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US08003828B2	Method of producing reduced coenzyme Q10 crystals with excellent handling properties The present invention provides a method of producing reduced coenzyme Q10 crystals suitable for commercial scale production thereof.According to a method of the present invention of producing a reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal which comprises a crystallization of reduced coenzyme Q10 in a solution of alcohols and/or ketones, reduced coenzyme Q10 crystal excellent in slurry properties and crystalline properties maybe obtained. Moreover, an isolation process including a crystal separation or the whole process including the isolation process maybe minimized and simplified. Thus, highly pure reduced coenzyme Q10 may be obtained in a high yield.
US08003825B2	Process for producing cycloalkanone oximes The present invention provides a process for producing a cycloalkanone oxime by conducting a continuous ammoximation reaction in the presence of a titanosilicate catalyst with supplying a cycloalkanone, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and an organic solvent into the reaction system, wherein the reaction temperature is from 90° C. to 120° C. and the supplying amount of the organic solvent is not more than 2 times by weight of that of the cycloalkanone.
US08003816B2	Bisphosphite ligands for hydroformylation catalyzed by transition metals The invention relates to a bisphosphite of the formula I where X=a divalent substituted or unsubstituted bisalkylene or bisarylene radical, Y=a divalent substituted or unsubstituted bisarylene or bisalkylene radical, Z=oxygen or NR9, and R1, R2, R3, R4 are identical or different, substituted or unsubstituted, linked, unlinked or fused aryl or heteroaryl radicals and R9 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl radical, a process for preparing it and also the use of this phosphite in catalysis in particular in the catalytic hydroformylation of olefins or organic compounds having C—C double bonds.
US08003814B2	Metal alkoxide compound, material for forming thin film, and method for producing thin film A metal alkoxide compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein each of R1 to R8 is independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; M is a titanium, a zirconium or a hafnium atom.
US08003798B2	Hydroxy-6-heteroarylphenanthridines and their use as PDE4 inhibitors Compounds of the formula I in which the substituents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective PDE4 inhibitors.
US08003788B2	Process for synthesis of phenoxy diaminopyrimidine derivatives A method for preparing a compound of formula k or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is as defined herein, the method comprising treating a compound of formula j or a salt or solvate thereof, with ammonia, to form the compound of formula k.
US08003786B2	Dihydropteridinone compounds Disclosed are new dihydropteridinones of general formula (I) wherein the groups L and R1-R5 have the meanings given in the claims and specification, the isomers thereof, intermediates and processes for preparing these dihydropteridinones and the use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions.
US08003782B1	Pharmaceutical composition of complex carbohydrates and essential oils and methods of using the same The invention discloses the discovery that a pharmaceutical composition containing complex carbohydrates with or without natural or synthetic essential oils can work effectively as a topical, oral or mucosal pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical compositions reduce inflammation, assist in wound healing, protect against bruising, relieve itching, relieve pain and swelling and treat topical bacterial infections such as acne and decubitus ulcers and prevent and treat numerous other conditions and diseases. Such pharmaceutical compositions can be administered to mammals including humans. Also included in this invention are methods to deliver topically applied macromolecules into the tissue of mammals and methods of blocking the adhesion, metastatic and coronary cascades.
US08003779B2	Compositions and methods for studying and treating inflammatory diseases and disorders Disclosed are compositions and methods that can be used in the treatment of diseases and disorders caused, exacerbated or otherwise affected by inflammation.
US08003771B2	Compositions, probes and conjugates and uses thereof The present invention relates to compositions useful as probes and in other applications and methods of their use. In some embodiments, nucleotides are prepared and functionalized with dyes. In some embodiments a first molecule is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a second molecule is functionalized with an azide group, and said first and second molecules are mixed under conditions to form a conjugate with a 1,2,3-triazol group. In further embodiments, a nucleotide is functionalized with an alkynyl group, a dye is functionalized with an azide group, and mixing the nucleotide and the dye forms a conjugate capable of emitting light.
US08003763B2	Cripto blocking antibodies and uses thereof The invention provides Cripto blocking antibodies, or biologically functional fragments thereof, and uses thereof. Antibodies which bind Cripto and modulate Cripto signaling are provided. Antibodies which bind Cripto and block the interaction between Cripto and ALK4 are provided. Antibodies which bind Cripto and modulate tumor growth are also provided. Antibodies which bind Cripto, modulate signaling, and modulate tumor growth are also provided. Antibodies which bind Cripto, block the interaction between Cripto and ALK4 and modulate tumor growth are provided. The invention also provides methods of using these antibodies in therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications.
US08003751B2	Oxygen scavenging polymers A polymer with a backbone and an unsaturated side chain attached to the backbone. The polymer may optionally be combined with an oxidation catalyst and/or other ingredients.
US08003745B2	Alpha-ethoxysilane modified polymers, their preparation and use The invention relates to α-ethoxysilane modified polymers of the average general formula (I): in which R is a mono- to tetravalent polymer radical, not more than a third of the radicals R1, R2, and R3 present in the polymer of the formula (I), independently of one another, are alkyl radicals having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, at least a quarter of the radicals R1, R2, and R3 present in the polymer of the formula (I), independently of one another, are ethoxy radicals, any remaining radicals R1, R2, and R3, independently of one another, are methoxy radicals, and in which n is 1 to 4. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the polymers of the formula (I), and also to their use in adhesives, sealants, and coating materials.
US08003739B2	Multi-component catalyst systems and polymerization processes for forming in-situ heterophasic copolymers and/or varying the xylene solubles content of polyolefins Embodiments of the invention generally include multi-component catalyst systems, polymerization processes and heterophasic copolymers formed by the processes. The multi-component catalyst system generally includes a first catalyst component selected from Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems including a diether internal electron donor and a metallocene catalyst represented by the general formula XCpACpBMAn, wherein X is a structural bridge, CpA and CpB each denote a cyclopentadienyl group or derivatives thereof, each being the same or different and which may be either substituted or unsubstituted, M is a transition metal and A is an alkyl, hydrocarbyl or halogen group and n is an integer between 0 and 4. The multi-component catalyst system further includes a second catalyst component generally represented by the formula XCpACpBMAn, wherein X is a structural bridge, CpA and CpB each denote a cyclopentadienyl group or derivatives thereof, each being the same or different and which may be either substituted or unsubstituted, M is a transition metal and A is an alkyl, hydrocarbyl or halogen group and n is an integer between 0 and 4 and wherein the second catalyst component exhibits a higher ethylene response than the first catalyst component.
US08003726B2	Method to establish viscosity as a function of shear rate for in-situ polymerized nanonylon via chain extension Chain-extended nanonylon is made from the reaction of in-situ polymerized nanonylon and chain-extending agents. Knowing the viscosity/shear rate curve for a thermoplastic polymer to be replaced, such as nylon, the method of the present invention allows via adjustment of organoclay concentration and chain extension of the nylon polymer and other reaction factors to achieve a chain-extended, in-situ polymerized nanonylon to have a viscosity/shear rate curve that essentially matches the viscosity/shear rate curve for that neat nylon within a commercially operable shear rate.
US08003715B2	Low molecular weight cellulose mixed esters and their use as low viscosity binders and modifiers in coating compositions Cellulose mixed esters are disclosed having low molecular weights and low degrees of polymerization. These new cellulose mixed esters include cellulose acetate propionate and cellulose acetate butyrate. The esters exhibit solubility in a wide range of organic solvents with minimal viscosity increase, are compatible with a wide variety of resins, and are useful in coatings and inks compositions as binder resins and rheology modifiers.
US08003708B2	Process for making rigid polyurethane foams Process for making rigid polyurethane or urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foams at an isocyanate index of between 110 and 120 comprising the step of reacting an organic polyisocyanate composition with an isocyanate-reactive composition in the presence of a hydrocarbon as blowing agent wherein the isocyanate-reactive composition contains between 3 and 30 wt % of polyester polyols and between 20 and 50 wt % of polyether polyols derived from aromatic amines, the amounts being calculated on the basis of total isocyanate-reactive compound.
US08003707B2	Metal-rich siliceous compositions and methods of producing same A modified sol-gel method to create metal-rich siliceous material, such as colloidal silica or aluminosilicate particles is disclosed. Initially, the metal salt of choice is added to a silicic acid solution or a silicic acid solution containing aluminum salt. The aluminum is added to vary the metal-support interaction as it forms Al—O—Si linkages within the silica matrix. Besides aluminum, other metals can be added that form M—O—Si (M=Ti, B, etc.) linkages, which do not become reduced when treated with a reducing agent. Once the metal, silicic acid and/or aluminum salt is generated, it is subjected to colloidal growth by addition to a basic heel. Upon colloidal synthesis, the metal salt containing colloidal particle is left as is to maximize colloidal stability or is reduced with hydrazine to produce the zero valence metal-containing colloidal particle. Keeping a particle colloidal before use may be an effective method of forming a catalyst material as it can be easily spray-dried or mixed with other materials for extruded catalyst particles.
US08003706B2	Enhanced production of blood clotting factors and fibrin fabric The blood collection, processing and transfer by separation of discrete components containing additional citrate (at least about trisodium citrate 9% w/v) in one or other of collection or processing bag provides for enhanced yield and purity of cryoprecipitate. Inhibiting the activation or denaturation of blood components including blood cells and plasma proteins and with the removal of the activated and denatured components thereby improving safety and efficacy of end products. The inventive process is particularly suited to an improved extraction process to yield concentrated clotting factors from single donors or limited pools without use of chromatography. Following extraction the remaining cryoprecipitate can advantageously be formed into a fibrin fabric used in surgeries and in the treatment of wounds.
US08003703B2	Phenoxiacetic acid derivatives The invention relates to certain 2-substituted phenoxyacetic acid derivatives of formula (I), in which the variables are as defined in the claims, useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which modulation of the CRTh2 receptor is beneficial, such as asthma and rhinitis.
US08003700B2	Colchicine solid complex; methods of making; and methods of use thereof Disclosed are new colchicine solid complexes, methods of making the solid complexes as well as formulation prepared therefrom and uses thereof.
US08003693B2	Modulation of anxiety through blockade of anandamide hydrolysis Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors of the Formula: are provided wherein X is NH, CH2, O, or S; Q is O or S; Z is O or N; R is an aromatic moiety selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aryl; substituted or unsubstituted biphenylyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, and substituted or unsubstituted phenyl; substituted or unsubstituted terphenylyl; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or alkyl; and R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; with the proviso that if Z is O, one of R1 and R2 is absent, and that if Z is N, optionally R1 and R2 may optionally be taken together to form a substituted or unsubstituted N-heterocycle or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl with the N atom to which they are each attached. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and methods of using them to inhibit FAAH and/or treat appetite disorders, glaucoma, pain, insomnia, and neurological and psychological disorders including anxiety disorders, epilepsy, and depression are provided.
US08003679B2	Use of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system Inhibitors of the rennin-angiotensin system are useful for the treatment or prevention of conditions associated with hypoxia, such as stroke.
US08003676B2	1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as DGAT1 inhibitors Compounds of formula (I), or salts thereof, which inhibit acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A):diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) activity are provided, wherein: n is 1, 2 or 3 and each R is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, cyano, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy and difluoromethoxy; together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments.
US08003672B2	CB-1 receptor modulator formulations Described herein are solid, stable pharmaceutical formulations of cannabinoid receptor inverse agonists, such as taranabant, and processes of making such formulations. Additionally, described herein are solid stable pharmaceutical formulations of cannabiniod inverse agonists, such as taranabant, and an additional therapeutic agent, as well as processes for making such pharmaceutical formulations.
US08003668B2	Amino-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles and methods for their use in blood sugar disorders The present invention comprises the use of amino-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles compounds of formula I wherein R3, R4-R5, R11 and R20-R21 are hereinafter defined which display a therapeutically utilizable blood sugar-lowering action. These compounds are intended to be particularly suitable in the treatment of diabetes.
US08003659B2	Macrocyclic serine protease inhibitors Provided herein are macrocyclic serine protease inhibitor compounds, for example, of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and processes of preparation thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for the treatment of an HCV infection in a host in need thereof.
US08003646B2	Substituted triazolo-pyridazine derivatives This invention relates to novel substituted triazolo-pyridazines, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an α1-GABA-A receptor antagonist and/or a α2, α3 and α5 GABA-A receptor agonist.
US08003644B2	Solid biocide formulations Biocidal compositions that contain biocidal components, such as an oxidant, and mixed with said components a combination of inorganic compounds capable of reducing the oxidative capacity of the biocidal components by forming a low-melting glass when heated. The biocidal composition may be heated by being ignited or subjected to a heating source, such as a fire.
US08003632B2	Cholinesterase inhibitors for treating inflammation A method of treating a subject with a cytokine-mediated inflammatory disorder comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable cholinesterase inhibitor, provided that the inhibitor is not galantamine.
US08003629B2	21-substituted progesterone derivatives as new antiprogestational agents A compound having the general formula: in which: R1 is a member selected from the group consisting of —OCH3, —SCH3, —N(CH3)2, —NHCH3, —CHO, —COCH3 and —CHOHCH3; R2 is a member selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, acyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkyl carbonate, cypionyloxy, S-alkyl and S-acyl; R3 is a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy and acyloxy; R4 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; and X is a member selected from the group consisting of ═O and ═N—OR5, wherein R5 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl. In addition to providing the compounds of Formula I, the present invention provides methods wherein the compounds of Formula I are advantageously used, inter alia, to antagonize endogenous progesterone; to induce menses; to treat endometriosis; to treat dysmenorrhea; to treat endocrine hormone-dependent tumors; to treat uterine fibroids; to inhibit uterine endometrial proliferation; to induce labor; and for contraception.
US08003615B2	Stable vitamin B6 derivative A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a glycosyl group, a phosphate group, or a cyclic phosphate group bound to R2; R2 represents —CH2OH, —CHO, —CH2NH2, —CH2-amino acid residue, or —CH2—OPO2H; and R3 represents hydrogen atom, or —PO3H2, and a composition for cosmetics, medicaments, foodstuffs, and/or feeds containing the aforementioned compound or a salt thereof.
US08003601B2	Pegylated mutated clostridium botulinum toxin The invention relates to a modified botulinum toxin comprising a natural heavy chain and a modified light chain, characterized in that the modification of the light chain resides in that it comprises (i) an extension of the chain on its N-terminus which has the structure —(C)n-(tag)m-(X)l— in the direction from the N- to the C-terminal end, wherein C represents a cysteine residue, tag represents any tag and X represents the residue of any naturally occurring amino acid, n represents an integer from 1 to 50, m represents 0 or 1, and l represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 50, and in that (ii) at least one of the cysteine residues in the extension of the chain is coupled to at least one chain of PEG.
US08003592B2	Particle for imparting a fabric-softening benefit to fabrics treated therewith and that provides a desirable suds suppression The present invention relates to a particle comprising: (a) solid film-forming polymeric material; (b) liquid fabric-softening component; and (c) cationically charged polymeric material.
US08003582B2	Grease, rolling bearing, constant velocity joint, and rolling parts The present invention provides grease which prevents frictional wear on a lubricating surface and excellent in performance of preventing occurrence of flaking, heat-resistant performance, and long-term durability, a grease-enclosed rolling bearing, a constant velocity joint, and rolling parts. Grease is composed of base grease, essentially containing a thickener, to which at least 0.01 to 15 wt % of one substance selected from among bismuth and inorganic bismuth compounds is added. The inorganic bismuth compounds are at least one inorganic bismuth selected from among bismuth sulfate, bismuth trioxide, bismuth carbonate, and sodium bismuthate. The above-described grease is used for the rolling bearing and the constant velocity joint. A coating film of at least one substance selected from among the bismuth and the inorganic bismuth is formed on surfaces of the rolling parts.
US08003576B2	Friction modifier for drilling fluids This invention relates to improved lubrication in drilling and completion fluids used in subterrane drilling for oil and gas. The addition of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP) acts as a lubricant, an enhancer to other lubricants and rate of penetration enhancer.
US08003574B2	Inhibiting naphthenate solids and emulsions in crude oil Naphthenic acid solids and/or emulsions can be inhibited by introducing an additive to crude oil prior to or concurrent with the deprotonation of the naphthenic acids present in the crude oil. The additives may be surfactants and can be amines, quaternary ammonium compounds, quaternary phosphonium compounds, and mixtures of both. The additives may also be linear compounds having at least two carboxylic acid or acrylic acid functional moieties.
US08003568B2	Thermosensitive recording material Provided is a thermosensitive recording material that comprises a support, a thermosensitive coloring layer on the support, and a protective layer on the thermosensitive coloring layer, wherein the thermosensitive coloring layer comprises a leuco dye and a color developer, and the protective layer comprises a diacetone-modified polyvinyl alcohol resin and a (meth)acrylic resin.
US08003565B2	Platinum-ruthenium containing catalyst formulations for hydrogen generation A method and catalysts for producing a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method a CO-containing gas contacts a water gas shift (WGS) catalyst, optionally in the presence of water, preferably at a temperature of less than about 450° C. to produce a hydrogen-rich gas, such as a hydrogen-rich syngas. Also disclosed is a water gas shift catalyst formulated from: a) Pt, its oxides or mixtures thereof; b) Ru, its oxides or mixtures thereof; and c) at least one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Rh, Ir, Ge, Sn, Sb, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Eu. Another disclosed catalyst formulation comprises Pt, its oxides or mixtures thereof; Ru, its oxides or mixtures thereof; Co, its oxides or mixtures thereof; and at least one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Mn, Fe, Rh, Ir, Ge, Sn, Sb, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Eu, their oxides and mixtures thereof. The WGS catalyst may be supported on a carrier, such as any one member or a combination of alumina, zirconia, titania, ceria, magnesia, lanthania, niobia, zeolite, perovskite, silica clay, yttria and iron oxide. Fuel processors containing such water gas shift catalysts are also disclosed.
US08003564B2	Process for preparing a hydrocarbon synthesis catalyst A process for the preparation of a catalyst or catalyst precursor, comprising the steps of: (a) admixing: (i) a catalytically active metal or metal compound (ii) a carrier material (iii) a gluing agent; and (iv) optionally one or more promoters, and/or one or more co-catalysts; (b) forming the mixture of step (a); and (c) drying the product of step (b) for more than 5 hours at a temperature up to 100 C to form the catalyst or catalyst precursor. The catalyst material mixture does not need to be calcined after forming to achieve the required minimum strength for use in a suitable reaction, such as Fischer Tropsch.
US08003556B2	Optical glass There is provided an optical glass with a high refractive index and a low dispersion having a refractive index (nd) of not less than 1.75 and an Abbe's number (νd) of not less than 35 where the image formation characteristic is hardly affected by changes in temperature of the using environment. SiO2, B2O3 and La2O3 are contained as essential components and the ratio of the constituting components are adjusted whereby an optical glass in which a product of α and β where α is an average linear expansion coefficient at −30 to +70° C. and β is an optical elasticity constant at the wavelength of 546.1 nm is not more than 130×10−12° C.−1×nm×cm−1×Pa−1 is able to be achieved.
US08003553B2	Elastic-powered shrink laminate An elastic-powered shrink laminate includes a shrinkable layer and an elastic layer bonded together while the elastic layer is in a dimensionally unstable, stretched state. The elastic layer remains substantially in the stretched state prior to shrinkage of the shrinkable layer. When the shrinkable layer is activated, the laminate retracts, and the retraction is aided (i.e. powered) by the elastic layer. The elastic-powered shrink laminate is useful in personal care absorbent articles where latent, post-assembly retraction of a waistband region is desired.
US08003550B2	Method for revealing emergent dislocations in a germanium-base crystalline element The invention relates to a method for detecting defects, more particularly emergent dislocations of an element having at least one crystalline germanium-base superficial layer. The method comprises an annealing step of the element in an atmosphere having a base that is a mixture of at least an oxidizing gas and a neutral gas enabling selective oxidizing of the emergent dislocations of the crystalline germanium-base superficial layer.
US08003529B2	Method of fabrication an integrated circuit A method of forming an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate and forming on the substrate a shield structure comprising a shield member and a ground strap. The shield member comprises a non-metallic portion, and the ground strap comprises a metallic portion.
US08003526B2	Low resistance metal silicide local interconnects and a method of making A process for forming a local interconnect includes applying a layer of metal over a semiconductor layer. A layer of metal silicide is formed over the layer of metal. The layer of metal silicide is patterned to define the boundaries of the local interconnect. The metal silicide is reacted with the layer of metal to form a composite structure. The composite structure includes the metal silicide, another metal silicide formed as silicon from the metal silicide reacts with the underlying layer of metal and an intermetallic compound of the metal from the layer of metal and metal from the layer of metal silicide. The unreacted layer of metal is removed with the composite structure remaining as the local interconnect.
US08003525B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A GaN layer and an n-type AlGaN layer are formed over an insulating substrate, and thereafter, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on them. Next, an opening reaching at least a surface of the insulating substrate is formed in the source electrode, the GaN layer and the n-type AlGaN layer. Then, a nickel (Ni) layer is formed in the opening. Thereafter, by conducting dry etching from the back side while making the nickel (Ni) layer serve as an etching stopper, a via hole reaching the nickel (Ni) layer is formed in the insulating substrate. Then, a via wiring is formed extending from an inside the via hole to the back surface of the insulating substrate.
US08003519B2	Systems and methods for back end of line processing of semiconductor circuits A BEOL manufacturing process for forming a via process between two metal lines on a semiconductor wafer comprises depositing a portion of a first metal adhesion layer within a patterned via hole, followed by a cooling step. The cooling step is then followed by formation of the remainder of the first metal adhesion layer and formation of a second metal adhesion layer within the patterned via hole. This process of forming the remaining portion of the first metal adhesion layer can be referred to as a wafer load, unload, load (LUL) process. By using a LUL process, thermal history is minimized, which reduces Al extrusion at the via interfaces.
US08003518B2	Semiconductor device fabrication method A semiconductor device fabrication method including the steps of: forming an interlayer insulating film on a substrate; forming an opening in the interlayer insulating film; forming an alloy layer containing manganese and copper to cover the inner surface of the opening; forming a first copper layer of a material containing primarily copper on the alloy layer to fill the opening; forming, on the first copper layer, a second copper layer of a material containing primarily copper and a higher concentration of oxygen, carbon or nitrogen than the first copper layer; heating the substrate on which the second copper layer has been formed; and removing the second copper layer.
US08003509B2	Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing method A plated film having a uniform film thickness is formed on a surface of a substrate. A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a holding mechanism for holding a substrate rotatably; a nozzle for supplying a processing solution for performing a plating process on a processing target surface of the substrate; a substrate rotating mechanism for rotating the substrate held by the holding mechanism in a direction along the processing target surface; a nozzle driving mechanism for moving the nozzle in a direction along the processing target surface at a position facing the processing target surface of the substrate held by the holding mechanism; and a control unit for controlling the supply of the processing solution by the nozzle and the movement of the nozzle by the nozzle driving mechanism.
US08003503B1	Method of integrating stress into a gate stack A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a dielectric film on a substrate, depositing a metal-containing gate electrode film over the dielectric film, and modifying a surface layer of the metal-containing gate electrode film by exposing the metal-containing gate electrode film to a process gas containing an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas, where a thickness of the modified surface layer is less than a thickness of the metal-containing gate electrode film. The method further includes, heat-treating the modified metal-containing gate electrode film to form a stressed metal-containing gate electrode film that exhibits stress over the substrate.
US08003496B2	Semiconductor device and method of mounting semiconductor die to heat spreader on temporary carrier and forming polymer layer and conductive layer over the die A semiconductor device is made by forming a heat spreader over a temporary carrier. A semiconductor die is mounted to the heat spreader. A first polymer layer is formed over the semiconductor die and heat spreader. A first conductive layer is formed over the first polymer layer. The first conductive layer is connected to the heat spreader and contact pads on the semiconductor die. A second polymer layer is formed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the second polymer layer. The second conductive layer is electrically connected to the first conductive layer. Bumps are formed through a solder masking layer on the second conductive layer. The temporary carrier is removed. The heat spreader dissipates heat from the semiconductor die and provides shielding from inter-device interference. The heat spreader is grounded through the first and second conductive layers.
US08003492B2	Epitaxial lift off stack having a unidirectionally shrunk handle and methods thereof Embodiments of the invention generally relate to epitaxial lift off (ELO) thin films and devices and methods used to form such films and devices. In one embodiment, a method for forming an ELO thin film is provided which includes depositing an epitaxial material over a sacrificial layer on a substrate, adhering a unidirectionally induced-shrinkage support handle onto the epitaxial material, and shrinking the support handle tangential to reinforcement fibers therein to form tension in the support handle and compression in the epitaxial material during the shrinking process. The unidirectionally induced-shrinkage support handle contains a shrinkable material and reinforcement fibers extending unidirectional throughout the shrinkable material. The method further includes removing the sacrificial layer during an etching process, peeling the epitaxial material from the substrate while forming an etch crevice therebetween, and bending the support handle to have substantial curvature.
US08003486B2	Method of making a semiconductor device having a strained semiconductor active region using edge relaxation, a buried stressor layer and a sacrificial stressor layer The present invention relates to creating an active layer of strained semiconductor using a combination of buried and sacrificial stressors. That is, a process can strain an active semiconductor layer by transferring strain from a stressor layer buried below the active semiconductor layer and by transferring strain from a sacrificial stressor layer formed above the active semiconductor layer. As an example, the substrate may be silicon, the buried stressor layer may be silicon germanium, the active semiconductor layer may be silicon and the sacrificial stressor layer may be silicon germanium. Elastic edge relaxation is preferably used to efficiently transfer strain to the active layer.
US08003485B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same In a semiconductor device and related method of fabricating the same, a hard mask layer is formed over a substrate, portions of the hard mask layer and the substrate are etched to form trenches having protruding portions at sidewalls, and an insulation layer buried in the trenches is formed to form device isolation regions having protruding portions at sidewalls, wherein the device isolation regions decrease a portion of a width of active regions.
US08003483B2	Method for manufacturing SOI substrate Forming an insulating film on a surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming a fragile region in the single crystal semiconductor substrate by irradiating the single crystal semiconductor substrate with an ion beam through the insulating film, forming a bonding layer over the insulating film, bonding a supporting substrate to the single crystal semiconductor substrate by interposing the bonding layer between the supporting substrate and the single crystal semiconductor substrate, dividing the single crystal semiconductor substrate at the fragile region to separate the single crystal semiconductor substrate into a single crystal semiconductor layer attached to the supporting substrate, performing first dry etching treatment on a part of the fragile region remaining on the single crystal semiconductor layer, performing second dry etching treatment on a surface of the single crystal semiconductor layer subjected to the first etching treatment, and irradiating the single crystal semiconductor layer with laser light.
US08003480B2	Process using oxide supporter for manufacturing a capacitor lower electrode of a micro stacked DRAM A process using oxide supporter for manufacturing a capacitor lower electrode of a micron stacked DRAM is disclosed. First, form a stacked structure. Second, form a photoresist layer on an upper oxide layer and then etch them. Third, deposit a polysilicon layer onto the upper oxide layer and the nitride layer. Fourth, deposit a nitrogen oxide layer on the polysilicon layer and the upper oxide layer. Sixth, partially etch the nitrogen oxide layer, the polysilicon layer and the upper oxide layer to form a plurality of vias. Seventh, oxidize the polysilicon layer to form a plurality of silicon dioxides surround the vias. Eighth, etch the nitride layer, the dielectric layer and the lower oxide layer beneath the vias. Ninth, form a metal plate and a capacitor lower electrode in each of the vias. Tenth, etch the nitrogen oxide layer, the polysilicon layer, the nitride layer and the dielectric layer.
US08003479B2	Low temperature deposition and ultra fast annealing of integrated circuit thin film capacitor Some embodiments of the invention include thin film capacitors formed on a package substrate of an integrated circuit package. At least one of the film capacitors includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a dielectric layer between the first and second electrode layers. Each of the first and second electrode layers and the dielectric layer is formed individually and directly on the package substrate. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08003476B2	Semiconductor device having a plurality of kinds of wells and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device has a configuration in which more than three kinds of wells are formed with small level differences. One kind of well from among the more than three kinds of wells has a surface level higher than other kinds of wells from among the more than three kinds of wells. The one kind of well is formed adjacent to and self-aligned to at least one kind of well from among the other kinds of wells. The other kinds of wells are different in one of a conductivity type, an impurity concentration and a junction depth, and include at least two kinds of wells having the same surface level.
US08003473B2	Bipolar transistor with silicided sub-collector Embodiments of the invention provide a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes defining a sub-collector region in a layer of doped semiconductor material; forming an active region, a dielectric region, and a reach-through region on top of the layer of doped semiconductor material with the dielectric region separating the active region from the reach-through region; and siliciding the reach-through region and a portion of the sub-collector region to form a partially silicided conductive pathway. A semiconductor device made thereby is also provided.
US08003467B2	Method for making a semiconductor device having metal gate stacks The present disclosure provides a method including forming STI features in a silicon substrate, defining a first and a second active regions for a PFET and an NFET, respectively; forming a hard mask having an opening to expose the silicon substrate within the first active region; etching the silicon substrate through the opening to form a recess within the first active region; growing a SiGe layer in the recess such that a top surface of the SiGe layer within the first active region and a top surface of the silicon substrate within the second active region are substantially coplanar; forming metal gate material layers; patterning the metal gate material layers to form a metal gate stack on the SiGe layer within the first active region; and forming an eSiGe S/D stressor distributed in both the SiGe layer and the silicon substrate within the first active region.
US08003464B2	Methods of manufacturing semiconductor device having recess channel array transistor Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device having an RCAT are provided. The method includes forming a first recess having a first depth formed in an active region of a semiconductor substrate, and a second recess having a second depth that is less than the first depth formed in an isolation layer. The depth of the second recess is decreased by removing the isolation layer from the upper surface of the isolation layer by a desired thickness. A gate dielectric layer is formed on an inner wall of the first recess and a gate is formed on the gate dielectric layer.
US08003463B2	Structure, design structure and method of manufacturing dual metal gate Vt roll-up structure A structure, design structure and method of manufacturing is provided for a dual metal gate Vt roll-up structure, e.g., multi-work function metal gate. The method of manufacturing the multi-work function metal gate structure comprises forming a first type of metal with a first work function in a central region and forming a second type of metal with a second work function in at least one edge region adjacent the central region. The first work-function is different from the second work function.
US08003461B1	Method of fabricating efuse structure, resistor sturcture and transistor sturcture A method of fabricating an efuse structure, a resistor structure and a transistor structure. First, a work function metal layer, a polysilicon layer and a first hard mask layer are formed to cover a transistor region, a resistor region and an e-fuse region on a substrate. Then, the work function metal layer on the resistor region and the efuse region is removed by using a first photomask. Later, a gate, a resistor, an efuse are formed in the transistor region, the resistor region and the efuse region respectively. After that, a dielectric layer aligning with the top surface of the gate is formed. Later, the polysilicon layer in the gate is removed by taking a second hard mask as a mask to form a recess. Finally, a metal layer fills up the recess.
US08003458B2	Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device with active regions of different heights Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first transistor having a first active area, and a second transistor having a second active area. A top surface of the first active area is elevated or recessed with respect to a top surface of the second active area, or a top surface of the first active area is elevated or recessed with respect to a top surface of at least portions of an isolation region proximate the first transistor.
US08003448B2	Semiconductor package and method for producing the same A semiconductor package includes a rewiring substrate and a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes: a first face with an active surface including integrated circuit devices and chip contact pads, a second face lying in a plane essentially parallel to the first face and side faces. Each side face of the semiconductor chip lies in a plane essentially perpendicular to the first and second faces. At least one edge between two mutually essentially perpendicular faces of the semiconductor chip includes a surface.
US08003447B2	Multi-chip module for battery power control A multi-chip module suitable for use in a battery protection circuit. The multi-chip module includes an integrated circuit chip, a first power transistor, a second power transistor, a first connection structure electrically coupling the integrated circuit chip to the first power transistor, a second connection structure electrically coupling the integrated circuit chip to the second power transistor, and a leadframe structure comprising a first lead, a second lead, a third lead and a fourth lead, wherein the integrated circuit chip, the first power transistor, and the second power transistor are mounted on the leadframe structure. A molding material covers at least part of the integrated circuit chip, the first power transistor, the second power transistor, the first connection structure, and the second connection structure.
US08003443B2	Non-leaded integrated circuit package system with multiple ground sites A non-leaded integrated circuit package system is provided providing a die paddle of a lead frame, forming a dual row of terminals including an outer terminal and an inner terminal, and selectively fusing an inner terminal and an adjacent inner terminal to form a fused lead.
