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US08525565B2	Family of multiplexer/flip-flops with enhanced testability A multibit combined multiplexer and flip-flop circuit has a plurality of bit circuits. Each bit circuit includes and input section, a flip-flop section and a per bit control section. The input sections have inputs for plural of input signals and corresponding input pass gates. The outputs of the input pass gates are connected to the input of the flip-flop section. Each per bit control section includes an inverter for each input terminal. There is a combined control section receiving a clock signal and a control signals for selection of only one of the input signals. The combined control section include a logical AND for each input signal combining the clock signal and the selection signal. The output of each logical AND is connected to the input of a corresponding inverter of each per bit control circuit. The input pass gate are controlled by a corresponding logical AND and said corresponding inverter.
US08525564B2	Charge-based phase locked loop charge pump Charge-based charge pumps are described which include a switchable capacitor configured for connection to a voltage source, a ground, and a charge pump output. A first pair of switches include a first switch configured to connect the switchable capacitor to ground and a second switch configured to connect the switchable capacitor to the voltage source. A second pair of switches include a third switch configured to connect a first node, between the switchable capacitor and ground, to the charge pump output, and a fourth switch configured to connect a second node, between the switchable capacitor and the voltage source, to the charge pump output. Locked loop designs, such as phase locked loops or delay locked loops, are described that include charge-based charge pumps.
US08525555B2	Power detector In a power detector, a comparator for detection receives an input signal and a reference voltage, and compares the input signal to the reference voltage around the switching time of active and inactive states of the output of the comparator in accordance with an output of an input switching signal generator. Except for the switching time, an input voltage for non-use of the comparator is inputs to the comparator for detection, and the differential inputs are fixed to the same potential. Therefore, aging reduction in the accuracy of power detection caused by BT degradation is effectively mitigated.
US08525552B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device having a plurality of standard cells for leakage current suppression A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes cells A-1, B-1, and C-1 that have the same logic. Cell B-1 has cell width W2 larger than a cell width of cell A-1, but gate length L1 of a MOS transistor is equal to that of cell A-1. Cell C-1 has cell width W2 equal to a cell width of cell B-1, but has a MOS transistor having large gate length L2. A circuit delay of cell C-1 becomes large as compared with that of cells A-1 and B-1, but leak current becomes small. Therefore, by replacing cell A-1 adjacent to a space area with cell B-1, and by replacing cell B-1 in a path having room in timing with cell C-1, for example, leak current can be suppressed without increasing a chip area.
US08525537B2	Method and apparatus for probe contacting There is provided a method and a device for accurately detecting the contact of a mechanical probe with a contact object. The contact detecting device comprises a mechanical probe movable for being in contact with a contacted object, a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam applied to the contacted object, a detector for detecting secondary particles or reflected particles from the contacted object, a calculating device which calculates, from a detection signal from the detector, a feature quantity of a shadow of the mechanical probe projected on the contacted object, and a control device which controls the operation of the mechanical probe. The calculating device calculates, as the feature quantity of the shadow of the mechanical probe, a shadow depth S(x, y), and obtains an evaluation value J(z), showing a distance between the contacted object and the mechanical probe, based on the shadow depth S(x, y).
US08525533B2	Conductivity detector for fluids A conductivity detector detects the electrical conductivity of a fluid under analysis for determining chemical or physical properties of the fluid that are related its electrical properties. Such conductivity detectors may find use in, for example, hemodialysis systems for analyzing the effectiveness of the hemodialysis treatment. In an aspect, to improve accuracy of the conductivity measurements, the detector utilizes four-wire resistance measurement methods. In another aspect, to avoid fouling or contamination of the electrodes, the detector utilizes capacitively-coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) methods so that the electrodes are physically unconnected to the fluid contained in a fluid chamber. In a possible further aspect, the fluid chamber may be a disposable component removable from the electrodes. The conductivity detector can include other features such as calibration circuits and features for electrically isolating the fluid under detection from the fluid in the rest of the system.
US08525525B2	Conductivity test jig, conductivity test apparatus having conductivity test jig, and a method of testing conductivity The conductivity test jig includes: a jig main body; a holding member; a conductivity test unit; a conductivity member; an air cylinder; a jig main body; and a second air cylinder. The jig main body has a hole for receiving the connector. The holding member holds the connector in the hole. The conductivity test unit is detachably attached to the connector. When the conductivity test unit moves close to the connector, the conductivity member is electrically connected to the terminals of the connector. The air cylinder makes the conductivity test unit contact the connector, and removes the conductivity test unit from the connector. The push-out member is interposed between the connector and the jig main body in an insertion direction of the connector in the hole. The second air cylinder moves the push-out member in the insertion direction.
US08525524B2	Multi-track detection system for detecting the appearance of electronic elements A multi-track detection system for detecting the appearance of electronic elements includes a rotary module, a feeding module, an unvibrated module, a detection module, and a classification module. The rotary module includes a hollow transparent rotary structure having at least two annular guiding areas on the top surface thereof, and the electronic elements are sequentially arranged on the two annular guiding area. The feeding module has two V-shaped feeding grooves for guiding the electronic elements. The unvibrated module includes an unvibrated guiding block having two V-shaped unvibrated guiding grooves respectively communicated with the two V-shaped feeding grooves and respectively corresponding to the two annular guiding areas. The electronic elements on the V-shaped feeding grooves are sequentially transmitted onto the two annular guiding areas through two V-shaped unvibrated guiding grooves, thus each electronic element can be detected by the detection module and classified by the classification module, respectively.
US08525509B2	Low cost simplified spectrum analyzer for magnetic head/media tester An electronic component tester characterizes electronic components such as magnetic head/media components measure performance parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio and overwrite evaluation. The electronic component tester has a tester process controller and a spectrum analyzer. The tester process controller generates calibration and control signals for the electronic component tester. The spectrum analyzer is in communication with electronic components such as magnetic head or media components to receive a response characterization signal resulting from a stimulus signal applied to the electronic components. The spectrum analyzer then determines a frequency spectrum of the response characterization signal. The spectrum analyzer is also in communication with the tester process controller for transferring the frequency spectrum to the tester process controller. The spectrum analyzer receives the calibration and control signals from the tester process controller for removing effects of an image frequency of the frequency spectrum and determining noise bandwidth of the frequency spectrum.
US08525505B2	PWM controller and control method for a DC-DC voltage converter A PWM controller and control method for a DC-DC voltage converter filter the high-frequency component of the voltage at the phase node between high-side and low-side elements of the voltage converter to generate a signal synchronous and in phase or out-of-phase with the inductor current of the voltage converter, to achieve a low-ripple output voltage and stable loop control.
US08525500B1	Control signal generation and power supply circuitry According to one configuration, a controller repeatedly loads a time delay circuit with a predetermined (count) value. The predetermined count value specifies an approximate time delay between activating and/or deactivating high side switch circuitry of one or more phases in the power supply. Based on passing of time as indicated by the time delay circuit, the controller generates control signals to control high side switch circuitry (of a same or different phase) in the power supply. The high side switch circuitry in one or more phases can be successively activated or spaced in time by an approximate amount of time as specified by the predetermined (count) value.
US08525497B2	Using offset cancellation circuit to mitigate beat-frequency oscillation of phase currents in a multiphase interleaved voltage regulator For a multiphase interleaved voltage regulator, an offset cancellation circuit is applied for each phase separately. The current loop gain of each phase is thus increased to mitigate the beat-frequency oscillation in phase currents when the beat frequency is below the bandwidth of the low-pass filter in the offset cancellation circuit, without introducing additional instability issue that is the drawback of increasing current-sensing gain.
US08525479B2	Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries A method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries. In some aspects, a battery charger includes a housing, at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal. The battery pack includes a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, with each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge. The controller is operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack at least in part based on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell.
US08525478B2	Power management circuit of rechargeable battery stack A system includes a sensing module and a switching module. The sensing module is configured to sense output voltages of first and second cells connected in series in a rechargeable battery stack. The switching module is configured to alternately connect a capacitance across the first cell and the second cell at a switching frequency when a difference in the output voltages is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The switching module is further configured to stop alternately connecting the capacitance when the difference is less than or equal to a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is greater than the second threshold.
US08525469B1	System and method using capacitors to power a camera having a motion sensor A method and apparatus relates to systems powered by energy stored in capacitors. The capacitors may be charged using any desired power source. In one example, a camera system uses a combination of solar panels and a capacitive network to power the camera system with minimal required maintenance.
US08525467B2	Phase delayed active motor damping to mitigate electric vehicle driveline oscillations An active motor damping system and method for dampening oscillations of a driveline in a vehicle includes generating a commanded torque indicative of an actual torque which would counteract the oscillations if delivered by a motor to the driveline. The commanded torque is adjusted as a function of a phase lag between the commanded torque and an actual torque which the motor would deliver in response to the commanded torque such that in response to the adjusted commanded torque the motor delivers the actual torque which counteracts the oscillations.
US08525464B2	Rotation detecting apparatus and rotation detecting system A rotation detecting apparatus for detecting a rotational state of a direct-current motor includes a driving device, a control device, an energization detecting device, an alternating-current component detecting device, and a rotational state detecting device. An impedance between brushes of the motor changes periodically in accordance with rotation of the motor. The alternating-current component detecting device detects change of an alternating-current component of electric current that is supplied to the motor based on an electrical quantity. The change of the alternating-current component is caused by change of the impedance caused in accordance with the rotation. The rotational state detecting device detects at least one of a rotation angle, a rotational direction, and a rotational speed of the motor based on a detection result of the alternating-current component detecting device.
US08525462B2	Automated shade control method and system An automated shade system comprises one or more motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use one or more algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures; shadow information; lighting and radiation information; ASHRAE clear sky algorithms; log information related to manual overrides; occupant preference information; motion information; real-time sky conditions; solar radiation on a building; a total foot-candle load on a structure; brightness overrides; actual and/or calculated BTU load; time-of-year information; and microclimate analysis.
US08525461B2	Motor control device There are provided a command speed calculation means (101) for outputting a command speed (ωr) from a base speed (ωb) and a ratio gain (α), reference speed generation means (108) calculating a reference speed (ωa) so as to follow the command speed (ωr) based on the command speed (ωr), control deviation calculation means (103) for outputting a control deviation (e) from a speed deviation (ωe) and a speed deviation correction value (ωec), speed control means (104) for outputting a compensation torque (τm) for decreasing the control deviation (e), speed deviation correction means (105) for calculating the speed deviation correction value (ωec) from at least the compensation torque (τm), command torque calculation means (107) for outputting a command torque (τr) from at least the compensation torque (τm) and ratio calculation means (102) for calculating the ratio gain (α) from the speed deviation (ωe).
US08525459B2	Code disk, optical encoder, and motor system An optical encoder includes a light source, a light sensor array, and a code disk having a data track and a commutation pattern. The commutation pattern includes first, second, and third commutation tracks, each including a series of apertures configured to allow light to continuously pass from the light source to a respective light sensor of the light sensor array as the series of apertures passes over the first light sensor. The relative positions of the first, second, and third commutation tracks correspond to a commutation sequence of a brushless motor.
US08525458B2	Brushless motor position detection device A brushless motor position detection device has a set of first Hall elements (main Hall ICs 18 for detecting magnetic pole positions) and a set of second Hall elements (sub-Hall ICs 19 for detecting magnetic pole positions) mounted on a plane facing a magnetic pole position detecting magnet 16 for detecting the position of a rotor 12. They are subjected to offset adjustment and are mounted in such a manner that the difference between the maximum value of the magnetic flux density at the mounting positions of the first Hall elements and the maximum value of the magnetic flux density at the mounting positions of the second Hall elements is held within a prescribed limit (mounted in such a manner as to have the offset of a prescribed machine angle in the circumferential direction) to bring the detection accuracy of the plurality of sets of the Hall elements into agreement.
US08525435B2	Circuit arrangement and method for controlling light emitting components In order to further develop a circuit arrangement and a method for controlling at least one light emitting component, to which a threshold current is applied, with the circuit arrangement being supplied with voltage by means of at least one supply element, and with the light emitting component being controlled by means of at least one switching element arranged between at least one current limiting element and the light emitting component using at least one switching controller, in such a way that the power efficiency is significantly increased in comparison to prior art, it is proposed that a maximum value of the current is provided by means of the current limiting element, and that the logical “1” of the data to be transmitted by means of the light emitting component is represented by periodic switching between the zero value of the current and the maximum value of the current supplied to the light emitting component.
US08525427B2	Light-emitting diode lamp The invention relates to electric lighting facilities powered from an external electrical network. The light-emitting diode lamp comprises a step-down voltage converter (1) made up of a chain of capacitors (2, 3, 4) connected in series, one of which is a power take-off capacitor (3) and is connected to at least one pair (5) of inverse-parallel connected light-emitting diodes (6, 7). The invention makes it possible to achieve extremely low electrical energy consumption for lighting, ensure optimum performance, and use the circuit for the additional function of supplying power to external users of, for example, mobile telephones.
US08525416B2	Process and device for controlling a plurality of LED assemblies of an automotive vehicle A process and a device for controlling a plurality of LED assemblies of an automotive vehicle, each LED assembly (Gi) executing a specific lighting/signalling function. The electrical power level (Pi) delivered by the electrical source is modulated according to distinct power levels (Pi) with relation to the function associated with each LED assembly (Gi) and temporary multiplexing is executed in order to successively transmit the distinct power levels (Pi) to the assemblies (Gi) over a multiplexing period (Tmux). Demultiplexing is effected and each distinct electrical power level (Pi) is selectively delivered to the LED assembly (Gi) concerned.
US08525415B2	Vehicular LED lamp monitoring/controlling system A vehicular LED lamp monitoring/controlling system includes a vehicular LED lamp having first and second LEDs. A selection/control unit is connected to and controls separate activation of the first and second LEDs and is connected to a malfunction detecting unit that detects operation of the first and second LEDs. The second LED is activated when the first LED operates abnormally. A power control unit can send a control signal to the selection/control unit to control luminance of each of the first and second LEDs. A vehicle speed monitoring unit connected to the power control unit reads a speed of a vehicle on which the vehicular LED lamp is mounted. When the vehicle is moving, the first or second LED provides normal luminance. When the vehicle is not moving, the first or second LED provides reduced luminance.
US08525411B1	Electrically heated planar cathode An electrically heated planar cathode for use in miniature x-ray tubes may be spiral design laser cut from a thin tantalum alloy ribbon foil (with grain stabilizing features). Bare ribbon is mounted to an aluminum nitride substrate in a manner that is puts the ribbon in minimal tension before it is machined into the spiral pattern. The spiral pattern can be optimized for electrical, thermal, and emission characteristics.
US08525407B2	Light source and device having the same Deterioration of the whole electroluminescence layer which is caused by moisture penetration through the electroluminescence layer because of a pinhole in an electrode is prevented. A plurality of island-shaped electroluminescence layers are provided. That is, an electroluminescence layer is divided into plural layers. In addition, the plurality of island-shaped electroluminescence layers are interposed between a pair of common electrodes. Accordingly, even when moisture penetrates into one of the island-shaped electroluminescence layers, moisture does not penetrate into another of the island-shaped electroluminescence layers.
US08525393B1	Bimaterial microelectromechanical system (MEMS) solar power generator A bimaterial microelectromechanical system (MEMS) solar power generator device converts radiant energy received from the sun, or other light source, into heat, which is then used to produce electricity through the piezoelectric effect. As the efficiency of piezoelectric materials can often reach up to 90%, the efficiency is greater than that of conventional solar cells.
US08525382B2	Electric motor having primary and auxiliary poles and brush gear A motor has a stator having a stator core and field windings. The brush gear includes a plurality of brushes, a rotor including a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a commutator fixed to the shaft adjacent the rotor core and rotor windings wound about teeth of the rotor core and connected to the commutator. The stator core has a yoke, 2P primary poles about which the field windings are wound, and 2P auxiliary poles. A control device controls the electrical connection of the field windings and the brushes so that 2P or 4P magnetic poles are selectively formed on the stator core when the field windings are electrified. P is an integer equal to or greater than 1.
US08525381B2	Rotor of electric motor and electric motor and ventilation fan and compressor Disclosed is a rotor for an electric motor in which permanent magnets can be arranged efficiently. A rotor of the electric motor according to the present invention comprises a rotor core constructed by punching out silicon steel lamination plates into a predetermined shape and laminating a predetermined number of the silicon steel lamination plates; a plurality of cavities provided on the rotor core; flat-shaped permanent magnets having a cross-sectional face made by a long side and a short side, inserted to the cavities; a chamfered portion formed on a portion of, among intersecting points of the long side and the short side of the permanent magnets, at least the intersecting point near an outer peripheral portion of the rotor core.
US08525378B2	Axial gap electrical machine An axial gap electrical machine employs unique architecture to (1) overcome critical limits in the air gap at high speeds, while maintaining high torque performance at low speeds, while synergistically providing a geometry that withstands meets critical force concentration within these machines, (2) provides arrangements for cooling said machines using either a Pelletier effect or air fins, (3) “windings” that are produced as ribbon or stampings or laminates, that may be in some cases be arranged to optimize conductor and magnetic core density within the machine. Arrangements are also proposed for mounting the machines as wheels of a vehicle, to provide ease of removing and installing said motor.
US08525360B2	Apparatus for generating electric power A power generator that can be utilized as a small facility of low capacitance. The power generator comprises a float that is placed on a surface of the sea, supporting members mounted on the float, and a movable member supported by the supporting members and can be movable by the swing motion of the float caused by waves.
US08525356B2	Wiring substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and semiconductor package A disclosed wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a recess formed on a surface of the insulating layer, and an alignment mark formed inside of the recess, wherein a face of the alignment mark is roughened, recessed from the surface of the insulating layer, and exposed from the recess.
US08525350B2	Fusible I/O interconnection systems and methods for flip-chip packaging involving substrate-mounted stud bumps A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with bond pads formed on a surface of the semiconductor die. A UBM is formed over the bond pads of the semiconductor die. A fusible layer is formed over the UBM. The fusible layer can be tin or tin alloy. A substrate has bond pads formed on a surface of the substrate. A plurality of stud bumps containing non-fusible material is formed over the bond pads on the substrate. Each stud bump includes a wire having a first end attached to the bond pad of the substrate and second end of uniform height electrically connected to the bond pad of the semiconductor die by reflowing the fusible layer or applying thermal compression bonding. An underfill material is deposited between the semiconductor die and substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and substrate.
US08525341B2	Printed circuit board having different sub-core layers and semicondutor package comprising the same Provided are a printed circuit board (PCB) and a semiconductor package including the same. The PCB includes a core layer having a stacked structure including at least a first layer made of a first material that has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a second layer made of a second material that has a second CTE different from the first CTE, an upper wiring layer disposed on a first surface of the core layer, and a lower wiring layer disposed on a second surface of the core layer opposite the first surface.
US08525338B2	Chip with sintered connections to package A microelectronic package and method of making same are provided. The package includes a substrate having first and second opposed surfaces, an edge surface extending therebetween, a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of conductive elements electrically connected with the terminals. The edge surface can be disposed at a periphery of the substrate or can be the edge surface of an aperture within the substrate. A microelectronic element has a front face and contacts thereon, with at least some of the contacts being adjacent to the edge surface of the substrate. A dielectric material overlies the edge surface of the substrate and defines a sloping surface between the front face of the microelectronic element and the substrate. A conductive matrix material defines a plurality of conductive interconnects extending along the sloping surface. The conductive interconnects electrically interconnect respective ones of the contacts with the conductive elements.
US08525332B2	Semiconductor device having semiconductor substrate, and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of electrode pads, a protective film covering the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and having an opening so that the electrode pad is exposed therethrough, a metal film formed on the electrode pad exposed through the opening, and a bump formed on the metal film. The metal film includes a plurality of grooves radially formed from the center thereof toward the periphery thereof.
US08525317B1	Integrated chip package having intermediate substrate with capacitor An integrated chip package includes at least one semiconductor chip. The at least one semiconductor chip includes a first surface and a second surface. The integrated chip package includes an intermediate substrate. The intermediate substrate is electrically coupled via conductive bumps to the first surface of the at least one semiconductor chip. The intermediate substrate includes at least one capacitor electrically coupled to the at least one semiconductor chip. The at least one capacitor includes a trench capacitor. The integrated chip package includes a package substrate. The package substrate includes a first surface electrically coupled to the intermediate substrate via a plurality of bonding wires.
US08525315B2	Semiconductor power module and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor power module according to the present invention includes a base member, a semiconductor power device having a surface and a rear surface with the rear surface bonded to the base member, a metal block, having a surface and a rear surface with the rear surface bonded to the surface of the semiconductor power device, uprighted from the surface of the semiconductor power device in a direction separating from the base member and employed as a wiring member for the semiconductor power device, and an external terminal bonded to the surface of the metal block for supplying power to the semiconductor power device through the metal block.
US08525313B2	Chip assembly with frequency extending device A chip assembly includes a chip, a paddle, an interface layer, a frequency extending device, and lands. The chip has contacts. The interface layer is disposed between the chip and the paddle. The frequency extending device has at least a conductive layer and a dielectric layer. The conductive layer has conductive traces. The frequency extending device is disposed adjacent to the side of the chip and overlying the paddle. The lands are disposed adjacent to the side of the paddle. The contacts are connected to the conductive traces. The conductive traces are connected to the lands. The frequency extending device is configured to reduce impedance discontinuity such that the impedance discontinuity produced by the frequency extending device is less than an impedance discontinuity that would be produced by bond wires each having a length greater than or substantially equal to the distance between the contacts and the lands.
US08525312B2	Area array quad flat no-lead (QFN) package A microelectronic assembly can include a microelectronic element and a lead frame having a first unit and a second unit overlying the first unit and assembled therewith. The first unit can have a first metal layer comprising a portion of the thickness of the lead frame and including terminals and first conductive elements extending away therefrom. The second unit can have a second metal layer comprising a portion of the thickness of the lead frame and including bond pads and second conductive elements extending away therefrom. The first and second units each can have an encapsulation supporting at least portions of the respective first and second conductive elements. At least some of the second conductive elements can overlie portions of corresponding ones of the first conductive elements and can be joined thereto. The microelectronic element can have contacts electrically connected with the bond pads of the lead frame.
US08525311B2	Lead frame for semiconductor device A lead frame for a semiconductor device has a die pad with a first major surface for receiving an semiconductor die and a connection bar that encircles the die pad. First lead fingers that project from the connection bar towards the die pad have proximal ends close to the die pad and distal ends connected to the connection bar. The proximal ends of the first lead fingers lie in a first plane. Second lead fingers that project from the connection bar towards the die pad have proximal ends close to the die pad and distal ends connected to the connection bar. The proximal ends of the second lead fingers lie in a second plane that is parallel and spaced from the first plane. An isolation frame is disposed between the proximal ends of the first and second lead fingers. The isolation frame separates but supports the proximal ends of the first and second lead fingers.
US08525291B2	Semiconductor device The cell size is reduced and device reliability is improved for a semiconductor device including plural transistors making up a multi-channel output circuit. In a multi-channel circuit configuration, a group of transistors having a common function of plural channels are surrounded by a common trench for insulated isolation from another group of transistors having another function. The collectors of mutually adjacent transistors on the high side are commonly connected to a VH power supply, whereas the emitters of mutually adjacent transistors on the low side are commonly connected to a GND power supply.
US08525282B2	Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device capable of making reduction in reflection at the interface between a light guide and an incident unit consistent with improvement in condensing efficiency by the light guide is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a substrate internally including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a condensing unit provided on an optical incident side of the substrate. A configuration satisfying relationships of \|N1\|<\|√∈×√μ\| and 0.63
US08525278B2	MEMS device having chip scale packaging A method and device having chip scale MEMS packaging is described. A first substrate includes a MEMS device and a second substrate includes an integrated circuit. The frontside of the first substrate is bonded to the backside of the second substrate. Thus, the second substrate provides a cavity to encase, protect or operate the MEMS device within. The bond may provide an electrical connection between the first and second substrate. In an embodiment, a through silicon via is used to carry the signals from the first substrate to an I/O connection on the frontside of the second substrate.
US08525273B2	Integrated circuit devices including device isolation structures and methods of fabricating the same An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having adjacent first and second regions, and a device isolation structure in the substrate between the first and second regions. The first and second regions of the substrate may respectively include transistors configured to be driven at different operational voltages, and the device isolation structure may electrically separates the transistors of the first region from the transistors of the second region. The device isolation structure includes outer portions immediately adjacent to the first and second regions and an inner portion therebetween. The outer portions of the device isolation structure comprise a material having an etching selectivity with respect to that of the inner portion. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.
US08525270B2	Structures and methods to stop contact metal from extruding into replacement gates The methods and structures described are used to prevent protrusion of contact metal (such as W) horizontally into gate stacks of neighboring devices to affect the work functions of these neighboring devices. The metal gate under contact plugs that are adjacent to devices and share the (or are connected to) metal gate is defined and lined with a work function layer that has good step coverage to prevent contact metal from extruding into gate stacks of neighboring devices. Only modification to the mask layout for the photomask(s) used for removing dummy polysilicon is involved. No additional lithographical operation or mask is needed. Therefore, no modification to the manufacturing processes or additional substrate processing steps (or operations) is involved or required. The benefits of using the methods and structures described above may include increased device yield and performance.
US08525264B1	Photonic modulator with a semiconductor contact A semiconductor structure includes a photonic modulator and a field effect transistor on a same substrate. The photonic modulator includes a modulator semiconductor structure and a semiconductor contact structure employing a same semiconductor material as a gate electrode of a field effect transistor. The modulator semiconductor structure includes a lateral p-n junction, and the semiconductor contact structure includes another lateral p-n junction. To form this semiconductor structure, the modulator semiconductor structure in the shape of a waveguide and an active region of a field effect transistor region can be patterned in a semiconductor substrate. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the modulator semiconductor structure and the active region, and is subsequently removed from the modulator semiconductor structure. A semiconductor material layer is deposited, patterned, and doped with patterns to form a gate electrode for the field effect transistor and the semiconductor contact structure for the waveguide.
US08525261B2	Semiconductor device having a split gate and a super-junction structure A semiconductor device comprises a source region, a drain region, and a drift region between the source and drain regions. A split gate is disposed over a portion of the drift region, and between the source and drain regions. The split gate includes first and second gate electrodes separated by a gate oxide layer. A super-junction structure is disposed within the drift region between the gate and the drain region.
US08525259B2	Semiconductor device The invention prevents a source-drain breakdown voltage of a DMOS transistor from decreasing due to dielectric breakdown in a portion of a N type drift layer having high concentration formed in an active region near field oxide film corner portions surrounding an gate width end portion. The field oxide film corner portions are disposed on the outside of the gate width end portion so as to be further away from a P type body layer formed in the gate width end portion by forming the active region wider on the outside of the gate width end portion than in a gate width center portion. By this, the N type drift layer having high concentration near the field oxide film corner portions are disposed further away from the P type body layer without increasing the device area.
US08525255B2	Trench MOSFET with trenched floating gates having thick trench bottom oxide as termination A power semiconductor power device having composite trench bottom oxide and multiple trench floating gates is disclosed. The gate charge is reduced by forming a pad oxide surrounding a HDP oxide on trench bottom. The multiple trenched floating gates are applied in termination for saving body mask.
US08525252B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor region, a tunnel insulator provided above the semiconductor region, a charge storage insulator provided above the tunnel insulator, a block insulator provided above the charge storage insulator, a control gate electrode provided above the block insulator, and an interface region including a metal element, the interface region being provided at one interface selected from between the semiconductor region and the tunnel insulator, the tunnel insulator and the charge storage insulator, the charge storage insulator and the block insulator, and the block insulator and the control gate electrode.
US08525247B2	Non-volatile memory device having variable resistance element A non-volatile memory device includes a lower molding layer, a horizontal interconnection line on the lower molding layer, an upper molding layer on the horizontal interconnection line, pillars extending vertically through the upper molding layer, the horizontal interconnection line, and the lower molding layer, and a buffer layer interposed between the pillars and the molding layers. The device also includes variable resistance material and a diode layer interposed between the pillars and the horizontal interconnection line.
US08525243B2	Single gate semiconductor device A semiconductor device has a gate multiple doping regions on both sides of the gate. The gate can be shared by a transistor and a capacitor.
US08525239B2	Semiconductor device and method for driving same The present invention is directed to an MIS type semiconductor device, including a channel layer between a semiconductor body region and a gate insulating film, the channel layer having an opposite semiconductor polarity to that of the semiconductor body region. Since Vfb of the semiconductor device is equivalent to or less than a gate rated voltage Vgcc− of the semiconductor device with respect to an OFF-polarity, density of carrier charge that is induced near the surface of the semiconductor body region is kept at a predetermined amount or less with a guaranteed range of operation of the semiconductor device.
US08525238B2	Semiconductor device production method and semiconductor device A semiconductor device production method includes: forming a semiconductor region including a first region, a second region connecting with the first region and having a width smaller than that of the first region, and a third region connecting with the second region and having a width smaller than that of the second region; forming a gate electrode including a first part crossing the third region and a second part extending from the first part across the first region; forming a side wall insulation film on the gate electrode to cover part of the second region while exposing the remaining part of the second region; implanting a second conductivity type impurity into the first region and the remaining part of the second region; performing heat treatment; removing part of the side wall insulation film, and forming a silicide layer on the first region and the remaining part of the second region.
US08525227B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a semiconductor device including a base substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the base substrate and having a mesa protrusion including a receiving groove; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the semiconductor layer, the source electrode having a source leg and the drain electrode having a drain leg; and a gate electrode insulated from the source electrode and the drain electrode and having a recess part received into the receiving groove. The mesa protrusion has a superlattice structure including at least one trench at an interface between the mesa protrusion and the source electrode and between the mesa protrusion and the drain electrode, respectively, and the source leg and the drain leg are received in the trench.
US08525222B2	Process for forming a planar diode using one mask A planar diode and method of making the same employing only one mask. The diode is formed by coating a substrate with an oxide, removing a central portion of the oxide to define a window through which dopants are diffused. The substrate is given a Ni/Au plating to provide ohmic contact surfaces, and the oxide on the periphery of the window is coated with a polyimide passivating agent overlying the P/N junction.
US08525221B2	LED with improved injection efficiency A light emitting device and method for making the same is disclosed. The light-emitting device includes an active layer sandwiched between a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer. The active layer emits lights when holes from the p-type semiconductor layer combine with electrons from the n-type semiconductor layer therein. The active layer includes a number of sub-layers and has a plurality of pits in which the side surfaces of a plurality of the sub-layers are in contact with the p-type semiconductor material such that holes from the p-type semiconductor material are injected into those sub-layers through the exposed side surfaces without passing through another sub-layer. The pits can be formed by utilizing dislocations in the n-type semiconductor layer and etching the active layer using an etching atmosphere in the same chamber used to deposit the semiconductor layers without removing the partially fabricated device.
