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US08183492B2	Power supply circuit for wire electric discharge machining apparatus A power supply circuit for a wire electric discharge machining apparatus includes an auxiliary power supply (3) for generating an auxiliary discharge by applying a voltage between a workpiece (2) and a wire electrode (1); and a plurality of main power supplies (4 and 5), a first one of which electrically connected to an upper terminal block (9) for connecting to an upper electrical supply point (6) and a second one of which electrically connected to a lower terminal block (11) for connecting to a lower electrical supply point (7), in order to supply a main discharging current after the auxiliary discharge has occurred; wherein the power supply for the wire electric discharge machining apparatus controls the auxiliary power supply (3) and the plurality of main power supplies (4 and 5), to machine the workpiece (2), and a first end of the auxiliary power supply is connected to the upper terminal block (9) and a second end thereof to the lower terminal block (11).
US08183488B2	Electrical switching apparatus and load conductor therefor A load conductor is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing having a number of recesses. The load conductor includes first and second opposing sides, an intermediate portion extending between the first and second sides, and a number of protrusions extending outwardly from the second side. Each of the protrusions is disposed within a corresponding one of the recesses of the housing to secure the load conductor without a separate fastener.
US08183487B2	Cam and two-link linkage operating mechanism and circuit interrupter including the same An operating mechanism is provided for a circuit interrupter, such as a battery disconnect apparatus, including a housing and a number of stationary electrical contacts enclosed by the housing. The operating mechanism includes a cam member and a two-bar linkage member having a first bar, a second bar, and a pivot member disposed between the two bars. A movable contact assembly includes at least one movable electrical contact, and is cooperable with the cam member and two-bar linkage member to move the movable electrical contact into and out of electrical contact with the stationary electrical contacts. An actuating assembly pivots the cam member between a first position corresponding to maintaining the movable electrical contact in electrical contact with the stationary electrical contacts; and a second position corresponding to releasing the movable contact assembly in order that the movable electrical contact is movable out of electrical contact with the stationary electrical contacts.
US08183483B2	Electrical switching apparatus and shaft assembly therefor A shaft assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing and a pivotal shaft. The shaft assembly includes a paddle assembly comprising an elongated body including a first end and a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end. A number of paddles extend radially outwardly from the elongated body. A support bracket is coupled to the housing of the circuit breaker. The first end of the elongated body is coupled to and supported by the pivotal shaft, and the second end of the elongated body is coupled to and supported by the support bracket. The support bracket is preferably an accessory mounting bracket. The paddle assembly preferably further includes a separate molded member. When the separate molded member moves, the elongated body moves. However, the elongated body is pivotable independently from the separate molded member.
US08183482B2	Rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop The invention relates to a rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop, which rotary switch includes a rotary knob projecting above the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacting with a switch unit disposed on an underside of the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacts with the switch unit via a knob axis and the switch unit includes a signal generator for generating a signal on the based on an angular position of the knob axis.
US08183481B2	Mechanical interlock of a lever operated receptacle with a shaft operated switch A mechanical interlock of a lever operated receptacle with a shaft operated switch is disclosed and provides mechanically interlocked electrical service to cord-connected equipment such as wheeled gantries, vehicles docked at port terminals, heavy manufacturing, and mining equipment. The power transmission safety system locks a plug into a receptacle until a main power switch has been disengaged and a grounding switch has been engaged. Only if the receptacle is switched off and grounded will the receptacle allow a plug to be inserted. The power transmission safety system is mechanically prohibited from being engaged or ungrounded until a plug has been inserted into the receptacle and locked into place. To again unlock and remove the plug from the receptacle, the power transmission safety system must be deactivated and grounded.
US08183465B2	Component built-in wiring substrate and manufacturing method thereof A component built-in wiring substrate (10) which includes: a core substrate (11); a plate-shaped component (101); a resin filling portion (92); and a wiring stacking portion (31), wherein, when viewed from the core principal surface (12) side, the projected area of the mounting area (32) is larger than the projected area of the plate-shaped component (101) and the resin filling portion, and the plate-shaped component and the resin filling portion are positioned directly below the mounting area (23), and wherein a value of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE α2) for a temperature range that is equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin filling portion is set to be larger than a value of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the plate-shaped component and smaller than a value of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the core substrate for the subject temperature range.
US08183463B2	Plating film, printed wiring board, and module substrate The present invention provides a plating film 50 including a nickel plating layer containing phosphorus and a gold plating layer formed on the nickel plating layer, wherein the nickel plating layer has a phosphorus content of 11 to 16 mass %, and wherein (3×σ×100)/X is 10 or less, where X and σ are the average value and standard deviation of the phosphorus content in a surface of the nickel plating layer on the gold plating layer side, respectively; and a module substrate 100 having the plating film 50.
US08183457B2	Method and apparatus for solar energy collection A pontoon structure is described that may be floated on a body of coolant liquid, together with others in an array. The entire array may be aligned with the sun in an azimuth direction, and each pontoon may be rotated to align it with the sun elevation. A solar energy conversion target, typically a photovoltaic conversion device, may be mounted on a portion of the pontoon structure that remains below the coolant level over a wide range of sun elevations. An asymmetric focus lens may be used to direct light entering the pontoon toward the conversion target. A lens to improve the uniformity of light directed to a conversion target is also described that is useful with pontoons, and can be configured to improve target illumination uniformity, particularly in the presence of partial shadowing, by directing light uniformly toward the target from each of a plurality of subregions.
US08183453B2	Interventive-diagnostic device Apparatus for improving health of a user is provided, including a first sensor, adapted to measure a first physiological variable, which is indicative of a voluntary action of the user. A second sensor is adapted to measure a second physiological variable, which is substantially governed by an autonomic nervous system of the user. Circuitry is adapted to receive respective first and second sensor signals from the first and second sensors, and, responsive thereto, to generate an output signal which directs the user to modify a parameter of the voluntary action.
US08183450B2	Percussion instrument systems and methods A percussion instrument may have a hoop member configured to hold down a head stretched across a first end of the shell by a plurality of adjustment devices that may be for operatively connecting the hoop member with a plurality of fixtures that may be arrangeable along at least two surfaces of the shell.
US08183445B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH957322 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH957322. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH957322, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH957322 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH957322.
US08183443B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH669818 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH669818. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH669818, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH669818 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH669818.
US08183442B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH565093 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH565093. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH565093, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH565093 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH565093.
US08183439B1	Soybean variety XBP54003 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP54003 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP54003, cells from soybean variety XBP54003, plants of soybean XBP54003, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP54003. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP54003 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XBP54003, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP54003. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP54003 are further provided.
US08183434B2	Method for producing transgenic surface layer chimeric plant A rose is produced in which an introduced gene is only present in a part of the cells thereof, such as cells of the L1 layer of flower petals, but is not present in germ cells such as pollen cells or ovule cells. Since the introduced gene is not propagated to other roses even when this rose is crossed with other roses, the possibility of dispersal of the introduced gene can be completely negated.
US08183430B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article, especially an incontinence pad, having a length and a width extension, the length being greater than the width, and including absorbent core material, wherein the absorbent core material forms a central portion (6) and a pair of longitudinally extending side portions (7), the flexural rigidity of the article (1) at the side portions (7) is between 3 and 20% of the flexural rigidity of the article (1) of the central portion (6) at a location opposite the side portions (7), preferably between 4 and 15%, most preferred between 4 and 10%.
US08183429B2	Composite sheet and absorbent article comprising composite sheet A composite sheet which has a low basis weight, can be prevented from breaking during the production of an absorbent article or in use, and is good to the touch. The composite sheet is a sheet formed by bonding a stretch nonwoven fabric to a nonstretch nonwoven fabric with an adhesive. The stretch nonwoven fabric is bonded in a stretched state to the nonstretch sheet. The stretch nonwoven fabric has, on each side, strip-form sparse regions and strip-form dense regions alternately formed. The sparse regions and dense regions on one side are alternately formed in a second direction so that the dense regions on this side do not overlie the dense regions on the other side. The composite sheet has a maximum breaking strength of 20 N/50 mm or higher.
US08183426B2	Decontaminating sheet material containing reactive nanocrystalline particles and products constructed therefrom The invention provides a sorptive sheet material in which finely divided nanocrystalline particles that react with a variety of chemical and/or biological agents are dispersed. The sheet material comprises a fibrous web that is formed of a plurality of fibers that are bonded to each other. The fibrous web contains a relatively high concentration of reactive nanocrystalline particles that are entrapped within the matrix of the fibrous web. Fluids containing toxic agents, such as chemical and/or biological agents, odors and/or odor causing compounds, and toxic industrial compounds, pass into the web and contact the reactive nanocrystalline particles contained therein. The reactive nanocrystalline particles react with, and chemically alter or inactivate the toxic agents. The sorptive sheet material may be used to construct containers, such as remains pouches, for the storing and transporting of contaminated items, particularly human remains.
US08183417B2	Purification of biologically-produced 1,3-propanediol A process for purifying 1,3-propanediol from the fermentation broth of a cultured E. coli that has been bioengineered to synthesize 1,3-propanediol from sugar is provided. The basic process entails filtration, ion exchange and distillation of the fermentation broth product stream, preferably including chemical reduction of the product during the distillation procedure. Also provided are highly purified compositions of 1,3-propanediol.
US08183410B2	Preparation of free flowing granules of methylglycine diacetic acid The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of free flowing granules of low hygroscopicity of one or more methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA) salts, of the formula wherein R═CH3 and M is hydrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium in the appropriate stoechiometric amounts, by a process comprising the steps of i) heating a concentrated slurry comprising methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and/or any salts thereof, the slurry having a solids content in the range of 45% to 70% and suitably in the range from 50% to 70%, and a moisture content of 30% up to 55%, and suitably between 30% and 50%, to a temperature in the range of 50 to 120° C., preferably to about 80° C., and ii) spray granulating said slurry, using an air inlet temperature of 120° C. or less.
US08183407B2	Process for production of isocyanate, isocyanate produced by the process, and use of the isocyanate An isocyanate has been widely used as a starting material for the production of a polyurethane material, a polyisocyanurate material or the like which is suitably applicable to the field of optical materials. Disclosed is a process for producing an isocyanate which includes a step for producing the isocyanate in the form of a hydrochloride with improved productivity. A process for producing a linear or cyclic aliphatic isocyanate comprising the step of reacting a linear or cyclic aliphatic amine with hydrogen chloride to yield a hydrochloride of the linear or cyclic aliphatic amine, the step being performed under a pressure higher by 0.01 MPa or more than the atmospheric pressure.
US08183396B2	Process for the working-up of a vitamin E- and vitamin E-acetate- containing mixture or products stream The invention relates to a process for the working-up of a vitamin E (VE)- and/or vitamin E acetate (VEA)-containing product stream, which is substantially characterized by purification of a vitamin E-containing product stream, acetylation of at least a part of the purified vitamin E and purification of at least a part of the acetylated vitamin E, the purification of vitamin E and vitamin E acetate preferably being effected by distillation, for example rectification. A preferred process according to the invention is characterized in that a vitamin E-containing product stream is fed to a first rectification column (105), low-boiling products and unspecified isomers of vitamin E being taken off at the top (105a) of this first rectification column virtually without loss of useful substance, and a purified, vitamin E-containing stream being taken off at the side (105b) and/or at the bottom (105c) of the rectification column (105), at least a part of the side take-off or of the bottom take-off or at least a part of the side and bottom take-off is passed, for acetylation of vitamin E, into an acetylation stage (111), at least a part of the product stream emerging from the acetylation stage is passed into a second rectification column (115) or is taken off as useful product having a purity of ≧92% by weight, and in a second rectification column, the VEA useful product is obtained as a side take-off having a purity of ≧97% by weight.
US08183388B2	Androgen receptor modulator and uses thereof The present invention relates to the compound of the formula: to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula (I); and to methods for treating or preventing hypogonadism, osteoporosis, osteopenia, sarcopenia, cachexia, muscle atrophy, sexual dysfunction or erectile dysfunction, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the compound of Formula (I).
US08183382B2	Sulphur-containing metathesis catalysts The present invention relates to novel transition metal complexes of the formula (I) to a process for preparing these transition metal complexes and to the use of the transition metal complexes as catalysts in metathesis reactions.
US08183373B2	Solid state forms of sitagliptin salts Crystalline forms of Sitagliptin salts, processes for preparing crystalline forms of Sitagliptin salts, and pharmaceutical compositions of Sitagliptin salts are provided.
US08183370B2	Process for the preparation of abacavir Process for removal of the amino protective group of a N-acylated {(1S,4R)-4-[2-amino-6-(cyclopropylamino)-9H-purin-9-yl]-cyclopent-2-enyl}methanol of formula (II) where R═H or a (C1-C4)-alkyl, using an inorganic base in a mixture of water and alcohol, to yield abacavir or its salts. The process proceeds very fast and the product can be obtained in high yield and purity.
US08183366B2	Chemokine receptor antagonists A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug ester thereof: wherein the variants R, R9, Z, X, Q and Y are defined in the specification.
US08183363B2	Antisense oligonucleotide modulation of STAT3 expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for inhibiting the expression of human STAT3. The compositions comprise antisense oligonucleotides targeted to nucleic acids encoding STAT3. Methods of using these oligonucleotides for inhibition of STAT3 expression and for promotion of apoptosis are provided. Methods for treatment of diseases, particularly inflammatory diseases and cancers, associated with overexpression or constitutive activation of STAT3 or insufficient apoptosis are also provided.
US08183361B2	Oligonucleotide-containing pharmacological compositions and their use The present invention relates to methods and compositions containing oligonucleotides suitable for administration to humans and other mammals.
US08183358B2	Puumala virus full-length M segment-based DNA vaccines The invention contemplates a new synthetic, codon-optimized Puumala virus (PUUV) full-length M gene open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a unique consensus amino acid sequence. The PUUV ORF was cloned into a plasmid to form the first stable PUUV full-length M gene that elicits neutralizing antibodies. The gene can be engineered into a molecular vaccine system, and is useful to protect mammals against infection with Puumala virus.
US08183357B2	Antibodies that bind to EphA2 and methods of use thereof Provided herein is disclosure about the development and characterization of an antibody that binds to antigen EphA2 which is present on a variety of human cancers from breast, lung, prostate, and colons. Methods of diagnosing and treating various cancers by using such antibodies directed against this antigen are also disclosed.
US08183351B2	Avermectin derivatives Novel avermectin derivatives of the formula (I) in which —C22R1-A-C23R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings given in the description, processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling animal pests, and also novel intermediates and their preparation.
US08183349B2	Markers of XMRV infection and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to assays for the detection of Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Retrovirus (“XMRV”) and diseases associated with XMRV infection. Additionally, the invention relates to specific XMRV antigens capable of inducing an immunogenic response as well as XMRV-related nucleic acids having significant diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic utilities.
US08183336B2	Poly (arylene sulfide) In a process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) by polymerizing a sulfur source and a dihalo-aromatic compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an organic amide solvent, the production process comprises washing a polymer obtained by the polymerization with a hydrophilic organic solvent containing water in a proportion of 1 to 30% by weight, thereby collecting a purified polymer, the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer, and a poly(arylene sulfide), the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer.
US08183335B2	Organopolysiloxane composition room temperature vulcanizable to elastomer and new organopolysiloxane polycondensation catalysts The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane composition that can be vulcanized at room temperature into an elastomer that is crosslinked by polycondensation and that does not contain alkyltin-based catalysts and also to novel organopolysiloxane polycondensation catalysts.
US08183333B2	Slurry phase polymerisation process Polymerisation process in which polyethylene is produced in slurry in a polymerisation reactor in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst and an activator, and a stream or slurry containing the polymer is withdrawn from the reactor and transferred to a flash tank operating at a pressure and temperature such that at least 50 mol % of the liquid or non-polymer component of the stream entering the flash tank or slurry is withdrawn from the flash tank as a vapour and at least 98 mol % of the vapour withdrawn from the flash tank is capable of being condensed at a temperature of between 15 and 50° C., without compression. A by-product suppressor, which reduces the amount of by-product formed per unit of polyethylene produced by at least 10%, compared with an identical polymerisation process where the by-product suppressor is not present, is used in the reactor. The molar ratio of the by-product suppressor added to the reactor to titanium added to the reactor is between 0.2 and 1.
US08183328B2	Compositions comprising grafted and crosslinked LLDPE's, Methods for making same, and articles made therefrom The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising a grafted and at least partially crosslinked mLLDPE that is the reaction product of: (i) a mLLDPE having a density from 0.910 g/cm3 to less than 0.940 g/cm3 and an I2 from 0.7 dg/min to 5.0 dg/min; (ii) a silicon-containing grafting component; and (iii) a crosslinking agent, wherein the composition exhibits a die shrinkage upon extrusion that is at least 10% lower than the composition, prior to grafting and crosslinking of the mLLDPE. These compositions can optionally be blended with HDPE. The compositions can also comprise at least one layer of a film, e.g., made via extrusion.
US08183323B2	Molding material and molded article for laser fusion A molding material and a molded article for laser welding are provided, which comprise a thermoplastic resin (A) comprising a rubber-reinforced resin (A1) obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer in a presence of a rubber-like polymer (a), or a composition (A2) of the rubber-reinforced resin (A1) and a (co)polymer (b) of a vinyl monomer, and which have a light transmittance at a wavelength of 808 nm in a range of 5% or higher when molded into a 4 mm-thick sample piece. The rubber-like polymer (a) dispersed in the thermoplastic resin (A) preferably has a weight average particle size of 50 to 220 nm, and preferably comprises particles of 300 nm or larger in diameter in an amount of 0 to 20 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the component (a). A laser light can transmit the molding material and the molded article, and allow the molding material and the molded article to be laser-welded with various resin moldings.
US08183313B2	Light guide including surface-treated resin A resin according to the present invention includes an ester bond as an essential component and comprises an amine thin membrane on a surface of the resin. This makes it possible to provide (i) a resin having an amine membrane on its surface, (ii) a production method thereof, and (iii) use thereof.
US08183306B2	Two-paste type dental self-adhesive resin cement The present invention provides a dental self-adhesive resin cement having clinically-acceptable adherability for various adherends without pre-treatment with primers. Specifically, there is provided the dental self-adhesive composite resin cement comprising: (a) a radical polymerizable monomer, (b) a polymerizable monomer having a phosphonic acid group and/or a phosphoric acid ester group, (c) a polymerizable monomer having a dibasic acid carboxyl group, (d) a filler, and (e) a polymerization catalyst.
US08183299B2	Method for producing ceramic nanoparticles The invention provides a method for producing ceramic nanoparticles, which comprises hydrolyzing a ceramic material in a thin film fluid formed between processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other.
US08183296B2	Pesticide phenyloxy substituted phenylamidine derivatives The present invention relates to 2,5-di-substituted-4-phenyloxy-substituted-phenyl-amidine derivatives of formula (I) in which the substituents are as in the description, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide or insecticide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide or insecticide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi or damaging insects, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.
US08183291B2	Clear ophthalmic solution comprising latanoprost as active ingredient A clear ophthalmic solution containing latanoprost having a concentration of 0.005% (W/V), 0.003 to 0.01% (W/V) benzalkonium chloride and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and trehalose, wherein the agent is in a concentration to make the solution isotonic. A method of preventing white turbidity in an ophthalmic solution containing latanoprost having a concentration of 0.005% (W/V) and 0.003 to 0.01% (W/V) benzalkonium chloride, the method involving adding to the solution at least one agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and trehalose, wherein the agent is in a concentration to make the solution isotonic.
US08183288B2	Amino acid compounds A method for increasing the bioabsorption of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, and Valine.
US08183285B2	Therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome and methods thereof The present invention provides a therapeutic agent and methods thereof for the treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. The agent comprises a compound represented by formula (I): wherein, R1 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc., R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc., X represents CHR4, NR4, CO, O or S (wherein, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.), Y represents C, CH or N, represents a single bond or double bond, ring A represents an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered oxygen-containing heterocyclic ring, ring B represents an optionally substituted benzene ring, and m represents an integer of 1 to 4, or a salt thereof, wherein the compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof is (S)—N-[2-(1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-8-yl)ethyl]propionamide.
US08183273B2	Bicyclic compound, production and use thereof The present invention provides a new cyclic compound having a CCR antagonist activity, especially a CCR5 antagonist activity, and the use thereof. The compound of the present invention is represented by the formula: wherein, R1 is a 5- to 6-membered ring group which may be substituted; X1 is a bond or the like; ring A is a 5- to 6-membered ring group which may be substituted; ring B is a 8- to 10-membered ring group which may be substituted; X2 is a bivalent group of 1 to 4 atoms; Z1 is a bivalent cyclic ring group or the like; Z2 is a bond or the like; and R2 is an amino group, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may be substituted or the like, or a salt thereof.
US08183260B2	5H-thioeno(3,4-c)pyrrole-4,6-dione derivatives and their use as tumor necrosis factor inhibitors Taught are derivatives of 5H-thioeno(3,4-c)pyrrole-4,6-dione, their organic, and inorganic salts, methods of synthesis of these derivatives, and their application as active pharmaceutical-ingredients useful as inhibitors of TNFα, the derivative being represented by the general formula (I): in which R1 represents H, C1-6alkyl, OR4, OC(O)R5, NO2, NHC(O)R6, or NR7R8; R2 represents H, a halogen, or C1-6alkyl; R3 represents H, methyl, isopropyl, allyl, benzyl, CH2CO2(C1-6alkyl), or CH2(CH2)nR9; R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 each independently and at each occurrence represents H, or C1-6alkyl; R9 represents H, C1-6alkyl, OH, OC1-6alkyl, NH2, NHC1-6alkyl, N(C1-6alkyl)2, or CO2(C1-6alkyl); and n represents 1, 2, 3, or 4.
US08183254B2	Inhibitors of JNK The invention relates to prodrugs of JNK inhibitors and corresponding methods, formulations, and compositions for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders. The application discloses prodrugs of JNK inhibitors, as described below in formula I: wherein m, n, p, q, Q, r, R1, R2, R3, X, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, Y1, Y2, Z1 and Z2 are as defined herein. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of JNK and treat diseases associated with JNK activity. Disclosed are methods and formulations for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders, and the like, with the compounds, and processes for making said compounds, and corresponding compositions, disclosed herein.
US08183251B2	Hydantoin compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions; and their use in therapy. The compounds are useful as MMP inhibitors.
US08183250B2	Potent PARP inhibitors The present invention relates to 1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxamides of formula (I), their preparation, and their use as inhibitors of the enzyme poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase for the preparation of drugs.
US08183243B2	Melanocortin receptor agonists The present invention relates to a compound having a good agonistic activity to melanocortin receptor, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, and an agonistic composition for melanocortin receptor comprising the same as an active ingredient.
US08183236B2	Compounds with HIV-1 integrase inhibitory activity and use thereof as anti-HIV/AIDS therapeutics Pharmacophore models to be used in drug design and discovery are provided. An in silico protocol and in vitro assays are presented. Compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts with HIV-1 integrase inhibitory and anti-HIV activity and use thereof in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related infections either alone or in combination with all the known antiretroviral therapeutics are described.
US08183233B2	Stable pharmaceutical formulations Stable pharmaceutical formulations and methods of making same are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method of making a stable pharmaceutical formulation comprising adding one or more vitrifying additives to an aqueous pharmaceutical solution to raise the glass transition temperature of the aqueous pharmaceutical solution. The aqueous pharmaceutical solution can be cooled to a temperature of about −50° C. to about −10° C. The vitrifying additive enhances the formation of a glass or amorphous solid of the aqueous pharmaceutical solution at cryogenic temperatures (−50 to −10° C.), and the pharmaceutical formulation can be thawed to liquid form and administered to a mammalian subject.
US08183231B2	Substituted propane phosphinic acid derivatives The present invention relates to a series of substituted 3-aminopropane phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, P1, P2 and P3 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to depression, anxiety, certain psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia.
US08183229B2	Bone filling complex and method for fabricating the same Provided is a bone filling complex and method of preparing the same. The bone filling complex includes a matrix including a hydrogel-type hyaluronic acid derivative; and a bone derivative filling the matrix For example, the bone filling complex can be used to regenerate an injured alveolar bone.
US08183223B2	Method for detecting carcinoma and agent for suppressing carcinoma The present invention is directed to methods for suppressing the growth of oral squamous-cell carcinoma cells. The methods include introducing at least one gene selected from miR-137 or miR-193a into oral squamous-cell carcinoma cells.
US08183219B2	Therapeuting compositions comprising an RNAi agent and a neurotrophic factor and methods of use thereof The invention provides novel combination therapies for treating neurodegenerative disease which comprise a) neurotrophic factors or suitable fragments thereof and b) agents capable of causing inhibition of a gene responsible for the neurodegenerative disease. The invention provides novel nucleic acid sequences, methods, and systems suitable for applications of these combination therapies.
US08183204B2	Methods and compositions for increasing skin remodeling Skin remodeling is stimulated at the site of blemished skin using an ionic metal-peptide complex to diminish or remove the skin imperfection. The blemish can be a scar, especially surgical or wound scars, acne scars, keloid scars, and the like, or a skin tag, callus, benign skin mole, stretch marks, facial keratosis, thickened sunspots of the skin, or a vitiligo spot. The peptide-ionic metal complex is comprised of an ionic metal selected from copper(II), tin(II), tin(IV), and zinc(II), and salts thereof, and the peptide component can be a hydrolysis of casein, collagen, elastin, meat products, silk protein, or soybean protein, or a chemically synthesized dipeptide, tripeptide, tetrapeptide or the like which complexes with the ionic metal.
US08183201B2	Methods of treating αvβ3 integrin-associated diseases by administering polypeptides selective for αvβ3 integrin The invention provides disintegrin variants, and more specifically to disintegrin variants which are selective αvβ3 integrin antagonists for treatment and prevention of αvβ3 integrin-associated diseases. The present invention also relates to pegylated proteins, including proteins comprising a disintegrin variant having an RGD motif variant 48ARLDDL53. The invention also relates to the use of the polypeptides of the invention for the treatment and prevention of αvβ3 integrin-associated diseases.
US08183200B1	Organoleptic compounds The present invention is directed to novel fragrance compounds and their unexpected advantageous use in improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the compounds, wherein the compounds are represented by the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C5 alkyl.
US08183198B2	Rhamnolipid-based formulations The present invention relates to rhamnolipid-based formulations to clean, disinfect, deodorize, and act as an antimicrobial and antifungal agent for living and working environments. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of rhamnolipids to create a bio-film when applied to a surface, which prevents the growth of bacteria and fungus. This technique is especially useful to create clean surface areas for medical procedures, chemical testing, during food preparation, as well as for daycare centers and hospitals.
US08183195B2	Peroxide activated oxometalate based formulations for removal of etch residue Highly alkaline, aqueous formulations including (a) water, (b) at least one metal ion-free base at sufficient amounts to produce a final formulation alkaline pH, (c) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight (expressed as % SiO2) of at least one water-soluble metal ion-free silicate corrosion inhibitors; (d) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of at least one metal chelating agent, and (e) from more than 0 to about 2.0% by weight of at least one oxymetalate are provided in accordance with this invention. Such formulations are combined with a peroxide such that a peroxymetalate is formed to produce form a microelectronic cleaning composition. Used to remove contaminants and residue from microelectronic devices, such as microelectronic substrates.
US08183185B2	Well servicing fluid comprising an organic salt being the product of an organic acid and an organic amine base and method of servicing a well with the fluid A well servicing fluid is disclosed. The well servicing fluid is formulated with components comprising: an organic salt, the organic salt being the product of an organic acid and an organic amine base; and an aqueous based solvent. A method of servicing a well is also disclosed.
US08183184B2	Polyelectrolyte complexes for oil and gas applications A polyelectrolyte complex for the controlled release of an oil and gas field chemical selected from the group consisting of (a) a gel-forming or cross-linking agent, (b) a scale inhibitor, (c) a corrosion inhibitor, (d) an inhibitor of asphaltene or wax deposition, (e) a hydrogen sulfide scavenger, (f) a hydrate inhibitor, (g) a breaking agent, and a surfactant.
US08183177B1	Synergistic composition and method of use The present invention relates to a method to increase the effectiveness of an imidazolinone herbicide to suppress weedy forms of rice growth used with imidazolinone tolerant rice strains. This method involves applying an imidazolinone herbicide to imidazolinone tolerant rice strains in a field and applying a propanil based herbicide to this rice crop, wherein the herbicide includes a herbicidally effective amount a herbicidally active ingredient including propanil and a synergistically effective amount a herbicidally inactive ingredient. The propanil based herbicide synergistically affects the activity of an imidazolinone herbicide by increasing the effectiveness of an imidazolinone herbicide used with the rice to suppress weedy forms of rice growth, such as weedy forms of rice.
US08183176B2	Use of adjuvants to improve abscisic acid performance This invention relates to the use of selected adjuvants to improve the performance of S-(+)-abscisic acid (S-ABA, ABA) or ABA salts on plants.
US08183175B2	Thermal recording material In a thermal recording material having an intermediate layer and a thermal recording layer that are laminated on a support in this order, the above intermediate layer contains a swellable starch and a pigment and is formed by applying onto the support a coating liquid containing the swellable starch and the pigment in the state of being dispersed in a dispersing medium composed of water as a main component, whereby a number of voids are formed in the intermediate layer and there can be provided a thermal recording material excellent in thermal response and head-matching property.
US08183166B2	Dielectric layer structure and manufacturing method thereof A method for fabricating a dielectric layer structure includes providing a substrate, blanketly forming a low-k dielectric layer of an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer, the low-k dielectric layer covering at least a first metal interconnect structure on the substrate, blanketly forming a single tensile film of the ILD layer having a thickness of 200-1500 angstroms on the low-k dielectric layer, and performing a moisture preventing treatment on the single tensile film. The single tensile layer possesses a stress comparative to a stress of the low-k dielectric layer and a hydrophobic characteristic that prevents itself from absorbing moisture.
US08183165B2	Plasma processing method According to the present invention,when a nitridation process by plasma generated by a microwave is applied to a substrate with an oxide film having been formed thereon to from an oxynitride film, the microwave is intermittently supplied. By the intermittent supply of the microwave, ion bombardment is reduced in accordance with a decrease in electron temperature, and a diffusion velocity of nitride species in the oxide film lowers, which as a result makes it possible to prevent nitrogen from concentrating in a substrate-side interface of an oxynitride film to increase the nitrogen concentration therein. Consequently,it is possible to improve quality of the oxynitride film, resulting in a reduced leadage current, an improved operating speed, and improved NBTI resistance.
US08183163B2	Etching liquid, etching method, and method of manufacturing electronic component An etching liquid used for selectively etching silicon nitride, the etching liquid includes: water; a first liquid that can be mixed with the water to produce a mixture liquid having a boiling point of 150° C. or more; and a second liquid capable of producing protons (H+). Alternatively, an etching liquid includes: water; phosphoric acid; and sulfuric acid, the phosphoric acid and the sulfuric acid having a volume ratio of 300:32 to 150:300.
US08183159B2	Device component forming method with a trim step prior to sidewall image transfer (SIT) processing Disclosed herein is an imaging method for patterning component shapes (e.g., fins, gate electrodes, etc.) into a substrate. By conducting a trim step prior to performing either an additive or subtractive sidewall image transfer process, the method avoids the formation of a loop pattern in a hard mask and, thus, avoids a post-SIT process trim step requiring alignment of a trim mask to sub-lithographic features to form a hard mask pattern with the discrete segments. In one embodiment a hard mask is trimmed prior to conducting an additive SIT process so that a loop pattern is not formed. In another embodiment an oxide layer and memory layer that are used to form a mandrel are trimmed prior to the conducting a subtractive SIT process. A mask is then used to protect portions of the mandrel during etch back of the oxide layer so that a loop pattern is not formed.
US08183155B1	Lower profile connector assembly A connector assembly (1000) includes a first connector (100) including a first insulative housing (11), a plurality of first terminals (12) supported by the first insulative housing, each first contact having a body portion and two contacting portions (124) connected with lateral edges of the body portion; a second connector (200) including a second insulative housing (21), a plurality of second terminals (22) supported by the second insulative housing, each second terminal having a body portion and a blade type contacting portion (224); and wherein the contacting portion (224) of each second terminal is sandwiched between the two contacting portions (124) of the corresponding first terminal when the first connector mates with the second connector.
US08183148B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device and semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes forming a first pattern having linear parts of a constant line width and a second pattern on a foundation layer, the second pattern including parts close to the linear parts of the first pattern and parts away from the linear parts of the first pattern and constituting closed loop shapes independently of the first pattern or in a state of being connected to the first pattern and carrying out a closed loop cut at the parts of the second pattern away from the linear parts of the first pattern.
