vapor deposition process with a tantalum halide precursor compound, a silicon precursor compound, and an optional nitrogen precursor compound.
US07943500B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises; forming an HfSiO film 36 on a silicon substrate 26; exposing the HfSiO film 36 to NH3 gas to thereby form an HfSiON film 38; forming an HfSiO film 40 on the HfSiON film 38; adhering Al to the surface of the HfSiO film 40 to thereby form an Al adhered layer 58 on the surface of the HfSiO film 40; and forming a polysilicon film 42 on the HfSiO film 40 with the Al adhered layer 58 formed on the surface.
US07943497B2	Method for manufacturing an SOI substrate A substrate surface serving as an SOI region and a substrate surface serving as a bulk region are made to form the same plane easily and highly accurately, a thickness of a buried oxide film is made uniform, and the buried oxide film is also prevented from being exposed on the substrate surface. After partially forming a mask oxide film (19) on a surface of a silicon substrate (12), an oxygen ions (16) are implanted into the surface of the substrate through this mask oxide film, and the substrate is further subjected to annealing treatment to form a buried oxide film (13) inside the substrate. Between the step of forming the mask oxide film and the step of implanting the oxygen ions, a recess portion (12c) with a predetermined depth deeper than a substrate surface (12b) serving as the bulk region where the mask oxide film has been formed is formed in a substrate surface (12a) serving as the SOI region where the mask oxide film is not formed.
US07943491B2	Pattern transfer printing by kinetic control of adhesion to an elastomeric stamp The present invention provides methods, systems and system components for transferring, assembling and integrating features and arrays of features having selected nanosized and/or microsized physical dimensions, shapes and spatial orientations. Methods of the present invention utilize principles of ‘soft adhesion’ to guide the transfer, assembly and/or integration of features, such as printable semiconductor elements or other components of electronic devices. Methods of the present invention are useful for transferring features from a donor substrate to the transfer surface of an elastomeric transfer device and, optionally, from the transfer surface of an elastomeric transfer device to the receiving surface of a receiving substrate. The present methods and systems provide highly efficient, registered transfer of features and arrays of features, such as printable semiconductor element, in a concerted manner that maintains the relative spatial orientations of transferred features.
US07943488B2	Transfer method of functional region, LED array, LED printer head, and LED printer A method includes placing a first bonding layer on at least one of a first functional region bonded on a release layer with a light releasable adhesive layer on a first substrate, and a transfer region on a second substrate; bonding the first functional region to the second substrate by the first bonding layer; irradiating the release layer with light with a light blocking member being provided to separate the first substrate from the first functional region at the release layer; placing a second bonding layer on at least one of a second functional region on the first substrate, and a transfer region on the release layer or a transfer region on a third substrate; bonding the second functional region to the second substrate or the third substrate by the second bonding layer; and separating the first substrate from the second functional region at the release layer.
US07943483B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In forming an element isolation trench, an insulating film formed above a semiconductor substrate is etched such that relatively thin insulating film situated in the memory cell region is fully removed whereas relatively thick insulating film situated in the peripheral circuit region is etched so as to leave a remainder insulating film. Then, using the remainder insulating film in the peripheral circuit region as an etch stopper, the semiconductor substrate is etched, whereafter the remainder insulating film in the peripheral circuit region is fully removed to subsequently etch the semiconductor substrate.
US07943473B2	Minimum cost method for forming high density passive capacitors for replacement of discrete board capacitors using a minimum cost 3D wafer-to-wafer modular integration scheme Passive, high density, 3d IC capacitor stacks and methods that provide the integration of capacitors and integrated circuits in a wafer to wafer bonding process that provides for the integration of capacitors formed on one wafer, alone or with active devices, with one or more integrated circuits on one or more additional wafers that may be stacked in accordance with the process. Wafer to wafer bonding is preferably by thermo-compression, with grinding and chemical mechanical polishing being used to simply aspects of the process of fabrication. Various features and alternate embodiments are disclosed.
US07943468B2	Penetrating implant for forming a semiconductor device A semiconductor device and method to form a semiconductor device is described. The semiconductor includes a gate stack disposed on a substrate. Tip regions are disposed in the substrate on either side of the gate stack. Halo regions are disposed in the substrate adjacent the tip regions. A threshold voltage implant region is disposed in the substrate directly below the gate stack. The concentration of dopant impurity atoms of a particular conductivity type is approximately the same in both the threshold voltage implant region as in the halo regions. The method includes a dopant impurity implant technique having sufficient strength to penetrate a gate stack.
US07943467B2	Structure and method to fabricate MOSFET with short gate A method of producing a semiconducting device is provided that in one embodiment includes providing a semiconducting device including a gate structure atop a substrate, the gate structure including a dual gate conductor including an upper gate conductor and a lower gate conductor, wherein at least the lower gate conductor includes a silicon containing material; removing the upper gate conductor selective to the lower gate conductor; depositing a metal on at least the lower gate conductor; and producing a silicide from the metal and the lower gate conductor. In another embodiment, the inventive method includes a metal as the lower gate conductor.
US07943462B1	Transistor including a high-K metal gate electrode structure formed prior to drain/source regions on the basis of a sacrificial carbon spacer When forming sophisticated high-k metal gate electrode structures in an early manufacturing stage, the dielectric cap layer of the gate electrode structures may be efficiently removed on the basis of a carbon spacer element, which may thus preserve the integrity of the silicon nitride spacer structure. Thereafter, the sacrificial carbon spacer may be removed substantially without affecting other device areas, such as isolation structures, active regions and the like, which may contribute to superior process conditions during the further processing of the semiconductor device.
US07943449B2	Semiconductor component structure with vertical dielectric layers A method for producing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor component are described.
US07943445B2	Asymmetric junction field effect transistor A junction field effect transistor (JFET) in a semiconductor substrate includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, an upper gate region, and a lower gate region. The lower gate region is electrically connected to the upper gate region. The upper and lower gate regions control the current flow through the channel region. By performing an ion implantation step that extends the thickness of the source region to a depth greater than the thickness of the drain region, an asymmetric JFET is formed. The extension of depth of the source region relative to the depth of the drain region reduces the length for minority charge carriers to travel through the channel region, reduces the on-resistance of the JFET, and increases the on-current of the JFET, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the JFET without decreasing the allowable Vds or dramatically increasing Voff/Vpinch.
US07943442B2	SOI device having a substrate diode with process tolerant configuration and method of forming the SOI device A substrate diode for an SOI device is formed in accordance with an appropriately designed manufacturing flow, wherein transistor performance enhancing mechanisms may be implemented substantially without affecting the diode characteristics. In one aspect, respective openings for the substrate diode may be formed after the formation of a corresponding sidewall spacer structure used for defining the drain and source regions, thereby obtaining a significant lateral distribution of the dopants in the diode areas, which may therefore provide sufficient process margins during a subsequent silicidation sequence on the basis of a removal of the spacers in the transistor devices. In a further aspect, in addition to or alternatively, an offset spacer may be formed substantially without affecting the configuration of respective transistor devices.
US07943441B2	Method of forming thin film transistor array substrate A method of forming a thin-film transistor array substrate is provided. A first mask is used to define a source, a drain and a channel on a substrate. A dielectric layer is formed to cover the source, the drain, the channel and the substrate. A second mask is used to define a patterned photoresist and the dielectric layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed to cover the patterned photoresist and the substrate. A lift-off process is performed to remove the patterned photoresist and a portion of the transparent conductive layer disposed on the patterned photoresist. A third mask is used to define a gate disposed on the dielectric layer.
US07943433B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor chip has a rectangular main surface with first and second vertices on a diagonal line and first and second sides connecting the first and second vertices. A wire is formed between an electrode and a pad of the semiconductor chip. The wire is enclosed in a cavity of a mold. A liquid resin is poured into the cavity to flow from the first vertex toward the second vertex along the first and second sides. The liquid resin is cured to form a resin portion. The wire is formed such that the wire extends on the side relatively further from the first vertex with respect to a straight line connecting the pad and electrode as seen in plan view. Wires are thus prevented from contacting each other in the process of pouring the liquid resin and accordingly electrical short circuit between the wires can be prevented.
US07943432B2	Mold cleaning sheet and manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using the same A cleaning sheet with frame for cleaning a molding die comprising a cleaning heat main body that covers the entire mating surface of a molding die and a reinforcing frame which can be disposed along the peripheral edge to the outside of the plural cavities of the mating surface of the molding die, the cleaning sheet main body being formed with first through holes at positions corresponding to the cavities of the molding die, air vent slits and flow cavity recesses at positions corresponding to the air vents of the cavities, second through holes at positions corresponding to the pots of the molding die, and slits at positions corresponding to the runners of the molding die, thereby capable of improving the cleaning effect of the molding die and shortening the time for the cleaning operation to improve the productivity.
US07943419B2	Organic triodes with novel grid structures and method of production An organic semiconductor device is provided. The device has a first electrode and a second electrode, with an organic semiconductor layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. An electrically conductive grid is disposed within the organic semiconductor layer, which has openings in which the organic semiconductor layer is present. At least one insulating layer is disposed adjacent to the electrically conductive grid, preferably such that the electrically conductive grid is completely separated from the organic semiconductor layer by the insulating layer. Methods of fabricating the device, and the electrically conductive grid in particular, are also provided. In one method, openings are formed in an electrically conductive layer with a patterned die, which is then removed. In another method, an electrically conductive layer and a first insulating layer are etched through the mask to expose portions of a first electrode. In yet another method, a patterned die is pressed into a first organic semiconductor layer to create texture in the surface of the first organic semiconductor layer, and then removed. An electrically conductive material is then deposited onto the first organic semiconductor layer from an angle to form a grid having openings as a result of the textured surface and the angular deposition. In each of the methods, insulating layers are preferably deposited or otherwise formed during the process to completely separate the electrically conductive layer from previously and subsequently deposited organic semiconductor layers.
US07943410B2	Embedded microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) semiconductor substrate and related method of forming An embedded MEMS semiconductor substrate is set forth and can be a starting material for subsequent semiconductor device processing. A MEMS device is formed in a semiconductor substrate, including at least one MEMS electrode and a buried silicon dioxide sacrificial layer has been applied for releasing the MEMS. A planarizing layer is applied over the substrate, MEMS device and MEMS electrode. A polysilicon protection layer is applied over the planarizing layer. A silicon nitride capping layer is applied over the polysilicon protection layer. A polsilicon seed layer is applied over the polysilicon nitride capping layer. The MEMS device is released by removing at least a portion of the buried silicon dioxide sacrificial layer and an epitaxial layer is grown over the polysilicon seed layer to be used for subsequent semiconductor wafer processing.
US07943406B2	LED fabrication via ion implant isolation A semiconductor light emitting diode includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer of n-type Group III nitride on the substrate, a p-type epitaxial layer of Group III nitride on the n-type epitaxial layer and forming a p-n junction with the n-type layer, and a resistive gallium nitride region on the n-type epitaxial layer and adjacent the p-type epitaxial layer for electrically isolating portions of the p-n junction. A metal contact layer is formed on the p-type epitaxial layer. Some embodiments include a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer of n-type Group III nitride on the substrate, a p-type epitaxial layer of Group III nitride on the n-type epitaxial layer and forming a p-n junction with the n-type layer, wherein portions of the epitaxial region are patterned into a mesa and wherein the sidewalls of the mesa comprise a resistive Group III nitride region for electrically isolating portions of the p-n junction. In method embodiments disclosed, the resistive border is formed by forming an implant mask on the p-type epitaxial region and implanting ions into portions of the p-type epitaxial region to render portions of the p-type epitaxial region semi-insulating. A photoresist mask or a sufficiently thick metal layer may be used as the implant mask. In some method embodiments, a mesa is formed in the epitaxial region prior to implantation. During implantation, the epiwafer is mounted at an angle such that ions are implanted directly into the sidewalls of the mesa, thereby rendering portions of the mesa semi-insulating. The epiwafer may be rotated during ion implantation.
US07943400B2	Integrated circuit device with electronically accessible device identifier An semiconductor device having a plurality of fabrication layers. A first region of a first fabrication layer of the semiconductor device is revised. To signal the revision, a connectivity structure in a second region of the first fabrication layer is omitted to interrupt an otherwise continuous signal path that extends through a plurality of interconnection layers of the semiconductor device.
US07943395B2	Extension of the dynamic detection range of assay devices A flow-through assay device for detecting the presence or quantity of an analyte residing in a test sample is provided. The device utilizes multiple detection zones, one of which is premised on “competitive” binding of the analyte and the other is premised on “sandwich” binding of the analyte. The present inventors believe that the combination of these zones may enable the detection of an analyte over extended concentration ranges.
US07943393B2	Method and device for extracting an analyte The invention provides extraction columns for the purification of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of extraction media positioned in the column between two frits. In some embodiments, the extraction columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the method involves adjusting the head pressure of the column during the process, or otherwise controlling or regulating the head pressure.
US07943392B2	Discrimination medium, discrimination method, article to be discriminated, and discrimination apparatus A discrimination medium cannot be easily falsified. Since the visibility of the discrimination medium is unique, the discrimination medium is superior in determination of the authenticity. The discrimination medium is structured such that a cholesteric liquid crystal layer 106 and a multilayer film 103 having plural light transparent films which are laminated and are different from each other in refraction index are laminated. The reflection light reflected by the discrimination medium includes circular polarization lights which are different in polarization direction, and the discrimination medium has unique optical characteristics. A discrimination method using the above unique optical characteristics, an article to be discriminated by the discrimination medium, and a discrimination apparatus using the above unique optical characteristics are provided.
US07943390B2	Supported molecular biofluid viscosity sensors for in vitro and in vivo use A device and a method for measuring viscosity that includes attaching molecular rotors to a solid surface, exposing the solid surface to a fluid having a viscosity to be measured, and taking optical measurements to determine viscosity. The solid surface is preferably quartz, polystyrene or silicate glass, such as a fiber optic probe or a glass cuvette. The molecular rotors are of the type that includes an electron-donor group and electron-acceptor group that are linked by a single bond so that the groups may rotate with respect to one another, and that exhibit a fluorescence emission when rotation is hindered.
US07943387B2	Direct mass spectrometric analysis of aggregates of therapeutic proteins The invention relates to a method of using high-mass matrix assisted laser desorption-ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of the amount of aggregation (dimers, trimers or multimers) of antibodies or other therapeutic proteins in purified pharmaceutical samples or complex biological matrices, as well as to the use of this method for characterization of antibodies, drug development and quality control of therapeutic proteins, including automated high throughput applications.
US07943377B2	Process for plasmid DNA fermentation Improvements in plasmid DNA production technology are needed to insure the economic feasibility of future DNA vaccines and DNA therapeutics. General methods are described, by means of which it is possible to dramatically increase plasmid DNA productivity in a fermentor. These processes feature Fed-batch fermentation strategies, combined with novel growth and induction phase temperature shifts.
US07943370B2	Structure, target substance detection element and target substance detection kit A target substance detection element that can effectively prevent the nonspecific adsorption of a target substance or impurities and detects the target substance with high sensitivity, a target substance detection kit, and a structure constituting the target substance detection element. The structure has a substrate, polymers present on the substrate surface, and first target substance capturing molecules bonded to the polymers. The polymer is composed of a polymer of a carboxybetaine monomer represented by General Formula (1) below. The first target substance capturing molecules are bonded to some of the carboxyl groups of the polymers. A compound represented by General Formula (2) is bonded to at least some of the carboxyl groups, from among the carboxyl groups of the polymers, that are not bonded to the first target substance capturing molecules.