US08525220B2	Light emitting diode with improved structure Disclosed is a light emitting diode (LED) with an improved structure. The LED comprises an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer and an active layer interposed between the N-type and P-type semiconductor layers. The P-type compound semiconductor layer has a laminated structure comprising a P-type clad layer positioned on the active layer, a hole injection layer positioned on the P-type clad layer, and a P-type contact layer positioned on the hole injection layer. Accordingly, holes are more smoothly injected into the active layer from the P-type semiconductor layer, thereby improving the recombination rate of electrons and holes.
US08525214B2	Semiconductor chip assembly with post/base heat spreader with thermal via A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace, an adhesive and a support layer. The heat spreader includes a post, a base, an underlayer and a thermal via. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the conductive trace and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The post extends upwardly from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the base extends laterally from the post, the support layer is sandwiched between the base and the underlayer and the thermal via extends from the base through the support layer to the underlayer. The conductive trace provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
US08525213B2	Light emitting device having multiple cavities and light unit having the same A light emitting device and a light unit including the same are provided. The light emitting device includes a body, a first cavity disposed at a center of the body, the first cavity having an open upper side, a second cavity disposed around an upper portion of the body, the second cavity being spaced from the first cavity, first and second lead electrodes disposed within the first cavity, a light emitting chip disposed on at least one of the first and second lead electrodes, and a first molding member in the first cavity. The second cavity has an upper width greater than a lower width thereof and a side surface of the second cavity is formed of a vertical side surface with respect to a top surface of the body.
US08525199B2	Solid-state image capturing device, method for manufacturing the same and electronic information device In a solid-state image capturing device having the locations of photodiodes in each pixel unit to be different according to a sequence, the light receiving sensitivity and the luminance shading characteristic are improved. A circumferential portion of a microlens 12 which is arranged above a corresponding photodiode 11 is formed so as to overlap an adjacent microlens 12 thereto, and the locations of microlenses 12 in each pixel unit are different according to a sequence. Light of an image that is incident upon each of the microlenses 12 is incident upon approximately the same portion (e.g., central portion) of each of the respective photodiodes 11.
US08525197B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and a light emitting part provided therebetween. The light emitting part includes a plurality of light emitting layers. Each of the light emitting layers includes a well layer region and a non-well layer region which is juxtaposed with the well layer region in a plane perpendicular to a first direction from the n-type semiconductor layer towards the p-type semiconductor layer. Each of the well layer regions has a common An In composition ratio. Each of the well layer regions includes a portion having a width in a direction perpendicular to the first direction of 50 nanometers or more.
US08525193B2	Layered structure for use with high power light emitting diode systems A layered structure for use with a high power light emitting diode system comprises an electrically insulating intermediate layer interconnecting a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer, the intermediate layer, and the bottom layer form an at least semi-flexible elongate member having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The at least semi-flexible elongate member is bendable laterally proximate the plurality of positions spaced along the longitudinal axis to a radius of at least 6 inches, twistable relative to its longitudinal axis up to 10 degrees per inch, and bendable to conform to localized heat sink surface flatness variations having a radius of at least 1 inch. The top layer is pre-populated with electrical components for high wattage, the electrical components including at least one high wattage light emitting diode at least 1.0 Watt per 0.8 inch squared.
US08525184B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same There are provided a semiconductor device that includes a bypass protection unit against surge voltage or the like, achieves good withstand voltage characteristics and low on-resistance (low On-state voltage), has a simple structure, and is used for large-current purpose and a method for producing the semiconductor device.In the present invention, the semiconductor device includes an n+-type GaN substrate 1 having a GaN layer that is in ohmic contact with a supporting substrate, a FET having an n−-type GaN drift layer 2 in a first region R1, and an SBD having an anode electrode in a second region R2, the anode electrode being in Schottky contact with the d−-type GaN drift layer 2. The FET and the SBD are arranged in parallel. A drain electrode D of the FET and a cathode electrode C of the SBD are formed on the back of the n+-type GaN substrate 1.
US08525177B2	Liquid crystal display device and semiconductor device By increasing an interval between electrodes which drives liquid crystals, a gradient of an electric field applied between the electrodes can be controlled and an optimal electric field can be applied between the electrodes. The invention includes a first electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating film formed over the substrate and the first electrode, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor film in which a source, a channel region, and a drain are formed over the insulating film, a second electrode located over the semiconductor film and the first electrode and including first opening patterns, and liquid crystals provided over the second electrode.
US08525176B2	Thin film transistor, display device using the same, and thin film transistor manufacturing method A TFT includes a supporting substrate, a gate electrode formed on the supporting substrate, a gate insulation film formed on the substrate so as to cover the gate electrode, a first semiconductor layer formed across from the gate electrode with respect to the gate insulation film, a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and having a first thickness and a second thickness which is greater than the first thickness, an ohmic contact layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the ohmic contact layer, spacing apart with each other.
US08525175B2	Electronic device having an isolating element and display apparatus including the electronic device An electronic device includes: multiple electronic elements each including a semiconductor film; and an element isolation region provided between adjacent ones of the multiple electronic elements, the element isolation region including a semiconductor film having a bandgap of 1.95 eV or more, an insulating film, and an element isolation electrode, the element isolation electrode being an electrode which is separated from the semiconductor film of the element isolation region by the insulating film and is applied with a voltage so as to increase a resistance of the semiconductor film of the element isolation region, to thereby electrically isolate the multiple electronic elements from one another.
US08525174B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting display device constructed with an active layer of a thin film transistor formed on a substrate; a gate electrode including a first transparent conductive layer and a first metal layer formed on the active layer and a first insulating layer, source and drain electrodes including a second metal layer connected to the active layer through a contact hole formed in the second insulating layer, a third metal layer formed on the second metal layer, and a second transparent conductive layer formed on the third metal layer, formed on the gate electrode and a second insulating layer, a pixel electrode including the first transparent conductive layer, the third metal layer, and the second transparent conductive layer formed on the first insulating layer; and an intermediate layer disposed on the pixel electrode.
US08525170B2	Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof Off current of a thin film transistor is reduced, and on current of the thin film transistor is increased, and variation in electric characteristics is reduced. As a structure of semiconductor layers which form a channel formation region of a thin film transistor, a first semiconductor layer including a plurality of crystalline regions is provided on a gate insulating layer side; a second semiconductor layer having an amorphous structure is provided on a source region and drain region side; an insulating layer with a thickness small enough to allow carrier travel is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer is in contact with the gate insulating layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on an opposite side to a face of the first semiconductor layer which is in contact with the gate insulating layer.
US08525161B2	Organic light emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting display apparatus comprises an active layer, a gate electrode, a pixel electrode, source and drain electrodes, an intermediate layer, and an opposite electrode. The gate electrode includes: a first insulating layer; first, second and third conductive layers; a fourth conductive layer protecting the third conductive layer; and a fifth conductive layer. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second and a third electrode layer, a fourth electrode layer protecting the third electrode layer, and a fifth electrode layer. A second insulating layer is disposed between the source and drain electrodes. The intermediate layer is disposed between the opposite electrode and the pixel electrode, and prevents damage to the pixel electrode during the manufacturing process.
US08525160B2	Organic light emitting device An organic light-emitting device including a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode; an emission layer; a first electron transport layer; a second electron transport layer; a third electron transport layer; and a hole transport layer, wherein the first electron transporting material has an electron mobility smaller than an electron mobility of the second electron transporting material at an electric field of 800 to 1000 V/cm, the second electron transporting material and the third electron transporting material each independently have an electron mobility of about 10−8 to about 10 cm2/V·s at an electric field of 800 to 1000 V/cm, and the third electron transport layer has an electron injection barrier of about 0.2 eV or less at an interface between the third electron transport layer and the second electrode.
US08525159B2	Organic light emitting element An organic light emitting element includes a pair of electrodes at least one of which has visible light transmittance; and an organic EL layer provided between the pair of electrodes. The organic EL layer includes at least an organic light emitting layer that emits light when a voltage is applied between the pair of electrodes. The organic light emitting layer includes an electron transport host material; and at least first and second guest materials. Each of the first and second guest materials has an emission peak in a blue to blue-green color region. The electron transport host material has an ionization potential (IPH) and an electron affinity (AFH), and the first guest material has an ionization potential (IPG1) and an electron affinity (AFG1) that satisfy Expression (1): IPH≦IPG1 and AFH
US08525148B2	Solid state lighting devices without converter materials and associated methods of manufacturing Solid state lighting devices that can produce white light without a phosphor are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state lighting device includes a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material spaced apart from the first semiconductor material, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials. The active region includes a first sub-region having a first center wavelength and a second sub-region having a second center wavelength different from the first center wavelength.
US08525146B2	Electrical circuit component An electrical circuit component includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and a negative differential resistance (NDR) material. The first electrode and the plurality of second electrodes are connected to the NDR material and the NDR material is to electrically connect the first electrode to one of the plurality of second electrodes when a sufficient voltage is applied between the first electrode and the one of the plurality of second electrodes through the NDR material.
US08525139B2	Method and apparatus of halogen removal A wafer is provided into an entrance load lock chamber. A vacuum is created in the entrance load lock chamber. The wafer is transported to a processing tool. The wafer is processed in a process chamber to provide a processed wafer, wherein the processing forms halogen residue. A degas step is provided in the process chamber after processing the wafer. The processed wafer is transferred into a degas chamber. The processed wafer is treated in the degas chamber with UV light and a flow of gas comprising at least one of ozone, oxygen, or H2O. The flow of gas is stopped. The UV light is stopped. The processed wafer is removed from the degas chamber.
US08525137B2	Method for creating S/TEM sample and sample structure An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. A novel sample structure and a novel use of a milling pattern allow the creation of S/TEM samples as thin as 50 nm without significant bowing or warping. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis.
US08525134B2	Lithography system A maskless lithography system for transferring a pattern onto the surface of a target. At least one beam generator for generating a plurality of beamlets. A plurality of modulators modulate the magnitude of a beamlet, and a control unit controls of the modulators. The control unit generates and delivers pattern data to the modulators for controlling the magnitude of each individual beamlet. The control unit includes at least one data storage for storing the pattern data, at least one readout unit for reading out the data from the data storage, at least one data converter for converting the data that is read out from the data storage into at least one modulated light beam, and at least one optical transmitter for transmitting the at least one modulated light beam to the modulation modulators.
US08525130B2	Method for measuring biological contamination of sea water desalination facility and system thereof The present invention relates to a method for measuring degree of biological contamination in a sea water desalination facility, and is characterized by comprising the following steps of: a) collecting any one selected from a group consisting of raw sea water flowing into the sea water desalination facility, pre-treated water prepared by pre-treating the raw sea water, product water (permeate) produced after the pre-treated water goes through a desalination process and brine; and b) measuring wavelength and strength of a natural phosphor, which is contained in the raw sea water, pre-treated water, product water (permeate) or brine, using a fluorescence spectrophotometer.
US08525115B1	Method of local electro-magnetic field enhancement of terahertz (THZ) radiation in sub-wavelength regions and improved coupling of radiation to materials through the use of the discontinuity edge effect A method and apparatus for enhanced THz radiation coupling to molecules, includes the steps of depositing a test material near the discontinuity edges of a slotted member, and enhancing the THz radiation by transmitting THz radiation through the slots. The molecules of the test material are illuminated by the enhanced THz radiation that has been transmitted through the slots, thereby producing an increased coupling of EM radiation in the THz spectral range to said material. The molecules can be bio-molecules, explosive materials, or species of organisms. The slotted member can be a semiconductor film, a metallic film, in particular InSb, or layers thereof. THz detectors sense near field THz radiation that has been transmitted through said slots and the test material.
US08525109B2	Sampling system for use with surface ionization spectroscopy In various embodiments of the invention, a device permits more efficient collection and transmission of ions produced by the action of a carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species into a mass spectrometer. In one embodiment of the invention, the device incorporates the source for ionization in combination with a jet separator to efficiently remove excess carrier gas while permitting ions to be more efficiently transferred into the vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer. In an embodiment of the invention, improved collection of ions produced by the carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species at greater distances from between the position of the analyte and the position of the mass spectrometer are enabled.
US08525098B2	Solid-state image pickup device, method for manufacturing solid-state image pickup device, and camera A solid-state image pickup device including a plurality of pixels on a light-receiving surface, photodiodes disposed on the light-receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate while being partitioned on the pixel basis, signal transferring portions which are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which read signal charges generated and stored in the photodiodes or voltages corresponding to the signal charges, insulating films disposed on the semiconductor substrate while covering the photodiodes, concave portions disposed in the insulating films, pad electrodes disposed on the insulating films, a passivation film which covers inner walls of the concave portions, which is disposed on the pad electrodes, and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide, and a core layer which is disposed on the passivation film while being filled in the concave portions and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide.
US08525089B2	Wing device and flight vehicle having the same Disclosed are a wing device for a flight vehicle and a flight vehicle having the same, the wing device including a fixing shaft disposed in a lengthwise direction of a main body of the flight vehicle, a wing rotatably mounted to the fixing shaft so as to be deployed from a state of being laid on an outer circumferential surface of the main body to an erected state, and slidable along the fixing shaft, a fixing groove formed to face the wing in a sliding direction of the wing, and a spring unit configured to apply a first elastic force in an outer circumferential direction of the main body for deployment of the wing, and apply a second elastic force in a lengthwise direction of the main body for inserting the wing into the fixing groove, whereby the wing can be fixed after deployment so as to enhance stability of the flight vehicle.
US08525081B2	Food steamer containers with sequential ohmic water heating A liquid heating system includes an electric current controller, a first container, and a second container. The first container includes a first liquid and a first electric heating system. The second container includes a second liquid and a second electric heating system. The electric current controller is connected to the first electric heating system and to the second electric heating system. The electric current controller is configured to automatically alternate between providing electric current to the first electric heating system and to the second electric heating system such that when the electric current controller is providing the current to the first electric heating system the electric current controller provides no electric current to the second electric heating system and when the electric current controller is providing the current to the second electric heating system the electric current controller provides no electric current to the first electric heating system.
US08525062B2	Wire guide housing for wire electrical discharge machining device A wire guide housing (1) which contains a wire guide (6) for supporting a running wire electrode (W) and in which a wire running passage (32, 23b, 41, 26, 63, 66a) through which the wire electrode passes is formed. The wire guide housing includes: a cleaning liquid supply opening (43), for introducing a cleaning liquid (C) into the wire guide housing; a cleaning liquid discharge opening (44), for discharging the cleaning liquid from the wire guide housing; a first flow passage (46), for connecting the cleaning liquid supply opening to the wire running passage; and a second flow passage (48), for connecting the wire running passage to the cleaning liquid discharge opening. The cleaning liquid flows into the wire running passage at a side more upstream than the wire guide.
US08525057B2	Switching unit for a circuit breaker having a rocker lever An exemplary switching unit is disclosed for operation of a rocker lever of a circuit breaker, which is provided on the circuit breaker. The switching unit has a drive unit with a free-play distance, such that a slide of the drive unit, which slide is intended for operation of the rocker lever, does not impede the movement of the rocker lever.
US08525056B2	Hold switch This invention is directed to a switch for use in an electronic device. As the user actuates the switch, different labels may be visible to indicate to the user the current state of the switch. To allow the switch to be positioned adjacent to an edge of the device, the switch may include only a single label that moves with the switch. For example, the switch may include a label positioned adjacent to a nub that the user may operate. The label may be sized such that only the label is visible when the switch is in a first position. The electronic device may also include a second label that is fixed to a non-moving portion of the electronic device. When the user moves the switch, the switch may move away from and uncover the second label while hiding the label that is included in the switch.
US08525055B2	Pressure response membrane Pressure response devices, systems, and associated methods. The pressure response device includes a flange portion, a central portion, and an angled frustum portion provided between the flange portion and the central portion, with the angled frustum portion configured to activate upon experiencing a predetermined pressure differential. Pressure response systems may include a projection, a conductive arch, or a photo emitter configured to indicate a response to the predetermined pressure differential. Pressure response device may be a battery device, with the pressure response member configured to form part of an electrical conducting path until a predetermined pressure condition is reached.
US08525051B2	Sealing mechanism The invention relates to a sealing mechanism for a scale, in which a connection element connected to a moving lifting element seals or opens an annular gap, wherein, for an opened annular gap, the connection element and lifting element form a biasing load for the weighing sensor of the scale.
US08525046B2	Electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing having electric insulation properties, and a circuit element installed in the housing and including a plurality of connection terminals, wherein the housing includes an inner surface including a mounting region on which the circuit element is mounted, a plurality of adhesive filled portions in the mounting region, which are separated by a division wall in order to correspond to the connection terminals of the circuit element, and through which the connection terminals are inserted, and a plurality of traces provided on the inner surface of the housing, one ends of the traces running through the adhesive filled portions, wherein the adhesive filled portions of the housing are filled with conductive adhesive which fix the circuit element to the mounting region, and wherein the connection terminals are electrically connected to the traces by the conductive adhesive.
US08525041B2	Multilayer wiring board and method for manufacturing the same A wiring board has a substrate, a conductive pattern formed over the substrate, and an electronic component mounted to the substrate and having an electrode. The electrode of the electronic component is connected to the conductive pattern through a via hole. The thickness of the electrode of the electronic component is made less than the thickness of the conductive pattern.
US08525039B2	Photosensitive glass paste and multilayer wiring chip component A photosensitive glass paste that can be fired at a low temperature for a short period of time and that can suppress generation of voids and diffusion of Ag in glass layers formed by firing, and a high-performance multilayer wiring chip component manufactured by using the above photosensitive glass paste are provided. As a sintering aid glass which is combined with a ceramic aggregate and a primary glass, a glass having a contact angle to the ceramic aggregate smaller than that of the primary glass to the ceramic aggregate is used, and the content of the sintering aid glass is set to 5 to 10 percent by volume of the inorganic component. As the sintering aid glass, a glass containing SiO2, B2O3, CaO, Li2O, and ZnO at a predetermined ratio is preferably used. As the primary glass, a glass containing 70 to 90 percent by weight of SiO2, 15 to 20 percent by weight of B2O3, and 1 to 5 percent by weight of K2O can be used.
US08525037B2	Suspension board with circuit and producing method thereof A suspension board with circuit includes a gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a tongue portion formed at the inner side of the opening for being mounted with a slider mounted with a magnetic head for being electrically connected to the conductive layer, an outrigger portion formed at the outer side of the opening to support the tongue portion, and a passing portion passing through the opening of the gimbal portion and/or an outer side region of the outrigger portion. The passing portion includes the conductive layer and the insulating layer covering the conductive layer. The thickness of a lower half portion of the insulating layer in the passing portion is the same as that of an upper half portion thereof.
US08525035B2	Double-side-conducting flexible-circuit flat cable with cluster section Disclosed is a double-side-conducting flexible-circuit flat cable with cluster section, which includes a flexible circuit substrate, a first electrical conduction path, a second electrical conduction path, a plurality of first and second conductive contact zones. The flexible circuit substrate has a first surface and a second surface and includes, in an extension direction, a first connection section, a cluster section, and at least one second connection section. The cluster section is composed of a plurality of clustered flat cable components formed by slitting in the extension direction. The first and second electrical conduction paths are respectively formed on the first and second surfaces of the flexible circuit substrate and each extends along one of the clustered flat cable components of the cluster section. The plurality of first and second conductive contact zones are respectively arranged on the first and second surfaces of the flexible circuit substrate at the first connection section. Each of the first and second conductive contact zones extends along one of the electrical conduction paths of the cluster section toward the second connection section.
US08525024B2	Hermetic sealing device and hermetic sealing structure A hermetically sealing device includes a conductive seal member (2) which is integrated with a conductive member (1) extending into a casing (3) and seals a space between the conductive member (1) and an inserting section for the conductive member (1) on the casing (3). In the conductive member (1), an electromagnetic wave shield layer (11) is laminated on a cover film which protects the surface of a base film having a circuit pattern, an insulating layer (12) is laminated on the electromagnetic wave shield layer (11), the insulating layer (12) has an opening section (12a) such that a part of the flat section of the electromagnetic wave shield layer (11) is exposed, and the seal member (2) is integrated with the conductive member (1) to cover the opening section (12a) and is brought into contact with the electromagnetic wave shield layer (11) through the opening section (12a).
US08525020B2	Photovoltaic cell with non-miscible electrolytes A photovoltaic cell including at least: a closed chamber including two end walls arranged opposite one another, with at least one being intended to receive incident light radiation, and including at least one side wall formed by at least one stack of a first electrode and a second electrode electrically insulated from one another, the first electrode and second electrode each having an annular shape each being disposed at a periphery of a respective one of the two end walls; at least two non-miscible electrolytes placed in the closed chamber, forming two superimposed layers of which one is in contact with the first electrode and the other is in contact with the second electrode; and a photoactive layer, placed in the closed chamber, that achieves a photovoltaic conversion of energy of the incident light radiation.
US08524998B1	Maize variety inbred PH18NM A novel maize variety designated PH18NM and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18NM with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18NM through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18NM or a locus conversion of PH18NM with another maize variety.
US08524992B2	High lycopene content tomato plants and markers for use in breeding for same Solanum pimpinellifolium plants which are exceptionally high in fruit lycopene content (˜300-390 μg lycopene/g fresh fruit) are disclosed herein, which may be used in plant breeding to make the tomato plants of the present invention. The invention also discloses genetic markers, which are associated with the trait which may be used in marker-assisted selection for development of plants, lines, or varieties with the trait.
US08524985B1	Soybean variety XB47P11 A novel soybean variety, designated XB47P11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB47P11, cells from soybean variety XB47P11, plants of soybean XB47P11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB47P11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB47P11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB47P11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB47P11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB47P11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB47P11 are further provided.
US08524983B1	Soybean cultivar 05RM300035 The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar 05RM300035 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar 05RM300035 and its progeny, and methods of making 05RM300035.
US08524978B2	Composition for production of plant body having improved sugar content, and use thereof The composition, in accordance with the present invention, for producing a plant body having an improved sugar content includes glutathione, a polynucleotide encoding γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, or a polynucleotide encoding glutathione-binding plastid type fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. The composition preferably includes oxidized glutathione. This allows provision of a composition for easily producing a plant body having an improved sugar content.
US08524975B2	Method of predicting a behavior of one or more drugs The present invention is directed to the production, breeding and use of transgenic non-human animals such as mice in which specific genes or portions of genes have been replaced by homologues from another animal to make the physiology of the animals so modified more like that of the other animal with respect to drug pharmacokinetics and metabolism. The invention also extends to the use of the genetically modified non-human animals of the invention for pharmacological and/or toxicological studies.
US08524974B2	Hemostatic device A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment.
US08524972B1	Low temperature steam stripping for byproduct polymer and solvent recovery from an ethylene oligomerization process This disclosure relates generally to low temperature steam stripping methods for byproduct polymer and solvent separation from an ethylene oligomerization process. The methods disclosed have been found to separate byproduct polymer from solvent without fouling process equipment or causing other process problems. The byproduct polymer ends up as flowable solid particles in a water stream that may be easily discharged from the process, while solvent is recovered for recycle to the process. In embodiments of the invention, over 90 wt % of the solvent used is recovered and the discharged byproduct polymer is less than 20 wt % solvent.
US08524966B1	Catalysts for improved cumene production and method of making and using same An aromatic alkylation catalyst is presented. The aromatic alkylation catalyst comprised a zeolite, an inorganic oxide, and silanol functional groups of less than about 0.65 area/mg on the surface of the catalyst.
US08524957B2	Process for producing p-dichlorobenzene To provide a novel process for producing p-dichlorobenzene satisfying both of high selectivity of p-dichlorobenzene and high conversion of chlorine at the same time.A process for continuously producing p-dichlorobenzene, which is a process for producing p-dichlorobenzene by a nuclear chlorination reaction of benzene and/or chlorobenzene with chlorine, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst and a phenothiazine analogue compound, said process comprising; employing a reactor having a first supply route for continuously supplying a mixed solution of benzene and/or chlorobenzene and a Lewis acid catalyst to a reactor, a second supply route for continuously supplying a mixed solution of benzene and/or chlorobenzene and a phenothiazine analogue compound to the above reactor, and a third supply route for continuously supplying chlorine to the above reactor; and supplying these raw materials for the reaction by opening the above first supply route and third supply route in random order at the initiation of reaction, and then opening the above second supply route.
US08524943B2	Production of trans-4-aminocyclopent-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid derivatives Methods of producing compositions of trans-4-amino-2-cyclopentene-1-carboxylic acid derivatives are described. Also described is an amine salt of a compound having formula A, having components present in both cis and trans structures.
US08524942B2	Synthesis of inimers and hyperbranched polymers An inimer, and process for making same, having the following formula: wherein X=halogen, nitroxide, thioester; R═H or CH3; and R′=aliphatic, non-aliphatic, linear or branched, mesogenic, non mesogenic, chiral, achiral, hydrocarbon, non-hydrocarbon, selected from fluorocarbon, oligo(oxyethylene) and siloxane substituents, alkyl, aryl, mesogenic group, non-mesogenic group, aliphatic, non-aliphatic, siloxane, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, or other fluorocarbon group, and polymers, and the process of making them, from the inimer.
US08524941B2	Process for producing monomer for fluorinated resist According to the present invention, an α-substituted acrylic ester monomer for a fluorinated resist is produced by direct addition of an α-substituted acrylic acid to a fluorinated alkene in the presence of a specific acid catalyst having a sulfonyl group. By the use of such a specific acid catalyst, it is possible to achieve industrial-scale production of the α-substituted acrylic ester monomer for the fluorinated resist by carrying out the target addition reaction of the fluorinated alkene and the α-substituted acrylic acid efficiently during the occurrence of side reactions such as isomerization of the alkene, generation of a diol and excessive addition of the α-substituted acrylic acid.
US08524935B2	Method for preparing fluoroalkanesulphinic acid esters A method for preparing fluoroalkanesulphinic acid esters is described. The preparation of esters of trifluoromethanesulphinic acid, commonly referred to as “triflinic acid,” is also described. A method for preparing a fluoroalkanesulphinic acid ester is also described wherein the method includes reacting a fluoroalkanesulphinic acid with an organic carbonate leading to the formation of a fluoroalkanesulphinic acid ester and carbon dioxide, which is removed during the reaction.
US08524934B2	Silicone compositions and methods for preparing them A silicone composition comprising a formula: (M1)a(D1)b(D2)c wherein M1=R1R2R3SiO1/2; D1=R4R5SiO2/2; and D2=R6R7SiO2/2; wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence a monovalent hydrocarbon radical comprising a reactive end- group other than an amino group; R6 comprises a monovalent poly(oxyalkyl) hydrocarbon radical; and R2, R3, R4, R5, and R7 are independently monovalent hydrocarbon radicals; wherein a, b, and c are stoichiometric subscripts that are zero or positive subject to the following limitations: a is greater than or equal to 2; c is greater than or equal to 1; and when b=0, a+c is greater than or equal to 3 is disclosed.
US08524920B2	Active polymeric filters A compound includes a polymer where the polymer includes a pendant dioxirane moiety. Cost-effective, facilitated generation of a polymer including a pendant dioxirane moiety allows for the compound to be disposable or be easily recycled. The compound can be used in air purification and liquid purification to not only remove particulate matter, but also to destroy microorganisms and remove volatile organic compounds.
US08524906B2	Tetrahydrothiazolopyridine inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3Kγ. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
US08524905B2	Processes for preparing 6-(difluoromethoxy)[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-9-carbaldehyde, a novel intermediate for the synthesis of PDE IV inhibitors The present invention relates to novel processes for preparing 6-(difluoromethoxy)[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-9-carbaldehyde, which is a novel and useful intermediate for preparing compounds with PDE4 inhibitory activity, such as 3,5-dichloro-4-(6-difluoromethoxybenzo[4,5]furo[3,2-c]pyridin-9-ylcarboxamido)-1-pyridiniumolate.
US08524903B2	Ruthenium or osmium complexes and their uses as catalysts for water oxidation The present invention provides ruthenium or osmium complexes and their uses as a catalyst for catalytic water oxidation. Another aspect of the invention provides an electrode and photo-electrochemical cells for electrolysis of water molecules.
US08524902B2	[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-f]pteridines useful as inhibitors of protein kinases The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase, represented by Structural Formula (I): wherein the variables in Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
US08524901B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful.
US08524894B2	Inhibitor compounds of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 The compounds of formula (I) are derived from perhydroquinoline and perhydroisoquinoline and are useful as active pharmaceutical ingredients for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases caused by 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11-beta-HSD1) enzyme-associated disorders, such as glaucoma, elevated ocular pressure, metabolic disorders, obesity, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, Cushing's syndrome, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease or neurodegeneration.
US08524891B2	Tetraazaporphyrin-based compounds and their uses Asymmetrically substituted metal-phthalocyanine compounds are disclosed. These compounds and other phthalocyanine-derivatives are used in bioimaging, bioanalysis, FRET and quenching techniques, photodynamic therapy, DNA analysis for cells, proteins, tissues and other biological entities, and other applications. Near-infrared fluorescence minimizes matrix effects typically seen in other methods of analyzing biochemical entities in cells, proteins, tissues and other biological entities.
US08524890B2	Water-soluble phthalocyanine dye The invention has for its object to provide a water-soluble phthalocyanine dye unlikely to lose its own properties even upon dissolved in a concentration as high as 10−5 M.The inventive water-soluble phthalocyanine dye is characterized by having a sulfuric acid group or groups as an axial ligand or ligands of an antimony/phthalocyanine complex. The sulfuric acid group or groups have been introduced by replacing a part or the whole of hydroxyl groups in the starting material with a sulfuric acid group or groups.
US08524883B2	Monohydrate of (1-{9-[4S,2R,3R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-6-aminopurin-2-yl}pyrazol-4-yl)-N-methylcarboxamide Disclosed is a synthesis suitable for large scale manufacture of an A2A-adenosine receptor agonist, namely, (1-{9-[(4S,2R,3R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-6-aminopurin-2-yl}pyrazol-4-yl)-N-methylcarboxamide. Also, disclosed are polymorphs of this compound and methods for isolating a specific polymorph. Also, disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions.
US08524881B2	Reduction of off-target RNA interference toxicity The present invention is directed to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules targeted against a nucleic acid sequence, and methods of using these RNAi molecules to reduce off-target toxicity.
US08524880B2	Antisense oligonucleotides for inducing exon skipping and methods of use thereof An antisense molecule capable of binding to a selected target site to induce exon skipping in the dystrophin gene, as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 202.
US08524875B2	Nucleic acids encoding SOX10 promoter and methods to isolate SOX10 expressing cells DNA enhancer sequences are provided for use in constructs to identify early stage embryonic cells. The enhancer sequences can be used in parallel with short-hairpin RNA in a vector construct for endogenously regulated gene knockdowns. The disclosed enhancer sequences can be used to isolate a selected population of early stage embryonic cells.