US08183143B2	Formation of solder bumps A method of providing connections to a chip having contact pads on the surface thereof, comprising: locating a discrete solder element on each pad; and melting the discrete solder elements so as to cause each of them to adhere to the respective pad, thereby forming a solder bump extending from the surface of the chip; wherein the size of each discrete solder element relative to the area of the pad on which it is located is such that the height of each bump is less than 70% of the diameter of the solder element that formed it.
US08183141B2	Methods of forming semiconductor devices Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. The method may include forming a metal oxide layer on a substrate and forming a sacrificial oxide layer on the metal oxide layer. An annealing process is performed on the substrate. A formation-free energy of the sacrificial oxide layer is greater than a formation-free energy of the metal oxide layer at a process temperature of the annealing process.
US08183137B2	Use of dopants to provide low defect gate full silicidation The disclosure provides a semiconductor device and method of manufacture therefore. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, in one embodiment, includes forming a layer of gate electrode material over a layer of gate dielectric material, wherein the layer of gate dielectric material is positioned over a substrate (210). This method further includes patterning the layer of gate electrode material and the layer of gate dielectric material into an NMOS gate structure (230), wherein the NMOS gate structure (230) includes an NMOS gate dielectric (240) and an NMOS gate electrode (250). This method further includes forming n-type source/drain regions (710) within the substrate (210) proximate the NMOS gate structure (230), and siliciding the NMOS gate electrode (250) to form a silicided gate electrode (1110, 1210). This method additionally includes placing a p-type dopant within the layer of gate electrode material or the NMOS gate electrode (250) prior to or concurrently with siliciding.
US08183126B2	Patterning embedded control lines for vertically stacked semiconductor elements Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an apparatus with embedded (bottom side) control lines for vertically stacked semiconductor elements, and a method for forming the same. In accordance with various embodiments, a first semiconductor wafer is provided with a first facing surface on which a first conductive layer is formed. The first semiconductor wafer is attached to a second semiconductor wafer to form a multi-wafer structure, the second semiconductor wafer having a second facing surface on which a second conductive wafer is formed. The first conductive layer is contactingly bonded to the second conductive layer to form an embedded combined conductive layer within said structure. Portions of the combined conductive layer are removed to form a plurality of spaced apart control lines that extend in a selected length or width dimension through said structure.
US08183121B2	Carbon-based films, and methods of forming the same, having dielectric filler material and exhibiting reduced thermal resistance Methods in accordance with aspects of this invention form microelectronic structures in accordance with other aspects this invention, such as non-volatile memories, that include (1) a bottom electrode, (2) a resistivity-switchable layer disposed above and in contact with the bottom electrode, and (3) a top electrode disposed above and in contact with the resistivity-switchable layer; wherein the resistivity-switchable layer includes a carbon-based material and a dielectric filler material. Numerous additional aspects are provided.
US08183119B2	Semiconductor device fabrication method using multiple mask patterns A resist pattern (5) is formed in a dimension of a limitation of an exposure resolution over a hard mask material film (4) over a work film (3). The material film (4) is processed using the resist pattern (5) as a mask. A hard mask pattern (6) is thereby formed. Thereby a resist pattern (7), over a non-selected region (6b), having an opening (7a) through which a selection region (6a) in the mask pattern is exposed is formed. Only the mask pattern (6a) exposed through the opening (7a) is slimmed by performing a selection etching, the work film (3) is etched by using the mask pattern (6). A work film pattern (8) is thereby formed, which include a wide pattern section (8a) of a dimension width of the limitation of the exposure resolution and a slimmed pattern section (8a) of a dimension that is not more than the limitation of the exposure resolution.
US08183118B2	Method for fabricating MOS transistor The invention discloses a method for fabricating a MOS transistor. A substrate having thereon a gate structure is provided. A silicon nitride layer is deposited on the gate structure. A dry etching process is then performed to define a silicon nitride spacer on each sidewall of the gate structure and a recess in a source/drain region on each side of the gate structure. A transitional layer covering the gate structure and the recess is deposited. A pre-epitaxial clean process is performed to remove the transitional layer. The substrate is subjected to a pre-bake process. An epitaxial growth process is performed to grow an embedded SiGe layer in the recess. The disposable silicon nitride spacer is removed.
US08183116B2	Method of manufacturing a double gate transistor A planar double-gate transistor is manufactured wherein crystallisation inhibitors are implanted into the channel region (16) of a semiconductor wafer (10), said wafer having a laminate structure comprising an initial crystalline semiconductor layer (14) adjacent an amorphous semiconductor layer (12). Upon heating, partial re-growth of the amorphous semiconductor layer is restricted in the channel area thus allowing for the thickness of the source/drain extension regions to be increased whilst maintaining a thin channel. Any remaining amorphous material is selectively removed leaving a cavity to allow for the forming of gate electrodes (30,32) on opposing sides of the channel region. The invention can be exploited to a greater extent by providing an amorphous layer on both sides of the initial crystalline semiconductor layer thus providing for re-growth limitation in two directions.
US08183106B2	Apparatus and associated method for making a floating gate memory device with buried diffusion dielectric structures and increased gate coupling ratio A method for fabricating a floating gate memory device comprises using self-aligned process for formation of a fourth poly layer over a partial gate structure that does not require an additional photolithographic step. Accordingly, enhanced device reliability can be achieved because a higher GCR can be maintained with lower gate bias levels. In addition, process complexity can be reduced, which can increase throughput and reduce device failures.
US08183105B2	Integrated circuit device with stress reduction layer An integrated circuit device is disclosed that includes a dual stress liner NMOS device having a tensile stress layer that overlies a NMOS gate film stack, a dual stress liner PMOS device having a compressive stress layer that overlies a PMOS gate film stack, a reduced-stress dual stress liner NMOS device having a stress reduction layer that extends between the tensile stress layer and the NMOS gate film stack, and a reduced-stress dual stress liner PMOS device having a stress reduction layer that extends between the compressive stress layer and the PMOS gate film stack. In embodiments of the invention additional reduced-stress dual stress liner NMOS devices and reduced-stress PMOS devices are formed by altering the thickness and/or the material properties of the stress reduction layer.
US08183099B2	Method for manufacturing transistor A hydrogen barrier layer is selectively provided over an oxide semiconductor layer including hydrogen and hydrogen is selectively desorbed from a given region in the oxide semiconductor layer by conducting oxidation treatment, so that regions with different conductivities are formed in the oxide semiconductor layer. After that, a channel formation region, a source region, and a drain region can be formed with the use of the regions with different conductivities formed in the oxide semiconductor layer.
US08183097B2	Thin-film transistor substrate and method of manufacturing the same A thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a semiconductor pattern, a conductive pattern, a first wiring pattern, an insulation pattern and a second wiring pattern. The semiconductor pattern is formed on a substrate. The conductive pattern is formed as a layer identical to the semiconductor pattern on the substrate. The first wiring pattern is formed on the semiconductor pattern. The first wiring pattern includes a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode. The insulation pattern is formed on the substrate having the first wiring pattern to cover the first wiring pattern. The second wiring pattern is formed on the insulation pattern. The second wiring pattern includes a gate electrode formed on the source and drain electrodes. Therefore, a TFT substrate is manufactured using two or three masks, so that manufacturing costs may be decreased.
US08183096B2	Static RAM cell design and multi-contact regime for connecting double channel transistors A static RAM cell may be formed on the basis of two double channel transistors and a select transistor, wherein a body contact may be positioned laterally between the two double channel transistors in the form of a dummy gate electrode structure, while a further rectangular contact may connect the gate electrodes, the source regions and the body contact, thereby establishing a conductive path to the body regions of the transistors. Hence, compared to conventional body contacts, a very space-efficient configuration may be established so that bit density in static RAM cells may be significantly increased.
US08183092B2	Method of fabricating stacked semiconductor structure A stacked semiconductor structure and fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes mounting and connecting electrically a semiconductor chip to a first substrate, mounting on the first substrate a plurality of supporting members corresponding in position to a periphery of the semiconductor chip, mounting a second substrate having a first surface partially covered with a tape and a second surface opposite to the first surface on the supporting members via the second surface, connecting electrically the first and second substrates by bonding wires, forming on the first substrate an encapsulant for encapsulating the semiconductor chip, the supporting members, the second substrate, the bonding wires, and the tape with an exposed top surface, and removing the tape to expose the first surface of the second substrate and allow an electronic component to be mounted thereon. The present invention prevents reflow-induced contamination, spares a special mold, and eliminates flash.
US08183083B2	Method for manufacturing back side illumination image sensor Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a back side illumination image sensor. The method includes defining a pixel area by forming a first isolation area in a first substrate; forming a photo detecting unit buried in the pixel area; forming an ion implantation layer on the photo detecting unit; growing a second substrate on the first substrate having the ion implantation layer; forming a logic unit electrically connected to the first substrate on the second substrate; forming an insulting layer and an interconnection on the second substrate; and exposing the photo detecting unit by grinding a backside of the first substrate.
US08183071B2	Method for producing nitride semiconductor optical device and epitaxial wafer In step S106, an InXGa1-XN well layer is grown on a semipolar main surface between times t4 and t5 while a temperature in a growth furnace is maintained at temperature TW. In step S107, immediately after completion of the growth of the well layer, the growth of a protective layer covering the main surface of the well layer is initiated at temperature TW. The protective layer is composed of a gallium nitride-based semiconductor with a band gap energy that is higher than that of the well layer and equal to or less than that of a barrier layer. In step S108, the temperature in the furnace is changed from temperatures TW to TB before the barrier layer growth. The barrier layer composed of the gallium nitride-based semiconductor is grown on the protective layer between times t8 and t9 while the temperature in the furnace is maintained at temperature TB.
US08183070B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: forming an initial photoresist (PR) pattern on a metallic material layer; etching the metallic material layer using the initial PR pattern as an etching mask to form the data line and a metallic material pattern, wherein the initial PR pattern is disposed on the data line; performing a first ashing process onto the initial PR pattern to partially remove the initial PR pattern so as to form a first ashed PR pattern, the first ashed PR pattern having a smaller width and a smaller thickness than the initial PR pattern such that end portions of the data line are exposed by the first ashed PR pattern; etching the intrinsic amorphous silicon layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer by a first dry-etching process; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the substrate.
US08183068B2	Nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same A nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device having an improved structure in which light extraction efficiency is improved and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device comprises an n-clad layer, an active layer, and a p-clad layer, which are sequentially stacked on a substrate, wherein the n-clad layer comprises a first clad layer, a second clad layer, and a light extraction layer interposed between the first clad layer and the second clad layer and composed of an array of a plurality of nano-posts, the light extraction layer diffracting or/and scattering light generated in the active layer.
US08183061B2	High density spin-transfer torque MRAM process A STT-MRAM integration scheme is disclosed wherein the connection between a MTJ and CMOS metal is simplified by forming an intermediate via contact (VAC) on a CMOS landing pad, a metal (VAM) pad that contacts and covers the VAC, and a MTJ on the VAM. A dual damascene process is performed to connect BIT line metal to CMOS landing pads through VAC/VAM/MTJ stacks in a device region, and to connect BIT line connection pads to CMOS connection pads through BIT connection vias outside the device region. The VAM pad is a single layer or composite made of Ta, TaN, or other conductors which serves as a diffusion barrier, has a highly smooth surface for MTJ formation, and provides excellent selectivity with refill dielectric materials during a chemical mechanical polish process. Each VAC is from 500 to 3000 Angstroms thick to minimize additional circuit resistance and minimize etch burden.
US08183054B2	Instrument and method for collecting nucleic acids An instrument and a method for conveniently collecting nucleic acids from a biological nucleic acid-containing sample are provided. A nucleic acid-capturing tip having silica-containing solid phases enclosed therein in such a state as being capable of coming into contact with a liquid, wherein the solid phases have a water-flowing regions and the average interval among solid phases in the water-flowing regions is regulated to 25 μm or less.
US08183040B2	Methods for in vitro differentiation of Th-17+cells The present invention is directed to an in vitro method for promoting differentiation and proliferation of human T helper lymphocytes that express IL17 (Th-IL17+ cells).The instant method may be used to generate a population of human T helper lymphocytes that express IL17 (Th-IL17+ cells) in vitro. Methods for screening to identify agents capable of modulating Th-IL17+ cell differentiation are also encompassed by the present invention. Isolated, pure populations of homogeneous Th-IL17+ cells that do not express cellular markers characteristic of Th1, Th2, or Treg cells are also encompassed herein.
US08183037B2	Methods of genetically encoding unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells using orthogonal tRNA/synthetase pairs This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for genetically encoding and expressing prokaryotic tRNAs in eukaryotic cells. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods and compositions for expressing unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells using orthogonal tRNA/synthetase pairs. In certain embodiments, the methods involve expressing prokaryotic tRNA/synthetase pairs in eukaryotic cells, for instance mammalian cells or yeast cells (such as those that are NMD-deficient), under the control of a pol III promoter, for instance a type-3 pol III promoter or an internal leader promoter. Also provided are cell lines that are NMD-deficient and methods of increasing the efficiency of UAA incorporation in a cell that include de-activating the NMD pathway in the cell. Also provided are methods increasing the efficiency of incorporation of an unnatural amino acid in a cell by disrupting a Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay—(NMD) pathway in the cell.
US08183029B2	Replicable expression vector for bacterial expression of a mammalian polypeptide Refractile particles containing a heterologous polypeptide as an insoluble aggregate are recovered from bacterial periplasm. The process involves culturing bacterial cells so as to express nucleic acid encoding phage lysozyme and nucleic acid encoding the heterologous polypeptide under separate promoters, disrupting the cells mechanically to release the phage lysozyme so as to release refractile particles from the bacterial cellular matrix, and recovering the released refractile particles from the periplasm. Chloroform is not used in any step and the recovery step minimizes co-recovery of cellular debris with the released refractile particles.
US08183028B2	Methods and compositions for producing olefins Compositions and methods for producing olefins are described herein. The olefins can be used to produced biofuels.
US08183023B2	Thermus egertssonii DNA polymerases The present invention relates to a thermophilic polymerase, wherein the DNA polymerase has an in-vitro primer extension rate that is >35 bases/second and faster relative to the primer extension rate of a DNA polymerase comprising amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4, when measured under identical conditions in a DNA replication assay using primed single strand M13mp18 DNA and an incubation temperature of 60° C. The invention also relates to a vector comprising the polymerase, a host cell comprising the vector. The invention relates to a nucleic acid replication kit comprising the polymerase according to the invention.
US08183014B2	High affinity antibodies to human IL-6 receptor A human antibody or an antigen-binding fragment which binds human IL-6 receptor (hIL-6R) with a KD of about 500 pM or less and blocks IL-6 activity with an IC50 of 200 pM or less, is provided. In preferred embodiments, the antibody the antibody or antigen-binding fragment binds hIL-6R with an affinity at least 2-fold higher relative to its binding monkey IL-6R.
US08183013B2	Method for production of protein having non-natural type amino acid integrated therein This invention provides a method for producing proteins into which non-natural amino acids have been incorporated at desired positions involving the use of either prokaryote-derived or eukaryote-type aaRS* and prokaryotic cells or eukaryote-type as host cells, the method comprising steps of: (a) introducing genes encoding prokaryote-derived aminoacyl tRNA synthetase mutants having enhanced specificity to non-natural amino acids similar to given natural amino acids (compared with specificity to the natural amino acids) and tRNA genes for non-natural amino acids capable of binding to the non-natural amino acids in the presence of the prokaryote-derived aminoacyl tRNA synthetase mutants into prokaryotic cells that express genes encoding eukaryote-type aminoacyl tRNA synthetase having specificity to the given natural amino acids and tRNA genes capable of binding to the natural amino acids in the presence of eukaryote-type aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; and (b) knocking out genes encoding aminoacyl tRNA synthetase having specificity to the natural amino acids, which are inherent in the prokaryotic cells, and inherent tRNA genes capable of binding to the natural amino acids in the presence of the inherent aminoacyl tRNA synthetase.
US08183012B2	Methods and composition for the production of orthogonal tRNA-aminoacyltRNA synthetase pairs This invention provides compositions and methods for generating components of protein biosynthetic machinery including orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases. Methods for identifying orthogonal pairs are also provided. These components can be used to incorporate unnatural amino acids into proteins in vivo.
US08183011B2	RNA interferases and methods of use thereof The present invention is directed to the discovery of a novel family of enzymes designated herein as mRNA interferases that exhibit endoribonuclease activity. The novel finding of the present inventors, therefore, presents new applications for which mRNA interferase nucleic and amino acid sequences, and compositions thereof may be used to advantage. The invention also encompasses screening methods to identify compounds/agents capable of modulating mRNA interferase activity and methods for using such compounds/agents. Also provided is a kit comprising mRNA interferase nucleic and/or amino acid sequences, mRNA interferase activity compatible buffers, and instruction materials.
US08183009B2	Assaying cellular markers for the evaluation of tumors An improved system for assaying expression of various markers, factors or antigens on the cultured cells for diagnostic purposes and for using such expression to monitor the applicability of certain candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents and the progress of treatment with those agents.
US08183008B2	Evaluating MMP expression in patient stratification and other therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic methods for cancer Provided are compositions, methods and kits for quantifying the expression and/or activity of MMP-14 and other biomarkers of cancer, which may be used diagnostically and prognostically, e.g., in patient stratification and evaluation of appropriate therapeutic regimens.
US08183007B2	ADP detection based methods using adenylate cyclase and bioluminescence The disclosure provides compositions and methods to determine or detect ADP or the activity of enzymes, including phosphotransferases such as kinases (e.g., protein, lipid, and sugar kinases) and ATP hydrolases such as ATPases, e.g., HSP90, that employ ATP as a substrate and form ADP as a product by monitoring changes in ADP.
US08183003B2	Polymer end group detection Provided herein are processes of detecting and quantifying the number of polymer end groups in a sample. In particular instances provided herein are processes of detecting.
US08182996B2	Compositions and methods for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae Four highly conserved genes, encoding translation elongation factor Tu, translation elongation factor G, the catalytic subunit of proton-translocating ATPase and the RecA recombinase, are used to generate species-specific, genus-specific, family-specific, group-specific and universal nucleic acid probes and amplification primers to rapidly detect and identify algal, archaeal, bacterial, fungal and parasitical pathogens from clinical specimens for diagnosis. The detection of associated antimicrobial agents resistance and toxin genes are also under the scope of the present invention.
US08182993B2	Methods and processes for calling bases in sequence by incorporation methods Computer implemented methods, and systems performing such methods for processing signal data from analytical operations and systems, and particularly in processing signal data from sequence-by-incorporation processes to identify nucleotide sequences of template nucleic acids and larger nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genomes or fragments thereof.
US08182992B2	Compositions for use in identification of adventitious viruses The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for rapid identification and quantification of adventitious contaminant viruses by molecular mass and base composition analysis.
US08182984B2	Recombinant North American type 1 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and methods of use Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a major problem in the pork industry worldwide. The inclusion of markers in vaccines will allow for diagnostic differentiation of vaccinated animals from those naturally infected with wild-type virus. Using a cDNA infectious clone of North American Type 1 PRRSV, a recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP) tagged PRRSV has been made, containing deletion of an immunogenic epitope, ES4, in the nsp2 region. GFP and ES4 epitope-based ELISAs compliment the marker identification.
US08182983B2	Method for determining immune system affecting compounds The present invention relates to a method for increasing efficacy and/or possibility of therapeutic treatment of cancer, wherein any dys-regulatory mechanism, including inducing factor/s, of the production of immunoregulatory substances, including one or more cytokines, including IL-1β, IL-1Ra, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, TNF-α, and others, is therapeutically controlled to minimise pathological production of such immunoregulatory substances, to enhance the therapeutic control of a malignant tumour in a subject suffering from a cancer, a method for analysing dys-regulatory mechanism controlling substances, kit for such analysis, use of certain compounds for preparing pharmaceutical preparations, and pharmaceutical preparations.
US08182980B2	Developing solution for lithographic printing plates and production method of lithographic printing plate A developing solution containing at least one of compounds represented by the formulae <1>, <2> and <3> as defined herein, and having a pH of from 2 to 10; and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate, including imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor including an image recording layer and a support to cure the image recording layer in the exposed area, and developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor with an aqueous solution containing at least one of the compounds represented by the formulae <1>, <2> and <3> as defined herein and having a pH of 2 to 10 are provided.
US08182973B2	Electrostatic-image-developing toner, process for producing electrostatic-image-developing toner, electrostatic image developer, image-forming method, and image-forming apparatus An electrostatic-image-developing toner is obtained by aggregating: resin particles, each of which has a core-shell structure, in which a difference in glass transition temperature between a resin constituting the core and a resin constituting the shell is about 20° C. or more; and releasing agent particles, each of which includes a polyester block copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of about 3,000 or less and containing a non-crystalline polyester block containing a cyclic structure in the main chain and a crystalline polyester block containing no cyclic structure in the main chain.
US08182972B2	Developer, developer storage unit, developing device, and image forming apparatus Developer includes toner formed of base particles containing at least a binder resin. The base particles have surfaces coated with an additive agent, and the toner has a volume average particle size between 3.9 μm and 6.1 μm. The developer further includes agglomerates in an amount between 0.01 wt % and 0.10 wt %. The agglomerates have a volume average particle size between 75 μm and 100 μm.
US08182970B2	Image forming method An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. The method includes electrically charging a photoreceptor, imagewise exposing the photoreceptor so that a latent image is formed on the photoreceptor, supplying a lubricant on a surface of the photoreceptor, and developing the latent image with a toner so that a toner image is formed on the photoreceptor, transferring the toner image and cleaning the photoreceptor, in which the photoreceptor has an electro-conductive substrate, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer containing inorganic particles, a ratio RSm/D50 of an average length of surface roughness profile element in the direction making a right angle with the driving direction of the photoreceptor RSm (μm) to a number-based median diameter of the toner D50 is from 0.4 to 2.0, and a skewness of the surface roughness profile of the photoreceptor in the direction making a right angle with the driving direction of the photoreceptor Rsk is from −3.0 to 0.0.
US08182969B2	Lithographic processing method, and device manufactured thereby A method of splitting a lithographic pattern into two sub-patterns, includes generating test structures corresponding to structures of interest in the lithographic pattern, varying the test structures through a selected range of dimensions, simulating an image of the test structures, determining an image quality metric for the simulated image, analyzing the determined image quality metric to determine pitch ranges for which split improves the image quality metric and ranges for which split does not improve the image quality metric, and generating the two sub-patterns in accordance with the determined pitch ranges.
US08182965B2	Optimized cell configurations for stable LSCF-based solid oxide fuel cells Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (La(1-x)SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f; (LSCF) have excellent power density (>500 mW/cm2 at 750° C.). When covered with a metallization layer, LSCF cathodes have demonstrated increased durability and stability. Other modifications, such as the thickening of the cathode, the preparation of the device by utilizing a firing temperature in a designated range, and the use of a pore former paste having designated characteristics and combinations of these features provide a device with enhanced capabilities.
US08182961B2	Solid polymer type fuel cell separator and method of production of same The present invention provides a separator for a solid polymer type fuel cell superior in low contact resistance of the fuel cell separator surface with carbon paper and flatness and a method of production of the same, that is, a separator for a solid polymer type fuel cell comprising a substrate of stainless steel or titanium or a titanium alloy having a surface layer part on which conductive compound particles are fixed, wherein said conductive compound particles are comprised of one or more types of metal borides, metal carbides, and metal nitrides with an average particle size of 0.01 to 20 μm, said conductive compound particles are present in a region from said substrate surface to a depth of 10 μm, and a distribution of concentration of the metal element forming the conductive compound in said region satisfies relations between a concentration C of the metal element forming the conductive compound and a depth x from the substrate surface shown by equation <1> (C=A·exp(−x/t)+B) and equation <2> (10≦A≦90, −4.0≦B≦1.0, 0.5≦t≦4.0).
US08182959B2	Tubular electrochemical cell The present teachings relate to an electrochemical cell having a closed Fermat spiral shape. The electrochemical cell comprises an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, a fuel channel, an oxidant channel, and optionally a reforming layer. The electrochemical cell can be made through extrusion, gel-casting, or 3-D printing. The electrochemical cell can be a solid oxide fuel cell.
US08182947B2	Electrode assembly and lithium ion secondary battery having the same An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material; and a separator separating the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other, and the separator including a porous layer formed by a combination of a barium titanate (BaTiO3) and a binder.
US08182943B2	Composite solid electrolyte for protection of active metal anodes A composite solid electrolyte include a monolithic solid electrolyte base component that is a continuous matrix of an inorganic active metal ion conductor and a filler component used to eliminate through porosity in the solid electrolyte. In this way a solid electrolyte produced by any process that yields residual through porosity can be modified by the incorporation of a filler to form a substantially impervious composite solid electrolyte and eliminate through porosity in the base component. Methods of making the composites is also disclosed. The composites are generally useful in electrochemical cell structures such as battery cells and in particular protected active metal anodes, particularly lithium anodes, that are protected with a protective membrane architecture incorporating the composite solid electrolyte. The protective architecture prevents the active metal of the anode from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the architecture, which may include aqueous, air and organic liquid electrolytes and/or electrochemically active materials.
US08182940B2	Electrochemical cell stack A redox fuel stack cell comprises a plurality of essentially similar half-cell frames of molded polymer; interleaved between them are semi-permeable membranes and bipolar plate electrodes. The frames are rectangular, with margins around central voids. At the voids, they have rebates in abutting faces for locating the plate electrodes. At their corners, they have apertures for forming ducts throughout the stack for flow of electrolyte to and from the cell cavities provided by the voids. The frames have electrolyte flow passages open in their faces abutting the frames and leading towards each other. The passages stop short of each other and are surrounded by grooves containing sealing O-rings. Diagonally opposite one of the passages end at openings passing through the frames. The other passages have no openings in the frames, but the frames have openings through them in register with the ends of the passages.
US08182937B2	Battery having battery-life indicator with fragrance A battery includes a housing, a cathode and an anode within the housing, and a battery-life indicator including a fragrance that is released to indicate usage of the battery.
US08182928B2	Layered wood composites A method for the preparation of a composite product, as well as the composite product. The composite product comprises at least two layers. At least one of the layers is of wood or another cellulose-containing material. The process comprises differentially treating the layers prior to, during, or after the lamination of the layers into a composite product.
US08182927B2	Recycled cellulosic industrial and commercial absorbent matting An absorbent structure is provided which comprises a first outer layer, a second outer layer, a core layer positioned between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, wherein the core layer comprises a recycled cellulose material, and a core bonding agent.
US08182920B2	Concentrated aqueous nanocomposite dispersions for barrier coatings A concentrated nanocomposite dispersion which includes a silicate filler and a matrix polymer dispersed in an aqueous medium. The dispersions are condensed by selectively removing liquid therefrom, to provide high solids coating formulations. The concentrated formulations provide coatings which are good barriers to oxygen and other gases.
US08182909B2	Energy absorbing padding for sports application A method of producing a viscoelastic polyurethane foam coating in which a polyisocyanate is reacted with a polyol to form a prepolymer. The prepolymer is reacted with a polyol having at least one pendant carboxylic acid group to form a prepolymer with a pendant carboxylic acid group. The prepolymer with a pendant carboxylic acid group is neutralized with a tertiary amine and then reacted with water or an organic or inorganic polyamine. An energy absorbing unit in which the coating produced by the above method is provided on a viscoelastic polyurethane foam layer.
US08182908B2	Microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size and the methods of making the same Microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size, methods of making microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size, and methods of using microporous membranes having a relatively large average pore size are disclosed.
US08182907B2	Multi-ply disintegratable absorbent sheet, associated roll and associated manufacturing process The invention relates to a substantially rectangular multi-ply disintegratable absorbent sheet based on tissue which comprises at least three plies, and which has a coefficient KNOVE=RSM×RST×A×G×Exp(12×(E+Ep))×(1/Exp (SP))>75 000 where RST=strength in the cross direction of the sheet, in N/m RSM=strength in the machine direction of the sheet, in N/m G=basis weight of the sheet in kg/m2 E=thickness of the sheet in mm Sp=flexibility of the sheet in N A=absorption of the sheet in kg/m2 EP=mean thickness of one ply of the sheet in mm, EP being greater than 0.115 mm. The invention is also aimed at the process for manufacturing such a sheet and at rolls consisting of said sheets.
US08182906B2	Multilayer clear over color polyolefin sheets and layered backing structure A multilayer structure includes a clear polyolefin layer, a colored polyolefin layer, and a random polyolefin backing layer. The colored and backing layers are coextruded and are permanently bonded at a layer interface, which is exclusive of an adhesive. The structure has a DOI of 70 or greater and passes a gravelometer impact test per the GM9508P standard, with a 10 pint load, at a −30° C. temperature, and at an impact angle of 30 degrees. Among other uses, the structures are appropriate for use as body panels in the motor vehicle industry. The structures display a “class A” finish and meet a variety of requirements for durability and weatherability. An ABA structured backing layer and a method of making it are also described herein.
US08182903B2	Multivariate color system with texture application Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implementations of the present invention also relate to the construction of such panels to avoid the capture and retention of air within the panels through the use of textured surfaces at the lamination interfaces. In addition, implementations of the present invention provide a method of quantifying the optical response achieved in a given panel system and describes types of construction that enable the multiplicity of color and optic manipulation. Furthermore, implementations of the present invention provide methods for applying texture in an efficient, uniform manner.
US08182901B2	Printed biodegradable plastic film A biodegradable plastic film 1 has at least one surface formed with a printed region 5. Within the region 5, non-printed sub-regions 7 are rather evenly distributed.
US08182897B2	15 folding section material A fifteen (15) folding section material having a column shaped framework with mounting holes. The framework further comprises intersecting surfaces which form a closed symmetric figure with opening holes. Two pairs of symmetrical planks of the framework are fitted with mounting holes distributed evenly in a longitudinal direction. The fifteenth and final fold forms three (3) layers. The fifteen (15) folding section framework allows a cabinet fitted with doors opening at four sides.
US08182893B2	Sheet comprising a plurality of hospital wristbands connected to a backing sheet without perforations between the bands A group of size-adjustable wristbands is disclosed. The group of wristbands includes a backing sheet that is connected to a stub area disposed at an end of the backing sheet. A plurality of elongated strips is connected to the stub area in a side-by-side fashion. Each strip includes a first end attached to an additional stub area and a second end attached to the stub area. Each strip further includes a top surface. The group of wristbands further includes a plurality of top sheets, each top sheet having a first end and a second end. The first end of each top sheet is attached to one of the strips along a top surface thereof. Each top sheet is clear and includes a bottom side coated with a top adhesive layer. Finally, the group of wristbands includes a plurality of top liners with each top liner being sandwiched between one of the top adhesive layers and one of the strips.
US08182885B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a small viscosity, and the third component contains a specific four ring compound having a high maximum temperature. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition.
US08182883B2	Method of forming a protective film for a magnetic recording medium, a protective film formed by the method and a magnetic recording medium having the protective film A method of forming a protective film of a magnetic recording medium is provided that achieves a good bonding characteristic with a lubricant film and at the same time, suppressing adhesion of contamination gases, to attain a reduced thickness of the magnetic recording medium. The method includes forming a protective film on a lamination including a substrate and a metallic film layer formed on the substrate, by means of a plasma CVD method using a raw material of a hydrocarbon gas, and performing a surface treatment on the protective film. The surface treatment includes a plasma treatment with argon gas, and a plasma treatment with a gas containing at least nitrogen gas.
US08182880B2	Methods of manufacturing flexible insulated wires Methods of manufacturing insulated wires are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method includes drawing a conductive wire through a first pad to apply a layer of a first slurry onto the conductive wire, the first pad comprising a chamois leather material and including the first slurry disposed on the chamois leather material, wherein the first slurry comprises a first dielectric precursor material and a first binder having an organic component and heat treating the conductive wire to form the insulated wire.
US08182873B2	Method for electroless plating and metal-plated article A method for metal plating with good adhesion to materials that are difficult to plate wherein a material to be plated is surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having in a molecule thereof a functional group with a metal-capturing capability, is heat treated at a high temperature of at least 150° C. in air or an inert gas atmosphere, surface treatment is performed with a solution containing a noble metal compound, and electroless plating is performed. Alternatively, a metal plating method is provided wherein a material to be plated is surface-treated with a liquid in which a noble metal compound and a silane coupling agent having in a molecule thereof a functional group with a metal-capturing capability have already been mixed or reacted, is heat treated at a high temperature of at least 150° C. in air or an inert gas atmosphere, and electroless plating is performed.