US07943369B2	DNA detection device and manufacturing method thereof A DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) detection device and a manufacturing method thereof detects DNA by an electrical method without a separate process for detection by using semiconductor microfabrication techniques. The DNA detection device includes a pair of chambers formed on a semiconductor substrate for accommodating a detection sample, a channel connecting the pair of chambers and a lid covering the pair of chambers. According to the present invention, it is possible to attain a DNA detection device, which can be mass-produced from a silicon substrate by using semiconductor manufacturing technology with improved microfabrication techniques, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US07943362B2	Biosynthesis of phloroglucinol and preparation of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene therefrom The present invention provides methods, enzymes, and cells for the biosynthetic production of phloroglucinol from malonyl-CoA, which is ultimately obtained from simple starting materials such as glucose; also provided are methods for preparing derivatives of biosynthetic phloroglucinol, including, e.g., resorcinol.
US07943355B2	Sulfotransferase 1E1 sequence variants Isolated sulfotransferase nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence variant and nucleotides flanking the sequence variant are described, as well as sulfotransferase allozymes. Methods for determining if a mammal is predisposed to cancer also are described.
US07943353B2	Multi-layer cell encapsulation for tissue engineering A multi-layered microcapsule has an inner extracellular matrix and an outer shell. The inner extracellular matrix includes a first inner layer of biopolymer and a second intermediate layer of polymer that provides partial immune-protection and holds the first layer in place. The outer shell can form an exoskeleton to provide mechanical stability. Each of the individual layers can be varied to optimize mechanical stability, cell function, and immuno-protection.
US07943350B2	Methods for degrading lignocellulosic materials The present invention relates to methods for degrading a lignocellulosic material, comprising: treating the lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in the presence of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a secondary alcohol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, tridecyl ethoxylate, and polyoxyethylene ether, wherein the presence of the surfactant increases the degradation of lignocellulosic material compared to the absence of the surfactant. The present invention also relates to methods for producing an organic substance, comprising: (a) saccharifying a lignocellulosic material with an effective amount of one or more cellulolytic enzymes in the presence of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a secondary alcohol ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, tridecyl ethoxylate, and polyoxyethylene ether, wherein the presence of the surfactant increases the degradation of lignocellulosic material compared to the absence of the surfactant; (b) fermenting the saccharified lignocellulosic material of step (a) with one or more fermenting microorganisms; and (c) recovering the organic substance from the fermentation.
US07943348B2	Method and apparatus for amplifying nucleic acids A method and apparatus for amplifying nucleic acids. The method includes introducing into a reaction vessel via different inlet channels a reactant aqueous solution containing reactants for nucleic acid amplification and a fluid that is phase-separated from the reactant aqueous solution and does not participate in amplification reaction, creating a plurality of reactant aqueous solution droplets surrounded by the fluid by contacting the reactant aqueous solution with the fluid in the reaction vessel, and amplifying the nucleic acids in the reactant aqueous solution droplets. The apparatus includes a substrate, a reaction vessel formed inside of the substrate, at least one first inlet channel formed inside the substrate, connected to an end of the reaction vessel, and allowing introduction of a reactant aqueous solution containing reactants for nucleic acid amplification into the reaction vessel, a second inlet channel formed inside the substrate, connected to the end of the reaction vessel, and allowing introduction of a fluid that is phase-separated from the reactant aqueous solution and does not participate in amplification reaction into the reaction vessel, and a heating unit installed on the substrate in such a way to thermally contact with the substrate and heating the substrate.
US07943346B2	Probes and primers for detection of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes The present invention relates to methods for universal bacterial detection, for specific detection of the common bacterial pathogens, and for specific detection of commonly encountered and clinically relevant bacterial antibiotic resistance genes directly from clinical specimens or, alternatively, from a bacterial colony. The core of this invention consists primarily of the DNA sequences from all species-specific genomic DNA fragments selected by hybridization from genomic libraries or, alternatively, selected from data banks as well as any oligonucleotide sequences derived from these sequences which can be used as probes or amplification primers for PCR or any other nucleic acid amplification methods. This invention also includes DNA sequences from the selected clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes. Diagnostic kits comprising such primers and probes are also provided.
US07943335B2	Process for the production of diacylglycerol The present invention provides a process for producing a diacylglycerol, which comprises, reacting triacylglycerol with water and an enzyme preparation to obtain a mixture comprising of diacylglycerol, monoacylglycerol and free fatty acid; removing water content in the mixture by way of dehydration; and separating monoacylglycerol, free fatty acid and residual triacylglycerol by at least one separation method to obtain a high-purity diacylglycerol. An oil or fat composition comprising of diacylglycerol obtained from the process and phytosteryl esters and/or ferulic acid esters in an amount of from 0.5% to 25% by weight of diacylglycerol is also provided.
US07943323B2	Methods for differentiating and monitoring parathyroid and bone status related diseases The present invention relates to novel methods and devices for differentiating in a patient parathyroid diseases, such as hyperparathyroidism and related bone diseases, from normal or non-disease states. One detects whole or non-fragmented (1 to 84) parathyroid hormone in a biological sample and also a large non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragment that can function as a parathyroid hormone antagonist. By either comparing values or using independently the value of either the large non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragment, the whole parathyroid hormone, or the combination of these values one is able to differentiate parathyroid and bone related disease states, as well as differentiate such states from normal states.
US07943303B2	Method for engineering strand-specific nicking endonucleases from restriction endonucleases Methods are provided for engineering novel strand-specific nicking endonucleases by means of an in vivo enrichment of a plasmid library containing a randomly mutagenized restriction endonuclease gene. The plasmids contain adjacent to the gene a cleavable or nickable sequence for cleaving or nicking by the endonuclease product of the gene and a second recognition site for a second endonuclease. The plasmid library is used to transform unmodified host cells. Plasmids from the cultured transformed cells may be analyzed by an in vitro assay for nicking and the nicked plasmids pooled and used to transform host cells. The product is then pooled and the single-stranded specificity of the endonuclease is then determined. The product is either cloned after amplification or identified by use of a selectable marker.
US07943300B2	Method for improved protein expression in bacteria by monitoring and modulating protein folding This invention relates to a new method for improving functional protein expression whereby the folding process is monitored by online measurement and, if required, the protein folding is influenced by adding folding promoting agents and/or co-expression of the periplasmic chaperone (Skp). In this respect, the invention offers a technology to improve the yield of functionally expressed recombinant proteins.
US07943298B2	Prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCVD The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
US07943292B2	Physiologically acceptable aqueous solutions and methods for their use Artificial plasma-like solutions and methods for their use are provided. The subject solutions include: electrolytes and an oncotic agent. The subject solutions find use in a variety of applications, particularly in those applications where at least a portion of a host's blood volume is replaced with a blood substitute.
US07943291B2	Conductive film-forming photosensitive material and conductive material A photosensitive material for forming a conductive film having a support, a silver salt-containing emulsion layer over the support, and one or more optional layers formed over the support or the silver salt-containing emulsion layer side of the support, wherein any one of the silver salt-containing emulsion layer or the optional layer(s) contains conductive fine particles and a binder, and the ratio by mass of the conductive fine particles to the binder (the conductive fine particles/the binder) is from 1/33 to 1.5/1.
US07943287B2	Method for manufacturing display device An object is to provide a display device that can be manufactured with increased use efficiency of a material by a simplified manufacturing process and a manufacturing technique thereof. A light-absorbing layer is formed, an insulating layer is formed over the light-absorbing layer, the light-absorbing layer and the insulating layer are selectively irradiated with laser light, so that an irradiated region of the light-absorbing layer and an irradiated region of the insulating layer are removed, and accordingly an opening is formed in the light-absorbing layer and the insulating layer, and a conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the light-absorbing film. The conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the exposed light-absorbing layer, so that the light-absorbing layer and the conductive film are electrically connected to each other with the insulating layer interposed therebetween.
US07943272B2	Metal catalyst and fuel cell employing electrode including the same A metal catalyst including a conductive catalyst material and a coating layer formed of a water repellent material on the conductive catalyst material, an electrode including the metal catalyst, and a fuel cell employing the electrode. By forming the coating layer, having a water repellent material, on the conductive catalyst material, the metal catalyst does not sink in the liquid electrolyte, the distribution and movement of the liquid electrolyte around the metal catalyst can be controlled, and the thickness of the interface between the metal catalyst and the liquid electrolyte can be regulated. Accordingly, an ideal electrode structure having triple phase boundary for electrochemical reaction can be formed. A fuel cell employing an electrode including the metal catalyst has excellent efficiency and overall performance.
US07943268B2	Reinforced membrane electrode assembly The present invention is directed to addressing performance issues attributable to membrane electrode assemblies, and the components thereof, in electrochemical conversion cells. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a device comprising at least one electrochemical conversion cell is provided. The cell is configured to convert first and second reactants to electrical energy and comprises a membrane electrode assembly and at least one membrane reinforcement layer. The combination of elastic modulus and thickness of the reinforcement layer and the bond between the reinforcement layer and the membrane electrode assembly are sufficient to enhance the structural integrity of the membrane electrode assembly beyond the operational degradation threshold of the assembly.
US07943265B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system (50) includes pressure obtaining means (4) for obtaining the pressure in a hydrogen system (anode (1b)) of a fuel cell (1), pressure estimation means (10) for estimating the hydrogen partial pressure in the hydrogen system. Further, the fuel cell system (50) includes impurity concentration estimation means (10) for estimating the impurity concentration in the hydrogen system. That is, the impurity concentration estimation means (10) estimates the impurity concentration taking the present state of the hydrogen system into consideration. Thus, the impurity concentration estimation means (10) accurately estimates the impurity concentration in the hydrogen system of the fuel cell (1).
US07943260B2	System and method for recirculating unused fuel in fuel cell application A system and method for delivering an input fluid stream through a fuel cell stack and discharge an unused fluid stream is provided. An inlet of the fuel cell stack is adapted to receive the fluid stream. An ejector is configured to combine the supply fluid stream and the unused fluid stream to generate the input fluid stream and control the flow of the input fluid stream to the fuel cell stack. A blower is configured to control the flow of the unused fluid stream to the ejector. A bypass valve is configured to control the flow of the unused fluid stream to the blower and to the ejector.
US07943255B2	Hydrogen-absorption alloy electrode A method of manufacturing a hydrogen-absorption alloy electrode which comprises particles of a hydrogen-absorption alloy that comprises a rare earth element, Ni, Co and Al. The method comprises subjecting the hydrogen-absorption alloy particles to an alkaline treatment in a 10 to 50 weight % NaOH solution at 60 to 140° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours such that on the surface of the particles (amount of Al on surface/amount of Al in alloy)<(amount of Co on surface/amount of Co in alloy).
US07943254B2	Anode and battery An anode capable of relaxing the stress concentration and improving the characteristics and a battery using it are provided. The anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer containing silicon (Si) as an element, wherein an anode active material layer has a metal element increasing and decreasing region in which a metal element is contained as an element, and a concentration of the metal element is increased and then decreased in a thickness direction.
US07943252B2	Battery module of improved safety and middle or large-sized battery pack containing the same Disclosed herein is a high-power, large-capacity battery module including a plurality of battery cells or unit modules connected in series to each other such that the battery cells or the unit modules are stacked while being in tight contact with each other or being adjacent to each other, wherein the battery module is fixed such that the stacked state of the battery cells or the unit modules is maintained even when the volume of the battery cells or the unit modules changes at the time of charging and discharging the battery cells or the unit modules, and a portion of an electrode terminal connection region between the battery cells or between the unit modules is weak with respect to the volume expansion of the battery cells or the unit modules such that an expansion stress caused by the swelling of the battery cells is concentrated on the electrode terminal connection region, whereby the electrode terminal connection region is broken, and therefore, an electrical cut-off occurs at the electrode terminal connection region, when the swelling exceeds a predetermined value.
US07943243B2	Interference fit assembly An interference fit assembly (10) is made of a first metal part (12), which has a recess (14) with an inner contact surface (16) and a second metal part (18) arranged in the recess (14) of the first metal part (12), wherein the second metal part has an outer contact surface (20). The inner contact surface (16) of the first metal part is in contact with the outer contact surface (20) of the second metal part (18), and at least one of the contact surfaces (16, 20) features a layer (22), which is made of a material, which differs from the material of the first metal part (12) and the material of the second metal part (18) and which comprises nickel or copper.
US07943232B2	Layered panel structure including self-bonded layers of thermoformable and non-thermoformable materials A layered panel structure including first and second layers formed, respectively, of (a) non-thermoformable, and (b) thermoformable, fiber-strand-reinforced resin, materials, having therebetween a bonding interface formed by resin drawn from the second layer.
US07943223B2	Optical recording medium and recording film material An optical recording medium is provided which includes two or more information layers in which an Sb-based eutectic material is used as the material for a recording film of a translucent information layer. There is also provided a recording film material for the optical recording medium. The translucent information layer is configured to include a recording film formed of a phase change material SbxGeyInz containing Sb, Ge, and In in an atomic ratio of x:y:z, where 5≦y≦15 and 4≦z≦15 are satisfied. The recording film further includes Te in an atomic ratio of a, provided that x+y+z+a=100 and 4≦a≦15 are satisfied. An interface layer formed of a ZrO2—Cr2O3 film having a thickness of 2 nm or more and 10 nm or less is provided on the laser beam incident side of the recording film. When the compositional ratio of the ZrO2—Cr2O3 film is given by ZrO2:Cr2O3=B:C (mol %), 20≦B≦90, 10≦C≦80, and B+C=100 are satisfied.
US07943221B2	Hinged compliance fiber braid balloon Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices are prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlayer balloon which has been pressurized and expanded to a predetermined pressure or above ambient size, encasing the web with a matrix material to form an assembly with the fiber web bonded to the underlayer balloon. The assembly may have an outer layer formed by inserting the assembly into a preformed outer layer balloon. The overlayer balloon can be bonded to the assembly during a heat set step.
US07943216B2	Method to make single-layer pet bottles with high barrier and improved clarity The present invention comprises a blend of polyester and a partially aromatic polyamide with an ionic compatibilizer and a cobalt salt. This blend can be processed into a container that has both active and passive oxygen barrier and carbon dioxide barrier properties at an improved color and clarity than containers known in the art. The partially aromatic polyamide is preferably meta-xylylene adipamide. The ionic compatibilizer is preferably 5-sodiumsulfoisophthalic acid or 5-zincsulfoisophthalic acid, or their dialkyl esters such as the dimethyl ester (SIM) and glycol ester (SIPEG). The cobalt salt is selected form the class of cobalt acetate, cobalt carbonate, cobalt chloride, cobalt hydroxide, cobalt naphthenate, cobalt oleate, cobalt linoleate, cobalt octoate, cobalt stearate, cobalt nitrate, cobalt phosphate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt (ethylene glycolate), or mixtures of two or more of these. The partially aromatic polyamide is present in a range from about 1 to about 10 wt. % of said composition. The ionic compatibilizer is present in a range from about 0.1 to about 2.0 mol-% of said composition. The cobalt salt is present in a range from about 20 to about 500 ppm of said composition.
US07943213B2	Artificial surface A layered, artificial surface including plural components filled with microbeads of pre-selected sizes, shapes and depths. The microbeads of the pre-selected sizes and shapes and depths provide plural different types of resistance and firmness for the artificial surface. Pre-determined chemical compounds are applied to the microbeads to change a surface charge on the microbeads, or produced with a desired surface charge to provide different interactions and thus different types of resistance and firmness for the artificial surface. The artificial surface does not require the application of a vacuum to maintain a shape or resistance.
US07943205B2	Diffusion barrier coatings having graded compositions and devices incorporating the same A composite article comprises a substrate having at least a substrate surface and a graded-composition coating disposed on a substrate surface. The composition of the coating material varies substantially continuously across its thickness. The coating reduces the transmission rates of oxygen, water vapor, and other chemical species through the substrate such that the composite article can be used effectively as a diffusion barrier to protect chemically sensitive devices or materials. An organic light-emitting device incorporates such a composite article to provide an extended life thereto.