US08524874B2	Position dependent recognition of GNN nucleotide triplets by zinc fingers The specificity of binding of a zinc finger to a triplet or quadruplet nucleotide target subsite depends upon the location of the zinc finger in a multifinger protein and, hence, upon the location of its target subsite within a larger target sequence. The present disclosure provides zinc finger amino acid sequences for recognition of triplet target subsites having the nucleotide G in the 5′-most position of the subsite, that have been optimized with respect to the location of the subsite within the target site. Accordingly, the disclosure provides finger position-specific amino acid sequences for the recognition of GNN target subsites. This allows the construction of multi-finger zinc finger proteins with improved affinity and specificity for their target sequences, as well as enhanced biological activity.
US08524873B2	Sugar donor The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 and X2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl-protecting group; Y represents a C7-20 aralkyl group which may optionally have one or more substituents selected from a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and Z represents a halogen atom, a C1-4 alkylthio, or an arylthio group, or its corresponding sulfoxide group.
US08524870B2	Anti-platelet membrane glycoprotein VI monoclonal antibody The present invention provides an antibody which has the following features, its active fragment, or a derivative thereof: a) It specifically binds to human platelet membrane glycoprotein VI (GPVI); b) The function to activate a platelet and/or the function to induce a thrombocytopenia in vivo are low; and c) It at least partially depletes GPVI on the platelet membrane by contacting with a platelet.
US08524858B2	Preparation of hyperbranched poly(triazole)s by in situ click polymerization and adhesive containing the same Provided is a high temperature-resistant metal adhesive containing hyperbranched poly(triazole)s synthesized by in situ azide/alkyne click polymerization. Also provided is a method for preparing the same adhesives by in situ click polymerization of azide and alkyne monomers on metal substrates. The method is optimized to get high adhesive strength at room temperature or elevated temperatures by analyzing the effects of monomer ratio, curing temperature and time, and annealing temperature and time. The hyberbranched poly(triazole)s adhesive has comparable or better temperature resistance compared with known high temperature epoxy metal adhesives, and it is the first high temperature metal adhesive using hyperbranched poly(triazole)s prepared by in situ azide/alkyne click polymerization.
US08524854B2	Chloro-substituted polyetherimides having improved relative thermal index A polyetherimide having an OH content that is greater than 0 and equal or less than 100 ppm; a Relative Thermal Index that is greater than or equal to 170° C.; and a chlorine content that is greater than 0 ppm is disclosed herein. A method for preparing the polyetherimide is also disclosed.
US08524846B1	Trianionic ligand precursor compounds and uses thereof in constrained geometry catalysts Trianionic ligand precursor compounds, catalyst systems containing the precursor compounds, and uses of the precursor compounds are described. The present invention also provides constrained geometry catalysts, methods to make the constrained geometry catalysts and methods to use the constrained geometry catalysts in various reaction systems, including polymerization, metathesis reactions, and hydroamination reactions.
US08524843B2	Production of highly reactive low molecular weight PIB oligomers In an embodiment, the present invention provides a process for the liquid phase polymerization of isobutylene to manufacture highly reactive PIB oligomers having Mn under 1000, using a catalyst composition comprising a Friedel-Crafts catalyst and a complexing agent, in the presence of a chain transfer agent. The process advantageously uses short residence times for the isobutylene in the polymerization reaction zone as well as a chain transfer agent selected from: α-DIB and β-DIB and mixtures thereof.
US08524839B2	Curable resin composition, transparent laminate, and process for producing transparent laminate A transparent laminate having good transparency and good adhesion to transparent substrates, and containing a cured resin layer having excellent tear resistance. A process of producing a transparent laminate by interposing a curable resin composition containing an unsaturated urethane oligomer (A) which is a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) containing a polyol (a1) having from 2 to 3 hydroxy groups, a hydroxy value of 15 to 30 mgKOH/g and an oxyethylene group content of 8 to 50 mass %, a polyisocyanate (A2) and an unsaturated hydroxy compound (A3) or a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) and an unsaturated isocyanate (A4), and a monomer (B) represented by CH2═C(R)C(O)O—R2 (wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 is a C3-4 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 2 hydroxy groups), between a pair of transparent substrates, and curing the curable resin composition.
US08524837B2	Heat-curing powder-lacquer compositions yielding a matte surface after curing of the coating, as well as a simple method for production of same The invention relates to heat-curing powder-lacquer compositions exhibiting a matte surface after curing of the coating, as well as to a simple method for production of the same.
US08524832B2	Biodegradable impact-modified polymer compositions The invention relates to a impact-modified bio-degradable polymer composition having large particle size impact modifiers dispersed in a continuous biodegradable polymer phase. The impact modifiers have a core-shell morphology and have average sizes of greater than 250 nm. The impact-modified composition has good impact properties and low haze. The biodegradable polymer is preferably a polylactide or polyhydroxy butyrate. The composition comprises 30-99.9 weight percent of degradable polymer and 0.1 to 15 weight percent of one or more impact modifiers.
US08524831B2	Polyvinyl alcohol polymer and method for producing the same The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having excellent water solubility, compared to conventional polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and having a high cloud point even when the polyvinyl alcohol polymer is partially saponified. The present invention is a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having, at its end, a group represented by the general formula (I) and/or having, in its main chain, a group represented by the general formula (II). In the formulae, R denotes a hydrogen atom or an OM group, and M denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a 1/2 alkaline earth metal atom, or an ammonium group.
US08524825B2	Peel-coat compositions A composition for forming a peelable coating, the composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a water-dispersible polyvinyl butyral, and an acrylic latex compound.
US08524822B2	Vapor permeable liquid-applied membrane Exemplary membranes, liquid compositions, and methods of the invention involve the use of a hydrophobic acrylic polymer and at least one water-soluble polymer (e.g., PVOH) for providing a water vapor permeable air barrier on construction surfaces. Unlike prior art vapor barriers, the present invention provides membranes having good crack-bridging and non-water-absorption characteristics.
US08524821B2	Gamma radiation sterilizable, reinforced polymer composition with improved color stability Gamma radiation sterilizable, reinforced polymer composition (C) comprising: at least one semi-aromatic polyamide (PA), at least one filler (F) selected from platy fillers, acicular fillers and fibrous fillers, and at least one inorganic pigment (IP) having a Mohs hardness of at most 4.5 and a refractive index of at least 1.70.
US08524819B2	Thermoplastic polymer composition and production method thereof A thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a compound of the formula (1): (wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms, R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group), and a hydrocarbon, wherein 0.001 to 3 parts by weight of the compound of the formula (1) and 0.0005 to 0.008 parts by weight of the hydrocarbon are contained with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic polymer.
US08524812B2	Stabilizers N-substituted Macrocyclic Triazine-HALS Stabilizers.
US08524811B2	Algae-blended compositions for thermoplastic articles A thermoplastic material composition containing certain biodegradable and renewable components is described. The thermoplastic composition that includes a least one kind of algae or a blend of at least one kind of algae and a plant polymer a blend of algae and/or plant-based polymers, such as proteins and starches, as relatively low cost feedstock. The algae or blend may be plasticized. Additionally, a method adapted for large scale fabrication of fibers, films, or extruded articles is also described.
US08524807B2	Water soluble amine and uses thereof Compounds VB of the formula (I) or (II), said compounds being particularly suitable as curing agents for epoxide resins. The compounds can be produced easily and rapidly. They can be used in the form of aqueous curing agents and form stabile aqueous emulsions in particular. This facilitates the formulation of ECC compounds for use primarily as coatings.
US08524802B2	Ink composition and a ball point pen comprising the same A ball point pen ink composition having viscosity of at least 500 cps at 25° C. comprising 5-25% of slow evaporating organic solvent, 20-55% fast evaporating solvent, 16 to 36% of resin, 0.1 to 2% of structural viscosity imparting agent, 0.05 to 1% of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, 0.1 to 25% of lubricant, 3-25% of colorant, and 0.01 to 3% of amines/polyamines and/or 0.1 to 20% diols or polyols as associative thickening agents/additives; amines and/or diols or polyols capable of forming temporary bridging between silica particles at the same time forming associative coupling between amines itself and diols or polyol itself to obtain the ink composition having ultra low viscosity of about at least 500 cps and yet preventing leakage. The ink composition prevents leakage, bobbling and other defects associated with the prior art and at the same time gives pleasure while writing. The pen comprising, the above ink, is manufactured by the process of the invention.
US08524798B2	Materials and apparatus for in-situ bone repair Compositions for use in treating and repairing orthopedic defects are provided. The compositions are especially useful for performing percutaneous vertebroplasty, percutaneous kyphoplasty and other procedures. When cured, the compositions are relatively solid but compressible, and prior to curing are viscous liquids with a low enough viscosity to fill voids in cavities such as voids within fractured vertebrae. Optionally, the properties of a composition according to the invention can be adjusted taking into account the hardness and density of the orthopedic structure to be repaired. Also disclosed are devices and methods for using the compositions, and a kit containing components for forming and utilizing the composition.
US08524797B2	Water-absorbing resin composition A water-absorbent resin composition having an antimicrobial property, which suppresses the generation of dust of the antimicrobial agent. A water-absorbent resin composition comprising a water-absorbent resin and an antimicrobial agent comprising an inorganic compound carrying an antimicrobial metal, the water-absorbent resin composition being characterized in that the degree of generated dust of the water-absorbent resin composition is at most 100 CPM. The water-absorbent resin composition of the present invention can be suitably used as hygienic materials such as disposable diaper, sanitary napkin and incontinence pad; urine-absorbent materials for pets; materials for civil engineering and construction such as packing materials; drip absorbents; food freshness retaining materials such as cold-reserving agents; horticultural articles such as water-retaining materials for soils; and the like.
US08524789B1	Processing and use of waste latex materials A process for recovering waste latex material from a manufacturing plant, treating the recovered waste latex material, and subsequently utilizing the recovered and treated waste latex material in a manufacturing plant. Waste latex material is recovered and treated to provide a fine, sand-like material that is suitable for reintroduction into a latex adhesive manufacturing process.
US08524783B2	Polymer micelles containing anthracylines for the treatment of cancer The present invention provides micelles having an anthracycline encapsulated therein, the micelles comprising a multiblock copolymer. The invention further provides methods of preparing and using said micelles, and compositions thereof.
US08524777B2	Enhanced bimatoprost ophthalmic solution A composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and from 100 ppm to 250 ppm benzalkonium chloride, wherein said composition is an aqueous liquid which is formulated for ophthalmic administration is disclosed herein. A method which is useful in treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension related thereto is also disclosed herein.
US08524766B2	Modulators of dopamine neurotransmission The present invention relates to novel 1-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)-methanamine derivatives, useful as modulators of dopamine neurotransmission, and more specifically as dopaminergic stabilizers. In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US08524765B2	Compounds that modulate intracellular calcium Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula (I), which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels: wherein R1, R2 and R4 are defined herein. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
US08524759B2	Phenylbutazone carrier formulation showing increased bioactivity in animals An improved phenylbutazone carrier composition provides increased palatability to horses. Additionally, the composition improves the bioavailability of the phenylbutazone and thus increases the horse's blood plasma levels of the medicine for the same effective dosage of the medicine.
US08524754B2	Polymorphic, crystalline and mesophase forms of sodium 2-(5-bromo-4-(4-cyclopropylnaphthalen-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio) acetate, and uses thereof Crystalline polymorphs and solid mesophase forms of sodium 2-(5-bromo-4-(4-cyclopropylnaphthalen-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetate are described. In addition, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of such compositions for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions are provided.
US08524739B2	Quinoline derivatives and uses thereof This disclosure provides a new class of compounds referred to as “reversed chloroquines” (RCQs), which are highly effective against CQR and CQS malaria parasites. RCQs are hybrid molecules, which include an antimalarial quinoline analog (such as chloroquine) moiety and a CQR reversal moiety. Exemplary RCQ chemical structures are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the disclosed RCQ compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions for the treatment of malaria and inhibition of CQR or CQS Plasmodium sp. (such as P. falciparum).
US08524735B2	Aerosolized fluoroquinolones and uses thereof Disclosed herein are formulations of fluoroquinolones suitable for aerosolization and use of such formulations for aerosol administration of fluoroquinolone antimicrobials for the treatment of pulmonary bacterial infections. In particular, inhaled levofloxacin specifically formulated and delivered for bacterial infections of the lungs is described. Methods include inhalation protocols and manufacturing procedures for production and use of the compositions described.
US08524727B2	Pyrimidine compound A novel and excellent method for preventing and/or treating diseases related to a cannabinoid type 2 receptor, based on an agonistic action on a cannabinoid type 2 receptor. It was found that a hetero ring derivative mainly having two substituents, for example, a pyrimidine-5-carboxamide derivative having a substituent amino group at the 2-position, exhibits a potent agonistic action on a cannabinoid type 2 receptor, and can be an agent for preventing and/or treating diseases related to a cannabinoid type 2 receptor such as inflammatory diseases, pain, and the like.
US08524725B2	Methods of using diaminopyrimidine as P2X3 and P2X⅔ receptor modulators for treatment of respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
US08524711B2	Amino-derivatives as novel inhibitors of histone deacetylase This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US08524705B2	2-oxo-2-(2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-indolizin-3-yl)-acetamide derivatives and related compounds as antifungal agents The invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, A1, L1 and n are as defined herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the prevention or treatment of a fungal disease. Compounds of formula (I), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides.
US08524704B2	Azepinoindole derivatives as pharmaceutical agents Compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the activity of receptors are provided. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided for modulating the activity of receptors and for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder directly or indirectly related to the activity of the receptors.
US08524696B2	Water-soluble compositions of bioactive lipophilic compounds Water-soluble compositions comprising a lipophilic compound and a solubilizing agent of the general formula: {X—OOC—[(CH2)n—COO]m}p—Y (I) wherein: X is a residue of a hydrophobic moiety, Y is a residue of a hydrophilic moiety, p is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 are disclosed. The lipophilic compound is preferably selected from the group consisting of water-insoluble ubiquinones, ubiquinols, vitamins, provitamins, polyene macrolide antibiotics, and mixtures thereof. The hydrophobic moiety is preferably a sterol or a tocopherol and the hydrophilic moiety is preferably a polyalkylene glycol. In some embodiments, the sterol is cholesterol or sitosterol, the tocopherol is α-(+)-tocopherol, the polyalkylene glycol is a polyethylene glycol or its methyl monoether having an average molecular weight between 400 and 1000, p is equal to 1 or 2, m is equal to 0 or 1 and n is an integer between 2 and 18.
US08524691B2	Phosphonated rifamycins and uses thereof for the prevention and treatment of bone and joint infections The present invention relates to phosphonated Rifamycins, and methods of making and using such compounds. These compounds are useful as antibiotics for prophylaxis and/or the treatment of bone and joint infections, especially for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of osteomyelitis.
US08524689B2	Antibacterial aminoglycoside analogs Compounds having antibacterial activity are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I) or (II): including stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein Q1, Q2, Q3, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US08524687B2	Ophthalmic pharmaceutical compositions based on amino acids and sodium hyaluronate This invention relates to ophthalmic wound-healing pharmaceutical compositions based on amino acids and sodium hyaluronate.
US08524680B2	High potency siRNAS for reducing the expression of target genes The present invention provides improved methods of attenuating gene expression through the phenomenon of RNA interference. The invention provides methods of synthesis of double stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) of increased potency for use as small interfering RNA (siRNA). Surprisingly and unexpectedly, siRNAs made by the methods of the invention are significantly more potent than previously available siRNAs.
US08524677B2	DNA vaccine as immunoprophylaxis against Kala-azar A highly conserved membrane protein present in all species of Leishmania can be used as a vaccine antigen for genetic immunization against visceral leishmananiasis.
US08524672B2	Method for inhibiting BAFF-R activity Disclosed are nucleic acids encoding BAFF-R polypeptides, as well as antibodies to BAFF-R polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions including the same. Methods of treating tumorigenic and autoimmune conditions using the nucleic acids, polypeptides, antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are also provided.
US08524671B2	Cyclosporin derivatives for treating inflammatory diseases and conditions The present invention provides a method for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and/or conditions, e.g. allergic conjunctivitis, uveitis or phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis in an eye of a mammal, said method comprising administering to said mammal in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a novel cyclosporin A derivative selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formula: wherein R1 is S-Alk-R wherein Alk is an alkylene linkage, preferably a methylene or poly methylene linkage, or a polyalkenylene linkage, e.g. a C3 to C6 alkenylenyl linkage and R is a hydrogen or a unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl group.
US08524660B2	Polyalkylene polymer compounds and uses thereof The invention relates to novel polyalkylene glycol compounds and methods of using them. In particular, compounds comprising a novel polyethylene glycol conjugate are used alone, or in combination with antiviral agents to treat a viral infection, such as chronic hepatitis C.
US08524659B2	RNA virus-derived peptides with modified side chains The present invention provides a RNA virus-derived peptides with modified side chains, wherein the side chains of the RNA virus-derived peptide are modified by altering the side-chain length or charges thereof such that the RNA virus-derived peptide has a high binding affinity for viral RNA and an high cellular uptake capability. The present invention also provides a composition for inhibiting RNA virus wherein the RNA virus-derived peptide can effectively inhibit viral self-replication and treat related diseases by its high affinity for viral RNA. A drug delivery carrier is also provided, wherein the RNA virus-derived peptides can carry desired drugs to the intracellular target due to its cellular uptake capability and thereby enhances the drug-delivery and treating efficiency.
US08524653B2	Peptidomimetic macrocycles Biologically active crosslinked polypeptides with improved properties relative to their corresponding precursor polypeptides, having good cell penetration properties and reduced binding to human proteins, and methods of identifying and making such improved polypeptides are described.
US08524632B2	High-capacitance and low-oxygen porous carbon for EDLCs A method for producing a low oxygen content activated carbon material includes heating a natural, non-lignocellulosic carbon precursor in an inert or reducing atmosphere to form a first carbon material, mixing the first carbon material with an inorganic compound to form an aqueous mixture, heating the aqueous mixture in an inert or reducing atmosphere to incorporate the inorganic compound into the first carbon material, removing the inorganic compound from the first carbon material to produce a second carbon material, and heating the second carbon material in an inert or reducing atmosphere to form the low oxygen content activated carbon material. The activated carbon material is suitable to form improved carbon-based electrodes for use in high energy density devices.
US08524622B2	Skin material of vehicle interior equipment and manufacturing method for the same In a skin material of vehicle interior equipment, which includes a first fabric material that is formed of a first conductive wire material and a main fiber material weaker than the first conductive wire material, and a manufacturing method for the skin material, part of the main fiber material is removed from the first fabric material, and a conductive member, which is used to supply electric power to the conductive wire material, is electrically connected to the exposed first conductive wire material.
US08524617B2	Methods for manufacturing dielectric films A method for manufacturing a dielectric film having a high dielectric constant is provided.The method is a method for forming, on a substrate, a dielectric film including a metal oxide containing O and elements A and B, wherein the element A comprises Hf or a mixture of Hf and Zr and the element B comprises Al or Si, which includes the steps of: forming a metal oxide having an amorphous structure which has a molar ratio between element A and element B, B/(A+B) of 0.02≦(B/(A+B))≦0.095 and a molar ratio between element A and O, O/A of 1.0<(O/A)<2.0; and annealing the metal oxide having the amorphous structure at 700° C. or more to form a metal oxide containing a crystal phase with a cubic crystal content of 80% or more.
US08524616B2	Method of nonstoichiometric CVD dielectric film surface passivation for film roughness control A method is provided for reducing film surface roughness in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of dielectric films. The method may include removing dangling bonds from a film surface of a CVD dielectric film by a reactant. For reducing a surface roughness of a dielectric film, a further method may passivate a nonstoichiometric film surface of the dielectric film, or of a previous dielectric film, or of the dielectric film and of a previous dielectric film, by a reactant gas in the vapor environment. The dielectric film may include at least one out of the following group: ultraviolet light transparent Silicon Nitride (UVSIN), Silicon Rich Oxide (SRO), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Silicon Nitride (Si3N4), Phosphosilicate Glass (PSG), or Silicon Oxynitride (SiON) The reactant gas may include at least one out of the following group: Ammonia (NH3), Hydrogen (H2), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), or Oxygen (O2).
US08524612B2	Plasma-activated deposition of conformal films Embodiments related to depositing thin conformal films using plasma-activated conformal film deposition (CFD) processes are described herein. In one example, a method of processing a substrate includes, applying photoresist to the substrate, exposing the photoresist to light via a stepper, patterning the resist with a pattern and transferring the pattern to the substrate, selectively removing photoresist from the substrate, placing the substrate into a process station, and, in the process station, in a first phase, generating radicals off of the substrate and adsorbing the radicals to the substrate to form active species, in a first purge phase, purging the process station, in a second phase, supplying a reactive plasma to the surface, the reactive plasma configured to react with the active species and generate the film, and in a second purge phase, purging the process station.
US08524611B2	Method and apparatus for inline deposition of materials on a non-planar surface In manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first chamber is provided. An opening couples the first chamber to a first environment through which at least one substrate can pass. A first seal environmentally isolates the first chamber from the first environment. A process chamber is coupled to the first chamber. Another seal environmental isolates the first and the process chambers. The substrate is placed within the first chamber, and the first chamber and the outside environment are isolated. The second opening is opened, and the substrate moves into the semiconductor process chamber. The first chamber is again environmentally isolated from the second volume. A semiconductor processing step is performed on the substrate within the processing chamber. While the substrate is processed, the substrate is rotated and translated through the processing chamber.
US08524604B2	Method for forming fine pattern of semiconductor device A method for forming fine pattern includes sequentially forming a first thin film and a second thin film over a target layer for patterning, forming a partition over the second thin film, removing the partition after forming spacers on sidewalls of the partition, forming first pattern of the second thin film by etching the second thin film of a first region and the second thin film of a second region while exposing the spacers, forming second pattern of the second thin film by using the spacers as masks and etching the first pattern of the second thin film in the first region, forming first thin film pattern by using the first and second patterns of the second thin film as masks in the first and second regions and etching the first thin film, and etching the pattern target layer.
US08524601B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device using Resolution Enhanced Lithography Assisted Chemical Shrinkage (RELACS) A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film on a surface of a semiconductor layer, forming a resist on a surface of the insulating film, the resist having an opening, forming a hardened layer on an inner circumference of the resist by attaching a pattern shrinking agent to the resist, the pattern shrinking agent undergoing a cross-linking reaction with the resist, etching the insulating film using the resist and the hardened layer as masks, removing the hardened layer, and forming a metal layer on a surface of the semiconductor layer, on a surface of the insulating film, and on a surface of the resist. The method further includes removing the resist and the portion of the metal layer on the surface of the resist by lift-off.
US08524599B2	Methods of forming at least one conductive element and methods of forming a semiconductor structure Methods of forming conductive elements, such as interconnects and electrodes, for semiconductor structures and memory cells. The methods include forming a first conductive material and a second conductive material comprising silver in a portion of at least one opening and performing a polishing process to fill the at least one opening with at least one of the first and second conductive materials. An annealing process may be performed to form a mixture or an alloy of the silver and the first conductive material. The methods enable formation of silver containing conductive elements having reduced dimensions (e.g., less than about 20 nm). The resulting conductive elements have a desirable resistivity. The methods may be used, for example, to form interconnects for electrically connecting active devices and to form electrodes for memory cells. A semiconductor structure and a memory cell including such a conductive structure are also disclosed.
US08524597B2	Methods for forming planarized hermetic barrier layers and structures formed thereby Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Those methods may comprise forming a conductive material in an interconnect opening within an interlayer dielectric material that is disposed on a substrate, forming a low density dielectric material on a surface of the dielectric layer and on a surface of the conductive material, and forming a high density dielectric barrier layer on the low density dielectric layer.
US08524596B2	Techniques for improving bond pad performance Techniques for bond pad fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a bond pad comprises the following steps. At least one alloying element is selectively introduced to at least a portion of at least one surface of the bond pad. The at least one alloying element is diffused into at least a portion of the bond pad through one or more thermal cycles. The at least one alloying element may be selectively introduced to the bond pad by depositing an alloying element layer comprising the at least one alloying element onto the bond pad and patterning and etching at least a portion of the layer.
US08524589B2	Plasma treatment of silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. Nitrogen layers of an IPD stack are deposited using silane and a nitrogen plasma to yield a nitride layer plasma treated through its entire thickness. In addition to nitriding the bottom nitride layer of the stack, the middle nitride layer may also be nitrided. Depositing silicon from silane in a nitrogen plasma may be accomplished using high density plasma, ALD, or remote plasma processes. Elevated temperature may be used during deposition to reduce residual hydrogen in the deposited layer.
US08524588B2	Method of forming a single metal that performs N work function and P work function in a high-k/metal gate process The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a gate dielectric over a semiconductor substrate, forming a capping layer over or under the gate dielectric, forming a metal layer over the capping layer, the metal layer having a first work function, treating a portion of the metal layer such that a work function of the portion of the metal layer changes from the first work function to a second work function, and forming a first metal gate from the untreated portion of the metal layer having the first work function and forming a second metal gate from the treated portion of the metal layer having the second work function.
US08524582B2	Silicon-germanium hydrides and methods for making and using same The present invention provides novel silicon-germanium hydride compounds, methods for their synthesis, methods for their deposition, and semiconductor structures made using the novel compounds.
US08524574B2	Method for manufacturing solid-state image pickup-device A method for manufacturing a solid-state image device which includes the steps of: forming a silicon epitaxial growth layer on a silicon substrate; forming photoelectric conversion portions, transfer gates, and a peripheral circuit portion in and/or on the silicon epitaxial growth layer and further forming a wiring layer on the silicon epitaxial growth layer; forming a split layer in the silicon substrate at a side of the silicon epitaxial growth layer; forming a support substrate on the wiring layer; peeling the silicon substrate from the split layer so as to leave a silicon layer formed of a part of the silicon substrate at a side of the support substrate; and planarizing the surface of the silicon layer.
US08524570B2	Method and apparatus for improving gate contact A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a first surface, forming an isolation structure disposed partly in the substrate and having an second surface higher than the first surface by a step height, removing a portion of the isolation structure to form a recess therein having a bottom surface disposed below the first surface, and forming a contact engaging the gate structure over the recess. A different aspect involves an apparatus that includes a substrate having a first surface, an isolation structure disposed partly in the substrate and having a second surface higher than the first surface by a step height, a recess extending downwardly from the second surface, the recess having a bottom surface disposed below the first surface, a gate structure, and a contact engaging the gate structure over the recess.
US08524565B2	Semiconductor device and method for forming the same A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided, wherein a step of forming an S/D region comprises: determining an interface region comprising an active region of a partial width abutting an isolation region, and forming an auxiliary layer covering the interface region; removing a semiconductor substrate of a partial thickness in the active region using the auxiliary layer, a gate stack structure and the isolation region as a mask, so as to form a groove; and growing a semiconductor material in the groove for filling into the groove. A semiconductor device having a material of the semiconductor substrate sandwiched between an S/D region and an isolation region is further provided. The present invention is beneficial to reduce current leakage.
US08524562B2	Method for reducing Fermi-Level-Pinning in a non-silicon channel MOS device A method to reduce (avoid) Fermi Level Pinning (FLP) in high mobility semiconductor compound channel such as Ge and III-V compounds (e.g. GaAs or InGaAs) in a Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) device. The method is using atomic hydrogen which passivates the interface of the high mobility semiconductor compound with the gate dielectric and further repairs defects. The methods further improve the MOS device characteristics such that a MOS device with a quantum well is created.
US08524560B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device with vertical channel transistor A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor pillar extending from the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor pillar comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region, the second region positioned between the first region and the third region, the third region positioned between the second region and the semiconductor substrate, immediately adjacent regions having different conductivity types, a first gate pattern disposed on the second region with a first insulating layer therebetween, and a second gate pattern disposed on the third region, wherein the second region is ohmically connected to the substrate by the second gate pattern.
US08524551B2	Method of manufacturing heterojunction bipolar transistor and heterojunction bipolar transistor A method of forming a heterojunction bipolar transistor by depositing a first stack comprising an polysilicon layer and a sacrificial layer on a mono-crystalline silicon substrate surface; patterning that stack to form a trench extending to the substrate; depositing a silicon layer over the resultant structure; depositing a silicon-germanium-carbon layer over the resultant structure; selectively removing the silicon-germanium-carbon layer from the sidewalls of the trench; depositing a boron-doped silicon-germanium-carbon layer over the resultant structure; depositing a further silicon-germanium-carbon layer over the resultant structure; depositing a boron-doped further silicon layer over the resultant structure; forming dielectric spacers on the trench sidewalls; filling the trench with emitter material; exposing polysilicon regions outside the trench side walls by selectively removing the sacrificial layer; implanting boron impurities into the exposed polysilicon regions to define base implants; and exposing the resultant structure to a thermal budget for annealing the boron impurities.
US08524549B2	Method of fabricating thin-film transistor substrate A method of fabricating a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate includes forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming an insulating film on the gate electrode; forming an amorphous semiconductor pattern on the insulating film; and forming a source electrode separated from a drain electrode on the amorphous semiconductor pattern; forming a light-concentrating layer, which includes a protrusion, on the amorphous semiconductor pattern, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; and crystallizing at least part of the amorphous semiconductor pattern by irradiating light to the protrusion of the light-concentrating layer.
US08524542B2	Blank including a composite panel with semiconductor chips and plastic package molding compound and method and mold for producing the same A blank and a semiconductor device include a composite panel with semiconductor chips embedded in a plastic package molding compound. The blank includes a composite panel with semiconductor chips arranged in rows and columns in a plastic package molding compound with active upper sides of the semiconductor chips forming a coplanar surface area with the upper side of the composite panel. The blank further includes an orientation indicator impressed into the plastic package molding compound when the semiconductor chips are embedded within the molding compound.
US08524540B2	Adhesion promoting composition for metal leadframes A process for increasing the adhesion of a polymeric material to a metal surface, the process comprising contacting the metal surface with an adhesion promoting composition comprising: 1) an oxidizer; 2) an inorganic acid; 3) a corrosion inhibitor; and 4) an organic phosphonate; and thereafter b) bonding the polymeric material to the metal surface. The organic phosphonate aids in stabilizing the oxidizer and organic components present in the bath and prevents decomposition of the components, thereby increasing the working life of the bath, especially when used with copper alloys having a high iron content.
US08524539B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor package Provided are a semiconductor package of a semiconductor chip, a semiconductor module, an electronic system, and methods of manufacturing the same. The method includes mounting a semiconductor chip on a package substrate, forming a molding member on the semiconductor chip, forming via holes penetrating the molding member to expose a portion of a top surface of the semiconductor chip, the via holes being arranged in a lattice shape in a plan view, and forming thermally conductive via plugs in the via holes.
US08524533B2	Room temperature metal direct bonding A bonded device structure including a first substrate having a first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a first non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the first substrate, a second substrate having a second set of metallic bonding pads aligned with the first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a second non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the second substrate, and a contact-bonded interface between the first and second set of metallic bonding pads formed by contact bonding of the first non-metallic region to the second non-metallic region. At least one of the first and second substrates may be elastically deformed.