US08003432B2	Consumable adhesive layer for thin film photovoltaic material A method for forming a thin film photovoltaic device. The method includes providing a transparent substrate comprising a surface region. The method forms a first electrode layer overlying the surface region of the transparent substrate. The method also forms a thin layer of indium material, using a sputtering target of indium material, overlying the first electrode layer to act as an intermediary glue layer to facilitate attachment to the first electrode layer. In a specific embodiment, the method forms a copper material overlying the thin layer of indium material. The method also forms an indium layer overlying the copper material to form a multi layered structure including at least the thin layer of indium material, copper material, and the indium layer. In a preferred embodiment, the multi-layered structure has a first thickness. In a specific embodiment, the method also subjects at least the multi-layered structure to thermal treatment process in an environment containing a sulfur bearing species to form a copper indium disulfide alloy material while consuming substantially all of the indium layer from at least the treatment process of the multi-layered structure. In a preferred embodiment, the copper indium disulfide alloy material comprises an atomic ratio of copper indium ranging from about 1.35 to about 3.00. In a specific embodiment, the copper indium disulfide alloy material has a second thickness of more than two times of the first thickness of the multi-layered structure. The method consumes substantially all of the thin layer of indium material into a portion of the copper indium disulfide alloy material during at least the thermal treatment process. The method causes formation of a copper sulfide material overlying the copper indium disulfide alloy material during at least the thermal treatment process.
US08003431B2	Method for antireflection treatment of a zinc oxide film and method for manufacturing solar cell using the same Provided are a method for antireflection treatment of a zinc oxide film and a method for manufacturing a solar cell using the same. In the anti-reflection treatment, a substrate is prepared, then a polycrystalline zinc oxide film is formed on the substrate. A surface of the polycrystalline zinc oxide film is textured. Here, the roughening of the surface of the polycrystalline zinc oxide film comprises wet-etching the polycrystalline zinc oxide film on the substrate using an etching solution mixed with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide.
US08003428B2	Method of forming an inverted lens in a semiconductor structure A flat-top convex-bottom lower lens is formed by first applying a positive tone photoresist over a silicon oxide layer and an optional metallic barrier layer thereupon in a back-end-of-line (BEOL) metallization structure. The positive tone photoresist is exposed under defocused illumination conditions and/or employing a half-tone mask so that a cross-sectional profile of the positive tone photoresist after exposure contains a continuous and smooth concave profile, which is transferred into the underlying silicon oxide layer to form a concave cavity therein. After removing the photoresist, the cavity is filled with a high refractive index material such as silicon nitride, and planarized to form a flat-top convex-bottom lower lens. Various aluminum metal structures, a color filter, and a convex-top flat-bottom upper lens are thereafter formed so that the upper lens and the lower lens constitute a composite lens system.
US08003423B2	Method for manufacturing a poly-crystal silicon photovoltaic device using horizontal metal induced crystallization A method for manufacturing a poly-crystal silicon photovoltaic device using horizontal metal induced crystallization comprises the steps of forming at least one layer of an amorphous silicon thin film on a substrate, forming at least one groove of which depth is less than or equal to that of the thin film on the amorphous silicon thin film, and horizontally crystallizing the amorphous silicon thin film by forming a metal layer on an upper portion of the groove. Since a crystal shape and a growth direction of the photovoltaic device can be adjusted by the method, a poly-crystal silicon thin film for improving current flow can be formed at a low-temperature.
US08003419B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device Provided is a method of manufacturing a light emitting device from a large-area bonding wafer by using a wafer bonding method using. The method may include forming a plurality of semiconductor layers, each having an active region for emitting light, on a plurality of growth substrates. The method may also include arranging the plurality of growth substrates on which the semiconductor layers are formed on one bonding substrate and simultaneously processing each of the semiconductor layers formed on each of the growth substrates through subsequent processes. The bonding wafer may be formed of a material that reduces or prevents bending or warping due to a difference of thermal expansion coefficients between a wafer material, such as sapphire, and a bonding wafer. According to the above method, because a plurality of wafers may be processed by one process, mass production of LEDs may be possible which may reduce manufacturing costs.
US08003417B2	Organic electroluminescent display device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent display device may comprise forming transistors on a substrate, forming a lower electrode over an insulating layer, forming an insulating layer on the transistors, the lower electrode being coupled to a source or a drain of each of the transistors, forming a bank layer on the lower electrode, the bank layer having openings to expose part of the lower electrode, forming a bus electrode on the bank layer, forming an organic light-emitting layer to cover the lower electrode, the bank layer, and the bus electrode, patterning the organic light-emitting layer using a laser, thereby exposing the bus electrode placed on the bank layer, and forming an upper electrode on the organic light-emitting layer so that the upper electrode comes into contact with the exposed bus electrode.
US08003413B2	Penetrating hole type LED chip package structure using a ceramic material as a substrate and method for manufacturing the same An LED chip package structure includes a ceramic substrate, a conductive unit, a hollow ceramic casing, many LED chips, and a package colloid. The ceramic substrate has a main body, many protrusions extended from the main body, many penetrating holes respectively penetrating through the protrusions, and many half through holes formed on a lateral side of the main body and respectively formed between each two protrusions. The conductive unit has many first conductive layers respectively formed on the protrusions, many second conductive layers respectively formed on inner surfaces of the half through holes and a bottom face of the main body, and many third conductive layers respectively filled in the penetrating holes. The hollow ceramic casing is fixed on the main body to form a receiving space. The LED chips is received in the receiving space. The package colloid is filled in the receiving space for covering the LED chips.
US08003408B2	Modification of metal nanoparticles for improved analyte detection by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) A SERS active particle having a metal-containing particle and a cationic coating on the metal-containing particle, wherein the SERS active particle carries a positive charge is disclosed. Also, a SERS active particle having a metal-containing particle and a non-metallic molecule, wherein the metal-containing particle is derivatized with the non-metallic molecule is disclosed. In addition, several methods of modifying the nanoparticles surfaces of a SERS active particle and of improving the interaction between the SERS active particle and an analyte are disclosed.
US08003401B2	Carbon dioxide sensor and method of determining partial pressure of carbon dioxide A carbon dioxide sensor and a method of detecting carbon dioxide using the sensor are provided, the sensor includes a closed chamber having as a wall portion thereof a substantially watertight, carbon dioxide-permeable membrane, two electrodes disposed in the chamber, and a film of substantially electrolyte-free liquid disposed in the chamber capable of simultaneously contacting the membrane and both of the electrodes.
US08003398B2	Methods and compositions for detecting glyphosate and metabolites thereof The present invention provides various methods and compositions which allow for determining the presence or amount of glyphosate, N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or aminomethyl phosphoric acid (AMPA) and its various metabolites in a variety of test matrices. In one method, determining the presence or amount of N-acetylglyphosate and/or N-acetyl AMPA in a test sample comprises providing the test sample suspected of containing N-acetylglyphosate and/or N-acetyl AMPA; extracting the N-acetylglyphosate and/or N-acetyl AMPA from the test sample; and, detecting the N-acetylglyphosate and/or N-acetyl AMPA in the extract. In other methods, the presence or amount of at least one of glyphosate, N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or aminomethyl phosphonic acid (AMPA) or a metabolite thereof in a test sample is determined. The method comprises providing the test sample suspected of containing at least one of glyphosate, N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or AMPA or a metabolite thereof, extracting from the test sample at least one of the glyphosate, N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or AMPA; and, detecting at least one of the glyphosate, the N-acetylglyphosate, the N-acetyl AMPA and the AMPA from the test sample; wherein detection of the glyphosate, N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or AMPA occurs without derivatization of the glyphosate, the N-acetylglyphosate, N-acetyl AMPA or the AMPA.
US08003396B2	NT-proBNP/troponin ratio for assessing myocardial dysfunction The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing if a subject which has suffered from an acute myocardial infarction is also suffering from a pre-existing myocardial dysfunction, the method comprising a) determining the amount of a natriuretic peptide in a sample of the subject; b) determining the amount of a cardiac troponin in a sample of the subject; c) calculating the ratio (natriuretic peptide/cardiac troponin); and d) diagnosing if the elevated natriuretic peptide level is related to a preexisting myocardial dysfunction or if the elevated level is caused by the acute myocardial infarction, based on the ratio calculated in step c). The method allows determining whether the individual has suffered from a myocardial dysfunction, in particular heart failure, before the myocardial infarction has occurred.
US08003395B2	Non-signal imidazole reagents for mass spectrometry analysis of phosphomonoesters Analytical chemical reagents termed non-signal imidazoles and a method for their use that provide a host of advantages for analysis of phosphomonoesters are described. The method and compounds of the invention provide a host of advantages for the analysis of phosphomonoester-containing compounds, namely characteristic, multi-analyte detection with high sensitivity and specificity of known and unknown phosphomonoester-compounds simultaneously.
US08003394B2	Methods for metal assays using optical techniques An improved optical method for determining metal or a metal compound thereof in a sample with organic impurities. The optical method comprises of solvating the metal in a liquid medium and then mixing this liquid medium with an optical indicator and then measuring the presence of the metal. The improvement lies in removing any organic impurities by the addition of an additive, where the said additive is removed before the optical indicator is added.
US08003390B2	Responses to singlet oxygen The physiological response of a phototroph to singlet oxygen is altered by modulating the interaction between an anti-sigma factor, ChrR, and a sigma factor, σE, or by altering expression of a gene product required for viability in the presence of singlet oxygen.
US08003387B2	In vitro germinal centers The present invention incorporates germinal centers (GCs) into three-dimensional (3D) engineered tissue constructs (ETCs). In an embodiment, we have incorporated the GC in the design of an artificial immune system (AIS) to examine immune responses to vaccines and other compounds. Development of an in vitro GC adds functionality to an AIS, in that it enables generation of an in vitro human humoral response by human B lymphocytes that is accurate and reproducible, without using human subjects. The invention also permits evaluation of, for example, vaccines, allergens, and immunogens, and activation of human B cells specific for a given antigen, which can then be used to generate human antibodies. In an embodiment of the present invention the function of the in vitro GC is enhanced by placing FDCs and other immune cells in a 3D ETC; FDCs appear more effective over a longer time (antibody production is sustained for up to about 14 days.
US08003383B2	Vector for efficient selection and/or maturation of an antibody and uses thereof It is described a vector suitable for efficient selection and/or maturation of a recombinant antibody characterized in that it contains at least one element able to reduce the expression level and/or has an improved efficiency of display of said recombinant antibody.
US08003364B2	Purification of vaccinia viruses using hydrophobic interaction chromatography The present invention relates to methods for purification of Vaccinia viruses (VV) and/or Vaccinia virus (VV) particles, which can lead to highly pure and stable virus preparations of predominantly biologically active viruses. The invention encompasses purifying a virus preparation in a sterilized way with high efficiency and desirable yield in terms of purity, biological activity and stability, aspects advantageous for industrial production.
US08003363B2	Purification of vaccinia virus- and recombinant vaccinia virus-based vaccines The present invention relates to methods for purification of Vaccinia viruses (VV) and/or Vaccinia virus (VV) particles, which can lead to highly pure and stable virus preparations of predominantly biologically active viruses. The invention encompasses purifying a virus preparation in a sterilized way with high efficiency and desirable yield in terms of purity, biological activity and stability, aspects advantageous for industrial production.
US08003357B2	Acidophilic enzymes The present invention relates to enzymes having catalytic activity at a pH below 5.0. The present invention provides hydrolyzing enzymes obtainable from archaeobacteria, in detail to hydrolytic enzymes obtainable from the archaeobacterium Ferroplasma acidiphilum. In general, the present invention provides enzymes which are active and stable at acidic pH values, especially at pH values from 1 to 4, especially in the range of pH 2 to 3, obtainable from Ferroplasma acidiphilum, especially to an esterase, glycosidases and a DNA ligase. In addition to stability and activity at low pH values, the enzymes according to the present invention are all dependent on Fe2+ for their catalytic activity.
US08003353B2	Cyanocobalamin low viscosity aqueous formulations for intranasal delivery A stable pharmaceutical mercury-free aqueous solution of cyanocobalamin comprised of cyanocobalamin and water wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin is suitable for intranasal administration, has a viscosity less than about 1000 cPs, and wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin has a bioavailability of cyanocobalamin when administered intranasally of at least about 7% relative to an intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin with the proviso that the solution is essentially free of mercury and mercury-containing compounds. The present invention is also directed towards a method for elevating the vitamin B12 levels in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) comprising administering intranasally a sufficient amount of a mercury-free cyanocobalamin solution so as to increase the average ratio of vitamin B12 in the CSF to that in the blood serum (B12 CSF/B12 Serum×100) to at least about 1.1 comprising intranasally administering an aqueous solution of a cyanocobalamin, wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin has a bioavailability of at least 7% relative to an intramuscular injection of a cyanocobalamin.
US08003334B2	Methods for identifying compounds which bind to TANGO294 The invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding a variety of proteins having diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, and other uses. These nucleic and proteins are useful for diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of a number of human and other animal disorders. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, expression vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and non-human transgenic animals in which a nucleic acid molecule of the invention has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, antigenic peptides and antibodies. Diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic methods using compositions of the invention are also provided. The nucleic acids and polypeptides of the present invention are useful as modulating agents in regulating a variety of cellular processes.
US08003327B2	Methods of screening for risk of proliferative disease and methods for the treatment of proliferative disease A method of screening a subject for a proliferative disease risk factor comprises detecting the presence or absence of upregulation of the CLN3 gene in the subject. The upregulation of the CLN3 gene in the subject indicates the subject is at increased risk of developing a proliferative disease. Methods of screening compounds for the treatment of proliferative diseases based on the CLN3 gene and its product are also disclosed, along with methods of treating such diseases and vectors useful therefore.
US08003319B2	Systems and methods for controlling position of charged polymer inside nanopore Techniques for controlling the position of a charged polymer inside a nanopore are provided. For example, one technique includes using electrostatic control to position a linear charged polymer inside a nanopore, and creating an electrostatic potential well inside the nanopore, wherein the electrostatic potential well controls a position of the linear charged polymer inside the nanopore.
US08003315B2	TAOJIKs as modifiers of the beta-catenin pathway and methods of use Human TAOJIK genes are identified as modulators of the beta-catenin pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective beta-catenin function. Methods for identifying modulators of beta-catenin, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of TAOJIK are provided.
US08003310B2	Masking techniques and templates for dense semiconductor fabrication A template comprising pitch multiplied and non-pitch multiplied features is configured for use in imprint lithography. On a first substrate, a first pattern is formed using pitch multiplication and a second pattern is formed using photolithography without pitch multiplication. The first pattern and the second pattern are transferred to a template. The template is brought into contact with a transfer layer overlying a series of mask layers overlying a second substrate. The pitch multiplied and non-pitch multiplied patterns on the template are transferred to the transfer layer, forming an imprinted pattern. The imprinted pattern is transferred to the second substrate to form pitch multiplied and non-pitch multiplied features.
US08003307B2	Photo mask and method for fabricating image sensor using the same A method for fabricating an image sensor includes forming an insulation layer over a substrate in a logic circuit region and a pixel region, forming a photoresist over the insulation layer, patterning the photoresist to form a photoresist pattern where the insulation layer in the pixel region is exposed and the insulation layer in the logic circuit region is not exposed, wherein a thickness of the photoresist pattern is gradually decreased in an interfacial region between the pixel region and the logic circuit region in a direction of the logic circuit region to the pixel region, and performing an etch back process over the insulation layer and the photoresist pattern in conditions that an etch rate of the photoresist pattern are substantially the same as that of the insulation layer.
US08003304B2	Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write pole using an electrical lapping guide for tight write pole flare point control A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method provides for accurate definition of a device feature such as a write pole flare point. A functional lapping guide is formed to determine when a lapping operation should be terminated to define an air bearing surface of a slider. In order to provide accurate compensation for manufacturing variations in the functional lapping guide, a dummy lapping guide is provided. An amount of variation of a front edge of the dummy lapping guide, which is defined by the same process step as a writer pole flare point, can be calculated by measuring the width (stripe height) of the dummy lapping guide based on its electrical resistance. Since the back edges of the dummy lapping guide and functional lapping guide are defined by the same manufacturing steps, the back edge of the functional lapping guide can then be determined, and used for accurately control of the writer flare point through their correlation established from the dummy lapping guide.
US08003299B2	Photosensitive original printing plate for relief printing, method for producing relief printing plate, and light-shielding ink for performing the method Provided are an original printing plate for relief printing that solves both the problems of the prior-art negative film or its alternatives, and problems of mask pattern formation directly on the surface of the photosensitive resin layer by an ink composition, as well as a method for forming an relief printing plate using the same. Employing a photosensitive original printing plate for relief printing including a support substrate (A); a photosensitive resin layer (B) provided thereon and having a photosensitivity to light in a predetermined wavelength region; and an ink holding layer (C) provided thereon; wherein the layer (C) is capable of retaining a light-shielding ink, and capable of constituting a light-shielding pattern inside the layer (C), the light-shielding pattern being formed by applying the light-shielding ink to the (C) in accordance with the pattern; and wherein the (C) at the area to which the light-shielding ink is not applied is substantially transparent to the light in the predetermined wavelength region.
US08003297B2	Polymeric material, containing a latent acid Polymeric material, containing a latent acid which can be converted to an acid by irradiation by a laser and optionally further ingredients.
US08003287B2	Electrophotographic photoconductor and image-forming apparatus The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the electroconductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a charge-generating material and a charge-transporting material, the charge-transporting material comprising a compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an optionally-substituted arylene or bivalent heterocyclic group; Ar3 and Ar4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an optionally-substituted aryl or monovalent heterocyclic group, but are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms; or Ar3 and Ar4 may be taken together to form an optionally-substituted bivalent cyclic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic group; and n is 0 or 1.
US08003285B2	Flexible imaging member belts Embodiments pertain to a flexible imaging member used in electrostatography and processes for making and using the imaging member. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a structurally simplified flexible electrophotographic imaging member that has reasonable flatness and exhibits good performance without the need of an anticurl back coating layer.
US08003284B2	Photomask blank and photomask A photomask blank is provided comprising an etch stop film which is disposed on a transparent substrate and is resistant to fluorine dry etching and removable by chlorine dry etching, a light-shielding film disposed on the etch stop film and including at least one layer composed of a transition metal/silicon material, and an antireflective film disposed on the light-shielding film. When the light-shielding film is dry etched to form a pattern, pattern size variation arising from pattern density dependency is reduced, so that a photomask is produced at a high accuracy.
US08003275B2	Monopolar membrane-electrode assembly A monopolar membrane-electrode assembly, including an electrolyte membrane having a plurality of cell regions and at least one opening associated with each cell region, a plurality of anode current collecting bodies and a plurality of cathode current collecting bodies respectively formed at the cell regions on both surfaces of the electrolyte membrane, each current collecting body including a current collector collecting the currents on the cell regions, and a conductor connected to a side of the current collector, respective ends of the conductors of corresponding anode and cathode current collecting bodies being connected through the corresponding openings in series, and a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes respectively formed on the anode current collecting bodies and the cathode current collecting bodies.
US08003273B2	Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and fuel cell sealing member for the same To provide a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which a reaction gas can be utilized efficiently for an electrode reaction even when a gap is formed between an anode-side sealing member and the end face of an anode and between a cathode-side sealing member and the end face of a cathode, and sufficient power generation performance can be ensured with a simple constitution. At least one of the anode-side sealing member and the cathode-side sealing member of the fuel cell includes an annular body, and at least one deformable protruding portion provided on the inner surface of the annular body.
US08003271B2	Heat exchanger for fuel cell A heat exchanger that can mechanically automatically control a level of cooling water according to heat generation of the fuel cell. The heat exchanger includes a housing having a cooling water inlet and an outlet connected to a fuel cell stack, a moving plate which moves reciprocally in the housing and discharges cooling water filled in the housing to the stack when it moves in a one direction and when it receives a steam pressure from the stack it moves in an opposite direction, and an elastic member that applies a force to the moving plate in the one direction. The heat exchanger can automatically maintain the level of cooling water despite a difference in heat generated between a full and a partial load operation of the fuel cell obviating complicated electronics such as a thermo-sensor, a valve, or a controller. Also, under a partial load, the exposure of flow channels to superheated steam is avoided, thereby extending the lifetime of the fuel cell.
US08003267B2	Flexible power supply Disclosed is a flexible power supply including a hydrogen supply device connected to a flexible fuel cell, wherein the hydrogen supply device includes a moldable hydrogen fuel. In one embodiment, the flexible fuel cell is a sheet structure, and the hydrogen supply device is a flexible flat bag, wherein the fuel cell and the hydrogen supply device are adhered to complete a sheet of a flexible power supply. The sheet of flexible power supply can be put in the pocket of cloth or baggage, or directly sewn on the outside of cap or overcoat.
US08003255B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, lithium titanium composite oxide and battery pack A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided and includes: a negative electrode including a lithium titanium composite oxide showing an X-ray diffraction pattern in which each of main peak intensities of rutile TiO2, anatase TiO2 and Li2TiO3 is 5 or less with respect to a main peak intensity of ramsdellite lithium titanate of 100; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte.
US08003246B2	Energy store with guide rod An energy storage device is provided including multiple back-to-back-disposed storage cells, from the first end of which the plus pole is made to emerge and from the other end of which the minus pole is made to emerge, thereby creating a series circuit of the storage cells. In order to reduce fabrication costs, it is proposed that each of the storage cells have a continuous opening between the plus pole and the minus pole, through which opening a guide rod extends that secures the back-to-back-disposed storage cells in this position.
US08003243B2	Spirally wound secondary battery with uneven termination end portions A secondary battery capable of improving charge-discharge cycle characteristics in the case where an alloy material is used as an anode active material is provided. An exposed cathode region is disposed in an outer end portion of a cathode. The exposed cathode region includes an insulating protective member on at least one of an outer side and an inner side of the exposed cathode region in a position opposed to an outer end portion of an anode active material layer in one turn inside the outer end portion. In a cathode active material layer, a central angle between an outer end portion and a central end portion at the center of the spirally wound body is preferably within a range from 0° to −90° inclusive from the central end portion in a winding direction.
US08003239B2	Method of preserving polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack and preservation assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack A method of preserving a PEFC stack of the present invention is a method of preserving a PEFC stack that is provided with an oxidizing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through a cathode and a reducing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through an anode. The method comprises preserving the polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack in an uninstalled state under a condition in which an oxygen concentration within the oxidizing agent passage and within the reducing agent passage is lower than an oxygen concentration in atmospheric air.
US08003236B2	Method for making a master mold with high bit-aspect-ratio for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master mold made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master mold A method for making a master mold to be used for nanoimprinting patterned-media magnetic recording disks results in a master mold having topographic pillars arranged in a pattern of annular bands of concentric rings. The ratio of circumferential density of the pillars to the radial density of the concentric rings in a band is greater than 1. The method uses sidewall lithography to first form a pattern of generally radially-directed pairs of parallel lines on the master mold substrate, with the lines being grouped into annular zones or bands. The sidewall lithography process can be repeated, resulting in a doubling of the number of lines each time the process is repeated. Conventional lithography is used to form concentric rings over the radially-directed pairs of parallel lines. After etching and resist removal, the master mold has pillars arranged in circular rings, with the rings grouped into annular bands. The master mold may be used to nanoimprint the disks, resulting in disks having a BAR greater than 1, wherein BAR is the ratio of data track spacing in the radial direction to the data island spacing in the circumferential direction.
US08003232B2	Layered coated cutting tool Cutting tool inserts comprising a substrate selected from the group consisting of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, cubic boron nitride based material, and high speed steel; and a hard and wear-resistant coating comprising laminar polycrystalline metal nitrides layers are disclosed. Methods of making a cutting tool insert are also disclosed. In addition, methods for machining of stainless steel and super alloys using the cutting tool inserts are disclosed.
US08003228B2	Highly photoluminescent organic compounds, synthesis thereof, and use thereof in electroluminescent devices New, highly photoluminescent compounds are described having structural formula (I) wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, independently from each other, represent H; alkyl, alkenyl; aryl; —(CH2CH2—O)n—CH3. These compounds are highly photoluminescent and have high quantum yield; they have optimal plasticity characteristics and optimal miscibility with other amorphous polymers; they lead to the formation of thin, stable and uniform layers of photoluminescent material, obtainable by simple techniques of deposition from solution. A simple and high yield process is described for obtaining the aforesaid compounds. In addition, the use of the compounds of formula (I) and their polymer derivatives is described in the preparation of electroluminescent devices, for example LEDs.
US08003217B2	Metal oxide ceramic and method of making articles therewith Disclosed herein is a ceramic comprising: at least two different metal oxides, the at least two different metal oxides comprising TiO2 and La2O3 or TiO2 and BaO; less than 20% by weight SiO2; less than 20% by weight B2O3; and less than 40% by weight P2O5; the ceramic having a glass transition temperature, Tg, and a crystallization onset temperature, Tx, and the difference between Tg and Tx is at least 5K. The ceramic may comprise additional metal oxides. Also disclosed herein is a method of making an article using the ceramic; typically, the ceramic is heated above the Tg, shaped, and then cooled.
US08003210B2	Process for producing water-absorbing resin particles, water-absorbing resin particles made by the process, and absorbent materials and absorbent articles made by using the particles The present invention provides a process for producing water-absorbing resin particles which possess a high water retention capacity (absorbing capacity), a high water-absorbing capacity under pressure, and a high gel strength and a small amount of water-soluble substance and is favorably usable in sanitary materials; water-absorbing resin particles obtained by the process; and absorbent materials and absorbent articles made by using the particles. More specifically, the water-absorbing resin particles are produced by a process for producing water-absorbing resin particles, comprising a step of a post-crosslinking reaction by adding a post-crosslinking agent in at least two stages to a water-absorbing resin particle precursor obtained by polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenic unsaturated monomer to carry out the post-crosslinking reaction.
US08003208B2	Hydrophilic fluoropolymer material A fluoropolymer material exhibiting an increased hydrophilicity prepared by processing the material in a jet mill or a cryogenic grinding mill.
US08003198B2	Flexible printed conductive fabric and method for fabricating the same A conductive fabric is provided. The conductive fabric comprises a base layer composed of a synthetic, regenerated or natural fiber, a conductive layer formed on the base layer to be capable of being freely formed by a pre-designed electric pattern, and an insulating layer formed on the conductive layer to protect the conductive layer from damage.
US08003190B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure including a plurality of cells arranged in parallel while being separated by cell walls, and extending in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure. Each cell is sealed at one of end portions thereof. In the honeycomb structure, the relation expressed by an expression (1) is satisfied: 11/6−10/3×A≦B (1) where A (mm) designates thickness of the cell walls, and B (m2/cm3) designates a surface area per unit volume of the cell walls.
US08003189B2	Optical scanning window A scanner window and method of making a scanner window are provided. The window may include three layers. The layers may be a ceramic layer such as sapphire, a glass backing, and an adhesive layer comprising a polymer sheet. The window may be formed by stacking the components together and applying heat and pressure to result in adhesion of the ceramic layer to the glass layer. Additional features of the window may include improved strength, clarity and shatter resistance.
US08003185B2	Splice seam A splice seam for joining various sections of fabric together is disclosed, wherein the fabric sections are initially delaminated into their constituent plies. The plies associated with each fabric section are then fully interleaved with each other, and bonded together. The amount of surface area between each interleaved plies can be adjusted as so as to achieve a desired level of load carrying strength between the fabric sections.
US08003183B1	Label structure incorporating a leaflet for use on small containers A label structure is disclosed for mounting on a container and includes a base panel for affixing to a surface of the container. An adhesive is applied to at least a portion of a rear face of the base panel for adhering the base panel to the container. The label structure further includes a leaflet associated with the base panel for application to the container with the base panel, and the leaflet comprising at least one panel with opposite faces. The label structure also includes a laminating strip securing the leaflet to the base panel, and the laminating strip overlies the leaflet and overlying the base panel. In some embodiments, the leaflet is positioned adjacent to the base panel, with a first portion of the leaflet overlying the base panel and a second portion of the leaflet not overlying the base panel.
US08003182B2	Customizable container identification device The present disclosure provides a container identification device including a protective top layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a marking layer secured to the bottom surface of the protective top layer, wherein a mark is made on the marking layer when a corresponding impression is made on the protective top layer. The container identification device further includes an adhesive layer secured to the marking layer.
US08003179B2	Films having a desiccant material incorporated therein and methods of use and manufacture Film structures, packages, films and methods of making the same are provided wherein the film structures have a desiccant material incorporated into at least one layer of the film structures and further wherein the film structures can comprise a material for making a peelable seal when the film structures are heat sealed to other film structures. The film structures are utilized for a package to hold a product that may be sensitive to the presence of moisture. The product may preferably be pharmaceutical products, nutraceutical products, or devices such as absorbable sutures or medical stents, although any moisture-sensitive product is contemplated by the present invention.
US08003166B2	Composite nanoparticles, nanoparticles and methods for producing same In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a polymeric solution comprising a polymeric material; (b) collapsing at least a portion of the polymeric material about one or more precursor moieties; (c) cross-linking the polymeric material; (d) modifying at least a portion of said precursor moieties to form one or more nanoparticles and thereby forming a composite nanoparticle.
US08003164B2	Method of making a scratch-and etch-resistant coated glass article A method of making a scratch resistant coated article which is also resistant to attacks by at least some fluorine-inclusive etchant(s) for at least a period of time is provided. In certain example embodiments, an anti-etch layer(s) is provided on a glass substrate in order to protect the glass substrate from attacks by fluorine-inclusive etchant(s), a scratch resistant layer of or including DLC is provided over the anti-layer(s), and a seed layer is provided between the anti-layer(s) and the scratch resistant layer so as to facilitate the adhesion of the scratch resistant layer while also helping to protect the anti-layer(s). Optionally, a base layer(s) or underlayer(s) may be provided under at least the anti-etch layer(s).
US08003160B2	Wiring substrate A substrate is provided on which wires can be formed satisfactorily using a dispersion liquid of metal microparticles without causing disconnection or short circuit. The wiring substrate comprises a substrate, an organic membrane formed on the substrate, and a metal wire formed on the organic membrane. An arithmetic mean deviation Ra of the profile of the surface of the organic membrane where the metal wire is formed is not less than 60 nm and not more than 5×10−2D, where D is the width of the metal wire. The contact angle with respect to water on the surface of the organic membrane where the metal wire is formed is not less than 110°.
US08003159B2	Methods and systems for processing a microelectronic topography Methods and systems are provided which are adapted to process a microelectronic topography, particularly in association with an electroless deposition process. In general, the methods may include loading the topography into a chamber, closing the chamber to form an enclosed area, and supplying fluids to the enclosed area. In some embodiments, the fluids may fill the enclosed area. In addition or alternatively, a second enclosed area may be formed about the topography. As such, the provided system may be adapted to form different enclosed areas about a substrate holder. In some cases, the method may include agitating a solution to minimize the accumulation of bubbles upon a wafer during an electroless deposition process. As such, the system provided herein may include a means for agitating a solution in some embodiments. Such a means for agitation may be distinct from the inlet/s used to supply the solution to the chamber.
US08003158B2	Spray coating stents with fixed No. of layers Various embodiments of methods for coating stents are described herein. One method is directed to a stent spraying apparatus calibration procedure. Another method is directed to obtaining a batch of stents where each stent has the same number of layers of coatings, and the same total amount of coating material.
US08003156B2	Rotatable support elements for stents Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.
US08003152B1	Fast-hydratable konjac composition Disclosed is a fast-hydratable konjac composition and a process of modifying regular konjac. The invention further discloses the formulation of a synergistic composition with modified konjac and other supporting agents. The resulted product is readily hydrated in water to form a stable, highly viscous gel and solution.
US08003148B2	Device and method for frothing and steaming milk A device for frothing and steaming milk has a steamer (1) and a steamer tube (3) connected to a steam conduit (2). The steam conduit (2) is provided with an air feeder port (6) which can be closed off. The steamer tube (3) has a temperature sensor (11) for sensing the milk temperature. The device has furthermore a controller (13) devised to open/close the air feeder port (6) as a function of the operating mode and/or sensed milk temperature. When the milk is steamed the air feeder port (6) remains closed whilst when frothing the milk it normally firstly remains closed until opened at a predefined milk temperature so that air can be mixed in the flow of steam.
US08003147B1	Method for making dried whey protein product The present invention relates to superior dried whey protein products which have a flavor, aroma and color not possessed by conventionally spray dried whey protein products, as a result of having a lower concentration of oxidative by-products. Also provided are dried protein products wherein the protein is selected from the group consisting of whey protein, soy protein, milk protein and mixtures thereof. Also provided are methods for making the dried protein-based products which involve spraying a protein-containing feed stock into a localized cloud of a nonreactive gas under controlled temperature conditions.
US08003146B2	Method for supplying in-room beverage service A method including the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing machine; and discarding the disposable brew basket after the single cup of coffee has been brewed. The electric coffee brewing machine has a cold water reservoir, an electric heating element for heating the water, and a basket receiving recess. The disposable brew basket has a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom wall to define a brewing reservoir for receiving heated water from the electric coffee brewing machine. The bottom wall of the basket has at least one port located in a central portion thereof to permit brewed coffee to flow from the disposable brew basket. The disposable brew basket is inserted into the basket receiving recess of the electric coffee brewing machine before brewing.
US08003138B2	Nutritional weight loss agent and method The present invention relates to an agent that suppresses appetite and provides quick energy. According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a lollipop is provided that suppresses appetite and provides quick energy. The lollipop is made from a premixed herbal formula that is combined with a hard candy confection base. The herbal premixed formula includes the following active ingredients: Guarana PE 22%; CitriMax®; and L-Tyrosine. The herbal premix formula can also include Vitamin B6; and Vitamin B12 Cyanacobalamin. The premixed formula is added to a candy base that may include corn syrup, Maltodextrin, sugar, natural color and natural flavorings.