US07943195B2	Porogens, porogenated precursors and methods for using the same to provide porous organosilica glass films with low dielectric constants A porous organosilica glass (OSG) film consists of a single phase of a material represented by the formula SivOwCxHyFz, where v+w+x+y+z=100%, v is from 10 to 35 atomic %, w is from 10 to 65 atomic %, x is from 5 to 30 atomic %, y is from 10 to 50 atomic % and z is from 0 to 15 atomic %, wherein the film has pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6. The film is provided by a chemical vapor deposition method in which a preliminary film is deposited from organosilane and/or organosiloxane precursors and pore-forming agents (porogens), which can be independent of, or bonded to, the precursors. The porogens are subsequently removed to provide the porous film. Compositions, such as kits, for forming the films include porogens and precursors. Porogenated precursors are also useful for providing the film.
US07943193B2	Magnetic recording medium with diamond-like carbon protective film, and manufacturing method thereof Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic recording medium superior in terms magnetic head flying performance, abrasion resistant reliability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium, comprising forming at least an adhesion layer, a soft magnetic layer, a granular magnetic film and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) protective film on a nonmagnetic substrate. While the DLC protective film layer to protect the granular magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium is formed, hydrocarbon gas is mixed with hydrogen gas and a bias voltage is applied to the substrate.
US07943191B2	Egg based foodstuff resembling french fries and the method of making same 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 formed into French fry shaped pieces and transferred to an oven where the French fry shaped pieces are subsequently baked for a selected amount of time. The French fry shaped pieces are removed from the oven for consumption or refrigerated or placed in frozen storage for reheating by an end user or consumer.
US07943189B2	Food preservation packaging system A system for preserving food, including a substantially anhydrous food mass, a substantially vitreous layer surrounding the substantially anhydrous food mass and defining an enclosure, and a partial vacuum formed within the enclosure. The substantially anhydrous food mass is typically a freeze-dried and compacted body, and the enclosure is typically defined by a contiguous glass shell, more typically a non-porous glass shell, enveloping the food mass.
US07943186B2	Hydroxycitric acid compositions, pharmaceutical and dietary supplements and food products made therefrom, and methods for their use in reducing body weight Hydroxycitric acid compositions which comprise approximately 14 to 26% by weight of calcium, and approximately 24 to 40% by weight of potassium or approximately 14 to 24% by weight of sodium, or a mixture thereof, each calculated as a percentage of the total hydroxycitric acid content of the composition, together with dietary supplements and food products containing such compositions and methods for utilizing such compositions, dietary supplements and food products to reduce body weight in mammals are disclosed.
US07943184B2	Process for preparing an extract from ivy leaves The present invention relates to a process for preparing an extract from ivy leaves which includes the active ingredient hederacoside C and α-hederin, and to extracts prepared by this process. According to this there is initially provision of a first, α-hederin-rich extract and subsequently provision of a second, hederacoside C-rich extract. In a last step, the two extracts are blended to give an extract which has an adjusted hederacoside C content and an adjusted α-hederin content.
US07943181B2	Natural immunostimulant compositions, methods for obtaining the same and pharmaceutical formulations thereof A natural immunostimulant composition for the treatment of immunodeficiency, the composition comprising extract of plant Symplocos racemosa and/or plant Prosopis glandulosa and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for obtaining the plant extract, methods for preparing the composition and methods of treating diseases related to immunodeficiency.
US07943179B2	pH triggerable polymeric particles A drug delivery system comprising pH triggerable particles is described. The pH triggerable particles comprise and agent(s) to be delivered, which is encapsulated in a matrix comprising a pH trigger agent and a polymer. Agents including nucleic acids may be delivered intracellularly using the inventive pH triggerable particles. Upon exposure to an acidic environment such as the endosome or phagosome of a cell, the particles dissolve or disrupt due to protonation or an increase in solubility of the pH triggering agent. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of preparing and administering these particles are also described. These particles may be particularly useful in genetic vaccination.
US07943174B2	Controlled release hydrocodone formulations A solid oral controlled-release oral dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed. The dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a sufficient amount of a controlled release material to render the dosage form suitable for twice-a-day administration to a human patient, the dosage form providing a C12/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to 0.85, said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours.
US07943142B2	Euglenoid derived alkaloid Disclosed herein is a purified toxin isolated from Euglena sanguinea. More specifically the toxin, termed euglenophycin, is an alkaloid having herbicidal and cytotoxicity against plant and mammalian cells.
US07943134B2	Compositions and methods for identifying response targets and treating flavivirus infection responses Cellular receptors are identified that induce plasma leakage and other negative effects when infected with flaviviruses, such as dengue virus or Japanese encephamyelitis virus. Using fusion proteins disclosed herein, the receptors to which a pathogen, such as flavivirus, binds via glycan binding are determined. Once the receptors are determined, the effect of binding to a particular receptor may be determined, wherein targeting of the receptors causing a particular symptom may be targeted by agents that interrupt binding of the pathogen to the receptor. Accordingly, in the case of dengue virus and Japanese encephamyelitis virus, TNF-α is released when the pathogen binds to the DLVR1/CLEC5A receptor. Interrupting the DLVR1/CLEC5A receptor with monoclonal antibodies reduced TNF-α secretion without affecting secretion of cytokines responsible for viral clearance thereby increasing survival rates in infected mice from nil to around 50%.
US07943131B2	Methods for protecting and regenerating bone marrow using CXCR3 agonists and antagonists CXCR3 agonists, including natural CXCR3 ligands, promote bone marrow regeneration, increase peripheral white blood cells, and increase survival if administered prior to treatment of a subject with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Similar effects are obtained by administering an CXCR3 antagonists following chemotherapy radiotherapy. Compositions and methods are presented for the treatment of cancer and bone marrow diseases.
US07943130B2	Methods and compositions relating to CCR5 antagonist, IFN-γ and IL-13 induced inflammation The present invention includes compositions and methods for the treatment of Th1 and/or Th2 medicated inflammatory diseases, relating to inhibiting CCR5. This is because the present invention demonstrates, for the first time, that expression of IFN-γ, IL-13, and CCR5 mediates and/or is associated with Th1 and/or Th2 inflammatory diseases and that inhibiting CCR5 treats, and even prevents, the diseases. Thus, the Invention relates to the novel discovery that inhibiting CCR5 treats and prevents Th1 and/or Th2 mediated inflammatory disease.
US07943126B2	Compositions and methods for treating hypophosphatasia The present invention provides compositions and methods for use in enzyme replacement therapy. The inventors disclose a method of producing membrane bound enzymes in an active soluble form by eliminating the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchor. In particular the inventors disclose a soluble active form of the membrane bound enzyme TNSALP which they produced by deleting the GPI anchor single peptide sequence. They have further shown that this composition is useful for treatment of hypophosphatasia. The inventors also disclose oligo acid amino acid variants thereof which specifically target bone tissue.
US07943123B2	Placental stem cell populations The present invention provides placental stem cells and placental stem cell populations, and methods of culturing, proliferating and expanding the same. The invention also provides methods of differentiating the placental stem cells. The invention further provides methods of using the placental stem cells in assays and for transplanting.
US07943122B2	Attenuated bacteria useful in vaccines The invention provides strains of bacteria, especially enterotoxigenic E. coli, attenuated by mutations in the genes encoding enterotoxins (LT, ST, EAST1) and optionally further attenuated by deletion of additional chromosomal genes. In addition the invention provides strains of attenuated bacteria expressing immunogenic but non-toxic variants of one or more of these enterotoxins. These bacteria are useful as a vaccine against diarrhoeal disease.
US07943120B2	Olefin wax, silicone-modified olefin wax, silicone-modified room temperature-solidifying composition using the wax, and cosmetics using them An olefin wax (A) is (i) a copolymer (A1) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one diene or a copolymer (A2) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene, at least one olefin selected from α-olefins of 3 to 12 carbon atoms and at least one diene; wherein (ii) the content of unsaturated groups per one molecule is in the range of 0.5 to 3.0 groups; (iii) the density is in the range of 870 to 980 kg/m3; (iv) the melting point is in the range of 70 to 130° C.; (v) the number-average molecular weight is in the range of 400 to 5,000; and (vi) the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight-average molecular weight to the number-average molecular weight is not more than 4.0. A silicone-modified olefin wax can be obtained by reacting hydrogen silicone with the olefin wax (A). Cosmetics contain the silicone-modified olefin wax.
US07943114B2	Fine hollow powder, thin flaky titanium oxide powder obtained by pulverization of the fine hollow powder and processes for producing the same The present invention relates to fine hollow powder with a titanium oxide shell, obtained by spray drying an exfoliated titania sol, and thin flaky titanium oxide powder obtained by pulverizing the fine hollow powder, and also to processes for producing the same. The present fine hollow powder and thin flaky titanium oxide powder have a distinguished dispersibility and are useful for additives to cosmetics, pigments, paints, etc., and the present fine hollow powder also has a distinguished flowability and is useful for seed particles for flow measurement.
US07943110B2	Crosslinked carbon nanotube A crosslinked carbon nanotube, in which multiple carbon nanotubes therein are crosslinked with each other at multiple cross-linking sites via a connecting group containing a π-electron conjugation system, and the bond between the connecting group and the carbon nanotube is not an ester or amido bond.
US07943108B2	Processes for purification of silicon tetrafluoride Processes for purifying silicon tetrafluoride source gas by subjecting the source gas to one or more purification processes including: contacting the silicon tetrafluoride source gas with an ion exchange resin to remove acidic contaminants, contacting the silicon tetrafluoride source gas with a catalyst to remove carbon monoxide, by removal of carbon dioxide by use of an absorption liquid, and by removal of inert compounds by cryogenic distillation; catalysts suitable for removal of carbon monoxide from silicon tetrafluoride source gas and processes for producing such catalysts.
US07943107B2	Isotope enrichment method An isotope enrichment method comprising the step of performing the isotope exchange between an aqueous solution containing at least two components each represented by the formula: H2O—H2SiF6.nSiF4 (wherein n≧0) and a gas containing SiF4 to enrich a stable Si isotope.
US07943106B2	Rare earth nanorods A process for the production of nanorods containing a rare earth metal is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: (a) increasing the pH of an aqueous solution of the formula MX3, where M is a trivalent rare earth metal cation and X is a monovalent anion so as to produce a reaction product containing X anions in solution and a precipitate in the form of trivalent rare earth hydroxide nanoparticles of the formula M(OH)3, the nanoparticles having a hexagonal crystal structure; and, (b) ageing the nanoparticles of step (a) in the presence of the reaction product containing X anions in solution so as to cause rod-like anisotropic growth of the nanoparticles and form rare earth hydroxide nanorods.
US07943104B2	CE-ZR based solid solutions and methods for making and using the same In one embodiment, a solid solution material comprises, based upon 100 mole %: about 30 mol% about 95 mol % zirconium, about 0.5 mol % to about 50 mole % cerium, up to about 20 mole % of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of yttrium, rare earths, and combinations comprising at least one of the stabilizers, and about 0.01 to about 25 mole % of a metal selected from the group consisting of indium, tin, and mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing metals.
US07943096B2	Calibrated catalyst carrier body with corrugated casing A method for manufacturing a catalyst carrier body includes producing a honeycomb body having at least partially structured layers forming channels through which a fluid can flow. The honeycomb body has an external extent formed at least partially by ends of the layers. At least one corrugated casing and a housing are also produced. The honeycomb body is inserted into the corrugated casing and the corrugated casing with the honeycomb body is inserted into the housing with the housing at least partially surrounding the honeycomb body. The housing is calibrated by reducing at least an internal contour of the housing and preferably also a profile of the corrugated casing. The honeycomb body is connected to the housing with the corrugated casing disposed between the honeycomb body and the housing. A catalyst carrier body produced by the method is also provided.
US07943092B2	Portable surface plasmon resonance biosensor A surface plasmon resonance biosensor device and system are provided. The simplicity of SPR biosensor design allows easy integration with both QCM and electrochemistry techniques, not found in current SPR biosensor devices. In some embodiments, the surface plasmon resonance biosensor device has a dual SPR/QCM sample holder which allows simultaneous detection by both surface plasmon resonance and also quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) techniques. In additional embodiments, the surface plasmon resonance biosensor device and/or the dual SPR/QCM technique can be integrated with electrochemistry techniques by incorporate reference and counter electrodes in the SPR or SPR/QCM sample holder. Methods of using the device and system to determine whether an analyte of interest is present in a sample are also provided.
US07943090B2	Plastic injection-moulded part with embedded component A method for producing a plastic injection-moulded part having an insert made of a material different from the plastic material is provided, the method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing and positioning the insert in a cavity of an injection mould; (b) setting the clamping force of the injection mould on a clamping mechanism to a maximum force predetermined by the material of the insert; and (c) seamlessly encapsulating the insert with the plastic material of the plastic injection-moulded part inside the injection mould, wherein the encapsulating is seamless or complete.
US07943085B2	Ferritic stainless steel for automobile exhaust gas passage components and welded steel pipe A ferritic stainless steel for automobile exhaust gas passage components comprises, in mass percent, C: not more than 0.03%, Si: not more than 1%, Mn: not more than 1.5%, Ni: not more than 0.6%, Cr: 10-20%, Nb: not more than 0.5%, Ti: 0.05-0.3%, Al: more than 0.03% to 0.12%, Cu: more than 1% to 2%, V: not more than 0.2%, N: not more than 0.03%, B: 0.0005-0.02%, O: not more than 0.01%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, whose composition satisfies the relationships Nb≧8 (C+N) and 0.02≦Al−(54/48))≦0.1. The steel enables fabrication of automobile exhaust gas passage components that are excellent in high-temperature strength and weld toughness, and offers a wide range of freedom in selecting suitable pipe-making conditions.
US07943079B2	Methods of making orthodontic appliances Methods of making a removable dental positioning appliance include forming a sheet of transparent crystalline polymeric material into a shell having cavities shaped to receive and reposition teeth from a first orientation to a successive orientation. The polymeric material may then be annealed at a temperature above its glass transition temperature or cured if a curable material to enhance characteristics of the polymeric material. The polymeric material may be coated with a second transparent material.
US07943077B2	Method for manufacturing a catheter having a separated tip configuration A method for manufacturing a separated tip catheter includes the following steps: positioning first and second cores in a cavity of a mold, the cavity having a substantially elongated shape and including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first and second cores are oriented substantially parallel to each other; placing a sheet of material having a higher melting temperature than a molding material across the first end portion of the cavity; and injecting the molding material into the cavity of the mold.
US07943075B2	Method for producing fiber-reinforced composite A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite member from prepregs of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a matrix resin, comprising placing the prepregs in a cavity of a molding die, cutting off excess margins of the prepregs along the edges of the cavity, and curing the matrix resin.
US07943067B2	Nanogels and their production using liposomes as reactors The present invention includes a method for preparing polymer hydrogel spherical particles on a nanometer scale (nanogels). The method includes encapsulating hydrogel-forming components into liposomes, diluting the large unilamellar liposomes suspension to prevent polymerization outside the liposomes, and polymerizing the encapsulated hydrogel-forming components. The lipid bilayer may be solubilized with detergent. The phospholipid and detergent molecules and their micelles may then be removed by dialysis. The resulting nanogels may then be dried by evaporation in a temperature gradient. Poly(acrylamide), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-1-vinylimidazole) hydrogel particles with a diameter from 30 to 300 nm were detected and characterized by dynamic light scattering technique. The solvent, temperature, pH, and ionic sensitivities of the nanogels were studied.
US07943064B2	Organic species that facilitate charge transfer to or from nanostructures The present invention provides compositions (small molecules, oligomers and polymers) that can be used to modify charge transport across a nanocrystal surface or within a nanocrystal-containing matrix, as well as methods for making and using the novel compositions.
US07943054B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuit device Cracks are generated in a resist film part used to form an opening part in a photoreceptor part, whereby etching is performed as far as the inter-layer insulating film in unintended portions. In order to prevent this, the resist pattern used as an etching mask is formed in a shape that disperses the stress. The stress is generated because the resist is hardened by post baking after having been exposed and developed. In order to disperse the stress, the opening part of the resist pattern is formed in a planar shape that has no corners.
