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US08084976B2	Motor control device and compressor A motor control device performing vector control for a motor that drives a load whose load torque varies periodically. The motor control device has: a motor speed deriving portion estimating or detecting a motor speed; a speed controller producing a specified torque current value such that the motor speed is made to follow a specified motor speed value fed from outside; a resonance filter producing a corrected torque current value by receiving a control value that varies with variations in the load torque and emphasizing a periodic variation component of the control value; a torque current corrector producing a specified superimposed torque current value by superimposing the corrected torque current value on the specified torque current value; and an adjusting portion adjusting, based on the specified superimposed torque current value, a degree of emphasis placed on the variation component by the resonance filter. The vector control is performed according to the specified superimposed torque current value.
US08084974B2	Inverter device There is provided an inverter device capable of simplifying the circuit structure, lowering the cast, and downsizing of the device. The inverter device detects a switching change of an inverter by a pulse and is equipped with a pulse signal detector capable of detecting a motor residual voltage or a phase and a detector for detecting a residual voltage or a phase. The inverter device includes a voltage detector, a circuit for detecting a pulse signal based on a comparison between a phase voltage detection value per one phase output from the voltage detector and a first reference voltage value, a circuit for detecting a line residual voltage based on phase voltage detection values of two phases output from the voltage detector, and a circuit for detecting a line phase based on a comparison between the line residual voltage and a second reference voltage value.
US08084972B2	Dual lane control of a permanent magnet brushless motor using non-trapezoidal commutation control A motor control system and method implements non-trapezoidal motor control and meets established “fail passive” regulatory guidelines. In particular, a system and method of controlling a multi-phase brushless motor that includes a multi-pole permanent magnet rotor, and an individual, electrically isolated stator winding associated with each phase that includes a first terminal and a second terminal. A motor command is supplied to a motor control. The motor control is configured such that the first terminal of each stator winding is selectively coupled to a power source at a first duty cycle, and the second terminal of each stator winding is selectively coupled to a power source asynchronously with the first terminal of each stator winding at a second duty cycle.
US08084971B2	Motor drive circuit and disc device using the same An energization signal generating circuit respectively compares back electromotive forces generated in coils of each phase of a motor with a midpoint voltage of each phase, and generates energization signals. A pulse signal generating circuit generates a pulse signal in which duty ratio is controlled according to torque. A ramp signal generating circuit divides, into a plurality of times, a period of a frequency generation signal obtained by synthesizing the energization signals, and, for each divided time unit, generates a ramp signal in which pulse width gradually changes, and which has a frequency the same as the pulse signal. An output circuit supplies a drive current to the coils of each phase, based on the energization signals, the pulse signal, and the ramp signal.
US08084966B2	Electromotive furniture drive for displacing parts of an item of furniture in relation to one another An electromotive furniture drive (2) for displacing parts of an item of furniture in relation to one another comprises a base body (16) on which a first drive unit (4) and a second drive unit (6) are held. When the furniture drive (2) is mounted, each drive unit (4, 6) is actively connected to a part of the item of furniture to be displaced. According to the invention, the drive units (4, 6) are each accommodated in a separate housing (8 or 10), whereby the base body (16) is provided in the form of a brace and connects the housings (8, 10) of the drive units (4, 6) to one another. The inventive model significantly simplifies the production of furniture drives whereby rendering it more economical.
US08084962B2	Driving circuit for LED A driving circuit for LED includes: at least one LED; a light emission driving circuit having a first PWM unit and a power converting unit generating a driving current according to a signal generated by the first PWM unit and sending the driving current to the LED; a shunt parallel-connected with the LED; and a signal generating unit for generating a signal to switch on or off an electrical connection between the shunt and the light emission driving circuit. When the signal from the signal generating unit is at a high level, the electrical connection is switched on so that a majority of the residual driving current flows to the shunt.
US08084956B2	Apparatus and method for automatically trimming an output parameter of an electronic ballast An electronic ballast includes a microprocessor which is programmed to read a voltage value corresponding to an output of the electronic ballast, output a signal which controls an amount of power outputted by the electronic ballast in accordance with the voltage value, read an external voltage value, and select one of a trimming mode and a normal mode as an operating mode based on the external voltage value. The microprocessor is also programmed, when operating in the trimming mode, to set an internal reference value, compare the voltage value corresponding to the output of the electronic ballast with the internal reference value, trim an amount of power outputted by the electronic ballast to a resistor corresponding to an impedance of a High Intensity Discharge lamp by adjusting the signal based upon the comparison, and store a result of the signal adjustment.
US08084947B2	Pulsed dielectric barrier discharge A method of generating a glow discharge plasma involves providing a pair of electrodes spaced apart by an electrode gap, and having a dielectric disposed in the electrode gap between the electrodes; placing the electrodes within an environment, wherein the electrode gap can be provided with a gas or gas mixture containing carbon at a specified pressure; and applying a rapid rise time voltage pulse across the electrodes to cause an extreme overvoltage condition, wherein the rapid rise time is less than a plasma generation time so that the extreme overvoltage condition occurs prior to current flow across the electrode gap. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US08084944B2	Lamp device and method for the production of a lamp device A lamp device (1), wherein the lamp device (1) has at least one contact conductor (31) and a vessel (20) for enclosing a gas. The vessel (20) delimits a primary volume (40) and a secondary volume (41), the primary volume (40) and the secondary volume (41) being interconnected by a transitional region (21) of the vessel (20). The contact conductor (31) runs through the transitional region, and the contact conductor (31) has a recess (33) that is arranged in the transitional region.
US08084940B2	Organic light-emitting diode display having nonoverlapping yellow and blue emission layers An OLED display including: a first substrate; an opposing second substrate; an organic light-emitting unit disposed on a side of the first substrate that faces the second substrate; a driving circuit disposed on a side of the second substrate that faces the first substrate and connected to the organic light-emitting unit; and a filter. The organic light-emitting unit includes that is an anode, a cathode, and an organic emission layer disposed therebetween. The organic emission layer includes a blue emission layer a yellow emission layer. The filter is to convert light from the yellow emission layer into red light and green light.
US08084936B2	Organic light emitting device having an inorganic isolation pattern and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting device including a first electrode disposed on a substrate, a separator disposed on the first electrode in a lattice shape and having a groove-shaped isolation portion that gradually expands from an entrance toward an inside of the isolation portion, organic light emitting patterns disposed on the first electrode surrounded by the separator, the organic light emitting patterns being separated by the isolation portion, and second electrodes disposed on the organic light emitting patterns and separated by the isolation portion.
US08084930B2	Multiple device shaping uniform distribution of current density in electro-static focusing systems System that focuses electron beams in an electro-static area to a laminar flow of electrons with uniform distribution of current density and extraordinary demagnification includes a housing having a first interior portion and a second interior portion electrically insulated from the first interior portion. The second interior portion has an electric field-free space. An electrode system is disposed in the first interior portion and includes a cathode assembly and at least one anode assembly. The cathode assembly generates an electron beam that passes through each anode assembly and then into the electric field-free space in the second interior portion. The system parameters may be calculated and created due to the CGMR conceptual method.
US08084917B2	Surface acoustic wave resonator, surface acoustic wave oscillator, and surface acoustic wave module device A surface acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer (IDT) that includes electrode fingers exciting a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric substrate, a first region at a center of the IDT, and a second region and a third region at opposite sides of the IDT. In the IDT, a line occupation rate at which an electromechanical coupling coefficient becomes a maximum is different from the line occupation rate at which reflection of the surface acoustic wave becomes a maximum.
US08084910B2	Rotor structure for a permanent-magnet machine The object of the invention is a rotor for a permanent-magnet synchronous machine in which a pole structure is fitted onto the surface of the rotor body structure facing the air gap. Each of the rotor's pole structures comprises at least one permanent magnet and a shell structure fitted on top of it. According to the invention, an intermediate layer made of magnetic composite is fitted between the permanent magnet and the shell structure.
US08084904B2	Magnetic propulsion motor The present disclosure relates to a magnetic motor including a drive magnet, a motion magnet, and an acceleration field. The drive magnet includes magnetic shielding, typically on a portion thereof, altering the magnetic field of the drive magnet. In some embodiments, the motion magnet has a cross-section that is generally in the shape of a ‘V’ or ‘A’. The acceleration field is created by the interaction between the drive magnet and the motion magnet as the motion magnet is passed through the altered magnetic field of the drive magnet. The altered magnetic field of the drive magnet may often be near a first end of the drive magnet. In further embodiments, the motion magnet can be operably coupled to an output shaft and rotate around the central axis of the output shaft. The present disclosure, also relates to a device, including the magnetic motor, for generating energy from a turbine.
US08084900B2	Asymmetrical stator of an electrical machine A stater of an electrical machine has a cross section, a longitudinal extension, a jacket surface, a plurality of winding holders configured so that at least one of the winding holders for receiving a field winding has a larger winding width than another of the winding holders.
US08084897B2	Micro stage with 6 degrees of freedom A micro stage with 6 degrees of freedom used in super-precise processing and sensing equipment fields is disclosed. The micro stage has three sets of electromagnetic driving units arranged in a horizontal plane for driving the micro stage to obtain movements within the horizontal plane with 3 degrees of freedom in X, Y and θz directions and three electromagnetic driving units arranged in a vertical direction for driving the micro stage to obtain additional movements with 3 degrees of freedom in Z, θx and θy directions. Direct driving by electromagnetic force is used in the invention. The invention is also applicable in super-precise processing and sensing fields for achieving 6 degree-of-freedom motions. The micro stage, which operates on the basis of Lorentz Law, provides a linear relation between the output pushing force and the input electrical current.
US08084886B2	Uninterruptible power supply apparatus An uninterruptible power supply device connects a battery for power-outage backup to the output side of an AC/DC converter. An input monitoring circuit monitors alternating current input of the AC/DC converter and outputs an alternating current input monitor signal E1. An output monitoring circuit monitors the direct current output of the AC/DC converter and outputs a direct current output monitor signal E2. A reactivation circuit outputs a reset signal to and reactivates protection circuits of the AC/DC converter when the state that alternating current input is provided and direct current output is not provided is determined based on the alternating current input monitor signal E1 and the direct current output monitor signal E2 upon turn-on of alternating current power.
US08084883B2	Electric power supply system between vehicle and house An electric bower supply system includes a power supply controlling element (62) configured to switch a plug-out power supply which supplies electric power (75) from a fuel cell (20) or a battery (21) to a house (70) and a plug-in power supply which supplies electric power from a commercial power source (75) disposed in the house (70) to a fuel cell vehicle (1a) on the basis of a vehicular power state of the fuel cell (20) and the battery (21) detected by a vehicular power state detecting element (61) and a household power state of the commercial power source (75) detected by a household power state detecting element (81) when a receptacle (10) of the fuel cell vehicle (1a) and an outlet (71) of the commercial power source (75) have been connected by a power cable (100).
US08084877B1	Methods and devices for converting wave energy into rotational energy The invention discloses devices and methods for converting wave energy to rotational energy. Specifically, the invention allows for two or more flotation elements to move in opposite directions in response to a wave contacting a wave energy transducer according to embodiments of the present invention. Motion of the flotation elements leads to rotation of associated wheel assemblies, thus allowing for generation of rotational energy and by extension, electricity.
US08084869B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A technique permitting the reduction in size of a semiconductor device is provided. In a BGA type semiconductor device with a semiconductor chip flip-chip-bonded onto a wiring substrate, bump electrodes of the semiconductor chip are coupled to lands formed at an upper surface of the wiring substrate. The lands at the upper surface of the wiring substrate are coupled electrically to solder balls formed on a lower surface of the wiring substrate. Therefore, the lands include first type lands with lead-out lines coupled thereto and second type lands with lead-out lines not coupled thereto but with vias formed just thereunder. The lands are arrayed in six or more rows at equal pitches in an advancing direction of the rows. However, a row-to-row pitch is not made an equal pitch. In land rows which are likely to cause a short-circuit, the pitch between adjacent rows is made large, while in land rows which are difficult to cause a short-circuit, the pitch between adjacent rows is made small. By so doing, both prevention of a short-circuit and improvement of the layout density of lands are attained at a time.
US08084862B2	Interconnect structures with patternable low-k dielectrics and method of fabricating same The present invention provides an interconnect structure in which a patternable low-k material is employed as an interconnect dielectric material. Specifically, this invention relates to single-damascene and dual-damascene low-k interconnect structures with at least one patternable low-k dielectric. In general terms, the interconnect structure includes at least one patterned and cured low-k dielectric material located on a surface of a substrate. The at least one cured and patterned low-k material has conductively filled regions embedded therein and typically, but not always, includes Si atoms bonded to cyclic rings via oxygen atoms. The present invention also provides a method of forming such interconnect structures in which no separate photoresist is employed in patterning the patterned low-k material.
US08084858B2	Metal wiring structures for uniform current density in C4 balls In one embodiment, a sub-pad assembly of metal structures is located directly underneath a metal pad. The sub-pad assembly includes an upper level metal line structure abutting the metal pad, a lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure, and a set of metal vias that provide electrical connection between the lower level metal line structure located underneath the upper level metal line structure. In another embodiment, the reliability of a C4 ball is enhanced by employing a metal pad structure having a set of integrated metal vias that are segmented and distributed to facilitate uniform current density distribution within the C4 ball. The areal density of the cross-sectional area in the plurality of metal vias is higher at the center portion of the metal pad than at the peripheral portion of the planar portion of the metal pad.
US08084852B2	Hybrid integrated circuit device, and method for fabricating the same, and electronic device A hybrid integrated circuit device having high mount reliability comprises a module substrate which is a ceramic wiring substrate, a plurality of electronic component parts laid out on the main surface of the module substrate, a plurality of electrode terminals laid out on the rear surface of the module substrate, and a cap which is fixed to the module substrate to cover the main surface of the module substrate. The electrode terminals include a plurality of electrode terminals which are aligned along the edges of the module substrate and power voltage supply terminals which are located inner than these electrode terminals. The electrode terminals aligned along the substrate edges are coated, at least in their portions close to the substrate edge, with a protection film having a thickness of several tens micrometers or less. Connection reinforcing terminals consist of a plurality of divided terminals which are independent of each other, and are ground terminals.
US08084848B2	Leadframe, leadframe type package and lead lane A leadframe for a leadframe type package includes a chip base, and leads constituting lead lanes. One lead lane includes a pair of first differential signal leads, a pair of second differential signal leads, a pair of third differential signal leads between which and the pair of first differential signal leads is arranged the pair of second differential signal leads, a first power lead arranged between the pair of first and second differential signal leads, a second power lead arranged between the pair of second and third differential signal leads, and a third power lead between which and the second power lead is the pair of third differential signal leads. A voltage provided by the first power lead is less than a voltage provided by the second power lead, and the voltage provided by the second power lead is substantially equal to a voltage provided by the third power lead.
US08084839B2	Circuit board having conductive shield member and semiconductor package using the same A circuit board having a board body includes a via structure. The via structure includes a conductive connector passing through the board body and a conductive shield member surrounding at least a portion of the conductive connector. The shield member prevents distortion of a data signal applied to the conductive connector, and also intercepts electromagnetic waves generated by the conductive connector.
US08084832B2	Semiconductor device Embodiments relate to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor. In embodiments, the method may include a first exposure step of performing an exposure process for forming a first photoresist on a semiconductor substrate at one side of the outside of a trench pattern which will be formed, a first etching step of performing a predetermined dry etching method with respect to the first photoresist, a second exposure step of performing an exposure process for forming a second photoresist at the other side of the outside of the trench pattern, which is a side opposite to the first photoresist, and a second etching step of performing the predetermined dry etching method with respect to the second photoresist.
US08084830B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device The memory cell is located at respective intersections between the first wirings and the second wirings. Each of the memory cells has a rectifier element and a variable resistance element connected in series. The rectifier element includes a p type first semiconductor region, and a n type second semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region is formed of, at least in part, silicon-germanium mixture (Si1-xGex (0
US08084828B2	Methods for protecting gate stacks during fabrication of semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated from such methods Methods for protecting gate stacks during fabrication of semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated from such methods are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a gate stack comprising a first gate stack-forming layer overlying a semiconductor substrate and forming first sidewall spacers about sidewalls of the gate stack. After the step of forming the first sidewall spacers, a portion of the first gate stack-forming layer is exposed. The exposed portion is anisotropically etched using the gate stack and the first sidewall spacers as an etch mask. Second sidewall spacers are formed adjacent the first sidewall spacers after the step of anisotropically etching.
US08084822B2	Enhanced stress-retention fin-FET devices and methods of fabricating enhanced stress retention fin-FET devices Fin-FETS and methods of fabricating fin-FETs. The methods include: providing substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer on a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, a stiffening layer on a top surface of the silicon oxide layer, and a single crystal silicon layer on a top surface of the stiffening layer; forming a fin from the single crystal silicon layer; forming a source and a drain in the fin and on opposite sides of a channel region of the fin; forming a gate dielectric layer on at least one surface of the fin in the channel region; and forming a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer.
US08084815B2	Superjunction semiconductor device A superjunction semiconductor device includes an edge p pillar, an active region, and a termination region. The edge p pillar has a rectangular ring shape with rounded corners surrounding the active region. The active region includes an active n region and active p pillars having vertical stripe shapes disposed at regular intervals in the active n region. The top and bottom ends of the active p pillars are separated from the edge p pillar. The termination region includes termination n pillars and termination p pillars alternately arranged around the edge p pillar. Surplus p charges that are not used to balance the quantity of p charges and the quantity of n charges among p charges included in the upper and lower parts of the edge p pillar are eliminated or n charges are supplemented to balance the quantity of p charges and the quantity of n charges.
US08084811B2	Power devices with super junctions and associated methods manufacturing Power devices with super junctions and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for forming a power device includes forming an epitaxial layer on a substrate material and forming a trench in the epitaxial layer. The trench has a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom between the first and second sidewalls. The method also includes forming an insulation material on at least one of the first and second sidewalls of the trench and diffusing a dopant into the epitaxial layer via at least one of the first and second sidewalls of the trench via the insulation material.
US08084804B2	Capacitor with zirconium oxide and method for fabricating the same A capacitor with zirconium oxide and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes: forming a storage node; forming a multi-layered dielectric structure on the storage node, the multi-layered dielectric structure including a zirconium oxide (ZrO2) layer and an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) layer; and forming a plate electrode on the multi-layered dielectric structure.
US08084795B2	Resonant cavity complementary optoelectronic transistors The CMOS field effect transistors, used in microprocessors and other digital VLSI circuits, face major challenges such as thin gate dielectrics leakage and scaling limits, severe short channel effects, limited performance improvement with scaling, complicated fabrication process with added special techniques, and surface mobility degradation. This disclosure proposes a new CMOS-compatible optoelectronic transistor. The current is much higher than the MOS transistors, due to the high carrier mobility with bulk transportation. The optoelectronic transistors are scalable to the sub-nanometer ranges without short channel effects. It is also suitable for low power applications and ULSI circuits. The new transistor consists of a laser or LED diode as drain or source, and a photo sensor diode (avalanche photo diode) as source or drain. The transistor is turned on by applying a gate voltage, similar to the CMOS transistors, and a laser or LED light signal is sent to the nearby photo diode, causing an avalanche breakdown and high drain current. The transistor is surrounded by dielectrics and metal isolations, which serve as a metal box or cavity, so the generated laser or LED lights are confined and reflected back from the metal. The drain current increases exponentially with the drain or gate voltage. This exponential drain current vs. drain or gate voltage characteristics makes the optoelectronic transistor run much faster than the transitional linear MOSFET.The optic transistor current-voltage characteristics are totally different from transitional CMOS transistors.
US08084793B2	Microwave semiconductor device using compound semiconductor and method for manufacturing the same An undoped AlGaN layer 13 is formed on a buffer layer composed of a GaN series material formed on a semiconductor substrate, a drain electrode 15 and a source electrode 16 forming ohmic junction with the undoped AlGaN layer 13 are formed separately from each other on the undoped AlGaN layer 13. A gate electrode 17 composed of metal Ni and Au laminated in this order is formed between the drain electrodes 15 and the source electrode 16 on the undoped AlGaN layer 13. The end portion 17-2 of the gate electrode 17 is formed on the underlying metal 18 formed by a metal containing Ti via an insulating film 14 on a GaN buffer layer 12 surrounding the undoped AlGaN layer 13.
US08084792B2	Electric component An electric component comprising a sensor and/or actuator chip with a substrate on which a passivating layer and a sensor and/or actuator structure consisting of an active surface area is arranged. The chip is surrounded by an encapsulation having an opening which forms an access to the at least one active surface area. A layer stack is arranged on the substrate, said stack of layers comprising from the passivating layer to the substrate at least one first strip conductor layer, a first electric insulating layer, a second strip conductor layer and a second electric insulating layer. The first conductor strip layer is fully arranged outside the area of the chip covered by the opening. At least one conductor strip of the second conductor strip layer is connected to the sensor and/or actuator structure.
US08084786B2	Silicided base structure for high frequency transistors High frequency performance of (e.g., silicon) bipolar devices is improved by reducing the extrinsic base resistance Rbx. Emitter, base and collector regions are formed in or on a semiconductor substrate. The emitter contact has a portion that overhangs a portion of the extrinsic base contact, thereby forming a cave-like cavity between the overhanging portion of the emitter contact and the underlying regions of the extrinsic base contact. When the emitter contact and the extrinsic base contact are silicided, some of the metal atoms forming the silicide penetrate into the cavity so that the highly conductive silicided extrinsic base contact extends under the edge of the emitter contact closer to the base itself, thereby reducing Rbx. Smaller Rbx provides transistors with higher fMAX.
US08084785B2	III-nitride power semiconductor device having a programmable gate A III-nitride semiconductor device which includes a charged floating gate electrode.
US08084778B2	Light emitting diode package There is provided an LED package having high heat dissipation efficiency. An LED package according to an aspect of the invention may include: a package body including a first groove portion being recessed into the package body and provided as a mounting area on the top of the package body; first and second lead frames arranged on a lower surface of the first groove portion while parts of the first and second lead frames are exposed; an LED chip mounted onto the lower surface of the first groove portion and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames; and a plurality of heat dissipation patterns provided on the bottom of the package body and formed of carbon nanotubes.
US08084776B2	Light emitting device, light emitting device package, and lighting system Disclosed are a light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a conductive support member; a reflective layer on the conductive support member; a light emitting structure on the reflective layer including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; and an electrode on the first conductive semiconductor layer, wherein a distance between the active layer and the reflective layer satisfies 2·Φ1+Φ3=N·2π±Δ, (0≦Δ≦π/2) in which the Φ1 represents a phase change value when light vertically traveling passes through the second conductive semiconductor layer, the Φ3 represents a phase change value when the light is reflected by the reflective layer, and the N represents a natural number, and wherein the distance between the reflective layer and the active layer includes a first distance in a first region overlapping with the electrode perpendicularly to the electrode and a second distance in a second region other than the first region, the first distance being different from the second distance.
US08084773B2	Semiconductor-on-diamond devices and associated methods Semiconductor-on-diamond (SOD) substrates and methods for making such substrates are provided. In one aspect, a method of making an SOD substrate may include depositing a base layer onto a lattice-orienting silicon (Si) substrate such that the base layer lattice is substantially oriented by the Si substrate, depositing a semiconductor layer onto the base layer such that the semiconductor layer lattice is substantially oriented with respect to the base layer lattice, and disposing a layer of diamond onto the semiconductor layer. The base layer may include numerous materials, including, without limitation, aluminum phosphide (Alp), boron arsenide (BAs), gallium nitride (GaN), indium nitride (InN), and combinations thereof. Additionally, the method may further include removing the lattice-orienting Si substrate and the base layer from the semiconductor layer. In one aspect, the Si substrate may be of a single crystal orientation.
US08084764B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and nitride semiconductor light emitting device The present invention is a semiconductor light emitting device including an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first p-type semiconductor layer between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer, and a second p-type semiconductor layer on the opposite side of the first p-type semiconductor layer from the active layer. Further, the present invention is a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a nitride semiconductor active layer, a first p-type nitride semiconductor layer between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the nitride semiconductor active layer, and a second p-type nitride semiconductor layer on the opposite side of the first p-type nitride semiconductor layer from the nitride semiconductor active layer.
US08084759B2	Integrated circuit including doped semiconductor line having conductive cladding An integrated circuit includes an array of memory cells and a doped semiconductor line formed in a semiconductor substrate. The doped semiconductor line is coupled to a row of memory cells. The integrated circuit includes conductive cladding contacting the doped semiconductor line.
US08084756B2	UV fluorometric sensor and method for using the same An ultraviolet (UV) fluorometric sensor measures a chemical concentration in a sample based on the measured fluorescence of the sample. The sensor includes a controller, at least one UV light source, and at least one UV detector. The sensor emits UV light in a wavelength range of 245-265 nm from the light source through the sample in an analytical area. The UV detector measures the fluorescence emission from the sample. The controller transforms output signals from the UV detector into fluorescence values or optical densities for one or more wavelengths in the wavelength range of 265-340 nm. The controller calculates the chemical concentration of the chemical in the sample based on the measured fluorescence emissions.
US08084755B2	Time-domain method and apparatus for determining the depth and concentration of a fluorophore in a turbid medium Methods and apparatuses for determining the depth and concentration of fluorophores in a turbid medium are disclosed. The method advantageously provides for a rapid estimation of the depth of the flurophore using characteristics of a temporal point spread function. The concentration of the flurophore can be determined using the method of the present invention by combining a calculated depth of the flurophore with a measurement of the intensity of the emitted fluorescence. The intensity can be accurately measured by the apparatus disclosed herein which combine back-reflection and trans-illumination geometries for the source of light injecting and detection.
US08084753B2	Method and system for non-contact fluorescence optical tomography with patterned illumination A method and system for non-contact fluorescent optical tomography using patterned illumination is disclosed. The method comprises illuminating a surface of a medium with light from at least one excitation light source to project at least two patterns. Each pattern comprises at least one motif, wherein the medium comprises at least one fluorescent target. The method further comprises for each pattern, measuring excitation light reflected from the medium to generate an excitation data set. In addition, the method comprises, for each pattern, measuring fluorescence emitted from the at least one fluorescent target to generate a fluorescence data set. The method also comprises generating a 3D image of the at least one fluorescent target in the medium by applying iterative algorithm. The iterative algorithm minimizes the difference between a predicted data set based on a mathematical model, and each excitation data set and each fluorescence data set.
US08084746B2	Radiation detector and detection method having reduced polarization A direct conversion radiation detector includes a detector body made from a direct conversion material, a plurality of segmented electrode members operatively coupled to a radiation-receiving side of the detector body and at least one electrode operatively coupled to a second side of the detector body. The radiation detector is configured such that received radiation is incident on the segmented electrode members. The radiation detector provides reduced polarization effects for a variety of high flux radiation detection applications.
US08084744B2	Radiographic imaging system A radiographic imaging system comprises: imaging unit including a radiation source for emitting radiation and a radiation detector for detecting radiation emitted from the radiation source and having penetrated a subject; moving unit for moving the imaging unit between a plurality of imaging positions that partially share an imaging region with each other; control unit for sequentially moving the imaging unit to the imaging positions with the moving unit, causing the radiation source to emit radiation to acquire a short image with the radiation detector in each imaging position, and acquiring a dark image with the radiation detector after acquiring the short image; and image processing unit for performing residual image correction upon the short image acquired in each of the imaging positions based upon the dark image acquired immediately before the acquisition of the short image and thereafter combining corrected short images to obtain a long radiographic image.
US08084741B2	Configurable coincidence pairing and filtering system and method for positron emission tomography A method of processing positron emission tomography (PET) information obtained from a PET detector having a plurality of detector regions, each detector region having at least one detector module and a corresponding regional collector, the method including the steps of receiving PET event information for a single PET event, the PET event information including energy information and crystal position information of the single PET event; receiving non-detector event information; generating an event list that includes (1) a PET event entry, the PET event entry including a fine time stamp, the energy information, and the crystal position information, and (2) a non-detector event entry that includes the received non-detector event information; and transmitting the generated event list to a computer for off-line processing.
US08084740B2	Radiometric measuring device with a two-wire supply A measuring device with a two-wire supply for radiometric filling level measuring or density measuring of a feed material with a processor which is designed to change from an active mode to a power-saving mode.
US08084739B2	Imaging apparatus and methods Imagers, pixels, and methods of using the same are disclosed for imaging in various spectra, such as visible, near infrared (IR), and short wavelength IR (SWIR). The imager may have an imaging array having pixels of different types. The different types of pixels may detect different ranges of wavelengths in the IR, or the SWIR, spectra. The pixels may include a filter which blocks some wavelengths of radiation in the IR spectrum while passing other wavelengths. The filter may be formed of a semiconductor material, and therefore may be easily integrated with a CMOS pixel using conventional CMOS processing techniques.
US08084731B2	Sensor system for liquid detection with lens component having an apex A light transmitting optical fiber shines light at a side edge portion of a hemispherical lens. The light is transmitted along the outer periphery of the lens to a second side edge portion located opposite the first side edge portion. A light sensitive component detects light at the second edge portion which light originated at the first side edge portion. The intensity of light detected at the second side edge portion is indicative of the fluid to which the lens is exposed.
US08084727B2	Device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation with current limitation This device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation, comprises a matrix of juxtaposed elementary sensors (1), each associated with a common substrate in which a sequential addressing read circuit is prepared, specific to each of the sensors, thereby constituting as many pixels, the interaction of the radiation with the sensors generating electric charges to be converted to voltage for their subsequent processing, each of the said sensors being biased via an injection transistor (2), of which one of the terminals is connected to an integration capacitance (3), storing the electric charges generated by the sensor during an integration phase, and whereof the quantity of charges is then processed for conversion to voltage. Each of the pixels of the said matrix is associated with a current limiting device (5), for limiting the current generated by each of the elementary sensors to a maximum called reference current, regardless of the radiation flux received by the pixel concerned.
US08084723B2	Method for detecting a fire condition in a cooking chamber of a baking oven A method for detecting a fire condition in a cooking chamber of a baking oven. The method includes measuring the oxygen concentration in the baking oven and also using an evaluation circuit of an electronic controller to determine the rate of change of the oxygen. The oxygen concentration and the rate of change are compared to predetermined values stored in a memory of the electronic controller. If the oxygen concentration reaches a value smaller than a limit in the range of 15 to 20 percent by volume, and the rate of change of the oxygen concentration exceeds a rate of decrease of about 2.5 percent by volume per 10 seconds, the fire condition is detected. Subsequently an alarm is created and/or at least one of the heat output or air circulation through the oven is reduced.
US08084717B2	Reflow furnace The suction ports of a hot air blowing heater are arranged in a zigzag shape crossing the direction of travel of a printed circuit board, and hot air discharge nozzles project from inside or alongside the suction ports. Accordingly, in the reflow furnace according to the present invention, hot air discharged from the hot air discharge nozzles does not collide with hot air sucked into the suction ports, and turbulence does not take place.
