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US07956554B2	System and method for regulation of solid state lighting Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a system, apparatus, and method of controlling an intensity and spectrum of light emitted from a solid state lighting system. The solid state lighting has a first emitted spectrum at full intensity and at a selected temperature, with a first electrical biasing for the solid state lighting producing a first wavelength shift, and a second electrical biasing for the solid state lighting producing a second, opposing wavelength shift. Exemplary embodiments provide for receiving information designating a selected intensity level or a selected temperature; and providing a combined first electrical biasing and second electrical biasing to the solid state lighting to generate emitted light having the selected intensity level and having a second emitted spectrum within a predetermined variance of the first emitted spectrum over a predetermined range of temperatures.
US07956551B1	Apparatus and method for discretionary adjustment of lumen output of light sources having lamp lumen depreciation characteristic compensation A method, apparatus, and system for compensating for lamp lumen depreciation and providing selective discretionary lamp power adjustment, e.g., for lamp dimming. The method includes operating the lamp under rated wattage for a period towards the first part of operating life of the lamp. Operating wattage is increased at one or more later times. Energy savings are realized. The increases also restore at least some light lost by lamp lumen depreciation. The apparatus uses a timer to track operating time of the lamp. A few wattage changes made at spaced apart times can be made in a number of ways, including changing capacitance to the lamp, or using different taps on the lamp ballast. A component allows selective discretionary adjustment of electrical power or some other controlling factor to adjust light output (e.g. dim) the lamp.
US07956546B2	Modular LED light bulb An LED-based lighting device and method for making the same are disclosed. The lighting device includes an LED light source mounted on a heat sink, a power adaptor, and a controller. The power adaptor is configured to be interchangeable with a conventional incandescent bulb power adapter. The controller provides an average current to the LED light source when power is coupled to the device via the power adaptor. The average current causes the LED light source to generate light of a predetermined standard intensity that is substantially independent of variations in the LED light source from device to device. In one aspect of the invention, the LED light source includes a plurality of LEDs connected in series, the LEDs are bonded to the heat sink and connected to one another in series by wire bonds and to conducting traces on the heat sink.
US07956537B2	Display device with cooperating groove and insert sealing structure and manufacturing method therefor A display device includes: a support substrate including a display region where a plurality of display elements are arranged and a peripheral region where a drive circuit for each display element is provided in the periphery of the display region; a seal resin layer formed in at least the peripheral region; an opposed substrate bonded through the seal resin layer to the support substrate, sealing the display elements; an organic insulating film formed on the support substrate so as to insulate the drive circuit; a separation groove formed through the thickness of the organic insulating film so as to surround the display region and separate the organic insulating film into an inner portion and an outer portion; and a framelike projection formed on the opposed substrate so as to be opposed to the separation groove.
US07956532B2	Display panel, electronic device, and method of making display panel A display panel has a display area with a matrix of individual display pixels. The display panel also includes an electrode that is arranged to cover at least substantially the entirety of the display area. A common electrode is generally frame-shaped and is arranged exclusively around the perimeter of the display area. The common electrode has a notched portion that is located at a power supply lead pattern having a potential that is different from the potential that is applied to the common electrode. The notched portion advantageously substantially reduces the surface area of the common electrode overlapping the power supply lead.
US07956530B2	Organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same An organic electroluminescent display device comprises a substrate, including a pixel region and a non-pixel region at a boundary of the pixel region; a first electrode on the substrate in the pixel region; a separator over the first electrode, the separator located in the non-pixel region, the separator including a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width, the first portion overlapping edges of the first electrode, and the second portion within the non-pixel region; an organic electroluminescent layer over the separator in the pixel region surrounded by the separator; and a second electrode on an entire surface of the organic electroluminescent layer and the separator.
US07956520B2	Electroactive nanostructured polymers as tunable organic actuators An actuator element formed from an actuator composition is described, along with transducers including the same. The composition comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, the copolymer comprising at least one flexible midblock, and at least two glassy or semicrystalline endblocks; and (ii) a liquid modifier that selectively solvates the at least one flexible midblock.
US07956513B2	Method of driving a driving device A driving device includes an electro-mechanical transducer having first and second end portions opposite to each other in an expansion/contraction direction, a stationary member coupled to the first end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, a vibration friction portion mounted to the second end portion of the electro-mechanical transducer, and a moving portion frictionally coupled to the vibration friction portion, whereby moving the moving portion in the expansion/contraction direction of the electro-mechanical transducer. The moving portion is driven by equalizing a constant expanding speed of the electro-mechanical transducer with a constant contracting speed of the electro-mechanical transducer and by setting a constant rest time interval after one of contraction of the electro-mechanical transducer and expansion of the electro-mechanical transducer.
US07956511B2	Surface acoustic wave device including an IDT formed by a metal filled in grooves on a piezoelectric substrate A surface acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate and is constructed such that a reflection coefficient of an IDT is not only high but the electromechanical coupling coefficient K2 is also high, and the range of Euler angles of the LiNbO3 substrate which obtains a wide range of the electromechanical coupling coefficient K2 is increased. A plurality of grooves are provided in the upper surface of the LiNbO3 substrate, and an IDT including a plurality of electrode fingers is provided and defined by a metal material filled in the plurality of grooves, and the metal material is made of Ag, Ni, or Cr or an alloy primarily including at least one Ag, Ni, or Cr.
US07956503B2	Dual armature motor/generator with flux linkage The present invention relates to cylindrical rotating electric machines which comprise armature and field coils, with either the field coil or the dual armature being the rotating component. The dual armature is composed of two concentric cylindrical sets of coils with the field coil situated in the gap between the inner and outer armature sections. Relative rotational motion between the field and armature coils can be achieved by having either one be the rotor. By using two armature coil sections, one inside the field coil aperture and the other external to the field coil, the flux linkage between the armature and superconducting field coil can be approximately doubled. This is a more efficient use of the superconductor. The increased flux linkage in the invented technology produces a substantially higher power density than can be obtained with current conventional superconducting machine technology.
US07956499B2	Motor magnetic force attenuator Motors having a magnetic force attenuator are described. In some embodiments, the motors comprise a stationary member having a base and a stator, a rotating assembly having a magnet and a magnetic force attenuator to attenuate the magnetic attraction force between the magnet and the base; and a fluid bearing to support rotation of the rotating assembly relative to the stationary member. The magnetic force attenuator typically comprises a material of high magnetic permeability, and modulates the magnetic attraction force between the magnet and the base of the motor.
US07956498B2	Acceleration generator and pseudo force sense generator An acceleration generator 20 includes: a moving member (21, 25) that performs a periodic translational motion along a particular straight line; a first operating part (24) that applies a first force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line; and a second operating part (27) that applies a second force that varies in magnitude depending on the relative position thereof with respect to the moving member to the moving member in a direction parallel to the particular straight line. The moving member performs a translational motion in which the acceleration thereof in the positive direction and the acceleration thereof in the negative direction are asymmetric in one period.
US07956495B2	Structure having a power transmitting device A structure compliant with non-contact power transmission includes a placement member that includes a placement side, an electronic instrument including a non-contact power transmission power receiving device being placed on the placement side, a non-contact power transmission power transmitting device, and a position detection circuit that detects the positional relationship between a primary coil and a secondary coil. The power transmitting device detects the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil using a harmonic detection circuit, and drives an XY stage using an actuator to automatically position the primary coil with respect to the secondary coil, for example.
US07956490B2	Battery backup for vehicle emergency communicator The battery backup for vehicle emergency communicator includes mechanisms for applying backup battery power to an emergency communicator. Electrically operated relays may be employed to switch the backup battery in order to power the emergency communicator of a telematics device. When relays are used in the system, failure of the car battery causes normally open relay contacts to close, applying backup battery power to the emergency communications device. Normally closed relay contacts open to remove connection of the failed battery to the emergency communications device. Additional features of the battery backup for vehicle emergency communicator may include a battery charger, an uninterruptible power system (UPS), transistor switches, an emergency contact dialer, and a timer that limits application time of the backup battery.
US07956486B2	Windmill electric generator for hydroelectric power system A windmill electric generator includes a support base, an inline generator assembly, a large generator, a variable blade pitch housing and a plurality of blades. The support base includes a pedestal support and a rotating support. The inline generator assembly includes a generator support structure, a plurality of inline generators and a drive shaft. The generator support structure is attached to a top of the rotating support. Large generator support members are attached to the generator support structure. The variable blade pitch housing is attached to one end of the drive shaft. The plurality of blades are pivotally retained on the variable blade pitch housing. The large generator includes a rotor and a stator assembly. The rotor is retained on the other end of the drive shaft. The stator assembly is attached to an end of the plurality of large generator support members.
US07956478B2	Installation comprising a wave power apparatus and a support structure therefor A wave power apparatus at least a part of which is permanently fixed to the sea floor or to ground, i.e. such as to a breakwater, a mole, a pier, a jetty, a cliff or an oil rig. The wave power apparatus (302) includes a plurality of rotationally supported arms (322), each of which carries a float (324) at its free end, so that a translational movement of the float caused by a wave results in rotation of the arm. The apparatus comprises power conversion means for converting power transmitted from the wave to the arms into electric power, e.g. a hydraulic system, in which a hydraulic fluid is displaced by the movement of the arms (322) to drive one or more hydraulic motors. The plurality of apparatus is arranged in a row such that a wave passing the row of arms causes the arms to successively pivot with a mutual phase shift. Thereby, an even power output may be achieved, and the need for frequency converters may be reduced or eliminated. Preferably, each arm is connected to a hydraulic cylinder (328) of the hydraulic system, whereby a plurality of arms feed hydraulic medium into the hydraulic motor or motors through common hydraulic conduits.
US07956475B2	Step cavity for enhanced drop test performance in ball grid array package A ball grid array (BGA) package includes a substrate layer having first and second sides. A semiconductor chip is attached to the first side of the substrate layer by a dielectric adhesive layer. A plurality of solder balls are attached to the second side of the substrate layer. The solder balls may be set out by rows and columns. A plurality of wires electrically connect the semiconductor chip to the solder balls. A layer of encapsulating compound is deposited over the semiconductor chip. A step cavity of a selected depth and shape is formed in the layer of encapsulating compound at or near the edge or periphery of the layer of encapsulating compound. The step cavity is separated from the solder balls by the substrate layer but spans over a plurality of selected solder balls.
US07956472B2	Packaging substrate having electrical connection structure and method for fabricating the same A packaging substrate having an electrical connection structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The packaging substrate have a substrate body with a plurality of conductive pads on a surface thereof; a solder mask layer disposed on the substrate body with a plurality of openings corresponding to the conductive pads, the size of each of the openings being larger than each of the conductive pads; and electroplated solder bumps for covering the conductive pads to provide better bond strength and reliability.
US07956466B2	Structure for interconnect structure containing various capping materials for electrical fuse and other related applications A design structure is provided for interconnect structures containing various capping materials for electrical fuses and other related applications. The structure includes a first interconnect structure having a first interfacial structure and a second interconnect structure adjacent to the first structure. The second interconnect structure has second interfacial structure different from the first interfacial structure.
US07956463B2	Large grain size conductive structure for narrow interconnect openings An interconnect structure having reduced electrical resistance and a method of forming such an interconnect structure are provided. The interconnect structure includes a dielectric material including at least one opening therein. The at least one opening is filled with an optional barrier diffusion layer, a grain growth promotion layer, an agglomerated plating seed layer, an optional second plating seed layer a conductive structure. The conductive structure which includes a metal-containing conductive material, typically Cu, has a bamboo microstructure and an average grain size of larger than 0.05 microns. In some embodiments, the conductive structure includes conductive grains that have a (111) crystal orientation.
US07956454B2	Wiring board and ceramic chip to be embedded A wiring board includes a substrate core and a ceramic chip to be embedded therein. The substrate core has a housing opening portion opening at a core main surface. The ceramic chip is accommodated in the housing opening portion so that the core main surface and a chip first main surface face the same way. The ceramic chip includes a plurality of second terminal electrodes comprised of a metallized layer and formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom. A projecting portion, disposed on the second main surface side so as to surround a plurality of the second terminal electrodes, is formed on the chip second main surface so as to protrude therefrom.
US07956453B1	Semiconductor package with patterning layer and method of making same In accordance with the present invention, there is provided multiple embodiments of a semiconductor package including one or more semiconductor dies which are electrically connected to an underlying substrate through the use of a conductive pattern which is at least partially embedded in a patterning layer of the package. In a basic embodiment of the present invention, the semiconductor package comprises a substrate having a conductive pattern disposed thereon. Electrically connected to the conductive pattern of the substrate is at least one semiconductor die. The semiconductor die and the substrate are at least partially encapsulated by a patterning layer. Embedded in the patterning layer is a wiring pattern which electrically connects the semiconductor die to the conductive pattern. A portion of the wiring pattern is exposed in the patterning layer.
US07956446B2	Semiconductor device and method A chip carrier includes first, second and third layers with the second layer situated between the first and third layers. The first and third layers are formed of a first material and the second layer is formed of a second material. The second layer has a plurality of holes extending therethrough and the first material fills the holes.
US07956444B2	Semiconductor device having electrode pad, and wireless circuit device including the semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a layered region (104) formed in a semiconductor substrate (101) of a first conductivity type, and an electrode pad (106) formed on the semiconductor substrate with an interlayer insulating film (105) interposed therebetween and placed above the layered region. The layered region includes a first impurity diffusion region (102), a second impurity diffusion region (103) formed on the first impurity diffusion region, and a third impurity diffusion region (102x) formed on the first impurity diffusion region and surrounding a periphery of the second impurity diffusion region. a conductivity type of the first impurity diffusion region and a conductivity type of the third impurity diffusion region are a second conductivity type, and a conductivity type of the second impurity diffusion region is the first conductivity type. An impurity concentration of the third impurity diffusion region is higher than an impurity concentration of the first impurity diffusion region, and the third impurity diffusion region is electrically connected to a terminal fixed to a constant potential.
US07956441B2	Method of increasing the area of a useful layer of material transferred onto a support A composite structure that includes front faces of the first and second substrates that are molecularly bonded to each other. The dimensions of the second substrate outline are larger than the first substrate outline, and a peripheral side of the second substrate substantially borders the second front face and is oriented generally perpendicularly with respect thereto. The front faces are molecularly bonded such that the outline of the first front face is disposed at least partially within the outline of the second front face. A peripheral ring extending around the first front face and facing the first substrate, in which bonding between the front faces is weak or absent, has a maximum width of less than about 0.5 mm.
US07956437B2	Isolation structures for integrated circuits A variety of isolation structures for semiconductor substrates include a trench formed in the substrate that is filled with a dielectric material or filled with a conductive material and lined with a dielectric layer along the walls of the trench. The trench may be used in combination with doped sidewall isolation regions. Both the trench and the sidewall isolation regions may be annular and enclose an isolated pocket of the substrate. The isolation structures are formed by modular implant and etch processes that do not include significant thermal processing or diffusion of dopants so that the resulting structures are compact and may be tightly packed in the surface of the substrate.
US07956436B2	Method of forming a device wafer with recyclable support A method for forming a device wafer with a recyclable support by providing a wafer having first and second surfaces, with at least the first surface of the wafer comprising a semiconductor material that is suitable for receiving or forming electronic devices thereon, providing a supporting substrate having upper and lower surfaces, and providing the second surface of the wafer or the upper surface of the supporting substrate with void features in an amount sufficient to enable a connecting bond therebetween to form a construct wherein the bond is formed at an interface between the wafer and the substrate and is suitable to maintain the wafer and supporting substrate in association while forming or applying electronic devices to the first surface of the wafer, but which connecting bond is severable at the interface due to the void features to separate the substrate from the wafer so that the substrate can be reused.
US07956435B2	Semiconductor device In recent years, as electronic equipment becomes thinner, an area for mounting a semiconductor device used in the electronic equipment is required to be smaller, and a thickness of an encapsulating resin for encapsulating a semiconductor substrate having a circuit formed thereon and the like also becomes smaller. The encapsulating resin is marked with a product number, a manufacturer name, or the like. There arises a problem in that, in the marking, an infrared laser beam applied to the encapsulating resin passes through the encapsulating resin, generates heat in the semiconductor substrate, and destructs the formed circuit. By providing a thin film for refracting the infrared laser beam on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate, the optical path of the infrared laser beam is made longer to reduce heat generated in the semiconductor substrate.
US07956432B2	Photodiode for multiple wavelength operation A photodiode includes a substrate having a first semiconductor type surface region on at least a portion thereof, and a second semiconductor type surface layer formed in a portion of the surface region. A multi-layer anti-reflective coating (ARC) is on the second semiconductor type surface layer, wherein the multi-layer ARC comprises at least two different dielectric layers. A layer resistant to oxide etch is above a peripheral portion the multi-layer ARC. Further layers are above the layer resistant to oxide etch, and thereby above the peripheral portion the multi-layer ARC. A window extends down to the multi-layer ARC. A photodiode region is formed by a pn-junction of the first semiconductor type surface region and the second semiconductor type surface layer.
US07956426B2	Lanthanide dielectric with controlled interfaces Methods and devices for a dielectric are provided. One method embodiment includes forming a passivation layer on a substrate, wherein the passivation layer contains a composition of silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen. The method also includes forming a lanthanide dielectric film on the passivation layer, and forming an encapsulation layer on the lanthanide dielectric film.
US07956416B2	Integrated circuitry Some embodiments include formation of at least one cavity in a first semiconductor material, followed by epitaxially growing a second semiconductor material over the first semiconductor material and bridging across the at least one cavity. The cavity may be left open, or material may be provided within the cavity. The material provided within the cavity may be suitable for forming, for example, one or more of electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor gates, insulative structures, and coolant structures. Some embodiments include one or more of transistor devices, electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor devices, coolant structures, insulative structures and gas reservoirs.
US07956412B2	Lateral diffusion field effect transistor with a trench field plate A dielectric material layer is formed on a bottom surface and sidewalls of a trench in a semiconductor substrate. The silicon oxide layer forms a drift region dielectric on which a field plate is formed. Shallow trench isolation may be formed prior to formation of the drift region dielectric, or may be formed utilizing the same processing steps as the formation of the drift region dielectric. A gate dielectric layer is formed on exposed semiconductor surfaces and a gate conductor layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer and the drift region dielectric. The field plate may be electrically tied to the gate electrode, may be an independent electrode having an external bias, or may be a floating electrode. The field plate biases the drift region to enhance performance and extend allowable operating voltage of a lateral diffusion field effect transistor during operation.
US07956411B2	High aspect ratio trench structures with void-free fill material A field effect transistor (FET) includes a trench extending into a semiconductor region. A conductive electrode is disposed in the trench, and the conductive electrode is insulated from the semiconductor region by a dielectric layer. The conductive electrode includes a conductive liner lining the dielectric layer along opposite sidewalls of the trench. The conductive liner has tapered edges such that a thickness of the conductive liner gradually increases from a top surface of the conductive electrode to a point in lower half of the conductive electrode. The conductive electrode further includes a conductive fill material sandwiched by the conductive liner. The FET further includes a drift region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor region, and a body region of a second conductivity type extending over the drift region. Source regions of the first conductivity type extend in the body region adjacent the trench.
US07956409B2	Semiconductor device having trench gate structure The present invention provides a vertical MOSFET which has striped trench gate structure which can secure avalanche resistance without increasing Ron. A vertical MOSFET 100 comprises a plurality of gate trenches 7 which is arranged in stripes, an array which is sandwiched with the plurality of gate trenches 7 and includes N+ source regions 4N+ and P+ base contact regions 5P+, and a diode region (anode region 6P+) which is formed so as to contact with two gate trenches 7. The N+ source regions 4N+ and the base contact regions 5P+ are alternately arranged along a longitudinal direction of the gate trench 7. Size of the diode region (anode region 6P+) corresponds to at least one of the N+ source regions 4N+ and two of the P+ base contact regions 5P+.
US07956401B2	Bi-axial texturing of high-K dielectric films to reduce leakage currents The present invention is directed to methods of fabricating a high-K dielectric films having a high degree of crystallographic alignment at grain boundaries of the film. A disclosed method involves providing a substrate and then depositing a high-K dielectric material assisted with an ion beam to enable the preferential formation of crystal lattices having a selected crystallographic orientation. The resultant dielectric films have a high degree of crystallographic alignment at grain boundaries. Another disclosed method involves providing a substrate and then angularly depositing a material onto the substrate in order to assist in the preferential formation of crystal lattices having a selected crystallographic orientation. The result is a dielectric film having a high degree of crystallographic alignment at grain boundaries of the film.
US07956394B2	Separation type unit pixel having 3D structure for image sensor A separation type unit pixel having a 3D structure for an image sensor, composed of a plurality of transistors, includes: a first wafer which includes a photodiode, a transfer transistor, a node of a floating diffusion area functioning as static electricity for converting electric charge into a voltage, and a pad connecting the floating diffusion area and the transfer transistor to an external circuit, respectively; a second wafer which includes the rest of the circuit elements constituting a pixel (i.e., a reset transistor, a source-follower transistor, and a blocking switch transistor), a read-out circuit, a vertical/horizontal decoder, a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit which involves in a sensor operation and an image quality, an analog circuit, an analog-digital converter (ADC), a digital circuit, and a pad connecting each pixel; and a connecting means which connects the pad of the first wafer and the pad of the second wafer.
US07956391B2	Isolated junction field-effect transistor Various integrated circuit devices, in particular a junction field-effect transistor (JFET), are formed inside an isolation structure which includes a floor isolation region and a trench extending from the surface of the substrate to the floor isolation region. The trench may be filled with a dielectric material or may have a conductive material in a central portion with a dielectric layer lining the walls of the trench. Various techniques for terminating the isolation structure by extending the floor isolation region beyond the trench, using a guard ring, and a forming a drift region are described.
US07956386B2	Wiring structure in a semiconductor device, method of forming the wiring structure, semiconductor device including the wiring structure and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device A wiring structure in a semiconductor device may include a first insulation layer formed on a substrate, a first contact plug, a capping layer pattern, a second insulation layer and a second contact plug. The first insulation layer has a first opening that exposes a contact region of the substrate. The first contact plug is formed on the contact region to partially fill up the first opening. The capping layer pattern is formed on the first contact plug to fill up the first opening. The second insulation layer is formed on the capping layer pattern and the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer has a second opening passing through the capping layer pattern to expose the first contact plug. The second contact plug is formed on the first contact plug in the second opening. Since the wiring structure includes the capping layer pattern, the wiring structure may prevent a contact failure by preventing chemicals from permeating into the first contact plug.
US07956376B2	Light emitting device, method for manufacturing light emitting device, and light emitting apparatus A light emitting device according to the embodiment includes a reflecting layer; an adhesion layer including an oxide-based material on the reflecting layer; an ohmic contact layer on the adhesion layer; and a light emitting structure layer on the ohmic contact layer.
US07956375B2	Light emitting diode structure having a textured package lens A light emitting diode structure and a light emitting diode structure forming method are provided. The light emitting diode structure includes a base, a diode chip, and a package lens. The diode chip is mounted on the base. The package lens covers the diode chip. The surface of the package lens includes a plurality of dot structures. The steps of the method include mounting a light-emitting diode chip on a base, assembling a package lens to cover the light emitting diodes chip, and forming a plurality of dot structures on the surface of the package lens.
US07956372B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a light emitting diode chip, a heat conductive plate mounting thereon the light emitting diode chip, a sub-mount member disposed between said light emitting diode chip and said heat conductive plate, a dielectric substrate stacked on the heat conductive plate and being formed with a through-hole through which the sub-mount member is exposed, an encapsulation member for encapsulation of said light emitting diode chip, and a lens superimposed on the encapsulation member. The sub-mount member is formed around a coupling portion of the light emitting diode chip with a reflective film which reflects a light emitted from a side face of the light emitting diode chip. The sub-mount member is selected to have a thickness such that the reflecting film has its surface spaced away from said heat conductive plate by a greater distance than said dielectric substrate.
US07956371B2	High efficiency light emitting diode (LED) An (Al, Ga, In)N light emitting diode (LED), wherein light extraction from chip and/or phosphor conversion layer is optimized. By novel shaping of LED and package optics, a high efficiency light emitting diode is achieved.
US07956365B2	Alternating current light emitting device with plural conductors of electrodes for coupling to adjacent light emitting unit An alternating current (AC) light emitting device is revealed. The AC light emitting device includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate. The light emitting unit consists of a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, at least one electrode and at least one second electrode respectively arranged on the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer from bottom to top. The plurality of light emitting units is coupled to at least one adjacent light emitting unit by a plurality of conductors. By the plurality of conductors that connect light emitting units with at least one adjacent light emitting unit, an open circuit will not occur in the AC light emitting device once one of the conductors is broken.
US07956363B2	Substrate for display device and liquid crystal display device having the same The present invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device having the substrate, an object of the invention is to provide such a substrate for a display device that can be obtained by a simple production method with high reliability, and a liquid crystal display device having the same. A substrate for a display device contains: an accumulated electrode having an accumulated structure containing a lower layer formed on a substrate, and a upper layer containing ZnO and formed on the lower layer; an insulating film covering the accumulated electrode; a contact hole opening in the insulating film on the accumulated electrode; and a pixel electrode formed on the insulating film and being connected directly to the upper layer of the accumulated electrode through the contact hole.
US07956349B2	Organic semiconductor element By introducing new concepts into a structure of a conventional organic semiconductor element and without using a conventional ultra thin film, an organic semiconductor element is provided which is more reliable and has higher yield. Further, efficiency is improved particularly in a photoelectronic device using an organic semiconductor. Between an anode and a cathode, there is provided an organic structure including alternately laminated organic thin film layer (functional organic thin film layer) realizing various functions by making an SCLC flow, and a conductive thin film layer (ohmic conductive thin film layer) imbued with a dark conductivity by doping it with an acceptor and a donor, or by the like method.
US07956346B2	Light emitting device having light emission and microstructure layers between electrode layers A light emitting device includes a substrate, a first electrode layer, a light emitting layer, a structure layer and a second electrode layer. The structure layer has first domains composed of a first material having a columnar shape and second domains composed of a second material, and on the substrate the structure layer and the light emitting layer are laminated between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
US07956345B2	CNT devices, low-temperature fabrication of CNT and CNT photo-resists A method is provided for growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis at a low temperature. The method includes preparing a catalyst by placing the catalyst between two metal layers of high chemical potential on a substrate, depositing such placed catalyst on a surface of a wafer, and reactivating the catalyst in a high vacuum at a room temperature in a catalyst preparation chamber to prevent a deactivation of the catalyst. The method also includes growing carbon nanotubes on the substrate in the high vacuum in a CNT growth chamber after preparing the catalyst.
US07956343B2	Nonvolatile memory devices and method of manufacturing the same Example embodiments provide a nonvolatile memory device using resistive elements. The nonvolatile memory device may include a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of variable resistance patterns on the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of heat sink patterns that are level with the variable resistance patterns and coupled to a ground voltage.
US07956338B2	Optoelectronic apparatus for transmitting digital and/or analog signals between galvanically separated circuits The apparatus includes: At least one light-emitting, optoelectronic, functional element, which, during operation, activated by an electrical signal, emits light, at least at times; at least one light-sensitive, optoelectronic, functional element, which, during operation, activated by light falling thereon, delivers, at least at times, an electrical signal; and at least a third, light-conducting, functional element composed at least partially of transmissive material, especially translucent plastic or glass. The third functional element conveys, during operation, light coupled thereinto, and has at least one essentially planar boundary surface, which deflects light conveyed in the apparatus. The at least one, essentially planar, light-deflecting, boundary surface has a surface normal, which is inclined at least with respect to the principal ray axis at least of one of the two optoelectronic, functional elements, with an imaginary principal ray axis of the functional element representing a direction of maximum intensity of the light emitted therefrom during operation and an imaginary principal ray axis of the second functional element representing a direction of its maximum sensitivity to light incoming during operation. The apparatus of the invention is distinguished by a very simple construction, with a relatively high light coupling factor, and is especially suited for use as an optocoupler for field devices of industrial measurements and automation technology.
US07956332B2	Multi-layer radiation detector assembly A technique is provided for forming a multi-layer radiation detector. The technique includes a charge-integrating photodetector layer provided in conjunction with a photon-counting photodetector layer. In one embodiment, a plurality of photon-counting photosensor elements are disposed adjacent to a plurality of charge-integrating photosensor elements of the respective layers. Both sets of elements are connected to readout circuitry and a data acquisition system. The detector arrangement may be used for energy discriminating computed tomography imaging and similar computed tomography systems.
US07956328B2	System, device, and methods for real-time screening of live cells, biomarkers, and chemical signatures An ATR-FTIR device and system are described that defect live-cell responses to stimuli and perturbations in real-time. The system and device can monitor perturbations resulting from exposures to various physical, chemical, and biological materials in real-time, as well as those sustained over a long period of time, including those associated with stimuli having unknown modes-of-action (e.g. nanoparticles). The device and system can also be used to identify specific chemical species or substances that profile cellular responses to these perturbations.
US07956322B2	Mass spectrometer and mass spectrometric analysis method An MS/MS spectrometric analysis method obtains throughput and mass resolving power of precursor ions. In a mass spectrometer, ions, which are introduced and accumulated in an ion trap unit, are resonance-extracted mass-selectively. A profile of precursor ions at the m/z axis of the ion trap and a profile at the mass analyzer portion, which performs mass analysis of the ions extracted from a collision induced dissociation portion, is obtained by performing a measurement when the injection energy to the collision induced dissociation portion is low, and when the injection energy to the collision induced dissociation portion is high. The profile at the m/z axis of the ion trap of the obtained two-dimensional spectrum is substituted with the profile at the m/z axis of the mass analyzer portion. In this way, the m/z of both the precursor ions and the fragment ions can be determined with high mass resolving power.
US07956319B2	Deformable mirror device with oscillating states for providing smaller controllable adjustment of light intensity A mirror device including: a mirror arranged on a substrate, supported by a hinge, and arranged substantially parallel to the substrate; a plurality of address electrodes for deflecting the mirror to an ON state, an OFF state, or an oscillating state; and a drive circuit for applying a voltage to the plurality of address electrodes. The mirror device is controlled such that a voltage can be applied to a corresponding address electrode to deflect the mirror, and oscillation in the oscillating state can be started from a state of the deflected mirror.
US07956309B2	Cooking apparatus A burner for a glass top stove includes a heating element, and a reflector. The reflector is shaped to reflect heat and light emitted down and to the sides of the heater back up to the glass top of the burner. The reflector is shaped to form multiple images of the heater on the glass plate. This ensures uniform heating of the glass plate. It also causes a user to believe that there are more heaters than are actually mounted on the burner.
US07956307B2	Circuit breaker having automatic release linkage Disclosed is a circuit breaker having an automatic release linkage capable of preventing damage and deformation of elements by automatic linkage release before electro-impulsive force generated from within the circuit breaker by a large short-circuit current causes the damage and deformation of open/close linkage.
US07956295B2	Method and apparatus for finished installation of electrical outlet box without use of external cover plate An electrical outlet box installation in which there is no exposed cover plate, only the operative portion of the electrical component is visible at the wall surface. The operative portion of the component may be an electrical outlet, jack, switch, knob, or light, for example. The body of the electrical component is housed within the outlet box, also referred to as a junction box, with the open side of the outlet box being covered by a plate assembly having an opening that closely surrounds the operative portion of the component. The surface of the plate assembly is covered with wallboard mud, or other wall finishing material, which is blended into the surrounding surface of the wall so that only the operative portion of the component is exposed. The plate assembly includes a projecting wall or lip around the opening, up to which the mud or other fill material is applied. The wall covering may also be panelling, stone, tile or similar materials, in which instances the operative portion of the component may protrude somewhat from the plate assembly so as to be positioned at the surface of the overlay material. Configurations are provided for use with conventionally shaped outlet boxes and components, and additional configurations are provided which employ specially shaped components which are removably installed in cooperating receptacles formed in the plate assemblies.
US07956294B2	System and method for protection against skimming of information from contactless cards Contactless payment cards with on-card microchips are transported in mailers with RF shielding. The RF shielding is designed to prevent communication with and skimming of information from the contactless cards enclosed in the mailers while in transit.
US07956276B2	Method of distributing mashup data, mashup method, server apparatus for mashup data, and mashup apparatus A method of distributing mashup data for mashing up at least a first content and a second content. The method includes the step of distributing to a user, through a network, a data file having first data for dividing the first content and the second content into a plurality of blocks in accordance with individual contents, respectively, and second data indicating a disposition sequence for disposing the plurality of blocks in a predetermined sequence to create a new content.