US07943042B2	Magnetic filtering film A magnetic filtering film is used to remove grains from liquid that goes through the magnetic filtering film. The magnetic filtering film includes a rubber film and micro-magnets. The rubber film is made of organic polymer. The rubber film is formed with apertures through which liquid can go. The micro-magnets are distributed in the rubber film for attracting ferromagnetic grains from the liquid.
US07943040B2	Wastewater treatment and recycling system A system and process for removing contaminants from wastewater where the wastewater is treated into a cleaned water that can be reused or discharged into the environment. The wastewater is transported through purification sections, depending on the system including several of the following: pre-treatment via screening and weirs to remove debris and certain heavy solids; a second pretreatment via a sump; strainer; conductivity solution injection system and electrolytic coagulation system; polymer injection system; inline mixers for mixing the polymer in the wastewater stream; retention tubes for providing residence time for the polymer to react in the wastewater stream; a multi-stage separation system comprised of a plurality of water separation compartments for consecutively separating contaminants from the wastewater stream by removing contaminants that float and heavy contaminants that settle to the bottom; and an ozone treatment system. Except for the pretreatment sections, each of the treatment sections are contained within an enclosure cabinet that includes controller and control panels as well and feed containers for the conductivity fluid and polymer.
US07943035B2	Treated oils having reduced densities and viscosities A treated oil, such as a treated heavy oil, which has a viscosity which is lower than the viscosity of the oil prior to the treatment thereof (i.e., the initial oil). The temperature at which 80 mass % of the treated oil has boiled is within 25° C. of temperature at which 80 mass % of the oil prior to the treatment thereof has boiled. Thus, the treated oil and the oil prior to the treatment thereof, have distillation curves or boiling point curves which are the same as or approximate to each other.
US07943026B2	Reference electrode having a flowing liquid junction and filter members A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and provides fluid communication between the electrolyte solution and the sample solution. The filter is configured to allow a greater flux of electrolyte than that associated with the junction member. Preferably, the number of pores is greater than the number of nanochannels. The filter is preferably configured to have pores with an inner diameter that is the same or less than the inner diameter of the nanochannels. In some embodiment, the resistance of the filter is made lower relative to the resistance of the junction member by selecting suitable length, number, and inner diameter size for the pores of the filter relative to the nanochannels of the junction member.
US07943021B2	Sb-Te alloy sintered compact target and manufacturing method thereof Provided is an Sb—Te alloy sintered compact target using atomized powder consisting of substantially spherical particles of an Sb—Te alloy, wherein the spherical atomized powder consists of particles that were crushed and flattened, and the flattened particles exhibiting a ratio (flatness ratio) of short axis and long axis of 0.6 or less occupy 50% or more of the overall particles. With this Sb—Te alloy sintered compact target, particles exhibiting a long axis orientation aligned within ±45° in a direction that is parallel to the target surface occupy 60% or more of the overall particles. In addition, the oxygen concentration in this Sb—Te alloy sintered compact target is 1500 wtppm or less. Thus, the Sb—Te alloy sputtering target structure can be uniformalized and refined, generation of cracks in the sintered target can be inhibited, and generation of arcing during sputtering can be inhibited. Further, surface ruggedness caused by sputter erosion can be reduced in order to obtain a high quality Sb—Te alloy sputtering target.
US07943018B2	Apparatus for treating flat brittle substrates An apparatus for treating flat, brittle substrates is described, in which apparatus the substrates are acted upon in a treatment chamber by a treatment liquid. For this purpose they are guided by a transport device so as to pass horizontally through the treatment chamber. Lateral guide devices which comprise cylindrical, rotatably mounted lateral guide rollers ensure that the substrates are conveyed in an advantageous manner in a conveying direction.
US07943008B2	Method of pre-treating woodchips prior to mechanical pulping A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium is disclosed. The method comprises cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition. The method further comprises mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp. The method further comprises separating hydrolyzate from the pulp. The method further comprises treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali. The method further comprises refining the pulp.
US07943000B2	Attaching device and method of fabricating organic light emmiting device using the same An attaching device and a method of fabricating an organic light emitting device using the same are disclosed. The attaching device includes a process chamber, first and second substrate supporters, a substrate detachable part, and an open-close valve. The first and second substrate supporters are positioned inside the process chamber, load and fix substrates. The substrate detachable part is positioned inside the second substrate supporter, and moves up and down to allow the second substrate supporter to instantaneously receive a physical pressure. The open-close valve is positioned on a portion of the process chamber, and opens and closes the process chamber to control a pressure inside the process chamber.
US07942988B2	Shaped, flexible fuel and energetic system therefrom A shaped, flexible fuel and energetic system is presented. The shaped, flexible fuel comprises at least one polymeric binding material and porous silicon particles dispersed throughout the polymeric binding material. The porous silicon particles are prepared from a metallurgical grade silicon powder. The shaped, flexible fuel preferably includes shapes such as: an article, a film, a wire and a tape. The energetic system comprises the shaped, flexible fuel portion used alone or in combination with at least one oxidizer.
US07942983B2	Phosphating solution and method for conversion treating surface of magnesium alloy workpiece An exemplary phosphating solution is used for conversion treating a surface of a magnesium alloy workpiece. The phosphating solution includes: 2.89 gram/liter to 8.67 gram/liter of phosphoric acid, 0.3 gram/liter to 1.0 gram/liter of carbamide, 0.39 gram/liter to 1.56 gram/liter of nitric acid, 6 gram/liter to 30 gram/liter of manganese dihydrogen phosphate, and 0.2 gram/liter to 0.6 gram/liter of tannin. A method for conversion treating a surface of a magnesium alloy workpiece is also provided.
US07942982B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in coating adhesion and method of producing the same Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet excellent in coating adhesion is provided. The steel sheet contains Si: 2 to 7% mass % and has a primary coating composed mainly of forsterite on its surface. A compound (A) containing one or more elements selected from among Ca, Sr and Ba, at least one rare earth metal, and sulfur is incorporated in the primary coating so as to reside in the interface layer between the primary coating and the steel sheet. As a result, occurrence of primary coating exfoliation at regions that are strongly worked during manufacture of a wound core transformer or the like is prevented.
US07942977B2	Moon trowel The invention provides a Moon Trowel apparatus comprising a curved blade configured to make flush contact with the interior wall of a container when the trowel is oriented in a substantially horizontal position and a corresponding method of trowelling using the Moon Trowel apparatus.
US07942975B2	Ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method A ceramic sprayed member-cleaning method which is capable of reliably suppressing desorption and attachment of water. The surface of a ceramic sprayed member and water are chemically bonded to each other, whereby the water is stabilized. Water physically adsorbed on the surface of the ceramic sprayed member is desorbed.
US07942974B2	Method of cleaning a film-forming apparatus A method of cleaning a film-forming apparatus to remove a silicon-based material deposited on a constituent member of the film-forming apparatus after being used to form thin films includes introducing a first gas including fluorine gas and a second gas including carbon monoxide gas into the film-forming apparatus, and heating the constituent member. The constituent member includes quartz or silicon carbide and the silicon-based material includes silicon nitride, or the constituent member includes silicon carbide and the silicon-based material includes silicon oxide.
US07942973B2	Methods and apparatus for wet cleaning electrode assemblies for plasma processing apparatuses A method for cleaning an electrode assembly comprising a backing plate bonded to an electrode plate for a plasma processing assembly, the method including the steps of contacting the backing plate and electrode plate with a solvent; spraying the backing plate and electrode plate with water; ultrasonically cleaning the electrode assembly; enclosing the electrode assembly in a flushing fixture defined by a base plate having a plurality of liquid passages and a cover plate configured to cover the base plate, the cover plate including at least one liquid passage; and flushing the electrode assembly in the flushing fixture by introducing a flushing liquid under pressure through said at least one liquid passage in the cover plate.
US07942972B2	Method for separating fructose and glucose A process for separating fructose and glucose from mixtures of fructose and glucose from a liquid phase feed solution or a solid mixture containing the fructose and glucose is disclosed. The process implements ionic liquids as selective solvents that dissolve fructose and glucose in large quantities, but at different proportions which are then separated by filtration into a precipitate and a solution of ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar. The process also involves separation of the sugars from the ionic liquid enriched with the other sugar which is accomplished by one of various processes such as extraction with water in a centrifuge or cooling to reduce the solubility of sugar and then filtration. The ionic liquid is then recycled.
US07942968B2	Catalyst enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus A catalyst enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CECVD) apparatus is provided in which the showerhead and catalyst support are separated from each other. The CECVD apparatus has excellent spacing between the showerhead, catalyst wire and substrate and can be purged to prevent contaminants from forming on parts functioning at low temperatures. The CECVD apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a showerhead for introducing reaction gas into the reaction chamber, a catalyst wire for decomposing the reaction gas, a catalyst support for supporting the catalyst wire, a substrate on which the decomposed gas is deposited, and a substrate support for supporting the substrate.
US07942961B2	Endodontic filling material The present invention is a bioactive endodontic material and its use for filling the tooth and bone cavities. The present invention, by using calcium salt, calcium oxide, calcium silicate, and calcium phosphate compounds as essential constituents, and mixing them with a water base solution, prepares a bioactive calcium and phosphate enriched material. The enriched material (cement) comprises high concentration of water-soluble calcium and phosphate, and immediately forms hydroxyapatite during and after setting. The cement is biocompatible, antibacterial, capable to form an effective seal against reentrance of microorganisms into the filled cavity, compatible to handle and set in an aqueous environment, and able to stimulate hard tissue healing.
US07942960B2	White ink composition and recorded material using the same The present invention provides a white ink composition that can give a white image having excellent abrasion resistance. The white ink composition according to the invention is a white ink composition containing hollow resin particles and a polyurethane resin characteristically having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or less.
US07942946B2	Oil separator with raised holes in perforated tube A gas/oil separator is provided, wherein a pre-separator tube has an upper solid portion, and a lower perforated portion. Holes in the lower perforated portion allow a gas stream to move radially inwardly, and to a downstream filter pack. The holes have a raised portion extending radially outwardly, and prevent previously separated oil from being reintroduced into the gas stream.
US07942945B1	CMP slurry for polymeric interlayer dielectric planarization The proposed slurry can be used to planarize polymeric candidate ILD materials such Benzocylobutene (BCB), SILK, Polyimide, etc. The slurry consists of colloidal suspension of nanoparticle abrasives made up of Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS)-derived silica and Zirconium-dioxide (ZrO2), its derivatives and any materials modified from ZrO2 and/or TEOS, in a chemically active medium. The base solution of the slurry consists of deionized (Dl) water, buffering agents like inorganic buffer comprised of inorganic acids such as TRIS-Hcl, its derivatives and variants, cleansing agents, surface modified catalysts, and surface reagents. The organic solvents like isopropyl alcohol, methanol, and other organic alcohols ranging from 0.0005 to 0.05% are employed for active dissolution of the chemical surface complex formed as a result of the slurry chemical action. The inorganic buffer is so chosen that the complex salts resulting from the reaction impart hydrophobicity to the polished thin film surface. The advantages of hydrophobicity include: a) reduced particle adhesion on surface, b) less intensive post-CMP clean, c) no surface degradation or contamination, etc.
US07942934B2	Osteoinductive calcium phosphates The invention relates to a porous osteoinductive calcium phosphate material having an average grain size in a range of 0.1-1.50 μm, having a porosity consisting essentially only of micropores in a size range of 0.1-1.50 μm, and having a surface area percentage of micropores in a range of 10-40%.
US07942933B2	Frusto-conical spinal implant The present invention is directed to a variety of interbody spinal fusion implants having at least a partially frusto-conical configuration. The spinal fusion implants of the present invention may be relatively solid or hollow and may have surface roughenings to promote bone ingrowth and stability. The spinal fusion implants of the present invention may have wells extending into the material of the implant from the surface for the purpose of holding fusion promoting materials and to provide for areas of bone ingrowth fixation. A variety of surface irregularities may be employed to increase implant stability and implant surface area, and/or for the purpose of advancing the spinal fusion implant into the fusion site.
US07942932B2	Spinal implant and method of using spinal implant The present invention is a brace or spinal implant that can be inserted into vertebra that has had a cavity surgically created therein. The trapezoidal shaped spinal implant includes an opening that allows the surgical team to view the dura mater prior to packing the implant with osteogenic substances.
US07942929B2	Coating solutions comprising segmented reactive block copolymers This invention is directed toward surface treatment of a device. The surface treatment comprises the attachment of reactive segmented block copolymers to the surface of the substrate by means of reactive functionalities of the terminal functionalized surfactant material reacting with complementary surface reactive functionalities in monomeric units along the polymer substrate. The present invention is also directed to a surface modified medical device, examples of which include contact lenses, intraocular lenses, vascular stents, phakic intraocular lenses, aphakic intraocular lenses, corneal implants, catheters, implants, and the like, comprising a surface made by such a method.
US07942921B2	Removable stent The invention is relative to a stent with a tubular support frame consisting of axially successively following, interconnected annular segments, which support frame is surrounded on its outside by a thread. The thread ends are guided via a deflection from the outside into support frame, where they are coupled by a connector consisting of a material visible in x-rays. Deflection is realized by two deflection elements in the form of eyelets provided on annular segment. Deflection elements are arranged on the circumference of support frame at an interval from one another and are provided on end-side annular segment, viewed in longitudinal direction L of the stent.
US07942920B2	Stent with nested fingers for enhanced vessel coverage A stent having a lattice and defining a substantially cylindrical configuration has a first open end and a second open end. The lattice has a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration and a plurality of adjacent hoops. Each hoop has a plurality of adjacent loops and a plurality of bridges connect adjacent hoops. A plurality of extensions are provided on the lattice. And, each of the hoops, bridges and extensions define a cell.
US07942919B2	Bifurcated endoluminal prosthesis The invention comprises:An introducer for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method for delivering into the vasculature a straight or bifurcated stent or prosthesis; a method of treating and angeological disease using a bifurcated stent; an endoluminal stent having perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also forming axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents in particular embodiments. Certain embodiments of such stents also include barbs, fabric covering and radiopaque markers.
US07942915B2	Phototreatment device for use with coolants Methods and systems are disclosed for phototreatment in which replaceable containers comprising one or more adjuvant (consumable or re-useable) substances are employed. The adjuvant substance can be, for example, a topical substance or a coolant. Systems are disclosed for using a topical substance to detect contact of a phototreatment device with a tissue, detect speed of a phototreatment device over the tissue, detect regions of tissue that have been treated by a phototreatment device and/or to provide other benefits to the tissue such as improved skin tone and texture, tanning, etc. Safety systems are also disclosed that ensure that a proper consumable substance and/or container is connected to a phototreatment device and/or directed to a proper target. Additionally, cooling systems and methods that utilize phase change materials for extracting heat from a light generating device are disclosed.
US07942914B2	Method and apparatus for surgical repair A method and apparatus for performing a surgical repair may involve fixation of a repair material, such as a ligament or tendon in knee ligament repair procedure, to an internal cortical contact area in a bone. The cortical bone contact area may be located immediately adjacent an opening in the bone's surface through which the repair material extends. The repair material may be engaged with the contact area by way of a fixation device, such as a device that is attached to the repair material and functions as a stop member. An illustrative fixation device may include an annular portion with an aperture through with the repair material passes. The repair material may be attached to a securing portion that extends from the annular portion.
US07942912B2	Occipitocervical plate Methods, systems, and kits for occipital-cervical spinal fixation are provided. A plate configured for attachment to the occipital bone has two arms extending out from either side, which turn downwards parallel to one another. A first bend is disposed in the arms, such that the arms extend down from the occipital bone behind the spinous process of the C1 and C2 vertebrae, upon installation. A second bend in the arms allows attachment to the C2 vertebra. The system may be dimensioned for pediatric installation. A bone graft material may be held in place between the cervical vertebrae and the skull by installing a cable to the installed system to retain the bone graft material in place.