US08084713B2	Method of and system for setting laser processing conditions, laser processing system, computer program for setting laser processing conditions, computer readable medium and recording device on which laser processing conditions are recorded A method of setting processing data for a computer-assisted laser processing apparatus is disclosed, along with a system for setting a laser processing data. The method comprises a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern as processing conditions, a function of generating processing data representing the processing conditions for the object, and a function of visually displaying a two dimensional representation of the processing data on a display screen and a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern as processing conditions, wherein it is enabled to set the three-dimensional profile and the processing pattern while displaying the object in two dimensions on the display screen disposed within a processing zone.
US08084710B2	Low-temperature laser spot impact welding driven without contact A laser, aimed at a flyer plate tab, causes optical energy to be directed at the tab, specifically, at a top surface thereof. Energy impacting the tab accelerates the tab out of an initial bent position, straightening it into an impact with a target sheet. The impact occurs in excess of 100 m/s, resulting in a metallurgical bond between the tab and the target sheet. The laser preferably strikes the top surface in a normal direction, based upon an initial angularity of the tab relative to the target. The laser emission, preferably in the range of 1 to 100 Joules delivered in a microsecond, may be augmented by an ablative layer on the top surface or a transparent covering on the top surface that reacts against the expanding gas from ablative activity on the top surface. The weld is formed without physical contact between the welding device and the tab.
US08084708B2	Remote processing of workpieces Systems and related methods of programming a laser processing device for automated processing of a workpiece including indicating a processing location on a workpiece with a processing location indicator. The processing location is detected with a processing location detector. The scanner optics of the laser processing device are adjusted to a set position corresponding to the detected processing location. A set position of the scanner optics is detected with a processing location evaluator, and a control program corresponding to the detected set position of the scanner optics is generated with the processing location evaluator.
US08084701B1	Push button actuator A push button actuator unit has a housing that defines a passage extending along an axis. A push button assembly has components movable in the passage including a forwardly-biased push button at the front of the housing that is movable along and turnable about the axis. Two independently movable operating elements at the rear of the housing move differently in response to depression of the push button when the push button is turned to different orientations about the axis. The rear operating elements may extend concentrically along the axis, and the unit may be lockable to permit and prevent some operating element movement. The operating elements may be used to selectively disengage, or to engage and move a variety of auxiliary devices situated behind the unit. The unit may provide enhanced resistance to defeat by hammering than has been offered by a known form of push button unit.
US08084698B2	Current leadthrough for cryostat A current lead-through for providing an electrically conductive path between an interior of a vessel and the exterior of the vessel. The electrically conductive path is electrically isolated from the material of the vessel. The current lead-through comprises an electrically conductive pin surrounded by an electrically isolating sealing material, and retained within a tubular carrier body by the sealing material, the electrically conductive pin being exposed at each end of the tubular carrier body to enable electrical connection thereto.
US08084697B2	Electro magnetic wave shielding device An electro magnetic (EM) wave shielding device includes at least one metal plate and an EM wave absorbing material configured on a lateral side of the metal plate. The lateral side of the metal plate configured with the EM wave absorbing material covers a test point region of a circuit board, thereby absorbing and shielding EM waves generated by the test point region.
US08084694B2	Electrical contact device An electrical contact device comprising a first contact assemblage having multiple contact pads disposed in a row which are allocated to different connection types, and having a second contact assemblage having multiple contact pads disposed in a row in accordance with a predetermined sequence, which are allocated to different connection types and having bonding wire connections that electrically connect at least some of the contact pads of the first contact assemblage to contact pads of the second contact assemblage. To reduce the outlay in terms of adaptation to different predetermined connection type allocations, it is proposed that the number and sequence of the contact pads in the first contact assemblage that are allocated to the different connection types be configured so that for at least two differently predetermined sequences of the contact pads in the second contact assemblage that are allocated to the different connection types, each of the contact pads of the second contact assemblage is to be connected in crossover-free fashion, by way of the bonding wire connections, to a contact pad of the first contact assemblage allocated to the same connection type.
US08084692B2	Reducing noise coupling in high speed digital systems An apparatus having reduced noise coupling includes a core layer having an upper and lower surface, the upper and lower surface each including a copper sheet layer, a pre-preg layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the pre-preg layer coupled to the lower surface of the core layer, a core insulating layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the core insulating layer coupled to the lower surface of the pre-preg layer, a return current reference layer disposed on the lower surface of the core insulator layer and high-speed signal traces disposed on the upper surface of the core insulating layer, each of the high speed signal traces disposed on a pedestal defined by a section of the pre-preg layer and the core insulating layer, each pedestal being separated by an air gap disposed between adjacent pedestals.
US08084690B2	Ground strap for motor vehicles A ground cable system for motor vehicles includes a ground cable that is a foil conductor. The ground cable is located between a vehicle body having electrical ground reference potential and a vehicle attachment part which is electrically insulated from the body.
US08084675B1	Multifunction guitar stand A guitar stand having supports for holding a plurality of guitars in an upright position. The stand also has a lid secured to the top of the stand which will pivot from an open to a closed position. The stand can also have a second lid above the first lid secured to the top of the stand which will pivot from an open to a closed position.
US08084673B1	Maize variety hybrid X6H862 A novel maize variety designated X6H862 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X6H862 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X6H862 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X6H862, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X6H862. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X6H862.
US08084672B1	Maize variety PHGBT A novel maize variety designated PHGBT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHGBT with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHGBT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHGBT or a trait conversion of PHGBT with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHGBT, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHGBT and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US08084671B2	Corn variety DE811ASR(BC5) This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding a gene that can confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, which causes anthracnose stalk rot, leaf blight and top dieback in corn and other cereals. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, and processes of making said plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently introgress the gene from corn lines carrying said gene into other corn lines that do not carry said gene, in order to make them resistant to Colletotrichum and resistant to stalk rot.
US08084670B2	Soybean cultivar 87282511 A soybean cultivar designated 87282511 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 87282511, to the plants of soybean 87282511, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 87282511 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 87282511 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 87282511, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 87282511 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 87282511 with another soybean cultivar.
US08084669B2	Brilliant white cauliflower The present invention includes cauliflowers with enhanced whiteness and methods for obtaining such cauliflowers. The present invention also provides reagents that can be used in methods for obtaining such cauliflowers.
US08084667B2	Method of modifying plant phenotypes with nonsymbiotic hemoglobin The present invention provides a method of modifying a plant phenotype by transforming a plant to alter the level of expression of non-symbiotic plant hemoglobin in the plant, whereby the transformed plant exhibits, under normal oxygen conditions, a plant phenotype that is modified as compared to a non-transformed plant. Plants exhibiting modified phenotypes under normal oxygen conditions also are provided. Methods of modifying the response to a plant hormone in a plant also are provided.
US08084665B2	Conformable wound dressing A wound dressing comprising an absorbent pad, an adhesive layer, and a backing layer is described, along with a dressing support layer configured to retain and deliver the wound dressing to a wound, the dressing support layer having a radial configuration that forms a plurality of alternating covered and uncovered portions of the backing layer along the perimeter of the wound dressing.
US08084664B2	Biocompatible wound dressing A biocompatible wound dressing comprised of a pad for insertion substantially into a wound site and wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The pad, comprised of a foam or other like material having relatively few open cells in contact with the areas upon which cell growth is to be encouraged so as to avoid unwanted adhesions, but having sufficiently numerous open cells so that drainage and negative pressure therapy may continue unimpaired, is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of fluid drainage, as known in the art. The pad is further comprised of an ultra-low density fused-fibrous ceramic, or a bioabsorbable branched polymer, or cell growth enhancing matrix or scaffolding.
US08084657B2	Integrated process for the production of P-xylene A process of making p-xylcne comprising processing a mixed feedstock containing benzene, toluene, C8 aromatic hydrocarbons, C9 and higher aromatic hydrocarbons, and non-aromatic hydrocarbons through a series of operations and various units, including a C9 and higher aromatic hydrocarbon dealkylation unit, a toluene selective disproportionate unit, an adsorption separation unit, an isomerization unit, and a crystallization separation unit.
US08084652B2	Converting CO2 to an alcohol In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to an alcohol. The method involves contacting a stream of flue gas comprising the CO2 from a combustion process with water mist to create a mixture of liquid carbonic acid (H2CO3) and wastewater. The method further involves extracting the liquid H2CO3 from the mixture and pressurizing the liquid H2CO3 to generate pressurized liquid H2CO3. The method further involves combining the pressurized liquid H2CO3 with a first liquid reagent in a first hydrolysis chamber creating the alcohol from combining the pressurized liquid H2CO3 with the first liquid reagent.
US08084647B2	Two-photon probe for real-time monitoring of intracellular calcium ions, method for preparing the probe and method for real-time monitoring of intracellular calcium ions using the probe A two-photon probe for real-time monitoring of intracellular calcium ions is provided. The two-photon probe is very suitable for real-time imaging of intracellular calcium ions, shows 20˜50-fold TPEF enhancement in response to Ca2+, has a dissociation constant (KdTP) of 0.14±0.02 to 0.25±0.03 μM, and emits 5-fold stronger TPEF than currently available one-photon fluorescent Ca2+ probes. Unlike the previously available probes, the two-photon probe can selectively detect dynamic levels of intracellular free Ca2+ in live cells and living tissues without interference from other metal ions and from the membrane-bound probes. Moreover, the two-photon probe is capable of monitoring the calcium waves at a depth of 100-300 μm in live tissues for 1,100-4,000 s using two-photon microscopy (TPM) with no artifacts of photo-bleaching. Further provided are a method for preparing the two-photon probe and a method for real-time monitoring of intracellular calcium ions using the two-photon probe.
US08084642B2	Method of improving the crushing strength, impact resistance and compressibility of urea, and urea composition A method of improving the crushing strength, impact resistance and the compressibility of urea granules by the addition of a compound to the molten urea, wherein the compound comprises both a polyvinyl compound and an organic molecule consisting of 1-10 carbon atoms and 1-10 polar organic groups.
US08084629B2	Process for preparing nebivolol The present invention relates to a process for reducing a compound of formula (I) wherein X is halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkylsulfoniloxy group or an arylsulfonyloxy group; to give a compound of formula (II) as a diastereoisomerically pure compound of RS/SR configuration characterized in that said reduction is carried out by the use of (+)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane or (−)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane. The compounds of formula (II) are useful as intermediates for the preparation of Nebivolol.
US08084628B2	Substituted chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy Novel substituted chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described.
US08084619B2	Gas generant compositions A novel compound, used for example, as a gas generating fuel, is defined as a compound having the structural formula of R3—R1—R2, wherein R1 is a urea group, R2 is a tetrazolyl group with a C—N bond to the urea group, and R3 may be defined as a non-tetrazolyl, triazolyl, heterocyclic, heterocyclic amine, aliphatic, aliphatic amine, aryl, alkyl, hydrogen, or nitrogen group linked to the free nitrogen on the urea group. A method of making the compound is also provided. A gas generating composition 12 containing the novel compound as a fuel, and an oxidizer is also provided. The novel compound may be contained within a gas generant composition 12, within a gas generator 10. The gas generator 10 may be contained within a gas generating system such as an airbag inflator 10 or seat belt assembly 150, or more broadly within a vehicle occupant protection system 180.
US08084618B2	Heterocyclic compounds and methods of use Heterocyclic compounds derived from benzotriazine, triazines, triazoles and oxadiazoles are disclosed. The methods of synthesis and of use of such heterocyclic compounds are also provided.
US08084616B2	TRPV1 antagonists The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, and n are defined in the specification are TRPV1 antagonists. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed.
US08084610B2	Compositions and methods for detecting and treating tumors containing acidic areas Improved compositions have been developed which are selectively sequestered in acidic areas of tumors. When the compositions contain a radioisotope effective to report the presence of the composition, the compositions are useful for detecting tumors. When the compositions contain radioisotopes effective to kill cells, the compositions are useful for treating tumors. Methods for detecting and treating tumors with such compositions are also disclosed.
US08084606B2	Process for preparation of substantially optically pure levorotatory and dextrorotatory enantiomers of cetirizine using novel intermediates The present invention relates to a novel and commercially viable process for substantially optically pure levorotatory and dextrorotatory enantiomers of cetirizine intermediate, 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenylmethyl]piperazine, thereby producing substantially optically pure levorotatory and dextrorotatory enantiomers of cetirizine and their pharmaceutical acceptable acid addition salts thereof in high purity and in high yield using novel intermediates.
US08084604B2	Process for the preparation of dihydroquinazolines The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of dihydroquinazolines, for example {8-fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-yl}acetic acid, which are used as antiviral agents in the production of medicaments.
US08084602B2	Porphyrin derivatives and their use in photodynamic therapy A compound of formula I: wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z have meanings given in the description, and metallated forms of such compounds, which are useful in the treatment of medical conditions for which a photodynamic compound is indicated. Pharmaceutical formulations and methods of treatment of a medical condition for which a photodynamic agent is indicated are also disclosed. Sterilizing solutions comprising a compound of the invention, and the use thereof, are also disclosed.
US08084591B2	Factor VII or VIIA-like molecules Conjugates of Factor VII (FVII) and Factor VIIa (FVIIA) are provided, as are methods for preparing them. Methods for producing novel polypeptides contributing to the production of such conjugates are provided. Methods of treatment by administering a FVII or FVIIa conjugate are provided.
US08084575B2	Millisecond activation switch for seven-transmembrane proteins The present invention relates to recombinant seven-transmembrane receptor, whereby the amino terminus of said recombinant receptor is located on an extracellular side and the carboxy-terminus is located on an intracellular side of a membrane, comprising at least two detectable labels, whereby a first of said at least two detectable labels is or is located on the carboxy-terminus and whereby a second of said at least two labels is or is located on the first or third intracellular loop or whereby a first of said at least two labels is or is located on the third intracellular loop. Furthermore, nucleic acid molecules encoding said recombinant seven-transmembrane receptors are described as well as vector and host cells comprising the same. Furthermore, the present invention provides for identification and screening methods for molecules or compounds which are capable of modifying the biological end of pharmacological function of seven-transmembrane receptor proteins. Finally, diagnostic compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention as well as kits comprising said compounds are disclosed.
US08084566B2	Antifoaming compositions Mixtures of silicone resin with an organopolysiloxane copolymer prepared by hydrosilylating a substantially linear polymer containing an isocyanate reactive group with an Si—H containing organopolysiloxane, and reacting this intermediate with a diisocyanate, are useful as long lasting defoamers which are compatible with numerous media.
US08084559B2	Transition metal complex, process for producing said transition metal complex, substituent-carrying fluorene compound, process for producing said fluorene compound, catalyst component for olefin polymerization, catalyst for olefin polymerization, and process for producing olefin polymer A transition metal complex represented by formula [1], and its production process; a substituent-carrying fluorene compound represented by formula [2], and its production process; an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising the complex; an olefin polymerization catalyst obtained by contacting the catalyst component with a defined aluminum compound and/or a defined boron compound; and a production process of an olefin polymer using the catalyst:
US08084558B2	Preparation of transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified with (co)polymers synthesized by RAFT A new, facile, general one-phase method of generating thiol-functionalized transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified by (co)polymers synthesized by the RAFT method is described. The method includes the steps of forming a (co)polymer in aqueous solution using the RAFT methodology, forming a colloidal transition metal precursor solution from an appropriate transition metal; adding the metal precursor solution or surface to the (co)polymer solution, adding a reducing agent into the solution to reduce the metal colloid in situ to produce the stabilized nanoparticles or surface, and isolating the stabilized nanoparticles or surface in a manner such that aggregation is minimized. The functionalized surfaces generated using these methods can further undergo planar surface modifications, such as functionalization with a variety of different chemical groups, expanding their utility and application.
US08084554B2	Methods and devices for polymerization A method of treating a gas phase fluidized bed reactor and a method of polymerizing olefins in a gas phase fluidized bed reactor in the presence of a catalyst prone to cause sheeting by introducing a chromium-containing compound into the reactor and forming a high molecular weight polymer coating on the walls of the reactor. Furthermore, a device for and method of introducing the chromium-containing compound into the fluidized bed reactor at a plurality of locations in proximity to a lower section of a bed section wall of the fluidized bed reactor, and forming a high molecular weight polymer coating on the bed section wall.
US08084551B2	Method for plasticizing lactic acid polymers Plasticization process for lactic acid polymers characterized in that it includes the grinding of the lactic acid polymers, the mixing of said ground and solid state lactic acid polymers, with mixtures of lactic acid oligomers, the subjecting of the mixture to a temperature of between 150° C. and 200° C. and at a pressure of between 1.4 bar and 4 bar, and the making up of the mixture, in a period of time of less than 30 minutes from the moment the lactic acid oligomers come in contact with lactic acid polymers.
US08084545B2	Photo- and/or thermo-curable copolymer, curable resin compositions, and cured articles Disclosed is a photo- and/or thermo-curable copolymer having polymerizable unsaturated groups in side chains, which is obtainable by reacting a copolymer (P) with an epoxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound (C), the copolymer (P) containing monomer units derived from a carboxyl-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound (A) and monomer units derived from at least one epoxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound (B) represented by following Formula (1) or (2), in which the epoxy group of the epoxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound (C) has been added to part of the carboxyl groups of the copolymer (P). In the formulae, Ras each represent hydrogen or hydroxyl-substituted or -unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and Rbs each represent single bond or alkylene having 1 to 18 carbon atoms which may contain heteroatom(s). The curable copolymer is highly stably synthesized and stored, has satisfactory curing properties, and permits both epoxy crosslinking and radical crosslinking.
US08084544B2	Process for production of water-absorbing resin Process for preparing a water-absorbent resin comprising carrying out a reversed-phase suspension polymerization in multi-steps of two or more steps. The water-absorbent resin is prepared by subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to the reversed phase suspension polymerization. This process for preparing a water-absorbent resin involves adding an aminocarboxylic acid compound to at least one step in the second and subsequent steps to carry out the polymerization reaction. The resulting water-absorbent resin can be suitably used in a hygienic material. The water-absorbent resin has a high degree of water-retention, including a high degree of water absorption under pressure. It also has a high water absorption rate, and contains only a small amount of water-soluble substances.
US08084536B2	Resin composition and film made of same A resin composition is provided which comprises from 50 to 95% by weight of a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monovalent epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of 500 or less, and from 5 to 50% by weight of a soft resin (F) that has at least one functional group able to react with a hydroxyl group and has a Young's modulus at 23° C., 50% RH of 500 MPa or less, wherein the soft resin (F) is dispersed with an average particle diameter of 0.1 μm or less in a matrix of the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C). This resin composition is excellent in barrier properties and also in flex resistance and impact resistance at low temperature.
US08084523B2	Processes and manufacturing methods to produce an aqueous thermosetting fire-rated fire-retardant polymeric adhesive composition for manufacturing interior or exterior fire-rated cellulosic products Disclosed is a fire-retardant non-corrosive composition, as well as a process for the production of porous materials, wherein the process is conducted in the presence of the said fire-retardant, non-corrosive composition. The fire-retardant, non-corrosive composition of the subject application includes a flame-retardant agent, preservative composition, casein liquid modified melamine resin adhesive, and a monomeric-polymeric MDI catalyst. The composition material and the product resulting from the process of the subject application have fire retardant, non-corrosive properties and protection from fungus and insects.
US08084514B2	Materials leading to improved dental composites and dental composites made therefrom This invention relates to composite materials for restorative dentistry. More particularly, it relates to new components for dental composites, which impart an attractive combination of good mechanical properties and low shrinkage.
US08084508B2	Ethanol as a feedstock for a BCTL facility A method of producing fuel by converting an alcohol stream comprising at least one alcohol into synthesis gas; providing a first synthesis gas stream, wherein at least a portion of the first synthesis gas stream comprises synthesis gas obtained from the alcohol conversion; converting a feed comprising synthesis gas via Fischer-Tropsch into a Fischer-Tropsch product comprising hydrocarbons, wherein at least a portion of the feed comprises synthesis gas from the first synthesis gas stream; and converting at least a portion of the Fischer-Tropsch product into fuel. A diesel fuel comprising hydrocarbons formed by Fischer-Tropsch conversion of synthesis gas derived from an alcohol stream comprising at least one alcohol.
US08084498B2	Ketone compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel ketone compounds, compositions comprising ketone compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemias, dysproteinemias, and glucose metabolism disorders comprising administering a composition comprising a ketone compound. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are also useful for treating and preventing Alzheimer's disease, Syndrome X, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-related disorders, septicemia, thrombotic disorders, obesity, pancreatitis, hypertension, renal disease, cancer, inflammation, and impotence. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.
US08084487B2	Processes for the preparation of 4-oxo-octahydro-indole-1-carbocyclic acid methyl ester and derivatives thereof The present invention relates to a process for the production of carbamic acid (2-chloroethyl)(3-oxocyclohexyl)-alkyl ester enantiomers and of 1-carbalkoxy-4-ketoperhydroindole enantiomers.
US08084481B2	Substituted arylimidazolone and triazolone as inhibitors of vasopressin receptors The present application relates to novel, substituted 4-arylimidazol-2-ones and 5-aryl-1,2,4-triazolones, processes for the production thereof, the use thereof alone or in combinations for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and the use thereof for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
US08084478B2	Substituted 5- phenylamino- 1, 3, 4-oxadiazol-2-ylcarbonylamino-4-phenoxy-cyclohexane carboxylic acid as inhibitors of acetyl coenzyme A diacylglycerol acyltransferase Compounds of formula (I), or salts thereof, which inhibit acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A):diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) activity are provided, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy and difluoromethoxy; together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments.
US08084477B2	Alpha-(N-sulfonamido)acetamide compound as an inhibitor of beta amyloid peptide production The present invention provides a novel alpha-(N-sulfonamido)acetamide compound, its pharmaceutical composition, processes thereof and a method for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions associated with β-amyloid peptide.
US08084471B2	Proteomimetic compounds as inhibitors of the interaction of nuclear receptor with coactivator peptides The present invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods which inhibit the binding of coactivator proteins in nuclear receptors, including estrogen receptors (alpha and/or beta), androgen receptors, thyroid receptors and peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors, among others. Compounds according to the present invention may be useful in the treatment of a variety of disease states or conditions which are mediated through nuclear receptors.
US08084468B2	Fungicidal amides Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, A, G, W1, Q, X, Z, and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
US08084461B2	Albuterol and ipratropium inhalation solution, system, kit and method for relieving symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease The present invention relates to a dual bronchodilator inhalation solution, system, kit and method for relieving bronchospasm in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In one alternative embodiment, the solution of the present invention is a prepackaged, sterile, premixed, premeasured single unit dose of albuterol and ipratropium bromide for patients suffering from COPD. The present solution may be free of antimicrobial preservatives, such as benzalkonium chloride. In another alternative embodiment, the solution of the present invention comprises about 2.50 mg albuterol and about 0.50 mg ipratropium bromide in a 0.5 ml volume.
US08084454B2	Compounds with anti-cancer activity Novel substituted azole diones are provided that kill cells, suppress cell proliferation, suppress cell growth, abrogate the cell cycle G2 checkpoint and/or cause adaptation to G2 cell cycle arrest. Methods of making and using the invention compounds are provided. The invention provides substituted azole diones to treat cell proliferation disorders. The invention includes the use of substituted azole diones to selectively kill or suppress cancer cells without additional anti-cancer treatment. The invention includes the use of cell cycle G2-checkpoint-abrogating substituted azole diones to selectively sensitize cancer cells to DNA damaging reagents, treatments and/or other types of anti-cancer reagents.
US08084453B2	Alkyl substituted indoloquinoxalines Novel substituted indoloquinoxalines of formula (I wherein R1 is hydrogen or represents one or more similar or different substituents in the positions 7 to 10 selected from the group halogen, lower alkyl/alkoxy, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, R2 represents similar or different C1-C4 alkyl substituents, X is CO or CH2, Y is OH, NH2, NH—(CH2)n—R3 wherein R3 represents lower alkyl, OH, NH2, NHR4 or NR5R6 wherein R4, R5 and R6 independently are lower alkyl or cyclo-alkyl and n is an integer of from 2 to 4, with the provision that when X is CH2, Y is OH or NH—(CH2)n—OH, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof are described. The compounds are useful as drugs for preventing and/or treating autoimmune diseases.
US08084439B2	Methods for identifying compounds for the treatment of type 1 diabetes The present invention provides methods of identifying candidate compounds for the treatment of type I diabetes and also provides methods for treating patients with type I diabetes and for limiting pancreatic beta cell apoptosis. The present invention also provides methods for diagnosing Type I diabetes or a propensity to develop type I diabetes and methods for identifying diabetic patients to be treated with anti-apoCIII therapy.
US08084435B2	Biodegradable linkers for molecular therapies A method and a composition for delivery of a biomaterial to an animal cell or a tissue, the composition includes (a) a biomaterial; (b) a biodegradable cross-linker portion having a hydrolyzable bond, wherein the biodegradable cross-linker portion is covalently bound to the biomaterial; and (c) a substrate, wherein the substrate is covalently bound to the biodegradable cross-linker portion, provided that the biodegradable cross-linker is adapted to hydrolyze by breaking the hydrolyzable bond and thereby release and deliver the biomaterial. A process of making the composition is also provided.
US08084431B2	Method for inhibiting activation of macrophages, inhibiting formation of osteoclasts, inhibiting function of osteoclasts, and/or activating osteoblasts A method for inhibiting the activation of macrophages, inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts, inhibiting the function of osteoclasts, and/or activating osteoblasts in a mammal is provided. The method comprises the administration of an effective amount of kinsenoside of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof to the mammal:
US08084430B2	ENT-kaurene diterpene compound and its derivatives, their preparation and their use Novel ent-kaurene diterpene compound and its derivatives, their preparation methods and their use. ent-Kaurene diterpene in the present invention could be used as desired intermediates for preparing asymmetric organic compounds and medicaments, and could be used as antitumor agent, anti-inflammatory agent and immune agent etc. The said ent-kaurene diterpene compound could be condensed with hydroxyl compounds to obtain various acetal derivatives, could be reacted with amine compounds to obtain various amino derivatives, and could be reacted with acyl halide or acid anhydride to obtain various acyl derivatives.
US08084420B2	Rapid acting and long acting insulin combination formulations An injectable formulation containing a rapid acting insulin and a long acting insulin has been developed. The pH of the rapid acting insulin is adjusted so that the long acting insulin, remains soluble when they are mixed together. Preferably, the formulation is administered before breakfast, provides adequate bolus insulin levels to cover the meal and basal insulin for up to 24 hours, and does not produce hypoglycemia after the meal. Lunch and dinner can be covered by two bolus injections of a fast, rapid, or very rapid acting insulin. Alternatively, by adjusting the ratio of rapid to long acting insulin, the long acting insulin may be shortened to a 12 hour formulation, and re-administered to the patient at dinner time, providing a safe and effective basal insulin level until morning. As a result, a patient using intensive insulin therapy should only inject three times a day.
US08084409B2	Microdermabrasion soap bar compositions and methods of preparing same A light-colored soap bar composition for at-home microdermabrasion comprising from approximately 8% to approximately 15% by weight of an abrasive comprising magnesium oxide, having a mean particle size diameter from approximately 120 to approximately 200 micrometers, and from approximately 0.5% to approximately 3.5% total dispersing agents by weight, which help to disperse the abrasives uniformly within the soap bar. The dispersing agents comprise oil and butter components which help to uniformly incorporate the abrasives into the soap bar composition without having to significantly alter the foamability and integrity of the soap bar.
US08084408B2	Striped liquid personal cleansing compositions containing a cleansing phase and a separate benefit phase comprising a high internal phase emulsion Personal cleansing compositions that comprise (A) a cleansing phase containing a surfactant and water; and (B) a separate benefit phase comprising at least one high internal phase emulsion; wherein the cleansing and benefit phases are packaged together and are in physical contact. These compositions and corresponding methods provide improved cosmetics, skin feel, and/or skin benefit efficacy.
US08084405B2	Composition comprising perfluoropolyether A composition is disclosed which comprises an aryl perfluoropolyether, optionally a halogenated oil, and further optionally a thickening agent. The composition can be used as a lubricant itself or as an additive to an oil or grease lubricant and can withstand temperatures higher than 300° C. without decomposition. The halogenated oil can be a perfluoropolyether, a fluorosilicone, a polytrifluorochloroethylene, or combinations of two or more thereof. The thickening agent can be finely divided silica, boron nitride, clay, soap, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), clay, talc, silica, titanium dioxide, polydimethylsiloxane, polyurea, polyurethane, or combinations of two or more thereof.
US08084403B2	Lubricant formulations and methods The embodiments described herein relate to particular formulations and methods that provide reduced engine deposits. The lubricant composition includes a base oil having a NOACK volatility of from about 5 to about 15 and a zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate composition. The zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate composition has at least about 65 mole percent of zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate compounds derived from all primary alcohols, wherein the zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate composition has greater than about 40 mole percent zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate compounds having alkoxy moieties derived from alcohols having four carbon atoms.
US08084395B2	4-aza indole derivatives and their use as fungicides The present invention relates to a method of preventing and/or controlling fungal infection in plants and/or plant propagation material comprising applying to the plant or plant propagation material a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a salt of N-oxide thereof. In addition, the present invention also relates to a compound of formula (I).
US08084392B2	Crystalline silica-free diatomaceous earth filter aids and methods of manufacturing the same A method of producing a range of diatomaceous earth filter aids having selectable permeabilities and less than about 1 percent by weight total crystalline silica. The method includes milling diatomaceous earth ore to a size range of between about 100 micrometers and about 1400 micrometers; calcining the milled diatomaceous earth in a calciner; and milling the calcined diatomaceous earth in an adjustable milling and classification system to produce diatomaceous earth filter aids. Systems to implement such methods and compositions produced by such methods are also described.
US08084388B2	Catalyst composition and process for the selective oxidation of ethane and/or ethylene to acetic acid An oxide catalyst composition comprising the elements molybdenum, vanadium, niobium and titanium and a process for making the catalyst composition. A process for the selective oxidation of ethane and/or ethylene to acetic acid using the catalyst composition. The catalyst composition provides high selectivity to acetic acid with reduced selectivity to ethylene.
US08084387B2	Catalysts for fischer-tropsch synthesis on cobalt/phosphorus-aluminum oxide and preparation methods thereof The present invention relates to a cobalt/phosphorus-alumina catalyst in which cobalt is supported as an active component on a phosphorus-alumina support wherein phosphorus is supported on alumina surface. With a bimodal pore structure of pores of relatively different pore sizes, the catalyst provides superior heat- and matter-transfer performance and excellent catalytic reactivity. Especially, when Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) reaction is performed using the catalyst, deactivation by the water produced during the F-T reaction is inhibited and, at the same time, the dispersion and reducing property of cobalt and other active component are improved. Therefore, the cobalt/phosphorus-alumina catalyst for F-T reaction in accordance with the present invention provides good carbon monoxide conversion and stable selectivity for liquid hydrocarbons.
US08084379B2	Wall panel system A wall panel comprises a base layer comprising fiberglass board, an intermediate layer comprising molded fiberglass board, and a facer layer comprising glass textile. The wall panel provides consumers with greater options and flexibility in terms of room aesthetics as well as provides additional advantages over current basement finishing systems having fabric facer layers.