US07956272B2	Management of files in a personal communication device Improved approaches for assisting a user interacting with a portable wireless communication device are disclosed. The improved approaches can provide a user interface for the portable wireless communication device that includes including a plurality of linked display screens and a plurality of physical keys.
US07956260B2	Guzmania hybrid named ‘MISTY’ A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘MISTY’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 42 cm to 46 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, relatively narrow (measuring about 28 cm to 32 cm in length and about 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm in width color foliage, green in color foliage; superior floral bract production; bracts are greyed-purple in color (closest to RHS 187C); spike inflorescence, measuring about 16 cm in height and about 8 cm to 10 cm in diameter; and long-lasting habit.
US07956255B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH210161 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH210161. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH210161, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH210161 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 CH210161.
US07956251B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH347605 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH347605. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH347605, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH347605 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 CH347605.
US07956250B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH038350 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH038350. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH038350, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH038350 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 CH038350.
US07956249B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH147656 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH147656. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH147656, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH147656 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 CH147656.
US07956241B2	Plant having enhanced root elongation and method for production thereof An object of the present invention is mainly to provide, using a genetically engineering technique, a plant with enhanced root elongation; a plant immune to suppression in root elongation ability even under hyperosmotic stress; and a method for enhancing plant root elongation. The subject invention produces a transgenic plant in which a Ran protein derived from a wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is expressed, using a genetically engineering technique.
US07956235B2	Absorbent article featuring a temperature change member In some forms of the invention, an absorbent article (e.g., training pants) includes an impermeable cover, an absorbent body and a temperature change member disposed with the absorbent body. The absorbent article further includes a liquid retarding member that is disposed with the temperature change member to temporarily maintain liquid in the temperature change member. The liquid retarding member is formed of a liquid dispersible material such that the liquid retarding member eventually dissolves in the liquid and flows into the absorbent body. In other forms, the absorbent article includes a liquid retarding member that is adjacent to a temperature change member which is formed of a matrix of fibers. The liquid retarding member has a hydrohead that is less than about 0.13 pounds per inch squared such that the liquid retarding member temporarily maintains at least some of the liquid in proximity to the temperature change member.
US07956234B2	Disposable garment having improved graphics A disposable garment having a multicolored scene graphic is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the multicolored scene graphic includes a focal graphic and a background graphic, wherein the background graphic appears blurry relative to the focal graphic to enhance the conspicuousness of the focal graphic. Methods for making such articles are also disclosed.
US07956221B2	Process for decomposing cyclohexylhydroperoxide The present invention relates to a process for decomposing cyclohexylhydroperoxide into cyclohexanone, said process comprising mixing an organic feed solution comprising cyclohexylhydroperoxide with an aqueous base solution in the absence of a transition metal catalyst resulting in a mixture comprising (i) an aqueous phase and (ii) an organic phase comprising cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol.
US07956220B2	MAO-B inhibitors useful for treating obesity The invention provides novel compounds of formulae I and II: that are monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, which can be useful in treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cardiometabolic disorders (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemias, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance).
US07956207B2	Heteroleptic organometallic compounds This invention relates to organometallic compounds represented by the formula (L1)xM(L2)y wherein M is a metal or metalloid, L1 and L2 are different and are each a hydrocarbon group or a heteroatom-containing group; x is a value of at least 1; y is a value of at least 1; x+y is equal to the oxidation state of M; and wherein (i) L1 has a steric bulk sufficiently large such that, due to steric hinderance, x cannot be a value equal to the oxidation state of M, (ii) L2 has a steric bulk sufficiently small such that, due to lack of steric hinderance, y can be a value equal to the oxidation state of M only in the event that x is not a value of at least 1, and (iii) L1 and L2 have a steric bulk sufficient to maintain a heteroleptic structure in which x+y is equal to the oxidation state of M; a process for producing the organometallic compounds, and a method for producing a film or coating from organometallic precursor compounds.
US07956203B2	Oxidation of 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural to 2,5-diformylfuran and subsequent decarbonylation to unsubstituted furan Alcohols are catalytically oxidized to aldehydes, in particular to benzaldehyde and diformylfuran, which are useful as intermediates for a multiplicity of purposes. The invention also relates to the polymerization of the dialdehyde and to the decarbonylation of the dialdehyde to furan.
US07956200B2	Silver- and vanadium-containing multimetal oxide and its use A multimetal oxide of the formula I Aga-bMbV2Ox*cH2O, I where M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Tl, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Au, Al, Fe, Co, Ni and/or Mo, a is from 0.3 to 1.9 and b is from 0 to 0.5, with the proviso that the difference (a−b)≧0.1 and c is from 0 to 20 and x is a number determined by the valence and amount of elements different from oxygen in the formula I, which has a crystal structure giving an X-ray powder diffraction pattern which displays reflections at the lattice spacings d of 15.23±0.6, 12.16±0.4, 10.68±0.3, 3.41±0.04, 3.09±0.04, 3.02±0.04, 2.36±0.04 and 1.80±0.04 Å. Precatalysts and catalysts produced therefrom for the partial oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons are also provided.
US07956194B2	Microbiocidal (E.G. fungicidal) 1,2,3-triazole derivatives A compound of formula (I): where A is an ortho-substituted ring selected from a number of specified rings; R1 is halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or C1-4 haloalkoxy or optionally substituted C2-4 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-4 alkynyl or optionally substituted SO2(C1-4)alkyl (where the optionally substituted moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen and C1-4 alkoxy); R2 is C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or C1-4 alkylthio(C1-4)alkyl or [optionally substituted aryl](C1-4)alkyl- or [optionally substituted aryl]oxy(C1-4)alkyl-(where the optionally substituted aryl moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen and C1-4 alkoxy); R3 is hydrogen, CH2C≡CR4, CH2CR4═C(H)R4, CH═C═CH2 or COR5 or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-4 alkoxy or optionally substituted (C1-4) alkylC(═O)O (where the optionally substituted moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen and C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkyl, C1-2 haloalkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methylsulfonyl and ethylsulfonyl); each R4 is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl; and R5 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-4 alkoxy, optionally substituted C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, optionally substituted C1-4 alkylthio(C1-4)alkyl or optionally substituted aryl (where the optionally substituted moieties may each have up to 3 substituents, each independently selected from halogen, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkoxy, cyano, hydroxy, methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl).
US07956180B2	Dried and agglomerated hyaluronic acid product The present invention relates to products comprising hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, which product is dried and agglomerated as defined herein, various compositions and articles comprising the product or compositions of the invention, methods of producing the product of the invention, and uses thereof.
US07956177B2	dsRNA compositions and methods for treating HPV infection The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for treating human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The dsRNA comprises an antisense strand having a nucleotide sequence which is less that 30 nucleotides in length, generally 19-25 nucleotides in length, and which is substantially complementary to at least a part of an HPV Target gene selected from among HPV E1, HPV E6 and the human E6AP gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by HPV infection and the expression of the E6AP gene using the pharmaceutical composition; and methods for inhibiting the expression of the HPV Target genes in a cell.
US07956176B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified 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 capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US07956173B2	Nucleic acids coding for humanized antibodies for binding sphingosine-1-phosphate The present invention relates to anti-S1P agents, particularly humanized monoclonal antibodies (and antigen binding fragments thereof) specifically reactive with S1P, compositions containing such antibodies (or fragments), and the use of such antibodies (or fragments), for example, to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant levels of S1P.
US07956172B2	Fluorescent protein and chromoprotein It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel fluorescent protein and a novel chromoprotein. The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein derived from Montipora sp., Acropora sp. and Lobophytum crassum, and a novel chromoprotein derived from Actinia equine.
US07956170B2	Aromatic-aliphatic azo derivatives particularly as markers for petroleum products, method for synthesizing them, use thereof and derived compositions Products having the general formula A, particularly useful as non-coloring markers in a process for tagging mineral oils, petroleum derivatives in general and solvents. A method is also described for synthesizing the products by resorting to a classical diazocoupling reaction between a derivative of an aromatic amine and a coupling agent, preferably a functionalized ester. The invention also relates to the use of these tagging and dyeing molecules and mixtures which comprise them. In particular, the mixtures comprise the markers according to the invention and the markers and/or dyes classically used in the petroleum sector.
US07956167B2	Purification of collagenases from clostridium histolyticum liquid culture The present invention provides a method for purifying Clostridium histolyticum collagenase type I and type II proteins from a complex mixture by subsequently performing a precipitation with ammonium sulfate, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, cation exchange chromatography, and anion chromatography. Conditions are provided which lead to a stabilized, partially purified preparation even after the precipitation step. The method of the invention leads to a quick and efficient removal of other proteolytic activities. The preparations according to the invention provide exceptionally pure and intact collagenase type I and type II proteins which are enzymatically active. The invention also provides blends of the two isolated proteins. The invention further provides the use of the purified collagenase proteins or blends thereof for treating a tissue sample in vitro.
US07956165B2	Compositions and methods for purifying and crystallizing molecules of interest A composition-of-matter is provided. The composition comprising at least one antibody binding moiety capable of binding an antibody-labeled target molecule, cell or virus of interest, said at least one antibody binding moiety being attached to at least one coordinating moiety selected capable of directing the composition-of-matter to form a non-covalent complex when co-incubated with a coordinator ion or molecule.
US07956163B2	Antibodies that bind human OX2 receptors Isolated receptors, DNAs encoding such receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions made therefrom, are disclosed. The isolated receptors can be used to regulate an immune response. The receptors are also useful in screening for inhibitors or agonists thereof.
US07956158B2	Fusion proteins with cleavable spacers and uses thereof A polypeptide comprising a first protein domain, a second protein domain, and a dithiocyclopeptide spacer containing at least one protease cleavage site, wherein the dithiocyclopeptide is exogenous relative to the first or second protein domain, and wherein the first and second protein domains are operably linked by the dithiocyclopeptide. Also disclosed are methods of producing the polypeptide and delivering the protein domains into a cell.
US07956146B2	Tire with tread of polybutadiene rubber Pneumatic rubber tire with an outer, circumferential tread comprised of specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber based silica/carbon black reinforced rubber composition.
US07956142B2	Polymerizable sulfonic acid onium salt and resin A resin that includes a repeating unit shown by the following formula (10) has an excellent performance as a radiation sensitive acid generator, and exhibits only a small adverse effect on the environment and a human body. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, M+ represents a specific cation, and n is an integer from 1 to 5.
US07956136B2	Resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation and semiconductor device The object of the invention is to provide a resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation realizing excellent soldering resistance and flame resistance and having excellent flowability and curing properties, and a semiconductor device. The invention has solved the object by a resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprising (A) an epoxy resin containing (a) an epoxy resin represented by formula (1), (B) a compound having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in its molecule, (C) an inorganic filler, and (D) a curing accelerator: wherein each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group with 4 or less carbon atoms and may be the same or different; and ‘n’ represents a mean value that is a positive number of from 0 to 5; in the formula (1).
US07956133B2	Gas-barrier material and a method of producing the same A gas-barrier material in which carboxyl groups are ionically crosslinked in an amount corresponding to an acid value of at least 330 mgKOH/g of a resin that has the carboxyl groups in an amount corresponding to an acid value of not smaller than 580 mgKOH/g. The gas-barrier material exhibits excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility under highly humid conditions, enables the film to be cured at a low temperature in a short period of time, and can be favorably produced.
US07956120B2	Aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion stabilized with amine oxide surfactant and process for making coagulated fluoropolymer resin An aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising an aqueous medium, fluoropolymer particles, and an amine oxide surfactant. Coagulated fluoropolymer resin is produced from the dispersion by adding an acidic reagent in sufficient amount to cause coagulation and separation of the coagulated fluoropolymer resin from the aqueous medium. Another particulate component such as particular polymer, filler, pigment, solid lubricant, etc., may be added to the dispersion and co-coagulated to form a mixture of coagulated fluoropolymer resin and particulate component.
US07956118B2	Method and preparation of chemically prepared toners A method of making polymeric particles having a controlled size and size distribution, and in particular a method for the preparation of chemically prepared toners, via evaporative limited coalescence process, wherein basic silicate salts are employed to remove particulate stabilizer from precipitated polymer particles. The process includes the steps of dispersing polymeric binder materials and optional additives in an organic solvent to form an organic phase. The organic phase is dispersed by high shear agitation in an aqueous phase containing a particulate stabilizer, e.g. colloidal silica, to form a dispersion of small droplets of the organic phase in the aqueous phase. The dispersion is homogenized and the organic solvent is removed from the dispersed particles in the dispersion by evaporation, and polymeric particles are precipitated with particulate stabilizer on the surface thereof, which are then recovered, treated with a basic silicate salt to remove particulate stabilizer, and washed and dried.
US07956117B2	Directly paintable polypropylene-based composite composition The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based composite composition which is directly paintable without treatment of a primer comprised of chlorinated polyolefins. According to the present invention, the polypropylene-based composite composition comprises 30 to 70 weight percent, based on total weight of said polypropylene-based composite composition, of a polypropylene-based resin; 10 to 20 weight percent, based on total weight of said polypropylene-based composite composition, of a polyolefin based thermoplastic elastomer; 10 to 30 weight percent, based on total weight of said polypropylene-based composite composition, of a mineral filler; and 10 to 20 weight percent, based on total weight of said polypropylene-based composite composition, of an acrylate functional polymer additive.The composition does not need treatment of primer upon painting and thus has advantageous in terms of improvement of productivity resulting from reduction in production cost and production time and environment protection resulting from elimination of use of a primer comprised of chlorinated polyolefins.
US07956113B2	Hydrophobicizing additives Hydrophobicizing additives are water-redispersible powders or aqueous dispersions containing: a) water-insoluble, film-forming base polymer(s) based on homopolymers or copolymers of one or more vinyl esters of optionally branched C1-15 alkylcarboxylic, (meth)acrylic esters of C1-15 alcohols, vinylaromatics, olefins, dienes and vinyl halides, b) one or more hydrophobic organosilicon compounds, fatty acids, or derivatives thereof, or hydrocarbon waxes, and c) one or more protective colloids, wherein the proportion of the component b) based on the total weight of the component a) is more than 30% by weight.
US07956111B2	Non-halogen flameproof polycarbonate resin composition A non-halogen flameproof polycarbonate resin composition of the present invention comprises about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; and about 0.5 to about 10 parts by weight a phosphorus compound represented by the following Chemical Formula (1) or a combination thereof. The present invention can provide an environmentally friendly polycarbonate resin composition which can have excellent retardancy without releasing hydrogen halide gases during preparation or combustion. wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1 to C6 alkyl and n is 1 or 2.
US07956108B2	Product Composite materials comprise nanotubes and a polymer. The nanotubes and polymer interact in an ordered fashion at an interfacial region. The interface is crystalline or semi crystalline.
US07956107B2	Biodegradable polymeric compositions comprising starch and a thermoplastic polymer The present invention provides polymeric compositions containing thermoplastic starch and a thermoplastic polymer incompatible with starch, in which the starch constitutes the dispersed phase and the thermoplastic polymer constitutes the continuous phase, selected: A) from compositions comprising an agent with an interfacial effect selected from esters of polyols with mono- or polycarboxylic acids with dissociation constants within certain limits, the esters having specific values of the hydrophilic/lipophilic balance index HLB or being amongst the non-ionic surfactants which are soluble in water but cannot significantly be extracted by water from the compositions which contain them; B) from compositions wherein the thermoplastic polymer is an aliphatic or aliphatic-aromatic copolyester wherein the ratio (R) between the average viscometric molecular weight and the melt index is greater than 25,000 and C) from compositions wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, polyester-amides, polyester-esters, polyester-ether-amides, polyester-urethanes and polyester-ureas and wherein the compositions are obtained by extrusion of the component maintaining a water content during the mixing stage from 1 to 5% by weight.
US07956106B2	Organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof An organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black consists of a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composites distributed in organic siloxane precursor while the organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black includes from 10 to 30 weight percent of polyaniline/carbon black composites. The preparation method of organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black includes the steps of: distributing a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composites in organic siloxane precursor to produce a first solution; and adding a cross-linking agent into the first solution, after reaction with each other, an organic siloxane composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black is produced.
US07956098B2	Coating compositions containing ethylenically unsaturated polyurethanes as binders The present invention relates to a binder-containing coating composition, which may be cured by free radical polymerization, wherein the binder resins containA) the reaction product of i) one or more polyisocyanates with ii) a hydroxyl component containing ii-a) one or more hydroxyl compounds containing two ethylenically unsaturated groups,B) the reaction product of i) one or more polyisocyanates with ii) a hydroxyl component containing ii-a) one or more hydroxy functional lactone ester (meth)acrylates having a number average molecular weight of about 200 to 2,000, andC) the reaction product of i) one or more polyisocyanates with ii) a hydroxyl component containing ii-a) one or more hydroxy functional (meth)acrylates.
US07956087B2	Cosmetic composition for skin and wrinkle improver The present invention is to provide skin cosmetics and anti-wrinkle agents which are excellent in reducing effect on wrinkle caused by photoaging.Skin cosmetics and anti-wrinkle agents which comprise a sugar alcohol derivative represented by the following formula (1): (wherein n is 1 to 5, preferably n=2.).
US07956086B2	Methods for the formulation and manufacture of artesunic acid for injection A method for the manufacture of a sterile intravenous or intramuscular formulation of artesunic acid and the formulation are the subject of this invention. First the artesunic acid powder is sterilized with ethylene oxide and placed into a sterile container. The contained sterilized powder is then dissolved in sterile sodium phosphate buffered solution to produce an injectable intravenous or intramuscular formulation. The sodium phosphate dissolves and dilutes the artesunic acid powder without caking or frothing resulting in an improved drug product. The invention also relates to the formulation and a method of treating a patient with either uncomplicated or severe and complicated malaria.
US07956074B2	Aryl-isoxazolo-4-yl-oxadiazole derivatives The present invention is concerned with isoxazol-4-yl-oxadiazole derivatives of formula wherein R1, R2, and R3, are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. This class of compounds has high affinity and selectivity for GABA A α5 receptor binding sites and might be useful as cognitive enhancer or for the treatment of cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
US07956066B2	Imidazole compounds Imidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor expression, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
US07956057B2	Imidazole compounds Imidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor expression, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
US07956054B2	Dual-acting pyrazole antihypertensive agents In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, Z, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US07956046B2	Oligosaccharide mixtures derived from heparin, preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Oligosaccharide mixtures comprising anti-Xa activities of from 190 IU/mg to 450 IU/mg and anti-IIa activities of less than 0.2 IU/mg; and having constituent oligosaccharides with an average molecular weight of from 1800 to 2400 Daltons, constituent oligosaccharides comprise from 2 to 16 saccharide units, a 4,5-unsaturated uronic acid 2-O-sulfate unit at one end, and comprising at least one ΔIIa-IIs-Is hexasaccharide sequence are described. Processes for preparing the oligosaccharide mixtures, pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture comprising the oligosaccharide mixtures are described. Methods of treatment and prevention comprising administering the oligosaccharide mixtures are described.
US07956045B2	Compositions and methods for animal treatment A method of improving the health and production of ruminant animals, the method including the step of orally administering to the animal an effective amount of an indigestible oligosaccharide selected from the group of gluco-oligosaccharides and isomalto-oligosaccharides.
US07956026B2	Cleaning agent The present invention herein provide a cleaning agent which comprises (A) an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion containing a linear poly(meth)acrylamide having an average molecular weight of not less than 5×106 as determined according to the intrinsic viscosity-determining technique in a concentration ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01% by mass; (B) a poly(hexamethylene-biguanide) hydrochloride represented by the following general formula (1); and (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, and ethers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol with alcohols each having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and esters thereof with fatty acids each having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, glycine and taurine: [—(CH2)m—NH—C(NH)—NH—C(NH)—NH—(CH2)n—]p.HCl General Formula (1) wherein m and n each represent an integer ranging from 2 to 5 and p is an integer ranging from 5 to 16.
US07956020B2	Lubricant composition, mechanical element, and method for producing triazine derivatives A lubricant composition comprising following ingredients (a) and (b) is disclosed. (a) at least one compound represented by formula (1) (b) at least one compound represented by formula (2) (R—X—)m-D (1) (b) at least one compound represented by formula (2)
US07956005B2	Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas-purifying catalyst containing a composite oxide catalyst and a refractory support and being less prone to cause a decrease in its activity even when used at high temperatures in an atmosphere with high oxygen concentration. An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a composite oxide catalyst containing rare-earth element, alkaline-earth element and precious metal, a part of the rare-earth element and a part of the alkaline-earth element forming composite oxide, and the composite oxide and a part of the precious metal forming solid solution, and a refractory support supporting the composite oxide catalyst and including at least one of a first composite oxide represented by a general formula AB2O4, a second composite oxide having perovskite structure represented by a general formula LMO3, and a third composite oxide having pyrochlore structure represented by a general formula X2Y2O7.
US07956000B2	Process for activating a hydrotreating catalyst The invention pertains to a process for activating an hydrotreating catalyst comprising a Group VIB metal oxide and a Group VIII metal oxide which process comprises contacting the catalyst with an acid and an organic additive which has a boiling point in the range of 80-500° C. and a solubility in water of at least 5 grams per liter (20° C., atmospheric pressure), optionally followed by drying under such conditions that at least 50% of the additive is maintained in the catalyst. The hydrotreating catalyst may be a fresh hydrotreating catalyst or a used hydrotreating catalyst which has been regenerated.
US07955997B2	Electrostatically charged filter media incorporating an active agent There is provided a protective media and a method of manufacturing the same. In one aspect, the protective media includes a porous dielectric carrier, an active agent incorporated in the porous dielectric carrier, and an electrostatic charge across at least a portion of the porous dielectric carrier. This innovative media is capable of eradicating microorganisms and/or toxins more efficiently than prior art solutions and can also self sterilize.
US07955993B2	Oxygen plasma reduction to eliminate precursor overflow in BPTEOS film deposition A method including providing a semiconductor substrate in a reaction chamber; flowing a first reactant including silicon and oxygen, a boron dopant and a phosphorus dopant into the reaction chamber so that a layer of BPTEOS is deposited on the semiconductor substrate; stopping the flow of the first reactant, boron dopant and phosphorus dopant into the reaction chamber and so that a phosphorus dopant and boron dopant rich film is deposited over the layer of BPTEOS; and reducing the film comprising exposing the film to an O2 plasma.
US07955985B2	Method of forming micro pattern of semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a target etch layer over a substrate, a first auxiliary layer over the target etch layer, an isolation layer over the first auxiliary layer, and a second auxiliary layer over the isolation layer. A first exposure process is performed, where the first auxiliary layer is in focus and the second auxiliary layer is out of focus. A second exposure process is performed, where the second auxiliary layer in focus and the first auxiliary layer is out of focus. The second auxiliary layer is developed to form first mask patterns. The isolation layer and the first auxiliary layer are etched by using the first mask patterns to form second mask patterns. The second mask patterns are developed to form third mask patterns that are used to facilitate subsequent etching of the target etch layer.
US07955981B2	Method of making a two-terminal non-volatile memory pillar device with rounded corner A non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of pillars, where each of the plurality of pillars contains a non-volatile memory cell containing a steering element and a storage element and at least one of a top corner or a bottom corner of each of the plurality of pillars is rounded. A method of making non-volatile memory device includes forming a stack of device layers, and patterning the stack to form a plurality of pillars, where each of the plurality of pillars contains a non-volatile memory cell that contains a steering element and a storage element, and where at least one of top corner or bottom corner of each of the plurality of pillars is rounded.
US07955980B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A post-CMP cleaning process of a copper layer is to be performed as follows. An alkaline aqueous solution, a polycarboxylic acid, BTA, and an alkaline aqueous solution are sequentially brought into contact with a primary surface of a silicon substrate over which the copper layer is provided.
US07955979B2	Method of growing electrical conductors A method for forming a conductive thin film includes depositing a metal oxide thin film on a substrate by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The method further includes at least partially reducing the metal oxide thin film by exposing the metal oxide thin film to a reducing agent, thereby forming a seed layer. In one arrangement, the reducing agent comprises one or more organic compounds that contain at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH, —CHO, and —COOH. In another arrangement, the reducing agent comprises an electric current.
US07955977B2	Method of light induced plating on semiconductors Methods of light induced plating of nickel onto semiconductors are disclosed. The methods involve applying light at an initial intensity for a limited amount of time followed by reducing the intensity of the light for the remainder of the plating period to deposit nickel on a semiconductor.
US07955958B2	Method for fabrication of polycrystalline diodes for resistive memories The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of producing a PN junction the method including at least the steps of providing a Si-containing substrate; forming an insulating layer on the Si-containing substrate; forming a via through the insulating layer to expose at least a portion of the Si-containing substrate; forming a seed layer of the exposed portion of the Si containing substrate; forming amorphous Si on at least the seed layer; converting at least a portion of the amorphous Si to provide crystalline Si; and forming a first dopant region abutting a second dopant region in the crystalline Si.
US07955952B2	Crackstop structures and methods of making same An integrated circuit chip and a method of fabricating an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip includes: a continuous first stress ring proximate to a perimeter of the integrated circuit chip, respective edges of the first stress ring parallel to respective edges of the integrated circuit chip; a continuous second stress ring between the first stress ring and the perimeter of the integrated circuit chip, respective edges the second stress ring parallel to respective edges of the integrated circuit chip, the first and second stress rings having opposite internal stresses; a continuous gap between the first stress ring and the second stress ring; and a set of wiring levels from a first wiring level to a last wiring level on the substrate.
US07955951B2	LED-laser lift-off method The present invention discloses an LED-laser lift-off method, which applies to lift off a transient substrate from an epitaxial layer grown on the transient substrate after a support substrate having an adhesion metal layer is bonded to the epitaxial layer. Firstly, the epitaxial layer is etched to define separation channels around each chip section, and the epitaxial layer between two separation channels is not etched but preserved to form a separation zone. Each laser illumination area only covers one illuminated chip section, the separation channels surrounding the illuminated chip section, and the separation zones surrounding the illuminated chip section. Thus, the adhesion metal layer on the separation channels is only heated once. Further, the outward stress generated by the illuminated chip section is counterbalanced by the outward stress generated by the illuminated separation zones, and the stress-induced structural damage on the chip section is reduced.
US07955947B2	Method of forming isolation structure for semiconductor integrated circuit substrate Isolation regions for semiconductor substrates include dielectric-filled trenches and field oxide regions. Protective caps of dielectric materials dissimilar from the dielectric materials in the main portions of the trenches and field oxide regions may be used to protect the structures from erosion during later process steps. The top surfaces of the isolation structures are coplanar with the surface of the substrate. Field doping regions may be formed beneath the field oxide regions. To meet the demands of different devices, the isolation structures may have varying widths and depths.
US07955941B2	Method of forming an integrated semiconductor device and structure therefor In one embodiment, a plurality of ESD devices are used to form an integrated semiconductor filter circuit. Additional diodes are formed in parallel with the ESD structures in order to increase the input capacitance.
US07955940B2	Silicon-on-insulator substrate with built-in substrate junction A method of forming a SOI substrate, diodes in the SOI substrate and electronic devices in the SOI substrate and an electronic device formed using the SOI substrate. The method of forming the SOI substrate includes forming an oxide layer on a silicon first substrate; ion-implanting hydrogen through the oxide layer into the first substrate, to form a fracture zone in the substrate; forming a doped dielectric bonding layer on a silicon second substrate; bonding a top surface of the bonding layer to a top surface of the oxide layer; thinning the first substrate by thermal cleaving of the first substrate along the fracture zone to form a silicon layer on the oxide layer to formed a bonded substrate; and heating the bonded substrate to drive dopant from the bonding layer into the second substrate to form a doped layer in the second substrate adjacent to the bonding layer.
US07955925B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device After gate insulating films, gate electrodes, and n+ type semiconductor regions and p+ type semiconductor regions for source/drain are formed, a metal film and a barrier film are formed on a semiconductor substrate. And a first heat treatment is performed so as to make the metal film react with the gate electrodes, the n+ type semiconductor region, and the p+ type semiconductor region, thereby forming a metal silicide layer formed of a monosilicide of a metal element forming the metal film. After that, the barrier film and the unreacted metal film are removed, and then a second heat treatment is performed to stabilize the metal silicide layer. The heat treatment temperature is made lower than a temperature at which a lattice size of a disilicide of the metal element and that of the semiconductor substrate become same.
US07955918B2	Robust transistors with fluorine treatment A semiconductor device, and particularly a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), having a plurality of epitaxial layers and experiencing an operating (E) field. A negative ion region in the epitaxial layers to counter the operating (E) field. One method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a substrate and growing epitaxial layers on the substrate. Negative ions are introduced into the epitaxial layers to form a negative ion region to counter operating electric (E) fields in the semiconductor device. Contacts can be deposited on the epitaxial layers, either before or after formation of the negative ion region.
US07955917B2	Fabrication of self-aligned gallium arsenide MOSFETS using damascene gate methods A method for fabricating a gallium arsenide MOSFET device is presented. A dummy gate is formed over a gallium arsenide substrate. Source-drain extensions are implanted into the substrate adjacent the dummy gate. Dummy spacers are formed along dummy gate sidewalls and over a portion of the source-drain extensions. Source-drain regions are implanted. Insulating spacers are formed on dummy oxide spacer sidewalls. A conductive layer is formed over the source-drain regions. The conductive layer is annealed to form contacts to the source-drain regions. The dummy gate and the dummy oxide spacers are removed to form a gate opening. A passivation layer is in-situ deposited in the gate opening. The surface of the passivation layer is oxidized to create an oxide layer. A dielectric layer is ex-situ deposited over the oxide layer. A gate metal is deposited over the dielectric layer to form a gate stack in the gate opening.
US07955913B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes determining an active region in a semiconductor substrate, forming a recess in a gate region crossing over the active region, annealing an oxide layer formed in the recess to oxidize the active region in the gate region, and etching the active region by using the oxidized active region as an etch mask.
US07955906B2	Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material device A method and system for locally processing a predetermined microstructure formed on a substrate without causing undesirable changes in electrical or physical characteristics of the substrate or other structures formed on the substrate are provided. The method includes providing information based on a model of laser pulse interactions with the predetermined microstructure, the substrate and the other structures. At least one characteristic of at least one pulse is determined based on the information. A pulsed laser beam is generated including the at least one pulse. The method further includes irradiating the at least one pulse having the at least one determined characteristic into a spot on the predetermined microstructure. The at least one determined characteristic and other characteristics of the at least one pulse are sufficient to locally process the predetermined microstructure without causing the undesirable changes.
US07955898B2	Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for forming a microelectronic device includes attaching a microelectronic die to a support member by forming an attachment feature on at least one of a back side of the microelectronic die and the support member. The attachment feature includes a volume of solder material. The method also includes contacting the attachment feature with the other of the microelectronic die and the support member, and reflowing the solder material to join the back side of the die and the support member via the attachment feature. In several embodiments, the attachment feature is not electrically connected to internal active structures of the die.
US07955889B1	Organic photosensitive cells grown on rough electrode with nano-scale morphology control An optoelectronic device and a method for fabricating the optoelectronic device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate, an exposed surface of the first electrode having a root mean square roughness of at least 30 nm and a height variation of at least 200 nm, the first electrode being transparent. A conformal layer of a first organic semiconductor material is deposited onto the first electrode by organic vapor phase deposition, the first organic semiconductor material being a small molecule material. A layer of a second organic semiconductor material is deposited over the conformal layer. At least some of the layer of the second organic semiconductor material directly contacts the conformal layer. A second electrode is deposited over the layer of the second organic semiconductor material. The first organic semiconductor material is of a donor-type or an acceptor-type relative to the second organic semiconductor material, which is of the other material type.
US07955879B2	Method of forming LED semiconductor device having annealed encapsulant layer and annealed luminescence conversion material layer In a method of forming an LED semiconductor device, and in an LED semiconductor device, an LED is provided on a substrate. A first encapsulant material layer is provided on the LED, and the first encapsulant material layer is firstly annealed. A luminescence conversion material layer is provided on the firstly annealed first encapsulant material layer, and the first encapsulant material layer and the luminescence conversion material layer and secondly annealed.
US07955878B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor light emitting device can include a casing having a concave-shaped cavity with an opening, a semiconductor light emitting element installed in a bottom portion of the cavity, and a resin layer for filling an interior of the cavity. The resin layer can include a wavelength conversion material, and can be formed in a convex shape in a light radiation direction of the light emitting element. In the resin layer a layer with a high density of the wavelength conversion material can be formed near a surface of the convex shape.