US07942911B2	Polyaxial bone screw A fastening system for bone screws used in spinal fixation systems for reshaping the spine of a patient. The bone screw has threads on one end for anchoring in the spine. The other end has a spherical head with a multi sided recess formed therein for engagement with an appropriate driving tool. The system includes a stabilizing rod, a saddle member, a cap member and a set screw with at least one bone screw having a outer diameter that exceeds the diameter of a cavity formed in the saddle, wherein placement of the bone screw is made possible by matching the threads of the set screw to the threads of the bone screw. The head of the bone screw providing proper positioning of the stabilization rod within the patient.
US07942906B2	Spinal stabilization system for the stabilization and fixation of the lumbar spine and method for using same The present invention includes a system and method for the stabilization and fixation of the lumbar spine. Another aspect of the invention includes a system and method for the stabilization and fixation of the lumbar spine in a minimally invasive manner. The system can include a plurality of pedicle screws, a support rod, a plurality of rod clamps, and a plurality of coupling members. In one aspect, each coupling member can be configured to engage a proximal portion of a pedicle screw and can have a socket portion that is configured to receive a socket engaging portion of the rod clamp, such that the coupling member and the pedicle screw can be pivoted three-dimensionally relative to the rod clamp and the support rod.
US07942899B2	Teether book A teething toy for infants and small children is styled as an illustrated book. The toy includes a number of page-like leaves, which in the preferred embodiment are fabricated from a cloth-like material, and a number of attached teething elements. The teething elements are preferably made from a relatively hard resilient material that is textured to provide effective teething relief. In one embodiment, the teething elements are integrated into artwork that is printed on the attached page leaf. The teething toy combines effective teething relief for an infant or small child with subtle encouragement to the child that books are worthwhile objects of attention.
US07942894B2	Embolic device delivery system A vascular occlusion device deployment system is provided for deploying an embolic device at a preselected site within the vasculature of a patient. The deployment system includes a tubular element having a catch movably located within the tubular element. The catch has a normal open configuration and a closed configuration. When in the closed configuration, the catch grasps a headpiece of an embolic device. The tubular element has a constraining section and a releasing section. When the catch is within the constraining section of the tubular element, the constraining section acts upon the catch to keep the catch in a closed configuration. When the catch is moved to the releasing section, the catch returns to its normally open configuration and releases its grasp of the embolic device headpiece.
US07942891B2	Heatless blood vessel harvesting device A method and device are disclosed directed at harvesting of vessels, such as arteries and veins, especially as required in vessel grafting procedures. The device and method discloses a cannula-like device that provides, identification, capture, manipulation, hemostasis and cleavage of branch vessels from the harvested vessel without need for further devices. In certain preferred embodiments of the disclosed method and device, the disclosed harvesting device achieves branch vessel cleavage and hemostasis without the use of heat producing means such as cautery. In addition, certain embodiments utilize a clip/coil magazine technology so as to enable severance and hemostasis of multiple branch vessels without need for removal of the device from the surgical site. Further embodiments disclose the incorporation and use of irrigants containing CO2, as well as other agents capable of stimulate release of nitric oxide from vascular endothelium are applied to subject vessels so as to enhance the viability of vessels to be harvested as graft material.
US07942889B2	Intraocular clip An intraocular clip including first and second hook members extending generally coplanarly in opposite directions from a spine, the spine being formed with an attachment member attachable to ocular structure.
US07942879B2	Minimally invasive bone miller apparatus A milling system is disclosed for creating a cavity in a bone. The cavity has a cross section which has a generally triangular profile having a first side generally parallel with an axis of the bone and a second side forming an acute angle with the first side. The cavity is contiguous with a pre-existing conical cavity in the bone. The system comprises a drive shaft, a frame for carrying a cutter and a cutter for cutting the cavity. The drive shaft has a proximal end configured for coupling to a drive means and a distal end configured to form a portion of a drive joint for coupling the drive shaft to a cutter. The frame includes a shaft and a cutter mount for mounting a cutter at a first angle approximating the acute angle with respect to the shaft. The mount includes a bracket extending laterally from the shaft to a bearing configured to receive a portion of a cutter and maintain the received cutter oriented at the first angle during rotation. The cutter has a head configured to form a portion of a drive joint for coupling the cutter to a drive shaft. The drive shaft is coupled to the cutter to form the drive joint. The cutter is received in the mount at the first angle and the drive shaft forms a second angle with the longitudinal axis less than the first angle.
US07942876B2	Intra-medullary implant with active compression An Intra-Medullary implant includes: an elongated rigid body having a first end and a second end, adapted to be inserted longitudinally into a bony canal, the body having a generally axial passage through at least a portion of said body; at least one movable slide, movably received in said passage and adapted to be transfixed by engagement with a transverse member penetrated through the bone, said slide also adapted to receive tension from an elongated tensile member disposed longitudinally within said passage; and an anchor, adapted for fixation to the body near its first end and to said tensile member, to hold the elongated tensile member under tension between the anchor and the movable slide.
US07942865B2	Coronary sinus lead delivery catheter A guide catheter for accessing the coronary sinus ostium has a proximal portion and a distal portion formed into a preformed shape including a curved segment. The preformed shape includes a first arc, a second arc, a third arc, a fourth arc, and a generally straight terminal portion. The preformed shape is generally a J-shape, having a terminal portion generally parallel to the proximal portion, a generally closed arc or a generally open arc.
US07942864B2	Medical device including a catheter providing wound evacuation and medicine dispensing features and related methods A medical device including a catheter having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a medial portion extending therebetween. The proximal end portion may have at least one evacuation lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, and at least one evacuation opening extending laterally therethrough and intersecting the evacuation lumen to permit evacuation of waste from a wound. The distal end portion may have at least one medicine dispensing lumen extending longitudinally therethrough and at least one medicine dispensing opening extending laterally therethrough and intersecting the medicine dispensing lumen to permit dispensing of medicine into the wound. The medial portion may have at least one medicine reservoir lumen therein connected in fluid communication with the medicine dispensing lumen of the distal end portion. Also, a barrier may longitudinally separate the evacuation lumen and the medicine reservoir lumen.
US07942862B2	Surgical access apparatus and method A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein the anchor extends at least partially through the body wall. A second helix formed on the trocar is size and configured to engage the first helix of the anchor so that rotation of the trocar relative to the anchor moves the second helix along the first helix. In this manner, the trocar is drawn into the anchor as it moves into the body wall. A proximal force applied to the anchor resists tenting of the abdominal wall. The anchor also holds the layers of the body wall together thereby resisting peritoneal separation.
US07942858B2	Sanitary napkin including body-facing protrusions and arcuately arranged embossed channels A sanitary napkin including a first embossing pattern including a first and second plurality of arcuate channels and a second embossing pattern including a third and fourth plurality of arcuate channels, the channels cooperating to define a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly from the channels.
US07942857B2	Sanitary absorbent article assembly including an integrated disposal sheet The present invention relates to sanitary absorbent articles and in particular to a sanitary absorbent article assembly including an integrated disposal sheet for disposal of a soiled absorbent article.
US07942853B2	Fluid chamber A fluid chamber having an inlet and an outlet at the top of the chamber. The inlet is arrange so that fluid entering the chamber at the inlet sweeps the top of the chamber so as to direct any air bubbles naturally collecting at the top of the chamber or which may be trapped in the entering fluid stream toward the outlet.
US07942849B2	Catheter with multilayer tube An interventional catheter for angioplasty and the like, comprising a catheter tube including an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member, and a balloon attached to the distal end of the outer tubular member and the distal end of the inner tubular member. The outer tubular member includes a first portion having a first stiffness and a second portion having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. The inner tubular member has an inner surface having a first coefficient of friction and an outer surface having a second coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction.
US07942847B2	Multi-layer balloons for medical applications and methods for manufacturing the same A multi-layered balloon is provided where each layer is formed such that each layer is made from tubing that optimizes the inner wall stretch thus providing maximum balloon strength. The high pressure, multi-layer balloon is provided with layers that allow for slipping, such that the balloon has a very high pressure rating and toughness, yet excellent folding characteristics. Methods for producing such multi-layer balloons using existing balloon forming equipment are also provided. The multi-layer balloons can have alternating structural and lubricating layers, or layers with low-friction surfaces. The multi-layer balloons are preferably manufactured using a variety of methods including nesting, co-extrusion, or a combination of nesting and co-extrusion. The multi-layer balloons have balloon layers having substantially similar, or the same, high degree of biaxial orientation of their polymer molecules such that each balloon layer of the multi-layer balloon will fail at approximately the same applied pressure.
US07942846B2	Needleless syringe using supersonic gas flow for particle delivery A needleless syringe having a membrane (28) which is ruptured by gas pressure to generate a supersonic gas flow in which particles containing a therapeutic agent are injected.
US07942844B2	Remote monitoring for networked fluid infusion systems A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.
US07942825B2	Method and device for monitoring thermal stress A method and device for monitoring thermal stress in a user is described. The device is designed to include a material having specific thermodynamic properties and physical dimensions defined as a function of those thermodynamic properties. A system for thermal stress monitoring including a thermal stress monitoring device configured within a garment is also described.
US07942816B2	Psychotic manifestation and mental state evaluation apparatus and evaluation method A psychotic manifestation and mental state evaluation apparatus and method which can individually discriminate among symptoms by taking advantage of stimulating Noh mask images and also evaluate with a high probability whether a person is suffering from a specific symptom at the time of diagnosing, clinical examination, assessment, or counseling.
US07942799B1	Knee joint flexure progression meter A knee joint flexure progression meter and system. The knee joint flexure meter has an elongated progression meter bar with a major axis, an upper surface, a lower surface having a longitudinal recess therein, and a plurality of spaced apart indicia disposed on the upper surface thereof. A crossbar is disposed perpendicularly to the progression meter bar major axis. The crossbar is both adjustable and removable with respect to the progression meter bar. The crossbar is dimensioned smaller than the recess in the progression meter bar, so that the crossbar can be contained within the recess. A mechanism is provided for containing the crossbar within the progression meter bar for transportation or temporary storage.
US07942793B2	Adjustable resistance exercise device A resistance exercise device enables resistance training by using one or more retractable cables that provide resistance to the user when the user pulls on the cable(s). The resistance exercise device provides a retraction force to retract the cable(s), which is independent of a resistance force applied to the cable(s). The resistance exercise device may thus allow adjustment of the resistance force without affecting the retraction force.
US07942791B1	Device and method for holding striking targets for use in the practice of martial arts A board holding device for practicing a martial art and its associated method of use. The board holding device includes a framework that has a plurality of vertical rails. The vertical rails define sides of at least two striking planes. Connectors are disposed along each of the vertical rails. The connectors are used to selectively join striking boards to the vertical rails at any point along the vertical rails. In this manner, multiple striking boards can be placed across any or all of the striking planes. The striking boards can also be placed on the outside of the framework or on the inside of the framework. Thus, the striking boards can be arranged to be broken with a pushing blow or a pulling blow. The device enables a martial artist to arrange multiple striking targets at any position within multiple striking fields.
US07942782B2	Methods and systems for lingual movement to manipulate an object An intra-oral system is disclosed for assisting an individual in developing intra-oral muscle control and strength. The system may also be used to enable an individual having limited use of the upper extremities to control an electrical apparatus such as a wheelchair, a bed or a light fixture. The intra-oral system includes a mouthpiece having a plurality of air cells embedded therein. The air cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the tongue of an individual. Movement of the tongue over and against the air cells causes an object to be moved over a display. In one embodiment, the object is moved through an obstacle course or over a simulated track as part of a therapeutic regimen. In another embodiment, a character or icon on the display is selected and activated to manipulate an electrical apparatus. Methods for moving an electrical apparatus using a mouthpiece controlled through lingual movement are also provided.
US07942781B2	High-efficiency vehicular transmission A high-efficiency vehicular transmission is provided. The transmission includes a transmission housing, a set of torque delivery elements which include first and second elements supported for rotation within the housing and an electric motor for changing angular velocity of at least one of the elements in response to an electrical signal during a shift to obtain a desired transmission ratio. At least one non-friction controllable coupling assembly has a coupling state for coupling the first element to either the second element or the housing and an uncoupling state for uncoupling the first element from either the second element or the housing, respectively. The at least one coupling assembly is non-hydraulically controlled to change state to maintain the desired transmission ratio.
US07942764B2	Baseball bat A baseball bat includes a hollow grip member having opposite front and rear ends, and an inner peripheral surface that defines a tapered chamber having a diameter reducing gradually toward the rear end. The inner peripheral surface has a first positioning portion disposed between the front end and the rear end. A striking member has an engaging segment received in the tapered chamber, and a large diameter segment extending forwardly from the engaging segment. The engaging segment has an axial hole, a plurality of open-ended slits extending along an axial direction and in spatial communication with the axial hole, and a second positioning portion aligned with the first positioning portion. A pressing member is inserted into the axial hole to press the second positioning portion against the first positioning portion.
US07942763B2	Basketball rim visual target device A visual target device includes a target object and a suspension member or cord. The visual target device can be suspended within a basketball rim to provide a point of focus for a basketball player while shooting. The target object is smaller than the basketball rim such that the shooter has a more precise target to aim at. The target object is typically suspended from the rim at or below the level of the rim such that the target object does not prevent the basketball from entering the rim. The target object can be suspended from the rim by an elastic cord or other elastic means such that the target object can be pushed aside as the basketball enters the rim. The suspension cord can include a vertical component for properly positioning the target object below the rim.
US07942760B2	Transitioning hollow golf clubs The present invention relates to a set of golf club irons in which some of the club heads have a hollow space, and some of the club heads do not have a hollow space. The hollow space is preferably defined by a lower portion of the front face, a portion of the sole, and a rear wall. The presence of the hollow space moves the club head center of gravity back (away from the face) and down (toward the sole), making it easier to get a golf ball airborne. The volumes of the hollow spaces generally transition or get progressively smaller with an increase in the club loft angle, thus altering the center of gravity location and moments of inertia by different amounts for different clubs. The hollow spaces may be empty or filled, in whole or part.
US07942753B2	Play apparatus with integrated sound producing mechanism A sound producing play apparatus includes a support structure, an air compression system, a movable member, and a sound generating mechanism. In operation the air compression system harnesses energy from a user's movement of the movable member to create a forced supply of wind. The wind is then passed through a series of tubes and air reservoirs to a sound producing mechanism to create the desired sound. The air compression system includes an air compressor that is positioned inside a portion of the support structure to protect the air compressor from damage.
US07942748B2	Annular groove in a shock protection device A shock protection device having opposing pluralities of frangible splines separated by an annular groove disposed in an internal splined opening in a drive hub, the splines for intermeshing engagement with a splined end of a drive shaft for transferring rotary motion to a cutter head from a driveline. Variation in the width of the annular groove enables precise adjustment of the fracture torque for the shock protection device beyond the adjustment possible through variation in the number or configuration of the individual splines.
US07942744B2	Virtual input system For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input.
US07942742B2	Accessing identification information to verify a gaming device is in communications with a server To verify that a gaming device is in communications with a server that provides activities and/or services to a player through the gaming device and maintains information related to these activities and/or services, a verification server determines one or more pieces of the maintained information and sends the determined information to a verification device.
US07942730B2	De-skinner for poultry parts The present invention relates to a de-skinner for poultry-parts. In one exemplary embodiment, the deskinner includes an infeed for the poultry parts, a processing device for removing the skin from the poultry parts, and a discharge for the processed poultry parts. Receptacles are provided for receiving the poultry parts from the infeed. The receptacles are connected to a conveyor-line for transporting the receptacles with the poultry parts to the processing device for removing the skin from the poultry parts. The receptacles are equipped with pressing means for pressing the poultry parts into intimate contact with the processing device.