US08084377B2	Protective material, clothing item and method of protection A material and method delivering to the skin therapeutic radiation and filtering a part of the sun spectrum causing skin damage.
US08084373B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device for enhancing the current drive capability A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is provided which can uniformly form a good and thin silicon oxide film or the like at a relatively low temperature. In step 1, a semiconductor substrate is exposed to monosilane (SiH4). Then, in step 2, the remaining monosilane (SiH4) is emitted. In step 3, the semiconductor substrate is exposed to nitrous oxide plasma. A desired silicon oxide film is formed by repeating one cycle including steps 1 to 3 until a necessary thickness of the film is obtained.
US08084370B2	Hafnium tantalum oxynitride dielectric Electronic apparatus and methods may include a hafnium tantalum oxynitride film on a substrate for use in a variety of electronic systems. The hafnium tantalum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The hafnium tantalum oxynitride film may be formed using atomic layer deposition. Metal electrodes may be disposed on a dielectric containing a hafnium tantalum oxynitride film.
US08084365B2	Method of manufacturing a nano structure by etching, using a substrate containing silicon A method of manufacturing a nano structure by etching, using a substrate containing Si. A focused Ga ion or In ion beam is irradiated on the surface of the substrate containing Si. The Ga ions or the In ions are injected while sputtering away the surface of the substrate so that a layer containing Ga or In is formed on the surface of the substrate. Dry etching by a gas containing fluorine (F) is performed with the layer containing the Ga or the In formed on the surface of the substrate taken as an etching mask, and the nano structure is formed having a pattern of at least 2 μm tin in depth according to a predetermined line width.
US08084364B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, includes forming an amorphous silicon film above a semiconductor substrate, partially removing the amorphous silicon film and partially removing the semiconductor substrate, thereby forming an element isolation trench in a surface of the semiconductor substrate, forming an insulating film above the amorphous silicon film so that the element isolation trench is filled with the insulating film, polishing the insulating film by a chemical-mechanical polishing method with the amorphous silicon film serving as a stopper, thereby planarizing an upper surface of the insulating film, and thermally-treating the amorphous silicon film, thereby converting the amorphous silicon film to a polysilicon film after polishing the insulating film.
US08084352B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A high-density N-type diffusion layer 116 formed in a separation area 115 makes it possible to reduce a collector current flowing through a parasitic NPN transistor 102. Thus, a normal CMOS process can be used to provide a driving circuit and a data line driver which make it possible to improve resistance to possible noise occurring between adjacent terminals, while controlling a chip size.
US08084350B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes can prevent defects of a semiconductor device due to the deterioration of electro migration (EM)/stress migration (SM) properties of the device as a result of metal corrosion and void generation in burying a novolac material. Embodiments can also prevent the generation of fencing in a metal wire structure.
US08084337B2	Growth of III-V compound semiconductor nanowires on silicon substrates The present invention relates to growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires (2) on a Si substrate (3). Controlled vertical nanowire growth is achieved by a step, to be taken prior of the growing of the nanowire, of providing group III or group V atoms to a (111) surface of the Si substrate to provide a group III or group V 5 surface termination (4). A nanostructured device comprising a plurality of aligned III-V semiconductor nanowires (2) grown on, and protruding from, a (111) surface of a Si substrate (3) in an ordered pattern in compliance with a predetermined device layout is also presented.
US08084336B2	Oscillator apparatus An apparatus including a resonator electrode and a second electrode separated from the resonator electrode by a gap having a size that facilitates electron transfer across the gap, wherein the resonator electrode is a resonator electrode mounted for oscillatory motion relative to the second electrode that results in a size of the gap between the resonator electrode and the second electrode being time variable; a feedback circuit configured to convey an electron transfer signal dependent upon electron transfer across the gap as a feedback signal; and a drive electrode adjacent the resonator electrode configured to receive a feedback signal from a feedback circuit configured to provide a time-varying feedback signal dependent upon electron transfer across a gap.
US08084318B2	Methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices including strained channel regions and related devices A method of fabricating an integrated circuit device includes forming first and second gate patterns on surfaces of a semiconductor substrate in PMOS and NMOS regions, respectively, of the substrate. P-type source/drain regions are epitaxially grown on opposite sides of the first gate pattern in the PMOS region to exert compressive stress on a first channel region therebetween adjacent the first gate pattern. N-type source/drain regions are epitaxially grown on opposite sides of the second gate pattern in the NMOS region to exert tensile stress on a second channel region therebetween adjacent the second gate pattern. Related devices are also discussed.
US08084316B2	Method of fabricating single transistor floating-body DRAM devices having vertical channel transistor structures Single transistor floating-body DRAM devices have a vertical channel transistor structure. The DRAM devices include a substrate, and first and second floating bodies disposed on the substrate and isolated from each other. A source region and a drain region are disposed under and above each of the first and second floating bodies. A gate electrode is disposed between the first and second floating bodies. Methods of fabricating the single transistor floating-body DRAM devices are also provided.
US08084300B1	RF shielding for a singulated laminate semiconductor device package A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package to provide RF shielding. The device is mounted on a laminated substrate having conducting pads on its top surface. A molding compound covers the substrate top surface and encapsulates the devices. The substrate is disposed on a tape; the molding compound and the substrate are cut through, forming package units separated by the saw cut width and exposing a portion of a conducting pad. In an embodiment, the tape is stretched to widen the gap between package units. A conductive shield is applied to cover each package unit and to make electrical contact with the exposed conducting pad portion, thereby connecting to a ground trace beneath the device and providing RF shielding for the device. A single-unit molding process may be used, in which the conducting pad is exposed during and after molding.
US08084298B2	Method for exchanging semiconductor chip of flip-chip module and flip-chip module suitable therefor A process for replacing a semiconductor chip of such a flip-chip module and a suitable flip-chip module and an apparatus for implementing the method are disclosed. The flip-chip module comprises at least one semiconductor chip and a substrate. The semiconductor chip comprises contact posts on a surface that are disposed at right angles to the surface. With these contact posts it is connected with contact points of the substrate via a soldered connection. The contact posts completely cover the contact points with their end faces. Due to this it is possible to completely press the solder between the contact posts and contact points out of the intermediate area between the contact points and the contact posts after a renewed heating. This permits a renewed attachment of a further semiconductor chip.
US08084288B2	Method of construction of CTE matching structure with wafer processing and resulting structure A method includes bonding a first side of a metal shim to a silicon shim, removing metal from the metal shim to form a plurality of cleared metal lanes in accordance with a pattern, bonding a readout integrated circuit having a plurality of saw lanes in accordance with the pattern to a second side of the metal shim to form a wafer assembly wherein the plurality of saw lanes is aligned with the plurality of cleared metal lanes, and dicing the wafer assembly.
US08084283B2	Top contact LED thermal management An LED having enhanced heat dissipation is disclosed. For example, an LED die can have extended bond pads that are configured to enhance heat flow from an active region of the LED to a lead frame. A heat transmissive substrate can further enhance heat flow away from the LED die. By enhancing heat dissipation, more current can be used to drive the LED. The use of more current facilitates the production of brighter LEDs.
US08084280B2	Method of manufacturing a solar cell using a pre-cleaning step that contributes to homogeneous texture morphology A method of manufacturing a solar cell wherein a pre-cleaning step is completed prior to a saw damage removal step and prior to texturization, thereby resulting in the subsequently formed textured surface to have a more homogeneous textural morphology. In one aspect, the invention is a method comprising: a) applying a pre-cleaning solution to an as-cut surface of a crystalline silicon substrate to remove surface contaminants, thereby converting the as-cut surface to a pre-cleaned surface, the as-cut surface formed by a sawing process to create the crystalline silicon substrate; b) applying a first etching solution to the pre-cleaned surface to remove physical damage caused during the sawing process, thereby converting the pre-cleaned surface into a prepared surface; c) applying a second etching solution to the prepared surface to texturize the prepared surface, thereby converting the prepared surface into a texturized surface; and d) forming at least one solar cell on the texturized surface of the crystalline silicon substrate.
US08084277B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof improving moisture resistance of a FeRAM. After a probe test using a pad, a metal film is formed to cover the pad in an opening of a protective film and a region from the pad to an opening outer periphery of the protective film. On the metal film, a metal bump is formed. The metal film is formed to have a two-layer structure of the first and second metal films. Materials of the lower and upper layers are selected mainly in consideration of adhesion to the protective film and adhesion to the metal bump, respectively. Film formation conditions thereof are set to provide metal films with a desired quality and thickness. Thus, penetration of moisture from the pad or the periphery into a ferroelectric capacitor can be prevented and therefore, occurrence of potential inversion abnormalities due to penetrated moisture can be effectively suppressed.
US08084275B2	Magnetic composite body, production method thereof, method for removing substance with mannose on its surface, and method for concentrating substance with mannose on its surface A magnetic composite body comprising magnetic nanoparticles having a number average particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm and having a compound represented by formula (I) fixed on their surfaces, and a method comprising bringing the magnetic composite body into contact with a test piece followed by magnetic separation: R1O—(CH(R2)CH2O)n-L-X Formula (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or alkenyl group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 20, or a substituted or unsubstituted, aryl or heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L may be present or not present, and, when L is present, L represents an alkylene or alkenylene group having a carbon chain length of 1 to 10 which may have a branched chain or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom, a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, or a sulfonic acid group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 10.
US08084267B2	Corrosion simulator and corresponding method A laboratory degradation test system for testing degradation of a test specimen in a test fluid flow includes a reactor assembly, which reactor assembly comprises: a reactor vessel, the reactor vessel having a reaction space, an inlet and an outlet and a specimen holder for retaining a test specimen inside the reactor vessel, a heater for heating the reactor vessel, a fluid circulation system generating a test fluid flow over the test specimen, which fluid circulation system comprises: a circulation line which extends between the outlet of the reactor vessel and the inlet of the reactor vessel, which circulation line is arranged outside the reactor vessel, a pump for providing fluid circulation through the circulation line and the reactor vessel, which pump is arranged in the circulation line. The volume available to the test fluid inside the reaction space after insertion of the degradation test specimen is less than or equal to 10 ml.
US08084265B2	Method and Pd/V2 O5 device for H2 detection Methods and Pd/V2O5 devices for hydrogen detection are disclosed. An exemplary method of preparing an improved sensor for chemochromic detection of hydrogen gas over a wide response range exhibits stability during repeated coloring/bleaching cycles upon exposure and removal of hydrogen gas. The method may include providing a substrate. The method may also include depositing a V205 layer that functions as a H2 insertion host in a Pd/V205 hydrogen sensor to be formed on said substrate. The method may also include depositing a Pd layer onto said V205 layer; said Pd layer functioning as an optical modulator.
US08084264B2	Method for identifying naphthenates in a hydrocarbon containing liquid A method for quantifying the presence of naphthenic acids in a hydrocarbon-comprising liquid that includes: contacting a hydrocarbon-comprising liquid with gaseous ammonia; isolating a reaction product produced by the contacting step; and analyzing the reaction product for the presence of naphthenates using a mass spectrometry technique. The naphthenic acids known to form commercial naphthenate deposits can be (i) ions of tetraprotic carboxylic acids having molecular weights ranging from 1225 to 1270 Daltons, (ii) n-alkyl or branched carboxylic acids having molecular weights ranging from 250 to 650 Daltons, or (iii) both.
US08084263B2	Device and method for measuring elemental sulfur in gas in gas lines A device and method for measuring the level of elemental sulfur present in a gas in a gas line. The method may include the steps of: collecting a sample of elemental sulfur-containing gas from the gas line, wherein the sample is collected on an outer surface of a probe by condensing some or all of the elemental sulfur-containing gas in the gas line on a surface of the probe while the gas line is operational, the probe having a piping partially disposed within for providing a cooling medium to the probe and being adapted for insertion into the gas flow stream of the gas line, separating the elemental sulfur from other species in the sample into an amount of elemental sulfur; and analyzing the amount of elemental sulfur collected.
US08084261B2	Method for predicting responsiveness to a pharmaceutical therapy for obesity Methods for using TRL V6 as a biomarker for the modulation of triglyceride and/or lipoprotein metabolism in a mammal induced by a weight loss pharmaceutical agent. The biomarker may be used for determining if an individual patient will likely respond favorably to a given weight loss pharmaceutical agent.
US08084249B2	Vector A vector comprising a nucleotide sequence of interest (“NOI”) encoding a product of interest (“POI”) is described. The NOI and/or the POI is capable of recognizing a tumor, such that in use the vector is capable of delivering the NOI and/or the POI to the tumor.
US08084239B2	Preparation of a therapeutic composition Product R, a novel therapeutic composition for treating viral infections and stimulating the immune system comprises a unique peptide having 31 amino acids and another unique peptide having 21 amino acids and connected with an oligo-nucleotide through a diphosphodiester or diphosphodithioate ester linkage. The composition has a light absorption spectrum with typical absorption ratios of 1.998 at 260 mn/280 nm and 1.359 at 260 nm/230 nm.
US08084231B2	Soluble IL-17RA/RC fusion proteins and related methods Disclosed are antagonists of IL-17A and IL-17F. The antagonists are based on soluble IL-17RA and IL-17RC fusion proteins, including hybrid soluble receptors comprising portions of both IL-17RC and IL-17RA (“IL-17RC/IL-17RA”). Such antagonists serve to block, inhibit, reduce, antagonize or neutralize the activity of IL-17F, IL-17A, or both IL-17A and IL-17F. Also disclosed are methods of using such antagonists for treating disease, particularly inflammatory diseases mediated at least in part by IL-17A and/or IL-17F.
US08084228B2	Nogo-B receptor antagonists Nogo-B receptors bind to Nogo-B and mediate its biological function. We have discovered that Nogo-B receptor is a component of endothelial cells, and is highly expressed in intact blood vessels. The present invention provides compositions comprising the Nogo-B receptor and fragments and fusion proteins thereof. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding the Nogo-B receptor and fragments and fusion proteins thereof, as well as vectors and cells comprising such nucleic acids. The present invention also relates to antibodies specific for the Nogo-B receptor and fragments and fusion proteins thereof. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, detecting and treating Nogo-B receptor-related diseases, disorders and conditions.
US08084227B2	Method for producing dipeptides The present invention provides a method for producing a dipeptide from starting materials that are available at low costs through a route industrially advantageous and simple. Dipeptides are produced from amino acid esters and amino acids by using a culture of a microbe having an ability to produce a dipeptide from an amino acid ester and an amino acid, microbial cells separated from the culture, or treated microbial cell product.
US08084225B2	Methods for diagnosing cerebrovascular events based on NR2 peptides Methods and kits for diagnosing and treating cerebrovascular events, and for defining the time and anatomical location of an event, are provided based on the detection and quantification of bound or total and unbound NR2 peptides in biological fluids. The methods are optionally performed in conjunction with neurological scoring and neuroimaging, and are directed to risk assessment, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of TIA and stroke on an emergency basis in the emergency room.
US08084222B2	Methods for generating host cells The present disclosure provides compositions and methods comprising cells producing glycoproteins with variant glycosylation patterns. The methods and compositions may be used in producing antibodies and proteins of therapeutic value.
US08084216B2	Screening methods for transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) The invention relates to the discovery that HNA-3a and HNA-3b are antigens within a polypeptide sequence that is highly similar to the CTL2 amino acid sequence. This invention provides methods and kits for screening for HNA-3a and HNA-3b specific antibodies, HNA-3a and HNA-3b polypeptides and HNA-3a and HNA-3b nucleic acids in a sample of a biological tissue intended for transplantation.
US08084206B2	High speed, high fidelity, high sensitivity nucleic acid detection The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for nucleic acid detection.
US08084205B2	Genetic risk assessment technology for epithelial cancer involving gene-environment interaction between ERCC5 and tobacco use Methods and compositions for assessing ERCC5 gene expression in view of certain environmental exposures and determining the risk of an individual for developing one or more epithelial cancers are provided.
US08084203B2	Methods for the determination of telomere length in a semi-automatic manner of every single cell in a immobilized cell population The invention relates to methods and reagents for the determination of telomere length in tissue sections by the single cell telomeric mapping technique based on a fluorescent in situ hybridization step using a telomere-specific probe and an interpolation step using a standard curve correlating fluorescent intensity and telomere length obtained from a collection of cell lines of known telomere length. The invention further relates to methods for the identification of stem cell niches within tissues and for the identification of compounds capable of triggering stem cell mobilization using the telomere length as criteria for the identification of stem cells and which rely on the single cell telomeric mapping technique of the invention.
US08084202B2	Optical detection for electronic microarrays Embodiments of the invention provide methods for detecting molecular recognition events electronically and optically. Methods according to embodiments of the invention provide a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a first probe nucleic acid molecule attached to an electronic detector wherein the second nucleic acid molecule comprises two regions. The two regions of the second nucleic acid molecule consist of a region that is complementary to the probe nucleic acid and a distal region that is not complementary to the first probe nucleic acid molecule. The hybridization reaction is detected electronically. A third nucleic acid molecule having an attached optically detectable label is hybridized to the distal region of the second nucleic acid molecule and the label is detected optically. Methods according to embodiments of the invention are useful, for example, to validate and quantify electronic detection methods.
US08084201B2	Fluorescent molecule It is an object of the present invention to provide an on-off type fluorescent compound (a fluorescence-producing molecule system) used in gene analyses, which is highly stable (namely, being active for a long period of time) and highly sensitive, and which enables amplification of a trace amount of gene signal and observation thereof. The present invention provides a nonfluorescent molecule having a fluorescent substance skeleton such as fluorescein skeleton and having a group represented by —O—C(Y1)(Y2)-N3 wherein each of Y1 and Y2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group containing 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a cyano group, in the molecule.
US08084197B2	Identification of molecular sequence signatures and methods involving the same Novel means and methods for analyzing hybridization data derived from hybridization assays between a target nucleic acid and differently sequenced polynucleotide probes involve selecting probe sets that define reference sequences for sequence signatures and deriving useful data about the nature of the target nucleic acid molecule based on its hybridization to the probes. The methods are useful for determining whether the target contains a nucleic acid or polypeptide sequence signature, whether the target encodes a member of a gene family, or whether the target is derived from one of any number of genes.
US08084196B2	Method for the in vitro screening of anti-cancer compounds that inhibits SK3 activity, and said anti-cancer compounds The present invention relates to methods for the in vitro screening of an anti-metastatic compound that inhibits activity, methods for determining in vitro the presence or absence of a metastatic cancer in a subject by quantifying SK3 activity, methods for the in vitro assessment of the progression of the metastatic property of a cancer by quantifying SK3.
US08084195B2	Method of perfusing an organ with a solution comprising a peptide which inhibits protein kinase C βII The present invention relates to a solution for preservation, perfusion, and/or reperfusion of an organ, especially the heart, for transplantation. The solution contains peptide inhibitor(s) of protein kinase C βII (PKC βII) and/or of protein kinase C ζ (PKC ζ) and/or peptide activator(s) of protein kinase C δ (PKCδ). Methods for using the inventive solution are also disclosed, including methods for preserving an organ for transplantation, for protecting an ischemic organ from damage, for attenuating organ dysfunction after ischemia, for maintaining nitric oxide release and/or inhibiting superoxide release in an ischemic organ, and for protecting an organ from damage when isolated from the circulatory system.
US08084190B2	Process for producing sublithographic structures A layer structure and process for providing sublithographic structures are provided. A first auxiliary layer is formed over a surface of a carrier layer. A lithographically patterned second auxiliary layer structure is formed on a surface of the first auxiliary layer. The first auxiliary layer is anisotropically etched using the patterned second auxiliary layer structure as mask to form an anisotropically patterned first auxiliary layer structure. The anisotropically patterned first auxiliary layer structure is isotropically etched back using the patterned second auxiliary layer structure to remove subsections below the second auxiliary layer structure and to form an isotropically patterned first auxiliary layer structure. A mask layer is formed over the carrier layer including the subsections beneath the second auxiliary layer structure and is anisotropically etched down to the carrier layer to form the sublithographic structures. The first and second auxiliary layer structures are removed to uncover the sublithographic structures.
US08084188B2	Radiation-sensitive resin composition A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an acid-dissociable group-containing resin, a radiation-sensitive acid generator, and a solvent. The acid-dissociable group-containing resin includes a copolymer containing a repeating unit. The reparing unit includes an acid-dissociable group-containing repeating unit in an amount of more than about 55 mol % of a total amount of the repeating units in the copolymer. A content of the copolymer in the acid-dissociable group-containing resin is about 90 mass % or more of a total amount of the acid-dissociable group-containing resin.
US08084180B2	Toner compositions Toner particles are provided which may, in embodiments, include a core possessing at least one polyester resin in combination with a colorant, optional wax, and optional other additives, and a shell over the core including a high molecular weight amorphous polyester resin. The high molecular weight amorphous polyester resin in the shell may prevent any crystalline polyester resin in the core from migrating to the toner surface.
US08084175B2	Electrophotographic toner set Provided is a set of toners comprising a yellow toner, a magenta toner, a cyan toner and a black toner for forming a full color image with an electrophotographic method, wherein the yellow toner comprises toner particles containing at east one pigment selected from the group consisting of C. I. Pigment Yellow 74, C. I. Pigment Yellow 139, C. I. Pigment Yellow 180, C. I. Pigment Yellow 185 and C. I. Pigment Yellow 155; the magenta toner comprises toner particles containing a rhodamine based dye represented at least by Formula (1) and Formula (2), and the cyan toner comprises toner particles containing a phthalocyanine based dye represented by Formula (5):
US08084174B2	Toner An object of the present invention is to provide a toner excellent in ability to prevent electrostatic offset and fixation tailing. Provided is a toner including toner particles each containing at least a binder resin, a wax, and a magnetic iron oxide, and inorganic fine particles, in which the magnetic iron oxide contains at least a Ti component, an Al component, an Si component, and an Fe component; and the each component has some particular characteristics.
US08084167B2	Nanocomposite for fuel cell, method of preparing the nanocomposite, and fuel cell including the nanocomposite Provided is a nanocomposite for the catalyst layer of a fuel cell electrode including: a carbon nanofiber; and metal catalyst particles uniformly applied to the surface of the carbon nanofiber, wherein the carbon nanofiber has a surface oxygen content of at least 0.03 calculated by the formula: Oxygen content=[atomic percentage of oxygen/atomic percentage of carbon] using atomic percentages of oxygen and carbon, respectively calculated from an area of an oxygen peak having a binding energy of 524 to 540 eV, an area of a nitrogen peak having a binding energy of 392 to 404 eV, and an area of a carbon peak having a binding energy of 282 to 290 eV in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The nanocomposite according to the present invention has high surface oxygen content and has metal catalyst nano particles densely and uniformly distributed on the outer wall of the carbon fibers, thereby having high electrochemical efficiency. Thus, efficiency of fuel cells can be improved using the nanocomposite.
US08084165B2	MEA, MEA manufacturing method, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell An MEA having an MEA body part 5C; a frame 6 made of a plate-like thermoplastic resin; and gaskets 7 formed on opposed surfaces of the frame 6 so as to hold the frame 6 between. The gaskets 7 each have an annular portion 7A that is annularly formed so as to extend along the inner periphery of the frame 6 and elongated portions 7B1 to 7B8 that extend from the annular portion 7A and come into contact with the side faces of an associated electrode layer 5C after passing over the inner periphery of the frame 6 and a peripheral region 5D of a polymer electrolyte membrane.
US08084162B2	Fuel cell and fuel cell apparatus with a switch responsive to an amount of water contained in the electrolyte membrane In a case of consuming a power generation reaction inducing gas, which causes lowering in performance and degradation of a fuel cell during suspension of operation thereof, and in a case of performing warm up at a time of activation at low temperatures, in order to automatically perform short circuiting control, there is provided a fuel cell having a structure including a switch which is switchable in accordance with a state of containing water generated in a power generation portion.
US08084158B2	Battery tab location design and method of construction A compact, robust, multifunctional and highly manufacturable rechargeable cylindrical electrochemical cell is provided. In some embodiments, a cell can include a spirally wound assembly having an anode sheet and a cathode sheet separated by separator membranes, each sheet having a electroactive layer on a current collector. At least one of the current collectors can be in electrical communication with conducting tabs that extend from at least one of the anode sheet and the cathode sheet, the conducting tabs extends from an end face of the spirally wound assembly. The centers of the plurality of conducting tabs can be located within a 90 degree quadrant of an end face of the spirally wound assembly.
US08084156B2	Cooling device and power supply A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the inner part of the battery case, and a control device is used. The fan unit includes a fan and a motor driven by a constant voltage system. The control device includes a current value detecting portion and a judging portion. The current value detecting portion detects a current value of an electric current supplied to the motor. The judging portion compares the detected current value and a preset reference current value and, when the detected current value is lower than the reference current value, judges that there is an anomaly in a volume of the air supplied to the battery case.
US08084154B2	Battery pack safety and thermal management apparatus and method A process of controlling the temperature of a battery pack includes the steps of determining the operating mode and present temperature of the battery pack. Optimal temperature for the battery pack depends on the operating mode and the difference between the present temperature and the previously identified optimal temperature. The battery pack is warmed if the temperature difference (measured minus optimal) is large. The optimal time interval over which the battery pack should be warmed is a function of the operating mode and the previously calculated temperature difference. A heater is switchably operated enabling and disabling the heat generating element to warm the pack to the previously identified optimal temperature.
US08084152B2	Lithium ion secondary battery having shape memory safety vent A lithium ion secondary battery has a shape memory safety vent adapted to discharge internal compressed gas by temporarily being opened when the temperature reaches a predetermined level to avoid a swelling phenomenon of the battery and improve safety. The lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having first and second electrode plates wound a number of times with a separator interposed between them; a can having an opening formed on a side thereof to contain the electrode assembly; and a cap plate adapted to cover the can and provided with a vent hole on a side thereof, to which a safety vent adapted to deform at a predetermined temperature and discharge gas from inside the can to the exterior is coupled.
US08084151B2	Fuel cell system and method therefor When an output voltage of a fuel cell is lowered to carry out a catalyst activation process so as to activate a catalyst during an intermittent operation of the fuel cell, if generated power P1 exceeds allowed battery charge power, while generated power P2 does not exceed the allowed battery charge power, then low speed corresponding to the generated power P2 is selected and the output voltage of the fuel cell is decreased toward a target voltage on the basis of the low speed, which has been selected, thereby restraining sudden generation of surplus power caused by a reduction in the output voltage of the fuel cell. By the control described above, a voltage reduction speed of a fuel cell is determined according to a receiving capability of an object which receives surplus power generated by the fuel cell during the catalyst activation process of the fuel cell.
US08084147B2	Organic light-emitting device There is provided a green-light-emitting device which has a high emission efficiency and a long continuous operational life, and which includes a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode; and a layer including an organic compound disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the layer includes a first compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted amino group, or a halogen atom; and a second compound with a pyrene skeleton or a fluorene skeleton having an energy gap larger than an energy gap of the first compound.
US08084138B2	Polyethylene product and a method of providing a product, such as a laser welded polyethylene product A method of decreasing the penetration depth of radiation provided to an interface, such as a surface, or a predetermined volume in a polyethylene (PE) element, where the PE element has a scattering coefficient larger than one tenth of an absorption coefficient thereof so that the radiation not absorbed at the interface or in the volume but transmitted further into the PE element is at least partly reflected toward the interface/volume. The radiation intensity is higher in the volume and the absorption coefficient may be reduced while retaining the total absorption in the volume.
US08084137B2	Metal coating composition The present invention provides for a resin system and coating composition suitable for direct application to metal substrates. The composition may include a phosphate functional polyester. The polyester may be an unsaturated polyester polyol. The coating composition may further include a suitable curing agent, such as an isocyanate or melamine. The composition can be applied through traditional application equipment onto a variety of metal substrates and cures to an acceptable surface for further processing, such as top coating with basecoat and clearcoat.
US08084133B2	Tintable film-forming compositions having high refractive indices and coated optical articles using same Provided are curable film-forming compositions are provided including: (a) a binder of an alkoxysilane; (b) a metal oxide compound containing titanium, zirconium, cerium, niobium, tantalum, and/or tin; and (c) a polyglycidyl ether. Also provided are optical articles including a substrate and the curable film-forming composition superposed on a surface thereof.
US08084128B2	Rare-earth magnet and manufacturing method thereof and magnet motor The object of the present invention is to provide a rare earth magnet which enables to achieve a good balance between high coercive force and high residual magnetic flux density, and its manufacturing method. The present invention provides a rare earth magnet in which a layered grain boundary phase is formed on a surface or a portion of a grain boundary of Nd2Fe14B which is a main phase of an R—Fe—B (R is a rare-earth element) based magnet, and wherein the grain boundary phase contains a fluoride compound, and wherein a thickness of the fluoride compound is 10 μm or less, or a thickness of the fluoride compound is from 0.1 μm to 10 μm, and wherein the coverage of the fluoride compound over a main phase particle is 50% or more on average. Moreover, after layering fluoride compound powder, which is formed in plate-like shape, in the grain boundary phase, the rare earth magnet is manufactured by quenching the layered compound after melting it at a vacuum atmosphere at a predetermined temperature, or by heating and pressing the main phase and the fluoride compound to make the fluoride compound into a layered fluoride compound along the grain boundary phase.
US08084127B2	Molybdenum or tungsten particles, thin film formed from said particles, and process for producing the same Proposed are molybdenum or tungsten particles having a stable face-centered cubic structure of molybdenum and tungsten belonging to a VI group in a periodic table or a thin film formed from the foregoing particles, and a manufacturing method thereof. Specifically, provided are molybdenum or tungsten particles having a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure or a thin film formed from the foregoing particles, wherein the particles have a large-diameter particle structure that is thermodynamically stable or metastable; and molybdenum or tungsten particles having a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure or a thin film formed from the foregoing particles, wherein the particles have a pentagonal and star-shaped particle structure.
US08084124B2	Adhesive articles with improved air egress This invention relates to an adhesive article which provides air egress. Air egress is provided by supplying a route, such as areas of no initial adhesion for the air to flow out from under the construction. The invention relates to an adhesive article comprising a facestock having a front surface and a back surface, a continuous layer of adhesive having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the upper surface of the adhesive layer is adhered to the back surface of the facestock, and a plurality of spaced-apart non-adhesive material which is in contact with the lower surface of the adhesive layer. These articles have usefulness as industrial graphics images, as well as decorative coverings, etc. The articles provide air egress and optionally repositionability and slideability.
US08084123B2	Process for preparing a sol-gel solution and use of this solution to form a coating to protect a substrate having a metal surface The invention relates to a process for preparing a stable sol-gel solution. The solution may be used to form coating materials for metallic substrates, such as silver-based substrates for use in mirrors. The process includes the steps of preparing a sol-gel solution by bringing one or more molecular metal and/or metalloid precursors into contact with a medium comprising an organic solvent, adding at least one mercaptoorganosilane compound to the solution, hydrolyzing the solution obtained, and then adding one or more complexing agents to the solution.
