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US08119811B2	Method for producing amide compound Disclosed is a method for producing an amide compound represented by the formula (3) below and having an excellent control activity against a harmful arthropod, which is characterized in that an aniline compound represented by the formula (1) below and an aldehyde compound represented by the formula (2) below are reacted in a solvent in the presence of an oxidizing agent such as oxygen or a peroxide. (In the formulae below, R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a C1-C6 alkyl group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, or the like; and R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently represent a halogen atom or the like.)
US08119810B2	Process for the preparation of a benzimidazole derivative The invention relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula 1, a valuable intermediate product in the synthesis of the pharmaceutical active substance dabigatran etexilate.
US08119803B2	Preparation of opiate analgesics by reductive alkylation A process for preparing a compound of formula (A), (B) or (C): wherein P is H, CH3 or a hydroxyl protecting group; X is O, a protected ketone, OH, a protected hydroxyl group or H; Y is OH, a protected hydroxyl group or H; W is C(CH3)2OH, (CH3)(C(CH3)3)OH or COCH3; Z is C2-C10 alkyl or C2-C10 arylalkyl; and is a single bond or a double bond, is disclosed. The process includes reductive alkylation in the presence of hydrogen and a reductive alkylation catalyst.
US08119788B2	Compositions and methods for the detection of Candida species Compositions and methods for detecting and/or differentiating among Candida organisms, including C. albicans and C. dubliniensis, are disclosed. Exemplary methods involve screening a sample suspected of containing at least one or more Candida sp. for the presence or absence of a nucleic acid sequence specific for each such fungal pathogen. Some disclosed methods permit the rapid and simultaneous detection and identification of several fungal pathogens (e.g., up to 100 fungi) in a single sample.
US08119780B2	Chitosan-derivative compounds and methods of controlling microbial populations The present invention is directed to chitosan-derivative compounds and structures, methods of making chitosan-derivative compounds and methods for controlling, inhibiting and enhancing microbial populations in a variety of environments. The present invention is also directed to the control, inhibition and enhancement of microbial populations in animals, particularly humans. The microbial populations include bacteria, viruses and other pathogens where control of microbial populations are a necessity. The chitosan-derivative compounds of the present invention include chitosan-arginine compounds, related chitosan-L/D unnatural amino acid compounds, chitosan-acid amine compounds, chitosan-L/D natural amino acid derivative compounds, co-derivatives of the chitosan-derivative compounds, salts of the chitosan derivative compounds, and chitosan-guanidine compounds.
US08119775B2	Human anti-KIR antibodies Compositions and methods for regulating an immune response in a subject are described. More particularly, described are human antibodies that regulate the activity of NK cells and allow a potentiation of NK cell cytotoxicity in mammalian subjects, and antibodies having antigen-binding properties similar to those of human monoclonal antibody 1-7F9 or 1-4F1. Described also are also fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and their uses, particularly for use in therapy, to increase NK cell activity or cytotoxicity in subjects.
US08119772B2	MART-1 T cell receptors T-cell receptors that recognize MART-1 antigen are provided. The TCRs can be used, for example, to treat patients suffering from melanoma.
US08119769B2	Complement depletion using recombinant human C-3 derivatives The invention provides isolated polypeptides having complement-modulating activity. Specifically, the invention resides in the provision of isolated polypeptides having complement depleting properties, i.e. that effect an efficient consumption of complement in human serum. The current invention thus provides human C3 derivatives that are capable of forming C3 convertases exerting an extended CVF, Bb-like half-life of up several hours, compared to 1.5 minutes of the naturally occurring C3 convertases, thus escaping the physiological degradation mechanisms.
US08119760B2	Curable perfluoropolyether compositions and rubber or gel articles comprising the same Perfluoropolyether compositions are provided comprising: (A) a linear perfluoropolyether compound containing at least two alkenyl groups, having a perfluoropolyether structure comprising recurring units —CaF2aO— in its backbone, and having a molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000; (B) an organosilicon compound containing at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms; (C) a reinforcing filler; (D) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (E) a polyfluoromonoalkenyl compound containing one alkenyl group and having a perfluoropolyether structure in its backbone. The compositions cure into rubber or gel products having improved acid resistance.
US08119756B2	Hydrolytically degradable polymers and hydrogels made therefrom Methods for delivering a biologically active agent into the body of a mammal are provided, the method comprising administering a carbamate-containing conjugate to the mammal.
US08119754B2	Room temperature curing adhesive composition having high temperature properties Room temperature curing structural adhesive compositions including polyurethane oligomers having multi-methacrylate functionality, cycloalkylmethacrylate, at least one maleimide-functionalized compound and a cure system are disclosed. These compositions exhibit enhanced high temperature properties, including hot strength, heat/humidity strength, and heat aging strength, without compromising initial tensile strength and fixture speeds and still possessing a room temperature cure.
US08119752B2	Method for producing ethylene copolymers Process for the continuous preparation of ethylene copolymers by free-radical copolymerization of ethylene and at least one comonomer in a cascade comprising at least two reactors, wherein one or more initiators are fed into the reaction mixture downstream of the first reactor.
US08119744B2	Curable silicone composition A curable silicone composition comprising at least the following components: (A) an organopolysiloxane that contains epoxy groups and, preferably, has a branched molecular structure; (B) a phenolic-type curing agent such as an organosiloxane having in one molecule at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups; and (C) an acidic-anhydride type curing agent such as a methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride, as well as an arbitrary components such as (D) a curing accelerator, (E) a filler, or (F) an organic epoxy compound; is characterized by excellent handleability and reduced oil-bleeding during curing, and, when cured, forms a cured body of excellent flexibility and adhesion.
US08119743B2	Silane substituted polyalkylene oxide reagents and methods of using for preventing or reducing aluminosilicate scale in industrial processes Materials and methods are provided whereby polymers with least 0.5 mole % of the pendant group or end group containing —Si(OR″)3 are used to control aluminosilicate scaling in an industrial process having an alkaline process stream such as a pulping mill process stream or a high level nuclear waste processing plant. When materials of the present invention are added to the alkaline process stream, they reduce and even completely prevent formation of aluminosilicate scale on equipment surfaces such as evaporator walls and heating surfaces. The present materials are effective at treatment concentrations that make them economically practical.
US08119738B2	Polypropylene resin composition There are provided a polypropylene resin composition and a molded article thereof, the composition comprising: 60 to 85% by weight of a propylene homopolymer; and 15 to 40% by weight of an ethylene-α-olefin random copolymer containing 45 to 70 parts by mol of ethylene units, and 30 to 55 parts by mol of α-olefin units, and satisfying the following requirements (1) to (5), (1) the propylene homopolymer has a melting temperature of 163 to 170° C.; (2) the propylene homopolymer contains 0.01% or less of regio defects resulted from a 2,1-insertion and a 1,3-insertion in all propylene units; (3) the polypropylene resin composition has a ratio B/A of 0.9 or more, provided that A (% by weight) is an amount of the ethylene-α-olefin random copolymer contained in the polypropylene resin composition, and B (% by weight) is an amount of soluble parts in xylene at a room temperature contained in the polypropylene resin composition; (4) the ethylene-α-olefin random copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of 2.0 to 4.0; and (5) the ethylene-α-olefin random copolymer contained in the polypropylene resin composition has a shape of a particle, whose volume-average particle diameter is 1.0 μm or less, measured by observing a cross-section of a 0.5 mm-thick sheet with a transmission electron microscopy, the sheet being obtained by hot press-molding the above polypropylene resin composition at 190° C. for 3 minutes under a pressure of 35 kgf/cm2, provided that the cross-section of the above particle has a round shape.
US08119737B2	Adhesive composition, process for producing the same, adhesive film using the same, substrate for mounting semiconductor and semiconductor device Disclosed is an adhesive composition which includes (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a curing agent and (c) a polymer compound incompatible with said epoxy resin, and further optionally includes (d) a filler and/or (e) a curing accelerator. Also disclosed are a process for producing an adhesive composition, including mixing (a) the epoxy resin and (b) the curing agent with (d) the filler, followed by mixing the resultant mixture with (c) the polymer compound incompatible with the epoxy resin; an adhesive film including the above-mentioned adhesive composition formed into a film; a substrate for mounting a semiconductor including a wiring board and the above-mentioned adhesive film disposed thereon on its side where chips are to be mounted; and a semiconductor device which includes the above-mentioned adhesive film or the substrate for mounting a semiconductor.
US08119734B2	Process for preparing aqueous dispersions The present invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous dispersions. The invention also relates to the formation of core-shell particles in aqueous dispersions. The core-shell particles are useful as impact-modifiers for poly(meth)acrylate moulding compositions.
US08119733B2	Reactive monomeric surfactants A polymer network, comprises an interfacially polymerized reaction product derived from a surfactant monomer.
US08119722B2	Polyaniline/c-MWNT nanocomposite The invention discloses a polyaniline/c-MWNT produced by carboxylating at least one carbon nanotube to form at least one carboxylic carbon nanotube; mixing the at least one carboxylic carbon nanotube with a solvent to form a first carbon nanotube solution; mixing at least one aniline monomer with the first carbon nanotube solution to form a second carbon nanotube solution; mixing an ammonium persulfate solution with the second carbon nanotube solution to form a third carbon nanotube solution; air-extracting and filtering the third carbon nanotube solution to obtain the polyaniline/c-MWNT nanocomposite; cleaning and baking the polyaniline/c-MWNT nanocomposite.
US08119717B2	Coating composition having a low volatile organic compound content A coating composition includes a latex component and an agent for replacing all or part of the volatile coalescing solvent. The agent has the following formula: X(AO)nH wherein X is a C6 to C16 group selected from the group of linear, chains, branched chains, aromatic rings, and combinations thereof, AO is an alkyleneoxy group selected from the group of ethyleneoxy groups, 1,2-propyleneoxy groups, 1,2-butyleneoxy groups, and combinations thereof, and n is from 3 to 14. The coating composition has a VOC content of less than or equal to 150 g/L. The agent for replacing the volatile coalescing solvent contributes little or nothing to a total VOC level in the coating composition. As such, the coating composition may be formulated to have a VOC content of less than or equal to 150 g/L, which meets or exceeds standards for VOC content in interior and exterior flat and non-flat paints for all sheen ranges, while providing equivalent or superior properties to those provided by volatile coalescing solvents.
US08119716B2	Method of generating a dispersion of deagglomerated barium sulphate in plastics or plastics precursors The invention discloses a method of incorporating deagglomerated barium sulphate having an average primary particle size of less than 0.5 μm and coated with a dispersant into plastics or precursors of plastics, for example into polyols. The deagglomerated barium sulphate is dispersed in an organic solvent, the dispersion is incorporated into the plastic or the precursor of the plastic, and the solvent is evaporated off.
US08119712B2	Golf balls having layers made from rubber compositions containing nucleating agents Golf balls containing at least one layer made from a rubber composition comprising a benzenetrisamide nucleating agent are provided. The rubber composition preferably contains a free-radical initiator agent, cross-linking agent, and fillers along with the base rubber and nucleating agent. Golf balls of various constructions may be made including two-piece, three-piece, and four-piece balls. The composition is used preferably to form a golf ball core having improved resiliency, durability, toughness, and impact strength.
US08119696B2	Treatment of superficial and cutaneous mycoses with a pure form of 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione Disclosed are novel and enhanced anti-fungal properties of greater than 99% pure form of 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione in comparison with the corresponding 95% pure form, said greater than 99% pure form of 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione being devoid of 5-Hydroxy-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-heptanone and 3,5-Dihydroxy-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-heptane. The inventors disclose the uses of greater than 99% pure form of 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione as anti-fungal agents capable of inhibiting superficial and cutaneous mycoses in humans and treatment methods thereof. Also disclosed is the enhanced potential of greater than 99% pure form of 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanedione as compared to the corresponding 95% pure form against bacterial and fungal phytopathogens and applications thereof in agriculture.
US08119689B2	Adjuvants on the basis of bisacyloxypropylcystene conjugates and derivatives and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions Bisacyloxycysteine type conjugates have been found to be useful as adjuvants and/or immunomodulators for prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination in the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, tumors, and allergies, as well as in the control of fertility in human or animal populations. The compounds can be administered by system or mucosal routes and are particularly useful as mucosal adjuvants. These compounds can function as active ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions.
US08119688B2	Differential evaporation potentiated disinfectant system Antimicrobial compositions and methods of using such antimicrobial compositions to provide a reduction in populations of viable microorganisms.
US08119683B2	Aryl substituted sulfonamide compounds and their use as anticancer agents Aryl substituted sulfonamide compounds of formula (I): wherein bond, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, m, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer with these compounds.
US08119682B2	Iodopyrazolyl carboxanilides This invention relates to novel intermediates used in the preparation of iodopyrazolylcarboxanilides of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and Z are as defined in the disclosure, and to the preparation of such intermediates.
US08119676B2	Substituted benzimidazolone derivatives, medicaments comprising them and their use The present invention relates to novel benzimidazolone derivatives of the general formula (I) in which the substituents R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, and B are as defined in claim 1, medicaments comprising these, and the use thereof for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.
US08119675B2	Benzimidazole derivatives Novel compounds of the formula I (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R, Q, W, X and Z have the meanings indicated in Patent Claim 1, are suitable as antidiabetics.
US08119671B2	Isoxazoline-substituted benzamide compound and pest control agent Novel pest control agents, particularly insecticides or miticides are provided. Isoxazoline-substituted benzamide compounds of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof: (where A1, A2 and A3 are independently C or N, G is a benzene ring, etc., Q is a structure of Q-1, Q-2 or Q3: (where, for example, R1 in Q-1 is a C1 to C4 haloalkyl, etc., and R2 is H, etc., R1 in Q-2 is —OR1a, etc., R1a is a C1 to C4 alkyl, etc., and R2 is H, etc.), W is O or S, X is a halogen atom, a C1 to C2 haloalkyl, etc., Y is a halogen atom, a C1 to C2 alkyl, etc., R3 is a C1 to C2 haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 1-3, etc., and n is an integer of 0 or 1, etc.), and pest control agents containing the compounds.
US08119667B2	Carbonates of fenicol antibiotics Novel fenicol compounds having useful properties as antibiotic prodrugs, are provided, together with methods of making and using these new compounds.
US08119664B2	Pharmaceutical compositions as inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) and are useful for the prevention or treatment of diabetes, especially type II diabetes, as well as hyperglycemia, Syndrome X, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, atherosclerosis, and various immunomodulatory diseases.
US08119658B2	Triazolopyridine 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors Novel compounds are provided which are 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors. 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor therapy. These novel compounds of formula I: or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein G, Q, X, Y, R3, R3a, and R3b are defined herein.
US08119648B2	8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthines, the preparation thereof and their use as pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to substituted xanthines of general formula wherein R1 to R3 are as defined herein, the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures, the prodrugs thereof and the salts thereof which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
US08119641B2	1H-furo[3,2-C]pyrazole compounds useful as kinase inhibitors Furo[3,2-c]pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A is an aryl or heteroaryl ring, —NHZR5 is at the ortho position to the CONH linker; —R1 and R2 are the same or different and, independently from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, or an organic residue; R3 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or an organic group; R4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or an organic group; Z is direct bond, >C═O, or —C(═O)NH—; —R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted organic group or isomers, tautomers, carriers, metabolites, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful, in therapy, in the treatment of diseases associated with a disregulated protein kinase activity, in particular Aurora kinases activity or IGF-1R activity, like cancer.
US08119638B2	Compositions and uses of ET743 for treating cancer Et 743 is used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of the human body for cancer.
US08119635B2	Diazabicyclic central nervous system active agents Compounds of formula I pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and use of said compositions to control synaptic transmission in mammals.
US08119632B2	Bicyclic amide derivatives for enhancing glutamatergic synaptic responses This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as conditions such as stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment.
US08119622B2	7-phenyl-substituted tetracycline compounds 7-phenyl-substituted tetracycline compounds which are substantially free of positional isomers, methods of treating tetracycline responsive states, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the 7-phenyl-substituted tetracycline compounds are described. 7-substituted tetracycline compounds which are substantially free of positional isomers, methods of treating tetracycline responsive states, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the 7-substituted tetracycline compounds are described.
US08119618B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of inflammatory diseases Inflammatory bowel diseases are represented by two idiopathic disorders, which include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis is restricted to the colon and involves uncertain and inflammation of the lining (mucosa) of the large intestine. Crohn's disease, on the other hand, can involve the mucosa of the small and/or large intestine and may involve deeper layers of the bowel wall. The present invention is a combination of 5-aminosalicylic acid and one or more antioxidants (e.g., N-acetylcysteine) for treating such inflammatory bowel diseases.
US08119614B2	Substitution derivatives of N6-benzyladenosine, methods of their preparation, their use for preparation of drugs, cosmetic preparations and growth regulators, pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetic preparations and growth regulators containing these compounds The invention concerns novel substitution derivatives of N6-benzyladenosine having anticancer, mitotic, immunosuppressive and antisenescent properties for plant, animal and human cells. This invention also relates to the methods of preparation of these N6-benzyladenosine derivatives and their use as drugs, cosmetic preparations and growth regulators comprising these derivatives as active compound and use of these derivatives for preparation of pharmaceutical compositions, in biotechnological processes, in cosmetics and in agriculture.
US08119610B2	Method for efficient RNA interference in mammalian cells The present invention relates to methods of making RNAi libraries using E. coli RNAse III for inhibition of mammalian gene expression.
US08119603B2	Modified human interferon polypeptides and their uses Modified human interferon polypeptides and uses thereof are provided.
US08119601B2	Voltage dependent anion channel (VDAC1) compositions and methods of use thereof for regulating apoptosis The present invention relates generally to the mitochondrial protein, voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)5 polynucleotides encoding same and variants thereof, as well as peptide fragments, peptide derivatives and analogs. In particular, the present invention is directed to VDAC1 and specific amino acid and polynucleotide sequences thereof useful in inducing or regulating apoptosis and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising same useful in the treatment of diseases associated with aberrant apoptosis.
US08119598B2	Synthetic peptide materials for joint reconstruction, repair and cushioning In joint reconstruction, repair and cushioning applications, a synthetic polypeptide material is useful that contains cross-linked polypeptides that are modeled on human elastin or other fibrous proteins. The polypeptides comprise at least three consecutive beta-sheet/beta-turn structures and at least one amino acid residue that participates in cross-linking.
US08119597B2	Non-neurotoxic plasminogen activating factors for treating of stroke The invention concerns the use and the production of non-neurotoxic plasminogen activating factors, derived, for example, from the common vampire Desmodus rotundus (DSPA), for therapeutic treatment of stroke in humans. The invention provides a novel therapeutic base for treating stroke in humans.
US08119585B2	Liquid nonionic surfactants for emulsion polymerization and other applications The present invention provides a high actives liquid nonionic surfactant concentrate that includes a fatty alcohol alkoxylate having an alkylene oxide content of about 10-100 moles and at least one other nonionic surfactant alkoxylate having an alkylene oxide content of about 4-12 moles. The liquid surfactant concentrate may be utilized in a variety of applications, such as emulsion polymerization or in the formulation of agrochemical compositions.
US08119582B2	Method for improving the foaming properties of cleansing and/or foaming formulations for topical use Methods for improving the foaming properties of cleansing and foaming formulations for topical use are presented. The methods comprise including in the formulation an effective amount of a polyol glycoside or a mixture of polyol glycosides of formula (I) R1—O-(G)x-H, in which x is a decimal number between 1 and 5, G is a reducing sugar and R1 is a radical of formula (A) —CH2—(CHOH)n—CH2—OH, in which n is an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, or R1 is a radical of the formula (B) —(CH2—CHOH—CH2—O)m—H, in which m is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3. Compositions containing compounds of formula (I) and methods of preparing the compositions are also presented. The methods and compositions can be applied to cosmetics and dermapharmaceuticals.
US08119579B2	Synthetic lubricating compositions Lubricating oil compositions of the invention comprise a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity and an effective amount of at least one lubricant antioxidant, the base oil comprising a blend of a Group III base oil derived from a synthesis gas, and a Group IV base oil wherein the ratio of the Group III to Group IV base oils is such that the lubricating composition exhibits an oxidation stability determined by a measure of high temperature deposits that is less than half the mathematical sum of the oxidative stability determined for each of the unblended Group III and Group IV oils containing the same antioxidant in the same amount as in the blend.
US08119578B2	Method of lubricating a conveyor system The present invention is directed to a method of lubricating a conveyor system comprising i) diluting a conveyor lubricant concentrate with water to obtain an aqueous conveyor lubricant with the concentration c, ii) irradiating an aqueous conveyor lubricant with light, iii) determining the concentration c of the aqueous conveyor lubricant by measuring the absorption of the light by the aqueous conveyor lubricant with an absorption detector and iv) applying the aqueous conveyor lubricant to the conveyor system. The present invention further relates to a conveyor lubrication system including a measuring device with a light source and with an absorption detector for measuring the absorption of light by an aqueous conveyor lubricant within a conveyor lubrication system.
US08119577B2	Object comprising a friction-reducing coating, and method for the production of a coating An object has bearing location where the object comes into contact with a counter-piece. The bearing location includes a coating to reduce wear and friction. The coating comprises about 90-100 weight percent thermoplastic polymer and about 0-10 weight percent finely divided solid fillers and finely divided dry lubricants. The coating has a thickness of between about 5-50 μm.
US08119567B2	Method for control of cyanobacterial algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes Protoporphyrinogen oxidase enzyme-inhibiting herbicides are useful in a method for controlling unwanted cyanobacteria algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes. Of particular interest is the use of carfentrazone ethyl and certain metabolites thereof for control of unwanted cyanobacteria algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes.
US08119565B2	Herbicidal control using sulfentrazone and dithiopyr The present invention provides an herbicidal method for selective pre- and post-emergence control of broadleaf and grass weeds by applying a synergistic herbicidal composition, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of sulfentrazone and dithiopyr.
US08119564B2	Herbicidal control using sulfentrazone and metsulfuron The present invention provides an herbicidal method for selective post-emergence control of broadleaf weeds by applying a synergistic herbicidal composition, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of sulfentrazone and metsulfuron methyl.
US08119563B2	N-substituted azacycles N-substituted azacycle derivative compounds represented by formula (I): wherein m, q, r, t and u are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and A, B, D, X, Y, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are fully described herein. The compounds being particularly useful in compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and an insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.
US08119560B2	Aldehyde reducing coating The invention is a surface coating which will reduce the aldehyde concentration in a room via a aldehyde reactive material contained in the coating. Upon reaction, the aldehyde becomes part of the reactive molecule and, thus, is permanently held within the coating.
US08119559B2	Catalyst, its preparation and use A dehydrogenation catalyst is described comprising an iron oxide, an alkali metal or compound thereof, and silver or a compound thereof. Further a process is described for preparing a dehydrogenation catalyst that comprises preparing a mixture of iron oxide, an alkali metal or compound thereof, and silver or a compound thereof and calcining the mixture. A process for dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon and a process for polymerizing the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon are also described.
US08119557B2	Method for making catalyst compositions of alkali metal halide-doped bivalent metal fluorides and process for making fluorinated olefins There is provided methods for making a catalyst composition represented by the formula MX/M′F2 wherein MX is an alkali metal halide; M is an alkali metal ion selected from the group consisting of Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+; X is a halogen ion selected from the group consisting of F−, Cl−, Br−, and I−; M′F2 is a bivalent metal fluoride; and M′ is a bivalent metal ion. There is also a method for making a fluorinated olefin.
US08119544B2	Film formation method and apparatus for semiconductor process A film formation process is performed to form a silicon nitride film on a target substrate within a process field configured to be selectively supplied with a first process gas containing a silane family gas and a second process gas containing a nitriding gas. The method is preset to compose the film formation process of a main stage with an auxiliary stage set at one or both of beginning and ending of the film formation process. The main stage includes an excitation period of supplying the second process gas to the process field while exciting the second process gas by an exciting mechanism. The auxiliary stage includes no excitation period of supplying the second process gas to the process field while exciting the second process gas by the exciting mechanism.
US08119533B2	Pattern formation in semiconductor fabrication Provided is a semiconductor device. The device includes a substrate having a photo acid generator (PAG) layer on the substrate. The PAG layer is exposed to radiation. A photoresist layer is formed on the exposed PAG layer. The exposed PAG layer generates an acid. The acid decomposes a portion of the formed photoresist layer. In one embodiment, the PAG layer includes organic BARC. The decomposed portion of the photoresist layer may be used as a masking element.
US08119524B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A first film containing a first metal material having a diffusion preventing function for copper, a second film containing oxygen-contained copper film, a third film containing copper and a second metal material which exhibits a diffusion preventing function for copper by bonding with oxygen, and a fourth film of copper as the main material are formed in an opening formed in an insulating film, and then a barrier layer containing the first metal material, the second metal material and oxygen is formed by thermal processing between the insulating film and the fourth film.
US08119518B2	Noble metal barrier for fluorine-doped carbon films A film forming method includes the steps of forming a F-doped carbon film by using a source gas containing C and F, and modifying the F-doped carbon film by radicals, the source gas having a F/C ratio larger than 1 and smaller than 2, the F/C ratio being defined as a ratio of a number of F atoms to a number of C atoms in a source gas molecule.
US08119515B2	Bonding pad for anti-peeling property and method for fabricating the same A bonding pad includes a conductive layer formed over an insulation layer, and a dummy pattern penetrating the insulation layer and stuck in the conductive layer, wherein a bonding process is performed.
US08119512B1	Method for fabricating semiconductor device with damascene bit line A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer over a substrate; forming a dual storage node contact plug to be buried in the interlayer dielectric layer, forming a first damascene pattern to isolate the dual storage node contact plug, forming a protective layer pattern inside the first damascene pattern, etching the interlayer dielectric layer to form a second damascene pattern to be coupled to the first damascene pattern, and forming bit lines inside the first and second damascene patterns.
US08119510B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including a gate insulating film which can be formed into a thin film and of which film composition is easy to be controlled. The manufacturing method includes: forming a manganese oxide film for serving as a gate insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, on which a transistor is formed; forming a conductive film for serving as a gate electrode on the manganese oxide film; and forming a gate electrode and a gate insulating film by processing the conductive film and the manganese oxide film.
US08119502B2	Method for packaging components The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of packaged components. The invention is based here on the problem of facilitating the application of covers with lateral dimensions that are smaller than the lateral dimensions of the functional substrate. For this purpose, a plate-like cover substrate is mounted on a carrier substrate. Then, on the uncovered side of the plate-like cover substrate, trenches are inserted, so that a composite part is obtained with the carrier substrate and individual covering parts that are separated from each other by the trenches, but interconnected by the carrier substrate. The covering parts of the composite part are connected with a functional substrate with a plurality of components. Then, the connection of the covering parts is dissolved with the carrier substrate, and the carrier substrate is removed, so that a composite is obtained with the functional substrate and a plurality of covering parts that cover functional areas.
US08119501B2	Method for separating a semiconductor wafer into individual semiconductor dies using an implanted impurity Provided is a method for separating a semiconductor wafer into individual semiconductor dies. The method for separating the semiconductor wafer, among other steps, may include implanting an impurity into regions of a semiconductor wafer proximate junctions where semiconductor dies join one another, the impurity configured to disrupt bonds in the semiconductor wafer proximate the junctions and lead to weakened regions. The method for separating the semiconductor wafer may further include separating the semiconductor wafer having the impurity into individual semiconductor dies along the weakened regions.
US08119479B2	Scalable flash EEPROM memory cell with floating gate spacer wrapped by control gate and method of manufacture A polysilicon spacer as a floating gate of a Flash memory device. An advantage of such spacer structure is to reduce a cell size, which is desirable for state-of-the-art Flash memory technology. In a preferred embodiment, the floating gate can be self-aligned to a nearby and/or within a vicinity of the select gate of the cell select transistor. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention preserves a tunnel oxide layer after the removal, using dry etching, a polysilicon spacer structure on the drain side of the select transistor gate. More preferably, the present method provides for a certain amount of tunnel oxide to remain so as to prevent the active silicon area in the drain region of the memory cell from being etched by the dry etching gas.
US08119470B2	Mitigation of gate to contact capacitance in CMOS flow Sidewall spacers that are primarily oxide, instead of nitride, are formed adjacent to a gate stack of a CMOS transistor. Individual sidewall spacers are situated between a conductive gate electrode of the gate stack and a conductive contact of the transistor. As such, a capacitance can develop between the gate electrode and the contact, depending on the dielectric constant of the interposed sidewall spacer. Accordingly, forming sidewall spacers out of oxide, which has a lower dielectric constant than nitride, mitigates capacitance that can otherwise develop between these features. Such capacitance is undesirable, at least, because it can inhibit transistor switching speeds. Accordingly, fashioning sidewall spacers as described herein can mitigate yield loss by reducing the number of devices that have unsatisfactory switching speeds and/or other undesirable performance characteristics.
US08119469B2	Method of fabricating polycrystalline silicon thin film for improving crystallization characteristics and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device using the same A crystallization method of an amorphous semiconductor layer includes providing an amorphous semiconductor layer having a first thickness, crystallizing the amorphous semiconductor layer in a first direction, partially reducing the crystallized semiconductor layer to a second thickness less than the first thickness and crystallizing the etched semiconductor layer in a second direction.
US08119468B2	Thin film transistor and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a thin film transistor which includes, over a substrate having an insulating surface, a gate insulating layer covering a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer which functions as a channel formation region; and a semiconductor layer including an impurity element imparting one conductivity type. The semiconductor layer exists in a state that a plurality of crystalline particles is dispersed in an amorphous silicon and that the crystalline particles have an inverted conical or inverted pyramidal shape. The crystalline particles grow approximately radially in a direction in which the semiconductor layer is deposited. Vertexes of the inverted conical or inverted pyramidal crystal particles are located apart from an interface between the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer.
US08119465B1	Thin film transistor and method for fabricating the same A method of fabricating a thin film transistor including: forming a gate on a substrate; forming a gate insulation layer on the substrate to cover the gate; forming an oxide semiconductor layer on the gate insulation layer; forming a translucent layer on a partial region of the oxide semiconductor layer; performing an optical annealing process to transform the oxide semiconductor layer into an oxide channel layer and two ohmic contact layers by using the translucent layer as a mask, where the oxide channel layer is located under the translucent layer, and the ohmic contact layers are respectively located beside the oxide channel layer and are connected with the oxide channel layer; and forming a source and a drain electrically insulated from each other on the gate insulation layer and the ohmic contact layers.
US08119462B2	Method for forming conductive film, thin-film transistor, panel with thin-film transistor, and method for manufacturing thin-film transistor A conductive film having high adhesion and low specific resistance is formed. A target containing copper as a main component is sputtered in vacuum ambience while an oxygen gas introduced, and then, a conductive film containing copper as a main component and additive metals, such as Ti or Zr, is formed. Such a conductive film has high adhesion to a silicon layer and a glass substrate and is hardly peeled off from the substrate. Furthermore, the specific resistance is low and the contact resistance to a transparent conductive film is also low. Thus, no deterioration in the electric characteristics occurs even when the conductive film is used for an electrode film. Accordingly, the conductive film formed by the present invention suited for TFT, and electrode films and barrier films of semiconductor elements, in particular.
US08119460B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device includes a plurality of transistors disposed on a semiconductor substrate, a device isolation layer disposed around the transistors, a guard ring disposed to surround the device isolation layer and the transistors, and a guard region disposed between adjacent transistors.
US08119459B2	Recessed channel negative differential resistance-based memory cell Disclosed herein is an improved recessed thyristor-based memory cell. The disclosed cell comprises in one embodiment a conductive plug recessed into the bulk of the substrate, which is coupled to or comprises the enable gate of the cell. Vertically disposed around this recessed gate is a thyristor, whose anode (source; p-type region) is connected to the bit line and cathode (drain; n-type region) is connected to the word line. Aside from the recessed enable gate, the disclosed cell comprises no other gate, such as an access transistor, and hence is essentially a one-transistor device. As a result, and as facilitated by the vertical disposition of the thyristor, the disclosed cell takes up a small amount of area on an integrated circuit when compared to a traditional DRAM cell. Moreover, the disclosed cell is simple to manufacture in its various embodiments, and is easy to configure into an array of cells. Isolation underneath the cell, while not required in all useful embodiments, assists in improving the data retention of the cell and extends the time needed between cell refresh.
US08119451B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor package and method of manufacturing substrate for the semiconductor package A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package, includes the steps of: forming a substrate on which a semiconductor chip is to be mounted; and mounting the semiconductor chip on the substrate through connection bumps, the substrate forming step including a first step of forming a plurality of electrode pads to be bonded to the connection bumps on a part of a support plate, a second step of forming one or more wiring layers on the support plate including the electrode pads with an insulation layer interposed between them, thereby forming a substrate having the electrode pads formed thereon on one side thereof, and a third step of removing the substrate from the support plate, wherein a plurality of first convex portions are formed on the support plate prior to the first step, and the electrode pads are formed on the first convex portions at the first step.
US08119446B2	Integrated chip package structure using metal substrate and method of manufacturing the same An integrated chip package structure and method of manufacturing the same is by adhering dies on a metal substrate and forming a thin-film circuit layer on top of the dies and the metal substrate. Wherein the thin-film circuit layer has an external circuitry, which is electrically connected to the metal pads of the dies, that extends to a region outside the active surface of the dies for fanning out the metal pads of the dies. Furthermore, a plurality of active devices and an internal circuitry is located on the active surface of the dies. Signal for the active devices are transmitted through the internal circuitry to the external circuitry and from the external circuitry through the internal circuitry back to other active devices. Moreover, the chip package structure allows multiple dies with different functions to be packaged into an integrated package and electrically connecting the dies by the external circuitry.