US08182870B1	Method for generating small and ultra small apertures, slits, nozzles and orifices A method and device for one or more small apertures, slits, nozzles and orifices, preferably having a high aspect ratio. In one embodiment, one or more alternating layers of sacrificial layers and blocking layers are deposited onto a substrate. Each sacrificial layer is made of a material which preferably allows a radiation to substantially pass through. Each blocking layer is made of a material which substantially blocks the radiation.
US08182863B2	Deposition method and manufacturing method of light-emitting device A first substrate including, on one of surfaces, a light absorption layer having metal nitride and a material layer which is formed so as to be in contact with the light absorption layer is provided; the surface of the first substrate on which the material layer is formed and a deposition target surface of a second substrate are disposed to face each other; and part of the material layer is deposited on the deposition target surface of the second substrate in such a manner that irradiation with laser light having a repetition rate of greater than or equal to 10 MHz and a pulse width of greater than or equal to 100 fs and less than or equal to 10 ns is performed from the other surface side of the first substrate to selectively heat part of the material layer which overlaps with the light absorption layer.
US08182858B2	Compositions for improving flavor and safety of marinated meat products A composition for improving the flavor and juiciness of marinated meats and inhibiting growth of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms and a process for making the composition are described. Lemon juice and vinegar are neutralized, concentrated and blended with non-neutralized lemon juice and non-neutralized vinegar in appropriate proportions to achieve the desired water binding and antimicrobial effects.
US08182847B1	Methods and compositions to enhance endogenous IGF production and their uses An extract and procedure for extracting the polar constituents from plants of the Family Brassicaceae, specifically but not limited to the genus Lepidium. The extract has increased polar and decreased lipidic constituent concentrations with the ability to promote the expression and production of insulin-like growth factor. The extract makes the product more amenable to use in preparations for use in conditions that are associated with reduced insulin-like growth factor levels in humans and animals, including growth, muscle mass, strength and repair, arthritis, bone formation and osteoporosis, dysmobility in the elderly, improved liver and gastrointestinal function, cachexia, fertility, fetal and neonatal growth restriction, aquaculture and animal farming.
US08182844B2	Use of Clerodendrum sp. for treating tic disorders or psychiatric disorders with sensorimotor gating deficits The present invention relates to the use of a composition made from Clerodendrum for treating tic disorder or sensorimotor gating deficits, wherein the composition is particularly made from the leaves of the plant.
US08182839B2	Production of cellulose nanoparticles The present invention relates to novel nanoparticles based on cellulose and a process for producing them and their use.
US08182834B2	Ternary non-lamellar lipid compositions The present invention provides a particulate composition including; a) at least 50% of at least one structure forming amphiphile, b) 0 to 40% of at least one structure swelling amphiphile, and c) 2 to 20% of at least one dispersion stabilizing polymeric amphiphile, where all parts are by weight relative to the sum of the weights of a+b+c and wherein the composition comprises non-lamellar particles or forms non-lamellar particles when contacted with an aqueous fluid. Where component b) is 0% then component a) comprises at least two structure forming amphiphiles. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compositions and kits containing the compositions for establishing a pharmaceutical formulation of an active agent.
US08182832B2	Bone replacement material comprising crystalline phases The present invention relates to an X-ray amorphous-crystalline material with high solubility which can be used as a bioactive bone replacement material and as a substrate material in biotechnology. The new material comprising crystalline and X-ray amorphous phases is characterized in that according to 31P-NMR measurements, it contains Q0-groups of orthophosphate and Q1-groups of diphosphate, the orthophosphates or Q0-groups making up 70 to 99.9% by weight relative to the total phosphorus content of the finished material and the diphosphates or Q1-groups making up 0.1 to 30% by weight relative to the total phosphorus content of the finished material, and that according to X-ray diffractometric measurements and relative to the total weight of the finished material, 30 to 99.9% by weight of a main crystal phase consisting of Ca2K1−xNa1+x(PO4)2, where x=0.1 to 0.9, is contained in the bone replacement material and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of Na2CaP2O7, K2CaP2O7, Ca2P2O7 and mixtures thereof is contained as a secondary crystal phase, the X-ray amorphous phases contained besides the main crystal phase jointly making up 0.1 to 70% by weight relative to the total weight of the finished material.
US08182829B2	Drug eluting implantable medical device with hemocompatible and/or prohealing topcoat The present invention relates to implantable medical devices coated with polymer having hemocompatible and/or prohealing moieties appended thereto and to their use in the treatment of vascular diseases.
US08182824B2	Ciclesonide-containing sterile aqueous suspension The present invention provides a ciclesonide-containing sterile aqueous suspension sterilized by autoclaving, wherein the concentration of ciclesonide after autoclaving is 95% or more compared to that before autoclaving.
US08182823B2	Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of breast cancer Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases, particularly breast cancer.
US08182821B2	Flu vaccine admixture of mannan and flu antigen The present invention relates to a vaccine composition comprising a carbohydrate polymer comprising mannose and flu antigen(s) (e.g. whole inactivated influenza virus) in admixture, and a method of immunising a subject comprising the step of administering the vaccine composition to a subject.
US08182815B2	Fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 (FGFR-3) inhibitors and methods of treatment The present invention relates to an isolated antibody or fragment thereof, which specifically binds to human FGFR-3(IIIb) and FGFR-3(IIIc), or mutant forms thereof. Further embodiments include pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody and methods of using the antibody to treat cancer.
US08182812B2	Human monoclonal antibodies against CD25 Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to and inhibit human CD25, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. The human antibodies can be produced by a hybridoma, a transfectoma or in a nonhuman transgenic animal, e.g., a transgenic mouse, capable of producing multiple isotypes of human monoclonal antibodies by undergoing V-D-J recombination and isotype switching. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, nonhuman transgenic animals, hybridomas and transfectomas which produce the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies.
US08182803B2	C-terminally truncated interferon alpha variants The present invention provides biologically active variants of human α-2b-interferon. The variants contain carboxy terminus truncations when compared with the amino acid sequence of full-length human α-2b-interferon. It is the novel finding of the present invention that these truncated variants have the biological activity of full-length human α-2b-interferon. The invention encompasses these biologically active variant α-interferons, as well as polynucleotides encoding these interferons. Expression cassettes comprising these polynucleotides and host cells comprising the expression cassettes are also provided. The invention also provides compositions comprising variant α-interferon polypeptides and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US08182795B2	Oil-in-water emulsion type sunscreen preparation An oil-in-water emulsified sunscreen cosmetic which contains: (A) Containing the following three types of surfactants (A-1)-(A-3); (A-1) A POE stearic ester having a POE mole number of 20-120; (A-2) sorbitan tristearate; and (A-3) glyceryl stearate having a HLB of 5-8; (B) bis-ethylhexyloxyphenolmethoxyphenyltriazine and/or tert-butylmethoxybenzoylmethane, oil soluble ultraviolet absorbents, solid at room temperatures; (C) ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and/or octocrylene, oil soluble ultraviolet absorbents, liquid at room temperature; (D) phenylbenzimidazolesulfonic acid, a water soluble ultraviolet absorbent; and (E) a higher alcohol having 14-24 carbon atoms.
US08182792B2	Pharmaceutical compositions A process for micronization of pharmaceutically active agents.
US08182785B2	Methods and compositions for generating singlet oxygen Methods for producing singlet oxygen from 1,1-dihydroperoxides are provided herein. In some embodiments, the methods involve base-mediated decomposition of monoactivated derivatives of 1,1-dihydroperoxides. In some embodiments, the methods involve additive-mediated decomposition of 1,1-dihydroperoxides.
US08182784B2	Process for the time recovery of sulphate of potash (SOP) from sulphate rich bittern The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of sulphate of potash (SOP) from bittern. Kainite is obtained by fractional crystallization of the bittern. Kainite is converted into schoenite with simultaneous removal of NaCl and the filtrate (SEL) is used for production of KCl. Schoenite is reacted with aqueous KCl to yield SOP and the filtrate (KEL) is recycled in the kainite to schoenite conversion step. The production of KCl from SEL is carried out with the aid of dipicrylamine (DPA). Lime is treated with DPA in water for the production of highly soluble Ca (DPA)2, which in turn treated with SEL to produce insoluble K(DPA). K(DPA) is treated with HCl to produce KCl and insoluble DPA, which can be recycled for the production of Ca (DPA)2. The aqueous KCl thus obtained is treated with schoenite to prepare SOP. The KEL obtained along with SOP is recycled to generate schoenite.
US08182774B2	Eu(III) complex and nanosized EuSe crystal obtained therefrom A method to easily manufacture a nanosized EuSe crystal which has been conventionally difficult to be manufactured. Heating an Eu(III) complex whose general formula is represented by the following formula generates an EuSe crystal having a particle size corresponding to the heating condition. Alternatively, the mixture composed of Eu(III) complex, a counter cation, and a solvent may be heated. The particle size of the nanosized EuSe crystals can be manipulated by the heating condition, thus the absorption wavelength of the EuSe crystals can be easily controlled. In addition, it is easy to create a magnetooptic-responsive plastic using the high dispersibility of the EuSe crystals, thus it can be immediately applied to an optical isolator or other devices.
US08182772B2	Radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus This specification discloses a radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus. Through employing a rotary device to individually and annularly distributing process fluid and regeneration fluid into a stationary segmented reaction/regeneration box and receiving effluents individually and annularly from the same stationary reaction/regeneration box, the mentioned radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus can be operated continuously and efficiently without the need for shutting down for regeneration. This radial flow continuous reaction/regeneration apparatus is not only used to separate components by adsorption, such as dehumidification, but also is used in chemical processes to carry out catalytic reaction, regenerate catalyst and used as filtration device to trap particles by changing the filler in the stationary reaction/regeneration box.
US08182766B2	Universal filter plate The present invention relates to a multiwell plate having a series of wells, each well having an inner bore, an open top and a bottom, the bottom being sealed with a liquid permeable filter, and an insert contained within the inner bore of each well, each insert having an outer dimension the same or larger than that of the inner bore and a through bore of a dimension less than that of the outer dimension of the insert. The use of inserts allows one to take a standard one-piece plate design with a heat sealed membrane and arrange for a universal plate format. The insert may act as a base for an extension plate that can be adhered, heat sealed or overmolded over the plate top and insert top to form a deep well plate. The plate conforms to the Society of Biological Standards Microplate Standards. Additionally, the inserts may be configured to give one a different well diameter (smaller, tapered, etc), to include various media such as chromatography resins, to include multiple layers of membrane and the like. A variety of inserts may be used in the same plate to create a minilab on a plate that is capable of conducting several steps of a process on the same (e.g (e.g. filter, wash, bind, elute, label, etc).
US08182764B2	System and method for coding information on a biosensor test strip The present invention provides a test strip for measuring a concentration of an analyte of interest in a biological fluid, wherein the test strip may be encoded with information that can be read by a test meter into which the test strip is inserted. In one embodiment, a first test strip comprises: a first measurement electrode connectable to a test meter; a first trace loop with a first associated resistance, where the first trace loop is connectable to the test meter; and a second trace loop with a second associated resistance, where the second trace loop is connectable to the test meter. The test meter is adapted to: receive the first test strip; connect to the first measurement electrode, the first trace loop, and the second trace loop; and obtain a first resistance ratio by comparing the first and second associated resistances.
US08182760B2	Steam sterilizer The present invention provides a steam sterilizer including a primary container and a secondary container. The primary container includes a primary base. The interior of the primary base is provided with a heating means. The surface of the primary base is covered by a primary box having a downward opening. The secondary container movably covers the top of the primary box. The secondary container includes a secondary base. The surface of the secondary base is covered by a secondary box having a downward opening. The top of the primary box is provided with a primary through-hole for allowing steam to flow through. The bottom of the secondary base is provided with a secondary through-hole corresponding to the primary through-hole. The secondary container is movably disposed on the top of the primary container to share the steam.
US08182751B2	Self-supporting insulating end cone liner and pollution control device The invention provides a flexible and self-supporting insulating end cone liner comprising resilient and compressible intumescent or non-intumescent material molded into a single, continuous piece having a three dimensional cone shape, with the insulating material comprising inorganic fibers and an organic binder, and a pollution control device that includes such an end cone liner.
US08182746B2	Electrophoresis process using a valve system An electrophoresis apparatus is generally disclosed for sequentially analyzing a single sample or multiple samples having one or more analytes in high or low concentrations. The apparatus comprises a relatively large-bore transport capillary which intersects with a plurality of small-bore separation capillaries and includes a valve system. Analyte concentrators, having antibody-specific (or related affinity) chemistries, are stationed at the respective intersections of the transport capillary and separation capillaries to bind one or more analytes of interest. The apparatus allows the performance of two or more dimensions for the optimal separation of analytes. The apparatus may also include a plurality of valves surrounding each of the analyte concentrators to localize each of the concentrators to improve the binding of one or more analytes of interest.
US08182745B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer having a positioning member connected to a nozzle support jig used to install a rinse nozzle having a suction member. The positioning member is present at a lower position than that of the suction member, has a vertically movable construction, and during a downward movement of the rinse mechanism, is brought close to/inserted into the reaction cuvette earlier than the suction member. Thus, the positioning member adjusts an inserting position of the suction member appropriately if the stopping position of the reaction cuvette deviates.
US08182734B1	Thermoformed articles and compositions of poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) and polyoxymethylene Disclosed are poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) resin compositions comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), such as polylactic acid, and a polyoxymethylene. Also disclosed are articles such as films, sheets and thermoformed containers comprising the compositions.
US08182730B2	Method for forming a concentrating device The present invention relates to novel methods and apparatus for improving the sensitivity of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). The invention particularly concerns devices comprising a channel that contains an in-line sol-gel column to concentrate samples being subjected to capillary zone electrophoresis, and the use of such devices to enhance the sensitivity of capillary zone electrophoresis.
US08182717B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one of the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy contains a first component having especially negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a second component having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature, a third component having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition.
US08182695B2	Bridged macrocyclic module compositions This invention is related to the fields of organic chemistry and nanotechnology. In particular, it relates to materials and methods for the preparation of organic synthons and bridged macrocyclic module compounds. The bridged macrocyclic module compounds may be used to prepare macrocyclic compositions such as nanofilms, which may be useful for filtration.
US08182691B2	Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment with a device for checking a sterile filter, and method of checking a sterile filter of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment has a dialysis fluid circuit and a blood circuit which are separated by a dialyzer. Arranged in the dialysis fluid circuit there is a sterile filter for producing a sterile dialysis fluid which flows into the dialyzer. To check the sterile filter, a chemical and/or physical property of the dialysis fluid, for example the conductivity, is changed upstream of the sterile filter, and the change in the property of the dialysis fluid is detected downstream of the sterile filter. From the time shift between the initiation of the conductivity impulse and the detection of the latter, it is possible to tell whether the blood treatment apparatus is fitted with a sterile filter. Moreover, the volume of the sterile filter can be inferred from the length of the time shift.
US08182688B2	Biogas generator A biogas generator employs an anaerobic digestion process to convert organic waste material within a sealed reservoir to a biogas. A solar thermal panel connected to the reservoir heats a fluid traveling through a conduit, which is connected to a heat exchanger within the reservoir. The heated fluid travels through the heat exchanger and heats the waste material to facilitate the anaerobic digestion process. Solar cells produce electricity to operate one or more pumps that pump the heated fluid through the conduit, and pump the waste material and the generated biogas, into and out of the reservoir. A rotating lid structure has elongated agitators which extend into the reservoir.
US08182678B2	Flow through wastewater treatment apparatus An apparatus for treating liquid includes a tank having a water inlet for receiving water, a treated water outlet for outputting treated water and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet. An injection section of the tank is located along the flow path of the tank with an outlet toward a bottom of the tank. Ozonated liquid containing ozone microbubbles is injected through an injection manifold positioned within the injection section of the tank. The ozone microbubbles adsorb to impurities in the ozonated water. A separation section of the tank is positioned downstream of the outlet of the injection section. The separation section has a contact surface such that the ozonated water travels upward to contact the contact surface and such that at least a portion of the ozone microbubbles adsorb to the contact surface.
US08182673B2	Drain and fill logic for automated peritoneal dialysis A system and method for automatically adjusting a Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (“CCPD”) therapy to minimize the potential for excess intra-peritoneal volume. The adjustments are made at the end of the drain, just prior to the next fill. The adjustments short the next fill, if necessary, to limit the intra-peritoneal volume, add a cycle, if necessary, to use all of the available dialysis solution and will average the remaining dwell time to maximize the therapeutic benefit of the therapy in the allotted time. In another embodiment, a tidal therapy using trended patient UF data is provided.
US08182668B1	Method for producing a barium titanate layer by cathodic electrophoretic deposition from aqueous solution A method for producing a Barium Titanate layer, the method includes: receiving or preparing an aqueous solution that comprises water and Barium Titanate; wherein the aqueous solution is characterized by a high positive zeta potential, low conductivity and a high pH value; electrophoretically depositing Barium Titanate from the aqueous solution on a base metal cathode while substantially preventing oxidation of the base metal cathode; drying the deposited Barium Titanate; and sintering the deposited Barium Titanate while substantially preventing the oxidation of the base metal cathode.
US08182662B2	Rotary cathode for magnetron sputtering apparatus A rotary cathode for a magnetron sputtering apparatus is disclosed. The rotary cathode comprises a rotatable target cylinder, and a non-rotatable interior structure in the target cylinder. The interior structure has an outer surface and an inner passageway. An outer passageway is defined between an inner surface of the target cylinder and the outer surface of the interior structure. An end cap is affixed at a distal end of the target cylinder. A rotating aperture is adjacent to an inner surface of the target cylinder at the distal end thereof, with the rotating aperture configured to direct a fluid toward the inner surface at the distal end. A fluid pathway is at least partially defined by the end cap, with the pathway providing fluid communication between the outer passageway and the inner passageway through the rotating aperture.
US08182658B2	Electrochemical device and exhaust gas purification apparatus An anode 20 of an electrochemical device 10 is connected to the cathode of a battery 30, and a cathode 22 of the electrochemical device 10 is connected to the anode of the battery. An electrolyte layer 24 containing electrolytes is arranged between the anode 20 and the cathode 22. Electrolyte layer 24 is formed by alternately laminating two types of electrolytes formed in the shape of plates. A first electrolyte is a proton conductor 26, and a second electrolyte is an oxygen ion conductor 28. A purification apparatus 120 includes a plurality of electrochemical devices 10.
US08182653B2	Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned fiber material is discharged from the separator through an exit, which prevents a substantial portion of the waste steam from passing through the exit. A relay pipe communicates with the exit and a dryer duct, and transports cleaned fiber material therebetween. A resin input communicates with the relay pipe, and supplies resin therein. The resin is mixed with the cleaned fiber material prior to the cleaned fiber material being dried in the dryer duct. The present invention is also directed to a method of reducing VOC emissions generated during refining cellulosic fibrous material.
US08182648B2	Binders and materials made therewith Binders to produce or promote cohesion in non or loosely assembled matter.
US08182646B2	Substrate and rubber composition and method of making the composition This invention provides a product comprised of a substrate with a rubber composition attached to the substrate by at least one interlayer of a polysilsesquioxane composition having phosphate cross-linkages. The at least one polysilsesquioxane layer having phosphate cross-linkages is produced from a mixture of a silane coupling agent and a phosphatizing reagent.
US08182641B2	Bonding method and bonded structure A method includes: preparing a transfer base material to have repellency against a silicone material- and conductive particle-containing liquid material; applying the liquid material to a transfer base material surface to form a liquid coating, and drying the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface thereof, bonding the transfer base material to a first base material, and then separating the transfer and first base materials to transfer the bonding film to the first base material; thereafter imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near another surface of the bonding film, and bonding the first base material to a second base material to obtain a temporarily bonded structure; and applying pressure to the temporarily bonded structure to finalize the bonding and electrically connect a first terminal and a second terminal via the conductive particles.
US08182640B1	Process for bonding components to a surface A process for bonding aircraft components with a surface, such as an aircraft skin, includes positioning the skin on a tool surface and placing a floorless component on the skin, with bonding agent therebetween. A vacuum bag is placed within the floorless component via a vent in the component, and sealed with opposing inner, lower walls of the component, creating a sealed surface over the skin within the component. Additional vacuum bags seal between lower, exterior legs of the floorless component and either (a) the tool surface (enclosing the skin) or (b) lower walls of adjacent aircraft components. Lower, opposing sides of the adjacent component are also bagged, and loose bag ends are sealed to the tool surface, such that the skin and all feet of the aircraft components are enclosed in vacuum bagging material. The bagged assembly is autoclave cured to bond the aircraft components with the skin.
US08182639B2	Weight applicator for a wheel and method for utilizing the same A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The weight applicator includes an arm portion and an applicator portion connected to the arm portion. The applicator includes a radially-extending flange portion. The radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion. A first plunger portion is movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one of more first radial arms. A method is also disclosed.
US08182638B2	Media player with machined window undercut and transparent wall disposed therein A media player comprising a display screen is provided. The media player can include a housing having an opening and an area of reduced thickness around the opening. The media player can also include a transparent wall having a flange. Alternatively, the transparent wall may not require a flange but rather can be a flat, substantially transparent piece of material such as plexiglass or glass. The flange can be adhered to a surface of the area of reduced thickness in order to form a transparent protective cover for the display screen. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided. The method can include forming a transparent wall having a stepped edge for placing in an opening of a media player. The method can also include adhering an adhesive to at least one surface of the stepped edge of the transparent wall. The method can include as well using the cutting tool to cut away a portion of the underside of a housing that surrounds an opening in a media player. The method can also include adhering the transparent wall to the housing using the adhesive.
US08182637B2	System and method for manufacturing optical display An object of the invention is to provide an optical display manufacturing system or method that allows an increase in the yield of an optical film, a reduction in cost and an improvement in inventory control. An optical display manufacturing system includes feeding means (11, 14) that feeds a belt and sheet-shaped product (3) having an optical film from a roll (4) of the belt and sheet-shaped product, detection means (12) that detects a defect of the belt and sheet-shaped product fed by the feeding means, cutting means (13) that cuts the belt and sheet-shaped product into individual sheet-shaped products based on the result of the detection, transfer means (16) that transports each of the sheet-shaped products from the cutting process to a sticking process, and sticking means (17) that sticks the transported sheet-shaped product to an optical display unit.
US08182633B2	Method of fabricating a flexible display device A method of fabricating a flexible display device. The method includes forming an adhesive layer on a first carrier substrate; laminating a first flexible substrate on the adhesive layer, so that a first separation layer of the first flexible substrate is disposed on the adhesive layer; forming a thin film transistor array on the first flexible substrate; and separating the first carrier substrate from the flexible substrate by directing a laser beam onto the first separation layer. The first separation layer comprises silicon nitride (SiNx) with amounts of nitride A1 and amounts of silicon B1 satisfying 0.18≦{A1/B1}≦0.90.
US08182630B2	Method of producing decorative papers for laminated materials The invention relates to a method of producing a decorative paper for a laminated material. The method comprises the steps of scanning a sample of a natural material for generating a digital image (10, 11, 12, 13), constructing a decorative motif (15, 16, 17, 18) by means of computer-assisted processing of the digital image (10, 11, 12, 13), and generating the decorative paper by printing the decorative motif (15, 16, 17, 18). The invention suggests that the step of digital image processing involves adapting the scanned digital image (10, 11, 12, 13) to a reference image (14). The object of the invention is to provide a design technique that allows to offer an almost arbitrarily large variety of decors to the consumers at low production costs.
US08182627B2	Method for high-speed continuous application of a strip material to a substrate along an application path on the substrate Disclosed are examples of a method for applying a flexible longitudinal strip material, having longitudinal side edges and a width therebetween, along an application path on a substrate, comprising the steps of: continuously drawing the strip material longitudinally from a continuous supply; continuously urging the strip material into a concave shape across its width; and continuously bringing the strip material into contact with the substrate along the application path.
US08182616B2	Dishwasher with a modular structure A dishwasher with a rinsing container having the advantages of an inert, steel rinsing container, which is easy to produce and which can be adapted to differing requirements. Said aim is achieved in that the dishwasher is provided with a bottom module and a rinsing container, wherein the bottom group forms the bottom of the rinsing container and the top wall of the rinsing container consists of a separate top part. Production and mounting of the rinsing container is considerably simplified by preferably embodying the casing as a single part and by reduction of parts associated therewith, resulting in a reduction in production costs for the inventive dishwasher. Even when the height of the rinsing container varies, it is possible to use the same top part and bottom group; the height of the single-part casing simply needs to be adapted accordingly.
US08182608B2	Deposition system for thin film formation An apparatus for maintaining the alignment or positional relationship between at least two coating modules in an ALD system, the apparatus comprising a plurality of coating modules in a coating section, at least a first bar and a second bar for supporting the coating modules, and at least a first bar mounting structure and a second bar mounting structure for supporting the bars, wherein each of the coating modules are supported by the first bar and the second bar, and wherein the combination of the at least two coating modules and the first bar and the second bar define a coating section profile for the output faces of the coating modules. Also disclosed is a process for making such apparatus.
US08182570B2	Compact air filter element In a compact air filter element (10) having a filter body (11) consisting of a coiled filter medium, through which filter body flow can pass through axially through its end sides (11.1), and which filter body (11) has at least one ring sealing element (15) extending along the periphery of the filter body (11), the filter body (11) is inserted into a hood element (12) and tightly seals to this. The hood element (12) covers one of the end sides (11.1) and grasps the outer periphery of the filter body (11) over the whole of the periphery in a grasping area close to the end side, wherein the grasping area of the hood element (12) ends in an outer edge having a ring edge surface (14.1) on or at which at least one ring sealing element (15) for placing against a sealing flange (22) of a housing pot element (20) is arranged. The reverse arrangement having the ring seal assigned to the housing pot element which presses on the hood element is also possible.
US08182556B2	Liquid fractionation method for producing biofuels A method for producing biofuels is provided. A method of making biofuels includes dewatering substantially intact algal cells to make an algal biomass, sequentially adding solvent sets to the algal biomass, and sequentially separating solid biomass fractions from liquid fractions to arrive at a liquid fraction comprising neutral lipids. The method also includes esterifying the neutral lipids, separating a water miscible fraction comprising glycerin from a water immiscible fraction comprising fuel esters, carotenoids, and omega-3 fatty acids. The method also includes obtaining a C16 or shorter fuel esters fraction, a C16 or longer fuel ester fraction, and a residue comprising carotenoids and omega-3 fatty acids. The method includes hydrogenating and deoxygenating at least one of (i) the C16 or shorter fuel esters to obtain a jet fuel blend stock and (ii) the C16 or longer fuel esters to obtain a diesel blend stock.
US08182545B2	Implantable prosthesis An implantable prosthesis and a method of repairing an anatomical defect, such as a tissue or muscle wall defect, by promoting tissue growth thereto, while limiting the incidence of postoperative adhesions between a portion of the prosthesis and tissue or organs. The prosthesis is formed of a biologically compatible, flexible layer of repair fabric suitable for reinforcing tissue or muscle and closing anatomical defects, and a barrier layer for physically isolating at least a portion of one side of the fabric from areas likely to form adhesions. A peripheral barrier extends about at least a portion of the outer peripheral edge of the repair fabric to inhibit adhesions between the outer peripheral edge and adjacent tissue and organs. The repair fabric may include an outer margin that has been melted and resolidified to render the outer peripheral edge substantially impervious to tissue ingrowth. The barrier layer may be joined to the repair fabric with connecting stitches formed from PTFE to inhibit the formation of adhesions thereto.
US08182541B2	Extended articulation orthopaedic implant A prosthesis (20) for use in performing joint arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis (20) is to be fitted to a long bone (3). The prosthesis includes a first body (22) having a first body articulating surface (24) defining a generally circular outer periphery (26) of the first body articulating surface (24). The first body (22) has a support surface (28) opposed to the articulating surface (24). The support surface (28) is adapted to receive the head of the long bone (3). The prosthesis (20) also includes a second body (30) operably associated with the first body (22). The second body (30) has a second body articulating surface (32) extending from a portion of the circular outer periphery (26) of the first body articulating surface (24).
US08182537B2	Vertebral body replacement device and method for use to maintain a space between two vertebral bodies within a spine The vertebral body replacement device includes a body member and a central rod member that has two threaded portions and is configured to be operatively associated with the body member. The device also includes a first end member and a second end member with the end members being configured to threadingly engage the threaded portions of the central rod member. The body member and the two end members are further constructed to inhibit rotational movement of the two end members when the device is positioned within a space within a spine as the two end members will engage the adjacent respective vertebral bodies following rotational actuation of the central rod member causing the end members to move in an axial direction relative to the body member, thereby allowing the two end members to apply a force to the two vertebral bodies. A surgical method using the device is also disclosed.
US08182536B2	Total disc replacement device An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra having a central axis. The implant may have a first member with a top surface for contacting at least a portion of the upper vertebra and a bottom surface as well as a second member with a top surface and a bottom surface for contacting at least a portion of the lower vertebra. An elastic spacer may be disposed between the first member and the second member. The bottom surface of the first member and the top surface of the second member may have a first constraint means and the other of the bottom surface of the first member and the top surface of the second member may be provided with a second constraint means, to limit the amount of lateral movement between the first and second members. Additionally, the constraint means may be sized and configured such that a gap with a width greater than zero is provided at least transversely to the central axis between the first and second constraint means in an unloaded state.
US08182528B2	Locking heart valve anchor Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a replacement valve adapted to be delivered endovascularly to a vicinity of the heart valve; an expandable anchor adapted to be delivered endovascularly to the vicinity of the heart valve; and a lock mechanism configured to maintain a minimum amount of anchor expansion. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration; and locking the anchor in the deployed configuration.
US08182527B2	Heparin barrier coating for controlled drug release Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. In addition, various polymer combinations as well as other therapeutic agents may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices.
US08182523B2	Stent delivery system with improved retraction member An expandable stent and delivery system is provided for treating body vessel defects, such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes a core member having a non-cylindrical retraction member with extending portions configured to extend between struts of the stent. The stent includes enlarged anchor members that cooperate with the retraction member to secure the stent to the core member for movement within a delivery catheter and deployment to a body vessel defect. The extending portions provide a greater contact area than would be possible with a cylindrical retraction member, which is especially beneficial when retracting a partially deployed stent into the catheter.
US08182519B2	Method for performing minimally invasive surgury Pedicle screw apparatuses each including a pedicle screw assembly and an attached pedicle screw extender are placed in a true percutaneous manner, thereby overcoming issues resulting from placing pedicle screw assemblies through a retractor. Thus, a retractor can advantageously be built off of the pedicle screw apparatuses, thereby allowing visualization of the spine anatomy directly. Furthermore, such a method for performing surgery ensures ideal placement of the retractor for additional procedures that are often required such as, for example, decompression, interbody device placement, etc.
US08182513B2	Modular vertebral stabilizer A spinal stabilization device allowing motion between adjacent vertebrae is provided. The spinal stabilization device connects at least two adjacent vertebrae using an elongated block operatively connected or compressed between the heads of two screws connected to the adjacent vertebrae. The head and the screw may be separate such that they may be componible together. A resilient tie-member is connected between two heads to keep the block in position. The tie-member is in tension to maintain the elongated block compressed. The spinal stabilization device may have a transversal tie-member that connects between the heads of two screws transverse and diagonal with respect to the spinal column.
US08182507B2	Vascular protection devices and methods of use An embolic protection device or system for use in a lumen of a vessel in a patient's vascular system. The device filters debris and blood clots in a body lumen and/or prevents them from moving distally from a treatment site in a vessel and causing emboli. The device may include a filter placed distally of the treatment site. The device may include an occlusive element placed either distally or proximally of the treatment site.
US08182499B2	Device for repeated semi-invasive abrasion of lesions on the walls of hollow organs A device is for repeated semi-invasive abrasion of lesions on the walls of hollow organs, in particular blood vessels or the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. The device includes an outer stent which, fixed in position at the site of the lesions, can be clamped against the wall of the hollow organ and has recesses through which the lesions can inwardly protrude. The device further includes a cutting body which is guided within the outer stent and only negligibly narrows the internal bore of the outer stent, which cutting body has cutting edges sliding on the inner side of the outer stent and is coupled magnetically to an external magnet system via which it can turn about the stent axis and/or can move longitudinally along the stent axis.