US08003137B2	Extracts of Aristolochia paucinervis pomel and uses thereof Methods of extracting from a part of a variety of the species Aristolochia paucinervis pomel, a biologically active extract, are disclosed. Methods of reducing cell growth in a subject and inducing apoptosis in a cell are also disclosed.
US08003136B2	Standardization of botanical products utilizing biological activity as a marker The present invention relates generally to herbal materials and methods for making such materials in medicinally useful and pharmaceutically acceptable forms. Particularly, the present invention relates generally to Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) materials and methods for making such materials in medicinally useful and pharmaceutically acceptable forms. More particularly, the present invention relates a process which allows the standardization of the product to specified levels of bioactivity in both hydro-alcoholic tinctures and solid extracts in the processing of goldenseal materials to produce extracts which qualify as pharmaceutical grade compositions which are suitable for use in clinical or veterinary settings to treat and/or ameliorate diseases, disorders or conditions.
US08003132B2	Compositions comprising an ultraviolet radiation-absorbing polymer Ultraviolet radiation-absorbing polymers having a first pendant group that comprises an ultraviolet radiation-absorbing moiety and a second pendant group that comprises at least one siloxane linkage and/or an intermediate length carbon chain are disclosed. Personal care compositions including the ultraviolet radiation-absorbing polymer are provided.
US08003129B2	Enhanced transport using membrane disruptive agents Compositions and methods for transport or release of therapeutic and diagnostic agents or metabolites or other analytes from cells, compartments within cells, or through cell layers or barriers are described. The compositions include a membrane barrier transport enhancing agent and are usually administered in combination with an enhancer and/or exposure to stimuli to effect disruption or altered permeability, transport or release. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions include compounds which disrupt endosomal membranes in response to the low pH in the endosomes but which are relatively inactive toward cell membranes, coupled directly or indirectly to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. Other disruptive agents can also be used, responsive to stimuli and/or enhancers other than pH, such as light, electrical stimuli, electromagnetic stimuli, ultrasound, temperature, or combinations thereof. The compounds can be coupled by ionic, covalent or H bonds to an agent to be delivered or to a ligand which forms a complex with the agent to be delivered. Agents to be delivered can be therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. Treatments which enhance delivery such as ultrasound, iontophoresis, and/or electrophoresis can also be used with the disrupting agents.
US08003128B2	Polylactide nanoparticles A drug targeting system for administering a pharmacologically active substance to the central nervous system of a mammal across the animal's blood brain barrier. The drug targeting system comprises nanoparticles made of poly(DL-lactide) and/or poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide), a pharmacologically active substance which is absorbed to, adsorbed to, and/or incorporated into the nanoparticles, and either contains TPGS or comprises a pluronic 188 surfactant coating deposited on the drug-loaded nanoparticles.
US08003124B2	Sustained release implants and methods for subretinal delivery of bioactive agents to treat or prevent retinal disease The invention relates to sustained release implants and to methods for treating eyes, particularly the eyes of mammals having eye disorders or diseases. By using the implants and methods described herein, the delivery of the one or more bioactive agents can be localized at a desired treatment site, particularly the choroid and the retina.
US08003123B2	Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same Coatings for an implantable medical device and a method of fabricating thereof are disclosed, the coatings comprising a biologically degradable, biologically erodable, and/or biologically resorbable ABA or AB block copolymer. A biologically active agent can be conjugated to the block copolymer.
US08003104B2	Method for treating inflammation A method for treating IL-20 induced inflammation. An antagonist to IL-20 is administered to treat inflammation and associated diseases. The antagonist can be an antibody that binds to IL-20 or its receptor or a soluble receptor that binds to IL-20. Examples of such diseases are adult respiratory disease, psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, septic shock, multiple organ failure, inflammatory lung injury, bacterial pneumonia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
US08003103B2	High affinity human antibodies to human IL-18 receptor An isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds human interleukin-18 receptor alpha (hIL-18Rα), comprising a light chain variable region (LCVR) selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, and 81 and/or a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 75, and 79, or a fragment or sequence modified by an amino acid substitution, deletion or addition thereof.
US08003102B2	Anti-CXCR4 antibodies The present invention provides antibodies that bind human CXCR4 and are characterized as having high affinity and strong neutralizing properties. The antibodies of the invention are useful in the treatment of tumorigenesis, including tumor growth, invasion, angiogenesis, or metastasis.
US08003094B2	Chemical combination and method for increasing delivery of Coenzyme Q10 The present invention relates to a chemical combination and method for increasing delivery of Coenzyme Q10. The chemical combination comprises Coenzyme Q10 mixed with at least one chemical. The at least one chemical includes cyclic monoterpene containing essential oil(s) that permit unprecedented levels of Coenzyme Q10 to be made available for delivery and absorption, increasing bioavailability, as well as overcoming the previous limits.
US08003089B2	Y shape branched hydrophilic polymer derivatives, their preparation methods, conjugates of the derivatives and drug molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the conjugates The present invention relates to Y-shape branched PEG derivatives of formulae (I) to (IV). The present invention also relates to conjugates of these Y-shape derivatives and drug molecules, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those conjugates.
US08003083B2	Benzylidene malonamide and salt thereof, ultraviolet ray absorbent, and agent for external application to the skin The present invention is benzilidene malonamide represented by the following formula (1) and salts thereof, an ultraviolet absorbent consisting of said new compound, and an external preparation containing this ultraviolet absorbent.The object of the present invention is to provide a new ultraviolet absorbent that is highly soluble in water, has superior absorption capacity over a wide ultraviolet wavelength range, has no absorption in the visible region, and is also highly stable and safe.
US08003078B2	Targeted MR imaging agents MRI contrast agents that employ paramagnetic agents and chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) and which are coupled to targeted particulate delivery vehicles provide sufficient concentration of the paraCEST contrast agents to obtain useful images of target tissues or organs. In addition, the image contrast may be switched on or off with a presaturation radio frequency pulse, avoiding the necessity obtaining pre-injection and post-injection images.
US08003077B2	Method for the production of hyperpolarized 129Xe The present invention relates to a method for the production of hyperpolarized 129Xe and to a method for the production of a contrast agent.
US08003073B2	Autothermal hydrogen storage and delivery systems Processes are provided for the storage and release of hydrogen by means of dehydrogenation of hydrogen carrier compositions where at least part of the heat of dehydrogenation is provided by a hydrogen-reversible selective oxidation of the carrier. Autothermal generation of hydrogen is achieved wherein sufficient heat is provided to sustain the at least partial endothermic dehydrogenation of the carrier at reaction temperature. The at least partially dehydrogenated and at least partially selectively oxidized liquid carrier is regenerated in a catalytic hydrogenation process where apart from an incidental employment of process heat, gaseous hydrogen is the primary source of reversibly contained hydrogen and the necessary reaction energy.
US08003067B2	Apparatus and methods for ambient air abatement of electronic manufacturing effluent An abatement system is provided which includes 1) an abatement unit adapted to abate effluent; and 2) an ambient air supply system. The ambient air supply system includes an air moving device, wherein the ambient air supply system is adapted to supply ambient air to the abatement unit for use as an oxidant. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08003065B2	Method for collection of valuable metal from ITO scrap Proposed is a method for collecting valuable metal from an ITO scrap including the steps of subjecting the ITO scrap to electrolysis in pH-adjusted electrolyte, and collecting indium or tin as oxides. Additionally proposed is a method for collecting valuable metal from an ITO scrap including the steps of subjecting the ITO scrap to electrolysis in an electrolytic bath partitioned with a diaphragm or an ion-exchange membrane to precipitate hydroxide of tin, thereafter extracting anolyte temporarily, and precipitating and collecting indium contained in the anolyte as hydroxide. With the methods for collecting valuable metal from an ITO scrap described above, indium or tin may be collected as oxides by roasting the precipitate containing indium or tin. Consequently, provided is a method for efficiently collecting indium from an ITO scrap of an indium-tin oxide (ITO) sputtering target or an ITO scrap such as ITO mill ends arisen during the manufacture of such ITO sputtering target.
US08003058B2	Air purification devices An air purification reactor is described that has a variety of improvements. In one aspect, the air purification reactor includes an ionizer (or plasma chamber), an electrostatic filter, a photocatalyst, and a UV light source that is distinct from the ionizer. The ionizer is arranged to introduce ions into a gaseous fluid stream passing through the air purification device. The electrostatic filter is located downstream of the ionizer and is arranged to electrostatically filter particles from the fluid stream. The UV light source is positioned to subject the photocatalyst to ultraviolet light and may be arranged upstream, downstream, or intermediate the electrostatic filter. With this arrangement, the ultraviolet light that impinges on the photocatalyst causes a photocatalytic oxidative reaction to occur at the photocatalyst that is capable of reducing volatile organic compounds carried in the fluid stream. In other (separate) aspects, the reactor includes an absorber or an oxidation catalyst. Generally, the various aspects of the invention may be used separately or in combination with one another.
US08003045B2	Cast, heat-resistant austenitic stainless steels having reduced alloying element content A cast, austenitic steel composed essentially of, expressed in weight percent of the total composition, about 0.4 to about 0.7 C, about 20 to about 30 Cr, about 20 to about 30 Ni, about 0.5 to about 1 Mn, about 0.6 to about 2 Si, about 0.05 to about 1 Nb, about 0.05 to about 1 W, about 0.05 to about 1.0 Mo, balance Fe, the steel being essentially free of Ti and Co, the steel characterized by at least one microstructural component selected from the group consisting of MC, M23C6, and M(C, N).
US08003035B2	Method of manufacturing plugged honeycomb structure A method of manufacturing a plugged honeycomb structure has a plugging process which includes the steps of: immersing one end (a first end) of a honeycomb base material in a plugging slurry while vibrating the plugging slurry; after bringing an internal part of a cell into a negative pressure and then returning it into an atmospheric pressure, vibrating the plugging slurry to make the plugging slurry enter a first open end of the cell; and drying the plugging slurry having entered the first open end of the cell to form a first plugging portion at the first end.
US08003025B2	Microcapsule composition for electrophoretic displays The present invention provides: a microcapsule composition for electrophoretic displays; a production process for the microcapsule composition for the electrophoretic displays; a production process for a sheet for the electrophoretic displays; and a handling method for microcapsules for the electrophoretic displays; wherein the microcapsule composition contains microcapsules and, when used for the electrophoretic displays, can make them as excellent as conventional in various performances (e.g. longtime stability of displaying, respondability of displaying, contrast, and number of times of display rewritability) and, particularly above all, can make the electrophoretic displays exhibit a very high performance as to the contrast. The present invention composition is a composition used for preparation of a coating liquid and comprises an aqueous medium and microcapsules for the electrophoretic displays, wherein the microcapsules include a shell and a dispersion that is capsuled in the shell, wherein the dispersion includes a solvent and electrophoretic fine particles that are dispersed in the solvent; with the composition being characterized by: being a product as obtained without involving the step of drying the microcapsules; and having a microcapsule content of 30 to 80 weight %.
US08003004B2	Heat transfer apparatus and methods including hydrofluorocarbonates Provided is an apparatus for heat transfer that includes a device and a mechanism for transferring heat to or from the device, comprising using a heat transfer fluid, wherein the heat transfer fluid includes a hydrofluorocarbonate. Also provided is a method for transferring heat that includes providing a device and using the heat transfer fluid that includes a hydrofluorocarbonate to transfer heat to or from the device.
US08003000B2	Plasma processing, deposition and ALD methods A plasma processing method includes providing a substrate in a processing chamber, the substrate having a surface, and generating a plasma in the processing chamber. The plasma provides at least two regions that exhibit different plasma densities. The method includes exposing at least some of the surface to both of the at least two regions. Exposing the surface to both of the at least two regions may include rotating the plasma and may cyclically expose the surface to the plasma density differences. Exposing to both of the at least two regions may modify a composition and/or structure of the surface. The plasma may include a plasmoid characterized by a steady state plasma wave providing multiple plasma density lobes uniformly distributed about an axis of symmetry and providing plasma between the lobes exhibiting lower plasma densities. Depositing the layer can include ALD and exposure may remove an ALD precursor ligand.
US08002998B2	Method of producing a slab type two-dimensional photonic crystal structure A first main face of a substrate of a dielectric single crystal is etched to form recesses in the substrate. A second main face of the substrate is mechanically processed to form a slab, so that the recesses pass through the substrate to form through holes.
US08002994B2	Method and apparatus for thickening lime mud in a disc filter The present invention relates to a method of treating lime mud slurry being generated in a causticizing process in a pulp mill in a disc filter, in which method the lime mud is fed in the filter, thickened on the filter discs and removed from the filter discs. The lime mud is treated in at least two stages in one and the same disc filter in such a way that the lime mud slurry entering the filter is fed onto only a part of the filter discs, on which lime mud is thickened and removed from the discs, and the removed lime mud is re-slurried in liquid, and the lime mud slurry thus obtained is fed onto a second part of the filter discs, on which lime mud is thickened and removed from the filter and led into a subsequent process stage. The invention also relates to an apparatus.
US08002993B2	Bring your own water treatment system A method and apparatus for filtering a fluid is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus converts contaminated water into water having a lower turbidity and bacterial contamination level than the contaminated water. The apparatus includes a settling unit for at least partially settling a portion of the water; a filter unit having a filtration media; wherein the filtration media comprises sand, anthracite coal, burnt rice husks, diatomaceous earth, gravel, pumice gravel, or combinations thereof; a sanitation unit; wherein the sanitation unit is an ultraviolet disinfection unit; a backwash unit; wherein the settling unit is in fluid communications with the filter unit and the backwash unit, the backwash unit is in fluid communications with the filter unit, and the filter unit is in fluid communications with the sanitation unit; and wherein at least a portion of the settling unit is elevated above the filter unit.
US08002988B2	Removal of contaminants from water using sugar based surfactant enhanced ultrafiltration Embodiments of the present invention relate to the removal of contaminants from water using sugar based surfactant enhanced ultrafiltration.Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a process for removal of an at least slightly water-soluble organic compound from an organic-contaminated water solution to provide a purified water solution, including: adding a surfactant to the organic-contaminated water solution in sufficient quantity to achieve at least a critical micellar concentration of the surfactant in the organic-contaminated water solution, wherein the surfactant comprises an alkylglycoside, to provide a micellar water solution comprising micelles comprising the surfactant and the organic compound; contacting an ultrafiltration membrane with the micellar water solution under pressure and temperature conditions sufficient for liquid flow through the ultrafiltration membrane to take place; and collecting liquid permeating the ultrafiltration membrane to provide the purified water solution.
US08002986B2	Apparatus and methods for control of waste treatment processes Waste-treatment processes are enhanced through generation and introduction of specific biological populations customized to perform or favor specific tasks either during the main process, for the formation or precipitation of certain biological nutrients, or to accomplish solids formation reduction in a post-treatment process. These bacteria may be grown from specialized mixes of activated sludge and waste influent by exposing these materials to controlled environments (e.g., in an off-line treatment area). They may then be returned to the main process to perform certain tasks such as converting particulate cBOD into soluble cBOD for utilization, to reduce high solids yield organisms by supplementing the population characteristics with low yield organism characteristics, to provide biological nutrients or oxygenation assistance, to improve nitrification/denitrification efficiency, or to disfavor filamentous biology such as Norcardia sp.
US08002985B1	Passive nutrient removal material mixes Materials, compositions, substances and methods and systems for stormwater treatment in wet ponds, dry ponds and a green roof system. A first embodiment provides in-situ treatment unit within the retention pond by withdrawing the stored stormwater to circulate the stored stormwater into the in-situ treatment unit to sorb nitrogen from the stored stormwater. A second embodiment provides uses a riprap apron, a perforated riser located at the bottom of the riprap apron and a goetextile media encased in a sorption media jacket around the perforated riser. A third embodiment provides a green roof stormwater treatment system that includes protection for waterproofing and insulating the roof, a pollution control media layer for filtration and sorption of solids and dissolved materials found in stormwater, a growing media for growing vegetation, and a cistern to store the runoff stormwater between irrigation events. The green roof system includes recycling runoff stormwater by irrigating the green roof with the stored stormwater.
US08002976B2	Magnetic separation filtering and cleaning apparatus A magnetic separation filtering and cleaning apparatus for adding flocculant and magnetic powder to raw water containing pollutant particles to form magnetic floc in treated fluid and separating and removing the magnetic floc from the treated fluid, comprising: a magnetic field generation device being provided in a rotating body for suctioning the magnetic floc on a surface of the rotating body from the treated fluid containing the magnetic floc, a magnetic field rotating device for rotating the magnetic field generation device, a sludge recovery device for separating sludge including the magnetic floc mechanically from the surface of the rotating body of the magnetic field generation device; and a filtering device having a rotating net for filtering out the magnetic floc from the treated fluid including the magnetic floc and flowing down the treated fluid filtered through the rotating net.
US08002975B2	Filtration device with a pressure-activated means for bypassing serial filter layers A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated pressure-breachable seal or a pressure-activated gate for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least an upper and a rearmost filter layer. The upper filter layer divides the interior of the housing into an upstream zone and a downstream zone, with the rearmost filter layer residing in the downstream zone. The fluid inlet enables the introduction of fluid into said upstream zone. The fluid outlet enables releases of the fluid from said downstream zone. The upper filter layer, but not the rearmost filter layer, has integrated thereinto a pressure-activated pressure-breachable seal or a pressure-activated gate capable of allowing substantially non-selective passage of fluid from the upstream zone into the downstream zone upon the attainment of a predetermined pressure differential across said upper filter layer.
US08002966B2	Biosensor, biostrip, and manufacture method of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent The present invention discloses a biosensor, a biostrip and a manufacture method of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent, and particularly to the applications of determination of uric acid by a non-enzymatic reagent, which is useful for the quantification of the uric acid levels in the samples. The biosensor of the invention comprises at least a sensor, a biostrip and a non-enzymatic reagent for the determination of uric acid, wherein the biostrip has at least two working electrodes and at least one reaction zone and the non-enzymatic reagent for the determination of uric acid is disposed in the reaction zone on the biostrip, and has at least a tetrazolium salt and an active electron mediator, wherein the reaction zone is used for a sample to initiate the oxidation-reduction reaction of the tetrazolium salt and then, according to the oxidation-reduction reaction, with the active electron mediator and the two working electrodes, an electronic signal is transmitted to the sensor to produce a corresponding micro-current intensity which is in turn calculated by the sensor to reflect the uric acid level in the sample.
US08002963B2	Charge barrier flow-through capacitor-based method of deionizing a fluid Flow-through capacitors are provided with one or more charge barrier layers. Ions trapped in the pore volume of flow-through capacitors cause inefficiencies as these ions are expelled during the charge cycle into the purification path. A charge barrier layer holds these pore volume ions to one side of a desired flow stream, thereby increasing the efficiency with which the flow-through capacitor purifies or concentrates ions.
US08002960B2	Method for electrolytic engineering of nano-particulate layers A method for manufacturing a nano-particulate electrode for Dye Solar Cells including the steps of providing an electrically conductive substrate, formation of a nanoparticulate layer on the substrate, application of dye to the nanoparticulate layer and an additional step of electrolytic treatment of the nanoparticulate layer in an electrolyte.
US08002959B2	Manufacturing method of double-sided wiring glass substrate To improve thermal resistance of a double-sided wiring glass substrate. A through-hole is filled with a copper post composed of metallic copper to thereby electrically connect the front and rear surfaces of the double-sided wiring glass substrate. The filling with the copper post is performed by first sealing, with copper, one opening part of the through-hole using an electrolytic plating method and then further plating copper from the one sealed opening part to the other opening part. As a result, the front and rear surfaces of the double-sided wiring glass substrate can be surely electrically connected as well as high thermal resistance of the whole double-sided wiring glass substrate can be secured.
US08002958B2	Deposition method for nanostructure materials A method for depositing a coating of a nanostructure material onto a substrate includes: (1) forming a solution or suspension of containing the nanostructure material; (2) selectively adding “chargers” to the solution; (3) immersing electrodes in the solution, the substrate upon which the nanostructure material is to be deposited acting as one of the electrodes; (4) applying a direct and/or alternating current electrical field between the two electrodes for a certain period of time thereby causing the nanostructure materials in the solution to migrate toward and attach themselves to the substrate electrode; and (5) subsequent optional processing of the coated substrate.
US08002955B2	Cylindrical electrolysis cell An insulating end cap for a cylindrical electrolysis cell the type comprising at least two tubular electrodes with a cylindrical membrane arranged co-axially between them, comprises a first annular section with first and second axial ends, having at its first axial end a circular seating or one end of an outer cylindrical electrode and at its second end a circular aperture, of smaller diameter than the circular seating and co-axial therewith, to accommodate one end of the membrane. A second annular section of the end cap is detachably secured to the first and has a central circular aperture of smaller diameter than the central aperture of the first section and co-axial therewith, to accommodate one end of the inner cylindrical electrode. The two part construction of the end cap facilitates the assembly of the cell, and reduces the likelihood of breakage of the fragile ceramic membrane.
US08002950B2	Structured fabric for papermaking and method Fabric for making a bulky web. The fabric includes a machine facing side and a web facing side comprising pockets formed by more MD yarns than CD yarns. Adjacent pockets are offset from each other and are defined by MD and CD knuckles. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US08002944B2	Method of placing a material transversely on a moving web Disclosed herein is a method by which a material may be placed onto a moving web in a transverse orientation. At least two assemblies, which carry either a first and a second web or a single web, periodically overlap each other in an alternating fashion such that a material may be placed upon their respective carried webs in a transverse manner. The first and second assemblies translate in a direction of web movement in order to modify the velocity of the web carried upon the assembly. Thus, with the velocities of the assemblies capable of being varied, the material may be placed in a transverse manner upon the moving web along with various other orientations.
US08002932B2	Method for preparing golf ball with indicia having metallic luster A method for preparing a golf ball with surface indicia such as a letter or image having metallic luster includes the steps of forming an adhesive indicia made of a thermoplastic resin on a golf ball surface, bonding the metal thin-film on a metal thin film-bearing film over the indicia under pressure or heat and pressure, then peeling off the film so as to leave a portion of the metal thin-film having the same shape as the indicia adhering to and laminated with the indicia.
US08002921B2	Electrodes for electric double layer devices The disclosure provides a method comprising contacting a fibrous polymeric material and a carbon material to form a mixture, contacting the mixture with a liquid to form a slurry, and then forming a layer comprising the slurry. Also disclosed are layers formed from the recited methods, electrodes comprising the layers, and electrical devices comprising the layers and/or electrodes.
US08002920B2	Method for winding up and splicing a structural tire part having a material thickness that varies from the perspective of the cross-sectional profile thereof A method for winding up and splicing a tire building component, comprising placing the tire building component on a winding drum having a winding drum main axis and an inclinationally-adjustable surface, which is adjustable in inclination relative to the winding drum main axis, rotating the winding drum to rotationally symmetrically wind up the tire building component, and splicing together free ends of the tire building component to form a closed ring.
US08002917B2	Adjusting yield of a manufacturing process for energetic compounds through solubility modification A method of adjusting the yield of a manufactured compound comprising primarily two energetic materials to yield a product comprising primarily one of the two energetic materials. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a method of purifying a compound primarily comprising RDX and HMX to achieve a desired purity of RDX with an acceptable yield percentage. By adding sufficient acetonitrile (ACN) to the manufactured compound to dissolve it and form a solution; adding a pre-specified volume of water to the resultant solution and stirring sufficiently to precipitate at least the RDX; separating and drying the precipitate, a pre-specified purity and yield percentage of RDX may be obtained by varying the volume of water added. The process uses relatively environmentally benign recyclable solvents at ambient temperature and pressure reducing both environmental impact and energy costs.
US08002916B2	Energetic plasticizer for explosive charges An energetic material suitable for high-energy, plastic-bonded, explosive charges, the material including an energetic plasticizer containing an energetic nitrobutyl formal, wherein a composition of the energetic plasticizer contains at least 50%, by weight, of the energetic nitrobutyl formal.
US08002913B2	AA7000-series aluminum alloy products and a method of manufacturing thereof An AA7000-series alloy including 3 to 10% Zn, 1 to 3% Mg, at most 2.5% Cu, Fe <0.25%, and Si >0.12 to 0.35%, and a method of manufacturing these aluminum alloy products. More particularly, disclosed are aluminum wrought products in relatively thick gauges, in particular i.e. about 30 to 300 mm thick. While typically practiced on rolled plate product forms, this method may also find use with manufacturing extrusions or forged product shapes. Representative structural component parts made from the alloy product include integral spar members, and the like, which are machined from thick wrought sections, including rolled plate.
US08002911B2	Metallic dental prostheses and objects made of bulk-solidifying amorphhous alloys and method of making such articles Metallic dental prostheses made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys wherein the dental prosthesis has an elastic strain limit of around 1.2% or more and methods of making such metallic dental prostheses are provided.
US08002910B2	Seamless steel tube which is intended to be used as a guide pipe and production method thereof The present invention pertains to steel with high mechanical resistance at room temperature and up to 130° C., good toughness and good corrosion resistance in the metal base as well as good resistance to cracking in the heat affected zones (HAZ) once the tubing is welded together, and more specifically to heavy gauge seamless steel tubing with high mechanical resistance, good toughness and good corrosion resistance called catenary conduit. The advantages of the present invention with respect to those of an the state of technology reside in providing a chemical composition for steel used to manufacture heavy gauge seamless steel tubing with high mechanical resistance, good toughness, good fissure resistance in the HAZ and good corrosion resistance and a process for manufacturing this product. These advantages are obtained by using a composition made up basically of Fe and a specific chemical composition.
US08002903B1	Dishwasher that uses cold water during peak electricity demand and associated method of control A dishwasher and associated control method are provided wherein a water supply manifold supplies a wash chamber with wash liquid. The supply manifold includes a hot water inlet from an external hot water source and a separate cold water inlet, and is configured to be selectively actuated between the hot water inlet or cold water inlet. A controller is in communication with the supply manifold and is configured to act on a signal that is indicative of an actual or pre-defined high electricity demand period on a power supply to the hot water source. The controller is configured to generate an output control signal to the supply manifold to cause the manifold to direct substantially only cold water from the outlet to the wash chamber during the high electricity demand period.
US08002902B2	Boiler cleaning apparatus and method The boiler cleaning apparatus and method provides for cleaning the exterior surfaces of a heat exchanger. The apparatus and method include tools and steps, respectively, for temporarily spreading tubes with a wedge and holding open the tubes with a block to form and gain access to tube lanes. Once access to a lane is attained, a nozzle assembly having an outlet for blowing high velocity cleaning fluid is selected from a group of nozzle assemblies. The selected nozzle assembly will have an outlet for blowing fluid in a direction that effectively cleans the tubes adjacent the opened lane. After the tubes are cleaned the tool for holding the lane opened is removed and the process is repeated for another lane.
US08002896B2	Shadow frame with cross beam for semiconductor equipment A shadow frame and framing system for semiconductor fabrication equipment comprising a rectangular frame having four edges, the edges forming an interior lip with a top surface and an bottom engagement surface; and a cross beam disposed between at least two edges of the frame, the cross beam having a top surface and a bottom engagement surface, the engagement surface of the cross beam configured to be flush with the engagement surface of the lip; wherein one or more of the engagement surfaces are configured to cover metal interconnect bonding areas on a carrier disposed below the frame. The shadow frame is particularly useful in plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) applications used to make active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs) and solar cells.
US08002895B2	Heat processing apparatus for semiconductor process A heat processing apparatus for a semiconductor process includes a reaction tube including a process field configured to store a plurality of target substrates stacked at intervals. A gas supply duct is integrally provided outside the wall of the reaction tube to extend vertically in a range that covers the process field. A plurality of gas delivery holes are formed in the side portion of the wall of the reaction tube, to be vertically arrayed in a range that covers the process field and communicate with the gas supply duct. A gas supply system is connected to a bottom portion of the gas supply duct to supply a process gas to the process field through the gas supply duct and the plurality of gas delivery holes.
US08002886B2	Fluorochemical urethane compounds having pendent silyl groups used for surface treatment Fluorochemical urethane compounds and coating compositions derived therefrom are described. The compounds and composition may be used in treating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil, stain, and/or dirt repellent. The compounds have the formula (Rf)xR1—(R2)y]z wherein Rf is a fluorine-containing group, R1 is the residue of a polyisocyanate. R2 is of the formula —NH—CO—X1—R3(CH2CH2—S—R5—Si(Y)p(R6)3p)q wherein X1 is —O— or —NR4—, where R4 is H or C1-C4 alkyl, R3 is a polyvalent alkylene or arylene group, or combinations thereof, said alkylene groups optionally containing one or more catenary oxygen atoms, R5 is a divalent alkylene group, said alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary oxygen atoms, Y is a hydrolysable group, R6 is a monovalent alkyl or aryl group, p is 1, 2 or 3, q is 1 to 5, x and y are each independently at least 1, and z is 1 or 2.
US08002885B2	Dental restorations using nanocrystalline materials Dental articles are produced using relatively low sintering temperatures to achieve high density dental articles exhibiting strengths equal to and greater than about 700 MPa. Ceramic powders comprised of nanoparticulate crystallites are used to manufacture dental articles. The ceramic powders may include sintering agents, binders and other similar additives to aid in the processing of the ceramic powder into a dental article. The ceramic powders may be processed into dental articles using various methods including, but not limited to, injection molding, gel-casting, slip casting, or electroforming, hand, cad/camming and other various rapid prototyping methods. The ceramic powder may be formed into a suspension, pellet, feedstock material or a pre-sintered blank prior to forming into the dental article.
US08002880B2	Gas storage and dispensing system with monolithic carbon adsorbent A pyrolyzed monolith carbon physical adsorbent that is characterized by at least one of the following characteristics: (a) a fill density measured for arsine gas at 25° C. and pressure of 650 torr that is greater than 400 grams arsine per liter of adsorbent; (b) at least 30% of overall porosity of the adsorbent including slit-shaped pores having a size in a range of from about 0.3 to about 0.72 nanometer, and at least 20% of the overall porosity including micropores of diameter<2 nanometers; and (c) having a bulk density of from about 0.80 to about 2.0 grams per cubic centimeter, preferably from 0.9 to 2.0 grams per cubic centimeter.
US08002878B2	Cyclonic separator and method for degassing a fluid mixture A method and cyclonic separator are disclosed for degassing a fluid mixture comprising a carrier liquid and one or more gaseous and/or vaporizable components, wherein: —the fluid mixture is accelerated in a throat section (6) of a vortex tube (1) such that the static pressure of the fluid mixture is decreased and vaporizable components evaporate into a gaseous phase; —the accelerated fluid mixture is induced to swirl within the vortex tube such that the fluid mixture is separated by centrifugal forces into a degassed liquid fraction and a gas enriched fraction; —the degassed liquid fraction is induced to flow into a liquid outlet conduit (4) which is located at or near the outer circumference of the vortex tube (1); and—the gas enriched fraction is induced to flow into a gas outlet conduit (3) which is located at or near a central axis of the vortex tube (1).
US08002862B2	Filter bag and method for the production thereof Described is a filter bag for a vacuum cleaner which may include a tubular bag with a closed free end area and an opposed, at least partially closed area as well as with a retaining plate. The bag is made from a bag material having at least one non-woven layer, and the at least partially closed area is folded forming a bottomPlies of the bag material which lie the one above the other are formed in areas, and is at least partially closed by a weld seam extending centrally in the bottom, the plies of the bag material which lie the one above the other being at least partially connected to one another.
US08002858B2	Cutting segment, method for manufacturing cutting segment, and cutting tool comprising the same A cutting segment for a cutting tool used for cutting or drilling brittle workpieces, such as stone, brick, concrete and asphalt, a method for manufacturing the segment, and a cutting tool comprising the segment are disclosed. The segment comprises layers of diamond particles and two kinds of plate-shaped metal matrix layers comprising soft and hard metal matrix layers having different ductility. The plate-shaped metal matrix layers are arranged perpendicular to a cutting surface while being parallel to a cutting direction, and are alternately stacked perpendicular to the cutting direction. The layers of diamond particles are suitably arranged in the plate-shaped soft and hard metal matrix layers. The segment and the cutting tool comprising the same have excellent cutting ability, and the manufacturing process thereof can be simplified, thereby remarkably enhancing productivity.
US08002857B2	Process for preparation of a mixed feedstock that contains biomass and a heavy hydrocarbon fraction for the purpose of subsequent gasification A process for preparation of biomass mixed with a heavy hydrocarbon fraction yields a feedstock for the purpose of supplying a gasification unit. The process comprises a first mixing stage followed by a grinding stage and makes it possible to deliver a suspension of biomass particles less than 500 microns in size that are dispersed in the heavy hydrocarbon fraction.
US08002855B2	Uncooled protective slag discharge tube A reactor is proposed for entrained flow gasification for operation with pulverized or liquid fuels, with an externally cooled draft tube protecting the slag discharge outlet. An outlet of the draft tube remains above a water line of a sump of the reactor and is formed from Molybdenum, an alloy featuring molybdenum, Tantalum or an alloy featuring Tantalum.