US07955874B2	Method of producing bonded silicon wafer A bonded silicon wafer is produced by a method comprising a step of implanting oxygen ions from one surface of a silicon wafer for active layer to form an oxygen ion implanted layer, a step of bonding the one surface of the silicon wafer for active layer to one surface of a silicon wafer for support layer and then conducting a heat treatment for strengthening the bonding to form a silicon wafer composite, a step of polishing a silicon portion at a side of the silicon wafer for active layer in the silicon wafer composite on a rotating platen having a polishing means and stopping the polishing at a time of detecting change of physical properties on the rotating platen resulting from the exposure of at least a part of the oxygen ion implanted layer and a step of removing the oxygen ion implanted layer.
US07955871B2	Method of using a switchable resistive perovskite microelectronic device with multi-layer thin film structure A switchable resistive device has a multi-layer thin film structure interposed between an upper conductive electrode and a lower conductive electrode. The multi-layer thin film structure comprises a perovskite layer with one buffer layer on one side of the perovskite layer, or a perovskite layer with buffer layers on both sides of the perovskite layer. Reversible resistance changes are induced in the device under applied electrical pulses. The resistance changes of the device are retained after applied electric pulses. The functions of the buffer layer(s) added to the device include magnification of the resistance switching region, reduction of the pulse voltage needed to switch the device, protection of the device from being damaged by a large pulse shock, improvement of the temperature and radiation properties, and increased stability of the device allowing for multivalued memory applications.
US07955866B2	Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic assays Labelled silica nanoparticles for immunochromatographic reagent, comprising silica nanoparticles containing a labelled substance.
US07955861B2	Luminescent diketonate polymers The present invention provides in one aspect polymeric luminescent dye compounds having fluorescent properties, phosphorescent properties, or both fluorescent and phosphorescent properties.
US07955859B2	Fluorescent labeling compound A rare-earth fluorescent complex which forms a fluorescent complex with two or more rare-earth metals such as europium and terbium and can effectively be excited at a wavelength of 340 nm or longer; a fluorescent labeling agent comprising the rare-earth fluorescent complex; a method of fluorescent labeling in which the rare-earth fluorescent complex is used as a labeling agent; and a method of fluorometric analysis in which the fluorescent labeling agent is used. The rare-earth fluorescent complex is characterized by having a cyclic ligand comprising a 4-biphenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine skeleton and a 2,6-bis(3′-aminomethyl-1′-pyrazolyl)pyrazine skeleton bonded thereto.
US07955850B2	Stem cells obtained from pulp of deciduous or permanent teeth and of dental germ, able to produce human bone tissue In this invention is described a method that foresees the isolation of a new subpopulation of stem cells derived form dental pulp, whose differentiation is osteoblasts lead to the subsequent production and employment of a bone tissue, called LAB (Living Autologous Bone). Specifically, the invention describes: 1) the isolation of stem cells from the pulp of deciduous and permanent teeth and of dental germs, obtained from human subjects; 2) the growth of these cells in vitro, under specific conditions that allow the isolation of a cellular sub-population, which, after differentiation in osteoblasts, is able to produce in vitro an extracellular matrix, identical to that detectable in bone tissue; 3) the use of this selected and differentiated cell population in order to produce autologous bone tissue in vitro, containing vital osteoblasts; 4) the preservation of the LAB under conditions which guarantee cellular vitality; 5) the use of the LAB in donor patients to reconstruct bone tissue, as required in the daily practice in dentistry, maxillo-facial surgery and orthopedics.
US07955848B2	MicroRNA biomarkers for human breast and lung cancer The present invention relates to novel molecular markers for diagnosis and classification of human breast cancer and lung cancer.
US07955840B2	Thermal cycler for PCR including temperature control bladder Methods and devices for performing chemical reactions under controlled temperatures are described. In one embodiment, the devices provided by the invention comprise a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing. The reaction chamber has thermally conductive interior and exterior surfaces defining an internal volume therein at a first temperature. The device also includes at least one thermally conductive temperature-control bladder disposed therein, which bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control substance at a second temperature into said bladder and expel said temperature-control substance from said bladder. The bladder is further configured such that upon receiving the temperature-control substance, the bladder expands to abut substantially at least a portion of said exterior surfaces of said reaction chamber to enable thermal exchange between said temperature-control substance the said internal volume of reaction chamber.
US07955838B2	Methods and device for adhesive control of internal cell organisation The present invention relates to methods and devices for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position with an adhesive control of internal cell organization, methods for preparing such devices, methods for studying modifications of cell shape and global internal cell organization such as the distribution of cellular compartments, centrosome centering, spindle orientation, internal compartmentalization and internal transports, methods for screening compounds of interest which enhance or inhibit specific cell functions.
US07955835B2	Stereoselective process for the production of dioxolane nucleoside analogues The present invention relates to a process for producing compounds of formula (I) and (VII); said process comprising the steps of: a) subjecting a compound of formula (II) to an enzymatic diastereomeric resolution in the presence of a suitable amount of enzyme chosen from Pig Liver Esterase or Porcine Pancreatic Lipase b) recovering said compounds of formula (I) and (VII). The invention also provides a process for producing compounds of formula (III) and (X); said process comprising the steps of: a) subjecting a compound of formula (IV) to an enzymatic diastereomeric resolution in the presence of a suitable amount of enzyme chosen from Candida Antarctica “A” lipase, Candida Antarctica “B” lipase, Candida Lypolitica Lipase or Rhizomucor Miehei Lipase b) recovering said compound of formula (III) and (X).
US07955827B2	Controlled electroporation and mass transfer across cell membranes Electroporation is performed in a controlled manner in either individual or multiple biological cells or biological tissue by monitoring the electrical impedance, defined herein as the ratio of current to voltage in the electroporation cell. The impedance detects the onset of electroporation in the biological cell(s), and this information is used to control the intensity and duration of the voltage to assure that electroporation has occurred without destroying the cell(s). This is applicable to electroporation in general. In addition, a particular method and apparatus are disclosed in which electroporation and/or mass transfer across a cell membrane are accomplished by securing a cell across an opening in a barrier between two chambers such that the cell closes the opening. The barrier is either electrically insulating, impermeable to the solute, or both, depending on whether pore formation, diffusive transport of the solute across the membrane, or both are sought. Electroporation is achieved by applying a voltage between the two chambers, and diffusive transport is achieved either by a difference in solute concentration between the liquids surrounding the cell and the cell interior or by a differential in concentration between the two chambers themselves. Electric current and diffusive transport are restricted to a flow path that passes through the opening.
US07955826B2	Composition and methods for improving the production of fermentation operations Methods and compositions for improving the production of ethanol by a Saccharomyces spp. yeast in a fermentation medium are provided, where the method comprises adding to the fermentation medium an emulsion comprising a monoterpene and a surfactant in an amount sufficient to improve the production of ethanol.
US07955821B2	Nucleic acid encoding a self-assembling split-fluorescent protein system The invention provides a protein labeling and detection system based on self-complementing fragments of fluorescent and chromophoric proteins. The system of the invention is exemplified with various combinations of self-complementing fragments derived from Aequorea victoria Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), which are used to detect and quantify protein solubility in multiple assay formats, both in vitro and in vivo.
US07955812B2	Methods of diagnosing alzheimer's disease by detecting antibodies to cross-linked β-amyloid oligomers The invention relates to antibodies that bind cross-linked amyloid β oligomers, and methods for using such antibodies for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
US07955810B2	Positive selection of serum proteins for proteomic analysis This invention relates to methods and kits for positive selection of species of interest based on peptide/protein sequence from a biological sample. The species of interest may be proteins and/or peptides of interest which may be placed through a mass spectrometer to obtain a blood peptide/protein signature. The blood peptide/protein signature may be used in proteomic analysis. The techniques include but are not limited to the use of collectors comprising nucleic acid molecules to extract a composition that has a lower concentration of a high abundance species of interest from a sample. This limits the level of influence that any collectors species may have on the results of a mass spectra.
US07955804B2	Diagnostic method for brain damage-related disorders A brain damage-related disorder is diagnosed in a subject by detecting at least one polypeptide, or a variant or mutant thereof, selected from A-FABP, E-FABP, PGP 9.5, GFAP, Prostaglandin D synthase, Neuromodulin, Neurofilament L, Calcyphosine, RNA binding regulatory subunit, Ubiquitin fusion degradation protein 1 homolog, Nucleoside diphosphate kinase A, Glutathione S tranferase P, Cathepsin D, DJ-1 protein, Peroxiredoxin 5 and Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A (Cyclophilin A) in a sample of body fluid taken from the subject.
US07955800B2	Metastasis-associated gene profiling for identification of tumor tissue, subtyping, and prediction of prognosis of patients Methods for determining a tumor in a human is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for identifying adenocarcinoma, and methods for identifying squamous cell carcinoma in a human tumor sample. In addition, methods for predicting prognosis of metastasis and survival in a human having a tumor is disclosed.
US07955796B2	Method for the direct detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Described is a method for the detection and quantification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a specimen comprising a) contacting the specimen with Anti-Protein A antibodies so as to adsorb methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus and/or methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, b) separating said antibodies to which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and/or methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus have been adsorbed from the specimen, c) lysing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and/or methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus adsorbed to said antibodies so as to release their DNA, d) combining the released DNA with (i) probes and/or primers which are specific for a target DNA sequence of the mecA gene of methicillin -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and/or of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermis, (ii) probes and/or primers which are specific for a target DNA sequence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus other than a target DNA sequence of the mecA gene and (iii) probes and/or primers which are specific for a target DNA sequence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermis other than a target DNA sequence of the mecA gene, whereby the target DNA sequences of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermis are not homologous, e) subjecting the combined released DNA and the specific probes and/or primers to conditions which permit amplification of said target DNA sequences, f) detecting the presence and amount of the amplified target DNA sequences as an indication of the presence and amount of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, new primers and probes and diagnostic kits for the detection and quantification of MRSA.
US07955774B2	Electrostatic developing toner, method of producing the same, electrostatic developer and image forming method An electrostatic image developing toner comprising a non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein the non-crystalline polyester resin is obtained by copolymerizing monomers in the presence of a titanium catalyst; the monomers comprise a polyhydric alcohol component and a monomer containing a sulfonic acid group, the polyhydric alcohol component comprises a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A, a ratio of an amount of the monomer containing a sulfonic acid group to the total amount of the non-crystalline polyester resin is 0.1 mol % to 20 mol %, and a content of titanium is 1 ppm to 1000 ppm by weight based on the amount of the resin. The invention also provides a method for producing the same, an electrostatic image developer and image forming method using the toner.
US07955761B2	Exposure mask, pattern formation method, and exposure mask fabrication method An exposure mask has a rectangular pattern, an auxiliary pattern, a translucent region, and a shielding region. The rectangular pattern includes a transparent region having a dimension equal to or greater than a critical resolution of exposure light. The auxiliary pattern is arranged around the rectangular pattern and includes a transparent region having a dimension smaller than the critical resolution. The translucent region is arranged between the rectangular pattern and the auxiliary pattern for shifting a phase of light transmitted through the rectangular pattern and the auxiliary pattern to an opposite phase. The shielding region is arranged around the auxiliary pattern.
US07955757B2	Catalyst for fuel cell, membrane-electrode assembly, method of manufacturing the assembly, and fuel cell using the assembly A membrane-electrode assembly comprising a cathode catalyst layer for reducing an oxidant gas, a polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode catalyst layer, the polymer electrolyte membrane being sandwiched between the catalyst layers, wherein the cathode catalyst layer exhibits super-water-repellency. The disclosure is also concerned with a method of manufacturing the membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell using the membrane-electrode assembly.
US07955748B2	Cell or stack for evaluating performance of fuel cell and method of evaluating performance of fuel cell using the same The present invention provides a cell or stack for evaluating the performance of a fuel cell and a method of evaluating the performance of the fuel cell using the cell or stack, in which a semiconductor thermoelectric device, attached to the side surface of the unit cell or stack of the fuel cell, is provided maintain the cell or stack at a uniform temperature. The temperatures of an anode and a cathode of the fuel cell can be precisely changed or maintained such that the performance of the fuel cell can also be measured in sub-zero temperature conditions without requiring a separate environmental chamber. A rate of temperature decrease, at which the temperature decreases to a certain sub-zero temperature, or a rate of temperature increase can be precisely controlled.
US07955739B2	Shutdown methods and designs for fuel cell stacks Improved water distribution can be obtained within the cells of a fuel cell series stack by maintaining a suitable temperature difference between the cathode and anode sides of each cell in the stack during shutdown. This can be accomplished by thermally insulating the “hot” end and sides of the stack and by providing a thermal mass adjacent to the “hot” end.
US07955737B2	Battery grid A battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction. The battery grid further includes at least one feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to reduce the amount of growth of the battery grid in the first direction due to corrosion of the battery grid during the life of the battery grid.
US07955724B2	Secondary battery having a film including expandable graphite and polyurethane Disclosed herein is a secondary battery which comprises a film (“safety film”) including expansible graphite that generates inflammable gas at a high temperature and polyurethane that causes an endothermic reaction and generates char at a high temperature. The safety film is a thin member, and therefore, the secondary battery according to the present invention has effects in that the safety film can be easily attached to a region of the secondary battery where the operating components of the secondary battery are not affected. In addition, the graphite component and the polyurethane component included in the safety film provide effective and perfect inflammability by virtue of the inflammable gas and char generated from the graphite component and the polyurethane component, respectively.
US07955723B2	Magnetic recording medium substrate and perpendicular magnetic recording medium A perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprising a pair of soft magnetic layers that are laminated via a non-magnetic layer and antiparallel-coupled to each other and that are provided between a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer, wherein spike noise and medium noise can be positively suppressed when information recording and reproduction are carried out at high recording surface density. At least one pair of soft magnetic layers are laid and formed via a non-magnetic layer on a substrate of a non-magnetic material so that magnetic characteristics obtained by integrating the pair of soft magnetic layers have a magnetic hysteresis to thereby prevent the formation of a magnetic domain wall.
US07955722B2	Protective alumina film and production method thereof Provided is a protective alumina film mainly containing alumina in the α-crystal structure and fine crystal grains in which one or more regions containing additionally an element other than aluminum formed along the planes in the direction almost perpendicular to the thickness direction of the protective film are present intermittently in the thickness direction inside the protective film.
US07955710B2	Ultrasonic bonding of dissimilar materials Ultrasonically bonded laminated absorbent products comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive composition are disclosed. The first and second substrates are dissimilar or non-bondable materials. The adhesive composition comprises a mixture of atactic and isotactic polymers such that it has melt and flow characteristics similar to those of the materials.
US07955704B2	Controlled vapor deposition of biocompatible coatings for medical devices An intraocular lens with a hydrophilic polymer coating composition and method of preparing same are provided. Specifically, a composition suitable for reducing tackiness in intraocular lenses is provided wherein an acrylic intraocular lens is treated by vapor deposition with an alkoxy silyl terminated polyethylene glycol polymer composition.
US07955703B2	Silicone rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive sheet There are disclosed a silicone rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a transparent substrate film and a silicone rubber layer which is formed by coating the surface of the transparent substrate film with silicone rubber in an amount of 5 to 100 g/m2 (after drying) containing addition type organopolysiloxane composed of organopolysiloxane having a siloxane bond as a principal skeleton and bearing an alkenyl group and of organohydrogenpolysiloxane, the silicone rubber further containing 0.01 to 3.0 parts by mass of a platinum catalyst based on 100 parts by mass of the addition type organopolysiloxane, and then by curing the resultant coating, and which has adhesion for float glass in accordance with JIS Z 0237 being in the range of 10 to 1000 mN/25 mm, holding power (load of one kg) of at least 24 hours and a 100% modulus in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 MPa. The resultant silicone rubber based pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is imparted with strong holding power, sufficient adhesiveness to the substrate film and sufficient removability from an adherend enabling repeated sticking even if an additive such as an adhesion improving agent is not blended, and at the same time which makes it possible to use as a releasing film, an inexpensive film not subjected to a releasing treatment.
US07955702B2	One component glass primer including oxazoladine Improved long open time one component primer compositions for bonding substrates, methods and the articles made therefrom. The primer compositions include an ingredient including an oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.
US07955701B2	Prepreg and resin for preparing the same A composition for preparing a resin is provided. The composition includes a brominated epoxy resin, a urethane-modified copolyester, a curing agent and a solvent. A prepreg is also provided. The prepreg includes a glass fabric and a resin layer on the glass fabric. The resin layer is made from the foregoing resin.
US07955691B2	Hard amorphous carbon film An amorphous hard carbon film comprising a first amorphous carbon layer substantially consists only of carbon formed on a substrate surface and a second amorphous carbon layer substantially consists only of carbon formed on the surface of the first amorphous carbon layer, wherein the transmission electron microscope image of the first amorphous carbon layer is brighter than that of the second amorphous carbon layer when the cross section is observed.
US07955687B2	Antifouling material and production method thereof The subject of the invention is the use of a material composed of a substrate equipped with a coating based on titanium oxide surmounted by a thin hydrophilic layer forming at least one part of the outer surface of said material and that is not composed of titanium oxide, as a material that prevents the deposition of mineral soiling on said outer surface in the absence of water runoff.
US07955682B2	Photochemical and photothermal rearrangements for optical data and image recording A system for recording and/or transmitting optical data or visual images includes an optical data or visual image recording medium and a light and/or heat source. The medium includes a markable coating established on a substrate. The markable coating includes a leuco dye and a developer precursor including a compound that undergoes rearrangement in response to a stimulus, thereby forming a developer that reacts with the leuco dye. The light/heat source is positioned so as to illuminate and/or heat the medium in a predetermined manner to i) cause photochemical and/or photothermal rearrangement of the developer precursor to form the developer which reacts with the leuco dye to form an optically detectable mark, or ii) cause at least one optically detectable mark previously formed on the markable coating to produce at least one readable pattern.
US07955677B2	Two-sided non-stick release film Assemblies for the adhesive attachment to the skin or mucosa of a host are disclosed. The assembly or transdermal patch includes an outer backing layer, a first layer of adhesive on the inner surface of the outer backing layer, an inner backing layer, and an intermediate release liner between the first layer of adhesive and the inner backing layer. The intermediate release liner includes a releasable surface on both its inner and outer surfaces.
US07955673B2	PVD cylindrical target The present invention provides a PVD cylindrical target comprising an evaporation material covering the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical substrate, the PVD cylindrical target includes a meshing part having at least either of a protruding shape and a recessed shape formed with rounded angular parts at the interface between the substrate and the evaporation material. According to such a structure, peeling or cracking of the evaporation material by a residual stress caused at the interface between the substrate and the evaporation material by a thermal expansion difference between the both can be suppressed, and sufficient adhesiveness between the both can also be ensured.
US07955670B2	Paperboard containers having improved bulk insulation properties A method of making a texture-coated and/or insulation coated container from a flat paperboard blank in which a heat-hardenable liquid polymeric binder texturizing and/or insulating agent coating mixture is applied to one surface of the blank in a pattern of covered and open areas. This coating mixture is subjected to heat to cure the polymeric binder and expand the texturizing and/or insulating agent, optionally treated with moisture, and optionally heated to form the blank into the shape of a container, and the container produced by this method. The containers such as cups, plates, etc., are useful in food service. These containers have a coefficient of static friction which is about 0.2 to 2.0 and over and a kinetic coefficient of friction which is about 0.22 to 1.5.
US07955668B2	Media sheet An embodiment of a media sheet has a barrier layer formed on a first surface of a substrate. An image-receiving layer is formed on the barrier layer. A porous pigment layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate.
US07955667B2	Inkjet recording medium and method of making the same An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate, a base layer, and a porous ink receiving layer. The base layer is established on at least one surface of the substrate, and the porous ink receiving layer is established on the base layer. The base layer includes calcined clay present in an amount ranging from about 25% to about 75% by dry weight.
US07955665B2	Photoalignment film composition, optically anisotropic medium and method for preparing thereof The present invention provides a photoalignment film composition containing a compound represented by general formula (1) and a compound having a hydrophilic group and a (meth)acryloyloxy group, an optically anisotropic medium using a photoalignment film comprised of the photoalignment film composition, and a method for preparing thereof: (wherein, R1 and R2 respectively and independently represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, carboxyl group or alkali metal salt thereof, halogenated methyl group, halogenated methoxy group, cyano group, nitro group, —OR5, hydroxylalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, —CONR6R7 or methoxycarbonyl group, and R3 and R4 respectively and independently represent a carboxyl group or alkali metal salt thereof, sulfo group or alkali metal salt thereof, nitro group, amino group, carbamoyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, sulfamoyl group or hydroxyl group).
US07955659B2	Silane functionalized fluoropolymers A method includes admixing a plurality of fluoropolymer chains, a plurality of basic metal oxide polymers, and a plurality of organic grafts. Each of the plurality of organic grafts includes a phenol end group, a linking group, and at least one silane end group. The phenol end groups of the organic grafts are reacted with the plurality of fluoropolymer chains to form a silane functionalized fluoropolymer.
US07955637B2	Anti-microbial electrosurgical electrode and method of manufacturing same An electrosurgical device including a reinforcing underlayment having a non-stick, anti-microbial coating. In one embodiment, the coating includes a non-stick material having anti-microbial particles interspersed in the non-stick material. This coating is applied to the surfaces of the electrode to minimize the build-up of charred tissue on the surfaces of the electrode. Also, the coating tends to kill harmful organisms residing on the surfaces of the electrode. In another embodiment, a primer coating is initially applied to the surfaces of the electrode. A plurality of anti-microbial particles are then applied to the primer coating layer and engage and are embedded in the primer coating layer. A top coat including a non-stick material is applied to the anti-microbial particle layer. In either embodiment, the coating layers applied to the surfaces of the electrode are cured to harden and adhere the layers to the electrode.
US07955633B2	Edible oil composition, particularly for use in frying and cooking foods There is disclosed an edible oil composition, particularly for use in frying and cooking foods, which has a high stability under thermal stress, with less development of degradation products during frying and cooking and less absorption of these degradation products on the surface of the food. The composition consists of a mixture of vegetable oils characterized by a ratio by weight (R) of monounsaturated fatty acids to polyunsaturated fatty acids in the range from 5 to 8, a percentage by weight of saturated fatty acids (S) in the range from 18 to 22%, and a content of antioxidants in the range from 50 to 500 ppm. Advantageously, these antioxidants are produced by molecular distillation from natural lipid starting materials.
US07955623B2	Pharmaceutical preparations for treating inflammatory diseases The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical preparation for treating inflammatory diseases and microbial infections comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of ozone and at least one monomeric amino acid having an oxidation-sensitive side chain, or at least one ozonized monomeric amino acid having an oxidation-sensitive side chain.Also described is the use of a preparation as described before for providing a medicament for treating inflammatory diseases, microbial infections and for immune modulation. The pharmaceutical preparation according to the invention is particularly useful in the treatment of oral inflammations.
US07955622B2	Controlled-release galantamine formulations Controlled-release galantamine formulations, including controlled-release particles, pellets, granules, and spheres are described. Controlled-release particles, pellets, granules, and spheres with immediate release top-coat are also described. Method of preparing such formulations and method of treating a variety of disorders are also disclosed.
US07955620B2	Stable oral composition The present invention provides a stable oral composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of desloratadine and a stabilizer selected from the group comprising an antioxidant, a pharmaceutically acceptable organic compound that provides an alkaline pH, an alkali metal salt, or mixtures thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US07955616B2	Absorbable implants and methods for their use in hemostasis and in the treatment of osseous defects The present application is directed to compositions and methods for mechanically controlling the bleeding of bone. The compositions comprise in intimate admixture the following Components 1, 2 and 3: (1) a finely powdered, carboxylic acid salt comprising a carboxylate anion and a metallic cation, (2) a composition comprising pyrrolidone or an N-alkyl pyrrolidone wherein alkyl is a C1-C12 alkyl radical and an optional, biocompatible liquefying agent if the composition is in solid form at room temperature, and (3) an optional analgesic, wherein the analgesic is present in a free base and salt form.
US07955615B2	Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Coatings for medical devices which include polycationic peptides such as L-arginine and methods for fabricating the coatings are disclosed.
US07955609B2	Active agent combinations The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of extracts from seeds of the neem tree and the active compounds of groups (B) to (F) listed in the disclosure that have very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties.
US07955608B2	Silicone copolymer and cosmetics comprising the same An aqueous composition used for cosmetics, characterized in that the composition comprises 0.5 to 50 wt %, based on weight of the composition, of a copolymer having main chains comprising the repeating units represented by the following formula (1), the repeating units represented by the following formula (2), and the repeating units represented by the following formula (3), said main chains being crosslinked by a compound or oligomer having 2 to 6 (meth)acryl groups wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, R3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, X is a hydrogen atom, an alkaline metal ion, ammonium ion, or an organic ammonium ion, m is an integer of from 0 to 500 on average, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
US07955597B2	Anti-IL-6 antibodies, compositions, methods and uses The present invention relates to at least one novel chimeric, humanized or CDR-grafted anti-IL-6 antibodies derived from the murine CLB-8 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one such anti-IL-6 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US07955596B2	B. anthracis prevention and treatment: mutant B. anthracis lacking luxs activity and furanone inhibition of growth, AI-2 quorum sensing, and toxin production The present invention pertains to the discovery that B. anthracis possesses a luxS gene that encodes a functional LuxS polypeptide, and that B. anthracis synthesizes a functional AI-2 quorum-sensing molecule. The invention provides mutant B. anthracis bacteria lacking the function of the luxS gene, which do not produce a functional AI-2 molecule and have growth defects compared to wild-type B. anthracis. The invention also concerns methods for inhibiting the growth of B. anthracis, or for preventing or treating B. anthracis infection, by inhibiting the activity of the B. anthracis LuxS polypeptide, or by exposure of the B. anthracis to furanone. In particular, the invention concerns the use of furanone, a compound that inhibits AI-2-mediated quorum-sensing, to inhibit the growth of B. anthracis, to inhibit B. anthracis toxin production, particularly that of protective antigen, and to prevent or treat B. anthracis infection. The invention also provides methods to prevent B. anthracis infection, or enhance an immune response to B. anthracis infection, by administering a vaccine comprising a B. anthracis cell in which the luxS gene is mutated.
US07955591B1	Oral fluid absorbing compositions and system for application thereof in a method of dental arch treatment and teeth recalcification Disclosed is a method of promoting oral hygiene and teeth re-calcification involving increasing crevicular fluid flow in a subject in the presence of hydroxide containing material such that OH− ions are formed and caused to contact the teeth. The method further involves causing calcium Ca++ ion containing material to simultaneously, or subsequently, contact the teeth.
US07955589B2	Composition and method for improved aluminum hydroxide production An improved method and composition for producing aluminum hydroxide crystals in a Bayer process pregnant liquor, involve the addition of a crystallization modifier comprising a C8-C10 fatty acid, precursors, salts or blends thereof. The alkyl chain of the fatty acid crystallization modifier is free of functional groups. The modifier yields a commercially in the presence and absence of an hydrocarbon oil which dissolves the fatty acid.
US07955578B2	Method and apparatus for treating gas containing flourine-containing compounds To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising contacting the gas with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide. Moreover, another embodiment of the present invention relates to an apparatus for treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising a treatment column comprising a hollow interior that is packed with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide and through which the gas can pass, heating means capable of heating the hollow interior to a prescribed temperature, a gas introduction port for introducing the gas to be treated into the hollow interior, and an exhaust pipe for discharging gas produced from the hollow interior.
US07955564B2	Micro reactor The present invention discloses the substrate and the micro reactor for mixing two kinds of fluids. The micro reactor of the present invention comprises a housing having first and second inlet ports and an outlet port formed thereon; and a plurality of substrates stacked in the housing, wherein the substrate has a space formed at a central portion thereof in one direction; a plurality of first channels extended from one side thereof to the space and corresponding to the first inlet port; and a plurality of second channels extended from the other side thereof to the space and corresponding to the second inlet port; wherein a portion between two neighboring first channels corresponds to the second channel and a portion between two neighboring second channels corresponds to the first channel to form sequentially reaction interfaces of the first and second fluids in the space.
US07955563B2	Methods for applying reactive films containing solids to microporous membranes and membranes produced therefrom A method for applying reactive films containing solids to microporous membranes is provided wherein the membrane is firstly moistened and the reactive film containing solids is applied to the membrane while it is still moist. Membranes produced in this manner can contain reactive films having a high proportion of film openers and can be used advantageously in diagnostic elements for detecting constituents and, in particular, large hydrophobic analytes in body fluid.
US07955552B1	Car freshener system and associated method A car freshener system includes a portable reservoir seated within the vehicle, a predetermined volume of a liquid air freshening compound housed within the reservoir, and a portable discharge casing disposed within the vehicle with a rotary discharging mechanism housed therein. The discharge casing includes an input port and an output port in fluid communication with the reservoir in such a manner that the liquid air freshening compound is caused to enter through the input port and travels along a unidirectional arcuate path defined along a major interior circumference of the discharge casing prior to exiting through the output port.
US07955551B2	Alkali metal dispenser and uses for same The present invention provides an improved alkali metal dispenser which is pure and free of contaminant gases, and provides for controlled releasing, delivery and recycling of the alkali metal in multiple stages in a controlled manner. The present invention also provides an alkali metal pump or getter.
US07955549B2	Method of manufacturing multilayer nonwoven fabric A method of manufacturing a multilayer nonwoven fabric includes a supporting step of arranging on a predetermined surface of a permeable supporting member a multilayer fiber aggregate, a moving step of moving the multilayer fiber aggregate supported on the permeable supporting member in a prescribed direction by a predetermined moving device, and a spraying step of spraying a fluid onto the multilayer fiber aggregate moved in the prescribed direction in the moving step from the second surface by a predetermined spraying device.
US07955548B2	Method for making three-dimensional preforms using electroluminescent devices The present invention relates to methods of making preforms, fiber-reinforced molded articles and fiber mats, wherein the methods use electroluminescent devices such as LED's and/or quantum dots.
US07955541B2	Continuous resin fabric A decorative surface covering includes a fabric; and a layer of molded resin disposed on said fabric, where the resin is molded into decorative features of the covering. A method of forming a decorative surface covering includes molding resin disposed on a fabric to produce decorative features, the resin adhering to the fabric.
US07955539B2	Reversible, heat-set, elastic fibers, and method of making and article made from same A reversible, heat-set covered fiber is described, the covered fiber comprising: A. A core comprising an elastic fiber comprising a substantially crosslinked, temperature-stable, olefin polymer, and B. A cover comprising an inelastic fiber. The fiber is heat-set by a method comprising: (a) Stretching the covered fiber by applying a stretching force to the covered fiber; (b) Heating the stretched covered fiber of (a) to a temperature in excess of the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to at least partially melt the olefin polymer; (c) Cooling the stretched and heated covered fiber of (b) to a temperature below the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to solidify the polymer; and (d) Removing the stretching force from the covered fiber.
US07955534B1	Monolithic substrate of materials containing multiple opened channels of one dimensional macropore having a mesoporous inner surface extending through the substrate and a method of making the same A monolithic substrate of materials containing within it multiple opened channels of one dimensional macropore have a mesoporous inner surface and a method for making the same, wherein each of the opened channels is isolated from each other. The isolated channels of the one dimensional pore are aligned with and continuously extend through the entire substrate which contains various mesopores in three dimensions. The macropore has preferred pore sizes ranging from about 0.1 micrometers to about 20 micrometers, and the mesopore has a preferred pore size which is less than 500 angstrom.
US07955530B2	Metal composite oxides containing strontium and ionic conductors using the same Disclosed is an ionic conductor comprising a metal composite oxide characterized by comprising oxygen defects and metal defects in a cryolite lattice. An electrochemical device comprising the ionic conductor is also disclosed. The metal composite oxide has an improved ion conductivity, because formation of an open space within a lattice is ensured by the defects of metal ion sites in the lattice. Therefore, the metal composite oxide is useful for an ionic conductor or an electrochemical device requiring ionic conductivity.
US07955527B2	Biasable transfer composition and member The invention provides a conductivity control agent comprised of a polymeric material containing diphosphonium bis(sulfoarylcarbonyloxy) glycol salts as conductivity control agent. The conductivity control agents can be used with semi-conductive rolls, belts and other biasable members. The inclusion of the conductivity control agent in the polymeric or polyurethane elastomers extends the electrical life of the polymeric biasable member in low humidity environments. Additionally, the resistivity of the elastomeric polymer on the biasable member is controlled to a desirable value by adjusting the conductivity control agent level in the elastomers.
