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US08330752B2	Data line driving circuit, driver IC and display apparatus A data line driving circuit for a display panel includes a plurality of output circuits, a bias circuit, and a plurality of switches. Each of the plurality of output circuits includes an electric current source which supplies electric current in response to a bias signal, and supplies a data voltage by using the electric current to a corresponding one of a plurality of data lines arranged in the display panel. The bias circuit generates the bias signal, and supplies the bias signal to the plurality of output circuits through bias wirings. The plurality of switches is provided between the bias circuit and the plurality of output circuits, and cuts off the bias wirings in response to a control signal.
US08330746B2	Addressing method and structure for multiple chips and display system thereof Addressing method for multiple chips is provided. Each chip includes an input enable terminal, an output enable terminal, a data input terminal, and a clock terminal. The output enable terminal of a previous stage is connected to the input enable terminal of a next stage. The method includes setting an initial address to an address of each chip via a system; setting a state of each chip to a disable state; enabling the state of a first-one chip among the chips to an enable state, and setting the first chip as a previous-stage chip; updating the address of the previous-stage chip; enabling a next-stage chip connected after the previous-stage chip, in which the system controls the output enable terminal of the previous-stage chip to output an enable signal to enable the next-stage chip, according to the address of the previous-stage chip; and the updating the address of the next-stage chip.
US08330735B2	Capacitive touch circuit A capacitive touch circuit includes a single comparator, a reference voltage control unit, a resistance adjusting unit, a delay unit, and a relaxation oscillation control unit. The comparator has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The reference voltage control unit is electrically connected to the second input terminal and includes a high level voltage source, a low level voltage source, and a voltage switching controller. The voltage switching controller electrically connects either the high level voltage source or the low level voltage source to the second input terminal of the single comparator according to an output signal of the single comparator. The relaxation oscillation control unit is electrically connected to the resistance adjusting unit, the delay unit, and the reference voltage control unit. The relaxation oscillation control unit outputs a relaxation oscillation signal, and the frequency of the relaxation oscillation signal varies according to the resistance set by the resistance adjusting unit.
US08330731B2	Method and apparatus for initiating one-dimensional signals with a two-dimensional pointing device Scrolling or other user interface functions are provided in response to two-dimensional inputs produced by a touchpad or other input device. The user initially touches the touch sensor in an area near a periphery of the touch sensor and moves his or her finger along the periphery of the device, and then provides a subsequent motion of the finger across the touch sensor in a direction that departs from the periphery. The amount of scrolling produced on the computing system may be determined as a function of a distance moved by the user's finger.
US08330728B2	Information input device for portable electronic apparatus and control method The present invention discloses an information input device for a portable electronic apparatus comprising a touch unit for perceiving the touch from a user and generating a change in current, a current detection unit for detecting said change in current and sending associated detection signal, an input information generating unit for generating input information based on said detection signal and an output interface for transferring said input information to said electronic apparatus, which further comprises: an input state acquisition unit for acquiring the input state when the user uses said portable electronic apparatus; and an input switch unit for parsing said input state and control the on and off of trackpad-type input of said portable electronic apparatus based on said input state. An information input control method for a portable electronic apparatus is also disclosed.
US08330721B2	Optical navigation device with phase grating for beam steering An optical navigation device with a phase grating for beam steering. The optical navigation device includes a light source, and image sensor, and a beam steering element. The light source directs a light beam toward a navigation surface. The image sensor receives light along an imaging path and generates a navigation image of the navigation surface from the light received along the imaging path. The beam steering element is disposed between the navigation surface and the image sensor. The beam steering element receives reflected light from the navigation surface along a specular reflection path. The beam steering element directs a first portion of the reflected light along the imaging path toward the image sensor. The beam steering element directs a second portion of the reflected light along a beam steering path away from the imaging path.
US08330705B2	Method of driving a light source, light source apparatus for performing the method and display apparatus having the light source apparatus A method of driving a light source includes; driving a plurality of light source strings in response to a plurality of driving signals, when a light source module having the plurality of light source strings connected in parallel with each other receives a driving voltage, detecting a detection voltage from channel input terminals of a multichannel current control part, wherein the multichannel current control part controls a resistance difference of the plurality of light source strings based on the plurality of driving signals, and controlling a level of the driving voltage via adjusting a current applied to a feedback terminal of a driving voltage generating part, wherein the driving voltage generating part generates the driving voltage.
US08330703B2	System and method of boosting lamp luminance in a laptop computing device An information handling system is disclosed and includes a display, a lamp back lighting the display, and a lamp control system coupled to the lamp. The lamp control system is configured to boost a maximum luminance of the lamp as the lamp ages.
US08330702B2	Pulse output circuit, display device, and electronic device An object of the present invention is to suppress deterioration in the thin film transistor. A plurality of pulse output circuits each include first to eleventh thin film transistors is formed. The pulse output circuit is operated on the basis of a plurality of clock signals which control each transistor, the previous stage signal input from a pulse output circuit in the previous stage, the next stage signal input from a pulse output circuit in the next stage, and a reset signal. In addition, a microcrystalline semiconductor is used for a semiconductor layer serving as a channel region of each transistor. Therefore, degradation of characteristics of the transistor can be suppressed.
US08330700B2	Driving circuit and driving method of active matrix display device, and active matrix display device In an active matrix display device, one source line is arranged for every two pixels arranged along a gate line direction, and each two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction across one of the source lines share the source line and are each connected to different gate lines. A gate driver block performs a first driving control which sequentially selects, in a first order, the gate lines in a pair of two gate lines corresponding to two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction and are connected to different source lines. The gate driver block also performs a second driving control which sequentially selects, in a second order which is opposite to the first order, the gate lines in such a pair of two gate lines.
US08330685B2	Display device and driving method thereof In an organic light emitting diode display, a plurality of sub-pixels sharing a select scan line that extends in a row direction forms a unit pixel, and the plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in a column direction in the unit pixel. A field is divided into a plurality of subfields, and corresponding one of the plurality of sub-pixels emits light in each of the plurality of subfields.
US08330680B2	Light-emitting display A light-emitting display device includes a pixel circuit that transmits a data signal using switches responding to control signals. The pixel circuit of the light-emitting display device includes first and second switching transistors serially coupled to a data line. A capacitor is charged with charges in response to a data signal from the data line through the first and second switching transistors. A driving transistor outputs a current corresponding to the charges in the capacitor. A light-emitting diode emits light corresponding to the current. One of the first and second switching transistors is turned on in response to a select signal from a first scan line and the other one is turned on in response to a control signal for controlling an operation of a second pixel circuit.
US08330679B2	Electronic circuit, electro-optical device, electronic device and electronic apparatus Aspects of the invention can provide an electronic circuit that can include a first transistor having a first and second terminal between which a first channel region can be formed, and a second transistor having a third and fourth terminal between which a second channel region can be formed. In the electronic circuit, a gate voltage of the first transistor can be based on a programming current flowing from the first terminal to the second terminal during a first step, a reproducing current flowing from the second terminal to the first terminal during a second step, and a current level of the reproducing current corresponding to the gate voltage determined during the first step.
US08330668B2	Dual stagger off settable azimuth beam width controlled antenna for wireless network An antenna adapted for wireless networks and having a variably controlled stagger antenna array architecture is disclosed. The antenna array contains a plurality of driven radiating elements that are spatially arranged having each radiating element or element groups orthogonally movable relative to a main vertical axis so as to provide a controlled variation of the antenna array's azimuth radiation pattern.
US08330660B2	Method for tuning glass antenna The present invention relates to a method of tuning a glass antenna that is capable of analyzing the sensitivity of each point, and forming a structure of a glass antenna by making use of a common simulation tool so as to perform tuning depending on a priority that is determined by data obtained by analyzing the sensitivity.
US08330659B2	Multilevel antennae An apparatus including a wireless communications device has an internal antenna system located within the wireless communications device. The internal antenna system includes a passive antenna set comprising at least one antenna element having at least one multilevel structure, a feeding point to the at least one antenna element and a ground plane. The feeding point and a point on the ground plane define an input/output port for said passive antenna set. The passive antenna set provides a similar impedance level and radiation pattern at two or more frequency bands such that the passive antenna set is capable of both transmitting and receiving wireless signals on selected channels. The selected channels are selectable from a plurality of channels throughout an entire frequency range within each of said two or more frequency bands.
US08330658B2	Portable communication device A portable communication device includes a first housing and a second housing that are slidably placed one on another and can shift between an open state and a closed state, a wireless circuit installed in the first housing, a first antenna installed in the second housing, and a noncontact switching member that connects together the first antenna and the wireless circuit in a noncontact manner in the open state and disconnects the noncontact between the first antenna and the wireless circuit in the closed state.
US08330650B2	Radar system and antenna with delay lines and method thereof A radar system, apparatus, and method includes at least one radar transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic waveform; a receiving antenna comprising a plurality of receiving antenna elements and delay lines, each of the plurality of receiving antenna elements receiving the return signal operatively associated with a predetermined delay line; each delay line having a delay length which produces a different phase delay in the return signal; the different phase delays producing substantially different antenna patterns for the received signal at a given frequency; at least one processor operatively connected to receive data from the plurality of delay lines; the at least one processor operating to analyze the substantially different beam patterns for a given frequency; whereby the processing of the data produces results indicating the presence and location of a target.
US08330641B2	Digital multi-channel ECM transmitter An electronic countermeasure (ECM) transceiver including a receiver for sequentially receiving a plurality of signals in respective frequency sub-bands. A processor sequentially receives the plurality of signals and identifies the received signals as threats. The processor then generates ECM signals based on the threats and sequentially outputs the ECM signals to a transmitter. The transmitter simultaneously transmits the ECM signals in the respective frequency sub-bands to address the threats.
US08330638B2	Wireless battery-powered remote control having multiple mounting means A remote control for a wireless load control system comprises a housing having a length and a width slightly smaller than the length and the width of an opening of a standard faceplate, respectively, such that the housing is adapted to be received within the opening of the standard faceplate. The remote control comprises a controller, a radio-frequency transmitter coupled to the controller, and a battery coupled to provide power to the controller and the radio-frequency transmitter, which are all contained within the housing. The remote control may be provided with multiple mounting means. For example, the remote control may be coupled to a lanyard, clipped to a car visor, rested on a table top, or mounted to a wall.
US08330636B2	Line of propagation digitizing device An electric signal digitizing device includes a line of propagation through which the signal travels and a plurality of samplers (141, . . . , 14N) connected at separate points on the line of propagation, such that each one samples the signal value at the connection point thereof. The device further includes an analog matrix memory including a line of which at least some elements are each connected to a sampler of the plurality of samplers to receive the value sampled by the sampler, and a means for the line-to-line shifting of stored values. An analog-digital conversion means is also provided for the analog-digital conversion of the stored values.
US08330626B1	Systems and methods for monitoring location of a vehicle A system for providing location information of a vehicle includes a communications interface and a correlation logic that correlates location information of a communications device to location of the vehicle. The communications interface communicates electronic signals including: a first signal including data representing a request for the location of the vehicle, a second signal transmitted to a location information provider corresponding to a party or device other than the communications device including data representing a request for location information of the communications device, a third signal received from the location information provider corresponding to the party or device other than the communications device including data representing the location information of the communications device, and a fourth signal including data representing the location of the vehicle.
US08330617B2	Wireless power and telemetry transmission between connections of well completions An intelligent well system may include a first main bore transmission assembly disposed in a main bore and a first lateral bore transmission assembly disposed in a lateral bore. The first main bore transmission assembly may include a first main bore transmission unit, and the first lateral bore transmission assembly may include a first lateral bore transmission unit. The first main bore transmission unit and the first lateral bore transmission unit may be configured to establish a wireless connection there between, such that at least one of power or telemetry can be wirelessly transmitted. The first main bore transmission assembly may be configured to be communicatively connected to a surface communication device.
US08330610B2	System, method, and apparatus for detecting wear in a screening arrangement A system, method, and apparatus for detecting wear in a screening arrangement is disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus can include a sensor that is configured to provide a notification signal when a surface of a screen panel has worn to a threshold level. The threshold level can be based at least in part on the amount of wear that requires replacement of a screen panel to prevent breakthrough or contamination. The notification signal provided by the sensor can be used to identify which screen panel or region of screen panels has been worn to the threshold level so that the screen panels can be replaced in a timely manner. The sensor may be coupled to a conductor embedded in one of the screen panels that is altered when a screen panel has worn to a threshold level, triggering the sensor to provide the notification signal.
US08330605B2	System for providing real time locating and gas exposure monitoring A system is described for providing real time locating and gas exposure monitoring. The system may include a memory, interface, and processor. The memory may store an alarm data item including an amount of gas exposure and a location identifier. The processor may receive the alarm data item from a sensor device of a first user. The processor may identify a relative location of the first user based on the location identifier. The processor may determine a second user located within a proximity of the first user. The processor may communicate to the second user the relative location of the first user and the gas exposure of the first user. The processor may receive, from the second user, an indication of whether an emergency responder should be contacted. The processor may initiate communication with an emergency responder if the indication indicates an emergency responder should be contacted.
US08330601B2	Three dimensional RF signatures Three dimensional RF tag signatures may be obtained from a three dimensional RF tag or multiple two or three dimensional RF tags so that information in addition to presence information may be obtained. In one embodiment, a three dimensional RF tag having two or more power coils disposed in non-coplanar planes enables the coils to experience different levels of excitation from an electromagnetic field. This information may be transmitted along with the RF tag response to enable the orientation of the RF tag relative to an RF tag reader to be determined. In another embodiment, multiple RF tags (either standard RF tags or three dimensional RF tags) may be used on a given article and a response signature from the article as a whole may be recorded. The three dimensional response signature thus collected may be compared with previous versions of the response signature to determine if the article has been altered.
US08330592B2	Collision warning device for motor vehicles A collision warning device for motor vehicles includes a locating sensor, a lane recognition module for detecting the number of traffic lanes in the road on which the vehicle is traveling, and a decision unit to output a warning signal if a danger parameter (ttc) determined using the data from the locating sensor exceeds a threshold value, the threshold value being variable depending on the number of traffic lanes in such a way that the warning signal is issued earlier when the number of lanes is greater.
US08330591B2	Method and system for adjusting vehicular components based on sun position A system for adjusting components in an automobile to compensate for impinging sunlight includes a solar data generator configured to generate solar data concerning a current location, heading, date and time of a vehicle. A solar data calculator is coupled to the solar data generator and configured to receive solar data and determine a vehicle component affected by impinging sunlight. A body control manager is coupled to the solar data calculator and operable to control the vehicle component to compensate for impinging sunlight.
US08330588B2	Fast repeater latch A repeater circuit is disclosed. The repeater circuit includes an input circuit coupled to receive a data input signal and a clock signal, and an output circuit configured to, when activated, drive an output signal on an output node. The input circuit is further configured to activate the output circuit in order to initiate a logical transition of the data output signal. A deactivation circuit is configured to deactivate the output circuit at a delay subsequent to activation. A latch is coupled to the output circuit and it is configured to change a latch output state responsive to activation of the output circuit. The latch is configured to hold a state of the output node subsequent to deactivation of the output circuit. The input circuit is configured to activate the output circuit dependent on the clock signal. The deactivation circuit is configured to deactivate the output circuit independent of the clock signal.
US08330573B2	Systems, methods, and kits for automatically activating a garage door by sensing motion of an automobile Systems, methods, and kits for automatically activating a garage door opener. A garage door opener system is supplemented with motion sensor technology or RFID technology to allow for automatic activation of a garage door opener. An automobile that is moving near or is proximate to a garage associated with at least one garage door opener can cause the garage door opener to be automatically activated to open or close a garage door that is operatively connected to the garage door opener.
US08330572B2	Multiple barrier control system A multiple barrier control system includes a plurality of barrier operators configured to move associated access barriers between limit positions. Each of the barrier operators are enabled to communicate with one or more local transmitters. The local transmitters may maintain an all-close button, an all-open button, and an all-stop button, which are associated with corresponding functions maintained by the barrier operators. Upon the actuation of one of the buttons, the associated function is simultaneously carried out by each of the associated barrier operators. Additionally, a portable network control may invoke the simultaneous control of functions at each of the barrier operators via an associated communication network. Moreover, scenes may be created wherein the barrier operators and other accessories, such as lights and appliances, may be moved or actuated to a desired status upon actuation of a scene button on either the local transmitter or the portable network control.
US08330563B2	High-frequency member assembly with waveguide A high-frequency member assembly has two high-frequency members of which surfaces are attached to each other. Each member has a rectangular waveguide hole penetrating through the member and two choke grooves opened on the attaching surface. The waveguide holes communicate with each other to form a rectangular waveguide. An electromagnetic wave is transmitted through the waveguide. Each choke groove extends straight along a side of an end of the waveguide hole opened on the attaching surface to be away from the end of the waveguide hole by one quarter of the wavelength of the wave. The depth of each choke groove is equal to one quarter of the wavelength. The choke grooves of one member communicate with the choke grooves of the other member to substantially surround the waveguide with the choke grooves in an attaching area between the member.
US08330558B2	Filter and antenna duplexer There is provided a filter including a first resonator, a second resonator in which an excitation efficiency is reduced more than the first resonator, and an inductor connected in parallel with the second resonator.
US08330551B2	Dual band high frequency amplifier using composite right/left handed transmission line Disclosed herein is a dual band high frequency amplifier using a composite right/left handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL). Accordingly, a CRLH TL structure having a dual band characteristic is inserted into an input matching circuit and/or an output matching circuit in the high frequency amplifier, and a matching circuit is designed so that impedance matching is performed at two frequencies, thereby obtaining both gain and matching characteristics at the two frequencies.
US08330546B2	Systems and methods for saturation correction in a power control loop A power amplification circuit includes a power amplifier, an RF detector, an error amplifier, a saturation detector, and an offset circuit. The power amplifier provides an amplified signal based on an input signal and a gain control signal. The RF detector provides a detection signal indicative of a logarithm of the power of the amplified signal. The error amplifier provides the gain control signal based on an amplification control signal and the detection signal. The saturation detector provides a saturation signal in response to the gain control signal differing from a reference signal by less than a first predetermined voltage. The offset circuit decreases a voltage level of the amplification control signal by up to a second predetermined voltage in response to the saturation signal and the amplification control signal differing from the detection signal by less than the second predetermined voltage.
US08330535B2	Equalizer and method of equalizing signals An equalizer includes an oversampling logic unit, a direct current setting unit, and an alternating current setting unit. The oversampling logic unit oversamples data from a channel to generate a plurality of direct current terms and a plurality of alternating current terms according to an oversampling clock, and outputting a plurality of direct current terms corresponding to an output clock and a plurality of alternating current terms corresponding to the output clock according to the output clock. The direct current setting unit adjusts a direct current setting of the equalizer according to a plurality of direct current terms inputted by the oversampling logic unit within a first predetermined time. And the alternating current setting unit adjusts an alternating current setting of the equalizer according to a plurality of alternating current terms inputted by the oversampling logic unit within the first predetermined time.
US08330532B2	Power efficient generation of band gap referenced supply rail, voltage and current references, and method for dynamic control Circuits and methods for power efficient generation of supply voltages and currents in an integrated circuit by reducing the power consumption of all core analog circuit blocks by a pulsed operation mode are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the invention has been applied to a power management chip. Pulsed Mode of Operation of ALL core analog blocks—internal LDO/s, VREF an IBIAS generators, results in significantly reduced power consumption. New circuit realizations and control algorithms to improve the ON/OFF ratio of the Pulsed Mode Operation yield in better power efficiency. Innovative circuit implementation consisting of an additional Top Up Buffer Amplifier stage ensures a fast recharge of VREF output, thus allowing shorter ON times and respectively even better power efficiency. Bypassing a low bandwidth and slow to start LDO with a fast Bypass Comparator supplies a LDO rail in Pulsed Mode of operation. A Dynamic Control of the Commutating Components ensures least disturbance of the voltage potentials, thus allowing shorter ON times and respectively better power efficiency. The invention can also be applied to reference voltage and to bias current generator circuits.
US08330531B2	Internal negative voltage generation device An internal negative voltage generation device includes a first internal negative voltage generation block configured to generate a first internal negative voltage which is lower than a ground voltage; a second internal negative voltage generation block configured to generate a second internal negative voltage according to the first internal negative voltage, the second internal negative voltage being higher than the first internal negative voltage and lower than the ground voltage; and an initial driving block configured to additionally drive a second internal negative voltage terminal to the first internal negative voltage during an initial set time interval of an active operation time interval.
US08330530B2	Apparatus and method for disabling well bias Apparatuses and methods for disabling well bias are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) switch having a gate, a drain, a source, and a well. The source and drain are formed in the well. The gate is formed adjacent the well between the source and drain, and the source is configured to receive a bias voltage from a power amplifier. The apparatus further includes a well bias control block for biasing the well voltage of the first switch and a disable circuit for disabling the well bias control block so as to prevent the well bias control block from biasing the well. The well bias control block can bias the well voltage of the first switch to at least two voltage levels.
US08330516B2	Bandgap circuit and start circuit thereof A start circuit adapted to start a reference circuit including a plurality of bias nodes is provided. The start circuit includes a current source, a current mirror, a load device, and a control device. The current source determines whether or not to generate an internal current according to a plurality of bias voltages on a part of the bias nodes. The current mirror duplicates the internal current to produce a mirrored current. The load device adjusts a control voltage according to the mirrored current. The control device determines whether or not to generate a start voltage according to the control voltage, and transmits the start voltage to one of the part of the bias nodes, so as to break the reference circuit away from a zero-current state.
US08330515B2	Inverting zipper repeater circuit Repeater circuits including an inverting zipper repeater circuit and an inverting gain-enhanced repeater circuit are described.
US08330513B2	Voltage hold circuit A voltage hold circuit includes four switches, an operational amplifier and a capacitor. By turning the switches on and off, the operational amplifier functions as a unity-gain buffer. In the normal operation mode, the positive input end of the operational amplifier is coupled to a node, and the output end of the operational amplifier is coupled to the capacitor. Thus the voltage of the capacitor is equal to the voltage of the node. In the power off mode, the positive input end of the operational amplifier is coupled d to the capacitor, and the output end of the operational amplifier is coupled to the node. Thus the voltage of the node is equal to the voltage of the capacitor. Therefore, the voltage hold circuit is able to hold the voltage of the node in the power down state.
US08330509B2	Suppression of low-frequency noise from phase detector in phase control loop The disclosed invention provides a structure and method for improving performance of a phase locked loop by suppressing low-frequency noise produced by a phase detector. This is achieved by up-conversion of the in-band frequency components in the phase difference between reference signal and feedback signal to a higher frequency range where noise performance of a phase detector is improved. The up-converted phase difference is provided to a phase detector that is configured to determine an error signal based upon this phase difference. The error signal is output to a down-converter configured to down-convert the error signal (e.g., back to the original frequency range), thereby intrinsically up-converting the error signal's low-frequency noise (produced by the phase detector), prior to being provided to a filter configured to filter the up-converted noise, thereby resulting in an improved PLL noise performance.
US08330508B2	Phase-generation circuitry with duty-cycle correction and method for generating a multiphase signal Embodiments of phase-generation circuitry and methods for generating a multiphase signal with duty-cycle correction are generally described herein. The phase-generation circuitry may include a plurality of controllable delay stages arranged in series and phase detector circuitry. Each delay stage may be configured to phase shift a differential signal based on a control signal. The phase detector circuitry may be configured to generate the control signal based on a first time difference and a second time difference. The first time difference may be a time difference between rising edges of a first component of the differential signal and a second component of a phase-shifted signal. The second time difference may be a time difference between falling edges of the first component of the differential signal and the second component of the phase-shifted signal. Other circuits, systems, and methods are described.
US08330507B2	Driving controller and internal voltage generation circuit A driving controller for use in stabilizing transient voltages from power supplies is presented. The driving controller includes a first pulse generator, a second pulse generator, and a control signal generator. The first pulse generator is configured to generate a power-up pulse signal including a pulse activating at a time of terminating a power-up period. The second pulse generator is configured to generate a detection pulse signal including a pulse that is being active from a time when an internal voltage reaches a predetermined level. The control signal generator is configured to generate an operation control signal, which controls a driving controller activating the internal voltage, in response to the power-up pulse signal and the detection pulse signal.
US08330503B2	Equalizing transceiver with reduced parasitic capacitance A signaling circuit having reduced parasitic capacitance. The signaling circuit includes a plurality of driver circuits each having an output coupled to a first output node, and a plurality of select circuits each having an output coupled to a control input of a corresponding one of the driver circuits. Each of the select circuits includes a control input to receive a respective select signal and a plurality of data inputs to receive a plurality of data signals. Each of the select circuits is adapted to select, according to the respective select signal, one of the plurality of data signals to be output to the control input of the corresponding one of the driver circuits.
US08330496B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of reducing the leakage current of a drive circuit for driving a circuit that must retain a potential (or information) when in its standby state.A semiconductor integrated circuit device of the present invention includes a drive circuit for driving a circuit block. This drive circuit is made up of a double gate transistor with gates having different gate oxide film thicknesses. When the circuit block is in its standby state, the gate of the double gate transistor having a thinner gate oxide film is turned off and that having a thicker gate oxide film is turned on. This arrangement allows a reduction in the leakage currents of both the circuit block and the drive circuit while allowing the drive circuit to deliver or cut off power to the circuit block.
US08330494B2	Semiconductor device having a latch circuit A semiconductor device includes a first transistor included in a latch circuit, a second transistor that is included in the latch circuit and is formed in a well in which the first transistor is formed, the second transistor having a conduction type identical to that of the first transistor, and a well contact that is provided between the first transistor and the second transistor and connects a power supply to the well.
US08330492B2	Liquid crystal display device and electronic device To provide a circuit used for a shift register or the like. The basic configuration includes first to fourth transistors and four wirings. The power supply potential VDD is supplied to the first wiring and the power supply potential VSS is supplied to the second wiring. A binary digital signal is supplied to each of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. An H level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VDD, and an L level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VSS. There are four combinations of the potentials of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. Each of the first transistor to the fourth transistor can be turned off by any combination of the potentials. That is, since there is no transistor that is constantly on, deterioration of the characteristics of the transistors can be suppressed.
US08330491B2	Electronic device with a high voltage tolerant unit An electronic device is provided with a high-voltage tolerant circuit. The high-voltage tolerant circuit comprises an input terminal for receiving an input signal (VIN), a first node (A) and a second node (B), wherein the second node (B) is coupled to an input of a receiver (R). The high-voltage tolerant circuit furthermore comprises a first NMOS transistor (N1) and a first PMOS transistor (P1) coupled in parallel between the input terminal and the second node(B). Furthermore, a second PMOS transistor (P2) is coupled between the input terminal and node A and a second NMOS transistor is coupled with one of its terminals to the first node. The gate of the first NMOS transistor (N2) is coupled to a supply voltage (VDDE). The gate of the first PMOS transistor (P1) is coupled to the first node (A). The gate of the second NMOS transistor (N2) and the gate of the second PMOS transistor (P2) are coupled to the supply voltage (VDDE).
US08330484B2	Integrated circuit and method of testing the integrity of electrical connection of the circuit to external equipment An integrated circuit and method of testing the integrity of the electrical connection of the integrated circuit to external equipment are provided. The integrated circuit comprises an output port including output contacts for coupling the integrated circuit to external equipment, via external connectors. The output port receives internal operational signals and routes the operational signals to the output contacts for connection of the operational signals to external equipment. A connection test signal store is dynamically loadable with test signals. Signals sent to the output port can be switched between the test signals and operational signals. External equipment monitors the integrity of an electrical connection between the output contacts and the external connectors by detecting expected transitions in the test signals.
US08330476B2	Dynamic voltage and power management by temperature monitoring A supply voltage management system and method for an integrated circuit (IC) die are provided. The supply voltage management system includes one or more temperature sensing elements located on the IC die and configured to sense temperature of the die and to output a sensed temperature value for the die. A dynamic voltage controller is located on the die and is configured to receive the sensed temperature value for the die and to identify a technology process category of the die. Based on the sensed temperature value and the identified technology process category of the die, the dynamic voltage controller adjusts an output voltage to at least one circuit of the die.
US08330473B2	Apparatus and method for the measurement of mass and density and/or for the measurement of the humidity of portioned units Method and apparatus for the measurement of mass or density and/or for the measurement of the humidity in a plurality of portioned units in a non-metallic carrier material, which provides the following: a microwave measuring instrument, consisting of at least one microwave resonator for generating at least one resonance mode in a spatially limited measurement area and an analyzing unit for analyzing at least one variable of the at least one resonance mode, a conveying device for the carrier material, which transports the carrier material with the portioned units through the measurement area, the microwave measuring instrument measures at least one variable of the at least one resonance mode at a time when only the carrier material without portioned unit is in the measurement area, and at a time when the portioned unit is at least partially in the measurement area, the analyzing unit subtracts the variable measured for the carrier material from the measurement values for the portioned unit, and determines a value of the humidity and/or of the mass or density of the portioned unit from at least one difference by way of an input-output map.
US08330469B2	Battery voltage monitoring apparatus A battery voltage monitoring apparatus monitoring an assembled battery voltage, the assembled battery including a plurality of battery cells, includes a voltage sensor detecting potential of the plurality of battery cells; an output logic circuit outputting a potential detect signal based on an output of the voltage sensor, the potential detect signal representing that abnormal potential is detected; and a delay circuit adding certain delay to the output of the voltage sensor and outputting the delayed voltage detect signal to the output logic circuit; wherein, the voltage sensor comprises at least one comparator having hysteresis characteristic, and detects the potential of the battery cell based on an output of the comparator.
US08330464B2	Data acquisition method with a three dimensional small bin electromagnetic consecutive array Disclosed herein is a three dimensional small bin electromagnetic consecutive array data acquisition method used in oil exploration comprising the steps of recording data using small bin lattices on execution of arrangement electrodes, each acquisition station (Ex, Ey) records the natural electromagnetic field time series data with the same acquisition parameter simultaneously; interference is removed first, for recorded data processing to get interference-free data; for border points and center point, the recording point serves as center point, and the same component from adjacent two points to total points area added together to obtain the average value of electric field data at time domain for each observation point; for corner points, the average values of the same electric field component from adjacent two points to total survey points toward bin direction is calculated; the electric field components acquired in maximum space serve as the new electric field values respectively; new time series data acquired in which the noise and the static shift effect have been suppressed, and apparent resistivity and phase curves of each point are acquired after processing with conventional method.
US08330461B2	Accelerated dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the presence of motion and other time-related disruptions Embodiments of the present invention relate to accelerated dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and, more particularly, to imaging situations where the temporal-encoding strategy is disrupted by time-related events, such as breathing motion.
US08330445B2	Circuits and methods to produce a VPTAT and/or a bandgap voltage with low-glitch preconditioning Provided herein are circuits and methods to generate a voltage proportional to absolute temperature (VPTAT) and/or a bandgap voltage output (VGO) with low 1/f noise. A first base-emitter voltage branch is used to produce a first base-emitter voltage (VBE1). A second base-emitter voltage branch is used to produce a second base-emitter voltage (VBE2). The circuit also includes a first current preconditioning branch and/or a second current preconditioning branch. The VPTAT is produced based on VBE1 and VBE2. A CTAT branch can be used to generate a voltage complimentary to absolute temperature (VCTAT), which can be added to VPTAT to produce VGO. Which transistors are in the first base-emitter voltage branch, the second base-emitter voltage branch, the first current preconditioning branch, the second current pre-conditioning branch, and the CTAT branch changes over time. The current preconditioning branches are used to appropriately precondition transistors with an appropriate amount of current as they are switched into and out of the various other circuit branches.
US08330443B2	Circuit arrangement and method for controlling power converters A circuit arrangement for controlling power converters with a microcontroller comprises a digitally controlled pulse width modulation unit having an output, at which a switching signal for switching a power converter switch is present, wherein the circuit arrangement has an analog circuit part for switching on a power converter switch if the voltage across the power converter switch is substantially zero. A method for controlling a power converter with a microcontroller that comprises a digitally operating pulse width modulation unit for regulating the power converter, said unit having an output, at which a switching signal for switching a power converter switch is present, wherein the power converter switch is switched on in the operating state of the quasi resonant mode of the power converter by means of a fast analog circuit.