US08002853B2	Hydrogen-generating fuel cell cartridges The present application is directed to a gas-generating apparatus and various pressure regulators or pressure-regulating valves. Hydrogen is generated within the gas-generating apparatus and is transported to a fuel cell. The transportation of a first fuel component to a second fuel component to generate of hydrogen occurs automatically depending on the pressure of a reaction chamber within the gas-generating apparatus. The pressure regulators and flow orifices are provided to regulate the hydrogen pressure and to minimize the fluctuation in pressure of the hydrogen received by the fuel cell. Connecting valves to connect the gas-generating apparatus to the fuel cell are also provided.
US08002850B2	Powdered hair coloring and bleaching compositions Powder hair coloring or bleaching composition comprising: a) at least one solid source of carbonate ions, carbamate ions, hydrogencarbonate ions, or mixtures thereof; b) at least one solid source of oxidizing agent; c) at least one solid source of ammonium ions; and d) a crosslinked carboxylic acid polymer thickener having a particle size of no more than about 10 microns in an amount which, upon admixture of the powder composition with water to provide a concentration of from about 1% to about 3%, provides the dispersed composition a viscosity of from about 10000 mPas to about 20000 mPas when measured at 0.5 rpm using Brookfield viscometer spindle S52, and a pH of from about 8.5 to about 9.4.
US08002847B2	Composition for oxidation dyeing keratin fibres comprising a cationic cellulose ether, a weakly oxyethylenated sorbitan fatty acid ester and oxidation dyes The present invention relates to a dye composition comprising, in a medium suitable for dyeing: A) one or more particular cationic cellulose ether(s), B) one or more weakly oxyethylenated sorbitan fatty acid ester(s), and C) one or more oxidation dye(s). The present invention also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers using such a composition, and also to the use of this composition for dyeing keratin fibers.
US08002842B2	Method and apparatus for reducing rim loading of an acetabular shell A prosthesis for replacing a portion of the anatomy including an outer bone engaging surface and an inner bearing surface. The prosthesis may include a rim disposed between the inner bearing surface and the outer bone engaging surface. The rim may include at least one contour operable to reduce loading on the rim.
US08002840B2	Systems and methods for compartmental replacement in a knee A prosthesis system includes a first component having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side and a second side, the first component configured to replace a first portion of a surface of a bone. A second component is configured to replace a second portion of the surface of the bone and a spacer is configured to be located adjacent to the first side of the first component and between the first component and the second component when the first component and the second component replace the first portion and second portion, respectively, of the surface of the bone.
US08002839B2	Surgical apparatus for implantation of a partial or total knee prosthesis This surgical apparatus comprises, on the one hand, means for spatial marking-out of the patella and femur of a patient to be operated on, and, on the other hand, means for simultaneous and relative representation of this patella provided virtually with a patellar implant of the prosthesis, and of this femur provided virtually with a femoral implant of the prosthesis, in a transverse plane passing both through the patella and through the trochlea of the aforementioned femoral implant. Using this apparatus, the surgeon can easily and quickly check the congruent position of the patellar implant with respect to the prosthetic femoral trochlea in order to reduce the risks of subsequent dislocations of the patella fitted with the prosthesis.
US08002830B2	Surface directed cellular attachment Implantable biomaterials, particularly hydrogel substrates with porous surfaces, and methods for enhancing the compatibility of biomaterials with living tissue, and for causing physical attachment between biomaterials and living tissues are provided. Also provided are implants suitable for load-bearing surfaces in hard tissue repair, replacement, or augmentation, and to methods of their use. One embodiment of the invention relates to an implantable spinal disc prosthesis.
US08002826B2	Assembly for placing a prosthetic valve in a duct in the body The present invention is an assembly comprising a prosthetic valve to be implanted; a radially expandable stent comprising at least one zone intended to be expanded to allow the stent, in the expanded state, to bear against the wall of the body duct to be fitted with the valve, this bearing making it possible to immobilize this stent with respect to this wall; and means for mounting the valve with respect to the stent, making it possible to connect the valve to the stent in such a way that the placement of the stent allows the valve to be mounted in the body duct, and expansion means such as a balloon catheter being provided to trigger expansion of the stent at the implantation site. According to the invention, the valve and the stent are designed in such a way that, at the moment when the stent is expanded, the valve is situated outside the zone or zones of the stent that are subjected to said expansion means. The invention thus consists in separating the valve and said zone or zones to be expanded, so that the expansion of the stent can be effected with an expansion force suitable for perfect anchoring of this stent in the wall of the body duct to be fitted with the valve, and without any risk of destruction or damage of the valve.
US08002822B2	Radiopaque coating for biomedical devices A medical device has a porous radiopaque coating that can withstand the high strains inherent in the use of such devices without delamination. A coating of Ta is applied to a medical device, such as a stent, by vapor deposition so that the thermomechanical properties of the stent are not adversely affected. The coating preferable has high emissivity.
US08002821B2	Bioerodible metallic ENDOPROSTHESES Endoprostheses such as stents are disclosed that are, or that include portions that are, bioerodible.
US08002820B2	Marker element for the precise implantation of stents The present invention concerns a marker element (1) for marking one or more boundaries of a section of a stent (2) with a mesh (20), the marker element (1) including a radiopaque material and being fitted on a device (5) for the delivery of the self-expanding stent (2) into a body vessel, the device (5) including a tubular element (6) which is inserted through the stent (2). The marker element (1) between the stent (2) and the tubular element (6) can slide on the tubular element (6) and engages detachably into the mesh (20) of the stent (2). The invention further concerns a device (5) for the delivery of a self-expanding stent (2) into a body vessel which is fitted with a marker element (1) of this type.
US08002819B2	Method and apparatus for radical prostatectomy anastomosis including an anchor for engaging a body vessel and deployable sutures A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel including a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, a radially expandable anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, the expandable anchor having an initial condition and an expanded condition wherein the expandable anchor is radially larger than the expandable anchor in the initial condition, and a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being threaded through the expandable anchor.
US08002818B2	Modular vascular prosthesis having axially variable properties and improved flexibility and methods of use The present invention provides a vascular prosthesis featuring a plurality of modular segments interengaged by flexible, and preferably lockable, inter-engageable elements forming joints. The segments may have a number of different mechanical properties and may be assembled by the clinician to customize the prosthesis for a specific patient or application.
US08002817B2	Stents with high radial strength and methods of manufacturing same Polymeric stents having fracture toughness and resistance to recoil after deployment are disclosed along with methods of manufacturing such stents. Improvements to mechanical characteristics and other improvements may be achieved by having polymer chains within individual stent struts oriented in a direction that is closer to or in line with the axis of the individual stent struts. The desired orientation of polymer molecules may be achieved by one or any combination of extruding polymers into hollow tubes to induce axially oriented polymer chains, applying a tensile load to polymer tubes to induce axially oriented polymer chains, and radially expanding polymer tubes to induce circumferentially oriented polymer chains. Stent patterns include struts defining diamond shaped cells and/or W-shaped cells.
US08002816B2	Prosthesis for implantation in aorta and method of using same Prosthesis for implantation in the ascending aorta comprising a tubular body made of biocompatible graft material, a cuff at the proximal portion of the tubular body for biasing pressure onto a sino-tubular junction and that is configured to conform to the junction. A stent assembly can also be used to the prosthesis to bias pressure on the wall of a dissection to substantially deflate a false lumen.
US08002808B2	Variable angle adaptive plate A device for supporting and/or assisting in bone fusion, particularly in the spine, is described. A plate member is provided, along with two or more attachment members that are anchorable to bones. In one embodiment, the plate member has a slot near one end and an aperture at another end. The attachment members include threaded posts for connection to the plate member via the latter's slot(s) and aperture(s). Alternatively, attachment members need not have a threaded post, and attachment members may be connected to the plate member via a bone bolt or similar fixation member. The slot(s) allow a single plate member to be used for a variety of operative situations and anatomies. A device for repositioning bones and a method for using the disclosed devices is also described.
US08002797B2	Therapeutic, tilting, split table, traction apparatus A therapeutic, tilting, split table, traction apparatus for home use manually operated by the user to relieve back pain and/or to stretch lumbar spine and exercise back muscles and provide mechanical traction with the user in supine position. The apparatus having a upper tilting frame ,one end being back and head support and opposing end being a rolling or sliding carriage, pivotally hinged on base frame with approximately 13 kilograms of upper body weight offset unto the back support to offset the effect of the 13 kilogram spring used to retract the rolling or sliding carriage and keep body weight balanced for ease of use. Lower body is anchored by pelvic or waist harness to the rolling or sliding carriage. As the user releases latch, the frame tilts and simultaneously pushes up a rod and roller assembly, which is hinged to under back support and under rolling carriage, along the 35 degree incline track thereby pushing carriage away from back support creating traction/distraction force. Removable handles attached to base are used by the user to control tilt and traction force.
US08002796B2	Surgical suture needle with blunt spherical region A surgical needle includes a needle body defining leading and trailing ends, a general spherical region disposed adjacent the leading end of the needle body and having a blunt outer surface, and a plurality of cutting edges extending from the spherical region toward the trailing end of the needle body.
US08002785B2	Lancing apparatus for producing a puncture wound A lancing apparatus for producing a puncture wound, comprising a magazine holder for a lancet magazine with a plurality of lancets. The lancet drive comprises a drive spring, a tensioning device for tensioning the drive spring and a push rod, the push rod being adapted for coupling to a lancet located in the lancet magazine and being adapted for moving at high velocity, together with a lancet coupled thereto, by means of lancet drive during a puncture and retraction movement to produce a puncture wound. A magazine advancing mechanism is provided for advancing the lancet magazine in such a manner that the lancets stored therein can be coupled to the push rod one after the other. According to exemplary embodiments, the lancet drive is not mechanically coupled to the magazine advancing mechanism whereby a plurality of puncture wounds can be produced using the same lancet a plurality of times. The lancing apparatus compromises an actuating element for actuating the magazine advancing mechanism independently from the lancet drive, in particular for actuating it independently from the tensioning device.
US08002772B2	Non-imaging tracking tools and method for hip replacement surgery A surgical tool for mounting a trackable target to a human bone, suitable for fixation to a human femur. The tool includes a removable bone clamp and a releasable coupling member which is integrated with the removable bone clamp. The releasable coupling member is arranged to mate with a compatible coupling member mounted on the trackable target to establish a predetermined spatial relationship between the bone clamp and trackable target. The releasable and compatible coupling members form a releasable connection which is mechanically constrained to re-engage only in a re-engaged position that accurately recaptures the predetermined spatial relationship.
US08002771B2	Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for introduction into the chest for engaging the heart. Each probe includes an elongated shaft having an elongated ablating surface of a predetermined shape. The elongated shaft and the elongated ablating surface of each probe are configured to ablate a portion of the heart. A sealing device affixed to the heart tissue forms a hemostatic seal between the probe and the penetration in the heart to inhibit blood loss therethrough.
US08002770B2	Clamp based methods and apparatus for forming lesions in tissue and confirming whether a therapeutic lesion has been formed Surgical systems, devices and methods including one or more tissue stimulation elements that, in some instances, may also be used for sensing purposes. Some of the surgical devices also include a tissue coagulation element.
US08002768B1	Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which it is applying light energy. In another aspect, various retroreflection configurations are provided which optimize retroreflection of back-scattered light energy from the medium. The size of the aperture through which light energy is applied to the medium is also controlled so as to provide a desired amplification coefficient as a result of retroreflection.
US08002764B2	Cystotomy catheter capture device and methods of using same A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound and a sleeve that utilizes balloon inflation to capture the catheter. A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound and a clamshell device. The clamshell device comprises two halves, one of which comprises two pins. One pin passes through the lateral holes in the tip of the catheter, and the other pin fits into a notch in the bottom half of the clamshell device. A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound, a sleeve and a pin that passes through the lateral holes in the tip of the catheter. A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound, a wire and a nodule, wherein the nodule captures the catheter by lodging in the tip of the catheter. The nodule could be a ball, hook, crimped wire or similar object. A method of capturing a catheter in an obese or non-obese patient.
US08002761B2	Disposable diaper To improve the fastening property of a fastening type disposable diaper.The problem is overcome by use of a disposable diaper having an engagement section that is constituted so that the separation strength off a fastening tape is constituted so as to decrease stepwise or continuously from a center portion in a width direction of a product toward edges on both sides or an engagement section made of a loop member sheet constituted so that loop elements of the loop base sheet may be exposed from holes 21a, 21a of a perforated cover sheet 21.
US08002755B2	Anti-drawback medical valve and method A medical valve has an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. The valve has a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a valving mechanism within the housing to alternatively fluidly connect the inlet and the outlet. The valve is in the open mode when the inlet and outlet fluidly connect. Insertion of a medical implement into the inlet produces a positive fluid displacement at the outlet. In addition, withdrawal of the medical implement as the valve transitions from the open mode to the closed mode produces a substantially neutral fluid displacement at the outlet.
US08002752B2	Protector apparatus An apparatus and a method for use with a device for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte are disclosed. The apparatus is adapted for accommodating at least one subcutaneously insertable element and at least one penetrating member for penetrating the skin of the patient. The apparatus includes a protective member having an elongate body from which the subcutaneously insertable element and the penetrating member can be protracted to penetrate the skin of the patient and into which the penetrating member can be retracted subsequent to the penetrating, thereby retaining the subcutaneously insertable element in the body of the patient.
US08002750B2	Access apparatus with shallow zero closure valve A surgical access assembly including a housing, an elongate access member extending from the housing, an instrument seal disposed within the housing and a zero closure valve mounted relative to the housing. The closure valve includes a valve periphery and first and second lips depending from the valve periphery. Each lip includes a lip edge surface in juxtaposed relation to define a slit when the valve is in a closed position thereof. Each lip has a general arcuate internal lip surface leading to the lip edge surface to define a sloping configuration dimensioned to facilitate passage of a surgical instrument through the valve. Each of the lips includes a support rib depending from the internal lip surface, the support ribs defining a gap therebetween to be in spaced relation when the valve is in the closed position and being positioned to contact the surgical instrument during insertion through the lips.
US08002748B2	Digital syringe with compensation control A syringe for performing a medical procedure includes a pressure sensor, a volume sensor, and a compensation circuit. The volume sensor measures a volume of a flowable material that is dispensed from the syringe, the pressure sensor measures a pressure being applied to the flowable material, and the compensation circuit calculates a delivered volume of the flowable material by accounting for system compliance (expansion) as the pressure is increased. By compensating for system compliance in this manner, a syringe can be used in high pressure procedures while still providing accurately controllable material delivery.
US08002743B2	Systems and methods for needle access to an intervertebral disc A catheter with a balloon anchor may be sized to fit through an inner needle and introduced into the patient through the needle. The inner needle may comprise an atraumatic needle with a side port and/or a blunt tip. The catheter may include a radiopaque coil disposed over the distal portion of the catheter body to assist with catheter placement when viewed with fluoroscopy and/or x-ray. The distal portion of the catheter can be very flexible. A balloon inflation tube may terminate proximal to a proximal end of the expandable balloon anchor such that the distal portion of catheter can be flexible. This termination of the inflation tube may also position the inflation tube away from the annulus and nerve roots, so as to avoid irritation of the annulus and rubbing of the nerve roots that may potentially obscure FAD test results.
US08002742B2	Apparatus and methods for sealing a puncture in tissue An occlusion device for sealing a puncture through tissue includes a tubular wire member having a proximal end, a distal end sized for insertion into the puncture, a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends, a port adjacent the proximal end communicating with the lumen, and a balloon on the distal end. A source of fluid is connectable to the wire member for delivering fluid via the port into the lumen for expanding the balloon. A piston is movable axially within the wire member to allow fluid to be delivered into the lumen, to isolate the lumen, and to deliver fluid within the lumen into the balloon to expand the balloon.
US08002741B2	Non-compliant medical balloon having an integral woven fabric layer A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of a woven fabric layer composed of at least two woven fabric fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state.
US08002735B2	Device for rendering injectable dermis Volume filling and/or augmentation are improved by harvesting live dermis from a donor and processing the dermis for re-injection into the donor. A variety of kits, tools, and methods are described for harvesting, processing, and using injectable dermis in volume filling procedures.
US08002734B2	Dual chamber container and process for its filling up A double chamber container for holding and combining a solid lyophilizate and a liquid reconstituting medium, comprising a cylindrical body with a closure at each of the two ends, an upper displaceable closure at the reconstituting medium end, and a lower closure at the lyophilizate end, a separating stopper that can be pushed in the cylindrical body and act as a seal between the upper chamber and the lower chamber, and a bypass arranged underneath the separating stopper, with a length L that is preferably greater than the height H of the separating stopper, wherein at the upper end in the wall of the cylindrical body or in the separating stopper means are provided that allow partial connection of the interior of the cylindrical body to the environment during the lyophilization.
US08002722B2	System for producing an orthopedic splint The disclosure relates to a system for producing an orthopedic splint made of a cast material, wherein the system includes at least one thermoplastic cast material present as a flat material web and a template having a flat template body, wherein the cast material can be wound around the template body in a prescribed direction for generating a splint blank, and the splint blank can be activated in order to achieve deformability, particularly after cutting the cast material to length, and to a method for producing an orthopedic splint.
US08002716B2	Method for manufacturing a complex structure A method for manufacturing a complex structure from a two-dimensional layout, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a support plate having a pre-determined, patterned recess formed in a surface thereof; (b) depositing a first series of individual flexible interconnects into the recess, the flexible interconnects being aligned parallel to one another in a common plane and supported by the support plate; (c) adhering, with adhering means, at least one rigid member to each of the flexible interconnects of the first series; (d) adhering, with adhering means, a second series of individual flexible interconnects to the rigid members to form a plurality of stations, wherein each of the second series of flexible interconnects is adhered to two rigid members of adjacent flexible interconnects of the first series, the flexible interconnects of the second series being formed perpendicular to the flexible interconnects of the first series; (e) curing the adhering means to form an assembled, layered structure; (f) removing the layered structure from the support plate; and (g) folding, systematically, the layered structure on itself and causing at least some of the stations to be supported about a central spine in a segmented manner.
US08002715B2	Medical device including a polymer sleeve and a coil wound into the polymer sleeve Medical devices and methods for making and using the same. An example medical device may include an elongate core member having a proximal portion and a distal portion. A polymer jacket may be disposed about at least a portion of the core member. The jacket may include an outer surface. A lubricious coating may be disposed on the outer surface of the jacket. A coil may be disposed about at least a portion of the jacket. The coil may have an outer surface and may include a first section and a second section. At least a portion of the outer surface of the coil along the first section may be flush with or recessed below the outer surface of the polymer jacket. At least a portion of the outer surface of the coil along the second section may protrude from the outer surface of the polymer jacket, may be free of the coating, and may define a region of decreased lubricity.
US08002696B2	Endoscope system An endoscope system has an driving-section for driving an insertion-section having an instrument. The driving-section is supported by a pivoting section rotatively. The driving-section has two rollers facing each other. The insertion-section is disposed between the rollers. The insertion-section is extended or retracted by rotating the rollers if the rollers are disposed with respect to the extension/retraction direction. If the pivoting section is pivoted to be orthogonal to the extension/retraction direction, the insertion-section rotates around its axial line by the rotation of the rollers. By doing this, it is possible to rotate the instrument easily in the endoscope system for extending/retracting the instrument by electric power.
US08002694B2	Master-slave manipulator system In a master-slave manipulator system, manipulation device can be manipulated intuitively even when clutch manipulation is performed. A master-slave manipulator system includes: mode switching device for switching between a master-slave mode, in which the slave manipulator is controlled, and an observation device visual field tracking clutch mode, in which transmission of an operation command to the slave manipulator from the manipulation device is cut off to move the manipulation device to an optional position and orientation; a switching unit control section that reads a signal of the mode switching device to forward a mode signal to the manipulation device control section; and a visual field transform section that forwards a third control command to the manipulator control section and forwards a fourth control command to the visual field change control section on the basis of an operation command read by the manipulation device control section at the time of the observation device visual field tracking clutch mode so as to make an agreement between a direction of motion of an image of the slave manipulator displayed on the display device and a direction of manipulation of the manipulation device.
US08002689B2	Folder with signature removal and slowdown process A folder includes a cylinder having a first gripping device receiving a folded edge of a signature and rotating the signature at a first surface speed. A conveyor presses the signature against the outer surface and the conveyor contacts the signatures at a second surface speed slower than the first surface speed. The present invention also provides a method for removing signatures from a cylinder.
US08002688B2	Customized tab machine Disclosed is a tabbed divider making apparatus preferably adapted for use with smaller, more individualized jobs in an office or the like. The apparatus preferably includes a paper feeder, a film provider, a knife package for shearing a portion of the paper to create a tab, at least one strut, a pivotable arm, at least one spring, and a cam having an oblong shape. The rotation of the cam preferably causes movement between loaded and unloaded positions of the spring, which causes the knife package to shear the paper. Also disclosed is a removable film cartridge for use with the apparatus. The cartridge preferably includes a housing, a roll of film, one or more rollers, a creasing finger for creasing the film, and two or more opposed extensions for folding the film along the crease. Further disclosed is a method of producing a tabbed divider utilizing the above-mentioned apparatus.
US08002678B1	Weight selection methods and apparatus Exercise dumbbells are made with weights at opposite ends of a handle member. Exercise kettlebells are made with weights beneath a handle member. The weights may be selectively connected to the handle members using knobs and springs, for example, to alternatively hold the selector members in weight engaging positions and weight releasing positions. The dumbbells and the kettlebells may be made using some of the same components.
US08002661B2	Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission includes an input shaft rotatably supported in a housing; a first speed change unit and a second speed change unit, provided within the housing and disposed facing each other symmetrically with respect to a plane normal to the axial direction of the input shaft, to continuously vary the speed of rotation of the input shaft using traction force; an output rotating gear supported to be able to rotate freely about the input shaft so that the rotation of the output rotating gear is synchronized with the rotation which has been varied in speed by the first speed change unit and the second speed change unit; and an output shaft. The torque of the input shaft can be doubled by the two speed change units while continuously varying the speed, and the thrust loads generated in the axial direction of the input shaft cancel each other out.
US08002658B2	Chains for power transmission A power transmission chain includes a plurality of links and a bending-restraining mechanism. The bending-restraining mechanism includes a wire extending in a lengthwise direction along the chain and engaging at least three adjacent joints of the chain. The wire is formed such that it elastically deforms when an inside link rotates around the inner joint in a first direction from a linearly extending state, the wire thereby applying a bending resistance to the inside link during articulation of the chain. In one embodiment, the wire includes at least one curved section clipped around at least a majority of a circumference of at least one joint. In another embodiment, the wire is formed such that a predetermined bias due to a bending deformation of the wire is applied to the inside link when the chain is extended linearly.
US08002653B2	Power unit having engine and continuously variable transmission, configuration thereof, and vehicle incorporating same A power unit includes an engine having a crankshaft, and a continuously variable transmission having a drive pulley operatively connected with the crankshaft, a driven pulley, and a belt extended between and wrapped around the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The power unit further includes a transmission input clutch, which allows or interrupts the transmission of a rotational drive force of the crankshaft to the drive pulley, mounted on a drive pulley shaft; and a starter clutch, which allows or interrupts the transmission of a rotational drive force of the driven pulley to the drive wheel, mounted on a driven pulley shaft. The transmission input clutch and the starter clutch are arranged such that a continuously variable transmission is sandwiched therebetween.
US08002652B2	Sporting game of Sokker Golph™ A sporting game in which a game ball that behaves differently from a conventional soccer ball is kicked from a starting point toward an end point for the purpose of getting the game ball in the end point in as few as strikes as possible and, if this is not accomplished in one kick, then the game ball is kicked one or more additional times until it is in the end point. However, unlike the direction of travel for a conventional ball, the game ball's direction of travel is to the right when a counterclockwise spin is applied at a point of contact with the player's foot, to the left when a clockwise spin is applied at the point of contact, and straight when a top spin is applied at the point of contact.
US08002650B2	Play and sport device for lobbing and catching a flying object, which can be played using one hand Play and sport device in which a flying object can be both lobbed and caught one-handed thanks to a specially constructed diaphragm which is tautened and fastened to the device. The invention can be used both by one player (juggling, wall rebounding, hitting a target) and by two players, as a group or in teams.
US08002648B1	Corkscrew tee ball stand A tee ball stand with an adjustable length ball support stanchion having an anchor connection fitting on the lower end thereof, and a ground penetrating corkscrew anchor equipped with a stanchion connection fitting on the upper end thereof. The anchor connection fitting of the stanchion may be frictionally coupled to the stanchion connection fitting to hold the stanchion in an upright orientation to receive a ball on the upper end thereof. The ground penetrating corkscrew anchor prevents displacement of the tee ball stand in the event the stanchion is struck by an errant bat swing.
US08002646B2	Golf balls having two core layers formed from HNP compositions The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting essentially of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core includes a center having a center hardness of 50 Shore C or greater and formed from a first HNP composition, and an outer core layer having a surface hardness of 75 Shore C or greater and formed from a second HNP composition. The first HNP composition has a material hardness of 55 Shore D or less and comprises a highly neutralized ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer. The second HNP composition has a material hardness of 45 Shore D or greater and comprises a highly neutralized ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer. The material hardness of the first HNP composition is less than the material hardness of the second HNP composition. The cover includes an inner cover layer formed from a thermoplastic composition and an outer cover layer formed from a polyurethane or polyurea composition.
US08002645B2	Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls Golf ball locators and components of such locators and methods of operating such locators and processing signals within such locators. In one aspect of the inventions described herein, an exemplary method of initializing a golf ball locator includes receiving received RF signals while also transmitting signals used to locate balls and determining a parameter representative of received signal strength of the received RF signals and setting a threshold to determine when subsequent received signals are to cause an indication of golf ball detection. In another aspect of this disclosure, the golf ball locator is a handheld unit having a volume of less than about 150 inches cubed and includes a transmitter, a transmit antenna, a receiver, a receive antenna and a processor coupled to the transmitter and to the receiver, and the handheld unit achieves a signal isolation, between a second harmonic of a transmitted signal from the transmitter and the receiver's received signal, of greater than about 130 to 160 dB. Other aspects are also described.
US08002634B2	Game machine, game machine control method, and information storage medium A game machine is provided in which processing load for displaying a scene of falling snow or falling rain, for example, on a game screen in a three-dimensional game can be reduced. An environmental effect object placement unit (snow object placement unit (64)) places a plurality of environmental effect objects in a target region of a three-dimensional game space based on a viewpoint position and a sight line direction. A target region controlling unit (snow generation target region controlling unit (60)) moves the target region, in response to a change of the viewpoint position or the sight line direction, based on the viewpoint position and sight line direction after the change. A display unit (70) displays a game screen representing a scene, in the three-dimensional game space in which the plurality of environmental effect objects are placed in the target region, viewed from the viewpoint position toward the sight line direction.
US08002630B2	Tournament game system and method using a tournament game card In an embodiment of a gaming method, an identifier may be received from a first gaming unit, wherein the identifier is associated with a tournament game card, wherein the tournament game card is provided to a player in response to paying a fee. Whether the identifier received from the first gaming unit is authentic may be determined. A duration the player may play in a tournament may be determined based on the identifier, and the first gaming unit may be enabled for play in the tournament for the duration if the identifier is authentic. A tournament score of the player may be received, and a winning player of the tournament, if any, may be determined. Data indicative of a value payout to be awarded to the winning player may be generated if the winning player of the tournament is determined.
US08002627B2	Slot machine A slot machine includes a symbol displaying device, a start switch, a display, a memory, and a controller. The controller implements a process including: (a) controlling the symbol displaying device; (b) determining whether or not symbols displayed in the symbol displaying device are entitled to a bonus game; (c) controlling a transition from a basic gamer to the bonus game; (d) controlling the display to operate as a touch panel; (e) executing a lottery to select one of first and second reduction values to be subtracted from the capacity of the character, with respect to a selectable element selected by the player via the touch panel; (f) executing a subtraction with the selected reduction value and controlling the memory to store the resulting capacity; and (g) controlling a transition from the bonus game to a basic game in accordance with the stored capacity.
US08002626B2	Wagering game with enhancement feature for bonus-triggering event A gaming terminal (10) is utilized for playing a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game. The gaming (10) terminal has a wager-input device (16a, 16b). A display (26) displays a plurality of moveable reels having symbols located thereon during the basic game. The symbols indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes. The basic game implements a special mode in response to an enablement by a player. In response to the special mode being enabled and the movable reels displaying less than a full bonus triggering combination, the movable reels not displaying a portion of the full bonus triggering combination are re-spun.
US08002606B2	Trim adjustment for toy vehicle steering A toy vehicle includes a chassis, a right turning member that supports a right steerable road wheel and a left turning member that supports a left steerable road wheel. A rigid steering link extends across the chassis and has right and left ends that are operably connected to the right and left turning members. An actuator provides a pivoting motion on a horizontal axis extending longitudinally forward and rearward in the vehicle. The motion provided by the actuator moves the steering link side to side across the vehicle. The right and left road wheels are pivoted by the motion of the steering link. An adjustable trim mechanism includes a bias member that helps to maintain a neutral position of the steering link and a trim adjustment that modifies a position on the chassis at which the steering link and road wheels are maintained in the neutral position.
US08002605B2	System and method for toy adoption and marketing A method, system and toy that provides a product that is represented on a website via a virtual replica of the product. The product has a registration code associated with it. Data associated with the product is electronically stored in the product using an electronic storage medium. A user is registered on the website by associating the user with a user ID. The user ID is associated with the virtual replica of the product by utilizing the registration code. Access is granted to one or more features on the website in connection with the virtual replica of the product subsequent to input and validation of the registration code via the user ID without requiring additional entry of the registration code.
US08002604B2	Remote controlled toy helicopter A remote-controlled toy helicopter comprises a body; a motor in the helicopter, a battery for powering the motor, and a receiver for communicating signals between the motor and a separate remote controller. A main rotor with blades is driven by a rotor shaft and causing a first lift force developed by the main rotor when the helicopter is airborne. A system permits movement of the helicopter on the ground, and these can be wheels. The helicopter travels on a floor or ground surface when the main rotor develops a second degree of lift force. The helicopter includes a system to effect motion in a horizontal dimension thereby to direct the desired direction. The control includes an actuator for engaging with an assembly depending from the rotor, the inter-engagement of the actuator and assembly effecting a change in the angle of incidence of at least the one blade of the rotor. The system includes a rotor, preferably complemented with a stabilizer rotor.
US08002593B2	Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly including a mounting ring having an interior region, a sealing surface at one axial end for securing to a surface, and a securement rim at an opposite axial end. A connector body having engagement surfaces can engage and seal to the mounting ring. The connector body can include electrical terminals extending into the interior region of the mounting ring for engaging mating electrical terminals.
US08002583B2	Electrical connector system having electromagnetic interference shield and latching features A connector system may facilitate interconnection between electrical components, such as a printed circuit board and a cable. The connector system may reduce the effect of electromagnetic interference on the transfer of power and data signals between the cable and the printed circuit board. The connector systems may include a cable connector assembly and an electromagnetic shield. The electromagnetic shield may include a body that is configured to receive the connector assembly, thus, providing a shielded channel into which the connector assembly may be inserted. The connector system may includes latches that facilitate having multiple connectors adjacent to one another in close proximity. The cable assembly include pivotally supported latches with vertically staggered handles such that when a pair of connector systems are mounted laterally side-by-side, the adjacent handles can pivot without interfering with each other.
US08002580B2	Coaxial cable crimp connector A connector for semi-rigid outer conductor coaxial cable having a body provided with a connection interface at a connector end, a body bore and a crimp area around an outer surface of the body. The body bore dimensioned to receive the outer conductor together with a cylindrical sleeve dimensioned to receive the outer conductor therethrough when the outer conductor is folded back over the sleeve, to a position along the body bore corresponding to the crimp area.
US08002579B2	Coaxial connectors having compression rings that are pre-installed at the front of the connector and related methods of using such connectors Coaxial connectors include a connector body having a front end and a rear end, an inner contact post that is at least partly within the connector body and an internally-threaded nut that is positioned at the front end of the connector body and that is connected to at least one of the connector body and the inner contact post. A compression element is also provided that is attached to the internally-threaded rotatable nut.
US08002577B1	RJ-45 connector A connector includes a main body, a reflecting member, and a cable electrically connected to a rear end of the main body. An elastic latch is formed on a top of the main body opposite to the cable. The reflecting member is fitted to a rear portion of the main body, and two protrusions are formed on a top of the reflecting member. A surface of each protrusion is coated with reflective material, slanted, and opposite to the cable.
US08002575B2	Cable assembly with strain relief member A cable assembly (100) includes a housing having a main portion (11, 21) and a mounting portion (12, 22) extending backwardly from the main portion, the mounting portion defining a positioning cavity (1202, 2202) in an inner side thereof; a cable (4) having a number of wires (41) and a jacket (40), the wires enclosed by the jacket; a strain relief member (7) having an inner ring (71, 72) and an outer ring connected with each other to form a one-piece structure; and the strain relief member mounted to a front segment of the cable, the wires of the cable forwardly extending through the inner ring, the jacket of the cable sandwiched between the outer ring and the inner ring, the outer ring accommodated in the positioning cavity of the mounting portion.