US07955526B2	Addition of (a) blocking agent(s) in a ceramic membrane for clocking crystalline growth of grains during atmospheric sintering A composite material (M) comprising: at least 75% by volume of a mixed electronic conductor compound oxygen anions O<2->(C1) selected from doped ceramic compounds which, at the temperature of use, are present in the form of a crystalline network having ion oxide lattice vacancies and, more particularly, in the form of a cubic phase, a fluorite phase, a perovskite phase, of the aurivillius variety, a Brown-Millerite phase or a pyrochlore phase; and 0.01%-25% by volume of a compound (C2) which is different from compound (C1), selected from oxide-type ceramic materials, non-oxide type ceramic materials, metals, metal alloys or mixtures of said different types of material; and 0%-2.5% by volume of a compound (C3) produced from at least one chemical reaction represented by the equation: xFC1+yFC2 - - - >zFC3, wherein FC1, FC2 and FC3 represent the raw formulae of compounds (C1), (C2) and (C3) and x, y and z represent rational numbers above or equal to 0. The invention also relates to a method for the preparation and use thereof as mixed conductor material for a membrane catalytic reactor used to synthesize synthetic gas by catalytic oxidation of methane or natural gas and/or as mixed conductor material for a ceramic membrane.
US07955525B2	Peroxide reduction in functionalized vegetable oils Disclosed is an oil composition wherein the oil contains measurable amounts of peroxide resulting from peroxidation, and also includes an effective amount of a peroxide-reducing phosphorous compound, preferably an alkyl/aryl substituted phosphite compound or phosphinic acid (H3PO2) and its derivatives.
US07955522B2	Synergistic acid blend extraction aid and method for its use An extraction aid has been found which provides for enhanced contaminate removal, such as metals and amines, from crude oils that uses components that are desirable in desalting processes as the components are water soluble, have low toxicity, are highly biodegradeable and exhibit high thermal stability. According to one embodiment of the invention, an extraction aid that provides enhanced extraction properties is comprised of a blend of acids, particularly water soluble acids. More specifically, a combination of two acids chosen from the group consisting of acetic acid, sulfuric acid, glycolic acid, citric acid and methanesulfonic acid.
US07955507B2	Functionalized green filtration media for passive underground drainfield for septic tank nutrient removal Methods, systems and compositions for a green sorption media for bioretention soil amendments in drainfields for on-site waste water systems filled with the green sorption media to foster an anaerobic or anoxic environment saturated. The green sorption media includes one or more recycled materials, including tire crumb, sawdust, orange peel, coconut husks, leaf compost, oyster shell, soy bean hulls and one or more naturally occurring materials including peat, sands, zeolites, and clay. The wastewater filtration system for a passive drainfield includes the green sorption material mixture, a cell including baffled compartments and a riser, the cell filled with green sorption material mixture to provide an alternating cycle of aerobic and anoxic environments, an influent distribution system to distribute the influent over the cell, and a piping system arranged for dosing the cell to sustain the functionality of the green sorption material mixture to remove nutrient content in wastewater.
US07955505B2	Method for removing pollutants from produced water A method which improves the quality of effluent from the process of the industrial production of petroleum, usually referred to as produced water. This method makes it possible to reduce the concentration of pollutants in produced water requiring treatment by removing these pollutants through the use of cultures of microalgae that have passed through a process of natural selection and are naturally adapted to the hostile environment offered by produced water.
US07955503B2	Pure water producing apparatus A pure water producing apparatus prevents fluctuations in the amount of produced pure water without requiring a heat exchanger. Raw water is filtered with an activated carbon filtration device, sent through a water supply pump to the reverse osmosis device, and demineralized. Demineralized water output from the reverse osmosis device contacts a water quality sensor including a water temperature sensor, is sent to an electrodeionization device, and subjected to electrodeionization. Water subjected to electrodeionization contacts a water quality sensor having a water temperature sensor, and is taken out as treated water. A sensing signal output from the water temperature sensor is input to a pump control circuit to control an amount of the water supplied from the pump so that an amount of water passing through the reverse osmosis device is maintained constant.
US07955495B2	Composition of middle distillate A middle distillate, comprising hydrocarbons having a boiling range between 150° C. and 350° C., a NMR branching index greater than 60, and a CH3/CH2 hydrogen ratio greater than 2.6. Also, there is provided the middle distillate made by a process compressing alkylating an isoparaffin with an olefin under alkylation conditions over an unsupported ionic liquid catalyst, and providing an amount of halide containing additive to the alkylating step to achieve the NMR branching index and the CH3/CH2 hydrogen ratio.
US07955487B2	Device and method for electrolytically treating flat work pieces The invention relates to a device and method for electrolytically treating flat work pieces (1), more especially for electrolytically treating electrically conductive structures S that are electrically insulated against each other on the surfaces of the work pieces. The method comprises conveying and processing the work pieces (1) on the conveying paths T′, T″ in the device, said device comprising at least one assembly A located between tow conveying paths, said assembly including a first and a second rotatable contacting electrode (2, 8) with the contacting electrodes being associated each with one of the conveying paths, and first contacting electrodes (2) abutting against the work pieces being conveyed in a first conveying path T′, and being spaced from the second conveying path T″ and second contacting electrodes (8) abutting against the work pieces being conveyed in the second conveying path T″ and being spaced to the first conveying path T′. The assembly and the work pieces are brought into contact with the treatment liquid. The contacting electrodes comprise first and second segments (9, 10) each that are insulated against each other and that are contacted to a current source (5) in such a manner that electrolysis areas E are formed between the work piece (1) being conveyed on the first and second conveying paths T′, T″, respectively, and second segments (9) that are turned towards the first and second conveying paths T′, T″ respectively and are not contacting the work pieces (1).
US07955485B2	Planar laminate substrate and method for fabricating organic laminate substrate PCBS, semiconductors, semiconductor wafers and semiconductor devices having miniaturized electrical pathways The present invention is a method of manufacturing miniaturized organic laminate substrate PCB, semiconductors, semiconductor wafers and semiconductor devices that have a 50% reduction in physical dimensions with respect to prior art existing organic laminate substrate PCB, semiconductors, semiconductor wafers and semiconductor devices. The base planar substrate has a vapor deposited 0.02 mil thick copper cladding thereon its first planar surface that has been affixed atop a hydrophillic layer, and an adhesive layer on its second planar surface. The copper cladding has sufficient peel strength and a low enough etch factor so as to allow 10 micron (or smaller) electrical trace pathways to be formed thereon when the steps of a specifically designed manufacturing methodology are followed.
US07955483B2	Carbon nanotube-based glucose sensor The present invention provides a sensor, such as a biosensor, comprising at least one self-assembled monolayer (SAM) comprising analyte-sensitive groups, such as glucose-sensitive groups, attached to the surface of the outer wall of a carbon nanotube (CNT), such as a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT), by terminal groups, which bind to a thin layer of a metal or metal oxide, which has been deposited on the surface of the outer wall of the nanotube.
US07955482B2	Water-proof electrochemical sensor A water-proof electrochemical sensor for in situ analysis and real-time monitoring of chemical and biological compounds in a liquid analyte, such as a water column, or a water column/sediment interface, or sediment. The water-proof electrochemical sensor assembly comprises an electrode body that is resistant to high temperatures and pressure and includes a semi-hard o-ring or collar. A resilient elastomeric boot, that has an internal groove which is adapted to form a tight pressure-fit with the collar is installable on the electrode body. One end of the boot has an opening adapted to form an interference fit with a pin contact for electrical connections with external equipment and the other end of the boot has an opening adapted to form an interference fit with the electrode body whereby a water-proof seal is formed.
US07955480B2	Sputtering apparatus and film deposition method The present invention provides a sputtering apparatus and a film deposition method capable of forming a magnetic film with reduced variations in the direction of magnetic anisotropy. The sputtering apparatus of the present invention is provided with a rotatable cathode (802), a rotatable stage (801) and a rotatable shielding plate (805). The sputtering apparatus controls the rotation of at least one of the cathode (802), stage (801) and shielding plate (805) so that sputtered particles impinging at an angle formed with respect to a normal line of the substrate (804) of 0° or more and 50° or less out of sputtered particles generated from the target (803a) during sputtering are made to impinge on the substrate (804).
US07955471B2	Moisture-reactive hot-melt adhesive A moisture-reactive hot-melt adhesive composition, useful as an adhesive, is provided. The composition is particularly useful as an adhesive for bonding profile-wrap articles. Also provided are a method for making profile-wrap articles using the composition and the profile-wrap articles so made.
US07955469B2	Label applicator having a heat idler The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers.
US07955463B2	Method for connecting shell parts A method for connecting shell parts (01, 02), which have been formed from sheet metal, for example by deep drawing. The shell parts (01, 02) may be any desired workpieces of a chassis part in the form of semifinished items or other components that are suitable for a folded seam connection. For this, the shell parts must have edges which are arranged lying one against the other in the connecting position. The method according includes first arranging the shell parts (1, 2) that are to be connected in a position envisaged for the shell parts (01, 02) in the connected state. Subsequently, the edge (03) of the first shell part (01) is folded around the edge (04) of the second shell part (02), so that a folded seam (06) is formed. After the folding operation, according to the invention the folded seam (06) is heated and subsequently once again pressed together. As a result, a positive and gap-free folded seam connection is achieved, with which the shell parts (01, 02) are permanently firmly connected.
US07955461B2	Method for manufacturing a three-dimensional forming portion A mold having concave portions in a predetermined 3-D shape is prepared. A slurry is filled into the concave portions and the mold storing the slurry is then placed on an upper surface of a ceramic green sheet. A pressure inside the sheet is lowered through a pipe and a sintered porous metal support with the green sheet being heated by a hot plate. Accordingly, a solvent in the slurry is permeated into the fine pores of the green sheet and evaporated, thereby drying the 3-D forming portion without deformation.
US07955454B2	Method for forming wiring on insulating resin layer The method for forming wiring includes: laminating a thermosetting resin film and a metallic foil on an insulating substrate where base-layer wiring is formed, a mat surface of the metallic foil facing the resin film, pressing the film and the foil with application of heat; forming an opening in the metallic foil to expose a part of the insulating resin layer in which a via hole is to be formed; forming the via hole in the insulating resin layer by using as a mask the metallic foil; performing a desmear process of the via hole via the opening of the metallic foil; removing the metallic foil; forming an electroless-plated layer that covers the top surface of the insulating resin layer, a side surface of the via hole and a top surface of the base-layer wiring; and forming wiring including an electroplated layer on the electroless-plated layer.
US07955450B2	Method for heat treatment The invention relates to a method for the heat treatment of workpieces in a heat treatment furnace, wherein the treatment atmosphere in the heat treatment furnace is circulated. According to the invention, a propellant is injected into the heat treatment furnace in such a manner that the treatment atmosphere is essentially circulated by the injected propellant.
US07955447B2	Glassy metal composite material A glassy metal composite material includes: a Mg-based amorphous metal matrix; and a plurality of porous metal particles dispersed in the Mg-based amorphous metal matrix. The Mg-based amorphous metal matrix penetrates into pores in the porous metal particles. The porous metal particles have a hardness less than that of the Mg-based amorphous metal matrix.
US07955441B2	Device and method for cleaning mould paddles A device is disclosed for cleaning dental trays at least partly filled with a molding material. The device has a container, a pump for placing a cleaning liquid under pressure, and a spray nozzle for spraying the pressurized cleaning liquid into the container. A method is also disclosed for cleaning dental trays at least partly filled with a molding material.
US07955439B2	Enzyme-resistant starch and method for its production A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% and about 50% by weight, and the pH of the feed composition is between about 3.5 and about 6.5. In a first heating step, the feed composition is heated to a temperature between about 130-170° C. for about 0.1-3.0 hours. The feed composition is cooled to a temperature between about 4-70° C. for about 0.1-6.0 hours. In a second heating step, the feed composition is heated to a temperature between about 110-150° C. for about 0.1-10.0 hours. The starch is separated from the majority of the water and alcohol and is dried.
US07955438B2	Process for preparing alkali and heat stable polyols The current invention relates to a continuous process for preparing heat an alkali stable polyol composition. Alkali is added to the feed of the anion exchange resin and is allowing running the resin battery in full service mode.
US07955431B2	Use of an organic sol of cerium in paints, particularly lacquers and varnishes The invention relates to the use of an organic cerium sol in paints, in particular finishes or varnishes, to improve durability. More particularly, the sol used can be a sol comprising an amphiphilic acid system, an organic phase and particles in the form of agglomerates of crystallites with a d80, advantageously d90, of at most 5 nanometers, 90% (by weight) of agglomerates comprising 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3 crystallites. The paints incorporating a cerium sol have improved water resistance properties and mechanical properties.
US07955426B2	Ink set, and recording method and recorded matter using the same The present invention provides an ink set comprising at least two or more pigment inks different in color, wherein differences in average particle size between the inks different in color are 30 nm or less, the inks each have a sedimentation rate, as indicated by equation (I), of 15% or less, and differences in the sedimentation rate between the inks different in color are 4% or less: Sedimentation rate (%)=(S0−S1)/S0×100 (I) wherein S0 represents an “initial ink concentration”, which is an absorbance at a wavelength of λmax (or at 500 nm when λmax is not detected) at the time when UV spectral characteristics are measured for a 1000-fold diluted solution of the ink; and S1 represents an “ink concentration after sedimentation”, which is an absorbance at a wavelength of λmax (or at 500 nm when λmax is not detected) at the time when UV spectral characteristics are measured for a 1000-fold diluted solution of a supernatant obtained by centrifuging the ink at 16500 G at 1.60×107 g·sec.
US07955423B2	Solid-state membrane module Solid-state membrane modules comprising at least one membrane unit, where the membrane unit has a dense mixed conducting oxide layer, and at least one conduit or manifold wherein the conduit or manifold comprises a dense layer and at least one of a porous layer and a slotted layer contiguous with the dense layer. The solid-state membrane modules may be used to carry out a variety of processes including the separating of any ionizable component from a feedstream wherein such ionizable component is capable of being transported through a dense mixed conducting oxide layer of the membrane units making up the membrane modules. For ease of construction, the membrane units may be planar.
US07955421B2	Degassing method and apparatus for separating gas from liquids and possibly solids A degasser having a flapper opening including a hinge. The hinge may permit purging of any liquids and solids without regular human intervention. There may be a fixed opening at the base of the degasser, such that there is a constant emptying from the bottom of the tank. The separation of gas from liquid may be involved in applications pertaining to pulping and oxygen delignification.
US07955415B2	Natural gas storage apparatus and method of use There is described a storage system and associated methods having increased storage capacity for natural gas or methane. The systems and methods store a larger quantity of natural gas at similar pressures and volumes to conventional storage systems. The systems utilize readily available carbons treated to increase the amount of natural gas adsorbed to the carbon to store a high level of natural gas.
US07955414B2	Method and device for metal purification and separation of purified metal from metal mother liquid such as aluminium A method and device for the purification and separation of purified metal from a metal mother liquid having a specific density and comprising one or more foreign element(s). The method includes: providing in a column device a starting material including metal crystals and a metal mother liquid including at least one foreign element; applying a temperature difference between a relatively hot zone at the upper end of the column and a relatively cool zone at the lower end of the column; a separation step wherein at least a part of the metal crystals is separated from the metal mother liquid by rising of the metal crystals to the upper surface of the metal mother liquid; and a further separation step wherein purified metal floating on the upper surface of the metal mother liquid is discharged from the column device.
US07955412B2	Method for producing agglomerated material A method is provided for producing an agglomerated material that is used for producing metallic iron by heat reduction in a moving hearth-type reducing furnace, wherein the agglomerated material can have a high mechanical strength without increases in the binder content and the moisture content of the material mixture. The method for producing an agglomerated material used for producing metallic iron, wherein the agglomerated material is produced by agglomerating a material mixture containing an iron-oxide-containing material, a carbonaceous reducing agent, a binder, and moisture; drying the material mixture; and charging and heating the material mixture in a moving hearth-type reducing furnace to reduce the iron oxide contained in the material mixture with the carbonaceous reducing agent, wherein a carbohydrate is used as the binder and the material mixture is left to stand prior to the agglomeration.
US07955402B2	Method for recycling and exploitation of the glycerin obtained in the production of biodiesel A method to exploit the glycerin obtained as a by-product of the industrial process to produce biodiesel inside or out of the industrial production unit, providing a reduction in the environmental liability that may be caused by an excess in the production of glycerin that cannot be exploited for industrial use. The referenced method uses recycling of the glycerin obtained through industrial process to produce biodiesel, using a process basically consisting of four stages: a) extracting glycerin produced as a by-product of the industrial process for producing biodiesel; b) hydrogenation of said n-propanol glycerin, c) recycling of the n-propanol thus obtained to be added to a mixture of alcohols; and d) transesterfication of the n-propanol mixture added to the alcohol mixture, together with raw material triglycerides from renewable sources in order to obtain biodiesel. The referenced recycling of the n-propanol stream provides a reduction in the amount of the alcohol mixture necessary for the industrial process to produce biodiesel, consequently reducing operational costs.
US07955399B2	Prosthetic foot with tunable performance A prosthetic foot (100) incorporates a foot keel (101) and a resilient calf shank (105) with its lower end connection to the foot keel to form an ankle joint of the prosthetic foot. The foot keel has forefoot and hindfoot portions and a midfoot portion extending between the forefoot and hindfoot portions. The calf shank extends upward from the foot keel by way of an anterior facing convexly curved portion (106) of the shank, and is secured to the foot keel by way of a coupling element (107) which is monolithically formed with the forefoot portion of the foot. The lower end of the shank is reversely curved (110) and housed by a reversely curved portion (112) of the coupling element.
US07955393B2	Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant In one aspect of the invention, an implant includes first and second components to replace a portion of each of a pair of opposed articulating bone ends. The second component has means for low friction articulation with the first component and means for engaging the first component to constrain the motion between the components. The means for low friction articulation includes a first material exhibiting low wear and having a predetermined toughness value. The means for engaging includes a second material having a predetermined toughness value higher than the means for low friction articulation.
US07955381B1	Polymer-bioceramic composite implantable medical device with different types of bioceramic particles Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer/bioceramic composites with different types of bioceramic particles are disclosed. The plurality of bioceramic particles can include acidic particles and basic particles, the acidic particles and basic particles having different particle size distributions. The degradation of a selected type of particle can be reduced or prevented during a selected time frame by encapsulating some or all of the selected type of particles with a bioabsorbable polymer.
US07955380B2	Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methods A method of securing a prosthesis placed at a desired site in a passageway of a human body comprises delivering a fastener having a proximal piercing end portion and a distal piercing end portion to a site where a prosthesis having a tubular wall has been placed in the passageway, which has a wall, advancing the proximal piercing end portion beyond the prosthesis, penetrating the proximal piercing end portion into the wall of the passageway without passing the proximal piercing end portion through the tubular wall of the prosthesis, and passing the distal piercing end portion through the tubular wall of the prosthesis and into the wall of the passageway. One surgical fastener delivery apparatus for delivering a surgical fastener to a target site comprises a support having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis and being adapted for placement in a passageway in a human body. A surgical fastener having a first piercing end portion, a second piercing end portion and a central portion extending therebetween and having a longitudinal axis is releasably mounted to the support with the central portion longitudinal axis generally parallel to the support longitudinal axis.
US07955378B2	Endoluminal device and system and method for detecting a change in pressure differential across an endoluminal device An endoluminal device for deployment in a body lumen includes a radially expandable stent, a graft attached to the stent, and a plurality of indicator members affixed to the graft and adapted to form a normal pattern in response to a normal pressure differential and an abnormal pattern in response to an abnormal pressure differential across the graft. By forming different patterns at different pressure differentials, the indicator members enable the detection of a change in pressure which could be evidence of a leak. A system for detecting a change in pressure differential includes the endoluminal device and an imaging system for displaying the indicator members. A method for detecting a change in pressure includes the steps of identifying the normal pattern, implanting the device, imaging the indicator members, and comparing the imaged pattern with the normal pattern to determine whether the normal pressure or an abnormal pressure differential exists.
US07955376B2	Implantable medical device with constrained expansion A medical device comprises a support structure and one or more graft members comprising a valve portion and a constraining portion. The support structure has a first, unexpanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration. The constraining portion is adapted to substantially prevent the support structure from achieving the second, expanded configuration. The valve portion is adapted to permit fluid flow through a body vessel in a first direction and substantially prevent fluid flow through the vessel in a second, opposite direction.
US07955374B2	Modular branch vessel stent-graft assembly Modular branch vessel stent-graft assemblies for the treatment arterial or vascular disease at the branch of two or more arteries or blood flow passageways, including, for example, abdominal aortic aneurysms are assembled in a patient's trunk/parent artery, from at least two components; a first component and a second component. The first and second components each include a first and second window, or fenestration. The second component couples with the first component by fitting at least partially in the first component to form the modular branch vessel stent-graft assembly with two selectively locatable branch openings. As the first and second components are deployed, the second component is selectively position able relative to first component so that the first and second component first and second windows overlap to form two branch openings whose longitudinal and angular positions are selectable within a range.
US07955366B2	Biostimulative illumination apparatus A biostimulative illumination apparatus for treating patient tissues includes at least one light emitting diode which can generate at least one narrow-pulse focused wave band suitable to be used as low-power and non-parallel focused light beams for biostimulative illumination. The wave length of the focused light beam is from 600 nm to 850 nm, the energy density of the focused light beams is from 2 Joule/cm2 to 16 Joule/cm2 and the divergence angle of the light beams is lower than 16°. In addition, the invention also provides a biostimulative illumination treatment method.
US07955361B2	Method and apparatus for percutaneously securing a bone screw and a bone plate to a bone of a patient A method of percutaneously implanting a first component and a second component of an orthopaedic assembly into a body of a patient includes the steps of securing a first instrument to the first component, and advancing the first component into the body of the patient. The first instrument is advanced into the body of the patient such that a portion of the first instrument extends out of the body. A second instrument is secured to the second component, and the second component is advanced into the body of the patient. The second instrument is advanced into the body of the patient such that a portion of the second instrument extends out of the body. A third instrument is advanced into contact with both the first instrument and the second instrument so as to position the first component and the second component in a predetermined position relative to one another. An instrument assembly for percutaneously implanting an orthopaedic assembly is also disclosed.
US07955355B2	Methods and devices for improving percutaneous access in minimally invasive surgeries A device for use as a portal in percutaneous minimally invasive surgery performed within a patient's body cavity includes a first elongated hollow tube having a length adjusted with a self-contained mechanism. The first elongated tube includes an inner hollow tube and an outer hollow tube and the inner tube is adapted to slide within the outer tube thereby providing the self-contained length adjusting mechanism. This length-adjustment feature is advantageous for percutaneous access surgery in any body cavity. Two or more elongated tubes with adjustable lengths can be placed into two or more adjacent body cavities, respectively. Paths are opened within the tissue areas between the two or more body cavities, and are used to transfer devices and tools between the adjacent body cavities. This system of two or more elongated tubes with adjustable lengths is particularly advantageous in percutaneous minimally invasive spinal surgeries, and provides the benefits of minimizing long incisions, recovery time and post-operative complications.
US07955353B1	Dissolvable closure device The present invention provides for a method and apparatus to provide hemostasis at a puncture site having a communication tube with a lumen, a top and a bottom; a hemostatic material positioned around the communication tube bottom, the hemostatic material having a first end and a second end; and a hemostatic material cover positioned around the hemostatic material and the communication tube bottom, wherein the hemostatic material cover forms a hollow distal tip cavity at the hemostatic material first end.
US07955345B2	Thrombus removal system and process A device capable of capturing and facilitating the removal of a thrombus in blood vessels (or stones in biliary or urinary ducts, or foreign bodies) uses a soft coil mesh with the aid of a pull wire or string to engage the surface of a thrombus, and remove the captured thrombus. The soft coil mesh is formed by an elongated microcoil element that forms the helical elements of a macrocoil element. The microcoil element provides a relatively elastic effect to the helical elements forming the macrocoil and allows for control of gripping forces on the thrombus while reducing non-rigid contact of the device with arterial walls. The use of multiple coil mesh elements, delivered through a single lumen or multiple lumens, preferably with separate control of at least one end of each coil, provides a firm grasp on a distal side of a thrombus, assisting in non-disruptive or minimally disrupted removal of the thrombus upon withdrawal of the device.
US07955343B2	Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessel Methods and apparatus for occluding blood flow within a blood vessel. In a first series of embodiments, the present invention comprises a plurality of embolic devices deployable through the lumen of a conventional catheter such that when deployed, said embolic devices remain resident and occlude blood flow at a specific site within the lumen of the blood vessel. Such embolic devices comprise either mechanical embolic devices that become embedded within or compress against the lumen of the vessel or chemical vaso-occlusive agents that seal off blood flow at a given site. A second embodiment of the present invention comprises utilization of a vacuum/cauterizing device capable of sucking in the lumen of the vessel about the device to maintain the vessel in a closed condition where there is then applied a sufficient amount of energy to cause the tissue collapsed about the device to denature into a closure. In a third series of embodiments, the present invention comprises the combination of an embolization facilitator coupled with the application of an energy force to form an intraluminal closure at a specified site within a vessel.
US07955342B2	Device for connecting hollow organs, especially blood vessels, by surgery The invention elates to a device (20) for connecting hollow organs (24, 25), which device comprises various elements that are held by holding devices. Said holding devices can be laterally displaced on a slide rail (21), rotated or detached and put on and their position can be secured if required. The traverse (31) is used as a stop for the axial alignment of the holding devices. The two holding devices (22, 23) carry clamping devices for retaining and, if required, clamping off the hollow organ ends (24, 25). The holding devices (26, 27) carry fittings (10, 11). The two hollow organ ends (24, 25) to be connected are pushed through the fittings to such an extent as to project over the fitting ends by a defined extent. The ends of the hollow organs are then turned up by the ends of the fittings using two turn-up devices (28, 29). The holding device (30) in the center holds an additional fitting (14) into which the two fittings (10, 11) are inserted with the turned-up hollow organ ends and secured.
US07955339B2	Low-compliance expandable medical device An apparatus includes an elongate body and an expandable member coupled to the elongate body. In one embodiment, the expandable member has a collapsed configuration, an unfolded configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable member is configured to be percutaneously inserted into an interior portion of a bone structure when the expandable member is in the collapsed configuration. The expandable member is configured to exert a pressure in a vertical direction on a first portion of the bone structure in contact with the expandable member greater than a pressure exerted in a lateral direction on a second portion of the bone structure in contact with the expandable member when the expandable member transitions from the unfolded configuration to the expanded configuration.
US07955332B2	Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrument Open electrosurgical forceps for sealing tissue are provided which include first and second shaft portions pivotably associated with one another. Each shaft portion has a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. Each of the jaw members includes an electrically conductive sealing surface adapted to communicate electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween and a slot formed through the sealing surface thereof. The forceps includes a cutting mechanism operatively associated with the first and second jaw members. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting element disposed within the slot of the at least one jaw member, the cutting element being movable from a first position wherein the cutting element is retracted within the at least one jaw member and a second position in which the cutting element at least partially projects from a sealing surface of the at least one jaw member.
US07955326B2	Pressure-sensitive conductive composite electrode and method for ablation The present invention is directed to ablation devices and methods utilizing pressure sensitive conductive composites, such as quantum tunneling composites, or other contact-sensitive, conductive polymers. The materials provide for electrodes and methods capable of differentiating between a soft and a hard push. The present invention thus provides an electrode for delivering selective electrical energy for ablation that may be varied based upon the pressure exerted on the surface area of the targeted tissue.
US07955323B2	Instrument holder and method for a surgical instrument having a park position A surgical instrument holder has a head assembly and a drive spindle assembly. The head has a second coupling end with a coupling device and interface for receiving and holding a surgical instrument. The instrument is held by a releasable locking mechanism having a ring slideably biased against the coupling device by a spring, and a connection device retaining the spring in a fixed position during use. The spindle assembly has a drive spindle rotatably housed in a cylindrical tube. The connection device provides a quick-release connection between the head and drive spindle assemblies, such that unlocking the connection device enables quick disassembly of the connection for cleaning and component sterilization. A method of use of the instrument holder allows the surgical instrument to be installed through an incision in a least invasive orientation separate from the holder.
US07955322B2	Wireless communication in a robotic surgical system In one embodiment, an insertion axis of a robotic manipulator is provided, the insertion axis including a base link operably coupled to a distal end of a manipulator arm, and a carriage link movably coupled to the base link along a lengthwise axis, the carriage link including a remote printed circuit assembly and transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a main printed circuit assembly external to the insertion axis. A robotic surgical system including such an insertion axis and a method for wireless communication in the system are also provided.
US07955321B2	Surgical operation apparatus and manipulator for use therein A top end portion of a medical manipulator has a surgical device accessible to a diseased area of a patient. In the manipulator, a pair of rolling members opposing to each other is provided. One of the pair of the rolling members is rolled by a flexible wire relative to the other rolling members. A plate maintains a distance between rotation centers of the pair of the rolling members constant. A pair of gears are held coaxially with the pair of the rolling members respectively, and engaged with each other. A link rotates the gear on an opposite side to a surgical device.
US07955319B2	Pressure sensing in implantable medical devices An implantable medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance to a delivery site in a patient. A reservoir holds a supply of the fluid therapeutic substance. A catheter has a proximal end, a delivery region and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the delivery region. The proximal end of the catheter is operatively coupled to the reservoir. The delivery region of the catheter is adapted to be placed proximate the delivery site in the patient. The therapeutic substance is adapted to be delivered through the lumen to the patient. A sensing device is operatively coupled with the lumen of the catheter being capable of detecting a pressure of the therapeutic substance in the lumen. A controller is operatively coupled to the sensing device, the controller being capable of taking an action in response to the pressure in the lumen.
US07955316B2	Coaxial catheter system A robotic medical system for use with an intravascular catheter that delivers fluid within an anatomical vessel is provided. The robotic medical system comprises a user interface configured for receiving at least one command, an electromechanical driver configured for being coupled to the catheter, a fluid delivery controller coupled to the catheter, and an electric controller configured for directing the electromechanical driver to mechanically move the catheter within at least one degree-of-freedom and for directing the fluid delivery controller to deliver fluid to the catheter in response to the at least one command. The robotic medical system may further comprise a source of fluid and a fluid line configured for coupling the source of fluid to the catheter, and a manifold configured for fluidly interfacing with the catheter, in which case, the manifold has a fluid inlet port coupled to the fluid line.
US07955315B2	Articulating laparoscopic device and method for delivery of medical fluid A laparoscopic medical fluid delivery device includes a catheter having an articulating tip formed with shape memory properties and thus having a pre-shaped curvature. A tubular member is reciprocatingly slidable axially on the catheter to selectively cover and uncover portions of the articulating tip to thereby selectively vary the degree of curvature of the articulating tip. An actuator operatively linked to the tubular member selectively moves the tubular member reciprocatingly on the catheter. The pre-shaped articulating tip of the catheter is constrained by the tubular member from articulating to the pre-shaped curvature when the tubular member covers the articulating tip, and bends to a selected degree of curvature when the articulating tip is at least partially uncovered by the tubular member.
US07955308B2	Syringe with anti-rotation for luer lock A needle guard for a syringe including tabs and preferably springboards disposed on the needle guard configured to engage a luer lock to prevent rotation of the luer lock during needle exchange. The body of the needle guard preferably includes springboards which are in communication with tabs disposed on the shield when the shield is in a first, retracted position. Inward or radial depression of the tabs forces the springboards to contact the luer lock and prevent rotation of the luer lock. The needle guard further comprises a slot disposed near the proximal end of the shield which is configured to engage an end tab disposed near the distal end of the body. When the needle guard is activated, the shield slides to a second, extended position and the end tab enters into the slot to lock the shield in the extended position.
US07955281B2	External ultrasound lipoplasty This invention relates to a non-invasive, safer alternative to current lipoplasty procedures. The preferred embodiment of the invention is a multi-channel system that focuses the low mega Hertz ultrasound at user selectable depths, where fat cells are to be emulsified. The system has independent user control of the main emulsifying property, cavitation, and thermal heating, which can independently be used for skin tightening. One part of the system is a handheld transducer, in shape similar to a typical small diagnostic ultrasound transducer. The other part of the system includes a transmitter with internal tracking of procedure time and with a disabling feature.