US08119444B2	Method for manufacturing the image sensor An image sensor and a method of manufacturing an image sensor. An image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate which may include a readout circuitry. An image sensor may include an interlayer dielectric over a semiconductor substrate, and/or a first metal pattern over an interlayer dielectric. An interconnection may penetrate an interlayer dielectric and/or may be connected to a readout circuitry. A first metal pattern may be formed over an interlayer dielectric, and/or may be connected to an interconnection. A second metal pattern may be formed over a first metal pattern. A photodiode pattern may be formed over a second metal pattern.
US08119443B2	Method of manufacturing image sensor having ions implanted into photodiode layer to control contact hole shape Provided is a method in which a photodiode layer is formed on a metal interconnection layer, and a hard mask layer is formed on the photodiode layer. Then, a photoresist pattern is formed on the hard mask layer to define a contact hole region, and a first hole is formed in the hard mask layer through an etching process. Next, an ion implantation etching layer is formed in the photodiode layer using the photoresist pattern as an ion implantation mask, and a second hole is formed by etching the ion implantation etching layer. A third hole is formed to expose the metal interconnection by etching a region of the metal interconnection layer corresponding to the second hole.
US08119440B2	Method and apparatus providing refractive index structure for a device capturing or displaying images A transient index stack having an intermediate transient index layer, for use in an imaging device or a display device, that reduces reflection between layers having different refractive indexes by making a gradual transition from one refractive index to another. Other embodiments include a pixel array in an imaging or display device, an imager system having improved optical characteristics for reception of light by photosensors and a display system having improved optical characteristics for transmission of light by photoemitters. Enhanced reception of light is achieved by reducing reflection between a photolayer, for example, a photosensor or photoemitter, and surrounding media by introducing an intermediate layer with a transient refractive index between the photolayer and surrounding media such that more photons reach the photolayer. The surrounding media can include a protective layer of optically transparent media.
US08119438B2	Method of manufacturing solar cell A method of manufacturing a solar cell having a texture on a surface of a silicon substrate includes first forming a porous layer on the surface of the silicon substrate by dipping the silicon substrate into a mixed aqueous solution of oxidizing reagent containing metal ions and hydrofluoric acid. Second, a texture is formed by etching the surface of the silicon substrate after the porous layer is formed, by dipping the silicon substrate into a mixed acid mainly containing hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid.
US08119431B2	Method of forming a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) having a gap stop A method of forming a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) includes providing a cap substrate, providing a support substrate, depositing a conductive material over the support substrate, patterning the conductive material to form a gap stop and a contact, wherein the gap stop is separated form the contact by an opening, forming a bonding material over the contact and in the opening, wherein the gap stop and the contact prevent the bonding material from extending outside the opening, and attaching the cap substrate to the support substrate by the step of forming the bonding material. In addition, the structure is described.
US08119430B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor nanowire sensor device and semiconductor nanowire sensor device manufactured according to the method Provided are a method of manufacturing a semiconductor nanowire sensor device and a semiconductor nanowire sensor device manufactured according to the method. The method includes preparing a first conductive type single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming a line-shaped first conductive type single crystal pattern from the first conductive type single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming second conductive type epitaxial patterns on both sidewalls of the first conductive type single crystal pattern, and forming source and drain electrodes at both ends of the second conductive type epitaxial patterns.
US08119421B2	Methods to identify compounds useful for the treatment of proliferative and differentiative disorders The present invention relates to the discovery, identification and characterization of nucleotide sequences that encode novel substrate-targeting subunits of ubiquitin ligases. The invention encompasses nucleotides encoding novel substrate-targeting subunits of ubiquitin ligases: FBP1, FBP2, FBP3, FBP4, FBP5, FBP6, FBP7, FBP8, FBP9, FBP10, FBP11, FBP12, FBP13, FBP14, FBP15, FBP16, FBP17, FBP18, FBP19, FBP20, FBP21, FBP22, FBP23, FBP24, and FBP25, transgenic mice, knock-out mice, host-cell expression systems and proteins encoded by the nucleotides of the novel substrate-targeting subunits. The present invention relates to screening assays that use novel and known substrate-targeting subunits of ubiquitin ligases to identify potential therapeutic agents such as small molecules, compounds or derivatives and analogues of the novel and known ubiquitin ligases which modulate activity of the novel and known ubiquitin ligases for the treatment of proliferative and differentiative disorders, such as cancer, major opportunistic infections, immune disorders, certain cardiovascular diseases, and inflammatory disorders. The invention further encompasses therapeutic protocols and pharmaceutical compositions designed to target ubiquitin ligases and their substrates for the treatment of proliferative and differentiative disorders.
US08119419B2	Check valve-less fluid-transfer collection assembly and method of using the same A method of using a fluid transfer collection assembly includes providing an assembly including a base, a test media carried by the base, an inlet for receiving a sample fluid, an outlet, a fluid transfer path located between the inlet and the outlet, a movable first finger mechanism, a movable second finger mechanism operatively coupled to the movable first finger mechanism; first moving at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism relative to the path so that at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism engage the path to draw the sample fluid into the path; and then moving at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism relative to the path so that at least one of the first mechanism and the second mechanism engage the path to transfer the sample fluid through the path to the test media.
US08119402B2	Methods of inhibiting T1R1/T1R3 heteromeric umami taste receptors Methods of inhibiting umami taste receptors are provided. These methods comprise contacting T1R1/T1R3 umami taste receptors with a sweet-taste inhibitor that also inhibits both the T1R1/T1R3 umami taste receptor and the T1R2/T1R3 sweet taste receptor.
US08119400B2	Methods of inhibiting smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation In particular embodiments, the present invention provides methods of inhibiting smooth muscle cell responses and methods of treating or preventing vascular proliferative disease caused by smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. More specifically, smooth muscle cell responses are inhibited by introducing an agent into smooth muscle cells, wherein the agent inhibits an activity of one or more members of the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) family of proteins. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting expression of one or more genes encoding a member of the MARCKS family of proteins in a cell.
US08119398B2	Adipose-derived stem cells for tissue regeneration and wound healing Compositions and methods for promoting tissue regeneration, particularly skin regeneration, with adipose-derived stem cells are provided. Additionally methods and compositions for promoting tissue regeneration with adipose-derived stem cell side population cells are provided. The adipose-derived cells are administered in a tissue regenerating effect amount optionally with a bioactive agent. Additionally the adipose derived cells can be autologous or syngeneic.
US08119397B2	Therapeutic agents and therapeutic methods for treating injured tissue This invention provides therapeutic agents, transplants and therapeutic methods that can enhance the regeneration of injured tissue. This invention relates to agents, transplants and therapeutic methods for enhancing the migration and accumulation of mesenchymal stem cells in injured tissues and/or suppressing the diffusion of mesenchymal stem cells from injured tissues.
US08119394B2	Cell culture devices having ultrathin porous membrane and uses thereof Disclosed is a device for co-culturing two or more populations of cells using ultrathin, porous membranes positioned between cell culture chambers. Multiple chamber devices and uses thereof are described, including the formation of in vitro tissue models for studying drug delivery, cell-cell interactions, and the activity of low abundance molecular species.
US08119393B2	Membrane array and analytical device A membrane array used to detect one or more analytes from a small sample of fluid with high sensitivity is provided. The membrane array can be employed in various analytical devices and is especially useful for identifying analytes from whole blood with minimal or negligible background interference.
US08119380B2	Methods and materials for making and using transgenic dicamba-degrading organisms The invention provides isolated and at least partially-purified dicamba-degrading enzymes, isolated DNA molecules coding for dicamba-degrading enzymes, DNA constructs coding for dicamba-degrading enzymes, transgenic host cells comprising DNA coding for dicamba-degrading enzymes, and transgenic plants and plant parts comprising one or more cells comprising DNA coding for dicamba-degrading enzymes. Expression of the dicamba-degrading enzymes results in the production of dicamba-degrading organisms, including dicamba-tolerant plants. The invention further provides a method of controlling weeds in a field containing the transgenic dicamba-tolerant plants of the invention and a method of decontaminating a material containing dicamba comprising applying an effective amount of a transgenic microorganism or dicamba-degrading enzyme(s) of the invention to the material. Finally, the invention provides a method of selecting transformed plants and plant cells based on dicamba tolerance and a method of selecting or screening transformed host cells, intact organisms and parts of organisms based on the fluorescence of 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid produced as a result of dicamba degradation.
US08119378B2	Microbial alcohol production process The invention relates to the production of alcohols by microbial fermentation, particularly to production of alcohols by microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. It more particularly relates to processes for the production of alcohols from their corresponding acids in the presence of a substrate comprising CO. In particular embodiments, a fermentation reaction producing acid(s) and optionally alcohol(s) is perturbed such that at least a portion one or more of acid(s) is converted to alcohol.
US08119366B2	Antennapedia-dominant negative mastermind-like construct The present invention is based on the discovery that the Notch signaling pathway is associated with cancer. Accordingly, the invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancer. Also provided are methods of modulating the expression and/or activity of proteins in the Notch signaling pathway for use in diagnoses and treatment of cancer in a subject.
US08119364B2	Methods for generating analogs of coenzyme A Methods to generate analogs of coenzyme A in vivo are disclosed. The methods to generate analogs of coenzyme A in a cell comprise reacting pantetheine or a derivative thereof with a reporter to form labeled pantetheine or a derivative thereof, contacting the cell with the labeled pantetheine or derivative thereof such that the labeled pantetheine or derivative thereof enters the cell, phosphorylating the labeled pantetheine or derivative thereof to form phosphopantetheine or a derivative thereof, adenylating the labeled phosphopantetheine or derivative thereof to form a labeled dephosphoCoenzyme A or derivative thereof, and phosphorylating the 3′-hydroxyl of the labeled dephosphoCoenzyme A or derivative thereof to form a labeled coenzyme A analog or derivative thereof.
US08119361B2	Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and organisms having a desired DNA sequence inserted into a limited number of loci within the genome, as well as methods of gene therapy, for treatment of pathogenic infections, and for in vitro applications in diagnostics and research.
US08119353B2	Rapid one-step reverse transcriptase PCR The present invention is directed to a method for performing a one-step RT-PCR for amplifying a target RNA comprising the steps (i) providing a sample which is supposed to contain said target RNA (ii) adding a reaction mixture comprising all reagents necessary to reverse transcribe said target RNA into cDNA and amplify at least a portion of said cDNA (iii) incubating said sample for a time interval of 0 seconds to 40 seconds at a temperature between 20° C. and 65° C., and (iv) subjecting said sample to multiple cycles of a thermocycling protocol wherein the temperature of said sample is varied between at least a first temperature between 37° C. and 72° C. and a second temperature between 85° C. and 100° C.
US08119348B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating macular degeneration The present invention relates generally to biomarkers for macular degeneration. In particular, the present invention provides a plurality of biomarkers for monitoring and diagnosing macular degeneration. The compositions and methods of the present invention find use in diagnostic, therapeutic, research, and drug screening applications.
US08119343B2	Method for identifying oculoskeletal dysplasia in dogs Provided are methods for identifying dogs as likely to be genetically normal, carriers of, or affected with Oculo-skeletal dysplasia (OSD) by determining the presence or absence of a drd2 COL9A2 mutation and/or a drd1 COL9A3 mutation. Also provided is a method for selective breeding of dogs and kits useful for carrying out the methods of the invention.
US08119341B2	Genetic variant of the annexin A5 gene The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising an annexin A5 (ANXA5) gene regulation element which comprises at least one point mutation, whereby said at least one point mutation (substitution) is selected from the group consisting of (i) a point mutation G to A at a position which corresponds to nucleotide 186 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (ii) a point mutation A to C at a position which corresponds to nucleotide 203 of SEQ ID NO: 2; (iii) a point mutation T to C at a position which corresponds to nucleotide 229 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and (iv) a point mutation G to A at a position which corresponds to nucleotide 276 of SEQ ID NO: 2. Furthermore, the present invention provides for a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule the invention and a host transformed with the vector. The invention also relates to specific uses, in particular diagnostic uses of the nucleic acid molecules described herein. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for haplotyping an ANXA5 gene regulation element in an individual comprising the steps of: (a) isolating a nucleic acid from a sample that has been removed from the individual; (b) determining the presence of the nucleotides present at positions 186, 203, 229 and 276 of the individual's copy of the ANXA5 gene regulation element, wherein the position numbers are determined by comparison to SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) assigning the individuals a particular haplotype by comparison of the nucleotides present at said positions to the nucleotides recited in the haplotypes as defined herein.
US08119333B2	Lithographic method A method for providing a pattern on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a first pattern in a first layer of photoresist and a first layer of bottom anti-reflective coating material on the substrate, etching the first pattern into the substrate, providing a second layer of photoresist and a second layer of bottom anti-reflective coating material on the substrate, providing a second pattern in the second layers of photoresist and bottom anti-reflective coating material, and etching the second pattern into the substrate, the first and second patterns on the substrate together defining the pattern.
US08119323B2	Process for producing patterned film and photosensitive resin composition A process for producing a film pattern, in which a layer of photosensitive resin composition is formed on a substrate and exposed selectively through a mask to light to thereby obtain a film pattern provided on its surface with protrusions and depressions without the need to remove the layer of photosensitive resin composition at unexposed regions or exposed regions by, for example, development; and a photosensitive resin composition for use in the above process for producing a film pattern. There is provided a process for producing a patterned film, comprising the steps of preparing a photosensitive resin composition that upon light irradiation, generates an acid or a base and is hardened; coating substrate (2) with the photosensitive resin composition to thereby form photosensitive resin composition layer (1) of given thickness; and exposing the photosensitive resin composition layer (1) selectively through mask (3) to light so as to travel at least portion of the photosensitive resin composition at unexposed regions toward the exposed regions and further effect hardening thereof, thereby obtaining patterned film (1A) furnished on its surface with protrusion/depression pattern.
US08119313B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: supplying a liquid resist containing a water-repellent additive to a surface of a rotating semiconductor wafer fixed to a rotary support to form a resist film to a design thickness on the surface of the semiconductor wafer; spin drying the resist film; bringing a liquid into contact with the resist film and exposing the resist film through the liquid after the spin drying; developing the resist film to form a resist pattern; and performing processing on the semiconductor wafer.A condition for adjusting contact angle between the resist film surface and the liquid is controlled so that the contact angle assumes a desired value, the condition including at least one selected from the group consisting of spin drying time for the resist film, resist temperature during the supplying, pressure of an atmosphere above the semiconductor wafer surface, and humidity of the atmosphere above the semiconductor wafer surface.
US08119311B2	Photosensitive resin composition, light-shielding color filter and production process therefor, and image sensor A photosensitive resin composition is provided that includes at least (A) titanium black, (B) a polymerizable compound, (C) a photopolymerization initiator (D) a resin, and (E) an organic solvent, the photopolymerization initiator (C) using in combination two or more types of photopolymerization initiators including at least one type of oxime-based photopolymerization initiator. There are also provided a light-shielding color filter having a pattern formed by using the photosensitive resin composition, a process for producing a light-shielding color filter that includes a step of coating a substrate with the photosensitive resin composition, a step of imagewise exposing, and a step of developing to form a pattern, and an image sensor having the light-shielding color filter.
US08119308B2	Photomask, apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device having the photomask, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the photomask A photomask is disclosed which can suppress deterioration of the depth of focus even in the case where main features are arranged randomly. Sub-features are replaced by a quadrangular sub-feature located inside an external quadrangle which includes as part of its outer periphery the outermost portions of the original sub-features. The sub-feature after the replacement is preferably in a square shape and the length of one side thereof is determined in accordance with the length of the associated external quadrangle. A central position of the sub-feature after the replacement is preferably coincident with the center of the external quadrangle or the center of gravity of the region which includes the original sub-features.
US08119307B2	Electrode for fuel cell, method of manufacturing the electrode, and fuel cell employing the electrode An electrode for a fuel cell, the electrode including a catalyst layer, a method of making the same, and a fuel cell including the electrode. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst and at least one selected from the group consisting a first benzoxazine monomer, represented by Formula 1 below, a second benzoxazine monomer represented by Formula 2 below, a combination thereof, a homopolymer consisting of the first benzoxazine monomer, a homopolymer consisting of the second benzoxazine monomer, and a copolymer consisting of the first and second benzoxazine monomers. The electrode the first and/or second benzoxazine monomers contain fluorine or a fluorine-containing functional group.
US08119304B2	Fuel cell with fuel passage layer having a wiring pattern A fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell includes a power generator incorporated in a housing having air intake ports, an electrical terminal connected to a printed-wiring board, and connectors and a fuel passage for supplying fuel. The terminals are formed in such configurations as to be insertion-mounted on the printed-wiring board or to be surface mounted on the printed-wiring board. The fuel cell is directly mounted on the printed-wiring board. Thus, a cell housing part or a fixing mechanism, a connector, for example, do not need to be provided on an electric device on which the fuel cell is mounted and the structure of the device itself is simplified and miniaturized.
US08119302B2	One-step method of bonding and sealing a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly A method is provided for making an edge-sealed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly comprising the steps of: i) providing a suitable membrane electrode assembly lay-up; ii) positioning a suitable annular layer of a thermoplastic; and iii) applying pressure and heat sufficient to melt impregnate the thermoplastic into the fluid transport layer or layers of the membrane electrode assembly lay-up and simultaneously bond the fluid transport layer or layers to the polymer electrolyte membrane of the membrane electrode assembly lay-up. The polymer electrolyte membrane of the membrane electrode assembly lay-up may be perforated in its outer sealing area. Membrane electrode assemblies made according to the method of the present invention are also provided.
US08119290B2	Electrode and manufacturing methods An electrode (30) comprises a plate (31) having a major surface to which there has been attached an initially separate raised pattern (32) for guiding application of and/or retaining electrolyte paste adjacent the plate (31).
US08119289B2	Electro-chemical element electrode An electrochemical element electrode for obtaining electrochemical elements having both low internal resistance and high capacitance, and a secondary battery and an electric double layer capacitor using the electrode are provided.An electrochemical element electrode which is made by forming an active material layer on a collector, and the active material layer is formed by press-molding composite particles with high strength at moderate pressure not to crush the composite particles under pressure, while the structures of the composite particles being maintained, to bond the composite particles together, wherein the composite particles comprise an electrode active material, an electric conductive material, a dispersible binder and a soluble resin, in which the electrode active material and the electric conductive material are bonded by the dispersible binder. By use of this electrode, an electric double layer capacitor or a secondary battery is obtained.
US08119288B2	Hybrid anode compositions for lithium ion batteries The present invention provides an exfoliated graphite-based hybrid material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which are capable of absorbing and desorbing alkali or alkaline metal ions (particularly, lithium ions); and (b) exfoliated graphite flakes that are substantially interconnected to form a porous, conductive graphite network comprising pores, wherein at least one of the particles or coating resides in a pore of the network or attached to a flake of the network and the exfoliated graphite amount is in the range of 5% to 90% by weight and the amount of particles or coating is in the range of 95% to 10% by weight. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising such a negative electrode (anode). The battery exhibits an exceptional specific capacity, excellent reversible capacity, and long cycle life.
US08119284B2	Nickel-metal hydride battery A nickel-metal hydride battery that reduces the amount of cobalt and improves battery durability. The battery includes a negative electrode formed from an AB5 hydrogen-absorbing alloy. The alloy includes an A element composed of Misch metal and a B element mainly composed of nickel. The nickel in the B element is partially replaced by at least one further element including cobalt. The alloy is formed to satisfy at least the conditions of a mol ratio of the B element relative to the A element being 5.25 or greater, the amount of cobalt for 1 mol of the A element being 0.15 mol to 0.25 mol, and the alloy having a half-width ratio, which indicates the ratio of a peak half-width of a (002) plane relative to a peak half-width of a (200) plane, of 1.3 to 1.7.
US08119277B2	Stack type battery A stack type battery has positive electrode current collector tabs (11) overlapped with each other and welded to a positive electrode current collector terminal (15), and negative electrode current collector tabs (12) overlapped with each other and welded to a negative electrode current collector terminal (16). The positive electrode current collector tabs (11) existing between the positive electrode plates (1) and an end part (15a) of the positive electrode current collector terminal (15) that is on the positive electrode plate (1) side are welded to each other and/or the negative electrode current collector tabs (12) existing between the negative electrode plates (2) and an end part (16a) of the negative electrode current collector terminal (16) that is on a negative electrode plate (2) side are welded to each other.
US08119275B2	Removable and short-circuit-avoidable lithium battery module A removable and short-circuit-avoidable lithium battery module mainly makes use of a protective device mounted between a control circuit and any two cells. Wherein, the protective device includes a base plate and a conductive surface connecting with the cell, an output tab connecting with the control circuit, and a protective unit mounted on the conductive surface and the output tab. Whereby, the conductive surface and the output tab have larger areas to respectively link the cell and the control circuit. While connecting with electricity, the cell and the control circuit would be more accurately connected. Moreover, the protective unit would become disconnected while the cell and the control circuit are fell and collided, so as to prevent the cell and the control circuit from the inaccurate connection and destruction. The present invention also facilitates to swiftly replace the protective device while it is damaged and to contribute a convenient utility.
US08119272B2	Battery connector and holding structure for battery A battery connector for a portable electronic device comprises a seat body and a plurality of elastic pins, the seat body includes a first plate and a second plate perpendicularly formed a side of the first plate, the first plate and the second plate cooperatively enclosing a plurality of assembly grooves to assemble the elastic pins. Each elastic pin includes a first folding portion and a second folding portion connecting with the first folding portion. The elastic pins are assembled in the assembly grooves accordingly, the first folding portion protrudes from the first plate and the second folding portion protrudes laterally from the second plate. It is also provides a holding structure applying the battery connector.
US08119263B2	Tuning exchange coupling in magnetic recording media A magnetic recording medium having a substrate, a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer, in this order, wherein an exchange coupling in the first magnetic layer is lower than an exchange coupling in the second magnetic layer, and the first and second magnetic layers are in a film stack so that magnetic grains in the first magnetic layer are exchange coupled by a pathway through the second magnetic layer is disclosed. A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by obtaining a substrate, depositing a first magnetic layer at a first sputter gas pressure and depositing a second magnetic layer at a second sputter gas pressure, in this order, wherein the first sputter gas pressure is higher than the second sputter gas pressure, and an exchange coupling in the first magnetic layer is lower than an exchange coupling in the second magnetic layer is also disclosed.
US08119260B2	Rare-earth magnet In a ferromagnetic material containing at least one kind of rare-earth element, a layer containing at least one kind of alkaline earth element or rare-earth element and fluorine is formed at the grain boundary or near the powder surface of the ferromagnetic material. A further layer containing at least one kind of rare-earth element, having a fluorine concentration lower than that of the layer described first and having a rare-earth element concentration higher than that of the host phase of the ferromagnetic material, or an oxide layer containing a rare-earth element is formed in adjacent with a portion of the layer described first.
US08119253B2	Contacts on diamond A diamond substrate having a contact, wherein the contact comprises a diamond-like-carbon (DLC) layer on at least part of a surface of the diamond substrate; and at least one metal layer on at least part of the surface of the DLC layer. Methods for producing the same and devices comprising such a substrate are also described.
US08119248B2	Organic-inorganic hybrid free standing film, and its production method A free standing film having excellent mechanical strength and flexibility as well as sufficient area is provided. The organic-inorganic hybrid free standing film includes an organic polymer having a constitutional repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by general formula (1) and a hydrolytic condensate of a metal alkoxide.
US08119239B2	Surface-conditioning composition comprising metal phosphate particles, metal alkoxide and stabilizer, and method of production thereof A surface-conditioning composition includes a particle of a phosphate of a bivalent or trivalent metal and has a pH value ranging from 3 to 12. The particle has a D50 value of 3 μm or less. The composition additionally includes (1) at least one metal alkoxide selected from a silane alkoxide, a titanium alkoxide and an aluminum alkoxide and (2) a stabilizing agent.
US08119233B2	Functional composites, functional inks and applications thereof Functional composite materials comprise elemental inorganic particles within an organic matrix. The elemental inorganic materials generally comprise elemental metal, elemental metalloid, alloys thereof, or mixtures thereof. In alternative or additional embodiments, the inorganic particles can comprise a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, a combination thereof or a mixture thereof. The inorganic particles can have an average primary particle size of no more than abut 250 nm and a secondary particle size in a dispersion when blended with the organic matrix of no more than about 2 microns. The particles can be substantially unagglomerated within the composite. The organic binder can be a functional polymer such as a semiconducting polymer. The inorganic particles can be surface modified, such as with a moiety having an aromatic functional group for desirable interactions with a semiconducting polymer. Appropriate solution based methods can be used for forming the composite from dispersions of the particles. The composites can be processed into products, such as printed electronics devices.
US08119227B2	Coated cutting tool A cutting tool includes a substrate on which at least on the functioning parts of the surface thereof a thin, adherent, hard and wear resistant coating is applied, wherein the coating includes a laminated multilayer of alternating PVD or PECVD metal oxide layers, Me1X+Me2X+Me1X+Me2X . . . , where at least one of Me1X and Me2X is a metal oxide+metal oxide nano-composite layer composed of two components, wherein the layers Me1X and Me2X are different in composition or structure, the laminated multilayer layer has a compositional gradient, with regards to a concentration, in a direction from an outer surface of the coating towards the substrate, the gradient being such that a difference between an average concentration of an outermost portion of the multilayer and an average concentration of an innermost portion of the multilayer is at least about 5 at-% in absolute units.
US08119221B2	Composition having a non-Newtonian behavior A composition with non-Newtonian behaviour which comprises a matrix former and nanoscale solid particles whose surface charge has been increased by reaction with an acid or base, and a process for the preparation thereof. The process is suitable for adjusting the rheology of materials.
US08119217B2	Optical recording medium with ink receptive coating The instant disclosure relates to an ink jet printable optical recording medium including a substrate having opposing surfaces, namely a recording surface and a printing surface. The printing surface of the substrate is coated with an adhesion promotion layer which includes polyurethane, a high surface area inorganic pigment having a surface area of at least 100 m2/g, and a low surface area inorganic pigment having a surface area of at most 50 m2/g. The adhesion promotion layer is coated with an ink receptive coating.
US08119215B2	Optical recording medium and method for manufacturing the same A write-once type optical recording medium 10 has an inorganic recording film 2. The inorganic recording film 2 has an oxide film 2a containing an oxide of germanium (Ge) and an adjacent film 2b which contains titanium (Ti) and manganese (Mn) and is adjacent to the oxide film 2a.
US08119193B2	Method and device for coating the junction area between at least two elongated elements, in particular between electric cables A method of coating the junction area between elongated elements, in particular between electric cables. This method includes the steps of: arranging a rigid tubular support having two axially separable tubular halves; mounting an elastic tubular sleeve in an elastically radially expanded condition on an outer surface of the support; interposing a lubricating material between the support and sleeve; arranging a circumferentially continuous sealing element between the halves to prevent the lubricant from percolating between the halves; positioning the support around the junction area; and moving the halves apart from each other to enable the sleeve to collapse on the junction area. A device for coating the junction area between elongated elements and a method of making the device and a joint for electric cables.
US08119191B2	Dispensable cured resin The present invention discloses methods, materials and devices for facilitating electromagnetic/radiofrequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding and thermal management in packaging circuits. More specifically, a method of packaging integrated circuits with improved thermal and EMI management, a process of treating a compound for use as a thermal interface and/or an EMI shield, and an EMI shielding and thermal management apparatus. More specifically, the present invention divulges methods and apparatuses for adjusting viscosity of a thermally and/or electrically conductive (or thermally conductive and/or electrically insulative), form-in-place, fully cured compound thereby rendering the compound dispensable. Further, a process of treating a compound for use as a thermal interface or/and an EMI shield is disclosed. The compound is an admixture of a particulate filler component and a pre-cured gel component. The process includes applying a shearing force on the compound, thereby rendering the compound dispensable.
US08119176B2	Thermoplastic polymeric ovenware Ovenware made from thermoplastic polymeric compositions which have relatively high thermal conductivities has advantages in cooking food. Such compositions can be made by mixing a thermoplastic polymer with a particulate material which has a relatively high thermal conductivity. This composition usually allows faster heating of the food and/or improved browning of the food in contact with the ovenware surface.
US08119165B2	Method and composition for hyperthermally treating cells A method and composition for hyperthermally diagnosing and monitoring treatment of cells in an animal with photoacoustic sound and nanoparticles. The heat (temperature) and photoacoustic sound wave production inside the target tissue is measured. The desired temperature is achieved using a laser and photoacoustic imaging technique. Hyperthermia treatment of tissue in a target site applies a heat source to kill cells without protein denaturation. The method introduces an encapsulated dye that is released at a selected temperature in the target site to indicate that a threshold temperature has been reached to hyperthermally treat the tissue. In one embodiment, the composition releases the dye at a temperature of 42° C. to 56° C., and preferably about 45° C. to 49° C. The composition which can be a liposome composition encapsulating the dye can be introduced to the bloodstream of the patient to flow through the target site.
US08119160B2	Hemostatic compositions and devices The present inventions includes a plurality of packed particles that contain interstitial pores, where the interstitial pores have a pore volume and a median pore diameter effective to provide improved absorption of physiological fluids or an aqueous media when placed in contact therewith, compared to a plurality of unpacked particles of the same material, where the particles are made of a biocompatible material and hemostatic agents and have an average diameter suitable for use in providing hemostasis to a site of a body of a mammal requiring hemostasis, hemostatic compositions containing such plurality of packed particles, methods of making such particles and compositions and medical devices suitable for delivering and containing the hemostatic plurality of particles and/or composition to a site of a body.
US08119158B2	Effervescent oral fentanyl dosage form and methods of administering fentanyl Fentanyl-containing dosage forms and methods using same are described. These dosage forms include substantially less fentanyl by weight than known oral formulation and have advantages in terms of reduced cost and reduced side effects. These dosage forms are intended for oral administration of fentanyl across the oral mucosa.
US08119156B2	Dual action, inhaled formulations providing both an immediate and sustained release profile Methods for formulating immediate and sustained release anti-infectives and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
US08119150B2	Non-flammable insecticide composition and uses thereof The present invention provides a safe and effective insecticide composition suitable for treating a subject infested with a parasitic anthropode or to prevent infestation by an arthropod. The insecticide composition is a foamable composition, including a first insecticide; at least one organic carrier selected from a hydrophobic organic carrier, a polar solvent, an emollient and mixtures thereof, at a concentration of about 2% to about 5%, or about 5% to about 10%; or about 10% to about 20%; or about 20% to about 50% by weight; about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of a surface-active agent; about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of at least one polymeric agent selected from a bioadhesive agent, a gelling agent, a film forming agent and a phase change agent; and (5) a liquefied or compressed gas propellant at a concentration of about 3% to about 25% by weight of the total composition.
US08119149B2	Polyamide-polyether block copolymer Copolymers having linked internal polyether blocks and internal polyamide blocks have advantageous physical properties and solvent-gelling abilities. The copolymer may be prepared from a reaction mixture that contains 1,4-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA) and poly(alkyleneoxy)diamine (PAODA). Optionally, the reaction mixture contains no monofunctional compound reactive with either amine or carboxylic acid groups, however some of this monofunctional compound may be present. Dimer diamine and/or dimer acid may be present in the reaction mixture. A copolymer may also be prepared from a reaction mixture containing dimer acid and at least two diamine compound(s) including PAODA and short-chain aliphatic diamine having 2-6 carbons (SDA), wherein: a) the reaction mixture comprises x grams of PAODA and y grams of SDA, and x/(x+y) is 0.8-0.98; b) the reaction mixture weighs z grams, and x/z is at least 0.25; and c) the reaction mixture contains either no co-diacid, or comprises a small amount of co-diacid, wherein, if the reaction mixture comprises a small amount of co-diacid, then acid equivalents from co-diacid contribute less than 25% of the total acid equivalents present in the reaction mixture.
US08119144B2	HIV-1 Clade A consensus sequences, antigens, and transgenes The present invention relates to consensus nucleotide and protein sequences for HIV-1 Clade A antigens, and to nucleotide and protein sequences for Clade A antigens from circulating HIV-1 field isolates wherein the antigen sequences are closely related to the these consensus sequences. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to HIV-1 Clade A transgenes that are derived from such sequences, and that encode either HIV-1 Clade A Gag, Pol (RT and Int), and Nef (referred to as “GRIN”), HIV-1 Clade A Gag, RT, and Nef (referred to as (“GRN”), or HIV-1 Clade A Env. The invention also relates to vectors containing such transgenes, including in preferred embodiment, adenovirus vectors containing such transgenes. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising the HIV-1 Clade A antigens, nucleotide sequences, vectors, or transgenes of the invention, and to methods of generating an immune response against HIV in a subject by administering an effective amount of such immunogenic compositions.
US08119140B2	Immunogenic compositions comprising human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mosaic Nef proteins The present invention relates to mosaic clade M HIV-1 Nef polypeptides and to compositions comprising same. The polypeptides of the invention are suitable for use in inducing an immune response to HIV-1 in a human.
US08119124B2	Debriding composition from bromelain and methods of production thereof The present invention relates to a debriding composition obtained from bromelain and to methods of producing same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a debriding composition obtained from bromelain comprising proteolytic enzymes having molecular weights of about 23 kDa, being essentially devoid of bromelain inhibitors, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising same. The debriding compositions and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising same are particularly useful in debriding eschar tissues and in wound healing.