US08524527B2	High-performance single-crystalline N-type dopant-doped metal oxide nanowires for transparent thin film transistors and active matrix organic light-emitting diode displays Methods, materials, apparatus and systems are described for implementing high-performance arsenic (As)-doped indium oxide (In2O3) nanowires for transparent electronics, including their implementation in transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs) and transparent active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes (AMOLED) displays. In one implementation, a method of fabricating n-type dopant-doped metal oxide nanowires includes dispersing nanoparticle catalysts on a Si/SiO2 substrate. n-type dopant-doped metal oxide nanowires are grown on the Si/SiO2 substrate using a laser ablation process. The laser ablation process can include: placing n-type dopant at an upper stream of a furnace; placing the Si/SiO2 substrate at a down stream end of the furnace; heating the furnace; adding hydrogen to a carrier gas comprising argon and oxygen; flowing the hydrogen added carrier gas over the Si/SiO2 substrate to suppress oxidation processes and incorporate the n-type dopant into the metal oxide nanowires; and cooling the n-type dopant-doped metal oxide nanowires grown on the Si/SiO2 substrate.
US08524526B1	Organic light emitting diode with transparent electrode and method of making same A transparent electrode is provided for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device. In certain embodiments, the electrode is made by sputter-depositing first and second transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layers of the same material (e.g., ITO), but with different stoichiometries, on a substrate. The first TCO layer is more oxided than is the second TCO layer. The TCO layers of the electrode on the substrate may then be heat treated (HT) at high temperature(s) in order to increase the work function (WF) and/or increase visible transmission of the electrode. The electrode is provided in an OLED device.
US08524522B2	Microelectronic device, in particular back side illuminated image sensor, and production process A process for producing a microelectronic device includes producing a first semiconductor substrate which includes a first layer and a second layer present between a first side and a second side of the substrate. First electronic components and an interconnecting part are produced on and above the second side. The substrate is then thinned by a first selective etch applied from the first side and stopping on the first layer followed by a second selective etch stopping on the second layer. A second substrate is attached over the interconnecting part. The electronic components may comprise optoelectronic devices which are illuminated through the second layer.
US08524521B2	Method for making wafer level image module A wafer level image module includes a photo sensor for outputting an electrical signal upon receiving light, a lens set for focusing incident light onto the photo sensor, and an adjustment member disposed between the photo sensor and the lens set for controlling the distance between the photo sensor and the lens set to compensate the focus offset of the photo sensor for enabling the lens set to accurately focus the incident light onto the photo sensor in an in-focus manner so as to provide a high image quality.
US08524515B2	Semiconductor light emitting diodes including multiple bond pads on a single semiconductor die A light emitting device includes a single semiconductor die light emitting diode and at least five bond pads on the single semiconductor die. The bond pads may be in the four corners and at least one midpoint of the single semiconductor die. A wavelength conversion layer may be provided and bond pad extensions may extend through the wavelength conversion layer. Multiple wire bond connections may also be provided.
US08524514B2	Method for producing a non-plane element This method for producing a non-plane comprises fitting a flexible component onto a carrier by means of hybridization columns, each column having a first height and including a volume of solder material formed between two surfaces wettable by said solder material added to the flexible component and to the carrier respectively, said wettable surfaces being surrounded by zones non-wettable by the solder material, the wettable surfaces and the volume of solder material being determined as a function of a second height required for the flexible component relative to the carrier at the place where the column is formed, such that the column varies from the first height to the second height when the volume of material is brought to a temperature higher than or equal to its melting point and heating the volumes of solder material of the columns to a temperature higher than or equal to the melting point of said material in order to melt it.
US08524509B2	Method for forming polarization reversal A method for forming a ferroelectric spontaneous polarization reversal, including the steps of forming a concave portion on a top face of a ferroelectric substrate or a bottom face of a ferroelectric substrate, and applying an electric field into the substrate, wherein a ferroelectric spontaneous polarization reversal is formed at least in one portion of a region of the substrate with the concave portion, and wherein the shape of the concave portion is configured such that the width of the concave portion gets narrower gradually toward the inside of the substrate. The method may further include the steps of, after the reversal, making into almost a flat-plane the top or bottom face having the concave portion, and then, forming a new concave portion in another region and applying an electric field to form another reversal in one portion of the region of the substrate having the new concave portion.
US08524501B2	Self-sensing array of microcantilevers for chemical detection The invention provides a chemical detection system for detecting at least one target chemical species, including a self-sensed cantilevered probe array having a plurality of self-sensed cantilevered probes, at least one chemical-sensitive coating material applied to at least one cantilevered probe in the cantilevered probe array, and an interface circuit that is coupled to the cantilevered probe array. At least one cantilevered probe in the cantilevered probe array exhibits a shifted cantilevered probe response when the cantilevered probe array is exposed to the target chemical species and the interface circuit actuates the cantilevered probe. A handheld chemical detection system and a method of operation are also disclosed.
US08524489B2	Particle or cell analyzer and method A particle analyzer in which tagged particles to be analyzed are drawn through a suspended capillary tube where a predetermined volume in the capillary tube is illuminated. The illumination scattered by said particles is detected by a detector to count all particles. The fluorescent illumination emitted by tagged particles is detected and the output signals from the fluorescent detectors and scatter detector are processed to provide an analysis of the particles.
US08524482B1	Method and system for sampling and separating submicron-sized particles based on density and or size to detect the presence of a particular agent A system for sampling and separating submicron-sized particles to detect the presence of an agent such as viruses in an environmental sample, which includes collecting means for collecting a sample suspected of containing submicron-sized particles from the environment, size separation means receiving the submicron-sized particles from the collecting means for separating the submicron-sized particles based on size into at least one size range, and a microscale particle counter adapted for counting the size separated submicron-sized particles received from the size separation means. The particle counter includes at least one cantilever each corresponding to submicron-sized particles of a particular size range, wherein the cantilever is deflectable from a first to a second position to permit passage of the submicron-sized particle therethrough, and wherein the corresponding deflection of the cantilever generates a count signal.
US08524481B2	Hide processing methods and compositions Provided in part herein are compositions that include isolated microbial enzymes, such as proteases, lipases, useful in dehairing leather. Also provided are methods for isolating proteases, lipases, from microbes, as well as methods of reusing these enzymes effectively for several cycles in an environment friendly process.
US08524479B2	URA5 gene and methods for stable genetic integration in yeast A novel gene encoding P. pastoris orotate-phosphoribosyl transferase (URA5) is disclosed. Methods for producing and selecting yeast strains capable of stable genetic integration of heterologous sequences into the host genome are also provided.
US08524471B2	Generation of chemical building blocks from plant biomass by selective depolymerization The invention concerns a method for the enzymatic treatment of raw polymeric feedstock comprising the following steps: (a) preferably separation of soluble components from the raw polymeric feedstock, (b) treating the raw polymeric feedstock with an enzyme system in order to liberate defined soluble monomeric or oligomeric building blocks from the insoluble raw polymeric feedstock; and (c) separating the defined monomeric or oligomeric building blocks produced in step b) from the remainder of the raw polymeric feedstock. Preferably, the enzyme system used in step b) contains not more than 50%, preferably not more than 20%, more preferably not more than 10%, more preferably not more than 5%, more preferably not more than 2%, more preferably not more than 1% of other enzyme activities apart from the enzyme activity resulting in liberation of said defined monomeric or oligomeric building blocks from the raw polymeric feedstock according to step b). Further aspects of the invention concern the use of “less pure” and thus less costly enzyme systems in subsequent enzymatic treatment steps and methods for determining the optimum sequence of enzymatic treatment steps by analysis of the raw polymeric feedstock used.
US08524470B2	Enzymatic antibody processing The current invention comprises a method for producing an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment with defined glycostructure comprising the following steps: a) providing an affinity chromatography column eluate containing the immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment, b) incubating the affinity chromatography column eluate with (α1,3)galactosidase of plant origin, e.g. from green coffee beans (EC 3.2.1.22), c) applying the incubated affinity chromatography column eluate to a protein A chromatography material and recovering the immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment from the protein A chromatography material and thereby producing an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragment with defined glycostructure.
US08524468B2	Method for detecting the presence or absence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a test sample A dry mixture, a liquid menstrum, and a method, are described for use in detecting the presence or absence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (“MRSA”) in a first generation biological or environmental specimen sample. First generation specimen samples that can be analyzed include nasal swabs, lesion swabs, skin swabs, throat swabs, food swabs, tanning salon swabs, gym swabs, restaurant swabs, hotel swabs, and the like. The menstrum and method include an anti-ribosomal antibiotic component that will selectively prevent Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (“MSSA”) from growing in the menstrum, while allowing MRSA to grow in the menstrum. The menstrum also includes components which will stimulate growth of MRSA, plus coagulase reacting factors which will cause the menstrum to clot in the event that MRSA is present in the sample. The menstrum also includes components which will produce a detectable signal in the clot, which signal indicates the presence of MRSA in the sample.
US08524465B2	Agonists of bitter taste receptors and uses thereof The present invention relates to agonists of the human bitter-taste receptors hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 and their role in bitter taste transduction. The invention also relates to methods for identifying molecules that modulate, e.g. suppress, or enhance hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 bitter taste transduction or bitter taste response.
US08524463B2	Diagnosis and risk classification of acute coronary syndrome by means of CT-proET-1 in combination with NT-proBNP The invention relates to a method for diagnosis and/or risk classification for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in particular for acute myocardial infarct (AMI) and angina pectoris (AP) and/or a post-myocardial infarct, wherein a determination of the C-terminal pro-endothelin (CT-proET-1) or fragments and partial peptides therefrom, is carried out in combination with NT-proBNP.
US08524457B2	Method for the selection of specific affinity binders by homogeneous noncompetitive assay The invention generally relates to the field of immunochemistry including antibody therapy, diagnostics, and basic research and specifically relates to the area of selecting affinity molecules such as natural antibodies, including artificial antibodies, antibody mimics, and aptamers. The invention relates particularly to a method of selecting affinity molecules using a homogeneous noncompetitive assay in a high throughput process.
US08524456B2	Recombinant monoclonal antibodies and corresponding antigens for colon and pancreatic cancers The present invention provides for recombinant monoclonal antibodies that bind to human colorectal and pancreatic carcinoma-associated antigens, along with nucleic acid sequences encoding the antibody chains, and the amino acid sequences corresponding to the nucleic acids, and uses for these antibodies, nucleic acids and amino acids.
US08524452B2	Measurement value lowering inhibitor for immunoassay method and immunoassay method using the same Disclosed is an agent for inhibiting decrease in measured values in immunoassays, which may reduce the influences by interfering substances in a test sample so as to promote the accuracy of the immunoassays, as well as an immunoassay and a reagent for immunoassays using the same, with which the decrease in the measured values due to the interfering substances is reduced. The agent for inhibiting decrease in measured values in immunoassays, caused by interfering substances, is an ionic surfactant having a molecular weight of 1000 to 100,000, the agent being a polymer in which a hydrophobic cyclic monomer(s) having an ionic functional group(s) is(are) polymerized.
US08524431B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive support and an intermediate layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, which are provided on the conductive support in this order. The intermediate layer contains an ethylene-acrylic acid binary copolymer and a polyolefin resin in which repeating structural units are contained in a particular ratio.
US08524420B2	Method for preparing nano-sized metal particles on a carbon support Disclosed is a method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support. To a mixture solution wherein a stabilizer is dissolved in 1,2-propanediol, a carbon support is added to prepare a dispersion. Then, a precursor solution wherein a nickel or palladium precursor dissolved in 1,2-propanediol is mixed therewith and stirred. Then, nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on the carbon support are prepared by reduction. The disclosed method for preparing nickel or palladium nanoparticles supported on a carbon support allows preparation of nanoparticles with narrow particle size distribution and good dispersibility through a simple process and the resulting nickel or palladium nanoparticles may be usefully applied, for example, as electrode materials of fuel cells.
US08524417B2	Electricity-generation device An electricity generation device (1) using a fuel cell (2) having a fuel electrode (5) and an air electrode (6) to which a fuel gas and air are supplied, respectively, includes: a fuel gas conduit (3) through which the fuel gas flows; a cover (9) configured to cover an outside of the fuel gas conduit (3) and cooperating with a peripheral wall (8a) of the fuel gas conduit (3) to form an air passage (4) therebetween, the air passage extending along the fuel gas conduit (3); an air inlet hole (10) formed through the cover (9) to allow air to flow into the air passage (4); and an air outlet hole (11) provided downstream of the air electrode exposed to the air passage (4), to cause the fuel gas conduit (3) and the air passage (4) to communicate with each other.
US08524416B2	Electrolyte electrode assembly and fuel cell A unit cell of a fuel cell is formed by sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly between a first metal separator and a second metal separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane having a reinforcement member on both surfaces of the outer end of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. Frame members are provided on the reinforcement member outside an anode, and a fuel gas inlet channel and a fuel gas outlet channel are formed by the frame members, at positions corresponding to a fuel gas inlet buffer and a fuel gas outlet buffer.
US08524414B2	Membrane with optimized dimensions for a fuel cell A UEA for a fuel cell having an active region and a feed region is provided. The UEA includes an electrolyte membrane disposed between a pair of electrodes. The electrolyte membrane and the pair of electrodes is further disposed between a pair of DM. The electrolyte membrane, the pair of electrodes, and the DM are configured to be disposed at the active region of the fuel cell. A barrier film coupled to the electrolyte membrane is configured to be disposed at the feed region of the fuel cell. The dimensions of the electrolyte membrane are thereby optimized. A fuel cell having the UEA, and a fuel cell stack formed from a plurality of the fuel cells, is also provided.
US08524411B2	Nonaqueous-electrolyte battery and battery assembly A nonaqueous-electrolyte battery has a positive electrode 3 including a positive active material, a negative electrode 4 including a negative active material having a lithium insertion/release potential higher than 1.0 V (vs. Li/Li+), and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a compound having pyridine groups and a compound having one or more silyl groups.
US08524405B2	Detection of small anode leaks in fuel cell systems A system and method for detecting small hydrogen leaks in an anode of a fuel cell system. The method includes determining that a shut-down sequence has begun, and if so, deplete the cathode side of a fuel cell stack of oxygen. The method then increases the pressure of the anode side of the fuel cell stack to a predetermined set-point, and monitors the pressure decay of the anode side of the stack. The method compares the rate of pressure decay to an expected pressure decay rate, and if the measured pressure decay rate exceeds the expected pressure decay rate by a certain threshold, determines that a potential leak exists.
US08524400B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery using the same Disclosed is an electrolyte for a secondary battery comprising an electrolyte salt and an electrolyte solvent, the electrolyte comprising both a lactam-based compound and a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Also, disclosed is an electrode having a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film partially or totally formed on a surface thereof, the SEI film being formed by electrical reduction of the above compounds. Further, a secondary battery comprising the electrolyte and/or the electrode is disclosed.
US08524385B2	Battery pack A battery pack has a secondary battery, first and second switch devices provided between the secondary battery and a load or a charging unit, a protection circuit detecting an overcharge, an overdischarge or an overcurrent of the secondary battery and controlling turning on and off of the first and second switch devices, a series circuit of a resistor and a thermistor disposed in the vicinity of the secondary battery and connected in parallel with the secondary battery, a comparator which compares a voltage at a connection point between the thermistor and the resistor with a reference voltage corresponding to a predetermined temperature inside the protection circuit, and a third switch device connected between the resistor and a negative electrode of the secondary battery. The protection circuit turns off the first switch device and the third switch device when an overdischarge of the secondary battery is detected.
US08524379B2	Organic electroluminescence device and display unit An organic electroluminescence device capable of realizing both high light emitting efficiency and high reliability with an inexpensive structure is provided. The organic electroluminescence device includes an organic layer including a light emitting layer between an anode and a cathode. The anode has a laminated structure including a first layer composed of aluminum (Al) or an alloy containing aluminum as a main component and a second layer that is provided between the first layer and the organic layer and is composed of an alloy containing aluminum as a main component, and a resistance of the first layer is lower than a resistance of the second layer.
US08524378B2	Copper foil for printed circuit Provided is a copper foil for a printed circuit with an electrodeposited ternary-alloy layer composed of copper, cobalt and nickel formed on a surface of the copper foil, wherein the electrodeposited layer comprises dendritic particles grown on the copper foil surface, and the entire surface of the copper foil is covered with particles having an area as seen from above the copper foil surface of 0.1 to 0.5 μm2 at a density of 1000 particles/10000 μm2 or less, particles exceeding 0.5 μm2 at a density of 100 particles/10000 μm2 or less, and particles less than 0.1 μm2 as the remainder. Roughening particles formed dendritically in a roughening treatment based on copper-cobalt-nickel alloy plating are inhibited from shedding from the copper foil surface, and the phenomenon known as powder falling and uneven treatment are thereby inhibited.
US08524372B2	Waterproof plasma treated footwear with liquid absorbing footbed An item of footwear having a liquid-repelling polymeric coating, obtained by a plasma treatment process, provided over at least part of a surface thereof, said item also being provided at the region on the inside upon which the wearer's foot rests with a liquid-absorbing foot supporting footbed. Items of this type provide improved comfort for the wearer.
US08524369B2	Method for lamination of decorative metal film on resin base material, and resin base material having decorative metal film thereon The present invention provides a method for laminating a decorative metal film on a resin base material with excellent adhesion to the resin base material and with a sufficient gloss imparted to the decorative metal film, and a resin base material having a decorative metal film. The method laminates a polymeric planarizing film on the resin base material using a vapor deposition polymerization method, and then laminates the decorative metal film on the planarizing film.
US08524364B2	Two-dimensional composite particle adapted for use as a catalyst and method of making same The present invention is directed to a composite particle that is microscopically two-dimensional with a third nanoscopic dimension, and to methods of making same. The particle may include a support and a metal layer. The metal layer may be catalytically active such that the particle is adapted to act as a catalyst.
US08524360B2	Cutting insert with a titanium oxycarbonitride coating and method for making the same A method for making a coated cutting insert, as well as the coated cutting insert, includes a step of providing a substrate which has a surface, and depositing a CVD coating layer of titanium oxycarbonitride. The gaseous mixture from which the coating layer of titanium oxycarbonitride is deposited has a composition of nitrogen, methane hydrogen chloride, titanium tetrachloride, acetonitrile, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen. The coating layer of titanium oxycarbonitride comprises titanium oxycarbonitride whiskers having as measured in a two-dimensional plane view an average length greater than about 1.0 μm, an average width greater than about 0.2 μm, and an average aspect ratio greater than about 2.0.
US08524354B2	Acrylated natural oil compositions The present invention relates to a radiation curable composition comprising (a) from 1 to 99% by weight of a (meth)acrylated natural oil which is the reaction product of an unsaturated natural oil with an unsaturated anhydride and a hydroxyl functional (meth)acrylate, and (b) from 1 to 99% by weight of a (meth)acrylated oligomer and/or monomer, and optionally an inert resin and/or filler, as well as their use for making inks and coatings.
US08524348B1	Stacked film optical data storage device and method of manufacture A data storage device includes a substrate layer, made of a moldable non-photopolymer plastic substrate and having a servo layer, adjoined to a stacked film structure that is constructed of multiple functional films, having data layers, with spacer film(s) disposed between each of the functional films. Methods of manufacturing the data storage device include using a roll-to-roll system to adhere thin spacer film extrusions between the multiple functional film extrusions so as to construct the stacked film structure. An additional method uses an application of functional film coating to thin spacer films and a roll-to-roll system.
US08524341B2	Alloy composition useful for fluid transport objects The present invention relates to a novel polyamide alloy composition that is useful for forming objects that may be used for the storage and transport of fluids. The polyamide alloy is a blend of at least one polyamide and at least one modified polyolefin having both medium to hard and soft domains. The polyamide forms the continuous phase of the alloy. The alloy may also contain, and preferably does contain, a thermal and light stabilization compound, at least one unmodified polyolefin, and at least one plasticizer. The polyamide alloy composition is useful in forming tanks, hoses and tubes used in the transport of liquid or gaseous fluids, including fluids under pressure.
US08524336B2	Recording medium The invention provides a recording medium having excellent ink absorbency and capable of forming a sharp image thereon. The recording medium has a substrate, and a first layer and an outermost layer provided on the substrate in this order, wherein the first layer contains at least one of alumina and alumina hydrate, the outermost layer contains a pigment and is lower in refractive index than the first layer, and the absolute dry coating amount of the outermost layer is 0.1 g/m2 or more and 0.5 g/m2 or less.
US08524328B2	Methods for manufacturing organic EL display panel and organic EL display device Provided is an organic EL display panel offering improved luminance without increasing the current density of current flowing through organic light-emitting layers, comprising: substrate; TFT layer formed on substrate; planarizing film formed above TFT layer and having contact holes; lower electrodes arranged above planarizing film in a matrix in one-to-one correspondence with pixel units, and brought into conduction with TFT layer via contact holes; grid-shaped bank formed above planarizing film and defining openings corresponding one-to-one to lower electrodes; organic light-emitting layers formed in openings; and upper electrode formed above light-emitting layers. Each contact hole is positioned between a pair of openings adjacent in the column direction. At least one of opposing sides of any pair of openings adjacent in the column direction is reduced in width in the row direction and extends in the column direction so as to be adjacent in the row direction to the corresponding contact hole.
US08524319B2	Methods for producing crucibles with a reduced amount of bubbles Methods for producing crucibles for holding molten material that contain a reduced amount of gas pockets are disclosed. The methods may involve use of molten silica that may be outgassed prior to or during formation of the crucible. Crucibles produced from such methods and ingots and wafers that are produced from crucibles with a reduced amount of gas pockets are also disclosed.
US08524315B2	Method for manufacturing tubular body According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for manufacturing a tubular body is provided. The method includes maintaining at about 15° C. or lower a heat-curable solution containing a polyimide precursor solution in which a conductive agent having an acidic group is dispersed; coating the heat-curable solution maintained at about 15° C. or lower on a core body to form a coating film of the heat-curable solution, and curing the coating film by heating to obtain a tubular body.
US08524314B2	Touch screen with bacteria inhibition layer and manufacturing method thereof The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
US08524309B2	Oil or fat composition Provided is an oil or fat composition of high diacylglycerol content. Even when used in cooking, the cooked food has a good external appearance without darkening, and retains its inherent flavor. Even when used in cooking after storage under light-exposed conditions, the cooked food is provided with a good external appearance and flavor.The oil or fat composition is obtained by combining, at specific contents, (A) an oil or fat of high diacylglycerol content, said oil or fat having a particular composition, (B) a plant sterol and (C) a plant sterol fatty acid ester.
US08524308B2	Processed tea leaf product obtained by extrusion The present invention provides a technique for producing a tea wherein water-insoluble components of tea leaves have been made soluble in water and the natural umami components inherent to tea leaves have been increased. It also provides a technique for manufacturing a tea-based alcoholic drink which has “tea leaf-origin aroma”, “umami and body” and “mild alcoholic aftertaste” in a good balance. Tea leaves are processed with an extruder at a temperature of 80 to 150° C. and under a pressure of 0.2 to 30 MPa for 5 to 600 sec while supplying 1 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the tea leaves, of water or an aqueous sugar solution, Thus, a processed tea leaf product is stably produced while avoiding blowout from the outlet. A tea extracted from this processed tea leaf product shows a significantly improved taste.
US08524307B2	Healthy coffee and methods of its production The present invention relates to a method for producing a coffee blend and the coffee blend obtained by this method, wherein the coffee blend is characterized in that a coffee drink brewed from said coffee blend contains high amounts of chlorogenic acids (CGA) and N-methylpyridinium cations (NMP) and optionally, low amounts of carboxylic acid-5-hydroxytryptamides (C5-HT), has a superior antioxidative activity.
US08524305B2	Instant sauces for food use The present invention relates to an instant sauce comprising 1 to 20% by weight of a basic mixture, 8 to 60% by weight of potato products and 20 to 91% by weight of a mixture of high granulometry ingredients, characterised in that said basic mixture comprises a mixture of at least one oily antioxidant compound in quantities ranging between 1 to 15% by weight, and salt in quantities ranging between 99 and 85% by weight.
US08524300B1	Covered retracted confectionery A covered retracted confectionery including a housing with covers hinged adjacent the top for movement between closed and open positions. The lower part of each of the covers being contacted by a part of a shaft moveable in the housing between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing to keep the covers closed against the force of gravity. A confectionery carried adjacent the top of the shaft is enclosed by the covers until they are manually moved to the open position by operation of an actuator slideably mounted on the exterior of the housing against a bias. Upon release of the actuator, the bias will automatically retract the shaft and confectionery as well as close the covers.
US08524293B1	Method for producing a red grape tea-like composition A method for producing a dry composition from red grapes by natural fermentation that is, once brewed, steeped within hot water, tasteful to ingest as herb tea, and that complementary contains antioxidants, Catechin, Resveratrol, Tannin, Quercetin bearing anti-inflammatory and blood glucose lowering capacities; as well as a human skin rejuvenating natural product derived there from. The method is used to prepare dry composition containing phenolic antioxidants such as catechin, resveratrol, and quercetin, and comprises small parcels made from the grape berry, stalks, skins and seeds of the red grape Vitis labrusca. The method uses the sequential steps of crushing, two successive natural fermentation periods, and drying by utilizing simplified operations.
US08524290B2	Non-occluding nasal moisturizer and methods of use Compositions are provided that provide improved nasal moisture, clarity, and lubrication. Compositions are oil-in-glycerin emulsions that include a surfactant promoting emulsification of a hydrophobic or otherwise water insoluble bioactive agent. The compositions are used in methods of promoting improved nasal moisture and reduction in nasal congestion.
US08524282B2	Method for production of highly pure phospholipid, and highly pure sphingomyelin and plasmalogen-type glycerophospholipid produced by the method This invention provides a process for producing a high-purity sphingomyelin and a high-purity plasmalogen-form glycerophospholipid from a biological material by simple procedures at high yields. The process comprises the steps of: (A) subjecting dried total lipids extracted from a biological material to extraction treatment with a specific mixture solution to separate an insoluble portion composed mainly of sphingomyelin and a soluble portion; (B) subjecting the insoluble portion, obtained in said Step (A), to washing treatment with a specific mixture solution to obtain crude sphingomyelin; (C) subjecting the soluble portion, obtained in said Step (A), to washing treatment with a water-soluble ketone solvent to obtain crude plasmalogen-form glycerophospholipid; (D) causing an enzyme to act on the crude sphingomyelin, obtained in said Step (B), to obtain sphingomyelin having a purity of 90% or more; and (E) causing an enzyme to act on the crude plasmalogen-form glycerophospholipid, obtained in said Step (C), to obtain plasmalogen-form glycerophospholipid having a purity of 40% or more.
US08524275B2	Pharmaceutical formulations containing opioid agonist, opioid antagonist and gelling agent Disclosed in certain embodiments is an oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic, an opioid antagonist and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid.
US08524271B2	Skin wound dressing and preparing method thereof A skin wound dressing is disclosed. The skin wound dressing comprises Tremella polysaccharide and alginate and is used to cover on a skin wound to accelerate wound healing. The Tremella polysaccharide is isolated from a hot water extract of Tremella fuciformis. The skin wound dressing is a Tremella polysaccharide composite fiber, a Tremella polysaccharide sponge or a Tremella polysaccharide hydrogel.
US08524268B2	Cadaveric allogenic human juvenile cartilage implant The present invention is directed to compositions having at least one neocartilage particle, juvenile cartilage particle or a combination thereof and a matrix, and methods and devices that include the compositions.
US08524265B2	Medical implant sheets useful for tissue regeneration Described is a medical device in the form of a thin sheet having granules of a calcium-containing, osteoconductive material interconnected by a thin web of polymeric material. The device includes a first face and a second face, wherein at least the first face is populated with proturbances presenting exposed regions of the calcium-containing, osteoconductive material provided by underlying granules. Methods of making and using such devices are also described, as are methods and devices involving the use of very thin polymeric sheets conformed to bone-ingrowth surfaces of load-bearing orthopedic implants.
US08524263B2	Sheet-like cosmetic The present invention is a sheet-like cosmetic produced by impregnating a non-woven fabric with a cosmetic comprising (A) 4-methoxysalicylic acid or a salt thereof and (B) a water soluble polysaccharide. It also provides a sheet-like cosmetic that additionally comprises (C) an oil component, (D) an alkyl-modified carboxyvinyl polymer, (E) a water soluble polymer other than said (B) and (D), and (F) hydroxylamine or a derivative thereof.The object of the present invention is to improve the texture upon use, such as the stickiness and the friction, of a sheet-like cosmetic produced by impregnating a non-woven fabric with a cosmetic comprising 4-methoxysalicylic acid or a salt thereof.
US08524256B2	Deodorant cosmetic composition comprising at least one semicrystalline polymer The disclosure relates to a deodorant composition comprising a physiologically acceptable water-in-oil emulsion carrier comprising at least one antiperspirant ingredient and at least one semicrystalline polymer having a melting point greater than or equal to 30° C.The disclosure further relates to the use of cosmetic products for topical application to humans, such as deodorant products, and to methods of treating human perspiration and body odors associated with human perspiration.This composition may be in the form of a cosmetic cream having a very pleasant texture on application to the skin.
US08524253B2	Bone regeneration device This invention is directed to a bone regeneration device including fascia and demineralized bone matrix mixed at a temperature not exceeding about 40° C. and lyophilized into the bone regeneration device, methods of preparing such a bone regeneration device and methods of treating bone defects using such a bone regeneration device.
US08524248B2	Methods to diagnose and immunize against the virus causing human Merkel cell carcinoma The present invention provides isolated or substantially purified polypeptides, nucleic acids, and virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from a Merkel cell carcinoma virus (MCV), which is a newly-discovered virus. The invention further provides monoclonal antibody molecules that bind to MCV polypeptides. The invention further provides diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic methods relating to the identification, prevention, and treatment of MCV-related diseases.
US08524244B2	Targeted therapeutics based on engineered proteins that bind EGFR The present invention relates to single domain proteins that bind to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The invention also relates to single domain proteins for use in diagnostic, research and therapeutic applications. The invention further relates to cells comprising such proteins, polynucleotide encoding such proteins or fragments thereof, and to vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the innovative proteins.
US08524240B2	Diagnosis and therapy of hematological malignancies The present invention relates to the field of diagnosis and therapy of hematological malignancies based on the tumor antigen FMR1NB (also called NY-SAR-35, Cancer/testis antigen 37 or Fragile X mental retardation 1 neighbor protein) and agents specifically targeting this antigen or cells expressing the same, e.g., antibodies. The inventors were able to prove that the molecule is expressed on the cell surface and thus represents a particularly advantageous target in cancer therapy and vaccination. Surprisingly, FMR1NB was found to be associated with hematological malignancies, e.g. acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
US08524233B2	Monoclonal antibody and a method thereof The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
US08524224B2	Methods of using Curvularia strains to confer stress tolerance and/or growth enhancement in plants The present invention is directed to methods and compositions of endophytic fungi that confer stress tolerance in inoculated plants, including both monocots and dicots. In particular, Curvularia species, isolated from a host grass Dichanthelium languinosum growing in the geothermal zones of Lassen Volcanic and Yellowstone National Parks, confers such stress tolerance. Upon inoculating a target plant or plant part with endophytic fungi, the resulting plant shows stress tolerance, particularly drought and thermal tolerance.