US08182493B2	Follicular extraction punch and method Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
US08182491B2	Rigidly guided implant placement A system for guiding an implant to an optimal placement within a patient includes a trajectory guide for guiding instruments along a selected trajectory and a trajectory fixation device for fixing the trajectory guide in a selected position. The trajectory guide defines a path configured to align with the selected trajectory. A movable support mounts the trajectory guide and selectively moves the trajectory guide to align the trajectory guide with the selected trajectory prior to fixing the trajectory guide in the selected position. After fixing the trajectory guide, instruments can be inserted along the trajectory through the path defined by the trajectory guide.
US08182490B2	Adjustable angle targeting device for an intramedullary nail and method of use An adjustable angle targeting device for an intramedullary nail includes a frame, a drill guide, and a holding member with both the drill guide and the holding member supported by the frame. The holding member includes a spherical upper surface, a lower surface, a first rotational alignment member for aligning the intramedullary nail with the holding member, and a bore extending through the holding member. The bore includes a circular lower portion opening to the lower surface and a slot shaped upper portion opening to the upper surface and having a length greater than the diameter of the circular lower portion. The targeting device further includes a holding bolt for insertion through the bore. The holding bolt includes a coupling portion for coupling with the intramedullary nail and axially aligning the intramedullary nail and a head with a bottom surface shaped complementary to the upper surface of the holding member.
US08182489B2	Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge osteotomy A method for performing an open wedge osteotomy, the method comprising: forming a cut in a bone; manipulating the portions of the bone adjacent to the cut so as to open the cut into a wedge-like opening; providing an osteotomy implant, wherein the osteotomy implant comprises: an elongated body characterized by a distal end and proximal end, the elongated body having a screw thread thereon; positioning at least the distal end of the elongated body into the wedge-like opening so that the screw thread engages the surrounding bone; and threadingly advancing the elongated body into the wedge-like opening until the portions of the bone assume the desired positioning, with the elongated body stabilizing the bone portions in this position.
US08182467B2	Deflectable variable radius catheters The invention provides a deflectable catheter capable of forming many variable radius spiral forms from a single, flexible, distal end section. In one aspect, the catheter employs a variable radius control wire to extend or deform a pre-formed loop structure into a three dimensional spiral-like form or geometry. The ability of a single catheter to create a multitude of shapes and sizes allows users to access to a number of anatomical areas without changing the catheter during a procedure or treatment. In another aspect, the invention encompasses methods of producing deflectable variable radius catheters, where two or more regions of the catheter having common control wires are fused or formed onto one another.
US08182450B2	Label, syringe body and syringe arrangement with label The label is executed as strip-shaped and adhered as directed in a self-overlapping fashion to a syringe body (1) which is inserted in a syringe protector formed from an insert (5) and a receiver (4). In the longitudinal direction of the strip it successively has a base section (11), two voucher sections (12a, 12b), a protective section (13), a holding section (14) and a grip tab (15). The label can be unrolled and pulled out from the syringe protector by a grip tab (15) so that the voucher sections (12a, 12b) are freely accessible. If necessary, after inserting the syringe body (1) into the syringe protector, the grip tab (15) can be extracted through lateral openings (24, 25) to a certain extent by gently turning the syringe body (1) relative to the syringe protector and then gripped since the grip tab (15) is at some distance after sticking the label onto the syringe body (1). If the grip tab (15) is provided with a suitable slope, during insertion of the labelled syringe body (1) into the narrow syringe protector, there is no risk of the label being kinked or otherwise damaged from its free end since the grip tab (15) lies on the labelled syringe body (1) during the insertion process.
US08182434B2	Equine locomotor flexion algometry device (ELFA) A cordless handheld equine leg flexibility testing device 100 has a handheld assembly module 10, a power source 12, a data storage module 20, and either a leg holder assembly 60 or a hoof holder assembly 40 which is removably attached to the handheld assembly module 10 and are interchangeable depending on the test being performed.
US08182432B2	Corewire design and construction for medical devices A guidewire for use in ear, nose and throat procedures may include an elongate core wire having a proximal region and a distal region. The distal region of the core wire may include a flattened portion adapted to provide preferential flexure along at least one axis of the wire. The distal region of the core wire may include a tip portion distal of the flattened portion, where at least one cross-sectional dimension of the tip portion is greater than at least one cross-sectional dimension of the flattened portion. The guidewire may include an outer coil disposed around at least a portion of the elongate core wire. The guidewire may also include an atraumatic tip coupled to the core wire or the outer coil.
US08182426B2	Docking station and ultrasonic diagnostic system An ultrasonic diagnostic system has a tablet type electronic device for ultrasonic diagnosis and a docking station for mounting thereto the electronic device removably. The docking station includes a receptacle section against which one side of the electronic device comes into abutment when mounting the electronic device, and a hold-down section for holding down the electronic device releasably on the side opposite to the one side when mounting the electronic device.
US08182423B2	Surgical access system and related methods A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from the secondary distraction corridor to thereby create an operative corridor to the surgical target site, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
US08182421B2	Medical endoscope with heated window A medical endoscope (1) fitted with an optics duct (4) receiving an optical system (9, 10) enclosed by a system tube (6), the distal end of the optics duct (4) being closed by a window (5) to the inner surface of which is mounted an electrical heater (11), characterized in that the heating ring (11) rests against the inner surface of the window (5) while being pressed in that direction by a spring (13).
US08182414B2	Endoscope system having retaining instrument An endoscope system having a first image pickup device including at least one image pickup unit that is capable of picking up an image of an object, a second image pickup device including at least one image pickup unit, the second image pickup device being different from the first image pickup device, a retaining member being provided for retaining the second image pickup device in a body cavity, and including a camera cable that is connected to the second image pickup device and transmits an image pickup signal obtained by the second image pickup device, and a wire connected to the second image pickup device, a signal processing device that is provided outside the body cavity and processes image pickup signals obtained by the first image pickup device and the second image pickup device, and a display device that displays an image signal outputted from the signal processing device.
US08182412B2	Pelvic implant with fibrous anchor A surgical implant for supporting pelvic anatomy includes a first fixing zone, a second fixing zone, and a supporting zone. The first fixing zone has a retaining portion that is absorbable and formed of a fiber entanglement and a mesh for anchoring the first fixing zone in soft tissues in a space defined by a pelvis. The second fixing zone has a retaining portion that is absorbable and formed of a fiber entanglement and a mesh for anchoring the second fixing zone in soft tissues in a space defined by a pelvis. The supporting zone is formed of a mesh and is interposed between the first and second fixing zones.
US08182403B2	Pressurized-training apparatus and control method for the same To improve the effect and the safety of Kaatsu training.A training system includes a tight fitting device which is intended to be placed around a compressed range of an arm or a leg and which has a pneumatic bag, and a training device adapted to control the compression pressure that is applied to a compressed range by the tight fitting device by means of supplying air to the pneumatic bag of the tight fitting device or removing the air from the pneumatic bag. The training device supplies the air to the pneumatic bag and removes the air from the pneumatic bag in such a manner that the compression pressure that is applied by the tight fitting device to the compressed range oscillates between an upper peak and a lower peak within a range lower than an appropriate pressure.
US08182402B2	Reaction training belt with variable release resistance A cost effective training belt that offers the ability to vary the release resistance and that allows the release resistance to remain relatively constant throughout the life of the belt. In one disclosed embodiment, the reaction belt has a first and second belt detachably secured together with a detaching structure that can connect the first and second belts together in at least two different ways. Each of the connecting ways offers a different release resistance; thereby a user can select the desired release resistance by selecting which way to connect the two belts together.
US08182399B2	Foldable treadmill A foldable treadmill comprising a base bracket, a deck coupled to the base bracket for moving between a use position and a stored position, a support post extending upwardly and movably coupled to the deck, and a handle pivotally connected to the support post. A handle linkage can be coupled to the handle, and a lifting device can be coupled between the base bracket and the handle linkage for moving the handle when the deck is being moved. In one embodiment, the lifting device includes a support rod coupled to the support post and a deck rod coupled between the base bracket and the support rod. In this embodiment, the support rod has a first portion slidably coupled to the deck and another portion coupled to the handle linkage. The treadmill can further include a control panel movably coupled to the top portion of the support post. Preferably, a link bar is coupled between the control panel and the handle for moving the control panel when the deck is being moved.
US08182395B2	Method for adapting vehicle drivetrain control based on a measured PTO load A method for adapting a drive train based upon a PTO load is provided. The method includes continually during vehicle driving determining a torque magnitude indicative of said power take off unit's torque consumption by sensing a fluid pressure produced by a power take off fluid pump. The sensed power take off unit torque consumption is continually compared with an output torque produced by a prime mover. Using the difference from said output torque expected value and the measured PTO torque consumption, a control unit adjusts transmission shifting (if automatic) of a transmission and/or prime mover control because the PTO will cause the prime mover to lose some of its available torque. Based on the PTO load, the engine control will selected the appropriate prime mover torque production and the transmission control unit will select the appropriate start gear, upshift gears, and downshift gears.
US08182393B2	Electric vehicle A utility vehicle is disclosed having an electric drive. The drivetrain is comprised of batteries, a motor, a transaxle driven by the motor, a rear differential driven by the transaxle, and a prop shaft which is driven by the transaxle and drives a front differential. The batteries are provided in two groups and are supported on the frame of the vehicle.
US08182391B2	Electric torque converter for a powertrain and method of operating a vehicle An electric torque converter has a torque converter input member connected to the first node of a differential gear set representable by a lever diagram having first, second, and third nodes. A motor/generator is connected to the second node. The third node is connected to an input member of a transmission gearing arrangement. A brake is selectively engagable to ground the first node to a stationary member. Engagement of the brake provides a regenerative braking mode and an electric-only driving mode, with the motor/generator connected to the transmission gearing arrangement through the differential gear set. Various clutches may be provided for lock-up or selective connection of the engine, including arrangements which reduce motor/generator torque required for engine starting while in electric-only driving. A method of operating a vehicle maintains the engine speed at an optimum level to the extent possible given battery charge levels and operator commands.
US08182385B2	Electromechanical differential lock assembly A differential lock assembly includes a shift collar (36) that is moved in response to an electronic input signal between locked and unlocked positions. A coil housing (40) is supported on the shift collar and includes a recess (42) that receives a coil. A drag plate (60) is connected to the shift collar and coil housing to enclose the coil within the recess. When the coil is energized, the shift collar (36) is moved to the locked position. A resilient member (74) returns the shift collar (36) to the unlocked position when the coil is not energized. The shift collar (36), coil housing (40), drag plate (60), and resilient member (74) are pre-assembled together to form an assembled unit, which is installed within an axle differential as an adjusting nut to apply preload to an associated differential bearing.
US08182384B2	Power transmission chain and power transmission apparatus A gap with a predetermined size is formed between adjacent links arranged in a chain width direction, the size of the gap is set smaller than a maximum warpage amount of the links.
US08182378B1	Compressible cutting width broadhead apparatus and method A compressible cutting width broadhead apparatus includes at least one blade connected with a support structure where the at least one blade includes a leading edge and a trailing edge and where the at least one blade is movable from a first position to a second position. A pressure device is connected with the at least one blade wherein the pressure device yields when pressure is applied to the leading edge of the at least one blade such that the at least one blade moves to a third position and where when pressure is removed from the leading edge of the blade the pressure device returns the at least one blade toward the first position.
US08182377B2	Ball bat including multiple failure planes A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations.
US08182373B2	Hockey training device A hockey training device includes a substantially elevated panel and a substantially horizontally positioned board having a top playing surface on which a puck is to be moved, following instantly on-and-off conditions of lights distributed in desired locations on the playing surface. The elevated panel displays the locations of the lights with the instant on-and-off condition of the lights to guide the player in a head-up position, to move the puck to the location of the light which is currently turned on, on the playing surface.
US08182365B2	Golf club head A golf club head according to this invention is a hollow golf club head including a face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion. The sole portion includes a first region which starts from the boundary portion between the sole portion and the face portion, and a second region which is spaced apart from the boundary portion toward the back side, and is adjacent to the first region. The second region is thinner than the first region and a third region adjacent to the back-side periphery of the second region. The second region includes the position of an antinode of the primary vibration mode of the sole portion at the time of impact.
US08182358B2	Releasable connections for golf club heads and shafts Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Golf clubs are provided that have spherical releasable connections between the golf club head and the golf club shaft along with head/shaft position adjusting features to allow interchange of shafts and heads and to allow modification of the head/shaft positioning properties. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, and a hosel insert located within an interior chamber of the club head. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft adapter may be rotated within the hosel insert to create different angles from the shaft so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head.
US08182357B2	Adjustable connector According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an adjustable connector including at least two parts, each having a main body with a bore having a longitudinal axis therein, wherein an external surface of the main body of a first part is configured to bear against an internal surface of the bore of a second part when the first part is at least partially inserted into the bore of the second part to form a connection, characterized in that the positioning of the bores with respect to the main bodies is such that when the parts are connected to each other, rotation of one part with respect to the other changes the inclination of the longitudinal axes of the bores with respect to one another.
US08182353B2	Bottom roller drive for deep soil mixing system A bottom roller drive mechanism for a subterranean soil processing tool is provided. The tool is connected to a string of Kelly bar sections. Each Kelly bar section has a preferably square, or other polygonal, cross-section. A plurality of roller wheels is mounted in a drive assembly connected to the bottom rotary drive plate. The roller wheel assembly engages the faces of each Kelly bar section and rotates the Kelly bar around a vertical axis A-A. The upper and lower ends of each Kelly bar section are tapered to form a reduced cross-section at each joint. The roller drive assembly is free to rotate at each joint without rotating the Kelly bar. This allows misaligned Kelly bar sections to pass through the drive mechanism.
US08182345B2	Game system, server apparatus and register terminal Each of game machines sends result information indicating an individual ID and play result to a server. The server has a common ID control file and an individual game control file, which store common points, a common ID and an individual ID, associated with each other. A CPU converts the result information into common points, and allows the converted common points to be reflected in the common points in the common ID control file corresponding to the individual ID.
US08182344B2	Intelligent button for a gaming machine A game button includes an enclosure in which are mounted at least one variable display, a sensor, a memory, and any other components of the game button. The variable display is capable of presenting a plurality of images thereon. The memory is communicatively coupled with the variable display, is adapted to store information for producing the plurality of images presented on the display, and is physically located between the variable display and the sensor.
US08182342B2	Guitar shaped game controller with removable neck A guitar shaped game controller with a removable neck. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a game controller for a video game system in the shape of a guitar, including a body section generally in the shape of a body of a guitar, the body section including a cutout and a first electrical connector, a latch arm structure coupled to the body section about the cutout, and a neck section generally in the shape of a guitar neck and a headstock, the neck section including, a portion insertable into the cutout of the body section, the portion including an indentation positioned so as to be approximate the latch arm structure when the portion is inserted into the cutout of the body section, the indentation configured to receive at least a portion of the latch arm structure, a second electrical connector having one or more contacts, the second electrical connector configured to couple with the first electrical connector when the portion is inserted into the cutout of the body section, and one or more fret buttons, where each of the one or more fret buttons is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more contacts.
US08182335B2	Gaming machine having a plurality of consoles and playing method thereof In each gaming terminal, the base game is run independently from the other gaming terminals and the payout is awarded according to a predetermined winning. The bonus game is run based on a predetermined condition. When a predetermined winning is met in any of the gaming terminals, the state of the light emitting portions in the corresponding path having straight and bent portions is changed toward the bonus payout indicator, in numbers fewer in the straight portion than in the bent portion. The bonus payout is awarded in the gaming terminal corresponding to a path in which the light emitting portions underwent state changes up to the bonus payout indicator.
US08182328B2	Method of lottery wagering on real-world events A method for lottery wagering on real-world events. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable.
US08182319B2	Computer chassis fan modules providing vibration isolation and pinch release A fan module for use with fan trays or decks within a computer chassis for forced-air cooling. The fan tray typically includes an elongated mounting post, and the fan module is configured to facilitate installation, retention, and removal such as with a single pinch release. The fan module includes first and second fan supports or frames housing cooling fans. The fan supports are spaced apart, and a bridge or living hinge member is positioned between the fan supports and acts to join the frames, e.g., in a resilient and pivotal/hinge manner. The bridge includes a body that is formed of an elastomeric material such as rubber. A retention groove is provided along one side of the bridge body and is configured for receiving and mating with the mounting post of the fan tray with its beveled or inward sloping sidewalls applying a spring or retaining force against the post sidewalls.
US08182310B2	Combination brassiere and tank top The inventions relate to a garment that combines a foam cup, underwire bra combined with a tank top overlay made of a spandex blend or lace fabric for the tank top. The bra function is provided by underwires and specially formed foam cups for support and shaping of the breasts. The tank top portion of the garment is attached to one of the shoulder straps which are diagonally fixed to the tank top portion of the garment. The tank top portion of the invention is attached from each side as well as the bottom of the garment, in a unique “turn-under” sewing technique. A lace or combination spandex mix fabric attaches from the outside of the cups to the lace band at the back of the garment. This garment is used under low cut dresses and blouses, to cover cleavage and décolletage, which is an employment standard for many companies.
US08182309B2	Toy with interchangeable parts A toy with interchangeable parts is provided. The toy is comprised of a plurality of first and second enclosures that each contain unique indicia and are attachable and detachable. In one form, the enclosures are each one-half of a first toy form, such as a heart. An enclosure from the plurality of first enclosures attaches to an enclosure of the plurality of second enclosures to form the first toy form. The enclosures separate to form a second toy form. In the second form, the enclosures can further open to expose an inner cavity of the enclosures, which, in one form, contains a figurine. First and second enclosures are interchangeable such that different toys of the first toy form may be created. In one form, the first toy form is adapted to interact with a docking station that plays sounds corresponding to the first toy form.
US08182303B2	Method of fabricating static and addressable emissive displays The various embodiments of the invention provide an addressable or a static emissive display comprising a plurality of layers, including a first substrate layer, wherein each succeeding layer is formed by printing or coating the layer over preceding layers. Exemplary substrates include paper, plastic, rubber, fabric, glass, ceramic, or any other insulator or semiconductor. In an exemplary embodiment, the display includes a first conductive layer attached to the substrate and forming a first plurality of conductors; various dielectric layers; an emissive layer; a second, transmissive conductive layer forming a second plurality of conductors; a third conductive layer included in the second plurality of conductors and having a comparatively lower impedance; and optional color and masking layers. Pixels are defined by the corresponding display regions between the first and second plurality of conductors. Various embodiments are addressable, have a substantially flat form factor with a thickness of 1-3 mm, and are also scalable virtually limitlessly, from the size of a mobile telephone display to that of a billboard.
US08182298B1	Probe connector A probe connector includes a base shell having a barrel of which a top edge has two opposite portions protruded upward to respectively form a pair of buckling arms each having a buckling bard protruded at a top end thereof. A probe pin has a support board of which two opposite ends define a buckling slot respectively and a middle is punched upward to form a touching portion. Two resisting arms are provided at two opposite side edges of the support board and inclined towards each other during extending downward. The probe pin is movably and removably coupled to the base shell with an elastic element assembled in the barrel and the touching portion. The buckling barbs pass through the bucking slots to block over the support board, the buckling arms are inserted in the buckling slots and the resisting arms abut against two opposite outsides of the barrel.
US08182287B2	Shield case, and connector having the same A shield case of the invention includes a receiving portion of generally rectangular tuboid shape adapted to accommodate a body with contacts arrayed, the receiving portion having a top plate and side walls; a folded-back portion, provided at a front end of the receiving portion and folded back rearward, or provided at a rear end of the receiving portion and folded back forward; and a cover of generally downward U-shape, extending from the folded-back portion and along the top plate and the side walls of the receiving portion.
US08182281B2	Devices for connecting conductors of twisted pair cable to insulation displacement contacts An interconnection between a twisted pair communications cable and a communications connector having a plurality of IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors and a separator positioned between the first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the engagement locations positioned within the channel and the twist of the conductors.
US08182279B2	Cordset assembly An extension cordset assembly includes a receptacle and a sealing gasket. The receptacle includes a receptacle main body, a receptacle connecting interface and first and second spade mating holes extending into the receptacle main body from the receptacle connecting interface. The receptacle is configured to mate with a plug having a standard spade configuration. The sealing gasket is positioned on the receptacle connecting interface and includes first and second spade openings aligned with the first and second spade mating holes, respectively. The sealing gasket is configured to provide a water-resistant seal between the receptacle and the plug.
US08182278B2	Connector A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned first connecting terminals, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned second connecting terminals, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals. The insulator includes a first insulating member that is one of two divided insulators formed by dividing the insulator, and a second insulating member that is another of the divided insulators. The two divided insulators overlap when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing, thereby forming the insulator having a predetermined thickness. A fitting groove is formed on a facing surface of one of the first and second insulating members, and a convex portion fitting to the fitting groove is formed on a facing surface of the other.
US08182275B2	Lever connector with a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning a turn lever to manipulate a connecting member A lever connector includes a first connector portion including a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals, a second connector portion including a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals, a plurality of isolating plates, a connecting member to fix the first and second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween, and a lever structure including a turn lever provided to hold both sides of either one of the first or second terminal housing. The lever structure includes a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning the turn lever to manipulate the connecting member to apply a pressing force to each of the contacts or release the applying of that pressing force. The connecting member manipulating mechanism includes a contact holding means for maintaining the electrical connections between the first and second connecting terminals, respectively, even in the event of the absence of the turn lever.
US08182272B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing to be disposed on a circuit board, a receiving recess portion formed in the housing for receiving a mating connector, and a terminal arranged in the housing. The terminal includes a U-shape portion, an extending portion extending outside the receiving recess portion a first sidewall facing outside, and a connecting portion. The U-shape portion includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The first arm portion is fitted along the sidewall and the second arm portion is fitted along a second sidewall. The first arm portion and the second arm portion include locking portions for being fixed against an inner surface of the receiving recess portion, respectively. The extending portion is arranged to be away from the first sidewall to form a space in between.
US08182262B2	Stack injection molding machine An injection molding machine (1) having a stack mold (2) for producing injection molded parts comprises a fixed exterior molding part (3), a central block (5), as well as a mobile exterior molding part (4), with molding cavities being formed between the molding areas (9a, 9b) at the interior sides of the exterior molding parts (3, 4) and molding areas (10a, 10b) at opposite exterior sides of the central block (5). The central block (5) is supported rotationally or pivotally and at two exterior surfaces, adjacent to each other in the rotational or pivotal direction, molding areas (10a) are provided for first partial pre-molds (8a, 8c, 8e) and at the two other exterior surfaces, adjacent to each other, molding areas (10b) for second partial pre-molds (8b, 8d). The two exterior molding parts (3, 4) each include molding areas (9a, 9b) for one of the two partial pre-molds (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e) and, off-set in the rotary or pivotal direction in reference to the exterior molding parts (3, 4), at least one gripper (11a, 11b) each is provided for removing and holding a partial pre-mold (8a, 8c, 8e) and for positioning a previously removed first partial pre-mold (8a, 8c, 8e) to be interconnected to a second partial pre-mold (8b, 8d.) Alternatively the grippers for removing and holding a partial pre-mold (8f, 8g, 8h, 8i, 8l) and for inserting a previously removed first partial pre-mold (8f, 8g, 8h, 8i, 8l) is provided in a molding area (10b1, 10b2) for second partial pre-molds (8j, 8k) of the central block (5.)
US08182261B2	Bottom insert with heat insulation A bottom insert for a mold cavity for the production of moldings of plastic material. The mold cavity has a main body with a hot side which has a recess for receiving molten plastic material under pressure and a cold side having a recess, the inside contour of which is intended to come into contact with the molding to be produced and to shape the outside contour thereof. A gate (17) is provided that connects the recess of the hot side to the recess of the cold side and is intended to introduce molten plastic material from the hot side into the cold side. In accordance with the invention there is provided a device for thermal insulation within the bottom insert between the hot side and the cold side of the bottom insert to permit more rapid cooling of the cold side by restricting heat flow from the hot side.
US08182257B2	Light guide plate mold A light guide plate mold is configured for manufacturing a light guide plate having a number of microstructures. The light guide plate mold includes a substrate and a number of heating members. The substrate defines a number of grooves therein. The heating members are respectively received in the grooves. Each heating member has a height less than a depth of the corresponding groove. The grooves and the heating members cooperatively define a number of receiving spaces for forming the microstructures of the light guide plate.
US08182254B2	Method and apparatus for making foam-in-place cushions with selective distribution of foam A method and apparatus for making a foam-in-place cushion in which a foam-forming composition is dispensed between two plastic film portions in a predetermined fashion to selectively control the distribution of the foam in the cushion. A foam dispenser can be moved in a transverse direction as foam is dispensed. A dispersion device can be employed to apply pressure on predetermined areas of the film portions towards each other so as to cause the composition to be redistributed in position in a predetermined manner while the composition is in a less than fully expanded state. The plastic film can then be sealed closed to form an expanding foam cushion that can be placed into a shipping carton where the cushion expands to fill void space, or into a mold where the cushion expands and is molded into a desired shape.
US08182244B2	Vacuum pump provided with a device for its deactivation A vacuum pump has inside the pumping chamber valves intended to control the operation by opening and closing during the suction and delivery cycle of the pump. The valves or parts connected thereto are formed at least in part by a ferromagnetic material. A magnetic inductor is applied outside a wall, formed by a non ferromagnetic material, of the pumping chamber of the pump, and inside the pumping chamber are installed conducting elements of ferromagnetic material, for conducting magnetic flow produced, by the inductor, up to polar points close to the positions taken in the conditions of inactivity by the valves, so as to magnetically attract the valves (10,20) in an inactivity position when the inductor is operated, and thus stop the pneumatic operation of the pump without stopping its motion which then becomes idle.
US08182240B2	Compressed air energy storage system utilizing two-phase flow to facilitate heat exchange A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control.
US08182236B2	Process and device for the high-pressure delivery of a fluid mixture and use of same A method for the high-pressure delivery of a mixture comprises delivering at least first and second fluids. The method comprises operations consisting in forming a mixture of fluids in a mixing zone having a pressure that is less than the desired high pressure and bringing the pre-mixed fluids to the high pressure. The first fluid is introduced into the mixing zone by a pumping operation that is performed by a high-pressure pump that is positioned downstream of the mixing zone. A device for performing the method is described.
US08182231B2	Wind turbine with slender blade Wind turbine with a rotor blade relatively insensitive to turbulence because it is more slender than prior blades and is nevertheless able to generate sufficient lift by virtue of the fact that flow enhancing elements such as vortex generators combat flow separation. The slenderness is defined by the chord numbers C and D of which C is defined as C=Ncrclrλ2/R2, in which N is the number of blades, cr is the local chord, cl the lift coefficient, r the radial position, λ the tip speed ratio and R the rotor radius. Subsequently, the chord should be less than what follows from the equation C=M in which M=−1.19+9.74Cp−21.01Cp2+17.50Cp3 and Cp is the power coefficient. This wind turbine is subject to about 2-12% less operational loads and to about 5-40% reduced survival wind speed loads compared to classical designs.
US08182228B2	Turbine blade having midspan shroud with recessed wear pad and methods for manufacture A durable blade, a method of manufacturing it and a method of repairing blades are described and claimed. Durable blade includes an airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side, a midspan shroud located on the airfoil, at least one recess on the midspan shroud and a wear pad attached to the recess of the midspan shroud.
US08182225B2	Blade for a gas turbine A blade for a gas turbine includes a leading edge running in a longitudinal direction substantially radially to an axis of the turbine; a trailing edge running in the longitudinal direction; a blade body disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge so as to define a pressure side and a suction side; an exit slot disposed in the blade body in an area of the trailing edge and running in the longitudinal direction and configured to discharge a cooling medium from an interior of the blade body; and a row of first and second control elements disposed in the exit slot in a distributed manner in the longitudinal direction and configured to control a mass flow of the cooling medium exiting through the exit slot, the first control elements having a first configuration and the second control elements having a second configuration different from the first configuration.
US08182219B2	Fan and bearing structure The present invention provides a fan including a stator and a rotor coupled to the stator. The stator has a base and a bearing disposed inside the base. The rotor has a shaft supported by the bearing. Furthermore, the shaft has a concave structure formed on a surface thereof, or the bearing has a groove structure formed on a surface thereof.
US08182218B2	Vent and grilles A fan assembly includes a casing, which is substantially cylindrical in shape with a fan motor and fan blades located therein, so that air can be drawn into the casing and delivered therefrom. A grille extends over an open end of the casing and has a plurality of angular curved blades extending from a central portion thereof to the periphery. These curved blades are, preferably, at an angle to the normal plane through the grille, so that air in the casing is caused to move to the fan blades at an angle permitting efficient operation of the fan.
US08182217B2	Mechanical fan sub-shroud attachment feature, molded plastic snap feature A fan shroud assembly includes a fixed fan shroud and a removable fan shroud. An upper retention system integral with the fixed and removable fan shrouds secures the two circumferential ends of the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud. A lower retention system integral with the fixed and removable fan shroud secures the center of the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud. No additional fasteners are required to connect the removable fan shroud to the fixed fan shroud because of the integral nature of the upper and lower retention systems.
US08182216B2	Connecting system with jaws of two ferrules, including a compressor A system for connecting two ferrules in an axial compressor case is disclosed. Each of the ferrules includes a substantially annular flange with a proximal face adapted to be integral with the ferrule, and a distal face. The system further includes securing members for clamping distal faces of both flanges one against the other. The securing members include at least one pair of jaws provided for being connected by a set of tensile members, each of the jaws of the pair being provided for abutting against the proximal face of one of the flanges. At least one jaw of the pair further includes a portion, such as substantially radial shoulders, provided for forming a positive connection with complementary portions in both flanges for a transmission of circumferential stresses between both flanges.
US08182209B2	Air reinjection compressor Reinjecting air to the inlet of a compressor in order to improve its pumping margin. The inlet stator of the compressor includes injection holes passing through at least some of the vanes in the vicinity of their pivots.
US08182208B2	Gas turbine systems involving feather seals Systems involving feather seals are provided. A representative vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first mounting platform having a first slot; a first airfoil extending from the first mounting platform; and a feather seal having opposing faces, a first side extending between the faces, and a first tab, the first tab extending outwardly beyond the first side; the first slot being sized and shaped to receive the feather seal including the first tab.
US08182203B2	Turbine blade and gas turbine A turbine blade and a gas turbine are provided in which the velocity of cooling fluid at the inlet of a pin fin region is improved so that the cooling performance at the trailing edge of the turbine blade can be improved. It includes an airfoil; a supply channel extending through the interior of the airfoil in the span direction, through which cooling fluid flows; a pin fin channel extending from the supply channel along the center line of the airfoil toward the trailing edge of the airfoil and opening at the trailing edge to the exterior of the airfoil; a plurality of gap pin fins projecting from a pair of opposing inner walls that constitute the pin fin channel at a region at the supply channel side of the pin fin channel and forming a gap therebetween extending in the span direction; pin fins connecting the pair of opposing inner walls at a region at the trailing edge side of the pin fin channel; and an insertion portion disposed in the gap to decrease the area of the channel of the cooling fluid at the region at the supply channel side of the pin fin channel.
US08182199B2	Turbine shroud cooling system A method of cooling a shroud ring in a turbine section of gas turbine engine includes identifying a series of alternating high temperature regions and lower temperature regions of a circumferential temperature distribution about the inner surface of the shroud ring, and impinging cooling air on to an outer surface of the shroud ring. More cooling air is impinged onto regions which correspond to the high temperature regions on the shroud ring than to regions corresponding to the lower temperature regions of the shroud ring.
US08182197B2	Gripping device and system including the same In a gripping device, a displacement-type force sensor is provided on a side of a driving mechanism opposite fingers to which the driving mechanism is connected to form a grip section. The driving mechanism is supported on a housing with an elastic member being disposed therebetween at a position closer to the fingers than the center of gravity of the grip section.
US08182195B2	Protective pillow A pillow for towing a vehicle is provided, the pillow comprising an inflatable bladder having a top, a bottom, and sides, a valve for inflating and deflating the bladder, and the bottom of the pillow having a wheel lift conforming attachment for conforming to a wheel lift of a tow vehicle. A method of towing a vehicle comprises the steps of placing a vehicle having an undercarriage and weight on a wheel lift of a tow vehicle, inserting a resilient pillow between the wheel lift and the undercarriage of the vehicle and securing the resilient pillow to the wheel lift, transporting the vehicle to a destination, removing the resilient pillow from between the vehicle and the wheel lift once the vehicle has arrived at the destination, and removing the vehicle from the wheel lift.