US08119114B2	Polymer conjugates of mutated neublastin A dimer comprising a mutated neublastin polypeptide coupled to a polymer is disclosed. Such dimers exhibit prolonged bioavailability and, in preferred embodiments, prolonged biological activity relative to wild-type forms of neublastin.
US08119096B2	Method for the production of a finely crystalline boehmite and application of said boehmite as flame retardant in plastics Method for the production of a finely crystalline boehmite and application of said boehmite as flame retardant in plastics. The method involves mixing aluminum monohydrate with a boehmite crystal structure in water to form an aqueous dispersion of said aluminum monohydrate in said water, and then grinding the dispersion while maintaining the dispersion in a pH range of 2 to 4 and forming boehmite seed crystals. The boehmite seed crystals can then optionally be mixed with a hydrate and a basic aqueous solution to form a dispersion which may be heated to convert at least a substantial portion of the aluminum monohydrate to boehmite.
US08119086B2	Method for hydrolyzing solid metallic salts with aqueous saline solutions The invention relates to a method for hydrolyzing hydrolyzable solid metallic salts, wherein the metallic salts are reacted with aqueous saline solutions.
US08119076B2	Pyrolysis reactor conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks into higher value hydrocarbons In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The inventive process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system to a temperature sufficient to form a vapor phase that is essentially free of nonvolatiles and a liquid phase containing the nonvolatiles; (b) separating said vapor phase from said liquid phase; (c) feeding the separated vapor phase to the pyrolysis reactor system; and (d) converting the separated vapor phase in said pyrolysis reactor system to form a pyrolysis product.
US08119069B2	Test element analysis system A test element analysis system for the analytical investigation of a liquid sample, comprising a test element including a carrier film having at least one flat side and a test field secured to the flat side and an evaluation instrument including a test element holder for positioning a test element in a measuring position, a measuring device for measuring the optically measurable change in the detection zone, and a housing within the measuring device is positioned. The test element is positioned in the measuring position in such a manner that a first partial section of the test element is located inside the housing and a second partial section is located outside of the housing to be easily accessible.
US08119068B2	Fluid content monitor A fluid content monitor including a cuvette, a colorimeter adapted to generate a signal indicative of contents of a fluid sample contained in the cuvette, a container for holding a reagent, and a pump assembly for delivering reagent from the container to the cuvette. The pump assembly includes a tube extending from the container to the cuvette, check valves preventing reverse flow in the tube, and a hammer driven by a solenoid for repetitively compressing the tube to pump reagent to the cuvette. The cuvette can be removed for cleaning and replacement.
US08119066B2	Multimode reader A cartridge and cartridge system for use in an apparatus for analyzing a sample are provided. The cartridge has one or more light sources and/or optical systems and other components that are specific for a certain type of application such as fluorescence, absorbance, or luminescence. The light source, optical systems, and other components for a specific application are housed in a single cartridge. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with the apparatus in a “plug-in” format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed.
US08119060B2	Solder recovery device A solder recovery device includes a melter which melts solder dross stored in a melting crucible, an agitation unit which agitates the melted solder dross, so as to separate the melted solder dross up and down into an oxidized residue and a recycled solder in the melting crucible, and a suction unit which sucks the oxidized residue generated by the agitation, the suction unit sucking the oxidized residue in an upper portion of the melting crucible to be removed.
US08119058B2	Device and process for dimensionally stable sintering of ceramic pre-shaped articles The present invention relates to a device and process for dimensionally stable sintering of ceramic pre-shaped dental articles, the device comprising a suspension system having a base structure with at least one suspension point at a height suitable for suspending an article to be sintered; and a suspension element moveably connected to said suspension point for supporting said article to be sintered, wherein said suspension element itself forms a swing on which said article to be sintered is arrangeable.
US08119054B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded product A method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded product that includes a resin coating step of coating molten resin onto a forming mold having a minute uneven portion on the surface thereof, a compressing step of pressing the molten resin using the forming mold to thereby arrange the shape of the molded product, and a solidifying step of cooling and solidifying the molten resin. The resin coating step supplies the molten resin to a resin coating device including a discharge port and, while moving the resin coating device, discharges the molten resin onto the minute uneven portion of the heated forming mold from above to fill the molten resin into the minute uneven portion substantially in the same shape and thickness as those of a final shape of the molded product.
US08119046B2	Multilayer extruded seal and method for manufacturing such seal An extruded multilayer seal member having an expanded temperature range and an improved compression set resistance wherein the seal member comprises a first fluoroelastomer as the inner layer of the multilayer seal member and a second elastomer as the outer layer of the multilayer seal member; and a method for manufacturing the multilayer seal member which comprises extruding a multilayer tubular structure, crosslinking the extruded multilayer tubular structure on a mandrel, cutting the multilayer tubular structure to provide a plurality of uniform seal members and recovering the seal members, are described.
US08119045B2	Method and apparatus for test pressing multi-layer tablets or coated tablets The invention relates to a method for test pressing tablets with at least two layers.
US08119044B1	Device and method for plasticization control of electric injection molding machine {Problem} The exact method with small time-lag of detecting screw back pressure for controlling the screw back pressure in the plasticizing process of an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure.{Solution} The present invention uses a high-gain observer which contains the discrete-time arithmetic expressions derived from a mathematical model of a plasticizing mechanism in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine consisting of a state equation and an output equation and outputs an estimate of screw back pressure, which is one of the state variables of the above state equation, by using a screw backward velocity signal, a motor current demand signal applied to a servomotor for injection or actual motor current signal and a screw revolution speed signal as inputs. The high-gain observer obtains the exact screw back pressure estimate with very small time-lag without using a pressure detector. Thus the estimate of screw back pressure fed by the high-gain observer can be adopted as a feedback signal of actual screw back pressure for controlling the screw back pressure in the plasticizing process.
US08119042B2	Diketopyrrolopyrrole cocrystals The invention relates to cocrystals of compounds of the formulae (I), (II) and (III), obtainable by reacting 1 mol of a succinic diester with 2 mol of a mixture of nitriles A-CN and B—CN, where A-CN and B—CN are present in the nitrile mixture in a molar ratio of 90:10 to 30:70 relative to one another, and where A-CN is 2-chlorobenzonitrile and B—CN is 4-X-benzonitrile where X=chlorine, methyl or nitrile.
US08119039B2	Transparent conductive substrate A transparent conductive substrate using allyl ester heat-curable resin, including a compound having a group represented by formula (2) as terminus and a group represented by formula (3) as repeating unit, where R3, A2, and A3 in the formulae have the same meanings as defined in the specification.
US08119033B2	Granulated acetylene black, process for producing it and its composition The present invention provides a granulated acetylene black which can be easily and well dispersed when it is incorporated in at least one of a resin and a rubber, the process for producing it, and its composition. A granulated acetylene black has an average aspect ratio of at most 1.1, an average maximum particle size of from 0.2 mm to 1 mm and an average particle size of from 0.2 to 0.6 mm. The granulated acetylene black is produced, after stirring and granulating a mixture containing from 35 to 50 mass % of an acetylene black original powder having an iodine adsorption amount of from 80 to 100 mg/g and a DBP absorption amount of from 140 to 220 ml/100 g and from 50 to 65 mass % of water, and subjecting to selection treatment, classification treatment or both treatments.
US08119029B2	Phosphate nano phosphor and method of preparing the same Provided is a phosphate nano phosphor with a mean particle diameter of 100 to 3000 nm. Also provided is a method of preparing a nano phosphor, the method comprising: dissolving two or more species of metal precursor compounds in water, and then adjusting the pH to prepare an aqueous solution of pH 4-10; coprecipitating the aqueous solution by mixing with a phosphate precursor aqueous solution with the pH adjusted to 7-12; and redispersing the particles obtained from the coprecipitation in water or polyol solvent, and then heat treating the particles. The phosphate nano phosphor according to the present invention has superior light emission efficiency compared with conventional nano phosphors.
US08119028B2	Cerium and europium doped single crystal phosphors Compounds of Formula I, which include both cerium and europium, may be useful as phosphors in solid state light emitting devices. Light emitting devices including such phosphors may emit warm white light.
US08119027B2	Green phosphor and plasma display panel A green phosphor represented by Formula (A1-xTbx)a(B1-yMny)bCcOb+1.5(a+c), wherein A includes La, and Yb and/or Gd, B includes at least one kind selected from Mg, Zn, Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, In, Zr, Nb, Ta, Mo, and Sn, C includes at least one selected from Al, B, Ga, Si, P, Ti, Fe, B, and Ge, 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0.8≦a≦1.2, 0
US08119023B2	Piezoelectric/electrostrictive ceramic composition manufacturing method A (Li, Na, K)(Nb, Ta)O3-based piezoelectric/electrostrictive ceramic composition having a large field-induced distortion during application of a high electric field is provided. After synthesizing a perovskite oxide containing Li (lithium), Na (sodium) and K (potassium) as A-site elements and containing at least Nb (niobium) out of the Nb and Ta (tantalum) as B-site elements, a ratio of total number of atoms of the A-site elements to total number of atoms of the B-site elements being higher than 1, a Bi (bismuth) compound is added to the perovskite oxide and the perovskite oxide is reacted with the Bi compound. An addition amount of the Bi compound with respect to 100 molar parts of the perovskite oxide is preferably equal to or greater than 0.01 molar part and equal to or smaller than 0.1 molar part in terms of Bi atoms.
US08119020B2	Method for manufacturing electronic device A method for manufacturing an electronic device using a closed-type transport container, includes: controlling relative humidity inside the closed-type transport container to be lower than ambient relative humidity outside the closed-type transport container on a particular interprocess transport path in which an intermediate product stored in the closed-type transport container is transported from a first manufacturing process to a second manufacturing process. The first manufacturing process allows basic compounds containing nitrogen atoms to be released from the intermediate product. The second manufacturing process is susceptible to degradation due to contamination by the basic compounds.
US08119016B2	Removal of surface oxides by electron attachment for wafer bumping applications The present invention relates to a method for removing metal oxides from a substrate surface. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises: providing a substrate, a first, and a second electrode that reside within a target area; passing a gas mixture comprising a reducing gas through the target area; supplying an amount of energy to the first and/or the second electrode to generate electrons within the target area wherein at least a portion of the electrons attach to a portion of the reducing gas and form a negatively charged reducing gas; and contacting the substrate with the negatively charged reducing gas to reduce the metal oxides on the surface of the substrate.
US08119014B2	Systems and methods to remove liquid product and fines from a slurry reactor The present invention provides methods and means for separating slurry liquid from catalyst in a three-phase slurry process. The embodiments of the invention are characterized by conducting the three-phase process under conditions to provide an upper region in the slurry that contains a catalyst concentration of about 20 wt % or less and a lower region with a catalyst concentration higher than about 20 wt %. A portion of the slurry in this upper region is degassed and passed to liquid-solid separation devices for recovery of liquid product.
US08119008B2	Fluid purification methods and devices Disclosed is a method of purifying fluid, typically an aqueous fluid steam, with the method involving at least two reverse osmosis stages with retentate from a first reverse osmosis stage being subjected to the second reverse osmosis stage, and with intermediate treatment of retentate from the first reverse osmosis stage by exposure to an electric field. The intermediate treatment may involve electrocoagulation to remove sparingly-soluble compounds and permit enhanced reverse osmosis recovery. Additional treatment may be performed prior to the first reverse osmosis stage, between the first reverse osmosis stage and the intermediate treatment with an electric field, between such intermediate treatment and the second reverse osmosis stage, or after the second reverse osmosis stage.
US08118996B2	Apparatus and process for cracking hydrocarbonaceous feed utilizing a pre-quenching oil containing crackable components An apparatus and process are provided for cracking hydrocarbons. Hot, cracked effluent is removed to a quench header where it is pre-quenched with an oil containing crackable components, e.g., 1000° F.+ (538° C.+) boiling range bottoms taken from a vapor/liquid separator, cracking the bottoms to more valuable products, e.g., steam crack naphtha. The overhead of the separator is fed to a cracker, and then quenched with a quenching oil.
US08118995B2	Process for inhibiting fouling in hydrocarbon processing A method for inhibiting the formation of fouling materials including contacting hydrocarbon media containing aldehyde compounds with an antifoulant while treating the hydrocarbon media with a basic wash. The antifoulant includes a reducing sugar.
US08118993B2	Small volume in vitro analyte sensor and methods of making A sensor utilizing a non-leachable or diffusible redox mediator is described. The sensor includes a sample chamber to hold a sample in electrolytic contact with a working electrode, and in at least some instances, the sensor also contains a non-leachable or a diffusible second electron transfer agent. The sensor and/or the methods used produce a sensor signal in response to the analyte that can be distinguished from a background signal caused by the mediator. The invention can be used to determine the concentration of a biomolecule, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid, such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry; and potentiometry. An enzyme capable of catalyzing the electrooxidation or electroreduction of the biomolecule is typically provided as a second electron transfer agent.
US08118982B2	Gas flow set-up for multiple, interacting reactive sputter sources A method and apparatus for physical vapor deposition of films on a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a series of connected sputtering chambers through which a substrate passes to undergo sequential deposition processes. The chambers have passages through which the substrates move, and through which process gases may leak. Target gas flows to each chamber are established by operating each chamber while adjacent chambers are idle, measuring the extent of gas communication between the chambers, and reducing the flows by an amount based on the extent of gas leakage.
US08118981B2	Sputtering apparatus and method for controlling the same The present invention provides a multi-target sputtering apparatus including an increased number of targets which can be sputtered simultaneously, and a method for controlling the sputtering apparatus. In one embodiment of the present invention, first and second shutter plates are provided between a substrate and target electrodes and paths between intended targets and the substrate are shut off by the shutter plates to perform a pre-sputtering step. In addition, the first and second shutter plates are rotated as appropriate at the time of transition to a full-scale sputtering step, so as to overlap through-holes provided in the shutter plates, thereby opening up paths between the intended targets and the substrate. Then, a full-scale sputtering step is performed.
US08118977B2	Dryer section in a paper machine An apparatus for handling a moving material web includes: a treatment unit including a rotating conveyor belt which forms a closed loop and carries the material web; a second treatment unit with a second conveyor belt which also forms a closed loop, both treatment units being connected parallel relative to each other; a first switch-over for the transfer of the web from the first to the second conveyor belt; and a second switch-over unit for the transfer of the web from the second to the first conveyor belt.
US08118975B2	Papers containing fibrids derived from diamino diphenyl sulfone This invention relates to papers made with fibrids containing a polymer or copolymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and mixtures thereof. Such papers have high thermal stability and accept ink more readily than papers made solely with aramid fibrids.
US08118974B2	Structure for producing castings The invention relates to a structure for producing castings, which comprises an organic fiber, carbon fiber, inorganic particles, and at least one kind of thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of phenol resin, epoxy resin and furan resin.
US08118971B2	Interlayer film separation method There are provided an interlayer film separation solution and an interlayer film separation method capable of separating an interlayer film and a glass for a short period of time and collecting the separated interlayer film in a recyclable condition. An interlayer film separation solution 21 having etching ability for a glass is introduced into a container 22, and the introduced interlayer film separation solution 21 was controlled to a temperature of 30 to 60° C., and a laminated glass 10 with glass plates 11, 12 crushed is introduced into a barrel 23 from a lid portion 23a, and simultaneously, 50 to 60 metal pieces 25 are, introduced into the barrel 23 from the lid portion 23a in order to easily separate the laminated glass 10 into the glass plates 11, 12 and an interlayer film 13. The barrel 23 containing the laminated glass 10 and the metal pieces 25 introduced thereinto is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed.
US08118970B2	Soft magnetic metal strip laminate and process for production thereof A soft magnetic metal strip laminate that has high adhesion strength between metal strips, free from delamination, an excellent magnetic property, a high space factor, and a process for production thereof. A process for production of a soft magnetic metal strip laminate that includes plural soft magnetic metal strips laminated by using a polyamide acid solution includes the steps of applying the polyamide acid solution on the soft magnetic metal strip, performing semicuring heat treatment to obtain the degree of imidization of the polyamide acid solution which is in the range of 15 to 70%, laminating plural soft magnetic metal strips to each other through the polyamide acid solution, and performing the heat treatment of the heating and the hot pressing to obtain the degree of imidization of the polyamide acid solution which is more than 90%.
US08118967B2	Methods of manufacturing paint roller covers from a tubular fabric sleeve A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless, tubular fabric sleeve having at least one of a backing and a pile made at least in part from a low melt fiber or yarn. The seamless, tubular fabric sleeve is placed onto a cylindrical member, and heat is applied to cause the low melt fiber or yarn in the backing and/or looped ends of the pile to be activated to cause the backing of the seamless, tubular fabric sleeve to remain in a cylindrical configuration. A liquid adhesive is then sprayed on to the integrally formed core member of the tubular fabric sleeve to provide a uniform layer thereon and allowed to cure, further enhancing the rigidity of the integrally formed core member of the tubular fabric sleeve.
US08118966B2	Method for producing joined belt A flat belt 20 is prepared. A first belt end 21 of the belt 20 has a finger shape and a second belt end 22 of the belt 20 has the complimentary shape to the first belt end 21. An adhesive is applied to one of an end face 21K of the first belt end 21 and an end face 22K of the second belt end 22 or to both. Next, both end faces 21K and 22K are butted. The butted portion B of the first and second belt ends 21 and 22 are pressed in the belt width direction. Due to this, the end faces 21K and 22K are bonded by the adhesive so that the first and second belt ends 21 and 22 become joined.
US08118964B2	Assembly of data storage components A process for assembling data storage components in which a cylindrically shaped first structure of a data storage device is inserted into an aperture of a second structure, the first structure having a circumferentially extending outer surface and the aperture of the second structure having an aperture sidewall. An annular gap is formed between the outer surface of the first structure and the inner sidewall of the aperture of the second structure, and a plurality of discrete dots of adhesive are placed to span the annular gap following which the adhesive is cured by exposing the adhesive to ultraviolet radiation to attaches the first and second structures into a sub-assembly.
US08118959B2	Method and apparatus for contouring composite pre-preg articles A forming tool and method for its use with flat pre-preg composite laminate assemblies which incorporates a mandrel segmented into multiple forming blocks, the forming blocks sized to receive a draped composite laminate assembly with all portions of the composite laminate assembly spaced from a shaping surface on each block. A spline plate engages the shaping surface of the forming blocks to provide a neutral axis for maintaining the entire composite laminate assembly in tension during forming. In the exemplary embodiments, the draped composite laminate assembly is formed to the forming blocks from the flat composite laminate assembly and maintained in contact with the forming blocks using a vacuum bag. The mandrel forming blocks are then displaced to a desired curvature on the spline plate.
US08118958B2	Composite ring gear with metallic gear insert, and method of forming same A composite ring gear (10) with a metallic gear insert (30) has at least one filament (34) wound about the gear insert and an eyelet (32) a plurality of times. The filament is adapted to withstand a portion of a tensile load transmitted between the insert and the eyelet. The insert, eyelet and filament are then embedded in a composite material.
US08118954B2	Method for producing a metallic component comprising adjacent sections having different material properties by means of press hardening A method for producing a metallic component (B) allows adjoining zones (Z1, Z2, Z3) having differing material properties to be produced in a manner which is simple in terms of production. This is achieved in that a sheet metal element (E) heated to a forming temperature is shaped in a forming tool (1) into an end-shaped component (B), wherein the forming tool (1) has a temperature adjustment means for adjusting the temperature of at least one of the portions (5, 7, 16) thereof that comes into contact with the sheet metal element (E) during the forming process, and in that the forming speed is controlled in consideration of the time for which the portion (5, 7, 16) of the forming tool (1) that is regulated with regard to the temperature thereof is in contact with the respective region (E1, E2, E3) of the sheet metal element (E) that rests against said portion.
US08118947B2	Sealing device for a dishwasher, and associated apparatus and method A sealing device for a dishwasher is provided, comprising at least one flange member. Each flange member is adapted to interact with at least one of a gasket member, a tub portion, and a door member. Each flange member is configured to extend along at least one opposing side of a front opening of the tub portion. Each flange member is cantilevered so as to extend between each opposing side of the front opening of the tub portion and the door member, upon closing thereof, so as to deflect washing fluid within the tub portion away from the gasket member forming a seal between the door member and the tub portion. An associated apparatus and method are also provided.
US08118942B2	Dust removal apparatus and method A dust collecting installation for collecting airborne dust adjacent to a moving web. An elongate duct extends transversely to the direction of movement of the web and is positioned adjacent to the web. The duct is shaped and positioned so as to form an opening into the duct that receives at least a proportion of a layer of dust laden air adjacent to and moving with the web surface, and dust laden air is in turn withdrawn from the duct. The duct is positioned and so shaped that air flow into the opening is augmented by a jet of air generated where the moving surface converges with and comes into contact with a surface of a roller which the web passes over and contacts.
US08118940B2	Clamping mechanism for semiconductor device A clamping mechanism for a semiconductor substrate includes: a C-shaped pickup plate; a susceptor top plate having a periphery adapted to receive and support an inner periphery portion of the C-shaped pickup plate thereon; and a clamp comprising (i) a top ring portion for clamping the substrate by sandwiching a periphery of the substrate between the top ring portion and the susceptor top plate and (ii) a pickup plate supporting portion adapted to support an outer periphery portion of the C-shaped pickup plate, wherein the C-shaped pickup plate is movable between the top ring portion and the pickup plate supporting portion, and the clamp is movable upward together with the C-shaped pickup plate and the susceptor top plate.
US08118933B2	Method of manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal Silicon raw material is filled into a graphite crucible (10), the graphite crucible (10) is heated to form molten silicon (M), at least one rare earth element and at least one of Sn, Al, and Ge are added to molten silicon (M), and a temperature gradient is maintained in the molten silicon in which the temperature decreases from within the molten silicon toward the surface while growing an silicon carbide single crystal starting from an silicon carbide seed crystal (14) held immediately below the surface of the molten liquid.
US08118927B2	Cementitious compositions and methods of making and using A cementitious composition is provided that comprises an effective amount of bottom ash and an effective amount of cement. In one embodiment, a structural product formed from mixing the composition with an effective amount of water has a seven-day compressive strength of at least about 2,500 psi and, more preferably, a seven-day compressive strength of at least about 4,000 psi. In another embodiment, a structural product formed from mixing the composition with an effective amount of water has a twenty-eight-day compressive strength of at least about 4,000 psi and, more preferably, a twenty-eight-day compressive strength of at least about 5,000 psi.
US08118925B2	Refractory material with stainless steel and organic fibers A refractory includes a cement, a binder and a matrix. The matrix comprises both stainless steel fibers and organic fibers. The refractory can be easily cast, without additional steel reinforcement, into large fire wall 16 panels 10 capable of meeting the requirements of testing conducted in accordance with ASTM E-119, Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials in support of IEEE Std. 979-1994, Guide for Substation Fire Protection. The fire wall 16 assembly withstood the fire endurance test without passage of flame and gases hot enough to ignite cotton waste during a four-hour fire exposure. The assembly also withstood a 45? water stream for five minutes immediately following the four-hour fire exposure period. This is a stringent mechanical requirement, as all fire walls 16 must maintain their integrity before, during and after a fire, per the Universal Building Code=s definition of a true fire wall 16.
US08118916B2	High capacity materials for capture of metal vapors from gas streams Metal ions are adsorbed or absorbed by a combination of a binding ligand and an ionic liquid effective to dissolve the metal complex. The ligand is preferably bound to a solid surface which is coated with the ionic liquid. This method is particularly suitable for adsorbing gaseous mercury, lead, zinc and cadmium.
US08118913B2	Germane purification A process and system for the purification of germane containing phosphine to provide a purified germane product. One aspect of the present invention is a process for making a purified germane product containing less than 50 ppb of phosphine which comprises providing a phosphine contaminated germane gas hydrogen gas mixture; passing the germane gas hydrogen gas mixture through an adsorbent which selectively adsorbs phosphine and withdrawing therefrom a purified germane gas hydrogen mixture; and separating the purified germane gas from the hydrogen germane gas mixture.
US08118911B2	Air drying arrangement An air drying arrangement for a commercial vehicle is provided having two or more desiccant canisters arranged in parallel on a single air dryer body. The arrangement may include a coupling device that attaches to the body and allows the two or more desiccant containing canisters to mount to the device. The arrangement may be configured to balance the flow of air to each of the desiccant containing canisters when drying air and/or when regenerating the desiccant.
US08118910B2	Layered filtration membrane and methods of making same A layered filter membrane with improved anti-clogging characteristics is provided. In one embodiment, a filter membrane includes multiple polymer layers, each with different pore diameters formed by stretching the polymer layers. Furthermore, the multiple filter layers are coupled together before being stretched and the different pore sizes are formed during co-stretching of the filter layers.
US08118908B2	Electrically heated particulate matter filter with recessed inlet end plugs A particulate matter (PM) filter includes filter walls having inlet ends and outlet ends. First adjacent pairs of the filter walls define inlet channels. Second adjacent pairs of the filter walls define outlet channels. Outlet end plugs are arranged in the inlet channels adjacent to the output ends. Inlet end plugs arranged in the outlet channels spaced from the inlet ends.
US08118906B2	Methodology for recycling Ru and Ru-alloy deposition targets and targets made of recycled Ru and Ru-based alloy powders A method of recycling ruthenium (Ru) and Ru-based alloys comprises steps of: providing a solid body of Ru or a Ru-based alloy; segmenting the body to form a particulate material; removing contaminants, including Fe, from the particulate material; reducing the sizes of the particulate material to form a powder material; removing contaminants, including Fe, from the powder material; reducing oxygen content of the powder material to below a predetermined level to form a purified powder material; and removing particles greater than a predetermined size from the purified powder material. The purified powder material may be utilized for forming deposition sources, e.g., sputtering targets.
US08118901B2	Fine fiber media layer Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials.
US08118898B2	Spinous silica-based sol and method of producing the same The present invention provides a sol of spinous silica-based particles in which silica-based particles having peculiar forms, spinous forms are dispersed in a solvent. The spinous silica-based particles have verrucous projections formed on surfaces of spherical silica-based particles. In the spinous particles, a value of the surface roughness (SA1/SA2, SA1 indicating a specific surface area measured by the BET method or the Sears method and SA2 indicating a specific surface area converted from an average particle diameter (D2) measured by the image analysis method) is in the range from 1.7 to 10. Furthermore the average diameter (D2) measured by the image analysis method is in the range from 7 to 150 nm.
US08118896B2	Coated abrasive materials and method of manufacture A method of coating ultrahard abrasive particles having vitreophilic surfaces, or treated to render their surfaces vitreophilic, are coated with an oxide precursor material, which is then heat treated to dry and purify the coats. The heat treated, coated ultrahard abrasive particles are further treated to convert the coats to an oxide, nitride, carbide, oxynitride, oxycarbide, or carbonitride thereof, or an elemental form thereof, or a glass.
US08118894B2	Commingled coal and biomass slurries An energy efficient process for converting biomass into a higher carbon content, high energy density slurry. Water and biomass are mixed at a temperature and under a pressure that are much lower than in prior processes, but under a non-oxidative gas, which enables a stable slurry to be obtained containing up to 60% solids by weight, 20-40% carbon by weight, in the slurry. The temperature is nominally about 200° C. under non-oxidative gas pressure of about 150 psi, conditions that are substantially less stringent than those required by the prior art. In another embodiment, the biomass water slurry can be mixed with a coal water slurry to further optimize the carbon content and pumpability of the biomass slurry.
US08118891B2	Grate for high temperature gasification systems An improved active grate consisting of at least two elongated rockers positioned parallel to one and another, each rocker having a lower surface and an upper surface and configured to rotate back and forth about their longitudinal axis. Each individual rocker is further configured to rotate in the opposite direction of the adjacent rockers such that any pair of adjacent rockers alternately forms a void allowing material to pass through active grate when rotating in one direction into a first position, and closes the void when rotated in the opposite direction in a second position. The active grate finds particular utility in a combined gasification/vitrification waste treatment system, where it is used to pass partially oxidized materials from a gasification chamber to a vitrification chamber. The rockers include a coolant loop through the longitudinal axis of the rockers.
US08118889B2	Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor (40) comprises a plurality of sheets (42) defining flow channels (44) between them. Within each flow channel (44) is a foil (46) of corrugated material whose surfaces are coated with catalytic material apart from where they contact the sheets (44). At each end of the reactor (40) are headers to supply gas mixtures to the flow channels (44), the headers communicating with adjacent channels being separate. The reactor (40) enables different gas mixtures to be supplied to adjacent channels (44), which may be at different pressures, and the corresponding chemical reactions are also different. Where one of the reactions is endothermic while the other reaction is exothermic, heat is transferred through the sheets (42) separating the adjacent channels (44), from the exothermic reaction to the endothermic reaction. The reactor (40) may be used in a compact plant to perform steam/methane reforming, obtaining the necessary heat by catalytic methane combustion, and also for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, so that the overall process involves conversion of methane to long-chain hydrocarbons.
US08118888B2	Treadmill deck support To support a deck of an exercise treadmill one or more arcuate leaf springs are used in a deck support structure. The leaf springs can be made of a single member of elastomeric material. An adjustment mechanism can be used to change the radius of the leaf springs in order to vary spring rates of the leaf springs. Where a number of different leaf springs are used, the adjustment mechanism can be used to adjust the spring rates of different springs independently.
US08118882B2	Polymeric hair dyes Disclosed are cationic oligomeric dye, comprising a low molecular weight polyamine comprising the repeating units (1a) or (1b), wherein at least 90% of the polyamine molecules are selected from tetramines, pentamines and hexamines; and R is the residue of a cationic dye, which is covalently bonded, optionally via a linker, to the nitrogen atoms of the polyamine; or hydrogen; wherein the polyamine repeating units (1a) and (1b) comprise at least one carionic dye residue; and n is a number from 3-12. The dyes are distinguished by their depth of shade and their good fastness properties to washing, such as, for example, fastness to light, shampooing and rubbing.
US08118872B2	System and methods for inserting a spinal disc device into an intervertebral space A system for replacing a natural nuclear disc in an intervertebral space has a spinal device configured for placement in the intervertebral space. An insertion tool is configured for holding the spinal device while the spinal device is inserted into the intervertebral space. A gripping member of the insertion tool has an end for adjustably holding the spinal device within the intervertebral space. A steering actuator of the insertion tool is operably connected to the spinal device and configured for pivoting the adjustably held spinal device within the intervertebral space while the steering actuator is controlled remotely from the intervertebral space.
US08118869B2	Dynamic interbody device A dynamic interbody device for a human spine is provided to stabilize a human spine. In some embodiments, the dynamic interbody device includes a first member and a second member. In some embodiments, dynamic interbody device includes a first member, a second member and a third member. In some embodiments, the dynamic interbody device may include a bridge. The bridge may be used to couple the dynamic interbody device to a posterior stabilization system. In some embodiments, two dynamic interbody devices may be placed in a disc space between vertebrae.
US08118866B2	Method for heart valve implantation A percutaneously inserted bistable heart valve prosthesis is folded inside a catheter for transseptal delivery to the patient's heart for implantation. The heart valve has an annular ring, a body member having a plurality of legs, each leg connecting at one end to the annular ring, claws that are adjustable from a first position to a second position by application of external force so as to allow ingress of surrounding heart tissue into the claws in the second position, and leaflet membranes connected to the annular ring, the body member and/or the legs, the leaflet membranes having a first position for blocking blood flow therethrough and a second position for allowing blood flow therethrough. The heart valve is designed such that upon removal of the external force the claws elastically revert to the first position so as to grip the heart tissue positioned within the claws, thereby holding the heart valve in place. The body member and claws may be integrated into a one-piece design. The heart valve may be used as a prosthesis for the mitral valve, aortic valve, pulmonary valve, or tricuspid valve by adapting the annular ring to fit in a respective mitral, aortic, pulmonary, or tricuspid valve opening of the heart.
US08118858B2	Intraluminal stent An intraluminal stent made of a zig-zag or sinusoidal member defining a successive series of struts connected by apex sections and formed into a series of axially displaced hoop members wherein at least one of the hoop members has at least one strut connected to a strut of an adjacent hoop. The connected struts may be connected by spot welding, continuous welding, or suturing, for example, or by a bridging member connected to each strut, and may be spaced along the length of the stent in a pattern to form a connective spine. The number of zigs of the zig-zag member in each hoop member may be varied, as can the zig length. A plurality of connective spines may also be included.
US08118845B2	Apparatus and procedure for anterior cervical microdiskectomy A method is provided to perform an anterior cervical microdiskectomy to remove at least one bone spur on a pair of adjacent vertebrae in a spinal column that includes a posterior longitudinal ligament. Each vertebra contacts a disk positioned therebetween. The disk includes an annulus and a nucleus. The method comprises the steps of removing a portion of the annulus of the disk; removing the nucleus of the disk; removing the vertebral plates with a first burr; removing a portion of the bone spur with a second burr having a spherically shaped abrading head; and, providing a third burr. The third burr comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximate end; and, a head attached to and extending outwardly from the distal end of the shaft. The head includes a smooth end surface; and, a smooth rounded peripheral edge circumscribing the end surface. The end surface and rounded peripheral edge are shaped and dimensioned to contact rotatably the posterior longitudinal ligament without cutting or puncturing the ligament. The head also includes an abrading surface extending away from the smooth end surface and from the smooth rounded peripheral edge and inwardly toward the shaft. The method also includes the steps of rotating the third burr; contacting the posterior longitudinal ligament with at least a portion of the smooth end surface and the smooth rounded peripheral edge, and, contacting the bone spur with the abrading surface.