US08524219B2	Simian subfamily B adenoviruses SAdV-28, -27, -29, -32, -33, and -35 and uses thereof A recombinant vector comprises simian adenovirus 28, simian adenovirus 27, simian adenovirus 32, simian adenovirus 33, and/or simian adenovirus 35 sequences and a heterologous gene under the control of regulatory sequences. A cell line which expresses one or more simian adenovirus-28, -27, -32, -33, or -35 genes is also disclosed. Methods of using the vectors and cell lines are provided.
US08524213B2	Polymeric materials, their preparation and use Disclosed are highly resilient and cohesive gels formed by the cross-linking of hyaluronan or hylan, their salts or derivatives thereof, using divinyl sulfone (DVS) as the cross-linking agent. Also disclosed are viscoelastic fluids containing alkylsulfone groups covalently attached to the backbone of the polymer, formed by the mono-functionalization of the cross-linking monomer DVS with hyaluronan and/or hylan. Mechanical properties such as values of hardness and cohesiveness are specified by the rheological properties of the gels. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of such products. They have use in many applications as injectable and/or implantable devices and as drug delivery systems.
US08524208B2	Composition for the permanent shaping of human hair The present innovation concerns a composition for the permanent shaping of human hair comprising at least one reducing agent at a concentration of above 2% by weight an aminated silicone compound at a concentration in the range of 0.1 to 2.5% by weight calculated to total composition and a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized vinylimidazole at a concentration in the range of 0.1 to 2.5% by weight calculated to total composition and process for permanent shaping human hair with the said compositions.
US08524207B2	Cosmetic compositions The present invention relates to a solid cosmetic composition which includes a soap and/or a non-soap surfactant, a hair modification active and/or skin enhancing agent, and at least one silicone and/or mineral oil.
US08524202B2	Tooth whitening compositions and methods Non-cytotoxic compositions for tooth whitening are disclosed. Methods of their use are also provided.
US08524194B2	Radiolabelled MMP selective compounds The invention is directed to radiolabelled MMP selective compounds, a processes for the preparation thereof, and uses thereof. The derivatives of the invention have formula (I) wherein Y represents O, CH2, (CH2)2, S, NH, or C(═O)NH; X represents 1-5 substituents, wherein said substituents can be the same or different and wherein at least one of said substituents comprises a radioisotope suitable for PET and/or SPECT and/or a β-emitter; Z is S; Q is chosen from the group consisting of 3-pyridyl and carboxyl; and R is chosen from the group consisting of C(═O)—NH—OH, (II), (III, (IV). The MMP selective compounds of the invention are selective for MMPs and can be used for the identification and treatment of unstable atherosclerotic plaques.
US08524187B2	Thermal oxidisers, using concentrated sunlight A VOC treatment apparatus is provided for treating substantially opaque VOCs and comprises a processing chamber (24) in which VOCs are treated; and a solar energy introducing device (8). The solar energy introducing device (8) comprises a tubular structure having a first end located external to the processing chamber (24) and having a first inlet (14) through which concentrated sunlight is received and a second inlet (16) through which a flow of substantially optically transmittant gas is received. The solar energy introducing device (8) has a second end (18) that opens into the processing chamber (24) and terminates in a nozzle providing an outlet for the substantially optically transmittant gas and the concentrated sunlight. In use the optically transmittant gas exits the second end of the device in a jet to create an optically transmittant zone in the substantially opaque VOCs within the processing chamber (24), in which zone the sunlight can travel.
US08524180B2	Process for minimising the emission of particular matter from marine diesel engines The invention provides a process for minimizing the emission of particulate matter and precursors thereof from a flue gas stream of an engine comprising particulate matter and precursors thereof and at least one gaseous component. The process includes the steps of obtaining a flue gas stream of an engine comprising particulate matter and precursors thereof; increasing the moisture content of the stream by contacting it with a first aqueous medium in an amount and at a temperature at which at least 50% of the water content of the first aqueous medium is evaporated; whereby a moisture laden gas stream, optionally containing suspension droplets, is formed; cooling the moisture laden gas stream whereby suspension droplets are formed; and applying a centrifugal force to the moisture laden gas stream and to the suspension droplets to effect the swirling thereof, whereby a treated gaseous stream and an aqueous stream are formed.
US08524173B2	Microchannel structure and fine-particle production method using the same A microchannel structure including a dispersed-phase introduction channel which communicates with a dispersed-phase introduction inlet; a continuous-phase introduction channel which communicates with a continuous-phase introduction inlet; a discharge channel which communicates with a discharge outlet; a fine-particle formation channel; and a plurality of branch channels for dispersed-phase introduction which are microchannels; wherein one end of the fine-particle formation channel in a fluid traveling direction communicates with the continuous-phase introduction channel whereas the other end thereof communicates with the discharge channel; and wherein a side part of the dispersed-phase introduction channel and side part of the fine-particle formation channel communicate via the plurality of branch channel for dispersed-phase introduction.
US08524166B2	Stent and delivery system with reduced chemical degradation including a Chitooligosaccharide Stents and delivery systems with reduced chemical degradation and methods of sterilizing the same are disclosed.
US08524161B2	Multiple layer substrate support and exhaust gas treatment device A mat or mat-pre-form hybrid for use in an exhaust gas treatment device, such as catalytic converters and diesel particulate traps that are used in automotive exhaust systems. The mat or hybrid may be used as a mounting mat to mount a fragile monolith within an outer housing of an exhaust gas treatment device or as thermal insulation in an end cone of the exhaust gas treatment device.
US08524159B2	Reactor with reactor head and integrated valve A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.
US08524151B2	Method for radiation sterilization of medical devices Methods and systems for selection radiation exposure in sterilization of medical devices are disclosed.
US08524144B2	Method for enhanced fiber bundle dispersion with a divergent fiber draw unit A method and associated apparatus for melt extruding a nonwoven web includes providing a plurality of fibers from an extrusion device. The fibers are conveyed through a diverging profile portion of a fiber drawing unit (FDU) that causes the fibers to spread and expand in the machine direction within the FDU. The fibers are then conveyed through a diverging diffusion chamber spaced from the outlet of the FDU to reduce the velocity of the fibers and further spread the fibers in the machine direction. The fibers may be subjected to an applied electrostatic charge in either the diffusion chamber or the FDU. From the outlet of the diffusion chamber, the fibers are laid onto a forming surface as a nonwoven web.
US08524141B2	Method of making a card sheet A card sheet including a top material having punched lines, the front side of the top material being printable. A carrier material of at least one polymer layer is directly applied as by extruding to the back side of the top material. The polymer has a stress-at-break in the range of 10 to 30 MPa and an elongation at break in the range of 10 to 120%. From the card sheet individual cards may be broken out to form high quality calling (business) cards, photograph cards, post cards or the like.
US08524138B2	Concrete block with beveled core opening edge Methods and equipment for forming beveled edge(s) around the core opening in a concrete block are disclosed. The formation of the beveled edge(s) minimizes feathering along the block edges that are beveled as the block is stripped from a mold. Any feathering that does occur is shifted away from the bottom surface of the block to allow the block to lay flat on other blocks when dry stacked in a wall.
US08524137B2	Injection molded article and method for the manufacture thereof Articles injection molded from colored poly(arylene ether) compositions can exhibit an esthetic defect known as black rings. The black rings can be reduced or eliminated when the poly(arylene ether) composition includes about 50 to about 70 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether), about 12 to about 30 weight percent of a rubber-modified polystyrene, about 5 to about 25 weight percent of an organophosphate ester flame retardant, and a first colorant and a second colorant, wherein the total amount of all colorants is about 0.3 to about 1 weight percent.
US08524130B2	Biodegradable disposable tableware and methods for making same Biodegradable disposable flatware and utensils manufactured from wood-based or plant-based raw materials, including materials that may be traditionally discarded such as sawdust, plant stalks, seed or grain hulls or the like. The process includes the use of a resin made from the discarded materials to form disposable utensils and flatware.
US08524119B2	Catalyst for preparing synthesis gas from natural gas and carbon dioxide, and preparation method thereof Disclosed are a catalyst for preparing synthesis gas from natural gas and carbon dioxide, and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, a combined reforming process is performed as an economical way of using carbon dioxide, wherein steam reforming of natural gas is carried out simultaneously with carbon dioxide reforming of methane in such a manner that a predetermined ratio of carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide/hydrogen (H2/(2CO+3CO2)=0.85-1.15) is maintained. In this manner, the catalyst is used to prepare synthesis gas suitable for methanol synthesis and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Disclosed also is a method for preparing synthesis gas on a specific catalyst consisting of Ni/Ce/MgAlOx or Ni/Ce-Zr/MgAlOx. The catalyst is inhibited from deactivation caused by generation of cokes during the reaction as well as deactivation caused by reoxidation of nickel with water added during the reaction. Therefore, the catalyst shows excellent activity as compared to other catalysts for use in combined reforming.
US08524116B2	Optical compensatory film, process for producing the same, and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display employing the same A novel optical compensatory sheet comprising an optically anisotropic layer comprising at least one liquid crystal compound, at least one cellulose ester, and at least one polymer A comprising at least one repeating unit derived from a monomer having a fluoro-aliphatic group, and at least one repeating unit having a group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl group (—COOH) or a salt thereof, a sulfo group (—SO3H) or a salt thereof and a phosphonoxy group {—OP(═O) (OH)2} or a salt thereof, is disclosed. A novel optical compensatory sheet comprising an optically anisotropic layer comprising at lest one liquid crystal compound at least one polymer C, having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 5000 and less than 20000, represented by a formula (1b), and at least one polymer D, having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 20000, represented by a formula (1b), is also disclosed. In the formula, “A” represents a repeating unit having a group capable of hydrogen bonding, “B” represents a repeating unit having a polymerizable group, and “C” represents a repeating unit derived from an ethylene-type unsaturated monomer. -(A)ai-(B)bj-(C)ck- Formula (1b)
US08524115B2	Adsorptive composite barriers for packaging applications A method of selecting an appropriate resin bonded sorbent composition which may be used at least for in part making an enclosure to protect contents from external humidity including the steps of: a) selecting a plurality of resins, a plurality of sorbents and a plurality of ratios therebetween to form a plurality of composites; b) calculating a plurality of failure times for the plurality of composites, wherein each failure time of the plurality of failure times is based on when an internal relative humidity of each composite of the plurality of composites is equal to the maximum internal relative humidity; c) determining which of the plurality of failure times is greater; and, d) selecting one composite of the plurality of composites based on the result of step (c).
US08524114B2	Nitrates A method of producing anhydrous calcium nitrate, anhydrous magnesium nitrate or mixture thereof involves removing water from a solution of calcium nitrate, magnesium nitrate or mixture thereof in a pulse combustion drier. The invention also provides a mixture of anhydrous calcium nitrate, anhydrous magnesium nitrate and the individual anhydrous nitrate salts in a sealed container.
US08524113B2	Anode material of lithium-ion secondary battery and preparation method thereof In an anode material of a lithium-ion secondary battery and its preparation method, a natural graphite, an artificial graphite or both are mixed to form a graphite powder, and the graphite powder is mixed with a resin of a high hard carbon content and processed by a mist spray drying process, and finally added or coated with a special resin material after a carburizing heat treatment takes place to prepare a graphite composite of the anode material of the lithium-ion secondary battery and achieve a smaller surface area of an anode graphite composite of the battery and extended cycle life and capacity.
US08524108B2	Magnetic particle and method of preparing the same, and magnetic recording medium An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic particle obtained by heat-treating a hexagonal ferrite magnetic material in reducing atmosphere containing hydrocarbon gas.
US08524097B2	Plasma deposition to increase adhesion Plasma etching of a liquid dielectric material such as a polyurethane solution results in volatile byproducts that are deposited onto the surface of an inert substrate. The surface treatment increases adhesiveness so that the surface of the inert material may be bonded to another material. Portions of a medical device comprising an inert substrate such as a fluoropolymer may therefore be securely affixed to other portions of the medical device formed of polymeric, metallic, or ceramic materials.
US08524092B2	Dry adhesives and methods for making dry adhesives A dry adhesive and a method of forming a dry adhesive. The method includes forming an opening through an etch layer and to a barrier layer, expanding the opening in the etch layer at the barrier layer, filling the opening with a material, removing the barrier layer from the material in the opening, and removing the etch layer from the material in the opening.
US08524086B2	Fluid purification system Certain disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods of preparing dialysate for use in a home dialysis system that is compact and light-weight relative to existing systems and consumes relatively low amounts of energy. The method includes coupling a household water stream to a dialysis system; filtering the water stream; heating the water stream to at least about 138 degrees Celsius in a non-batch process to produce a heated water stream; maintaining the heated water stream at or above at least about 138 degrees Celsius for at least about two seconds; cooling the heated water stream to produce a cooled water stream; ultrafiltering the cooled water stream; and mixing dialysate components into the cooled water stream in a non-batch process.
US08524085B2	Sewage composting method A method for creating Class A compost for sale to the public from waste products, especially municipal sewage, involving lower expense and improved versatility over prior methods.
US08524079B1	Assembling structure for a filtration set An assembling structure for a filtration set includes a filter set having a plurality of filter cases, the filter cases assembled together, an assembling portion extruded on an outer surface of each filter case, the assembling portion extending from a top to a bottom of each filter case, at least one assembling plate having two ends which are respectively extruded from each side of the assembling portion and the outer surface of the corresponding filter case, the assembling plate having a positioning block at a periphery thereof, a plurality of bolts used to be inserted through the positioning block of each filter case. Wherein, a user can assemble the filter cases together via the positioning block and the bolt.
US08524072B2	Catalyst and method for alkli-free purification of oil raw materials from mercaptans A catalyst for alkali-free purification of oil raw material, consisting of a metalocomplex selected from the group consisting of a solid metalocomplex and a liquid metalocomplex with a general formula (CuIICl)2O(L1)2-4(L2)1-4, where L1 is amino alcohol L2 is acetonitrol or single atom alcohol.
US08524067B2	Electrochemical method of producing nano-scaled graphene platelets A method of producing nano-scaled graphene platelets with an average thickness smaller than 30 nm from a layered graphite material. The method comprises (a) forming a carboxylic acid-intercalated graphite compound by an electrochemical reaction; (b) exposing the intercalated graphite compound to a thermal shock to produce exfoliated graphite; and (c) subjecting the exfoliated graphite to a mechanical shearing treatment to produce the nano-scaled graphene platelets. Preferred carboxylic acids are formic acid and acetic acid. The exfoliation step in the instant invention does not involve the evolution of undesirable species, such as NOx and SOx, which are common by-products of exfoliating conventional sulfuric or nitric acid-intercalated graphite compounds. The nano-scaled platelets are candidate reinforcement fillers for polymer nanocomposites. Nano-scaled graphene platelets are much lower-cost alternatives to carbon nano-tubes or carbon nano-fibers.
US08524059B2	Apparatus and method for adjusting pH of solution A pH adjusting apparatus includes an electrolytic chip receiving a solution, an electrolytic chip loading station receiving the electrolytic chip, an input unit inputting electrolysis conditions, a control unit receiving the electrolysis conditions and controlling electrolysis performed in the electrolytic chip, and a display unit displaying the electrolysis conditions and a progress of the electrolysis. Thus, the pH of a solution can be adjusted easily and accurately, by precisely controlling a constant current, a constant voltage, and current and voltage application times, thereby enabling useful application in various biological assays such as cell lysis. Furthermore, the pH adjusting apparatus has small size and weight and can be operated for a long time after charging once due to low power consumption.
US08524058B2	Low power amperometric probe An amperometric probe suitable for monitoring chlorine levels in water is described. The probe has low power consumption and maintenance requirements rendering it particularly suitable for long periods of operation in remote locations with portable power supplies.
US08524042B2	Method of treating paper forming wire surface A method for inhibiting resinous and sticky substances from filling or forming deposits on or within papermaking forming wire, by applying to said wire an effective inhibiting amount of a composition comprising at least one cationic agent selected from the group consisting of (a) cationic polyureas, (b) hydrophobically modified cationic polymers, (c) alkylammonium or/and alkylimidazolium salts, and optionally at least one nonionic amphiphilic copolymer selected from (i) hydrophobically modified polyethylene glycols], (ii) hydrophobically modified cellulose ethers, (iii) copolymers of vinyl alcohol and vinyl alkonate, (iv) polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, and (v) hydrophilically modified polydimethylsiloxanes.
US08524041B2	Method for forming a fibrous media Embodiments for methods and apparatuses for forming a nonwoven web are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more sources configured to dispense a first fluid flow stream comprising a fiber and a second fluid flow stream also comprising a fiber. The apparatus also includes a mixing partition downstream from the one or more sources, where the mixing partition is positioned between the first and second flow streams from the one or more sources. The mixing partition defines one or more openings that permit fluid communication between the two flow streams. The apparatus also includes a receiving region situated downstream from the one or more sources and designed to receive at least a combined flow stream and form a nonwoven web by collecting fiber from the combined flow stream.
US08524038B2	Bleaching process of chemical pulp A process for the bleaching of chemical pulp, wherein the initial bleaching of the pulp includes a first chlorine dioxide treatment (D0) and a following alkaline treatment with oxygen and hydrogen peroxide (EOP), which stages are separated from each other with a washing stage, and a treatment of the pulp to reduce the content of transition metals of the pulp prior to the peroxide treatment. The process is characterized in that alkali is added to the pulp after addition of chlorine dioxide in the D0 stage to adjust the pH of the pulp to neutral or basic (N stage) prior to the washing stage following the chlorine dioxide stage, whereby the initial bleaching includes the sequence D0N EOP.
US08524027B2	Label dispensing device and method A label dispensing device is disclosed for dispensing labels from a web that has a web path extending through the label dispensing device. The label dispensing device includes a dispensing member and a transition member. The dispensing member is shaped to effectuate a flexure of the web and includes a peel edge disposed along a portion of the web path. The transition member has a web control surface disposed along a portion of the web path. The web control surface is downstream of the peel edge and is configured to engage the first side of the web, thereby reducing the flexure of the web effectuated by the dispensing member.
US08524025B2	One-piece inner shell for full barrel composite fuselage A mandrel for manufacturing a unitary seamless section of an aircraft fuselage comprises a thin lay-up mandrel element disposed onto the outer shell surface of an inner mandrel shell, forming a mandrel with a substantially continuous lay-up surface. A unitary pre-cured section of an aircraft fuselage is formed by laying up a plurality of resin impregnated skin fibers onto the mandrel's lay-up surface while the mandrel rotates.
US08524024B2	Method and apparatus for producing green tires An unvulcanized rubber member passed from the transfer terminal end of a liner to the outer peripheral surface of a winding roller is transferred and press-fitted to a winding body by rotating the winding roller. By this, the unvulcanized rubber member is transferred from the transfer terminal end of the liner to the winding body while being restrained by an outer peripheral surface of the winding roller. Thus, even if vibration is applied to a transfer means due to a diagonal waving, the winding position and the wound shape of the rubber member can be maintained substantially unchanged.
US08524020B2	Method of restoring a composite airframe A method of removing an out-of-tolerance area in a composite structure comprises determining the location of the out-of-tolerance area and selecting a volume of the composite structure to be removed based on the location of the out-of-tolerance area. The method may further include programming a machine tool to remove the volume and to pause after removal of each one of a quantity of layers of the volume. The method may additionally include removing one of the layers using the programmed machine tool. The method may further include restoring the volume removed using the programmed area removal digital definition.
US08524007B2	Cleaning sheet, transfer member provided with cleaning function, and method for cleaning substrate processing apparatus A cleaning sheet including a cleaning layer which has a microasperity shape having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.05 μm or less and a maximum height Rz of 1.0 μm or less. Preferably, a substantial surface area of the cleaning layer per a flat surface of 1 mm2 is 150% or more of a substantial surface area of a silicon wafer mirror surface per a flat area of 1 mm2. The cleaning sheet may be provided on at least one surface of a transfer member so that the transfer member has a cleaning function. When the cleaning sheet or the transfer member having a cleaning function is transferred in a substrate processing apparatus in place of a substrate to be processed therein, the cleaning sheet contacts and cleans a site of the substrate processing apparatus.
US08524006B2	Target bodies and uses thereof in the production of radioisotope materials A system and method are provided for reclaiming an enriched radioisotope starting material from a target body. The system and method enable reclaiming the starting material in a relatively short time (e.g., several hours) after the target body's bombardment with energetic particles, greatly simplifying the target body's chemical processing, as well as reducing the cost of such processing (e.g., reducing the need for costly long-term storage). Specifically, a chemical protective layer is disposed between a radioisotope starting material and a base material of the target body. After the target body is irradiated with a suitable source (e.g., particle accelerator), then the irradiated radioisotope starting material can be removed without removing the base material due to the protection provided by the chemical protective layer. The system and method also enable the operator to obtain three different radioisotopes in a single bombardment of the target body, further reducing cost of radioisotope production.
US08523997B2	Cellular phosphate ceramics and methods of manufacture and use Embodiments of the present invention provide cellular phosphate bodies formed using specialized steps to ensure a specific strength range, and specifically a compressive strength less than 100 pounds per square inch. Further embodiments relate to uses for various phosphate ceramics as vehicle arresting systems.
US08523974B2	Filter core for use with pleated filter cartridges A filter core includes a tubular body that has a first end and a second end. The tubular body includes a plurality of surface features spaced longitudinally along the tubular body between the first and second ends. Each of the surface features includes a first portion for flow area and a second portion for bridging across an opening for strength.
US08523973B2	Filter element for fluid filtration, in particular for intake air of internal combustion engines A filter element (1) for fluid filtration has a hollow-cylindrical filter medium (2) folded in a star shape, an outlet-side end plate (3) and a second end plate (4), a hollow-cylindrical supporting mesh (5) disposed in the interior (6) of the filter medium, wherein at the outlet-side end of the filter element, the supporting mesh has a connecting region (11) in which the supporting mesh (5) is provided with a coupling element (7). In the connecting region (7) the supporting mesh (5) includes a radially outwardly projecting collar (8) protruding beyond the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium. The outlet-side end plate (3) encloses the outlet-side end face (9) of the filter medium (2) and the collar (8) and has an annular axial seal (10).
US08523966B2	Method for applying a powdered-diamond coating to the surface of cutters for dentistry excluding slot surfaces The surface of cutters for dentistry is rendered passive to electroplating by immersion in a concentrated aqueous solution of nitric acid for a certain period of time. This is followed by painting a length including the surface marked out by the slots, the surface inside the slots and the surface at the tip, using an electrically insulating paint resistant to acids. Each cutter is then ground using a grinding wheel with rotating disk having an abrasive edge shaped like the continuous profile of the painted surface. Grinding removes the paint together with a micrometric layer of metal from the surface except for that inside the slots. The shank is ground and painted for a length adjacent to the slots. Further processes are then carried out in the following order: activation of the exposed metal surface by electrolysis of reversed polarity in a Wood bath; initial electrolytic nickel-plating in a Wood bath; application of a powdered diamond coating in a Watts bath by a second process of electrolytic nickel-plating containing powdered diamond in contact with the cutters; stabilization of the diamond coating by a third process of electrolytic nickel-plating in a Watts bath containing no powdered diamond; removal of the residual insulating paint by immersing the cutters coated with powdered diamond in a non-halogenous solvent treated with ultrasounds.
US08523958B2	Fabrication of lithium secondary battery A method of fabricating a lithium secondary battery, which improves charge-discharge characteristics, lifespan, and temperature characteristics of the battery and which includes interposing a separator between a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, thus manufacturing an electrode assembly; housing the electrode assembly in a battery case, introducing an additive-containing electrolytic solution, and then sealing the battery case; subjecting the sealed battery case to pre-charging, and then removing gas generated by the pre-charging; subjecting the battery case to formation; and removing gas generated by the formation, wherein the additive is one or more selected from among LiF2BC2O4, 3,9-divinyl-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5,5]undecane, LiB(C2O4)2, poly(ethyleneglycol)borate and derivatives thereof, halogen-substituted carbonate, and vinyl silane, and the pre-charging is conducted in a range of 10% or less of a battery capacity.
US08523956B2	Colouring composition for keratin fibres Present invention relates to a coloring composition for keratin fibers especially for human hair with exceptionally improved color and shade stability. Accordingly, the first object of the present invention is a coloring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one oxidative dyestuff precursor, 1,3-bis(2,4-diaminophenoxy) propane and/or its respective salts as a coupling agent and at least one direct dye. In an especially preferred from of the present invention the coloring compositions are substantially free from mono cyclic m-phenylenediamine coupling agent. With the term “mono cyclic m-phenylenediamine”, it is meant that the compound comprises only one cyclic group, preferably a benzene ring, in its molecule.
US08523955B2	Emulsion dyeing composition containing at least one fatty quaternary amine, at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one silicone, and method of using same The present invention is drawn to a composition and method for coloring keratinous substrates containing: (a) at least one fatty quaternary amine; (b) at least one nonionic surfactant; (c) at least anionic silicone; (d) at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes; (e) optionally, at least one thickening agent; (f) optionally, at least one alkaline agent; (g) optionally, at least one fatty substance other than a fatty acid; (h) optionally, at least one salt; and (i) optionally, at least one oxidizing agent.
US08523952B2	Protection method for use in portable communication device A protection method is used in a portable communication device. The protection method comprises the steps of generating a specific command, and storing the specific command into the portable communication device; the portable communication device waiting and receiving a message; determining whether the message received by the portable communication device comprises the specific command; and performing a protection mechanism for protecting the important information contained in the portable communication device when the message comprises the specific command.
US08523948B2	Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing assemblies having a tension member, and methods Implantable assemblies/devices and methods are provided for manipulating energy transferred by members defining an articulating anatomical joint, wherein the members collectively define a path of motion. Assemblies/devices are provided with a first component configured to be attached to a first anatomical member of the anatomical joint, a second component configured to be attached to a second anatomical member of the anatomical joint; and a tension member joining the first and second components. The tension member is placed under tension to absorb energy transferred by the anatomical members when the first component is attached to the first anatomical member and the second component is attached to the second anatomical member and a distance between locations of attachment of the first and second components becomes smaller then an implant-defined distance between the locations.
US08523941B2	Instrument for inserting intraocular lens An intraocular lens insertion instrument capable of smoothly pushing out a preset lens is provided. An intraocular lens insertion instrument comprises: a main body including a lens setting section on which a lens is set, a transition section that deforms the lens, and a nozzle piece that releases the lens; and a lens push-out mechanism that pushes out the lens set on the lens setting section. The instrument further includes a releasing means for releasing the lens pushed by the lens push-out mechanism from the lens setting section. The releasing means has a posture holding mount that holds the lens with a forward tilt relative to an axial line of lens movement. The posture holding mount has a passage through which the lens push-out mechanism passes.
US08523939B1	Method and apparatus for heart valve surgery A method for heart valve surgery may include providing a cardiac valve ring and suture loops connected to the cardiac valve ring, accessing a valve annulus of the heart of the patient, stapling at least one of the sutures loop to the valve annulus, and parachuting the cardiac valve ring down the suture to the valve annulus after the stapling. The cardiac valve ring may be an annuloplasty ring, a replacement heart valve, or other medical device.
US08523929B2	Devices and methods for controlling patient temperature Relatively non-invasive devices and methods for heating or cooling a patient's body are disclosed. Devices and methods for treating ischemic conditions by inducing therapeutic hypothermia are disclosed. Devices and methods for inducing therapeutic hypothermia through esophageal cooling are disclosed. Devices and methods for operative temperature management are disclosed.
US08523916B2	Methods and devices for spinal fixation element placement Minimally invasive methods and devices are provided for positioning a spinal fixation element in relation to adjacent spinal anchors. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is a percutaneous access device that can be coupled to a spinal anchor, and the method includes the step of positioning a spinal fixation element through at least one sidewall opening of at least two percutaneous access devices such that the spinal fixation element extends in a lengthwise orientation that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of each percutaneous access device. The spinal fixation element can then be advanced in the lengthwise orientation to seat the spinal fixation element in or adjacent to the receiver heads of at least two adjacent spinal anchors. A fastening element or other closure mechanism can then be applied to each spinal anchor to engage the spinal fixation element within the receiver heads of the adjacent anchors.
US08523910B2	Lateral spinous process spacer Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.
US08523901B2	Apparatus and methods for attaching soft tissue to bone Suture anchors and methods for using the suture anchors for attaching soft tissue, such as ligaments, tendons, and muscles, to bone are disclosed. A suture anchor for attaching soft tissue to bone includes a catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the catheter has at least one inner lumen capable of allowing a light curable adhesive to pass through the inner lumen; a balloon portion engaging the distal end of the catheter, wherein the balloon portion expands from a deflated state to an inflated state when a light curable adhesive is delivered to the balloon portion; and at least one suture material for passing through soft tissue to attach the soft tissue to a bone.
US08523896B2	Dynamic nasal molding method A dynamic nasal molding device for presurgical molding of cleft lip deformities, the device having a pair of rotation assemblies each having an internal shaping member for insertion in a nostril and an external shaping member to be positioned external to the nostril, wherein the internal and external shaping members are progressively pivoted about the rotation assemblies, while simultaneously the separation distance between the rotation assemblies is decreased, to mold the nasal anatomy into the desired shape.
US08523895B2	Surgical obturator An obturator has an elongated shaft with a first shaft portion and a second shaft portion within an obturator housing. The distal end of the first shaft portion creates a first shield and the distal end of the second shaft portion creates a second shield. A blade having a piercing tip and cutting edges is interposed between the first shield and the second shield. In use, once the piercing tip passes the body wall, the first shield moves to cover the piercing tip and protect internal organs from accidental injury while the cutting edges continue to cut the body wall. Once the second shield passes through the body wall, the second shield moves to cover the cutting edges.
US08523892B2	Instruments and methods for minimally invasive carpal tunnel release Instruments for use in minimally invasive carpal tunnel release include a cannula and a cutting member movable longitudinally within the cannula to advance a cutting blade of the cutting member along a longitudinal slot in the cannula to sever a transverse carpal ligament disposed over the slot. A dilating member is provided for creating a subligamentous space to accommodate the cannula and/or for removing adhered synovium from a lower surface of the ligament. A method for minimally invasive carpal tunnel release involves establishing a proximal entry into the carpal tunnel from an incision in the volar aspect of the forearm, introducing the cannula in the carpal tunnel via the incision, and severing the transverse carpal ligament from proximal to distal with the cutting blade of the cuffing member under direct endoscopic visualization.