US08330430B2	Alternator regulator with variable rotor field frequency An alternator comprises a regulator configured to control the electric current to a field coil. The regulator includes a field driver circuit, the field driver circuit configured to deliver the electric current to the field coil at a switching frequency. The regulator further includes a controller configured to vary the switching frequency of the field driver circuit between a plurality of different switching frequencies. The alternator further comprises a sensor configured to detect a predetermined alternator condition, and the controller is configured to adjust the switching frequency of the field driver circuit in response to the sensed predetermined condition such as, for example, a rotor speed, a pulse width from the field driver circuit, an efficiency of the alternator, a temperature within the alternator, a temperature outside of the alternator, or magnetic noise of the alternator.
US08330406B2	Motor drive circuit This invention provides a motor drive circuit, which makes it possible to prevent braking when a power supply voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage while suppressing at a low cost a rise in a voltage on a power supply line when a kickback occurs. The motor drive circuit is formed to include first and second power supply lines connected with and shunted from a power supply, an H-bridge circuit, and a means to control the H-bridge circuit. The means controls the H-bridge circuit so that a regeneration path is not created in the H-bridge circuit when the power supply voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage.
US08330388B2	Circuits and methods for driving light sources A dimming controller for controlling power of a light source has a monitoring terminal, a dimming terminal, and a control terminal. The monitoring terminal is operable for receiving a current monitoring signal indicating a current flowing through the light source. The dimming terminal is operable for receiving a ramp signal. The voltage of the ramp signal increases if a power switch coupled between a power source and the light source is turned on. The control terminal is operable for providing a control signal to control a control switch coupled in series with the light source based on the current monitoring signal and the ramp signal. An average current of the light source increases as the ramp signal increases until the average current reaches a predetermined level.
US08330385B2	Light bar A light bar system for a vehicle compartment includes a circuit board having a plurality of capacitive-type, user-activated switches, an electrical power source coupled to the circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the circuit board, and a light bar affixed to the circuit board. The user-activated switches are coupled to a vehicle accessory to control the level of operation of the vehicle accessory. The most recently actuated one of the user-actuated switches is detected by the circuit board and the circuit board provides a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to the LED with a duty cycle of the PWM signal based on the most recently actuated switch. A higher duty cycle PWM signal corresponds to a higher setting of the accessory.
US08330382B2	Electronic ballast for correcting asymmetrical current flow across a gas discharge lamp An electronic ballast for powering a discharge lamp includes an asymmetry determination circuit functional to determine whether positive and negative polarities of an AC output current to the lamp are symmetrical. An inverter having a plurality of switching elements is coupled to a DC power source and converts the DC power to the AC output current. A control circuit is functional to control the plurality of switching elements dependent upon an operating mode and an output from the asymmetry determination circuit. The control circuit controls the switching elements in a normal mode upon receiving a determination of symmetrical current from the asymmetry determination circuit, and controls the switching elements in a restart mode for a predetermined period of time upon receiving a determination of asymmetrical current from the asymmetry determination circuit.
US08330361B2	Organic light emitting diode display with a plurality of condensers Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an OLED display. The OLED display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the substrate and having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of organic emission layers on corresponding pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes; a sealing member including a plurality of concave lens containers and covering the plurality of organic emission layers and the pixel defining layer; and at least one condenser in the plurality of lens containers. The at least one condenser is configured to form a condensing area on the pixel defining layer for each of the plurality of lens containers.
US08330355B2	Illumination means The present invention relates to illumination means (10) based on organic light diodes (OLED), having a layer arrangement (15) with at least one organic light-emitting diode layer (OLED layer), and at least one anode layer and one cathode layer on a carrier, and contact means (22) for the electrical contact of the electrode layers. According to the invention, the OLED layer and at least one electrode layer are attached to the inner side of a dimensionally stable rotation surgace serving as the carrier. According to the invention, the inner surface of a substantially or entirely closed hollow body (11) made of glass, plastic, or another light-transmissice material can serve as a carrier. The invention creates a novel illumination means (10) based on organic light diodes, having a shape that is compatible with a conventional light bulb or fluorescent lamp, and consequently can be exchanged for the same.
US08330349B2	Yellow emitting Ce3+ doped calcium silicate phosphor and white light emitting diodes including Ce3+ doped calcium silicate phosphor The present invention is directed to phosphors and white light emitting diodes and a method for preparing a Ce3+ doped calcium silicate phosphor represented by a chemical formula of (Ca1-yMy)2-x-zSiO4:Ce3+x,N+z, wherein x is 0
US08330348B2	Structured luminescence conversion layer An apparatus device such as a light source is disclosed which has an OLED device and a structured luminescence conversion layer deposited on the substrate or transparent electrode of said OLED device and on the exterior of said OLED device. The structured luminescence conversion layer contains regions such as color-changing and non-color-changing regions with particular shapes arranged in a particular pattern.
US08330343B2	Plasma display device A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel, a chassis disposed on the plasma display panel with a heat-conducting sheet in between, a small-signal processing circuit board disposed on a rear face of the chassis, a thermal sensor, a thermal sensor fixture for installing the thermal sensor, a front frame, and a back cover having a ventilation area with multiple ventilating holes. The thermal sensor fixture has a shielding wall around the thermal sensor and is disposed on a rear face of the small-signal processing circuit board. The thermal sensor is disposed at an intermediate position between the plasma display panel and the back cover at a position facing the back cover.
US08330337B2	Heat dissipation device and LED lamp using the same An LED lamp includes a light source including LEDs and a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat absorption board contacting the light source to absorb heat generated by the LEDs, a fin assembly located over the heat absorption board, two heat pipes thermally connecting the heat absorption board and the fin assembly, a fan and a fan holder fixing the fan on the fin assembly. The fan holder includes a supporting board supporting the fan and supporting posts connecting an outer edge of the heat dissipation board and an outer edge of the supporting board. The supporting posts are embedded in the fin assembly.
US08330326B2	Piezoelectric motor and method of manufacturing the same A piezoelectric motor that includes a rotor and a stator having a surface on which a driving member that is in contact with the rotor for rotating the rotor is disposed. The stator includes a stator body, a plurality of piezoelectric elements disposed on a surface of the stator body, and an electrode wiring plate integrally formed with the stator body. The piezoelectric elements are electrically connected to a plurality of electrodes formed on the electrode wiring plate through a plurality of wiring lines. The wiring lines are constituted by an electroconductive film extending from a surface of the stator body to the electrodes.
US08330324B2	Integrated PWM slope control driving mechanism for gradually delivering energy to a capacitive load An apparatus, system and method for controlling drive patterns is disclosed. A digital engine for controlling drive patterns may include a profile controller to program characteristics of one or more drive patterns for one or more piezoelectric actuators. The digital engine may further include a register array to store profile information for the one or more drive patterns. Each drive pattern may comprise a plurality of pulses with each pulse having a slope. The digital engine may also include a digital pattern generator to generate the one or more drive patterns based upon the profile information stored in the register array. The digital engine may further include a slope shaping circuit to modify one or more signals based upon an input from the digital pattern generator.
US08330323B2	Thermal-mechanical signal processing A source signal is converted into a time-variant temperature field with transduction into mechanical motion. In one embodiment, the conversion of a source signal into the time-variant temperature field is provided by utilizing a micro-fabricated fast response, bolometer-type radio frequency power meter. A resonant-type micromechanical thermal actuator may be utilized for temperature read-out and demodulation.
US08330322B2	Actuator The present invention provides an actuator which suppresses the inflow of water and the like, and is unlikely to cause cracking and peeling even when repeatedly driven. An actuator having a conductive layer and an ion-conducting layer includes: a first layer which is provided in contact with the actuator and is formed from a polymer that suppresses the permeation of water; and a second layer which is provided in contact with the first layer, has a lower tensile elastic modulus than that of the first layer, protects the first layer, and is formed from a polymer. The first layer and the second layer can cover the whole actuator.
US08330318B2	Rotating electrical machine and method for manufacturing the same A rotating electrical machine includes: a stator that has a stator core and a stator coil; and a rotor disposed rotatably on an inner circumferential side of the stator core. The stator core includes a plurality of slots opening on the inner circumferential side and the slots are each formed as an open slot with a width of an inner circumferential-side opening thereof ranging along a circumferential direction set substantially equal to or greater than a width of a bottom side measured along the circumferential direction. The stator further includes a slot insulator disposed between inner wall of each of the slots at the stator core and the stator coil and a holding member constituted with a nonmagnetic material and inserted in each of the slots at the stator core so as to hold the slot insulator between two side surfaces present along the circumferential direction at the slot. The stator is formed by winding the stator coil through the plurality of slots.
US08330316B2	Rotor-stator structures including boost magnet structures for magnetic regions in rotor assemblies disposed external to boundaries of conically-shaped spaces Various embodiments relate generally to electrodynamic machines and the like, and more particularly, to rotor assemblies and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines, including, but not limited to, outer rotor assemblies. In some embodiments, a stator assembly including field pole members arranged about an axis of rotation and including pole faces at the ends of the field pole members, subsets of the pole faces being disposed within a boundaries of conically-shaped spaces having apexes disposed on the axis of rotation. The rotor assemblies include interior regions in which the subsets of the pole faces are disposed, the interior regions having surfaces external to the boundaries of the conically-shaped spaces. The rotor assemblies also include subsets of magnets interleaved circumferentially with the subsets of magnetically permeable structures and boost magnets disposed adjacent the subsets of magnetically permeable structures. Further, rotor assemblies include flux conductor shields disposed adjacent the boost magnets.
US08330306B2	Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) generator A magneto-plasma-dynamic (MPD) generator, comprising: a conveying duct shaped for conveying a high velocity, conductive fluid; a magnetic field generator arranged to generate a magnetic field across the conveying duct, substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the fluid, such that the fluid passes through the magnetic field (2) when conveyed by the duct; electrodes provided in the conveying duct to conduct a current induced in the fluid as it is conveyed by the conveying duct through the magnetic field; and an electrode supplying mechanism configured to supply a conductive liquid for replenishing the electrodes.
US08330305B2	Protecting devices from impact damage A system and method for protecting devices from impact damage is provided. Prior to impact between a surface and a device, a determination of a risk of damage to the device is made. If the risk of damage to the device exceeds a threshold, a protection system is activated to reduce or substantially eliminate damage to the device.
US08330297B2	UPS system There is provided a system for supplying power to a site having a load. The system comprises a number n of power source units, the value of n being greater than or equal to 3. The system further comprises a number t≦tmax of loads groups, each load group having a number i of inputs. The value of i is greater than or equal to 2 and less than the value of n. Each load group receives power from i power source units, such that each load group is connected to a unique combination of i power source units. tmax is such that every possible combination of i power source units is connected to a unique load group.
US08330287B2	Device for converting the ripple and/or the oscillations of a liquid in which it is at least partly immersed, into usable energy A device (1) making it possible to convert the undulation and/or the oscillations of a liquid in which it is at least partially immersed into usable energy. The device (1) includes a float (3) guided by a guide device (2) anchored in the sea bed, with the aid of guide element (12) and including conversion element making it possible to convert the relative movements between the float (3) and the guide device (2) into usable energy such as electric energy.
US08330280B1	Bump structure and process of manufacturing the same A bump structure comprises a first polymer block, a second polymer block, a first groove, an under bump metallurgy layer and a connection metal layer, wherein the first polymer block and the second polymer block are individual blocks. The first polymer block and the second polymer block are located at two sides of the first groove, the first polymer block comprises a first connection slot, and the second polymer block comprises a second connection slot communicated with the first connection slot and the first groove. The under bump metallurgy layer covers the first polymer block and the second polymer block to form a second groove, a third connection slot and a fourth connection slot communicated with each other. The connection metal layer covers the under bump metallurgy layer to form a third groove, a fifth connection slot and a sixth connection slot communicated with each other.
US08330279B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a supporting board having a protection film thereon; a semiconductor chip provided on the supporting board; a first internal connecting terminal formed on the supporting board; a second internal connecting terminal formed on the semiconductor chip; a first insulation layer for covering an upper surface of the supporting board and upper and lateral surfaces of the semiconductor chip; a wiring pattern provided on the first insulation layer, the wiring pattern connecting the first and second internal connecting terminals; a solder resist layer provided on the first insulation layer and the wiring pattern, the solder resist layer having an opening part; an external connecting terminal provided so as to connect to the wiring pattern through the opening part; a groove part formed on outer peripheries of the supporting board, the protection film, and the first insulation layer; and a resin layer formed in the groove part.
US08330277B2	Semiconductor element built-in device A semiconductor element built-in device includes: a first substrate having a first pad thereon; a semiconductor element on the first substrate; a second substrate having a second pad thereon and mounted on the first substrate via a solder terminal having a solder coated thereon; a resin layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the solder terminal and the semiconductor element are embedded in the resin layer; and a dam provided at least partially around at least one of the first and second pads, the dam being configured to restrain the solder flowing from the solder terminal.
US08330271B2	Semiconductor element, method for manufacturing the same, and mounting structure having the semiconductor element mounted thereon A semiconductor element that is excellent in both mechanical reliability and electrical reliability and a mounting structure for the semiconductor element are provided.The semiconductor element includes: a substrate; an electrically conductive layer on the substrate; a protective layer having an opening on the electrically conductive layer; a barrier metal layer in contact with the electrically conductive layer in the opening; and an electrically conductive bump on the barrier metal layer. The barrier metal layer contains phosphorus and has a phosphorus-rich portion that has a higher phosphorus content than the remaining portion has. The phosphorus-rich portion is located in the surface of the barrier metal layer facing the electrically conductive bump, and the thickness thereof in the periphery of the region where the electrically conductive bump is formed is larger than at the center of the region.
US08330252B2	Integrated circuit device and method for the production thereof An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor chip and a control chip at different supply potentials. A lead chip island includes an electrically conductive partial region and an insulation layer. The semiconductor chip is arranged on the electrically conductive partial region of the lead chip island and the control chip is cohesively fixed on the insulation layer.
US08330250B2	P-I-N diode crystallized adjacent to a silicide in series with a dielectric material A vertically oriented p-i-n diode is provided that includes semiconductor material crystallized adjacent a silicide, germanide, or silicide-germanide layer, and a dielectric material arranged electrically in series with the diode. The dielectric material has a dielectric constant greater than 8, and is adjacent a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08330248B2	Semiconductor device, mask for fabrication of semiconductor device, and optical proximity correction method A semiconductor device includes a circuit portion including at least one real feature, and a plurality of dummy feature groups each including a plurality of dummy features spaced apart from each other by a first distance. The plurality of dummy feature groups are spaced apart from each other by a second distance larger than the first distance, and the circuit portion and the plurality of dummy feature groups are spaced apart from each other by the second distance.
US08330247B2	Semiconductor arrangement with trench capacitor and method for production thereof The invention relates to a semiconductor arrangement and method for production thereof, wherein the semiconductor arrangement is provided with an integrated circuit arranged on a substrate. The integrated circuit is structured on the front face of the substrate and at least one capacitor is connected to the integrated circuit, wherein the at least one capacitor is designed as a monolithic deep structure in trenches. The trenches are arranged in at least one first group and at least one second group, the trenches of a group running essentially parallel to each other and the first and second group are at an angle to each other, essentially at right angles to each other.
US08330240B2	Low cost multi-state magnetic memory A multi-state current-switching magnetic memory element has a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ), for storing more than one bit of information. The MTJ includes a fixed layer, a barrier layer, and a non-uniform free layer. In one embodiment, having 2 bits per cell, when one of four different levels of current is applied to the memory element, the applied current causes the non-uniform free layer of the MTJ to switch to one of four different magnetic states. The broad switching current distribution of the MTJ is a result of the broad grain size distribution of the non-uniform free layer.
US08330238B2	Microscopic structure packaging method and device with packaged microscopic structure A method of packaging a micro electro-mechanical structure comprises forming said structure on a substrate; depositing a sacrificial layer over said structure; patterning the sacrificial layer; depositing a SIPOS (semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon) layer over the patterned sacrificial layer; treating the SIPOS layer with an etchant to convert the SIPOS layer into a porous SIPOS layer, removing the patterned sacrificial layer through the porous layer SIPOS to form a cavity including said structure; and sealing the porous SIPOS layer. A device including such a packaged micro electro-mechanical structure is also disclosed.
US08330230B2	Semiconductor device pad having the same voltage level as that of a semiconductor substrate A semiconductor device pad is configured to have the same voltage level as that of a semiconductor substrate. The pad includes a semiconductor substrate having a junction area doped with a high concentration of impurity ions, a polylayer portion at least a portion of which is electrically connected to the junction area and a metal layer portion electrically connected to the polylayer portion and receiving a voltage externally applied. The metal layer is configured to transfer the received voltage to the semiconductor substrate.
US08330228B2	Hybrid material inversion mode GAA CMOSFET A Ge and Si hybrid material inversion mode GAA (Gate-All-Around) CMOSFET includes a PMOS region having a first channel, an NMOS region having a second channel and a gate region. The first channel and the second channel have a circular-shaped cross section and are formed of n-type Ge and p-type Si, respectively; the surfaces of the first channel and the second channel are substantially surrounded by the gate region; a buried oxide layer is disposed between the PMOS region and the NMOS region and between the PMOS or NMOS region and the Si substrate to isolate them from one another. In an inversion mode, current flows through the overall cylindrical channel, so as to achieve high carrier mobility, reduce low-frequency noises, prevent polysilicon gate depletion and short channel effects and increase the threshold voltage of the device.
US08330225B2	NMOS transistor devices and methods for fabricating same NMOS transistors having controlled channel strain and junction resistance and methods for the fabrication of same are provided herein. In some embodiments, an NMOS transistor may include a transistor stack comprising a gate dielectric and a gate electrode formed atop a p-type silicon region; and a source/drain region disposed on both sides of the transistor stack and defining a channel region therebetween and beneath the transistor stack, the source drain region including a first silicon layer having a lattice adjusting element and one or more second silicon layers having a lattice adjusting element and an n-type dopant disposed atop the first silicon layer.
US08330207B2	Flash memory device including multilayer tunnel insulator and method of fabricating the same A flash memory device including a lower tunnel insulation layer on a substrate, an upper tunnel insulation layer on the lower tunnel insulation layer, and a P-type gate on the upper tunnel insulation layer, wherein the upper tunnel insulation layer includes an amorphous oxide layer.
US08330201B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory using charge-accumulation insulating film There is provided a non-volatile semiconductor memory having a charge accumulation layer of a configuration where a metal oxide with a dielectric constant sufficiently higher than a silicon nitride, e.g., a Ti oxide, a Zr oxide, or a Hf oxide, is used as a base material and an appropriate amount of a high-valence substance whose valence is increased two levels or more (a VI-valence) is added to produce a trap level that enables entrance and exit of electrons with respect to the base material.
US08330200B2	Super-self-aligned trench-DMOS structure and method A semiconductor device includes a P-body layer formed in an N-epitaxial layer; a gate electrode formed in a trench in the P-body and N-epitaxial layer; a top source region formed from the P-body layer next to the gate electrode; a gate insulator disposed along a sidewall of the gate electrode between the gate electrode and the source, between the gate electrode and the P-body and between the gate electrode and the N-epitaxial layer; a cap insulator disposed on top of the gate electrode; and an N+ doped spacer disposed along a sidewall of the source and a sidewall of the gate insulator. The source includes N+ dopants diffused from the spacer. A body contact region containing P-type dopants is formed from the N-epitaxial layer. The contact region touches one or more P-doped regions of the P-body layer and the source. Methods for manufacturing such a device are also disclosed. Embodiments of this invention may also be applied to P-channel devices.
US08330196B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; source and drain regions in the semiconductor layer; a magnetic metal semiconductor compound film on each of the source and drain regions, the magnetic metal semiconductor compound film including the same semiconductor as a semiconductor of the semiconductor layer and a magnetic metal; a gate insulating film on the semiconductor layer between the source region and the drain region; a gate electrode on the gate insulating film; a gate sidewall formed at a side portion of the gate electrode, the gate sidewall being made of an insulating material; a film stack formed on the magnetic metal semiconductor compound film on each of the source and drain regions, the film stack including a magnetic layer; and an oxide layer formed on the gate sidewall, the oxide layer containing the same element as an element in the film stack.
US08330190B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first metal layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the first metal layer; and a second metal layer disposed on the insulating layer and having an electrode pad surface exposed to the outside, wherein a recess is disposed in the insulating layer and the second metal layer; and at least the second metal layer is disposed in the recess of the insulating layer.
US08330189B2	One-time programmable memory and method for making the same A one time programmable nonvolatile memory formed from metal-insulator-semiconductor cells. The cells are at the crosspoints of conductive gate lines and intersecting doped semiconductor lines formed in a semiconductor substrate.
US08330187B2	GaN-based field effect transistor A GaN-based field effect transistor (MOSFET) is comprised of a channel layer comprised of p-type GaN, an electron supply layer, a surface layer having band gap energy smaller than that of the electron supply layer, sequentially laminated on a substrate, and recess section is formed by removing a part of the drift layer, the electron supply layer, and the surface layer down to a depth that reaches to the channel layer. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed so that the recess section positions between them, a gate insulation film is formed on the surface layer and on inner-surface of the recess section including the channel layer, and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film in the recess section.
US08330184B2	Bidirectional voltage-regulator diode In one embodiment, a bidirectional voltage-regulator diode includes first to fifth semiconductor layers formed on an inner surface of a first recess formed in a semiconductor substrate of an N-type in the order. The first semiconductor layer of the N-type has a first impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor layer of a P-type has a second impurity concentration. The third semiconductor layer of the P-type has a third impurity concentration higher than the second impurity concentration. The fourth semiconductor layer of the P-type has a fourth impurity concentration lower than the third impurity concentration. The fifth semiconductor layer of the N-type has a fifth impurity concentration.
US08330182B2	Light emitting device The light emitting device has a light emitting element 101, and translucent material 102 that passes incident light from the light emitting element 101 and emits that light to the outside. The sides of the translucent material 102 perimeter are inclined surfaces 107 that become wider from the upper surface to the lower surface. The area of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 is formed larger than the area of the upper surface of the light emitting element 101. The lower surface of the translucent material 102 and the upper surface of the light emitting element 101 are joined together, and the part of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 that is not joined with the light emitting element 101 and the inclined surfaces 101 are covered by light reflecting resin 103.
US08330181B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of increasing an amount of light irradiated to the outside is provided.A semiconductor light-emitting device (1) includes a substrate (2), an n-type semiconductor layer (3), a light-emitting layer (4), a p-type semiconductor layer (5), an n-side pad electrode (6), an n-side pad electrode (7), a p-side electrode (8), a reflecting layer (9), and a p-side pad electrode (10). The n-side pad electrode (7) is electrically connected to the n-type semiconductor layer (3) via the n-side pad electrode (6). The p-side pad electrode (10) is electrically connected to the p-type semiconductor layer (5) via the p-side electrode (8). A connection surface (7a) of the n-side pad electrode (7) connected to the n-type semiconductor layer (3) is arranged in a first area (Ar1) closer to a short side (2b) on an arrow B direction-side, and a connection surface (10a) of the p-side pad electrode (10) connected to the p-type semiconductor layer (5) is arranged in a fourth area (Ar4) closest to a short side (2b) on an arrow A direction-side among the first area (Ar1) to the fourth area (Ar4) formed by equally dividing the substrate (2) into four.
US08330172B2	Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting diode display capable of reducing the shortening of image stacking lifetime caused by the residue of the barrier ribs produced during the forming of the barrier ribs is provided. The display includes: a substrate; a first pixel electrode formed on the substrate; barrier ribs formed on the substrate, and having an opening exposing the first pixel electrode; a second pixel electrode formed on the first pixel electrode; an organic light emitting member formed on the second pixel electrode; an organic light emitting member formed on the second pixel electrode; a common electrode formed on the organic light emitting member; and a thin film encapsulation member covering the common electrode. The width of the second pixel electrode is greater than the exposure width of the first pixel electrode exposed through the opening of the barrier ribs.
US08330156B2	Thin film transistor with a plurality of oxide clusters over the gate insulating layer In a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor, an oxide cluster having higher electrical conductance than the oxide semiconductor layer is formed between the oxide semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer, whereby field effect mobility of the thin film transistor can be increased and increase of off current can be suppressed.
US08330155B2	Semiconductor devices having channel layer patterns on a gate insulation layer Semiconductor devices include a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer, a first channel layer pattern, a second channel layer pattern and first and second metallic patterns. The gate electrode is on a substrate. The gate insulation layer is on the gate electrode. The first channel layer pattern is on the gate insulation layer, and has a first conductivity level. The second channel layer pattern is on the first channel layer pattern, and has a second conductivity level that is lower than the first conductivity level. The first and second metallic patterns are on the gate insulation layer and contact respective sidewalls of the first and second channel layer patterns.
US08330151B2	Organic electroluminescent element The organic electroluminescent element of the present invention includes at least a pair of electrodes, at least one organic light-emitting layer between the pair of electrodes, and at least one lens A on a light-extracting surface of the pair of electrodes, wherein one of the pair of electrodes is a reflective electrode, and the other is a semi-transmissive/semi-reflective electrode, and wherein a real part n1 of a refractive index of the organic light-emitting layer and a real part n2 of a refractive index of the lens A satisfy the relationship n1>n2, and the real part n2 is represented by Expression (1) described below: n2≦n3 sin θ2 Expression (1).
US08330150B2	Organic light-emitting display device An organic light-emitting display device, which may be configured to prevent moisture or oxygen from penetrating the organic light-emitting display device from the outside is disclosed. An organic light-emitting display device, which is easily applied to a large display device and/or may be easily mass produced is further disclosed. Additionally disclosed is a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device. An organic light-emitting display device may include, for example, a thin-film transistor (TFT) including a gate electrode, an active layer insulated from the gate electrode, source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and contacting the active layer and an insulating layer disposed between the source and drain electrodes and the active layer; and an organic light-emitting diode electrically connected to the TFT. The insulating layer may include, for example, a first insulating layer contacting the active layer; and a second insulating layer formed of a metal oxide and disposed on the first insulating layer.
US08330141B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes an n-type silicon thin film (2), a silicon thin film (3), and a p-type silicon thin film (4). The silicon thin film (3) is formed on the n-type silicon thin film (2) and the p-type silicon thin film (4) is formed on the silicon thin film (3). The n-type silicon thin film (2), the silicon thin film (3), and the p-type silicon thin film (4) form a pin junction. The n-type silicon thin film (2) includes a plurality of quantum dots (21) composed of n-type Si. The silicon thin film (3) includes a plurality of quantum dots (31) composed of p-type Si. The p-type silicon thin film (4) includes a plurality of quantum dots (41) composed of p-type Si. Electrons are injected from the n-type silicon thin film (2) side and holes are injected from the p-type silicon thin film (4) side, whereby light is emitted at a silicon nitride film (3).
US08330139B2	Multi-level memory cell Some embodiments include a memory device and methods of forming the same. The memory device can include an electrode coupled to a memory element. The electrode can include different materials located at different portions of the electrode. The materials can create different dielectrics contacting the memory elements at different locations. Various states of the materials in the memory device can be used to represent stored information. Other embodiments are described.
US08330134B2	Optical fault monitoring Various embodiments related to monitoring for optical faults in an optical system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, in an optical system comprising a light source, a light outlet, and an optical element disposed between the light source and the light outlet, a method of monitoring for optical system faults. The method includes detecting, via a light sensor directed toward an interface surface of the optical element closest to the light source, an intensity of light traveling from the interface surface of the optical element to the light sensor, and comparing an intensity of light detected to one or more threshold intensity values. The method further includes identifying an optical system fault condition based on comparing the intensity of light detected to one or more threshold values, and modifying operation of the optical system.
US08330133B2	Support frame for radiation shield garment and methods of use thereof Embodiments of the invention are directed to a support frame for alleviating the weight and stress inflicted upon the shoulders and neck of individual caused by wearing a radiation shield garment and methods of use thereof. In one embodiment, the support frame comprises an elongated upper vertical back members slidably coupled to a lower vertical back member to provide vertical height adjustment; a lower back support panel coupled to the lower vertical back member to provide lower back support to the wearer; and a pair of shoulder members attached to the upper top end of the elongated vertical back member to support shoulder regions of the radiation shield garment.
US08330125B2	Ion beam tuning A beam line ion implanter includes an ion source configured to generate an ion beam, a scanner configured to scan the ion beam to produce a scanned ion beam having trajectories which diverge from a scan origin, and a focusing element having a focusing field positioned upstream of the scanner configured to focus the ion beam to a focal point at the scan origin. A method of ion beam tuning includes generating an ion beam, focusing the ion beam to a focal point positioned at a scan origin, and scanning the ion beam to produce a scanned ion beam having trajectories which diverge from the scan origin.
US08330114B2	Systems for increasing the sensitivity of gamma-ray imagers Systems that increase the position resolution and granularity of double sided segmented semiconductor detectors are provided. These systems increase the imaging resolution capability of such detectors, either used as Compton cameras, or as position sensitive radiation detectors in imagers such as SPECT, PET, coded apertures, multi-pinhole imagers, or other spatial or temporal modulated imagers.
US08330101B2	System and method for replacing an ion source in a mass spectrometer A method of replacing an ion source in a mass spectrometer (MS) system is provided, where the ion source includes an ionization volume, at least one ionizing element and at least one focusing element, and where the mass MS system includes the ion source, a vacuum chamber that houses the ion source, and an interlock chamber. The method includes opening a valve between the interlock chamber and the vacuum chamber, moving the ion source into the interlock chamber through the opened valve and closing the valve, and removing the ion source from the interlock chamber. The ion source may further include means for plugging into a docking station in substantially one action, where the docking station provides sufficient electrical connection, upon plugging with the ion source, for operation of the ion source.
US08330089B2	Solid-state imaging device It is intended to provide a CMOS image sensor with a high degree of pixel integration. A solid-state imaging device comprises a signal line formed on a Si substrate, an island-shaped semiconductor formed on the signal line, and a pixel selection line. The island-shaped semiconductor includes: a first semiconductor layer connected to the signal line; a second semiconductor layer located above and adjacent to the first semiconductor layer; a gate connected to the second semiconductor layer through an insulating film; and a charge storage section comprised of a third semiconductor layer connected to the second semiconductor layer and adapted, in response to receiving light, to undergo a change in amount of electric charges therein; a fourth semiconductor layer located above and adjacent to the second and third semiconductor layers. The pixel selection line is connected to the fourth semiconductor layer formed as a top portion of the island-shaped semiconductor.
US08330084B2	Temperature-control circuit of a heating line and a temperature-control method thereof A temperature-control circuit of a heating line and a temperature-control method thereof are disclosed. The method comprises steps of: outputting a forward square-wave signal by a first forward square-wave signal generation circuit; outputting a reverse square-wave signal by a reverse square-wave signal generation circuit; and outputting a varied forward square-wave signal by a second forward square-wave signal generation circuit. Above square-wave signal generation circuits are respectively connected with an AND gate. When the input square-wave signals are simultaneously logic high, a switch is triggered by a trigger circuit to heat the heating wire. When the heating wire's temperature increases, the forward square-wave signal output by the second forward square-wave signal generation circuit is changed so as to render these input square-wave signals non-simultaneously logic high and not to trigger the switch in order to stop the heating wire's heating and keep the heating wire at a certain temperature range.
US08330081B2	Filament heating device for an optical fiber and related methods A heating device for an optical fiber may include a crucible body having an optical fiber receiving slotted passageway therein for receiving the optical fiber therein, and a heating element receiving passageway therein adjacent the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway and spaced apart therefrom. The heating device may include a respective electrically powered resistance heating element enclosed within the heating element receiving passageway for heating the optical fiber within the optical fiber receiving slotted passageway.