US08118844B2	Expandable device for insertion between anatomical structures and a procedure utilizing same A surgical implantation procedure and device according to which an expandable member is inserted between anatomical structures, and is expanded into engagement with the structures. The expansion is terminated when the member is in engagement with the structures.
US08118830B2	Method for reducing emboli formation Methods and devices for reducing emboli formation during medical procedures. In accordance with the present invention a first medical device is passed through a stenosed area and activated to block fluid flow through the lumen, a second medical device including a filter is passed through the stenosed area and deployed. The first medical device is then deactivated to restore fluid flow through the lumen.
US08118829B2	Clot removal device A device for removing blood clots and methods of making and using the same. The clot pulling device may include a shaft and one or more strut members that each may include a loop region. The proximal ends of the strut members may be attached to the shaft and the distal ends of the strut members may be coupled to the shaft.
US08118827B2	Total occlusion guidewire device A guidewire having a spreader or at least one centering device which may be used to open occluded vessels or other biological passages, especially chronic total occlusions. The guidewire may be used to either open the lumen or to center a boring device within the lumen, so that the chronic total occlusion can be crossed, and an interventional procedure can then be performed.
US08118825B2	Lancet device A lancet device including a housing with an at least partially open interior, a cocking seat coupled with the housing and structured to define an open interior therewith, a lancet with a piercing tip moveably disposed within the open interior, and a biasing assembly engaging the lancet. The cocking seat is structured to engage the lancet and retain the lancet against a force of the biasing assembly so as to maintain a potential energy of the biasing assembly. A release element is provided to at least partially disengage the lancet from the cocking seat such that the potential energy of the biasing assembly moves the lancet relative to the cocking seat and drives the piercing tip of the lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation.
US08118824B2	Magnetic powered lancing drive A self-powered lancing drive system and lancing technique uses permanent magnets to initially store the potential energy that is converted to kinetic energy for extending a lancet during lancing. This self-powered lancing drive system is a pure permanent magnet drive that is highly reliable under numerous operating conditions. Permanent magnets can produce stronger magnetic fields at smaller sizes as compared to electromagnets. In one form, the lancing system has a drive permanent magnet that is kept fixed or stationary while the lancet magnet travels along the firing path. With the drive magnet being stationary, the lancet experiences fewer fluctuations in the magnetic field. The lancet vibrates less and is driven straighter into the tissue. In another form, a retraction magnet is positioned at the end of the firing path of the lancet, near the tissue, to enhance retraction of the lancet. In another form, a mechanical structure keeps the magnets in close proximity so that the strength of the magnetic propulsion force is maintained. The mechanical structure in one example is a crank mechanism that confines magnet movement to a circular path. The crank mechanism provides a smooth lancing profile as well as facilitates adjustments to the lancing profile.
US08118819B2	Medical treatment tool A medical treatment tool comprises: a flexible wire; a first wire holding member which holds the wire; a second wire holding member capable of holding the wire between itself and the first wire holding member; a first sheath which is provided in contact with a proximal side of the second wire holding member; a second sheath which is provided in a back-and-forth movable manner with respect to the first sheath; and a sheath operation portion which operates the second sheath. The first wire holding member and the second sheath have a connection device for connecting them to each other; the first wire holding member and the second wire holding member have a latching device which latches them to each other when holding the wire there between, and a cutting device which cuts the wire; and the second wire holding member has a connection releasing device which releases the connection of the connection device, when latched by the first wire holding member.
US08118811B2	Apparatus for knee surgery and method of use The present invention comprises a set of instruments and a method for their use in preparing a knee joint to receive knee implants. The inventive instruments and method are generally suitable for knee joint surgery. Furthermore, they include features that make them suitable for performing a minimally invasive knee surgery in which a smaller than normal incision is made and oriented to preserve the quadriceps mechanism and protect the suprapatellar pouch. The instruments permit switching from a minimally invasive technique to a standard open technique at any point in the procedure. An illustrative set of instruments for total knee arthroplasty and an associated minimally invasive technique are described.
US08118800B2	Fluid absorbent tape A fluid absorbent tape is divided into sections that can be separated to customize the length of the tape and simplify use. In one embodiment of the invention, the fluid absorbent tape includes an absorbent material enclosed in a fluid permeable cover to form an elongated fluid absorbent tape. Separating structure formed in a transverse direction through the elongated fluid absorbent tape divides the elongated tape into a first section of fluid absorbent tape and a second section of fluid absorbent tape. The first section of fluid absorbent tape is separable from the second section of fluid absorbent tape along the separating structure. In another embodiment of the invention, the fluid absorbent tape includes a fluid absorbent material including a super absorbent polymer. An elongated fluid permeable cover having a length encloses the fluid absorbent material, and is divided into sections along the length. Each of the sections have closed ends to inhibit the fluid absorbent material from falling out of the sections through the ends.
US08118794B2	Reduced pressure treatment system A wound treatment apparatus is provided for treating tissue damage, which comprises a fluid impermeable wound cover sealed over a site for purposes of applying a reduced pressure to the site. The apparatus also includes a cover with protrusions on its surface for purposes of monitoring pressure at the site. An absorbable matrix may be placed in the site of a wound to encourage tissue growth into the matrix. Temperature of the site may be monitored using a layer of temperature sensitive material and temperature sensors connected to an alarm and recording device. A vacuum pump supplies suction within the wound cover over the treatment site. A portable version of the wound treatment apparatus is also provided. Finally, a method for treating wounds using reduced pressure is provided.
US08118792B2	Antimicrobial wound contact layer The invention relates to a wound dressing, a wound contact layer and a medicinal composition comprising a hydrophilic base in which hydrocolloids are dispersed, wherein the hydrophilic base comprises at least one emulsifier and the use of said composition for treating wounds.
US08118788B2	Pre-filled hypodermic syringe fitted with a stoppering device A pre-filled hypodermic syringe includes a tubular body having two open ends and containing a fluid to be administered to a patient; a plunger which, having at one of its ends a piston mounted to slide in the tubular body, passes through the opening of the first end of the tubular body; a tip for connection in the form of a cone of the Luer or Luer-Lock type, for example for connecting to a needle or to a drip, intended to pass the fluid that is to be administered and comprising a tubular part communicating with the opening of the second end; the tip comprising an obturator connected by a frangible region to the free end of its tubular part, the syringe being made of a synthetic material and obtained by molding, the obturator being molded as one piece with the tip and the tubular body.
US08118787B2	Safety device for a syringe The invention relates to a safety device comprising a supporting sleeve (16) for holding the syringe body (10), a protective sleeve (18), and at least one holding tongue (19, 20) which is rigidly connected to the protection sleeve and can be held by the supporting sleeve (16), in the holding position. The piston comprises a cylindrical skirt (13A) that can end up facing a part of the proximal end (16A) of the supporting sleeve, at the end of the injection stroke, in order to co-operate with an actuating part (19B, 20B) of the holding tongue, and to release same in such a way as to enable a relative sliding of the protection sleeve and the supporting sleeve in order to protect the neddle. This proximal end part (16A) has at least one deflection ramp (30, 32) that can co-operate with the skirt (13A), at the end of the piston stroke, in order to deform the skirt in such a way as to bring part of the skirt of the actuating part (19B, 20B) closer to the holding tongue (19, 20).
US08118774B2	Toposcopic access and delivery devices Disclosed herein are elongate flexible medical devices which are capable of axial elongation through the mechanism of eversion or toposcopic expansion. In general, this may be accomplished by providing a flexible tubular device having a proximal end and a distal end. Retraction of the distal end in a proximal direction through the tubular body inverts the tube upon itself, causing an axial shortening of the overall length of the device. The original length of the device can be restored by coupling a pressurized media to the proximal end of the sleeve. If the distal end of the sleeve is temporarily restricted or closed, the pressurized media causes the distal end of the sleeve to travel distally until the full length of the sleeve has been restored.
US08118755B2	Biopsy sample storage A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.
US08118743B2	Sterile cover A sterile cover for an ultrasound guidance system. The sterile cover may be included as part of a sterile kit for an ultrasound probe. The kit includes the sterile cover and a needle guide for use with the sterile cover. The sterile cover includes a shell and a sheath connected to the shell. The shell receives the head of the probe and the needle clip. The sheath covers the remainder of the probe.
US08118738B2	Vaginal speculum including collapsible and expandable frame A vaginal speculum includes a frame and a first handle assembly pivotally mounted to the frame. The frame defines an opening between a first blade that is attachable to the frame and a second blade that is attachable to the frame opposite of the first blade, and a hinge assembly configured to flex the frame to selectively change a size of the opening. The first handle assembly includes a lever portion and a blade portion coupled to the lever portion. The blades have a proximal end attachable to the blade portion and a distal end portion spaced from the proximal end. When in a first collapsed insertion state, the hinge assembly collapses the frame and the first blade contacts the second blade. When in a second deployed state the hinge assembly expands the frame and the first blade is spaced apart from the second blade.
US08118725B2	Reducing effect of magnetic and electromagnetic fields on an implant's magnet and/or electronics An implantable magnet that can freely turn in response to an external magnetic field, thus avoiding torque and demagnetization on the implantable magnet. The implantable magnet can be combined with an electric switching function depending on the orientation of an external magnetic field, thus protecting an implanted coil and/or implant electronics against induction of over-voltage or performing an electric switching function for other various purposes. The magnetic switch may further include, for example, a first switching contact and a second switching contact. A magnetically soft body that includes an electrically conductive surface is shiftable between a first position where the body is in simultaneous contact with the first and second switching contacts, and a second position where the body is out of contact with at least one of the first and second switching contacts. The body and the implantable magnet are positioned such that the body is shifted to one of the first position and the second position as a function of the external magnetic field resulting in a magnetic force between the magnet and the magnetically soft body.
US08118715B2	Multi-function excercise machine suitable for home use An exercise machine suitable for exercising a person's muscles contains a frame (100Y), a seat (102) situated over the frame, a seatback (104), a connection mechanism (106Y) for flexibly and adjustably connecting the seatback to the frame or/and the seat, and a pedaling mechanism (112Y) connectable to the frame and having a pair of movable foot pedals (140). The connection mechanism includes (a) a seatback-attaching portion (120, 180, 184, 186, 188, and 190) attached to the seatback and (b) a support rod (128Y) extending between the seatback-attaching portion and a location within the frame. The support rod is of adjustable length for adjusting the incline of the seatback to the seat. The seatback can swivel about a swivel axis of the connection mechanism. The exercise machine normally has a pair of frame legs (302).
US08118713B2	Respiratory muscle endurance training device and method for the use thereof A respiratory muscle endurance training device (RMET) includes a chamber and a patient interface. In one implementation, one or both of a CO2 sensor or a temperature sensor can be coupled to the chamber or patient interface to provide the user or caregiver with indicia about the CO2 level in, or the temperature of, the chamber or patient interface, and/or the duration of use of the device. In another implementation, the RMET may have a fixed volume portion adjustable to contain a measured portion of a specific patient's inspiratory volume capacity. Methods of using the device are also provided.
US08118711B2	Security apparatus for treadmill A treadmill is provided with a security apparatus. The security apparatus includes a plug and a socket. The plug includes a casing and a conductive card. The conductive card includes a first portion disposed in the casing and a second portion extended from the casing. The socket includes a casing and two conductive elements. The casing includes a slot defined therein. The conductive elements are disposed in the casing so that the conductive elements are isolated from each other normally but connected to each other through the conductive card when the conductive card is inserted into the casing through the slot.
US08118699B2	Sprocket for chain A sprocket for a chain drive using a roller or bushing chain has a plurality of different pitch angles, including both pitch angles larger than the standard pitch angle, and pitch angles smaller than the standard pitch angle. The number of pitch angles in the sprocket larger than the standard pitch angle is greater than the number of pitch angles in the sprocket smaller than the standard pitch angle. The sprocket teeth are integrally molded with the sprocket by sintering.
US08118697B2	Mechanical function control of continuously variable transmission hydraulic system A simplified continuously variable transmission system control provides a variable clamping force and a differential cylinder pressure manipulation to change sheave ratios. The system control uses two pumps. The first pump provides the variable clamping force. The second pump provides pressure changes to effect ratio changes. The clamping force can be varied based upon operator demand on an associated engine.
US08118694B1	Arrow tip with driven deployable retractable blade members An arrow with retractable blades having an arrow shaft with a cylindrical extension extending from a forward end, an arrow tip having a main body with an open rear end, an arrow shaft recess and a cylinder recess sized to receive the cylindrical extension. The main body includes a plurality of longitudinal blade slots with a blade pivotally affixed within each blade slot, with each blade jointly pivotable between a closed position and a deployed position, with a spring within the arrow shaft recess biasing the forward end of said arrow shaft normally rearward. Spaced circumferential ridges on the cylindrical extension engage mating teeth on each blade such that forward motion of the cylindrical extension within the cylinder recess pivots the blades into the deployed position and rearward motion of the cylindrical extension pivots the blades into the closed position, with a threaded cap over the open rear end of the main body maintaining the forward end of the arrow shaft within the arrow shaft recess.
US08118691B1	Golf ball alignment tool A golf ball alignment tool has a retaining strip having a retaining strip end. Retaining strip diagonal slots are arranged along a centerline of the retaining strip. The retaining strip has a left side edge and right side edge. A center slot formed as an opening oriented along a centerline of the retaining strip. A securing screw having securing screw thread engaging with the plurality of retaining strip diagonal slots. A golf ball is engaged within the retaining strip. The golf ball receives a right line mark on the right side edge. The golf ball receives a left line mark on the left side edge, wherein the golf ball receives a middle line mark along the center slot. The golf ball alignment tool has a tee head a tee tip and a tee shaft.
US08118687B1	Device to measure the motion of a golf club A club shaft that can be installed in a club head permanently or can be installed in clubs with interchangeable shaft features is disclosed herein. The invention is a measurement system that enables the capturing of the speed and motion of the golfer's swing. The invention uses infrared reflectors positioned on a golf club and an array of infrared sensors.
US08118682B2	Universal joint and method for production thereof A universal joint which retains a lubricant, is capable of suppressing the exudation of a lubricating component to a minimum amount and preventing the lubricant from scattering from an open portion when the lubricant is deformed by an external force, and a method for producing the universal joint. In the universal joint, a rotational torque is transmitted by engagement between a torque transmission member (6) and tracks (4, 5) provided on an outer member (2) and an inner member (3); the torque transmission member (6) rolls along the tracks (4, 5), thus moving in an axial direction; and a porous solid lubricant (10) is enclosed on a periphery of the torque transmission member (6). The porous solid lubricant (10) containing a lubricating component and a resin component is a solid made porous by foaming and hardening the resin component.
US08118679B2	Peer-to-peer distributed gaming application network This description describes methods and apparatuses of a peer-to-peer distributed gaming application networks. In one embodiment the method includes transmitting, to a first gaming terminal, an invitation to participate in a shared gaming session. The method also includes receiving a reply from the first gaming terminal indicating that the invitation has been accepted and transmitting, to a second gaming terminal, an indication that the first gaming terminal will participate in the shared gaming session, wherein the second gaming terminal will serve a gaming application to the first gaming terminal.
US08118672B2	Electronic consoles having flexible displays A gaming console configured with an auxiliary flexible display unit, e.g., a flexible LCD unit, providing different viewing angles for viewing displayed messages of advertisements is provided. The flexible display unit may comprise a plurality of individual flexible display modules which may be oriented as to define separate viewing windows or corridors to display related or unrelated messages, viewable from different directions. Corridors of viewing may be defined by software so that the flexible display unit may present messages uniquely to each defined corridor, which corresponds to one or more flexible display modules or portions thereof.
US08118670B2	Method and apparatus for using a light valve to reduce the visibility of an object within a gaming apparatus A gaming apparatus is disclosed that includes a housing, a value input device, a transparent panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a plurality of mechanically rotatable slot reels disposed in the housing so that the mechanically rotatable reels are visible to a player through the transparent panel. The gaming apparatus also having a light valve that includes a suspended particle device disposed between the inner surface and the slot reels, and a controller coupled to the light valve to cause the light valve to become opaque to substantially block the view of the slot reels to the player.
US08118665B2	Wagering game providing rewards independent from gaming session A wagering game is comprised of a basic game, a progressive game with a progressive payout, and an input device for identifying players who are playing the basic game and who become eligible for the progressive payout. The progressive payout can be awarded to a player during a selected time period. But, if the progressive payout is not awarded during the selected time period, the progressive payout is awarded to an eligible player that is randomly selected in a drawing. The progressive payout can have first and second payouts that are awarded, respectively, during a first time period (e.g., per week) and a second time period (e.g., per month). Thus, the player does not need to be at the gaming terminal to win the progressive jackpot.
US08118664B2	Method of awarding prizes for jackpot and gaming machines based on amount wagered during a time period Periodic prize draws are conducted by a jackpot controller in a gaming system having one or more electronic gaming devices. The probability of each electronic gaming device winning a particular prize draw is dependent upon the amount wagered on that gaming machine during a period preceding that prize draw. The prize may be a progressive jackpot which comprises an initial starting value and a contribution from the amounts wagered on the electronic gaming devices. If an electronic gaming device wins a prize draw, its player may be granted a feature game to determine the actual prize. Jackpots are suspended pending the completion of the feature game. The probability that a gaming device will win the prize draw, or the relative win probabilities of the gaming devices, may be displayed graphically.
US08118655B1	Casino game and method of play A video poker game incorporating a bonus award predicated on the strengths of a poker hand formed by initially dealt cards and replacement cards in combination. Other optional bonus awards are based on consecutive cards forming a winning poker hand and/or the winning cards being in sequence. The game is facilitated by a bonus hand displayed below or above a primary hand on a gaming device display. As five initial cards are dealt in a primary hand location they are simultaneously dealt in one or more bonus hand locations. Then, when replacement cards are dealt into the primary hand in the place of any discards, they are also dealt into the one or more bonus hand locations adjacent to the initial cards. The cards in the bonus hand are then evaluated to determine whether a bonus award has been won. It is also disclosed in another version that regardless of the number of replacement cards, the bonus hand is always formed of ten cards.
US08118649B1	Grain distribution sensor and control A system for use with the combine comprises a plurality of sensors to detect the uniformity of crop material being conveyed running threshing portion of the combine to including system into combine. Methods and systems are provided that utilize this plurality of sensors to provide substantially automatic control of combine parameters that mitigate the non-uniformity of a grain bed in the cleaning system. The system may also inform an operator of a suggested manual adjustments to mitigate the non-uniformity.
US08118648B2	Air infeed device for air-conditioning passenger areas in aircraft An air infeed device for air-conditioning passenger areas in aircraft includes a central air infeed module for the centrally regulated cabin ventilation system and an individual air infeed module for the individually adjustable cabin ventilation system. The centrally regulated cabin ventilation system and the individually adjustable cabin ventilation system are mutually independent systems. The central air infeed module and the individual air infeed module are connected to form a subassembly that can be handled independently as a collective unit.
US08118646B2	Carrier for double-side polishing apparatus, double-side polishing apparatus using the same, and double-side polishing method A carrier for a double-side polishing apparatus, including at least: a carrier base placed between upper and lower turn tables, the carrier base having a holding hole therein, the holding hole holds the wafer sandwiched between the upper and lower turn tables. A ring-shaped resin ring disposed along an inner circumference of the holding hole, the resin ring protecting a chamfered portion by making contact with the chamfered portion of the held wafer, wherein the resin ring has a concave groove on an inner circumference thereof, upper and lower tapered surfaces are formed in the concave groove. A double-side polishing apparatus using the carrier and a double-side polishing method that can reduce the generation of taper in a polished surface and improve the flatness while suppressing the generation of an outer peripheral sag of the wafer.
US08118643B2	Method of descaling metal wire rod and apparatus therefor An apparatus for removing scales from metal wires including: a liquid container tank 12 through which the metal wires 10 pass, mixing nozzles 14 disposed to allow the metal wirings to pass through the liquid container tank for injecting a high-pressure liquid toward the metal wires 10; a high-pressure pump 16 for feeding the high-pressure liquid to the mixing nozzles 14; and cyclone separators 20 which are slurry feeders for feeding a slurry of the liquid with which an abrasive scavenging agent is mixed to the mixing nozzles 14. The mixing nozzles 14 inject the slurry of the abrasive scavenging agent together with the high-pressure liquid so that the abrasive scavenging agent bombards the scales on the surfaces of the metal wires 10 to remove the scales. Provision is further made for the cyclone separators 20 to recover the liquid with which the abrasive scavenging agent is mixed, and separate the liquid and the abrasive scavenging agent from each other, and a wheel-type filter 40 for further separating the abrasive scavenging agent. The cyclone separators 20 feed the abrasive scavenging agent in slurry form to the mixing nozzles 14, and separate the liquid components.
US08118640B2	Wafer transferring apparatus, polishing apparatus, and wafer receiving method A wafer transferring apparatus includes a top ring for holding a wafer on a lower end surface thereof and a pusher mechanism for transferring the wafer to and from the top ring. The pusher mechanism has a wafer rest for placing the wafer thereon and is arranged to allow the wafer released from the lower end surface of the top ring to be seated on the wafer rest. The pusher mechanism also has a sensor mechanism for detecting when the wafer is properly seated on the wafer rest. The sensor mechanism is adapted to block sensor light emitted from a light-emitting device by the wafer seated on the wafer rest.
US08118628B2	Mount structure of outboard motor A mount structure of an outboard motor includes a first member, a second member, a buffer member, a sandwiching member, and a second elastic member. A propulsive force generated by a propeller of the outboard motor is applied to the first member. The second member is arranged such that the propulsive force is transmitted to the second member via the first member. The buffer member includes an outer sleeve fixed to the first member, an inner sleeve inserted in the outer sleeve, a first elastic member fixed to the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. The sandwiching member is arranged to sandwich the second member and the inner sleeve in a direction of action of the propulsive force. The second elastic member is fixed to the first member. The second elastic member is opposed to the sandwiching member across a gap in the direction of action.
US08118606B2	Conductor arrangement, system and method The present invention relates to a connector arrangement (30) for connecting a connector device (40) to a conductor (15a-16e) in a carrying structure (12), which connection arrangement (30) comprises a neck portion (31) and a body (32) transversally extending from said neck portion, said body comprising at least one connection surface (33a-33e) for connection of said conductor and connection of the same to said connector device. Said body comprises a first and a second portion and that said first portion has a dimension different than the dimension of said second portion, and that each portion comprises a substantially U and/or V shaped recess (34a, 34b) in the longitudinal direction of said body.
US08118605B2	Bus bar assembly and vehicle room lamp having the same A bus bar assembly 1 as a component of a vehicle room lamp 10 includes: a housing 2; and bus bars 3a, 3b, 3c, 3f insert-molded into housing 2. Each of bus bars 3a, 3b, 3c includes: a press-connecting portion 4 composed of a bottom wall 40, and a press-connecting blade 41 vertically extended from an edge of bottom wall 40, and electrically connected to an electric wire 8 by press-connecting; a wiring portion 5 extended from the edge of bottom wall 40 along a planar direction of bottom wall 40; and an impact-absorbing portion 6 disposed around the press-connecting portion 4 for absorbing an impact generated by press-connecting electric wire 8 with press-connecting blade 41. The impact-absorbing portion 6 is extended from an edge 5b of wiring portion 5 along the planer direction of the bottom wall 40, and embedded in housing 2.
US08118600B2	Inserting connector, connector unit, and backplane An inserting connector includes a plurality of plug electrodes where plug connecting terminals are provided at first ends of the plug electrodes and plug terminals are provided at second ends of the plug electrodes, the plug connecting terminals being configured to be connected to a board, the plug terminals being configured to be connected to jack terminals; wherein the plug connecting terminals extend in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the board; the plug terminals extend in a movable direction where the plug terminals are attached to or detached from the jack terminals; the plug electrodes are bent at an angle α in longitudinal directions of the plug electrodes, the angle α being greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
US08118587B2	Method for transferring preforms to a blow molding machine and mold carrier for at least one preform A method for transferring a plurality of preforms to a blow molding machine having a plurality of mold carriers, wherein each mold carrier is arranged to carry at least one multi-part blow mold, the method including the steps of transferring the preforms along a transfer section to the blow molding machine, opening at least one of the mold carriers as it reaches the transfer section, transferring at least one preform located at the transfer section to a holding element assigned to the open mold carrier, positioning the preform in the at least one blow mold of the mold carrier, closing the mold carrier with the preform positioned therein, wherein part of the blow mold in the closed state of the mold carrier being formed by the holding element, and repeating the previous steps for each of the preforms supplied to the blow molding machine via the transfer section.
US08118578B2	Rotary pump with sliding crescentoid rotor bodies A rotary pump device includes a stator chamber with a cylindrical inner wall having intake and exhaust ports therein, and a two-part, expanding rotor eccentrically mounted for rotation within the chamber. The rotor comprises two crescentoid bodies with end surfaces in sliding, mating contact. A spring rod is placed between the inner rotor body surfaces to maintain rotor contact points in continuous wiping contact with the chamber wall. A full intake/exhaust cycle occurs every 180° of rotor travel.
US08118571B2	Actuator assembly An actuator assembly for generating a fluid pressure and applying the fluid pressure to a first device. The actuator assembly comprises a first fluid chamber and a first piston disposed adjacent to the first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber and a second piston slidably received in the second fluid chamber, a fluid passage connecting the first fluid chamber with the second fluid chamber, and an actuator motor for selectively reciprocating the first piston so that axial movement of the first piston generates a fluid pressure within the first fluid chamber. The first piston is disposed within the actuator motor. As the first chamber is fluidly communicating with the second fluid chamber, the linear motion of the first piston causes corresponding linear motion of the second piston for applying the fluid pressure to the first device.
US08118570B2	Anisotropic bearing supports for turbochargers An exemplary anisotropic member (625, 1200, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1950) supports a bearing in a bore and can reduce non-synchronous vibration (NSV) of the bearing in the bore. An exemplary anisotropic member includes an annular body configured to receive a bearing and to space the bearing a distance from a bore surface and is configured to impart anisotropic stiffness and damping terms to the bearing when positioned in the bore. Such a member is suitable for use in a rotating assembly for a turbocharger where the bearing may be a floating bearing, a semi-floating bearing or a ball bearing. Various exemplary members, bearings, housings, assemblies, etc., are disclosed.
US08118567B2	Swash plate type piston pump motor A swash plate type piston pump motor is configured such that: a plurality of pistons are arranged in a circumferential direction in a cylinder block configured to rotate with a rotating shaft; the pistons reciprocate such that tip end portions thereof are guided by a smooth surface of a swash plate; and the swash plate is slidably supported by a concave surface of a swash plate support of a convex surface to be able to tilt with respect to a rotating axis, and concave surfaces and of the swash plate support include quenched portions which are partially quenched by laser light.
US08118566B2	Piston compressor with second intake In a piston-type compressor in which a working fluid is taken in through an intake port is first compressed with pistons and is then let out through an outlet port, an axial hole ranging along the axial direction and a radial hole communicating with the axial hole and opening into a crankcase are formed within the shaft. Additionally, a first intake passage through which the working fluid having flowed in through the intake port is guided via the crankcase to the radial hole and the axial hole and a second intake passage through which the working fluid having flowed in through the intake port is guided to join the working fluid having been drawn into the first intake passage by bypassing the crankcase are formed in the compressor. The working fluid is taken into cylinders from the area where the first working fluid and the second working fluid join each other.
US08118564B2	Motor-driven compressor A motor-driven compressor includes a compression mechanism for compressing a refrigerant gas, an electric motor, an inverter assembly and an inverter chamber. The electric motor drives the compression mechanism. The inverter assembly converts direct-current power into polyphase alternating-current power to supply to the electric motor and controls a rotational speed of the electric motor. A substrate having an electric circuit and an electronic component connected to the substrate are provided in the inverter assembly. The inverter chamber detachably accommodates the inverter assembly. A vibration damping member is arranged in the inverter assembly.
US08118560B2	Blade A blade surrounded by: a leading edge portion, which is where fluid flows in; a pressure surface which is a concave curve shape concaved along a direction the fluid flows; a suction surface which is a convex curve shape convexed along a direction the fluid flows; and a trailing edge portion, which is where the fluid flows out, in which a disturbance addition portion is provided on the suction surface closer to the leading edge portion than a maximum velocity point, where the flow velocity of the fluid is maximized on the suction surface, for disturbing a laminar flow on the suction surface and for transitioning to a turbulent flow.
US08118557B2	Steam turbine rotating blade of 52 inch active length for steam turbine low pressure application A bucket for use in the low-pressure section of a steam turbine engine is provided. The bucket has a vane length of at least about 52 inches. The bucket is comprised of a dovetail section disposed near an inner radial position of the bucket, a tip shroud disposed near an outer radial position of the bucket and a part span shroud disposed at an intermediate radial position. The intermediate radial position is disposed at a location between the inner and outer radial positions the intermediate radial positioning adapted to promote aerodynamic performance of the part span shroud. The bucket is comprised of a chromium steel.
US08118556B2	Compressor wheel for a turbocharger system A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine includes at least one compressor wheel. The at least one compressor wheel of a single stage or multiple stage turbocharger system is formed, such as by pressure casting, from at least one of an aluminum metal matrix composite and an aluminum alloy containing up to 5 weight percent scandium.
US08118554B1	Turbine vane with endwall cooling A turbine stator vane with an outer endwall and an inner endwall, and with an airfoil extending between the two endwalls. The inner endwall includes an endwall edge with a plurality of slots each separated to form compartment slots. A number of impingement cooling holes discharge cooling an from a cooling air supply cavity into the compartment slots to produce impingement cooling for the backside wall of the endwall edge surface. A number of film cooling holes are connected to the compartment slots and discharge the spent impingement cooling an as a layer of film cooling air onto the outer surface of the endwall edge to counter act a bow wave hot gas flow and to provide cooling for the endwall edge to keep a low metal temperature and improve LCF for the vane.
US08118552B2	Apparatus and method for manipulating a component of a wind turbine A wind turbine includes a tower member a yaw system, and a wind energy collection system. The wind energy collection system includes a central hub and a plurality of blade members. The wind turbine further includes a component manipulating system operatively coupled between at least one of the plurality of blade members and the tower member. The component manipulating system includes a blade member support structure including a first end pivotally connected relative to the tower member that extends to a second end operatively coupled to the one of the plurality of blade members, and a winching system operatively connected to the one of the plurality of blade members and the tower member. The winching system is selectively operated to shift the one of the plurality of blade members relative to the tower member in order to enable serving of the wind turbine.
US08118551B2	Casing and fluid machine A casing includes an upper casing and a lower casing jointed in a dividable manner, and a sealing structure that suppresses outward leakage of gas from a joint area between the upper casing and the lower casing. The casing 1 also includes: an upper protruding element that protrudes from an outer circumference of the upper casing; a lower protruding element that protrudes from an outer circumference of the lower casing; and an intermediary member that is arranged on outer circumferences of the upper protruding element and the lower protruding element. The joint area between the upper casing and the lower casing is extended by the upper protruding element and the lower protruding element, and the intermediary member is welded to the upper protruding element and the lower protruding element, at a position offset from the joint area.
US08118550B2	Turbine singlet nozzle assembly with radial stop and narrow groove A nozzle assembly for a turbine including an airfoil, inner and outer sidewalls, and inner and outer rings is provided. The sidewalls and rings are coupled together using a weld and mechanical interconnection, including axial and radial mechanical stops to allow for an accurate assembly, to ensure correct radial and axial positions of the parts during welding, to minimize weld shrinkage and to control an axial weld length. The configuration may further include one or more surfaces at an interface between a ring and a sidewall angled away from the interface to form a narrow groove. The configuration further may include a ring with a consumable root portion to facilitate the weld, and to provide a fixturing stop to further ensure that the parts remain in the correct position.
US08118549B2	Gas turbine transition duct apparatus A gas turbine transition duct is provided comprising a generally tubular main body having first and second ends, the first end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a combustor unit and the second end being adapted to be positioned adjacent to a turbine and a collar coupled to the main body second end. The collar may have upper, lower and side portions. At least one of the side portions may be provided with a notched section.
US08118548B2	Shroud for a turbomachine A turbomachine includes a casing defining a hot gas path, and a shroud member attached to the casing. The shroud member is spaced from the casing to define a gap. The shroud member includes a first end having a first hook member provided with a first sealing surface and a second end including a second hook member provided with a second sealing surface. At least one of the first and second sealing surfaces includes a plurality of labyrinth seal elements that reduce air leakage through the gap into the hot gas path.
US08118538B2	Offshore vertical-axis wind turbine and associated systems and methods An offshore wind turbine has a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) mounted on a platform. The VAWT has a vertical rotor and curved blades coupled to a gearbox and an electric generator. The VAWT can fixedly extend from the platform or may be capable of reclining on the platform either manually or automatically. The platform can be composed of modular elements coupled together. Offshore, the platform can be semi-submersible with the VAWT extending out of the water and with a counterbalance extending below the platform. Alternatively, the platform can float on the water's surface and can have several arms that extend outwardly from the VAWT to increase the platform's footprint. To anchor the turbine offshore, anchoring systems can anchor the platform to the seabed while allowing the floating wind turbine to adjust passively or actively to changes in sea level due to tidal variations or storm swells.
US08118536B2	Method and system for operating a wind turbine A lubrication system for a wind turbine having a control system, the lubrication system including a sump configured to collect a lubrication fluid, and at least one heating unit configured to heat the lubrication fluid based on at least one forecasted condition.