US08523890B2	Bipolar or ultrasonic surgical device An electro-mechanical surgical device, system and/or method may include a housing, at least two opposing jaw, and at least one electrical contact associated with at least one of the jaws. The electrical contact may include at least one of a bipolar electrical contact and an ultrasonic electrical contact. The electrical contact may be a row of electrodes located on one or all of the jaws. A sensor may also be associated with any tissue located between the jaws to sense and report the temperature of that tissue. A piercable ampulla containing fluid may also be placed on at least one of the jaws so that the fluid is releasable when the jaws are in closed position and the electrode(s) pass through the tissue into the piercable ampulla.
US08523881B2	Multiple anchor delivery tool An anchor deployment tool includes a flexible outer tube, within which is positioned a flexible inner shaft, and a rotating deployment element coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The tool is configured to provide an anchor storage area, which initially stores a plurality of tissue anchors, such that the inner shaft passes through channels of the anchors along entire longitudinal lengths of the anchors, and the anchors are within the outer tube. The rotating deployment element is configured to directly engage the anchors in the anchor storage area one at a time, advance each of the anchors while engaged in a distal direction, and deploy each of the anchors through the distal tube end and into tissue of a subject. Other embodiments are also described.
US08523871B2	Bone treatment systems and methods Systems and methods for delivering bone cement into a bone can include a handle body defining a flow path, a thermal emitter in the handle body to apply energy to bone cement passing through the flow path, a source of bone cement and an injection cannula. The cannula can be in communication with the flow path such that inserting the cannula into a bone can allow a flow of bone cement therethrough to an opening at a distal end of the cannula. Other systems and methods for delivering bone cement into a bone can include an injector body with a handle portion, and a cannula, a bone cement container, a low pressure drive mechanism configured to effect a flow of bone cement from said container to the injector body and a high pressure drive mechanism configured to effect a flow of bone cement through the injector body into the bone.
US08523865B2	Tissue splitter A tissue splitter for creating a subcutaneous cut is disclosed. The tissue splitter includes a retractable blade located at the distal end. The tissue splitter is configured to be insertable into a slotted cannula that is placed via an incision to a location proximate a patient's spine. An actuator at the proximal end of the instrument projects the blade located at the distal end from its retracted state through the slot of the cannula to an extracted state to subcutaneously cut tissue at a location outside the cannula. The instrument is configured such that the blade is movable inside the slot of the cannula by a distance such that the cut created by the blade remains subcutaneous and does not puncture the skin of the patient. The distance is adjustable for the size and depth of the cut and is limited by an adjustment collar. The tissue splitter is ideally suited for creating a pathway for the subcutaneous insertion and implantation of a spinal stabilization rod between two bone anchors placed in vertebral bodies.
US08523860B2	Sternum reinforcing device to be used after a sternotomy or a sternal fracture A sternum reinforcing device to be used after a sternotomy or a sternal fracture, made of a biocompatible material, comprises an elongated modular member (10) with a pair of legs (20, 30), that are joined each other by a body portion (4), and a pair of arms (6, 7). The legs (20, 30) can be fitted in an intercostal space of the thorax of a patient, laterally to the sternum, and can be bent in a mutually opposite direction, on the internal side of the thorax, after being fitted therein. The arms (6, 7), extending from one side to the other of the body portion (4) and orthogonally to the pair of legs (20, 30), constitute a male part and a female part, respectively, of a prismatic type coupling for consecutive modular members.
US08523856B2	Hemostasis device A method and system for achieving hemostasis (the stoppage of bleeding) is described. RF (radio frequency) energy is used to ablate the surface of tissue to stop bleeding. The depth of destruction of the tissue can be controlled so as to desiccate and coagulate the tissue. In one implementation, an electrode carrier including bipolar electrodes is applied to the tissue, and RF energy transmitted through the bipolar electrodes to ablate the tissue. A layer of desiccated tissue can be created as well as coagulation of the tissue to achieve hemostasis.
US08523854B2	Microwave antenna According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The antenna assembly also comprises a sheath disposed over the feedline and the radiating portion defining a chamber around the feedline and the radiating portion. The chamber is adapted to circulate coolant fluid therethrough. The antenna assembly further includes a connection hub having cable connector coupled to the feedline, an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port. The connection hub includes a bypass tube configured to provide for flow of the coolant fluid from the cable connector directly to the outlet fluid port.
US08523841B2	Catheter with spiral slit terminating in slit termination portion oriented to suppress crack occurrence A catheter comprising a sheath to be inserted into a living body, wherein the sheath includes a tubular reinforcement layer of at least one layer, which is formed with a spiral slit continuous from the distal side to the proximal side thereof; a termination end of the spiral slit is provided on the proximal side of the slit proximal portion at the site of the proximal side of the spiral slit; and at the same time, there is formed a slit termination portion in which inclination angle of the spiral slit with respect to the circumferential direction of the reinforcement layer is larger than that of the slit proximal portion.
US08523834B2	Variable stretch composites and methods of making the composite Process for making a variable stretch composite comprising the steps of providing a first extensible fibrous substrate, printing a first elastomeric composition to a first elasticized region of the substrate, printing a second elastomeric composition to a second elasticized region of the substrate, and incrementally stretching at least a portion of the composite perform to form a variable stretch composite.
US08523832B2	Reduced-pressure, linear wound closing bolsters and systems A reduced-pressure, linear-wound closing bolster has a pivotable frame that moves from an extended position to a compressed position under the influence of reduced pressure. The closing bolster may have a first closing member, a second closing member, and an interior space. A manifold member is disposed within the interior space and may be coupled to the pivotable frame. When a reduced pressure is applied, the pivotable frame is urged from the extended position to the compressed position. A first gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the first closing member to a first edge of a linear wound may be attached. Likewise, a second gripping member for transmitting a closing force from the second closing member to a second edge of the linear wound may be attached. Systems and methods are also presented.
US08523828B2	Clamping assembly for use with a catheter A clamping assembly includes a body having a base and an arcuate body portion secured to the base. The arcuate body portion defining at least one opening dimensioned to receive a tubular member having a lumen. The clamping assembly further includes a slide member adapted to slide along the arcuate portion between an open position and a closed position. The slide member is movable along the arcuate body portion to compress the tubular member received within the body against the base to obstruct the lumen of the tubular member when the slide member is in the closed position.
US08523825B2	Dispenser device A dispenser device comprising a pistol housing, a needle direction control mechanism, a boost mechanism, a quantification control mechanism, and a combination of the pistol housing, the needle direction control mechanism, the boost mechanism, and a syringe positioning mechanism or a holding ring embodies the present invention with features and advantages shown as follows, (1) Uniform injection of agents synchronously mixed by not less than two contents; (2) Mixed agents not exposed in air; (3) Uniform injection, high air tightness, injection direction controlled by easy turning, smooth and convenient operation, high powerful operation via shifts of a push rod driven by a pressed trigger, promoted yield rate, assembly easily constructed, reduced manufacture cost, and convenient maintenance.
US08523819B2	Internal needle An indwelling needle is provided which has a simple structure and is capable of securely mounting a needle tip protective tool on the tip portion of an internal needle. The indwelling needle A includes an external needle including a cannula and a housing, an internal needle including a metal needle and a hub and a needle tip protective tool. The needle tip protective tool is mounted on the housing with the metal needle inserted into an inner section so that the metal needle can be removed together with the internal needle from the external needle.
US08523814B2	Self-venting cannula assembly The present disclosure relates to a self-venting cannula assembly. The self-venting cannula assembly including an outer tube that defines a throughbore, an inner tube, a vent aperture, and a filter element. The inner tube is positioned within the outer tube, which defines a vent channel therebetween. The vent aperture is formed in the outer tube to provide fluid communication between the vent channel and an external environment. The filter element is positioned over the vent aperture and prevents particles having a dimension greater than about 0.2 microns from passing therethrough.
US08523813B2	Injector auto purge An auto purge for an intravenous contrast injector of the type having a motor which advances a plunger drive ram and configured for use with a pre-filled or user-filled syringe containing an approximate known amount of air including a processor which causes the motor to move and a memory storing a predetermined purge stop point representative of the approximate known amount of air in the syringe, the injector configured to automatically advance the plunger drive ram an amount substantially equal to the predetermined purge stop point representative of the approximate known amount of air contained in the syringe.
US08523811B2	Stretch resistant therapeutic device A vasoocclusive coil is reinforced with a stretch resistant member to improve safety during retraction of the coil. The stretch resistant member is fixedly attached at one end to the vasoocclusive coil, and the other end of the stretch resistant member is detachably mounted to an elongated pusher member to allow for placement and release of the vasoocclusive coil within the patient's vasculature.
US08523804B2	Breast attachment The invention relates to a breast attachment, in particular a flexible insert for a breast pump or a nipple shield, wherein the insert or shield applies a positive massaging effect on a breast mimicking the natural stimulation of a baby breast feeding.
US08523801B2	Catheter with associated extension lumen An intra-luminal device for the extraction of occlusive or partially occlusive material is disclosed. Said device comprises a novel catheter extension which minimizes cavitation of extracted fluids and also allows the better navigation of tortuous lumens or vasculature.
US08523792B2	Rehabilitative training devices for use by stroke patients According to one embodiment, a rehabilitative training device for use with a stroke patient includes a first component that is operatively coupled to a first body part (unaffected body part) of the patient and a second component that is operatively coupled to a second body part (affected body part) of the patient. The first component and second component are operatively coupled to one another such that motion of the first component as a result of movement of the first body part by the user causes the second component and second body part to move in a symmetrical motion.
US08523781B2	Bidirectional physiological information display A patient monitor for displaying a physiological signal can include a visual element having a middle portion indicative of a transition in the physiological signal between physiological states. The visual element can also include first and second extremity portions, the first extremity portion extending from the middle portion in a first direction and the second extremity portion extending from the middle portion in a second direction. The visual element can also include an actionable value indicator to specify a value about the middle portion and the first and second extremity portions. The patient monitor can also include a processor configured to cause the value indicator to actuate in both the first and second directions according to changes in the physiological signal.
US08523780B2	Electronic device and system for detecting rejection in transplant recipients The current invention relates to an implantable device, system, method, and computer readable medium comprising computer executable components for detection of rejection of a cardiac allograft. Acute rejection and chronic rejection are the leading cause of death in heart transplant recipients post transplant. The current invention seeks to address this problem by providing methods, devices, systems and computer readable media comprising computer executable components to monitor the efficacy of immunosuppressant therapy and evaluate the degree of rejection in a cardiac allograft. To provide this functionality, an implantable device comprises sensors which measure physiologic parameters at specified intervals after the transplant procedure. These measured parameters are subsequently compared with baseline parameter data to detect rejection of the cardiac allograft.
US08523770B2	Surgical retractor and related methods A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.
US08523756B2	Cardiac compression system The present direct cardiac compression (DCC) design, termed Cardiac Resynchronization Compression Sac System (CRCSS), combines the mechanical and electrical characteristics associated with DCC and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), respectively. The CRCSS comprises a shell, at least one opening on the shell, at least one inflatable balloon, and a pumping system. The shell is custom manufactured to substantially conform to the contour of a portion of a heart, the contour being obtained by an imaging system. The opening on the shell is designed for passing pericardial fluid so as not to impede the myocardial contraction. The inflatable balloon attaches to at least one predetermined location of the inner surface of the shell. Furthermore, the shell naturally positions in the pericardium space without resorting to any artificial force to prevent it from dislodging from the heart. When the inflatable balloon inflates at least one ventricular free wall of the heart is compressed.
US08523749B2	Three-phase solid bowl screw centrifuge and method of controlling the separating process A three-phase solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a rotatable drum, a screw arranged in the drum, a solid material discharge located at the fist axial end of the drum, and two liquid outlets are located at a second axial end of the drum. A first of the liquid is for a lighter liquid phase and a second of the liquid outlets is for a heavier liquid phase. One of the liquid outlets includes a skimmer disk arranged in a skimmer chamber and the other of the liquid outlets is formed as an overflow. Two regulating disks are located in the front of the skimmer disk. The regulating disks extend radially from an outside of the drum toward an inside of the drum. A siphon disk extends between the regulating disks and into the skimmer chamber from a interior circumference of the skimmer chamber to an exterior circumference of the skimmer chamber. An annular chamber is formed during an operation and is located between the siphon disk and the skimmer disk.
US08523734B2	Multi-mode hybrid transmission A multi-mode hybrid transmission for transmitting power from a prime mover and a stored source of energy to a final drive shaft. The transmission may include an input shaft to receive torque from the prime mover, a countershaft operatively coupled to the final drive shaft, a plurality of gear pairs each defining a torque path from the input shaft to the countershaft, a synchromesh clutch assembly to selectively couple the input shaft with a desired gear pair, and first and second electric machines rotatably carried by the input shaft. The first electric machine can provide a motive force to the final drive shaft and the second electric machine can covert rotary speed of the input shaft into electrical energy. Additionally, the first and second electric machines can provide supplemental torque to the output shaft during periods of reduced torque from the prime mover associated with a change in torque path.
US08523730B2	Planetary gear unit and image forming apparatus including same A planetary gear unit including a sun gear rotatable by torque from a drive source, an outer gear disposed coaxially with the sun gear, multiple planetary gears disposed within the outer gear at equal intervals along an inner circumference of the outer gear to engage the sun gear and the outer gear, a carrier pin to rotatably support each of the multiple planetary gears, and a carrier rotatable coaxially with the sun gear and the outer gear to support both ends of the carrier pin. At least a first end of the carrier pin is constructed of a circular portion and a linear portion to form a first supported part. The carrier includes a first support part that supports the first supported part and is formed to position the circular portion of the first supported part downstream from the linear portion in a direction of rotation of the carrier.
US08523729B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission includes an input and output member, two planetary gear set assemblies each having first, second, third, and fourth members, one interconnecting members continuously interconnecting a member of the first planetary gear set assembly with a member of the second planetary gear set assembly and six torque transmitting mechanisms selectively engageable to interconnect one of the first members, second members, third members, and fourth members with at least one of the input member and a stationary member. The torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish at least nine forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member.
US08523720B2	Chain tensioner A chain tensioner for use on a chain drive system is disclosed which has a housing open at both ends. Into the housing, a cartridge is inserted, the cartridge having including a body with a cylinder within and a piston. A retention system is provided to substantially prevent the body of the cartridge from moving with respect to the housing. Such a retention system, in one embodiment, includes a lip at a first end of the body and a groove on a second end of the body. The lip serves as a stop to prevent the body of the cartridge from moving axially beyond the stop in one direction. A clip is interlocked into the groove on the second end of the body of the cartridge to prevent movement in the opposite direction.
US08523719B1	Helical tensioner for tension members A tensioner structured to shorten the effective length of a tension member is provided. The tensioner has a body with an outer surface and a generally helical path on the outer surface. The tension member is wrapped around the tensioner body and retained in the path. In this configuration, the tensioner acts to retain a first length of the tension member within a second, shorter length corresponding to the length of the tensioner body. When the effective length of a tension member is reduced, the amount of sag in the tension member is reduced.
US08523716B2	Free-standing post The invention relates to a free-standing post comprising stabilizer means for stabilizing it on the ground, a non-rigid element for holding an article, which element extends upwards over a height H and has a bottom portion extended by a top portion. First anchor means are arranged between the stabilizer means and the bottom portion. In addition, a flexible longitudinal element is of length greater than the height H of the non-rigid element. Second anchor means are arranged between the bottom end of the flexible longitudinal element and the stabilizer means. Third anchor means are arranged between the top end of the flexible longitudinal element and the top end of the top portion of said non-rigid element. The invention also relates to a sport game set equipped with at least one such free-standing post.
US08523709B2	Golf ball having reduced surface hardness A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer disposed about the core, the cover layer comprising a cover inner surface, a cover outer surface, a treated cover region, and an untreated cover region, the treated cover region extending inward from the cover outer surface a depth D.sub.CTr, the untreated cover region disposed between the cover inner surface and the treated cover region and having a depth D.sub.CUTr, the treated cover region comprising a fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition, wherein the treated cover region comprises a hardness .alpha. and the untreated cover region comprises n regions of hardness wherein n.gtoreq.1 and wherein at least one of the n regions of hardness has a hardness H.sub.1 that is different than the hardness .alpha., and wherein each of said n regions of hardness further comprise a depth D.sub.CUTn such that D.sub.CTr.ltoreq.(1/n)(D.sub.UT1+D.sub.UT2+ . . . +D.sub.UTn).
US08523702B2	Golf clubs and golf club heads including structure to selectively control the sound of the club head The invention relates generally to golf clubs and golf club heads that enable users, club fitters, club manufacturers, and the like to selectively control, change, and customize aspects of the “sound” associated with the golf club and golf club head when it strikes a golf ball. Golf clubs and golf club heads according to this invention may include: a) a club head body; b) a ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body; c) a hosel member engaged with or integrally formed as at least a portion of the club head; and d) means for changing a sound emanated by the club head when a golf ball contacts the ball striking face. A user may change the vibrational characteristics associated with the club head when a golf ball is struck, thereby changing the sound emanating from the club head when a golf ball is struck.
US08523698B2	Golf putter A golf putter head includes a metal back body adapted to be secured to a golf club shaft and a metal face body including a golf ball contact surface. The metal back body and the metal face body have non-planar, inter-fitting surfaces facing one another without contact across a gap defined by the inter-fitting surfaces. The golf putter head further includes a vibration dampening intermediate body filling the gap to isolate the metal face body from the metal back body. Other embodiments of golf putters and golf putter heads are further disclosed.
US08523697B2	Method and apparatus for measuring the swing velocity of golf club heads A tubular golf club shaft is formed with an area made of fiberglass through which you can see. A swing speed indicating device is fastened inside the shaft and visible through a fiberglass area so that you can read the speed indicated on the device. When the shaft is swung, an indicator moves inside the shaft to position an indicator along a scale on the shaft or the device so you can read various parameters derived from the velocity with which the club is swung. The shaft is formed by inserting a strip of translucent material such as fiberglass to overlap with adjacent strips of graphite material that form the shaft.
US08523685B2	Torque fluctuation absorber A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotary member formed into an annular shape and including a first protruding portion formed at an inner circumferential surface, a second rotary member connected to the first rotary member, a third rotary member including a second protruding portion formed at an outer circumferential surface, a damper portion absorbing torque fluctuations caused by torsion generated between the second rotary member and the third rotary member, and an elastic member arranged between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion and absorbing a shock generated when the first protruding portion directly makes contact with the second protruding portion when the damper portion absorbs the torque fluctuations caused by the torsion generated between the second rotary member and the third rotary member.
US08523678B2	Game apparatus and game program First, operation data is acquired from an input device that is operated by a user. Next, a target is configured, by utilizing the operation data, within a predetermined range which is frontward in a forward direction of a course where a user object should move along and which is defined based on the course. Next, a moving direction of the user object is determined based on a position of the user object and a position of the target. Next, the user object is moved toward the moving direction determined by a moving direction determining means.
US08523672B2	3-D reels and 3-D wheels in a gaming machine Techniques for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine are disclosed. While a game of chance is being played on a gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a 3-D object in the 3-D gaming environment may be rendered to a display screen on the gaming machine in real-time as part of a game outcome presentation. A sequence of symbols from a virtual reel strip in the 3-D gaming environment may be generated and displayed. The sequence of symbols may be mapped to one or more of flat reels, rounded reels or sequences of moving objects in the 3-D gaming environment, which may be moved in the 3-D gaming environment through a motion that allow the sequence of symbols from the virtual reel strip to be displayed as part of game outcome presentation.
US08523666B2	Programming framework for closed systems Mechanisms are disclosed that allow for execution of unsigned content and the securing of resources in a closed system when such unsigned content is executing on the system. For example, an application programming interface is used between an access layer implementing unsigned content and an operating system of the closed system. The application programming interface may have sub-interfaces that correspond to sub-layers of the access layer, including a graphics sub-interface, an audio sub-interface, an input sub-interface, and a storage sub-interface. These sub-interfaces present access calls made by the sub-layers to the protected resources of the closed system. By providing the application programming interface, unsigned content, e.g., video games can run on a closed system that is typically designed to run only signed content.
US08523663B2	Transporting and using wagering game data A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network. The operations can include determining a player preference regarding a focus of data to store and storing player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference. The operations can further include determining a request to disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network, securing the player experience data for transfer beyond the wagering game network; and presenting wagering game content using a computing device outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the player experience data from the portable wagering game player drive.
US08523643B1	Electronic equipment data center or co-location facility designs and methods of making and using the same Described herein is an integrated data center that provides for efficient cooling, as well as efficient wire routing.
US08523638B2	Edge tool and sharpener in combination A scraper in combination with a sharpener provides consistent sharpening of the scraper blade. The scraper has a scraper blade, blade holder, and bearing surface. The sharpener has a sharpening element and a guide generally parallel to the sharpening element. The bearing surface of the scraper fits the guide of the sharpener and the scraper blade contacts the sharpening element. The scraper can be drawn along the guide to draw the blade along the sharpening element. The bearing surface and guide keep the blade in consistent and correct relation to the sharpening element to provide proper sharpening of the scraper blade. Adaptors may be used to sharpen additional types of blades or tools on the sharpener and different types of sharpening elements may be used in the sharpener.
US08523630B2	Device and method for immobilizing patients for breast radiation therapy According to the improved systems and methods described herein, a patient may be immobilized so that one or both breasts are returned to a known position. Additionally, the improved systems and methods reduce respiratory movement of the breasts. Thus, the immobilization devices and techniques described herein provide accurate and reproducible breast positioning while simultaneously reducing respiratory motion.
US08523628B2	Noise producing toy structure A noise producing toy structure includes a toy having an outer wall and a crown raised from the outer wall, the outer wall defining an inner space and the crown defining a chamber; an opening for passing ambient fluid into the chamber; and a noise producing element placing the inner space in fluid communication with chamber. The crown hinders access to the noise producing element to resist unintended removal of the noise producing element. A noise producing toy structure includes a toy having an outer wall, a noise producing element disposed in the outer wall for placing the inner space in fluid communication with an environment; and a wall upright from the outer wall at a position proximal to the noise producing element. The wall has a free end to space a user from the noise producing element to hinder access to the noise producing element.
US08523623B2	Collapsible flotation device A device comprises a spring and a sleeve. The spring is configured to form a closed loop. The spring is moveable between a coiled configuration when the spring is collapsed and an uncoiled configuration when the spring is expanded. The spring defines a circumference while in the uncoiled configuration. The spring is disposed within the sleeve.
US08523616B2	Electrical connector including contacts and housing recesses and air pockets for improved impedance An electrical connector (100) includes a housing having a securing structure and a number of contacts (30). The securing structure defines a number of passageways (40) each extending therethrough along a thickness direction thereof, a number of securing recesses (42) each across and in communication with a corresponding passageway along a width direction thereof, and a number of air pockets (41) each across and in alignment with a corresponding passageway along a length direction thereof. Each contact has a body portion (32) inserted through the passageway, and a widen portion (31) secured in the securing recess and facing a corresponding air pocket.
US08523612B2	Electric connection box structure The present invention is to provide an electric connection box which can prevent a fuse attaching portion from being heated to high temperature. The electric connection box includes a fuse attaching portion in which a plurality of fuses are directly aligned and attached, a case body having a plurality of the fuse attaching portions on an upper surface thereof, and a hole provided between the fuse attaching portions, the hole passing through the case body from a lower surface to the upper surface thereof. The hole is separated into a small hole smaller than a size of the fuse by a partition wall.
US08523607B2	Cable with connector and manufacturing method thereof [Problem] To provide a cable with a connector which can enhance simply and readily accuracy of the relative positions among plural connector units and does not cause connection failure, and a manufacturing method of the same.[Solving Means] In a cable with a connector, a hybrid connector 1 holding a plurality of connector units 2 to 4 in a common connector housing 5 is connected to at least one end of a hybrid cable 9. The connector housing 5 has a recess groove 18 for accommodating and holding therein a flange portion 15a to 17a of the connector unit 2 to 4. The recess groove has a clearance which enables positional adjustment of the connector unit in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of connection of the connector unit. A thermosetting adhesive 19 is applied to the clearance, whereby the plurality of connector units are bonded and fixed to the connector housing with the predetermined relative positions and intervals.
US08523599B2	Plug device having a closure unit An electrical plug device has a contact module in which a complimentary plug device element can be inserted from an access site along a insertion axis. The plug device includes a closure unit having one or more cover elements which move from a rest position to an open position when the complimentary plug device element is inserted. The cover elements may have sloped guide surfaces and can be radially urged apart from each other.
US08523598B2	Electrical connector assembly with a latch easy to be operated An electrical connector assembly (100), comprising: an insulative housing (1) having at least one receiving space formed therein; a latch (3) formed on a top surface of the insulative housing, the latch defining a front end connected to the top surface and a rear end cantilevered from the front end; and two PCB modules (2) received into each receiving space (11), one of the two PCB modules defining a holding portion (231) holding the rear end of the latch.
US08523597B2	Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A high definition multimedia interface connector comprising a connector body having an extension configured to be inserted into a high definition multimedia interface receptacle, and at least one projection on an outer surface of the extension to facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. A corresponding method of releasably securing a high definition multimedia interface plug to a standard high definition multimedia interface receptacle is also provided.
US08523595B2	Electronic module with improved latch mechanism An electronic module (100) for mating with a complementary connector, comprises: a housing defining a recess area and a printed circuit board (3) disposed in the housing. A slider member (61) is assembled to an exterior surface of the housing and defines a pair of curved arm portions (612) formed on a front section thereof and a connecting portion (613) connected with two front ends of the pair of curved arm portions, and each arm portion defines a protrudent portion (6120) formed on a top surface thereof. A gasket (5) is received into the recess area and engaged with the housing. Whereby movement of the slider by a user along a front to rear direction, the pair of curved arm portions are both straightened to make two protrudent portions moved upwardly.
US08523582B2	Locate wire connector and locate wire grounding method A locate wire connector provides a grounding wire connection for the locate wire of a fiber optic cable. The locate wire is partially separated from the fiber optic cable. A conductive stripper in the connector establishes electrical communication with the locate wire conductor upon placing the locate wire and fiber optic cable in the connector and closing same. A stud extending from the cover of the connector provides a terminal for connecting a ground wire. The connector may also contain a gel to ensure a waterproof grounding connection.
US08523576B2	Connector for coupling an electric motor to a power source A connector is provided for coupling an electric motor of a vehicle to a power source. The connector comprises electrode and a connector housing receiving at least a portion of the electrode. The connector housing is configured to snap-fit into a powertrain housing of the vehicle via compliant flanges. In this way, the connector may be coupled to the vehicle powertrain housing without other fasteners.
US08523568B2	Dental implant A dental implant of the invention allows an immediate masticatory function just after being implanted in a bone structure, does not need a secondary operation, and can be effectively applied even in thin and short alveolar bone. The dental implant comprises a body portion to be inserted in the bone structure and a mounting portion integrally formed on the body portion, the body portion including a thin and short core, screw blades formed along an outer peripheral surface of the core in the shape of a wide and deep screw, and a connecting portion formed in the shape of a plurality of vertical holes and grooves and capable of containing bone growth factors. The mounting portion has a gum adhering portion to protect bone tissues and a post to be mounted with an abutment or a prosthesis thereon.
US08523559B2	Heat retaining hood assemblies, air curtain destructors with heat retaining hood assemblies, and methods for using the same Heat retaining hood assemblies include a plenum with an interior side and an exterior side, wherein the plenum restricts heat from flowing from the interior side to the exterior side, and an exhaust duct fluidly connected to the exterior side of the plenum, wherein the plenum includes one or more contours to direct the exhaust on the interior side to an intake opening of the exhaust duct, and wherein the exhaust flows from the intake opening to a release vent of the exhaust duct disposed on the exterior side of the plenum.
US08523551B2	Unvulcanized rubber extruder and process for producing unvulcanized rubber An unvulcanized rubber extruder that realizes extrusion forming of an unvulcanized rubber extrudate ensuring manufacturing of a high-quality tire without any increase of tire manufacturing steps. In the vicinity of left side end portion, in the drawing, of unvulcanized rubber (A) (rubber chafer part), unvulcanized rubber (B) flows along parallel wall (56) on the downside of main rubber flow channel (34) and flows along second inclined surface (38) on the upside of the main rubber flow channel (34). Simultaneously, apart from the main flow of the unvulcanized rubber (B), portion of the unvulcanized rubber (B) is extruded out in the direction perpendicular to auxiliary rubber flow channel (44) (arrow B direction). Accordingly, in the left side end portion, in the drawing, of unvulcanized rubber (A) (rubber chafer part), it appears that the upside and downside are shut in by the flow of the unvulcanized rubber (B).
US08523541B2	Plastic element, piston pump, and assembly method The invention relates to a one-piece plastic element having an inlet valve cover and an inlet valve seat element for an inlet valve of a piston pump of a hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle. The inlet valve is designed as a check valve, and the inlet valve cover and the inlet valve seat element are connected to each other by a designed fracture point. The invention further relates to a piston pump having an inlet valve cover and inlet valve seat element made of a one-piece plastic element. The invention further relates to a method for assembling the inlet valve designed as a check valve.
US08523537B2	Integral plus proportional dual pump switching system A dual-pump fluid distribution system that includes a first pump having an inlet and an outlet, and configured to supply a first flow of fluid, and a second pump having an inlet and an outlet, and configured to supply a second flow of fluid. In an embodiment, a bypass flow valve with a four-way hydraulic bridge is configured to initiate the switch between single-pump mode and dual-pump mode based on fluid flow demand. The bypass flow valve is configured such that the position of the bypass flow valve member relative to the four-way hydraulic bridge operates a pump selector valve. In an embodiment, the pump selector valve has a valve member, a biasing element, and a pressure switching port, and is configured such that the position of the valve member determines whether the second flow of fluid is combined with the first flow of fluid.
US08523531B2	Airfoil for a compressor blade An improved second stage airfoil for a compressor blade having a unique chord length (CD), a stagger angle (γ), and camber angle (Δβ). The stagger angle (γ) and camber angle (Δβ) provide improved aerodynamics while the chord length (CD) provides for reduced airfoil weight.
US08523520B2	Blade pitch control system, wind turbine generator, and blade pitch control method A wind turbine generator generates power through rotation of a rotor to which a plurality of blades are pivotally coupled and includes a pitch-angle control section that outputs a pitch-angle command value that indicates the amount of change in the pitch angle of each of the blades, hydraulic cylinders each of which changes the pitch angle of the corresponding blade based on the corresponding pitch-angle command value output from the pitch-angle control section, and load measurement sections that measure blade-root loads. A set value indicating that wind received by the wind turbine generator has a biased wind speed distribution is set in advance in the pitch-angle control section. Only when a calculated pitch-angle command value exceeds the set value, the pitch-angle control section outputs a pitch-angle command value beyond pitch command limit values. Therefore, in the wind turbine generator, a higher load than necessary is not imposed on a drive unit for the pitch angle of each of the blades in a case of a normal wind speed or a wind speed distribution caused by the normal wind speed, and the blade-root load can be sufficiently reduced even in a case of a wind speed distribution that occurs when a strong wind is received.