US08084121B2	Fine carbon fiber with linearity and resin composite material using the same The fine carbon fiber obtained by pulverizing vapor grown fine carbon fiber, each fiber including a hollow space extending along its axis, and having an outer diameter of 1 to 1,000 nm, an aspect ratio of 5 to 1,000, and a BET specific surface area of 2 to 2,000 m2/g, wherein the average interlayer distance (d002) is 0.345 nm or less, and the ratio of the peak height (Id) of the band (e.g. 1,341 to 1,349 cm−1) in a Raman scattering spectrum to that of the peak height (Ig) of the band (e.g. 1,570 to 1,578 cm−1) (Id/Ig) is 0.1 to 2, a bending angle of 30° or less with respect to the axis; a composite material comprising the fine carbon fiber and a resin serving as a matrix, wherein the fine carbon fiber is oriented in one direction through, application of an external force; and a production method and use thereof. The linear fine carbon fiber of the present invention exhibits excellent dispersibility in a matrix and is readily oriented by application of an external force, and therefore, enables to produce a composite material, wherein merely the carbon fiber is or both the fine carbon fiber and the matrix resin are oriented in one direction.
US08084112B2	Glycoluril resin and acrylic resin members An intermediate transfer member, such as a belt, where the seam or seams thereof on the member contain a coating mixture of a glycoluril resin and a self crosslinking acrylic resin.
US08084097B2	Silicone resin film, method of preparing same, and nanomaterial-filled silicone composition A method of preparing a silicone resin film comprising coating a release liner with a nanomaterial-filled silicone composition comprising (i) a free radical-curable silicone composition comprising a silicone resin and (ii) a carbon nanomaterial, and curing the silicone resin of the coated release liner; a silicone resin film prepared according to the preceding method; and a nanomaterial-filled silicone composition.
US08084094B2	Process of applying a coating system A coating process for an article having a substrate formed of a metal alloy that is prone to the formation of a secondary reaction zone (SRZ). The coating process forms a coating system that includes an aluminum-containing overlay coating and a stabilizing layer between the overlay coating and the substrate. The overlay coating contains aluminum in an amount greater by atomic percent than the metal alloy of the substrate, such that there is a tendency for aluminum to diffuse from the overlay coating into the substrate. The stabilizing layer is predominantly or entirely formed of at least one platinum group metal (PGM), namely, platinum, rhodium, iridium, and/or palladium. The stabilizing layer is sufficient to inhibit diffusion of aluminum from the overlay coating into the substrate so that the substrate remains essentially free of an SRZ that would be deleterious to the mechanical properties of the alloy.
US08084087B2	Fabrication method of size-controlled, spatially distributed nanostructures by atomic layer deposition A method of growing spatially-separated and size-controlled particles on substrate surfaces is provided. The method utilizes chemical modification of the substrate surface, an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system, providing a modified layer to the substrate surface and providing an ALD material for nanoparticle deposition. The method induces a Volmer-Weber growth method, where islands of the nanoparticles are formed on the surface. The modified layer controls a number of nucleation sites on the surface, where controlling the number of ALD cycles limits an amount of deposited the material for discrete the nanoparticles. The modified layer can include self-assembled monolayers, modified hydrophobicity of the surface, H-terminated surfaces, and varying functional groups within the modified layer, where thermally attached alkenes, photochemically attached alkenes, thermally attached alkynes or photochemically attached alkynes are attached to the H-terminated surfaces, and the density of the nucleation sites of the nanoparticles are thereby managed.
US08084084B2	Product for roughening the strings of tennis, badminton and squash rackets and for keeping them rough and method for producing said product The agent basically consists of Saxolith, a crystalline marble-based filler, and Erkamar, a binder having adhesive properties. The agent preferably also contains dimethylethanolamine to improve the dissolution of resins and to stabilize the pH, as well as isopropanol as the diluent, Sipernat to improve the flow properties, Agitan as defoaming agent and coagulant, as well as Byk to improve the flow properties and as a filler. The agent is produced by adding Erkamar to at least the same quantity of water, mixing it and stirring it for a few hours, cooling the mixture to room temperature, and adding at least the same quantity of Saxolith as that of Erkamar added previously and stirring until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
US08084082B2	Optical member, optical system using the optical member, and method of manufacturing an optical member Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a void, and at least one layer containing an organic resin as a main component formed between the substrate and the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is a plate crystal layer formed of a plate crystal containing aluminum oxide as a main component and a surface of the plate crystal layer has an uneven profile. The organic resin has an aromatic ring and/or a hetero ring in at least a part thereof.
US08084071B2	Sesame oil and process for producing the same The purpose of the present invention is to provide refined sesame oil comprising a lot of lignans that have various excellent physiological properties from sesame seeds having a high lignan content.The present invention relates to refined sesame oil having a sesamin content of 1% by weight or more and showing no bitterness; a method for the production of refined sesame oil comprising using active carbon as an absorbent in a bleaching step; a method for the production of refined sesame oil comprising controlling a bleaching temperature in a range of from 5 to 70° C. in a bleaching step with the use of activated clay active as an absorbent; and a method for the production of refined sesame oil comprising controlling a bleaching temperature in a range of from 5 to 70° C. in a bleaching step with the use of activated clay of from 0.1 to 3% by weight active as an absorbent.
US08084062B2	Anti-aging cosmetic composition The present invention relates to an anti-aging cosmetic composition, and more particularly, the present invention relates to an anti-aging cosmetic composition containing Hibiscus esculentus extracts and at least one selected from the group consisting of oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, glycyrhetinic acid and retinol, showing high safety to skin and wrinkle-improvement effect.
US08084051B1	Therapeutic medical garments with silicone sheeting component for scar treatment, process of manufacture and use Therapeutic medical garments for scar treatment includes a composite fabric for treating dermatological scars, wherein a layer of textile fabric and a layer of a therapeutic agent produce a composite sheet suitable for the treatment of dermatologic scars resulting from traumatic, surgical or other injuries to the skin. The composite sheet may be fashioned into garments fitted to the patient for convenience of use, optimization of skin contact, and single step application of pressure therapy and the therapeutic agent. A process of use of the medical garment for applying therapeutic agent and pressure therapies.
US08084046B2	Inhibition of exoprotein production in absorbent articles using isoprenoids Absorbent articles, such as catamenial tampons, are disclosed. The absorbent articles include an effective amount of an isoprenoid inhibitory compound to substantially inhibit the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria. The isoprenoid inhibitory compounds of the present invention include terpenes and terpenoids which substantially reduce the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria.
US08084045B2	Pharmaceutical formulations for the prolonged release of active principle(s) and their applications The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical formulations based on stable, fluid aqueous colloidal suspensions for the prolonged release of active principle(s), particularly protein active principle(s), and to the applications, especially therapeutic applications, of these formulations.The object of the invention is to propose a fluid pharmaceutical formulation for the prolonged release of active principle(s) that makes it possible, after parenteral injection, to increase significantly the in vivo release time of a therapeutic protein while at the same time reducing the plasma concentration peak of the active protein, said formulation furthermore being stable on storage and also being biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and non-immunogenic and having a good local tolerance.The formulation according to the invention is an aqueous colloidal suspension of low viscosity based on submicronic particles of water-soluble biodegradable polymer PO carrying hydrophobic groups (HG), said particles being non-covalently associated with at least one active principle (AP) and forming a gelled deposit at the injection site, this gelling being caused by a protein present in the physiological medium.
US08084041B2	Use of mycrobacterial vaccines in CD4+ or CD8+ lymphocyte-deficient mammals Methods of treating a mammal that is deficient in CD4+ and/or CD8+ lymphocytes are provided. The methods comprise inoculating the mammal with an attenuated mycobacterium in the M. tuberculosis complex. In these methods, the mycobacterium comprises two deletions, wherein a virulent mycobacterium in the M. tuberculosis complex having either deletion exhibits attenuated virulence. Use of these mycobacteria for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of mammals deficient in CD4+ and/or CD8+ lymphocytes is also provided.
US08084040B2	Use of bacterium for manufacture of a vaccine The present invention relates to the use of live attenuated bacteria for the manufacture of a vaccine for submucosal administration.
US08084022B2	Stabilizing alkylglycoside compositions and methods thereof The present invention relates to alkylglycoside-containing compositions and methods for increasing the stability, reducing the aggregation and immunogenicity, increasing the biological activity, and reducing or preventing fibrillar formation of a peptide, polypeptide, or variant thereof, for example interferons, such as interferon-alpha, interferon-beta, interferon-gamma, and variants thereof.
US08084021B2	Recombinant human albumin-interleukin-11 fusion protein with long-lasting biological effects Compositions, kits and methods are provided for promoting general health or for prevention or treatment of diseases by using novel recombinant fusion proteins of human serum albumin (HSA) and bioactive molecules. The bioactive molecules may be a protein or peptide having a biological function in vitro or in vivo, and preferably, having a therapeutic activity when administered to a human. By fusing the bioactive molecule to HSA, stability of the bioactive molecule in vivo can be improved and the therapeutic index increased due to reduced toxicity and longer-lasting therapeutic effects in vivo. In addition, manufacturing processes are provided for efficient, cost-effective production of these recombinant proteins in yeast.
US08084018B2	Methods for imaging dopamine transporter level Presented is a method for assessing dopamine transporter levels in a selected area of a subject's central nervous system by SPECT imaging comprising administering an injection of a labeled dopamine transporter ligand at approximately the time the subject is positioned for SPECT imaging and initiating a SPECT acquisition for a duration of about 30 minutes commencing at about 15 minutes after administration of labeled dopamine transporter ligand; and assessing, based on said SPECT acquisition, the amount of labeled dopamine transporter ligand that is bound to dopamine transporter.
US08084014B2	Barium titanate powder and method for producing same A barium titanate powder and a method for producing the same are provided. The barium titanate powder comprises a perovskite structure having a ratio c/a of 1.008 or more and ratio d/D of from 1 to 1.5, wherein “c” is a length of the c axis, “a” is a length of the a axis in the perovskite structure, “d” is an average particle diameter and “D” is a equivalent specific surface area diameter. The method of producing a barium titanate powder, comprises the steps of: (1) heating a mixture containing a titanium compound and a barium compound under a gas atmosphere containing a halogen at a temperature of not less than about 200° C. and less than the temperature for generation of barium titanate, (2) calcining the obtained mixture under an atmosphere containing substantially no halogen at a temperature of not lower than the temperature for generation of barium titanate.
US08084007B2	Methods of synthesis of isotropically enriched borohydride and methods of synthesis of isotropically enriched boranes The invention provides new methods for the synthesis of isotopically enriched metal borohydrides, metal tetrahydroundecaborate salts, and decaborane from isotopically enriched 10B-boric acid or 11B-boric acid. The invention is particularly useful for synthesis of isotopically enriched sodium or lithium borohydride, MB11H14 (where M is Li, Na, K, or alkylammonium), and decaborane.
US08084003B2	Ozone detecting device A vessel (102) containing a detector solution (101) is prepared. The detector solution (101) is an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving a detector component containing a dye which changes its color when reacting with ozone gas, a humectant, and an ultraviolet absorber having a hydrophilic group. A prepared sheet-like carrier (103) is dipped in the detector solution (101) for, e.g., 30 sec, thereby forming an impregnated sheet (104) by impregnating the sheet-like carrier (103) with the detector solution (101). The impregnated sheet (104) is then dried by evaporating the solvent (medium) such as water contained in the impregnated sheet (104), thereby forming a sheet-like ozone detecting device (105).
US08083994B2	System and method for selectively extracting individual vials from an array of vials within a rack An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment by a tray shuttle, including extraction of selected samples from retrieved source trays and transfer of the selected samples into a separate, destination tray that can be further processed or removed from the system for use. The independent operation of the modules permits handling and processing to be performed simultaneously by different modules while the tray shuttle accesses additional samples within the storage compartment. In one embodiment, a vertical carousel is used to vertically align a desired tray with the tray shuttle, while the tray shuttle operates within a horizontal plane.
US08083993B2	System and method for coding information on a biosensor test strip The present invention provides a test strip for measuring a concentration of an analyte of interest in a biological fluid, wherein the test strip may be encoded with information that can be read by a test meter into which the test strip is inserted.
US08083991B1	Method for decontaminating a beauty center A method for decontaminating a beauty center consisting of a protocol requiring the sanitation and disinfection of beauty tools, equipment and surfaces in a beauty center and using a decontamination center for decontaminating soiled non-disposable beauty tools. The method includes the protocol prohibiting “double dipping” with products in a beauty center; using a deep-cleaning agent to remove biofilm and using disposable beauty tools in conjunction with non-disposable beauty tools. The method reduces or eliminates the potential for the cross-contamination of communicable diseases in a beauty center.
US08083982B2	Method for repairing a protective lining of an industrial reaction or transport vessel The present invention relates to a method for repairing a protective lining of an industrial reaction or transport vessel, such as a converter vessel, electric arc furnace, or ladle. The method comprises identifying combined areas of the lining having a thickness below a predetermined threshold value by means of a measuring device, which measuring device measures the residual thickness of the lining and a processing unit, which processing unit in a first step transforms the residual thickness data into binary data, by comparing the measured residual thickness data with the predetermined threshold value for the thickness of the lining, and assigning the binary value “1” to areas of the lining having a thickness below the pre-determined threshold value, and the binary value “0” to areas of the lining having a thickness equal or higher than the pre-determined threshold value, or vice versa, in a second step combines isolated areas of the lining having a thickness below the predetermined threshold value into combined areas of the lining to which the binary value for areas of the lining having a thickness below the pre-determined threshold value is assigned, and in a third step computes the position and repair sequence of each of the combined areas and transfers these data to a repair device, and applying monolithic lining material onto the combined areas computed by the processing unit by means of a repair device.
US08083974B2	Manufacturing method of lens array Molten glass (G) is set and press-molded in a molding die (60) having dies (621A1, 621A2) corresponding to a lens array. After the molding, the molded article is removed from the molding die (60) and separated by bending at a bend-separation face (121C), which is a boundary part of adjacent lens arrays, so that two lens arrays are produced.
US08083954B2	Method for fabricating component-embedded printed circuit board A method for fabricating a component-embedded PCB includes: providing a carrier plate having a plating metal layer plated thereon; disposing an electronic component on the plating metal layer of the carrier plate; laminating a metal layer onto the plating metal layer having the electronic component disposed thereon and the carrier plate by a dielectric film; removing the carrier plate and exposing the plating metal layer; and patterning at least one of the metal layer and the plating metal layer to be a circuit layer.
US08083949B2	System and method for selectively removing ions from acidic solutions A system for selectively removing at least one undesirable ion from an acidic solution including a tank receiving the acidic solution, a chiller in fluid communication with the tank, the chiller being configured to reduce a temperature of the acidic solution, and an ion exchanger in fluid communication with the chiller, the ion exchanger including an ion exchange resin that is selective for the undesirable ion.
US08083946B2	Chemically cross-linked polymeric membranes and method of use This invention relates to the fabrication of a polymeric membrane and a process for utilizing the polymeric membrane for separating components of a feedstream. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this invention relates to the fabrication of a polymeric membrane and a process for utilizing the polymeric membrane in the separation of aromatics from a hydrocarbon based feedstream. The membranes of the present invention possess low soft segment glass transition temperatures and improved separation characteristics.
US08083920B2	Method for manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor A method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor having a capacitor element produced by the steps of: forming a dielectric coating layer on the surface of an anode body, forming a conductive polymer cathode layer on the dielectric coating layer, and forming a cathode lead-out layer on the conductive polymer cathode layer, wherein the step of forming the conductive polymer cathode layer includes an electrolytic polymerization step of forming the conductive polymer cathode layer on the surface of the anode body on which the dielectric coating layer is formed by electrolytic polymerization using an electrolytic polymerization solution containing at least a monomer to be polymerized into the conductive polymer and an ionic liquid.
US08083914B2	Electrochemical gas sensor An electrochemical gas sensor is disclosed which comprises a gas sensing electrode and a counter electrode disposed within a housing, the housing having an aperture for gas ingress, the gas sensing electrode and counter electrode being separated by a region containing electrolyte, and means for connecting the gas sensing electrode and the counter electrode to a sensing circuit. An electrolyte-absorbing element is disposed inboard of the aperture, between the housing and the gas sensing electrode, in order to absorb electrolyte passing through the gas sensing electrode whilst maintaining a gas path through the electrolyte-absorbing element.
US08083907B1	Hydrogen storage nano-foil and method of manufacture A hydrogen storage system using a coiled nano-foil hydride and methods for forming the hydrogen absorbing nano-foil coil without backing materials. Intercalation of hydrogen in metal hydrides allows for large amounts of hydrogen to be stored at atmospheric temperatures and pressures. Nano-films provide a large surface area for storage of hydrogen. Excessive heating of the system is avoided by use of a modified magnetron source, and the deposition rate is increased by employing stronger magnetic fields. The foil formed is capable of storage and of mechanical self-support without breakage and expansion up to 20% of its initial volume.
US08083904B2	System for cation-electron intrusion and collision in a non-conductive material A device for colliding at least one H+ ion and at least one electron may comprise at least one electromagnetic field generator for extracting the at least one H+ ion from a hydrogen-containing compound and transferring the at least one H+ ion toward a cathode. The device also may comprise at least one non-conductive material positioned between at least a portion of the hydrogen-containing compound and the cathode so that the colliding of the at least one H+ ion and the at least one electron occurs within the non-conductive material.
US08083899B2	Belt for shoe press A belt (4) for a shoe press is disposed for rotational movement between a press roll (2) and a shoe (3). The belt (4) includes a shoe-side layer (21), a base layer (22) disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the shoe-side layer (21), and a wet paper web-side layer (25) disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the base layer (22). The base layer (22) has a pair of reinforcing bases (11). The reinforcing layers (11) are disposed circumferentially in a warpwise direction in given regions (E1) corresponding respectively to shoe edges (10) on the opposite sides in a widthwise direction of the shoe (3). The rigidity of belt portions of shoe edge abutment regions (E1) on opposite sides in the widthwise direction of the shoe (3) is partially increased to increase bending stresses and crack resistance of the belt.
US08083892B2	Apparatus for generating gas plasma, gas composition for generating plasma and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include: forming a main magnetic field having an axis, and forming a subsidiary magnetic field substantially parallel to the axis; applying an alternating current along a path between the main and the subsidiary magnetic fields; allowing a gas to flow along a flow path along the path of the current so that a gas plasma is generated from the gas; providing the gas plasma into a chamber separated from a position where the gas plasma is generated; and performing a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device by employing the gas plasma.
US08083891B2	Plasma processing apparatus and the upper electrode unit In a plasma processing apparatus that executes plasma processing on a semiconductor wafer placed inside a processing chamber by generating plasma with a processing gas supplied through a gas supply hole at an upper electrode (shower head) disposed inside the processing chamber, an interchangeable insert member is inserted at a gas passing hole at a gas supply unit to prevent entry of charged particles in the plasma generated in the processing chamber into the gas supply unit. This structure makes it possible to fully prevent the entry of charged particles in the plasma generated inside the processing chamber into the gas supply unit.
US08083887B2	Method of forming a container having an internal reservoir A method of forming a container (100) includes heating two webs of material and indexing the webs into a vacuum thermoformer (40) which forms first (220) and second trays (110) simultaneously, wherein the second tray is disposed within a space of the first tray to define a reservoir (300) therebetween. A portion of the first tray is brought into contact with a flange portion of the second tray, and joined by a heat seal within the vacuum thermoformer. A punch device within the vacuum thermoformer perforates a drain aperture (117) in a central region of the bottom of the second tray, such that the drain aperture is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The cut-out section is adhered to the bottom of the first tray to eliminate the presence of any scrap material. The joined first and second tray is indexed out of the vacuum thermoformer and trimmed to separate an assembled container from the web supply.
US08083883B2	Method for making laminated, paper cards Laminated, paper cards are manufactured by adhering a first side of a calendared paper to a first side of a fiber board stock using a biodegradable adhesive to thereby create a sheet of material. A card construct is then formed by adhering a second side of the fiber board stock of a first sheet of material to a second side of the fiber board stock of a second sheet of material using a biodegradable adhesive. A second side of at least one of calendared papers of the card construct is then printed and the printed card construct is then subjected to a heat and pressure treatment in a hydraulic press. The treated, printed, card construct may then be die punched to provide one or more of the laminated, paper cards.
US08083879B2	Non-metallic, multi-strand control cable for steerable instruments Embodiments of the invention provide methods for inserting a non-metallic multi-strand braid through a coil tube. Techniques for bonding one end of a lead line to one end of a multi-strand non-metallic braid are provided. There are also embodiments of steerable instruments described having a plurality of hinged segments; a multi-strand non-metallic braid connected distally to one segment of the plurality of segments and proximally to an actuator; and a steering controller adapted to control the actuator to move the hinged segment using the multi-strand non-metallic braid.
US08083878B1	Fire resistant veneer assembly for aircraft interiors A fire resistant wood veneer assembly includes at least a decorative veneer layer and at least one aluminum foil layer. The aluminum foil layer is bonded to the decorative wood veneer with phenolic adhesive at high pressure and high temperature to produce a fire resistant veneer assembly. A additional non-decorative veneer layer may also be bonded to the aluminum foil layer and the resulting veneer assembly may be precision belt sanded on the non-decorative side to produce a flat decorative fire resistant veneer assembly.
US08083877B2	Process for forming pneumatic tire with leno cap ply A pneumatic tire containing a tread, a carcass having at least one belt ply disposed below the tread, and a cap ply located between the carcass and the tread. The cap ply comprises at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape having a pair of warp yarns in the longitudinal direction and a weft yarn in the weft direction. The pair of warp yarns comprises a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn, where the second warp yarn has a force of elongation of between about 1 and 40% the force of elongation of the first warp yarn, where the second warp yarn is in tension, and where the second warp yarn has an elongation at break of greater than 2%. The leno weave tape is disposed in a flat pattern around the circumference of the carcass in the area of the belt ply. A method of making a pneumatic tire is also disclosed.
US08083876B2	Machine and method for applying a tread to a tyre carcass A machine and method for applying a tread to a carcass of a tire; the machine has a rotary drum supporting the carcass, a feed conveyor for feeding the tread to the rotary drum, a pressure roller contacting the tread, an actuating device for pushing the pressure roller against the tread with a force of adjustable intensity, and a control unit for regulating the intensity of the force as a function of an error variable calculated as the difference between the length of the remaining portion of the circumference of the carcass, and the length of the remaining portion of the tread; and the control unit regulates the intensity of the force by means of a proportional control block having a gain varying as a function of the value of the error variable and as a function of the rate of change of the error variable.
US08083870B2	Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same Aluminum alloy products, such as plate, forgings and extrusions, suitable for use in making aerospace structural components like integral wing spars, ribs and webs, comprises about: 6 to 10 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.9 wt. % Mg; 1.2 to 2.2 wt. % Cu, with Mg≦(Cu+0.3); and 0.05 to 0.4 wt. % Zr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities. Preferably, the alloy contains about 6.9 to 8.5 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.7 wt. % Mg; 1.3 to 2 wt. % Cu. This alloy provides improved combinations of strength and fracture toughness in thick gauges. When artificially aged per the three stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions.
US08083869B2	Ferrous seal sliding parts and producing method thereof A ferrous seal sliding part excellent in heat crack resistance, seizure resistance and abrasion resistance is provided. The ferrous seal sliding part has a seal sliding surface, wherein the seal sliding surface has a quench hardened layer having a structure in which a martensite parent phase forms a solid solution with carbon of 0.15 to 0.6 wt % and contains cementite dispersed therein in a content of 3 to 50% by volume.
US08083857B2	Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus The present invention provides a substrate cleaning method capable of reducing non-uniformity of a removal efficiency of particles between lots with a simple procedure. The substrate cleaning method comprises: a step of supplying a gas into a cleaning tank, while an irradiation of ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank is being stopped, so as to increase a dissolved gas concentration of the gas dissolved in the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank to a saturated concentration; and a step of irradiating ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank so as to clean a substrate immersed in the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank. In the step of increasing the dissolved gas concentration to the saturated concentration, the gas is supplied to the cleaning tank so as to increase the dissolved gas concentration of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank to the saturated concentration. In addition, in the step of increasing the dissolved gas concentration to the saturated concentration, the irradiation of the ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank is stopped.
US08083838B2	Direct stripping cyclone Systems and methods for the separation of a particulate-fluid suspension are provided. An apparatus for the separation of a particulate-fluid suspension can include an enclosed vessel having two or more sections disposed coaxially along a common longitudinal centerline, wherein a first section has a first cross sectional area, and a second section has a second cross sectional area. A plurality of apertures can be disposed about the second section. The apparatus can have a cylindrical surface, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the apparatus, disposed within the first section. A fluid distribution channel having a plurality of apertures can be disposed either about an exterior surface or an interior of the apparatus. A plurality of fluid conduits can provide fluid communication between the fluid distribution channel and the plurality of apertures distributed about the second section.
US08083837B2	Biological process for purifying air in confined rooms and apparatus thereof A deputation process and corresponding apparatus for purification of the air of a closed environment characterized by indoor pollution, in which, in order to reduce the pollution, a water tank is provided that contains a multiplicity of active biomasses designed to absorb and metabolize the pollutant substances that are contained in the water and come from the air of the closed environment, and elements of water-air contact, designed precisely to transfer the pollutant substances from the closed environment into the water within the tank.
US08083836B2	Method and apparatus for extracting carbon dioxide from air A method and apparatus for extracting CO2 from air comprising an anion exchange material formed in a matrix exposed to a flow of the air, and for delivering that extracted CO2 to controlled environments. The present invention contemplates the extraction of CO2 from air using conventional extraction methods or by using one of the extraction methods disclosed; e.g., humidity swing or electro dialysis. The present invention also provides delivery of the CO2 to greenhouses where increased levels of CO2 will improve conditions for growth. Alternatively, the CO2 is fed to an algae culture.
US08083830B2	Slag for electroslag remelting for copper alloy and method for producing copper alloy material An object of the invention is to make it possible to produce a copper alloy in which the S content is reduced with no contamination with Al, which has a good casting surface and good internal properties and in which eutectic compounds are refined. The invention relates to a slag for electroslag remelting for copper alloy, including CaF2: 20 to 45% by mass, CaO: 10 to 30% by mass, SiO2: 10 to 30% by mass, LiF: 10 to 20% by mass, and ZrO2: 5 to 15% by mass with other impurities: at most 1% by mass, and satisfying a formula: 17.0(LiF content+ZrO2 content)−556≦CaF2 content≦4.1(LiF content+ZrO2 content)−80.9, and the invention relates to a method for producing a copper alloy with the slag.
US08083829B2	Organic water retention mix for use on soil An organic mixture for retaining water in soil includes 30 to 38 kg of cellulose fiber waste or paper sludge, 8 to 13 kg of dry sawdust or wood shavings, 30 to 50 kg of top soil, 4 to 6.5 kg of manure, and 11.45 to 20 kg of calcium carbonate.
US08083818B2	Method and system for producing synthesis gas Method and system for producing synthesis gas by partial oxidation of a carbonaceous stream, wherein the partial oxidation is controlled using an oxygen to carbon ratio (O/C ratio). A carbonaceous stream and an oxygen containing stream is fed into a gasification reactor at a selected O/C ratio, where it is at least partially oxidized. A gaseous product stream is thereby obtained, which at least contains synthesis gas, CO2 and possibly CH4. The content of CO2 in the product stream is determined, and compared with a pre-determined content thereby possibly obtaining a difference value between the determined content and the pre-determined content. The O/C ratio in step is adjusted based on the difference value.
US08083813B2	Methods of producing transportation fuel Systems, methods, and heaters for treating a subsurface formation are described herein. At least one method for producing transportation fuel is described herein. The method for producing transportation fuel may include providing formation fluid having a boiling range distribution between −5° C. and 350° C. from a subsurface in situ heat treatment process to a subsurface treatment facility. A liquid stream may be separated from the formation fluid. The separated liquid stream may be hydrotreated and then distilled to produce a distilled stream having a boiling range distribution between 150° C. and 350° C. The distilled liquid stream may be combined with one or more additives to produce transportation fuel.
US08083809B2	Azomethine direct dyes or reduced precursors of these dyes obtained from 2-chloro-3-amino-6-methylphenol, and hair dyeing method starting from these dyes and precursors The invention relates to the dyeing of keratinous fibres using azomethine direct dyes of formula (I) or reduced precursors of azomethine direct dyes of formula (II) obtained from 2-chloro-3-amino-6-methylphenol. A subject-matter of the invention is a dyeing composition comprising at least one chlorinated azomethine direct dye or one reduced precursor of a chlorinated azomethine direct dye, a method for dyeing keratinous fibres which employs the said composition and their uses in the dyeing of keratinous fibres. This composition makes it possible to obtain a particularly stable and consistent colouring.
US08083806B2	Radiation and radiochemically sterilized fiber-reinforced, composite urinogenital stents A radiation and radiochemically sterilized, multi-component, fiber-reinforced composite, absorbable/disintegratable urinogenital stent, such as an endoureteral stent, with radiomodulated residence time in the biological site of 1 to 10 weeks depending on the high energy radiation dose used for sterilization.
US08083790B2	ePTFE graft-stent composite device An implantable intraluminal device includes a multilayer composite tubular device supporting one or more stents between the layer thereof. A first porous elongate tube includes an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface. A radially expandable member is disposed about the exterior surface of the first tube. A second porous elongate tube is disposed concentrically over the first tube and is secured thereto so that the radially expandable member is longitudinally immobilized therebetween.
US08083787B2	Method and apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction A method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunction caused by gland obstruction in order to restore the natural flow of secretion from the gland comprises the application of a combination of energy, suction, vibration, heat, aspiration, chemical agents and pharmacological agents to loosen and thereafter remove the obstructive material.
US08083786B2	Thermal stimulation probe and method A physiological thermal stimulation probe, comprising: (a) an electrically controlled heat control element with a relatively low thermal capacity and adapted for contact with tissue on one side thereof; (b) a thermal sink/source with a relatively high effective thermal capacity and a relatively low thermal impedance, such that said thermal sink/source sink can rapidly change a temperature of said heat control element, at a rate above 10 degrees Celsius per second, from a temperature of below 100 degrees Celsius; and (c) circuitry which activates said heat control element to achieve a desired temperature stimulation profile of said tissue.
US08083785B2	Multi-probe laser device A hand-held laser device that can simultaneously provide multiple types of low level laser therapy treatments to multiple areas of a patient's body simultaneously. The device enables laser light of different pulse repetition rate, different beam shapes and spot sizes to be applied to a patient's body. The device includes multiple laser sources. In the preferred embodiment, two semiconductor diode laser sources simultaneously provide two separate laser beams from separate probes, one laser beam producing laser light at a first pulse repetition rate and the other producing laser light at a second pulse repetition rate.
US08083781B2	Bone plate system providing dynamic compression An orthopedic bone plate, suitable for internally fixating and stabilizing fractured bones, includes: an elongated structure, capable of contraction in a longitudinal direction and having at least two ends, the structure having at least two fixation points adapted to be fixated to a fractured bone with the fixation points on opposing sides of a fracture. An elastic, polymer cable is longitudinally stretched and coupled in tension to the elongated structure, capable of causing the structure to contract in the longitudinal direction.