US08118530B2	Substrate storage facility and substrate processing facility, and method for operating substrate storage Substrate storage facility includes a container that holds a plurality of the substrates with the substrates lined up vertically with space therebetween and that is tubular having a generally quadrangular cross section, the container including a first opening provided on one end side and a second opening provided on the other end side spaced apart in a horizontal direction from the first opening, the first opening serving as an entrance for loading and unloading the substrate; a fan filter unit, provided in an area of the second opening of the container, that causes movement of air from the second opening toward the first opening; and a controller that controls an operation of the container transfer device such that the container is stored in the storage section with a side of the container where the fan filter unit is provided is positioned toward the traveling space, and the entrance side of the container is positioned away from the traveling space.
US08118517B2	Manhole cover device A rubber manhole cover, suitable for attaching to a top of a metal manhole lid, includes at least two bonded layers of rubber material of differing properties, including a bottom layer of a first rubber material, and a top layer of vulcanized rubber material, the top and bottom layers functioning as a single unit.
US08118500B2	Vibrating device and image equipment having the same A vibrating device includes first and second members, each shaped almost like a rectangle and composed of first and second parts, a connection member composed of a first circuit which inputs an electrical signal to the first part, a second circuit which outputs an electrical signal generated in the second part, and a connection part which connects the first and second circuits electrically, and a drive unit which drives the first and second members while the first and second circuits remain connected by the connection part. The first and second members are shaped symmetrically to one another in weight balance with respect to a virtual symmetry axis at the same distance from the first and second members and also to an virtual centerline connecting gravity centers of the first and second members. The second member is shaped asymmetrically in vibrational amplitude with respect to its vibrational axis.
US08118499B2	Infrared camera assembly systems and methods A camera assembly includes a housing having a central axis and a camera cassette slidably receivable in a front end thereof. The slide-in cassette includes a sled having a pair of legs slidably receivable in respective ones of a pair of complementary longitudinal slide guide recesses located in the housing and aligned substantially parallel to the central axis thereof, an electrical connector located at a rear end of the sled, a camera electrically coupled to the electrical connector, and an apparatus disposed at a front end of the sled for coupling the camera to the front ends of the sled and the housing such that the optical axis of the camera is located generally concentric with the central axis of the housing and disposed at a selectably adjustable angle relative thereto.
US08118496B2	HDMI optical transceiver An HDMI optical transceiver comprises an optical bench, at least one light emitter disposed on the optical bench, at least one first fiber assembly, at least one photodetector disposed on the optical bench and at least one second fiber assembly. The optical bench has a surface, at least one first groove recessed from the surface and at least one second groove recessed from the surface. The light emitter has a light-emitting surface. The first fiber assembly is disposed at the first groove of the optical bench and comprises a first sleeve fixed at the first groove and a first optical fiber which is disposed in the first sleeve and aligned with the light-emitting surface. The photodetector has a light-receiving surface. The second fiber assembly is disposed at the second groove of the optical bench and comprises a second sleeve fixed at the second groove and a second optical fiber which is disposed in the second sleeve and aligned with the light-receiving surface.
US08118495B2	Method of assembling an optical connector and an optical connector An optical connector comprises a connector housing having splice means configured to abut a stripped and cleaved end surface of a plain fiber of an optical fiber cable onto an end of a fiber stub predisposed in the splice means to form an optical connection. A cable fixing assembly includes a cable fixing member and a cable holder for fixing an outer covering of the optical fiber cable introduced into said connector housing. The cable fixing member includes an opposing piece for slidably engaging with a guide section formed on the wall of an end cap of the connector housing. A step section is formed on the sliding surface of the opposing piece for sliding contact with the sliding surface of the guide section. The cable fixing member moves together with the optical fiber cable so as to reduce a distance between the splice means and the cable holder.
US08118491B2	Rolling element chain A rolling element chain (8) which includes a plurality of rolling elements that are disposed in a row one after the other in a cage strip (12) and interspaced by separating webs (13) of the cage strip (12). The separating webs (13), on their front end disposed transverse to the rolling element chain (8), are connected to a flexible cage belt (15) which extends along the rolling element chain (8). On the other free front end disposed transverse to the rolling element chain (8), the separating webs (13) have recesses (16, 20) for engaging with a retaining rim (21, 18) for retaining the rolling element chain (8), with the recesses being continuous in a longitudinal direction of the rolling element chain (8).
US08118481B2	Fluid detector A detector for identifying a fluid is disclosed. The detector comprises a probe having a thermistor, the probe being arranged to be exposed to a fluid and to allow thermal flow between the fluid and the thermistor; a temperature sensor to measure the ambient temperature of the fluid and a controller. The controller is arranged to supply electrical power to the thermistor and to provide an output indicative of the identity of the fluid based upon whether the electrical power supplied to the thermistor is above or below a threshold value. The threshold value is adjustable in accordance with the measured ambient temperature of the fluid. Examples of such a detector provide reliable fluid identification despite variations in ambient temperature of the fluid and such a detector may be compact, inexpensive, reliable and robust.
US08118476B2	Gas/liquid mixing equipment, gas/liquid mixing method, polymer and method for its production A gas/liquid mixing equipment of the present invention comprises a stirring vessel 1, a stirring shaft 10 inserted horizontally in the stirring vessel 1 and a helical ribbon impeller 20 attached to the stirring shaft 10, whereby a high gas absorption performance can be secured even with low shearing. Further, a polymer can be produced with high productivity. A gas/liquid mixing method of the present invention is a method which comprises employing the above-mentioned gas/liquid mixing equipment, and a method for producing a polymer of the present invention is a method which comprises polymerizing feed monomers containing gaseous monomers in aqueous solvents, wherein the gaseous monomers and the aqueous solvents are mixed by such a gas/liquid mixing method. A polymer of the present invention is produced by the above-mentioned method for producing a polymer.
US08118474B2	Device and method for mixing substances, mixing reactor and method for continuously ejecting a treated substance using said mixing reactor The invention relates to a device and to a method for mixing substances, wherein a substance to be treated is pressed with a press piston (3, 4) through a nozzle block (6) arranged between two press cylinders (1, 2). During the mixing, a fixed mixture constituent in the form of a suspension (13) is fed to the substance to be treated. The substance to be treated may be cooled during the mixing process by way of stepwise, controlled evaporation of a process fluid. Preferably, several, differently designed, exchangeable nozzle blocks are used, in order to adapt machine conditions to the changing viscosity of the substance to be mixed. The invention also relates to a mixing reactor and to a method for the continuous discharge of a product. For this, several mixers and an extrusion press are arranged next to one another and connected to one another via a transfer vehicle.
US08118468B2	Illumination apparatus and methods Disclosed are apparatus and methods for illuminating a display. In certain embodiments, the illumination apparatus includes a light guide that receives light from a light generator along an edge of the light guide and directs the received light via light extractor features (e.g., grooves) towards a display. The light guide includes at least two sets of light extractor features that are rotated with respect to each other so as to reduce a shadowing effect on the display when the display is viewed from within a specific range of viewing angles. In further embodiments, the spacing or orientation of each or one of the extractor feature sets may also be adjusted so that other visual artifacts, such as a Moiré effect, are reduced.
US08118461B2	Front unit for a motor vehicle The invention concerns a front unit for a motor vehicle with at least one headlight unit, a mounting component for connecting with the motor vehicle, means for hanging the headlight unit to the mounting component, an elastic element with first a fastener for fastening relative to the mounting component and a second fastener for fastening to a first side of the headlight unit, positioning means for positioning a second side of the headlight unit located opposite the first side relative to a fender area of the motor vehicle.
US08118457B2	Illuminating device An illuminating device includes a light source and a light receiving surface, first and second light exit surfaces. When a point at the edge of the light emitting surface is P2 and an axis which passes through a center P1 of a light emitting surface and is perpendicular to the light emitting surface is an optical axis, the optical element has a hollow around the optical axis. The first light exit surface is such that x coordinate of a point most distant from the optical axis on the first light exit surface is at least 1.5 times x coordinate of P2, that in 80% or more of an area in which x coordinate of a point is at least the x coordinate of another point P3, an angle of incidence of light emitted at P1 is at least the critical angle and that in 80% or more of an area in which x coordinate of a point is equal to or smaller than x coordinate of another point P4, an angle of incidence of light emitted at P2 is smaller than the critical angle.
US08118450B2	LED lighting fixture A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture for achieving a desired illumination pattern includes a support plate and a plurality of panels Connected to the support plate. Each panel has an array of LEDs mounted to a planar surface thereof, and each of the panels is rotatable in at least two dimensions.
US08118445B1	Vanity light system A light system for a vanity having a horizontal counter top with a wash basin positioned therein. Mounted on a wall, adjacent the counter top, is a mirror for reflecting a person's image. Along an upper edge of the mirror is a horizontal row of lights, similar to those typically mounted above conventional vanities. At least two light housings angularly depend from the lower surface of the counter top, each including an interior chamber, an open top and an outer wall. Received within the interior chamber is a compact fluorescent lamp removably mounted within a conventional light socket. An opening is formed on the counter top, immediately above the open top of each housing, for receiving a tempered-glass panel. Accordingly, activating the angled lamps and the conventional overhead lights illuminates a user's entire face thereby allowing the user to gauge the appearance of makeup in daylight conditions.
US08118430B2	Opthalmologic imaging apparatus and opthalmologic imaging method An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus that captures a fundus image of a subject's eye includes a first extraction unit configured to extract, from a first fundus image photographed with a first light quantity, an image of a first area having intensity not less than predetermined intensity and an image of a second area other than the first area, a second extraction unit configured to extract an image of an area corresponding to the first area from a second fundus image photographed with a second light quantity based on the light quantity of the first area, a third extraction unit configured to extract an image of an area corresponding to the second area from a third fundus image photographed with a third light quantity based on the light quantity of the second area, and an image combining unit configured to combine the images extracted by the second and the third extraction units.
US08118428B2	Opthalmic camera and opthalmic camera adaptor An ophthalmic camera (10) comprising a camera (12) having a lens (18) aligned with a second lens (16) and at least one illumination means (14). The illumination means (14) is capable of movement relative to the camera lens (18) so that the beam of light emitted by the illumination means (14) is able to be focused by the second lens (16) through the pupil onto the fundus. In another embodiment, the ophthalmic camera comprises a camera (52), an illumination means (54) and a beamsplitter (58). The camera (52) and the beamsplitter (58) from an alignment axis X and the illumination means (54) together with the beam splitter (58) form an illumination axis Y perpendicular to the alignment axis X. The illumination means (54) is capable of movement relative to the illumination axis Y so that the beam of light reflected by the beamsplitter (58) towards the pupil (70) is substantially the same size as the pupil (70) to maximize the amount of light entering the pupil without impinging upon the iris to avoid contracting of the pupil (70).
US08118426B2	Corneal-sclera orthokeratology lens with asymetric blends A corneal-scleral orthokeratology contact lens is formed of rigid gas permeable material with uniform arc lengths in the treatment area even when the corneal curvature varies and asymmetric blends or splines called minor zones, where the portion of the blend or spline is shorter toward the lens center and broader toward the lens edge, and relieve the treatment area of all centering responsibility, transferring it to the limbal-scleral region. The method of determining the total sagittal height of an eye at a given chord diameter to predetermine exact fitting parameters and predict unaided visual outcome trial lenses, with exact chord and sagittal height values used to match the sagittal height of an eye, the sagittal value may be obtained from some ocular topographers. A computer program can easily take the sagittal information and design an optimum lens.
US08118414B2	Method for manufacturing pattern formed body The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a pattern formed body by the electric field jet method, capable of stabilizing the discharge amount and the discharge direction of a liquid. The present invention achieves the object by providing a method for manufacturing a pattern formed body characterized in that a pattern is formed on a substrate by: discharging a liquid from a discharge orifice by applying a voltage between a first electrode, disposed in the vicinity of the discharge orifice of a nozzle of a discharge head, and a second electrode, disposed in between the discharge orifice and the substrate, having an opening for discharge; and adhering the liquid onto the substrate by passing through the opening for discharge of the second electrode.
US08118411B2	Inkjet head manufacturing method and inkjet head A flow path regulating member 3 is formed on the rear surface of the head chip 1A, wherein the channels 12 and 13, and drive walls 11 made up of piezoelectric elements are arranged alternately, the apertures of the channels 12 and 13 are arranged on the front side and rear side, and drive electrodes 14 are formed in channels 12 and 13, by the step of providing a lamination film according to the process wherein a mask layer without having been etched at the time of dry etching of an organic film is patterned on the surface of the organic film so as to conform to the channel 13 for regulating an ink flow path and performing dry etching from the side of the mask layer and removing the organic film at other than the site coated with the mask layer.
US08118409B2	Acoustic ink jet printer In an acoustic ink jet printer, a configuration is such that an ink unit 5b and a piezoelectric body unit 5a are separated, and a printing is carried out by the ink unit moving on the piezoelectric body unit. Herein, a configuration is such that a plurality of ink cartridges are disposed on a recording head 5. Also, at this time, a configuration is such that only necessary ink cartridges are disposed on the recording head. An acoustic ink jet printer is obtained with which a replacement of a head unit is unnecessary even in the event of a clogging or the like occurring in a nozzle, and with which, the structure of the ink cartridges being simplified, and furthermore, a simplification of the apparatus being achieved even when colorizing, a reduction in cost is possible.
US08118404B2	Printing arrangement having printhead and ink supply assemblies A printing arrangement has a modular printhead assembly with a plurality of elongate printhead modules fast with an elongate chassis. An ink supply assembly has a number of ink reservoirs with respective ink supply devices each having two parts, namely a first part with a plurality of collars and the second part defining a number of ink chambers. Each ink chamber is configured to contain ink of a particular color and is in fluid communication with a respective ink channel of one ink reservoir via one collar.
US08118403B2	Inkjet printhead and method of manufacturing the same An inkjet printhead and a method of manufacturing the inkjet printhead. In the inkjet printhead, an anti reflective layer is formed of a material absorbing light on a chamber layer, and a nozzle layer including a plurality of nozzles is formed on the anti reflective layer.
US08118398B2	Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus and mist adsorbing method of the disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a disc mounting unit to which a disc recording medium is removably mounted, the disc mounting unit rotating the disc recording medium; a print head which discharges an ink drop towards a label surface of the disc recording medium that is rotationally driven by the disc mounting unit; and a mist attracting unit which, by applying a voltage, attracts mist of the ink drop discharged from the print head, the mist attracting unit provided near the disc recording medium mounted to the disc mounting unit.
US08118395B2	Mobile device with a printhead and a capper actuated by contact with the media to be printed A mobile device that is (a) an inkjet printhead, (b) a print media feed path extending past the printhead, (c) a capping mechanism with a capper moveable between a capping position, in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position, where the capper is spaced from the printhead, and (d) a locking mechanism configured to move the capper to the uncapped position in response to engagement with the media such that the capper returns to the capped position upon disengagement with the media.
US08118393B2	Method of removing foreign particulates from pagewidth printhead A method of removing foreign particulates from an ink ejection face of a pagewidth printhead mounted on a substrate. The substrate has a film guide positioned adjacent the printhead. The method comprises the steps of: (a) flooding the face with ink and dispersing the particulates into the flooded ink; (b) positioning a polymer film in a transfer zone so as to define a cavity defined by the ink ejection face, the film guide and the polymer film; and (c) guiding the polymer film through the transfer zone. The movement of the film in the transfer zone transfers the flooded ink onto the polymer film.
US08118378B2	Rail assembly A rail assembly includes an outer rail, a middle rail, an inner rail, and a retrieving unit. The outer rail has an outer rail space for accommodating the middle rail, the inner rail, and the retrieving unit. The middle rail slides in the outer rail space and has a middle rail space for accommodating the inner rail. The inner rail is accommodated in the middle rail and slides in the middle rail space. The retrieving unit is assembled on one end of the outer rail space.
US08118377B2	Computer enclosure A computer enclosure includes a chassis, a cover detachably mounted to the chassis, and a rotary member pivotably attached to the cover. The chassis includes at least one assembly slot defined therein. A sliding member is slidably installed in the cover. At least one hook is formed on the sliding member and engaged in the assembly slot of the chassis. The rotary member is capable of being rotated to drive the sliding member to slide in the cover, thereby disengaging the hook from the assembly slot.
US08118376B2	Display rack A display rack, on which a display apparatus is mounted, is provided. The display rack includes an amplifier, a top board portion, a transparent top board portion, and a display portion. The amplifier amplifies an audio signal input from a signal source of the display apparatus. The top board portion stores the amplifier. The transparent top board portion is formed of a transparent member and arranged above the top board portion. The display portion indicates a status of the amplifier and is arranged under the transparent top board portion with a display surface thereof facing upward.
US08118372B2	Wheel hub arrangement The invention relates to a wheel hub arrangement (1) having at least one wheel hub (2) which is mounted rotatably via at least one wheel bearing (3) on a bearing journal (4) of an axle body (5) which is mounted on a vehicle chassis. Furthermore, the wheel hub arrangement (1) can have a brake system (6). The bearing journal (4) is assigned a display device for displaying critical temperature loading of the wheel bearing (3) and/or the brake system (6), wherein this display device has a display element which responds when critical temperature loading is exceeded.
US08118355B2	Vehicular side body structure Outer side sill member includes an upper wall section slanting upward in a horizontal, outer-to-inner direction, and a lower wall section slanting downward in the horizontal, outer-to-inner direction. At least one of upper and lower wall sections of the outer side sill member has a channel-shaped bead extending along the side sill, so that the side sill has a polygonal closed sectional shape extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The bead has a bottom portion having a width greater than a vertical dimension in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the bottom portion. Each of bulkheads, partitioning the interior of the side sill, is fixedly joined to the outer side sill member with its recessed edge portion substantially fittingly engaging with the bottom portion of the depressed wall portion of the outer side sill member.
US08118354B2	Collapsible under-seat exhaust duct for battery compartment A collapsible exhaust air duct for an automotive vehicle having a reconfigurable seat and an electric compartment rearward of the seat that contains heat-producing electric components. The collapsible exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the electric compartment to carry exhaust air therefrom. The duct extends forwardly beneath the seat, maintains an expanded condition when the seat is in a seating position, and is converted to a collapsed condition by movement of the seat to a stowed position. The disclosed apparatus provides a duct that maximizes usable space and flexibility in a vehicle having reconfigurable seating.
US08118351B2	Motor vehicle front-end panel comprising a structural frame and a bumper Such a distribution of the ribs 52 makes it possible to determine the behavior of the bumper under impact. In particular, the behavior of the bumper 4 varies depending on the point of impact on said bumper 4 upon collision. The bumper 4 according to the invention makes it possible to satisfy pedestrian impact standards, which are becoming ever more stringent. In particular, in the case of a pedestrian impact, provision must be made for deceleration of the pedestrian's knee, irrespective of the point of impact of the knee.
US08118339B2	PVC primer and glue can caddy A PVC primer and glue can caddy for carrying and keeping together a can of PVC primer and a can of glue comprises horizontal base with two circular shaped indentures to accommodate the cans, a vertical stand with a handle and two slit shaped apertures. The caddy also has a strap with a hook portion and a loop portion that is slid through the slit apertures forming a closed loop attachment for the cans while placed in the circular indentures and a recessed screw is also provided for attaching the horizontal base to the vertical stand.
US08118330B2	Open position cover mount for conduit bodies A cover for a conduit body device for accommodating wire therethrough including: a substantially flat elongated portion with at least two butterfly-shaped clips located at opposite ends of the elongated portion, wherein the butterfly-shaped clips are designed to engage the interior of the conduit body device. In one aspect, the present invention may include at least one ledge on the cover. In addition, a conduit body device and cover system for accommodating wire therethrough.
US08118322B2	Convertible cycling apparatus Cycling apparatus (10) including at least one front wheel (12) and at least one rear wheel (14) rotatably mounted on axles on a frame (18), a riding sea (20) attached to the frame (18), a drive mechanism (24) coupled to at least one of the wheels for driving the cycling apparatus, at least one handlebar post (26) attached to a portion of the frame (18), and a carrier member (28) attachable to the frame (18) for carrying at least one of a child and an object therein and movable between first and second attachment orientations, wherein in the first attachment orientation the cycling apparatus is in a rider orientation drivable by a rider sitting on the seat, and wherein in the second attachment orientation the cycling apparatus is in a stroller orientation wherein the at least one handlebar post (26) is arranged with respect to the carrier member (28) to form a pushable stroller, wherein in the stroller orientation there are two rear wheels (14).
US08118321B2	Vehicle with central wheel drive, in particular a wheelchair or stand-up wheelchair The vehicle, for example a stand-up wheelchair, comprises a frame (11) and, arranged on the latter, a seat device (19). On each side of the frame (11), the central wheel (13), which can be driven by a motor (27), and the front wheel (15) are operatively connected to each other by an endless chain (45). The frame (11) has a front part (21) and a rear part (23), which are connected to each other in an articulated manner by way of a joint (25). In the sitting position, the front wheels (15) are not in contact with the ground, which means that they do not obstruct the manoeuvring of the vehicle in a confined space. In the standing position, the front wheels (15) are in contact with the ground, but the central wheels (13) are not. The user, in the standing position, is thus able to turn about the axis of the vehicle, without the central wheels (13) having a blocking action.
US08118320B2	Steering mechanism for a push and pull vehicle A steering mechanism for a push-and-pull vehicle provides a handlebar to be used to steer a vehicle left and right while simultaneously being used to drive the vehicle forward by pushing and pulling action. The handlebar is at the top of a swing pole, the swing pole being held by a turning sleeve on a swing arm pivoted on the vehicle frame. The swing pole connects the handlebar to a frame supported u-joint which is connected to a vehicle steering mechanism. The turning sleeve connects the handlebar and swing pole to the swing arm, the output of the swing arm driving the vehicle forward.
US08118316B2	Operational methods for a road-building machine A method of operating a road-building machine involves a machine having a chassis with four ground engaging supports and four working cylinders connecting the ground engaging supports to the chassis. A height of the left front and right rear ground engaging supports is adjusted in a first direction. The height of the right front and left rear ground engaging supports is adjusted in a second direction opposite the first direction.
US08118312B2	Quick change centering tool holder A tool-holding system for centering a cutting tool to be utilized by a machine is disclosed herein. The tool-holding system includes a housing defining a tapered recess to be provided to the machine for receiving at least a portion of the tool, a first alignment portion provided to the housing, and an adaptor including a tapered shank that is to be received within the tapered recess defined by the housing. The adaptor includes an aperture formed in the adaptor for receiving a proximate end of the tool and a tool fastener for securing the proximate end of the tool within the aperture at a predetermined angular orientation therein. A second alignment portion is provided to the adaptor to cooperate with the first alignment portion to establish a predetermined angular orientation of the adaptor relative to the housing while the shank of the adaptor is at least partially inserted into the tapered recess. A fastener is also provided for securing the adaptor within the tapered recess of the housing.
US08118311B2	Clamping device The invention relates to a clamping device with a base body (2) which comprises a central receptacle (5) for a component or tool to be clamped, in the base body (2) at least one groove (6) being formed which is open to a face side of the base body (2), and with at least one clamping wedge (9b) which can be pressed axially into the groove (6) from the open face side of the latter to radially deform an inner wall section (7) lying between the groove (6) and the receptacle, which is characterized in that the wall (10) which defines the groove (6) on the outside is designed to be elastic over at least an axial partial section such that it is elastically deformed to the outside when the at least one clamping wedge (9b) is pressed into the groove (6).
US08118303B2	Sheet conveying apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus has a first pair of rollers which nip and convey a sheet; a second pair of rollers provided on a downstream side of the first pair of rollers in a conveying direction of the sheet, which nip and convey a sheet; and a position detecting sensor which detects a position of a sheet in a width direction which is perpendicular to the conveying direction. When the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers nip and convey the sheet, the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers are simultaneously moved according to a position detected by the position detecting sensor in the same direction of the width direction which is perpendicular to the conveying direction.
US08118301B2	Sheet discharging device and image forming apparatus including same A sheet discharging device including a sheet discharging unit provided at one end of an image forming apparatus; a sheet discharge tray located adjacent to the sheet discharging unit, rotatably provided at the end of the image forming apparatus in a stored position to cover the end of the image forming apparatus and in an extended position extended from the end of the image forming apparatus to stack sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus; and a driving mechanism to drive a shutter provided to the sheet discharge tray in conjunction with rotary movement of the sheet discharge tray to open an opening in the sheet discharge tray in the stored position and to close the opening in the sheet discharge tray in the extended position.
US08118300B2	Sheet feed mechanism A sheet feed mechanism includes a chassis for supporting a stack of sheets; a top sheet engaging member for engaging a top most sheet of the stack; a stack engaging structure, a first end of the stack engaging structure engaging the stack of sheets to bias a top most sheet of the stack of sheets against the top sheet engaging member, the stack engaging structure being supported from the chassis by a resilient member; a friction surface extending perpendicularly from a second end of the stack engaging structure opposite to the first end; a lock mechanism having a lock arm hingedly connected to the chassis, the lock mechanism including a biased contact foot for engaging the friction surface to retard a rectilinear movement of the stack engaging structure; and an actuator for engaging and disengaging the contact foot from the friction surface.
US08118280B2	Modular vehicle ramp system A modular vehicle ramp system is provided for elevating all four wheels of a vehicle off of the ground to allow a user easy access beneath the elevated vehicle. The components are modular allowing the ramp system to be employed in several different reconfigurable arrangements. A first embodiment provides one wheel support and one ramp that releasably engages with the wheel support. In another embodiment, at least two wheel supports are employed with two corresponding ramps releasably engaged therewith. Finally in another embodiment, two bridge sections extend between two wheel supports positioned at the front and two wheel supports positioned at the rear. Two ramps are releasably engaged with either the two forward or rear wheel supports such that a car can be driven up the ramps and over the bridge sections such that the four vehicle wheels are supported on the four wheel supports.
US08118277B2	Intercepting valve The present invention has as its object an intercepting valve of a fluid comprising an obturator which can be turned clockwise or anti-clockwise. By turning clockwise, the fluid in transit is given a first characterization, while by turning anti-clockwise it is given a second characterization. In addition, the present invention has as its object, a method of fabrication of a valve fitted with obturator as described above.
US08118269B2	Flat panel display including a hinge assembly An apparatus for a flat panel is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flat panel assembly and a hinge mechanism coupled to the flat panel assembly. The hinge mechanism is adaptable to an industry standard mount and a non-industry standard mount. A system and method in accordance with the present invention allows for the replacement of a non-VESA standard compatible display mount with a display mount that is compatible with the VESA standard. Utilizing the system and method in accordance with the present invention, such a replacement can be accomplished with minimal effort, and in an efficient manner.
US08118265B2	Devices and methods to improve wing aerodynamics at low airspeeds Aircraft wings are provided with aerodynamic devices that improve the wing's low airspeed aerodynamics. In preferred embodiments, the aircraft wings include a slat operatively positioned at the wing's leading edge for movement between a retracted position for relatively high airspeed aircraft operations, and a deployed position for relatively low airspeed aircraft operations. An aerodynamic device is positionally fixed to the wing laterally adjacent the leading edge slat, the device having a forward end extending forwardly of the wing leading edge. The device is operable in response to movement of the slat into the deployed position thereof so as to improve the aerodynamics of the wing at low airspeed aircraft operations, but provides substantially no aerodynamic improvement when the slat is in the retracted position thereof during high airspeed aircraft operations.
US08118254B2	Flap actuator A flap actuator is provided for controlling movement of a flap on a wing of an aircraft. The flap actuator includes a housing having a leading end and a trailing end. A ball nut is rotatably supported in the housing. A motor has a rotatable drive shaft that is rotatable in first and second opposite directions. A gear assembly translates rotation of the drive shaft to the ball nut. A ball screw extends along a longitudinal axis and has a terminal end operatively connectable to the flap. The ball screw is movable between a first retracted in response to rotation of the ball nut in a first direction and a second extended position in response to rotation of the ball nut in a second direction. A one-way roller clutch is operatively connectable to the ball nut. The roller clutch engages the housing and prevents rotation of the ball nut in a first direction in response to a compressive force on the ball screw by the flap. First and second concentric gimbals are positioned about the longitudinal axis adjacent the housing. The gimbals interconnect the housing to the wing.
US08118247B2	Agitator ball mill An agitator ball mill for finely grinding or dispersing material has a cylindrical or conical grinding chamber for accommodating grinding bodies and for accommodating the material which is to be ground or dispersed. It also has an inlet, which is arranged at one end of the grinding chamber, an agitator, which extends in the axial direction into the grinding chamber and has agitating means, and a product outlet for the ground or dispersed material, the product outlet being arranged at the other end of the grinding chamber. Arranged in a central region at the outlet end of the grinding chamber is a gas outlet through which gaseous components, but not grinding bodies, can be discharged out of the grinding chamber.
US08118243B2	Fluidized bed systems and methods including micro-jet flow Methods and systems for enhancing fluidization of nanoparticle and/or nanoagglomerates are provided. A fluidization chamber is provided with a fluidizing medium directed in a first fluidizing direction, e.g., upward into and through a bed containing a volume of nanoparticles and/or nanopowders. A second source of air/gas flow is provided with respect to the fluidization chamber, the secondary air/gas flow generally being oppositely directed relative to the fluidizing medium. Turbulence created by the secondary gas flow is advantageously effective to aerate the agglomerates and the shear generated by the jet is advantageously effective to break apart nanoagglomerates and/or reduce the tendency for nanoagglomerates to form or reform. A downwardly directed source of secondary gas flow located near the main gas distributor leads to full fluidization of the entire amount of powder in the column. The oppositely directed fluid flow facilitates powder circulation within the fluidization chamber, thereby enhancing fluidization results.
US08118242B2	Wash arm retainer for warewasher A wash arm retainer for a warewasher having at least one wash arm with a plurality of nozzles and being in fluid communication with an adapter for receiving a flow of fluid, includes a housing defining a through bore and having a first end and a second end, a cam surface formed in the housing and having a clamping position and a release position, and a cap rod slidably disposed in the through bore and provided with an actuator handle projecting from the rod and constructed and arranged for following the cam surface.
US08118241B2	Surface cleaner system A surface cleaner system includes a base assembly having a housing movable along a surface, a pump supported by the housing and operable to pressurize a fluid, and a prime mover supported by the housing. The prime mover is coupled to the pump to drive the pump. The surface cleaner system also includes a spray assembly coupled to the housing. The spray assembly is operable to discharge fluid from the pump toward the surface. The surface cleaner system further includes a spray gun in fluid communication with the pump to receive pressurized fluid from the pump. The spray gun includes an outlet portion that is connectable to the base assembly to direct the pressurized fluid from the pump into the spray assembly. When the outlet portion is disconnected from the base assembly, the spray gun discharges the pressurized fluid from the pump toward the surface without directing the pressurized fluid into the spray assembly.
US08118231B2	Security structure and article incorporating such a structure A security structure intended to be incorporated or fastened, at least partially, in or on an article, for example a security document and/or a document of value, includes at least one first fluorescent zone capable of emitting by fluorescence, under a predefined illumination condition, visible light of a first color; and at least one second fluorescent zone capable of emitting by fluorescence, under the predefined illumination condition, visible light of a second color that differs from the first, the first and second fluorescent zones being observable from the respective opposed faces of the structure.
US08118222B2	Automated transaction machine An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a combination ATM and Internet kiosk the same credit card or smart card reader is used for both the ATM and the Internet kiosk functions, the same control screen activates the ATM functions and the Internet functions, and etc.
US08118221B2	Data storage and access systems Data storage and access systems enable downloading and paying for data such as audio and video data, text, software, games and other types of data. A portable data carrier has an interface for sending and receiving data, data memory for storing received content data, and payment validation memory for providing payment validation data to an external device. The carrier may also store a record of access made to the stored content, and content use rules for controlling access to the stored content. Embodiments store further access control data and supplementary data such as hot links to web sites and/or advertising data. A complementary data access terminal, data supply computer system, and data access device are also described. The combination of payment data and stored content data and use rule data helps reduce the risk of unauthorized access to data such as compressed music and video data, especially over the Internet.
US08118217B1	Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that reads identifying data from a user card. A host banking system authorizes operation of an automated banking machine responsive to computer verification of the identifying data. The automated banking machine can dispense cash to an authorized machine user in a cash dispensing transaction, and have the user's bank account charged for the cash amount dispensed. The automated banking machine may further acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash for such checks. Cash may be dispensed to the user from the automated banking machine in exchange for the deposited check.
US08118215B2	Self-service terminal A method of operating a self-service terminal and a network of self-service terminals. The method comprises: receiving notification that a maintenance operation has been performed on the terminal; performing a compliance check on the terminal; and issuing a code in the event that the compliance check is successful. The code can be used to audit and/or validate that the maintenance operation was performed successfully and that the terminal was left in working order.
US08118209B2	Ultrasonic welding apparatus and ultrasonic welding method An ultrasonic welding apparatus 1 includes an anvil equipped with a terminal clamp 3 for disposing an electrical contact part 31 connected to an electronic device and a core wire weld part 32 which ranges to the electrical contact part 31 and stacks a core wire 21 constructed by bundling plural strands, and a chip 7 which is disposed in a position opposed to the anvil and mutually welds the core wire to the terminal clamp by applying ultrasonic vibration in a state of pinching the core wire 21 and the terminal clamp 3 between the anvil and the chip and pressurizing the core wire and the terminal clamp in a direction of approaching each other. The ultrasonic welding apparatus 1 includes a core wire protrusion prevention wall 5 which is disposed in a position close to a terminal of the core wire 21 and prevents the terminal of the core wire 21 from moving to a place overlapping with the electrical contact part 31.