US08523516B2	Bypass turbojet engine nacelle The nacelle (1) comprises an air intake (5) upstream of the turbojet engine (2), a middle section (6) an internal casing (6a) of which is intended to surround a fan (3) of the turbojet engine (2), and a downstream section (7) comprising an external structure (7a)which is rigidly connected to a downstream part of the casing (6a) of the fan (3) so as to support the turbojet engine (2) and has means of attachment to a strut (12) intended to be connected to a fixed structure (13) of an aeroplane.
US08523513B2	Fuel pump A fuel pump is provided with a casing and a substantially disk-shaped impeller that can rotate within the casing. A group of concavities is formed in each surface of the impeller. The concavities forming the group are arranged in concentric circles with respect to the rotation axis of the impeller. A first groove is formed in a first inner surface of the casing and extends from an upstream end to a downstream end in an area that faces one group of concavities. A second groove is formed in a second inner surface of the casing and extends from an upstream end to a downstream end in an area that faces the other group of concavities. A seal portion is formed in at least one of the first and second inner surfaces of the casing and formed by one layer or a plurality of layers of thin film.
US08523510B2	Method for moving and securing a substrate An apparatus for transferring and securing a substrate is shown. A pressure source is provided that is adapted to provide positive and negative pressure. A vacuum chuck is provided having a top side with a plurality of vacuum chuck portals formed therein. Each vacuum chuck portal is in fluid communication with the pressure source. The substrate is secured to the top side of the vacuum chuck when the pressure source provides negative pressure to the vacuum chuck portals. An intermediate member that selectively cooperates with the vacuum chuck to support and transfer the substrate between the vacuum chuck and the intermediate member is provided. The intermediate member has a plurality of receiving spaces and a plurality of transfer members. The receiving spaces and transfer members are adjacent to one another in an alternating pattern, and each transfer member has a top side with a plurality of transfer member portals formed therein. Each transfer member portal is in fluid communication with the pressure source. A carriage extending along at least a portion of the periphery of the vacuum chuck and along at least a portion of the periphery of the intermediate member is provided. The carriage engages at least a portion of the substrate when the pressure source provides positive pressure to the vacuum chuck portals and transfer member portals to transfer the substrate between the intermediate member and the vacuum chuck.
US08523507B2	Semiconductor manufacturing systems Linear semiconductor handling systems provide more balanced processing capacity using various techniques to provide increased processing capacity to relatively slow processes. This may include use of hexagonal vacuum chambers to provide additional facets for slow process modules, use of circulating process modules to provide more processing capacity at a single facet of a vacuum chamber, or the use of wide process modules having multiple processing sites. This approach may be used, for example, to balance processing capacity in a typical process that includes plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition steps and bevel etch steps.
US08523504B1	License plate security lock A license plate security device comprises a spin barrel into which a license plate mounting machine screw is inserted. These are inserted into a spin barrel assembly with a closed bottom and an open top. The license plate is installed on the vehicle using at least one of these license plate security devices, more machine screws, and an ordinary screwdriver. A machined slug is inserted into the opened end of the spin barrel and secured by security set screw to keep from getting access to the head of the machine screw. With slug in place it helps keep out dirt, water, and rust. Removing the license plate now requires a security tool to remove the security set screw from the spin barrel and slug to access the head of the machine screw. Turning the spin barrel only will not remove the machine screw because it cannot transmit enough torque.
US08523503B2	Threaded joint and method of sealing a threaded joint A threaded joint includes a flange, a nut and a flexible seal. The flange, the nut and the flexible seal have threads respective inner surfaces, the threads having shapes complementary to threads on an outer surface of a stem. The flange is configured to allow the stem to move by rotation through the flange. The nut and the flexible seal are configured to move by rotation relative to the stem. The flange has a counter bore and the nut has a groove. The flexible seal has a first portion configured to fill the counter bore in the flange, and a second portion configured to fill the groove of the nut.
US08523496B2	Biomass feed system/process The invention relates generally to the conversion of biomass to oxygenated hydrocarbons. More particularly, an improved biomass feed system or process for conveying biomass to a reactor for conversion to oxygenated hydrocarbons is provided. The provided system or process utilizes a spool piece adapted to convey solid particulate biomass from a lower pressure to a higher pressure. The spool piece conveys the solid particulate biomass material either directly to a reactor operated at or below the higher pressure or first to a vibratory feeder and then to such reactor. The vibratory feeder can include a bowl and an outlet spout extending tangentially from the bowl.
US08523491B2	Mobile, year-round arctic drilling system A mobile, year-round drilling system (MYADS) for drilling offshore wells and/or performing other offshore activities at multiple, successive locations in an arctic or sub-arctic environment is provided. The present invention combines the ability to move to different locations and the strength to resist ice loading when on location and when ice-covering is present in the arctic or sub-arctic environment. The MYADS applies a multiple leg “jack-up” concept in which supporting legs are lowered through a hull to touch down on the seabed and elevate the hull out of the water.
US08523469B2	Packaging and application device A packaging and application device includes a first container which can contain a first product, with the first container including a deformable wall, so as to enable the first product to be dispensed through a first dispensing orifice. The device further includes a second container which can contain a second product, with the second container including a deformable wall, so as to enable the second product to be dispensed through a second dispensing orifice. According to an example, a coupling arrangement is mounted on the containers and joins the first and second containers together. The first and second dispensing orifices emerge separately at the level of a first application surface and a second application surface respectively, and the first and second containers are configured so as to be able to be actuated independently of one another.
US08523462B2	Roll-tilt ball turret camera having coiled data transmission cable In one embodiment, a ball turret assembly for supporting a camera includes a first shaft rotatable about a first axis relative to a first fixed point, the first shaft having an axially-extending interior region in communication with an exterior of the first shaft by way of a first exit port. A first guide disposed at least partially circumferentially on the first shaft proximally to the first exit port is provided, and a cable extends along the interior region of the first shaft and exits the first shaft at the first exit port, the cable looping at least partially around the first shaft and affixed at the first fixed point.
US08523460B2	Optical signal measurement devices A device includes a female connector to receive a male network connector of a network conduit, and a first male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the first male connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal. The device also includes a second male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the second male connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal. The device further includes a wavelength splitter to receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the female connector, provide the optical signal to the first male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, and provide the optical signal to the second male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal.
US08523455B2	Ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly A ruggedized fiber optic connector assembly includes a substantially hollow plug housing; and a glue body disposed within the substantially hollow plug housing; wherein the glue body includes a first portion that is configured to engage and retain an optical cable comprising an optical fiber and one or more strength members; wherein the glue body includes a second portion that is configured to engage and retain a connector sub-assembly comprising an optical ferrule; wherein the second portion of the glue body includes a pair of opposed snap hooks that are configured to engage a corresponding pair of opposed recesses of the connector sub-assembly; and wherein the optical fiber and the optical ferrule are optically coupled.
US08523448B1	X-ray tube bearing An X-ray tube bearing includes an outer housing having an axial bore, a shaft at least partially received within the axial bore, a first outer ring positioned within the axial bore and surrounding a first portion of the shaft, and a second outer ring at least partially received within the axial bore and surrounding a second portion of the shaft. The second outer ring includes a radially outwardly extending flange engaged with the outer housing to limit the extent to which the second outer ring is received within the axial bore. The X-ray tube bearing also includes a first biasing member biasing the flange into engagement with the outer housing, and a second biasing member positioned within the axial bore for exerting an axial preload force between the first and second outer rings.
US08523443B2	Linear guidance system comprising a hollow-profile rail A linear guidance system including a guide rail (1) and a carriage (2) guided displaceably on the guide rail by at least two ball bearings (3, 3′), wherein the ball bearings comprise a plurality of balls (4) and a ball cage (5) and the guide rail (1) has running surfaces (9, 9′) and the carriage (2) has running surfaces (10, 10′) for the rolling movement of the balls (4) of the ball bearings (3, 3′), wherein the carriage (2) includes a profile member (11) which is substantially C-shaped in cross-section, wherein the running surfaces (10, 10′) are provided at end portions (11′, 11″) of the C-shaped profile member (11) and the carriage (2) further includes a plate (12) which extends between end portions (11′, 11″) of the C-shaped profile member (11) of the carriage (2) and is connected to the end portions (11′, 11″), forming a closed hollow profile.
US08523441B2	Package of flexible material, particularly for sterilisable food products A package of flexible material, particularly suitable to contain sterilizable food products, has a parallelepiped box shape with a base or bottom wall (2), a top wall (3), a front wall (4), a back wall (5) and two side walls (6, 7), an opening (8) closed by a peelable patch (9) sealed along a track (20) disposed astride the peripheral edge of the opening (8) being provided on the top wall (3), a respective peripheral edge (10) protruding from the base (2) and from the top wall (3).
US08523438B2	Device intended for the closure of bags which includes resources that resist the pulling-off of a slider, and bag that is so equipped This present invention concerns a closure assembly that has two complementary elements which are capable of being successively joined and separated, and a slider that includes a base, two lateral walls, a low central ridge and a soleplate connected to the low central ridge, characterized by the fact that at least one of the two elements has, on its inside surface, a structure that is capable of being pressed against the soleplate under the effect of a pulling force so that, under the effect of this force, the said element tends to be flattened against the associated lateral wall of the sider.
US08523430B2	Ultra thin temperature sensor device An ultra thin temperature sensor device includes a temperature sensor element, lead frames for allowing the temperature sensor element to be interposed and fastened between the lead frames, a supporter for protecting the temperature sensor element, and a film for enclosing and insulating the temperature sensor element, the lead frames, and the supporter. The supporter is formed to be larger than the temperature sensor element.
US08523424B2	Process for reducing the set time of a settable slurry A process for reducing the set time a plaster slurry. The process comprises the steps of, providing a pre-determined amount of water, providing a pre-determined amount of the plaster, mixing the water and the plaster together at a first time to form a slurry, and, re-directing a portion of the slurry formed at the first time to combine with slurry formed at a second time.
US08523420B2	Backlight units and display devices including the same A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a backlight unit which supplies the display panel with light, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The upper and lower covers accommodate the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes light guide plates spaced apart from each other, a light source part, an optical member and an optical diffusion member overlapping a space between the light guide plates. The optical diffusion member includes a diffusing part and a supporting part. The diffusing part faces the optical member, overlaps the space between the light guide plates, and diffuses light emitted from the light source part toward the optical member through the space between the light guide plates. The supporting part protrudes from a surface of the diffusing part which is opposite to the optical member, and is in a space between the light sources.
US08523416B2	Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp has a light source unit having an LED and an optical element that performs light distribution control for directing light from the LED in a predetermined direction, a heat sink to which the light source unit is attached, and a lamp chamber in which the light source unit is disposed. The LED is an LED module formed by installing an LED chip on a power supply circuit board. The LED module is installed on a circuit board installation portion of the heat sink, and an attachment, which has a frame shape a size larger than the LED module and has a circuit board retaining portion at a center open portion of the attachment, is attached and fixed to the heat sink by a fixing member, whereby the LED module is held between the attachment and the circuit board installation portion.
US08523410B2	Light source device with thermal dissipating members An LED lamp 10 that is a light source device includes a light emitting module 14, a body 12 that is a first thermal dissipation member onto which the light emitting module 14 is attached, a circuit unit 22 for lighting the light emitting module 14, and a case 24 that is a second thermal dissipation member that has the circuit unit 22 housed therein, and a thermal insulation member 20 is inserted between the body 12 and the case 24.
US08523405B2	Two-color mixing LED illuminating device An LED illuminating device comprises a housing with a base plate, a prism sheet and a circuit board. The prism sheet is mounted in the housing and comprises a number of V-shaped micro-grooves formed thereon along three directions intersecting with each other. The circuit board is fixed on the base plate, wherein a plurality of LED units are arranged on the circuit board, each two adjacent LED units are spaced a preset distance apart from each other and emit light of different colors. Six virtual mixed light sources are formed by reflection of the prism sheet to the circuit board when the light emitted by an LED unit mixes with light emitted from adjacent LED units on the circuit board. Each of the virtual mixed light sources has a color different from the colors of the light emitted from the LED units.
US08523392B2	LED mine light An LED light device has a generally spherical body with a a plurality of projections radiating outwardly therefrom, each of said projections having a distal end and at least one of said projections has a magnet at its distal end. The body encloses a power source and carries at least one LED light aimed outwardly therefrom. The device has the appearance of a spiked military water mine.
US08523389B2	Illumination system with inclined light source The illumination system includes a light source, a diffusing element and a specular back reflector. The light source is configured to emit light towards the specular back reflector reflecting at least part of the light emitted by the light source so as to illuminate the diffusing element. The specular back reflector is shaped to generate a substantially homogeneous distribution across the diffusing element of a light flux impinging on the diffusing element.
US08523387B2	Collection optics for LED array with offset hemispherical or faceted surfaces An array of LEDs is provided having a lens array for collecting divergent light from each LED. Each lens in the array is associated with a respective LED and has a compound shape including a curved surface that may be spherical or may have an offset aspherical shape. The curved surfaces are centered about each side of its associated LED. The lens may alternatively include faceted surfaces that approximate the curved lens surface.
US08523378B2	Combination ceiling fan and track light A combination ceiling fan and track light where a support mechanism couples to the ceiling and supports the ceiling fan and the ceiling fan supplies power to the track light.
US08523365B2	Light source device and projector A light source device includes: an arc tube having a bulb portion and a sealing portion; a reflector which fixes the arc tube; and a holding portion which holds the reflector, wherein the holding portion includes an inlet port, a partition provided between the inlet port and the arc tube, a pair of passages to which diverges in the partition and can circulate the cooling air to the arc tube, a first opening provided in the partition, and a shutter which is provided on that side of the partition where the inlet port is located, rotates about a rotation axis, and blocks a lower passage of the pair of passages, and on that side of the shutter where the rotation axis is located, a second opening is provided so as to overlap the first opening as seen from the inlet port.
US08523362B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system includes a chip package, a first dichroic film, a second dichroic film, and a third dichroic film. The first dichroic film, the second dichroic film, and the third dichroic film are not parallel to each other and do not cross each other. The chip package includes a first light-emitting chip capable of emitting a first light beam, a second light-emitting chip capable of emitting a second light beam, and a third light-emitting chip capable of emitting a third light beam. The first light-emitting chip, the second light-emitting chip, and the third light-emitting chip are arranged in a row. The first dichroic film reflects the first light beam and transmitting the second light beam, the second dichroic film reflects the second light beam, the first dichroic film and the second dichroic film transmit the third light beam, and the third dichroic film reflects the third light beam.
US08523345B2	Recording apparatus An apparatus includes a humidifying unit that generates humidified gas, a drying unit that dries ink applied to a sheet by a recording unit, a first duct that supplies gas discharged from the drying unit to at least one of the humidifying unit and the recording unit, and a second duct that supplies the humidified gas generated by the humidifying unit to the recording unit.
US08523341B2	Multi-channel gas vent apparatus for ink containers A multi-channel gas vent apparatus for venting gas at ink containers which supply inks to a multi-channel printhead is provided having a body having a sidewalls and an interior surface, discrete chambers defined on one side of the interior surface by internal sidewalls and being sealed within the body, and a compartments defined on the opposite side of the interior surface by internal sidewalls and being sealed within the body. Each chamber is for connection to a gas port of a corresponding one of the ink containers. Each ink container has an ink port connected to a corresponding one of the ink channels. Each compartment is in fluid communication with the external atmosphere. The interior surface in each chamber has a recess in which apertures connect the chambers with one of the compartments through the interior surface.
US08523340B2	Reducing ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles in an ink developer An apparatus for reducing ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles within an ink developer includes a surface directing an ink flow into a channel; and a protrusion within the channel that reduces ink droplets generated by bursting bubbles entrained within the ink flow. An ink developer includes an ink source supplying ink to the ink developer; an electrode which develops a portion of the ink onto a developer roller; and a splash guard which directs an undeveloped ink flow into a channel which has a reduced cross-section area configured to reduce bubbles exiting the channel and bursting.
US08523331B2	Material jet system A material jet system, comprising a container for molten jet material (3) to be ejected, a heater (4) for melting and/or keeping molten said jet material, and a jetting unit (5, 6, 7) which is arranged to form and eject droplets (8) of said jet material. The system, moreover, comprises supply structures (2) which are arranged for providing an uninterrupted supply of said material, which comprises a metal in solid form (1), and which preferably have the shape of a wire, bar or tape. Furthermore the system comprises a structure for sealing the material in solid form and a pressure controller to control a heat insulating fluid pressure in the container.
US08523330B2	Recording apparatus, liquid droplet discharging head, and liquid droplet discharging head circuit board with improved wiring pattern A recording apparatus includes a liquid droplet discharging head and a tank. The liquid droplet discharging head discharges a liquid droplet. The tank supplies a liquid to the liquid droplet discharging head. The liquid droplet discharging head includes a liquid droplet discharging head circuit board including a board substrate and a writing pattern. The wiring pattern is located on the board substrate to supply power and includes a plurality of divided wiring patterns formed by dividing at least a part of the wiring pattern in a width direction of the wiring pattern.
US08523327B2	Printhead including port after filter A printhead includes a liquid source, a first substrate, a filter, and a liquid chamber. Portions of the first substrate define a nozzle adapted to emit liquid from the liquid source. The liquid chamber includes a port. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with the nozzle and the filter and is positioned between the first substrate and the filter.
US08523325B2	Liquid ejection head and ink jet printing apparatus A power supply-heater wiring and a heater-driving circuit wiring for a heater located on the right side of a supply port can be laid out utilizing a beam portion configured to separate supply ports from each other. Furthermore, a plurality of supply ports are provided to supply ink to channels and pressure chambers and separated from one another by beam portions. Thus, an ejection structure such as an ejection opening can be located on both sides of each of the supply ports. Even if the ejection structures are relatively densely arranged, the heaters and the like can have necessary and sufficient sizes and locations without being restricted by the arrangement. A wiring connecting the heater to the power supply wiring or driving circuit is also laid out on the beam portion serving as a partition wall for the supply ports.
US08523321B2	Liquid droplet jetting apparatus and recording apparatus A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a common liquid chamber to which the liquid is supplied, a plurality of pressure chambers which communicate with the common liquid chamber and which cause a pressure change in the liquid, a plurality of nozzles which jet the droplets of the liquid, a pressure attenuation chamber which has a throttled portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the common liquid chamber, and an attenuation portion having a cross-sectional area greater than that of the throttled portion, the attenuation portion being connected to one end portion of the common liquid chamber via the throttled portion, a discharge port formed in the pressure attenuation chamber, a discharge channel connected to the discharge port, and having a throttle in which a channel area of the discharge channel is decreased, and a dummy nozzle connected to the discharge port via the discharge channel.
US08523317B2	Pneumatic hole cleaner for vacuum belt A print system including a vacuum blower configured to create both a vacuum pressure and exhaust, a vacuum chamber configured to distribute the vacuum pressure created by the vacuum blower, a transport belt configured to pass in close proximity to the vacuum chamber, the transport belt having a plurality of holes, and a pneumatic cleaning device configured to direct the exhaust created by the vacuum blower through one or more holes of the transport belt in close proximity to the pneumatic cleaning device. The pneumatic cleaning device includes an upper cleaning head comprising a one or more vents configured to direct air through holes in a transport belt; and a lower cleaning body. The lower cleaning body includes a muffler, a removable collection area configured to collect debris in the exhaust, and a filter configured to collect in the exhaust.
US08523316B2	Maintenance system having modular sled A maintenance system for a printhead, the system having a sled slidably arranged with respect to the printhead a media platen module supported by the sled a capper module supported by the sled a wiper module supported by the sled; and a selection mechanism for selectively sliding the sled to align one of the platen, capper and wiper modules with the printhead, and for moving the aligned module to a position in proximity of the printhead.
US08523315B2	Recording device with a storage section including an absorption member to store a waste liquid collected from a recording head according to the operation of a pump which receives information from a processing unit which retains information about waste liquid retention and pump operation times The liquid container has a first storage section in which ink to be supplied to an ink jet recording head is stored; a second storage section in which waste ink collected from the ink jet recording head is stored, and an information holding portion capable of recording information. The second storage section includes a waste ink absorption member which absorbs the waste ink. Moreover, in the information holding portion, information is recorded, the information including the total amount of the waste ink absorption by the ink absorption member, including an initial value of zero, the shortest time period X of continuous waste ink absorption, having a value which changes with the total amount of the waste ink absorption, and the previous collection time of the waste ink.
US08523304B2	Refrigerator and manufacturing method of the same The present embodiment provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a panel member forming at least a portion of the exterior of the refrigerator, an inner case of which at least portion is spaced from the panel, a display case provided at one side of the panel member, insulating material filled in space between the panel member and the inner case, and a display unit mounted on the display case after the filling of the insulating material is completed.
US08523299B2	Flat panel TV stand providing floating appearance A TV stand for a flat panel TV includes a base with plural shelves and a translucent frame on the top shelf. A rear support holds the TV juxtaposed with the translucent frame with the bottom of the TV above the top shelf, so that the TV appears as though it is floating above the top shelf.
US08523297B2	Brake control system for an electrically driven vehicle During regenerative coordinate braking control, a target brake force is defined by eliminating influences of brake system component tolerances to achieve a comfortable brake feel and secure regenerative energy. A brake control system includes a master cylinder, wheel cylinders, a VDC brake fluid pressure unit and a motor controller. In response to a brake pedal operation by a driver, a brake pedal stroke position is detected at which a pressure in a master cylinder actually begins to be generated. A target deceleration characteristic is adjusted from a theoretical characteristic so that the target deceleration equals a maximum value of an add-on brake force (i.e., the regenerative brake gap) at the detected brake pedal stroke position.
US08523294B2	Vehicular brake system operable in dual modes A system for use in a vehicle with a brake pedal and a brake circuit which includes a master cylinder assembly, a sensor assembly configured to generate a pedal position signal indicative of position of the brake pedal, an electronic control unit configured to (i) generate a brake request signal in response to generation of the pedal position signal, and (ii) generate a selector control signal, and a selector valve assembly operable in a first mode and a second mode, the selector valve assembly being moved from the first mode to the second mode in response to generation of the selector control signal, the master cylinder assembly is (i) isolated from fluid communication with the brake circuit when the selector valve assembly is positioned in the first mode, and (ii) in fluid communication with the brake circuit when the selector valve assembly is positioned in the second mode.
US08523292B2	Bicycle hub assembly whose length is adjustable A hub assembly for a bicycle includes a shaft, a hub body rotatably mounted on the shaft, a drive seat rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging the hub body, a first bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, a second bearing located between the shaft and the hub body, and a bushing unit located between the first bearing and the second bearing. The bushing unit includes a first adjusting sleeve and a second adjusting sleeve. The first adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an outer threaded portion and a second end abutting the first bearing. The second adjusting sleeve has a first end provided with an inner threaded portion screwed onto the outer threaded portion of the first adjusting sleeve and a second end abutting the second bearing.
US08523291B2	Compactor wheel tip A tip for use with a wire guard system for a compactor wheel includes a base portion and a wear portion attached to and extending from the base portion. A first groove is disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a first wire guard section. A second groove is disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a second wire guard section.
US08523287B2	Guidance system for a mining machine A guidance system for mining a seam of material includes a mining machine, a carriage, and a guide assembly. The mining machine includes a cutter head and defines a roll axis, a pitch axis, and a yaw axis. The carriage includes a first emitter, a second emitter, and a third emitter. The first emitter projects a first laser that is aligned with a seam plane. The second emitter projects a second laser, and the third emitter projects a third laser. The guide assembly includes a first indicator and a target. The first indicator is aligned with the second laser, and the target is aligned with the third laser. The relative positions of the first indicator with respect to the second laser and the target with respect to the third laser indicate the orientation of the roll axis, pitch axis, and yaw axis relative to the seam plane.
US08523282B2	Foldable leg support A foldable leg support contains two rotary arms and a supporting surface between the two rotary arms, and the two rotary arms are rotatably connected with a seat member. When in a rest position, the foldable leg support is pulled outward to expand the supporting surface. Hence, the legs are capable of being extended on the supporting surface comfortably to improve blood circulation, and the foldable leg support is suitable for any size of the legs. When the foldable leg support is not used, the supporting surface is put between the two rotary arms, and, then, the rotary arms and the supporting plane surface are folded under an office chair, saving storage space.
US08523277B2	Sunroof mounting device A sunroof mounting device is provided, which includes guide rails of which the entire width is reduced by a pair of first and second guiders arranged up and down such that a moving-connecting portion connected to a sunroof is vertically combined in an open space from a side, such that the space opened by the sunroof is not covered by guide rails and improved open feel.
US08523274B1	Vehicle-body front structure member A front end of a left member having a first plate thickness, and a left end of a lateral member having a third plate thickness are welded together while defining a first weld line, and a front end of a right member having a second plate thickness and a right end of the lateral member are welded together while defining a second weld line. The first plate thickness and the second plate thickness are thinner than the third plate thickness, and a support bracket that supports an auxiliary equipment is fitted to the lateral member. The first weld line and the second weld line are respectively positioned outer side of the vehicle body with respect to a fitted position of the support bracket, so as not to overlap on the fitted position in the lateral member where the support bracket is fitted to the lateral member.
US08523273B2	Vehicle body structure Provided is a vehicle body structure which can improve collision performance. The sub-side member 3 has a deformation cooperative movement portion 7 whose strength is made lower than the deformation suppressing portion 8 on the rear side, at a position ahead of a power unit EG. The sub-side member 3 easily deforms at a position ahead of the power unit EG when the load is applied. The sub-side member 3 can deform in synchronization with the deformation of the front side member 2, in a region ahead of the power unit EG with high strength and a relatively small number of disposition parts. Accordingly, the sub-side member 3 can absorb the load efficiently in cooperative movement with the front side member 2. Additionally, the sub-side member 3 is constructed so as to have a higher strength than the deformation cooperative movement portion 7, on the rear side of the deformation cooperative movement portion 7. Accordingly, the sub-side member 3 sufficiently transmits the load to a rear frame structure structure. Thereby, the load is distributed to the front side member 2 and the sub-side member 3.
US08523264B2	Windshield glass support structure A windshield glass support structure includes a windshield glass (1), a lower end support member (3) supporting a lower end portion of the windshield glass, and a dynamic damper (7) provided at a position corresponding to a resonance antinode of the lower end support member. The dynamic damper is an additional vibration system including an additional spring and an additional mass with respect to a main vibration system in which a glass support rigidity of the lower end support member is a main spring and the windshield glass is a main mass. A resonance frequency of the dynamic damper is set in a frequency band in which the additional mass vibrates in an antiphase with respect to a vibration phase in which the lower end portion of the windshield glass vibrates in a resonance node in a front-back direction of the vehicle caused by a vibration input.
US08523263B2	Power slide device for vehicle seat In a power slide device for vehicle seat which moves an upper rail in the forward/rearward direction by rotationally driving a screw rod, by providing a screw rod supporting rail with a pair of load transmitting members that are spaced from each other in the forward/rearward direction and providing the screw rod with a load receiving member which is in contact with the pair of load transmitting members, bucking is supported at a plurality of points when the buckling occurs in the screw rod due to an axial force acting on the screw rod, and this limits the direction of the buckling to reduce the amount of the buckling.
US08523253B1	Lifting assembly A lifting assembly includes a link member defining a pivot axis and a latch axis. The lifting assembly also includes a latch pin and a jaw member. The jaw member is pivotally coupled to the link member about the pivot axis and selectively fixedly coupled to the link member about the latch axis by the latch pin. The jaw member defines a cam surface. Engaging the cam surface with a load rotates a portion of the jaw member into alignment with the latch axis, such that the latch pin may be received by the jaw member and the link member.
US08523248B2	Latch assembly with a safety device for a fireproof door lock A latch assembly includes a base having two sidewalls each having a positioning hole. A follower plate includes two sidewalls each having an engagement hole that is aligned with the positioning holes when the latch is in a latching position and that is not aligned with the positioning holes when the latch is in an unlatching position. Two sleeves are mounted between the sidewalls of the follower plate. An end of each sleeve is received in the engagement hole of one of the sidewalls of the follower plate. A stop having a low melting point is received in each sleeve to retain a safety pin in the sleeve. When the stops melt due to heat of a fire while the latch is in the latching position, the safety pins are moved by a spring into the positioning holes of the base to retain the latch in the latching position.
US08523246B2	Connector Clamp portions (24) are provided on two sides in a vertical direction of each of flanges (21) and (22) of a filter (10) which is a fluid apparatus having a directionality, and guide grooves (28) and (29) are formed mutually different in shape between the other two sides of the flanges (21) and (22) and a coupling head (14). On the other hand, clamp portions (34) are provided on four sides of each of flanges (31) and (32) of a regulator (11) which is a fluid apparatus having no directionality, and clamp grooves (35) are formed between the clamp portions (34) and a coupling head (18). A connector (13) includes tongue portions (51) engaged with the clamp portions (24) and (34), guide protrusions (53) inserted into the guide groove (28) and the clamp groove (35), and guide protrusions (54) inserted into the guide groove (29) and the clamp groove (35), and the regulator (11) is coupled to the filter (10) in any posture.
US08523241B2	Header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants An embodiment of the present invention includes a header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants, with the header having at least one nipple for welding on pipes for feed water and the pipe nipple protrudes to the outside from the header wall. The pipe nipple is formed integrally from the header wall. As a result, a weld joint between the pipe nipple as a first part and the wall of the header as a second part can be omitted, so that the production effort is reduced considerably in the case of large headers with many pipe nipples.
US08523240B2	Ferrule A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.
US08523234B2	Sheet dividers with visible tabs and corresponding covered tabs A set of sheet dividers comprises a first plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location and for a first length along the same side as all other dividers in the first plurality; and a second plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location and for a second length along the same side as all other dividers in the second plurality, the second length being shorter than the first length, the second plurality being divided into subsets of dividers having their tabs adjacent one another and overlaid by the tab of a corresponding one of the first plurality of sheet dividers when the subset and corresponding one of the first plurality of sheet dividers are stacked together.
US08523225B2	Overhead frame structure system Overhead frame structures for a vehicle that are adjustable for modifying the overall height of the vehicles yet meet an industry-recognized standard of rollover protection for the operator of the vehicle regardless of such adjustment to the structure. In some cases, the structures are incorporated with brackets at their adjustable connection areas. The brackets have separate members for one or more of aligning and supporting adjustable members of the structure.
US08523220B1	Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods Structure mounted airbag assemblies and associated systems and methods are described herein. An airbag system configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure can include, for example, a housing having a cavity and an opening in communication with the cavity, an airbag assembly within the cavity, and an inflator operably coupled to the airbag assembly. The airbag assembly can include an airbag configured to deploy through the opening of the housing during a crash event. The airbag system can further include a door removably positioned across the opening and configured to move away from the opening during airbag deployment. The housing can be affixed to an interior portion of an aircraft, forward of and offset from an aircraft seat.