US08182189B1	Bar code label book single pass manufacturing process A method for manufacturing a pro label book includes printing static indicia on a web of label material, applying an adhesive to each portion of the web of label material that will become a label page in a pro label book that is not the portion of the web of label material that will become a top page of a label book to be formed if the adhesive is applied to a top surface of the web of label material or a bottom page of a label book to be formed if the adhesive is applied to the bottom surface of the web of label material, printing variable information on the web of label material, sheeting the web of label material to form label pages, and batching the label pages together utilizing the applied adhesive. Certain embodiments include attaching one of a backer or a cover to the web of label material following the printing static indicia step.
US08182183B2	Systems and methods for securing components Systems and methods for securing seats and other components to a seat track that may be implemented to provide flush symmetric and asymmetric seat track fitting assemblies that accommodate variances in the height of seat track extrusions. A component may be secured to mate directly with a seat track fitting surface and uppermost surface (flange) of a seat track, and with a fitting securing component (retainer or capture component) that provides additional load path in the lateral shear plane (X axis) while optimizing length of thread engagement of the component fastener.
US08182182B2	Offset hook and fastener system A tie-down strap system, an offset adapter for use with a tie-down strap or rope and kits therefor are disclosed. A tie-down strap system includes an adjustable tie down strap component having a first strap secured on one end to a strap adjusting mechanism and an anchor point connector on an opposite end and a second strap having a free end removably and operably connected to the strap adjusting mechanism and an anchor point connector on an opposite end, the anchor point connector includes an connector body with an opening formed at a first body end to which a strap end is secured, and an elongated end portion extending longitudinally away from the connector body for a predefined distance and offset from the plane of the connector body. The offset adapter includes a universal hook adapter having an adapter body with an opening formed at a first body end and sized to receive one of a J-hook, a split hook or an S-hook of a conventional tie-down strap system, and an offset elongated end portion that longitudinally extends from a second body end of the adapter body for a predefined distance and offset from the plane of the adapter body.
US08182175B2	Gate for marine optic fiber security fence A marine gate includes a gate member submersible in a body of water. At least a first post and a second post support the gate member. The gate member is slidably secured on the first and second posts so that the gate member is movable between first and second locations above and below the waterline. The marine gate includes a winch, a cable extending from the winch to the gate member, and an optic fiber net attached at least to the gate member and extending to the sea floor, thereby establishing an underwater fence. Operation of the winch alters a length of the cable, thereby permitting the gate member to be raised to a closed position and to be lowered to an opened position such that a vessel may pass through the gate when the gate member is in the opened position.
US08182172B2	Feeder hopper, a method for locking the walls of a feeder hopper and a locking means Feeder hopper for a movable mineral material processing device, whose walls are arranged to be turned upward to a working position, and which are locked into said working position. To lock the walls, there is at least one locking means in connection with them, said locking means containing at least a locking member and transfer means. According to the method the locking member is transferred to the locking position with the transfer means.
US08182157B2	Thrust bearing assembly A thrust bearing assembly generally includes a cage and a plurality of rolling elements. The cage has first and second cage halves with each cage half having a respective radial segment with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. Each opening has an opening perimeter. The cage halves are interconnected with portions of the radial segments circumferentially between the plurality of openings abutting along a given plane and the respective openings aligned to defined rolling element pockets. The rolling elements are positioned in the rolling element pockets such that a centerline of each rolling element lies in or in proximity to the given plane. A flange extends along at least a portion of each opening perimeter to retain the rolling elements within a respective one of the rolling element pockets.
US08182154B2	Fluid dynamic bearing system The invention relates to a fluid dynamic bearing system that comprises at least one stationary part that has a shaft and two bearing plates disposed on the shaft at a mutual spacing, and at least one rotating part that is supported so as to rotate about a rotational axis with respect to the stationary part, and comprises a bearing bush and a sleeve enclosing the bearing bush. A bearing gap filled with bearing fluid is provided between the parts and at least one sealing gap for sealing the bearing gap that extends concentric to the rotational axis. The bearing comprises at least one fluid dynamic radial bearing and two fluid dynamic axial bearings and at least one recirculation channel that connects the two axial bearing regions to each other. According to the invention, the largest radial diameter of the recirculation channel is greater than or equal to the largest diameter of the sealing gap, and the smallest radial diameter of the recirculation channel is greater than or equal to the largest diameter of an adjacent bearing plate. Moreover, additional and effective deairing of the recirculation channel is effected by a venting device. To realize improved equilibrium of pressure in the bearing gap and improved retention of the bearing fluid, the sealing gaps can be inclined, at least in sections, at an angle α, β with respect to the rotational axis, wherein the angles may have different sizes.
US08182149B2	Method and marking out apparatus for marking out a guide line for a penetration instrument, control device and recording system A method is disclosed for marking out a guide line of a penetration instrument entering an object along a penetration channel. In at least one embodiment, the penetration channel into the object is firstly determined based on image data of the object generated by an imaging recording system, the penetration channel being defined by a penetration point into the object and at least one penetration direction. Then, at least two light fan beams are emitted from different directions in such a fashion that the line of intersection of the fan beams is coaxial with the penetration direction. A marking out apparatus is further disclosed for carrying out the method, along with a control device suitable to this end, and an imaging recording system including such a marking out apparatus.
US08182138B2	Device comprising a clock movement and a chronograph module A device comprises a basic clock movement MB whose time indicators are driven by a first barrel connected to a first wheelwork and a first regulator organ, and an autonomous chronograph module MCA whose indicators are driven by a second barrel independent from the first, connected to a second wheelwork and a second regulator organ. The chronograph module is exclusively composed of mechanical elements. The frequency of oscillation supplied by its regulator is equal N times the frequency of oscillation supplied by the regulator of the base movement, with the coefficient N being definable according to a specific application of the chronograph, so that any chronograph module thus previously defined can work with the same base movement. The chronograph regulator remains constantly engaged with the corresponding wheelwork. The chronograph module allows a time interval to be read with a minimum precision of a hundredth of second. The organs of the base movement and of the chronograph module are arranged in such a way that in assembled state, the height and overall diameter do not exceed 7.75 mm and 30 mm respectively, the dimensions of the chronograph itself being not greater than 4 mm (height) and 30 mm (diameter) when its elements are mounted on a bottom plate, so that the device can advantageously be integrated in the case of a wrist-watch and affords an aesthetic exterior.
US08182136B2	Pounding station for a paint mixer A paint mixer support and tray apparatus providing a pounding station for reclosing a paint container having friction fit lid. The support allows for vertically supporting up to two paint mixers, each supported on a separate horizontal plate. The tray is movable between a horizontal operating position wherein the paint container may be placed on the tray and the lid pounded down against the container, and a vertical storage position wherein the tray is pivoted up out of the way, where it may rest against a paint mixer, retained there by magnets. In the absence of an upper paint mixer, the tray may be further pivoted to rest against the upper plate resulting in a shipping position for the tray and stand. The tray may have a pair of arms in contact with the stand to support the tray in the operating position.
US08182124B2	Door mirror incorporating a lamp Light of an incorporated lamp illuminates the lower side of a side surface of a door of a vehicle. A rear end part of a lamp socket mounted with the lamp is exposed from a cylinder part of a lamp housing and projected from the lamp housing toward a holder/mirror assembly. Therefore, when replacing the lamp, the lamp socket can be found easily by simply removing the holder/mirror assembly, and the lamp can easily be extracted along with the lamp socket, to an operator side. Also, when attaching the lamp socket, high visibility of an opening part can be obtained because the opening part of the cylinder part is exposed to the holder/mirror assembly side in the lamp housing, thereby achieving a door mirror with extremely good workability of lamp replacement.
US08182122B2	Rotatable lamp with dual functions of wired remote control and radio remote control A rotatable lamp with dual function of wired remote control and radio remote control comprising a lamp seat, a connecting mechanism, a first driving device, a second driving device, a base seat and a remote control PC board, wherein the lamp seat and the upper part of the connecting mechanism form a pivotal connection in vertical direction, and the lamp seat is driven by the first driving device installed on the connecting mechanism to generate angular motion in vertical direction; the lower part of the connecting mechanism and the base seat form a pivotal connection in horizontal direction, and the second driving device installed inside the base seat drives the connecting mechanism and the lamp seat to move angularly in horizontal direction; the remote control PC board is installed inside the base seat, and comprises a micro control unit (MCU), a radio receiving circuit and a wired control circuit, and the micro control unit is for controlling the ON and OFF of the bulb of the rotatable lamp and adjusting the illumination angle of the rotatable lamp according to the RF signal or wired control signal when the lamp is turned on.
US08182118B2	Total internal reflection lens and lens holder A lens assembly has a lens and a holder. The lens has an optical body member having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. The outer surface is shaped to provide total internal reflection. The optical body member also has an interior open channel extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end thereof. The second end includes a peripheral flange that is free of curved refractive surface regions and has one or more index regions and one or more notches formed therein. The holder is a substantially cylindrical support member having a hollow interior region shaped to accommodate the optical body member. The holder also has a top rim region having one or more slots for receiving the index regions of the optical body member and one or more snap clips for fitting to the notches of the peripheral flange region of the optical body member.
US08182112B2	Reflective surface sub-assembly for a light-emitting device A reflective surface sub-assembly for a light-emitting device, comprising a substrate, at least one area reserved for placement of a light-emitting device assembly on the substrate, and a diffusive reflective layer applied on selected regions on the substrate, wherein if the light-emitting device assembly were placed onto the at least one area then the diffusive reflective layer would reflect photons emitted by the light-emitting device assembly is disclosed.
US08182109B2	Lighting device with switchable light sources Various lighting device implementations and related methods may be used to selectively provide various types of light in response to user-actuated controls. In one example, a lighting device includes a plurality of light sources, a body, a head, and one or more controls adapted to adjust operation of the light sources. The body includes a housing. The head includes a bezel adapted to rotate relative to the body to select between at least a first one of the light sources and a second one of the light sources. The head also includes a lens adapted to rotate eccentrically relative to a centerline of the head in response to rotation of the bezel. The lens includes a light inlet adapted to be selectively positioned over the first light source, the second light source, or neither of the light sources as the lens rotates eccentrically relative to the centerline of the head.
US08182107B2	LED luminaire made with recycled materials A method and apparatus for providing a luminaire employing at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED) device as the light source and a metal beverage container as the luminaire housing.
US08182104B2	Capacitive proximity and/or touch switch A capacitive proximity and/or touch switch has an electrically conductive body bridging a spacing distance between an at least partially translucent, electrically insulating cover plate and a carrier plate. The electrically conductive body has a sensor surface at the end thereof facing the cover plate. The sensor surface is connected to an evaluation circuit via the electrically conductive body. A light source is associated with the sensor surface, the light of which implements an optical display in an operating region defined by the sensor surface at the front of the cover plate. The light source is disposed at an offset to the position of the operating region, and the electrically conductive body has a reflector region configured such that light emitted from the light source can be deflected in the direction of the operating region by the reflector region.
US08182101B2	Illumination optical system having the longest air interspace distance between a first and a second optical unit where a specific condition is satisfied for the optical system The illumination optical system includes an integrator configured to divide light from a light source into plural light fluxes, and a collection optical system configured to collect the plural light fluxes from the integrator toward an illumination surface. A rear principal point of the collection optical system is located closer to the light source than a front principal point of the collection optical system. The configuration provides a compact illumination optical system which brightly illuminates the illumination surface with the light and enables high contrast image projection.
US08182097B2	Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus includes an image display element, a projection unit including a first lens group and a second lens group formed with a plural number of lenses, a reflection mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the second lens group thereon after the light passes through the first lens group so as to project the light on a screen obliquely, and a mechanism configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group in a direction of an optical axis. The first lens group is fixed with respect to a bottom portion of the mechanism and is configured to compensate for an aberration of an optical system thereof. The second lens group is configured to enable movement of at least one lens of the second lens group with respect to the first lens group and the bottom portion of the mechanism.
US08182095B2	Apparatus for cooling heat generating spot of electronic device, cooling method therefore, and liquid crystal projector apparatus A silent cooling apparatus for effectively reducing the operating temperature of an electronic device includes a plurality of components which include surfaces opposite to each other with a spacing therebetween and have a heat generating spot on at least any of the surfaces opposite to each other, in a small and low-cost configuration. The apparatus for cooling a heat generating spot of an electronic device includes a cooling apparatus for forcedly air-cooling a heat generating spot of an electronic device which includes a plurality of components which are disposed side by side to have the same in-plane direction, and include heat generating spots within their surfaces. The cooling apparatus includes a first air cooling unit for feeding an air stream to the heat generating spot in an orientation of the in-plane direction, and a second air cooling unit for feeding an air stream to the heat generating spot in the in-plane direction in a different orientation from the air stream by the first air cooling unit.
US08182084B2	Display unit A display unit includes an image data output device, an image projecting device that projects image data so as to be perceived by eyes of a user, a skeleton frame on which the image projecting device is mounted, the sunglass lenses being disposed on the skeleton frame, in which the sunglass lenses are set so that a transmissivity of visible light in a predetermined wavelength region is peculiarly low and so that transmissivities of visible light in wavelength regions other than the visible light in the predetermined wavelength region are peculiarly high, and in which the coloring of image light visualized by the image projecting device is formed by light differing in color from the visible light having peculiarly high transmissivities in the sunglass lenses.
US08182073B2	Flow through dispenser including diverter cooling channel A liquid dispenser includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel including an outlet opening, a liquid return channel, and a liquid cooling channel positioned relative to the liquid dispensing channel. A liquid supply provides liquid under pressure from the liquid supply channel through the liquid dispensing channel to the liquid return channel. A diverter member is selectively actuatable using heat energy to divert a portion of the liquid toward outlet opening of the liquid dispensing channel, the diverter member including a first side that faces the liquid dispensing channel and a second side that faces the liquid cooling channel.
US08182069B2	Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chip assembly including a second silicon chip and a second driver die having electrical circuitry. Portions of the first and second chip assemblies are aligned in a longitudinal direction for the substrate; and portions of the first and second silicon chips are aligned in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Method for forming a silicon based module.
US08182065B2	Apparatus and methods for compensation of thermal and hydroscopic expansion effects in a low cost motion control system Disclosed are apparatus and methods for compensating for the change in length of an encoder strip due to environmental effects such as temperature and humidity. The apparatus and methods utilize two simple optical sensors spaced apart and mounted on a substrate having a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the encoder strip; the substrate is mounted to the movable component which is to be positioned, such as a printer carriage. Embodiments of the methods utilize information from the two sensors, in conjunction with information from the analog encoder used to position movable component, to compensate for environmental effects.
US08182063B2	Liquid container A multicolor-use ink cartridge has obverse surface-side ink chambers and formed on an obverse surface side of a horizontal plate portion of a rigid plastic plate and reverse surface-side ink chambers and formed on a reverse surface side thereof. Since these ink chambers are arranged in a breadthwise direction so as to be staggered in a mutually overlapping state with the horizontal plate portion interposed therebetween, it is possible to make small the dimension in a direction in which the ink chambers are arranged. The respective ink chambers are formed by joining flat portions of three-dimensionally molded flexible plastic films to obverse surface-side recesses formed on the obverse surface of the horizontal plate portion and reverse surface-side recesses formed on the reverse surface thereof, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to form ink chambers having high sealability.
US08182059B2	Image printing device an image printing device comprises a transfer roller configured to transfer a printing medium in a transfer direction, a first sensor configured to detect a rotation amount of the transfer roller, a carriage mounted with a printhead. The image printing device further comprises a second sensor mounted to the carriage and configured to detect the printing medium. The image printing device further comprises a reference member disposed at a position opposing to the second sensor and a drive transmission mechanism configured to move the reference member in conjunction with a rotation of the transfer roller. The image printing device determines a position of an origin of the transfer roller based on detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor.
US08182058B2	Double-sided record apparatus and double-sided record method A double-sided record apparatus for forming images on both sides of a recording medium. The double-sided record apparatus includes: a print head that moves relatively to the record medium and ejects ink onto a face of the record medium; a counting unit configured to count the number of ejected ink droplets to a predetermined area on the record medium from the print head; a comparison unit configured to compare the number of ejected ink droplets counted by the counting unit with a predetermined value; and a determination unit configured to determine whether double-sided record of the record medium is enabled based on a comparison result of the comparison unit.
US08182057B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method controlling liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head which includes nozzles, pressure generating chambers communicating with the nozzles, and pressure generating elements causing a pressure change in a liquid of the pressure generating chambers and which ejects the liquid from the nozzles in response to an operation of the pressure generating elements; and a driving signal generating unit which drives the pressure generating elements to repeatedly generate a driving signal containing an ejection driving pulse used to eject the liquid from the nozzles. The ejection driving pulse has a pulse waveform containing a first pressure generating chamber expansion component which expands the pressure generating chamber to draw a meniscus toward the pressure generating chamber side, a pressure generating chamber contraction component which contracts the pressure generating chamber expanded by the first pressure generating chamber expansion component to push the meniscus toward the liquid ejection side, and a second pressure generating chamber expansion component which expands the pressure generating chamber contracted by the pressure generating chamber contraction component to draw the meniscus toward the pressure generating chamber side again. Each of the pressure generating chamber expansion components has a plurality of different potential change ratios.
US08182052B2	Cupboard forming a display cabinet with locking for at least one sliding pane A cupboard forming a display cabinet includes at least one pane fixed on a shoe moving along a rail and an electromagnetic lock housed in the frame of the cupboard, so that its bolt can interact with a notch formed on the shoe when the pane is in the locked position. In order to identify the locking of the pane, the rail may have a lateral protrusion and the cupboard may contain an electric circuit including a contact between the bolt of the lock and the protrusion, the closure of the circuit allowing the desired identification.
US08182051B2	Housing for a household appliance A housing for a household appliance which comprises front and lateral edges on the upper side thereof. At least one securing link can be displaced on at least one of the edges between a position which is adjacent to the housing and a position which is at a distance from the housing.
US08182048B2	Valve for anti-lock brake system Disclosed is a valve for an anti-lock brake system, in which a sleeve sheet is assembled with a lower portion of a valve housing, so that the external shape and the structure of the valve are simplified. The valve includes a valve core; an armature positioned below the valve core and provided at an end thereof with a ball; a cylindrical sleeve coupled with outer peripheral surfaces of the valve core and the armature to guide an up/down movement of the armature; a first elastic member installed between the valve core and the armature; a valve housing coupled to one end of the cylindrical sleeve and formed therein with a hollow section that extends lengthwise along the valve housing; a valve seat press-fitted into the hollow section and formed with a first orifice which is open/closed by the ball; and a filter seat press-fitted into the valve housing and provided with an inlet and an outlet, which are positioned at a circumferential portion and a lower portion of the filter seat, respectively.
US08182042B2	Adjustable vehicle head restraint assembly A vehicle head restraint assembly includes a support frame, a stay, and a rack and pinion assembly. The support frame supports a head restraint cushion. The stay connects with a vehicle seat back. The rack and pinion assembly connects with the support frame and the stay. The rack and pinion assembly is configured to allow for selective movement of the support frame with respect to the stay along a translational axis. The rack and pinion assembly includes a pinion, a rack, and a locking cage. The pinion includes a plurality of pinion teeth. The rack includes a plurality of rack teeth. The rack teeth engage the pinion teeth when the support frame moves in the translational axis with respect to the stay. The locking cage selectively engages the rack and is spaced from the rack teeth. The locking cage includes locking cage teeth.
US08182035B2	Impact absorbing child safety seat The present invention provides a child safety seat. The child safety seat comprises a seat body and an impact absorbing mechanism. The seat body comprises a backrest part and a seat part, and the impact absorbing mechanism is connected to a bottom surface of the seat part. The impact absorbing mechanism comprises at least two protruding parts positioned on a rear part of the impact absorbing mechanism and protruding from the bottom surface of the seat part. The rear part is near the backrest part of the seat body. When the child safety seat is positioned on a car seat and contacts the car seat, the protruding parts are utilized for reducing impact force received from the car seat when the child safety seat encounters an impact.
US08182030B1	Child carrier luggage assembly A child carrier luggage assembly for facilitating transportation of a child while traveling includes a wheeled luggage bag and a seat assembly coupled to the front of the luggage bag. The seat assembly includes a seat member hingedly coupled to the front of the luggage bag and a strap assembly coupled between the seat member and the front of the luggage bag. A pedestal member is hingedly coupled to the seat member such that the pedestal member extends outwardly from the seat member to support the seat member when the seat member is in an open position. Alternatively, the seat assembly is coupled to a panel attached to the wheeled luggage bag using a harness assembly.
US08182028B2	Vehicle body A vehicle body for a motor vehicle has a vehicle rear end with body inner side parts spaced apart from one another and delimiting an engine bay. An assembly support runs in the vehicle transverse direction between the two body-side side parts. The assembly support is formed as a light metal forged part. Weight-optimized stiffening of the vehicle rear end can be obtained in this way.
US08182026B2	Cockpit cross member for a motor vehicle A cockpit cross member (1,1′,1″) for a motor vehicle, has a basic member (2) and at least one fastening bracket (3) for connecting the cockpit cross member to the vehicle body (4). The basic member (2) is designed as a light-metal cast structure, and an adjusting element (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) is provided between the basic member (2) and the fastening bracket (3) to at least partially absorb the force exerted on the cockpit cross member in the event of the motor vehicle crashing.
US08182019B1	Semitrailer tarpaulin securing system A semitrailer tarpaulin securing system includes a trailer with a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall and an opening extending into an upper side of the trailer. A plurality of covering supports extends between the first and second lateral walls and across the opening. A covering is removably positionable on the supports to close the opening. Each of a plurality of retaining members has a first end, a second end and a central portion extending between the first and second ends. Each of the first ends is attached to the first lateral wall and each of the second ends is attached to the second lateral wall so that the central portion of each of the retaining members extends over the opening of the trailer. The covering is between the supports and the retaining members. The retaining members inhibit the covering from blowing off of the trailer.
US08182018B2	Dash assembly for golf cars or similar vehicles A dash assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body defining an access opening includes a dashboard configured to extend across and generally obstruct the access opening. The dashboard includes a mounting tab configured to engage a portion of the vehicle body adjacent to the access opening. The dash assembly also includes a retainer having an elongated body configured to connect to the vehicle body. The elongated body extends at least partially about a perimeter of the access opening such that the mounting tab of the dashboard is sandwiched between the retainer and the portion of the vehicle body to secure the dashboard to the vehicle body.
US08182014B2	Vehicle seat arranging structure With a vehicle seat arranging structure, a second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in a rearward slide position by sliding the second-row passenger-side seat toward the rear of a vehicle by 150 millimeters so that the second-row passenger-side seat is closer to the rear of the vehicle than the second-row driver-side seat. In addition, each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in an obliquely-inward frontward-oriented position by swiveling each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat from the frontward-oriented position 10 degrees inward in the vehicle-width direction. In this way, the sense of distance between the occupants seated in the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat is reduced. As a result, it is possible to promote communication between these occupants (to make it easier for these occupants to communicate with each other).
US08182002B2	Multipoint door lock system with header and sill lock pins An improved multipoint door lock system of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,077 additionally includes header and sill lock pins actuated by lost motion mechanisms for respective movement from a retracted position to an advanced deadbolt locking position engaged with respective header and sill keepers, in response to movement of one or more latch bolts from a normal latched position to a further extended deadbolt position. The latch bolts are further movable between the normal latched position engaged with associated strike sets on the adjacent door jamb for maintaining the door in a closed position, and a retracted position to permit swinging movement of the door to an open position. The lost motion mechanisms associated with the header and sill pins accommodate latch bolt movement between the latched and retracted positions, without displacing the header and sill pins.
US08181999B2	Pipe clamp A system for temporarily joining two pipe ends securely in a reversible manner, where the joined pipe will carry fluids or mixed fluids and solids under high pressure and volume. Two clamshell clamps each grip a pipe near its end where two pipes are to be joined and. The clamshell clamps have two mating bodies of semicircular cross-section, pivoting around a hinged edge, so that interlaced flanges on the bodies' other edges meet and between which mated flanges a conical pin is inserted to bias the mating clamp bodies together gripping the pipe inside the tubular enclosure formed by the mating clamp elements. The conical pins are connected so that if the pipes' ends are urged apart, the connected pins are urged between the clamps' flanges forcing the clamps' gripping faces together on the pipes. The clamps may have included gripping elements adjacent on its inner face.
US08181993B2	ID card comprising a contoured relief structure, and corresponding production method An identification card of plastic, for example PVC or polyester, is introduced, in which tactile symbols in the form of foamed relief structures are clearly visually perceivable. The symbols are outlined by a contour achieved by discoloration of the plastic.
US08181992B2	Anti-tip system for a power wheelchair An anti-tip system is provided for improving the stability of a powered vehicle, such as a powered wheelchair. The vehicle includes a drive-train assembly pivotally mounted to a main structural frame. A suspension system biases the drive-train assembly and its connected anti-tip wheel to a predetermined resting position. The drive-train assembly bi-directionally rotates about a pivot in response to torque applied to or acceleration forces on the vehicle. A linkage arrangement is provided and is characterized by a suspension arm pivotally mounting to the main structural frame about a pivot at one end thereof and an anti-tip wheel at the other end. The linkage may further include at least one link operable to transfer the bi-directional displacement of the drive-train assembly to the suspension arm. The link may include a bell crank member and/or may be resiliently compressible.
US08181985B2	Ski binding A ski binding for downhill skiing and cross-country skiing has a plate which can be pivoted upwards in the front region about an axis located transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski. A front ski binding and a rear heel holder for a ski boot or cross-country ski boot are fastened on the plate. At least one catch element which is arranged in front of, or in the region of, the rear sole holder can be used to secure the plate, in its rear region, on the abutment fitted on the ski. In addition, at least one catch element is arranged in the front region of the plate. The plate is fixed on the ski, and reinforced, in the manner of a conventional downhill ski binding by the further catch element in the front region of the ski binding and, in the locked state, is anchored at the front end and at the rear end, and at a number of locations therebetween, on parts of the ski or parts which have been fixed to the ski.
US08181981B2	Variable geometry cycle frame A system provides for the adjustment of a cycle frame, for example the rake angle, gooseneck height, wheel base, and rear end height of a motorcycle. The system includes a variable length backbone, a variable length downtube, optionally a variable length fork assembly, and optionally a variable height rear end. The length of the backbone, downtube, fork, and height of the rear end can be adjusted, for example, using a linear actuator such as an electro-mechanical ball screw associated with each of the backbone, downtube, fork, and rear suspension. Adjustment of the lengths/heights/angle can be controlled independently of one another and/or in coordination by a controller. The controller comprises a processor, memory, and actuator drive components. The controller can store presets which allow the rider to automatically adjust the variable length components to specific lengths that provide a desired rake angle, gooseneck height, wheel base length, rear end height, or combination thereof.
US08181976B1	Anti-binding spring mounting apparatus for vehicle suspension On a jackscrew used to adjust spring tension on the suspension of some vehicles, a bearing is provided to allow one or both spring cups (and hence one or both ends of the spring) to rotate freely relative to each other about the axis of the spring. This relieves undesirable forces between the vehicle body and its undercarriage.
US08181975B2	Scooter vehicle system A wheeled vehicle system for operation on a ground surface. The wheeled vehicle system includes a first wheeled vehicle and a second wheeled vehicle, each of which may be scooter-like vehicles. Each wheeled vehicle includes a frame, a rear wheel and a steerable front wheel rotatably mounted in a common plane on the frame to contact the ground surface, an elongate steering member extending generally upwardly from the frame for steering of the front wheel, the elongate steering member defining and rotatable about an axis of rotation. A handle member extends transversely from the elongate steering member for rotation of the elongate steering member. The handle member of the first wheeled vehicle is connected to the handle member of the second wheeled vehicle. An adapter system is also described which facilitates connection of the wheeled vehicles.
US08181973B2	Clamping apparatus for a reciprocating tool Embodiments are disclosed for a tool-less clamping apparatus for a reciprocating tool having a reciprocating spindle having a center axis and at least one radially oriented aperture and a receiving slot at its forward end for receiving a tool accessory, the apparatus having an unclamped position and a clamped position, and comprising a hollow generally cylindrical sleeve secured to the spindle, a hollow generally cylindrical collar configured to fit on the sleeve and being rotatable relative to the spindle and the sleeve, the collar having an inner cam surface that increases in radius from the axis through a first predetermined circumferential arc in a first direction, a spring operatively connected to provide a biasing force to the collar toward its clamped position, and a detent pin positioned in the spindle aperture and configured to engage a hole in the tool accessory and thereby firmly hold the tool accessory in the apparatus when urged into contact with the tool accessory.
US08181944B2	Vibration damper A pre-compressed vibration damper is provided for inhibiting transfer of vibration to an apparatus during the evacuation thereof by a pump.
US08181917B2	Apparatus and method for repairing a core spray line pipe weld joint A clamping device supports or structurally replaces a weld joint between connected pipes. The clamping device includes an upper clamp body and a lower clamp body securable on opposite sides of the connected pipes in facing relation, and at least one clamp bolt connecting the upper and lower clamp bodies and extendable through the connected pipes. One of the upper and lower clamp bodies has at least one shaped depression, which receives a complementary shaped clamp bolt nut engageable with the clamp bolt. The shaped depression prevents rotation of the clamp bolt nut.
US08181916B2	Pipe support base To provide a pipe support base light in weight and with good workability, to which loads may given according to need. This problem may be overcome with a hollow cylindrical body with a rectangular cross section and with four sides. A through passage is provided in the center portion thereof. Further, a cross-shaped rib is provided at an approximately central position thereof. Additionally, grooves are formed parallel to the aforementioned through passage on at least any of the surfaces, upon the edges of which are provided engagement plates protruding into the cross sections of the grooves.
US08181907B2	Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same A wing-drive mechanism is described that permits, with proper control, movement of a wing about multiple wing trajectories. The wing-drive is capable of independent movement about three rotational degrees of movement; movement about a flap axis is independent of movement about a yaw axis, and both are independent of changes in the pitch of the wing. Methods of controlling the wing-drive mechanism to affect a desired wing trajectory include the use of a non-linear automated controller that generates input signals to the wing-drive mechanism by comparing actual and desired wing trajectories in real time. Specification of wing trajectories is preferably also accomplished in real time using an automated trajectory specification system, which can include a fuzzy logic processor or a neural network.
US08181902B2	Aerodynamic lifting device and airborne craft An airborne craft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting device having a radial drum fan and a thrust vectoring shroud. The radial drum or vertical axis fan comprises a fan with a rotor, the rotor having a rotational axis and comprising a plurality of rotor blades disposed in an annular ring about the rotational axis and a driving means for the rotor such that, on operation of the driving means, lift is generated.
US08181899B2	Dispenser for dispensing a wound sheet of paper based on tissue paper A dispenser, for dispensing a wound dry sheet of paper (F) made of tissue paper, comprising: a cylindrical body; support elements, lying approximately in the same plane P, for resting the dispenser on a horizontal plane; a slot in the cylindrical body for the sheet of paper (F) to exit; a guiding element for guiding the sheet of paper (F) outside the cylinder, associated with said slot, comprising two mutually parallel planes. According to the invention, the two planes are curved, in that the distance E between them is greater than twice the thickness Ep of the sheet of paper (F) and in that the length L of the guiding element, measured along the direction of pay-out of the paper, is equal to or greater than twice a minimum length Lm.
US08181887B2	Device for positionally securing and guiding rails for railway tracks A device for positional securing and guiding of rails for railway tracks for trains, in particular high-speed trains, includes guide plates. In general, rails are laid directly or indirectly by intermediate assembly of intermediate plates to fixed concrete track beds and guide plates, against which the rail base and possibly intermediate plates lie laterally. Guide plates are embedded on or in the concrete track beds, wherein the guide plates are fabricated of high-strength, form-stable material, preferably reinforced plastic, such as for example glass-fiber reinforced plastic, in particular polyamide. The device according to the invention allows to create guide plates which are overall more wear resistant. Wear resistance is achieved in that the guide plate within the surface area, on which the rail base rests, has an insert or areas provided with inserts, the insert being fabricated of slippable, low-abrasion or friction-resistant, low-wear or wear-resistant and flexibly resilient material.
US08181883B1	Magnetic strip protecting assembly and method A magnetic strip protecting assembly includes a sleeve that has a bottom edge, a top edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The top edge is open and defines an access opening into the sleeve. Each of the bottom, first lateral and second lateral edges is closed. A card having a magnetic strip thereon encoded with information is positionable into the sleeve through the access opening to protect the magnetic strip while allowing the card to be scanned by a magnetic strip reader. The sleeve has a first side and a second side. The first side comprises a first panel section of the sleeve and the second side comprising a second panel section of the sleeve. Each of the first and second panel sections comprises a plastic material that has anti-static properties.