US08118208B2	Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device A cutting and stapling device for use as an attachment to an electromechanical device driver comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw which separate and close against one another in a continuously parallel alignment. The upper jaw includes a series of staple guides corresponding to one or more staples in a removable staple tray disposed within a lower jaw, whereby a blade and wedge having a threaded bore travel upon a matching threaded shaft in a channel disposed in the lower jaw below the staple tray, such that rotation of the threaded shaft causes movement of the wedge through the channel while a sloped surface of the wedge contacts the staples to push the staples against the staples guides, closing the staples.
US08118206B2	Sensing adjunct for surgical staplers A device and method in accordance with the invention for generating a signal indicative of a property of a subject tissue in contact with the working surface of a surgical instrument. The invention describes a sensing adjunct to surgical staplers. The adjunct can take the form of an optionally coupled accessory to a surgical stapler, or a stand-alone substitutive component acting to serve as a replacement for a component of the surgical stapler such as an anvil, housing or cartridge. Embodiments include a sensing anvil serving to act in place of a non-sensing surgical stapler anvil to monitor tissue properties of an anastomosis for the purpose of avoiding anastomotic failure.
US08118201B1	Storage and carrier apparatus for patient transport litter An apparatus for carrying a patient transport litter includes a support mount for releasably mounting a separate litter carrier for carrying a patient transport litter. The support mount includes a mounting panel adapted to be mounted to a supporting structure and a pair of flexible side flaps that wrap around the litter carrier to secure the litter carrier to the support mount in a storage condition. Each side flap includes a fastener or buckle component for releasably joining together the respective side flaps snugly around the litter carrier, to thereby releasably secure the litter carrier to the support mount and the supporting structure. The litter carrier may include carrying straps for facilitating transport to a site of injury, where the litter carrier is opened and the patient transport litter removed from the litter carrier for use in transporting an injured person.
US08118197B2	Method of making aerosol valve mounting cups and resultant cups Metal discs, preferably circular, are cut to a precise diameter and drawn to a preform with a channel and skirt for an aerosol valve mounting cup. The preform then undergoes further forming operations at stations in a press system. “Bumping” is carried out on the skirt edge at a station, to eliminate non-burr trimming of the cup edge, save material and obtain a carefully controlled skirt height and a substantially even skirt edge with minimized earring. The resultant cup terminating skirt edge is characterized by reformed metal. A further coaxing or pinch-cut operation may be performed on the cup skirt.
US08118195B2	Fluid product dispensing member and dispenser comprising same A fluid dispenser member (1) for associating with a fluid reservoir (2) so as to form a fluid dispenser, the member (1) including a body (11) via which the dispenser member is mounted in stationary manner on a mounting part (3), the body (11) defining a housing (113) for receiving another component element (13) of the dispenser member. The housing (113) includes a movable portion (115) that is displaceable from an initial configuration in which the housing is open, to a final configuration in which the housing is closed on the component element (13) while the dispenser member (1) is being mounted in the mounting part (3).
US08118193B2	Dispensers e.g. for cosmetics The application describes small hand-held dispensers suitable for use with creamy flowable products such as cosmetics. The dispensers are of a kind having a top plate (4) with a dished pick-up surface (42), and a product discharge opening (43) opening into the pick-up area (42). Specific proposals include positioning the pick-up surface (42) and an actuator (8) side-by-side on the top plate. The actuator (8) operates a pump (6), desirably positioned beneath the actuator and offset from the pick-up surface (42). A corresponding transverse outlet conduit (69) may be provided. The container (1) may be plastics or a metal container. Embodiments using plastic pump springs and resiliently deformable pump chamber walls are also described. Also, embodiments in which actuation is by tilting of the top plate in its entirety, the pick-up area then optionally being central.
US08118191B2	Liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing A dispense apparatus and system for dispensing suspensions or emulsions. The system ensures uniformity of distribution of the dispersed phase within the continuous-phase liquid by moving the fluid through the dispense cartridge, such as with a continuous or pulsating flow. In one embodiment, peristaltic pumps are positioned upstream and downstream of the dispense cartridge, in fluid communication with and forming a single loop with a fluid source. Circulation between the fluid source and the dispense cartridge is maintained. In a second embodiment, a pump circulates fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge and is also in fluid communication with a fluid source such as with a pinch valve to allow proper filling of the dispense cartridge from the fluid source. In a third embodiment, a reversing pump is placed between the dispense cartridge and fluid source to continually or continuously pump fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge.
US08118189B2	Temperature-indicating sleeve and related container A sleeve with a temperature indicator in or on the side wall thereof, which is visible from outside the sleeve, to convey the temperature of the contents in the container with which it is used. A method for making such a sleeve is also provided.
US08118179B2	Adjustable storage rack for cooking utensils The present invention is directed to a method for providing a storage rack for cooking utensils, such as skillets and the like, that can be adjusted to accommodate cooking utensils having different characteristics. Adjustment of the rack is accomplished by assessing a particular cooking utensil and bending one or more bendable members to define a slot between two of the bendable members that is of a width that potentially accommodates the cooking utensil. In another embodiment, a bendable handle support member is provided that is capable of being moved between two positions, one of which supports an extended handle of a cooking utensil in an elevated position and the other of which does not support the handle in an elevated position. In yet a further embodiment, a bendable positioner is provided that can be bent to engage a surface adjacent to a support surface and prevent the base from moving.
US08118175B2	Venting device for a disc filter A filter device having a vent device for inhibiting formation of a vacuum in the filter device. The filter device includes a drum for receiving the liquid wherein the drum includes a drum headspace. The filter device also includes filter sets for filtering the liquid. The drum is rotated to enable cleaning of filter media. The filter device also includes a frame having spaced apart supports for supporting each of the filter sets. A fluid passageway extends between the supports, wherein the fluid passageway provides fluid communication between the tank headspace and a filter set to vent a filter set.
US08118172B2	Shale shakers with cartridge screen assemblies A screening apparatus for separating components of a material by vibratory separation which, in certain aspects, includes a vibratable box connected via vibration isolators within a container, the box including screening apparatus thereon or the vibratory separator having replaceable screening cartridges within a container. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
US08118171B2	Process and device for aerating suspensions The disclosure relates to a process and device for aerating suspensions, particularly to flotate them, for example in deinking of pulp suspensions which includes a primary and secondary stage. In order to improve ash removal, a washing process is interposed between the primary and secondary stages.
US08118170B2	Particulate size classification apparatus and method Particulates called nanoparticles (principally having a diameter of 10 nm or less) are reliably and easily according to size with high throughput. An impactor includes a particulate size classifying chamber provided with an exhaust port for particulates, a nozzle ejecting to the inside of the particulate size classifying chamber a carrier gas containing particulates to be classified, and a trapping plate as particulate trapping unit provided in the particulate size classifying chamber and selectively trapping particulates ejected from the nozzle.
US08118161B2	Pressurized cigarette packages and methods A cigarette or other tobacco product package may be constructed with a sealed outer overwrap. The overwrap may be multi-layered and configured to contain an internal pressure higher than an ambient external air pressure. The multilayer overwrap may be assembled to a cigarette or other tobacco product pack in two or more layers adhered together during assembly.
US08118160B2	Packet for tobacco products A cigarette packet of substantially parallelepiped geometry comprises an outer wrapper (3) divided into two portions (17, 18) connected one to another by a longitudinal hinge (19) extending along one of the two flanks (7, 8), each portion (17, 18) creating a compartment (20, 21) proportioned to accommodate a relative box (22), likewise parallelepiped, which is filled with a limited number of cigarettes (2); the outer wrapper (3) is topped by a lid (10) pivotable on a transverse hinge (16) between a closed position of contact with the top ends of the boxes (22), and an open position in which the boxes (22) are free to swing apart on the longitudinal hinge (19).
US08118157B1	Firework launching platform apparatus A firework launching platform apparatus includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The panel has a plurality of apertures therein extending into the top side and outwardly of the bottom side. The apertures receive a body of a firework to support the firework in an upright manner. The apertures include primary apertures and secondary apertures. Each of the primary apertures is positioned adjacent to the peripheral edge of the panel. A plurality of channels is positioned in the bottom side of the panel. The channels each extend through the peripheral edge and into one of the primary apertures. Each of the primary apertures is linked by at least one of the channels to the peripheral edge.
US08118155B2	Panel sorting method and panel sorting device In sorting workpieces by using a panel sorting device, a lateral movement amount of a cross shuttle is approximately half of a width W of the workpiece, which is remarkably smaller than that in a conventional device. Therefore, the workpieces can be efficiently transferred to the panel chute in a short cycle time, thereby improving the productivity of a press line. Further, since the workpieces are transferred to two lateral places adjacent to each other on the panel chute and the laterally adjacent workpieces are not unnecessarily separated from each other, the size of the panel chute can be reduced. This, along with the small movement amount of the cross shuttle, enables the whole panel sorting device to be reduced in size and the installation space for the panel sorting device to be also reduced.
US08118153B2	Shuttle-type conveying device, microplate feeding and collecting device, pickup device for microplate, cassette for microplate, and shelf for containing microplate A shuttle-type conveying system to convey an article. The system includes a feeding and collecting device capable of setting a cassette in which articles to be conveyed are stacked as they are on a rotating and feeding table, a pickup device taking out the article and placing it on a receiving/delivery table, and a conveying device feeding the article on the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table by a shuttle conveying portion traveling on conveying paths below the receiving/delivery table. After the article is lifted up by the shuttle conveying portion and moved to outside the receiving/delivery table, the article is lowered below the receiving/delivery table and made to travel under the receiving/delivery table to another receiving/delivery table.
US08118148B2	Control method of external control type fan clutch The invention provides a control method of an external control type fan clutch able to improve engine performance, fuel cost and cooling performance of a capacitor of an air conditioner (A/C) and restrain fan noises due to associative rotation. Namely, in the external control type fan clutch device constructed so as to control the opening and closing of a supply adjusting hole of oil by a valve member operated by an electromagnet, the opening and closing of the supply adjusting hole of the oil is on-off-controlled with the temperature of a cooling liquid of a radiator, a fan rotating speed, the temperature of transmission oil, a vehicle speed, an engine rotating speed, the pressure of a compressor of the air conditioner, etc. as parameters.
US08118139B2	Thermoelectric temperature control with convective air flow for cooling elevator components Components of an elevator system are cooled using natural convective airflow in conjunction with thermoelectric heating and cooling. Rising air within the hoistway is funneled into a cold air duct (20) and a warm air duct (22). As air flows vertically upward through the cool air duct (20) and the warm air duct (22), a thermoelectric module (14) cools air in the cool air duct (20) and heats air in the warm air duct (22). The cool air stream in the cool air duct (20) is circulated past the elevator component (12), and is drawn upward into a common exhaust duct (28) by the faster flowing warm air stream in the warm air duct (22).
US08118138B2	Method for installing an elevator A method for installing an elevator may include stopping an elevator car or partially completed elevator car in the upper part of an elevator shaft; rigging first portions of hoisting ropes between the car and diverting pulleys in the upper part of the shaft so that the first portions pass via the diverting pulleys in the upper part of the shaft and first diverting pulleys on the car; moving the car to the lower part of the shaft, while supplying ropes from rope reels to the first portions between the car and the diverting pulleys in the upper part of the shaft; and rigging second portions of the hoisting ropes between the car and diverting pulleys in the lower part of the shaft so that the second portions pass via the diverting pulleys in the lower part of the shaft and second diverting pulleys on the car.
US08118136B2	Laminated perforated acoustical foam Prepare an acoustical polymeric foam by providing at least two initial polymeric foams, perforating all the way through the initial polymeric foams and then laminating the perforated initial foams together such that a perforated surface of one foam adheres to a perforated surface of an adjoining perforated initial foam.
US08118135B2	Photovoltaic soundproof wall The present invention relates to a photovoltaic soundproof wall having a plurality of soundproof members each formed by surrounding the edge portions of two transparent sheets with a main frame and a plurality of posts adapted to mount the plurality of soundproof members therebetween, the photovoltaic soundproof wall including: a subframe disposed inside the main frame; a motor disposed inside the subframe for rotating a drive shaft rotatably mounted inside the subframe; a power transmission unit adapted to transmit the rotary force of the motor; a plurality of slats spaced apart from each other vertically between the two transparent sheets in such a manner as to be moved collectively by the power transmitted from the power transmission unit; and a plurality of solar cells attached to the top surface of each of the plurality of slats.
US08118133B2	Portal wheel end A modular portal wheel end system allows for connection of a portal wheel end to any of a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end includes a housing that houses an input gear and an output gear. The input gear is coupled to the axle to which the portal wheel end is connected. A wheel hub is coupled to the output gear. A plurality of adapter brackets are each configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing and the axle. Each adapter bracket has a different predetermined configuration for connection to a separate one of the differently configured axles. The portal wheel end system allows the same housing, input gear, output gear, and wheel hub to be connected to any of the differently configured axles with the use of the appropriate adapter bracket.
US08118128B2	Canister-holding structure for supporting a cylindrical canister in a vehicle A canister holding structure for mounting an evaporative emissions canister, having a cylindrical body portion, to a vehicle body. A central axis of the cylindrical body portion extends in a direction other than perpendicular to a ground surface. The canister holding structure includes a holding member, including an annular portion which substantially surrounds the cylindrical body portion of the canister, and a fixing portion for attaching to the vehicle body. Positioning structure is provided for positioning the canister in relation to the holding member. The positioning structure is provided to both the annular portion and the canister. In one illustrative embodiment, the positioning structure includes at least one projection provided on a periphery of the cylindrical body portion of the canister, and multiple holes provided in the annular portion of the holding member, where each of the multiple holes is engageable with the projection.
US08118123B2	Method for the generation of electrical energy, method for operation of an electrically-driven motor vehicle and device for generation of electrical energy and electric vehicle A process for generation of electrical power comprises the exothermic, possibly catalytic, decomposition of a medium, preferably hydrogen peroxide, with the addition of water and the use of the steam to drive a steam machine, which is connected to an electricity generator. In order to improve the process specifically for use in electrical vehicles, highly concentrated medium, preferably hydrogen peroxide, is decomposed and the steam is condensed after emerging from the steam machine, and is fed back into the process. An electrical vehicle is advantageously operated in such a way that the electrical power is generated as explained above and is fed to at least one rechargeable battery, with the electrical power for at least one electric motor being taken from the rechargeable battery.
US08118120B2	Power wheel chair A power wheel chair is disclosed having an improved motion control comprising a frame having a seat for transporting an occupant. A right and a left caster wheel are located in proximity to a front frame end. A right and a left drive wheel are located in proximity to a rear frame end. A motor drives the right and left drive wheels through a differential gearbox. A right and a left handle are connected to frame for enabling an attendant to steer the power wheel chair. An electronic control has a control lever located in proximity to one of the right and left handles for enabling the attendant to control the speed and braking of the power wheel chair.
US08118119B2	Impregnated rotary bit A drill bit includes a plurality of continuous segments impregnated with diamond that are each mounted to form a corresponding blade. The regions between the blades define a plurality of fluid passages on the bit face. The blades extend radially outwardly to the gage. The continuous segments may be either straight or spiral in design. Furthermore, the design of the segments supports varying one or more of: diamond content, width, back rake angle and/or relief angle along a length of the segment.
US08118106B2	Flowback tool In one embodiment, a flowback tool for running a tubular string into a wellbore includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough and a tubular mandrel. The mandrel: has a bore therethrough in communication with the housing bore, is longitudinally movable relative to the housing, is torsionally coupled to the housing, and has a threaded coupling for engaging a threaded coupling of the tubular string. The flowback tool further includes a nose: longitudinally coupled to the housing, operable to receive an end of the tubular string, and including a seal operable to engage a surface of the tubular string, thereby providing fluid communication between a bore of the tubular string and the mandrel bore. The flowback tool further includes an actuator operable to move the mandrel and the nose longitudinally relative to the housing for engaging and disengaging the tubular string.
US08118105B2	Modular electro-hydraulic controller for well tool An actuator control system includes a housing assembly having at least one line therein for controlling operation of an actuator, and a modular controller attached externally to the housing assembly and interconnected to the line. A method of constructing an actuator control system includes the steps of: assembling a modular controller, the modular controller including a control valve therein for controlling operation of an actuator via a hydraulic line; testing the modular controller, including functionally testing the control valve; and then attaching the modular controller to a housing assembly having the line formed therein. Another actuator control system includes a housing assembly having at least one line therein for controlling operation of an actuator, and a modular controller attached separately to the housing assembly and interconnected to the line via a manifold of the modular controller, the manifold including a concave interface surface which receives the housing assembly therein.
US08118101B2	Ball catcher with retention capability A ball catcher is designed to stop balls that are the same size or different sizes at an inlet on a seat that is connected to a movable biased sleeve. Once the ball or other shaped object lands at the seat the flow around it increases differential pressure on the seat and sleeve and displaces them against the bias. The ball goes into a surrounding annular space and cannot exit. A preferably spiral sleeve guide the movement of the balls in the annular space so that efficient use of the annular space is made to maximize the number of balls that can be captured per unit length of the annular space. As soon as the ball enters the annular space the sleeve shifts back to the original position to stop the next ball at the inlet. Once in the annular space, the balls cannot escape if there is a flow reversal. The central passage remains open to pass other tools and flow.
US08118100B2	Debris protection for sliding sleeve Sliding sleeve mechanisms including protective sheaths for debris protection are disclosed. Protective sheaths can be formed from materials such as composites, metal, foil, rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, wire mesh, tape, etc. The protective sheaths can be substantially cylindrical shells (having one or more pieces), plugs in the flow ports, and/or tape or wire wrappings. The protective sheaths can be retained by recesses in the sliding sleeve or mechanical fasteners such as screws, pins, rivets, snap rings, bands, and buckles. The protective sheath can be outside or inside the sliding sleeve. The protective sheath can protect the sliding sleeve from debris by retaining grease that has been packed into the sliding sleeve for that purpose or positively preventing entry of debris into the sliding sleeve. The protective sheath can be cleared by permitting fluid flow through the sliding sleeve, which can act to destroy and/or wash away the protective sheath.
US08118099B2	Method and apparatus for forming and sealing a hole in a sidewall of a borehole A method for forming and sealing a hole in a sidewall of a borehole may include conveying a bit and a sealer into the borehole using a carrier, forming a hole in the sidewall using the bit, and introducing a sealant from the sealer to the hole along a surface portion of the bit. An apparatus for forming and sealing a hole in a sidewall of a borehole includes a carrier conveyable into the borehole, a bit disposed on the carrier that forms the hole in a sidewall, and a sealer operable to introduce a sealant to the hole along a surface portion of the bit.
US08118096B2	Diluent-enhanced in-situ combustion hydrocarbon recovery process A modified process for recovering oil from an underground reservoir using the an in situ combustion process. A diluent, namely a hydrocarbon condensate, is injected within a separate wellbore, or alternatively within said separate wellbore and via tubing in a horizontal wellbore portion, preferably proximate the toe, of a vertical-horizontal well pair, to increase mobility of oil.
US08118095B2	In situ combustion processes and configurations using injection and production wells Methods and systems relate to in situ combustion utilizing configurations of injection and production wells to facilitate the in situ combustion. The wells define vertically deviated lengths that have different orientations from one another. Further, heating processes such as resistive heating and cyclic steam stimulation may take place in one or both of the injection and production wells to precondition a reservoir prior to the in situ combustion.
US08118091B2	End protector system for tubular goods An end protector system for tubular goods including, but not necessarily limited to, drilling riser pipe. The end protector system utilizes lightweight substantially rigid, UV-stabilized molded plastic members that can quickly and easily cover box and pin end connections of drilling riser pipe, as well as ancillary conduit holes, bolt holes and/or other openings. The end protector system of the present invention can be used on tubular goods having an end connection flange, as well as those without an end connection flange, to block access to internal surfaces of the drilling riser components. The end protector system of the present invention further includes a retention system to ensure that individual end protectors remain in place during transportation and/or prolonged storage of such tubular goods.
US08118084B2	Heat exchanger and method for use in precision cooling systems An improved precision cooling system for high heat density applications comprises a heat exchanger having more fluid outlet conduits than fluid inlet conduits to optimize the pressure drop across the heat exchanger at a given fluid flow rate. The heat exchanger may be of microchannel or tube fin construction, and the cooling system may utilize single phase or multi-phase pumped or compressed fluids.
US08118082B2	Heat exchanger in particular for exhaust coolers on internal combustion engines The invention relates to a heat exchanger (10), in particular, for exhaust coolers on internal combustion engines. The aim of the invention is to provide a separation of the carrier medium flow into two partial flows as leak free as possible, by suitable embodiment of the baffle plate (40). A heat exchanger (10), as used, in particular, as exhaust gas cooler for internal combustion engines, comprises a heat exchanger channel (14) and a bypass channel (11), whereby a switching flap (20) is arranged upstream of the heat exchanger (10) in the flow channel (25), which divides the incoming carrier medium into the heat exchanger channel (14) and the bypass channel (11). A baffle plate (40) is provided to maintain the separation between the partial flow through the bypass channel (11) and the partial flow through the heat exchanger channel (14), which, according to the invention, extends from the switching flap (20) to the beginning of the bypass channel (11).
US08118081B2	Heat dissipation device with locking tabs A heat dissipation device (100) includes a fin assembly (10) having a plurality of fins (12). Each fin includes a locking tab (126b) with a connecting end (1268), a free end (1269), a hole (1261) adjacent to the connecting end, a hook (1262) adjacent to the free end, and a tongue (1263) between the hole and the hook. A punched hole (127b) in each fin is adjacent to the locking tab, which extends through the punched hole of an adjacent fin. The hook of the locking tab engages the hole in the locking tab of the adjacent fin, locking them together.
US08118078B2	Hook for suspending a curtain and a curtain with integrated hooks The curtain is provided with integrated hooks for suspending the curtain from a curtain rod. Each hook is made of two parts that are secured together to sandwich a top margin of the curtain therebetween. Each hook has a rectilinear base and a curvilinear section that has a terminal section that defines a gap with the base and a portion extending angularly from the base. In one embodiment, the curvilinear section of the hook 10 is resiliently pliable in order to move laterally for passage over the curtain rod.
US08118077B2	Retractable arched window covering A shade for an arched window including an arched track with a movable slide base and a pleated blind attached to the slide base. A cord actuates the slide base to move along the track and pull the blind between retracted and extended positions. A top rail of the blind is removably connected to the slide base by a connector and one or more pleats of the blind include connectors which are received within a groove along an inner wall of the track.
US08118060B2	Valve part of a hydraulic control valve for controlling flows of pressurized medium A valve part of a hydraulic control valve for controlling flows of pressurized medium is provided, wherein the valve part includes a cylindrical valve housing with a first cylinder casing section extending in the axial direction and a first cylinder base section extending perpendicular to the axial direction, with the sections defining a valve housing hollow space that is open on one side. The first cylinder casing section is provided with a first work connection, a second work connection, and a pressure connection, each of which open into the valve housing hollow space. A cylindrical control piston is held in the valve housing hollow space so that it can move in the axial direction, and has a second cylinder casing section extending in the axial direction and a second cylinder base section extending perpendicular to the axial direction, with these sections defining a control piston hollow space that is open on one side. The second cylinder casing section adjacent to the second cylinder base section is provided with a radial discharge connection opening into the control piston hollow space, and the control piston is constructed such that the work connections can be connected selectively in a fluid conducting manner to the pressure connection and to the discharge connection through axial displacement of the control piston. The valve part is distinguished in that the discharge connection of the control piston includes at least one inclined opening, having a wall direction that assumes an angle of less than 90° to the axial direction.
US08118056B2	Mixing device with valve disks The invention relates to a mixing device for mixing substances with a valve control disk and a fixed valve seat disk having at least two groups of openings each of which consists of at least three through openings. A first opening is an inlet for a substance, a second opening connects to a mixing path and a third opening bridges the mixing path. The valve control disk has a first and second recess and is arranged parallel to the valve seat disk and a flow is realized via the first recess between the first and second opening and via the second recess between the first and third opening. The first opening is superimposed by the first and second recesses and a superimposed surface area remains constant. The total superimposed surfaces of the first openings by the first recesses and by the second recesses are also constant.
US08118052B2	Method of forming a polyurethane foam A method of forming polyurethane foam from a resin component and an isocyanate component includes the use of at least one control valve controlling a flow rate of at least one of the resin component and the isocyanate component. The method includes connecting lines having at least a 1 inch diameter to a housing of the control valve. The method also includes coupling a source of gas pressure to the line. At least one of the resin component and the isocyanate component is pressurized with the source of gas pressure to move the resin and/or isocyanate component through the line and into the flow control device at a flow rate of between 5 and 70 gallons per minute.
US08118049B2	Safety system for fluid conduit A safety system for a fluid conduit includes an elongated flexible conduit having a first end and a second end and a central opening running therethrough and capable of transporting a first fluid under pressure. A first valve is located near the first end of the conduit and a second valve is located near the second end of the conduit. Each of the valves is moveable between a closed position and an open position so as to control the flow of the first fluid through the conduit. The central opening of the conduit is surrounded by a conduit wall which extends substantially the entire length of the conduit. A plurality of enclosed channels are located within the conduit wall and extend at least a substantial length of the conduit. A second fluid under pressure is contained in the channels and a sensor is provided for monitoring the pressure of the second fluid within the channels. One or both of the valves are operatively associated with the second fluid and close when the monitored pressure falls below a predetermined level.
US08118040B2	Sifter device for container A container for supporting particulate matter is provided. The container includes a base providing a chamber configured to receive particulate matter and a cover coupled to the base and movable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position. The container also includes a sifter supported at the base. The sifter includes a first member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough and a second member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough. The second member is movable between a first position in which the at one dispensing aperture of the first member is at least partially out of alignment with the at least one dispensing aperture of the second member and a second position in which the at one dispensing aperture of the first member is in greater alignment with the at least one dispensing aperture of the second member. The sifter also includes a biasing element coupled to the second member for moving the second member relative to the first member from the first position to the second position when the cover is moved to the open position.
US08118035B2	Supports catalyst for the combustion of carbon monoxide formed during smoking Supported catalyst particles, which can be incorporated in the tobacco cut filler, cigarette wrapper and/or cigarette filter of a cigarette, are useful for low-temperature and near-ambient temperature catalysis of carbon monoxide and/or nitric oxide. The supported catalyst comprises catalyst particles that are supported on particles of an electrically conductive support selected from the group consisting of graphitic carbon and a partially reduced oxide.
US08118032B2	Rapid cryo-heating devices and their applications This invention discloses cryo-heating devices and methods for cooling and heating objects in a very rapid timescale, from femtosecond to subsecond. The cryo-heating device comprising of an up-converting electromagnetic energy medium and an electromagnetic source that is further supported by another radiation source selected from the group of sonic, magnetic, electric, electroluminescent, up-converted luminescence, pressure and thermal. The medium in the cryo-heating phototreatment device is cooling or heating objects by up-conversion of electromagnetic energy and by conversion of electromagnetic energy, respectively. Both, cooling and heating of objects are achieved by electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths, or at the same wavelength when objects are also absorbing electromagnetic radiation. The invention also proposes a further enhancement of cooling and heating of objects by the use of surface plasmon resonance conducting nanostructures embedded into the medium. The proposed devices and methods of very rapid cooling and heating can be applied in biomedical technologies and health care. The invention also includes applications of the disclosed herein method to up-conversion energy cooling of electronic components and photon detector devices.
US08118030B1	Head position control device The Head Position Control (HPC) device significantly reduces snoring and sleep apnea by preventing the face upward positions of the head when a person lies on the back and sides. It is comprised of a cushion mounted on a band that provides means for supporting the cushion on the head. The HPC device is worn as a headband with the cushion positioned at the back of the head. When lying on the back it causes the head to roll to the extreme right or left and when lying on the sides it tilts the nose and mouth slightly downward. This eliminates the mouth and nose up positions of the head that commonly causes snoring and sleep apnea. The device has an additional benefit. As a result of rolling the head to the extreme right or left it stretches neck muscles.
US08118026B2	Filtering face-piece respirator support structure that has living hinges A filtering face-piece respirator 10 that comprises a harness 14 and a mask body 12. The mask body 16 includes a filtering structure 18 and a support structure 16. The support structure 16 has first and second opposing side portions 22, 24 that each include a living hinge 44. The use of living hinges allows the mask body to respond dynamically to wearer jaw movement.
US08118025B2	Blow filter device A blow filter device for breathing masks and hoods, comprising a blower which is driven by a motor and at least one filter which is arranged upstream from the blower, in addition to an electronic control system for adjusting a predefined airflow volume. The invention is characterized in that the motor is an electronically commutated direct current motor (6) which is controlled with the aid of a pulse width modulation ratio as a control variable, wherein a calibrating curve is created and stored in the memory (14) of the electronic control system and is based on a plurality of different filter resistances and a respectively corresponding pulse-width modulation ratio (PWM) and the respective motor speed (n) for a specific volume of air. The direct current motor can be controlled in the hood mode according to the speed (n) measured in relation to the respective filter resistance after activation with the aid of the associated pulse-width modulation ratio read from the calibrating curve and can be controlled in the mask mode independently of the respective filter resistance with a respective specific constant pulse-width modulation ratio (PWM) for the associated mask type, wherein the electronic control system (5) is associated with an identifying means (19,20) which is used to recognize the associated head part and to adjust the operational mode concerned.
US08118024B2	Mechanical ventilation system utilizing bias valve A portable mechanical ventilator having a ROOTS® blower is configured to provide a desired gas flow and pressure to a patient circuit. The mechanical ventilator includes a flow meter operative to measure gas flow produced by the ROOTS® blower and an exhalation control module configured to operate an exhalation valve connected to the patient circuit. A bias valve connected between the ROOTS® blower and the patient circuit is specifically configured to generate a bias pressure relative to the patient circuit pressure at the exhalation control module. The bias valve is further configured to attenuate pulsating gas flow produced by the ROOTS® blower such that gas flowing to the mass flow meter exhibits a substantially constant pressure characteristic. The bias pressure facilitates closing of the exhalation valve at the start of inspiration, regulates positive end expiratory pressure during exhalation, and purges sense lines via a pressure transducer module.
US08118022B2	Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) with safety quick disconnect for permitting safe and ready access to a replacement breathing component A self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) comprising: a mouthpiece; a breathing component; and a safety quick disconnect comprising: a valve body; a valve spool comprising an L-shaped channel formed such that when the valve spool is appropriately rotated, the L-shaped channel (i) places an opening of the valve body in communication with a first port, or (ii) places the opening in communication with a second port; and a lock mechanism for (i) preventing the valve spool from rotating unless the breathing component is positioned in one of first and second mounts formed on the valve body adjacent the first and second ports, and a replacement breathing component is positioned in the other of the first and second mounts, and (ii) preventing the removal of a breathing component from a mount adjacent to a port which is in communication with the opening.
US08118013B2	Resonator and crankcase ventilation system for internal combustion engine The present invention provides a crankcase ventilation system and resonator for a turbocharged internal combustion engine assembly. The resonator, designed for intake noise reduction, is mounted to the engine. An oil separation unit, designed for passage of blowby gases, is mounted to a cam cover, sandwiched between the resonator and cam cover. The resonator has a resonator body defining a resonator volume therein. The resonator fluidly communicates the oil separation unit with the turbocharger air inlet pipe, whereby blowby gases are evacuated from the cam cover and delivered through the resonator volume for reintroduction to the engine's air intake system. Integration of the blowby passages into the resonator reduces the number of potential leak paths in the air induction system, and reduces overall engine mass, cost, and packaging size. The present design also offers improved On-board Diagnostics (OBD) by allowing only large flow areas to be disconnected.
US08118006B2	Fuel injector diagnostic for dual fuel engine Various systems and methods are described for controlling fuel injection of a dual fuel engine which includes first and second fuel rails and first and second fuel pumps. In one example, while pumping is suspended in the second fuel rail, the first fuel is injected to all but one cylinder of the engine and the second fuel is injected to the one cylinder in a predetermined sequence. As such, the fuel injector injecting to the one cylinder is isolated and its performance may be assessed without significantly affecting engine performance.
US08117998B2	Hot water supplying system The present invention relates to a hot water supplying system that includes a preheating-circulating system, which heats water to maximally reduce the time to attain a temperature set by a user, and is designed to use a portion of preheating energy for heating, preventing pipelines from being frozen to burst in winter by preheating-circulating. In order to achieve the object, the invention provides a hot water supplying system that includes: a water tank for storing water flowing into an inlet; a heat exchanger for heating the water flowed therein; a controller that compares a temperature measured by a temperature sensor disposed at a predetermined position in a pipeline through which water flows, with a set preheating temperature, and controls the operation of the heat exchanger; and a pump that is disposed in a pipeline connecting a first node, which is disposed in a pipeline connecting the heat exchanger with an outlet, with a second node, which is disposed in a pipeline connecting the inlet with the water tank. According to a hot water supplying system of the invention, a water tank storing a predetermined amount of water is provided in the hot water supplying system, such that it is possible to supply hot water heated by a set temperature in the shortest time when a user wants to use the hot water, by preheating water stored in the water tank and remaining in the pipelines even when the hot water is not being used, and to prevent the pipelines from freezing and bursting during the winter.
US08117996B2	Water heater A water heater capable of suppressing an increase in the combustion air temperature exiting the heater and the generation of nitrogen oxide within an easy structure is provided. In the water heater, a burner is provided in a combustion chamber which is below a hot water storage chamber that is an all primary air burner which takes in the air required for gas combustion, whereby the air is mostly primary air. In addition, the burner is provided with a supporting plate in the combustion chamber at a height that allows part of the burner head to be protruded into a space covered by a lower mirror plate.