US08002573B2	Connector arrangement for braided conductors An electrical connector for electrically connecting a hollow bus bar member with an insulated multi-wire or braided conductor inserted axially therein, including a conductive contact screw that is threadably connected within a first opening contained in the bus bar member wall for axial displacement from a retracted position toward a fully penetrating position, thereby to cause a pointed end of the contact screw to successively pierce the adjacent insulation layer, extend diametrically through the multi-wire conductor, pierce the adjacent layer of insulation, and extend into a second opening contained in the adjacent bus bar member wall. The bus bar member may be soldered to a printed circuit board, thereby to connect the multi-wire conductor with conductors on the printed circuit board. Alternatively, plurality of bus bar members may be formed by stamping and bending from a common conductive metal sheet, with the bus bar members being interconnected by integral straps.
US08002570B2	Resin molded parts with lock arm, connector using it and method for forming resin molded parts with lock arm In resin molded parts with lock arms, a peripheral wall 12a protruding toward a rear side vertical to a main body part is connected to the peripheral edge of the substantially plate shaped main body part 12. Belt plate shaped lock arms 13 are connected to the peripheral wall with ends protruding toward a front side vertical to the main body part by connecting base ends 13a to the outer surfaces of the peripheral wall. The lock arms have slits 17 which are formed in intermediate parts of the lock arms in the direction of width of the lock arms and continuously extend from the end faces of the base ends of the lock arms to parts before the ends to ensure engaging parts 14 in the ends of the lock arms. When the resin molded parts with the lock arms is formed, the main body part and the lock arms are formed by opening and closing metal molds from a front surface side and a rear surface side of the main body part, the lock arms are formed so as to have shapes more obliquely curved outward toward the ends of the lock arms and the slits are formed by a slit forming part provided in the metal mold of the rear surface side.
US08002558B2	Electrical connector defining plurality of discrete interconnecting sectors for respectively receiving individual IC package thereon An electrical connector for receiving more than one IC packages (3) includes an insulative housing (1) having a planar interface with a plurality of passageways (10) defined therein; and a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the passageways (10) respectively and arranged in more than one groups. Each group of the contacts (2) is incorporated with positioning members (111) that jointly position the IC package upon the group of the contacts (2).
US08002551B2	Language skills teaching method and apparatus A student providing a multi-word response in a computerized language teaching system provides a manual input concurrently with each responsive word. For example, he might enter a keystroke correspondent to the first letter of each word. When using the teaching computer silently, a student will typically “speak” each word mentally as he enters a keystroke, so the limited experience is almost as effective as speaking out loud. When a student types one or more keystrokes concurrently with each word that he speaks, the computer will be able to detect when a student is responding with a correct word, but merely mispronouncing it. Also, since the computer will receive a keystroke as the student starts each new word, it is better able to distinguish the boundaries between words and recognize them more reliably.
US08002537B2	System for the production of preforms made of powder material, in particular tablets System for the production of preforms made of a powder material, in particular tablets, with a rotary tablet press, which is arranged in a housing supported by a frame in the housing, wherein an electric drive motor is integrated into the rotor of the tablet press and the rotor is swivel-mounted on a middle column of the frame, and a control cabinet for the tablet press, which contains among other things a machine computer for the operation of the tablet press, wherein the middle column is supported on a horizontal load-bearing element, which is arranged at a distance above a base plate placed on the floor and the control cabinet is arranged in the interim space between the horizontal load-bearing element and the base plate.
US08002533B2	Injection molding machine for lost core technology An injection molding machine (10) comprises an injection molding tool (14) having a mold cavity, in which a molded part can be produced by overmolding a mold core of metal inserted into the mold cavity using an injection molding material, and a melting tool (18) by means of which the mold core overmolded with the injection molding material can be melted out, wherein the melting tool (18) comprises at least one current-carrying element (28) by which eddy currents can be generated in the material of the mold core.
US08002527B2	Dry operating screw-type compressor with pneumatically controlled air relief valve A screw-type compressor having a motor driven and dry operating compressor unit. A butterfly valve is disposed in an intake line connected to the suction side of the compressor unit. An adjustment cylinder mechanically shifts the butterfly valve. A pressure line is connected to the pressure side of the compressor unit and, via the interposition of a check valve, is connected to a compressed air system. The pressure line is connected to a pneumatically controlled air relief valve via an air relief line for relief of pressure during idling of the compressor unit. At least during idling, the air relief valve is adapted to be acted upon by the pressure that is effective on the pressure side of the compressor unit.
US08002523B2	Turbine system and method for extracting energy from waves, wind, and other fluid flows An apparatus and method for harvesting fluid energy including a wave turbine consisting of a long shaft having pairs of buckets positioned at intervals along the shaft and rotated 90 degrees from each adjacent pair. Each bucket is connected at an offset angle with respect to a plane that is normal to the shaft. When adapted for harnessing wave energy, the shaft is elevated above water surface and positioned at an oblique angle to the prevailing wave fronts. Each bucket is positively buoyant, so that buckets capture both potential and kinetic wave energy.
US08002520B2	Core reflex nozzle for turbofan engine A turbofan engine is provided that includes a core nacelle at least partially surrounded by a fan nacelle. The core nacelle includes a reflex nozzle providing a core exit. The core nacelle includes a contour on its exterior surface upstream from the reflex nozzle. The contour is generally conical and tapers toward the core exit at a first slope. The reflex nozzle tapers toward the exit at a second slope that is less steep than the first slope. The reflex nozzle includes a generally linear portion. In one example, the reflex nozzle is provided by a generally cylindrical extension that sufficiently turns the bypass flow away from the core exit so that the core flow does not become choked.
US08002517B2	Sensor Sensors (32, 52, 72) for determining a gap between a conductive member (34, 54, 74) such as a blade in a gas turbine engine and a seal segment (31, 51) are known to use capacitive variants in order to create an electrical signal indicative of the gap width. Thermal disparities can create problems with regard to sensor aging and accuracy. By creating a sensor incorporating a metal rod (33, 53, 74) typically integrally formed or associated with the seal segment (31, 51) and coupled through inductive coupling loops (35, 36; 55, 56; 75) it is possible to create a tuned circuit with a Q value which is more stable and therefore acceptable with regard to producing more accurate results at elevated temperatures with less problems with regard to thermal disparities.
US08002516B2	Wind harnessing system A wind harnessing system comprises a substantially helical structure including at least a portion of a spiraling groove and at least one energy converter positioned at least partially within the portion of the spiraling groove. In other embodiments, wind grooves formed by adjacent bands which are fixed with respect to one another, carry energy converters which are moveable with respect to these fixed bands.
US08002513B2	Food product conveyor and handling systems A conveyor system for assembling and stacking sliced food products is provided. The conveyor system includes an assembly area, wherein groups of a predetermined quantity of sliced food products travel from a slicer on a conveyor and are deposited on discrete carrier sheets on a downstream conveyor. The assembly area is configured to delay advancement of the carrier sheets on the downstream conveyor until a group of the predetermined quantity is formed. The slicer is configured to calculate the number of slices in each group and determine whether a group is complete. A stacking area of the conveyor system includes a nose conveyor that extends and retracts to deposit each carrier sheet onto a pair of initial supports. The initial supports reciprocate away from each other in opposing directions to drop the carrier sheet onto a subsequent level, with the initial supports reciprocating each time a carrier sheet is deposited thereon.
US08002512B1	Material transport A material transport system and method of use is disclosed herein. The system includes a base assembly having an adjustable width, a material support platform hingedly attached to the base assembly, the platform supported angularly above the base assembly by at least two support tubes hingedly attached to the base assembly, a left pair and a right pair of rail guides aligned along the length of the base assembly, the rails removably attached to the underside of the base assembly, and a left pair and a right pair of wheels axially mounted between each rail guide pair, the bottom edges of the rail guides extending past the edges of the wheels, the system characterized in that the rail guides and wheels enable the transport system to be pulled along the rails of a ladder by wire, rope, or like component attached to the transport system.
US08002510B2	Panel dolly apparatus A door and panel dolly apparatus has a frame having a telescoping center frame member with a perpendicular wheel frame member on one end and a perpendicular panel support frame member on the other end. Both the wheeled frame member and the floor support frame member have a pair of generally perpendicular panel support post extending therefrom and a swinging door clamp attached thereto. Each swinging panel clamp is positioned to swing from an open position to a closed clamping position for clamping a panel between two clamps or against a perpendicular clamp post. The pair of swinging panel clamps are each attached to a clamp post and have a rod with a clamping surface on one end thereof for threadedly adjusting each of the swinging clamps to clamp a panel of different widths. Each swinging panel clamp is a toggling clamp mechanism.
US08002509B2	Fastening system for fastening components, in particular for motor vehicles A fastening system including a stud with a shank and an annular flange whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the shank. The system further including a nut with a bore and an internal thread formed in the bore, the internal thread having a helical thread ridge formed in the bore and a thread groove running next to the thread ridge. The annular flange of the stud can be screwed into the internal thread.
US08002508B2	Protective cover for fasteners A cover for the protection of large bolts and nuts, such as those used to secure wind turbine towers to foundations, from the weather. The protective cover may be tubular in shape and designed to be forcefully pressed over the bolt while ribs on the interior of the cover form an interference fit with the threading on the bolt. A larger portion located at the bottom of the cover protectively surrounds the nut and washer without touching either. The bottom can then seal against a surface, such as the surface of a mounting flange of a tower, to prevent the entry of corroding moisture.
US08002504B1	Rocker slide lift adjustment mechanism A router lift adjustment mechanism for an inverted router (50, 52) mounted to a router table (92) comprising an assortment of attachments, FIG. 9 (98a, 98b, 98c, 98d) that engage the height adjustment mechanism of various types of routers. The routers height adjustment mechanism, the attachment's (98a, 98b, 98c, 98d), a flexible attachment holder (100), a driving shaft (104), and a rotatable adjustment mechanism, typically a hand wheel (122) are contiguously coupled respectively. The driving shaft is retained by a rocker drive guide (112) providing the driving shaft (104) the ability to rotate and slide to and fro within the bore of a bushing (114) lined within the rocker drive guide (112). Additionally, the rocker drive guide (112) hinges pivotably on the base mount (128) which is typically mounted to a stable surface. The rotatability, pivotability and slidability of the driving shaft (104) and rocker drive guide (112) assembly prevent any binding of the driving shaft (104) upon movement of the router adjustment mechanism; thus providing a quick, safe and stable method for adjusting the depth of a router bit (90). The present embodiment can be retrofitted to a wide variety of existing routers and adjustment apparatuses that rotate; including those that rotate and move spirally or provided as a feature of a newly manufactured router.
US08002503B2	Debris removal system for cutting tools A system for removing debris generated by a cutting tool draws the debris into a mixing chamber formed in a workpiece clamp where the debris is combined with a high velocity airflow. A vacuum source draws the debris-air mixture into a cyclonic airflow extraction chamber where the mixture is accelerated before being extracted from the clamp through an exhaust channel. A clamping ring seals the area surrounding the cutting site so that air velocity in the mixing chamber is increased and debris is accelerated into the extraction chamber.
US08002497B2	Coupler for leaching chamber systems An adjustable coupler is disclosed for interconnecting leaching chambers to create a serpentine pathway for a leaching field. A coupler can connect a first leaching chamber and a second leaching chamber. The coupler can comprise a mating feature and an adjustment feature.The mating feature can be used to mate the coupler between the first leaching chamber and the second leaching chamber. The mating feature can include a swivel connector matable to an end of one of the chambers.The adjustment feature can adjust the angle between the first chamber and the second chamber between a range of angles. The adjustment feature can include a swivel connector. The range of angles can be particularly chosen to be about 45°. More particularly, the range of angles can be about 22.5° in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.
US08002494B2	Paving stone and method A concrete cast stone resembling a flagstone for use with other ones of the concrete cast stones for covering a surface. The concrete cast stone comprising a body having a peripheral contour of non-repetitive jagged shape for interlocking engagement of a plurality of the concrete cast stone. The peripheral contour defining a distinguishable orientation with interlocking side sections and part-interlocking side sections such that said concrete cast stones placed side-by-side interlock by one or a combination of (1) matching the interlocking side sections in a linear arrangement of the concrete cast stones, and (2) matching the part-interlocking side sections in a herringbone arrangement. A method for assembling the concrete cast stone is also provided.
US08002487B2	Spreadable food dispenser A dispenser for spreadable foodstuffs or spreadable non-food substances allowing for spreading without the need for additional utensils that are not part of the packaging is disclosed. Dispenser is easily refilled with replaceable cartridges and designed to keep food away from air as contents are dispensed.
US08002484B2	Portable terminal with keypad lifting mechanism A keypad lifting mechanism includes a fixing board, a first board, a guiding frame and a second board. Two stopping members are fixed on the fixing board. The first board is slidable relative to the fixing board. A plurality of wedges are formed on the guiding frame. The second board includes a plurality of protrusions. The second board slides up or down relative to the first board by engagement of the protrusions of the second board and the wedges of the first board. When the first board is moved relative to the fixing board, the guiding frame is stopped by the stopping members and the second board moving relative to the guiding frame so as to move up or down the second board.
US08002481B2	Camera protecting assembly and assembling method thereof A camera protecting assembly is disclosed including a cover defining an opening, a fixing member and a housing. The fixing member includes a base portion, a fixing portion connected to the base portion, and a securing slot enclosed between the base portion and the fixing portion. The housing attaches the cover and the fixing member. The securing slot secures the circumferential wall of the opening, and the fixing portion is fixed to the cover. The assembly method is accordingly disclosed.
US08002479B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: a mount fixing member to which a lens mount is fixed; a connected body obtained by integrally connecting a plurality of constituent units including a battery holder unit, the plurality of constituent units provided around the mount fixing member; and a front member fixed to the connected body and integrated therewith, wherein the mount fixing member is fixed to the front member.
US08002478B2	Optical sub-assembly with glass member physically contact with external fiber An optical receptacle that enhances the optical coupling tolerance is disclosed. The optical receptacle of the invention provides, in stead of the coupling fiber installed in a conventional optical receptacle, a glass member with a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the external fiber. The glass member, which is held by the support, provides a convex surface that abuts against the top of the external ferrule and another surface inclined with the optical axis to prevent the light reflected thereat from returning the optical device. The glass member has a substantially homogeneous distribution in the refractive index thereof; accordingly, the fluctuation in the optical coupling with the external ferrule may be reduced.
US08002476B2	Reversible fiber optic stub clamping mechanism A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bore through the ferrule. The ferrule is generally at least partially disposed within and supported by the housing. The connector further includes a reversible actuator for reversibly and nondestructively terminating the inserted field fiber to the stub fiber. The reversible actuator includes a buffer clamp for engaging with the buffer to simultaneously provide reversible and nondestructive strain relief to the terminated field fiber.
US08002472B2	Slew bearing system A slew bearing system includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring concentrically positioned relative to each other forming at least upper and lower raceways there between, a plurality of bearing rollers positioned in each raceway between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring, a plurality of delivery nozzles capable of delivering an air and oil mixture into the raceways adjacent the upper raceway, passages capable of fluidly communicating the air and oil mixture through the raceways and collecting some oil from the mixture adjacent the lower raceway, seals capable of regulating air flow through the passages and inhibiting outflow of oil from the raceways, and at least one exit port capable of outward flow of air and oil from the raceways adjacent the lower raceway.
US08002469B2	Tribomaterials for axial and radial foil bearings A tribosystem for radial and axial foil bearings includes a first structural component part; and a second structural component part interacting with the first part. The first and second parts are in a dry frictional unidirectional sliding contact with one another until an air film is formed. A surface of at least one of the first and second parts being exposed to the dry frictional contact contains at least partly at least one of a metallic bound (Ti,Mo)(C,N), Tin-2Cr2O2n-1 with 6≦n≦9 and solid solution of TiO2—Cr2O3.
US08002465B2	Patient positioning system and methods for diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy The system provides new ways to ensure that a patient is positioned correctly, e.g. identically with an original planning scan if the patient is to undergo radiotherapy. The system also detects if there is patient movement during a scan. It is an aspect of the present method to immobilize the patient based on a specific site of interest by using positioning sensors that record patient physical orientation based on measurements of patient weight distribution and pressure distribution among other features.
US08002463B2	Method and device for determining the temperature of a substrate The publication discloses a method for determining a temperature of a substrate, comprising: providing a gas channel that is confined by at least one wall having a certain wall temperature; providing a substrate in said gas channel, proximate to the at least one wall, such that a gap exists between a surface of the substrate and the at least one wall; providing a gas flow with a certain mass flow rate through said gas channel, which gas flow extends at least partially through said gap; determining a pressure drop in the gas flow along the gas channel; and deriving from said pressure drop the temperature of said substrate using a pre-determined relation between the pressure drop along the gas channel, the wall temperature and the temperature of the substrate, at said mass flow rate. Also disclosed is a device for implementing the disclosed method.
US08002461B2	Watchband attaching structure and wristwatch with the structure A watchband attaching structure includes paired projections provided on a case-side end part of a watchband and having coaxial first through-holes, and an intermediate part provided at a predetermined position on an outer circumference of a wristwatch case, placed between the projections, and having a second through-hole coaxial to the first holes. A diameter of the second hole is smaller than that of the first hole. Headed first and second screw members inserted into center holes of first and second tubular members are introduced into the first holes of the projections and the second hole of the intermediate part from both sides thereof. Male threads and female threads of the distal ends of the first and second members are connected to each other in the second hole while the heads thereof with the first and second tubular members are arranged in the first holes of the projections.
US08002458B2	Riddling machine system A riddling machine for making champagne is proposed, with a base, main motor, main shaft driven by the motor, pivotal parallel frames each fixed to a first half-axle and a second hollow half-axle revolvably mounted, and an inner shaft enclosed into the second half-axle, bevel gears including a driving wheel coupled to the inner shaft, and a driven wheel rotatably mounted on the frame furnished with bottle holders and controllably rotatable within an ALPHA angle range and capable of revolving the holders, a first gear capable of conveying rotation from the main shaft to the inner shafts, an intermediate shaft controllably engaged/disengaged with the main shaft, and connected through a braking muff to an intermediate axle, and a second gear capable of providing a controllable tilt angle BETA of the frames driven via the intermediate axle, and conveying rotation to the first half-axles of frames.
US08002445B2	LED luminaire with automatic luminance compensation An LED luminaire for normal or emergency lighting has a lamp section comprising a least one LED lamp, the LED lamp having an LED chip and a reflector section. The reflector section is formed of silver and is positioned to reflect light from the LED chip. A power section is coupled to supply power to the lamp section. A detector section has a silver-plated detector and is functional to detect sulfuration of the reflector section as a resistance value change. The power section is operable to adjust the power supplied to the lamp section upon detecting an increase in the resistance value at the silver-plated detector of the detector section.
US08002443B2	LED array module A light emitting diode (LED) array module includes a plurality of LEDs; and a substrate which mounts the LEDs and has a built-in cooling device for cooling heat generated when the LED is driven. The cooling device includes a heat radiation space formed on the substrate and a minute passage member which is wick- or mesh-structured to form a plurality of minute passages that operate by a heat pipe principle in the heat radiation space. The cooling device operating by the heat pipe principle is integrally formed on the substrate mounted with the LEDs, so heat radiation performance of the LEDs is enhanced, such that the LEDs can operate stably for a long time.
US08002434B2	LED lighting systems for product display cases An LED lamp for use in a display case includes a plurality of LEDs and an optic for redirecting the light to illuminate the contents of the display case.
US08002432B2	Desk lamp with a separable magnifier This present invention discloses a desk lamp with a separable magnifier, which comprises a magnifier component and a desk lamp holder. Around the lens of the magnifier component, a plurality of illumination lamps is arranged for illumination. When the power storage module of the magnifier is exhausted, the handle of the magnifier can be inserted into the slot of the receptacle to charge. When the desk lamp is put into use, the magnifier component is combined with the receptacle as a desk lamp. The whole assembly is convenient.
US08002425B2	Lighting assembly and lamp aiming device A luminaire and lighting assembly is provided having a ceiling pan and a light assembly supported on the ceiling pan. The light assembly is rotatable and movable in a lateral direction on the ceiling pan to provide adjustment of the light assembly with respect to the ceiling pan. The light assembly includes an aiming device which allows the lamp to be adjusted about a vertical axis and about a horizontal axis for adjustment of the lamp. The aiming assembly includes a locking assembly which fixes the position of the aiming assembly to simultaneously prevent rotation about the vertical axis and about the horizontal axis.
US08002416B2	Distance measuring device and projector including same distance measuring device There are provided a small distance measuring device which enables an accurate distance measurement and has a wide range of measurable distances and a projector which is provided with the distance measuring device.A projector includes a light source unit, a light source side optical system for guiding light from the light source unit to a display device, the display device, a projection side optical system for projecting an image emitted from the display device on to a screen, and a distance measuring device and has a projector control unit for controlling the light source unit and the display device, and the distance measuring device includes a distance calculating part for calculating distances to a plurality of point on the screen and a mean distance thereof, and the projector control means includes an inclination angle calculating part for calculating an inclination angle of the screen based on the distances to the plurality of points on the screen calculated by the distance calculating part and a distortion correcting part for preparing image data of a projected image which has been corrected for distortion from information calculated by the distance calculating part 45 and the inclination calculating part.
US08002414B2	Image displaying apparatus, and a method for adjusting vibrating condition of a reflection mirror in the image displaying apparatus For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit 7 reads out history data of the past, relating to temperature changes on a micro mirror 1, from a first LUT holder unit 19. Upon basis of the read-out history data of the past is presumed the temperature on the micro mirror 1 at the present time. The presumed temperature on the micro mirror 1 is temperature P temp of the micro mirror 1 at the present time, and upon that P temp are changed vibration (or oscillation) condition of the micro mirror 1 in the horizontal (H) direction and vibration (or oscillation) condition thereof in the vertical (V) direction.
US08002412B2	Projection system employing semiconductor diode A projection system includes a light source module illuminating a plurality of monochromic lights, at least one optical modulator modulating the lights illuminated by the light source module according to each of color signals, a color combining prism combining the monochromic lights modulated by the optical modulator to form an image, and a projection lens projecting the image formed by the color combining prism toward a screen. A semiconductor diode including a P type semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer, and an N type semiconductor layer to absorb or transmit the monochromic lights according to the value of a reverse bias voltage is arranged in units of pixels.
US08002411B2	Fundus camera A fundus camera includes a fundus photographing optical system including an image-recording image sensor for photographing a fundus image via a focusing lens, a focus target having a plurality of regions for forming light fluxes passing through a plurality of different areas on pupil of a subject's eye, and a focus drive unit for driving the focusing lens based on positions of a plurality of images of the focus target in an image captured by the image-recording image sensor and on contrast of the images.
US08002408B2	Anaglyphic depth perception training or testing An anaglyphic image presentation system is provided to evaluate and train a user's depth perception abilities. In embodiments, anaglyphic image target components are presented to a user on a display device. The image target components are then viewed by the user through a set of transmission filter lenses. The transmission filter lenses present and block one or more target components based on the peak wavelength transmission associated with each lens. As a result, a user perceives an anaglyphic target image that is resultant from the perceived image target components when viewed through the transmission filter lenses.
US08002404B2	Prescription lens and method of making same The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a prescription lens. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of obtaining information of a prescription lens and information of a frame to accommodate the prescription lens, wherein the information of the prescription lens comprises a lens power, an optical area and a spherical front base curve, and wherein the information of the frame comprises a frame curve; calculating the maximum lens thickness of the prescription lens at the optical area according to the information of the prescription lens; selecting a lens according to the calculated maximum lens thickness at the optical area, the information of the prescription lens and the information of the frame; and processing the selected lens so as to obtain the prescription lens that has an intermediate zone surrounding the optical area and an edge portion surrounding the intermediate zone such that the thickness of the edge portion is substantially thinner than the maximum lens thickness of the optical area.
US08002397B2	Ink container, ink container set, and ink jet recording apparatus An ink container detachably mountable to an ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink accommodating portion accommodating ink; a casing accommodating the ink accommodating portion; an ink supplying portion for supplying the ink from the ink reservoir portion; a displaceable member which is provided in the casing and which is displaceable between an insertable position where the ink container is insertable into and extractable from the ink jet recording apparatus and a non-insertable position where the ink container is not insertable into and is not extractable from the ink jet recording apparatus, wherein the displaceable member is non-self-restorable with respect to the displacement.
US08002391B2	Inkjet printhead having piezoelectric actuator and method of driving the piezoelectric actuator An inkjet printhead and a method of driving the inkjet printhead include a flow channel substrate having a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator formed on the flow channel substrate to apply a driving force to the pressure chamber to eject ink. The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric layer formed on the flow channel substrate to correspond to the pressure chamber, and a plurality of common electrodes and a plurality of driving electrodes alternately arranged in a length direction of the piezoelectric layer.
US08002380B2	Cartridge-information detecting device A cartridge-information detecting device including: an optical sensor for detecting information about a cartridge which stores ink and is removably mounted on a cartridge mount, the information including specific information indicating that the cartridge is in a state of being mounted on or removed from the cartridge mount; and a controller including a timer which measures time and configured to execute a control for changing an operational mode of the optical sensor, wherein the controller permits the optical sensor to operate in a constant operational mode in which the information about the cartridge is constantly detected through the optical sensor until the timer has measured a predetermined time from a timing at which the detection of information about the cartridge becomes to be allowed, and wherein the controller permits the optical sensor to operate in an intermittent operational mode in which only the specific information is intermittently detected through the optical sensor, after the predetermined time has passed.
US08002378B2	Nozzle testing apparatus, nozzle testing method, and test program A nozzle testing apparatus and method that tests whether recording liquid is ejected from a plurality of nozzles provided in a print head using changes of voltages between measurement terminals that are generated in accordance with ejection of the charged recording liquid. The apparatus comprises a voltage applying unit capable of charging the recording liquid to a predetermined electric potential level by applying a voltage between measurement terminals in a predetermined direction, a head driving unit capable of ejecting the charged recording liquid from the nozzles, a voltage change acquiring unit that acquires the change in voltage between the measurement terminals generated in response to the ejection of the recording liquid, and an ejection checking unit that determines whether the recording liquid is ejected from each nozzle in the plurality of nozzles by using the acquired changes in voltage.
US08002375B2	Mechanical dithering of printing mechanisms A system including a control module and a vibration generator. The control module is configured to communicate with a printhead having a plurality of nozzles to eject ink onto a print medium to create an image on the print medium. The control module is configured to detect a malfunction of a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles. The malfunction of the first nozzle causes ink not be ejected onto a first portion of the print medium. The vibration generator, in response to the malfunction of the first nozzle, is configured to vibrate the printhead synchronously with at least one of (i) a timing of firing of the plurality of nozzles and (ii) a speed of the print medium. Ink is at least partially ejected by a second nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, which is adjacent to the first nozzle, onto the first portion of the print medium.
US08002372B2	Liquid pump and inkjet printer equipped with liquid pump A long-life pump capable of simultaneously conveying plural liquids and an inkjet printer having the pump are provided. The liquid pump includes: a liquid storage unit having liquid chambers trapping at least two types of liquids with each chamber corresponding to the type of the trapped liquid; a coupling member for connection to each liquid chamber of the liquid storage unit; a pressure adjusting mechanism, connected to the coupling member, for alternately switching between a negative pressure and a positive pressure of an internal pressure of the liquid chamber; an inlet valve capable of passing the liquid to the liquid chamber; an outlet valve discharging the liquid in the liquid chamber; and a pass resistance variable mechanism adjusting an amount of the liquid trapped in the liquid chamber depending on a level of the liquid in the liquid chamber.
US08002367B2	Food refrigerator A food refrigerator including a refrigerator compartment for storing therein kimchi, fruit, vegetables, greens, drinking water, wine, beer, etc., and an accessory storage compartment for storing therein a variety of accessories related to the use of the food stored in the refrigerator unit.
US08002360B2	Adjustable planer system Certain embodiments of the disclosure include planers with side plates which may be adjusted independently or simultaneously. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a planer with adjustable side plates is comprised of a planer housing enclosing a grinding drum with grinding tools to be moved over a surface to be ground in a direction of travel and a pair of side plates are arranged substantially parallel to the direction of travel and mounted substantially adjacent the housing. The side plates are mechanically linked to the housing and are hydraulically controlled to be adjustably raised and lowered relative to the housing.
US08002355B2	Vehicular seats One aspect of the present invention can include a vehicular seat including a seat cushion, a seat back inclinably attached to the seat cushion, and a restricting falling down mechanism. The restricting falling down mechanism restricts the seat back from falling down forward when the seat back falls down from a substantially erected state so that the seat back is maintained in a forward inclining attitude. The restricting falling down mechanism comprises an interference lever pivotably attached to the seat cushion. When the seat back falls down forward from the substantially erected state, the interference lever is squeezed between a member on a side of the seat back and a member on a side of the seat cushion. And the seat back is restricted from falling down forward by the member on the side of the seat cushion via the interference lever.
US08002348B2	Restraint system for a suspendable vehicle safety seat A restraint system for may include a vehicle seat suspended above a floor of a vehicle and a restraint harness coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to restrain an occupant of the seat. The restraint harness may include at least one shoulder web configured to extend over a shoulder of an occupant of the seat and at least one lap web configured to extend over a lap of the occupant. At least one deformable member may be attached to the vehicle seat and configured to deform and dissipate energy when a force is applied thereto by the at least one shoulder web in response to an upward transient force of sufficient magnitude applied to the vehicle seat. A restraint harness pre-tensioning system may be responsive to a signal produced by a vehicle event sensor to tighten the at least one lap web about the occupant.
US08002343B2	Foldable dining chair for children A foldable dining chair for children comprises a frame body (1) and a seat mechanism disposed thereon. The frame body (1) may be in an open state and a folded state. The frame body (1) is folded in back-and-forth direction and up-and-down direction thereof when it is in the folded state. The frame body (1) comprises a backrest frame (2), an armrest frame (3) of which the rear end is rotatably connected to the backrest frame (2), an upright support frame (4) of which the upper end is rotatably connected to the front end of the armrest frame (3), a seat frame (5) of which the front end is rotatably connected to the upright support frame (4), a front support frame (6) rotatably connected to the lower end of the upright support frame (4), and a rear support frame (7). The rear end of the seat frame (5) is connected rotatably to the rear support frame (7). One of the lower end of the backrest frame (2), the upper end of the front support frame (6) and the upper end of the rear support frame (7) is connected rotatably to the other two thereof.
US08002340B2	Joint structure for fixing between sunroof and headliner A joint structure for fixing between a sunroof and a headliner, may include a headliner defining an opening, wherein a portion of the headliner around the opening protrudes and is curved upwards to define the opening, and the headliner has a face fabric attached to a surface thereof, a bracket attached to an upper end portion and a lower portion of the headliner, outside of the opening, wherein the bracket has a support end portion protruding in a direction opposite to the opening, a clip into which the support end portion of the bracket is selectively fitted, and a sunroof frame coupled with an upper portion of the clip, wherein the sunroof is provided on the sunroof frame.
US08002338B2	Front vehicle body structure Horizontally elongated member interconnects respective front end portions of a lower frame and a front side frame spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle body. Impact absorbing section is mounted on a substantially entire front surface of the horizontally elongated member, and a bumper beam is fixedly mounted to the front surface of the impact absorbing section. The impact absorbing section is a cylindrical member having a cross-sectional shape elongated in the width direction and having its outer side wall portion disposed generally on an imaginary extension line of an inner vertical wall portion of the lower frame.
US08002330B2	Interior trim component and method of forming the same An interior trim component includes an aerated skin layer and a glass-reinforced urethane substrate layer. A method for manufacturing an interior trim component is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of aerating a skin layer into a molding tool and depositing a glass-reinforced urethane substrate layer over the aerated skin layer.
US08002325B2	Stowable child seat for automotive vehicles A child seat mount assembly, a seat for mounting a child seat, and a passenger vehicle having a stowable child seat are provided. A seat back is connected to the body for closing an access opening to a storage compartment and seating an occupant in an upright position, and for opening the access opening in a collapsed position. A child seat mounting plate is connected to the seat back such that the mounting plate and child seat extend into the storage compartment in the upright position of the seat back, and such that the child seat is in a seating position in the collapsed position of the seat back. A method is provided for converting a vehicle seat for receiving and storing a child seat in the storage compartment, and for deploying a child seat in the collapsed position of the seat back.
US08002318B2	Container for picking up and transporting waste, in particular dog excrement A container for picking up and transporting waste such as dog excrement comprises a bag extended by a flap suitable for closing and opening of the bag, the bag having a front wall and a rear wall, the flap extending the rear wall so as to be capable of occupying either an open position for picking up, in which it is folded against an outside face of the rear wall, or else a closed position for transport, in which it is folded against an outside face of the front wall. The invention relates to urban hygiene.