US08330072B2	System method and apparatus for dry-in, dry-out, low defect laser dicing using proximity technology A substrate processing system includes a first, movable surface tension gradient device, a dicing device and a system controller. The first, movable surface tension gradient device is capable of supporting a first process within a first meniscus. The first meniscus being supported between the first surface tension gradient device and a first surface of the substrate. The first movable surface tension gradient device capable of being moved relative to the first surface of the substrate. The dicing device is oriented to a desired dicing location. The desired dicing location being encompassed by the meniscus. The system controller is coupled to the dicing device and the surface tension gradient device. The system controller includes a process recipe. A method for dicing a substrate is also described. The method of dicing a substrate including placing a substrate in a substrate dicing system, forming a meniscus between a proximity head and a first surface of the substrate, dicing the substrate at a desired dicing location and simultaneously capturing any particles and contaminants generated by dicing the substrate within the meniscus, the meniscus including the desired dicing location and moving the meniscus in a desired dicing direction.
US08330071B2	Discharging surface preparation method and repairing method Generating pulsed discharge between an end surface of an electrode and an end face portion of a metallic plate, to attrite the electrode, to form in the end surface of the electrode a recess conforming to a shape of the end face portion of the metallic plate, having the electrode making a relative movement in a direction perpendicular to a lateral side of the metallic plate, generating pulsed discharge between an internal side face of the electrode recess and a lateral face of the end face portion of the metallic plate, to form an auxiliary coat on the lateral face of the end face portion of the metallic plate, and generating pulsed discharge between a bottom face of the electrode recess and a top face of the end face portion of the metallic plate, to form a cladding layer on the end face portion of the metallic plate.
US08330067B2	Method and apparatus for the optical inspection of workpieces The apparatus, which serves for the optical inspection of workpieces, comprises a transport device driven by a drive unit, which transport device is supplied with workpieces delivered by a loading device, which workpieces are transported by the transport device to at least one inspection position, where an optical inspection is performed, and further to at least one discharge position, where the inspected workpieces are selectively extractable by a discharge device. According to the invention, a plurality of transparent receiving bodies are firmly mounted or rotatably supported on the transport device, each of the receiving bodies comprising a recess, into which the workpieces can be inserted individually or in groups, and wherein an inspection radiation can be guided through each receiving body in order to image the held workpieces.
US08330060B2	Weighing station with rotary conveyor element A weighing station for weighing and sorting objects to be weighed, comprising a rotating conveyor element for transporting the objects further in that, in a conveying step, said conveyor element can rotate by a specifiable angle of rotation about its axis.
US08330057B2	System and method for weighing food and calculating calorie content thereof The food calorie counting system relates to a calorie counting system that utilizes a container with at least one chamber for holding food materials, sensitive scales integrated into the chambers to weigh the food, and a processor to calculate the number of calories in the food items based on weight, type of food and method of preparation. The number of calories is then displayed on a display device to a user. The system may be used as a stand-alone device, or may further utilize an external central control unit where information from the container is transmitted to the external control unit for processing, food calorie calculation and transmission back to the containers for display.
US08330052B2	Joined structure and method for producing the same A method for producing a joined structure, containing: after placing an anisotropic conductive film in the predetermined manner, placing a wiring member containing a wiring plate formed thereon, where the wiring plate has a resist region in which the wiring plate is covered with a resist layer, and a second electrode region in which the wiring plate is not covered with the resist layer, so that the edge of the resist region at a boundary with the second electrode region comes above the chamfer part of the substrate; and heating and compressing the anisotropic conductive film from the side of the wiring member to melt and make the anisotropic conductive film flow into the side of the resist region to thereby cover the second electrode region with the anisotropic conductive film, so as to electrically connect the first electrode region and the second electrode region.
US08330047B2	Printed circuit board A first insulating layer is formed on a suspension body and a wiring trace is formed on the first insulating layer. In addition, a ground trace is formed on the first insulating layer so as to extend along the wiring trace on one side of the wiring trace with a spacing therebetween. A second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer to cover the wiring trace and the ground trace. On the second insulating layer, a wiring trace is formed at a position above the wiring trace. A third insulating layer is formed on the second insulating layer to cover the wiring trace. The width of the wiring trace is set larger than the width of the wiring trace. At least a partial region of the ground trace and at least a partial region of the wiring trace are opposite to each other with part of the second insulating layer sandwiched therebetween.
US08330040B2	Photovoltaic cells including spaced ramps and methods of manufacture Photovoltaic cells and methods for the manufacture of photovoltaic cells are described. Operative layers of the photovoltaic cell are deposited onto a superstrate having a plurality of spaced ramps, allowing for the individual cells to be connected in series with minimal loss of the efficiency due to dead space between the cells.
US08330034B2	Musical instrument with system and methods for actuating designated accompaniment sounds A musical accompaniment system is described including a fretted, stringed electric musical instrument, a floor unit, interface units and connecting cables. Designated frets of the instrument are divided into sections that output to a switching component that sends MIDI note # data to a synthesizer when strings of instrument contact designated fret sections. The floor unit includes actuators that output to the synthesizer when tapped by the user. The user taps on the actuators with his or her feet and thereby actuates accompaniment notes that are generated in the rhythms in which they are tapped. Accompaniment notes generated by the process are designated by notes and chords being fingered on the instrument. Methods are described that facilitate the actuating and generating of accompaniment notes in the musical style of traditional bass accompaniment through the use of the system. A method is described to facilitate the system that includes string/fret coordinates that designate appropriate MIDI note # data and accompaniment note for fingering formations of traditional guitar chords used in popular music. Additional methods are described that obviate the generating of extraneous accompaniment notes normally associated with fretted guitar-like instruments. An additional actuator is described that actuates a designated user-programmable bass note or accompaniment sound with each tap by the user on the actuator.
US08330025B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH816791 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH816791. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH816791, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH816791 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 CH816791.
US08330024B1	Maize variety hybrid X8M147 A novel maize variety designated X8M147 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X8M147 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8M147 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8M147, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8M147. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8M147.
US08330022B1	Maize variety hybrid X18A642 A novel maize variety designated X18A642 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X18A642 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18A642 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18A642, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18A642. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18A642.
US08330019B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH227660 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH227660. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH227660, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH227660 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 CH227660.
US08330010B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH117231 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH117231. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH117231, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH117231 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 CH117231.
US08330009B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH676009 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH676009. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH676009, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH676009 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 CH676009.
US08330005B2	Potato cultivar FL 2137 A potato cultivar designated FL 2137 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar FL 2137, to the seeds of potato cultivar FL 2137, to the plants of potato FL 2137, to the plant parts of potato cultivar FL 2137 and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2137 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety FL 2137, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar FL 2137 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2137 with another potato cultivar.
US08330004B2	Potato cultivar FL 2126 A potato cultivar designated FL 2126 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar FL 2126, to the seeds of potato cultivar FL 2126, to the plants of potato FL 2126, to the plant parts of potato cultivar FL 2126 and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2126 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety FL 2126, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar FL 2126 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2126 with another potato cultivar.
US08330003B2	Soybean cultivar S080093 A soybean cultivar designated S080093 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080093, to the plants of soybean S080093, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080093, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080093 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080093, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080093, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080093 with another soybean cultivar.
US08330001B1	Soybean variety XBP27002 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP27002 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP27002, cells from soybean variety XBP27002, plants of soybean XBP27002, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP27002. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP27002 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XBP27002, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP27002. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP27002 are further provided.
US08329999B2	Soybean cultivar S080104 A soybean cultivar designated S080104 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080104, to the plants of soybean S080104, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080104, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080104 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080104, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080104, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080104 with another soybean cultivar.
US08329995B2	Soybeans with reduced isoflavones Non-naturally occurring soybean plants and seeds having reduced isoflavones are provided. A series of independent non-transgenic human-induced mutations found in one or more isoflavone synthase genes of soybean; soybean plants having these mutations in one or more isoflavone synthase genes; and a method of creating and finding similar and/or additional mutations of the isoflavone synthase gene by screening pooled and/or individual DNA of soybean plants. The results are soybean plants and seeds having reduced isoflavones.
US08329992B2	Manipulation of plants by transformation with sequences promoting cell division Polynucleotides encode polypeptides for increasing the rate of growth of plants. Introduction of the polynucleotides into plants produces plants having altered characteristics, such as increased growth, increased leaf area and reduced fertility. Expression of polypeptides in plants or plant cells promotes cell division. Expression of the polynucleotides in plants in the antisense orientation produces plants that are sterile or have smaller leaves.
US08329990B2	Crop grain filling gene GIF1 and the applications thereof A novel crop grain filling gene (GIF1) and the applications thereof are presented in the invention. The GIF1 gene can be applied to control grain filling, enhance crop yield or quality, or improve disease resistance or storage stability of crop grains. A method for improving crops is also presented in the invention. The GIF1 gene shows valuable potentials in controlling crop yield, quality, storage, and resistance to diseases.
US08329989B2	Soybean transgenic event MON87705 and methods for detection thereof The present invention provides a transgenic soybean event MON87705, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the soybean event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said soybean event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said soybean event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said soybean event in a sample, growing the seeds of such soybean event into soybean plants, and breeding to produce soybean plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the soybean event.
US08329988B2	Method for increasing pathogen resistance in transgenic plants The invention relates to a method of increasing the resistance to one or more penetrating pathogen(s) in a monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous plant or a part of a plant, for example in an organ, tissue, a cell or a part of a plant cell, for example in an organell, wherein a DNA sequence which codes for an armadillo repeat ARM1 protein and which mediates an increased pathogen resistance, preferably an increased resistance to fungal pathogens, is increased into, and expressed in, the plant or plant cell; or wherein an endogenous DNA sequence which codes for an armadillo repeat ARM1 protein and which mediates an increased pathogen resistance, preferably an increased resistance to fungal pathogens, is increased in the plant or plant cell in comparison with the original, or wild-type, plant, or wherein the endogenous gene sequence or preferably the 5′-untranslated region (5′UTR) is modified in comparison with the original sequence. The invention also relates to plants, to parts of a plant, for example an organ, tissue, a cell or a part of a plant cell, for example an organelle, which are obtained by the above methods, and to corresponding propagation material.
US08329985B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH861515 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH861515. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH861515, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH861515 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 CH861515.
US08329983B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH136255 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH136255. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH136255, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH136255 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 CH136255.
US08329981B2	Genetically modified non-human mammals and cells A genetically modified mouse characterized in that it does not comprise a nucleic acid sequence which itself encodes any endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region locus polypeptide.
US08329967B2	Production of blended fuel from renewable feedstocks A process for producing a blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source.
US08329966B2	Slightly branched dialkyl benzenes and related compositions Synthetic base oil composition comprising dialkyl aromatic compound with alkyl side chain carbon number from C10 to C28, or preferably C11 to C24, or even more preferably, C12 to C18, wherein the branching characteristics of the alkyl side chain has a total methyl number (TMN) determined by C13 NMR spectroscopy to be from more than 2.1 to less than 3.5, or preferably from 2.15 to 3.25, or even more preferably from 2.2 to 3.0, or a branching index (BI) from more than 0.1 to less than 1.5, or more preferably, 0.15 to 1.25, or even more preferably, 0.2 to 1.0. The synthetic base oil composition has a combination of high viscometric index, low volatility, superior low temperature properties, and improved thermal/oxidation stability, and is particularly suitable to be used as a premium synthetic base stock, second base oil component, or additive for lubricant and additive package applications.
US08329962B2	Method of making alcohols Methods and systems for the synthesis of alcohol are described herein. The methods and systems incorporate the novel use of a high shear device to promote dispersion and solubility of olefins in water. The high shear device may allow for lower reaction temperatures and pressures and may also reduce reaction time. In an embodiment, a method of making an alcohol comprises introducing an olefin into a water stream to form a gas-liquid stream. The method further comprises flowing the gas-liquid stream through a high shear device so as to form a dispersion with gas bubbles having a mean diameter less than about 1 micron. In addition, the method comprises contacting the gas-liquid stream with a catalyst in a reactor to hydrate the olefin gas and form an alcohol.
US08329955B2	Continuous preparation of amines by nitrile compound hydrogenation Amino compounds are continuously prepared by hydrogenation of nitrile compounds in the presence of a catalyst, and more particularly diamines are prepared by the continuous hydrogenation of dinitrile compounds in the presence of a Raney metal catalyst and in the absence of an alcoholic solvent; the subject process includes extracting a portion of the catalyst present in the reaction medium, the extracted portion of the catalyst is submitted to a regeneration for providing a catalyst having a catalytic activity lower than that of a fresh catalyst but still high and the regenerated catalyst is recycled to the reaction medium together with fresh catalyst according to a predetermined ratio, whereby the consumption of catalyst is reduced per ton of amines produced.
US08329953B2	Cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound and organic electroluminescent device using the same Provided are a cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound and an organic EL device using the same. The cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound is easy to prepare and excellent in solubility, color purity, and color stability. The cyclopentaphenanthrene-based compound is useful as a material for forming an organic layer, in particular, a light-emitting layer in an organic EL device, and as an organic dye or an electronic material such as a nonlinear optical material.
US08329945B2	Histone deacetylases, and uses related thereto The present invention concerns the discovery that proteins encoded by a family of genes, termed here HDx-related genes, which are involved in the control of chromatin structure and, thus in transcription and translation. The present invention makes available compositions and methods that can be utilized, for example to control cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro and in vivo.
US08329943B2	Method of stabilizing heme protein and storage solution therefor A method of stabilizing a hem protein which is effective against the denaturation and degradation of a hem protein typified by hemoglobin and a storage solution therefor. A method of stabilizing a hem protein and a storage solution therefor characterized in that an iminocarboxylic acid or its salt is made to coexist in a sample containing the hem protein, wherein the above-described iminocarboxylic acid is a compound represented by the following general formula (1) wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group; and X's represent each a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group.
US08329936B2	Method for producing cyanoacrylate esters in the presence of transition metal catalysts The present invention relates to a method for producing cyanoacrylic acid esters. The method is based substantially on a transesterification reaction, wherein the transesterification reaction is performed in the presence of at least one transition metal catalyst that is formed by reacting at least one hydroxyl group-containing support material with at least one transition metal alkoxide.
US08329935B2	Process for producing phosphorus-containing dehydroamino acid A process for efficiently producing through a small number of steps an N-substituted 2-amino-4-(substituted-oxymethylphosphinyl)-2-butenoic ester which is an intermediate for herbicide L-AMPB. The process comprises reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1): (where R1 represents C1-4 alkyl group) with a compound represented by the following formula (2): (wherein R2, R2′, and R3 each represents C1-4 alkyl and R4 represents benzyloxycarbonyl) in the presence of a base.
US08329933B2	Low-impurity organosilicon product as precursor for CVD The present invention provides an organosilicon composition comprising diethoxymethylsilane, a concentration of dissolved residual chloride, and a concentration of dissolved residual chloride scavenger that does not yield unwanted chloride salt precipitate when combined with another composition comprising diethoxymethylsilane.
US08329931B2	Organoaluminum compound A catalyst for obtaining isopulegol of high diastereoselectivity by highly selective cyclization reaction of citronellal is provided. The present invention relates to an organoaluminum compound obtained by reacting at least one organoaluminumoxy compound selected from the group consisting of chain aluminoxanes, cyclic aluminoxanes and bis(dialkylaluminumoxy)alkylboranes, with at least one hydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of diarylphenols, bis(diarylphenol) compounds, biaryldiols, dimethanols and silanols.
US08329924B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment or prevention of Flavivirus infections The present invention provides novel compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful for treating flaviviridae viral infection.
US08329919B2	Salt hydrates The invention relates to new forms of salts of valsartan or crystalline, also partly crystalline and amorphous salts of valsartan, the respective production and usage, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such a salt.
US08329913B2	Carbazole derivative, solvate thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof An object of the present invention is to provide novel carbazole derivatives, solvates thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having an excellent adipose tissue weight reducing effect, hypoglycemic effect, and hypolipidemic effect, which are useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for fatty liver, obesity, lipid metabolism abnormality, visceral adiposity, diabetes, hyperlipemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and the like.The above-mentioned object can be achieved by carbazole derivatives, solvates thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the carbazole derivatives are represented by the following general formula (I): (In the formula (I), the ring A represents phenyl group or the like; X represents —O— or the like; Y represents ═N— or the like; a and b represent methylene group or the like; both V and Z represent —O— or the like; W represents a C1-C10 alkylene group whose 1 or 2 hydrogen atoms may be substituted by a phenyl group or a C1-C6 alkyl group; 1,2-phenylene group; 1,3-cyclohexyl group; or the like; R1 represents methyl group or the like; R2 represents methoxy group or the like; and R3 represents carboxy group or the like.).
US08329911B2	Biphenyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, p, W, A, X1, R1, R2, R3, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
US08329904B2	Azacyclic derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, m, A, R1 and R2 have the significance given in the description. The compounds are useful as HSL inhibitors and may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis or obesity.
US08329888B2	Small internally segmented interfering RNA The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical and therapeutic compositions which comprise RNA complexes comprising an antisense strand and a discontinued passenger strand capable of regulating gene expression. The use of a discontinued passenger strand reduces off target effects of the RNA complexes and also has other advantages.
US08329883B2	Methods for detecting virulent Plasmodium, for evaluating Plasmodium virulence, and for screening new drugs employing the 3′ UTR of Plasmodium SUB2 and the Plasmodium SUB2 serine protease Methods for regulating the serine protease of Plasmodium. Recombinant DNA constructs which express the Plasmodium serine protease, especially those comprising a sub2 3′UTR and coding segment which express a SUB2 a serine protease. Recombinant Plasmodium containing such constructs and exhibiting increased virulence. Methods for detecting virulent Plasmodium strains by detecting the presence or amount of sub2 3′UTR sequences, sub2 mRNA or cDNA, SUB2 polypeptide expression, or other Plasmodium proteins, such as AMA1 or MSP1, which have been post-translationally modified by SUB2.
US08329878B2	Methods for protein refolding The present invention discloses improved methods of disaggregating protein aggregates, and refolding denatured proteins, using high pressure. In particular, the present invention provides for the use of agitation, high temperature, “stepped” depressurization, dialysis and dilution under pressure to increase the speed and extent of aggregate dissolution and protein refolding.
US08329877B2	Methods for separating recombinant proteins in aqueous two-phase systems The object of the present invention is a procedure for the distribution, separation and purification in aqueous solution of recombinant proteins, based on the utilization of polypeptides with choline affinity. The invention is based on a phenomenon consisting of that two aqueous solutions with determinated components can be mixed, being distributed finally in two phases with different density. The fusionated proteins to said polypeptides with choline affinity are preferably located in one of the phases, while most of the cell extract proteins tend to go to the opposite phase. After a series of washings for removing the rest of the not desired material, this location can be inverted through the addition of a soluble molecule with affinity by the polypeptide fusionated to the protein of interest. This procedure allows modulating at convenience the presence of the protein or polypeptide of interest in one phase or another, possibiliting its purification with a high yield and purity grade. The invention represents an economic and scalable way of recombinant protein separation labelled preferably with choline-binding domains.
US08329873B2	Bispecific single chain Fv antibody molecules and methods of use thereof Bispecific single chain antibody molecules are disclosed which may be used to advantage to treat various forms of cancer associated with the overexpression of members of the EGFR protein family.
US08329870B2	Water soluble reactive derivatives of carboxy polysaccharides and fibrinogen conjugates thereof The present invention provides water-soluble reactive esters of carboxy polysaccharides and derivatives thereof. The reactive carboxy polysaccharide derivatives are useful per se in aqueous solutions or specifically for the formation of water-soluble covalent fibrinogen conjugates. A preferred conjugate is a hyaluronic acid-fibrinogen conjugate and fibrin adhesive, clot or matrix derived from it. Methods of preparation and methods of use in tissue repair and regeneration are also disclosed.
US08329865B2	Antimicrobially active peptides An antimicrobially active peptide comprises the DCD protein or a fragment of DCD, preferably derived from the C-terminal region.
US08329858B2	Method of controlling oil-absorbing properties of a silicone rubber powder A method of controlling oil-absorbing properties of a silicone rubber powder characterized by keeping a silicone rubber powder in hot storage at a temperature in the range of 40° C. to 150° C. or in cold storage at a temperature in the range of 0° C. to 10° C.
US08329855B2	Thienocoronene-imide semiconducting compounds and polymers Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from thienocoronene-imide-based small molecule and/or polymeric compounds. Such compounds can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
US08329850B2	Golf equipment formed from castable formulation with unconventionally low hardness and increased shear resistance Golf equipment including compositions including castable formulations that have low material hardness and increased shear resistance. The compositions may be used in any layer of a golf ball including cores, intermediate layers, and covers and result in high spin rates.
US08329849B2	Organic silicon compound and material for forming silica-based fine particle An organic silicon compound includes a specific alkoxyorganopolysiloxane portion, a portion including an alkoxysilane group, the portion being bonded to the polysiloxane portion, and a portion including a resin-compatible chain or a reactive functional group, the portion being bonded to the polysiloxane portion.
US08329848B2	Ethylenic copolymer, composition containing the copolymer and use thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a novel ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in crosslinking properties; a foamed molded article having a low specific gravity and a low compression set (CS) and a composition capable of producing the foamed molded article, footwear parts composed of a foamed molded article; an ethylenic copolymer composition excellent in balance between weather resistance and mechanical strength, and an electric wire coating material and an electric wire sheath using the ethylenic copolymer composition; and a thermoplastic elastomer capable of producing a molded article excellent in balance between mechanical strength and toughness. The ethylenic copolymer (A) of the present invention is a copolymer composed of only ethylene and an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and is characterized in that vinyl-group content (a) per 1000 carbon atoms as measured by infrared absorption spectroscopy, MFR10/MFR2.16 (b), and the specific gravity (c) are within a specific range.
US08329845B2	Divided redox-curing type composition The present invention provides a divided redox-curing type composition including a first part in which at least an oxidizing agent (b) is dissolved in a first radical monomer including a radical monomer (a) having an acidic group and/or a hydrophilic group; and a second part in which at least an aromatic sulfinate (d) is dispersed in a second radical monomer including a radical monomer (c) having neither an acidic group nor a hydrophilic group. According to the present invention, a redox-curing type composition capable of securing a time necessary for an adhesion operation and exhibiting high bond strength not only at the initial stage of adhesion but also over a long period of time thereafter in application to a wetting material such as a tooth or a bone as well as a tooth crown repairing material such as a metal or porcelain.
US08329840B2	Photo-reactive norbornene-based copolymer, a method of preparing the same, and an alignment layer including the same The present invention relates to a photo-reactive norbornene-based copolymer which has superior miscibility to various organic solvents or additives while exhibiting superior liquid crystal alignment property and can be preferably used to an alignment layer of liquid crystal display device, a method of preparing the same, and an alignment layer including the same.
US08329828B2	Heat-shrinkable polyester film and process for producing the same A heat-shrinkable polyester film is provided which exhibits a high shrinkability in a high-temperature range with a main shrinking direction oriented in a longitudinal direction thereof, though not shrinking in the longitudinal direction in a low-temperature range, possesses an extremely high mechanical strength in a transverse direction orthogonal to the main shrinking direction, and, in particular, can be utilized suitably as a film for forming a jacket label of a battery or in similar applications.
US08329827B2	Sulfonated block copolymers having ethylene and diene interior blocks, and various uses for such block copolymers A sulfonated block copolymer which is solid and non-dispersible in water having at least two polymer end blocks A and at least one interior block B wherein each A block is a polymer block resistant to sulfonation and each B block is a polymer block susceptible to sulfonation, wherein the A and B blocks do not contain any significant levels of olefinic unsaturation. Each A block includes one or more segments selected from polymerized (i) ethylene, (ii) monomers of conjugated dienes having a vinyl content less than 35 mol percent prior to hydrogenation, and (iii) mixtures thereof; and each B block comprising segments of one or more polymerized vinyl aromatic monomers selected from (i) unsubstituted styrene monomers, (ii) ortho-substituted styrene monomers, (iii) meta-substituted styrene monomers, (iv) alpha-methylstyrene, (v) 1,1-diphenylethylene, (vi) 1,2-diphenylethylene and (vii) mixtures thereof.
US08329815B2	Silicone-containing polymer and a heat-resistant resin composition comprising the silicon-containing polymer A silicon-containing polymer which is represented by general formula (5) below and has a weight-average molecular weight in the range from 500 to 500,000: (In the formula, A2 is an organic group of 2-10 carbons, having a carbon-carbon unsaturated group; R3 is an alkylene group of 1-20 carbons, a bivalent aromatic group of 6-20 carbons, or a bivalent alicyclic group of 3-20 carbons; n is 0 or 1; R4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons (R4 in one molecule may be the same type or a combination of two or more different types.); each of x and y is a positive number; each of w and z is 0 or a positive number; 0≦z/(w+x+y)≦2; and 0.01≦y/(w+x)≦5), and the heat-resistant resin composition comprising the silicon-containing polymer.
US08329814B2	Ink formulations, modified pigment-based ink formulations and methods of making Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include ink formulation and modified pigments. One exemplary modified pigment, among others, includes a pigment A represented by the formula in FIG. 3.
US08329813B2	Thermal reduction of fluoroether carboxylic acids or salts from fluoropolymer dispersions A process for reducing the fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt content of aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion. The fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt employed comprises fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt having the formula below: [R1—O-L-COO−]Y+ wherein R1 is a linear, branched or cyclic partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group which may contain ether linkages; L is a branched partially or fully fluorinated alkylene group which may contain ether linkages; and Y+ is hydrogen, ammonium or alkali metal cation. The process comprises adding stabilizer to the aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion to form a stabilized aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion and heating the stabilized aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion to decarboxylate the fluoroether carboxylic acid or salt to produce a fluoroether byproduct. At least a portion of the fluoroether byproduct is removed.
US08329806B2	Method for producing flaky-glass granule, flaky-glass granule, and resin composition containing the same The method for producing flaky-glass granules of the present invention is a method for producing flaky-glass granules by allowing a plurality of glass flakes to be bonded to each other so as to be granulated. The method includes the steps of: (I) adding at least one liquid selected from water and a volatile organic solvent to the plurality of glass flakes and stirring a resultant mixture, and (II) drying the plurality of glass flakes stirred with the liquid added thereto. Unlike conventional flaky-glass granules, the flaky-glass granules produced by this method contain neither a binder nor a surface treatment agent for bonding the glass flakes to each other. Thus, when mixed into a thermoplastic resin to be molded at a high temperature, the flaky-glass granules cause neither foam inclusion nor discoloration in a molded article of the resin.
US08329801B2	Polyamide-based high-performance self-adhesive powder without adhesion promoter The invention provides a self-adhesive composition in powder form for the coating of metallic substrates, composed of homopolyamide (A) selected from PA11 and PA12, copolyamide (B), calcium carbonate and, optionally, at least one component selected from a pigment or dye, an anti-crater agent or spreading agent, a reductant, an antioxidant, a reinforcing filler, a UV stabilizer, a fluidizing agent and a corrosion inhibitor, said composition being devoid of silane-type adhesion promoter or of an adhesion promoter containing an epoxy, alcohol and/or carboxylic acid function, or derivatives thereof, and having a dry-state modulus and/or a wet-state modulus of greater than or equal to 2200 MPa [Standard NF EN ISO 527]. The invention also relates to a composite material comprising a metallic substrate directly coated with a coating film resulting from the melting of said composition, the adhesion of the coating film to the metallic substrate being greater than 3 after 2000 hours of salt fog before and after drying, in accordance with Standard NFT 58-112.
US08329794B2	Compatibilized silica in nitrile rubber and blends of nitrile rubber and styrene butadiene rubber compositions A polymer composition of a compatibilized silica in blends of acrylonitrile butadiene polymer and styrene butadiene polymer comprising six to ninety percent by weight of a compatibilized silica, at least one percent by weight of a coupling agent, at least one percent by weight of a styrene butadiene polymer, and at least one percent by weight of an acrylonitrile butadiene polymer is described herein. The polymer composition can have a minimum amount of at least ten percent by weight of 15:50 ratio, acrylonitrile to butadiene polymer, with the remainder being compatibilized silica.
US08329788B2	Tire having enhanced ozone resistance The present invention includes rubber compositions, rubber articles and tires formulated to prevent ozone attack. A particular embodiment of the present invention includes a tire comprising a rubber structure, the rubber structure comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.1 and 0.45 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of the rubber elastomer) of a particular compound 2,4,6-Tris-(N-1,4-dimethylpentyl-p-phenylenediamino)-1,3,5-triazine and between 0.5 and 2 phr of a phenolic resin.
US08329782B2	Removing fluorosurfactant from aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions using anion exchange polymer with functional groups resistant to degradation to trialkylamines A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
US08329779B2	Enamel The invention relates to a translucent or transparent, colored enamel that contains metal nanoparticles that lost their natural tendency to aggregate with each other, and having a color essentially provided by the reflection of light. The nanoparticles have lost their natural capability to aggregate with each other due to the application of a coating, or because they have been functionalised electrostatically or using highly sterically hindered entities or using hydrophilic entities located at the surface thereof. The nanoparticles may be gold nanoparticles that impart an intense and deep red to said enamel.
US08329775B2	Visible light absorbers for ophthalmic lens materials Azo compounds that block visible light are disclosed. These light absorbers are particularly suitable for use in intraocular lens materials.
US08329767B2	Membrane production The present invention is a method for forming a hydrophilic polymer membrane for use in a membrane electrode assembly, comprising the polymerization of a material or materials from which the membrane may be formed, wherein the polymerization is by UV curing.
US08329765B2	Fischer tropsch process Process for converting synthesis gas to hydrocarbons in a slurry reactor in the presence of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising cobalt and zinc oxide. The process is carried out by a) activating the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst with a reducing gas consisting of hydrogen and an inert gas at a temperature between 330 and 400° C., and b) contacting the activated Fischer-Tropsch catalyst from step a) with synthesis gas in the slurry reactor in order to convert the synthesis gas into hydrocarbons.
US08329751B2	Compounds having aryl-sulphonamidic structure useful as metalloproteases inhibitors The invention relates to aryl-sulphonamido compounds endowed with inhibitory activity against metallo proteases MMP, having formula (I) below wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n and m have the meanings reported in the specification; the invention also refers to the process for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use as therapeutic agents, particularly in the treatment of degenerative disorders.
US08329750B2	Methods for treating vasomotor symptoms using GABA analogs in a gastric retentive dosage form Methods for treating vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause are described.
US08329746B2	Method for treating osteoarthritis A method and composition for treating osteoarthritis with ion-channel regulators is disclosed. The ion-channel regulators are used alone or in combination with other osteoarthritis treatment agents, including but not limited to injectable agents such as viscosupplements and steroids. A composition comprising one or more ion-channel regulator(s) and one or more osteoarthritis treatment agent(s) is also disclosed.
US08329743B2	Compositions and its use in treating obesity or inducing weight loss The present invention provides a composition comprising polyisoprenylated benzophenone derivative and at least one component selected from stilbene derivative and anthocyanins. The composition inhibits adipogenesis and is therefore useful in treating obesity or weight loss.
US08329728B2	Synthesis and anti-proliferative effect of substituted imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine compounds This invention provides for compounds, compositions, and methods that involve anti-proliferative and anti-neoplastic activity in cancer cells. In particular, a series of benzimidazole, purine, imidazopyridine, and imidazopyrizine compounds having selected substitution patterns are disclosed, and the activity of various subject compounds is demonstrated. In particular, the disclosure provides for substituted imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine compounds having the general formula their salts, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment using the subject compounds and compositions.
US08329725B2	Annelated pyrrolidin sulfonamides with oxadiazolone headgroup, processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals The invention relates to annelated pyrrolidin sulfonamides with oxadiazolone headgroup and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARalpha agonist activity. What is described are compounds of the formula (I), in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
US08329704B2	Substituted pyrazinone derivatives for use in MCH-1 mediated diseases The present invention concerns aryl and heteroaryl substituted pyrazinone derivatives having antagonistic melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) activity, in particular MCH-1 activity according to the general Formula (I) a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salt thereof, a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, an N-oxide form thereof or a quaternary ammonium salt thereof, wherein the variables are defined in Claim 1. It further relates to their preparation, compositions comprising them and their use as a medicine. The compounds according to the invention are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of psychiatric disorders, including but not limited to anxiety, eating disorders, mood disorders, such as bipolar disorders and depression, psychoses, such as schizophrenia, and sleeping disorders; obesity; diabetes; sexual disorders and neurological disorders.