US08523219B2	Trolley A trolley having a base section with ground engaging parts adapted to move between a collapsed condition into a deployed condition to provide a stable base for the trolley, the ground engaging parts are interconnected for synchronised movement and an upper section that connectively extends above the base section including a coupling intermediate the upper section and base section such that the upper section and base section have synchronised movement and an actuator operatively connected thereto, wherein the motion of the actuator causes the ground engaging parts to move between the collapsed and deployed condition.
US08523216B2	Fifth wheel slide rail An improved slide rail for a fifth wheel hitch assembly is disclosed that has T-shaped cross-section with a horizontal top section and a vertical base section. The horizontal top section includes scalloped edges, and the vertical base section includes weld pockets.
US08523200B2	Sulky force equalizer and analyzer A sulky force equalizer comprised of two actuators, connected together, and each actuator is connected to a sulky shaft. The two actuators work together in a pressurized feedback loop that captures and uses errant sulky-and-horse forces to counterbalance any imbalance of pulling forces from the horse; reduces the effort required by a horse to control, stabilize and pull the sulky; and correct any imbalance of the sulky shaft positions. The sulky force equalizer also operates in force analysis mode to test forces in the actuators.
US08523198B2	Wheelbarrow leg stabilizer A wheelbarrow leg stabilizer having a slip resistant lower surface is provided. Preferably, the slip resistant lower surface includes a plurality of edges structured to engage the ground and thereby increase the starting friction. More preferably, the edges are part of a deformation in the leg stabilizer body. When the stabilizer body is constructed from a generally planar metal member, the deformations may be punched in the stabilizer body thereby creating openings adjacent the deformations. This configuration provides for both an edge that engages the ground but also a face that creates a larger contact surface with the ground.
US08523191B2	Height control valve assembly for axle/suspension systems A height control valve assembly for an axle/suspension system of a vehicle includes a height control valve in fluid communication with a compressed air source, with at least one air spring of said vehicle, and with atmosphere. The height control valve is attached to the frame of the vehicle and includes a flow control means for regulating fluid flow through the valve. A control arm is operatively attached to the flow control means, whereby movement of the control arm regulates fluid flow through the height control valve. The height control valve assembly further includes a link having a first end and a second end. The first end of the link is operatively attached to the control arm. The second end of the link is attached to the beam of the axle/suspension system, such that the ends of the link are generally vertically aligned.
US08523189B2	Sealing assembly A sealing assembly (100) for at least partially sealing a gap (102) leading to a void (104) between first and second members (110, 120), the first and second members forming part of a gas-washed surface of a jet engine, wherein the sealing assembly comprises: a bridging portion (130) couplable to one of the first and second members and movable to engage the other of the first and second members so as to block off the void between the first and second members from the gas-washed surface.
US08523169B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus, which can improve sheet feeding performance at low cost without degrading usability, are provided. Projections 42T and 43T are provided in abutting surfaces, which abut on lateral end of a sheet S, of a pair of lateral-end regulating portions 42 and 43 provided opposite each other. The projections regulates climbing over the lateral-end regulating portions of the sheet S when the sheet S is fed. Guide projections 100a and 100c are provided opposite each other along a cassette attaching direction in an inner wall surface of an attaching space, in which a sheet feeding cassette of an apparatus body is attached. When the sheet S climbs over the projections in feeding the sheet S, the sheet S is abutted on the guide projections to regulate upward movement of the sheet S.
US08523164B2	Inserter and a single-copy gripper with deep reach An inserter including a pocket for holding an unevenly folded printed product having a fold edge, a first section on a first side of the fold edge and a second section on a second side of the fold edge that is at least 20 percent shorter than the first section is provided. The pocket includes a lower support surface for supporting the fold edge, a first wall for supporting the first section and a second wall for supporting the second section. The first and second walls each have at least one cutout defined therein. The at least one cutout of the second wall includes a lower cutout edge that is less than a length of the second section away from the lower support surface. The inserter also includes a gripper for securely gripping unevenly folded printed product and removing the unevenly folded printed product from the pocket by passing through the at least one cutouts in the first and second walls. A method of inserting an insert into an unevenly folded printed product is also provided.
US08523162B2	Toggle type with one axial positioning machine A toggle type with one axial positioning machine can increase positioning precision and decrease the impact from external impact by using the three-links design.
US08523158B2	Opener and buffer table for test handler An opener and a buffer table for a test handler are disclosed. The opener includes an opening plate, a plurality of pin blocks forming pairs, and at least one or more interval retaining apparatus for retaining an interval between the pin blocks forming a pair. Each of the pin blocks is movably coupled to the opening plate, and includes opening pins for releasing a holding state of a holding apparatus that holds semiconductor devices in a carrier board. Although semiconductor devices to be tested are altered in size and a carrier board loading with the semiconductor devices is thus replaced, the opener does not need to be replaced, thereby reducing the replacement cost and the waste of resources.
US08523155B2	Fluid passage connection device A fluid passage connection device includes a positioning mechanism that incorporates a male coupler attached to a stationary base member and a female coupler attached to a movable member, and that positions the movable member with respect to the base member so that it becomes possible to connect the male and female couplers, and a clamping mechanism that drives the movable member in order to clamp and fix the movable member with respect to the base member by the elastic force of a spring, and that also releases this clamping with the hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic cylinder; and the male coupler has a connection sleeve that is driven to retract by hydraulic pressure and is driven to advance by a spring, with a hydraulic passage being provided that interconnects a hydraulic pressure operation chamber of the connection sleeve and an unclamping hydraulic chamber of the hydraulic cylinder.
US08523149B1	Magnetic panels and locking clips Devices, systems and methods of mounting plastic translucent panels and/or colored panels and/or advertising panels to balconies, banisters and stair railings using magnetic fasteners and clips, to protect pets and small children. The panels can be attached by a plurality of strips of double sided magnetic tape to the posts of the banister. Snapable clips can be attached to the posts above and below the panel to further hold the panel to the banister.
US08523147B2	Electric capstan An electric capstan that is able to easily and accessibly connect external functional models and accomplish multiple functions with good reliability. This electric capstan includes a motor, a reduction gear and a winching roller, and further includes an engagement-disengagement gear and functional module, wherein the input end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the output shaft of the motor and the output end of the engagement-disengagement gear is connected to the input end of the functional module.
US08523145B2	Jack assembly with integrated pressure relief assembly A jack assembly comprises a cylinder defining an interior, a piston having a piston head slideably engaged with the interior of the cylinder, an extension chamber defined between the piston head and the interior, and a pressure relief assembly integrated proximate the piston head and defining a relief passageway in selective fluid communication with the extension chamber. When a fluid pressure in the extension chamber exceeds a certain level, the pressure relief assembly allows fluid to flow through the relief passageway. In one form, the pressure relief assembly comprises a valve body, a relief passageway defined within the valve body, a valve seat formed along the relief passageway, a plug configured to selectively engage the valve seat, an adjustment member moveable along the relief passageway, and a biasing member captured between the plug and the adjustment member to urge the plug toward the valve seat.
US08523138B2	Vacuum processing apparatus A grease supply mechanism is provided inside a vacuum transfer chamber. The grease supply mechanism includes: a grease storage part in a bottomed cylindrical shape storing grease therein; and a movable cover covering an opening of the grease storage part and sliding while being in contact with an inner wall of the grease storage part. When the cover is pressed and moved, the grease is supplied into a grease inlet via a grease supply port.
US08523131B2	Tilter for positioning an electronic device A tilter assembly is disclosed which comprises a pair of springs, each of which is coupled to the tilter body and the center tilt mount, that provide a counterbalance force to support the weight of a user device which is attached to the tilter. A bushing, which is capable of providing force to a friction cylinder which permits rotation of the tilter about an axis, is adjustable vis-à-vis the friction cylinder via a set screw to provide additional counterbalance force to the tilter to support the weight of the user device.
US08523127B1	Holding apparatuses for attachment to chain link fences Apparatuses for holding sport's equipment or other articles to a chain link fence are described. The apparatuses provide sport's participants and spectators with a convenient place for holding articles. A hub of an apparatus is aligned within an opening of a chain link and thereafter rotated for securing the hub to wires of the chain link fence. The apparatus is removed when the hub is rotated in the reverse direction and pulled from the fence. A variety of article holders may extend from the hub so that there are apparatuses for holding a bat, a cup, or other articles.
US08523124B2	Protection frame for a portable device A protection frame has a frame body and a supporting arm. The frame body is mounted around the portable device. The supporting arm is mounted pivotally on the frame body to allow the user to adjust the propping angle of the portable device. Therefore, the portable device can be used at different visual angles as desired.
US08523122B2	Display apparatus and method A display apparatus for portable electronic device including a base, a plurality of mounting sleeves, a plurality of mounting posts, a plurality of mounting brackets, and a power supply unit. The base has a lockable panel that conceals an interior space at least partially defined by the base. The mounting sleeves are coupled to the base. The mounting posts are lockingly engaged with the mounting sleeves in the interior space at least partially defined by the base. The mounting brackets are secured to the mounting posts, each of the mounting brackets fixedly retaining a respective portable electronic device of a plurality of portable electronic devices so that the respective portable electronic device is rigidly secured relative to the base. The power supply unit is concealed and has a plurality of power ports shaped to receive automotive accessory power plugs from the portable electronic devices fixedly retained in the mounting brackets.
US08523117B2	Board fixing structure A protrusion 31 formed at an end edge of a board that is not screw-fixed is inserted into a rectangular opening engaging section 25 formed on a chassis 2, sides of the board are mounted on a screw-fixing section (also serving as a board receiver) 21, and a first and a second board receiving sections 22, 26 that are formed on the chassis 2 by a cutting and raising manner, respectively, the board 3 is gripped by board gripping sections 23a, 23b, and one side of the board 3 is screw-fixed to the screw-fixing section (also serving as the board receiver) 21.
US08523112B2	Device for holding an insulating blanket and for fastening systems adapted to be mounted in an aircraft A device for holding an insulating blanket and for fastening systems for an aircraft including aircraft frames, a skin, and connecting pieces between the skin and the frames, the connecting pieces including clips, includes two brackets and a member that contours at least a portion of one of the aircraft frames. Each bracket has a first branch configured to be fastened to one of the clips and a second branch provided with a slot. The member that contours at least a portion of one of the aircraft frames includes a base and two arms. Each arm has a free end forming a securing lug configured to be inserted into the slot of one of the brackets with a flange which forms a stop countering displacement of the securing lug once the latter is inserted into the slot. Each arm further includes at least one support configured to accommodate a system.
US08523108B2	Heat shield installation for aircraft wheel to improve convective cooling of aircraft brake Improved chin rings are disclosed, wherein a chin ring may comprise a substantially circular chin ring having an outer surface and a slot, a first radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a first side of the slot, a second radially spaced aperture in the chin ring on a second side of the slot, a first louver disposed at least partially over the first radially spaced aperture, the first louver disposed at a first angle relative to the outer surface and a second louver disposed at least partially over the second radially spaced aperture.
US08523104B2	Method and a rotary wing aircraft that are optimized so as to minimize the consequences for the occupants of said aircraft of an off-specification emergency landing A method of minimizing the consequences for the occupants of a rotary wing aircraft (1, 10) of an off-specification landing with forward and/or downward acceleration vectors. The aircraft (1, 10) extends along an anteroposterior longitudinal plane of symmetry (4) in elevation separating a first side (5) of said aircraft (1) from a second side (6) thereof. Said rotary wing (10) comprises at least one rotor (11) driven in rotation by a main gearbox (20) and being provided with a plurality of blades (12). Said main gearbox (20) being fastened to a structure (30) of said aircraft (1) by a plurality of fastener elements (40) comprising at least one first fastener element (51, 52) disposed on said first side (5) and at least one second fastener element (61, 62) disposed on said second side (6). Said first and second fastener elements (51, 52, 61, 62) are dimensioned differently so that the strength of said at least one first fastener element (51, 52) is greater than the strength of said at least one second fastener element (61, 62).
US08523096B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel includes a reel unit, a handle shaft, a one-way clutch, a drag mechanism, a drag regulation member, a handle, a spool, and a rotation transmission mechanism. The one-way clutch including an outer race being attached to the reel unit, where the outer race being not rotatable to the reel unit, an inner race unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft, and rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race. The drag mechanism includes a drag washer unitarily and rotatably coupled to the handle shaft. The handle disposed between the drag regulation member and the reel unit, and includes a through hole. The handle shaft penetrates in the through hole, and is unitarily and rotatably coupled to the inner race around the through hole. The spool is rotatably attached to the reel unit.
US08523093B1	System for separating a plastic waste from a paper waste A system for separating a plastic waste from a paper waste comprising a first fan which draws air toward the first chamber, the second fan blows air up the third tunnel from the lower third tunnel end toward the upper tunnel end, the third fan draws air into the second cyclone, wherein to separate the plastic waste from the paper waste in the mixed-paper-and-plastic.
US08523091B2	Ejector In an ejector, a refrigerant passage of a nozzle for decompressing and expanding refrigerant includes a throat portion in which a refrigerant passage sectional area is most reduced, a first taper portion arranged downstream of the throat portion to gradually enlarge the refrigerant passage sectional area, a second taper portion arranged downstream of the first taper portion to gradually enlarge the refrigerant passage sectional area, and an end taper portion arranged in a range from an outlet side of the second taper portion to a refrigerant jet port to gradually enlarge the refrigerant passage sectional area. Furthermore, a second expanding angle at the outlet side of the second taper portion is larger than the first expanding angle at the outlet side of the first taper portion, and an end expanding angle at the outlet side of the end taper portion is smaller than the second expanding angle.
US08523089B2	Pressure swirl atomizer with closure assist A pressure swirl atomizer includes a nozzle having an exit orifice and a plurality of tangential swirl channels and a pintle that is movable within a pintle bearing between a closed position that closes the exit orifice and an open position that opens the exit orifice. The atomizer also has a pole piece having a channel, and the pole piece and the pintle are separated by an air gap when the pintle is in the closed position. A space between the pintle and the pintle bearing, the air gap, and the channel together form at least a part of a return path. Fluid from the tangential swirl channels drains through the return path when the pintle is in the closed position. To open the atomizer, a solenoid generates a magnetic force when energized, attracting the pintle toward the pole piece into the open position. A check valve disposed in the return path generates a fluid back pressure when the solenoid is de-energized to push the pintle toward the closed position. The fluid back pressure helps prevent the pintle from getting stuck in the open position.
US08523088B2	Particle spraying A particle sprayer includes a source of discrete particles, a spray outlet coupled to the particle source, and a conduit extending from a pressurized fluid inlet to the spray outlet and configured to constrain a flow of carrier fluid to flow along the conduit toward the spray outlet to propel particles from the particle source away from the spray outlet. The particles including discrete fastening bits having one or more projections, with each projection having an overhanging head for snagging fibers. The particle sprayer may be used to spray fastening bits onto a surface, to turn the surface into a touch fastener.
US08523087B2	Surface disruptor for laminar jet fountain A fluid handling device, for example, a laminar jet fountain, includes a jet emanating a first stream of substantially laminar fluid. The jet fountain also includes a surface disruptor that includes a body, a water inlet, a valve, a fluid outlet, and a trajectory adjuster emanating a second stream of fluid from the fluid outlet. The second stream of fluid may be positioned to intersect the first stream of fluid and perturb its laminarity. By adjusting a valve controlling the force and volume of flow of the second stream and/or by adjusting the trajectory adjuster, the intersection of the first and second streams may be modified and, therefore, the laminarity of the first stream may be modified. By disrupting the laminar surface of the first stream, light introduced into the first stream may be caused to refract outward from the first stream and thus enhance illumination of the first stream.
US08523086B2	Method and apparatus for stopping a spreader The invention is directed at devices and methods for regulating the operation of a spreader assembly's particulate material distribution in response to changing vehicle conditions.
US08523085B2	Method and system to control flow from individual nozzles while controlling overall system flow and pressure A method and system has been developed to individually control the flow of liquid products from any nozzle within a plurality of nozzles using pulse width modulated solenoid actuated valves. The method and system simultaneously controls multiple flow and shutoff related inputs including but not limited to turn radius, nozzle overlap, swath reduction, nozzle spacing, fence row rates, wheel track rates, etc. The method and system will also simultaneously accept one or more external inputs from commercially available application rate control devices where other rate and shutoff inputs may be used, for example, variable rates per boom section based on GIS maps or multiple in-field sensors along the boom. The method and system further incorporates the artificial manipulation of commercial rate controller inputs and outputs to facilitate these individual nozzle control features and benefits without compromising the overall system flow control performed by the commercial rate controller.
US08523082B2	Open access sleeve for heated fluid units A series of implementations of open access sleeves for holding one or more closed containers of sterile fluid for use in medical procedures are disclosed. The open access sleeves may be adapted to provide heat to maintain the containers of sterile fluid above the ambient air temperature of the room. The provision of heat may be controlled by a control system. The control system may use a temperature measurement device to obtain a temperature representative of the container of sterile fluid and of the sterile fluid in the container. The access sleeve may be included in a device for maintaining an open volume of sterile fluid within a range of a target temperature to maintain the closed containers of sterile fluid at a temperature near target temperature for open volume of sterile fluid.
US08523074B2	Bar code imagers Bar code imagers and methods of operating bar code imagers are described herein. One method includes illuminating a bar code with a first illumination beam provided by the bar code imager device, wherein the first illumination beam has a first wavelength, and illuminating the bar code with a second illumination beam provided by the bar code imager device, wherein the second illumination beam has a second wavelength that is different than the first wavelength.
US08523073B2	Apparatus and method for automatically providing information to a new computer A system and method is disclosed for automatically providing information to a newly-manufactured computing device. During the manufacture of a new computing device at an assembly line, a camera integrated with the computing device is automatically activated as a barcode scanner. On the camera viewing a barcode that includes device-specific configuration information, the barcode is read by the computing device to read the device-specific configuration information for storage in a non-volatile memory of the device.
US08523071B2	Electronic assemblies and methods of forming electronic assemblies An electronic assembly includes an electronic device having high-resolution features and at least one conductive contact pad. The electronic assembly further includes a substrate supporting the electronic device and an electrical connection having low-resolution features. The electrical connection extends from the at least one conductive contact pad to a position upon the substrate.
US08523058B2	Transaction product with removable articles A transaction product includes a housing, a tray, one or more articles and an account identifier. The tray is selectively maintained within and readily removable from the housing. The one or more articles are selectively maintained by the tray, and each of the one more articles are readily removable from the tray. The account identifier is associated with the housing and links the transaction product to an account or record having a value configured to be used toward one or more of a purchase and a use of goods or services. Other products, cards, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.
US08523047B2	Handle structure A handle structure includes a reinforcing flap struck from a handle panel to define at least a part of a handle opening for insertion of a user's hand. The reinforcing flap comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a narrow portion defined by an indent in a free edge of the reinforcing flap.
US08523041B2	Clamp member, clamp and anastomotic apparatus The anastomotic apparatus is equipped, in a fork which extends in the stapling direction, with an organ gripping mechanism which has a first gripping teeth plate member, a second gripping teeth plate member, a housing, and a clamping teeth drive section connected to at least the aforementioned first gripping teeth plate member or the second gripping teeth plate member to move the first gripping teeth plate member and the second gripping teeth plate member relative to each other by one unit space in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to clamp near a section of an organ to be stapled; an extroverting mechanism configured to move the aforementioned organ gripping mechanism within a turn-out movement range; and a grip controlling mechanism. With the anastomotic apparatus, the burden on the organ tissue can be reduced.
US08523039B2	Stapler A stapler is provided with a driver support part which supports an actuating mechanism of a driver; a clincher support part which is arranged apart from the driver support part in an up/down direction and to which a clincher is fixed; a positioning member provided in a vicinity of one of the clincher support part and the driver support part; a first positioning element provided on the positioning member; and a second positioning element provided on the one of the clincher support part and the driver support part. The driver support part and the clincher support part are simultaneously movable in a right/left direction by substantially the same amount. In cooperation with a clamping operation, the first positioning element and the second positioning element engage with each other.
US08523038B2	Adjusting-fixing assembly for a staple gun An adjusting-fixing assembly for a staple gun has a sliding frame, an adjusting nut, a fixing arm and an abutting shaft. The sliding frame is movably connected to the staple gun and has a connecting board with two positioning recesses. The adjusting nut is rotatably mounted on the sliding frame and has an engaging segment. The engaging segment is formed on the adjusting nut between the threaded end and the connecting board and has multiple engaging faces. The fixing arm is rotatably connected to the sliding frame, engages with the adjusting nut and has a connecting rod, an engaging recess and a positioning element. The engaging recess is formed in an inner side of the fixing nut and engages with two adjacent engaging faces of the engaging segment. The abutting shaft is connected to the adjusting nut and is movably connected to the staple gun.
US08523032B2	Device for fastening a roof rack system A device for fastening a roof rack system contains, as a supporting element, a base plate with two supporting arms which can be respectively pivoted about an axis into an operative position and inoperative position. In the operative position, the supporting arms are vertically oriented in parallel and spaced apart from each other and, in the inoperative position, the supporting arms are folded up into a roof slot facing each other in a horizontal plane.
US08523030B1	Apparatus and method for carrying and retrieval of a grenade The subject matter discloses an apparatus, including an envelope for holding a grenade, the grenade comprises a grenade lever and a grenade safety pin; an attaching utensil for attaching the envelope to a garment of a person; a safety lever container connected to the envelope, the safety lever container is configured to secure the grenade lever, such that the grenade is oriented in a predetermined direction and a ring holder connected to the envelope, the ring holder is configured to hold the safety pin, such that the safety pin is detached from the grenade responsive to removal of the grenade from the envelope.
US08523021B2	Feeding device particularly for powdered materials into a device processing the same A feeding device, particularly for feeding powdered materials into a device processing the same, in particular an extruder, the feeding device including a housing with a receiving region for receiving the material, which is movable laterally over at least one flexible wall, which is movable by at least one moving mechanical element acting thereon, wherein the element is movable along the wall. The wall exterior has bumps, is moved via the element, and/or the element is non-round in its motion.
US08523019B2	Combination aerator, pourer, preserver, and stopper for a container A very compact, stopper style pourer that can be inserted in a wide range of container neck sizes. The above mentioned end stopper is multifunctional, combining pouring, aeration, provision for preservation and capping in an integrated innovative design. The pourer is equipped with an internal aeration system, based on the Venturi principle, a non-protruding, non-drip spout, built inside the stopper, an access opening for a preserving gas supply, a telescopic extension in the container that regulates the aeration and improves the preserving gas usage. The stopper is also fitted with a hinged lid that has a co molded seal and lock, to provide a positive capping. The front face of the lid is suitable in size to carry any logo/marking, similar to any wine container cork-sleeve.
US08523003B2	Resin container A resin container includes a main body in which a bottom plate, a cylindrical body portion, and a ceiling plate are integrally molded, and a pipe which is inserted into the main body through an outlet port opened on the ceiling plate. The main body includes a recessed portion which is formed on the bottom plate, of which center is not located on a virtual axis line extending from a center of the outlet port in a container height direction, and a gutter-shaped groove portion which is formed on the bottom plate and reaches the recessed portion. The pipe is curved from an upper end to a lower end, and the lower end of the pipe is pressed against a boundary between an inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion at a side opposite to a side of the outlet port and a bottom surface of the recessed portion.
US08522998B2	Dishwasher basket assembly Provided is a basket assembly that includes a container portion and a lid rotationally coupled thereto. The lid may include a rib that extends therefrom at a location proximal to an axis of rotation of the lid. The lid may be configured to interfere with an interference portion of the container portion as the lid is rotated between a closed position and an open position relative to the container portion, the interference between the rib and the interference portion being configured to maintain the lid in at least one of the open position and the closed position. Various associated apparatuses are also provided.
US08522993B2	Advanced household waste and recycling device and method A container lid opener and storage device providing storage for a plurality of wheeled containers that have hinged lids. The containers used for separating different types of household waste are pushed into the device where each container lid is coupled to a single outer lid. The connecting tether assembly provides access for attaching and detaching the container lids when the single outer lid is in a closed position. The tethers are semi flexible providing sufficient slack for attaching a dethatching in addition to a maximum container lid open angle relevant to the respective outer lid open angle positioning. A single foot pedal is used to simultaneously open and close multiple containers while having the use of both hands for depositing sorted items.
US08522976B2	Systems, devices, and methods for increasing consumer access to first aid supplies Systems and dispensers, including methods of using the same, for dispensing bandages comprising: a dispenser body comprising a receiving surface with a first retention element and a hinged flap with a second retention element, wherein the hinged flap is foldable to overlay at least a portion of the receiving surface; and at least one bandage pack disposed on the receiving surface, wherein the bandage pack comprises at least one individually wrapped bandage; provided that when the hinged flap is folded to overlay the receiving surface, a first retention element reversibly interlocks with a second retention element thus securely retaining the at least one bandage pack.
US08522962B2	Wear-resistant connector for a modular link conveyor A connector for connecting modular conveyor links to form a belt includes a rod-like core and a powder coating forming a protective shell. The core may be stainless steel and the powder coating may be nylon.
US08522944B2	Clutch system A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
US08522939B2	Storage bag with secondary access A storage bag including an outer casing having an inner compartment configured to store a laptop computer or laptop computer-sized item therein. The bag further includes a first access opening formed at or along an upper edge of the inner compartment and communicating with the inner compartment. The first access opening is sized to allow a laptop computer or laptop computer-sized item to pass therethrough and into the inner compartment. The bag also has a second access opening formed along a back surface of the outer casing and communicating with the inner compartment. The second access opening is sized to allow a laptop computer or laptop computer-sized item to pass therethrough and into the inner compartment.
US08522933B2	Adjustable run height lift axle suspension system An adjustable run height lift axle suspension system includes an axle assembly, an air spring and a lift actuator. A device may be releasably attached to the axle assembly and connected to each of the air spring and the lift actuator, the device spacing the air spring away from the axle assembly. A selected one of multiple devices may be used, the suspension system having one run height when one device is releasably attached to the axle assembly and connected to each of the air spring and the lift actuator, and a different run height when another device is used. The air spring may have approximately the same operational height when the suspension system is at the different run heights.
US08522919B2	Two-way locking device for height safety apparatus A fall arrest device having a safety support whilst allowing movement of the device on an elongate support. The fall arrest device including, a sliding element, first and second cam elements, first and second links, and an attachment. The first and second links connected together to mutually rotate about a third axis separated from a first and second axes, and the attachment moving relative to the links, so that the first and second locking cams can be moved between their first and second positions by loads applied to the device through the attachment.
US08522918B1	Rescue harness The rescue harness is a personal use device for donning by an individual requiring escape from an elevated location in a building structure or the like. The harness includes a front latch and bracket having a removable combination glass cutter and hammer, and a removable explosive charge. A rope brake is also secured to the bracket, and a rope passes through the brake. The user of the harness removes the glass cutter and hammer combination, and scribes an opening on a glass window panel. The explosive charge is placed on the glass in the scribed area. A timer permits the user to momentarily leave the immediate vicinity. The hammer is used to break out any remaining glass shards after the explosion blows out the scribed area of glass. The user exits the structure through the hole in the panel, using the rope brake to control his or her descent.
US08522917B1	Cell phone sound amplifying extend cup A cell phone sound amplifying extend cup comprises a conical trumpet portion, an amplifying barrel portion, a first receptacle portion, a second receptacle portion and a net portion. The conical trumpet portion is for collecting and reflecting sound. The first receptacle portion is for receiving a mobile communication device of a first kind. The second receptacle portion is disposed for receiving a mobile communication device of a second kind. The net portion is disposed between the conical trumpet portion and the amplifying barrel portion for supporting the mobile communication device in place. The sound from the mobile communication device is collected and reflected in the conical trumpet portion and amplified in the amplifying barrel portion, such that the sound of the mobile communication device is delivered to a user far away from the mobile communication device.
US08522915B2	Method and system for selecting parameters of a seismic source array A method for selecting parameters of a seismic source array comprising a plurality of source elements each having a notional source spectrum is described, the method comprising calculating a ghost response function of the array; calculating directivity effects of the array; and adjusting the parameters of the array such that the directivity effects of the array are compensated by the ghost response to minimize angular variation of a far field response in a predetermined frequency range. A method for determining a phase center of a seismic source array is also related, the method comprising calculating a far field spectrum of the array at predetermined spherical angles, and minimizing the phase difference between the farfield spectra within a predetermined frequency range by adjusting a vertical reference position from which the spherical angles are defined.
US08522913B2	Transmission for a work machine with attached hydraulic fluid pump A transmission assembly for a work machine (10) includes a transmission (16) having a transmission housing (18), a manifold housing (20) attached to the transmission housing (18), and hydraulic pump (22) configured to be connected to the manifold housing (20).
US08522911B2	Prime mover and transmission support for a vehicle A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include an operator area including side-by-side seating. The vehicle may further include a prime mover and a transmission operatively coupled to at least one ground engaging member of the vehicle. The prime mover may be a diesel engine and the transmission may include a CVT. The prime mover and the transmission may be assembled together and supported by a frame of the vehicle through a plurality of mounts.
US08522910B2	Vehicle underbody structure To obtain a vehicle underbody structure that is capable of ensuring the capacity of a fuel tank while suppressing an increase in the size of the fuel tank. A fuel tank is mounted behind a front floor and under a center floor. An exhaust pipe partially overlaps the fuel tank when a vehicle is seen in a plan view, and the exhaust pipe is positioned between the fuel tank and the center floor at this overlapping section.
US08522908B1	Photoelectric-activated switch for a motorized wheelchair A motorized wheelchair kill switch for improving the safety of motorized wheelchairs is described. The motorized wheelchair kill switch includes a photoelectric sending unit and a photoelectric receiving unit that are used to kill the operation of a wheelchair joystick. The photoelectric sending unit emits a light beam toward the photoelectric receiving unit along a path that will be broken if a user is safely seated in the wheelchair. If the light beam is detected a determination is made that the user is not properly seated. In that case the joystick operation is disabled, locking the wheelchair motor and preventing accidental movement.
US08522902B2	Inverted pendulum type vehicle In an inverted pendulum type vehicle configured to travel on a ground surface while maintaining an upright posture under an inverted pendulum control, comprising a base frame supporting a propulsion unit, the propulsion unit including a main wheel configured to roll on the ground surface, and a seat unit provided on the base frame for supporting hips of a rider, the seat unit includes a saddle having at least a center located ahead of an axial line extending between a rotational center line of the main wheel and a gravitational center of the inverted pendulum type vehicle. Thereby, even when there is an obstacle on the ground surface behind the vehicle, the main wheel rolling on the ground surface is prevented from coming into contact with the obstacle, and the boarding of the rider on the vehicle is facilitated.

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