US08117995B2	Method of and an apparatus for protecting a heat exchanger and a steam boiler provided with an apparatus for protecting a heat exchanger A method of protecting a heat exchanger that includes a flue gas cooler having plastic heat recovery tubes arranged on a counterflow principle in heat exchange connection with flue gases generated by a thermal power boiler. The heat recovery tubes are connected by an inlet chamber to an inlet tube and by an outlet chamber to an outlet tube, which form, together with a heater, a liquid cycle in which a liquid heat exchange medium is recirculated by a pump. The method includes guiding vapor, which is generated at an end portion of the heat recovery tubes, to a protection circuit that is separate from the liquid cycle, by guiding the vapor along a separate flow channel from the outlet chamber to an upper portion of an expansion vessel, and guiding a liquid heat exchange medium from a lower portion of the expansion vessel directly to the inlet chamber or to the inlet tube, in a vicinity of the inlet chamber, by a separate return duct, so as to enable natural circulation of the heat exchange medium in the heat recovery tubes without the use of external energy.
US08117993B2	Pet enclosure A pet enclosure includes a cover and a support frame. The cover includes a bottom panel, a top panel opposite the bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels extending between the bottom panel and the top panel to define an interior space of the cover. An aperture is defined in at least one of the top panel and one of the plurality of side panels for accessing the interior space. The support frame is pivotable between a collapsed configuration and an upright configuration and is insertable into the interior space of the cover through the aperture in the collapsed configuration of the support frame. The support frame is also pivotable from the collapsed configuration to the upright configuration while disposed within the interior space of the cover.
US08117992B2	Aquatic farming systems A system related to inland farming of seafood products within an environmentally-controlled seafood-farming environment. The seafood-farming environment is preferably established within at least one substantially buried space. The associated apparatus preferably comprises at least one nutrient supplier to supply adequate nutrients to at least one aqueous medium supporting the farming of the seafood, and at least one waste remover to remove unwanted waste from the aqueous medium. Surface crops are grown above and around the seafood-farming environment to maximize production within the farming site. A kit and methods of implementation are also discussed.
US08117989B2	Milk tube dome with flow controller A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip flow.
US08117985B2	Laser cladding device with an improved nozzle A laser cladding device for applying a coating to a part comprising a laser which can generate laser light, which is adapted to heat the coating and the part, a main body defining a laser light channel adapted to transmit the laser light to the part, a coating channel adapted to transmit the coating to the part, and a vacuum channel and a nozzle having an exit. The nozzle comprises a delivery port at one end of the laser light channel, a coating port at one end of the coating channel, and a vacuum port at one end of the vacuum channel, wherein the vacuum port is positioned generally adjacent the delivery port. In operation the vacuum port draws a vacuum, pulling the coating towards the part.
US08117981B2	Liquid material supplying apparatus and liquid material supplying method In order to apply a liquid material including a small number of bubbles, in particular almost no bubbles larger than a predetermined size, a liquid material supplying apparatus includes: a pressure tank applying a positive pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure to the liquid material; a syringe having a nozzle for discharging the liquid material; and a liquid path member forming a liquid path leading the liquid material from the pressure tank to the syringe; a valve member which is provided on the liquid path member and which opens/closes the liquid path; a bubble defoaming filter which is provided on the liquid path member between the syringe and the valve member and which removes bubbles from the liquid material lead in the liquid path member; and a pressure applying mechanism which starts/stops discharging the liquid material from the nozzle by selectively applying a first pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure and a second pressure lower than the first pressure.
US08117975B2	Fossil-fuel-fired system having reduced emissions and method of operating the same A fossil-fuel-fired system, which includes an emissions-control-agent dispenser, a furnace, an emissions monitor and, optionally, a controller, is disclosed. The emissions-control-agent dispenser provides a prescribed amount of organic-emissions-control agent, such as, for example, an opacity-control agent to the fossil-fuel-fired system. The furnace includes an exhaust communicating with the atmosphere. The emissions monitor is capable of measuring at least one property of the flue-gas communicated through the exhaust to the atmosphere. For example, when an organic-emissions-control agent is an opacity-control agent, the emissions monitor has the capability of at least measuring opacity. When included, the controller communicates with at least the emissions-control-agent dispenser and the emissions monitor.
US08117972B2	Kit and shelving system to store work tools, equipment and supplies in a motor vehicle and plastic shelf for use therein A kit and shelving system to store work tools, equipment and supplies in a motor vehicle and plastic shelves for use therein are provided. Each of the shelves includes a reinforced composite panel of the cellular core sandwich-type. Each of the panels has front, back and side edge portions. Each of the shelves includes a first shelf support having an outer facing surface and an inner channel dimensioned to receive and retain a first one of the edge portions of the panel. The first edge portion of the panel is bonded to the first shelf support within the inner channel.
US08117971B1	Table cloth and trash bag combination A table cloth and trash bag combination having a table cloth upper portion dimensioned to be laid on top of a picnic table or other types of outdoor and indoor tables and made of thin sheet paper, plastic and like material. The upper portion includes decorative designs of toys, animals, birthday cakes, logos, and like festive items for birthdays, anniversary, and other party events. On opposite corners of the upper portion is an outwardly extending first portion of pull strings. A second portion of the pull strings is received through seams disposed along sides of a length and a width of the table cloth upper portion. In the center of the table cloth upper portion and parallel to the length is an elongated opening having sides attached to a top of a folded trash bag lower portion. The opening provides access into the folded trash bag lower portion. The lower portion is made of thin sheet plastic for receiving trash items placed on top of the upper portion and picnic table.
US08117968B2	Magnetic pacer for controlling speeds in amusement park rides A magnetic pacer system and method for adjusting vehicle speed in an amusement park ride. The system includes a controller and memory that stores speed settings such as upper and lower speed limits for the vehicle in a specific portion of a ride. A magnetic thruster is positioned near the portion of the ride, and a signal or signals are sent from position sensors to the controller. The controller determines the actual velocity of the vehicle as it travels along a direction of travel and acts to compare the determined vehicle velocity with the stored and desired speed settings. The controller then determines a magnetic force to apply to the vehicle including selecting whether the force is along the direction of travel or opposite to provide acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle. The magnetic thruster is selectively operated to generate a magnetic force to act on the vehicle.
US08117951B2	Double flex wrench A wrench having a main body defines a first end, an opposite second end, and an axis extending therebetween. A handle body defines a first end, an opposite second end, and an axis extending therebetween, wherein the handle body first end is pivotally coupled to the main body second end. A handle is axially fixed and rotatably coupled to the handle body second end. A tang, having a first end configured to releasably receive a tool, an opposite second end, and an axis extending therebetween, is pivotally coupled to the main body first end. A detent is received in a recesses defined in one of the handle body first end and the main body second end.
US08117947B2	Power ratchet assembly A power ratchet assembly has a handle, a power shaft, a sleeve, a crankshaft, multiple planet gears, multiple pins, two support bearings and a ratchet head device. The crankshaft has an outer surface. The support bearings are securely mounted around the outer surface of the crankshaft. Because the crankshaft is supported by the support bearings, the crankshaft is effectively stabilized so mitigating vibration of the crankshaft and reducing wear of the planet gears and noise and increasing useful life of the power ratchet assembly.
US08117943B2	Decoupled vibration damper A torsional vibration damper includes a one-piece integral hub and annular inertia mass assembly. Between the hub and the inertia mass are intermediate rings connected integrally with the mass and the hub connected integral spokes. Elastomeric members are compression fitted within spaces formed between the hub and the mass.
US08117938B2	Shifter with shape memory alloy and safety A shifter incorporates a shape memory alloy wire (SMA actuator) to control movement of a blocker to selectively prevent moving a shift lever (or pawl) out of its park position until predetermined vehicle conditions are met. A mechanical fuse (i.e., flexible overload spring) prevents damage to the SMA actuator where the shift lever (or pawl) can be frictionally stopped from movement despite the contraction of the SMA actuator. The control circuit for the SMA actuator includes a photo-electric switch for stopping electrical power to the SMA actuator when the shift lever is moved from its park position, and the shift lever includes structure for mechanically continuing to hold the switch open while out of park. Further, the control circuit is operably connected to an ignition key retaining mechanism so that the ignition key cannot be removed when the lever is not in its park position.
US08117931B2	Drive for displacing profile parts relative to each other via a flexible material strip, length-adjustable housing and article of furniture A drive for displacing and positioning at least two profile parts relative to each other, includes: a rotatable drive wheel, a motor coupled to a first profile part and to the drive wheel, a flexible material strip which is rigidly connected on at least one side to a second profile part, which material strip also engages on the drive wheel, and a guide for the flexible material strip connected in at least substantially stationary manner to the first profile part, wherein the distance between the guide and the drive wheel is greater than the distance between the point of engagement of the flexible material strip on the second profile and the drive wheel. The invention also includes a length-adjustable housing provided with the aforementioned drive and to an article of furniture, in the legs of which such drives are accommodated.
US08117930B2	Cooling bearings, motors and other rotating heat generating components Cooling apparatus for transferring heat from and cooling one or more heat generating components that support or drive a flywheel or other spinning member. The apparatus may include a first heat transfer element attached to and spinning with the spinning member, a second heat transfer element stationary with respect to the spinning member, wherein the first and second heat transfer elements move relative to one another, and wherein the first and second heat transfer elements are shaped and positioned in close proximity to one another so that substantial heat is transferred from the first heat transfer element to the second heat transfer element. Alternatively, the apparatus may include a set of rotating vanes mounted to rotate with the spinning member, an orifice configured to direct a spray of cooling liquid onto the rotating vanes, wherein the cooling liquid is sprayed onto the rotating vanes at a radially inward location, so that the liquid flows radially outward over the surface of the vanes as a thin film of liquid, and is thrown off the vanes by centrifugal action, and collecting apparatus configured to collect the liquid thrown off of the vanes.
US08117928B2	Method for selecting a pipette tip and a device for implementation This invention relates to a method for selecting a plunger-cylinder tip of a pipette and a device for carrying out the method. In the method, the dose size is entered into the control electronics of the pipetting device; the dose size is stored in the control electronics; the amount of doses is entered; and on the basis of the dose size and the amount of doses, the control electronics indicates suitable available interchangeable components on the display.
US08117921B2	Multi-phase coriolis flowmeter A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the flowtube and is operable to sense the motion of the flowtube and generate a sensor signal. A controller is connected to receive the sensor signal. The controller is operable to determine an individual flow rate of each phase within a multi-phase flow through the flowtube.
US08117917B2	Vibrating beam accelerometer with improved performance in vibration environments An accelerometer that has a cross coupling coefficient due to pendulum droop of the proof mass that is approximately equal and opposite in sign to a cross coupling coefficient due to resonator nonlinearity. The accelerometer includes a proof mass, a housing having at least two opposing interior walls, and one or more flexures for flexibly connecting the proof mass at a first end to a first one of the opposing walls of the housing. A first resonator is connected to a first surface of the proof mass at an end of the proof mass opposite the first end and to the housing wall that is not attached to the flexure. A second resonator is connected to a second surface of the proof mass and the housing wall that receives the first resonator. The second surface is on an opposite side of the proof mass as the first surface.
US08117915B1	GRA MEMS accelerometer A planar MEMS accelerometer that detects acceleration along an input axis that is orthogonal to the plane. There are spaced bonding pads coupled to a substrate. A generally planar Servo Member (SM) is flexibly coupled to the bonding pads by servo member flexures such that the SM is capable of oscillatory motion about a servo axis that is orthogonal to the plane. A generally planar plate Torque Summing Member (TSM) is located within, coplanar with, and flexibly coupled to the SM such that the TSM is capable of rotational motion about an output axis that is in the plane and orthogonal to the servo axis. The TSM is mass-imbalanced relative to the output axis. A generally planar plate rotor is located within, coplanar with, and flexibly coupled to the TSM such that it is capable of rotary oscillatory motion relative to the TSM about a rotor axis that is in the plane. Rotor drives directly oscillate the rotor about the rotor axis at a rotor oscillation frequency and amplitude. SM drives oscillate the SM about the servo axis at a SM oscillation frequency and amplitude, and thereby also oscillate the rotor and TSM about the servo axis at the SM oscillation frequency. Motion sensors detect oscillation of the rotor and the SM. TSM motion sensors detect rotation of the TSM relative to the substrate about the output axis.
US08117912B2	Multiaxial acceleration sensor and angular velocity sensor In a angular rate sensor, a weight and a base are connected directly through piezoelectric bimorph detectors and piezoelectric bimorph exciters each having a bent portion. When acceleration is applied to the weight, the weight is displaced so as to deform the piezoelectric bimorph detectors. Due to this deformation, charges generated in the piezoelectric bimorph detectors are detected so as to detect acceleration. If an angular rate is applied to the weight when the weight is vibrated by the piezoelectric bimorph exciters, Coriolis force is generated in the weight so as to deform the piezoelectric bimorph detectors. Due to this deformation, charges generated in the piezoelectric bimorph detectors are detected so as to detect the angular rate.
US08117909B1	Icing resistant sensor port for a fuel tank environment A system for an icing resistant sensor port assembly includes shaped and patterned features for resisting the formation and propagation of ice around a sensor port, such as for a pressure sensor in an aircraft fuel tank. Water may be present in fuel tanks due to condensation and other factors. The water, being heavier than fuel, such as jet fuel, sinks to the bottom of the tank and may be present around the sensor port. If the water completely fills the pressure port, it may damage the sensor. In various embodiments, an inlet assembly having a cone-shaped countersink, sharp edges that reduce surface area, anti-wetting coatings, and slots to allow fluid flow within the inlet assembly, among other features, may be used to help resist ice formation and propagation around a sensor port.
US08117906B2	Gas sensor shield without perforations Various embodiments of a heated gas sensor with a porous metal shield without perforations are disclosed. In one example, the gas sensor is used in an intake manifold of an engine. In another embodiment, the gas sensor is used in an exhaust passage of an engine. The porous metal shield without perforations allows gas to permeate the shield for measurement while retarding flame propagation if gases ignite in the vicinity of a sensing element of the heated gas sensor.
US08117904B2	System and method for evaluating an integrated coil on plug ignition system In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for evaluating performance of an integrated coil on plug (CoP) assembly is provided. The apparatus comprises a controller. The controller is configured to transmit a control signal to activate the CoP assembly. The controller is further configured to receive an indirect signal including a low frequency (LF) component from the CoP assembly responsive to the control signal. The controller is further configured to compare the LF component to predetermined data to evaluate the performance of the CoP assembly.
US08117901B2	Determination of slurry concentration A method for determining the concentration of a chromatographic medium in a liquid slurry comprises the steps of: providing a column (1) having a top end (3) and a bottom end (2) and adapted to retain a chromatographic medium therein; introducing a defined volume of the slurry (15) into the column (1); providing a liquid flow through the column (1) from the top end to the bottom end of the column to settle the chromatographic medium in the column; measuring the bed height of the consolidated chromatographic medium or a value related thereto; and determining from the measured bed height or value related thereto the concentration, or a value related to the concentration of the chromatographic medium in the slurry. A device for performing the method as well as the use of the method in packing of especially large scale columns are also disclosed.
US08117899B2	Method and device for measuring the gas permeability through films and walls of containers A device for measuring permeability of a gas sample through a thin film, or a wall, arranged as a membrane between a first chamber and a second chamber of a measurement cell is provided that includes, a pressure regulator, upstream from each inlet to the measurement cell, that are each associated with a respective pressure sensor. A humidifier can be used, if desired. The device further includes that can switch the flows of gas between a starting wash step and a measurement step. Each gas flow is adjusted at the exit of the respective flow regulator. A control unit operates the pressure regulators and flow regulators to keep at predetermined values the total pressure in the first chamber and second chamber with those values maintained equal to each other.
US08117895B2	Gas chromatography capillary devices and methods A multicapillary bundle for use in a gas chromatograph. Each of the capillaries in the bundle is formed using a coating solution containing a stationary phase and a solvent. The capillaries are coated with the stationary phase by reducing pressure at a vacuum end of the capillary and creating a moving interface between the coating solution and a film of the stationary phase deposited on each of the capillaries. The reducing pressure at the vacuum end of the capillary and the temperature of the capillary are controlled to maintain motion of the moving interface away from the vacuum end of the capillary. Maintained movement of the interface prevents recoating of the stationary phase. A heating wire and capillaries are embedded in a thermally conductive polymer to create a highly responsive method of heating the multicapillary column. An electronic control device controls the feedback temperature of the multicapillary column using the heating wire.
US08117894B2	Gas sensor A sensor system issues measurement commands at a predetermined regular rate. If a measurement indicates that a gas of interest is present, then the sensor system is signaled to wake-up thereby pulsing a heater for the sensor element that improves the accuracy of measurements. Measurements of humidity, temperature and gas concentration are made. If the gas of interest is detected then the data is used to indicate a compensated gas measurement. The gas level is classified as to its hazard and an adaptive detection algorithm is used to set an activity mode. If the gas of interest is not detected, the adaptive detection algorithm is used to set a sleep mode that saves power. Measurement rates are kept constant while heater power is controlled to reduce power consumption. Measurement rates are changed to increase concentration sensitivity.
US08117889B2	Inspection system for pressure transmitting device of plant A pressure transmitting device inspection system for a plant includes a gauge calibration terminal used for inspection of a pressure transmitting device of a plant, a determining unit which automatically downloads a gauge specification of the pressure transmitting device, monitors an applied pressure, automatically collects inspection data and automatically determines an inspection result, a remote server for gauge calibration which generates a result sheet based on the determination result, and a control unit for centrally controlling the gauge specification, the inspection result and an inspection history.
US08117863B2	Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan controls the flow of air through the cold air duct. A return air duct is provided to direct a portion of the air from the icemaker back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaker directs another portion of air into the refrigerator compartment.
US08117861B2	Cooling arrangement for an electrical connector for a superconductor A cooling arrangement for an electrical connector for a superconductor including at least one superconductor arranged in a container and the container is arranged in a vacuum chamber. A cryocooler is thermally connected to the container to cool the container and the contents of the container including the superconductor. The electrical connector extends through the vacuum chamber and the container to the at least one superconductor. The electrical connector has a thermally conducting and electrically insulating arrangement. The thermally conducting and electrically insulating arrangement comprises an electrically insulating member contacting the electrical connector. A thermally conducting member contacts the electrically insulating member and the thermally conducting member is thermally connected to the to cool the electrical connector.
US08117860B2	Refrigeration unit with integrated structural condenser coil support A refrigeration unit for a shipping container exposed to end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit has a frame, a back panel, a plurality of structural support brackets secured to the back panel, a condenser cover secured to the plurality of structural support brackets so that the condenser cover, the plurality of structural support brackets, the frame, and the back panel form a structural member sufficient to support end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit also has a condenser coil having a first end and a second end, a first coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the first end, and a second coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the second end. The first and second coil support members maintain the condenser coil unstressed from the end loads and rack loads.
US08117848B2	Temperature calibration device having reconfigurable heating/cooling modules to provide wide temperature range A temperature calibration device uses Peltier cells for heating and cooling. The Peltier cells are connected to a relay that connects the cells to each other in one configuration for heating and a different configuration for cooling. The Peltier cells also receive supply voltages having different magnitudes and polarities for heating and cooling. By changing the manner in which the Peltier cells are connected to each other and using different supply voltages for heating and cooling, the cells are able to operate closer to their specified maximum temperature differential without sacrificing the useful life of the cells.
US08117847B2	Hybrid missile propulsion system with reconfigurable multinozzle grid A propulsion system, such as for use in a missile, includes a multinozzle grid having a pair of plates that are separably mechanically coupled together. When coupled together in a first configuration, the plates provide multiple nozzles in a first nozzle configuration (geometry). Separation of the plates, such as by separating an aft plate from a forward plate that remains with the missile, reconfigures the multinozzle grid to a second configuration that has nozzles in a second nozzle configuration (geometry). The nozzle configurations may be suitable for different types of propulsion mechanisms. The hybrid propulsion system utilizing the multinozzle grid may include a pair of pressurized gas sources, for example a solid rocket fuel and a combustion chamber for a ramjet.
US08117843B2	Ocean thermal energy conversion system An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system is disclosed. The OTEC system generates electrical energy based on a difference in the temperatures of the water from a surface region of a body of water and a thermal mass whose temperature is based on the temperature of water from a deep water region of the body of water. The thermal mass attains a desired temperature while it is positioned in the deep water region, with which it is thermally coupled. The present invention uses a bulk transport vessel to carry the thermal mass from the deep water region to a depth where it can be thermally coupled with the OTEC system.
US08117842B2	Systems and methods for compressed-gas energy storage using coupled cylinder assemblies In various embodiments, a pneumatic cylinder assembly is coupled to a mechanism that converts motion of a piston into electricity, and vice versa, during expansion or compression of a gas in the pneumatic cylinder assembly.
US08117839B2	Propane injection system A flow regulator valve having multiple stages is described herein. The flow regulator valve provides a base amount of propane when the engine is idling and provides additional propane to the engine based on the engine's requirements.
US08117838B2	Master brake cylinder arrangement of a motor vehicle brake system The invention relates to a master brake cylinder arrangement of a motor vehicle brake system with a master brake cylinder housing, a transmission piston disposed in a displaceable manner in the master brake cylinder housing, and a force input member which can be workingly coupled to the transmission piston in order to introduce a braking force. According to the invention, in order to simplify assembly and to reduce the required construction space, an adapter is coupled to the master brake cylinder housing, to which adapter a contact sleeve is fitted, the force input member being supported at the contact sleeve in a non-actuated starting position.
US08117837B1	Hydrostatic transmission having integrated pressure compensated load sensing auxiliary pump A hydrostatic transmission using a hydrostatic pump, a hydrostatic motor, and a pressure compensating load sensing auxiliary pump. The hydrostatic pump is fluidly connected to the hydrostatic motor using fluid lines and a center section. The hydrostatic pump additionally has an input shaft that drives the hydrostatic pump to provide the hydrostatic motor with power. Additionally, the pressure compensating load sensing auxiliary pump is in line with the hydrostatic pump and is rotated with the input shaft. This configuration allows the input shaft to operate the power takeoff (PTO) shaft while the hydrostatic motor output shaft operates the axles of a vehicle via a differential.
US08117826B1	External combustion engine with rotary piston controlled valve The present invention provides an engine comprising a housing that defines a chamber. The engine also includes a driveshaft positioned within the housing such that the driveshaft extends from the chamber and passes through a wall of the housing such that devices may couple to the engine. The engine includes a rotatable piston positioned within the housing, coupled to the driveshaft, and configured to rotate about the driveshaft axis. A backstop valve couples to the housing such that the backstop valve directs expansive gas toward the rotatable piston. The housing further defines an exhaust outlet configured to exhaust used expansive gas. Finally, the engine includes ignition and timing controls coupled to the housing and configured to combust a fuel.
US08117824B1	Pollution free engine using hydrogen as a fuel A pollution-free propulsion engine includes a rotating arm, a hollow axle defining a fuel delivery chamber, and hydrogen and oxygen sources. The rotating arm is formed with a detonation chamber, an opening and two tubular ducts therebetween. The axle is inserted into the opening. A pair of holes is formed in the axle to establish paths of fluid communication from the fuel delivery chamber through the ducts and into the detonation chamber as the rotating arm turns. The hydrogen source comprises a thin palladium binding layer deposited onto an aluminum sheet. Hydrogen molecules that are trapped in the binding layer are released, and the hydrogen is fed into the delivery chamber, through one duct and into the detonation chamber. At the same time, oxygen is delivered into the detonation chamber through the other duct, and the oxygen-hydrogen combination is detonated to release energy, which is converted into mechanical energy.
US08117811B1	Cutter system for a header of a forage harvester A cutting system for a forage harvester includes a source of rotational movement for each of the pair of substantially planar counterrotating blades and for a pair of substantially planar counterrotating gripping members. Each blade of the pair of blades is configured to rotate about a substantially parallel axis. Each gripping member of the pair of gripping members is configured to rotate about a corresponding rotational axis of one blade of the pair of blades. The source of rotational movement is separated from each blade of the pair of blades by an inner shaft. The source of rotational movement is separated from each gripping member of the pair of gripping members by a tube surrounding the shaft. The tube includes a gripping portion secured to a periphery of the tube between the source of rotational movement and the pair of gripping members.
US08117807B2	Pocket-size container for consumer items A three-piece pocket-size container for holding a consumer product such as smokeless tobacco product in an interior volume of a perimeter band which has a base locked to a lower rim portion and an openable cover on an upper rim of the perimeter band. When closed, the cover, the perimeter band and the base form a flush exterior sidewall of the container. The base and cover can be metal and the perimeter band can be transparent (clear, tinted or colored) or opaque plastic to provide a container that maintains product freshness, and is easily opened and closed.
US08117796B2	System for attaching reinforcing bars A system of attaching and aligning both parallel and transverse bars for supporting a concrete matrix includes a plurality of substantially identical molded plastic clips for alternatively attaching and holding two parallel reinforcing bars of equal diameter or two transverse reinforcing bars of equal diameter.
US08117795B2	Floor boards having interlocking tongue and groove connection with pre-applied adhesive layer Flooring panels having a tongue and groove locking mechanism. The tongue-and-groove configuration principle are provided at the areas being connected. The sides of the groove diverge from the groove base and converge at the end away from the groove base. The opening width of the groove is greater than the foremost area of the tongue in the direction of insertion. The tongue exhibits wedge-shaped areas that diverge from front to back which areas exhibit an undercut in the back area of the tongue that conforms to the groove cross-section. The undercut's borders, adjoining the wedge-shaped areas, converge at the same angle as the groove sides toward a connecting bridge that is part of the component.
US08117786B1	Insulation barrier for ceiling hatch openings A barrier or dam to contain loose insulation from falling through an attic access hatch or scuttle opening is provided. Embodiments include four pieces that can be assembled together around the perimeter of hatches of varying sizes. Two of the pieces may be male pieces and two may be female pieces. Each piece may have a securing tab on its bottom end to attach each piece to joists that define the hatch opening. A kit comprising the barrier pieces may be utilized by homeowners, contractors or insulation installers for quick and easy installation of the containment dam.
US08117785B2	Gutter system A gutter system for preventing leaves and other debris from obstructing a gutter is provided, the gutter system including a bracket and a gutter cover. The bracket is removably coupled to a hanger and removably secured to the gutter cover.
US08117784B2	Mechanism for a sliding glass pane The present invention relates to a mechanism for a sliding-type glass pane, of those formed by a top guide profile, placed against the wall and provided with a rib on which a rolling element moves; a bottom guide; a suspension device and top retaining stops, in which the suspension device has a larger outer plate and two smaller inner plates, which define a space between them in which the rolling element is housed and in which the top retaining stops are provided with respective horizontal flats so as to retain the cylinders.
US08117782B2	Tactical illuminator A tactical illuminator having an integrated illuminator system including a horizontally-oriented foregrip, a power source, a rotary switch, a toggle switch, a depressible switch, an attachment mechanism, navigation lights, an aiming laser, and a main illuminator.
US08117774B2	Hanging file folder having fold-up label features A hanging file folder having fold-up label features can be comprised of a sheet of flat, foldable material having two doubled over ends. A first hanger member can be disposed within one of the doubled over ends and configured to couple to a hanging file drawer rail. A second hanger member can be disposed within the other of the doubled over ends and configured to couple to the hanging file drawer rail. A plurality of tab members formed of the flat, foldable material can be attached to at least one of the doubled-over ends and have pairs of ears extending to the sides of the tab members. The tab members can be positioned to be extended beyond an edge of the doubled over end to which they are attached by folding the tab members and inserting the ears into pairs of slots formed in the doubled over ends.
US08117771B2	Bucket that is applicable interchangeably to operating machines provided with hydraulic or electric plant A bucket (B) that is applicable interchangeably to operating machines provided with hydraulic or electric power, equipped with one or more rotors (R) actuated by one or more hydraulic or electric (M) engines or gear motors fed by the hydraulic or electric circuit resting inside operating machines or outside the bucket.
US08117766B2	Device for utilization of the energy generated by body weight The present invention refers to a device for utilization of the energy generated by pressure of body weight on the heal of footwear to be utilized at the moment of the final detachment of the footwear from the ground.
US08117765B2	Apparatus and method of sealing of a pocket space between drying cylinders in a paper machine or a board machine The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for sealing of a pocket space between drying cylinders (2, 3) in a paper machine or similar. In the method for sealing of the pocket space: a wire (5) is moved supported by the first and the second cylinder (2, 3, 4), a gap between the pocket space (15) and the space outside (24) it is sealed by a runnability component (6), which comprises at least a sealing surface (19, 22) and a blow nozzle (21) provided with a nozzle slot (26) of a size of 0.5-3.5 mm and elongated in the cross direction, the sealing surface (19, 22) is kept at a distance of 5-15 mm from the moving wire (5), air is blown with the blow nozzle (21) from a blow point (27) and along the sealing surface (22) towards a sealing point (16) and further via the sealing point (16) away (24) from the pocket space. The invention comprises also a runnability component (6) and a method for manufacturing the same. The parts of the runnability component are fastened together at least mainly without welding in the cross direction of the paper machine.
US08117763B2	Tape rule and end hook therefor A rule assembly includes a housing, a reel rotatably mounted in the housing, and an elongated blade having an end hook member on a free end thereof. The end hook member includes a mounting portion having a length dimension and a top surface area and a hook portion having a width dimension and a front surface area, where a ratio of the width dimension of the hook portion to the length dimension of the mounting portion is greater than or equal to 1, a ratio of the front surface area of the hook portion to the top surface area of the mounting portion is greater than or equal to 1.1, and at least two-thirds of the mass of the hook portion lies outside a center section that includes one third of the hook portion's width.
US08117756B2	Bush cutter A bush cutter for performing weed-cutting operations while suspended from the shoulders of an operator. The bush cutter is provided with an operating rod and an operating handle, which is provided midway along the operating rod in the longitudinal direction. The rearward rod-half of the operating rod between the operating handle and a motor has a curved part that curves laterally.
US08117747B2	Installing vehicle wiring harness One or more connectors at one end of a wire bundle are passed through a polarized through-opening in a wall. The wire bundle is advanced to place a grommet having a substantially right angle curved bend, through and along which the wire bundle curves, immediately proximate the polarized through-opening on one side of the wall. One end of the grommet is inserted into and through the through-opening, and the grommet is advanced to pass its curved bend through the through-opening until the curved bend is disposed on the other side of the wall. Then a polarized groove in the grommet is seated in the polarized through-opening to locate a direction in which the portion of the wire bundle exiting the one end of the grommet extends from the grommet's curved bend.
US08117745B2	Method of using a foldable card as a USB contact The method is for using a foldable card as a USB contact. A foldable flat card has a folding line and a foldable front flap section and foldable rear flap section. The card has contact segments. The front flap section is upwardly folded until the front flap section bears against a top surface of the card. The rear flap section is also upwardly folded until the rear flap section bears against the top surface of the card. A front segment is downwardly folded along the folding line until an underside of a rear segment bears against an underside of the front segment and the contact segment comes into contact with the contact segment to form a USB contact. The USB contact is then inserted into a computer.
US08117739B2	Manufacturing process for surge arrester module using pre-impregnated composite An electrical module assembly used in a surge arrester is manufactured by wrapping an electrical module assembly including at least one metal oxide varistor (MOV) disk to which a reinforcing structure including a pre-impregnated epoxy/glass-fiber composite has been applied with shrink film and compacting the wrapped electrical module assembly by heating the shrink film such that the shrink film shrinks and applies a radially compressive force to the electrical module assembly. The wrapped electrical module assembly then is cured at a temperature at which the shrink film no longer applies a compressive force.
US08117738B2	Method to make a perpendicular magnetic recording head with a side write shield A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head is fabricated with a self-aligned pole tip shielded laterally by a separated pair of side shields and shielded from above by an upper shield. The side shields are formed from a shield layer by a RIE process characterized by a mask and gases producing a variety of etch rates. The differential in etch rates maintains the opening dimension within the mask and allows the formation of a wedge-shaped trench within the shield layer that then separates the layer into two shields. The pole tip is then plated within the trench and an upper shield is formed above the side shields and pole.
US08117737B2	Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording with shield around main magnetic pole A manufacturing method for a magnetic head includes the steps of: forming a structure on a lower shield, the structure including a lower gap, a main magnetic pole and first and second side gaps; forming first and second side shields; forming an upper gap; and forming an upper shield. In the step of forming the structure, an initial lower gap layer is formed on the lower shield, the initial lower gap layer including a pre-lower-gap portion, and two to-be-removed portions that are located on opposite sides of the pre-lower-gap portion. Then, a protrusion including the main magnetic pole and the first and second side gaps is formed on the pre-lower-gap portion. With the top surface of the protrusion covered with a mask, the initial lower gap layer is etched in part to thereby form the lower gap.
US08117734B2	Method of making an electrochemical sensor A process for the manufacture of small sensors with reproducible surfaces, including electrochemical sensors. One process includes forming channels in the surface of a substrate and disposing a conductive material in the channels to form an electrode. The conductive material can also be formed on the substrate by other impact and non-impact methods. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes cutting the substrate to form a sensor having a connector portion and a transcutaneous portion, the two portions having edges that define one continuous straight line.
US08117725B2	Method of manufacturing a plurality of molded components A method of manufacturing a plurality of molded components including (a) providing a carrier to a manufacturing assembly; (b) forming the molded components on the carrier, the molded components having a sacrificial portion secured to the carrier and being movable along the carrier, and a functional portion extending from the sacrificial portion, adjacent sacrificial portions are spaced from one another by a first distance; (c) winding the carrier in a forward direction onto the uptake device; and (d) unwinding the uptake device in a reverse direction such that the carrier and molded components move toward the source device, one of the molded components contacts the latch preventing the molded components from moving in the reverse direction such that adjacent sacrificial portions are moved closer together to a second distance that is less than the first distance.