US08329702B2	Heterocycles useful as modulators of ion channels The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US08329700B2	Pyrazine compounds as phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitors Pyrazine compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein m, n, p, R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, Y and Z are defined in the specification, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
US08329697B2	Imidizo[1,2-A]pyrazines useful as AHCY hydrolase inhibitors The present invention is directed to AHCY inhibitors of formula (I) which are useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels.
US08329695B2	Crystalline form of the free base N-[trans-4-[4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]cyclohexyl]-4-[[(7r)-7-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-6-oxo-2-pteridinyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzamide The present invention relates to a crystalline form a dihydropteridione derivative, namely a crystalline form of the free base N-[trans-4-[4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]cyclohexyl]-4-[[(7R)-7-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-6-oxo-2-pteridinyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzamide, to a process for the manufacture thereof, and to the use thereof in a pharmaceutical composition.
US08329692B2	Pyrimidinyl pyridazinone derivatives Compounds selected from the group according to Claim 1 are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
US08329690B2	Cyclothiocarbamate derivatives as progesterone receptor modulators Methods of using compounds which are progesterone receptor agonists for contraception and the treatment of progesterone-related maladies alone or in combination with an estrogen receptor agonist or progesterone receptor antagonist are provided. These compounds have the structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and Q1 are defined herein.
US08329689B2	Substituted indoles and a method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to novel substituted indoles, to the use thereof in the form of pharmacological composition substances and to use of said composition for producing medicinal preparations used for preventing and treating viral diseases, in particular caused by viruses of infectious hepatitis (HCV, HBV), human immune deficiency (HIV), atypical pneumonia (SARS) and bird flu. The invention proposes novel substituted indoles of general formula (1) or the racemates or the optical isomers or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or hydrates thereof, wherein R1, R14 and R24 independently of each other are an aminogroup substituent selected for hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, or R14 and R24 together with a nitrogen atom, with which they are bound, form through R14 and R24 optionally substituted azaheterocyclyl or guanidyl; R2 is analkyl substituent selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted mercaptogroup, optionally substituted aminogroup and optionally substituted hydroxyl; R3 is lower alkyl, R5 is an hydrogen atom or R5 together with an oxygen atom with which it is linked or R24 together with a nitrogen atom with which it is linked close, via R5 and R24 an oxazine cycle; R6 is a cyclic system substituent selected for hydrogen, a halogen atom, cyanogroup, optionally substituted aryl or substituted heterocyclyl.
US08329688B2	Trans-4-[[(5S)-5-[[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl](2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,9-dimethyl-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl]methyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid Compounds of a formula entitled, trans-4-[[(5S)-5-[[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl](2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,9-dimethyl-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl]methyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, as a free acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and hydrates and other solvates in crystalline form; pharmaceutical formulations; and methods of use are disclosed.
US08329687B2	Pyridooxazepine derivative and use thereof The present invention provides a compound having a superior serotonin 5-HT2C receptor activating action, which is represented by the formula wherein A is —OR1 or —S(O)pR2, R1 and R2 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s), or a heterocyclic group to optionally having substituent(s), and p is 0, 1 or 2, or a salt thereof.
US08329686B2	Isatin analogues and uses therefor Novel isatin analogues, including isatin analogues comprising Michael Acceptors (IMAs) are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods of synthesis of the isatin analogues, and uses of the analogues, including inhibition of caspase-3 and caspase-7, and in vivo imaging of apoptosis by Positron emission tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
US08329684B2	Cephalosporin derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention relates to novel cephalosporin derivatives represented by Chemical Formula 1. Wherein, X, Y, L, R1, and R2 are as same as defined in the description of the invention. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical antibiotic compositions comprising a novel celphalosporin derivative represented by Chemical Formula 1, a prodrug thereof, a hydrate thereof, a solvate thereof, an isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an effective ingredient. Compounds of the present invention are effective ingredients for the broad spectrum of antibiotic resistance, exhibit low toxicity, particularly in Gram-negative bacteria, which can be useful with strong antimicrobial activity.
US08329683B2	Treatment of neurofibromatosis with radicicol and its derivatives The present invention provides compounds of formulae Ia, Ia′, IIa, IIa′, IIIa, IIIa′, IVa, or Va and the therapeutic use thereof. The present invention also includes methods of treating NF2-deficient or NF1-deficient cells or neurodegenerative diseases with radicicol or its derivatives, such as one or more compounds of formula I, II, III, IV, V, Ia, Ia′, IIa, IIa′, IIIa, IIIa′, IVa, or Va. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting the growth of NF2-deficient or NF1-deficient tumors. The methods comprise contacting NF2-deficient or NF1-deficient tumor cells with radicicol or its derivatives, such as one or more compounds of formula I, II, III, IV, V, Ia, Ia′, IIa, IIa′, IIIa, IIIa′, IVa, or Va. The present invention is also directed to the combinational use of radicicol or its derivatives, such as one or more compounds of formula I, II, III, IV, V, Ia, Ia′, IIa, IIa′, IIIa, IIIa′, IVa, or Va with at least one additional active agent, such as one or more HSP90 inhibitors.
US08329675B2	Inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase The present invention provide compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, encompassed by the formulae (I), (II) or (III). The present invention also provides methods for treating an FAAH mediated disease, disorder or condition by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a provided compound of the formulae (I), (II) or (III), or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, to a patient in need thereof. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for inhibiting FAAH in a patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formulae (I), (II) or (III), or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, to a patient in need thereof.
US08329672B2	Oral and/or topical compositions comprising prebiotics and fatty acid Compositions for oral and/or topical administration of a prebiotic and a physiologically active fatty acid, or a salt or ester thereof, are disclosed. The compositions are disclosed as enhancing the body's population of beneficial microorganisms for improving health and well-being.
US08329665B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer Provided herein are compounds used to inhibit the deamination enzyme responsible for the inactivation of therapeutic compounds, and methods of using them.
US08329663B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of chronic infections The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment and elimination of chronic intracellular infections in cells or organisms. The compositions may include one or more acidic substances and one or more antimicrobial substances, administered in combination or separately. The methods may include administering an amount of one or more such compositions to an infected cell or organism for a period of time ranging from days to years, until the infection is substantially eliminated.
US08329660B2	Tim-3 ligands and methods thereof The invention relates to isolated polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding polypeptides which comprise a tim-3 IgV domain and a tim-3 intracellular domain, wherein the polypeptides do not comprise a tim-3 mucin domain or a tim-3 transmembrane domain. In addition, the invention relates to methods of modulating immune responses in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that modulates tim-3 activity. Immune responses include, but are not limited to, immune tolerance, transplantation tolerance, Th1 responses and Th2 responses.
US08329649B2	Aqueous composition containing follicle-stimulating hormone and histidine A stable aqueous composition containing follicle-stimulating hormone, which comprises follicle-stimulating hormone and histidine as a stabilizing agent.
US08329635B2	Method for the preparation of specific antibodies against saccharidic antigens The present invention relates to new compounds useful for the stimulation of the production of antibodies. Said compounds comprises a saccharidic tumor antigen and a polymeric scaffold. The present invention also encompasses conjugated compounds useful in ELISA assay for the selection of antibodies against saccharidic antigens.
US08329634B2	Water based paint thinner A paint thinner and cleaner includes a methyl soy ester and dibasic ester and satisfies a less than 25 grams per liter Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) rating which permits the thinner and cleaner to be used for cleaning and thinning in government regulated areas. Requirements for reducing VOCs are well recognized. The paint thinner and cleaner of the present invention performs as well as products (for example, hydrocarbon based thinners) having greater than 25 grams per liter VOC products. Further, the paint thinner and cleaner according to the present invention has less than one tenth of the hazardous ingredients present in the other paint thinners. The paint thinner and cleaner is suitable for reducing water and oil based coatings and material.
US08329632B2	Detergent compositions and the use of enzyme combinations therein New detergent compositions and the use of enzyme combinations therein are disclosed. The compositions have enhanced stability of non protease enzymes present in the compositions.
US08329623B2	Grease composition and grease-sealed bearing The present invention provides a grease composition (7) which has a low friction and a low viscosity and is durable at a high temperature and a grease-sealed bearing (1) in which the grease composition is enclosed. The grease composition contains base oil, a thickener, and an additive. The base oil contains an ionic liquid consisting of a cation component and an anion component. The additive contains a corrosion inhibitor such as nitrites, molybdates or dibasic acid salts. The thickener is fluorine resin such as polytetrafluoroethylene. The grease composition (7) is applied to a periphery of each rolling element (4) of the grease-sealed bearing (1).
US08329619B2	Substituted quinolinones having herbicidal action Substituted quinolinones of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, their agriculturally suitable salts, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
US08329617B2	Compositions and methods for synergistic manipulation of plant and insect defenses This invention relates to the control of plant pests, such as aphid and whitefly by treating plants with a compound which inhibits the plant pest's ability to overcome plant defense responses, such as piperonyl butoxide or propyl gallate, in combination with a compound which activates plant defense responses, such as cis-Jasmone or beta-amino butyric acid.
US08329610B2	Hydrogenation catalyst composition, process for preparing the same and use thereof The present invention relates to a hydrogenation catalyst composition, process for preparing the same and use thereof. The composition comprises a hydrogenation catalyst, an organonitrogen compound in an amount of 0.01%-20% by weight of the catalyst, a sulfiding agent in an amount of 30%-150% by weight of the sulfur-requiring amount calculated theoretically of the hydrogenation catalyst, and an organic solvent in an amount of 0.1%-50% by weight of the catalyst. The preparation process comprises introducing the required substances onto the hydrogenation catalyst in oxidation state. By introduction of the organonitrogen compound, sulfur and organic solvent, the hydrogenation catalyst composition of the present invention may further increase the sulfur-maintaining ratio of the catalyst during the activation, slow down the concentrative exothermic phenomenon, decrease the rate of temperature rise of the catalyst bed layer, and improve the activity of the catalyst. The process of the present invention may be used for the treatment before the application of various hydrogenation catalysts.
US08329609B2	Process for preparing alkoxylation catalyst and alkoxylation process A process for preparing an alkoxylation catalyst wherein a catalyst precursor which is formed from an alkoxylated alcohol and an alkaline earth metal compound to form a dispersion of an alkaline earth metal species is reacted with propylene oxide to propoxylate at least a portion of the ethoxylated alcohol.
US08329607B2	Layered diesel oxidation catalyst composites Provided are diesel exhaust components where palladium is segregated from a molecular sieve, specifically a zeolite, in a catalytic material. In the catalytic material, therefore, there are at least two layers: a palladium-containing layer that is substantially free of a molecular sieve and a hydrocarbon trap layer that comprises at least one molecular sieve and is substantially free of palladium. The palladium is provided on a high surface area, porous refractory metal oxide support. The catalytic material can further comprise a platinum component, where a minor amount of the platinum component is in the hydrocarbon trap layer, and a majority amount of the platinum component is in the palladium-containing layer. Systems and methods of using the same are also provided.
US08329598B2	Sacrificial nitride and gate replacement Methods of forming a top oxide around a charge storage material layer of a memory cell and methods of improving quality of a top oxide around a charge storage material layer of a memory cell are provided. The method can involve providing a charge storage layer on a semiconductor substrate, a nitride layer on the charge storage layer, and a first poly layer on the nitride layer, and converting at least a portion of the nitride layer to a top oxide. By converting at least a portion of a nitride layer to a top oxide layer, the quality of the resultant top oxide layer can be improved.
US08329593B2	Method and apparatus for removing polymer from the wafer backside and edge Polymer is removed from the backside of a wafer held on a support pedestal in a reactor using an arcuate side gas injection nozzle extending through the reactor side wall with a curvature matched to the wafer edge and supplied with plasma by-products from a remote plasma source.
US08329582B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device comprises insulating layer including damascene patterns and formed over a semiconductor substrate, conductive line formed higher than the insulating layer within the respective damascene patterns, and interference-prevention grooves formed within the damascene patterns between sidewalls of the conductive line and the insulating layer.
US08329576B2	Method for improving uniformity and adhesion of low resistivity tungsten film Methods of improving the uniformity and adhesion of low resistivity tungsten films are provided. Low resistivity tungsten films are formed by exposing the tungsten nucleation layer to a reducing agent in a series of pulses before depositing the tungsten bulk layer. According to various embodiments, the methods involve reducing agent pulses with different flow rates, different pulse times and different interval times.
US08329574B2	Methods of fabricating flash memory devices having shared sub active regions Flash memory devices include a pair of elongated, closely spaced-apart main active regions in a substrate. A sub active region is also provided in the substrate, extending between the pair of elongated, closely spaced-apart main active regions. A bit line contact plug is provided on, and electrically contacting, the sub active region and being at least as wide as the sub active region. An elongated bit line is provided on, and electrically contacting, the bit line contact plug remote from the sub active region.
US08329570B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising, forming a first gate electrode in a first region of a semiconductor substrate and forming a second gate electrode in a second region of the semiconductor substrate, forming a first sidewall along a lateral wall of the first gate electrode and forming a second sidewall along a lateral wall of the second gate electrode, forming an oxide film to cover the semiconductor substrate, the first gate electrode, the second gate electrode, the first sidewall and the second sidewall, forming a resist above the oxide film to cover the first region, removing the oxide film in the second region by etching the oxide film with the resist serving as a mask, removing the resist, and executing a plasma process by using a gas containing chlorine with respect to the semiconductor substrate and the oxide film in the first region.
US08329568B1	Semiconductor device and method for making the same In one embodiment of the present invention, a field effect transistor device is provided. The field effect transistor device comprises an active area, including a first semiconductor material of a first conductivity type. A channel region is included within the active area. A gate region overlays the channel region, and the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region are embedded in the active area and spaced from each other by the channel region. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region each include a second semiconductor material of a second conductivity type opposite of the first conductivity type. A well-tap region is embedded in the active area and spaced from the first source/drain region by the channel region and the second source/drain region. The well-tap region includes the second semiconductor material of the first conductivity type. The first source/drain region and the second source/drain region and the well-tap region are epitaxial deposits.
US08329560B2	Laser processing apparatus and method using beam split Disclosed are a laser processing apparatus and method that can effectively remove a low-k material formed on a wafer. A laser processing apparatus of the invention is a laser processing apparatus that processes a subject on which a low-k material is formed. The laser processing apparatus includes a laser generating unit that emits a laser beam; and an optical system that splits the laser beam emitted from the laser generating unit into two and irradiates the split laser beams onto the subject In this case, the optical system includes a pair of condensing lenses in which cut surfaces that are cut at a predetermined distance from central axes to be parallel to the central axes contact with each other, and the interval between the two split laser beams is the same as the interval between two edges of the low-k material in a removal subject region. According to the invention, after splitting a laser beam into two laser beams and primarily removing the edges of the low-k material in the removal subject region using the laser beams, the remaining low-k material between the edges is removed. As a result, it is possible to improve processing quality.
US08329549B2	Enhancing integrity of a high-k gate stack by protecting a liner at the gate bottom during gate head exposure Sophisticated gate stacks including a high-k dielectric material and a metal-containing electrode material may be covered by a protection liner, such as a silicon nitride liner, which may be maintained throughout the entire manufacturing sequence at the bottom of the gate stacks. For this purpose, a mask material may be applied prior to removing cap materials and spacer layers that may be used for encapsulating the gate stacks during the selective epitaxial growth of a strain-inducing semiconductor alloy. Consequently, enhanced integrity may be maintained throughout the entire manufacturing sequence, while at the same time one or more lithography processes may be avoided.
US08329548B2	Field transistors for electrostatic discharge protection and methods for fabricating the same A field transistor for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and method for making such a transistor is described. The field transistor includes a gate conductive layer pattern formed on a field oxide layer. Since the gate conductive layer pattern is formed on the field oxide layer, a thin gate insulating layer having a high possibility of insulation breakdown is not used. To form an inversion layer for providing a current path between source and drain regions, a field oxide layer is interposed to form low concentration source and drain regions overlapped by the gate conductive layer pattern.
US08329539B2	Semiconductor device having recessed gate electrode and method of fabricating the same In a semiconductor device having a recessed gate electrode and a method of fabricating the same, a channel trench is formed in a semiconductor substrate by etching the semiconductor substrate. A first semiconductor layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate that fills the channel trench. A second semiconductor layer is formed on the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer having a lower impurity concentration than the first semiconductor layer.
US08329535B2	Multi-level-cell trapping DRAM A memory device having at least one multi-level memory cell is disclosed, and each multi-level memory cell configured to store n multiple bits, where n is an integer, wherein the multiple bits are stored in a charge storage layer trapping charge carriers injected by application of a voltage to set or reset a threshold voltage Vt of the memory cell to one of 2n levels. Each memory cell may be programmed to one of 2n multiple levels, wherein each level represents n multiple bits.
US08329529B2	Via contact structures and methods for integrated circuits A method for fabricating an integrated circuit device includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region, e.g., peripheral region. The method forms a stop layer overlying the first and second regions and a low k dielectric layer (e.g., k<2.9) overlying the stop layer in the first and second regions. The method forms a cap layer overlying the low k dielectric layer. In an embodiment, the method initiates formation of a plurality of via structures within a first portion of the low k dielectric layer overlying the first region and simultaneously initiates formation of an isolated via structure for in the second region of the semiconductor substrate, using one or more etching processes. The method includes ceasing formation of the plurality of via structures within the first portion and ceasing formation of the isolated via structure in the second region when one or more portions of stop layer have been exposed.
US08329526B2	Cap removal in a high-k metal gate electrode structure by using a sacrificial fill material Dielectric cap layers of sophisticated high-k metal gate electrode structures may be efficiently removed on the basis of a sacrificial fill material, thereby reliably preserving integrity of a protective sidewall spacer structure, which in turn may result in superior uniformity of the threshold voltage of the transistors. The sacrificial fill material may be provided in the form of an organic material that may be reduced in thickness on the basis of a wet developing process, thereby enabling a high degree of process controllability.
US08329523B2	Array substrate for dislay device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating an array substrate for a display device includes: forming a buffer layer on a substrate having a pixel region; sequentially forming a gate electrode of impurity-doped polycrystalline silicon, a gate insulating layer and an active layer of intrinsic polycrystalline silicon on the buffer layer in the pixel region; forming an interlayer insulating layer of an inorganic insulating material on the active layer; sequentially forming a source barrier pattern, a source ohmic contact layer and a source electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, sequentially forming a drain barrier pattern, a drain ohmic contact layer and a drain electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, and sequentially forming a first dummy pattern, a second dummy pattern and a data line on the interlayer insulating layer; forming a first passivation layer on a surface of the interlayer insulating layer including the source electrode, the drain electrode and the data line formed thereon; forming a gate line on the first passivation layer; forming a second passivation layer on a surface of the first passivation layer including the gate line formed thereon; and forming a pixel electrode on the second passivation layer.
US08329518B1	Methods for manufacturing thin film transistor array substrate and display panel The present invention provides methods for manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate and a display panel. The method for manufacturing the TFT array substrate comprises the following steps: forming a plurality of gate electrodes, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, an ohmic contact layer, an electrode layer and a first photo-resist layer on a transparent substrate in sequence; patterning the first photo-resist layer; etching the ohmic contact layer and the electrode layer; coating a second photo-resist layer on the patterned first photo-resist layer and in the channels; removing the second photo-resist layer on the patterned first photo-resist layer and to allow the second photo-resist layer in the channels to remain therein; etching the semiconductor layer; removing the patterned first photo-resist layer and the second photo-resist layer; forming a passivation layer on the channels, the source electrodes and the drain electrodes; and forming a pixel electrode layer on the passivation layer. The present invention can reduce an amount of the required masks in the fabrication process, and only one wet etching is required to etch the metal material on the TFT array substrate.
US08329517B2	Pixel structure and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a pixel structure includes providing a substrate including a transistor region and a pixel region, forming at least one gate electrode on the transistor region, forming an insulating layer on the substrate to overlay the gate electrode, and forming a patterned semi-conductive layer on the surface of a portion of the insulating layer disposed on the transistor region and the pixel region. A patterned first protective layer is formed on a portion of the patterned semi-conductive layer corresponding to the gate electrode, and the patterned semi-conductive layer is doped without being overlaid by the patterned first protective layer.
US08329513B2	Methods of forming a memory array with a pair of memory-cell strings to a single conductive pillar A method of forming a memory array includes forming first and second strings of serially-coupled memory cells respectively on first and second sides of a conductive pillar. Forming the first string of memory cells includes forming a first control gate on the first side of the conductive pillar and interposing a first charge trap between the first side of the conductive pillar and the first control gate. Forming the second string of memory cells comprises forming a second control gate on the second side of the conductive pillar and interposing a second charge trap between the second side of the conductive pillar and the second control gate. The first and second charge traps are electrically isolated from each other, and the first and second control gates are electrically isolated from each other.
US08329510B2	Method of making a semiconductor chip assembly with a post/base heat spreader with an ESD protection layer A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a post, a base, an ESD protection layer and a metal layer, wherein the post extends above the base and the ESD protection layer is sandwiched between the base and the metal layer, mounting an adhesive on the base including inserting the post into an opening in the adhesive, mounting a conductive layer on the adhesive including aligning the post with an aperture in the conductive layer, then flowing the adhesive upward between the post and the conductive layer, solidifying the adhesive, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad, a terminal and a selected portion of the conductive layer, providing a heat spreader that includes the post, the base, the ESD protection layer and an underlayer that includes at least a portion of the metal layer, then mounting a semiconductor device on the post, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader.
US08329507B2	Semiconductor package, integrated circuit cards incorporating the semiconductor package, and method of manufacturing the same One embodiment of a semiconductor package described herein includes a substrate having a first through-hole extending therethrough; a conductive pattern overlying the substrate and extending over the first through-hole; a first semiconductor chip facing the conductive pattern such that at least a portion of the first semiconductor chip is disposed within the first through-hole; and a first external contact terminal within the first through-hole and electrically connecting the conductive pattern to the first semiconductor chip.
US08329503B1	Photovoltaic solar concentrator A photovoltaic solar concentrator is disclosed with one or more transverse-junction solar cells (also termed point contact solar cells) and a lens located above each solar cell to concentrate sunlight onto the solar cell to generate electricity. Piezoelectric actuators tilt or translate each lens to track the sun using a feedback-control circuit which senses the electricity generated by one or more of the solar cells. The piezoelectric actuators can be coupled through a displacement-multiplier linkage to provide an increased range of movement of each lens. Each lens in the solar concentrator can be supported on a frame (also termed a tilt plate) having three legs, with the movement of the legs being controlled by the piezoelectric actuators.
US08329497B2	Backside illuminated imaging sensor with improved infrared sensitivity A backside illuminated imaging sensor includes a semiconductor layer and an infrared detecting layer. The semiconductor layer has a front surface and a back surface. An imaging pixel includes a photodiode region formed within the semiconductor layer. The infrared detecting layer is disposed above the front surface of the semiconductor layer to receive infrared light that propagates through the imaging sensor from the back surface of the semiconductor layer.
US08329491B2	Mechanical quantity sensor and method of manufacturing the same A mechanical quantity sensor includes a first structure having a fixed portion with an opening, a displaceable portion arranged in the opening and displaceable relative to the fixed portion, and a connection portion connecting the fixed portion and the displaceable portion, a second structure having a weight portion joined to the displaceable portion and a pedestal arranged surrounding the weight portion and joined to the fixed portion, the second structure being arranged and stacked on the first structure, a first base connected to the fixed portion and arranged and stacked on the first structure, and a second base connected to the pedestal and arranged and stacked on the second structure. The weight portion is adjusted in thickness after the first structure is made and before the second base and the second structure are joined.
US08329482B2	White-emitting LED chips and method for making same Methods and devices for light emitting diode (LED) chips are provided. In one embodiment of a method, a pre-formed capping wafer is provided, with the capping wafer comprising a conversion material. A wire-bond free LED wafer is fabricated comprising a plurality of LEDs. The capping wafer is bonded to the LED wafer using an adhesive. The LED chips are later singulated upon completion of all final fabrication steps. The capping wafer provides a robust mechanical support for the LED chips during fabrication, which improves the strength of the chips during fabrication. Additionally, the capping wafer may comprise an integrated conversion material, which simplifies the fabrication process. In one possible embodiment for an LED chip wafer, a submount wafer is provided, along with a plurality of LEDs flip-chip mounted on the submount wafer. Additionally, a capping wafer is bonded to the LEDs using an adhesive, and the capping wafer comprises a conversion material. At least some of the light emitted from the LEDs passes through the capping wafer where at least some of the light is converted by the conversion material.
US08329478B2	Magnetic tunnel junction device and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a magnetic tunnel junction device and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic tunnel junction device includes i) a first magnetic layer having an switchable magnetization direction, ii) a nonmagnetic layer provided on the first magnetic layer, iii) a second magnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic layer and having a fixed magnetization direction, iv) an oxidation-preventing layer provided on the second magnetic layer, v) a third magnetic layer provided on the oxidation-preventing layer and fixing the magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer through magnetic coupling with the second magnetic layer, and vi) an antiferromagnetic layer provided on the third magnetic layer and fixing a magnetization direction of the third magnetic layer.
US08329477B2	Method and system for controllably releasing solutions A method and system for releasing active ingredients into the surrounding atmosphere is disclosed. In one embodiment, the dispersion rate of the active ingredient through the membrane is passively regulated by adjusting the porosity of the membrane. In another embodiment, materials with microfluidic channels of various diameters are interposed together so that the configuration of the channels approximates a venturi, thereby improving the flow of the solution through the microfluidic channels. In another embodiment, heat is applied to the top membrane layer to further accelerate the rate at which fluid is dissipated through the membrane structure. Devices incorporating membranes with the disclosed properties are also presented.
US08329473B2	Method for extracting polychlorinated biphenyls Column which includes a first column with an upper layer of H2SO4 silica gel and a lower layer AgNO3 silica gel and a second column packed with alumina, connected detachably to a lower end of the first column. An oily liquid containing polychlorinated biphenyls, is added to the upper layer and heated. An aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent is supplied to the upper layer, whereby polychlorinated biphenyls captured by the first column are dissolved in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and then flow to the second column. The polychlorinated biphenyls are captured by the alumina which is located near the inlet of the second column, which is then detached from the first column. A hydrophobic solvent is passed through the second column in a direction opposite to the direction in which the aliphatic hydrocarbon was passed, providing an extract containing the polychlorinated biphenyls dissolved in a small amount of the hydrophobic solvent.
US08329472B2	Gene associated with foam formation in acetic acid bacterium, acetic acid bacterium modified to reduce foam formation, and a method for producing vinegar by culturing an acetic acid bacterium modified to reduce foam formation The object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing foam formation by identifying a gene involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium and reducing or deleting the function of a protein encoded by the gene, a method for more efficiently producing vinegar that contains a high concentration of acetic acid by using an acetic acid bacterium in which foam formation has been suppressed by the above method, and vinegar produced by the above production method. An acetic acid bacterium with suppressed foam formation was obtained by isolating a gene encoding a protein involved in foam formation during culture of an acetic acid bacterium, then by altering the gene by a modification to reduce or delete the function of a protein involved in foam formation. Further provided is a method for efficiently producing vinegar with higher concentration of acetic acid with the use of the acetic acid bacterium.
US08329467B2	Compositions and methods for altering pancreas or liver function Methods for altering pancreatic and liver cell function are provided, wherein the compositions and methods are based on use of netrin-4 or on altering the activity of netrin-4.
US08329462B2	Methods and compositions relating to improved lentiviral vectors and their applications The present invention provides HIV-derived lentivectors which are safe, highly efficient, and very potent for expressing transgenes for human gene therapy, especially, in human hematopoietic progenitor cells as well as in all other blood cell derivatives. The lentiviral vectors comprise a self-inactivating configuration for biosaftey and promoters such as the EF1α promoter as one example. Additional promoters are also described. The vectors can also comprise additional transcription enhancing elements such as the wood chuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element. These vectors therefore provide useful tools for genetic treatments such as inherited and acquired lympho-hematological disorders, gene-therapies for cancers especially the hematological cancers, as well as for the study of hematopoiesis via lentivector-mediated modification of human HSCs.
US08329455B2	Systems and methods for digestion of solid waste This invention relates generally to systems and methods for digestion of solid waste that simplify solids handling. In certain embodiments, anaerobic methane extraction takes place for a period of time (e.g., from 1 to 4 weeks), after which an aerobic composting process begins in the same chamber. The organic waste remains in place and oxygen (e.g., in air) is forced into the chamber for an additional period of time (e.g., from 2 to 4 weeks). At the conclusion of the aerobic phase, the process yields a rough compost product that is stable and pathogen free. The rough compost can be further processed and blended to create high value engineered soils.
US08329453B2	Portable high gain fluorescence detection system Disclosed is a compact, microprocessor-controlled instrument for fluorometric assays in liquid samples, the instrument having a floating stage with docking bay for receiving a microfluidic cartridge and a scanning detector head with on-board embedded microprocessor for controlling source LEDs, emission signal amplification and filtering in an isolated, low noise, high gain environment within the detector head. Multiple optical channels may be incorporated in the scanning head. In a preferred configuration, the assay is validated using dual channel optics for monitoring a first fluorophore associated with a target analyte and a second fluorophore associated with a control. Applications include molecular biological assays based on PCR amplification of target nucleic acids and fluorometric assays in general, many of which require temperature control during detection. Sensitivity and resistance to bubble interference during scanning are shown to be improved by use of a heating block with reflective mirror face in intimate contact with a thermo-optical window enclosing the liquid sample.
US08329447B2	Strain of Lactobacillus crispatus The invention provides a naturally occurring strain of Lactobacillus crispatus with advantageous characteristics. The strain colonizes mucosal surfaces, particularly vaginal surfaces. The strain is also capable of rapid growth in a number of conditions and is highly viable after desiccation. Moreover, the strain is capable of preventing and reducing pathogenic infection of vaginal mucosa.
US08329442B2	Salmonella bacteriophage and antibacterial composition comprising the same Disclosed herein are is a novel bacteriophage which has specific bactericidal activity against one or more Salmonella bacteria selected from the group consisting of Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Gallinarum, and Salmonella Pullorum without affecting beneficial bacteria. Disclosed are also compositions, animal feeds or drinking water, cleaners and sanitizers for preventing and treating the infectious diseases caused by Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Gallinarum or Salmonella Pullorum including salmonellosis, Salmonella food poisoning, Fowl Typhoid, and Pullorum disease or for controlling the salmonella bacteria.
US08329440B2	Lipolytic enzyme ELIP The present invention provides a novel nucleic acid sequence, designated ELIP, encoding a lipolytic enzyme and the corresponding encoded amino acid sequences. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one novel lipolytic enzyme, recombinant lipolytic enzyme proteins and methods for producing the same.
US08329429B2	Method of enhancing recombinant protein production The present invention provides a method of enhanced protein production that comprises the step of expressing a recombinant gene encoding the protein in eukaryotic cells under conditions in which cleavage of the pro-domain of the protein is inhibited or eliminated. Generally the method of the present invention includes the step of inhibiting or altering the cleavage of a pro-domain of a recombinant protein of interest in order to increase the amount of recombinant protein secreted from a eukaryotic cell. Recombinant proteins that can be prepared using the method of this invention include members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily, such as bone morphogenetic proteins. Also provided are genetically engineered cells and polynucleotides for performing the method of the invention.
US08329427B2	Method and devices for the cross-referencing of identification of tissue slice supports for microtomised analytical samples The invention relates to a method and device for the cross-referencing of identification (1) of tissue slice supports (2), for microtomised analytical samples still to be mounted thereon, with identification information (3) of a tissue sample holder (4) of a tissue sample (5) which is not yet microtomised. The conventional problem of cross-referencing is improved in a simple manner, whereby the identification information (3) for the tissue sample holder (4) is automatically detected when positioned in the microtome (6) and an identification (1) corresponding thereto is automatically transferred to at least one tissue slice support (2) and that tissue slice support (2), provided with the identification (1), is dispensed for application of the tissue sample slice at the moment when a tissue sample slice must be applied to a tissue slice support (2).