US08083780B2	Spinal fixation mechanism A mechanism for fixing a spinal support to vertebrae includes a support member and a pedicle screw component. The support member comprises an elongated end comprising a longitudinal axis. A hook connects to the elongated end and receives the vertebrae. The hook is angled in three different planes with respect to the longitudinal axis. A connector section connects the elongated end to the hook and is angled with respect to the elongated end and comprises a thickness less than a thickness of the elongated end. The pedicle screw component comprises a fixation component anchored in the vertebrae. The fixation component comprises a socket; a screw head comprising a bulbous end that fits into the socket; and a channel that receives the elongated end. A pin causes outward expansion of the bulbous end; and a blocking mechanism is attached to the screw head and adjacent to the elongated end.
US08083771B2	Water-swellable copolymers and articles and coatings made therefrom The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a copolymer that includes a first monomer and a second monomer that is different from the first monomer, wherein both the first and second monomer are selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt, sodium acrylate, N-(tris(hydroxyl methyl)methyl)acrylamide, and 2-acrylamideo-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing the copolymer compositions and shaped articles comprising the copolymers.
US08083765B2	Surgical instrument A surgical instrument that includes an instrument shaft having proximal and distal ends, a tool disposed from the distal end of the instrument shaft, a control handle disposed from the proximal end of the instrument shaft, a distal motion member for coupling the distal end of the instrument shaft to the tool, a proximal motion member for coupling the proximal end of the instrument shaft to the handle, actuation means extending between the distal and proximal motion members for coupling motion of the proximal motion member to the distal motion member for controlling the positioning of the tool and a locking mechanism for fixing the position of the tool at a selected position and having locked and unlocked states.
US08083744B2	Devices and methods for implanting fusion cages Methods and instrumentation for spinal interbody fusion are disclosed. The instruments and methods are particularly adapted for interbody fusion in an unreamed disc space. One instrument is a distractor assembly including a first distractor and a second distractor configured to be inserted in side-by-side relation in the disc space. Fusion cages adapted for insertion into an unreamed disc space are provided to enhance load distribution between adjacent vertebral bodies and lateral stability of the spinal column. The fusion cages may be inserted after distracting the disc space with the distractor assembly. Instruments for preparing the disc space through the inserted fusion cages or for use with the distractor assembly are also provided.
US08083742B2	Intramedullary nail The intramedullary nail has a longitudinal axis (5), a near end (1) with means (8) for coupling to an insertion device and a far end (2) with a tip (7) for insertion into the intramedullary canal of a long bone. The far end (2) is provided with at least two traversing through holes (3) with axes (6), all of said through holes (3) being grouped in said far end (2) within a distance x measured from said tip (7) to the axis (6) of the most distant hole (3). The nail is provided with at least a third through hole (3) with axis (6) in said far end (2) which contains the first and second holes (3) and the projection of the hole axis (6) of said through holes (3) in a plane orthogonal to said longitudinal axis (5) is such that at least two of said projected hole axis (6) are at an angle α greater than zero and less than 90° with respect to each other.
US08083734B2	Coolant dosing device The invention relates to a coolant dosing device for the application of cryogenic gas for producing low temperatures as required e.g. in cryosurgery. The invention aims to ensure a disturbance-free operation in spite of often dirty gas and to exclude possible operating errors in the connection of capsules of the prior art. According to the invention, the coolant dosing device comprises a capillary tube that receives gas that has been filtered in the capsule and directly supplies it to the dispenser, thereby ensuring a disturbance-free operation. The low force connection between the capsule and the metering device by means of O-rings that are slipped over ensures a tight seal and an error-free operation.
US08083733B2	Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat exchange A cryosurgical instrument features a cryogen in liquid or liquid-gaseous (mist) form being supplied by a feeding lumen into the internal space of a cryotip at the distal end of the cryosurgical instrument. The distal section of the feeding lumen is helically coiled, so that an outer diameter of the helically coiled distal section fits an inner diameter of a cylindrical envelope of said cryotip, and said helically coiled distal section and said cylindrical envelope are in thermal contact.
US08083728B2	Multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter A multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter that allows placement of the catheter without risk of air embolism or blood loss through the open (proximal) end of the catheter body. The present design allows passage of a standard guidewire for “over the guidewire” placement techniques and a connection for catheter flushing using a standard syringe.
US08083727B2	Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion with a concave side, inserting the first device into the vascular lumen, positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall, and orienting the concave side of the distal portion toward the vascular lumen.
US08083725B2	Disposable absorbent articles with improved garment fastening A disposable absorbent article with an element intended to absorb bodily exudates and a web with stems which functions as a mechanical fastener to prevent shifting of the article e.g. when affixed on underwear.
US08083724B2	Pants-type disposable absorbent hygiene article A disposable article, comprises a chassis having a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region extending in a longitudinal direction of said chassis between said first and said second waist regions. Transversely opposite side edges of said first and said second waist regions are bonded together to define a waist opening and two leg openings and a peripheral edge of each of said leg openings comprises a front portion and a rear portion, each of which has a first elasticized section which is located toward a respective front or rear waist region and along which said peripheral edge is elasticized about a respective said leg opening, a second non-elasticized section which is located toward said crotch region and along which said peripheral edge is not elasticized circumferentially about a respective said leg opening, and a third elasticized section which is located, in a longitudinal direction, between said second non-elasticized sections of said front and rear portions of each said leg opening and along which said crotch region is elasticized in a transverse direction of the article. The wearing comfort of the absorbent hygiene article is thereby improved and skin irritation is reduced.
US08083723B2	Stabilized elongate implantable vascular access device A vascular access port is described that is elongate in form. A distal end is coupled to a tube which leads into a body lumen. A proximal end has a head thereon with a septum which can be repeatedly penetrated by a needle and reseal, for repeated administration of medications or other compositions through the port and into the body of the patient. A wing is attached to the body that has two positions including a streamlined first position for implantation and a wider second position for stabilization of the port after implantation. A stay is preferably also provided to abut the wing when in the second position to keep the wing in the second position when fully deployed.
US08083720B2	Device and method for delivering therapeutic agents to an area of the body A device, system and method deliver an agent to a soft mass, such as an area of the body, and more specifically the brain. One aspect includes creation of one or more channels, tunnels or grooves in tissue using a relatively small diameter, minimally-invasive stylet and then removing the stylet prior to infusion. The stylet-created channels become paths of increased hydraulic conductivity, through which the infusate will tend to flow and produce a predictable infusion pattern. Infusate will be carried into these channels with relatively low resistance, and then infuse outward from these channels into the surrounding tissue. By carefully positioning these channels, one can control and modify the preferred paths and duration of distribution.
US08083714B2	Catheter balloon A catheter balloon is configured to improve its fold-in or collapsing behavior. The catheter balloon has a balloon body portion, a first tapered end portion and a second tapered end portion. The balloon body portion has a substantially cylindrical shape in an expanded state. The first tapered end portion is formed at a first end of the balloon body portion. The first tapered end portion includes a first predetermined embossment. The second tapered end portion is formed at a second end of the balloon body portion. The second tapered end portion includes a second predetermined embossment. The balloon body portion is formed free of a predetermined embossment. In other words, the balloon body portion is formed without folds so that there is only predetermined folding on the conical end portions for inducing the folding of the balloon body portion in a predetermined direction upon collapsing.
US08083713B2	Catheter with controllable stiffness and method for operating a selective stiffening catheter A method and device for treating a Chronic Total Occlusion provides a controllable stiffness catheter with a shaft having a stiffness sheath and an access lumen. The device has a stiffness device in a stiff state below a given temperature and in a soft state above the temperature, a temperature-changing device in thermal contact with the stiffness device, the temperature-changing device changing a temperature of the stiffness device below and above the temperature, and a power controller electrically connected to the stiffness device and selectively supplying power to the temperature-changing device to change a stiffness of the stiffness device between the stiff and soft states. A guidewire is moved to a treatment site and the catheter moves along the guidewire up to CTO in its soft state. The catheter stiffens without straightening and, in the stiff state, the catheter or the guidewire is projecting through the CTO.
US08083711B2	Injection device with internal dose indicator The present invention relates to an injection device comprising a housing, a resilient member adapted to provide a force in the axial direction of the injection device for ejecting a dose from the injection device. The injection device further comprises a dose setting member operatively connected to a dose indicator barrel positioned within the housing, the dose setting member and the dose indicator barrel being movable relative to each other and cooperating to set the dose to be ejected from the injection device. The dose indicator barrel undergoes, during dose setting, a combined rotational and translational movement within the housing and relative to the housing.
US08083710B2	Acoustically controlled substance delivery device Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, an acoustic control signal may be used.
US08083707B2	Non-contact damage-free ultrasonic cleaning of implanted or natural structures having moving parts and located in a living body Ultrasonic, sonic or vibratory energy, delivered non-invasively, minimally invasively or invasively (e.g. surgically), is utilized to provide direct cleaning action at or to the location of the implanted device such as a prosthetic heart valve with undesirable deposits of at least some amount thereon or therein. Such ultra-sound energy may be aided by the use of a drug in association or cooperation with the acoustic irradiation. The “cleaning” acoustic energy may optionally be delivered under the guidance of an imaging modality and may be delivered in a timed or gated manner such that the valve occluders or leaflets are in a preferred position (assuming they are functioning) during exposures.
US08083698B2	Massage device with a hoist transmission mechanism The present invention relates to a massage device. In one embodiment, the massage device includes a massage assembly and a transmission assembly having a hoist transmission mechanism for driving the massage assembly to provide massage effects. The massage assembly includes a pair of massage members. Each massage member has a driving member having an eccentric wheel and an eccentric block, a massage bracket engaged with the driving member and a plurality of massage heads attached to the massage bracket.
US08083689B2	Distal protection guidewire with nitinol core A guidewire having a proximal section, a distal section, and a transition section is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the proximal section may be formed of a relatively stiff, inelastic material, whereas the distal section may be formed of a relatively flexible, elastic material having super-elastic properties. A coupling member may be placed adjacent to the transition section to secure the proximal and distal sections together.
US08083684B2	Intubation verification and respiratory gas monitoring device and the method thereof A patient vital sign monitoring device and method thereof is described. According to an embodiment of the present invention there is a portable, lightweight, and small device which verifies intubation and monitors respiratory gas in a patient. The device comprises an electronic monitoring device portion and a disposable airway adapter, the disposable airway adapter having an integral display for indicating presence or levels of respiratory gas. A method for respiratory gas monitoring according to an embodiment is provided comprising connecting a disposable airway adapter to a tube in a patient's body, the adapter having an integrally attached display portion for displaying information; releasably attaching an electronic monitoring device portion to said airway adapter; determining proper tube insertion by measuring the respiratory gas of said patient through the monitoring device, as displayed through said display portion; and releasing said monitoring device portion from said airway adapter.
US08083674B2	Power saving uplink for biosensors A system for monitoring a physiological condition of an individual. The system (1) comprises sensing means (3) arranged to pick up a first signal (M) in a first mode of the system, said first signal being representative of the physiological condition and to forward the first signal to a signal processing unit (33). The system comprises an actuatable control unit (2) positioned remote from the signal processing unit, the control unit (2) being suitable to generate a second signal (T) arranged to be superimposed on the first signal (M). The signal processing unit (33, 37) is arranged to decode the second signal and to make the system enter into a second mode upon receipt of the second signal (T).
US08083672B2	Laryngoscope The present invention is a self-retaining laryngoscope composed of a palate brace or blade, a slider, and a tongue blade. The angulated tongue blade puts less force on the blade, reduces trauma, and is not conducive for mechanical failure. The slider interacts with the tongue blade by widening the opening of the mouth, and acts as a bite block. The fenestrated palate blade provides an unobstructed view of the vocal cords during intubation, and allows removal of the laryngoscope over the endotracheal tube without displacing it. The result is a laryngoscope that requires only one hand to use properly, and has superior retraction due to its shape.
US08083662B2	Automated fraction collection system A system for separating a sample and collecting the separated sample. The system includes an ultracentrifuge having a cylindrical rotor. The system includes a gradient delivery assembly for delivering a gradient solution to the ultracentrifuge rotor, and a sample delivery assembly for delivering the solution containing the sample to the ultracentrifuge rotor. The system includes a fraction collection assembly for collecting discrete volumes of the separated sample. The system includes a processor for controlling operation of the ultracentrifuge, as well as the gradient delivery assembly, the sample delivery assembly, and/or the fraction collection assembly.
US08083659B2	Apparatus for erecting ribbed cardboard for protecting packed products The apparatus for erecting ribbed cardboard for protecting packed products comprises a collecting device provided with gripping means which are mobile between a gripping station of a single blank sheet of ribbed cardboard from a collecting store and a folding station of the sheet. A folding matrix is destined to receive a single sheet of ribbed cardboard supplied by the collecting device. The forming punch is destined to cooperate with the folding matrix in order to fold opposite lateral flaps of the sheet by contact with the folding means. The forming punch is destined to retain the sheet on completion of the folding stage. A transfer device hingedly bearing the forming punch and destined to move the forming punch between the folding station and a release station of the sheet, which sheet is retained in a folded configuration by the forming punch and a packing line of the products.
US08083658B2	Tobacco smoke filter production A method and apparatus for tobacco smoke filter production wherein a train of tobacco smoke filtering material, while being continuously advanced longitudinally, is gathered towards rod shape and then shaped to and secured in rod form, and wherein there is discontinuous pneumatic injection of particulate additive through an injector conduit laterally into the advancing gathering material to form separate additive pockets embedded in and spaced along the continuously produced rod.
US08083638B2	Control device for vehicle power transmitting apparatus A control device for a vehicle power transmitting apparatus is disclosed, having an electrically controlled differential portion operative to control an operating state of an electric motor to control a differential state, and a shifting portion forming part of a power transmitting path between the electrically controlled differential portion and drive wheels, which can minimize deterioration in power performance and degradation in controllability during the shifting. Shift interval altering means 70 is provided for altering an interval L from an operation initiation causing an automatic shifting portion 20 to execute a shifting, to an actual shift initiation depending on a kind of the shifting. This enables an appropriate interval L to be determined for the shifting, thereby obtaining adequate power performance while capable of avoiding a first electric motor M1 from operating in a region outside an operating range. Thus, degradation in controllability is minimized.
US08083634B2	Disk brake, planet transmission, drive device and work vehicle A disk brake includes a set of brake disks, which includes a set of rotor disks and a set of stator disks, which are arranged so that every other brake disk includes a stator disk and every second disk includes a rotor disk. The brake disks are displaceable in relation to one another along a central axis for engagement and disengagement with one another. There is a layer of coating material on at least one of the sides of the stator disk for engagement with the adjacent rotor disk.
US08083626B2	Highly configurable hybrid powertrain and control system therefor A hybrid powertrain system for a vehicle includes an engine and a transmission. The transmission includes a transmission input member, first and second electric machines, first and second planetary gear sets, and a plurality of selectively engageable torque transfer devices enabling configuring the powertrain in variously to operate in electric drive, electrically variable, fixed gear and neutral charging operating states.
US08083625B2	Driving force transmission device and image recording apparatus having the same A driving force transmission device is provided. The device includes: a first differential unit and a second differential unit. The first differential unit includes: first and second input shafts connected to a first motor and a second motor, respectively, and a first output shaft connected to a first driven member. The second differential unit includes: third and fourth input shafts connected to the first motor and the second motor, respectively, and a second output shaft connected to a second driven member. An angular speed of the first output shaft is a sum of a times a first angular speed of the first motor and b times the second angular speed of a second motor. An angular speed of the second output shaft is a sum of c times the first angular speed and d times the second angular speed. a, b, c and d satisfy a relation of ad−bc≠0.
US08083612B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having one or more face channels A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.
US08083609B2	High volume aerodynamic golf club head A high volume aerodynamic golf club head with a club head volume of at least 400 cc and a front-to-back dimension of at least 4.4 inches producing a face-on normalized aerodynamic drag force of less than 1.5 lbf when exposed to a 100 mph wind parallel to the ground plane and oriented at the front of the club head. The club head has a crown section having a crown apex located an apex height above a ground plane, wherein a portion of the crown section between the crown apex and the face has an apex-to-front radius of curvature that is less than 3 inches. An apex ratio of the apex height to a maximum face top edge height is at least 1.13. The apex height and location of the crown apex obtain desirable airflow reattachment close to the face and improve airflow attachment to the crown section.
US08083598B2	Bearing device for wheel A cylindrical pilot portion P to be fitted to an inner periphery of a wheel (80) is formed at an inner diameter part of a brake rotor (70). A shape of the hub wheel, in particular, the shape thereof on an outboard side is thereby simplified, and thus the hub wheel can be fabricated at low cost by cold forging or the like. An outer joint member (31) of an outboard side constant velocity universal joint (30) and a hub wheel (10) are connected with each other by way of a nut member (90).
US08083593B2	Recording media on gaming consoles An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including recording of content on a gaming console. A digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console. The DVR application also integrates itself with the console menu. Once integrated, users can record media content while playing games. Alternatively, users can record content when the gaming console is turned off. The recorded content can include television programming, gaming experience (whether local or online), music, DVDs, and so on. When in the recording state, users can also switch between various other media modes, whether gaming, television, and so on.
US08083592B2	Apparatus and method for retrofitting candle devices on a gaming machine A gaming peripheral for a gaming machine is described. The gaming peripheral can be configured to emulate the functions of a lighting device, such as a candle. The gaming peripheral can be configured to provide enhanced gaming features such as 1) enhanced networking capabilities, 2) enhanced peripheral device monitoring and upgrade capabilities, 3) enhanced player monitoring and security capabilities 4) enhanced gaming function capabilities and 5) enhanced player reward capabilities. The enhanced gaming features can be provided in a non-intrusive manner such that regulated software executed on a gaming machine does not have to be altered.
US08083588B2	Reconfigurable surface based video games Method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a novel video gaming experience on a play surface on which reconfigurable information is displayed.
US08083585B2	Apparatus and method for copying gaming machine configuration settings Disclosed is an apparatus and method for use in a casino gaming system where data concerning set-up configuration of gaming units may be copied from one gaming unit to another gaming unit. The data concerning gaming unit configuration may be copied via an external device, such as a smart storage device or a dumb storage device, copied directly between gaming units or copied via a network storage device of a network that interconnects gaming units.
US08083584B2	Method for permitting cancellation of a wager A computer system permitting cancellation of wagers on pending events includes a wager cancellation link, which when enabled, permits the user to cancel their wager prior to the occurrence of the pending event, such as a horse race. The wager cancellation link may be enabled for users who do not have a history of excessive cancellation of wagers, measured either by number of cancellations or by a dollar value of cancelled wagers. The wager cancellation link may also be enabled for certain events occurring at certain venues. A wager cancellation limitation disables the wager cancellation link when the limitation has been violated. The computer system credits the user's account with the value of the cancelled wager in response to cancellation of the wager.
US08083583B2	Method and system for managing probability of an outcome in a random generation event An online lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability.
US08083580B2	Slot machine and control method of game A slot machine includes a symbol display device that variably displays a plurality of symbols, and a controller. A mode shifts from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on a condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted. A number of games in which game media are BET in a number equal to a previously set maximum number of BETs after shifting to said insurance mode, in said insurance mode, is counted. A game in which game media are BET in a number not equal to said previously set maximum number of BETs is not counted. A predetermined number of game media are paid out when the number of games counted in the counting reaches a specific number. The mode shifts from the insurance mode to the non-insurance mode while holding the number of games counted in the counting when a predetermined insurance canceling condition is established.
US08083574B2	Exhaust flue cap and filter device for a gas fired appliance An exhaust flue cap and filter device for a gas fired appliance in communication with an exhaust flue opening having an outer pipe and a coaxial liner. The device includes a tubular cap with an open lower end, an opposed open upper end, and a plurality of ventilation holes wherein the cap is receivable over the flue opening. A removable top is attached to and closes the open upper end of the tubular cap. A filter tray having a smaller diameter than the tubular cap includes a ledge extending radially inward from the tray. A removable catalytic converter filter insert within the tubular cap is supported on the ledge.
US08083572B2	Pair of ophthalmic eyeglasses and a method of forming an engagement peripheral ridge on the edge face of a lens A pair of eyeglasses includes: a frame provided with at least one rim presenting an internal bezel; and a lens mounted in the frame, the lens presenting a front face, a rear face, and on its edge face, an engagement peripheral ridge presenting a rear flank, situated beside the rear face of the lens and a front flank situated beside the front face of the lens, the front and rear flanks being engaged in the internal bezel. The front flank of the engagement peripheral ridge presents continuity of at least first order with the remainder of the front face. The edge face of the lens presents a rear shoulder or foot, and in that the radial height of the engagement peripheral ridge considered between the peak of the peripheral ridge and the foot varies along the periphery of the lens.
US08083565B1	Adjustable weights for model race car An adjustable weight system and method for adjusting the center of gravity and front and rear axle weights of a model race car. The adjustable weight system includes a cylinder having screw threads that are configured to form complemental threads in a surface surrounding a bore of an object that the cylinder is placed within. The cylinder is configured to engage a tool for adjustably positioning the cylinder within the bore and forming the complemental threads. The methods for adjusting the center of gravity and front and rear axle weights each include selecting a desired center of gravity location, front axle weight, or rear axle weight, placing at least a front or rear wheel of the car on a scale, and moving an adjustable weight on the car's chassis until the desired and actual center of gravity, front axle weight, or rear axle weight are approximately equal.
US08083557B2	Method and apparatus for powering of amphibious craft The methods and apparatuses of the present invention provides for powering and maneuvering (forward, reverse and steering) systems for amphibious vehicle, marine vessel or ground vehicle operation and control. An improved propulsion system may incorporate the use of electric motors combined with impellers which use positive and negative magnetic torque applications and allows for new control strategies when used in water or on the ground. More precise control of the motoring and steering forces is provided which is suitable for use in a variety of amphibious, marine vessels or ground vehicle applications. Various types of electric drive motor/generators may be incorporated for use therein. Intelligent motion control systems may provide for improved vehicle control that can provide motive force and braking force in a precisely controlled manner that significantly improves performance and has faster control dynamics incorporating a fully integrated electrical braking and maneuvering system.
US08083554B2	Connector assembly having a unitary housing A connector insert includes a unitary body, cavities extending through the body, and contacts. The body extends between mating and loading sides. The loading side is configured to engage a circuit board. The mating side is configured to mate with a peripheral connector to electrically couple the circuit board with the peripheral connector. The cavities extend through the body from the mating side to the loading side. The contacts are held in the cavities of the housing and protrude from each of the mating and loading sides to engage the circuit board and peripheral connector and to provide an electronic signal path between the circuit board and the peripheral connector. The contacts are loaded into the cavities through the loading side and retained in the body by an interference fit between the contacts and the body. The interference fit prevents the contacts from being removed from the body through the mating side.
US08083548B1	Probe connector A probe connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of probe pins and a shielding shell. The insulating housing has a base body and a tongue portion. The insulating housing defines a plurality of inserting holes penetrating through the base body and the tongue portion. Two opposite surfaces of the base body defines two fastening portions. The probe pins are inserted in the inserting holes. The shielding shell has a top plate and a blocking plate extending downward from a periphery of the top plate with an accommodating chamber formed therein. The top plate defines a plurality of matching holes. The tongue portion is inserted in the accommodating chamber with the matching holes aligned with the corresponding inserting holes. Two fastening plates are protruded from two opposite bottom edges of the blocking plate. Each fastening plate has a matching fastening portion thereon for engaging with the fastening portion.
US08083547B2	High density pluggable electrical and optical connector A connector assembly is provided that includes a front end mating connector which is received in a socket. The front end mating connector includes a pluggable transceiver, latching mechanism, and passive optical connector. Standard optical ribbon fibers are provided that plug into the passive connector, which in turn plugs into the transceiver. The passive connector and the transceiver are coupled together by the latching mechanism. The coupled connector then plugs into the socket in a first direction. The socket includes electrical connector wafers. As the transceiver is plugged into the socket, circuit boards within the transceiver move in a second direction to engage the wafers. The transceiver has a circuit that converts the optical signals received by the receiver ribbons into electrical signals that are recognized by the wafers and passed to the circuit board. The circuit also converts the electrical signals received from the circuit board through the wafers in the socket into optical signals for transmission by the optical ribbon fibers.
US08083542B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector is provided that has adequate shielding and does not compromise workability. The electrical connector includes a housing, an actuator, a shield plate, a plurality of signal contacts, a shield contact, a pair of pegs and a shield shell. An upper surface of the electrical connector is covered with the shield plate and the shield shell, both of which are made of a conductive material, and the shield plate and the shield shell are connected to a grounding pattern on a printed wiring board for grounding. In addition, shield paths are formed in an open space between the shield plate) and the shield shell to divide the open space into left and right non-shielded areas and a central non-shielded area. The connector can be shielded with reliability from an electromagnetic wave produced by the connector itself or an external electromagnetic wave with the open space remaining.
US08083540B1	Photovoltaic module connector assemblies having cable strain relief An electrical connector assembly including a connector housing having a plurality of sides that define an inner region of the connector housing and include opposite loading and mating sides. The connector housing has a cable channel located in the inner region that extends between the loading and mating sides and a slot oriented substantially transverse to the cable channel. The slot extends through the cable channel. The connector assembly also includes a conductive cable that is received in the cable channel and extends along a central cable axis. The conductive cable has an outer surface and is configured to electrically engage the PV module. The connector assembly also includes a retaining member that is inserted into the slot. The retaining member surrounds the conductive cable about the cable axis and grips the outer surface of the conductive cable.
US08083538B2	Insulation displacement contact with separation point and contact arrangement with insulation displacement contact The invention relates to an insulation displacement contact for contacting an electrical conductor and to a contact arrangement with at least one insulation displacement contact. In order to limit contacting forces in such a way that the contact arrangement undergoes no substantial deformation, the insulation displacement contact includes at least one insulation displacement arm having a separation point, which limits movements of a free end of the at least one insulation displacement arm, which is brought about by the contacting process.
US08083534B2	Electrical connectors configured to prevent improper connection of a component module In one embodiment, an electrical connector adapted to receive a component module includes a body that defines a socket into which the module can be inserted, and an obstruction element adapted to physically interfere with the module when it is attempted to seat the module within the connector with the module only partially inserted into the socket.
US08083533B2	Connector assembly for an interlock circuit A connector assembly includes a housing, a current carrying conductor, and an interlock conductor. The housing has a cavity that receives conductive members and a shunt of a first connector. The cavity is bifurcated into a conductor channel and an interlock channel that receives a conductive member of a second connector. The current carrying conductor is in the housing and extends through the cavity and the conductor channel. The interlock conductor is in the housing and extends through the cavity and the interlock channel. The interlock conductor closes an interlock circuit when the interlock conductor mates the shunt of the first connector with the conductive member of the second connector. The current carrying conductors mate to the conductive members of the first connector to begin transferring electric current through the current carrying conductor when the interlock circuit is closed.
US08083532B1	Electrical contact with easy release A female contact comprising two opposing elongated blades pivotally connected defining a gap there between to receive a male prong, the blades having at least one angularly directed extension resiliently engaging a shaped surface configured to regulate restraining forces on a male prong during insertion, retention and extraction from the gap, thereby self activating an abrupt release of the prong in response to a predetermined extraction force applied in a substantial range of lateral angles.
US08083529B2	Socket A socket includes a first relay board mounted on a mounting board, a second relay board detachably mounted on the first relay board, and a frame part fixed to the first relay board. The frame part positions and holds the first and second relay boards, and positions detachably and holds an object of connection on the second relay board. The first relay board includes first and second conductor layers on its first and second surfaces, respectively. The second conductor layer is electrically connected to the mounting board. The second relay board includes third and fourth conductor layers on its first and second surfaces, respectively; and first and second connection terminals with a spring characteristic on the third and fourth conductor layers, respectively. The first and second connection terminals contact the object of connection and the first conductor layer, respectively, to electrically connect the object of connection and the mounting board.
US08083521B2	Anchor apparatus for orthodontic appliances Anchor apparatus for orthodontic appliances for moving a molar or the like. A first anchor is attached to the cortical bone adjacent to one side of the molar. The first anchor is elongated and has an outer head portion for attachment to an orthodontic appliance, and an inner threaded portion in engagement with the cortical bone. A second anchor is disposed on the side of the molar opposite to the one side. The second anchor has an outer head portion for attachment to an orthodontic appliance and is attached to the first anchor. The second anchor also may have an inner threaded portion in engagement with the cortical bone. The first and second anchors are substantially longitudinally aligned with each other to minimize the space taken up by the anchors adjacent to the molar.
US08083514B2	Uniform-pressure shaping apparatus and system In a uniform-pressure shaping apparatus and system, the system comprises a uniform-pressure shaping apparatus, a vacuum unit and a fluid circulation unit, and the apparatus comprises a first cavity and a second cavity, each including a sealed pressure chamber, a heat conduction film and a template. An object to be imprinted is put on a pattern-imprinting surface of the template. When the first and second cavities get close to each other, the vacuum unit vacuums the space between the pattern-imprinting surfaces of the two templates. Meanwhile, the fluid circulation unit drives a hot fluid to pass through the two sealed pressure chambers. With the iso-pressure characteristic of the hot fluid, the object to be imprinted is heated and pressed uniformly until a desired shape is formed, and then a cold fluid is driven to pass through the two sealed pressure chambers to cool the object to be imprinted.
US08083512B2	Furnace and equipment for producing sterile vessels from decontaminated preforms of a thermoplastic material The invention relates to a thermal conditioning furnace (10) including a first infrared (IR1) heating element (32), an ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer (76) and a second infrared (IR2) heating element (34) for successively carrying out a decontamination for sterilizing at least the outer surface (28) of the body (14) of the perform (12), and to an equipment (56) including such a furnace (10) for producing sterile vessels (68) by a blowing or stretching-blowing technique from decontaminated performs (12) of a thermoplastic material.
US08083507B2	Vacuum pump having rotation body cleaning unit with spraying holes on an output surface of the cleaning body surrounding a shaft Provided is a vacuum pump having a rotation body cleaning unit. The vacuum pump includes a case provided with rotation guide holes at opposite end parts. The case includes a rotation body placed inside the case and including a rotation shaft having opposite ends rotatably supported by the rotation guide holes and a number of lobes provided in the rotation shaft at predetermined intervals. Further, a cleaning part is supported by the case and placed in a space between the lobes and cleans the rotation body.
US08083505B2	Wear rings for downhole pump A downhole pump for a well has a barrel and a plunger. The barrel has a passage extending along the length of the barrel, with the passage having an inside diameter. The plunger has an outside diameter and is received by the barrel passage for relative reciprocal movement. One of the barrel or the plunger is equipped with wear rings, with a wear ring at one or at each end. The wear rings are made of a material that is harder than the material of the respective plunger or barrel. The wear rings provide protection from abrasion, particularly in a sandy well.