US07955278B1	Aspiration methods and devices for assessment of viscoelastic properties of soft tissues Methods for assessing viscoelastic properties of soft tissues are based on detecting an inflection point on a pressure-time plot when air is aspirated from a cavity placed over the tissue sample. A small diameter tube through which air aspiration is conducted is ultimately closed off by tissue being drawn into the cavity causing an abrupt change in pressure slope. First or second derivatives of the pressure-time plot can be used to detect the inflection point. Repeating the test with a different aspiration rates or after a predetermined relaxation time allows determining tissue viscosity and tissue creep in addition to tissue elasticity expressed as Young's modulus.
US07955277B2	Method and apparatus for physiological testing A device and method to test the level of physical effort of an individual is disclosed. The device has a moveable member which may be a shaft, a sensor for measuring force applied to the shaft; and a resistance means to vary the resistance to movement of the moveable member such as an electric brake. The relationship between the varied resistive force applied to the moveable member and the measured force may be determined to establish the level of effort of the user. Typically the resistance will be rapidly varied at a rate of five to ten times per second which is too quick for a person being tested and providing a sub-maximal effort, to sense a change in resistance and compensate for that change.
US07955270B2	Method and apparatus for respiratory audio-visual biofeedback for imaging and radiotherapy An improved method and apparatus for respiratory audio-visual biofeedback are disclosed. A guide patterned after a breathing cycle comfortable to the patient serves as a target. The target is displayed as a bar moving vertically upward during inhale and vertically downward during exhale, between fixed end ex-hale and end in-hale limits. The patient's current respiratory position is also displayed as a bar, oriented parallel to the target bar so that the difference between the current position and the target position is easy for the patient to see.
US07955269B2	Method and apparatus for pulmonary artery pressure signal isolation An implantable system senses a pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) signal using an implantable sensor placed in the pulmonary artery and isolates a plurality of signals from the PAP signal for diagnostic and/or therapeutic use. Each signal is extracted from the PAP signal using its known frequency characteristics and/or timing relationship with one or more detectable events.
US07955258B2	External data processing device to interface with an ambulatory repeater and method thereof An external data processing device to interface with an ambulatory repeater and method thereof is presented. An external data processing device is interfaced in far field telemetric communication with an ambulatory repeater. The external data processing device receives sensitive information preencrypted prior to implant under a cryptographic key uniquely assigned to an implantable medical device over a secure connection from the ambulatory repeater. Physiological measures retrieved from the implantable medical device by the ambulatory repeater are received by the external data processing device over a non-secure connection.
US07955251B2	Magnetic therapeuticall male device The invention refers to a therapeutic device used on or in interaction with a penile organ of a human, and more particularly to a C-shaped male genital device made of durable resilient material, easy to attach and clean, which promotes an increase in the penis size when erected, enhancing the user's sexual experience and providing a therapeutic magnetic field.
US07955246B2	Temporary catheter for biopsy site tissue fixation Devices and methods are provided for temporarily maintaining access to a body cavity in a targeted tissue region within a patient's body. One embodiment of the catheter device includes an elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section which is flexible enough to be folded or coiled into a configuration for deployment within the patient. An alternate embodiment includes a catheter device having one or more detachable proximal shaft sections and having at least one one-way valve to restrict fluid flow of inflation fluid to flow to the balloon. After deployment of the catheter device completely within the patient, the opening through which the catheter device is deployed is closed, e.g. by sutures, adhesives and the like to minimize infection at the site. Within a few days or weeks after the tissue has been evaluated for cancer, the temporary catheter device may be removed from the patient. If cancer or pre-cancer cells are found in the specimen removed from the cavity, then a radiation balloon catheter or other irradiation device can be inserted into the patient to irradiate tissue surrounding the biopsy cavity to ensure that cancer cells within the tissue surrounding the cavity are killed.
US07955242B2	Folding unit for producing sealed packages of pourable food products A folding unit for producing sealed packages of pourable food products from respective packs, each having a main portion folded into a desired shape, and opposite end portions to be folded to form respective folded ends of a relative finished package. The unit has a first folding station, in turn having a first retaining mechanism for securing each pack by a relative first end portion, and a first folding mechanism for folding a relative second end portion of the pack. The unit also has a second folding station located downstream from the first folding station in the traveling direction of the packs, a second retaining mechanism for securing each pack by the relative folded second end portion, and a second folding mechanism for folding the relative first end portion.
US07955238B2	Wheelchair-accessible fitness system Wheelchair-accessible fitness systems are described to provide total body strength, range of motion, and cardiovascular training to users in retirement and rehabilitation settings. Resistance is provided through a collection of resistance bands that are designed for low-stress and high-efficacy use. Additional system functionality can be incorporated to provide physical-therapist options for controlled rehabilitation exercises. Sensors can be connected to the resistance bands to provide important user-generated data, which can be collected and managed. The systems can accommodate any type of chair, rehabilitation ball, or wheelchair assembly. The systems are optionally collapsible and portable.
US07955234B1	Exercise device and method A new and useful exercise device and method are provided, designed to provide a user with an exercise workout with significant core exercise benefits, from a single exercise device. The device and method of the present invention enable a user to perform at least 8 exercise movements, with variable resistance applied to each exercise movement. The 8 exercise movements are (a) bench press and row, (b) military press and lat pull down, (c) crunch and dead lift, and (d) step and leg raise.
US07955226B2	Dry head swimming exercise float An aquatic exercise device designed to elevate the head out of the water while keeping the lumbar spine slightly flexed and allowing vigorous kicking of the legs for weight loss and low impact aerobic conditioning. A swimmer swims on his back and holds onto handles, which keep the device stable and provide a secure frame while in the water. The preferred embodiment is formed from PVC pipe and polyethylene foam. The pipe components are glued together using standard PVC glue.
US07955222B1	Vertical jump training apparatus A jump training apparatus including a sleeve, a pipe, and an arm. Floor standing embodiments may also include a base that may be operably connected to a weight holder. Wall mounted embodiments may include a mounting bracket, mounting plate, or mounting clamps, for example. At least a portion of the pipe may be slideably inserted into the sleeve. The pipe may be operably connected to the arm. The vertical height of the arm may be adjusted through the movement of the pipe relative to the sleeve. According to certain embodiments, when the arm is positioned at the desired vertical height, the position of the pipe may be secured by operably engaging a fastening element. At least a portion of the arm may be covered by a cushion.
US07955219B2	Exercise community system An exercise system provides incentives for individuals by providing either a collective exercise goal or a sponsored exercise reward.
US07955218B2	Automobile anticollision decelerating and emergency brake apparatus An anticollision decelerating and emergency brake apparatus of automobile is disclosed. The objects of the invention is realized by the following: an anticollision decelerating and an emergency brake apparatus of automobile constituted by clutch (1), a energy-storage assembly (2), a brake force transmission assembly (3), a combined solenoid valve assembly (4), a housing (5), a variable diameter assembly (6), a reset mechanism (7), and so on. The apparatus of the invention will auto brake to effective prevent and avoid traffic accident, and the damage degree can be minimized.
US07955217B2	Power train control system A power train is provided having a power source operably coupled to a transmission to transmit a power output to at least one traction device. The power train also has a controller configured to regulate the power output so that the power output generated when the at least one traction device is moving at a maximum speed is the maximum power output that the power source and the transmission are capable of producing.
US07955211B2	Axle assembly A drive axle assembly has at least one axle arm portion extending from a differential housing to a shoulder structure that is unitary with the outboard end of the axle arm portion. The shoulder structure houses a first bevel bear and a second bevel gear. Openings adjacent the bevel gears are selectively closed with covers.
US07955210B2	Drive mechanism for infinitely variable transmission A variator transmission comprises an input shaft (18), an input disc (10) mounted on the input shaft for rotation therewith and an output disc (12) facing the input disc and arranged to rotate coaxially therewith, the input and output discs defining between them a toroidal cavity. Two rollers (14, 16) are located in the toroidal cavity and first and second roller carriage means are provided upon which the first and second rollers respectively are rotatably mounted and end load means (34, 36) urge the rollers into contact with the input and output discs to transmit drive. The two roller carriage means are mounted on opposite sides of the pivotal axis of a lever (50) and the pivotal axis of the lever (50) is movable in the radial direction with respect to the rotational axis of the input and output discs.
US07955206B2	Self-energizing brake for a tensioner A tensioner that includes a blade shoe (106), at least one blade spring (112), a ramp 122), and a brake (132). The blade shoe has a curved chain sliding face, an underside, opposite the chain sliding face, a proximal end pivotally attached to ground and a distal end. The ramp is fixed to ground and has a ramp surface (122a) for contacting the chain sliding face or the underside of the blade shoe. The brake is self-energizing, pivotally fixed to ground and has a friction contact surface (132a) for contacting the distal end portion (106c) of the chain sliding face, the blade spring, or the underside of the blade shoe for restricting movement of the distal end of the blade shoe in one direction and allowing movement in the opposite direction.
US07955205B2	Chain tension applying device There is provided a chain tension applying device for a bicycle that can accommodate a change in an axial distance between a frame and a sprocket. A chain tensioner 40 is a device for applying tension to a chain 26, including: a bracket 56; a tension member 58; a securing position adjustment mechanism 60; and an urging member 62. The bracket is mountable to a frame (a mounting lug 24b) of the bicycle. The tension member is secured to the bracket immovably in a first direction and movably in a second direction different from the first direction, and can apply tension to the chain. The securing position adjustment mechanism can adjust a securing position of the tension member to the bracket in the first direction by sliding. The urging member urges the tension member in the second direction.
US07955200B1	Bat with circumferentially aligned and axially segmented barrel section A bat having a handle portion, a transition portion attached to the handle portion, and a barrel portion attached to the transition portion. The area(s) adjacent to the central portion of the barrel have an increased performance with respect to the central portion of the barrel to effectively enlarge the sweet spot, or preferred hitting area. At least one tubular member of the barrel is circumferential aligned and axially spaced from another tubular member.
US07955197B2	Pitching and throwing training mechanism A training device provides interactive feedback to encourage proper snapping action in an arcing motion for sports training. The feedback can include an audible response that is variable, corresponding to pressure or force applied to the training device due to centripetal acceleration. The training can be overhand throwing or underhand pitching, or other swinging sports motions. The size and weight of the training device, as well as the audio feedback, can reinforce proper form and build muscle memory for correct movements.
US07955195B2	Croquet modifying game A croquet modifying game includes at least one indicator such as a playing card. The playing card includes player instructions, wherein the player instructions modify standard play of a game of croquet. A corresponding method of playing croquet is provided.
US07955191B2	Multi-layer core golf ball Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a thermoset rubber inner core, a thermoset rubber first intermediate core layer, a thermoplastic second intermediate core layer, and a thermoset rubber outer core layer. The inner core is preferably formed from a softer rubber than the first intermediate core layer.
US07955184B2	Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a shaft engaging member including a rotation-inhibiting structure; (b) a club head engaging member including a shaft-receiving chamber and a retaining structure for engaging the rotation-inhibiting structure; and (c) a securing system for releasably securing the shaft engaging member with respect to the club head engaging member. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft may be bent or otherwise extend at an angle from the shaft engaging member so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head.
US07955182B2	Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a shaft engaging member including a rotation-inhibiting structure; (b) a club head engaging member including a shaft-receiving chamber and a retaining structure for engaging the rotation-inhibiting structure; and (c) a securing system for releasably securing the shaft engaging member with respect to the club head engaging member. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft may be bent or otherwise extend at an angle from the shaft engaging member so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head.
US07955179B2	Boot for universal joint To make a bellows section of a boot to be flexibly and repeatedly deformable without deterioration in durability, to thereby reduce rotational resistance when a joint angle is large, the boot has the bellows portion where three or more circumferentially extending crest portions and root portions therebetween are alternately formed. A large-diameter attaching portion is formed at one end of the bellows portion. A small-diameter attaching portion is formed at the other end. A rising wall closest to the large-diameter attaching portion and a rising wall closest to the small-diameter attaching portion have smaller wall thickness than other portions of the bellows section. A ratio (t1/t2) of the thickness (t1) of the rising walls to the thickness (t2) of the other portions of the bellows portion is set to 0.6≦t1/t2<1.0.
US07955178B2	Power transmission damper for a torque limiter A damper assembly has a torque input member configured to be connected to engine crankshaft through a torque limit clutch. An output member has a hub configured to be mounted to a transmission input shaft. Damping springs operatively interconnects the input member and output member, enabling the input member and output member to rotate relative to each other at some angular displacements before the input torque from engine crankshaft is completely transmitted to transmission input shaft. The damping springs includes a series of long springs and a series of relatively short spring. The long springs compress before the short compress as the input member rotates relative to the output member.
US07955175B1	Role based game play on a social network The present invention is a method of providing role based game play on a social computer network. User inputs are received via a computer network from user computers. These inputs are stored in a memory, and at least a portion of the memory is located away from the user computers. A group of two or more characters for a single user are created based on inputs from a user. One or more of these characters is associated with a friend user on the social computer network. At least a portion of information related to an outcome from the game is displayed on a device of the single user. Finally, the single user controls all the inputs for the actions of their characters during the game.
US07955174B2	Game program A CPU core of a game machine displays a game image on an LCD, executes a game process, and performs an updating process on the game image. Also, it is determined whether or not a result of the game process satisfies a predetermined condition, and if the result of the determination is affirmative, a touch coordinate is detected via a touch panel, and the result of the detection is transmitted to an opponent's game machine through a wireless communication portion. A touch coordinate from the opponent's game machine is received by the wireless communication portion at an arbitrary timing. Thus, when the opponent's touch coordinate is received, the CPU core displays an obstacle at the touch coordinate position within the LCD.
US07955170B2	Providing non-bingo outcomes for a bingo game The present invention provides methods and devices for providing a first wagering game (such as a bingo game) that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a second wagering game (such as a Class III game), preferably on a network of gaming machines. Some implementations of the invention provide a bingo game that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a slot game or a poker game. In some preferred implementations, game outcomes are generated, e.g., by individual gaming machines, on an ongoing basis and stored in memory. Each of the game outcomes corresponds with a bingo outcome. Preferably, the game outcomes are sorted and stored according to payout amounts for various bingo outcomes. In some implementations, the game outcomes are stored in the form of random number generating (“RNG”) seeds, but in other implementations the game outcomes are stored in a variety of other forms.
US07955164B2	Casing assemblies for systems with netting chutes Apparatus for engaging a filler/product pump that include: (a) a horn having a length, an outer surface and an internal product channel extending therethrough; (b) a forming collar in communication with the horn, wherein, in operation, the forming collar is configured to cooperate with the horn to direct planar casing material to take on a generally tubular shape over an outer surface of the horn while product travels through the internal channel; (c) a netting chute sized and configured to receive a portion of the horn therein, the netting chute configured to hold a sleeve of elastic netting material thereon; and (d) an automated derucker operatively associated with the netting chute whereby the derucker is configured to automatically travel through a derucker stroke cycle comprising upstream and downstream locations to pull segments of netting material toward a downstream end portion of the netting chute while product is pumped out of the horn.
US07955158B2	Toy vehicle booster and track set A booster for accelerating toy vehicles. The booster includes a rotation source and first and second wheels operatively coupled to the rotation source. Each wheel includes a thin-walled member configured to engage toy vehicles passing between the wheels as the rotation source rotates the wheels in opposite directions. The thin walled member is characterized by an S-shape that allows the relative distance between the wheels to change, thereby accommodating differently sized vehicles.
US07955149B2	Fuel system for gas driven vessel The invention relates to fuel system for gas driven piston engine in a marine vessel, which gas is stored in at least one fuel storage tank in the vessel as liquefied gas. The fuel feeding system comprises a separate fuel feed tank in which the gas is in liquid phase and at elevated pressure. The gas is also in liquid phase in the fuel storage tank, in which, however, prevails only the hydrostatic pressure caused by the liquid gas.
US07955148B2	Hydroelectric turbine-based power-generating system for vessels and submarines Power-generating system based on successive hydroelectric turbines (∫1N) located parallel to the submerged section of the hull of vessels and/or submarines (generating line ∫1N), at the point or points of greatest channeling of the water flow produced naturally during navigation. Each turbine is preceded by a propeller (∫1N), whose function is to increase the speed of the water flow powering the turbine when the vessel and/or submarine is in motion, and to generate the power flow when the vessel and/or submarine is stationary (anchored or moored).
US07955143B2	Electric contactor and electronic equipment Disclosed herein is an electric contactor including, a guide pin, and a contact, wherein the guide pin is made of a conductive material and has a head portion and a shaft portion connected to the head portion, a tip of the shaft portion connected to the head portion being smaller in diameter than the head portion, the contact is made of a conductive and elastic thin plate spring material and has first and second tubular pieces and a plurality of contact pieces, the first tubular piece being wound around the tip of the shaft portion, the second tubular piece being wound around a base end of the shaft portion located on the opposite side of the head portion, and the plurality of contact pieces configured to connect the first and second tubular pieces together.
US07955127B2	Connector A connector which can be made small is provided. The connector 1 includes: a connector housing 2 receiving terminal fittings 13 arranged in rows, the terminal fitting 13 attaching an electric wire 17 thereto; and a holding part 3 including a plurality of molded members 20 molded integrally with an outer periphery of the electric wires 17; and a packing 4 attached to an outer periphery of the holding part 3 and sealing up a space between the holding part 3 and the connector housing 2.
US07955123B2	Cell connector for electronically contacting planar power sources, and use thereof A cell connector (CC) for electrical contacting of planar current sources, the cell connector being able to be contacted electrically with the current source merely in regions. The cell connector thereby includes at least one electrically conductive layer which is configured as a transit region and via contact regions which constitute merely a fraction with respect to the total surface area of the transit region is contacted with the current source.
US07955115B2	Extraction preventing device for connector A connector containing member on an electrical junction box is provided on an inner surface with a connector latching projection. A flexible piece being latched protrudes from a housing outer surface of a connector fitted in the connector containing member. A projection being latched that is provided on the piece being latched is locked on the connector latching projection. A cover attaching portion protrudes from a peripheral edge along one side of the connector containing member at the projecting side of the connector latching projection. A cover is secured to a cover attaching portion by screws after the connector is fitted in the connector containing member. The cover includes an interfering rib that protrudes outward from a connector receiving port, and a latching holder that is bent from a distal end of the interfering rib and is inserted into a clearance between the housing outer surface of the connector and the piece being latched.
US07955112B2	Card-edge connector having latches interlocked with printed circuit board An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and at least one terminal, the insulative housing having a front face, at least one cavity and at least one receiving slot formed in the front face for receiving a printed circuit board and communicating with the cavity. The terminal retained in the respective cavity has a base portion, a contact portion extending into the receiving slot for resiliently abutting against the printed circuit board and a tail portion extending rearward from the base portion. The insulative housing has at least one lock arm formed integral therewith to fasten the printed circuit board.
US07955107B1	Connector structure A connector structure, accommodating a flat cable via a front end thereof is disclosed. The flat cable defines a recess at each lateral side thereof; and the connector structure includes a connection base, a lid member, a plurality of terminals, and a pair of latch members being made of metallic materials. The connection base has a base portion, a pair of sidewalls extending backwards from two lateral sides of the base portion respectively. The lid member includes a pair of pivotal shafts pivoted respectively to the sidewalls of the connection base, and a pair of brake shafts each being adjacent to an inner side of each pivotal shaft. Each of the latch members is secured to each sidewall of the connection base, and has a latch arm. After the lid member covers over, the brake shafts actuate the latch arms in order to engage the recesses of the flat cable.
US07955087B2	Midplane of communication device A midplane of a communication device, includes the first connectors and the second connectors which connect with each other via high-speed traces, the first connectors arrange in parallel at one side of the midplane, the second connectors arrange in parallel at the other side of the midplane and in parallel with the first connectors. The wiring of high-speed traces between the first connectors and the second connectors can be disposed on the whole midplane, so that it avoids the high density of wiring in part of midplane, reduces the number of layers of the midplane and the complexity of design, and reduces the crosstalk in signals. And the cooling of the whole communication device can be accomplished by only one heat dissipation system, it reduces the complexity of design of the communication device. The area between each frames of the midplane is provided to allocate electrical power in the communication device with two or multiple frames, it reduces the costs of the communication device.
US07955078B2	Endodontic instruments for preparing endodontic cavity spaces Methods and apparatus providing a critical set of endodontic instruments. The set includes a first endodontic instrument, a second endodontic instrument, and a third endodontic instrument. Each endodontic instrument includes a working portion that has a cone-like shape. Each working portion having an effective contact area defined by the exposed surface area of the working portion's respective cone-like shape. The difference between the effective contact areas of the first endodontic instrument and second endodontic instrument being substantially the same as the difference between the effective contact areas of the second endodontic instrument and third endodontic instrument.
US07955077B2	Occlusion correction instrument and method of use An occlusion correction improvement instrument includes an upper mold-mounting member provided with a plate-shaped member that is parallel to a Camper's plane of an upper model having a tooth model-shaped surface of a maxillary tooth row and with a plane parallel to the Camper's plane when the upper mold-mounting member has been mounted on the upper model; and a lower mold-mounting member mountable on a lower model having a tooth model-shaped surface of a mandible tooth row and provided with a pin-shaped projection portion that can be fixed, with a position thereof adjusted from side to side and up and down, and with an adjustment member that can adjust a position of the lower mold-mounting member relative to the upper mold-mounting member on the plane parallel to the Camper's plane, with the projection portion abut on the plate-shaped member of the upper mold-mounting member.
US07955076B2	Carious tooth detection device A dental caries detecting system 1 according to the invention includes an ultraviolet irradiation device 2, a fluorescence receiving device 3 that receives fluorescence from a tooth based on ultraviolet irradiation from the ultraviolet irradiation device 2, a fluorescence data analysis portion 4 that analyzes fluorescence data transmitted from the fluorescence receiving device 3, and a display 5 that displays analysis data analyzed by the fluorescence data analysis portion 4. The fluorescence data analysis portion 4 is adapted to analyze said fluorescence data based on the fluorescence intensities in at least two wavelength bands in a visible light range.
US07955075B2	Device for correction of the form of dental alveolar arch A device has a metal wireframe with two lateral fastening elements which are connected through metal lingual and vestibular springs to a frontal fastening element and executed in the form of metal wireframes clasping teeth of dentition's lateral segments and performed of lingual and vestibular details located at necks of teeth from the one side and dispersedly mounted along the height of teeth from the other side and connected by crosspieces.
US07955067B2	Transfer apparatus and molding production apparatus having the transfer apparatus The present invention is to provide a transfer apparatus and a molded article production apparatus having the transfer apparatus. These apparatus can improve the working efficiency and control cost and space for arranging. A molded article production apparatus has a transfer apparatus and an injection molding apparatus. The transfer apparatus has an attaching part mounting a jig which a bus bar and a terminal are mounted on, and a molded box body. The attaching part has a main body, a component attaching part and a molded article attaching part. The component attaching part is arranged on one surface side of the main body, and mounts the jig which the bus bar and the terminal are mounted on. The molded article attaching part is arranged on another surface side of the main body, and mounts the box body formed by the injection molding apparatus.
US07955066B2	Ice-candy forming container An ice-candy forming container is provided which produces ice-candies having a complicated shape copying the face of a cartoon character or the like with higher quality and without a loss in shape. A forming container includes a first mold having a pattern portion formed in one face thereof, and a second mold configured to slide over and along the one face of the first mold, in a close contact relation, in directions designated by arrows A1-A2, so as to contain the first mold therein. In such a containing position, the second mold contacts externally and closely substantially an entire surface of the outer periphery of the pattern portion.
US07955064B2	Device for producing molded parts from fiber material A device for creating a three-dimensional molded part (30) made from fiber material using of a multiple-part mold (1, 2) whose inside (1a, 2a) determines, at least partially, the contours of the molded part. The fibers are blown into the mold by an air flow using a plurality of nozzles (4) and the air flow then escapes through openings of the mold, so that the fibers accumulate on the inside of the mold, whereupon the fibers are optionally compressed locally before they are bonded with each other through the supply of heat and are finally taken from the mold (1, 2) as a molded part (30). The blowing direction of the nozzles (4, 24, 34) can be pivoted and the pivot axes extend close to the outside of the molded part and the fibers are blown in by the nozzles (4, 24, 34) that are activated at different times.
US07955053B1	Turbine blade with serpentine cooling circuit A turbine blade, especially a turbine blade for the first or second stage of an industrial gas turbine engine, the turbine blade having an aft flowing triple pass serpentine cooling circuit with all convection cooled blade. The three passes or legs of the serpentine flow circuit are formed by a leading edge rib and a trailing edge rib that are both slanted in order to provide decreasing flow cross sectional areas in the three passes of legs. A mini serpentine flow circuit is formed on the blade tip and the beginning of the second leg of the circuit to prevent flow separation of the cooling air at the blade tip. The third leg of the circuit includes pin fins to promote heat transfer. A row of exit cooling slots are located along the trailing edge of the blade and are connected to the third leg to discharge cooling air out from the trailing edge region. Trip strips are located on the walls of the first and second legs to also promote heat transfer within these passages.
US07955050B1	Turbine wheel assembly for a pneumatic rotary vibrator and method of making same An apparatus and method for a turbine wheel assembly for a pneumatic rotary vibrator that provides a selectable force output while being removably retained on a vibrator shaft member. The turbine wheel assembly is mounted inside of a generally circular interior chamber of a pneumatic vibrator housing. The turbine wheel assembly includes: (1) a turbine ring that has an outside diameter, an inside diameter and a face width, (2) a sleeve member that is round and tubular, (3) an intermediate weight ring assembly that has an outer circumference, an inner circumference, and a predetermined face width, The weight ring assembly is formed by a plurality of wedge shaped segments. The plurality of wedge shaped segments include a predetermined quantity of heavy material segments and light material segments and by controlling the proportion of the total mass of the heavy material segments with respect to the total mass of the light weight material segments in the weight ring assembly will control the output force of a single model of the pneumatic vibrator.
US07955049B2	Seal between relatively moveable members A seal (48) between first and second relatively rotatable members (26,28). The seal comprises an abradable material on at least one of the relatively rotatable members (26,28). The abradable material comprises an open cell metallic foam (60) and polymeric films (64) closing the cells (62) of the metallic foam (60). The seal (48) is used between compressor rotor blades (26) and a stator casing (28) of a gas turbine engine (10). The seal (48) combines the sealing properties of a closed cell metallic foam with the abradability and manufacturing control of open cell metallic foam.
US07955048B2	Steam turbines A steam turbine is provided that is configured for post-modification for operation in a carbon capture mode. The turbine includes a turbine rotor, a turbine casing and a plurality of turbine stages. In an initial configuration of the turbine, the turbine rotor and turbine casing are each longer, by respective lengths, than is necessary to accommodate the plurality of turbine stages. The lengths are sufficient to accommodate at least one further turbine stage at an exit of the turbine during the post-modification, such that after modification, the turbine operates with an increased expansion ratio and an increased volumetric flow rate at the exit.
US07955045B2	Method for prolonging and/or controlling the life of one or more heat generating and/or passive components in a wind turbine, a wind turbine, and use thereof The invention relates to a method for prolonging and controlling the life of components associated with a wind turbine, by controlling the cooling down procedure of the components. Gradually lowering the temperature of the components reduces the number of temperature fluctuations of the component, thus extending the life of the components.
US07955041B2	Quick changeover apparatus and methods for wafer handling Quick changeover apparatus for wafer handlers capable of handling at least two sizes of wafer frames and methods of using such apparatus are disclosed.
US07955037B2	Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a threaded bolt and a locking nut assembly. The threaded bolt includes at least one longitudinal groove. The locking nut assembly includes a nut adapted to threadingly engage the bolt, a locking ring adapted to engage the bolt and the nut, and a biasing member adapted to bias the locking ring. The nut includes a threaded bore dimensioned to receive the bolt and can include a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the nut. Alternatively, an insert ring can be received by the nut and the insert ring can include teeth. The locking ring includes at least one inwardly protruding tab dimensioned to be received by the at least one longitudinal groove of the threaded bolt and a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the ring. The teeth on the face of the locking ring cooperate with the teeth on the face of the nut, or insert ring, to inhibit removal of the nut from the bolt after the nut has been tightened.
US07955034B2	Sliding anchor The invention relates to a sliding anchor bolt (10) for introduction into a bore. The sliding anchor bolt (10) has a anchor bolt rod (12), disposed on which is a sliding control element (14) having a through-opening (18), through which the anchor bolt rod (12) extends. The sliding control element (14) comprises a sliding body cage (16) having at least one recess (20) for receiving a sliding body (22) that is in contact with the lateral surface of the anchor bolt rod (12). For precise and repeatable setting of a predefined breakaway force, each recess (22) for receiving a sliding body (22) is disposed in the sliding body cage (22) tangentially relative to the lateral surface of the anchor bolt rod (12). Furthermore, the lateral enveloping surface of each recess (20) projects by a predefined dimension into the free cross section of the through-opening (18), and each sliding body (22) fills the cross section of the recess (20) associated with it.
US07955027B2	System and method for a curved conduit A system and method are disclosed for converting channels manufactured for connection together to produce a straight conduit into channels that may be connected together to produce an effectively curved conduit. A link is described that permits the connection between two channels to be connected with an axial offset, which cumulatively allows a plurality of channels to produce a curved conduit.
US07955024B2	Inlay system for concrete The present invention discloses a tactile warning panel inlay system and method. Such system is comprised of a panel formed with an exposed surface having a plurality of tactile warning protrusions and a support surface configured to contact a substrate matrix. The panel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the exposed surface to the support surface. Further, a plurality of two-piece fasteners are configured to extend individually through an aperture included in the plurality of panel apertures to secure the panel to the substrate matrix. Each fastener includes a head conformed to the shape of the tactile warning protrusion and a threaded shank for extending through the panel and which has an anchor member threadably secured thereto.
US07955017B2	Electronic image-sensing pen with force sensor and removeable ink cartridge An electronic pen includes a pen body having a longitudinal axis; an image sensor; an ink cartridge replaceably received in the pen body, the ink cartridge having a nib at a first end and an opposite second end; and a force sensor assembly engaged with the second end of the ink cartridge. The force sensor assembly is configured for sensing a nib force transmitted longitudinally axially through the ink cartridge. The pen body includes a removable cover molding extending longitudinally along the pen body for insertion of the ink cartridge inside the pen body.
US07955013B2	Media engaging members Medium engaging members are rotatable about an axle. In one embodiment, the members have filed hubs asymmetrically extending towards one another. In another embodiment, the members have centers of mass such that the members lean into abutment with one another.
US07955007B2	Lens barrel with barrier device A lens barrel includes a barrel member including an optical system and a barrier device mounted thereto. The barrier device includes blades that are openable/closable to protect a front surface of the optical system, a cover member having an opening portion for allowing light to pass therethrough, and a barrier driving member configured to drive the barrier blades such that the blades are revolvable around an optical axis. Size of shielded area is defined when the blades are fitted together after rotating corresponding to a range capable of shielding the opening portion. Rotation shafts are configured to allow the blades to rotate therearound to be opened/closed and are pivotally mounted on the barrier driving member. The barrier driving member is configured to rotate to bring the blades into a closed state in such a manner as to shield a gap made between the shielded area and the opening portion.
US07955004B2	Fiber optic furcation method A fiber optic furcation method for fiber optic cables having a plurality of optical fibers and a fiber optic junction made by said method. The method comprises the steps of threading each optical fiber into a separate fiber optic cable forming a junction; placing a first tube around the junction so that the tube covers the reinforcing members of the fiber optic cables; folding reinforcing fibers from the fiber optic cables over the first tube; applying an adhesive to the reinforcing fibers; placing a second tube around the junction; and shrink wrapping the junction.
US07954998B2	Thrust bearing A hydrodynamic bearing set, for use with a thrust disk disposed between planar surfaces of a housing, includes first and second topfoils disposed adjacent first and second thrust disk axial bearing surfaces and removably secured to the housing. An underspring is secured between each planar housing surface and the corresponding topfoil. Dual-leaf spring pairs attached to at least one topfoil periphery function to urge the topfoils away from the thrust disk axial bearing surfaces by applying a force against a planar housing surface, another topfoil, or a spacer washer secured between adjacent topfoil dual-leaf pairs or frictionally retained within the housing. Alternatively, a wavy washer, a conical spring, a Belleville washer, or a coil spring can be substituted for the dual-leaf spring pairs.
US07954996B2	Positioning system with tilting arm support for imaging devices A positioning system for imaging devices is provided. The positioning system includes an imaging element and a tilting arm support having the imaging element coupled thereto. The tilting arm support includes a linkage to tilt the imaging element when the tilting arm support moves.