US08181879B2	Mailing apparatus for powered cards Apparatuses and methods for packaging electronically powered cards are provided for maintaining electronically powered cards in a deactivated state. In an embodiment, a housing having a face panel and two side panels attached to the face panel at opposite sides is configured to provide an offset distance between an activation device on the card and the housing so that the activation device is prevented from being activated by a force exerted on the housing. Annular or circular devices can also be provided for establishing an offset distance between activation devices on the card and planar substrates.
US08181861B2	Electronic transaction security system and method A computerized method for generating a time-limited number for use in a payment card transaction involving a payment card issued to a user by a financial institution. The payment card comprises an original payment card number. The method comprises the steps of providing to a processor a first plurality of digits of the original payment card number, where the first plurality of digits are predetermined digits associated to the financial institution, providing to the processor a desired expiration date through which the time-limited number is valid for acceptance in the payment card transaction, and executing a program by the processor so that the program sets a first plurality of digits in the time-limited number to the first plurality of digits in the original payment card number, generates a first number corresponding to the desired expiration date, sets a second plurality of digits in the time-limited number to the first number, and outputs the time-limited number.
US08181852B2	Banknote validator with banknote stack receiver A banknote stack receiving structure is provided in front of a banknote validator for sequentially passing banknotes to the validator in a serial manner. A first drive arrangement engages one side of an exposed banknote and urges the banknote towards the validator. A restrictive drive cooperates with the first drive and a banknote must pass between opposed rollers of the drives to move to the validator. The restrictive drive roller contacts the opposite side of the exposed banknote but may also contact an overlapping banknote. The restrictive drive rotates to feed a banknote to the validator if a single banknote is present and automatically rotates in an opposite direction if overlapping banknotes are present. This automatic direction of rotation is due to slippage between banknotes and overcoming a low torque motor of the restrictive drive when a single banknote is present.
US08181850B2	Anti-tamper using barcode degradation A method of authenticating a first document (270) including content (271) and a barcode (272). The barcode (272) comprising barcode elements each having a predetermined form. A plurality of the barcode elements of the barcode are detected in a representation of the first document (270). A visual difference between each of the detected barcode elements and the predetermined form of the barcode element is determined. The barcode (272) is decoded to determine a second document. The first document (270) and the second document are compared based on the determined visual difference, in order to authenticate the first document (270).
US08181846B2	Method of full-field solder coverage using a vacuum fill head A method and apparatus are provided to deposit conductive bonding material into cavities in a mold. A fill head is placed in substantial contact with a mold that includes cavities. The fill head includes a sealing member that substantially encompasses an entire area to be filled with conductive bonding material. The conductive bonding material is forced out of the fill head toward the mold. The conductive bonding material is provided into at least one cavity of the cavities contemporaneous with the at least one cavity being in proximity to the fill head.
US08181845B2	Electrical bond connection system An electrical bond connection system between a first electrical contact surface and a second electrical contact surface having at least one first electrical conductor, which is bonded to at least one of the contact surfaces via at least one first bond connection. At least one additional second electrical conductor (9) is bonded to the first electrical conductor (8) via at least one second bond connection (10, 13), the two bond connections (10) being offset from one another. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an electrical bond connection system existing between a first electrical contact surface and a second electrical contact surface.
US08181844B2	Method for the permanent connection of two components by means of glass or metal solder The invention is a method for permanent connection of two components by soldering employing a glass or metal solder as the solder material. A layer system providing adhesion is applied to both components, between which the solder material is introduced. the layer system is heated to a soldering temperature characteristic for the solder material and results in a permanent solder connection between both components after cooling. The layer system providing adhesion has an adhesive layer applicable directly to the component and a solderable layer. The adhesive layer, if a glass solder is used, contains oxidic, carbidic, or nitridic components or mixed compounds thereof and, if a metal solder is used, the adhesive layer contains carbidic or nitridic components or mixed compounds thereof.
US08181842B2	Device for assembly by brazing an end cap onto a cylindrical body and vacuum cartridge comprising one such device The present invention relates to a device for assembly by brazing an end cover onto a cylindrical body, said end cover presenting a circular peripheral rim via which said cover is brazed onto a part of one of the end surfaces of the cylindrical body, this device being characterized in that the above-mentioned cover is shaped in such a way that, on the above-mentioned end surface of the cylindrical body, the circular peripheral part of the above-mentioned cover exerts a compressive stress, after brazing, on substantially the whole contact area between the end surface of the cover and the end surface of the cylindrical body.
US08181839B2	Surgical instruments employing sensors According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical instrument for operating on tissue is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effector including a first tissue engaging member and a second tissue engaging member in juxtaposed relation to the first tissue engaging member; a gap determination element operatively associated with each of the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member for measuring a gap distance between the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member; and a tissue contact determining element operatively associated with a respective tissue contacting surface of at least one of the first tissue engaging member and the second tissue engaging member. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using the surgical instrument.
US08181838B2	Surgical stapling device A surgical stapling device an elongated body portion having proximal and distal portions, and a head portion positioned adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body portion. The head portion includes a shell assembly and an anvil assembly movable relative to the shell assembly between un-approximated and approximated positions. The anvil assembly includes a center rod and an anvil head connected to the center rod. The center rod includes at least one aperture extending transversely therethrough and configured and dimensioned to receive a flexible member such that the flexible member extends transversely through the center rod.
US08181827B2	Seasoning dispenser Fixed amounts of granular and granulated seasonings are dispensed from a rotatable disc that lies flat or horizontal and which includes a through-hole or void. The void is gravity-filled with granulated seasonings from a hole in the bottom of a hopper. A screen below the disc is formed to have open, through-holes and a solid land. The void in the disc fills with granules when the void is beneath a hole in the hopper but over a solid land thus preventing granules to spill through the disc. Rotation of the disc moves the void away from the land, allowing granules in the void to fall through holes in the screen. A gasket provides a seal between the disc and the hopper. The disc is rotated back and forth around its axis by vertical movement of an actuator about the horizontal hinge.
US08181818B2	Secure container with pressure responsive conduit for closure disruption Secure product container 10 has opposed closure shells 10P and 10A forming product chamber 10C. The shells may be separated into an open accessible state (see FIG. 1A), in which the closure shells are uncaptured and product 10G is accessible. The closure shells may be placed together in a closed state along closure interface 12C (see FIG. 1B), in which the closure shells are captured to enclose the product. A closure capture between the closure shells holds the shells in the closed state. Closure capture 26 has a secured condition (see FIG. 2B) in which the closure shells are captured together in the closed state, and a released condition (see FIG. 2A) in which the closure shells may be uncaptured in the accessible state. Capture release device 12 on active shell 10A is pressure responsive for releasing the closure capture from the secured condition into the released condition when pressurized. When depressurized, the release device permits the closure capture to be secure from the released condition into the secured condition. Pressure system 14 (shown in FIG. 1A) is in fluid communication with the release device for pressurizing the release device to release the closure capture and uncapture the closure shells. The pressure system also depressurizes the release device to permit securing the closure capture and capturing the closure shells.
US08181811B1	Thermally insulated container A thermally insulated container is disclosed for maintaining thermo energy of an object. A first anchor is pivotably secured to the container and pivots to a position below the container for engaging a soil layer and preventing rotation of the container relative to a ground surface. A first locking arm extends between the container and the first anchor for locking the first anchor relative to the container. A second anchor is pivotably secured to the container and pivots to a position below the container for engaging a soil layer and preventing rotation of the container relative to the ground surface. A second locking arm extends between the container and the second anchor for locking the second anchor relative to the container.
US08181809B2	Gas-tight and light-tight closure for a container In order to provide a reversible closure for containers which are subjected to an internal pressure in accordance with the invention there is proposed a closure device (200) comprising a deformable stretchable planarly extending cover (205) which can be moved into at least two operating positions, wherein the cover is aligned in a first operating position with the opening of the container and in a second operating position it undercuts the opening of the container over the entire periphery with a peripheral edge portion (222) so that the undercutting region (33) on the cover and the undercut region on the container form complementary sealing surfaces for gas-tightly and liquid-tightly closing the opening. The closure device further has an actuable means (260) for applying a force to the cover for deformation of the cover in such a way that it is deformable from one of the two operating positions into the other operating position.
US08181807B2	Container assembly The present invention relates to a container assembly (1) that includes a support structure (11) and a container (14) that resides reversibly within the support structure interior (62). The support structure (11) includes a pair of opposed first and second support sidewalls (26, 29) each having an elongated tube (32, 44) having a first open end (38, 50) and an elongated hollow interior (35, 47). The container (14) has opposing sidewalls (77, 80) that each have an elongated channel (104, 110). The first and second elongated tubes (32, 44) of the support structure (11) are each reversibly received within the first and second elongated sidewall channels (104, 110) of the container (14), as the container is reversibly introduced (e.g., slid) into the support structure interior (62) through the open forward portion (65) of the support structure (11). The container assembly (1) may be reversibly lifted by lift members (e.g., lift forks 119, 122) introduced through the first open ends (38, 50) and into the elongated hollow interiors (35, 47) of the first and second elongated tubes (32, 44) of the support structure (11). At least a portion of the container (e.g., upper container portion 125′) may have a three dimensional shape corresponding to an activity being conducted in the venue in which the container assembly is used, such as, a protective sports helmet shape (e.g., a hockey helmet shape) or a sports ball shape (e.g., a soccer ball shape).
US08181806B2	Collapsible container A collapsible container that in the assembled configuration provides for a predetermined central space protected by six walls that are perpendicularly mounted with respect to each abutting wall and in the e collapsed configuration occupies minimum space. A bottom wall is provided with a predetermined umber of hinge knuckles with a central through opening through which pins are passed. Parapets of different heights are provided to raise the knuckles to predetermined heights that will clear the stacked up thickness of the folded walls. The height of the front, rear and the two side lateral walls is determined by the width of the bottom wall which in turn will also determine the width and height of the front and rear walls. A handle is removably mounted to the top wall, protruding toward the exterior.
US08181805B2	Hot fill container The plastic container according to the present disclosure is an aesthetically pleasing plastic container suitable for premium hot fill beverages, such as teas and fruit juices. The plastic container defines a body and includes an upper portion having a finish. Integrally formed with the finish and extending downward therefrom is a shoulder region. The shoulder region merges into and provides a transition between the finish and a first vacuum absorbing region. The first vacuum absorbing region merges into a waist region. The waist region merges into a second vacuum absorbing region. The second vacuum absorbing region transitions into a base portion having a base.
US08181785B1	Bariatric bowl system A first bowl and a second bowl are provided. Each bowl has end walls, side walls and a bottom wall. In this manner a chamber is formed within the bowl. A plurality of sets of reception slots is provided. Each set includes inner and outer slots on the side walls. A plurality of divider panels is selectively positioned in the sets of slots. The panels have angled side edges. The divider panels when inserted into the sets of slots divide the chamber into equal sized segments. First and second lids are adapted to selectively cover and uncover the containers. A retainer ring has end walls, side walls and a bottom wall. In this manner a space is formed within the retainer ring. The length, the width and the depth are of a size to accept the first and the second bowls.
US08181784B2	Sealing sheet for use to close a container-defining sheet Disclosed is a sealing sheet for use to close a container-defining sheet having a top surface comprising a given number of spaced apart cavities embossed therein, each of the cavities being upwardly opened and thus defining a container that is surrounded by a flange that is part of the top surface of the container-defining sheet. This sealing sheet has a top layer which can be glued to the flanges surrounding the containers of the container-defining sheet in order to close said containers. The top layer is advantageously made of a water-proof material such aluminum, in order to make the closure of the container-defining sheet moisture proof once such a closure has been completed. This top layer advantageously also has a top surface that is printable to ensure that relevant information as to the content of each container being made available on it if desired.
US08181781B2	Beverage mixing packaging configuration and dispenser A product configuration is provided for the packaging of non-mixed beverages and dispensing configuration for mixing of a base beverage and mix beverage into a preferred single-serve mixed drink. The product configuration, called a multi-beverage packaging configuration includes a plurality of base beverage containers, containing a first beverage which may be carbonated, with one or more mix beverage containers, containing one or more mix beverage-for separate consumption or mixing, and one or more volumetric dispensers. The volume of the mix beverage is proportionally divisible by the number of base beverage containers in the product configuration and the division of which is equal to the volume of the volumetric dispenser. The ratio of mix beverage to base beverage in the mixed drink is dependent on the number of base beverage containers in the product configuration, and on the volume of the volumetric dispenser.
US08181779B2	Puncture instrument set and puncture needle disposal instrument A puncture instrument set is constituted by a puncture instrument which includes a cylindrical body, plural puncture needles to be held in a state where the puncture needles are connected in series in an axis direction, a puncture needle cartridge for linearly arranging the plural puncture needles in the body, a stopping member for stopping the puncture needle cartridge at a predetermined position in its axis direction, and an elastic biasing member for biasing the puncture needle cartridge in one direction; and a puncture needle replacement jig that enables, after puncturing by the puncture needle, setting of the puncture needle cartridge at the puncture position as well as disposal of the used puncture needle, for a subsequent puncture operation. Thereby, it is an object to provide a high-security puncture instrument set for puncturing the surface of a biologic body, which is provided with plural puncture needles, and is able to perform puncturing continuously by a simple operation.
US08181778B1	Package with catheter Package for a catheter, with a catheter having catheter tube with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being provided with a catheter connector. A main body is provided for holding the catheter, and a cap for closing off the main body. A gel container is positioned inside the main body, the gel container being provided with a cavity for holding an amount of a lubricating agent. The gel container includes a first opening at a distal end thereof, and a second opening at a proximal end thereof.
US08181777B2	Tearable applicator packaging The invention relates to a tearable packaging (1) for receiving at least one substance (6) and an applicator (7, 11), comprising a, for example, film-like carrier (2) in which at least one depression (4a, 4b) open on one side is formed which can be sealed towards the outside with a cover film (3) to form at least one chamber and comprising a channel (5a, 5b) formed between the carrier (2) and the cover film (3) in which the applicator (7, 11) is accommodated at least in sections in such a manner that the applicator (7, 11) is completely enclosed by the carrier (2) and the cover film (3).
US08181761B2	Clutch unit A clutch unit including a clutch hub that is non-rotatably mounted to a shaft. The clutch unit has at least two clutch elements that can be brought into frictional engagement with one another in order to transmit torque when the clutch unit is actuated through a mechanical actuation device. The actuation device is mounted and supported at the clutch unit.
US08181760B2	Equipment container with integrated stand Herein is described an equipment container with an integrated stand comprising a bag with a lid and a base, retractable legs, and a movable post attached to the lid, wherein the retractable legs can be enclosed into the base of the bag, and the movable post is adapted to be stowed for transport or deployed to support a piece of equipment.
US08181757B2	Adjustable damping valve with a fail-safe damping force characteristic An adjustable damping valve including an actuator, which exerts an actuating force on a valve body against the force of a spring to influence the throttle cross section which determines the damping force, where an emergency valve is connected in parallel with the throttle cross section with respect to the flow direction of the damping medium, where the two control surfaces of the valve body move in the axial direction and can thus can come to rest alternately on the two valve seating surfaces, and where the valve body is divided into two parts in the longitudinal direction, and each valve body assembly has its own control surface.
US08181754B2	Brake disk A brake disk is made up essentially of a brake cup and a friction ring. The friction ring includes two friction ring halves, between which cooling channels are situated. Additional air routing elements are situated at the level between the friction ring halves. The brake disk has especially satisfactory cooling characteristics.
US08181749B2	Speed governor for an elevator In a speed governor for an elevator, a clutch mechanism is provided between a governor sheave and a rotary body. An actuator performs switching between transmission and interruption of rotation by the clutch mechanism according to whether or not energization from a DC generator, which generates a current by rotation of the governor sheave, is performed. A rectifier circuit allows the current to flow from the DC generator to the actuator only when a rotating direction of the governor sheave is a predetermined one of a first direction and a second direction.
US08181744B2	Self-retracting lifeline systems and braking systems therefor A lifeline system includes a lifeline and a drum assembly around which the lifeline is coiled. The drum assembly is rotatable about a first axis in a first direction during extension of the lifeline and in a second direction, opposite of the first direction, during retraction of the lifeline. The lifeline system further includes a tensioning mechanism in operative connection with the drum assembly to impart a biasing force on the drum assembly to bias the drum assembly to rotate about the first axis in the second direction. The lifeline system further comprises a braking mechanism in operative connection with the drum assembly. The braking mechanism includes a catch that is rotatable relative to the drum assembly about a second axis that is not concentric with the first axis. The second axis is operatively connected to the first axis so that the second axis rotates about the first axis in the same direction as the drum assembly when the drum assembly is rotating about the first axis. A center of mass of the catch is located in the vicinity of the second axis. The catch rotates about the second axis in the second direction when the drum assembly is rotated in the first direction at at least a determined angular acceleration to cause an abutment section of the catch to abut an abutment member of the lifeline system (for example, by moving radially outward a sufficient amount) and stop the rotation of the drum assembly.
US08181741B2	Life saving implement A life saving implement includes a prime motor assembly, a winding drum installing in the prime motor assembly to wind a wire rope, a braking drum installed on a side of the winding drum to control an RPM of the winding drum, a braking unit installed on a lower portion of the braking drum to control an RPM of the braking drum, a speed reduction unit installed on an upper portion of the braking drum to gradually reduce the RPM of the winding drum until the winding drum stops, and a passenger vehicle moving by the rotations of the winding drum and the braking drum.
US08181739B2	Spa stair apparatus and methods with convertible steps A spa or hot tub stair assembly or apparatus having at least one step which is convertible by repositioning to provide different shaped sides. The different shaped sides can be used to better fit the outer shape of the associated spa. The individual step or steps are removable and have connection features which detachably connect with connection features upon one or more pieces forming a base. The base may be provided in the form of a pair of upright supports upon which one or more steps are supported. The assembly may advantageously be provided with one or more storage drawers or other bins which are preferably slidable for easy access.
US08181737B2	Condensed water discharge apparatus of muffler A condensed water discharge apparatus is capable of smoothly excreting residual condensed water in a muffler. The device may include a through hole formed at the bottom of a muffler case, an inflow pipe communicated to the muffler case and in which exhaust gas flows, an exhaust pipe communicated to the atmosphere so that exhaust gas is exhausted from the muffler case thereto, a thermoelement, and a control valve mounted at the through hole so as to selectively open/close the through hole when driving or stopped by sliding about the through hole.
US08181731B2	Drive train for work vehicle A drive train for a work vehicle comprises: an engine mounted to a vehicle body such that an output shaft of the engine extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle body; a hydrostatic transmission having a pump shaft, a motor shaft, and a housing, the hydrostatic transmission being mounted to the vehicle body such that the pump shaft and the motor shaft extend in the lateral direction; a mechanical transmission having a plurality of transmission shafts each of which extends in the lateral direction. A pump side portion of the housing of the hydrostatic transmission is connected to an end plate of the engine and a motor side portion of the housing is connected to a casing of the mechanical transmission so that the housing extends from the engine to the mechanical transmission.
US08181727B2	Apparatus for feeding cooling air to a radiator of a motor vehicle Inlet openings at the frontal region of a vehicle have actuable transversely oriented pivoting lamellae disposed behind them. The lamellae guide an air flow to a vehicle radiator in a targeted manner. The pivoting lamellae are connected to an actuating device with control linkages that are articulated to one another via deflection levers for an upper and a lower lamella unit. The upper pivoting lamellae are adjusted at an angle which is different than the lower pivoting lamellae. The upper pivoting lamellae can be set in each case as a unit jointly with the lower pivoting lamellae as a further unit.
US08181725B2	Aircraft tug An aircraft tug includes a tow bar which extends from a chassis, the tow bar operable to autonomously attach with an aircraft main landing gear assembly and transfer electrical power therebetween.
US08181723B2	Bits and cutting structures A cutting element for a downhole cutting tool including a support element, a shearing element disposed on said support, wherein the shearing element is disposed proximal to a leading edge of the downhole cutting tool, and a retaining element overlaying at least a portion of said shearing element is disclosed.
US08181719B2	Flow pulsing device for a drilling motor A downhole flow pulsing device comprises a housing connected in series with a drill string and a valve with a rotating portion in the housing arranged to vary an area of a flow passage through the housing. A fluid actuated positive displacement motor drives rotation of the valve. A drive link permits the rotating portion of the valve to be optionally coupled directly to the motor of the drill string. The valve includes radially oriented rotating ports intermittently communicating with surrounding fixed ports and a bypass channel. Axial displacement of the rotating ports relative to the fixed ports and bypass channel permits amplitude of the downstream fluid pulses to be adjusted. The valve includes a number of circumferentially spaced ports which differs from a prescribed number of pressure fluctuations in the fluid for each full rotation of the rotor of the drill motor.
US08181718B2	Perforating gun gravitational orientation system A perforating gun gravitational orientation system includes a perforating gun and a swivel device connected to the perforating gun to permit rotation of the perforating gun within casing, and the perforating gun spaced apart from the casing by the swivel device. Another perforating gun gravitational orientation system includes the swivel device having an axis of rotation which is spaced apart from a center of gravity of the perforating gun. Yet another perforating gun gravitational orientation system includes the swivel device having an axis of rotation which is spaced apart from a center axis of the perforating gun.
US08181704B2	Riser emergency disconnect control system An emergency riser disconnection system for disconnecting a riser from a subsea installation having disconnect actuators and a signal and power circuit for controlling the actuators. The signal and power circuit is made up of an umbilical with signal lines and hydraulic lines. At an umbilical termination, the signal and hydraulic lines exit the umbilical and can be routed separately to the disconnect actuators. The umbilical termination is disposed above the uppermost break away point on the riser and can be recovered after the riser is disconnected.
US08181701B2	Downhole tool with hydraulic closure seat A downhole tool 100 includes closure seats 116, 176 for seating with a closure, such as a ball. Shear pins or other connectors temporarily limit axial movement of each closure seat which is initially housed within a restricted diameter portion of the central throughbore in the tool body. A piston axially moves in response to fluid pressure to pressurize fluid in a chamber and controllably release fluid through one or more restrictions. The closure seat may be lowered to engage a stop 108, 159, such that the seat may move axially to an enlarged diameter bore portion of the tool, thereby allowing radial expansion of a closure seat to release the ball.
US08181696B2	Plate heat exchanger including strengthening plates provided outside of the outermost heat exchanger plates The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger including a plurality of plates. The plates extend in parallel to a main extension plane and include several heat exchanger plates and a strengthening plate (2). The heat exchanger plates are provided beside each other and form a plate package with first plate interspaces and second plate interspaces. Each heat exchanger plate has four portholes forming ports (8) through the plate package. The heat exchanger plates include an outermost heat exchanger plate at one side of the plate package and an outermost heat exchanger plate at an opposite side of the plate package. Two of the plate interspaces in the plate package form a respective outermost plate interspace at a respective side of the plate package, which are delimited outwardly by a respective one of the outermost heat exchanger plates. The strengthening plates are provided outside one of the first heat exchanger plates. The strengthening plates (2) have a main zone (20), which extends in parallel with the extension plane and which includes a strengthening pattern (21), which is provided in the proximity of two of the ports (8) and includes at least one depression (22) extending outwardly from the heat exchanger plates.
US08181689B2	Telescoping gate system and method A telescoping gate can include a frame, a primary gate member connected to the frame in a manner such that the primary gate member can move relative to the frame, and a secondary gate member that is moveable with respect to both the primary gate member and the frame. The primary gate member can include at least one side wall, a top wall extending at an angle from a top of the side wall, and a bottom wall extending at an angle from a bottom of the side wall to create a cavity between the bottom wall, side wall and top wall. The secondary gate member can be located in the cavity of the primary gate member and configured to move relative to the primary gate member and the frame within that cavity. The bottom wall of the primary gate member includes a first roller/rail structure and the secondary gate member includes a bottom wall having a first roller/rail structure configured to mate with the first roller/rail structure of the primary gate member bottom wall. In addition, the bottom wall of the primary gate can include a roller/rail structure configured to contact a mating ground roller/rail structure.
US08181679B2	Apparatus for filling bags An apparatus for filling open bags with bulk materials, comprising a filling means and a filling spout having an outlet opening for filling the bags, wherein a collecting device is provided which includes a movable and controllable collecting unit. Said collecting unit, when in a collecting position, collects any bulk material which may trickle out of the outlet opening of the filling spout and when in a discharging position, discharges the collected bulk material into a material discharge line of a material discharge device.
US08181675B2	Method and device for filling a container Method and apparatus for filling bags with loose materials, wherein a package to be filled is filled by means of a filling element through a filling process. The filling process comprises a filling stage, a settling stage, and a discharge stage wherein during the filling stage, loose material is filled into the bag while admitting air and in the settling stage, a settling phase is provided for the pressure to drop and in the discharge stage, the bag is discharged from the filling element. The filling process is shortened in that the available volume of the bag is reduced during the filling process to maintain the pressure prevailing in the bag high, while at the end of the filling process the available volume of the bag is expanded to rapidly reduce the pressure prevailing in the bag.
US08181670B2	Valve apparatus A rotating valve apparatus includes a cylindrical casing; a shaft arranged symmetrically in the casing; a member fixedly attached to the shaft and in close fit with the cylindrical casing, defining separated chambers within the casing; at least one outlet fixedly arranged along the circumference of the casing; and a plurality of axially arranged inlets, each of which being constantly in fluid communication with a respective one of the separated chambers, wherein the axially arranged inlets are alternately in fluid connection with the outlet fixedly arranged along the circumference of the casing in response to rotation of the shaft and the member with respect to the casing. The outlet(s) has/have a fluid path length that varies along the circumference of the casing depending on the rotational speed of the shaft such that the interfaces between fluids originating from different ones of the axially arranged inlets will be essentially vertical to the flow direction of the fluids.
US08181665B2	Flushing unit and flushing system for flushing vapor compression systems A flushing unit for flushing vapor compressions systems with a flushing agent. The flushing unit includes a pressure relief member to ensure that the reservoir containing the flushing agent is not over-pressurized. In certain embodiments, the flushing unit is adapted to be in communication with a driving fluid or propellant, such as an inert gas or a flushing gas, and with a source of a flushing agent, such as a reservoir. The flushing unit includes a valve that, when opened, causes the driving fluid to flow into the reservoir containing the flushing agent and displace the flushing agent from the reservoir, causing it to ultimately flow into the system being flushed such as via a suitable hand-held injector. In the event the pressure in the reservoir exceeds a predetermined level, a pressure relief valve in the flushing unit is automatically actuated, thereby relieving pressure in the otherwise closed system.
US08181664B2	Releasing valve for an inflatable object A releasing valve for an inflatable object has a body, a valve disk and a cap. The body is body and has a passage and a disk mount. The passage is defined through the body and has a bottom opening. The valve disk is attached securely to the bottom of the body to close the bottom opening of the passage and has a mounting end and a free end. The mounting end is mounted securely on the disk mount of the body. The free end is opposite to the mounting end. The cap is attached to the body around the bottom opening, holds the valve disk inside and has a stop. The stop selectively engages the free end of the valve disk when the valve disk being pushed away from the bottom opening for discharging air out from the inflating object via the releasing valve.
US08181662B2	Hydrocarbon transfer system with vertical rotation axis A hydrocarbon transfer system includes a first structure with a length direction and a transverse direction having a frame carrying a vertical arm with at its end a fluid connecting member for connecting to a second structure which is moored alongside the first structure. The connecting member includes a winch and first guiding elements for engaging with second guiding elements on the second structure by connecting a wire to the winch on one end an to the second structure on the other end, and a tension device for moving the vertical arm away from the second structure for tensioning the wire.teh
US08181638B1	Eccentric power cable let-out mechanism for a compound archery bow A compound archery bow comprises a riser and two limbs extending therefrom; first and second pulley members on the corresponding limbs; a draw cable, and a power cable. The pulley members include corresponding draw cable journals, and the draw cable is engaged to be let out from them and to rotate the pulley members as the bow is drawn. The first and second pulley members further include power cable take-up and let-out mechanisms, respectively. The power cable is engaged to be taken up by the power cable take-up mechanism and to be let out by the power cable let-out mechanism as the bow is drawn and the pulley members rotate. The power cable let-out mechanism comprises paired let-out members disposed on opposite sides of the second bow limb, and the power cable is engaged with the let-out members in a split cable arrangement or a yoke arrangement.
US08181620B2	Modular intake manifold Disclosed herein is an intake manifold assembly that comprises a first outer covering, a second outer covering connected to the first outer covering that together define a chamber having an intake port, and a flow channel insert. The second outer covering has an outlet port positioned within its interior surface and the flow channel insert is nestingly connected to the outlet port with the rest of the flow channel insert received within the chamber. The flow channel insert being a single piece that defines a channel having a first end and a second end.
US08181615B2	Lash adjuster for swing arm type valve gear The object is to provide a lash adjuster that can be easily and repeatedly mounted on a swing arm type valve gear, having an adjusting screw that can be repeatedly held in a pushed-in state with a general-purpose turning tool such as a wrench.A serrated internal thread 24 is formed on the inner circumferential face of a cylindrical body 21 having closed bottom end, and a serrated external thread 26 formed on the outer circumferential face of an adjusting screw 25 engages with the internal thread 24. A return spring 27 is mounted in the body to bias the adjusting screw 27 in the protruding direction. A friction member 31 is provided between the bottom faces of the adjusting screw 25 and the body 21. A spherical pivot portion 32 is formed on the top of the adjusting screw 25, and an engaging hole 33 is formed in the top end of the pivot portion 32. The adjusting screw is rotated in the fastening direction by rotating operation of a turning tool T engaging with the engaging hole 33, and the bottom face of the adjusting screw 25 is pressed against the friction member 31, thereby holding the adjusting screw 25 in pushed-in state and making mounting of the lash adjuster to a swing arm type valve gear easy.
US08181612B2	Variable valve timing apparatus and control method therefor An ECU executes a program including the steps of: detecting engine speed NE (S100); and stopping power supply to an electric motor of an intake VVT mechanism (S104), if engine speed NE is equal to or lower than a threshold value NE (0) (YES at S102).
US08181610B2	Vehicle cooling system with directed flows A cooling system for internal combustion engines provides directed flows of heated or cooled coolant to various engine components and/or accessories as needed. By providing directed flows, the overall coolant flow volume is reduced from that of conventional cooling systems, allowing for a smaller capacity water pump to be employed which results in a net energy savings for the engine. Further, by reducing the overall coolant flow volume, the hoses and/or galleries required for the directed flows are reduced from those of conventional cooling systems, providing a cost savings and a weight savings. Finally, by preferably employing an impellor type water pump, the expense of an electric water pump and its associated control circuitry can be avoided. The direct flows are established by a multifunction valve which, in a preferred implementation, comprises a two-plate valve wherein each plate is operated by a wax motor.
US08181602B2	Compressed straw material Bedding material for livestock is produced by extruding straw through a conventional cubing system rather than a conventional pellet mill. The cubing process generates friction in turn changing the properties of the straw making the straw particles highly absorbent. The cubing process allows for greater particle size in the finished product as compared to pellets produce in a conventional pellet mill. The process involves the following: shredding the straw to proper size, cubing the straw into cubes and flakes, cooling, storing and packaging. The cubing process requires 40% less energy based on throughput of finished product, thus making the material more affordable to larger farming operations. Some other properties include a higher bulk density than large conventional bales or wood shavings, less dust when applying, a pasteurized product, easier to handle and spread compared to straw bales, wood shavings and sawdust.
US08181601B2	Pet litter box A pet litter device which includes a tray to contain pet litter, a pivoting lifting handle connected to the tray to assist in emptying used pet litter, a ramp connectable to the tray to allow ingress and egress to the tray, a skirt adapted to be attached to the perimeter of the tray and having an opening corresponding to the position of the ramp plus an optional sifting scoop for removing pet litter detachably mounted on the underside of the ramp. The upper surface of the ramp is covered in a fabric that cleans the paws of the pet. The pivoting handle, spans the width of the tray and is foldable to encompass one end of the tray, and a single fixed handle is provided at the other end of the tray and the ramp clamps onto the fixed handle. The skirt ramp and scoop are injection molded together and are detachably connected together prior to assembly with the tray. The injection molded skirt ramp and scoop nest with the tray prior to assembly for ease of storage and display in retail outlets.