US08117724B2	Method for joining together steel pipes for conveying fluids under pressure A method for joining fluid carrying steel pipes together including the following steps. Identifying a subject pipe section to be replaced and intercepting the fluid flow by fastening stoppers inside of pipe portions upstream and downstream from the subject pipe section. Removing the subject pipe section, leaving in place upstream and downstream pipe portions. Inserting along each of the first and second pipe portions a protective stopper and chamfering the edges of those pipe portions and then mounting first and second sliding sleeves with sealing rings thereover. Removing the protective stoppers from the pipe portions and positioning between those pipe portions a new connection piece. Displacing the first and second sliding sleeves onto the connection piece so that sealing rings are arranged on the connection piece and fixing the sliding sleeves to the pipe portions and to the connection piece.
US08117723B2	Jig for assembling various types of front end modules to vehicles The present invention discloses a jig for assembling various types of front end modules to various types of vehicles, comprising: (a) a body movably supported to the ceiling of an assembly line; (b) a car body-fixing part movably mounted to the body to fix various types of vehicles by variably adjusting its fixing position to the front car body of the vehicles; (c) a component-supporting part movably mounted to the body to support the front end module; and (d) a component-holding part mounted to the body and the component-supporting part to fix the front end module by variably change its holding position depending on the types of front end modules.
US08117705B2	Rotary broom with gearbox drive A rotary broom mounts upon a slotted plate that pivots upon a double gearbox. The broom has bristles upon an axle within a shield that receives power from a chain drive that receives its power from a driveline from a top gear box. The top gearbox orients in the direction of the chain driveline and delivers its power through an output shaft. The top gearbox joins to a slotted plate that turns in the same direction as the broom. The top gear box receives its power through an input shaft perpendicular to the output shaft. The top gearbox input shaft extends downwardly and becomes the output shaft of the bottom gearbox. The bottom gearbox has an input shaft that connects to a power take off. This rotary broom receives rotational power, rotates it 90° upwardly, then rotates it 90° downwardly and at an angle laterally to drive the broom.
US08117699B2	Sound conditioning system A person-support apparatus comprises a frame, a sound generating device, a user interface, and a controller. The sound generating device is configured to generate an audible sound. The user interface is configured to receive an input from a user. The input corresponds to at least one of a sound conditioning system mode and an audible sound adjustment. The controller is electrically coupled to the sound generating device and the user interface. The controller is configured to control the operation of the sound generating device in accordance with the input from the user interface.
US08117690B1	Mechanical baby stroller rocker A mechanical baby rocker includes a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a plurality of straps, and a motor. The first cylinder is telescopically affixed with the second cylinder. The first cylinder is actuated by the motor. The motor is housed within the second cylinder.
US08117682B1	Toilet cleaning device A toilet cleaning device employs a handheld dispensing device having an internal barrier with a channel and an orifice. Water passing through the dispensing device is compelled to flow through the orifice in the barrier. An external trigger located at the handle section of the dispensing device is coupled to a shuttle which can slide in a channel and control water flowing through the orifice. A cleaning agent in the form of solid, water soluble pellets is loaded in a cavity in a barrel section of the dispensing device and then contained by attaching a nosepiece to the barrel. An elongated outlet tube cantilevered from the nosepiece has a proximal section and an obliquely angled distal section and can dispense all water flowing therethrough in a single concentrated stream into a toilet. A hose can connect the dispensing device to a supply line for a toilet. A holster mounted at the toilet can hold the dispensing device.
US08117681B2	Folding device for male child urination A foldable, hanging urinal includes a back surface, hooks and a receptacle. The foldable hanging urinal folds flat for transportation, inventory and disposal. Hooks on the back of the foldable hanging urinal fold out and the foldable hanging urinal hangs on a toilet fixture. The receptacle folds out to form a cup during use and the cup is positioned at a height lower than the rim of the toilet fixture thereby enabling urination by a person that is too short to reach the rim of the toilet fixture.
US08117678B2	Hard hat lanyard In combination, a hard hat lanyard and a hard hat includes a lower strap having a first end and a second end, a lower strap fastening mechanism fastened to the lower strap second end where the fastening mechanism is adapted to fasten the lower strap second end to an article of clothing, an upper strap having a first end and a second end, an intermediate release mechanism fastened to the lower strap first end and the upper strap second end that is adapted to releasably secure the lower strap to the upper strap, and an upper strap fastening mechanism where the lower strap, the lower strap fastening mechanism, the upper strap, the intermediate release mechanism, and the upper strap fastening mechanism form the hard hat lanyard that attaches to the hard hat where the upper strap is fastened around a non-separating portion of the hard hat without modifying the hard hat.
US08117674B2	Method of forming garments having seamless edge bands A method is provided for forming a garment, including providing a fabric layer having sonically weldable material, the fabric layer having an inner surface and at least one opening region, the opening region having a periphery and an outer free edge, placing an elastic edge band having sonically weldable material around the entire periphery of the opening region, the edge band having first and second free edges and an inner surface, securing the first free edge of the edge band to the outer free edge of the opening region with a subsonic or ultrasonic edge weld to form a finished seamless edge along the opening region, and activating an adhesive along more than half of the inner surface of the edge band to secure the edge band and second free edge to the inner surface of the fabric layer.
US08117673B2	Swimming goggles Swimming goggles include two clamp frames, two frame bodies, two lenses respectively received in the receiving slots of the frame bodies, pressing devices for pressing the first arm and the second arm to close, and a head strap. Each clamp frame defines a passageway, and has an assembling portion on an inward side thereof. A first arm and a second arm respectively extend from the clamp frame and opposite to the assembling portion. A slit is defined between joint surfaces of the first arm and the second arm and is located adjacent a user's temple when being worn. A stem extends from an end of the first arm/the second arm. An engaging portion is formed at an end of the stem. The frame bodies are respectively assembled on the passageways of the clamp frames. A receiving slot is defined in an inner surface of each frame body.
US08122516B2	Method and system for enabling a first party to provide a second party with personalized digital content A method for enabling a first party to provide a second party with personalized digital content includes at a network unit: in response to receiving a request from a first party, the request including an identifier identifying a second party, retrieving identity credentials of the second party; and transmitting the identity credentials of the second part to a first party or to a content providing system; and in a content providing system: in response to receiving: a) an identifier from the first party, the identifier identifying digital content in a digital content storage, and b) the identity credentials of the second party, personalizing digital content using the identity credentials, the personalizing adapted to enable the second party to reproduce the digital content but to prevent any unauthorized party to reproduce it; and delivering the personalized digital content to the first party.
US08122511B2	Attribute information providing method A method for providing attribute data. A request is received from a user device for a virtual ID token relating to attribute information pertaining to a subscriber associated with the user device. Responsive to the request for the virtual ID token, a data record is read from a database. The data record includes L attributes of the subscriber. L is at least 2. The data record is provided to the user device. A selection of M attributes of the L attributes is received from the user device. M is less than L. A virtual record including the M attributes selected from the data record is generated. The virtual record includes a virtual ID (VID) for identifying the virtual record. The generated virtual record is stored in the database. The virtual ID token is provided to the user device. The virtual ID token includes the VID.
US08122505B2	Method and apparatus for detection of malicious behavior in mobile ad-hoc networks Systems and methods are provided for detecting malicious behavior in mobile ad-hoc wireless networks. The mobile ad-hoc network contains a plurality of actual nodes and a plurality of decoys that are derived from the actual nodes using duplicate instances of the operational software of the actual nodes in combination with a virtual interconnection topology created to make the decoys appear as actual nodes within the mobile ad-hoc network. The interconnection topology includes routing characteristics indicating that the most efficient path of communication to any given decoy is through at least one actual node in the network. The decoys are used to identify malicious behavior in the network and in particular to identify attempt to communicate directly with decoys in contradiction to the created interconnection topology. When the malicious behavior is associated with an identifiable node, corrective action is taken that includes quarantining that node from the other nodes in the network.
US08122500B2	Tracking the security enforcement in a grid system The “Grid Security Monitor” tracks the security status of resources in a grid computer system. When a client submits a job to the grid scheduler, the Grid Security Monitor creates a security contract. The security contract comprises all the security credentials needed to access the resource executing the job, as well as privacy and security requirements. The Grid Security Monitor compares the security status of the resource to the requirements of the security contract. If the security status of the resource changes or violates the security contract, then the Grid Security Monitor notifies the client. The Grid Security Monitor has a user interface that allows the client to perform a manual security validation by asking the grid management system to verify the security status of the resource.
US08122496B2	Secure display method and device A secure display device is designed to display on a screen a first set of information edited by an open operating system. A secure operating system resident in a dedicated circuit edits a second set of information. A filter allocates, independently of the open operating system, a first zone of the screen to the first set of information and a second zone of the screen to the second set of information. The zones and can have a non-zero intersection and any value. A real video memory is used for transferring the two sets of information to the screen under the sole control of the secure operating system so as to produce a secure display of the second set of information.
US08122493B2	Firewall based on domain names The invention is a firewall capable of blocking access to a website or other Internet node based on a domain name. A DNS request is monitored and a domain name is decoded from the DNS request. An IP address is received in a response to the DNS request. The IP address and domain name are associated with each other. The steps are executed non-intrusively with respect to traffic flow through the firewall. Afterward, a determination is made if the IP address is associated with a domain name for which access is restricted. If the domain name is a restricted domain name, access to content of the website is denied by blocking traffic flow on the basis of identifying the source IP address of data packets.
US08122489B2	Secure handling of stored-value data objects An approach to managing stored-value data objects, such as electronic tickets, comprises secure systems and procedures for ticket issuing, storage, and redemption. With these systems and procedures in place, stored-value data objects may be securely transferred to remote systems, such as a user's personal electronic device, for subsequent secure redemption, thus allowing the user to gain access to the desired goods or service upon redeeming the data object. Techniques provide secure delivery of the requested data object to the requesting device, and provide secure redemption and disposal of the data object. Ticket issuing systems may be Internet-accessible systems, and users may purchase and redeem tickets using mobile terminals or other devices adapted for wireless communication. Standardized WPKI and Internet access procedures may be employed in ticket issuance and redemption. Techniques further provide temporary and rapid verification data objects useful where rapid ticket verification is essential, such as mass transit systems.
US08122484B2	Access control policy conversion Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an access control policy data structure for a single-authorization-query access control system from a source policy data structure of an access control system in which primary authorizations can be subject to auxiliary constraints. Authorizations in the data structures are defined in terms of subject, resource and action elements. For each resource in a set of resources in the source policy data structure, the data structure is analyzed to identify primary authorizations relating to that resource. For each primary authorization, policy data which represents a policy defining an access rule expressing that authorization is generated and stored in system memory and analyzed to identify any auxiliary constraints associated with that primary authorization. For each auxiliary constraint so identified, policy data is generated and stored in system memory.
US08122482B2	Cryptographic peer discovery, authentication, and authorization for on-path signaling A method is disclosed for cryptographic peer discovery, authentication, and authorization. According to one embodiment, a data packet, which is addressed to a destination device other than an intermediary network device, is intercepted at the intermediary network device. The data packet contains a request and a group identifier. A shared secret cryptographic key, which is mapped to the group identifier, is selected. A challenge is sent toward an upstream device from whence the data packet came. A response is received. A verification value is generated based on the cryptographic key and the challenge. It is determined whether the response matches the verification value. If the response matches the verification value, then it is determined whether the request is allowed by an authorization set that is mapped to the group identifier. If the request is allowed, then a policy of the intermediary network device is configured based on the request.
US08122468B2	System and method for dynamically constructing audio in a video program Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for dynamically constructing audio in a video program. The method includes extracting video metadata from a video program displayed on a playback device to a viewer, extracting component metadata from a plurality of audio components stored in a media object library, extracting viewer preferences from a viewer profile, receiving synchronization information about the video program, identifying a segment of the video program susceptible to inserting an audio component based on extracted video metadata, component metadata, and viewer preferences, transmitting the audio component to the playback device and a set of instructions detailing how to insert the audio component in real time in the segment of the video program, and constructing audio in the video program at the playback device using the audio component and the set of instructions.
US08122466B2	System and method for updating digital media content A system and method for updating digital content are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure enable updating of content on digital media by dynamically presenting specialized selected content from a global computer network, e.g., the Internet, or other stored digital medium. The system and method provide for reading at least one identifier of at least one media content; transmitting the at least one identifier to a remote server; receiving at least one indication of updated supplemental content related to the at least one media content from the remote server; and presenting the received at least one indication to a user. In one embodiment, the at least one indication is a menu of at least one selectable item. The at least one item may be a movie preview, a movie segment, a web page, an ecommerce website, a product preview, a document or an audio file.
US08122465B2	Watermarking to set video usage permissions A digital watermark in video includes a plural-bit payload that sets different permissions governing usage of the video. One bit, for example, may flag whether fast-forwarding of the video is permitted. Another may flag whether storage in non-encrypted form is permitted. A compliant video appliance governs its actions in accordance with such flag data provided by a video watermark detector.
US08122456B2	Microcircuit card comprising means for publishing its computer objects The invention concerns a microcircuit card including at least one computer object and a register (Registry) having a logic identifier (myCalculator) of the object and at least one local reference (A000000000H,0060H) of the object pertaining to the card. The card further includes elements (CardManager) adapted to communicate, upon reception of a first message (look_APDU) including the logic identifier (myCalculator), at least one local code (K(0060H) obtained from the local reference (0060H).
US08122449B2	Determining whether to retain or terminate a thread based on a minimum number of threads in a thread pool and a maximum number of threads allowed waiting on the channel Provided are techniques for workload balancing. A message is received on a channel. A thread in a thread pool is selected to process the message. In response to determining that the message has been processed and a response has been sent on the channel by the thread, it is determined whether a total number of threads in the thread pool is greater than a low water mark plus one and whether the channel has more than a maximum number of threads blocked on a receive, wherein the low water mark represents a minimum number of threads in the thread pool. In response to determining that a number of threads in the thread pool is greater than the low water mark plus one and that the channel has more than the maximum number of threads blocked on a receive, the thread is terminated. In response to determining at least one of the number of threads in the thread pool is less than or equal to the low water mark plus one and the channel has less than or equal to the maximum number of threads blocked on a receive, the thread is retained.
US08122445B2	Processing system capable of downloading firmware code and being tested at same site during MP phase A processing system capable of downloading a firmware code and being tested at the same site during a mass production phase includes: a processor for performing operations of the processing system, where the processor has a plurality of terminals as communication terminals of the processing system, and is capable of receiving the firmware code through the plurality of terminals of the processor; and a storage unit, coupled to the processor, for storing the firmware code received from the processor.
US08122441B2	Sharing compiler optimizations in a multi-node system Embodiments of the invention enable application programs running across multiple compute nodes of a highly-parallel system to compile source code into native instructions, and subsequently share the optimizations used to compile the source code with other nodes. For example, determining what optimizations to use may consume significant processing power and memory on a node. In cases where multiple nodes exhibit similar characteristics, it is possible that these nodes may use the same set of optimizations when compiling similar pieces of code. Therefore, when one node compiles source code into native instructions, it may share the optimizations used with other similar nodes, thereby removing the burden for the other nodes to figure out which optimizations to use. Thus, while one node may suffer a performance hit for determining the necessary optimizations, other nodes may be saved from this burden by simply using the optimizations provided to them.
US08122440B1	Method and apparatus for enumerating external program code dependencies A computer-implemented method and apparatus for enumerating program code dependencies is provided. According to an embodiment of the invention, a user selects or otherwise indicates a code base to be processed and analyzed for the purpose of enumerating those program code modules required by the code base in order to properly compile and execute the code base. Next, the code base is processed in accordance with instructions designed to mirror those of a compiler for compiling the code base. Accordingly, external program code dependencies are identified using compile time compilation parameters, as well as extensive programming language analysis.
US08122433B2	Software documentation manager A computer-implementable method and system for managing software code documentation is disclosed. The method receives computer software code and documentation selected by a user and inserts one or more association keys in the selected code and one or more association keys in the selected documentation. The association keys are used to identify a portion of computer software documentation that corresponds with the computer software code. When the user wants to see documentation for a section of code, or code that corresponds to a section of documentation, the user selects the relevant text. The method receives the selected text, retrieves the association keys inserted in the selected text, determines whether the selected text is code or documentation, searches for documentation or code with matching association keys and alters the display of the matching documentation or code.
US08122427B2	Decentralized system services A Decentralized System Services (DSS) architecture defines a framework for building fault-tolerant distributed applications across decentralized and heterogeneous systems. DSS enables “complexity through composition” by defining distributed designs as compositions of limited function and observable services which may be quickly and dynamically assembled to perform higher level functions. DSS defines a standardized interaction between distributed services using sessionless, asynchronous communications with explicit failure semantics. Accounting for latency, failure and state management all become a natural part of the design process. DSS includes a runtime implementation for managing concurrent services—the Common Concurrency Runtime (CCR), a protocol for service interactions—the Web Services Application Protocol (WSAP), and a set of required service behaviors which provide for composibility, location independence, and fault tolerance—Distributed Protocol Oriented Programming (DPOP). DSS also includes a set of base level infrastructure services which make it easy to communicate, secure, distribute, debug, and store content across devices.
US08122414B1	Placeholder-based design flow for creating circuit designs for integrated circuits Within a system comprising a processor and a memory, a method of creating a circuit design for implementation within an integrated circuit can include inserting a placeholder block into the circuit design, wherein the circuit design includes a circuit block comprising circuitry and a circuit block interface, and wherein the placeholder block is devoid of circuitry and, responsive to receiving a user input specifying a coupling between the placeholder block and the circuit block, automatically determining a plurality of attributes of the circuit block interface. The method can include automatically generating, according to the attributes and by the processor, a placeholder interface within the placeholder block, wherein the placeholder interface is complementary to the circuit block interface. The placeholder block can be stored within the memory.
US08122412B2	Shelding mesh design for an integrated circuit device Methods and apparatuses to design an Integrated Circuit (IC) with a shielding of wires. In at least one embodiment, a shielding mesh of at least two reference voltages (e.g., power and ground) is used to reduce both the capacitive coupling and the inductive coupling in routed signal wires in IC chips. In some embodiments, a type of shielding mesh (e.g., a shielding mesh with a window surrounded by a power ring, or a window with a parser set of shielding wires) is selected to make more routing area available in locally congested areas. In other embodiments, the shielding mesh is used to create or add bypass capacitance. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US08122407B2	Method and system for implementing pattern matching of integrated circuit features using voronoi diagrams A method for implementing pattern matching of integrated circuit features includes computing Voronoi edge regions for both a reference configuration and a search space of an integrated circuit design to be searched and presenting the computed Voronoi edge regions of the reference configuration to a user; receiving one or more selected bisectors of the Voronoi computed reference configuration from the user, indicative of user identified salient regions of design shapes and/or corners to be searched, so as to define one or more search elements, wherein a search element comprises a given bisector and a pair of Voronoi edge regions bounded thereby; constructing a search pattern from the one or more search elements defined from the reference configuration; examining the search space for matching sequences with respect to the search pattern; and highlighting resulting matching patterns in the search space for the user.
US08122406B2	Generating models for integrated circuits with sensitivity-based minimum change to existing models A method for generating model files of target devices of an integrated circuit includes providing the target devices; providing a device target set for the target devices, wherein the device target set comprises target values of parameters of the target devices; determining a nearest known model related to the target devices, wherein the nearest known model comprises a first model file; performing a sensitivity analysis to determine sensitive parameters in the first model file; modifying the sensitive parameters in the first model file to generate a second model file; and determining a fitness value of a circuit simulated using the second model file with values of parameters in the device target set.
US08122403B2	Trace containment detection of combinational designs via constraint-based uncorrelated equivalence checking Methods and systems are provided for producing more efficient digital circuitry designs by identifying trace-containment for a sequential circuitry design netlist through the use of constraint-based uncorrelated equivalence checking. A set of candidate input netlist sets n1 and n2 is first uncorrelated and then submitted for equivalence checking. Mismatches discovered during the equivalence checking are avoided by imposing constraint to the input set until discovering an equivalency relationship between the input sets n1 and n2.
US08122402B2	Equivalence checking method, equivalence checking program, and generating method for equivalence checking program To provide a checking method that utilizes a test bench for a circuit model, which will serve as a fundamental for equivalence checking of a circuit to be newly developed for the fundamental circuit model. In order to check the equivalence of a model to be verified using a sample model a circuit of which has been described in a predetermined language and a test vector generation model for the sample model, a process for writing an output from the sample model test vector generation model into an input FIFO group for each signal of the sample model with the same timing as that of the sample model while the sample model is inputting/outputting a signal from/to the sample model test vector generation model with cycle accuracy and a process for reading data from the input FIFO group with the same operation timing as that of the model to be verified and outputting the data to the model to be verified are carried out. The output of the sample model and the output of the model to be verified are written into an output FIFO pair group for each corresponding signal name and coincidence judgment is carried out for a pair output for each written signal name.
US08122398B2	Conversion of circuit description to an abstract model of the circuit A system and method is disclosed for converting an existing circuit description from a lower level description, such as RTL, to a higher-level description, such as TLM, while raising the abstraction level. By changing the abstraction level, the conversion is not simply a code conversion from one language to another, but a process of learning the circuit using neural networks and representing the circuit using a system of equations that approximate the circuit behavior, particularly with respect to timing aspects. A higher level of abstraction eliminates much of the particular implementation details, and allows easier and faster design exploration, analysis, and test, before implementation. In one aspect, a model description of the circuit, protocol information relating to the circuit, and simulation data associated with the lower level description of the circuit are used to generate an abstract model of the circuit that approximates the circuit behavior.
US08122391B2	Method, program product and apparatus for performing double exposure lithography A method of generating complementary masks based on a target pattern having features to be imaged on a substrate for use in a multiple-exposure lithographic imaging process. The method includes the steps of: defining an initial H-mask corresponding to the target pattern; defining an initial V-mask corresponding to the target pattern; identifying horizontal critical features in the H-mask having a width which is less than a predetermined critical width; identifying vertical critical features in the V-mask having a width which is less than a predetermined critical width; assigning a first phase shift and a first percentage transmission to the horizontal critical features, which are to be formed in the H-mask; and assigning a second phase shift and a second percentage transmission to the vertical critical features, which are to be formed in the V-mask. The method further includes the step of assigning chrome to all non-critical features in the H-mask and the V-mask. The non-critical features are those features having a width which is greater than or equal to the predetermined critical width. The non-critical features are formed in the H-mask and the V-mask utilizing chrome. The target pattern is then imaged on the substrate by imaging both the H-mask and V-mask.
US08122388B2	Phase-shifting masks with sub-wavelength diffractive optical elements The present invention discloses a method of designing a set of two tiled masks, as well as, a mask including: a first tile, the first tile being transparent to a light, the first tile having a first characteristic linear dimension that is 15% or less of a wavelength of the light; a second tile, the second tile being transparent to the light, the second tile having a second characteristic linear dimension that is 15% or less of the wavelength of the light; and a third tile, the third tile being opaque to the light, the third tile having a third characteristic linear dimension that is 15% or less of the wavelength of the light.
US08122387B2	Optimizing integrated circuit chip designs for optical proximity correction A method of physical design for integrated circuit (IC) chip fabrication, physical design system and program product therefor. A design shape is fragmented into segments for Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) and a harmonic mean of the segments is determined. Electrical intent is determined for the shape and a harmonic mean is determined for the segments. Segments may be moved based on a effect on the harmonic mean from moving the segments, measured using a harmonic mean cost function. Finally segmented shapes are passed to OPC.
US08122381B2	Context debugger Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for user a context debugger. A computer-implemented method of displaying information on a computer display device includes loading data into a context hierarchical data structure into memory during an execution of a business software application, the context hierarchical data structure comprising an arrangement of nodes and attributes, and displaying a first view on the display device during the execution, the first view comprising the context hierarchical data structure and data.
US08122379B2	Zooming operations and magnification for groups of images A disclosed image display apparatus for displaying multiple images on a single screen includes a magnification unit configured to, in response to a zooming operation on the screen, magnify distances between centroids of first group images included in the multiple images and magnify the first group images; and a display control unit configured to display in a space of the magnified distances one or more images different from the multiple images. A magnification rate of the distances between the centroids has a nonlinear relationship to a magnification rate of the first group images, and within an extent of the nonlinear relationship, the magnification rate of the distances between the centroids has a predetermined range in which the magnification rate of the first group images is larger than the magnification rate of the distances between the centroids.
US08122374B2	Dynamic value sets in a service-oriented business framework A method includes receiving a representation of a service, the service including handling of a request for a context-dependent data set derived from one or more collections of data elements. The representation includes a specification of a first data field, a specification of an input data structure including two or more data fields and the first data field, the two or more data fields defining a context for the first data set, a specification of an output data structure, instances of the output data structure including the context-dependent data set, and a name of a service provider. The method stores the representation of the service in a repository, receives a request for the service by a software entity, the request including an instance of the input data structure, checks the request against the representation of the service, sends the request to the service provider, receives one or more instances of the output data structure from the service provider, and sends the one or more instances of the output data structure to the software entity.
US08122373B2	Image display control apparatus and program and method therefor An image display control apparatus, an image display control method for the image display control apparatus, and a program for the image display control apparatus that control display of windows on a screen on the basis of window headers, the program including the steps of: creating the window headers, in which coordinates on the screen of the windows are described, on a memory; sorting y coordinates in coordinates of the windows described in the window headers; linking the window headers in an order of the y coordinates sorted; and setting a position on the memory of the window header at the top of the link.
US08122372B2	Method and system for rendering web pages on a wireless handset A wireless handset and a method and system for a wireless handset that better enable a user of the wireless handset to identify, select and view objects on a web page. Objects from a web page are rendered on a wireless handset display as selectable panels in perspective views. The rendering of objects from a web page as selectable panels in perspective views allows a web page designed for rendering on a display of a conventional Internet capable device to fit within a much smaller display of a wireless handset while maintaining the relative position, visibility, selectability and natural appearance of the objects.
US08122371B1	Criteria-based structured ratings Criterion-based feedback allows users to provide useful information in a quick and easy to understand fashion. When information for an item is relayed to a user, the user is provided with the ability to provide feedback for any criteria relating to the item. In some embodiments, this feedback takes the form of a submission of a response to a question or statement pertaining to a criterion for the item. The user is able to create new responses if the existing responses do not adequately convey the feedback that the users wishes to submit. Further, a user can also submit entirely new questions and/or statements, along with corresponding new responses, that correspond to a criterion relating to the item. Such an approach provides flexibility for users to quickly and easily provide feedback on specific criteria that might be useful for other users viewing information for that item.
US08122368B2	System and method to facilitate progress forking A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for providing graphical completion status information for the management of serial computer operations that are forked into parallel operations. A first interactive progress bar, comprising a plurality of progress indicator segments, is implemented to show the completion status of a composite application. A second progress bar is implemented for each element of the composite application as it is executed. Elements that are serially executed may require prerequisite or dependent operations. Forking operations are performed to execute elements in parallel. One or more progress indicator segments are selected to display information about their related computer operations. The user interacts with the information to pause, modify, reorder, reverse, retarget, or reverse the selected computer operations.
US08122366B2	Systems and methods for visualization of exception handling constructs Disclosed are various embodiments for visualization of exception-handling constructs. In one embodiment, among others, a system includes at least one computing device; a program maintained in a memory accessible to the at least one computing device; and logic executable in the at least one computing device configured to analyze the program to determine exception-handling information; generate a graphical user interface based upon the exception-handling information; and provide the graphical user interface for display on a display device.
US08122365B2	System and method for dynamic creation and customization of a user interface in a web service environment A method, system, and computer program product for dynamic creation and customization of a user interface in a web service environment, including dynamically generating and customizing a portlet; providing policy based access to the portlet depending on a consumer of the portlet; providing caching or cache refreshing of a feed to the portlet; and providing authentication of a consumer of the portlet.
US08122355B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program and recording medium Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a display unit; a communication unit for carrying out a communication with an external apparatus; a reproduction unit for reproducing a content; and a control unit for executing control to change a predetermined display screen appearing on the display unit on the basis of whether or not the content being reproduced by the reproduction unit is a content acquired through the communication unit.
US08122343B2	System for creating a reusable list, saving it in a clipboard, and accessing a current document version by selecting a hyperlink on the list A computer system that allows a user to select one or more of the documents that are listed in a summary view of documents and creates a list of the selected documents. Advantageously, for each selected document, the list includes document summary data pertaining to the selected document and a hyperlink to the selected document.
US08122338B2	Distinguishing and displaying tables in documents A method, a client terminal and a computer program for presenting on a display a (X)HTML document which includes a table. The table in the (X)HTML document is examined and determined to be a true table or a non-true table. If the table is determined to be a true table, the content of the table, including its table structure, is presented on the display. If the table is determined to be a non-true table, the table is formatted by rejecting the table structure, and the content of the table is presented as a linear structure on the display. The invention is particularly suitable for presenting HTML documents, including tables, on a client terminal with a display with a limited number of horizontal pixels, such as a mobile telephone or a PDA.
US08122323B2	Method, apparatus, and system for dynamic ECC code rate adjustment A method, apparatus, and system for dynamic adjustment of an error control coding (ECC) code rate are disclosed. In one embodiment, a code rate may be changed from a first code rate to a second code rate in response to a change in a bit error rate.
US08122317B1	Two-dimensional parity technique to facilitate error detection and correction in memory arrays The present invention is directed to a two-dimensional parity technique for data to be stored in one or more memory arrays, each of which has various rows and columns of cells. A row of bits in a super bundle is referred to as a row bundle. A super bundle includes numerous rows of row bundles, and corresponding bits in each of the row bundles in the super bundle are aligned in columns. A row check bit is provided for each row bundle in each super bundle. Each row check bit provides a parity bit that is derived from the k bits of the corresponding row bundle. A column check bit is provided for each column in each super bundle. Each column check bit provides a parity bit that is derived from each of the bits in the corresponding column in the super bundle.
US08122314B1	Defect recovery for iteratively-decoded data channel In iterative decoding, a data recovery scheme corrects for corrupted or defective data by incorporating results from a previous decoding iteration. In one embodiment, a final multiplexer selects between the final detector output or a previous detector output based on the absence or presence of defective data. In another embodiment, the branch metrics for the defective data, which otherwise would be combined with a priori LLRs from an outer decoder of a prior stage, are ignored so that the a priori LLRs themselves are used alone. The two embodiments can be used together.
US08122308B2	Securely clearing an error indicator In one embodiment, a controller can perform a secure clear of a poisoned indicator associated with an uncorrectable error (after recovery from the error). To this end, the controller may access a register storing an address of a memory location associated with indicator, determine whether the address corresponds to an entry in a table storing a list of such errors, and perform the clear based at least in part on the determination. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08122307B1	One time programmable memory test structures and methods One Time Programmable (OTP) memory structures and methods for pretesting the support circuitry are provided. A group of dedicated test cells associated with one or more groups of regular OTP cells are used to test the support circuitry for the regular OTP cells. The dedicated cells are programmed and read. The read values are compared to the programmed values or expected values. As a result of the comparison, failing memories may be designated “Not Usable”, while regular OTP cells of passing memories can be programmed for their purpose resulting in elimination of wasted memories during test.
US08122299B2	System and method for in-line error correction for storage systems The present invention provides a method and system for performing in-line error correction in a disk storage system. The system includes an error correction (ECC) module; and a first memory storage device, wherein the first memory storage device and the error correction module simultaneously receive data from a storage disk before being buffered for transfer to a host system. The ECC module provides error correction mask before any data is transferred from the first memory storage device to a second memory buffer.
US08122290B2	Error log consolidation A system for error log consolidation is disclosed herein. A server computer includes a plurality of system processors and error log consolidation logic. The system processors are configurable to form isolated execution partitions. The error log consolidation logic is configured to, based on detection of a fault in the server, retrieve error logs from the system processors, and to consolidate the retrieved logs with server computer information not available to the system processors to generate a consolidated error log. The consolidated error log includes a comprehensive set of server information relevant to identifying a cause of the detected fault.
US08122289B2	Load balancing and high availability of compute resources Compute resources of multiple resource cards are assigned to compute resource pools. Each compute resource pool is typically associated with a specific service (e.g., VoIP, video service, deep packet inspection, etc). Compute resource groups are created in each compute resource pool and are allocated one or more compute resources of that compute resource pool. Those compute resources in a given resource pool that are not allocated to a compute resource group are set as backup compute resources. Upon a failure of a compute resource in a compute resource pool that includes backup compute resources, a backup compute resource is selected and takes over the function of the failed compute resource. Upon a failure of a compute resource in a compute resource group of a compute resource pool that does not include a backup compute resource, the traffic is load balanced across the remaining compute resources of that compute resource group.
US08122286B1	Technique for increasing the number of persistent consistency point images in a file system An on-disk storage arrangement increases the number of persistent consistency point images (PCPIs) that may be maintained for a volume of a storage system. The on-disk storage arrangement comprises a novel volume information (volinfo) block representing a root of the volume; the volinfo block is stored at predefined locations on disk and comprises various system wide configuration data. The volinfo block further comprises a data structure configured to provide a level of indirection that increases the number of PCPIs maintainable by a file system executing on the storage system. To that end, the data structure may be organized as an array of pointers, wherein each pointer references a block containing a snapshot root, thereby enabling efficient access to each PCPI maintained by the file system.

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