US07954994B2	Combined pressure/temperature sensor having centric temperature measurement A combined pressure and temperature sensor for recording the pressure and the temperature of a medium. The combined pressure and temperature sensor includes a sensor element in which at least one channel is developed for accommodating a temperature sensor and at least one channel is developed for recording a pressure. The at least one channel, for recording a pressure, opens out under a pressure sensor. The at least one channel for the temperature sensor runs centrically in the sensor element.
US07954992B2	Multi-use portable mixing device A device and method of transporting and blending substances into a container of fluid.
US07954991B2	Screw extruder with plunger feeder The present invention is directed to a materials extrusion device including a screw extruder with a plunger feeder. It includes a screw extruder having a main housing, a materials advancing screw, a screw drive mechanism, a feed port for inputting materials to be extruded and an extrusion outlet port. It also includes a plunger feeder having an elongated, upwardly biased (non-horizontal) plunger housing, e.g., a cylinder, with a plunger. A plunger drive mechanism is connected to the plunger to move the plunger upwardly and downwardly within the plunger housing, and there is a feed outlet at an upper end of the plunger housing, the feed outlet being connected to the screw extruder feed port.
US07954983B2	Optical component, manufacturing method of the same and backlight module The present invention provides an optical component, a manufacturing method of the same and a backlight module including the foregoing optical component. The optical component includes a plurality of microstructures and reflecting members. The microstructure is extended along a first direction and arranged along a second direction on a light exit surface, and a distance between the first curve and the second curve in the second direction is not equal and not parallel, and a distance between the second curve and another first curve in the second direction being not equal and not parallel. Each reflecting member is extended along the first direction and arranged along the second direction on a light entrance surface and the position of each reflecting member is among two microstructures. Each of the reflecting members to the light entrance surface has a thickness t, a length of the microstructure in the second direction is a width P, the optical component has a refractive index n, and t, P and n satisfy a formula of tan−1(P/(10t))>sin−1(1/n). When the design of the optical component satisfies the foregoing formula, it will achieve better optical performance.
US07954970B2	Bottle for beverages A bottle for alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages has a hollow body part defining an inner space for filling an alcoholic or non alcoholic beverage, at least one electrical/electronic device integrated in the hollow body part without interfering with a content of the bottle and having a light generating unit and a sensing unit selected from the group consisting of a contact sensor, a movement sensor, and both operative for activating the light generating unit for producing light in response to an action selected from the group consisting of a contact, a movement, and both in a vicinity of the device.
US07954962B2	Laser image display, and optical integrator and laser light source package used in such laser image display A laser image display including a laser light source emitting laser light, a beam deflector element for receiving laser light and deflecting its advancing direction, a beam deflecting element control section for controlling the degree of deflection performed by the beam deflector element, an optical integrator for receiving and guiding the deflected laser light to output from its outputting end face, a pseudo surface light source element for scattering the deflected laser light, and a modulation element for receiving and modulating the laser light scattered by the false surface light source element.
US07954959B2	Display shelf and display shelf system for projecting projector images displaying information about articles Transmission-type screens are placed corresponding to a display board at a front area of the display board, on which an article is placed. Each of the screens transmits and projects a projector image luminous flux projected from a backside of the screens to a front side of the screens. When the projector image luminous flux is projected from the backside of the screens, each of inner circumferences which defines a space including an image projecting space for leading the projector image luminous flux to the backside of the screens without obstruction. A display shelf might have a projector and a computer. The projector projects the projector image luminous flux. The display shelf might have a reflecting mirror which lead the projector image flux to the screens.
US07954956B2	Projection-type display apparatus A projection-type display apparatus includes an optical modulation device having a lamp emitting a light, and a projection optical system projecting the light on a screen in a magnified form, with the projection optical system including a plurality of reflection mirrors. In addition, a fan system air-cools reflective surfaces of the plurality of reflection mirrors. The fan system includes a fan and a controller for controlling the fan based on luminance output of the lamp.
US07954953B2	Scanned beam overlay projection A scanning beam overlay projection system displays an image on a projection surface by scanning a light beam in a raster pattern. Reflective spots on the projection surface reflect light back to the projection system when illuminated by the light beam. A photodetector in the projection system detects the reflected light, and timing circuits determine where in the raster pattern the reflective spots are located. The image can be scaled and warped to correlate tagged points within the image with the locations of the reflective spots on the projection surface.
US07954951B2	Vehicular meter unit In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.
US07954950B2	System and method for analyzing wavefront aberrations A system and method for specifying a vision correction prescription for a patient's eye, wherein in one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a wavefront aberration measurement of the patient's eye, applying at least one value from the wavefront aberration measurement to a statistical model trained using a plurality of objectively measured aberration values and a plurality subjectively measured visual acuity values as training data; and predicting a vision correction prescription for the patient's eye based on the at least one value and the statistical model.
US07954947B2	Image acquisition apparatus and image acquisition method using optical coherence tomography An image acquisition apparatus that uses optical coherence tomography includes a scanning unit provided within a light path that guides signal light to be incident on an examination object towards the examination object and configured to scan the signal light in a main scanning direction; and a control unit configured to control the scanning unit such that an integration time of an optical interference signal per pixel in at least one predetermined area other than opposite ends, in the main scanning direction, of an image acquisition region scanned by a plurality of main scan lines is increased relative to that of an area other than the predetermined area.
US07954944B2	Spectacle lens and method for producing the same The disclosure relates to a spectacle lens comprising: a lens base member; a multi-layered anti-reflection film placed on the lens base member, and including a layer mainly made of silicon dioxide as an outermost layer; and a water-and-oil repellent layer provided in contact with the outermost layer of the multi-layered anti-reflection film, and made by using, as raw materials: at least one kind of a first fluorine-substituted alkyl group-containing organosilicon compound and a second fluorine-substituted alkyl group-containing organosilicon compound. The disclosure also relates to methods of producing a spectacle lens that is capable of retaining a sufficient water-and-oil repellency over an extended period, and having sufficient edge processability.
US07954941B2	Coupling device with breakaway and methods of using the same A coupling device with a breakaway tab and methods of using the same for operably coupling an ornament to a joint or hinge. The coupling device comprises an elongated body having openings at each end. One opening has been adapted to receive a screw of a joint or hinge, the other to receive an ornamental fastener. A breakaway tab or non-threaded portion of the elongated stem is provided to manipulate the screw and coupling device so the coupling device may be inserted between a head of the screw and a first surface of the joint or hinge. After engaging the threads in the hollow threaded channel of the hinge, and the screw has been essentially completely inserted into the hollow threaded channel of the hinge, the breakaway tab or non-threaded portion of the elongated stem of the screw may be broken off at a breakaway and discarded.
US07954940B2	Personal digital assistant having printhead A personal digital assistant is provided which has a body housing a memory for storing personal digital assistant information, a printhead for printing the stored information, a bay extending along a first edge of the body for removably receiving a print media cartridge for supplying print media to the printhead, and control circuitry for controlling functions of the personal digital assistant, and a display pivotally mounted to the body at said first edge for displaying the stored information.
US07954937B2	Ink jet printing apparatus The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus capable of improving reliability of an electrical connecting portion between a carriage side and head cartridge side. When an ink tank is mounted on a head cartridge, a hook of a set lever is obstructed to be operated in a lock releasing direction by a restricting surface of the ink tank. This prevents the head cartridge from being removed from the carriage, and maintains an electrical connecting condition between the carriage and the head cartridge. Therefore, for removing the head cartridge, it is necessary to remove the ink tank.
US07954934B2	Ink-jet printing apparatus and ink cartridge therefor An ink jet type printing apparatus in which an ink supply needle is located near one side in a direction perpendicular to the reciprocated directions of a carriage, a circuit board is mounted on a wall of an ink cartridge in the vicinity of the side on which an ink supply port is formed and plural contacts for connecting to external control means are formed on the exposed surface of the circuit board.
US07954923B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a printing head that ejects liquid to form dots on a recording medium; a head driving section that performs a main scanning for the printing head; a transporting section that performs a sub-scanning for the recording medium; an image forming section that forms an image, a first dot formation area and a second dot formation area; an overlap control section that performs overlap control for intermittently forming dots on the first and second dot formation areas so as to make the second dot formation area overlap with the first dot formation area and fill spaces between the dots intermittently formed on the first dot formation area; and a cancellation section that cancel the overlap control when a blank area exists in an image and a nozzle forming at least one of the first dot formation area and the second dot formation area.
US07954913B2	Molded plastic support frame for a drawer-type dishwasher A support frame for a drawer-type dishwasher includes a top section and opposing side sections formed from a plurality of support members which define an open lattice work and establish a cavity for a slidable dishwasher drawer. The support frame also includes first and second rail supports that are provided on respective ones of the opposing side sections. The first and second rail supports are designed to support corresponding first and second extensible rails which, in turn, support the wash tub for movement relative to the frame. In addition, the support frame includes lid support elements for a mechanism that provides shifting of a lid member relative to the wash tub.
US07954906B2	Quick release bicycle wheel A wheel quick release system for a bicycle or other wheeled vehicle where the wheel can be easily removed by a manual operation on only one side of the wheel hub but is prevented from unexpected separation at all times while engaged with the wheel. A laterally moving skewer mounted concentrically inside a hollow axle is equipped with a “non-touch” nut on one end and is spring loaded toward a quick release cam on the other end thereby always urging the nut against the adjacent dropout. To remove the wheel, the quick release cam is operated and the quick release side assembly is pushed axially inward and a safety mechanism is operated and held in this position while the wheel is removed from the fork dropouts. When the wheel is again inserted into the wheel fork, the skewer automatically locks onto the dropouts, and subsequently if the quick release cam is inadvertently left open by the user, the wheel will be somewhat loose but will remain safely inserted in the wheel mounts. In this way, if the bicycle or wheeled vehicle looks safe to ride, it is safe to ride.
US07954904B2	Shearer loader for underground mining comprising a spray system A shearer loader for underground mining, the shear loader comprising a shearer loader body, at least one cutting drum fastened to a supporting arm joined to the loader body, a first drive motor for moving the shearer loader and a second drive motor for moving the cutting drums, a cooling water circuit for cooling the first and second drive motors, the cooling water circuit including an inlet and a return line, a spray system including at least one spray water circuit, the spray system including a feed line fluidly connecting a common water connection to the cutting drums, the spray system further including a valve in the feed line for switching the spray water circuits on and off, a control valve connected between the feed line of the spray water circuit and the return line of the cooling water circuit, the control valve allowing selective flow from the cooling water circuit to be directed to the cutting drums.
US07954901B2	Configurable restraint system A configurable restraint system (10-10vi) for a vehicle seat (12, 12′) may comprise a first restraint harness (30-30″) coupled to a first engagement member (32), a second restraint harness (34-34″) coupled to a second engagement member (36), and a third engagement member (50-50″″) configured to be movable between first and second positions relative to the vehicle seat. The first position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the first engagement member (32) may releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50″″) to restrain a first occupant of the vehicle seat via the first restraint harness (30-30″). The second position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the second engagement member (36) may alternatively releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50″″) to alternatively restrain the first occupant of the vehicle seat via the second restraint harness (34-34″).
US07954890B2	Folding chair A folding chair is disclosed. The chair includes a plurality of legs, including front and back legs, a seat, and a folding unit. The folding unit is attached to the legs and the seat, and it is configured to fold the legs using a force applied to at least one of the legs. The front legs nest beside the back legs.
US07954888B2	Body structure of a rear part A body structure of a rear part of a motor vehicle contains at least two side walls, each having a side wall element, and a bulkhead with a cross member on the ground side. The cross member is provided with rearwardly open mounts into which a front end region of the respective side wall element is pushed and is welded and/or riveted to the cross member.
US07954877B2	Tarping system for open top containers A relatively lightweight tarping system for use with trailers or other open top containers includes first and second spaced frame members and an elongated flexible member such as a cable or chain connected to and extending therebetween. A tarpaulin may be mounted thereon so that the frame members, flexible member and tarpaulin are pivotable between a covered position atop the open top container and an uncovered position. A four-bar linkage is preferably used in combination with a rotational drive mechanism to provide various advantages in rotating the tarpaulin assembly between the covered and uncovered positions. A width adjustment mechanism is provided to provide usage with trailers or other open top containers of different widths. An improved seal is provided between the tarpaulin and container.
US07954863B2	Bumper beam for a vehicle A bumper beam in the form of an open hat beam with a central flange (11) pointing outwards has a transverse bulkhead (23) at one of its fastening portions (17). An internally threaded socket (22) is welded to the transverse bulkhead parallel with the bulkhead and protrudes through a hole (21) in the central flange (11) so that a tow eyelet can be screwed firmly into the socket when needed and thereafter be unscrewed.
US07954854B2	Seat belt retractor and torsion bar providing secondary load limiting A torsion bar, constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an elongated bar has a first end, a second end, and a mid-section between the first and second ends. The first end of the elongated bar has a material void. The first end preferably has a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the mid-section. In one design, the material void is a slot extending longitudinally, and the first end may also define a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots extending longitudinally. In another design, the material void is a bore extending longitudinally, and the first end may also define a plurality of slots extending longitudinally and extending from the bore through an exterior surface of the elongated bar to leave a plurality of fingers at the first end. In these designs and other, the torsion bar and the material void may be cold forged, thereby eliminating a second forming step. The torsion bar may also include a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end.
US07954848B2	Inflator An inflator includes in a combustion chamber a first gas generating charge and a second gas generating charge to be ignited and burned to generate an inflation gas. The second gas generating charge is slower in speed of combustion than the first gas generating charge. The inflator further includes a partition wall that segregates the first and second gas generating charges. The partition wall is located away from an ignition area of an ignition device that ignites the first gas generating charge, with the first gas generating charge located between itself and the ignition area. The partition wall is burnable to destruction by the fire generated by combustion of the first gas generating charge so as to permit propagation of the fire to the second gas generating charge by its generally entire area.
US07954836B2	Truckbed access apparatus A truckbed access apparatus consisting of a first hollow support component, a second hollow support component affixable over and about the first support component with a step plate affixed thereto, a first holding pin for holding the first support component to a truck reese hitch unit, a second holding pin for holding the second hollow support component to the first one, a vertically inclined support rod affixed through a hole in the step plate to one side thereof and also to the second hollow support component and with a brace component held to the support rod and also to a threaded hook unit in turn hooked into a hole found in a truck reese hitch unit.
US07954824B2	Coupling device A coupling device includes a body having an end for coupling with a handle. The body includes a compartment having a receiving space for receiving an object such as a bit. The receiving space includes a slanted face extending longitudinally outward and radially inward. A follower is slidably mounted in the compartment and includes an outer end having a restraining hole. A positioning member extends from a radially outer side through the restraining hole to a radially inner side of the follower and is slidable along the slanted face. The follower is biased outward by an elastic element toward the receiving space when the object is inserted into the receiving space and moves the follower longitudinally inward. A radial clamping force is imparted from the slanted face through the positioning member to securely clamp the object in the receiving space.
US07954820B2	Mixed media game and methods A gaming article that includes a sensing layer, a non-metallic electroluminescent layer disposed over a portion of the sensing layer, a story layer that is at least substantially transparent and depicts a game board thereon, wherein the story layer is disposed over a portion of the electroluminescent layer, and a sensing device that interacts with the sensing layer when it is adjacent to the story layer and transmits light therethrough from the electroluminescent layer to a player to facilitate display of relevant information. Also included are methods of playing a game, preferably a mystery game, using the gaming article.
US07954818B2	Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A discharged sheet is conveyed, by a sheet conveying portion movable above sheet stacking portions while supporting a sheet, to selected one among plural sheet stacking portions. When the sheet is conveyed to the selected sheet stacking portion by the sheet conveying portion, a member for preventing a bringing-together provided in the main body of the apparatus prevents a sheet bundle, stacked in a sheet stacking portion at the upstream side of the selected sheet stacking portion, from being brought together by the sheet conveyed above the upstream sheet stacking portion by the sheet conveying portion.
US07954817B2	Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming system equipped with a conveyance path change button An image forming system includes a first sheet stacking device including a rack, provided downstream of an image forming apparatus in a conveyance direction of a recording sheet and connected with the image forming apparatus, for stacking the recording sheet delivered from the image forming apparatus; a second sheet stacking device, which is provided downstream of the first sheet stacking device and connected with the first sheet stacking device; and a controller for controlling the image forming apparatus and the first and second sheet stacking devices. At least one of the first and second sheet stacking devices has a job stop button for stopping a printing job, and when the job stop button is turned on while the printing job execution is in progress, the controller controls the sheet stacking device to stop a stack of a recording sheet to the rack.
US07954814B2	Feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge roller has a contact portion in contact with a feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The sheet discharge roller includes a kick-out unit having a projected portion and a recess portion on one end of the noncontact portion in the circumferential direction. A reverse roller also has a contact portion in contact with the feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The reverse roller includes a large-diameter portion on its one end in a direction opposite to a direction of the kick-out unit. The large-diameter portion has a diameter larger than a diameter of the contact portion.
US07954809B2	Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus 100 includes bundle discharge rollers 6, a sheet detection sensor 31, a main tray 11, and a sheet hold device 32 having a plurality of hold portions 34a to 34c. When a sheet bundle is discharged from the bundle discharge rollers 6, the hold portions 34a to 34c rotate to a release position where the hold portions 34a to 34c stop holding the sheet bundle P stacked on the main tray 11, the main tray 11 moves downward to a wait position H2, and then, the hold portions 34a to 34c rotate to the lowest position, then the main tray 11 moves up to a hold position H1.
US07954805B2	Mail feeding device A feeding device for feeding each of accumulated mail items P onto a conveyance path includes a pickup belt which runs along a pickup position, and a negative-pressure chamber opposing the pickup position with the pickup belt interposed therebetween. When each mail item is picked up from the pickup position and reaches a nip between conveyance belts, air is introduced into the negative-pressure chamber to eliminate negative pressure therein.
US07954800B2	Openable sheet processing device A sheet processing device includes a sheet aligning unit that aligns a sheet recording medium. The sheet aligning unit is configured to be pulled out from a main body of the sheet processing device, and includes a sheet conveying member for conveying the sheet recording medium.
US07954797B2	Creasing device, post-processing apparatus equipped therewith, creasing method, image forming apparatus and crease-added printing method A creasing device includes a feeding mechanism, a creasing mechanism, sensors, and an aligning mechanism. The feeding mechanism conveys paper on which an image has been formed in a post-processing apparatus main body direction. The creasing mechanism makes a crease on the paper. The sensors detect a deviation of the paper with respect to the feeding direction. The aligning mechanism, based on an amount of deviation in a result of a detection by the sensors, causes the creasing mechanism to rotate in such a way that the creasing mechanism is aligned parallel to a crease direction of the paper.
US07954790B2	Composite shaft aspirator assembly A composite hollow aspirator shaft is formed of fiberglass-reinforced phenolic resin that resists abrasion and reduces the amount of vibration that is transferred to the motor rotating the shaft, and the motor's bearings to extend motor and bearing life. An aspirator tip is adhesively attached to the composite aspirator shaft and includes an access hole for cleaning inside the hollow aspirator shaft. The hole is in axial alignment with the hollow aspirator shaft and a selectively-removable plug is used to seal the hole during aspirator use. When the aspirator tip is rotated in a liquid, fluidic forces are transferred to the shaft where they are attenuated. A splined hub is used to attach a foam restrictor near the other end of the shaft. The composite shaft material has a flexural modulus, or ratio, within the elastic limit of any applied stress.
US07954787B2	Fuel injector with balanced metering servovalve, for an internal combustion engine The injector comprises a balanced metering servovalve to control a rod for the opening/closing of a nozzle. La servovalve has a valve body with a control chamber radially delimited by a tubular portion and fitted with an outlet passage that is opened/closed by an axially movable shutter. The servovalve is also integral with an axial stem, provided with a lateral surface, through which the outlet channel exits. The shutter is coupled to the stem in an axially sliding manner and, when it closes the outlet passage, it is subjected to substantially null axial fuel pressure. The outlet passage has a calibrated segment distanced from the shutter and close to a bottom wall of the control chamber. The calibrated segment is carried by an element fixed to the valve body in correspondence to an axial segment of the outlet passage.
US07954786B2	Solenoid valve assembly A socket housing formed on the side of a solenoid valve body includes a socket thereinside connected with a coil of a solenoid operation section. A power feeding terminal box for holding a pin-shaped power feeding terminal connected with a power feeding line is housed in a terminal cover. Installation of the terminal cover on the side of the solenoid valve body causes the power feeding terminal to be electrically connected with the socket and at the same time the power feeding terminal box to be locked into a locking stopper formed inside the terminal cover, thereby allowing the terminal cover to be locked and held in place.
US07954778B2	Ophthalmic surgery support device An ophthalmic surgery support comprising a moving mechanism for holding a surgical instrument to be movable in Z-axis direction, a tilting mechanism for holding the moving mechanism so that a surgical instrument can be tilted in an arbitrary direction about a specified point that is to be positioned to a wound opening and positioned on the Z-axis, and a tilt fixing mechanism for fixing the tilt of the surgical instrument by the tilting mechanism, wherein the tilting mechanism has a rough-motion tilting mechanism, a fine-motion tilting mechanism finer in tilting range than the rough-motion tilting mechanism, a tilt switching mechanism for switching the tilt of the surgical instrument by the rough-motion tilting mechanism to that by the fine-motion tilting mechanism, and a resistance imparting means for imparting resistance for damping the tilting operation of the surgical instrument by the fine-motion tilting mechanism than that by the rough-motion tilting mechanism.
US07954777B2	Alignment unit for directional radios, in particular directional radio antennas An alignment unit, which is of simple and robust design and can be adjusted well, for directional radios, in particular directional radio antennas, is distinguished by two attachment brackets, which are articulated on a common centre part such that they can pivot about two mutually orthogonal swivel axes, as well as two operating units for separate adjustment and fixing of the pivoting angle of the two attachment brackets relative to the centre part.
US07954772B2	Wire chafing stand and method The wire chafing stand of the present invention comprises a rim configured in any desired geometry having longitudinal and lateral sides and a plurality of wire legs extending from the rim with at least one end of each wire leg or both being welded to the rim such that a T-welded intersection is substantially formed between the wire legs and at least the longitudinal sides of the rim in which the longitudinal axis of each such wire leg intersects the longitudinal axis of the rim to form an included angle of substantially 90°.
US07954760B2	Cargo floor, system, and method Embodiments provide a cargo floor, a system, and a method adapted to be made integral with or complementary of the aircraft fuselage. Cargo floor members may be adapted to be coupled with a flat fuselage bottom inner skin of an aircraft fuselage to serve as the main orthotropic stiffeners to the flat fuselage bottom inner skin such that a portion of the in service loading experienced by the aircraft are shared by a combination of the fuselage and the cargo floor.
US07954755B2	Method of launching a catapult, catapult, and locking device A method of launching a catapult, a catapult and a locking device for a catapult. The catapult comprises a carriage for fastening an aircraft. The carriage can be provided with a high acceleration by directing a launching force generated by a launching device thereto. The carriage can be held at a launching position by means of the locking device. The catapult further comprises a takeoff damper that generates a damping force having a direction opposite relative to the launching force. Accordingly, the takeoff damper restricts the acceleration of the carriage at the initial launching moments.
US07954749B2	Extruded cylinder with a solid wood exterior A method and is disclosed for the production of winding cores having a solid wood exterior. The method comprises adhering a plurality of staves about the exterior of the extruded wood core, such that those staves form a shell.
US07954743B2	Roller mill The invention relates to a roller mill having at least one mill roller and a rotatable mill platen, which are arranged in a mill inner space, and a moment arm which is retained so as to be pivotably movable and rotationally secure in a bearing, with the mill roller being supported in a rotatable manner at one end of the moment arm and there further being provided means for applying a force to the moment arm comprising a pressure cylinder which is in operative contact with the moment arm in order to adjust the mill pressure which is applied by the mill roller. The contact location, at which the force of the pressure cylinder is transmitted to the moment arm, is located outside the mill inner space.
US07954741B2	Apparatus for grinding biological samples Apparatus for grinding biological samples contained in tubes (12) carried by a turntable (10) driven with oscillating motion, the zone in which the tubes (12) oscillate being surrounded by cooling means (30) enabling the samples in the tubes (12) to be maintained at a desired low temperature, e.g. 4° C., while they are being ground.
US07954731B2	Low flow sprinkler A rotary impact sprinkler is disclosed having a nozzle connected to a housing and a discharge deflector member connected to a rotatable shaft assembly without a dynamic seal between the nozzle and the deflector. The sprinkler may be provided with different nozzles and discharge deflectors that are easily removed and replaced for providing desired water flow and discharge characteristics. The shaft assembly and housing may have contacting braking surfaces outside of the water flow. The braking surfaces may provide a frictional braking force dependent on both water flow rate and water flow pressure. The sprinkler has a rotatable impact assembly supported by the shaft assembly and including a deflection member for rotating the impact assembly relative to the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly may have a pin for supporting the impact assembly at a position above the deflection member. A lower portion of the shaft assembly may be positioned in a recess in the housing such that a surface on the shaft assembly contacts a surface in the recess, and a highly wear resistant material may be disposed on the surface of either the shaft assembly or the recess for providing improved wear characteristics. The deflection member of the impact assembly may have a channel that receives a portion of the water stream for rotating the impact assembly, and the channel may expel the water from the sprinkler. The discharge deflector may have a varying profile for discharging water at varying trajectories.
US07954727B2	Anchoring devices for rail fastening clips A shoulder for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, comprising two interconnected spaced-apart walls, between which a portion of the clip to be retained is held when the shoulder is in use, and clip-engaging means, supported by the walls, for engaging a portion of the clip to be retained, does not have any feature or surface which engages the surface of that clip portion which faces downwardly when the clip is in use. Alternatively, or in addition, none of the contact regions, at which the device engages the rail clip, can be seen when the anchoring device is viewed from above when in its operative orientation and all of the contact regions can be seen when the anchoring device is viewed from below when in the operative orientation. Alternatively, or in addition, all the contact regions lie substantially at the same horizontal distance from the edge of the rail foot when measured perpendicularly to the axis of the rail and in the plane of the rail foot.
US07954719B2	Tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system for use in retail point-of-sale environments A tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system capable of generating and projecting coplanar illumination and imaging planes into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The tunnel structure is supported above a package conveyor in a retail POS environment, and employs automatic package identification, profiling and tracking techniques during self-checkout operations.
US07954712B2	Product, asset, and device tracking, identification, and pricing system The invention utilizes a system that links two-way communication components with inventory, fixtures, and people. Once linked, the system permits a centralized computer network to collect information about the spatial and temporal relationship between inventory, fixtures, and people using a low frequency communication protocol. When the invention is applied to a retail situation, the retailer can track inventory throughout the supply chain and can do so without substantial human involvement. Furthermore, the two-way communication components also permit the retailer to communicate directly with products on the shelves in a way that allows for re-pricing of goods or broadcasting of messages to customers, also without the need for direct human involvement.
US07954692B2	Structure and method for joining members of structure via friction stir processing An auxiliary member is inserted into holes of opposite portions of a main member such that opposite ends of the auxiliary member extend outwardly through the holes. A joining tool is pushed, while being rotated, against one of the ends of the auxiliary member, so that the material of the auxiliary member softened due to frictional heat and plastic flow is deformed and pushed inside the main member via the hole. The tool is released to allow the plastic flow portion of the auxiliary member into solidification. Then, a similar operation is performed with respect to the other end of the auxiliary member.
US07954691B2	Method for joining tube plates and tubes as well as friction tool to carry out the method The invention relates to a method for the joining of tube plates (10) and tubes (11) in a tube bundle heat transfer device with the help of a rotating friction tool. Here, the friction tool is rotatingly moved into the open end of a tube (11) surrounded by the tube plate (10) in the axial direction of said tube and pressed against the face of the tube (11) in the manner that the tube end (12) and the region of the tube plate (10) surrounding the tube end are plasticized and merge into a weld joint.
US07954690B2	Inkjet print head, inkjet print head manufacturing method and inkjet print head mounting tool An inkjet print head for which an ink flow path formation member, arranged on a printing element board, is prevented from being peeled off or being damaged, and the printing element board in an appropriate state can be mounted on a support member. According to the present invention, an ink flow path formation member is arranged on one face of a printing element board, and a peripheral area extending outward from the ink flow path formation member is prepared. Since pressure is applied to the peripheral area using a mounting tool, to bond the first terminals of the printing element board to the electrode terminals of the support member, damage to the ink flow path formation member, caused by the mounting tool, can be prevented.
US07954687B2	Coated surgical staples and an illuminated staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument A coated surgical fastener is provided for an easy visualization within tissue. The coated surgical fastener includes a core and a relatively non-reflective coating applied about the core. There is also disclosed an illuminated staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling device having a light source. The illuminated staple cartridge includes a transparent insert and a relatively nontransparent U-shaped outer channel at least partially surrounding the transparent insert. Windows formed in sides of the U-shaped outer channel allow defined amounts of light to project from the sides of the illuminated staple cartridge.
US07954685B2	Articulation and firing force mechanisms There is provided a surgical instrument incorporating driving force mechanisms capable of transmitting a driving force through an articulated section of the surgical instrument. In one embodiment, a series of racks connect with a transfer gear to pass forces around the articulated section. In an alternative embodiment a series of cable sections and wheels or pulleys are provided to transmit a driving force through the articulated section of the surgical instrument.
US07954672B2	Dispensing appliance for a double syringe The dispensing appliance for a double syringe includes double plungers (4) connected by a thrust plate (5) and a flange holder (6) having a guiding slot (8) for receiving the retaining flange (9) of the double syringe (1) and at least one finger rest grip (7). Such a dispensing appliance allows an easier dispensing especially of smaller double syringes.
US07954670B2	Container evacuation system A container evacuation system is provided for viscous flowable materials such as grease, paste or flowable powders. The container system includes a lightweight, rigid exterior, such as a cardboard container. Provided within the container is a flexible containment system constructed of polyethylene sheets or the like. The flexible containment system is provided with a plurality of weldments to create at least two pockets, wherein one pocket contains the flowable material and a second pocket is available to be filled with air, to allow air provided to the second pocket to force the flowable material from the first pocket out through a drain. The system includes a weldment which curves around at least a portion of the drain to crease a funnel which focuses flowable material toward the drain, while reducing the likelihood of a portion of the flexible containment system from obstructing the movement of flowable material out of the first pocket through the drain.
US07954654B1	Bow caddy A collapsible bow holder that fits over the back of a car or truck seat to facilitate the ready access to a bow in the event that a sportsman wants to deploy it in a nearly immediate manner. The bow holder allows for one or more bows to be securely stored within a vehicle along with arrows, maps, and other accessories. When not in use, the bow holder can be collapsed to a flat shape that is easily stored within a vehicle.
US07954653B2	Room display for funerary products A display system for casket selection comprises a back wall, actual utilitarian and ornamental casket features mounted to the back wall, and a display adjacent the back wall. The display is operable to display facsimiles of the actual utilitarian and ornamental casket features.
US07954646B2	Apparatus and method for separating and concentrating fluids containing multiple components An apparatus that allows for separating and collecting a fraction of a sample. The apparatus, when used with a centrifuge, allows for the creation of at least three fractions in the apparatus. It also provides for a new method of extracting the buffy coat phase from a whole blood sample. A buoy system that may include a first buoy portion and a second buoy member operably interconnected may be used to form at least three fractions from a sample during a substantially single centrifugation process. Therefore, the separation of various fractions may be substantially quick and efficient.
US07954645B2	Vibration screen system A vibratory plate screen having a first end for quickly mounting in a vibrator housing, an intermediate region with openings therein and a securement end that allows one to quickly secure a vibratory plate screen in a vibratory housing. In addition, the screen is sufficiently flexible to enable one to mount the vibrator screen in a curved condition or stressed condition so that the inherent tensile strength of the material assists in holding the vibratory plate screen in position. A further feature of the invention is the quick removal and securement of the vibratory plate screen.
US07954643B2	Use of a derivative of aspartic acid as a collector in froth flotation processes A derivative of aspartic acid is used as a collector for a phosphate containing mineral, such as apatite, in a froth flotation process. According to the invention the collector has a high selectivity for phosphate containing minerals even in the presence of carbonate minerals, such as calcite. The derivative has the formula (I) where RI is a hydrophobic group containing a hydrocarbon group of 6-24 carbon atoms; RII is an alkyl group with 1-7 carbon atoms or a group of the formula (B)yH, in which B is an alkyleneoxy group with 2-4 carbon atoms and y is a number from 1 to 10; and M is a group selected from the group consisting of a cation or hydrogen. Methods for producing the derivative are also described.