US08329423B2	Device and methods for liquid crystal-based bioagent detection The present invention provides liquid crystal-based devices and methods for bioagent detection. In certain aspects, the present invention is directed to devices and methods utilizing liquid crystals and membranes containing polymerized targets that can report the presence of bioagents including, but not limited to, enzymes, antibodies, and toxins.
US08329422B2	Analysis of circulating tumor cells, fragments, and debris The methods and reagents described in this invention are used to analyze circulating tumor cells, clusters, fragments, and debris. Analysis is performed with a number of platforms, including flow cytometry and the CELLSPOTTER® fluorescent microscopy imaging system. Analyzing damaged cells has shown to be important. However, there are two sources of damage: in vivo and in vitro. Damage in vivo occurs by apoptosis, necrosis, or immune response. Damage in vitro occurs during sample acquisition, handling, transport, processing, or analysis. It is therefore desirable to confine, reduce, eliminate, or at least qualify in vitro damage to prevent it from interfering in analysis. Described herein are methods to diagnose, monitor, and screen disease based on circulating rare cells, including malignancy as determined by CTC, clusters, fragments, and debris. Also provided are kits for assaying biological specimens using these methods.
US08329417B2	Non-proteolytic method for the determination of analytes in keratinized structures Methods that permit the rapid release of one or more analytes from head or body hair or other keratinized structures of an individual (who may previously have ingested one or more of the analytes) are provided. The methods can include contacting the keratinized structure with a reducing agent but not with a proteolytic agent. The methods can further include identification and quantification of the one or more analytes by known analytical techniques such as immunoassays. The described methods do not damage the analyte and do not cause harmful effects on a subsequently-used analyte detection probe (e.g., an antibody).
US08329415B2	Lysis reagent for use with capture-in-solution immunoassay The invention provides a lysis reagent and method for preparing a test sample for use in an assay, wherein the method yields a homogeneous lysis mixture suitable for use in automated pipetting systems without the need for a centrifugation step. The lysis reagent includes a glycol and non-specific animal immunoglobulins. Other aspects of the invention include related immunoassays and test kits.
US08329414B2	Monoclonal antibody and use thereof The purpose of the invention is to provide an antibody which recognizes OPN N-half but does not recognize the full-length OPN, and its use. A monoclonal antibody which is characterized in that it recognizes a protein or polypeptide in which the C-terminal amino acid sequence is YGLR (SEQ ID NO: 1) and it substantially does not recognize a protein or polypeptide which has an amino acid sequence of YGLR outside of the C-terminal, as well as a method for measuring OPN N-half utilizing the said antibody, a method for diagnosing diseases relating to OPN N-half, a method for judging the severity of said disease, and a method for treating said diseases, are provided.
US08329412B2	Method for determining NAE1-beta or NAE1-beta/NEDD8 complex The invention relates to covalent modification of proteins through their conjugation with other proteins. More particularly, the invention relates to the modulation of such conjugation involving the protein NEDD8. The invention provides compositions and methods for detecting and/or modulating the activation and/or conjugation of NEDD8, as well as compositions and methods for discovering molecules which are useful in detecting and/or modulating the activation and/or conjugation of NEDD8. The present invention arises from the purification and characterization of novel NEDD8 activating and conjugating enzymes.
US08329409B2	Methods, kits, and antibodies for detecting parathyroid hormone The present invention relates to novel methods and compositions useful for detecting whole parathyroid hormone at a physiological level and parathyroid fragments in a mammalian sample. Such detections may be useful to different parathyroid diseases or disorders in a subject, such as hyperparathyroidism and related bone diseases, from normal or non-disease states. One detects whole or non-fragmented (1 to 84) parathyroid hormone in a biological sample and optionally one or more of a selection of non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragments that may or may not function as a parathyroid hormone antagonists. By either comparing values or using independently the value of either the one or more of a selection of non-whole parathyroid hormone peptide fragments, the whole parathyroid hormone, or the combination of these values one is able to differentiate parathyroid and bone related disease states, as well as differentiate such states from normal states.
US08329408B2	Methods for prognosis and monitoring cancer therapy The present invention also relates to biomarkers and the use of biomarkers for the prediction and prognosis of cancer as well as the use of biomarkers to monitor the efficacy of cancer treatment. Specifically, this invention relates to the use of HER-2, EGFR, VEGF, u-PA, p-PAI-1, and soluble forms thereof, as biomarkers for cancer, especially for subjects treated with sorafenib.
US08329405B2	Method for detection of mutant alleles combining real time PCR and REMS-PCR The invention provides an amplification system for the simultaneous detection of mutant alleles, and identification of the specific mutated sequence. A sample is enriched and simultaneously genotyped by the presence of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) probes in an homogeneous single tube amplification reaction, by detecting the cleavage of a fluorophore quencher from the 5′-end of PCR products and, concurrently, selecting DNA that includes specific mutations relative to wild type, by employing a thermostable endonuclease that will only cleave an amplicon formed on a mutation bearing template strand. Oligonucleotides and kits for conducting the amplification system are also provided.
US08329401B2	Enzyme-catalyzed metal deposition for the enhanced detection of analytes of interest The invention is directed to enhanced methods for detecting an analyte of interest in situ, by immunoassay, or by hybridization comprising binding an enzyme-labeled conjugate molecule to an analyte of interest in the presence of a redox-inactive reductive species and a soluble metal ion. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of the inactive reductive species to an active reducing agent, which in turn reduces the metal ion to a metal atom thereby providing an enhanced means of detecting the analyte via metal deposition.
US08329395B2	Thiamin production by fermentation The present invention provides a method for producing thiamin products using a microorganism containing a mutation that causes it to overproduce and release thiamin products into the medium. Biologically pure cultures of the microorganisms and isolated polynucleotides containing the mutations are also provided. In addition, methods for detecting a pathogenic microorganism in a clinical sample, assays for identifying an antibiotic, as well as, antibiotics identified by such assays are provided.
US08329383B2	Negative-working lithographic printing plate precursors A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor have an outermost imageable layer that includes an oxygen scavenger and shelf-life stabilizer that is represented by either Structure (I) or Structure (II) below: HOOC—Ar—N(R1)(R2) (I) HOOC—R5—N(R6)(R7) (II) wherein Ar is a phenylene or naphthylene group, R1 and R2 are independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, phenyl, phenoxy, —R5OH, —CH2—C(═O)—R3, or —CH2—C(═O)O—R4 groups, R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl or phenyl group, R4 is an alkyl or phenyl group, R5 is an alkylene group, R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl, —R5OH, —R5C(═O)—R8, or —R5C(═O)OR9 group, R8 is hydrogen or an alkyl group, and R9 is an alkyl group, provided that the oxygen scavenger has no more than one carboxyl group.
US08329382B2	Method of processing elements with coalesced particles Imageable elements can be imaged and then processed using a solution containing core-shell particles that are designed to complex with non-coalesced particles in the non-exposed regions of imaged element. A separate development step is not needed, but the non-coalesced particles and complexed core-shell particles can be removed from the resulting printing plate before using the resulting lithographic printing plate for printing.
US08329379B2	Actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, resist film, and pattern-forming method using the same Provided is an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, a resist film formed with the composition, and a pattern-forming method using the same. The actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes (P) a resin that contains the following repeating units (A), (B) and (C); and a solvent having a boiling temperature of 150° C. or less, (A) a repeating unit containing a group capable of decomposing and forming an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (B) a repeating unit containing a group capable of decomposing and forming a carboxylic acid by the action of an acid, and (C) a repeating unit containing a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.
US08329371B2	Toner for non-magnetic one-component developer, method of preparing the toner, developer and image forming method A non-magnetic toner, including a binder resin; a wax present dispersing in the toner in the shape of a particle; and a colorant, wherein the wax having a particle diameter not less than 2.0 μm and less than 3.0 μm is not less than 20% and less than 40% by number based on total number thereof; the wax has a mode value not less than 1.5 μm and less than 2.0 μm in a frequency distribution of 0.1 μm width; and the following relationship is satisfied: 45
US08329370B2	Toner, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and process cartridge An image forming apparatus including: a latent electrostatic image bearing member, a charging unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, and a fixing unit, wherein the toner contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, the binder resin contains a polyester resin obtained by polycondensation of an alcohol component with a carboxylic acid component containing a rosin compound, the amount of the rosin compound contained in the carboxylic acid component is 5% by mass or more based on the total mass of the alcohol component and carboxylic acid component, and the amount of an abietic acid contained in the toner is 1% by mass or less.
US08329362B2	Extreme ultraviolet mask An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask includes a quartz substrate including an absorption region and a reflection region, first and second multi-layered thin films formed on the quartz substrate, and a structure pattern disposed between the first and second multi-layered thin films.
US08329354B2	Ejector and fuel cell system using the same An ejector and a fuel cell system using the ejector which can improve a control of an ejection pressure of a fluid.The ejector 50 includes a body 60, a nozzle 80, a needle 70, a diffuser 90 which sucks a second fluid by a negative pressure generated by a first fluid ejected from the nozzle 80, and a first, a second and a third diaphragms 100, 110, 120 which are movable in the axial direction against the needle 70. The first diaphragm 100 and the second diaphragm 110 have the same effective area, and an effective area of the third diaphragm 120 is different from those of the first diaphragm 100 and the second diaphragm 110.
US08329351B2	Fuel cell system There is provided a fuel cell system capable of suppressing the increase of a control error of a motor. The system includes a fuel cell which generates a power by an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a motor driven by the generated power of the fuel cell, and a control unit which controls the generation state of the fuel cell. The control unit performs high-potential avoiding control to prevent the total voltage of the fuel cell from exceeding a predetermined high-potential avoiding voltage threshold value. In a vehicle velocity region where the control switching of the traction motor is caused, the high-potential avoiding volume is inhibited.
US08329340B2	Negative electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The negative electrode includes: an electro-conductive base; a first layer provided on the electro-conductive base; and a second layer provided on the first layer. The first layer includes at least a graphitic material as a negative active material. The second layer includes at least a non-graphitizable carbonaceous material as a negative active material.
US08329339B2	Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery Disclosed herein is a cathode active material based on lithium nickel oxide represented by Formula 1, wherein the lithium nickel oxide has a nickel content of at least 40% among overall transition metals and is coated with a polymer having a melting point of 80 to 300° C. at a surface thereof. A lithium secondary battery having the disclosed cathode active material has advantages of not deteriorating electrical conductivity while maintaining high temperature stability, so as to efficiently provide high charge capacity.
US08329337B2	Electrode for use in a battery An electrode and method for preparing the same in which droplets of a first electrode ink composition and droplets of a second electrode ink composition are ejected from an ink jet device onto a base material and the first electrode ink composition contains at least one electrode active material and the second electrode ink composition contains at least one binder material. The resulting electrode is suitable for use in a battery.
US08329327B2	Li-ion battery with variable volume reservoir An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, an active material within the second electrode, and a variable volume reservoir in fluid connection with the active material, such that changes in the volume of the active material cause changes in volume of the variable volume reservoir.
US08329326B2	Electrochemical device An electrochemical device 1A has first and second electrode pads 5a and 5b on the upper surfaces 11 of protrusions 3a and 3b, and has first and second electrode pads 7a and 7b on the lower surfaces 13 of the protrusions 3a and 3b. First and second foil electrode terminals 261a and 261b of an electrochemical element 251 are electrically connected to the first and second electrode pads 5a and 5b, respectively. First and second foil electrode terminals 262a and 262b of an electrochemical element 252 are electrically connected to the first and second electrode pads 7a and 7b, respectively.
US08329325B2	Battery cooling with mist evaporation and condensation A battery pack cooling system may utilize a shroud defining a throat and a body, which may contain a battery pack. An evaporator may be arranged against the battery pack. A liquid coolant delivery pipe may deliver liquid coolant from a reservoir to the throat section with the aid of gravity, a pump, or an ultrasonic misting device. A spray nozzle may also deliver liquid coolant into the throat. When in the throat, liquid coolant mixes with air blown by a fan. Gaps in the battery pack may align with gaps of the evaporator to permit liquid and air to be blown completely through the battery pack and through the evaporator. A refrigeration system including a refrigerant compressor, a condenser and an expansion device work to cool the evaporator to condense, cool and remove liquid coolant from the liquid and air mixture, and deposit it in the reservoir.
US08329324B2	Voltage sensing member and battery module employed with the same Disclosed herein is a voltage sensing member for sensing voltages of battery cells constituting a battery module, the voltage sensing member including (a) a pair of supporting parts, i.e., a front supporting part and a rear supporting part, mounted to a bottom of the battery module at regions (a front part and a rear part of the battery module) corresponding to electrode terminal connections of the battery cells, (b) a connection part for electrically interconnecting the front supporting part and the rear supporting part, (c) conductive sensing parts having one-side ends coupled to the corresponding supporting parts via wires, each of the conductive sensing parts having a larger contact surface than each of the wires, and (d) a connector mounted on the front supporting part or the rear supporting part for transmitting the sensed voltages of the battery cells to a battery control device, wherein the conductive sensing parts are connected to the electrode terminal connections of the battery cells in a surface contact manner.
US08329319B2	Phase change magnetic material The invention relates to a phase change magnetic composite material for use in an information recording medium, said material comprising a phase change material component, and a ferromagnetic material component, wherein said material exhibits both magnetic effects and phase change effects, and is usable for optical media, phase change random access memory (PCRAM) devices, magnetic random access memory (MRAM) devices, solid state memory devices, sensor devices, logical devices, cognitive devices, artificial neuron network, three level device, control device, SOC (system on chip) device, and semiconductors.
US08329312B2	Formed structural assembly and associated preform A superplastically formed structural assembly is provided, as is an associated preform and method for forming such an assembly. The assembly includes a skin member and a support member that are joined to define a space between the members and between the joints. The assembly can be produced by joining the members in a flat configuration, and then forming the resulting preform to a predetermined shape of the structural assembly. The support member defines at least one aperture in communication with the space between the members. Thus, the skin member can be formed by delivering a pressurized fluid through the support member to the skin member, e.g., to superplastically form the skin member against a die that defines a contour surface corresponding in shape to the predetermined configuration of the assembly. The support member can extend in a substantially direct configuration between opposing portions of the skin member.
US08329308B2	Cementitious article and method for preparing the same A cementitious article and a method of making a cementitious article are disclosed. The cementitious article comprises a cementitious component that comprises a polyvinyl acetate type polymer, a monobasic phosphate, and optionally boric acid. Cementitious articles, such as board, are prepared such that the polyvinyl acetate type polymer, the monobasic phosphate, and optionally boric acid can be present in the cementitious core, and/or in dense layers if present. The concentration of the polyvinyl acetate type polymer, monobasic phosphate, and optionally boric acid in the cementitious article can increase from a central region A to peripheral regions B and C, respectively. In some embodiments, the polyvinyl acetate type polymer is a polyvinyl alcohol and the monobasic phosphate is monoammonium phosphate.
US08329296B2	Primary particles coated with a chromophoric component The invention relates to primary particles of oxide-ceramic material, wherein the primary particles have an average particle size in the range from 10 to 1000 nm and are coated with a chromophoric component, a process for their preparation and their use in particular in the preparation of ceramic moldings and dental restorations. The invention further relates to a suspension based on oxide-ceramic material which contains the primary particles, and a process for the preparation of a ceramic moldings.
US08329290B2	Silicone resin composition A silicone resin composition containing (i) a silicone resin and (ii) fine metal oxide particles without having a reactive functional group or with a protected reactive functional group on the surface thereof (fine metal oxide particles B), wherein the silicone resin is obtained by carrying out a polymerization reaction between a silicone derivative having an alkoxysilyl group at an end of a molecule and a molecular weight of from 200 to 3000, and fine metal oxide particles having a reactive functional group on the surface thereof (fine metal oxide particles A), and wherein the fine metal oxide particles B are dispersed in the silicone resin (Embodiment 1); a silicone resin.
US08329280B2	Chopped fiber bundle, molding material, and fiber reinforced plastic, and process for producing them A chopped fiber bundle includes a large number of unidirectionally arranged reinforced fibers. The length of each of the reinforced fibers is in the range of 5 to 100 mm. The chopped fiber bundle has a transition segment in which the number of the reinforced fibers increases toward the central part of the chopped fiber bundle in the aligned direction of the reinforced fibers with both ends in the aligned of the reinforced fibers in the chopped fiber bundle being a starting point. The level of a change in total sectional area of the large number of reinforced fibers is not more than 0.05 mm2 per mm in the aligned direction of the reinforced fibers over the whole area in the longitudinal direction of the chopped fiber bundle.
US08329269B2	Tubular film for foodstuff casing and a foodstuff casing produced from the film A tubular film for foodstuff casings, which film is produced from a polymer composition containing a thermoplastic polyester that has a complex shear viscosity η* of at least 3000 Pa·s measured ISO 6721-10:1999 at 240° C. and 0.1 rad/s. Also claimed is a foodstuff casing produced from the tubular film.
US08329260B2	Cooled cleaving implant A substrate is implanted with a species to form a layer of microbubbles in the substrate. The species may be hydrogen or helium in some embodiments. The size at which the microbubbles are stable within the substrate is controlled. In one example, this is by cooling the substrate. In one embodiment, the substrate is cooled to approximately between −150° C. and 30° C. This cooling also may reduce diffusion of the species in the substrate and will reduce surface roughness when the substrate is cleaved along the layer of microbubbles.
US08329259B2	Electrostatic painting apparatus and electrostatic painting method An electrostatic painting apparatus for electrostatically painting a door on a vehicle body. The painting apparatus uses a robot arm that opens/closes the door. A high voltage is applied to the robot arm and the amount of any current between an electrode pin on the robot arm and the door is measured to determine the positional relationship between the door and the robot arm.
US08329254B2	Method for production of ink-jet head Disclosed is a method for producing an ink-jet head which enables the formation of an ink-repellent layer having excellent ink ejection stability, excellent adhesion to a head base material and excellent pressure resistance in a simple manner. The method for producing an ink-jet head is characterized by applying a coating solution comprising a compound represented by Formula (1) and an aqueous dispersion of a fluororesin to an ink-ejecting surface of an ink-jet head to form an ink-repellent layer on the ink-ejecting surface.
US08329252B2	Method for the growth of SiC, by chemical vapor deposition, using precursors in modified cold-wall reactor A method is described for the growth of high-quality epitaxial silicon carbide (SiC) films and boules, using the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique, which comprises the steps of supplying original species SiH4 and CCl4 into a growth chamber, decomposing at elevated temperatures, producing decomposition product SiH2, SiH, Si, CCl3, or CCl2, producing interaction product HCl, CH3Cl, CH4, or SiH2Cl2, etching by one of the byproducts HCl to suppress Si nucleation, providing main species SiCl2 and CH4 at a cooled insert located on sides of a substrate holder and at a shower-head located on top of the substrate holder, in the growth chamber, with proper Si to C atom ratio and Si to Cl atom ratio, to suppress parasitic deposits, and depositing SiC on a substrate at a proper growth substrate temperature (1500 to 1800 centigrade range).
US08329247B2	Methods for producing omni-directional multi-layer photonic structures A method for producing a multi-layer photonic structure having at least one group of alternating layers of high index material and low index material may include, determining a characteristic property function for the multi-layer photonic structure, determining a thickness multiplier for the at least one group of alternating layers based on a comparison of the characteristic property function to a target profile, adjusting the characteristic property function with the determined thickness multiplier, and comparing an adjusted characteristic property function to the target profile, wherein, when the adjusted characteristic property function does not approximate the target profile, at least one additional group of layers is added to the multi-layer photonic structure.
US08329240B2	Milk powder A method of improving the flow properties or cold solubility of a milk powder and use of the modified powder in beverage distribution machine for delivering, in particular, cold beverages. The method includes controlling glycation of proteins in the range of 10 to 35% blocked lysine and lactose crystallization between 5 and 50%. The resulting powder also represents an embodiment of the invention.
US08329238B2	Cooling composition Novel cooling compositions having a natural status are object of the present invention. These compositions comprise a combination of menthol, together with a nature identical ingredient and at least one natural extract. They can be added to flavoring compositions to impart cooling sensations devoid of mentholic flavoring notes.
US08329236B2	Low sodium salt composition The present invention relates to a low sodium salt composition and the methods used to make it. The low sodium salt composition includes sodium chloride and a modified chloride salt composition. The modified chloride salt composition includes a homogenous amalgamation of chloride salt, food grade acidulant, and carrier, which does not contain sodium chloride. The low sodium salt composition is made using a two step. The first step includes making a modified chloride salt composition and the second step includes combining the modified chloride salt composition with sodium chloride to form a low sodium salt composition.
US08329227B2	Compositions for improving mental performance The present invention provides formulas for producing compositions for the structural/functional nutritional support for those who struggle with poor focus, concentration and/or memory. In addition, the present invention provides compositions comprising nutritional/botanical factors helpful to those who subjectively experience transient mental fatigue or poor cognitive function. The compositions of this invention consist primarily of the following ingredients B-complex vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, phosphatidyl serine (PS), choline, dimenthyl-aminoethanol (DMAE), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), L-pyroglutamic acid, as well as herbal extracts from Bacopa monniera, Vinca minor, and Huperzia serrata. The present invention also relates to the administration of these compounds to alleviate mental fatigue or poor cognitive function.
US08329220B2	Controlled release formulations The present invention provides stable, self-assembling, biocompatible and biodegradable hydrogel formulations, into which one or more compounds may be incorporated allowing for delayed release or controlled release of the incorporated compounds as the hydrogel is degraded in the body.
US08329217B2	Dual controlled release dosage form A dosage form that provides a controlled release of at least two different active agents is provided. Particular embodiments include a dosage form that provides therapeutically effective levels of a first active agent and a second active agent in a mammal for an extended period of time following oral administration. An osmotic device containing a bi-layered core is provided. The osmotic device provides a dual controlled release of both drugs from the core. The layers of the core are in stacked, substantially concentric or substantially eccentric arrangement.
US08329197B2	Ex vivo uses of immunostimulatory combinations The present invention provides immunostimulatory combinations. Generally, the immunostimulatory combinations include a TLR agonist and a TNF/R agonist. Certain immunostimulatory combinations also may include an antigen.
US08329195B2	Detoxified pneumococcal neuraminidase and uses thereof Provided herein are compositions designed to reduce or prevent pneuomococcal infections, nasal carriage, nasal colonization, and central nervous system invasion. Provided herein is a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 or a variant thereof that can elicit an anti-neuraminidase immune response. Further provided are methods of making and using the compositions disclosed herein. Specifically provided are methods of generating antibodies in a subject comprising administering to the subject an agent or composition taught herein. Also provided are methods of reducing or preventing nasal carriage or pneumococcal infection in a subject comprising administering to the subject a composition taught herein.
US08329192B2	Campylobacter polypeptides and methods of use The present invention provides isolated metal regulated polypeptides obtainable from a Campylobacter spp., and compositions including the polypeptides. The present invention also includes methods for using the compositions disclosed herein, including methods for treating in infection in a subject, for treating a condition caused by a Campylobacter spp., and for decreasing colonization of an animal.
US08329177B2	Method of treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy We found that FIZZ1/RELMα is inducible by hypoxia in lung. The hypoxia-upregulated expression of FIZZ1/RELMα was located in the pulmonary vasculature, bronchial epithelial cells, and type II pneumocytes. Recombinant FIZZ1/RELMα protein stimulates rat pulmonary microvascular smooth muscle cell (RPSM) proliferation dose-dependently. Therefore, we renamed this gene as hypoxia-induced mitogenic factor (HIMF). HIMF strongly activated Akt phosphorylation. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 inhibits HIMF-activated Akt phosphorylation. It also inhibits HIMF-stimulated RPSM proliferation. Thus, the PI3K/Akt pathway, at least in part, mediates the proliferative effect of HIMF. HIMF also has angiogenic and vasoconstrictive activity. Notably, HIMF increases pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance more potently than either endothelin-1 or angiotensin II.
US08329175B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment and diagnosis of endothelial cell disorders and angiogenic disorders The invention features methods and compositions for treating and preventing angiogenic disorders and endothelial cells disorders using HspA12B antagonist and HspA12B agonist compounds, respectively.
US08329174B2	Anti-hepcidin antibodies and uses thereof Monoclonal antibodies are provided that selectively bind human hepcidin-25 and are characterized as having high affinity for human hepcidin-25 and strong human mature hepcidin neutralizing properties. The antibodies of the invention are useful therapeutically for increasing serum iron levels, reticulocyte count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and/or hematocrit in a human and for the treatment and diagnosis of mature hepcidin-promoted disorders such as anemia, in a human subject.
US08329168B2	Compositions and methods for modulating hemostasis Novel thrombin/prothrombin protease/zymogen variants which have anticoagulation activity and methods of use thereof are disclosed.
US08329166B2	Pluripotent olfactory stem cells Disclosed is a cultured pluripotent animal cell that is prepared from nasal polyps. Also disclosed are methods for making the cell and methods of treating a brain tissue damage or of promoting cerebral angiogenesis, cerebral neurogenesis, stem cell homing to the brain, neurotrophic factor expression in the brain.
US08329159B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
US08329156B2	Ionomeric silicone thermoplastic elastomers This invention relates to thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one silicone ionomer. These thermoplastic elastomers may be reprocessed and/or recycled.
US08329152B2	Smooth styling agents Agents for temporarily shaping keratin fibers having a very high degree of hold. These agents impart a feeling of providing flexible and conditioned hair while also being pleasant to the touch. Agents according to the invention contain, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least one copolymer A having at least one structural unit according to formula (I), and at least one further structural unit according to formula (II), wherein X+ is a physiologically acceptable cation, and further contains at least one further structural unit according to formula (III) and at least one silicone oil and/or silicone rubber.
US08329139B2	Process for the preparation of titanium dioxide with nanometric dimensions and controlled shape The present invention relates to an industrial applicable process for the preparation of materials with nanometric dimensions and controlled shape, based on titanium dioxide. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of titanium dioxide nanorods with anatase phase composition, which are highly suitable for applications involving photovoltaic cells, particularly Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), photoelectrolysis cells and tandem cells for the conversion of solar energy and the production of hydrogen.
US08329138B2	Fullerene-like nanostructures, their use and process for their production A nanostructure, being either an Inorganic Fullerene-like (IF) nanostructure or an Inorganic Nanotube (INT), having the formula A1−x-Bx-chalcogenide are described. A being a metal or transition metal or an alloy of metals and/or transition metals, B being a metal or transition metal B different from that of A and x being ≦0.3. A process for their manufacture and their use for modifying the electronic character of A-chalcogenide are described.
US08329136B2	Graphite particle, carbon-graphite composite particle and their production processes The present invention relates to a graphite particle and a carbon-graphite composite particle both suitable for use in electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, as well as to processes for producing these particles. The graphite particle of the present invention has an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 μm, wherein one or more recesses having a depth of 0.1 to 10 μm are formed in the surface. The graphite particle is produced by a mixing step for mixing raw material graphite particles and recess-forming particles, a press molding step for press-molding the mixture composed of the raw material graphite particles and the recess-forming particles to obtain a molded article, a pulverization step for pulverizing the molded article, and a separation step for separating and removing the recess-forming particles from the pulverized molded article. The carbon-graphite composite particle of the present invention is produced by performing a thermal CVD step which comprises covering the surface of the above-mentioned graphite particle with a carbon layer.
US08329133B2	Method and apparatus for refining metallurgical grade silicon to produce solar grade silicon A method and apparatus for refining metallurgical silicon to produce solar grade silicon for use in photovoltaic cells. A crucible in a vacuum furnace receives a mixture of metallurgical silicon and a reducing agent such as calcium disilicide. The mix is melted in non-oxidizing conditions within the furnace under an argon partial pressure. After melting, the argon partial pressure is decreased to produce boiling and the process ends with directional solidification. The process reduces impurities, such as phosphorus, to a level compatible with solar-grade silicon and reduces other impurities significantly.
US08329132B2	Polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method A polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus efficiently produces high-quality polycrystalline silicon. There is provided a polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus, in which a plurality of gas supplying ports 6A for ejecting raw gas upward in a reactor 1 and gas exhausting ports 7 for exhausting exhaust gas after a reaction are provided on an inner bottom of the reactor 1 in which a plurality of silicon seed rods 4 are stood, the silicon seed rods 4 are heated and the polycrystalline silicon is deposited from the raw gas on the surfaces. The apparatus includes gas distributing tubes 9 that are respectively connected to the gas supplying ports 6A and respectively supply the raw gas to the gas supplying ports 6A, valves 21 that are provided on at least the gas distributing tubes connected to the gas supplying ports 6A adjacent to a center of the reactor 1 and open or close conduit lines of the gas distributing tubes 9, and a valve controlling device 22 that is connected to the valves 21 and controls the conduit lines to be closed for a predetermined time at an early stage of the reaction.
US08329131B2	Isotopically-enriched boranes and methods of preparing them The invention provides new methods for synthesis of large boron hydride clusters, e.g., boron hydride molecules of the formula BnHm where 5≦n≦96 and m≦n+8, wherein m and n satisfy the electron counting rules of macropolyhedral boranes. The invention is particularly useful for synthesis of octadecaborane (B18H22). Preferred methods of the invention include iteratively generating a conjugate acid from a salt of the [BaHb]c− or [Bn+2Hm−4]2− anion followed by degradation under conditions conducive to concentrating and drying of the conjugate acid to provide a borane BnHm and residual salt of the [BaHb]c− or [Bn+2Hm−4]2− anion which is reused in the method of synthesis. The invention further provides isotopically enriched boranes, particularly isotopically enriched 10B18H22 and 11B18H22.
US08329124B2	Metal extractant reagents having increased resistance to degradation Solvent extraction compositions having an orthohydroxyaryloxime extractant, an anti-degradation agent, and a water-immiscible organic solvent, processes for extracting a metal from an aqueous acidic solution using same, and methods of reducing degradation of such compositions are provided herein.
US08329122B1	Method for production of an isotopically enriched compound A method is presented for producing and isolating an isotopically enriched compound of a desired isotope from a parent radionuclide. The method includes forming, or placing, a precipitate containing a parent radionuclide of the desired daughter isotope in a first reaction zone and allowing sufficient time for the parent to decay into the desired gaseous daughter radioisotope. The method further contemplates collecting the desired daughter isotope as a solid in a second reaction zone through the application of temperatures below the freezing point of the desired isotope to a second reaction zone that is connected to the first reaction zone. Specifically, a method is presented for producing isotopically enriched compounds of xenon, including the radioactive isotope Xe-131m and the stable isotope Xe-131.
US08329119B2	Reagent preparation and dispensing device and methods for the same A reagent preparation and dispensing device includes a body. A reagent reservoir containing a reagent is disposed within the body. A solution reservoir containing a solution is disposed within the body. The device further includes an activator movably coupled with the body to open the reagent reservoir and the solution reservoir. The activator is operable to mix the solution with the reagent to form a reagent mixture. A dispensing reservoir tip is coupled with the body. The dispensing reservoir tip is sized and shaped to dispense the reagent mixture from the device.
US08329095B2	Preservative system for cosmetic formulations—compositions and methods thereof The present invention relates to preservation of cosmetic formulations. More specifically, the present invention relates to a preservative composition for cosmetic formulations comprising thymol, monolaurin and magnolol obtained from supercritical fluid extracts of Magnolia officinalis.
US08329089B2	Method for forming a resist pattern A resist composition used for the imprint lithography process, a method for forming resist pattern using the same, an array substrate manufactured using the same, and method of fabricating the array substrate includes an additive and the adhesion promoter inducing the chemical bond of the base layer contacting to the UV curable resin. As a result, it is possible for the resist composition to form a high-resolution pattern and to improve the durability of the mold for molding a UV curable resin.
US08329085B2	Process for manufacturing a panel made of a thermoplastic composite A method of manufacturing a panel made of a composite material using a tool having a support on which a lay-up is performed, the lay-up producing a stack of plies of fiber prepregs, followed by consolidating the stack aiming to obtain the panel using a compacting plate arranged above the stack. The method is implemented such that a first set of polyimide films partially covering each other is located in contact with the stack of plies, between the latter and the compacting plate.