US08002315B2	Device for measuring fluid properties in caustic environments There is provided embodiments of a fluid fitting, and system incorporating the fluid fitting therein, which is compatible with harsh, caustic environments such as those environments found in the automotive industry. In one embodiment, the fluid fitting can comprise a conductive element with a fluid pathway for transporting a fluid, e.g., fuel. The fluid fitting can also comprise a non-conductive element that is coupled to the conductive element in a manner discharging electrons from the conductive body. The non-conductive element can comprise a cavity with an opening exposing a sensing device with a sensing element disposed on a sensing element housing. The sensing element housing can be sealed to the conductive element, but expose the sensing element to the fluid in the fluid pathway.
US08002309B2	Airbag apparatus for vehicle An airbag apparatus for a vehicle may include an inflator; a housing installed in a roof, and a cushion contained in the housing and configured to be deployed downwards by a gas discharged from the inflator to protect an occupant in the vehicle, wherein an upper surface of the cushion is supported by the roof when the cushion is in a deployed state, and a front surface of the cushion extends in a rear direction of the vehicle in an inclined shape to form a recess to prevent interference with a seatback of the front seat while the cushion is deployed downwards.
US08002308B2	Gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system and method for producing a gas bag module An gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas bag module comprising an inflatable gas bag, an envelope inside of which the gas bag is vacuum packed and which comprises a first and a second material. The first material has a lower gas permeability than the second material and the second material has a higher tear strength than the first material.
US08002306B2	Vehicle interior cladding with airbag cover A vehicle interior cladding is provided for one or more vehicle components situated in or adjacent to the vehicle passenger compartment, in particular for the dashboard of a vehicle, with an airbag cover, under which an airbag is arranged in an airbag module for a restraint function. The vehicle interior cladding exhibits at least two separate cladding components that are provided for cladding different areas of one or more arranged vehicle components, in particular for a passenger side dashboard. A first cladding component at least partially envelops the airbag cover and a second cladding component forms a visible boundary line with the airbag cover. An airbag through opening is formed in the vehicle interior cladding at least partially in the area of the boundary line during the deployment of the airbag.
US08002305B2	Low-floor type vehicle A low-floor vehicle includes a head pipe turnably supporting a steering handlebar steerable by an occupant; a main frame extending downwardly rearward from the head pipe; an occupant seat provided rearward of the head pipe and adapted to allow the occupant to sit thereon; a straddle space defined between the occupant seat and the steering handlebar and straddlable by the occupant; an airbag module provided forward of the occupant seat and storing an airbag therein, wherein the airbag module is disposed rearward of the head pipe; and a pair of left and right bag-mooring members provided for retaining the airbag at a position facing the occupant upon expansion and deployment of the airbag, wherein the bag-mooring members are arranged along the main frame and have one ends connected to the airbag and the other ends connected to the main frame at a position below the occupant seat.
US08002301B2	Vehicle suspension systems for seperated acceleration responses The invention relates to suspension systems comprising, in certain embodiments, a pivoting means concentric to a wheel rotation axis so that braking forces can be controlled by placement of an instant force center, and so that acceleration forces can be controlled by a swinging wheel link.
US08002294B2	Vehicle wheel assembly with a mechanism compensating for a varying wheel radius A non-circular wheel assembly for vehicles. The wheel assembly includes a wheel body having a first radius and a second radius, measured from a center of rotation of the wheel body. The wheel assembly includes a compensation mechanism compensating for changing height values of the center of rotation with respect to an external contact surface of the wheel during rotation. The compensation mechanism includes a linear support member with a first connector mounting a vehicle frame to the wheel body. A second connector adjustably connects the compensation mechanism to the wheel body and is positioned at the center of rotation but apart from the first connector. The compensation mechanism includes a linear position assembly adjusting positions of the second connector relative to the first connector during rotation, which allows a distance between the first connector and the outer contact surface to remain constant to provide a single ride height.
US08002290B2	Child carrier assembly for a shopping cart A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in a lower portion of the shopping cart basket by hinged connections, such that the seat assembly is movable between a use and a non-use configuration, and the seat assembly is suspended in position by a strut member, as an articulating strut member, and a suspension support member attached to the strut.
US08002286B1	Aerodynamically mistuned labyrinth seal A labyrinth seal having two or more knife edges in which at least one of the knife edges has a varying radial height in the circumferential direction or a cavity formed between adjacent knife edges has a varying axial width so that the leakage flow across the gap will vary around the circumference in order that excess vibrations will not develop in the knife edges and break them. The radial height of the step that forms a gap with the lab teeth varies either sinusoidal or random. An axial spacing between the step and the associated tooth can also vary either sinusoidal or random. To minimize a cavity edge-tone effect, the corners of the steps are rounded.
US08002285B2	Non-contact seal for a gas turbine engine A seal comprises the combination of a primary seal and a secondary seal each of which acts on at least one shoe that is installed with clearance relative to one of a rotor and a stator in a position to create a non-contact seal therewith. The at least one shoe is provided with a surface geometry that influences the inertia of fluid flowing across the seal, and, hence, the velocity of the fluid and the pressure distribution across the seal, ultimately affecting the balance of forces applied to the seal.
US08002278B2	Printing apparatus with planetary gear unit for resolving paper jam A printing apparatus includes a housing including a feeding tray and an ejecting tray, an image forming unit disposed in the housing, a drive motor disposed in the housing, and a driving device disposed in the housing and driven by the drive motor. The driving device is adapted to convey a sheet of paper from the feeding tray onto the ejecting tray, and includes first and second driving units. The first driving unit includes a sun gear rotatable about an axis, a planet carrier rotatable about the axis, and a planetary gear disposed rotatably on the planet carrier and meshing with the sun gear. The second driving unit includes a driven gear meshing with the planetary gear. The planet carrier is pivotable relative to the sun gear to remove the planetary gear from the driven gear.
US08002274B2	Sheet stacking device, drive control method, and computer program product A sheet stacking unit that stacks sheets thereon is movable up and down. A lifting unit moves the sheet stacking unit up and down. A driving unit drives the lifting unit. A control unit controls a driving speed of the driving unit. A position detecting unit detects a position of the sheet stacking unit in an up-and-down direction. The control unit controls the driving speed according to the position of the sheet stacking unit detected by the position detecting unit.
US08002273B2	Paper discharge apparatus, post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A paper discharge apparatus that sequentially discharges paper through a discharge outlet, stacks and stores the paper is provided, the apparatus includes: a discharge tray including a fixed tray that is fixedly disposed spaced apart from the discharge outlet, and a swing tray that is disposed between the fixed tray and the discharge outlet and that is axially supported so as to be capable of swinging at or near an end portion of the fixed tray; and a drive control unit that controls an angle of inclination of a surface of the swing tray with respect to a surface of the fixed tray by swinging the swing tray. In this paper discharge apparatus, paper discharged from the discharge outlet is received on the fixed tray and the swing tray of the discharge tray.
US08002269B2	Sheet supplying apparatus a sheet supplying apparatus, comprising a housing; and a sheet-supply tray which supports a plurality of sheets and which is insertable into the housing. The sheet-supply tray includes at least one first engageable portion. The housing includes at least one second engageable portion which is engaged, in a state in which the sheet-supply tray is inserted in the housing, with the at least one first engageable portion of the sheet-supply tray. The sheet-supply tray further includes a guide portion having an inclined guide surface which guides a movement of each of the sheets supplied from the sheet-supply tray, and at least a portion of the at least one first engageable portion is provided in a rear space located in rear of the guide portion.
US08002265B2	Sheet supply apparatus, sheet supply unit and image forming apparatus A sheet supply apparatus including: a suction conveyance mechanism which suctions a topmost sheet of a plurality of sheets stacked and conveys the suctioned sheet to a sheet conveyance path; an outlet elevation mechanism which moves an air outlet to and from a first position at which the air outlet faces the side of the stacked sheets and a second position at which the air outlet faces a side of the sheet suctioned onto the suction surface; a suction detection sensor; a sheet supply detection sensor; and a control section which moves the air outlet to the first position or to the second position by controlling the outlet elevation mechanism based on detections by the sensors.
US08002261B2	Feeding method, feeding device, and image forming system A starting unit starts, in parallel with a blowing operation for a first tray, a blowing operation for a second tray that is to perform a feeding operation next. When a predetermined time elapses after starting the blowing operation for the second tray, a feeding unit switches from the first tray to the second tray, and feeds the recording medium from the second tray. When the blowing operation is performed for a number of trays before switching the trays and the number of trays is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, a control unit limits the number of trays for performing the blowing operation.
US08002253B2	Button actuated detent system A detent system that includes a plurality of detent recesses formed in a first component, a detent pin that selectively engages at least one of the detent recesses, a linkage connected to the detent pin, and a detent button that is associated with a second component. There is preferably a slot formed in at least one of the detent button and the detent pin, where each slot slidably receives an end portion of the linkage. The detent system is preferably configured and arranged such that applying a force to the detent button to move the detent button in a first direction causes the linkage to move in a second direction, which is different than the first direction, thereby resulting in disengagement between an engaging portion of the detent pin and a relevant one, or more, of the detent recesses. Such disengagement allows for relative movement between the two components.
US08002252B2	Engine mount and elastomeric element thereof An isolation mount for supporting and isolating one part from another includes an inner member formed to be connected to one of the parts and an outer member formed to be connected to one of the parts. The inner member has a first and a second inner plates being connected at one end and extending at a first angle with respect to each other; the outer member also has a first and a second outer plates being connected at one end and extending at a second angle with respect to each other. The isolation mount further includes a first and a second individual elastomeric element compressed between respective inner and outer plates.
US08002249B2	Strip diffuser Membrane strip diffusers are disclosed, useful for example in aerating wastewater in activated sludge plants. These diffusers have membranes, diffuser bodies comprising gas conduits and, in addition to the conduits, integral membrane supports elongated in the same general direction. Such conduits are for example co-extruded with the diffuser bodies. The supports are apertured to discharge gas into chambers formed beneath the membranes when they inflate, and the membranes have pores to discharge the gas. Ways to edge- and end-seal the membranes to the diffuser bodies and ways to support the diffusers are also disclosed.
US08002246B2	Aeration apparatus The invention provides an aeration apparatus for injecting air into a target substance to aerate the target substance. The aeration apparatus is capable of keeping the air jet nozzle from contacting the target substance when the apparatus is stopped, so as to prevent clogging of the air jet nozzle.
US08002245B2	Adjustable cycle timer control for aerators A liquid container aeration system for replenishing gases dissolved in a selected liquid present in an interior of said liquid container that checks on an electrical power source capability to continue operation and allows selected liquid substitution in the interior of the container.
US08002243B2	Configurable winch A lift system having a modular backbone with two or more backbone sections being attached end to end to form the backbone. Also, a lift system with end to end modular attachment, using universal joints, between motor assembly(ies), shaft section(s), drum assembly(ies) and/or shaft end sections. Also, a lift assembly with a backbone having longitudinally adjustable lift component attachment hardware, such as an elongated slot with lips suitable for engaging a nut tooth.
US08002239B2	Valve device A valve body 3 is provided at its one side with a part for receiving an operation tool which turns a valve spindle, the valve body further provided at the other side with a part for mounting a connection tool 8 by which an external piping is attached and detached, and the valve body 3 moreover provided at the middle with a part 33 having a non-round cross section and a part 34 concaved from the outside surface of the part 33. A support member 4 consists of an engaging section 43 which engages with the part 33 to restrict or prevent the valve body 3 from turning and shifting in position, and an engaging section 44 which engages with the part 34 to restrict or prevent the valve body 3 from axially shifting in position.
US08002233B2	Distributed network vibration isolation system and vibration isolators useful therein A distributed network vibration isolation system includes several vibration isolation nodes distributed throughout a structure. The nodes wirelessly intercommunicate and include a passive structural isolation device and an active structural isolation device. The nodes work together via wireless communication to isolate a payload from a disturbance source.
US08002217B2	System for adjustment of thrust reverser pivot door A system that allows for quick and easy adjustment of the position of a thrust reverser pivot door comprises an actuator rod end bolt and a pair of pivot door hinge pins, all of which have an eccentric element. The actuator rod end bolt includes a cylindrical portion along the center of the length of the bolt that has an eccentric element which protrudes beyond the outer surface of the cylinder. Each pivot door hinge pin includes a cylindrical portion along the center of the length of the pin that has an eccentric element which protrudes beyond the outer surface of the cylinder. Rotation of either the actuator rod end bolt or the pivot door hinge pins or both the actuator rod end bolt and the pivot door hinge pins adjusts the position of the pivot door.
US08002216B2	Solar powered wing vehicle using flywheels for energy storage A solar powered air vehicle that can stay aloft for indefinite periods of time. The vehicle employs photovoltaic solar cells for primary power and high speed counter-rotating flywheels for energy storage and steering of the vehicle. The flywheels are placed in the wing to reduce airfoil drag. A control law provides three-axis stabilized control of the vehicle by controlling propeller pitch to vary the speeds of the flywheels.
US08002208B2	Electrostatic coating apparatus A housing member includes a main housing body and an intermediate tube provided around the outer periphery of the main housing body. Located in a front portion of the main housing body is an atomizer including an air motor and a rotary atomizing head, while located in a rear portion of the main housing body is a high voltage generator to apply a high voltage to paint through the air motor. A multitude of hollow cavities are uniformly formed in the intermediate tube over the entire outer surface thereof by the use of through holes opened through the intermediate tube. A cover member is fitted on the outer surface of the intermediate tube in contact with the intermediate tube, thereby intensifying electric field strength in outer corner portions of the hollow cavities to prevent deposition of charged paint particles.
US08002196B2	Radio frequency IC card device with very high frequency A radio frequency (RF) IC card device with very high frequency comprises an IC device (102), a radio frequency interface device (103), an RF antenna (104), an IC card interface (106) and an RF interface (107). Particularly, said RF interface device (103) and the RF interface (107) operate in a frequency band of UHF (ultra high frequency) or SHF (super high frequency); said RF antenna (104) is directly integrated on an IC card (100); the RF IC card device with very high frequency exchanges data with other RF devices via the RF interface (107).
US08002193B2	Payment card dynamically receiving power from external source A payment card with a display and/or dynamic magnetic stripe that operates using power received from an electro-magnetic/RF signal, without the need for incorporating a battery within the payment card. In one example, a payment card includes a receiver for receiving an external electro-magnetic signal and converting it to an electrical signal for powering the payment card; a CPU coupled with the electrical signal of the receiver; a display (i.e., a persistent display) for displaying data, wherein the display receives power based on the electrical signal from the receiver; and a dynamic magnetic stripe storing magnetically readable data, wherein the dynamic magnetic stripe receives power based on the electrical signal from the receiver. Responsive to the electro-magnetic signal received by the payment card, the data displayed on the display and stored in the dynamic magnetic stripe is changed. Methods relating to a payment card are also disclosed.
US08002192B2	Analog printer including ink supply containing IR-absorbing phthalocyanine dye A printing module for an analog printer. The printing module includes an ink supply, a printing plate and an ink applicator for disposing ink from the ink supply onto the plate. The ink contains an IR-absorbing phthalocyanine dye formulated in a solvent-based or oil-based ink vehicle. The phthalocyanine dye has sulfonate groups, wherein a counterion of each sulfonate group is a phosphonium cation. Each phosphonium cation is of formula: P+(Rm)(Rn)(Rs)(Rt); each of Rm, Rn, Rs and Rt is independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-30 alkyl, C5-12 aryl and C5-30 arylalkyl; and at least one of Rm, Rn, Rs and Rt includes more than 4 carbon atoms.
US08002185B2	Decoupled applications for printed materials Interactive digital content for printed materials is provided using applications executing in a smart pen computing system. The applications and the printed materials may be developed by separate entities but appear well integrated from the perspective of a user of the smart pen computing system. Printed content produced by a first entity is obtained. The printed content is associated with a dot pattern. An application associated with the printed content and linked to the dot pattern is produced by a separate second entity. The application includes computer program instructions for, responsive to a selection within the dot pattern, invoking a function related to the printed content. The selection within the dot pattern may be made using a smart pen device, and the function may include presenting output to a user through an output device (e.g., a display or speaker) of the smart pen device.
US08002181B2	RFID promotional compliance A method using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for managing a promotional merchandise display at locational spots in a store includes providing a locational spot in the store with a locational RFID tag uniquely identifying the locational spot, providing the locational spot with the promotional merchandise display associated with merchandise RFID tags, wherein each of the merchandise RFID tags uniquely identifies one or more products in the promotional merchandise display, scanning for radio frequency signals from the locational RFID tag and the merchandise RFID tags at or near the locational spot, transmitting information obtained from the scanning to a server, analyzing the information at the server for a determination of whether the promotional merchandise display is in compliance with a promotional display plan; and if not, generating a notice to the store, the notice including information relating to the locational spot and the promotional merchandise display.
US08002179B2	Hidden console display A display assembly is adapted to be received by a vehicle console and includes a chassis, a display member, a hood, and a mechanical positioning mechanism. The mechanical positioning mechanism can be easily activated to adjust the display member between a hidden or closed position and a visible or open position. In one embodiment, the display assembly has a latch mechanism to maintain the display member in the hidden position.
US08002167B2	Method of producing a tube connection, and tube connection A method for connecting a tube and a cast component includes widening an end section of the tube to form a widened section, positioning the cast component adjacent to the widened section, and welding the cast component to enclose at least a portion of the widened section with a weld deposit in at least one step, thereby locking the tube and the cast component together. A connection between a tube and a cast component is also provided.
US08002164B2	Step-down transition of a solder head in the injection molding soldering process A mold plate to parking location interface includes: a mold plate for holding solder; a fill head with an o-ring for dispensing solder bumps on the mold plate; a parking location for locating the fill head; and a platform between the mold plate and the parking location for relatively moving the fill head from the first location to the second location such that the o-ring decompresses as it passes over the platform.
US08002148B2	Drink dispenser with dispensing line that can be hinged open The invention relates to a drink dispenser provided with a chamber with an opening for accommodating a container containing carbonated drink. The container is provided with an outlet closed by a shut-off valve and a tap head that during use is connected via a line to the outlet, which tap head has an operating member for opening and closing the line. The line has a relatively stiff line section with a first part and a second part that are in contact with one another in a contact plane extending in a longitudinal direction of the line and which can be taken apart to provide access to an interior surface of the line section. Rubber strips extend in the longitudinal direction of the line section and are arranged in or close to the contact plane to form a liquid barrier. The two line parts have a clamping member that is able to engage on a locking element for fixing the line parts in a position in contact with one another.
US08002147B2	Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen A drip tray trap divides a cavity of the drip tray into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The trap includes perforations to permit the passage of liquids, and to restrict the movement of foreign objects and ice cubes to a drip tray outlet, thereby removing the possibility the foreign objects and ice cubes clogging a drip tray drain. The trap includes at least one angled engagement surface and at least one angled engagement surface. The angle of the engagement surfaces forces the ice cubes and foreign objects to move to lowest positions of the inlet chamber. The rerouted ice cubes melt and move through the perforations of the trap, thereby entering the outlet chamber and moving to the drip tray outlet. In a second embodiment, the trap includes handling features to facilitate the insertion and removal of the trap from the cavity of the drip tray for sanitizing.
US08002135B2	Container for adhesive agent, manufacture method thereof A container for adhesive agent, comprises a container main body having a storage section which stores the adhesive agent capable of dispersing as volatilized gas, and a cap which is attached to the storage section, and an outer covering which covers the container main body, wherein a projection is formed on the container main body so that a spaced section in which the volatized gas of the adhesive agent is kept is formed between an outer surface of the container main body and the outer covering.
US08002128B2	Decking beam rack apparatus and method A combination of racks for the management of conventional decking beams incorporates unique racks with special features facilitating the organization, storage, protection, and shipping of decking beams when the decking beams are not in use supporting shipments of cargo. Additional features facilitate stacking of racks when loaded with beams; and for stacking of empty racks themselves in minimal space for their storage or transportation when not in use. Identification of beams and of racks for wireless location-tracking is included.
US08002124B2	Tool rack set fastener Disclosed is a tool rack set fastener, which includes a first fastening structure, which has mounting base fixedly fastened to a vertical wall or upright support and a coupling unit formed integral with the mounting base, and a second fastening structure, which is connectable to a tool rack set to secure the tool rack set to the first fastening structure and has a coupling base connectable to the coupling unit of the first fastening structure.
US08002122B2	Apparatus for vehicle wheel maintenance A vehicle wheel rotation apparatus including a base defining first and second flanges, first and second rollers cooperatively supported between the flanges and defining a longitudinal axis of rotation, a stationary loading bar cooperatively supported between the first and second flanges, and a non-skid bottom surface associated with the base.
US08002120B2	Modified polyamide membrane A modified polyamide membrane and method for making and using the same. The present invention includes many embodiments including methods comprising contacting a polyamide membrane with certain modifiers, including but not limited to certain oxazoline and/or thiazoline-based compounds, derivatives and polymers thereof. In one embodiment, the surface of a polyamide membrane is coated with a solution including a polyoxazoline and optionally a polyalkylene oxide material, followed by optional heating. Preferred embodiments may exhibit improved performance, e.g. increased rejection of certain species, (e.g. sodium chloride and/or boric oxides such as boric acid or various borate salts), reduced fouling, improved antimicrobial properties, and/or improved storage stability.
US08002118B2	Pocket selector gate with self locking geometry An automated document processing apparatus comprising a detector; a plurality of pockets; and a pocket selector gate assembly which causes a document being processed by the apparatus to be routed to one of the plurality of pockets based on information read from the document by the detector, the route of the document being determined by the position of a pocket selector gate, the pocket selector gate position being controlled by a motor which is mechanically coupled to the pocket selector gate, the mechanical coupling being such that, when the pocket selector gate is in a first position, the pocket selector gate is locked in place even after the motor has been deenergized. The mechanical coupling may be achieved by way of a link arm and pin, the pin mating with the link arm and engaging a mating slot of the pocket selector gate.
US08002115B2	Containers and other objects with integrated dispenser Container including front, rear and intermediate panels forming a main internal compartment therebetween in which items can be stored, a flap portion of the rear panel being movable to enable access to the main compartment and expose a portion of the front panel which includes an opening. The front panel and internal panel define a side compartment communicating with the opening. A cover is arranged over the opening and includes a slit. When the dispensable items are retained in the side compartment, they can be removed from the side compartment through the slit when the flap portion is moved to expose the opening in the front panel. The container may be used as a diaper bag in which diapers are placed into the main compartment and diaper wipes into the side compartment whereby the diaper wipes are sealed in the side compartment and do not dry out.
US08002112B2	Apparatus for packaging and presenting rotary drill bits A container is provided for packaging, shipping, storing and presenting a rotary drill bit. The container may be used with fixed cutter drill bits or roller cone drill bits. A wide variety of tools and accessory components may be disposed within the container. A bit breaker may also be attached to one end of the container using a bit breaker adapter. Bit breakers for two different sizes of rotary drill bits may be releasably engaged with a container using the same bit breaker adapter.
US08002107B2	Apparatus for transferring containers Apparatus for transferring containers, comprising a first turntable (6) centrally fixed onto a first shaft (5) so as to rotate about a vertical axis (Z) and a plurality of first grippers (7) mounted peripherally on the first turntable (6). Each first gripper (7) is provided with at least two first arms (9) which can be actuated by a first actuator (12) so as to rotate about different first pins (10) with first parallel axes (Y, Y′) between at least a first open position, where respective first retaining portions (13) of the first arms (9) are spaced from each other so as to receive or release a container (2), and at least one first closed position, where the first retaining portions (13) are close together so as to hold the container (2) between them. Each first arm (9) of each of the first grippers (7) is provided with a slot (15) aligned with the slot of at least one other first arm (9) of the same first gripper (7).
US08002104B2	Method and apparatus for changing orientation of a container A method and apparatus for changing orientation of a container to facilitate subsequent processing of the container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a ramp having a first end and a second end. The ramp is disposed to receive the container from the feed path in a first orientation and to cause the container to slide down the ramp toward the second end of the ramp. The apparatus also includes an obstruction located at the second end of the ramp. The obstruction is configured to contact a leading edge of the container to arrest a sliding motion of the container down the ramp. The ramp is configured to pivot to impart an angular acceleration to the container to provide sufficient angular momentum to cause a center of gravity of the container to move past the leading edge causing the container to change orientation such that the container is received on the discharge path in a second orientation.
US08002095B2	Buckle and elastic luggage strap A luggage holder for holding a carrying case or valise stacked upon a wheeled case having a telescoping handle includes a pair of spaced elastic cords extending from a fastener plate attachable to the wheeled carrying case. A medial bridging element connects the cords and is slidably adjustable along the length of the cords to enhance the placement of appropriate retention forces on a case stacked upon the wheeled carrying case and positioned against a telescoping handle. An adjustable spacing plate is provided to fit over the telescoping handle and includes frictional material on one side to insure retention of the spacing plate and the assembly with the telescoping handle.
US08002094B2	Vibration isolation apparatus and methods of manufacture A vibration isolation apparatus is provided that includes a main spring and a tuned mass damper. The main spring has a first end and a second end, and is configured to resonate when vibrated within a predetermined frequency range with a first axial surge mode having a magnitude. The tuned mass damper is coupled to the main spring at a first axial position located substantially equidistantly between the main spring first end and the main spring second end and is configured to reduce the first axial surge mode magnitude at least 50% when the main spring is vibrated within the predetermined frequency range. Methods of manufacturing the vibration isolation apparatus are also provided.
US08002093B2	Damper and vibration damping structure using the same A damper includes a hollow outer elongated body; a hollow inner elongated body; a liquid viscous body or liquid viscoelastic body disposed in a gap between an inner surface of the elongated body and an outer surface of the elongated body in such a manner as to be in contact with the inner surface and the outer surface of these elongated bodies, respectively; and first and second attaching structures. Further, a controller may be provided to control an increase or decrease in the internal pressure of the liquid viscous body or the liquid viscoelastic body.
US08002092B2	Bicycle damper A damper including a valve movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively alter the compression damping rate of the shock absorber. The valve may include a groove feature at the location of the openings in the valve shaft which operates to accumulate the flow of hydraulic fluid through the openings and to equalize the pressure exerted by the fluid on the other components of the valve.
US08002090B2	Electro-mechanical brake apparatus The invention provides a brake apparatus in which a vibration resistance and a heat resistance are improved, in a control apparatus of an integrally structured brake in which an electric circuit portion is attached to a brake force generating portion of the brake apparatus. In the control apparatus of the integrally structured brake in which the electric circuit portion is attached to the brake force generating portion of the brake apparatus, the structure is made such that an opening is provided in a circuit side case and a connected portion is arranged in a space within the opening, in order to secure an assured electric connection after attaching the circuit portion. A connecting work can be executed from the opening portion, a vibration resistance can be improved, and a heat resistance can be improved.
US08002084B2	Stepladder A stepladder has a front frame, a rear frame, a bracket and multiple steps. The front frame has two front side rails and multiple rungs mounted between the front side rails. The rear frame is connected pivotally to the front frame and has two rear side rails, a crossbeam and a lock. The lock is mounted pivotally on the crossbeam. The bracket is connected pivotally and slidably to the rear frame and has multiple pivot pins. The steps are mounted pivotally on the bracket and are selectively and engaged respectively with the rungs of the front frame. The lock selectively hooks a pivot pin to stably lock the bracket for improved safety.
US08002061B2	All terrain vehicle with improved air intake An all terrain vehicle contains a partition wall which partitions a passenger space and a hood which is arranged ahead of the partition wall. When viewed from the side of the vehicle, an air outlet of an exhaust passage is opened in an upper space located between the partition wall and the hood.
US08002059B2	Controlling device and method for hybrid vehicle A mode switching controlling device and method switches a hybrid drive (HEV) mode to an electric drive (EV) mode without engine stoppage shock. A fourth-to-fifth speed upshifting command is generated due to reduction in an accelerator opening. Then, an HEV-to-EV-mode switching command is generated. A command pressure of a direct clutch is set to 0, and an actual-pressure reduction disengages the direct clutch, causing an automatic transmission to be in a neutral state. When a first time elapses from generation of the switching command, a first clutch command pressure is set to its maximum value, and the first clutch disengages by an actual pressure increase. When a second time elapses, the engine is stopped by reducing engine torque to perform mode switching. A front brake command pressure is set to a precharge pressure when the second time elapses and to its maximum value at a later time when a gear-switching rotation matching controlling operation of a motor-generator is ended, so that the front brake is engaged due to an actual pressure increase for upshifting from the fourth to fifth speed.
US08002055B2	Power output apparatus, control method of power output apparatus, and vehicle equipped with power output apparatus The drive control process of the invention sets minimum and maximum control rotation speeds Necmin and Necmax to a minimum engine speed Nemin and a maximum engine speed Ncmax of an engine. When output of a torque demand Tr* to a driveshaft is attainable, the drive control process performs the control to ensure output of the torque demand Tr* to the driveshaft in the range of the minimum control rotation speed Necmin and the maximum control rotation speed Necmax. When the output of the preset torque demand Tr* to the driveshaft is unattainable, the drive control process sets a performance-based minimum rotation speed Nmin and a performance-based maximum rotation speed Nrnax to the minimum engine speed Nemin and the maximum engine speed Nemax of the engine and repeats the series of control.
US08002049B2	Well treating method to prevent or cure lost-circulation A method of preventing or treating lost circulation during the drilling of a well comprises the addition, at concentration ranging between about 0.5 and 6 pounds per barrel, of water-dispersible fibers having a length between about 10 and 25 mm, for instance glass or polymer fibers, to a pumped aqueous base-fluid including solid particles having an equivalent diameter of less than 300 μm.The base-fluid with the solid particles can be the drilling fluid or a small-volume pill specially pumped for curing lost circulation.
US08002045B2	Downhole tool with load diverting system and method A downhole tool for providing a seal downhole within a wellbore for reducing loading experienced by a sealing member of the downhole tool is disclosed. The downhole tool may include a pair of directional locking members, at least one of which is operable to transfer a loading experienced by the downhole tool through rigid components of the downhole tool, thereby bypassing the sealing member.
US08002041B2	Accumulator for subsea equipment Pressure-balanced accumulator apparatus for use in subsea operations is disclosed which comprises a housing and an accumulator within the housing at the first end of the housing. The accumulator has first and second chambers that are hermetically sealed from one another, with a pressurized gas in the first chamber and a pressurized fluid in the second chamber. A third chamber in the housing abuts the accumulator and contains silicon oil fluid. A movable piston is located within the housing proximate the second end of the housing. Ambient pressure is communicated to one end of the piston, and ambient pressure plus the pressure in the second chamber is communicated to the second end of the piston. The cross-sectional areas of the two ends of the piston are selected to optimize the pressure at which the piston begins to expel fluid from the second chamber.
US08002037B2	Downhole cleaning tool and method of use A downhole cleaning tool comprising: a substantially cylindrical body; at least one cleaning member extending from the cylindrical body and being movable between a retracted position and an active position in which the cleaning member is positioned to clean an internal surface of the well bore; and switching means adapted to receive a force applied in a first direction and responsively move the at least one cleaning member from the retracted position to the active position.
US08002034B2	Recovery of hydrocarbons from oil shale deposits This invention relates to recovering hydrocarbons from oil shale preferably in-situ where the temperature of the oil shale deposit is controlled to maximize recovery of hydrocarbons and minimize decomposition of carbonate minerals into carbon dioxide that might be released into the atmosphere. The process includes generating heat from hydrocarbon gases recovered from the oil shale and then later performing a controlled burn of the char that is left in the spent shale after the kerogens have been thermally cracked and the most of the recoverable hydrocarbons have been recovered. The burning of the char is also controlled based on the temperature of the oil shale in-situ, the temperature of the gases returning to the surface from the oil shale and the carbon dioxide in the gases returning to the surface.
US08002031B2	Independent measuring and processing probe for preliminary studies on a well The invention concerns an independent measuring and processing probe designed to be lowered in a tube for temporarily installation at the bottom of a hydrocarbon well.It includes removable anchoring resources (3, 4) capable of anchoring the probe to a casing at the bottom of the well, a set of sensors, at least one of which is a seismic sensor, recording resources, resources for processing the measurements provided by the sensors, and a central body (1) integrally reamed throughout the whole of its length by an opening (2) so as to allow free passage through the probe when it is in the anchored position.Such a probe can be used in particular to effect a reliable preliminary study on the well before installing a more complete observation system.
US08002028B2	Hydraulic connector apparatuses and methods of use with downhole tubulars A hydraulic connector to provide a fluid tight connection between a fluid supply and a downhole tubular includes an engagement assembly configured to extend and retract a seal assembly disposed at a distal end of the hydraulic connector into and from a proximal end of the downhole tubular, and a valve assembly operable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the valve assembly is configured to allow the fluids to communicate between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular through the seal assembly when in the open position, and wherein the valve assembly is configured to prevent fluid communication between the fluid supply and the downhole tubular when closed position.