US07954639B2	Dugout organizer A dugout organizer includes a plurality of compartments formed from a flexible material, wherein each of the compartments are sized to hold a player's glove, helmet and hat, a shelf for holding larger equipment coupled to the compartments, and a plurality of bat holders for holding bats. The compartments, shelf and bat holders can be folded into a relatively flat unit for transport.
US07954626B2	Conveyor roller having a cleaning function The invention relates to a belt conveyor (1) having a conveyor roller (5) and such a conveyor roller (5) comprising a drum shell (54), a fluid connection (55), and at least one first fastening element (52) for fastening the conveyor roller (5) in a conveyor frame (3), wherein the drum shell (54) has an exterior pipe (541), which is rotatably supported about the first fastening element (52), wherein the exterior pipe (541) has a plurality of fluid outlet orifices (545) on the circumferential surface (543) thereof, and wherein the fluid connection (55) is in communication with the fluid outlet orifices (545).
US07954624B2	Shuttle type conveying device, microplate feeding and collecting device, pickup device for microplate, cassette for microplate, and shelf for containing microplate A shuttle-type conveying system to convey an article. The system includes a feeding and collecting device capable of setting a cassette in which articles to be conveyed are stacked as they are on a rotating and feeding table, a pickup device taking out the article and placing it on a receiving/delivery table, and a conveying device feeding the article on the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table by a shuttle conveying portion traveling on conveying paths below the receiving/delivery table. After the article is lifted up by the shuttle conveying portion and moved to outside the receiving/delivery table, the article is lowered below the receiving/delivery table and made to travel under the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table.
US07954615B2	Device for actuating a multiplate clutch in a transmission A device for actuating a disk clutch (B) in a transmission, which consists of an actuating piston-cylinder arrangement with rotation pressure compensation, whose actuating piston (6) is associated with a pressure chamber (4) for a pressure medium fluid to produce the actuating force, and in which a pressure compensation chamber (26) is provided, in which by virtue of centrifugal action a pressure medium fluid produces on the actuating piston a compensation force directed in opposition to the actuation direction of the actuating piston, the pressure chamber and the pressure compensation chamber each having a delivery line (9, 21) for pressure medium fluid. To simplify the structure of this device and reduce costs, the pressure compensation chamber is arranged completely a radial distance away from the pressure chamber, the pressure compensation chamber is delimited by a disk carrier (1) of the disk clutch that carries inner disks and by the actuating piston and the pressure compensation chamber is arranged radially above a flow channel (25) leading through the disk carrier that carries inner disks (13).
US07954613B2	Decoupler assembly A decoupler assembly that includes a hub, a drive member disposed about the hub, and a clutch coupling the hub and the drive member. The drive member is disposed about the hub for rotation about a rotational axis and includes an inner clutch surface. The clutch includes a carrier, a plurality of arcuate springs, and a wrap spring. The carrier is received between the hub and the drive member. The arcuate springs are mounted to the carrier and are configured to transmit rotary power between the carrier and the hub. The wrap spring includes a proximal end, which is drivingly coupled to the carrier, and a plurality of helical coils that are engaged to the inner clutch surface of the drive member.
US07954611B2	Composite profile provided with a support body made of a light metal material and a profiled strip and a method for producing said profile A composite profile comprising a carrier profile made of a light metal material and a profiled strip which is made of a harder material and covers the top surface of the carrier profile. An insertable bar is added to the profiled strip on each longitudinal side in a position parallel to the direction thereof and is inserted into a lateral slot embodied therein. The insertable bar is firmly connected to the profiled strip thereof by a weld seam.
US07954602B2	Lift apparatus with telescoping platform attachment and method A lift apparatus is disclosed. Particularly, a lift apparatus may comprise a support frame and a platform movably coupled to the support frame. Further, the platform may comprise at least one roller and a transmission connected to the at least one roller of the assembly, wherein rotation of the at least one roller causes the platform to move relative to the support frame. In another aspect of the present invention, a lift apparatus may include a telescoping platform. The present invention also contemplates a method of moving a wheelchair lift. Particularly, a wheelchair may be positioned such that at least one wheel of the wheelchair contacts a drive mechanism of a platform or a telescoping platform that are positioned at an initial position. Further, the at least one wheel of the wheelchair may be rotated to cause the platform or the telescoping platform to move relative to their initial positions.
US07954601B2	Lubricant dispenser A lubricant dispenser includes a lubricant container that has an outlet opening for lubricant, a piston disposed in the lubricant container, and a cap connected with the lubricant container, having a device for generating a gas that impacts the piston. The device for gas generation has a gas cell with an electrolyte fluid and electrodes for electrochemical gas generation, a power source, as well as an electrical connection between the power source and the electrodes with a switch. The cap is a plastic injection-molded part produced in one piece, formed from several parts, using the multi-component injection-molding method, which part is made of an outer ring made of insulation material and an insert that forms the gas cell, having two electrically conductive wall regions as electrodes, as well as having an intermediate piece that separates the conductive regions. The insert contains a sponge saturated with electrolyte fluid, and is closed off with a plastic lid.
US07954587B2	Collision behavior control apparatus A collision behavior control apparatus which comprises a contacting portion disposed in a portion of the front of a vehicle, and which, at the time of collision against a pedestrian or a two-wheeler with a rider riding thereon, controls the behavior of the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider by pushing the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider separated from the two-wheeler with the contacting portion, wherein the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is pushed by the contacting portion such that the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is not bumped up onto the hood, whereby the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is moved to the vehicle side.
US07954583B2	Agricultural harvester rear axle arrangement for narrow transport An agricultural harvester rear axle arrangement for an agricultural harvester (10) having a body (12), the arrangement comprising left and right rear wheels (18, 20); means for supporting the wheels for rotation about a generally vertical steering axis (38, 40, 78, 94) and for supporting the wheels for extension and retraction from the body of the combine (26, 28, 30, 90); actuator means for steering the wheels (38, 40, 70, 72, 94) and for extending and retracting the wheels (34, 36, 70, 72); an electronic controller (50) coupled to the actuator means to steer, extend and retract the wheels.
US07954570B2	Cutting elements configured for casing component drillout and earth boring drill bits including same A drill bit includes a bit body having a face on which two different types of cutting elements are disposed, the first type being cutting elements suitable for drilling at least one subterranean formation and the second type being cutting elements suitable for drilling through a casing bit disposed at an end of a casing or liner string and cementing equipment or other components, if such are disposed within the casing or liner string, as well as cement inside as well as exterior to the casing or liner string. The second type of cutting elements exhibits a relatively greater exposure than the first type of cutting elements, so as to engage the interior of the casing bit and, if present, cementing equipment components and cement to drill therethrough, after which the second type of cutting elements quickly wears upon engagement with the subterranean formation material exterior to the casing bit, and the first type of cutting elements continues to drill the subterranean formation. The first type of cutting elements may comprise superabrasive cutting elements and the second type of cutting elements may comprise abrasive or superabrasive cutting elements comprising a plurality of configurations.
US07954552B2	Overriding a primary control subsystem of a downhole tool A system that is usable with a well may include a piston, a primary control subsystem and an override subsystem. The piston actuates the downhole tool, and the primary control subsystem may be connected to at least one hydraulic line in order to move the piston in response to pressure that is communicated to the tool via the hydraulic line(s). The override subsystem may be connected to the hydraulic line(s) to override the primary control subsystem and move the piston in response to pressure communicated to the tool via the hydraulic line(s).
US07954541B2	Heat dissipation module A heat dissipation module for being assembled to a circuit board with a first heat-generating element and a second heat-generating element is provided. A heat generation rate of the first heat-generating element is higher than that of the second heat-generating element. The heat dissipation module includes a heat-transferring connection element, a cooling device, a first heat-transferring plate and a second heat-transferring plate. The heat-transferring connection element has a first part and a second part. The cooling device connects to the first part. The first heat-transferring plate is connected between the first heat-generating element and the second part. The second heat-transferring plate has a third part and a fourth part. The second part is connected between the first heat-transferring plate and the third part. The fourth part is connected to the second heat-generating element. The thermal conductivity of the first heat-transferring plate is higher than that of the second heat-transferring plate.
US07954532B2	Apparatus for forming hems with double sided tape An apparatus for forming a hem is provided. The apparatus has a tape station for use in application of tape to a blank. A hemmer is used for folding the blank. A driving roller is present for use in moving the blank and for use in compressing the blank and the tape to form a hem. A method of forming a hem is also provided.
US07954530B1	Method and apparatus for applying labels to cable or conduit At least one guide roller is provided for guiding a moving cable or conduit. At least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad is provided for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit. A guide shoe assembly comprising at least one guide shoe is provided for pressing the at least one label directly against at least one side of the moving cable or conduit. A method for applying labels is also provided. A method comprising guiding a cable or conduit to a labeling unit with a set of guide rollers, affixing a label to the cable or conduit with at least one tamping device, and pressing the label against at least one side of the cable or conduit using at least one guide shoe.
US07954529B2	Heavy duty tire A heavy duty tire comprises: a carcass ply of cords extending between bead portions; and a bead reinforcing layer disposed in each of the bead portion. The carcass ply has edges winded around the bead cores so that the winded portion has a base part extending along the bead core from the axially inside to the axially outside thereof, and a radially outer part extending axially inwards on the radially outside of the bead core. The bead reinforcing layer comprises: a curved portion extending along the base part; an axially outer portion extending radially outwardly, separation from the base part; and an axially inner portion extending radially outwardly along a main portion of the carcass ply. The bead reinforcing layer is composed of a ply of cords laid side by side, and the spacing Da of the cords in an axially outer part beneath the bead core, of the curved portion is not less than 1.5 times and not more than 3.0 times the spacing Db of the cords in the axially outer portion.
US07954522B2	Guiding device for a tenoner A guiding device for a tenoner includes a mounting member for mounting the guiding device on the tenoner and for releasably engaging with a plurality of guide members. The mounting member includes a recess inset on a lateral side thereof. Each guide member includes an engaging section and a guiding section, and the engaging section is moveably engaged in the recess and is adapted to be fixed at various positions.
US07954521B2	Container closure with overlying needle penetrable and thermally resealable portion and underlying portion compatible with fat containing liquid product, and related method A container and method are provided for storing fat containing liquid products. The container includes a body defining a storage chamber for receiving the product, and a container closure. A first material portion forms at least most of the surface area overlying the storage chamber that can contact any product therein. Neither the body nor the first material portion leach more than a predetermined amount of leachables into the product or undesirably alter a taste profile thereof. A needle penetrable and thermally resealable second material portion either (i) overlies the first material portion and cannot contact any product within the storage chamber, or (ii) forms a substantially lesser surface area overlying the storage chamber that can contact any product therein in comparison to the first material portion. A sealing portion is engageable with the body to form a substantially dry hermetic seal between the container closure and body.
US07954515B2	Combination cap and plug assembly A combination cap and plug assembly. A cap portion of the assembly is used to stop flow of material through a male coupling, and a plug portion is used to stop flow of material through a female coupling. The combination cap and plug assembly includes a tether that allows the assembly to be coupled to hose or tubing that is connected to the male and female coupling.
US07954496B2	Dental guard A custom-fitted dental appliance prevents grinding contact between upper and lower teeth of a wearer. The appliance includes a base member having a generally U-shaped horizontal portion with opposing posterior sections and an anterior section disposed between the posterior sections. The anterior section has an arcuate curvature substantially matching the curvature of the dental arch of most wearers. The base member has a vertical portion connected to a forward edge of the horizontal portion. The vertical portion of the base member has an arcuate curvature substantially following the curvature of the anterior section. The appliance includes over-molded anterior occlusal pads and molar pads that are attached to the upper surfaces of the base member. An over-molded anterior flange is attached to the vertical portion of the base member. The anterior occlusal pads, molar pads and anterior flange are formed from a thermoplastic material having a Vicat softening temperature below that of the base member. After heating the appliance to above the softening temperature of the over-molded portions, the anterior occlusal pads, molar pads and anterior flange may be custom fitted to the upper teeth and gums of the wearer.
US07954481B2	Bow string vibration suppressor An archery bow string vibration suppressor includes a telescoping arm having a hollow member and an internal slideable elongate shaft. A bumper is affixed to the distal end of the elongate shaft. Furthermore, the vibration suppressor includes a male threaded coupling for affixing the telescoping arm to the rear mounting hole of a bow. In additional embodiments, the vibration suppressor includes an offset adapter bracket for affixing the vibration suppressor to the rear mounting hole of a bow or extension adapter bracket for affixing the vibration suppressor to the front mounting hole of a bow.
US07954479B2	Fuel supply device for gas engine A fuel supply device for a gas engine is provided that includes a vaporizer, a primary regulator, a fuel changeover valve, a second inlet passage to which is introduced a second fuel fed out from a second fuel source, and a common outlet passage and can selectively connect the first and second inlet passages to the outlet passage, a common secondary regulator that regulates the pressure of the first fuel or second fuel so that it is at substantially atmospheric pressure and supplies it to a mixer, and a cutoff valve that opens/closes a fuel passage between the fuel changeover valve and the secondary regulator in response to operation/stopping of a gas engine, the vaporizer, the primary regulator, the fuel changeover valve, the cutoff valve, and the secondary regulator being integrally connected to each other to form a unit.
US07954475B2	Fuel injector A fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. A fuel supply line enters an injector housing from a high-pressure fuel source which can be hydraulically connected to a pressure chamber. A 3/2 directional control valve for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber has a valve piston which can be moved axially back and forth between a rest position and an injection position. The 3/2 directional control valve, by a first end face of the valve piston, is hydraulically coupled to and can be activated by a piezoelectric actuator. The 3/2 directional control has a ball element which is connected to a second end face of the valve piston and, in the rest position, can be moved against a first sealing edge and, in the injection position, can be moved against a second sealing edge.
US07954472B1	High performance, low emission engines, multiple cylinder engines and operating methods High performance, low emission engines, multiple cylinder engines and operating methods based on compression ignition of a combustion chamber charge. In accordance with the methods, fuel is injected into the combustion chamber after the exhaust valve closes, and air is injected into the combustion cylinder before the end of the compression stroke in an amount to limit the temperature after ignition to less than the temperature at which NOX forms. After ignition and during the power stroke, more air is injected into the combustion chamber to sustain combustion until all fuel is consumed, the air being injected so as to again limit the combustion temperatures to less than the temperature at which NOX forms. The air injected during the compression stroke is injected at substantially the same combustion chamber pressure as the air injected during the power stroke, so that air may efficiently be injected from the same pressurized source. The fuel injected into the combustion chamber may be all the fuel needed, or additional fuel may be injected during the power stoke.
US07954471B2	Spark ignited internal combustion engine and manufacturing the same There is provided a spark ignited internal combustion engine having a geometric compression ratio of 13.0 or greater. The engine comprises combustion chambers having a cylinder stroke volume of 0.3 liter or greater, with the spark plug in the chamber ceiling having its spark point in the combustion chamber, and a cavity being formed on the top surface of the piston. At least part of the cavity defines a spherical surface that a hypothetical sphere having its center at the spark point contacts when the piston is at top dead center. The cavity is formed so that V2/V1≧0.31, where V1 is top-dead-center combustion chamber volume, and V2 is the volume of the part of the hypothetical sphere not interfering with the combustion chamber floor or ceiling at top dead center. The flame thus spreads with less interference, shortening combustion duration and reducing fuel consumption.
US07954463B2	Split-cycle four-stroke engine An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater.
US07954461B2	Split-cycle four-stroke engine An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater.
US07954459B2	Method and apparatus for vaporizing liquid An apparatus and method for vaporizing liquid are provided which employ a plurality of rods disposed within a storage vessel that serve as the heat transfer element. While the plurality of rods are generally submerged by the liquid fuel to facilitate heat transfer and vaporization of the liquid fuel, the rods may be packed closely together such that the liquid inventory required to maintain the rods in a submerged state is substantially less than required by conventional fuel supply systems, thereby permitting the weight of a fuel supply system that incorporates the apparatus and method to be reduced while still permitting effective vaporization of the fuel.
US07954458B2	Boiler having an integrated oxygen producing device A system is described wherein a boiler 10 is integrated with an oxygen producing device 12. Combustion heat generated in the boiler 10 is used to generate steam in the boiler and is also applied to at least one of a sweep gas stream 13 and a feed gas stream 15 to ensure that the sweep gas and feed gas streams 12, 15 are provided at the appropriate temperature to the oxygen producing device 12. Flue gas generated by fuel combustion within the combustion chamber 14 may be used as the sweep gas stream 13, in which case, the flue gas exiting the oxygen producing device 12 includes the oxygen removed from the feed gas stream. The flue gas/oxygen mixture may be used for fuel combustion within the combustion chamber, and may be provided to an oxygen separator 28 for removing oxygen from the flue gas. Sensible heat contained in the oxygen depleted feed gas from the oxygen producing device 12 may be recovered by the feed gas stream 15.
US07954457B2	Dispenser A dispenser that delivers a small but consistent and sustained amount of fluid over an extended period of time, particularly useful but not limited to dispensing pesticides when worn by cattle. The dispenser has a shell having an opening. A reservoir is disposed in the shell and is saturated with a pesticide. A wick is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The wick extends through the opening and has a greater capillary attraction or wicking ability than the reservoir, whereby during use of the dispenser the wick draws fluid from the reservoir and deposits it upon contact.
US07954456B2	Freestanding pet barrier A self-supporting pet barrier comprising a front panel and two side panels, each panel having floor-contacting surfaces preferably to which a friction reducing substance has been applied is disclosed. The front and side panels preferably are attached so that the side panels can be positioned from generally perpendicularly to the front panel in use to a folded position adjacent said front panel for storage or travel. A generally triangular stabilizing leg may protrude forward from the plane of the front panel and can be attached in either the side panel or front panel.
US07954454B2	Sure feed automatic feeder An automatic animal feeder, comprises a barrel, spinner plate, and control unit. Barrel is free standing large container for storing the feed. The bottom of the barrel forms a funnel for conducting the food into a spinner plate. A spinner plate is disposed directly below the funnel of the barrel. An elongated shaft extends vertically upward through the spinner plate and into the funnel of the barrel. A control unit containing an operationally timer is positioned below the spinner plate. The timer is set to come on at predetermined intervals throughout the day. When the timer in the control unit comes on, the shaft rotates within the funnel thereby facilitating the conduction of the feed into the spinner plate.
US07954449B2	Wiring-free, plumbing-free, cooled, vacuum chuck A solar cell production system utilizes self-contained vacuum chucks that hold and cool solar cell wafers during transport on a conveyor between processing stations during a fabrication process. Each self-contained vacuum chuck includes its own local vacuum pump and a closed-loop cooling system. After each wafer is processed, it is removed from its vacuum chuck, and the vacuum chuck is returned to the start of the production line by a second conveyor belt. In one embodiment, each vacuum chuck includes an inductive power supply that is inductively coupled to an external source to drive that vacuum chuck's vacuum pump and cooling system. An optional battery is recharged by the inductive power supply, and is used to power the vacuum pump and cooling system during hand-off between adjacent processing stations.
US07954444B2	Reading tool A tool for assisting a reader in grasping the thought expressed in a group of words on a page is disclosed. The tool is a flexible film card which has a window adjacent contrastingly colored film segments of the card. A group of words may be viewed through the window, and the window may then be moved by the user from one group of words to the next. The groups all around the window may be viewed through the colored segments of the card, thus allowing the reader's eyes to review and anticipate the passages of words which he has read or those which he is about to read while still focusing his attention on the group of words in the window.
US07954443B2	Boat windshield with vent structure A boat windshield is described including a transparent pane. A rail is disposed adjacent and secured to one of either the bottom or the top edge of the transparent pane. An opening is defined through the rail. An air intake housing is secured to the front surface of the rail. An air intake opening and passageway are defined in the air intake housing. An air discharge housing is secured to the rear surface of the rail. An air discharge opening and passageway are defined in the rear intake housing. The air intake passageway, the opening through the rail, and the air discharge passageway define an air pathway from the front surface to the rear surface of the rail. The air discharge opening is positioned adjacent to the rear surface of the transparent pane to direct air along the rear surface of the transparent pane upon exiting the air discharge housing.
US07954441B2	Method for producing large area sewing products A method for producing multi-layered sewing products from a sewing material such that within the length of sewing material several sewing products are formed with at least one sewing product pattern; the length of sewing material being fed to a processing station for sewn material downstream of the sewing unit, in which the sewn length of sewing material is separated and cut to individual sewing products at least transversely to its conveying direction and wherein markers are applied to the length of sewing material which include information concerning the processing of the length of sewing material and which are read by a reading device.
US07954440B2	Device for producing a fiber preform with virtually any desired surface geometry by the TFP process Device for producing a fiber preform with virtually any desired surface geometry by a TFP process. A guiding device lays a fiber strand along virtually any desired path curve on a backing layer and a sewing head attaches the fiber strand on the backing layer by at least one fixing thread. The backing layer can be positioned in an xy direction in relation to the guiding device and the sewing head, wherein the sewing head and/or the guiding device can be positioned in a z direction. The separation of the positioning capabilities of the backing layer (xy direction) and the guiding device, the sewing head and the lower thread guide (z direction) provides a relatively simple device construction. Example devices can produce fiber preforms for dome-shaped composite components for use inter alia as pressure bulkheads for cabins in aircraft with virtually optimum properties.
US07954434B2	Apparatus for transferring substrates An apparatus for transferring substrates includes a carrier to which substrates are loaded, an upper transfer unit transferring the carrier horizontally by applying thrust to the carrier, a lower transfer unit maintaining the lower body of the carrier at the horizontal in a non-contact status, a magnetic levitation module levitating the carrier magnetically, and a lower damper unit maintaining the lower center of gravity of the carrier levitated by the magnetic levitation module.
US07954425B2	Grating disk for food processor To improve the efficiency of juice-extracting food processors (1) based on grating fruit or vegetables, wherein the inlet piece (2) forms an interstice (I) with the grating disk (3), interstitial cutting teeth (302) are arranged in the interstice (I). Pieces of fruit or vegetables in the interstice (I) are additionally accelerated in the direction of the sieve 151 due to centrifugal forces by the interstitial cutting teeth (302) acting on these pieces. The juice contained in these pieces is thus more efficiently extracted. For better processing of pieces of fruit or vegetables with a high juice content, the interstitial cutting teeth (302) are preferably higher than the other cutting teeth (301) of the grating disk (3).
US07954424B2	Full depth rack A rack for an appliance comprises a support platform including a support frame and a plurality of elongated support wires attached to the support frame to form a support surface extending generally along a plane. An upwardly projecting portion is adapted to engage structure of an appliance to inhibit the rack from being removed therefrom. In one example, at least one leg section is attached to the support platform and extends a distance along a longitudinal axis of the support platform that is less than half of the total length of the support platform. In addition or alternatively, the support frame includes a rear member having a portion that is bent inwardly in a direction towards the front member so as to be spaced a distance from a rear wall of an appliance. In addition or alternatively, an arrangement for supporting items in an appliance includes the rack.
US07954422B2	Cooking apparatus and method with product recognition Cooking apparatus having first and second platens with product recognition. A positioning mechanism moves the second platen toward the first. A detector senses the second platen making contact with a food product disposed on the first platen and provides a signal. A controller uses the signal to measure the travel distance of the second platen. The product thickness is a function of the travel distance, which is used to select a cooking procedure for the food product. The controller then executes the selected cooking procedure to cook the food product. The detector can include a micro switch, proximity sensor, touch sensor, strain sensor, thermal sensor, optical sensor, sonar sensor or positioning load change sensor.
US07954421B2	Lightweight piston A piston has a piston head that is provided with a field of rings and a piston shaft which is disposed thereupon. The piston shaft is equipped with supporting shaft wall sections and rear connecting walls which interconnect the shaft wall sections, have an arched shape, and are fitted with a bolt bore. An undercut free space is provided below the annular field in the area of the bolt bore in the region of the piston head. An arched zone is disposed in the interior of the piston at the transition from the bolt bore in the direction of the shaft wall session.
US07954409B1	Loading system and method for elastic projectile A method for forming a projectile cartridge includes positioning a sabot within a compartment of a projectile cartridge casing. A delivery tube is inserted within a chamber of the sabot positioned within the casing, the delivery tube bounding a channel that passes therethrough. A projectile comprised of an elastomeric material is passed through the channel of the delivery tube under a pressurized gas so that at least a portion the projectile is received within the chamber of the sabot, the projectile being radially compressed as it is passed through the channel of the delivery tube.
US07954407B1	Steel rule die and steel rule A steel rule die is disclosed which includes a bottom board with one or more cavity boards stacked on top of the bottom board. A metal plate is located on top of the uppermost cavity board. A top board is located on top of the metal plate. A plurality of rule slots are provided on the top board which define in plan view a generally rectangular or square configuration and a steel rule die is located in each of the slots. Each of the steel rules is generally flat to fit into a given slot and has a bottom portion adjacent the metal plate with a top portion formed into a cutting edge residing above the upper surface of the top board. Each of the steel rules extends on a longitudinal axis and has first and second end portions with the first end located approximately at a 45° angle to the longitudinal axis and one side of the same and the second end portion extending at approximately a 45° angle to the longitudinal axis and on another side of the axis. The steel rules in the rule slots are arranged alternately with the first end portion of a given rule located adjacent the second end portion of the next rule adjacent the given rule.
US07954405B2	Hands-free paper towel dispenser and dispensing system A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.
US07954404B2	Punch device with adjustment subassembly as retrofit insert or as original equipment A punch assembly for a punch press has a punch housing with a punch that is slideably mounted for reciprocation along punch axis within the punch housing and at least one resilient member in the housing for yieldably biasing the punch upwardly in the housing along the punch axis. A punch length adjustment subassembly is provided in the punch housing. The subassembly has a base member that is slideable axially but non-rotatably mounted within the housing and a punch head member having an upper end that is positioned to be struck by a punch ram of a punch press for driving the punch downwardly to an operating position. The punch head is mounted for rotation on the punch axis relative to the base member but is held against axial movement relative to the base member. The punch head is operatively associated by a threaded length adjustment connection to the punch and a releasable stop member is connected between the punch head and the base member for preventing rotation of the punch head relative to the base member while the punch assembly is in operation on the punch press. The invention is also directed to the punch head subassembly per se as a retrofit insert to update existing punch assemblies for manual tooless punch length adjustment and tooless punch removal.
US07954389B2	Torque sensor and manufacturing method thereof A torque sensor (50) comprises a magnetic collecting ring (91, 92) fitted into an annular groove (31, 32) formed on the inner periphery (38) of a housing (30). By providing a staking part (33, 34) on the inner periphery (38) of the housing (30) in the vicinity of the annular groove (31, 32) using a staking device (100), the magnetic collecting ring (91, 92) can be secured in the annular groove (31, 32) through a simple process.
US07954382B2	Pressure-measuring device A pressure-measuring device is situated in a chamber of an internal combustion engine. The pressure-measuring device has a housing, a force-transmitting element that protrudes partly from the housing at a chamber-side opening of the housing, and a pressure sensor that is situated in an interior space of the housing. The pressure sensor stands in effective connection to the force-transmitting element. In addition, a diaphragm is provided that seals the interior space of the housing, in which the pressure sensor is situated, against the chamber-side opening. The diaphragm, which is preferably fashioned as a metal diaphragm, has a force-transmitting segment that is oriented in an axial direction of the force-transmitting element. Moreover, the pressure sensor stands in effective connection with the force-transmitting element via the force-transmitting segment of the diaphragm. In this way, there takes place at least a partial compensation of thermally caused changes in length of the diaphragm, caused for example by hot combustion gases, and resulting in periodic impairments of the pressure measurement made by the pressure sensor.
US07954379B2	Methods for determining displacement or strain of a target body The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning.
US07954378B2	Ultrasonic sensor and method for determining a separation of an object from an ultrasonic sensor The invention relates to a method for determining a separation, spacing or distance of an object from an ultrasonic sensor, in which ultrasonic pulses are emitted by a transducing or sensing element and in which ultrasonic pulses reflected by the object are detected by the same transducing element. According to the invention, the method is characterized in that there is a spectral analysis of the signal detected by the transducing element, that the multiple echo frequency attributed to multiple echoes of the ultrasonic pulses is determined in the spectrum of the detection signal and that on the basis of the multiple echo frequency the separation of the object from the ultrasonic sensor is determined. The invention also relates to an ultrasonic sensor for determining the separation of an object.
US07954377B2	Acceleration sensor incorporating a piezoelectric device An acceleration sensor includes: a piezoelectric vibration device; an oscillation circuit; and a detection circuit, wherein the piezoelectric vibration device includes a substrate, an insulation layer formed above the substrate, a vibration section forming layer formed above the insulation layer, a vibration section formed in a cantilever shape in a first opening section that penetrates the vibration section forming layer, a second opening section that penetrates the insulation layer and formed below the first opening section and the vibration section, and a piezoelectric element section formed on the vibration section, the oscillation circuit vibrates the piezoelectric vibration device at a resonance frequency, and the detection circuit detects a change in the frequency of vibration of the piezoelectric vibration device which is caused by an acceleration applied in a direction in which the vibration section extends, and outputs a signal corresponding to the acceleration based on the change in the frequency.
US07954371B2	Condition monitoring of pumps and pump system A method of monitoring the condition of a pump (10) or at least one component of a system that includes a pump which component or components are not a part of the pump, includes the step of generating a predetermined test condition in the pump or system component or components. During a period in which such a test condition is present, signals indicative of the pump or system component or components are obtained. Wear in the pump bearings, the build-up of deposits in the pump or in pipework forming a part of the pump system can be detected or predicted and corrective action taken before the pump or system fails. By providing a method of monitoring pump or system condition in-situ, it is possible to reduce the likelihood of pump failure in use and the need to carry out over frequent servicing of the pump.
US07954370B2	Use of piezoelectric sensor attached to electronics package housing Disclosed ia an apparatus and methodology for detecting tire (1) rotation by associating a piezoelectric sensor (250) with an enclosure housing (210) tire environment related sensors and electronics. The enclosure (210) may be mounted in a tire (1) in a location subject to multi-dimensional strain and a signal processor is employed to separate tire rotation information for other types of strain induced signals that may be produced by the piezoelectric sensor (250).
US07954368B2	Tire pressure monitoring system Tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes sensor units mounted in each tire of the vehicle, each sensor unit being operable to output an RF signal indicative of the pressure in the tire in which it is mounted; a pair of communicator units for receiving signals from said sensor units, said pair of communicator units being provided at different locations on the vehicle; and a control unit connected to said communicator units wherein said control unit is operable to determine which sensor unit is associated with which tire by monitoring the strength of the RF signal received from each respective sensor unit by each communicator unit.
US07954366B2	Environmental enclosure for vehicle property testing An environmental test enclosure for modifying the temperature of a vehicle test property is presented. The enclosure includes a movable pallet assembly that is operable to deliver the test property to and from the property test site. The movable pallet assembly includes a base plate that is configured to attach to and support the test property thereon. A plurality of sidewalls project upward from the base plate to surround the test property. A flexible cover is mounted to the overhead structure of the test site, and configured to transition between an open position, in which the cover is in a raised and generally folded state, to a closed position, in which the cover is in a lowered state and attachable to the pallet assembly. The flexible cover cooperates with the movable pallet assembly when attached thereto to define an enclosed and substantially thermally insulated space around the test property.
US07954364B2	Malfunction diagnosis apparatus for exhaust gas sensor and method for diagnosis A malfunction diagnosis apparatus diagnoses a malfunction of an exhaust gas sensor provided on a downstream side of a catalyst. A dead time determination unit determines a dead time between a first time point, at which fuel cut of the internal combustion engine is started, and a second time point, at which the fuel cut starts exerting effect on an output of the exhaust gas sensor. An output change time measurement unit measures an output change time between the first time point and a third time point, at which the output of the exhaust gas sensor changes to a leaner side than a threshold. A malfunction determination unit determines whether a malfunction is caused in the exhaust gas sensor on the basis of a response time of the exhaust gas sensor obtained by subtracting the dead time from the output change time.