US08181600B2	Bale feeder and transport device A round bale sled that is a combination round bale feeder and transport device. In one embodiment, the bale sled includes a bale holding portion and a base. The bale holding portion is configured to hold a round bale. The base is coupled to the bale holding portion. The base is configured to allow the bale sled to be pulled in a select direction. Moreover, the base is further configured to allow for a pivot loading of the round bale in the bale holding portion.
US08181594B2	Method and apparatus for fabricating or altering microstructures using local chemical alterations A method and apparatus for fabricating or altering a microstructure use means for heating to facilitate a local chemical reaction that forms or alters the submicrostructure.
US08181591B1	Domed actuator for indicating device An indicating device includes a first housing component adapted to be mounted to a container and a second housing component moveably connected to the first housing component. The second housing component is moveable relative to the first housing component along an axial path. The second housing component includes an exposed actuation surface having a substantially convex domed shape. The exposed actuation surface of the second housing component can include a lubricant. A method of actuating an indicating device is also provided.
US08181590B2	Sluice device for an ROV A sluice device suitable for a remotely cable operated vehicle. A water tight compartment has a first and a second sluice gate. The sluice device includes a system for enabling launching, operating, and retrieving of the remotely cable operated vehicle. An insert for converting an existing torpedo tube to a sluice device, and a torpedo shaped transport container for an insert.
US08181586B1	Pontoon rest The instant device is a device that when used in a plurality they will support a dry docked pontoon effectively and efficiently. The device has to be used in combination with at least three others to effectively support a dry docked pontoon. The device is manufactured with a grooved top surface allowing the v shaped groove of the bottom of a pontoon to rest within it and thereby preventing damage to the pontoon.
US08181584B2	On-line coal flow control mechanism for vertical spindle mills An improved apparatus for on-line coal flow control in vertical spindle mills comprising a plurality of independently adjustable flow control elements and positioning rods that adjust the positioning of those flow control elements. Each flow control element is positioned within the discharge turret of the vertical spindle mill along the outer wall of the discharge turret proximate the entrance to its corresponding coal outlet pipe. The adjustable rods are seated on the side or top of the discharge turret of the coal pulverizer and are connected to the flow control element horizontally or vertically as the case may be. The flow control elements can be independently rotated by +/−90 degrees about the positioning rod axis, moved back and forth in the horizontal plane, and can also be moved up and down in the vertical plane. Therefore, each flow control element has three degrees-of-freedom: one rotational and two linear displacements. The apparatus improves boiler performance by making it possible to operate the boiler with reduced pollutant levels (e.g. NOx, CO) and increased combustion efficiency. Automated computer control of the control surfaces is contemplated.
US08181582B2	Portable, modular voting booth A voting booth that is easily transported between a polling-facility and a storage facility and is efficiently stored with other voting booths when not in use. The voting booth comprises a working surface, privacy panels, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly includes a plurality of casters. The voting booth components are configured to allow modular grouping and nesting with voting booths of like construction. The voting booth is light-weight and has a high degree of mobility. The nesting ability provides for efficient storage by minimizing the space needed to store multiple voting booths.
US08181572B2	System and method for matching a corrected sleeve to a substrate printing cylinder A system and method of identifying the match of a printing cylinder and sleeve when the combination thereof has been dressed by laser ablation to achieve a degree of cylindricity. It is desirable to retain the identification of this match for reuse purposes and thereby avoid unnecessary redressing. The identification convention of the invention represents simple encoding, conventional marking means, and readability on sight.
US08181569B1	Loose material and garden debris lifting and compacting device and method of use A debris removal and compacting tool includes a lifting device having a flexible sheet with a first edge secured to a first support member, a second edge secured to a second support member, and a compaction device including a first surface attachable to the lifting device and a second surface for contacting the loose material within the receptacle. A fastening mechanism is provided to removably secure the lifting device to the compaction device. During use, a user engages the first and second support members and places the sheet into contact with the material, utilizes the support members to move the sheet to consolidated and maneuver the loose material. The lifting device is placed within the interior of the receptacle, and the material is released into the receptacle. The compacting device is then placed into contact with the material to compact it within the receptacle to achieve better receptacle utilization.
US08181565B2	Method for measuring the quantity of coffee dispensed by a coffee mill and appliance comprising such a mill A method for measuring a quantity of coffee MNi or MTi that a grinding burr of a coffee mill driven in rotation by a motor dispenses in a predetermined number of revolutions Ni of the grinding burr or in a predetermined time interval Ti. According to the method: the average speed Vi of the grinding burr in a number of revolutions Ni or respectively in a time interval Ti is measured; and the quantity or mass MNi of coffee dispensed in the number of revolutions Ni or respectively the mass MTi of coffee dispensed in the time interval Ti is deduced as a function of the speed Vi from an experimentally obtained stored correspondence table (Vi, MNi) or (Vi, MTi).
US08181564B2	Fuel pump A fuel pump for use in an internal combustion engine, the fuel pump comprising a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber during a plunger pumping stroke, a rider member co-operable with a drive, and an interface member, for example a foot of the plunger or an intermediate tappet, for imparting drive from the rider member to the pumping plunger to perform the plunger pumping stroke. The interface member comprises an arcuate contact surface co-operable with the rider member. The inventive concept also extends to a pumping plunger for pressurising fuel within a pump chamber of a fuel pump, the pumping plunger comprising a foot having an arcuate contact surface for engaging a rider member of a fuel pump in use.
US08181559B1	Rolling plate assembly attachment for portable power cutting tools including an improved structural design and manufactured out of improved materials, an improved wheel configuration, and an adjustable bevel gear and a cutting guide The present invention is an attachable rolling plate assembly which can be attached as a single unit to a portable cutting tool to facilitate the safe rolling movement of the portable cutting tool on the workpiece. The invention comprises a frame assembly formed from a single piece of molded material such as fiber enriched plastic having a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal sidewalls with stabilizer fins extending therefrom, and a flat base portion having a pair of parallel stabilizer tubes molded therein. The invention further includes an adjustable bevel gear assembly by which the angle of orientation of the cutting blade can be quickly changed. The invention also includes a cutting guide assembly to facilitate a straight cut, reduce torsional rotation of the saw blade and reduce kickback of the saw.
US08181556B2	Method and apparatus for controlling the cut register of a web-fed rotary press To control the cutting register of a web in a web-fed rotary press with little expenditure, a specific item of image information or a measuring mark of a printed web is registered by at least one sensor. The sensor generates a registration signal which is supplied to a control device. The registration of the image information or measuring marks is carried out immediately before or on a knife cylinder. A cutting register error is determined from the registration information and the position of the knife cylinder is influenced to correct the determined cutting register error.
US08181553B2	Position control mechanism for bicycle control device A position control mechanism is provided for a bicycle control device that has a shifting unit. The position control mechanism has an operating member that is configured to operate a positioning member that moves through two of a plurality of predetermined shift positions during a single progressive movement of the operating member. The operating member is configured in the preferred embodiment to operate both a hydraulic braking unit and the shifting unit.
US08181552B2	Driving apparatus and robot having the same A driving apparatus includes a driving unit, a driven unit separated from the driving unit at a separation space so as not to contact the driving unit, and rotated by rotary force generated from the driving unit, a cable connecting the driving unit and the driven unit, and to transmit the rotary force to the driven unit, and pressure units provided in the separation space, and to pressurize the cable in a direction of approaching opposite portions of the cable to each other to generate a tensile strength of the cable. Since the cable transmitting the rotary force of the driving unit to the driven unit has sufficient tensile strength, preventing the generation of slip of the cable from the driving unit and the driven unit is possible, and thus to allow the rotary force to be transmitted to the driven unit without a loss.
US08181543B2	CVS system sample water vapor management An exhaust sampling system includes a pre-fill gas source having a pre-fill gas. A sampling conduit is configured to collect exhaust gas and make-up gas. A sample bag is fluidly connected to the sampling conduit and the pre-fill gas source. A controller is programmed to run a test procedure in which a sample of exhaust gas and make-up gas is collected in the sample bag. The controller sends a command that fills the sample bag with pre-fill gas prior to the test procedure. The pre-fill gas remains in the sample bag during the test procedure. In one example, the amount of pre-fill gas is selected to prevent the sample from condensing in the sample bag during the test procedure. In another example, the amount of pre-fill gas is selected to provide a sufficient volume of gases for analysis during the test procedure.
US08181531B2	Accessible stress-based electrostatic monitoring of chemical reactions and binding A sensor may include a substrate that has a cavity formed in a surface thereof. A diaphragm, having a conductive portion, may be suspended over the cavity, a selective coating may be present on a face of the diaphragm outside of the cavity, and a counterelectrode may be spaced from and in opposition to the diaphragm. The diaphragm may deform upon interaction of the selective coating with an analyte and thereby alter a capacitance of the sensor in a manner indicative of a degree of interaction.
US08181530B2	Leadless oil filled pressure transducer An oil-filled pressure transducer having reduced back pressure, comprising an alignment plate having a sensor accommodating aperture, a sensor module inserted into the sensor accommodating aperture, a header surrounding the alignment plate, the header having a protruding top surface, and a diaphragm disposed on the protruding top surface to create a relatively small oil accommodating region between the diaphragm and the sensor. This configuration reduces the oil volume required for operation, which ultimately reduces the back pressure applied against the diaphragm.
US08181524B2	Ultrasonic stress measurement method and device The present invention relates to an ultrasonic stress measurement method of measuring a residual stress of a measuring target layer in a measuring object using an ultrasonic wave, the method comprising, setting a plurality of vibration modes according to a number of degree of freedom of the measuring target layer in the measuring object, performing, for each vibration mode, a measurement operation of emitting an ultrasonic wave corresponding to the set vibration mode to the measuring target layer, receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by the measuring target layer, and measuring an eigenfrequency of the measuring target layer, and measuring the residual stress of the measuring target layer based on plural measurement data of the eigenfrequency with respect to each vibration mode obtained by the measurement operation. The residual stress of the measuring object thus can be measured at higher accuracy.
US08181523B2	Ultrasound inspection methods for noisy cast materials and related probes Ultrasound inspection methods for noisy materials and related probes are disclosed to inspect a defect in a cast material that use polycarbonate delay layers having a first surface configured to be disposed on a surface of the cast material; and an acoustic crystal element disposed on a second surface of the polycarbonate delay layer.
US08181522B2	Capacitive acceleration sensor having a movable mass and a spring element An acceleration sensor having a mass which is movably supported outside its center of gravity, first electrodes on the mass and second electrodes located at a distance therefrom forming a capacitive sensor in order to determine a change in position of the mass as a function of time. At least one spring element which generates a restoring force when the mass is deflected from its neutral position is provided on the side of the mass facing the capacitive sensor. The mass may be obtained by being exposed from a material layer, and the mass is surrounded, at least at its side faces, by this material.
US08181511B2	Method and system of imaging electrons in the near earth space environment A method and system of globally monitoring space weather conditions, use an imager, including one or more telescopic instruments and one or more processors, containing computer program code. The imager is configured on a platform; and positioned in the near Earth space environment, where, based on the executed computer program code, the imager compiles information about space weather conditions, by directly detecting electron emissions on a global basis. Network interfaces coupled with the imager provide, over a communications network, a plurality of communications and information, about space weather conditions, between the imager and a plurality of operational space assets and operational Earth assets. The plurality of communications and information about space weather conditions includes signals and information which automatically alert the plurality of operational space assets and operational Earth assets of effects of a solar wind.
US08181508B2	Diagnostic systems and methods for a two-step valve lift mechanism A system includes a pressure signal adjustment module that generates a maximum pressure signal based on a fluid pressure signal from a pressure sensor of a camshaft phaser system of an engine. The pressure signal adjustment module detects a maximum peak value of the fluid pressure signal and maintains the maximum pressure signal at the maximum peak value for a peak and hold period. A diagnostic module detects a fault of the camshaft phaser system based on the maximum pressure signal during the peak and hold period.
US08181506B2	Tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material The invention relates to a tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material, characterized in that it comprises: a holder for the tip and a holder for a block of a material to be punched or scratched, said tip holder and said block holder each comprising a solid body made of heat conducting material; securing means for removably securing the tip or the block in thermal-conducting contact to said solid body; an annular sheath having a shape corresponding to that of said solid body and in which said solid body is provided; heating means comprising at least one electric heater; and means for assembling the solid body and the heating means; wherein, during a test, the tip can be heated at a predetermined temperature, in particular a temperature essentially equal to that of the block of material to be tested.
US08181499B2	Roll-forming machine and method for roll-forming a hat-shaped profile A beam with a hat-shaped profile with a cross-section that varies along its length is successively formed from a plane sheet metal strip using a roll-forming machine with a number of forming stations. The forming stations (11, 12) have a pair of clamping rollers (21, 22 and 23, 24) for each side flange (16, 17) and support rollers (25, 26) for the central flange. The pairs of clamping rollers in the forming stations can be displaced both horizontally and vertically during a forming operation, and the support rollers (25, 26) can be displaced vertically and they can be displaced individually in a sideways direction. All four corners (27-30) of the hat-shaped beam are formed at the same time, whereby the corners are folded on the peripheral edges of the clamping rollers and support rollers. Not only the axes of the pairs of clamping rollers but also of the support rollers can be turned in order to adapt to the corners that are being formed.
US08181494B2	Garment stain treatment bag A stain treatment apparatus uses a transparent plastic bag with a recloseable opening into which a stained garment is placed. A stain treatment compound is contained within the bag, such as within an ampoule or pouch that releases upon compression or that releases upon exposure to water added to the bag. A thermochromatic indicator assists in filling with water of an appropriate temperature. A completion indicator further assists in indicating completion of the stain treatment regimen. A plurality of stain-specific treatment assemblies may be included that are optimized for a category of stains (e.g., protein, tannin, oil, dye/ink).
US08181491B2	Prosthetic knit for treating prolapses The present invention relates to a prosthetic open knit fabric (10) made as a single piece, based on an arrangement consisting of several sets of yarns of a biocompatible polymer material, comprising, continuously in the direction of production of the knit, a central strip (11) and two lateral strips (12), one on each side of the central strip, characterized in that it comprises one or more set(s) of pillar stitch yarns defining a pillar stitch pattern, the said one or more set(s) of pillar stitch yarns extending across the entire width of the central strip (11) and of the lateral strips (12) and together forming a first threading across the width of the central strip and a second threading across the width of the lateral strips, the said first and second threading being different, and at least two partial weft stitching sets.The present invention also relates to a method of producing such a knit fabric and to an implant for supporting prolapses obtained from such a knit fabric.
US08181490B2	Vacuum sealed paint roller cover package and method of making the same A compactly packaged paint roller cover and a method of compactly packaging a paint roller cover are disclosed which require significantly reduced shipping and display shelf space volumes. A semi-rigid paint roller cover manufactured from a small diameter tubular knitted pile fabric is placed within a vacuum sealable plastic bag, which is subsequently evacuated and sealed, collapsing the semi-rigid paint roller cover to a flattened configuration. Such compactly packaged paint roller covers require significantly reduced shipping and display shelf space volumes. To use the compactly packaged paint roller cover, the vacuum sealed plastic bag is opened upon which the semi-rigid paint roller cover resiliently resumes its round cross-section.
US08181487B2	Optical fiber preform manufacturing method An optical fiber preform manufacturing method includes: supporting a drilling jig in a radial direction of a preform that is cylinder-shaped; moving the drilling jig in a longitudinal direction of the preform; and forming a plurality of slits each extending in the longitudinal direction and each directed from an outer side of the preform toward a center the preform, and a plurality of holes each extending in the longitudinal direction and each connecting with an end of one of the plurality of slits in a depth direction of the one of the plurality of slits.
US08181467B2	Mid-turbine frame torque box having a concave surface A single point load structure transfers a first load from a first bearing cone and a second load from a second bearing cone of a gas turbine engine to a plurality of struts. The single point load structure includes a stem, a branch connected to the stem and a torque box connected to the plurality of struts for absorbing the first and second loads from the stem and the branch. The stem has a concave surface that opens in a radially outward direction with respect to a rotational axis of the gas turbine engine.
US08181466B2	Mid-turbine frame A mid-turbine frame connected to at least one mount of a gas turbine engine transfers a first load from a first bearing and a second load from a second bearing to the mount. The mid-turbine frame includes a single point load shell structure and a plurality of struts. The single point load shell structure combines the first load and the second load into a combined load. The plurality of struts is connected to the single point load structure and transfers the combined load from the single point load shell structure to the mount.
US08181458B2	Pressure recovery system A pressure recovery system according to the present invention comprises a pump, a flow control valve and a flow amplifier. The flow control valve has an inlet connected to the outlet of the pump, an outlet for supplying fluid to the load to which pressurized fluid is to be supplied, and a bypass flow outlet connected to the flow amplifier. The bypass flow drives the flow amplifier for supplying fluid to an inlet of the pump.
US08181456B2	Compressed air energy storage system utilizing two-phase flow to facilitate heat exchange A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control.
US08181444B2	Solid propellant rocket motor with notched annular fuel A motor includes an annular solid fuel between an inside diameter and an outside diameter. The solid fuel has a series of radial notches that define segments of fuel between them. The notches allow for faster burning of the fuel, while still allowing structural integrity of the fuel segments to be retained during the burning process.
US08181442B2	Gas turbine aircraft engine with power variability A gas turbine aircraft engine with power variability is provided. The gas turbine aircraft engine comprises a compressor and a turbine mounted on a common shaft, and, a continuously variable transmission coupled to the shaft for transmitting power to a propulsion load.
US08181437B2	Cable assembly with anchor A cable assembly comprises a cable having a main body, strands, a tail and a first cable end, an anchor, and a sleeve having a bore, a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned generally adjacent the anchor, the second end is positioned remote from the anchor, and the cable end is positioned in the bore. A cured adhesive is positioned in the bore, binding the sleeve to the cable, along with a rope insert which is positioned at least partially in the bore, wherein the cured adhesive holds the at least one rope insert in a fixed position with respect to the sleeve.
US08181435B1	Pick-up tine dividers A tine divider plate for use on a pick-up assembly for an agricultural harvester that is connected to the tine guard and pick-up assembly frame structure using a combination of hooks and slots to retain the divider plate in position once installed. An additional hat section may be provided adjacent to the one end of each tine divider plate to direct bent tines through spaces in the tine guard upon reverse tine reel rotation.
US08181432B2	Web packaging system with ergonomic forming plug change A web packaging system provides easy access and changing of forming plug tooling.
US08181430B2	Method for stacking packaged food slices The invention relates to a method and device for producing packs of a food that comes in slices, in particular individually packaged processed cheese slices. The pack of food is put together from two uniform product stacks of food slices. The first product stack is transported via a first feed segment, and the second product stack is transported via a second feed segment, in each case horizontally by means of a transport means at transport speed. The feed segments are guided over one another in parallel in a collection area, and the upper feed segment ends at a sliding edge that defines a collection point, whereby means for synchronization are adjusted such that a product stack that arrives via the sliding edge is neatly placed onto the product stack that is transported to the lower feed segment.
US08181429B2	Method of producing contents filed in a container A method for producing contents filled in a container comprising steps of introducing a polyester container with a non-crystallized neck portion into a sterilized closed space having sterility and closed state on a commercial basis and comprising at least space in which a bottle sterilizing process is performed, space in which a filling process is performed and space in which a sealing process is performed, entire inner surface of said sterilized closed space and surface of an apparatus disposed in said sterilized closed space being sterilized by wet heating of the space using heated water and/or steam, at least the space in which the filling process is performed and the space in which the sealing process is performed being kept under a positive pressure by sterilized air; heating and sterilizing the container at least in its inner surface by wet heating using hot water and/or steam; and filling the contents in the sterilized container at a filling temperature within a temperature range from 40° C. to a temperature less than glass transition temperature which is determined by moisture content of the container and then sealing the container.
US08181427B2	Packing and packaging system A system having an upstream module M for storing cardboard blanks, a central module C with a device for taking the blanks from the magazine, and a downstream packing and packaging module V having a station where the blanks are erected. The extractor arm is mounted on a carriage which is movable so as to move the blanks lengthwise and the arm is movable relative to the carriage by an actuating mechanism which enables the arm to articulate about an axis. The distance D between the exit edge of the magazine and the reference point of the station is fixed, and the carriage controls the movements of the blank extracted from the magazine in order to avert the risk of interference with the magazine and to position the blank in the station to enable it to be erected, and this for a whole range of forms of blanks.
US08181416B2	Mechanical locking system for floor panels Floor panels with a flexible tongue in an insertion groove, the flexible tongue is designed to cooperate, in a connected state with a tongue groove of another panel, the panels are adapted to be locked together by vertical folding, the flexible tongue has a projection portion which, in a connected state projects outside the insertion groove and cooperates with the tongue groove, said projecting portion has a beveled and/or rounded sliding surface and the panels have a sliding surface adapted to cooperate therewith during vertical folding, the flexible tongue during the vertical folding is displaced twice in the horizontal direction, a first displacement is effected by the vertical folding of the fold panel whereby at least a part of the flexible tongue is bent, a second displacement of the flexible tongue towards its initial position is accomplished substantially by a spring effect caused by said bending of said flexible tongue.
US08181412B2	Expandable ceiling grid A preassembled suspended ceiling grid module comprising a plurality of parallel main tees and a plurality of cross tees, the main and cross tees each having horizontal flanges extended to both sides of a central plane, the cross tees being joined at their ends to the main tees with end connections that enable the module to be folded in a plane corresponding to an eventual ceiling plane in a zigzag pattern, such that the cross tees lie in directions generally parallel to the main tees with the cross tees connected on a side of a particular main tee being folded in a common direction relative to their end connection, and where connected to an adjacent main tee being folded in an opposite direction relative to their end connections with said adjacent tee.
US08181409B1	Rotatable wedge spacer having a curved body An improved rotatable wedge spacer to be removably positioned in a gap between opposing upper and lower surfaces (e.g., tiles) that are being bonded (e.g., by means of mortar) one above or adjacent the other to a flat surface (e.g., a wall or a floor). The spacer includes a curved (e.g., circular) body having a thin tip at one end and a thick tail at the opposite end. The height of the circular body between an upward sloping top surface thereof and a flat bottom surface increases from the thin tip to the thick tail. A series of flat load-supporting plateaus having predetermined increasing heights are regularly spaced from one another along the top surface so as to lie parallel with the flat bottom surface. With the flat bottom surface of the wedge spacer seated upon the lower tile, the curved body is rotated within the gap until one of the flat load-supporting plateaus along the top surface engages the upper tile. Accordingly, the curved body of the rotatable wedge spacer will fit flush and maintain the gap between the tiles as the mortar cures.
US08181408B1	Method to manufacture paneling or flooring strips from wooden barrel staves Disclosed is a novel wooden wall or ceiling paneling or flooring manufactured from wine or whiskey cask staves having a desirable patina that emits a scent having a bouquet resembling the wine or whiskey that was aged in the cask, as well as a method to manufacture the wooden paneling or flooring that includes the steps of first straightening the curved cask staves, and then milling the non-stained surface layer of the straightened wine cask staves to a predetermined thickness and hand scrapping or shaving a portion of the stained surface layer of the wine cask stave to remove any splintering that may have occurred during the stave straightening process. The straightened, milled and hand scraped or shaved stave is affixed to a wall or predetermined sub flooring surface with the stained, hand scraped surface layer remaining exposed for viewing or foot traffic and to permit the release of the wine, whiskey or other spirit bouquet into the room.
US08181397B2	Vehicle door sash molding end retention structure A retention structure for retaining a sash molding end of a sash molding is provided. A weatherstrip and the sash molding are attached along a door sash. A hard material clip is insert-molded in the die-molded part at the end of the weatherstrip. The clip has a latch protruding from the die-molded part. An end cap die-molded at the sash molding end has an engaging part. The engaging part engages with the latch to retain the sash molding end.
US08181394B2	Reinforced elevator door guide This invention claims a steel elevator door guide, which contains a reinforcement beam, an attachment beam, a guide carrier and a glide. The attachment beam connects at the bottom end of a elevator cab or corridor door. The invention is held securely clamped together by fasteners, welding or glue. To further protect against any lateral movement imposed onto an elevator door, one or more frictional surfaces is engraved at contact points between individual components and safety rail(s) are provided. A noise reducing, nylon glide is attached to the guide carrier using the same fasteners as those supporting the reinforcement beam. These components are intended to prevent lateral motion of an elevator cab or corridor door even if a severe lateral pressure on the elevator doors has caused the glide to severely flex or fail.
US08181382B2	Fishing lure A fishing lure that has realistic motion when retrieved from a cast is presented. The lure has three sections: a head section, a tail section, and a mid-section. The head and tail sections are formed to resemble the head and tail areas of live bait. The mid-section has a series of segments that are joined by connectors that allow the segments to move back and forth when water impacts on the sidewalls of the segments. The overall shape of the fishing lure in one embodiment is a shad baitfish. Other embodiments include the overall shape of a lizard, a waterdog salamander, a blue gill fish, a goby fish, or a snake or worm.
US08181374B2	Safety sign for shooting houses A safety sign for a shooting shed or building at a shotgun range is disclosed. The safety sign is mounted on the building and moveable between an exterior warning position wherein a warning sign is displayed and visible exterior of the building, warning shooters that it is not safe to shoot, and an interior warning position wherein the warning sign is visible inside the building and provides warning to occupants that it is not safe to exit the building. Preferably, the safety sign is mounted near the exit door of the building and partially obstructs the exit when in the interior warning position so as to provide further warning to occupants not to exit the building.
US08181357B2	Method for drying sensitive articles A method for drying sensitive articles, essentially textiles made of wool, which are to be dried in the washing drum of a clothes dryer using a computer program. According to known methods for protecting sensitive articles to be dried during a drying program, the articles to be dried are introduced into a protective device which, filled with the articles to be dried, is then inserted into the washing drum before the start of the drying program. In order to prevent damage to the sensitive articles to be dried whenever the protective device is not used, a warning signal is generated prior to the start of the drying program when the protective device containing the sensitive articles to be dried is not properly fixed to the clothes dryer.
US08181353B2	Encoder An encoder for detecting measured values dependent on the rotation angle of the shaft of a motor includes a rotor, which can be fixed on the shaft, and a stator housing, which can be fixed by a bearing surface on an attachment surface of the motor and has a scanning means for detecting the relative rotational position of rotor and stator. In the mounted state, the rotor is fixed on the shaft and the housing is fixed on the attachment surface in such a way that the rotor and the scanning means have a defined axial distance (h). Additionally for mounting purposes, the encoder is pushed onto the shaft until the housing is held in a mounting auxiliary position with its bearing surface at an axial distance from the attachment surface, the axial distance corresponding to the defined distance (h).
US08181351B1	Pruning clipper for dispensing a chemical treatment A pruning clipper includes a pair of handles each having a distal end and a proximal end, with the handles being pivotally connected to each other close to the proximal ends of the handles. A first blade is connected to the proximal end of one of said handles, and a second blade is connected to the proximal end of the other handle. A chemical storage tank is connected to the distal end of one of said handles for storing a chemical to be selectively applied to vegetation. A bulb is connected to the proximal end of one of the handles, with the bulb being connected to the tank using a first connecting tube. A dispensing member extends along the side of one of the blades and beyond the blade to a dispersion point, and the dispensing member is connected to the bulb using a second connecting tube. As a result, the user will be able to cut the vegetation as desired using the clippers, and selectively dispense an herbicide as desired by the user.
US08181349B2	Hair cutting device A gap between a main body grip portion and a head portion is reduced while securing a tiltable range of the head portion with respect to the main body grip portion. A hair cutting device includes the head portion provided at its upper end surface with a blade head, and the main body grip portion which supports the head portion such that the head portion can vertically float and tilt. A lower portion of the head portion is accommodated in an opened space formed in an upper portion of the main body grip portion, the head portion includes a neck portion whose lower side width in the tilting direction is wider than an upper side width, the neck portion is located at a portion of an opening formed in an upper end surface of the main body grip portion.
US08181348B2	Shielding fluid reservoirs of fluid dynamic bearing motors In one example, a fluid dynamic bearing motor having a shield member is provided. In one example, the method includes disposing a first member and a second member for relative rotation about an axis of rotation. An annular shield member is attached to the first member, the shield member disposed adjacent a fluid reservoir for containing a bearing fluid. The reservoir is filled through an aperture (e.g., a fill hole) in the shield member. Thereafter, the aperture is at least partially sealed. The aperture may be hermetically sealed via one or more laser pulses. In other examples, a two piece shield is provided for shielding a reservoir without a fill hole.
US08181344B2	Engine and method for improved crankcase fatigue strength with fracture-split main bearing caps The present invention provides reduced fatigue stress levels in a stressed area of an engine crankcase by lowering the outer edges of the crankshaft bearing cap fracture-split lines without changing the central axis location of the crankshaft in the crankcase. This is accomplished by causing the fracture-split lines of the bearing caps to angle downward from the horizontal plane of the crankshaft axis to a slightly lower position at the outer edges of the bearing caps. This lowers the outer edges of the bearing caps sufficiently to allow larger radii to be formed on the lateral connectors of the crankcase support webs with the adjacent sidewalls of the crankcase. Accordingly, the fatigue stress levels in the crankcase web members are reduced without requiring a significant change in the crankcase dimensions.
US08181343B2	Sealed crimp connection methods Methods of making a sealed crimp connection attaching a terminal to a wire conductor are provided. A layer of fluid conformal coating is applied to overlie a terminal and underlie at least a lead of the wire conductor upon at least the lead being received into the terminal. The terminal, the fluid layer, and at least the lead of the wire conductor are crimped to form the crimp connection. Fluid conformal coating is displaced where an abutting surface of the terminal makes contact with at least the lead of the wire conductor. The fluid conformal coating is cured to a non-fluid state. The fluid conformal coating may be formed of an acrylated urethane material that may provide an increased pull force and a low crimp resistance in the crimp connection. The crimp connection may be constructed using a manufacturing process on an automated assembly line.
US08181342B2	Method for manufacturing a coreless packaging substrate Disclosed are a coreless packaging substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The substrate includes a built-up structure and a first wiring layer. The built-up structure has a first outside and an opposite second outside, and includes one or more second dielectric layers and second wiring layers, and a plurality of conductive vias. The second dielectric layers have first and second surfaces respectively facing the first and second outsides. The second wiring layers are disposed on the second surface. The conductive vias are disposed in the second dielectric layer. The outermost second wiring layer at the second outside has a plurality of second conductive pads. The first wiring layer is embedded into and exposed from the first surface of the outermost second dielectric layer at the first outside, and has a plurality of first conductive pads. The conductive vias electrically connect the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer.
US08181338B2	Method of making a multilayer composite A method for providing a multilayer composite includes the steps of providing a first composite comprising a film of a dielectric material with a front surface and an opposite rear surface, the front surface comprising a surface pattern; depositing an electrically conductive layer onto the surface pattern; providing a second composite comprising a film with a front surface and an opposite rear surface, the front surface comprising a surface pattern; depositing an electrically conductive layer covering at least a portion of the surface pattern; arranging the first composite on the second composite; and fixating the position of the first composite relative to the second composite.
US08181327B2	Mechanical method for improving bond joint strength A method for improving joint strength between a first and second member comprising the steps of: applying a sealant material including a matrix material at least partially encasing rigid components to the first and second members; joining the first and second members upon an application of force that is applied through the use of one or more fasteners; wherein a compressive force is applied to the exterior surface of both the first and second members by the one or more fasteners while the rigid components apply an internal tension force acting opposite of the compression force to the interior surface of both the first and second members proximate to the fastener to form a mechanical lock thereby reducing slippage and generally maintaining the joint in position.
US08181314B2	Hose clamp A hose clamp (1) comprises bands (2) forming an open ring. The ends of the open ring have band loops (3, 4) arranged around housing portions (5, 6), between which housing portions (5, 6) a clamping screw (7) with a head (8) is arranged. The bands (3, 4) adjacent to the housing portions (5, 6) have slots (9, 10). The band loop (4) along the slot (10), at least adjacent to the head (8) of the clamping screw, is turned on both sides of the slot (10) in such a manner that the distance between the band portions (11) turned adjacent to the slot (10) adjacent to the head (8) of the clamping screw is greater than the outer diameter of the head (8) of the clamping screw.
US08181303B2	Rotary car wash brush and method of assembly A car wash brush is constructed by sliding multi-layered, wheel-shaped foam plastic cartridges onto a hub with three keyways formed in the outer surfaces thereof. The cartridges use spacers interspersed with foam layers and adhesively bonded to the foam layers. The spacers have keys which fit into die hub keyways to prevent relative rotation while allowing, longitudinal sliding motion. Multiple cartridges are used to produce a brush of desired length. Old style hubs can be salvaged for use in this construction.