US08002016B2	Strip casting apparatus with casting roll positioning An apparatus and method for continuously casting thin steel strip includes a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin cast strip can be cast, an actuator capable of moving each casting roll independently toward and away from a given reference location as desired, location sensors capable of sensing the location of the casting rolls relative to the given reference location and producing electrical signals indicative of each casting roll position and a control system capable of receiving the electrical signals and causing the actuator to move the casting rolls into desired position. Force sensors may be provided capable of sensing the forces exerted on the strip and producing electrical signals indicative of the sensed forces, and the control system may be capable of receiving the electrical signals indicative of the sensed forces and causing actuators to vary the position of the casting rolls responsive to the electrical signals as desired.
US08002014B2	Process for producing metal-containing castings, and associated apparatus Method such as can be used, for example, for producing molded articles from metallic glasses. Method and apparatus are provided in which a good mold filling during casting is achieved in addition to high cooling rates. The method includes introducing a metal-containing melt into an electrically conducting casting mold, the metal-containing melt and the mold being connected in an electrically conducting manner to the outputs of the same voltage source during the introduction into a casting mold, so that a preset current flows through the boundary interface between the melt and the mold. Apparatus is also provided in which there is an electrically conducting connection to a voltage source between a metal-containing melt and an electrically conducting mold for the melt.
US08002012B2	Venetian blind A Venetian blind includes an upper rail, a lower rail, a slat assembly, an automatic retraction means and a slat opened/closed control means equipped with an adjustment member. The automatic retraction means is installed on one side of the upper rail which has a first cord wheel set and a second cord wheel set near two sides to direct a first lift cord and a second lift cord. The automatic retraction means has a retaining set to pivotally couple a transmission set inside that has a first transmission wheel and a second transmission wheel. The first transmission wheel and second transmission wheel are linked by an elastic element which provides an elastic force to drive the transmission set. The second transmission wheel controls the slat opened/closed control means. When the lower rail is pulled downwards or pushed upwards, the slat assembly can be opened or closed at different angles.
US08002010B2	Manufacturing system and manufacturing method for optical display device Provided are a manufacturing system and a manufacturing method for an optical display device, which are enabled to adhere upper and lower optical films to an optical display device by using two rolls having optical anisotropies such as absorption axes in the same direction, so that the optical anisotropies may be orthogonal to each other. In the manufacturing system for the optical display device, the optical films are adhered to an optical display unit (W). The manufacturing system comprises a feeding device (M2) for a first optical film (F11) to be fed after cut to a predetermined length, and a feeding device (M5) for a second optical film (F21) to be fed after cut to a predetermined length. The feeding device (M2) of the first optical film (F11) and the feeding device (M5) of the second optical system (F21) are so constituted in a manner to correspond to the longer side and the shorter side of the optical display unit (W), that one feeding device may cut the optical film having a width corresponding to the shorter side may be cut to a length corresponding to the longer side whereas the other feeding device may cut the optical film having a width corresponding to the longer side may be cut to a length corresponding to the shorter side.
US08002001B2	Refilling device and method of filling A product dispenser refillable from a donor container via a spray nozzle comprising a hollow body for receiving and storing said product, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing said product, an open aperture through which product is filled into said body, capping means to cap the open aperture after filling the container to prevent leakage of product from said opening, characterized in that the dispenser comprises a filling interface arrangement integrally coupled to said open aperture that guides the spray from the spray nozzle of the donor container directly into the open aperture of the dispenser.
US08001999B2	Energy weapon protection fabric A fabric for protecting a wearer thereof from an energy weapon. The fabric is made of a plurality of coupled strands. Bach strand is made from at least two fibers, an electrically non-conductive fiber and an electrically conductive fiber. The electrically non-conductive fiber at least partially encloses the electrically conductive fiber.
US08001966B1	Continuous positive airway supply system to nasal cannula The invention concerns a combination control for use in nasal cannula therapy, and includes a high flow, nasal cannula respiratory assistance ducted system.
US08001963B2	Integrated nebulizer and particle dispersion chamber for nasal delivery of medicament to deep nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses Particular aspects provide a novel integrated nebulizer and particle dispersion chamber (12), and novel methods of using same. Preferably, the particle dispersion chamber (12) provides for delivery of a vortical flow of nebulized particles to the nostrils. The inventive integrated nebulizer, delivery methods and breathing techniques allow for delivering medicament into the deep nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses of a user. Significantly, the inventive devices and methods allow for systemic and topical delivery of medicaments via the membranes of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Additional preferred embodiments provide complementary cartridge docking system that allows for user-specific nebulized drug delivery.
US08001957B2	Device for increasing power for a limited time A gas cooking hob comprising at least one gas burner, a main pipe for supplying gas, a main nozzle on the gas burner, and a control device for adjusting the heating power of the gas burner between a minimum power and a nominal power. In order to further develop said gas cooking hob, a timing member is provided which allows the heating power to be increased beyond the nominal power during a certain interval.
US08001950B2	Method for idle speed control A method is disclosed for controlling engine output in a vehicle having a hydraulic power steering system. The method may include, during an idle condition where an engine speed is set to an idle speed, adjusting engine output based on a learned absolute steering wheel angle to compensate for changes in engine load caused by operation of the hydraulic power steering system. The learned absolute steering wheel angle may be based on a steering wheel angle relative to a steering wheel position at vehicle startup and operating conditions from previous vehicle operation before the vehicle startup.
US08001947B2	Piston for internal-combustion engines Disclosed is a piston for internal-combustion engines, which includes a low thermal-conductive member disposed at the top portion thereof, the low thermal-conductive member including an alloy containing Fe and Mn. The low thermal-conductive member includes a sintered body having 10˜60 mass % of Mn, 2 mass % or less of C, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. Since the piston has the low thermal-conductive member having low thermal conductivity and thermal expansion properties similar to those of the aluminum alloy, which is the base metal of the piston, an increase in the temperature of a combustion chamber and vaporization of fuel are effectively promoted. Furthermore, thermal fatigue failure and separation of the low thermal-conductive member are prevented.
US08001945B2	Resonator for an intake system of a motor vehicle A resonator for an air intake system of a motor vehicle has a housing and at least one resonator chamber enclosed by the housing. At least one air intake opening for fresh air is provided in the housing and opens into the resonator chamber. At least one air exhaust opening for fresh air is provided in the housing and opens into the resonator chamber. The at least one air exhaust opening is also an intake opening of an auxiliary device, especially an air compressor.
US08001933B2	Retractable pet leash and collar apparatus The present invention provides a retractable pet leash apparatus having a hollow casing, a spool which is mounted for rotation within the casing and which has a pair of sides, a leash which is coiled on the spool in a retracted position and which is extendable through an aperture formed in a wall of the hollow casing upon application of a force, a spring means which is disposed within the hollow housing and which is engageable with the spool for biasing the spool for rotation to retract the leash into the hollow casing. A brake device is engageable with the spool for selectively fixing a free end of the leash at a predetermined distance from the casing and enabling retraction and extension of the leash relative to the hollow casing. The invention also provides a pocket on the exterior surface of the casing for receiving pet identification or immunization tag and a carrying ring.
US08001929B2	System for managing a group of dairy animals A system for managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, where the dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry. The system includes a computer executing program instructions for recording information and processing data indicating a division of the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals, an insemination period determined per subgroup within which the dairy animals of the subgroup concerned are to be inseminated, which insemination period is so short that substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneously through the lactation cycle, and a separation of pregnant dairy animals of at least one of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phase of the subgroup concerned. The system also includes at least one milking robot for automatically milking the dairy animals, operatively connected to the computer for receiving first instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the non-separated subgroups, and second instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup in the separate area.
US08001926B2	System and method of loading and detecting beneficial agent on a prosthesis An interventional device for delivery of beneficial agent to a lumen and methods of loading and manufacture of the same, which include a prosthesis loaded with beneficial agent to provide a controlled dosage concentration of beneficial agent to the lumen. The beneficial agent is loaded onto the prosthesis by a fluid-dispenser having a dispensing element capable of dispensing the beneficial agent in discrete droplets, each droplet having a controlled trajectory. The method of loading beneficial agent includes dispensing beneficial agent in a raster format and/or an off-axis format along a dispensing path.
US08001921B2	Liquid application device and inkjet recording apparatus A liquid application device capable of applying liquid to different size medium includes a transfer device for transferring the medium, a regulating member for regulating a transferring position of the transferred medium, and a liquid applicator including an application member for applying liquid to the medium transferred by the transfer means and a retention member for retaining the liquid in a liquid retention space which is formed by causing the retention member to abut on the application member. In addition, a storage device stores the liquid, a supply channel supplies the liquid in the storage device to the liquid retention space, a collection channel collects the liquid in the liquid retention space into the storage device, and a supply port is formed in the retention member and is connected to the supply channel. Also, a collection port is formed in the retention member and is connected to the collection channel, and a pump generates a flow of liquid in a liquid channel. The supply port is arranged at a position that is closer to the regulating member than the collection port.
US08001912B2	Pyrolyzing gasification system and method of use Pyrolyzing gasification system and method of use including primary combustion of non-uniform solid fuels such as biomass and solid wastes within a refractory lined gasifier, secondary combustion of primary combustion gas within a staged, cyclonic, refractory lined oxidizer, and heat energy recovery from the oxidized flue gas within an indirect air-to-air all-ceramic heat exchanger or external combustion engine. Primary combustion occurs at low substoichiometric air percentages of 10-30 percent and at temperatures below 1000 degrees F. Secondary combustion is staged and controlled for low NOx formation and prevention of formation of CO, hydrocarbons, and VOCs. The gasifier includes a furnace bed segmented into individual cells, each cell is independently monitored using a ramp temperature probe, and provided with controlled air injection. Gasifier air injection includes tuyere arrays, lances, or both. The oxidizer includes three serially aligned stages separated by air injecting baffles, and ability to adjust the exit air temperature.
US08001908B2	Model vehicle with automated door mechanism A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a model automatic door. The operation of the door is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. A drive mechanism moves the door between open and closed positions. In the open position, the door is displaced laterally along and displaced outwardly of the body of the train car to expose a door opening. In the closed position, the door is substantially flush with the body of the car and covers the door opening. The control circuit permits automatic operation of the door and provides various features for enhancing realism of the operating model.
US08001904B2	Fall arrest assembly A fall arrest assembly having belay lines and anchor stations extending between support structures and which slidably receive a shuttle mounted to a person traversing the belay lines, the assembly including a mounting plate having a plurality of openings therethrough and a supporting extension fixed rigidly thereto and wherein the support extension carries a shuttle guide coupled to the belay lines and configured for slidable passage of a shuttle there over, and a plurality of anchor elements having a section configured to extend through the plurality of openings in the mounting plate and clamps for securing the anchor elements to the support structures.
US08001899B2	Method for supplying a web of material of predetermined length to a printing press for producing a printed product A printing device, which is usable to produce printed products, is supplied with a material web of a predetermined length. The length of the required web is defined by the printed product to be produced. The material web is assembled from several partial webs, having defined lengths. The supply of these partial webs to the printing device is provided automatically with the use of a material management system. A control unit of this system determines the length for the partial webs that have been chosen for a certain production request. These partial webs are sent to the printing device in a certain sequence so that the last one of these partial webs to be used has the least web length of the several partial webs. The minimum length of the last partial web is determined by an end of the partial web finishing the production. This sequence is determined, at the earliest, after the cycle time has ended. The cycle time is a time frame in which a material web, or a partial material web is prepared for its respective use in the printing device.
US08001898B2	Method for adjusting an inking unit of a printing press A method is used for adapting an inking unit of a printing press. During a setup phase for the printing press, at least a first actual value with regard to an ink application that is set at the inking unit and that is applied to the printed material, is determined by use of a first measuring device. The inking unit is initially set using this first actual value. During continuous printing of the printing press, a plurality of second actual values, with respect to a printed image formed on the printed materials, are determined using a second measuring device which is different from the first measuring device. These second values are fed to an ink adapting device for the inking unit. At least one of these several actual values, which corresponds to the setting mode in the setting phase, is set in the ink adjusting device as its setpoint value. The ink adjusting device detects deviations of the other second actual values for this setpoint value and adjusts the inking unit to minimize these deviations.
US08001896B2	Ink dosing device of a printing group, and method for controlling the ink dosing device An ink dosing device of a printing group, that includes a printing group cylinder which is configured as a plate cylinder, includes an inking unit. The ink dosing device has a number of physical zones which are arranged next to each other in a longitudinal direction. These physical zones can be individually adjusted by the use of dosing elements in order to individually adjust, section by section, the amount of ink that is applied. A control station is provided with a number of operator elements which are assigned to virtual zones of a printed page. These operator elements are usable to trigger the dosing elements. The segmentation of the virtual zones of the ink dosing device, in relation to the width of a printed page, differs in number and/or position of the zones of the ink dosing device across the width of the printed page from the segmentation of the zones in the control station in relation to the width of the printed page with respect to the number and/or position of the zones in the control station across the width of a printed page. At least two dosing elements are allocated using computing technology to at least one of the operator elements with respect to the relevance of the latter for the adjustment process following the selection of the operator element.
US08001890B2	Color-gradient printing system An inker for applying ink to a transfer roll of a printing machine has an inking chamber extending longitudinally along the transfer roll and having an outlet also extending longitudinally along the transfer roll and open against the transfer roll and a first generally cylindrical mixing chamber centered on an axis, spaced transversely from and extending longitudinally along the transfer roll. A rotatable shaft extending along the axis in the mixing chamber carries a partition subdividing the mixing chamber into two axially adjacent and axially spaced mixing compartments open radially into the inking chamber. At least two inlet conduits open onto each of the compartments, and a pump feeds respective inks to the inlet conduits and therethrough into the mixing compartments.
US08001881B2	Firing rate reduction system for an automatic firearm A firing rate reduction system utilizing a slideable, independent sear disconnector includes a bolt carrier having a straight channel terminating at the rear end of the bolt carrier, for disconnector movement within the bolt carrier. Detents are provided to arrest movement at forward and rearward positions. The force of inertia moves the independent disconnector into these extreme positions and creates a delay in firing time as additional time is required for the independent disconnector to reach final position.
US08001876B1	Block alignment for microtomes Systems and methods described herein for aligning a block in a microtome attempt to save time, money, and the sample by aligning a block in any rotary or cryostat microtome. One such device for aligning a block in a microtome has a knife holder component removably attached to a knife holder of the microtome and a pin alignment component extending vertically from the knife holder component in a direction substantially parallel to the block. The pin alignment component has a plurality of front pins extending from a front surface of the pin alignment component configured to slide in response to an angle of the block and a plurality of rear pins extending from a rear surface of the pin alignment component and coupled to the front pins. The rear pins are configured to indicate the extension of the front pins from the pin alignment component.
US08001868B2	SCARA-type robot structure and corresponding robot A robot structure that has a base, at least a first arm that moves with respect to the base both in translation and in rotation, a movement mechanism for moving the first arm with respect to the base, a member for accepting a tool, and a power supply assembly. The movement mechanism includes a hollow member which moves in translation with respect to one of either the base or the first arm, while being incapable of translational movement independently of the other of the base or the first arm, and the hollow member being movable in rotation with respect to one of either the base or the first arm, while at the same time being incapable of rotational movement independently of the other of the base or the first arm.
US08001867B2	Sheave and gear mechanism A gear mechanism includes a first gear mounted on a first shaft in meshing arrangement with a second gear mounted on a second shaft. A fixed sheave is mounted on the first shaft. A first sliding sheave and a second sliding sheave are mounted on the second shaft. The first sliding sheave and the second sliding sheave are in contact with the fixed sheave.
US08001863B2	Bearing arrangement of the transmission shafts of a twin-clutch transmission An arrangement of bearings for transmission shafts of a twin-clutch transmission having a first input shaft connected with a first clutch, a hollow second input shaft co-axially supported on the first input shaft and connected with a second clutch and a main shaft, which is parallel to and connected with the input shafts a drive constant via gear stages comprising fixed and loose gear wheels and a shift clutch. The drive constant is connected with an output shaft, which is parallel to the main shaft. The transmission shafts are supported by bearings, which are arranged in bearing planes, one of which is formed by an inner wall of the transmission housing and is axially adjacent the drive constant. This bearing plane includes one bearing supporting the main shaft, one bearing supporting the second input shaft and one bearing supporting the first input shaft within the second input shaft.
US08001860B1	Method and apparatus for the alignment of multi-aperture systems A vehicle sensor system consisting of video, radar, ultrasonic or laser sensors, oriented to obtain a 360 degree view around the vehicle for the purpose of developing a situation or scene awareness. The sensors may or may not have overlapping field of views, or support the same applications, but data will be shared by all. Orientation of the sensor to the vehicle body coordinates is critical in order to accurately assess threat and respond. This system describes methods based on measuring force and rotation on each sensor and computing a dynamic alignment to first each other, then second to the vehicle.
US08001856B2	Sampling device A sampling device for molten metals is provided having a carrier tube and a sample chamber fixed in the carrier tube, with an inlet piece for the molten metal flowing into the sample chamber. In the inlet piece there is arranged an inlet tube, which has an outlet into the sample chamber and an inlet opening at its other end. The outlet as well as the inlet opening of the inlet tube has a reduced cross section relative to the central part of the inlet tube. The inlet tube is formed of quartz glass, and the wall of the inlet tube is crimped toward the axis of the inlet tube at its two ends.
US08001850B2	Sensor system including a magnetized shaft A sensor includes a shaft and a magnetic sensor. The shaft may have at least one magnetized active region. The magnetic sensor may be configured to sense a magnetic field about the shaft, and may provide an output representative of torque applied to the shaft, shaft rotational speed and/or shaft rotational position.
US08001841B2	Ultrasonic fault detection system using a high dynamic range analog to digital conversion system A method and apparatus for effecting ultrasonic flaw detection of an object processes an echo signal received from the object being tested in at least three signal channels, wherein the echo signal is scaled to different degrees along each channel to increase and extend the dynamic range of an associated A/D converter system, in a manner which dispenses with the need for using numerous analog high pass and low pass filters and a variable gain amplifier. This reduces complexity and avoids performance limitations. The digital to analog converters sample the differently scaled input signal and a selection circuit selects the output of the digital output obtained from that analog to digital converter which has the highest gain, but which has not overflowed. The digital outputs are seamlessly merged to produce an output that can be displayed as a scan display which shows the location of faults.
US08001832B2	Misfire determination device and misfire determination method for internal combustion engine and vehicle A damper post-stage rotation speed in a post-stage of a damper calculated from motor rotation speeds and an engine rotation speed are used to calculate a resonance influence component, and the resonance influence component is subtracted from the engine rotation speed to calculate a determination rotation speed. Then, the determination rotation speed is used to determine a misfire of an engine. This allows determination of the misfire of the engine with higher accuracy even if resonance caused by torsion of the damper occurs.
US08001830B2	High frequency deflection measurement of IR absorption An AFM based technique has been demonstrated for performing highly localized IR spectroscopy on a sample surface. Such a technique implemented in a commercially viable analytical instrument would be extremely useful. Various aspects of the experimental set-up have to be changed to create a commercial version. The invention addresses many of these issues thereby producing a version of the analytical technique that cab be made generally available to the scientific community.
US08001820B2	Method for lubricating and cooling rollers and metal strips on rolling in particular on cold rolling of metal strips The invention relates to a method for lubricating and cooling rollers (3,4,5,6) and metal strips (2) on rolling in particular, on cold rolling of metal strips (2), wherein, on the inlet side (7a) a minimal amount of pure lubricant (9) without a high water content is continuously supplied in an online controlled manner with a controlled viscosity and lubricity depending on a number of process data measurements (23) by means of a physical computer model (22) and the equivalent process data measurements (23) from the outlet side (8a) are also used online by the physical computer model (22).
US08001816B2	Pin tumbler lock releasing system A pin tumbler lock releasing system includes keyway insertible and universally configured lift, key and shim devices that cooperatively work to raise the pin stacks within a pin tumbler lock to just above the pin tumbler lock's shear line so that its plug element may be rotated within its outer casing in order to disengage its locking mechanism.
US08001813B1	Lever activated deadbolt lock with deadlock feature To prevent intruders from forcing a deadbolt out of a locking position, the deadbolt has a sleeve defining inside and outside slots. Each of these slots has a horizontal section and a locked position vertical section. Cross members extend through the slots and are placed in the locked position vertical sections when the deadbolt is in the locked position. This prevents the deadbolt from being forcibly unlocked.
US08001802B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner including an indoor heat exchange unit to perform a heat exchange process by the supply and absorption of heat through the circulation of a first refrigerant, at least one outdoor heat exchange unit to perform a heat exchange process by the absorption and supply of heat through the circulation of a second refrigerant, and an intermediate connection unit to perform a heat exchange between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant.
US08001792B1	Turbine inlet nozzle guide vane mounting structure for radial gas turbine engine Apparatus for channeling combustion gases to a turbine in a gas turbine engine. The engine has a compressor for providing compressed air, a combustor for combusting fuel with the compressed air to provide combustion gases, and a radial inflow turbine having an inlet configured to receive the combustion gases. The turbine is rotatable about an axis for expanding the combustion gases to produce work. The apparatus includes a subassembly of plurality of nozzle guide vanes fixed between a pair of spaced apart, ring-shaped sidewalls. A pair of spaced apart supports is configured to position the subassembly therebetween, concentric with the axis, and adjacent the turbine inlet. The apparatus further includes a plurality of bolt assemblies extending axially through the pair of supports, apertures in the sidewalls, and holes in the guide vanes. The sidewall apertures and guide vane holes each have an internal dimension in the radial direction sized and configured to accommodate thermal expansion and/or contraction sliding radial movement of the subassembly relative to the supports.
US08001790B2	Gas turbine There is provided a gas turbine capable of improving the durability of a main shaft by absorbing the deformation of a casing due to heat and pressure and suppressing stresses acting on the main shaft. A link plate 31 of a movable supporting leg 30 that supports a casing 26 of a gas turbine 20 on the turbine 24 side is installed beforehand in an inclined manner at an angle θ1, whereby the displacement X of a lower casing 26L in the height direction; which occurs between a pin 31a in a top end portion of the link plate 31 and a top surface of a lower casing 26L when the operation status of the gas turbine 20 shifts from a stop condition to an operating condition is compensated for. This prevents a main shaft 25 from changing in the height direction in the part of the movable supporting leg 30 and suppresses bending stresses acting on the main shaft 25.
US08001789B2	Utilizing inlet bleed heat to improve mixing and engine turndown An improved inlet bleed heat system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The inlet bleed heat system provides improved mixing in an inlet region while permitting the engine to be operated at lower power settings. The inlet bleed heat system comprises a supply conduit, a plurality of feed tubes extending from the supply conduit, and a guide tube for receiving opposing ends of the feed tubes. The plurality of feed tubes each have a plurality of injection orifices and the feed tubes are oriented such that the injection orifices generally face into a flow of oncoming air with the feed tubes being positioned forward of a plurality of sound attenuating baffles.
US08001785B2	Solar energy-based water heating and power generating module A solar energy-based water heating and power generating module includes a factory-fabricated compound module panel usable as a cover panel for building, car or ship and capable of absorbing solar energy for heating water flowing in a water chamber and a circulation pipe, and a power generator formed of a field magnet set, an oscillator and a coil and actuated by a temperature difference energy to generate heat.
US08001781B2	Motor-driven supercharger A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a small-diameter disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with a turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) which block a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar. The compressor side thrust bearing (36) has a small-diameter ring portion (37) including a thrust surface which is in contact with the thrust collar and has approximately an equal diameter, and a flange portion (38a) fixed to a housing (16) in the turbine side, and the small-diameter ring portion and the flange portion are arranged at different positions in an axial direction.
US08001758B2	Rubber-product-reinforcing steel cord and method for manufacturing the same A single-layered rubber-product-reinforcing steel cord with good rubber penetration properties, excellent fatigue resistance, and small low-load stretch is obtained. All of wires 11 are provided with curls having a substantially elliptical cross-section and a pitch smaller than that of curls for intertwining, formed by providing the wires with spiral curls and then pressing the wires. These wires are intertwined into each other to form a single-layered twist structure, and, thus, a cord is obtained in which a hollow portion at the center of the cord is in communication with an outside via a gap 12 between the wires 11, and at least any one pair of adjacent wires 11 are substantially in contact with each other at any point in the longitudinal direction of the cord.
US08001757B2	Double-twist bunching machine The invention relates to a double-twist bunching machine for producing bunched strand material (14), in particular wires, with an inlet (17) for individual strands (12) which can be supplied to a first deflection point (18) which has a first deflection roller (19), wherein the first deflection roller (19) is arranged in a manner such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation (21) in order to form a first twist, with a hoop (24) which rotates about the axis of rotation (21) and connects the first deflection point (18) to a second deflection point (26), wherein the second deflection point (26) has at least one second deflection roller (32) which is rotatable about the axis of rotation (21) in order to form a second twist.
US08001754B2	Height adjuster mechanism for a grass/ground treatment machine A height adjuster mechanism for mounting on a frame of a grass and/or ground treatment machine to vary the height of the frame relative to a ground-engaging roller assembly and thereby adjust the height setting of a grass and/or ground treatment module mounted on the frame. The mechanism includes an open-topped housing provided on a rotary adjuster and having an upper surface which defines a height adjustment reference datum level. An insert is movable up and down within the open-topped housing in which the upper surface of the insert can be adjusted to be substantially flush or coplanar with the upper surface of the open-topped housing so as to set a datum level of the treatment module. Means are provided for determining the extent of angular adjustment of the rotary adjuster so as to set any required height adjustment of the treatment module.
US08001753B2	Grass raking system A raking attachment for a riding mower supports raking elements in a forward path of a cutting deck. The raking attachment includes a forward extending frame formed by longitudinal frame members positioned with first ends rigidly attached to a riding mower frame and with a second end forming attaching points at a fixed height off the ground. A transverse frame is pivotally attached to the forward extending frame by pivot posts. A rake assembly with at least one row of flexible rake tines disposed across the entire transverse width of the cutting deck is attached to the transverse frame and pivots therewith to contact the ground surface for raking. The rake tines can be raised to a non-raking position or the downward force of the rake tines against the ground surface can be varied by varying the pivot angle of the transverse frame over a range of pivot angles.
US08001751B2	Method for gradually relieving pressure in a hydraulic system utilizing reverse fluid flow through a pump of the system A method of gradually relieving pressure in a hydraulic system of a work machine, wherein a pump in fluid communication with the hydraulic system and a fluid reservoir, is operable for pressurizing fluid from the reservoir and pumping the pressurized fluid into the hydraulic system, wherein the pump is restrictive to fluid flow therethrough when not operating, and the hydraulic system includes at least one valve in fluid communication with the work element configured for receiving the pressurized fluid. The valve is controllably operable in at least two operating modes, including a first mode wherein the pressurized fluid can pass therethrough between the pump and the work element or elements, and a second mode wherein the fluid is prevented from passing between the pump and the work element. The method includes operating the valve or valves in the first mode for at least a predetermined time period while the pump is not operating, to allow at least some of any of the pressurized fluid in the work element to flow through the hydraulic system and gradually drain through the pump to the reservoir so as to reduce any pressure in the hydraulic system and the work element.
US08001748B2	Method of testing, determining, and adjusting a final closing torque of a beverage bottle or container closing machine and an apparatus for performing the method Method and apparatus for testing, determining, and adjusting a closing torque of a container closing machine. The method involves at least partially unscrewing a screw cap or closure in the closing machine and measuring an opening torque used to at least partially unscrew said screw cap or closure. The measured opening torque is then compared with a desired range of opening torque and an adjustment of the closing torque for the particular closing device is calculated and performed such that, upon the closing device screwing screw caps or closures on containers in a run of containers, the closed containers are openable using an opening torque within the desired range of opening torque.
US08001743B2	Accessory for profiles for sliding windows or doors An accessory for profiles used for making frames for sliding windows or doors comprising, amongst other things, a fixed frame formed by two crosspieces and two stiles; the profile forming the first lower crosspiece comprises two sliding tracks, parallel with one another, presented by a lower base body, and heat insulation elements; this profile having an element for connecting and joining two halves of the profile, transversally separate relative to the length of the tracks and together forming the whole of the lower crosspiece; this connecting and joining element also has heat insulation properties.
US08001742B2	Muntin bar clip and muntin bar assembly Method and apparatus for making a contoured muntin bar assembly or grid. A tubular muntin bar grid has a first muntin bar formed from an elongated tube having ends that engage a window spacer frame and include side walls that have relatively narrow top and bottom planar walls and relatively wider side planar walls. The top and bottom planar walls defining one or more slots that define intersecting muntin bar positions. One or more intersecting muntin bars formed from elongated tubes have ends that engages the first elongated muntin bar in a region of a slot. The grid includes one or more joiner clips for positioning the one or more intersecting muntin bars in relation to said first muntin bar. Each joiner clip has a tree portion that extends into one end of said intersecting muntin bars to support the intersecting muntin bars in relation to the first muntin bar and an anchor portion which extends into a slot of said first muntin bar and connects to a wall of the first muntin bar spaced from a wall of the first muntin bar contacted by an associated intersecting muntin bar which engages the tree portion of the joiner clip. The anchor portion includes either an integral tab which traps the wall of the muntin bar between a flexible finger or a separate tab which is mounted to a clip base that defines the flexible finger.
US08001737B1	Corrugated deck sealing devices, apparatus, systems and methods of installation Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of installing one-piece sleeve assemblies corrugated decks in floors that are used for plumbing, mechanical, electrical and miscellaneous pipe applications, against water, fire and smoke. A one-piece sleeve assembly combines a resilient sealing member with perimeter extending side walls extending from a central opening that gets poured in place during the concrete pour on the corrugated deck that forms a water, fire and smoke sealed opening about the resilient sealing member and also allows for expansion and contraction of the concrete that surrounds the resilient member, a deck base having outwardly extending wings about a central opening that is aligned with the central opening of the resilient member, and clipped fire stop material that encircles a portion of the central opening of the deck base. The one piece sleeve assembly is installed in a cut out opening the corrugated deck floor so that concrete can then be poured onto the deck about the one-piece assembly. A pipe positioned through the one piece sleeve assembly is sealed in place, by that positioning, so that an outer perimeter of the pipe is sealed against allowing water, smoke and fire to pass around the pipe through the floor and allowing for expansion and contraction of the pipe that passes through the device, and fire and smoke is further prevented from passing about the outer perimeter by the fire stop material which expands from heat.
US08001730B2	System for modular building construction Construction systems for erecting building structures comprise a plurality of prefabricated interconnectable modular building units, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the frame having at least one attachment point separate from the nodes for selective attachment to the frame of at least one adjacent unit, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame conforming to ISO shipping standards such that each unit is transportable using the ISO intermodal transportation system, and such that when the units are aggregated horizontally and vertically and adjacent units are interconnected, a building structure comprising at least one habitable space is formed. The modular units are assembled in a factory remote from the job site, and are there constructed to a semi-finished state, including installation of one or more of interior fit-out systems and finishes, exterior envelope systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, environmental systems, and fire protection systems, following which the semi-finished modular units are transported from the factory to the job site, where they are craned into place and secured to form the structure being erected, a plurality of adjacent pairs of semi-finished modular units also being “stitched” together, and the semi-finished modular units are thereafter constructed to a finished state.
US08001728B2	Glass run and its attaching structure A glass run includes a main body portion including a base bottom portion, a vehicle exterior side wall portion and a vehicle interior side wall portion attached along an inner periphery of a door frame and seal lips extended to an inner side of the main body portion and an entire region in a longitudinal direction thereof is formed by extrusion. The base bottom portion and the vehicle exterior side wall portion and the base bottom portion and the vehicle interior side wall portion are respectively connected by deformed connecting portions. The deformed connecting portion is thin-walled more than the base bottom portion and the two side wall portions and constitutes substantially a J-like shape in a section thereof to provide a predetermined length in a width direction. At two corner portions of the glass run, the deformed connecting portions are deformed by being folded to bend at fold points, the base bottom portion is smoothly disposed on an inner peripheral side, and is continuously bent without providing a slit or a notch.
US08001726B2	Fixing system A fixing system with a fixing device for fixing a window of a motor vehicle. The fixing system comprising a slider and a displacement-force-introducing element being fitted on the fixing device. In an operating position there being an operative connection between the fixing device and the displacement-force-introducing element for the transmission of displacement forces. A reduction device used for reducing a direct transmission of force from the slider to the displacement-force-introducing element.
US08001712B2	Overhead signage system A system for supporting one or more contiguous overhead signs or portions thereof. The system includes a plurality of sign support members, and a plurality of connectors for coupling adjacent support members along a common longitudinal axis. At least one connector is slidably receivable by the adjacent support members in corresponding channels thereon.
US08001711B2	Rollable display device with strain reduction A rollable display device including an inner housing (102) having an inner slot (108), a rollable display (106) having a bend portion (118), which is disposed through the inner slot (108), and a strain reducer (100) operably connected to the rollable display (106) to reduce strain at the bend portion (118). The strain reducer (100) acts by increasing radius of the bend portion (31), locating a neutral line of the rollable display (106) at a selected layer of the bend portion (31), and/or reducing cycling of the bend portion (31).
US08001708B1	Lift attachment for skid loader A hydraulically operated attachment for a skid loader or the like provides for the easy removal of large trees and the lifting of other heavy objects. The lift attachment includes a frame, a base portion extending forward from the bottom of the frame, a lifter portion hingedly attached to the top of the frame, and a hydraulic cylinder for moving the lifter portion from a down position to a raised position.