US07942724B2	Polishing pad with window having multiple portions A polishing pad has an opaque polishing layer with an aperture therethrough and a polishing surface, and a solid light-transmissive window in the aperture. The solid light-transmissive window includes an outer portion secured to the polishing layer and an inner portion secured to the outer portion. The outer portion has a upper surface recessed relative to the polishing surface, whereas the inner portion has an upper surface that is substantially co-planar with the polishing surface.
US07942713B2	Method of fabricating an electron-emitting device incorporating a conductive film containing first and second particles having different resistance values An object hereof is to provide a method of making, a gap, which can provide good electron-emitting properties, simply, with low electric power and in short time. A method of fabricating an electron-emitting device, including a process of flowing a current in electroconductive film containing first particles and second particles including resistance lower than resistance of the first particle and thereby forming a gap in a portion of the above described electroconductive film, wherein the ratio of the above described first particle contained in the above described film is not less than 2% and not more than 30% and the ratio of resistance of the above described first particle to resistance of the above described second particle is not less than 5 and not more than 1000.
US07942712B2	Boat propulsion system, and control device and control method therefor An outboard motor includes a power source, a boat propulsion section, a shift position switching mechanism, a clutch actuator, and a control device. The shift position switching mechanism switches among a first shift position in which a first clutch is engaged and a second clutch is disengaged, a second shift position in which the first clutch is disengaged and the second clutch is engaged, and a neutral position in which both the first clutch and the second clutch are disengaged. When a gear shift is to be made from the first shift position to the second shift position, the control section causes the clutch actuator to gradually increase an engagement force of the second clutch. The outboard motor reduces the load to be applied to the power source and the power transmission mechanism at the time of a gear shift in a boat propulsion system including an electronically controlled shift mechanism.
US07942708B2	Electrical connector and terminal for electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal. The housing includes a terminal hole and a lance portion disposed in the terminal hole. The lance portion includes a guide surface; an engaging front edge surface; and a regulated surface. The terminal includes a contact portion; a connection portion; an engaging portion; a curved portion; and a regulating portion. The engaging portion pushes the guide surface to deform and is guided with the guide surface when the terminal is inserted into the terminal hole. When the terminal is completely fitted in the terminal hole, the engaging portion faces the engaging front edge surface and engages the lance portion.
US07942701B2	Power sourcing unit for power over ethernet system A power sourcing unit for a power over ethernet system. The unit includes a chassis with a power supply guide and a CPU guide, and a power supply including a power supply connector. The unit also includes a printed circuit board including first and second connectors and being coupled to a plurality of RJ-45 jacks, and a CPU line card including a CPU connector. The power supply guide engages the power supply to allow the power supply to be slid into and out of the unit to couple the power supply connector to the first connector of the printed circuit board. The CPU guide engages the CPU line card to allow the CPU line card to be slid into and out of the unit to couple the CPU connector to the second connector of the printed circuit board. The CPU line card allows the unit to be coupled to a network. Multiple power sourcing units can be daisy-chained together.
US07942698B2	Connector having contacts with a linkage portion having a width smaller than that of the contact portion A connector capable of maintaining contact reliability even with reduced arrangement pitch of contacts. First and second contacts are alternately arranged on a housing along contact arrangement direction orthogonal to direction of fitting the housing to a receptacle connector. A first contact portion, first bending portion, and first connecting portion connected to a coaxial cable, of each first contact are disposed on an upper surface, front portion and rear portion of the arranging portion, respectively. A linkage portion connecting the first bending and connecting portions, and a second contact portion continuous with a second connecting portion of each second contact are disposed on a lower surface of the arranging portion. A second bending portion disposed on the front portion is continuous with the second contact portion. The linkage portion is smaller in width in the arrangement direction than the first and second contact portions.
US07942680B2	Power plate for a socket connector A socket connector includes a housing having a mating interface configured to mate with an electronic component and a mounting interface configured to mount to a circuit board. Signal contacts are held by the housing and extend between the mating interface and the mounting interface. Power contacts are held by the housing and extend between the mating interface and the mounting interface. The power contacts are configured to transmit power from the circuit board to the electronic component. Each of the power contacts have at least one commoning element. A metallic power plate is coupled to the commoning elements of a plurality of the power contacts to electrically common the power contacts to one another.
US07942678B2	Connector assemblies A headset connector assembly that includes a connector plate, a casing, and electrical contact members is provided. The connector plate can have a first mating surface, a second mating surface, and at least two apertures existing between the first and the second mating surfaces. The casing can have a first side in contact with the first mating surface and a second side. The casing can include a protruding cavity member for each of the at least two apertures. Each protruding cavity member can extend from the first side and be constructed to fit within one of the at least two apertures. Each protruding cavity member can house an electrical contact member.
US07942675B1	Calculus teaching aid A calculus teaching aid includes a substrate, a plurality of visual components configured to define a two-dimensional graphical model of the first derivative, and a plurality of symbolic labels configured to define a variety of characteristics of the graphical model. The substrate, visual components and labels are preferably magnetized for secure attachment to one another. The calculus teaching aid may be configured in a plurality of different ways to demonstrate the various aspects of the first derivative.
US07942670B2	Locking system for screws for dental implants and the like Disclosed is a means of locking the head of a screw to an abutting area. This is depicted in (FIG. 5) reference numeral (52) whereby the screw-head is locked in place to the abutting area (26) via filling void areas (56) and (32) with plasticized materials which then become solid. The voids are such that the head of the screw (52) cannot be located in any position in relation to the abutting area (26) but that some voids and some metal projections approximate each other, partial or complete. The locking material becomes a part of a seal to the septic area of the dental implant system (FIG. 6), (56) and (52). The septic area seal (FIG. 2) is completed with a small layer of sealing cement in that area between the abutment (26) distal end (44) and the proximal end of the implant body (24).
US07942667B2	Electromagnetic radiation emitting toothbrush and dentifrice system A device includes a handle coupled with an activated textured surface that can be implemented using a repetitive movement mechanism and a treatment energy source, such as an electromagnetic radiation source. The handle may be used to provide detection, treatment and/or management of sundry conditions including, for example, tooth discoloration, tissue damage, periodontal disease, tumors, pain, halitosis, and bronchitis. The activated textured surface may include a surface topography including corrugations, bristles, protuberances, or pits, or other surfaces for facilitating agitation, cleaning or other surface treatments.
US07942665B2	Igniter An igniter can include a safety mechanism which is easily operated by an adult but is difficult for a child to release. In particular, an igniter can include: a nozzle section which emits a flame; a fuel introduction section; an ignition section which ignites the introduced fuel, wherein the ignition section is configured in such a manner that the fuel is ignited by movement of an ignition operating section to an ignition position; a movement restricting section having restricting sections which restrict the movement of the ignition operating section; and a permitting section which permits movement. When moving the movement restricting section, either the restricting sections or the permitting section can be disposed so as to correspond to the direction of movement of the ignition operating section.
US07942660B2	Device for mounting a mould in a machine that makes sanitaryware A device for mounting a mould in a machine (1) that comprises: a mould (2) composed of two half-moulds (2a, 2b), each of which comprises an active filtering portion (2ar, 2br) and a rigid structural portion (5, 6); a mounting platen (3, 4) for each half-mould (2a, 2b), movable towards and away from each other; the service plate (5) of the first half-mould (2a) is rigidly connected, in use, between the active portion (2ar) and the respective platen (3); the device comprises reference and quick connect means (7, 8) located in a region above the center of gravity of the first half-mould (2a), and acting between the platen (3) and the service plate (5) in order to fasten the first half-mould (2a) in a predetermined, hanging position correlated between the platen (3) and the plate (5).
US07942637B2	Sparcap for wind turbine rotor blade and method of fabricating wind turbine rotor blade A sparcap for a wind turbine rotor blade. The sparcap includes a first carbon material layer coupled to an inner surface of the wind turbine rotor blade. The first carbon material layer extends along at least a portion of a length of the wind turbine rotor blade. A core material is coupled to the first carbon material layer. The core material is positioned with respect to a buckling prone region of the wind turbine rotor blade. A second carbon material layer covers the core material and is coupled to the first carbon material layer and/or the core material. The second carbon material layer extends along at least a portion of the length of the wind turbine rotor blade.
US07942629B2	Systems and methods involving wind turbine towers for power applications A system for determining wind turbine tower base torque loads including a controller configured to determine a torque load of a base of a tower of a wind turbine according to a computation of an effective height of the wind turbine multiplied by a wind force upon a rotor of the wind turbine, and generate a control signal representing the torque load. A method for determining wind turbine tower base torque loads including determining a torque load of a base of a tower of a wind turbine according to the foregoing computation, and generating a control signal representing the torque load.
US07942627B2	Axial fan unit A serial axial fan unit includes a first axial fan arranged to rotate about a central axis, a flow control device connected to the first axial fan along the central axis, and a second axial fan connected to the flow control device along the central axis. The flow control device preferably includes a wind tunnel portion, a base portion, and a plurality of flow control vanes. A flow of air caused by rotation of first blades has a whirl velocity component in substantially the same direction as the rotation direction thereof. This whirl velocity component is converted to a velocity component in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to the central axis by interference of first stationary vanes. The above arrangement provides an improvement in air volume characteristics of a serial axial fan unit including two axial fans arranged in series.
US07942623B2	Substrate supporting means having wire and apparatus using the same An apparatus includes: a process chamber for treating a substrate; a susceptor in the process chamber; a supporting frame over the susceptor; and at least one wire connected to the supporting frame.
US07942611B2	Offshore structure support A pile based braced caisson structural support device includes a number of legs. These legs are configured in a teepee type configuration such that the footprint of the base is larger than the footprint of the opposing end. This structural support can be used as a base for an offshore drilling platform in that the support reduces the lateral forces on the support caused by wave action.
US07942605B2	Milling drum In one aspect of the invention a system for removing a layer of a paved surface comprising a vehicle is adapted to traverse a paved surface in a selected direction. The vehicle has a milling drum with an axle substantially parallel and connected to the vehicle within a milling chamber. The drum is adapted to rotate around the axle between the paved surface and the vehicle. A conveyor belt is attached to a forward end of the vehicle and comprises a portion proximate an opening of the milling chamber. The belt is adapted to carry loose aggregate from the milling drum away from the paved surface. At least one nozzle is disposed on an underside of the vehicle and is in communication with a reservoir through a pathway. The at least one nozzle is adapted to direct the loose aggregate towards the portion of the conveyor belt.
US07942604B2	Propulsion and steering system for a road milling machine A propulsion system is for a road milling machine with a rotatable cutter drum (3). The system includes four crawler assemblies (12) movably coupled with the mainframe so as to define front and rear, and left and right, pairs of crawler assemblies. Four steering actuators (14) are each coupled with a separate crawler assembly and each angularly displaces the crawler about a vertical axis (12a). A first pump (16A) is fluidly coupled with the left pair of crawlers and a second pump (16B) is fluidly coupled with the right pair of crawlers. A control (20) is configured to selectively operate the four actuators in a plurality of different steering modes, one steering mode being a circle steer mode, and to operate the two pumps such that one of the left and right pairs of crawlers are drivable by the first pump in one direction while the other pair of crawlers are drivable in an opposing direction.
US07942600B2	Coupling apparatus for passage blocks A passage block coupling apparatus including a bolt insertion hole 13 and a pin insertion hole 14 formed in an upper-stage passage block 3, a screw hole 15 and a non-screw hole 16 that are formed in a lower-stage passage block 4, a bolt 11 that is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 13, and threaded with the screw hole 15, and a positioning pin 12 that is inserted to the pin insertion hole 14, with its lower end portion being fitted to the non-screw hole 16. A cut-out section 17 is formed near the lower end portion of the positioning pin 12, and a protruding portion 18 to be fitted to the cut-out section 17 is formed on the opening portion of the non-screw hole 16. A tightening force exerted by the bolt 11 and a force exerted by the lower end portion of the positioning pin 12 to press the protruding portion 18 of the non-screw hole 16 upward are balanced with each other so that an evenly fastened state is achieved so that the passage blocks 3 and 4 are coupled with each other.
US07942571B2	Mixer with shaking and tumbling motion A mixer for combining ingredients using a composite shaking and tumbling motion. The mixer includes a base carrier rotating about a primary axis and supporting a container carrier assembly having a clamp retaining a container to be mixed. The container carrier assembly is coupled to the base carrier to oscillate in an eccentric manner with respect to the rotating base carrier. The container carrier assembly also rotates with the base carrier rotation. The composite resulting motion includes shaking and tumbling components of the motion to mix the ingredients. The clamp has a first housing portion receiving the container, and a second housing portion movable with respect to the first portion to retain the container. A latch selectively retains the first and second housing portions together in a closed condition.
US07942570B2	Blender for blending foodstuff A blender for blending foodstuff comprising a motor housing that encloses an electric motor and has a first end and a second end. An upper housing is attached to the first end of the motor housing. The motor housing includes a fan driven by the motor controlled by a plurality of switches positioned behind a flexible cover. A transparent base having translucent base feet and an open bottom partially surrounds the motor housing and has a first end. The first end of the base is clamped between the upper housing and the first end of the motor housing to thereby solely suspend the motor housing from the first end of the base. A shroud is positioned partially around the motor within the motor housing. The fan draws air through the open bottom of the base into the second end of the motor housing and then around and outside of the shroud into the open top of the shroud to thereby cool the motor. The air is then directed out through the open side portion of the shroud and then sealingly vented to atmosphere.
US07942567B2	Extruder system with integrated gear pump An extruder system includes an extruder for axially extruding a rubber or plastic material in a barrel. A gear pump adjusts an amount of extruded material that is discharged by engagement of gears. The gear pump includes a driving pinion and a driven pinion engaged with, and driven by, the driving pinion. A gear casing accommodates the pinions and includes side plates on both axial sides of the pinions. A casing body is arranged between the side plates and encloses a space on a radially outer side of the pinions. The side plate includes a suction side plate that has a suction port arranged opposite to that side of engagement region between the pinions and a discharge side plate that has a discharge port arranged opposite to that side of engagement region between the pinions. The suction and discharge ports are maintained out of axial communication with each other.
US07942560B2	Apparatus and method of using an LED light source to generate an efficient, narrow, high-aspect ratio light pattern An LED light source produces a narrow beam of light having a linear field of illumination, which is substantially uniform across the linear field. The light source comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) and preferably a plurality of LEDs, an optical element for the efficient collection of energy radiating from the LED or LEDs, and an optical element for distributing the collected energy into the linear field of illumination. The apparatus also includes a device or heat sink for thermal management. One or more electronic control circuits are coupled to the LED or LEDs to variably and selectively control them. When a plurality of LEDs are used, the colors produced by the LEDs may different so that the light source is collectively controllable to provide a range of optically mixed colors.
US07942558B2	Optical device for LED light sources Optical device and optical component part for the targeted reproduction of light emitted by LED light sources (6). The optical device comprises at least two component parts, a first optical component part (10) in the form of a solid waveguide and another component part for connection to the LED light source (6). In a system of Cartesian co-ordinates, the first optical component part (10) has a length in the y direction shorter than or equal to its length in the z direction and shorter than or equal to its length in the x direction. An envelope of the first optical component part (10) projected in an x-y plane forms essentially a rectangle. Proceeding from an x-y plane, the optical component part (10, 10′) tapers in the z direction to maximum ¼ of the largest width measured along y (By, max), with any design of the y-z flanks of the optical component part (10, 10′).
US07942555B2	Multi-action, battery-powered, trigger-activated lighting system A multi-action, battery-powered, trigger-activated lighting system automatically provides soft light upon human motion during the night, even in the event of a power outage, and can additionally be deployed quickly for use as an intense flashlight. Furthermore, it can provide low-battery indication to prompt the user to install fresh batteries whenever necessary, before a critical need arises.