US08329068B2	Black resin composition, resin black matrix, color filter and liquid crystal display A black resin composition capable of forming a black matrix having high OD value and high adhesion as well as high resistance is disclosed. The black resin composition is a black resin composition comprising at least a light shielding agent, a resin and a solvent, which light shielding agent contains at least titanium nitride compound particles, wherein the angle of diffraction 2θ of the peak originated from (200) plane of the titanium nitride compound particles when CuKα line is used as the X-ray source is not less than 42.5° and not more than 42.8°. Using this black resin composition allows a thin resin black matrix having a high light shielding property and high resistance to be readily attained.
US08329065B2	Carbon nanotube-containing composition, composite, and methods for producing them Disclosed is a carbon nanotube-containing composition which contains a carbon nanotube and a urethane compound obtained by a reaction between a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and a isocyanate compound. Also disclosed is a composite having a coating film or a cured film composed of the carbon nanotube-containing composition on at least one surface of a base material. The carbon nanotube-containing composition and the composite are excellent in electrical conductivity, film-formability, moldability, and transparency without deteriorating the characteristic properties of the carbon nanotube itself.
US08329064B2	Water-soluble self-acid-doped polyaniline blends The present invention provides a water-soluble self-acid-doped polyaniline blends, comprising a 70-90% weight percentage polyaniline derivative and 10-30% weight percentage at least a water-soluble polymer. The blend can be used to produce a conductive polymer film and/or a conductive-polymer composite film. In the present invention, a water-soluble self-acid-doped polyaniline derivative is blended with a water-soluble polymer to enhance the mechanical properties and the coating-to-substrate adhesion of the electric conductive polymer film or the electric conductive-polymer composite film, and increase the conductivity of the blender. In addition, the blend containing a water-soluble self-acid-doped polyaniline of the present invention is biotoxicity-free and has free radical-capture capability. Thus it can be used as a biocompatible and conductive biomedical material.
US08329063B2	Low-emission formaldehyde donor preparations A method of use and a composition with reduced formaldehyde and amine emissions. The composition contains an N-formal, an emission reducing additive, and monoethylene glycol. The emission reducing additive may be urea, a urea derivative, an amino acid, guanidine, or a guanidine derivative.
US08329053B2	Micromachined transducers and method of fabrication In accordance with an illustrative embodiment, a method of fabricating a transducer is described. The method comprises providing a transducer over a first surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a thickness. The method further comprises patterning a mask over a second surface. The mask comprises an opening for forming a scribe etch. The method comprises etching through the opening in the mask and into but not through the thickness of the substrate to provide the scribe etch.
US08329052B2	Imprint lithography A method of making an imprint template includes providing a transfer layer on a substrate and providing a layer of imprintable medium on the transfer layer, using a master imprint template to imprint a pattern into the imprintable medium, polymerizing the imprintable medium by exposing it to actinic radiation, then etching the resulting polymer layer, the transfer layer and the substrate such that the imprinted pattern is transferred to the substrate, the substrate thereby becoming an imprint template bearing a pattern which is the inverse of a pattern provided on the master imprint template.
US08329048B2	Method for trimming a structure obtained by the assembly of two plates A method for trimming a structure obtained by bonding a first wafer to a second waver on contact faces and thinning the first waver, wherein at least either the first wafer or the second wafer is chamfered and thus exposes the edge of the contact face of the first wafer, wherein the trimming concerns the first wafer. The method includes a) selecting the second wafer from among wafers with a resistance to a chemical etching planned in b) that is sufficient with respect to the first wafer to allow b) to be carried out; b) after bonding the first wafer to the second wafer, chemical etching the edge of the first wafer to form in the first wafer a pedestal resting entirely on the contact face of the second wafer and supporting the remaining of the first wafer; and c) thinning the first wafer until the pedestal is reached and attacked, to provide a thinned part of the first wafer.
US08329044B2	Method of treating fluids contaminated with anthrax or legionella using wave energy from a carbon arc A method of and apparatus for treating liquids flowing in a thin film around a source of wave energy to directly expose the liquid to the wave energy, preferably generated in whole or part by an electrical arc between carbon electrodes. In addition to the wave energy generated by the electrical arc, energy generated by cavitation of the flowing liquid may be used in treating the liquid.
US08329040B2	Method for removing ammonia nitrogen in coking wastewater A new method for removing ammonia nitrogen in coking wastewater is disclosed in this invention. It comprises steps as follow: introducing coking wastewater into a reaction pool into which magnesium and phosphate are added; adding sodium hydroxide to regulate the PH of the mixture around 9.0-10.5; separating the supernatant and the precipitate after proper agitation and natural precipitation; dehydrating the precipitate and then adding alkaline fly ash, water to the dehydrated precipitate and stirring the mixture; decomposing the mixture with heating and absorbing the ammonia gas thereof produced with acidic solution. In consideration of high concentration of ammonia nitrogen in coking wastewater, this invention aims at quick and efficient treatment. The concentration of ammonia nitrogen in treated water meets the highest discharge standard stipulated in [China National] Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB8978-96). Meanwhile, this invention provides a new way for beneficial utilization of the alkaline fly ash as well. The chemicals adopted for wastewater precipitation in this invention can be recovered for recyclable use, which consequently cuts down the total cost of the wastewater treatment.
US08329032B2	Liquid purifying apparatus An exemplary liquid purifying apparatus includes beads in contact with the liquid, a rotating shaft, and a driving member. Each bead has a purifying coating comprised of a nano material. The rotating shaft has the beads positioned thereon and is configured for rotating the beads. The driving member is configured for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby rotating the beads in the liquid.
US08329026B2	Determination of blood glucose in a small volume and in a short test time using short read potentials Analytes in a liquid sample are determined by methods utilizing sample volumes of less than about 1.0 μl and test times within about eight seconds. The methods are preferably performed using small test strips including a sample receiving chamber filled with the sample by capillary action.
US08329022B2	Method for quantifying a chemical substance by substitutional stripping voltammetry and a sensor chip used therefor Provided are a method for quantifying a chemical substance with high accuracy by substitutional stripping voltammetry, and a sensor chip used therefor. A method for quantifying a chemical substance in a sample solution, comprising the following steps: (a) preparing a sensor chip having a stripping gel covered with a protection gel, (b) supplying the sample solution to the surface of the sensor chip to cover the surface with the solution, (c) applying a potential to the first working electrode with potentiostat, and connecting the second working electrode to the stripping electrode to generate reactions on the electrodes, (d) applying a potential to the stripping electrode in a condition where no potential is applied to either the first or the second working electrode to measure a current through the stripping electrode, and (e) calculating, on the basis of the current, the concentration of the oxidation-reduction substance to quantify the chemical substance.
US08329016B1	Microfluidic device having an immobilized pH gradient and PAGE gels for protein separation and analysis Disclosed is a novel microfluidic device enabling on-chip implementation of a two-dimensional separation methodology. Previously disclosed microscale immobilized pH gradients (IPG) are combined with perpendicular polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) microchannels to achieve orthogonal separations of biological samples. Device modifications enable inclusion of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the second dimension. The device can be fabricated to use either continuous IPG gels, or the microscale isoelectric fractionation membranes we have also previously disclosed, for the first dimension. The invention represents the first all-gel two-dimensional separation microdevice, with significantly higher resolution power over existing devices.
US08329010B2	Chip assay having improved efficiency The chip includes electrodes on a substrate. The electrodes include a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. The reference electrode is constructed so as to not have an intrinsic potential. A self-assembly monolayer is positioned on the reference electrode. The self-assembly monolayer includes spacers and active probes. The active probes are configured to have a higher affinity for a capture probe than the spacers have for the capture probe.
US08329006B2	Electroplating cell with hydrodynamics facilitating more uniform deposition across a workpiece during plating An apparatus for establishing more uniform deposition across one or more faces of a workpiece in an electroplating process. The apparatus employs eductors in conjunction with a flow dampener member and other measures to provide a more uniform current distribution and a more uniform metal deposit distribution as reflected in a coefficient of variability that is lower than conventional processes.
US08328997B2	Chemical synthesis comprising heat treatment by intermittent dielectric heating combined with a recycling system This invention relates to the design of a process by intermittent dielectric heating combined with a recycling system.This process consists in subjecting reagents to electromagnetic waves selected in the frequencies ranging between 300 GHz and 3 MHz intermittently using a recycling system.This process enables the treatment of oils that are hardly absorbent as well as great investment savings.This process enables operation on different scales, whether in laboratories, on a semi-industrial or industrial scale, without forfeiting the advantages of continuous dielectric heating.
US08328985B2	Method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet A method of making a fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheet includes compactively dewatering a papermaking furnish to form a nascent web having an apparently random distribution of papermaking fiber, applying the nascent web having the apparently random fiber distribution to a translating transfer surface that is moving at a transfer surface speed, and fabric-creping the web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent utilizing a patterned creping fabric, the fabric-creping step occurring under pressure in a fabric creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping fabric, the web being creped from the transfer surface and wherein the creping fabric is adapted to contact the transfer surface and applies pressure to the web against the transfer surface such that the fibers of the web are redistributed on the creping fabric to form a web with a drawable reticulum.
US08328984B2	Web substrate having optimized emboss design The present disclosure provides for a web substrate having at least one embossed ply having a surface thereof. The surface has surface area comprising from about 0.0 percent to about 1.2 percent dot embossments and from about 5.0 percent to about 20.0 percent line embossments.
US08328983B2	Modified kraft fibers A method of producing a modified pulp for use in paper or paper web products, the method comprising treating wood chips in an extraction process to remove hemicellose to form treated wood chips; and subjecting said treated wood chips to chemical or semichemical pulping to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 5 to about 10% by dry weight of the modified pulp.
US08328979B2	Composition for structural adhesive The invention relates to a composition for an acrylic structural adhesive containing a mixture of block copolymers, of elastomer and of elastomeric polymer particles.
US08328976B2	Method of manufacturing root of megawatt wind-turbine blade A method of manufacturing root of megawatt wind-turbine blade includes the following steps: (1) manufacturing an independent female mould, and arranging a positioning stop-ring on the female mould; (2) clinging on one side of the positioning stop-ring, a plurality of glass fabrics and macroporous glass fabrics are laid on the curved surface of the female mould; (3) after laying the glass fabrics, sealing the female mould using a vacuum bag, and vacuumizing the female mould after a curved supporting board is arranged on the vacuum bag; (4) after laying a plurality of glass fabrics in the blade mould, slinging the prefabricated part and the curved supporting board to arrange them in the blade mould; (5) sealing the blade mould using another vacuum bag, vacuumizing the blade mould, thereafter infusing resin into the blade mould, after curing the root of the blade is finally formed. The method of manufacturing root of megawatt wind-turbine blade increases the production efficiency and production quality of the blade root, and prolongs the operation life of the blade root.
US08328973B2	Method of manufacturing radial tire for construction vehicle Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a radial tire for a construction vehicle, wherein when a cylindrical band is formed by using one layer of carcass layer formed of steel cords in a band making step, a shape retaining layer formed of at least one layer of organic fiber cords is wrapped on the outer peripheral surface of the carcass layer so that the organic fiber cords cross the steel cords of the carcass layer. The radial tire having excellent uniformity without any uneven widening between the steel cords can be provided without using a shape retaining auxiliary apparatus.
US08328968B2	Microporous composite sheet material Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composite sheet material having strength and barrier properties suitable for use as a housewrap, the methods comprising extrusion coating a polyolefin film layer onto a surface of an area-bonded, spunbond nonwoven substrate to form a composite sheet material, the composite sheet material having a grab tensile strength of at least 178 Newtons in at least one of the machine direction (MD) or the cross-machine direction (CD), and stretching the composite sheet material to impart to the composite sheet material a hydrostatic head of at least 100 cm, and a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of at least 35 g/m2/24 hr at 50% relative humidity and 23° C.
US08328959B2	Lever-type cam follower The invention proposes a lever-type cam follower (1) made without chip removal out of a sheet steel for use in a valve train of an internal combustion engine for actuating at least one gas exchange valve. This lever-type cam follower (1) is characterized by being made of a cold-forming, core-hardening heat-treatable steel.
US08328953B2	Appliance device with motors responsive to single-phase alternating current input An appliance for washing objects in which is employed a pump system for varying the spray velocity of washing fluid dispensed from spray jets affixed at an angle relative to a spray arm. In one embodiment, the pump system includes a pump having a pump motor such as a synchronous motor responsive to a variable frequency, single-phase alternating current input. The pump system also includes a pump motor control circuit configured to vary the frequency and voltage of the input, which in one example effectuates changes in the rotational speed of the pump motor in accordance with one or more operational cycles. The pump motor control circuit incorporates in one example a rectifier and an inverter that permits operation of the appliance when coupled to supply mains.
US08328948B2	Purification of raw juice featuring reduced lime consumption The present invention relates to an improved method for the purification of crude sugar beet juice. The present invention relates moreover to methods for the manufacture of non-sucrose substance combinations from crude sugar beet juice, as well as two devices for the purification of crude sugar beet juice. The measures according to the invention allow a reduction of lime consumption during the purification.
US08328942B2	Wafer heating and temperature control by backside fluid injection In one of the many embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate is provided which includes a substrate processing chamber where the substrate is positioned within the substrate processing chamber so the substrate at least partially separates the substrate processing chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. The apparatus further includes a first chamber inlet configured to input a first fluid of a first temperature into the first chamber at a first pressure and a second chamber inlet configured to input a second fluid of a second temperature into the second chamber at a second pressure wherein the first pressure and the second pressure are substantially equal. The second temperature is capable of being utilized to manage substrate temperature.
US08328941B2	Apparatus for clamping and stretching a mask The apparatus for fabricating an organic electroluminescent device which can distribute stress applied to the mask uniformly to form precise and reliable light emitting layers is disclosed. The apparatus for fabricating an electroluminescent device according to the present invention comprises a plurality of grippers disposed in a zigzag state at a periphery of a mask for clamping the mask, a plurality of jaws formed on each gripper and contacting with the mask, and power supplying units for supplying power to the grippers to stretch the mask. Each of the grippers is divided into a connecting section connected to the power supplying unit and a head section integrated into the connecting section, and a plurality of jaws are formed on the head section of each gripper, and odd (or even)-numbered grippers disposed at each side of the mask are disposed in a more forward position than even (or odd)-numbered grippers. Accordingly, the head section of each even (or odd)-numbered gripper is placed between the connection sections of two adjacent odd (or even)-numbered grippers. The head sections of even-numbered grippers and the head sections of odd-numbered grippers are arranged alternatively in two different imaginary lines. Also, the jaws are arranged in a line on the head section of each gripper or are arranged in a zigzag state on the head section of each gripper. At this time, the jaws are arranged by equal distance from each other.
US08328938B2	Buffer apparatus and thin film deposition system A buffer apparatus and a thin film deposition system are provided. The buffer apparatus is connected between a liquid material supply apparatus and a deposition machine. The buffer apparatus includes a container and a baffle. The container is used for containing a liquid material supplied from the liquid material supply apparatus. The top of the container has an input hole and an output hole. The baffle is disposed in the container and located under the input hole.
US08328936B2	Producing a diamond semiconductor by implanting dopant using ion implantation A process of producing a diamond thin-film includes implanting dopant into a diamond by an ion implantation technique, forming a protective layer on at least part of the surface of the ion-implanted diamond, and firing the protected ion-implanted diamond at a firing pressure of no less than 3.5 GPa and a firing temperature of no less than 600° C. A process of producing a diamond semiconductor includes implanting dopant into each of two diamonds by an ion implantation technique and superimposing the two ion-implanted diamonds on each other such that at least part of the surfaces of each of the ion-implanted diamonds makes contact with each other, and firing the ion implanted diamonds at a firing pressure of no less than 3.5 GPa and a firing temperature of no less than 600° C.
US08328918B2	Mist eliminator system for a gas scrubber The invention relates to a mist eliminator system for gas scrubbers and the like. Said mist eliminator system comprises front and rear mist elimination layers in relation to the direction of the flow of gas, which layers are composed of respective rows of parallel mist elimination profiles, one layer of which being configured in the shape of a V or of an upturned V and the lateral sections of this layer extending away from the corresponding lateral sections of the other layer or extending in parallel thereto. Both mist elimination layers can be or are received on a single common carrier structure by a common lateral wall or a common supporting structure on which the lateral walls of the mist elimination layers are stationarily or detachably arranged.
US08328912B2	Air dryer for electrical enclosures An air dryer having an internal orifice designed into an outlet end cap that eliminates the need for external valves or regulators to control the flow of air through the dryer. The internal orifice, which can be press-fit or threaded into the end cap, provides a consistent and stable outlet flow and dew point and eliminates the need for instruments to measure outlet flow and dew point. The orifice size can be easily changed for changing outlet flow and dew point. A protective tubular shroud is provided for shielding a membrane module of the dryer, and for routing sweep gas to a bottom vent.
US08328906B2	Method of making a crosslinked fiber membrane from a high molecular weight, monoesterified polyimide polymer The present disclosure relates to a high molecular weight, monoesterified polyimide polymer. Such high molecular weight, monoesterified polyimide polymers are useful in forming crosslinked polymer membranes for the separation of fluid mixtures. According to its broadest aspect, the method of making a crosslinked membrane comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a polyimide polymer comprising carboxylic acid functional groups from a reaction solution comprising monomers and at least one solvent; (b) treating the polyimide polymer with a diol at esterification conditions in the presence of dehydrating conditions to form a monoesterified polyimide polymer; and (c) subjecting the monoesterified fiber to transesterification conditions to form a crosslinked fiber membrane, wherein the dehydrating conditions at least partially remove water produced during step (b). The crosslinked membranes can be used to separate at least one component from a feed stream including more than one component.
US08328904B2	Method and system for control of desiccant dehumidifier An active wheel desiccant dehumidifier is controlled for improved energy savings by modulating operation characteristics including process air flow, reactivation air flow, temperatures, and wheel rotation in response to changing conditions.
US08328903B2	Determining effluent concentration profiles and service lives of air purifying respirator cartridges A method for determining at least one of an effluent concentration profile, a breakthrough time and a filter cartridge recommendation includes receiving at least one input parameter, determining at least one of the effluent concentration profile, the breakthrough time and the filter cartridge recommendation based on the input parameter, and graphically displaying at least one of the effluent concentration profile, the breakthrough time, and the filter cartridge recommendation. The effluent concentration profile includes a plot of a concentration of a chemical species over a period of time. The breakthrough time includes a time at which a predetermined concentration of the chemical species passes through a filter cartridge.
US08328898B2	Environment-friendly carbon-nano synergistic complex fertilizers The present invention relates to environment-friendly, synergistic carbon-nano complex fertilizers comprising carbon-containing-fertilizer. The complex fertilizers comprise carbon nanomaterials, which have the particle size in a range from 5 nm to 200 nm and particularly 5 nm to 100 nm, and optional ammonia stabilizer or nitric acid reductase inhibitor. The weight ratio of the carbonic fertilizer and the carbon nanomaterials is in a range from 100:0.1 to 100:1. The weight ratio of the carbon-containing-fertilizer and the ammonia stabilizer or nitric acid reductase inhibitor is in a range from 100:0.1 to 100:1. Said carbon-containing-fertilizer is ammonium bicarbonate, urea, or a combination thereof. The complex fertilizers show synergistic emission reduction. The present invention also relates to compound fertilizers, which comprise said complex fertilizer and organic fertilizer.
US08328896B2	Frame for filter pack A filter pack includes filter media formed into a filter structure having a front, a back and at least one side surface; and a frame adhered to the at least one side surface and comprising an adhesive and an adhesive carrier. The adhesive carrier can be a sheet of material which can be impregnated with the adhesive, one example being a sheet of the filter material itself. The adhesive carrier can alternatively be a single use tray mold for holding the adhesive while it cures, and which is left into the final product.
US08328887B2	Method and system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification A method for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, by: feeding biomass, carbonizing to yield pyrolysis gas and charcoal, pulverizing the charcoal, and gasifying in a gasifier. The heat source for the carbonizing step comes from a direct combustion reaction between external combustible gas and external oxygen in a carbonization furnace. Also provided is a device for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, containing at least: a supercharging feeding system for biomass, a carbonization furnace containing at least a burner nozzle, a pulverizing system, a transportation system for charcoal powder, a gasifier, a pneumatic conveying system, and a plurality of connecting pipes therefor; the burner nozzle of the carbonization furnace is connected to an external combustible gas pipe and an external oxygen pipe respectively.
US08328882B2	Gentle dyeing and lightening agents having improved lightening power Cosmetics for oxidatively dyeing and/or lightening keratin fibers, especially human hair, containing, in a cosmetic carrier, at least one oxidant chosen from hydrogen peroxide and/or the solid addition products thereof attaching to inorganic or organic compounds, at least one alkanolamine of formula (I), NH3-x(CH2CH2OH)x(I), where x is one of the numbers 1, 2, or 3, and at least one alkanolamine of formula (II), where R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a C1-C6 hydroxyalkyl group or R1 and R2 form a ring along with the carbon atom of the alkano-lamine, said ring having 4 to 8 ring atoms and optionally containing 1 to 2 heteroatoms, provided that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen, wherein the cosmetic is ammonia-free.
US08328864B2	Stent having phased hoop sections This invention relates generally to an expandable intraluminal medical device for use within a body passageway or duct, and more particularly to a stent having at least a first hoop section and a second hoop section. The first hoop section comprises a tubular configuration of structural elements having proximal and distal open end, and defining a longitudinal axis extending there between. The second hoop section comprises a tubular configuration of structural elements having proximal and distal open end, and extending along the longitudinal axis defined by the first hoop section, but is rotationally offset from the first hoop section about the longitudinal axis.
US08328860B2	Implant including a coil and a stretch-resistant member This invention is directed to implantable coils and, more particularly, to a coil implant having a stretch-resistant member internal to the coil. The implant of the invention is able to freely articulate and torque prior to delivery. Once delivered, the implant is no longer stretch resistant and is therefore able to substantially conform to the vascular site.
US08328848B2	Interspinous vertebral stabilization devices The present invention provides interspinous vertebral and lumbosacral stabilization devices, and methods of using these devices for treating spinal instability conditions. The invention includes interspinous vertebral stabilization devices adapted for placement between the spinous processes of two or more adjacent vertebrae. The invention also includes lumbar stabilization devices adapted to be placed between a lumbar vertebra and an adjacent vertebra, including the first sacral vertebra (S1), to stabilize the lumbosacral region of a patient, and method for using such devices.
US08328845B2	Safety tweezers An improved device and method for the removal of objects from orifices is provided; a pair of tweezers comprising two arms, each arm having a distal end and a proximate end, the arms being connected together at their proximate ends, either or both arms including stop means for limiting a depth of insertion of either or both distal end into an orifice; and, a method of removing mucus from a nostril, including the steps of providing a pair of tweezers comprising two arms, each arm having a distal end and a proximate end, the arms being connected together at their proximate ends, either or both arms including stop means for limiting a depth of insertion of either or both distal end into an orifice; inserting the distal ends of the arms into a nostril; gripping said mucus by the squeezing together of said arms; and withdrawing said tweezers from said nostril.
US08328844B2	Surgical hand access apparatus A surgical access apparatus includes a liner base and an access housing for positioning outside the body. The liner base includes an inner member adapted for insertion through an opening within body tissue for positioning within the body; a sleeve member connected to the inner member and dimensioned to extend from the inner member through the opening within the body tissue, and a plurality of tensioning elements connected to the inner member and associated with the sleeve member to impart a tensioning effect on the sleeve member. The access housing includes a first element and a second element. The second element is operatively connected to the tensioning elements and adapted for rotational movement relative to the first member to cause the tensioning elements to displace the inner member toward the access housing and to cause the sleeve member to engage and retract tissue defining the opening within the body.
US08328841B2	Embolization coil delivery systems and methods A system and method for ultrasonically guided endoscopic (EUS) delivery of one or more embolization coils to an internal body site. The embolization coil delivery devices are preferably ultrasonically guided to the selected internal body site after being advanced through the working channel of an endoscope with its distal end located near the selected internal body site. In one aspect, the system and method may be utilized to deploy an embolization coil into a lesion to promote thrombosis and/or prevent bleeding.
US08328832B2	Medical knife A work 10 made of a hard wire rod of austenitic stainless steel is pressed at a rolling reduction of 60% or greater, into a paddle-shaped end 10b, and then subjected to work hardening, making the hardness of the end 10b 550 Hv or greater. Afterwards, the paddle-shaped end 10b is cut through machining, forming a main body 10c of a medical knife and cutting blades 10d. As a result, a medical knife, which is easily fabricated, is corrosion resistant, has sufficient hardness and sharpness, high toughness preventing cracks, can be provided.
US08328824B2	Suture grasping device A device for snaring cord-like objects is provided. The device comprises a hollow shaft having a pointed distal end, a rod having a pair of wires attached to its distal end, the wires being spring biased away from one another, and housing. The rod and wires are located in the lumen of the shaft in reciprocally movable relationship with each other. The housing is attached to the proximal ends of the shaft and the rod so as to allow controlled movement of the rod and wires relative to the shaft. One of the wire-like elements defines a hook-shaped configuration at its distal end. The device allows the wire-like elements to be selectively located within the distal end of the shaft or in a configuration where the wire-like elements extend outwardly from the distal end of the shaft in flaring relationship to one another.
US08328820B2	Device and method for fragmenting and removing concretions from body ducts and cavities A medical device and method for breaking a concretion in a body into smaller pieces and removing the pieces from the body are described. The device has a dilator sheath, a lithotripsy probe, a tubular member, and a retrieval basket. The dilator sheath adapted to penetrate into a passage of the body to reach the location where the concretion is located. The lithotripsy probe is configured for shattering the concretion into smaller pieces. The tubular member is mounted within the dilator sheath adapted to permit the lithotripsy probe to be inserted into the tubular member. The retrieval basket is coupled to the tubular member, and configured for entrapping the concretion and the smaller pieces for their extraction from the body. The retrieval basket has a structure constituted by a plurality of filaments extending from a basket proximal end towards a basket distal end, and then returning to the proximal end after forming a plurality of filament loops in the basket distal portion, and a plurality of filament strands at the basket proximal portion.
US08328819B2	Steerable stone basket A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member.
US08328817B2	Multiplanar taper lock screw and lock indicator gauge A lock indicator gauge is provided to provide an indication as to whether a bone screw construct is in a locked or an unlocked condition when the lock indicator gauge is operatively engaged with the bone screw construct. A plunger longitudinally disposed within a housing of the lock indicator gauge translates within the housing by a distance that corresponds to the relative positions of inner and outer housings of the bone screw construct, wherein the relative positions of the inner and outer housings is dependent on whether the bone screw construct is in a locked or an unlocked condition.
US08328816B2	Femoral gauge A femoral gauge for sizing a femoral head implant and locating osteophytes or structural abnormalities comprising a gauge portion, the gauge portion having a concave gauge surface and an opposing back surface, the gauge surface defined by a pair of opposing lengthwise sides and a pair of widthwise sides, the gauge surface having a substantially spherical contour, the spherical contour sized for selection of a correspondingly sized femoral head implant, and a handle portion extending from the gauge portion, the handle portion positioned and configured for use in positioning the gauge surface. A plurality of different sized gauges can be provided. Areas of potential infringement can be located by rotating the femoral gauge around the juncture of the natural or implant femoral head and the natural femoral neck. Areas of impingement are removed until the femoral gauge can be rotated around the juncture without lifting off of the femoral head.
US08328811B2	Minimally invasive surgical driver A method of removing bone material including the steps of drivingly connecting a bone removal tool to an output shaft; and rotating a plurality of drive shafts in an open frame, one of the plurality of drive shafts being connected to the output shaft.
US08328807B2	Ankle arthrodesis nail and outrigger assembly An intramedullary fixation device having a distal section; a proximal section; a connecting member for adjustably securing the distal and proximal sections end to end along a longitudinal axis; a screw securing the proximal section to a first bone; and a screw securing the distal section to a least one different bone. The connecting member is rotated to provide compression across a bone arthrodesis site to be stabilized and fused. Also described is a method of utilizing the intramedullary fixation device with an outrigger assembly.
US08328801B2	Surface ablation antenna with dielectric loading An electrosurgical device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes a coaxial feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor coaxially disposed around the inner conductor, and a dielectric material disposed therebetween. An elongated electrically-conductive member is longitudinally disposed at a distal end of the inner conductor; a balun structure is disposed on the outer conductor. An electrically-conductive cylinder is coaxially disposed around a distal portion of the balun structure and a dielectric structure is disposed substantially adjacent to a distal end of the electrically-conductive cylinder and configured to extend to a distal end of the electrically-conductive member. An elongated handle assembly is coaxially disposed around a portion of the outer conductor proximal to the dielectric structure and a shell assembly is disposed at a distal end of the elongated handle assembly. A portion of the shell assembly is configured to extend distally beyond the distal end of the electrically-conductive member.
US08328800B2	Directive window ablation antenna with dielectric loading An electrosurgical device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes a coaxial feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor coaxially disposed around the inner conductor, and a dielectric material disposed therebetween. An elongated electrically-conductive member is longitudinally disposed at a distal end of the inner conductor. A balun structure is disposed on the outer conductor. The device also includes an electrically-conductive cylinder coaxially disposed around a distal portion of the balun structure, and a dielectric structure disposed substantially adjacent to a distal end of the electrically-conductive cylinder, wherein the dielectric structure longitudinally extends from the distal end of the electrically-conductive cylinder to a distal end of the electrically-conductive member.
US08328795B2	Skin resurfacing at 1930 nm Non-ablative skin resurfacing can include generating electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of about 1920 nm to about 1950 nm and a fluence of about 3 J/cm2 to about 6 J/cm2. The electromagnetic radiation is delivered to a target region of skin to cause thermal injury to the epidermis in the target region sufficient to elicit a healing response that produces a substantially improved skin condition without detachment of the epidermis (e.g., within 3 days of treatment).
US08328792B2	Enhanced pre-wetted intermittent catheter with lubricious coating The present disclosure relates to a pre-wetted intermittent catheter apparatus including a collapsible container having a conduit positioned therein as well as a wetting fluid. The conduit has a lubricious coating disposed thereon such that the coating is hydrated upon contact with the wetting fluid in the container, providing a slippery surface for the conduit, which facilitates introduction of the conduit into a user. An introduction member may be incorporated into the distal end of the container and a disposal member may be incorporated into the proximal end, each respectively being positioned in an opening in the container and in communication with the conduit such that fluid flow through the conduit (positioned in the container) is enabled. A bag may be attached to or incorporated into the disposal member to provide a closed system such that the user or assistant is not exposed to potential contaminants. The collapsible container may be rigid or more flexible, but in either case, collapse of the container in use is easily accomplished by the user or assistant during introduction of the conduit into the user. Methods for inserting the catheter into a patient and draining urine from a patient are also disclosed.
US08328791B2	Selectively flexible catheter and method of use Catheter assembly including an elongate shaft comprising a thermoplastic polymer such as a thermoplastic shape memory polymer having a pre-selected glass transition temperature (Tg) and a means for heating the thermoplastic polymer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is in a rubbery state at temperatures above the glass transition temperature and is in a glassy state at temperatures below the glass transition temperature. The elongate shaft may be selectively heated and cooled to provide sufficient flexibility and retention during a medical procedure.
US08328786B2	Method of controlling a medication delivery system with a removable label containing instructions for setting medication delivery rate overlying a second label with patient instructions A method of controlling a medication delivery system is used to deliver medication to a patient. The system includes an electronic controller, at least one control button, a patient label, and a removable overlay label disposed on top of the patient label for controlling an amount of the medication to be delivered to the patient. The method comprises the steps of selecting the amount of the medication in accordance with a first set of explanatory indicia on the removable overlay label; locking the system such that the selected amount of the medication to be delivered to the patient is unable to be modified; removing the removable overlay label to reveal the patient label; and operating the system in accordance with a second set of explanatory indicia on the patient label.
US08328766B2	Medical needle safety devices A safety device for shielding the sharp tip of a medical needle has a needle mount which either directly supports a medical needle, or indirectly supports the needle for instance where the needle is provided as a part of a syringe. A sleeve is carried directly or indirectly on the needle mount and is slidably movable to a needle shielding position where the sleeve surrounds the needle sharp tip. A spring including forwardly projecting spring blades when sufficiently loaded acts on an internal conical surface of the sleeve to drive the sleeve to its shielding position and a locking mechanism then locks the sleeve in that position. A camming mechanism serves to load the spring blades in the course of the use of the safety device such that thereafter the interaction of the blades with the conical surface urges the sleeve to its shielding position, the camming mechanism being activated by movement of the sleeve to expose the needle for use.