US08001701B2	Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and in which is arranged a filter to capture lint from the current of air. A scraper is assigned to the filter, in order to scrape off the lint. The receptacle has a handle and two interlinked shell elements which can be separated from each other, and which define a storage volume to accommodate the scraped-off lint. According to the invention, lint thus scraped off can be removed from the device and disposed of, without the user needing to come into direct contact with the lint.
US08001694B2	Fixed line rotary head trimmer with quick friction rotational lock for string trimmer machine A trimmer head which receives fixed-length trimmer line segments has a housing with a side wall forming an open end with opposed holes formed therein. The trimmer head receives an insert that is rotated by the main housing. The insert has an arcuate channel from the first hole to the second hole adjacent the opposed side of the insert body when the insert body is in a load/unload position. The insert body is rotatable and movable axially with respect to the housing to an operational position where the line segment is forced to take an indirect path between the first and second holes securing the line segment in place during use of the trimmer head.
US08001691B2	Method for manufacturing hydrodynamic bearing and shaft A method for manufacturing a hydrodynamic bearing (30) comprises steps of: step (201): providing a substrate (10) with a plurality of protrusions (14) formed on a periphery thereof; step (202): placing the substrate in a middle of a hollow mold, then injecting a feedstock of powder and molten binder into the mold to surround the substrate under pressure, thus forming a desired bearing preform (20); step (203): separating the substrate from the bearing preform by means of catalytic debinding; step (204): separating the binder from the bearing preform; step (205): sintering the bearing preform; step (206): precision machining the bearing preform to form the desired hydrodynamic bearing.
US08001690B2	Rib for aircraft wing and methods for the manufacture thereof There is provided a method of manufacturing a rib for an aircraft wing, the method comprising providing a billet of material for forming the rib, machining away material from all sides of the billet to form a rib for use in an aircraft, the rib including a web that extends between first and second flanged portions, each flanged portion having a flange that facilitates fixing of the rib to another component of the aircraft, wherein the material that forms the web extends diagonally across the billet, the web having a first face on a first side and a second face on a second side opposite to the first side of the web, and the first flanged portion extends more to the first side of the web than to the second side and the second flanged portion extends more to the second side of the web than to the first side.
US08001686B2	Method for taut sheath splicing of all-dielectric, self-supporting fiber optic cable A method of splicing a fiber optic cable including applying a clamp to a first portion of a fiber optic cable, using a bail to connect the clamp to a support structure, connecting a splice closure to the bail, connecting an aerial splicing platform to the bail and splicing a second portion of the fiber optic cable to a second fiber optic cable in the splice closure.
US08001681B2	Assembly identification by mounting configuration The present disclosure provides a method for identification of an electronic assembly, when used multiple times in a larger system, to change its location status in a system based on its mounting configuration. The mounting configuration dictates the identification and thus reduces incorrect identification settings and the need for complicated installation instructions. In at least one embodiment, the identification is determined by the location of a fastener, such as a grounding fastener, on the assembly.
US08001677B2	Automated tracking and storage system for use with an automated thermal battery manufacturing system The present invention is directed at a system for automatically manufacturing thermal batteries. In the present invention, thermal batteries are manufactured using a press system, a stacking system and an enclosing system. The present invention uses a tracking, storage, and/or retrieval system to track various components used in the manufacturing process to improve manufacturing quality and to track the various components throughout the manufacturing process.
US08001659B2	Tensioning device A tensioning device includes a pair of opposing first surfaces defining a first wedge opening. The first surfaces are fixed relative to each other. The first wedge opening is shaped to releasably secure a first portion of a cord. A pair of opposing second surfaces defines a second wedge opening. The second surfaces are fixed relative to each other. The second wedge opening is spaced apart from the first wedge opening. The second wedge opening is shaped to releasably secure a second portion of the cord. A cord block defines a support surface spaced from the first and second wedge openings. The support surface is positioned to slidably support the cord between the first and second wedge openings.
US08001658B2	Clasp for band A clasp including long hinged arms (1, 2, 13), a mechanism for adjusting the longitudinal position of the connecting member (20) connecting one of the free ends of the band to one of the long arms (1, 2, 13), having two tracks (18) defining two corresponding paths extending in two planes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the arms (1, 2, 13), and sliding elements (19, 39) for engaging with the respective guide tracks (18), the respective cross sections of the tracks and of the sliding elements including complementary adjacent surfaces to limit the movement of the sliding elements (19, 39) to one degree of freedom corresponding to the sliding path of the tracks (18), in such a way as to ensure free translational movement of the connecting member.
US08001651B2	Floor washing robot A floor washing robot is disclosed. The robot includes: a control unit for controlling a power source to drive at least three omnidirectional wheels and at least one washing disc to rotate to wash a floor; a water spray device for spraying water; and a vacuum device for vacuuming waste water or dirt. The floor washing robot can be moved freely in any direction to improve the cleaning effect.
US08001645B2	Surgical scrub brush and cleaner apparatus A scrub brush-sponge includes a base provided with a recessed peripheral lip, which has a plurality of attenuated regions configured to minimize the resistance of the base to external bending forces, and a sponge coupled to the base and made from polymeric material, which may have as low a PPI as 10. The sponge is configured so that it can effectively surround at least a substantial peripheral portion of instruments or portions to be treated with fluid, which is contained within the sponge, without applying substantial external forces to the base. A flexible layer made of woven or non-woven bonded polymeric fibers is on a scrubbing surface of the sponge and provides an enhanced scrubbing feature. An abrasive may be included on the flexible layer to further enhance the scrubbing feature.
US08001640B2	MIG welding pliers An improved MIG welding pliers is disclosed, which allows faster and easier removal of spatter form a MIG welding nozzle, thereby improving welder productivity. Embodiments of the present invention provide a rounded file on the outer surface of each of the pinchers of the pliers. In one embodiment, each pincher has a different file surface. The rounded file surface provides for improved spatter removal, and eliminates the need for waxes and spatter control products which degrade the contact tip and nozzle, hastening the need for their replacement. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention increase the efficiency of a MIG welding operation, as less time is spent removing spatter from nozzles, and thus, more time is available for welding. Furthermore, by avoiding the use of waxes, costs are reduced since nozzles and contact tips do not need to be replaced as frequently.
US08001632B2	Folding foot protection device for a bedded patient A folding foot protection device for bedded patients. The folding foot protection device has a top member, typicaly rectangular, which will support a pair of folding legs. The folding legs can move between a use position where they are opened up and make an angle of greater than 90° with respect to the top member or a folded position which they lay adjacent to one another adjacent the top member. The folded or closed position makes the device easy to store.
US08001624B1	Removable hunter knit liner for use with a protective helmet A winter liner system, including a hunter knit liner for wear underneath a protective helmet. The hunter knit liner fully encircles, and partially covers, the head of the wearer and includes a decorative exterior layer, an interior layer, and an interior foam layer sandwiched therebetween. The liner has two ear flaps extending downwardly to cover ears, and a looping band on each ear flap for holding the chinstrap of the helmet. At least one ear flap includes a side pocket integrated therein. The liner includes an elongated bill extending downwardly and horizontally across the front portion. The bill has an exterior surface which adheres directly to the front of the helmet. A plurality of snapping mechanisms, which include male snap heads embedded within the helmet and cooperating female snap receptacles integrated into the liner, removably securing the liner into the helmet.
US08001623B2	Electronic helmet An electronic helmet is provided that includes a helmet body and an integrated electronic system disposed in the helmet body, providing a number of convenient functions. The helmet body has a hard outer shell and a hard inner shell mounted to the outer shell such that a cavity is defined between the outer and the inner shells. The inner shell can include suitable material to provide the wearer effective RF shielding from the electronic system, such as, nickel-plated carbon fiber to provide RF shielding. The helmet body further includes a shock-absorbent structure disposed between the inner shell and the head of a wearer.
US08006314B2	System for identifying content of digital data A system for identifying a work represented by digital data. This system detects events in data of the content of an unknown work and measures a metric between the events. The system then compares the detected events and metrics from an unknown work with the events and metrics of a known work. If the events and metrics match, the unknown work is identified as a copy of the known work.
US08006300B2	Two-channel challenge-response authentication method in random partial shared secret recognition system Random partial shared secret recognition is combined with using more than one communication channel between server-side resources and two logical or physical client-side data processing machines. After a first security tier, a first communication channel is opened to a first data processing machine on the client side. The session proceeds by delivering an authentication challenge, identifying a random subset of an authentication credential, to a second data processing machine on the client side using a second communication channel. Next, the user enters an authentication response in the first data processing machine, based on a random subset of the authentication credential. The authentication response is returned to the server side on the first communication channel for matching. The authentication credential can be a one-session-only credential delivered to the user for one session, or a static credential used many times.
US08006284B2	Electronic device, information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium A user is enabled to easily access a data area on a network, and to use the data area with security, wherein a recording medium records an address for accessing a prescribed area of a storage apparatus installed in an other apparatus and keys to be used for encrypting data. When the recording medium is installed in the apparatus, the address is read-out from the recording medium and, based on the read-out address, accessing to the prescribed area is started. When the user actually accesses the recording medium, the prescribed area is accessed. In the apparatus to which the recording medium is installed, processing such as a path conversion is carried out as required so that the user is able to operate without mentioning such procedure.
US08006283B2	Method and system for triggering internet applications using messages There is described a system and a method for triggering an Internet application from an Internet-enabled computing device having access to information specific to a user, namely user-specific information. The Internet-enabled computing device being for coupling to a network, and the method comprising: receiving a message from the user via the network, the message having associated thereto user identification; comparing the user identification with the user-specific information; validating the user identification using the comparison; and upon positive validation, triggering the Internet application from the Internet-enabled computing device using the received message.
US08006276B2	Image taking apparatus and method with display and image storage communication with other image taking apparatus Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.
US08006257B2	Optical disc having gas flow spoiler and the method for fabricating the same An optical disc includes a round opening at the center of the optical disc, an annular recording section configured to record information, an annular supporting section between the round opening and the annular recording section and configured to support the optical disc, and a spoiler provided on a non-read/write side of the annular recording section and configured to disturb the flow field inside the optical disc drive when the optical disc is rotating, the spoiler having a centerline average roughness between 2 μm and 10 μm, a thickness between 0.02 mm and 0.05 mm, an area occupying at least 5% of the non-read/write side. The flow field so disturbed changes from a laminar state to a turbulent state and thus the read/write characteristics of the disc is improved due to lower air resistance experienced by the rotating disc.
US08006254B2	Bequeathing privilege to a dynamically loaded module A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for transferring a privilege to a module. In one embodiment, a set of privileges required to initiate execution of code associated with the software module is identified to form enhanced privileges. The application is frozen. The enhanced privileges are unassigned to the application and the application has insufficient privileges to initiate execution of code associated with the software module. The software module is loaded into available application address space associated with the application. The enhanced privileges are transferred to the application. Execution of the application is unsuspended and the code associated with the software module is executed within the application.
US08006235B2	Profiler management A profiler manager may attach and detach profilers from a running application. A profiler may be detached through a two step process where the profiler is sealed from communicating with the running application, then an evacuation step where the application is able to complete any responses that are pending. While the profiler is in the evacuation phase, another profiler may be attached to the application. Messages to the evacuating profiler may be captured and directed to the proper profiler.
US08006229B2	Program maintenance support device and program for the same The present invention includes program storing unit 11 for storing a program, parsing/dependence-information generating unit 12 for generating dependence information and a syntax tree for a program, dependence-information storing unit 13 for storing dependence information, syntax-tree storing unit 14 for storing a syntax tree, dependence-information tracking unit 17 for extracting interface information on a program fragment according to specifying-information specifying the program fragment and extracting a part of a program fragment associated with interface information according to selection information for selecting the interface information, and information input/output unit 15 for passing specifying-information and selection information to dependence-information tracking unit 17 and outputting interface information and a part of a program fragment passed from dependence-information tracking unit 17.
US08006225B1	Method and system for automatic generation of instruction-set documentation from an abstract processor model described using a hierarchical architectural description language A method and system for the automatic generation of instruction-set manuals. Specifically, the method of the present invention includes accessing an abstract processor model of a processor, wherein said abstract processor model is represented using a hierarchical architecture description language (ADL). The abstract processor model includes a plurality of instructions arranged in a hierarchical structure. An internal representation of the abstract processor model is generated by flattening the abstract processor model. The flattening process generates a plurality of rules grouped by common convergent instructions. Each rule describes an instruction path through the hierarchical structure that converges at a corresponding convergent instruction. An instruction-set documentation is automatically generated from the plurality of rules, wherein the instruction-set documentation is arranged convergent instruction by convergent instruction.
US08006216B1	Dynamic push for topological routing of semiconductor packages Techniques are disclosed for performing topologically planar routing of System in Packages (SiPs). A routing graph can be represented by a particle-insertion-based constraint Delaunay triangulation (PCDT) and its dual. A dynamic search routing may be performed using a DS* routing algorithm to determine the shortest path on the dual graph between a start point and an end point. Based on a dynamic pushing technique, net ordering problems may be solved. A first wire can be topologically routed. Dynamic search routing of a second wire may be performed. The first wire may be pushed or detoured in response to the dynamic searching routing of a second wire.
US08006210B2	Logic transformation and gate placement to avoid routing congestion A novel logic design method for avoiding wiring congestion. According to the novel logic design method, an original gate having multiple inputs coming from different directions and having multiple outputs coming to different directions can be transformed to a logic block that has an input stage and an output stage. The gates of the input stage receive signals from the multiple inputs of the original gate. The gates of the output stage send signals to the multiple outputs of the original gate. Each gate of the input stage is placed in a vicinity of its inputs. Each gate of the output stage is placed in a vicinity of its outputs. The gates of the input and output stages are functionally equivalent to the original gate.
US08006209B2	Method and system for outputting a sequence of commands and data described by a flowchart The present invention is a method and system for outputting a sequence of commands and data described by a flowchart. The method includes steps as follows. A flowchart describing a sequence of commands and data is received. The flowchart includes a plurality of flowchart symbols. Each of the plurality of flowchart symbols is assigned a ROM (read only memory) record. Assigned ROM records are stored in a ROM. A processor is generated to include the ROM, wherein the processor receives as input a CLOCK signal, a RESET signal, an ENABLE signal and N binary inputs x1, x2, . . . xN, and outputs the sequence of commands and data.
US08006207B2	Parallel intrusion search in hierarchical VLSI designs with substituting scan line Mechanisms are provided for performing intrusion searching of a hierarchical integrated circuit design. These mechanisms may receive the hierarchical integrated circuit design and perform a parallel intrusion search operation, that utilizes a substituting scan line, on the hierarchical integrated circuit design to identify intrusions of geometric objects in the hierarchical integrated circuit design. The mechanisms may further record intrusions of geometric objects in the hierarchical integrated circuit design identified by the parallel intrusion search operation. The parallel intrusion search operation may utilize a plurality of separate intrusion searches executed by the data processing system in parallel on the hierarchical integrated circuit design.
US08006201B2	Method and system for generating thumbnails for video files A method for generating thumbnails for video files includes receiving one or more parameters associated with a plurality of thumbnails to be displayed simultaneously and a plurality of frames for each thumbnail. The plurality of frames for each thumbnail is extracted from one or more video files. The frames for each thumbnail are stored in a corresponding buffer and/or can be displayed by retrieval from the buffer. The plurality of frames for each thumbnail can be displayed simultaneously. A device includes one or more decoders for decoding one or more video files, a processor for generating a plurality of thumbnails from the one or more video files by extracting a plurality of frames for each thumbnail using one or more parsers, and a storage unit in communication with the processor for storing the plurality of frames for each thumbnail.
US08006200B2	Facilitated search for online collaboration platform In an example embodiment, an online advertising management platform receives a login that identifies a user as a user allowed access to an account maintained by the platform. The platform displays a toolbar having a textbox that allows the user to search for data relating to all accounts to which the user has access. The platform displays a combo box after the user enters a fixed number of characters in the textbox. The combo box includes a list of descriptions of each data object that is accessible and that is relevant to the fixed number of characters. The platform locates the combo box contiguous to the toolbar over some but not all of the view displaying the data relating to the order. The platform displays a data object, rather than a page of search results, after the user clicks a description of a data object from the combo box.
US08006195B1	Spectrum analyzer interface A computationally implemented method comprises providing a plurality of spectral data display and manipulation options on a display displaying spectral data, the plurality of data display and manipulation options including providing a region further including a plurality of selectable tabs, and displaying a pictorial representation of the spectral data display and manipulation options, further including displaying the region further including a plurality of selectable tabs.
US08006191B1	Chat room with thin walls A method, system and graphical user interface for a chat room system is disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes sending messages that originate from a user's current chat room as well as messages that originate from nearby chat rooms to the user. Both types of messages are displayed in a single context to the user.
US08006186B2	System and method for media production An editing system is proposed for automatically, or semi-automatically, editing input data to generate output production. The input material is annotated by, or analyzed to derive, a set of media descriptors which describe the input material and which are derived from the input material. The style of editing is controlled using style data which is optionally derived from a user. The input material may include any or more of motion video, still images, music, speech, sound effects, animated graphics and text. The style data and the descriptors are used to generate a set of operations which, when carried out on the input data, generate an edited output production.
US08006182B2	Method and computer program product for implementing automatic avatar status indicators The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a means for the simulating of real world activities within a virtual environment. Information retrieved from locally executing applications (e.g., such as a screen saver, voice over IP phone system, etc.) or sensor information is utilized to deliver messages from a client application to the virtual environment in order to put an avatar in a state that visually indicates that a system user is busy.
US08006179B2	Wrapping nodes in a drawing canvas Wrapping nodes in a drawing canvas may be provided. A plurality of nodes may be received and a location to wrap the plurality of nodes may be determined. The location may be between two consecutive nodes in the plurality of nodes. Furthermore, a direction may be determined to place a first subset of the plurality of nodes comprising at least one node in the plurality of nodes and being subsequent to the determined location. The plurality of nodes may be balanced using at least one of the following: i) placing nodes within the plurality of nodes to an end of available space within the drawing canvas; ii) placing a first predetermined number of nodes of the plurality of nodes per row; and iii) evenly spacing a second predetermined number of nodes of the plurality of nodes.
US08006158B2	Hybrid automatic repeat request method in a mobile communication system and transmission/reception method and apparatus using the same A Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) method performed in a receiver of a mobile communication system. The HARQ method includes receiving from a transmitter an initial transmission subpacket among a plurality of subpackets; sending a request for transmission of a retransmission subpacket to the transmitter upon failure to decode the initial transmission subpacket; receiving the retransmission subpacket using control information previously received from the transmitter upon failure to receive, from the transmitter, control information for reception of the retransmission subpacket; and receiving the retransmission subpacket using currently received control information upon receipt of the control information from the transmitter.
US08006155B2	Testing an operation of integrated circuitry A general purpose computational resource is provided for performing general purpose operations of a system. A special purpose computational resource is coupled to the general purpose computational resource. The special purpose computational resource is provided for: storing test patterns, a description of integrated circuitry, and a description of hardware for testing the integrated circuitry; and executing software for simulating an operation of the described hardware's testing of the described integrated circuitry in response to the test patterns.
US08006146B2	Test apparatus and test method for testing a plurality of devices under test Provided is a test apparatus for testing a plurality of devices under test, the test apparatus including: a data supplying section that concurrently supplies test data to the plurality of devices under test; a writing control section that controls the test data to be concurrently written to the plurality of devices under test; and a reading control section that successively reads the test data from each of the plurality of devices under test. The plurality of devices under test may be a plurality of memories under test.
US08006142B2	GPON Rogue-ONU detection based on error counts A system, for identifying faults in a GPON that includes an OLT and a plurality of ONUs, including: a global error-counter, coupled to the OLT, for counting FEC-correctable errors, for each ONU, from a data stream from the GPON; and a CPU for extracting an ONU status, indicative of a faulty ONU, contingent on the errors from the global error-counter. A system, for identifying faults in a GPON that includes an OLT and a plurality of ONUs, including: a grant-start error-counter, coupled to the OLT, for counting grant-start errors, for each ONU, from a data stream from the GPON; a grant-end error-counter, coupled to the OLT, for counting grant-end errors for each ONU; and a CPU for extracting an ONU status, indicative of a faulty ONU, contingent on a parameter selected from the group consisting of the grant-start errors, the grant-end errors, and a combination thereof.
US08006141B2	Method for speeding up serial data tolerance testing A receive test accelerator retrieves an adjusted jitter amount and an adjusted test time in which to test a device. The adjusted jitter amount and the adjusted test time correspond to an adjusted bit error rate that is extrapolated from a baseline bit error rate, which corresponds to a baseline jitter amount. In turn, the receive test accelerator tests the device, at the adjusted test time, using a data stream that is modulated by the adjusted jitter amount.
US08006138B2	Software quality assessment based on semantic similarities A method for software processing includes accepting quality information, which includes names of elements of software code and respective quality indications regarding tested acceptability of the elements. The names are processed to extract a list of substrings that occur in the names. Respective metrics are assigned to the substrings responsively to the quality indications of the elements in whose names the substrings occur. At least some of the substrings are presented to a user in accordance with the assigned metrics.
US08006135B2	Method and system for remote node debugging using an embedded node controller A method, system and computer program product for remotely debugging a malfunctioning node controller of a node in a distributed node network through a functioning node controller of the same node. The method comprises establishing a serial link between the malfunctioning node controller and a functioning node controller and configuring the functioning node controller as a virtual console by the remotely-located central data processing system (DPS). The method further includes receiving, via an internal Fru Support Interface (FSI) link, serial data from the malfunctioning node controller through the virtual console, and debugging, by the DPS, a failure condition of the malfunctioning node controller, in response to receipt of the serial data through the virtual console.
US08006134B2	Method for analyzing fault caused in virtualized environment, and management server To enable easy and quick identification of the location of a fault in a virtualized environment, a physical server 20 is communicatively connected with a management server 10 accumulating and storing a first event history of a history of events having occurred in the virtual server 212 and a second event history of a history of events having occurred in the physical server 20. On receiving an event relating to a fault of a business process 2122 operating in the virtual server 212, the management server 10 searches the event histories as accumulated and stored for the second event history on the virtual server 212 having transmitted the same event and the first event history obtained from the table as stored on the physical server 20 implementing the virtual server 212 having transmitted the event, and identifies a cause of the fault based on a result of the search.
US08006132B2	Storage subsystem and power supply system The present invention includes a plurality of disk units for storing data from a host computer, a plurality of power supply apparatuses for supplying DC power to each of the disk units via main power supply wirings, and a redundant power supply apparatus for generating, with any one of the disk units among the plurality of disk units as a load, DC power to the load. As auxiliary power supply wirings for guiding the output of the redundant power supply apparatus to each of the disk units, a common power supply wiring that is common to each of the power supply apparatuses, a plurality of branch power supply wirings branching from the common power supply wiring and connected to each of the disk units, and a redundant power supply wiring for connecting the redundant power supply apparatus and the common power supply wiring are wired to a backboard.
US08006125B1	Automatic detection and recovery of corrupt disk metadata Provided is a technique to automatically detect and recover a computer system after a failed attempt to read a partition, for example, a failed attempt to boot a target operating system, caused by corrupt disk metadata, such as a corrupt partition table metadata or a corrupt boot sector metadata.
US08006121B1	Systems and methods for diagnosing and fixing electronic devices Systems and methods for reducing the cost and time required for diagnosing and fixing electronic devices are provided. A host electronic device may be configured to generate a log of events that it experiences. A help component may access the generated log and analyze the log to detect if the host device has experienced a problem. Data may then be exchanged between the help component and the host device in order to fix the detected problem.
US08006109B2	Information processing apparatus and power supply control method According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a housing, a power supply incorporated in the housing, a conversion unit which converts a voltage supplied from the power supply, a detection unit which detects a voltage supplied from the power supply, and a control unit which, when the voltage detected by the detection unit has become less than or equal to a specific threshold value, controls the power supply so as to lower not only a voltage output from the conversion unit by a specific percentage but also a voltage supplied to the detection unit by a specific percentage.
US08006105B1	AC-powered in-wall computing device with power-line networking capabilities Apparatus and systems provide processing capabilities and power-line networking capabilities. An in-wall computing device has a power connector for receiving an Alternating Current (AC) signal from a power source and a housing that is sized for installation into an electrical wall box. The device may have internal data injection circuitry for injecting data into the AC signal or may have internal data receiving circuitry for extracting data from the AC signal. A system includes at least two in-wall computing devices, each having a power connector for receiving an AC signal from a power source. A first device has a user input interface and internal data injection circuitry for transmitting user input data to a second device over the AC signal. The second device has internal data receiving circuitry for extracting the user input data and controlling peripherals attached to peripheral ports of the device according to the data.
US08006100B2	Enhancing trusted platform module performance A computer system comprises a system trust module for taking measurements for platform specific firmware during a system boot and a trust subsystem comprising a subsystem trust module for taking measurements for software provisioned on the computer system. The subsystem trust module is in communication with the system trust module.
US08006094B2	Trustworthy timestamps and certifiable clocks using logs linked by cryptographic hashes A method and apparatus for creating and/or using trustworthy timestamps and certifiable clocks using logs linked by cryptographic hashes. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining a first, chained-hash log; associating a first clock with the chained-hash log, and entangling the first log; with a second by adding a time-stamped synchronization entry to the chained-hash log, where the synchronization entry has a second time indication associated with the second log and a hash of one or more entries in the first log.
US08006093B2	Instant messaging private tags Systems for instant messaging private tags preferably comprise a parser for parsing an instant message for sensitive data and an encryption engine for encrypting the sensitive data. A modified uuencoder is also preferably included for converting the encrypted sensitive data into a data stream that complies with an XML format. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US08006089B2	Multiple PANA sessions The preferred embodiments provide a novel system and method for reducing authentication delay of a mobile node with a network that includes: employing two EAP runs concurrently to reduce an overall authentication delay. In some embodiments, the two EAP runs are employed for authenticating a particular device identifier of a PaC. In some illustrative embodiments, the two EAP runs are employed for authenticating a particular device identifier of a PaC in relation to connecting to multiple ISPs at the same time.
US08006079B2	System and method for fast restart of a guest operating system in a virtual machine environment The present invention provides a system and method for fast restart of a guest operating system executing on a virtual machine operating system in a virtual machine environment. During initialization, the guest operating system saves a set of checkpoint information to persistent storage. Upon detection of an error condition during operation, the guest operating system begins a re-initialization procedure in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. During the re-initialization procedure, the guest operating system retrieves the checkpoint information and configures itself using the retrieved information. By utilizing the retrieved information, the guest operating system avoids the need to perform lengthy configuration discovery routines, thereby shortening the re-initialization time substantially.
US08006077B2	Thread migration control based on prediction of migration overhead A processing system features a first processing core to operate in a first node, a second processing core to operate in a second node, and random access memory (RAM) responsive to the first and second processing cores. The processing system also features control logic to perform operations such as (a) automatically updating a resident set size (RSS) counter to correspond to the RSS for the thread on the first node in response to allocation of a page frame for a thread in the first node, and (b) using the RSS counter to predict migration overhead when determining whether the thread should be migrated from the first processing core to the second processing core. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08006076B2	Processor and program execution method capable of efficient program execution A processor for sequentially executing a plurality of programs using a plurality of register value groups stored in a memory that correspond one-to-one with the programs. The processor includes a plurality of register groups; a select/switch unit operable to select one of the plurality of register groups as an execution target register group on which a program execution is based, and to switch the selection target every time a first predetermined period elapses; a restoring unit operable to restore, every time the switching is performed, one of the register value groups into one of the register groups that is not selected as the execution target register group; a saving unit operable to save, prior to the restoring, register values in the register group targeted for restoring, by overwriting a register value group in the memory that corresponds to the register values; and a program execution unit operable to execute, every time the switching is performed, a program corresponding to a register value group in the execution target register group.
US08006074B1	Methods and apparatus for executing extended custom instructions Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently executing extended custom instructions on a programmable chip. Components of a processor core such as arithmetic logic units, program sequencer units, and address generation units are integrated with customizable logic blocks. Various customizable logic blocks can be invoked in a pipelined manner using an available customized instruction set while allowing a processor to continue simultaneous operation. Program counter snooping is also provided to add custom instruction functionality to a processor with no additional provisions for adding custom instructions.
US08006065B2	Method and system for combining page buffer list entries to optimize caching of translated addresses Certain aspects of a method and system for combining page buffer list entries (PBLEs) to optimize caching of translated addresses are disclosed. Aspects of a method may include encoding at least two page buffer list entries in a remote direct memory access (RDMA) memory map into at least two contiguous memory locations by utilizing a remainder of a physical address corresponding to the two page buffer list entries. The first memory location of the two contiguous memory locations may comprise a base address and a contiguous length of the first page buffer list entry. The second memory location of the two contiguous memory locations may comprise a virtual address and a contiguous length of the second page buffer list entry.
US08006058B2	Method and securing electronic device data processing A method for securing electronic device processes against attacks (e.g. side channel attacks) during the processing of sensitive and/or confidential data by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to the volatile memory (e.g. RAM) of an electronic device such as, for example, a smart card, a PDA or a cellular phone is described herein. The method involves the storage of the confidential data to a dynamically and randomly assigned memory location, thereby rendering more difficult the analysis and subsequently the attacks (e.g. side channel attacks).
US08006047B2	Storage device with write barrier sensitive write commands and write barrier insensitive commands The invention is a storage device which implements a write barrier command and provides means for a host to designate other write commands as being sensitive or insensitive to the existence of write barrier commands. The device can optimize the execution of commands by changing the order of execution of write commands that are insensitive to write barrier command. In an embodiment of the invention a flag associated with the write command indicates whether the command is sensitive or insensitive to the existence of write barrier commands. In an embodiment of the invention the write barrier command can be implemented as a write command with a flag that indicates whether the command is a write barrier command. In one embodiment of the invention the queue of commands and data to be written to the media is stored in a non-volatile cache.
US08006045B2	Dummy write operations A dummy write operation is disclosed that mimics an actual write operation to a memory array. In some implementations, a dummy write operation mimics an actual write operation by starting a charge pump, selecting a correct data line in the memory array, and by following the sequencing of an actual write operation. By mimicking an actual write operation, an attacker cannot use power analysis to distinguish between dummy and actual write operations. For example, PIN comparison operations would present the same or substantially the same power trace for both positive and negative comparisons, making it difficult for an attacker to determine if a retry count was written to NVM.
US08006040B2	Data storage device and method thereof A microprocessor 18 in a control device 13 of a data storage device determines that the read request has a sequential access property, when a transfer size of data specified by a read request from a host computer 11 is the same as a preset pre-fetch determination size and sends the data for the read request to the host computer 11. The microprocessor 18 also reads data in succeeding areas continuous to the data designated by the read request from a storage device 12 into a cache memory 20. The data storage device enables to reduce a number of access from the control device 13 to the storage device 12, improving a response time as well as throughput of the data storage device.
US08006037B2	Using external memory devices to improve system performance The invention is directed towards a system and method that utilizes external memory devices to cache sectors from a rotating storage device (e.g., a hard drive) to improve system performance. When an external memory device (EMD) is plugged into the computing device or onto a network in which the computing device is connected, the system recognizes the EMD and populates the EMD with disk sectors. The system routes I/O read requests directed to the disk sector to the EMD cache instead of the actual disk sector. The use of EMDs increases performance and productivity on the computing device systems for a fraction of the cost of adding memory to the computing device.
US08006032B2	Optimal solution to control data channels A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) controller may comprise two sub-controllers, each capable of handling a respective N-bit interface (e.g. 64-bit interface). Each sub-controller may also be configurable to be (2N)-bit (e.g. 128-bit) capable with respect to control logic, for controlling a logical 128-bit data path. In ganged mode, each sub-controller may logically operate as if it were handling data in 128-bit chunks, (i.e. handling the entire 128-bit data path), while actual full bandwidth may be achieved by having one of the sub-controllers operate on commands and a first N-bit portion of each (2N)-bit chunk of data, and having the other sub-controller operate on a “copy” of the commands with a corresponding remaining N-bit portion of each (2N)-bit chunk of data. Once the basic input/output system (BIOS) has configured and initialized the two DRAM controllers to operate in ganged mode, the BIOS and all software may no longer need to be aware that two memory controllers are used to access a single (2N)-bit wide channel.
US08006029B2	DDR flash implementation with direct register access to legacy flash functions A Double Data Rate (DDR) nonvolatile memory for use with a wireless device. A host processor transfers commands and data through a DDR interface of the nonvolatile memory. The DDR nonvolatile memory implements legacy flash functions while maintaining DDR behavior.
US08006025B2	Architecture for an output buffered switch with input groups Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that transfers data between the components in the computer system through a switch. In these embodiments, the switch includes multiple switch chips which are coupled together and are configured to collectively function as a switch. During operation, each switch chip, receives cells from the subset of the set of inputs and selectively transfers each of the cells to at least one output of the subset of the set of outputs coupled to the switch chip or of the subset of the set of outputs coupled to the other switch chips.

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