US08083501B2	Subsea pumping system including a skid with wet matable electrical and hydraulic connections A technique is provided for pumping fluid in subsea applications, such as booster pumping applications. A self-contained pumping module has a pump and a motor mounted on a skid. The self-contained pumping module also includes electrical connections by which electrical power can be provided to the motor and hydraulic connections for connecting suitable hydraulic lines with a pump intake and a pump discharge. The self-contained nature of the pumping module enables easy deployment to a sea floor in a variety of applications.
US08083492B2	Welded low-pressure turbine shaft Turbo-engine which has a low-pressure area, containing at least one shaft, wherein the low-pressure area has an inflow area, the shaft having, at least on its inflow part arranged in the inflow area, a heat resistant material, wherein the shaft has, on outflow parts arranged opposite the inflow part, a 26NiCrV14-5 and/or 2SNiCrMoVii-5 and/or 22CrNiM09-9 material.
US08083481B2	Method for siting and operating a crop protection wind machine array A system for arranging and operating an array of wind machines to protect crops from damaging weather conditions, such as freezing frost, rain and heat. The method includes a wind machine positioned to force air across the crop. The wind machine is preferably a propeller/tower configuration. The operational method of the wind machine array includes the steps of sensing ambient meteorological and the hardiness of the crop to withstand a particular adverse weather condition and operating the wind machines in response to these factors. Multiples of wind machines are employed in the preferred embodiment of the method, the siting of the wind machines preferably based upon topographic and historical meteorological conditions. The operation of the wind machines can be automatically and remotely operated with the aid of satellite communications including internet links.
US08083479B2	Heat dissipating fan structure of dual motor A heat dissipating fan structure of a dual motor includes: a base device, having a fan base, and the fan base having a fan motor; a fan, connected and rotated by the fan motor, and the fan having a plurality of vanes; a support frame device, installed at the fan base, and having a frame-fan motor; a frame-fan device, connected and rotated by the frame-fan motor, and having a frame-fan frame, and a plurality wing plates disposed around the frame-fan frame, and the wing plates being disposed around the external periphery of the fan and perpendicular to the vane, so that the plurality wing plates on the frame-fan base can produce an auxiliary airflow to increase the airflow of the fan and give a better heat dissipating effect.
US08083478B2	Exhaust casing for a turbomachine A turbomachine exhaust casing with connection roots between the structural arms of the casing and the annular endplates of the hub of the casing, each of said the roots having a profile that is optimized so as to reduce the level of stress in the connection portions, and thus increase the lifetime of the exhaust casing.
US08083475B2	Turbine bucket angel wing compression seal The present application provides an angel wing seal for a turbine bucket. The angel wing seal may include a first wing with a sinusoidally-shaped outer edge and a number of wing teeth positioned thereon.
US08083471B2	Turbine rotor support apparatus and system An apparatus to support a rotor of a turbine engine disposed upon a support surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a rotor support bearing disposed within the housing, and a support leg in operable communication with the housing and in direct structural connection with the support surface.
US08083464B2	Stackable nacelle for wind turbines A stackable nacelle for a wind turbine includes a first piece having a top wall and integral first side walls extending at a first obtuse angle from each edge of the top wall; and a second piece, for mating with the first piece, having a bottom wall and integral second side walls extending at a second obtuse angle from each edge of the bottom wall.
US08083462B2	Apparatus for placing battery plates in a line This invention relates to apparatus for placing battery plates in a line. This includes a pick up and release unit generally indicated at 16. The unit includes a central metal hollow body 17, which is divided into a number of side-by-side vacuum chambers, some of which have a perforate floor 19. A vacuum course 21 can be selectively connected to those, which have a perforate floor, whilst it is perpendicularly connected to a second set of chambers. Plates can be picked up from elevators 11 and 12 by use of the intermittent vacuum and then held against an endless belt 25 by the constant vacuum until they arrive at a release chamber, having a perforate floor, where upon interruption of the vacuum allows for release of the battery plate.
US08083454B2	Connectors for timber A U-shaped connector (10) for connecting together abutting or adjoining timber elements includes a stem portion extending between two kinked spike portions (14,16) with each spike portion (14,16) extending in a common direction from the stem portion. Each kinked spike portion (14,16) is comprised of four straight portions (15,18,20,22 and 17,19,21,23) of equal length joined end-to-end, with each straight portion extending at an angle to its adjacent portion. Distal ends (24,25) of each tip portion (22,23) are sharpened and splayed wider than the stem portion. On installation, the flexibility of connector (10) is sufficient to provide a compressive force to the abutting faces of the timbers being joined with the kinked spike portions (14,16) moving outwards away from each other so as to increase the connector's pull out resistance.
US08083452B2	Plastic-metal hybrid standoff A hybrid clinch-type standoff consists of two component parts, a metal core base and a overmolded plastic barrel. The base has a through-bore and a displacer flange at the bottom. A first undercut is located immediately above the flange and extends upwardly along an outside surface of the base for providing clinch attachment of the base to a substrate. A frustoconical ramp convergent in the upward direction lies along the outer surface of the base is and is located directly above the first undercut. An axially extending segmented ring with circumferential teeth is located at the top of the base. The overmolded plastic tubular barrel composed of plastic fills the second undercut and surrounds the segmented ring. The barrel has an inner portion including a threaded inner wall which extends downardly inside the through-bore to a point flush with the bottom of the flange.
US08083445B2	Holder main body There is provided a holder main body which has a simple structure, allows automatic tool change, and has high suction efficiency of cutting chips to be capable of preventing internal deposition. There is provided a holder man body having a mounting hole in which a cutting tool is attachable and attached to a spindle of a machine tool, the holder main body including: a second suction hole which penetrates through the holder main body in an axial direction so as to be connected with a first suction hole penetrating in the axial direction through the cutting tool attached in the mounting hole; and a third suction hole connected with the second suction hole and capable of sucking air other than suction air coming from the first suction hole.
US08083442B2	Cutting tool for lapping plate A cutting tool for a lapping plate surface profile comprises a major body and a cutting body, and the cutting body comprises a first connection surface, a second connection surface and a third connection surface connecting the first connection surface and the second connection surface. The third connection surface has a secondary portion connecting a arc-shaped portion of the first connection portion and an inclined portion of the second connection portion. The cutting tool employs the arc-shaped portion and the secondary portion to cut the lapping plate so as to form a sound profile surface.
US08083429B2	Modular locking binder system A modular locking binder system is disclosed having a channel is coupled to the binder spine. The channel has an open end and a constricted region. A channel block is located at the open end of said channel and is configured to block and unlock the channel opening. The modular locking binder system is configured to removably hold a document module within the channel. The document module includes a module spine having a widened portion configured to operatively engage and be restrained by the constricted region of the channel. By either obstructing or un-obstructing the channel with the channel block, it is possible to removeably secure the document module within the channel when the widened ends of the document module are operatively engaged and restrained by the constricted portions of the channel.
US08083427B2	Cosmetic container with color insert A container for holding cosmetics which has a colored insert configured to indicate the color of a cosmetic product contained in the container. A method of replacing a lipstick cartridge comprising replacing a lipstick cartridge with a replacement lipstick cartridge and inserting a replacement colored insert in the cap of the lipstick container.
US08083423B2	Thermal indicators A thermal indicator using indicia formed by opaque ink applied to a thermal imaging material element is described. The ink is substantially the same color as the imaging element background and remains substantially hidden until the imaging element background changes color when heated. Time-temperature exposure indicating labels can be prepared using a printer with direct thermal type and ink jet type print heads.
US08083413B2	Compliant hybrid gas journal bearing using integral wire mesh dampers A compliant hybrid gas journal bearing includes compliant hybrid bearing pads having a hydrostatic recess and a capillary restrictor for providing a flow of pressurized gas to the bearing. The bearing also includes an inner rim adjacent the bearing pads, an outer rim and a damper bridge between the inner and outer rims. The damper bridge has an axial length that is less than an axial length of the bearing pads and the outer rim to form a damper cavity on each side of the damper bridge. An integral wire mesh damper is situated within the damper cavity on each side of the damper bridge. Integral centering springs are located between the inner and outer rims to provide radial and rotational compliance to the bearing pads. The oil-free bearing design addresses the low damping and low load capacity characteristics that are inherent in present day compliant air foil bearing designs, while retaining the compliance to changes in rotor geometry.
US08083410B2	Bag with closeable access zone A bag having a closeable access zone is provided. The access zone includes an access to the interior of the bag and a first portion and a second portion enabling closure of the access zone.
US08083393B2	Substantially inseparable LED lamp assembly Disclosed are LED lamp assemblies that are substantially inseparable. The LED lamp assemblies use discrete components that are individually manufactured and then assembled in a manner that substantially prevents disassembly or disengagement of components. An interference fit can be used to substantially secure components of the LED lamp assemblies. Bonding techniques can also be used, including adhesive and solvent bonds, as well as thermal bonds, including sonic bonds.
US08083391B2	Planar light source and display device having the same A planar light source of the present invention has three lamps along a side face of a rectangular light guide plate. The lamps are arranged along an incidence plane which is one side plane of the light guide plate. The three lamps are arranged so as to be kept apart from each other at a given interval, and two lamps are arranged in close proximity to the incidence plane that is one side plane of the light guide plate. One lamp is arranged away from the incidence plane that is one side plane of the light guide plate with respect to the two lamps. A lamp reflector is formed continuously so as to become close to the three lamps and surround the respective three lamps, and assumes a substantially convex cross-sectional shape.
US08083384B2	Efficient illumination device for aircraft An aircraft light source includes a first substrate having an array of electromagnetic energy emitters connected in series and configured to radiate electromagnetic energy at one or more than one predetermined wavelength. The first substrate is configured to connect to a second substrate and is configured to electrically couple to the array of electromagnetic energy emitters to an aircraft electrical power system. The aircraft light source includes a housing having a cylindrical portion and a base portion. The cylindrical portion is configured to couple to a lens and to receive the array of electromagnetic energy emitters. The base portion is adapted and configured to electrically couple to an electric socket suitable for an incandescent filament lamp in an aircraft illumination system.
US08083375B2	Lamp device Disclosed is a lamp device. The lamp device includes: a structure which includes an opening and an inner surface forming the opening; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the inner surface of the structure; a plurality of optical prisms being disposed in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface of the structure and having one ends thereof optically connected to the light emitting diodes; and a support plate disposed on light emitting surfaces of the optical prisms.
US08083373B2	LED retrofit for fluorescent backlit signs The present invention relates to an LED assembly designed to supplant fluorescent tubes, comprising: an array of standardized LED modules affixed to a lightweight frame resulting in a uniform two dimensional array of LEDs casting their light directly onto a translucent sign panel or, alternatively, a light defusing panel for area lighting. When the application is to retrofit a fixture with fluorescent tubes, the assembly is provided with adapters that attach to the fluorescent tube receptacles.
US08083372B2	Illumination system, electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus An illumination system includes a light source unit including a light source and a circuit substrate electrically connected to the light source. The light source is placed in the circuit substrate such that at least part of the light source overlaps the circuit substrate in the thicknesswise direction of the circuit substrate.
US08083356B2	Methods and systems for improving operation of a video projector A method of operating a video device includes determining an operating temperature, determining if the operating temperature is above normal operating temperature for the video projector, and setting the video projector in economy mode if the operating temperature is above the normal operating temperature.
US08083352B2	Perimeter A perimeter of the present invention including: visual field scanning screen generating means; fixation image displaying and controlling means; visual target scan line parallel setting means; statically displaying and controlling means; static display position storing means; static display and control stopping means; kinetic display and control starting means; detecting means; detection position storing means; distance storing means; kinetic scan stopping means; and scanning continuation means to the position of the visual target stored by the detection position storing means.
US08083351B2	Method for diagnosis and treatment of processing difficulties, integration problems, imbalances and abnormal postures Methods for diagnosis and treatment are provided for a patient having processing difficulties, integration problems, imbalances or abnormal postures. In one embodiment, a patient is identified having retinal signal problems creating at least one negative medical condition. Then, at least a portion of the patient's lacrimal drainage system is blocked or altered. Further, as a result of the diagnosis and treatment, the patient achieves improved retinal signal processing and at least one of the patient's negative medical conditions is improved. Other embodiments include using in combination the Z-Bell Test and/or light blocking or altering devices for diagnosis and treatment.
US08083344B2	Protective eyewear including auxiliary lenses An eyewear assembly includes an outer first frame, at least one outer first lens, an inner second frame, and at least one inner second lens. The assembly includes a mechanism for holding the first frame and first lens in front of a user's face. The second frame has a mechanism for attachment to the first frame, to hold the second frame between the user's eyes and the first lens. The at least one second lens is carried by the second frame. The mechanism for attachment comprises a tab extending vertically on one of the first frame or the second frame and an aperture on the respective other of the first frame or the second frame for receiving said tab. The first frame includes a central elevated vent to distribute air over top vent openings of the first frame. Grip warts are provided on the first frame for gripping and manipulation by the user.
US08083341B2	Thermal ink-jet ink and ink cartridge using the ink An ink cartridge for storing ink includes a thermal ink-jet head provided with a heating portion that generates thermal energy for discharging the ink. The heating portion has, on its surface in contact with the ink, a protective layer containing at least one of a silicon oxide, a silicon nitride, and a silicon carbide. The ink contains a substance that dissolves the protective layer and a compound represented by the following formula (1), and the content X (% by mass) of the compound of the formula (1) satisfies a relationship of 1≦X≦30: Formula (1) R1-A-R2, wherein A represents one selected from —S—, —S(═O)—, and —S(═O)2—, and R1 and R2 each independently represent a group selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an acyl group, a carbamoyl group, a carboxyl group, and a sulfonyl group.
US08083340B2	Container and method for storing light-curable ink There is provided a method of storing a light-curable ink composition. Air and the light-curable ink composition are introduced into a container. The distance from an air-liquid interface to a bottom portion of the container is equal to or less than 5 cm. The amount of oxygen dissolved in the light-curable ink composition is maintained so as to be equal to or more than 3 ppm.
US08083337B2	Ink jet printing apparatus, ink jet printing method, data generating apparatus, computer program, and ink jet printing system The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus, an ink jet printing method, a data generation apparatus, a computer program, and an ink jet printing system by which a timing for ejecting a processing liquid can be changed to improve image performance of a printed image such as abrasion resistance, to provide the printing head with a longer life, and to improve a throughput. The processing liquid is ejected to a predetermined area on a printing medium, for which a formation of an image by ink is completed, in two or more scannings among five scannings of the printing head. When an amount of ejection data for ejecting the processing liquid in the fifth scanning for ejecting only the processing liquid is equal to or lower than a predetermined amount, the fifth scanning is not carried out.
US08083334B2	Liquid storage container and refilling method using the same A liquid storage container includes: a liquid storage bag which at least includes first and second sealing joint portions obtained by joining flexible members in a sealing manner; a liquid lead-out member which is mounted on the first sealing joint portion of the liquid storage bag; a case which holds the liquid storage bag and the liquid lead-out member and supports the liquid lead-out member; and a reception portion which is formed in the case to receive the second sealing joint portion displaced when a liquid is led out from the liquid storage bag.
US08083323B2	On-chip heater and thermistors for inkjet A chip used for dispensing a fluid such as ink provides ink-dispensing ejectors having an ink cavity over a supporting substrate, and further provides a heater for heating the ink in the cavity. The heater can be interposed between the substrate and the ink cavity to provide direct heating of ink as it is being dispensed. Various embodiments further comprise the use of the heater structure as a temperature probe to measure the temperature of the ink in the ink cavity. Other embodiments provides a chip having both a temperature probe and a heater as separate structures interposed between the ink cavity and the substrate. Further described is a temperature probe and/or heater which traverses a majority of a width of a substrate, and surrounds each drop ejector on at least two sides.
US08083316B2	Printhead carrier with height-adjustable bearing mechanism for continuous adjustment of the printhead carrier position A printhead carrier includes a body having spaced apart bearings by means of which the body is supported at a predetermined position in the printer adapted to position a printhead on the printhead carrier at a placement relative to a path of a sheet of print media through a print zone in the printer, and a height-adjustable mechanism associated with one of the bearings that is continuously adjustable to effect a continuous increase or decrease of the height of the one bearing relative to the body to thereby set the printhead at a proper angle relative to the sheet of print media.
US08083302B2	L-shaped doors with trapezoidal seal A water-resistant and electromagnetic interference shielded enclosure configured to enclose at least one electronic module is provided. The water-resistant and electromagnetic interference shielded enclosure includes a base having a channel, a first L-shaped door rotatably attached to a first edge of the base, a second L-shaped door rotatably attached to a second edge of the base, a flange seal attached to a first flange on the first L-shaped door, and a compressible base-seal inserted into the channel. The compressible base-seal and the flange seal form an enclosure seal when the first L-shaped door and the second L-shaped door are closed.
US08083296B2	Drive track for snowmobile or tracked vehicle A track formed of a molded rubber base sandwiching a cord layer and a single layer of ply fabric extending longitudinally of the track.
US08083292B2	Seatback frame for vehicles A seatback frame for vehicles has a lower cross member that prevents a back pad and a recliner hinge shaft from interfering with each other. The seatback frame includes a back frame and a lower cross member. The lower cross member includes a reinforcing part and a hinge-shaft cover. The back frame is hinged to a seat frame via a recliner hinge shaft. The lower cross member couples both sides of the lower end of the back frame to each other. The reinforcing part has the shape of an embossment which extends in a longitudinal direction of the lower cross member. The hinge-shaft cover is provided on the lower portion of the lower cross member, and is bent to surround the recliner hinge shaft.
US08083291B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprises a seat back, a seat bottom, a headrest mounted on an upper portion of the seat back. The headrest includes a reverse U-shaped support section having downwardly extending two pillars and a horizontal section which connects upper portions of the pillars with each other. A lock plate is fixed to the horizontal section. A headrest frame is provided with an engagement disk which is changed over between a lock position where the engagement disk engages with the lock plate to disable the headrest to rotate about the horizontal section, and an unlock position where the engagement disk disengages from the lock plate to enable the headrest to rotate around the horizontal section.
US08083289B2	Adjusting structure for a seat tube of a bicycle An adjusting structure for a seat tube of a bicycle includes a seat tube, two engaging blocks, two cover members, and a locking unit, wherein two engaging blocks are symmetrically provided on two sides of a positioning seat of the seat tube, and the engaging blocks engages with each other by using the positioning seat, the two cover members are symmetrically fixed on outer sides of the two engaging blocks, and a locking unit laterally passes through the above-mentioned components and allows to be alternatively rotated tightly or loosely, thereby adjusting a saddle to become inclined and to move forward and backward easily.
US08083279B1	Pickup truck load balancing device A load balancing device for use in a pickup truck bed that allows a heavy load of cargo to be moved from the tailgate end to the front end of the truck bed, comprising a rectangular base having a first side, a second side, a front bar, a middle bar, and a back bar. The first side and the second side of the base together function as a track for a slide plate to slide up and down the length of the base. The slide plate is for holding the cargo to be put in the truck bed. An outer shaft and an inner piston together form a movement assembly, which allows for the slide plate to be moved along the length of the base.
US08083278B2	Multi-fingered robotic hand A multi-fingered robotic hand comprises a base, a rotation member rotatably connected to an end of the base, a driving means, and a plurality of digits. The driving means is configured for driving the rotation member to rotate. Each digit comprises a proximal phalanx, a middle phalanx and a first transmission member. The proximal phalanx is connected to the rotation member. The middle phalanx is rotatably connected to the proximal phalanx. The first transmission member includes two ends respectively attached to the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx, wherein the first transmission member is configured for transmitting rotation of the proximal phalanx to the middle phalanx.
US08083277B1	Pick end tool Exemplary embodiments provide a grasping and lifting device for moving a plurality of different-sized containers. The dimensions of the grasping device do not have to be adjusted prior to engaging a container which allows an operator to move a variety of different-sized containers in a short period of time. A hoisting device with a counter weight provides lift and motion assistance to the operator so that the risk of repetitive motion injury is reduced.
US08083274B2	Electro-magnetic release mechanism An electro-magnetic mechanism comprises a spring-operated rod (1) having a recess (1a) and a latching member (2) engageable in the recess to block motion of the rod. A release member (4) retains the latching member engaged in the recess (1a) in a first position of the release member and allows the latching member to be disengaged from the recess in a second position of the release member (4). A magnet (5) retains the release member in the first position and the mechanism includes an element such as a spring (7) for urging the release member (4) to the second position. A coil (8) is arranged to demagnetize the magnet (5) at least such that the release member moves to the second position, the latching member (2) is disengaged from the recess (1a) and the rod (1) moves axially by spring force.
US08083255B2	Vehicle air bag system A vehicle air bag system, which can facilitate confirmation of a state of an introduction part of an air bag housed in a cover, includes an air bag having an introduction part into which an inflator is inserted, and a general part that inflates and expands vertically downward in a vehicle interior. A cover houses the introduction part and the general part in parallel. An observation window is formed in the cover at a position corresponding to the introduction part.
US08083251B2	Snowboard with retractable braking device A snowboard board member is provided with inwardly tapered side walls such that a flat bottom surface of the board member is significantly narrower than the corresponding top surface of the board member. The side walls may be linear or curved. Also provided is a releasable foot strap for attachment to the top surface of the board member using strap mounts affixed to the board member. The foot strap may be adjustable in size, position, and orientation.
US08083239B2	Foldable walker apparatus A foldable walker apparatus includes a pair of spaced-apart inner frame members of two parts each hinged together, with a pair of link members diagonally extending therebetween. Each link has a bend extending upwardly and outwardly. The walker has support members that are arc-shaped with a seat extending between their apexes. A collapsible basket is provided with two end members each having a rigid peripheral portion connecting the frame members and a basket member of flexible fabric extending therebetween. A self-adjusting brake rod is provided with a gripping member spring-biased to remain free of the brake rod until the gripping member is operatively actuated to engage and thereby actuate the brake rod. A brake housing fully extends around a brake pad mechanism, including a means for connecting and adjusting the corresponding brake pad, to at least the outer periphery of one of the wheels for fully protecting the brake pad mechanism.
US08083235B2	Dynamic sealing A dual seal accommodates radial and axial movement, and accommodates positive and negative pressure differentials, when in sealing engagement about a rotating shaft.
US08083233B2	Helmet-shape jigsaw puzzle A jigsaw puzzle is provided with a plurality of inner puzzle pieces defining a complete inner puzzle depicting a preselected object, and a plurality of outer puzzle pieces defining a complete outer puzzle depicting a frame around an opening having the shape of the preselected object. In another aspect of the jigsaw puzzle, the plurality of inner puzzle pieces collectively form a first image on a front face and the plurality of outer puzzle pieces collective form a frame image on a front face, while the inner and outer puzzle pieces collectively form a second image on a back face of the puzzle pieces.
US08083220B2	Sheet processing apparatus A sheet processing apparatus capable of reliably superposing a sheet to be buffered and a following sheet in a manner displaced by an allowable displacement amount, thereby making it possible to suppress generation of misalignment. A sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus is temporarily held back, and a following sheet is superposed on the held-back sheet in a state displaced in a conveying direction. A length in the conveying direction of the sheet to be held back and a length in the conveying direction of a sheet bundle of the superposed sheets are measured. A displacement amount provided between the superposed sheets, computed as a difference between the measured length of the sheet and the measured length of the sheet bundle, is adjusted such that the displacement amount becomes a target displacement amount.
US08083214B2	Fasteners, railing system and method of assembly A fastener is configured to affix a first article such as a picket to a second article such as a rail to form a railing or balustrade. The fastener includes a first engaging surface having a maximum diameter configured to engage an interior surface of an opening in the first article and a mating surface configured to mate with the second article. The first engaging surface can have shape selected from cylindrical, ellipsoidal, conical, elliptic conical frustum, pyramidal frustum, and ball and other shapes having cross-sections of rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal and other regular polygons having at least four sides such that good engagement is obtained and the fastener is hidden from view in the assembled railing.
US08083208B2	Gas rotary valve A gas rotary valve comprises a valve body (1), a valve core (2), a valve cover (3), an actuating shaft (4) and a regulator positioning pin (6). The valve core (2) has a large through hole (22), a first small through hole (23) and a second small through hole (24) which are all disposed on a peripheral surface of said valve core (2). A guide pin (41) radially disposed on the rear end of the actuating shaft (4), a first step (3a;3c), the rear end (61) of the regulator positioning pin (6) and a second step (3b;3d) are disposed in distance in the inner chamber of said valve cover (3), respectively preventing the guide pin (41) from rotating. The three through holes on the peripheral surface of the valve core can respectively be communicated with the inlet passage of the valve body.
US08083207B1	Apparatus for gate valve movement in a minimum-space wet process environment Improved gate movement is provided in a wet process environment in which fluid collecting from a gate occurs adjacent to an access opening provided in a wall of a process chamber while the gate is moved relative to the opening. A minimum space environment is adjacent to the chamber due to a requirement for fluid collection next to the opening, yet the gate movement is provided without interference with a wafer transfer unit that moves the wafer through the access opening. Drives are configured within the minimum space environment to move the gate into and out of alignment with the opening and when aligned, to move the gate into and out of a gate closure position. The configuration of the drives avoids interference with the wafer transfer unit and the gate is received in a fluid collector during the gate movement to provide fluid collection during the wafer transfer.
US08083202B1	Attachable hanging hook An attachable hanging hook for removably hanging a carrying bag from an upper edge of a vertical support surface or from an edge of a horizontal support surface includes a pair of hooks and a central joint. A first hook is pivotably movable about the joint and a second hook is rotatably movable about the joint. Depending upon the orientation of the hooks relative to one another, the carrying bag can be securely suspended from a horizontal support or a vertical support. The joint also allows the hooks to be collapsibly folded onto one another for storage.
US08083199B2	Pool net mounting device A pool net mounting device is disclosed. The mounting device includes a pool net holding portion having a hollow cylindrical tube adapted to receive and secure a pool net in a plurality of angular orientations. The pool net mounting device also includes a mounting portion adapted to be removably attached to a cylindrical object such as a pool ladder rail. The net holding portion and the mounting portion are removably attached to each other in a variety of angular positions so that a wide range of configurations is achieved for orienting a pool debris net at a desired angular orientation and height. The net holding portion includes a number of apertures and slots therein for receiving a spring loaded pin, a common feature of pool nets. Alternative pool net attachment features are also disclosed.
US08083193B2	Structure for connecting display and supporter, display, stand, and attachment A structure for connecting a display and a supporter, capable of supporting the display even if it is medium-sized or relatively large-sized, and being easily attached and detached. The structure has a structure for connecting the display and a supporter that is connected to the backside of the display and supports the display. The supporter has an upwardly fixed claw, a movable claw, and an operation unit for moving the movable claw. On the backside of the display are arranged an engagement hole with which the fixed claw engages and an engagement groove with which the movable claw engages.
US08083188B2	Riser clamp for irrigation sprinklers A sprinkler riser clamp securely engages a spring-retractable riser of a pop-up sprinkler. The riser clamp includes a clamping body and a handle attached thereto. The clamping body is configured to snap onto and securely grip the spring-retractable riser of the pop-up sprinkler. The clamping body exerts a gripping force while the spring-retractable riser exerts a retracing force. The gripping force exerted by the clamping body exceeds the retraction force exerted by the spring-retractable riser. The clamping body includes a resilient first clamp arm and a resilient second clamp arm connected by a joint at one end of each arm. The clamping body includes an opening for receiving the spring-retractable riser. The first clamp arm and second clamp arm of the clamping body each include rounded bottom edges configured to facilitate installation and removal by pivoting motion. The handle is attached to the clamping body by an arm. The handle has blunt ends. Reinforcements are provided at a joint between the arm and the clamping body, structurally reinforcing the joint between the arm and the clamping body.
US08083184B2	Aerial delivery system An aerial delivery system is configured to allow delivery of one or more releasable items after the system is extracted from an aircraft. One or more linear guidance devices and releasable securing mechanisms allow the aerial delivery system to deploy one or more releasable items at an appropriate time. The one or more releasable items may be deployed simultaneously, or in a staged or staggered fashion. Through use of drag or lift-producing devices, the system may be recovered and reused. The attitude and/or azimuth orientation of the system may be varied prior to, during, and/or after release of a releasable item.
US08083181B2	Airplane having a fuselage shell and a floor structure An airplane has a fuselage shell and a floor structure that includes cross members and floor plates. Rods are used exclusively to connect the fuselage shell to the floor structure.
US08083175B2	Loading fitting having intersecting holes in the web side and end In one embodiment, a loading fitting includes at least one of an I, a T, and a J shaped cross-section having a flange attached to at least one supporting structure. In another embodiment, a method is disclosed for attaching a loading fitting to at least one supporting structure.
US08083162B2	Method for micro-sizing organic, inorganic and engineered compounds A method and system are provided herein for forming microparticles from plastic and elastomeric materials that cannot be reduced in size by conventional methods. The system includes a high-pressure liquid nitrogen energy source, a feeder for providing a preferred constant and uninterrupted feed to a mill, a preferred integral injection device to meter the feed into a chamber for milling and/or classification, and a preferred exhaust system for collection of the milled product.
US08083161B2	Handheld sprayer with removable cartridge and method of using same A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placement of the seal relative to the screw inhibits leakage during both cartridge use and storage. A frame disposed within the cartridge acts as a load-transferring mechanism for the weight of the cartridge to a handle of the spraying device.
US08083160B2	Injector A fuel chamber defined by a recess portion of a valve body and a tip section of a valve member of an injector is structured such that a seat diameter Ds of a seat section of the valve member seated on a valve seat section formed on an inner peripheral surface of the valve body, an axial distance A between an inlet portion of an injection hole formed in the recess portion and the tip section of the valve member facing the inlet portion in the fuel chamber and an axial distance B between an inside region of the recess portion located radially inside the inlet portion of the injection hole in the fuel chamber and the tip section facing the inside region satisfy inequalities: 0.048≦A/Ds≦0.18 and B/Ds≦0.18.
US08083158B2	Pop-up sprinkler A sprinkler comprising a housing fitted with an inlet port connectable to a water supply line and extending into an inlet chamber, a hollow stem member with an inlet end thereof being in flow communication with said inlet chamber and an outlet end thereof being in flow communication with an irrigation head, a diaphragm seal sealingly fixed at peripheral boundaries thereof to the housing and sealingly articulated to the stem member and supporting it at an essentially upright position. The diaphragm is deformable between a first position in which the irrigation head is retracted within the housing and a second position in which the irrigation head projects from the housing. The sprinkler comprising at least one guard portion adapted to prevent insects and undesirable material from entering the sprinkler housing during said second position.
US08083156B2	Dispersion lance and shield for dispersing a treating agent into a fluid stream A dispersion apparatus for dispersing a treating agent into a fluid treatment system that includes a flow duct in which a fluid stream flowing through the duct is mixed with the treating agent. The apparatus is based on a multi-pipe lance positioned in the stream flow, where each pipe supplies a minimum of feed discharge nozzles (typically one to four), and the individual pipes branch off from the same location. Use of the multi-pipe lance, in combination with a suitable baffle, results in better overall dispersion/distribution of the injected medium by surface area. By improving the surface area distribution, better utilization of the injected sorbent can be achieved. The baffle acts to generate a low pressure zone on its downstream side and creates a high-intensity turbulence plume in the fluid. The orifices of the pipe are located to inject the treating agent into the turbulence plume to better distribute and intermix the injected treating agent into the surrounding fluid.