US08328764B2	System for anchoring medical devices Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without the use of sutures or skin tapes. In particular embodiments, the anchor device can be adjusted to a folded condition so that subcutaneous anchors are partially rotated prior to removal from the skin penetration point.
US08328763B2	Clamp for a flexible tube, pump provided with means for opening such a clamp, and infusion kit provided with such a clamp The invention relates to a clamp (10) for a flexible tube, in particular an infusion tube, composed of a substantially U-shaped plastic band, the free end (111) of the first branch (11′) of the U being bent over, so as to form the head (11) of the clamp, to the free end (121) of the second branch, called the back (12), in such a way that, in the closed position, the free end (121) of the back (12) is situated resting under the free end (111) of the head (11), whereas, in the opened position, the free end (121) of the back (12) is situated at a distance above the free end (111) of the head (11), the clamp having a pair of openings (114, 134) to allow a flexible tube to extend through the clamp and be supported by the latter, and two opposite projections (113, 123) for obturating the flexible tube by compressing it when the clamp is in the closed position. The invention also relates to a pump provided with means for opening a clamp according to the invention, to an infusion kit provided with a clamp according to the invention, and to a combination of a pump according to the invention and an infusion kit according to the invention. According to the invention, locking means (112, 122) are provided in order to ensure that the head end (111) does not move away from the back end (121) when the clamp (10) is in the closed position.
US08328762B2	Catheter insertion device Embodiments of a catheter insertion device are discussed comprising: an approximately hollow cylindrical catheter sleeve, at whose distal end a catheter is attached; a needle sleeve with a hollow needle, which is attached thereto and which, when ready for use, extends through the catheter sleeve and the catheter, and; a needle protective element that is arranged inside the catheter sleeve while being able to move on the needle. Said needle protective element has an engaging section that engages with an engaging device, which is formed in the vicinity of the needle tip, when the hollow needle is withdrawn from the catheter sleeve. A check valve is placed inside the catheter sleeve between the catheter and the needle protective element. The hollow needle, when ready for use, extends through said check valve, and the check valve automatically closes once the needle is withdrawn.
US08328757B2	Bladder arrangement for microneedle-based drug delivery device A bladder arrangement is provided for a microneedle-based drug delivery device. The bladder arrangement includes a flexible membrane having an inner surface, an outer surface and an outer periphery. A bladder member, having a rigidity greater than the flexible membrane, includes an inner surface, an outer surface and an outer periphery. The inner surface of the flexible membrane and the inner surface of the bladder member define a chamber for receiving a drug therein. At least one microneedle is operatively connected to the bladder member. The at least one microneedle has an input and an output receivable within the individual. A valve operatively connects the input of the at least one microneedle and the chamber.
US08328756B2	Abdominal cavity balloon for preventing a patient's bleeding An abdominal cavity balloon for preventing a haemorrhage in a patient's pelvic region, comprising an inflatable balloon, wherein the balloon is provided with a smooth surface and with a strip that is flexurally stiff and formed to follow the balloon's shape for positioning the balloon.
US08328754B2	Activity sensing techniques for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a wearable infusion pump system can include a pump device having a drive system to dispense a medicine to a user, an activity sensor that detects a possible change in an activity level of the user, and a controller to activate the drive system to dispense the medicine to the user. The controller device can query the user to indicate whether a detected activity level of the user represents an actual change in the activity level of the user. The controller device can alter the medicine dispensing schedule based on the user indicated changes in activity level.
US08328751B2	Methods and apparatus for reducing localized circulatory system pressure The present invention is thus directed to methods and apparatus for decreasing pressure in a first portion of a vessel of the cardiac structure of a patient by implanting a shunt communicating with an area outside said first portion, whereby a volume of blood sufficient to reduce pressure in said first portion is released. Preferably, the first portion comprises the left ventricle and the pressure reduced is the end diastolic pressure, which is accomplished by having the shunt communicate with the left ventricle so a small volume of blood is released from the left ventricle to reduce the end diastolic pressure. Most preferably, the shunt selectively permits flow when a pressure differential between the left ventricle and another chamber of a heart above a threshold pressure, whereby shunting is prevented during left ventricular systole, or, alternatively, selectively permits flow when a pressure differential between the left ventricle and another chamber of a heart is between a lower threshold and a higher threshold, whereby shunting is again prevented during left ventricular systole. In certain embodiments a semi-passive check-valve is controlled and actuated by an external signal, either using a signal generated by an intra-corporeal electrical battery or an externally coupled energy source. In certain embodiments, the shunt has a pump with an input connected to the left ventricle, or other portion with excessive pressure, and an output connected to a volume of lower pressure. The preferred method of implanting the shunt to effect the present invention is by deploying a tubular element having two ends and a tissue affixation element disposed at each of said ends via a catheter, preferably, the fixation element is a shape retaining metallic material that returns to its original shape as part of the retention aspect of its function. In preferred embodiments of the apparatus, the tubular element is comprised of a biologically inert non-metallic material.
US08328737B2	Integrated lancing test strip with retractable lancet An integrated lancing test strip device includes a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and a test strip coupled to the lancet for analyzing body fluid. A retention mechanism acts as a detent to hold the lancet in a static position relative to the test strip before forming the incision. The retention mechanism is configured to release the lancet for retracting the lancet relative to the test strip to reduce smearing of body fluid by the lancet during collection of the fluid with the test strip. In one form, the retention mechanism includes breakable tabs that are broken to release the lancet, and the lancet is retracted via translational movement. The retention mechanism in another form includes one or more dimples that release the lancet when the lancet is retracted via rotational motion. In a further form, the entire integrated device is rotated to collect fluid.
US08328735B2	Analytical system for detecting an analyte in a body fluid and disposable integrated puncturing and analyzing element An analytical system for detecting an analyte in a body fluid comprises a disposable integrated puncturing and analyzing element and a reusable analytical system. The integrated element includes a puncturing element having a tip for generating a puncture wound in a body part and an elongated flat test strip having a top side and a bottom side. The integrated element is held in a holder such that, in a sample application position of the test strip, the top side of the test strip is facing upward. A sample application area for manual application of a drop exiting from the puncture wound of the body part is provided on the top side of the test strip such that, in the sample application position, the drop is applied to the sample application area from directly above.
US08328734B2	Urine meter with improved drain construction A urine meter is provided for use in a urine collection system. The urine meter includes a housing defining at least one fluid receptacle and having a concave upper wall having first and second ends and a central portion of reduced height. The housing defines first and second drain openings positioned adjacent respect ends of the upper wall. The housing also defines an inlet port extending through the central portion of the upper wall. A drain tube having a discharge end is positioned through the inlet port to direct fluid into the fluid receptacle. The drain tube has an internal surface having substantially no discontinuities. In one embodiment, the housing defines a centrally located first fluid receptacle and a second fluid receptacle which is positioned about the first fluid receptacle.
US08328727B2	Method and apparatus for assessing hemodynamic parameters within the circulatory system of a living subject An improved method and apparatus for non-invasively assessing one or more hemodynamic parameters associated with the circulatory system of a living organism. In one aspect, the invention comprises a method of measuring a hemodynamic parameter by measuring a non-calibrated value of the parameter non-invasively, and inducing a stress of the circulatory system while measuring a second parameter. The response of the circulatory system to the stress is determined directly from the subject, and a calibration function is derived from the response and applied to the non-calibrated measured value to produce a calibrated measure of the actual value of the hemodynamic parameter. Methods of using backscattered acoustic energy for determination of hemodynamic markers are also disclosed.
US08328724B2	Method for imaging intracavitary blood flow patterns Heart diseases are detected by producing a series of ultrasound images that depict the blood flow pattern in the left ventricle at successive phases of the cardiac cycle. The blood flow pattern images are produced by injecting a diluted contrast agent and tracking the contrast agent particles as they flow through the left ventricle by acquiring ultrasound images at a high frame rate.
US08328723B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasound probe 1, in which a plurality of transducer elements are arrayed and which converges and radiates an ultrasound on a patient and detects a reflection wave thereof, and images a tomogram of the patient, using the reflection wave, wherein an expansion detector 22 operates a difference between a radial component of a therapeutic converging beam of a movement amount of each part, and an integral amount integrated from the radial component, and extracts a tissue expansion generated at a part of the patient from the tomogram, and wherein the movement amount is calculated by performing a pattern matching between tomograms imaged with different frames.
US08328716B2	Retracting cannula A retracting two-piece cannula for distracting soft tissue from bone (e.g., the articular surface of a knee) to provide a surgical workspace for osteochondral repair. After inserting an outer cannula provided with a threaded outer surface into an incision (preferably widened by one or more dilators), the outer cannula is rotated to engage the threaded outer surface with the soft tissue to be distracted. An inner cannula is then inserted into the outer cannula and advanced until it contacts the articular surface. Further relative movement between the inner and outer cannulas causes the outer cannula to be drawn away from the articular surface, thereby retracting the soft tissue and establishing the workspace. The inner and outer cannula are then locked together to maintain the workspace, and an osteochondral core may be introduced through the inner cannula.
US08328715B2	Adaptor optical system for endoscopes and endoscope An optical system which can be detached and attached is constituted such that it is arranged at the object side of an objective optical system for endoscope in which an incidence pupil is arranged, and a middle image of the objective is formed at its inside, and in the arrangement state, the incidence pupil of the objective optical system for endoscope is relayed at a predetermined position which is more projected toward the utmost object side than a surface at the object side in the endoscope. (An incidence pupil which is conjugate with an incidence pupil is arranged at a position which is more projected toward the object side by a predetermined amount than a surface which is at the utmost object side in the endoscope).
US08328700B2	Resistance apparatus for exercise devices A resistance apparatus for use with exercise devices includes an axle and outer housing for rotatably mounting the axle therein. At least one inner housing includes an opening for receiving the axle therethrough so that the inner housing is fixably mounted on the axle. The inner housing is rotatably mounted inside the outer housing to permit rotation of the inner housing along with the axle within the outer housing. At least a first tensioned member is disposed within the inner housing. The first tensioned member includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the tensioned member engages an engagement area of the inner housing. The second end of the tensioned member engages an engagement area of the outer housing. The tensioned member creates a rotational restoring force between the inner housing and the outer housing.
US08328699B2	Exercising air footboard and buffer for air footboard An exercise step with air-cushioning legs. The exercise step (1) includes a plate-shaped panel (10), and air-cushioning legs (30). Each of the air-cushioning legs is provided under the panel to support the panel, and absorbs a load applied to the panel by air cushioning effect. The exercise step has a high air cushioning effect, thus protecting a user's knees from injury, allowing the user to exercise in comfort and safety, and minimizing noise generated during a cushioning operation. Further, the exercise step prevents the panel from being deformed due to a load applied to the panel.
US08328697B2	Device for changing load at any phase of movement A device for varying a load applied to a vertical axis comprises a basic burden capable of vertical movement, a hinge with a horizontal axis, a lever having an end coupled to the hinge and capable of rotating around the horizontal axis, and a revolving means (a roller or pinion) for revolving about an axis mounted on the basic burden and extending essentially parallel to the horizontal axis, wherein the lever freely leans against the revolving means. In embodiments, the device may preferably comprise a supplemental burden secured in the region of the other end of lever. The lever may consist of two parallel rods fixedly attached to each other and pivotable around a common axis, or the rods can be independent, pivotable around the corresponding axis. The device provides convenient changing the load in the positive and negative phases of movement. It's usable in fitness, or for other purposes.
US08328680B2	Method for controlling the operation of a motor vehicle A motor vehicle having a drive train and a motor unit which can be coupled to the drive train, and at least one electric machine. A freewheel mode is activated to increase the energy efficiency so that the motor vehicle is neither powered nor decelerated by the motor unit, thus allowing the wheels of the motor vehicle to essentially roll freely. In the freewheel mode, the electric machine is operated as a motor which introduces a freewheel mode pull torque to the drive train.
US08328664B2	Motion tackler A motion tackler for simulating an opponent during tackle training. The motion tackler has an elongated frame with a first side and a second side. A dummy module is attached to the first side of the elongated frame. A handle frame is attached to the second side of the elongated frame. A plurality of wheels are attached to the elongated frame. The motion tackler further has a resistance bar capable of engaging with the ground upon the dummy module being lifted.
US08328663B2	Golf club head An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. A back wall is also disclosed in the rear portion enclosing a portion of the rear portion to create an enclosed cavity. The cavity is defined by at least a rear surface of the striking face, an inner back wall surface, and the sole portion. A plug and a filler material is located within the enclosed cavity. The filler material surrounds the plug and is configured to hold the plug in place. The plug is lighter than the filler material.
US08328660B2	Muscle-back, with insert, iron type golf club head A muscle-back iron golf club head includes a blade-like upper mass, a muscle-like lower mass, a planar front surface, a top surface, a sole surface, a heel surface, a toe surface, and a rear surface having a first contour. A recess is in the rear surface, the recess having a first portion in the blade-like upper mass and a second portion in the muscle-like lower mass. An insert may be provided in the recess, and such insert may substantially fill the recess and may include a back surface having a second contour which is different from the first contour of the club head rear surface.
US08328658B2	Golf club with rails A golf club with a plurality of rails wherein the plurality of rails is capable of improving turf interaction for various turf conditions with various turf undulations is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a metal wood type golf club having a plurality of rails on its sole that is capable of changing the lie angle of the metal wood type golf club head by varying the combination of the rails on the sole that comes into contact with the ground to provide improved turf interaction for various types of lies.
US08328656B2	Golf club shaft with high balance point and golf club including same A golf club shaft having a weight distribution such that the balance point percentage is less than or equal to 44.50%. The weight distribution of the shaft allows for an increase in length and/or club head weight of a golf club while having a reduced impact on the swing weight.
US08328653B2	Object location and movement detection system and method A system and method for detecting object location and movement utilizes a first viewing area (40) observed by a first camera (42) cooperating with a light (43) and a second camera (44) cooperating with a light (45). A third camera (46) can be added to observe a second viewing area (47) encompassing the first viewing area (40). The first camera (42) acquires images at time spaced points (51) and (53) along a first trajectory line (55). The second camera (44) acquires images at time spaced points (52) and (54) along a second trajectory line (56). This information is combined to generate the 3-D trajectory line (50) of the object.
US08328640B2	Dynamic advertising system for interactive games The invention is a system for displaying objects within an interactive game program, in which, the objects can be added during the game program creation and afterwards. Additionally, a component within the game program itself updates these objects and communicates with a centralized server that manages and controls the objects through a number of utilities. One embodiment of the invention is a system providing dynamically changing advertisements within interactive video games. Additionally, a centralized server communicates with an internal Ad Engine to update interactive game ads without impeding on the game performance or affect the game play in any unintended way. Furthermore, the invention provides various management suites for interactive game program developers, game program publishers, and advertisers to update and manage the advertising objects within the game program.
US08328639B2	Method, apparatus, and program product for clustering entities in a persistent virtual environment Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that accesses coefficient vectors each of which represent an entity within a persistent virtual environment. Each accessed coefficient vector includes coefficients having coefficient values related to the represented entity. The coefficients represent a temporal profile of the entity in the persistent virtual environment. This aspect assigns a coefficient weight to at least one of the coefficients. and partitions the coefficient vectors responsive to the coefficient weight and at least one of the coefficients of each of the coefficient vectors into clusters. Finally, the technology presents a recommendation responsive to the clusters. Furthermore, a compatibility metric can be determined by comparing weighted coefficient vectors of two entities, and the compatibility metric can also be presented.
US08328631B2	Gaming system and method with multiple progressive award levels and a skill based determination of providing one of the progressive award levels A gaming system which includes a plurality of progressive awards in an MLP configuration. In a triggered bonus event, a player begins at the lowest progressive award level of the MLP and attempts to reach a higher progressive award level based on their decisions in the bonus event. If as a result of their play in the bonus event, a player is provided a progressive award other than the lowest level progressive award, one or more of the remaining lower level progressive awards (i.e., a progressive award associated with a lower level of the MLP than the provided progressive award) are shifted to account for the provided progressive award. The lowest level progressive award (which is temporality left vacant by the shifting of the remaining progressive awards) is reset to a set value, thus providing that the progressive award hierarchy is preserved regardless of which progressive award is provided to the player.
US08328627B2	Gaming machine with player predictable volatility A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. The gaming machine further comprises a selector applicable to a game feature where, upon a trigger condition occurring in a base game, a player is afforded an opportunity of predicting an outcome of the feature and, if the player's prediction is correct, a bonus is awarded to the player.
US08328626B2	Wagering game with progressive game triggered by multiple players A method of conducting a group wagering game that includes a special award that is attainable by players at a plurality of gaming machines. The method includes receiving wagers from players at the plurality of machines for playing individual wagering games. In response to a triggering condition that is associated with one of the machines, the group wagering game is presented including an opportunity to fulfill at least one of a plurality of victory conditions. In response to all of the plurality of victory conditions being fulfilled, the special award is awarded to the machine associated with a next triggering condition.
US08328616B1	Gaming system and method with award enhancing symbol A gaming system comprises at least one input device, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one memory device. The memory device stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to receive a wager to play a wagering game, display an array of symbols randomly selected from a plurality of possible symbols, trigger a bonus feature if the displayed array includes a bonus triggering outcome, and, in response to the displayed array including at least one bonus triggering symbol, change one or more of the symbols adjacent to the bonus triggering symbol to respective other symbols selected from the plurality of possible symbols, and awarding an enhanced award that is greater than a basic award resulting from the bonus feature and any winning combinations of the symbols in the displayed array. The basic award is otherwise provided when the at least one bonus triggering symbol is absent from the displayed array.
US08328611B2	Game program and game apparatus having objects that follow a line drawn by the player A game apparatus has a touch panel for designating an arbitrary position within a screen on which a plurality of moving objects are arranged. A CPU repetitively detects the position designated via the touch panel, draws a line along the detected positions on the screen, every time that the detected position is in contact with any object within the screen, aligns the object on the line every time that the detected position is in contact with any object on the screen, moves the object aligned on the line to a trailing end direction of the line at a velocity V1 with the drawn line erasing from a leading end at a velocity V2 (>V1) and executes clearing processing in a case that an array of the objects on the line satisfies a matching condition with a goal condition array before the leading end of the line catches up with the object on the line.
US08328604B2	Vacuum saw A carcass processing system is provided. The carcass processing system includes housing, a splitting arrangement for splitting a carcass, elongate members attached to the housing for loosening unpalatable materials from the carcass, and vacuum suction ports coupled to the housing for collecting the loosened unpalatable materials.
US08328603B2	Apparatus for stress shot peening of coil spring An apparatus for stress shot peening of a coil spring is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention is constructed such that coil springs, which are compressed and clamped by corresponding spring clamping units (20) facing each other, are rotated on their own axes and are simultaneously supplied into the shot room (10) for shot peening. Therefore, the present invention can markedly enhance the internal stress of the coil spring, compared to a coil spring treated by the conventional shot peening apparatus. Furthermore, in the present invention, because the coil springs are clamped by the corresponding spring clamping units facing each other and are simultaneously rotated and moved into the shot room for shot peening, various kinds of side load coil springs, as well as a typical cylindrical coil spring, can be evenly treated throughout the entire surface thereof by shot peening.
US08328602B2	Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for manufacturing the same, and magnetic recording medium The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for information recording medium, the method including: a lapping step of lapping a circular glass plate made of an alkali aluminosilicate glass; and a subsequent cerium oxide polishing step of polishing the circular glass plate with a slurry containing a cerium oxide abrasive, in which a difference (SiO2−Al2O3) obtained by subtracting an Al2O3 content from an SiO2 content in the alkali aluminosilicate glass is 62% by mole or less; and in which the method further includes: subsequently to the cerium oxide polishing step, a cleaning step of cleaning the circular glass plate with a cleaning liquid having a sulfuric acid concentration of 20% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less and a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less at a liquid temperature of 50° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower, and after the cleaning step, a finish polishing step of polishing a main surface of the circular glass plate with a slurry containing a colloidal silica abrasive.
US08328598B2	Elastic reinforced inframammary curve bra A contouring support bra made from soft stretchable cotton knit and light, and power-net support fabrics particularly suited for pregnant and nursing women for comfortably providing an alluring, lifted tear drop breast shape analogous to that provided by properly-fitted traditional underwire bra structures.
US08328582B1	Shortened adapter for light bulb sockets with miniature remote controller A shortened adapter for a light bulb socket with highly overlapped male and female parts with an insulating hand-ring that extends only partially over the external surface of the adapter's female threading so it fits into the unthreaded collar of a light bulb socket, thereby significantly reducing the light bulb displacement. The shortened adapter can respond to an incoming signal and control the output of a light bulb. A reversible ring on the insulating hand-ring can change the adapter from being a dimmer to being an on-off control. A mechanism is disclosed to reversibly lock the adapter onto a light bulb. A miniature remote controller to work with the adapter is provided that has many advantages because of its very small size and compact shape. Further, one such controller can control several lights and several such controllers can control a single light in arbitrary combinations selected by the user.
US08328577B1	Coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector suitable for assembly with one of a series of coaxial cables having one same specification and different wire outer diameters is disclosed to use a plastic bushing for compressing by a barrel to wrap about the coaxial cable and compress an inner tube against the aluminum foil and insulation spacer of the coaxial cable, protecting the coaxial cable against weather and extending the lifespan, an O-ring in a locating groove around a front neck of a body shell or on an annular rear contact face of a screw nut to seal the gap between the screw nut and the body shell, and a curved spring plate for stoppage between an annular front stop face of the body shell and an annular rear contact face of the screw nut for grounding to enhance signal transmission reliability.
US08328575B2	System for multiple connection of plug-in switchgear devices and switchgear device designed to be connected to said system A device for connection of multiple switchgear devices having a first connection plane including at least one plug-in socket for receiving a switchgear device pluggable in a plug-in direction. The device includes a second protection plane with a removable cover having at least one opening for the control means of a device to pass through. The removable cover also includes at least a first pressing area for pressing against a second pressing area of at least one switchgear device, pressing of the first pressing area on the second pressing area at the time the removable cover is positioned providing a holding force for the at least one switchgear device.
US08328570B2	Connector for coupling a handpiece to a dental treatment center A system for driving an electric handpiece in response to a pneumatic control signal may provide for fast interchange of handpieces, self-calibration and wide dynamic range of operation with precise speed control. The system may be incorporated into virtually any dental treatment center using traditional pneumatic drive handpieces, and a conversion kit may facilitate such conversion. The system may provide not only for controlling the speed and torque of a tool coupled to an electric drive handpiece responsive to a pneumatic control signal, it may also provide for coupling cooling air and treatment media, such as air and/or water to the handpiece. Coupling of a handpiece to an operating base of the system, including coupling of media lines and electrical connections may be made with a simple press and twist action using quick connection structure.
US08328565B2	Transceiver assembly having an improved receptacle connector A receptacle connector includes contacts having posts and contact tails extending from the posts. The contact tails are configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The contacts have mating sections extending from the posts. The mating sections are configured for mating with a mating connector. The contacts define signal contacts and ground contacts with the signal contacts arranged in pairs and the pairs of signal contacts being separated by at least one ground contact. The receptacle connector also includes a housing holding the signal and ground contacts in parallel at a predetermined pitch. The housing has a front and a rear with a cavity at the front being configured to receive the mating connector. The housing has walls defining channels that receive the signal and ground contacts. The channels holding the signal contacts have air pockets between the signal contacts such that the amount of air between adjacent signal contacts is greater than the amount of air between signal contacts and adjacent ground contacts.
US08328563B2	Electrocardiograph and blood pressure signals simulator System, methods, and apparatuses produce simulated human physiological waveforms such as electrocardiograph (ECG) and blood pressure signals where the microcontroller and/or digital-to-analog converters may be switched to a lower power-consuming state by programmable instructions and switched on in response to a programmable sleep timer.
US08328562B1	Motor programming tool A motor programming tool is disclosed for associating with a connection block of a motor and sending signals to a programmable controller of the motor, where the connection block includes a plurality of terminals coupled to the controller. The programming tool includes a tool body with an interface generally corresponding with the connection block of the motor, wiring operable to carry the signals, and a plurality of terminal connecting assemblies to associate with the motor terminals. In one embodiment, each connecting assembly includes a mounting element connected to end of the wiring and a plunger element shiftable relative to the mounting element while maintaining electrical connection therewith. Each plunger is biased toward an extended condition and is yieldably retracted inwardly relative thereto when the tool body is associated with the connection block. Embodiments of the programming tool also include circuitry connected to the wiring and including a time-delay relay element.
US08328560B2	Laparoscopic apparatus The present invention relates to a laparoscopic apparatus. In particular, it relates to an apparatus for the training of medical professionals, particularly those engaged in the field of laparoscopic surgery. The apparatus comprises a housing; an opening in the housing through which a laparoscopic tool can pass; retaining means in operative association with the opening and adapted to guide the laparoscopic tool through the opening, the retaining means providing resistance to movement of the laparoscopic tool. Accordingly, the present invention provides a realistic surgical experience by mimicking the sensation of carrying out surgical techniques on a patient.
US08328558B2	Chinese / English vocabulary learning tool In a method for teaching a vocabulary, a computer receives a user selection of a chapter from a plurality of chapters in a Chinese-English textbook, a user selection of a language in which to display questions in a user interface, wherein the language in which to display the questions is one of English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Pin Yin, and a user selection of a language in which to receive answers to the questions in the user interface, wherein the language in which to receive the answers is another of the one of English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Pin Yin. The computer determines a question including a vocabulary word in the chapter and in the language in which to display the questions. In response to receiving an answer to the question in the language in which to receive the answers, the computer determines if the answer is correct.
US08328552B2	Apparatus for cleaning a root canal system An endodontic tool is provided to facilitate the removal of the smear layer and to enhance deep lateral cleaning of a root canal system. The tool is comprised of a sonic or ultrasonically driven activator which is made from a strong, flexible, non-metallic, and non-cutting material. The activator can be smooth. A snap-on coupler is adapted to attach the tool to a driver via a snap on action and without the use of tools. The driver will vibrate, sonically or ultrasonically, the flexible activator within a root canal of a tooth. The tool can be provided with fluid passages which allow for irrigating reagents to be delivered through the activator and into the root canal space during endodontic procedures.
US08328531B2	Scroll compressor with three-step capacity control A scroll compressor comprises a first scroll member having a generally spiral wrap and a second scroll member having a generally spiral wrap. The generally spiral wraps interfit to define compression chambers. A pair of ports leads from the compression chambers. A pair of valves selectively blocks flow of refrigerant from the ports leaving the compression chambers. The valves selectively control the flow such that flow may pass from neither of the two ports, from both of the two ports, or from only one of the two ports to provide three levels of capacity control.
US08328529B2	System, method and apparatus for electrical submersible pump assembly with pump discharge head having an integrally formed discharge pressure port An electrical submersible pump assembly has a pump discharge head with an integrally formed pump discharge pressure port. The discharge head is mounted directly to the pump and couples the pump to production tubing. A static pressure port extends directly through the side wall of the discharge head. The pressure port includes a tubing connector for hydraulic tubing to run down to the gauge. Inside the discharge head, a flow limiter is located in the pressure port to stop the loss of fluid if there is a break in the tubing connector or hydraulic line. Alternatively, the discharge head may incorporate a venturi or other pressure drop structure to allow the fluid flow to be measured via a pressure drop across an orifice. The venturi may be configured as an insert to permit it to be replaced after it has become worn by abrasive flow.
US08328528B2	Double standing valve sucker rod pump A sucker rod pump with no travelling valve consisting of, from the bottom: hold down with pump inlet, lower standing valve, hollow coupling, upper standing valve suspended within the coupling, relief valve, hollow pump housing, solid piston within the housing, and barrel to clean and retain the piston in the housing. The piston attaches to and reciprocating with the rod string. Peripheral channels in the relief valve communicate between the coupling and the housing. A central channel in the relief valve communicates between the upper standing valve and the pump's outlets. The upstroke pulls fluid from the bottom of the well upward through the open lower standing valve, around the closed upper standing valve and into the housing chamber. The down stroke pushes fluid from the housing chamber past the closed lower standing valve and through the open upper standing valve to the pump's exit into the tubing.
US08328523B2	Synchronous torque balance in multiple pump systems The present invention provides a new and unique method and apparatus for operating and running multiple pumps in a system together at a substantially synchronous torque to achieve a desired setpoint. Each of the multiple pumps may be operated with a variable speed drive. The present invention may also take the form of the system having the multiple pumps with a system controller for operating and running the multiple pumps, a pump for operating and running in such a system, a system control module for such a system controller, as well as a pump control module for running and operating such a pump.
US08328517B2	Turbine airfoil cooling system with diffusion film cooling hole A cooling system for a turbine airfoil of a turbine engine having at least one diffusion film cooling hole positioned in an outer wall defining the turbine airfoil is disclosed. The diffusion film cooling hole includes a first section extending from an inner surface of the outer wall into the outer wall, a second section extending the first section toward an outer wall, and a third section extending from the second section and terminating at an outer surface of the outer wall. The diffusion film cooling hole may provide a metering capability together with diffusion sections that provide a larger film cooling hole breakout and footprint, which create better film coverage and yield better cooling of the turbine airfoil. The diffusion film cooling hole may provide a smooth transition, which allows the film cooling flow to diffuse better in the second and third sections of the diffusion film cooling hole.
US08328509B2	Turbomachine A turbomachine comprises a housing (71) defining a bearing cavity (71) and a turbine chamber (77a) separated by a first wall. A heat shield (72) is disposed between the first wall and the turbine wheel (77), a heat shield cavity (78) being defined between the first wall and the heat shield (72). The shaft (81) extends through a passage (85) defined at least in part by a first aperture (86) in said wall and a second aperture (87) in the heat shield (72). A first seal (88) is provided between the shaft (81) and said first aperture (86). The housing defines a first gas channel (79) communicating with the heat shield cavity (78) for connection to a pressure source for raising pressure within the heat shield cavity (78). A second channel (92) is provided between the heat shield cavity (78) and said passage (85), the second channel opening to said passage (85) on the opposite side of said first seal (88) to said bearing assembly (82). A second seal (89) is provided between the shaft (81) and said second aperture (87).
US08328504B2	Aeroengine drain assembly A gas turbine engine has a nacelle, a plurality of pipes and a drains assembly, the drains assembly including a drains mast that extends through the nacelle and provides an outlet for the pipes. The engine is characterised in that drains assembly has a connection block defining internal passages and is arranged to connect between the pipes and the drains mast. The connection block also has lateral connections to the pipes enabling the nacelle to have a lower profile; thereby reducing aerodynamic drag.
US08328502B2	Torque converter having stator with cast-in side plate A method for manufacturing a torque converter includes providing an outer race of a one way clutch, contacting the outer race with a side plate, and casting a stator housing together with the outer race and the side plate. A torque converter is also provided.
US08328500B2	System for controlling variable-geometry equipments of a turbomachine, particularly by articulated bellcranks A system for controlling at least two variable-geometry equipments of a turbomachine, in which the first equipment is a variable pitch stator blade stage of a compressor of a first core moving between a closed position at idle speed and an open position at high speed, and the second equipment is at least one bleed valve of a compressor of a second core moving between an open position at idle speed and a closed position at high speed, is disclosed. The actuator operates over a portion of its travel a first branch of an angle transmission member which actuates the first equipment and leaves this branch at rest on an abutment over the rest of its travel. The actuator operates the second equipment via a sliding junction member arranging a free travel in the actuation of said second equipment.
US08328497B2	Grain cart with container having a pivotable side wall extension panel A grain cart includes a wheel supported frame supporting a container having front and rear walls connected by an inclined left side wall and an inclined right side wall. An auger conveyor has a lower section having an inlet to receive grain from the container and an upper section pivotable between a storage position adjacent the container and an extended discharge position projecting laterally outwardly from the cart. A side wall extension panel is pivotally connected to the inclined right side wall of the container and is movable from a retracted position projecting above the right side wall and an inclined extended position projecting laterally outwardly from the right side wall beyond a right support wheel. A set of inclined brace members are pivotally connected to the extension panel and are adjustably connected to a corresponding set of horizontal tie members rigidly connecting the side walls of the container.