US07942553B2	Lighting device and optics package therefor A lighting device is generally illustrated having a light body having forward facing light sources including a visible white light source, visible colored light source and an infrared light source. Additionally, a side facing light source is provided. The light body also includes switches for activating the visible light sources and a three-position switch for activating the IR light source and the side facing light source. A light source has a first lens. Additionally, a second lens is included in a light illumination path of the light source to focus light illumination into a desired beam. The lighting device further includes a light transparent gel disposed between the first lens and the second lens for enhancing efficiency of light transmission from the first lens to the second lens.
US07942545B2	Ballast access hatch in reflector A hatch is provided for a fluorescent lighting fixture having a continuous reflector covering the central section. The hatch is covered by a cover of compatible contour cut through the reflector underneath the location of the ballast in the housing above the reflector. The hatch cover is finished in the same surface as that of the reflector to minimize any disruption to the intended reflective pattern and to blend visually with the reflector. Two or more preferably quick-connect fasteners attach the hatch cover to the reflector. To gain access to the ballast, the lens or diffuser is removed and then the fluorescent lamp tubes which would interfere with the hatch cover are removed. The hatch cover is then removed to gain unobstructed access to the ballast from the underside of the fixture.
US07942544B2	Hose mounted visual indicating device A visual indicating device for mounting on a hose includes a body having an outer wall and defining a central passage extending axially through the body between a first end and a second end, and a plurality of lights arranged around the annular body so as to be visible from beyond the outer wall. A power source is arranged within the annular body, and a switch selectively energizes the plurality of lights from the power source. The visual indicating device includes groups of differing colored lights. Mounted on a hose, one of the groups indicates the general direction of the nozzle and another of the groups indicates the general direction of an exit. The switch automatically energizes the lights upon pressurization of the hose.
US07942543B2	Light emitting head accessory A light emitting head accessory includes an array of light emission devices positioned on a front surface of a strip of flexible material, a logic circuit, a power source, and an input device. The logic circuit is connected to the array of light emission devices and programmed to create arrangements on the array of light emission devices by illuminating a plurality of light emission devices in the array of light emission devices. The power source provides power to the array of light emission devices and the logic circuit. The input device is connected to and instructs the logic circuit to display various arrangements on the array of light emission devices.
US07942541B2	Light guide, image display device and method for generating image A light guide including a transparent substrate; a plurality of guide members formed on a first surface of a transparent substrate, the guides have guide bases separated by an open area on the first surface of the transparent substrate having a width “a”, and the guide bases overlapping an area on the first surface of the transparent substrate having a width “b”, facing sides of adjacent guides each forming an obtuse angle with the first surface of the transparent substrate and, wherein the ratio “b” divided by “a” is substantially equal to N where N is an integer greater than 2 a transparent substrate having an incidence surface and a transmitting surface; and a plurality of guides each formed on the incidence surface of the transparent substrate and each guide having opposing side surfaces each forming an angle with the incidence surface.
US07942540B2	Color tunable light source A lighting module includes a light output window, at least one side wall that defines a cavity and a mounting plate, and at least one light source, and at least one reflector that is within the cavity. The light output window may be one of the side walls in a side-emitting configuration. The spectral distribution of the light coming out of the light output window may be changed by manipulating the relative position of the side wall to the at least one reflector that is within the cavity.
US07942528B2	Perimeter A perimeter has fixation state judging means for individually judging a fixation state of an examinee in connection with each presented stimulus, and the fixation state judging means individually judges the fixation state whenever the stimulus is presented. Even if defective fixation is judged, retest is conducted on only a point where the stimulus was presented, which was judged to be defective fixation. Then, examiner's burden and examinee's burden can be lightened, the test time can be made shorter and test efficiency can be improved in comparison with a case where the whole test is retried from the first as a conventional way.
US07942527B2	Compact adaptive optic-optical coherence tomography system Badal Optometer and rotating cylinders are inserted in the AO-OCT to correct large spectacle aberrations such as myopia, hyperopic and astigmatism for ease of clinical use and reduction. Spherical mirrors in the sets of the telescope are rotated orthogonally to reduce aberrations and beam displacement caused by the scanners. This produces greatly reduced AO registration errors and improved AO performance to enable high order aberration correction in a patient eyes.
US07942525B2	Contrast sensitivity testing and/or training using circular contrast zones The contrast sensitivity of an individual may be tested and/or trained using a plurality of circular contrast zones. The individual may select the circular contrast zone having a different degree of contrast than the other circular contrast zones. For example, the individual may select the circular contrast zone having the highest or lowest contrast of a displayed plurality of circular contrast zones. A plurality of circular contrast zones may be displayed with a spatial arrangement that facilitates inputting a selection of one of the plurality by the individual. A variety of input devices may be used to receive a selection from an individual. Both the accuracy and speed of an individual's contrast sensitivity may be tested and/or trained in accordance with the present invention.
US07942524B2	Eyewear system for the treatment of unilateral neglect syndrome An eyewear system for the treatment of unilateral neglect syndrome is disclosed. The eyewear system is comprised of an eyewear device, a lens system, flashcards, an LED system integrated into the eyewear device, a remote control for selective activation of the LED system, and instructional media on the use of the eyewear system.
US07942519B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus An ink-jet recording apparatus according to one aspect comprises: a movable supporting member slidable in a conveying direction of a recording medium while supporting the recording medium to follow the recording medium conveyed; and an interlocking mechanism configured to control a movement of the movable supporting member. The interlocking mechanism is operable to: position the movable supporting member in a predetermined upstream position in the conveying direction when the recording medium is conveyed to the predetermined upstream position; retain the movable supporting member in the predetermined upstream position until the recording medium overhangs the movable supporting member to cover a contact portion and at least a part of a non-contact portion; and slide the movable supporting member toward a downstream side in the conveying direction while supporting an edge of the recording medium with the conveyance of the recording medium.
US07942517B2	Method for lubricating a transfer roller with an image member A method is implemented by a printer to move a transfix roller selectively to clean the transfix roller. The transfix roller is moved from a transfix nip with the print drum to a position where the transfix roller remains in rolling contact with the print drum, but exerts a pressure on the print drum that is less than the transfix pressure. The transfix roller is later moved out of rolling contact with the print drum in response to the transfix roller rotating a predetermined distance.
US07942514B2	Keying elements for solid ink loader Insertion elements can be used to provide keying features for ink loaders. Such elements connect to ink stick receptacles in the loader. The insertion elements can provide a border to a non-integer number of edges of the receptacles and be shaped to complement at least a portion of the perimeter of an ink stick. A solid ink loader that includes at least one feed channel for receiving ink sticks can use the insertion elements. The insertion elements can be part of a keying system that includes keying features supplied by both the insertion element and the receptacle itself. Multi-component key plate systems can be used as well.
US07942509B2	Ink cartridge attachment/detachment device and recording apparatus An ink cartridge attachment/detachment device that loads an ink cartridge into a main body of a recording apparatus by sliding the ink cartridge into includes an ejection lever and an urging force adjustment device. The ejection lever contacts the ink cartridge and urges the ink cartridge using an urging force of an urging device in an ejecting direction in which the ink cartridge is ejected when the ink cartridge is loaded or when the ink cartridge is ejected. The urging force adjustment device changes a ratio of a force with which the urging device urges the ejection lever in a pivotal direction in which the ejection lever is pivoted to a force with which the urging device urges the ejection lever in a radial direction about a pivotal fulcrum of the ejection lever. The urging force adjustment device reduces the force with which the urging device urges the ejection lever in the radial direction as the ejection lever is pivoted in the ejecting direction, and the urging force adjustment device increases the force with which the urging device urges the ejection lever in the radial direction as the ejection lever is pivoted in a loading direction in which the ink cartridge is loaded.
US07942499B2	Method of aligning two or more printhead modules mounted to a support member in a printer The present invention provides for a method of aligning two or more printhead modules mounted to a support member in a printer. The printhead modules are MEMS manufactured integrated circuits having at least one fiducial on each. The method includes the steps of positioning the printhead modules on the support member such that they align when the support member is at its operating temperature but not necessarily at other temperatures, and using the fiducials to misalign the printhead modules by a distance calculated from the difference between the coefficient of thermal expansion of the support member and the printhead integrated circuits, the spacing of the printhead chips along the support member and the difference between a production temperature of the modules and an operating temperature of the printer.
US07942482B2	Brake system What is disclosed is a brake system for a mobile machine, e.g., for a wheel loader, comprising two hydraulic circuits to each of which at least one respective wheel brake cylinder is associated. Control of the wheel brake cylinders is effected through a brake valve arrangement which, in accordance with the invention, is formed by two brake valves each realized with a hydraulic pilot control, wherein the braking pressure at the one brake valve is reported via a control line into a pilot control chamber of the other brake valve.
US07942476B2	Collapsible chair A collapsible chair frame includes two rear legs and two front legs. A cap is secured to a lower end of each leg. A sheath extends from each cap and continues to receive the related leg when the related cap is lowered beyond the related leg in a collapsed position of the collapsible chair frame. A lower ring is movably provided on each leg. A rear, upper ring is secured to each rear leg. A front, upper ring is movably provided on each front leg. A lateral rod includes a lower end pivotally connected to each lower ring and an upper end pivotally connected to each upper ring. A rear rod, longer than the lateral rods, connects a related cap to a related rear, upper ring. A front rod, as long as the rear rods, connects a related cap to a related front, upper ring.
US07942472B2	Clamping side post for curtain side trailer A post assembly is suitable for use with a curtain side trailer having a side rail and a top rail disposed above the side rail. The post assembly has a post and a clamping assembly for selectively coupling the lower end of the post to the side rail. The clamp assembly includes first and second clamp fittings. The first clamp fitting is coupled to the post to engage a lower surface of the side rail. The second clamp fitting slidably coupled to the post and to engage an upper surface of the side rail. A linkage is coupled to the post and to the second clamp fitting. Movement of the linkage reciprocates the second clamp fitting between a clamped position and an unclamped position. In the clamped position, the second clamp fitting and the first clamp fitting cooperate to apply a clamping force to the side rail.
US07942469B2	Aerodynamic skirt panel An aerodynamic skirt comprising a skirt panel defining a surface adapted to direct airflow around the trailer is provided, the skirt panel being made of a single part of sheet material. A method of manufacturing a skirt panel and a kit thereof are also provided.
US07942462B2	Motorcycle and rectifier plate for the same A motorcycle is provided with a translucent screen board 25 arranged forwardly of a handle 13 which changes a direction of a front wheel according to an operation by a rider and extended obliquely upward toward a rear of a vehicle body, and a rectifier plate 30 extending along the screen board 25 in front of the screen board 25. The rectifier plate 30 prevents dust, etc., from adhering to the screen board when the motorcycle travels.
US07942459B2	Mounting device for a line replaceable unit in an aircraft and a method for using the same A mounting device for a line replaceable unit in an aircraft, and a method for using the same. The mounting device provides for easy installation and removal of a line replaceable unit from overhead mounting apparatus or mounting rails in an aircraft, in particular, an Airbus. The mounting device includes a fixing block having a least one opening, and at least one assembly including a shaft portion passing through the opening, a clamping element and a visual position element whose orientation indicates an orientation of the clamping element. The assembly is operable such that the clamping element secures the device to a component of the vehicle when positioned in a first position, and releases the device when positioned in a second position, and the visual position element provides an indication of whether the clamping element is in the first or second position.
US07942452B2	Flange fitting with leak sensor port A leak detection feature for a fluid conduit. The leak detection feature facilitates the monitoring of fluid leaks at the interface of two adjoining conduit flange fittings. An embodiment of a flange fitting with a leak detection feature for a fluid conduit having an opening. The flange fitting includes a flange body around the opening of the fluid conduit, a leak detection passageway formed in the flange body, and a leak detection port formed in the flange body. The flange body has a sealing face surface configured to mate with a cooperating flange fitting, and the leak detection passageway terminates at the sealing face surface. The leak detection port is in fluid communication with the leak detection passageway, and the leak detection port is configured for fluid communication with a leak sensing apparatus.
US07942450B2	Snowboard There is provided a snowboard capable of drawing attention of a back sliding person more appropriately than the related art. A snowboard including: a board (20) having a sole member (21); LEDs (60 to 69) which are arranged between a snow contacting point (21a) of a nose (20c) side of the board (20) and a snow contacting point (21b) of a tail (20d) side of the board (20); a front foot binding fixed to the board (20) for fixing the front foot of a user; and a back foot binding fixed to the board (20) for fixing the back foot of the user, wherein the sole member (21) is translucent and covers the LEDs (60 to 69); and the LEDs (60 to 69) are arranged in positions to emit light to the outside of the board (20) through the sole member (21) and are arranged between the front foot binding and the back foot binding to indicate the length between the front foot binding and the back foot binding.
US07942448B2	Vehicular seatbelt device A vehicular seatbelt device whereby slack in a lap belt is sufficiently eliminated according to a traveling state of a vehicle, and a comfortable ride for a vehicle occupant is maintained. A seatbelt device comprises a belt retraction part and an actuator for driving the belt retraction part. The belt retraction part pulls part of a belt in a direction opposite the direction in which the belt is wound up by a belt reel so as to restrain the vehicle occupant. A controller includes a plurality of pre-set control modes for controlling a motor and the actuator in accordance with the traveling state of the vehicle, and selects and implements one control mode corresponding to the traveling state from among the plurality of control modes. The control modes include a mode for drivably controlling both the motor and the actuator, a mode for drivably controlling only the motor, and a mode for drivably controlling only the actuator.
US07942447B2	Frame design for reduced-size vehicle Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles.
US07942439B2	Vehicle body mount structure of curtain airbag A vehicle body mount structure for a curtain airbag includes: a curtain airbag disposed on an upper side surface of a cabin of a vehicle and having an airbag body that is deployable to an inside of the cabin; a roof headlining that covers the curtain airbag and that allows the airbag body to be deployed while the roof headlining is undergoing an opening movement; an engagement portion that retains the roof headlining at a predetermined position, and that releases retention of the roof headlining as the airbag body inflates during actuation of the curtain airbag; and a release assist portion that releases the retention effected by the engagement portion as the airbag body inflates during the actuation of the curtain airbag.
US07942436B2	Ski or snowboard with means for influencing its cross-sectional shape The invention describes a ski (2) or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device (1). By reference to the width (13) of the gliding device (1), at least one recess (14) is provided in its middle portion extending in its depth direction—arrow (15)—from the top face (7) of the gliding device (1) in the direction towards the running surface facing (10) and disposed in its longitudinal direction essentially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the gliding device (1) with a view to causing a cross-sectional weakening. At least one manually adjustable adjusting means (20) is provided, which is designed to produce an individually adjustable change in the load-dependent deformability of the cross-sectional shape or to produce an individually adjustable limit to the maximum permissible load-dependent cross-sectional deformation of the gliding device (1). The invention further relates to a ski (2) or a snowboard, provided with a manually adjustable adjusting means (20) which is designed to act as a prizing means for producing an individually adjustable increase in the width (19) of the recess (14) on the one hand and to act as a pulling means to produce an individually adjustable decrease in the width (19) of the recess (14) on the other hand.
US07942421B1	Container with message inside and related method for promoting social interaction A kit for promoting social interaction includes a plurality of containers in the form of boxes held by a larger vessel. Each of the containers encloses a message designed for stimulating conversation and includes an instruction that the container is to be used for purposes of stimulating conversation. The instruction may be carried on the substrate together with the message. Alternatively or additionally, the messages may be provided on inside surfaces of the containers while the instruction may be printed on the outside of the individual containers.
US07942420B2	Aqua shooting range The invention relates to sports and entertaining facilities and in particular to aqua shooting ranges. The inventive aqua shooting range comprises a pool (1), an above-water fence, shooting positions (9) with weapons and underwater targets (5). The pool is provided with a transversal partition (6) separating the shooting positions (9) from the underwater targets (5). Each partition (6) is provided with a firing port (8). An additional shooting position (20) for shooting from an above-water position to water is embodied on the partition (6). The above-water part of the pool wall placed above the underwater target (5) and the above-water fence is provided with bullet stoppers (11). The shooting position is located in such a way that the weapon vertical guidance angle is limited to a value equal to or greater than 10 degrees with respect to the horizon. The invention makes it possible to increase the safety, learning, and training efficiency of shooting at underwater targets.