US07954363B2	Method and a system for detection of an engine fault An improved method for detection of engine faults especially suited for use on ships. The method is in particular related to the detection of a fault in an internal combustion engine having within the housing a crankshaft connected to a piston. The method includes determination of a pressure difference between the housing and the area outside the housing. If comparison of the pressure difference with a fault indicating pressure difference limit shows that the pressure difference is greater than the fault indication pressure difference limit then the presence of the fault is indicated. According to the method is in the pressure difference determined by comparing the pressure existing in the housing with the pressure of the area outside the housing, while attenuating pressure changes of the area outside the housing, so that pressure changes having a duration equal to or less than a defined fault characteristic period of time are supposed.
US07954362B2	Ultrasound multiphase fraction meter and method for determining phase fractions in a multiphase fluid An apparatus and method to determine fractions of various phases in a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes main body including an interior configured receive a multiphase fluid and an exterior. The apparatus senses fluid pressure of multiphase fluid received in the interior and senses a fluid temperature of the multiphase fluid. The apparatus transmits an ultrasonic wave into the fluid and detects the transmitted wave to determine its velocity and attenuation. The apparatus may adjust the determined velocity and attenuation based on the temperature and pressure of the fluid to compensate for a difference between the sensed temperature and pressure and a standard temperature and pressure. The apparatus determines a gas fraction, water fraction, and a non-water fluid fraction of the multiphase fluid based on the sensed fluid pressure, the sensed fluid temperature, and the velocity and attenuation of the ultrasonic wave in the multiphase fluid.
US07954361B2	Method and apparatus for detecting tank leaks Method and apparatus for detecting tank leaks, in which a gas pressure acts on a fluid which is situated in a tank, and in which the gas pressure in the tank or tank system is changed, wherein a tank leak is detected by evaluation of a temporal profile of a sum pressure of the fluid which is situated in the tank.
US07954358B2	Laser driver bias current calibration A method for a calibration module to calibrate laser bias current in an optical transceiver. The method comprises causing the calibration module to configure a control module of the optical transceiver for a calibration operation, causing the calibration module to determine a laser bias current monitored by the control module, and determining one or more calibration factor values that cause the laser bias current monitored by the control module to substantially match a laser bias current as measured by an external test meter.
US07954356B1	PEX crimping tool A PEX crimping tool includes four rigid links pivotally coupled together in a modified four-bar linkage arrangement. The first link has a first jaw with semicircular work face, a first handle and an elongated slot between the jaw and handle. The second link is pivotally connected with the first link at a first pivot and includes a second jaw with semicircular work face. The third link is pivotally connected with the second link at a second pivot and includes a second handle remote from the second pivot. The fourth link has a first end pivotally connected to the third link at a third pivot and includes a second end connected to the first rigid link so as to swing and move with respect to the first link about a fourth pivot movable along the elongated slot. The tools are designed to crimp ASTM F 1807 rings.
US07954354B2	Method of manufacturing containers A method for manufacturing containers including providing a container having a first diameter; expanding the diameter of the container to a second diameter with at least one expansion die is disclosed. Expansion dies can be used to expand the diameter of a container. Multiple expansion dies can be used to gradually expand the diameter of the container without significantly damaging the container. The container can then be formed to accept a closure.
US07954353B2	Method and device for testing the quality of a metallic coating A method and a device for determining a quality of a metallic surface of a metallic substrate, for example a steel or steel alloy substrate, are provided. The device includes a mould, a sheet holder and a die, with which the metallic substrate is formed to produce a drawn test surface. The method and device are used to test the quality of the metallic surface of a metallic coating with a view to a later utilization, especially with a view to a later forming, wherein the metallic substrate is formed at least in-an area of a test surface, wherein a main and an additional shape change of the metallic substrate in the area of the test surface assume predetermined values that are related to the later utilization of the metallic substrate, and wherein the quality of the metallic surface is tested on the test surface after forming.
US07954352B2	Sheet metal bending brake A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base supporting a plurality of c-shaped members presenting opposing clamping surfaces for receiving the sheet metal material. An extension extends away from the clamping surfaces with a socket connection rotatably supporting a bending member on the base for bending the sheet metal material disposed between the clamping surfaces. The socket connection includes a male portion and a female portion in sliding engagement with one another as the bending member moves between a pre-bending position, a first operating position, and a second operating position. A finger extends from the male portion and defines a gap between the finger and the extension when in the pre-bending position with the finger maintaining the gap as the finger moves from the pre-bending position to the first operating position and the finger engaging the extension when in the second operating position.
US07954351B2	Stretch-leveling metal strip A metal strip is stretched as it is moved longitudinally generally continuously between an upstream traction-roll set and a downstream traction-roll set. The roll sets are differentially driven—with the downstream set moving at a slightly higher peripheral speed than the upstream set—so as to apply to the strip in a region between the sets a tension generally equal to a stretch limit of the strip. The strip is locally heated or cooled at an upstream location in the region between the roll sets so as to set in the strip in the region a temperature distribution that is nonhomogeneous transversely across the strip at least immediately downstream of the upstream location.
US07954349B2	Method and apparatus for creating stacks of nested sinuous springs A method and apparatus is disclosed for simultaneously creating a pair of stacks of nested sinuous spring strips. This apparatus includes first and second generally circular forming drums onto which a feeder mechanism is operable to sequentially and alternately pass each of the spring strips from over a forming mandrel onto the top surface of the first and second generally circular forming drums. A first stripper mechanism is then operable to strip a first one of the strips onto a first stacking drum and for stripping a second following one of the strips onto a second stacking drum. A second stripper mechanism is then operable to strip those stacks from the stacking drums onto a pair of discharge chutes.
US07954347B2	Mechanical key code verification system A mechanical key code verification system including a mechanical key and a lock apparatus into which the mechanical key is insertable. The mechanical key includes a key body and a key code pattern including a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of non-recessed portions formed on the at least one plane of the key body, the key code pattern having line symmetry.
US07954336B2	Thermal storage unit for air conditioning applications Disclosed is a demand shifting thermal storage system employing a heat transfer/thermal energy storage vessel to produce and hold a phase change fluid using an air cooled/water cooled/ground coupled or evaporative condensing unit to generate the cold fluid with a separate and dependent circuit coupled to the indoor cooling load to remove heat from the HVAC or process cooling load using one or multiple indoor coils to absorb heat returning the heat to the thermal energy storage vessel to reject the space heat, cool the space and continue the cycle.
US07954332B2	Temperature control systems and methods Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an electrical device is described. The system includes a heat sink system in conjunction with a thermoelectric assembly. The systems and methods are particularly suitable in NEMA-4 electrical enclosures used in electrical submersible pump applications.
US07954325B2	Gas turbine combustor A gas turbine engine has a combustor module including an annular combustor having a liner assembly that defines an annular combustion chamber having a length, L. The liner assembly includes a radially inner liner, a radially outer liner that circumscribes the inner liner, and a bulkhead, having a height, H1, which extends between the respective forward ends of the inner liner and the outer liner. The combustor has an exit height, H3, at the respective aft ends of the inner liner and the outer liner interior. The annular combustor has a ratio H1/H3 having a value less than or equal to 1.7. The annular combustor may also have a ration L/H3 having a value less than or equal to 6.0.
US07954318B2	PTM self-bleed/failsafe open system for FWD and RWD A hydraulic system having a solenoid bleed valve for bleeding air out of the system is provided. The present invention is a hydraulic system having an actuator, a coupling operably associated with the actuator, and a first solenoid valve operably associated with the actuator and the coupling, where the first solenoid is operable to control pressure applied to the coupling. The present invention also includes a second solenoid valve operably associated with the actuator and the first solenoid, where the second solenoid is operable to relieve pressure.
US07954306B2	Grease masking packaging materials and methods thereof The present invention relates generally to the packaging materials. More specifically, the invention relates to materials and methods suitable for use as packaging materials whereby the appearance of grease, fat or oil staining on the packaging material is reduced or eliminated.
US07954305B2	Container and method for making container for oxygen-sensitive products A packaging system or container for packaging one or more oxygen-sensitive products. The container includes a wall that defines an interior for receiving one or more oxygen-sensitive products. The space between the product or products and the wall defines a headspace. The headspace is filled with an inert gas and a scavenger gas. The wall has at least an inner layer and one or more outer layers. At least one of the outer layers includes an oxidation catalyst such that as oxygen diffuses from outside the container to the interior and scavenger gas diffuses from the interior to outside the container, the diffusing scavenger gas and oxygen react together with the oxidation catalyst in one or more of the outer layers substantially consuming the oxygen.
US07954303B2	Machine for covering various types of articles A machine for covering articles with sheets of plastic material. The machine includes a device suitable for cutting and sealing the sheets that cooperate with a work plane and a guide suitable for arranging a roll of a continuous sheet of plastic material in a suitable position for unrolling subsequent portions of the continuous sheet and the positioning thereof on the work plane.
US07954299B2	Method of holding down roof sheathing and shingles A method for securing a roof sheathing and shingles in a retrofitting reinforcement of an existing roof structure, the shingles being laid on the roof sheathing in a partially overlapping pattern, comprises (a) driving a plurality of fasteners down through selected shingles and the roof sheathing in a selected area of the roof structure into at least one of underlying roof frames; and (b) applying a water-resistant coating to the roof structure to seamlessly cover exposed surfaces with exposed ends and sides of all shingles in the selected area.
US07954290B2	Continuous resin fabric A decorative surface covering includes a fabric; and a layer of molded resin disposed on said fabric, where the resin is molded into decorative features of the covering. A method of forming a decorative surface covering includes molding resin disposed on a fabric to produce decorative features, the resin adhering to the fabric.
US07954284B2	Retainer clip for grid simulating muntins A grid simulating muntins is retained or secured by clips within a spacer frame between glass sheets. The clips include a spacer-engaging member having a platform, and upright walls bendable toward one another, and a grid-engaging member. The grid-engaging member is mounted on the platform, extends upward between and spaced from the upright walls, and is received into one of the ends of the elongated members of the grid. The platform and portions of the upright walls of the spacer-engaging member are positioned within the spacer frame such that the ends of the elongated members of the grid are below the sight line of the unit. The spacer-engaging member and the grid-engaging member can be a monolithic piece, or the grid-engaging member can be detachably secured to the platform of the spacer-engaging member.
US07954282B2	Storm shutter assembly clip, and/or storm shutter system and/or assembly method including the same Certain example embodiments relate to a storm shutter assembly clip used for stitching together multiple storm shutter panels in making a storm shutter system, and/or assembly method for accomplishing the same. The clip includes upper and lower portions, with the upper portion having at least one arm extending therefrom, and the lower portion having a housing including a nut. A hole is formed in the lower portion. The upper and lower portions of the clip may be angled so as to correspond with an angle formed by intermediate portions of the storm shutter panels. The at least one arm of the clip is slipped over an end of the first shutter panel so that the hole of the clip aligns with holes of the inner and outer shutter panels. A screw is fed through the holes of the first and second shutter panels and the clip so as to engage with the nut, the shutter panels tightening together via the screw being received by the nut in forming the storm shutter system.
US07954278B2	Device for taking the weight of a one-leaf or two-leaf door for a switchgear cabinet A device for taking the weight of a one-leaf or two-leaf door for a switchgear cabinet, a frame of which is made up of profiled bars, in the case of a one-leaf door a free vertical side edge of the door striking against a vertically running profiled bar and in the case of a two-leaf door the vertical free side edges touching or ending at a small distance from one another when the two-leaf door is closed. The device includes at least one guiding element with at least two respective run-up slopes, which in the case of a one-leaf door is arranged in the region on the free side edge and interacts with a run-up edge on the profiled bar against which the door strikes in such a way that, during closing, the guiding element slides with its run-up slope onto the run-up edge and thereby takes part of the weight of the door, and which in the case of a two-leaf door, is arranged in the region of the upper side edge and in the vicinity of the free side edges of each door leaf and, during closing, runs with its run-up slope onto a respective run-up edge at least on the upper horizontally running profiled bar, and consequently takes part of the weight of the door leaves.
US07954277B2	Plant container A container for growing plants has a base and a side wall extending upwardly from the base, for containing a growing medium. An opening is defined in an inclined portion of the side wall, and a rib positioned on the side wall and facing into the container defines a root-guiding angle between the rib and the side wall, the root-guiding angle leading to the opening. Plant roots growing adjacent to the side wall are therefore guided by the root-guiding angle to the opening to be air pruned.
US07954271B1	Firearm monopod A monopod for a firearm is disclosed. The monopod has a body and a leg that can extend from the body. The monopod may fit into a pistol grip of a firearm, such as a rifle. Once installed, the leg of the monopod may be extended from the pistol grip of the firearm and secured by a pin. When the leg is retracted into the body, the leg is kept in place by the pin, which opposes a force provided by a constant force spring. The monopod may be used by a user to stabilize the firearm on a surface.
US07954261B2	Joint load reducing footwear Footwear including a flexible sole having a series of flexure zones positioned to correspond to primary joint axes of the human foot approximating the characteristics of a bare foot in motion.
US07954260B2	Interchangeable sandal and related methods Various embodiments of an evolutionary interchangeable sandal are disclosed. Certain example embodiments described herein relate to various sandal configurations that utilize at least two main elements, including a platform sole base and a strap assembly. These elements may be joined by special fasteners that provide quick-connect or disconnect while securely maintaining sandal integrity and wearability. The platform sole base may be customized in various thicknesses and sandal sizes. The strap assembly may be customized in various shapes, colors, styles, and/or manufacturing materials. In the case of the sole tread/height enhancement addition, the soles tread and height may be interchanged as needed.
US07954251B2	Multifunctional airway evaluator for orotracheal intubation A multifunctional airway evaluator for orotracheal intubation includes first and second connected elongated arms, movable relative to each other about a pivot axis, a planar plate connected to the first arm and extending upwardly therefrom, and a gravity-operated angular indicator attached to the planar plate. The plate includes a distance scale on its front face, and the distance scale includes a plurality of spaced apart grade lines aligned radially with the pivotal axis and distance parameters associated with the grade lines, each of the distance parameters indicating a distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms when the arms are in a relative position. The gravity-operated angular indicator includes an axial pin disposed perpendicular to the planar plate, a rotating disk pivotally attached to and rotatable around the axial pin by gravity, and one or more angular measurement marker provided adjacent the rotating disk.
US07954243B2	Hair cutting apparatus Hair cutting apparatus having at least one cutting unit (2) with a stationary cutting member (3) and reciprocable movable cutting member (4) each having cooperating bearing surfaces (7,8) with cutting edges (9,10). To minimize the friction between the bearing surfaces a visco-elastic element is provided between the coupling element (14) and the movable cutting member (4) resulting in a small cutting gap between the bearing surfaces. During cutting of hairs the visco-elastic element behaves as a stiff element whereas during periods in which no hairs are cut the element behaves relatively soft so that the cutting gaps between the cutting edges are closed.
US07954231B2	Clip machine and method for adjusting a clip machine The invention relates to a clip machine comprising two closing tools that are movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position in order to close clips, and further comprising adjusting means designed to set the neutral position of a closing tool and hence the gap between the closing tools, in particular in their closed position (closure gap). The clip machine includes a measuring device configured to measure a closing force applied when closing a clip, or a parameter proportional to said closing force, and to output a measured value representing the closing force or the parameter proportional thereto. The invention also relates to a method for adjusting such a clip machine.
US07954219B2	Substrate holder assembly device A device for mounting and removing a substrate from a baseplate, in particular a substrate holder assembly device, including automated features for latching and unlatching a substrate, for use in a coating mechanism, from a baseplate, which includes an adjustable snap ring holder.
US07954217B2	Seal ring dismounting device A seal ring dismounting device includes a handle and a first section of a shank is connected to the handle, a second section is connected to the first section at an angle. The second section includes first teeth defined in a lower side thereof. An operation plate having hook portion is connected to the second section. A rod is connected to a U-shaped frame and includes second teeth which are engaged with the first teeth of the second section. A spring member is located between the frame and the second section so that when pushing the frame toward the second section, the rod is moved to disengage the second teeth from the first teeth such that the rod can be easily moved along the second section.
US07954197B2	Mop-head plate comprising mop cover The invention relates to a mop (1) comprising a mop-head plate (2) and an interchangeable mop cover (3) with a mopping surface (4) that is attached to the mop-head plate (2). According to the invention, the mop cover (3) is equipped on two opposing sides with a respective fixing device (5), which engages in a respective retainer (6) of the mop-head plate (2). At least one retainer (6) is formed by a recess (7) and the corresponding fixing device (5) is held by a positive fit in the recess (7) so that it can be detached without sustaining any damage.
US07954196B1	Mini multitask brush A brush small in diameter consisting of stiff bristles of 0.014 inch nylon filaments bundled in 50 nylon filaments glued within a plastic shank. Stiff, short 4 mm, flat even ended bristles are equal in length to form a substantially planar cleaning surface. The small diameter allows for improved dental hygiene via clearance in tight areas such as under orthodontic arch wires and other dental prostheses along with maintaining hygiene in normal and healthy oral cavities. The bristles are capable of fluoride and antibacterial mouthrinse transfer to treat sensitivity, decalcification and inflamed or infected gumline areas. The ergonomical handle has an angled neck, over molded soft grips and additional, replaceable heads are stored inside the hollow handle. The head rotates into multiple angles. Primary embodiment is manual, but other embodiments may allow for mechanical applications that include agitating or reciprocating articulation powered by a motor.
US07954187B1	Swaddle accessory A swaddle accessory to restrain an infant or child's arms has a single panel that is both wide and long enough to wrap entirely both of the infant's arms, hook and loop fasteners to secure the arm restraints and pockets to contain the hands to prevent them from breaking out of a swaddle made from a receiving blanket or other swaddle device.
US07954182B2	Removable watertight bathtub wall Washroom designed for taking a shower which comprises a water intake and a drain for wastewater, and includes an accessory representing a removable bathtub wall. A mechanism is provided for locking and for pressing on the outer surface of the accessory when in a bathtub wall configuration to ensure that it is strong and watertight. The locking mechanism is an element which takes up a horizontal position on the floor in a shower configuration of the washroom, and a substantially vertical position in a bathtub configuration.
US07954180B2	Toilet transfer systems and methods A toilet transfer system is described for assisting a person to transfer between a wheelchair and a toilet. The system comprises a base unit that is attached to a toilet and that may be supported by one or more legs. The system further comprises a transfer board that is rotatably coupled to the base unit, allowing the transfer board to be positioned in a variety of positions without need to detach the toilet transfer system from the toilet. The transfer board may be pointed forward to allow the wheelchair to be positioned for transfer, pointed towards the wheelchair for transfer, and pointed back for compact storage between transfers and for normal use of the toilet. A coupling system accommodates height differentials between the toilet and the wheelchair, and allows the transfer board to become lifted up off the base unit and/or rotated without becoming misaligned from the base unit.
US07954177B2	Sports helmet The present invention provides a sports helmet, such as a football, hockey, lacrosse or baseball helmet. The helmet includes a shell having an outer surface, a front region, a rear region, and two side regions. A jaw flap extends from each ear flap towards the front region of the shell, wherein the jaw flap overlies an extent of a mandible of a wearer of the helmet. A crown, defined by a raised band of the shell, extends between the front and rear regions of the shell. The crown has a front portion that is flush with the outer surface at the front region of the shell, and an intermediate portion raised from the outer surface of the side regions of the shell. The crown also has a rear portion that is flush with the outer surface at the rear region of the shell. The width of the crown increases from the front portion to the rear portion. The helmet shell includes at least one vent opening, which may be located in the crown or proximate thereto.
US07958560B1	Portable program for generating attacks on communication protocols and channels A security analyzer is capable of generating attacks to test the security of a device under analysis. The security analyzer further has the capability to generate a portable, executable program to generate specified attacks. In this way, others can recreate the attacks without requiring access to the security analyzer.
US07958558B1	Computational system including mechanisms for tracking propagation of information with aging Mechanisms have been developed for securing computational systems against certain forms of attack. In particular, it has been discovered that, by maintaining and selectively propagating taint status for storage locations in correspondence with information flows of instructions executed by a computing system, it is possible to provide a security (or other appropriate) response if and when a control transfer (or other restricted use) is attempted based on tainted data. By employing aging in decisions to propagate, it is possible limit overheads associated with such tracking. In some embodiments, a decay oriented metric is applied and further propagation of taints is interrupted once aging reaches a predetermined decay threshold. In some embodiments, more generalized labels may be maintained and selectively propagated based on an aging metric. For example, in some embodiments, labels may be employed to code source designation or classification, aging, popularity/frequency of access or taint.
US07958546B2	Identity access management system Disclosed are a method and system for managing access to and verifying personal identity. A person is provided with a private key that uniquely identifies that person, and that person uses the private key to access an identity manager. The person then uses the identity manager to specify a desire to establish a business relationship with a business entity. The user can then contact that business entity. The business entity is provided with a private key that uniquely identifies the business entity. That business entity then receives a request to conduct business with the entity from a person alleging to have the personal identity. The business entity then accesses the identity manager using the private key, and that entity then determines if a person having the personal identity has used the identity manager to specify a desire to conduct business with the business entity.
US07958540B2	Method for conducting real-time execution of transactions in a network The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for registering and authenticating a user using a processor card with the server. The method enables the user to create his login details. Further, the method enables the authentication of the user over a public network. The method also enables the user to change the login details without accessing the server.
US07958532B2	Method of transmitting layered video-coded information Video-coded information is transmitted over a network at a priority level that is determined based on feedback from the network. In an embodiment, the feedback comprises a response to a request for information on whether the network currently has the available capacity to transmit additional high priority traffic. In an embodiment, a candidate base layer frame is transmitted over the network as a base layer frame if permission to send high priority data was granted and is transmitted over the network as an enhancement layer frame if permission to send high priority data was denied. In a further embodiment, the candidate base layer frame is deleted if permission to send high priority data was denied.
US07958530B2	Television receiver, mobile apparatus, and network information communication system with notification of decode error by turning on decode flag of TCP/IP header In a system for viewing accumulated contents by using a cellular phone, if an error prevents the content to be viewed, a simple operation is performed to view the rest at home. In accordance with a viewing request from a cellular phone, a television receiver, while sequentially receiving data from D-VHS, converts the data into a format suitable for reception and play in a cellular phone by using an encoder. After this format conversion, the television receiver stores in a play position memory a time stamp indicating a position information of a content and a sequence number used for transmission in TCP/IP. The cellular phone notifies the television receiver of a decode error of a reception data. When receiving a confirmation response of a normal play from the cellular phone, the television receiver clears the data of the play position memory, and otherwise holds the data of the play position memory.
US07958525B2	Demand broadcast channels and channel programming based on user viewing history, profiling, and requests A system and method for scheduling media for consumption via a demand broadcast channel based upon notifications received during user consumption of media. An embodiment of the present invention may employ notifications generated when users select media for consumption, to calculate one or more statistics. The statistics may be calculated and used by a media provider to schedule media into a demand broadcast channel in which the frequency of repetition or time of availability of the media is set according to a ranking of the relative frequency of requests for the media. The statistics may also be shared with a third party, to enable a third party media provider to arrange the scheduling of media availability according to the relative frequency of requests for the media.
US07958511B1	Mechanism for estimating the computing resources needed to execute a job A mechanism is provided for estimating the computing resources needed to execute a job. The mechanism receives a request to execute a new job. The mechanism processes the request to determine a set of job characteristics for the new job, and accesses a database containing execution information for a plurality of previously executed jobs. The mechanism obtains from the database a set of execution information associated with a particular previously executed job having similar or identical job characteristics as the new job. From this execution information, the mechanism determines what computing resources were actually used to execute the particular previously executed job. Then, based upon this information, the mechanism derives an estimate of the computing resources needed to execute the new job. By estimating the needed resources in this manner, the mechanism relieves the user of having to guess at what resources will be needed to execute a job.
US07958510B2	Device, system and method of managing a resource request Embodiments of the present invention provide a resource management mechanism to monitor the availability of resources, detect the cause of a rejection, distinguish between different types of rejections, and manage the different types accordingly. For example, a queue manager in accordance with embodiments of the invention may be able to classify rejected requests, for example, as either a “long reject” or a “short reject” based on the cause of the rejection and the amount of time the rejection conditions are expected to remain valid. A short reject request may be rescheduled in an appropriate service queue, while a long reject request may be suspended in a reject queue. Other features are described and claimed.
US07958500B2	Method for determining ranges for algorithmic variables for a processor that uses fixed point arithmetic A method of determining ranges for algorithmic variables for a processor that uses fixed point arithmetic is provided. The method comprises expressing overflow requirements of processor instructions as inequalities. The method also expresses precision requirements and expressiveness requirements as inequalities and merit functions. A global constraint and optimizer tool is used to find ranges for algorithmic variables based on the inequalities and the merit functions. The use of constraint equation solving and optimization finds optimal algorithmic ranges that provide overflow-free arithmetic as well as optimal expressiveness and precision.
US07958497B1	State synchronization in recording and replaying computer programs Recording and replaying computer programs includes state synchronization and thread management techniques that facilitate accurately replaying the recorded execution of a multithreaded application program. State synchronization comprises, during execution of an application program in a computer system, detecting an operation of the application program to write a memory; preventing the operation to write the memory; storing a representation of the memory; permitting the operation to write the memory, resulting in written memory; comparing the written memory to the stored representation; and in response to determining that the written memory is different than the stored representation, generating a notification that a memory state synchronization exception occurred.
US07958494B2	Rapid on-boarding of a software factory A method, system, and computer-readable medium for rapid on-boarding of a software factory are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises the steps of: identifying choke-points in a first software project; creating a checklist of identifying factors that caused the choke-points that were identified in the first software project; receiving a new software project at a software factory, wherein the new software project is in a same software category as the first software project; presenting the checklist for the first software project; receiving new answers to the checklist; determining if the software factory is ready to handle the new software project based on the new answers to the checklist; and in response to determining that the software factory is ready to handle the new software project, configuring the software factory in a same configuration as that previously used by the first software project.
US07958493B2	Type inference system and method Systems and methods of representing and extracting type information from typeless and dynamically-typed programming languages are provided. These systems and methods can be immune to source file edits and the order in which those edits are executed. Deriving type information from these languages allows tools to perform operations, for example, refactoring, intellisense, recognition of semantic errors, etc. These systems and methods can be implemented using processes that, implicitly or explicitly, gather type information for the program, and can also accept user input as well.
US07958479B2	Method and apparatus for describing and testing a system-on-chip The present invention provides a new hardware description language for chip-level JTAG testing. This new hardware description language, referred to as New BSDL (NSDL), enables testing resources of a system-on-chip to be described, thereby enabling the system-on-chip to be described in a manner that facilitates testing of the system-on-chip. The present invention provides a bottom-up approach to describing a system-on-chip. The present invention supports algorithmic descriptions of each of the components of the system-on-chip, and supports an algorithmic description of interconnections between the components of the system-on-chip, thereby enabling generation of an algorithmic description of the entire system-on-chip or portions of the system-on-chip.
US07958475B2	Synthesis of assertions from statements of power intent A low power integrated circuit design verification method and tool for automatically synthesizing a set of low power assertions from statements of low power intent. The low power intent statements provide low power constraint information for an integrated circuit design. The low power assertions are automatically synthesized from the low power intent statements and may be used to monitor, check and verify power controller signals. The low power assertions may also be used to collect low power functional coverage data.
US07958474B2	Highly threaded static timer Various methods and apparatus for executing a multithreaded algorithm that performs a static timing analysis of an integrated circuit chip (chip) include logic for traversing the chip to identify a plurality of components (cells or nodes) within a chip circuit of the chip. A waveform graph is defined for the identified nodes. One or more virtual graphs are generated from the waveform graph. The plurality of nodes in the one or more virtual graphs are processed using multiple threads to obtain quadruplet of time domain dataset values representing the different modes of propagation for each node. A timing check is performed at an end node of the virtual graphs using the quadruplet of time domain dataset values to determine any timing violation within the chip design.
US07958470B1	Method and system for false path analysis Disclosed are methods and systems for performing false path analysis. In one approach, the methods and systems identify a set of zero or more false paths based upon both implementation-specific design data and non-implementation-specific design data. In some approaches, disclosed are methods and systems for performing automated gate-level static timing false path analysis, identification, constraint generation, and/or verification using architectural information. Static timing paths at the gate-level can be linked to the architectural information via mapping techniques found in equivalence checking (EC). The gate level static timing paths can be analyzed in the context of the architectural information to identify false paths.
US07958461B2	Method of inputting characters on a wireless mobile terminal Provided is a method in a wireless mobile terminal for inputting characters. The method includes computing a probability value for each character which may be entered after a user inputs a particular character from among characters assigned to each button on a key input section by pressing a button and, storing the probability value in a memory of the mobile terminal, the probability value being based on a detection frequency of each character to be detected after a particular character in preset words. A character, as a first input character, having been inputted by the user according to the number of times a first button has been pressed in character input mode, based on a first character arrangement preset on the first button, is displayed on a display section. The probability value for each character which is probable to be entered after the first input character, among characters assigned to all buttons of the key input section is read from the database, and a second character arrangement in the order of probability values for the characters assigned to each button is then determined. A character inputted by the user according to the pressing number of a second button, based on a second character arrangement preset on the second button is displayed as a second input character.
US07958450B1	Matching user interface A matching graphical user interface (GUI) for a storage area network (SAN) management tool is disclosed. The matching GUI allows a user to match a managed object that corresponds to a unit of a SAN with a component of the SAN management tool, so the SAN management tool may validate the configuration of the SAN. The GUI receives information describing a managed object and displays the information and a result of an attempted match of the information with a component. A result indicates a current status of the attempted match. The GUI provides a user-selectable listing of components for the displayed result. The selection of a component from the user-selectable listing of components by a user creates a match between the received information for the unit and the selected component.
US07958448B2	Systems, methods, user interfaces, and computer-readable media for activating and managing fonts Systems and methods for activating and/or managing fonts allow users to selectively activate individual fonts from inside a multi-font suitcase by separating the individual fonts from a multi-font suitcase file. The separated font may then be saved in a font management “vault” or file that activates only the fonts desired and selected by the user. In this manner, individual fonts can be activated from a font suitcase file without requiring that the entire suitcase's set of fonts be activated and/or added to the font management vault. Users may designate and select different fonts, including different fonts from different foundries (and included in different multi-font suitcases) for a single electronic document (e.g., different fonts for different typeface types, etc.) or use in an application program. These features provide repeatability and predictability in electronic document rendering processes.
US07958445B1	System and method for storing data associated with a file A system and method stores keys and values defined for a file as XML tags and values in a separate shadow file, allowing the keys and values to remain separate from the file, while being associated with the file so that the shadow file can be viewed, moved, stored or retrieved in tandem with the file.
US07958444B2	Visualizing document annotations in the context of the source document In a document annotator (8), a document converter (12) is configured to convert a source document (10) with a layout to a deterministic format (14, 64) including content and layout metadata. At least one annotation pipeline (20, 22) is configured to generate document annotations respective to received content. A merger (36, 46) is configured to associate the generated document annotations with positional tags based on the layout metadata, which locate the document annotations in the layout. A document visualizer (58) is configured to render at least some content of the deterministic format and one or more selected annotations (60) in substantial conformance with the layout based on the layout metadata and the positional tags associated with the selected one or more annotations (60).
US07958442B2	System and method to permit language independence for web interfaces The disclosed system and method provides a user interface in which language-related content is decoupled from a document structure or content to permit the document to accept variable language text. The language-related content is stored separately from the document structure and content. The document without the language-related content acts like a template that can be populated with any type of language-related content. The language-related content can be provided in a separate file together with associated identifiers, and can be loaded into a cache or document object model (DOM) for processing. An XML file may be used for the language file, and the document may be constructed using HTML code. Document components can be assigned event handlers that cause pop-up boxes to be loaded and displayed with language-related content upon an event trigger.
US07958441B2	Media management for groups of media items Improved techniques to utilize and manage a group of media items (or media assets) on a computing device are disclosed. The group of media items can be utilized and managed at a host computer for the host computer as well as a media device (e.g., media player) that can couple to the host computer. One popular example of a group of media items is know as a playlist, which can pertain to a group of audio tracks. One aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that enables a user to trade-off storage capacity of a media device between media asset storage and data storage. Another aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that assists a user with selecting media items to fill a group of media items. Still another aspect pertains to providing a persistent media device playlist at a host computer. Yet still another aspect pertains to imposing capacity limits to a playlist, such as a media device playlist.
US07958438B2	CAN system Provided is a CAN system that can generate an error signal without requiring hardware for generating an error signal to be connected to a bus. A protocol processing part within a CAN controller incorporates error data into receive data or send data, based on error data information stored in a register.

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