US08181291B2	Pillow having a concealed modular base frame system The invention generally pertains to a pillow convertible between an open position as a food and beverage holder and a closed position as a pillow. By way of example, the pillow has a first and second pillow portion that may be coupled and uncoupled to switch between a closed position and an open position. The pillow also has a food surface member with one or more beverage holders that is sized to fit within the interior of the pillow in the closed position. In another example, the food surface member is a two-piece construction with a slidable tray lock that moves between a first position when the pillow is closed and a second position that secures the two pieces together as a substantially coplanar surface when the pillow is open. In yet another example, the beverage holder is tapered so as to fit a variety of sizes of beverage containers.
US08181284B1	Mobile sanitary urinal and method of use thereof A mobile sanitary urinal apparatus for truck drivers or others who do not have access to restroom facilities while traveling comprising a removable accumulation vessel mounted to interior or exterior of a motor vehicle is herein disclosed. The urinal is designed to be discretely used in the passenger compartment of tractor-trailer rigs, although it can be used discretely in almost any vehicle. It comprises a catheter-type receiver which attaches to plumbing thereby functioning as a urinal to receive urine from a user and directing it through the hose to a retention container. It is envisioned that the retention container would be emptied into a sanitary collection station or normal restroom when feasible. The urinal can be cleaned periodically using a provided sanitation kit with a flushing bulb and liquid cleanser that would be flushed through the system cleaning the valves, hoses, and container.
US08181283B2	Pivotal floor mounted low flow urinal A low flow urinal includes a bowl which incorporates a plurality of spray nozzles communicated by an inlet flow line. A structurally supporting stem extends from a location of the bowl and terminates in a remote pivot support secured to a floor location. The bowl secures against an upright wall surface in a first non-use position. An underside extending support is integrally formed with an underside of the bowl and provides floor support of the bowl when rotated to a second floor supporting location. A second drain line extends from a drain location associated with the bowl, with either or both the inlet and outlet lines optionally communicating with an associated toilet or separately engaged with fluid supply and waste discharge lines.
US08181282B2	Toilet balls with flushing water distributor Toilet basket (1) for receiving solid or gelled preparations having at least one container (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) for receiving at least one preparation (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d), the container (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) positionable below the toilet rim so that flushing water can flow over it when the toilet is flushed, and at least one inlet opening (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) and one outlet opening (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) shaped in the container wall (7) for the flushing water; a holder (2) for mounting the toilet basket (1) on the bowl rim; a flushing water distributing element (8) arranged and configured on the toilet basket (1) so that the flushing water distributing element (8) is impinged upon by flushing water upon flushing, and an equalized delivery of flushing water into the inlet opening (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the container (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is produced.
US08181275B2	Lacrosse glove with protective element An embodiment of the present invention provides a lacrosse glove having a rigid protective element extending over and secured to the padding disposed on the back side of the thumb receiving portion of the glove. The protective element comprises a protective thumb portion that extends from proximate to a tip of the thumb receiving portion to a base region of the thumb receiving portion, and a protective transverse portion that extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the protective thumb portion from the base region of the thumb receiving portion toward a center portion of the glove.
US08181273B2	Disposable skirts and shorts diapers The present embodiment of the subject inventive matter is a one piece disposable diaper clothing that generally comprises of at least one waistband, a diaper that is attached to the at least one waistband and at least one panel that is attached to the at least one waistband. The waistband includes a fastening means that secures the disposable diaper clothing in place on a child. The at least one panel includes a fabric. The diaper coupled with the at least one panel provides a garment like appearance when worn about the lower torso region of the child. As such, the diaper is placed about the lower torso region of the child thereby keeping the panel towards a front waist of the child. The waistband is extended throughout a rear waist towards the front waist of the child. Then the waistband attached with the panel is secured on a waist of the child by the fastening means.
US08185968B2	Magnetic head inspection method and magnetic head manufacturing method A magnetic head inspection method is provided with the step that an area smaller than a half of a scanning and measurement area of a magnetic probe in a cantilever unit of the MFM is set as a scanning and measurement area on a surface of a recording portion of the magnetic head that is scanned by the AFM, so as to greatly reduce the inspection time (tact time) of the AFM.
US08185961B2	Network system, method for controlling access to storage device, management server, storage device, log-in control method, network boot system, and method of accessing individual storage unit A network boot system including one or more client terminals, a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server, a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server, a database administration server (hereinafter, DB server), one or more storage devices, an authentication server (such as a Radius server) connected to each element via a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network, and a plurality of LU provided in the storage devices and separated into a system area LU and a user area LU prepared per user.
US08185958B2	Image processing apparatus, information processing apparatus, and methods thereof Upon applying a DRM protection process to an image which is generated by an image processing apparatus, which doesn't have any communication means that allows direct communications with a PC, without any alteration, encryption of the image in the apparatus and that of the image in the PC as an internal process of the DRM are required, resulting in poor efficiency. The apparatus executes a part of the DRM protection process for the image, and outputs the encrypted image. The PC receives the image which has undergone the part of the DRM protection process, executes the remaining part of the DRM protection process, and outputs the image which has undergone the DRM protection process. In this case, the PC transmits use condition of the input image to a license server, receives signed use condition from the server, and combines the signed use condition with the input encrypted image.
US08185955B2	Intrusion detection method and system, related network and computer program product therefor Intrusions in a system under surveillance are detected by matching the events occurring during operation of the system against a knowledge base including information on events which occurred during a learning phase. The detection technique includes the steps of: recording, during the learning phase, temporal data related to the events during the learning phase; identifying, as a function of the temporal data recorded, a dynamic part of the knowledge base; discovering patterns that cover the dynamic part of the knowledge base; and using, during the analysis phase, a regular expression match at least with respect to the dynamic part of the knowledge base.
US08185954B2	Resisting the spread of unwanted code and data A method or system of receiving an electronic file containing content data in a predetermined data format, the method comprising the steps of: receiving the electronic file, determining the data format, parsing the content data, to determine whether it conforms to the predetermined data format, and if the content data does conform to the predetermined data format, regenerating the parsed data to create a regenerated electronic file in the data format.
US08185942B2	Client-server opaque token passing apparatus and method In the computer client-server context, typically used in the Internet for communicating between a central server and user computers (clients), a method is provided for token passing which enhances security for client-server communications. The token passing is opaque, that is tokens as generated by the client and server are different and can be generated only by one or the other but can be verified by the other. This approach allows the server to remain stateless, since all state information is maintained at the client side. This operates to authenticate the client to the server and vice versa to defeat hacking attacks, that is, penetrations intended to obtain confidential information. The token as passed includes encrypted values including encrypted random numbers generated separately by the client and server, and authentication values based on the random numbers and other verification data generated using cryptographic techniques.
US08185940B2	System and method for providing discriminated content to network users The present invention provides methods and systems for providing discriminated partner system resources to the user of a host system. A host entity has a business relationship with one or more partnered entities. A user accesses the host's system and then uses the host's system to connect to a partner's system. Access from one system to the next is seamless and requires no additional user input to verify the user's access rights to subsequently accessed partners' systems. The content delivered to the user from a partner's system is discriminated from a larger pool of information to appear consistent in appearance, message, or both with the host system. The host system, the partner system or both systems may perform the discrimination functions. The user is thereby provided with seamless access to partnered systems that reflects the business partnership of the host and various partners.
US08185938B2	Method and system for network single-sign-on using a public key certificate and an associated attribute certificate A methodology is presented for a network single sign-on (SSO) authentication process using digital certificates. A user has access to protected resources, such as legacy applications, that require verification of a user's authentication data prior to providing access. The user's authentication data is encrypted using the public key of the user, and an attribute certificate containing the encrypted authentication data is generated by an attribute-certificate-issuing authority. When a user requires access to the protected resource, an SSO agent performs an initial authentication process against the user. The SSO agent then retrieves the user's attribute certificate, and for subsequent authentication requests for other protected resources, the SSO agent uses the authentication data from the attribute certificate that corresponds to the targeted protected resource. The SSO agent forwards the required authentication data to the protected resource, and the protected resource then authenticates a user based on the provided authentication data.
US08185927B2	Video transmission system based on location data and methods for use therewith A video transmission system includes a transceiver module that receives location data from a remote device and that transmits a video signal to the remote device. A network module receives a video stream from a video source and that generates the video signal based on the location data.
US08185925B2	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in the digital broadcasting system A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a baseband processor, a first table handler, an audio/video processor, and a content processor. The baseband processor receives a broadcast signal including mobile and main service data. The mobile service data may configure an RS frame, and the RS frame may include mobile service data for mobile audio and/or video broadcasting, a first table describing at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data, and a second table transmitting content for data casting service. The first table handler parses the first table from the RS frame, thereby acquiring at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data. The audio/video processor extracts mobile service data of a mobile broadcast program requested for viewing from the RS frame, by referring to the channel configuration information of the first table handler, and decodes the extracted mobile service data, thereby outputting the decoded data to a speaker and/or a display screen. And, the content processor parses the second table from the RS frame to extract content, and processes the extracted content based upon an information associated with the extracted content.
US08185916B2	System and method for integrating a business process management system with an enterprise service bus A system and method are described for integrating a business process management (BPM) system with an enterprise service bus. The BPM system is used to model business processes which contain a set of activities linked by transitions. The BPM system is used to define, publish, deploy and execute the processes in a distributed computing environment. The service bus is used to manage web services and perform routing and transformation of messages between the web services. A transport is used to describe each process defined by the BPM system as a web service on the service bus and provide the ability to connect the BPM component to the enterprise service bus. This allows each of the processes to be exposed as a web service by injecting data retrieved from the process definition into the enterprise service bus. Furthermore, the processes defined in BPM can consume web services from the service bus.
US08185912B1	Rerouting messages to parallel queue instances A method, system, and medium are provided for re-routing messages from a particular parallel queue instance that is experiencing below normal message throughput by lowering the priority setting of the particular queue instance. The messages are re-routed to the other parallel queue instances by a load balancing algorithm that transfers messages to queue instances having a higher priority setting. A series of determinations are made, prior to lowering the priority setting, to confirm that lowering the priority setting for the queue instance is the preferred response to the decreased throughput for the queue instance.
US08185911B2	System and method for simplification of data structure in wireless communications System and method for data simplification in wireless communications are enabled by an application developer toolkit used to convert complex service messages to a simplified data structure for storing information associated with a remote service that utilizes complex data structures for conveying the information to devices that access the remote service. The application developer toolkit also outputs maps for converting the complex service messages to simplified wireless messages in a format of the simplified data structure, and maps simplified wireless messages to complex service messages. A proxy located in a communications path between the wireless device and the remote service uses the maps to convert complex service messages to simplified service messages, and vice versa.
US08185910B2	Method and system for testing interactions between web clients and networked servers A system and method providing a testing, monitoring and debugging framework that supports testing web clients with complex and advanced feature sets. The system and method allows multiple web clients to be simultaneously tested on the same physical machine without conflict and records a full range of performance and debugging information by providing detailed measurements at a combination of application and networking layers.
US08185893B2	Starting up at least one virtual machine in a physical machine by a load balancer A system has plural physical machines that contain virtual machines. A load balancer receives a request from a client. In response to the request, it is determined whether at least one additional virtual machine should be started up. In response to determining that at least one additional virtual machine should be started up, the load balancer sends at least one command to start up the at least one additional virtual machine in at least one of the physical machines.
US08185891B2	Methods and systems for provisioning software The present invention provides a unified provisioning environment, which comprehensively manages the tasks related to software provisioning. In particular, the present invention manages software provisioning using a hierarchy of commands. The lowest level in the hierarchy comprises distribution commands, which primarily handle base operating system specific tasks of provisioning. The second level comprises profile commands, which associate a configuration file, such as a Linux kickstart file, with a distribution and optionally allow for customization. The third level comprises system commands, which associate remote systems that are involved with the provisioning of the software. The fourth level comprises repository commands, which address configurations and tasks related to updating the software, remote installation procedures, and optionally customizing the software.
US08185889B2	Methods and systems for porting software packages from one format to another An RPM subsystem can be installed on a system that has its own native packaging subsystem. The RPM subsystem is initially delivered as a package wrapped in the non-RPM format of the native packaging system and installed. When an RPM package is installed, the RPM subsystem is also configured to create a stub entry in the native packaging, non-RPM system. The stub entry may contain the normal package information, such as name, version, description, as well as a list of files contained in a package. The stub may also contain uninstallation logic, which serves as a “callback” into the RPM subsystem during package removal and causes the RPM subsystem to remove the package when invoked. Removal of a RPM package via RPM tools also causes the removal of the stub entry.
US08185887B2	System and method for printer driver distribution with searchable map database Improved techniques which enable a user of an information terminal to select a printer for printing a print job are provided. Map images are provided to the user to aid in the selection of an appropriate printer. An appropriate printer driver corresponding to the selected printer, determined from printer information retrieved from a printer information database, is downloaded if necessary, and installed on the information terminal.
US08185884B2	System and method for offline updation of software in virtual machine (VM) images System and method for offline management of software in VM images are described. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining updation-related information from the software application and an operating system in which the software application runs while the software application is in an online mode, writing the updation-related information to a first set of files of a virtual machine (VM) image while the software application is in the online mode, reading the updation-related information from the first set of files of the VM image while the software application is in an offline mode; using the read updation-related information to update the software application while the software application is in the offline mode; and writing post-updation files to a second set of files of the VM image using the updation-related information read from the first set of files while the software application is in the offline mode.
US08185878B2	Program maintenance support device, program maintenance supporting method, and program for the same The present invention includes program storing unit 11 for storing a program, parsing/dependence-information generating unit 12 for generating dependence information and a syntax tree for a program, dependence-information storing unit 13 for storing dependence information, syntax-tree storing unit 14 for storing a syntax tree, dependence-information tracking unit 17 for extracting interface information on a program fragment according to specifying-information specifying the program fragment and extracting a part of a program fragment associated with interface information according to selection information for selecting the interface information, and information input/output unit 15 for passing specifying-information and selection information to dependence-information tracking unit 17 and outputting interface information and a part of a program fragment passed from dependence-information tracking unit 17.
US08185877B1	System and method for testing applications A system and method for testing at least one application is provided. The system comprises a test plan or script creation module for enabling a user to create at least one test plan or script for use in testing the at least one application. The system also comprises a test results module for initiating and determining test results associated with testing of the at least one application according to the at least one test plan or script. In some embodiments, the test results module determines: (1) baseline test results achieved by resolving the at least one test plan or script against the at least one application prior to the application being put to actual use, and (2) dynamic test results achieved by resolving the at least one test plan or script against the at least one application after the at least one application has been put to actual use. The system may also include a comparison module for comparing the dynamic test results with the baseline test results.
US08185866B2	User configurable language independent code assist method, system, article of manufacture, and computer program product A code assist function which suggests candidates responsive to a parsing of a partial program instruction statement by determining a current cursor position in the partial program instruction statement; parsing the partial program instruction statement before the current cursor position; generating a list of candidates to be inserted at the current cursor position responsive to the parsing of the partial program instruction statement; applying a user-selected preference to the list of candidates to generate a suggested list of candidates; displaying the list of suggested candidates; allowing a user to select one of the list of suggested candidates; and inserting at the current cursor position the user-selected suggested candidate. User-selectable preferences may be selected such as a longer or shorter list of candidates; a longer or shorter representation keyword candidates; a full syntax or partial syntax representation of a candidate; and a character case representation of a candidate.
US08185864B2	Circuit board analyzer and analysis method A circuit board analyzer includes a storage unit for storing mesh position information on an analyzed mesh-division model and extracted circuit constants in relation to each other; a division-model configuration unit for dividing the layout of a circuit board into meshes to configure a new mesh-division model; an identical-mesh determination unit for making a comparison between mesh position information on the new mesh-division model and mesh position information on the analyzed mesh-division model to determine identical meshes that have identical mesh position information; and a circuit-constant extraction unit for performing analytical processing based on the new mesh-division model to extract new circuit constants and reusing, as a new circuit constant associated with the identical meshes, an extracted circuit constant that is related to the mesh position information on the identical meshes.
US08185850B1	Method of implementing a circuit design using control and data path information A method of implementing a circuit design is described. The method comprises specifying criteria for control and data path identification; generating a representation for the circuit design; analyzing the representation based upon the criteria for control and data path identification; identifying control and data elements of the circuit design based upon paths and macros of the circuit design; and generating a modified representation, by a computer, for the circuit design based upon the identified control and data elements.
US08185849B2	Electric information processing method in CAD system, device thereof, program, and computer readable storage medium It is possible to improve workability of a design work by handling electric information between one object and other objects associated with the object. A plurality of objects are inputted and electric information is inputted to the objects. Among the objects, mutually connected objects are virtually made into a single object. According to electric information in each of the objects, i.e., the virtually unified single object and the other objects excluding the virtually unified single object, objects having the common electric information are connected by straight lines. According to the straight lines, a figure connecting the objects is inputted. A condition for connecting the objects in the figure is inputted. According to the condition, circuit parts are built and signal information is set in a terminal of the circuit parts.
US08185842B2	Electronic device and user interface display method thereof An electronic device and a user interface display method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, organize a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book. Each page of the virtual book includes a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser. Next, display one of the pages as a current page so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device. Next, display a stand-up view of the virtual book in response to a first operating action performed by the user. The stand-up view includes a plurality of the pages adjacent to the current page and a virtual switch attached to a side of the virtual book.
US08185841B2	Electronic text input involving a virtual keyboard and word completion functionality on a touch-sensitive display screen A text input method for an electronic apparatus having a user interface with a touch-sensitive display screen, where a virtual keyboard is presentable on the display screen to facilitate text input for a user by pointing at different virtual keys of the virtual keyboard and where completion functionality is provided for predicting full word candidates for partial word inputs made by the user on the virtual keyboard, the method including receiving a partial word input from the user and deriving a set of full word candidates using the word completion functionality, each of the full word candidates in the set having a prefix and a suffix, where the prefix corresponds to the partial word input. The suffixes for at least a sub set of the full word candidates are presented in a predetermined area on the display screen, where each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for the user.
US08185837B2	User interface framework and method for utilizing same There is presented a user interface (UI) framework and systems and methods for its use. Such a system comprises a content server and a rich media content generated by a compiling of a rich media source code, wherein the rich media content is hosted by the content server. The rich media content includes a first embedded graphics environment configured to present display assets of the rich media content, and a first UI framework ported to the first embedded graphics environment, the first UI framework configured to interact with the first embedded graphics environment to modify the display assets of the rich media content in response to data received from a UI layout feed. The first UI framework is configured to modify the display assets of the rich media content without requiring modifications to the rich media source code or recompiling of the rich media source code.
US08185835B2	Collector node for a graphical program A system and method for creating a graphical program that performs a numerical function on at least a subset of a set of data values received over a period of time. The method may utilize a “collector node”, which simplifies these types of common programming tasks. The collector node may be operable to maintain state information regarding received data values and may use the state information to determine a data collection on which to perform a numerical function. The data collection comprises at least a subset of data values that have been received by the collector node. The user may be able to configure the collector mode to determine the data collection in various ways.
US08185831B2	System and method for creating image screens on a mainframe computer One embodiment of a system and method for creating a macro statement to create a display screen on a mainframe database system includes, in a mainframe computer, reading an image screen datafile including control cards, parsing each of the control cards, and generating macro statements that define content and attributes of data fields on the image screen defined by the control cards in the image screen datafile.
US08185824B1	Method and apparatus providing a graphical user interface for representing and navigating hierarchical networks A method and apparatus are provided which present hierarchical data to a user via a graphical user interface. In the interface, hierarchical data is represented by nodes, beginning with one or more top nodes and extending into lower hierarchical levels by the display of child nodes, child's child nodes, and so forth. The arrangement of nodes on the graphical user interface is such that scaling portrays the various hierarchical levels, and nodes do not spatially interfere with one another. Navigation through the hierarchical data is provided by allowing the user to select any visible node, at which point a zoom-in or zoom-out view to the selected node as a centrally located node on the interface is performed.
US08185818B2	Mixed techniques for HTML crosstab rendering What is described is a method and system for rendering HTML tables and crosstabs when insufficient data is available about the structure of the tables and data elements are positioned relative to the top-left corner of the table and not their first container, which is table data (TD).
US08185813B2	2D graph displaying document locations of user-specified concept of interest According to one embodiment of the present invention, methods and systems for displaying an interest profile for an electronically stored document are provided. Interest profiles provide features that can enhance the experience of reading or using the electronic document. In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems include one or more interest profile techniques, such as graphical presentations and the like, for browsing or searching documents are provided. The graphical presentation can provide information about content of a document. The invention can be embodied in computer systems that include user input devices, processors, displays, storage and the like.
US08185800B2	System for error control coding for memories of different types and associated methods A system to improve error control coding. An example system includes memory chips of at least two different kinds. The system also includes error control encoder circuitry to substantially encode data for storage in any memory rank. The system further includes error control decoder circuitry to substantially decode encoded data received from any memory rank. The error decoder circuitry is comprised of a slow decoder and a fast decoder.
US08185796B2	Mitigation of fiber nonlinearities in multilevel coded-modulation schemes A receiver and method are provided for mitigation of finer non-linearities in multilevel coded-modulation schemes. The receiver includes a multilevel Bahl-Cocke-Jelinek-Raviv (BCJR) equalizer configured to receive channel samples of an input signal, partially mitigate fiber non-linearities, and provide symbol reliabilities. The receiver further includes a bit probabilities module coupled to the BCJR equalizer configured to calculate soft bit reliabilities from the symbol reliabilities. The receiver also includes one or more low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoders coupled to the bit probabilities module and the BCJR equalizer, configured to receive the soft bit reliabilities and output code words. The one or more LDPC decoders iteratively provide extrinsic soft information feedback to the BCJR equalizer to compensate for the fiber non-linearities.
US08185792B2	Data-transmission device data-reception device and data-transmission-and-reception system A data-transmission device dividing video data into packets and transmitting the packet to a data-reception device requesting the video data includes a unit generating transmission packets based on the video data, a unit setting importance for each of the generated packets, a unit storing information about the set importance in a first storage unit, a communication unit transmitting the generated packet to the data-reception device and receiving a packet-retransmission request from the data-reception device, a unit saving the transmitted packet in a second storage unit, a unit calculating the packet-loss rate based on the received packet-retransmission request, a unit determining a packet retransmitted to the data-reception device based on the calculated packet-loss rate and the packet importance, and a retransmission unit reading the determined retransmission packet from the second storage unit and transmitting the retransmission packet to the data-reception device.
US08185785B2	Broadcasting of digital video to mobile terminals A method for communication includes encoding data using at least one Error Correction Code (ECC) to generate first and second output data streams. The first output data stream is processed to generate a first output signal, which has a first acquisition time. The second output data stream is processed to generate a second output signal, which has a second acquisition time that is smaller than the first acquisition time. The first and second output signals are transmitted simultaneously over a communication channel.
US08185783B2	Split user-mode/kernel-mode device driver architecture A device driver includes a kernel stub and a user-mode module. The device driver may access device registers while operating in user-mode to promote system stability while providing a low-latency software response from the system upon interrupts. Upon receipt of an interrupt, the kernel stub may run an interrupt service routine and write information to shared memory. Control is passed to the user-mode module by a reflector. The user-mode module may then read the information from the shared memory to continue servicing the interrupt.
US08185779B2	Controlling computer storage systems Goal-based availability and change management are handled over groups of heterogeneous storage controllers. Probabilistic and deterministic methods are employed to determine the allocation and placement of storage volumes to storage controllers, as well as the degree of data redundancy necessary to achieve data availability goals The probabilistic methods can take into account past observations of controller availability, and operator beliefs, as well as the state of storage controller configuration, in coming up with a probabilistic estimate of future availability.
US08185772B2	Determining execution times of commands Methods and apparatuses for determining a number of clock cycles during an execution of a command by a processor, determining a value associated with the number of clock cycles, storing an indicator indicative of the command, responsive to the value indicative of the execution time exceeding a threshold value.
US08185765B2	Storage apparatus and its power saving control method Provided are a storage apparatus and its power saving control method capable of performing sufficient power saving to multiple memory devices without deteriorating the response performance to a host system. If multiple logical volumes formed in disk drives configuring a parity group are in an offline status where a path group from the host computer is not set, a control processor sets the multiple disk drives of the parity group to a power saving status.
US08185761B2	“Subset PHY” approach for reducing power consumption during periods of low link utilization A system and method for reducing power consumption during periods of low link utilization. A single enhanced core can be defined that enables operation of subset of parent physical layer devices (PHYs). The subset and parent PHYs can have a fundamental relationship that enables synchronous switching between them depending on the link utilization state.
US08185757B2	Method and system for safe and efficient chip power down drawing minimal current when a device is not enabled Certain embodiments of a method and system for safe and efficient power down and drawing minimal current when a device is not enabled may comprise receiving within a network adapter chip (NAC) a signal that indicates a reduced power mode. Based on this signal, the NAC may control an off-chip voltage source that provides reduced voltage to circuitry within the NAC. The off-chip voltage source, which may comprise a first PNP transistor and a second PNP transistor, may reduce a voltage to a first voltage and a second voltage. The NAC may also reduce current through the off-chip voltage source to approximately zero amperes and an output voltage of the off-chip voltage source to approximately zero volts. The first voltage and/or the second voltage may be fed back to control the output voltage and current of the off-chip voltage source.
US08185742B2	Device and method for providing video stream having integrity Provided are a device and method for providing a video stream, in which a hash value of a frame is included in the header of a video stream, and authentication information about the header is inserted into the video stream, thus ensuring integrity against the forgery of the video stream. The device includes a base frame encoding unit which encodes a base frame, an enhancement frame encoding unit which encodes an enhancement frame, a frame encryption unit which encrypts the encoded base frame and the encoded enhancement frame, a hash processing unit which calculates hash values for the encrypted base frame and the encrypted enhancement frame and hash values included in headers of previous and subsequent video streams, a header management unit which includes information about the encoded base frame and the encoded enhancement frame and the calculated hash values, in a header, and manages the header, and an authentication information creation unit which creates authentication information about the header.
US08185741B1	Converting transport level transactional security into a persistent document signature Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a transport level transactional security may be converted into a persistent document signature. In one embodiment, a digital signature of an electronic mail message may be saved in a file attached to the electronic mail message. The file with the added digital signature may be saved, transmitted, received, and/or otherwise utilized independent of the original electronic mail message. A receiving node may verify the identity of an originating node based at least in part on the digital signature contained in the file. In alternative embodiment, the signature for the file may be generated at least in part on a message to be transmitted according to a secure transmission and/or file download protocol from a server to a client.
US08185739B2	Method and system for detecting successful authentication of multiple ports in a time-based roving architecture In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes authenticating an HDCP transmitting device at a first port of an HDCP receiving device. A port of the HDCP receiving device is connected to a pipe of an HDCP architecture of the HDCP receiving device at a first time. A synchronization signal is received from the HDCP transmitting device at the port of the HDCP receiving device at a second time. A loss of synchronization between the HDCP transmitting device and the HDCP receiving device is detected when the time-span between the first time and the second time is not greater than the period of time between synchronization signals sent from the HDCP transmitting device. A re-authentication is initiated between the HDCP transmitting device and the HDCP receiving device in response to detecting the loss of synchronization.
US08185737B2	Communication across domains Communication across domains is described. In at least one implementation, a determination is made that an amount of data to be communicated via an Iframe exceeds a threshold amount. The data is divided into a plurality of portions that do not exceed the threshold amount. A plurality of messages is formed to communicate the divided data across domains.
US08185733B2	Method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers A method and apparatus for automatically publishing content based identifiers are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing an electronic communication to obtain a content based identifier (CBI) contained in the electronic communication. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise using the CBI to validate integrity of a hash chained log.
US08185727B2	Method of using an information handling system having a boot file, and an information handling system and machine-executable code for carrying out the method An information handling system and a method of using it can allow the information handling system to be started or restarted and have an operating system loaded, even if a boot variable within a persistent memory is currently invalid. The method can detect and determine a hardware path name to a new drive that has an operating system. The new drive can have a relative path name to boot entries that include a pointer to a boot file. The boot file can be executed to run a boot loader that loads the operating system. During loading of the operating system, other boot entries within the drive can provide boot parameters. The boot variable within persistent memory, and potentially the relative path name or boot parameter(s) can be updated on the new drive. In a particular embodiment, the information handling system can include a unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI).
US08185726B2	Sleep optimization based on system information block scheduling Methods and apparatuses are presented for sleep optimization based on system information block SIB scheduling. A method for invoking sleep states within user equipment (UE) is presented. The method includes decoding a broadcast control channel with a cell, determining a System Information Block (SIB) schedule associated with the cell, determining a sleep time interval based upon the SIB schedule, and placing the UE in a sleep state using the sleep time intervals. An apparatus for invoking sleep states within UE is presented. The apparatus includes logic configured to decode a broadcast control channel with a cell, logic configured to determine a SIB schedule associated with the cell, logic configured to determine a sleep time interval based upon the SIB schedule, and logic configured to place the UE in a sleep state using the sleep time intervals.
US08185711B2	Memory module, a memory system including a memory controller and a memory module and methods thereof A memory module, a memory system including a memory controller and a memory module and methods thereof. The example memory module may include a plurality of memory units each having an interface and at least one memory device. An example write operation method may include receiving a packet command at a given one of a plurality of memory units, each of the plurality of memory units including an interface and at least one memory device, extracting a command signal, an address and write data from the received packet command if the received packet command corresponds to a write operation, transferring the extracted write data to at least one memory device via write/read data lines internal to the given one memory unit and writing the transferred write data at the at least one memory device. An example read operation may include receiving a packet command at a given one of a plurality of memory units, each of the plurality of memory units including an interface and at least one memory device, extracting a command signal and an address from the received packet command if the received packet command corresponds to a read operation, transferring the extracted command signal and address to at least one memory device, receiving read data corresponding to the extracted command signal and address from the at least one memory device via write/read data lines internal to the given one memory unit and transmitting the received read data from the interface via read data lines external to the given one memory unit.
US08185710B2	Hardware memory locks Methods, systems and computer program products to implement hardware memory locks are described herein. A system to implement hardware memory locks is provided. The system comprises an off-chip memory coupled to a SOC unit that includes a controller and an on-chip memory. Upon receiving a request from a requester to access a first memory location in the off-chip memory, the controller is enabled to grant access to modify the first memory location based on an entry stored in a second memory location of the on-chip memory. In an embodiment, the on-chip memory is Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) and the off-chip memory is Random Access Memory (RAM).
US08185709B2	Security system for external data storage apparatus and control method thereof A security system for an external data storage apparatus and a control method thereof, in which a data storage is driven by reading an identification (ID), which is input through a key input unit for the purpose of security of the external data storage apparatus, and then checking whether or not the read ID is equal to a previously registered ID, thereby preventing data from leaking out and being damaged in advance by another person, and safely protecting the data of a user. The security system comprises a data storage, in which data is stored; a high-speed serial bus, which connects the data storage with a data terminal, which read and write the data stored in the data storage; a key input unit, which converts an ID, which is input by operation of a user, to an electrical signal and outputs the converted signal; a memory, which stores and sets the ID input by the key input unit; and a control circuit, which, when the ID input by the key input unit is applied, compares the input ID with the preset ID stored in the memory, drives the data storage based on the compared result, and re-arranges storage sectors of the data storage to prevent the data from leaking out of the data storage when an unauthorized data terminal provides access.
US08185707B2	Storage system and path management method for multi-host environment A storage system and a path management method, which can facilitate node replacement, are proposed. In the storage system, the host sets plural paths between the host and the volume and holds path information composed of management information on each of the paths. The management apparatus includes an integrated path management unit that collects the path information on each of the paths defined between the host and the volume from the corresponding host to manage all the collected information as integrated path information; retrieves an alternate path going through a node other than a specified node but that has the same function as the specified node, for the path going through the specified node, based on the integrated path information; and displays results of the retrieval.
US08185698B2	Hardware acceleration of a write-buffering software transactional memory A method and apparatus for accelerating a software transactional memory (STM) system is described herein. Annotation field are associated with lines of a transactional memory. An annotation field associated with a line of the transaction memory is initialized to a first value upon starting a transaction. In response to encountering a read operation in the transaction, then annotation field is checked. If the annotation field includes a first value, the read is serviced from the line of the transaction memory without having to search an additional write space. A second and third value in the annotation field potentially indicates whether a read operation missed the transactional memory or a tentative value is stored in a write space. Additionally, an additional bit in the annotation field, may be utilized to indicate whether previous read operations have been logged, allowing for subsequent redundant read logging to be reduced.

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