US07942419B2	Portable rebound ball game A portable stepball game apparatus has a collapsible stairway with a plurality of steps. Each step has a vertical riser portion, a horizontal tread portion, and a nosing on the forward or player-facing edges of the tread portions which protrudes over the riser portions. The game's pivotable stairway configuration is readily housed for storage in a carrying case specifically adapted to be easily portable. It is designed such that one person can lift the carrying case with one hand and easily move it from location to location.
US07942416B2	Image forming apparatus, sheet conveying method, and program for sheet conveyance A technique in an image forming apparatus in which the front and back sides of a sheet are reversed by using a reversal conveyance path is provided for causing the sheet to wait such that the sheet is not damaged when a unit for conveying the sheet to the reversal conveyance path is pulled out for the purpose of clearing a jam or the like.A roller for conveying the sheet is controlled such that the sheet to be turned back and directed into the reversal conveyance path is caused to wait until the sheet can be conveyed into the reversal conveyance path. As a standby position of the sheet while the sheet is caused to wait, a position is set such that an upstream end portion in the second conveying direction of the sheet to be directed into the reversal conveyance path does not extend for a predetermined length or longer into another conveyance unit adjacent to the intermediate conveyance unit upstream from the intermediate conveyance unit in the second conveying direction.
US07942413B2	Image forming apparatus provided with output tray and control method thereof In an image forming apparatus, a sheet is discharged onto an output tray. The image forming apparatus includes a ranging sensor which measures a distance to an object from a position located away by a predetermined distance from a bottom surface of the output tray in a sheet loading direction on a line in parallel with the bottom surface of the output tray and orthogonal to a direction in which the sheet is discharged. In the image forming apparatus, discharge of the sheet onto the output tray is stopped when the distance to the object measured by the ranging sensor is lower than a specific distance.
US07942410B2	Document imaging system and method A document imaging system includes a document transport system that transports an original document through an imaging zone in optical communication with an image recording device. A document guide directs the original document toward the imaging zone and a document biasing device urges the trailing edge of the original document toward the document transport system. A printing system utilizing a document imaging system and a method of imaging an original document are also included.
US07942408B2	Image forming apparatus and method for transporting sheet thereof Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a first sensor which is provided on a transportation path of a sheet and detects a first passage time of the sheet; a second sensor which is provided at a position different from the position of the first sensor in a transportation direction of the sheet and a direction perpendicular to the transportation direction and detects a second passage time of the sheet; a skew determination unit which determines a skew amount of the sheet based on the first passage time detected by the first sensor and the second passage time detected by the second sensor; and a correction control unit which controls correction of a skew of the sheet on the basis of the skew amount determined by the skew determination unit.
US07942407B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus The invention provides a sheet processing apparatus in which a controller transports a sheet, delivered to a process tray, by a predetermined distance by a transport member for contacting a stopper, and selects the distance according to a friction on the lower surface of the sheet by detecting at least either of stack information on the process tray and sheet information of the sheet transported by the transport member, thus selecting the distance larger for a larger frictional force.
US07942405B2	Mail processing machine for conveying filled envelopes In a mail processing machine, a fixed mounting of an envelope turning station relative to an upstream stuffing station, and therefore a simple construction of the drive for the envelope turning station, can be achieved in that the items of goods for despatch to be turned through 180° are drawn by grippers of a gripper chain into the region of horizontally opening tongs of the envelope turning cylinder of the envelope turning station, in such a way that, in each case irrespective of the longitudinal format of the items of goods for despatch, the latter are gripped by the turning cylinder tongs over their entire length, for which purpose the gripper chain, together with the stuffing table supporting it, is designed to be displaceable with respect to the turning station in the conveying direction of the goods for despatch, in a manner dependent on the envelope format.
US07942404B2	Device of supplying paper medium A medium supply device includes a receiving portion including a support plate to form a bottom surface of the receiving portion, a support portion being formed on the support plate to support a central portion of a bottom surface of paper medium, and a guide being formed on the support plate to limit both sides of paper medium around the support portion; a separating portion being provided in front of the receiving portion to pick up and discharge the paper medium; and a pressurizing portion including a block to move forward and backward with respect to the receiving portion and a plate of which a location is adjustable upwardly and downwardly along the block, wherein the guide is formed in parallel with a transferring direction of the paper medium and includes a plurality of protrusions.
US07942397B2	Method and device for opening printed products A device for opening folded or bound printed products, comprises a feeder device (2, 13) for feeding-in individual folded or bound sub-products (4) and an opening device (6) for opening the sub-products (4), as well as furthermore an opening verifying installation (11, 14, 15, 16), in order to with optical means (14) identify deficiently opened sub-products (4) before the sub-products (4) are further processed. In case of sub-products (4) identified as being deficiently opened, the further processing is not carried out, but rather a deficiently opened sub-product (4) is conducted back to the opening device once more.
US07942395B2	Rotary cutting mat A rotary cutting mat of the present invention has a base plate and a rotary mat, which can be rotated relative to each other. The rotary mat is provided with a shaft member projected from a reverse side thereof. The base plate is provided with a receiving portion, which rotatably receives the shaft member of the rotary mat. Since the rotary mat is simply placed on the base plate with the shaft member being inserted in the receiving portion, there is no need of a rivet for connecting the rotary mat and the base plate. Thus, the constitution on the mat is simplified and the surface of the mat can be maintained flat without any buried rivet head in the mat.
US07942394B2	Locking support fixture A pin locking apparatus (1) includes a housing, at least one pin (40) and at least one locking piston (11). The housing includes at least one locking bore (12) and at least one pin bore (14). The at least one pin is slidably contained within the pin bore and is positioned by application of pressure in the pin bore. The at least one locking piston is slidably contained within the locking bore and is actuated by pressure in the locking bore to apply a locking force on the pin.
US07942393B2	Angle adjusting device and display module testing apparatus using the same An exemplary device (27) for adjusting angle of a base plate (2710) includes: two side walls (21) being parallel to and spaced apart from each other, each of the side walls including a pivot hole (217); a base plate disposed between the two side walls and pivotally attached to the side walls via the pivot axles; and a plurality of magnetism members (211, 212 and 2715) disposed on the base plate (2710) and the side wall. The magnetism members configures for holding the base plate stably in a starting position and further configures to allow the base plate to be displaced from the starting position by manual pressure applied to the base plate, such that a tilt angle of the base plate relative to the two side walls is adjustable up or down as desired. An exemplary apparatus (2) for testing display modules using the angle adjusting device is also provided.
US07942390B2	Steam humidifier A steam humidifier provided by the present invention has a tank having a reservoir section and a cover removably and sealingly secured thereto. The tank contains water during a humidifying operation in which the humidifier humidifies an indoor environment. The cover has a heating element mounted thereon and extending therefrom into the reservoir section and a steam outlet assembly mounted thereon and extending therethrough into the tank. The heating element evaporates at least a portion of the water during the humidifying operation into steam output through the steam outlet assembly to humidify the indoor environment.
US07942387B2	System and method for managing water content in a fluid A system and method for managing water content in a fluid include a collection chamber for collecting water from the fluid with a desiccant, and a regeneration chamber for collecting water from the desiccant and transferring it to a second fluid. An evaporator cools the desiccant entering the collection chamber, and a condenser heats the desiccant entering the regeneration chamber. Diluted desiccant from the collection chamber is exchanged with concentrated desiccant from the regeneration chamber in such a way as to efficiently control the transfer of both mass and heat between the chambers. In one embodiment, mass is not exchanged until one or both of the desiccant levels in the chambers exceeds a predetermined level. Heat is transferred between the two desiccant flows as they are transferred between the chambers. This increases efficiency and reduces the energy input required for the evaporator and the condenser.
US07942386B2	Balanced gate mechanism A balanced gate assembly utilizing plastic or vinyl fencing materials includes a rotatable center post that balances loads. An inner post assembly includes a bearing along a central axis for supporting the load of the gate. The balanced gate assembly carries loads along the center post to provide for the utilization of light weight materials such as plastic and vinyl.
US07942372B2	Multi-functional rack for a whiteboard A multi-functional rack for a whiteboard includes a lower adjuster. The lower adjuster has two lower telescopic tubes respectively disposed two lateral sides thereof. The lower adjuster has a driving mechanism mounted thereon. A frame is fixed on lower adjuster. The driving mechanism is connected to the frame for lifting the frame. An upper adjuster is mounted on a top of the lower adjuster. The upper adjuster has two upper telescopic tubes respectively disposed on two lateral sides thereof. An upper cross beam has two ends simultaneously fixed on an upper part of the both two lower telescopic tubes. An upper sleeve is rotatably mounted on the cross beam. A telescopic arm is connected to the upper sleeve. An adjusting mechanism is mounted on the upper adjuster.
US07942368B2	Composite aircraft component This invention relates to improving the tolerance of composite laminate structures to damage and/or delamination, resulting in weakening of the structure and/or to reducing the possibility of such damage and/or delamination. In particular, but not exclusively the invention relates to protecting the end surfaces of composite laminate structures present on aircraft from impact damage. The invention provides an aircraft component comprising a composite laminate structure, the composite laminate structure including an end surface at which a multiplicity of the layers of the laminate structure terminate, wherein the aircraft component further comprises a deformable strip mounted to protect the end surface of the composite laminate structure from direct impacts.
US07942364B2	Film packaging applicator adjustable A film packaging applicator adjustable includes a first tube and a second tube that join with each other. A guidance groove is formed axially on the first tube. Further, at least one side of the guidance groove, several equidistant hemispheric orientation slots that are formed in a radial direction are formed. A neck is formed at the orientation slot near the guidance groove. The second tube opposite to the guidance groove of first tube is formed with a hemispheric positioning block slipping from the guidance groove and then wedging into one orientation slot of the first tube. Thus, the applicator may be adjusted for a required length following the width of a film reel.
US07942346B2	Hose-end sprayer bottles with safety features Safety features in and for hose-end sprayer bottles. In a first safety arrangement, there is ensured a more hindered transition of a spool (e.g., product/carrier spool) or adjuster from a first setting to a second setting than from the second setting to the first setting, wherein in the first setting no carrier stream is admitted through the sprayer and in the second setting solely a carrier stream is admitted through the sprayer. In a second safety arrangement, there is arrested displacement of a container interface (e.g., bottle swivel) from a second (essentially advanced) position towards a first (essentially initial) position upon the container interface displacing from the first position to the second position.
US07942340B2	Two-dimensional code, and method and apparatus for detecting two-dimensional code A two-dimensional code includes a polygonal exterior region distinguishable from a background on the basis of brightness or color and an interior region disposed at a predetermined distance from the perimeter of the exterior region. The interior region is divided into cells of a predetermined size so that information is represented by brightness or color of each of the cells. The cells, each having the shape of a hexagon, are disposed so as to abut each other.
US07942324B2	Method for communicating between a reader and a wireless identification marker, associated reader and marker A method includes transmitting a first digital channel (X0) from a reader to a marker, receiving a second digital channel (Y0) corresponding to the first digital channel and to errors introduced by a noisy channel, introducing artificial errors into at least one of the first or second digital channels, carrying out an advantage distillation phase in such a way that a new first digital channel (X1) is determined for the reader. A new second digital channel (Y1) is determined for the marker such that the advantage is taken with respect to a possible passive attacker. In an information reconciliation phase, an error-correcting protocol is applied to the new first (X2) and new second (Y2) digital channel, and in carrying out a secrecy amplification phase, a hash function (G) is applied to the new first (X2) and the new second (Y2) digital channel.
US07942302B2	Surgical stapling device with coated knife blade A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device.
US07942297B2	Fan motor for combustion-powered tool A fan motor is adapted to be mounted in a combustion-powered tool. The combustion-powered tool has a housing. The fan motor includes a fan unit, a motor for driving the fan unit, a vibration-absorbing unit, and a clamping unit. The vibration-absorbing unit includes a rigid support that is adapted to be mounted fixedly in the housing of the combustion-powered tool, and an elastic member sleeved over the motor and molded on the rigid support such that the rigid support is disposed around the elastic member. The elastic member is disposed between the rigid support and the motor for absorbing vibrations generated by the motor. The clamping unit includes at least one clamping member sleeved over the elastic member for clamping and retaining the elastic member on the motor.
US07942283B2	Dispenser assembly A method and a device for preparing a drinking glass, cup, mug or other beverage container, e.g. drink-ware, where any dry granular, flaked, shaved or powder substance (SPICE) is applied to the rim of the drink-ware. Where the drink-ware is inverted and introduced into the SPICE and in order to adhere the SPICE to the rim of the drink-ware, the rim is customarily first moistened with a liquid, gel or other viscous aqueous wetting substance (moistening agent). The dispenser is an all encompassing system to accommodate common large diameter drink-ware, to moisten the rim of the drink-ware, house the SPICE, preserve the moistening agent and preserve the SPICE by separating the moisture of the wetting agent from the SPICE, providing for drink-ware to be introduced into the wetting agent then into the SPICE and to re-close and secure the device and its contents with a screw or snap-on lid.
US07942276B2	Rotatable article display device and method for use A rotatable article display device for displaying an article such as a piece of jewelry or the like includes a platen defining a display surface. The platen is configured to rotate about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the display surface and a second axis parallel to the displays surface. First and second drive mechanisms, together with suitable connectors, are provided to mechanically rotate the platen about the perpendicular and parallel axes. In a method for use, at least one article of jewelry is positioned on the display surface and viewed while the platen is rotated about at least one of the perpendicular and parallel axes.
US07942275B2	Expanded PFTE membrane and method of making A method of making a porous membrane includes, in an exemplary embodiment, mixing together a first fine powder PTFE resin and a second fine powder PTFE resin to form a PTFE resin mixture. The first PTFE resin having a characteristic of forming more and longer fibrils than fibrils formed from the second PTFE resin. The second PTFE resin having a characteristic of forming thicker nodes than nodes formed from the first PTFE resin. The method also includes forming a preform from the PTFE resin mixture, extruding the preform into a tape, passing the tape through a plurality of opposing calender rolls to form a calendered tape having a thickness of about 380 μm to about 1200 μm, and stretching the calendered tape in the transverse direction to form a porous membrane having a plurality of nodes and fibrils and having a thickness of at least about 100 μm.
US07942273B2	Cross flow air separation system A cross-flow air separation system comprises a conveyor configured to project material out over an end of the conveyor generally along a trajectory path into a far receiving bin. An optical sensing system is configured to identify particular objects in the projected material. A first air ejection system is configured to generate a first airstream that ejects the identified objects from the trajectory path into a second near receiving bin. A second cross air current system is configured to generate a second airstream that reduces air resistance for the materials projected along the trajectory path. The second airstream reduces certain aeronautic phenomena that would cause some of the projected materials to unintentionally fall into the wrong receiving bin, thus creating a higher purity/less contaminated materiel stream into the near bin.
US07942264B2	Sterilization container with peel top A single-use sterilization container for use in the sterilization of medical instruments is provided. The sterilization container includes a lid having central portion defined by a frangible region. Upon activation of the frangible region, the central portion may be removed rendering the sterilization container inoperable for future use.
US07942262B2	Packaging structure for building boards and building boards loading structure A building boards loading structure which loads plural building boards, being similar sheets, on a pallet. The building boards loading structure has plural packages, and the packages have plural building boards and plural bands. The plural building boards are banded at plural locations by the plural bands, and the plural packages are stacked vertically, to provide an upper and lower package in regard to two packages, and loaded on a pallet. The locations of bands in each upper and lower package which is loaded on the pallet are different from each other in relation to the lateral direction. The location of bands in a lowest package which is loaded on the pallet is different, in relation to the lateral direction, from the location of the stringers and an entry in the pallet for inserting a fork of a fork lift truck.

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