US08083148B2	Indicia reading terminal including frame processing There is described an indicia reading terminal that can be operative to process a frame of image data for attempting to decode a decodable indicia. A frame can be a frame that is among a succession of frames for subjecting to processing subsequent to and during a time a trigger signal is active. Such a succession of frames can include zero or more binned frames, zero or more unbinned frames, zero or more windowed frames, and zero or more unwindowed full frames. An indicia reading terminal can also include a variable focus imaging lens. Control of the variable focus imaging lens can be provided so that during an exposure period for a binned frame the variable focus imaging lens is set to a short range focus setting and further so that during an exposure period for a windowed frame the variable focus imaging lens is set to a long range focus setting.
US08083143B1	Semi-automatic inertial wheel device in a hand-operated document reader/imager A hand-operated document processor includes a base for receiving a document containing magnetic ink character data to be read and recognized. A manually operated moving magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) subsystem includes a MICR read head and is attached to the base such that movement of the subsystem causes the MICR read head to pass over the magnetic ink character data on the document. MICR reading and recognition logic receives the signal from the MICR read head. An inertial wheel arrangement includes a clutch and an inertia wheel. The inertia wheel connects through the clutch to drive the moving MICR subsystem.
US08083137B2	Administration of financial accounts A credit facility for controlling financial transactions is arranged with the ability of users to establish self-imposed limits on a category by category basis. The processing system provides messages and other information to the user, both on-demand and at the point of sale, based upon the category of the transaction and the limit set for that category. In one embodiment, both the user and, if desired, third parties, can obtain or be notified, of account balances on a category by category basis. Also, the main user can assign category limits, or prohibitions, on sub-users of the same account. In one embodiment, information pertaining to a specific transaction is communicated to a third party.
US08083136B1	Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transfers responsive to data read form data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine further includes a cash dispenser and a receipt printer. The machine is operative to dispense cash to an authorized user based on identifying data including card data, and to cause a financial transfer from an account corresponding to card data through communication with at least one remote computer. The machine includes a check acceptor that operates to determine magnetic symbols included on checks. Cash may be dispensed in exchange for a check received through operation of the check acceptor of the machine.
US08083135B2	Information card overlay An information card overlay system can include a base card having multiple claims, an overlay card storing an overlay claim, and an overlay module that can be used to apply the overlay card to the base card. A computer-implemented method can include selecting a base card having multiple claims, selecting an overlay card storing an overlay claim, and applying the overlay card to the base card.
US08083131B2	Banking apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are returned to a user of the machine. Sheets determined to have at least one property of genuine sheets are processed and stored in the machine.
US08083130B1	Identification verification system and method A method and apparatus is provided for verifying the validity of ID cards. A card reading device reads an ID card and transmits a request to a database server. A database is queried and a reply is sent back to the card reading device indicating whether the ID is valid. If desired, the reply can include additional information, such as a description of the ID holder. The ID verification system can be used to help verify whether an ID belongs to the ID holder. The system can also log and timestamp events for future access.
US08083128B2	Semiconductor device An object is to provide a semiconductor device which includes an anti-collision function during or after production of an IC chip just by a change of a program, even when there is a change of a specification of a product accompanying a change of the kind or standard of a signal of a wireless means for each product. A semiconductor device includes an arithmetic circuit and a circuit for transmitting/receiving a signal to/from outside. The arithmetic circuit includes a central processing unit, a random access memory, a read only memory, and a controller. The read only memory stores a program for processing collision avoidance in transmitting/receiving the signal to/from outside. The program is executed in the central processing unit, so that the arithmetic circuit processes collision avoidance.
US08083126B2	Hand carrier A sling-type carrier with a two-layered handle that is connected to the panels that complete the sling in a cantilevered manner that resists tearing or separation of the handle layers.
US08083124B1	Method for joining single crystal members and improved foil therefor A method for joining a plurality of single crystal members includes providing a bonding foil with a composition match with that of the members and with a bonding temperature within the gamma prime solution temperature range of the members, but below the melting temperature of the foil and below the incipient melting temperature of the members. The foil is disposed between and in contact with opposing members to be joined while heated to and held at the bonding temperature for at least 10 hours.
US08083123B2	Method for manufacturing a printed wiring board A method of manufacturing a printed wiring board having at least one solder bump includes forming a solder resist layer on a conductor layer. The solder resist layer has at least one opening that exposes a connection pad of the conductor layer, and the at least one opening in the solder resist layer has a depth D, from the solder resist layer to the exposed connection pad, of from 3 μm to 18 μm. The method also includes loading a solder ball into each of the at least one opening in the solder resist layer, and forming a bump on the exposed connection pad by heating the solder ball to a reflow temperature.
US08083115B2	Substrate cutting device and method An automatic cutting device is described for cutting an assembly. The assembly includes a material having a weakened zone therein that defines a useful layer and being attached to a source substrate. The cutting device includes a cutting mechanism and a holding and positioning mechanism operatively associated with the cutting mechanism. The holding and positioning mechanism positions the material so that the cutting mechanism detaches the layer from the source substrate along the weakened zone. The cutting device also includes a control mechanism for adjusting at least two different portions of the assembly during detachment of the layer to facilitate a more precise detachment.
US08083109B2	Spout for ensuring evacuation of a flexible container The present invention is directed to a spout having an evacuation structure for a flexible container. The evacuation structure ensures that the walls of the flexible container do not block the spout of the container during evacuation of fluid from inside the container. The evacuation structure additionally pivots away from the spout during the filling of the container so that the evacuation structure does not impede the fluid entering the container during filling.
US08083106B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes an ice dispenser with a duct cap for opening and closing an ice duct of the dispenser. A user operated lever is operably coupled to both the duct cap, and a joint member. A frictional member is disposed to come in frictional contact with the joint member as the duct cap moves between open and closed position. An elastic member elastically supports the joint member with respect to the lever. The closing operation of the duct cap is delayed by using a frictional force developed between the joint member and the frictional member.
US08083101B2	Liquid storage unit and liquid ejecting apparatus The invention provides a liquid storage unit comprising: a case, a liquid storage part for storing a liquid in the case, with which a liquid part communicates; at least one gas accommodation part for accommodating a gas in the case, with which a gas port communicates, wherein the liquid in the liquid storage part is led outs through the liquid port by a pressure of a gas introduced from the gas port; an inner case provided in the case having a pair of openings on opposite side faces thereof; and a pair of flexible partitioning members sealing said pair of openings of the inner case respectively, thereby partitioning the liquid storage part therebetween and defining said at least one of the gas accommodation part in cooperation with the case.
US08083099B2	Method and device for producing a multicomponent compound A method for producing a multicomponent compound involves pressing components out of cartridges by means of pistons. The method has particular applicability in connection with dental applications. The method prevents pressing the components initially under high pressures. At the beginning of the pressing-out process, a pressure lower than the characteristic pressing-out pressure of the components from the cartridges is employed. Feed speeds are adjusted to constant value as a function of the pressing-out behavior of the components which are compared with stored or calculated values for a known material.
US08083090B2	Portion control plate cover The present invention provides a device for increasing portion control in a diet. In one illustrative embodiment, the portion control device includes a cover member sized to cover at least a portion of an eating surface of a plate. The cover member may include a first surface having one or more openings therein defined by an opening perimeter. One or more compartment walls may be attached to the first surface adjacent to the perimeter of the one or more openings and may extend a distance therefrom. The openings and the compartment walls may define a portion compartment that may help to manage, and in some cases, measure, portions of food. Additionally, in some embodiments, the compartments may have labels indicating the food group to be placed therein to help achieve a balanced diet.
US08083088B1	Trash pail lid lock apparatus and method of use A trash pail lid lock apparatus for removably securing a trash pail lid on a trash pail, comprising: a) two spaced radial arms, having inner end portions attached together, and peripheral end portions generally extending to a peripheral edge portion of the trash pail lid; b) a sleeve member having a lateral side portion attached to the peripheral end portion of the radial arm, and having a sleeve portion thereof oriented so that an axis therethrough is upright; c) an upright J shaped member having an upright portion slidably, rotatably, and closely positioned within the sleeve portion of the sleeve member, said lower end portion of the J shaped member having an upwardly extending unattached end portion adapted to be received between a peripheral upright wall and lip of the trash pail; and, d) a spring to maintain the J shaped member in a lifted engagement position.
US08083078B2	Vibration-based ejection cassette, drug dispensing apparatus, PTP dispensing apparatus, pharmaceutical product storage apparatus and PTP dispensing system A vibration-assisted ejection cassette includes: outer plates 11 which align PTP-packaged drugs 20 for storage; a top frame 12 which is provided above an open front and which prevents accommodated drugs from being falling forward; an inner plate 13 which carries the accommodated drugs and advances the drugs when vibrated; and a vibrating member 15 which vibrates the inner plate 13. Thereby, vibration is exploited to maintain the drugs 20 in alignment with each other, advance the drugs while maintaining the drugs in alignment and eject them one by one. Additionally, a retention member 18 for retaining an ejected drug is provided in front of the open front. A control circuit 17 activates or stops activating the vibrating member 15 in accordance with whether or not an ejection detecting member detects that a drug is being retained. In this way, it is ensured that drugs are either manually picked up one by one or ejected by an automatic mechanism in an equally easy and stable manner.
US08083062B2	Cardholder for gift card A cardholder for a card such as a gift debit card comprising an envelope and a folded-up sheet containing terms and conditions, the sheet being attached to the envelope, the envelope having a pocket adapted to receive and hold said card.
US08083061B2	Packages and packaging system Carton blanks are disclosed for accommodating articles therein to form packages. A packaging system for packaging articles within blanks is capable of packaging a wide variety of packaging configurations.
US08083056B1	Container A container includes a bottle, a tube, a cap and a scraping member. The bottle has a compartment and a lip portion communicating with the compartment. The tube is received in the compartment of the bottle. The cap is coupled with the tube and detachably assembled to the bottle. The scraping member is disposed at the lip portion of the bottle and has an inner circumferential edge capable of abutting against an outer circumferential wall of the tube.
US08083055B2	Dispensing cap system for beverage bottles A dispensing cap system for dispensing a supplement material through a bottle neck opening and into the bottle. An exemplary embodiment includes a cap member configured for connection to beverage bottle necks of different sizes. A seal member is arranged to provide a liquid seal against the neck opening. A valve member passes through a storage member attached to the cap member, and is configured for movement between a storage position and a dispensing position, in which passage is permitted of the supplement material from the storage member into the bottle. A nipple member may be positioned over the valve member to allow the bottle contents to be utilized or consumed.
US08083051B2	Bulk material pump feeder with reduced disk jamming A bulk materials pump feeder having a housing and a rotating drive rotor for transferring material from an inlet to an outlet of the housing. The drive rotor has a hub. Drive disks extend away from the hub toward a housing inner wall. Three structural features of the feeder reduce the tendency of material to jam between the drive rotor and the housing or other stationary parts. First, the distance between the circumferential edges of the drive disks and the housing inner wall increases from the inlet to the outlet in the direction of rotation of the drive rotor. Second, a low-friction brush seal disposed on the periphery of the drive disks seals the area between the periphery of the drive disks and the inner wall. Finally, a materials scraper having a flexible tip is mounted in the housing and extends into the drive rotor between the drive disks.
US08083047B1	Telescoping conveyor A telescoping conveyor for particulate materials, particularly agricultural materials, uses an elongate support frame to support a telescoping conveyor. A top tube section is telescopically connected to a bottom tube section, the top tube section sliding over the bottom tube section and being supported by the support frame. The bottom and top tube sections respectively have inlet and discharge ends. A conveyor belt runs inside the bottom and top tube sections and has a return portion exteriorly of the tube sections. A belt take up mechanism is positioned in the belt return portion and has direction change rollers affixed to the support frame and to the top tube member and movable therewith in order to maintain belt tension in all telescoping positions of the conveyor.
US08083041B2	Electrohydraulic torque transfer device A power transmission device includes an actuator having an electric motor driving a pump to supply pressurized fluid to a piston acting on a friction clutch to transfer torque between rotatable input and output members. In one instance, a valve between the pump outlet and the piston selectively traps pressurized fluid acting on the piston without continued energization of the electric motor. A gerotor may be formed from a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a housing formed from a material having a second lower coefficient of thermal expansion to vary pump component clearances as the viscosity of the pumped fluid changes with changes in temperature. A method of controlling the power transmission device includes defining a correlation between pump speed, fluid temperature and fluid pressure, determining fluid temperature, determining pump speed, and rotating the pump to transfer a predetermined quantity of torque.
US08083036B2	Method for manufacturing callipers for disc brakes with forced cap A method for manufacturing callipers for disc brakes. The calliper includes a body in which cylindrical chambers are formed inside which pistons run bearing pads intended for acting on the disc of the brake during the braking step. The method includes the steps of providing a body provided with a slit intended for receiving the disc of the brake and with a pair of cavities aligned transversely to the slit on opposite sides of the slit. The cavities are intended for forming a pair of cylindrical chambers. One of the cavities has a first opening on the slit and a second opening to the outside of the body at which there is a tapered portion with a decreasing section towards the outside of the body. Closing the second opening is a cap applied in the cavity by the slit. The cap has a tapered portion that is forced at the tapered portion of the second opening to form a cylindrical chamber of the calliper.
US08083034B2	Lift control interface A lift control interface is operable to control and monitor a lift system. Each lift column in the system has such a lift control interface. The lift control interface allows a user to assign lift columns to a lift system. One or more of the assigned lift columns may be assigned to a column control group. The user may lock the selection of these columns. The status of the assigned, selected, and locked lift columns may appear on every lift control interface in the lift system. The user may govern operation of the selected columns in the column control group from a single control interface, such as any control interface at any of the selected columns. The lift control interfaces may include visual representations showing the relationships between the lift columns and a vehicle, such as with lift column icons being positioned around a vehicle icon.
US08083028B2	Tray for tripod deer stand A tray 100 for a tripod deer stand comprising two components 110, 111 wherein the first component 110 includes an inside width 140 that is greater than the second component 111 outside width 143 such that the second component 111 may slide within the first component 110, and wherein the first component 110 is adjusted in relation to the second component 111 to multiple desired overall tray widths 154 between a maximum width FIG. 2C and a minimum width FIG. 2A dependent upon the lengths of the first component 110 and the second component 111. At least two support brackets 160 and hardware 180 are included for securing the first component 110 with the second component 111 for a desired width, for securing the first and second component 110, 111 with the at least two support brackets 160, and for securing the support brackets 160 with the tripod deer stand.
US08083026B1	Diffuser muffler A muffler for attenuating acoustic noise in a gas flow that includes a casing having a substantially-rectangular cross-section with an inlet opening in an inlet end and an outlet opening in an outlet end, so that a gas flow containing acoustic noise passes from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. The muffler also includes a V-shaped sound diffuser disposed within the casing and spanning the distance between opposing top and bottom walls of the casing. The sound diffuser comprises a pair of elongate leg plates having base ends attached to the outlet end on opposite sides of the outlet opening, and tip ends merged into an apex that is aligned with the inlet opening. Each leg plate has a plurality of apertures formed therein, and the apex splits the inlet gas flow into two side flows, with each side flow passing through the plurality of apertures in one of the leg plates to reach the outlet opening.
US08083022B2	Receiver support and earmold for a hearing device as well as use of a thermoplast for manufacturing an earmold The invention specifies a receiver support for snapping into an earmold with a spherical section and with a conical section, which is embodied on the end facing the earmold and which tapers towards the earmold. The earmold comprises an adapter element permanently arranged in the earmold, into which the receiver support is able to be detachably firmly inserted. The adapter element features a bead-shaped depression, with which the spherical section of the receiver support can form a positive fit, so that the receiver support is supported to allow tilting or deflection in the adapter element. The invention also specifies the use of a thermoplast with selected properties for the manufacturing of the adapter element. The advantage is the secure and durable snap-in connection between a receiver support and an earmold.
US08083011B2	Matrix turbine sleeve and method for making same A turbine matrix sleeve in accordance with the invention includes an inner cylindrical structure made up of a first material. The inner cylindrical structure may include multiple blades and multiple channels running between the blades along an outside diameter thereof. The inner cylindrical structure further includes threads, such as right-hand or left-hand threads, on an outer surface thereof. An outer layer, made up of a second material different from the first material, is integrally bonded to the threads. This outer layer may be optionally embedded with hardened inserts or buttons, such as PDC inserts, diamond inserts, TSP inserts, or the like. The threaded surface on the inner cylindrical structure significantly improves the bond between the outer layer and the inner cylindrical structure and creates a mechanical lock therebetween.
US08082993B2	One trip gravel pack assembly A method of completing a wellbore is provided. The method comprises running in a screen, a gravel pack assembly comprising a flow diversion tool, and a completion string in a first trip. The method also comprises gravel packing the well and removing the flow diversion tool from the gravel pack assembly and from the completion string.
US08082990B2	Method and system for placing sensor arrays and control assemblies in a completion A technique facilitates recovery of hydrocarbons in subterranean formations by simplifying the joining of completion assemblies downhole. The system and methodology utilize a well completion having completion assemblies that may be selectively engaged downhole without requiring precise positional accuracy for each signal communication line. A signal communication system is provided to facilitate engagement of the completion assemblies while enabling the transfer of various signals across the connection.
US08082987B2	Hydraulically locking stabilizer A downhole tool includes a pressure housing deployed in the bore of a drill collar. At least three fins are deployed on the housing and in the tool annulus. At least one of the fins includes a floating blade deployed thereon. The blade includes a plurality of radial pistons deployed therein. The pistons are configured such that the surface area of the radially outward facing piston surfaces is greater than the surface area of the radially inward facing piston surfaces. This piston configuration causes the surface area of the radially outward facing blade surface to be less than the radially inward facing blade surface. In operation, hydrostatic pressure exerts a differential force on the pistons and the floating blade thereby urging the pistons radially inward towards the housing and the blade radially outward towards the drill collar.
US08082984B2	Large bore packer and methods of setting same Devices and methods for setting a packer inside a wellbore with little appreciable reduction of the useable area of the wellbore. The outer casing or liner of the wellbore contains one or more integrated casing coupler joints having an increased diameter chamber portion. A large bore packing element is carried within the increased diameter chamber portion. The packing element may be selectively actuated to form a seal against an interior tubular member. Because the packing element is located within the chamber portion of the casing coupler, the packer may be set while saving useable cross-sectional area within the casing.
US08082983B2	Completion system having a sand control assembly, an inductive coupler, and a sensor proximate to the sand control assembly A completion system for use in a well includes a first completion section and a second section. The first completion section has a sand control assembly to prevent passage of particulates, a first inductive coupler portion, and a sensor positioned proximate to the sand control assembly that is electrically coupled to the first inductive coupler portion. The second section is deployable after installation of the first completion section. It includes a second inductive coupler portion to communicate with the first inductive coupler portion, to enable communication between the first completion section's sensor and another component coupled to the second section.
US08082982B2	Methods and devices for forming a wellbore with casing A method for cementing a tubular in a wellbore in a subterranean formation, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, comprises connecting a circulating tool to a slip and a top drive; gripping a first tubular with the slip above the surface of the wellbore; sealingly engaging the first tubular with a seal member; fluidly connecting a wiper plug to the circulating tool; connecting the first tubular to a second tubular; and lowering the second tubular into the subterranean formation.
US08082974B2	Metal mold structure and casting method Object: To provide a small-sized, durable metal mold structure capable of casting two cylinder blocks at a time.Solution: A metal mold structure for casting two cylinder blocks W at a time, comprises left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b being interposed between two cylinder blocks W, hydraulic cylinder units 10, 11 adapted to move each of these left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b, inclined holes 12, 13 being provided in each of the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b, and inclined pins 14, 15 being provided on a fixed mold 2 and inserted into the inclined holes 12, 13 with a predetermined clearance C1, C2 maintained respectively, wherein, when the fixed mold 2 is operated, each of the inclined pins 14, 15 pushes a wall surface of the inclined hole 12, 13 in such a way as to move the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b in a mold opening direction respectively. Preferably, the clearances C1, C2 are different with respect to the left and right inner slide cores 5a, 5b.
US08082972B1	System for assembly wax trees using flexible branch A process for creating a lost wax tree, including the steps of assembling a wax tree having a wax pattern and a wax runner, using automated equipment to flex either the wax tree or the wax pattern to bring disconnected sections into proximity, heating at least one of the disconnected sections, contacting the disconnected sections and then moving the sections slightly away from one another. A process for casting a part including the steps of creating a lost wax tree and where the wax tree is later covered with a mold material and the wax tree is removed to create a mold, the mold is then used to cast a part similar to the wax pattern. A lost wax tree having a wax tree with a wax pattern and a wax runner, automated equipment for flexing, a heating element, and automated equipment for manipulating disconnected sections.
US08082958B2	Knives and knife assemblies A knife includes first and second edges, a ridge, a concave surface, and a planar surface. The edges are defined by intersections of outer edge forming surfaces on an outer side of the knife and inner edge forming surfaces on an inner side of the knife. The ridge is on the inner side and the crest of the ridge is parallel to the first and second edges. The concave surface is between an inner edge forming surface and the ridge, and the planar surface is adjacent to the concave surface and between that first inner edge forming surface and the concave surface. A reference plane intersects the first and second edges, and a distance between any point on the concave surface and the reference plane is not less than a distance between any point on the planar surface and the reference plane.
US08082948B2	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.
US08082937B2	Tent electrical system An electrical system (60, 200) for a tent or shelter (98, 201). Wires (60) are routed through a tent or shelter (98, 201) either by attaching the wires to the tent or shelter, running the wires through hems, seams (100), or sleeves, or integrating the wires into the fabric for the tent or shelter. In accordance with an embodiment, an appliance (208) is connected to the wiring harness (60) and is mounted or attached in the tent or shelter. The appliance (208) may be mounted in a socket (234) that includes contacts that may engage a fixture or appliance, such as a light. An opposite end of a cord (222) leading to the socket is attachable to an electrical power supply, such as a battery pack (203).
US08082933B2	Vessel and methods for calibrating, cleaning or removing an implement located in such a vessel or inserting an implement into such a vessel A vessel having an implement located in a fluid receiving space inside the vessel. The vessel includes an enclosure for enclosing a closed space around the implement. An actuator actuates the enclosure to and fro between an open position, in which the enclosure does not enclose a closed space around the implement, and a closed position, in which the enclosure forms a fluid tight or at least essentially fluid tight casing that encloses a closed space around the implement so as to prevent fluid in the fluid receiving space outside the closed space from flowing into the closed space. A method for cleaning and/or calibrating an implement located in a fluid receiving space inside such a vessel and a method for removing an implement from or inserting an implement into a fluid receiving space inside a vessel.
US08082927B2	Adjustable facial shaving guide A guide for trimming the beard of a person with a razor is disclosed. A mouth piece has a proximal end adapted for gripping with a mouth of the person, and a distal end. A rigid base is fixed at a proximal side thereof to the distal end of the mouth piece. The base further comprises a distal side, at least one peripheral edge connecting the proximal side, and in one embodiment at least one guide adjustment means. A pair of guide members each have a continuous outer side, an inner side, and at least one peripheral edge connecting the outer and inner sides. Each guide member further includes at least one adjustment post engaged with the at least one guide adjustment means of the base. The guide adjustment means is adapted to adjust the lateral position of each guide member with respect to the base. With the mouth piece held by the mouth of the person, the at least one guide adjustment means of the base may be actuated to adjust the lateral position of each guide member to a desired location on a face of the person. The person is then able to trim the beard with the razor only on the areas of the face not shielded by the guide.
US08082924B2	Immobilizing device for a part of a body An immobilizing device for immobilizing a body part includes a bag which is filled with a granular material and is placed over the body part, an outer shell in which the bag is mounted and a hollow space formed between the outer shell and the bag for receiving pressured air in order to produce a force on the bag for immobilizing the body part. The device provides combined advantages over conventional devices, such as almost no absorption of x-rays, a perfect fit for every kind of body part, comfort for a patient, reusability, low cost, neutral smell, very light weight and easy application.
US08082923B2	Intra-oral device A device and method for relieving head, neck, facial, joint and tooth pain. An intra-oral, semi-custom, separating device, worn over the upper anterior teeth, allows at least one lower anterior tooth to contact the rear wall of the device within the user's freeway space and prevents lower posterior teeth from contacting upper posterior teeth. The device provides a method of deprogramming and releasing the muscles of the upper and lower jaws. The device comprises an extruded or molded shell made of a hard polycarbonate or similar hard plastic material. The internal surface of the shell is lined with a moldable thermoplastic resin with a low molding temperature which allows the user to mold the internal aspect of the device onto and over the teeth to produce a custom fitted device. This relieves the stresses, strains, pains and damage that can be caused by parafunctioning of the dental neural-muscular system.
US08082919B2	Dose counter device for inhaler A dose counter device for an inhaler that in a reliable way registers a delivered dose from a canister in the inhaler and that at the same time substantially reduces the risk of falsely registering a dose not delivered substantially avoids erroneous counting of delivered doses from the canister.
US08082917B2	Inhaler There is provided an inhaler that allows inhalation of droplets having a fixed diameter, regardless of the use condition of the inhaler. The inhaler allows a user to inhale medicine from a suction port thereof. The inhaler includes an air passage through which the medicine passes, the air passage being connected to the suction port, an opening attached to a medicine ejection portion for ejecting the medicine, and provided in a part of the air passage so that the ejected medicine is released into the air passage therethrough, a passage-length determining portion configured to determine the proper distance from the opening to the suction port in accordance with a size of droplets of the medicine ejected from the medicine ejection portion and/or an ejection frequency, and a passage-length changing mechanism configured to change the distance from the opening to the suction port.
US08082916B2	Solar heating blocks A solar heating block, designed for use in assembling solar heating panels in the walls of buildings, has a first compartment and a second compartment within its interior volume. The first compartment contains a translucent insulating material, such as an aerogel. The second compartment, which is inward of the solar heating block from the first compartment, contains a heat-absorbing material. The translucent insulating material allows light to be transmitted through the solar heating block, but reduces heat loss to the exterior of the building from the heat-absorbing material.
US08082897B2	Plasma jet ignition plug and ignition device for the same The cavity of a plasma jet ignition plug is configured in a stepped shape; i.e., composed of a constricted portion and a diameter-increased portion (65). The inner diameter (B) of the constricted portion is made smaller than the inner diameter (A) of the diameter-increased portion. Further, as measured along the direction of the axis O, the length (Y) of the constricted portion is made equal to or greater than the length (X) of the diameter-increased portion. This configuration suppresses a pressure loss produced when the generated plasma expands within the cavity. As a result, the energy of the plasma at the time of jetting is increased, and the igniting performance for an air-fuel mixture can be improved.
US08082890B2	Method and apparatus for efficient generation of hydrogen Apparatus for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, comprising a tank and the quantity of water contained in said tank is dissolved. A quantity of a conductivity promoting material suspended or dissolved in said water to form an electrically conductive fluid and a plurality of plates suspended in said electrically conductive fluid and a reactive agent selected from the group consisting of derivatives of vegetable materials, derivatives of highly resinous vegetable materials, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized highly resinous vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, and water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon.
US08082886B2	Direct application brush with sponge A horse and/or livestock brush assembly with sponge element that releases a fluid and/or liquid solution directly onto a sponge element for foaming delivery onto the coat of an animal during sponging or washing. The brush assembly includes a brush base attached to a hose and flow regulator. The brush base comprises a flexible deformable membrane with a plurality of apertures that deliver fluid and/or liquid solution to a sponge element. The flexible deformable membrane and sponge element are fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. Delivery of the fluid or liquid solution is controlled by way of the flow regulator. An optional mixing chamber housing a water soluble compound containing active ingredients may be attached to the flow regulator to form a liquid solution. The liquid solution includes shampoos, conditioners, perfumes, fragrances and other active compositions including insect repellant, botanicals, dyes, moisturizers, or antibacterial compounds. The fluid and/liquid is delivered directly to the animal's fur or hair while sponging or washing the coat.
US08082865B2	Stationary thread-cutting device for a sewing machine A stationary thread-cutting device for a sewing machine includes a guiding member and a cutter. The guiding member is mounted on a needle plate, and has a major wall defining a thread guiding route. The guiding route includes a lead-in area having an entry slot to permit entry of a leading end of a bobbin thread, a turn-around area for guiding the leading end, a corner piece disposed at the turn-around area, and a cutting station disposed adjacent to a lateral edge of the needle plate to define a lead-out path with the corner piece. The cutter is disposed under the major wall and adjacent to the cutting station, and has a cutting blade. After the bobbin thread is advanced beyond the cutting station, the bobbin thread is cut, thereby ensuring that a predetermined length of the bobbin thread is available for initial interlacing with a needle thread in a sewing operation.
US08082854B2	Chassis for a cable or pipeline trolley The invention relates to a chassis (1) for a cable or pipeline trolley (2), for traveling along a carrier rail, the chassis including at least one pair of carrier rollers (3) having a horizontal axis of rotation and at least one pair of guide rollers (4) having a vertical axis of rotation. The disadvantage of known chassis of this type is that they jolt at uneven sections of the carrier rail and a significant supply of replacement parts is required for repairs. The aim of the invention is to develop a chassis with improved driving characteristics, whilst at the same time reducing production and inventory costs. To achieve this, the carrier rollers (3) and guide rollers (4) are essentially arranged symmetrically to a vertical axis.
US08082844B1	Acoustic crystal explosives An acoustic crystal explosive, which gains its properties from both its periodic structure and its composition, may be configured to suppress or enhance the sensitivity of detonation of the explosive in response to an acoustic wave. An explosive material and a medium (explosive or inactive) are arranged in a periodic array that provides local contrast modulation of the acoustic index to define a band gap in the acoustic transmission spectrum of the explosive materials. At least one defect cavity in the periodic array creates a resonance in the band gap. The defect cavity concentrates energy from an incident acoustic (shock) wave to detonate the explosive. Multiple defect cavities may be configured to provide a desired shaped charge or volumetric detonations. Means may be provided to reprogram the defect cavity(ies) to reconfigure the explosive.
US08082839B2	One-piece steel piston A one-piece steel piston that is made from a piston blank that includes a portion that is configured and designed to be displaced to form a cooling gallery and ring belt. The piston blank can be formed by a casting or forging process. The portion that is designed and configured to be displaced is a flange that extends radially outward. The flange is bent downward or upward so that a peripheral edge of the flange contacts another portion of the piston. The peripheral edge of the flange and the other portion of the piston can be welded together or mechanically engaged.
US08082833B1	Machine gun bolt pin locking apparatus To safely and reliably hold the forwardly spring-biased bolt assembly of a machine gun in a rearwardly disposed position within the receiver portion of the gun, a specially designed locking apparatus is mounted on an exterior side surface portion of the receiver. The locking apparatus has a slot therein which is operative to rearwardly receive a bolt pin portion of the bolt assembly which is anchored to the bolt assembly for reciprocating motion therewith and projects outwardly through a sidewall slot in the receiver for reciprocating motion with the bolt assembly. To releasably lock the bolt assembly in its rearward position the bolt pin is rearwardly moved into the locking apparatus slot, and a latch portion of the locking apparatus is moved to block forward exit of the pin from the locking apparatus slot.