US08328496B2	Silo unloader A bottom unloader for conveying feed material from a silo is disclosed. The unloader may have a housing with a drive unit and discharge, a conveyor positioned in the trough of a silo and a rotating cutter arm. The bottom unloader may be equipped with heavy-duty hooks having a wide uniform forward profile to prevent breaking and clogging of the conveyor. The hooks may be arranged in a repeating sequence to optimize unloading. The silo trough may have a wide chamfered section to prevent bridging. A discharge cover may extend from the conveyor to cover the top of the trough within the silo. The discharge cover remains fixed to conveyor backbone and is removed from the silo with conveyor.
US08328486B2	Wheel retention nut A wheel retention nut includes a body having a front face and a rear face. A central bore with internal threads extends through the body. A first outer perimeter of a first diameter is positioned adjacent to the front face. The first outer perimeter defines a polygon adapted to receive a wrench. A second outer perimeter of a second diameter, which is larger than the first diameter, is positioned adjacent to the rear face. The second outer perimeter is sized to retain an eccentrically rotating wheel.
US08328483B2	Blind rivet There is provided a blind rivet (10) comprising an axially extending hollow tubular body (18) having a tail end face (22) at one end and a pre-formed radially enlarged flange (20) at the other end, together with a mandrel (30) having a stem (32) which extends co-axially though the body (18) and having enlarged head adjacent the tail end (22) of the body, the stem having a weakened region immediately adjacent the head, whereby the mandrel head having an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the body, usually by between 4% and 9%, and which has a uniform conical shoulder (38) extending between the outer diameter of the head and the stem (32), so as to exert a setting force having an axial component for compressing the rivet body axially and an angular component effecting conical deformation of the tail end radially.
US08328482B2	Hydraulic foundation bolt tensioner A tensioner for tensioning foundation bolts generally used in securing large utility towers is provided. The tensioner generally comprises a hollow outer body through which the foundation bolt can extend. The lower end of the body, which is adapted to abut onto the foundation surface from which the bolt extends, is provided with an opening allowing access to a foundation nut threaded onto the foundation bolt. The upper end of the outer body slidingly receives therein an inner body with which it defines an annular hydraulic piston, the inner body being configured with a seat portion for receiving and engaging a split nut mounted to the foundation bolt. Upon providing hydraulic fluid to the tensioner, the hydraulic piston urges the split nut, engaged to the foundation bolt, upwardly, thereby tensioning the foundation bolt. The load in the bolt is then maintained by threading down the foundation nut until it abuts onto the foundation surface.
US08328475B2	Cutting tool assembly including a release mechanism An arbor assembly for connecting a cutting tool to a power tool includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an end portion configured to couple to the cutting tool, and a plate surrounding a portion of the shaft adjacent to the end portion. The plate has a first surface configured to engage the cutting tool when the cutting tool is coupled to the shaft and a second surface substantially opposite the first surface. The plate is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the shaft. The arbor assembly also includes a wedge member positioned adjacent to the second surface of the plate and defining an opening to receive a portion of the shaft. The wedge member is movable relative to the plate from a first position, in which the plate is inhibited from moving along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion, to a second position, in which the plate is movable along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion.
US08328473B2	Drill and method of producing printed circuit board A drill in which no positional shift on a drilled hole and no irregularities on an internal wall are formed. A torsion angle of a shaving discharge groove of a drill is set in the range of 30 degrees to 50 degrees. In this manner, a positional shift of a through hole to be drilled can be reduced. In addition, shavings of the drill are properly discharged, and thus, drilling is not precluded by the shavings. Therefore, a printed wiring board having excellent electric connectivity and reliability can be obtained.
US08328470B2	Apparatus and method for ground improvement An apparatus and method for ground improvement includes a device having a plurality of tines extending downwardly from a top plate in a manner to achieve displacement of ground material downward and radially outward. The device is mechanically driven into the ground to achieve predetermined depths of penetration by the tines. The device is retracted and driven repeatedly to achieve densification. Optionally, voids made by the device can be filled with a flowable media.
US08328467B2	Powered sheave for node deployment and retrieval A method and apparatus for deploying a plurality of seismic sensor units into a water column is provided. In one embodiment, a marine vessel is provided. The marine vessel includes a node storage and handling system disposed on a deck of the vessel. The node storage and handling system comprises a cable handler positioned adjacent a workstation proximate to a stern of the vessel, a node storage rack positioned between a bow and the stern of the vessel, the workstation being substantially parallel to a length of the node storage rack, and at least a first conveyor and a second conveyor positioned between the node storage rack and the workstation, wherein one of the first conveyor or the second conveyor is vertically movable relative to the node storage rack.
US08328461B2	Non-bolted bridge parapet barrier Increased resistance to displacement of a barrier or barrier sections thereof in response to a lateral force without anchoring or bolting barrier sections together is achieved by providing an attachment arrangement near the top of an end of barrier sections which is capable of carrying a tensile force and developing that tensile force using a tightening bolt/nut arrangement located at deflection stops at lower corners of the barrier sections to develop a compressive force. The barrier sections are thus rigidly attached together such that a lateral force applied to one or more barrier sections is partially transferred to additional attached barrier sections effectively increasing the mass against which the lateral force is applied. The tightening bolt/nut arrangements are retained by and are captive to the respective barrier sections when barrier sections are disassembled from each other.
US08328459B2	Coupler for excavators A coupler for an excavator, the coupler comprising first and second recesses for receiving the pins of an attachment, a latching hook movable into and out of a latching state in which it closes the second pin-receiving recess, and a blocking bar movable into and out of a blocking state in which a portion of the blocking bar closes the first recess. The arrangement is such that, when the blocking bar is engaged in use by an attachment pin contained within the first recess, the action of the pin on the blocking bar urges the blocking bar into its blocking state. The blocking bar is further arranged so that, in the blocking state, it lies in the path of the latching hook and that, upon movement of the latching hook out of the latching state, the latching hook engages with the blocking bar to retain it in the blocking state.
US08328451B1	Dehydrated dentifrice and toothbrush A toothbrush has one or two part-spherical pockets formed in the brush surface. Balls or pellets of matching shape of dehydrated toothpaste are placed in the depressions, the brush is wetted and the pellets turn to a gel, ready for brushing. The pellets may be of various colors and flavors to entice children to brush their teeth and may be dispensed from a storage chamber carried in the tooth brush handle.
US08328446B2	Mechanical pencil A chuck unit (4) for grasping a writing lead (10) and a rotor (6) arranged to be movable in a direction of rotation and an axial direction within a body cylinder (1) are provided. First and second cam faces (6a) and (6b) are respectively formed at one end face and another end face of the rotor in the axial direction, and first and second fixed cam faces (13a) and (17a) are arranged on the body cylinder side to face the first and second cam faces respectively. The first cam face in the rotor is brought into abutment with and meshed with the first fixed cam face by retreat operation of the chuck unit under writing pressure, and the second cam face in the rotor is brought into abutment with and meshed with the second fixed cam face by releasing the writing pressure, so that the rotor rotates, whereby the writing lead also rotates.
US08328445B2	Package with a refill cartridge, a refill cartridge and an outer envelope A package with a refill cartridge for baton shaped products, such as lipsticks and face bases. The package comprises an outer envelope comprising a cap and a body portion, from the base of which the inner axial protrusion extends, and a refill cartridge to be fitted into the base of the outer envelope. The refill cartridge comprises two tubular walls that cooperated to raise and lower the baton-shaped product for the application to the user. The end of the second tubular wall of the cartridge is folded inwards and upwards so as to form a holding surface that receives the axial protrusion and keeps it motionless.
US08328444B2	Apparatus and method for printing on irregular surfaces An apparatus and method for presenting a substrate/print media having favorable surface conditions and optimum spatial orientation for printing purposes. The apparatus/method includes a mechanism for maintaining the substrate/print media in a substantially orthogonal spatial orientation relative to the direction of ink deposition, and a pressurization device for developing a pressure differential across a face surface of the substrate/print media such that positive pressure is applied to a surface opposing the face surface. The pressurization device provides a cushion of air to support the substrate/print media during ink deposition. The apparatus/method may further include a system for transporting the substrate/print media beneath or across a print head assembly for in-line printing on a mailpiece.
US08328439B2	Electronic dampening for a camera crane A camera platform may be stabilized by reducing or avoiding oscillating movement, when active stabilization systems are not used. A passive dampener resists the back driving of the motors used in the active stabilization system. This dampening or resistance to back driving the motors in turn dampens movement of the camera platform. Oscillations are reduced or avoided and the camera platform may return more quickly and smoothly to a level position. The dampener may be provided as an add-on or temporarily electrically switched in accessory. The dampener may include a circuit that connects the first and second motors of the active stabilization system in series, and connects the series output of the two motors to a variable resistor through a rectifier. A transistor may be with the variable resistor to provide for more linear adjusting and a more compact variable resistor.
US08328431B2	Coupling multiple conductor undersea optical cables to an undersea device with an isolated bypass conductive path across the undersea device A multiple conductor optical cable may be coupled to an undersea device, such as a cable joint, branching unit, or repeater, with one or more isolated bypass conductive paths being provided across the undersea device. At least one conductor may be terminated within a housing of the undersea device and at least one conductor may be coupled to a conductive bridge member that provides the isolated bypass conductive path across the device. Multiple conductor optical cables may be coupled to undersea devices in optical networks using independent power paths, for example, to deliver power to different powered components at different voltage potentials.
US08328413B2	Timepiece comprising a chronograph and a watch The timepiece includes a chronograph whose hands are driven by a first gear train (4), which in turn drives a first resonator (5) and a watch whose hands are driven by a second gear train (8) independent of the first gear train, wherein the second gear train in turn drives a second resonator (9). The first (4) and second (8) gear trains are driven from a single energy source (10).
US08328405B2	Independent control of light emitting diodes A light emitting apparatus includes multiple Light Emitting Diode (LED) device controller integrated circuits and multiple LEDs of same color, but of different electrical and/or optical characteristics. A respective LED is electrically connected to a respective LED device controller integrated circuit. The respective LED may also be mounted on the respective LED device controller integrated circuit. The LED device controller integrated circuits are configured to independently control a current and/or voltage that is provided to the LED that is electrically thereto, so as to compensate for the different electrical and/or optical characteristics of the LEDs of the same color.
US08328404B2	Display device A display device including: a display panel displaying an image; a light source unit supplying light to the display panel; a light guide including: an incidence plane facing the light source unit; an emission plane facing the display panel; and a light guide protrusion protruding in a direction perpendicular to a side of the light guide at an edge of the light guide; a reflection sheet arranged opposite to the surface of the emission plane of the light guide, and including a reflection protrusion protruding in a direction perpendicular to a side of the reflection sheet at an edge of the reflection sheet; and a supporting frame supporting an edge of the display panel, the light guide, and the reflection sheet, the supporting frame including: a light guide protrusion receiving groove receiving the light guide protrusion; and a reflection protrusion receiving groove receiving the reflection protrusion.
US08328383B2	Transparent container with image presentation arrangement A container includes a container body and an image presentation arrangement. The container body includes a solid base and a surrounding wall, wherein the solid base has a refraction face at a bottom face of the solid base and a viewing face at an outer surrounding face of the solid base to define a refraction angle between the refraction face and the viewing face. The image presentation arrangement includes one or more characters integrally formed at the refraction face of the solid base, wherein the virtual images of the characters are projected on the viewing surface by means of refraction for enhancing a decorative aesthetic appearance of the container body.
US08328382B2	Luminaire rotating frame clamping assembly A rotatable downlight frame assembly comprises a pan having a pivot aperture therein, a collar disposed in the pan for rotating in the pivot aperture, the collar having a trim aperture wall depending through the pan, the collar having one of a square, rectangular, non-circular, or asymmetrical trim opening for positioning of a lighting trim, the collar being rotatable relative to the pan through 360 degrees, at least one fastener passing through the collar, a tool-less fastener assembly, the tool-less assembly having one of a first position and a second position for tightening the collar at an angular position relative to the pan via frictional engagement, and the other of the first position and the second position allowing for pivotable motion, and, a lighting assembly positioned on the collar for pivotal movement with the collar.
US08328378B2	Package, light uniformization structure, and backlight module using same Provided are a package, a light uniformization structure, and a backlight module using same. The package helps improving uniformity of light and includes a multi-lateral transparent body, which has a top face and lateral faces, which are all planar surfaces. The transparent body has a bottom face in which a semispherical cavity is formed and extends inward into the body. With the package capped over a light-emitting diode with semispherical cavity set to correspond to the light-emitting diode, the light shape and the energy of light from the light-emitting diode is re-distribution and utilized by the package to thereby provide a light uniformization structure that shows high brightness, high performance, and high uniformity of light. One or a plurality of such light uniformization structures can be provided on a backlight module to enhance light uniformity for a displaying panel.
US08328377B1	Temporary and/or emergency lighting system with inflatable bearing structure In order to provide temporary lighting solution in sometimes extreme conditions, this application has improved upon a prior patent by specifically incorporating a stabilizing rod to protect against extremely high winds or other inclement weather as well as electrical circuitry to enable a sufficient cool down period prior to stowing the device.
US08328369B2	Projecting zoom lens and projection type display apparatus The projecting zoom lens includes, sequentially from its magnification side, a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a negative third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, a positive or negative fifth lens group, and a positive six lens group, while the reduction side of the projecting zoom lens is formed as a telecentric system. When the power of the zoom lens is varied, the first lens group and sixth lens group are fixed, while the second to fifth lens groups move. In such power varying operation, the movement of the third lens group advances from the magnification side to the reduction side as the zoom lens goes from the wide angle end toward the tele end.
US08328367B2	System and method for projecting onto an upper surface of a body of water A projection system for projecting light such as images or content upon a liquid surface such as a lake or pool surface. The system includes an agitation assembly selectively operable to agitate a portion of the upper surface of liquid to form a projection screen. The system includes a projector assembly projecting or focusing light onto the projection screen on the upper surface of the liquid. The liquid is translucent to light, but the projection screen on the upper surface reflects a portion of the projected light due to the agitation. The agitation assembly may include an aeration system with a distribution manifold and is positioned below the liquid surface and has outlets discharging gas into the liquid such that air bubbles for the screen. The manifold outlets may be provided at two or more depths, whereby two or more portions of the projection screen are generated at differing times.
US08328366B2	Projector, computer program product, and exposure adjusting method A projector includes: a projecting unit that projects a first image on a projection target area; an imaging unit that picks up a first pickup image of the projection target area during the projection of the first image and picks up a second pickup image of the projection target area during single-color image projection or during non-projection with automatic exposure; an imaging control unit that changes an exposure setting value on the basis of the first pickup image and an exposure setting value during the last imaging and causes the imaging unit to pick up an image of the projection target area during the projection of the first image at the exposure setting value after the change and regenerate the first pickup image; a first coordinate information generating unit that generates first coordinate information; and a second coordinate information generating unit that generates second coordinate information.
US08328359B2	Camera stabilizer A camera stabilizer includes a grip for cameras that provides for stability of the camera without a shoulder mount or shoulder mount harness. The current camera stabilizer attaches around the arm of the user then extends through a member roughly parallel to the forearm to a grip that is held by the user. The grip is attached to the member by a ball joint that allows free positioning of the grip relative to the member but may then be locked in position for use. The camera is then attached to the grip. This allows the user to stabilize the camera by holding the elbow closer to the torso, by resting the elbow on a steady object, or by simply flexing the wrist which applies tension to the member thereby providing a more stable grip on the camera and a resulting more stable picture. A kit is also disclosed that includes the camera stabilizer and a harness for tethering the camera stabilizer to a camera operator.
US08328354B2	Systems and methods for binocular vision diagnosis and treatment A device for at least one of diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision disorders is disclosed. The device comprises a portable, wearable viewing apparatus that includes a left eye electronic display and a right eye electronic display, a dual data channel input, wherein each data channel corresponds to a respective one of the left eye and right eye electronic displays, a left eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the left eye electronic display, and a right eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the right eye electronic display. The device also includes a controller in communication with the dual data channel input that renders a first image at the left eye electronic display and a second image at the right eye electronic display simultaneously, in which the first and second images are different, and a memory in communication with the controller configured to store at least one of a diagnosis image pattern and a treatment image pattern for said binocular vision disorders for display by the viewing apparatus.
US08328346B2	Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording method includes an image formation step of forming an image on a recording medium having an ink-receiving layer by ejecting an ink from an ink jet recording head and a humidification step of humidifying a gap between the recording head and the recording medium, in which in the image formation step, at least a cyan ink containing a specific dye and a magenta ink containing a specific dye are used.
US08328341B2	Ink jet recording ink, ink jet image-forming method and ink jet recording apparatus The invention provides an ink jet recording ink containing a self-dispersion pigment, to the surface of which an anionic functional group represented by the following general formula (I) has been bonded directly or through another atomic group, water, a water-soluble substance having a coefficient of hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity of 0.37 or more as defined by the following equation (A) and a water-soluble substance having a coefficient of hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity of 0.25 or less as defined by the equation (A), and having a surface tension of 34 mN/m or less. wherein M1 and M2 are, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, alkali metal, ammonium or organic ammonium; Coefficient of hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity=[(Water activity value of a 20% aqueous solution)−(Molar fraction of water in the 20% aqueous solution)]/[1−(Molar fraction of water in the 20% aqueous solution)] Equation (A)
US08328336B2	Inkjet printhead intergrated configured to minimize thermal losses Provided is an inkjet printhead integrated circuit that has a wafer substrate that has an ink passage, and a nozzle plate supported on the substrate by side walls to define an ink chamber supplied with ink via the ink passage. The nozzle plate has an ink ejection port corresponding to the ink chamber. A heater element is bonded to the nozzle plate inside the chamber for vaporising ink to generate a vapor bubble that ejects ink through the ejection port. The heater element is bonded to the nozzle plate with a low thermal product layer. The thermal product thermal product is less than 1495 Jm−2K−1s−1/2, the thermal product being (ρCk)1/2, where ρ is the density of the layer, C is specific heat of the layer and k is thermal conductivity of the layer.
US08328335B2	Liquid dispenser including sloped outlet opening wall A liquid dispenser is provided that includes a liquid supply channel, a liquid dispensing channel, and a liquid return channel. The liquid dispensing channel includes a wall. The wall includes a surface. A portion of the wall defines an outlet opening that includes a downstream edge relative to a direction of liquid flow through the liquid dispensing channel. The downstream edge is sloped relative to the surface of the wall of the liquid dispensing channel. A liquid is provided that flows from the liquid supply channel through the liquid dispensing channel to the liquid return channel. A liquid drop is caused to be ejected from the outlet opening of the liquid dispensing channel by selectively actuating a diverter member to divert a portion of the flowing liquid through the outlet opening of the liquid dispensing channel.
US08328333B2	Recording head and method for manufacturing the same One of an electric wiring substrate and a retaining member includes a section having an absorptance with respect to a laser beam, and the other one of the electric wiring substrate and the retaining member includes a section having a transmittance with respect to the laser beam. The electric wiring substrate and the retaining member are welded to each other by irradiation with a laser beam. At this time, the electric wiring substrate and the retaining member are welded to each other at least at a part of an outer peripheral section of the electric wiring substrate.
US08328330B2	Nozzle plate for improved post-bonding symmetry A nozzle plate for bonding to a chip for configuring a printhead of a printing device is disclosed. The chip comprises a plurality of energizing elements. The nozzle plate comprises a substrate layer, an adhesive layer and a plurality of nozzle holes perforated in the substrate layer and the adhesive layer. The each nozzle hole is capable of being associated with an energizing element of the plurality of energizing elements. The each nozzle hole comprises an asymmetric flow-feature configured by ablating at least a portion of a wall of the each nozzle hole prior to bonding the nozzle plate to the chip. The nozzle plate provides a substantially symmetrical flow-feature for the each nozzle hole on bonding to the chip.
US08328328B2	Device for mitigating the production/removal of particulate matter from a substrate/mailpiece envelope A registration device for use in combination with an array of print head nozzles and operative to deposit ink on a substrate material. The registration device is operative to maintain a prescribed separation distance between an array of print head nozzles and a substrate material during print operations and includes a registration surface which opposes a face surface of the substrate material and is textured to define a plurality of contact points. The contact points are substantially evenly distributed over, and engage, the face surface of the substrate material, to reduce the total surface area in contact with the substrate material and the particulate matter which may be shed from, and/or produced by frictional engagement with, the substrate material.
US08328324B2	Maintenance device for liquid ejection head A maintenance device that is mounted in a printer, which has a recording head including nozzles ejecting ink, and maintains the recording head is provided. The maintenance device includes a plurality of wipers capable of wiping a nozzle forming surface of the recording head, an electric motor that drives each of the wipers movably in a wiping direction, and a selecting portion. The selecting portion selects at least one of the wipers and causes the selected wiper to wipe the nozzle forming surface when the wiper moves in the wiping direction.
US08328309B2	Ink jet head and method of driving the same According to one embodiment, an ink jet head includes pressure chambers filled with liquid, nozzles discharging the liquid that is in the pressure chambers, actuators changing the capacity of the pressure chambers, and a processor. The processor repeatedly outputs a waveform voltage including an expansion pulse, a ground potential, a contraction pulse, and a ground potential in this order, as a driving voltage with respect to the actuators.
US08328304B2	Changing printmodes according to objective In one embodiment, a plot width for an image to be printed is determined. A carriage return time that is a function of the plot width and a first carriage speed in a first printmode is calculated. A change is made from the first printmode to a second printmode according to an objective if the carriage return time is less than a media advance time.
US08328288B2	Detent fitting for locking two vehicle parts A detent fitting for locking two vehicle parts comprises a first vehicle part, a second vehicle part which is arranged pivotably about a rotational axis with respect to the first fitting part and three locking pawls which are arranged displaceably on the first fitting part, the locking pawls being designed and provided to be brought into engagement with a toothing of the second fitting part for locking the first fitting part with respect to the second fitting part and to be brought out of engagement with the toothing of the second fitting part for releasing the locking. Each locking pawl is associated with a free-pivoting section on the second fitting part, the locking pawl interacting with the free-pivoting section when turning the second fitting part relative to the first fitting part and the free-pivoting section being designed and provided to prevent an engagement of the locking pawl with the toothing of the second fitting part in a predefined angular range. According to the invention it is provided that at least one of the free-pivoting sections (62, 66, 72; 811, 821, 831) is displaced in the axial and/or radial direction with regard to the rotational axis (A) with respect to the other free-pivoting sections (62, 66, 72; 811, 821, 831). In this way a detent fitting comprising three locking pawls is provided which comprises a larger pivoting range.
US08328278B2	Child positioning insert A child positioning insert including a frame with a first column and a second column, where the first and second columns are positioned vertically. The first column has a first guide and the second column has a second guide, where the first and second guides extend along a portion of the length of each column. A shoulder roll connects to the frame via the first column and the second column, so that the shoulder roll is perpendicular to the first column and the second column. The shoulder roll has a backing that connects to the first guide and to the second guide such that the backing can move vertically along the first and second guides. A head support member connects to the frame in a position above the frame and above the shoulder roll, so that the head support member includes a first support member to substantially prevent lateral motion of a person's head in a first direction and a second support member to substantially prevent lateral motion of the person's head in a second direction.
US08328277B2	Slide fastener element, cushion arrangement and vehicle seat A slide fastener element, cushion arrangement, vehicle seat or interior covering part. The slide fastener element includes a flexible, foamable lattice that is provided with a plurality of holes, and a plurality of slide fastener teeth secured directly to the lattice.
US08328273B2	Vehicle comprising a pane bonded to the bodywork A vehicle including at least one glass pane, bodywork, and at least one layer of viscoelastic material interposed between the glass pane and the bodywork.
US08328256B2	Folding reach extender A tool configured to grasp objects, and to expand and/or retract while holding the objects is disclosed herein. The tool can include a pair of handles disposed on a first end of an expandable assembly, such as a scissor like assembly. The pair of handles can be adapted to expand the expandable assembly when they are moved towards one another and retract the expandable assembly when they are moved away from one another. A gear assembly can be disposed on a second end of the expandable assembly. The tool can allow users to reach, grasp, move, and release remote objects.
US08328243B2	Marmon flange to spherical adapter A conduit coupling includes first and second conduits, an annular adapter and a clamp. The first conduit has an annular flange on an outer surface adjacent to a first end. The adapter is coupled to the outer surface of the first conduit and has an annular first engagement surface positioned adjacent to the flange and an annular second engagement surface that is spherical and convex. The second conduit has a flared end with an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface includes an adapter engagement surface that is spherical and concave and engageable with the second engagement surface. The outer surface includes a clamp engagement surface and the clamp includes a flared end engagement surface that is engageable with the clamp engagement surface. The clamp is configured to urge the flared end, adapter and annular flange together.
US08328235B2	Side-by-side vehicle The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to side-by-side all terrain vehicles having plural rows of seats.
US08328231B2	Side airbag device for vehicle seat A side airbag device for a vehicle seat comprises an inner connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, an outer connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, and a clip inserted in the respective clip holes of the inner and outer connection members and a clip-locking hole of a seat frame. The clip is inserted in the clip holes of the inner and outer connection members under a condition that the inner end portion of the inner connection member and the inner end portion of the outer connection member are overlapped on each other to allow the clip hole of the inner connection member and the clip hole of the outer connection member to be aligned with each other. The clip is locked to the clip-locking hole.
US08328228B2	Roof airbag apparatus for vehicle A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle may include an inflator generating pressurized gas, an airbag cushion provided between a roof of a vehicle body and a head-lining to expand downwards towards a passenger who may be sitting on a seat when the pressurized gas may be supplied to the airbag cushion from the inflator, and a support panel provided on a lower portion of the airbag cushion to contact and screen the passenger's face when the airbag cushion expands.
US08328220B1	Wheelchair foot support retention assembly and method A wheelchair foot support retention assembly and method are provided for preventing misplacement or loss of foot supports that may be removed from a wheelchair to facilitate a user entering or exiting the wheelchair. The assembly includes a wheelchair having a frame and a seat coupled to the frame. A receiver is coupled to the frame of the wheelchair and a foot support is detachably coupled to the receiver for selectively supporting a foot of a user seated on the seat of the wheelchair. A line is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end of the line is coupled to the frame of the wheelchair and the second end of the line is coupled to the foot support.
US08328218B2	Commuter vehicle Disclosed commuter vehicles include a chassis that includes a frame, opposed first and second steerable front wheels, a trailing rear wheel, and a linear-input steering mechanism for controlling an orientation of the first and second steerable front wheels. The commuter vehicles also include a drive-train for transmitting rotational motion and torque from a power-input source to rotational motion of the trailing rear wheel, and a body defining a cockpit and being supported by the chassis. An outer-most lateral dimension of the body corresponds to a maximum outer-most lateral dimension of the commuter vehicle. Embodiments of linear-input steering mechanisms compatible with commuter vehicles being so dimensioned as to fit through an open door are described.
US08328215B2	Wheelchair having pivoting backrest frame assembly A wheelchair comprises a base frame, a backrest frame and a hinge assembly. The base frame has first and second side frame members. The hinge assembly connects the backrest frame to a portion of the base frame for selective pivotal movement. The hinge assembly includes a locking mechanism configured to provide selective discrete locking positions of the backrest relative to the base frame. The locking mechanism includes a locking pin and a plurality of cooperating locking apertures. The locking pin is adapted to selectively engage one of the plurality of locking apertures to define a backrest angle relative to the base frame. One or more plugs are adapted to engage one or more of the plurality of locking apertures to prevent the locking pin from cooperating with the plugged locking aperture.
US08328214B2	Manpower-driven device with bi-directional input and constant directional rotation output The present invention is related to a manpower driven device being able to do particular bi-directional pedaling to provide constant directional output for driving the loading wheel train, wherein its pedaling direction is selected by the rider according to his/her operating statuses of the muscles and joints, or the same directional outputs of different speed ratios is made further through the different driving directional inputs.
US08328209B2	Wiggling freewheeled vehicle A wiggling freewheeled vehicle comprises a folding assembly disposed between a main frame and two carrying frames. The folding assembly includes a pivot movably disposed on the main frame, clasp members integrally formed on the carrying frames, and a fastener able to fix the clasp members. Wherein, the clasp members are pivotally engaged with each other at a place where the pivot could fitly penetrate. By wrapping the main frame in the clasp members that are fixed by the fastener, the vehicle is available for a smooth operation. Oppositely, by releasing the main frame from the clasp members, the vehicle could be folded or collapsed while bending the main frame. Moreover, the collapsed vehicle allows the main frame to be arranged tightly abreast the carrying frames for achieving a compact structure. Thus, the collapsed freewheeled vehicle contributes to a reduced dimension and is beneficial for transportation and storage.
US08328203B2	Sealing system for exhaust-gas lines A sealing system, in particular for sealing multiple part exhaust-gas lines for an internal combustion engine, has at least a first flange part (9) and a second flange part (11) guiding a flow of heat (5). The flange parts (9, 11) delimit a receiving space (33) for at least one sealing element (31) between them and adjoin one another. Each flange part forms an outwardly projecting annular flange (13) facing away from the flow of heat (5), and extending transversely with respect to the heat flow. Chambering of the receiving space (33) is formed for the sealing element (31) by an annular groove (45) open at the end face (17) of at least one flange part (11) and recessed axially into said end face (17). At least one covering element (47) is arranged in the annular groove (45) and provides thermal shielding for the sealing element (31) at least on its side facing the end face (17) of the flange part (11).
US08328199B2	Seal device A seal device has a magnetic force generator for generating a magnetic force in a vicinity of a shaft. A first magnetism transmission member for transmitting the magnetic force generator is disposed adjacent to one side of the magnetic force generator. A second magnetism transmission member for transmitting the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator is disposed adjacent to another side of the magnetic force generator. A slide bush is disposed and secured between an inner flange of the second magnetism transmission member and the shaft. A seal member for sliding relative to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, is accommodated in a sealing. And, a magnetic fluid is held between the shaft and the magnetism transmission member by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator.
US08328187B2	Sheet conveying apparatus executing orientation correction In a sheet conveying apparatus a first shape information that expresses at least a part of the outer shape of a sheet. An obtaining unit obtains second shape information that expresses at least the part of the outer shape of the sheet. A correction amount computing unit computes a correction amount of the sheet for correcting an image to be formed on the sheet and/or correcting the position and/or orientation of the sheet based on the first shape information and the second shape information. A correction amount computing unit computes a correction amount for correcting the position and/or orientation of the sheet relative to the conveying direction from the computed skew amount. A position and/or orientation correction unit corrects an image to be formed on the sheet and/or the position and/or orientation of the sheet, according to the computed correction amount.
US08328181B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming system A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit, a suction conveyance unit configured to convey an uppermost sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, a suction unit configured to adsorb the sheets onto the suction conveyance unit, and an adsorption completion detection unit. In the sheet feeding apparatus, when the tab-attached sheets are stacked on the sheet stacking unit and fed such that their tab portions are on the downstream side in a sheet feeding direction, the suction unit starts to adsorb the sheet in response to a sheet feeding signal, and the suction conveyance unit starts to convey the sheet immediately after the adsorption completion detection unit detects the completion of the adsorption. When the sheets other than the tab-attached sheets are fed, the suction unit previously adsorbs the sheet onto the suction conveyance unit, and the suction conveyance unit starts to convey the sheet in response to the sheet feeding signal.
US08328180B2	Image forming apparatus and paper feeding method thereof A paper feeding mechanism, an image forming apparatus employing the same and a paper feeding method thereof are disclosed. In an image forming apparatus capable of performing the printing operations at a particular printing operation that calls for a particular corresponding reference paper feeding speed, a reduction in the paper feeding noise may be achieved by providing a pickup roller operable at pickup/feeding speed that is slower than the reference feeding speed called for by the particular printing speed and a registration roller operable at the reference feeding speed. In addition, the pickup period at which the pickup roller picks up successive sheets of paper may be shortened to account for the slower operating speed of the pickup roller.

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