US08082832B1	Missile system using two-color missile-signature simulation using mid-infrared test source semiconductor lasers In some embodiments, the present invention provides an apparatus and process that includes control electronics that generate an electronic control signal; and a plurality of optically or electrically pumped semiconductor lasers, quantum-cascade lasers, optical parametric generators, or optical parametric oscillators, operatively coupled to the control electronics, that output an optical signal having a plurality of wavelengths, each wavelength having an output intensity that is varied over time to simulate a combustion signature of a weapon. In some embodiments, at least two different infrared wavelengths are varied differently with time. Some embodiment are implemented as part of, for example, a anti-aircraft defense system, wherein incoming aircraft need to be disabled, and the present invention provides a way of distracting, exhausting, confusing, overwhelming, or bypassing the hostile aircraft's anti-missile defenses so that, e.g., a naval vessel's anti-aircraft defensive missiles can be launched effectively to shoot down or disable the hostile aircraft.
US08082830B2	Food product slicer and associated interlock system A food product slicer includes a base and a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base. A carriage assembly is mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. The carriage assembly includes a home position forward of the knife and has a tray arm removably mounted to a carriage arm. An adjustable gauge plate is mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses. An interlock arrangement prevents removal of the tray arm from the carriage arm unless the carriage assembly is in the home position and the gauge plate is in the closed position. The interlock arrangement includes a key member rotatably mounted to the tray arm. A key slot may be located on the carriage arm for receiving an end of the key member.
US08082829B2	Lift assist for a food product slicer A food product slicer includes a base, a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base and a carriage mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. A lift assist assembly is associated with the base and arranged to push the slicer upward toward an upward tilted position, the lift assist assembly arranged for reducing user input energy required to tilt the slicer upward.
US08082825B2	Health and safety system for a table saw An improved health and safety system for a table saw includes one or more of: a blade guard that protects the operator from the saw blade, and contains and collects sawdust; a proximity detector and emergency saw motor braking means for use in connection with such blade guard; an anti-kickback device for use in connection with such blade guard, a rip fence adapter for use in connection with such a blade guard, and hoses and fittings to connect the dust containment and collection system of said blade guard to a shop dust collection blower or vacuum system. The system protects the saw operator from potential traumatic injury to a hand, and from ingesting potentially carcinogenic sawdust.
US08082819B2	Finger operated throttle A finger throttle for motorized vehicles having thumb throttles with thumb operated levers. The finger throttle includes a housing, a linkage assembly, and a finger operated lever. The housing is configured to mount on the thumb throttle housing and the linkage assembly is configured to engage the thumb throttle linkage assembly. The finger operated lever is linked to the linkage assembly such that moving the finger operated lever moves the linkage assembly, which in turn moves the thumb throttle linkage assembly. The operator can use the finger operated lever or the thumb operated lever to control the engine speed or can use both levers concurrently to do so.
US08082810B2	Microfluidic elastic micro-aliquotter Disclosed is a microfluidic device comprising at least one micro-aliquotter for dispensing fixed or variable volumes. The micro-aliquotter includes an rigid, dimensionally stable foundational layer having a fluid port therein that is in fluid communication with a channel within the microfluidic device, and an elastic film positioned on the foundational layer where the film covers the fluid port. The elastic film is sealed to the foundational layer so fluids entering through the fluid port can be captured between the elastic film and the foundational layer. The elastic film being expandable from a rest position on the foundational layer to a dispensing, or aliquotting, position in which an aliquot volume of a fluid is contained between the film and the foundational layer.
US08082809B2	Combine harvester and associated method for selectively gathering grain test data The present invention provides a novel combine harvester and associated method configured for gathering grain test data. In general, the combine harvester includes a grain diverting assembly that is configured to selectively divert grain from a grain harvesting path to a grain testing path for the purpose of gathering the grain test data. In various embodiments, the present invention may return the tested grain to the grain harvesting path for further delivery to a primary grain hopper. The present invention may also provide a sampling cup and sample delivery system that allows a sample of the diverted grain to be automatically gathered and delivered to a combine harvester operator location.
US08082807B2	Sensor assembly and method Described herein is the sensor assembly and method for rapidly obtaining accurate readings of a variable. The sensor assembly comprises a plurality of sensors which are connected to a microcontroller that processes the signals of the individual transducers to the microcontroller. The microcontroller contains software that maximizes the refresh rate and/or minimizes the time it takes to process the outputs of each of the transducers. The microcontroller that is coupled to the sensor assembly selectively measures the outputs of each transducer so as to speed up the refresh rate of the sensor.
US08082806B2	Passive detection systems and methods Systems and methods for passively determining when a threshold force has been exceeded. An example apparatus includes a housing and a substrate that is attached at one end to an interior portion of the housing. The substrate includes at least one conductive trace, each having two ends. The substrate is configured to fail when the threshold force has been experienced. The metal trace ends are electrically accessible from an exterior side of the housing. Prior to delivery, the housing is connected to a package that includes one or more force sensitive devices. Upon arrival of the package, the at least one conductive trace is electrically tested to determined if the substrate has failed. If the substrate has failed the package has experienced a force greater than the threshold force.
US08082798B2	Sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation The sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation is disclosed. A counterbore on the backing plate improves stress isolation properties of the sensor. The counterbore thins the wall of the backing plate maintaining the contact area with the package. The depth and diameter of the counterbore can be adjusted to find geometry for allowing the backing plate to absorb more package stresses. Thinning the wall of the backing plate make it less rigid and allows the backing plate to absorb more of the stresses produced at the interface with the package. The counterbore also keeps a large surface area at the bottom of the backing plate creating a strong bond with the package.
US08082796B1	Temperature extraction from a pressure sensor Circuits, methods, and systems to compensate pressure sensor readings for changes in temperature. An example measures temperature in a field-effect-transistor-based pressure sensor or micro-electromechanical system by measuring the device's threshold voltage. This threshold voltage is linearly dependent on the temperature but shows negligible sensitivity to mechanical stress. This allows the pressure sensor's temperature to be determined in an environment of changing pressure. Once the temperature is known, the pressure sensor's pressure readings can be adjusted. The threshold voltage can be extracted by measuring the turn-on transistor characteristic of the device and using device models. Alternately, the threshold voltage can be extracted using threshold voltage extraction circuits.
US08082794B2	Ultrasonic probe and piezoelectric transducer A ultrasonic probe has a plurality of piezoelectric transducers arranged in the array direction. Each piezoelectric transducer has a piezoelectric element which vibrates in the thickness direction. A signal electrode is formed on the lower surface of the piezoelectric element. An earth electrode is formed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric element. Inside the piezoelectric element, a plurality of non-piezoelectric elements are arranged along the lens direction. Each non-piezoelectric element does not come in contact with the signal electrode and the earth electrode.
US08082789B2	Matched multiplier circuit having reduced phase shift for use in MEMS sensing applications Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplier circuits having reduced phase shift. A multiplier circuit comprises an input node for an input signal and an output node for an output signal. A first multiplier is coupled to the input node and has a first multiplier output, wherein the first multiplier multiplies the input signal by a first signal to produce a second signal at the first multiplier output. A second multiplier is coupled to the output node and is matched to the first multiplier. The second multiplier multiplies the output signal by a third signal to produce a fourth signal at a second multiplier output. An amplifier is coupled to the first multiplier output and the second multiplier output and produces the output signal at an amplifier output coupled to the output node based upon the second signal and the fourth signal.
US08082788B1	MEMS load cell and strain sensor A sensor includes at least one stationary pad with comb teeth, a hub, at least one actuator spoke coupled to a location on the hub, and at least one sensing spoke extending from the hub. The sensing spokes have comb teeth generally interdigitated with the comb teeth of the stationary pad. The location of the coupling between the actuator spoke and the hub offsets a line of action of a force on the actuator spoke from a center of rotation of the hub.
US08082782B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring wind turbulence intensity A method of determining an estimate of the de-trended turbulence intensity TI in a proposed site for a wind farm including the steps of measuring the wind speed at a predetermined sampling frequency fs during a number of time periods pz; calculating in each time interval pz wind speed statistical parameters Vmean, σv and a wind speed trend parameter k in real time for each new wind speed measure xj as a function of the values of said parameters Vmean, σv, k for the prior wind speed measure xj-1 and the new wind speed measure xj; storing the parameters Vmean, σv, k obtained at the end of each time interval pz; determining the de-trended turbulence intensity TI in said proposed site using said stored parameters Vmean, σv, k. The invention also refers to an apparatus for acquiring the data needed for the calculation of the de-trended turbulence intensity TI.
US08082779B2	Master tire and method of inspecting tire uniformity tester using the master tire The present invention provides a master tire for inspecting the accuracy of a tire tester easily and securely. A master tire 100 according to the present invention is equipped with an upper-lower rim member 120, a cylindrical member 110 equivalent to the tread portion of a tire, and leaf spring 130 secured to the cylindrical member 110 and the rim member 120 with bolts 140 and bolts 142. A spindle 21 is secured to the rim member 120 so that the center axis thereof is not displaced. The rim member 120 is vertical to or slightly inclined with respect to the spindle 21. The cylindrical member 110 is made of a metallic material, such as iron or aluminum, or a hard plastic having stable characteristics.
US08082777B2	Bearing assembly for wheel based sensor A wheel and sensor assembly includes a U-shaped bracket assembly mounting to and moving with a wheel assembly. One or more sensor device(s) such as camber angle and slip angle sensors mount to the bracket assembly for operatively measuring one or more wheel assembly parameter(s) during vehicle use. The bracket assembly mounts to the wheel assembly and turns therewith. The bracket assembly positions the sensor device(s) in operative optimal proximity to the road surface during vehicle use under actual operating conditions.
US08082765B2	Device for maintaining a locked and closed state of a space-separating device in a releasable manner A device (1) maintains a locked and closed state of a space separating device (2) in a releasable manner, in particular a protective device of a machine (4). The device has a first part (6) with an opening and a second part (8). The parts are movable relative to one another. The opening is at least partially closable. The device (1) includes a latch (18) for locking the closed state of the space-separating device (2), a holding element (30) for keeping the latch (18) in the latched position, and a release element (36) for releasing the catch of the latch (18). The catch of the latch (18) may be lifted by a rotational movement of the release element (36) relative to the latch (18).
US08082758B2	Glassware forming machine molds opening/closing device A mold of a glassware forming machine has a longitudinal plane of symmetry, and two half-molds movable between a closed position and an open extraction position by a powered mold opening/closing device, which has a fixed fastening and supporting structure, two mold-holders, and, for each mold-holder, a respective supporting and actuating arm hinged to the relative mold-holder to rotate about a movable hinge axis, and to the fixed structure to rotate about a fixed hinge axis; the fixed hinge axes being located on opposite sides of the plane of symmetry, and at such a distance from the plane of symmetry that, when the half-molds are in the closed position, the line intersecting the fixed axis and movable axis of each arm extends substantially parallel to the plane of symmetry.
US08082753B1	Beverage bead Provided in one embodiment is a decorative beaded necklace for ornamental decoration, comprising a plurality of decorative compartments, each of the compartments being fluidly connected to each other; a tube, the tube being fluidly connected to at least one of the plurality of compartments; and a fluid inlet, the fluid inlet allowing fluid to be added to the plurality of compartments.
US08082752B2	Pressure-reducing module for dual evaporator air conditioning system The invention proposes a pressure-reducing module for an air conditioning circuit (10) through which a supercritical refrigerant flows. The module is connected to the circuit via one inlet and two outlets. The module comprises a pressure-reducing device (120), and a distribution valve (16) connected to the pressure-reducing device and to the two outlets. A dual evaporator circuit using such a pressure-reducing module is also proposed. The two evaporators (131, 132) are mounted in parallel. The module receives the fluid coming from a gas cooler via its inlet and delivers the fluid to at least one of the two evaporators (131, 132) via its outlets.
US08082751B2	DX system with filtered suction line, low superheat, and oil provisions A heating/cooling system has improved operating efficiencies due to low superheat provisions and a specially configured compressor oil return. For certain systems, such as direct exchange geothermal heating/cooling applications having sub-surface heat exchanges extending at least 100 feet below the surface and using R-410A refrigerant, a specific compressor oil may be used to further improve efficiency.
US08082750B2	Device for automatic processing of contaminated refrigerant from an air conditioning system A device for automatic processing of contaminated refrigerant from an air conditioning system, said device comprising a compressor for compressing refrigerant. Said device further comprising an oil separator, said oil separator receiving compressed refrigerant from said compressor; said oil separator further including means for draining oil separated from said compressed refrigerant. Said device further comprising a storage tank, said storage tank receiving and temporarily containing said compressed refrigerant from said oil separator. Said storage tank including a vapor port and a liquid port. Said device further comprising a vacuum pump for creating low pressure within said device during evacuation of refrigerant. Said device further comprising a low pressure service hose for connecting said device to said air conditioning system. Said device further comprising a high pressure service hose for connecting said device to said air conditioning system. Said device further comprising at least one automatic multi-position ball valve. Said at least one automatic multi-position ball valve controlling flow of said refrigerant through said device.
US08082748B2	Wind turbine generator A wind turbine generator capable of preventing a salt damage and reducing noise as well as easily starting in a cold region is provided. The wind turbine generator includes a nacelle (3) for accommodating a generator set, an internal heat exchanging unit (13, 15, 16) accommodated in the nacelle (3) to exchange heat between the generator set and a refrigerant, an external heat exchanging unit (17) disposed outside the nacelle (3) to exchange heat between an outside air and the refrigerant, a compressor (18) disposed in the nacelle (3) to compress the refrigerant and circulate the refrigerant between the internal heat exchanging unit (13, 15, 16) and the external heat exchanging unit (17), and an expansion unit (19) to expand the refrigerant compressed by the compressor (18).
US08082743B2	Battery pack temperature optimization control system A method and apparatus for limiting the adverse effects of temperature on the electrical energy storage system (ESS) of an electric vehicle after the vehicle has been turned off are provided. In general, whether or not coolant is circulated through a coolant loop coupled to the ESS depends on the difference between the ambient temperature and a preset temperature, the preset temperature typically corresponding to the temperature of the ESS.
US08082740B2	Apparatus and methods of transferring heat with a differential magneto-thermal force A method of heat energy transfer, hi one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of establishing a temperature gradient along a first direction in a heat reservoir with a medium and having a first end portion and an opposite, second end portion defining a length, L, therebetween, wherein the first direction is from the first end portion to the second end portion, such that the first end portion has a first temperature, Ti1; and the second end portion has a second temperature, Ti
US08082738B2	Diffuser arranged between the compressor and the combustion chamber of a gas turbine A gas turbine engine having an axial flow compressor, an annular combustion chamber, a turbine, and a diffuser. The diffuser includes a flow-dividing element formed by an inner deflecting flank and an outer deflecting flank that divides a compressed gas flow into two partial flows at a branching point. The two deflecting flanks define: an angle of less than 90° along at least a portion of the deflecting flanks, and an angle between 15° and 90° between the deflecting flank angle bisector and the turbine longitudinal axis. The deflector also includes a main deflecting region arranged upstream of the branching point and directed at an acute angle from the turbine longitudinal axis toward an inner combustion chamber shell.
US08082727B2	Rear propulsor for a variable cycle gas turbine engine A gas turbine propulsion system comprises a turbofan engine, a peripheral duct, an annular frame, an auxiliary turbine and an auxiliary fan. The turbofan engine is configured to produce bypass air and combustion air. The bypass air flows through a bypass duct and the combustion air flows through a core engine. The peripheral duct surrounds the turbofan engine and is configured to selectively receive peripheral inlet air. The annular frame is disposed aft of the bypass duct and the peripheral duct, and is rotatable to alternately guide the bypass air out the bypass duct or the peripheral duct. The auxiliary turbine is connected to an aft end of the core engine and is configured to receive the combustion air. The auxiliary fan is connected to the auxiliary turbine and is configured to receive airflow from the peripheral duct.
US08082722B2	Device for placing containers of collapsible type in a distribution unit The device places filled and sealed collapsible containers. The device has a gripping unit with a number of finger pairs that correspond to the number of containers in a packing state. The gripping unit has a gripping state in which each finger is arranged to make a squeezing motion such that the contents of the container forms an inner counter-pressure structure to provide a well-defined grip.
US08082713B2	Weep screed corner A screed corner comprises a screed base including substantially perpendicular nailing flanges and a bead leg extending away from each nailing flange. The bead has a horizontally disposed V-shaped cross section. A separate screed corner component is provided to be secured to arms of the bead and to close a gap in the screed base which is located in a volume comprising an intersection of a projection of each bead leg. The screed corner may be provided in a contour in sheet metal which can be readily bent to form a screed base. The screed corner component may comprise formed sheet metal. The corner component may comprise a sharp corner or may comprise a radius at its periphery. In one further form, the bead may comprise a substantially planar surface extending away from the nailing flange. In another, further form, the screed corner may be molded.
US08082711B2	Walls and wall sections A tough, water-proof building system which provides walls and wall sections for use on upright walls, ceilings, and floors, and appurtenances, as well as accessories which make such structures more versatile. The walls and wall sections can be designed to have vertical and horizontal strengths sufficient to be used in place of concrete, as an engineered solution, both above grade and below-grade, including in severe weather conditions. A wall section has inner and outer layers, and structurally reinforcing members which extend, typically as a layer and/or stud, the full height of the wall section, at spaced locations along the length of the wall section. The spaces between the structurally reinforcing members are optionally filled with rigid foam. An optional reinforcing stud is attached to, or overlaid by, the inner layer, and extends inwardly into the building from what is otherwise the inner surface of the wall or wall section.
US08082710B2	Removable attachment system for buildings The present invention discloses an attachment system for use in a building comprising a plurality of first wall sections, a plurality of horizontal planks resting on the first wall sections, and a plurality of second wall sections resting on the horizontal planks. The system includes a plurality of threaded rods holding the system together, and may be made of concrete or similar material. The system may be disassembled and reassembled without affecting the structural integrity of the building.
US08082703B2	Force-resisting devices and methods for structures A force resisting device for transmitting forces and dissipating and absorbing energy in a shear wall or shear wall segment includes at least one active element, the active element having a force versus deflection property under at least one cyclic load such that the shear wall has at least one building code compliant parameter. The building code compliant parameter includes an equivalent response coefficient, R, a system overstrength coefficient, W, and a deflection amplification factor, C. Exemplary embodiments of prefabricated shear walls or shear wall segments include the disclosed force resisting device. Exemplary embodiments of buildings include the disclosed prefabricated shear wall or shear wall segment with the disclosed force resisting device.
US08082698B2	Modular enclosure for utility trailers and pickup trucks A light weight modular enclosure that may be easily assembled by a user and mounted on a utility trailer or pickup truck includes a plurality of modular foam-encapsulated side panel assemblies and two foam-encapsulated corner panel assemblies arranged in adjacent positions in U-shaped anchor channels secured along three edges of a rectangular floorboard to form a front wall and two side walls of the modular enclosure. The side panel and corner panel assemblies each include a plurality of molded key pins and key sockets that are positioned for mating engagement to secure the panel assemblies in strict alignment when adjacently positioned in the anchor channels. A door frame assembly fits into the open rear end of the modular enclosure. A pop-up canopy assembly is installed over the top of the modular enclosure to provide additional head room during use. Two lengths of a gird belt are attached to the door frame assembly, and the two free ends are routed forward within horizontal gird belt channels molded in the exterior surface of each of the side and corner panel assemblies. The free ends of the gird belt are cinchably joined at the front end of the modular enclosure to secure the side and corner panel assemblies in their assembled positions.
US08082694B2	Cable guide A cable guide which has a simple structure and can be easily assembled is adapted to change the direction of the inner cable which slide and drive the slide door of a vehicle, and includes a pulley case 11 whose upper surface is opened, a pulley 12 housed in the pulley case and pivoted rotatably, and a case cover 13 to cover the upper surface of the pulley case. The pulley case has a fixing portion 15 of the outer casing which slidably houses an inner cable. The fixing portion has grooves of roughly U-shaped cross section. The inner perimeter of the groove has a case protrusion 15a. A cover protrusion 13e is formed in the case cover so as to face the case protrusion.
US08082687B2	Towel twirling mechanism An article, such as a towel, having an opening to secure a twirling mechanism thereto. The twirling mechanism having a handle extending from a bottom portion thereof and having a mechanism to permit rotating of the handle with respect to the fabric-article, such that the fabric article is capable of twirling around the twirling mechanism. The twirling mechanism may in other embodiments include noise maker when the handle is rotated.
US08082686B2	Cleated athletic shoe with cushion structures A cleated shoe is presented which provides cushion support and lateral stability in a lightweight construction. The shoe includes a lower and an upper. The lower may include a primary midsole, cushion elements, and an outsole. A cleat may be connected to the outsole. At least one cushion may be located between the primary midsole and outsole. Various embodiments of cushions are presented and may be consistent with specific types of shoes associated with various types of activities such as football, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, or golf. The lower may be consistent with approaches to remediate a wearer's pronation or supination.
US08082680B2	Shoe device secured to a syphon for removing condensate A shoe device secured to a syphon is disclosed for removing condensate from an internal surface of a rotating cylinder. The shoe device includes a shoe portion which is disposed adjacent to the internal surface of the rotating cylinder. The shoe portion defines a passageway having an upstream and a downstream end. The passageway permits a flow there through of the condensate from the internal surface of the rotating cylinder, through the upstream end of the passageway to the downstream end of the passageway. The shoe portion has a first and a second side, a surface extending between the first and second sides of the shoe portion. The surface is disposed adjacent to the internal surface of the cylinder. The shoe portion also has a leading and a trailing end and a face extending between the leading and trailing ends of the shoe portion. A clamp is secured to a distal end of the syphon and is connected to the shoe portion for clamping the shoe portion to the syphon. An anchor plate is secured to the clamp and is disposed between the shoe portion and the clamp for anchoring the shoe portion.
US08082677B2	Home laundry drier A home laundry drier (1) having a drying tub (3) housing the laundry to be dried, and a closed-circuit, heat-pump-type, hot-air generator (4) for circulating a stream of hot air inside the drying tub (3); the hot air generator (4) also having a tank (15) containing a predetermined amount of water, heating means for converting the water in the tank (15) to steam, and an exhaust manifold (17) for feeding the steam produced in the tank (15) to the drying tub (3); the heating means being defined by at least one portion (16) of the pipe (10) feeding refrigerant from the compressor (7) to the condenser (9).
US08082668B2	Nail clipper A nail clipper is described which can be used by a person having only one hand. The nail clipper comprises a base 32 shaped to rest on a horizontal surface and an elongate actuator 30 pivotably connected at one end to the base 32. A first cutting edge is located on the base 32 and an opening 34 is provided in the actuator 30 to allow the nail of a finger of a hand pressing down on the actuator to be placed over the first cutting edge. A second cutting edge movable with the actuator 30 towards the first cutting edge is used to trim the nail resting on the first cutting blade when the actuator 30 is depressed.
US08082667B2	Apparatus and methods for securing a first structural member and a second structural member to one another Apparatus and methods for securing a first structural member and a second structural member to one another. In one embodiment a two-piece fitting is provided. The fitting includes a variable gap between attachment surfaces, enabling the fitting to accommodate structural members of variable thickness. The fitting also includes overlapping sections that provide increased resistance to pull-off loads and impact loads. The configuration of the fitting advantageously simplifies the assembly process and preserves the integrity of the adhesive to form a strong joint.
US08082659B2	Method of forming a loop winding A method for forming a loop winding having a plurality of meandering parts and disposed in a stator of a motor which includes: disposing the loop winding between a first die unit having a plurality of first dies and a second die unit having a plurality of second dies; and press forming the loop winding between the first dies and the second dies by relatively moving the first die unit and the second die unit toward each other, wherein the press forming step is so performed as to provide the loop winding with a plurality of meandering parts and, simultaneously, to reduce the loop winding in the radial direction.
US08082656B1	Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension A method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension having a plated load point dimple. A photoresist mask having an opening with load point-defining side walls and a load point diameter is formed over a planar portion of a spring metal member. Metal is plated onto the spring metal member in the opening to form a load point having the load point diameter on the planar portion of the spring metal member.
US08082652B2	Method of manufacturing molding die There are provided a method of manufacturing a molding die that can prevent occurrence of a trouble, such as break of a sand mold when a master mold is pulled out, and a molding die that can clearly transfer a pattern onto a molding. A meshed member is fixed to an entirety or part of a molding surface of a master mold, a sand mold having a molding surface with a protrusion and recess pattern thereon is fabricated by using the master mold, and a molding die having a molding surface with the protrusion and recess pattern thereon is cast by using the sand mold. The meshed member is made up of a flexible synthetic resin sheet having a number of mesh openings.
US08082646B2	Apparatus and system for installing rivets in belt fasteners A system for splicing a conveyor belt with belt fasteners is disclosed. A base assembly aligns the belt, belt fasteners and rivet holes thereof with swage structures for securing the rivets. A guide assembly has a rigid guide block with cylindrical pilot holes, and a guide membrane of resilient material. Guide pins are receivable by guide bores for aligning the base and guide assemblies with the pilot holes, rivet holes, and swage structures in registry. The guide membrane including openings aligned with the pilot holes. The openings have a pair of slits defining flaps deflectable to permit the rivet to pass therethrough, and a central hole or cut-out. The flaps and the cut-out assist in centering the rivet with the belt fastener rivet holes. The system uses a single-rivet driver, a multi-rivet driver, a pneumatic driver, or an electric hammer.
US08082644B2	Apparatus for the application of pressure relief valves A system for applying pressure relief valves to packaging from a liner carrying adhesive backed pressure relief valves passing over a series of rollers in tension onto a peeler bar. There is a valve applicator unit proximate the peeler bar with a punch shaft and an applicator shaft with an applicator vacuum head. The liner is moved by a retraction unit including clamping members that alternately maintain the liner stationary under tension and pull the liner under tension to advance the liner carrying adhesive backed pressure relief valves. A supply reel for a roll of liner carrying adhesive backed pressure relief valves has a pair of spaced apart plates and a pair of rings with a non-stick coating positioned between each of the plates and the roll of liner. The plates, rings and roll of liner are compressed together by an adjustable retainer.
US08082641B2	Method of manufacturing a ductile polymer-piezoelectric material composite Provided are free-standing ductile composites and methods of making free-standing ductile composites. The method of making a free-standing ductile composite can include providing a substrate and releasably bonding one or more piezoelectric elements to the substrate. The method can also include kerfing the piezoelectric elements in a predetermined pattern to form a kerfed pattern, filling the kerfed pattern with a polymer to form a polymer-piezoelectric composite, and lapping the polymer-piezoelectric composite. The method can further include releasing the polymer-piezoelectric composite from the substrate.
US08082636B2	Fastening member comprising shaped tab A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab has a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaped tab has a contour edge comprising a shaped upper edge and a shaped lower edge. The shaped upper edge and the shaped lower edge are symmetric with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the shaped tab when relatively shifted in the longitudinal direction and are asymmetric with respect to the lateral centerline of the fastening member.
US08082634B2	Handle for a hand-held power tool The invention describes a handle for a hand-held machine tool comprising a grip element (20) and a fastening element (10) for fastening the handle to a housing of a hand-held machine tool, wherein the fastening element (10) partially protrudes into the grip element (20) and a damping element (30) is provided between the grip element (20) and the fastening element (10), and wherein the fastening element (10) forms an undercut (12, 15) in the grip element (20).
US08082625B2	Pick-up head having housed gutter brooms for a mobile sweeping vehicle A pick-up head for a mobile sweeping vehicle comprises a housing defining a substantially hollow interior and a suctioning bottom opening for suctioning dust and small debris. A suctioning front opening is disposed in the front of the housing for receiving debris into the substantially hollow interior of the housing. A door is mounted on the pick-up head for selectively opening and closing the suctioning front opening. A dust and debris outlet in the housing permits dust and debris to be suctioned from the substantially hollow interior. A gutter broom is mounted within the housing adjacent one end, for sweeping dust and small debris inwardly from the selected one of the left end and the right end and towards the dust and debris outlet. An opening in the housing at the selected end permits the gutter broom to extend beyond the end of the housing, thus allowing the gutter broom to sweep against a curb, for sweeping dust and small debris towards a central path. A selectively operable motor is for operating the first gutter broom.
US08082620B2	Mop bucket and wringer A mop bucket includes a fluid reservoir portion and a wringing portion. The fluid reservoir portion can hold fluid. The wringing portion includes a first wringing member and a second wringing member, which is moveable toward the first wringing member to wring fluid from a mop. The wringing portion further includes a linkage configured to move the second wringing member in response to actuation of a wringer handle. The linkage includes a first link extending from and pivotable relative to the second wringing member and a second link connected to the first link and having an axis that is fixed at an angle relative to an axis of the wringer handle. The second wringing member can include an integrally formed shaft about which the second wringing member rotates. A first retaining surface of the first wringing member can engage the shaft to hold the shaft at a pivot axis.
US08082610B2	Showerhead assembly with water flow diverter A showerhead assembly includes a water adapter and a water flow diverter. The water adapter includes two rotatable frames having a first water outlet and a second water inlet respectively and a supporting frame, having a first water inlet communicating with the first water outlet and a second water outlet, rotatably coupled between the rotatable frames. The water flow diverter contains a first water opening communicating with the first water outlet, a second water opening communicating with the second water inlet, and a water exit. The water flow diverter is adapted for selectively controlling the water flow at one of the conditions including the water flowing out at the second water outlet only, the water flowing out at the water exit only, and the water flowing out at both the second water outlet and the water exit at the same time.
US08082605B2	Low flow hygienic apparatus and methods A low volume hygienic apparatus used a high pressure spray to break up solid waste material in a containment chamber and to push liquid and broken-up solid waste from the containment chamber. A high pressure nozzle is pointed into the containment chamber and configured to break-up the solids using a prescribed pressure level and to propel the liquids and the broken-up solids from a chamber interior through a chamber outlet of the containment chamber. A completing structure is disposed between the chamber outlet and a drain and is configured to draw liquids and broken-up solids from the chamber at the end of a flushing cycle.
US08082600B2	Protective helmet with mobile visor The invention concerns a protective helmet comprising a shell (1) whereon are rotatably mounted a visor (2) and a chin strap (3), the lower portion of the visor (2) being urged to rest on a zone (4) of the chin strap (3) when they are lowered and the chin strap (3) capable of being raised about the visor (2). The invention is characterized in that the helmet is such that it comprises additional means for moving the visor (2) configured to bring its lower edge closer to or move it away from the raising trajectory of the support zone (4) on the chin strap (3).
US08082598B2	Undergarment, for example a pair of panties, especially for women An undergarment is provided, e.g., a slip, especially for women. The undergarment includes a blank made of a textile material with edgings at the waist and the leg openings, wherein in each case the edgings comprise a flat, two-layered tubular elastic band, which is fastened with an adhesive layer to the left side of the textile material of the undergarment, facing the body. In addition, the invention comprises a process for producing such an undergarment.

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